cultural literacy 17 Flashcards
Scarlet Witch relative
Quicksilver is her twin brother
the High Evolutionary
scientist who seeks to evolve different life forms such as the New Men (Marvel)
the High Evolutionary identity
Herbert Edgar Wyndham
the Vision
android built by the villainous robot Ultron (created by Hank Pym), turned on creator and joined the Avengers and served as member of the Defenders
Vision one-time wife
Scarlet Witch
“Jean Grey”, “Phoenix”, “Dark Phoenix”
3 other names for Marvel Girl
Blade type
a dhampir (Marvel)
dhampir
a human with vampire strengths but without their weaknesses, who fights against vampires
Captain America identity
Steve Rogers
Captain America
WWII-era super soldier who was given a serum that provided him with superhuman abilities, founding member and leader of the Avengers
fate of Captain America
during his fight against the Nazi secret organization Hydra, he was frozen in the Arctic for nearly 70 years until being revived in the 21st century
Juggernaut identity
Cain Marko
Juggernaut
regular human stepbrother of Professor X, given superhuman strength and durability from a gem, wears a helmet to protect himself from mental attacks
human member of the Brotherhood of Mutants
Juggernaut’s surprising team membership
Professor X identity
Charles Xavier
Professor X
leader of the X-Men team of trained mutants
Magneto
a mutant with the ability to generate and control magnetic fields, wants to wipe out humans and replace them with mutants (Marvel)
McKenzie
Namor’s last name
nickname of Namor
“the Sub-Mariner”
Namor/the Sub-Mariner
mutant son of a human sea captain and a princess of Atlantis, possesses the strength and aquatic powers of a merman (Marvel)
mutants
humans born with a genetic trait called the X-gene, which grants them natural superhuman abilities, generally manifesting during puberty
Deviants
the end product of a series of DNA tests, known as “homo descendus”, created by the Celestials (Marvel)
Celestials
cosmic beings (Marvel)
5 well-known X-Men members
Professor X, Phoenix, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus
Wolverine identity
James “Logan” Howlett
Halle Berry
actress portraying Storm in X-Men films
the Avengers
team assembled in order to thwart Loki’s attempt to cause worldwide destruction by pitting Hulk against Thor, financed by Tony Stark
Ant-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, the Wasp, Captain America
6 original Avengers
Hank Pym
researcher and developer of the Ant-Man costume
Ant-Man identity
Scott Lang
how Scott Lang became Ant-Man
he stole Pym’s costume and was allowed to keep it
4 other heroes who have been part of the Avengers
Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Falcon, Hawkeye
the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
group of mutants that originally included the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, both of whom later joined the Avengers
the West Coast Avengers
offshoot group of the Avengers, founded by Hawkeye
the New Men
a group of uplifted animals created by the High Evolutionary (Marvel)
the Defenders
individualistic “outsider” heroes who join forces on occasion for specific missions (Marvel)
two members of the Defenders
Silver Surfer, Nighthawk
the Hellfire Club
society that often comes into confrontation with the X-Men
Avengers vs. X-Men
a 2012 crossover event involving the return of the Phoenix Force and the subsequent war between the Avengers and the X-Men (Marvel Comics)
the Dark Phoenix Saga
an extended X-Men comic-book storyline that originates from Jean Grey’s corruption by the power of the Phoenix and the Hellfire Club in 1980 “Uncanny X-Men” comics