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Revengers

For the Matt Helm spy novel by Donald Hamilton, see The Revengers (novel).

The Revengers is the name of different fictional teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

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The Revengers is a team of supervillains who were formed to fight A-Next in the MC2 series A-Next. They were created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz.

The Revengers is also the name of the Avengers in Earth-665, the setting of Marvel's parody comic Not Brand Echh.

In September 2011, an Earth-616 version of the Revengers led by Wonder Man appears.[1] They were created by Brian Michael Bendis.

Fictional team history

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MC2

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The Revengers
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceA-Next #12 (July 1999)
Created byTom DeFalco
Ron Frenz
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Base(s)mobile

In a possible future depicted in Marvel Comics 2, wherein several Avengers were killed while on a mission and A-Next was formed to replace them, Hank Pym and the Wasp's children Hope Pym and Henry Pym Jr. use their parents' technology to replicate their powers to oppose A-Next, with Hope becoming the Red Queen and Pym Jr. Big Man. Additionally, she creates the energy-based villain Ion Man and recruits supervillains Killerwatt and Sabreclaw to help them form the Revengers before she and Pym Jr. lead them in attacking surviving Avengers. However, A-Next's reserve members defeat the Revengers, with Pym Jr. turning himself in and helping defeat Hope.

As of Last Planet Standing, the Revengers have replaced Pym Jr. with Magneta and resumed their fight with A-Next until Galactus arrives to destroy Earth. Most of the Revengers escape, though Sabreclaw defects to A-Next to help them fight Galactus.

Cancerverse

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In the Cancerverse, the Revengers originally existed as their reality's Avengers before they were corrupted by their version of Captain Marvel, who turned them into servants of the Many-Angled Ones.[2] They are later destroyed by Thanos and Death.[3]

Earth-616

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The Revengers
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe New Avengers Annual #1 (Sept. 2011)
Created byBrian Michael Bendis
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Member(s)Wonder Man
Anti-Venom
Atlas
Captain Ultra
Century
Demolition Man
Devil-Slayer
Ethan Edwards
Goliath V

In Earth-616, the Revengers exists as an antihero group formed and led by Wonder Man and consisting of Anti-Venom, Atlas, Captain Ultra, Century, Demolition Man, Devil-Slayer, Ethan Edwards, and Goliath. Due to his powers making him believe that the Avengers are not helping the world, Wonder Man forms the Revengers to stop them. In pursuit of his goal, he leads the group in attacking Avengers Mansion and Stark Tower and defeat the New Avengers.[4] However, Iron Man traps Wonder Man in a stasis container before Thor teleports the Revengers to Citi Field to minimize casualties. There, the Avengers, New Avengers, and Secret Avengers defeat the Revengers, who are imprisoned in the Raft.[5]

New Revengers

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In New Avengers vol. 4, the Maker forms the New Revengers to battle the eponymous New Avengers, initially recruiting Asti the All-Seeing, Paibok, Vermin, White Tiger, alternate universe variants of Angar the Screamer and Skar,[6] and O.M.N.I.T.R.O.C.U.S. Amidst a battle between A.I.M. and S.H.I.E.L.D., the Maker sends the New Revengers to attack the former and the New Avengers. However, Toni Ho kills Skar while A.I.M. and the New Avengers defeat most of the New Revengers, though the Maker escapes.[7]

Roster

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MC2 version

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  • Ion Man - An ionic-powered villain created by the Red Queen who can fly and fire destructive energy blasts.
  • Killerwatt - An electricity-powered enemy of Spider-Girl.
  • Magneta - An obsessed fan of Magneto who possesses similar powers as him and abandoned her dreams of becoming a hero to help the Red Queen fight A-Next.
  • Red Queen - The daughter of Hank Pym and the Wasp and the leader of the Revengers who used technology to copy her mother's electric blasts and wings.

Former members

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  • Sabreclaw - The sociopathic son of Wolverine and half-brother of Wild Thing who possesses a healing factor and sharp claws. After helping found the Revengers, he would later defect to A-Next.
  • Big Man - The brother of Red Queen and son of Hank Pym and the Wasp who used technology to copy his father's size-shifting abilities. He helps found the Revengers to watch over the Red Queen before helping A-Next stop her.

Earth-616 version

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  • Wonder Man - The leader who possesses ionic energy-based powers.
  • Anti-Venom - A symbiote-empowered vigilante who believes Wonder Man's claims about the Avengers.
  • Atlas - A mercenary with size-shifting powers who joined the Revengers out of anger towards being denied membership into the Fifty State Initiative.
  • Captain Ultra - A former plumber and member of the Fifty State Initiative who joined the Revengers out of resentment towards being disrespected despite his powers.
  • Century - A Hodomurian who joins Wonder Man out of a sense of honor towards him and a desire to make amends for contributing to his death.
  • Demolition Man - A former professional wrestler who joins the Revengers under the brain damage-induced belief that the Grandmaster tasked him with reclaiming the Infinity Gems from the Avengers
  • Devil-Slayer - A mystically-powered vigilante who joins the Revengers to create a reality where the Avengers are held accountable for their actions.
  • Ethan Edwards - A Skrull who joined the Revengers to avenge his people's defeat during Secret Invasion.
  • Goliath V - The nephew of Bill Foster who also possesses size-shifting powers and joined the Revengers to seek revenge on Iron Man for contributing to his uncle's death.

New Revengers

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In other media

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  • The Revengers appear in the Avengers Assemble episode "Ant-Man Makes It Big". This version of the group are in-universe parodies of the Avengers, star in the film Human Ant and the Revengers, and consist of the Human Ant, Iron Guy, Colonel America, the Bulk, Dark Spider, and the Viking King.[8]
  • A group loosely inspired by and named after the Revengers appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Thor: Ragnarok,[9] led by Thor and consisting of Valkyrie, Bruce Banner / Hulk, and Loki. This version of the group was formed by Thor to help him escape Sakaar and return to Asgard to fight Hela before he disbands it.
  • The MCU incarnation of the Revengers appear in the Loki episode "Glorious Purpose" via archival footage.

References

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  1. ^ The New Avengers Annual #1 (September 2011)
  2. ^ Realm of Kings #1 (January 2010)
  3. ^ Thanos Imperative #6 (January 2011)
  4. ^ The New Avengers (vol. 2) Annual #1 (November 2011)
  5. ^ The Avengers vol. 4 Annual #1
  6. ^ New Avengers (vol. 4) #7 (April 2016)
  7. ^ New Avengers (vol. 4) #12 - #16 (August - November 2016)
  8. ^ "Ant-Man Makes It Big". Avengers Assemble. Season 3. Episode 18. October 2, 2016. Disney XD.
  9. ^ Hood, Cooper (September 7, 2017). "Thor: Ragnarok NFL Trailer Introduces the Revengers". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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