J'son (comics)
J'son is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of Star-Lord.
Publication history
Jason of Spartax first appeared in Marvel Preview #11 and was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
Fictional character biography
J'son is the Emperor of the Spartoi Empire where the Spartoi are a sister race to the Shi'ar, separating from their cousins millions of year ago. He was the only son of the previous Emperor Eson, and therefore was Prince and sole heir to the throne. Rejecting his idealism, the ruling Council of Ministers prevented J'son from taking the throne. The future emperor would be educated, as per Spartax tradition, by being brought up on dozens of the Empire's planets working many professions, including servant, miner, poet, soldier and pilot - excelling in the latter two.
When Ronan the Accuser of the Kree Empire forced the Inhuman Royal Family to attempt to assassinate the Empress Lilandra, ruler of the neighboring Shi'ar Empire during a wedding ceremony that would symbolically unite the Shi'ar and Spartoi, J'son (who had been seen with the Inhumans) was accused of being part of the plot. For this, he was banished and deemed unworthy of the throne.