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The '''Council''' is one of the main factions in the City of Heroes universe. A paramilitary force with a vast web of resources, an army of superhuman soldiers, legions of killer automatons and an extraterrestrial alliance. Despite their regular use of conventional weapons, the Council is able to keep under its control whole zones by itself and should not be underestimated. This villain group is present in City of Heroes in force, being found in many zones in Paragon City, mostly between levels 10 and 40. They can be found in City of Villains in much lesser numbers, due to their feud with the ruling power in the Rogue Isles, Arachnos.

== Background ==

The shadowy brain trust known as the Council has become a major player in [[Paragon City]] only recently, but their roots stretch back through more than six decades of trickery, intrigue, and lies. After their recent coup, the Council is ready to take Paragon City by storm, starting from their base on [[Striga Isle]].

In addition to their large holdings on Striga Isle, the Council has another ace up its sleeve: their alliance with the [[Nictus]]. These evil aliens have been partnered with the Council since its formative years in the aftermath of World War II. Two of the group’s most feared leaders are humans fused with Nictus energy beings: [[Requiem]] and [[Arakhn]]. Though Requiem is known to be a somewhat bitter servant of the Council, Arakhn, by all appearances, is a loyal soldier. Her experimentation with the use of Nictus fragments has resulted in many new warriors within the Council’s ranks—including the Galaxy troops, whose dark energy attacks are deadly.

When a [[Assault Rifle]] [[Blaster]] or [[Corruptor]] or [[Mercenaries]] [[Mastermind]] defeats 200 Council they unlock [[Weapon Customization#Assault Rifle|Council Assault Weapon]] and Council [[Weapon Customization#Assault Rifle|SMG]]

== Villain Types ==

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: [[File:Portrait Nebula Elite Soldier.jpg|40px]]  [[/Nebula Outer Band|Nebula Outer Band]]

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[[File:Galaxy Quantum.jpg|100px|thumb| |<div style="text-align: center;border:none">Galaxy Quantum</div>]]

The Galaxy band of the Council has been trained by [[Arakhn]] in stealth and infiltration. The have also been conditioned by Kheldian mind control techniques to be loyal to her above all others. That weapon he carries is obviously [[Nictus]] technology, and probably deadly against [[Kheldian]] energy signatures.

{{Power|[[File:AssaultWeapons ShotgunBuckShot.png|22px]]| Quantum Array Gun| (Ranged, Negative) Foe -Recharge, -Speed| Your attack and Movement rate have been slowed by the Quantum Array Gun.}}

{{Power|[[File:Inherent Brawl.png|22px]]| Brawl| Melee, Smash| Council brawling attacks. }}

{{Power|[[File:AssaultWeapons ShotgunBuckShot.png|22px]]| Quantum Array Gun| (Ranged, Negative) Foe -Recharge, -Speed| Your attack and Movement rate have been slowed by the Quantum Array Gun.}}

==== Galaxy Archon Quantum (Boss) ====

The Galaxy band of the Council has been trained by [[Arakhn]] in stealth and infiltration. The have also been conditioned by Kheldian mind control techniques  to be loyal to her above all others. That weapon he carries is obviously [[Nictus]] technology, and probably deadly against [[Kheldian]] energy signatures.

{{Power|[[File:AssaultWeapons ShotgunBuckShot.png|22px]]| Quantum Array Gun| (Ranged, Negative) Foe -Recharge, -Speed| Your attack and Movement rate have been slowed by the Quantum Array Gun.}}

==== Lt. Blechley ====

Though the Vampyri of the Council are not undead, they are certainly monsters. Lt. Blechley is typical of them.  His body has been modified by grotesque surgeries and chemical treatments into a super-human killing machine, and his mind has been altered to match. It's no wonder Old Man Marcone didn't allow them in [[Port Oakes]].

{{Power|[[File:MentalControl Hypnotize.png|22px]]| Mesmerize| Ranged, Psionic, Foe Sleep| Hypnotize painfully enraptures a target with psychic energy rendering him unconscious. The target will remain asleep for some time, but will awaken if attacked.}}

{{Power|[[File:DarkCast_SoulDrain.png|22px]]| Gloom| Ranged, Damage over Time, Negative, Foe -Accuracy| Gloom slowly drains a target of life and reduces his chances to hit. Slower than Dark Blast, but deals more Damage over Time. }}

{{Power|[[File:DarkCast TenebrousTentacles.png|22px]]| Tenebrous Tentacles| (Ranged) Cone, Moderate Damage, Negative/Smash, Foe Immobilize, -Accuracy| Cone blast that envelopes all foes in oily tentacles. The tentacles deal damage and reduce the target's chance to hit while they Immobilize the target.}}

{{Power|[[File:ShadowFighting_SiphonLife.png|22px]]| Siphon Life| Melee, Negative, Foe -Accuracy, Self +Hit Points| The Vampyr taps the powers of the netherworld to steal life from a target foe and transfer some of it to himself. Siphon Life can sometimes miss more often than normal since a good contact with the foe must be established for a sucessful transfer to occur. A sucessful hit can reduce the target´s accuracy. }}

{{Power|[[File:ShadowFighting_ShadowPunch.png|22px]]| Shadow Punch| Melee, Smash/Negative, Low Damage, Foe -Accuracy| A basic punch draws power from the netherworld. Shadow Punch deals moderate damage and reduces the target´s accuracy. }}

''Main Article:'' [[Bulwark]]

This monstruosity of a Mech Man was made using the same technology that powers [[Citadel]]. It's no fit legacy for the heroic android, and must be destroyed.

[[Vandal]] and his engineers from the Council spent months during the [[Praetorian War]] engineering their own War Walkers. Now, their plans have finally come to light, and the Council intends to show the world their new, overwhelming force, with their new mass produced War Walkers

{{Power|[[Image:Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png|22px]]|Resistance|{{DamResVal|50|50|20|20|50|20|0|0|0|0|0|0}} + {{StatusProtVal|0|0|0|0|100|0|50|100}} |Auto, Self|}}

==== Arakhn ====

''Main Article:'' [[Arakhn]]

[[File:Arakhn.jpg|thumb|100px|{{center|Arakhn}}]]

{{Power|[[File:DarkArmor OppressiveGloom.png|22px]]| Inky Aspect| Foe Disorient| Arakhn is sacrificing her health to keep you Disoriented. }}

{{Power|[[File:RadiationBurst XRayBeam.png|22px]]| Ebon Eye| (Ranged) Foe -Recharge, -Speed| Your attack and movement rate have been slowed by an Ebon Eye. }}

{{Power|[[File:DarkCast TenebrousTentacles.png|22px]]| Gravimetric Snare| (Ranged, Damage over Time, Negative) Foe Immobilize, -Recharge, -Speed| You have been Immobilized and your attack and movement rate has been Slowed by a Gravimetric Snare. }}

{{Power|[[Image:Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png|22px]]|Resistance|{{DamResVal|0|0|0|0|20|e=-|20|0|0|0|0|0|0}}|Auto, Self| }}

{{Power|[[File:Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png|22px]]| Resistance|Auto, Self|[[Archvillain Resistance]]}}

Archon Burkholder is a relic from [[5th Column|another villainous group]] that was recently subsumed by the Council. Nevertheless, he seems to have made a place for himself in the new regime. His obsession with robotics led him to carve off his own arm and replace it with one of steel; it also led him to create this terrifying robot factory. To prevent the launch of the giant Zenith Mech Man, you must defeat Burkholder.

{{Power|[[File:PowerBlast PowerBlast.png|22px]]| Power Blast| Ranged, Moderate Damage, Smash/Energy, Foe Knockback| A much more powerful, yet slower version of Power Bolt. Power Blast sends a focused beam of energy at a foe that can knock him back. }}

{{Power|[[File:PowerBlast Explosion.png|22px]]| Explosive Blast| Ranged, Targeted Area of Effect, Moderate Damage, Smash/Energy, Foe Knockback| Hurls a blast of charged energy that violently explodes on impact, damaging all foes near the target. }}

{{Power|[[File:Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png|22px]]| Resistance|Auto, Self|[[Archvillain Resistance]]}}

''Levels: 45-54, Archon Burkholder uses both the above powers and the following''

* '''Power Bolt''' (Melee, Lethal)

* '''Power Thrust''' (Ranged, Energy)

* '''Energy Punch''' (Melee, Energy/Smash)

* '''Bone Smasher''' (Melee, Energy/Smash)

* '''Total Focus''' (Melee, Energy/Smash)

[[File:Maestro.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Maestro]]

As a child, Vincenzo Alferi dreamed of becoming a great composer, but those dreams were shattered when he lost his hearing due to a car accident. The Council offered to perform a radical experiment that might restore his hearing, and Vincenzo agreed without hesitation. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. An [[Arachnos]] attack on the facility resulted in a power surge at the worst possible moment. Instead of restoring him, the resulting explosion created a permanent resonance in Vincenzo's body. He agreed to join the Council if they would give him the opportunity for vengeance against Arachnos.

{{Power|[[File:SonicBlast Medium.png|22px]]| Scream| (Ranged) Moderate Damage over Time, Smash, Foe -Resist| Your Scream can cause serious damage to a target, while weakening his resistance to further damage. Damage: Moderate(DoT), Recharge: Slow. }}

{{Power|[[File:SonicBlast Heavy.png|22px]]| Shout| Ranged, Heavy Damage (Smash/Energy), Foe -Resistances (All)| You blast your foe with a tremendous Shout, damaging him and reducing his Damage Resistance. Damage: High, Recharge: Moderate. }}

{{Power|[[File:SonicBlast Cone.png|22px]]| Howl| Ranged, Cone, Medium Damage (Smash/Energy) Foe -Resists| A short range, but powerful sonic attack. Damage: High, Recharge: Slow. }}

{{Power|[[File:SonicBlast Sleep.png|22px]]| Siren's Song| Ranged (Cone), Minor Damage (Energy), Foe Sleep| You send forth a subsonic pulse which causes your foes to fall unconscious and take some minor damage. Your foes will remain unconscious for a good while, but will awaken if disturbed.}}

{{Power|[[File:Power Missing.png|22px]]| No Melee attacks| No Hand to Hand|'' Maestro doesn´t have any Melee attacks at all''}}

[[File:Nosferatu Council.jpg|thumb|100px|Nosferatu]]

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[[File:Requiem.jpg|thumb|100px|Requiem]]

{{Power|[[File:DarkCast Torrent.png|22px]]| Gravitic Emanation| Foe Disorient, -Recharge, -Speed| You have been Disoriented and your attack and movement rate have been slowed by a Gravitic Emanation. }}

{{Power|[[File:PowerBlast_Explosion.png|22px]]| Dark Matter Detonation| Foe Knockback, Disorient, -Recharge, -Speed| You have been Disoriented and your attack and movement rate have been slowed by a Dark Matter Detonation. }}

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[[File:Vandal.jpg|100px|thumb|Vandal]]

''Main Article:'' [[Vandal]]

{{Power|[[File:SuperStrength_Haymaker.png|22px]] |Bone Smasher| Melee Smash/Energy, High Damage, Foe Disorient| The Bone Smasher is a slow attack, but it makes up for it with a greater chance to Disorient than Energy Punch.}}

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=== Objects ===

''Main Article:'' [[Transformation Capsule]]

[[File:Transformation Capsule.jpg|right|125px|thumb| Transformation capsule]]

The [[Vampyri]] are the very pinnacle of the Council's super soldier program. The final stages of the process are carried out within these crypt-like chambers, where a complex cocktail of hormones and mutagens are fed to the prospective vampyri intravenously. Though some fatalities inevitably occur, the resulting super soldiers are more than enough to make up for the loss.

{{Power|[[File:Power Missing.png|22px]]| No Ranged attacks| No Ranged Attacks|'' Council's Transformation Capsules don´t have any Ranged attacks at all''}}

{{Power|[[File:Power Missing.png|22px]]| No Melee attacks| No Hand to Hand|'' Council's Transformation Capsules don´t have any Melee attacks at all''}}

{{Power|[[File:Power Missing.png|22px]]| Immobile| Self Immobilize| '' Council's Transformation Capsules are Immobile''}}

==== Reinforced Door (Boss) ====

[[File:Council Door.jpg|125px|thumb| |<div style="text-align: center;border:none">Reinforced Door</div>]]

{{Power|[[File:Power Missing.png|22px]]| No Ranged attacks| No Ranged Attacks|'' Council's Reinforced Doors don´t have any Ranged attacks at all''}}

{{Power|[[File:Power Missing.png|22px]]| No Melee attacks| No Hand to Hand|'' Council's Reinforced Doors don´t have any Melee attacks at all''}}

{{Power|[[File:Teleportation Teleport.png|22px]]| Dampening Field| -Teleport| You are being affected by a [[Dampening Field]]. It seems unlikely you could teleport out of this prison cell.}}

{{Power|[[File:FireBlast_Inferno.png|22px]]| Explode| Post death special (Point Blank Area of Effect, Lethal/Fire), Foe Knockback| When the door is destroyed, it tends to explode.}}

* Archon Alberto (''Galaxy Archon'', ''Warwolf'')

* Archon Assunta (''Mk II Zenith Warcry'')

* Archon Belaggi (''Vampyri Archon'', ''Vortex Cor Leonis Archon'', ''Nebula Elite Archon'') (Found on [[Rogue Isle Protector#Object Retrieval Missions|New Research Shows MMOs Are Good for You]] from the [[Rogue Isle Protector]].)

* Archon Carissa (''Mk II Zenith Warcry'', ''Eclipse Warwolf'')