List of Thunderbolts members

The Thunderbolts is a team of comic book supervillains and superheroes, as published by Marvel Comics.

The roster of the team has changed a great deal for many years. This page consists of the list of members during the team's history.

Roster list

The codenames listed under Character are those used during the time the character was a member; under the notes section, super-villain codenames are listed if applicable. Many characters changed their codenames upon joining. Characters with multiple codenames during their membership have them listed in order of appearance, separated by a slash (/), and listed after their leader.

First group

The following are members of the original Thunderbolts:[1]

Second group

The following were members of second incarnation of the Thunderbolts:[2]

Thunderbolts Army

During the "Civil War", apprehended villains were given a choice to either help the Thunderbolts or go to jail. The project occurred three weeks earlier with the threat of the Grandmaster and his Squadron Sinister. Some of them reformed and joined the Thunderbolts in the end, returned to a life of crime, or joined the Initiative.[3]

Third group

The following are members of the third incarnation of the Thunderbolts following the "Civil War" storyline:[4]

  • Green Goblin (leader)
  • Moonstone
  • Bullseye
  • Penance
  • Radioactive Man
  • Songbird
  • Swordsman (Andreas von Strucker)
  • Venom

Fourth Thunderbolts

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, the following were members of this incarnation of the Thunderbolts, which was overseen by H.A.M.M.E.R.:[5]

Fifth group

During the "Heroic Age" storyline, the following members are members of this incarnation of the Thunderbolts:

Sixth group

The following are members of this incarnation of the Thunderbolts:[7]

Seventh group

Following the "Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, the following are members of this incarnation of the Thunderbolts:[8]

Eighth Thunderbolts

The following are members of this incarnation of the Thunderbolts, which hunted Punisher:

  • Citizen V / Baron Zemo (leader)
  • Moonstone
  • Ghost
  • Fixer
  • Radioactive Man
  • Jigsaw - He posed as Paladin.

Ninth Thunderbolts

During the "King in Black" storyline, Mayor Wilson Fisk forms a new incarnation of the Thunderbolts to combat Knull.[9]

  • Taskmaster (leader)
  • Mister Fear (Larry Cranston)
  • Batroc the Leaper
  • Rhino
  • Star
  • Ampere - A villain with electrical gauntlets. Killed by Mister Fear for trying to leave the group.
  • Snakehead - A villain in a snake mask. Killed by a Symbiote Dragon.
  • Figment
  • Foolkiller
  • Grizzly
  • Man-Bull
  • Mister Hyde

Tenth Thunderbolts

During the "Devil's Reign" storyline, Mayor Wilson Fisk passes a law that forbids superhero activities and forms another version of the Thunderbolts to apprehend any superheroes who break the law.[10]

Eleventh Thunderbolts

This group assembles in the aftermath of the Devil's Reign storyline:[11]

  • Hawkeye (leader)
  • Spectrum
  • America Chavez
  • Power Man
  • Persuasion
  • Gutsen Glory - A new character whose background is classified.
  • Eegro the Unbreakable - A new character from Monster Isle who is said to have an ultimate attack which involves him growing to gigantic size.

Twelfth Thunderbolts

Following the events of "Captain America: Cold War", Bucky Barnes assembles a new lineup consisting of the world's best spies and assassins to permanently eliminate the Red Skull.[12]

Fulgar Victoris

During "One World Under Doom", after Revolution rejects Doctor Doom's offer to lead Latveria's own Thunderbolts team, Doom creates his own Thunderbolts called the Fulgar Victoris, with the real Valentina Allegra de Fontaine leading the team as Citizen V.[13]

  • Citizen V (Valentina Allegra de Fontaine) (leader)
  • Fixer
  • Mach-Doom ("Abner Jenkins") - Later revealed as a Doombot posing as him.
  • Moonstone
  • Atlas

Marvel Cinematic Universe

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), publicly rebrands the Thunderbolts team as the New Avengers.[14] The members are:

While the character Taskmaster (Antonia Dreykov) is featured prominently in the marketing material, she never officially becomes a member of the team, and dies early into the film.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Thunderbolts Members, Enemies, Powers | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Tate, Ray (November 13, 2004). "The New Thunderbolts #1 Review". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Brice, Jason (June 19, 2006). "Thunderbolts #103 Review". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Handley, Luke (January 16, 2007). "Thunderbolts #110 Review". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ Hodum, David (January 20, 2009). "Thunderbolts #128 Review". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ Edwards, Zak (May 5, 2010). "Thunderbolts #143". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ Bailey, Benjamin (December 6, 2012). "Thunderbolts #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ Brooke, David (May 3, 2016). "Thunderbolts #1 Review". AIPT. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Showalter, Chris (January 11, 2021). "'King in Black: Thunderbolts' #1 review". AIPT. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ Brooke, David (December 6, 2021). "'Devil's Reign' #1 is an efficient and entertaining opener". AIPT. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Brooke, David (August 31, 2022). "'Thunderbolts' #1 is an explosive, fun start". AIPT. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  12. ↑ Jennings, Collier (December 6, 2023). "'Thunderbolts' #1 isn't what you're expecting – and that's a good thing". AIPT. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ Jennings, Collier (February 19, 2025). "'Thunderbolts: Doomstrike' #1 sees another evolution for its title team". AIPT. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  14. ↑ West, Amy (May 1, 2025). "Thunderbolts ending explained: Who dies? What does the asterisk mean? How does it set up Avengers: Doomsday?". Total Film. GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ Bucksbaum, Sydney (May 2, 2025). "'Thunderbolts*' director explains why that 'cold-blooded' death was added later". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2025.