Secret Warriors (Team White)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Publication date | April 2008 |
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Written by | Brian Michael Bendis |
The Secret Warriors are a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team. Created by Brian Michael Bendis, the characters were introduced in Mighty Avengers #13, and debuted as a team in Secret Invasion #3, both published in 2008. They are the newest incarnation of the Howling Commandos.
Fictional Team Biography
Whlist in hiding after the events of Secret War, Nick Fury uncovers evidence of the Secret Invasion. Realising that he can't trust any of his former allies, he bulids a new team out of "catipillars"- young people who have recived altered DNA from their super powered DNA, giving them special abilties. When the Skrulls invade New York, Nick Fury and the Secret Warriors arrive and rescue the defeated Young Avengers and Initiative members before withdrawing from the battle.[1]
Upcoming issues of Mighty Avengers will flashback to show the team's training.[2]. After Secret Invasion concludes, the team will be featured in their own ongoing series .[3].
Roster
- Nick Fury - former head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and founder of the Secret Warriors
- Quake - former S.H.I.E.L.D. member and daughter of Mister Hyde. She possesses the power to create earthquake like vibrations.
- Phobos - the ten year old son of Ares. He possesses the power to cause fear in others by looking in their eyes.
- Druid - the son of Doctor Druid who has inherited some of his father's skill with magic
- Yo Yo - the daughter of the Griffin. She can run at superhuman speed and bounces back to the point where she began running.
- Hellfire - the grandson of the Phantom Rider, is able to charge a chain with fire to wield as a weapon
- Stonewall - Daisy Johnson bails him out of jail he is imprisoned for hitting a cop. Very little has so far been revealed about the character. Bendis has explained that his father is a "major marvel icon.[4].
Layla Miller was offered a place on the team, but turned down the offer.
References
External Links
[1] Marvel profile on the Secret warriors [2] Johathan Hickman on the secret warriors