Mandarin's Avengers
Mandarin's Avengers (Avatars of the Mandarin) is a group of villains that work for their leader, Mandarin and belong to the Marvel Comics Universe and is most famous for their role in the Iron Man and War Machine comic series. This group was first put in Iron Man #309 in October 1994. The group was featured in full in the Force Works #6 issue in December 1994.
The characters were created by Len Kaminski (writer), Tom Morgan (artist), and Nel Yomtov (editor).
Fictional organization history
The first time the Avatars were featured in Marvel Comics was in War Machine #6, the members stood behind Mandarin (comics) as he lost to Iron Man and War Machine.[1] The first time this team was featured in action was in Force Works #8. The members have the first attack on Hong Kong, but defeated by Force Works. The next issue was in Iron Man #311, where Mandarin creates the most recent character, Turmoil. Turmoil was the only character that was created, and this was by Ancestor. He found a peasant and set a curse onto him. This curse had him harness the power of a storm. Then these Avengers face off against Spider-Woman and US Agent. But the Avengers are defeated. In Iron Man #312, Iron Man infects Deluge with an aging virus, and turns him into dust. In a new series, Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1, the Avengers switch their service to Mandarin's son. Mandarin was killed during the explosion of "Dragon of Heaven," where the avatars then switched their alliance to his son. The final showing of these Avengers was in Heroes For Hire II #1, where the Avengers attacked New York City, but were defeated finally by the Heroes for Hire.
Characters and abilities
- Ancestor—Draws on his ancestor's strength to increase size and powers.[2]File:Ancestor, the leader of the avatars.jpeg
- Deluge—Has a liquid body form and control over water.
- Foundry—Fire shoots from his eyes and can morph his hands into weapons.[3]
- Lich—A skeletal monster, who uses his claws and strength.
- Old Woman—Controls the elements through her staff.
- Q'Wake—Superhuman strength and shock power.
- Sickle—Representation of China, he possesses strength and a scythe.
- Turmoil—The servant to Mandarin, that is an incarnation of the storm.
- Warfist—Superhuman strength and martial arts skill along with a spiked club for a weapon.[4]
References
- ^ Kaminski, Len. "Appendix of Comic Heroes and Villains". Marvel. Retrieved 8/02/02.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Kaminski, Len. "Comic Book Religion". Retrieved 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Hoskin, Michael. "Master List of Marvel Universe". Marvel. Retrieved 3/9/08.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Kaminski, Len. "Appendix of Comic Heroes and Villains". Marvel. Retrieved 8/02/02.
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