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[[folder:Sersi]]
!!Sersi
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Circe, Sylvia Sersy, Mesmer, Sorceress
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' Comicbook/TheEternals, ComicBook/TheAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Strange Tales'' #109 (June, 1963) [[note]]As Circe[[/note]]; ''The Eternals'' #3 (September, 1976) [[note]]As Sersy[[/note]]

Sersi is an Eternal. She is the daughter of Helios and Perse. Sersi is the only fifth level adept, the highest possible, among the Eternals in the discipline of matter rearrangement. Amongst the Eternals it's said that even Prime-Eternal Zuras, mightiest of all Eternals, fears the power of Sersi.
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-> See Characters/TheEternalsEternals
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[[folder:Stingray]]
!!Stingray
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Dr. Walter Newell
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Deadpool
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/SecretAvengers, ComicBook/DoctorDoom's Avengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #95 (September, 1967) [[note]]As Walter Newell[[/note]]; ''Sub-Mariner'' #19 (November, 1969) [[note]]As Stingray[[/note]]

Walter Newell is an oceanographer and reluctant superhero. He invented his Stingray armor as both a deep-sea exploration tool and a superhero costume. He became an associate and honorary member of the Avengers by offering them his artificial island as a base.
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-> See Characters/SubMarinerNamorAndSupportingCharacters
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[[folder:Spider-Man]]
!!Spider-Man
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Peter Benjamin Parker
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Bombastic Bag-Man, Ricochet, Dusk, Prodigy, Hornet, Ben Reilly, Scarlet Spider, Captain Universe, Liar
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers, ComicBook/NewAvengers, ComicBook/MightyAvengers, ComicBook/SecretAvengers, ComicBook/UncannyAvengers, ComicBook/FantasticFour, ComicBook/TheDefenders, ComicBook/FutureFoundation, Daily Bugle, [[ComicBook/WolverineAndTheXMenMarvelComics Jean Grey School for Higher Learning]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsLeagueOfRealms League of Realms]], ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, [[ComicBook/SpiderVerse Spider-Army / Web-Warriors]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August, 1962)

Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider as a teenager, granting him spider-like powers. After the death of his Uncle Ben, Peter learned that "with great power, comes great responsibility." Swearing to always protect the innocent from harm, Peter Parker became Spider-Man.
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-> See Characters/SpiderManPeterParker
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[[folder:Sandman]]
!!Sandman
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' William Baker
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Flint Marko, Sylvester Mann, the Quarryman
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #4 (September, 1963)

Former enemy of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Sandman reformed after realising he was unhappy with his life. He joined the Avengers and later Silver Sable's Wild Pack. Sandman eventually returned to crime after being brainwashed by the Wizard, but sometimes still displays desire to better himself.
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-> See Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery
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[[folder:Rage]]
!!Rage
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Elvin Daryl Haliday
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' #326 (November, 1990)

At age 13, Elvin Haliday was exposed to toxic waste after hiding from bullies that attacked him for being in their neighborhood. Returning to his grandmother's home, Elvin was nursed back to health. The chemicals caused Elvin's teenage body to grow into adulthood in a matter of weeks, but also endowed him with superhuman strength, speed, and stamina. Encouraged by his grandmother to use his newfound abilities for good, Elvin adopted a costume and name: Rage.
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* AngryBlackManStereotype: In their first encounter, Rage scolded Captain America for the team's lack of any black members.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: He was the big guy to Speedball's little guy.
* BloodKnight: Picked a fight with Professor Hulk. He got humiliated.
* CoolMask: Wears a white one based on a luchador mask.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: His name just screams a ComicBook/YoungBlood name in the making.
* InASingleBound: Able to use his enhanced strength to leap great distances.
* LightningBruiser: Extremely strong, quick, durable and full of stamina. In his first appearance, Rage was shown outrunning a speeding subway train.
* ManChild: Literally, at first. He was a 14 year old boy in the body of an adult man.
* NighInvulnerability: Has superhuman durability and resistance to physical injury.
* ParentalAbandonment: He was an orphaned child and raised by his grandmother until she was murdered by Poison Memories gangsters. This led to [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Rage going after the gangsters and brutally snapping the neck of the gang leader as a result]].
* RaisedByGrandparents: Elvin was raised by his grandmother until she was killed by Poison Memories gang.
* SuperStrength: He can lift on average 75 tons, but when angered he can lift past 100 tons.
* ToughSpikesAndStuds: After the death of his grandmother, Rage goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to find the person responsible while donning a new outfit with spiked pauldrons and knee pads. Rage ultimately finds the murderer of his grandmother and kills him.
* ToxicWasteCanDoAnything: At age 13, Elvin Haliday was exposed to toxic waste after coming home from basketball practice. Returning to his grandmother's home, he was nursed back to health. The chemicals caused Elvin's teenage body to grow into adulthood in a matter of weeks, but also endowed him with superhuman strength, speed, and stamina. Encouraged by his grandmother to use his newfound abilities for good, Elvin adopted a costume and name: Rage.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Youngest person to ever join the Avengers at 14. When the other members found out he was a minor, he was given probationary status, then demoted to becoming a member of the ''ComicBook/NewWarriors'' when he helped them steal a Quinjet to help them on a mission.
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[[folder:Machine Man]]
!!Machine Man
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Aaron Stack (legal name), [=Z2P45=]-9-X-51 (model number)
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Agent Stack, Clanky, Jack Kubrick, Machine Manwoman, Machiney Machine Sentinel, Metal Human, Metal Demon, Mister Machine, robot-face, Sentinel Supreme, Sir [=MacHinery=], X-51
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers, ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers, ComicBook/SecretAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' #8 (July, 1977)

The sole surviving robot of a government project, X-51 also had the benefits of humanity by being raised as a son by Dr. Abel Stack. Dubbed "Machine Man", he became a superhero and later an Avenger until being corrupted by Sentinel technology and developing a strong dislike for humans. Created in the 70's by Creator/JackKirby, who was then succeeded by Creator/SteveDitko on art with Creator/MarvWolfman as writer.
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-> See ComicBook/MachineMan
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[[folder:Living Lightning]]
!!Living Lightning
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Miguel Santos
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Lightning, Relampago Vivo
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers, ComicBook/SecretAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Avengers West Coast'' #63 (October, 1990)

Miguel Santos became Living Lightning, a being of electric energy after investigating one of his terrorist father's illegal experiments to seize control of the country. After a brief career as a misguided villain, Living Lightning became a member of the Avengers until eventually retiring from the team to enroll in college. Living Lightning remains active as a hero, balancing college work with heroism and is currently a member of the Rangers.
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%%* BarrierWarrior
* ComingOutStory: During his tenure in the West Coast Avengers, Miguel dated women. Later, though, Miguel was approached by members of the Great Lakes Avengers, who hoped to recruit them for their team. When he heard the team's acronym (GLA), Miguel mistook them for the Gay/Lesbian Alliance and inadvertently revealed that he was gay to GLA member Flatman. Followed by...
** StraightGay: Miguel does not display any stereotypical gay tendencies.
** CampGay: ...except for a brief moment in ''ComicBook/AvengersNoSurrender'', when he calmly tells the Grandmaster:
--->'''Lightning:''' "Oh, honey. I don't '''play'''."
* {{Flight}}: Lightning has the ability to transform his body into electrical plasma, in which form he can fly at sub-light speed.
* OneSteveLimit: By the time of ''ComicBook/AvengersNoSurrender'', he's changed his name simply to "Lightning", as he kept getting mistaken for the [[Characters/IronManEnemies Living Laser]].
* ShockAndAwe: Lightning has the ability to transform his body into electrical plasma, in which form he can fly at sub-light speed, generate electrical power as shocks or bolts, and surround himself with a protective electrical force field.
* SuperSpeed: Lightning has the ability to transform his body into electrical plasma, in which form he can fly at sub-light speed.
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[[folder:Spider-Woman II]]
!!Spider-Woman II
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Julia Eugenia Cornwall Carpenter
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Arachne, Madame Web
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers, ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers, ComicBook/SecretAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Secret Wars'' Vol. 1 #6 (October, 1984, in the shadows); ''Secret Wars'' Vol. 1 #7 (November, 1984, full appearance)

Julia Carpenter is the second heroine to take up the mantle of Spider-Woman, later changing her name to Arachne. After the events of the Grim Hunt she became the new Madame Web and is currently a watcher and guardian of the Spyders.
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-> See Characters/SpiderWomanTitleCharacter
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[[folder:Crystal]]
!!Crystal
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Crystalia Amaquelin
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' The People's Princess, Crystalia Amaquelin-Maximoff
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Fantastic Four'' #45 (December, 1965)

Crystal is a member of the Inhumans and the younger sister of Medusa, Queen of the Inhumans. She has the power to manipulate the four classical elements of Air, Fire, Water and Earth.
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-> See Characters/TheInhumans
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[[folder:Thunderstrike]]
!!Thunderstrike
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Eric Kevin Masterson
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Thor II
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Thor'' Vol. 1 #391 (May, 1988)

Eric Masterson was an architect who became the successor to the Mighty Thor before adopting his own identity as Thunderstrike. As both a replacement Thor and his own hero, Thunderstrike was one of Earth's greatest defenders and a powerful member of the Avengers.
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-> See Characters/TheMightyThorSupportingCharacters
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[[folder:Darkhawk]]
!!Darkhawk
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Christopher "Chris" Powell
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' The Powell, Falconer, Edge-Man
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Darkhawk'' #1 (March, 1991)

As a teenager, Chris Powell discovered an amulet allowing him to don the alien armor of Darkhawk. Belonging to an ancient sect of Shi'ar assassins known as the Fraternity of Raptors, it provides immense protective and fighting power to its wearer along with access to its Datasong which grants the ability to access memories and possible future outcomes of events.
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-> See Characters/{{Darkhawk}}
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[[folder:Justice]]
!!Justice
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Vance Astrovik
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Justice, Marvel Boy, Manglin' John Mahoney, Marvel Man, The Astounding Astrovik, Squire Justice, Super Tights
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers, ComicBook/SecretAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Giant-Size Defenders'' #5 (July, 1975)

A survivor of child abuse, Vance Astrovik first called himself Marvel Boy but later changed his name to Justice after time spent in jail for the accidental killing of his father. A founding and former member of the New Warriors, Justice is also a member of the Avengers.
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-> See Characters/NewWarriors
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[[folder:Firestar]]
!!Firestar
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Angelica "Angel" Jones
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' #1 (December, 1981)

Trained to be an assassin with her microwave-manipulating mutant powers, Firestar instead grew to be a popular hero. She spent years as a member of both the New Warriors and the Avengers, retired during Marvel's Civil War, and later joined the Young Allies. She is currently a member of the X-Men, while at the same time teaching physics at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.
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-> See Characters/NewWarriors
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* AngryBlackMan: In their first encounter, Rage scolded Captain America for the team's lack of any black members.

* CivvieSpandex: These days, he likes to wear a BadassLongcoat over his purple costume.
* DoAnythingRobot: As he puts it, he is "full of many useful devices." This was played to the hilt during Kirby's original run, downplayed considerably during Ditko and Wolfman's run, and came back with a vengeance in ''Comicbook/NextWave'' and later stories.
%%* DoAndroidsDream
* EasilyDetachableRobotParts: He can remove and reattach his limbs without that much trouble. One of his early story arcs involved greedy industrialist Sunset Bain (aka Madame Menace) literally stealing his arm to reverse-engineer it. Naturally, Aaron wanted it ''back.''
* EatingMachine: He can eat despite being a robot. Heck, he can get ''drunk'' despite being a robot; he only discovered this after his return from the Celestials, and he's ambivalent as to whether he's happy about it.
-->"My robot brain needs beer."
* {{Expy}}: He started out as a very clear expy of ''Literature/AdamLink'', a robot from the golden age of science fiction. ''Comicbook/NextWave'' used him as an expy of [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]].
%%* FlyingBrick
* FugitiveArc: Most of Creator/JackKirby's run on the comic had Aaron on the run from army General Kragg (full name Joseph Kragowski), who believed Aaron was just as dangerous as his predecessors ([[{{Expy}} very much like]] General Ross and Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk). Aaron eventually earns Kragg's trust, and Kragg agrees to leave him alone.
* KillerRobot: The previous fifty androids in Aaron's series quickly suffered [[TomatoInTheMirror identity crises]] and went homicidally insane. Getting raised as a son by Abel Stack is why Aaron isn't nuts (though these days he tends to be depressed).
* MechanicalLifeforms: One of Aaron's first enemies was Tenfor the Autocron, first scout of a robotic alien race who wanted to invade Earth.
* MonochromaticEyes: His eyes are a solid red (or gold, in some depictions).
* MotherlyScientist: Fatherly Scientist, actually. Abel Stack raised Aaron as his son, which is why Aaron turned out sane, unlike the fifty previous robots in his series.
* NotHimself: His 1990's series ''X-51'' saw Aaron infected with nanotech which saved his life when he had seemingly been destroyed, but then infected him with [[Comicbook/XMen mutant-hunting Sentinel]] programming. Out of desperation, he tries purging it by [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erasing his entire memory,]] but when the Celestials come for him, they are apparently able to restore him to normal, memories included.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: He's never admitted it to anyone (except a probably-nonsentient robot psychiatist he built just to have someone to open up to), but ever since the [[Characters/MCUCosmic Celestials]] dumped him back on Earth, he's periodically aware of a tiny invisible Celestial literally riding around on his shoulder. Since Celestials scarcely ever explain anything, he has no idea what it wants, or even if it's real or a hallucination.
* PinocchioSyndrome: He goes back and forth on this. On the one hand, he still wears his human facemask, and for most of his history tried to be as human as possible (getting a job as an insurance fraud investigator, of all things), but he would frequently get frustrated with humanity's vices; and after suffering an emotional breakdown after getting abducted by the Celestials, he became much more jaded toward us than he'd ever been before.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His body was originally purple.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: He can easily pass as human as long as he wears sunglasses to hide his robotic eyes. His big red bug eyes got shrunk considerably when Ditko took over from Kirby as artist (this was part of an in-universe upgrade), but still didn't look human; later artists have gone back to depicting him with the iconic big eyes.
* RoboRomance: He has long-standing UnresolvedSexualTension with fellow robotic Avenger, Jocasta. The fact that she [[ComicBookDeath keeps getting destroyed and rebuilt]] again and again hasn't made things any easier.
* {{Robosexual}}: When he learns that his old enemy Madame Menace (aka [[Characters/IronManRoguesGallery Sunset Bain)]] has a crush on him, he's [[HeroicBSOD so utterly startled]] he ends up accidentally letting her get away at the end of the story. As for his, ah, physical capacity in the regard, as he puts it, he is "full of many useful devices." He may have been joking, and the comment ''was'' in ''Comicbook/NextWave,'' so [[CanonDiscontinuity take it with a grain of salt.]]
%%* RobotBuddy
* SelfConstructedBeing: Not totally, of course, but he's made a lot of modifications to himself over the years. This ends up giving him an advantage when he faces off against a [[EvilTwin robot double]] built from him his original specs.
* SlidingScaleOfRobotIntelligence: Level 4: possesses an above normal intellect, with a capacity for unlimited self-motivated activity, creative intelligence, and human-like emotions.
* SnarkKnight: He always had a sarcastic streak, but he got much snarkier after his abduction by the Celestials.
* SomethingPerson: Machine Man
* TelescopingRobot: Machine Man has the ability to telescope his arms and legs to a length of 100 feet.
* TouchedByVorlons: Machine Man was actually introduced in the last couple of issues of Creator/JackKirby's ongoing title based on ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey,'' which chronicled the appearances of Monoliths throughout humanity's history, shaping humanity's development. When Aaron had been captured by hostile government forces and showed signs of possibly succumbing to the homicidal rage that dominated his predecessors, a Monolith appeared and telepathically calmed him down. Many, many years later, when Aaron was at the lowest point in his life (physically transformed by [[NanoMachines nanotech]] and corrupted by invasive [[Comicbook/XMen Sentinel]] programming), the "Monolith Aliens" (finally revealed to be the [[Characters/MCUCosmic Celestials)]] returned for Aaron and carried him away into space, seemingly to introduce him to wonderful new vistas of existence... and then they dumped him back on Earth, with no explanation. Aaron didn't take this seeming rejection well at ''all,'' falling into a deep depression, and turning into a perpetually grumpy SnarkKnight when he finally started to pull out of it.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He gained some degree of shapeshifting powers when his was infected with Sentinel nanotech. He didn't get to enjoy the experience, unfortunately, since the nanotech was also [[BrainwashedAndCrazy affecting his mind.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: A variation. Aaron truly loved his "father," Abel, and no matter how angry he gets at humanity in general, he still misses him deeply. No, Aaron's rejection complex comes from believing that the Celestials — who contacted him early on in his career, and came back for him decades later, and then dumped him back on Earth with no real explanation — found him inadequate somehow. Since the Celestials scarcely ever explain anything they do, he is probably ''wrong'' about this, but it left him feeling like a failure.

-> See Characters/TheEternals

-> See Characters/SubMarinerSupportingCharacters

-> See [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]]

-> See [[Characters/SpiderWomanTitleCharacter Spider-Woman]]

* EasilyDetachableRobotLimbs: He can remove and reattach his limbs without that much trouble. One of his early story arcs involved greedy industrialist Sunset Bain (aka Madame Menace) literally stealing his arm to reverse-engineer it. Naturally, Aaron wanted it ''back.''

* WellDoneSonGuy: A variation. Aaron truly loved his "father," Abel, and no matter how angry he gets at humanity in general, he still misses him deeply. No, Aaron's rejection complex comes from believing that the Celestials — who contacted him early on in his career, and came back for him decades later, and then dumped him back on Earth with no real explanation — found him wanting somehow. Since the Celestials scarcely ever explain anything they do, he is probably ''wrong'' about this, but it left him feeling like a failure.

* FugitiveArc: Most of Creator/JackKirby's run on the comic had Aaron on the run from army General Kragg (full name Joseph Kragowski), who believed Aaron was just as dangerous as his predecessors (very much like General Ross and Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk). Aaron eventually earns Kragg's trust, and Kragg agrees to leave him alone.

* EatingMachine: He can eat despite being a robot. Heck, he can get ''drunk'' despite being a robot.

* {{Robosexual}}: When he learns that his old enemy Madame Menace (aka [[Characters/IronManRoguesGallery Sunset Bain)]] has a crush on him, he's [[HeroicBSOD so utterly startled]] he ends up accidentally letting her get away at the end of the story. As for his, ah, physical capacity in the regard, as he puts it, he is "full of many useful devices." He may have been joking, and the comment ''was'' in ''Comicbook/NextWave," so [[CanonDiscontinuity take it with a grain of salt.]]

* {{Robosexual}}: When he learns that his old enemy Madam Menace (aka [[Characters/IronManRoguesGallery Sunset Bain)]] has a crush on him, he's [[HeroicBSOD so utterly startled]] he ends up accidentally letting her get away at the end of the story. As for his, ah, physical capacity in the regard, as he puts it, he is "full of many useful devices." He may have been joking, and the comment ''was'' in ''Comicbook/NextWave," so [[CanonDiscontinuity take it with a grain of salt.]]

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: He can easily pass as human as long as he wears sunglasses to hide his robotic eyes. His bug red bug eyes got shrunk considerably when Ditko took over from Kirby as artist (this was part of an in-universe upgrade), but still didn't look human; later artists have gone back to depicting him with the iconic big eyes.

* {{Expy}}: He started out as a very clear expy of ''Literature/AdamLink'', a robot from the golden age of science fiction. ''Comicbook/NextWave'' used him as an expy of ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]].''

* {{Expy}}: He started out as a very clear expy of ''Literature/AdamLink.'' ''Comicbook/NextWave'' used him as an expy of ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]].''

* {{Expy}}: He started out as a very clear expy of ''Literature/AdamLink.'' ''Comicbook/NextWave'' used him as an expy of ''[[WesternAnimation/Futurama Bender]].''

* {{Expy}}: He started out as a very clear expy of ''Literature/AdamLink.'' ''Comicbook/NextWave'' turned him into more of an expy of ''WesternAnimation/Futurama Bender.''

* EatingMachine: He can eat despite being a robot.

* {{Robosexual}}: When he learns that his old enemy Madam Menace (aka [[Characters/IronManRoguesGallery Sunset Bain)]] has a crush on him, he's [[HeroicBSOD so utterly startled]] he ends up accidentally letting her get away at the end of the story. As for his, ah, physical capacity in the regard, as he puts it, he is "full of many useful devices." He may have been joking, and this ''was'' in ''Comicbook/NextWave," so [[CanonDiscontinuity take it with a grain of salt.]]

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: He can easily pass as human as long as he wears sunglasses to hide his robotic eyes. His bug red bug eyes got shrunk considerably when Ditko took over from Kirby as artist (this was part of an in-universe upgrade), but still didn't look human; later artists sometimes depict him with the big eyes.

* NotHimself: His 1990's series ''X-51'' saw Aaron infected with nanotech which save him life when he had seemingly been destroyed, but then infected him with [[Comicbook/XMen mutant-hunting Sentinel]] programming. Out of desperation, he tries purging it by [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erasing his entire memory,]] but when the Celestials come for him, they are apparently able to restore him to normal, memories included.

The sole surviving robot of a government project, X-51 also had the benefits of humanity by being raised as a son by Dr. Abel Stack. Dubbed "Machine Man", he became a superhero and later an Avenger until being corrupted by Sentinel technology and developing a strong dislike for humans.

* FugitiveArc: Most of Jack Kirby's run on the comic had Aaron on the run from army General Kragg (full name Joseph Kragowski), who believed Aaron was just as dangerous as his predecessors (very much like General Ross and Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk). Aaron eventually earns Kragg's trust, and Kragg agrees to leave him alone.

* FugitiveArc: Most of Jack Kirby's run on the comic had Aaron on the run from army General Kragg, who believed Aaron was just as dangerous as his predecessors (very much like General Ross and Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk). Aaron eventually earns Kragg's trust, and Kragg agrees to leave him alone.

* NotSoImaginaryFriend: He's never admitted it to anyone (except a probably-nonsentient robot psychiatist he built just to have someone to open up to), but ever since the Celestials dumped him back on Earth, he's periodically aware of a tiny invisible Celestial literally riding around on his shoulder. Since Celestials scarcely ever explain anything, he has no idea what it wants, or even if it's real or a hallucination.

* TouchedByVorlons: Machine Man was actually introduced in the last couple of issues of Creator/JackKirby's ongoing title based on ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey,'' which chronicled the appearances of Monoliths throughout humanity's history, shaping humanity's development. When Aaron had been captured by hostile government forces and showed signs of possibly succumbing to the homicidal rage that dominated his predecessors, a Monolith appeared and telepathically calmed him down. Many, many years later, when Aaron was at the lowest point in his life (physically transformed by [[NanoMachines nanotech]] and corrupted by invasive [[Comicbook/XMen Sentinel]] programming), the "Monolith Aliens" (finally revealed to be the Celestials) returned for Aaron and carried him away into space, seemingly to introduce him to wonderful new vistas of existence... and then they dumped him back on Earth, with no explanation. Aaron didn't take this seeming rejection well at ''all,'' falling into a deep depression, and turning into a perpetually grumpy SnarkKnight when he finally started to pull out of it.

* TouchedByVorlons: Machine Man was actually introduced in the last couple of issues of Creator/JackKirby's ongoing title based on ''Film/2001ASpaceOdyssey,'' which chronicled the appearances of Monoliths throughout humanity's history, shaping humanity's development. When Aaron had been captured by hostile government forces and showed signs of possibly succumbing to the homicidal rage that dominated his predecessors, a Monolith appeared and telepathically calmed him down. Many, many years later, when Aaron was at the lowest point in his life (physically transformed by [[NanoMachines nanotech]] and corrupted by invasive [[Comicbook/XMen Sentinel]] programming), the "Monolith Aliens" (finally revealed to be the Celestials) returned for Aaron and carried him away into space, seemingly to introduce him to wonderful new vistas of existence... and then they dumped him back on Earth, with no explanation. Aaron didn't take this seeming rejection well at ''all,'' falling into a deep depression, and turning into a perpetually grumpy SnarkKnight when he finally started to pull out of it.

* TouchedByVorlons: Machine Man was actually introduced in the last couple of issues of Creator/JackKirby's ongoing title based on ''Film:2001ASpaceOdyssey,'' which chronicled the appearances of Monoliths throughout humanity's history, shaping humanity's development. When Aaron had been captured by hostile government forces and showed signs of possibly succumbing to the homicidal rage that dominated his predecessors, a Monolith appeared and telepathically calmed him down. Many, many years later, when Aaron was at the lowest point in his life (physically transformed by [[NanoMachines nanotech]] and corrupted by invasive [[Comicbook/XMen Sentinel]] programming), the "Monolith Aliens" (finally revealed to be the Celestials) returned for Aaron and carried him away into space, seemingly to introduce him to wonderful new vistas of existence... and then they dumped him back on Earth, with no explanation. Aaron didn't take this seeming rejection well at ''all,'' falling into a deep depression, and turning into a perpetually grumpy SnarkKnight when he finally started to pull out of it.

* [[Robosexual]]: When he learns that his old enemy Madam Menace (aka [[Characters/IronManRoguesGallery Sunset Bain)]] has a crush on him, he's [[HeroicBSOD so utterly startled]] he ends up accidentally letting her get away at the end of the story. As for his, ah, physical capacity in the regard, as he puts it, he is "full of many useful devices." He may have been joking, and this ''was'' in ''Comicbook/NextWave," so [[CanonDiscontinuity take it with a grain of salt.]]

* RoboRomance: He has long-standing UnresolvedRomanticTension with fellow robotic Avenger, Jocasta. The fact that she [[ComicBookDeath keeps getting destroyed and rebuilt]] again and again hasn't made things any easier.
* [[Robosexual]]: When he learns that his old enemy Madam Menace (aka Sunset Bain) has a crush on him, he's [[HeroicBSOD so utterly startled]] he ends up accidentally letting her get away at the end of the story. As for his, ah, physical capacity in the regard, as he puts it, he is "full of many useful devices." He may have been joking, and this ''was'' in ''Comicbook/NextWave," so [[CanonDiscontinuity take it with a grain of salt.]]