The People's Defense Force is the name of two fictional organizations appearing in

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s published by

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Fictional team history

Hungary version

The People's Defense Force is a team of Eastern European superbeings who are linked by the fact that they have individually fought

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during his earliest exploits as

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and

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. They operate as the People's Defense Force out of the

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Prison Superhuman Research Complex in the latter days of European communism. With Quicksilver, who is being manipulated by Maximus the Mad, the People's Defense Force attack the

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to get at Pym. They are defeated by

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China version

Following the breakup of China Force, the Chinese government established its version of the People's Defense Force by bringing together

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's most powerful metahumans. The People's Defense Force engaged Unspoken and are defeated where most of its members are killed in action. The surviving members encountered Quicksilver, Ban-Luck, and U.S. Agent who came to China to investigate an alliance between China and the

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. The People's Defense Force later appeared when they tried to apprehend the Royal Inhuman Diplomatic Mission when they come to China to investigate a Skyspear there.''All-New Inhumans'' #5 (March 2016). Marvel Comics.

Members

Hungary version members

Members of the People's Defense Force included: * Beasts of Berlin - The Beasts of Berlin are a group of

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s mutated to human intelligence and speech by Communist scientists and speech. They operate as a team. The Beasts first appear in ''Tales to Astonish'' #60 (Oct 1964). * Madame X (Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky) - Madame X is a patriot and spy for the communist Hungarian government. She first appears in ''Tales to Astonish'' #32 (Oct 1962). * Scarlet Beetles - The Scarlet Beetles are normal beetles that have been mutated to a size of 10-feet and given human intelligence and speech. The Scarlet Beetles first appear in ''Tales to Astonish'' #39 (Jan 1963). * El Toro (Antonio Rojo) - El Toro is Cuba's first super agent and an early opponent of Henry Pym. He first appears in ''Tales to Astonish'' #54 (Apr 1963) *

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(Jason Lorne Cragg) - The Voice is a man whose voice can make people who hear him believe that he's speaking the truth. Voice first appears in ''Tales to Astonish'' #42 (Apr 1963).

China version members

* Collective Man - Leader. He is actually identical quintuplets who can merge into one person that has the collective strength, speed, endurance, and agility. * Lady of Ten Suns - A superhero with energy-based abilities, flight, forcefield projection, healing powers, heat generation, holographic projection, and light projection. * Most Perfect Hero - A superhero with flight. He was killed in battle against Unspoken. * Ninth Immortal - A superhero with immortality and invulnerability. He was killed in battle against Unspoken. * Princess of Clouds - A superhero with flight and light projection. She was killed in battle against Unspoken. *

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- A former supervillain with radioactive abilities. He joined the group after

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had him deported back to China. * Scientific Beast - He wears an advanced suit of armor that enables him to fly and has other abilities that haven't been demonstrated. * Spirit Animal - He can control and manipulate the animal life around him.