The primary villains players will ultimately face in the Marvel's Avengers game has been revealed to be the group known as A.I.M. Short for Advanced Idea Mechanics, the villainous collective was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Debuting in 1966's Strange Tales #146, they originally served as a branch of THEM (which itself emerged from within HYDRA) before ultimately transitioning into a worldwide menace in their own right. Described as a network of scientists and terrorist arms dealers, they have come up against every hero from Iron Man to the former Ms. Marvel. They have also been responsible for numerous memorable events in Marvel comics history.
Developed by Marvel and Square Enix, the Avengers gameplay trailer was released recently, teasing the game's official prologue almost in full. Getting fans even more excited with its blend of combat and super-powered dynamics, it also introduced such popular villains as Taskmaster.
Posting on their official Twitter , however, promise it will blow fans away. Check out the full, official confirmation below:
A.I.M has been adapted numerous times via animated adventures, with even more planned by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. As such, they have not been even mentioned since. That, however, could always change in Phases 4 or 5.
In the meantime, the news will surely delight fans eager to experience a different threat to HYDRA, no matter the medium. The inclusion of A.I.M as the main villains could, after all, open doors to some interesting potential plot threads. One of the group's most infamous creations is M.O.D.O.K - a being that fans have been eager to see adapted on the big screen. While this isn't quite the same as seeing him within the MCU, the potential opportunity of facing off against him in-game will be a worthy consolation to many.
Equally, the game could also feature players having to battle Super-Adaptoid - another A.I.M creation, which can mimic appearance and superpowers. A.I.M is also synonymous with developing the Cosmic Cube - a device capable of altering reality. As such, the game could feature numerous sequences on par with the fantastical hallucinations seen in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Whatever the case, eager fans will know for sure when Marvel's Avengers is released in 2020.
Source: Marvel's Avengers/Twitter
