The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes/Characters/Other Superheroes
The Avengers' Allies
War Machine
War Machine/Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes
"I'm not interested in being a superhero. I just want to keep Tony safe. From himself, mostly." |
Tony Stark's best friend and military liaison. Rhodey tries to talk sense into Tony regarding his antics as Iron Man, and even offers to help him, but he would also prefer to use the War Machine armor only as a last resort.
Voiced By: Bumper Robinson |
- All There in the Manual: Rhodey's first scenes didn't contain any explicit confirmations about whether or not he had become War Machine. However, one of the comics from the limited series includes a flashback of him as War Machine, helping Iron Man fight Crimson Dynamo.
- Black Best Friend
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: He doesn't appear for 27 episodes after "Iron Man is Born!"
- Gatling Good: Well, this is the War Machine armor after all.
- I Just Want to Be Normal
- More Dakka: His suit has at least 3 more weapons compared to most of Stark's other armors.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Well he is a Colonel.
Bucky
Bucky Barnes/James Buchanan Barnes/Winter Soldier
A young sidekick who fought alongside the legendary Captain America during World War II. Bucky's last WWII adventure ended with him and Cap on Red Skull's rocket, and Bucky sacrificing himself to prevent the bomb inside the rocket from killing Cap. About seventy years later, the Cosmic Cube granted a wish Captain America subconsciously made that Bucky would have survived that explosion. He resurfaced in the present day, as Winter Soldier.
Voiced by: Scott Menville (Bucky), Jon Curry (Winter Soldier) |
- Actor Allusion: Scott Menville played another sidekick of a legendary superhero in Teen Titans.
- Artificial Limbs: Winter Soldier has a mechanical left arm.
- Back From the Dead: Played with. He was Killed Off for Real, but brought back via Cosmic Retcon, a la Jason Todd.
- Deadpan Snarker
- Heroic Sacrifice: "The world needs Captain America more than Bucky." He survives, though.
- Kid Sidekick
- Unwitting Pawn: Winter Soldier starts out working for Secretary of Defense Dell Rusk, who is really Red Skull.
Captain Mar-Vell
Captain Mar-Vell/Philip Lawson/Geheneris Hala Son Mahr Vehl
A Kree alien scientist stationed on Earth. His stay caused him to develop an appreciation for the planet, particularly a fondness for Carol Danvers. This has motivated him to try and convince the other Kree aliens that Earth could prove a valuable asset in the Kree/Skrull war.
Voiced by: Roger Craig Smith |
- Adaptive Armor
- Anti-Villain: Type IV.
- A Storm Is Coming
- The Atoner: Again, like Doc Samson his reasons are mostly because he stood idly by while larger forces made their plans.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: He is a Captain.
- Badass Family: His daughter, Phyla, is confirmed to appear in season 2 as the second Quasar.
- Becoming the Mask: As in all versions this is his reason for defying his Kree superiors.
- But Now I Must Go: He leaves in his debut episode to argue on the behalf of Earth. He came back.
- Composite Character: Mixes 616 Captain Marvel with his Ultimate version.
- Genius Bruiser
- Morph Weapon: His suit is built-in with the ability to create guns, swords, and other weapons, presumably through nanotechnology.
- Race Lift: Goes from the white-skinned Kree minority to the blue-skinned majority due to being based on his Ultimate incarnation.
- Sour Supporter: Reluctantly chose to support the Kree's decision-making process, despite him not wanting earth destroyed.
- Tuck and Cover: This is how he accidentally gives Carol Danvers some of his powers.
- The Good Captain
Beta Ray Bill
Beta Ray Bill
I was chosen to be the guardian of my people. I underwent...modification. I became Beta Ray Bill, the pinnacle of Korbinite genetics and technology. |
An alien warrior whose people and planet was destroyed by Surtur, making him one of the only survivors. Upon running into Thor, Bill discovers that he is worthy to lift Mjolnir, and joins Thor in battle against Surtur's demons.
Voiced By: Steve Blum |
- Badass: Even in his normal state, he was able to take Thor in a fight.
- Badass Abnormal: According to his tale, he was already the best warrior in his planet before he got enhanced genetically and cybernetically. And then he proved to be worthy of wielding Mjolnir. Which got Thor to get him a similar hammer.
- Bash Brothers: With Thor.
- Fire-Forged Friends: Their first meeting ended up in a fight.
- Beauty Equals Goodness: Aversion; he looks like a monster both by humans and his people's standards, but he is such a noble person that he is one of the few persons beside Thor to be worth to hold Mjolnir.
- Costume Copycat: He is given an armor quite similar to Thor's at the same time than Stormbreaker.
- Cyborg
- Drop the Hammer: First with Mjolnir, then his personally forged hammer, Stormbreaker.
- Monochromatic Eyes: His eyes are pure white.
- Only the Chosen May Wield: So far, the only other character who can use Mjolnir.
- Racial Remnant: While he's the last of his race that's currently alive and well, there are other Korbinites on his ship that are in suspended animation while he searches for a new home for them.
The Falcon
The Falcon/Sam Wilson
An African-American superhero with a special harness allowing him to fly.
Voiced By: Lance Reddick |
- Badass Normal
- Clothes Make the Superman
- Curb Stomp Battle: Does this to Hawkeye.
- I Believe I Can Fly
- Feather Flechettes
- Razor Wings
- Unwitting Pawn: Falcon starts out working for Secretary of Defense Dell Rusk, who is really Red Skull.
Spider-Man
Spider-Man/Peter Parker
A freelance photographer for The Daily Bugle, who secretly also becomes a street-level New York superhero with spider-powers. Even though he has fought crime since before the Avengers first teamed up, most of the public has difficulty trusting him, partly due to slandering articles in The Daily Bugle.
Voiced By: Drake Bell [1] |
- Animal Motif: spider, of course.
- Goes on to mock members of the Serpent Society for theirs.
- Ascended Fanboy: he is obviously a fan of Captain America.
- Ironically it's slightly mutual has Cap has heard the true stories of Spidey's adventures, and respects him for his ability to keep fighting despite his reputation.
- Badass Bookworm
- Deadpan Snarker
- Early-Bird Cameo: Peter Parker took a photo of the Avengers in one of the tie-in comic books.
- Hero With Bad Publicity: like his comic counterpart, he is constantly bashed by Jonah J. Jameson, resulting in him possessing a bad reputation. In fact, after the Skrull Captain America taints the reputation of the real Cap, his reputation is compared to Spidey's.
- By the end of his first appearance however Captain America has begun to regain some of his reputation, while Spidey's is still lousy.
- Load-Bearing Hero: Forced to hold up a collapsing sewer tunnel until the Avengers can rescue him and Cap, towards the end that is.
- Super Strength
- Wall Crawling
Mythological Heroes
Balder the Brave
Balder the Brave
A warrior of Asgard and Thor's half-brother.
Voiced By: Nolan North |
- Badass in Distress: In the season one finale when Loki has Balder and several other warriors captured and awaiting execution.
- Cool Sword
Sif
Sif
A female warrior of Asgard who often fights alongside Thor.
Voiced By: Nika Futterman |
- Action Girl
- Badass
- Cool Helmet
- Dual-Wielding
- Horseback Heroism: When she and the Valkyries rescue Giant Man and Wasp from Frost Giants; and on pegasi no less.
- Hot Chick With a Sword: Two swords, actually.
- Lady of War
- Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
- Third Option Love Interest: Seems to be this for Thor, the other two being Jane Foster and Amora the Enchantress.
- On the other hand, she seems to be developing feelings for Beta Ray Bill.
The Warriors Three
The Warriors Three
Fandral the Dashing, Hogun the Grim, and Volstagg the Voluminous, three Asgardian warriors that always fight as a group.
Voiced By: Chris Cox- Fandral. Fred Tatasciore- Volstagg. |
- Badass Crew
- Badass Mustache: Hogun.
- Bash Brothers
- Big Eater: Volstagg.
- The Big Guy: Volstagg
- Carry a Big Stick: Hogun wields a spiked mace.
- Cool Sword: Fandral wields a rapier.
- Large Ham: Volstagg.
- Lightning Bruiser: Hogun and Volstagg, the latter being surprisingly fast for such a large fellow.
- The Voiceless: Hogun.
The Fantastic Four
Mr. Fantastic
Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards
Leader of the Fantastic Four.
Voiced By: Dee Bradley Baker |
- Badass Bookworm
- Combat Pragmatist: Exemplified by his "I can think of fourteen different ways to seal you in that armor forever." to Iron Man, but he also shows off quite nicely against Doombots.
- Rubber Man
- Workaholic: His tendency to put experimentation over socializing gets lampshaded by Tony.
Reed: (only now facing his guests, after Tony spent several minutes recounting his adventures in Asgard) Where's Hank? |
Invisible Woman
Invisible Woman/Sue Storm
Reed Richards' girlfriend.
Voiced By: Erin Torpey |
Human Torch
Human Torch/Johnny Storm
Sue Storm's brother.
Voiced By: David Kaufman |
- Attention Whore: "How could you not know this? I'm Johnny! Johnny Storm, the Human Torch?"
- Hot-Blooded
- One-Scene Wonder: When he saved Captain America from some ice monsters in "Casket of Ancient Winters".
- Playing With Fire
The Thing
The Thing/Ben Grimm
Reed Richards' best friend.
Voiced By: Fred Tatasciore |
- Bash Brothers: With Hulk when they're not at each others' throats.
- Butt Monkey: He's the Hulk's own personal Butt Monkey.
- Catch Phrase: "It's Clobberin Time!"
- Does Not Like Shoes
- One-Scene Wonder: When he saved Captain America from some ice monsters in "Casket of Ancient Winters".
- The Rival: To the Hulk.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Hulk, and double the emphasis on "vitriolic".
Heroes For Hire
Luke Cage
Luke Cage
"You mess with us and you're not going to jail. You're going to the hospital." |
A Hero For Hire who finds himself and Iron Fist employed by Pym to try and recover his stolen equipment.
Voiced By: Christopher B. Duncan |
- Deadpan Snarker
- Embarrassing Nickname: "Power Man".
- Made of Iron: He has unbreakable skin and really enjoys No Sell-ing villains who try to attack him.
"It's called unbreakable skin, fool." |
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Iron Fist's blue.
- Salt and Pepper: The pepper to Iron Fist's salt.
- Scary Black Man
- Soul Brotha
- Unusual Euphemism / Catch Phrase: "Sweet Christmas."
Iron Fist
Iron Fist/Daniel Rand-K'ai
"Focusing my chi. Maybe if you were open to focusing your own energy, you wouldn't be so angry all the time." |
A master martial artist and friend of Cage's who Pym also hires to track down the one who stole his Ant-Man equipment.
Voiced By: Loren Lester |
- Chest Insignia
- Meditation Powerup: How he gains super sense and iron fists.
- Power Fist: He charges his eponymous iron fist with chi energy to pack an extremely powerful wallop.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Luke's red.
- Super Senses
- Salt and Pepper: The salt to Luke's pepper.
Ant-Man II
Ant-Man II/Scott Lang
"You will never threaten my daughter again, Do you hear me?" |
An electrical engineer-turned bank robber-turned custodian who stole Hank Pym's Ant-Man suit to save his daughter, Cassie Lang, from Crossfire. Instead of having Scott go to jail for his latest bank robbery, Hank (along with Iron Fist and Luke Cage) helped him rescue Cassie, then allowed Scott to become the new Ant-Man. Iron Fist also invited Scott to join the Heroes For Hire.
Voiced By: Crispin Freeman |
- Anti-Villain: Type II.
- Instant Expert: Subverted, it takes Scott some time to learn how to use the Ant-Man gear. They even show him training with it before he goes on a heist.
- Legacy Character
- Papa Wolf
- Sizeshifter
- Sympathetic Criminal: He carries out thefts using the Ant-Man gear in order to pay off criminals holding Cassie hostage, and previously robbed banks with those criminals in order to pay for Cassie's medical treatment.
The Guardians of the Galaxy
Star-Lord
Star-Lord / Peter Quill
Leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy and the only actual human member in this incarnation.
Voiced By: Steve Downes |
- Badass Normal
- Cool Helmet
- Guns Akimbo
- Half-Human Hybrid: Half-human and half-Spatoi
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Rocket Raccoon's red.
- The Leader: Type II.
Rocket Raccoon
Rocket Raccoon
A Halfworlder raccoon, weapons specialist and second in command of the Guardians of the Galaxy
Voiced By: Greg Ellis |
- Alliterative Name
- Animal Superhero
- Badass / Badass Normal / Badass Furry: Despite being the smallest and least physically imposing member of the Guardians, Rocket Raccoon starts the battle by going after the Hulk and even maintains the upper hand for most of the battle.
- Big Guy, Little Guy: The little guy to Groot's big guy.
- British Accent: Greg Ellis voices him with a Cockney accent. (Ellis is really from Oop North, at least by birth).
- Guns Akimbo
- The Lancer
- More Dakka: Duing his fight with the Hulk, Rocket Raccoon appears to be unarmed at first, but then he pulls out a large pair of blasters and begins firing away like crazy.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Star-Lord's blue.
Adam Warlock
Adam Warlock
Possessor of the Soul Gem. Helps the Guardians locate cosmic anomalies.
Voiced By: Kirk Thornton |
- Badass Longcoat
- Psychic Link: The alien members of the Guardians are able to speak English to the Avengers because of this.
- The Smart Guy
Quasar II
Quasar II / Phyla-Vell
The second Quasar, daughter of Captain Mar-Vell, and member of the Guardians of the Galaxy
Voiced By: Moira Quirk |
- Action Girl
- In the Hood
- Energy Weapon: She can create many of these with her quantum bands.
- More Dakka: When Iron Man comments that his shields should be more than enough for her energy sword, Phyla uses the quantum bands to construct a multitude of weapons which surround Iron Man.
- The Chick
- White-Haired Pretty Girl
Groot
Groot
He is Groot!
Voiced By: Troy Baker |
- Big Guy, Little Guy: The big guy to Rocket Raccoon's little guy.
- Healing Factor: A very impressive one. Groot can regenerate lost limbs and even his entire body within seconds of being destroyed.
- Plant Aliens
- The Big Guy
- When Trees Attack
Heroes who haven't appeared yet
Wolverine
Wolverine/Logan/James Howlett
A Canadian mutant who served in World War II with Captain America. Now a member of the X-Men.
Voiced By: Steve Blum |
- Early-Bird Cameo: James Howlett made some very short appearances in "Meet Captain America."
- ↑ Originally, Josh Keaton, his voice actor in The Spectacular Spider Man was brought on, but for unknown reasons, his lines were redubbed by Bell.