Triumph Division


The Triumph Division is a team of fictional superhero characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in Invincible Iron Man #2. They were created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca.

Fictional Biography

The Triumph Division is the premier super group of the Philippines, based out of Triumph Tower in Manila. In the Philippines, super hero names are passed down from generation to generation along familial lines. The members of the Triumph Division train from birth to eventually assume the mantle of their predecessor. One incarnation of the Triumph Division was recently killed during a terror attack perpetrated by agents of Ezekiel Stane disguised as monks. Iron Man, as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., attended the funeral of one of the Triumph Division members, as did Thor.
Weeks later, Iron Man visited the new Triumph Division at the Triumph Hall, the successors of those killed in the suicide bombing, after which he declared that "the Philippines are in good hands."

Members

Red Feather

Red Feather is an apparent counterpart of Superman, his powers include superhuman strength, super speed and flight. He also appears to be able to create debilitating force waves by clapping his hands together. The Red Feather name is derived from the red maya, which was recognized as the national bird of the Philippines until 1995.

St. George

St. George takes his name from Saint George of Lydda. St. George's abilities include superhuman strength, a high-tech sword and armour which also gives him the ability of flight. It is confirmed in Invincible Iron Man #4 that he had a son with an unknown character.

Mighty Mother

Anitun

Anitun takes her name from the goddess Anitun Tabu of the Diwatas, a race of superhumanly powerful humanoid beings from Philippine Mythology. Centuries ago, the lightning goddess Anitun Tabu chose a mortal host to serve as her embodiment in the Earth realm; when the mortal host body dies, she chooses a new host from the same mortal bloodline. As the current mortal host of the goddess, Anitun possess "superhuman mastery of the storm," presumably including wind– and rain–based powers like her namesake deity. Anitun is hinted as being divine because Thor attended her funeral; and is discussed in a brief conversation with Iron Man.

Fighter One

The Wishing Man

The Wishing Man apparently has the ability to alter reality using verbal "wishes".

The Great Mongoose

Wave

Pearl Pangan grew up on the beaches of Mactan Island in Philippine's Cebu Province, where she developed a natural affinity for swimming. She became a high school swim champion and Olympic hopeful, but her athletic career was sidetracked due to her fighting at school. While working at a local fast food restaurant, Pangan was recruited by the Alontek company, which was looking for test subjects with swimming expertise to use in their experiments. During one of these experiments, Pearl was caught in an explosion when the Triumph Division raided Alontek's research facility. Discovering that the accident left her with the ability to control water molecules, Pearl was taken in by the Triumph Division and provided with hi-tech swords and armor, although members of the Triumph Division were wary of her formidable power and lack of discipline. Later, when fire goblins under the control of Queen Sindr of Muspelheim attacked the Philippines and other Asian nations, Wave assisted the international Agents of Atlas in defeating Sindr in China. Despite these efforts, she was later expelled from the Triumph Division for abandoning her post in the Philippines during the fire goblin attack.
Unlike other members of the Triumph Division, Wave was a new recruit and did not appear to inherit her powers or name along familial lines.

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