Wolf was my favorite, my hero. I wanted to be like him when I grew up. I was a fool. 
- —Sunspot
Appearing in "Heroes"
Featured Characters:
- New Mutants
- Karma (Shan Coy Manh)
- Psyche/Dark Rider (Dani Moonstar)
- Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
- Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)
- Sunspot (Bobby da Costa)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor X (Charles Xavier)
- Stevie Hunter
- Empress Lilandra Neramani
- Col. Michael Rossi
- Team America
Antagonists:
- Silver Samurai (Keniuchio Harada)
- Viper
- Several Hydra soldiers
Other Characters:
- Jean Grey (Photo)
- Unnamed carnival workers and attendees
- Emmanuel da Costa (Mentioned)
- Unnamed da Costa sister (Mentioned)
- Black Eagle (Mentioned)
- Thunderbird (John Proudstar) (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- United States
- New York
- Westchester County
- North Salem
- Salem Center
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
- Willingdon Road
- Stevie Hunter's Apartment
- Salem Center
- North Salem
- Westchester County
- Washington, D.C.
- Illinois (Mentioned)
- Hartsford (Mentioned)
- New York
- Brazil (Mentioned)
- Mexico (Mentioned)
- Sierra Madre Mountains (Mentioned)
Items:
- Hydra Uniforms
- Cerebro
Vehicles:
- Team America's motorbikes
Synopsis for "Heroes"
The New Mutants are at a carnival + bike show when the bikers get attacked by some gun-toting creeps. The New Mutants spring into action, not knowing that the bikers are themselves mutants. It turns out the bad guys are under the command of Silver Samurai, who goes to succeed where his minions have failed and captures the Dark Rider, who enigmatically appears to protect the bikers. Mysteriously, the person Silver Samurai captured is Dani - who when tested knows nothing about riding a bike. Viper decides to use Dani as a hostage to blackmail Team America into accepting a mission - and Professor X finds them using Cerebro and goes to meet them. Professor X proposes to help them accomplish the mission to buy time to summon the X-Men, but the New Mutants resolve to go after their own!