Last edited by Michael Watkins; 01-08-2020 at 11:18 AM.
and they like it that way. their influence in the Marvel Universe is mostly unseen but they'd also be the power behind a lot of the supervillain attacks.
Aries (Shingen Harada) aka the latest Silver Samurai (was aligned with the Hellfire Club, has his own iron man-esque armor, & presumably a ton of money)
Taurus (Dario Agger) aka the Minotaur (runs ROXXON and has been a general nuisance in Thor's book)
Gemini (The Strucker twins) Wolfgang von Strucker's test tube kids
Cancer (Ezekiel Stane) aka Obadiah Stane's son and techno-anarchist
Leo (Imus Champion) he's a large framed business tycoon who once solo'd the Avengers (Thor included) & Squadron Supreme (Hyperion included)with prep time in an annual
Virgo (Dr. Deidra Wentworth) aka Superia (the Captain America villain & one of A.I.M's high council)
Libra (Janice Lincoln) aka the newest Beetle (Tombstone's daughter who recently organized her own Sinister Six)
Scorpio (redacted)
Sagittarius (Darren Cross) aka Yellowjacket (Ant-Man's first official rogue)
Capricorn (Kashmir Vennema) she's the head of Vennema Multiversal which means that she's a villainess in several dimensions - mostly a captain america villain - she has also led her own faction of A.I.M
Aquarius (Sinclair Abbott) aka Spymaster (he's the guy that murdered Happy Hogan)
Pisces (Sunset Bain) aka Madame Menace (of Machine Man fame & one of the current antagonists of Iron Man's run)
Counter-Force might work, especially if they're supposed to be a counterweight to the shadier or darker aspects of what's currently happening in the Marvel Universe. That aside, there's always a cache for 90s nostalgia, never mind the likes of the Avengers getting on their high horses about the New Warriors when a number of their own have been responsible for even worse catastrophes and been allowed back into the ranks.
I like your outline of your concept for the Zodiac, though I'd add that Dario Agger is currently the main antagonist of Immortal Hulk, unapologetically representing capitalism at its worst and symbolizing the very corruption in the human society that Hulk/Banner aims to bring down. I could see him taking charge of this Zodiac out of sheer brazen nerve.
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Gamora and the Saving Graces.
From what I can see Gamora won't be in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy comic so I think this frees her up to be in her own team of space-faring mercenaries.
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he is kind of top dog right now. there isn't an official leader in this particular group; just people jockeying to be have their goals get priority. Roxxon gives Dario a little more pull. they might all be being played by Scorpio. wasn't sure who i wanted to fill that role; maybe the new Kraken.
At the end of The Twelve, Mastermnd Excello set up a private security firm and enlisted the Phanton Detective and (the original) Black Widow as operatives. If you added detectives Spider Woman and Hanibal King as additional operatives, I think you'd have a nifty team.
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Ooh, Frankie Raye and Lyja on the same team. That promises some spice. Or some lowkey Johnny Storm shade-throwing.
Have to look up Praxagora, though. Not familiar with that one.
I want a team with Moondragon, Frankie Raye, Phyla Vell, 'Her'/Paragon and say, Sersi. Serious women with serious power, ready to throw down some cosmic whupping. Save Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Beta Ray Bill and / or Nova for the boy's cosmic team.
i'm expecting it to happen at some point. but there really should be a team of mutants who are not krakoans (either by choice or because they aren't welcome). I could see characters like Gypsy Moth, Whirlwind, Solaar (he'd have to be resurrected 1st of course), etc forming a team simply for strength in numbers. there are just some mutants who have never felt all that connected to the x-verse. i don't see the emergence of Krakoa changing that. i don't have a concrete idea for a lineup. so it's whoever you'd like to see basically...
who's your 'Emissaries of Evil?'
Whirlwind (Dave Cannon)
Gypsy Moth (Sybil Dvorak)
Mandrill (Jerome Beechman)
Solaar (Silas King)
Typhoid Mary (Mary Walker)
etc...