Helping Mole Man, Tyrannus and Grotesk,[325] the Avengers were joined by the West Coast team. [200], In a bizarre turn of events, as the Avengers stopped the gigantic mecha Red Ronin, Ms. Marvel learned to be pregnant. [259][260] Unable to track Nebula, the Avengers returned home, though Starfox decided to keep looking for his alleged great-niece in outer space. [808] The grateful Celestials took custody of Loki and set upright the corpse of the Progenitor, which was refurbished and transformed by Wakandan architects, Alpha Flight technicians and Tony Stark into the Avengers Mountain, Earth's Mightiest Heroes' global headquarters. [341] Swordsman blamed the Avengers for his death and went on a brutal battle against them, but in the end he was defeated by Black Knight and escaped after sharing he acted on the orders of "Proctor". [290] Grandmaster forced the Avengers to fight a new Legion of the Unliving to prevent the obliteration of the universe in a bizarre game. Island. The Avengers were unable to stop them, being captured. With the manifestation of an Inhuman clairvoyant named Ulysses, Captain Marvel operated Alpha Flight, A-Force and the Ultimates to act preventively, in order to avoid crimes, a position Iron Man radically opposed to. [170], The Avengers were then trapped by the Grim Reaper, who forced a trial to decide whether the Vision or Wonder Man had the right to claim Simon Williams' identity. [295] Doctor Druid's machinations to undermine Captain Marvel had severe consequences. [566], Following the destruction of the Avengers Tower, the shattered team temporarily relocated to the Avengers Mansion. This allowed Jones to cast forgotten super heroes from the Golden Age of Comic Books to fight Ronan's army. [516], The Avengers tracked She-Hulk down, causing her to uncontrollably attack them. A branch of West Coast Avengers was run by Hawkeye in California. [583], The Scarlet Witch returns and brings chaos to the Avengers and the X-Men, Resuming her attack against the Avengers, the Scarlet Witch only ceased it upon learning about Wiccan's and Speed's existence. also came in hand when alternate versions of the original Avengers interloped on Earth. [226] Managing to establish contact with the Vision, Starfox decided to assemble a restorative apparatus with the help of I.S.A.A.C., the artificial intelligence that governed his home in Titan. [866] As a final member, they had Thor. 's Avengers used Ex Nihilo's systems to empower themselves to intervene in the war between S.H.I.E.L.D. [752] In Washington, D.C., Spider-Man and Steve Rogers met to solve the situation, leading to both Iron Man and Captain Marvel to intervene. leader M.O.D.O.K.. had failed to seal, threatening reality itself. After working together to defeat Loki, a group of five founding heroes (Ant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor and Wasp) banded together to battle evil no single hero could defeat. [487], In between the multiple fights, Yellowjacket fell ill. [176], When the Avengers were alerted by Nick Fury about a massive space station orbiting around Earth, they were astonished to meet its occupants: the futuristic heroes known as the Guardians of the Galaxy. Administered by the Vision, who had recently returned from his honeymoon, the formula was phased inside Yellowjacket's gigantic body, saving him. The Avengers ultimately turned-on Kang after fighting the Invaders, the super heroes from the World War II era. Detroit, Michigan While Thor and Moondragon battled Jones' henchman Orka, Hellcat and the other Avengers confronted Baxter and Jones, finally putting an end to Roxxon's and Brand's corporational terror. When the Avengers captured the mutant Transonic during a conflict between the X-Men and the Scarlet Witch, Namor was convinced by Emma Frost to attack the Avengers in their current base, Wakanda. Jarvis was gravely wounded in one of the crises. [140] Meanwhile, Kang's combat with Rama-Tut was discontinued by Immortus, allowing Kang to pluck dead super-humans from the timestream to attack the Avengers as the Legion of the Unliving in Immortus' castle in Limbo. His victims were Iron Fist, Doctor Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme, Ghost Rider as the Spirit of Vengeance, Black Panther and Thor as the God of Thunder. As Captain America returned to the Mansion, the new team was announced to the public having him as chairman. [481] With the Avengers occupied with the fight, its mastermind Diablo invaded the Avengers Mansion in searches of way of liberating himself from his extradimensional prison, being opposed by Silverclaw. In the end, most heroes turned the offer down and only the founding Avengers remained, welcoming Tigra the werewoman to their ranks. WebAvengers: Infinity War. [80] As the two teams clashed, the Grim Reaper got psyched out after learning about the Vision's true origin as Simon Williams' new existence, which led to the Legion's defeat. With the end of the threat, the Vision and the Scarlet Witch finally confessed their love for each other and publicly started a relationship. The Ruul were actually Kree altered by the Forever Crystal who served the Supreme Intelligence. [270] Contacting most of their past members, the Avengers attempted to identify the traitor, ultimately getting to Quicksilver. [518] The original Hulk, as Bruce Banner, attempted to reason with his cousin, but Hawkeye accidentally triggered a gamma-fueled transformation. [484] Informing about dystopic possibilities for the future, Kang declared war on Earth in order to save it, creating uprisings by Atlanteans and Deviantse. He informed that the Scarlet Witch, trying to restore her hex powers, had accidentally cast a spell that brought Arkon the Magnificent to Earth. Art by George Prez. [676], Much changed for the Avengers and the Illuminati in the meantime. The Avengers addressed some of these crises, such as when Spider-Girl teamed up with them to interrupt Toxic Doxie from her vile experimentations on vulnerable Inhumans. The Avengers realized they had been victims of the highlight of their failures: the Scarlet Witch. [278] With the Masters overpowered, Zemo attempted to have Blackout drag the entire Mansion to the Darkforce Dimension. The ensuing battle was revealed to be a trap. In fact, he used his time to free Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. The Wasp was rescued by the Avengers, and they were followed by Lord Gouzar. Magneto forced the Avengers and the X-Men to fight each other, but ultimately perished during the conflict while the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver went missing. When fighting the grieving witch known as Elf-Queen, he employed unnecessary force when Captain America attempted to reason with her. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Votes: 1,085,735 | Gross: $678.82M [104], Following reports by the Black Panther concerning missing scientists in Chile, the Avengers confronted the Savage Land Mutates alongside Thor's partner Sif. Young Avengers members Wiccan and Speed were supposedly her missing children, which led Magneto to join them in their mission. In the mansion, Mantis secretly summoned the Lion-God, who immediately attacked Black Panther. In the restored world, Starbrand kept her form as a child and Nighthawk questioned the motivations of his superiors. When the Avengers attempted to retrieve her, she shockingly shared her intentions of marrying her aggressor. [404] Coming upon a massive gathering of super-powered criminals, She-Hulk assembled the Avengers to intervene. WebAvengers: Infinity War. Take the essential Super Hero gaming experience to another level! [838], While Iron Man and Reed Richards formulated a plan to defeat the Cotati, Black Panther organized the Wakandan troops to prevent the aliens from using the Vibranium enriched soil of the Great Mound. However, the mental conditioning turned Jen Walters into the Winter Hulk. [433] Counting with an immense roster, the Avengers were unable to function effectively. Meanwhile, Captain Marvel approached the Alliance, who had been assisted by the Fantastic Four, managing to cleanse the green infection. As a result of a White Event, one of Ex Nihilo's creations ascended as the Nightmask while a college student named Kevin Connor became the Starbrand in a catastrophic awakening. [324], When Deviant warlord Brutus attempted to conquer the underground reigns of Earth, the Avengers intervened in these subterranean wars since its victims fled to the surface world. Tragically, he reacted terribly to his sister's relationship with the Vision the synthetic man and decided to cut off contact for good. Iron Man approached Thor and expressed his concerns about a possible international incident with Doctor Doom. He joined their group, the Ascendants, to combat the Gorgon. [457] Ultron planned to replace humanity with an army of machine life. With their names cleared, the Avengers, however, lost their leader Captain America, who felt he had failed his teammates. [238] As the Beyonder claimed his powers back, Doom was defeated. After revealing to be Immortus' son, Marcus decided to return to Limbo and was accompanied by Ms. Marvel with the Avengers' approval. As champions for Avalon, the Avengers defeated some evil Fomorians and restored Black Knight to the present times. [777] Both the Avengers and the Champions noticed spatial disturbances related to the existence of the High Evolutionary's planet, the Counter-Earth. [136] As the Fantastic Four parted ways with the Avengers, their nanny, the witch Agatha Harkness, decided to stay at the Avengers Mansion to tutor the Scarlet Witch in the ways of magic. [148] Invading the Stranger's ship, the Avengers learned their foe was in fact the Toad and defeated him. In a frightening combat, the Avengers helped the Ghost Rider reach sanity. Cap's Kooky Quartet,[citation needed] Earth's Mightiest Heroes,[citation needed] Earth's Mightiest Super-Heroes,[1] Mighty Avengers,[2] Queen's Vengeance,[3] The World's Mightiest Crusaders[4] As Hawkeye mistakenly attacked Gyrich believing him to be an intruder, the Avengers lost their security clearances and privileges in retaliation. [526] The Avengers clashed with them over extremist diplomatic divergences,[527] but parted ways after a confront led the country to be taken by Atlantis. [597] During the mission, Noh-Varr was secretly tasked by the Kree Supreme Intelligence of containing its power instead. [77] Thanks to the Avengers, his plans were foiled, and his presence gone from Earth. [662] On A.I.M. [298] Kang Nebula forced the Avengers to accept her in their ranks, but in the end the Council of Kangs freed the Avengers from her command and she was lost in time alongside Doctor Druid. However, the Avengers succumbed to Doom's influence and worked as his underlings. [425] Thor was then able to free Xavier from Onslaught, who was left as pure psionic energy contained within a special armor. In the end, Marsh damaged the Vault's nuclear reactor to eliminate all super beings, which he despised, but was ultimately murdered by Venom. 3. [370] Summoning a new Legion of the Unliving, the Reaper brought darkness to the Avengers. [592], Nova alerts that the dangerous Phoenix is coming, Matters escalated when the Avengers learned through the young space hero Nova that the all-consuming Phoenix was coming to Earth. [320] As the Avengers rebuilt their Mansion, they were approached by the urban hero Rage, who wished to join their ranks. While Thor, in his Donald Blake physician persona, tended the fallen Avengers, Moondragon psychically felt Korvac's noble intentions and kept the fact that the Avengers had caused a good-intended heart to perish a secret for herself only. was no more and the Avengers regained their credibility. [224] Teaming up with the Fantastic Four, the Avengers sent Annihilus back to the Negative Zone, but the Vision could not be restored. [628], Following an exposure to the dead Watcher's eye, which revealed deep secrets in its blast radius,[673] Captain America's memories about the Illuminati and the incursions eventually resurfaced, prompting him to direct the Avengers Machine against Tony Stark. [261], The reckless Beyonder kept causing trouble within the super hero community. [600], The Phoenix is predicted to end Earth's Mightiest Heroes forever, The five Phoenixes returned to Utopia, uniting mutantkind and providing resources and executing actions to improve the world, rendering the Avengers obsolete as a peacemaking force. However, Anton was unable to help the gigantic hero. [306] Olympia had been sent to the Negative Zone, where the Avengers helped the Eternals fend off Blastaar, allowing Gilgamesh to recover at home. [840] Wiccan exposed that Emperor Hulkling had been impersonated by his Skrull grandmother, R'Klll, but the Pyre had already been activated in the Sun. [624] The Illuminati reluctantly acknowledged the inevitability of destroying alternate worlds to preserve Earth. Scattering her signal, Hope led Avengers and X-Men clash in different misguided locations, namely Wakanda, Tabula Rasa, Latveria, Mount Wundagore and the Savage Land. He was exorcized of the maddening power by the Scarlet Witch and Hope. However, Black Panther attacked Namor in order to execute him for his previous attacks against Wakanda. The Avengers' civil war was ultimately stopped by Invisible Woman, who revealed herself to have been in coalition with the Illuminati all along and forced a truce. [767] As Supreme Hydra, Rogers ruled the country with absolute control with his High Council. Met by Starfox, the Avengers then tried to save Fire-Lord from the powerful Super-Nova in the ruins of Xandar. Kang, returning to Earth after the crisis with Nebula, manipulated the Avengers in hopes of stopping the devilish inferno as well, having Franklin Richards rescued from N'astirh's clutches. The United Nations expressed their intentions of keeping matters domestic, but the Avengers disobeyed their charter and confronted S.H.I.E.L.D. Thor initially resisted Osborn, his Avengers, H.A.M.M.E.R. [776], Hydra's rule brought the collapse of Parker Industries at the hands of Doctor Octopus. [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. Hydra was then deposed, and Earth's Mightiest Heroes stood triumphant. The Stan Lee, Jack Kirby [869] The Avengers went to her rescue weeks later, in a confrontation that permanently incapacitated the Winter Guard. [305] Contacting the Eternal Sersi for help, the Avengers traveled to Olympia. Due to the stressful battles against Kang, Nefaria and the Masters of Evil, the Wasp proposed a leave of absence to Iron Man and Giant-Man. Ultron let Kang and his army of Avengers destroy him. [807] By forming an Eternal-like Uni-Mind, the Avengers assembled their mighty powers and obliterated the Horde and the Dark Celestials. [242], Abducting the mind-controlling Purple Man, Doctor Doom amplified his power through a Psycho-Prism in order to enslave and rule the entire world. The Avengers interfered in time, seemingly interrupting the transfer, although Ultron managed to escape. Warbird led an attack against the Master, while Captain America directed his forces to confront Kang's orbital base, Damocles. [37], The Avengers lament the Serpents' bigotry, Concurrently, a brainwashed Black Widow returned to torment Hawkeye and the Avengers, recruiting Swordsman and Power Man to support her, though she eventually overcame her mental programming and helped Hawkeye to defeat the villains. At the same time, Black Panther recruited Doctor Strange to assess the tomb of the fallen Celestial. [690] With humanity safe, the inverted Avengers battled the X-Men. [173], After fighting Typhon,[174] the Avengers found themselves protecting the city from a new Lethal Legion formed by Count Nefaria. [416], Responding a distress call, the Avengers were contacted by Captain Marvel, who had been brainwashed by the Controller into attacking the new Captain Marvel. They intervened in Slorenian politics one more time as its democracy was threatened by the actions of surviving nazis who had secretly weaponized the Asgardian beast Nidhogg to manipulate the future of the war-torn country. [316], The Vault's inmates Mentallo, Venom and Electro ignited a massive riot in the maximum-security prison. 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 Mountain was possessed,[828] and the invading entity was revealed by Boy-Thing to be the Cosmic Ghost Rider, who had been manipulated by Blaze to achieve his objectives, but decided to help the Avengers instead. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. [602] In an attempt to rescue Hope from Utopia, the Avengers were successful in their mission due to the Scarlet Witch's intervention. [717], Following all of their trials and tribulations, the Avengers as they formerly existed before ultimately were no more. In order to prove his worth to the Avengers, he envisioned a macabre plan by once again building an artificial intelligence and programming it to attack the Avengers. Meanwhile, Thanos kidnapped Nebula and Starfox, torturing them in the gigantic temple he had erected to adore Death, subsequently igniting natural catastrophes in the universe to keep ravaging all that was alive. Facing trial, Magneto proved to the Avengers the unfair situation he faced, considering chargers had their own secret objectives. [504] The Avengers apparently thwarted Scorpio's plans by forcibly reuniting the In-Betweener, restoring the world to its proper configuration. [747] Iron Man kidnapped Ulysses to study him, prompting the Inhumans and Captain Marvel to hunt him. Iron Man (2008) After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. The Thing stayed in Battleworld, and She-Hulk left the Avengers to replace him in the Fantastic Four. [19], One of the Avengers' most dangerous enemies were the Masters of Evil, a group of resentful villains assembled by Baron Heinrich Zemo as a reaction to the return of his long-lost adversary Captain America. Using the Phoenix's powers, Hope restored the devastation caused by Cyclops. Meanwhile, Black Panther was defeated and Quoi managed to plant a Death Blossom on Vibranium to boost his invasion. [42] The strong Hercules proved to be a valuable but also problematic addition to the team; although he helped the group fend off powerful enemies, such as Namor,[45] Diablo and Dragon Man,[46] his insolent behavior put him into conflict with the other members. [570] With the Avengers overpowered, Osborn managed to gain public and governmental support,[571] being able to sanction H.A.M.M.E.R. Only Black Widow decided to accept the offer, parting ways with Daredevil. [377] Infected by her communion with the Brethren, Sersi was approached by the Eternals, who wished to eliminate her. Invisible Woman, the Thing and Mantis defeated the infected Hulk, followed by Black Panther, Reed Richards and Captain America assembling the Avengers to finish Quoi and the Cotati. Avengers The intelligent kid introduced himself as Marcus and claimed to have secretly seduced Ms. Marvel into being delivering himself as a baby as a way to escape from Limbo to Earth. Kang claimed it to be a signal for him,[137] since he sought the "Celestial Madonna", a legendary woman professed to birth a celestial messiah, the most powerful being on Earth. The Avengers and the Champions were easily defeated, with Thor being banished, the Vision being corrupted by Arnim Zola, and the Scarlet witch being possessed by Chthon. [65] After his brother's death, Goliath was attacked by his former mentor Swordsman, who had been hired by the vengeful Egghead. [43] They battled Black Widow's missing husband, the Russian super-soldier known as the Red Guardian, ultimately destroying her former employers' operations. Simultaneously, Pleasant Hill's criminals ravaged New York City. [196] The beast was revealed to be in fact the Grey Gargoyle. In the end, the Avengers thought on Loki's role as one of the founders of the team. Following a difficult fight, the Avengers sent Ultron to his ultimate fate in the sun. WebThe Avengers are a series of fictional superhero teams that have starred in The Avengers and related comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Directed By Joss Whedon Written The Avengers were divided on how to respond. As a S.H.I.E.L.D. Realizing the Grandmaster was behind the killing, the West Coast Avengers and the Silver Surfer approached the Collector for help. [429] The void left by the Avengers was filled by alternative super hero groups, such as Oracle's Heroes for Hire[430] and, more prominently, the Thunderbolts, who were in fact Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil masqueraded as heroes. [398], After Black Widow's former tutor, Ivan, tipped her about a mysterious organization tampering with a volatile energy source in Canada, the Avengers got brutally defeated by its leader, the Red Skull. At their temple, the Avengers found Khruul dead by the hands of a dragon-like creature he accidentally released, the Star-Stalker. Brain-Child's nefarious annihilations plans were exposed, causing the two groups to join forces to beat him. With Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson. [83] Concomitantly, the Avengers investigated the Zodiac and deposed their new leader, Aries, with the assistance of Daredevil, ultimately linking Van Lunt's activities to the group of criminals. The Avengers overthrew Doom's regime and ended his domination over the population, returning the planet to its former status, both good and bad. WebThe Avengers are a team of superheroes and the protagonists of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. [380], Hurt in the ruins, the Avengers were helped by Deathcry, who had been sent by the Shi'ar Empire as a response to the dissident Kree in the Lunatic Legion who still planned to end Black Knight, the Avengers and Earth. [744] The Avengers assembled and, wielding Captain Mar-Vell's former Nega Bands that had been seized by Annihilus, foiled his plans and severed his connection to the universe. The Avengers then learned about her true allegiances and went to her rescue. Her return was met with caution by the X-Men, who had been severely harmed by her past actions and wished to apprehend her. With the Avengers reassembled, traitors among Kang's forces were found, and the Conqueror retreated to protect Ravonna's kingdom. Black Panther reunited the Illuminati to discuss solutions for the crisis. commander Steve Rogers soon executed his plan to take over the United States for Hydra. [724] Assisted by the Vision, the Avengers searched for the Warbringer, who was collecting Chitauri artifacts for his purpose. [793], For the period Earth was away from the Solar System, the Goddess of the Night Nyx was able to boost her power and get revenge against the Olympian Gods who had imprisoned her and her children. The group was attacked by Kang and the Scarlet Centurion,[759] in retaliation for the Vision kidnapping their newborn self after Mr. Gryphon's manipulations. 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. Meanwhile, the Scarlet Witch severed her alliance with the inverted Avengers, seeking revenge against Doctor Doom for their previous conflicts. At the hospital where Hercules had been admitted to, Absorbing Man and Titania made their move to finish him. Found in San Francisco, Black Bolt traveled to Attilan with the Avengers, where Maximus was found to be in coalition with the Kree. [151], The Avengers learned both that Roxxon, run by Hugh Jones, was interested in the dangerous Serpent Crown artifact and that Hawkeye got lost in the timestream when trying to rescue Black Knight. H.A.M.M.E.R. [452] Soon after, the raging Pagan attacked the city but managed to escape the Avengers. These events led the X-Men to question the integrity of the Phoenix and many of their members abandoned Utopia. [50] In succession, the Wasp was once more under the Collector's interest, being assisted by the original Avengers Iron Man and Thor to escape. As he failed, Baron Zemo had Blackout killed. With his skills, the newest Avenger solved the crime and discovered the identity of the real attacker: Simon Williams' brother, the cyborg Grim Reaper. [737] Unexpectedly, as per the machinations of the Red Skull, Steve Rogers was reconfigured as a Hydra agent, infiltrated in S.H.I.E.L.D. [710] The Illuminati broke Iron Man free from captivity set by the Cabal to combat the alien attack. Captured by the Avengers with the help of Jones in Cape Canaveral, Mar-Vell was shown to be afflicted by deadly radiation from the Negative Zone. [451], With Captain America unavailable, the Scarlet Witch was elected as the Avengers chairwoman. Spider-Man was secretly possessed by his former enemy Doctor Octopus, who worked with the Avengers as the Superior Spider-Man. Spider-Man and Nova managed to escape, joining Steve Rogers, Magneto and the inverted super villains. Their communications systems were quantumly improved in a proactive program to intercept dangers as well as follow up on completed missions. [434], In their first official mission, the Avengers were assembled to retrieve an investigative team from Project: Pegasus. As Jones' new abilities were claimed back by the Supreme Intelligence, his life was at peril. In their intervention, the Avengers witnessed the accidental escape of the terrible Annihilus, who was immediately pushed back through the Negative Zone portal. [791] As the Avengers defeated him, the hero Lightning placed his bets against the Grandmaster for Earth's fate, guaranteeing its return to its proper place. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. [590] The Avengers were unexpectedly assisted by Hope and the X-Men's leader Cyclops. The Avengers were then brutally attacked by Doctor Doom and his group of super villains,[232] having their lives saved by the Hulk. Earth fell as world in the dark. Mandroids under Craddock's orders. [718] Black Panther formed an openly group to combat multiversal level threats as a replacement to the dark Illuminati, the Ultimates. Public perception was tainted since they were considered not as powerful as their predecessors and had terrorist backgrounds. Divided, Noh-Varr betrayed the Avengers in the Kree Galaxy. [129], Back to the Avengers Mansion, the Avengers were met by Rick Jones' girlfriend, Lou-Ann, who begged for help in saving Jones and Captain Marvel, who had been afflicted by a terrifying enemy, Thanos the Mad Titan. At the same time, in Saigon, Libra and the Cotati Swordsman told Mantis about her destiny to fulfill as the Celestial Madonna, and she agreed to marry Swordsman. [633] They were also targeted by the High Evolutionary, who wished to evaluate the Children of the Sun's potential in reawakening Terminus. This brought conflict with the Vision, an artificial man himself. [55] Haunted by the ghosts of his past concerning Baron Zemo and the death of his partner Bucky, Captain America soon reconnected with the Avengers. Meanwhile, the Avengers being led by the King of Wakanda displeased Washington, D.C.; thus, as a response to the rise of super human teams around the world, Phil Coulson formed America's Mightiest Heroes, the Squadron Supreme,[811] under Mephisto's tutelage. Knowing the robot's weak spots, Yellowjacket would be able to save the Avengers in a performative act. [610], In a moment of joy, the Avengers celebrate the winsome Wasp's return, The Avengers resumed their operations in the aftermath of their war against the Phoenix. [499] Warbird faced a trial for killing the Master of the World, and the Avengers stood by her action of war, granting her pardon. Meanwhile, Doom's Masters sought to eliminate these Deathloks. The reformed group was no longer attached to a charter or regulated by governmental institutions. [470] The two teams joined forces to fight Count Nefaria, who was incapacitated by Madame Masque. Restored to his physical existence, the Vision alerted the Avengers about an imminent threat posed by an unidentified energy source. 's forces. [711], Since the end of existence was a matter of time, Reed Richards the Future Foundation chose not to lose instead of winning. Led by Thane Ector, the Brethren marched to Earth, seeking to conquer it. At the Avengers Mansion, mutant-hunting Sentinels captured the Scarlet Witch, enraging her brother Quicksilver, who left the Avengers to search her. on Earth, the Vision decided to seize the leadership of the Avengers in the Wasp's absence. [13] The group unsuccessfully tried to reach out the Hulk, who in turn had associated himself with Namor, the raging Sub-Mariner, to combat his former allies. In fact, Van Lunt secretly assumed the Zodiac's leadership as Taurus. and the Gorgon's Hand,[568] Captain America formed a new team with Iron Man, Hawkeye, Spider-Woman, Noh-Varr, the X-Man and Queen of Wakanda Storm, the rebuilt Vision and S.H.I.E.L.D. [472] Venturing across the galaxy to solve the mystery regarding the Infinites, the Avengers summoned Eternity to help them. The Avengers returned to the present with Kang's blessing for their help, although he swore that, when next they meet, it would be as adversaries. [552] They contacted Ultron instead, asking him to preserve space time by surrendering to Kang. [113] Her tenure was short though, for she left after a confrontation against the Lion-God, a battle that led Black Panther to return to Africa.