Name: unnamed mercenaries
Other Names: Ord's Hired Armed Men
Classification: villains group
First Appearance: Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #1 (July 2004): "Gifted: Part One"
Creators: Joss Whedon, John Cassaday
Number of Appearances: 2
Enemy of: X-Men
Type of Organization/Group: mercenary
Worked for: Ord
An unnamed group of mercenaries took hostages at Walter Langford's Annual Fundraiser for the Preservation of Victorian Architecture. The mercenaries ("Ord's Hired Armed Men") were working for the Breakworld alien named Ord. It was originally assumed that Ord was a mutant. The newly-formed "Astonishing" squad of X-Men responded to the crisis.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Astonishing_X-Men_Vol_3_1
- http://www.comicvine.com/astonishing-x-men-gifted-part-1/37-90580/
- https://www.comics.org/issue/202613/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=5228
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Astonishing_X-Men_Vol_3_2
- http://www.comicvine.com/astonishing-x-men-gifted-part-2/37-90581/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=7441