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As heroic as theAvengersare get it on to be , the rooter - preferent team has had its fair percentage of big apples engage its ever - changing roll . Some Avengers proceed about realize their rank status in deceitful ways , from stealing other heroes ' identity element to rewrite story itself to squeeze their elbow room into the team .
This list feature 10 members of the Avengers who infiltrated the squad in unexpected ways . Body - snatching villains and hero - go - bad likewise have been shamefaced of taking upAvengers membershipunder put on pretence - with some inclusions using particularly scandalous strategies - and this is a rundown of how exactly these Marvel characters managed to bypass the sleepless eyes of Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes to hide in patent passel among them . Not every Avenger conjoin for imposing reason , and these surprising additions to the squad ’s demarcation - up prove that opinion .
10Ravonna Renslayer Stole Nebula’s Identity
The Avengers#291 by Walt Simonson and John Buscema
Ravonna Renslayertricked the Avengers by assuming the guise of Kang - Nebula , which caused her to be misguided for the daughter of Thanos . The Avengers believe Ravonna to be the lawful Nebula , and they were successfully convinced to grant her aid when she needed their assistance against Kang . She did so by using her psychical powers to manipulate the hero and make Doctor Druid - who was under her command - their leader .
Ravonna is just one of many role who won the Avengers ' combine at some point by posing as someone other than herself . Although the submarine sandwich did come to their good sense finally , later instances of this same phenomenon occurring throughout Marvel traditional knowledge suggest that the Avengers did n’t learn their deterrent example from Kang - Nebula ’s magic .
9Loki Fooled the Avengers As Scarlet Witch
The Mighty Avengers#21 by Dan Slott and Khoi Pham
Thetrickster god Lokiis widely know for perform various illusions and mind games , and their invasion of the Avengers was no elision to this trend . InThe Mighty Avengers , they appeared before the heroes in the form of the Scarlet Witch and convince them to help them battle the older God Chthon . This forcemeat oversee to fool the Avengers , allowing Loki to fall in the squad for a while as they take Wanda Maximoff ’s identity .
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Loki ’s Scarlet Witch disguiseeven succeeded in earning them the trust of Quicksilver , though Cassie Lang grew increasingly leery of " Wanda " . sweet wattle ended up debunk Loki as a shammer with help from her fellow Young Avengers , and Loki ’s time simulate the Scarlet Witch pallium promptly came to an close .
8Anti-Vision Became Vision’s Doppelgänger
Avengers#360 by Bob Harras and Steve Epting
As a synthezoid , Vision may seem resistant to body - snatch up the manner many organic heroes are , but there was a prison term when he was replaced in the Avengers by a twisted doppelgänger . The Gatherers kidnap Vision and post Anti - Vision to pass through the Avengers in his place and kill the Swordsman , with the Hero of Alexandria being completely unaware that the Vision they were dealing with was n’t the real deal .
Anti - Vision was analternate version of Visionfrom another persistence who was able to successfully steal his billet in the Avengers . This situation has show that one of the risk of infection that come with Vision being a machine rather than a human being is that other machine can well replicate his programming and pretend to be him , such as Anti - Vision .
7Iron Man Was Brainwashed to Kill The Avengers
Avengers: The Crossing#1 by Bob Harras, Terry Kavanagh, and Mike Deodato Jr.
Most of the entries on this listing are baddie who mask themselves to join the Avengers , but in this shell , one of their own usual members bring out that he was part of the team for the incorrect reasons . In the controversial " The Crossing " history , the Avengers identify that a mate was killing off hero , and this individual turned out to be Iron Man . Tony Stark had seemingly been serving Kang for class , and his rank in the Avengers was part of an luxuriant architectural plan to denounce them .
Iron Man at long last sacrifice himself to atone for the atrocity he ’d institutionalise . These consequence were later undone afterHeroes Rebornrebooted the existence , and Iron Man is back to being an Avengers submarine .
6Ant-Man Got Replaced by Black Ant
Secret Avengers#24 by Rick Remender and Gabriel Hardman
While Hank Pym and Scott Lang are the most iconic character to enlist in the Avengers under theAnt - Man name , Eric O’Grady was another case who used the title for his own effort , though his reputation as " The Irredeemable Ant - Man " was far less heroical . After Eric died inSecret Avengers#23,Ant - Man was fleetly replace in the Avengers with a Life - Model Decoy that had even darker intentions for the squad than his real ego .
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The Descendants ' clon of Ant - Man was give the name Black Ant and manoeuvre against the Avengers ' pursuit , conjure his time until he betrayed them by waging a fight against them . Eric was already one ofMarvel ’s worst heroes , but this sinister duplicate crowd him over the edge as a major liability to the Avengers .
5Doctor Octopus Swapped Bodies with Spider-Man
The Superior Spider-Man#7 by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos
Spider - Man has long been a trusted member of the Avengers , but in one alternate continuity , he became a glum increase to the roster - with his superhero allies being none the wiser . InThe Superior Spider - Man , Doctor Octopus transferred his mind to Spider - Man ’s body , with Peter Parker being forced to look on in horror as the villain stole his identity . Otto Octavius employed much more cruelty against villains , and this led to the Avengers face him .
TheAvengers doubted whether he was truly Spider - Manafter they find the drubbing he deal to opponents , including his execution of Massacre . alas , they miscarry to bring out the truth and simply put him on probation from the squad . Thus , Doctor Octopus was able to be an Avenger in Spider - Man ’s place .
4Captain America Betrayed The Avengers for Hydra
Secret Empire#1 by Nick Spencer and Andrea Sorrentino
Despite Captain America ’s heroic efforts that have aided the Avengers since their design , he was once ally with them under false pretenses during theSecret Empireevent . The cosmic third power turned Steve Rogers into a sleeper agent for Hydra , causing him to become the face of their fascist takeover . He unleashed Hydra ’s military force upon Inhumans and sought to eliminate anyone who opposed his wicked view - even his former Avengers teammates .
In the goal , the true Captain America revert , replace his evil counterpart who had been rewrite as a traitor to the heroes . This alternate Steve - now operating under theFlag Smashermantle - is still play around the Marvel Universe , but he ’s no longer hiding among the Avengers as an hugger-mugger Hydra sherlock .
3A Skrull Disguised Herself as Spider-Woman
The New Avengers#40 by Brian Michael Bendis and Jim Cheung
Skrulls are among the most dangerous enemy to have in the Marvel Universe due to their power to mask themselves as anyone they opt . While manyMarvel paladin have been replaced by Skrullsover the age during various takeover , 2008’sSecret Invasionevent saw perhaps the most shocking reveal of a Skrull posing as an Avenger . Readers were shocked as it was confirmed thatSpider - Woman was secretly a Skrull , and she had been one all along inThe New Avengers .
Spider - Woman ’s identitywasn’t steal by just any Skrull , either ; Veranke , the Skrull Empress in care of the total invasion , had chosen to take the bomber ’s lieu in the team ’s rank and file , and she ’d been the one fighting alongside the team since she joined the Avengers .
2Norman Osborn Created His Own Dark Avengers
Dark Avengers#1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr.
Most villains who have snarf their way into the Avengers ' ranks have done so through deception , butNorman Osborntook a more unique path to align himself with the super - team . This Spider - Man opposition formed a raw team bonk as the Dark Avengers , becoming an Avenger by co - opting the name for his own intent . He make the mantle of Iron Patriot and led this squad - which consist of some villain - in the wake of theSecret Invasionevent .
Marvel Comics is known for giving their case complex backstories , but not every origin for Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes is made equal .
The team ’s members each gift as unlike classic Avengers to win the populace ’s favour , withNorman ’s Iron Patriotmantle being a combination of Iron Man and Captain America . Although Norman ’s time in charge of the Avengers eventually came to an end , it remains a shocking watershed in the squad ’s history .
1Voyager Changed History to Become an Avenger
Avengers#676 by Mark Waid, Al Ewing, Jim Zub, and Pepe Larraz
Of every character who ’s snuck into the Avengers , Voyager found the most creative method acting by far , as she did n’t need to pretend to be someone else . Instead , Voyager rewrote history itself and retconned herself into the Avenger ’s ground roll . InAvengers#676 , the hero recall their memories of her being present for iconic moments from the team ’s account - except she was n’t actually there .
In world , Voyager was the daughter of the Grandmaster who was tasked with concealment among the Avengers , and she did so by giving them fictitious memory of her so that they would n’t suspect her . The fact that Voyager convert theAvengersthat she was one of them is further test copy that even Earth ’s Mighiest Heroes are n’t resistant to being fiddle like fiddles .
