[870] Forcing Ken Hale to assist her, the Winter Hulk ravaged the Vampire Nation and moved her rage to Atlantis,[871] where she assembled the Avengers and was revealed to have been a sleeper agent all along as part of a secret mission envisioned by herself and the Black Panther. The Reaper fled, and, among the Maggia's leaders, the Avengers found a suicide duplicate of Madame Masque, who asked for Iron Man's help in saving her template. [42] Trying to get revenge against her former masters, Black Widow was captured. [86], Transported by Thir back to Earth, some Avengers got stranded on an alternate Earth in the future, where they learned that world would suffer a cataclysm. However, a very debilitated and powerless Carol Danvers chose not to return to the team that had failed her as Ms. The Vision cries after being accepted by the Avengers, Wishing to annihilate the Avengers, Ultron sent a creation of his own, an ethereal synthezoid, to the Avengers Mansion. Their communications systems were quantumly improved in a proactive program to intercept dangers as well as follow up on completed missions. Status As Hawkeye mistakenly attacked Gyrich believing him to be an intruder, the Avengers lost their security clearances and privileges in retaliation. Stark donated the mansion to the Avengers for their exclusive use and set up a foundation to cover the operation expenses of the non-profit team, the Maria Stark Foundation, named after his late mother. [190], In Transia, the Scarlet Witch was approached and kidnapped by Modred the Mystic, while Quicksilver was helped by his former nanny Bova. [597] During the mission, Noh-Varr was secretly tasked by the Kree Supreme Intelligence of containing its power instead. [577] Though the deadly villain empowered himself with a Cosmic Cube replica,[578] he was ultimately defeated by the cojoined efforts of the Avengers, the Guardians and the Elders of the Universe, who had been recruited by Thor. During the fight against him, the Avengers were ultimately betrayed by the Vision, who was revealed to have been under the control of Mr. Gryphon, one of Kang the Conqueror's many iterations. [372], The Watcher turns his eyes to the future of the Avengers, Proctor's group, the Gatherers, invaded the Avengers Mansion to get information about the Black Panther. [289], Upon learning an Elder of the Universe planned to assassinate the Avengers, the Silver Surfer went to Earth to alert them, but witnessed their death before he could prevent it. [414] Moving against Stark, the Avengers were temporarily sabotaged by Gyrich and his Mandroids, but saved by Force Works' member Century. [520] Soon after, Jack of Hearts sacrificed himself to save Ant-Man's daughter from a kidnapper, ending the long feud the two Avengers had experienced during their tenure. In order to protect her beloved, Swordsman heroically sacrificed his own life. [718] Black Panther formed an openly group to combat multiversal level threats as a replacement to the dark Illuminati, the Ultimates. Teamed up with Fire-Lord, the Avengers reached Captain Marvel in Starfox's spaceship. At the hospital where Hercules had been admitted to, Absorbing Man and Titania made their move to finish him. Agents of Wakanda, Aja-Adanna, Alliance, Alpha Flight, Alpha Flight (Space Program), Annihilators,[5] Ascendants, Asgardians, Atlas Foundation, Avengers Unity Division, Boy-Thing, Children of the Sun, Defenders, Departament H, Druid, Eternals, Euroforce, Fantastic Four, Future Foundation, Galactic Council, Gardeners, Ghost Rider (Blaze), Guardians of the Galaxy (Earth-616), Guardians of the Galaxy (Earth-691) (honorary members), Illuminati, Imperial Guard, Infinity Watch, Inhumans, Inhuman Royal Guard, Edwin Jarvis, Jeff, Justice League of America, Killraven, Maria Stark Foundation (financiers), The Mighty, New Warriors, Phoenix (Maya Lopez), Phoenix Force, Quiet Council of Krakoa, Road Force, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.P.E.A.R., S.W.O.R.D., Raymond Sikorski (former US government liaison), Squadron Supreme, Starbrand, Teen Brigade, Thunderbolts, Thunderer, Venom, West Coast Avengers, X-Men [388] Following this incident, the Avengers decided to deactivate the West Coast branch, who were reviewed by the Vision as a failed experiment with fluctuating membership, cavalier behavior, and overextended resources. [460], The Avengers' problems with the media escalated during a fight against the Exemplars to save Juggernaut's life, prompting Captain America publicly dissociate himself from the Avengers. Meanwhile, Quicksilver deactivated the beacon that kept the heroes in stasis, allowing Voyager to assemble an army of Avengers to the fight the Challenger. [376] After this, the Vision was abducted by the Gatherers and replaced by an alternate version of himself, who infiltrated the Avengers to kill Swordsman. [851] Meanwhile, urban martial artist Echo was murdered in a round against Namor. [772] Black Widow and Spider-Man went to the Capitol, where Steve Rogers was supposed to be assassinated as per Ulysses' former vision. Marvel. Jarvis freed the Avengers with the help of the new Black Knight, who had purposely infiltrated the Masters. [569] The Avengers divided their forces to tackle potential H.A.M.M.E.R. [770] In the Alaskan Ultronic Territories, Hydra Avengers and the Underground Avengers looked for a Cosmic Cube fragment. [506] With worshippers of Thor slaughtered in Slokovia, Asgard sent his warriors to prevent their massacre and overthrow General Stoykowicz's rule. Being offered funding by Parker Industries, they relocated to the Baxter Building and had the original Spider-Man back to the team, as he acted as Parker Industries' private hero. 3. Together, they attacked Cyclops and Frost and gained the upper hand until Cyclops took the final piece of the Phoenix from Frost, making him the sole host as Dark Phoenix upon which he killed Professor X, who had attempted to stop him. Under the Vision's recommendation, the team split up to rescue both Black Bolt and the victims of the interstellar war between Kree and Skrulls. [486] Firebird and Thor defeated the Presence and saved those afflicted by his infection, Stingray led an attack against Attuma and his Atlantean army and Warbird successfully challenged the Deviants, with Kang supervising the incidents. With the Reaper defeated and gone, Black Panther earned his place as an Avenger. The struggle to remedy the situation frustrated Captain America. Led by Thane Ector, the Brethren marched to Earth, seeking to conquer it. [6], In need of new members, the Avengers were officially limited to six members by Gyrich. The Avengers ventured in the hazardous area, or the "red zone", to defend it. A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Resuming their operations was not an option, thus the Avengers disassembled. [602] In an attempt to rescue Hope from Utopia, the Avengers were successful in their mission due to the Scarlet Witch's intervention. [331] Confronting Thanos, Nebula decided to revert all of the actions he had performed with the Infinity Stones. With Krona defeated, the two universes were restored to normal. He was ultimately restrained by the Council, who turned Earth into a prison for criminals from all over the universe by suggestion of the mysterious alien race known as the Ruul. Finding both the Grim Reaper and the original Madame Masque, the Avengers were interrupted by the powerful Count Nefaria, who had managed to mind-control Wonder Man and the Thunderbolt Atlas. Tapping into the Scarlet Witch's powers, Morgan rewrote reality by wielding the Twilight Sword. [478], Sorting out the consequences of the invasion, the Avengers and Triathlon were astonished by Peggy Chandler, wife of 3-D Man who wished to know the relationship between her husband's disappearance and the Triune Understanding. The Avengers realized Moondragon's elaborate deception after she brainwashed Thor in attacking his teammates. WebMarvel's The Avengers [5] (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), [1] [6] or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. [766], S.H.I.E.L.D. Earth's Mightiest Villains had been saved from an incursion by being interdimensionally retrieved by A.I.M., who sent Adaptoids to collect the fugitives in a brutal fight. The Wasp suggested the name "Avengers", and Earth's Mightiest Heroes were officially born. Losing her sanity, Sersi attacked the Avengers and was subdued by the impostor Vision. Directed By Joss Whedon Written Moreover, with the fall of Wakanda, Storm's marriage to Black Panther was annulled. [697][698][699], The Avengers, working under S.H.I.E.L.D., guided by the Invisible Woman and counting with an army of War Machine drones, managed to capture the Illuminatus Amadeus Cho. The Avengers were able to disperse an antidote for the infection and prevent more deaths. Feeling diminished, he constantly mistreated his wife, the Wasp. This granted the Avengers an extra weaponized resource for difficult times to come, and Iron Man 3030 went back to her time. Falling into the interdimensional portal, the Avengers traveled to an alternate past and recruited a teenage version of Iron Man to combat the corrupted Stark in the present. The Simultaneously, Bloodwraith conquered Slorenia, forcing a split team of Avengers to intervene. Wishing to end all organic life, Ultron considered the Avengers both his family and his nemeses. [231] The Avengers initially stood with other super heroes, namely Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. [222] Assigned by the United Nations to assess the threats posed by Attilan on the Blue Area of the Moon, the Avengers and the Inhuman Royal Family also clashed with Maximus the Mad one more time. [591] With the Avengers freed, Cable was overpowered and fell. [90], Back to the Avengers Mansion, the Avengers learned that the Wasp, Yellowjacket and Goliath searched for missing members of a scientific exploration who had found a tropical jungle in the middle of the freezing Arctic. [7] Although skeptical, the Avengers confirmed his accusations by finding the Xavier Institute destroyed and the X-Men wounded. agent Druid and stumbled upon a subterranean city of undead zombies ruled by Morgan Le Fay. Marrina was slain by Namor with the Ebony Blade, which cause Black Knight to physically succumb to its curse. [873] The Masters brutally attacked the Avengers in different locations to off the Deathloks,[874] ultimately choosing to retreat after killing all of their targets and detonating the Avengers Mountain. [191] At the Wundagore Mountain, Modred introduced the Scarlet Witch to the Darkhold -- the cursed tome of his master, the chaos demon lord Chthon. Being able to see through his charade, the Wasp agreed to marry Pym in his newest alter-ego. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. The Avengers were left in awe after a confrontation with such a deadly foe. The new dynamic team, formed by Captain America, Black Panther, She-Hulk, Thor, Gilgamesh and Quasar, was put to test when Lava Men attacked the Avengers Island. [742] Soon after, the group was approached by a young girl named Nadia, who claimed to be Pym's daughter and a Red Room Academy fugitive. However, the Avengers succumbed to Doom's influence and worked as his underlings. The Mansion was invaded by an undead Jack of Hearts, who caused Ant-Man's death in an unwilling detonation. to hunt down the Illuminati, an initiative that led the Avengers Machine to ruin. Directed By Joss Whedon Written In a happy ending, Immortus performed a double wedding ceremony, officializing the unions of the Vision and the Scarlet Witch and of Mantis and Swordsman.