Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sep. 2009):
“Up Is Down”
by Christos N. Gage, Rafa Sandoval, Roger Bonet

Avengers: The Initiative #26

Title: “Up Is Down”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 2009

Publisher:
Written by: Christos N. Gage
Art by: Rafa Sandoval, Roger Bonet

82 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Tigra (Greer Grant)	mystically empowered	Cat People; Counter Force...  Lady Liberators; The Avengers		310
Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn)	manifestly non-religious	Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Dark X-Men (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Sinister Twelve (leader); The Cabal (leader); The Thunderbolts (leader)		417
Taskmaster	manifestly non-religious	Agency X; HYDRA...  Initiative; Shadow Initiative; The Cabal; The Frightful Four; The Thunderbolts		128
Justice (Vance Astrovik)	Jewish (half)	Counter Force; Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff)...  The New Warriors		291
Rage (Elvin Daryl Haliday)	Protestant	black; Counter Force...  Initiative: Camp Hammond; Psionex; The Avengers; The New Warriors		157
Night Thrasher (Donyell Taylor)		black; Counter Force...  The New Warriors		49
Ultragirl (Suzy Sherman)	Kree savior	Initiative; Kree...  The New Warriors		40
The Hood (Parker Robbins)	demonolatry	Hood's Army; The Cabal		159
The Gauntlet (Sgt. Joseph Green)	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Counter Force...  Initiative: Camp Hammond (staff); U.S. Army		48
Trauma (Terry Ward)		Shadow Initiative		24
Brothers Grimm (Percy and Barton Grimes)		Hood's Army; Night Shift [Powers were briefly amplified by Satannish.]		34
Vampiro (9-panel cameo)	vampire (self-styled)	Initiative; Larcenous Three		3
Constrictor (Frank Payne) (8-panel cameo)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; Shadow Initiative...  Sinister Syndicate; Six Pack; The Frightful Four; The Masters of Evil		124
X-Ray (Jimmy Darnell) (8-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Thunderbolts Army...  U-Foes		59
Vapor (Ann Darnell) (7-panel cameo)		Femizons; Hood's Army...  Thunderbolts Army; U-Foes		57
Penance (Robbie Baldwin) (6-panel cameo)	Presbyterian	League of Losers; The New Warriors...  The Thunderbolts		359
Scorcher (Steven Hudak) (6-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil		30
Slapstick (Steve Harmon) (5-panel cameo)	Anarchist	Counter Force; Initiative...  The New Warriors		24
Scarlet Spider (Patrick) (5-panel cameo)		Counter Force; Shadow Initiative [only remaining clone who made up Scarlet Spiders trio]		15
Vector (Simon Utrecht) (5-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Thunderbolts Army...  U-Foes		61
Ironclad (Mike Steel) (5-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Thunderbolts Army...  U-Foes		33
Razor Fist (Douglas Scott) (5-panel cameo)		[assassin; bodyguard...]		59
Komodo (Melati Kusuma) (4-panel cameo)		Asian; Initiative...  Shadow Initiative		38
Baron von Blitzschlag (Wener von Blitzschlag) (4-panel cameo)	Nazi	Initiative		35
Mandrill (Jerome Beechman) (4-panel cameo)		Black Spectre (leader); Crossfire's Mind Control Gang...  Hood's Army; Mutant Force		61
Asylum (Henrique Gallante) (3-panel cameo)		Initiative; Psionex...  Thunderbolts Army		18
Aqueduct (Peter van Zante) (3-panel cameo)	Environmentalism	Force of Nature; Initiative...  The Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army [eco-terrorist]		37
H.A.M.M.E.R. (2-panel cameo)		[government agency]		207
Debrii (Deborah Fields) (2-panel cameo)		black; Counter Force...  The New Warriors		28
Diamondback (Rachel Leighton) (2-panel cameo)		BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons...  Initiative: Women Warriors; Initiative; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Serpent Society		173
Mathemanic (Thomas Sorenson) (2-panel cameo)		Initiative; Psionex...  Thunderbolts Army		11
Impulse (Dwight Hubbard) (2-panel cameo)	fundamentalist Environmentalist	Psionex		9
Skybreaker (Aireo) (2-panel cameo)	Inhuman religion (lapsed); fundamentalist Environmentalist	Force of Nature [eco-terrorist]		27
Terraformer (2-panel cameo)	fundamentalist Environmentalist	Force of Nature [eco-terrorist]		10
Sally Floyd (2-panel cameo)	Alcoholics Anonymous	[reporter for "Front Line" newspaper]		54
Coronary (James Sharp) (2-panel cameo)		Psionex; Thunderbolts Army		15
Pretty Persuasions (Heidi P. Franklin) (2-panel cameo)		Psionex; Thunderbolts Army		13
Cutthroat (Danny Leighton) (2-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Skeleton Crew [Diamondback's brother; was in "Savage Crims" gang]		44
Barracuda (2-panel cameo)		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		4
Blackwing (2-panel cameo)		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		4
Riot (2-panel cameo)		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		3
Warbow (2-panel cameo)		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		3
Althea Green (2-panel cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[The Gauntlet's wife]		2
Bad Axe (2-panel cameo)		Larcenous Three; Shadow Initiative		2
Slaughter Boy (2-panel cameo)		Shadow Initiative; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		2
The Ringer (Keith Kraft) (2-panel cameo)		Shadow Initiative		12
Sunstreak (Andrea Roarke) (2-panel cameo)		Force of Nature; Initiative...  Stockpile		32
Bengal (Duc No Tranh) (1-panel cameo)	vengeance	Asian; Shadow Initiative...  U.S. Army		30
Skein (Sybil Dvorak) (1-panel cameo)	Hedonist cult (leader); Gypsy/Roma (raised)	Femizons; Initiative: Women Warriors...  Night Shift; The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		35
Butterball (Emery Schaub) (1-panel cameo)		Shadow Initiative		2
Black Mamba (Tanya Sealy) (1-panel cameo)		BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons...  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad; The Masters of Evil [fashion model, former professional criminal, call girl]		77
Asp (Cleo Nefertiti) (1-panel cameo)		BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons...  Initiative: Women Warriors; Secret Avengers; Serpent Society		15
Quicksand (1-panel cameo)		Femizons; Initiative: Women Warriors...  The Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army		34
? Green (younger daughter) (1-panel cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[infant daughter of Gauntlet]		1
Firestrike (Dalton Beck) (1-panel cameo)	repentant	Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative [arson investigator; dated Turbo (Mickey Musashi)]		6
Batwing (James Santini) (1-panel cameo)		Initiative; Shadow Initiative		18
Stronghold (1-panel cameo)		Heavy Mettle; Shadow Initiative		2
Firearms (1-panel cameo)		Larcenous Three; Shadow Initiative		3
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (photo/picture/video)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (photo/picture/video)	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (mentioned)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (mentioned)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (mentioned)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sorceress	A-Next; Brotherhood of Mutants...  Force Works; Lady Liberators; Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Ultimates		1,624
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (mentioned)	Gypsy/Roma; ethnic half Jewish; sometimes mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutants; The Avengers...  The Ultimates; X-Factor		944
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (mentioned)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (mentioned)	religious	Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Thunder Guard		788
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) (mentioned)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Vision (mentioned)	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Captain America (Bucky Barnes) (mentioned)	Protestant (nominal)	Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Young Allies		395
Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen) (mentioned)	Buddhist	Dark Avengers; Femizons...  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts		235
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned)		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge) (mentioned)		Initiative		12
Mrs. Ward (mentioned)		[Trauma's mother]		2
Tigra's mother (mentioned)		[Tigra's mother]		2
Tigra's unborn child (mentioned)		[fathered by Skrull posing as Hank Pym]		3
Yoda (mentioned)	Jedi Master	[ 1st app: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ]		160
? Green (mentioned)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[The Gauntlet's older daughter]		2
Count Chocula (mentioned)	vampire	[1st app: Dr. Count Chocula (Oct. 1971)]		10
Little Red Riding Hood (mentioned)		[star of classic fairy tale]	Andrew Lang	78
Sonny Corleone (mentioned)	Catholic	[gangster]	G. P. Putnam's Sons	5
Donald Trump (mentioned)		[CEO; landowner...]		386
Kanye West (mentioned)	Protestant	[singer]		169

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