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Mister Immortal
Mister Immortal
Alter Ego: Craig Hollis
Notable Aliases: Mr. I
First Appearance: West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46 (July 1989)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In: West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46
A mutant with the power to never truly die, Craig Hollis is the founder of the eccentric superhero team known as the Great Lakes Avengers and was the team leader until the team moved to Detroit.- Blessed with Suck: Mr. Immortal's power is very useful, only not in superhero fights. The problem is that he is not invulnerable; his power doesn't work until he dies.
- Complete Immortality: He really can't die, no matter how hard he tries.
- Exploited Immunity: Mr. Immortal once talked Omnicidal Maniac Maelstrom into a Suicide Pact. To show his commitment, Mr. I went first. After Maelstrom followed through with his half of the bargain, Mister Immortal came back to life and switched off his doomsday machine.
- Goal-Oriented Evolution: He is Homo Sapiens Supreme, the endstep of human evolution, a being that has evolved beyond death.
- Imaginary Friend: Mr. Immortal's imaginary childhood friend turns out to be Deathurge.
- Immortality Hurts: Since he only recovers from his injuries once he's dead, he suffers from pain like a regular person.
- Logical Weakness: Sure, he can't die, but as he found out when facing the Thunderbolts, not immune to getting knocked out.
- Mistaken for Gay: Announcing you've just learned you're Homo supreme in front of your friends will do that. Flatman, who actually is gay, thinks Mr. Immortal is trying to upstage him.
- Multiple-Choice Past: Whether Mr. Immortal's powers come from Deathurge, or Deathurge is merely helping him reach his destiny as Homo supreme.
- Plan B Resolution: It's eventually revealed that he's a backup to merge with the consciousness of the universe at its end to become the Galactus-figure of the next, if for whatever reason Franklin Richards is unable to fulfill that role.
- Primary-Color Champion: His costume is red and blue.
- Red Shirt: Mr. Immortal is essentially a full red shirt army by himself. He even got a red shirt during Glx-Mas.
- Ultimate Life Form: Homo Superior, mutants, are a step above normal humans, but Mr. Immortal is Homo Supreme, the step further above mutants.
Dinah Soar
Dinah Soar
Alter Ego: Dinah Soar
Notable Aliases: Wisconsin's Winged Wonder, Ms. Rodan '97, Silent Sal
First Appearance: West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46 (July 1989)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In: West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46
The dead, one time girlfriend of Mr. Immortal and member of the Great Lakes Avengers- Flight: In flight, she had great maneuverability and could achieve very high speeds. Her feet were equipped to hold people while she was aloft.
- Killed Off for Real: She was killed by Maelstrom.
- Pink Is Feminine: Her pink skin reminds us she's female.
Big Bertha
Big Bertha
Alter Ego: Born: Ashley Crawford, Legally changed to: Bertha Crawford
Notable Aliases: Ample Amazon, Lady Volstagg
First Appearance: West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46 (July 1989)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In:
Wisconsin's most famous super model, Ashley Crawford possesses the mutant ability to transform from trim and svelte to remarkably obese and back through the power of regurgitation.- Acrofatic: Big Bertha possess the attributes of a well-conditioned athlete regardless of her transformation state.
- Big Beautiful Woman: She's not unattractive even in her fat form.
- Brown Note: Watching Deadpool's unmasked face was enough to make her vomit.
- Distaff Counterpart: Her powers are quite similar to Fred Dukes, The Blob. Unlike him she can at least change her weight at will.
- Fat and Proud: In the 2016 series, she's never shown in her thin form, has shifted her career to being a plus-sized model, and refuses to use her powers to model as both before and after examples of a weight-loss program, especially when asked to look miserable for the before shot.
- Leotard of Power: Wears a yellow leotard.
- Modeling is Glamorous: Ashley Crawford is a stunning swimsuit model and enjoys a glamourous lifestyle (Deadpool is a huge fan), but her superheroine alter ego is superstrong but very obese. In order to return to her voluptuous swimsuit model figure, she has to puke up the excess mass, a nod to pervasive eating disorders in the modeling industry.
- Overly Narrow Superlative: Being Wisconsin's most famous supermodel means she probably doesn't have much competition.
- Sexier Alter Ego: Her thin form is pretty enough to be a swimsuit model.
- Stout Strength: Big Bertha's major power—swelling up her body mass grants her immense strength and durability. At her heaviest, she can quite literally stop a truck moving at full speed.
- Temporary Bulk Change: Big Bertha's mutation allows her to swell her body fat immensely, going from a conventionally-thin supermodel to a super-sized, super-strong bruiser. She can undo this effect through "power puking."
Flatman
Flatman
Alter Ego: Matt (Last name unrevealed)
Notable Aliases: Val Ventura, 2-D Avenger, Flatso
First Appearance: West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46 (July 1989)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In:
- Rubber Man: Flatman is able to stretch and elongate his body to great lengths. The elastic nature of his body also prevents injury from many kinds of attack.
- Straight Gay: Other than coming out of the closet, he doesn't act stereotypically gay.
Doorman
Doorman
Alter Ego: DeMarr Davis
Notable Aliases: The Living Portal
First Appearance: West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46 (July 1989)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In:
Herald of Oblivion and member of the Great Lakes Avengers.- Alliterative Name: DeMarr Davis
- Dark Is Not Evil: He might be the Herald of Oblivion, but he's a cool guy.
- The Grim Reaper: The cosmic entity Oblivion summoned him declaring that he could prove useful to him because of his connection to the Darkforce Dimension, akin to Deathurge, who had been recently captured by Mr. Immortal. Doorman therefore replaced Deathurge and became Oblivion's new angel of death.
- Intangibility: A pretty esoteric example. His initial powerset can be most succinctly described as being a walking, person-shaped Portable Hole.
- Pals with Jesus: Despite being literally a Herald of death, he still hangs out with his friends the Great Lake Avengers.
- Teleportation with Drawbacks: He's a very powerful teleporter, but his range is limited to through a barrier if he lies against it.
Trainers
Hawkeye
Hawkeye
Alter Ego: Clinton "Clint" Barton
Notable Aliases: Goliath; Golden Archer; Ronin
First Apperance: As Hawkeye: Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964), As Goliath: Avengers #63 (April 1969), As Golden Archer: Captain America #179 (November 1974), As Ronin: New Avengers #27 (April 2007)
Team Affiliations: The Avengers, Secret Avengers, Avengers Idea Mechanics
Joined In: Avengers #16 (May 1965)
See the Hawkeye page for more info.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird
Alter Ego: Barbara "Bobbi" Morse Barton
Notable Aliases: Agent 19, the Huntress
First Appearance: As Dr. Barbara Morse: Astonishing Tales #6 (June 1971); Full appearance: Astonishing Tales #12 (June 1972); As Huntress: Marvel Super Action #1 (January 1976); As Mockingbird: Marvel Team-Up #95 (July 1980)
Team Affiliations: The Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers
Joined Team In: West Coast Avengers #1 (September 1984)
See the Mockingbird page for more info.
Recruits
Squirrel Girl
Squirrel Girl
Alter Ego: Doreen Allene Green
First Appearance: Marvel Super-Heroes #8 (December 1981)
Team Affiliations: Avengers Idea Mechanics, New Avengers, American Intelligence Mechanics
Joined In: New Avengers Vol 4 #1
See the Squirrel Girl page for more info.
Monkey Joe
Monkey Joe
Alter Ego: Monkey Joe
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Marvel Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #8 (December, 1991)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In:
Monkey Joe was the constant companion, sidekick, and best friend of Squirrel Girl, who made the GLA accept him as member.See The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for more info.
Grasshopper I
Grasshopper I
Alter Ego: Doug Taggert
Notable Aliases: The Ever-Gregarious Grasshopper
First Appearance: GLA #2 (July 2005)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers, Roxxon Corporation
Joined In:
Doug Taggert was a superhero called the Grasshopper. He abruptly died almost immediately after joining the Great Lakes Avengers. There have been subsequent Grasshoppers all whom have also been cursed with a short lifespan.
- Animal-Themed Superbeing: A grasshopper.
- Legacy Character: Multiple character have taken his name...just to be killed.
- Powered Armor: Using the suit, Grasshopper could perform superhuman leaps and kicks. Other features included insectoid sensors and zoom lenses.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Despite having a name and backstory, he only lasted five seconds as a Great Lakes Avenger.
Tippy-Toe
Tippy-Toe
Alter Ego: Tippy-Toe
First Appearance: G.L.A. #4 (September, 2005)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In:
Squirrel Girl's pet sidekick who took the mantle from the deceased Monkey Joe.See The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for more info.
Grasshopper II
Grasshopper II
Alter Ego: Neil Shelton
First Appearance: GLX-Mas Special #1 (December 2005)
Team Affiliations: Roxxon Corporation
Joined In:
Neil Shelton was the second Grasshopper and, much like his predecessor, was incredibly short-lived.- In a Single Bound: He accidentally jumped into space and died.
Deadpool
Deadpool
Alter Ego: Wade Winston Wilson
Notable Aliases: Merc with a Mouth, Regenerating Degenerate, Deady-Pool, Jack, Wade T. Wilson, Mithras, Johnny Silvini, Thom Cruz, Hulkpool, Wildcard, Zenpool, Weapon XI
First Appearance: The New Mutants #98 (February 1991)
Team Affiliations: Astonishing Avengers (As Zenpool), Avengers Unity Squad, Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In: Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #6
See the Deadpool page for more info.
Grasshopper III
Grasshopper III
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1 (September 2007)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In:
The third Grasshopper wore a replica of the original Grasshopper's suit and after the death of the second Grasshopper he arrived in Milwaukee to petition to join the Great Lakes Avengers. Instead he encountered an angered Deadpool, who had just been expelled from the team, who took his frustration out on him by breaking his neck.
- Neck Snap: How the Merc with a Mouth disposes of him in frustration.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: He didn't even got to say his name when Deadpool killed him.
Good Boy
Good Boy
Good Boy
Goodness Silva
Alter Ego: Goodness "Good" Silva
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Great Lakes Avengers Vol 2 #1(December, 2016)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In: Great Lakes Avengers Vol. 2 2
A young girl that can transform into a blue-furred wolfman. She insists she isn't a werewolf.- Gender Bender: Good Boy is female in her normal human form, but her big blue werewolf "fursona" is male.
- Magic Pants: Averted. When she turns to her werewolf self, her clothes get torn to shreds.
- Otaku: Good appears to be a vivid fan of Japanese culture, having a bedroom chock-full with anime and manga memorabilia.
- Our Werebeasts Are Different: Good Boy is from a family of hereditary werebeasts. She is a werewolf, her brother Lucky a two tailed werefox. She explains the situation by making a comparison to having a fursona in real life.
- Super Gender-Bender: She's female but her werewolf form is male.
- Queer Colors: Has light blue hair, and fur, and sometimes wears a light pink shirt with white lettering. Those are the colors of the transgender pride flag.
- Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: Only a family of werebeasts would name their daughter "Goodness" and son "Lucky".
Pansy
Pansy
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases: Pansy
First Appearance: Great Lakes Avengers Vol. 2 #1
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers
Pansy is a goth girl who found Mr. Immortal's cellphone and met Flatman and Big Bertha at the Stark Holdings warehouse that Flatman texted to all the GLA members to meet. Pansy had already found a way in and opened the door and offered to give a tour of the place. Since then Pansy has been a fixture of the place, even working as an intern/receptionist for the team.
After the team defeated Dr. Nod, Pansy expressed an interest in going on missions though it's unclear what, if any, special skills she possesses.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Her real name is unknown.
False Members
Leather Boy
Leather Boy
Alter Ego: Gene Lorrene
Notable Aliases: Lil' Doomanatrix, Naugahype Kid
First Appearance: GLA #1 (June 2005)
Team Affiliations: Formerly Great Lakes Avengers
Joined In:
Very little is known about Leather Boy. A resident of Milwaukee, a BDSM enthusiast, and a leather fetishist, he misread Mr. Immortal's ad calling for applicants to join the Great Lakes Avengers.- Hero Killer: The guy killed the squirrel Monkey Joe.
Grasshopper IV
Grasshopper IV
Alter Ego: Unknown (Skrull)
Notable Aliases: Grasshopper
First Appearance: Avengers: The Initiative #19 (December 2008)
Team Affiliations: Great Lakes Avengers, Skrull Empire
Joined In:
The fourth Grasshopper was a member of the Great Lakes Avengers who was revealed as a Skrull during Secret Invasion.- They Killed Kenny Again: Not even a Skrull is safe from getting a case of death like the other Grasshoppers.
