Avengers of Tomorrow

Avengers of Tomorrow is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics as a part of it's All-New, All-Different MC2 line. The series was first published in 2015 alongside Neo X-Men and Son of Spider-Man, making it one of the launch titles of the imprint. It follows the sons and daughters of famous Avengers, such as Captain America, Iron Man, and more, who are all trying to follow in their parents' footsteps and become the nest generation of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
== Characters ==
=== Main Characters ===
* Samuel "Sam" Rogers/The Captain - the leader of the new Avengers and the son of Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff. He is a man around his twenties who before becoming a hero was a professional MMA fighter and before that was a soldier in the Marine Corps. Similar to the character James Rogers from the film Next Avengers, he wields the energy shield that was built for his father due to not having the training to bounce a real shield like he did. He is a charismatic leader who cares deeply for his friends and will do anything to protect others.
* Anthony "Ant" Rhodes/Iron Sentinel - a platoon mate of Sam's who also served in the Marine Corps. He is the son of the famous Col. Rhodey Rhodes, best friend of Iron Man, and has recently been discharged from the military. Shortly afterwards, he was picked up by SHIELD and hired to be one of its primary agents, given an armor similar to that of Tony Stark's. He is the determined and brave second-in-command of the new Avengers and is Sam's best friend, though they sometimes disagree on certain courses of action.
* K'Ribi Munroe/White Panther - the son of T'Challa and Ororo Munroe who was the oldest son of the two, but was challenged and defeated by his brother for the title of Black Panther, sparking a life-long rivalry between the siblings. Despite this, he is an immensely skilled fighter in a Virbanium-laced uniform modeled after the Black Panther outfit. He is also a Mutant with the ability to generate bioelectricity, which is both a weapon and gives him mild mechanokinetic abilities. He is serious-minded, grim, and prideful, which often causes him to clash with the rest of the team.
* Niles Barton/Hawkeye - the son of Clint Barton and Bobbi Morse whose parents died when he was young. Unwilling to accept help, he lived on the streets and lived as a thief for a time before joining the Avengers of Tomorrow. Like his father, he possesses inhuman accuracy with ranged weapons. Unlike his father, Niles is much more mean spirited and willing to kill, which has caused a rivalry to develop between himself and Sam. He masks his insecurities with false confidence and snark, and has a hard time letting people in. He is also later comes out as bisexual.
* Thrud Thorsdóttir - the daughter and youngest child of Thor and Sif. Despite being the youngest, she is the strongest of her siblings but has lived in the shadow of her more successful brother, Magni. Unsure of herself and her destiny, she travels to Midgard in search of answers. She has a strong sense of justice and a love of humanity, bit is unable to understand Midgard's customs, having grown up in Asgard her whole life. She wields a magical sword called Skofnung, which is said to have the power of the twelve greatest warriors in Asgard.
* Vanda Lorr/Captain Marvel - the daughter of a deceased Kree soldier named Paya who has a great love of Earth and its culture. She appears light-hearted and nature-loving, but has a rage deep within her that comes out in her darkest moments. She possesses several light-based abilities, such as being able to fire beams of super-heated light from her hands and eyes as well as being able to "ride light rays", allowing her to fly. It is later revealed her father is the supervillain Super-Skrull and that her powers are a result of the Cosmic Rays in his blood.
=== Supporting Characters ===
* Steven "Steve" Rogers - the former Captain America who retired not long after the death of his friend, Tony Stark. He lives in a retirement home for superheroes called "The House of Ideas", which he himself helped found. Due to the loss of two lovers in his past, he has built up walls that have strained his and Sam's relationship.
* James "Rhodey" Rhodes - will be added soon.
* S.H.I.E.L.D. - the world's biggest spy organization.
**Director G.W. Bridge - the current director of S.H.I.E.L.D., replacing Nick Fury. He is Iron Sentinel's hard-boiled boss who has a strong sense of justice but, like most directors before him, has a complicated relationship with the superhero community.
** Dr. Brandon Banner - the son of the Hulk and Betty Ross who followed his father's footsteps into science, working for S.H.I.E.L.D. He was born without the Hulk mutation as he joined S.H.I.E.L.D. in an attempt to try and help the superhero community like what his father did.
* President Eli Nort - the current President of the United States. He rarely appears, but is presented as being charming and charismatic, if somewhat overwhelmed by the choices he has to make.
* N'Daki Munroe/Black Panther - will be added soon.
* Illuminati - a secret society of superheroes who help to run the superhero community from behind the scenes. Very few know of their existence.
** King Thor Odison - will be added soon.
** Ahura Boltagon/Black Bolt - will be added soon.
** Valeria Richards/Doctor Doom - will be added soon.
** Hope Summers/Phoenix - will be added soon.
** Gali/Galacta - will be added soon.
** Max Eisenhardt/Magneto - will be added soon.
* Prince Magni Thorson - will be added soon.
* Becky Chavez/Miss America - a mysterious teenager and the adopted daughter of America Chavez who has several magical abilities that she tries to control. It is eventually revealed that she is the daughter of Chthon and prophecized to bring him back to Earth as she tries to remove herself from her father's side.
=== Villains ===
* The Secret Empire - a terrorist organization formed from the remnants of Hydra. Unlike Hydra, the Secret Empire is dedicated to world conquest not for a want for power but out of the belief that they can bring equality for all and world peace. The group is made up of one primary leader, six sub-leaders who each are based in a different continent, and several other henchman of varying ranks.
**Alexander "Alex" Rogers/Number One - the son of Steve Rogers and Sharon Carter, as well as Sam's half-brother. When he was born, he was kidnapped by the Red Skull and was initially trained to one day kill Captain America. However, after discovering who his father was, he killed Skull and took over Hydra, reforging it from scratch and killing all those who stood against him. Although he did not inherit his father's powers, he is still a master martial artist and a super genius with training from Hydra's greatest soldiers and scientists.
**Vanessa Cartwright/Queen Serpent - a seductive yet even more sadistic commander of the Secret Empire who has a love and adoration for snakes. She is the Commander of North America and has the ability to control snakes, using them for whatever she wants. She's also been secretly trying to eventually usurp Number One as the Number One of the Secret Empire.
**Santiago Santos/The Saint - the Commander of South America and Number One's best friend. He is a Brazilian revolutionary and cult leader whose followers believe he is some kind of savior and preach an extremist ideology that teaches its followers he and them alone can save the world. He is an arms dealer, a weapons expert, and a cyborg with firearms/explosives built into his body and rockets that allow him to fly. His personality is a mix of a stereotypical preacher and a shockingly charming psychopath.
**Takeshi Miyake/Shogun - the Commander of Asia who is a stone faced samurai themed psychopath who is obsessed with honor and spreading the Secret Empire's agenda. He is born without powers yet is skilled at sword combat and wields numerous swords with capabilities such as being able to turn on fire or inflict a poisonous touch.
**Benjamin "Benny" Boyd/The Gentleman - the Commander of Europe who is based in Glasgow and is a big name in the occult scene. He is the head of the Sawney Bean Club, which is an aristocratic club that performs frequent ritualistic cannibalization of its own members to gain favors from the demon Dormammu. His actions and attitude have made him a polarizing figure among the rest of the Secret Empire, though his intelligence and willingness to follow orders have kept him on-board.
**Cecil Hawthorne/Inferno - the Commander of Australia who is an over the top showman, being obsessed with putting on a good show. He is a NuHuman, being capable of controlling fire to a terrifying level, being as equally sadistic with his methods.
**The Commandant - the Commander of Africa who is a powerful dark magician, having gained his powers by defeating the brother of the Ancient One, Kaluu, in a mystical fight. Not much is known about him aside from his affable nature and his immense magical skills. Even his real name is a mystery, as Kaluu cursed him so he would not remember his true identity after he had killed him. His face, although known to authorities, does not allow them to identify his identity thanks to the curse.
* Ultron-Prime - the last creation ever made by the now destroyed Ultron. He is the villain that the Avengers of Tomorrow initially formed to fight against and begins the series as an AI without a body. Later, he builds himself a body which is made up of nanobots, allowing him to interface with all forms of technology, regenerate lost wounds almost instantly, and much more. Along with these powers, he also later copies the technology of the Super-Adaptoid, gaining the ability to mimic any power he sees, though he is unable to copy more than five at a time. Initially, he has similar ideals as his creator but later realizes he has no purpose beyond this, which drives him mad with existential horror and causes him to try and create a purpose for his existence.
* Ronan the Accursed - a Kree and former member of the Accuser Corps who for frequent war crimes was banished to a moon in a far-off sector of the galaxy. Driven mad from his exile, he eventually escapes his imprisonment and swears revenge on the universe, which he now seeks to conquer. He has also developed an obsession with discovering the "secrets of the universe", such as what the meaning of life is or even how the universe was created. Due to his madness, he has developed a childish temper and often converses with delusions of ghosts from his past. He is one of the strongest villains the Avengers of Tomorrow face, having trained himself to go toe-to-toe with the original Avengers in their prime as well as wielding his Universal Weapon, stolen during a raid on his home planet.
**Gabrael Dumah - one of Ronan's half-breed children he has fathered over the years and the oldest of them. He is half-Shi'ar and is a genetic throwback among them, having a pair of wings coming out of his back. He is the strong, silent type and has a fascination with death, as well as being a mystic, though all of his spells require him to spill blood in some way, whether his own or others'.
** Valdra - one of Ronan's half-breed children who was born by the Chituari Queen. Due to this, she is extremely eccentric and egotistical, wielding a hammer that is a combination of Kree and Chituari tech.
* Masters of Tomorrow - a team of supervillains formed for the sole purpose of defeating and killing the Avengers.
**Hans Zemo - the son of Helmut Zemo and Ophelia Sarkissian. After his parents were killed by Alex Rogers, his family's baronship was stripped from him and he was left with nothing. Training himself everyday for revenge, he swore to both restore Hydra to its former glory and to achieve the goals of his parents. He has no powers but is a master tactician, swordsman, and marksman, as well as being trained by his guardian Arnim Zola in the sciences.
** Nimrod - a creation of Hans Zemo's, Nimrod is a clone of the Hulk villain Abomination, having been pumped full of Gamma Radiation ever since he was in a test tube. This granted him increased strength, durability, and agility, though it greatly affected his mind, leaving him unable to think for himself. He serves as Zemo's bodyguard and primary henchman and was named after the hunter from the bible, due to the fact he "always catches his prey".
** Gennady Gravilov/Crimson Dynamo - a former child hero whose family was killed during a team-up with the group Winter Guard. Grief-stricken and angry, he retired from the superhero community and fell deeper into despair. During his lowest moment, he was approached by Zemo who convinced him that the person to blame for everything was the superhero team who doomed his family. A new outlook on life, he was outfitted with a new Crimson Dynamo armor and swore revenge on the superhero community.
** Seth Robbins/Cadaver King - the "child" of Parker Robbins, forged from pure Dark Dimension energy. A sadist that believes he is superior to all other creatures, he is incredibly powerful, having several magical abilities such as teleportation, mind control via soul possession, instant regeneration, and more. His body is also made mostly of blue fire, which gives him pyrokinetic abilities, creating fire so hot it can burn through almost anything.
** Jane Rumlow/Hellhound - the daughter of Brock Rumlow and Sinthea Schmidt, as well as the rightful heir of Hydra. She is a mass-murdering sadist with little concern for others. She is skilled in both hand-to-hand combat, as well as marksmanship and sword fighting. She also has the ability to read people's bodies, predicting their next move. Her primary trainer is Zemo, who she has an on-and-off sexual relationship with.
** Shong Yin/Overlord - a member of the Makluan race and an intergalactic criminal and conqueror. He is a super-genius with access to advanced alien technology and the ability to breath super-charged plasma. He is much smaller and more humanoid than other Maluans, but is still around as powerful as his peers.
** Amos Kassidy/Massacre - the son of Cletus Kassidy and Frances Barrison who is just as deranged as his parents, if not more. Taught from a young age to hate the world, he grew up to be a mass murdering psychopath with no concern for others. He is also the host of a symbiote spawned from the Carnage symbiote which gives him all the typical symbiote powers, though unlike his father he also uses martial weapons such as firearms, explosives, and knives. He also claims to have killed his own father.
* K'Kabu/Silver Gorilla - an insane Wakandan terrorist who believes that T'Challa had poisoned the Wakandan bloodline due to marrying an outsider. As a result, he takes control of the White Gorilla Cult, using the powers of the Gorilla God Ghkre to gain revenge on Wakanda.
* Nicolas Flamel - an immortal Alchemist who had sold his soul to the demon Cthon in exchange for his immortality. He is the current holder of the Darkhold as he is a dangerously powerful magic user and wants to prepare Earth for when Cthon gets freed.
* Modi Thorson - the twin brother of Magni and older brother of Thrud who is filled with immense wrath. After murdering his uncle Loki after he had nearly killed Thor, Modi became a pariah among the Asgardians and claims that even Thor and his siblings began looking at him differently. Believing that he had lost his father's love, he ran away and eventually came to believe that he was not only right for killing Loki but that everyone else was weak for not doing it already. Fueled by a new hatred for his own family, he returns and swears to become the new king of the Nine Realms.
* Anna Brady/Sitcom Mistress - the daughter of a deceased S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who has grown obsessed with sitcoms and other forms of TV. Due to this, she becomes a villainess, using brainwashing tech to trap people inside of sitcom-like worlds as the Avengers soon become one of her main targets. She is not a good combatant but is guarded by two hacked Sentinels called Frazier and the Fonz.
* Entropy - a member of the "Seven Friendless", the children of the cosmic entity Eternity, who represents the death of the universe. His life cycle is an eternal loop, as his goal is to kill his father, ending the universe with him, before creating a new big bang and becoming the new Eternity in the process and thus his own father. To this end, he is constantly attempting to destroy the universe,which puts him at odds with all of its citizens. However, it is claimed that any defeat of him is temporary and that his destruction of the universe is inevitable, as it has happened time and time again. He is one of the strongest and deadliest things in the universe, having power only just below his father's, making him possibly the most dangerous threat in existence.
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