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| The Vision's contingency plan for reforming the Avengers in an emergency (mentioned below) hints that each potential team member in it has a significant tie to an Avenger or the team's history. Characters such as Kate Bishop may or may not have such a connection, as they were not recruited through this plan, and in some important cases, the nature of the connection is still unknown: | The Vision's contingency plan for reforming the Avengers in an emergency (mentioned below) hints that each potential team member in it has a significant tie to an Avenger or the team's history. Characters such as Kate Bishop may or may not have such a connection, as they were not recruited through this plan, and in some important cases, the nature of the connection is still unknown: | ||
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| *'''Iron Lad''' is Kang the Conqueror as a teenager, armed with a bio-metal suit that responds to mental commands. He was "rescued" by his adult self moments before an event important in shaping the villain's life: his long-term hospitalization by bullies. Horrified at the life of evil his future self describes, he takes the time-travel technology that he is given and transports himself to the past, hoping to avoid his sinister destiny. Upon finding the Avengers disbanded, he interfaces with the remnants of the Vision, destroyed during the Avengers Disassembled storyline. They reveal a heretofore unknown contingency plan created by the android to reform the Avengers should they disband or fall in action. It is through this plan that the young Kang assembles his new team, with the sole purpose of defeating his future self and reshaping his own future. | *'''Iron Lad''' is Kang the Conqueror as a teenager, armed with a bio-metal suit that responds to mental commands. He was "rescued" by his adult self moments before an event important in shaping the villain's life: his long-term hospitalization by bullies. Horrified at the life of evil his future self describes, he takes the time-travel technology that he is given and transports himself to the past, hoping to avoid his sinister destiny. Upon finding the Avengers disbanded, he interfaces with the remnants of the Vision, destroyed during the Avengers Disassembled storyline. They reveal a heretofore unknown contingency plan created by the android to reform the Avengers should they disband or fall in action. It is through this plan that the young Kang assembles his new team, with the sole purpose of defeating his future self and reshaping his own future. | ||
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| Young Avengers | |
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| File:YoungAvengers2.jpgCover to Young Avengers #2, showing the four founding Young Avengers, with their counterparts in the background. Jim Cheung, artist | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Young Avengers #1 |
| Created by | Allan Heinberg Jim Cheung |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | None |
Young Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics, as part of Marvel Next. Written by Allan Heinberg, who is best known for writing several episodes of The O.C., it follows the events of Avengers Disassembled. It is the story of four young superheroes, each of whom patterns himself after a founding member of the Avengers. The newspapers call them "super-powered fanboys", and coins the name "Young Avengers" for the group, a name that the team dislikes.
Other recurring characters include Jessica Jones (Alias), Katherine "Kat" Farrell, Captain America, Iron Man, Cassie Lang (the teenage daughter of Scott Lang, the second Ant-Man), Kate Bishop (daughter of a prominent millionaire and one of the team's earliest "rescues"), and Kang the Conqueror.
Team Members
Template:Spoiler The Vision's contingency plan for reforming the Avengers in an emergency (mentioned below) hints that each potential team member in it has a significant tie to an Avenger or the team's history. Characters such as Kate Bishop may or may not have such a connection, as they were not recruited through this plan, and in some important cases, the nature of the connection is still unknown:
- Iron Lad is Kang the Conqueror as a teenager, armed with a bio-metal suit that responds to mental commands. He was "rescued" by his adult self moments before an event important in shaping the villain's life: his long-term hospitalization by bullies. Horrified at the life of evil his future self describes, he takes the time-travel technology that he is given and transports himself to the past, hoping to avoid his sinister destiny. Upon finding the Avengers disbanded, he interfaces with the remnants of the Vision, destroyed during the Avengers Disassembled storyline. They reveal a heretofore unknown contingency plan created by the android to reform the Avengers should they disband or fall in action. It is through this plan that the young Kang assembles his new team, with the sole purpose of defeating his future self and reshaping his own future.
- Patriot is Elijah Bradley, grandson of Isaiah Bradley, the first (and African-American) Captain America introduced in Truth: Red, White and Black. Though Bradley sired Patriot's mother before the Super Soldier Serum experiment, Patriot gained the powers of Captain America through an emergency blood transfusion from his grandfather. He sports a uniform resembling that of Cap's old sidekick Bucky)
- The powers of Asgardian (real name: Billy Kaplan) and Hulkling (real name: Teddy Altman) seem to be natural and are of unknown origin. Neither has any knowledge of any connection to the Avengers or Avenger members.
- Cassie Lang reveals that she's been stealing Pym Particles from her father for years, with little result, until she finally manifests growth abilities in front of the team.
- Kate Bishop is a "normal" civilian forcibly introduced to the Young Avengers in an early heroic action. Independent, tough-minded, and blunt, Kate has demonstrated skill and level-headedness in high pressure situations. Her encounter with the young team has led her to investigate them on her own, and may one day lead to her gaining a role in their future.
Storylines
Sidekicks (issues #1-6)
This storyline introduces the team, and focuses mostly on the attempts of reporters (Jones and Farrell of The Pulse) and heroes (Captain America and Iron Man) to find out more about these mysterious new heroes. The story is set in the time between the end of Avengers Disassembled and the beginning of New Avengers.
Future Speculation
The cover of issue #6 implies that Kate will take on a non-powered role similar to that of Hawkeye, and that Cassie will also join the team. The same cover shows Patriot holding Iron Lad's helmet as he and the rest of the Young Avengers look depressed, leading many to assume Iron Lad is the character that solicitations say will die, most likely in battle with his future self, Kang.
Odd exchanges between Asgardian and Hulkling (and the latter's character design) have led some readers to speculate that the two young men have a much more intimate bond than mere friendship.
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