{{Short description|none}} {{For|a list of teams and organizations in the Marvel Cinematic Universe|Teams and organizations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe}} {{redirect|Hell's Belles|other uses|Hell's Belles (disambiguation)}} The comic book stories published by [[Marvel Comics]] since the 1940s have featured several fictional '''teams and organizations''' and this page lists them. {{compact TOC|num=yes|refs=yes|seealso=yes|extlinks=yes}}
==0–9== ===198=== {{main|The 198}}
===3K=== '''3K''' is an organization led by the Chairman and consisting of [[Astra (Marvel Comics)|Astra]] (known as "The Doctor"), [[Cassandra Nova]] (known as "The Zealot"), and [[Wyre (comics)|Wyre]] (known as "The Means"). They consider themselves [[Krakoa]]'s true heirs and plan to bring about a new world, having [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] outnumber humans by the year 3,000.<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 7) #1-5 (July-October 2024)</ref> In the "[[Age of Revelation]]" storyline, the Chairman is revealed to be [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]].<ref>''X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale'' (January 2026)</ref>
===3K X-Men=== The '''3K X-Men''' (also called the '''Santo Marco Six''') are a team formed by 3K consisting of former [[#Orchis|Orchis]] operatives who had their X-genes activated by 3K and were trained by Wyre. They are led by [[Schwarzschild (character)|Schwarzschild]] (who gained black hole-generating abilities) and consist of Constellation (a [[S.T.R.I.K.E.]] agent who gained blasting abilities), Galatea (a [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent who gained rock-like skin, superhuman strength, and increased durability), [[Juice (comics)|Juice]] (who gained an orange liquidy body), Psychovore (who gained levitation and telepathy), and Timebomb (an [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] agent who gained superhuman speed).<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 7) #1</ref>
==A== ===A-Force=== {{main|A-Force}}
===A-Next=== {{main|A-Next}}
===A.I. Army=== The '''A.I. Army''' is an organization established by Tony Stark, who believed himself to be an artificial intelligence and took on the name of Mark-One.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wassenberg |first=Anya |date=August 24, 2020 |title=The A.I. Army & 9 Other Superhero Groups That Belong In The MCU |url=https://www.cbr.com/mcu-marvel-comics-ai-army-superhero-groups/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> The team also consists of [[Albert (comics)|Albert]], [[Awesome Android]], the second [[Egghead (Marvel Comics)|Egghead]], [[H.E.R.B.I.E.]], [[M-11 (comics)|M-11]], [[Machine Man]], [[Machinesmith]], [[Quasimodo (comics)|Quasimodo]], [[Super-Adaptoid]], [[Walking Stiletto]], the [[Dreadnought (comics)|Dreadnoughts]], a [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinel]], several [[Nick Fury]] [[Life Model Decoy|LMDs]], several Constructo-Bots, and an unnamed bomb disposal robot. This group wants to obtain equal rights with organic beings through whatever way possible.<ref>''Iron Man 2020'' (vol. 2) #1</ref>
===Acolytes=== The '''Acolytes''' are a [[List of Acolytes members|group of mutants]] and students/soldiers of the [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], christening him a "mutant messiah."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=July 3, 2017 |title=Magneto Rumored To Be A Cult Leader In X-Men: Dark Phoenix |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/magneto-acolytes-x-men-dark-phoenix/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> There have been several versions of Acolytes in the comics.
====First Acolytes==== Led originally by [[Fabian Cortez]] (a future leader of the group), his sister Annie, and consisting of [[Chrome (comics)|Chrome]], Marco Delgado, and Winters, the Acolytes first encountered Magneto on [[Asteroid M]], a space station orbiting Earth. The Acolytes requested and were granted sanctuary in addition to kidnapping [[Professor X]] and [[Moira MacTaggert]].<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #1-6</ref>
====Second Acolytes==== The second group of Acolytes is led by Fabian Cortez and consisted of [[Rusty Collins]], [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], [[Exodus (character)|Exodus]], [[Joanna Cargill|Frenzy]], Javitz, Katu, the [[Kleinstocks|Kleinstock Brothers]], [[Seamus Mellencamp]], [[Milan]], [[Neophyte (comics)|Neophyte]], [[Rakkus]], [[Scanner (comics)|Scanner]], [[Senyaka]], [[Skids (character)|Skids]], Spoor, [[Unuscione]], and [[Amelia Voght]].<ref>''X-Factor'' #25</ref>
====Third Acolytes==== The third incarnation of the Acolytes is led by [[Joseph (comics)|Joseph]] and consisted of [[Decay (comics)|Decay]], [[Gargouille (comics)|Gargouille]], [[Kamal (comics)|Kamal]], Orator, and Projector.<ref>''Quicksilver'' #9</ref>
====Fourth Acolytes==== The fourth incarnation of the Acolytes consist of [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]], Barnacle, REM-RAM, Static, and Vindaloo.<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #98</ref>
====Fifth Acolytes==== The fifth incarnation of the Acolytes consisted of Exodus, Karima, [[Random (comics)|Random]], [[Tempo (character)|Tempo]], and Amelia Voght.<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 2) Annual #1</ref>
====Acolytes in other media==== * The Acolytes appear in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balino |first=Tomas |date=December 5, 2020 |title=''X-Men The Animated Series'': 10 Things You Missed In Sanctuary, Part 2 |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-the-animated-series-sanctuary-part-2/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> led by [[Fabian Cortez]] and consisting of [[Amelia Voght]], [[Delgado (comics)|Marco Delgado]], [[Unuscione]], [[Chrome (comics)|Chrome]], [[Joanna Cargill]], and [[Burner (comics)|Burner]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=July 2, 2016 |title=''X-Men: The Animated Series'' - Every Mutant That's Ever Appeared On The Show |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/here-is-every-mutant-guest-star-thats-ever-appeared-on-x-men-the/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> * The Acolytes appear in ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockard |first=Gary |date=March 21, 2023 |title=X-Men: Every Animated Series Ever Made, Ranked |url=https://movieweb.com/x-men-animated-series-all/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[MovieWeb]] |language=en}}</ref> consisting of [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]], [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]], [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], [[Pyro (Marvel Comics)|Pyro]], and [[Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)|Mastermind]]. Additionally, [[Havok (character)|Havok]] appears as a temporary member.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} * The Acolytes appear in ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]'',{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} consisting of [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]], [[Scarlet Witch]], Scanner, Pyro, [[Blink (character)|Blink]], [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]], [[Mercury (Marvel Comics)|Mercury]], [[Seamus Mellencamp]], [[Senyaka]], and the [[Kleinstocks|Kleinstock brothers]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} * The Acolytes appear in the ''X-Men: Mutant Empire'' novel trilogy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinh |first=Christine |date=November 7, 2019 |title=Magneto's Empire Will Rise in 'X-Men: Mutant Empire Omnibus' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/x-men-mutant-empire-omnibus-excerpt |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref> * Acolytes appear as playable characters in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]''. This version of the group possesses members with cryokinesis, electrokinesis, and pyrokinesis.
===Action Pack=== '''Action Pack''' is [[Kentucky]]'s sanctioned superhero team, and a part of the [[Avengers: The Initiative|Fifty-State Initiative]]. Its known members are Vox, Prima Donna, and [[Frog-Man]].<ref>''Avengers: The Initiative'' #7</ref>
===Advanced Idea Mechanics=== {{main|Advanced Idea Mechanics}}
===Agents of Atlas=== {{main|Agents of Atlas}}
===Agents of Wakanda=== The '''Agents of Wakanda''' are the support staff of [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]] while he was chairman of the Avengers. Known members are [[American Eagle (Marvel Comics)|American Eagle]], [[Broo (comics)|Broo]], [[Doctor Nemesis]], [[Fat Cobra]], [[Gorilla-Man]], [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar]], [[Zabu]], [[John Jameson (character)|Man-Wolf]], [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]], Roz Solomon, [[Ursa Major (character)|Ursa Major]] (who was revealed to be a double agent for Russia), and [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]].<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 8) #10</ref>
===Aladdin=== {{main|Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies}}
===Aladdin Assault Squad=== {{main|Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies}}
===All-New Invaders=== {{main|All-New Invaders}}
===All-New X-Factor=== {{main|All-New X-Factor}}
===All-New X-Men=== {{main|All-New X-Men}}
===All-Winners Squad=== {{main|All-Winners Squad}}
===Alliance of Evil=== {{main|Alliance of Evil}}
===Alpha Flight=== {{main|Alpha Flight}}
'''Alpha Flight''' is Canada's sanctioned superhero team.
===Alpha Squadron=== {{main|Alpha Squadron (comics)}}
===America Redeemers=== See [[Squadron Supreme]].
===Americops=== The '''Americops''' are a [[Security company|private security force]] who serve the Keane Industry and use equipment stolen from [[Americop]].<ref>''Captain America: Sam Wilson'' #17</ref><ref>''Captain America: Sam Wilson'' #21</ref>
===Anachronauts=== The '''Anachronauts''' are a group of warriors who serve [[Kang the Conqueror]] as his personal guard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Michael |date=March 14, 2023 |title=20 Things You Need To Know About Kang The Conqueror |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-kang-the-conqueror-facts/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> The Anachronauts were brought together by Kang, after having bested each of them in personal combat and extracting their allegiance to him. They are from various eras and alternate realities that Kang has visited in his journeys. They first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' Annual #25 (1992). Its members are Apocryphus, Deathunt 9000, Raa, Sir Raston, Ssith, Tyndar, and [[Red Wolf (comics)#Wildrun|Wildrun]].
===Ani-Men=== {{main|Ani-Men}}
===Annihilators=== {{main|Annihilators (Marvel Comics)}}
===Anti-Arach9=== The '''Anti-Arach9''' is a supervillain group that was formed by [[Octavia Vermis]] and consisted of Aeturnum, [[Brothers Grimm (comics)|Brothers Grimm]], Krazy Goat, [[Lady Bullseye]], Los Espadas Gemelas De Toledo, Rose Roché, and [[Stegron]]. Each of them came together to take down their mutual enemy [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Spider-Woman]].<ref>''Spider-Woman'' (vol. 7) #20</ref>
===A.R.M.O.R.=== {{main|S.H.I.E.L.D.#A.R.M.O.R.}}
===Army of Evil=== {{main|List of Hydra members#Army of Evil}}
===Asgardians of the Galaxy=== {{main|Asgardians of the Galaxy}}
===Assassins Guild=== The '''Assassins Guild''' is an organization that is a rival of the [[#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild]]. [[Bella Donna (character)|Bella Donna]] serves as the field leader and was supposed to be married to Thieves Guild member [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]].<ref name="Gambit #1">''Gambit'' #1</ref>
An unnamed telepathic child who works for the Assassins Guild dispatches [[Anaconda (character)|Anaconda]], [[Black Mamba (character)|Black Mamba]], [[Blackout (Lilin)|Blackout]], [[Blizzard (Marvel Comics)|Blizzard]], Boomerang, [[Bullseye (Marvel Comics)|Bullseye]], [[Crossbones (character)|Crossbones]], [[Death Adder (character)|Death Adder]], [[Jack O'Lantern (Marvel Comics)|Jack O'Lantern]], [[Lady Bullseye]], [[Puma (character)|Puma]], [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]], [[John Greycrow|Scalphunter]], [[Sidewinder (character)|Sidewinder]], [[Taskmaster (character)|Taskmaster]], [[Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)|Tiger Shark]], [[Whiplash (Marvel Comics)|Whiplash]], and [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]] to hunt [[Elektra (character)|Elektra]] and Cape Crow. Elektra defeats the villains, with the child being killed.<ref>''Elektra'' (vol. 4) #1-11</ref>
The Assassins Guild targets Charles Handler, with [[Deadpool]] killing several of the Guild's members and Handler. Bella Donna later dispatches a group of agents to target Deadpool. They are taken down by Deadpool, who kills Bella Donna.<ref>''Deadpool: Assassin'' #2-5</ref>
====Assassins Guild in other media====
* The Assassins Guild appears in the ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' episode "X-Ternally Yours", with Bella Donna as a prominent member. * A group based on the Assassins Guild called the '''Rippers''' appears in the ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' episode "Cajun Spice", with Julius and Marion Boudreaux as prominent members.
===Assembly of Evil=== The '''Assembly of Evil''' is a supervillain team consisting of [[Jester (Marvel Comics)|Jester]], [[Fenris (comics)|Fenris]], [[Hydro-Man]], Rock, and the [[Hulk Robot]]. This team was first seen during the "[[Acts of Vengeance]]" storyline, where Jester formed this team at [[Doctor Doom]]'s suggestion to create a group to fight the Avengers. Jester also tried to get [[Cloak and Dagger (characters)|Cloak and Dagger]] to join the team, but failed to.<ref>''Cloak and Dagger'' #9</ref>
===Astonishing X-Men=== {{main|Astonishing X-Men}}
===Atlanteans=== {{main|Homo mermanus}}
===Autobots=== {{main|Autobot}}
===Avatars=== The '''Avatars''' are a group of villains who work for [[Mandarin (character)|Mandarin]]. They consist of Ancestor, Butterfly, Deluge, Foundry, Lich, Old Woman, Q'Wake, Sickle, Turmoil, and Warfist.<ref>''Force Works'' #6</ref>
===Avengers=== {{main|Avengers (comics)}}
===Avengers A.I.=== {{main|Avengers A.I.}}
===Avenging Host=== {{main|Earth X#Avenging Host}}
==B== ===Bacchae=== '''The Bacchae''' are a group of woman warriors. In ancient times [[Hippolyta (Marvel Comics)|Hippolyta]] and her sisters set about war mongering various lands. In each attack she would steal female children, raising them to be her faithful warriors. This gave rise to the origin of the mythological [[Amazons]]. Hippolyta served as their queen and she called them her Bacchae. This arrangement served for many years until the arrival of [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]]. Sometime later with her being immortal, Hippolyta decided to restart her Bacchae cult to advance her standing in modern day. She did this by initiating female street people and runaways, providing them with weapons and fighting skills. This modern day Bacchae also became former associates of the [[Golden Horde]] and once sought vengeance on the [[Invisible Woman]] for interfering with their affairs. They then formed a private New York club called ''Tartarus'' as a front based in the heart of [[Wall Street]]. Outsiders see it as a private pleasure palace for those of the international business elite who consider the [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]] too passé. It was here during a kidnap attempt that they were foiled by the [[X-Men]].<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #450-451</ref>
===BAD Girls, Inc.=== '''BAD Girls, Inc.''' is a group that consists of [[Black Mamba (character)|Black Mamba]], [[Asp (character)|Asp]], and [[Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)|Diamondback]] who were close friends as well as founding members of [[Sidewinder (character)|Sidewinder]]'s super-villain team the [[Serpent Society]]. When Diamondback began dating [[Captain America|Steve Rogers]], the team acted behind the scenes to make sure that her first real date was uneventful. After learning of Diamondback and Cap's relationship, the Society's new leader, [[Cobra (Marvel Comics)|King Cobra]], had Diamondback kidnapped and placed on trial,<ref>''Captain America'' #380</ref> fearing that she would reveal the groups secrets to the Captain. Diamondback was found guilty by her fellow serpents and sentenced to execution. Black Mamba and Asp objected but were overruled by King Cobra. To save Diamondback, Black Mamba and Asp called in a favor from their former leader, Sidewinder, also Black Mamba's ex-boyfriend and they rescued Diamondback, however in retaliation, King Cobra captured Asp and Black Mamba. Diamondback then hired [[Paladin (comics)|Paladin]] to help her free the pair. Together, with Captain America, and Paladin, the five combined to defeat the Serpent Society.<ref>''Captain America'' #382</ref>
===Band of the Bland=== The '''Band of the Bland''' is a group of mediocre super villains who united to assassinate [[Howard the Duck]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buxton |first=Marc |date=March 11, 2015 |title=Howard the Duck and Other Brilliant Steve Gerber Characters |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/howard-the-duck-and-other-brilliant-steve-gerber-characters/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US}}</ref> It consists of Black Hole, Doctor Angst, Spanker, and Tillie the Hun.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=October 7, 2022 |title=10 Most Obscure She-Hulk Marvel Comics Villains |url=https://screenrant.com/she-hulk-most-obscure-marvel-comics-villains/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>
===Bastards of Evil=== The '''Bastards of Evil''' are a team of young supervillains who claim to be the disavowed children of supervillains. They consist of [[Aftershock (comics)|Aftershock]] (who claims to be [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]]'s daughter), [[Ember (comics)|Ember]] (who claims to be [[Pyro (Marvel Comics)|Pyro]]'s son), Mortar (who claims to be [[Grey Gargoyle]]'s daughter), Singularity (who claims to be [[Graviton (character)|Graviton]]'s son), and Warhead (who claims to be [[Radioactive Man (comics)|Radioactive Man]]'s son). They came together not only to rob a bank but to come up with plans to take over the world. The Bastards of Evil committed acts of terrorism and recorded it with floating robotic cameras. Warhead destroyed a part of [[Ohio]] which [[Gravity (character)|Gravity]] stopped, but Warhead escaped. The Bastards of Evil end up running afoul of the Young Allies. During the fight, Warhead explodes on Ground Zero (the former site of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]), presumably killing himself and thousands of bystanders.<ref>''Young Allies'' (vol. 2) #1</ref>
It is revealed that the Bastards of Evil members were originally teenagers who were kidnapped by Superior, exposed to various forms of radiation, given personal narrative implants, and false memories as the children of supervillains. When [[Anya Corazon|Araña]] and [[Rikki Barnes|Nomad]] are kidnapped, the Bastards of Evil plot to kill them on national television. When the Young Allies arrived and convinced the Bastards of Evil members to in-fight themselves, Aftershock remembers her true identity of Danielle Blunt and causes her to attack Singularity who remembers his true identity of Devin Touhy. Singularity turns on Superior while the other Bastards of Evil members question their true identities. This gave the Young Allies the opportunity to defeat them after Superior uses his telekinetic abilities to rip Singularity in half. Superior and the remaining Bastards of Evil were incarcerated at the [[Raft (comics)|Raft]]. While in his cell, Superior plans to find a way to escape incarceration, wipe the memories of the remaining Bastards of Evil, and create "new siblings" to serve him.<ref>''Young Allies'' (vol. 2) #5</ref>
===Battalion=== The '''Battalion''' is [[Arkansas]]' sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. [[Tigra]] is a known member of the group. [[Razorback (character)|Razorback]] was revealed to be a [[Skrull]] infiltrator.<ref>''Avengers: The Initiative'' #19</ref>
===Batroc's Brigade=== '''Batroc's Brigade''' is a supervillain team assembled by [[Batroc the Leaper]].
===Beta Flight=== {{main|Beta Flight}}
===Beyond Corporation=== {{main|Beyond Corporation}}
===Beyonders=== {{main|Beyonders}}
===Big Hero 6=== {{main|Big Hero 6 (comics)}}
===Black Air=== {{main|Black Air}}
===Black Order=== The '''Black Order''' are a group of alien warriors who serve [[Thanos]]. The group was introduced in the 2013 ''[[Infinity (comic book)|Infinity]]'' storyline and initially consisted of [[Ebony Maw]], [[Corvus Glaive]], [[Proxima Midnight]], [[Black Dwarf (comics)|Black Dwarf]], and [[Supergiant (comics)|Supergiant]], with [[Black Swan (comics)|Black Swan]] later joining the group as well.
==== Black Order in other media ====
==== Television ====
* The Black Order appears in ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'', with Proxima Midnight voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]], Corvus Glaive voiced by [[David Kaye (voice actor)|David Kaye]], Ebony Maw voiced by [[René Auberjonois]], Supergiant voiced by [[Hynden Walch]], and Black Dwarf having no dialogue.<ref name="Proxima Midnight voices">{{cite web |title=Proxima Midnight Voices (Marvel Universe)|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Proxima-Midnight/|access-date=August 11, 2024|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref><ref name="Corvus Glaive voices">{{cite web |title=Corvus Glaive Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Corvus-Glaive/ |access-date=August 11, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref><ref name="Ebony Maw voices">{{cite web |title=Ebony Maw Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Ebony-Maw/ |access-date=August 11, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref><ref name="Black Dwarf voices">{{cite web |title=Black Dwarf / Cull Obsidian Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Black-Dwarf-Cull-Obsidian/ |access-date=August 11, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref><ref name="Supergiant voices">{{cite web |title=Supergiant Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Supergiant/ |access-date=August 11, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> * The Black Order appears in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', with Kari Wahlgren, David Kaye, and Hynden Walch reprising their roles as Proxima Midnight, Corvus Glaive, and Supergiant respectively while Ebony Maw is voiced by [[James Urbaniak]] and Black Dwarf is voiced by [[Jesse Burch]].<ref name="Proxima Midnight voices" /><ref name="Corvus Glaive voices" /><ref name="Ebony Maw voices" /><ref name="Black Dwarf voices" /><ref name="Supergiant voices" /> In the episodes "Lyin' Eyes" and "Free Bird", Ebony Maw, Proxima Midnight, and Black Dwarf leave the group to join the [[Universal Church of Truth|Universal Believers]].
==== Film ==== The Black Order, barring Supergiant and alternatively referred to as the "[[Children of Thanos]]", appear in media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], with Ebony Maw voiced and motion-captured by [[Tom Vaughan-Lawlor]]; Black Dwarf (renamed Cull Obsidian) voiced and motion-captured by [[Terry Notary]]; Proxima Midnight voiced and facial-captured by [[Carrie Coon]], with motion capture primarily provided by [[Monique Ganderton]];<ref>{{cite web |last=Fullerton |first=Huwav |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Fargo's Carrie Coon to play crucial Avengers: Infinity War villain |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-04-16/avengers-infinity-war-cast-proxima-midnight-carrie-coon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417022813/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-04-16/avengers-infinity-war-cast-proxima-midnight-carrie-coon/ |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=April 16, 2018 |work=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> and Corvus Glaive voiced and motion-captured by [[Michael James Shaw]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Esienberg |first=Eric |date=April 22, 2018 |title=We Know Who Is Playing Corvus Glaive In Avengers: Infinity War |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2407131/we-know-who-is-playing-corvus-glaive-in-avengers-infinity-war |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170016/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2407131/we-know-who-is-playing-corvus-glaive-in-avengers-infinity-war |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |access-date=April 22, 2018 |work=Cinema Blend}}</ref> Introduced in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', the Black Order make later appearances in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' and ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]''. In ''What If...?'', Coon and Vaughan-Lawlor reprise their roles as Midnight and Maw, while Glaive is voiced by [[Fred Tatasciore]] and Obsidian has no dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Simon |date=August 18, 2021 |title=What If...? Episode 2 Cast Guide: Every New & Returning MCU Character |url=https://screenrant.com/what-if-episode-2-cast-mcu-character-guide-new-returning/ |access-date=August 11, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lethbridge |first=Tommy |date=September 8, 2021 |title=''What If...?'' Episode 5 Cast Guide: Every New & Returning MCU Character |url=https://screenrant.com/what-if-episode-5-cast-mcu-character-guide-new-returning/ |access-date=September 8, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Proxima Midnight voices" /><ref name="Corvus Glaive voices" /><ref name="Ebony Maw voices" />
==== Video games ====
* The Black Order appears in ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]''. * The Black Order appears in ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]]''. * The Black Order, minus Supergiant, appears in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]''. * The Black Order appears in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff |date=March 21, 2016 |title=MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT THANOS' BLACK ORDER TRAILER |url=http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/marvel-future-fight-thanos-black-order-trailer#axzz4qyRPiqEF |access-date=August 27, 2017 |website=Cosmic Book News}}</ref> * The Black Order appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]'' as part of the ''Avengers: Infinity War'' [[Downloadable content|DLC]]. * The Black Order appears in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order]],''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=December 7, 2018 |title=Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 announced |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-ultimate-alliance-3-announced |access-date=August 11, 2024 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref> with Proxima Midnight voiced by Kari Wahlgren, Corvus Glaive voiced by David Kaye, Black Dwarf voiced by Jesse Burch, Supergiant voiced by Hynden Walch, and Ebony Maw voiced by [[Todd Haberkorn]].<ref name="Proxima Midnight voices" /><ref name="Corvus Glaive voices" /><ref name="Ebony Maw voices" /><ref name="Black Dwarf voices" /> * The Black Order appears in ''[[Marvel Snap]]''.
===Black Panthers=== {{main|Black Panther (character)#Other Black Panthers}}
===Black Spectre=== :''For the character, see [[Black Spectre]].'' The '''Black Spectre''' is a group established by [[Mandrill (comics)|Mandrill]] and consisting of his female followers, who disguise themselves as men using bulky armor. He plotted to use Black Spectre to confuse America using terrorism and racism, instilling chaos in the world and intending to rule it by taking advantage of the anarchy. Black Spectre agents were able to steal printing plates while [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]] was busy fighting [[Abner Jenkins|Beetle]], and then Black Spectre caused a riot over the counterfeited money they secretly made and distributed. During the riot, [[Nekra]] took [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]] captive and handed her over to Mandrill, while Beetle and Daredevil disrupted the Black Spectre agents and they fled.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = [[Steve Gerber]] | penciller = [[Bob Brown (comics)|Bob Brown]] | inker = Paul Gulacy | colorist = Petra Goldberg | letterer = John Costanza | story = Cry...Beetle! | title = [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]] | volume= | issue = #108 | date = March 1974 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] | location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="ChadBS">{{cite web |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/blackspectre.htm |title=Black Spectre |last1=Anderson |first1=Chad |website=marvunapp.com |publisher=the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe |access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref>
Mandrill was able to learn Daredevil's identity when he enthralled the Black Widow with his powers, and he then confronted Daredevil as Matt Murdock before escaping. Nekra and Black Spectre, with the [[Silver Samurai]], kidnapped [[Shanna the She-Devil]] who was able to resist Mandrill's powers. Mandrill wanted to dissect the brain of Shanna to determine how she was able to resist him. Silver Samurai joined Black Spectre in an attack on the Empire State Building and jammed all lines of communication in America. Mandrill and Nekra took Daredevil captive, planning to have him dissected as well. Mandrill entered the White House and sat in the President's chair, and then Daredevil attacked him. Mandrill fought Daredevil on the roof but the zeppelin carrying Black Spectre exploded, allowing Mandrill to escape.<ref name=ChadBS/><ref>{{Cite comic | writer = [[Steve Gerber]] | penciller = [[Bob Brown (comics)|Bob Brown]], [[Gene Colan]] | inker = Don Heck, Frank Chiaramonte, Jim Mooney, Frank Giacoia | colorist = Petra Goldberg, Linda Lessman | letterer = Art Simek, Tom Orzechowski, Annette Kawecki | editor = Roy Thomas | title = [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]] | volume= | issue = #109-112 | date = May–Aug. 1974 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] | location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |year=1987 |page=205 |title=[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |publisher=Facts on File Publications |isbn=9780816013562}}</ref>
===Blood=== The '''Blood''' are a mysterious race who allegedly supplied the first Earth-born [[Sorcerer Supreme]] over 20,000 years ago. Also attempted to separate [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Johnny Blaze]] and [[Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch)|Danny Ketch]] to prevent them from knowing they were family and utilizing their powers together, but failed. Its most notable member is [[Caretaker (comics)|The Caretaker]].<ref>''Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance'' #14</ref>
====Blood in other media==== The Blood appears in ''[[Helstrom (TV series)|Helstrom]]''. This version is an ancient, secretive demon-hunting organization.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/helstrom-marvels-hulu-the-blood/ | title=Helstrom: How Marvel's Hulu Series Changed the Blood | date=October 23, 2020 }}</ref>
===Blood Hunters=== {{expand section|date=December 2025}} The '''Blood Hunters''' are an alliance formed by [[Cloak and Dagger (characters)|Dagger]], [[Elsa Bloodstone]], [[Hallows' Eve (Marvel Comics)|Hallows' Eve]], and [[Yelena Belova|White Widow]] stayed together to hunt the renegade vampires which brings them into conflict with the [[#Bloodcoven|Bloodcoven]] while also allying with a vampire cat named Moggy.<ref name="Blood Hunters #1-5">''Blood Hunters'' (vol. 2) #1-5</ref>
===Bloodcoven=== The '''Bloodcoven''' are a group of vampires consisting of [[Bloodstorm One]] (a clone of [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]]), Megrim (who can eat thoughts), Cruel (who projects barbed wire from his body), Unusual (who has reality-warping abilities), Damascene (a polygonal-shaped vampire who can cut through anything with his long claws and crawl up walls), and Smoke Eater (who can turn into smoke and possess anyone). During the "[[Blood Hunt (comics)|Blood Hunt]]" storyline, a Varnae-possessed [[Blade (character)|Blade]] has the Bloodcoven sneak into the [[Impossible City]] in an attempt to take control of it.<ref>''Blood Hunt'' #1 (May 2025)</ref>
===Bogatyri=== The '''Bogatyri''' is a group of Russian superhumans who intend to avenge Russia's defeat during the Cold War. They were named after the Valiant Champions of Elder Days in Russian folklore and consist of Svyatogor, Mikula Golubev, Doctor Vladimir Volkh, and Zvezda Dennista.<ref>''Avengers West Coast'' (vol. 2) #87</ref>
===Britannia Project=== {{Main|The Union (Marvel)}}
The '''Britannia Project''' is a superhero organization led by Steven Darwin. The Britannia Project was first introduced in The Union #1.
===Brotherhood of Mutants=== {{main|Brotherhood of Mutants}}
===Brotherhood of the Scriers=== The '''Brotherhood of the Scriers''' (also referred to as the '''Cabal of the Scriers''' and the '''Secret Order of the Scriers''') is a centuries-old organization that worships the cosmic being known as Scrier. All of its members wear a mix of ghostly costumes and hooded robes.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #417</ref>
===Brute Force=== '''Brute Force''' is a team consisted of eco-sensitive animals who were given the ability to speak and powered armor that gave them special powers by their benefactor Dr. Randall Pierce as part of Weapon II. They consist of a [[bald eagle]] named Soar who can transform in a fighter jet, a [[grizzly bear]] named Wreckless who can transform into a tank, a [[lion]] named Lionheart who can transform into a motorcycle, a [[kangaroo]] named Hip-Hop who can transform into an ATV, and a [[dolphin]] named Surfstreak who can transform into a race car. Together they fought injustices that were mostly eco-terrorist related such as protecting the rain forests. They primarily fought the similar team Heavy Metal consisting of the gorilla Uproar, the octopus Armory, the rhinoceros Ramrod, the shark Bloodbath, and the vulture Tailgunner.
The series, created by writer [[Simon Furman]] and penciler [[José Delbo]], lasted four issues (Aug.-Nov. 1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comics.org/series/4013/|title=''Brute Force''|website=[[Grand Comics Database]]|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
In July 2023, Marvel released a digital revival series on [[Marvel Unlimited]], written by comedian [[Paul Scheer]] and Nick Giovannetti, artist Geoffo, and colorist Dee Cunniffe. Scheer said, "We’ve always wanted to revisit these characters [since ''Deadpool Bi-Annual'' #1]. We had some plans for a limited series and even a TV show. And after the success of the documentary I did on Brute Force [for an episode of ''Marvel's 616'' on [[Disney+]]], Marvel approached us about going a different route and instead of doing a traditional comic, to embrace this new type of digital comic."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/brute-force-paul-scheer-infinity-comic-interview|date=July 11, 2023|title='Brute Force' Has a New Solo Series and You Can Read It Now on Marvel Unlimited|first=Robyn|last=Belt|publisher=Marvel Comics|access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>
===Buckies=== The '''Buckies'''/'''BUCkies''' (Bold Urban Commandos) are a group of costumed vigilantes in Captain America led costumes under [[Right-Winger (comics)|Jerome Johnson/Right-Winger]] and [[Left-Winger|Hector Lennox/Left-Winger]]'s leadership.<ref>''Captain America'' #323</ref> After the BUCkies were usurped by [[U.S. Agent|John Walker]] (under the alias of "Super Patriot") and [[Battlestar (character)|Battlestar]], the two leaders sought super-powers and were enhanced by the [[Power Broker (character)|Power Broker]]. The group was disbanded after Lennox and Johnson committed suicide.<ref>''Captain America'' #332-333</ref>
==C== ===Cabal=== {{main|Cabal (comics)}}
===Cadre K=== {{main|Cadre K}}
===Called=== The '''Called''' is [[Utah]]'s sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. It consists of unnamed [[Mormons|Mormon]] superheroes.<ref>''Civil War'' #6</ref>
===Captain Britain Corps=== {{main|Captain Britain#Captain Britain Corps}}
===Cat People=== {{main|Cat People (comics)}}
===Cavalry=== The '''Cavalry''' is [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]'s sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Known members are [[Stunt-Master (comics)|Stunt-Master]], Crime-Buster, [[Red Nine]], [[Thor Girl]] (revealed to be a Skrull imposter), and [[Ultra Girl]].<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 4) #18</ref>
===Celestials=== {{main|Celestial (comics)}}
===Cerebro's X-Men=== {{main|Cerebro's X-Men}}
===Champions=== There are two versions of the '''Champions''':
====Champions (1975 team)==== {{main|Champions (1975 team)}}
====Champions (2016 team)==== {{main|Champions (2016 team)}}
===Champions of Xandar=== The '''Champions of Xandar''' is an organization established to safeguard the four-sectioned world of Xandar in the Andromeda Galaxy from all threats to its security. The Champions coordinated Xandar's space militia, the Nova Corps, a standing army of 500 soldiers, and its special Syfon Warrior regiment. Most of the Champions were killed fighting the forces of [[Nebula (character)|Nebula]] and the team disbanded.
===Chaste=== {{main|Chaste (Marvel Comics)}}
===Children of the Vault=== {{main|Children of the Vault}}
===China Force=== {{expand section|date=May 2021}} '''China Force''' is a superhero team in China. Each of its members are named after the Chinese zodiac and several of them trained with the Chinese military. They consist of Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Jade Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey, and Dog.<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #64</ref>
===Church of Humanity=== {{main|Church of Humanity (comics)}}
===Circus of Crime=== The '''Circus of Crime''' is the name of several supervillain organizations. Each of its [[circus]]-themed incarnations have battled [[Hulk]], [[Spider-Man]], and [[Kid Colt]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |pages=388–389}}</ref> The Circus of Crime first appeared in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #3 (September 1962)<ref name="DeFalco">{{cite book |editor1-last = DeFalco |editor1-first = Tom |editor1-link = Tom DeFalco |editor-last2= Gilbert |editor-first2= Laura |chapter= 1960s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 88|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= ''The Incredible Hulk'' #3 featured the first Marvel Age appearance of the all-new Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime.}}</ref> and was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]].
====Old West version==== There were two organizations in the [[American frontier|Old West]] who dubbed themselves the Circus of Crime. Both teams fought against [[Kid Colt]].<ref name="KCO106">{{cite comic| writer= [[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]|penciller= [[Jack Keller (comics)|Keller, Jack]]|inker= Keller, Jack|story= The Kid Joins the Circus! / The Last Performance|title= [[Kid Colt]] Outlaw|issue= #106|date= Sept. 1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/circusofcrimecolt.htm|title= Circus of Crime (Kid Colt foes)|first= Jeff|last= Christiansen |date= April 4, 2005|website= The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121103184055/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/circusofcrimecolt.htm|archive-date= November 3, 2012|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]]; [[Steve Skeates|Skeates, Steve]]|penciller= Keller, Jack|inker= Keller, Jack|story= Iron Mask and His Circus of Crime|title= Kid Colt Outlaw|issue= #127|date= March 1966}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/irnmsk.htm|title= Iron Mask|first= Jeff|last= Christiansen|date= November 19, 2002|website= The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140409070304/http://marvunapp.com/Appendix/irnmsk.htm|archive-date= April 9, 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>
The first version seen in the 19th century consisted of the [[strongman]] Sawyer, the [[Swordsmanship|swordsman]] Blade Benson, the [[Animal training|animal trainer]] Captain Corbett, the [[Tightrope walking|tightrope walker]] Mr. Marvel, and the [[Acrobatics|acrobats]] known as the Tumbling Turners.
The second version seen in the 1870s is led by former blacksmith [[Iron Mask (comics)|Iron Mask]]. It consists of two incarnations, the first including [[Hypnosis|hypnotist]] [[Bennington Brown]], the [[Ventriloquism|ventriloquist]] [[Doctor Danger]] and the skilled boomerang thrower [[Fat Man (comics)|Fat Man]],<ref>''Kid Colt, Outlaw'' #127 (December 1965)</ref>, and the second one featuring, next to Fatman and Doctor Danger, the extraterrestrial [[Living Totem]], the super-fast [[Marksmanship|marksman]] [[Hurricane (comics)#Harry Kane|Hurricane]], the acrobatic [[Equestrianism|horse rider]] [[Rattler (character)#Heath Benson|Rattler]], and the winged shootist [[Red Raven (Marvel Comics)#Redford Raven|Red Raven]].<ref>''West Coast Avengers'' Vol.2 #18 (November 1986)</ref>
====Fritz Tiboldt's Circus of Crime==== Originally a spy organization employed by the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] during [[World War II]], Tiboldt's Circus was a traveling [[circus]] led by Fritz Tiboldt, the [[Ringmaster (comics)|Ringmaster]]. His circus consists of the primate-like [[Missing Link (comics)#Circus of Crime's Missing Link|Missing Link]], the [[Snake charming|snake charmer]] Omir, the [[midget]] Tommy Thumb, the [[Trapeze]] Trio, and the strongman Zandow. He and his performers would use their special skills and talents to rob their audiences. He was sent to America to murder US Government officials using the cover of his circus activities. Tiboldt and his gang fell afoul of [[Captain America]] and were deported back to Germany, where Tiboldt and his wife were subsequently murdered by their former employers.<ref name="CA5">{{cite comic| writer= [[Joe Simon|Simon, Joe]]; [[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]|penciller= Simon, Joe; Kirby, Jack|inker= Simon, Joe|story= The Ringmaster of Death|title= [[Captain America|Captain America Comics]]|issue= #5|date= August 1941}}</ref>
====Maynard Tiboldt's Circus of Crime==== Fritz Tiboldt's son Maynard became the next Ringmaster and formed a version of the Circus of Crime with [[Clown (Marvel Comics)|Clown]], [[Princess Python]], [[Strongman (character)|Strongman]], Teena the Fat Lady, [[Human Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Human Cannonball]], the [[Great Gambonnos]], [[Live Wire (Marvel Comics)|Live Wire]], Rajah, and Fire-Eater. Other members later joined and Ringmaster even brainwashed superheroes to work for the Circus of Crime at different points.<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=84}}</ref>
====Ringmistress' Circus of Crime==== When [[Doctor Strange]], [[Clea Strange|Clea]], and Bats were tasked by [[Umar (Marvel Comics)|Umar]] to watch over Clea's younger sister Donna at Coney Island, an incarnation of the Circus of Crime was formed nearby. It is led by Ringmaster's daughter Ringmistress and consisting of knife-thrower Stefan Stiletto, strongman Chief Beef, and [[Gymnastics|gymnast]] Gym-Nasty.<ref>''Doctor Strange'' (vol. 6) #11</ref>
====Circus of Crime in other media==== * The Circus of Crime appears in "The Incredible Hulk" segment of ''[[The Marvel Super Heroes]]''. * The Circus of Crime appears in the ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' episode "Carnival of Crime".<ref>{{cite episode|title= Carnival of Crime|series= Spider-Man|series-link= Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|credits=Chiniquy, Gerry and Clark, Steve (directors)|network= [[American Broadcasting Company]]|air-date=November 7, 1981|season= 1|number= 9}}</ref> * The Circus of Crime appears in ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]'' episode "Comes a Swordsman",<ref>{{cite episode|title= Comes a Swordsman|series= The Avengers: United They Stand|series-link= The Avengers: United They Stand|credits= Loy, John and Lewald, Eric (writers); Myrick, Ron (director)|network= [[Fox Kids]]|air-date=November 27, 1999|season= 1|number= 4}}</ref> consisting of Ringmaster's unnamed henchmen. * The Circus of Crime appears in the ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'' episode "Crime and Circuses",<ref>{{cite episode|title= Crime and Circuses|series= Avengers Assemble|series-link= Avengers Assemble (TV series)|credits= Wolff, Danielle (writer); Eldred, Tim (director)|network= [[Disney XD]]|air-date=May 11, 2014|season= 1|number= 24}}</ref> consisting of the Ringmaster, Strongman, the Great Gambonnos, Human Cannonball, and [[Trick Shot (character)|Trickshot]]. Additionally, [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] and Princess Python appear as former members. * The 19th-century incarnation of the Circus of Crime appear in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''.
===Clan Akkaba=== {{main|Clan Akkaba}}
===ClanDestine=== {{main|ClanDestine}}
===Code: Blue=== {{main|Code: Blue}}
===Comedy Kids=== The '''Comedy Kids''' are a group of three kids consisting of Gabby, Muscles, and Junior.<ref>''[[Comedy Comics]]'' #9.</ref>
===Command=== The '''Command''' are [[Florida]]'s sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are [[Jennifer Kale]], [[Wundarr the Aquarian]], [[Siege (John Kelly)|Siege]], and Conquistador.<ref>''Marvel Zombies'' (vol. 3) #1</ref>
===Commission on Superhuman Activities=== {{main|Commission on Superhuman Activities}}
===Conspiracy=== {{main|Conspiracy (comics)}}
===Corporation=== The Corporation is an nationwide criminal-political organization run like a business. The Corporation has employed a large number of operatives in its schemes.
The Corporation first appeared in ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #23-24 (April–May 1976), and was created by [[Bill Mantlo]] and [[Gil Kane]]. A different version of the same organization first appeared in ''Captain America'' #213-214 (September–October 1977) by Jack Kirby.
===Council of Godheads=== {{expand section|date=July 2022}} The '''Council of Godheads''' is the gathering of all the leaders of the [[Pantheon (religion)|Pantheons]].<ref>''The Mighty Thor'' #300</ref>
====Council of Godheads in other media==== The Council of Godheads appear in ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]''.
===Council of the Chosen=== {{main|Hellfire Club (comics)#The Council of the Chosen}}
===Counter Force=== {{main|New Warriors#Counter Force Team}}
===C.R.A.D.L.E.=== '''C.R.A.D.L.E.''' (Child-Hero Reconnaissance and Disruption Law Enforcement) is an organization that was established to stop teenage superheroes from violating the Underage Superhuman Warfare Act (Kamala's Law). Its members include [[Dum Dum Dugan]], [[Robbie Baldwin|Speedball]], and [[Timeslip (comics)|Timeslip]].<ref>''Outlawed'' #1</ref>
===Craptacular B-Sides=== {{main|The Craptacular B-Sides}}
===Creators=== The '''Creators''' are a league of sorcerers from various time periods, some from at least as far back as the Pre-Cataclysmic era. Backed by the power of the In-Betweener, the Creators temporarily took control of the universe by transforming themselves into stars in an attempt to control the entire universe, and forcing the real stars into human forms. All was set right again by Doctor Strange and the Ancient One.<ref>''Doctor Strange'' (vol. 2) #26-28 (December 1977-April 1978 [bi-monthly])</ref>
===Crew=== {{main|The Crew (comics)}}
===Cross Technological Enterprises=== {{main|Cross Technological Enterprises}}
===Crusaders=== {{main|Crusaders (Marvel Comics)}}
==D== ===Daily Bugle=== {{main|Daily Bugle}}
===Damage Control=== {{main|Damage Control (comics)}}
===Dark Avengers=== {{main|Dark Avengers}}
===Dark Riders=== The '''Dark Riders''' is the name of several organizations.
====Apocalypse's Dark Riders==== The Dark Riders are a group of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] and [[Inhumans]] that serve [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]]. They consist of the Inhumans [[Gauntlet (Inhuman)|Gauntlet]], [[Foxbat (comics)|Foxbat]], [[Barrage (Marvel Comics)|Barrage]], [[Psynapse (comics)|Psynapse]], and [[Tusk (Marvel Comics)|Tusk]] and the mutants [[Spyne]], [[Lifeforce (comics)|Lifeforce]], [[Hurricane (comics)|Hurricane]], [[Deadbolt (comics)|Deadbolt]], [[Genesis (Marvel Comics)|Genesis]], and [[Dirtnap (comics)|Dirtnap]].<ref>''X-Factor'' #65</ref>
====Krakoan Dark Riders==== The '''[[Krakoa]]n Dark Riders''' were a group of mutants brought together by [[Magik]] to assist [[Man-Thing]] against Harrower.<ref>''X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing'' #1 (May, 2021)</ref> They reunited once more to stop [[Nature Girl (comics)|Nature Girl]] during her rampage.<ref>''X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic'' #68 (January 2023)</ref>
The team consisted of Magik, [[Marrow (character)|Marrow]], [[Shark-Girl]], [[Forearm (comics)|Forearm]], [[Mammomax]], and [[Wolf Cub (comics)|Wolf Cub]].
===Dark Sisterhood=== The Dark Sisterhood is an organization made up of the superhuman descendants of the Dark Mother (Fiona Knoblach), a precognitive mutant from the time of the [[Salem witch trials]]. The organization has many affluent connections and seeks global domination. They first appeared in ''Cable'' #88 (December, 2000).
===Dark X-Men=== {{main|Dark X-Men}}
Norman Osborn formed his own version of the X-Men during the "Dark Reign" storyline called the '''Dark X-Men'''.
===Darkhold Redeemers=== The '''Darkhold Redeemers''' are a group led by [[Victoria Montesi]], the last member of the Montesi family, and consisting of Professor Louise Hastings, her grandson Jinx, [[Interpol]] agent Sam Buchanan, and [[Modred the Mystic]]. They attempted to curtail the effects of the lost pages of the ''[[Darkhold]]''. The Darkhold Redeemers starred in the series ''Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins''. Many pages of the Darkhold were being passed around by a demonic dwarf. The recipients of the page could use them to grant a wish at the cost of their soul and the wish tends to go horrifically wrong.<ref>''The Darkhold'' #1 (October 1992)</ref>
===Daughters of Liberty=== The '''Daughters of Liberty''' are an all-female group that are determined to protect the freedom of everyone at all costs. [[Harriet Tubman]] was the leader of one incarnation under the name of Dryad. In the present, [[Peggy Carter]] has taken on the Dryad name and the present-day Daughters of Liberty consist of [[Agatha Harkness]], [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]], [[Invisible Woman]], [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]], [[Sharon Carter]], [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Spider-Woman]], [[Shuri (character)|Shuri]], and [[White Tiger (Ava Ayala)|White Tiger]].<ref>''Captain America'' (vol. 9) #7</ref>
===Daughters of the Dragon=== {{main|Daughters of the Dragon}}
===Dawn of the White Light=== The '''Dawn of the White Light''' is a Japan-based mutant death-cult led by [[Gorgon (Tomi Shishido)|Gorgon]]. The cult forms an alliance with the Hand and [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]] and together they turn superhumans to brainwashed assassins. The brainwashed X-Man [[Northstar (character)|Northstar]] then becomes the leader of the Dawn of the White Light and they go on a killing spree in America. Wolverine and a group of Sentinels destroy the cult.
===Deadpool Corps=== The '''Deadpool Corps''' is an alliance of alternate universe versions of Deadpool. [[Lady Deadpool]] and [[Headpool]] return from their previous appearances in ''Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth'', joined by newcomers [[Kidpool]], a child version of Deadpool who attends [[Professor X]]'s school,<ref name="Prelude to Deadpool Corps #2">''Prelude to Deadpool Corps'' #2.</ref> and [[Dogpool]], a dog who possesses Deadpool's healing factor.<ref name="Prelude to Deadpool Corps #3">''Prelude to Deadpool Corps'' #3.</ref> They are later joined by [[Champion of the Universe]] (going by the name of "Championpool"), and a squirrel called Squirrelpool who comes from Earth-41627. The group was brought together by the Elder of the Universe known as the Contemplator. He brought them together to stop the powerful cosmic being known as the Awareness. The Awareness absorbed entire worlds, devouring the people's consciousnesses.<ref>''Deadpool Corps'' #1</ref> They gained other members like Beard of Beespool of Earth-616, [[5 Ronin|Fool]] of Earth-11542 (Watari), the Golden Age Deadpool of Earth-67484 (Frederick Wilson), [[Pandapool]] of Earth-51315, and various other versions of Deadpool.
====Deadpool Corps in other media==== The Deadpool Corps appear in ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]'', consisting of Ladypool (portrayed by Christiaan Bettridge and voiced by [[Blake Lively]]), Cowboypool (voiced by [[Matthew McConaughey]]), Headpool (portrayed by Geoff Redknap and voiced by [[Nathan Fillion]]), Kidpool (portrayed by Inez Reynolds), Babypool (portrayed by Olin Reynolds), Welshpool (portrayed by [[Paul Mullin (footballer, born 1994)|Paul Mullin]]), Canadapool (portrayed by Alex Kyshkovych), Haroldpool (portrayed by an uncredited Harry Holland), [[Zenpool]] (portrayed by an uncredited Kevin Fortin), Roninpool (portrayed by an uncredited Hung Dante Dong), Deadpool 2099 (portrayed by an uncredited Ailís Smith), Golden Age Deadpool (portrayed by an uncredited Martin Wilde), Piratepool, Scottishpool, Shortpool, Kingpool, Cupidpool, [[The Greatest Showman|Greatest Showman]] Deadpool, Jesterpool, Detectivepool, a hooded Deadpool, and a Deadpool with white parts on his suit.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Salmon |first1=Will |title=All the Deadpool variants in Deadpool and Wolverine |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/all-the-deadpool-variants-in-deadpool-and-wolverine/ |magazine=Games Radar |date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Power |first1=Tom |title=Deadpool and Wolverine cameos: every big Marvel character appearance in the MCU Phase 5 movie |url=https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/deadpool-and-wolverine-cameos-every-big-marvel-character-appearance-in-the-mcu-phase-5-movie |website=TechRadar |date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024}}</ref>
===Death Commandos=== The Shi'ar Death Commandos are a team working for the [[Shi'ar]] empire. Created by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[Chris Bachalo]], they made their first appearance in ''The [[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #467 (December 2005).
The Shi'ar Death Commandos are a black-ops team operating under the Shi'ar, out of the public eye. They were involved in eliminating the Grey Genome, killing all members of [[Jean Grey]]'s family, except for [[Rachel Summers|Rachel Grey]] and [[Cable (character)|Cable]].<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #466–468</ref> [[Gladiator (Kallark)|Gladiator]] later hunted down the Death Commandos, believing they had killed [[Lilandra Neramani]]. He was almost defeated by the member Black Cloak, but was saved by the arrival of Rachel Grey and the [[Starjammers]], the former killing Black Cloak.<ref>''War of Kings'' #3–6</ref>
When Xandra Neramani, daughter of Lilandra and [[Professor X|Charles Xavier]], was training to take the Shi'ar throne, she asked to see her aunt, [[Deathbird]]. Oracle of the [[Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)|Imperial Guard]], saw Deathbird as a threat, and sent the Death Commandos to kill Deathbird and her escort, the [[New Mutants]]. Many members of the Commandos died or were defeated.<ref>''New Mutants'' (vol. 4) #7</ref>
A new group of Commandos were mobilised by [[Electron (comics)|Electron]] to kill Xandra.<ref>''Imperial War: Exiles'' #1 (September, 2025)</ref>
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===Death Sponsors=== The '''Death Sponsors''' are a group of merecenaries operating in the [[Mojoverse]]. They have worked for the [[Grandmaster (Marvel Comics)|Grandmaster]] and were tasked with capturing Arize, which lead them into conflict with the [[X-Men]]. They were later all killed by [[Shatterstar]], except Timeslot who was killed by [[Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor)|Night Thrasher]].<ref>''Shatterstar'' #1-4 (December 2018 - January 2019)</ref> The members of the Death Sponsors were '''Cancellator''', '''Deadair''', '''Lead-In''', '''Sweepzweak''', and '''Timeslot'''.
===Death Squad=== The '''Death Squad''' are an organization hired by a mysterious employer who wants Iron Man dead. They manage to track Iron Man down at his main office, and a battle began. Though they gave Iron Man a good run for his money, they were not able to defeat the super-hero. Iron Man is about to defeat the entire group, but they manage an escape. Iron Man is unable to give pursuit, as the Death Squad had damaged his armor's boot jets.<ref>''The Invincible Iron Man'' (vol. 3) #1</ref> Later, the Death Squad decide to give the murder attempt another try. They assist their employer (Justin Hammer) in the murder of several ionically powered beings and in the graverobbing of several of Iron Man's old acquaintances. [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] leader [[Nick Fury]] informs Iron Man about this and he investigates the matter, with the trail eventually leading toward the Death Squad, who were hiding out at the old castle of the ionically powered long-time Avengers foe [[Count Nefaria]]. Nefaria is revealed to be their employer. Iron Man manages to defeat Nefaria and his other minion, [[Nitro (character)|Nitro]]. In the heat of battle, the Death Squad again manages to escape.<ref>''The Invincible Iron Man'' Annual '99</ref>
===Death-Throws=== {{Infobox comics organization <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> |image=Death-Throws (Marvel comic).jpg |caption=(From left to right) Bombshell, Ringleader, Knickknack, Oddball and Tenpin in [[Captain America]] #317 (May 1986). Art by [[Paul Neary]] |imagesize= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |debut=''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #317<br>(May 1986) |creators=[[Mark Gruenwald]]<br>[[Paul Neary]] |base=New York |members=[[Bombshell (Marvel Comics)|Bombshell]]<br>Knickknack<br>[[Oddball (character)|Oddball (Orville Bock)]]<br>[[Oddball (comics)|Oddball (Elton Healey)]]<br>[[Ringleader (comics)|Ringleader]]<br>Tenpin |cat= teams |subcat=Marvel Comics |hero= |villain=y |sortkey=Death-Throws |name=Death-Throws}} The '''Death-Throws''' are a team of supervillains that first appeared in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #317 (May 1986) and were created by [[Mark Gruenwald]] and [[Paul Neary]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |author-link=Jeff Rovin |title=[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |pages=389–390}}[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsu0000rovi_h5r9/page/388/mode/2up]</ref> Introduced as enemies of [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]], the Death-Throws consists primarily of [[Juggling|jugglers]] who each use various [[juggling prop]]s as weapons.
The Ringleader and the Healey brothers (Oddball and Tenpin) came together to form the juggling-themed supervillain group, the Death-Throws. Knickknack was later recruited as the fourth member of the group. Oddball, given to his eccentric behaviour, quit the Death-Throws and branched out on his own.<ref name="autogenerated1">''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' (vol. 2) (Deluxe Edition) #3 (1985)</ref> Oddball was hired, along with Bombshell, by [[Crossfire (comics)|Crossfire]] to battle [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] and [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]]. The two supervillains subdued the heroes and delivered them to Crossfire. Later, when Hawkeye had managed to escape, Bombshell, Oddball and Crossfire were defeated and handed over to the authorities.<ref>''Hawkeye'' #3-4 (1983)</ref> Bombshell and Oddball were broken out of prison by Oddball's brother, Tenpin, and became members of the Death-Throws.<ref name="autogenerated1" />
Bombshell underwent a genetic experiment to gain superpowers, gaining the ability to fire explosive energy blasts from her hands. Bombshell then joined an all female team of supervillains called the [[Femizons]]. The team were later defeated by Captain America. Bombshell's experimental new powers soon faded.<ref>''Captain America'' #389-392 (1991)</ref> Oddball was recruited by [[Doctor Octopus]] to join his incarnation of the [[Masters of Evil]]. The team were quickly defeated by the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].<ref>''Guardians of the Galaxy'' #28 (1992)</ref> Oddball was later killed while taking part in the Bloodsport competition in [[Madripoor]]. He was killed in the first round of the tournament by a tribal warrior called the Headhunter.<ref>''Wolverine'' (vol. 2) #167 (2001)</ref> [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] reported that Knickknack was killed and resurrected to serve [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]] and the [[The Hand (comics)|Hand]] as part of their supervillain army. All the supervillains involved were released from the Hand's control and returned to normal.<ref>''Wolverine'' (vol. 3) #26 (2005)</ref>
Orville Bock was hired by the Death-Throws to become the new Oddball, adopting the original Oddball's costume and trick juggling balls.<ref>Crossfire's entry in ''All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #3 (2006)</ref> The Death-Throws, along with Crossfire, were hired by [[Advanced Idea Mechanics#Splinter groups|R.A.I.D]] to take part in a terrorist attack on [[London]]. The team attacked civilians from the top of [[Tower Bridge]], but soon come into conflict with [[Union Jack (Joseph Chapman)|Union Jack]] and [[Sabra (character)|Sabra]]. Despite gaining the upper hand early in the battle, the Death-Throws and Crossfire were soon defeated. Bombshell, the last member of the team left standing, defused her bombs and surrendered.<ref>''Union Jack'' (vol. 2) #2 (2006)</ref>
====Death-T.H.R.O.W.S.==== '''Death T.H.R.O.W.S.''' is a group of foot soldiers employed by Crossfire.<ref>''Avengers Spotlight'' #23-25 (1989)</ref> However, deciding to leave behind the "fifth rate hacks in ridiculous costumes", Crossfire created a new army for himself. His "Death T.H.R.O.W.S". (Techno Hybrid Remotely Operated Weapons Systems) are robotic constructs that obey only his commands and each carry a small capable arsenal concealed within their armored shells.<ref name="autogenerated2">''Hawkeye & Mockingbird'' #3 (2010)</ref> Crossfire used his Death T.H.R.O.W.S. to battle his old enemies Hawkeye and Mockingbird.<ref>''Hawkeye & Mockingbird'' #2-5 (2010)</ref>
Originally, the robotic Death T.H.R.O.W.S. were known as 'Magnum Z's'.<ref>''Heroic Age: Villains'' #1 (2011)</ref> The Magnum Z's were fully automated smart soldiers created for the United States. But the US senate ceased their development when they realised that the Magnum Z's abilities were in conflict with the [[Geneva Convention]]. Crossfire acquired the defunct Magnum Z's to use in a plot to conquer the Isle of El Guapo,<ref>''Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' #40-41 (1992)</ref> then later adapted them for his own purposes.<ref name=autogenerated2/>
====Death-Throws in other media==== * A character inspired by Alvin Healy named '''John Healy''' appears in the [[Daredevil season 1|first season]] of ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'', portrayed by Alex Morf. He is a veteran assassin under [[Kingpin (character)|Wilson Fisk]]'s employ. Healy is hired to kill Prohaska, a rival of Fisk's [[Russian mafia]] associates Anatoly and Vladimir Ranskahov. After acquiring a gun from [[Turk Barrett]], Healy approaches Prohaska, disarms the bodyguard, and tries to shoot Prohaska. However, the gun jams, forcing Healy to fight and kill Prohaska before surrendering to the arriving police. [[James Wesley (comics)|James Wesley]] hires Nelson & Murdock to defend Healy by claiming self-defense. Disliking Healy, [[Foggy Nelson]] initially tries to turn down the case, but [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Matt Murdock]] overrules the decision to gain information on Healy. When Healy goes to trial, Murdock realizes that several of the jurors are being blackmailed by Fisk. Despite Murdock's best efforts, the jury deadlocks, and Healy is released without a retrial. He is later accosted by Murdock, who interrogates Healy for his benefactor's name. Realizing that neither he nor his loved ones will be safe if he confesses, Healy abruptly kills himself.{{dubious|date=May 2021}} * Tenpin appears in ''[[M.O.D.O.K. (TV series)|M.O.D.O.K.]]'', voiced by [[Chris Parnell]].
===Death Web=== '''Death Web''' is an organization whose members were granted super powers by the [[Commission on Superhuman Activities]] with the intent that they use their powers to serve the government.<ref>''Spider-Woman'' #2 (December 1993)</ref> The team's individual members each obtained their unique powers through the scientific manipulation of chemicals extracted from exotic plants from the Amazon jungle.
===Decepticons=== {{main|Decepticon}}
===Deep Six=== The '''Deep Six''' is the name of two organizations.
====Namor's Deep Six==== When [[Namor|Namor the Sub-Mariner]] was missing and framed for crimes in the surface world, several of his Atlantean allies set out to find him together as the first '''Deep Six'''. The impromptu group consisted of [[Stingray (Marvel Comics)|Stingray]], [[Andromeda (Marvel Comics)|Andromeda]], [[Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)|Tiger Shark]], [[Tamara Rahn]], and [[Triton (Marvel Comics)|Triton]]. They battled against the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and then broke up shortly thereafter.<ref>''Namor, the Sub-Mariner'' #58 (January 1995)</ref>
====Attuma's Deep Six==== Alternatively, Attuma's incarnation of the '''Deep Six''' appeared in ''[[Defenders (comics)|The Defenders]]'' (vol. 2) #7 (September 2001). Membership of the group included [[Attuma]], Nagala, [[Orka (character)|Orka]], [[Piranha (comics)|Piranha]], [[Sea Urchin (comics)|Sea Urchin]], and Tiger Shark.
===Defenders=== {{main|Defenders (comics)}}
===Defenders of the Deep=== '''Defenders of the Deep''' is an organization established by Namor to protect the oceans. It consists of Tiger Shark, Orka, Andromeda, Echidna, the Piranhas, Fathom Five members Bloodtide and Manowar, and King Crab.<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 8) #9</ref>
===Delta Network=== {{main|Delta Network}}
===Department H=== {{main|Department H}}
===Department K=== {{main|Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies}}
===Desert Stars=== The '''Desert Stars''' are [[Arizona]]'s sanctioned superhero team that are part of the Fifty-State Initiative. It consists of [[Two-Gun Kid]], [[Komodo (comics)|Komodo]], Johnny Cool, and Supermax. Blacksmith was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.<ref name="Avengers: The Initiative #16" />
===Desert Sword=== '''Desert Sword''' is [[Iraq]]'s personal superhuman military team, led by Sirocco. The original team's roster included Sirocco, Aminedi, the [[Veil (comics)|Veil]], and Black Raazer until Iraq forced [[Arabian Knight (character)|Arabian Knight]] onto the team.
===Deviants=== {{main|Deviant (comics)}}
===Dominus' Minions=== '''Dominus' Minions''' are a team employed by [[Dominus (Marvel Comics)|Dominus]] to help him conquer Earth. One of them was [[Sunstroke (comics)|Sunstroke]], a human being. The others were sentient beings created from lizards ("Gila"), cacti ("Cactus"), and rocks ("Butte") by means of the robot's alien technology. Dominus was able to create duplicates of each of the three artificially created beings.
===Dora Milaje=== {{main|Dora Milaje}}
===DP 7=== {{main|DP 7}}
==E== ===Earth Force=== '''Earth Force''' was formed from a group of hospitalized people who were transformed by Seth. It consists of Earth Lord (created from a police officer who was hospitalized after being shot by criminals), Skyhawk (created from a businessman who was hospitalized from overwork), and Wind Warrior (created from a housewife who was hospitalized following a suicide attempt).<ref>''The Mighty Thor'' #395</ref>
===Elder Gods=== The '''Elder Gods''' are the oldest of Earth's deities, namely [[Set (Marvel Comics)|Set]], [[Chthon (Marvel Comics)|Chthon]], [[Gaea (Marvel Comics)|Gaea]] and Oshtur. Later, the Gibborim, Tiwaz, Utgard-Loki, and Toranos in ''Immortal Thor'' were added to their number.
===Elders of the Universe=== {{main|Elders of the Universe}}
===Elementals=== {{main|Elementals (Marvel Comics)}}
===Elementals of Doom=== The '''Elementals of Doom''' are personifications of Air, Water, Earth and Fire and referred to as such. They were created by [[Diablo (Marvel Comics)|Diablo]] through the use of the Tailsmans of Power to battle the [[Fantastic Four]]. He later created a fifth member called the Trans-Mutant who had the ability to transform the composition of one object to another. Diablo later combined all four Elementals into the '''Elematrix'''.
===Elements of Doom=== The '''Elements of Doom''' are a group consisting of numerous humanoid beings composed of the [[periodic table]]. They were created by aliens to battle the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], but were all defeated. They were then recruited by Diablo after his Elementals of Doom were destroyed.
===Emissaries of Evil=== {{main|Emissaries of Evil}}
===Enchanters Three=== {{main|Enchanters Three}}
===Enclave=== '''Enclave''' is the name of several organizations.
====Enclave==== The first Enclave was founded by scientists Jerome Hamilton, [[Maris Morlak]], Wladyslav Shinski, and Carlo Zota. The organization's goal was to use advanced technology to establish a benevolent world dictatorship under the rule of the scientists. The four scientists successfully faked their deaths and disappeared from society, using their technology and abandoned [[Deviant (comics)|Deviant]] technology they had found. The scientists' first significant accomplishment was the creation of the superhumanly powerful humanoid being they referred to as "[[Adam Warlock|Him]]" in an attempt to "create a perfect race of human beings "without evil - without sin." After entering a cocoon and undergoing metamorphosis, Him emerges, killing Jerome Hamilton and destroying the Citadel.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #66-67</ref>
The surviving scientists create another superhumanly powerful humanoid they call "[[Kismet (Marvel Comics)|Paragon]]" (Her/Kismet). Her escapes the scientists' custody and destroys their rebuilt citadel.<ref>''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) Annual #6</ref>
Taking the name Enclave, the scientists financed Security College in New York State in an information-gathering scheme. They hired Monocle (Michael Berman) to acquire students' industrial, military, and political information. However, they uncovered the Security College operation, and the [[Human Torch]] and Spider-Man defeated Monocle. Monocle was later killed by the Enclave, who soon abandoned the operation.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #207</ref>
After Shinkski, Morlak, and Zota are injured, Kismet places the three in cocoons to heal them, giving them superhuman powers. They shift their focus to helping humanity rather than conquering Earth, though they disagree on how to best achieve this goal. They find that they cannot travel far from each other without suffering power loss and great pain. The Enclave's actions cause long-term effects that they are unaware of. They accept Kismet's advice to learn more about their powers by investigating their source, and Kismet accompanies the Enclave into space.<ref>''Cosmic Powers Unlimited'' #2</ref> The Enclave's superhuman powers eventually fade.<ref>''Spider-Man: Dead Man's Hand''</ref>
====Asmodeus-worshipping Enclave==== Another unrelated Enclave in Marvel Comics first appeared in ''The [[Tomb of Dracula]]'' (vol. 2) #2 in Dec. 1979. The group consisted of Damian Burnemissza, Druig, Satas, Kirk Druker, and Sondra. This Enclave was an organization of occultists dedicated to the worship of the demon [[Asmodeus (Marvel Comics)|Asmodeus]]. They were enemies of the Dimensional Man and [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]].<ref>''The Tomb of Dracula'' (vol. 2) #2</ref> This group was created by [[Marv Wolfman]] and [[Steve Ditko]].
====Sewer-dwelling Enclave==== [[Miles Morales]]' clone [[Shift (Marvel Comics)|Shift]] created an Enclave consisting of sewer-dwellers who would be prosecuted on the surface. They consist of [[Lizard (character)|Curt Connors]], [[Billy Connors (character)|Billy Connors]], [[Martha Connors]], Miguel Fuentes, Grace Jonas, Lee Jonas, [[Vermin (character)|Vermin]], and the Jacks (smaller clones of [[Jackal (Marvel Comics character)|Jackal]]).<ref>''Spectacular Spider-Men'' #11</ref>
====Enclave in other media==== * The Enclave appears in ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]'', led by Maris Morlak.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hermanns |first=Grant |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Clip Introduces Wesley Snipes' Morlak |url=https://screenrant.com/moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-clip-wesley-snipes-morlak/ |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> Additionally, [[Moon Girl (Marvel Comics)|Moon Girl]]'s grandmother Miriam "Mimi" Lafayette appears as a former member. Years prior, Morlak and Mimi attempted to steal research they had conducted on inter-dimensional travel. After their superiors betrayed them, only to be killed by an otherworldly creature, Morlak took over the Enclave while Mimi fled and started a family.<ref>{{cite episode|title=OMG Issue #1|series=Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur|credits=Buongiorno, Trey (director); Taylor Vaughn-Lasley & Liz Hara (writer)|network=Disney Channel; Disney+|airdate=April 12, 2023|season=1|number=15}}</ref> * The Enclave appears in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Aaron |date=April 17, 2008 |title=The Incredible Hulk First Look |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-incredible-hulk-first-look/1100-6189435/ |access-date=July 2, 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=en-US}}</ref> This version of the organization is led by four mysterious unnamed scientists in [[Exoskeleton (human)|armored suits]] who each lead a separate branch. "'''Ceres Leader'''" is the head of genetics and chemical weapons, "'''Jupiter Leader'''" is the head of weather manipulation, "'''Minerva Leader'''" is the head of the mind control and psych-ops branch, and "'''Vulcan Leader'''" is the head of mechanical design. They have total disregard for human life, testing their devices on the citizens of Manhattan, launching many schemes of conquest, and would eliminate all obstacles that stand in their way.
===Enforcers=== {{main|Enforcers (comics)}}
===Eternals=== {{main|Eternals (comics)}}
===Evil Deadpool Corps=== The '''Evil Deadpool Corps''' is a counterpart of the [[Deadpool Corps]] that consist of evil alternate universe version of [[Deadpool]]. It is led by Dreadpool of Earth-12101 and consists of Assassin Deadpool of Earth-13134, Beard of Beespool of Earth-616 (who was revealed to be a spy for the Deadpool Corps), Cesspool, Galactipool, D.E.A.D.P.O.O.L. (a [[MODOK]] version of Deadpool), Dead Man Wade of Earth-295, [[Deadpool#Ultimate Marvel|Deadpool of Earth-1610]], Deadpool Kid of Earth-1108, Deadpool the Duck of Earth-791021, Deadpool Dinosaur (a Deadpool/[[Devil Dinosaur]] hybrid), [[Evil Deadpool]] of Earth-616, Iron Man of Earth-97116, Spiralpool, Swordsman of "[[Heroes Reborn (1996 comic)|Heroes Reborn]]", Venompool of Earth-90211, War, Wolverinepool, and an assortment of unidentified evil Deadpools.<ref>''Deadpool Kills Deadpool'' #2-4</ref>
===Excalibur=== {{main|Excalibur (comics)}}
===Exemplars=== The '''Exemplars''' are a group of eight humans granted superhuman powers by the [[Octessence]], in a bid to see which member of the Octessence is the most powerful among them. The humans were empowered by physical manifestations of the beings within the Octessence, and their minds were warped in the process. The Exemplars are typically as malevolent as the respective beings which empower them.
The team initially tried to create a "God Machine" to control the minds of humanity, but were thwarted. They next attempted to execute the member [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]] for defecting, fighting the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]. [[Captain America]] convinved Bedlam to use her powers to undo the control of the Octessence on the other members, causing the team to disband. ====Members==== *'''Bedlam''' ('''Olisa Kabaki'''): An eight-year-old girl from [[Kenya]] empowered by the Ivory Idol of Ikonn, she possesses powerful telepathic and telekinetic abilities, including the ability to fire off debilitating mental bolts. *'''[[Carnivore (comics)|Carnivore]]''' ('''Andreas Zorba'''): A Greek Count empowered by the Fearsome Fist of Farallah, he possesses superhuman physical abilities, enhanced senses, and powerful claws. He was killed by the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]].<ref>''Black Knight'' (vol. 4) #1</ref> *'''Conquest''' ('''Bridget Malone'''): A woman from [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]], with suspected links to the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]]. She went on the run when she was suspected of being involved in a shootout with the police. Empowered by the Kestrel Key of Krakkan, Conquest possesses enhanced fighting skills and a wide assortment of weaponry attached to her costume, also demonstrating enhanced agility and the ability to fire powerful bolts of energy from the Kestrel Key. *'''Decay''' ('''Yoshiro Hachiman'''): A Japanese [[business efficiency expert]], empowered by the Verdant Vial of Valtorr, he possesses a "touch of death" that caused both organic and inorganic objects to disintegrate. *'''Inferno''' ('''Samantha McGee'''): An American pilot from [[Tennessee]] that resigned and moved to [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]] to set up her own company, McGee Charter Service. She was empowered by the Blinding Brazier of Balthakk, she possesses the ability to fly and generate intense heat and flames, generally focused on powerful bolts of energy strong enough to vaporize steel. *'''[[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]]''' ('''Cain Marko'''): Stepbrother of [[Professor X]] and long-time foe of the [[X-Men]]. Empowered by the Crimson Crystal of [[Cyttorak]], he possesses superhuman strength and invulnerability, becoming unstoppable once in motion. *'''Stonecutter''' ('''Utama Somchart'''): An itinerant worker from [[Thailand]]. He was a dreamer and graffiti artist who lacked professional skills and the talent to be the artist he wanted to be. He is empowered by the Ringed Ruby of Raggadorr, possessing enhanced strength and combat skills, as well as the ability to design and build machines rapidly. *'''Tempest''' ('''Nicolette Giroux'''): A French woman and an international game warden who was known to take her job too far. Empowered by the Wondrous Waterfall of Watoomb, she possesses the ability to manipulate nature, which enables her to manipulate plant life, the earth, weather, and the wind, as well as transform into living fog.
===Exiles=== {{main|Exiles (Marvel Comics)}}
===Externals=== {{main|Externals}}
===Eyekillers=== The Eyekillers first appeared in ''[[Doctor Strange (comic book)|Doctor Strange]]'' #38 (December 1979), and were created by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[Gene Colan]]. The Eyekillers subsequently appear in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #222 (October 1987).
The Eyekillers were demons of Native American legend. They had owls' heads, snakes' bodies, and mountain lions' forelegs. They can appear to be humans, and can drain the life forces of humans and project destructive mystic bolts.
Eyekillers have fought [[Doctor Strange]],<ref>''Doctor Strange'' #38</ref> and [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] and the [[Adversary (comics)|Adversary]] (posing as Nazé).<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #222</ref>
==F== ===Factor Three=== {{main|Factor Three}}
===Fallen Angels=== {{main|Fallen Angels (comics)}}
===Fangs=== The '''Fangs''' are a group that was created to assist Viper in her goals. Its members are Bludgeon, Heat-Ray, Razorblade, and Slither.
===Fantastic Five=== {{main|Fantastic Five}}
===Fantastic Force=== {{main|Fantastic Force}}
===Fantastic Four=== {{main|Fantastic Four}}
===Fast Five=== '''Fast Five''' is an organization founded by [[Blue Streak (comics)|Blue Streak]] whose members sport similar suits to him. Its members consist of Gold Rush, Green Light, Redline, and Silver Ghost.<ref>''Captain America and the Mighty Avengers'' #2 (November 2014)</ref>
Following "[[The War of the Realms]]" storyline, the Fast Five attempt to steal [[Asgard (comics)|Asgardian]] weaponry and encounter [[Jane Foster]]. When Gold Rush tries to steal Foster's sword Dragonfang, he is killed by [[Bullseye (Marvel Comics)|Bullseye]], who takes Dragonfang.<ref>''Valkyrie: Jane Foster'' #1</ref>
The Fast Five later battle [[Spider-Man]], having recruited a second Gold Rush.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #37</ref>
===Fathom Five=== The '''Fathom Five''' is an [[Homo mermanus|Atlantean]] splintered military group with goals to decimate the surface world and were formed by a strike force called the "Fury of the Sea". It consists of [[Bloodtide (comics)|Bloodtide]], [[Dragonrider (comics)|Dragonrider]], [[Llyron]], [[Manowar (comics)|Manowar]], and [[Sea Leopard (comics)|Sea Leopard]].
===Fear Lords=== The '''Fear Lords''' are an organization consisting of seven demons consisting of [[D'Spayre]], [[Dweller-in-Darkness]], [[Kkallakku]], [[Lurking Unknown]], [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]], [[Nox (comics)|Nox]], and [[Straw Man (comics)|Straw Man]] who conspired to conquer and rule the Earth through [[fear]]. They were opposed by [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]] and [[Doctor Strange]], and Straw Man (who betrayed them).
===Femizons=== {{main|Femizons}}
===Femme Fatales=== {{main|Femme Fatales (comics)}}
===First Line=== '''First Line''' is an organization that first appeared in ''[[Marvel: The Lost Generation]]''—essentially a [[retroactive continuity|retcon]] to fill the gaps caused by Marvel's "[[floating timeline|sliding timescale]]", in which the emergence of major superheroes and events was only supposed to have occurred "about ten or fifteen years ago".
The team's roster changes considerably over the decades, two constant members being a wealthy urban warrior called [[Black Fox (comics)|Black Fox]] and a female [[Eternals (comics)|Eternal]] who goes by the code name [[Pixie]].
===Five Weapons Society=== {{Main|Five Weapons Society}}
===Flashmob=== '''Flashmob''' is an organization of street criminals that were originally formed to attack [[Power Man (Victor Alvarez)|Power Man]]. It consists of [[Tilda Johnson|Nightshade]], [[Chemistro]], [[Cheshire Cat (Marvel Comics)|Cheshire Cat]], [[Comanche (comics)|Comanche]], [[Cockroach Hamilton]], [[Mr. Fish]], and [[Spear (comics)|Spear]].<ref>''Shadowland: Power Man'' #2</ref>
===Flight=== {{main|Alpha Flight#The Flight}}
===Folding Circle=== {{main|New Warriors#Folding Circle}}
===Followers of the Light=== {{main|Shogun Warriors (comics)}}
===Force of Nature=== '''Force of Nature''' is an eco-terrorist group that work for the organization Project Earth. Known members are [[Aqueduct (comics)|Aqueduct]], [[Firebrand (Marvel Comics)|Firebrand]], Firewall, [[Aireo|Skybreaker]], [[Sunstreak]], and [[Terraformer (comics)|Terraformer]].<ref>''The New Warriors'' #7</ref>
===Force Works=== {{main|Force Works}}
===Four Winds=== The '''Four Winds''' is a global crime syndicate with 20,000 members who have battled [[Deadpool]].<ref>''Deadpool'' (vol. 2) #65</ref>
===Freedom's Five=== '''Freedom's Five''' is a [[World War I]] team featuring [[Union Jack (Marvel Comics)|Union Jack]], [[Phantom Eagle#Marvel Comics|Phantom Eagle]], Sir Steel, Silver Squire and Crimson Cavalier.
===Freedom Force=== {{main|Freedom Force (comics)}}
===Friends of Humanity=== {{expand section|date=March 2024}} The '''Friends of Humanity''' (FoH) is an anti-[[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] [[hate group]] founded by [[Graydon Creed]]. Known members include [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]], Checks, Grinder, Hanratty, Jumbo, and W. C. Taylor.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #299</ref>
====Friends of Humanity in other media==== * The Friends of Humanity appear in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=Richard |date=March 22, 2024 |title=Marvel Just Stole The Thunder Of An Unresolved MCU Plot That Might Never Be Solved |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-just-stole-the-thunder-of-an-unresolved-mcu-plot-that-might-never-be-solved/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> initially led by Graydon Creed before a ruling council take over. ** The Friends of Humanity appear in ''[[X-Men '97]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fink |first=Richard |date=March 20, 2024 |title=These Are All the Biggest Easter Eggs You Might've Missed in the ''X-Men '97'' Premiere |url=https://movieweb.com/x-men-97-easter-eggs-episodes-1-2/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[MovieWeb]] |language=en}}</ref> led by [[X-Cutioner]].
===Frightful Four=== {{main|Frightful Four}}
===Future Foundation=== {{main|Future Foundation}}
==G== ===Galactic Guardians=== {{main|List of Guardians of the Galaxy members#Galactic Guardians}}
===Gamma Corps=== {{main|Gamma Corps}}
===Gamma Flight=== {{main|Gamma Flight}}
===Garrison=== The '''Garrison''' is [[Vermont]]'s sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are [[Fin (character)|Fin]] and [[Man-Eater (comics)|Man-Eater]].<ref>''Penance Relentless'' #3</ref>
===Gene Nation=== {{main|Morlocks (comics)#Africa/Gene Nation}}
===Generation X=== {{main|Generation X (comics)}}
===Genetix=== '''Genetix''' is an organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by [[Andy Lanning]], Graham Marks, and [[Phil Gascoine]] and first appeared in ''Codename Genetix'' #1 (January 1993), followed by another [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] called ''Genetix'' (October 1993).
Dr. Oonagh Mullarkey forcibly recruited Genetix into the genetic experiments for Gena-Sys, the genetic research division of [[Mys-Tech]]. During the mutation process, their original brain patterns and memories were buried under false memory implants of artificial backgrounds. In addition, their powers have been augmented by their bio-armor, created from proto-silicon implants (derived from the [[Digitek (character)|Digitek]] project), which have also bonded to their [[DNA]] strands. Mullarkey fitted each member with restrainer monitoring harnesses to give them greater control of their developing powers. The group members also developed a symbiotic link that allowed them to operate at enhanced efficiency when they were close to each other.
===Ghosts of Cyclops=== The '''Ghosts of Cyclops''' are young misguided college-age mutant extremists who attack Chicago as part of the legacy of the deceased [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] and wear the same visors as him. They are led by Thirst (who possesses strong water-spewing abilities) and consist of [[Juice (comics)|Juice]] (who possesses electrokinesis and flight), Pillar (who can turn into a gray-skinned [[Hulk]]-like form), Sebastian (who can turn into a humanoid crustacean and generate fire), Tarpit (who can generate a tar-like substance), and an unnamed member. The Ghosts of Cyclops encounter the time-displaced Cyclops and the rest of the younger time-displaced X-Men. When the police get involved and plan to shoot the Ghosts of Cyclops, Cyclops fires a beam in front of both groups. The police are persuaded not to use lethal methods against them.<ref>''All-New X-Men'' (vol. 2) #1-3</ref>
===Goblin Nation=== The '''Goblin Nation''', also known as the '''Goblin Underground''', is a group of organized crime composed of Goblin-themed villains led by [[Norman Osborn]] operating as the [[Goblin King]] against the [[The Superior Spider-Man|Superior Spider-Man]].<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' #10 (July 2013)</ref>
====Goblin Nation in other media==== The Goblin Nation appears in the ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' multi-part episode "Goblin War". This incarnation consists of various Goblin clans led by [[Silvermane]], [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], [[Crossbones (character)|Crossbones]], and the Wake Riders, with [[Vulture (Marvel Comics)|Adrian Toomes]] operating as the Goblin King.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Goblin War, Part 1|series=Spider-Man|network=Disney XD|season=2|number=23|airdate=November 10, 2019}}</ref>
===Godzilla Squad=== The '''Godzilla Squad''' was formed to study [[Godzilla]], ideally by capturing him, and preventing injury both to and by him. It was funded and partially controlled by S.H.I.E.L.D., with technology—such as the [[Red Ronin]] mecha—constructed by Stark International. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents attached to the Godzilla Squad included Dum Dum Dugan, Jimmy Woo, and Gabe Jones. The group was occasionally aided by the Avengers (particularly Henry Pym), the Fantastic Four (particularly Reed Richards), and Spider-Man. The organization was frequently opposed by [[Doctor Demonicus]].
===Grapplers=== {{main|Grapplers (comics)}}
===Great Beasts=== The '''Great Beasts''' are a group of supernatural origin, originally created as antagonists for [[Alpha Flight]]. They consist of Kariooq, Kolomaq, Neooqtoq, Ranaq, Somon, [[Tanaraq]], Tolomaq, and [[Tundra (Marvel Comics)|Tundra]].<ref>''Alpha Flight'' #24</ref>
Neooqtoq is described as the "deadliest" of the Great Beasts. Although the beast itself does not appear, Snowbird assumes its form to battle the slave gods of the [[Skrull]] Gods during the "[[Secret Invasion]]" storyline.<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #119</ref>
During the "[[Chaos War]]" storyline, Sasquatch gives [[Tundra (Marvel Comics)|Tundra]], Kariooq, Ranaq, Somon, Kolomaq, and Tolomaq access to Earth so they can kill [[Amatsu-Mikaboshi (character)|Amatsu-Mikaboshi]]. After Snowbird freezes them, the Great Beasts are impaled by Mikaboshi's tendrils and presumably killed.<ref>''Chaos War: Alpha Flight'' #1</ref>
===Great Lakes Avengers=== {{main|Great Lakes Avengers}}
===Green Springs=== '''Green Springs''' is a company established by [[Abomination (character)|Abomination]] that creates gamma mutates.<ref>''Gamma Flight'' #1</ref> Outside of gaining former Weapon X scientist Dr. Aliana Alba as an employee, Abomination had Green Springs repower Hulk's son [[Skaar (character)|Skaar]].<ref>''Gamma Flight'' #2</ref>
===Guardians of the Galaxy=== There were two versions of the '''Guardians of the Galaxy''':
====Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 version)==== {{main|Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)}}
====Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 version)==== {{main|Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)}}
===Guardsmen=== {{main|Guardsman (character)}}
===Gunhawks=== {{main|Gunhawks}}
==H== ===Haazareth Three=== The '''Haazareth Three''' are a trio of demons that operate out of the hellish realm ruled by [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]].
===H.A.M.M.E.R.=== [[File:H.A.M.M.E.R. logo.jpg|thumb|right|H.A.M.M.E.R. logo]] '''H.A.M.M.E.R.''' is an [[espionage]] and [[law enforcement]] agency that was founded and led by [[Norman Osborn]] to replace [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] The organisation plays a large part in the "[[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]]" and ''[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]'' storylines that ran from 2008 to 2010. In ''Dark Avengers'' #1, Osborn told [[Victoria Hand]] that it does stand for something, but when she questioned him further, he told her to "get on that for [him]".<ref name="davengers1">''Dark Avengers'' #1. Marvel Comics</ref> Also, in the ''[[Captain America: Reborn]]'' Prelude, when [[Sin (Marvel Comics)|Sin]], who is captured by H.A.M.M.E.R, asks what it stands for, the agent present claims that it is classified information which she does not have the necessary security clearance to divulge.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130517193656/https://marvel.com/digitalcomics/view.htm?iid=12669&title= Captain America: Reborn Prelude Online Preview]</ref>
The ramifications of the alien Skrulls' [[Secret Invasion|invasion of Earth]] forced a massive restructuring of the United States' defense network. At the time, the country's primary peace keeping agency was [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], led by [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]]. Because the Skrulls were able to compromise S.H.I.E.L.D.'s StarkTech technology, it was decided that S.H.I.E.L.D. was no longer an effective organization and Stark was personally held accountable for the Skrull invasion. In the wake of this controversy, [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] leader [[Norman Osborn]] manipulated the U.S. government into allowing him to serve as director of a replacement agency called H.A.M.M.E.R. Under Osborn's leadership, H.A.M.M.E.R. had administrative control over the entire [[Fifty State Initiative]].<ref>''Secret Invasion'' #8. Marvel Comics</ref> As the director of H.A.M.M.E.R., one of Osborn's first initiatives is to arrest Stark and [[Maria Hill]]. Moreover, Osborn wanted access to the database containing the identities of every hero registered under the [[Registration acts (comics)|Superhuman Registration Act]]. To prevent Osborn from gaining the information in the database, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes, Stark erases all known resources containing this sensitive information, including his own mind.<ref>''Invincible Iron Man'' #9. Marvel Comics</ref>
During the ''[[Siege (comics)|Siege of Asgard]]'', Osborn sends H.A.M.M.E.R., the [[Dark Avengers]], and the [[Avengers: The Initiative|Initiative]] members on his side to attack Asgard.<ref>''Siege'' #1</ref> The President was watching the invasion of Asgard with his security council; he ordered the Secretary of State to dispatch all available military forces to [[Broxton, Oklahoma]] and to have Osborn and the Dark Avengers arrested for treason. After this, the President lets Captain America deal with Osborn and orders the arriving military forces to focus on H.A.M.M.E.R.<ref>''Siege'' #3</ref> H.A.M.M.E.R. was soon officially dissolved.<ref>''Siege'' #4</ref>
===Hand=== {{main|The Hand (comics)}}
===Harriers=== The '''Harriers''' are a team of mercenary soldiers, trained and equipped to battle both conventional and superhuman opponents. The organization consists of a military-style unit headed by the commanding officer, '''Hardcase''', and nine other members. Each of the Harriers formerly served as an agent of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] When the original version of S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, these ten former S.H.I.E.L.D. banded together as the Harriers. The Harriers's last known base of operations was Colbert Chu's warehouse, Street of the Stunted Dog, Lowtown, [[Madripoor]]. Hardcase, Battleaxe, and Shotgun took an assignment from the DEA to infiltrate General Nguyen Ngoc Coy's organization in a failed attempt to destroy Coy's major opium crop in the Indochinese "Golden Triangle." During this operation, the Harriers clashed with [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]].<ref>''Wolverine'' (vol. 2) #5</ref> The Harriers were later hired by Wolverine to try to capture him, [[Betsy Braddock|Psylocke]], and [[Jubilee (character)|Jubilee]] as a test of the Harriers's skills.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #261</ref>
===Harvesters=== The '''Harvesters''' are [[Kansas]]' sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Pioneer, Grain Belt, Topeka, Meadowlark, and Sunflower.<ref>''Marvel Zombies Supreme'' #2</ref>
===H.A.T.E.=== {{main|Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort}}
===Hatut Zeraze=== {{expand section|date=August 2025}} The '''Hatut Zeraze''' (translated as '''Dogs of War'''; also called the '''War Dogs''' and '''Wakandan Security Force''') is Wakanda's secret police. When [[T'Chaka]] was killed by [[Klaw (character)|Klaw]], the Hatut Zeraze were dispatched to find the culprits responsible.<ref>''Black Panther'' (vol. 3) #3</ref>
====Hatut Zeraze in other media==== * The War Dogs appear in projects set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. ** The War Dogs appear in ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', with [[Zuri (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Zuri]] and [[Nakia (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Nakia]] as prominent members. ** The War Dogs appear in ''[[Eyes of Wakanda]]''.
===Headmen=== {{main|Headmen}}
===Heat=== The '''Heat''' is a private military company based in [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan]]. During one of their activities, several of the Heat members were defeated by [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]] and [[Elektra (character)|Elektra]].<ref>''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' (vol. 8) #2-4</ref> During the "[[Gang War (comics)|Gang War]]" storyline, Elektra discovers that the Heat is led by former [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] [[Lieutenant]] [[Rafael Scarfe]].<ref>''Daredevil: Gang War'' #1-4</ref>
A faction of the Heat was later established in [[Chicago]]. When [[Iron Man]], [[Ironheart (character)|Ironheart]], and [[Melinda May]] trace the Stark Industries technology that [[Agent 33|Kara Palamas]] had delivered to Chicago, they encounter the Heat, which is now led by [[Lucia von Bardas]].<ref>''Iron Man'' (vol. 7) #4</ref>
===Heavy Hitters=== The '''Heavy Hitters''' are [[Nevada]]'s sanctioned superhero team and part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Known members are [[Gravity (character)|Gravity]], [[Hardball (comics)|Hardball]], Nonstop, [[Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore)|Prodigy]], and Telemetry.<ref>''Avengers: The Initiative'' #18</ref>
===Heavy Metal=== '''Heavy Metal''' is the name of two organizations.
====Heavy Metal (Androids)==== '''Heavy Metal''' is a group of androids consisting of [[Super-Adaptoid]], [[Machine Man]], [[Awesome Android]], [[Sentry (Kree)|Sentry-459]], and [[TESS-One]].
====Heavy Metal (Brute Force villains)==== '''Heavy Metal''' is a group of cybernetic animals that were created by Multicorp to fight the Brute Force. It consists of a [[gorilla]] named Uproar, a [[rhinoceros]] named Ramrod, a [[shark]] named Bloodbath, a [[vulture]] named Tailgunner, and an [[octopus]] named Armory.
===Heavy Mettle=== '''Heavy Mettle''' is a supervillain group that was founded by [[Joseph Manfredi]].
===Heliopolitans=== {{main|Heliopolitans}}
===Hell-lords=== The '''Hell-lords''' are the lords of the kingdoms of Hell. Hell is broken into several smaller kingdoms ruled over by demonic entities who are generally at odds with each other. Most of these entities are devils and those considered powerful enough to be the strongest rulers in Hell are referred as the Hell-lords.
===Hell's Belles=== '''Hell's Belles''' is a team composed of female mutant terrorists. They were formed by Cyber to commit acts of extortion, and worked for a notorious drug cartel. The team consisted of Briquette, Flambé, Shrew, Tremolo, and Vague.<ref>''X-Factor'' #80 (May, 1992)</ref>
===Hellfire Club=== {{main|Hellfire Club (comics)}}
===Hellions=== {{main|Hellions (Marvel Comics)}}
===Heralds of Galactus=== {{main|Galactus#Heralds}}
===Heroes for Hire=== {{main|Heroes for Hire}}
===Hood's Gang=== {{expand section|date=June 2025}} '''Hood's Gang''' is a large alliance of supervillains established by [[Hood (Marvel Comics)|Hood]], who states that its members will be paid in [[seed money]]. The Hood's cousin [[John King (comics)|John King]] serves as his lieutenant.<ref>''The New Avengers'' #35</ref>
====Hood's Gang in other media==== A version of Hood's Gang appears in ''[[Ironheart (miniseries)|Ironheart]]''. This version consists of [[Parker Robbins (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hood]], [[John King (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|John King]], siblings [[Jeri Blood]] and [[Roz Blood]], pyrotechnics specialist [[Clown (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Clown]], tech specialist [[Stuart Clarke (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Rampage]], and hacker [[Slug (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Slug]].
===Hordeculture=== '''Hordeculture''' is a group of agrochemists, biotechnologists, and bioengineers consisting of Augusta Bromes, Lily Leymus, Edith Scutch, and Opal Vetiver. Specializing in the genetic manipulation and propaganda of plant life, they plan to depopulate the human race so that they can return Earth to what they consider a "more pristine state".<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 5) #3</ref>
===Horsemen of Apocalypse=== {{main|Horsemen of Apocalypse}}
===Hounds=== {{main|Hounds (comics)}}
===Howling Commandos=== {{main|Howling Commandos}}
===Hulk Gang=== The '''Hulk Gang''' is the name of two organizations in the "[[Old Man Logan]]" universe, both consisting of [[Hulk|Bruce Banner]]'s hillbilly grandchildren.
====Hulk Gang (Earth-807128 version)==== Hulk Gang members Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, and Otis Banner beat up Logan and would inflict more pain on him if he did not pay double by next month.<ref>''Wolverine'' (vol. 3) #66</ref> As Logan was with Hawkeye to obtain the money, the Hulk Gang got tired of waiting and killed Logan's family. Upon returning and finding his family dead, Logan was informed of what happened by his neighbor Abraham Donovan causing Logan to bring out his claws for the first time.<ref>''Wolverine'' (vol. 3) #72</ref> Logan proceeded to hunt down and kill the Hulk Gang members Beau, Bobbie-Jo, Charlie, Elrod, Eustace, Luke, Otis, and Rufus where he killed them. When he made his way to Pappy Banner who admitted that he got tired of being a supervillain landlord and wanted to fight Logan for old time sake by having his family killed, Logan engaged him in his Hulk form in battle and emerged as the victor. He spared Billy-Bob and took custody of Hulk's infant son Bruce Jr.<ref>''Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size'' #1</ref>
====Hulk Gang (Earth-21293 version)==== The Hulk Gang's history was the same here. Sometime after Pappy Banner's death and the deaths of Beau Banner, Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, Elrod Banner, Eustace Banner, Luke Banner, Otis Banner, and Rufus Banner, the remaining Hulk Gang members Beau Banner II, Billy-Bob Banner, Bobbie Sue Banner, Bodean Banner, Buck Banner, Cambria Banner, Clystine Banner, Horace Banner, Jackson Banner, Jefferson Banner, Jewel Banner, Jozelle Banner, Malakai Banner, Merle Banner, and Virgil Banner are gathered by an unidentified version of [[Maestro (character)|Maestro]] who plans to make a paradise for the Hulk Gang on Earth-616. With help from the Cambria Banner who defected to their side, Logan and Hawkeye of Earth-616 are able to defeat Maestro and the surviving members of the Hulk Gang go their separate ways.<ref>''Old Man Logan'' (vol. 2) #25-30</ref>
===Hulkbusters=== {{main|Hulkbusters}}
===Humanity's Last Stand=== {{main|Humanity's Last Stand}}
===Hydra=== {{main|Hydra (comics)}}
===Hydro-Men=== The '''Hydro-Men''' are an organization led by fanatical scientist Herman Frayne who used mutagenic [[Terrigen Mist]] to transform himself into a green, scaly-skinned humanoid that can breathe underwater. He took the name of Doctor Hydro. He also transformed his hired agents into Hydro-Men as well.<ref>''Marvel Two-In-One'' #72</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/hydromenhydro.htm |title=Hydro-Men |last1=Christiansen |first1=Jeff |website=marvunapp.com |publisher=the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe |access-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref>
===Hyperkind=== {{main|Hyperkind}}
==I== ===Illuminati=== {{main|Illuminati (comics)}}
===Imperial Guard=== {{main|Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)}}
===Infinity Watch=== {{main|Infinity Watch}}
===Inhumans=== {{main|Inhumans}}
===Initiative=== {{main|Avengers: The Initiative}}
===Inner Circle=== {{main|Hellfire Club#Inner Circle}}
===Inner Demons=== The '''Inner Demons''' are the henchmen of [[Mister Negative]]. They wear Chinese opera masks and use [[high tech]] electrified versions of swords, knuckles and various other Asian weaponry such as [[Gun (staff)|gun staffs]] and [[nunchaku]]s.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=March 2008 |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |story=Crimes of the Heart |issue=#547 |volume= |publisher=Marvel Comics |location=New York |writer=Slott, Dan |penciller=McNiven, Steve |inker=Vines, Dexter |colorist=Holowell, Morry |letterer=Petit, Cory |editor=Brennan, Tom; Wacker, Stephen; Brevoort, Tom |page=}}</ref> The Inner Demons can regenerate from lethal wounds within a matter of seconds, as they have been shown almost immediately recovering from impalement, gunshots to the head, and even being torn apart or decapitated.<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=Slott, Dan |penciller=Bachalo, Chris|inker=Townsend, Tim, Sibal, Jon, Mendoza, Jaime, Bachalo, Chris |colorist=Fabela, Antonio, Bachalo, Chris |letterer=Wooton, Rus |editor=Brennan, Tom, Wacker, Stephen |story=Black & White |title=The Amazing Spider-Man: Extra! |volume= |issue=#2 |date=March 2009 |publisher=Marvel Comics|location=New York|page=}}</ref>
====Inner Demons in other media==== The Inner Demons appear in ''[[Marvel's Spider-Man (video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2018).
===Institute of Evil=== The '''Institute of Evil''' is an organization from Earth-712 who are the [[Squadron Supreme]]’s arch-foes. The known members of the Institute of Evil include [[Ape-X]] (leader), [[Doctor Decibel]], [[Foxfire (comics)|Foxfire]], [[Lamprey (comics)|Lamprey]], [[Quagmire (comics)|Quagmire]], and [[Shape (comics)|Shape]].
The Institute of Evil's members are subjected to Squadron member [[Tom Thumb (comics)|Tom Thumb]]'s Behavior Modification process, altering their personalities. The former super-criminals all became elected to full membership in the Squadron Supreme and aided them in their efforts to conquer the world and forcibly turn it into a [[utopia]].<ref>''Squadron Supreme'' #6 (mini-series) (Feb. 1986)</ref>
Squadron Supreme member [[Nighthawk (Marvel Comics)#Kyle Richmond (Earth-712)|Nighthawk]] objects to the extreme methods the Squadron was using to achieve its goals and leaves the group. With the help of [[Master Menace#Squadron Supreme|Master Menace]], Nighthawk and his group, the American Redeemers, reverse the behavior modification of Foxfire, Lamprey, and Shape and recruit them into his group. The three remain in the Squadron as double agents.<ref>''Squadron Supreme'' #11 (mini-series) (July 1986)</ref>
When the Redeemers finally confront the Squadron Supreme, an all-out battle breaks out, during which Lamprey, Nighthawk, and Foxfire are killed. The death of Nighthawk causes the Squadron members to realize that they had become the very thing that they had intended to oppose, and thus end the fight.<ref>''Squadron Supreme'' #12 (August 1986)</ref> Shape remains with the Squadron Supreme, finding happiness in his new calling.<ref>''Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe'' (graphic novel) (1989)</ref>
===Intelligencia=== '''Intelligencia''' is a group that consists of the greatest criminal minds on Earth. Its known members are [[Leader (character)|Leader]], [[MODOK]], [[Mad Thinker]], [[Red Ghost (character)|Red Ghost]], and [[Wizard (Marvel Comics)|Wizard]], with [[Doctor Doom]] and [[Egghead (Marvel Comics)|Egghead]] being former members.<ref>''Fall of the Hulks: Alpha'' #1</ref> The Intelligencia were responsible for transforming [[Thunderbolt Ross]] and [[Rick Jones (character)|Rick Jones]] into the gamma mutates [[Red Hulk]] and A-Bomb.<ref>''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #23 (August 2010)</ref><ref>''[[Fall of the Hulks]]: Red Hulk'' #3 (May 2010)</ref><ref name="IntelligenciaComicBook">{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jenna |date=September 22, 2022 |title=She-Hulk Just Introduced a Controversial Marvel Group |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/she-hulk-what-is-intelligencia-explained-marvel-mcu-spoilers/ |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref>
The '''New Intelligencia''' is an incarnation of Intelligencia consisting of [[MODOK Superior]], Leader, Mad Thinker, [[Awesome Android]], and [[Mister Sinister]].<ref>''Monsters Unleashed'' (vol. 3) #1</ref>
====Intelligencia in other media==== The [[Intelligencia (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Intelligencia]] appears in ''[[She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]''. This version of the group is run by [[Todd Phelps|Todd Phelps / "HulkKing"]] and serves as an online hate group bent on obtaining a sample of [[Jennifer Walters (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|She-Hulk]]'s blood to become Hulks themselves and ruining her reputation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Power|first=Tom|title=Intelligencia explained: who is the new Marvel villain introduced in She-Hulk?|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-intelligencia-she-hulk-episode-6s-mysterious-group-explained|date=September 22, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2022|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref>
===Intruders=== {{main|Wild Pack#The Intruders}}
The '''Intruders''' are an elite offshoot of the Wild Pack.
===Invaders=== {{main|Invaders (comics)}}
===Inventors=== The '''Inventors''' are an alliance of the [[Inventor (comics)|Inventor]] and his fellow creations, all avian clones of inventors and thinkers. They consist of a [[marabou stork]] clone of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], an [[Atlantic puffin]] clone of [[Philo Farnsworth]], a [[toucan]] clone of [[Nikola Tesla]], and a [[pheasant]] clone of [[Marie Curie]]. Inventor leads the Inventors in fighting [[Kamala Khan|Ms. Marvel]], who drives off all of them but the Inventor.<ref>''Dark Web: Ms. Marvel'' #2</ref>
==J== ===Jack O'Lanterns=== The '''Jack O'Lanterns''' are a group of mercenaries led by the Steven Mark Levins version of [[Jack O'Lantern (Marvel Comics)|Jack O'Lantern]] who wear the same costumes and wield the same equipment of Jack O'Lantern. They fought [[Spider-Man]] and [[Teresa Parker]] when they tried to capture [[Chameleon (character)|Chameleon]].<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #32</ref>
===Jury=== {{main|The Jury (comics)}}
==K== ===Kid Commandos=== {{expand section|date=May 2021}}
===Killraven's Freemen=== {{main|Killraven#Fictional character biography}}
===Knights of Pendragon=== {{main|Knights of Pendragon}}
===Knights of Wundagore=== {{main|New Men (Marvel Comics)#Members}}
===Kree Sentries=== {{main|Sentry (Kree)}}
==L== ===Lady Liberators=== {{main|Lady Liberators}}
===Landau, Luckman, and Lake=== '''Landau, Luckman, and Lake''' is an interdimensional firm that operates across multiple realities and timelines, employing agents throughout the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]]. The company manages assets for dimension-traveling clients and exerts influence over events to ensure the survival of key heroes capable of preventing apocalyptic outcomes. Its personnel are strategically positioned in various locations and eras where their presence is believed to have the greatest impact.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruce |first=Amanda |date=May 7, 2018 |title=Deadpool: 20 Crazy Things Only True Fans Know About Copycat |url=https://screenrant.com/deadpool-vanessa-copycat-facts-trivia-secrets/ |access-date=October 25, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Chris Claremont]] named the company after the original owners of the [[Forbidden Planet (retail chain)|Forbidden Planet]] comic store: [[Nick Landau]], Mike Luckman, and Mike Lake.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=March 28, 2008 |title=Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #148 |url=https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-148/ |access-date=October 25, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>
===Lava Men=== {{main|Lava Men}}
===League of Losers=== The '''League of Losers''' are a superhero from Earth-6215 that opposes the time-traveling Chronok. They consist of that world's version of Dagger, [[Darkhawk]], Gravity, Speedball, [[Sleepwalker (character)|Sleepwalker]], Terror, and X-23.<ref>''Marvel Team-Up'' (vol. 3) #16</ref>
===Leatherneck Raiders=== {{main|Leatherneck Raiders}}
===Legion Accursed=== The Legion Accursed is an organization consisting of 99 supervillains who were recruited by [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]] in his plot to steal the [[Beyonder]]'s powers. The Legion Accursed was enchanted to send his powers into Mephisto's device called the Beyondersbane when they touched him. Upon seeing Beyonder about to leave the Pacific island he was living on, Mephisto has [[Thing (Marvel Comics)|Thing]] sign a contract to make him stronger by the time the Legion Accursed was awakened. When the Legion Accursed attacked, Thing fought defeated most of them and even held back Juggernaut. This fight caused the Beyondersbane to malfunction. As a result, Mephisto ended his plot and sent the villains back to where he got them from.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #7</ref>
===Legion of Monsters=== {{main|Legion of Monsters}}
===Legion of Night=== {{main|The Legion of Night}}
===Legion of the Unliving=== {{main|Legion of the Unliving}}
===Lemurians=== {{main|Lemuria (comics)}}
===Lethal Legion=== {{main|Lethal Legion}}
===Leviathan=== {{main|Leviathan (Marvel Comics)}}
===Liberteens=== {{main|Liberty Legion#Liberteens}}
The '''Liberteens''' is [[Pennsylvania]]'s sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative.
===Liberty Legion=== {{main|Liberty Legion}}
===Life Foundation=== The '''Life Foundation''' is a [[Survivalism|survivalist]] group that is primarily an enemy of enemy of [[Spider-Man]] and [[Venom (character)|Venom]]. The Life Foundation was founded in response to [[Cold War]] paranoia, and is dedicated to constructing doomsday-proof communities for both its own members and society's elite who can reserve a spot in these facilities for a minimum payment of $5,000,000.<ref name="ASM299">{{Cite comic|writer = David Michelinie|penciller = Todd McFarlane|inker = Bob McLeod|colorist = Bob Sharen|letterer = Rick Parker|editor = Jim Salicrup|story = Survival of the Hittist!|title = The Amazing Spider-Man|volume = 1|issue = #299|date = April 1988|publisher = Marvel Comics|location = United States}}</ref>
====Life Foundation in other media==== The Life Foundation appears in ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]'' (2018). This version is a genetic corporation founded by Carlton Drake.
===Livewires=== {{main|Livewires (comics)}}
===Lizard Men=== There are several types of '''Lizard Men''' in Marvel Comics:
* [[Savage Land#Races|Lizard Men of Subterranea]] * Lizard Men of Subterranea * Lizard Men of Tok
===Lodge=== {{main|Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies}}
===The Lookups=== The '''Lookers''' are a support group started by [[Edwin Jarvis]] for those who are associated with superheroes. It was funded by [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] who uses his technology to make its members anonymous to one another. While [[Mary Jane Watson]] is clearly shown to be a member, the rest are implied to be [[Foggy Nelson]], [[Ganke Lee]], [[Peggy Rae Burdick]], [[Pepper Potts]], [[Carlie Cooper]], and [[Willie Lumpkin]].
===Loners=== {{main|Loners (comics)}}
===Lost Souls=== {{main|Neo (Marvel Comics species)}}
==M== ===Maelstrom's Minions=== {{main|Maelstrom's Minions}}
===Maggia=== {{main|Maggia (comics)}}
===Magistrates=== The '''Magistrates''' are a police force that operate in the nation of [[Genosha]].
===Mandroids=== The '''Mandroids''' are suits of [[powered exoskeleton|power armor]] used by numerous organizations.
====S.H.I.E.L.D. version==== The Mandroids were originally designed and built for use by [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] to provide the wearer with extensive offensive options so they could respond to various threats, including those from super-powered humans. The Mandroid power armor was constructed of a [[titanium]] [[alloy]] that provides enhanced protection from all types of attack and offers a life support systems. Sensors include [[infrared]] scanners and [[radar]]/[[sonar]], along with a full-range [[radio]] and intercom system. The suits increase the wearer's strength and durability to [[superhuman]] levels. The main armament is the array of weaponry: electrostatic beams, [[laser]]s, magnetic force "punch-blasters", "neuro-stunners", and [[tractor beam|tractor/repellor beam]]s.
====Kree version==== The Mandroids are used by the [[Kree]] Empire to hunt down traitors who rely on the Psych-Magnitron. A Kree Mandroid is used due to [[Yon-Rogg]] using the Psyche-Magnitron. It is destroyed when [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Mar-Vell]] tricks the robot into damaging the Psyche-Magnitron, causing the Kree Mandroid to fade away.<ref>''Captain Marvel'' #18</ref>
[[Ronan the Accuser]] retrieves a Universe Energy Core from a Psyche-Magnitron from [[Uatu]]'s dome on the Moon and uses the Universal Energy Core to create Kree Mandroids, which are destroyed by the [[Fantastic Four]].<ref>''Iron Man'' (vol. 3) #14</ref>
====Mandroids in other media==== * The Mandroids appear in the ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'' (1994) episode "Cell of Iron".<ref name="CellOfIronS2N3">{{Cite episode |title=Cell of Iron |series=[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]] |network=[[Broadcast syndication]] |date=October 7, 1995 |season=2 |number=3 |credits=Jan Strnad and Stan Lee (writer)}}</ref> * The Mandroids appear in ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]'' episode "Command Decision".<ref name=":02">{{Cite episode |title=Command Decision |series=[[The Avengers: United They Stand]] |network=[[Fox Kids]] |date=December 11, 1999 |season=1 |number=6 |credits=Len Wein, Jack Kirby, and Stan Lee (writer)}}</ref> * The Mandroids appear in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]''. This version is a mass-produced, blue-colored battlesuit utilized by S.H.I.E.L.D. and [[S.W.O.R.D.]] * The Mandroids appear in ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]''. * The Mandroids appear in ''[[Iron Man: Rise of Technovore]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phegley |first=Kiel |date=April 17, 2013 |title="Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore" Producers Bring East To West |url=https://www.cbr.com/iron-man-rise-of-the-technovore-producers-bring-east-to-west/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> * The Mandroids appear in ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]''.<ref name=":03">{{Cite episode |title=The Thunderbolts |series=[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]] |network=[[Disney XD]] |date=April 10, 2016 |season=3 |number=5 |credits=Mark Hoffmeier, Eugene Son, and Danielle Wolff (writer)}}</ref> These versions are unmanned mass-produced drones utilized by S.H.I.E.L.D. and [[Justin Hammer]].
===Marauders=== {{main|Marauders (comics)}}
===Mary Janes=== The '''Mary Janes''' are an [[all-female band]] that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Mary Janes were created by writer [[Jason Latour]] and artist Robbi Rodriguez, and first appeared in ''[[Edge of Spider-Verse]]'' #2 (September 2014).
====Mary Janes in other media==== * The Mary Janes, renamed the '''Emm-Jays''', appear in the short film series ''[[Marvel Rising|Marvel Rising: Initiation]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinh |first=Christine |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Tara Strong and Skai Jackson To Voice Mary Jane Watson and Glory Grant on 'Marvel Rising: Initiation' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/tara-strong-and-skai-jackson-to-voice-mary-jane-watson-and-glory-grant-on-marvel-rising-initiation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716180740/https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/tara-strong-and-skai-jackson-to-voice-mary-jane-watson-and-glory-grant-on-marvel-rising-initiation |archive-date=July 16, 2025 |access-date=December 22, 2025 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref> * The Mary Janes appear in the [[Sony Pictures Animation]] film ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fesmire |first=Caleb |date=June 10, 2023 |title=After {{'}}''Across the Spider-Verse'',' Spider-Gwen Needs Her Own Standalone Movie|url=https://collider.com/across-the-spider-verse-gwen-solo-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615213339/https://collider.com/across-the-spider-verse-gwen-solo-movie/ |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2023|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>
===Masters of Evil=== {{main|Masters of Evil}}
===Mavericks=== The '''Mavericks''' are [[New Mexico]]'s sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Annex, Geiger, and [[Jocasta (Marvel Comics)|Jocasta]]. [[Sharon Ventura|She-Thing]] was revealed to be a Skrull imposter.<ref name="Avengers: The Initiative #16">''Avengers: The Initiative'' #16</ref>
===Mayhem Organization=== The '''Mayhem Organization''' is an organization that is led by the laser-wielding Mister Mayhem and consisted of the [[Magic (illusion)|magician]] Mister Magic, the telepathic Mister Mind, and the super-strong Mister Muscle. They targeted a character called Mayhem and were defeated by [[Thunderiders|Team America]].<ref>''Team America'' #3. Marvel Comcis.</ref>
===Mega Morphs=== {{main|Mega Morphs}}
===Menagerie=== The '''Menagerie''' is a team of animal based villains led by [[White Rabbit (Marvel Comics)|White Rabbit]]. The lineup consisted of her, [[Hippo (character)|Hippo]], Gypsy Moth (who had recently changed her name to [[Skein (character)|Skein]]) and newcomer [[Panda-Mania]]. Despite [[Spider-Man]] having his clothes torn apart by Skein, he managed to defeat the quartet before fleeing back to his apartment to change.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 3) #1 (June 2014)</ref> They next appeared trying to rob a bank when Spider-Man, who had gone on a desperate search to return a lost cellphone, gets sidetracked and beats and webs up the crew in a matter of seconds before continuing his search.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) Annual (February 2015)</ref>
The Menagerie returned once again with new members [[Swarm (Marvel Comics)|Swarm]], [[Ox (comics)|Ox]], and [[Squid (Marvel Comics)|Squid]] joining the roster. They attempt to rob a night club that was specifically chosen by [[Cassie Lang|Cassandra Lang]] for [[Nadia van Dyne]], the new Wasp, when she learned that she had never gone clubbing before and that she never had a team up. With [[Viv Vision]]'s help, Lang managed to ensure that the [[Young Avengers]] and the [[Champions (2016 team)|Champions]] would be there as well for Nadia's birthday so that they can have an all-out brawl with the villains.<ref>''The Unstoppable Wasp'' (vol. 2) #7 (July 2019)</ref>
During the "[[Gang War (comics)|Gang War]]" storyline, [[Armadillo (character)|Armadillo]] and [[Man-Bull]] appear as members of Menagerie.<ref>''Jackpot'' #1</ref>
===Mercs for Money=== {{main|Mercs for Money}}
===MI-13=== {{main|MI-13 (comics)}}
===Micronauts=== {{main|Micronauts (comics)}}
===Midnight Sons=== {{main|Midnight Sons}}
===Midnight Wreckers=== The '''Midnight Wreckers''' are a group of scavengers who allied with Dr. Peter Spaulding and Willie "Gears" Garvin during the robot revolution. They consist of Hassle, Bags, and Swift.<ref>''2020 Machine Man'' #1</ref>
===Mighty Avengers=== {{main|The Mighty Avengers}}
===Mindless Ones=== {{main|Mindless Ones}}
===Monster Hunters=== {{main|Monster Hunters}}
===Morlocks=== {{main|Morlocks (comics)}}
===Mutant Liberation Front=== The '''Mutant Liberation Front''' is the name of several organizations.
====First Mutant Liberation Front==== The Mutant Liberation Front first appeared in ''[[New Mutants]]'' #86, consisting of [[Strobe (comics)|Strobe]], [[Stryfe]], [[Forearm (comics)|Forearm]], [[Rusty Collins]], [[Dragoness (comics)|Dragoness]], [[Kamikaze (comics)|Kamikaze]], [[Reaper (Marvel Comics)|Reaper]], [[Skids (character)|Skids]], [[Sumo (comics)|Sumo]], [[Tempo (character)|Tempo]], [[Thumbelina (comics)|Thumbelina]], [[Wildside (comics)|Wildside]], and [[Zero (Marvel Comics)|Zero]]. The MLF was primarily an antagonist of the New Mutants and their successor group, [[X-Force]]. They are eventually defeated by a consortium of X-Force, [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]], and the [[X-Men]] during the "[[X-Cutioner's Song]]" [[story arc]].<ref>''New Mutants'' #86</ref>
====Second Mutant Liberation Front==== A second incarnation is assembled later by [[Reignfire]]. The team seemed mainly organized of disillusioned, anarchic [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] youths. Stryfe founded the group sometime after coming to the 20th century (from roughly 2,000 years in the future). Rusty Collins and Skids remain with the group due to mind control devices Stryfe implanted in them. After the organization is dismantled, Forearm, Reaper, Tempo and Wildside are recruited by Reignfire.<ref>''X-Force'' #26</ref>
====Third Mutant Liberation Front==== A third incarnation of the Mutant Liberation Front was formed by an alternate version of [[Domino (character)|Domino]] who operated as Stryfe. While Forearm, Zero, and Thumbelina joined the team, the rest of the membership consisted of [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]] and Jon Spectre.<ref>''X-Force'' (vol. 2) #4</ref>
====Fourth Mutant Liberation Front==== A fourth incarnation of the Mutant Liberation Front was formed. While Dragoness, Forearm, Stobe, and Wildside joined the team, its new members include the brothers Kamikaze and Samurai while Selby was an associate member.<ref>''Cable: Blood and Metal'' #1</ref>
====Mutant Liberation Front (Humanity's Last Stand)==== [[Humanity's Last Stand]] formed a version of the Mutant Liberation Front which were actually humans who were given costume with teleportation devices or special drugs to empower them as part of a plot to discredit the mutants. They consisted of the armored robot Blastfurnace, [[Blindspot (comics)|Blindspot]], Burnout, Corpus Delecti, Deadeye, and Thermal. This incarnation fought the Punisher, X-Cutioner, and a group of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agents. Most of them were killed when [[Simon Trask]] blew up the compound they were in.<ref>''Punisher'' (vol. 3) #12-16</ref>
====Sixth Mutant Liberation Front==== A sixth incarnation of the Mutant Liberation Front was formed during the "[[Fall of X]]" storyline. After stealing the [[Captain Krakoa]] armor, [[Alternative versions of Captain America#Earth-61311|Grant Rogers]] formed the Mutant Liberation Front with [[Blob (Marvel Comics)|Blob]], [[Fenris (comics)|Fenris]], and Wildside. The group fought the [[Uncanny Avengers]] and were defeated, with Captain Krakoa's identity being exposed in the process.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 4) #1-5</ref>
===Mys-Tech=== {{main|Mys-Tech}}
==N== ===N'Garai=== The '''N'Garai''' are a race of demons created by [[Chthon (Marvel Comics)|Chthon]], and have come into conflict with the [[Midnight Sons]], the [[Hulk]], and the [[X-Men]]. The N'Garai are ruled by Kierrok the Damned.
===Nasty Boys=== The '''Nasty Boys''' are a group of mutants who serve as the strike force of [[Mister Sinister]] and consist of [[Gorgeous George (comics)|Gorgeous George]], [[Hairbag]], [[Ramrod (comics)|Ramrod]], [[Ruckus (comics)|Ruckus]], and [[Slab (comics)|Slab]].
In their initial appearance, the Nast Boys are led by Steven Shaffran, a senator and mutant with the ability alter probability in his favor.<ref>''X-Factor'' #75</ref> The Nasty Boys were taken into custody following their first appearance and battle in Washington DC. Ramrod is subsequently deported from the US due to his immigrant status. Both Hairbag and Slab are rescued from prison by the [[Mutant Liberation Front]]. Sinister collects Hairbag from them, but Slab stays with the Mutant Liberation Front for several weeks to spend time with his sister [[Thumbelina (comics)|Thumbelina]].<ref>''X-Factor'' #77–78</ref>
The five members of the Nasty Boys are reunited when Sinister orders them to capture and kill [[Malice (character)|Malice]]. Malice interrupts the Hawaiian vacation of [[Havok (character)|Havok]] and his girlfriend Lorna Dane (a.k.a. [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]]) to kill Polaris. The Nasty Boys have a hard time controlling the situation, as Malice continues to jump between possessing Havok and Polaris's bodies. She uses their considerable powers against anyone in her way. Both Alex and Lorna are willing to die to end Malice once and for all, and their combined willpower forces Malice to be stuck between them. This allows Sinister to trap her. The Boys get away, as their battle does not draw the attention of the local authorities until after their getaway.<ref>''X-Factor'' #104–105</ref>
Slab, Ruckus, and Gorgeous George establish a drug lab, harvesting and selling mutant growth hormone, until Psylocke shuts down their operation.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' (vol. 4) #15</ref> The Nasty Boys are later hunted down and killed by the [[Upstarts (comics)|Upstarts]] to lure out Cyclops and the X-Men.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' (vol. 5) #20 (August 2019)</ref> Sinister later recreates the Nasty Boys, with Archangel allowing them to live.<ref>''Inglorious X-Force'' #4-5 (June-July 2026)</ref>
====Nasty Boys in other media==== The Nasty Boys appear in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'', initially consisting of Gorgeous George (voiced by Rod Wilson), Hairbag, Ruckus (both voiced by [[Dan Hennessey]]), and Slab. Additionally, [[Morph (X-Men: The Animated Series)|Morph]] appears as a temporary member, while [[Vertigo (Marvel Comics)|Vertigo]] joins the group later in the series.
===National Force=== {{main|National Force}}
===New Avengers=== {{main|New Avengers}}
===New Enforcers=== {{Main|Enforcers (comics)}}
The '''New Enforcers''' are one of several groups contesting for control of the remains of Kingpin's criminal empire. The New Enforcers' inner circle consists of [[Controller (Marvel Comics)|Controller]], [[Fixer (Marvel Comics)|Fixer]], [[Madame Menace]], [[Mentallo]], and [[Mister Fear]] while their outer circle consists of Blitz, [[Dragon Man (character)|Dragon Man]], [[Dreadnought (comics)|Dreadnought]], [[Eel (Marvel Comics)|Eel]], [[Plantman]], a [[Super-Adaptoid]], Tangle, [[Thermite (comics)|Thermite]], and [[Vanisher]].<ref>''Web of Spider-Man'' #99</ref>
===New Immortals=== The '''New Immortals''' are an organization established by the [[High Evolutionary]] to make his own race of immortals. They consist of [[Nobilus]] (who was created from [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'s DNA taken from his shaved beard), Juvan, and Zon. While Recorder #211 was rebuilt into Analyzer to work with the group, New Men member Count Tager became a member of the group after subjecting himself to the Pool of Knowledge.<ref>''The Mighty Thor'' #422</ref>
===New Invaders=== {{main|Invaders (comics)#New Invaders}}
===New Marauders=== The '''New Marauders''' are a group assembled by Miss Sinister and consisting of mutants who were displaced from their home universe (the [[Ultimate Marvel]] universe). Those among her New Marauders are [[Jimmy Hudson]], [[Guardian (Marvel Comics)#Derek Morgan|Guardian (Derek Morgan)]], [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)|Quicksilver]], [[Armor (Marvel Comics character)|Armor]], and Mach-II (Nomi Blume).<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #4</ref> Jimmy Hudson later escapes and is rescued by the [[time-displaced X-Men]].<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #5</ref>
Miss Sinister kept experimenting on the New Marauders, granting them secondary mutations through Mothervine. However, not all attempts were successful, with one of them resulting in Quicksilver's death. Pietro's body was left behind by Miss Sinister in her base once she abandoned it, and it was eventually found by the young X-Men while investigating.<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #12</ref>
Nevertheless, the New Marauders remained by Miss Sinister's side as she allied with [[Havok (character)|Havok]], [[Emma Frost]], and [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]] to release Mothervine globally with the intent to make mutantkind the dominant species.<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #23</ref> Miss Sinister later attempted to recruit the time-displaced [[Jean Grey]] to their cause by making sure she would find a necklace which unbeknownst to her, contained the essence of [[Malice (character)|Malice]]. However, due to Jean's strong defenses, Malice could not bring herself to possess Jean. Instead, she was eventually found by [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]] which she immediately possessed. However, because Polaris had already been possessed by Malice, she was able to free herself from the possession, breaking Malice's necklace in the process. Miss Sinister also sent the New Marauders to recruit [[Xorn]] to Havok's cause, but Jimmy Hudson and [[Bloodstorm (comics)|Bloodstorm]], intervened and rescued him.<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #24</ref> Shortly afterwards, the New Marauders were sent to attack [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], who had threatened Havok's plans<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #26</ref> but Magneto evaded them and escaped using his time platform.<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #27</ref> Following the capture of the young X-Men, Emma Frost finally rejected Miss Sinister's ideal and psychically controlled Mach-II, Armor, and Guardian in order to turned them upon their mistress. However, Miss Sinister activated a kill-switch she had implanted in their genetic code which killed them instantly.<ref>''X-Men: Blue'' #28</ref>
===New Men=== {{main|New Men (Marvel Comics)}}
===New Mutants=== {{main|New Mutants}}
===New Warriors=== {{main|New Warriors}}
===New X-Men=== {{main|New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men (2004 series)}}
=== ''New York Bulletin'' === The ''New York Bulletin'' is a fictional [[New York City]] [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid newspaper]] appearing as a plot element in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. It was created by [[Joe Simon]] and first appeared in ''[[Daring Mystery Comics]]'' #2 (December 1939).
===Nextwave=== {{main|Nextwave}}
===Neyaphem=== {{main|Mutant (Marvel Comics)#Cheyarafim and Neyaphem}}
===Nick Fury's Howling Commandos=== {{main|Nick Fury's Howling Commandos}}
===Night Shift=== {{main|Night Shift (comics)}}
===Nightstalkers=== {{main|Nightstalkers (comics)}}
===Nova Corps=== [[File:Nova Corps.jpg|thumb|Nova Corps depicted in Marvel Comics]] The '''Nova Corps''' is an intergalactic [[Gendarmerie|military and police force]] powered by Xandar's Worldmind, which grants it access to immense energy. Its members utilize energy manipulation to help maintain peace across the galaxy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Cat |date=March 10, 2025 |title=Marvel: The 10 Best Cosmic Teams of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-best-cosmic-teams-all-time-ranked/ |access-date=July 6, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> The team is composed of beings from across the known universe, though it is rare for a corpsman to be appointed from Earth. Only a select few humans have joined the ranks, with [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Richard Rider]] and [[Nova (Sam Alexander)|Sam Alexander]] being the most prominent among them.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Gary |date=August 10, 2018 |title=The 16 Strongest Nova Corps Members |url=https://www.cbr.com/strongest-nova-corps-members/ |access-date=July 6, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>
==O== ===O-Force=== The '''O-Force''' is a superhuman team created for a reality television show where mutants compete for a place in the O-Force team. Its known members include Obituary, Ocean, Ocelot, Oink, Ooze, Optoman, Oracle, Orbit, Orchid, Orifice, and Overkill, while Ozone was a wannabe member who was rejected.
===Octessence=== The '''Octessence''' is a group made up of eight great mystical entities consisting of [[Balthakk]], [[Cyttorak]], [[Farallah]], [[Ikonn]], [[Krakkan]], [[Raggadorr]], [[Valtorr]] and [[Watoomb]] who gathered to determine who amongst them was most powerful. To this end, they created the [[Exemplars (comics)|Exemplars]].
===Office of National Emergency=== {{main|Office of National Emergency}}
===Offenders=== The '''Offenders''' are a short-lived team meant to serve as an anti-Defenders group formed by the [[Collector (character)|Collector]] and consisting of [[Thunderbolt Ross|Red Hulk]], [[Baron Mordo]], [[Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)|Tiger Shark]], and [[Terrax]].
====Offenders in other media==== [[Hulu]] intended to air an animated special called ''The Offenders: Giant Sized Man-Thing'' with the titular team, consisting of [[Howard the Duck]], [[MODOK]], [[Hit-Monkey]], [[Tigra]], and [[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Dazzler]], going up against [[Man-Thing]]. All team members would have all had pre-established shows of their own.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/marvel-hulu-set-four-show-animated-slate-howard-duck-modok-hit-money-tigra-dazzler-1185246|title=Marvel, Hulu Set Four-Show Animated Slate|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Lesley Goldberg|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/man-thing-earlier-tv-appearance-kevin-smith-response/|title=Man-Thing Almost Appeared In Other Marvel Shows Before Werewolf By Night|website=Screen Rant|last=Moreno|first=Miguel|date=October 19, 2022|access-date=October 19, 2022}}</ref> In January 2020, ''Howard the Duck'' and ''Tigra & Dazzler'' were shelved. ''[[M.O.D.O.K. (TV series)|M.O.D.O.K.]]'' went on to premiere in May 2021, and ''[[Hit-Monkey (TV series)|Hit-Monkey]]'' premiered in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/marvels-howard-duck-tigra-dazzler-dead-at-hulu-1272751|title=Marvel's 'Howard the Duck,' 'Tigra & Dazzler' Dead at Hulu|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=January 24, 2020|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>
===Olympians=== {{main|Olympians (Marvel Comics)}}
===Omega Clan=== Following the death of [[Omega Red]], a secret organization known as "The White Sky" which is specialized in growing and programming unique assassins to meet all their clients' expectations, were hired to create three "clones" from the remains of the original Omega Red. These clones formed the '''Omega Clan'''. Each of these clones have different abilities from each other and they passionately hate X-Force just for the fact they were implanted with false memories to believe that X-Force members had killed their father.<ref name="Uncanny X-Force #25">''Uncanny X-Force'' #25</ref>
The Omega Clan is composed of:
* '''Omega Black''' – A female clone of Omega Red, she goes by the programmed name of Sylvia Engel Rossovich.<ref name="Uncanny X-Force #26">''Uncanny X-Force'' #26</ref><ref>''Uncanny X-Force'' #34</ref> Omega Black's chest is implanted with five retractable Carbonadium tendrils which she can use to affect people with diseases, such as cancer. * '''Omega White''' – A male clone of Omega Red, he has the power to create energy constructs similar to Omega Red's coils which he uses to drain the psychic energy and life force from his enemies. He is also able to render himself intangible, thus becoming immune to physical attacks. * '''Omega Red''' – A male clone of Omega Red who is the closest member in terms of appearance and powers to the original Omega Red.<ref>''X-Force'' #34</ref>
===Omega Flight=== {{main|Omega Flight}}
===Omega Gang=== {{main|Quentin Quire#Omega Gang}}
===Orchis=== {{expand section|date=October 2023}} '''Orchis''' are a human supremacist group who antagonized the [[X-Men]] during the [[Krakoan Age]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jonathan |date=September 16, 2023 |title=Who Are Orchis? - Deadliest Villains in X-Men History Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/orchis-xmen-villain-explained-history-fall-x/ |access-date=November 14, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> It is directed by Killian Devo, with [[Karima Shapandar|Omega Sentinel]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Sierra |date=November 2, 2023 |title=X-Men's Orchis Could Be The MCU's Next Villains |url=https://www.cbr.com/xmen-orchis-next-mcu-villains/ |access-date=November 14, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> [[MODOK Superior]], [[Judas Traveller]], [[Moira MacTaggert]], [[Mister Sinister#Doctor Stasis|Doctor Stasis]], [[Vulture (Marvel Comics)|Vulture]], [[Edwin Martynec]], [[Graydon Creed]], [[Nimrod (comics)|Nimrod]], [[Sebastian Shaw (character)|Sebastian Shaw]], and [[Selene (comics)|Selene]] as prominent members.<ref>''House of X'' #1</ref>
===The Order=== {{main|The Order (comics)}}
There were two versions of '''The Order''':
====The Order (Defenders offshoot version)==== This version of '''The Order''' is an offshoot of the Defenders formed by Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor, and Silver Surfer who plotted to conquer the world to protect it while they were under Yandroth's curse.
====The Order (Initiative version)==== This version of '''The Order''' is [[California]]'s sanctioned superhero team in the Fifty-State Initiative.
===Outcasts=== The '''Outcasts''' is the name of two organizations.
====Outcasts (Subterranea version)==== The '''Outcasts''' are a group of characters first appearing in [[Fantastic Four (comic book)|''Fantastic Four'' Annual]] #13 (1978). The superhuman members of the Outcasts first appeared in ''[[Marvel Treasury Edition]]'' #25 (1980) and were created by [[Bill Mantlo]] and [[Sal Buscema]]. The Outcasts subsequently appear in ''Rom Spaceknight'' #28 (March 1982) and ''The Invincible Iron Man'' Annual #12 (1991). The Outcasts are people who are ugly, deformed, or disabled who believe themselves to be outcasts in human society and have therefore chosen to live under the [[Mole Man]]'s rule in [[Subterranea (comics)|Subterranea]]. The Mole Man has granted superhuman powers to a number of the Outcasts. They were first used in Mole Man's fight with [[Kala (comics)|Kala]]: Mistress of the Netherworld. This conflict drew the attention of [[Hulk]] and [[Spider-Man]] which led to Mole Man and Kala calling a truce.<ref name="Marvel Treasury Edition #25">''Marvel Treasury Edition'' #25</ref>
The members are:
* '''Boulder'''<ref name="Marvel Treasury Edition #25"/> - Boulder has superhuman strength and durability. His current whereabouts is unknown. * '''Digger'''<ref name="Marvel Treasury Edition #25"/> - Digger can slice through most substances with his clawed hands. His current whereabouts are unknown. * '''Landslide'''<ref name="Marvel Treasury Edition #25"/> - Landslide can induce shattering internal vibrations within a person or object by touching it. This includes the ability to create earthquake tremors. His current whereabouts are unknown. * '''Water Witch''' <ref name="Marvel Treasury Edition #25"/> - Water Witch controls water with a wand. She can also project ice, water or steam. She was briefly a member of the [[Femizons]]. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
====Outcasts (Mutants version)==== The '''Outcasts''' are a group of mutants. They were depicted as disguised as an entertainment troupe during the [[Age of Apocalypse]]. The group includes [[Sunder (comics)|Brute]], [[Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)#Age of Apocalypse|Mastermind]], [[Sauron (Marvel Comics)#Age of Apocalypse|Soaron]], [[Toad (Marvel Comics)|Toad]], [[Nate Grey|X-Man]], and their leader, [[Forge (character)#Age of Apocalypse|Forge]].<ref>''X-Man'' #1</ref> Later recruits were [[Siryn|Sonique]]<ref>''X-Man'' #2</ref> and [[Mister Sinister#Age of Apocalypse|Essex]].<ref>''X-Man'' #3</ref> All but Sonique, Soaron and X-Man were killed by either Essex or [[Domino (character)#Age of Apocalypse|Domino]] and her [[Marauders (comics)#Age of Apocalypse|Marauders]].
===Outlaws=== {{main|Wild Pack#The Outlaws}}
The '''Outlaws''' are an elite version of the Wild Pack.
===Outliers=== The '''Outliers''' are a group of young mutants on the run from a mutant-hunting organization ran by Dr. [[Corina Ellis]] and Hag. The group eventually are found by and join the [[X-Men]]. The Outliers consists of [[Deathdream (comics)|Deathdream]], [[Jitter (comics)|Jitter]], [[Ransom (comics)|Ransom]], [[Calico (comics)|Calico]], and Calico's horse [[Ember (comics)|Ember]].<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' (Vol. 6) #1 (August 2024)</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jansons |first1=Isaac |title=X-Men Officially Debuts THE OUTLIERS - New Team of "Wild Mutants" |url=https://screenrant.com/uncanny-x-men-debuts-outliers-new-mutant-team/ |website=screenrant.com |date=19 June 2024 |publisher=Screen Rant |access-date=14 October 2025}}</ref>
==P== ===Pacific Overlords=== The '''Pacific Overlords''' are a [[supervillain]] team consisted largely of humans who were mutated by [[Doctor Demonicus]].
===Pale Riders=== {{main|Age of Apocalypse#Apocalypse's agents}}
===Pantheon=== {{main|Pantheon (Marvel Comics)}}
===Paragons=== The '''Paragons''' are a team made up of students of the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]] and are instructed by members of the [[X-Men]]. They consist of [[DJ (comics)|DJ]], [[Match (Marvel Comics)|Match]], [[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]], [[Preview (comics)|Preview]], [[Trance (character)|Trance]], and [[Wolf Cub (comics)|Wolf Cub]]. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.<ref name="NX2-12">''New X-Men'' (vol. 2) #12 (June 2005)</ref> The Paragons are initially advised by original [[New Mutants]] member [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]]. Wolfsbane is involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a student, [[Elixir (character)|Elixir]], is brought to light. She chooses to leave before the school has a chance to fire her.<ref name="NX2-12" /> [[Magma (character)|Magma]] is assigned as the squad's new advisor.<ref>''New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special'' (December 2005)</ref>
===People's Defense Force=== {{main|People's Defense Force (comics)}}
===Pet Avengers=== {{main|Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers}}
===Point Men=== The '''Point Men''' is [[Hawaii]]'s sanctioned superhero team that is part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are [[Stingray (Marvel Comics)|Stingray]], [[Devil-Slayer]], Star Sign, and Paydirt. Magnitude was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.<ref>''Avengers: The Initiative'' #14</ref>
===Power Broker Inc.=== {{main|Power Broker (character)}}
===Power Elite=== The '''Power Elite''' is a cabal of influential brokers that came together to strengthen the country after Hydra's brief takeover of the United States. Its known members include [[Thunderbolt Ross]], [[Phil Coulson]], [[Selene (comics)|Selene]], [[Kingpin (character)|Wilson Fisk]], [[Norman Osborn]], [[Aleksander Lukin]], [[Zeke Stane]], [[Baron Strucker]], and [[Taskmaster (character)|Taskmaster]].<ref>''Free Comic Book Day vol. 2018 #Avengers'' & ''Captain America'' (vol. 9) #1</ref>
===Power Pack=== {{main|Power Pack}}
===Press Gang=== {{main|Press Gang (comics)}}
===Pride=== {{main|Pride (comics)}}
===Prime Sentinels=== {{main|Prime Sentinel}}
===Project Pegasus=== {{main|Project Pegasus (comics)}}
===Project Rebirth=== {{main|Weapon Plus#Weapon I}}
===Project Wideawake=== {{main|Project Wideawake}}
===Psi-Force=== {{main|Psi-Force}}
===Psionex=== {{main|Psionex}}
===Purifiers=== {{main|Purifiers (Marvel Comics)}}
===Purple Children=== The '''Purple Children''' were created by writer [[Mark Waid]] and artist [[Chris Samnee]], and debuted in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' vol. 4 #8 (September 2014). The Purple Children are a group of five children—Joe, Connor, Shallah, Jamie, and a fifth, as yet unnamed, girl—all conceived by the [[Purple Man]] during his numerous affairs with women he kept under his mind control.
==Q== ===Quiet Council of Krakoa=== The '''Quiet Council of Krakoa''' is the twelve-member governing body of [[Krakoa]] that is divided up into four sections of three seats along with an adjunct section.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/powers-of-x-5-dawn-of-x-spoilers/ |work=Comics Beat |title=This page in POWERS OF X #5 might reveal major spoilers for the upcoming DAWN OF X |author=Puc, Samantha |date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> Its known members include [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]], [[Sebastian Shaw (character)|Black King (Sebastian Shaw)]], [[Selene (comics)|Black Priestess (Selene Gallio)]], [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]], [[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]], [[Exodus (character)|Exodus]], [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]], Krakoa, [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]], [[Mister Sinister]], [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]], [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], [[Professor X]], [[Kitty Pryde|Red Queen (Kate Pryde)]], [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], and [[Emma Frost|White Queen (Emma Frost)]].
==R== ===Raksha=== The '''Raksha''' are a team of mutant vigilantes operating in [[Madripoor]]. They first appeared ''X-Men: Blue'' (Vol. 1) #6 (June, 2017) and were created by [[Cullen Bunn]], Ray-Anthony Height, and Ramon Bachs. They were inspired by [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine's]] time in the country and are therefore quite violent. The team consists [[Gazing Nightshade]], Whisper Doll, Hexadecimal, and their leader Norio.
===Rand Corporation=== The '''Rand Corporation''' (also known as '''Rand Enterprises''' or '''Rand Industries''') is one of the world's largest and most influential multinational corporations, primarily serving as financial backing for the activities of its CEO, [[Iron Fist (character)|Danny Rand / Iron Fist]].
====Rand Corporation in other media==== * Rand Industries appears in the animated series ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' (2012–2017). * Rand Enterprises appears in [[Marvel's Netflix television series]] ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' (2015–2018), ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' (2016–2018), ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'' (2017–2018), and ''[[The Defenders (miniseries)|The Defenders]]'' (2017). * Rand Corporation appears in the video game ''[[Marvel's Spider-Man (video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' (2018).
===Rangers=== {{main|Rangers (comics)}}
The '''Rangers''' are a superhero team that later became the sanctioned superhero team for [[Texas]].
===Ravagers=== The '''Ravagers''' are a group of [[space pirate]]s led by [[Yondu]]. They originated in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] before being introduced into the comics.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lin |first=Joseph C. |date=July 31, 2014 |title=10 Things You Need to Know Before Watching Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy |url=https://time.com/3058190/guardians-of-the-galaxy-glossary/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaw-Williams |first=Hannah |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Guardians of the Galaxy Images Reveal Yondu, Kraglin & the Ravagers |url=https://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-yondu-michael-rooker-images/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=May 7, 2017 |title=In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, Who Were Those New Ravagers? (SPOILERS) |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-who-were-those-new-ravagers-spoilers-sylvester-stallone-michelle-yeoh-ving-rhames-miley-cyrus/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[Nerdist]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=August 18, 2021 |title=What If...? Gives T'Challa's Star-Lord the Ultimate Unlikely Ravager |url=https://www.cbr.com/what-if-gives-tchallas-star-lord-thanos-ravager/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819141342/https://www.cbr.com/what-if-gives-tchallas-star-lord-thanos-ravager/|archive-date=August 19, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Ravagers in other media==== The Ravagers appear in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kevin |first=Fitzpatrick |date=July 31, 2015 |title=Peter Meets Yondu in First ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' Clip |url=https://screencrush.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-animated-clip-yondu/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[ScreenCrush]] |language=en}}</ref>
===R.C.X.=== {{main|Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies}}
===Reavers=== {{main|Reavers (comics)}}
===Recorder=== {{main|Recorder 451}}
===Redeemers=== {{main|Thunderbolts (comics)#The Redeemers}}
===Resistants=== {{main|Resistants}}
===Revengers=== {{main|Revengers}}
===Right=== The '''Right''' is an anti-mutant organization founded by [[Cameron Hodge]] that first appeared in ''X-Factor'' #17 (June 1987). The Right employed commandos in high-tech flying battle suits of [[powered exoskeleton|powered armor]] with machine guns, missiles, and (presumably to disturb or distract their victims) faceplates resembling a [[smiley]] face. They also employed scientists and inventors such as Nanny<ref>''X-Factor'' #40</ref> and [[Ani-Mator]].<ref name="NewMut v1-60">''The New Mutants'' #60</ref> They faced off against [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]] and the [[New Mutants]].
===Rocketeers=== The '''Rocketeers''' are beings who wear special costumes with rockets on their backs, enabling the wearers to fly. The Rocketeers also fire rockets as weapons from portable launching equipment they carry. The Rocketeers' costumes and equipment were designed by the Dire Wraiths for use against the Spaceknights of Galador. The Rocketeers' costumes are, however, inferior imitations of their prototype, which was worn by the Torpedo until his death.
===Roxxon Energy Corporation=== {{main|Roxxon Energy Corporation}}
===Runaways=== {{main|Runaways (comics)}}
==S== ===S-Men=== The '''S-Men''' are a group of supervillains who were formed by a clone of [[Red Skull]] to serve as his version of the [[X-Men]] with the main objective to destroy mutantkind. The team is made up of people who have all suffered atrocities at the hands of mutants during their life, including those who have seen their families slaughtered by evil mutants. Its members include the Goat-Faced Girl, Dancing Water (the illegitimate daughter of [[Avalanche (character)|Avalanche]]), Dangerous Jinn, Insect, Living Wind, Honest John, Mzee, and an unidentified [[monk]]. With the help of Red Skull and [[Arnim Zola]], these people have gone through lengthy and painful genetic alterations involving [[Mad Scientist|mad science]] and magical artifacts to gain the powers they now possess. However, some may have been born with their powers and others, such as Dancing Water, may in fact be mutants themselves. They first appeared after the ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]'' storyline where they attacked [[Rogue (Marvel Comics)|Rogue]] and [[Scarlet Witch]] near the grave of [[Professor X]]. The S-Men defeated Rogue and Scarlet Witch and managed to make off with Professor X's body while taking Rogue and Scarlet Witch as their captives.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #1</ref> The S-Men held Rogue and Scarlet Witch as prisoners of Red Skull as he fused part of Professor X's brain with his own. Rogue managed to absorb Dancing Water's powers to escape and look for Scarlet Witch.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #2</ref>
During the "[[AXIS (comics)|AXIS]]" storyline, the S-Men confront Magneto when he arrives on [[Genosha]] to attack Red Skull.<ref>''Magneto'' (vol. 3) #9</ref> [[Havok (character)|Havok]], Rogue, and Scarlet Witch are captured by the Red Skull's S-Men and sent to his concentration camp in Genosha.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #24</ref> In a fit of rage over finding mutants being used for freak medical experiments, Magneto kills most of the S-Men. Honest John, Dangerous Jinn, and the unnamed monk were the only survivors of the attack.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #25</ref>
===S.A.D.S.A.K.=== The '''S.A.D.S.A.K.s''' (Support Alliance Derby for Sensationally Abled Kids) is a group of young Inhumans led by [[Moon Girl (Marvel Comics)|Moon Girl]] and consisting of Devinder, a boy with super speed, Will, a boy with wings and the ability to talk to birds, and Tasha, a girl with prehensile hair. They initially had another member named "OMG" Olivia who is an internet influencer, but is later revealed to be a junior Kree agent who creates a hair conditioner filled with mind-controlling nanites. The SADSAKs later team up to defeat her.
===Salem's Seven=== {{main|Salem's Seven}}
===Santerians=== {{main|Santerians}}
===Sapien League=== The '''Sapien League''' is an supremacist group that made itself known during the "[[Decimation (comics)|Decimation]]" storyline, where they attacked the X-Mansion. The Sapien League is fended off by the X-Men.<ref>''Decimation: House of M - The Day After'' #1</ref>
===Savage Land Mutates=== {{main|Savage Land Mutates}}
===Savage Six=== {{main|Savage Six}}
===Scarlet Knights=== {{main|Scarlet Knights (comics)}}
===Scarlet Spiders (Red Team)=== {{main|Michael Van Patrick}}
===Scourges=== {{main|Scourge of the Underworld}}
===School=== The '''School''' are a gang of young [[Homo mermanus|Atleanteans]] that lived in the Atlantean capital's slums. They are led by [[Squid (Marvel Comics)|Squid]] and consist of Crab, Minnow, Mussels, Seahorse, and Seaweed. They rose up against the capital's inhabitants before being defeated by Namorita.<ref>''Marvel Comics Presents'' #12</ref>
===Secret Avengers=== {{main|Secret Avengers}}
===Secret Empire (organization)=== {{main|Secret Empire (organization)}}
===Secret Warriors=== {{main|Secret Warriors (Team White)}}
===Sentinels=== {{main|Sentinel (comics)}}
===Serpent Men=== {{main|Serpent Men}}
===Serpent Society=== {{main|Serpent Society}}
===Serpent Squad=== {{main|Serpent Squad}}
===Serval Industries=== '''Serval Industries''' is a multi-billion dollar corporation owned by Harrison Snow, that hired its own [[All-New X-Factor|X-Factor team]]. It first appeared in ''All-New X-Factor'' #1 (January 2014).
===Seven Daggers of Latveria=== The '''Seven Daggers of Latveria''' are a team of [[Latveria]]n mutants who are loyal to [[Doctor Doom]]. They consist of Dreamer, Ironcloak, Nerium, Slag, Volta, and two unnamed members.<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 6) #29</ref>
===Shadow Council=== The '''Shadow Council''' is an organization that was founded by Aloysius Thorndrake and the Confederacy soldiers with him after they went through the Vanishing Point and came in contact with an entity called the Abyss.<ref>''Secret Avengers'' #1</ref>
====Shadow Council in other media==== An original incarnation of the Shadow Council appears in ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]''. This version is a secret organization once led by [[Heinrich Zemo]] in the 1940s before it was disbanded after [[Captain America]] and [[Peggy Carter]] defeated them in Switzerland. By the present, a new version of the Shadow Council is formed, led by [[Erik Killmonger|Killmonger]] and consists of [[Klaw (character)|Ulysses Klaue]], [[Madame Masque]], [[Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)|Tiger Shark]], [[Princess Zanda]], [[Man-Ape|M'Baku]], and several Wakandan civilians.
===Shadow Initiative=== The '''Shadow Initiative''' is a special "black ops" team within the [[Avengers: The Initiative|Initiative]], answerable only to [[Henry Peter Gyrich]] and known as the Shadow Initiative. This team comprises [[Bengal (character)|Bengal]], [[Trauma (comics)|Trauma]], [[Constrictor (character)|Constrictor]], [[Typhoid Mary (character)|Mutant Zero]], and, for a time, the [[Scarlet Spiders]].<ref>{{Cite comic | Writer = | Penciller = | Inker = | Story = | Title =Avengers: The Initiative | Volume = | Issue = #4 | date = 2007 | Publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] | Page = | Panel = | ID = }}</ref> It is later revealed that the Scarlet Spiders are clones of Michael Van Patrick (MVP), a deceased initiative recruit.<ref name="ati_1">{{Cite comic |writer= [[Dan Slott]] |penciller= Stefano Caselli | Inker = Stefano Caselli | Story = Happy Accidents | Title = Avengers: The Initiative | Volume = | Issue = #1 | Date = June 2007 | Publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] | Page = | Panel = | ID = }}</ref>
After Secret Invasion, [[Taskmaster (character)|Taskmaster]] is added to the Black-Ops team as their field leader. The Shadow Initiative, joined by [[Komodo (comics)|Komodo]], is assigned to take down a Hydra cell, led by former Initiative member Hardball, in [[Madripoor]]. After the mission briefing, Taskmaster senses something familiar about Mutant Zero and later confronts her. A fight ensues and Taskmaster goads Mutant Zero into revealing her true identity: [[Typhoid Mary (character)|Mary Walker]].<ref>''Avengers: The Initiative'' #20</ref>
During the "[[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]]" storyline, [[Butterball (Emery Schaub)|Butterball]], [[Ringer (comics)|Ringer]], Doctor Sax, Johnny Guitar, Badd Axe, Firearms, Slaughter Boy and [[Heavy Mettle]] (Barracuda, [[Joseph Manfredi|Blackwing]], [[Riot (comics)|Riot]], Stronghold and Warbow) join Bengal, Komodo and Batwing in a new Shadow Initiative.<ref name="Avengers: The Initiative #26">''Avengers: The Initiative'' #26</ref> As [[Norman Osborn]] already has a covert team in the form of the Thunderbolts, the Shadow Initiative is turned into a "cannon fodder" unit, purposely sent on suicide missions, a fact that is hidden from the Shadow Initiative members. During a siege to take back [[Negative Zone Prison Alpha|Prison 42]], Johnny Guitar, Blackwing, Slaughterboy, and Firearms are killed in action. Bengal and the surviving members of the Shadow Initiative realize the true nature of their mission.<ref>''Avengers: The Initiative'' #27</ref>
===Shadow-X=== Shadow-X (also known as the Dark X-Men) is an alternate reality team of X-Men possessed by the [[Shadow King]]. The team debuted in [[New Excalibur]] #1, assisting the villain Albion before joining the side of Excalibur against him. The team consisted of possessed versions of [[Professor X]], [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]], and [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], all of whom died.
===Shadowmasters=== {{main|Shadowmasters}}
===S.H.I.E.L.D.=== {{main|S.H.I.E.L.D.}}
===Shogun Reapers=== The '''Shogun Reapers''' are mechas among the [[Yakuza]]. They built a cannon on the Moon to hold Earth hostage while [[Nick Fury Jr.]] broke into their base to steal their powering device. The Shogun Reapers' leader '''Danny Fear''' and lieutenant '''Akihiko''' are outfitted in shogun mechas for a confrontation. Akihiko's suit gets hacked by the agent of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] to fight Danny Fear which decompressed the room and caused all the gangsters to be swallowed into space, killing Akihiko while the group's leader survived .<ref>''Nick Fury'' #2</ref>
====Shogun Reapers in other media==== Akihiko appears in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', portrayed by [[Hiroyuki Sanada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/westworld-hiroyuki-sanada-recur-season-2-hbo-series-1202170410/ |title='Westworld': Hiroyuki Sanada Set To Recur in Season 2 of HBO Series |last=Petski |first=Denise |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=September 15, 2017 |access-date=September 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916052809/http://deadline.com/2017/09/westworld-hiroyuki-sanada-recur-season-2-hbo-series-1202170410/ |archive-date=September 16, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> This version is a leader of the Yakuza.
===Sinister Six=== {{main|Sinister Six}}
===Sinister Squadron=== The '''Sinister Squadron''' is a multiversal team that was founded by a mysterious person to make sure the Spider-Society is never formed. The first member seen is the [[Gwen Stacy]] version of [[Green Goblin]] from an unidentified reality who abducted [[Spider-Man 2099]]. [[Anya Corazon|Lady Araña]] worked to rescue him while avoiding the Green Goblin.<ref>''Edge of Spider-Verse'' (vol. 4) #1 (February 2024)</ref> The rest of the line-up is led by [[Madame Web]] and consists of various alternate universe versions of Spider-Man's enemies.<ref>''Spider-Society'' #1-4 (August 2024-November 2024)</ref>
===Sinister Syndicate=== {{main|Sinister Syndicate}}
===Sisterhood of the Wasp=== The '''Sisterhood of the Wasp''' is a group that is led by the Insect-esque All-Mother during the "[[Spider-Island]]" storyline.<ref>''Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl'' #2-3</ref>
===Sisters of Sin=== The '''Sisters of Sin''' are a group of young orphan girls who were accelerated into adulthood and given [[Psionics|psionic]] powers by the [[Red Skull]] after being indoctrinated by [[Sin (Marvel Comics)|Sinthea Shmidt]] and [[Mother Night (comics)|Mother Night]]. The Sisters of Sin would have many run-ins with [[Captain America]] before being de-aged when they entered a chamber designed to reverse the Red Skull's aging process and they were restored to children.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2025}} The group's brainwashed members consisted of '''Sister Agony''', '''Sister Death''', '''Sister Dream''', and '''Sister Pleasure'''.
===Six=== {{main|Mutant X (comics)#The Six}}
===Six-Fingered Hand=== The '''Six-Fingered Hand''' is a group of six lesser demons acting as pawns of more powerful demons, including [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]]. The legion of demons once plotted to merge Earth and Hell, but their plan was successfully opposed by the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]. The six are also responsible for the creation of the '''Lesser Grey God''', a statuette which has the power to reactivate old curses.
* '''Avarrish''', who has also clashed with [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)]]/[[Zarathos]]. * '''Fashima''', who has also clashed with Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)/Zarathos. * '''Hyppokri''' * '''Puishannt''', who has also clashed with [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]]. * '''Unthinnk''', who has also clashed with (and possessed) [[Man-Thing]]. * '''Maya''', the sixth and final member of the Six Fingered Hand, was actually the disguised Mephisto who manipulated the rest of the group.
===Six Pack=== {{main|Six Pack (comics)}}
===Skeleton Crew=== {{expand section|date=October 2024}} The '''Skeleton Crew''' is an organization built by the Red Skull from his operatives.
===Skrull Kill Krew=== {{main|Skrull Kill Krew}}
===Slingers=== {{main|Slingers (Marvel Comics)}}
===Sons of Satannish=== The '''Sons of Satannish''' were a cult of sorcerers who received mystical power from [[Satannish]].
===Sons of the Serpent=== {{main|Sons of the Serpent}}
The '''Sons of the Serpent''' are a subversive organization of costumed American racist super-patriots who oppose all racial, ethnic, and religious minorities.
===Sons of the Tiger=== The '''Sons of the Tiger''' are a trio of [[martial arts]] who are students of Master Kee: Lin Sun, of [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] ancestry, is the leader of the trio and adopted son of Master Kee; [[Black Tiger (comics)|Abe Brown]] is an [[African American]] from the streets of [[Harlem]]; and [[Bob Diamond (comics)|Robert Diamond]] is a [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]] [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] actor.
Lin Sun is returning from a martial arts tournament with his first place trophy when he is suddenly attacked by [[ninja]]s in front of his school in [[San Francisco]]. After defeating the villains, he goes into the "Tiger Dojo", which has been ransacked. He finds a dying Master Kee, who tells him that there are forces in this world which would destroy us and then points to a box on a shelf, after which he dies. In the box, Lin finds three amulets made of jade, a tiger's head and two claws: the symbol of the school. The inscription at the base of the box reads, "When three are called and stand as one, as one they'll fight, their will be done...For each is born anew, The Tiger's Son." They are later known as "the Amulets of Power".
Soon after, Lin meets up with his two friends, Abe Brown and Bob Diamond, who have also been attacked by ninjas. Lin recounts the story of Master Kee's death and gives each of them one of the jade tiger claw amulets. They soon discover that when they join hands and chant the inscription from the box they become mystically connected. Their martial arts skills combine to become one force and their physical abilities are tripled when they wear the amulets.
Beginning in ''Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #19, entitled "An Ending", the trio breaks up and Lin Sun throws all three amulets in a trash can located in an alley. There, Hector Ayala finds the amulets and wears them to become [[White Tiger (Hector Ayala)|White Tiger]]. The Sons of the Tiger appeared in the next two stories, "A Beginning" and "To Claw the Eyes of Night", during the transition to the White Tiger stories. The character of Abe Brown is mostly seen periodically after that. The book continued using the title "The Sons of the Tiger", even though the trio had split up and power was transferred to White Tiger.
===Soviet Super-Soldiers=== {{main|Soviet Super-Soldiers}}
===Spaceknights=== {{main|Spaceknights}}
===Space Phantoms=== {{main|Space Phantom}}
===Special Executive=== {{main|Special Executive}}
===Spider-Slayers=== {{main|Spider-Slayer}}
===Spirits of Vengeance=== {{main|Ghost Rider}}
===Squadron Sinister=== {{main|Squadron Sinister}}
===Squadron Supreme=== {{main|Squadron Supreme}}
There are several incarnations of the '''Squadron Supreme''':
====Supreme Power version==== {{main|Squadron Supreme (Supreme Power)}}
This version of the Squadron Supreme was created for the [[Max (comics)|Max]] imprint of Marvel Comics.
====Squadron Supreme of America==== {{main|Squadron Supreme#Squadron Supreme of America}}
The Power Elite collaborated with Mephisto, who created [[simulacrum]]s that were programmed to become the '''Squadron Supreme of America''' and act as the sanctioned superhero team in the United States. Power Elite member [[Phil Coulson]] serves as their liaison to the U.S. government.<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 8) #18</ref>
===S.T.A.K.E.=== {{main|S.T.A.K.E.}}
===Stane International=== '''Stane International''' is a company run by [[Iron Monger|Obadiah Stane]].
===Starforce=== {{main|Starforce}}
===Starjammers=== {{main|Starjammers}}
===Stark Industries=== {{main|Stark Industries}}
===S.T.R.I.K.E.=== {{main|S.T.R.I.K.E.}}
===Super-Axis=== The '''Super-Axis''' is a group consisting of [[Invaders (comics)|Invaders]] enemies [[Master Man (Marvel Comics)|Master Man]],<ref>''Giant-Size Invaders'' #1 (June 1975)</ref> [[U-Man]],<ref>''The Invaders'' #3 (November 1975)</ref> [[Baron Blood]],<ref>''The Invaders'' #7 (July 1976)</ref> and [[Warrior Woman (Marvel Comics)|Warrior Woman]] and assembled by [[Lady Lotus]].<ref>''The Invaders'' #16 (May 1977)</ref> Using [[hypnotism]] to summon and control the villains, Lotus intends to use the newly formed Super-Axis to undermine the United States on the [[home front during World War II]]. Individual members initially skirmish with the Invaders, and the original [[Human Torch (android)|Human Torch]] is also hypnotised. In a final battle at an [[amusement park]], the entire Super-Axis confront the Invaders, but are defeated by the heroes' superior teamwork. The Human Torch also frees himself from Lotus' control, and attempts to locate the villain, who has fled.<ref>''The Invaders'' #40 (May 1979) & 41 (September 1979)</ref>
===Super Soldiers=== {{main|Super Soldiers}}
===Superhuman Restraint Unit=== {{main|Cape-Killers}}
===Supernovas=== The '''Supernovas''' are a black ops unit of the Nova Corps. They were also called the '''Black Novas''' because their helmets were black instead of [[Gold (color)|gold]]. Its members include Adomox, [[Jesse Alexander (character)|Jesse Alexander]], Mister Z's, Phlish, and [[Titus (comics)|Titus]]. [[Nova (Sam Alexander)|Sam Alexander]] used to be a member of this group until he learned their true motives.<ref>''Nova'' (vol. 5) #1</ref>
During the "[[Original Sin (comics)|Original Sin]]" storyline, Sam Alexander learned from the eye of the murdered [[Uatu]] the [[Watcher (comics)|Watcher]] that its membership consisted of thieves and killers.<ref>''Nova'' (vol. 5) #18</ref>
===S.W.O.R.D.=== {{main|S.W.O.R.D.}}
==T== ===Team X=== {{main|Team X (comics)}}
===Technet=== {{main|Technet (comics)}}
===Teen Brigade=== {{main|Teen Brigade}}
===Ten Rings=== {{Main|Ten Rings (organization)}}
===Terrible Trio=== {{main|Terrible Trio (Marvel Comics)}}
===Terror Inc.=== {{main|Terror Inc.}}
===Thieves Guild=== The '''Thieves Guild''' is an organization of criminals that have different branches and sets of rules.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #9</ref>
The Thieves Guild's New Orleans branch is a rival of the [[#Assassins Guild|Assassins Guild]]. Jean-Luc LeBeau is the adoptive father of [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]] and a former leader of the Thieves Guild.<ref name="Gambit #1" />
[[Odessa Drake]] is the leader of the New York branch of the Thieves Guild.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #8</ref>
====Thieves Guild in other media==== * The Thieves Guild appears in the ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' episode "X-Ternally Yours". * The Thieves Guild appears in the ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' episode "Cajun Spice". * The Thieves Guild appears in the ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]'' episode "Thieves' Gambit".
===Thor Corps=== The '''Thor Corps''' is the name of two organizations.
====Eric Masterson's version==== This version of the Thor Corps came together when [[Thunderstrike (character)|Eric Masterson]] (who was the host of Thor at the time) united with [[Beta Ray Bill]] and [[Dargo Ktor]] to fight [[Zarrko]] after he tricked the latter into fighting Thor.<ref>''The Mighty Thor'' #440</ref>
====Battleworld's Thor Corps==== The Thor Corps are a police force on [[Battleworld]] who enforce the laws of God Emperor Doom.<ref>''Secret Wars'' #2</ref> [[King Thor]] serves as their lawspeaker while [[Thor (Ultimate Marvel)|Thunderer Thorlief]] is a prominent Thor Corps member.<ref>''Thors'' #1</ref>
===Threshold=== An ancient society created by the use of time travel by [[Kitty Pryde|Kate Pryde]] placing the genetic material of the people of [[Genosha]] into a mysterium box known as "the Seed".<ref>''Marauders'' (Vol. 2) #11–12</ref> It first appeared in ''Marauders'' (vol. 2) #4 (July 2022).<ref>(vol. 2) #4 (July 2022)</ref>
This society would thrive in the [[Proterozoic|Proterozoic Era]]. The society would face many enemies, such as an ancient [[Shi'ar]], and an underwater race known as the Unbreathing. Threshold was responsible for the creation of the X-Men enemies, [[Sublime (Marvel Comics)|Sublime]] and Arkea, who would turn on their creators before being defeated by [[Cassandra Nova]]. The Unbreathing, led by [[Stryfe]], went on to destroy Threshold. A few members of the society survived, including Grove (who would later become [[Okkara]]), [[Xilo]], and the Threshold Three.
====Threshold Three==== The Threshold Three were a group of three mutants; Amass, Crave, and Theia, whose powers allowed them to travel forward in time to seek help for Threshold in its war against the Unbreathing.
===Thunderbolts=== {{main|Thunderbolts (comics)}}
===Thunderriders=== {{main|Thunderiders}}
===Tiger Division=== {{expand section|date=April 2025}} '''Tiger Division''' (briefly known as '''Doom's Division''')<ref name="Doom's Division #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Yoon Ha Lee|Lee, Yoon Ha]]| artist = Jung, Minkyu| colorist = Iacono, Mattia | letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = Cohick, Lindsey| story = | title = [[One World Under Doom|Doom's Division]]| volume = 1| issue = 1| date = May 2025| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> is [[South Korea]]'s sanctioned superhero team. The group is led by the National Intelligence Service's director [[White Fox (character)|White Fox]] with [[Taegukgi (comics)|Taegukgi]] as the field leader. The team's original roster consisted of the General, Gun-R, Mr. Enigma, Auntie Ante (later known as Lady Bright), and [[Luna Snow]].<ref name="Taskmaster (vol. 3) #3">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jed MacKay|MacKay, Jed]]| artist = Vitti, Alessandro| colorist = Guru-efX| letterer = Caramagna, Joe| editor = Robinson, Chris, White, Jordan D.| story = The Rubicon Trigger - Part Three| title = Taskmaster| volume = 3| issue = 3| date = April 2021| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="Black Cat Annual (vol. 2) #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jed MacKay|MacKay, Jed]]| artist = Vazquez, Jory| colorist = Reber, Brian| letterer = Delgado, Ferran| editor = Cohick, Lindsey, Khazem, Danny, [[Nick Lowe (comics)|Lowe, Nick]]| story = | title = Black Cat Annual| volume = 2| issue = 1| date = August 2021| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> When it was renamed Doom's Division during the 2025 "[[One World Under Doom]]" storyline, [[Wave (Marvel Comics)|Wave]], [[Karma (character)|Karma]], and [[Aero (Marvel Comics)|Aero]] also joined the team.<ref name="Doom's Division #1" />
===Time-Displaced X-Men=== {{main|X-Men#Other versions}}
===Time Variance Authority=== {{main|Time Variance Authority}}
===Tombstone's Gang=== {{expand section|date=July 2025}} '''Tombstone's Gang''' is a gang organized by [[Tombstone (character)|Tombstone]].<ref>''Cage'' (vol. 2) #1</ref> He would later get the brothers [[Grim (comics)|Grim]] and [[Reaper (Marvel Comics)|Reaper]] as his minions.<ref>''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (vol. 3) #2</ref>
===Tough Kid Squad=== The '''Tough Kid Squad''' is a group of five kids consisting of Wally and Tom Danger, Derrick Dawes, Butch, and Eagle.<ref>''Tough Kid Squad Comics'' #1 (March 1942)</ref>
===Tracksuit Mafia=== The '''Tracksuit Mafia''' (also called the '''Tracksuit Bros.''' and the '''Tracksuit Draculas''') are a gang of non-superpowered organized criminals. Created by writer [[Matt Fraction]], they first appeared in ''Hawkeye'' (vol. 4) in 2012.<ref>{{cite comic|title=Hawkeye|volume=4|issue=#1|story=Lucky: A Clint Barton / Hawkeye Adventure"|date=October, 2012|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> They are so named because the [[tracksuit|eponymous athletic wear]] in which all of its members are seen, who serve as adversaries to [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]].
====Tracksuit Mafia in other media==== The Tracksuit Mafia appear in ''[[Hawkeye (miniseries)|Hawkeye]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=September 13, 2021 |title=Hawkeye's first trailer introduces the other Hawkeye and some Christmas hijinks |url=https://www.theverge.com/22671358/hawkeye-first-trailer-disney-plus-christmas-jeremy-renner-hailee-steinfeld |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913145921/https://www.theverge.com/22671358/hawkeye-first-trailer-disney-plus-christmas-jeremy-renner-hailee-steinfeld |archive-date=September 13, 2021 |access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Hawkeye Release Date, Trailer, Cast, & News |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hawkeye-release-date-news-updates |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122162952/https://www.ign.com/articles/hawkeye-release-date-news-updates |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=November 26, 2021 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Lewis |date=November 25, 2021 |title=When is Hawkeye episode 3 released on Disney Plus? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/hawkeye-next-episode-released-when/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126180236/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/hawkeye-next-episode-released-when/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |access-date=November 26, 2021 |website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> This version is led by [[Kingpin (character)|Wilson Fisk / Kingpin]], with known members including Kazi Kazimierczak, Ivan, Tomas, Enrique and Dmitri. William Lopez was a leader, but following his death, [[Maya Lopez (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Maya Lopez]] became the new leader until she defected.
===Trash=== {{main|Trash (comics)}}
===Triumph Division=== The '''Triumph Division''' is the Philippines' sanctioned superhero team. The team is led by Red Feather and its members include Anitun, Fighter One, Great Mongoose, Mighty Mother, St. George, and Wishing Man. The Triumph Division's members are killed by suicide bombers, with their successors being made public.<ref>''The Invincible Iron Man'' (vol. 2) #2</ref>
During "[[The War of the Realms]]" storyline, [[Wave (Marvel Comics)|Wave]] joins the Triumph Division.<ref>''War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas'' #1</ref>
===Triune Understanding=== The '''Triune Understanding''' is a religious [[cult]]. It was created by [[Kurt Busiek]] for volume three of the ''[[Marvel Comics]] [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]'' series.
===True Believers=== {{main|True Believers (comics)}}
===Twelve=== {{main|The Twelve (comics)}}
==U== ===U.S. Hulk Operations=== The '''U.S. Hulk Operations''' is a United States military organization that is tasked with hunting down Hulk and his allies. It is led by General [[Reginald Fortean]].<ref>''The Immortal Hulk'' #6</ref> After Fortean is killed, Hulk takes control of the U.S. Hulk Operations.<ref>''The Immortal Hulk'' #24</ref>
===U-Foes=== {{main|U-Foes}}
===U-Men=== {{main|U-Men (comics)}}
===Ultimates=== {{main|Ultimates}}
===ULTIMATUM=== {{main|ULTIMATUM (comics)}}
===Ultimate Fantastic Four=== {{main|Ultimate Fantastic Four}}
===Ultimate X-Men=== {{main|Ultimate X-Men}}
===Ultraforce=== {{main|Ultraforce}}
===Uncanny Avengers=== {{main|Uncanny Avengers}}
===Uncanny X-Force=== {{main|Uncanny X-Force}}
===Uncanny X-Men=== {{main|Uncanny X-Men}}
===Undying Ones=== The '''Undying Ones''' are a race of humanoid demons from another dimension. They are led by the Nameless One.
===Uni-Mind=== {{main|Eternals (comics)}}
===Union=== {{main|The Union (Marvel)}}
===Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation=== The '''Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation''' ('''UCWF''') is a wrestling promotion based in New York by promoter '''Edward Garner''' with a roster of both human (i.e. [[Sharon Ventura]]) and superhuman participants from the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]] like [[Ikaris]] to heroes from [[Thing (Marvel Comics)|Ben Grimm/The Thing]], [[Vance Astrovik|Justice]] (then known as [[Marvel Boy]]), and [[Demolition Man (character)|Demolition Man]]. It was soon taken over by the [[Power Broker (character)|Power Broker]] as a site for his experimental superhuman trials and the base of the [[Grapplers (comics)|Grapplers]].<ref>''The Thing'' #28</ref><ref>''Captain America'' #328–331</ref>
===Unus' Gang=== '''Unus' Gang''' is a loose group of mutants assembled by [[Unus the Untouchable]] who survived the destruction of [[Genosha]] by [[Cassandra Nova]].<ref>''Excalibur'' (vol. 3) #1. Marvel Comics</ref> They would act as enemies towards the Genoshan [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]] team. They would later all lose their powers after [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]]. The team consisted of Unus, [[Toad (Marvel Comics)|Toad]], [[Hub (comics)|Hub]], Caiman, Glamour, Lightning Rod, Shocker, and Toad-In-Waiting.
===Upstarts=== {{main|Upstarts (comics)}}
===Uranians=== {{main|Uranian (comics)}}
==V== ===V-Battalion=== The '''V-Battalion''' is a secret organization composed of Golden Age superheroes and their descendants.
===Valkyrior=== {{main|Valkyrior (Marvel Comics)}}
===Vanguard=== {{main|Vanguard (Marvel Comics)#Vanguard}}
===Vulturions=== The '''Vulturions''' are a group of criminals who wield the same technology as [[Vulture (Marvel Comics)|Vulture]]. It was established by Honcho, an engineer who was shown the designs of Adrian Toomes's Vulture armor.<ref>{{Cite comic|Writer = Louise Simonson|Penciller = Greg LaRocque|Inker = Jim Mooney|Story = Till Death Do Us Part!|Title = Web of Spider-Man|Volume = |Issue = #1|date = April 1985|Publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Manning |first2=Matthew K. |title=Spider-Man Chronicle: Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging |date=2012 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-0756692360 |page=147}}</ref>
A new group of Vulturions (consisting of three members including a female) appear in ''[[Avengers: The Initiative]]'', where they steal a briefcase containing classified research on gamma radiation from [[Baron Von Blitzschlag]]. One of the Vulturions is identified as Honcho (apparently released from prison and having gone back to crime). They are stopped with ease by a costume-less Peter Parker and the [[Scarlet Spiders]].<ref>{{Cite comic|Writer = Dan Slott|Penciller = Stefano Caselli|Inker = Stefano Caselli|Story = Triple Threat|Title = Avengers: The Initiative|Volume = |Issue = #7|date = December 2007|Publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref>
====Vulturions in other media==== A group loosely based on the Vulturions called the '''Wake Riders''' appear in the ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' episode "Rise Above It All".<ref name="Rise Above It All">{{cite episode |title=Rise Above It All |series=Spider-Man |network=Disney XD |airdate=July 2, 2018 |season=2 |number=4}}</ref> Based on the name for a group of vultures, they are a viral stunt group.
==W== ===Warbound=== The '''Warbound''' are a group of gladiators from the planet Sakaar that were gathered by Hulk. They consist of [[Korg (character)|Korg]], [[Miek]], No-Name the [[Brood (comics)|Brood]], [[Hiroim]], [[Elloe Kaifi]], and Lavin Skee.
====Warbound in other media==== * An adaption of the Warbound appears in the ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'' episode "Planet Leader." Korg and Miek appear amongst Leader's slaves while Hiroim is their mind-controlled overseer and Elloe Kaifi is She-Hulk's appointed handmaiden. All four are freed from Leader's control by the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. * The Warbound appear in ''[[Planet Hulk (film)|Planet Hulk]]'' (2010). * A version of the Warbound appear in ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]''. This version of the group are gladiator warriors who are pitted against each other in games held by the [[Grandmaster (Marvel Comics)|Grandmaster]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/18/thor-ragnarok-director-taika-waititi-korg/|title=Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi to portray Korg in film|last=Lawrence|first=Derek|date=|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=}}</ref>
===Warheads=== {{main|Warheads (comics)}}
===Warriors Three=== {{main|Warriors Three}}
===Warwolves=== {{main|Warwolves}}
===Watchdogs=== {{main|Watchdogs (Marvel Comics)}}
===Weapon P.R.I.M.E.=== {{main|Weapon P.R.I.M.E.}}
===Weapon Plus=== {{main|Weapon Plus}}
===Weapon X=== {{main|Weapon X}}
===West Coast Avengers=== {{main|West Coast Avengers}}
===Wild Pack=== {{main|Wild Pack}}
===Wildboys=== The '''Wildboys''' are an unruly pair of street-dwellers that enjoy committing violent acts of vandalism. They are highly formidable street-fighters and are greatly skilled in the use of knives and other conventional street hardware. When the [[Horsemen of Apocalypse]] attacked Manhattan during the events of the ''[[Fall of the Mutants]]'' and caused a blackout, a [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] veteran named [[Ammo (comics)|Ammo]] organized a gang including the Wildboys, who looted the city.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=September 2009}}
===Winter Guard=== {{main|Winter Guard}}
===Witches=== {{main|Witches (Marvel Comics)}}
===Wolf Spiders=== The '''Wolf Spiders''' are a [[special ops]] team trained by the [[Red Room (comics)|Red Room]] and serve as the male counterpart of the Black Widow program. The first candidate was [[Wolf Spider (comics)|Niko Constantin]], an assassin who is imprisoned in a [[gulag]] (alongside [[Titanium Man|Boris Bullski]] and [[Unicorn (Marvel Comics)|Unicorn]]). At the prison, he is the [[Sadomasochism|sadistic]] leader of his own gang and sold out [[Bucky Barnes|Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier]] to [[Red Barbarian|Andre Rostov]].<ref>''Captain America'' #617–619 (June–August 2011)</ref>
The Wolf Spiders later act as the Red Widow's enforcers, trying to assassinate [[Yelena Belova|White Widow]] but are stopped by [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]].<ref>''Winter Guard'' #1 (October 2021)</ref> The Wolf Spiders are also defeated by [[Captain America]] and [[Iron Man]] as well as the [[She-Hulk|Winter Hulk]] during a conspiracy to eliminate [[Namor]].<ref>''Avengers'' (vol. 8) #47–50 (August–December 2021)</ref>
===Wolfpack=== The '''Wolfpack''' are a group of five teenagers who reside in the [[South Bronx, New York|South Bronx]], in [[New York City]]. They were originally selected for their extraordinary abilities and aptitude by a retired Naval officer known only as Mr. Mack. He trained each of them separately from adolescence into their teen years in hand-to-hand combat, strategy, stealth, speed, endurance, and raw strength. When they were ready, he introduced them to each other.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=September 2012}} According to ancient legend, the Wolfpack has existed for at least two millennia, and serves as a cosmic balance to a group of mortal men completely devoid of compassion, love or charity, known as the Nine. The new Wolfpack soon began battling the forces of the Nine in the Bronx and continue to protect and patrol the Bronx, and battle the forces of The Nine.
The Wolfpack appear in the ''[[House of M]]'', as a gang of superpowered teens in the Bronx; in which [[Luke Cage]] made a treaty with the group. Members include [[Robbie Baldwin]], [[Turbo (comics)|Turbo]], [[Darkhawk]], [[Rage (Marvel Comics)|Rage]], Alex Power with his sister [[Julie Power|Julie]] and Raphael Vega, who is their leader.<ref>''House of M: Avengers'' #3</ref>
===Women Warriors=== The '''Women Warriors''' are [[Delaware]]'s sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. It consists of [[Asp (character)|Asp]], [[Black Mamba (character)|Black Mamba]], [[Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)|Diamondback]], [[Quicksand (comics)|Quicksand]], and [[Skein (character)|Skein]].<ref name="Avengers: The Initiative #26" />
===World Counterterrorism Agency=== The '''World Counterterrorism Agency''' (W.C.A.) is a [[counterterrorism]] organization founded by a group of ex-[[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agents, including [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]], following the events of the ''[[Secret Invasion]]'' storyline.<ref>''New Avengers: The Reunion'' #2 (June 2009)</ref> Other members include [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] and [[Dominic Fortune]].
===Wrecking Crew=== {{main|Wrecking Crew (comics)}}
==X== ===Xavier's Security Enforcers=== {{main|Xavier's Security Enforcers}}
===X-Babies=== {{main|X-Babies}}
===X-Cell=== '''X-Cell''' is a group of depowered mutants who blamed the government for causing [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]]. They are led by [[Elijah Cross]] and consist of [[Abyss (comics)|Abyss]], [[Blob (Marvel Comics)|Blob]], [[Callisto (comics)|Callisto]], [[Fatale (Marvel Comics)|Fatale]], [[Marrow (character)|Marrow]], and [[Reaper (Marvel Comics)|Reaper]]. They engaged [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]] on different occasions and even shanghaied [[Rictor]] into their group. When they ran into [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)|Quicksilver]], he used the Terrigen Mist to repower Elijah Cross, Abyss, Fatale, Reaper, and Rictor while Callisto advised Marrow not to take the offer after her own experience with the Terrigen Mist. During the fight with X-Factor, Elijah Cross felt a heat build-up and exploded from the side effect of the Terrigen Mist. Before that side-effect can take effect on them, Abyss flung Fatale and Reaper into the Brimstone Dimension and followed them. Callisto and Marrow escaped into the sewers while Rictor avoided the side-effects by using his powers to break the Terrigen Crystals on Quicksilver's body.<ref>''X-Factor'' (vol. 3) #17-20</ref>
===X-Cellent=== The '''X-Cellent''' is a team of mutants led by [[Zeitgeist (comics)|Zeitgeist]] with the goal of preparing for a supposed coming culture war. The team first appeared in ''Giant-Size X-Statix'' #1 (July 2019) and was created by [[Peter Milligan]] and [[Mike Allred]]. The team appeared in two five-issue limited series in 2022 and 2023.
The team consisted of Fluff, Hurt John, Joe Bomb, Mirror Girl, Pood, Stripe, Toodle Pip, Uno, Whoosh, and led by Zeitgeist. ===X-Corporation=== {{main|X-Corporation}}
===X-Corps=== {{main|X-Corps}}
===X-Factor=== {{main|X-Factor (comics)}}
===X-Factor Investigations=== {{main|X-Factor Investigations}}
===X-Force=== {{main|X-Force}}
===X-Men=== {{main|X-Men}}
===X-Men 2099=== {{main|X-Men 2099}}
===X-Men Green=== '''X-Men Green''' is an [[eco-terrorism]] organization founded and led by [[Nature Girl (comics)|Nature Girl]]. The team first appeared in ''X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic'' #7 (October, 2021) and was created by [[Gerry Duggan (writer)|Gerry Duggan]] and Emilio Laiso.
The team was founded due to Nature Girl's dissatisfaction with humanity's pollution of the planet. The team initially consisted of Nature Girl, Curse, and a stray dog they named Saoirse, before recruiting [[Sauron (Marvel Comics)|Sauron]], [[Armageddon Man]], and [[Gwen Warren]].
===X-Nation 2099=== {{main|X-Nation 2099}}
===X-People=== {{main|X-Men#Other versions}}
===X-Statix=== {{main|X-Statix}}
===X-Terminators=== {{main|X-Terminators}}
===X-Ternals=== {{main|Age of Apocalypse#Mutant heroes}}
===X-Treme X-Men=== {{main|X-Treme X-Men}}
===X-Treme Sanctions Executive=== {{main|X-Treme Sanctions Executive}}
==Y== ===Young Allies=== {{main|Young Allies (Marvel Comics)}}
===Young Avengers=== {{main|Young Avengers}}
===Young Gods=== The '''Young Gods''' are a group of twelve young human beings who were chosen by the major pantheons of Earth's goddesses to represent the finest qualities of humanity and the pinnacle of humanity's genetic potential and cultural accomplishment.
===Young X-Men=== {{main|Young X-Men}}
==Z== ===Zodiac=== {{main|Zodiac (comics)}}
==See also== *[[List of government agencies in Marvel Comics]] *[[List of criminal organizations in Marvel Comics]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
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