Geraldine Viswanathan addresses whether her mystery Thunderbolts* character is an MCU adaptation of an established comic book anti-hero. Thunderbolts*' titular anti-heroes come from various corners of the MCU. Some of them are former villains, others are government agents, and one of them is an Avenger. In the comics, the first Thunderbolts were full-blown villains posing as heroes, though some of them liked their new persona so much that they eventually turned to the good side. Since then, a long list of Marvel characters all over the morality spectrum have gone through the Thunderbolts' ranks, but the team's original line-up remains an emblem of their history.