Religion and Characters in
Thunderbolts #105 (Oct. 2006):
“Swimming With Sharks”
by Fabian Nicieza, Tom Grummett, Gary Erskine

29 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.
Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) (lead character)		Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts  Redeemers; Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth) [Germany]		142
Captain America (Steve Rogers)	Protestant	Weapon Plus; Invaders  Avengers; Secret Defenders; Redeemers; Ultimates; New Avengers		5,992
Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)	atheist	Avengers; Defenders  West Coast Avengers; Secret Defenders; Commission on Superhuman Activities; Liberators; Mighty Avengers		1,543
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)	humanist; believes in God	Avengers; Illuminati  Fantastic Five		4,661
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist (lapsed)	Avengers; SHIELD Super-Agents		531
Daredevil (Danny Rand)	Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism	Heroes for Hire; Secret Defenders  New Avengers		672
Hercules	Greco-Roman classical religion	Avengers; Champions (of Los Angeles)  Heroes for Hire; Renegades; Mighty Avengers [Greece]		1,029
MACH-IV (Abner Jenkins)		Masters of Evil; Sinister Six  Sinister Syndicate; Thunderbolts; Initiative		152
Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold)	Jewish	Femizons; Masters of Evil  Grapplers; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; Thunderbolts		229
Fixer (Norbert Ebersol)		HYDRA; Masters of Evil  New Enforcers; Redeemers; Thunderbolts; Initiative		136
Dallas Riordan		Commission on Superhuman Activities; V-Battalion  Thunderbolts		66
Joystick (Janice Olivia Yanizeski)		Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts		45
Speed Demon (James Saunders)		Squadron Sinister; Sinister Syndicate  Thunderbolts; Hood's Army		86
Radioactive Man (Dr. Chen Lu)	Communist Buddhist	Titanic Three; Masters of Evil  Thunderbolts; The People's Defense Force [China]		187
Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond)		Squadron Sinister; Squadron Supreme  Defenders; Thunderbolts; Redeemers; Secret Avengers; Redeemers (Earth-712)		361
Redwing	N.A.	Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
The Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast)	quasi-cosmic entity w/ personal obsession	Elders of the Universe		71
Iron Maiden (Melina Vostokoff)	Communist	Femizons; Thunderbolts Army [Russia]		37
Doctor Spectrum (Dr. Alice Nugent)	Utopian	Squadron Sinister		10
Hyperion (Zhib-Ran)	alien	Squadron Sinister; Weapon X (Exiles)		48
Bucky (Bucky Barnes) (cameo)	Protestant (nominal)	Liberty Legion; Kid Commandos  All-Winners Squad; Invaders; Young Allies (Marvel); New Avengers		395
Scourge (Jack Monroe) (cameo)		Secret Defenders [sidekick of 1950s Captain America]		131
Boomerang (Fred Myers) (cameo)		Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve  Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army; Initiative; Initiative: Heavy Hitters [Australia. played professional baseball]		130
Zaran (Maximillian Zaran) (cameo)		MI-6; Batroc's Brigade  Thunderbolts Army; Initiative [England]		61
Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton) (cameo)		Crime Wave; Thunderbolts Army  Initiative; Hood's Army		43
Silk Fever (Min Li Ng) (cameo)	Environmentalism; Dragon's Breadth	Force of Nature; Folding Circle  Thunderbolts Army; Initiative [eco-terrorist]		13
Beetle (MK-II) (cameo)		Thunderbolts Army; The Beetles		4
Beetle (MK-III) (cameo)		Thunderbolts Army; The Beetles		4
Quicksand (cameo)		Masters of Evil; Femizons  Thunderbolts Army; Initiative: Women Warriors		34

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