Create your own Alpha Flight Team

[AuthenticVIP]

If you only had eight slots to create a new Alpha Flight Team, who would they be? And as an additional bonus, if you had five more slots for a Beta Flight Team, who would they be? Living or deceased....

Let the fun begin!

[MistressMerr]

It's always tempting to just go with the classic lineup, but I'd rather mix things up just a smidgen.

Alpha Flight:

Guardian (Heather Hudson) - Leader
Aurora
Box (Madison Jeffries)
Diamond Lil
Talisman (Elizabeth Twoyoungmen)
Puck (Eugene Judd)
Puck (Zuzha Yu)
Snowbird

Northstar's pretty happy with the X-Men these days, so I left him out, and Shaman can kinda be around as team doctor, if not an active member. Let him retire in relative peace~ Throw in Zuzha because A) I like her and would like to see her in a proper series, and B) Pulling Northstar and Shaman splits up two on-team families, and that's always one of my favourite elements of AF. Gotta make up for it somehow. The only hard cut was Walter, he and Marrina can be special ops or something.

Beta Flight:

Vindicator (James Hudson) - Leader/Mentor
Purple Woman
Witchfire
Transonic
Flashback (Jenny Monroe)

I didn't mean for Beta to turn into Mac's Angels, it just kinda happened that way.

[AuthenticVIP]

@MistressMerr LOVE IT! Thanks for the post. I would have moved Puck (Zuzha Yu) to Beta, removed Transonic and added Northstar to Alpha myself based on your list. But I still love it.

Each of my replies will change with every post. I will value every idea.

Again, thanks for the post! Great team!!

[AuthenticVIP]

I have always been a fan of Madison Jeffries and Diamond Lil

[Tawmis]

If you only had eight slots to create a new Alpha Flight Team, who would they be? And as an additional bonus, if you had five more slots for a Beta Flight Team, who would they be? Living or deceased....
Let the fun begin!

ALPHA FLIGHT:
My Alpha Flight would be led by Mac, and have more of an edge that we saw in Alpha Flight: Fear Itself. I believe that cutting edge would make more fans appreciate and respect Alpha Flight. Northstar would remain with the X-Men, because he's getting plenty of good use there. Yukon Jack was a character, I actually liked and would have liked to have seen more from him. I'd build around the "future" of what Yukon Jack does when he marries Snowbird, and perhaps work on a relationship between them (where he wants her, but she wants nothing to do with him, remaining the aloof Snowbird I enjoyed).

1. Snowbird
2. Shaman
3. Sasquatch
4. Vindicator (Mac)
5. Aurora
6. Marrina
7. Puck
8. Yukon Jack

BETA
1. Witchfire
2. Radius
3. Puck II
4. Goblyn
5. Talisman

BETA Flight would be lead, on the field, by Talisman. But really, both Alpha and Beta, would report to Heather (who would not be in costume, but use computers and such to communicate to the team). Talisman would be there to keep Witchfire in check, who at times, feels the pull from her father's influence. I would have Puck II interacting with her father on the Alpha Flight team; often coming to a head, about how she shouldn't be doing this (according to Puck, because it's so dangerous). I would eventually make Witchfire as powerful as Magik, and make her a contendor for some powerful magic users in Marvel. I'd also focus on Goblyn and how she becomes extremely feral at times; and put her on par with folks like Wildchild and Sabretooth.

[AuthenticVIP]

WOW @Tawmis!! That's a great team and back story. I have nothing to say here except I should have added extra slots for inactive team members to the list fr support. Your use of characters like Heather Hudson, Shaman and Puck (Eugene) show some depth. And I am a BIG fan of Yukon Jack (among others not mentioned yet). Love the background for Beta Flight.

[Tawmis]

WOW @Tawmis!! That's a great team and back story. I have nothing to say here except I should have added extra slots for inactive team members to the list fr support. Your use of characters like Heather Hudson, Shaman and Puck (Eugene) show some depth. And I am a BIG fan of Yukon Jack (among others not mentioned yet). Love the background for Beta Flight.

I enjoyed Yukon Jack as well! Thought he was interesting and unique enough! I love Alpha Flight, despite what they've been through. Written plenty of fanfic, about how I'd "fix" some of the things done to them over the years! Just to see them treated fairly!

I'm gonna completely switch stuff up:

When don't you?

My 8-member Alpha Flight would be:
1. Vindicator (this'd be Windshear wearing the Guardian armour) - Mac and Heather would both retire from superheroing, just help run the team and do scientific research for Department H, etc.

Cool idea putting Windshear in the Guardian suit. Heather and Mac could be parents also in their retirement, since they still have a daughter - SOMEWHERE.

2. Box (Roger Bochs - I'd find a way to bring him back)

With all the magic in Alpha Flight, would be easy enough.

3. Puck
4. Talisman (I'd continue her relationship with Puck, and have them dual-lead the team in the field)

Would be nice for Puck to get some love.

5. Citadel (prison work-release program)

Don't know who this is off hand?

Beta Flight:
4. Yukon Jack (and I STILL think it'd be funny if he was in love with Snowbird)
Just noticed your post, Tawmis - in particular, "perhaps work on a relationship between them (where he wants her, but she wants nothing to do with him, remaining the aloof Snowbird I enjoyed)." I believe we are thinking along the same wavelengths, or close to it!

Be afraid. Be very afraid!

1. Pointer

Back in the Guardian suit? (Did he perish? I can't honestly recall where he ended up...)

6. Earthmover

You did that to yank my chain, didn't you?

7. New female character
8. New female character

You could put Murmur in there, since she got so little development.

Call me a traditionalist...

Traditionalist!

Beta Flight (Reserves):

Vindicator - Heather
Purple Woman
Biox - Madison Jeffries
Northstar
Shaman

You think Northstar would settle with being on Beta Flight?

Alpha Flight
1) Guardian (Mac)
2) Sasquatch
3) Shaman
4) Snowbird
5) Puck
6) Marrina
7) Aurora
Northstar

A fan of the original series?

Bonus
Omega Flight
1) Box
2) Wild Child
3) Diamond Lil
4) Smart Alec
5) Flashback
6) Nemesis
7) Sedna
Graviton
9) Witchfire

Make Wild Child and Diamond Lil bad guys again, eh? Who would be in Box?
And not sure who Sedna is?

[Bill P]

Make Wild Child and Diamond Lil bad guys again, eh? Who would be in Box?
And not sure who Sedna is?

Sedna is the goddess of the dead in Inuit mythology. She had a few appearances in Thor. She's limited to depths of the north seas. Thought she would make a good foe for Marrina or Snowbird.

[cmdrkoenig67]

Sedna is the goddess of the dead in Inuit mythology. She had a few appearances in Thor. She's limited to depths of the north seas. Thought she would make a good foe for Marrina or Snowbird.

I totally agree, she'd make a great adversary for the entire team too.

[AuthenticVIP]

Cool idea putting Windshear in the Guardian suit. Heather and Mac could be parents also in their retirement, since they still have a daughter - SOMEWHERE.

Agreed!

And not sure who Sedna is?

Sedna (Inuktitut: ᓴᓐᓇ, Sanna) is the goddess of the sea and marine animals in Inuit mythology, also known as the Mother of the Sea or Mistress of the Sea. The story of Sedna, which is a creation myth, describes how she came to rule over Adlivun, the Inuit underworld. Sedna is also known as Arnakuagsak or Arnaqquassaaq (Greenland) and Sassuma Arnaa ("Mother of the Deep", West Greenland) and Nerrivik ("Table", northern Greenland) or Nuliajuk (District of Keewatin, Northwest Territories, Canada).

[Flightpath07]

I'm gonna completely switch stuff up:

My 8-member Alpha Flight would be:
1. Vindicator (this'd be Windshear wearing the Guardian armour) - Mac and Heather would both retire from superheroing, just help run the team and do scientific research for Department H, etc.
2. Box (Roger Bochs - I'd find a way to bring him back)
3. Puck
4. Talisman (I'd continue her relationship with Puck, and have them dual-lead the team in the field)
5. Citadel (prison work-release program)
6. Aurora
7. Snowbird
8. The Shroud (why not?!)
- Sasquatch would be more interested in science and trying to reverse the effects that the Sasquatch transformation is starting to have on his body, but he would be available to stop in and help when needed. Northstar and Jeffries are too entrenched in the US of A to be returning to Canada, me thinks.

Beta Flight:
1. Shaman, their leader
2. Ghost Girl
3. Flex
4. Yukon Jack (and I STILL think it'd be funny if he was in love with Snowbird)
5. Epsilon Red (Jeff Brown, wearing a new suit of Epsilon Black armour with a red motif)

Just noticed your post, Tawmis - in particular, "perhaps work on a relationship between them (where he wants her, but she wants nothing to do with him, remaining the aloof Snowbird I enjoyed)."
I believe we are thinking along the same wavelengths, or close to it!

[AuthenticVIP]

I'm gonna completely switch stuff up:

My 8-member Alpha Flight would be:
1. Vindicator (this'd be Windshear wearing the Guardian armour) - Mac and Heather would both retire from superheroing, just help run the team and do scientific research for Department H, etc.
2. Box (Roger Bochs - I'd find a way to bring him back)
3. Puck
4. Talisman (I'd continue her relationship with Puck, and have them dual-lead the team in the field)
5. Citadel (prison work-release program)
6. Aurora
7. Snowbird
8. The Shroud (why not?!)
- Sasquatch would be more interested in science and trying to reverse the effects that the Sasquatch transformation is starting to have on his body, but he would be available to stop in and help when needed. Northstar and Jeffries are too entrenched in the US of A to be returning to Canada, me thinks.

Beta Flight:
1. Shaman, their leader
2. Ghost Girl
3. Flex
4. Yukon Jack (and I STILL think it'd be funny if he was in love with Snowbird)
5. Epsilon Red (Jeff Brown, wearing a new suit of Epsilon Black armour with a red motif)

GREAT IDEAS HERE! I like how you mixed this up. Especially with Windshear, Citadel, The Shroud and Epsilon Red.

Just noticed your post, Tawmis - in particular, "perhaps work on a relationship between them (where he wants her, but she wants nothing to do with him, remaining the aloof Snowbird I enjoyed)."
I believe we are thinking along the same wavelengths, or close to it!

Again with some great background building!

[Phil]

1. Pointer
2. Sasquatch
3. Puck
4. Persuasion
5. Flex
6. Earthmover
7. New female character
8. New female character

with Heather as co-ordinator, Shaman as physician and Mac as head of Department H

Beta Flight
5 new characters - with Windshear as co-ordinator

[Alphan East]

Call me a traditionalist... but here's my dream team:

Alpha Flight:

Guardian - Mac. The original... the one and only.
Sasquatch
Snowbird
Puck
Aurora
Talisman
Windshear
Marrina

Beta Flight (Reserves):

Vindicator - Heather
Purple Woman
Biox - Madison Jeffries
Northstar
Shaman

[Bill P]

Alpha Flight
1) Guardian (Mac)
2) Sasquatch
3) Shaman
4) Snowbird
5) Puck
6) Marrina
7) Aurora
Northstar

Gamma Flight
1) Persuasion
2) Windshear
3) Pathway
4) Goblyn
5) Flex

Bonus
Omega Flight
1) Box
2) Wild Child
3) Diamond Lil
4) Smart Alec
5) Flashback
6) Nemesis
7) Sedna
Graviton
9) Witchfire