Characters / Gamma Flight

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Characters who have been members of Gamma Flight, which was initially a reserve team of superhumans supporting the Marvel Comics Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight. A later incarnation of Gamma Flight (also with loose connections to Alpha Flight) became antagonists and allies for the Hulk. Both versions are listed here.

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Original Team

The original Gamma Flight was a team of superhumans working for the Canadian government's Department H, a starting point for the department's newest recruits. After learning to master their powers (and completing background checks and screening) they would be promoted to Beta Flight and then, potentially, assigned to the superhero team Alpha Flight. In practice, only one Gamma Flight member was reassigned to Beta Flight before the government withdrew the department's funding - and most of the other Gamma Flight members were then recruited into the villainous Omega Flight.

Diamond Lil

Diamond Lil

Alter Ego: Lillian Crawley

Notable Aliases: "Creepy" Crawley

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #1 (August, 1983)

Diamond Lil is a Canadian mutant whose powers make her almost indestructible. Additionally, they mean that her invulnerable hair and nails can be used as weapons. Recruited by Department H under unknown circumstances, she was assigned to Gamma Flight and became romantically involved with her teammate Madison Jeffries. When the department's funding was cut and Gamma Flight was disbanded, Lil joined the villainous Omega Flight team.

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For tropes regarding Diamond Lil, see her entry on the Alpha Flight page.

Madison Jeffries

Madison Jeffries

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #1 (August, 1983)

Jeffries is a Canadian mutant, a Vietnam War veteran with the power to manipulate metal, plastic and machinery. Suffering from PTSD after the war, he used his powers to take control of a small town, bringing him to Department H's attention. Once recruited into Gamma Flight, he started a romantic relationship with his colleague Diamond Lil. When the Canadian government cut the department's funding, Jeffries was the only current Gamma Flight member who didn't join Omega Flight.

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For tropes regarding Madison Jeffries, see the Box II entry on the Alpha Flight page.

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Smart Alec

Smart Alec

Alter Ego: Alexander "Alec" Thorne

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #1 (August, 1983)

Department H recruited Alec Thorne due to his genius and skill as an inventor, but he swiftly found himself demoted to Gamma Flight due to concerns about his reckless attitude. When the department's funding was cut, he joined the villainous Omega Flight instead.

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For tropes regarding Smart Alec, see his entry on the Omega Flight page.

Wild Child

Wild Child

Alter Ego: Kyle Gibney

Notable Aliases: Wild Child

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #1 (August, 1983)

A Canadian mutant whose powers give him a feral nature, a healing factor, enhanced senses and claws. When Department H found Wild Child, he had already been captured and experimented on by the Secret Empire, leaving him dangerously unstable. Recruited into Gamma Flight, he was initially mentored by Wolverine. After Wolverine left Department H for the X-Men and the department lost its funding, Wild Child became part of the villainous Omega Flight.

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For tropes regarding Wild Child, see his entry on the X-Factor page.

Marrina

Marrina

Alter Ego: Marrina Smallwood

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #1 (August, 1983)

The very first member of Gamma Flight, Marrina was referred to Department H after her aquatic powers first manifested. She made swift progress and was transferred to Beta Flight within a few months, long before Department H's funding was cut by the Canadian government.

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For tropes regarding Marrina, see her entry on the Alpha Flight page.

Recruits

Second Team

Auric

Auric

Alter Ego: Zhao Tang

Notable Aliases: Gold, Tang Zhao, Kwan Zhao

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #76 (November, 1989)

Auric, along with his sister Silver, tried to overthrow the government of Hong Kong to oppose its control by China. He and his sister fled to Canada and joined Gamma Flight.

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• Brother–Sister Team: With his sister Silver.

Nemesis II

Nemesis II

Alter Ego: Jane Thorne

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #76 (November, 1989)

See Alpha Flight for more info.

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Silver

Silver

Alter Ego: Jhimon Tang

Notable Aliases: Jimon Kwan, Kwan Jhimon, Tang Jhimon

First Appearance: Alpha Flight #76

Silver, and her brother Auric, tried to overthrow the government of Hong Kong to prevent Chinese control. When they failed, they fled to Canada where they joined Gamma Flight.

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• Brother–Sister Team: With her brother Auric.
• Eye Beams: Silver had the power to generate optic blasts of intense cold.

Immortal Hulk / Gamma Flight Team

Sasquatch

Sasquatch

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Alter Ego: Walter Langkowski

Notable Aliases: The Ape, Box, Chewie, Dr. L, Muppet, Sasquatch, Walt, Wanda Langkowski, Wookie Yelling-Thing

First Appearance: X-Men #109 (February, 1978)

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For tropes regarding Sasquatch, see his entry on theAlpha Flight page.

Puck

Puck

Alter Ego: Eugene Judd

Notable Aliases: Belmont, Gene Judd, Geno

First Appearance: Alpha Flight Vol. 1 #1 (August, 1983)

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For tropes regarding Puck, see his entry on the Alpha Flight page.

Absorbing Man

Absorbing Man

Alter Ego: Carl "Crusher" Creel

Notable Aliases: Rocky Davis, Lightningbolt, Greithoth: Breaker of Wills, Harold, Red Dog

First Appearance: Daredevil Vol. 1 #1 (April, 1964) ^note As Rocky Davis; Journey into Mystery Vol. 1 #114 (March, 1965) ^note As the Absorbing Man

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For tropes regarding the Absorbing Man, see his entry on The Mighty Thor: Enemies page.

Titania

Titania

Alter Ego: Mary MacPherran Creel

Notable Aliases: "Skeeter", Skirn: Breaker of Men

First Appearance: Secret Wars Vol. 1 #3 (July, 1984)

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For tropes regarding Titania, see her entry on the She-Hulk page.

Charlene McGowan

Charlene McGowan

Notable Aliases: Dr. McGowan

First Appearance: Immortal Hulk Vol. 1 #6 (September, 2018)

Affiliations: U.S. Hulk Operations

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For tropes regarding Charlene, see her entry on the Incredible Hulk: Supporting Characters page.

Jackie McGee

Jackie McGee

Alter Ego: Jacqueline "Jackie" McGee

First Appearance: Immortal Hulk Vol. 1 #1 (June, 2018)

Affiliations: Arizona Herald

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For tropes regarding Jackie, see her entry on the Incredible Hulk: Supporting Characters page.

Rick Jones

Rick Jones

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Alter Ego: Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones

Notable Aliases: Whisperer, A-Bomb, Bucky, Hulk, Subject B

First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk Vol. 1 #1 (May, 1962)

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For tropes regarding Rick, see his entry on the Incredible Hulk: Supporting Characters page.

Del Frye

Del Frye

Alter Ego: Delbert John "Del" Frye

First Appearance: Immortal Hulk Vol 1 #2 (September, 2018)

A popular small-town football player, who after being pressured by his father into taking an experimental serum he had created based on Gamma radiation, seemingly died. When his still radioactive body started poisoning mourners, The Hulk discovered that Del was still alive, alerting the authorities in the process, with Del being taken by Shadow Base for research into Gamma mutation.

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• Adaptational Heroism: His namesake in the 1970s TV series was a sinister old man who relished transforming his gamma-powered, monstrous inner self. Here, he's younger and much more heroic.
• Age Lift: Del Frye in the TV series was an old man. Here, he was a teenager when his father first dosed him with gamma rays.
• And I Must Scream: He was trapped reliving a never-ending loop of his death. Then he was possessed by the Leader, getting his body deformed and fused with Rick Jones in the process.
• Aura Vision: His Gamma mutation is he sees spooky things.
• Body Horror: Unlike his namesake in the live-action series, this Del Frye doesn't have the luxury of just turning into a Hulk. He and Rick Jones end up fused in a highly deformed body, with his body always glowing green while Rick's body looks like an appendage. Charlene manages to ease their pain and allow them to speak while she tries to find a way to separate them. At the end of Gamma Flight, they are separated once more, even if he's still mutated.
• Canon Immigrant: In the TV series, Frye was the only other Hulk that Banner encountered, a lab assistant who'd been experimented on by the scientist he was working for. The comic version is a much younger man, dosed with gamma radiation by his own father, and displays some Adaptational Heroism when not under the Leader's control.
• Grand Theft Me: Possessed by The Leader, although enough of his will is gone that he doesn't object.
• Nice Guy: Given the circumstances he went through, he'd be forgiven for being a bit more sour, but he's pretty mellow.
• Sanity Strengthening: Apparently having gone insane from his time dying and reviving, his time with Rick actually seems to be a step up.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: Is separated from Rick Jones at the end of the Gamma Flight series.

Stockpile

Stockpile

Alter Ego: Dionne Fortean

First Appearance: Gamma Flight #1 (June, 2021)

A former U.S. Army sergeant experimented on and turned into a gamma mutate by Project Green Spring.

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• Body Horror: Stockpile's powers make her a being of living mud. And not like Sandman, who still looks human when powered up.
• Foil: Gamma Flight shows her as one for Skaar.
• The Assimilator: Her powers allow her to absorb objects into her body and process them into the same mud-like substance as the rest of her body.
• "Well Done, Daughter!" Gal: Her father was an insane, demanding perfectionist, which is a good part of the reason Dionne has turned out the way she has. Abomination manipulating this is how she wound up as Stockpile.
• Your Son All Along: Stockpile is revealed to be General Fortean's daughter.

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