Ayesha was the Golden High Priestess of the Sovereign, a race created by the High Evolutionary. She hired the Guardians of the Galaxy to protect Anulax Batteries from an Abilisk, but after Rocket Raccoon stole several of the batteries with the intention to later sell them, she became enraged and sent her fleet of Omnicrafts to kill them. The Guardians managed to escape. Ayesha then created the Sovereign's greatest weapon, Adam Warlock, to finally get revenge on the Guardians. 