Hardball (comics)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (March, 2007) |
| Created by |
Dan Slott Stefano Caselli |
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| Alter ego | Roger Brokeridge |
| Species | Human Mutate |
| Team affiliations |
HYDRA Heavy Hitters The Initiative |
| Abilities | Ability to create a variety of energy balls, normally originating from his hand, including "hard energy" and electro-magnetic energy. |
Hardball (Roger Brokeridge) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Hardball was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli, and first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007).
Hardball was one of the feature characters in the 2011 six-issue limited series Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt.
Roger Brokeridge (a.k.a. Hardball) is one of the new Initiative recruits who arrives with Cloud 9, MVP, Trauma, Komodo, and others. He appears to have a very outgoing personality, hitting on Thor Girl on the bus ride in and cracking a joke about not having a cape when receiving his fatigues. He also tries to convince Komodo and Cloud 9 to go out to a bar with him, even though he is two weeks short of his 21st birthday. During the training mishap with Armory he exhibits the ability to create an energy ball that deflects the lethal blasts from Armory's Tactigon. He attempts to capitalize on his new position by wearing a costume and flaunting his abilities at a bar in Stamford. Understandably, the patrons are less than happy to see a "grandstanding kid superhero", and are on the verge of attacking him, until a man in a suit rescues him. In return, the suited man has Hardball steal a S.P.I.N. Tech dart magazine from the weapon stores for him and replace it with a facsimile. Ironically, that same magazine is the one Iron Man attempts to use to defeat the Hulk during the events of World War Hulk. Upon realizing what he has done, Hardball is overcome with guilt.
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