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Published: 2017-05-14 20:08:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 7339; Favourites: 131; Downloads: 36
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This is the ensemble piece for the redesigns I'd done for an Angel-led X-Men team, tentatively referred to as Alpha Squadron, in my Marvel Universe head canon (which exists on Marvel Earth-20113). The roster here consists of all of the Silver Age X-Men - Iceman, Cyclops, Jean Grey (codenamed Vanguard here), Angel, Polaris, Havok, and Beast.Alpha Squadron is effectively the domestic X-Men team and they form the core staff at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. They are also Xavier's first recruits.
While it's not the most creative assemblage, I felt the relationships between these characters are strong. Specifically, Angel serves as the confident and unwavering leader. He's in a relationship with Vanguard, which has created tension between him and Cyclops due to Cyke's unrequited feelings for the red-haired psychic. Vanguard herself is really the nucleus of the group and is the designated second-in-command. She maintains close friendships with Iceman, Polaris, and Beast. As such, she's the keeper of a few secrets. Specifically, she's very much aware of the fact that Iceman has rather intense feelings for both Havok and Beast.
To view the individual bios of the characters featured here, check out the profiles below.
Angel - fav.me/dayp8xa
Beast - fav.me/dazj6m8
Cyclops - fav.me/db2qsv3
Havok - fav.me/db58j68
Iceman - fav.me/db2r4le
Polaris - fav.me/db53rf6
Vanguard - fav.me/db2rble
If anyone is curious, the ranking of the favourites for each character showed Jean's profile/design to be the most popular, followed by Cyclops, Polaris, Iceman, Beast, Angel, and, in last place, Havok.
As always, I love hearing from you all so please feel free to leave a comment below with your thoughts on this team and any questions you may have on things I may not have gone into here.
Enjoy!
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Comments: 24
1: Thank you for giving Jean a cool codename! She's been needing one for over 50 years.
2: I can totally believe Iceman being gay. One who deeply hides in the closet.
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Thanks!
Iceman is gay. It's literally canon.
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I know. But I meant that it when he came out, it didn't feel like Marvel just making a cheap publicity moment, (cause they do that too many times) but it was believable that Bobby took this long to decide to make it public.
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Well, there was textual evidence that suggested it was a possibility for decades prior to the reveal...
Also, any drastic change in comics is basically a publicity stunt anyway. Some are more well-intentioned and better executed than others.
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You're so welcome.
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Havok is my favorite character, so I may be biased, but his and Cyclops' designs are my favorite here. I love the inversed colors on the chest! Also, the gold highlights work very well.
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Thanks! Glad you like them.
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And we got my all-time favorite X-Man, the Beast. Kinda reminds me of his X-Men Legends II look.
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I hope that's a good thing.
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Considering the X-Men RPGs are the two best comic book games I ever played, it's a VERY good thing.
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The lineup looks even better when you can see them all together. I also love the return of your old Xavier design. Altogether it looks absolutely fantastic, and as for my favourite designs of the bunch I'd have to say either Iceman or Beast, although Vanguard is certainly close.
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Thanks! Interesting choices! Any particular reason why those three stand out to you?
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Iceman stood out entirely for my own attraction to him. I just like the job you did on his face and his uniform's colour is entirely unique as well. Beast is an amalgam of multiple designs I love for Beast, as well as having some great details with the goggles. I also like his colour scheme. I mentioned being a fan of the orange when he was first released, and that remains unchanged. Vanguard was just a fantastic combination of the classic phoenix appearance with the new X-Men designs you've established to be a part of the team as a whole in this headcanon. It was just seamlessly done, and the linework is great, as are the colours.
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Oh, I wouldn't say Iceman's uniform's colour is entirely unique. He's worn it two or three times. However, I appreciate that you feel I was able to make him attractive. That's something I often feel the male characters I draw are not.
Glad to see the orange and goggles continue to be standout elements of Beast's look.
Don't forget the '90s influence on Vanguard's costume.
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Well, it's unique compared to the other uniforms on the teams. A unique colour tint at least.
Such a fantastic 90s influence too.
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