Create a "New" New Avengers

So lets say all the Avengers from the current titles were wiped out, who do you think would be the best candidates to step in an take up the mantle of Avenger?  To stick with the theme of the other recent topics like this, I'll provide some rules.

1) A former Avenger (or reserve Avenger) not from the current rosters
2) An X-man
3) Someone from the Spider Man family, or a Spidey ally
4) A solo hero (i.e. not currently affiliated with a team)
5) A 'young" hero from the (Avengers Academy, Initiative, Young Avengers, New X-men etc)
6) A villain (who will reform)
8) An alien
7) A wildcard (whoever you want)

To clarify, by current Avengers roster I mean Avengers, New, Secret and the teaching staff from Academy. 

1) A former Avenger (or reserve Avenger) not from the current rosters - Hercules, a former Avenger and Champion, still without his powers but armed with powerful mythic items and many lifetimes of knowledge, hes the leader of the new team. Interestingly enough filling the role Captain America would fill rather than Thor, the heart and moral compass of the team.

2) An X-man Storm, she's powerful, she's one of the most popular mutants, it time she got appreciated.

3) Someone from the Spider Man family, or a Spidey ally Spider-woman (Mary Jane), with Spider-man and Spider-woman gone, and MJ still with powers left over from Spider Island (please), she takes up Peter's changing FF costume and webshooters.

4) A solo hero (i.e. not currently affiliated with a team) A-Bomb (I know hes with the Hulks but), Rick Jones the constant side-kick to the Avengers is not going to turn down his chance especially in such dire times.

5) A 'young" hero from the (Avengers Academy, Initiative, Young Avengers, New X-men etc) - Wiccan, the magic guy.

6) A villain (who will reform) Ghost, the guys creepy but shown to be pretty useful, he's close to almost becoming a genuine hero which is probably surprising for him. Also a tech guy for the team.

7) An alien Karolina Dean, of all the Runaways (aside from Molly) I feel the most likely to become a genuine superhero, with her powers.

8) A wildcard (whoever you want) Blue Marvel, the guys powerful, smart and underused, this event actually shakes him loose from his moping at the bottom of the ocean and brings him onto a team. His underwater sanctuary actually makes for a good hideout when teleported to by Wiccan.

I've noticed Hercules is the only one who can't fly or cover ground incredibly fast by levitating, leaping, swinging or teleporting, so I'd have him borrow a set of Hermes' sandals after being accidentally left behind by his team.

Amadeus Cho and Hulking are probably floating around somewhere, but I'd rather them not to be members because I want a fresh dynamic. Maybe Cho's off trying to maintain Stark Resilient with Stark gone (and wearing his armour) and Hulking's still with the Young Avengers training the Academy kids out of the Mansion.


Edited by Wolfthomas - 23-Oct-2011 at 1:43am

1) A former Avenger: Hulk - seeing him in the Avengers cartoon and movie trailers makes me want to see him trying as an Avenger again.
2) An X-man: Longshot - technically he's not a mutant and there's not much tying him to the X-teams at the moment. Plus he'd be a media darling.
3) Spider Man family member: Venom (Flash Thompson) - He's been doing good as Venom, it would be cool to see him step up to take his hero Spidey's place.
4) A solo hero: Ghost Rider - a very recognizable character, who would help with supernatural threats.
5) A 'young" hero: Stature - she already ran with the Mighty Avengers, plus every Avengers needs someone that can grow or shrink.
6) A villain: Ultron - What!? Reprogram him and out him on the side of the angels. Olus, the team needs someone with brains.
7) An alien: Starfox - I'm sure he'd bring some comedy to the team.
8) A wildcard: Captain Britain - I realized there's noone with leadship potential on my team, other than Flash, and he's going to have symbiote dramas.

Not to be a downer but Spiderwoman is actually one the current Avengers line-up so she'd be gone, but I love the idea of Rawhide.

Sorry I interpreted the OP differently, I thought we couldn't use current Avengers, New, Secret and the teaching staff from Academy in all catergories. I assumed the Avengers floating around were fine.

Wolfthomas, sir, you were correct! In that case I'll swap Jess out for Ben Reilly under the new codename of Redback. Also going to swap Hulkling out for Xavin to make it a little more gender balanced with Jess being gone and use Captain Britain as the leader.

Edited by Mighty Marshal - 26-Oct-2011 at 9:40pm

1) A former Avenger (or reserve Avenger) not from the current rosters: Photon-- Monica's a good choice for leader as well as being immensely powerful. She has a wealth of experience that she could bring to the table.
2) An X-man: Xavier-- less as a scrapper (although Carey's run on Legacy showed that he's not afraid to get his hands dirty), more as an advisory capacity and synchronising communication on the battlefield. He's not being used elsewhere, and I think this could be a good fit for him.
3) Someone from the Spider Man family, or a Spidey ally: Black Cat-- I think she'd be hugely under-estimated. She has stealth skills as well as being a tough hand-to-hand fighter. Think it's time she stepped out of the Spider's shadow.
4) A solo hero (i.e. not currently affiliated with a team): I think I'll have to go with Ghost Rider because I don't really know many other solo heroes...
5) A 'young" hero from the (Avengers Academy, Initiative, Young Avengers, New X-men etc): Cloud 9-- Ranged weapon user, able to provide transport as well as an offensive weapon... and she was kick-ass during Secret Invasion! Girl needs some time to shine.
6) A villain (who will reform): Yeah, going to have to go with Moonstone too. I think she'd be a very interesting fit on this team, and with Xavier around to constantly second-guess her, I think it would actually be quite humbling for her to find someone on a team that means that she can never manipulate people like she's used to.
7) An alien: JOHN THE SKRULL! Because if I was writing this title, that's quite a lot of potential angst right there. I needs me some comic relief.
8) A wildcard (whoever you want): Nico Minoru: A literal wildcard, who's still learning a lot about her powers, but who can literally do almost anything. 

1. Former Avenger: Thunderstrike
2. An X-Man: Vampire Jubilee
3. Spider-Family: The MVP clone Scarlet Spiders from the Initiative
4. A Solo Hero: Winter Soldier
5. Young Hero: X-23
6. Reforming Villain: Taskmaster
7. An Alien: Rocket Raccoon
8. Wildcard: Jocasta

1) A former Avenger (or reserve Avenger) not from the current rosters
Captain Marvel Monica. Leader.

2) An X-man Prodigy Tactical support. Second in command. Field leader.

3) Someone from the Spider Man family, or a Spidey ally
Spider-Girl

4) A solo hero (i.e. not currently affiliated with a team) Veil

5) A 'young" hero from the (Avengers Academy, Initiative, Young Avengers, New X-men etc) Reptil

6) A villain (who will reform) Doctor Doom Holding down the magic side of things.

8) An alien Kid Gladiator

7) A wildcard (whoever you want) Broo the Brood Holding down the science end of things.

1) A former Avenger - Falcon, he's a classic and would make a great leader.
2) An X-Man - Gambit, I can see Remy enjoying the celebrity status of being an Avenger.
3) Someone from the Spider Man family, or a Spidey ally - Firestar, she is one of his fantastic friends. Great hero.
4) A solo hero - Sentry (Bill Turner). Former sentry sidekick Scout takes up the Sentry's mantle as a battered and scarred Silver Age-esque hero.
5) A "young" hero - Nomad, under the mentoring of Falcon.
6) A villain (who will reform) - Menace. I could see her trying to get some redemption.
8) An alien - Korg, constantly being mistaken for the Thing
7) A wildcard (whoever you want) - Watch Dog, he's a flying dog that talks welsh why not?

1) A former Avenger (or reserve Avenger) not from the current roster: Hellcat She hasn't been used that much, that I'm aware of.
2) An X-man : Dazzler She's widely known in the Marvel U and could help mutant relations.
3) Someone from the Spider Man family, or a Spidey ally: Venom Doesn't matter which Venom either.
4) A solo hero: Winter Soldier Bring Bucky back to the forefront.
5) A 'young" hero: Sister Grimm Be nice to see one of the Runaways used elsewhere
6) A villain: Taskmaster His skills would come in handy for the team.
7) An Alien: Ronan  Just because an Avengers team needs somebody with a hammer
8) A wildcard: Songbird Songbird deserver more than languishing in Thunderbolts hell.