a headquarters. They were mentioned by Storm as possible back-up while Rachel Summers was investigating in Madripoor. The Winter Guard was apparently destroyed by The Intelligencia, who tested their ultimate weapon The Zero Cannon on the unsuspecting heroes. However they were later seen to have survived. During the "Monsters Unleashed" storyline, the Winter Guard were seen fighting monsters that were attacking Moscow. The Winter Guard is later reassembled with Ursa Major, Crimson Dynamo, Red Guardian, Darkstar, Vostok, Perun, Chernobog and Red Widow. Members Their current membership is: Ursa Major – A mutant who can transform into a humanoid bear. Crimson Dynamo V – Russia's answer to the Iron Man armor. Dmitiri Bukharin is the current leader of the Winter Guard. Darkstar – Laynia Petrovna, a mutant who can draw power from the Darkforce Dimension. She has died once and was later resurrected. Red Guardian – Nicolai Krylenko, also known as Vanguard, formerly led the Winter Guard as the Red Guardian. A mutant with the power to reflect energy at his attackers. The original Darkstar's brother, he has also died once already and was later resurrected. Vostok – A robot with the power to control machines. Also known as Sputnik. Chernobog - The Slavic God of Chaos and Night. Perun - The Slavic God of Thunder and Lightning. Red Widow - The product of the same Red Room as Black Widow, Red Widow is the team's contact with the Russian government and has been known to overrule Crimson Dynamo's leadership on this basis. Previous members Darkstar II – Sasha Roerich, a red-haired & short-lived replacement for Petrovna who was bestowed Darkstar's power. Darkstar III – Reena Stancioff, who was killed by a Dire Wraith. Steel Guardian – Russia's counterpart to Captain America. The fourth Red Guardian (Josef Petkus) briefly used the name Steel Guardian. Fantasma – A sorceress and illusion-caster. Also known as Fantasia. Revealed to be a Dire Wraith. Powersurge – A nuclear-fueled giant who sacrificed his life to destroy the Russian supervillain Presence. Sibercat – A ferocious feline mutant. Crimson Dynamo XIII – The identity formerly worn by Galina Nemirovsky. Collected editions Other versions The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes tie-in miniseries has the Winter Guard appear in issue 2. They were called in by the Swiss government to arrest Crimson Dynamo, who is being pursued by the Avengers and into a fight with them. Their line-up consisted Vanguard, Darkstar,