Winter Guard
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The Winter Guard (
.The Winter Guard are noted for being "Russia's answer to the
Unlike other superhero teams, the Winter Guard currently has a rotating pool of candidates to fill one of three roles on the team: Darkstar, Crimson Dynamo and Red Guardian.[citation needed]
Publication history
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The Winter Guard first appeared during the Kurt Busiek run of Iron Man in (vol. 2) #9 (October 1998), where they had several guest appearances.[2] They would later appear in Busiek's stint on the Avengers.
The team made infrequent appearance in the Marvel Universe until Jeph Loeb brought them to attention in Hulk (vol. 2) #1. The Winter Guard soon appeared in She-Hulk and War Machine: Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Fictional team history
The Winter Guard were originally known as
Whilst investigating the murder of the
After teaming up with
Members
Their current membership is:
- Ursa Major – A mutant who can transform into a humanoid bear.
- DarkforceDimension. She has died once and was later resurrected.
- Vanguard, formerly led the Winter Guard as the Red Guardian.[16]A mutant with the power to reflect energy at his attackers. The original Darkstar's brother, he has also died once already and was later resurrected.
- Vostok – A robot with the power to control machines. Also known as Sputnik.
- Chernobog- The Slavic God of Chaos and Night.
- Perun- The Slavic God of Thunder and Lightning.
- Red Widow - The product of the same Red Room as Black Widow, Red Widow is the team's contact with the Russian government and has been known to overrule Crimson Dynamo's leadership on this basis.
Previous members
- Darkstar II – Sasha Roerich, a red-haired & short-lived replacement for Petrovna who was bestowed Darkstar's power.
- Darkstar III – Reena Stancioff, who was killed by a Dire Wraith.
- Steel Guardian – Russia's counterpart to Captain America. The fourth Red Guardian (Josef Petkus) briefly used the name Steel Guardian.
- Fantasma– A sorceress and illusion-caster. Also known as Fantasia. Revealed to be a Dire Wraith.
- Powersurge – A nuclear-fueled giant who sacrificed his life to destroy the Russian supervillain Presence.
- Sibercat– A ferocious feline mutant.
- Crimson Dynamo XIII – The identity formerly worn by Galina Nemirovsky.
Collected editions
Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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Darkstar and the Winter Guard | Darkstar and the Winter Guard #1–3, Hulk: Winter Guard #1, X-Men Unlimited #28 | November 2010 | 978-0785148678 |
Winter Guard: Operation Snowblind | Winter Guard #1-4, Widowmakers: Red Guardian and Yelena Belova #1 | January 2022 | 978-1302928759 |
Other versions
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes tie-in miniseries has the Winter Guard appear in issue 2. They were called in by the Swiss government to arrest Crimson Dynamo, who is being pursued by the Avengers and into a fight with them. Their line-up consisted Vanguard, Darkstar, Ursa Major, and Titanium Man.
- In X-Men '92 The Winter Guard are called "The People's Protectorate". They consist of Ursa Major, Omega Red, Darkstar, Vostok, and Red Guardian. They are turned into Vampires by Dracula's son, Janus, but rescued in the end.[17]
In other media
Television
- The Winter Guard appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Secret Avengers", consisting of Red Guardian, Darkstar, Crimson Dynamo, Ursa Major and Radioactive Man. This version of the group work for Central Command, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Russian counterpart. Crimson Dynamo obtains a key to a Hydra capsule used to imprison Radioactive Man, and attempts to evade the Secret Avengers and Power Princess to get it to the Winter Guard. The Secret Avengers and the Winter Guard meet at the facility, but it becomes destabilized and threatens a nearby village, forcing the two teams to work together to minimize the damage.
- The Winter Guard appears in Marvel Future Avengers, consisting of Red Guardian, Darkstar, Crimson Dynamo, and Ursa Major.
Video games
The Winter Guard appear as playable characters in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
References
- ^ She-Hulk (vol. 2) #34 (2008). Marvel Comics.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- Marvel.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ Gourley, Jim (April 20, 2010). "The Sword and Script Interview: David Gallaher". Sword and Script. Archived from the original on May 21, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ Mahadeo, Kevin (May 21, 2010). "Gallaher Thaws Out the Winter Guard". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ^ a b Rogers, Vaneta (May 25, 2010). "From High Moon to DARKSTAR: Zuda Alums Talk Russian Heroes". Newsarama. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ Iron Man (vol. 3) #9 (1998).Marvel Comics.
- ^ Hulk (vol. 2) #1 (2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Iron Man: Director Of S.H.I.E.L.D. #34
- ^ Darkstar & the Winter Guard #1 (2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Wolverine and the X-Men #27. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #676. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Monsters Unleashed (vol. 2) #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers (vol. 8) #10. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers (vol. 8) #10
- ^ Darkstar and the Winter Guard #2–3
- ^ X-men '92 1–4
External links
- Winter Guard at the Marvel Universe wiki
- Winter Guard at Marvel Wiki
- Winter Guard at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)