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