# List of Avengers: The Initiative characters

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.

## Camp Hammond staff

| Name | First Shown | Notes |
| Henry Peter Gyrich | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Administrator; Secretary of Superhuman Armed Forces. Forced to depart his position by Iron Man in Avengers: The Initiative #12. |
| Baron Von Blitzschlag | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Head Scientist. |
| War Machine | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Camp Director; Field Commander. Resigned his position in Avengers: The Initiative #16. |
| Yellowjacket | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Chief Administrator. Revealed to be a Skrull impostor, and killed in Avengers: The Initiative #19. |
| Gauntlet | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Drill Instructor. Became Camp Director in Avengers: The Initiative #20. Left to join the Avengers Resistance. |
| She-Hulk | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Instructor. Removed from her instructor position and as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent after a falling out with Tony Stark. |
| Justice | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Youth Counselor. Left to lead Counter Force. |
| Triathlon | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Instructor-In-Training. Assigned to the Hawaii Initiative team Point Men, as the new 3-D Man. Left to work with the Skrull Kill Krew. |
| Tigra | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Instructor. Assigned to the Arkansas Initiative team. Left to join the Avengers Resistance. |
| Nighthawk | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Instructor. Assigned to the New Jersey Initiative team, the Defenders. |
| Hellcat | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Instructor: First aid. Assigned to the Alaska Initiative team. |
| Black Widow | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Instructor: Marksmanship. |
| Stingray | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Instructor: Swimming. Assigned to the Hawaii Initiative team Point Men. |
| Thing | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Instructor: Tactics. |
| Beast | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Consultant. |
| Danielle Moonstar | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Consultant. |
| Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Drill Instructor, and Shadow Initiative field leader. Originally replaced Gauntlet when he was in a coma. |
| Trauma | Avengers: The Initiative #12 (June 2008) | Counselor. |
| Physique | Avengers: The Initiative #12 (June 2008) | Infirmary department head. |
Other guest instructors and staff included: Ares, Ms. Marvel, and Wonder Man as part of the Mighty Avengers. 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. He later returned to his life of crime as a mercenary. Gargoyle served as an Initiative instructor before retiring.

## Camp Hammond recruits

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. 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. |
| Hardball | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters. Left to join HYDRA. Subsequently rejoined |
| Komodo | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Assigned to the Arizona Initiative team, the Desert Stars. Joined the Shadow Initiative in Avengers: The Initiative #20. |
| Trauma | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Became a counselor following graduation. |
| Armory | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Her Tactigon was confiscated and she was sent out of the Initiative after accidentally killing Michael Van Patrick. |
| MVP (Michael Van Patrick) | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Accidentally killed by Armory. |
| Thor Girl | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Assigned to the Georgia Initiative team. Revealed to be a Skrull impostor. |
| Bengal | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Assigned to the Shadow Initiative. |
| Ultra Girl | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Director of the Junior Guardsmen. Left to join Counter Force. Returned and assigned to the Georgia Initiative team. Rejoined the New Warriors in Avengers: The Initiative #23. |
| Rage | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Left to join Counter Force. |
| Slapstick | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Left to join Counter Force. |
| Debrii | Avengers: The Initiative #6 (Nov. 2007) | Left to join Counter Force. |
| Ant-Man | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Assigned to the Thunderbolts. |
| Crusader | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Revealed to be a Skrull, and shot through the head by 3-D Man. |
| Dragon Lord | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Killed by KIA. |
| Proton (Geldoff) | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Killed by Skrulls after being taken prisoner. |
| Geiger | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Assigned to the New Mexico Initiative team. |
| Red Nine | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Assigned to the Georgia Initiative team. |
| Melee | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Trained to be an instructor following graduation. |
| Diamondback | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Recruited by Norman Osborn after the closing of Camp Hammond. |
| Prodigy | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008) | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters by Norman Osborn. |
| Sunstreak | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008) | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team, The Force of Nature by Norman Osborn. |
| Annex | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008) | Assigned to the New Mexico Initiative team. |
| Batwing | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008) | Assigned to the Shadow Initiative. |
| Gorilla Girl | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008) | Left in Avengers: The Initiative #21. |
| Butterball | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008) | Not being cut out for the military applications of The Initiative, was sent home with a registration ID card. |

### Other Initiative trainees

* Stature:
* Rocket Racer:
* Alex Power:
* Puma: Left to continue activity as a villain
* Challenger: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force.
* Think Tank: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force.
* Equinox: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force. Revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator, and was killed by Cloud 9.
* Spinner: Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force. Believed killed trying to destroy a Skrull weapon system. Revealed to be alive in Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt.
* Shooting Star: Assigned to the Texas Initiative team, the Rangers.
* Blazing Skull: Assigned to the New Jersey Initiative team, the Defenders.
* Nonstop: Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters.
* Telemetry: Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters.
* Gravity: Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters. Transferred to the Great Lakes Initiative by Norman Osborn.
* Earth A Hulkling: Falsely joined The Initiative using his Earth-616 counterpart's identity, since returned home.
* Earth A Wiccan: Falsely joined The Initiative using his Earth-616 counterpart's identity, since returned home.

## Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. staff

| Name | First Shown | Notes |
| Norman Osborn | Avengers: The Initiative #23 | Chief Administrator; Instructor: Public Relations. |
| Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #24 | Camp Director; Senior Instructor. |
| The Hood | Avengers: The Initiative #25 | Chief Operating Officer. |
| Trauma | Avengers: The Initiative #25 | Counselor. |
Other staff included Ares and Ms. Marvel (Moonstone) as part of the Dark Avengers. Baron Von Blitzschlag and Physique also retained the positions they had at Camp Hammond under Osborn's administration.

## Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. recruits

Recruits shown to be part of Norman Osborn's Initiative include:
| Name | First Shown | Notes |
| Griffin | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
| Living Laser | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
| Razor Fist | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
| Scorcher | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
| Penance | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | Former member of Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts. |
| Diamondback | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team. Double agent with the Avengers Resistance. |
| Aqueduct | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team. |
| Skybreaker | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team. |
| Terraformer | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team. |
| Ironclad | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the North Carolina Initiative team. |
| Vapor | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the North Carolina Initiative team. |
| Vector | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the North Carolina Initiative team. |
| X-Ray | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the North Carolina Initiative team. |
| Asylum | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Maryland Initiative team. |
| Coronary | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Maryland Initiative team. |
| Impulse | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Maryland Initiative team. |
| Mathemanic | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Maryland Initiative team. |
| Pretty Persuasions | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Maryland Initiative team. |
| Asp | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team. |
| Black Mamba | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team. |
| Quicksand | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team. |
| Skein | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team. |
| Outback | Avengers: The Initiative #28 (Nov. 2009) | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters. |

### Other Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. trainees

* Percy Grimes
* Barton Grimes
* Cutthroat
* Mandrill
* Vampiro: Joined the Initiative to get out of prison. Killed by The Hood.
* Man-Killer

## Shadow Initiative

The Shadow Initiative was created as a covert ops team, designed to handle unofficial field assignments. 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.
| Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Bengal | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative. Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34. |
| Constrictor | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Also an instructor at Camp Hammond. |
| Mutant Zero | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Revealed to be Typhoid Mary. Not known by other cadets outside the Shadow Initiative. |
| Scarlet Spider (Michael) | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Left to join Counter Force. Killed by Ragnarok. |
| Scarlet Spider (Van) | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Killed by KIA. |
| Scarlet Spider (Patrick) | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Left to join Counter Force. |
| Trauma | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Became a counselor at Camp Hammond. |
| Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #20 (Feb. 2009) | Shadow Initiative field leader. |
| Komodo | Avengers: The Initiative #20 (Feb. 2009) | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative. Left to join the Avengers Resistance. |
| Batwing | Avengers: The Initiative #21 (Mar. 2009) | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative. Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34. |
| Butterball | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34. |
| Badd Axe | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | |
| Ringer | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | |
| Barracuda | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Former member of Heavy Mettle. |
| Riot | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Former member of Heavy Mettle. |
| Stronghold | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Former member of Heavy Mettle. |
| Warbow | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Former member of Heavy Mettle. Killed during the Siege of Asgard. |
| Blackwing | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Former member of Heavy Mettle. Killed during the assault on Prison 42. |
| Firearms | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Killed during the assault on Prison 42. |
| Slaughter Boy | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Killed during the assault on Prison 42. |
| Johnny Guitar | Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009) | Killed during the assault on Prison 42. |
| Doctor Sax | Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009) | Expelled due to injury. |

## Avengers Resistance

After Camp Hammond was shut down, 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. 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 | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | |
| Rage | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | |
| Scarlet Spider (Michael) | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | Killed by Ragnarok. |
| Scarlet Spider (Patrick) | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | |
| Slapstick | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | |
| Ultra Girl | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | |
| Debrii | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | Quit the team in Avengers: The Initiative #28. |
| Tigra | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
| Gauntlet | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |
| Komodo | Avengers: The Initiative #29 (Dec. 2009) | Joined after having her powers removed by Taskmaster. |
| Diamondback | Avengers: The Initiative #30 (Jan. 2010) | Double agent with Norman Osborn's Initiative. |