Starro, that alien monster, had really been quite unlucky. It had traveled all the way to Earth, only to be captured by America at its weakest, then imprisoned beneath the Jotunheim research facility for decades, unable to escape.
America had actually gained some research results from it, though they were limited. Otherwise, given America's nature, they would have weaponized it long ago. That was their Project Starfish.
Now Amanda wanted to destroy the evidence because she was worried that the people of Corto Maltese would continue researching Starro and weaponize it, wasn't she?
What they could not have, they would never allow anyone else to have. That was America's code of conduct.
Deadpool's bomb had not only blasted the Jotunheim facility into the sky, but also finally allowed Starro to break free.
Having been treated like a lab rat for decades, Starro was filled with resentment and rage toward humanity. The moment it escaped, it launched an attack on humans without hesitation.
Starro was a gigantic starfish, roughly as tall as a human when standing on the ground—or rather, it was an enormous "Patrick Star," standing there like a "giant."
Talos let out a roar. From beneath its "arms," amid its tentacles, a vast swarm of small starfish suddenly flew out and blanketed the sky as they descended upon the troops below. These small starfish were about the size of human heads, and they were precisely Starro's means of controlling humans.
Once one of those little starfish latched onto someone, they would permanently become a slave under Starro's control.
Yet the local soldiers simply stood there in a daze. It was not until the starfish suddenly attacked that they came to their senses, raised their guns, and opened fire at them.
But this army was far too weak. Their marksmanship