 "Blackest Night" #1 established that in an untold story, Carol became free of the Star Sapphire persona sometime before Katma Tui's death.However, the Sapphire had found a new, unnamed host, and that it was this new Star Sapphire that murdered Katma Tui.Furthermore, much of the Predator's backstory was changed as "the Predator" was re-introduced as one of the manifestations in the emotional spectrum; the living embodiment of love.