War of the Squadron Supreme

The **War of the Squadron Supreme** was a huge war-like fight from Marvel's *Avengers Assemble*. It deals with the Avengers fighting against the villainous alien super hero team, the Squadron Supreme. The war lasted for the last few episodes of Season 2 and ended on the two-part Season 2 special, "Avengers' Last Stand" and "Avengers Underground."

## History

### Background

It all started with a team of alien superheroes from a far away planet similar to Earth called the Squadron Supreme which consisted of Nighthawk, Hyperion, Power Princess, Doctor Spectrum, and Speed Demon. They were heroes on the planet until they became corrupted by their own views of bringing justice which was by ruling the entire planet as tyrants to bring peace through force. When their planet rebelled against them, they destroyed it with Doctor Spectrum's Power Prism and escaped into space on their Citadel base. Then at some point in time, the Squadron Supreme split up with Hyperion taking the Citadel. One day, the debris of the planet was heading towards Earth as a meteor shower but the Avengers stopped it with help from Hyperion who came to Earth to help out along with the Citadel. After the past few weeks of helping people, Hyperion tried to get the Avengers to join him but when he started acting harshly towards villains it caused him and the Avengers to fight each other. Eventually, Iron Man did some research on Hyperion from the Citadel and discovered his past then the Avengers defeated and imprisoned Hyperion. While Iron Man took the Helio Cube from the Citadel which would make it work and the Citadel became submerged under the ocean. But then Hyperion was released by Red Skull and joined the Cabal until the Avengers defeated them and the Cabal disbanded after the Attack of Cosmic Skull. But later, the leader of the Squadron, Nighthawk came to Earth and teamed up with Hyperion to take over it. First, Nighthawk disguised himself as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent named Kyle Richmond who was the new director of interstellar operations where he stole the contingency plans to take down the Avengers that Falcon made back when he was still an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and caused the S.H.I.E.L.D. Tri-Carrier to crash into the ocean. Then Nighthawk used the contingency plans to take out the Avengers one by one then he stole the Helio Cube back from Iron Man to raise the Citadel out of the ocean and attack New York City to force the people of the country to submit to him. Nighthawk also tried to get Falcon to join him claiming he didn't belong with the Avengers and wanted Falcon to track down Thanos' Infinity Stones for the Squadron to use for when they all arrive on Earth. But the Avengers were able to defeat Nighthawk, stopped the Citadel, resubmerged it under the ocean again, and imprisoned Nighthawk on the Tri-Carrier after it was fixed but he was soon freed by Hyperion. Together they were able to round up the rest of the Squadron Supreme who also came to Earth due to a distress signal they got from the Citadel when Nighthawk reawakened it and together they all decided to destroy the Avengers and take over Earth as its new heroes. At some point, the Squadron Supreme got hold of one of the Infinity Stones, the Reality Stone, and used it to alter reality to where the Squadron Supreme were the heroes and the Avengers were the villains then they tried to erase the Avengers from reality. But the Avengers all eventually saw through the fake reality and turned it back to normal, thwarting the Squadron's plans.

### The Battle

The Squadron Supreme then sets up a new headquarters in a mountain and starts planning something big so they can rule Earth so they start orchestrating certain events for the Avengers. First, Hyperion attacks Avengers Tower to distract them so that Speed Demon can steal a copy of the Avengers' data core from their computer after being given a power enhancement on his speed belt by Nighthawk. Speed Demon also speeds up Hulk so much that no one can see or hear him and he nearly turns into a huge gamma bomb but Iron Man saves Hulk by getting him into a stasis field generator that was built to hold Hyperion. Then Hulk is able to get his speed-up gamma energy out by letting out the gamma explosion on a deserted island which allows him to survive. Next, Doctor Spectrum fights off Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and Ant-Man at his desert hideout outside of Las Vegas with his Power Prism who the Avengers were able to track down due to Ant-Man giving him a power amplifier and thinking that Doctor Spectrum was a good guy. The Avengers try to question him about Nighthawk's plan but Doctor Spectrum just attacks them off then things get worse when Doctor Spectrum gets even more powerful after the power amplifier gets destroyed during the fight and later uses the Power Prism to bring forth the Avenger's emotional fears in the form of Loki, the Winter Soldier, and Ultron. Which Doctor Spectrum feds off of and is able to regain his full power which he tries to use to destroy the Earth but Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor prevail by confronting their fears. Meanwhile, Falcon, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow investigate the Citadel under the ocean to find out more information about the Squadron Supreme's plans during which, they discover that Doctor Spectrum's Power Prism is actually a living being that feeds off emotions and something else about Doctor Spectrum but in the process, the Citadel gets flooded with water but they all manage to escape. Falcon then comes to the desert where Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor are fighting off Doctor Spectrum and reveals to them that Ant-Man was right about Spectrum being a good guy because he is actually being controlled by the Power Prism which forced him to destroy the Squadron Supreme's home planet against his own will. Which was why he wanted the power amplifier from Ant-Man which was to increase his control over the Power Prism. With help from the Avengers, Doctor Spectrum is able to release himself from the Power Prism, prevent the Earth from being destroyed, and go by his normal name Bill who is later recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. as one of their space exploration scientists. But meanwhile, the Power Prism returns to Nighthawk who now declares it doesn't need a host anymore so it takes form and becomes the new and true Doctor Spectrum of the Squadron Supreme completing the next step of their plan. Then, Power Princess whose real name is Zarda tries to trick Thor into joining the Squadron Supreme after they fight together against some zoo animals that she secretly transformed into monsters with her sledge by making him think that she was leaving the Squadron with the concept of a warrior's oath and honor. Then she brings Thor to her island home, Utopia where they fight each other to determine whose side they should choose which causes tidal waves that nearly destroy New York City and make Thor act out against Hulk when he comes to stop them. Power Princess then transforms Hulk into a monster for Thor to kill as a way to prove his honor but Thor refuses and destroys Power Princess' sledge, returning Hulk back to normal. But Power Princess escapes after sinking Utopia with Thor and Hulk on it who are later rescued by the other Avengers while Power Princess reports her failure to Nighthawk and he makes her follow only his plan.

Later, Iron Man and Captain America investigate the Citadel under the ocean again for more information about the Squadron Supreme but they fall into a trap set up by the Squadron Supreme who take them out. The other Avengers go to help them on the Avenjet led by Falcon when on their way there the Squadron Supreme ambushes them, takes down the Avenjet, and returns Captain America's shield to them. Nighthawk then teleports the Avengers to different places where each member of the Squadron Supreme fights them off to divide and conquer them. First, Thor, Hawkeye, and Ant-Man fight off Speed Demon and Doctor Spectrum in an old factory that Doctor Spectrum restarts and takes control of. Then, Hulk and Black Widow fight off Hyperion and Power Princess in a snowy forest with Black Widow using Captain America's shield. Finally, Falcon fights off Nighthawk personally in New York City on the Statue of Liberty who is suspicious of Nighthawk's actions. During the fight against Nighthawk, Falcon manages to help the Avengers take down the Squadron Supreme by praying upon their weaknesses which allows the Avengers to defeat them. However, Falcon finds out that it was all a diversion for Nighthawk to send Avengers Tower into another dimension and pull the whole city in with it which was why he needed the copy of the Avengers' data core. The Avengers try to get back to Avenger's Tower to stop it but the Squadron Supreme fights them off again to keep them from getting back in time. When Falcon tries to get back to Avengers Tower, Nighthawk tries to prevent him by sabotaging his wings. But during the scuffle, Falcon manages to get Nighthawk's teleporter and uses it to bring back the Avengers but it also brings back the Squadron Supreme as well which was part of a trap. The Avengers fight them off but Falcon orders them to forget about the Squadron Supreme and head back to Avengers Tower after Ant-Man fixes his wings. Since the Squadron Supreme knows all of their moves, Falcon orders the Avengers to start combining their moves which defeats the Squadron Supreme. However, the Avengers can't get into Avengers Tower because of the dimensional energy around it but Falcon manages to get into the tower with help from both Thor and Ant-Man. He then orders J.A.R.V.I.S. to launch all the dimensional energy from the city into space to save it which works. But instead of going into space the dimensional energy gets pulled over to the sea which reactivates the Citadel that rises out of the water and fires a beam that bores into the Earth. Then Falcon discovers an S.O.S signal coming from the Citadel with help from J.A.R.V.I.S. which he realizes is from Captain America who is still alive on the Citadel with Iron Man. But then the Squadron Supreme arrives and threatens to destroy the Earth just like their home planet if the Avengers don't submit to them. But Falcon leads the Avengers to the Citadel to free Iron Man and Captain America while Thor fights off the Squadron alone to hold them off. When the Avengers arrive at the Citadel and get into it they save both Iron Man and Captain America and Black Widow returns Captain America his shield. But then Falcon discovers on the Citadel's computer that it's not boring into the Earth, it's sucking energy from the Earth's core to feed something on it. Which turns out to be the sixth member of the Squadron Supreme, Nuke whom Nighthawk revived using the energy. Falcon orders Thor to throw Mjolnir to them just as the Citadel arrives at the city but the Citadel gets destroyed by Nuke with the Avengers believed to be dead and Thor being the last remaining member who gets beaten and captured by the Squadron Supreme. The Squadron Supreme then takes over Avengers Tower and declares themselves as Earth's newest rulers and protectors then sends out Police Robot Drones to enforce their rule. However, the Avengers survived Nuke's attack by having Ant-Man shrink them down and come back to the city on Mjolnir when it returns. They then go into hiding after Ant-Man makes them big again to take back the Earth from the Squadron Supreme because since the Squadron Supreme thinks they're dead it will only be a matter of time until they let their guard down which was part of Falcon's plan.

A while later, the Squadron Supreme rules the Earth and New York City with an iron fist as they have wiped out any evil that gets in their way, captured any other heroes who resist them, and imposed strict rules and curfews on the people. As Nighthawk taunts Thor who is still a prisoner of the Squadron Supreme, they are secretly being listened to by the Avengers who are hiding in the sewers due to Ant-Man placing a wire on Thor. The Avengers then begin their plan to finally stop the Squadron Supreme and take back the Earth with Falcon leading them. The Avengers secretly disable the Squadron Supreme's Police Robot Drones with EMPs then when the Squadron Supreme locates a S.H.I.E.L.D. base where world diplomats are hiding, the Avengers secretly save them all before Hyperion blows up the base. This makes the Squadron Supreme fight amongst themselves to the point that they declare that they should rule different points of the Earth separately which is part of the Avengers' plan to divide and conquer them. The Avengers take out some of the Police Robot Drones and make them shape the Avengers' logo then Iron Man shows up at the Avenger's Tower without his armor and orders Nighthawk to stand down. When he refuses, Thor releases himself after reclaiming Mjolnir and escapes with Iron Man who disables the Squadron Supreme's communication so they can't regroup and help each other. After that, the Avengers then all split up and go around the Earth taking out each member of the Squadron Supreme one by one. First, Hawkeye traps Speed Demon in a box with Hulk and gets his speed belt. Next, Thor distracts Power Princess so Falcon can put the speed belt on her which makes her run uncontrollably away. Then Iron Man fights off Nuke until Power Princess uncontrollably runs right into him with Speed Demon's speed belt which traps them both in a box. Later. Ant-Man disables Doctor Spectrum with an inhibitor device which allows Captain America to take control of the Power Prism. Finally, Captain America uses the Power Prism to fly up into space and turn the Sun blue so Black Widow can take out Hyperion. Iron Man then takes back control of Avenger's Tower and confronts Nighthawk along with Falcon holographically but Nighthawk uses a teleporting device to summon both Hyperion and Nuke. Then Hyperion absorbs Nuke's power and uses it to dig to the Earth's core to destroy the Earth after Nighthawk deems it unworthy of the Squadron Supreme's rule. As a result, Captain America uses the Power Prism to bring all the Avengers back to Avenger's Tower where Iron Man goes after Nighthawk who is trying to escape Earth's destruction on his ship while the rest of the Avengers try to stop Hyperion. The Avengers fight off both Nighthawk and Hyperion with Nighthawk revealing to Iron Man that he doesn't care if the rest of the Squadron Supreme gets destroyed along with the Earth as he sees them all as just tools. But during the fight, Iron Man makes Nighthawk's ship crash while Ant-Man calls in a whole bunch of ants who defeat Hyperion and make him use up Nuke's power then when Nighthawk tries to escape, he is beaten by Falcon and Iron Man who rips his wings off.

### Aftermath

With the Squadron Supreme defeated, their oppressive rule over the Earth and New York City is over and they are all imprisoned for their crimes in a special wing in the Vault. The Avengers then clean up Avengers Tower thus restoring their places as the true heroes and protectors of Earth.

## Belligerents

### Avengers

* Iron Man
* Captain America
* Thor
* Hulk
* Hawkeye
* Black Widow
* Falcon
* Ant-Man

### Squadron Supreme

* Nighthawk
* Hyperion
* Power Princess
* Doctor Spectrum/Power Prism
* Speed Demon
* Nuke
* Police Robot Drones

### Other

* Red Hulk
* Doctor Strange
* Spider-Man
* Atlantean Soldiers

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