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!The Howling Commandos
[[folder:In General]]
!!''107th Regiment / The ComicBook/HowlingCommandos''
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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''[[note]]exhibit at the Smithsonian[[/note]] | ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' | ''Series/AgentCarter''

->''"See? Told you, they're all idiots."''
-->-- '''Bucky Barnes'''

Steve Rogers' hand-picked strike-force. Despite the prejudices of the 40's, each were chosen based on their fighting ability, not their race. Together the Commandos brought down of the ComicBook/RedSkull's bases, impeding his efforts for his [[NukeEm annihilation of the world]].
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* BadassCrew: They kick much ass together. In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' the Smithsonian exhibit states that Bucky was the ''only'' soldier they ever lost in the entire war.
* BadassInDistress: All of them are former Prisoners of War held in a HYDRA camp. After Steve frees them, they proceed to kick HYDRA butt.
* BadassNormal: With the [[TokenSuper exception of Steve himself]], none of them are supersoldiers, and yet they all keep up with Steve.
* BlackVikings: Justified. All of them are excellent soldiers, and Cap (never one to pick rules over the right thing) needs the best, not what his era would consider the most appropriate. The U.S. wouldn't start experimenting with integrated units until 1944, but Cap almost definitely would've had enough clout to force that scheduled ahead a few years.
* BloodKnight: They all happily accept Rogers' offer to re-enter the field of battle. Dugan in particular qualifies.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames:
** The name "Howling Commandos" was used in the script of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', but never stated in the film. One screenwriter noted, "They are commandos, and at one point they do howl. They're called the Howling Commandos in the script, but no one says that out loud". However, in post-''First Avenger'' appearances and mentions, they are referred to as the Howling Commandos regularly.
** The official film soundtrack has a track called "Invaders Montage" during the OnPatrolMontage showcasing the team routing HYDRA forces. Again, they aren't called ''this'' name in the film, either.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Zig-zagged. The Howling Commandos are a team of seven men capable of laying waste to battalions of enemy forces and destroying a string of fortified HYDRA installations, but we aren't informed of what units the Howlers came from, though Bucky is said to belong to a standard infantry regiment (and a deleted scene shows both Dugan and Jones to come from the same unit), with the only exception of Falsworth, a British paratrooper in the appropriate uniform, though he is neither shown to be more badass than the others, nor is his elite cred mentioned.
* TheEnemyWeaponsAreBetter: Some of them use HYDRA weapons when they can. Other, like Cap or Bucky, [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter prefer bullets]].
* FireForgedFriends: The fact that most of them were locked in the same cage no doubt contributed to them forging a strong bond that transcends racial, national and class differences.
* IOweYouMyLife: Downplayed. Steve rescues them from being worked to death in a prison camp, and they eagerly agree to join his team.
* JumpedAtTheCall: All are pretty enthusiastic to follow Steve into battle.
* LegendaryInTheSequel: In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', the entire team is revealed to be immortalized in the Captain America exhibit at the Smithsonian. Over at ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', having a Howling Commando as a grandfather is an extremely big deal for a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. In ''Series/AgentCarter'', set just one year after ''[=TFA=]'', Peggy's [=SSR=] coworkers are awestruck by her camaraderie with the Commandos.
* MultinationalTeam: In the forties, no less! Dernier is French, Falsworth is British, and the rest are American, though they include Jones, an African-American, and Morita who is ''Nisei'', alongside the Caucasian Steve, Bucky and Dugan.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Half the team, that is 3.5 of them, are named James. The 0.5 is Jacques, which is the French form of James. Also played straight, as there is in fact only [[{{Pun}} one Steve]].
* TokenSuper: Steve is the only superhuman member of the team.
* TrueCompanions: Off the job, they're perfectly happy to hang out at the local bar together.
* YouAllMeetInACell: They all meet in a HYDRA cell.
[[/folder]]

!!Original Recruits

[[folder:Captain Steve Rogers / Captain America]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCaptainAmerica Captain America]] page
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sergeant Bucky Barnes]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUBuckyBarnes Bucky Barnes]] page
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Corporal "Dum Dum" Dugan]]
!!''Corporal Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/NealMcDonough
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GerardoReyero (Latin-American Spanish dub), Bruno Dubernat (European French dub), Antoine Durand (Canadian French dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' | ''Film/MarvelOneShots: Film/AgentCarter'' | ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' | ''Series/AgentCarter''

->''"Hell, I'll always fight. But you gotta do one thing for me: Open a tab."''

A prisoner Rogers rescued from a HYDRA factory, and a hand-picked member of his commandos.
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* BadassMustache: Creator/NealMcDonough [[DyeingForYourArt grew the moustache]] specifically to emulate the comics.
* BattleCry: "Wahoo!". Lampshaded in ''Series/AgentCarter''
-->'''Peggy Carter:''' Stop wahooing and HELP!
* TheBigGuy: Does most of the fighting for the commandos.
* BloodKnight: Loves fighting, just look at his quote above.
* BoisterousBruiser: Loves fighting ''and'' drinking.
* DrinkOrder: Bourbon. In ''Agent Carter'', Peggy brings him Bourbon all the way from America during the episode they're together.
* DrunkenMaster: Promise of fighting and more ale gets him on the Howling Commandos.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: What he says to a HYDRA guard.
-->'''Dum Dum:''' You know, Fritz, one of these days I'm going to have a stick of my own.
* LetMeGetThisStraight: His first response when Steve invited him to join his team.
* NiceHat: His bowler. One of the HYDRA guards seemed jealous of it. After becoming a Commando, it gets the Corporal insignia embossed on it. This leads to an amusing bit in ''Agent Carter'' where he seems to realize for the first time he has no idea why it's called a bowler.
* OverlyLongName: "Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader" is probably why they call him "Dum Dum".
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: He prefers them as a weapon even after they acquire HYDRA beam weapons.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After the war and Steve's freezing, he stays in the 107th and leads a new team of Howling Commandos.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Montgomery Falsworth]]
!!''James Montgomery Falsworth''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' British
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' JJ Field
!!!'''Voiced by:''' José Luis Rivera (Latin-American Spanish dub), Daniel Picard (Canadian French dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''

->''"Mind the gap."''[[note]]A phrase used on the London Underground, after his time, about the gap between the boarding platforms and the trains one boards. In this case, the gap is a zipline.[[/note]]

A Second Lieutenant in the British Paras and POW who joins Captain America's [[ComicBook/HowlingCommandos elite squad]].
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* BadassMustache: Not as pronounced as Dugan's, but he still has quite an impressive one, as the pictures show.
* CompositeCharacter: Of Union Jack I/James Montgomery Falsworth (name), Union Jack II/Brian Falsworth (camaraderie with Captain America & Bucky) and [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Percival_Pinkerton_(Earth-616) Percival Pinkerton]] (physical appearance, camaraderie with the Howlers).
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: He is a member of the British Paras, but this isn't mentioned.
* {{Expy}}: like his comics counterpart, he bears more than a slight resemblance to the most famous British General of World War II, Bernard Law Montgomery, down to his characteristic beret and moustache and, of course, the name. This is ironic, since the real Montgomery was an InsufferableGenius who was infamous for not getting on with his American colleagues.
* JumpedAtTheCall: His response to going back to the death camp he just barely escaped? "Sounds rather... fun, actually".
* KilledOffForReal: In a deleted scene in ''The Avengers'', his file has him listed as "Deceased". How and when this happened are unknown.
* MythologyGag: In the comics, he's the British equivalent of Captain America named "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Jack_(comics) Union Jack]]". The film references this [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140826022048/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/0/02/Union_Jack_CATWS.png by having his uniform resemble the British flag]]. The ''[[VideoGame/CaptainAmericaSuperSoldier Super Soldier]]'' video game goes as far as Zola planning on turning Falsworth into Union Jack, but brainwashed and secretly working for HYDRA, though the comics' moniker is never said.
* NiceHat: A red beret, indicative of his being a paratrooper.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Honorable British Lord and member of the army.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Not royal, but a member of the British aristocracy, though this isn't unusual - British officers were still drawn heavily from the aristocracy at the time and to some extent they still are.
* ToAbsentFriends:
-->'''Falsworth:''' ''[leading a toast with the other Howling Commandos]'' To the [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Captain]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jacques Dernier]]
!!''Jacques Dernier''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' French
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Bruno Ricci
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Bruno Ricci (European French dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''

->''"I will fight until the last one of these bastards will be dead, in chains, or crying like a little baby!"''

A French resistance operative. He was rescued from HYDRA's prison camp by Steve, and joined his handpicked elite unit as the resident explosives expert.
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* BadassMustache: It's somewhere between Falsworth's and Dugan's on the bushiness scale.
* BilingualBonus: He only speaks in unsubtitled French. Gabe Jones typically acts as his translator.
* BloodKnight: He gets into his role. ''"I will fight until the last one of these bastards will be dead, in chains, or crying like a little baby!"''
* DemolitionsExpert: He's good at blowing up vehicles, often by sticking things underneath them.
* GadgeteerGenius: When it comes to [[StuffBlowingUp explosives]] he's your guy.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Almost disintegrated Morita by pointing a HYDRA gun in the wrong direction.
* LaResistance: Before joining Howling Commandos, he was a member of the TropeNamer [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Resistance itself]].
* OldSoldier: Looks to be the oldest member of TheTeam.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jim Morita]]
!!''Private Jim Morita''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kenneth Choi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Ricardo Mendoza (Latin-American Spanish dub), Stéphane Miquel (European French dub), Pierre Auger (Canadian French dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' | ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''

->''"I'm from Fresno, ace."''

A ''Nisei'' (American-Born Japanese) soldier from Fresno, California rescued by Steve. Jim endured the predictable prejudice towards his people after Pearl Harbor in spite of his patriotism. However, he soon proved himself a fierce and loyal battle-brother serving as the Communications Officer of Captain America's Howling Commandos.
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* BadassBookworm: Communications officer and a commando to boot. Given his grandson is a high school principal indicates he may have inherited this smart side of Jim.
* CommunicationsOfficer: He handles the team's communiques, and also taps into the enemy's radios.
* DeadpanSnarker: The 'Fresno' comment is dripping bitter sarcasm.
* FamousAncestor: He's this to his grandson, the principal of Midtown School of Science and Technology in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''.
* KilledOffForReal: In a deleted scene in ''The Avengers'', his file has him listed as "Deceased". How and when this happened are unknown.
* TokenEnemyMinority: He's a ''Nisei'', meaning he has Japanese descent, but is American-born. He had to point this out when Dum-Dum thought he was this trope.
* YellowPeril: {{Averted|Trope}} and {{Defied|Trope}}; In his backstory he endured a lot of harassment for being Japanese after Pearl Harbor, but there's no mention of his race in the movie itself, and he's just as loyal and dedicated to bringing down the Nazis / HYDRA as the other Commandos.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gabe Jones]]
!!''Gabriel "Gabe" Jones''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Derek Luke
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Armando Coria (Latin-American Spanish dub), Jean-Baptiste Anoumon (European French dub), Widemir Normil (Canadian French dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''

->''"We barely got out of there alive, and you want us to go back? ...We're in."''

Prior to being rescued by Captain Rogers, Gabe was a linguistics major and graduate of Howard University who hoped to steal the hearts of European women with his winning smile, charming personality and fluency in multiple languages. Now his linguistic mastery has become an invaluable asset amongst the Howling Commandos.
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* BadassBookworm: Made doubly so by the difficulties and prejudice faced by African Americans when seeking education in the racist social-climate of 1940's America; and he was able to ''graduate'' in spite of said prejudices.
* {{BFG}}: Uses a huge two handed machine gun as his main weapon.
* BlackAndNerdy: Averted; Jones is every inch as fierce a warrior as his fellow Howling Commandos. Being an academic doesn't make him weak.
* BlackVikings: Last-minute aversion. A cut scene shows him fighting in the trenches in Bucky and Dum Dum's unit ''before'' their capture, even though in reality, black soldiers were segregated from white at the time. However, the scene was cut, so the canon Jones may have previously fought in a segregated unit as was the norm.
* CunningLinguist: Being able to read German tank-controls allowed Jones to help Dum-Dum turn the tide in the battle of the concentration camp. It's also shown he knows French, which allows him to interpret intercepted communications on Zola's train.
* EverythingsSexierInFrench: Including the ladies, according to him. That's why he learned the language. Although the girls in the German classes were apparently much cuter.
* FamousAncestor: Strongly implied that he's the famous grandfather of Antoine Triplett in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''.
* TranslatorBuddy: To Jacques, who only knows French.
[[/folder]]

!!Later Recruits

[[folder:Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton]]
!!''Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' British
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Richard Short
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Geno Sánchez (Latin-American Spanish dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentCarter''

A Howling Commando who accompanies Peggy and her SSR team on their mission to Russia.
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* AlliterativeName: '''P'''ercival "'''P'''inky" '''P'''inkerton.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently fought with the Howling Commandos during the war though he was never seen or mentioned onscreen.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He shares many traits with James Falsworth, a Commando from ''The First Avenger'', in that they both are English, wear maroon berets, and have Received Pronunciation accents. It's a circular case, though, as the MCU Falsworth was a CompositeCharacter of his 616-identity "Union Jack" and of Pinkerton.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:"Happy" Sam Sawyer]]
!!''"Happy" Sam Sawyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Leonard Roberts
!!!'''Voiced by:''' David Martínez (Latin-American Spanish dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentCarter''

A Howling Commando who accompanies Peggy and her SSR team on their mission to Russia.
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* AlliterativeName: '''S'''am '''S'''awyer.
* BadassInDistress: After getting shot in the leg, [[spoiler:he's held as a human shield by the scientist they're rescued, Nikolai, as he tries to surrender to Leviathan.]]
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. He's not the first Commando to die, and the worst he gets is [[OnlyAFleshWound a bullet in the leg]].
* EmbarrassingNickname: Views the "Howling Commandos" as this.
* IronicNickname: He isn't very happy.
* PerpetualFrowner: About the one thing he has in common with his comic book counterpart.
* RaceLift: The comics Sawyer was a white company commander. Here's he's a black Howling Commando.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently fought with the Howling Commandos during the war though he was never seen or mentioned onscreen.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed; while he replaces Gabe Jones as the TokenMinority, he doesn't share many other traits with him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jonathan "Junior" Juniper]]
!!''Jonathan "Junior" Juniper''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' James Austin Kerr
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Óscar López (Latin-American Spanish dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentCarter''

A Howling Commando who accompanies Peggy and her SSR team on their mission to Russia.
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* AlliterativeName: '''J'''onathan '''J'''uniper. For AddedAlliterativeAppeal, his nickname is '''J'''unior.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Claims to have seen a yeti. According to him, the difference between it and the Abominable Snowman is one is real and the other isn't.
* MauveShirt: Gets a name, lines, and a basic personality [[spoiler:and then is killed by one of the Black Widows.]]
* MythologyGag: In the comics, he's best known for [[spoiler:being the first Marvel hero to ever be KilledOffForReal. Sure enough, Junior's dead before the end of the episode.]]
* TheNicknamer: Came up with the name "Howling Commandos."
[[/folder]]

* BlackVikings: Justified. All of them are excellent soldiers, and Cap (never one to pick rules over the right thing) needs the best, not what his era would consider the most appropriate.

-->''"Hell, I'll always fight. But you gotta do one thing for me: Open a tab."''

-->''"Mind the gap."''[[note]]A phrase used on the London Underground, after his time, about the gap between the boarding platforms and the trains one boards. In this case, the gap is a zipline.[[/note]]

-->''"I will fight until the last one of these bastards will be dead, in chains, or crying like a little baby!"''

-->''"I'm from Fresno, ace."''

-->''"We barely got out of there alive, and you want us to go back? ...We're in."''

-->See the [[Characters/MCUAvengersAllies Avengers Allies]] page

* BadassBookworm: Communications officer and a commando to boot.

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Prior to being rescued by Captain Rogers, Gabe was a Linguistics-Major graduate of Howard University who hoped to steal the hearts of European women with his winning smile, charming personality and fluency of multiple languages. Now his linguistic mastery has become an invaluable asset amongst the Howling Commandos.

* BadassNormal: With the exception of Steve himself, none of them are supersoldiers, and yet they all keep up with Steve.

* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkey: Averted. He's french and just as brave as the rest of the Commandos.

A Second Lieutenant in the British Paras and POW who joins Captain America's [[HowlingCommandos elite squad]].