Young Masters
| Young Masters | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1 (May, 2009) |
| Created by | Paul Cornell Mark Brooks |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Constrictor's Snakepit, Bagalia |
| Member(s) |
Current Roster: Melter (Leader) Enchantress Executioner Coat of Arms Egghead Excavator Alex Wilder Mudbug Snot |
The Young Masters are a fictional comic book supervillainous team created by Paul Cornell and Mark Brooks. The team first appeared in Dark Reign: Young Avengers as the doppelgänger to the Young Avengers.
Dark Reign: Young Avengers is a limited series written by Paul Cornell, with artist Mark Brooks, which introduces a new group of powered teens calling themselves the Young Masters, but controlled by Norman Osborn. The new team is a twisted version of the Young Avengers, much like the Dark Avengers are to the original Avengers. The Young Avengers confront them, agreeing to field test the new teens for membership into their group. The final decision by the Young Avengers to only allow a select few into their ranks results in a battle where Osborn's team of Dark Avengers are ultimately involved. The Young Avengers manage to defeat both Osborn's team and their teenage counterparts, causing Osborn to withdraw and the others to stand down. Escaping, the new team dub themselves the Young Masters (a play on the name of an older villain team, the Masters of Evil).
Originally assembled by Coat of Arms as an examination of superheroism art project during the Dark Reign storyline, the group was largely motivated by Melter II's desire to be real heroes, but hindered significantly by unclear and conflicting ideals including Executioner II's Punisher-style ruthlessness, Big Zero's racism and violent tendencies, Egghead II's psychopathy and hedonism, and Coat of Arm's distorted view of ethics. Only Melter II and Enchantress II showed much interest in actual altruistic heroism. The team began calling themselves the "Young Avengers," but were only active as superheros a short time before being confronted by the real Young Avengers. The Young Avengers fought their darker counterparts where they vetted each member. Although Enchantress was a possible candidate for the original Young Avengers, she was rejected due to having a history with Loki. Displeased with the Young Avengers' decision, the team decided to become the Young Masters. Executioner contacted Norman Osborn to gain his support and the backing of the Dark Avengers. When the Young Avengers returned to their headquarters, the Dark Avengers showed up. The Young Masters aided the Young Avengers into fighting the Dark Avengers. After the Dark Avengers were repelled, the Young Masters left.
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