Superhuman Restraint Unit

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The Superhuman Restraint Unit is a

An armored superhuman restraint unit's first appearance in the

They are seen in the subsequent Initiative story arc as well as the "Secret Invasion" storyline, but are discontinued by H.A.M.M.E.R. commander Norman Osborn at the start of the "Dark Reign" storyline.^[10]

The Cape Killers would later be revived by Agent Julia Gao of the NYPD during the "Devil's Reign" storyline to enforce the Anti-Vigilante Act previously enacted by former New York City Mayor Wilson Fisk. Gao recruits several supervillains like Electro, Scorpion, Taskmaster and Hightail into the Cape Killers in exchange for clemency and first deploys them during the "Carnage Reigns" event to stop Cletus Kasady.^[11] Gao and the Cape Killers frequently clash with Spider-Man, but are often forced to work together.^[11]

During the "

After the Gang War ends and Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Act is repealed, Cage orders the Cape Killers to disband, with its members either having their sentences commuted or returned to imprisonment. Although Cage lets her keep title and has her transferred to a different department, Gao seeks out Rabble to form her own alliance in thwarting New York's superhuman activities.[16] Hoping to arrest Spider-Man before the Anti-Vigilante Act is officially repealed and the Cape Killers are disbanded, Gao equips herself and the Cape Killers with upgraded suits provided by Rabble and ambush him, but Spider-Man fights them off after empowering himself with his Bio-Electricity and when the Rhino, Prowler, Ms. Marvel, Shift and Starling arrive to back him up. However, Rabble intervenes by using her technopathy to take control of the Cape Killers' suits, letting them fight at their full capacity but would also eventually kill them, goading Spider-Man into confronting her alone.^[17] Spider-Man narrowly defeats Rabble after a brutal fight, which frees the Cape-Killers from her control. Gao slips away from the authorities while the Cape-Killers are treated for their injuries as Cage arrives and disbands the Cape-Killers.^[18]

• 9-6 - An unlicensed hero recovery team.^[19]
• Agent Abrams - The leader of a failed mission to capture Nitro during which he was killed.^[1]
• Agent Cleery^[7]
• Agent Doug ??? and another agent - Security for the
  Farmers' Market.^[20]
• Aerial Company C & Aerial Company E - Posted in the Manhattan area follow the events of "World War Hulk".^[21]
• Dum Dum Dugan^[6][4]
• Force Unit 9 - Guards of Avengers Tower.^[9]
• Major Tom Aramaki - The leader of a mecha unit.^[22]
• Team Cobra^[8] - A team which included Commander Gabriel Jones and Agent Whitman.
• Team 1 & Team 2 - They were assigned to the Baxter Building.^[23]
• Special Agent Marquez and her partner Agent McAllister^[24] -

• Julia Gao - An NYPD agent who is the Cape Killers' founder and commander.^[11]
• Electro (Francine Frye)^[11]
• Gust - A teenage girl with aerokinetic abilities who was arrested by Gao for violating the Powers Act despite using her powers to rescue hostages from a bank robbery and is forced to work with the Cape Killers in exchange for freedom.^[25][12]
• Hightail - A mutant speedster and former criminal.^[26][11][27]
• Scorpion^[11]
• Taskmaster^[11]

• A variation of the Superhuman Restraint Unit appears in the
  Iron Patriot
  battlesuit and unmanned green and yellow sentries.
• The Superhuman Restraint Unit appears in
  Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
  , as enemies if the player chooses the story's Anti-Registration side and as allies if the player chooses the story's Pro-Registration side.