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Avengers Academy (Earth-616)

Avengers Academy

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Official Team Name

Avengers Academy

Team Aliases

New Avengers , New Young Avengers, Avengers of Tomorrow

Status

Identity

Alignment

Universe

Base of Operations

Avengers Compound^[1], Los Angeles, California; formerly Infinite Avengers Mansion

Affiliations

Team Leader(s)

Giant-Man

Current Members
Instructors: Giant Man, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Tigra, Students: Batwing, Boulder, Finesse, Hazmat, Hollow, Lightspeed, Mettle, Power Man, Reptil, Ricochet, Juston Seyfert, She-Hulk, Spider-Girl, Striker, Thunderstrike, Turbo, White Tiger, Wiz Kid, X-23

Former Members

Instructors:

Jocasta, Justice, Speedball
Students:

Hybrid, Machine Teen, Rocket Racer, Veil

Allies

Avengers, Briggs Chemical LLC, FF, New Avengers, Secret Avengers, Thunderbolts, X-Men,

Enemies

Norman Osborn, Whirlwind, Mentallo, Korvac, Icemaster, Jeremy Briggs, Absorbing Man, Titania, Briggs Chemical LLC,

Origin

A group of superpowered teenagers being trained by vetrans Avengers

Place of Formation

Infinite Avengers Mansion

Creators

Christos N. Gage, Mike McKone

First appearance

Avengers Academy #1
(August, 2010)

1 History
2 Avengers Academy
3 Paraphernalia
4 Notes
5 Trivia
6 See Also
7 Links and References
- 7.1 Footnotes

History

Origins

As the head of H.A.M.M.E.R., Norman Osborn recruited young people with powers in order to make them the next generation of superheroes under his control. Some he pushed and tortured in order to develop their powers. Once Norman was out of power, the Avengers went through his files and found the most dangerous, those who have failed their psych profiles, and who had the power to destroy city blocks. The Avengers determined to train these kids to prevent them from becoming dangerous supervillains.^[1]

They formed the Avengers Academy, similar to the Initiative program, where veterans teach youngsters to be heroes. Unfortunately, while trying to conceal the fact that they are trying to prevent the students from going rogue, fearing that they may internalize it, the students find out.^[1]

Going Public

Months later the team went out in public as their normal selves (except for Hazmat and Mettle, who were shrunk down in Dr. Pym's pocket). Whirlwind then showed up and attacked a bystander which made Henry Pym attack and also to avenge Wasp. Whirlwind was then soon put down and the identities of the students became public.^[2]

Fear Itself

When the Serpent invaded Midgard, the students of Avengers Academy found themselves under attack by two of the Worthy. The Infinite Mansion was destroyed and the students were deployed to the front line in Washington D.C.

In the aftermath, Veil left the student body while Justice and Speedball resigned their positions as teachers.^[3]

Shattered Heroes

The Academy opened up the student body to a wider crowd.^[4]