Avengers: The Initiative is a comic series created by Marvel Comics and takes place in Earth-616. The comics were written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage and illustrated by Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy and Harvey Tolibao.
Victims[]
Issue 1[]
- Unnamed HYDRA Agent - Crushed inside their truck by Gauntlet.
- Combat Droid - Blasted in the chest by Armory with the Tactigon.
- Combat Droid - Bisected at the waist by Armory with the Tactigon.
- Combat Droid - Stabbed in the chest by Armory with the Tactigon.
- Michael Van Patrick/MVP - Accidentally blasted in the face by Armory with the Tactigon while she was scared of Trauma's spider form. (Shared kill)
- Total - 5
Issue 2[]
- Unnamed HYDRA Agent - Killed after their viper jet was destroyed by Firebird.
- Unnamed HYDRA Agent - Shot down in their viper jet by Cloud 9.
- Unnamed HYDRA Agent - Presumably killed by Komodo in their viper jet off-panel.
- At Least 1,000 Unnamed HYDRA Agents - Killed after the Terror-Carrier was sent plummeting into the ground by Criti Noll (Clone).
- Total - 1,003
Issue 3[]
- None
Issue 4[]
- None
Issue 5[]
- Mr. Gyrich - Died by Alzheimer's disease off-panel, mentioned.
- Combat Droid - Destroyed by Mutant Zero, shown in flashback.
- Unnamed Death's Head Guard - Destroyed into numerous pieces by Constrictor.
- Unnamed Death's Head Guard - Punched in the head by Bengal.
- Unnamed Death's Head Guard - Stabbed in the chest with a sword by Mutant Zero.
- Five Unnamed Death's Head Guards - Shot to death by a guard while under the control of Mutant Zero.
- Total - 10
Issue 6[]
- None
Issue 7[]
- None
Annual 1[]
Second Best[]
- Two Unnamed Aliens - Incinerated after they entered Earth's atmosphere while fighting in space.
- Unnamed HYDRA Agent - Suffocated after being buried in Sudan's sands after being knocked out by Gauntlet. (Debatable)
- Total - 3
Reason for Being[]
- None
Be All That You Can Be[]
- None
Born to Serve[]
- None
State of Readiness[]
- None
Issue 8[]
- Tako Shamara/Dragon Lord - Blown apart by KIA presumably with the Tactigon off-panel, body shown.
- Total - 1
Issue 9[]
- At Least Five Unnamed Michael Van Patrick Clones - Bisected and killed by KIA with the Tactigon.
- Terrance Ward/Trauma - Stabbed in the chest by KIA with the Tactigon. (Later revived)
- Total - 6
Issue 10[]
- Five Unnamed S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents - Stabbed in the chest by KIA with the Tactigon.
- Michael Van Patrick/Van - Decapitated by KIA with the Tactigon.
- Total - 7
Issue 11[]
- Two Unnamed S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents - Killed by KIA presumably with the Tactigon off-panel, bodies shown.
- Total - 2
Issue 12[]
- None
Issue 13[]
- None
Issue 14[]
- Magnitude - Stabbed in the chest and face by 3-D Man with a sword.
- Total - 1
Issue 15[]
- K'rtem - Stabbed in the chest by Crusader with his claws.
- Total - 1
Issue 16[]
- Sharon Ventura (Skrull) - Blasted in the chest by Ryder with a gun before being torn to shreds by Riot. (Shared kill)
- Unnamed Skrull - Shot to death by Nick Fury.
- Unnamed Skrull - Punched in the head by Stonewall.
- Blacksmith (Skrull) - Exploded from a device activated by Riot after being blasted in the chest by 3-D Man with a gun. (Shared kill)
- Total - 4
Issue 17[]
- Unnamed Skrull - Hacked to death by Riot off-panel, body shown.
- Unnamed Skrull - Shot in the back by Mutant Zero.
- Unnamed Skrull - Shot in the head by Mutant Zero.
- Unnamed Skrull - Killed by the Skrull Kill Krew off-panel, mentioned.
- Total - 4
Issue 18[]
- Terrance Sorenson (Skrull) - Shot in the head by Cloud 9.
- Revolutionary (Skrull) - Crushed by Hope after she was made extremely heavy by Gravity. (Shared kill)
- Tarene (Skrull) - Hacked in the face with a hammer by 3-D Man after it was made extremely heavy by Gravity. (Shared kill)
- Total - 3
Issue 19[]
- Buford Hollis (Skrull) - Killed by the Battalion off-panel.
- Eugene Patilio (Skrull) - Killed by the Action Pack off-panel.
- Grasshopper (Skrull) - Killed by the Great Lakes Initiative off-panel.
- Devil Dinosaur (Skrull) - Killed by the Command off-panel.
- Lobo (Skrull) - Shot to death by Shooting Star.
- At Least Two Unnamed Skrulls - Shot and killed by 3-D Man.
- At Least One Unnamed Skrull - Shot and killed by Phantom Rider off-panel, body shown.
- Two Unnamed Skrulls - Killed in an explosion caused by a Skrull.
- Whiz Kid - Killed after succumbing to poisonous gas released by Timothy Dugan (Skrull).
- Criti Noll (Clone) - Punched in the chest by Crusader with an electrocuted fist.
- Timothy Dugan (Skrull) - Punched in the chest by 3-D Man.
- Four Unnamed Skrulls - Shot in the head by Ryder.
- Z'Reg/Crusader - Killed after being shot in the head by 3-D Man. (Debatable)
- Total - 18
Special 1[]
The Real Thing[]
- Agent #211 - Exploded after being injected with a formula by Arthur Woodman.
- Senator Arthur Woodman - Crushed inside a shrinking energy sphere controlled by Hardball.
- Total - 2
Fear for Your Life[]
- None
Featuring Reptil[]
- Six Dinosaurs - Disintegrated into bones after not being controlled by Vincent Stegron.
- Total - 6
Issue 20[]
- Moonstomp - Died after being used to defeat the Skrulls off-panel, body shown.
- Rob Fortune/Dice - Died after being used to defeat the Skrulls off-panel, body shown.
- Kimberly Dee/Catwalk - Died after being used to defeat the Skrulls off-panel, body shown.
- Total - 3
Issue 21[]
- None
Issue 22[]
- Michael Van Patrick/Michael - Electrocuted to death by Ragnarok's hammer after it was activated by Ragnarok.
- Total - 1
Issue 23[]
- 14 Unnamed Civilians - Killed when Ragnarok destroyed parts of Camp Hammond off-panel, mentioned.
- Total - 14
Issue 24[]
- At Least Six Unnamed HYDRA Agents - Burned to death by Mutant Zero.
- Total - 6
Issue 25[]
- None
Issue 26[]
- Vampiro (Larcenous Three) - Eaten and killed by Hood.
- Total - 1
Issue 27[]
Chapter 1: Even the Losers[]
- Jonathan Logan/Johnny Guitar - Stabbed in the chest by a member of Blaastar's army.
- Total - 1
Chapter 2: The Taking of 42[]
- Two Unnamed Prisoners - Killed by Blastaar off-panel, bodies shown. (Debatable)
- Slaughter Boy - Stabbed to death by Blastaar's army.
- Blackwing (Heavy Mettle) - Shot to death by Blastaar's army.
- Unnamed Blastaar Army Alien - Presumably killed by Bengal off-panel, body shown.
- Unnamed Blastaar Army Alien - Stabbed in the chest by Bengal.
- Firearms - Shot to death by Blastaar's army.
- Unnamed Blastaar Army Alien - Shot in the head by the Shadow Initiative.
- Riot (Heavy Mettle) - Shot to death by Blastaar's army.
- Unnamed Blastaar Army Alien - Incinerated to death by Dragon Man.
- Four Unnamed Blastaar Army Aliens - Decapitated by energy spheres created by Hardball.
- Total - 14
Issue 28[]
- None
Issue 29[]
- Unnamed RAID Agent - Electrocuted to death by Black Mamba. (Debatable)
- Unnamed RAID Agent - Electrocuted to death with venom bolts by Asp.
- Unnamed RAID Agent - Stabbed in the head with a diamond thrown by Diamondback. (Debatable)
- Total - 3
Issue 30[]
- None
Issue 31[]
- None
Issue 32[]
- Terraformer (Force of Nature) - Sliced in half at the waist with a sword by Heimdall.
- Warbow (Heavy Mettle) - Shot in the back by numerous arrows from Asgardians.
- Unnamed Asgardian - Accidentally stabbed in the chest by an axe from an Asgardian who was targeting Taskmaster. (Proxy kill)
- Unnamed Asgardian - Stabbed in the back with a sword by Taskmaster.
- Total - 4
Issue 33[]
- At Least Nine Unnamed People - Died of an unknown cause off-panel, tombstones shown.
- Total - 9
Issue 34[]
- None
Issue 35[]
- None
Deaths[]
- Total - 1,132
Kill Counts[]
- Criti Noll (Clone) - 1,000 (Deceased)
- Michael Van Patrick/KIA - 16 (Imprisoned)
- Mary Walker/Mutant Zero - 15 (Alive)
- Ragnarok - 15 (Alive)
- Delroy Garrett, Jr./3-D Man - 7 (Alive)
- Vincent Stegron - 6 (Imprisoned)
- Ryder - 5 (Alive)
- Roger Brokeridge/Hardball - 5 (Alive)
- Violet Lightner/Armory - 4 (Alive)
- Heidi Sladkin/Riot - 3 (Alive)
- Duc No Tranh/Bengal - 3 (Alive)
- Joseph Green/Gauntlet - 2 (Alive)
- Abigal Boylen/Cloud 9 - 2 (Alive)
- Greg Willis/Gravity - 2 (Alive)
- Blastaar - 2 (Alive)
- Anthony Masters/Taskmaster - 2 (Alive)
- Z'Reg/Crusader - 2 (Presumed Deceased)
- Terrance Ward/Trauma - 1 (Alive)
- Bonita Juarez/Firebird - 1 (Alive)
- Melati Kusuma/Komodo - 1 (Alive)
- Frank Payne/Constrictor - 1 (Alive)
- Nick Fury - 1 (Alive)
- Jerry Sledge/Stonewall - 1 (Alive)
- Ariana Diamante/Hope - 1 (Alive)
- Victoria Star/Shooting Star - 1 (Alive)
- Hamilton Slade/Phantom Rider - 1 (Alive)
- Draconus/Dragon Man - 1 (Alive)
- Tanya Sealy/Black Mamba - 1 (Alive)
- Rachel Leighton/Diamondback - 1 (Alive)
- Cleopatra Nefertiti/Asp - 1 (Alive)
- Heimdall - 1 (Alive)
- Parker Robbins/Hood - 1 (Imprisoned)
- Timothy Dugan (Skrull) - 1 (Deceased)
- Arthur Woodman - 1 (Deceased)
Notes[]
- In "Issue 1", Captain America is mentioned to have been killed in an assassination in the recap before the comic. However, since his death is shown in another piece of media, he will not be listed above.
- Armory blasts Ultimo in the chest with the Tactigon, which seemingly kills the individual. However, Ultimo survived the blast through u8nknown means and will not be listed above.
- The deaths of the New Warriors, along with the Stamford Incident, are mentioned. However, since their deaths are shown in Civil War, they will not be listed above.
- In "Issue 2", Criti Noll (Clone), disguised as Yellowjacket, destroys a Terror-Carrier somewhere in the air near Crawford, Texas. According to the clone in "Issue 14", thousands of individuals are onboard the ship. As such, at least one thousand individuals will be listed killed above.
- In "Issue 5", numerous army vehicles are shown destroyed in the streets of New York, which were destroyed by the Hulk. However, it is unknown if any army personnel were killed in the destruction of said vehicles. As such, none will be listed above.
- In "Born to Serve", the death of Abraham Erskine is mentioned. However, since he died in another piece of media, he will not be listed above.
- In "Issue 8", skulls from individuals killed in the Stamford Incident are shown. However, since their deaths are shown in Avengers: Civil War, they will not be listed above.
- Through "Issues 8 to 11", KIA goes around and eliminates numerous individuals in an incident dubbed the "KIA" incident by Tony Stark in "Issue 12". In the same issue, aside from the deaths of Dragon Lord, Trauma and Van, Stark mentions how eight S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were killed by KIA. In "Issue 11", two agents are confirmed deceased by the two living Scarlet Spiders. However, in "Issue 10", at least six agents are shown being stabbed by KIA with the Tactigon. It is presumed only five were killed in order for the number to be correct, which would mean at least several survived their wounds. Aside from the MVP clones which were not listed, all other individuals survived the events and their wounds inflicted on them by KIA.
- In "Issue 16", Proton is executed by a Skrull in Times Square. However, the death of Proton was first shown in Secret Invasion Issue 3. As such, Proton will not be listed above.
- In "Issue 19", Lobo is hinted at being deceased by the Skrull who took his identity. However, he is later confirmed alive in Marvel Pets Handbook 1. As such, he will not be listed above.
- Spinner is shown being caught in an explosion caused by a Skrull and presumed dead. However, it is later revealed that she survived the explosion in Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt 1. As such, she will not be listed above.
- In "Issue 20", Riot is shown depowering and presumably dying because of this act. However, it is later shown she is alive in Skrull Kill Krew Vol 2. As such, she will not be listed above.
- In "Issue 24", Bloodscream is both decapitated and exploded by the Shadow Initiative. However, due to his powers, he easily repairs himself and survives both encounters. As such, these will not count as deaths and will not be listed above.
- Halfway through the comic, a fight ensures between the Shadow Initiative and HYDRA. During the scuffle, numerous agents are beaten by the heroes. However, aside from the ones burnt by Mutant Zero, all the agents could survive from their wounds. As such, none will be listed above.
- In "Issue 26", it is implied that Vampiro killed several hookers at a truck stop off-panel. However, since it is unknown how many hookers he killed, none will be listed above.
- In "Issue 30", numerous nightmares are created and vanquished by Nightmare. However, since majority of the nightmares are just illusions/dreams, they will not be listed above.
- In "Issues 33, 34 and 35", Ares, Sentry, and Loki are all mentioned or shown to have been killed in the Siege. However, since their deaths from this event were shown in other comics before these issues, their deaths will not be listed above.
- In "Issue 34", the destruction of Asgard is shown. However, it is unknown how many deaths occurred during the event, so none will be listed above. It is also highly likely this event was previewed in comics before this one, so even if a number is provided, deaths should most likely be listed elsewhere.
- Speedball, under the alias of Penance, destroys the cell he is situated in, which causes two security guards to be thrown from their posts in the destruction. However, it is unknown if the two security guards survived the destruction or not. As such, they will not be listed above.
