As the effects of Thanos' mass genocide took hold across the universe, the remaining survivors could do nothing but accept the reality of Thanos' overpowering ascendancy and the consequences it had for them and the rest of the universe.

On Earth, the majority of world governments were in a state of total anarchy due to not being able to take a census of the situation out of the countries that weren't in a state of instability, although it became quite clear that half of all living creatures had been exterminated. Over the course of five years, the victims of the Snap would come to be known as the Vanished, with memorial sites erected in the honor of those that died in every city in the world.

A quarter of all children worldwide were left orphaned in the wake of the Snap; an organization in Washington, D.C. was placed in charge of such orphans.

When the dust started to settle, it became clear that the world needed superheroes more than ever. With SHIELD defunct and the Avengers busy with challenges across the world, the US government sought to create a pipeline of new heroes. Dubbing the program the Young Avengers Initiative, they identified an early crop of candidates from among their considerable roster of state wards.

This is the story of how they helped save the world.

If you're interested in a Masks: A New Generation game set in the post-snap MCU, check out the game and drop me an RTJ. This will be a newbie-friendly game, so if you're not familiar with the system, no worries.