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.
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Main article: Camp Hammond (comics) |
| 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] |
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Main article: Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. |
| 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] |
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Main article: Shadow Initiative |
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] |
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Main article: Counter Force (Marvel Comics) |
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] |