Las historias de cómics publicadas por Marvel Comics desde la década de 1940 han presentado varios equipos y organizaciones ficticios y esta página los enumera.
Debido a su revelación de que ahora es una IA simulada, Tony Stark se convirtió en Mark One y comenzó a establecer el Ejército de IA. [1] El equipo también está formado por Albert , Awesome Android , Egghead II, HERBIE , M-11 , Machine Man , Machinesmith , Quasimodo , Super-Adaptoid , Walking Stiletto , los Dreadnoughts , un Sentinel , varios Constructo-Bots, varios Nick Fury LMD y un robot de desactivación de bombas sin nombre. Este grupo quiere obtener la igualdad de derechos con los seres orgánicos a través de cualquier forma posible. [2]
Los Acólitos son un grupo de mutantes y estudiantes/soldados del mutante Magneto, bautizándolo como un "mesías mutante". [3] Ha habido diferentes versiones de Acólitos en los cómics.
Liderados originalmente por Fabian Cortez (un futuro líder del grupo), su hermana Annie y compuestos por Chrome, Marco Delgado y Winters, los Acólitos se encontraron por primera vez con Magneto en el Asteroide M , una estación espacial que orbitaba la Tierra. Los Acólitos solicitaron y se les concedió santuario además de secuestrar al Profesor X y a Moira MacTaggert . [4]
El segundo grupo de Acólitos está dirigido por Fabian Cortez y está formado por Rusty Collins , Colossus , Exodus , Frenzy , Javitz, Katu, los hermanos Kleinstrock , Seamus Mellencamp , Milan , Neophyte , Rakkus , Scanner, Senyaka , Skids , Spoor, Unuscione y Amelia Voght . [5]
La tercera encarnación de los Acólitos está dirigida por Joseph y está formada por Decay , Gargouille, Kamal , Orator y Projector. [6]
La cuarta encarnación de los Acólitos está formada por Polaris , Barnacle, REM-RAM, Static y Vindaloo. [7]
La quinta encarnación de los Acólitos estuvo formada por Exodus, Karima, Random , Tempo y Amelia Voght. [8]
Action Pack es el equipo de superhéroes autorizado de Kentucky y forma parte de la Iniciativa de los Cincuenta Estados . Sus miembros conocidos son Vox, Prima Donna y Frog-Man (que fue reemplazado brevemente por un Skrull). [13]
Los Agentes de Wakanda son una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
En el momento en que era el presidente de los Vengadores, Pantera Negra formó un equipo de apoyo para ellos llamado los Agentes de Wakanda con Okoye como comandante de campo. Los miembros conocidos son American Eagle , Broo , Doctor Nemesis , Fat Cobra de las Armas Inmortales , Gorilla-Man , Ka-Zar y Zabu , Man-Wolf , Mockingbird , Roz Solomon, Ursa Major (que se reveló como un agente doble de Rusia) y Wasp . [14]
Alpha Flight es el equipo de superhéroes autorizado de Canadá.
Ver Escuadrón Supremo .
La Industria Keane obtuvo el equipo de Americop, lo copió y lo utilizó para crear su propia fuerza de seguridad privada llamada Americops . [15] [16]
Los Anacronautas son un grupo de guerreros ficticios que aparecen en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics . [17] Los personajes sirven a Kang el Conquistador como su guardia personal. [18] Los Anacronautas fueron reunidos por Kang, después de haber vencido a cada uno de ellos en combate personal y extraer su lealtad hacia él. Son de varias épocas y realidades alternativas que Kang ha visitado en sus viajes. Aparecieron por primera vez en Fantastic Four Annual # 25 (1992). Sus miembros son Apocryphus, Deathunt 9000, Raa, Sir Raston, Ssith, Tyndar y Wildrun .
Los Aniquiladores son un grupo de poderosos personajes espaciales de varias razas alienígenas. [19] Actúan como un elemento disuasorio para la guerra galáctica.
Los Anti-Arach9 es un grupo de supervillanos que fue formado por Octavia Vermis y estaba formado por Aeturnum, Brothers Grimm , Krazy Goat, Lady Bullseye , Los Espadas Gemelas De Toledo, Rose Roché y Stegron . Cada uno de ellos se unió para acabar con su enemigo mutuo Spider-Woman . [20]
Ver Asgard .
La Asamblea del Mal es un equipo de supervillanos formado por Jester , Fenris , Hydro-Man , Rock (a quien el Líder envió en su lugar) y el reactivado Hulk Robot . Este equipo fue visto por primera vez durante la historia de " Actos de venganza ", donde Jester formó este equipo por sugerencia del Doctor Doom de crear un grupo para luchar contra los Vengadores. Jester también intentó que Cloak y Dagger se unieran al equipo, pero no lo logró. [21]
Las Bacantes son un grupo ficticio de personajes femeninos guerreras que aparecen en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics . [22] En la antigüedad, Hipólita y sus hermanas se dedicaron a hacer guerras en varias tierras. En cada ataque, robaba niñas y las criaba para que fueran sus fieles guerreras. Esto dio lugar al origen de las mitológicas Amazonas . Hipólita sirvió como su reina y las llamó sus Bacantes. Este arreglo sirvió durante muchos años hasta la llegada de Hércules . Algún tiempo después, al ser inmortal, Hipólita decidió reiniciar su culto a las Bacantes para avanzar en su posición en la actualidad. Lo hizo iniciando a mujeres de la calle y fugitivas, proporcionándoles armas y habilidades de lucha. Estas Bacantes modernas también se convirtieron en antiguas asociadas de la Horda Dorada y una vez buscaron venganza contra la Mujer Invisible por interferir en sus asuntos. Luego formaron un club privado de Nueva York llamado Tártaro como fachada con sede en el corazón de Wall Street . Los forasteros lo ven como un palacio de placer privado para aquellos de la élite empresarial internacional que consideran que el Club Fuego Infernal está demasiado pasado de moda. Fue aquí donde, durante un intento de secuestro, los X-Men frustraron su plan . [23]
BAD Girls, Inc. es un grupo que consta de Black Mamba , Asp y Diamondback, quienes eran amigas cercanas y miembros fundadores del equipo de supervillanos de Sidewinder , la Serpent Society . Cuando Diamondback comenzó a salir con Steve Rogers , el equipo actuó detrás de escena para asegurarse de que su primera cita real transcurriera sin incidentes. Después de enterarse de la relación de Diamondback y Cap, el nuevo líder de la Sociedad, King Cobra , secuestró a Diamondback y la llevó a juicio, [24] por temor a que revelara los secretos del grupo al Capitán. Diamondback fue declarada culpable por sus compañeras serpientes y sentenciada a ejecución. Black Mamba y Asp se opusieron, pero King Cobra los rechazó. Para salvar a Diamondback, Black Mamba y Asp pidieron un favor a su ex líder, Sidewinder, también ex novio de Black Mamba y rescataron a Diamondback, sin embargo, en represalia, King Cobra capturó a Asp y Black Mamba. Diamondback luego contrató a Paladin para ayudarla a liberar a la pareja. Juntos, con el Capitán América y Paladín, los cinco se combinaron para derrotar a la Sociedad Serpiente. [25]
La Banda de los Insulsos es un grupo de supervillanos mediocres que se unieron para asesinar a Howard el Pato. [26] Está formada por Black Hole, Doctor Angst, Spanker y Tillie el Huno. [27]
Los Bastardos del Mal son un equipo de supervillanos que aparecen en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics . [28]
Los Bastardos del Mal son jóvenes supervillanos que afirman ser los hijos repudiados de algunos de los supervillanos. Consisten en Aftershock (que afirma ser la hija de Electro ), Ember (que afirma ser el hijo de Pyro ), Mortar (que afirma ser la hija de Grey Gargoyle ), Singularity (que afirma ser el hijo de Graviton ) y Warhead (que afirma ser el hijo de Radioactive Man ). Se unieron no solo para robar un banco, sino para idear planes para apoderarse del mundo. Los Bastardos del Mal cometieron actos de terrorismo y lo grabaron con cámaras robóticas flotantes. Warhead destruyó una parte de Ohio que Gravity detuvo, pero Warhead escapó. Los Bastardos del Mal terminan enfrentándose a los Jóvenes Aliados. Durante la pelea, Warhead explotó en Ground Zero (el antiguo sitio del World Trade Center ) presumiblemente matándose a sí mismo y a miles de transeúntes. [29]
Los Bastardos del Mal se encuentran con su misterioso benefactor. Cuando Firestar y Gravity luchan contra Electro, este termina derrotándolos. Los dejó vivir para que pudieran difundir el mensaje de que no respalda a Aftershock y el terrorismo de los Bastardos del Mal. Electro también dice que deberían buscar cómo y cuándo obtuvo sus poderes en Internet y que no hay forma de que una niña de la edad de Aftershock haya sido concebida después de que él obtuviera sus poderes. Es imposible que él sea el padre de Aftershock. [30]
Aftershock informa a los Bastardos del Mal que tienen órdenes de su superior para Araña y Nomad . Cuando Firestar y Gravity llegan al borde donde explotó Warhead, son emboscados por los Bastardos del Mal. [31] Durante la pelea de los Jóvenes Aliados con los Bastardos del Mal, los Jóvenes Aliados terminan conociendo a su líder que se hace llamar Superior y dice ser el hijo del Líder . [32]
Pronto se revela durante la batalla que los otros miembros de los Bastardos del Mal eran originalmente adolescentes que fueron secuestrados por Superior, expuestos a varias formas de radiación, se les dieron implantes narrativos personales y falsos recuerdos de su infancia olvidada como hijos de esos supervillanos. Cuando Araña y Nomad son secuestrados, los Bastardos del Mal planean matarlos en la televisión nacional. Cuando los Jóvenes Aliados llegaron y convencieron a los miembros de los Bastardos del Mal para que lucharan entre ellos, Aftershock recuerda su verdadera identidad de Danielle Blunt y hace que ataque a Singularity, quien recuerda su verdadera identidad de Devin Touhy. Singularity se vuelve contra Superior mientras los otros miembros de los Bastardos del Mal cuestionan sus verdaderas identidades. Esto les dio a los Jóvenes Aliados la oportunidad de derrotarlos después de que Superior usa sus habilidades telequinéticas para partir a Singularity por la mitad. Superior y los Bastardos del Mal restantes fueron encarcelados en la Balsa. Mientras está en su celda, Superior planea encontrar una manera de escapar del encarcelamiento, borrar los recuerdos de los Bastardos del Mal restantes y crear "nuevos hermanos" para servirlo. [33]
Durante la historia de " Fear Itself ", Aftershock y Ember fueron vistos escapando de la Balsa después de que Juggernaut en la forma de Kuurth: Breaker of Stone la arrasara. [34] Ambos estaban luchando contra los estudiantes y maestros de la Academia de los Vengadores junto a Icemaster , pero fueron sometidos por Jeremy Briggs. [35]
El Batallón es un equipo de superhéroes autorizado por Arkansas que forma parte de la Iniciativa de los Cincuenta Estados. Tigra es un miembro conocido de este grupo. Se reveló que Razorback era un infiltrado Skrull. [36]
La Brigada de Batroc es un equipo de supervillanos reunido por Batroc el Saltador .
Big Hero 6 es el equipo de superhéroes autorizado de Japón.
Los Blood son una raza misteriosa que supuestamente suministró al primer Hechicero Supremo nacido en la Tierra hace más de 20.000 años. También intentaron separar a Johnny Blaze y Danny Ketch para evitar que supieran que eran familia y utilizaran sus poderes juntos, pero fracasaron. Su miembro más notable es The Caretaker . [37]
En la serie Helstrom del Universo Cinematográfico de Marvel , The Blood es una antigua organización de caza de demonios. Si bien son un grupo secreto, la Iglesia Católica sabe que existen y hace la vista gorda ante sus acciones. En este caso, se suponía que debían matar a Ana y Daimon Helstrom cuando eran niños para evitar que se volvieran demasiado poderosos como adultos. [38]
Los Bogatyri son un grupo de superhombres rusos que querían vengar la derrota de Rusia durante la Guerra Fría. Recibieron su nombre de los Valientes Campeones de los Días Antiguos del folclore ruso y están formados por Svyatogor, Mikula Golubev, el Doctor Vladimir Volkh y Zvezda Dennista. [39]
El Proyecto Britannia es una organización de superhéroes liderada por Steven Darwin. El Proyecto Britannia se presentó por primera vez en The Union #1.
Ver Badoon
La Hermandad de los Escritores (también conocida como la Cábala de los Escritores y la Orden Secreta de los Escritores ) es una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
La Hermandad de los Scriers es una organización con siglos de antigüedad que rinde culto al ser cósmico conocido como Scrier. Todos sus miembros visten una mezcla de disfraces fantasmales y túnicas con capucha. [40]
Brute Force es un equipo formado por animales eco-sensibles que fueron imbuidos con la habilidad de hablar y una armadura potenciada que les dio poderes especiales por su benefactor, el Dr. Randall Pierce, como parte de Weapon II. Consisten en un águila calva llamada Soar que puede transformarse en un avión de combate, un oso pardo llamado Wreckless que puede transformarse en un tanque, un león llamado Lionheart que puede transformarse en una motocicleta, un canguro llamado Hip-Hop que puede transformarse en un ATV y un delfín llamado Surfstreak que puede transformarse en un coche de carreras. Juntos lucharon contra injusticias que estaban relacionadas principalmente con el ecoterrorismo, como la protección de las selvas tropicales. Lucharon principalmente contra el equipo similar Heavy Metal que constaba del gorila Uproar, el pulpo Armory, el rinoceronte Ramrod, el tiburón Bloodbath y el buitre Tailgunner.
La serie, creada por el escritor Simon Furman y el dibujante José Delbo , duró cuatro números (agosto-noviembre de 1990). [41]
En julio de 2023, Marvel lanzó una serie de resurgimiento digital en Marvel Unlimited , escrita por el comediante Paul Scheer y Nick Giovannetti, el artista Geoffo y la colorista Dee Cunniffe. Scheer dijo: "Siempre hemos querido revisitar estos personajes [desde Deadpool Bi-Annual #1]. Teníamos algunos planes para una serie limitada e incluso un programa de televisión. Y después del éxito del documental que hice sobre Brute Force [para un episodio de 616 de Marvel en Disney+ ], Marvel se acercó a nosotros para tomar un camino diferente y, en lugar de hacer un cómic tradicional, adoptar este nuevo tipo de cómic digital". [42]
Los Buckies / BUCkies son un grupo de Comandos Urbanos Valientes de justicieros disfrazados con trajes del Capitán América liderados por Jerome Johnson/Derecho y Hector Lennox/Derecho . [43] Después de que los BUCkies fueran usurpados por John Walker (bajo el alias de " Super Patriot") y Battlestar , los dos líderes buscaron superpoderes y fueron mejorados por Power Broker . El grupo se disolvió después de que Lennox y Johnson se suicidaran. [44]
The Called es el equipo de superhéroes autorizado de Utah que forma parte de la Iniciativa de los Cincuenta Estados. Está formado por algunos superhéroes mormones anónimos . [45]
Los Hombres Gato son una raza de felinos humanoides que están asociados con Tigra . Los primeros Hombres Gato fueron creados a partir de gatos domésticos comunes por un hechicero medieval llamado Ebrok. Aunque los Hombres Gato fueron inicialmente bienvenidos en la comunidad de Ebrok como guerreros y sirvientes domésticos, su naturaleza feroz, así como su rápida tasa de reproducción, pronto comenzaron a volverse incontrolables y los Hombres Gato fueron desterrados a otra dimensión por los compañeros hechiceros de Ebrok. Los hechiceros también instalaron una magia que aseguraba que el hechizo original de Ebrok de convertir gatos en hombres gato nunca volvería a funcionar. [46]
La Caballería es el equipo de superhéroes autorizado por Georgia que forma parte de la Iniciativa de los Cincuenta Estados. Los miembros conocidos son Stunt-Master , Crime-Buster, Red Nine , Thor Girl (que se reveló como una impostora Skrull) y Ultra Girl. [47]
Hay dos versiones de los Campeones :
Los Campeones de Xandar se unieron para proteger el mundo de cuatro secciones de Xandar en la Galaxia de Andrómeda de todas las amenazas a su seguridad. Los Campeones coordinaron la milicia espacial de Xandar, el Cuerpo Nova, un ejército permanente de 500 soldados, y su regimiento especial de Guerreros Syfon. La mayoría de los Campeones murieron luchando contra las fuerzas de Nebula y el equipo se disolvió.
China Force es una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
China Force es un equipo de superhéroes de China. Cada uno de sus miembros lleva el nombre del zodíaco chino y algunos de ellos han recibido entrenamiento con el ejército chino. Están formados por la Rata, el Buey, el Conejo, el Dragón de Jade, la Serpiente, el Caballo, el Mono y el Perro. [48]
El Circo del Crimen es el nombre de varias organizaciones de supervillanos que aparecen en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics . Cada una de sus encarnaciones ha luchado contra Hulk , Spider-Man y Kid Colt . [49] El Circo del Crimen apareció por primera vez en The Incredible Hulk #3 (septiembre de 1962) [50] y fue creado por Stan Lee y Jack Kirby .
Había dos organizaciones en el Viejo Oeste que se autodenominaban el Circo del Crimen. Ambos equipos lucharon contra Kid Colt . [51] [52] [53] [54]
La primera versión vista en el siglo XIX consistió en el forzudo Sawyer, el espadachín Blade Benson, el domador de animales Capitán Corbett, el equilibrista Mr. Marvel y los acróbatas conocidos como Tumbling Turners.
La segunda versión vista en la década de 1870 está dirigida por el ex herrero Iron Mask y consta del hipnotizador Bennington Brown, el ventrílocuo Doctor Danger, el hábil lanzador de bumeranes Fat Man , el extraterrestre Living Totem, el tirador súper rápido Hurricane , el jinete acrobático Rattler y el tirador alado Red Raven .
Originalmente una organización de espionaje empleada por los nazis durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial , el Circo de Tiboldt era un circo ambulante dirigido por Fritz Tiboldt, el maestro de ceremonias . Su circo está formado por Missing Link , un personaje con aspecto de primate , el encantador de serpientes Omir, el enano Tommy Thumb, el Trío del Trapecio y el forzudo Zandow. Él y sus artistas usarían sus habilidades y talentos especiales para robar a su público. Fue enviado a Estados Unidos para asesinar a funcionarios del gobierno estadounidense utilizando la cobertura de sus actividades circenses. Tiboldt y su pandilla cayeron en desgracia con el Capitán América y fueron deportados a Alemania, donde Fritz Tiboldt y su esposa fueron posteriormente asesinados por sus antiguos empleadores. [55]
El hijo de Fritz Tiboldt, Maynard, se convirtió en el siguiente maestro de ceremonias y formó su Circo del Crimen con Clown , Princess Python , Strongman , Teena the Fat Lady , Human Cannonball , Great Gambonnos , Live Wire , Rajah y Fire-Eater . Otros miembros se unieron más tarde y Ringmaster incluso lavó el cerebro de algunos personajes conocidos para que trabajaran para el Circo del Crimen en diferentes momentos. [56]
En el momento en que Doctor Strange , Clea y Bats the Dog's Ghost fueron encargados por Umar de vigilar a la hermana menor de Clea, Donna, en Coney Island, se formó no muy lejos una encarnación del Circo del Crimen que está dirigida por Ringmistress y que consta del lanzador de cuchillos Stefan Stiletto, el hombre fuerte Chief Beef y el gimnasta Gym-Nasty. Cuando Ringmistress menciona que Ringmaster es su padre, responde a la pregunta de Gym-Nasty sobre por qué no tienen su propia versión de Clown afirmando que es obvio. Chief Beef habla sobre los arquetipos de los payasos y Ringmistress debería considerar un villano al estilo de commendia Dell'arte para consternación de Stefan Stiletto. Donna tropezó con su tienda mientras planeaban hacer la rueda hipnótica más grande que los convertiría en un ejército de ladrones de la multitud. Cuando dicen Donna, Ringmistress envía al Circo del Crimen tras ellos ya que su padre nunca "se las arregló para tener un bebé mágico". Donna da vida a algunos juguetes de feria que afectan a Stefan Stiletto, quien tiene ludilofobia, que es un miedo a los juguetes... especialmente a los de peluche. Cuando Ringmistress comienza a hipnotizar a Donna, realiza otra magia salvaje en la comida de feria que comienza a hacer que Chief Beef rompa su dieta para consternación de Stefan Stiletto. Bats the Dog sale en defensa de Donna cuando Doctor Strange y Clea llegan al lugar donde el Circo del Crimen fue derrotado fuera de la pantalla. [57]
Los Comedy Kids son tres niños (Gabby, Muscles y Junior) que aparecen en Comedy Comics #9.
El Comando es el equipo de superhéroes autorizado de Florida que forma parte de la Iniciativa de los Cincuenta Estados. Sus miembros conocidos son Jennifer Kale , Wundarr el Acuario , Siege y Conquistador (quien fue reemplazado brevemente por un infiltrado Skrull). [61]
El Consejo de los Dioses es una reunión de todos los líderes de los Panteones. [62]
El Consejo de Dioses aparece en Thor: Amor y Trueno .
CRADLE , acrónimo de Child-Hero Reconnaissance and Disruption Law Enforcement, se creó para evitar que los superhéroes adolescentes violen la Ley de Guerra de Superhumanos para Menores de Edad (también conocida como Ley de Kamala). Los miembros conocidos son Dum Dum Dugice, Speedball y Timeslip . [63]
Los Creadores eran una liga de hechiceros de varios períodos de tiempo, algunos de ellos desde al menos la era pre-cataclísmica. Con el respaldo del poder del In-Betweener, los Creadores tomaron temporalmente el control del universo transformándose en estrellas en un intento de controlar todo el universo y obligando a las estrellas reales a adoptar formas humanas. Todo volvió a estar en orden gracias al Doctor Strange y el Anciano. [64]
El villano Chronok robó la máquina del tiempo de Reed Richards, llega al presente y mata a casi todos los héroes de Marvel.
Norman Osborn formó su propia versión de los Vengadores durante la historia de " Dark Reign " llamada los Vengadores Oscuros .
Los Dark Riders son una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
Los Dark Riders son un grupo de mutantes e Inhumanos que sirven a Apocalipsis . Están formados por los Inhumanos Gauntlet , Foxbat , Barrage , Psynapse y Tusk y los mutantes Spyne , Lifeforce , Hurricane , Deadbolt , Genesis y Dirtnap . [65]
Norman Osborn formó su propia versión de los X-Men durante la historia "Dark Reign" llamada Dark X-Men .
Los Redentores del Darkhold son un grupo liderado por Victoria Montesi , el último miembro de la familia Montesi, y formado por la profesora Louise Hastings, su nieto Jinx, el agente de la Interpol Sam Buchanan y Modred el Místico . Intentaron reducir los efectos de las páginas perdidas del Darkhold . Los Redentores del Darkhold protagonizaron la serie Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins . Muchas páginas del Darkhold estaban siendo pasadas de mano en mano por un enano demoníaco. Los destinatarios de la página podían usarlas para conceder un deseo a costa de su alma y el deseo tiende a salir terriblemente mal. [66]
Las Hijas de la Libertad son un grupo exclusivamente femenino que está decidido a proteger la libertad de todos a toda costa. Harriet Tubman fue la líder de una encarnación bajo el nombre de Dryad. En el presente, Dryad es una Peggy Carter revivida y las Hijas de la Libertad actuales están formadas por Agatha Harkness , Black Widow , Invisible Woman , Mockingbird , Sharon Carter , Spider-Woman , Shuri y White Tiger . [67]
El Amanecer de la Luz Blanca es un culto a la muerte mutante con base en Japón liderado por la Gorgona. El culto forma una alianza con la Mano e HYDRA y juntos convierten a los superhumanos en asesinos con el cerebro lavado. Northstar, un hombre-X con el cerebro lavado, se convierte entonces en el líder del Amanecer de la Luz Blanca y emprenden una ola de asesinatos en Estados Unidos. Wolverine y algunos Centinelas destruyen el culto.
Deadpool Corps es una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
En la serie de 12 números Deadpool Corps y la serie precuela Prelude to Deadpool Corps , Deadpool se une a varias versiones alternativas de sí mismo de diferentes universos para crear un supergrupo. Lady Deadpool y Headpool regresan de sus apariciones anteriores en Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth , junto con los recién llegados Kidpool , una versión infantil de Deadpool que asiste a la escuela del Profesor X , [68] y Dogpool , un perro dotado del factor curativo familiar de Deadpool. [69] Más tarde se les une el Campeón del Universo (con el nombre de "Championpool") y una ardilla llamada Squirrelpool que proviene de la Tierra-41627. El grupo fue reunido por el Anciano del Universo conocido como el Contemplador. Los reunió para detener al poderoso ser cósmico conocido como la Conciencia. La Conciencia absorbió mundos enteros, devorando las conciencias de las personas. [70] Ganaron otros miembros como Beard de Beespool de la Tierra-616, Fool de la Tierra-11542 (Watari), Deadpool de la Edad de Oro de la Tierra-67484 (Frederick Wilson), Pandapool de la Tierra-51315 y varias otras variantes de Deadpool.
El Cuerpo de Deadpool aparece en Deadpool y Wolverine . Sus miembros conocidos incluyen a Ladypool (interpretada por la doble de riesgo Christiaan Bettridge y con la voz de la esposa de Reynolds, Blake Lively ), Cowboypool (interpretado por Tom Cotton y con la voz de Matthew McConaughey ), Headpool (con la voz de Nathan Fillion ), Dogpool (interpretado por Peggy ), Kidpool (interpretado por la hija de Reynolds y Lively, Inez Reynolds), Babypool (interpretado por el hijo de Reynolds y Lively, Olin Reynolds), Welshpool (interpretado por el futbolista de Welcome to Wrexham Paul Mullin ), The Fool, Deadpool 2099, Golden Age Deadpool, Zenpool, Canadapool, Piratepool y un Scottish Knightpool. [71] [72] Además, también aparece una variante de pelo largo y sin cicatrices llamada Nicepool (también interpretada por Reynolds).
El Escuadrón de la Muerte es contratado por un misterioso empleador que quiere a Tony Stark, el Vengador blindado conocido como Iron Man , muerto. Se las arreglan para rastrear a Iron Man en su oficina principal, y comienza una batalla. Aunque le dieron a Stark una buena carrera por su dinero, no pudieron derrotar al superhéroe. Stark está a punto de derrotar a todo el grupo, pero logran escapar. Stark no puede perseguirlo, ya que el Escuadrón de la Muerte había dañado los propulsores de las botas de su armadura. [73] Más tarde, el Escuadrón de la Muerte decide darle otra oportunidad al intento de asesinato. Ayudan a su empleador (Justin Hammer) en el asesinato de varios seres con energía iónica y en el robo de tumbas de varios de los viejos conocidos de Stark. El líder de SHIELD, Nick Fury, le informa a Stark sobre esto e investiga el asunto, y el rastro finalmente conduce hacia el Escuadrón de la Muerte, que se escondía en el antiguo castillo del enemigo de los Vengadores con energía iónica, el Conde Nefaria . Se revela que Nefaria es su empleador. Iron Man logra derrotar a Nefaria y a su otro secuaz, Nitro . En el fragor de la batalla, el Escuadrón de la Muerte logra escapar nuevamente. [74]
Los miembros de Death Web recibieron superpoderes de la Comisión de Actividades Sobrehumanas con la intención de que usen sus poderes para servir al gobierno. [75] Cada miembro individual del equipo obtuvo sus poderes únicos a través de la manipulación científica de químicos extraídos de plantas exóticas de la selva amazónica.
Hubo dos encarnaciones diferentes de los Deep Six :
Cuando Namor el Submarino desapareció y fue acusado de crímenes en el mundo de la superficie, varios de sus aliados atlantes se dispusieron a encontrarlo juntos como los primeros Seis Profundos . El grupo improvisado estaba formado por Stingray , Andromeda , Tiger Shark , Tamara Rahn y Triton . Lucharon contra los Vengadores y luego se separaron poco después. [76]
Alternativamente, la encarnación de Attuma de los Deep Six apareció en The Defenders (vol. 2) #7 (septiembre de 2001). Los miembros del grupo incluían a Attuma , Nagala, Orka , Piranha , Sea Urchin y Tiger Shark (ahora un villano nuevamente).
Para proteger los océanos, Namor forma los Defensores de las Profundidades con Tiger Shark, Orka, Andromeda, Echidna, las Pirañas, los miembros de Fathom Five Bloodtide y Manowar, y King Crab como sus miembros. [77]
La Red Delta , también conocida como Delta Force (sin relación con la Delta Force de la vida real) era el nombre de un grupo de Desviantes , una raza ficticia de seres de Marvel Comics. La Red Delta era un grupo de guerreros Desviantes que fueron organizados por el Señor de la Guerra Kro. Cuando los Vengadores fueron capturados por el sacerdocio Desviante, Kro llamó a los miembros a la acción para rescatarlos.
Las Estrellas del Desierto son el equipo de superhéroes autorizado de Arizona que forma parte de la Iniciativa de los Cincuenta Estados. Está formado por Two-Gun Kid , Komodo , Johnny Cool y Supermax. Se reveló que Blacksmith era un infiltrado Skrull. [78]
Desert Sword fue diseñado para ser el equipo militar sobrehumano personal de Irak , liderado por Sirocco . La lista del equipo original incluía a Sirocco, Aminedi , Veil y Black Raazer hasta que Irak obligó a Arabian Knight a unirse al equipo.
Dominous empleó a varios secuaces para enfrentarse a los campeones disfrazados que se oponían a sus intentos de conquistar la Tierra. Uno de ellos era Sunstroke , un ser humano. Los otros eran seres sensibles creados a partir de lagartos ("Gila"), cactus ("Cactus") y rocas ("Butte") mediante la tecnología alienígena del robot. Dominus pudo crear duplicados de cada uno de los tres seres creados artificialmente.
La Fuerza de la Tierra es un grupo de personas hospitalizadas que fueron transformadas por Seth. Está formada por Earth Lord (creado a partir de un oficial de policía que fue hospitalizado después de recibir disparos de criminales), Skyhawk (creado a partir de un hombre de negocios que fue hospitalizado por exceso de trabajo) y Wind Warrior (creado a partir de una ama de casa que fue hospitalizada después de un intento de suicidio). [79]
Los Dioses Antiguos son una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
Los Dioses Antiguos son las deidades más antiguas de la Tierra, a saber, Set , Chthon y Gea . Más tarde, se agregaron a su número Gibborim, Tiwaz, Utgard-Loki y Toranos en Immortal Thor .
Cuatro personificaciones gigantes del Aire, el Agua, la Tierra y el Fuego, a las que se hace referencia como tales. Fueron creadas por Diablo mediante el uso de los Tailsmans of Power para luchar contra los Cuatro Fantásticos . Más tarde creó un quinto miembro llamado Trans-Mutant que tenía la capacidad de transformar la composición de un objeto en otro. Más tarde, Diablo combinó los cuatro Elementales en Elematrix .
Los Elementales de la Perdición son un grupo formado por numerosos seres humanoides compuestos por elementos de la tabla periódica . Fueron creados por extraterrestres para luchar contra los Vengadores , pero todos fueron derrotados. Luego fueron reclutados por Diablo después de que sus Elementales de la Perdición fueran destruidos.
El Evil Deadpool Corps es una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
El Evil Deadpool Corps es una contraparte del Deadpool Corps que consiste en variantes malvadas de Deadpool . Está dirigido por Dreadpool de la Tierra-12101 y consta de Assassin Deadpool de la Tierra-13134, Beard de Beespool de la Tierra-616 (que se reveló como un espía del Deadpool Corps), Cesspool, Galactipool, DEADPOOL (una versión MODOK de Deadpool), Dead Man Wade de la Tierra-295, Deadpool de la Tierra-1610 , Deadpool Kid de la Tierra-1108, Deadpool the Duck de la Tierra-791021, Deadpool Dinosaur (un híbrido de Deadpool/ Diablo Dinosaurio ), Evil Deadpool de la Tierra-616, Iron Man de la Tierra-97116, Spiralpool, Swordsman de " Heroes Reborn ", Venompool de la Tierra-90211, War, Wolverinepool y una variedad de variantes malvadas no identificadas que incluyen, entre otras, una versión bárbara de Deadpool, una versión pájaro de Deadpool, tres versiones de Deadpool monstruo insecto, un Deadpool de negocios, un Deadpool con cabeza de ganado, un Deadpool con cabeza de cerdo y un Deadpool con cabeza de cerdo. versión de Deadpool, un Deadpool demoníaco, un Deadpool con las habilidades de Mister Fantastic , un híbrido de Deadpool/ Monstruo de Frankenstein , un Deadpool francés, un Deadpool gángster, un Deadpool perro humano, un Deadpool parecido a Igor , un Deadpool luchador, un Deadpool mexicano, un Deadpool robótico, una versión tiburón de Deadpool, un Deadpool puntiagudo, un Deadpool luchador callejero, un Deadpool con tentáculos, un Deadpool parecido a Tron , un Deadpool hombre león, un Deadpool mago. [80]
Factor Tres es un equipo de supervillanos de corta duración liderado por el Maestro Mutante , que en secreto era un extraterrestre de una raza de seres de Sirio que se parecen a los pulpos. La lista estaba formada por Vanisher , Blob , Unus el Intocable y Mastermind y Changeling . [81]
Los Fangs son un grupo que se creó para ayudar a Viper a lograr sus objetivos. Sus miembros son Bludgeon, Heat-Ray, Razorblade y Slither.
Fathom Five es el nombre de una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
Los Fathom Five son un grupo militar escindido de la Atlántida cuyo objetivo es diezmar el mundo de la superficie y que se formó a partir de una fuerza de ataque llamada "Furia del Mar". Está formado por Bloodtide , Dragonrider , Llyron , Manowar y Sea Leopard .
Los Señores del Miedo estaban formados por siete demonios: D'Spayre , Dweller-in-Darkness , Kkallakku , Lurking Unknown , Nightmare , Nox y Straw Man , que conspiraron para conquistar y gobernar la Tierra a través del miedo . Se les opusieron Daredevil y Doctor Strange , y Straw Man (que los traicionó).
First Line se ve por primera vez en Marvel: The Lost Generation , esencialmente un retrocon para llenar los vacíos causados por la " escala de tiempo móvil " de Marvel, en la que se suponía que el surgimiento de los principales superhéroes y eventos solo había ocurrido "hace unos diez o quince años".
Flashmob es una organización de criminales callejeros que se formó originalmente para atacar a Power Man . Está formada por Nightshade , Chemistro III, Cheshire Cat , Comanche , Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton , Mr. Fish II y Spear . [82]
Force of Nature es un grupo ecoterrorista que trabaja para la organización Project Earth. Los miembros conocidos son Aqueduct , Firebrand , Firewall, Skybreaker , Sunstreak y Terraformer. [83]
Freedom's Five es un equipo de la Primera Guerra Mundial formado por Union Jack , Phantom Eagle , Sir Steel, Silver Squire y Crimson Cavalier.
Los Amigos de la Humanidad es una organización ficticia que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
Los Amigos de la Humanidad es una organización humana que sirve como un grupo de odio anti- mutantes . Fue fundada por Graydon Creed . Otros miembros conocidos incluyen a Bastion , Checks, Grinder, Hanratty, Jumbo y WC Taylor. [84]
La Guarnición es el equipo de superhéroes autorizado de Vermont que forma parte de la Iniciativa de los Cincuenta Estados. Sus miembros conocidos son Fin y Man-Eater . [87]
La Nación Goblin , también conocida como Goblin Underground , es un grupo de crimen organizado compuesto por villanos con temática de Goblin liderados por Norman Osborn que operan como el Rey Goblin contra Superior Spider-Man ( la mente de Otto Octavius en el cuerpo de Spider-Man ). [88]
La Nación Goblin aparece en el episodio de varias partes de Spider-Man "Goblin War". Esta encarnación consta de varios clanes Goblin liderados por Silvermane , Electro , Crossbones y los Wake Riders con Adrian Toomes operando como el Rey Goblin. [89] [90] [91] [92]
El Escuadrón Godzilla se formó para estudiar a Godzilla, idealmente capturándolo y evitando que él o ella le hicieran daño. Fue financiado y parcialmente controlado por SHIELD, con tecnología (como el mecha Red Ronin) construida por Stark International. Los agentes de SHIELD adjuntos al Escuadrón Godzilla incluían a Dum Dum Dugan, Jimmy Woo y Gabe Jones. El grupo recibió ayuda ocasional de los Vengadores (particularmente Henry Pym), los Cuatro Fantásticos (particularmente Reed Richards) y Spider-Man. La organización se opuso con frecuencia al Doctor Demonicus.
Las Grandes Bestias son personajes ficticios que aparecen en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics.
Las Grandes Bestias son descritas como de origen sobrenatural, creadas originalmente como antagonistas de los héroes de la serie. Son Kariooq, Kolomaq, Neooqtoq, Ranaq, Somon, Tanaraq , Tolomaq y Tundra . [93]
Neooqtoq es descrito como la "más letal" de las Grandes Bestias. Aunque la bestia en sí no aparece, Snowbird asume su forma para luchar contra los dioses esclavos de los Dioses Skrull durante la historia de " Invasión Secreta ". [94]
Durante la historia de la " Guerra del Caos ", Sasquatch le da a Tundra , Kariooq, Ranaq, Somon, Kolomaq y Tolomaq acceso a la Tierra para que puedan matar a Amatusu-Mikaboshi. Después de que Snowbird los congela, las Grandes Bestias son empaladas por los tentáculos de Mikaboshi y presumiblemente asesinadas. [95]
Green Springs es una empresa fundada por Abomination que crea mutaciones gamma. [96] Además de contratar a la ex científica de Arma X, la Dra. Aliana Alba, como empleada, Abomination hizo que Green Springs repotenciara al hijo de Hulk, Skaar . [97]
Hubo dos versiones de los Guardianes de la Galaxia :
Los Tres Haazareth son un trío de demonios que operan desde el reino infernal gobernado por Mefisto .
The Harriers are a team of mercenary soldiers, trained and equipped to battle both conventional and superhuman opponents. The organization consists of a military-style unit headed by the commanding officer, Hardcase, and nine other members. Each of the Harriers formerly served as an agent of the international law enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D. When the original version of S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, these ten former S.H.I.E.L.D. banded together as the Harriers. The Harriers's last known base of operations was Colbert Chu's warehouse, Street of the Stunted Dog, Lowtown, Madripoor. Hardcase, Battleaxe, and Shotgun took an assignment from the DEA to infiltrate General Nguyen Ngoc Coy's organization in a failed attempt to destroy Coy's major opium crop in the Indochinese "Golden Triangle." During this operation, the Harriers clashed with Wolverine.[98] The Harriers were later hired by Wolverine to try to capture him, Psylocke, and Jubilee as a test of the Harriers's skills.[99]
The Harvesters are Kansas' sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Pioneer, Grain Belt, Topeka, Meadowlark, and Sunflower.[100]
The Heat is a group of former police officers and corrupt police officers based in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.[101]
During the "Gang War" storyline, Elektra's Daredevil appearance discovered that the Heat is led by former NYPD Lieutenant Rafael Scarfe. In addition, They have been backed by an anonymous benefactor who sent an assassin to help them out.[102]
The Heavy Hitters are Nevada's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Known members are Gravity, Hardball, Nonstop, Prodigy, and Telemetry.[103]
There are two different versions of Heavy Metal:
Heavy Metal is a group of androids consisting of Super-Adaptoid, Machine Man, Awesome Android, Sentry-459, and TESS-One.
Heavy Metal is a group of cybernetic animals that were created by Multicorp to fight the Brute Force. It consists of a gorilla named Uproar, a rhinoceros named Ramrod, a shark named Bloodbath, a vulture named Tailgunner, and an octopus named Armory.
Heavy Mettle is a supervillain group that was founded by Joseph Manfredi.
Hell is broken into several smaller kingdoms ruled over by entities who are generally at odds with each other. Most of these entities are devils and those considered powerful enough to be the strongest rulers in Hell are referred as the Hell-lords. Those who currently and have previously borne this identification are:
Although Hela and Pluto could claim the title of Hell-lords, because they also rule in other nether realms, some readers have referred to them instead as Death-Gods.
Hell's Belles is a team is composed of female mutant terrorists. They were formed by Cyber to commit acts of extortion, and worked for a notorious drug cartel.
Hordeculture is a group of agrochemists, biotechnologists, and bioengineers consisting of Augusta Bromes, Lily Leymus, Edith Scutch, and Opal Vetiver. Specializing in the genetic manipulation and propaganda of plant life, they plan to depopulate the human race so that they can return Earth to what they consider a "more pristine state".[107]
In the life of Old Man Logan, its incarnation of Bruce Banner got overloaded gamma radiation and was driven insane enough to impregnate She-Hulk. As a result, over time while claiming the West Coast of the United States as his domain after overthrowing Abomination, Hulk's hillbilly grandchildren helped to form the Hulk Gang where they acted as landlords to those that live in the rebranded part of the United States called Hulkland. In addition, they reside in a series of caves and trailers. The Hulk Gang beat or killed anyone who did not pay their rent on time.
There were two versions of the Hulk Gang in the similar Earths:
Hulk Gang members Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, and Otis Banner beat up Logan and would inflict more pain on him if he did not pay double by next month.[108] As Logan was with Hawkeye to obtain the money, the Hulk Gang got tired of waiting and killed Logan's family. Upon returning and finding his family dead, Logan was informed of what happened by his neighbor Abraham Donovan causing Logan to bring out his claws for the first time.[109] Logan proceeded to hunt down and kill the Hulk Gang members Beau Banner, Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, Elrod Banner, Eustace Banner, Luke Banner, Otis Banner, and Rufus Banner where he killed them. When he made his way to Pappy Banner who admitted that he got tired of being a supervillain landlord and wanted to fight Logan for old time sake by having his family killed, Logan engaged him in his Hulk form in battle and emerged as the victor. He spared Billy-Bob Banner and took custody of Hulk's infant son Bruce Banner Jr.[110]
The Hulk Gang's history was the same here. Sometime after Pappy Banner's death and the deaths of Beau Banner, Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, Elrod Banner, Eustace Banner, Luke Banner, Otis Banner, and Rufus Banner, the remaining Hulk Gang members Beau Banner II, Billy-Bob Banner, Bobbie Sue Banner, Bodean Banner, Buck Banner, Cambria Banner, Clystine Banner, Horace Banner, Jackson Banner, Jefferson Banner, Jewel Banner, Jozelle Banner, Malakai Banner, Merle Banner, and Virgil Banner were gathered by an unidentified version of Maestro who he plans to make a paradise for the Hulk Gang on Earth-616. With help from the Cambria Banner who defected to their side, Logan and Hawkeye of Earth-616 were able to defeat Maestro and the surviving members of the Hulk Gang went their separate ways.[111]
These characters, created by Bill Everett, Steve Gerber and Win Mortimer first appeared in Sub-Mariner #61 (May 1973). The Hydro-Men is an organization led by fanatical scientist Herman Frayne who used mutagenic Terrigen Mist to transform himself into a green, scaly-skinned humanoid. He took the name of Doctor Hydro. He also transformed his hired agents into Hydro-Men as well.[112][113]
Mister Negative is often accompanied by several henchmen, known as his Inner Demons,[114] who wear Chinese opera masks and use high tech electrified versions of swords, knuckles and various other Asian weaponry such as gun staffs and nunchakus. They are able to regenerate from even the most lethal wounds within a matter of seconds, as they have been shown almost immediately recovering from impalement, gunshots to the head, and even getting torn apart or decapitated. It has been implied that the Inner Demons can be killed under the right circumstances: at one point, Anti-Venom claims to have killed some of them, possibly by suffocation, which he later notes to be an effective tactic against them.[115]
The Institute of Evil is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Institute of Evil existed in the Earth-712 universe and served as the Squadron Supreme’s arch-foes. The known members of the Institute of Evil included Ape-X (the leader), Doctor Decibel, Foxfire, Lamprey, Quagmire, and the Shape.
The Behavior Modification process invented by Squadron member Tom Thumb would prove to be the Institute of Evil's undoing. The Golden Archer used the machine to make fellow Squadron member Lady Lark obsessed with him. However, he couldn't stand her irrational behavior, so went for a walk and was captured by the institute. They tortured the Archer until he revealed the Squadron's new base of operations. They then kidnapped the Squadron's family members and attacked their headquarters. They began ambushing Squadron members and using the behavior modification machines on them as they returned from their missions. The Institute then brought the Squadron back to their lair where the Golden Archer and their captive family members were held. The Squadron attacked, revealing that Tom Thumb had designed the process not to work on Squadron members, and defeated the Institute completely.[116]
The Institute of Evil's members were subjected to the Behavior Modification process, altering their personalities. The former super-criminals all became elected to full membership in the Squadron Supreme and aided them in their efforts to conquer the world in order to forcibly turn it into a utopia.[117]
Some Institute members did not fare so well as members of the Squadron. Ape-X suffered from a psychotic withdrawal from reality and fell into a coma, due to her behavior modification process. After saving twenty factory workers from a gas leakage, Quagmire went into a coma. In the hospital, he was sucked into the hole in his brain that is a portal into the dimension from which his dark matter originates, and Doctor Decibel suffocated in Quagmire's extra-dimensional slime.[118]
In time, Squadron Supreme member Nighthawk objected to the extreme methods the Squadron was using to achieve its goals, and left the group. Nighthawk formed a rebel group, known as the America Redeemers, to oppose the Squadron's "benevolent" tyranny. The Redeemers included other enemies of the Squadron, expelled Squadron member the Black Archer, as well as unknown superheroes that infiltrated the Squadron to help take it down. With the help of Master Menace, the Redeemers were able to reverse the Behavior Modification of Foxfire, Lamprey, and the Shape and recruited them into his group. These three agents also remained in the Squadron as double agents.[119]
When the Redeemers finally confronted the Squadron Supreme, an all-out battle broke out. Lamprey tried to absorb Doctor Spectrum’s power, but Doctor Spectrum was able to overload Lamprey's power which killed Lamprey. Foxfire, who had long been in love with Doctor Spectrum, tried to gain his approval by betraying Nighthawk, to allow the Squadron to win the fight. She used her powers to kill Nighthawk by blasting his heart and causing a massive coronary. Foxfire was then killed by fellow Redeemer Mink, who had been in love with Nighthawk. The death of Nighthawk caused the Squadron members to realize that they had become the very thing that they had intended to oppose, and thus ended the fight.[120]
The Shape was the only former member of the Institute of Evil that eventually chose to side with the Squadron Supreme, finding happiness in his new calling.[121]
Intelligencia is a group that consists of the greatest criminal minds on Earth. Its known members are Leader, MODOK, Mad Thinker, Red Ghost, and Wizard. Doctor Doom and Egghead were shown as former members.[122]
The New Intelligencia is an incarnation of Intelligencia consisting of MODOK Superior, Leader, Mad Thinker, Awesome Android, and Mister Sinister who confronted Elsa Bloodstone and Kid Kaiju.[123]
Intelligencia appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). This version of the group is run by Todd Phelps / "HulkKing" and serves as an online hate group bent on obtaining a sample of She-Hulk's blood to become Hulks themselves and ruining her reputation.[124] After She-Hulk complains to K.E.V.I.N. about the confusing plotlines in the season finale, Todd and the Intelligencia members are arrested.
The Intruders are an elite offshoot of the Wild Pack.
The Jack O'Lanterns are a group of mercenaries led by the Steven Mark Levins version of Jack O'Lantern who wear the same costumes and wield the same equipment of Jack O'Lantern. They fought Spider-Man and Teresa Parker when they tried to capture Chameleon at the time when he was going to sell the Infinity Formula to Foreigner.[125]
Foreigner later deployed the Jack O'Lanterns when he persuaded Chance into partaking in a bet to obtain Spider-Man's web-shooters. They were successful in their mission.[126]
When four of the Jack O'Lanterns turned out to be sleeper agents working for Finisher and Chameleon after the Catalyst was obtained from Empire State University, they tried to steal the Catalyst and the Clairvoyant for Finisher.[127] Levins helped to contain the rampage by fighting the Jack O'Lanterns.[128]
The League of Losers are a superhero from Earth-6215 that opposes the time-traveling Chronok. They consist of that world's version of Dagger, Darkhawk, Gravity, Speedball, Sleepwalker, Terror, and X-23.[129]
During the "Secret Wars II" storyline, the Legion Accursed was formed when Mephisto sent his minion Bitterhorn to recruit 99 supervillains in his plot to steal the Beyonder's powers. The villains have included but are not limited to Abomination, Absorbing Man, Anaconda, Baron Mordo, Batroc the Leaper, Blastaar, Crimson Dynamo, Diablo, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Graviton, Hobgoblin, Juggernaut, Kang the Conqueror, Kraven the Hunter, Living Laser, Mole Man, Rhino, Silver Samurai, Titania, Ultron-11, Vanisher, Vulture, White Queen, Wizard, and Wrecker. The Legion Accursed was enchanted to send his powers into Mephisto's device called the Beyondersbane when they touched him. Upon seeing Beyonder about to leave the Pacific island he was living on, Mephisto had Thing sign a contract to make him stronger by the time the Legion Accursed was awakened. When the Legion Accursed attacked, Thing fought defeated most of them and even held back Juggernaut. This fight caused the Beyondersbane to malfunction. As a result, Mephisto ended his plot and sent the villains back to where he got them from.[130]
The Liberteens are Pennsylvania's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative.
The Life Foundation is a fictional survivalist group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and Venom, the organization exists within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Todd McFarlane, it first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, #298 (March 1988).
Life Foundation appears in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe live action film Venom (2018).
The Life Foundation was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, #298-299 and went on to appear in The Amazing Spider-Man #320-321, The Amazing Spider-Man #324 and The Amazing Spider-Man #351-352, as well as the "Hero Killers" storyline that ran through The Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol. 1, #26, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual Vol. 1, #12, Web of Spider-Man Annual Vol. 1, #8 and The New Warriors Annual Vol. 1, #2, and was subsequently featured in Venom: Lethal Protector #3-5 and Spider-Man: The Arachnis Project #1-6, and made its last appearance to date in a flashback sequence in Venom: Separation Anxiety #2.
A sophisticated and unscrupulous corporate survivalist group, the Life Foundation was founded in response to Cold War paranoia, and is dedicated to constructing doomsday-proof communities for both its own members and society's elite who can reserve a spot in these facilities for a minimum payment of $5,000,000.[131]
There are different types of Lizard Men in Marvel Comics:
The Lookers are a support group started by Edwin Jarvis for those who are associated with superheroes. It was funded by Tony Stark who uses his technology to make its members anonymous to one another. While Mary Jane Watson is clearly shown to be a member, the rest are implied to be Foggy Nelson, Ganke Lee, Peggy Rae Burdick, Pepper Potts, Carlie Cooper, and Willie Lumpkin.
The Magistrates are a fictional police force that operate in the fictional nation of Genosha.
The Mavericks are New Mexico's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Annex, Geiger, and Jocasta. She-Thing was revealed to be a Skrull imposter.[78]
The Menagerie is the name of a fictional organization in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Menagerie is a team of animal based villains led by White Rabbit. The lineup consisted of her, Hippo, Gypsy Moth (who had recently changed her name to Skein) and newcomer Panda-Mania. Despite Spider-Man having his clothes torn apart by Skein, he managed to defeat the quartet before fleeing back to his apartment to change.[132] They next appeared trying to rob a bank when Spider-Man, who had gone on a desperate search to return a lost cellphone, gets sidetracked and beats and webs up the crew in a matter of seconds before continuing his search.[133]
The Menagerie returned once again with new members Swarm, Ox, and Squid joining the roster. They attempt to rob a night club that was specifically chosen by Cassandra Lang for Nadia van Dyne, the new Wasp, when she learned that she had never gone clubbing before and that she never had a team up. With Viv Vision's help, Lang managed to ensure that the Young Avengers and the Champions would be there as well for Nadia's birthday so that they can have an all-out brawl with the villains.[134]
During the "Gang War" storyline, the Menagerie are shown to have control over Hunts Point, Bronx on the map.[135] After they claimed Big Ben Donovan's territory offscreen, their latest members Armadillo and Man-Bull were fighting Spider-Man and She-Hulk until Mary Jane Watson as Jackpot helped to defeat them.[136]
The Midnight Wreckers are a group of scavengers who allied with Dr. Peter Spaulding and Willie "Gears" Garvin during the robot revolution. They consist of Hassle, Bags, and Swift.[137]
The N'Garai are a race of demons created by Chthon, and have come into conflict with the Midnight Sons, the Hulk, and the X-Men. The N'Garai are ruled by Kierrok the Damned.
The Nasty Boys are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a group of mutants who serve as the strike force of Mister Sinister and consist of Gorgeous George, Hairbag, Ramrod, Ruckus, and Slab.
Self-proclaimed "Nasty Boy" Slab faced X-Factor member Strong Guy before the full team appeared.[138] The full team battled X-Factor in the next issue seemingly led by US Senator Steven Shaffran. Senator Shaffran (also known as Ricochet) was a mutant who has the ability alter probability in his favor. The Shaffran that appeared with the Nasty Boys was a disguised Mister Sinister who had taken the Senator's form in order to publicly discredit him as a mutant terrorist. Sinister tells Shaffran he did it because of the harm that would come to mutants if he became President of the United States. He also tells him that he has a personal interest in the safety of Havok and Polaris.[139]
The Nasty Boys were taken into custody following their first appearance and battle in Washington DC. Ramrod is subsequently deported from the US due to his immigrant status. Both Hairbag and Slab are rescued from prison by the Mutant Liberation Front. Sinister collects Hairbag from them, but Slab stays with the Mutant Liberation Front for several weeks to spend time with his sister Thumbelina.[140]
The five members of the Nasty Boys are reunited when Sinister orders them to capture and kill the former member of the Marauders, Malice. Malice interrupts the Hawaiian vacation of Havok and his girlfriend Lorna Dane (a.k.a. Polaris) in order to kill the latter mutant, whom she fears (at Sinister's request) she may be forced to bond to permanently. The Nasty Boys have a hard time controlling the situation, as Malice continues to jump back and forth between Alex and Lorna. She uses their considerable powers against anyone in her way. Both Alex and Lorna are willing to die in order to end Malice once and for all, and their combined willpower forces Malice to be stuck between them. This allows Sinister to trap her. The Boys get away, as their battle does not draw the attention of the local authorities until after their getaway.[141]
Later, Ruckus appears at a speech given by Senator Kelly in an attempt to assassinate the senator. The X-Men stop Ruckus, and he is placed in custody.[142] Ruckus was apparently able to evade custody as he was seen attending the X-Cise clinic as a client in the hope of receiving the mutant cure, however this was all a scheme by the Red Skull. Joined with Ramrod, Ruckus later travelled to England and attempted to rob banks but both were arrested,[143] and saved by the X-Men from a Terrigen Mist cloud about to hit their prison.[144]
Meanwhile, Slab, Ruckus, and Gorgeous George established a drug lab, harvesting and selling mutant growth hormone, until Psylocke attacked their lab, defeated the three in combat and shut down their operation.[145] The Nasty Boys were later hunted down and killed by the Upstarts, in order to lure out Cyclops and his ragtag team of X-Men to Washington Heights. After a brief moment of words, the two groups engaged each other in battle with the X-Men gaining the upper-hand.[146]
The Nasty Boys appear in X-Men: The Animated Series, initially consisting of Gorgeous George (voiced by Rod Wilson), Hairbag, Ruckus (both voiced by Dan Hennessey), and Slab. Additionally, Morph appears as a temporary member while Vertigo joins the group later in the series.
After the fall of Kingpin, the New Enforcers were one of the groups contesting for control of the remains of his empire. The New Enforcers' inner circle consists of Controller, Fixer, Madame Menace, Mentallo, and Mister Fear while their outer circle consists of Blitz, Dragon Man, Dreadnought, Eel, Plantman, a Super-Adaptoid, Tangle, Thermite, and Vanisher.[147]
The New Immortals are a group of characters created by the High Evolutionary to make his own race of immortals. They consist of Nobilus (who was created from Thor's DNA taken from his shaved beard), Juvan, and Zon. While Recorder #211 was rebuilt into Analyzer to work with the group, New Men member Count Tager became a member of the group after subjecting himself to the Pool of Knowledge.[148]
The O-Force is a superhuman team created for a reality television show where mutants compete for a place in the O-Force team. Its known members include Obituary, Ocean, Ocelot, Oink, Ooze, Optoman, Oracle, Orbit, Orchid, Orifice, and Overkill while Ozone was a wannabe member who was rejected.
The Octessence is a fictional group made up of eight great mystical entities consisting of Balthakk, Cyttorak, Farallah, Ikonn, Krakkan, Raggadorr, Valtorr and Watoomb who gathered to determine who amongst them was most powerful. To this end, they created the Exemplars.
The Offenders are a short-lived team meant to serve as an anti-Defenders group formed by the Collector and consisting of Red Hulk, Baron Mordo, Tiger Shark, and Terrax.
Hulu intended to air an animated special called The Offenders: Giant Sized Man-Thing with the titular team, consisting of Howard the Duck, MODOK, Hit-Monkey, Tigra, and Dazzler, going up against Man-Thing. All team members would have all had pre-established shows of their own.[149][150] In January 2020, Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler were shelved while M.O.D.O.K. premiered in May 2021 and Hit-Monkey premiered in November 2021.[151]
The Omega Clan is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Following the demise of Omega Red, a secret organization known as "The White Sky" which is specialized in growing and programming unique assassins to meet all their clients' expectations, were hired to create three "clones" from the remains of the original Omega Red. Each of these clones have different abilities from each other and they passionately hate X-Force just for the fact they were implanted with false memories to believe that X-Force members had killed their father.[152]
The Omega Clan is composed by:
When Wade Wilson tried to infiltrate the White Sky facility, he was discovered and battle the Omega Clan.[152] He was quickly backed up by fellow X-Force members: Wolverine and Nightcrawler. Both of them were tortured by the three clones, until Deadpool managed to stop them by sending his own White Sky creation: Alpha Achromic.[153]
Soon after that battle, the Omega Clan revealed itself as part of Daken's Brotherhood.[155]
The whole Brotherhood hid for a time in an underwater secret base,[156] in order to push Apocalypse's clone Evan Sabahnur into the Brotherhood's own Apocalypse.[157]
When X-Force infiltrated the base, Omega Black was the one along Daken and Blob of Earth-295 to stop Deadpool while he was trying to extract Evan. After being captured, Wade was inspected by Sylvia in order to remove his telepathic dampening device, and once Farouk had probed his mind, Omega Black was asked to kill Wade by filling his head with cancer.[158]
Intent on doing what was asked of her, she tried to finish the job by beating him up with a wrench, only stopping when she was asked to bring Evan to see Wolverine drowning, in order to push him to wear the Celestial Armor and ascend as Apocalypse. As Daken was beating him to death to make him reveal his nature as Wolverine, Omega Black stopped him and brought the boy back to the torture room with Deadpool, and then left, while Evan wore the Celestial Armor to end this.[159]
With the Celestial Armor on, Evan fought back and freed his friends, seemingly killing Omega Red in the process. Omega White tried to avenge his "brother" but Psylocke mind-controlled him in order to absorb the Shadow King's, and then erased Omega White's mind, leaving the Shadow King trapped in a brain-dead corpse. With the Brotherhood tore apart Black Omega was somehow able to escape the base. Omega White's body was later entrusted to Brian Braddock's care.[160]
It was revealed that Omega Red was able to survive Evan's attack and started a mercenary career, working for Roxxon.[161] When he clashed with Deadpool, he tried to have revenge on him for the false memories implanted on him.[162] After clashing with Deadpool numerous times, the mercenary convinced him that the memories of his past were false, and that just like him, Omega Red needed to realize he wouldn't be controlled by those who transformed them into monsters. Both called a truce, and Omega Red left Deadpool alone, unless he discovered he had actually murdered his family.[163]
Omega Black has since reappeared too, with the revelation that she had become a vessel for Shadow King which the Crimson Pirates were supposed to give to Tullamore Voge.[164]
In the "Return of Wolverine" mini-series, Omega Red appeared as a masked sniper at a work camp owned by Soteira. A revived Wolverine sees him shooting a fleeing scientist. Upon Wolverine returning fire, Omega Red shoots out the front tire of Wolverine's motorcycle.[165] While on the ocean, Omega Red and a revived Daken attack the speedboat that Wolverine and Ana are on. Omega Red is shot off the boat by Ana using the speedboat's harpoon gun.[166]
Orchis is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz, the organization first appeared in House of X #1 (July 2019).[167] They are a human supremacist group that has antagonized the X-Men at the time when they settled on Krakoa. It consists of Dr. Killian Devo (who serves as Orchis' director), Omega Sentinel (Orchis' true leader who was actually possessed by a version of Omega Sentinel from a possible future where mutants were dominant),[168] Dr. Alia Gregor (the science commander of Research and Development who used to work for A.I.M.), Feilong (a descendant of Nikola Tesla who later took over Stark Unlimited), MODOK Superior (who is in charge of Operation and Offense), Judas Traveller (who is in charge of Culture and Narrative), Moira MacTaggert of an unidentified Earth (who is in charge of Sociology and Modeling), Mister Sinister's clone Doctor Stasis (who is in charge of Human Resources), Agent Goodall, Agent Woodrow Pequod, Director Vulture, the Elements of Doom, Edwin Martynec, Graydon Creed, Nimrod, Sebastian Shaw, Selene, and former members of A.I.M., A.R.M.O.R., the Alpha Flight Space Program, the C.I.A., the FBI, the FCB, H.A.M.M.E.R., Hydra, Mossad, S.H.I.E.L.D., and S.T.R.I.K.E.[169]
There were two different versions of The Order.
This version of The Order is an offshoot of the Defenders formed by Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor, and Silver Surfer who plotted to conquer the world in order to protect it while they were under Yandroth's curse.
This version of The Order is California's sanctioned superhero team in the Fifty-State Initiative.
There are two different versions of Outcast.
The Outcasts are a fictional group of characters first appearing in Fantastic Four Annual #13 (1978). The superhuman members of the Outcasts first appeared in Marvel Treasury Edition #25 (1980) and were created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The Outcasts subsequently appear in Rom #28 (March 1982) and Iron Man Annual #12 (1991). The Outcasts are people who are ugly, deformed, or disabled who believe themselves to be outcasts in human society and have therefore chosen to live under the Mole Man's rule in Subterranea. The Mole Man has granted superhuman powers to a number of the Outcasts. They were first used in Mole Man's fight with Kala: Mistress of the Netherworld. This conflict drew the attention of Hulk and Spider-Man which led to Mole Man and Kala calling a truce.[170]
During the threat of the Dire Wraiths in Clairton, West Virginia, the Outcasts and other agents of the Mole Man fought against Rom until the Dire Wraiths revealed themselves. Both sides worked together against the Dire Wraiths until Rom banished them to Limbo.[171]
In the midst of the war in Subterranea when Mole Man went missing, Kala left for the surface to find help in fighting Mole Man's forces and she ran into Iron Man. Mole Man sent the Outcasts to bring Kala back to Subterranea. In addition, the Netherworlders sought to kill Kala for her past actions. Digger and Landslide assisted Iron Man in fighting off the Netherworlders who wanted Kala to become their leader again. She turned them down as she is right now interested in finding Mole Man.[172]
The members are:
The Outcasts are a fictional group of mutants appearing in American comic books. They were depicted as disguised as an entertainment troupe during the Age of Apocalypse. The group includes Brute, Mastermind, Soaron, Toad, X-Man and their leader, Forge.[173] Later recruits were Sonique[174] and Essex.[175] All but Sonique, Soaron and X-Man are slain by either Essex or Domino and her Marauders.
The Outlaws are an elite version of the Wild Pack.
The Pacific Overlords is a fictional supervillain team consisted largely of humans mutated by Doctor Demonicus.
The Paragons are a fictional team made up of students of the Xavier Institute and are instructed by members of the X-Men. They consist of DJ, Match, Pixie, Preview, Trance, and Wolf Cub. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.[176] The Paragons are initially advised by original New Mutants member Wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a student, Elixir, is brought to light. She chooses to leave before the school has a chance to fire her.[176] Magma is assigned as the squad's new advisor.[177]
There are two different versions of the People's Defense Force.
This version of the People's Defense Force is a group of Hank Pym's enemies that operate out of the Bratislava Prison Superhuman Research Center.
This version of the People's Defense Force is China's sanctioned superhero team following the breakup of China Force.
The Point Men are Hawaii's sanctioned superhero team that is part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Stingray, Devil-Slayer, Star Sign, and Paydirt. Magnitude was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.[178]
The Power Elite is a cabal of influential brokers that came together to strengthen the country after Hydra's brief takeover of the United States. Its known members include Thunderbolt Ross, Phil Coulson, Selene, Mayor Wilson Fisk, Norman Osborn, a resurrected Aleksander Lukin (who has the remnant of Red Skull's mind in him) and his wife Alexa, Zeke Stane, Baron Strucker, and Taskmaster.[179]
The Quiet Council of Krakoa is a fictional council of mutant superheroes and supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[180]
It was the twelve-member governing body of Krakoa that is divided up into four sections of three seats along with an adjunct section[181] Its known members include Apocalypse, Black King (Sebastian Shaw), Black Priestess (Selene Gallio), Colossus, Cypher, Destiny, Exodus, Hope Summers, Krakoa, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Mister Sinister, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Red Queen (Kate Pryde), Storm, and White Queen (Emma Frost).
The Rangers are a superhero team that later became the sanctioned superhero team for Texas.
The Ravagers are a group of space pirates that are led by Yondu.[182]
The Right is an anti-mutant organization founded by Cameron Hodge that first appeared in X-Factor #17 (June 1987). The Right employed commandos in high-tech flying battle suits of powered armor with machine guns, missiles, and (presumably to disturb or distract their victims) faceplates resembling a smiley face (in some sources these suits were subsequently nicknamed "Smiley-Face Battlesuits"). They also employed scientists and inventors such as Nanny[187] and Ani-Mator.[188] They faced off against X-Factor and the New Mutants.
The Rocketeers are beings who wear special costumes with rockets on their backs, enabling the wearers to fly. The Rocketeers also fire rockets as weapons from portable launching equipment they carry. The Rocketeers' costumes and equipment were designed by the Dire Wraiths for use against the Spaceknights of Galador. The Rocketeers' costumes are, however, inferior imitations of their prototype, which was worn by the Torpedo until his death.
The S-Men are a group of supervillains who were formed by a clone of Red Skull to serve as his version of the X-Men with the main objective to destroy mutantkind. The team is made up of people who have all suffered atrocities at the hands of mutants during their life, including those who have seen their families slaughtered by evil mutants. Its members include the Goat-Faced Girl, Dancing Water (the illegitimate daughter of Avalanche), Dangerous Jinn, Insect, Living Wind, Honest John, Mzee, and an unidentified monk. With the help of Red Skull and Arnim Zola, these people have gone through lengthy and painful genetic alterations involving mad science and magical artifacts in order to gain the powers they now possess (though some may have been born with their powers and others, such as Dancing Water, may in fact be mutants themselves). They first appeared after the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline where they attacked Rogue and Scarlet Witch near the grave of Professor X. The S-Men defeated Rogue and Scarlet Witch and managed to make off with Professor X's body while taking Rogue and Scarlet Witch as their captives.[189] The S-Men held Rogue and Scarlet Witch as prisoners of Red Skull as he fused part of Professor X's brain with his own. Rogue managed to absorb some of Dancing Water's powers to escape and look for Scarlet Witch.[190] Red Skull used Honest John to take the form of Odin in order to get Thor to help the S-Men attack the mutant race. Red Skull even used the Goat-Faced Girl to negate Wolverine's healing factor so that Thor can land a cataclysmic blow on him.[191] Scarlet Witch and Havok assist Captain America in fighting Red Skull until Dancing Water got him out of there. Afterwards, Captain America and Havok search for leads on where to find Red Skull and the S-Men.[192]
During the "AXIS" storyline, the S-Men and their ally Ahab stop Magneto when he arrives on Genosha to attack Red Skull.[193] Havok, Rogue, and Scarlet Witch are captured by the Red Skull's S-Men and sent to his concentration camp in Genosha.[194] In a fit of rage over finding mutants being used for freak medical experiments, Magneto kills the entire S-Men. Honest John, Dangerous Jinn, and the unnamed monk were the only survivors of the attack.[195]
The S.A.D.S.A.K.s (Support Alliance Derby for Sensationally Abled Kids) are a group of young inhumans led by Moon Girl and consisting of Devinder, a boy with super speed, Will, a boy with wings and the ability to talk to birds, and Tasha, a girl with prehensile hair. They initially had another member named "OMG" Olivia who is an internet influencer, but is later revealed to be a junior Kree agent who creates a hair conditioner filled with mind-controlling nanites. The SADSAKs later team up to defeat her.
The Sapien League is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Sapien League is an supremacist group that made itself known during the "Decimation" storyline where they attacked the X-Mansion to target the mutants there only to be fended off by the X-men.[196]
The Sapien League also targets robots as seen when they targeted a robot named Ward who would go on to become Multitude.[197]
The School is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The School are a gang of young Atleanteans that lived in the Atlantean capital's slums. They are led by Squid and consist of Crab, Minnow, Mussels, Seahorse, and Seaweed. They rose up against the capital's inhabitants before being defeated by Namorita[198]
The Shadow Council is an organization that was founded by Aloysius Thorndrake and the Confederacy soldiers with him after they went through the Vanishing Point and came in contact with an entity called the Abyss.[199]
A reimagined version of the Shadow Council appears in Avengers Assemble. This version is a secret organization once led by Heinrich Zemo in the 1940s before it was disbanded after Captain America and Peggy Carter defeated them in Switzerland. By the present, a horde of new supervillains re-established the organization and sought to recruit more new members to acquire three Wakandan relics called the Panther's Key. The organization is led by Killmonger and consists of Ulysses Klaue, Madame Masque, Tiger Shark, Princess Zanda, M'Baku, and several Wakandan civilians.
The Shogun Reapers are mechas among the yakuza. They built a cannon on the Moon to hold Earth hostage while Nick Fury Jr. broke into their base in order to steal their powering device. The Shogun Reapers' leader Daniel "Danny Fear" Kiku and lieutenant Akihiko are outfitted in shogun mechas for a confrontation. Akihiko's suit gets hacked by the agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to fight Danny Fear which decompressed the room and caused all the gangsters to be swallowed into space, killing Akihiko while the group's leader is revealed to be safely inside his mecha.[200]
A variation of Akihiko appears in Avengers: Endgame, portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada.[201]
The Sinister Squadron is an organization that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Sinister Squadron is a Multiversal team that was founded by a mysterious person to make sure the Spider-Society is never formed. The first member seen is the Gwen Stacy version of Green Goblin from an unidentified reality who abducted Spider-Man 2099. Lady Araña worked to rescue him while avoiding Green Goblin.[202]
The rest of the line-up consists of Bishop Octopus of Earth-423, Electro II of Earth-616, Fury the Goblin Queen of Earth-982, Lady Octopus of Earth-616, Green Gobbler of Earth-8311, Halloween Jack of Earth-2099, a J. Jonah Jameson version of Hobgoblin from an unidentified reality, an unidentified reality version of Calypso, an unidentified reality version of Demogoblin, an unidentified reality version of Jack O'Lantern, an unidentified 2009 reality version of Kron Stone's Venom 2099 form, an unidentified reality version of Lizard, an unidentified reality version of Mud-Thing, an unidentified reality version of a Mysterio Avatar from Earth-1610, an unidentified reality version of Rhino, an unidentified reality version of Scorpion, an unidentified reality version of Swarm, an unidentified reality version of Tarantula, an unidentified reality version of Vulture, two Brotherhood of the Scriers members from an unidentified reality, an unidentified horned devil, and an unidentified werewolf. In addition, they also made use of a spy. When they ambushed the Spider-Society, Green Goblin tells the rest of the Sinister Squadron that their master wants them all alive as Green Goblin defeats Ghost-Spider as different spider-base heroes are either defeated or subdued. Madame Web shows up demanding that the Sinister Squadron leave her house. Lady Araña rescues Madame Web from Green Goblin. She then works to get Madame Web to safety as she states that Web-Weaver stored the Great Web of Life and Destiny somewhere safe. Minutes later, Lady Araña, Hunter-Spider, Spider-Punk of Earth-138, Web-Weaver, Weapon VIII of Earth-72, Spider-Woman of Earth-332, and Spider-Cat of Earth-339 demand an explanation from Madame Web on who the Sinister Squadron are. Madame Web states that she doesn't know who the Sinister Squadron are as somebody is preventing her from using her powers to their fullest as she claims that they are the strongest Spider-Man villains from across the Multiverse. When the remaining spider-based heroes find Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-2099 being tortured by Halloween Jack, he breaks free and restrains Halloween Jack as he identifies Hunter-Spider as their spy. Hunter Spider grabs Araña and states that the best hunters know when to hunt alone and when to "bring their pack" as the rest of the Sinister Squadron arrives.[203]
The Sinister Squadron's mysterious leader watches on the monitor the attacks of the Sinister Squadron attacking different Earths and capturing loved ones like an unidentified reality version of Raptor capturing Aña Corazon's family on Earth-315, two Brotherhood of the Scriers members attacking George Stacy of Earth-65, an unidentified reality's version of the Jennifer D'Angelo's Goblin 2099 appearance making off with Gabriel O'Hara of Earth-2099, an unidentified reality version of Spider-Slayer Mark XVIII attacking Mattea Murdock of Earth-138, Jefferson Davis and Rio Morales getting confronted by another villain, and an unidentified reality's version of Carrion chasing after someone. Their leader is revealed to be an older lady watching it all happen as she plans to break the Spider-Society's spirits. On Earth-42, Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-20999, Madame Web, Lady Araña, Spider-Punk of Earth-138, Web-Weaver, Weapon VIII of Earth-72, Spider-Woman of Earth-332, and Spider-Cat of Earth-339 are fighting the Sinister Squadron members. Hunter-Spider manages to attack Web-Weaver and Spider-Punk before being subdued by Spider-Woman of Earth-332 who locks the other Sinister Squadron members out. When Spider-Woman of Earth-332 orders Hunter-Spider to stay down, Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-2099 states that they need to retreat and regroup. Coming up with a plan, Lady Araña tells Web-Weaver and Weapon VIII to hit their opponents hard, tells Spider-Man 2099 to get into Halloween Jack's terminal to find anything useful they can use with Spider-Cat covering his back, and tells Spider-Woman of Earth-332 and Spider-Punk to come with her. Web-Weaver and Weapon VIII burst through the roof where they fight the J. Jonah Jameson version of Hobgoblin, a Mysterio Avatar, a full-armored version of Rhino, and Vulture. Spider-Man 2099 tells Lady Araña that he got into Halloween Jacks comm frequency which alerted him to when his cronies were coming. To buy Spider-Man 2099 some more time, Lady Araña, Spider-Woman of Earth-332, and Spider-Punk join the battle against the Sinister Squadron. With help from Lyla, Spider-Man 2099 gets into the comm systems and has Spider-Cat screech loud enough to make Hobgoblin, Lady Octopus, the Mysterio Avatar, and Rhino disoriented. At the ruins of the Simms Building, the Gwen Stacy version of Green Goblin speaks with her boss as they see their captive prisoners. Ghost-Spider calls their leader an off-brand Madame Web. While displeased from Green Goblin's status report that the rest of the Sinister Squadron hasn't captured the rest of the Spider-Society yet, Madame Web revealed that he had captured Ghost-Spider's dad and Miles Morales' parents. As those with Spider-Man 2099 and Lady Araña arrive at the ruined Simms Building to make use of a bunker, they learned that the Sinister Squadron has captured their loved ones. Arriving on Earth-71290 to meet up with its versions of Ashley Kafka and Edward Whelan who hid the Great Web of Life of Destiny at Ravencroft, the Spider-Society is confronted by Madame Web and the Sinister Squadron members Electro II, Green Goblin, an unidentified reality version of Grizzly, Lady Octopus, a Mysterio Avatar, and Venom 2099. As the spider-themed characters are getting beaten, Madame Web is revealed to be a variant of Aunt May. An unidentified reality version of Vermin arrives stating that the Great Web of Life and Destiny has been procured. As Madame Web and her Sinister Squadron escape with the defeated spider-themed heroes and the Great Web of Life and Destiny, Weapon VIII emerges from the rubble vowing that it will be his turn to hit hard.[204]
The Sisterhood of the Wasp is a group that is led by Wasp.
The Six-Fingered Hand was a group of six lesser demons acting as pawns of more powerful demons, including Mephisto. The legion of demons once plotted to merge Earth and Hell, but their plan was successfully opposed by the Defenders. The six are also responsible for the creation of the Lesser Grey God, a statuette which has the power to reactivate old curses.
The Skeleton Crew was an organization built by the Red Skull from his operatives.
The Sons of Satannish were a cult of sorcerers who received mystical power from Satannish.
The Sons of the Serpent are a subversive organization of costumed American racist super-patriots who oppose all racial, ethnic, and religious minorities.
The Sons of the Tiger are fictional characters, three martial arts heroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by Gerry Conway and drawn by Dick Giordano and first appeared in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 (April 1974). The Sons of the Tiger were three friends and martial arts students of Master Kee: Lin Sun, of Chinese ancestry, was the leader of the trio and adopted son of Master Kee; Abe Brown was an African American from the streets of Harlem; and Robert Diamond was a Caucasian Hollywood actor.
Lin Sun is returning from a martial arts tournament with his first place trophy when he is suddenly attacked by ninjas in front of his school in San Francisco. After defeating the villains, he goes into the "Tiger Dojo", which has been ransacked. He finds a dying Master Kee, who tells him that there are forces in this world which would destroy us and then points to a box on a shelf, after which he dies. In the box, Lin finds three amulets made of jade, a tiger's head and two claws: the symbol of the school. The inscription at the base of the box reads, "When three are called and stand as one, as one they'll fight, their will be done...For each is born anew, The Tiger's Son." They are later known as "the Amulets of Power".
Soon after, Lin meets up with his two friends, Abe Brown and Bob Diamond, who have also been attacked by ninjas. Lin recounts the story of Master Kee's death and gives each of them one of the jade tiger claw amulets. They soon discover that when they join hands and chant the inscription from the box they become mystically connected. Their martial arts skills combine to become one force and their physical abilities are tripled when they wear the amulets.
During the series' run, the trio runs up against "the Silent Ones", an evil organization with mystical ties attempting to gain world domination.
Beginning in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19, entitled "An Ending", the trio breaks up and Lin Sun throws all three amulets in a trash can located in an alley. There, Hector Ayala finds the amulets and wears them to become the White Tiger. The Sons of the Tiger appeared in the next two stories, "A Beginning" and "To Claw the Eyes of Night", during the transition to the White Tiger stories. The character of Abe Brown is mostly seen periodically after that. The book continued using the title "The Sons of the Tiger", even though the trio had split up and power was transferred to the White Tiger.
Bob Diamond continued to make occasional appearances in Power Man and Iron Fist as Colleen Wing's lover.
The Sons of the Tiger appeared briefly with Luke Cage's Human Resistance after the Scarlet Witch altered the world during the House of M crossover, along with the Daughters of the Dragon, the Black Cat, Iron Fist and the Moon Knight. Lin Sun, Abe Brown and Lotus Shinchuko appeared in an issue of The Pulse as bodyguards for Luke Cage, who had been injured during the events of Secret War.[205] They also appeared alongside Spider-Man and the Human Torch in Marvel Team-Up #40 (Dec 1975).[206] In November 2008, they made an appearance in Manifest Destiny: Wolverine.[207] The Sons of the Tiger reunited in the 2014 Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu miniseries, where they aided Shang-Chi and his comrades.
There are different incarnations of the Squadron Supreme:
This version of the Squadron Supreme was created for the Max imprint of Marvel Comics.
When the Power Elite collaborated with Mephisto, he created some simulacrums that were programmed to become the Squadron Supreme of America where they would serve as the sanctioned superhero team in the United States. Power Elite member Phil Coulson serves as their liaison to the U.S. government.[208]
Stane International is the company that is run by Obadiah Stane.
The Super-Axis first appear in The Invaders #40 (May 1979) and were created by Roy Thomas and Alan Kupperberg. The Super-Axis, consisting of former Invaders foes Master Man;[209] U-Man;[210] the original Baron Blood[211] and Warrior Woman[212] are gathered together in the second last issue of the title by the Japanese spy Lady Lotus. Using hypnotism to summon and control the villains, Lotus intends to use the newly formed Super-Axis to undermine the United States on the home front during World War II. Individual members initially skirmish with the Invaders, and the original Human Torch is also hypnotised. In a final battle at an amusement park, the entire Super-Axis confront the Invaders, but are defeated by the heroes' superior teamwork. The Torch also frees himself from Lotus' control, and attempts to locate the villain, who has fled. The final panels of the last issue show Lotus being warned by master villain the Yellow Claw about the dangers of overconfidence.[213] An issue of the limited series The New Invaders reveals in flashback that U-Man raped Lady Lotus in retaliation for the mind control. Lady Lotus eventually gives birth to their child, Nia Noble.[214]
The Supernovas are an organization that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
There was a black ops unit of the Nova Corps called the Supernovas. They were also called the Black Novas because their helmets were black instead of gold. Its members include Adomox, Jesse Alexander, Mister Z's, Phlish, and Titus. Sam Alexander used to be a member of this group until he learned their true motives.[215]
During the "Original Sin" storyline, Sam Alexander learned from the eye of the murdered Uatu the Watcher that its membership consisted of thieves and killers.[216]
There are two versions of the Thor Corps:
This version of the Thor Corps came together when Eric Masterson (who was the host of Thor at the time) united with Beta Ray Bill and Dargo Ktor to fight Zarrko after he tricked the latter into fighting Thor.[217]
During the "Secret Wars" storyline, there is a police force on Battleworld called the Thor Corps that enforce the laws of God Emperor Doom.[218] King Thor serves as their lawspeaker while Thunderer Thorlief was a famous Thor Corps member.[219]
The Tough Kid Squad is a group of five kids (Wally and Tom Danger, Derrick Dawes, Butch, and Eagle) who appeared in Tough Kid Squad Comics #1 (March 1942)
The Tracksuit Mafia (also called the Tracksuit Bros. and the Tracksuit Draculas) are a gang of non-superpowered organized criminals appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Matt Fraction, they first appeared in Hawkeye (vol. 4) in 2012.[220]
They are so named because the eponymous athletic wear in which all of its members are seen, who serve as adversaries to Hawkeye.
During the "Gang War" storyline, the Tracksuit Mafia were in the Meatpacking District, Manhattan planning to move in on the Inner Demons' territory only for them to be thwarted by Spider-Man, She-Hulk, and Tombstone.[221]
The Tracksuit Mafia were adapted into the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action series Hawkeye (2021) on Disney+.[222][223][224] This version is led by Wilson Fisk / Kingpin, with known members including Kazimierz "Kazi" Kazimierczak, Ivan, Tomas, Enrique and Dmitri. William Lopez was a leader, but following his death, Maya Lopez became the new leader until she defected.
The Triumph Division is the Philippines' sanctioned superhero team where its members are familial and have been traced back for centuries. The team is led by Red Feather and its members include Anitun, Fighter One, Great Mongoose, Mighty Mother, St. George, and Wishing Man. The ones that first appear were killed by suicide bombers with Iron Man attending a private funeral for them and their successors being made public.[225] They later gained a new member called Wave who helped the Agents of Atlas fight Queen Sindr's fire demons.[226]
The Triune Understanding is a religious cult created by Kurt Busiek for volume three of the Marvel Comics Avengers series.
Also called Shadow Base, the U.S. Hulk Operations is a United States military organization that is tasked with the job to hunt down Hulk and his allies. It is led by General Reginald Fortean.[227] After General Fortean's Subject B form is killed, Hulk took control of the U.S. Hulk Operations.[228]
The Undying Ones are a fictional race of humanoid demons from another dimension. They are led by the Nameless One.
The Union is a superhero team that is led by Britannia and consists of Union Jack, Kelpie, Snakes and The Choir. The Union was introduced in The Union #1 and is part of the Britannia Project.
The Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF) wrestling promotion based in New York by promoter Edward Garner with a roster of both human (i.e. Sharon Ventura) and superhuman participants from the Eternals like Ikaris to heroes from Ben Grimm/The Thing, Justice (then known as Marvel Boy), and Demolition Man. It was soon taken over by the Power Broker as a site for his experimental superhuman trials and the base of the Grapplers.[229][230]
After the Genoshan massacre by Cassandra Nova, Unus the Untouchable formed a group of mutant survivors. The team first appeared in Excalibur vol.3 #1.[231] They would act as enemies towards the Genoshan Excalibur team. They would later all lose their powers after M-Day. The team consisted of Unus the Untouchable, Toad, Hub, Caiman, Glamour, Lightning Rod, Shocker, and Toad-In-Waiting.
The V-Battalion is the name of two incarnations of a fictional secret organization composed of Golden Age superheroes and their descendants
The Vulturions are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a group of criminals who wield the same technology as Vulture.
While in prison for dealing heroin, an engineer named Honcho is the cellmate of Adrian Toomes who showed his Vulture harness designs to him. Memorizing on how to construct it, Honcho is later released on parole where he builds four Vulture costumes (red, yellow, and silver) complete with anti-graviton generators in which he equips himself and three petty criminals named Gripes, Pidgeon, and Sugar Face with. Gaining all the Vulture's powers, the group members called themselves the Vulturions.[232][233] Wanting to become big-time criminals, the Vulturions make several tries to kill Spider-Man and accumulate wealth, ultimately failing in all their attempts. Learning of the Vulturions' existence, Toomes built himself a new Vulture suit and broke out of prison, intent on hunting down his "rip-offs". By locating the group, Adrian beats and nearly murders all of them only to be stopped by Spider-Man. After defeating the Vulture, Spider-Man turned Vulture and the Vulturions in to the police.[234]
A new group of Vulturions (consisting of three members including a female) appear in Avengers: The Initiative, where they steal a briefcase containing classified research on gamma radiation from Baron Von Blitzschlag. One of the Vulturions is identified as Honcho (apparently released from prison and having gone back to crime). They are stopped with ease by a costume-less Peter Parker and the Scarlet Spiders.[235]
During the "Civil War II" storyline, the original Vulturions resurface. This time, they have upgraded their gear and are still using the same moniker. The Vulturions were seen committing a heist until they were stopped by Spider-Man upon him being tipped off by Ulysses Cain.[236]
During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, the Vulturions are on a heist, where they encounter Miles Morales. Despite some difficulty, Miles defeats them.[237]
Spider-Boy came across Spider-Man and Miles Morales fighting the Vulturions. Spider-Man tells Spider-Boy that he is benched as the Vulturions get annoyed towards the comparisons to Vulture that are made about them. The Vulturions are defeated and webbed up by Spider-Man and Miles.[238]
A group loosely based on the Vulturions called the Wake Riders appear in the Spider-Man episode "Rise Above It All". Based on the name for a group of vultures, they are a viral stunt group that consists of their leader Barkley Blitz (voiced by Ogie Banks[239]), an unnamed female (voiced by Audrey Wasilewski in the first appearance,[239] Melanie Minichino in the second appearance[240]), and two unnamed males (both voiced by Zack Shada[239]).
The Warbound are a group of gladiators from the Planet Sakaar that were gathered by Hulk. They consist of Korg, Miek the Unhived, No-Name the Brood, Hiroim the Shamed, Elloe Kaifi, and her bodyguard Lavin Skee.
The Wildboys are an unruly pair of street-dwellers that enjoy committing violent acts of vandalism. They are highly formidable street-fighters and are greatly skilled in the use of knives and other conventional street hardware. When the Horsemen of Apocalypse attacked Manhattan during the events of the Fall of the Mutants and caused a blackout, a Vietnam veteran named Ammo organized a gang including the Wildboys, who looted the city.[volume & issue needed] Sometime later, Typhoid Mary gathered the Wildboys together with Ammo, Bullet, and Bushwacker to attack Daredevil; the criminals beat Daredevil so badly that they nearly killed him.[volume & issue needed]
The Winter Guard is Russia's sanctioned superhero team.
The Wolfpack are a group of five teenagers that reside in the South Bronx, in New York City. They were originally selected for their extraordinary abilities and aptitude by a retired Naval officer known only as Mr. Mack. He trained each of them separately from adolescence into their teen years in hand-to-hand combat, strategy, stealth, speed, endurance, and raw strength. When they were ready, he introduced them to each other.[volume & issue needed] According to ancient legend, the Wolfpack has existed for at least two millennia, and serves as a cosmic balance to a group of mortal men completely devoid of compassion, love or charity, known as the Nine. The new Wolfpack soon began battling the forces of the Nine in the Bronx and continue to protect and patrol the Bronx, and battle the forces of The Nine. The Wolfpack appear in the House of M, as a gang of superpowered teens in the Bronx; in which Luke Cage made a treaty with the group. Members include Robbie Baldwin, Turbo, Darkhawk, Rage, Alex Power with his sister Julie and Raphael Vega, who is their leader.[242] The team were seen later arranging a meeting with one of the Pride's kids; but this turns into a trap by Federal Agent Boom Boom, in which the Wolfpack were easily defeated by her, the Blob and Typhoid Mary.[243] The team is apprehended and Vega surrenders. Vega, alongside Shang-Chi are charged with terrorism.[244] The team were later freed by Luke Cage (along with the Dragons), in which they join in with the Avengers against Thunderbird's Brotherhood.[245]
The Women Warriors are Delaware's sanctioned superhero team that is part of the Fifty-State Initiative during the "Dark Reign" storyline. It consists of Asp, Black Mamba, Diamondback, Quicksand, and Skein.[246]
The World Counterterrorism Agency (W.C.A.) is a counterterrorism organization founded by a group of ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, including Mockingbird, following the events of the Secret Invasion storyline.[247] Other members include Hawkeye and Dominic Fortune.
X-Cell is a group of depowered mutants who blamed the government for causing M-Day.
The Young Gods are a group of twelve young human beings who were chosen by the major pantheons of Earth's goddesses to represent the finest qualities of humanity and the pinnacle of humanity's genetic potential and cultural accomplishment.
The original Zodiac group debuts in the title the Avengers[248] and is established as a criminal organization founded and funded by member Cornelius van Lunt (who adopts the identity of Taurus). The group's identity is based on the Western zodiac from astrology, with each member adopting the persona of a sign of the zodiac, being twelve in all.
The Incredible Hulk #3 featured the first Marvel Age appearance of the all-new Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime.