MAVERICK

Publication Date: 25th Nov 2024
Written By: Monolith.
Image Work: Douglas Mangum.
Alternate Versions

ALTERNATE VERSIONS

An alternate reality Maverick was among many superhumans from across the Multiverse who were recruited to serve as part of a team of Exiles, charged with repairing damaged timelines in the hopes of someday returning to theirs. Little is known about this Maverick. He was apparently an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in his reality and was killed during his tenure as an Exile by an alternate version of Captain America whose shield featured jagged blades around the edges. His remains were discovered embedded in the crystalline walls of the Panoptichron by a subsequent team of Exiles led by Blink. She returned his body to his homeworld, where it materialized on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.


In the alternate future depicted in Weapon X: Days of Future Now, Maverick continued to operate as Agent Zero many years into the future. After the Director successfully wiped out the all three active X-Men teams, the sole surviving member Wolverine gathered a new team of X-Men to avenge their deaths and continue Xavier's mission. In addition to Zero, Wolverine recruited Archangel, Juggernaut, Aurora, Sunfire, Mystique and Deadpool. Tragically, the post-hypnotic control implants Mesmero had placed in North's mind years earlier were uncovered by Colcord, enabling him to reactivate Agent Zero as a sleeper agent and force him to murder the entire X-Men roster. It finally came down to a battle between Wolverine and Agent Zero, where a critically injured Logan held North's gun to his head, daring him to finish the job. Zero managed to resist his conditioning long enough to spare Wolverine's life and take his own life instead.


In Millennial Visions, Maverick was shown as a member of a new, international Weapon X team. This unit was assembled specifically to address the proliferation of mutants and super-beings in America, ensuring a team of operatives existed to look after the interests of other countries. With Maverick representing Germany, other members included Sabra, Flashback, Sunfire, Vanguard and Spitfire.


What If..? (2nd series) #64 was a universe where Tony Stark went public with his inventions after defeating Wong Chu instead of keeping Iron Man technology secret and proprietary. The mass-production of his chest piece saved lives, but combat armor based on his work also took lives in equal or greater measure. The designs got out, and out of control, with StarkTech inevitably falling into use for Sentinel manufacturing. Maverick was a member of the X-Men who engaged in a pitched battle with Magneto’s Acolytes outside a Sentinel plant. Unfortunately, his team was slaughtered by the Acolytes, with Maverick among the last to be killed by Magneto himself.