Alpha Flight members are comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, featured mainly in the Alpha Flight series. In the comics, the Flight teams were created by Department H and tasked with protecting Canada.

The Alpha Flight

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
The Flight

The team that would be split into Alpha through Gamma Flights was led by Wolverine. Their first mission is seen in Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992).

Wolverine James "Logan" Howlett Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992)
Groundhog Sean Benard Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) Quit after the battle with Egghead's Emissaries of Evil.
Saint Elmo Saint Elmo Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) Died in Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992)
Smart Alec Alexander Thorne Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) Died in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #46
Snowbird Narya Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992)
Stitch Jodi Furman Alpha Flight Special #1 (1992) Left the team under undisclosed circumstances
Wild Child
Weapon Omega (formerly)
Wildheart (formerly)
Kyle Gibney Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #127 (1993) Later revealed to have been a Flight member

Alpha Flight

Original

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Original Alpha Flight

The team as it debuted in X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979).

Guardian
Weapon Alpha (formerly)
Vindicator (formerly)
James MacDonald Hudson X-Men, vol. 1 #109 (1978) Currently working simultaneously with J.A.N.U.S.[1]
Aurora Jeanne-Marie Beaubier X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979)
Northstar Jean-Paul Beaubier X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979)
Sasquatch Walter Langkowski X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979) Died in Immortal Hulk #21 (2019)
Shaman Michael Twoyoungmen X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979) Currently working simultaneously with Stranger Academy[2]
Snowbird Narya/Anne McKenzie X-Men, vol. 1 #120 (1979)

Recruits

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Alpha Flight, volume 1 recruits
Marrina Marrina Smallwood Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) Married Namor the Sub-Mariner in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #40; killed by Namor after she mutated in Avengers vol. 1 #291-293; resurrected in Chaos War: Alpha Flight; member of the re-formed Alpha Flight
Puck Eugene Milton Judd Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983) Current member of Gamma Flight[3]
Nemesis
Vindicator (formerly)
Guardian (formerly)
Heather MacNeil Hudson Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #17 (1984) Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16; resurrected in Chaos War: Alpha Flight; betrayed the re-formed Alpha Flight and joined the Canadian government's new Alpha Strike team; rejoined as the fourth Nemesis in vol.5 #1
Talisman Elizabeth Twoyoungmen Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #20 (1985) Former member of the government-sponsored Omega Flight team
Box Roger Bochs Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #24 (1985) Died in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #49
Transmutator/Box Madison Jeffries Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #28 (1985) Current member of the X-Men and X-Club
Diamond Lil Lillian Crawley-Jeffries Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #73 (1989) Married Madison Jeffries after Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #105; died in X-Force, vol. 3 #23
Windshear Colin Ashworth Hume Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #95 (1991) Depowered on M-Day; currently retired
Weapon Omega Kyle Gibney Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #102 (1991) Last seen as member of Dark X-Men (2009)
Nemesis Jane Thorne Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #125 (1993) Succeeded by Amelia Weatherly
Wyre Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #125 (1993) Current whereabouts unknown

Re-formed (Volume 2)

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Alpha Flight, volume 2 recruits

The team that debuted in Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997)

Vindicator
Guardian (formerly)
"James MacDonald Hudson" Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) Younger synthoid duplicate of James Hudson; died in Wolverine, vol. 2 #143 (1999)
Flex Adrian Corbo Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) Depowered on M-Day
Manbot Bernie Lachenay Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997)
Murmur Arlette Truffaut Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) Depowered on M-Day
Radius Jared Corbo Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) Depowered on M-Day, as noted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #8
Sasquatch Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #1 (1997) Actual Sasquatch mistaken for Walter Langkowski; died in Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #12 (1998)
Sunfire Shiro Yoshida Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #4 (1997)
Ghost Girl Lilli Stephens Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #20 (1999)
Earthmover Charles "Chuck" Moss Uncanny X-Men #421 (2003) Apprentice to Shaman

"All-New, All-Different" Alpha Flight (Volume 3)

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Alpha Flight, volume 3 recruits

The team as it debuted in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004)

Centennial Rutherford Princeton Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) Died sometime off panel, as described in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12; succeeded by Heather Hudson
Major Mapleleaf Louis Sadler Jr. Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16
Nemesis Amelia Weatherly Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) Died sometime off panel, as described in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12
Puck Zuzha Yu Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) Died in New Avengers, vol. 1 #16
Yukon Jack Yukotujakzurjimozoata Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #2 (2004) Married the time-displaced Snowbird and retired
Mar Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #7 (2004) A young member of Marrina's species

Fall of X (Volume 5)

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Alpha Flight, volume 5 recruits
Fang Akihiro Alpha Flight, vol. 5 #1 (2023)

Alpha Flight temporal copies

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Alpha Flight from the past

Temporal copies of Alpha Flight members from the past are brought to the present in Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005). They have since left the team, presumably returning to their own timeline.

Aurora Jeanne-Marie Beaubier Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) Current status unrevealed
Guardian James MacDonald Hudson Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) Current status unrevealed
Northstar Jean-Paul Beaubier Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) Current status unrevealed
Puck Eugene Judd Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) Current status unrevealed
Shaman Michael Twoyoungmen Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) Current status unrevealed
Snowbird Narya Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) Current status unrevealed
Vindicator Heather Hudson Alpha Flight, vol. 3 #12 (2005) Current status unrevealed

Beta Flight

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Secondary Team

The team as it was revealed in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983).

Box Roger Bochs Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Flashback Gardner Monroe Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Marrina Marrina Smallwood Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Puck Eugene Judd Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Trainee Team

Originally re-formed as a trainee team, Beta Flight was later promoted to going on missions separate from Alpha Flight.

Purple Girl/Persuasion Kara Killgrave Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #42 (1987) Current member of the Canadian government's new Alpha Strike team as Purple Woman
Manikin Whitman Knapp Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #50 (1987)
Goblyn Goblyn Dean Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #55 (1988)
Pathway Laura Dean Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #55 (1988)
Talisman Elizabeth Twoyoungmen Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #95 (1991) Currently teaching the Mystic arts in Strange Academy[2]
Witchfire Ananym Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #95 (1991) Currently seeking to rule Limbo
Feedback Albert Louis Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #126 (1993) Apparently died in Marauders vol. 2 #11 (2023), revealed to be alive in Alpha Flight vol. 5 # 1 (2023)
Secret Trainee Team

Secret, captive trainee team that was released following the death of General Clarke.

Ghost Girl Lilli Stephens Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #8 (1998) Joined Alpha Flight after her release
Flinch Toby Wood Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #14 (1998)
Ouija Bill Astin Alpha Flight, vol. 2 #14 (1998)
Secondary Team

The team as it debuted in a flashback in Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999).

Vindicator "James MacDonald Hudson" Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999) Younger synthoid duplicate of James Hudson; team leader
Flex Adrian Corbo Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999)
Ghost Girl Lilli Stephens Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999)
Manbot Bernie Lachenay Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999)
Murmur Arlette Truffaut Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999)
Radius Jared Corbo Wolverine, vol. 2 #142 (1999)

Gamma Flight

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Trainee Team

The team as revealed in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983).

Diamond Lil Lillian Crawley Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Madison Jeffries Madison Jeffries Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Smart Alec Alec Thorne Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Wild Child Kyle Gibney Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #1 (1983)
Additional Revealed Members
Marrina Marrina Smallwood Revealed to have been a member in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #2 (1983)
Primary Government Team

The team as it debuted in Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989).

Auric Zhao Tang Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989)
Nemesis "Jane Doe" Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989)
Silver Jimon Tang Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989)
Wild Child Kyle Gibney Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989)
Witchfire Ananym Alpha Flight, vol. 1 #76 (1989)

Omega Flight

Character Real name Joined in Notes/current status
Government Team

The team as revealed in Omega Flight #1 (2008).

Arachne Julia Carpenter Omega Flight #1 (2008)
Guardian/Weapon Omega Michael Pointer Omega Flight #1 (2008)
Sasquatch Walter Langkowski Omega Flight #1 (2008)
U.S. Agent John Walker Omega Flight #1 (2008)
Beta Ray Bill Beta Ray Bill Omega Flight #1 (2008) Honorary member
Shroud Maximillian Quincy Coleridge Marvel Comics Presents #8 (2009)

References

  1. "Who Are the Members of JANUS, Marvel's Newest (and Most Dangerous) Group?". CBR. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. 1 2 "Strange Academy Reveals the Ultimate Mystical Marvel Class Schedule". CBR. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. "Marvel Creates Gamma Flight". comicbook.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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