In Captain America, Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) is the great niece of Agent Peggy Carter. She follows in the legendary agent’s footsteps, working for S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Special Service as Agent 13 under the leadership of Nick Fury.

In Jessica Jones, Killgrave or Kilgrave (David Tennant) is the Purple Man, nemesis to Jessica Jones and the Daredevil. Born Kevin Thompson, his superpower allows him to verbally control nearly all those around him, which makes him one of the toughest villains to take down.

Squirrel Girl (real name Doreen Green) is an unlikely superhero, who possesses the ability to communicate with squirrels. Surprisingly, she’s able to use this so-called superpower to defeat major supervillains. She sometimes works solo, but has also teamed up with the Avengers and the New Warriors.

Rogue is a member of the X-Men. She possess one of the strongest powers, the ability to absorb the powers of other mutants. But she considers it a curse, forced to wear gloves and avoid physical contact with others like her lover Gambit.

In the Marvel Universe, Deadpool (aka Wade Wilson) is a mentally unstable mercenary. He’s hugely popular with comic fans as the merc with a mouth, frequently breaking the fourth wall. In the Wolverine movie, Ryan Reynolds also portrayed something that kind of resembled Deadpool, I guess…?

Kurt Wagner, better known as Nightcrawler, is a mutant who has the ability to teleport and crawl on walls. He’s the son of Mystique and the demonic warlord Azazel. He spent his early years with the circus but was later recruited by the X-men.