The New Avengers is an American animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the new Avengers. The show debuted both on Disney XD and online in the fall of 2018. The series initially features a team based on the roster for the original new Avengers, composed of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor (replacing the sentry), Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Wolverine, Luke cage, and SunFire (replacing echo). In terms of overall tone and style, the series is based principally on the original stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series also uses material from all eras of the comic's run as well as other sources, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Plot
Following a reign of destruction by an insane Scarlet Witch, the Avengers disband. Six months later, with the Fantastic Four and the X-Men unable to act, the supervillain Electro shuts down power at the Raft, a "maximum-maximum security" prison for super-powered criminals, allowing for a mass breakout. "Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman)", an agent for the international law-enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D., is at the Raft with attorney Matt Murdock (Daredevil) and "hero for hire" Luke Cage. They are joined by Captain America, Iron Man, and Spider-Man. They are also assisted by the mighty Thor, who as return from Asgard to help. The riot is quelled, although 75 inmates escape. Captain America declares fate has brought this group together, just as it had the original Avengers. Most of the heroes agree to join the team. Daredevil refuses the offer and remain solo. The team's first mission is to capture the remaining super-powered criminals who escaped during the riot. Future members of team include Wolverine and sunfire. In the season finale, it is revealed that the Zodiac were responsible for the breakout. Now the Avengers must fight them at every end as well as other threats that come to Earth.
New Avengers
Captain America (Steven "Steve" Rogers) is a super soldier from the second world war who was frozen in ice, but defrosted decades later to join the team. He has greater strength and reflexes, as well as wielding an impenetrable shield. He is the leader of the Avengers.
Iron Man (Anthony "Tony" Stark) is a billionaire who wears a suit to ensure that the shrapnel that impaled him during an attack would not reach his heart. At the same time, the suit contains various weapons and has various models.
Wolverine (James "Logan" Howlett) is another mutant who has retractable claws, high sense of smell, hearing, sight, and of course healing factors since birth. He has a painful past as he was a Weapon X test subject, which gave him an adamantium skeleton. He also previously joined the X-Men. The Avengers wonder why he is very grim and selfish at times, but many times his past is the main reason.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) is a normal graduate and photographer for the Daily Bugle that was bitten by a radioactive spider, and was given wall-crawling, web-shooting, super-strength, reflexes and enhanced agility abilities, and an ability he calls spidey-sense, which he uses to warn him if he is in danger. His origins as Spider-Man resulted when his uncle Ben died. He carries his uncle's last words with him everywhere he goes: "With great power, comes great responsibility." He has a witty sense of humor, and at most times he jokes along with Iron Man.
Spider-Woman (Jessica Miriam Drew) After young Jessica Drew suffered uranium poisoning, her geneticist father used a serum derived from spider venom to save her. After decades in stasis, Jessica awoke in the modern world, with incredible spider-like powers the serum had granted her. Initially trained by Hydra, she rebelled against them and joined S.H.I.E.L.D., where she became a valued asset.
Thor (Thor Odinson) The Norse God of Thunder, and the future king of Asgard. He wields Mjolnir, an indestructible hammer that can control thunderstorms and lightning.
Luke Cage (Carl Lucas) was incriminated by a rival gang with drug possesion, in prison, he agreed to be an experimental subject of a variant of the Super-Soldier Serum in exchange for an early parole. The experiment went haywire, but Lucas gained superhuman strength and an indestructible skin.
Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) is a temperamental and arrogant Japanese mutant who can generate super heated plasma and fly. He join the Avengers after they save his sister's life from a Yakuza clan.
X-Men
Professor X: Charles Xavier, codename Professor X, is a mutant with telepathic powers. He is the strongest telepath on Earth. Like many of his other incarnations, he is the founder of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters where young mutants can learn to use their powers, and founder of the superhero team The X-Men.
Cyclops: Xavier's original recruit and served as the X-Men's field leader.
Colossus: has been using his mutant power, to turn to organic steel and gain superhuman strength, to fight for the peaceful coexistence of mutants and humans most of his life.
Nightcrawler: A young Kurt Wagner was discovered to be a mutant in a village where he was chased, harassed, and beaten for being a "demon", "monster" and mutant. As the attackers circled the tired teleporter, they froze in time and Professor Charles Xavieremerged from the shadows, offering Kurt a place at his Institute for mutants and their gifts. With joy, Kurt joined the Professor, embraced his gifts, and became an X-Man.
Storm: a mutant that can control the weather
Shadowcat: she had the mutant power to phase through solid materials.
Beast: intelligently gifted Hank McCoy has been fighting for the peaceful coexistence of mutants and humans most of his life.
Marvel Girl: She possesses telepathy and telekinesis, initially only being able to move objects with her mind that she would normally be able to move by hand.
Rogue: Anna Marie's mutant power manifested in a way that prevented her from being able to touch another person without absorbing their essence, personality, and in some cases, their powers.
Angel: He has wings that allow him to fly.
Fantastic Four
Mr. Fantastic: Reed Richards was a genius who manged to build a spaceship in order to investigate cosmic energy. Along his pilot and friend Ben Grimm, the love of his life Sue Storm and her brother he could engage his mission. After his spaceship was hit by a wave of cosmic radiation, the quartet gained different special powers, Reed receiving the ability to stretch his body into any shape, and they decided to create a team to protect the world using their new powers, as the Fantastic Four as well as as the Future Foundation.
Invisible Woman: Sue Storm was the girlfriend of Reed Richards and accompanied him in his mission to investigate cosmic energy in outer-space. During their adventure, a wave of cosmic energy hit the ship, giving Sue, Reed and the other two companions, Reed's friend Ben Grimm and Sue's brother Johnny Storm incredible powers. With the ability to become invisible and create force fields at will, Sue joined her teammates when Reed suggested to became a team to protect the world with their powers as the Fantastic Four.
Human Torch: Johnny and his sister were in the spaceship that Richards built and Ben Grimm piloted when it was hit by a wave of cosmic radiation, gaining incredible powers. With the ability to turn himself into a super heated plasma, project fire from any part of his body and fly, Johnny joined her sister when Reed Richards suggested to use their new powers for the good of mankind, as the Fantastic Four.
The Thing: Ben Grimm was convinced by his long-time friend Reed Richards to join his crew on his spaceship, alongside Johnny and Sue Storm, as a pilot, in his mission to explore cosmic radiation. When a wave of cosmic energy hit their ship, each of the quartet gained amazing powers, Ben's body was totally covered of orange interlocking stones, which granted him amazing strength. He and the other three decided to become a team to protect the Earth with their superpowers, as the Fantastic Four.
New Avengers Reserve members
Doctor Strange: Doctor Strange was a brilliant but egotistical surgeon. After a car accident destroys his hands and hinders his ability to perform surgery, he searches the globe for a way to repair them and encounters the Ancient One. After becoming one of the old Sorcerer Supreme's students, he becomes a practitioner of both the mystical arts as well as martial arts. Along with knowing many powerful spells, he has a costume with two mystical objects—the Cloak of Levitation and Eye of Agamotto—which give him added powers. Strange is aided along the way by his friend and valet, Wong, and a large assortment of mystical objects. He takes up residence in a mansion called the Sanctum Sanctorum, located in New York City. Later, Strange takes the title of Sorcerer Supreme.
Iron Fist: Young orphan Danny Rand was trained in the mystic city of K'un-Lun where he became the Iron Fist. After returning to America, he became a crime-fighter and partnered with Luke Cage to form the Heroes for Hire.
Hawkeye: an expert archer and agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Mockingbird: a highly trained agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., as well as a Ph.D in biology.
Ms. Marvel: Air Force intelligence Carol Danvers gained superhuman abilities after she was exposed to an explosion alongside an undercover alien soldier, resulting in the combination of his DNA into her. She used her new abilities to fight crime under the alias of Ms. Marvel.
Power Woman: The same accident that left Jessica Jones in a coma and killed her parents was also responsible for giving her amazing strength. Shortly after deciding to become a hero, she became a victim of Purple Man's mind control. Jessica eventually broke free from his control, but remained traumatized by the long term experience. With her hero days behind her, Jessica opened Alias Investigations and became a private detective, working with locals like Matt Murdock, Luke Cage and Heroes for Hire.
Daredevil: Young Matt Murdock lost his sense of sight after saving a blind man from being hit by a truck which contained radioactive waste, compound which fell in his eyes after the truck crashed. While recovering in the hospital, Matt discovered his hearing, smell, taste, and touch were amplified to superhuman degrees. He also developed a "radar sense" that formed a mental picture of his surroundings. With the help of the ninja master Stick, Matt learned how to control his new abilities and honed his skills in acrobatics and martial arts. After his father died, Matt tracked down his killers and later used his skills to fight crime in his neighborhood, Hell's Kitchen.
Quake: Personally recruited by Nick Fury, Daisy Johnson, codename Quake, is one of the few special agents in S.H.I.E.L.D. to have the Director's complete trust. An orphaned child, Daisy only recently learned her true lineage. Her mother had latent Inhuman genes and her father is the terrible super villain Mr. Hyde. Quake has developed the ability to generate powerful vibrations that can target the smallest of organs or create earthquakes. She's an incredibly smart and resourceful agent and has even been a representative of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a member of the Avengers.
Nova: Sam Alexander grew up thinking that his dad was a drunk and a liar; it turns out only the first was true. Awakened one night by a green assassin and a talking raccoon, Sam learned that his dad's tales of being a space adventurer were all true and that he had gone missing! With evil on the move, Rocket and Gamora quickly trained Sam to be the universe's last remaining Nova!
Wonder Man: In an attempt to destroy the Avengers from within, Baron Zemo experimented with ionic energy on industrialist Simon Williams, which turned Williams into a being entirely made up of ions, with superhuman strength and durability. He was welcomed into the Avengers as Wonder Man, and became a Hydra spy, but managed to throw off Hydra's control and later save the Avengers from them, truly becoming one of Earth's Mightiest. He later became S.H.I.E.L.D.'s tech researcher along Iron Man.
Moon Knight: Marc Spector was a mercenary who was given a second chance to live after being brought back to life by the Egyptian god of vengeance and the moon, Khonshu, to be his avatar of justice. Upon returning to the United States, Spector became the vigilante known as Moon Knight, not only dealing with crime but also with his multiple personalities.
Valkyrie: The Asgardian Brunnhilde was confronted by Odin when she refused to leave the body of her dead friend. Her courage and strength impressed Odin to such point he made her the Valkyrie, a God guide of the dead to the Asgardian afterlife, the Valhalla.
Other Heroes
Hulk: Child prodigy Bruce Banner became a weapons researcher for the US Army, where he was inadvertently exposed to the radiation of a prototype Gamma Bomb. This granted him the power to transform into the nearly invulnerable Hulk, but at the cost of suffering the consequences of the Hulk's unthinking rages.
Scarlet Witch: An orphan raised with her twin brother Quicksilver, Wanda Maximoff possesses a unique combination of mutant and magical powers. When persecuted for her probability-changing mutant abilities, the twins sought refuge with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, unaware that Magneto was their father. Unhappy at being a villain, Wanda convinced her brother that they should join the Avengers to redeem themselves.
Blue Marvel: Dr. Adam Brashear gained incredible powers over Antimatter after he was exposed to an unexpected explosion by an experimental Antimatter reactor. Donning the Super Hero identity of the Blue Marvel, Adam became one of the most popular heroes of his time, but when his identity and race became public after a deadly fight, he was asked to step down and retire. Disillusioned, Adam went into seclusion and focused on academia, becoming a tenured professor and family man. When Adam's friend and arch-nemesis, the Anti-Man, returned, it brought Adam out of retirement. From his secret base, the Blue Marvel watches over Earth as a part of the Mighty Avengers. unable to return to a normal life and is continuously drawn into a life of superheroics.
Tigra: A mystic ritual gave Greer Nelson razor sharp claws, enhanced senses, and the strength and speed of a tiger. But it also gave her a primal instinct that she has struggled to control ever since. Whether as part of the Avengers or not, Tigra's passion for justice has carried her through her toughest battles.
She-Hulk: Lawyer Jennifer Walters was heavily injured after being shot by mobsters. She needed an emergency transfusion of blood, and the only one who could save her was her cousin Bruce Banner, also known as the Hulk. The radiation present in Banner's blood gave Jen powers similar to his, allowing her to become the She-Hulk, a more stable version of Bruce Banner's alter ego.
Hercules: As the illegitimate son of Zeus, Hercules possessed incredible superhuman strength, speed, durability and immortality, which allowed this hero to survive from the ancient Greece to modern times, where he met and partnered with numerous heroes, including the Champions of Los Angeles, of which he was founder member.
Black Widow: Natasha Romanova was an orphan raised by Russian Secret Service in order to become a master assassin, being brainwashed into believing she was a ballerina who volunteered for government service after her fiancee was killed. She infiltrated Stark Industries with the task of stealing Tony Stark's technology, with the help of her lover, Hawkeye. After she was tasked to assassinate Hawkeye in order to tie up loose ends when their plan was foiled by Iron Man, Black Widow unraveled her programming and became a valued S.H.I.E.L.D. operative.
Vision: Ultron created this android as his "Vision of the future" when he first tried to erradicate humanity. With the help of Scarlet Witch, the Alliance managed to defeat the new menace and leave it totally obsolete. Hank Pym offered himself to reconfigure Vision's program and turn him to their side, but some parts of the robot were stolen by A.I.M. and R.A.I.D. after the robot was completely wrecked in his battle against the Scarlet Witch. An already neutral Vision woke up and decided to recover his missing parts by himself, for which he had to defeat the U-Foes. Tony Stark managed to finally turn Vision to their side, who helped the Alliance to find Ultron and defeat his physical form for the moment.
Blade: Eric Brooks's mother was fed upon by a vampire during his birth, turning Eric into a half-vampire. Gifted with all of a vampire's gifts and none of their weaknesses except for their thirst for blood, Eric swore to avenge his mother's death and became Blade, the vampire hunter.
Quicksilver: Pietro Maximoff grew up an orphan with his twin sister, Scarlet Witch. Her wildly unpredictable powers have led Pietro to protect her throughout his life, with the help of his mutant ability of supersonic speed. At times as arrogant and manipulative as his father Magneto, Quicksilver has been both hero and villain, but has always tried to act in the best interests of his family.
Falcon: Sam Wilson is an ex-military paratrooper who counseled veterans with PTSD, but secretly is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent under the code-name Falcon, an elite special-forces agent and aerial combat expert.
War Machine: James Rhodes had been a test pilot, S.H.I.E.L.D. officer, and confidante to Tony Stark since piloting Stark out of the Southeast Asian jungle years ago. After briefly substituting for Tony in the role of Iron Man, Rhodes became his own armored superhero, War Machine. He tried to act as liaison between the difficult Stark and the equally prickly top brass of the US military.
Ant-Man: Scott Lang was a thief who wanted a second chance to redeem himself from his crimes. He broke into one of Hank Pym's testing facilities in San Francisco using his electronic expertise, and stole an experimental suit which allowed him to shrink in size and control ants.
Giant-Man: Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is quite possibly the smartest man in the world, though his battles with mental illness have kept him in the shadow of Tony Stark and Reed Richards. His discovery of the Pym Particles, which causes matter to grow or shrink tremendously, is chief among his many scientific achievements.
Havok: Alexander Summers is Scott Summers's only brother, separated from him and unknowingly raised as Mr. Sinister's pawn to take advantage of Alex's mutant powers of cosmic radiation absorption and emanation of it in the form of powerful plasma blasts. His immense power, combined with his standoffish attitude, have often put him at odds with his brother and the rest of the X-Men, but Havok has remained a proven ally to the heroes' cause.
Hyperion:When Hyperion was a child, he was sent to Earth as the last survivor of another race known as the Eternals. Raised by his adoptive father as Marcus Milton, he learned a strict set of moral codes to benefit society. When he grew old enough, he became the heroic titan, Hyperion. But one day, the skies turned red, and another Earth appeared in the sky. Even with all the other heroes of his Earth coming together, Hyperion could not prevent the catastrophe. By the time both Earths were about to touch, all that remained was Hyperion, struggling to keep them apart. The two worlds broke, and with them, all of existence. The only thing that remained, the only survivor once again, was Hyperion. Floating in a void, Hyperion was inadvertently rescued by the scientists of A.I.M. who would imprison and experiment on him. But Hyperion was rescued by the Avengers. Now, Hyperion hopes for a second chance to save this new Earth he now calls home and a chance at a new beginning.
Captain Britain: After a motorcycle accident which almost killed him, Brian Braddock was offered by the sorcerer Merlyn to wield the Amulet of Right or the Sword of Might. Lacking confidence in his ability as a warrior, Braddock chose the Amulet and became Captain Britain, the United Kingdom's greatest protector.
Black Panther: T'Challa became the king of the African and technologically-advanced nation Wakanda after his father was killed over the rare metal Vibranium. Although he keeps his home country's interest first and foremost, the Black Panther had allied the United States numerous time, even becoming a member of the superhero team the Avengers.
A-Bomb: Always a rebellious youth, Rick Jones accepted a dare to enter an abandoned testing ground for atomic bombs. Little did he know the area would be the testing ground for Bruce Banner new gamma bomb. Saved from the explosion by Bruce Banner, who would turn into the Hulk as a result, Rick followed Banner as a trusted assistant and friend, even able to calm his alter-ego while he was enraged. Rick also served as the sidekick to Captain America and would later trade places with Captain Marvel and Mar-vell's son, Genis-vell. Recently, Rick was abducted by the Leader and M.O.D.O.K., who used the Abomination's DNA to transform him into A-Bomb.
Wasp:To avenge the murder of her father, Janet Van Dyne sought the aid of Dr. Henry Pym, better known as Ant-Man. Pym's treatments allowed her to grow or shrink in size, and gave the ability to fly and fire bursts of bioelectric energy. In time she left Pym's shadow to become a hero and leader in her own right, and one of the most steadfast members of the Avengers, of which she was founder.
Black Knight: Dane Whitman became the new Black Knight after his uncle, the villainous Nathan Garrett asked him to take up the name and restore its legacy. But, as one of the greatest swordsmen on Earth, Whitman decided to use his abilities for good.
Red Hulk: Lieutenant Thunderbolt Ross persecuted Bruce Banner, also known as the Hulk for many years. After finding himself turned into a creature similar to the one he hated, courtesy of a supervillain group, Ross went mad and attempted to rule the country. After realizing what he became, Ross joined the Avengers, seeking for redemption.
Agent Venom: After losing both his legs in service, Corporal Flash Thompson was offered the opportunity to become a super-soldier and regain his legs by becoming the new host of the Venom symbiote. Flash must maintain a constant mental discipline in order to be him who controls the symbiote and not vice versa.