Secret Defenders

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Official Team Name

Secret Defenders

Team Aliases

Defenders

Status

Defunct

Identity

Secret

Universe

Earth-616

Affiliations

Team Leader(s)

Doctor Strange, Doctor Druid

Former Members
Darkhawk, Spider-Woman, Wolverine, Nomad, Namorita, Nova, Hulk, Northstar, Punisher, Spider-Man, Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Sleepwalker, War Machine, Silver Surfer, Thunderstrike, Deadpool, Cage, Iron Fist, Giant Man, Cadaver, Shadowoman, Iceman, Archangel, USAgent, Spider-Woman, Deathlok, Drax, Dagger

First appearance

Last appearance

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #50
(February, 1993)

Secret Defenders #25
(March, 1995)

History

Doctor Strange

With the Defenders disbanded, Dr. Strange organized his own "Secret Defenders" project, recruiting whichever heroes he required for a given mission, with no ongoing members.

When Dr. Strange would foresee dangers, he would use tarot cards to determine who would be best suited to help him battle the coming evil. If necessary, Strange would also teleport the team to the location they were needed. At times there seems to be a subtle pattern among those who choose to serve, such as War Machine and Thunderstrike, Ant Man and Iceman etc.

Doctor Druid

Strange later forced Doctor Druid to take over for him while he was dealing with Salome and the War of the Seven Spheres. Druid and Shadowoman were asked to protect the Moebius Stone from evil forces. The Stone ended up empowering Cadaver, and the three became a regular team of sorts.

However, Druid grew tired of leading the group. Summoning the demon Slorioth, he faked his death and the team disbanded, although Cadaver, Shadowoman and Joshua Pryce agreed to help each other if needed.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• Thanos also assembled his own Secret Defenders team to carry out a mission. Led by Geatar, the team also contained the Super-Skrull, Nitro, Rhino, and Titanium Man.Ultron, Juggernaut, Deathbird, Venom, and Darkseid.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• 32 Secret Defenders (Earth-616) Members
  
• 29 Appearances of Secret Defenders (Earth-616)
• Images that include Secret Defenders (Earth-616)
• Team Gallery: Secret Defenders (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Secret Defenders (Earth-616)

Links and References

Secret Defenders members

Footnotes