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Had this idea ever since the 50 State Initiative thing was mentioned. I didn't post it in that topic because rather than a team for a specific state, this is an idea for a new team of SHIELD "Super Agents"; they've had two teams with that name already, and both folded. SHIELD will inevitably either have to stop using muderous criminals as shocktroopers, or that tactic will backfire (if someone can override Norman Osborn's nanobot controllers, why not anyone else), and so SHIELD will have to rely on other metahumans, especially some they've been preening for some time. Especially since Daisy Johnson is more loyal to the now-fugitive Nick Fury than to SHIELD, so they can't rely on her all the time. Besides, other nations have their own metahumans and there'll need to be some crack team to act as super-agents on their behalf, or to back up one of the 50 state teams that gets overwhelmed by mega-threats (Alpha Flight isn't the only team that could be wiped out by one mega-attack; Hulk-level baddies can tear apart entire squads). These are all recent or obscure characters plucked from the Handbook bins and smushed together. Along with some reason why, 'course.
SHIELD'S SUPER-AGENTS, TAKE III:
ASHCAN: In two comics from 1986-1989 (ASM and HULK), Alex Woolcot gained the ability to disintegrate matter with energy from his hands, either at a touch or with forceblasts. He got his powers from a machine his father was working on, and, much like Justice, accidently lashed out and killed his abusive father, reducing him to ash. Spider-Man tried to defend him from Mandriods, but the boy's death was faked by SHIELD so Fury could keep an eye on him and make him into a super-agent. The boy's mind as altered to relieve stress and he was living with a foster father/SHIELD agent (Dylan Pattinson) out in obsurity until Hulk & Clay Quartermain showed up. The boy & Hulk became fast friends due to their shared abusive history, and Alex regained his memories, asking his new dad for an upped allowance. Fast forward about 4-5 years (Marvel time, natch). Now Alex is 17 and a "freelance" SHIELD agent much like the new Scorpion is; regulations say that one can't be hired as a full agent until age 18, but SHIELD gets around it by giving them agent "handlers" and hiring them as "freelancers". He got SHIELD training in self defense, tactics, and naturally using his power offensively. He can control it to the point where he doesn't instantly reduce someone to ash with it, but it is a very deadly power. He's also learned how to use it for both blasts and disabling punches. While he remembers his full history, he's still eager to be a SHIELD agent, as his life with Dylan was far better than with his real parents (he hasn't seen his birthmother in years, either, avoiding that responsibility). He's aggressive, confident, and very much like an agent in training, wanting to get the big battles and prove himself. He's not used to a team setting, though, which is part of the training of being a Super Agent. While he has total control of his power, he is a dangerous combatant; his blasts can easily reduce a human to ash and even burnt the skin off the Gray Hulk's face, making even HIM scream.
SHIELD weakness: Aside for his brash nature, his core weakness is his friendship with The Hulk, although that could be an advantage if SHIELD ever wanted to try reason to stop a rampage.
BATWING: 9-10 years ago, Jimmy Santini was mutated by drinking water tainted by toxic waste after polluters shot his father. It caused him to mutate into a bat-like creature, who was shunned by his mother and hunted by a NYC councilman. Spider-Man befriended him and Dr. Conners gave him a serum as a cure, but he couldn't revert to normal until his mother finally was able to accept him as her son. This all happened in UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN, circa 1995. As Jimmy grew up, however, he discovered to his chagrin that he could still become Batwing again under circumstances of stress, although his mother continued to support him, plus with Conners' serum, he could revert back to normal at will and even suppress it to maintain a normal life. He did, however, enjoy midnight flys over the city and whatnot, getting views that no one else could, and using some of those angles to major in photography in high school and college. He occasionally would stop any muggers he happened to see along his flights but was hesitant to do so as he was freakish in his Batwing form and could only speak in broken English while in it, and while agile and fast, along with feral claws and so on, wasn't a major fighter. By the time Jimmy graduates college at age 21, however, the SHRA is passed and he decides to register. His mother is concerned at this prospect but relents after a recruiter insists that he'll probably earn more as a federal super-agent than as a freelance photographer, and earn a better rep to boot. When his blood is tested, however, that is when SHIELD decides to take him. It appears a by-product of his toxic bat-blood is that he is immune to a bite from a vampire, and also is immune to their hyponism (much like Blade). Considering the Nazi vampires about and their own HOWLING COMMANDOES unit, SHIELD adds him to the ranks of their team and is in a way their novice. Contrary to stereotype, despite his power to turn into a flying bat-creature, Jimmy is not a goth, but enjoys country music, wears colors, and is keen to pop culture. He's even piercing free, and with his mother's acceptance was able to recover from his father's death to become more jovial. He is in some ways the opposite of the aggressive Ashcan, but the pair soon have to face the possibility of becoming step-brothers when Dylan and Mrs. Santini start to become "friendly" as they see each other a lot, being on SHIELD bases a lot. Awkward!
SHIELD weakness: Aside for his large and probably light-sensitive eyes as Batwing, it would be his friendship and unwillingness to hurt Spider-Man, who usually is considered some sort of fugitive at one time or another, or Dr. Conners, who frequently rampages as The Lizard. However, some enzymes from his blood could probably be analyzed to make ad-hoc cures for Lizzy. He also travels via echolocation/radar like Daredevil as Batwing, which has it's own strengths and weaknesses.
AXUM: Plucked from the short lived "Thunderbolts-ripping-off-FIGHT CLUB" issues from a few years back, Axum is an ex-con turned underground pro fighter in the shady Ultimate Brawling League, which draws many supervillians as well as international metahumans for large cash prizes. He's basically a large tanker, almost like a clone of Luke Cage, only probably not as durabile as Spider-Man was able to badly scar his eye defeating him under his short lived villian career as "The Battler", for which he spent 3 years in prison. Also like Cage, he has a girlfriend and a young son to support, but without the UBL, never made enough money and had an overzealous probation officer. While he won the UBL championship title (even beating Armadillo in the ring), he had a falling out with the owner and quit, and refused to help a bunch of baddies try to get revenge on Spider-Man because he felt that grudges didn't help his situation (although he was tempted). Without the UBL, Axum was back to struggling to earn a living doing construction work to pay for his "baby momma" and son when the SHRA hits, and Axum jumps at the chance for "federal pay". While Gina is excited for that oppurtunity, she's hesitant of police and the witness protection sort of life she and Benny will have to have; she doesn't trust cops. He winds up on the SHIELD squad because they figure he may be useful against the anti-SHRA Luke Cage, as well as to keep an eye on his son, as metahumans usually can breed mutants. He's definately the most "street" on the squad and clashes with Ashcan and others because he still sort of distrusts "pigz", even though he now will be working for them. He does, however, have a knack for teaching easy-to-learn and effective brawling techniques from his time on the streets and the ring. His "street" experience and charisma amungst shady characters comes in handy with some of the missions they may have, as well as understanding the minds of rogues by relating...sometimes too closely.
SHIELD weaknesses: A potential P.R. nightmare due to his arrest record (although compared to Bullseye he's a flipping saint), his biggest weakness might be his temper and his grudge against Spider-Man; while he won't allow it to wreck his life, it is still there and he'd be aching for a rematch with the web-slinger, a match that he would probably lose.
SCORPION: Naturally, Carmilla Black's shown up in AMAZING FANTASY and X-23's Capt. Universe one-shot. She's the daughter of an AIM scientist genetically altered to be immune to all gases, poisons, and toxins, but also developped the ability to poison anyone with her "Stinger", or her left arm. SHIELD gave her a gauntlet to control her "sting" and she works freelance for them with an agent handler (Derek Khanta). In the age of the SHRA, SHIELD has to utilize any agents with powers they have, and they feel it's time for Scorpion to join a super-team and learn field combat. Naturally, she's a formidable compatent, savvy with living on the streets, has a hi-tech tracking gauntlet and is hesitant to start major relationships. Batwing starts attempting to get through to her shell, sensing something in common.
SHIELD weakness: She is willing to disobey orders when she feels it's within her moral interest to do so; X-23 convinced her to release the Uni-Power against SHIELD's wishes. She naturally has a connection to AIM, and they likely may be rewilling to capture her.
STARBIRD: Holly-Ann Ember was an 8 year old girl in a mid 80's MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL I believe. Living in a town that was secretly an AIM base caused her to develop superpowers from an old reactor, that allowed the small girl to control reality at will, as if her "wishes" are coming true. A fan of superheroines, she imagined herself as a superheroine, "Starbird" and "willed" the appearence of She-Hulk, Wasp, Tigra, and Storm to help free her parents & the town from AIM. Storm gave her a card to the Xavier school should her parents ever need her to seek training with her powers. However, what we didn't know (what I am adding) is that shortly thereafter, much as AIM noticed a spike in power levels from her, so did SHIELD, and naturally as the "good guys" groomed her and offered her and her family safety and financial help, even in relocation. Now 12 (about as old as Molly Hayes), Holly was trained to learn how to consciously control her incredible power by meditating on an avatar, and she chose her own idealized heroine self, Starbird (tall, beautiful, with her blonde hair and blue eyes, with the American colors of red, white, and blue on her costume). Doing this allowed Holly to "train" her powers to only be activated when she "wished" to transform into this heroine, essentially becoming something like DC's CAPT. MARVEL; a child who transforms into an adult hero. In her Starbird form she has access to her reality warping power, but to spare losing control or causing "reality tears", she has learned, much like Freedom Ring, that focusing on increasing one's physique is less taxing. As such, Starbird is strong, nigh invulnerabile, psychically resistant, can fly, and can pretty much gain any power that she wishes for in the middle of combat so long as she is specific about what she is wishing for. For example, if a fire-controller was torching a building and she concentrated on, "I wish I could absorb those flames", she'd be able to. As such, while she can't wish "to be unbeatable", should Starbird engage in enough battles, she very may well could be. As Starbird she also has more mature intelligence and memory, as well as training, but maintains her childlike innocence and energy. Thus, Starbird is confused and amused by the looks "adults" give her form sometimes. It also makes it awkward for other teammates. Holly operates under a loophole legally that in her Starbird form, all tests say she is over 21, so that is that. As Starbird she is argueably as powerful as Sentry if not moreso, however, she is a child and after HOM, there always is that lingering fear that if one day, she realized she could use her powers as Holly, or snapped...
As Holly, she often plays with Axum's son Benny and enjoys the option of one day being an agent. As Starbird, she has a crush on Ashcan and Batwing. Very awkward.
SHIELD weaknesses: Definately her worship of superheroines, considering some of them may not always agree with SHIELD (like Storm or She-Hulk), and could lead her astray. While she is physically capable of her powers as 12 year old Holly, she has only trained as Starbird and this believes herself helpless in that form. If an attack is powerful enough to TKO her before she can "wish" for defense against it (if she already isn't immune via a past wish-made-permanent-by-concentration), she can be defeated. Starbird still retains some of the naivety of a 12 year old girl and thus can be thrown by some things, although is probably more blunt as well.
DREAMER: Jamie Flores was the 12 year old daughter of Alex Flores, struggling screenwriter and friend of Wonder Man during his 90's solo book. Both got ionic powers from him and joined the lame super team Crazy 8. Simon eventually drained his ionic energy out of them and thus they lost their powers, although some of them hinted at still having some power left; Jamie was one of them. As "Dreamer", she could project an "astral self" not unlike Dr. Strange, but only when she was asleep. Like Sleepwalker's host, she could doze off whenever a siren was heard practically. Following in Wonder Man's example, a now older-teenage Jamie (she'd be about 17-19) registers and her astral power immediately gets the attention of SHIELD as an espionage asset. Her mother Alex is still overprotective of her, but Jamie's gov't influence manages to get work for the screenwriter mom, which is appreciated (she writes some of Wonder Man's TV commercials, for instance, then moving on with that experience). Learning to harness her astral form via meditation at SHIELD, she is the team's key recon expert. Plus, having Wonder Man as an adopted "uncle" never hurts for rep. She manages to befriend Scorpion and along with Batwing try to get her to admit feelings for Ashcan, who also has a "deadly touch". Closer in age to the college grad Batwing, she also has a crush on him, especially as they both can "fly" together.
SHIELD weaknesses: Potential target by Count Nefaria, an ionic vampire. The armored assassin Splice had it out for her and her mother. Her sleeping/meditating body is defenseless when her astral form is about. Her astral form can get past technological and even some mystical barriers and is virtually immune to most forms of harm, it is vulnerable to some mystical or psychic attacks, and also cannot physically attack someone else. She could, however, act as a distraction or give "warnings" in battle of unseen attackers.
JOHN GARRET: A cyborg SHIELD agent in an 80's ELEKTRA mini, 80% of Garret's body is composed of cybernetic parts, increasing his strength, durability, aim, and other abilities; only his head and some organs remain (and even his head has cyber-parts, like laser sighting). His mind was left a mess by Elektra, and he was a slovenly, abrasive agent few liked, and was always a loose canon finally punted from SHIELD...for a time. Stablized by SHIELD (to a point), Garret trimmed his hair and lost the mustache, becoming a Jack Baur-esque agent, using his expert aim with handguns and nearly indestructable body to be an aggressive enemy to terrorists and other targets. While he only uses handguns, he has a variety of different types of rounds; normal, exploding, corrosive, even adamantium & Vibranium tipped for extra potent foes. Professional and trained, he sometimes assumes tactical command, much to everyone's chagrin. "YOU WILL FACE JUSTICE!" is his battle cry now. And Dreamer hates how he hits on her mom. Starbird is also appalled by him. Axum likes him, though. They often watch sports games together during downtimes. Garret's not beneathe trying to woo Gina from him secretly, though.
SHIELD weaknesses: Garret is a ruthless combatant, even killing some targets that SHIELD wants alive and almost always going for a kill if the battle takes too long. No type of violence offends him. His cyborg form is vulnerable to magnetism, electricity, computer viruses, whatever effects a cyborg. He also has issues with Elektra, and is very offputting. If anyone is the first to blow cover, it's probably him. However, his cyborg form is immune to toxins, poisons, fatique, and so on, as well as giving him super-strength.
Done for now. I had 2 more "agent" ideas but they seemed repetitive and this roster has 7, which is good enough. 9 is usually pushing it for a team and people lose focus.
SHIELD'S SUPER-AGENTS, TAKE III:
ASHCAN: In two comics from 1986-1989 (ASM and HULK), Alex Woolcot gained the ability to disintegrate matter with energy from his hands, either at a touch or with forceblasts. He got his powers from a machine his father was working on, and, much like Justice, accidently lashed out and killed his abusive father, reducing him to ash. Spider-Man tried to defend him from Mandriods, but the boy's death was faked by SHIELD so Fury could keep an eye on him and make him into a super-agent. The boy's mind as altered to relieve stress and he was living with a foster father/SHIELD agent (Dylan Pattinson) out in obsurity until Hulk & Clay Quartermain showed up. The boy & Hulk became fast friends due to their shared abusive history, and Alex regained his memories, asking his new dad for an upped allowance. Fast forward about 4-5 years (Marvel time, natch). Now Alex is 17 and a "freelance" SHIELD agent much like the new Scorpion is; regulations say that one can't be hired as a full agent until age 18, but SHIELD gets around it by giving them agent "handlers" and hiring them as "freelancers". He got SHIELD training in self defense, tactics, and naturally using his power offensively. He can control it to the point where he doesn't instantly reduce someone to ash with it, but it is a very deadly power. He's also learned how to use it for both blasts and disabling punches. While he remembers his full history, he's still eager to be a SHIELD agent, as his life with Dylan was far better than with his real parents (he hasn't seen his birthmother in years, either, avoiding that responsibility). He's aggressive, confident, and very much like an agent in training, wanting to get the big battles and prove himself. He's not used to a team setting, though, which is part of the training of being a Super Agent. While he has total control of his power, he is a dangerous combatant; his blasts can easily reduce a human to ash and even burnt the skin off the Gray Hulk's face, making even HIM scream.
SHIELD weakness: Aside for his brash nature, his core weakness is his friendship with The Hulk, although that could be an advantage if SHIELD ever wanted to try reason to stop a rampage.
BATWING: 9-10 years ago, Jimmy Santini was mutated by drinking water tainted by toxic waste after polluters shot his father. It caused him to mutate into a bat-like creature, who was shunned by his mother and hunted by a NYC councilman. Spider-Man befriended him and Dr. Conners gave him a serum as a cure, but he couldn't revert to normal until his mother finally was able to accept him as her son. This all happened in UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN, circa 1995. As Jimmy grew up, however, he discovered to his chagrin that he could still become Batwing again under circumstances of stress, although his mother continued to support him, plus with Conners' serum, he could revert back to normal at will and even suppress it to maintain a normal life. He did, however, enjoy midnight flys over the city and whatnot, getting views that no one else could, and using some of those angles to major in photography in high school and college. He occasionally would stop any muggers he happened to see along his flights but was hesitant to do so as he was freakish in his Batwing form and could only speak in broken English while in it, and while agile and fast, along with feral claws and so on, wasn't a major fighter. By the time Jimmy graduates college at age 21, however, the SHRA is passed and he decides to register. His mother is concerned at this prospect but relents after a recruiter insists that he'll probably earn more as a federal super-agent than as a freelance photographer, and earn a better rep to boot. When his blood is tested, however, that is when SHIELD decides to take him. It appears a by-product of his toxic bat-blood is that he is immune to a bite from a vampire, and also is immune to their hyponism (much like Blade). Considering the Nazi vampires about and their own HOWLING COMMANDOES unit, SHIELD adds him to the ranks of their team and is in a way their novice. Contrary to stereotype, despite his power to turn into a flying bat-creature, Jimmy is not a goth, but enjoys country music, wears colors, and is keen to pop culture. He's even piercing free, and with his mother's acceptance was able to recover from his father's death to become more jovial. He is in some ways the opposite of the aggressive Ashcan, but the pair soon have to face the possibility of becoming step-brothers when Dylan and Mrs. Santini start to become "friendly" as they see each other a lot, being on SHIELD bases a lot. Awkward!
SHIELD weakness: Aside for his large and probably light-sensitive eyes as Batwing, it would be his friendship and unwillingness to hurt Spider-Man, who usually is considered some sort of fugitive at one time or another, or Dr. Conners, who frequently rampages as The Lizard. However, some enzymes from his blood could probably be analyzed to make ad-hoc cures for Lizzy. He also travels via echolocation/radar like Daredevil as Batwing, which has it's own strengths and weaknesses.
AXUM: Plucked from the short lived "Thunderbolts-ripping-off-FIGHT CLUB" issues from a few years back, Axum is an ex-con turned underground pro fighter in the shady Ultimate Brawling League, which draws many supervillians as well as international metahumans for large cash prizes. He's basically a large tanker, almost like a clone of Luke Cage, only probably not as durabile as Spider-Man was able to badly scar his eye defeating him under his short lived villian career as "The Battler", for which he spent 3 years in prison. Also like Cage, he has a girlfriend and a young son to support, but without the UBL, never made enough money and had an overzealous probation officer. While he won the UBL championship title (even beating Armadillo in the ring), he had a falling out with the owner and quit, and refused to help a bunch of baddies try to get revenge on Spider-Man because he felt that grudges didn't help his situation (although he was tempted). Without the UBL, Axum was back to struggling to earn a living doing construction work to pay for his "baby momma" and son when the SHRA hits, and Axum jumps at the chance for "federal pay". While Gina is excited for that oppurtunity, she's hesitant of police and the witness protection sort of life she and Benny will have to have; she doesn't trust cops. He winds up on the SHIELD squad because they figure he may be useful against the anti-SHRA Luke Cage, as well as to keep an eye on his son, as metahumans usually can breed mutants. He's definately the most "street" on the squad and clashes with Ashcan and others because he still sort of distrusts "pigz", even though he now will be working for them. He does, however, have a knack for teaching easy-to-learn and effective brawling techniques from his time on the streets and the ring. His "street" experience and charisma amungst shady characters comes in handy with some of the missions they may have, as well as understanding the minds of rogues by relating...sometimes too closely.
SHIELD weaknesses: A potential P.R. nightmare due to his arrest record (although compared to Bullseye he's a flipping saint), his biggest weakness might be his temper and his grudge against Spider-Man; while he won't allow it to wreck his life, it is still there and he'd be aching for a rematch with the web-slinger, a match that he would probably lose.
SCORPION: Naturally, Carmilla Black's shown up in AMAZING FANTASY and X-23's Capt. Universe one-shot. She's the daughter of an AIM scientist genetically altered to be immune to all gases, poisons, and toxins, but also developped the ability to poison anyone with her "Stinger", or her left arm. SHIELD gave her a gauntlet to control her "sting" and she works freelance for them with an agent handler (Derek Khanta). In the age of the SHRA, SHIELD has to utilize any agents with powers they have, and they feel it's time for Scorpion to join a super-team and learn field combat. Naturally, she's a formidable compatent, savvy with living on the streets, has a hi-tech tracking gauntlet and is hesitant to start major relationships. Batwing starts attempting to get through to her shell, sensing something in common.
SHIELD weakness: She is willing to disobey orders when she feels it's within her moral interest to do so; X-23 convinced her to release the Uni-Power against SHIELD's wishes. She naturally has a connection to AIM, and they likely may be rewilling to capture her.
STARBIRD: Holly-Ann Ember was an 8 year old girl in a mid 80's MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL I believe. Living in a town that was secretly an AIM base caused her to develop superpowers from an old reactor, that allowed the small girl to control reality at will, as if her "wishes" are coming true. A fan of superheroines, she imagined herself as a superheroine, "Starbird" and "willed" the appearence of She-Hulk, Wasp, Tigra, and Storm to help free her parents & the town from AIM. Storm gave her a card to the Xavier school should her parents ever need her to seek training with her powers. However, what we didn't know (what I am adding) is that shortly thereafter, much as AIM noticed a spike in power levels from her, so did SHIELD, and naturally as the "good guys" groomed her and offered her and her family safety and financial help, even in relocation. Now 12 (about as old as Molly Hayes), Holly was trained to learn how to consciously control her incredible power by meditating on an avatar, and she chose her own idealized heroine self, Starbird (tall, beautiful, with her blonde hair and blue eyes, with the American colors of red, white, and blue on her costume). Doing this allowed Holly to "train" her powers to only be activated when she "wished" to transform into this heroine, essentially becoming something like DC's CAPT. MARVEL; a child who transforms into an adult hero. In her Starbird form she has access to her reality warping power, but to spare losing control or causing "reality tears", she has learned, much like Freedom Ring, that focusing on increasing one's physique is less taxing. As such, Starbird is strong, nigh invulnerabile, psychically resistant, can fly, and can pretty much gain any power that she wishes for in the middle of combat so long as she is specific about what she is wishing for. For example, if a fire-controller was torching a building and she concentrated on, "I wish I could absorb those flames", she'd be able to. As such, while she can't wish "to be unbeatable", should Starbird engage in enough battles, she very may well could be. As Starbird she also has more mature intelligence and memory, as well as training, but maintains her childlike innocence and energy. Thus, Starbird is confused and amused by the looks "adults" give her form sometimes. It also makes it awkward for other teammates. Holly operates under a loophole legally that in her Starbird form, all tests say she is over 21, so that is that. As Starbird she is argueably as powerful as Sentry if not moreso, however, she is a child and after HOM, there always is that lingering fear that if one day, she realized she could use her powers as Holly, or snapped...
As Holly, she often plays with Axum's son Benny and enjoys the option of one day being an agent. As Starbird, she has a crush on Ashcan and Batwing. Very awkward.
SHIELD weaknesses: Definately her worship of superheroines, considering some of them may not always agree with SHIELD (like Storm or She-Hulk), and could lead her astray. While she is physically capable of her powers as 12 year old Holly, she has only trained as Starbird and this believes herself helpless in that form. If an attack is powerful enough to TKO her before she can "wish" for defense against it (if she already isn't immune via a past wish-made-permanent-by-concentration), she can be defeated. Starbird still retains some of the naivety of a 12 year old girl and thus can be thrown by some things, although is probably more blunt as well.
DREAMER: Jamie Flores was the 12 year old daughter of Alex Flores, struggling screenwriter and friend of Wonder Man during his 90's solo book. Both got ionic powers from him and joined the lame super team Crazy 8. Simon eventually drained his ionic energy out of them and thus they lost their powers, although some of them hinted at still having some power left; Jamie was one of them. As "Dreamer", she could project an "astral self" not unlike Dr. Strange, but only when she was asleep. Like Sleepwalker's host, she could doze off whenever a siren was heard practically. Following in Wonder Man's example, a now older-teenage Jamie (she'd be about 17-19) registers and her astral power immediately gets the attention of SHIELD as an espionage asset. Her mother Alex is still overprotective of her, but Jamie's gov't influence manages to get work for the screenwriter mom, which is appreciated (she writes some of Wonder Man's TV commercials, for instance, then moving on with that experience). Learning to harness her astral form via meditation at SHIELD, she is the team's key recon expert. Plus, having Wonder Man as an adopted "uncle" never hurts for rep. She manages to befriend Scorpion and along with Batwing try to get her to admit feelings for Ashcan, who also has a "deadly touch". Closer in age to the college grad Batwing, she also has a crush on him, especially as they both can "fly" together.
SHIELD weaknesses: Potential target by Count Nefaria, an ionic vampire. The armored assassin Splice had it out for her and her mother. Her sleeping/meditating body is defenseless when her astral form is about. Her astral form can get past technological and even some mystical barriers and is virtually immune to most forms of harm, it is vulnerable to some mystical or psychic attacks, and also cannot physically attack someone else. She could, however, act as a distraction or give "warnings" in battle of unseen attackers.
JOHN GARRET: A cyborg SHIELD agent in an 80's ELEKTRA mini, 80% of Garret's body is composed of cybernetic parts, increasing his strength, durability, aim, and other abilities; only his head and some organs remain (and even his head has cyber-parts, like laser sighting). His mind was left a mess by Elektra, and he was a slovenly, abrasive agent few liked, and was always a loose canon finally punted from SHIELD...for a time. Stablized by SHIELD (to a point), Garret trimmed his hair and lost the mustache, becoming a Jack Baur-esque agent, using his expert aim with handguns and nearly indestructable body to be an aggressive enemy to terrorists and other targets. While he only uses handguns, he has a variety of different types of rounds; normal, exploding, corrosive, even adamantium & Vibranium tipped for extra potent foes. Professional and trained, he sometimes assumes tactical command, much to everyone's chagrin. "YOU WILL FACE JUSTICE!" is his battle cry now. And Dreamer hates how he hits on her mom. Starbird is also appalled by him. Axum likes him, though. They often watch sports games together during downtimes. Garret's not beneathe trying to woo Gina from him secretly, though.
SHIELD weaknesses: Garret is a ruthless combatant, even killing some targets that SHIELD wants alive and almost always going for a kill if the battle takes too long. No type of violence offends him. His cyborg form is vulnerable to magnetism, electricity, computer viruses, whatever effects a cyborg. He also has issues with Elektra, and is very offputting. If anyone is the first to blow cover, it's probably him. However, his cyborg form is immune to toxins, poisons, fatique, and so on, as well as giving him super-strength.
Done for now. I had 2 more "agent" ideas but they seemed repetitive and this roster has 7, which is good enough. 9 is usually pushing it for a team and people lose focus.
