Appearing in "Destiny Made Manifest"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵
- ⏴ Giant-Man (Hank Pym) ⏵ (Main story and flashback) (As Ant-Man in recap)
- ⏴ Firestar (Angelica Jones) ⏵
- ⏴ Justice (Vance Astro) ⏵
- ⏴ Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) ⏵
- ⏴ Rick Jones ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Beast (Hank McCoy) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- Temporal Avengers (First appearance) (Cameo)
- ⏴ Giant-Man (Hank Pym) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) ⏵ (Cameo)
- Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) ⏵ (First appearance) (Cameo)
- ⏴ Goliath (Clint Barton) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Yellowjacket (Hank Pym) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵ (Cameo)
- Songbird (Melissa Gold) ⏵ (First appearance) (Cameo)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Centaurians (First appearance) (Many die)
- Lendu Garinta (First appearance)
- Farthi (First appearance)
- Carva Tessara (Mentioned)
- Finu Birana (Mentioned)
- Carva and Finu's baby (First appearance)
- Unnamed people (First appearance)
- Unnamed priests (First appearance)
- Galactic Avenger Battalion Theta-4 (First appearance)
- Hammer-Troopers (First appearance)
- Repulsor-Troopers (First appearance)
- Shieldsmen (First appearance)
- Micro-Swarm (First appearance)
- Jonz Rickard ⏵ (First appearance)
- Emperor Rickard (Mentioned)
- Time-Keepers
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Unnamed scientists
- Agent Beaulieu (First appearance)
- Thor Odinson (Only in recap)
- Masters of Evil (Only in recap)
- Baron Heinrich Zemo (Only in recap)
- Black Knight (Nathan Garrett) (Only in recap)
- Executioner (Skurge) (Only in recap)
- Melter (Bruno Horgan) (Only in recap)
- Radioactive Man (Chen Lu) (Only in recap)
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Only in recap)
- Lava Men (Only in recap)
- Space Phantom (Only in recap)
- A Kree (Only in recap)
- A Skrull (Only in recap)
- Blazing Skull (Mark Todd) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Only in recap)
- Vision (Aarkus) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Only in recap)
- Fin (Peter Noble) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Only in recap)
- Angel (Thomas Halloway) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Only in recap)
- Patriot (Jeff Mace) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Only in recap)
- Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Referenced)
- Rom (Referenced)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Only in recap)
- Legacy Virus (Mentioned)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Appears on screen)
- Two-Gun Kid (Matthew Hawk) (Appears on screen)
- Rawhide Kid (Johnny Clay) (Appears on screen)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (First appearance) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Thundra (First appearance) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Death's Head (Minion) (Appears on screen)
- Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (Appears on screen)
- 3-D Man (Charles Chandler) (Appears on screen)
- A Skrull Agent (Appears on screen)
- Tomorrow Man (Artur Zarrko) (Appears on screen)
- Tomorros Man's Servitor (Appears on screen)
- Dire Wraith (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
Locations:
- Timestream (Mentioned)
- 26th Century (First appearance)
- Beta Centauri (First appearance)
- Centauri-IV (First appearance)
- Beta Centauri (First appearance)
- Present Day
- 26th Century (First appearance)
- Earth-9930 (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
- Limbo
Items:
- Iron Man Armor Model 16
- Captain America's Uniform
- Energy Shield
- Avengers Identicard
- Mandroid Armor MK I
- Ant-Man's Helmet (Only in recap)
- Ant-Man's Suit (Only in recap)
- Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Only in recap)
- Kang's Trans-Temporal Arsenal
- Wasp's Suit (Cameo)
- Nega-Bands (Cameo)
- Hawkeye's Bow & Trick Arrows (Cameo)
- Yellowjacket's Suit (Cameo)
- Captain America's Shield
Vehicles:
- 26th Century's Spaceships (First appearance)
- Avenger's Quinjet
- A Skrull Armada (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Destiny Made Manifest"
Opening on the distant planet, Beta Centauri IV in the 26th Century of Earth-9812, a dozen Centaurian rebels furtively haul crates of armaments through back alleys. Preparing to strike a spaceport, they are suddenly frozen in time and space. As the phenomena unfold planet-wide, multiple spaceships resembling Avenger Quinjets descend upon and destroy the cities.
Deploying from the ships are squadrons of specialized soldiers based on Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and Ant-Man respectively, enacting a full-scale ground assault against the immobilized populace. The survivors awaken and encounter Jonz Rickard, commander of "Galactic Avenger Battalion Theta-4". As well as the might of his troops, Rickard wields a mysterious force to break the unsuspecting masses. Not far away, three robed alien figures stand in disapproval...
Back in the present, another Quinjet arrives at a new research facility amidst the ruins of Blue City on the Blue Area of the Moon. Recently the scene of an Avengers' incident involving zealous alien militants[1], the team utilizes its clearance to bypass the S.H.I.E.L.D. and Starcore staff to gain an audience with the building's resident "prisoner", the Kree Supreme Intelligence.
Given the extraterrestrial super-computer's familiarity with the energies permeating their suddenly-afflicted brother-in-arms, Rick Jones, the Avengers interrogate and uneasily concede to leave Rick under its watch for further study. As the heroes exit, the Intelligence has a brief yet ominous dialogue with a cryptic robed figure, skulking in the chamber's shadows.
In Limbo, Immortus solemnly looks upon this unfolding scenario. Gesturing, he freezes time and space on the Moon, dispatching his giant henchman, Tempus, to execute Rick Jones in the space between moments. As the creature begins drawing the life from Jones's body, another force expectantly negates Immortus's doing, creating a localized pocket of restored free-flowing time.
Rick's surprise protector stands revealed as Kang The Conqueror. Outraged by this interference, a heated exchange occurs between Kang and the projected form of Immortus wherein the Conqueror also destroys the time lord's massive lackey. However, Tempus being created from the very stuff of Limbo itself, only serves as a greater portal for Immortus's "Army of the Ages", spilling forth in countless hordes from his shattered remains. Arming himself, Kang wages a single-handed defense.
Nearby, Rick stirs to consciousness as the Intelligence and its shrouded ally realize a prophetically crucial moment is upon them. With that, the robed figure traverses the battlefield, laying hands upon Jones, unleashing seven bolts of strange yet somewhat familiar energy from him[2]. Coalescing, these anomalies appear to be the forms of seven very confused Avengers...
Notes
- Contrary to what is stated in this issue, the homeworld of all the Centaurians who have appeared in previous stories has been Centauri-IV in the Alpha Centauri Star System. No official explanation for why the Centaurian homeworld is called Beta Centauri IV in this story has yet been provided.
- Rick Jones appeared last in Incredible Hulk #470, succumbing to a "mysterious illness" and taken under the Avengers' care.
- Giant-Man appears as part of the Avengers group that brings Rick Jones's comatose body to the Supreme Intelligence at the beginning of the story (post-Avengers (Vol. 3) #9). He appears again with Wasp as at the end of the issue as part of Rick's time-lost Avenger team circa Avengers (Vol. 3) #12.
- Yellowjacket was taken from just prior to his marriage to the Wasp in Avengers #60.
- Captain America was taken from the events that occurred in Captain America #175.
- Hawkeye was taken from events that were later recounted in a flashback in Avengers #99, chronologically falling between his last appearance as Goliath in Avengers #97 and reappearance as Hawkeye in Avengers #98.
- Captain Marvel and Songbird are alternate future counterparts from Earth-98120.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Kree-Skrull War
- "Celestial Madonna Saga": Avengers #129 to Avengers #135 and Giant-Size Avengers #2 to Giant-Size Avengers #4
- Operation Galactic Storm
- Live Kree or Die!