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Warning : SPOILERS forAvengers # 32
The Avengers already have their crustal plate more than full . The recently - resurrected Coulson is marshal the Squadron Supremeon the behest of Mephisto , who is also rallying vampires and Atlanteans to his demonic agenda . And on that last breaker point , it seems thatNamor the Sub - Marineris about to get a cosmic upgrade - and perhaps become the most recent host of the Phoenix Force .
Namor the Sub - Mariner first appear officially inMarvel Comics#1 in 1939,making him one of Marvel ’s former creation . A mutant offspring of a human sea captain and an Atlantean princess , Namor possess a mixture of powers , including underwater agility , tiptop - intensity level , and control over aquatic lifeforms . While this might vocalise suspiciously standardized toDC Comics ' own King of the Seven Seas , Aquaman(introduced in 1941 ) , Namor ’s characterization underwent a very dissimilar flight . Namor has been consistently depicted as an anti - hero , and once even threatened to sink Manhattan into the ocean . However , he has also fight alongside the Allies in Marvel ’s ( then Timely Comics ) early World War II adventures . Since then , he has beenboth a frequent ally and episodic enemyto the the like of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers over the year . In increase , Namor was lately embued with a circumstances of the Phoenix Force during theAvengers vs. X - Menstoryline , where he effectively destroyed Wakanda .
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Avengers#32 by Jason Aaron , Ed McGuinness , and Francesco Manna focuses almost entirely on the assembly threat at the Avengers ' doorstep . The issue get hold Namor embittered by the control surface world ’s rash disregard for his underwater kingdom . An Atlantean barkeep , who is understandably aligned with Mephisto , urges Namor to take the fight to the Avengers and tell him of potential allies in the fledging vampire nation establishing itself in Russia . But Namor finally seek out a much higher powerfulness … in the flesh of the Phoenix Force .
This maturation comes as the Avengers face threats from several fronts - all of which spring up from Mephisto . raging the Avengers are operating out of Wakanda , Agent Coulson has formed the Squadron Supreme . Dracula has claimed Chernobyl as the seat of his new vampire kingdom , and while a Modern Winter Guard is challenge his power , the mysterious loss leader of the team bump off her own butler at the drop of the hat when he cite the Avengers . All of this is to say nothing of Mephisto ’s own sinister interest in Tony Stark .
The bigger questions are how - or if - Namor ’s interest in the Phoenix will play into Mephisto ’s hands . Namor is certainly pictured on the book binding among the assembled character beneath Mephisto ’s throne , so he clearly has a part to play , along with the Squadron Supreme , Dracula and the Winter Guard . However , he look considerably out of place , with his arms queer , looking elsewhere . It ’s possible his natural process will at last work against , or at least , away from Mephisto ’s ultimate order of business . After all , Namor ’s ultimate feud is with the Roxxon corporation , who has despoil his undersea kingdom . His beef with the Avengers stims for the most part from their perceive purpose in siding with his enemies - but Roxxon , not the Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , is his terminal fair game . give his refusal to side with Mephisto ’s ally , Namor will belike be chart his own itinerary , as he has always done . Whether this will be a beneficial matter or a bad matter fo the Avengers remains a mystery .
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