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Liberators (Marvel Comics)
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The Liberators are a group of fictional comic book
supervillains appearing in books published by Marvel Comics
who appear in comics set in the Ultimate Marvel
universe. Created by Mark Millar
and Bryan Hitch
, they appear in the miniseries Ultimates 2
.
The Liberators are a superhuman task force who appear at the climax of the plot arc. They spearhead an invasion of America and are from a coalition of nations opposed to the United States' foreign policy. This international collective is made up of China
, Syria
, North Korea
, Iran
, and rogue elements of the French
and Russia
n governments. The Liberators and their overseers are an opposing counterpart to the Ultimates
and S.H.I.E.L.D.
, respectively.
The Liberators (especially the Colonel) allege that the United States is a parallel to the Roman Empire
. Coinciding with the conclusions of Niall Ferguson
's work, they believe the United States to be an American Empire, and describe it as the "new Roman Empire".
The Liberators are only a part of the multinational effort to conquer America. They are also supported by an array of forces:
After Hawkeye's capture, he is guarded by masked coalition soldiers with a circular logo of a black fist on a red background, which is also seen on the costumes of some of the Liberators.
In Ultimates 2 #9, the Liberators' contingent forces bring down all of S.H.I.E.L.D.
's helicarrier
s on the Triskelion
, and the Liberators appear and begin their attack on America. The coalition's soldiers dispatch the Ultimate Reserves and capture General Nick Fury
, Betty Ross, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. Fury loses an arm in the process; he is given temporary medical care by his captors so as to be alive for later public executions. Within an hour, key facilities (such as major military and nuclear facilities, the Triskellion, the Baxter Building, and Xavier Mansion) have been captured and major cities (such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, and New York) have been restrained and controlled. They then topple the Statue of Liberty
.
The Ultron
robots, created by Hank Pym keep the peace and minimize civilian casualties during the occupation. All the Ultimates, X-Men
, Fantastic Four
, and Spider-Man
are by this time captured and accounted for, except for the Wasp. Loki
plans a public execution of all U.S. superhumans and the President at midnight.
Ultimates 2 #10 flashes back to an overview of the powers of each member of the Liberators, in the form of a presentation given beneath the Louvre
in Paris
, France
. Also in this issue, Hawkeye escapes his captors- exploiting the fact that they left him his fingernails, he literally tears out his nails to use as weapons. Black Widow reveals herself as a traitor to Iron Man and kills Jarvis. Tony disables her after downloading information on the Liberators from her via the nanites he gave her back in issue #4. He also uses a wine bottle to help subdue her.
In Ultimates 2 #11, Hawkeye frees Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Betty Ross and General Fury from captivity in the Oval Office. Captain America is freed by The Wasp. After joining forces with Hawkeye and the others, the group is attacked by dozens of coalition soldiers, The Swarm, Hurricane, and The Abomination. In the final pages, Hulk arrives, Banner transforming after being stepped on by one of the Crimson Dynamo robots. Banner proclaims that he's now 'in touch with his inner sociopath'.
In Ultimates 2 #12, the Hulk fights and kills The Abomination. Hawkeye and Captain America fight the Colonel. Hulk uses Captain America's shield to cut off the Colonel's hands and Captain America subsequently stabs the Colonel through the heart with his own weapon. Quicksilver proves himself faster than Hurricane by moving her at increasing speeds until she liquefies. Wasp injects herself with a new version of the Giant-Man formula that Hank gave her, subsequently stepping on Swarm. Nick Fury and Betty Ross rescue the President. Hawkeye evacuates the Vice President and his family. Iron Man descends in a suit more like a ship than an armor, and destroys the Crimson Dynamo and his robots. Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the EDI super-soldiers fight off the rest of the Liberator's soldiers. Only Perun remains.
His group's success in peril, Loki reveals his full powers, rising above the fight and turning the sky orange. The Scarlet Witch responds by summoning Thor in the final page of issue #12, by increasing the odds of "someone showing up to kick [Loki's] ass".
In "Ultimates 2" #13, Thor breaks out of an illusion created by Loki. Thor apparently kills Loki, who disproves this by getting on his knees and summoning a great serpent (possibly analogous to Jormungand, the World Serpent). Loki flies away, summoning a great many mythical creatures including giant wolves, giants, trolls, goblins, dragons) Thor kills the serpent and proceeds to battle Loki and some of his duplicates. Norse warriors arrive and a titanic battle occurs with the Ultimates and the Norse Warriors against the summoned creatures. When Loki is defeated all the mythical creatures disappear. With all of his friends dead, Perun surrenders, and the Ultimates unanimously agree that they must be independent from the government or risk another similar event. Hawkeye kills the Black Widow in retribution of his family. It is revealed that Tony Stark will be funding future Ultimates activities and that he is upset about the Black Widow's betrayal and death, until a passing blonde catches his interest. Hank Pym is at least temporarily locked away in the Triskelion, and the whereabouts of Bruce Banner are unrevealed as of yet. The issue ends with a flashback of Captain America and his then-fiancee, Gail, shortly before the super-soldier experiments were done on him.
The Liberators later appear in Ultimate X-Men
#75 as holograms during a Danger Room
exercise. The Colonel also briefly appears on a TV screen in Ultimate Spider-Man
Annual #2.
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supervillains appearing in books published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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who appear in comics set in the Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the company's superhero characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series...
universe. Created by Mark Millar
Mark Millar
Mark Millar is a Scottish comic book writer, known for his work on books such as The Authority, The Ultimates, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, Wanted, and Kick-Ass, the latter two of which have been adapted into feature films...
and Bryan Hitch
Bryan Hitch
Bryan Hitch is a British comic book artist. Hitch began his career in the United Kingdom for Marvel UK, working on titles such as Action Force and Death's Head, before gaining prominence on American titles such as Wildstorm's Stormwatch and The Authority, DC Comics titles such as JLA, and Marvel...
, they appear in the miniseries Ultimates 2
Ultimates
The Ultimates is a fictional group of superheroes that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, and first appeared in The Ultimates #1 , as part of the company's Ultimate Marvel imprint...
.
The Liberators are a superhuman task force who appear at the climax of the plot arc. They spearhead an invasion of America and are from a coalition of nations opposed to the United States' foreign policy. This international collective is made up of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, and rogue elements of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n governments. The Liberators and their overseers are an opposing counterpart to the Ultimates
Ultimates
The Ultimates is a fictional group of superheroes that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, and first appeared in The Ultimates #1 , as part of the company's Ultimate Marvel imprint...
and 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....
, respectively.
"We told you to stop making super people, America. We told you not to interfere with cultures you can never understand. This is what happens when your ambitions outstrip your capabilities. The empire takes a fall. Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen...The Great SatanGreat SatanThe Great Satan is a derogatory epithet for the United States of America in some Iranian foreign policy statements...
has just been liberated."
- - The Colonel
Ideology
The members of The Liberators, and the countries supporting them, have varying reasons for attacking America, but are all against the United States in one way or another. Their reasons range from the Colonel's hatred of America and his belief that their plans must be curtailed to the Chinese, Russians, French, Arabs, and North Koreans, who desire to stop further pre-emptive strikes, or Black Widow's belief that America has turned her country into a land full of "prostitutes and gangsters". Loki is the singular exception; he joins forces with the Liberators not out of any particular animosity towards America, but out of a simple desire to fulfil his role as the Lord of Mischief.The Liberators (especially the Colonel) allege that the United States is a parallel to the Roman Empire
Roman Empire (disambiguation)
Roman Empire usually refers to the autocratic government centered in Rome and in its successor capitals on the Italian peninsula from 27 BC to 395 AD.Roman Empire may also refer to:...
. Coinciding with the conclusions of Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson
Niall Campbell Douglas Ferguson is a British historian. His specialty is financial and economic history, particularly hyperinflation and the bond markets, as well as the history of colonialism.....
's work, they believe the United States to be an American Empire, and describe it as the "new Roman Empire".
Members
- ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Abdul al-Rahman (
Iran) - first appears in The Ultimates 2 #7 as a thin and sickly 17-year-old Muslim boy from Iranian AzerbaijanAzerbaijan (Iran)Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan , also Iranian Azerbaijan, Persian Azarbaijan is a region in northwestern Iran. It is also historically known as Atropatene and Aturpatakan....
(as stated in The Ultimates v2 #12) who witnesses the Captain AmericaUltimate Captain AmericaUltimate Captain America is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. He is an alternative version of the mainstream Marvel continuity Captain America that appears in Marvel's Ultimate line of books...
led invasion of his country. Outraged, he volunteers for an experimental program and becomes the Middle East counterpart to Captain America, as well as the only other person to survive the Super-Soldier process. He is killed by Captain America, who uses the Colonel's own weapon to do so. However, his body was taken by S.H.I.E.L.D and sent to Dr. Branklin at the end of the "Grand Theft America" arc.
- The Abomination (
Mainland China) - real name Chang Lam, he is The Liberators' version of the Hulk. He possesses supposedly greater strength and retains his genius intellect. He is light green and gigantic, but is bald, has pointed ears, scales on his shoulders, and a tail; save for the tail, the character resembles Bryan Hitch's character designs for the Abomination for the video game Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. He was killed by the Hulk, Hulk mocking his belief that his greater intellect made him more dangerous than the Hulk. And like the mainstream Marvel Abomination, Chang Lam's strength is at a set level, while the Hulk's grows with his rage, quickly surpassing Chang Lam's.
- The Crimson Dynamo ( Mainland China) - real name Alex Su, he is an analogue of Iron Man who has been fused within titanium V-R war suit and can fight independently or with his 50 giant-sized duplicates. He is killed by Iron Man shortly after abandoning the Colonel's orders and opening fire on America civilians.
- PerunPerun (comics)Perun is a Marvel Comics character based on the mythical deity in Slavic mythology, with control over thunder and lightning similar to that of the Norse god Thor.-Publication history:...
(
Russia) - a "Soviet Thor" who appears to have the same belt and vest that ThorUltimate ThorUltimate Thor is a superhero in the Ultimate Marvel Universe based on the Marvel Universe version of Thor who is in turn based on the god of the same name of Norse mythology....
wore and wields a hammer and a sickleSickleA sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a variously curved blade typically used for harvesting grain crops or cutting succulent forage chiefly for feeding livestock . Sickles have also been used as weapons, either in their original form or in various derivations.The diversity of sickles that...
with both hands. He is named after the Slavic godSlavic mythologySlavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation.The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....
PerunPerunIn Slavic mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. His other attributes were the fire, mountains, the oak, iris, eagle, firmament , horses and carts, weapons and war...
. He surrenders to the US Military after the deaths of the other Liberators, citing this fact as his reason for surrender.
- Hurricane (
North Korea) - A woman with superhuman speed, The Liberators' version of Quicksilver. She boasts that she can outrun Quicksilver, but provokes Quicksilver to such a point that he grabs hold of her and shows the extent of his own power, tearing her body apart in the process. - Swarm (
Syria) - A mutantMutant (Marvel Comics)In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
woman with the ability to control any insect, millions at a time. She is killed by Jan Pym, but resurfaces as part of Nick Fury's Avengers with the codename Red Wasp.
- The Schizoid Man (
Early Modern France) - A man augmented with stem cells stolen from Jamie Madrox that give him the same ability to create duplicates of himself. Prior to his assignment to the Liberators, he is said to have single handedly stopped riots in France. He is defeated by Captain America rather than killed, not without severe injuries.
Collaborators
- Loki (
Norway/AsgardAsgard (comics)Asgard is a fictional realm within the Marvel Comics universe based on the Asgard of Norse mythology and is home to the Asgardians and other beings of Norse mythology...
) - Reveals himself to be the NorseNorse mythologyNorse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
God of MischiefLokiIn Norse mythology, Loki or Loke is a god or jötunn . Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, Loki is the father of Nari or Narfi...
who has aided the Liberators to cause the chaos and destruction associated with his name. Although he isn't officially commissioned by the organization that controls The Liberators, he tags along with them and he seems to be responsible for multiple events that occur during Ultimates 2. Defeated by Thor and sent back to Asgard to receive punishment by Odin. Loki is apparently from Norway, but is acting under his own will, not ruled by any government.
- Black Widow ( Russia) - Natasha Romanova, a former KGB operative during the Cold War and former Black Operative in The Ultimates. She is a traitor to The Ultimates, whose identity remained concealed for a duration of the arc. Her motives for the betrayal were described as revenge for turning her formerly glorious country into a nation of "hookers and gangsters". She appears in Ultimates #13 in a hospital, recovering from self-inflicted cuts to her wrists (having done so to bleed out the nanobots Tony Stark used to incapacitate her). In revenge for the death of his family, Clint Barton tracks her to the hospital and kills her with an arrow between the eyes.
- Ant-Man (
United States) - Henry Pym, expelled member of The Ultimates. He creates the Ultron robots used by the Liberators for crowd control and peace keeping following the invasion. In issue #12 as the Liberators begin to be defeated, he starts to claim to have been working undercover, intending to infiltrate and betray the Liberators the entire time. During the Ultimates' counterattack, he reveals his plan by ordering the Ultron robots to attack the invading force. Despite his claims of loyalty to the Ultimates, he eventually winds up placed in the same cell which once held both Banner and Thor on the Triskellion at different stages of the series.
Invasion Forces
The complete extent of the support for The Liberators is unknown, but high-ranking officials and military personnel from the countries in the international collective are primarily associated with the responsibility of The Liberators and the Invasion of America. The Colonel mentions that at least some leaders and heads of state, of various countries in the coalition, knew about the planned invasion or openly had a part in structuring it. A month prior to the invasion, The Liberators' overseers met for a briefing at a secret facility in France, regarding the final points of the planned invasion and the progress of The Liberators.The Liberators are only a part of the multinational effort to conquer America. They are also supported by an array of forces:
- An indeterminate number of foot soldiers (at least several hundred, perhaps thousands), whose special suits grant enhanced strength and flight but consume their bodies within a month. They acted as a pure fighting force, seen disabling various S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel and capturing numerous targets. Unlike S.H.I.E.L.D.'s super soldiers, they were trained with fighting other superhumans as a priority, and kill much of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Giant Men and other metahuman soldiers.
- An armada of military airships used for transport. They flew over major target areas and dropped the battalions of flying soldiers from the skies. Counterparts to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s helicarriers.
- Fifty piloted giant-sized duplicates of Crimson Dynamo, with heavy armor and a large arsenal of weapons.
- Medical staff responsible for healing and tending to the wounded. One of their main purposes was to see that important American figures would be kept alive long enough for a planned public execution.
- Hank Pym's Ultron robots used for keeping the peace and crowd control. They were used for a containment procedure to keep civilians out of the warzones, but later attacked the footsoldiers under Pym's new orders.
After Hawkeye's capture, he is guarded by masked coalition soldiers with a circular logo of a black fist on a red background, which is also seen on the costumes of some of the Liberators.
Fictional team history
The Liberators first appear in Ultimates 2 #9 amid the chaos and destruction caused by the initial surprise attack by the foot soldiers. Previously in the series, there were numerous conspiring events responsible for weakening the United States and the Ultimates' power and strength. Some, the coalition had influenced, other events they simply took advantage of.In Ultimates 2 #9, the Liberators' contingent forces bring down all of 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....
's helicarrier
Helicarrier
The Helicarrier is a fictional flying aircraft carrier specifically designed to be capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers...
s on the Triskelion
Triskelion
A triskelion or triskele is a motif consisting of three interlocked spirals, or three bent human legs, or any similar symbol with three protrusions and a threefold rotational symmetry. Both words are from Greek or , "three-legged", from prefix "τρι-" , "three times" + "σκέλος" , "leg"...
, and the Liberators appear and begin their attack on America. The coalition's soldiers dispatch the Ultimate Reserves and capture General Nick Fury
Ultimate Nick Fury
General Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. A reinterpretation of the character Nick Fury, one of the most notable differences between the two is that the mainstream Nick Fury is an Italian American colonel with graying brown hair, while this Nick Fury...
, Betty Ross, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. Fury loses an arm in the process; he is given temporary medical care by his captors so as to be alive for later public executions. Within an hour, key facilities (such as major military and nuclear facilities, the Triskellion, the Baxter Building, and Xavier Mansion) have been captured and major cities (such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, and New York) have been restrained and controlled. They then topple the Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
.
The Ultron
Ultron
Ultron is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Avengers #54 , and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema...
robots, created by Hank Pym keep the peace and minimize civilian casualties during the occupation. All the Ultimates, X-Men
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
, Fantastic Four
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
, and Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
are by this time captured and accounted for, except for the Wasp. Loki
Loki (comics)
Loki is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. He is the adoptive brother and archenemy of the superhero Thor. He is based on the being of the same name from Norse mythology...
plans a public execution of all U.S. superhumans and the President at midnight.
Ultimates 2 #10 flashes back to an overview of the powers of each member of the Liberators, in the form of a presentation given beneath the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Also in this issue, Hawkeye escapes his captors- exploiting the fact that they left him his fingernails, he literally tears out his nails to use as weapons. Black Widow reveals herself as a traitor to Iron Man and kills Jarvis. Tony disables her after downloading information on the Liberators from her via the nanites he gave her back in issue #4. He also uses a wine bottle to help subdue her.
In Ultimates 2 #11, Hawkeye frees Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Betty Ross and General Fury from captivity in the Oval Office. Captain America is freed by The Wasp. After joining forces with Hawkeye and the others, the group is attacked by dozens of coalition soldiers, The Swarm, Hurricane, and The Abomination. In the final pages, Hulk arrives, Banner transforming after being stepped on by one of the Crimson Dynamo robots. Banner proclaims that he's now 'in touch with his inner sociopath'.
In Ultimates 2 #12, the Hulk fights and kills The Abomination. Hawkeye and Captain America fight the Colonel. Hulk uses Captain America's shield to cut off the Colonel's hands and Captain America subsequently stabs the Colonel through the heart with his own weapon. Quicksilver proves himself faster than Hurricane by moving her at increasing speeds until she liquefies. Wasp injects herself with a new version of the Giant-Man formula that Hank gave her, subsequently stepping on Swarm. Nick Fury and Betty Ross rescue the President. Hawkeye evacuates the Vice President and his family. Iron Man descends in a suit more like a ship than an armor, and destroys the Crimson Dynamo and his robots. Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the EDI super-soldiers fight off the rest of the Liberator's soldiers. Only Perun remains.
His group's success in peril, Loki reveals his full powers, rising above the fight and turning the sky orange. The Scarlet Witch responds by summoning Thor in the final page of issue #12, by increasing the odds of "someone showing up to kick [Loki's] ass".
In "Ultimates 2" #13, Thor breaks out of an illusion created by Loki. Thor apparently kills Loki, who disproves this by getting on his knees and summoning a great serpent (possibly analogous to Jormungand, the World Serpent). Loki flies away, summoning a great many mythical creatures including giant wolves, giants, trolls, goblins, dragons) Thor kills the serpent and proceeds to battle Loki and some of his duplicates. Norse warriors arrive and a titanic battle occurs with the Ultimates and the Norse Warriors against the summoned creatures. When Loki is defeated all the mythical creatures disappear. With all of his friends dead, Perun surrenders, and the Ultimates unanimously agree that they must be independent from the government or risk another similar event. Hawkeye kills the Black Widow in retribution of his family. It is revealed that Tony Stark will be funding future Ultimates activities and that he is upset about the Black Widow's betrayal and death, until a passing blonde catches his interest. Hank Pym is at least temporarily locked away in the Triskelion, and the whereabouts of Bruce Banner are unrevealed as of yet. The issue ends with a flashback of Captain America and his then-fiancee, Gail, shortly before the super-soldier experiments were done on him.
The Liberators later appear in Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
#75 as holograms during a Danger Room
Danger Room
The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics as part of the various incarnations of the X-Mansion.-Early designs:...
exercise. The Colonel also briefly appears on a TV screen in Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Spider-Man was a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
Annual #2.
Appearances
- Ultimates 2 #9-#13
- Ultimate X-Men #75 (as holograms)