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I was presuming it was the Sentry.

There’s no way Sentry gets out of Siege alive, let alone in a position to be redeemed.

Sentry worked much better as a one-off limited series, and needs to be killed off.

Stryfe…

I was thinking Cloak. But Moon Knight would be cooler.

The first one can’t be the Beast because the beast only has 3 fingers and a thumb on each hand since going through his second mutation to his cat-like form

Moon Knight is a very good, and intriguing guess for this one though

Yeah, it’s probably Moon Knight. Although somebody on Newsarama mentioned the Hood. THAT could be interesting.

Strikes me more as The Hood.

The first one can’t be the Beast because the beast only has 3 fingers and a thumb on each hand since going through his second mutation to his cat-like form

He has had four fingers and a thumb on his fingers in all the non-Greg Land issues of Uncanny and, most importantly, he had four fingers and a thumb in the Heroic Age promotional drawing by Jimmy Cheung, which is a pretty strong indicator (heck, forget “pretty strong,” it’s an excellent indicator) as to how Marvel currently sees him, finger-wise.

I mean, I know logically it makes no sense for it to be The Hood, but in comics we’ve had the general public accepting Lex Luthor as President and Norman Osborn and his Thunderbolts as national heroes, so I don’t rule out plot developments as being possible just because they’re stupid.

A stretch…but perhaps Taskmaster?

The top left part of the cape where you can see through and it looks like Starhawk’s yellow angle ribbon thing is probably a big clue.

I love Moon Knight. He is Egypt’s greatest hero/slave. It’s a disgrace that he’ll have to work with Beast, though.

Moon Knight seems quite plausible. And he has been an Avenger before.

“Secret” implies that it won’t be a public team, so I’m guessing it’s a reformed (or quasi-reformed) villain. The Hood might make sense, in a post-Cabal world. As far as a rationale goes, just say that the whole Dormammu thing coupled with SIEGE convinced him to make an attempt to go straight. God knows we’ve seen flimsier.

Here’s hoping that the image is of Cloak – Moon Knight is epically boring…

Squashua’s spot on about the top left part of the cape thing. Rules out Moon Knight big time.
Starhawk’s a good guess though. But my money’s on…. Sleepwalker!!!!

I’m going to go with Taskmaster also, but I can’t actually see him giving a crap about redemption. I don’t think he would feel like he needed redemption anyway. Okay, so it’s probably not Taskmaster, but I’m hoping since I find Moon Knight to be kind of boring.

If it’s Moon Knight, it’s kind of an odd position for him. The wide stance, arms at the side, and bent over posture don’t scream badass normal. I’d expect him in more of an action pose.

Likewise, it doesn’t seem like Cloak either. He’s usually wrapped in the cloak and doesn’t usually do such wide open stances.

The big cape/cloak and the redemption quote are the only real clues we have. Dr. Strange is possible since he needs redemption from using black magic. I suppose an outside possibility would be the Shroud,

I suppose Norman could do something in Siege that send Taskmaster on a redemption run, but nothing we know of the character really screams redemption. He’s not ever all that bad. It could even be argued he hasn’t committed many crimes at all, since all he does is train guys to fight. What they do with those skills is their business.

the hood.

The Hood seems to be Bendis’ pet project. He seems insistent on pushing him as a top villain, so I don’t think he’ll be in a book by another writer.

Considering Mike Daedato (forgive the spelling if wrong) is doing the art, I’d guess SENTRY. That is a pose he has drawn Sentry in more than once.

Actuely i am thinking its scarlet witch trying to finaly make up for avengers disasembled and also m day since. Bendis really messed up Wandaanda. this would be a chance to let her redeem herself

It actually looks like two people in the picture to me. notice how the legs splayed out at the bottom suggest that it is someone (whose head would be the shape on the left) is holding someone else, a bit like the Superman holding Supergirl image from Crisis on Infinite Earths.
I would think possibly Taskmaster holding the body of someone who dies in Siege?

I’m thinking it’s Dr. Strange. Sure the silhouette is off model, but that was the “Old” Dr. Strange, and one thing we know about Stephen Strange is that, at the moment, he could use a dose of redemption.

Hobgoblin!

Actually , the pose is perfect for a goblin on a glider. Harry, perhaps?

I thought it couls be sentry as well,but who knows

It’s pretty clearly Beast.

Those look like claws on the end of his/her fingers – or long nails at least. That would suggest someone who is bestial, or perhaps a female. Scarlett Witch maybe?

1. Doctor Strange
2. Moon Knight
3. Taskmaster

My first and second thoughts were Sentry and Strange….but Moon Knight would be a dream come true.

taskmaster

Didn’t the Defenders have a yellow Gargoyle/Devil-type character? (The name escapes me – I didn’t really collect those issues.) Isaac or something? I don’t mean the Son of Satan. The claw-fingernail kind of reminds me vaguely of that character.

Longshot, but why not the Shroud?

Dang, I figured I’d be the only one to suggest Shroud, but Carl beat me to it. I’d say Taskmaster is a possibility. And for my dark horse pick I say Prowler.

Craig B.: Yes, the Defenders had a character named Gargoyle, aka Isaac Christianson. However, you’re all wrong: it’s really another character from DeMatteiss’ Defenders run. It’s Simon Eric Payne, Devil-Slayer! (probably not, but he was an awesome and underused character)

My first thought was TaskMaster, too

i have been a bit out of the comic book world, but could it actually be magneto?

although i like moon knoght and taskmaster, so either one would be ok, or better yet give taskmaster another series, his limited series was awesome

This is my first post and I strangely feel the need to use it to weigh in on this. The sharp point on the top left does definitely appear to be seperate from the cape. A weapon for Taskmaster maybe? I’d like Moon Knight better and my first thoughts were Cloak or Shroud, but I love me some Tasky too. Also I’m tired of reading people talk about pointed nails. The part that looks like a long pointed nail (on his left hand) looks more (to me at least) like a part of the cape off in the distance behind the character, especiall in the blown up shot.

I’m guessing either The Sentry (although that doesn’t see likely, with the way Siege is going) or Dr. Strange. Moon Knight would be way out of left field. I understand he has his fans, but I don’t really care for the character and he doesn’t seem to be a team kind of guy.

Spawn???

Peace.

Thanks, Roman. Glad to know my memory isn’t totally gone.

Seeing the cloak and the tagline, I thought it might be Scarlet Witch, but the limbs look too masculine to me.

I hope it is Taskmaster, but that wouldn’t make much sense unless he does something really bad in Seige. He’s not a guy who seems too concerned with morality and redemption.

Wait a second… Wide stance. Seeks redemption.

Former Senator Larry Craig!

I think the Taskmaster could easily work for the good guys. He’ll work for anyone who pays him. But I don’t see him caring about redemption.
Somebody suggested the Prowler. He is horribly under-used, but I’m not aware of any reason he would be worrying about redemption these days.
I don’t understand why so many people keep suggesting Strange. It looks nothing like him. The posture is completely wrong, and the cape is the wrong design. If it is Strange, then the artist is incompetent and needs to be replaced.

Seriously, give it up, Sleepwalker. No redemption for you!

I would shit my pants with joy if it was Sleepwalker. Really, I would.

i was thinking Cloak, which would be awesome!!! but Sleepwalker might be even sweeter. Moon Knight… meh.

my guesses are Justice or Borther Voodoo

Although it looks most like Creeper

Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan, has got the right cape, and the need for redemption… on the other hand, magic users never really work well in Avengers books (I’m excepting Wanda, as her powers’ explanations have wandered around so much over the years)

Cloak has no particular need for redemption, Taskmaster is not the type to worry about such matters, and I don’t think the see-through edge is anything more significant that a stray strand of fabric.

It’s quite probably Moon Knight, although I wouldn’t rule out the Hood either.

I’m with Moon Knight as well. It could be the Hood … but is the Hood ever really posed without his pistols drawn?

Moon Knight is indeed awesome.

The first person that popped in my mind was Scarlet Witch, as Chad and someone else suggested. It’s about time for her to make a proper reappearance in the MU.

Hobgoblin.

My first thought was Goblin-esque. No way it’s Norman, and Roderick Kingsley doesn’t sit quite well, either. Maybe it’s Harry?

and I don’t think the see-through edge is anything more significant that a stray strand of fabric.

Agreed.

I haven’t read Moon Knight in a while, but doesn’t his cape form a cresent moon? I always remember the distinctness of the cape. This cape looks kind of torn, kind of like Spawn or Ragmans.

I reckon it’s the Shroud. Moon Knight has his own book, but the Shroud’s not being used right now, and thus is a good property-for-development character. Also, the ragged cape fits.

My hope is the Shroud because:

1. The redemption bit fits…sort of. During his time with the Night Shift, the Shroud was masquerading as a criminal and allowing criminals and other misfits (Jack Russell) to atone for their crimes.

2. Assuming that Steve Rogers leads the Secret Avengers, Cap and the Shroud have a somewhat long history.
The Shroud was a part of the anti-registration heroes and has several long standing relationships with past and present Avengers.

3. The outline depicted resembles the Shroud much more than Moon Knight.

I assume it’ll be Moon Knight because of the way Moon Knight is being depicted lately. It just makes more
sense to have him on this team.

Brubaker has said that it is NOT Cloak.

I think it is Doc Voodoo.

I was thinknig Sentry or Taskmaster, too…

Particularly following Taskmaster’s recent story arc in Avengers: The Initiative…

Then again, how about Justice?

Moonknight makes much more sense than my initial guess of Sentry.

Several people beat me to this, but I’m all about this being Shroud. Redemption has been his M.O. from the start and would be a good way to mix up the lineup. I would think that the Secret Avengers should be made up on non past Avengers types.

First the left corner of the cape IS definitely significant. Second, Hood would be in Thunderbolts not the Heroic Age Avengers, c’mon. I hope it’s Doc Strange but it’s probably the extremely intolerable Sentry (which gos completely against my first point).

And now Quesada has kind of eliminated Doc Voodoo.

A couple of others have said this, but my first thought was The Hood as well…

Norman Osborn

I vote Shroud.

I can’t believe nobody’s said Doom yet.

Where’s Morbius these days?

Where’s Morbius these days?

Supporting cast member in Punisher.

Other folks added the following members along with Moon Knight:

-Valkyrie (for the capped femme that some think is Ms. Marvel dressed as Senteress)
-Beast (the first teaser image)
-Nova (the last image who could also be confused with Captain Britain or War Machine, but Bru has said “no” to Noh-Varr as being it on twitter)

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I’m going with moon knight not only because the tagline fits, but even the background colors hint at moon knights costume. although I will agree with some of the afformentioned comments that that is a very unusual pose for the Moon Knight.

Other people I think it could be, but am on the fence about are the following:

1: The Shroud: Although he seems unlikely because he’s been somewhat out of the comics loops since his civil war stint with the prowler, Arachne, and Miss Marvel, that pose, the way the costume forms (particularly the wildness and sheer size of the cape, which was always, traditionally, considerably larger than moon knights), and because Redemption has never been his motive, but moreso vengeance against evil doers (his story, despite the fact that people normally liken Moon Knight to Batman, is much more like Batman’s than moon knight will ever be), makes it unlikely. But the other thing going for the shroud that could work for him are that he’s always been a double agent type: even when he was more on scene during his night shift days in the west coast avengers saga, and his ability to manipulate darkness to form illusions, make him a very likely candidate. plus, the tip of the cowl hints more at him as well.

2. The hood. It definitely is Bendis’ pet project, as well as a character that would most likely, other than moon knight, seek redemption, but the pose, size and styling of the character silhouetted in the picture just don’t fit. would be nice to see him as an antihero, though.

3. sleep walker. Although, up until recently, sleep walker never had such a long hood and cowl, the idea of him seeking redemption after his human host died would make some sense, and would also give this secret avengers team a much needed magic/psychic boost. but of all the characters listed, he seems the least likely.

I would just like to point out that although all these characters do have a motive for being a part of the avengers, one idea my friends and I were discussing makes moon knight the prime contender for this slot on the Avengers. That idea was that this team need his financial backing. This is especially true if you take into account that, most likely, even after tony retakes Stark Enterprises (which, at this point, I’d imagine is also conglomerated with Oscorp) after norman falls from grace, his company, and any ties it has to federal, private. corporate, or residential properties, stocks, and finances, will be in tatters, and will take him some time to recover.

Moon knight, on the other hand, since his return from Mexico, seems to not only have regained his wealth, but seemingly is back to the point where he was financially during Marc Spector: Moon Knight, in which Spector Corp was thriving, and all his other subsidiary companies and funds through his other identities, such as Grant Industries, were serving as high level secondary income, thus making him not only a billionaire, but allowing him to have multiple homes and bases constructed during that time, as well as an abundance of high tech weapons and gear (most of them, btw, being made of adamantium or antartic vibranium).

Many avengers may not be trusting of moon knight, but lets face it: during his highs and lows, moon knight has proven himself to be not only a valuable part of the avengers, but a powerful force of good so amazing, that even professor X remarked that he’s both in awe and frightened of Moon knight, and thor, when moon knights reputation was on the line as an avenger, and his status as one put him up on the chopping block, stood up for him more than anyone else, saying that he even reminded thor of the fact that not even a god can be everywhere, or be everything to everyone. that says a lot about a character who, for most of his career, was not only a b rate street level hero, but was essentially a normal human fighting with nothing more than the weapons on his belt and the occasional help of his friends.

don’t hate on moon knight. whether his sanity cracks and he goes back to one of his self loathing or violent lows, or he stays on the path of redemption that the road of the “ideal superhero” offers, one thing is clear: he’s seeking redemption, and after the chaos of all the events that have happened in the Marvel U since Avengers: Dissembled, this is Moon Knights time to shine, and, to paraphrase black widow’s eulogy on marc spector’s second death, to be the light in the dark for those who have lost their way, even if he doesn’t see it in himself.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Moon Knight.