Harbingers was a largely unaffliated group of fictional characters that, at one point or another, appeared in all Valiant Comics titles. Two diffrent groups of Harbingers appeared in the title Harbinger. They were considered Valiant Universe's equivalent of Marvel Universe's mutants by comic book fandom.

History

When Solar recreated a world that became known as Valiant Universe, a number of super-powered beings emerged. The most notable of those were Harbingers, human beings with a wide range of psionic powers. Throughout history, their powers tended to lie dormant, emerging in occasional bursts that were usually brought on by stress. That changed when Toyo Harada, a Japanese-born Harbinger, established the Harbinger Foundation. He hoped to study the Harbingers and the full extent of their powers. He discovered that he was what he dubbed an Omega Harbinger, a Harbinger who possessed a full range of Harbinger potential. Harada decided to use his powers and resources to change the world for the better, no matter the cause. He began recruiting other Habringers and creating programs to train them to better use their powers. The most skilled recruits became Eggbreakers, Harada's enforcers charged with containing renegade Harbingers, along with other things.

In the early 1990s, Harbinger Foundation discovered Pete Stanchek, the only other Omega Harbinger that existed at the time. Harada hoped that he would become a variable ally. However, Pete discovered the truth behind Harada's ultimate plan and fled the Foundation, taking his girlfriend along for the ride. They decided to stop Harbinger Foundation from reaching it's goals. To that end, they recruited other Harbingers. Since then, the group continued to undermine Harada's plans any way it could.

List of Harbingers

Ax - an unstable Harbinger with the power simular to that of Geomancers , except in his case, it only extends to technological devices. He was merely a skillful hacker until he was discovred by Pete Stanchek's group. With some reservation, Peter activated his true potential. At first, Ax appeared willing to join Peter's cause, he betrayed the group when it was captured by Spider-Aliens. He wound up in control of Spider-Aliens' Commando-class bio-armor. Since then, he's been a persistant thorn in the side of all Valiant heroes, most notably Bloodshot, the Harbinger resistance and X-O Manowar. Thanks to cyberatics, he managed to survive until 4002. He confronted the heroes of that time, only to be defeated by them.

Obidiah Archer (Archer) - a Harbinger with hyper-perception and enhanced coordination and reflexes. He is frequintly partnered with Armstrong. In the future, he wound up marrying Charlene Dupre, a member of the Resistance known as Flamingo. He founded a spiritial movement known as Archies. While he died while trying to rescue Armstrong, his movement endured all the way into the 39th century.

Harbingers Info at International Catelogue of Superheroes