#triumph division

[lauraperfectinsanity]

Endless list of Marvel Characters [100/∞] → Wave / Pearl Pangan

[thisiswhatwereupagainst]

Marvel fun fact: In the Marvel comics, the Phillipines has its own national superhero team, The Triumph Division. The members are Red Feather, St. George, Mighty Mother, Fighter One, Wishing Man, Great Mongoose, and Anitun. The titles are generational, being passed down to understudies who then take on the name. For instance, when one Mighty Mother retires or dies, another woman is ready to step up and become the new Mighty Mother.

[draconian62]

Aero #1

[ravinray]

Marvel’s War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1 to debut a new Filipino superhero

As a Filipino, I am thrilled that Korean-American writer Greg Pak is penning this four-part tie-in to the main War of the Realms event. Former “Totally Awesome” Hulk (now Brawn) and current Champions member Amadeus Cho will assemble a team of Asian and Asian American superheroes to battle the threat of Sindr, the Queen of Muspelheim, as she claims Asia as her new Kingdom. Wave is a totally new character from the Philippines (designed by superstar Filipino artist Leinil Francis Yu), and she appears in the first two preview pages (drawn by Gang Hyuk Lim).

Confronting her Chinese counterpart over the north Pacific, their dialog implies they know one another and have met previously; but more importantly, it echoes real-world geopolitics about maritime territorial claims in Asia.

“Pangan” sounds very Filipino; the Triumph Division, the Philippines’ superhero team based in the capital Manila was created by Matt Fraction in 2008′s Invincible Iron Man #2 (where they were unfortunately killed off too, so apparently there’s a new team with either new members or resurrected old members); and Wave is chatting with them in Tagalog, the language which is the basis for Filipino, the national language. Being based in Cebu, however, Wave’s first language would be Cebuano, which is a distinct language and not a dialect.

So now we have an air-based superhero with a water-based superhero against a fire-based supervillain. Based on interviews with Greg Pak other superheroes making appearances are Luna Snow (guess what her powers are), Former Agent of SHIELD and Agent of Atlas Jimmy Woo, Shang-Chi, Silk, Sword Master, Crescent, and Io. All in all, I can’t wait to read New Agents of Atlas #1 when it comes out May 8.

[marvelheroperil]

Wave, Aero and Sea Hunter are captured by Alontech. Wave is experimented while Aero and Sea Hunter are held in the electrified cells. 

- Aero #6, 2019

[icecoldtea]

New Agents of Atlas right out the gate: Wave and Triumph Division talk and clearly work closely together.

Me:

[heroicadventurists]

AGENTS OF ATLAS!

This April, Earth becomes a battlefield as Malekith's forces lay siege upon our planet in WAR OF THE REALMS.

During the event, The Accursed splits the globe into provinces set to be ruled by his dark and damned collaborators. As Sindr, Immortal Queen of Muspelheim, and her legions of Fire Demons march on Asia, a new band of heroes must unite to protect the Pacific Rim.

Amadeus Cho reassembles his "protectors", Shang-Chi, Silk, and Jimmy Woo to save the world from incineration. New heroes Crescent, Io, and Luna Snow join the team. How will they impact the global conflict?

Get to know this brand-new union of Super Heroes as Marvel’s newest heroes from China, Aero and Sword Master, team-up with a mysterious new Filipino heroine named Wave.

Wave

It's unclear if Wave has any relationship the heroes of the Philippines, the Triumph Division.

Written by Greg Pak

Art by Gang-Hyuk Lim

Cover by Billy Tan

WAR OF THE REALMS: NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 kick off the four-issue WAR OF THE REALMS tie-in series this May!

[icecoldtea]

Filipino Marvel fans where you at!?

LOOK. AT. THIS.