 The Paragon Wiki Archive documents the state of City of Heroes/Villains as it existed on December 1, 2012.
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User:CoreXion
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Proud member and Second in Command of the Defenders of the Realm. (Hero: Guardian) Proud member and leader of The Fifth Legion. (Villain: Guardian)
Since I love to play both City of Heroes and City of Villains, I thought that I would help out filling some of the missing information in the wiki. I am usually on the Guardian server when I am not working on artwork or college.
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Heroes
Origin: Science
Archetype: Scrapper
Kristof Van Dread was a regular college student till he was abducted by his own half-brother, Doctor Victor Van Dread, and used for an illegal experiment that rewrote his genetic code as well as amplified a power he did not know he possessed. Kristof was horrified at the dead bodies of fellow classmates from his college that failed to survive the transformations caused by the serum Victor created as well as the plans his brother now had for taking over the world with an army of super powered soldiers. When a Longbow agent along with Paragon Police carried out a raid on his brothers secret lab, Victor injected himself with a modified form of the serum that transformed his body and gave him powers identical to Kristof. Bound to a lab table, Kristof was frozen with fear as he watched his brother wound and kill the police along with the Longbow agent.
During the struggle, Kristof discovered that the Longbow agent was actually his mother, and the sight of her dying body enraged him to the point the was able to break free. Taking her enchanted impervium katana up she set into a volley of strikes against his half-brother that resulted in the loss of Victors right eye and his eventual capture. Heart broken by the turn of events his life had taken Kristof sought solace in his mothers homeland of Japan where his grandfather encouraged him to continue the work that was started by his mother. Returning to Paragon City, Kristof used the designation that his brother had given him of Core unit X-10N to fashion a new identity as a hero.
His continued battles against evil, along with his skills as a swords man and luck, have caused some to call him a "Demon with the blade" or "Crazy" from battling a room filled with Council soldiers after haphazardly stumbling into them. His commitment to the Defenders of the Realm eventually earned him the honor of becoming the second in command of the group, an honor he does not take lightly as he carries out his duties in trying to keep the base stores well stocked and aiding its new members.
Origin: Magic
Archetype: Blaster
Sera Pfhen, known by "Angel" to her friends and grandmother took an interest in magic at a young age after she accidentally found a mystical tome in the public library left 'accidentally' by an unknown person. Following the Rikti War that killed her grandmother she learned that it was in fact her grandmother, Madame Skyfire, who left the book there for her to find after seeing the natural mystical energies surrounding her. Doing some research into her grandmothers past, Angel was shocked to learned that she was actually a villainous who had tried to take over the city in the past only to be stopped by other practitioners of the mystic arts. She finally stopped her evil ways when she had a daughter of her own, whom had no talent for magic at all.
When the Rikti returned Angel was determined to do something to stop them from taking more human lives and so dawned her grandmothers old costume along with rings of power that helped focus her mystical energies into either long range or short range blasts of energy. Taking the name Angel Skyfire, she has joined the Defenders of the Realm in a never ending quest to stamp out evil.
Origin: Mutation
Archetype: Tanker
Growing up far away from Paragon, Katrina Castle had no idea what Superdine was or what it could do to a person, so when she attended a college rave she had no idea that the substance handed to her was a drug and not a mixed drink. Being rushed to the hospital soon after ingesting a vial of the drug she had her stomach pumped and prevented some of the effects from taking hold. But her body was changed from the exposure, giving her superior strength and reflexes she didn't have before as well as hardening her skin and body. At first enraged about what had happened to her she blamed herself and others for not warning her of such a drug, this anger continued as people saw her and considered her nothing more then another "Troll".
Turning her anger to her advantage she decided to fight crime and prevent the spread of the drug that changed her life as well as show people that not all "Trolls" were bad. She attempted to get the name Palisade for herself, as a symbol to her fortified will, but a misprint on the registration form and ID gave her the name Palacade. She decided to show others that even from mistakes great things can happen.
Origin: Natural
Archetype: Blaster
A member of the UKSF, Colonel Horatio Hawke lead a team of soldiers that were visiting a military instillation for routine war games against the Rikti during their first invasion of Earth. Fighting along side heroes in Paragon City he and his team helped to hold the line and a valuable position that allowed heroes to evacuate civilians from the battlefield. As the fighting dragged on Horatio found himself and his team cut off from the others and pinned down in one of the ruined buildings. By the wars end only he and a handful of other regular soldiers survived to be picked up by relief forces.
Leaving the service he took a job with Crey as a security officer only to learn of the corruption of the company and leave after being transferred to Paragon. Living in a small apartment and seeing all that the city had gone through he decided to take matters into his own hands to preserve the memory of those that died in his command to defend the city. When the Rikti returned his determination was renewed ten fold as he joined forces with other members of the Defenders of the Realm to repel attacks and defend the city and world from the invaders second coming.
Villains
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Origin: Science
Archetype: Mastermind
The son of members of the 5th Column, Victor Van Dread grew up in America and at an early age his parents recognized his gifted intelligence. Secretly diverting money from the Column, they funded his education only to be discovered when The Council took over. As punishment his mother was executed and his father's memories altered as he was expelled from the organization. Victor went on to become a scientist working at Orion Labs, and after funding for his project to create super humans was cut he set up his own private lab to carry out illegal activity. Over the course of time he gained a half-brother as his father remarried and started a family again.
Considering himself an outcast, he used his half-brother in his experiment as a way to get even with his father only to find that Kristof's blood and inherent powers helped to stabilize his serum. When his lab was raided he took the serum himself, transforming his body by increasing its muscle mass and bone structure to make him taller. With his new found powers he was able to defeat a Longbow Agent who turned out to be his step-mother, killing her in the process. He was caught off guard as Kristof freed himself and took up the sword of his mother to defeat him, blinding his right eye.
Sentenced for his crimes Victor sat in prison for a time, his powers growing stronger and darker, till his release in a prison break by Arachnos. Freed from his prison he formed The Fifth Legion as a way to repay Arachnos and Lord Recluse for freeing him, and now serves under Ghost Widow in his own elite guard unit based off of the legendary Fifth Legion that protected the Roman Emperor.
Origin: Mutation
Archetype: Brute
Tera "Kila" Wattz was born in Paragon City with an unusual ability to control electrical currents. This mutation caused her eyes to glow an electric blue as well as leave her with a pale skin color. Growing up in Kings Row she dreamed of becoming a heroine, but in her attempts to gain further control of her powers she accidentally burned down the apartment building she lived in which resulted in the death of her parents and several others. Reguarded as a threat she was locked away in a juvenile prison facility and later transferred to the Zig. Angered at her treatment and feeling abandoned by the heroes she worshiped she swore revenge against them.
When she was given a chance of freedom in a prison raid by Dr. Van Dread she joined forces with him and the Fifth Legion as a way to carry out her vengeance on the heroes of Paragon. Even so she holds some small dreams of her childhood, and wishes she could return to Kings Row again.
Origin: Magic
Archetype: Corruptor
