Originally Posted by
OldWestPaladin
While I'm a huge fan of Dane Whitman, he just headlined a series. Neither forgotten nor forsaken. Poorly used, or at the end of his narrative. Same place, unfortunately, that Quasar ended up in. Achieved his potential, what story is left?
I didn't realize I missed Troll until I saw her mentioned in this thread. In this post-Civil War II world where the established heroes are dead or compromised, Troll and the surviving Avengers Initiative/Academy/Arena students could be given a chance to shine. Trauma, Hardball, Cloud Nine, Hazmat, Finesse, Troll, and Cullen Bloodstone would make an interesting "Young Thunderbolts". Son of Nightmare, Hydra agent, sniper, Radioactive Man homage, Taskmaster's maybe kid, Feral Asgardian, and kid possessed by a Cthulu.
After Secret Wars showed he was still usable, I'm going to say Doctor Zero would be a great machiavellian villain for the new Marvel. His whole M.O. back in the day was that his kind were overpowered, but stayed in the background. Make him a hero for the masses and a villain behind the scenes, and leave him in that status for a long long time. Even better, make it so he's a villain for the less accepted heroes. If Moon Knight and Hercules and maybe Scarlet Witch are the only ones saying you're a villain, who is going to believe those kooks.