Top 10 ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF THE AVENGERS
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The Avengers originally consisted of antman, Wasp, Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor, and the team
first appeared in 1963 in their own series, The Avengers.
And over the years, we’ve had many different versions and spinoffs and off shoots of the
super popular Marvel team.
So let’s take a look at the top 10 alternate versions of the AVENGERS.
In the number 10 spot we have A FORCE.
A force was an Avengers team introduced during the Secret Wars storyline, and it was the
first Avengers team that was entirely female comprised.
The team was made with the purpose of protecting the Battleworld of Arcadia.
The group was led by She-Hulk and consisted of other members such as Singularity, Dazzler,
and Medusa.
The team even made it over into the main Marvel continuity, but the A Force series ended after
a decline in popularity.
You can’t just put a bunch of kickass women together, you have to have the writing to
go with it.
Coming in at number 9 is AVENGERS 2099.
Another team from the Secret Wars storyline was the Avengers of the future, namely the
year 2099.
This team was corporately sponsored by a company called Alchemax, a mega corporation that basically
owned the world by then.
The heroes of this avengers team were slightly familiar faces with huge twists: for example,
Captain America was a woman named roberta Mendez.
Hercules joins the team, despite being an alcoholic.
And Hawkeye was a literal half-hawk after having his DNA spliced which, not gonna lie,
would be pretty awesome.
Next, at number 8 we got GREAT LAKES AVENGERS.
One of my personal favorites because we all know I hate to be serious for long.
The Great Lakes Avengers were a ragtag group put together by mister Immortal, and appearing
first in the West coast Avengers series.
With members like big Bertha, who has the power of obesity, and Doorman, who can make
turn his body into a door whenever he wants, you can just imagine how unstoppable they
were.
Not very.
In the number 7 spot is A NEXT.
The MC2 universe brings us A-Next, which was a re launch of the formerly disbanded Avengers
that came together when the Avengers museum was under attack.
Answering a call for help is the new Thunderstrike, Stinger, Jubilee, and a few other younger
heroes.
This leads them to travelling to Asgard and facing off against Loki.
And It’s nice to see characters we don’t hear a ton about take on such a prominent
role.
Coming in at number 6 we have VAMPIRE AVENGERS.
These guys sucked, and I mean that in the best way possible.
Please don’t hate me for that.
In the universe of Earth 3931, Captain America was turned into a vampire by Baron Blood,
and pretty soon he had all of the Avengers on this particular team craving the red stuff.
It had to take the Exiles to put an end to their rampage, but as anyone would know, it
takes a lot of work to get rid of a vampire.
They didn’t have any garlic on hand but luckily, Sunfire was able to lend a few flames.
Next up, at number 5 is DARK AVENGERS.
The Dark Avengers were a part of the secret invasion storyline, and were headed by none
other than Norman Osborn, who has now become a public hero with the name Iron Patriot.
Wonder where he got that one from.
He renames SHIELD to HAMMER and creates a new Avengers lineup that includes members
such as Sentry, Bullseye, and Ares.
So basically a team of villains pretending to be superheroes, all to aid osborn’s quest
for power.
Up next at number 4 is NEW AVENGERS.
Because everyone had to have a turn at making an Avengers team after the true Avengers fell
apart.
After a chance breakout at an island prison called the Raft, Captain America, Iron Man,
Luke Cage, Daredevil, and a couple others ganged up and prevented about half the prisoners
from escaping.
This inspired them to create a new Avengers team that would operate without a base.
A couple heroes didn’t join the cause, but an imposter certainly did—the Skrull Queen,
in disguise as Spiderwoman.
That sounds like trouble.
In the number 3 spot, we have ZOMBIE AVENGERS.
The Avengers were still together at the time of the zombie invasion that took place on
Earth 2149.
But slowly their members at the time, such as colonel America, Black widow, and hawkeye,
were infected and began to feast on sweet sweet humanity, even going so far as to put
out a fake Avengers assemble call to draw in prey.
Like I always say, food over everything.
Coming in at number 2 is THE PET AVENGERS.
I know I said the Great Lakes Avengers were my fave, but I can’t resist when our favorite
heroes are turned into cuddly animals.
At least, some are cuddly.
In order to track down the infinity gems, the telepathic bulldog Lockjaw assembled a
team that includes some other fluffy or slippery members such as Throg the froggy Thor, Falcon’s
bird Redwing, and Speedball’s cat Hairball.
Who named himself, in case you were wondering who names their cat hairball.
And finally, in the number 1 spot, we’ve got THE ULTIMATES.
Belonging to the ultimate universe, the ultimates were formed by Nick fury to defend America
from threats of superhuman stature.
Founding members included Captain America, Giant-Man, iron man, Wasp, and the hulk, although
he caused more than enough trouble for the team.
This team is actually moreso the Avengers that the MCU movie based itself off; a team
that hasn’t come together on their own doing to tackle tasks they can’t handle individually,
but rather coming together under government orders.
So those were the top 10 alternate versions of the AVENGERS.
Let me know in the comment section down below who you want alternate versions of next.
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