- "There's a special prison built for people with abilities. It's called the Raft."
"Yeah. I read about it. Prisoners have no contact with the outside world, and they never return to it." - ―Alisa Jones and Jessica Jones[src]
The Raft is an underwater prison created for the sole purpose of detaining and incarcerating enhanced individuals.
History
Arresting the Avengers
- "Give me a break, Barton. I had no idea they'd put you here. Come on."
"Yeah, well, you knew they'd put us somewhere, Tony."
"Yeah, but not some Supermax floating ocean pokey, you know. This place is for maniacs, it's a place for–"
"Criminals. Criminals, Tony." - ―Tony Stark and Clint Barton[src]
Wanda Maximoff imprisoned in the Raft
As the Clash of the Avengers ended, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and Ant-Man captured by Iron Man's team and taken to the Raft for working outside the law. Tony Stark flew to the Raft to tell Sam Wilson that he believes Steve Rogers' story about Helmut Zemo. Tony landed on the Raft and was greeted by Thaddeus Ross. Stark watched on a monitor showing Maximoff in her cell. Stark then made his way to where his former allies were being held.
Clint Barton imprisoned in the Raft
Stark was then mocked by Clint Barton calling him 'the futurist', but Stark tells Barton that they shouldn't be in there as the Raft was built for maniacs and criminals, which Barton claimed that they are all now. Stark then walked past Scott Lang who said that you can never trust a Stark which Stark came back by not knowing who he is.
Sam Wilson imprisioned in the Raft
Stark continued to make his way to Wilson to ask where Rogers is so he can help him. Wilson asked how James Rhodes was after his crash. Stark told Wilson that he believed Rogers and that he needed his help to tell him where Rogers and Bucky Barnes had gone. Wilson told Stark and he left to go to Siberia. As Stark was leaving, Ross asked if they said anything, which Stark lied about and made his way to Siberia.[1]
Escape from the Raft
Steve Rogers breaks into the Raft
Later, Steve Rogers knowing he couldn't let down the people who stood by him, infiltrated the facility and freed Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff, Sam Wilson and Scott Lang.[1]
Arrest of Willis Stryker
- "You sent him to prison."
"Worse. I sent him to the Raft. Killed me to do it. But it was the right thing to do." - ―Jessica Jones and Luke Cage[src]
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A Possible Prison
- "It's a great deal. And you wouldn't have to go to the Raft."
"And just so we're clear, the Raft is completely remote. No visitors. You'd be in solitary confinement 23 hours a day." - ―Jessica Jones and Jeri Hogarth[src]
Hogarth, Chao and Benowitz took on Alisa Jones' case, as Jeri Hogarth managed to get her a deal that would prevent her from being sent to the Raft. Hogarth informed Jones that in the Raft she would be kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours, each and every day.[2]
Arrest of Trish Walker
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Inmates
- Sam Wilson (formerly)
- Clint Barton (formerly)
- Wanda Maximoff (formerly)
- Scott Lang (formerly)
- Willis Stryker
- Trish Walker
Appearances
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Trivia
- In the comics, the Raft is an island prison for super-powered criminals located near Ryker's Island.
- This version of the Raft also replaces Prison 42, a massive prison located in the Negative Zone used by Tony Stark, Hank Pym and Reed Richards to contain non-registered superhumans as they waited for their trials in the original "Civil War" storyline.
- The 2016 X-Men series film Deadpool had a deleted scene in which Ajax is transported out of a prison called "The Raft". Due to copyright issues with the prison name, the scene was removed from the final cut.
