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Originally Posted by Lord Pyre
I never knew she lead them at any point.  No real problems with the design. Not super interesting, but like you said, the character isn't much different. |
The Wasp was elected as chairman of the Avengers, a position she held for a long while, having been molded into a savvy and able leader. Janet and several other Avengers were among the group of heroes summoned to
Battleworld by the
Beyonder to fight in his
Secret Wars. During the conflict, the Wasp appeared to be seduced by
Magneto after he captured her, but she was merely playing along in order to find out his plans. Temporarily overpowering Magneto and his new allies the
X-Men, she escaped in an alien aircraft that soon crashed. Jan took refuge with the outcast
Lizard.
The Wrecker gravely wounded her when the
Wrecking Crew was dispatched by
Doctor Doom to retrieve the Lizard. Left in a death-like state, she was revived by the alien healer
Zsaji.
While Avengers chairman, Jan led the team in discovering
Jean Grey, an
X-Man long thought to be dead. Her teammate
Black Knight had an unrequited crush on her for some time, while another,
Hercules, chafed at being given orders by a woman.
The most serious test to the Wasp's leadership ability came when the
Masters of Evil under
Baron Helmut Zemo attacked and conquered
Avengers Mansion. Hercules was beaten into a coma by the Masters, and admitted to hospital, and Zemo sent two of the most powerful Masters,
Titania and
Absorbing Man to finish him off. With the help of the second
Ant-Man, the Wasp defeated the two far stronger villains. With every other active team member incapacitated and a small army of supervillains holding their headquarters, it was up to the Wasp to assemble a rescue squad and mount the assault to retake the mansion.