When you're forming a new super-team, a hero with the "agility and strength of a squirrel" might not be high on your list of allies, but as Milana Vayntrub demonstrates in our exclusive sneak peek from Disney XD's Marvel Rising above, you'd be lucky to have Squirrel Girl in your corner.

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Vayntrub was initially cast to play Squirrel Girl (aka Doreen Green) in live-action for Freeform's New Warriors , but the show is now being shopped to other networks because there wasn't room on Freeform's schedule this season. Thankfully, the plucky heroine and her loyal squirrel sidekick Tippy Toe are a major part of Marvel Rising, which is described as a "multiplatform animated franchise with a focus on inclusivity, empowerment and relatability for a tween audience."The first wave in the new franchise is Marvel Rising: Initiation , which consists of six animated shorts that will premiere back-to-back on Monday, August 13th at 7:30PM ET/PT on Disney XD, with an 80-minute film, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, set to premiere this fall. The franchise will follow Squirrel Girl, Ghost-Spider (Dove Cameron), Quake (with Agents of SHIELD star Chloe Bennet reprising her live-action role), Ms. Marvel (Kathreen Khavari) and Patriot (Kamil McFadden).In Marvel Rising: Initiation, "teenage superhero Gwen Stacy, AKA Ghost-Spider, finds herself accused of being on the wrong side of the law. Chased by her police captain father, as well as a host of young heroes including Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Quake and Patriot, Ghost-Spider must go on the run to prove her innocence."Marvel Rising: Initiation and Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors are executive produced by Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Cort Lane, and Eric Radomski, and co-executive produced by Stan Lee, Sana Amanat, and Marsha Griffin. The shorts and special were written by Mairghread Scott, and Alfred Gimeno served as supervising director.For more, get to know Squirrel Girl with these must-read comics