“ Spare your Ultralink lies. You will be brought before the council. You will be sentenced. And then, you will be destroyed.
—Ven-Ghan to Steel, Ultralink Invasion Part Two
The Black Star Council is a mysterious intergalactic tribunal that employ bounty hunters to hunt fugitives and threats against the galaxy, such as Makino and his evil Ultralinks. Known members are tattooed with three points around a circle in a sort of star shape. They were firstly mentioned in Ultralink Invasion Part Two.
History[]
Past[]
The Black Star Council is a nebulous organization, a tribunal responsible for judging and punishing intergalactic criminals for their crimes. After Ven-Ghan's home world was destroyed by Makino, Ven-Ghan joined the Black Star Council, becoming their "Righteous Hand".[1]
Season 2[]
Ultralink Invasion Part One[]
Ven-Ghan is sent to capture N'Baro Aksteel X377. He stalks Maxwell for some time. During his battle against Miles Dread's Ultralink squadron, Ven-Ghan teleports Max and Steel to an abandoned warehouse. The two engage in combat, with Ven-Ghan emerging victorious and capturing the Ultralink with a containment pod. He attempts to capture Max as well using a containment capsules, but he is saved by C.Y.T.R.O., who had found him thanks to a distress signal sent by Steel.
Ultralink Invasion Part Two[]
At the mountains, Ven-Ghan heads to his ship while Steel tries to reason with him. As the hunter prepares to leave, Steel uses a portion of his T.U.R.B.O. energy, successfully freeing himself from the pod and falling inside a fissure. Ven-Ghan tries to search for him, but Max and C.Y.T.R.O. find him. Eventually, Max successfully re-bonds with Steel and the trio head to Miles' mountain lair.
Some time later, Ven-Ghan head to the battlefield at the mountains. He uses his technology to capture an evil Ultralink that had bonded to N-Tek's mainframe system. He is ready to capture Steel when Max intervenes. Ven-Ghan decides to leave, claiming he was satisfied with capturing one Ultralink.
The Ultralink Hunter[]
Ven-Ghan is contacted by a hooded member of the Black Star Council, who warns the hunter to not fail again. The next day, Ven-Ghan attack Max and Steel near the McGrath's school while the two were having an argument. During the fight, the hunter manages to imprison Steel inside a pod. Ultimate Elementor, who had been sent by Metallak, intervenes and manages to capture Steel and Ven-Ghan. The two are taken to a Makino Destroyer, where Metal demands the hunter to free the Aksteel. He refuses and the two are imprisoned.
Steel tries to reason with Ven-Ghan, but he refuses to listen to him. Their discussion is interrupted by Elementor, who questions him if he was going to free Steel or not. As Ven-Ghan denies, Elementor tortures him via electrocution. In order to save him, Steel uses his T.U.R.B.O. energy to free himself from his pod and shoots an energy ray at the terminal, allowing Ven-Ghan to escape. Max, who had managed to infiltrate the ship, helps the hunter to imprison Elementor. The two attempt to escape from the ship, but are attacked by a small army of Ultralinks.
The trio eventually manages to escape. Ven-Ghan later talks with Max and Steel, claiming that the Black Star Council may be wrong about the Ultralink. He then leaves, with Steel telling him to send the tribunal his regards.
Makino Strikes Part Two[]
Ven-Ghan, thankful for Steel helping him during his and Max's battle against Makino, decides to betray the council, stating that the Ultralink had been destroyed during the combat.
Fugitive[]
The Black Star Council, upon learning about Ven-Ghan's betrayal, contacts Ragnok, another bounty hunter. He eventually fails and is contacted by a hooded figure from the council, who reprimands him. Ragnok responds by saying that he'd bring Ven-Ghan to the tribunal, even if it was the last thing he'd do.
Known Members[]
Trivia[]
- Some of them have experienced Ultralink attacks.
- Ven-Ghan mentioned in Ultralink Invasion Part One that the council sometimes redeem the Ultralinks they capture.
- Following the second season's conclusion, the Black Star Council did not reappear in the series. It is possible that the organization (and characters like Ragnok and Ven-Ghan) may have had more appearances and/or arcs planned, but these plans never came to fruition.
- The hooded figure mentioned in Fugitive that they have a most wanted list. Steel is in it.
- As confirmed by Ragnok's dialogue in Fugitive, the Black Star Council pays large amounts of money for their hunters.