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Modern Recruits
Tara
Tara
Alter Ego: Invader-1
Notable Aliases: Human Torch, Lady Torch
First Appearance: Avengers Vol. 3 #83 (August, 2004)
Tara is a gynoid construct that works with the Invaders.
- Distaff Counterpart: Of Toro and Jim Hammond.
- Flying Firepower: Just like all Torches she can do this.
- Gynoid: When not in flames she looks like a brown haired woman.
- Manchurian Agent: While on a mission fighting U-Man, one of Tara's programs activated, revealing that she was actually created by Red Skull. A self-destruct initializes, but the Human Torch sacrifices himself absorbing her excess heat and shutting her down.
- The Needless: As an artificial lifeform, she did not require air, food, or water to survive.
- No Social Skills: Having spent her entire previous existence in a tube, she did not, for example, comprehend why (some of) her teammates insisted she wear clothing.
- Playing Withfire: She was able to generate and control a high-temperature plasma similar to fire.
Thin Man
Thin Man
Alter Ego: Dr. Bruce Dickson
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Mystic Comics #4 (August, 1940)
In the 1930's, Bruce Dickson climbed high in the Himalayas and discovered the lost civilization of Kalahia. They taught him to become "thin" and stretch. He later fought alongside the Invaders.
- The Ageless: Thanks to the process that gave him powers, he does not age and is seemingly immune to all known diseases.
- Hidden Elf Village: In the 1930's, Bruce Dickson climbed high in the Himalayas and discovered the lost civilization of Kalahia. They taught him to become "thin" and stretch.
- It's Personal: For killing his wife, he hates Agent Axis of all agents of Axis Mundi.
- The Lost Lenore: His wife and the entirety of Kalahia were slaughtered by agents of the Axis Mundi.
- Rubber Man: He can stretch or twist himself, absorb impacts such as bullets without harm, and become nearly two-dimensional by shifting part of his body mass into alternate dimensions. His limbs can effectively become blades in the process.
Union Jack III
Union Jack III
Alter Ego: Joseph Chapman
Notable Aliases: Joey, Joe, U.J. 'Union Jane'
First Appearance: Captain America #253 (January, 1981)
- "My dad once told me "If you care about something you'll try your hardest and that's all you can do. So it doesn't matter if you succeed or fail.". Nice bloke, dad."
The son of a dockworker, Joseph Chapman became the costumed adventurer known as Union Jack. As a superhero, Union Jack is one of Britain's greatest defenders and a champion of the common man.
- Affirmative-Action Legacy: He comes from a working class background while his predecessors were upper class.
- Badass Normal: For most of his career. He had the Pendragon powers for a while, but was already considered worthy to take the mantle of Union Jack.
- Captain Patriotic: Dresses in a costume based on the British flag.
- Empowered Badass Normal: During his time with the Knights of Pendragon, the Pendragon Force gave him superhuman strength, enhanced healing and a few other gifts. He eventually lost them.
- Legacy Character: Third person to take the Union Jack identity after Brian Falsworth.
- Primary-Color Champion: Just like previous users of the Union Jack mantle, his costume is dark blue and red.
- We Used to Be Friends: He and Kenneth Crichton were once close as brothers, until he became the third Baron Blood.
- You Are in Command Now: Forced to keep The Union together after Britannia gets killed, even though he wasn't an official member at the time.
U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent
Alter Ego: John F. Walker
Notable Aliases: Jack Daniels, Super-Patriot, Captain America
First Appearance: Captain America Vol. 1, #323 (November, 1986) note ; Captain America Vol. 1, #333 (September, 1987) note ; Captain America Vol. 1, #354 (June 1989) note
See U.S. Agent
Destroyer III
Destroyer III
Alter Ego: Roger Aubrey
Notable Aliases: Dyna-Mite, Mighty Destroyer
First Appearance: Invaders #14 (March, 1977) note ; All Winners Comics #8 (March, 1943) note ; Invaders #26 (March, 1978) note
Roger Aubrey was a spy who worked behind enemy lines during World War Two, first known as the size-changing Dyna-Mite and later as the Destroyer - an identity he adopted from his boyfriend Brian Falsworth.
- Alternate Company Equivalent: As Dyna-Mite he was the equivalent of the Freedom Fighters' Doll-Man.
- Childhood Friend Romance: He and Brian were childhood friends and secret lovers.
- Dark Is Not Evil: His Destroyer appearance sure is intimidating, but he's a member of the Invaders.
- Incredible Shrinking Man: The Destroyer retains the ability to shrink down to 12" tall, while maintaining his full strength level. He keeps this power a close secret to maintain the advantage of surprise.
- Legacy Character: Took the Mighty Destroyer codename from his boyfriend Brian Falsworth.
- Manly Gay: He's an intimidating vigilante who doesn't act stereotypically gay.
- Older Than They Look: Similarly to his sort of sister in-law Jacqueline, Roger remains in his prime thanks to the Super Soldier Serum.
- Super Serum: At some point, he was exposed to the variant of the Super-Soldier Serum which had enhanced Brian's physical prowess, which would retard his own aging and keep him fighting fit for decades after the end of the war
- Super-Strength: he Super-Soldier Serum derivative augmented Aubrey's musculature, granting him a slight degree of superhuman strength. At his peak, Aubrey possessed sufficient strength to lift approximately 1,000 lbs.
- Super-Toughness: Aubrey's bodily tissues were augmented by the Super-Soldier Serum derivative to the point that they were tougher and more resistant to some kinds of injury than the bodily tissues of an ordinary human.
- Two First Names: Roger and Aubrey can both be used as first names.
Iron Cross II
Iron Cross II
Alter Ego: Clare Gruler
Notable Aliases: Iron Man of Germany, Machine Girl
First Appearance: All-New Invaders #9 (October, 2014)
Inhuman daughter of the original Iron Cross.
- Affirmative-Action Legacy: The female Inhuman daughter of the original Iron Cross.
- Clingy Costume: Her Inhuman genes were activated when she was inside her Iron Cross armor, for which her powers to molecularly bond with other elements fused her with the suit and she became a Cyborg.
- Cyborg: Her Inhuman powers fused her to the Iron Cross armor, turning her into a cyborg.
- Powered Armor: Is permanently bonded to the Iron Cross armour.
- Redeeming Replacement: To her father the original Iron Cross, who started as a villain before dying a hero.
Radiance
Radiance
Alter Ego: Ryoko Sabuki
Notable Aliases: Supreme Radiant Friend
First Appearance: All-New Invaders #6 (August, 2014)
The granddaughter of the Golden Age heroine Golden Girl, and one of the top heroes of Japan.
- Badass Family: Her grandmother, father and sister were all superheroes.
- Flying Firepower: Is a flying energy blaster.
- Girlish Pigtails: Her hairstyle.
- Light Is Good: Her costume as Golden Girl is mostly yellow, and she's a superhero.
- Light 'em Up: Ryoko Sabuki possesses the ability to manipulate the light spectrum in a manner similar to Monica Rambeau.
Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson
As Falcon
As Captain America
Alter Ego: Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson
Notable Aliases: "Snap" Wilson, Falcon, Blackwing, Blackbird, Captain America
First Apperance: As Falcon: Captain America #117 (September 1969); As Captain America: All-New Captain America #1 (November 2014)
Sam Wilson was a social worker before he was a super hero. After witnessing unspeakable acts of gang violence, he took up the codename "The Falcon" and fights to keep the streets safe. See the The Falcon page for more info.
