The next iteration of the team was assembled by Immortus who was holding the Scarlet Witch captive in hopes of making her his wife and Queen. Hawkeye eventually managed to defeat Grandmaster in a contest of his own making and those fallen Avengers and Silver Surfer were returned to life. The killed heroes inducted included Black Knight, Captain Marvel, Doctor Druid, Hank Pym, Iron Man, Mockingbird, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, Thor and Wasp. Grandmaster's Legion included Baron Blood, the original Black Knight, Bucky, Captain Marvel, Death Adder, Dracula, Drax the Destroyer, the Green Goblin, Hyperion, Nighthawk, Michael Korvac, Red Guardian, Skurge the Executioner, Swordsman, Terrax the Tamer.Īll but Captain America and Hawkeye died during the Grandmaster's tournament and the deceased were subsequently added to his Legion of the Unliving. Initially set against each other, in a later round the Grandmaster pitted the heroes against his own Legion of the Unliving. The Grandmaster forced the heroes to play in one of his contests in order to save the universe. Several years later the Avengers and the Silver Surfer were abducted by Grandmaster who had captured Death and created five life bombs that were capable of destroying the universe. It was also due to Kang's usage of the original Human Torch that the Vision learnt of their connection.
Kang trapped the Avengers inside a castle laced with concrete labyrinths and send his six slaves of death to eliminate them.Īs the Avengers fought against different members of Kang's Legion, Kang's plans fell apart when both the Human Torch and Wonder Man instead switched sides and fought against Kang alongside the Avengers. When Kang sought to marry the Celestial Madonna, the Avengers swore to protect her so Kang assembled the first Legion of the Unliving to destroy the Avengers on his behalf. One of the recurring ironies is the fact that very few members of all different line-ups have remained dead, many being revealed to actually have been alive, bringing their association with the team into question. Of the various teams, Swordsman holds the record as most frequent member of the Legion having served in three different incarnations of the Legion of the Unliving. Following Kang's Legion of the Unliving, a second team was assembled by the Grandmaster, a third by Immortus and a fourth and fifth by Grim Reaper. The Legion of Unliving have reappeared several teams usually led by a different villain and often featuring a different roster entirely. The Legion of the Unliving was created by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema and Joe Staton in 1974 and first appeared in The Avengers #131.
Choosing to rely on those from the past who had since died to serve him in his quest to capture the Celestial Madonna, Kang's recruits included Baron Zemo, Frankenstein's Monster, the Ghost, the original Human Torch, Midnight Sun and Wonder Man. The first Legion of the Unliving was brought forth by Kang who used a machine created by Immortus
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