Omega Flight
PURPOSE: To oppose threats to Canada and the Earth
AFFILIATIONS: Canadian Government, Commisshion for Superhuman Affairs
ENEMIES: Tanarag Demons, Wrecking Crew
CURRENT MEMBERS: Arachne (Julia Carpenter), Guardian (Michael Pointer), Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski),
Talisman (Elizabeth Twoyoungmen), U.S.Agent
FORMER MEMBERS : Beta Ray Bill, Bile, Box (Roger Bochs); Brain Drain, Delphine Courtney, Diamond Lil,
Flashback; Jerry Jaxon, Miss Mass, Sinew, Smart Alec (deceased), Strongarm, Tech-Noir,
Wild Child
OTHER MEMBERS : Agent Jeff Brown (government liason), Master of the World (former leader),
Guardian (James Hudson) (associate, as the Antiguard)
UNIVERSE : Marvel Universe, Earth 616
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Formerly Master of the World's headquarters; (original) unrevealed
FIRST APPEARENCE : (original) Alpha Flight #11 (1983);
(Master’s) Alpha Flight #110 (1992);
(current) Civil War: The Initiative #1 (2007)
HISTORY :
Omega Flight was organized by Jerry Jaxon as a counterpart for Alpha Flight, the team led by his rival,
James Hudson. Jaxon held Hudson responsible for ruining his career, and he correctly guessed that Hudson
had become the hero Guardian. Jaxon shared this information with his new company, Roxxon Oil, and Roxxon
agreed to help Jaxon procure Guardian’s battlesuit, which Jaxon regarded as his own invention. Their help
included the use of their robot, Delphine Courtney. Working together, Jaxon and Courtney formed Omega Flight
(Box (Roger Bochs), Diamond Lil, Flashback, Smart Alec, and Wild Child), recruiting the team from agents
formerly part of the Canadian government's Department H training grounds for Alpha Flight before the program
was shut down.
Omega Flight confronted Alpha Flight at the Edmonton Mall, beginning a protracted battle. Jaxon surprised
Guardian by appearing in control of the Box armor, and the two fought single-handedly. Jaxon died when
Guardian caused Box to explode, creating a feedback of electricity. Unfortunately, Guardian himself appeared
to die after the battle, his battlesuit exploding from irreparable damage.
Delphine Courtney reorganized the Omega Flight, this time wearing a battlesuit similar to Guardian's. Using
her disguise to lead Alpha Flight into a trap, Omega Flight was defeated with the help of the mutant Madison J
effries, who destroyed Delphine Courtney with the use of his powers to control metal.
Years later, a new Omega Flight was formed, this time under the leadership of the Master of the World. The
Master foresaw an invasion of the alien Ska’r, He formed the group largely so that he would have ready shock
troops at his command. Sure enough, the Ska’r attacked, starting their invasion in Canada. At the same time,
the Magus launched his own invasion of Earth, using evil doppelgangers of heroes. The Master was content to let
the aliens ravage Canada, regarding its casualty an acceptable and unavoidable cost in order to defeat the
Magus later. When Beta Flight appeared to stop the Ska’r, the Master ordered Omega Flight to stop them, and
he was eventually forced to involve himself directly as well. Beta Flight, under the direction of Windshear,
was able to rout Omega Flight and the Ska’r, although the Master believed this would only pave the way for the
Magus, teleporting himself and the team away.
Months later, the Master launched a plan to usurp control of the Canadian government, using the identity
Joshua Lord. When Alpha Flight confronted him, he had not only Omega Flight to protect him but also the
Antiguard, a reconditioned Guardian (James Hudson) that he discovered in a dimension of null space after one
of his supposed deaths. The Master rebuilt Hudson's body, brainwashing him into his slave and using him
alongside Omega Flight to destroy his enemies. In fact, Omega Flight nearly succeeded in destroying the Alphans,
until Hudson's wife and teammate Vindicator managed to reach her husband and he turned on the Master.
The Master disappeared after his defeat, and the final fate of the members of Omega Flight remain unrevealed.
When the Superhuman Registration Act became law, various villains and unregistered heroes began to cross into
the Canada to escape the SRA. This caused a problem for the Canadian government due to Alpha Flight demise.
Iron Man agreed to help the Canadian government by sending a group of registered heroes to Canada. Sasquatch
and Talisman teamed up with Arachne, Beta Ray Bill, Guardian (Michael Pointer) (formerly known as the Collective),
and U.S.Agent to form the new Omega Flight.
The New Omega Flight was formed in order to fight a horde of demons, a Tanaraq possessed Sasquatch,
and the Wrecking Crew. During the battle that followed Beta Ray Bill tricked the demon hordes to follow him
into a dimensional portal, once inside the portal Guardian destroyed it trapping Beta Ray Bill and the demons
in another dimension. Despite Bill sacraficing himself, Omega Flight still remains together.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES : (original) Alpha Flight #11 (1983);
(Master’s) Alpha Flight #110 (1992);
(current Omega Flight) Civil War: The Initiative #1 (2007)
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