Defenders

The premier team of the United States, primarily operating out of the Cube in Liberty City, Delaware. In constant operation since its founding, the team has a constant structure. Both an active superhero team as well as the face of American Super Heroics.

Team Structure
While originally the team was handled directly by the head of the Metahuman Relation Administration

National Guardian
The leader of the team, of every team. After the valiant Sacrifice of the first National Guardian, they made the choice that his successor would take on the name. The choice is not about who really leads the team but who will be the poster child of the team. This means that in more modern times deep market research is done to decide who will put on the stripes and take the name.

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Following WW2 it was decided to keep the team going. Strong popular support for the team from the original National Guardians sacrifice had stayed strong. This inspired political leaders at the time to grand the administrative head of the team Gavin "Hellion" Brigs, to turn the team permanent and build a government agency around it to take over the handling of meta and masked vigilantism in the nation.

The Cube
The iconic headquarters of the team.

1960's
Amazonian, the National guardian for the era. A large woman from the island of the Amazons. The first to take such a public role. Her powerset and looks made her the perfect figurehead for the group. Was the start of the use of a person who looked good to be the National Guardian, even if they were not the actual leader.

Sorceress, the actual leader of the team. A second generation hero, she was instrumental in the success fo the team and sacrificed herself to defeat the returning Void Emperor, who happened to be her grandfather.

Visitor. A shape-shifting alien, he came to earth to study and learn, and because he was banished from his homeworld. He adopted and took care of a young orphan, who would later become the hero known as Slipblade.

Cinder, the son of a Mob boss, he was arrested and joined the team to avoid prison.

Anubis II: an Egyptologist

1980's
National Guardian, a tech billionaire, built himself a super suit to give back and help the world.

Slugger. A disgraced MLB player who was kicked out for using steroids, he was obsessed with them and took an experimental super steroid. Joined the team to fulfill prison/probation requirements.

Miniscule, a former member of the Young Guns. A Mutant who gained shape-changing powers at the loss of her old powers when her insane uncle went into her to try and remove her mutant abilities.