in 2011, the team appeared in a series tied to the crossover storyline "fear itself", with the newly alive team to be joined by puck. alpha flight provides rescue efforts for the victims of a tsunami unleashed by attuma in the form of nerkodd: breaker of oceans. as sasquatch, shaman, and vindicator help save victims of the water itself, guardian saves a news crew when their helicopter is shot down by nerkodd. as marrina smallwood and aurora also arrive to help fight nerkodd, the female reporter that guardian saved comments to the television viewers on why northstar isn't with the team.