Hardcase was using a full helmet during Godwheel. That is unusual for him, since he was a famous Ultra with no secret identity - and an actor to boot. I understand that his face had been badly scarred not long before, and the effects of that scarring over both his careers were explored in his solo book at the time. I may be wrong. Sebastien Andrivet adds: Hardcase had indeed been severely burned and disfigured during a recent epic fight against the killer robot NM-E, and even with his regenerative powers it took a long while to grow his face and hair back. Those with him in the picture are Flygirl and, obviously enough, Lord Pumpkin.

Mantra was the body of Eden Blake (who never died) inhabited by the ancient warrior Lukasz' spirit. As reported above, they had solved their body overpopulation problem just prior to Godwheel, with the unfortunate side effect of turning Mantra into Necromantra. Boneyard was a major Mantra villain. Warstrike began as a Mantra supporting character and later got his own book. Hardcase was the original leader of Ultraforce and one of the first and most respected Ultras. Cayman and Pressure were Freex members. Feline and Flygirl were students of Contrary's Academy of the New Elite and Freex associates. Lord Pumpkin was a Sludge villain that would shortly later get his own book. See also the Clarifications.