The Defenders were a group made up of individualistic "outsiders" from across the Multiverse who were recruited by Doctor Strange to stop Wanda Maximoff, who was controlled by the Darkhold, from stealing America Chavez's powers to reunite with her children and unleashing Chthon to fulfill the "Scarlet Witch" prophecy. During the final battle, the team, consisting of Strange, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Mr. Fantastic, Blade, Ms. Marvel and Ghost Rider, fought against Karl Mordo's forces and were successful in apprehending Maximoff and swaying her from the Darkhold's influence, only to learn that she was controlled by Mephistopheles, who sought to control her and use her powers for his plans of domination. After the Ghost Rider freed Maximoff from Mephisto's control, the team brought Maximoff to Clint Barton's care after she destroyed every copy of the Darkhold in the Multiverse and each member returned to their respective universes.
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Doctor Strange[]
- Name: Stephen Vincent Strange
- Species: Human
- Reality: Earth-199999
- Status: Alive
- Description: Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange, M.D., Ph.D is the Sorcerer Supreme and a Master of the Mystic Arts. Originally a brilliant but arrogant neurosurgeon, Strange was involved in a car accident that resulted in his hands becoming crippled and embarked on a journey to Kamar-Taj, where he was trained by the Ancient One in the ways of Magic and the Multiverse. Following the death of the Ancient One and the defeat of Dormammu, Strange then became the new protector for the Sanctum Sanctorum and soon learned about the Infinity Stones and Thanos' plan to gain all of them to cause a universal genocide and please Death. Strange joined the fight against Thanos, where he willingly handed over the Time Stone and allowed him to enact the Decimation, killing Strange and half of the universe. Five years later, Strange and all the rest of Thanos' victims were resurrected by the Avengers and joined the Battle of Earth against an alternate Thanos. A year later, Strange offered his aid to Peter Parker, whose identity was unmasked by Quentin Beck, but inadvertently unleashed enemies of Spider-Man from across the Multiverse. Strange then cast a spell to return the visitors back to their universes, but also at the cost of making everyone, including himself, forget Parker's existence. A few months later, Strange came across America Chavez, a teenager with the ability to travel through the Multiverse. While investigating these threats, Strange learned that Wanda Maximoff, who fell under the influence of the Darkhold, was responsible. As Maximoff was determined to claim Chavez, Strange and Chavez were sent spiraling through the multiverse, where they were eventually arrested by the Illuminati. With the help of a Christine Palmer variant, Strange and Chavez located the Darkhold's antithetical, the Book of Vishanti, only for Maximoff to destroy it and abduct Chavez, banishing Strange and Palmer to an incursioned universe. Upon defeating that reality's Strange, Strange enlisted the help of Strange enlisted the help of Ghost Rider and other heroes across the Multiverse and utilized the Darkhold to dreamwalk into the corpse of Defender Strange in order to rescue Chavez. With their help, Strange managed to free Maximoff, only to find out she was being controlled by Mephistopheles, who promised her to reclaim her children in exchange of helping him cause the Apocalypse across the Multiverse. After Maximoff destroyed the Darkhold Castle, Strange and the multiversal heroes brought her to the Barton Homestead, where she remained under Clint Barton's care. Strange parted ways with the multiversal heroes and took Chavez, who decided to stay in their universe, under his care and teach her in the Mystic Arts.
Spider-Man[]
- Name: Peter Benjamin Parker
- Species: Human
- Reality: Earth-96283
- Status: Alive
- Description: Peter Benjamin Parker is a former high school student living in Queens who acquired superhuman abilities after receiving a bite from a genetically-engineered spider during a school field trip. After failing to stop a burglar from killing his Uncle Ben, Parker decided to honor his memory and began operating in New York as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Parker's secret life lead to many encounters with multiple villains throughout his career, such as Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Sandman and Venom. He also began dating his childhood crush Mary Jane Watson and dealt with his troubled friendship with Harry Osborn. Following Osborn's death and his separation with Watson, Parker started a relationship with a cat burglar named Felicia Hardy. A few years later, after being transported to an alternate universe due to Doctor Strange's failed spell, Parker learned that Osborn, Octavius and Marko had also traversed universes and joined forces with his alternate selves to cure them from their afflictions. Parker then stopped his younger counterpart from killing Osborn, only to get injured by him. After all of their enemies had been cured, Spider-Man bid farewell to his alternate selves before being returned to his home reality by Strange. A few months later, Parker found himself in an another multiversal crisis, where he was recruited by Doctor Strange to stop Wanda Maximoff's crusade against the Multiverse and save America Chavez. Joined by Strange as well as other interdimensional heroes, Spider-Man aided in the ensuing fight against Maximoff and comforted her alongside Strange and the other heroes after she was freed from Mephisto's control. After Maximoff destroyed every copy of the Darkhold throughout the Multiverse and was left at Clint Barton's care, Parker was once again brought back to his home reality by Strange.
Wolverine[]
- Name: James "Logan" Howlett
- Species: Mutant
- Reality: Earth-10005
- Status: Alive
- Description: James "Logan" Howlett, also known to as The Wolverine, is a mutant born with retractable forearm claws, enhanced physical parameters, and a powerful healing factor. Having fought in multiple wars, Howlett joined the Weapon X program, where he had adamantium grafted to his skeleton and his memories erased. Spending years wondering the world, Logan was approached by Professor Charles Xavier to join the X-Men and fight for the peaceful coexistence of mutants and humans, facing off against Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants and finding out more about his past. After killing Jean Grey, a guilt-ridden Logan left the X-Men and isolated himself to the Canadian Wilderness, before he was approached by Xavier and Magneto to fight in war against the Sentinels. Logan played a key part in creating the new timeline by traveling to 1973 to help the younger Xavier and preventing the apocalyptic future. Later, Logan was one of the multiversal heroes recruited by Doctor Strange to stop Wanda Maximoff's war against the Multiverse and save America Chavez. Logan, having been familiar to alternate realities due to his time traveling adventure with the X-Men, joined Strange as well as other multiversal heroes in the fight against Maximoff and comforted her alongside Strange and the other heroes after she was freed from Mephisto's control. After Maximoff destroyed the Darkhold Castle and was brought to Clint Barton's care, Logan was brought back to his home reality by Strange.
Mr. Fantastic[]
- Name: Reed Richards
- Species: Human
- Reality: Earth-121698
- Status: Alive
- Description: Reed Richards is a well-renowned scientist who was considered to be the smartest man on Earth and the team leader of the Fantastic Four, going by the name of Mister Fantastic. After being exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation through the cosmic cloud, Richards and his friends suffered mutations in their bodies and began using their powers for the good of mankind. Throughout their earlier days as the Fantastic Four, the group encountered Doctor Doom, who became their greatest enemy, and Richards repaired his relationship with Susan Storm. During this period, The Fantastic Four were recognized as heroes and celebrities and went on many adventures together, while Richards met an alternate version of himself and formed the Council of Reeds, composed of every version of himself in the Multiverse. One day, Richards found himself recruited by Doctor Strange to stop Scarlet Witch's crusade against the Multiverse and learned about the death of his alternate self. Due to his knowledge of the multiverse, Richards joined Strange and other heroes across the Multiverse in the fight against Scarlet Witch and played a key part in defeating Maximoff and saving America Chavez. After Maximoff destroyed all copies of the Darkhold in the Multiverse and was brought to Clint Barton's care, Richards parted ways with his newfound friends and was brought back to his home reality by Strange, where he witnessed the birth of his daughter, Valeria, alongside Susan.
Blade[]
- Name: Eric Brooks
- Species: Human/Vampire Hybrid
- Reality: Earth-26320
- Status: Alive
- Description: Eric Cross Brooks is a half-human/half-vampire who gained his abilities after his mother was bitten by Deacon Frost during childbirth was taken in by Abraham Whistler, who taught him to control his powers and trained him to become a vampire hunter, eventually operating as the Daywalker Blade. Throughout his career as the vampire-killing vigilante, Blade confronted multiple adversaries, such as Frost, Jared Nomak and Drake. However, Whistler was killed in the ensuing war. Affected by his mentor's death, Blade faked his death and isolated himself from the world, continuing his long-lasting battle against the vampire race. Years later, Blade found himself being one of the multiversal heroes recruited by Doctor Strange to stop Wanda Maximoff's war against the Multiverse. Blade joined Strange and the other multiversal heroes in stopping Maximoff and rescuing America Chavez and found out that Mephisto was the one who controlled Maximoff, casuing her wreck havoc in Westview and planning to cause the Apocalypse across the Multiverse. After Maximoff destroyed the Darkhold Castle, Blade brought her to Clint Barton's care alongside Strange, Wong and the other heroes. Blade then parted ways with Strange and his teammates and returned to his home universe, where he resumed his ongoing war against the vampire race.
Ms. Marvel[]
- Name: Carol Susan Jane Danvers
- Species: Human/Kree Hybrid
- Reality: Earth-61616
- Status: Alive
- Description: Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a former United States Air Force Major who, upon being exposed to the Kree energy, obtained cosmic powers and was turned into a Kree-Human hybrid. Operating as the superheroine Ms. Marvel, Danvers served as a member of the Avengers and aided the Illuminati and her fellow heroes during the battle against Thanos before before the Illuminati stopped him on Titan and executed Doctor Strange. Following the death of the Illuminati members, Danvers was contacted by a variant of Strange, who recruited her to stop Scarlet Witch's crusade against the Multiverse. Danvers assisted Strange and other interdimensional heroes in the ensuing battle against the Scarlet Witch and later learned that Mephisto was the one who controlled Maximoff. After Maximoff destroyed the Darkhold Castle and was brought to Clint Barton's care, Danvers was brought back to her home reality by Strange, where she attended the funeral of the Illuminati members.
Ghost Rider[]
- Name: Johnathon Blaze
- Species: Human
- Reality: Earth-121347
- Status: Alive
- Description: Johnathon "Johnny" Blaze is a former stunt motorcyclist who sold his soul to the demon Mephistopheles to spare the life of his father, Barton Blaze. After his father was killed in a motorcycle incident, Blaze was imbued with the fallen archangel Zarathos, becoming the Ghost Rider. In his past encounters with Mephisto, Blaze defeated his son Blackheart and saved Nadya Ketch and her son from him, thwarting his plans. In years following Mephisto's defeat, Blaze gained access to the angelic powers of the Ghost Rider as well as traversing the Multiverse through Zarathos. Later, Ghost Rider, having sensed Mephisto's presence through Wanda Maximoff, agreed to help Doctor Strange defeat Maximoff and rescue America Chavez. Blaze then joined forces with Strange and the other multiversal heroes to stop Maximoff's crusade and save Chavez from her grasp. Blaze was able to free Maximoff from Mephisto's control and comforted her alongside Strange and the other heroes. After Maximoff all copies of the Darkhold throughout the Multiverse, Blaze, alongside Strange, Wong and the other heroes, brought Maximoff to Clint Barton's care and returned to his universe shortafter, remaining in contact with Strange and becoming a close ally to him.
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Trivia[]
- In the comics, The Defenders were formed by Doctor Strange to combat mystic and supernatural threats. The original members of the team included Strange, Hulk and Namor. Other superheroes began joining the team as well, such as Clea, Silver Surfer, Valkyrie and Luke Cage. Following the success of the Netflix show, a new, street-level version of the team was formed to stop crime in New York, with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist serving as founding memebers.
Behind The Scenes[]
- The Defenders is the second live-action incarnation of the team, following an incarnation of the team within the MCU with the same name.
- This iteration of the team takes cues from the original Defenders team from the comics, as well as the New Avengers team, Secret Defenders team and Guardians of The Multiverse from What If...?.
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Defenders on the Marvel Wiki
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