Appearing in "Hard Choices (Part 1)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Heroes for Hire, Inc.'s (First appearance)
- Avengers Package (First appearance)
- Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (First appearance)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (First appearance)
- Power Man (Luke Cage) (First appearance)
- Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (First appearance; dies)
- Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (First appearance)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (First appearance; dies)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (First appearance)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Avengers Package (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Moses Magnum (First appearance)
- Namorita Prentiss (First appearance)
- Magnum's troops
- Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (Mentioned)
Other Characters:
- Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada) (First appearance)
- Octopus (Otto Octavius) (Mentioned)
- Timebroker (Mentioned)
- Victor von Doom (Mentioned)
- Weapon X (Mentioned)
- Namor of Earth-1016 (Mentioned)
- Moses Magnum of Earth-1081 (Mentioned)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy of Earth-1081) (Mentioned)
- Sunfire's parents (Mentioned)
- Illyana Rasputina (Mentioned)
- Piotr Rasputin of Earth-4210 (Mentioned)
- Spider-Woman (Mary Jane Watson of Earth-8545) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-Heroes for Hire, Inc.
- Earth
- North America
- Asia
- Japan
- Honshu
- Kuril Islands
- Moses Magnum's Lair
- Japan
- Europe (Mentioned)
- Earth
- Earth-957145 (Mentioned)
- Russia, Earth (Mentioned)
- Earth-12 (Mentioned)
- Earth-1081 (Mentioned)
- Kuril Islands, Japan, Earth (Mentioned)
Items:
- Spider-Man's Suit
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Cameo)
- The Tallus
Vehicles:
- A Heroes for Hire Jet
Synopsis for "Hard Choices (Part 1)"
In New York City the President and CEO of Heroes for Hire, Inc. woke up on the wrong side of the bed. On his way to work, Danny Rand is harassed by bums, Spider-Man, and even his secretary, all asking for money. So when he finally makes it into the office, his temper is short, especially when Luke eats the last donut. Needless to say, he has no patience for The Silver Samurai asking for his help defending against Moses Magnum, but unable to pay the five billion required for the basic Avenger Package from Heroes for Hire, Inc. Because of this choice, millions of Japanese people die at the hands of Magnum.
The Exiles arrive in Tokyo amidst the devastation, and Mariko is instantly heartbroken to see so many of her people dead and dying, and her hometown leveled by the horrible earthquake. To make matters worse, the Tallus tells them they have to prevent the Japanese from being saved, condemning them to death. Mariko refuses, claiming that she has to find her parents on this world and help them.
Notes
- This issue debuts new costumes for Mimic, Morph and Sunfire. They will largely remain in these costumes for the rest of the series.
- The Basic "Avenger Package" of Iron Fist, Colossus, Power Man, Black Knight, Black Widow, and Scorpion begins at five billion dollars.