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INTRODUCTION

"There are worlds and whole universes far "This is , and this is our beyond that in which the kind reader basic orientation booklet for all new currently resides. I know this for a fact as I . Everything within this book is am the and I am an information to acclimate new members to observer of such realities. My main their new role in their upcoming tours of purview is what you know as the MARVEL duty with the team. UNIVERSE in all its diverse wonders. "Only after passing all the security and "The changes wrought by time are more background checks do applicants receive startling than initially conceivable, but all a Communicard and this booklet to read. will be explained. I have seen this The first topic is the Avengers' place seemingly insignificant planet rife with among the varied power groups on Earth, activity far beyond any within this especially contacts and involvement with quadrant of the galaxy. I have witnessed other superhuman crime-fighting groups. the rise of and Deviants far more Next are the Charter and By-Laws. Read powerful than any others, and noticed with them carefully. The Chairbeing and fellow interest the visitations of the Avengers will answer any questions about extraterrestrial and their gestation of operating procedures. This also booklet those who would later be called . contains the current membership roster as Human civilizations rose and fell, as did well as some excerpts from the files of the the civilization on Lemuria and the active membership of the Avengers. The human on Atlantis in the second coming of last piece of instructional material the Celestials. This azure planet attained describes the various villains the Avengers the great interest of the Watchers before have faced in the past. We Avengers have its native human population discovered found a need to keep all our members the most rudimentary forms of writing. updated on the tactics and tricks of villains "All this I have observed and more, as I we encounter, as they tend to return, often peered into alternate timelines, where the spoiling for a fight. With this information, smallest event can change an entire newer members benefit from the wealth of reality. Throughout the history of the experience the Avengers membership mortal heroes called Avengers, small holds. Finally, we have included a events have become part of legend. The personal piece from the only person to mere passage of the emerald behemoth have stayed with the team from Day One, known as the over a western railroad . Though the membership is and his manipulation by ultimately constantly changing and new and old gave birth to the mightiest team of heroes Avengers come and go, this man is the on Earth—the Avengers! only one of us who truly cannot be “A temper tantrum of the Sub-Mariner led replaced. to the rebirth of the living legend of "I wish good luck to all new Avengers, Captain America! In the search for errors and may they find the steadfast in his artificially intelligent robot, Henry camaraderie and loyalty that I have among Pym gave birth to the great danger called fellow Avengers. This is a unique ! All these small events led to collection of beings, and one that all of us greater legends and acts of heroism are proud to be a part of. Keep 'em unparalleled. Read on, for here are the Flying!" epics kept on those who respond to a call heard from Earth's core to the halls of : ‘AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!'" THE SUPERHUMAN COMMUNITY

"In the time since I was revived, there has Earth Great Lakes Avengers been no greater collection of heroes and Current Active Roster: Earthlord, Current Active Roster: , Dinah friends than the Avengers. Over the years, Skyhawk, Wind Warrior Soar, , Flat Man, Mister I have attempted to mold the Avengers Current Leadership: Skyhawk Immortal, Mockingbird into the most efficient superhuman peace- Mission/Objective: Currently unfocused Current Leadership: Mockingbird with keeping force in the world. During these but altruistic; original objective was to Mister Immortal times, we have come into contact with kill the Grim for the Egyptian Mission/Objective: They unofficially many of Earth's other superhumans, god Seth. adhere to the Avengers Charter and whether as friend or foe. The following file Status with Avengers: (NEUTRAL) By-Laws, specifically Section One, is a list of the superhuman community in When Earth Force was last Paragraph D their particular groups and how the encountered by the Avengers, they Status with Avengers: (NEUTRAL/ALLY) Avengers work with them or against them had broken from Seth's control and These five heroes, until they were for the benefit of the entire planet. Captain had sided with , , and the joined by Mockingbird (and , America signing off." to stop Seth's legions for a brief time), were neophyte heroes from invading Asgard. Their selfless in Milwaukee, Wisconsin who called American Teams sacrifices of their lives were repaid by themselves Avengers without Avengers East Coast (Recording) the Egyptian pantheon who restored authorization. They still operate under Current Active Roster: Black Knight, their lives as well as their powers. The this title without proper approval, but Black Widow, , , , trio has not been active in recent local reports of their exploits sound Thor II, months, but can be considered friendly promising. Their exemplary actions Current Reserve Roster: Captain contacts, especially if in touch with the also aided a number of enthralled America, , Dr. Druid, Black Knight or Thor I. Avengers against That Which , She-Hulk, Spider-Man Endures, an alien parasitic being. Current Leadership: Black Widow Though they are still novice heroes, Mission/Objective: See Avengers Current Active Roster: , the Great Lakes Avengers can be Charter and By-Laws, Section One, , Mister Fantastic, counted on as friendly contacts and Paragraph D Thing potential Reservists should the need Current Leadership: Mister Fantastic arise. Avengers West Coast Mission/Objective: To safeguard the Current Active Roster: Hawkeye, Iron world from any threat beyond the Man. , , power of local and conventional forces Current Active Roster: , Spider-Woman, U.S. Agent, Wonder and to perform scientific research and , , , , Man provide technology for the betterment Speedball Current Reserve Roster: Dr. Pym, of Earth's populace Current Leadership: Namorita , Hellcat, Human Torch I, Status with Avengers: (ALLY) Reed, Mission/Objective: To safeguard the , Mockingbird, , Sue, Ben, and Johnny have been public good and "to wage a war steadfast allies of the Avengers from against crime and those who practice Current Leadership: Scarlet Witch the beginning. As well sharing an it" Mission/Objective: See Avengers information net and database on all Status with Avengers: (NEUTRAL) Charter and By-Laws, Section One, native superhuman and alien beings, Though their ranks contain a former Paragraph D Fantastic Four Inc. has a reciprocal Avenger, this group of young heroes is Status with Avengers: (ALLY) As our agreement with the Avengers to of uncertain status with the team. sister team in California, this team is provide access to their equipment and Though we applaud their zeal and their very closely linked with the East Coast headquarters. There are many strong stance against crime, we cannot as an Avengers team. Relations are very friendships between members of the organization condone their "anything to friendly, though contacts have been Avengers and the Fantastic Four. get the job done" altitude. Rage strained because of extremist actions personally abused his Avengers during Operation Galactic . training privileges to allow the Warriors access to a Quinjet. Rage's status with the Avengers was used X-Factor tactics and actions of the group's to deceive Kampuchean officials and the Current Active Roster: , Multiple , a mysterious known as Quinjet was eventually stolen by four Man, , Quicksilver, Strong Guy, Cable. Boom Boom and Cannonball known criminals. Wolfsbane, have had minor contacts with the (Government liaison) Avengers when they were students of This next generation of heroes Current Leadership: Valerie Cooper with Charles Xavier, but these contacts are contains much potential, but there is a Havok severely strained because of their need for something more among these Mission/Objective: To act as a U.S. association with a wanted criminal. powered youths. Captain America government superhuman task force to spotted that in Vance Astrovik aka be used to safeguard the interests of X-Men Marvel Boy. This belief was shattered the United States government in Current Active Roster: Blue Strike Force: by the boy's conviction for situations beyond the control of , , , , manslaughter. For all their promise, conventional forces , ; Gold Strike Force: these heroes need focus, tempering, Status with Avengers: (NEUTRAL) With Archangel, Bishop, , Jean and some hard lessons in restraint and the exception of Pietro, none of the X- Grey, , Storm morality. Factor members have had much Current Leadership: Professor Charles contact with the Avengers. Initial Xavier (Team leader), Cyclops and contacts with the group have been Storm (Strike Force leaders) Current Active Roster: Doctor Spectrum, positive, accentuated by the presence Mission/Objective: To train mutants in , , Lady Lark, of a former Avenger within their ranks. the use of their superhuman powers (Arcanna), Power Princess, The Avengers' dealings with the and to safeguard humanity from Shape, previous government strike force attacks by superhuman "evil" or Current Leadership: Hyperion and Power () were often criminal mutants and other threats too Princess (Co-leaders) confrontational if not hostile. It is great to be fought by conventional Mission/Objective: Awaiting contact with hoped that X-Factor and the Avengers forces Arcanna's son on our Earth so they can maintain a healthy, friendly Status with Avengers: (ALLY) The can return to their home dimension. dialogue between our groups. Much of Avengers' relations with the X-Men are Standard mission usually equivalent to this shall depend on the government greatly improved now, with the X- Avengers' when on their own Earth, not sending their team on assignments Men's criminal status in the United though for one year, the Squadron that run counter to the Avengers' States rescinded because of their acted as planetary rulers. methods and beliefs. recent aid versus and Status with Avengers: (ALLY) Though Asteroid . We have recently had their primary contact during their X-Force contact with them regarding the safety current stay on Earth has been Current Active Roster: Boom Boom, of Lanae, Pietro and Crystal's daughter , the Squadron and the Cable, Cannonball, Feral, , and granddaughter of Magneto, from Avengers are old allies. The Avengers , Siryn, , Warpath; mutant radicals. The two teams also hope they can count on the Squadron Cable and Domino are of unknown plan to exchange information on in times of need for the length of their status superhuman and mutant criminals. stay on our Earth. Shape and Haywire Current Leadership: Cannonball Despite the Avengers" expertise, are new members of the Squadron Mission/Objective: To protect mutants' Charles Xavier and his students have who are unknown to most Avengers, rights and prepare them against the a greater wealth of information on though they have proven themselves coming war against humanity genetic mutation than anyone else on with their teammates. Status with Avengers: (UNFRIENDLY) Earth. We all hope this alliance This all-mutant paramilitary strike force remains strong for the future. is barely above some of the morals of the Avengers' standard enemies. Various government agencies are attempting to apprehend the group because of the shadier Foreign Superhero Teams Status with Avengers: (ALLY) With the Independents exception of the former X-Men Hulk Current Active Roster: Core Alpha: members ( and Current Allies: Betty Banner, Marlo , Guardian, , Shadowcat), this branch of the Chandler, , Pantheon , Weapon Omega; Support Avengers has had no contact with this Mission/Objective: To pay reparations to team: , , Windshear; Beta Britain-based superteam. Our west the world for all the destruction caused Flight: Goblyn, Mannikin, , coast contingent has teamed up with by the Hulk before his current , Witchfire them against Dr. Doom. The incarnation Current Leadership: Guardian camaraderie between the two teams Status with Avengers: (NEUTRAL) Mission/Objective: To safeguard Canada seems promising. Their two latest Though Bruce Banner has been close and her provinces from threats too members, Cerise and Kylun, are friends with many of the scientific powerful for conventional forces unknown, though the confidence minds of the Avengers for years, as Status with Avengers: (ALLY) Alpha's placed in them by the well as being a founding member of relations with the Avengers are members and the British people the team, his current personality bears primarily through the shared implies their trustworthiness. With the a grudge against the Avengers for their information net with the Fantastic Four. Avengers' new international status, it many clashes and their inability to It is beneficial that government- would be beneficial to increase contact accept him on various occasions. The supported super teams be kept up to with these heroes if our aid is needed Hulk had been offered Avengers date on the activities of superhumans. in Europe or the continent. membership after his pardon a few Alpha's strongest connection with the years ago, though he refused at the Avengers is also one of our most Silver Sable and Outlaws time. Bruce's current personality, while tragic. Marrina, one of the few Current Active Roster: , Rocket less volatile than it has been in the Avengers to die, was a member of Racer, , Silver Sable, Will O’ past, contains more than enough Alpha Flight and our team. The Wisp aggressiveness and power to prevent Current Leadership: Silver Sable his effective participation within this Excalibur Mission/Objective: Mercenary activities team situation on a regular basis. His Current Active Roster: , deemed too dangerous or beyond the current affiliation with the mysterious Cerise, , Nightcrawler, abilities of Sable's Pantheon is also grounds for concern. Shadowcat; Feron, Kylun, and Phoenix Status with Avengers: The Pantheon has a reputation for are on leave or reserve duties. (NEUTRAL/UNFRIENDLY) Our only entering situations and escalating Current Leadership: Nightcrawler contact with the members of this group them with their presence. They Mission/Objective: To safeguard was through the Sandman, once a sometimes draw enough attention England, Great Britain (and the world) Reserve Avenger. Because of a minor (such as their recent incursion into from threats too powerful for misunderstanding, the Sandman left Trans-Sabal) to cause more damage conventional forces and to investigate the Avengers and soon linked up with than there was to begin with. The team events as requested by her Majesty's his former employer, Silver Sable. The is also notorious for "acting in the best W.H.O. bureau (Weird Happenings criminal backgrounds of many of this interests of the human race" Organization) team's members, whether pardoned or regardless of the wishes of the local not, makes the prospect of working governments and their people. The with this mercenary force in any way power of the Hulk within an other than temporary quite dubious. organization like this is a waiting to explode. AVENGERS CHARTER and BY-LAWS

"So you want to be Avengers, huh? Well, take it from ol’ Hawkeye here, it's a lot tougher now than when I joined up as part of 'Cap's Kooky Quartet.' Well, um, I don't mean that it was easy for me. It's just more folks are around these days and security risks have to be watched and we can't accept every hero off the street anymore. Wait, uh, help me out, Mockingbird" "What my tongue-tied husband is trying to say is that the Avengers now operate on a global scale and, as special members of the UN peace-keeping forces, all the regulations involved must be strictly adhered to. Give the Charter and By-Laws a read and this will give you some idea of what's involved in becoming a member of the world's premier peacekeeping force."

Team Charter The Avengers' team charter was first established by Ant-Man, the Hulk, , Thor, and the Wasp at the soon-to- be-called . The charter was created to be an open-ended Articles and By-Laws ARTICLE ONE: ORGANIZATION document, easily modified by a majority of BE IT KNOWN The Avengers are hereby chartered as a the membership. That we, the Avengers, have banded non-profit organization under the laws as Numerous changes to this charter were together to protect and safeguard the set down by the United States of America; made over the years to accommodate a planet Earth, its inhabitants and said organization being recognized and more stable leadership (as opposed to a resources, from any and all threats, fully sanctioned as a peace-keeping force weekly or monthly leadership change), terrestrial or otherwise, which might by the National Security Council of the government sponsorship (first by the prove to be beyond the power of United States of America, by the United United States and later by the United conventional forces to handle. Nations and the United Nations Security Nations), and other various inquiries. The That we shall tolerate no interference in Council, and by the Strategic Hazard most recent changes to the charter the growth of humanity in meeting its Intervention, Espionage, and Logistics involved the new unified organization of rightful destiny. Directorate (S.H.I.E.L.D.). the Avengers and the team's sponsorship That we dedicate ourselves to the by the United Nations. While still establishment, growth, and ARTICLE TWO: JURISDICTION exclusively based within the United States, preservation of peace, liberty, equality, In accordance with the tenets of national the Avengers now truly have heroes for and justice under law. and international laws, The Avengers, the world. Though there are currently only This is our solemn oath. acting individually or as a group, are two Avengers teams, both located within herein authorized to function in all lands, the United States, there are hopes of territories, or protectorates of the United establishing other Avengers branches States and any member nations affiliated within the borders of other member with the United Nations. nations of the UN General Assembly. ARTICLE THREE: FUNDING AVENGERS BY-LAWS b. Each Avengers branch team As a non-profit organization, the Avengers Section One: Policy and Operations shall have the primary shall be funded chiefly by private grants. A. All Avengers shall, at all times, responsibility of safeguarding Major funding for the activities of the endeavor to adhere to the principles of the an established territory over Avengers, for their headquarters, Avengers Charter and follow the rules and another active Avengers team. transportation, and equipment, shall be regulations of these by-laws. These areas shall have provided by a grant from the Maria Stark 1. The by-laws may be amended, defined geographical Foundation (Anthony Stark, Director), with when deemed necessary, by the boundaries to mark each additional funding provided by the United active members of the Avengers. team's jurisdiction. Nations. These grants are accepted by the Amendments may be proposed by c. Each team shall have an Avengers with the understanding that the any active Avenger. Amendments established base of operations Foundation and the United Nations shall shall become a binding part of for the storage of classified have no say in Avengers operations or in these by-laws upon approval by documents and equipment, the deployment of funds within the two-thirds of the active and for use as a place of Avengers organization. membership. assembly for regular meetings. B. No Avenger shall be required to Quarters will be provided for ARTICLE FOUR: OPERATIONS surrender knowledge of his or her civilian any members at said base. The day-to-day operations of the identity or personal affairs to the Avengers shall be governed by a set of membership at large or to any agents of E. The Avengers shall establish a base to by-laws as put forth by the founding member nations of the United Nations serve as a central headquarters for the members. General Assembly and Security Council. general membership. This base shall also serve as the primary headquarters for a IN of this charter, we founding C. Avengers shall be entitled to special team of active Avengers. members have hereunto subscribed our priority government security clearances in names. all member nations of the United Nations F. The Avengers general membership, as Iron Man General Assembly, as approved by the one whole unit, shall be led by a duly Thor United Nations Security Council. elected Chief Executive. The duties of this Wasp Executive are to organize all activities of a Ant-Man D. The Avengers are organized as a business and/or legislative nature for the Hulk special unit of the United Nations peace- general membership. keeping forces, assignable only to cosmic, 1. The post of Chief Executive shall be extraterrestrial, extra-dimensional, occult, filled by any active member who has subterranean, sub-oceanic menaces, fulfilled an active term of duty of no invasions, limited incursions, infestations, less than two years (See Section and enchantments not instigated, abetted, Two: Membership). or sanctioned by a current member nation. 2. The Chief Executive shall serve for a 1. The general membership of the term of six months. There shall be no Avengers can, by a two-thirds limit placed on the number of vote, establish a new branch team consecutive terms an executive may of active Avengers in addition to a serve. team based at the Avengers 3. The Chief Executive acts as the central headquarters (See primary liaison for the Avengers to the Paragraph E). United Nations General Assembly a. Each Avengers team shall be and the United Nations Security led by an individual Chairbeing Council. The Chief Executive is also duly elected from its active the primary representative of the membership. Avengers to all terrestrial, extraterrestrial, and extradimensional heads of state. 4. The Chief Executive has the 5. In the event of the absence, c. At the end of probation, the power to call special meetings of incapacity, or resignation of the new Avenger shall assume full the general membership as Chairbeing, an interim leader shall active status, unless he/she/it sees fit. be chosen by a two-thirds vote of objections are raised by any 5. The Chief Executive shall also the active team membership. active team member or by the serve as the Chairbeing of the United Nations Security central branch of the Avengers, so Section Two: Membership Council. signified by the primary team in A. Recognizing that the membership of the attendance at the Avengers Avengers may be subject to and, indeed, C. The Avengers shall select new central headquarters. might profit from change, procedures for members whenever the Chairbeing or two- 6. The Chief Executive shall preside the admission of members shall be set thirds of the active membership over any disciplinary tribunal at forth. determines that the ranks are not at the request of a Chairbeing and a optimal strength, or when there is a disciplinary board of inquiry (See B. Candidates for membership must be vacancy in the ranks. Section Two, Paragraph G). legal adults, possessing at least one 1. The Chairbeing has the power to 7. The Chief Executive shall oversee ability, power, skill, or talent which is limit the number of active the establishment of any deemed valuable by a majority of the members in their respective additional Avengers branch teams active team membership. teams. and their headquarters. The Chief 1. Membership shall not be denied Executive appoints an interim on account of race, creed, color, D. Active, or primary, Avengers shall be Chairbeing for the new branch sex, or condition of birth or origin. the designation given to those Avengers until the election of a Chairbeing 2. Membership candidates must be who are full-time members. from the new team's active nominated by one active member 1. Active Avengers shall be required membership (See Paragraph E). in good standing at a regular or to log all individual cases into the special meeting. Election for main computer file, so that the E. Each Avengers branch shall be led by a membership must be held within entire membership may benefit duly elected Chairbeing. It shall be the one week of nomination and be from the individual's experience. duty of this leader to coordinate all attended by a simple majority of 2. Active Avengers shall be required Avenger branch team activities, whether active team members. A two- to attend all regular business business or tactical in nature. thirds vote is necessary for meetings. Members who miss 1. The position of Chairbeing shall election to Avengers membership. more than one meeting per month be open to any active members 3. Newly-elected Avengers shall without submitting an acceptable who have passed their serve a probationary period of not excuse may face suspension and probationary period (See Section less than 30 days. demotion to Reserve status for a Two). a. During the probationary period to be determined by the 2. The Chairbeing shall serve for a period, the United Nations Chairbeing and a consensus of term of six months. There shall be Security Council, as well as the other active members (See no limit to the number of the new Avenger's home Paragraph G). successive terms a leader may country, shall make an 3. Active Avengers shall be issued serve. investigation of the new an Avengers Communicard. 3. It shall be the privilege of the Avenger's public record in a. Active members shall be Chairbeing to determine to determine approval for required to answer all format of meetings and to call full security clearance. emergency calls. If unable to special meetings as the Chair b. While on probation, the new respond, an active member sees fit. Avenger shall have limited must contact the Chairbeing at 4. The Chairbeing shall be access to Avengers facilities the earliest opportunity to empowered to hire and oversee and records. explain the absence. any staff necessary for the proper operation of the team headquarters and all Avengers team equipment. b. Active members, if unable to E. Reserve Avengers, or reservists, shall 7. Reserve Avengers shall have respond personally to an be the designation given to those limited access to Avengers emergency call, can contact Avengers who are part-time members, on headquarters and computer files. and activate their reserve call for special missions or emergency Access to equipment can be substitute Avenger to respond assignments only. granted at the discretion of the to the call in their stead (See 1. Reserve membership shall be active members. Paragraph E). limited to those members who 8. Reserve Avengers may return to c. Active members who miss an have fulfilled an active term of active status at the discretion of emergency call without good duty of not less than one year or the Chairbeing, if they so petition reason and without activating those who have been allies in and are accepted by majority vote their substitute may be subject good standing for not less than of the active membership. to disciplinary action. five years, and who wish to 9. Reserve Avengers shall be given 4. Active Avengers shall be expected reduce their connections with the priority over inactive Avengers or to cooperate with other law group. new Avenger candidates in the enforcement agencies. Although 2. Reserve Avengers shall not be filling of vacancies in the active granted certain privileges and required to log their individual membership. legal immunities by the Avengers cases, though they shall be 10. Reserve Avengers may retire to priority clearance, no Avenger encouraged to do so. inactive status by notifying the shall be above the law. 3. Each reserve Avenger is assigned Chairbeing or the Chief Executive. 5. Active Avengers shall be paid a as a reserve substitute for a 11. Reserve Avengers shall not have stipend of one thousand dollars specific active Avenger. a vote in Avengers proceedings. ($1,000) per week. Members may a. The reserve substitute 12. Reserve Avengers shall have the choose not to accept their Avenger shall complement the authority to call emergency stipends, in which case the money active Avenger's contribution meetings of an active team is placed in their retirement fund. to the team in terms of sheer membership. a. Active members shall be power, skill, or ability to entitled to free medical and life operate in a team situation. F. Inactive Avengers shall be the insurance benefits. b. Reserve Avengers shall designation given to those members who b. Active members shall be respond to emergency calls if have retired or resigned from active and provided with private quarters requested by an active reserve duty. where they may reside if they member or the acting 1. Avengers may resign by simply choose. Unlimited meal Chairbeing. notifying the Chairbeing of their privileges shall be provided for 4. Reserve Avengers may attend intent and surrendering all live-in members. any regular meeting, but shall be Avengers-owned equipment with 6. Active Avengers shall be granted required to attend no more than the exception of the Avengers unlimited access to all Avengers one meeting per year. Communicard. headquarters, vehicles, computer 5. Reserve Avengers shall retain 2. Any active or reserve Avenger records and files, and any other their Avengers Communicards. who is incapacitated or who facilities of the organization. a. Reserve members may be moves from the organization's 7. Active Avengers may take a leave demoted to inactive status if normal jurisdiction shall be of absence for any reason simply they fail to answer three granted an honorable discharge by notifying the Chairbeing of said consecutive emergency calls. and placed on the inactive roster. intent. 6. Reserve Avengers shall be paid a 3. Inactive Avengers may be granted a. Active Avengers may choose stipend of one hundred dollars limited access to Avengers to accept status as a reservist ($100) per month. facilities (but not portable or an inactive Avenger. a. A reserve Avenger on call as a equipment) at the discretion of the 8. Active Avengers shall, at all times, reserve substitute of an active active members. act in a manner befitting that of a Avenger shall be paid a of the public trust. stipend of thirty dollars ($30) per day spent on the active roster. 4. Inactive status shall be considered Section Three: Meetings Section Five: Affiliations the equivalent of an indefinite A. The Avengers shall meet at least once The Avengers shall maintain open and leave of absence. a week at a place agreed upon by a reciprocal relations, including joint limited 5. Inactive Avengers may be majority of the active team membership. access to computer data, with Alpha Flight reinstated only if there is a and Department H, the Fantastic Four, vacancy in the active ranks, and B. Emergency meetings may be called at Inc., and with the Strategic Hazard then only if elected by a two-thirds any time, but emergency meetings shall Intervention, Espionage, and Logistics vote of the active membership. not be considered replacements for Directorate (S.H.I.E.L.D.) regular meetings. G. Motions for disciplinary action against Section Six: Security any active or reserve Avenger may be C. In the event that an Avengers mission The United Nations Security Council shall brought by any other active Avenger. is in progress at the time of a scheduled serve as liaison between the Avengers 1. In the event of such an meeting, the meeting will be rescheduled. and the national governments of the Earth accusation, the Chairbeing shall that are affiliated with the United Nations. convene a board of inquiry D. A simple majority of the active team The UNSC shall supervise the installation comprised of a simple majority of membership shall be required to make a of all security devices and data centers the active team membership meeting official. Two-thirds of the active and shall hold periodic inspections of said (minus the accused, if they are team membership are needed to have a facilities. The Avengers are cleared for active Avengers). necessary voting quorum. installation of their own security devices 2. Disciplinary action shall be limited pending approval, clearance, and to suspension, with the option of Section Four: Punishment of Criminals inspection by the UNSC. further trying the accused before a A. Avengers shall leave the punishment of tribunal of the Avengers general perpetrators of criminal activity to the Section Seven: Discorporation membership. appropriate agencies of the law. The Avengers organization as a whole a. Tribunal proceedings shall be may be disbanded by order of the United conducted in the manner of a B. The Avengers shall not abridge an Nations Security Council for a breach of a military court-martial with the accused's right to a fair and speedy trial. member nation's security accompanied by Chief Executive presiding. a vote of no confidence by two-thirds of b. Maximum punishment to be C. The Avengers shall abide by the the UNSC. The Avengers can also be brought on the accused by decisions of the law, and will not take disbanded by a unanimous vote of the such a tribunal shall be upon themselves any aspect of the active general membership. In the event of expulsion from the Avengers. punishment process. disbanding, all Avengers holdings shall Expulsion cancels any revert to the Maria Stark Foundation potential status as a reserve or D. In the event that conventional and/or , with the exception inactive member of the imprisonment proves inadequate for a of any security devices, systems, or data Avengers. given criminal, the Avengers shall be which have any bearing on any country's c. A two-thirds vote shall be allowed to hold said criminal in a fitting national security. Said materials and data necessary to expel a member manner until proper facilities can be shall be immediately turned over to the from the Avengers. prepared, provided that a full report of said appropriate governments via the United 3. Active and reserve Avengers can methods of imprisonment is given to the Nations Security Council. be expelled on the following proper law enforcement authorities. grounds: a. Conviction for any crime above a misdemeanor. b. Voluntary betrayal of Avengers classified information. c. Criminal acts of negligence not convicted for, but witnessed by at least one active member. AVENGERS MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

“Good day, everyone. Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp, here! What's our topic? The roster? Oh, stop it with the 'But of course, madam' stuff, Jarvis. Could you be a dear, though, and fetch me a bottle of water? These recordings do make my throat scratchy. Thank you, Jarvis. Now, where was I? Oh yes...hmmmmmm... "For years, the news media has always made our roster changes into big news. We've always been led to believe it was an excuse for news magazines to string together stock footage of the Avengers and their battles as a cheap alternative to new programming. In any case, if the public believes a team roster change is important enough for television, one can believe how important it is to the Avengers themselves. "For years, our membership was very stable and frequent change was scarcely a part of the team's vocabulary. Within the past few years, the lineup has changed more than ten times including the opening of an entirely new Avengers branch team. As we soon discovered with the attack of 's and the subsequent destruction of the mansion, the most Important factor of the team was to be up to data on both foes and friends. If not for the timely arrival of Thor and the surprising entrances of Ant-Man and Dr. Druid, those might have been the last days of the Avengers. "Since that time, the Avengers have kept more exacting records and contacts with all past and present members in terms of their availability as well as their activities. The following full roster lists all heroes who have ever called themselves an Avenger. We have even counted those members with power or name changes, simply because an identity change often accompanies a major change in that person's power or contribution to the team. Have fun with your walk through Avengers' history—I've got to dash! Wasp out." (In order of joining. Collected bunches of 13. Hercules 26. Falcon heroes signifies a major shift and entry 6th Recruit 14th Recruit into the team at the same time.) Status: Active Member (EC) Status: Reserve Member (EC)

1. Ant Man I 14. Black Panther 27. Founding Member 7th Recruit 15th Recruit Status: Defunct Identity (37) Status: Inactive Reserve Status: Active Member (WC)

2. Hulk 15. Vision 28. Tigra Founding Member 8th Recruit 16th Recruit Status: Inactive Reserve Status: Active Member (EC) Status: Reserve Member (WC)

3. Iron Man I 16. I 29. She-Hulk Founding Member Founding Member 17th Recruit Status: Deceased (Inactive Reserve Status: Defunct Identity (37) Status: Reserve Member (EC) due to cryogenic sleep, believed dead) 17. II 30. Captain Marvel 4. Thor I 2nd Recruit 18th Recruit Founding Member Status: Defunct Identity (8) Status: Reserve Member (EC) Status: Status Unknown 18. Black Knight 31. 5. Wasp 9th Recruit 19th Recruit Founding Member Status: Active Member (EC) Status: Inactive Reserve Status: Reserve Member (WC) 19. Black Widow 32. Mockingbird 6. Giant Man I 10th Recruit 1st Recruit, West Coast Founding Member Status: Active Member (EC) 20th Team Recruit Status: Defunct Identity (37) Status: Reserve Member (WC) 20. 7. Captain America 11th Recruit 33. Iron Man II 1st Recruit Status: Inactive Reserve 2nd Recruit, West Coast Status: Active Member (EC) 21st Team Recruit 21. Beast Status: Inactive Reserve 8. Hawkeye 12th Recruit 2nd Recruit Status: Inactive Reserve 34. Thing Status: Active Member (WC) 3rd Recruit, West Coast 22. Hellcat 22nd Team Recruit 9. Quicksilver Applicant Status; Inactive Reserve 3rd Recruit Status: Inactive Reserve Status: Inactive Reserve 35. Firebird 23. Applicant, West Coast 10. Scarlet Witch Applicant Status: Reserve Member (WC) 4th Recruit Status: Inactive Reserve Status: Active Member (WC) 36. the Sub-Mariner 24. 20th Recruit, East Coast 11. Applicant 23rd Team Recruit 5th Recruit Status: Destroyed Status: Inactive Reserve Status: Deceased 25. Ms. Marvel I 12. Goliath I 13th Recruit Founding Member Status: Defunct Identity; (as Binary) Status: Defunct Identity (37) Inactive Reserve 37. Dr. Pym 47. US Agent Honorary Members Founding Member 5th Recruit, West Coast 1. Richard "Rick" Jones Status: Reserve Member (WC) 33rd Team Recruit Status: Ally of Hulk and the Pantheon Status: Active Member (WC) Location: Reno, Nevada 38. 4th Recruit, West Coast 48. Human Torch I 2. Captain Marvel I (Mar-Veil, Kree) 24th Team Recruit 6th Recruit, West Coast Status: Deceased Status: Inactive Reserve 34th Team Recruit Location: Tomb world orbiting Saturn Status: Reserve Member (WC) 39. Dr. Druid 3. Ant-Man II (Scott Lang) 21st Recruit, East Coast 49. Spider-Man Status: Inactive/Part-time Hero 25th Team Recruit 29th Recruit, East Coast Location: Los Angeles, California Status: Reserve Member (EC) 35th Team Recruit Status: Reserve Member (EC) Unofficial Members 40. Marrina ("D-Man") 22nd Recruit, East Coast 50. Machine Man Status: Unknown; D-Man recruited by 26th Team Recruit Applicant, West Coast Captain America after the team broke Status: Deceased Status: Reserve Member (WC) up (see AVENGERS #297}; he apparently died soon after and his 41. Yellowjacket II 51. Rage membership was never official (nor Applicant, reluctant ally 30th Recruit, East Coast was a quorum present for voting). His Status: Inactive Reserve (currently on 36th Team Recruit new status with his return is unknown. parole; membership pending Status; Inactive Reserve; Training Location: New York City, New York rehabilitation or pardon) status until of legal adult age; training status revoked because of recent Great Lakes Avengers 42. Gilgamesh theft of Quinjet. Status: Unknown; all listed below are 24th Recruit, East Coast active GLA members 28th Team Recruit 52. Sandman Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Status: Inactive Reserve 31st Recruit, East Coast 37th Team Recruit 1. Big Bertha 43. Mr. Fantastic Status: Inactive Reserve 2. 25th Recruit, East Coast 3. Doorman 29th Team Recruit 53. Living Lightning 4. Status: Inactive Reserve 7th Recruit, West Coast 5. Mr. Immortal 38th Team Recruit 44. Invisible Woman Status: Inactive Reserve 26th Recruit, East Coast Status: Nomination and membership 30th Team Recruit 54. Spider-Woman II declared illegal because of mind Status: Inactive Reserve 8th Recruit, West Coast control and lack of quorum needed to 39th Team Recruit accept new members (Membership 45. Quasar Status: Active Member (WC) #41.5). 27th Recruit, East Coast Location: Unknown; last known 31st Team Recruit 55. Thor II location on Titan Status: Inactive Reserve 32nd Recruit, East Coast 40th Team Recruit 46. Sersi Status: Active Member (EC) 28th Recruit, East Coast 32nd Team Recruit 56. Crystal Status: Active Member (EC) 33rd Recruit, East Coast 41st Team Recruit Status: Active Member (EC) AVENGERS ROGUES GALLERY

"This is the Vision. The following are or beyond, if ' estimates are . He also seems to resent Hercules' excerpts from our Avengers' database to correct. friendship with the Avengers, since he has provide new Avengers and allies with Our last encounter with Annihilus was a never had easy alliances. The Greek God current information on the status of any of few years ago when he took over the of War is a powerful foe, and Zeus' ban on the Avengers' past and present enemies and created a -Field the gods interfering with mortals kept him and related topics. Commentaries by a Generator capable of destroying both the from much trouble for years. He recently variety of Avengers regarding the villain at and our universe. He had came to Earth and possessed Thor II, hand follow the factual entries. These lost the Cosmic Control Rod and wished to seeking to goad Hercules into killing him, comments are not totally logical or fact- take both universes into with him. and thus gain his revenge by having his based, but are the opinions and judgments The Fantastic Four, with Captain Marvel, brother slay a friend. Hercules defeated of the listed Avenger" managed to defeat Annihilus and send with help from Crystal and freed Thor him back to the Zone. After Thor invaded from Ares' influence. This skirmish Asgard a few months later, he reported endangered a hospital filled with children, Crusher Creel was granted his powers to that Annihilus was destroyed, though there and it was all to settle a bet between gods. adapt his form into any state of matter or have been unconfirmed reports from some Despite the wealth of mythology on all energy by Loki, the Asgardian god of sources that he is still alive. these Olympians, the greatest danger trickery. Since that time, he has been a Thing: "Annihilus is the toughest thing in when facing them is their caprice. perennial foe of Thor and the Avengers. the entire dad-blamed Negative Zone. It's Hercules; "Aye, Ares is a foul sort, and is Creel was a member of the Masters of a major reason that place makes Aunt oft scheming to gain power or simply to Evil's fourth incarnation, but his only Petunia's favorite nephew nervous. He cause ill. Though the Prince of Power is current ally is . calls himself the "living death that walks." no to combat, Ares' way to trick Captain America: "Crusher Creel is easily and I've seen him kill as easily as you those around him to war is a dishonorable one of the team's most powerful foes. His swat a . Most of his power comes from use for the gift of battle. His most recent usual tactics are to adapt the strongest numbers. When you rule a galaxy, you foray didst occur at a hospice for sickly materials or most powerful energy send your flunkies to soften up enemies younglings, a most ill-suited setting for for his body and attack with the of first before attacking. If you can keep him proper battle, though splendid, methinks, a bull in a shop. Despite his body's away from his troops, all you have to for my brother's maddening schemes. He changes, Creel can be affected by attacks worry about is one of the meanest hath always underestimated Hercules, but focused on his pressure points and other tempers this side of the Hulk and his not I him. Nay, the Lion of Olympus is ever vulnerable areas, such as his eyes or Cosmic doohickey. Never send energy watchful of Ares' plans." ears. They can make him reflexively turn projectors against him. He simply uses human and more vulnerable at that point. their energy through the Rod and sends it Don't underestimate him because of his back. Your best bet is to close the gap, Arkon is the warlord and Imperion of the apparent lack of education. Creel is crafty send a powerhouse like me or Wondy toe- world of Polemachus. Though the and he is practiced at keeping metals and to-toe with him, and distract him enough to Avengers helped save his world in our first durable items at hand to absorb." take his Cosmic toy from him (Waspie or meeting, his rash temper and often bad Ant-Man are good choices for taking the advice from his advisors continually Annihilus CCR away, as Suzie is on our team). placed us at odds with the powerful Annihilus is one of the most powerful Never turn your back on Annihilus, folks. warrior of another world. His lightning bolts beings known to inhabit the Negative This guy definitely does not fight fair." are magical artifacts that seem the most Zone, a universe outside of our own that is potent weapons of that world and allow composed entirely of anti-matter. Insectoid Ares Arkon to electrocute, disintegrate, or in appearance, Annihilus wears an As is his purview, Ares has warred against teleport his foes. His most recent foray armored -like battle suit with wings, the Avengers on a number of occasions, against the Avengers had him kidnap and and much of his power stems from the though only when Hercules has been a control some of the Avengers West Coast Cosmic Control Rod about his neck. The member. He truly hates his half-brother and the Fantastic Four, planning to use Rod absorbs and projects energies on the since Hercules is favored by them in his army to invade 's level of Thor's hammer, world. After breaking the mind control, the Avengers simply watched as Arkon throne to him, he has still incurred the The first Baron Zemo was a Nazi and Thundra fell in love and ended the undying wrath of the Avenging Son for his scientist responsible for the creation of hostilities. Arkon was last seen on hand in the deaths of both of my wives. Adhesive X, a glue that bonded items Thundra's world, but he can teleport Currently, seems content to stay in together permanently. Captain America anywhere he wishes, so his exact location Atlantis, but his temper rarely allows him destroyed the supply of Adhesive X, but is unknown. peace for long. Witness his actions with some spilled on the Nazi, gluing his Wonder Man: "Arkon, while being a the Avengers and Alpha Flight with the to his face. Years later, Zemo's hatred for repeated foe of the Avengers, seems little British submarine Northwind. He claimed the Captain caused him to attack the more than an extradimensional bully. He's he was protecting his territory, though I Avengers with his own allies, the Masters all bluster and posture with just enough know be was simply spoiling for a brawl. of Evil. After a number of skirmishes, power to make his threats believable. He's His dull wit and lack of honor will cause Baron Zemo was killed in a rockslide also not the brightest. Whenever he needs him to lose future fights he starts. Above caused by his own gun while he was allies for his causes, he kidnaps people all, never trust this blue-skinned fighting Captain America. and forces them to be on his side (it's barbarian." The second Baron Zemo was the son of happened to the Avengers twice!) instead the original, and he was power-mad and of asking for help. His is his greatest insane like his father. Younger and obstacle since it often feeds his enormous stronger and just as intelligent, Baron temper when people don't take him as Zemo II sought revenge on Captain seriously as he wishes. He came to L.A. a America for his father's death. As he had few months back simply to complain about recreated his father's inventions (and the movies we made here on Earth about made a few of his own), he recreated the him. Everybody's a critic! I spoke to the Masters of Evil in their most powerful studios about stopping the production on incarnation yet. The fourth Masters team ARKON V (something about Polemachus consisted of 17 super villains and was by being invaded by a who looks like far the most successful in reaching its Annihilus), but they wouldn't abandon goals of defeating the Avengers. Though such a lucrative license. Well, when Arkon overcome eventually, Zemo and his team comes back to Earth, we'll just have to destroyed the Manhattan mansion, deal with him and Thundra too, I suppose. temporarily neutralized the entire team, Can't really hate him though. ARKON II and severely injured the Black Knight, was my biggest movie gig ever!" Jarvis, and even Hercules! Baron Zemo II is currently at large. Attuma Captain America: "Aside from the Red Attuma is a barbarian Atlantean who Skull, who rarely has the temerity to sought for years to conquer the city of challenge the Avengers, the Barons Zemo Atlantis by force. Attuma's first encounter have been my most ruthless foes since with the Avengers failed because of an the war. Zemo's son thought he dealt me alliance of Dr. Doom and the heroes. his cruelest hand with his destruction of Attuma later gained the throne of Atlantis my personal mementos and Avengers Baron Zemo and attacked the surface world only to be Mansion. Zemo the elder destroyed The two men who claimed this title have repelled by the Avengers and other something far more precious—the life of heroes. been the most implacable foes of the team my partner, . Their Masters of Evil because of their creation of the original Namor: "This barbarian has been a team is the single greatest threat to the constant thorn in my side for years, and most recent Masters of Evil super Avengers, however, and must be carefully villain teams. Neither of them has any whether I ruled the coral spires of Atlantis guarded against. Despite all their hatred of or not. He is quite powerful, and is always powers other than evil cunning, but that's me, the elder Zemo is dead and his son more than enough. backed by equally powerful allies or his deserves only pity for his madness in own army. Though I have ceded the striving to attain the evils of his Nazi sire." Beetle Black Knight II Black Talon escaped and is currently at The Beetle has been a foe of the Nathan Garrett was a successful research large. The local authorities in New Orleans Avengers for quite a while, though recent scientist, but he was also a spy for the have been notified but, given the local years have seen him become more Chinese Communists. He was arrested for beliefs in voodoo, it may be months before mercenary in his activities. He now only his spy activities by Giant-Man I and anyone dares to uncover his lair. rarely fights more than one hero. His swore revenge. He developed advanced Wonder Man: "Black Talon's strength is standard foes seem to be Iron Man or weapons and a genetically-altered horse greatest within the context of New Orleans Spider-Man. Iron Man also informs us that with wings, returning to fight Giant-Man or Haiti, or other places where voodoo is the Beetle is connected to , and the Avengers as the Black Knight. more widely believed. While I have as a seemingly-honest businessman who After a pitched battle with Iron Man, he much respect for his powers as any other sponsors many super villains. The Beetle's was gravely wounded by a fall from his villain, our only danger from him away insect-like armor allows him to fly, walk on horse. Before he died, he repented his from his home turf and his worshippers is walls, emit power blasts, and it also criminal ways and willed all his technology his ever-present army of zombies. He enhances his strength. He has faced the to his nephew, Dane Whitman, to restore certainly won't scare anyone with his Avengers only as a pawn, first under the and carry on the heroic tradition of the costume. Yeah, I've been told it's a symbol command of the and later as a Black Knight. of him being the incarnation of some member of the third Masters of Evil under Black Knight: "My uncle, Nathan Garrett, voodoo god, but he dresses up as a black . His power is limited and was many things—scientist, spy, rooster. How seriously can we take that?" certainly less than the standards of the criminal—but be was also family. I've Avengers these days, but the Beetle can striven to remove the taint to the name of Blank, The still be a dangerous foe to individual the Black Knight both through my work This unknown thief stole a device that heroes. with the Avengers and by scientific works creates a frictionless force field that also Iron Man: ", aka the derived from his old research. His old obscures the features of the figure Beetle, has considerable technical power-lance was a marvel in miniaturized wearing it. His success as a thief rose with knowledge as is evidenced by his armor. energy cells and circuitry, the basics of the force field, and he made a minor Unfortunately, he chose to apply that which I adapted for use in portable reputation for himself. When he teamed up knowledge to crime. My frequent battles telephones and appliances. We're also in with , however, he was out of his against the Beetle have revealed a the preliminary stages of using his genetic depth. He was apparently killed by his number of his tactics as well as some techniques to grow natural skin for burn former ally for irritating him too much. The weaknesses. Given enough data and time victims. We both managed to grow wings Blank was thrown out to sea with Tigra against a specific opponent, his suit's on horses, so this work should be and the on the first major case of computer can predict his foe's strategies manageable. In these ways, my uncle can the West Coast Avengers. Tigra saved the and move the Beetle armor into make up for his crimes as the second Shroud, but the Blank was never found. appropriate counter-measures. Also, his Black Knight. He was one of the Masters He apparently drowned in the undertow. ingenious microwave power generator of Evil, but I hope his research will see him Hawkeye: "I’ll say this. The Blank's the allows him to be tracked with some remembered for the good his work is now best example of what desperation can do. preparation. The microwave feed disrupts able to do" By sheer luck and a bit of desperate panic, and distorts nearby television reception. this two-bit thief managed to hold off five By tracking television signal relays and Black Talon Avengers and blow up a gas station while checking for changes in the patterns, the An infrequent though no less deadly foe, doing it. He may not want to rule the Beetle can be found quickly. The Beetle is the Black Talon is a houngan, a voodoo world, but he is too easily most vulnerable after using his - priest with inexplicable powers to animate underestimated." blasts since all other systems are dead corpses. His few battles with the temporarily frozen because of power Avengers have involved Wonder Man. In drain. He's also vulnerable in flight fact, it was the Black Talon's summoning Blastaar, also known as the Living Bomb- because his back plates are open, that roused Simon from his coma and Burst, was first encountered by the exposing wing apparatus. His wings also restored him to life. After his last defeat by Fantastic Four. He has only crossed the theoretically might fold up on him if the West Coast Avengers, paths of the Avengers twice, but both exposed to a certain level of electrical charge." times he proved himself incredibly Starfox: "Only my mad brother Brethren dangerous, powerful, and cunning. His would ever conceive of using these The Brethren are a humanoid race created kinetic blasts can match the force of Iron as henchmen. Their symbiotic by the Celestials from viruses. The Man's repulsors and Blastaar has learned strength makes them a formidable pair, Brethren were used by the Celestials as other uses for them, including flight and both with an upper range of strength to executioners of planets deemed unworthy defense. More than any of our foes since match Iron Man or Namor. They are dull- of life. Virtually unstoppable and incredibly Graviton, Blastaar indulges in destruction witted and can generally be forced away powerful, most of the Brethren wore battle and mayhem simply because he has the from each other by anyone with enough armor of varied sizes and weaponry, and a power to do so. After a displaced batch of fortitude to do so." few could generate ocular energy beams. Earth's Eternals saved his life, Blastaar As well, the entire host could enter a attacked and temporarily destroyed their Brain Child berserker fury and more efficiently destroy bodies (believing them killed) as a way "to Brain Child is the alias of a boy named entire civilizations. show his thanks." Blastaar is currently on Arnold Sutton who lives on the Squadron The Brethren recently came to Earth Earth in the city of Olympia, the displaced Supreme's Earth. An intuitive genius unwittingly as part of a plan to add Greek dwelling of the Eternals, and he is manipulated into inventing weapons for humanity to the menagerie of the under constant guard by the mutants the military, his power manifested as his Collector. After the Collector revealed his and Reject. brain grew to huge proportions, resulting plan and destroyed many of the Brethren, Thor: "Verily, Blastaar is a powerful foe, in his nickname. Brain Child moved to an Thane Ector, the leader of the Brethren, though a being sorely lacking in honor. He isolated island lab, where he seemed to was able to summon his people be not a worthy foe for the Son of Odin nor go mad. His Brain Child One rocket would unexpectedly into the Uni-Mind with the for mine allies, the Avengers. Blastaar's cause the sun of the Squadron's Earth to aid of Sersi. The Uni-Mind grabbed the bestial visage matches his fury and rage in go super-nova simply because he wanted Collector and both then exploded in a battle, but his cunning is that of a . In to give himself a grand birthday present blaze of light. The strain of summoning the truth, he is a coward, fighting only when for his tenth birthday, which was the Uni-Mind proved too great for Ector and he doth carry the strength of advantage. destruction of the world! Only the he died knowing healing instead of killing. He hath held his own against mine own intervention of the Squadron Supreme and In the end, the Brethren became the noble strength as well as that of Namor's and the four Avengers (Goliath II, Quicksilver, race which Ector had always dreamed She-Hulk. Henceforth, ally, respect Scarlet Witch, and Vision) saved the they could be. Blastaar not, but respect Blastaar's power planet. Dr. Spectrum cured the boy's Little evidence is now left of the Brethren, else thee will meet thine undoing." hypertrophied brain, apparently making as all of the race appears dead. However, him a normal child. It is unknown whether it is likely that such a lifeform may have Brain Child's intellect has returned, but he survived collected in smaller sects in the The Blood Brothers were discovered by is in his early teens by now, a time greater universe. There are, after all, a Iron Man and the Thing during Thanos' for mutations to emerge or return. number of different sects of Eternals, so first major gambit against Earth. Their Scarlet Witch: "It seems cruel that why not their opposite numbers? power lies in a symbiotic field designed to humans, no matter which Earth they might Sersi: "The Brethren are amongst the increase the alien beings' strength and reside upon, cannot accept mutants as most pernicious and brutal foes I have endurance in direct proportion to their people without reservations. Brain Child ever encountered in all my millennia. Their proximity to each other. Because of the was simply a young boy whose mutation base origins initially disgusted me, but meddling of the United States government caused him to become a social outcast. their final absolution in the form of the Uni- with an abandoned base of Thanos' in Unfortunately, the military used him as Mind redeemed them at least in my Arizona, the Blood Brothers were freed but much as they wanted. Brain Child's Eternal sight. All those Brethren who were quickly detained by the Avengers. came from being lonely and unaccepted, visited Earth have now passed on. Despite Quasar exiled the two brothers to Mars but we cannot ignore his power having their great power and their final merging months later, and it is assumed they pose some effect. Arthur was allegedly 'cured' into the Uni-Mind, their wasteful no immediate threat to Earth for quite a at age ten, but I, of course, know that expenditures of energy made them less while. mutant powers are hard to inhibit or hearty and easier to destroy than Earth's 'cure.'" Eternals. I have no doubt that there may walking tank with the know-how to use its be other Brethren out among the stars, as Count Luchino Nefaria was a head of the weapons effectively. the Celestials rarely do things singularly, European and caused difficulties Iron Man: "The has though I doubt I shall ever find as noble a as such, even causing the first lineup of always been my enemy, regardless of who soul among them as Thane Ector." the Avengers to be branded traitors to the wears the armor. From the first, the Soviet United States for a time. Years later, he KGB wanted my Iron Man suits for their Collector returned for revenge on the team for own purposes, and sent agents over as This Elder of the Universe has been a earlier defeats, but this time he was the Dynamo to procure them. The thorn in the side of the Avengers since the empowered with the greatly-enhanced Crimson Dynamo's armor is limited to beginning. For years, however, he was powers of the , the original basic defenses and a few offensive playing a lesser role, leading many to Power Man, and the . He systems. The difficulty with the Dynamo believe him a semi-benevolent being or managed to defeat the Avengers single- was outwitting the crafty KGB minds in simply a doddering old fossil. Our latest handedly, until the last-minute intervention control of the armor as well as any allies foray against him showed him to be nearly of Iron Man and Thor. Nefaria's power also they might have brought along. The as powerful as such galactic beings as the caused him to age at an accelerated rate. current status of the Dynamo and the Stranger. Given his newly revealed His great powers did not save him from Supreme Soviets is unknown with the powers and taste for malice, the Collector death, but only brought him there quicker. recent collapse of the Soviet Union and is to be approached with utmost caution. Thor: "Verily, this Count Nefaria was one the KGB, though there are at least two He was apparently blown apart by the of Midgard's most powerful denizens for a working suits of armor and two other Brethren Uni-Mind, but he has come back short time. Yea, he didst wield the power damaged and older suits in Russia." from the dead on two separate occasions. of a god. 'Twas the workings of the Skald, Given his newly-revealed powers, the the Fates, that this foe of the mighty Crusader Avengers must watch out for this oft- Avengers didst not gain the bodily fortitude Arthur Blackwood believed himself a underestimated foe. of the gods and thus perished by his own Crusader reincarnate and he battled Thor Quasar: "In my short time as Protector of power. 'Tis fitting when unworthy mortals with a magical sword and armor the Universe, I have met some of the most seek paths of power." "bequeathed to [him] by his Crusading powerful beings in the multiverse. My ancestor to fight against the pagans." limited contact with these beings, Crimson Dynamo When he lost, he apparently suffered a especially the Watchers and the Stranger, The Crimson Dynamo was a perennial foe breakdown. He recently reemerged into showed that nearly everyone who had met of the Avengers, and most especially Iron the public eye when he attempted to slay the Collector in the past was fooled by his Man. At least six men, all members of the a Muslim dignitary. This murder attempt role of the old doddering Elder. Not one KGB, have worn the armor in its many was stopped by the Black Knight. Arthur Watcher—and I've talked with over five of models, and an unknown seventh may be now resides at a mental hospital that them personally—had ever witnessed wearing it now as a member of the hopes to restore his sanity and to prevent such a display of power from Taneleer Supreme Soviets. His armor is on par with his further rampages in the name of Tivan in his many millennia. Apparently, Iron Man's, though it does not have as religion. the Avengers were the first beings in much specialized equipment beyond Black Knight: "The Crusader is one of the history to taste the true power of the weapons systems save its reduction sadder figures I've met in this century. Like Collector, or at least, the first to survive it. matrix that allows the wearer to collapse many people, he confused the intent of the All the cosmic beings are watching him the armor into a credit card. Except for the Crusades with the facts. His beliefs in the much more closely now, awaiting some Soviet inventor Anton Vanko, the armor- 'noble' actions of the Crusades contradict shift in power among the greater beings in wearers may not be proficient enough to what I know of the horrors and atrocities of this universe. All I know is that the fix or adapt it themselves. The current those 'holy' wars. He is currently under a Avengers and I will be there to stop him if Dynamo armor, as reported by Dr. doctor's care, and I hope that his sanity he visits Earth again." Banner, is on a par with the offensive and religious faith can be restored. I also systems of Iron Man's old Mark VI armor. hope that Arthur learns tolerance of other Regardless of the current wearer, be religions, for to not accept another's prepared to battle a state-of-the-art differences is what keeps us from attaining the peace held so highly by most religions." Originally, this woman was considered an Undoubtedly the most fearsome foe of the Earth super villainess. She was later collected heroes of Earth, Doctor Victor revealed as the elder sister of the Von Doom is the most dangerous mortal Neramani clan of Chandilar. She in our current time. His obsessive intellect, eventually claimed the throne of the Shi'ar his knowledge of both science and magic, Imperium, despite her wings and claws, as well as his powerful armor and signs of genetic throwback to her avian multitude of robots make him an enemy forebears. Deathbird soon abdicated her one cannot afford to underestimate. Above throne to Lilandra, and she currently has all, his rulership of the country of been named regent leader of Hala and the makes him difficult to apprehend because fallen Kree Empire. This highly trained of diplomatic immunity. killer leads the and is now Mr. Fantastic: "In all my years of dealing pulling together the ruins of an empire, with Victor, I have discovered only a few rebuilding Hala slowly as part of the Shi'ar constants. His ego and his belief in his Imperium. A recent loss of her wings and own intellectual superiority are nearly a change in her appearance has yet to be insurmountable. This need to be superior explained. has bred in him an utter hatred of me and, Ms. Marvel: "Deathbird is one of my most to a lesser degree, my colleagues in the tenacious foes, not to mention one of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. In most vicious. Her wings allow her silent Victor's eyes, everything he does is good, flight and her pinions and claws are deadly since what is good for him should be good when combined with her natural . for everyone. To even hope to win against Deal with her at long distances if possible, Dr. Doom, you must find a way to use his though her javelins (carried in smaller arrogance and his pride against him. He sizes on her arm bands) allow her a often underestimates intelligence in his powerful energy blast strong enough to foes, so you would be advised to think shatter steel." about his traps, not react to them. To Binary: "In the few short years I've spent anger him is futile, unless you cause him in space with the , I learned he can manipulate genetic structures of to lose face before his people. Above all, that Deathbird's wings were a result of people and creatures to use in his Doom has his pride and his honor. If he genetic regression. This 'regressed' schemes. Now, after the raising of gives you his word, he will observe his woman managed, through treachery and Demonica, his plans for his new nation are promise to the letter, so be certain you an alliance with the , to take the unknown, and the nature of his new uses understand exactly what he is promising. Shi'ar throne for more than a year. Her for the Life Stone's radiations is also Only is better at twisting the reasons for abdicating earlier this year are unknown. words of a promise than Victor Von unknown, but I don't plan on visiting her on Living Lightning: "The Doc struck me as Doom." Hala to ask. Despite our new knowledge the type to get into power, even if he didn't Scarlet Witch: "In a recent talk with Dr. of her regal background, I still find the have it himself. When you 're dealing with Strange, he mentioned that Doom's woman far too cruel, capricious, and this ugly hombre, take him out first. He's mother had been freed from the clutches untrustworthy." the linchpin of any plans and it makes his of Mephisto by his alliance with Doom. In flunkies easier to fight. While I was with the future, we should expect much more Doctor Demonicus the Overlords, I never saw him use any magic ability from Doom than in the past." Dr. Douglas Birely, aka Dr. Demonicus, powers. The others all seemed to toe the tried to gain powers by exposure to a line out of fear, except Kuroku, who radioactive meteor he called the Life seemed to be afraid of him and in love Stone. But all he gained was cancer. He with him too." later constructed his armor to keep his cancer in remission. With his Life Stone, Dominus and mounted its primary plan. Despite machine would have conquered the planet Though he appeared as a humanoid form, being scattered through the past, the West if it weren't for Moon Knight's multiple this was simply an advanced robot Coast Avengers defeated him, causing the personalities. The Dominus complex was containing the intelligence of a massive core of the Dominus computer to flee into apparently destroyed in the cave-in from sentient computer complex. Its objective space. The complex apparently was its blastoff into space. Past experience was to enslave entire planetary destroyed in the resulting cave-in, along has shown me and this team we should be populations for domination by the Quist with all of Dominus' clone minions, Butte, sure things are destroyed or disposed of. race. The Dominus complex's first attempt Cactus, and Gila. Avengers West will have to sort through to dominate Earth was stopped by Iron Man: "Dominus was one of the the debris to see if some technology might Professor Charles Xavier and his original toughest villains the Avengers West Coast be excavated in the future to keep it out of X-Men. The attendant robot called itself has faced. If not for 's return to enemy or government hands." , and its defeat set back the the Avengers, as well as allies like Espirita computer's plans for years. Dominus was and Moon Knight, the team would never fully operational recently have escaped the past. That infernal Iron Man: "The Dreadnoughts are Egghead The Dragon Man android was created by dangerous opponents, but even more so Elihas Starr, a former scientist, was Dr. Gregson Gilbert at State University. because of their numbers and pre- branded a criminal for stealing classified With 's intervention, the Dragon programmed teamwork. Their sheer plans and attempting to sell them. From Man was given a semblance of life and individual power is formidable, but the that time, his life turned to crime, and he was under Diablo's control. When not Dreadnoughts are usually dispatched in soon became the arch-enemy of Dr. Henry under the control of Diablo or some other trios, making them much more dangerous. Pym in all his heroic guises. During his criminal, Dragon Man has the functional The best way to dispatch them is to last foray against the Avengers he formed intellectual equivalent of a domesticated scramble their internal programs with the third Masters of Evil and he coerced dog. Dragon Man has always been external signals. If this option is not Henry Pym into stealing Adamantium for susceptible to external control, and his available, focus on detaching their heads his schemes. After his Masters of Evil formidable abilities (flame breath, armored and removing their internal circuitry. Their were defeated by Henry Pym, Egghead hide, great strength, club-like tail) make it armor is built to take cannon shells without attempted to shoot Pym in the back. When hard for any opponent to forget that it a scratch, so use teamwork and focus Hawkeye shot an arrow into Egghead's often acts not of its own accord. multiple attacks on one point to weaken energy pistol, the energy backlash killed Invisible Woman: "Dragon Man is a tragic the armor's effectiveness." Egghead. experiment gone awry. The android, given Dr. Pym: "It is pitiful that such a brilliant proper treatment and care, might develop Dreaming Celestial, The mind as Egghead's was geared toward more of a will of its own. It has Little is known about this being, except crime. Though I hated the man for his rudimentary memory capacities, as it has that he is buried under the Diablo countless crimes and his personal recognized me on a number of occasions Mountains and that he yearns to be free. vendetta against me. I have to admit a as a friend. When battling the Dragon He was imprisoned in total immobility by begrudging respect for his intelligence. I Man, do every thing possible to calm it the Second Host of the Celestials as a never defeated him through sheer down while also searching for any external traitor, though his actual crime is intellect, but through his pride. He, like stimuli that might be possible for its unknown. He was released by Ghaur and Doom and so many others, actions. If acting on its own, it is acting on animated, though the West Coast underestimated the minds of others and basic impulses, from searching for food to Avengers and the Eternal Uni-Mind the values of teamwork. He also never protecting its current den. Despite its defeated Ghaur and recaptured the understood the idea of friends helping an power, conditions can be set where a calm Dreaming Celestial in his prison. ally. His need for control led him to believe person can handle Dragon Man as easily Sersi: "Many are the mysteries of the that everyone had to command to get as a dog." Celestials, and none are more mysterious what they wanted. My ant friends and I than the Dreaming Celestial. He is defeated him as he never quite Dreadnoughts immobile in his prison, and can only be understood that ours was an alliance and These battle robots were created by released by a pawn with possession of a friendship, not a commander/troop for use against S.H.I.E.L.D. The vial from the Pyramid of Winds that situation. I regret his accidental death, but Maggia also created more Dreadnoughts contains his Celestial energies. Once be may have now found the peace that so that have attacked various Avengers in the freed, though, he controls his pawn utterly eluded him here." past. Their weapons systems include cold and does as he wishes. We were lucky to and fire attacks, projectile spikes, stop him once with my fellow Eternals and Enchantress electrical touch attacks, and gamma-ray Avengers and the Uni-Mind. If he were to Amora the Enchantress is one of the eye beams. These weapons combined escape again, the full might of the Avengers' oldest foes. Her Asgardian with the heavy armor of the robots makes Celestials could be brought to bear on this magics and her "eldritch kiss" have made them quite formidable. Spider-Man all-too-fragile planet and even we Eternals much trouble for the Avengers in the past. reported an encounter recently with an might fear death on that day." After all these years however, we are not advanced series ("Dreadnought 2000"), so easily fooled and her most recent foray though he has yet to file a detailed against us failed because of the account on this new model. preparedness of Wonder Man and the Avengers West Coast. She is a crafty and vengeful opponent, and her spells can Ghaur Cage. After a number of years as a be influencing situations without her Ghaur was the priestlord of Lemuria, the lackluster pawn of other villains, Josten immediate presence. If any male heroes true power behind the titular ruler of the had his strength boosted by Dr. Karl Malus seem under some emotional control, be Deviant City of Toads. His schemes have and he was also granted a derivative of ready for the Enchantress. seen him raise the Dreaming Celestial Henry Pym's growth-formula. Now with his Thor: "Asgardian though she may be, from his prison and nearly bring size-changing power and great strength, Amora hath spent her millennia in her destruction upon the Earth. He also allied Goliath is a foe to watch for. immoral pursuits of control over any males himself with Llyra and, acting as agents of Wonder Man: "Goliath is one of our most that suited her. She hath shown a more Set, reconstructed a gigantic version of powerful foes but he has a few altruistic side of late, though she be at the Crown. With this plan, Ghaur weaknesses. He has a need for attention most an opportunist, and shalt worry first is responsible for the deaths of hundreds and is envious of others' success and about her golden tresses above all other of Atlanteans and the near-deaths of fame. He has no real fighting skills, using concerns. Her beauty and her magics can Andromeda, Dagger, , Invisible his size and strength in a 'bull-in-a-china- scarce be matched on a mortal level, Woman, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, and shop' method. He can be maneuvered into though her attractions mask a fickle heart Storm. In his final gambit to bring Set to using his size against himself. Your best that couldst chill himself. Watch Earth, he probed deep into the Serpent bet is to fight him in a setting where his thinesetves, for if Amora sets her eye on Crown only to release the spirit of , size won't help him, such as reinforced thee, thou shaft inherit naught but peril." the former emperor of Lemuria and long- enclosures that force him to shrink or time bearer of the Serpent Crown. wide-open spaces with room to maneuver Trapped in a battle of wills, both Naga and aerially but nothing around for him to use Skurge, the Executioner, was a member of Ghaur disappeared, their current locations as a weapon." the first Masters of Evil as a partner of unknown. Amora the Enchantress. His years as a Sersi: "Ghaur is one of the most ruthless Grandmaster foe of Thor and Earth's heroes were due Deviants I have ever had the displeasure The Grandmaster is the consummate to his overwhelming devotion to the of meeting. He wields power confidently gamesmaster. His entire existence is Enchantress. Years later, Skurge showed and easily, no matter its extent. Aside from geared toward his games. Over the years, his true warrior's honor by aiding Thor in Warlord , whom I'd trust no farther than the Avengers have become some of his releasing many mortal souls trapped in the length of my fingers, Ghaur is the favorite pawns, pulled out of our normal Hel. He sacrificed himself to allow Thor, worst menace the Deviants have lives and forced to play in his games for , and the mortal souls to escape generated in millennia. He is a the fate of Earth or some other incredibly 's grasp. He now dwells among the consummate planner, always remaining high stake. There is no way to predict heroic dead in Valhalla. two steps ahead of his foes. Only external when or where the Grandmaster's whim Thor: "As I hath before stated, the circumstances and an extreme amount of will strike, so prepare for anything when it Enchantress can claim men's soul. None luck have allowed us to stop him in the does. more than that of Skurge the Executioner. past. If he reappears, the Avengers must Hawkeye: "This bozo has yanked us I felt the touch of his enchanted axe many be ready for anything. The only thing we across time and space so many times I times, though in the end, he gaineth the can rely on is some aid from betrayed don't wanna think about it. The trick to nobility and honor of a warrior born. Twas allies since the criminal capacity for dealing with him is to find a way to protect his hand that stayed Hel's touch of Hela revenge is great and all we can ever count whatever he's threatening, save your skins on many mortals and mineself. on Ghaur to do is to abandon his helpers from the other pawns, and force him to Henceforth, the name of Skurge was when they are no longer useful." play a game on your terms, not his. It ain't cleansed of all taint gained in league with easy, but it can be done. Cap's still sore at Amora and he dwells in Odin's favor Goliath III me for saving the Earth and the Avengers among the heroes of Valhalla. I regret the Eric Josten, a and mercenary, with a simple shell game. Hey, we were Avengers only met the edge of his axe, gained his power from the first Baron against the wall and I knew he couldn't and never hadst the chance to gaze upon Zemo's machine that granted Wonder Man resist the game. Cap just doesn't like that I Skurge's nobility. His sacrifice shalt be his ionic strength, thanks to the cheated to win. Oh well, better alive and sung amongst the heavens, a most valiant Enchantress. He originally went by the mad than dead." tale that needs be told." name of Power Man, until he lost the right to the name in a battle with Luke Graviton Franklin Hall gained his powers in a laboratory accident. Since then, his powers seem to push him closer to insanity with each encounter. An implacable and powerful foe, he can manipulate the forces of gravity at will. Graviton is defeated only if you can catch him, and keep him, off-guard. Wonder Man: "I've faced Graviton every time he's fought the Avengers, and he is one of the toughest to beat. Gratefully, he is also one of the most arrogant. He's so wrapped up in himself that when you poke holes in his 'infallible' schemes, he quickly loses control and can be taken out with teamwork. Despite all his power, if he has to focus on a number of things at once, you can get past his defenses and affect his all-too-human body with gas or knock- out drugs and get him put into a power dampener."

Grey Paul Pierre Duval is yet another scientific mind gone bad. His accidental creation of his petrification formula led him to become the Grey Gargoyle and seek the secret of immortality from Thor. Duval rarely allies himself with others, but he was a part of the fourth Masters of Evil until caught by the Black Knight, , and the Wasp. Dr. Pym: "Paul Duval has one of the most intriguing biochemical structures that I've ever studied. He is our only close contact with what could be deemed as inorganic life. His touch paralyzes others by turning them to stone, but Duval's genetic makeup (or its alteration with exposure to the formula) allows him mobility and function while remaining inorganic. The Black Knight recently proved that specific energy charges can cause him to revert to human form. Unless heroes can cause him to change, their best bet is to limit his movement and prevent his right hand from touching anything." , The team and expect a visit from Kang. alliances with Earth-based villains as she Eric Williams is the older brother of Simon Mr. Fantastic: "Having had only one sees humans as 'cattle.'" Williams aka Wonder Man. For years, he encounter with these constructs, I must blamed the Avengers for the apparent say that they are a remarkable piece of Kang death of his brother and became the Grim work. Their primary function of adapting This self-described "Master of Time" and Reaper for revenge. He died over a year energy for their own uses is something to "Conqueror" is a traveler from an alternate ago, but was resurrected by Nekra with study under more controlled conditions in future. Though his primary identity by voodoo magic. Now utterly ruthless, the the hopes of using such a system for which the Avengers know him is Kang, he Grim Reaper's expanded powers allow solving our energy problems. I have previously posed as the Pharaoh Rama- him to absorb life force through his scythe. theorized their basic construction, but Tut and will become Immortus in the In fact, he must absorb the life of one there is no functioning prototype to work distant future. For more information, see human a day to remain animate. with. Much of Kang's technology of the Iron Man's treatise on time travel and The East Coast Avengers have recently future has been theoretically proposed in alternate dimensions. Kang's future had an encounter with the Reaper and a past and present years by my father, technology makes him a formidable foe, new Legion of the Unliving. Apparently, myself, and other scientific minds such as and he is constantly at odds with the Eric has now studied magic and Henry Pym and Victor Von Doom. With Avengers as he seeks to bring time developed some awful powers such as such information known to me, I can periods, including our own, under his teleportation, the skill to tear open provide any hero with a means to alter the sway. His latest attempts at conquering dimensional walls, and the ability to kill Growing Man’s circuitry and cause it to the 20th Century met with failure due to and absorb life forces in a wider field. All lose mass and size as it absorbs energy the intervention of the Avengers, the this has dehumanized Eric even more. and force. If possible, appropriate an inert Fantastic Four, Dr. Druid, and the Vision: "The Grim Reaper sought my Stimuloid for study. It could prove most Temptress, a woman who was later destruction constantly as he saw me, with beneficial." revealed as . She now watches my brain patterned after his believed-dead over Kang's comatose form in his brother, as a mockery of Simon Williams. Halflife stronghold at Chronopolis. His schemes drove him to his death, This alien beauty can cause accelerated Hawkeye: "! This guy though he has attempted to shift the cellular aging and rot in organic materials is actually dangerous enough to live up to blame of his death onto Wonder Man and or beings with a touch. Her power cannot his name. His armor and future tech make me. Our most recent battle showed him to affect inorganic materials, though it can him a tough opponent even for a full have powers that can be identified as affect certain energy fields such as contingent of Avengers. When you're 'magic.' Where these powers came from is Quasar's quantum energy. Force fields dealing with Kang, don't even think about a case for conjecture. His ability to raise and her own clothing are the only known harming him. His armor gives Shellhead's the Legion of the Unliving from the dead things that can withstand her power. She a run for his money. The way to stop him and his own rebirth and new powers has twice escaped Project Pegasus and is is to disrupt his plans. His Growing Man suggest a connection with so-called currently at large, location unknown. androids are tough, but can be defeated if voodoo magic." Quasar: "This woman apparently can you've got muscle on hand like Wondy or cause a breakdown of cellular matter and Herc. His other surprises tend to be hand- Growing Man some energy patterns. She is an alien of a held weapons or tricks with time fields. The Growing Man is a Stimuloid, an previously unknown race. It is doubly Luckily, we learned early on to detect the artificial servant of Kang the Conqueror. unknown if this is a natural ability of her energy of Kang's time machines, so we When it encounters energy (kinetic or species or if she is some form of mutant. know when he's at work and can guard electromagnetic), it absorbs it to grow as She claims to have slain every other being against it. tall as 20 or 30 feet. There has only been on her native planet. Boy, if I believed that "I've fought this guy nearly every time he one recorded instance where a Growing line every time I heard it, I'd believe the met the Avengers and he's only done one Man was utilized where Kang was not galaxy was filled with genocidal maniacs. good thing. He's the one who allowed me involved. If any Avenger encounters a Count on this woman to be incredibly to meet my pal and idol from the 1800s, Stimuloid, he or she should assemble the hostile to any attempts at capture. It is the Two Gun Kid. Despite all the grief he's doubtful she will seek caused, I've gotta thank him for that." Quasar: "The Living Laser is a open and Magneto Ulysses Klaw was a former physicist and shut case study in panic. Throughout his Magneto is one of the most dangerous expert on sonics years ago. To further his career, he sought more and more power mutants alive today. Current beliefs that research, he attempted to steal but often lost his nerve during battles. In he is dead are unfounded until a body is from , and in so doing, caused recant encounters, he has become found. His power to manipulate magnetic the death of T'Chaka the chieftain. In a reckless and uses his noncorporeal light- forces, and consequently control other second attack on Wakanda decades later, body to good advantage. He gave Iron energies, is incredibly strong and has Klaw was transformed into his current Man and me tough fights, but he panicked been used both against and for the "living sound" form. This quasi-solid foe and fled through the Watcher's home. Avengers on many occasions. He is also has opposed the Avengers, beginning with After I collected the scores of dimensional the father of Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, a stint with the second Masters of Evil. He duplicates of the Laser scattered our own Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. has lately become mentally unstable due throughout the multiverse thanks to Uatu's Scarlet Witch: "The self-proclaimed to radical changes and events before and machines, I deposited him at Project Master of Magnetism, Magneto, is an during the so-called "" and Pegasus. He's powerful, no doubt, but hit enigma. In the past, his extreme actions thus is very dangerous. him with the unexpected and he crumbles. branded him both my savior and my Black Panther: "I shall not waste much Case closed." enemy. Now, though some of his actions time talking of this honorless creature. I are no less criminal, his expressed destroyed his hand years ago, but he has Loki motives are solely for the defense of plagued me my entire adult life. Klaw The Asgardian god of mischief and mutants. However noble his words may becomes less intelligent as the years trickery, Loki is the being responsible for seem, his moods and temper are too move on. Where once he would have the formation of the Avengers, though he mercurial to trust to self-vigilance. Though thought before fighting, he often leaps planned it as a revenge scheme against he is my father, I will not hesitate in my pell-mell into battle. He is rash and his brother Thor. Since then, Loki has run duty as an Avenger and defend the reckless, leading off battles with an abrupt afoul of the Avengers many times, most helpless against him. Though I sometimes and powerful blast of sound. After felling a recently through his Acts of Vengeance feel the sting of mutant prejudice and number of foes, he toys with opponents, when he manipulated Earth's villains to hatred, I shall never embrace his goal of forming animals and constructs of sound fight unfamiliar heroes to gain an mutant supremacy, veiled as protecting to confuse or attack in his stead. He is advantage and lead to the destruction of mutants from harsh human treatment. vulnerable to attacks from Vibranium, so the Avengers. Though Loki is a trickster at "Charles Xavier and his X-Men may be be sure to have appropriate weapons to heart, his evil may be at an end after his able to work with my father at times, but fight this walking of a man. Expect last encounter with his brother Thor. Even Magneto has betrayed my trust too many anything from Klaw except honor" so, it is wise to stay on guard against him, times for me to willingly put my hand in his as the gods are known to hold grudges and walk with him toward his dream world Living Laser even after death. without mutant persecution. That is a goal Arthur Parks was a scientist who turned to Thor: "'Tis most pleasing that my brother, found by hard work and example, mutants crime using his knowledge of lasers. in seeking to cause harm to mineself and working with humans to show what Eventually, Parks boosted his power by my comrades, hath caused the cooperation can accomplish. This is what I implanting laser devices into his own assemblage of Midgard's greatest heroes do every day with the Avengers. Now if body. He soon had problems regulating since the fall of Ilium. Nothing rankles only my example could sway my father his energy input and his laser devices against his breast more than having to from his lonely path." threatened to kill him. During a battle with dwell on the good he hath caused whilst Iron Man, his devices overloaded and his brooding and seeking to bring evil to me. Man-Ape body exploded. The Living Laser is now The irony is rich, that the god of trickery M'Baku was once the greatest warrior of only a sentient packet of laser light with and lies shouldst be the progenitor of this Wakanda, second only to T'Challa, the his former shape. After a recent encounter world's greatest collective of heroism. chieftain. When he was left to rule with Quasar, Parks is now under study at Mock him not, if thou dost value breath Wakanda as a regent while the Black Project Pegasus. and sight, for Loki hath never been one to Panther joined the Avengers, M'Baku be slighted." revived the outlawed White Gorilla cult and gained great strength by killing and consuming a rare white gorilla. Since then, Moonstone Rampage the Man-Ape has plagued the Black Dr. Karla Sofen gained her powers by Stewart Clarke created the Rampage Panther and the Avengers both on his own stealing a powerful gem from the original armor years ago but lost his company and and as a member of the Lethal Legions. Moonstone. With her energy powers, she his money because of bad business deals. He is currently at large. is a mighty and persistent foe, joining the Using the armor, he ran afoul of the Black Panther: "M'Baku was once a last two configurations of the Masters of a number of times. He trusted warrior and friend. All that is gone Evil. She has currently recovered from recently reappeared in L.A., stole his now as he wallows in the madness and breaking her back, an injury suffered while armor and six duplicates from the current power of the white gorilla. The gorilla cult escaping the ruins of Avengers Mansion holder, and resumed his rampage against was outlawed by the Black Panther cult after the Masters' assault. the well-to-do. He was stopped by Wonder because of its barbaric nature and the Captain Marvel: "Moonstone is a Man and the Beast and is now in prison. madness it can cause. Its most visible powerful enemy, but she has a few Black Widow: "Rampage is a foe very worshipper, the Man-Ape, shows its psychological flaws despite being a easy to underestimate. With his constant dangerous power. M'Baku was a skilled psychiatrist. She needs to be 'in-charge' of whining about his sorry life, one forgets warrior and hunter in his day. As the Man- any situation or persons around her. that his armor is just below Iron Man's Ape, his skill is almost lost and he tends to Ironically, she is unable to accept class. His exo-skeleton provides him with ignore signals he used to see easily, responsibility for her own actions. Not an enhanced strength and protection. Disable fighting like a maddened boar in the jungle admirable trait for someone in command it and he's helpless." rather than a warrior." positions. All you need to do is keep her allies confused over her ability to Sons of the Serpent Master Pandemonium command them or show Moonstone that This radical group has had three Martin Preston, a renowned film actor, her plans are flawed. Either tactic should incarnations, but they all embraced dared to make a deal with Mephisto to unnerve her enough to give someone the precepts of hate, prejudice, isolationism, save his life after a car wreck. Though opening to take her down" and misguided concepts of racial given life, Preston's body became a supremacy. The original Sons of the receptacle for great demonic energies. He Serpent were the most technologically could separate his limbs and they would Dr. Chen Lu volunteered to become advanced, and were organized by foreign attack as whole demons, and he could Communist China's first superhuman and powers to undermine the U.S. cast some magical spells, most commonly was imbued with his radioactive powers. government. The most recent group was demonfire blasts. At his last encounter, he Radioactive Man was sent to America to armed with only military surplus and collected much of Mephisto's scattered challenge Thor, and was quickly defeated totaled eight members. power for him and apparently imploded. and was believed dead. He reappeared Captain America: "The Sons of the His effectiveness as a villain and a servant later with the first Masters of Evil, his ties Serpent are dangerous only when the of Mephisto may see him return in some with China broken. Chen Lu, a perennial public buys into their rhetoric. Their new fashion. Avengers foe, is currently at large. message of hate, and its unfortunate Thing: "This yahoo is one of the weirdest Dr. Pym: "Dr. Chen Lu used to be one of infectiousness, leads far too quickly to lost villains I ever went toe-to-toe with, and I the world's great minds on radiation, but tempers on a large scale and a general been up against a lot of 'em. My has since abandoned any research in breakdown in civil order. The best weapon adventures with the Whackos were pursuit of a life of crime. He is incredibly against these bigots is a clear head and a against him and he had more tricks up his powerful and has humbled both Thor and firm belief in equality for everyone, sleeve than ol’ Iron Pants! His spells tend the She-Hulk on occasion. This aside, he including them. We may not want to hear ta be downright nasty. If you're used ta rarely uses his intelligence in battle and what they have to say, but I've spent my most things not harmin' ya, think again acts often as a subordinate. Reasons for life defending peoples' rights to free and be ready for anything! Master Panda- this are unknown, but if Lu were to apply speech and I won't stop now, because I bear deals with magic, and that breaks his powers and intelligence more often, he don't like what they say. If they resort to lots of tidy scientific rules. It's the sorta could become one of our most dangerous overt violence, that is where they must be stuff that makes big brains like Pym or foes. If he is encountered, be sure to have stopped and disbanded." Reed twitch." some sort of anti-radiation device on hand to nullify his powers." Space Phantom chances of his charade being found out. being that evolved from a . The Space Phantom was one of the The Avengers have not encountered him The Adaptoid's inert form was stored on Avengers' earliest foes. He is able to in years, except for a chance encounter in Avengers Island, but salvage operations assume the form and abilities of any Limbo. Our best defense is to incorporate failed to find the android and therefore it is creature, the unfortunate creature being cerebral scanners into the security system considered to be at large. shunted to Limbo while the Space to guard against him. If you ever have to Captain America: "The Super-Adaptoid Phantom replaces it. He originally worked fight him, keep in mind that he has all the has battled the Avengers no fewer than for Immortus, trading places with powers and weaknesses of those he five times and each battle becomes Earthlings so Immortus could study those imitates." progressively more difficult. With its ability the Phantom replaced. He has been to add any of our skills and powers to its independent in the past, and with Super-Adaptoid repertoire, it was often like fighting a one- Immortus' new inert way of life, the Space Created by Advanced Idea Mechanics, man Avengers battalion. In our latest Phantom's status is unknown. this android was originally programmed encounter with it, it adapted the abilities of Wasp: "This little guy came close to solely to defeat Captain America, but soon a Cosmic Cube, but was defeated by destroying the Avengers immediately after altered its programming to oppose a Kubik with the aid of the Avengers. The the first official meeting, with his imitations number of super-teams including the X- Adaptoid's power source was absorbed by of the Hulk and Iron Man. Only brain Men and the Avengers. Its ability to Kubik and it was left inert on Avengers scans and telepaths can detect any duplicate the skills and powers and Island. After the island sank, the Adaptoid difference between the Space Phantom likenesses of up to eight beings was was discovered missing. We should be and one of his victims. He has developed powered by an energized piece of a ready if anyone manages to reanimate this better acting skills since his early days, Cosmic Cube. This power source was powerful foe.” and studies those he imitates, lessening recently removed by Kubik, a sentient skills and fighting styles of Avengers and control. He always had a fascination with The Supreme Intelligence of the Kree is a allies Black Knight, Black Panther, Captain death, a fixation that turned to a sick love technorganic computer system, a America, Daredevil, , Spider- of Death herself. Thanos has always construction that links thousands of Man, and Tigra. He is currently at large, sought to please her and kill any number cryogenically preserved brains to a 5,000- having escaped a federal lock-up months of beings to gain her favor. All his cubic-foot computer and produces the ago. schemes were engineered to bring communal intelligence that formerly ruled Ant Man: "I used to think the ugliest Thanos approval from Death. Adam the Kree Empire. Whether a byproduct of outfits were saved for the Academy Warlock, having looked into the depths of the communal consciousness or some Awards, but then I get stuck with Mr. Bad- my brother's soul, has concluded that no other unknown factor, the Supremor has Taste for my recurring villain. Jokes aside, matter how much power Thanos has, he psionic abilities that can even span is a tricky foe especially with will seek out more but never feel worthy of galaxies! The Supreme Intelligence has his amalgamation of some of the world's it. Remember that he seeks his power to spent many millennia manipulating events best fighters' styles. Your best bet against gain Death's favor; however, if he were to spur the development of the Kree race him is to either send someone who can worthy of the power, he would be an out of its evolutionary dead end. With the take punishment against him hand-to- equal. Since he subconsciously feels recent Kree/Shi'ar war, the Supremor hand, or take him out with a distance beneath such powers, he provides his manipulated all involved parties, including attack. Remember, he's got all the foes with opportunities to defeat him. the Avengers, until the release of the defensive and offensive skills of at least Nega-Bomb. The Nega-Bomb's effects, four Avengers, so come up with tactics Tiger Shark secretly engineered by the Supreme that would keep Cap or Dane or T'Challa Todd Arliss, a former Olympic swimmer, Intelligence, killed roughly 75% of the at a disadvantage. Me, I prefer the hide- was altered by Dr. Lemuel Dorcas into the living beings within the galaxy of the Kree and-seek method at ant-size and then give savage Tiger Shark, an amphibian with Empire (what we call the Greater him a quick-growth upper cut to take him power and savagery enough to battle the Magellanic Cloud). The survivors have out quick." Sub-Mariner to a standstill on more than been drastically altered on a genetic level one occasion. Tiger Shark was a member and have the potential for evolutionary Thanos of both the third and fourth incarnations of growth now. The Supreme Intelligence Thanos is, without a doubt, the most the Masters of Evil. was apparently slain by the Black Knight dangerous foe the Avengers have ever Sub-Mariner: "I pity Todd Arliss for being and a contingent of Avengers in retribution faced. Immensely powerful and wickedly a pawn of Dorcas, but I hold no pity for the for the millions slain by the Nega-Bomb. cunning, Thanos always bears close monster he has become. His claws and This action has led to revenge sworn by watching. His appearance and personal teeth are to be guarded against, and his the Kree and much dissension among the powers do not match a standard Eternal's, speed and power nearly match my own team. except for his immense strength, but he beneath the waves. His defeat lies in his Commentary on this topic by various supplements his might with incredible water-retaining costume. Remove his Avengers personnel has been stricken technologies and knowledge. The mad water reservoir while on dry land and his because of the emotional and divisive Eternal of Titan has threatened lives on a power will diminish swiftly." nature of said comments to the team galactic scale a number of times, including structure. his foray with a Cosmic Cube or his use of Titania the Gems to snuff out the stars. He Created by Doctor Doom during the Taskmaster has returned from the dead after Adam Secret Wars, Titania aka Mary "Skeeter" A trainer of the endless numbers of thugs Warlock turned him to stone. He was MacPheran swiftly became the partner of often employed by super villains, the allegedly brought back to serve Death, but the Absorbing Man and established Taskmaster also has the special ability to he betrayed her for the power of the herself as a powerful foe. Her strength duplicate any observed physical Infinity . He lost the Gauntlet to a level and fortitude are equivalent to the movements. He does not gain any resurrected Adam Warlock and is currently She-Hulk. What she lacks in cunning or heightened abilities or other superhuman at large in space. skill is compensated by raw power. powers. While utilizing replicas of their Starfox: "My brother, the mad Thanos, weaponry, the Taskmaster maintains the spent his entire life seeking power and Spider-Man: "This lady's one tough incarnation as Ultron-6, the robot has improbabilities of Wanda's hexes." customer. Her strength is easily six times been covered in pure Adamantium and is my own and her skin can reflect bullets effectively invulnerable. Of all the models, Whirlwind and worse punishment. So can someone Ultron-Mark-12 was the only robot to Dave Cannon infiltrated the inner workings tell me why she's afraid of me? She can surpass its hatred, becoming almost like a of the Avengers as "Charles," Janet Van heft airplanes, but she has little finesse son to Pym before its deactivation by Dyne's chauffeur. Having fought Giant and even less self-control. I beat her Ultron-11. Ultron-13 was captured after an Man and the Wasp as the Human Top, he during her first time out by letting her abortive alliance with the Grim Reaper and renamed himself Whirlwind and has strength take her through a wall when she is currently imprisoned in the . pursued Jan with a sick fascination for fried to hit me." Dr. Pym: "In some detached, scientific years. He now wears light body armor and way, I can be proud of the achievement I buzz saw blades on his wrists, his speed Ultron-13 made in artificial intelligence, that is, until and weaponry making him a dangerous Ultron was to be Henry Pym's greatest the horror of what I unleashed upon the enemy. achievement in creative artificial world settles in. Ultron is our most ruthless Wasp: "Dave Cannon has been a intelligence and self-repair. This robot's foe, always attempting to subvert the personal thorn in my side for years, initial debugging program was flawed and human rule of the planet. Covered with stalking me as if I'm some prize to be won. somehow installed emotive responses Adamantium, he is immune to physical Whirlwind always had a bit of an ego within Ultron that soon became focused on attacks. Our best bets against this robot problem and this was worsened by his a hatred of all things human, especially are our brains and the Scarlet Witch. new armament. He tends to overestimate Henry Pym. Since its creation, Ultron has Ultron's robotic intellect cannot his power and the effectiveness of his gone through 13 different robotic models. comprehend or defend against the weapons. Use that arrogance to put him Since his away." THE AVENGERS GENTLEMAN

"On the whole, it is rather unseemly for a On Matters of Service patterns of behavior to become prevalent gentleman's gentleman to gossip and As the manservant of the Avengers and and to adapt to them, such as Mr. Stark's record the happenings of the household the Stark family, I have always striven for parties. From the first day, when Mr. Stark under his care. Despite this, I, Edwin my personal best in the job I do. The announced the need for a "feast" for some Jarvis, have undertaken the task of difficulties of managing the household of a very "special guests," the predictable life committing to a personal memoir my somewhat eccentric inventor and his so- of this butler ended and the chaos that recollections of and activities with the called "playboy" son cannot begin to followed the Avengers entered. With the collective group of superhumans known as match the intricacies and complications of recent addition of the Avengers support the Avengers. I feel that, impropriety being the butler for the world's premier staff, I now have comrades with which to notwithstanding, these memoirs will be team of superheroes. The largest share my duties as I did before the staff better served at a later date to instruct the difficulties lie in the realms of technological unexpectedly walked out before the first populace (or at the very least, my adaptability, unpredictability, and the dinner party for the Avengers, daunted by successor) in the human or, perhaps, seemingly simple task of food service. the Hulk's impending presence. To be mortal, side of their 'superheroes,'" Of all the areas I have learned "on the honest, my first meeting with the emerald fly," I am most indebted to my employers Avenger was unsettling enough that I lost On Matters of Address for my training and knowledge of current my head and fainted. Since that time, I Despite their fanciful sobriquets and their and new technologies. To be certain, have steeled myself to expect nearly dangerous professions, all of the Avengers Mansion, Avengers Island, and anything, and have encountered Avengers are human in the relative sense the new Avenger Headquarters contain everything from the gentle scenes of the and just as worthy of proper service and some of the most technologically growing love of Mistress Wanda and address as any other employers. "Master" advanced machines in the world. It has Master Vision to my own assault by the and "Mistress" or "Madame" are suitable ever been my duty to see to their upkeep, hideous Mr. Hyde. My foremost memories terms of address to be added to the now made so much easier with the are those of scenes which underscored heroes' and heroines' varied appellations, addition of Master Fabian Stancowicz to the differences in the life my charges have though it took rather a few months to the Avengers Support Staff to personally chosen from all others' lives. I have lost become accustomed to such charges as oversee much of the maintenance. From count of the many times I have entered "Master Goliath" and "Mistress maintaining the Quinjets to updating the the laboratory with a repast for them only Moondragon." Avengers files, I have learned to use to be met with a number of heroes tensed As a number of the Avengers take their machines that were scarcely dreamt of in and ready for battle. Though I oil it comrades into confidence with their my youth. That is not to say there have not regularly, the Starks' antique tea cart has civilian identities, I too, am privy to been difficulties. I have had to wrestle tea a squeaky wheel that, combined with the understanding the heroes who dwell carts from the clutches of security tendrils, light clatter of the silver tea set, I'm told, beneath their masks. Of utmost free trapped guests and other support staff sounds suspiciously like an attack robot. importance is their insistence on being from laser cages, and I have sacrificed at One in my position cannot expect such referred to by their actual names, with least three sumptuous meals to faulty fire an eclectic group to keep a clean house, aforementioned appropriate designations, extinguishing systems. The sciences of especially in the event of an attack. I pride of course. I am honored with their trust Messrs. Stark and Richards have myself on being able to handle the chore and shall never divulge the civilian continued to grow at dizzying rates, of tidying up after the Avengers have identities of any Avengers who have not though I've no doubt that before I retire vanquished a foe within the grounds of the made such knowledge public. Using their from their service, the Avengers will have new Headquarters. Though few of the proper names is only suitable when they me polishing the lenses and controls of heroes other than the Vision, the Beast, are unmasked. I have not betrayed any matter transmitters not unlike those on and Wonder Man took much advantage of confidences with an error in address, that delightful television show. I fear there the older mansion's library, I saw to its though I daresay some of the Avengers shall be little to surprise me. reconstruction and restoration (including themselves could use a bit of discipline in In the past, one could expect certain rebinding or replacement of damaged this regard to prevent unwanted attention books from Mr. Stark's collections) on at brought about by a slip of the tongue. least four separate occasions. On the few incidents where the damage was beyond my or the and modem), Transia, Italy, Thailand, Hala experiences with them that they may Avengers' ability to repair, work crews (a few Kree dishes taught me by Captain seem more real to those of you indulging were ever overseen by myself in terms of Mar-Vell and Ms. Marvel), and an in idle hero-worship. the details not to be overlooked. Even the especially delightful New Orleans gumbo Of all the older Avengers, I have become firm of Damage Control has required a few recipe of Captain Marvel's. My only regret the closest with Mistress Janet Van Dyne, delicate lessons from myself in the so far has been the lack of detail Master also known as the Wasp. I first met a maintenance and repair of areas Thor has given me in the proper giddy young girl with an all-encompassing frequented by superhumans. preparation of native Asgardian dishes. love for her beloved Ant-Man. To her Given the unpredictability and confusion His gift of a wild boar, hunted by himself credit, this young heroine has grown into a that so often rules the lives of our and the in the hills of good and courageous woman. Her flair for superheroes, one can understand my Gundershelm, was most daunting in size, fashion design has generated some difficulties in setting proper meals for the though it made for an excellent Yuletide wonderful clothes (the originals she has Avengers. Not only were their schedules feast. created for my mother are always subject to change at a moment's notice, appreciated), though some of her there were the problems of coordinating On the Avengers as a Whole costumes border on unsettling. menus suitable for everyone's tastes. (I The Avengers, as a whole, are the noblest Captain America, the noblest and most shan't forget Tigra's insistence on warm group it has ever been my privilege to alone of all the Avengers, is a man of the milk and fillet of mouse. I should have know. My duties as butler have never 1940s brought into our time by the whims enjoyed her quips more had I not been so been easy in their service, but I have been of fate. On quieter nights with the Captain allergic to felines.) No other cook in the with them from the first, and intend to in his early months after his return, I world has had to set a table for two gods, remain for as long as I am able. These became his first confidante in this time, a two kings, and a host of American, heroic men and women (and beings, not trust I shall always cherish. This man has Russian, and European heroes all at once, to exclude such constructs as Mistress such outstanding moral fiber that seems and I have done so on a number of Jocasta) sacrifice so much for the world lost in today's world. I once worried that occasions. It has been both enlightening that greets them rarely with praise and his morals would be lost on the younger and educational in the years of cooking. I often with derision, that I feel it is my lot to generation, but we have recently have expanded my cooking skills without a make their lives as comfortable as reestablished the Stars & Stripes, a doubt, having spent two weeks possible. It is not for myself that I strive to network of young computer aficionados researching the specific ingredients and serve the Avengers as well as I am who collect local information of interest to dishes of a feast Master Hercules once capable. These heroes seek so little the Avengers and alert the team to any attended at the table of Odysseus and reward for the deeds they do for the situations where they are needed. I am Penelope. I can honestly claim the meal children of Earth that I feel the need to doubly proud to call Captain America my was proclaimed "the best meal made by a thank them for all of us with any labor I friend and am pleased that his legacy of mortal in this millennia!" In the past, when might perform for them. honor and justice seems to have reached more Avengers dwelt in the mansion, I younger ears. took to the habit of preparing at least the On My Charges thoughts brush my mind, members' favorite dishes weekly while The Avengers have always been an scenes people might find surprising of exposing some of them to the more exciting and vibrant lot, more so in recent their heroes such as the Vision's poetry refined dishes of the continent and the years with the influx of so many members. reading late at night in the library, British Isles. Despite some resistance, I As stated before, the life of an Avenger is Hawkeye's and my trip to Yankee even managed to convince Master hardly an easy one, though I hope my Stadium, Hercules' love of children as he Hawkeye to try dishes that were soon efforts made their stays with the team as played games with Franklin Richards, and proclaimed "good eats." A mark of high pleasant as possible. For those who think I an intriguing game of Atlantean chess with distinction, to be sure. With a bit of luck, I shall, as Americans say, "kiss and tell," Prince Namor. I shall have the time in the might try to collate all the varied recipes they should look to other sources. I do not future to record other, more detailed I've used over the years for publication. I gossip about my employers, but merely precious anecdotes of each and every wonder how the market would receive share my hero I have served, but there is much to such a mix of recipes from Wakanda, do before my day is done. Russia, Greece (both ancient