Assemble!

"Assemble!" is a fan-made TV series which features the Avengers and X-Men, and explores almost every important story arc from the Marvel Comics. The plot centers on James Roger, a young man who learns his deceased girlfriend was an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is recruited to take her place.

Season One

 * 1) Pilot
 * 2) Venomous Bite
 * 3) Hydra Four
 * 4) Healing Factor
 * 5) Stings and Bites
 * 6) Deep Research
 * 7) Vibranium Vibrations
 * 8) I Need You
 * 9) Targeted
 * 10) Unibeam Focus
 * 11) M.O.D.O.K., Mo Problems
 * 12) Rafael Sosi
 * 13) If You Can't Take the Heat...
 * 14) Whiplash
 * 15) Petrifying Touch
 * 16) Crimson
 * 17) Wreck-It Thor
 * 18) Ionic Enhancement
 * 19) To The Moon and Back
 * 20) The 10 World's Wonders
 * 21) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * 22) To Kill A Mockingbird

Season Two

 * 1) Mockingbird Heartbeat
 * 2) Proud to Serve
 * 3) Nightmare in Red
 * 4) The Call
 * 5) The Speed of Sound
 * 6) Get Your Hexes Right!
 * 7) First Class
 * 8) Revelations
 * 9) Gamma Radiation
 * 10) The Frozen King
 * 11) Mutant and Proud!
 * 12) When Else Fails...
 * 13) Return of the King
 * 14) Absorbing...
 * 15) Scorpio
 * 16) Lokasenna
 * 17) Your UnFriendly Neighborhood
 * 18) The Wolverine
 * 19) Doctor in the House
 * 20) Worthington
 * 21) Rescued!
 * 22) Latveria
 * 23) A Doom With A View

Season Three

 * 1) WWII
 * 2) S.H.I.E.L.D.ed
 * 3) Birds of a Feather
 * 4) Winter Is Coming
 * 5) Can Be Tamed
 * 6) Gravity
 * 7) Get Lucky
 * 8) The Only Light in the Darkness
 * 9) Symbiote
 * 10) Long Live
 * 11) Marvelous

Avengers

 * Captain America / Steve Rogers (leader)
 * Iron Man / Tony Stark
 * The Hulk / Robert Bruce Banner
 * Thor
 * Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff
 * Hawkeye / Clint Barton
 * Ant-Man / Giant-Man / Hank Pym
 * The Wasp / Janet van Dyne
 * Black Panther / T'Challa
 * Wonder Man / Simon Williams
 * Mockingbird / Barbara Morse
 * Ms. Marvel / Carol Danvers
 * Iron Patriot / War Machine / Col. James Rhodes
 * Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff
 * Quicksilver / Pietro Maximoff
 * Red Hulk / General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
 * Falcon / Samuel Wilson

X-Men

 * Professor Charles Xavier (leader)
 * Cyclops / Scott Summers (field leader)
 * Angel / Warren Worthington III
 * Beast / Hank McCoy
 * Havok / Alex Summers
 * Iceman / Bobby Drake
 * Jean Grey
 * Storm / Ororo Munroe
 * Wolverine / Logan / James Howlett

Utopia Division

 * Banshee / Sean Cassidy
 * Cloak / Tyrone Johnson
 * Colossus / Piotr Rasputin
 * Dagger / Tandy Bowen
 * Jubilee / Jubilation Lee
 * Kitty Pryde
 * Magik / Illyana Rasputina
 * Namor
 * Nightcrawler / Kurt Wagner
 * Lockheed

Fantastic Four

 * Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richards (leader)
 * Invisible Woman / Sue Storm
 * Human Torch / Johnny Storm
 * Thing / Ben Grimm

S.H.I.E.L.D. Members

 * Director Phillip "Phil" Coulson
 * Agent Skye
 * Agent Melinda May
 * Agent Leo Fitz
 * Agent Jemma Simmons
 * Agent Antoine Triplett
 * Director Nicholas "Nick" Fury (former director)
 * Agent Maria Hill (former deputy director)
 * Agent Victoria Hand (deceased)
 * Agent Stan Lee (formerly)
 * Agent 13 / Sharon Carter (formerly)
 * Agent Eric Koenig (deceased)
 * Agent Tanner Evans (formerly)
 * Dr. Streiten (formerly)
 * Daredevil / Matthew "Matt" Murdock (former asset)
 * Elektra Natchios (former asset)

Sanctum Sanctorum

 * Doctor Strange / Stephen Strange

Braddock Manor

 * Captain Britain / Brian Braddock
 * Psylocke / Betsy Braddock

Midtown High School

 * Spider-Man / Peter Parker
 * Iron Fist / Danny Rand
 * Luke Cage
 * Nova / Sam Alexander
 * White Tiger / Ava Ayala
 * Gwen Stacy
 * Eugene "Flash Thompson
 * Sally Avril
 * Kenny "Kong" McFarlane

Stark Industries

 * Howard Stark
 * Rescue / Virginia "Pepper" Potts
 * J.A.R.V.I.S.
 * Maria Hill

OsCorp

 * Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
 * Black Cat / Felicia Hardy
 * Adrian Toomes
 * Aleksei Sytsevich
 * Max Dillon
 * Doctor Octopus / Otto Octavius
 * Quentin Beck
 * Sergei Kravinoff
 * Gwen Stacy

Daily Bugle

 * J. Jonah Jameson
 * Peter Parker

U.S. Military

 * Iron Patriot / War Machine / Col. James Rhodes
 * Abomination / Cpt. Emil Blonsky
 * Major Glenn Talbot

SSR

 * Col. Chester Phillips
 * Agent Peggy Carter

Howling Commandos / Invaders

 * Corporal Timothy "Dum-Dum" Dugan
 * Union Jack / Lieutenant Montgomery Falsworth
 * Human Torch (Android) / Jim Hammond

N.Y.P.D.:

 * Sergeant Stan Carter

Culver University

 * Dr. Betty Ross
 * Dr. Erik Selvig
 * Dr. Leonard "Doc" Samson
 * Jane Foster
 * Darcy Lewis
 * Ian Boothby

Asgardians

 * Odin
 * Balder
 * Sif
 * Heimdall
 * Valkyrie
 * Enchantress / Amora
 * Executioner / Skurge
 * Lorelei
 * Aragorn

Warriors Three

 * Fandral the Dashing
 * Hogun the Grim
 * Volstagg the Voluminous

Thor Corps

 * Beta Ray Bill
 * Thor Girl

Wakandans

 * Man-Ape / M'Baku

Jotuns

 * Loki

Hammer Advanced Weapons Systems

 * Justin Hammer / Crimson Cowl

The Rising Tide

 * Skye

HYDRA

 * Red Skull / Johann Schmidt (leader)
 * Baron Helmut Zemo
 * Baron Wolfgang von Strucker
 * Alexander Pierce (deceased)
 * Grim Reaper / Eric Williams
 * Dr. Arnim Zola (deceased)
 * Deathlok / Michael Collins
 * Agent Jasper Sitwell (deceased)
 * Agent Rebecca Shaffer
 * Agent Rafael Sosi
 * Bob, Agent of Hydra
 * Fixer / Paul Norbert Ebersol (deceased)

S.T.R.I.K.E.

 * Agent Brock Rumlow
 * Agent Jack Rollins

Hydra Four

 * Militant
 * Tactical Force
 * Hammer
 * Bowman

Project Centipede

 * The Clairvoyant / Agent John Garrett (deceased)
 * Agent Grant Ward
 * Raina
 * Ian Quinn

A.I.M.

 * M.O.D.O.K. / George Tarleton (leader)
 * Blizzard / Donald Gill
 * Eric Savin
 * Titanium Man / Boris Bullski
 * Fixer / Paul Norbert Ebersol (deceased)

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

 * Magneto / Erik Lehnsherr (leader)
 * Blob / Frederick Dukes
 * Juggernaut / Cain Marko
 * Mystique / Raven Darkholme
 * Omega Sentinel / Karima Shapandar
 * Pyro / St. John Allerdyce
 * Sabretooth / Victor Creed
 * Toad / Mortimer Toynbee

Hellfire Club
Inner Circle
 * Black King: Sebastian Shaw
 * Black Queen: Selene
 * White King: Daimon Hellstrom
 * White Queen: Emma Frost
 * Black Bishop: Raven Darkholme
 * Black Knight: Azazel

Outside the Inner Circle

 * Anthony Stark
 * Brian Braddock
 * Elizabeth Braddock
 * Erik Lehnsherr
 * James Braddock Jr.
 * Jonathan Storm
 * Norman Osborn
 * Warren Worthington III

Wrecking Crew

 * Wrecker / Dirk Garthwaite (leader)
 * Bulldozer / Henry Camp
 * Piledriver / Brian Calusky
 * Thunderball / Eliot Franklin

Dark Avengers

 * Dell Rusk / Red Skull (leader)
 * Ares
 * Dark Hawkeye / Bullseye / Lester
 * Dark Iceman / Blizzard / Donald Gill
 * Dark Ms. Marvel / Moonstone / Karla Sofen
 * Dark Widow / Yelena Belova

Latverians

 * Dr. Doom / Victor von Doom (Monarch)
 * Lucia von Bardas (Prime Minister)

Subterraneans

 * Mole Man / Harvey Elder (King)

Dark Dimension

 * Dormammu (ruler) 
 * Baron Mordo (pawn in Earth)

Bounty Hunters/Pirates

 * Taskmaster / Tony Masters
 * Georges Batroc

World Security Council

 * Councilman Rockwell (head, deceased)
 * Councilman Pierce (deceased)
 * Councilwoman Hawley
 * Councilman Singh (deceased)
 * Councilman Yen (deceased)
 * Councilman Rusk

Other Characters

 * The Destroyer
 * Viper / Ophelia Sarkissian
 * Constrictor / Frank Payne
 * Crimson Dynamo / Anton Vanko
 * Grey Gargoyle / Paul Pierre Duval
 * Whiplash / Ivan Vanko
 * A-Bomb / Rick Jones
 * Kang the Conqueror
 * James Roger
 * She-Hulk / Jennifer Walters
 * Rogue / Anna Marie
 * Scorpion / MacDonald Gargan
 * Deadpool / Wade Wilson
 * Punisher / Frank Castle
 * Winter Soldier / Sgt. James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes
 * Spiral / Rita Wayword
 * Graviton / Dr. Franklin Hall
 * Domino / Neena Thurman
 * Blackout / Marcus Daniels
 * Audrey Nathan
 * Deathlok / Mike Peterson

Cast

 * Samuel L. Jackson - Nick Fury
 * Troy Baker - James Roger, Bowman, Grey Gargoyle, Constrictor
 * Kari Wahlgren - Viper, Enchantress
 * Chris Evans - Captain America, Human Torch
 * Robert Downey, Jr. - Iron Man
 * Clark Gregg - Phil Coulson
 * John DiMaggio - Fixer
 * Scarlett Johansson - Black Widow
 * Jeremy Renner - Hawkeye
 * Chris Hemsworth - Thor
 * Adrian Pasdar - Tactical Force, Glenn Talbot
 * Cobie Smulders - Maria Hill
 * Mark Ruffalo - Bruce Banner
 * Fred Tatasciore - Hulk, Red Hulk, Mysterio
 * Maximiliano Hernández - Jasper Sitwell
 * Robin Atkin Downes - Abomination, Baron Zemo, Punisher, Union Jack
 * Wally Wingert - Hank Pym
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey - Wasp
 * Travis Willingham - Executioner, Hammer
 * Gwyneth Paltrow - Rescue
 * Natalie Portman - Jane Foster
 * Stellan Skarsgård - Eric Selvig
 * Kat Dennings - Darcy Lewis
 * Liv Tyler - Betty Ross
 * James C Mathis III - Black Panther
 * Don Cheadle - Iron Patriot / War Machine
 * Kevin Michael Richardson - Man-Ape
 * William Hurt - "Thunderbolt" Ross
 * Thomas Kretschmann - Baron von Strucker
 * Grey DeLisle - Elektra, Psylocke, Spiral, Sally Avril
 * Tom Kenny - Daredevil
 * Rick D. Wasserman - Bullseye / Dark Hawkeye, Cloak
 * David Boat - M.O.D.O.K., Baron Mordo
 * Drake Bell - Rafael Sosi
 * Dylan Minnette - Blizzard
 * Paul Bettany - J.A.R.V.I.S.
 * James Badge Dale - Eric Savin
 * Michael Adamthwaite - Titanium Man, Namor
 * Mickey Rourke - Whiplash
 * Chris Cox - Crimson Dynamo
 * Yuri Lowenthal - Tanner Evans, Iceman
 * Sam Rockwell - Justin Hammer
 * Idris Elba - Heimdall
 * Jaimie Alexander - Sif
 * Cathy Weseluck - Valkyrie
 * Anthony Hopkins - Odin
 * Phil LaMarr - Wonder Man, Dormammu
 * Jennifer Hale - Ms. Marvel
 * Tessa Auberjonois - Moonstone / Dark Ms. Marvel
 * Alfred Molina - Doc Ock
 * Chloe Bennet - Skye
 * Brett Dalton - Grant Ward
 * Ming-Na Wen - Melinda May
 * Iain De Caestecker - Leo Fitz
 * Elizabeth Henstridge - Jemma Simmons
 * David H. Lawrence - Mole Man
 * Elizabeth Daily - Mockingbird
 * Lance Henriksen - Grim Reaper
 * Steve Blum - Militant, Bob, agent of Hydra, Doc Samson, A-Bomb, Beta Ray Bill, Taskmaster
 * Toby Jones - Arnim Zola
 * Anna Paquin - Rogue
 * Jennifer Lawrence - Mystique
 * Anthony Mackie - Falcon
 * Hugo Weaving - Red Skull / Dell Rusk
 * Seth Green - Rick Jones
 * Sir Patrick Stewart - Professor X
 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson - Quicksilver
 * Elizabeth Olsen - Scarlet Witch
 * JoEllen Anklam - Yelena Belova / Dark Widow
 * Jason Douglas - Ares
 * Jonathan Adams - Kang the Conqueror
 * Mark Hildreth - Deathlok
 * Famke Janssen - Jean Grey
 * James Marsden - Cyclops
 * Lucas Till - Havok
 * Sir Ian McKellen - Magneto
 * Gwendoline Yeo - Domino
 * Kirsten Potter - Omega Sentinel, Lucia von Bardas
 * Tyler Mane - Sabretooth
 * Aaron Stanford - Pyro
 * Nicholas Hoult - Beast
 * Halle Berry - Storm
 * Megan Fox - Rebecca Shaffer
 * Eliza Dushku - She-Hulk
 * Tom Hiddleston - Loki
 * Zachary Levi - Fandral
 * Tadanobu Asano - Hogun
 * Ray Stevens - Volstagg
 * Ellen Page - Kitty Pryde
 * Daniel Cudmore - Colossus
 * Alan Cumming - Nightcrawler
 * Caleb Landry Jones - Banshee
 * Andrew Kishino - Juggernaut, Kenny "Kong" McFarlane
 * Tara Strong - Thor Girl, Dagger, Magik
 * Elena Satine - Lorelei
 * Evan Jonigkeit - Toad
 * Jessica Alba - Invisible Woman
 * Ioan Gruffudd - Mr. Fantastic
 * Michael Chiklis - Thing
 * Dante Basco - Scorpion
 * J. K. Simmons - J. Jonah Jameson
 * Nolan North - Balder, Deadpool, Vulture
 * Chris Zylka - "Flash" Thompson
 * Ogie Banks - Luke Cage
 * Emma Stone - Gwen Stacy
 * Greg Cipes - Iron Fist
 * Andrew Garfield - Spider-Man
 * Stan Lee - Himself
 * Willem Dafoe - Green Goblin
 * Hugh Jackman - Wolverine
 * James Horan - Doctor Strange
 * Ben Foster - Angel
 * JB Blanc - Captain Britain, Kraven the Hunter
 * Maurice LaMarche - Dr. Doom
 * Tommy Lee Jones - Chester Phillips
 * Hayley Atwell - Peggy Carter
 * Sebastian Stan - Winter Soldier / "Bucky" Barnes
 * Dominic Cooper - Howard Stark
 * Neal McDonough - Dum-Dum Dugan
 * Jim Cummings - Human Torch (Android)
 * Frank Grillo - Brock Rumlow
 * Callan Mulvey - Jack Rollins
 * Georges St-Pierre - Batroc the Leaper
 * Emily VanCamp - Agent 13 / Sharon Carter
 * Robert Redford - Alexander Pierce
 * Bill Paxton - John Garrett
 * Ruth Negga - Raina
 * David Conrad - Ian Quinn
 * Ian Hart  - Graviton
 * Patton Oswalt - Eric Koenig
 * B.J. Britt - Antoine Triplett
 * J. August Richards - Deathlok II / Mike Peterson
 * Amy Acker - Audrey Nathan
 * Patrick Brennan - Blackout
 * Jamie Foxx - Electro
 * Paul Giamatti - Rhino
 * Logan Miller - Nova
 * Caitlyn Taylor Love - White Tiger
 * Thomas F. Wilson - Sergeant Stan Carter

Trivia

 * Steve Rogers is the Avengers' leader in this story.
 * The Avengers' base of operations used to be the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier but since chapter 30 it changed to Avengers Mansion.
 * The main city is New York City, NY.
 * Chapter 8 is the first episode to feature a non-Avenger or S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent in the card title, this being Iron Patriot.
 * Coincidentally, both S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents Rebecca Shaffer and Rafael Sosi have the same initials.
 * While Chapter 12 has an ice-powered villain, the immediate next chapter (Chapter 13) has a heat-powered villain.
 * Iron Man is the first character to appear in two episode card titles in Season 1 and the series overall, this being Chapter 10 (Unibeam Focus) and Chapter 13 (If You Can't Take the Heat...).
 * Chapter 18 is the first chapter to feature a villain in the card title, this being Wonder Man.
 * Chapter 18 is the first chapter to have a scene taking place on two different Realms, these being Midgard and Asgard.
 * Even though Fixer is part of three different teams, Wonder Man is the first to change sides, joining the Avengers as a double-spy for the Masters of Evil and then betraying evil and joining the Avengers for real.
 * Chapter 21 is the chapter where most characters have been introduced together up to now.
 * Chapter 22 is the chapter to feature more characters all together, as both complete Avengers and Masters of Evil teams appear, plus some S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, some HYDRA Members and Skye from The Rising Tide.
 * Fixer is the first character to be killed on screen.
 * Chapter 24 is the first chapter to feature Mutants, these being Mystique and Rogue.
 * Ms. Marvel is the first character to be featured in two different card titles with two different uniforms.
 * Chapter 35 is the first chapter to feature two characters in the same card title, the Avenger Black Panther and the X-Man Storm
 * Season 1 can be divided into three Arcs:
 * 1) Rescuing the Avengers Arc (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10)
 * 2) A.I.M. Arc (Chapters 11, 12, 13 and 15)
 * 3) Baron Zemo's Mutiny Arc (Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22)
 * Season 2 can be divided into four Arcs:
 * 1) Mutants Arc (Chapters 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18 and 20)
 * 2) Rise of the Dark Avengers Arc (Chapters 3, 4, 8 and 21)
 * 3) Fall of Asgard Arc (Chapters 10, 12 and 16)
 * 4) Fantastic Four Arc (Chapters 15, 22 and 23)
 * Season 3 can be divided into seven arcs:
 * 1) The Winter Soldier Arc (Chapter 1, 2, 3 and 4)
 * 2) Taming Wolves Arc (Chapter 5, 7, 8, )
 * Episode Titles' Gags:
 * ​Venomous Bite is a reference to Viper.
 * Hydra Four is a reference to the Hydra Four.
 * Healing Factor is a hint at Wolverine, but used in this chapter because Agent Roger needed medical help.
 * Stings and Bites is a reference to Black Widow and Wasp's weapons.
 * Vibranium Vibrations is a reference to the Wakanda mines, where Vibranium can be found.
 * I Need You is a nod at the Uncle Sam "I Want You" banner
 * Targeted is a reference to Hawkeye.
 * Unibeam Focus is a reference to Iron Man's unibeam.
 * M.O.D.O.K., Mo Problems is a direct reference to M.O.D.O.K..
 * If You Can't Take the Heat... is a reference to the phrase "if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen".
 * Petrifying Touch is a reference at Grey Gargoyle's ability.
 * Crimson is a reference at how Daredevil (the Crimson Avenger), Crimson Dynamo and Crimson Cowl all take "Crimson" in their names/nicknames.
 * Wreck-It Thor is a direct reference to the Disney 2012 film "Wreck-It Ralph" and the Wrecking Crew.
 * Ionic Enhancement is a reference to Wonder Man.
 * To The Moon and Back is a reference to Moonstone and the expression "I love you to the Moon and back".
 * The 10 World's Wonders is a reference to the Wonders of the World, Wonder Man and the 10 Avengers.
 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a direct reference to the ABC and Marvel's show "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
 * To Kill A Mockingbird is a direct reference to the novel by Harper Lee "To Kill A Mockingbird" and Mockingbird.
 * Mockingbird Heartbeat is a reference to the Katy Perry song "Hummingbird Heartbeat" and a direct reference to Mockingbird.
 * Proud to Serve is a reference to the war veterans, this because of Ms. Marvel and Iron Patriot.
 * Nightmare in Red is a reference to Red Hulk.
 * The Speed of Sound is a reference to Quicksilver's speed.
 * Get Your Hexes Right! is a reference to Scarlet Witch's Hex Powers.
 * First Class is a direct reference to the X-Men arc "First Class" and the film "X-Men: First Class"
 * Gamma Radiation is a reference to the main characters in that episode (Hulk, A-Bomb, She-Hulk, Abomination and Doc Samson) who had been exposed to Gamma radiation in the past, getting them their powers.
 * The Frozen King is a direct reference to Loki, a Jotun, being the King of Asgard.
 * Mutant and Proud directly references the phrase "Mutant and Proud!" used by mutants to show they are proud of being mutants, and that they don't consider themselves monsters like the rest does.
 * Return of the King is a direct reference to the third and final novel of the Lord of the Rings saga by J. R. R. Tolkien.
 * Absorbing... is a reference to Rogue's mutation (absorbing powers)
 * Scorpio is a reference to Scorpion and the Zodiac sign Scorpio
 * Lokasenna is a direct reference tothe poem which presents flyting between Loki and the other gods.
 * Your UnFriendly Neighborhood is a reference to Spider-Man's usual comment: "just another service provided by your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!" 
 * The Wolverine is a direct reference at Wolverine and the 2013 film "The Wolverine"
 * Doctor in the House is a direct reference to the 1954 British comedy film "Doctor in the House" and a reference to Doctor Strange
 * Worthington is a direct reference to Angel's last name, Worthington, same name his father's industries are called after.
 * Rescued! is a direct reference to Virginia "Pepper" Potts super hero name, Rescue.
 * Latveria is a direct reference to Dr. Doom's country, Latveria, where he rules.
 * A Doom With A View is a direct reference to Dr. Doom and the 1908 novel by E. M. Forster "A Room With A View", as well as its film adaptation, the 1985 film of the same name directed by James Ivory.
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.ed is a reference to S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America's shield
 * Birds of a Feather is a reference to Falcon and the expression "birds of a feather" which means people having  similar  characters,  backgrounds,  interests, or  beliefs.
 * Winter Is Coming is a reference to the Winter Soldier and a direct reference to the first episode of the HBO medieval fantasy series "Game of Thrones" as well as the motto of House Stark from the same series.
 * Can Be Tamed is a reference to Miley Cyrus' song "Can't Be Tamed" and the album of the same name.
 * Gravity is a reference to Graviton and the 2013 British science fiction thriller and space drama film by Alfonso Cuarón, which won seven awards at the 86th Academy Awards, including Best Director.
 * Get Lucky is a reference to Domino's powers and Daft Punk's song "Get Lucky".
 * The Only Light in the Darkness is a reference to what Marcus Daniels considers Audrey Nathan ("the only light in darkness") as well as Cloak, Dagger and Blackout's powers (Darkforce and Living Light) and the two X-Men's relationship.