History Characters / AvengersAcademy

* ItsAllAboutMe: He was spoiled by his mother into thinking he was very special, and Norman Osborn's interest in him propelled his ego to new heights. [[spoiler: Not too long after he comes to terms with his sexuality, he has a press conference about it, in true Stryker fashion.]]

* [[spoiler: RapeAndSwitch]]: [[spoiler: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. Stryker confesses to Julie Power that he thought his manager's molestation turned him gay. Julie thankfully takes objection to this and explains that only Stryker can let his abuser influence his actions.]]

->''Variable Gas Generator. Unseen potential...until she discorporates.''

Madeline Berry's powers generated when she was embarrassed at school, so much so, she actually disappeared by turning into a cloud of gas. Norman Osbourn tried to replicate the event and but her body through too much tramua, the end result being she is slowly dissipating. This weighs heavily on her conscious and she tries to fit in and being the best hero she can, but her gentle and awkward personality cannot handle the harshness of being a hero.

* [[spoiler:BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor]]: [[spoiler: She takes the Clean Slate formula and finally becomes normal...and then she realizes since she doesn't have powers anymore, she has to go back to school on the bottom of the PopularityFoodChain. Oops.]]
* BandageBabe: her costume resembles bandages and unfurl as she shifts form to various gases.

* TheCutie: Out of the all the kids at the Academy, she's the most gentle and caring and woefull out of place.

* HotForTeacher: She had a crush on one of the teachers, Justice until she found him kissing Ultra Girl in his room.

* NighInvulnerability: Of the Intangible variety.
* PowerDegeneration: Thanks to Norman Osbourn, her physical make up is changing and she'll eventually fade away. She was cured of the degeneration after the Korvac arc, but still risked of becoming completely intangible.

Julie Power is brought in as a full-time student in #21. Formerly of the PowerPack, she has been a superhero since she was a little girl and has years of hero experience over the Avengers Academy kids. She's also bisexual, which people still have a problem with, much to her dismay.

* OutOfFocus - Compared to everyone else, she didn't get a lot of focus in the series, outside [[spoiler:helping Stryker figure out his sexuality]]. But during ''Final Exam'' she takes the lead and kicks a lot of ass to make up for it.

->''Powered by mystical amulet, fueled by family pride.''/''Amulet grants speed, agility . . . and occasional possession by a tiger god.''

Ava Ayala is brought as another full time student in #21. She takes crime-fighting seriously and very dedicated to the work. She is the third person in her family to bear the White Tiger name, and she wears the White Tiger amulet with pride.

* AnimalThemeNaming[=/=]AnimalThemedSuperbeing: She's named White Tiger and has a tiger striped costume and wears a tiger amulet.

* DontSplitUsUp: Him and the Sentinel, mostly because. . .

* MonsterProtectionRacket: His first 'use' of his sentinel buddy consisted of this. He only did it once -- partly because he felt guilty about it, especially the emotional trauma it caused, and partly because it got some unwanted attention on him from spooky government types.
* MissingMom: His mom left his Father, himself and his younger bother when he was young. He admits he's got issues about it.

* VerbalTic: "Destroy!" and "Destroy All Mutants!" just pop up at the most inappropriate times in the sentinel's vocabulary.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: A big part of the drama in the Avengers vs X-men Tie in arc that focused on the pair.
* TheWorfEffect: Despite looking big and impressive the Sentinel gets taken down by Hybrid, Victor Mancha, and Emma Frost pretty quickly.

Another "student" of Osborn, Jeremy Briggs was considered for the seventh spot in the original class lineup, but was passed over because he was building a successful life on his own. He has the ability to alter chemical composition, and is a talented scientist in his own right. He's both ambitious and manipulative.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: 18 Year old CEO with a huge 'humanitarian' bent.

Ken Mack's red iridium skin was first revealed during a surfing accident where his face was actually peeled open. With Norman Osbourn's "help", his entire body is now red iridium and with a sinister looking skull face. Despite his scary looks, Mettle is a very gentle and sweet guy who doesn't even know his own strength.

* BlessedWithSuck: His powers, which also give him his massive strength, robbed him of his family (his kid sister is frighted of his visage) and the sport he loved (Surfing).

Brandon Sharpe is only in the superhero business for the fame. He desperately wants the notoriety of being part of the Avengers and takes every moment to get any press for himself. Underneath the famewhoring, lies a very insecure boy. His electricity powers first manifested as he tried to defend himself from his manager's molestation.

'''Comicbook/Ant-Man'''

'''Comicbook/AntMan'''

Tigra aka Greer Nelson has been an Avenger through most of her superhero career, and is chosen to be an instructor to impart her wisdom to the students. She deeply cares about the kids' safety and well-being, and she's also dealing with her own trauma after her brutal beating and having her own infant son to care for.

'''Jeremy Briggs/Alchemist'''

!!Reptil/Humberto Lopez

Reptil is class leader at Avengers Academy, and the most dedicated to being a hero. Reptil is mainly motivated to find his missing parents, who disappeared while out an archaeological dig. He's the most level-headed of the team, and he tries his best to live up to the huge expectations placed on him as well as keep his own emotions in check. He can morph into any dinosaur he thinks of and gets his power from an amulet embedded in his chest.

!!Finesse/Jeanne Foucault

Unlike the other kids at the academy, Finesse ''wasn't'' mistreated by NormanOsborn, and was allowed to work on her skills. Finesse is a polymath and can learn any skill very quickly, not to mention she has a photographic memory and can copy different fighting techniques. She's an ace at everything except social interaction, and her bluntness and aloof demeanor alienate her from the group.

!!Hazmat/Jennifer Takeda

Hazmat's powers first manifested during a makeout out session with her boyfriend. Her entire body is both poisonous and radioactive and when she approaches Norman Osborn for a cure, he actually makes her condition ''worse'', and she has to wear a radioactive suit for the rest of her life. As a result, she has a harsh, sarcastic personality with a soft side only brought out by Mettle.

!!Mettle/Ken Mack

Mettle's red iridium skin was first revealed during a surfing accident where his face was actually peeled open. With Norman Osbourn's "help", his entire body is now red iridium and with a sinister looking skull face. Despite his scary looks, Mettle is a very gentle and sweet guy who doesn't even know his own strength.

!!Striker/Brandon Sharpe

Striker's only in the superhero business for the fame. He desperately wants the notoriety of being part of the Avengers and takes every moment to get any press for himself. Underneath the famewhoring, lies a very insecure boy. His electricity powers first manifested as he tried to defend himself from his manager's molestation.

* [[spoiler: RapeAndSwitch]]: [[spoiler: {{Invoked.}} Stryker confesses to Julie Power that he thought his manager's molestation turned him gay. Julie thankfully takes objection to this and explains that only Stryker can let his abuser influence his actions.]]

!!Veil/Madeline Berry

Veil's powers generated when she was embarrassed at school, so much so, she actually disappeared by turning into a cloud of gas. Norman Osbourn tried to replicate the event and but her body through too much tramua, the end result being she is slowly dissipating. This weighs heavily on her conscious and she tries to fit in and being the best hero she can, but her gentle and awkward personality cannot handle the harshness of being a hero.

!!Lightspeed/Julie Power

Lightspeed is brought in as a full-time student in #21. Formerly of the PowerPack, she has been a superhero since she was a little girl and has years of hero experience over the Avengers Academy kids. She's also bisexual, which people still have a problem with, much to her dismay.

!!WhiteTiger[=/=]Ava Ayala

White Tiger is brought as another full time student in #21. She takes crime-fighting seriously and very dedicated to the work. She is the third person in her family to bear the White Tiger name, and she wears the White Tiger amulet with pride.

!!{{X-23}}[=/=]Laura Kinney

!!Juston Seyfert & his Sentinel

!!Jeremy Briggs/Alchemist

Reptil is class leader at Avengers Academy, and the most dedicated to being a hero. Reptail is mainly motivated to find his missing parents, who disappeared while out an archaeological dig. He's the most level-headed of the team, and he tries his best to live up to the huge expectations placed on him as well as keep his own emotions in check. He can morph into any dinosaur he thinks of and gets his power from an amulet embedded in his chest.

Finesse is a polymath and can learn any skill very quickly, not to mention she has a photographic memory and can copy different fighting techniques. She's an ace at everything except social interaction, and her bluntness and aloof demeanor alienate her from the group.

* LukeIMightBeYourFather - [[spoiler: It isn't a guarantee that {{Taskmaster}} is her father, but they have ''very'' similar powers.]]

* BlessedWithSuck: Her poison and radioactive powers.
* BrokenBird: See above. Her powers cost her a 'perfect' life.
* CantHaveSexEver: Well, with most people due to the above. With Mettle, however... psychological blocks from the last time she tried and nearly killed someone hold her back. [[spoiler: Finally averted in the final issue when she and Mettle consummate their relationship.]]

* HandBlast: How she generally projects her powers. Radiation, EMP, Microwaves and other nasty things. That said, she also brings it out from across her body, leading to...
* HazmatSuit: Which also gives Jennifer her codename.
* ILoveNuclearPower: Her powers.

* PoisonousPerson: Right down to her breath. Her kiss before she was 'helped' delivered a neurotoxin to her boyfriend.
* {{Tsundere}}: Bitter exterior, soft interior.

Mettle's iridium skin was first revealed during a surfing accident where his face was actually peeled open. With Norman Osbourn's "help", his entire body is now red iridium and with a sinister looking skull face. Despite his scary looks, Mettle is a very gentle and sweet guy who doesn't even know his own strength.

* ButNotTooForeign: Non-native example, he is black and Jewish.
* BrokenBird: His powers robbed him of his family (his kid sister is frighted of his visage) and the sport he loved (Surfing).

* ChromeChampion: Iridium is a metal after all.
* FlayedAlive: How Norman "helped" him.
* FrozenFace: His face is a skull.

* NighInvulnerability: Again, he's made of metal.

* SuperStrength: His metallic skin seems to have helped him gain super strength.

Striker's only in the superhero business for the fame. He desperately wants the notoriety of being part of the Avengers and takes every moment to get any press for himself. His electricity powers first manifested as he tried to defend himself from his manager's molestation.

* ItsAllAboutMe: He was spoiled by his mother into thinking he was very special, and Norman Osborn's interest in him propelled his ego to new heights.

* RapeAsBackstory: He was molested by his manager.

* BandageBabe: her costume resmebles bandages and unfurl as she shifts form to various gases.

* TheCutie

* IJustWantToBeNormal
* NighInvulnerability: of the Intangible variety.

* [[spoiler: PutOnABus & TheBusCameBack, BackForTheFinale]]

White Tiger is brought as another full time student in #21. She takes crime-fighting seriously and very dedicated to the work. She is the third person to bear the White Tiger name, and she wears the White Tiger amulet with pride.

* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents were murdered.

* AnimeHair

* AmbitionIsEvil

Reptil is class leader at Avengers Academy. He's the most dedicated to being a hero, and was elected class leader by his peers. He's the most level-headed of the team, and he tries his best to live up to the huge expectations and pressure. He can morph into any dinosaur he thinks of and gets his power from an amulet embedded in his chest.

* BiTheWay: She was rumored/gossiped to be sexually confused when she appeared in Comicbook/{{Runways}} and later the ''Loners''. She finally comes out as bisexual at Avengers Academy.

Lightspeed is brought in as a full-time student in #21. Formerly of the PowerPack, she has years of experience using her powers and being a hero. She's also bisexual, which people still have a problem with, much to her dismay.

* ActionGirl
* BareYourMidriff
* BiTheWay

* GenkiGirl

White Tiger is brought as another full time student in #21. She takes crime-fighting seriously and very dedicated to the work. She wears the White Tiger mantle with pride.

* ActionGirl
* AnimalThemeNaming
** Animal Themed Superbeing
* CanonImmigrant: Originally made for the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' series, and brought into Avengers Academy.
* CatGirl

* LegacyCharacter

* SpicyLatina

* CivieSpandex: He just wears big boots, pants and a black t-shirt.

* Flanderization: While he clearly cared deeply about the Sentinel, he didn't start referring to it as "my best friend" until Avengers Academy. This was somewhat jarring as he actually had a pretty well developed clique of friends in his own series. [[WildMassGuessing That they are nowhere around and his "Secret" Sentinel, which he once sicked on the school, is out in the open might explain the change.]]

* {{Otaku}}: In her backstory, she was an anime fan as [[EasterEgg she had figurines and posters in her bedroom]], including Franchise/{{Digimon}} like Archelomon and Mecha-Zawa. Also, she kept a vintage {{Dazzler}} poster in her room at Infinity Mansion which was later destroyed in an explosion, to her dismay. She is however, not above using her otaku knowledge to insult people.

** PrehistoricMOnster: Some of his forms [[MixAndMatchCritter combine]] various dinosaur aspects. Once it was a raptor with stegosaurus' plates and thagomizer, and another one resembled the Paleosaurus from ''Film/TheGiantBehemoth''.

** PrehistoricMOnster: Some of his forms [[MixAndMatchCritter combine]] various dinosaur aspects. Once it was a raptor with stegosaurus' plates and thagomizer, and another one resembled the Paleosaurus from Film/TheGiantBehemoth.

** PrehistoricMOnster: Some of his forms [[MixAndMatchCritter combine]] various dinosaur aspects. Once it was a raptor with stegosaurus' plates and thagomizer, and another one resembled the Paleosaurus from TheGiantBehemoth.

* Flanderization: While he clearly cared deeply about the Sentinel, he didn't start referring to it as "my best friend" until Avengers Academy. This was somewhat jarring as he actually had a pretty well developed clique of friends in his own series.

* [[spoiler: BreakTheCutie]]: [[spoiler: Happens twice. Once while being bullied in high school, a second time in Avengers Arena after being crippled.]]

* [[spoiler:Determinator]]: [[spoiler: Managed to survive in the desert without his Sentinel, while crippled.]]
* [[spoiler: DespairEventHorizon]]: [[spoiler: Appears to have crossed it in [AvengersArena]]]

* [[spoiler: StoicWoobie]]

* TheWorfEffect: Despite looking big and impressive the Sentinel gets taken down by Hybrid, Victor Mancha, and Emma Frost pretty quickly. [[spoiler: The spoiler is seemingly destroyed in Avengers Arena 3.]]

** BewareTheNiceOnes

* StandardizedLeader: Compared to the rest of Avengers Academy, he comes off as a little bland. he doesn't have a quickly identifiable quirk like the rest of the crew.

* HiddenDepths: In the final issue [[spoiler: she cries after seeing Reptil and White Tiger together.]]

* SuperStrength

* GoodScarsEvilScars: One on his face, when his powers manifested. [[spoiler: Now his face may be permanently scarred, thanks to Jeremy Briggs.]]

* ItsAllAboutMe

* ShockAndAwe

* SmallNameBigEgo
* [[spoiler: StraightGay]]

* ComesGreatResponsiblity: At first, Reptil was reluctant to be the class leader. However, after talking to Comicbook/JessicaJones about his issues (mainly relating to his parents), he takes on the role. He also took full responsibility for a botched attack against the [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Sinister Six]] even after Ant-Man said it was his fault.

* ActionGirl

* DeadpanSnarker

* ILoveNuclearPower

* PersonOfMassDestruction

* {{Tsundere}}

* ChromeChampion

* FrozenFace
* GentleGiant

* NighInvulnerability

* BandageBabe

* NighInvulnerability

* CanonImmigrant: Created only for the WesternAnimation/TheSuperheroSquadShow, and was brought into the official canon with the ''AvengersTheInitiative'' series.

* ActionGirl:
* AwesomenessByAnalysis
* CombatPragmatist
* HiddenDepths: in the final issue [[spoiler: she cries after seeing Reptil and White Tiger together.]]

* PhotographicMemory
* PragmaticHero: A lot more so than the rest of the class [[spoiler: especially demonstrated with her actions against Jeremy Briggs.]]

* AnimalThemeNaming
** AnimalThemedSuperbeing

* CanonImmigrant: Created only for the WesternAnimation/TheSuperheroSquadShow, and was brought into the official canon with the ''Avengers: Initiative'' series.

* CivvieSpandex: His standard uniform is a spandex top and regular looking pants.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs

* StandardizedLeader

* ActionGirl

* PowerDegeneration: Thanks to Norman Osbourn, her physical make up is changing and she'll eventually fade away. She was cured of the generation after the Korvac arc, but still had to risk of becoming completely intangible.

* ParentalAbandonment: His archaeologist parents disappeared after going on a dig for fossils.

* PowerDegeneration: Thanks to Norman Osbourn, her physical make up is changing and she'll eventually fade away. She was seemingly cured after the Korvac arc.