Universe Marvel Universe Base of Operations Unrevealed Current Members: Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus, Virgo Former Members: None Other Members (Honorary, Reserve, etc.): None First Appearance Avengers #60 (2002)

Another Zodiac organization has arisen, making its public appearance by way of its member Scorpio. Scorpio, in possession of the Zodiac Key, claimed he was given the Key by its creators, the Brotherhood, who originated in another dimension where conflict, especially between the forces of good and evil, in which neither side entirely and permanently defeats the other, is prized above all else. The cult of beings known as the Brotherhood created the Zodiac Key and sent it to Earth, believing that the Key would perpetuate the struggle between good and evil, as the battle was more intense on Earth than in their own world. Scorpio further claimed that there have been many Key-holders throughout history, including the Illuminati, but he is one of the so-called "Chosen."

Scorpio made his first pubic appearance by using the Zodiac Key to unlock the balance between chaos and order, splitting the cosmic being known as the In-Betweener into his two diametrical halves and keeping the chaos-side in the Brotherhood's realm. He then proceeded to throw nearly every major capitol city on Earth into the Brotherhood's dimension and threaten to drain Earth's oceans. The Avengers investigated, with one contingent of the team confronting Scorpio and the other confronting the In-Betweener's order-side. The Avengers thwarted Scorpio's plans by reuniting the In-Betweener. The In-Betweener recognized the Brotherhood's dimension as a place of his own creation, one formed for his own sanctuary but had grown a life of its own. The In-Betweener cleansed the dimension, destroying what seemed to be the Brotherhood and restoring the Avengers and the Earth's cities to their proper places. In the confusion, Scorpio escaped.

Scorpio returned to the Zodiac, claiming that he fed false information about his motives to the Avengers. The entire scheme was a plan to gather data on the Avengers on behalf of the Zodiac.