create your own Illuminati

create your own Illuminati

the first six:

* Namor - represented the Atlanteans, and represented a certain mindset of anti-heroes
* Tony Stark - represented an Avenger type of hero, one who understood and appreciated that heroes could work with the government, rather than outside of it
* Reed Richards - the science side of the heroes
* Black Bolt - represented the Inhumans
* Stephen Strange - spoke for the mystical side
* Charles Xavier represented the mutant community

think of six Marvel characters that will collaborate in secret, with regards on information and strategy, despite unique traits and considerable differences - which, you think, is trustworthy and come up with a better solution than the first six members, and why...

my pick:

* Cyclops - better representative for mutantkind compared to Xavier and Magneto (even if Xavier is alive, i'd still pick him - he doesn't have powers to manipulate anyone, just his reasoning and charisma) - his decision to create Utopia and still promotes peace with humans says it all (the combination of Magneto's "mutant isolation" mentality and Xavier's peace with humanity) - also an exceptional tactician and strategist
* Spider-Man - the classic teenage Peter Parker - someone who can represent for people (humans and mutants - he once represented for mutants before as far as i recall) in poverty, can talk some sense to the others if everything's getting weird - has good sense of humor to lighten things up, and not to mention, has brains to contribute
* Wendell Vaughn - certified everyman Quasar - dubbed as "the protector of the universe", has cosmic awareness - will be the first one to know if there's any problem in and out of the planet
* Daredevil - of course, this is the sane Matt Murdock - can talk some sense to the others too and can speak on how the law and justice can help solve the problem
* Blackbolt - cannot actually think of anyone better to represent the Inhumans... Crystal maybe? but Blackbolt is better...
* Namor - cannot actually think of anyone better to represent Atlantis... Namorita maybe? but Namor is better eventhough i hate his arrogant, egotistic character...

your pick? 😎

Black Panther
Blue Marvel
Dr.Strange
Magneto
Black Bolt
Hank Pym
Namor

* Steve Rogers - represents an Avenger type of hero, one who understands and appreciates that heroes can work with the government, rather than outside of it
* Hank Pym - the science side of the heroes
* Triton - represents the Inhumans and can liaise with Atlantis
* Ghost Rider - speaks for the mystical side
* Wolverine - represents the mutant community
* Blue Marvel - represents the humans of the world

Immortus
Kang
Ironlad
Pymtron
High Evolutionary
Doom

My choices would be:

Black Panther (genius/adventurer/strategist/monarch) - He would serve the Reed analogue better than Reed. He may not be smarter, but the other traits he provides would be greatly beneficial.

Karnak (Inhuman/strategist/tactician) - Before he died, I could see using Karnak as the Inhuman representative. He would prove invaluable in assessing weakness in any plan.

Blue Marvel (genius/super human/everyman) - I choose Blue Marvel because he is a Human imbued with great power. He knows what it means to be Human, and possess said power. He would be able to see what would be in all of Humanities best interests, and still provide a powerhouse to the team. He is also a genius as well, and has a history of being in Clandestine situations.

*Dr. Strange (genius/mage) - I could honestly not think of any magic based character that could replace Strange. They would either not have the power Strange weilds, or have too much of a dark side. Doom could fill the role, but based on who I have chosen, Black Panther wouldn't live long on the team, lol.

Kitty Pryde (above average intelligence/mutant/compassion) - Short of Cyclops, no one probably has the heart of Xavier's dream as much as Kitty, imo. She would be able to bring compassion to the table as well, which was always missing in previous versions of the Illuminati.

*Namor (monarch/brick/mutant/atlantean) - Marvel needs to get on the stick with more mainstream Atlantean characters. I mean there is Namorita, but I would rather go with Namor. *shrugs*

I also think that they overlooked a very important aspect of the Marvel Universe, by not adding a cosmic representative.

My first pick would be:

Adam Warlock (earth born/genius/strategist/quantum mage/cosmic) - I think he would be a great asset to the team, and has a broader range in thinking and strategy. His only negative would be the lack of emotion in the above characters. (Hopefully Kitty would be enough to even it out.)

Or:

Star-Lord (earth born/strategist/above average intelligence/cosmic) - I would go with Star-Lord, if for some reason Warlock would not be available. I think he could bring a level of the Cosmic community to the team (albeit not the level that Warlock could), and has relationships with some of the
heroes of Earth already.

I also think there should be an Asgardian rep, and I don't think Thor would go for something that he would view as treacherous.

My choice here:

Heimdall (asgardian/sees every flippin thing) - No stranger to keeping secrets, and can see everygthing. I'd say that would be of great assistance to their overall goals.

Honestly I don't know if they would have done any better than the original Illuminati, but they definitly wouldn't do any worse. Short of Namor, I see them being able to get along easier that the previous team.

Maximus the Mad

Attuma

Magneto

Baron Mordo

Mandarin

Dr. Doom

Originally posted by Supermex
Black Panther
Blue Marvel
Dr.Strange
Magneto
Black Bolt
Hank Pym
Namor

Black Panther - King of the Dead

Blue Marvel - Reps Every man

Dr.Strange - Sorcerer Supreme

Magneto - X-Men Rep

Black Bolt - Inhuman King

Hank Pym - Scientists Supreme

Namor - Sea King

No one here is beating my team.

That wasnt the point of the OP but, yay you. 😄

Kanye
Beyonce
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne

Originally posted by riv6672
That wasnt the point of the OP but, yay you. 😄

lol yay!!

Mephisto
Red Skull
Green Goblin
Ultron
Purple Man
Cyclops

I went with a pure evil Illuminati. Though Mastermind would be more fitting than Purple Man due to application but he's not quite as evil. Mephisto might be too much to fit in, so he could be replaced with Sabretooth.

What role does Mephisto fill that Creed can replace him?
Actually could you break down the team itself? Its an interesting group.

Originally posted by riv6672
* Wolverine - represents the mutant community

what?! lol... 🙂

Dr Strange
Ghost Rider(Blaze)
Silver Surfer
Adam Warlock
Franklin Richards/Adult
Shaman/Alpha Flight

Green Arrow
G.L Scott
Cyborg
Zatana
Hawkman
Ray Palmer
Aquaman

Originally posted by dyajeep
what?! lol... 🙂

Originally posted by riv6672
What?

i don't want him representing the mutant community, considering those things he did in Schism and AvX... but that's just me, bro... to each his own... 🙂

Ah.
Thought you had other reasons. 👆

Loki
Red Skull
Apocalypse
Dr Doom
Kang
Thanos