Crossover The Superhero Initiative (Making Your Own Teams of Heroes)

[Husky_Khan]

The concept behind this thread is to create a team of heroes (not necessarily superheroes) geographically based in some region. This is based on the Marvel Comics idea of the Fifty State Initiative. This is where SHIELD decided to create a Superhero Team for EVERY one of the fifty States of the United States of America.

Some states were well off. New York State got the Avengers after all. Colorado got the Thunderbolts. Wisconsin got the Great Lakes Avengers lol. And Alaska got Hellcat... by herself. Harsh.

Anyways the idea here is not just to limit us to US States, but around the world... AND BEYOND. Countries. Provinces. Regions. Extraterrestrial planets. Alien regions of Spaaaaaace... etc. As long as they have a common (preferably) geographical theme and the heroes of said team have to have either been born or live or otherwise have a fairly strong connection to the location from which they are representing.

So for example, a team from Russia could include:
Zarya (Overwatch)
Red Guardian(Marvel Comics)
Heavy Weapons Guy (Team Fortress)
Colossus (X-Men Movies)
Anya Amasova (Bond Movies)
Volkov and Chitzoi (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)

Or a team from Ancient Egypt could include:
Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
The Scorpion King (Mummy Movies)
SG-1 Teal'c, Carter, O'Neill (Stargate Moebius alt. Timeline)
Prince Khufu (DC Comics)

Or it could be done for extraterrestrial places, like Mars or fictional places (as far as we know) like Atlantis or even other dimensions or alien worlds if possible like Asgard or some form of Post-Apocalyptic Earth, or even something like Wood Elves of the forest or alien fish people from water worlds or something perhaps etc.

Anyways, that's the thought experiment. I'll try and flesh out some more proper rosters when I get the time.

 

[Bear Ribs]

Team Argentina!
Hang on folks, You've probably never heard of most of these. Even though Argentina has a rich comic history, it also has a sad history of its comic artists being "disappeared" by one faction or another for perceived slights and that does tend to cause issues with their comic lore spreading past their borders.

Hijitus

Spoiler: Gaze upon this terrifying warrior

Basically Argentinan Superman, he can transform to have the usual superstrength/speed/toughness/flight package and sometimes has frost breath and heat vision. Can lose his powers if his hat is washed.

Cybersix

Spoiler: She crossdresses as a man by brushing her cowlick

A little super strength, a lot of super agility, and moderate super fashion sense. Stealthy and fits more of a rogue archetype, Batman to Hijitus's Superman. The only person whose secret disguise is even weaker than Clark Kent's, yet somehow brushing her hair back makes everybody think she's a guy.

El Eternauta

Spoiler: That's not actually a diving suit...

Heroic badass normal archetype, clever invented who created a suit immune to deadly snow (The method aliens used to attack earth) and possessed of a stolen alien spaceship capable of time travel.

Dataseven

Spoiler: Kitty!

Okay, I'm cheating a little by pulling two from the same show. Argentinian heroes aren't that plentiful you know. Dataseven is Cybersix's brother, whose brain was transplanted into a panther after his body was destroyed. Incidentally, there're enough Cybers and Datas to fight a world war hanging out in Argentina, they have a pretty big family. Dataseven fits the team mascot archetype.

Mort Cinder

Spoiler: He's seen things...

Immortal sufferer who has witnessed most of human history... unfortunately he's tended to see the bad parts the most. Given his age unsurprisingly he's skilled at everything and has some unearthly knowledge. Mort fits the smart guy archetype.

I can't quite get a so-called perfect five out of Argentinan comics (I'm not aware of any Argentine speedster, but a massive number of Argentine supers have the ability to return from the dead, it's their standard package) but we do have most of the basics covered here, a Tank, a Rogue, a Smart Guy, a Mascot, and a Supernatural badass.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Yes what you posted is perfect!

Team Argentina!


I can't quite get a so-called perfect five out of Argentinan comics (I'm not aware of any Argentine speedster, but a massive number of Argentine supers have the ability to return from the dead, it's their standard package) but we do have most of the basics covered here, a Tank, a Rogue, a Smart Guy, a Mascot, and a Supernatural badass.

I swear there was a gaggle of superheroes from Argentina that showed up in an older Flash Comic. Like a bunch of one offish characters. But I'd have to look it up. Ironically I don't think any where speedsters of course. Could be wrong.

Nope... I wasn't under any delusions. They were a thing and then promptly forgotten. Sad.

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Malon

Never read the Annual they appared in but Chuck Dixon is one of my favorite Comic Book Writers so I'm sure it was eminently readable... for an American. 😛

Er mah gud... one of them is a speedster.

El Yaguarette (New Earth)

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[Bear Ribs]

Yes what you posted is perfect!



I swear there was a gaggle of superheroes from Argentina that showed up in an older Flash Comic. Like a bunch of one offish characters. But I'd have to look it up. Ironically I don't think any where speedsters of course. Could be wrong.

Nope... I wasn't under any delusions. They were a thing and then promptly forgotten. Sad.

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Malon

Never read the Annual they appared in but Chuck Dixon is one of my favorite Comic Book Writers so I'm sure it was eminently readable... for an American. 😛

Er mah gud... one of them is a speedster.

El Yaguarette (New Earth)

Superhuman Speed 3 Appearances of El Yaguarette (New Earth) 2 Images featuring El Yaguarette (New Earth) Quotations by or about El Yaguarette (New Earth) Character Gallery: El Yaguarette (New Earth)

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Interesting. Wasn't aware of them and given how much google-fu I'd need to find rando heroes from American comics who happened to be Argentinan, I decided it would be less work to just go with Argentinan creations from the get-go.

 

[LTR]

Team Minnesota

Team Leader:
General Jack O'Neill (Stargate): Possesses a long career of military command both on the field and as a general commander. Special forces trained. Dealt with lots of interesting extraterrestrial encounters as well so he's adaptable. Very strong leadership and small unit abilities. Also quite honorable and affable.

Heavy Weapons Specialist:
Bazooka (GI Joe): Tanker, Missile Launcher Expert and former Security Guard!!!1 who also worked with Abrams in the 3rd US Armored Division. He's also incredibly strong and beat up professional COBRA boxer Big Boa in a fist fight. Super smart despite humble backgrounds as well. Also amiable like a Minnesotan should be.

Heavy Hitter:
Paul Bunyan (Folklore): Sometimes he's so big that his footsteps create small lakes. What is known is that he's a giant sized Axe wielding giant. I used the term giant twice to reinforce how big he is. Unrivaled skill with an axe to match his superhuman strength as well. Plus he comes with a giant Blue Ox.

Heavy Hitter/Poorly Defined Magic Powers User:
Green Giant (Commercials): Granted having a giant plant person on the same team as a giant lumberjack might cause some hilarious tension in the team, but that helps with the family dynamics! Better stay on this Green Giants jolly side as well because he also possesses magical powers pertaining to dimensional teleportation, transmutation, and whatever other BS I make up from watching Green Giant commercials.

Human Resources/CQC Specialist:
Pam Poovey (Archer): Bit of an unbalanced team with three humans and two giants so far but that's what HR is for and what many teams lack! She might look like a perky and portly Secretary but her background in street fighting, drift car racing and non-traditional methods of seduction will all be unique assets to the team.

Armored Heroines:
Sarah McEvedy: Straight shooting mechwarrior from the old fashioned Star League. Pro-democracy, pro-innovation, pro-meritocracy and anti-SOCIALISM and anti-Kerenskyism. Damn Russian communists. Between freeing dissidents, trolling dictators and telling people to hang their laws, Captain Sarah McEvedy spends her free time fishing, studying military tactics, tinkering with particle weapons and meet and greets with her labor, technician, merchant and scientist constituents.

Super Soldier:
Mr. Perfect: Captain America might be peak human, but Mr. Perfect is perfect human... which is even more wanktastic. He's a flawless technician in battle and his perfectplex is a pretty awesome and simple finishing move. And unlike Batman or Captain America or Master Chief, he doesn't need technical gadgetry as crutches beyond his spotless white boots, because he's just that good already.

Assassin Spy Type:
Lumen Pierce: For all of your wetwork needs. She treats her traumatic past by turning into a vigilante and becoming a serial abuser of serial abusers and serial killer of serial killers. Very wholesome. Happy hunting!

That should be a solid lineup. I should add some Vikings but I've been told Vikings are from a place called Scandinavia, not Minnesota.

 

[Scooby Doo]

Ima go with characters that are worth a team in themselves.


Rasputin (Destiny) to protect Russia
Liberty Prime (Fallout) to protect Alaska (There you go Hellcat).
Ben 10,000 for New York and the rest of the states not Alaska.
Europe gets The Doctor from Doctor Who.
Japan gets MGS Raiden.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Ima go with characters that are worth a team in themselves.


Rasputin (Destiny) to protect Russia
Liberty Prime (Fallout) to protect Alaska (There you go Hellcat).
Ben 10,000 for New York and the rest of the states not Alaska.
Europe gets The Doctor from Doctor Who.
Japan gets MGS Raiden.

But... But... But... Butt... They're supposed to be all from the same region or whatever... not just the general solar system.

 

[Scooby Doo]

But... But... But... Butt... They're supposed to be all from the same region or whatever... not just the general solar system.

Tbf Rasputin the AI is literally from Russia.

Only one out of place and not born from their country is Raiden and Doctor Who 😂

 

[Husky_Khan]

Tbf Rasputin the AI is literally from Russia.

Only one out of place and not born from their country is Raiden and Doctor Who 😂

TBF? NO! UR NOT BEING FAIR! This is my thread and I'll cry if I want to.

With that said making a Team Alaska would be a bit of a challenge. Then again, someone already has for Argentina and the great State of Minnesota. Making teams for Japan, Russia and Europe would be easy asf I reckon.

 

[Scooby Doo]

TBF? NO! UR NOT BEING FAIR! This is my thread and I'll cry if I want to.

With that said making a Team Alaska would be a bit of a challenge. Then again, someone already has for Argentina and the great State of Minnesota. Making teams for Japan, Russia and Europe would be easy asf I reckon.

Tbf all you need for team Alaska is Liberty Prime and Hellcat.
🤡

 

[Husky_Khan]

Tbf all you need for team Alaska is Liberty Prime and Hellcat.
🤡

Maybe but did Liberty Prime ever actually get deployed to Alaska? Thought he was left in the Pentagon.

Plus its meant as a creative exercise dammit, like all of my failed threads in this forum.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Actually nevermind, I found a counter-team for Alaska.

Snow Dogs

Gipsy Danger (Pacific Rim): Mark-3 Jaeger piloted by the brothers Yancy and Raleigh Beckett.At just under eighty meters tall, weighing in at a modest 1980 tons and equipped with a giant I-19 Plasmacaster, GD6 Chainsword, Elbow Rockets and a PIMP HAND. Credited with five kills in just as many years!

Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid): He lived in Alaska in the late 90's or whatever so he counts!

Vulcan Raven (Metal Gear Solid): Apparently he's Inuit and you could never make an Alaskan team without REPRESENTING THE LARGE NUMBER OF NATIVE PEOPLES that reside in the State. So he's on... Apparently he's an environmentally conscious terrorist that carries around a massive Vulcan cannon? Seems nice.

Frostbite (GI Joe): Wow GI Joes hail from like all over America unsurprisingly. Even some from American Samoa. Not this guy though, Frostbite is from Alaska and is an expert in... yes you guessed it... operating motor vehicles and armored vehicles in an arctic environment!

Oh my gosh I even get to choose from the Summers brothers... or Hope Summers but... this Weapon Omega guy sounds amazing. I'll choose him.

Weapon Omega (Marvel Comics): Apparently he's a postal worker whose mutant powers caused him to go postal and kill over two thousand people. Amazing! Sounds like an asset to have. And Omega... that means he's really powerful from absorbing all of those mutant powers after M-Day or whatever. Didn't save him from no longer appearing in comics for years though. I WILL SAVE HIM... for this team.

And uhhh we'll round out the team with Buck from Call of the Wild. I loved Jack London books growing up. Not only is my team better qualitatively and quantitatively but also we have a mascot and diversity. Wow... our ESG scores are going through the roof!

 

[Bear Ribs]

Alright, to get back to the actual theme let's try team Mexico.

Zorro

Spoiler: Great Grandfather of all Superheroes

Pretty sure you can't actually do a list of Mexican heroes without including Zorro. The original, the inspiration for generations of heroes from Batman forward, the magnificent El Zorro.

Karmatron

Spoiler: The Big Guy

Okay, after that maybe something a bit stronger. Karmatron is a Kundalini warrior, who draws on Olmec, Aztec, and oddly Buddhist philosophy for powers and is an awesome martial artist with super attributes, astral projection, telepathy, psychometry, and probably a few others. Plus he can transform into a robot 300 feet tall when something needs stepping on, that helps.

El Gato Negro

Spoiler: The Sneaky Guy

Pretty much Mexican Batman, El Gato Negro has no superpowers but possesses immense skill in martial arts, detective skills, a genius-level intellect, and the power to make the Woke's collective head explode when they read his name even though it's just "The Black Cat" in Spanish.

El Arsenal

Spoiler: The Big Guns

Mercenary, discreet, well armed, good at surviving in the Death World that future earth has become.

El Chapulín Colorado

Spoiler: The Comic Relief

He's more agile than a turtle, stronger than a mouse, nobler than a head of lettuce, faster than a mountain, more agile than a refrigerator, and smarter than an avocado. He is... The Crimson Cricket.

You might notice this team is highly imbalanced towards badass normals. Mexican comics as a rule trend very much towards such characters, superpowers are relatively rare and even then they prefer said powers to be attributable to training and learning mystical martial arts via willpower and dedication, rather than magic artifacts or super serums.[/Spoiler]

 

[Husky_Khan]

Brazilian Team, as done by Non-Brazilians Largely, as Quality Demands

Support/Healing
Lucio (Overwatch): DJ, Support Healer and Freedom Fighter hailing from the mean and festive streets of Rio De Janeiro. He's also an international celebrity.

CQC/Intelligence
Caveira (Rainbow Six Siege): Might be a little awkward having a torturous BOPE operative teaming up with the eclectic freedom fighter and international celebrity but having seen the movie BOPE 2 I know that Caveira is as much against the corrupt elite as Lucio is. The skull faced special operator will compliment the team surely and be a source of delightful character developing friction.

Super Fighter:
Blanka (Street Fighter): Like seriously, a Brazilian Super team with no Blanka? He's not just a BEAST in Martial Arts, but he has electrical powers as well as his general superhuman physique and abilities, especially with agility and dexterity.

Super Soldier:
Defensor (Marvel Comics): A construction worker who found a set of Vibranium Conquistador style armor and shield, the former of which gave him super strenght and somehow became a flirtatious super soldier who speaks Spanish inexplicably? Yes please, mark all of the stereotypes!

Mid Level Metahuman:
Sunspot (Marvel Comics): Veteran mutant superhero with the power of flames, flight and superhuman physical abilities. Plus he's rich, which is nice because a lot of this team ain't and they gonna need some funding... and guidance, and mentoring and leadership.

Versatile Heavy Hitter:
Rikuo (Darkstalkers): Not sure if Mermen of Incan origins are actually Brazilian but geographically he's from the Brazilian part of the Amazon so he's Brazilian. While his powers are limited a bit on land, just add some rain and his superhuman physical powers increase formidably, plus he can shapeshift into various aquatic creatures and summon tidal waves!

Heavy Hitter:
Jetstream Sam Rodrigues (Metal Gear): Despite having a dead Dad, this Japanese-Brazilian Master Swordsman was recruited by a private military company, given a super exoskeleton, cybernetic arm and one of those fancy high frequency swords that can cut through anything and puts his time to good use hunting down cartels and murdering criminals while still maintaining that cocky and carefree attitude as he became a demoralized mercenary!