After Stanford, Connecticut was destroyed during a televised fight between the New Warriors and a group of dangerous villains, a federal Superhuman Registration Act was passed. All individuals possessing paranormal abilities must now register with the government. Disagreement of the Act split the superhuman community in two, with Tony Stark -- Iron Man -- as the figurehead for the Pro-Registration movement and Captain America leading the Anti-Registration resistance. Now, with Captain America's surrender and assassination, the Superhuman Civil War is over. Tony Stark has been appointed Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the international peacekeeping force. He has set into motion the Initiative, a plan for training and policing super heroes in this brave new world, intended to position a local super hero team in each of America's fifty states.
The States:
Alabama:
Alaska:
Arizona:
Arkansas:
California: The Order
Colorado: The Thunderbolts
Connecticut:
Delaware:
Florida:
Georgia:
Hawaii:
Idaho:
Illinois: Spaceknights
Indiana:
Iowa: Force Works
Kansas:
Kentucky: The Action Pack
Louisiana:
Maine:
Maryland:
Massachusetts:
Michigan:
Minnesota:
Mississippi:
Missouri:
Montana: Freedom Force
Nebraska: Captain Ultra
Nevada:
New Hampshire:
New Jersey: The New Jersey Defenders
New Mexico:
New York: The Mighty Avengers
North Carolina:
North Dakota:
Ohio:
Oklahoma:
Oregon:
Pennsylvania: The Liberteens
Rhode Island:
South Carolina:
South Dakota:
Tennessee:
Texas: The Rangers
Utah:
Vermont:
Virginia:
Washington:
West Virginia:
Wisconsin: Great Lakes Initiative
Wyoming:
Administrators:
Yellowjacket
War Machine
Instructors:
The Gauntlet
Black Widow
Ares
Beast
Hellcat
Ms. Marvel
Nighthawk
Wonder Man
Tigra
Stingray
The Thing
The Taskmaster
Supporting Staff:
Danielle Moonstar
Trauma
Physique
Research Staff:
Baron Von Blitzschlag
The Fixer
M.A.C.H.-4
Initiative Recruits:
Araņa
Batroc the Leaper
Blue Shield
Gargoyle
Jackpot
Living Lightning
Morbius the Living Vampire
Puma
Rocket Racer
Scorpion II
Skyhawk
Zero-G
Stature
Ant-Man III
Crusader II
Melee
Geiger
Diamondback
Red 9
Annex
Prodigy
Sunstreak
Gorilla Girl
Batwing
Equipment:
Initiative Equipment
Other Organizatios:
The Shadow Initiative
Former Members:
Henry Peter Gyrich
MVP
Armory
Justice
She-Hulk
Rage
Debrii
Slapstick
The Scarlet Spiders
Proton
Dragon Lord
Boulder