The Order

The Order is a fictional team of superheroes made up of canon Marvel characters, though the roster and team history deviates from canon material.

Team History
The California branch of the Initiative was initially stocked with civilian volunteers rather than standard Initiative recruits as something of a social experiment. Minor celebrities and citizens with strong records of public service and charitable work were chosen to make up the initial roster, but were given powers that were both removable and repeatable, enabling the team's handlers to easily replace members who might struggle with their duties.

Indeed, most of the original members have since been replaced at least once, and the social experiment was deemed a mild success at best; in recent years the team has begun to mix Initiative-trained recruits into the roster.

The powersets of the Order lineup are based on a Greek Pantheon theme, with each member's powers being inspired by those of a different Greek god:


 * Anthem, representing Apollo, team leader, given a mastery of electricity.
 * Avona, representing Athena, possesses a psychokinetic link to Bluetooth, a sword infused with Stark Tech.
 * Calamity, representing Hermes, granted super speed.
 * Corona, representing Helios, able to absorb and discharge thermal and solar energy.
 * Heavy, representing Poseidon, a tactical genius gifted with super strength.
 * Maul, representing Hephaestus, weilds a hammer made of matter-disrupting energy.

Resources
The Order operates out of the refurbished Avengers compound on the outskirts of Los Angeles, California, once the headquarters of the West Coast Avengers. It has been retrofitted to meet the requirements of a standard Initiative HQ, including living quarters, training facilities, a hangar bay, and a maximum security detention ward.