Team Name
The team has changed its name on several occasions. The Avenger Hawkeye first protests their use of the name "Avengers", and eventually the GLA are sent a cease-and-desist order by the Maria Stark Foundation. The team rename themselves the Lightning Rods after fellow super-team The Thunderbolts. While working for S.H.I.E.L.D., Mr. Immortal suggests a name-change to S.W.O.R.D., although ultimately the team's name is changed to The Great Lakes X-Men when its members collectively realize that they are all mutants.
After team member Flatman wins a superhero poker tournament, the GLA rename themselves The Great Lakes Champions. Following the events of Avengers: Civil War, the team now operates as The Great Lakes Initiative in the state of Wisconsin.
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Famous quotes containing the word team:
“Is my team ploughing,
That I was used to drive
And hear the harness jingle
When I was man alive?”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)
“Once a word is spoken, a team of four horse cannot retake it.”
—Chinese proverb.