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* ActionBomb: He has the potential to explode like a nuclear bomb, which is why the Chinese government assigned him to the Thunderbolts to get him off Chinese soil.
* AtomicSuperpower: His abilities.
* BaldOfEvil: Radiation made his hair fall off, and he was villainous for a long time.
* CaptainPatriotic: His early appearances had shades of this, with him often rambling on about the superiority of Chinese science and technology, and only initially challenged Thor to show Chinese superiority.
* EvilGenius: He's an expert on radiation and nuclear physics. He is among the world's foremost authorities on the effects radiation has on human anatomy along with Doctor Octopus.
* HazmatSuit: Is wearing one lately. Osbourn says it's to protect people around him from his radiation and to obscure his Chinese features.
* PutOnABus: Disappeared for almost a decade in TheNineties once Communist bad guys became a no-go.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: The Chinese government assigned him to the Thunderbolts so that he would be off Chinese soil if he ever went critical again.
* SicklyGreenGlow: His body is always glowing green thanks to gamma radiation.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Some of his costumes are immodest, resembling either a {{Loincloth}} or a LeotardOfPower. When he joined the Thunderbolts, Norman Osbourn gave him a HazmatSuit to wear after someone in a focus group asked why he was wearing a diaper.
* TheSpock: To Songbird's TheKirk.
* AtomicSuperpower: His abilities.
* BaldOfEvil: Radiation made his hair fall off, and he was villainous for a long time.
* CaptainPatriotic: His early appearances had shades of this, with him often rambling on about the superiority of Chinese science and technology, and only initially challenged Thor to show Chinese superiority.
* EvilGenius: He's an expert on radiation and nuclear physics. He is among the world's foremost authorities on the effects radiation has on human anatomy along with Doctor Octopus.
* HazmatSuit: Is wearing one lately. Osbourn says it's to protect people around him from his radiation and to obscure his Chinese features.
* PutOnABus: Disappeared for almost a decade in TheNineties once Communist bad guys became a no-go.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: The Chinese government assigned him to the Thunderbolts so that he would be off Chinese soil if he ever went critical again.
* SicklyGreenGlow: His body is always glowing green thanks to gamma radiation.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Some of his costumes are immodest, resembling either a {{Loincloth}} or a LeotardOfPower. When he joined the Thunderbolts, Norman Osbourn gave him a HazmatSuit to wear after someone in a focus group asked why he was wearing a diaper.
* TheSpock: To Songbird's TheKirk.
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* AtomicSuperpower: His abilities.
* BaldOfEvil: Radiation made his hair fall off, and he was villainous for a long time.
* CaptainPatriotic: His early appearances had shades of this, with him often rambling on about the superiority of Chinese science and technology, and only initially challenged Thor to show Chinese superiority.
* EvilGenius: He's an expert on radiation and nuclear physics. He is among the world's foremost authorities on the effects radiation has on human anatomy along with Doctor Octopus.
* HazmatSuit: Is wearing one lately. Osbourn says it's to protect people around him from his radiation and to obscure his Chinese features.
* PutOnABus: Disappeared for almost a decade in TheNineties once Communist bad guys became a no-go.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: The Chinese government assigned him to the Thunderbolts so that he would be off Chinese soil if he ever went critical again.
* SicklyGreenGlow: His body is always glowing green thanks to gamma radiation.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Some of his costumes are immodest, resembling either a {{Loincloth}} or a LeotardOfPower. When he joined the Thunderbolts, Norman Osbourn gave him a HazmatSuit to wear after someone in a focus group asked why he was wearing a diaper.
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The younger brother of Eric Josten, aka: Atlas. Being the sibling of a know super villain, Conrad's life wasn't easy, and he was often the one who had to deal with his brother's poor choices. After his brother joined the Thunderbolts, Conrad was approached by Henry Peter Gyrich to join his own team of meta-humans, the Redeemers. Conrad accepted and was given a suit which gave him access to the Darkforce Dimension, allowing him to open portals to and travel through the dimension. After a particularly brutal battle with Graviton in which several of his teammates were [[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed]], Conrad was invited to join the then newly reformed Thunderbolts, which he accepted.
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The younger brother of Eric Josten, aka: Atlas. Being the sibling of a know known super villain, Conrad's life wasn't easy, and he was often the one who had to deal with his brother's poor choices. After his brother joined the Thunderbolts, Conrad was approached by Henry Peter Gyrich to join his own team of meta-humans, the Redeemers. Conrad accepted and was given a suit which gave him access to the Darkforce Dimension, allowing him to open portals to and travel through the dimension. After a particularly brutal battle with Graviton in which several of his teammates were [[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed]], Conrad was invited to join the then newly reformed Thunderbolts, which he accepted.
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Born to Baron Strucker, Andreas Strucker, and his twin sister Andrea, were treated with nothing but apathy and disappointment by their father. Surrounded by Nazis, terrorists and other war criminals, the twins grew up with a rather twisted view on the world. Later, discovering they were both mutants with the ability to fire bio-electric blasts when they were in contact with each other, the twins became costumed supervillains collectively called Fenris. Andreas and his sister were minor pests and nuisances to various superheroes, namely the ComicBook/XMen.
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Born to Baron Strucker, Andreas Strucker, and his twin sister Andrea, were treated with nothing but apathy and disappointment by their father. Surrounded by Nazis, terrorists terrorists, and other war criminals, the twins grew up with a rather twisted view on of the world. Later, discovering they were both mutants with the ability to fire bio-electric blasts when they were in contact with each other, the twins became costumed supervillains collectively called Fenris. Andreas and his sister were minor pests and nuisances to various superheroes, namely the ComicBook/XMen.
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* BaldOfEvil: When driven particularly nutty by some psychic infiltrators, he shaves his head.
* IncestSubtext: With his sister Andrea. He even goes so far as the ''wrap the hilt of his sword in her skin'' so that they will never truly be apart (also so that, through skin contact, he still has access to his bio-electric powers). That said, Andreas actually bristles at the suggestion they've slept together.
* KilledOffForReal: In ''Dark Reign: The Cabal'', Norman Osborn runs him through with his own sword, then chucks him down Thunderbolts Mountain.
* TheUnfavourite: Not that Baron Strucker has ''any'' particular favourite kids. They're all the unfavorite. But his reaction to learning Norman Osborn had killed Andreas was just "I owe you for that."
* IncestSubtext: With his sister Andrea. He even goes so far as the ''wrap the hilt of his sword in her skin'' so that they will never truly be apart (also so that, through skin contact, he still has access to his bio-electric powers). That said, Andreas actually bristles at the suggestion they've slept together.
* KilledOffForReal: In ''Dark Reign: The Cabal'', Norman Osborn runs him through with his own sword, then chucks him down Thunderbolts Mountain.
* TheUnfavourite: Not that Baron Strucker has ''any'' particular favourite kids. They're all the unfavorite. But his reaction to learning Norman Osborn had killed Andreas was just "I owe you for that."
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* IncestSubtext: With his sister Andrea. He even goes so far as the ''wrap the hilt of his sword in her skin'' so that they will never truly be apart (also so that, through skin contact, he still has access to his bio-electric powers). That said, Andreas actually bristles at the suggestion they've slept together.
* KilledOffForReal: In ''Dark Reign: The Cabal'', Norman Osborn runs him through with his own sword, then chucks him down Thunderbolts Mountain.
* TheUnfavourite: Not that Baron Strucker has ''any'' particular favourite kids. They're all the unfavorite. But his reaction to learning Norman Osborn had killed Andreas was just "I owe you for that."
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After [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Soviet Union]] and the coming relations between China and the US, Chen Lu [[PutOnABus disappeared for several years]] only to return again, seeking a new purpose in life. Having never seen himself as a true villain to begin with, Chen Lu made a quick and easy adjustment to the Thunderbolts, often serving as the voice of reason amongst his more hot-headed peers.
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After [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Soviet Union]] Union and the coming relations between China and the US, Chen Lu [[PutOnABus disappeared for several years]] only to return again, seeking a new purpose in life. Having never seen himself as a true villain to begin with, Chen Lu made a quick and easy adjustment to the Thunderbolts, often serving as the voice of reason amongst his more hot-headed peers.
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Cloned from the DNA of the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell was implanted with FalseMemories making him believe he was instead Starfox's son and artificially aged to protect him from Mar-Vell's enemies. He inherited the title of Captain Marvel eventually, yet Genis succumbed to madness of Cosmic Awareness as he became nearly omnipotent and sought to "fix" the Universe. He redeemed himself afterwards and became part of the Thunderbolts where he took the title of Photon and was killed by Baron Zemo.
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Cloned from the DNA of the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell was implanted with FalseMemories making him believe he was instead Starfox's son and artificially aged to protect him from Mar-Vell's enemies. He inherited the title of Captain Marvel eventually, yet Genis succumbed to madness of Cosmic Awareness as he became nearly omnipotent and sought to "fix" the Universe. He redeemed himself afterwards and became part of the Thunderbolts where he took the title of Photon and was killed by Baron Zemo. He'll make his return in Last of the Marvels.
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* DeaderThanDead: Zemo cut him up into pieces, then scattered those pieces throughout time.
* FashionDissonance: Genis is able to change his appearance at will, and does so specifically to try and avoid this. Even he is embarrassed by how he [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim used to dress]].
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith
* AGodAmI: When you have access to the Power Cosmic, it's not much of a stretch to consider your self as such.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: In series, Genis himself acknowledges what fans had been saying for years -- the Legacy costume was the epitome of tacky.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: By Baron Zemo no less]].
* OutdatedOutfit: The Legacy suit: a high collared, high waisted jumpsuit straight out of a 1980's music video -- in 1994.
* FashionDissonance: Genis is able to change his appearance at will, and does so specifically to try and avoid this. Even he is embarrassed by how he [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim used to dress]].
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith
* AGodAmI: When you have access to the Power Cosmic, it's not much of a stretch to consider your self as such.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: In series, Genis himself acknowledges what fans had been saying for years -- the Legacy costume was the epitome of tacky.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: By Baron Zemo no less]].
* OutdatedOutfit: The Legacy suit: a high collared, high waisted jumpsuit straight out of a 1980's music video -- in 1994.
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* FashionDissonance: Genis is able to change his appearance at will, and does so specifically to try and avoid this. Even he is embarrassed by how he [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim used to dress]].
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith
* AGodAmI: When you have access to the Power Cosmic, it's not much of a stretch to consider your self as such.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: In series, Genis himself acknowledges what fans had been saying for years -- the Legacy costume was the epitome of tacky.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: By Baron Zemo no less]].
* OutdatedOutfit: The Legacy suit: a high collared, high waisted jumpsuit straight out of a 1980's music video -- in 1994.
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!"New Thunderbolts"
After the failed "Fightbolts" {{Retool}}, the comic was relaunched in 2005 with a new #1 as "The New Thunderbolts". The series brought back several longtime series favorites like Atlas, MACH-IV and Songbird and allied them with a brand new team. The series would last for 18 issues before returning to it's original numbering for the landmark 100th issue, with subsequent issues numbered accordingly.
!!Members
[[folder:Blizzard II]]
!!Blizzard II
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2706097_tumblr_mdlthjgg8h1qiknbco1_500_3.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Donald Gill
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol.1, #223
Constantly striving to prove himself to his peers, Donald Gill has wavered between being a lousy frequently defeated crook and a hero desperate to be worthy of the title. Despite all of this, the man behind the mask has a kind heart and only wants to be accepted by those around him.
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[[folder:Genis-Vell]]
!!Genis-Vell
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[[caption-width-right:250:Photon]]
[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see as Captain Marvel]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px_capitanmarvel3.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see as Legacy]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_marvel_marvel_comics_genis_vell_legacy_d.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see Solo Series Appearance]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2360824_tumblr_m4fw62wp3h1rtl0c4o1_1280.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Captain Marvel, Photon, Legacy, Marv, Fredd
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Silver Surfer'' Annual #6
Cloned from the DNA of the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell was implanted with FalseMemories making him believe he was instead Starfox's son and artificially aged to protect him from Mar-Vell's enemies. He inherited the title of Captain Marvel eventually, yet Genis succumbed to madness of Cosmic Awareness as he became nearly omnipotent and sought to "fix" the Universe. He redeemed himself afterwards and became part of the Thunderbolts where he took the title of Photon and was killed by Baron Zemo.
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* DeaderThanDead: Zemo cut him up into pieces, then scattered those pieces throughout time.
* FashionDissonance: Genis is able to change his appearance at will, and does so specifically to try and avoid this. Even he is embarrassed by how he [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim used to dress]].
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith
* AGodAmI: When you have access to the Power Cosmic, it's not much of a stretch to consider your self as such.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: In series, Genis himself acknowledges what fans had been saying for years -- the Legacy costume was the epitome of tacky.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: By Baron Zemo no less]].
* OutdatedOutfit: The Legacy suit: a high collared, high waisted jumpsuit straight out of a 1980's music video -- in 1994.
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[[folder:Joystick]]
!!Joystick
[[quoteright:305:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/142538_103250_joystick.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Janice Olivia Yanizeski
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Scarlet Spider'' #2
There is hardly any information about Janice Yanizeski's early life or how she got her powers but what is known is that her father was a degenerate gambler who told her the family creed, “always have a card to play.” Before she left for college she assisted a mob boss steal money from her father and in return her life would be spared.
She attended the University of Arizona and led a normal, quiet life that she detested so one day she decided to do something about her boring life. She dropped out of college and disappeared for nearly three years and returned under the name “ Joystick” with enhanced physical abilities.
Joystick joined the new team of Thunderbolts but butted heads with the group while trying to save the world and defeat enemies. She eventually sold out the team to side with the Grandmaster in his plot to take over the world.
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[[folder:Speed Demon]]
!!Speed Demon
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' James Sanders
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #69
Granted extraordinary powers by the Grandmaster, James Sanders was a member of the Squadron Sinister known as Whizzer until he pursued a solo career of crime as Speed Demon. He eventually found himself a member of the Thunderbolts despite being unsure if he even wanted to reform. This indecisiveness came to a head after he was discovered committing crimes in his old guise. He subsequently left the team and rejoined the Squadron Sinister.
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[[folder:Radioactive Man]]
!!Radioactive Man
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[[caption-width-right:289:Classic Appearance]]
[[caption-width-right:289:[[labelnote:Click here to see Retool Appearance]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/radioactive_man_marvel_comics_j.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Chen Lu
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Journey Into Mystery'' Vol. 1, #93
A nuclear physicist and Communist agent from the People's Republic of China, Chen Lu is a Chinese superhero who's nationality has seen him come into conflict with American heroes. He has the ability to control and emit deadly forms of radiation.
Originally turning himself into a super being for the [[CaptainPatriotic glory of his country]], he developed a rivalry with [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]] after the latter formally prevented Chinese expansion into India. Due to his repeated failures in stopping the thunder god, Chen Lu was banished from his homeland, causing him to join up with Zemo's original Master's of Evil. He would eventually be welcomed back to his homeland in order to serve as an agent of Communist expansion, though he still occasionally worked alongside Zemo.
After [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Soviet Union]] and the coming relations between China and the US, Chen Lu [[PutOnABus disappeared for several years]] only to return again, seeking a new purpose in life. Having never seen himself as a true villain to begin with, Chen Lu made a quick and easy adjustment to the Thunderbolts, often serving as the voice of reason amongst his more hot-headed peers.
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* BaldOfEvil: Radiation made his hair fall off, and he was villainous for a long time.
* CaptainPatriotic: His early appearances had shades of this, with him often rambling on about the superiority of Chinese science and technology, and only initially challenged Thor to show Chinese superiority.
* EvilGenius: He's an expert on radiation and nuclear physics. He is among the world's foremost authorities on the effects radiation has on human anatomy along with Doctor Octopus.
* HazmatSuit: Is wearing one lately.
* ILoveNuclearPower: Well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin yeah?]]
* PutOnABus: Disappeared for almost a decade in TheNineties once Communist bad guys became a no-go.
* SicklyGreenGlow: His body is always glowing green thanks to gamma radiation.
* TheSpock: To Songbird's TheKirk.
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[[folder:Nighthawk]]
!!Nighthawk
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2940072_bfxnepocmaieffi.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Kyle Richmond
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #69
Kyle Richmond was a thrill-seeking playboy who became the costumed adventurer Nighthawk. Starting out as a villain, Richmond soon found altruism a greater pursuit. As Nighthawk, he became mainstay of the Defenders, and has also acted alongside the Squadron Supreme, the Redeemers, and the Initiative.
Kyle, after being confronted by former ally Speed Demon, was approached by both Baron Zemo and the Grand Master to join their respective teams. Kyle joined the Thunderbolts for a short time, but, discovering that he was only brought on for his financial support, he left the team.
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See Comicbook/TheDefenders for more information.
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[[folder:Blackout]]
!!Blackout
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marcus Daniels
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol. 1, #18
Blackout is a super-villain who can manipulate Darkforce matter and energy and open portals to the Darkforce Dimension. He formerly worked alongside Moonstone and subsequently joined the Masters of Evil, then led by Zemo. Presumed dead after a prolonged battle, he was revealed years later to be only brain-dead, and kept by Zemo as a source of power and access to the Darkforce Dimension. He would subsequently, if briefly, join the Thunderbolts.
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[[folder:Smuggler]]
!!Smuggler
[[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/smuggler_marvel_comics_thunderbolts_conrad_josten.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Conrad Josten
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Thunderbolts'' Vol. 1, #16
The younger brother of Eric Josten, aka: Atlas. Being the sibling of a know super villain, Conrad's life wasn't easy, and he was often the one who had to deal with his brother's poor choices. After his brother joined the Thunderbolts, Conrad was approached by Henry Peter Gyrich to join his own team of meta-humans, the Redeemers. Conrad accepted and was given a suit which gave him access to the Darkforce Dimension, allowing him to open portals to and travel through the dimension. After a particularly brutal battle with Graviton in which several of his teammates were [[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed]], Conrad was invited to join the then newly reformed Thunderbolts, which he accepted.
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[[folder:Swordsman III]]
!!Swordsman III
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[[caption-width-right:290:Swordsman]]
[[caption-width-right:290:[[labelnote:Click here to see as Fenris]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/84455_60950_fenris.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Andreas von Strucker, Fenris
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Uncanny X-Men'' Vol. 1, #194
Born to Baron Strucker, Andreas Strucker, and his twin sister Andrea, were treated with nothing but apathy and disappointment by their father. Surrounded by Nazis, terrorists and other war criminals, the twins grew up with a rather twisted view on the world. Later, discovering they were both mutants with the ability to fire bio-electric blasts when they were in contact with each other, the twins became costumed supervillains collectively called Fenris. Andreas and his sister were minor pests and nuisances to various superheroes, namely the ComicBook/XMen.
Andreas von Strucker abandoned his life of evil following the death of his sister. Choosing to become a better man, he became the superhero Swordsman and joined the Thunderbolts. While Andreas wasn't driven by any desire to be an actual hero, he was determined to be the opposite of everything he had been beforehand.
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* BaldOfEvil: When driven particularly nutty by some psychic infiltrators, he shaves his head.
* IncestSubtext: With his sister Andrea. He even goes so far as the ''wrap the hilt of his sword in her skin'' so that they will never truly be apart (also so that, through skin contact, he still has access to his bio-electric powers). That said, Andreas actually bristles at the suggestion they've slept together.
* KilledOffForReal: In ''Dark Reign: The Cabal'', Norman Osborn runs him through with his own sword, then chucks him down Thunderbolts Mountain.
* TheUnfavourite: Not that Baron Strucker has ''any'' particular favourite kids. They're all the unfavorite. But his reaction to learning Norman Osborn had killed Andreas was just "I owe you for that."
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!"New Thunderbolts"
After the failed "Fightbolts" {{Retool}}, the comic was relaunched in 2005 with a new #1 as "The New Thunderbolts". The series brought back several longtime series favorites like Atlas, MACH-IV and Songbird and allied them with a brand new team. The series would last for 18 issues before returning to it's original numbering for the landmark 100th issue, with subsequent issues numbered accordingly.
!!Members
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!!Blizzard II
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Donald Gill
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol.1, #223
Constantly striving to prove himself to his peers, Donald Gill has wavered between being a lousy frequently defeated crook and a hero desperate to be worthy of the title. Despite all of this, the man behind the mask has a kind heart and only wants to be accepted by those around him.
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See [[Characters/IronManEnemies here]] for related tropes.
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[[folder:Genis-Vell]]
!!Genis-Vell
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[[caption-width-right:250:Photon]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see as Legacy]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_marvel_marvel_comics_genis_vell_legacy_d.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Captain Marvel, Photon, Legacy, Marv, Fredd
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Silver Surfer'' Annual #6
Cloned from the DNA of the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell was implanted with FalseMemories making him believe he was instead Starfox's son and artificially aged to protect him from Mar-Vell's enemies. He inherited the title of Captain Marvel eventually, yet Genis succumbed to madness of Cosmic Awareness as he became nearly omnipotent and sought to "fix" the Universe. He redeemed himself afterwards and became part of the Thunderbolts where he took the title of Photon and was killed by Baron Zemo.
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* DeaderThanDead: Zemo cut him up into pieces, then scattered those pieces throughout time.
* FashionDissonance: Genis is able to change his appearance at will, and does so specifically to try and avoid this. Even he is embarrassed by how he [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim used to dress]].
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith
* AGodAmI: When you have access to the Power Cosmic, it's not much of a stretch to consider your self as such.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: In series, Genis himself acknowledges what fans had been saying for years -- the Legacy costume was the epitome of tacky.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: By Baron Zemo no less]].
* OutdatedOutfit: The Legacy suit: a high collared, high waisted jumpsuit straight out of a 1980's music video -- in 1994.
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[[folder:Joystick]]
!!Joystick
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Janice Olivia Yanizeski
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Scarlet Spider'' #2
There is hardly any information about Janice Yanizeski's early life or how she got her powers but what is known is that her father was a degenerate gambler who told her the family creed, “always have a card to play.” Before she left for college she assisted a mob boss steal money from her father and in return her life would be spared.
She attended the University of Arizona and led a normal, quiet life that she detested so one day she decided to do something about her boring life. She dropped out of college and disappeared for nearly three years and returned under the name “ Joystick” with enhanced physical abilities.
Joystick joined the new team of Thunderbolts but butted heads with the group while trying to save the world and defeat enemies. She eventually sold out the team to side with the Grandmaster in his plot to take over the world.
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For her tropes, see her folder in [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Spider-Man's rogues gallery]] page.
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[[folder:Speed Demon]]
!!Speed Demon
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' James Sanders
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #69
Granted extraordinary powers by the Grandmaster, James Sanders was a member of the Squadron Sinister known as Whizzer until he pursued a solo career of crime as Speed Demon. He eventually found himself a member of the Thunderbolts despite being unsure if he even wanted to reform. This indecisiveness came to a head after he was discovered committing crimes in his old guise. He subsequently left the team and rejoined the Squadron Sinister.
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See Characters/SquadronSinister for more info.
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[[folder:Radioactive Man]]
!!Radioactive Man
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[[caption-width-right:289:Classic Appearance]]
[[caption-width-right:289:[[labelnote:Click here to see Retool Appearance]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/radioactive_man_marvel_comics_j.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Chen Lu
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Journey Into Mystery'' Vol. 1, #93
A nuclear physicist and Communist agent from the People's Republic of China, Chen Lu is a Chinese superhero who's nationality has seen him come into conflict with American heroes. He has the ability to control and emit deadly forms of radiation.
Originally turning himself into a super being for the [[CaptainPatriotic glory of his country]], he developed a rivalry with [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]] after the latter formally prevented Chinese expansion into India. Due to his repeated failures in stopping the thunder god, Chen Lu was banished from his homeland, causing him to join up with Zemo's original Master's of Evil. He would eventually be welcomed back to his homeland in order to serve as an agent of Communist expansion, though he still occasionally worked alongside Zemo.
After [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the fall of the Soviet Union]] and the coming relations between China and the US, Chen Lu [[PutOnABus disappeared for several years]] only to return again, seeking a new purpose in life. Having never seen himself as a true villain to begin with, Chen Lu made a quick and easy adjustment to the Thunderbolts, often serving as the voice of reason amongst his more hot-headed peers.
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* BaldOfEvil: Radiation made his hair fall off, and he was villainous for a long time.
* CaptainPatriotic: His early appearances had shades of this, with him often rambling on about the superiority of Chinese science and technology, and only initially challenged Thor to show Chinese superiority.
* EvilGenius: He's an expert on radiation and nuclear physics. He is among the world's foremost authorities on the effects radiation has on human anatomy along with Doctor Octopus.
* HazmatSuit: Is wearing one lately.
* ILoveNuclearPower: Well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin yeah?]]
* PutOnABus: Disappeared for almost a decade in TheNineties once Communist bad guys became a no-go.
* SicklyGreenGlow: His body is always glowing green thanks to gamma radiation.
* TheSpock: To Songbird's TheKirk.
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[[folder:Nighthawk]]
!!Nighthawk
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Kyle Richmond
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #69
Kyle Richmond was a thrill-seeking playboy who became the costumed adventurer Nighthawk. Starting out as a villain, Richmond soon found altruism a greater pursuit. As Nighthawk, he became mainstay of the Defenders, and has also acted alongside the Squadron Supreme, the Redeemers, and the Initiative.
Kyle, after being confronted by former ally Speed Demon, was approached by both Baron Zemo and the Grand Master to join their respective teams. Kyle joined the Thunderbolts for a short time, but, discovering that he was only brought on for his financial support, he left the team.
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See Comicbook/TheDefenders for more information.
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[[folder:Blackout]]
!!Blackout
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marcus Daniels
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Nova'' Vol. 1, #18
Blackout is a super-villain who can manipulate Darkforce matter and energy and open portals to the Darkforce Dimension. He formerly worked alongside Moonstone and subsequently joined the Masters of Evil, then led by Zemo. Presumed dead after a prolonged battle, he was revealed years later to be only brain-dead, and kept by Zemo as a source of power and access to the Darkforce Dimension. He would subsequently, if briefly, join the Thunderbolts.
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See [[Characters/NovaEnemies here]] for more info.
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[[folder:Smuggler]]
!!Smuggler
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Conrad Josten
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Thunderbolts'' Vol. 1, #16
The younger brother of Eric Josten, aka: Atlas. Being the sibling of a know super villain, Conrad's life wasn't easy, and he was often the one who had to deal with his brother's poor choices. After his brother joined the Thunderbolts, Conrad was approached by Henry Peter Gyrich to join his own team of meta-humans, the Redeemers. Conrad accepted and was given a suit which gave him access to the Darkforce Dimension, allowing him to open portals to and travel through the dimension. After a particularly brutal battle with Graviton in which several of his teammates were [[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed]], Conrad was invited to join the then newly reformed Thunderbolts, which he accepted.
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[[folder:Swordsman III]]
!!Swordsman III
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[[caption-width-right:290:Swordsman]]
[[caption-width-right:290:[[labelnote:Click here to see as Fenris]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/84455_60950_fenris.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Andreas von Strucker, Fenris
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Uncanny X-Men'' Vol. 1, #194
Born to Baron Strucker, Andreas Strucker, and his twin sister Andrea, were treated with nothing but apathy and disappointment by their father. Surrounded by Nazis, terrorists and other war criminals, the twins grew up with a rather twisted view on the world. Later, discovering they were both mutants with the ability to fire bio-electric blasts when they were in contact with each other, the twins became costumed supervillains collectively called Fenris. Andreas and his sister were minor pests and nuisances to various superheroes, namely the ComicBook/XMen.
Andreas von Strucker abandoned his life of evil following the death of his sister. Choosing to become a better man, he became the superhero Swordsman and joined the Thunderbolts. While Andreas wasn't driven by any desire to be an actual hero, he was determined to be the opposite of everything he had been beforehand.
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* BaldOfEvil: When driven particularly nutty by some psychic infiltrators, he shaves his head.
* IncestSubtext: With his sister Andrea. He even goes so far as the ''wrap the hilt of his sword in her skin'' so that they will never truly be apart (also so that, through skin contact, he still has access to his bio-electric powers). That said, Andreas actually bristles at the suggestion they've slept together.
* KilledOffForReal: In ''Dark Reign: The Cabal'', Norman Osborn runs him through with his own sword, then chucks him down Thunderbolts Mountain.
* TheUnfavourite: Not that Baron Strucker has ''any'' particular favourite kids. They're all the unfavorite. But his reaction to learning Norman Osborn had killed Andreas was just "I owe you for that."
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