—Red GoblinNot much God stuff growing up. Church is mostly something we rent for funerals and weddings. First weddings, anyway - second weddings are tasteful brunches, obviously. We send cards, but Grandpa says Jesus was a socialist rabble-rouser and we should read Ayn Rand instead.
Appearing in "Advent"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Tommy Maximoff
- Billy Maximoff
- Iron Lad/Teen Immortus (Nathaniel Richards) (Main story and flashback)
- Blackheart (Becomes human)
- M'Kraan (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Santa Claus (Mentioned)
- James Lafayette (Mentioned)
- God (Mentioned)
- Norman Osborn (Mentioned)
- Jesus of Nazareth (Mentioned)
- Ayn Rand (Mentioned)
- Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (Mentioned)
- Emplate (Marius St. Croix) (Mentioned)
- Vision (Jonas) (Behind the scenes)
- Kang the Conqueror (Mentioned)
- Doctor Doom (Kristoff Vernard) (Only in flashback)
- Stinger (Cassie Lang) (Only in flashback)
- Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (Only in flashback)
- Hulkling (Teddy Altman) (Only in flashback)
- Antalya the Sun-Clothed (Only in flashback)
- X-Men (Mentioned)
- Immortus (Mentioned)
- Daily Bugle TV (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Emma Hotchkiss (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (First appearance)
- Marcus Wetherell (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- "Cherry Crane" (Sinthea Shmidt) (Mentioned)
- Striker (Brandon Sharpe) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Symbiotes
- Inhumans
- Dinosaurs
- Mutants
- Human-Vampire Hybrids
- Cats
- Demons
- Skrull-Kree Hybrids (Only in flashback)
- Deviant Skrulls (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth
- Savage Land
- Avengers Academy Campus
- Midnight Chapel
- Avengers Academy Campus
- Peru (Mentioned)
- Chile (Mentioned)
- Black Sea (Mentioned)
- Utah (Mentioned)
- Arnie Roth Community Center (Mentioned)
- Savage Land
- Hell
Items:
Synopsis for "Advent"
Red Goblin and Moon Girl discuss their beliefs as they make their way alongside Kid Juggernaut to find the perfect Christmas tree on the Savage Land Cliffs. Seeing a menacing presence over the Academy, they rush back to the school. Bloodline and Escapade prepare to protect Tommy and Billy from the masked figure guarding the Midnight Chapel, before he reveals himself as Immortus, formerly Iron Lad and now Chaplain of the Midnight Expanse. He introduces them to M'Kraan, the woman from the crystal that Kid Juggernaut met during Swarm's attack. She takes the twins away to their new home while Mephisto is distracted. Meanwhile Captain America, Hazmat, and Mettle watch a Daily Bugle report on reporter Marcus Wetherell's kiss with Kid Juggernaut, prompting Captain America to storm out of the room. In Hell, Mephisto is displeased with his son Blackheart's disobedience and failure to capture the Maximoffs. He transforms him into a human being and sends him out into the world, arriving naked at the gates of Avengers Academy to the surprise of the recently returned students.