CAPTAIN BRITAIN CORPS

In Marvel Comics, 'the Captain Britain Corps' are a league of super-heroes all known as, or appear as an alternate version of, Captain Britain. They are all essentially the same hero except they each come from an alternate reality. They sometimes team up to face huge threats and are organized by the mystical entity Roma.

Contents

History

In the Beginning

The Making of Brian Braddock

Otherworld

Franklin Richards

The Warpies

House of M

Membership

Known Members

Former members

Significant Issues

See also

External links

History

In the Beginning

Founded by Merlyn, the Corps' main duty was to guard the Multiverse. Each member protected his or her reality based on their dimensional equivalent of Britain, and was powered by the friction between dimensions.
Merlyn and his daughter Roma, arranged for each chosen member of the Corps to gain superpowers, using any means, disguise or otherwise, possible.

The Making of Brian Braddock

Merlyn chose Brian Braddock to become Earth-616's version of Captain Britain. After Braddock had adventured as Captain Britain for a few years, Merlyn sent Braddock to Earth-238, where he overheard that this reality once had a Captain UK, however Braddock was unsure of what this meant until he met Captain England and Captain Albion at a trial in another reality.
Back in his own home world, Braddock allied himself with Captain UK who had taken up home there after her Britain had become a fascist state and the heroes living there were targeted for a genocidal purge. Together the fought the hero killer, Fury, after which, Captains Britain and UK and their new ally Saturnyne, were transported to Merlyn's home, Otherworld. Here they discovered that Merlyn had apparently died. Later they discover that it was one of his many ruses.

Otherworld

For what seems like the first time, the Corps in their entirety attended Merlyn's funeral. Afterwards Roma began taken a more direct approach with the Corps even making Saturnyne her subordinate, mainly to keep an eye on her, and started bringing Corps member to the Starlight Citadel for training. Roma then added another duty to the Corps list. As well as protecting their home realities, they also must take turns in defending Otherworld.
Every so often, during the adventures of Captain Britain (Braddock), Corpsmen would appear, whether it be when Braddock's British superhero team, Excalibur, ended their interdimensional cross-time caper, to being on the jury when Braddock was tried for breaching the Corps Code of Conduct, either to observe or to carry out the sentence or to attend the wedding of Meggan and Braddock.

Franklin Richards

When Roma perceived Franklin Richards to be a threat, not only to his home reality (Earth-616) but to all of reality; she dispatched the Warwolves, Gatecrasher and her Technet to kidnap him. When her plan was being opposed by the Fantastic Four and Alyssa Moy, who was babysitting Franklin at the time, Roma teleported them all to Otherworld to face the full fury of the entire Corps.
Although they were hampered by having never worked as a team, the Corps eventually started wearing down the heroes, until Franklin used his reality manipulating mutant powers to supercharge his family who defeated the entire Captain Britain Corps. After a brief debate with Human Torch, Roma agreed that Franklin should be left with his family.
However, it was suggested that the entire kidnapping was just a ruse to let Caledonia, a former prisoner of Roma's starlight citadel, infiltrate the Fantastic Four's home as Franklin's nanny to prepare them for their forthcoming battle with Abraxas.

The Warpies

More recently, the Corps was decimated by Mastermind, a villainous computer belonging to Brian Braddock, and a group of mutated children known as the Warpies (victims of the Jaspers' Warp), who were once the wards of Captain UK. It is unknown but reportedly only Captain UK and Crusader X (strangely changed into a Caucasian with blond hair, possibly being another dimensional verson) survived. Roma stepped down as omniversal guardian, giving the title to Brian Braddock, who became King of Otherworld and rebuilt the Corps.

House of M

When the insane mutant Wanda Maximoff altered reality in ''House of M'', another wave of destruction tore through Otherworld. Roma and Saturnyne, in an effort to save the omniverse, give Brian 48 hours to fix the tear in reality, or they will erase his Earth completely. With the sacrifice of Meggan, the heroes are able to seal the tear. It is unclear what exactly has happened to the entirety of the Captain Britain Corps after the destruction.

Membership

Although members usually call themselves simply "The Corps", other seems to attach their name to the Corps. For example, "Crusader X Corps" or the better known and most prevalent "Captain Britain Corps", which is better known since Braddock became King of Otherworld.

Known Members

The Captain Britain Corps spans the multiverse and have a huge collection of members. After the Warpies decimated them it is unknown whether many of the members below are still alive as it was only reported that they were killed. With the amount of alternate Earths in the Marvel Universe some may have survived, but who is unknown. The members in 'bold' are the known members of the Corps who are still alive and part of the recreation of the team under Braddock.
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=15%| Character
!width=20%| Real Name
!width=20%| Joined in
!width=45%| Notes
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||Britanicus Rex
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #51
||He resided on Earth-99476 also known as Dino-World.
|-
||Brother Brit-Man
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #44
||He resided on Earth-65
|-
||'Caledonia'
||Alysande Stuart
||''Fantastic Four'' vol. 3 #9
||She was from Earth-9809 and was a prisoner in the Starlight Citadel before becoming Franklin Richards' nanny on Earth-616 as well as a spy for Roma.
|-
||Cap'n Saxonia
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #49
||She resided on Earth-924 and is a member of Calibur alongside that dimension's versions of Spider-Girl, Iron Fist, Hulk and Dr. Strange. She was sometimes known as Captain Saxonia
|-
||Captain Airstrip-One
||
||''Daredevils'' #7 (mentioned)
''Mighty World of Marvel'' #13
||He resided on Earth-744 which was similar to the type of world portrayed in Orwell's novel 1984
|-
||Captain Albion
||
||''Daredevils'' #6
||She resides on Earth-523
|-
||Captain Angleterre
||
||''Mighty World of Marvel'' #13
||He resides on Earth-305
|-
||Captain Babylon
||
||''X-Men/Red Skull: Chaos Engine: Book Three''
||He is from Earth-451
|-
||'Captain Britain'
||Brian Braddock
||''Captain Britain Comics'' #1
||Brian is from the main Marvel Universe (Earth-616) and former ruler of Otherworld. Currently the leader of New Excalibur.
|-
||'Captain Britain
||Brian Braddock
||''Marvel Zombies #2(cameo)
||From Earth 2149, like everyone else on that Earth he is also a Zombie.
|-
||'Lionheart'
||Kelsey Leigh Shorr
||''Avengers'' vol. 3 #77
||From the main Marvel Universe, former member of the Avengers
|-
||Captain Britain
||Brian Braddock
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #66
||From the Days of Future Past also known as Earth-811. He was killed in ''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #67 by Sentinels
|-
||'Captain Britain'
||Brian Braddock
||
||From the Ultimate Marvel Universe also known as Earth-1610
|-
||Captain Britain
||Brian Braddock
||''Paradise X: X'' (mentioned)
||Resides on Earth-Paradise X in the Realm of the Dead
|-
||Captain Britain
||Brian Braddock
||''Uncanny X-Men'' #462
||Resides on Earth-58163.
|-
||Captain Britain
||Brian Braddock
||''Marvel Vision'' #25
||He is from Earth-98125. Chose both the Amulet of Life and the Sword of Death
|-
||'Captain Britain'
||Brian Braddock
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #15 (mentioned)
||He resided on Earth-1189 which was devastated by nuclear war and was killed in battle. Meggan took over the mantle after his death
|-
||'Captain Britain'
||Kymri
||''Excalibur'' vol. #16
||former pirate princess from Earth-1289, she and Lockheed jointly took the mantle of Captain Britain and it was unclear whether they are regarded as a member of the Corps as neither was not chosen by Roma or Merlyn; however the ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universe 2005'' confirm they are; her planet was conquered and her people enslaved; she was bound to Kyllian as his personal hound by Tullamore Vogue
|-
||Captain Britain
||Lockheed
||''Excalibur'' vol. #16
||He resided on Earth-1289, He and Kymri jointly took the mantle of Captain Britain.
|-
||Captain Britain
||Meggan
||''Excalibur'' vol. #44
||She resided on Earth-1189 which was devastated by nuclear war and took over the mantle when her version of Braddock died. It was unclear whether she was classed as a Corps member but it has since been confirmed.
|-
||Captain Britain
||
||''Exiles'' #43
||Resided on Earth-4400
|-
||Captain Britain
||
||''What If?'' vol. 2 #46
||Resides on Earth-21993
|-
||Captain Britain
||
||''X-Men Unlimited'' vol. 1 #26
||Resides on Earth-32000 also known as the Ages of Apocalypse
|-
||Captain Britain
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. #44
||He is from Earth-3913. He was accused of murdering a police officer.
|-
||Captain Commonwealth
||
||''Daredevils'' #7 (mentioned)
''Mighty World of Marvel'' #13
||From Earth-920; He was killed by Dr. Doom in ''X-Men/Red Skull: Chaos Engine: Book Three''
|-
||Captain Cymru
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #24
||She resides on Earth-1282; uses a gun with Plastrix
|-
||Captain England
||Brian Braddock
||''Daredevils'' #6
||Resides on Earth-The Hub where the court of Saturnyne's trial is set. He carries a staff
|-
||Captain UK
||Linda McQuillan
||''Marvel Super Heroes'' #379
||former member of Excalibur (Earth-616); she is the sole survivor of Earth-238 where she was a hairdresser before becoming Captain UK. Linda was assigned Earth-839 by Roma before fleeing to Earth-616.
|-
||Captain Wales
||
||''X-Men/Red Skull: Chaos Engine: Book Three''
||His home world was Earth-6200; He was killed by Dr. Doom in ''X-Men/Red Skull: Chaos Engine: Book Three'' and was posthumously honoured by the Corps for his actions.
|-
||Centurion Britannus
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #24
||He resides on Earth-4100; his costume resembles that of the Roman Empire; he invokes Mitras, a god worshiped in both ancient India and Rome
|-
||'Chief Justicer Bull'
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #23
||She resides on Earth-23238 and is one of the few Captains to have survived the Warpies attack
|-
||Chevalier Bretagne
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #24
||He resides on Earth-1508. He wears a purple and green suit similar to a Cavalier, and bears some resemblance to Captain Albion. Chevalier Bretagnes' appearance suggests that his world is situated sometime during the English Civil War.
|-
||'Crusader X'
||Brian Braddock
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #21
||former member of Excalibur (Earth-616); resided on Earth-2122
|-
||Enforcer Capone
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #44
||Resides on Earth-89947
|-
||Flight Leader
||
||''Uncanny X-Men'' #462
||
|-
||Hauptmann Englande
||Brian Braddock
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #9
||Resides on Earth-597; Member of the Lightning Force (his worlds version of Excalibur); he died during the Warpies massacre.
|-
||King Britain
||Brian Braddock
||''Earth X Sketchbook''
||resides on Earth-9997 also known as Earth X
|-
||Kommandant Englander
||
||''Mighty World of Marvel'' #14
||She resides on Earth-846 which is a world where Kaiser Wilhelm II won World War I hence the Iron Cross on her costume.
|-
||Lady London
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #24
||Resides on Earth-9006
|-
||Privateer Albion
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #124
||Resides on Earth-9890
|-
||'Roma'
||
||
||Founder of the Corps alongside her father, Merlyn and Sir James Braddock.
|-
||Sister Gaia
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #44
||
|-

Former members

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!width=15%| Character
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||Alecto
||
||''X-Men/Dr. Doom Chaos Engine: Book One''
||Personal guard of Roma at the Starlight Citadel
|-
||Sir Braddock
||Sir James Braddock
||''Captain Britain Comics'' #14
||Founder of the Corp; father of Captain Britain and Psylocke; member of the Hellfire Club (London); killed in explosion in ''Captain Britain Comics'' #14
|-
||Captain 148
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #1
||He resided on Earth-148 where he was a member of Excalibur which had alternate versions of Thor, Black Knight and Spider-Man. Currently deceased but returned as an animated corpse in ''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #45
|-
||Cap'n Brit
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #14
||From Earth-8910 which was devastated by Galactus and repopulated by the Impossible Man
|-
||Captain Britain
||Brian Braddock
||
||From Earth-811
|-
||Captain Empire
||
||''Mighty World of Marvel'' #13
||He is from Earth-741 and wears a pith helmet, a monocle, and frequently carries a shotgun. He is one of the few Captains who uses a gun
|-
||Captain Granbretan
||Paul Peltier
||''Captain Britain'' vol. 2 #13
||Resided on Earth-1812; He eventually attempted to retire due to dissatisfaction with the Corps, but was forced to continue his activities by his suit even past his own death (''Captain Britain'' vol. 2 #13)
|-
||Captain Marshall
||
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #12 (mentioned)
||He resided on Earth-1193 but died years ago; during the Cross-Time-Caper his costume was handed over to Earth-616's Captain Britain
|-
||Gorka
||
||''X-Men/Dr. Doom: Chaos Engine: Book One''
||Personal guard of Roma at the Starlight Citadel
|-
||Kaptain Briton
||Byron Brad-Dhok
||''Mighty World of Marvel'' #13
||resided on Earth-839; killed by Betsy Braddock in ''Captain Britain'' vol. 2 #7
|-
||Lord High Justicer
||Brian Braddock
||''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #23
||He resided on Earth-23238 and is Chief Justicer Bull's superior
|-
||Merlyn (Marvel Comics)
||
||
||Founding member who fake his own death although only his daughter Roma currently knows he is alive.
|-
||Psylocke
||Elizabeth Braddock
||''Captain Britain'' vol. 2 #12 (as Captain Britain)
||From the Marvel Universe and is the twin sister of Captain Britain (Brian Braddock). Currently a member of the Exiles
|-

Significant Issues

★ ''Mighty World of Marvel'' #14 (1984) - 'Merlyn''s funeral

★ ''Excalibur'' vol. 1 #43-45 (1991) - Trial of 'Brian Braddock'

★ ''Fantastic Four'' vol. 3 #7-8 (1998) - Battled the 'Fantastic Four' over 'Franklin Richards'

★ ''Excalibur: The Sword of Power'' #1-2 (2001) - decimated by the 'Warpies' and 'Mastermind'

See also

★ Captain Britain

★ Psylocke

★ Marvel Comics Multiverse

External links

★ Alternity