The Cape-Killers, officially identified as the Superhuman Restraint Unit, is a

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special operations unit appearing in

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s published by

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, designed by

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'' (vol. 3) #43 (August 2006)

History

S.H.I.E.L.D. version

The Superhuman Restraint Unit are foot soldiers of

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introduced during the "

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, where they were sent to bring in rogue superheroes.''

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'' (vol. 5) #22 (September 2006)''

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'' #23 (October 2006)''New Avengers'' #22 (September 2006) The group is disbanded by

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as of the " Dark Reign" storyline.

Second version

The Cape-Killers are revived by

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agent Julia Gao during the "

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" storyline. Enforcing the Anti-Vigilante Act enacted by

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, Gao recruits several supervillains like Electro,

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, Taskmaster, and Hightail into the Cape Killers in exchange for pardons.'' Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #6 (July 2023) After the Anti-Vigilante Act is repealed, the Cape-Killers are disbanded as per

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's orders.

Known teams and members

S.H.I.E.L.D. version

* 9-6 - An unlicensed hero recovery team. * Agent Abrams - The leader of a failed mission to capture

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, during which he was killed. * Agent Cleery''Captain America'' (vol. 5) #23 (January 2007) * Agent Doug - Security for the

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. * Aerial Company C & Aerial Company E - Posted in the

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". * Clyde Dobronski *

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* Force Unit 9 - Guards of

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.''New Avengers'' #25 (December 2006) *

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''Civil War'' #1 (July 2006) * Major Tom Aramaki - The leader of a

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unit. * Team Cobra - A team which included Commander Gabriel Jones and Agent Whitman. * Team 1 & Team 2 - Two teams that were assigned to the

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. *

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* Special Agent Marquez and Agent McAllister *

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''Avengers: The Initiative'' #1 (June 2007)

Second version

* Julia Gao - An NYPD agent who is the second task force's founder and commander. * Electro * Gust - A teenage girl with aerokinetic abilities who was arrested for violating the Powers Act and is forced to work with the Cape Killers in exchange for freedom.''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #13 (February 2024) * Hightail - A

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speedster and former criminal who is forced to work with the Cape Killers.''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #10 (November 2023) *

* Taskmaster

In other media

* The Cape-Killers appear in '' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2''. * A variation of the Cape-Killers appears in the '' Avengers Assemble'' multi-part episode "Civil War" where they're headed by

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References

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