     powers = humans: 0, ogres: 0
     setPowerTeams = []
     for player in @players
-      hero = _.find @options.thangs, id: @avatars[player.team].thang.id
+      hero = _.find @options.thangs, id: @avatars?[player.team]?.thang?.id
+      continue unless hero
       if hero.teamPower? and powers[hero.team]?
         powers[hero.team] = hero.teamPower
         setPowerTeams.push hero.team

    @avatars ?= {}
    return if @avatars[team]
    thang = _.find @options.thangs, id: heroID
    @avatars[team] = avatar = new ThangAvatarView thang: thang, includeName: false, supermodel: @supermodel
    @$find(team, '.thang-avatar-placeholder').replaceWith avatar.$el
    avatar.render()


  update: ->
    for player in @players
      if thang = (_.find @options.thangs, id: @avatars?[player.team]?.thang?.id)
        @updateHealth thang
    @updatePower() if @showsPower

  updateHealth: (thang) ->
