Young Avengers (Earth-616)
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(Formerly) Avengers Mansion, New York City, New York
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History
A young man wearing armor comes from the future fleeing Kang the Conqueror. He arrives at Avengers Mansion, but it is abandoned in light of the events of Avengers Disassembled. He then heads to Stark Industries. Iron Lad is able to access the AI of Vision and upload it into the armor. The AI explains that it contains a failsafe listing of young heroes. These heroes are potential Avengers members or have some connection to the Avengers.
He forms a team with Eli Bradley, Billy Kaplan, and Teddy Altman. They take every mission available, such as rescuing people during a fire. After their first mission is recounted in the Daily Bugle, Jessica Jones is sent to investigate the heroes who have been nicknamed Iron Lad, Patriot, Hulkling, and Asgardian. Captain America and Iron Man also investigate.
Cassie Lang is interested in following her father's legacy, and her powers accidentally trigger during an argument with the others. Kate Bishop accompanies the heroes after helping them fight off kidnappers at her sister's wedding.
The Young Avengers prepare for Kang's arrival. Captain America, Iron Man, and Jessica Jones try to dissuade them, and have them locked in the Mansion while they await Kang. Kang is able to convince Cap and the others to assist him on this effort, showing them visions of an apocalyptic future he claimed would occur if Iron Lad was not forced to become another version of Kang. Kate has memorized the access codes, though, and is able to let them out as well as find items for them to prepare to battle Kang.
Iron Lad is separated from his armor due to Kang's cybernetic control, but with the Vision's AI it continues to fight him on its own. Kang leaves, but not before being stabbed by Iron Lad with Swordsman's blade.
Vision is able to reform himself from Iron Lad's armor. Time changes force Iron Lad to return to his future and become Kang, so he bids the others farewell and thanks them for at least trying to help.
Captain America is impressed with their effort, but says that without parental permission he and Iron Man cannot train them. Their equipment is also confiscated.
Kate is able to provide new costumes and equipment and the team goes out into the world on their own. With Captain America and Iron Man taking in interest in the kids' futures, the relationship between the Young Avengers and the New Avengers is up in the air. The Vision is a blank slate, with no past experiences or history, and is essence a child. Now he along with Eli, Teddy, Billy, Cassie and Kate, will use their abilities to protect those that can't protect themselves and fight against evil at every turn.
In "Secret Identities" (issues #7-#8), the Young Avengers must decide how much to tell their parents after the members decide to continue acting publicly. None of their parents find out. During a fight with Mr. Hyde in Young Avengers #8, Wiccan discovers Eli abusing MGH a drug that gives people powers for short periods of time in order to appear to have superpowers. Eli confesses that he deceived the Vision who meant to recruit his missing uncle Josiah in order to join the team. Overwhelmed with emotion, he quits the team.
In Young Avengers Special #1, Jessica Jones interviews the Young Avengers about their pasts at the insistence of Kat Farrell. Cassie Lang had a troubled home life, especially after her father died. She and her mother constantly fought and she hated her mom's new boyfriend. Had the Young Avengers not formed, Cassie planned to join the Runaways. Teddy Altman abused his shapeshifting powers to hang out with a more popular kid. He realized that he had gone too far when his "friend" tried to force him to steal artifacts from the destroyed Avengers Mansion. Billy Kaplan had a problem with being accepted. He met the Scarlet Witch, who explained that being different isn't bad. Kate Bishop was attacked in a park. Eli Bradley took the Mutant Growth Hormone because he felt powerless against some thugs and wanted to prove that his grandfather truly was the black Captain America.
In "Family Matters" (issues #9-#12), K'Lrt the Super-Skrull tries to take Teddy to the Skrull homeworld. K'Lrt reveals that Mrs. Altman is not Teddy's mother and kills her. In the aftermath, K'Lrt kidnaps Teddy. The Vision offers to locate more "Young Avengers" using his prior incarnation's contingency plan. The Young Avengers break Thomas Shepherd out of a superhuman prison and recruit him. Tommy can move at superhuman speed and accelerate matter, destabilizing it enough to cause an explosion. The Super-Skrull tells Teddy of his true origin as the son of the Kree hero Captain Marvel and the Skrull princess Anelle. He then claims that Tommy and Billy are the Scarlet Witch and Vision's lost twin sons. Billy believes him but Tommy does not. Kree and Skrull combat forces arrive and fight each other and the Young Avengers until Teddy, realizing his importance to both sides, calls for a ceasefire. The Avengers intervene and a Kree warrior fires at Captain America. Patriot intervenes and is gravely wounded. Hulkling and K'Lrt end the fighting by secretly shapeshifting into each other's forms. Captain America and K'Lrt, disguised as Hulkling, broker a shared custody between the races.
At a hospital, Eli's grandfather donates his blood to Eli. Captain America again tells the Young Avengers to stop what they're doing. Kate blames their trouble on the Avengers for not training them. The Young Avengers repair the statues of fallen Avengers at Avengers Mansion. Eli now has superpowers as a result of the blood transfusion. Kate receives Hawkeye's bow and quiver from Captain America, and she takes the mantle of Hawkeye. Tommy arrives in costume and calls himself Speed.
In Civil War, the members of Young Avengers are captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. for not complying with the registration act. Captain America and the Falcon help them escape. Once in Captain America's secret base, the Young Avengers join the resistance movement called Secret Avengers. In issue #3, the team follows Captain America into a trap set by Iron Man. Wiccan, along with Cloak, is knocked out via tranquilizers while the rest of the Young Avengers joins the fight against Iron Man and the pro-registration heroes. Stature leaves the resistance after Goliath is killed by a clone of Thor and the Secret Avengers are forced to retreat from battle leaving Wiccan behind. However, shortly afterwards Stature registers and begins superhero training. The remainder of the team remained with Captain America. Stature is seen alongside Iron Man and the rest of the "pro-reg" group during the final battle between registered and rebel heroes.
With the surrender of Captain America, the rest of the Young Avengers are granted amnesty in exchange for registration. All the members except Hawkeye and Patriot registered, and began training at Camp Hammond. In the last issue of the Fallen Son crossover, when the funeral of Captain America takes place at Washington D.C., all of the Young Avengers are seen, wearing their Super Hero outfits, and are even mentioned by name by the Falcon, while delivering the ceremonial speech. This suggests another amnesty was offered to Hawkeye and Patriot (and maybe Speed as well, although he was never accounted for during the story), who had stayed in the resistance after the end of the Civil War, alongside the New Avengers.
In She-Hulk #21 it was revealed that the Hulking and Wiccan that joined the Initiative were actually a pair of interdimensional travelers known as "Alphas" whereas the actual Hulkling and Wiccan were shocked at the discovery that they had registered (the canonicity of this story, which was largely humorous, is unclear). Their current registration status, along with that of Hawkeye, Patriot, and Speed, remains murky.
During the Secret Invasion, the Young Avengers are the only team in New York to respond to the Skrull troops first attack. Hulkling and Wiccan are the first to fall before the Initiative arrives to help. Despite the added support, the rest of the Young Avengers are defeated and Vision gets his head blown off. It is also revealed that because of his royalty Hulkling is a main target of the Skrulls. Before his execution Xavin of the Runaways (Also a Skrull) saves his life.
Paraphernalia
Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.
Notes
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Trivia
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See Also
- Appearances of Young Avengers (Earth-616)
- Team Gallery: Young Avengers (Earth-616)
- Fan-Art Gallery: Young Avengers (Earth-616)
Links and References
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Bibliography
- Young Avengers #1 - 12 (April 2005 - June 2006)
- Young Avengers Special #1 (December 2005)
- New Avengers #18 (April 2006)
- Civil War #1- (May 2006- ?)
- Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways #1 - 4 (July 2006 - ?)
