Stormwatch Vol 3 11

"Devolver": In the distant past, the Neanderthals lost their war against humanity. The surviving remnants formed a secret society called The Hidden People with the intent to one day fight against humanity and win. Stormwatch has fought against them for centuries trying to keep them from achievin

"Devolver"
Stormwatch Vol 3 #11
September, 2012
Executive Editor	Eddie Berganza
Cover Artists	Scott Clark David Beaty Pete Pantazis
Devolver
Writers	Peter Milligan
Pencilers	Ignacio Calero Eduardo Pansica
Inkers	Sean Parsons Walden Wong Eber Ferreira Rob Hunter Julio Ferreira
Colorists	Guy Major Nathan Eyring
Letterers	Rob Leigh
Editors	Pat McCallum Sean Mackiewicz
Previous Issue	Stormwatch Vol 3 # 10
Next Issue	Stormwatch Vol 3 # 12

Name's Midnighter. And here's where I tear out your carotid atery.

— Midnighter

Stormwatch (Volume 3) #11 is an issue of the series Stormwatch (Volume 3) with a cover date of September, 2012. It was published on July 4, 2012.

Synopsis for "Devolver"

In the distant past, the Neanderthals lost their war against humanity. The surviving remnants formed a secret society called The Hidden People with the intent to one day fight against humanity and win. Stormwatch has fought against them for centuries trying to keep them from achieving their goal.

By the present day, the Hidden People continue their quest at a local refinery where they gather gas for their weapon. Stormwatch is there but is unable to stop them before they get away.

Back at the Eye of the Storm, The Engineer searches for answers concerning The Hidden People. She begins to research the demise of the previous Stormwatch team which included Agent Luna, Big Band, Von Z, and her predecessor the original Engineer, Archie Trundle. As she scans Trundle's corpse for memories, she remembers how she became The Engineer after being involved in an accident that destroyed most of her body. She also remembers how her and Harry Tanner started a relationship and he helped her accept her new form.

Elsewhere, Harry Tanner is busy enhancing The Fox in order to become his new partner. The Projectionist taunts Tanner for the use of his powers and the scope of his plans. She then calls out his relationship with The Engineer and almost loses her tongue to his blade for it.

Stormwatch catches up with The Hidden People but they've completed their Devolver device and it starts devolving the teammembers. The Engineer absorbs the Devolver in order to shut it down and later, literally throws up its remains.

The Hidden People regroup and reveal that they wanted The Engineer to absorb the device and now they wait to see how it affects her.

Appearing in "Devolver"

Featured Characters:

• StormWatch
  • Apollo
  • The Engineer (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
  • Jack Hawksmoor
  • Jenny Quantum
  • Martian Manhunter
  • Midnighter

Supporting Characters:

• Stormwatch's past incarnations
  • Stormwatch's 13th Century incarnation (Flashback only)
  • Stormwatch's 1425 incarnation (Flashback only)
  • StormWatch's 20th Century incarnation (Deceased) (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only)
    • Big Band (Single appearance)
    • Engineer (Archie Trundle) (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Also as a corpse)
    • Agent Luna (Single appearance)
    • Agent Von Z (Single appearance) (Also as a corpse)

Antagonists:

• Eminence of Blades (Harry Tanner) (Flashback and main story)
• The Fox
• Neanderthals
  • The Hidden People (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
  • Bloodline (Wulfwin) (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
    • Bloodline's 13th Century incarnation (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
    • Bloodline's 20th Century incarnation (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
    • Bloodline's 2012 incarnation (Single appearance)
  • Flame (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
    • Flame's 13th Century incarnation (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
    • Flame's 1944 incarnation (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
    • Flame's 2012 incarnation (Single appearance)
  • The Priest (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • Soul (Guy of Yorkshire) (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
    • Soul's 13th Century incarnation (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
    • Soul's 1944 incarnation (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
    • Soul's 2012 incarnation (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• British Army (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Projectionist (Adele Benson)
• Untitled (Cameo)
• Angels (Mentioned only)
• Guy of Yorkshire's parents (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Nazis (Mentioned only)
• Pterodactyls (Mentioned only)
• Shadow Lords (Mentioned only)
• Wulfwin's father (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Virgin Mary (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Hyperspace
• Prime Earth
  • 30000 Years Ago
    • Earth
  • 12th Century
    • England
      • Wiltshire
        • Stonehenge
      • Yorkshire (Mentioned only)
  • 13th Century (Flashback only)
  • 1425
    • Europe
      • Unnamed Crusader Castle (Flashback only) (Destroyed) (Cameo)
  • 1944
    • France (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • 2012
    • Antarctica
    • North Sea
      • Sea Glory Gas Platform (Single appearance)
    • United States of America
      • Earthbound Angel (Single appearance)

Items:

• Dark Matter
• The Devolver (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
• Mind-Gun (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Vehicles:

• Eye of the Storm
• Stormwatch Plane (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Destroyed)

Events:

• World War II (Flashback only)

Concepts:

• Century Babies
• Magic
  • Fire of the Hidden People
• Metahumans
• Middle Ages (Flashback only)
• Teleport Doors
  

Notes

• The first Stormwatch's incarnation shown in this issue obviously belongs to the 13th Century due to the one from 14th Century, which is shown in Stormwatch (Volume 3) #0, featuring different members.
• Jenny Quantum "devolving" into sparks is obviously a reference to the previous Century Baby, Jennifer Sparks which also makes her first appearance in Stormwatch (Volume 3) #0.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Stormwatch series
• Images from Stormwatch Vol 3 11

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