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Ten years ago the world changed. People began to exhibit strange powers, using them for good and evil. Mutants became public knowledge, the Spider-Man was caught on film, and Captain America turned out to be just not a piece of propaganda. To deal with this influx of powered individuals, the UN made public knowledge the existence of SHIELD, a global peacekeeping organization. With the help of SHIELD, various heroes came together and formed teams, like the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Avengers.

For several years the battle between good and evil continued as usual, that was until a major revelation occurred. The Avengers discovered that SHIELD was secretly being controlled by HYDRA, a terrorist organization that dated back to World War Two. Now revealed, HYDRA decided to advance their plans, using the forces of SHIELD to attack most major government. With the combined power of several hero teams, HYDRA was defeated, with most of its leadership arrested. In the wake of this incident, the UN dissolved SHIELD, leaving the world without dedicated peace keepers.

With SHIELD gone, many criminal and terrorist groups began to expand. This would continue for several months until Nick Fury, the former head of SHIELD, contacted Captain America, the team leader of the Avengers. He suggested having the Avengers step up as the defender of the world, to which Cap eventually agreed. Thus they launched the NEO Initiative. All former and reserve members of the Avengers were called to rejoin the team, as were many former SHIELD technical staff and agents.

The main purpose of the NEO Initiative was to recruit new heroes, with the current members of the Avengers encouraged to sponsor a new hero. These new heroes would be based in Avengers Mansion New York on a probationary basis. They would be assigned missions to prove that they could be actual Avengers.

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1943: Project Rebirth creates Captain America, who quickly becomes a piece of propaganda.
1945: Captain America is MIA after destroying a HYDRA base in the Arctic.
1948: SHIELD is formed to prevent another world war.
1963: Mutants first start to appear.
1992: Mutants Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr first meet.
1998: Young scientist Bruce Banner is exposed to Gamma energy, becoming the Hulk.
2000: Thor comes to Earth to celebrate the new millennium, only to get into a fight with the Hulk.
2005: Charles Xavier opens the Xavier Institute for the Gifted, a school to help mutants.
2006: The Richards space mission is bombard with cosmic energy, transforming them into the Fantastic Four.
2009: Dr. Hank Pym discovers the Pym Particle.
2010: Several graduates of the Xavier Institute form the X-Men, a hero team that helps mutants.
2011: Spider-Man first appears in New York, becoming the first public superhero. Magneto forms the Brotherhood of Mutants.
2012: The Fantastic Four make their first public appearance, defeating a Skrull raiding party. The existence of SHIELD is admitted to by the UN Security Council.
2013: After a mass breakout of super-villains, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Ant-Man, and the Wasp team up as the Avengers to recapture them. The X-Men also become public after a heavily videoed fight with the Brotherhood of Mutants hits the internet.
2014: Captain America is found frozen in ice. He then joins the Avengers alongside many other new members as the team grows rapidly. The Avengers are put to the test when an AI named Ultron tries to end the world.
2015: The world discovers the existence of Atillan, an Inhuman city on the Moon. Mutant hunting robots called Sentinels are first created.
2016: The Avengers and X-Men fight over what to do with the Phoenix Force when it manifests itself on Earth. In the end the Phoenix host Jean Grey is seemingly killed and the Phoenix sealed away.
2018: The Fantastic Four create the Future Foundation, a think tank of the world’s smartest people with the goal of improving the world.
2020: It is discovered that SHIELD was secretly controlled by HYDRA. The Avengers defeat HYDRA, and SHIELD is disbanded.
2021: The Avengers start the NEO Initiative.
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[color=ed1c24]Rules:[/color]
- Abide by all rules of the Guild.
- This roleplay is PG-13, so no excessive violence or sexual material.
- No power gaming.
- This game only accepts Original Characters.
- One character per player at the start of the game.
- Any established Avenger can be a sponsor.
- Post character sheets here to be approved.
- Have fun!

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[color=ed1c24]Character Sheet:[/color]
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