List of Flight members
Flight members are fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, featured mainly in the Alpha Flight series. In the comics, the Flight teams were created by Department H and tasked with protecting Canada.
The Flight
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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The Flight
The team that would be split into Alpha through Gamma Flights was led by Wolverine. Their first mission is seen in Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992). | |||
Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett | Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) | Died in Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1; resurrected in Marvel Legacy #1 |
Groundhog | Sean Benard | Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) | Quit after the battle with Egghead's Emissaries of Evil. |
Saint Elmo | Saint Elmo | Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) | Died in Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) |
Smart Alec | Alexander Thorne | Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) | Died in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #46 |
Snowbird | Narya | Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) | |
Stitch | Jodi Furman | Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) | Left the team under undisclosed circumstances |
Wild Child a.k.a. Weapon Omega and Wildheart | Kyle Gibney | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #127 (1993) | Later revealed to have been a Flight member |
Original
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Original Alpha Flight
The team as it debuted in X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979). | |||
Guardian a.k.a. Weapon Alpha and Vindicator | James MacDonald Hudson | X-Men, vol. 1 #109 (1978) | Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16; resurrected in Chaos War: Alpha Flight; member of the re-formed Alpha Flight |
Aurora | Jeanne-Marie Beaubier | X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979) | Member of the X-Men and the re-formed Alpha Flight |
Northstar | Jean-Paul Beaubier | X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979) | Member of the X-Men; continues to decline membership to the re-formed Alpha Flight, though he is fighting alongside them and has been deputized by Guardian |
Sasquatch | Walter Langkowski | X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979) | Member of the re-formed Alpha Flight |
Shaman | Michael Twoyoungmen | X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979) | Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16; resurrected in Chaos War: Alpha Flight; member of the re-formed Alpha Flight |
Snowbird | Narya | X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979) | Member of the re-formed Alpha Flight |
Recruits
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Alpha Flight, volume 1 recruits | |||
Marrina | Marrina Smallwood | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | Married Namor the Sub-Mariner in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #40; killed by Namor after she mutated in Avengers vol. 1 #291-293; resurrected in Chaos War: Alpha Flight; member of the re-formed Alpha Flight |
Puck | Eugene Judd | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16; escaped from Hell and joined the re-formed Alpha Flight |
Vindicator a.k.a. Guardian | Heather MacNeil Hudson | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #17 (1984) | Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16; resurrected in Chaos War: Alpha Flight; betrayed the re-formed Alpha Flight and joined the Canadian government's new Alpha Strike team |
Talisman | Elizabeth Twoyoungmen | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #20 (1985) | Former member of the government-sponsored Omega Flight team |
Box | Roger Bochs | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #24 (1985) | Died in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #49 |
Box | Madison Jeffries | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #28 (1985) | Current member of the X-Men and X-Club |
Diamond Lil | Lillian Crawley-Jeffries | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #73 (1989) | Married Madison Jeffries after Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #105; died in X-Force, vol. 3 #23 |
Windshear | Colin Ashworth Hume | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #95 (1991) | Depowered on M-Day; currently retired |
Weapon Omega | Kyle Gibney | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #102 (1991) | Died in Wolverine: Origins #39 |
Nemesis | Jane Thorne | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #125 (1993) | Succeeded by Amelia Weatherly |
Wyre | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #125 (1993) | Current whereabouts unknown |
Re-formed (Volume 2)
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Alpha Flight, volume 2 recruits
The team that debuted in Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) | |||
Guardian a.k.a. Vindicator | "James MacDonald Hudson" | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) | Younger synthoid duplicate of James Hudson; died in Wolverine, vol. 2 #143 (1999) |
Flex | Adrian Corbo | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) | Depowered on M-Day |
Manbot | Bernie Lachenay | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) | |
Murmur | Arlette Truffaut | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) | Depowered on M-Day |
Radius | Jared Corbo | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) | Depowered on M-Day, as noted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #8 |
Sasquatch | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) | Actual Sasquatch mistaken for Walter Langkowski; died in Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #12 (1998) | |
Sunfire | Shiro Yoshida | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #4 (1997) | |
Ghost Girl | Lilli Stephens | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #20 (1999) | |
Earthmover | Charles "Chuck" Moss | Uncanny X-Men #421 (2003) | Apprentice to Shaman |
Re-formed (Volume 3)
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Alpha Flight, volume 3 recruits
The team as it debuted in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) | |||
Centennial | Rutherford Princeton | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) | Died sometime off panel, as described in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 |
Major Mapleleaf | Louis Sadler Jr. | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) | Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16 |
Nemesis | Amelia Weatherly | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) | Died sometime off panel, as described in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 |
Puck | Zuzha Yu | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) | Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16 |
Yukon Jack | Yukotujakzurjimozoata | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) | Married the time-displaced Snowbird and retired |
Mar | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #7 (2004) | A young member of Marrina's species |
Alpha Flight Temporal Copies
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Alpha Flight from the past
Temporal copies of Alpha Flight members from the past are brought to the present in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005). They have since left the team, presumably returning to their own timeline. | |||
Aurora | Jeanne-Marie Beaubier | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) | Current status unrevealed |
Guardian | James MacDonald Hudson | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) | Current status unrevealed |
Northstar | Jean-Paul Beaubier | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) | Current status unrevealed |
Puck | Eugene Judd | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) | Current status unrevealed |
Shaman | Michael Twoyoungmen | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) | Current status unrevealed |
Snowbird | Narya | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) | Current status unrevealed |
Vindicator | Heather Hudson | Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) | Current status unrevealed |
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Secondary Team
The team as it was revealed in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983). | |||
Box | Roger Bochs | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | |
Flashback | Gardner Monroe | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | |
Marrina Smallwood | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | ||
Puck | Eugene Judd | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | |
Trainee Team
Originally re-formed as a trainee team, Beta Flight was later promoted to going on missions separate from Alpha Flight. | |||
Purple Girl a.k.a. Persuasion | Kara Killgrave | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #42 (1987) | Current member of the Canadian government's new Alpha Strike team as Purple Woman |
Manikin | Whitman Knapp | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #50 (1987) | |
Goblyn | Goblyn Dean | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #55 (1988) | |
Pathway | Laura Dean | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #55 (1988) | |
Talisman | Elizabeth Twoyoungmen | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #95 (1991) | After recovering from a major injury, Talisman returned to active duty as a member of Beta Flight instead of Alpha |
Witchfire | Ananym | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #95 (1991) | Currently seeking to rule Limbo |
Feedback | Albert Louis | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #126 (1993) | |
Secret Trainee Team
Secret, captive trainee team that was released following the death of General Clarke. | |||
Ghost Girl | Lilli Stephens | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #8 (1998) | Joined Alpha Flight after her release |
Flinch | Toby Wood | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #14 (1998) | |
Ouija | Bill Astin | Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #14 (1998) | |
Secondary Team
The team as it debuted in a flashback in Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999). | |||
Vindicator | "James MacDonald Hudson" | Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999) | Younger synthoid duplicate of James Hudson; team leader |
Flex | Adrian Corbo | Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999) | |
Ghost Girl | Lilli Stephens | Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999) | |
Manbot | Bernie Lachenay | Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999) | |
Murmur | Arlette Truffaut | Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999) | |
Radius | Jared Corbo | Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999) |
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Trainee Team
The team as revealed in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983). | |||
Diamond Lil | Lillian Crawley | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | |
Madison Jeffries | Madison Jeffries | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | |
Smart Alec | Alec Thorne | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | |
Wild Child | Kyle Gibney | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) | |
Additional Revealed Members | |||
Marrina Smallwood | Revealed to have been a member in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #2 (1983) | ||
Primary Government Team
The team as it debuted in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989). | |||
Auric | Zhao Tang | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989) | |
Nemesis | "Jane Doe" | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989) | |
Silver | Jimon Tang | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989) | |
Wild Child | Kyle Gibney | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989) | |
Witchfire | Ananym | Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989) |
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes/current status |
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Government Team
The team as revealed in Omega Flight #1 (2008). | |||
Arachne | Julia Carpenter | Omega Flight #1 (2008) | |
Guardian/Weapon Omega | Michael Pointer | Omega Flight #1 (2008) | |
Sasquatch | Walter Langkowski | Omega Flight #1 (2008) | |
U.S. Agent | John Walker | Omega Flight #1 (2008) | |
Beta Ray Bill | Beta Ray Bill | Omega Flight #1 (2008) | Honorary member |
Shroud | Max Collidge | Marvel Comics Presents #8 (2009) |