And because I didn't want to just write-up ERC fodder, here are potential allies:
What-if Master Splinter took in a bunch of failed supervillains and gave them ninja training to make them better people:
https://www.capeworldcomics.com/comic/the-amicable-herculeans/A visiting space warrior from a society where the randomness of superpowers has been regualated, similar to Earth State. he keeps challenging Earth-based superheroes and testing them ostensibly to for cross-cultural comparisons of what it means to be a superhuman warrior, but really he just wants a team-up because he remembers when his culture used to be like what the US and Japaense superhero culture currently is:
https://www.capeworldcomics.com/comic/savas-cilari-uzay-headman/Also, mulling over doing something with pic related, who will likely be involved with the Shisa twins, since living apotropaic guardians have to stick together.
