The Fifty State Initiative, or 'The Initiative' for short, was one of the key elements of the Superhuman Registration Act. The goal of the program is to prepare individuals, with special powers, abilities or skills, to serve as superhuman law-enforcement officials. Those who work with the program, would operate in cooperation with state and local authorities in times of need.
Goals
The primary purpose of the program is to train those with powers and abilities how to properly and responsibly use them. Once an individual has passed their training they are available to be placed on one of the officially sanctioned teams of The Fifty State Initiative. The Initiative will also be involved with apprehending those that refuse to register as part of the SHRA.
Location
The training headquarters for the program is Camp Hammond (named after Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch and first known superhuman crime fighter) in Stamford, Connecticut. Camp Hammond is built directly on the site of what is known as 'The Stamford Disaster'.
Invaded
Hank Pym, the man behind the Fifty State Initiative was revealed as a Skrull. Every Initiative team (save for the Order) also had a sleeper agent Skrull. During the Secret Invasion, The Skrull Kill Krew along with the 3-D Man, with aid from other Initiative members teleported from state to state in order to kill the Skrull agents. This "kill first" stance unfortunately led to the death of Crusader a Skrull in hiding, who was actively fighting against the invasion.
Dark Reign
After Norman Osborn took over SHIELD in the wake of the Secret Invasion, he dismantled that organization and created H.A.M.M.E.R. He also made several changes to the Initiative program. He closed down Camp Hammond and moved the training program to Camp Hammer, an old Hulkbuster base in southwest. He also transferred members to other teams in order to make them less effective and actively chased out members who would not toe his new line.
In order to further his goals he enlisted his ally The Hood in supplying new recruits from the ranks of the criminal's gang. He also promoted Taskmaster to be in charge of the whole program at Camp Hammer.
Shortly before the Siege of Asgard, the Initiative retook Prison 42 from Blastaar's Negative Zone forces.
Siege of Asgard
During the recent attack by HAMMER on the otherwordly realm of Asgard, Norman Osborn is using members of the Initiative to bolster his forces.
Staff
The programs instructors are Ares, Beast, Black Widow, Gargoyle, Gauntlet (former drill instructor), Hellcat, Justice (quit), Ms. Marvel, Danielle Moonstar, Nighthawk, She-Hulk, Taskmaster (Drill Instructor), Tigra, 3-D Man, Wonder Man, Trauma (counselor).
The administrators are Henry Peter Gyrich (liaison with the C.S.A.), Baron Von Blitzschlag (head scientist), War Machine, and Yellowjacket (Hank Pym).
Trainees
First Class:
3-D Man (graduated), Armory (expelled; depowered), Cloud 9 (graduated), Hardball (graduated), Komodo (graduated), MVP (deceased & cloned), Rage (quit), Slapstick (quit), Thor Girl (graduated), Trauma (graduated early), and Ultra Girl (graduated)
TRAINED ELSEWHERE
Jackpot (graduated)
Scarlet Spider Michael (graduated early)
Scarlet Spider Patrick (graduated early)
Scarlet Spider Van (graduated early
Wiccan (graduated)
Second Class
Ant-Man-Eric O'Grady (held back for a few weeks, graduated)
Crusader (secretly Skrull; killed in action, served US) Dragon Lord (killed in action) Geldoff (graduated) Stature (graduated)
Third Class
Annex (graduated) Batwing (graduated) Butterball/Boulder (expelled) Geiger (graduated) Gorilla Girl (graduated, entered reserves) Melee (graduated) Prodigy (held back, graduated early with much of fourth class)
Red 9 (graduated) Sunstreak (held back, graduated early with much of fourth class)
Fourth Class
The class under Norman Osborn, this was made up of either holdovers from the third class; allegedly-reformed villains; and people tricked into joining who were sent on dangerous missions. Many were still active members in the Hood's Crime Syndicate and thus took several leaves of absences; they never graduated since they were all criminally charged in the aftermath of the Asgard Invasion. Aside from a small few, most of the other trainees graduated early: either to be heroes in new teams while continuing illegal activity or join the new Shadow Initiative as cannon fodder for the violent 42 Mission. This class has had the most and largest percentage of immediate fatalities preceding graduation--it has also had the most fail to graduate.
Aqueduct (graduated early)
Asylum (graduated early)
Badd Axe (graduated early)
Barracuda (graduated early)
Black Mamba (graduated early)
Blackwing (graduated early)
Brother Barton Grimm (leave of absence; expelled; prison time)
Brother Percy Grimm (injured; leave of absence; expelled; prison time)
Butterball/Boulder (readmitted, graduated early)
Coronary (graduated early)
Cutthroat (leave of absence, expelled; prison time)
Doc Sax (graduated early)
Firearms (graduated early)
Impulse (graduated early)
Ironclad (graduated early)
Johnny Guitar (graduated early)
Living Laser (leave of absence, expelled; criminally charged)
Mandrill (leave of absence; expelled; criminally charged)
Melee (further training, graduated)
Outback/Boomerang (graduated early)
Penance (held back but allowed in action)
Pretty Persuasions (graduated early)
Princess Python (graduated early)
Prodigy (held back, graduated early with much of fourth class)
Quicksand (graduated early)
Razorfist (leave of absence, expelled; criminally charged)
Ringer (graduated early)
Riot (graduated early)
Scorcher (leave of absence, expelled; prison time)
Skein (graduated early)
Skyhawk (graduated early)
Slaughter-boy (graduated early)
Stronghold (graduated early)
Sunstreak (held back, graduated early with much of fourth class)
Terraformer (graduated early)
Vampiro (deceased)
Vapor (graduated early)
Vector (graduated early)
Warbow (graduated early)
X-Ray (graduated early)
Trained Elsewhere
Razorback (graduated)
Teams Remaining After Siege
In the aftermath of Siege, the Initiative was disbanded. However Captain America was pleased to see that many good teams had been created through the program and, as the new chief of the US super-humans, he encouraged most of the teams not created by Norman Osborn to stay. They are:
Arizona: Desert Stars
Members: Johnny Cool, Supermax, Two-Gun Kid (leader)
California: The Order
Members: Anthem, Aralune, Calamity, Supernaut, and Veda
Florida: The Command
Members: Aquarian, Jennifer Kale
Georgia: The Cavalry
Members: Crime-Buster, Red 9, Stunt-Master
Hawaii: Point Men
Members: Devil-Slayer, Paydirt, Star Sign, Stingray (leader)
Iowa: Force Works
Member: Cybermancer
Kentucky: Action Pack
Members: Vox (leader), Prima Donna
Montana: Freedom Force
Members: Challenger (leader), Cloud 9, Think Tank
Nebraska: (Name Unknown)
Member: Captain Ultra
New Mexico: The Mavericks
Members: Annex, Geiger
Pennsylvania: The Liberteens
Members: 2-D, Blue Eagle, Miss America, Hope, Iceberg, Whiz Kid
North Carolina: (Name Unknown)
Members: Batwing, Boulder
Texas: Rangers
Members: Firebird, Living Lightning, Phantom Rider, Red Wolf, Shooting Star, Texas Twister
Vermont: The Garrison
Members: Fin, Man-Eater
Wisconsin: The Great Lakes Initiative
Members: Big Birtha, Doorman, Flatman, Gravity, Mister Immortal, Squirrel Girl
There is also a secret Black Ops team for important missions called the Shadow Initiative. Organized by Henry Gryrich, it originally consisted of Mutant Zero, the Scarlet Spiders, Trauma, Bengal, and Constrictor.
Official Teams
It will take some time to have all the teams in The Fifty State Initiative in place, some have been announced. The following are those states and their teams:
ALASKA - (No team)
Member: Hellcat
ARIZONA - Desert Stars
Members: Two-Gun Kid (leader), Komodo, Johnny Cool, Supermax
Former members: Blacksmith (Skrull).
ARKANSAS - The Battalion
Members: Tigra, Razorback
Former members: Razorback (Skrull)
CALIFORNIA - The Order (after a copyright dispute Marvel had to change the name from Champions)
Members: Anthem, Aralune, Calamity, Supernaut & Veda
COLORADO - Thunderbolts
Members: Currently none
Former members: Norman Osborn, Moonstone, Songbird, Radioactive Man, Swordsman, Penance, Bullseye, Venom
CONNECTICUT - The Initiative
Members: See above.
DELAWARE - Women Warriors
Members: Diamondback, Asp, Black Mamba, Skein, Quicksand
FLORIDA - The Command
Members: Jennifer Kale, Aquarian
Former members: Siege, Conquistador, Conquistador (Skrull)
GEORGIA - The Cavalry
Members: Thor Girl, Ultragirl, Crime-Buster, Stunt-Master, Red 9
Former members:Thor Girl (Skrull)
HAWAII - Point Men
Members: Stingray (leader), Devil-Slayer, Star Sign, Paydirt
Former members: 3-D Man (formerly Triathlon), Magnitude (Skrull)
ILLINOIS - The Spaceknights
Members: Unknown, probably Skrulls
IOWA - Force Works
Members: Cybermancer
KANSAS: The Harvesters
Members: Topeka, Grain Belt, Meadowlark, Pioneer, Sunflower
KENTUCKY - Action Pack
Members: Vox (leader), Frog-Man, Prima Donna
Former members: Frog-Man (Skrull)
MARYLAND - Psionex
Members: Asylum, Coronary, Impulse, Pretty Persuasions, Mathemanic
MONTANA - Freedom Force
Members: Challenger (leader), Cloud 9, Think Tank
Former members: Equinox (Skrull), Spinner (KIA)
NEBRASKA - (Team Name Unknown)
Members: Captain Ultra (leader)
Former members: Gadget (deceased), Paragon
NEVADA - Heavy Hitters
Members: Prodigy, Non-Stop, Telemetry
Former members: Hardball, Gravity
NEW JERSEY - Defenders
Members: Disbanded
Former members: Nighthawk (leader), She-Hulk, Colossus, Blazing Skull, Paladin, Junta, Atlas, Daimon Hellstrom, Krang
NEW MEXICO - The Mavericks
Members: Geiger, Annex
Former members: Sharon Ventura (Skrull), Jocasta
NEW YORK - Dark Avengers
Members: Iron Patriot, Venom, Daken, Bullseye, Moonstone, Ares, Sentry, Noh-varr
Former members:
Mighty Avengers - Ms. Marvel, Iron Man, Wasp, Ares, Sentry, Wonder Man
NORTH CAROLINA - U-Foes
Members: Vector, Vapor, Ironclad, X-Ray
OREGON - Force of Nature
Members: Aqueduct, Skybreaker, Terraformer, Sunstreak
PENNSYLVANIA - The Liberteens
Members: Miss America, Whiz Kid, Hope, Iceberg, 2-D, Blue Eagle
Former members: Revolutionary (Skrull)
TEXAS - The Rangers
Members: Firebird, Living Lightning, Phantom Rider, Red Wolf, Texas Twister, Shooting Star
Former members: Armadillo, Lobo (Skrull)
UTAH - The Called
Members: "those Mormon heroes"
VERMONT - The Garrison
Members: Fin, Man-Eater
WASHINGTON - Earth Force
Members: Skyhawk
WISCONSIN - Great Lakes Initiative (formerly Great Lakes Avengers)
Members: Big Bertha, Doorman, Flatman, Mr. Immortal, Squirrel Girl, Tippy-Toe, Gravity
Former members: Grasshopper (Skrull)
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