The original Omega Flight
The name of Omega Flight was originally used by a group of super-villains assembled with the specific purpose of killing the original Alpha Flight - particularly its founder, the original Guardian.
Delphine Courtney, the robotic assistant to Jerome Jaxon (a bitter ex-boss of James McDonald Hudson aka Guardian) recruited superhuman operatives to join Omega Flight as part of Jaxon's revenge scheme against Hudson. Recruits primarily came from members of the then disbanded Beta and Gamma Flights. It included Wild Child, Box (controlled by Jerome Jaxon), Diamond Lil, Flashback and Smart Alec.
The group reappeared several times throughout the series run, in different incarnations, with membership including Bile, Brain Drain, Dark Guardian, Miss Mass, Sinew , Strongarm, Technoir and The Master.
Post-Civil War
The team emerges from the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War crossover event. The lineup includes elements of the original Canadian super-team Alpha Flight as well as other superheroes, mostly American superheros on loan from S.H.I.E.L.D. thanks to Iron Man. The team roster includes U.S. Agent, Arachne, Beta Ray Bill, Talisman and Michael Pointer as the new Guardian.
In the first issue of the limited series, former Alpha Flight member Sasquatch acts as recruiter for the team. After his attempts at recruiting Talisman are initially rebuffed, Sasquatch is forced to battle the rampaging Wrecking Crew alone, and is defeated. Upon learning of her friend's capture, Talisman accepts the offer to join Omega Flight, even for a temporary basis. As the Wrecking Crew carve a path of destruction towards Toronto, driven by a series of mysterious visions, Talisman joins up with USAgent and Arachne in Ottawa, but not before lambasting Iron Man and blaming him for the supervillain crisis that has engulfed Canada. Somewhat concerned about the presence of Americans on a Canadian superhero team, Elizabeth reacts violently when she learns that Michael Pointer, the man who killed Alpha Flight as the Collective, has become the new Guardian.
Meanwhile, the Wrecking Crew (along with the captured Sasquatch) storm into the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, drawn there by the visions. Also present in the museum is Simon Walters, the human avatar of Beta Ray Bill, who has also been receiving the visions leading him to the ROM's exhibit on the Great Beasts. Opening a portal to the Realm of the Great Beasts, the Wrecking Crew is further empowered by Tanaraq, who also summons a horde of Surtur demons to aid the Crew in destroying the world. Spurred into action, Walters unveils himself as Beta Ray Bill and engages the villains, who ultimately prove too strong for the Korbinite warrior to handle. As the Wrecking Crew and the Surtur demons spill out onto the streets of Toronto, Talisman, Arachne and USAgent arrive to confront them. While Omega Flight is capable of holding off the villains and their demonic allies with the assistance of Beta Ray Bill, the situation takes a turn for the worst when Tanaraq possesses and empowers Sasquatch. The team is saved by the eleventh-hour intervention of Pointer, who devestates the ranks of demons and even throws away the Wrecking Crew, but refuses to kill the possessed Sasquatch even as his life is threatened by him.
With no other viable options left, Talisman uses the power of Shaman's medicine bag to exorcise Tanaraq's hold over Sasquatch and the Wrecking Crew, draining them of their newfound powers. Seizing the bag, Beta Ray Bill lures the demons back into the Realm of the Great Beasts, forcing Guardian to seal the portal behind him, effectively sacrificing himself to save the planet. With Tanaraq's plot foiled and the Surtur demons locked away, Omega Flight is able to defeat the Wrecking Crew and finally bring them into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. After the battle, the team finally begins to establish itself as a functioning unit; Guardian is able to move past his guilt over his role in the Collective incident, USAgent finally retrieves his genuine shield from the Purple Man, defeating the villain in the process, Sasquatch helps out with the reconstruction efforts in Toronto, Talisman retires from active duty to serve as her tribe's shaman, and Arachne decides to remain with the team. The series ends with Beta Ray Bill locked in eternal combat with the Surtur demons in the Realm of the Great Beasts, truly trapped in the nightmare plane but seemingly oblivious to his situation.
The name of Omega Flight was originally used by a group of super-villains assembled with the specific purpose of killing the original Alpha Flight - particularly its founder, the original Guardian.
Delphine Courtney, the robotic assistant to Jerome Jaxon (a bitter ex-boss of James McDonald Hudson aka Guardian) recruited superhuman operatives to join Omega Flight as part of Jaxon's revenge scheme against Hudson. Recruits primarily came from members of the then disbanded Beta and Gamma Flights. It included Wild Child, Box (controlled by Jerome Jaxon), Diamond Lil, Flashback and Smart Alec.
The group reappeared several times throughout the series run, in different incarnations, with membership including Bile, Brain Drain, Dark Guardian, Miss Mass, Sinew , Strongarm, Technoir and The Master.
Post-Civil War
The team emerges from the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War crossover event. The lineup includes elements of the original Canadian super-team Alpha Flight as well as other superheroes, mostly American superheros on loan from S.H.I.E.L.D. thanks to Iron Man. The team roster includes U.S. Agent, Arachne, Beta Ray Bill, Talisman and Michael Pointer as the new Guardian.
In the first issue of the limited series, former Alpha Flight member Sasquatch acts as recruiter for the team. After his attempts at recruiting Talisman are initially rebuffed, Sasquatch is forced to battle the rampaging Wrecking Crew alone, and is defeated. Upon learning of her friend's capture, Talisman accepts the offer to join Omega Flight, even for a temporary basis. As the Wrecking Crew carve a path of destruction towards Toronto, driven by a series of mysterious visions, Talisman joins up with USAgent and Arachne in Ottawa, but not before lambasting Iron Man and blaming him for the supervillain crisis that has engulfed Canada. Somewhat concerned about the presence of Americans on a Canadian superhero team, Elizabeth reacts violently when she learns that Michael Pointer, the man who killed Alpha Flight as the Collective, has become the new Guardian.
Meanwhile, the Wrecking Crew (along with the captured Sasquatch) storm into the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, drawn there by the visions. Also present in the museum is Simon Walters, the human avatar of Beta Ray Bill, who has also been receiving the visions leading him to the ROM's exhibit on the Great Beasts. Opening a portal to the Realm of the Great Beasts, the Wrecking Crew is further empowered by Tanaraq, who also summons a horde of Surtur demons to aid the Crew in destroying the world. Spurred into action, Walters unveils himself as Beta Ray Bill and engages the villains, who ultimately prove too strong for the Korbinite warrior to handle. As the Wrecking Crew and the Surtur demons spill out onto the streets of Toronto, Talisman, Arachne and USAgent arrive to confront them. While Omega Flight is capable of holding off the villains and their demonic allies with the assistance of Beta Ray Bill, the situation takes a turn for the worst when Tanaraq possesses and empowers Sasquatch. The team is saved by the eleventh-hour intervention of Pointer, who devestates the ranks of demons and even throws away the Wrecking Crew, but refuses to kill the possessed Sasquatch even as his life is threatened by him.
With no other viable options left, Talisman uses the power of Shaman's medicine bag to exorcise Tanaraq's hold over Sasquatch and the Wrecking Crew, draining them of their newfound powers. Seizing the bag, Beta Ray Bill lures the demons back into the Realm of the Great Beasts, forcing Guardian to seal the portal behind him, effectively sacrificing himself to save the planet. With Tanaraq's plot foiled and the Surtur demons locked away, Omega Flight is able to defeat the Wrecking Crew and finally bring them into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. After the battle, the team finally begins to establish itself as a functioning unit; Guardian is able to move past his guilt over his role in the Collective incident, USAgent finally retrieves his genuine shield from the Purple Man, defeating the villain in the process, Sasquatch helps out with the reconstruction efforts in Toronto, Talisman retires from active duty to serve as her tribe's shaman, and Arachne decides to remain with the team. The series ends with Beta Ray Bill locked in eternal combat with the Surtur demons in the Realm of the Great Beasts, truly trapped in the nightmare plane but seemingly oblivious to his situation.
3 comments:
Omega flight... I must read this one, yes, I appreciate civil war.
USAgent is a spooky man I think!!! poor imitation of the great CA!!!
pour avoir entendu un millier de fois que cette série était bien... j'ai encore un doute!!!
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