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Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series from Marvel Comics than ran from April 2007 to June 2010. The series focused on the training facility located at Camp Hammond in Stamford, Connecticut, where pro-registration heroes were trained for the Fifty State Initiative. Following is a list of characters who were featured in the series.
Camp Hammond staff
editName | First Shown | Notes |
---|---|---|
Henry Peter Gyrich | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Administrator; Secretary of Superhuman Armed Forces.[1] Forced to depart his position by Iron Man in Avengers: The Initiative #12.[2] |
Baron Von Blitzschlag | Head Scientist.[3] | |
War Machine | Camp Director;[1] Field Commander.[4] Resigned his position in Avengers: The Initiative #16.[5] | |
Yellowjacket | Chief Administrator.[1] Revealed to be a Skrull impostor,[6] and killed in Avengers: The Initiative #19.[7] | |
Gauntlet | Drill Instructor.[1] Became Camp Director in Avengers: The Initiative #20.[8] Left to join the Avengers Resistance.[9] | |
She-Hulk | Instructor.[1] Removed from her instructor position and as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent after a falling out with Tony Stark.[10] | |
Justice | Youth Counselor.[11] Left to lead Counter Force.[12] | |
Triathlon | Instructor-In-Training.[13] Assigned to the Hawaii Initiative team Point Men, as the new 3-D Man.[2] Left to work with the Skrull Kill Krew.[5] | |
Tigra | Instructor.[1] Assigned to the Arkansas Initiative team.[14] Left to join the Avengers Resistance.[9] | |
Nighthawk | Instructor.[1] Assigned to the New Jersey Initiative team, the Defenders.[15] | |
Hellcat | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Instructor: First aid.[16] Assigned to the Alaska Initiative team.[14] |
Black Widow | Instructor: Marksmanship.[16] | |
Stingray | Instructor: Swimming.[16] Assigned to the Hawaii Initiative team Point Men.[14] | |
Thing | Instructor: Tactics.[16] | |
Beast | Consultant.[16] | |
Danielle Moonstar | Consultant.[16] | |
Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Drill Instructor,[17] and Shadow Initiative field leader.[8] Originally replaced Gauntlet when he was in a coma. |
Trauma | Avengers: The Initiative #12 (June 2008) | Counselor.[2] |
Physique | Infirmary department head.[2] |
Other guest instructors and staff included: Ares, Ms. Marvel, and Wonder Man as part of the Mighty Avengers.[3] Batroc the Leaper previously worked out of the Virginia training facility, and was set to be moved to Camp Hammond as a Martial arts instructor.[3] He later returned to his life of crime as a mercenary.[18] Gargoyle served as an Initiative instructor before retiring.[14]
Camp Hammond recruits
editThere were an undetermined number of recruits at Camp Hammond before it closed; according to Henry Peter Gyrich and War Machine, there are over sixty super humans at Camp Hammond including staff.[5] Recruits shown to be located at the camp include:
Name | First Shown | Notes |
---|---|---|
Cloud 9 | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force.[2] |
Hardball | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters.[2] Left to join HYDRA.[19] Subsequently rejoined | |
Komodo | Assigned to the Arizona Initiative team, the Desert Stars.[2] Joined the Shadow Initiative in Avengers: The Initiative #20.[8] | |
Trauma | Became a counselor following graduation.[2] | |
Armory | Her Tactigon was confiscated and she was sent out of the Initiative after accidentally killing Michael Van Patrick.[1] | |
MVP (Michael Van Patrick) | Accidentally killed by Armory.[1] | |
Thor Girl | Assigned to the Georgia Initiative team.[2] Revealed to be a Skrull impostor.[20] | |
Bengal | Assigned to the Shadow Initiative.[21] | |
Ultra Girl | Director of the Junior Guardsmen. Left to join Counter Force.[12] Returned and assigned to the Georgia Initiative team.[2] Rejoined the New Warriors in Avengers: The Initiative #23.[22] | |
Rage | Left to join Counter Force.[12] | |
Slapstick | Left to join Counter Force.[12] | |
Debrii | Avengers: The Initiative #6 (Nov. 2007) | Left to join Counter Force.[12] |
Ant-Man | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Assigned to the Thunderbolts.[8] |
Crusader | Revealed to be a Skrull, and shot through the head by 3-D Man.[7] | |
Dragon Lord | Killed by KIA.[23] | |
Proton (Geldoff) | Killed by Skrulls after being taken prisoner.[24] | |
Geiger | Assigned to the New Mexico Initiative team.[14] | |
Red Nine | Assigned to the Georgia Initiative team.[14] | |
Melee | Trained to be an instructor following graduation.[14] | |
Diamondback | Recruited by Norman Osborn after the closing of Camp Hammond.[9] | |
Prodigy | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008)[25] | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters by Norman Osborn.[9] |
Sunstreak | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team, The Force of Nature by Norman Osborn.[26] | |
Annex | Assigned to the New Mexico Initiative team.[14] | |
Batwing | Assigned to the Shadow Initiative.[14] | |
Gorilla Girl | Left in Avengers: The Initiative #21.[14] | |
Butterball | Not being cut out for the military applications of The Initiative, was sent home with a registration ID card.[27] |
Other Initiative trainees
edit- Stature:[3]
- Rocket Racer:[3]
- Alex Power:[3]
- Puma:[3] Left to continue activity as a villain
- Challenger: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force.[2]
- Think Tank: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force.[2]
- Equinox: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force.[2] Revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator, and was killed by Cloud 9.[20]
- Spinner: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force.[2] Believed killed trying to destroy a Skrull weapon system.[7] Revealed to be alive in Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt.
- Shooting Star: Assigned to the Texas Initiative team, the Rangers.[28]
- Blazing Skull: Assigned to the New Jersey Initiative team, the Defenders.[15]
- Nonstop: Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters.
- Telemetry: Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters.
- Gravity: Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters. Transferred to the Great Lakes Initiative by Norman Osborn.[9]
- Earth A Hulkling: Falsely joined The Initiative using his Earth-616 counterpart's identity,[29] since returned home.
- Earth A Wiccan: Falsely joined The Initiative using his Earth-616 counterpart's identity,[29] since returned home.
Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. staff
editName | First Shown | Notes |
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Norman Osborn | Avengers: The Initiative #23 | Chief Administrator;[22] Instructor: Public Relations.[26] |
Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #24 | Camp Director;[30] Senior Instructor.[26] |
The Hood | Avengers: The Initiative #25 | Chief Operating Officer.[9] |
Trauma | Counselor.[9] |
Other staff included Ares and Ms. Marvel (Moonstone) as part of the Dark Avengers.[9] Baron Von Blitzschlag and Physique also retained the positions they had at Camp Hammond under Osborn's administration.[31]
Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. recruits
editRecruits shown to be part of Norman Osborn's Initiative include:
Name | First Shown | Notes |
---|---|---|
Griffin | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
Living Laser | ||
Razor Fist | ||
Scorcher | ||
Penance | Former member of Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts. | |
Diamondback | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team.[26] Double agent with the Avengers Resistance.[32] | |
Aqueduct | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team.[26] |
Skybreaker | ||
Terraformer | ||
Ironclad | Assigned to the North Carolina Initiative team.[26] | |
Vapor | ||
Vector | ||
X-Ray | ||
Asylum | Assigned to the Maryland Initiative team.[26] | |
Coronary | ||
Impulse | ||
Mathemanic | ||
Pretty Persuasions | ||
Asp | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team.[26] | |
Black Mamba | ||
Quicksand | ||
Skein | ||
Outback | Avengers: The Initiative #28 (Nov. 2009) | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters.[33] |
Other Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. trainees
edit- Percy Grimes[9]
- Barton Grimes[9]
- Cutthroat[9]
- Mandrill[26]
- Vampiro: Joined the Initiative to get out of prison. Killed by The Hood.[26]
- Man-Killer[34]
Shadow Initiative
editThe Shadow Initiative was created as a covert ops team, designed to handle unofficial field assignments.[21] After Norman Osborn took over the Initiative and shut down Camp Hammond, the team was reorganized into a first strike team, containing heroes that were considered expendable.[30]
Name | Joined in | Notes |
---|---|---|
Bengal | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative.[26] Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34.[35] |
Constrictor | Also an instructor at Camp Hammond.[27] | |
Mutant Zero | Revealed to be Typhoid Mary.[8] Not known by other cadets outside the Shadow Initiative. | |
Scarlet Spider (Michael) | Left to join Counter Force.[12] Killed by Ragnarok.[36] | |
Scarlet Spider (Van)[37] | Killed by KIA.[12] | |
Scarlet Spider (Patrick) | Left to join Counter Force.[12] | |
Trauma | Became a counselor at Camp Hammond.[2] | |
Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #20 (Feb. 2009) | Shadow Initiative field leader.[8] |
Komodo | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative.[26] Left to join the Avengers Resistance.[31] | |
Batwing | Avengers: The Initiative #21 (Mar. 2009) | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative.[26] Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34.[35] |
Butterball | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34.[35] |
Badd Axe | ||
Ringer | ||
Barracuda | Former member of Heavy Mettle. | |
Riot | ||
Stronghold | ||
Warbow | Former member of Heavy Mettle. Killed during the Siege of Asgard. | |
Blackwing | Former member of Heavy Mettle. Killed during the assault on Prison 42.[38] | |
Firearms | Killed during the assault on Prison 42.[38] | |
Slaughter Boy | ||
Johnny Guitar | Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009) | Killed during the assault on Prison 42.[38] |
Doctor Sax | Expelled due to injury.[38] |
Avengers Resistance
editAfter Camp Hammond was shut down,[22] Tigra and Gauntlet joined the New Warriors who had left the Initiative, and formed the Avengers Resistance, with the specific purpose of exposing the criminal deeds of Norman Osborn.[9] Following Norman Osborne's arrest in the aftermath of the Siege of Asgard, the team disbanded.
Character | Joined in | Notes |
---|---|---|
Justice | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | |
Night Thrasher | ||
Rage | ||
Scarlet Spider (Michael) | Killed by Ragnarok.[36] | |
Scarlet Spider (Patrick) | ||
Slapstick | ||
Ultra Girl | ||
Debrii | Quit the team in Avengers: The Initiative #28.[33] | |
Tigra | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
Gauntlet | ||
Komodo | Avengers: The Initiative #29 (Dec. 2009) | Joined after having her powers removed by Taskmaster.[31] |
Diamondback | Avengers: The Initiative #30 (Jan. 2010) | Double agent with Norman Osborn's Initiative.[32] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Avengers: The Initiative #1
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Avengers: The Initiative #12
- ^ a b c d e f g Anthony Flamini & Ronald Byrd (w). Civil War Battle Damage Report, no. one-shot (March 2007). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. IV (May 2008)
- ^ a b c Avengers: The Initiative #16
- ^ Secret Invasion #1
- ^ a b c Avengers: The Initiative #19
- ^ a b c d e f Avengers: The Initiative #20
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Avengers: The Initiative #25
- ^ She-Hulk vol. 4 #18
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #2
- ^ a b c d e f g h Avengers: The Initiative #10
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #4
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Avengers: The Initiative #21
- ^ a b The Last Defenders #1
- ^ a b c d e f Avengers: The Initiative #3
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #8
- ^ Captain America vol. 5 #43
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative Special #1
- ^ a b Avengers: The Initiative #18
- ^ a b Avengers: The Initiative #5
- ^ a b c Avengers: The Initiative #23
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #9
- ^ Secret Invasion #3
- ^ "Initiative Initiation: The New Class" Marvel.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Avengers: The Initiative #26
- ^ a b Avengers: The Initiative #13
- ^ Mark Millar (w), Steve McNiven (p), Dexter Vines (i). Civil War, vol. 1, no. 7 (January 2007). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b She Hulk vol. 4 #21
- ^ a b Avengers: The Initiative #24
- ^ a b c Avengers: The Initiative #29
- ^ a b Avengers: The Initiative #30
- ^ a b Avengers: The Initiative #28
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #31
- ^ a b c Avengers: The Initiative #34
- ^ a b Avengers: The Initiative #22
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #11
- ^ a b c d Avengers: The Initiative #27