MARVEL EARTH 600 4: THE FOUR AWAKENS

     As Characterfest winds down, let us travel far into the future with one of my favorite series to make: Marvel Earth 600! If you missed the three previous installments of alternate reality goodness, I suggest you click on each of their names below to go catch yourself up first:
MARVEL EARTH 600
MARVEL EARTH 600 2: RETURN OF THE FANON
MARVEL EARTH 600 3: THE DEADPOOL COMETH
Now, let's dive into a new future addition of Marvel Earth 600!

• The Four: a group of genetically inhanced super soldiers from Latveria, a grim future nation built on the spot of modern-day North America. Each member of the dystopic quartet commit crimes against the Latverian govenrment, led by the maniacle extraterrestrial Doom, and are taken into custody. When all hope seems lost, a rebellion breaks them out. These rebels, among which are formerly Latverian-employed scientist Harvey "Mole Man" Elder and skilled blind fighter Alicia Masters, know of the group and the bravely defiant acts that landed them in the slammer -- so they offer them a job. With help from Elder they become the Four, the ultimate weapon against Doom, and go on to fight for freedom for years to come.
• Doom: the ruler of Latveria and the son of Avengers foe Ultron Ultraron. After news of Ultron's defeat reaches the planet of Metallius, his followers are outraged and distraught. But once they learn of his young son Doom Ultraron, they realize they still have a chance at conquering the planet of Earth. Years they spend raising Doom to be the ultimate warrior-dictator and master of occult sorcery, and once they finally send him off at the age of 36, he succeeds. He crushes the democracy of the U.S. and builds his own cruel nation in its place, one he names after the Metallian god of war: Latvere. 
• Namor McKenzie: The leader of the underwater colony of ATLANTIS. The colony is founded by his parents, Leonard and Fen McKenzie, as a bubble-enclosed safehaven for those who wish to escape the tyrannical rule of Doom. But after the two pass away, Namor inherits the position of leader. While his parents' hearts had been in providing safety for the people, Namor's is simply in rising up and conquering Latveria. The young ruler wastes hundreds of lives in attacks on the surface world. He eventually comes into conflict with the Four, who find themselves fighting against two radical parties at once.

Alrighty, so that's that for this installment. Tune in next time when we return to the present of Earth 600 - and possibly encounter a dude whose name rhymes with Shmareshmevil.

The Four

Doom

Namor McKenzie