was a comic book series from Marvel Comics than ran from April 2007 to June 2010. The series focused on the training facility located at Camp Hammond in Stamford, Connecticut, where pro-registration heroes were trained for the Fifty State Initiative. Following is a list of characters who were featured in the series.
See main article: Camp Hammond (comics).
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Peter Gyrich | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Administrator; Secretary of Superhuman Armed Forces.[1] Forced to depart his position by Iron Man in Avengers: The Initiative #12.[2] | ||
| Baron Von Blitzschlag | Head Scientist.[3] | |||
| War Machine | Camp Director; Field Commander.[4] Resigned his position in Avengers: The Initiative #16.[5] | |||
| Yellowjacket | Chief Administrator. Revealed to be a Skrull impostor,[6] and killed in Avengers: The Initiative #19.[7] | |||
| Gauntlet | Drill Instructor. Became Camp Director in Avengers: The Initiative #20.[8] Left to join the Avengers Resistance. | |||
| She-Hulk | Instructor. Removed from her instructor position and as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent after a falling out with Tony Stark.[9] | |||
| Justice | Youth Counselor.[10] Left to lead Counter Force.[11] | |||
| Triathlon | Instructor-In-Training.[12] Assigned to the Hawaii Initiative team Point Men, as the new 3-D Man. Left to work with the Skrull Kill Krew. | |||
| Tigra | Instructor. Assigned to the Arkansas Initiative team.[13] Left to join the Avengers Resistance. | |||
| Nighthawk | Instructor. Assigned to the New Jersey Initiative team, the Defenders.[14] | |||
| Hellcat | Avengers: The Initiative #3 (Aug. 2007) | Instructor: First aid. Assigned to the Alaska Initiative team. | ||
| Black Widow | Instructor: Marksmanship.[15] | |||
| Stingray | Instructor: Swimming. Assigned to the Hawaii Initiative team Point Men. | |||
| Thing | Instructor: Tactics. | |||
| Beast | Consultant. | |||
| Danielle Moonstar | Consultant. | |||
| Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Drill Instructor,[16] and Shadow Initiative field leader. Originally replaced Gauntlet when he was in a coma. | ||
| Trauma | Avengers: The Initiative #12 (June 2008) | Counselor. | ||
| Physique | Infirmary department head. | |||
There were an undetermined number of recruits at Camp Hammond before it closed; according to Henry Peter Gyrich and War Machine, there are over sixty super humans at Camp Hammond including staff.[5] Recruits shown to be located at the camp include:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud 9 | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) | Assigned to the Montana Initiative team, Freedom Force. | ||
| Hardball | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters. Left to join HYDRA.[18] Subsequently rejoined | |||
| Komodo | Assigned to the Arizona Initiative team, the Desert Stars. Joined the Shadow Initiative in Avengers: The Initiative #20. | |||
| Trauma | Became a counselor following graduation. | |||
| Armory | Her Tactigon was confiscated and she was sent out of the Initiative after accidentally killing Michael Van Patrick. | |||
| MVP (Michael Van Patrick) | Accidentally killed by Armory. | |||
| Thor Girl | Assigned to the Georgia Initiative team. Revealed to be a Skrull impostor.[19] | |||
| Bengal | Assigned to the Shadow Initiative.[20] | |||
| Ultra Girl | Director of the Junior Guardsmen. Left to join Counter Force. Returned and assigned to the Georgia Initiative team. Rejoined the New Warriors in Avengers: The Initiative #23.[21] | |||
| Rage | Left to join Counter Force. | |||
| Slapstick | Left to join Counter Force. | |||
| Debrii | Avengers: The Initiative #6 (Nov. 2007) | Left to join Counter Force. | ||
| Ant-Man | Avengers: The Initiative #8 (Feb. 2008) | Assigned to the Thunderbolts. | ||
| Crusader | Revealed to be a Skrull, and shot through the head by 3-D Man. | |||
| Dragon Lord | Killed by KIA.[22] | |||
| Proton (Geldoff) | Killed by Skrulls after being taken prisoner.[23] | |||
| Geiger | Assigned to the New Mexico Initiative team. | |||
| Red Nine | Assigned to the Georgia Initiative team. | |||
| Melee | Trained to be an instructor following graduation. | |||
| Diamondback | Recruited by Norman Osborn after the closing of Camp Hammond. | |||
| Prodigy | Avengers: The Initiative #13 (July 2008)[24] | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters by Norman Osborn. | ||
| Sunstreak | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team, The Force of Nature by Norman Osborn.[25] | |||
| Annex | Assigned to the New Mexico Initiative team. | |||
| Batwing | Assigned to the Shadow Initiative. | |||
| Gorilla Girl | Left in Avengers: The Initiative #21. | |||
| Butterball | Not being cut out for the military applications of The Initiative, was sent home with a registration ID card. | |||
See main article: Camp H.A.M.M.E.R..
| width=20% | Name | width=22% | First Shown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Osborn | Avengers: The Initiative #23 | Chief Administrator; Instructor: Public Relations. | ||
| Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #24 | Camp Director;[28] Senior Instructor. | ||
| The Hood | Avengers: The Initiative #25 | Chief Operating Officer.[29] | ||
| Trauma | Counselor. | |||
Recruits shown to be part of Norman Osborn's Initiative include:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |||
| Living Laser | ||||
| Razor Fist | ||||
| Scorcher | ||||
| Penance | Former member of Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts. | |||
| Diamondback | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team. Double agent with the Avengers Resistance.[31] | |||
| Aqueduct | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Assigned to the Oregon Initiative team. | ||
| Skybreaker | ||||
| Terraformer | ||||
| Ironclad | Assigned to the North Carolina Initiative team. | |||
| Vapor | ||||
| Vector | ||||
| X-Ray | ||||
| Asylum | Assigned to the Maryland Initiative team. | |||
| Coronary | ||||
| Impulse | ||||
| Mathemanic | ||||
| Pretty Persuasions | ||||
| Asp | Assigned to the Delaware initiative team. | |||
| Black Mamba | ||||
| Quicksand | ||||
| Skein | ||||
| Outback | Avengers: The Initiative #28 (Nov. 2009) | Assigned to the Nevada Initiative team, the Heavy Hitters.[32] | ||
The Shadow Initiative was created as a covert ops team, designed to handle unofficial field assignments.[20] After Norman Osborn took over the Initiative and shut down Camp Hammond, the team was reorganized into a first strike team, containing heroes that were considered expendable.[28]
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| Bengal | Avengers: The Initiative #5 (Oct. 2007) | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative. Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34.[34] | ||
| Constrictor | Also an instructor at Camp Hammond.[35] | |||
| Mutant Zero | Revealed to be Typhoid Mary. Not known by other cadets outside the Shadow Initiative. | |||
| Scarlet Spider (Michael) | Left to join Counter Force. Killed by Ragnarok.[36] | |||
| Scarlet Spider (Van)[37] | Killed by KIA. | |||
| Scarlet Spider (Patrick) | Left to join Counter Force. | |||
| Trauma | Became a counselor at Camp Hammond. | |||
| Taskmaster | Avengers: The Initiative #20 (Feb. 2009) | Shadow Initiative field leader. | ||
| Komodo | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative. Left to join the Avengers Resistance. | |||
| Batwing | Avengers: The Initiative #21 (Mar. 2009) | Also part of Osborn's new Shadow Initiative. Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34. | ||
| Butterball | Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sept. 2009) | Quit in Avengers: The Initiative #34. | ||
| Badd Axe | ||||
| Ringer | ||||
| Barracuda | Former member of Heavy Mettle. | |||
| Riot | ||||
| Stronghold | ||||
| Warbow | Former member of Heavy Mettle. Killed during the Siege of Asgard. | |||
| Blackwing | Former member of Heavy Mettle. Killed during the assault on Prison 42.[38] | |||
| Firearms | Killed during the assault on Prison 42. | |||
| Slaughter Boy | ||||
| Johnny Guitar | Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009) | Killed during the assault on Prison 42. | ||
| Doctor Sax | Expelled due to injury. | |||
After Camp Hammond was shut down,[21] Tigra and Gauntlet joined the New Warriors who had left the Initiative, and formed the Avengers Resistance, with the specific purpose of exposing the criminal deeds of Norman Osborn.[29] Following Norman Osborne's arrest in the aftermath of the Siege of Asgard, the team disbanded.
| width=20% | Character | width=22% | Joined in | Notes |
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| Justice | Avengers: The Initiative #10 (Apr. 2008) | |||
| Night Thrasher | ||||
| Rage | ||||
| Scarlet Spider (Michael) | Killed by Ragnarok. | |||
| Scarlet Spider (Patrick) | ||||
| Slapstick | ||||
| Ultra Girl | ||||
| Debrii | Quit the team in Avengers: The Initiative #28. | |||
| Tigra | Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009) | |||
| Gauntlet | ||||
| Komodo | Avengers: The Initiative #29 (Dec. 2009) | Joined after having her powers removed by Taskmaster. | ||
| Diamondback | Avengers: The Initiative #30 (Jan. 2010) | Double agent with Norman Osborn's Initiative. | ||