Department H
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Department H is a fiction
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al organization in the Marvel
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 Universe
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History

It is a branch of the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 Department of National Defence and is also responsible for the recruitment, provisioning, administration and deployment of Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight is a fictional superhero team published by Marvel Comics, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. Created by John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 ....

.

It employed many mutants
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
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 and other superhumans to fight for Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 by joining their three "Flight" programs. The first tier was a training team called Gamma Flight
Gamma Flight
Gamma Flight is the name of two fictional Canadian teams of superheroes in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Flight tier level:They first appeared in Alpha Flight vol. 1, #1 ....

, where members would move into a transition team known as Beta Flight
Beta Flight
Beta Flight is a fictional superhero team owned by Marvel Comics that exists in that company's Marvel Universe. Along with Gamma Flight, Beta Flight is one of the "minor leagues" of the Canadian team Alpha Flight. Originally, Beta Flight was the intermediate level team. Members are more...

 where they received advanced training before joining the premier team of Alpha Flight.

The Department is also known to have connections to an orphanage in Orloo, Ontario called Hull House, from which it has recruited superhuman agents in the past.

Beyond its superhuman resources, Department H also makes use of soldiers outfitted with hi-tech arms and armor called Epsilons.

Staff and employees

  • Beta Flight
    Beta Flight
    Beta Flight is a fictional superhero team owned by Marvel Comics that exists in that company's Marvel Universe. Along with Gamma Flight, Beta Flight is one of the "minor leagues" of the Canadian team Alpha Flight. Originally, Beta Flight was the intermediate level team. Members are more...

    • Flinch (Toby Wood)
    • Ghost Girl (Lilli Stephens)
      Ghost Girl
      Ghost Girl is a fictional mutant character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She is a former member of the superhero team Alpha Flight...

    • Ouija (William "Bill" Astin)
    • Murmur (Arlette Truffant)
      Murmur (Marvel Comics)
      - Murmur :Murmur is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appearance was in Generation X #11.- Fictional character biography :...

    • Radius (Jared Corbo)
      Radius (comics)
      Radius is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a former member of the superhero team Alpha Flight. He first appeared in Alpha Flight: In The Beginning #-1, and first appeared as Radius in Alpha Flight vol...

    • Flex (Adrian Corbo)
      Flex (comics)
      Flex is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a former member of the superhero team Alpha Flight, but later got downgraded to Beta Flight-Fictional character biography:...

    • Manbot (Bernie Lachenay)
    • James MacDonald Hudson (Vindicator synthoid)
  • General Jeremy Beau Clarke (Head of Development and Deployment) - Apparently killed attempting to deactivate Department H’s radioactive core.
  • Director X - resided on the 66th floor of the Department H complex
  • Holland Gentry (Head of Development and Deployment/Head of Operations) - Brother-in-law of the Canadian Prime Minister. He succeeded General Clarke,
  • Dr. Myra Haddock (Director of Prometheus Project) - recreated Prometheus Pit
  • Cory Hames (Personal Assistant to Mr Gentry)
  • Hull House
    Hull House
    Hull House is a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located in the Near West Side of , Hull House opened its doors to the recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had grown to 13 buildings. In 1912 the Hull...

     - facility for immature metahumans, based in Orloo, Ontario.
    • Celine De La Salle (Headmistress)
    • Richard Proctor (Coordinator)
    • Puck (Eugene Judd)
      Puck (comics)
      Puck is the codename of two fictional characters, a father and daughter pair who are both members of Alpha Flight, in the Marvel Comics universe.-Puck :...

    • Flex (Adrian Corbo)
    • Ghost Girl (Lilli Stephens)
    • Radius (Jared Corbo)
  • Dr. Horatio Huxley (former head of Helios Project) - later would work for S.H.I.E.L.D.
    S.H.I.E.L.D.
    S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....

    ; he was fired by Gentry
  • Dr. Kelsey Mobius
  • Lt. Linderman Oculus (Monitor Division Director) - Observed Alpha Flight for signs of regression from brainwashing. He created the false video indicating Wolverine had killed Madison Jeffries.
  • Richard Proctor (Coordinator of Hull House)
  • Ko Bin Su (Chief Engineer)
  • Warwick Jamieson

Millennial Visions

In an alternate future, Department H appears, still as a Government agency who is attempting to destroy Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight is a fictional superhero team published by Marvel Comics, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. Created by John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 ....

. This earth is designated Earth-1041

Television

  • Department H appears in the X-Men
    X-Men (TV series)
    X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...

    episode "Repo Man". A flashback showed General Chasen (the head of Department H), Vindicator, and Heather Hudson recruiting Wolverine as a member of its Alpha Flight. Wolverine said that he would join them in exchange that they find the ones responsible for the adamantium-bonding experiment done to him. In the present, Department H has Alpha Flight lure Wolverine back to Canada in hopes for him to rejoin Alpha Flight and learn how he managed to survive the adamantium-bonding experiment in order to successfully duplicate it. Puck and Snowbird spied on them and informed the other Alpha Flight members. Alpha Flight ended up fighting Department H's security droids.

Film

  • Department H was featured in the Wolverine portion of Hulk Vs
    Hulk Vs
    Hulk Vs is a 2009 direct-to-video animated film from Marvel Animation and Lionsgate, featuring the Incredible Hulk in two short film battles, one against Wolverine, the other against Thor. Both short films have been rated PG-13 by the MPAA. The animation was by Madhouse, and Kaare Andrews provided...

    . They send Wolverine to hunt down the Hulk
    Hulk (comics)
    The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....

    .

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