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3. The Redeemers

I love the Thunderbolts. I love the Thunderbolts a near infinite amount. They are my favorite superhero team of all time. But they are just slightly too well known to put on this list, so I’ll put on this little-known Thunderbolts B-side from the original series.

Please welcome The Redeemers. The essential pitch was this: what if the U.S. Government assembled its own Thunderbolts team. Think Suicide Squad if the team members actually wanted to be better people. Using the same or similar names/identities to the original team, the goal of the Redeemer project was to “redeem” those identities using the template set by the Thunderbolts.

Sadly, The Redeemers did not last long, being decimated by Graviton when he returned looking for the Thunderbolts, but hey, good team nonetheless and worthy of your attention. Even got led by Captain America for a time.

The Redeemers: They may not have originated their identities, but they sure as hell lived up to them.