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