Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29908830-20180407215709

It's a question that inevitably always comes up. "Who should be in the Avengers?" Throughout the years, hundreds of heroes have made the cut, but there are still so many that have yet to do so. So with Avengers Vol 8 and Avengers: Infinity War set to debut soon, I thought it would be nice to see what YOU believe would be great candidates for the Avengers, yet never have been part of the lineup for any of the teams. Also, if you're not sure if a certain hero has been part of the team and need a guide, see List of Avengers members.

Here are some of mine, in no particular order:

1. It kind of baffles me that of all the original five X-Men, only one (Beast) has become an Avenger. Granted, most of them are very ingrained in the spirit of the X-Men, but they can make room, right? Well okay, three of the remaining ones also have... issues. Which is why I think of the remaining four, Iceman is the best possible candidate for the Avengers (unless you're conservative, that is). He's not got any crazy problems involving his mental stability, and he's full of the funny sensibility that makes the team so dynamic.

2. As for the Giant-Size X-Men, two of the four (Storm and Wolverine) have become Avengers. But I think there's plenty of room for the other two, Colossus and Nightcrawler. I'd be particularly happy if Nightcrawler made the team, mainly because I'm really fascinated with his character.

3. The Legacy characters made be getting sidelined for the time being, but there's still plenty of potential left. In particular, what about the numerous Champions? The team is basically just the Young Avengers/New Warriors, so it makes sense.

4. Going over the Defenders, specifically those of Earth-199999, all of them have been Avengers. There are, however, the two Daredevil heroes, both of whom have yet to be on the team. Of course, having Punisher on the team is nigh impossible, but what about Elektra? Sure she kills a lot, but she's not defined by her killing in the same way Punisher is. I'm sure they can mellow her out a bit and no one would bat an eye.

5. It actually kind of baffles me that, aside from the Anti-Registration Secret Avengers (which don't really count), Cloak and Dagger have never once been on the Avengers, despite their fairly big popularity. And with their TV show coming up, now would be the perfect opportunity to promote them. Do it, Marvel.

Those are mine for now. I've got plenty more, but this post is pretty big so I'll add those later. Let me know who YOU want to see below. 