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Redeemers (comics)
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The Redeemers were a team of supervillain
s in the Marvel Comics
universe
who, under government control, adopted the prior identities of several of the Thunderbolts
in return for lighter sentences. They began to appear in Thunderbolts #46, appearing as a group in Thunderbolts #50, before most of them were killed in Thunderbolts #56.
and the Commission on Superhuman Activities
and backed by the US Government, the Redeemer program gave superpowered criminals a chance to regain their freedom by participating in a government controlled super-team. Essentially a government controlled hybrid of the Thunderbolts.
The Redeemers were first used by a mind-controlled Henry Peter Gyrich
to fight the Thunderbolts. They were composed of:
After the Thunderbolts were disbanded and most members pardoned, Jolt
and Charcoal
were added to the Redeemer program. The team trained briefly with Captain America
, who led them at the government's request while Citizen V was tied up on V-Battalion
business.
When Graviton
returned to Earth, looking to fight the Thunderbolts, he found the Redeemers at their Mt. Charteris headquarters instead, and proceeded to attack and massacre the team. Scream vanished in a vacuum. Charcoal was ripped apart and spread across the desert as dust. The gravitational forces keeping Jolt's bioelectric form together were removed, dispersing her body. Meteorite was left floating in the upper atmosphere, suffocating. The Beetle armor was crushed into a tiny box. Smuggler was hurled into the sun. While Citizen V and Fixer escaped the assault, the Redeemers were no more
Since the dissolution of the Redeemers, Jolt and the Smuggler have resurfaced. Scream survived the attack by Graviton but was dispered again by Songbird a short time later.
, were a team of rebels organized by the Squadron Supreme
version of Nighthawk.
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
s in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
who, under government control, adopted the prior identities of several of the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
in return for lighter sentences. They began to appear in Thunderbolts #46, appearing as a group in Thunderbolts #50, before most of them were killed in Thunderbolts #56.
History
A shared operation between 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....
and the Commission on Superhuman Activities
Commission on Superhuman Activities
The Commission on Superhuman Activities is a fictional government group from the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:...
and backed by the US Government, the Redeemer program gave superpowered criminals a chance to regain their freedom by participating in a government controlled super-team. Essentially a government controlled hybrid of the Thunderbolts.
The Redeemers were first used by a mind-controlled Henry Peter Gyrich
Henry Peter Gyrich
Henry Peter Gyrich is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Avengers Vol. 1 #165 and was created by Jim Shooter and George Pérez.-Fictional character biography:...
to fight the Thunderbolts. They were composed of:
- Citizen V - John Watkins III, the grandson of the original CV, possessed by Baron Helmut Zemo.
- BeetleLeila DavisLeila Davis is a fictional character, a comic book supervillainess and later costumed hero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first went by the name Hardshell and later as the second Beetle. She was primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and the original Beetle.-Fictional character biography:Leila is at...
- Leila Davis, the wife of the RingerRinger (comics)Ringer is the name of two comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:The fictional character of the Ringer was initially introduced in the Marvel comic book Defenders issue #51 , and was created by writer David Anthony Kraft and artist Keith Giffen...
, who wore an updated version of the BeetleBeetle (comics)Abner Ronald Jenkins is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:...
-powered armorPowered exoskeletonA powered exoskeleton, also known as powered armor, or exoframe, is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of an exoskeleton-like framework worn by a person and a power supply that supplies at least part of the activation-energy for limb movement.Powered exoskeletons are designed to assist...
. - Fixer - P. Norbert Ebersol, his broken neck healed by his robotic counterpart Techno.
- ScreamAngar the ScreamerAngar the Screamer , also known as Scream, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain- Publication history :...
- A mysterious sonic entity, actually SongbirdSongbird (comics)Songbird , formerly known as Screaming Mimi, is a fictional character, a superheroine and former supervillainess in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Publication history:...
's former lover Angar the Screamer. - SmugglerSmuggler (comics)Smuggler is a fictional character in Marvel Comics as a superhero.-Fictional character biography:Conrad Josten is the youngest of the four Josten children born to farmers living outside Madison, Wisconsin. Conrad's oldest brother Carl was killed by a loan shark soon after the Thunderbolts were...
- Conrad Josten, the younger brother of Atlas. His suit allowed him access to the DarkforceDarkforce-Description:It is a powerful, extra-dimensional energy that can be manipulated in slightly different ways by a handful of beings that are attuned to it. There are slight yet inconclusive hints that it may be a corruptive influence of some kind and perhaps even sentient...
dimension. - MeteoriteMeteorite (comics)Meteorite is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the comic series, the Thunderbolts.-Fictional character biography:...
- Valerie Barnhardt, the illegitimate daughter of CardinalCardinal (comics)Cardinal is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is African American...
and New Warriors pilot SprocketSprocket (comics)Sprocket is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe where she was primarily a pilot for the superhero team the New Warriors. Her first appearance was in Night Thrasher: Four Control #2...
who wore a suit which could fly and generate a "hard air" sheath.
After the Thunderbolts were disbanded and most members pardoned, Jolt
Jolt (comics)
Jolt is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Universe and a member of the Thunderbolts and Young Allies.-Fictional character biography:...
and Charcoal
Charcoal (comics)
Charcoal is a Marvel Comics character and member of the Thunderbolts who was created by a comic book fan for a "Create-A-Villain" contest sponsored by Marvel and Wizard Magazine and the alter-ego was created by Kurt Busiek....
were added to the Redeemer program. The team trained briefly with Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
, who led them at the government's request while Citizen V was tied up on V-Battalion
V-Battalion
The V-Battalion is the name of two incarnations of a fictional secret organization composed of Golden Age superheroes and their descendents in stories from Marvel Comics...
business.
When Graviton
Graviton (comics)
Graviton is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Avengers #158 and was created by Jim Shooter and Sal Buscema....
returned to Earth, looking to fight the Thunderbolts, he found the Redeemers at their Mt. Charteris headquarters instead, and proceeded to attack and massacre the team. Scream vanished in a vacuum. Charcoal was ripped apart and spread across the desert as dust. The gravitational forces keeping Jolt's bioelectric form together were removed, dispersing her body. Meteorite was left floating in the upper atmosphere, suffocating. The Beetle armor was crushed into a tiny box. Smuggler was hurled into the sun. While Citizen V and Fixer escaped the assault, the Redeemers were no more
Since the dissolution of the Redeemers, Jolt and the Smuggler have resurfaced. Scream survived the attack by Graviton but was dispered again by Songbird a short time later.
America Redeemers
The America Redeemers, usually called just the RedeemersAmerica Redeemers
The America Redeemers, or Redeemers, as the team is more commonly known, is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. The Redeemers existed in the Earth-712 universe, the same place from which the Squadron Supreme originated...
, were a team of rebels organized by the Squadron Supreme
Squadron Supreme
The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first appeared in Avengers #85 - 86 The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first...
version of Nighthawk.