Government team origins

[massey]

I prefer my government superteams to have a militaristic slant.  Of the dozen or more Project Sunburst-style experiments that have happened over the years, you'll at least get one or two successes (ala Captain Atom).  Add in a few people who have undergone a low-level augmentation program (Silver Avenger types), a super who is just naturally patriotic (or maybe just gets off on the chance to kill people with no consequences), and two or three highly trained agents who get handed a captured supervillain weapon (with some cosmetic changes), and you've got yourself a superteam.

 

Their mission is to be the public face of the government in times of great disaster.  Worried about Superman going rogue?  We have Extreme Force to protect us.  Giant asteroid going to crash into the Earth?  The government doesn't have to rely on independents, Extreme Force will stop it.  In addition to its public duties, the superteam can be dispatched to take out enemies of the state.

 

The problem, of course, is these teams always always always slip their leash.