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Overview

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Race: Human
Age: 124
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Civilian I.D.: Marcus Cole
Alias I.D.: Statesman
Birthdate: June 6, 1896[1]
Universe of Origin: Primal Earth
Origin of Powers: Magic (Well of Furies / Fountain of Zeus)
Archetype: Tanker
Current Affiliation: Freedom Phalanx (Leader), Vanguard (Elite Five)
Powers
  • Electric Control?
  • Flight
  • Invulnerability
  • Super Speed
  • Super Strength

Biography

Background

Marcus Cole is one of the first two modern day super powered beings and the first modern Hero while his friend, Stefan Richter, the other of the two, became the first modern villain. Cole was born into poverty in Paragon City, his mother dieing in labor, in 1896 and did his patriotic duty in 1918 when he enlisted to serve in World War I, however an accident occured and led to him, and several friends to search out the Well of Furies, forever transforming the world and himself.

He returned to Paragon City in 1931 with the power of Zeus and by the next year he had taken up the figt against the criminal elements of his home under the name Statesman inspiring several others to do the same. Cole gathered these others and formed the Freedom Phalanx. This team was put to the test days later during Brass Monday, an attack by Nemesis, which led to more heroes emerging and the Citizen Crime Fighting Act being passed.

His leadership has been relied heavily since and never more so during the Rikti War. Cole led the Alpha team of Vanguard as one of the "Elite Five" distracting the Rikti and enabling Omega team to shut down the Rikti portals, end the war, but not without grave loses. In the aftermath, only 8 widely recognized heroes remained, all 8 being called the Surviving Eight, and all of them being the Freedom Phalanx. Cole, from his position as the leader of the Freedom Phalanx and within Vangaurd, has continued to be consider a leader among the hero community and is looked at for guidance and as the voice of the average super-man.

More details can be found: Background

Timeline

1896

  • June 6 - Born in Paragon City.[1] His mother died in Child birth.[2]

Between 1896 and 1918

  • Adopted by the Richters.[3][2]

1918

  • Fought in World War I and was exposed to Mustard Gas, becoming sick[2]
  • Cole, Stefan Richter, and several other war friends headed east to find the Well of Furies to cure Cole.[4][5]

1930

  • July 10 - Cole and Stefan Richter drink from the Fountain of Zeus.[6]

1931

  • Returns to Paragon City.[7]

1931 or Early-1932

  • Debuts as Statesman and fights the criminal elements of Paragon City.[8]

1932

  • July 4 - Collects several heroes, including Dark Watcher[4], Elementar[3], Team Vambrace[3], and Maiden Justice[4], to form the Freedom Phalanx.[6]
  • July 11 - Thwarts a Nemesis attack on Paragon City[9]
  • Marries Monica Richter (Maiden Justice).[3][10]

1937

  • September - Statesman's successes lead to Citizen Crime Fighting Act of 1937 being passed, legalizing heroes.[7][11]

1941

  • December 7 - Statesman and the Freedom Phalanx defend Paragon City from German invaders.[4][12]

Between 1941 and 1944

  • Re-enlisted to help with the war effort.[8]

1944

  • June 6 - Along with other heroes pushed back Axis forces, but severely injured and put out of commission for the rest of World War II.[4][13]

1945

  • Helps plan the the final assault on the Storm Korps now known as the "Battle of the Black Forrest".[4][13]


1946

  • Defeats Nemesis, ending his attempt at taking America, with the aid of the Freedom Phalanx.[4][14]

Before 1963

  • Has a daughter, Alexis Cole (Miss Liberty).[15]

1976

  • Nearly killed by a Soviet Tactical Nuclear while trying to rescue an American pilot.[4][16]

1986

  • Attacks Recluse by himself.[17]

1989

  • Axis America attempts to invade Paragon City, but is thwarted by Statesman and the Freedom Phalanx, capturing Reichsman and imprisoning him.[4][18]

1993

  • Becomes an adviser to the first independent Russian hero group, the Valiant Defenders of the Motherland.[4][19]

Before 1995

  • Becomes a grandfather when Jessica Megan Duncan (Ms. Liberty) is born.[8]

After 1995 and Before 2002

  • Co-founds Freedom Corps with Ms. Liberty[20]

2002

  • Appointed one of the "Elite Five" of the United Nation's Vanguard superhuman response team.[21]
  • Leads the Alpha Team of Vanguard against the Rikti Invasion, ultimately winning the day.[22]

After 2002

  • Became known as one of the "Surviving Eight".[21]
  • Retains position of one of the "Elite Five" within Vanguard.[21]

Relationships

Mother:
Father: Adopted - Rudolf Richter[3]
Siblings: Adopted - Stefan Richter (Lord Recluse)[3], Adopted - Monica Richter (Maiden Justice)[3]
Spouse: Monica Richter (Maiden Justice)[3]
Children: Alexis Cole (Miss Liberty)[15]
Grandchildren: Jessica Megan Duncan (Ms. Liberty)[23]
Other: Stefan Richter (Lord Recluse)[3]


References

  1. ↑ a b c Site: June 2008 Calender
  2. ↑ a b c d Site: Lord Recluse
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Book: ISBN 1593152213: The Freedom Phalanx - pg???
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Site: Paragon City: An Introduction
  5. ↑ a b Paragon City: Founding and the 20's
  6. ↑ a b c Site: July 2008 Calender
  7. ↑ a b c Site: Statesman
  8. ↑ a b c d Assumed from other dates known.
  9. ↑ a b Paragon City: Steel Canyon
  10. ↑ a b Dev: Manticore 5-29-09
  11. ↑ a b Game: Perez Park Plaque(-1523, 4, 3958)
  12. ↑ a b Paragon City: War Begins
  13. ↑ a b c Paragon City: The War Continued
  14. ↑ a b Paragon City: Post War: Rise of the Super Villains
  15. ↑ a b c Game: Mender Tesseract - Agree to form a strike force
  16. ↑ a b Paragon City: The Cold War
  17. ↑ a b Game: Grandville Plaque (1729.5, -459, 1514.5)
  18. ↑ a b Paragon City: Other Worlds Discovered
  19. ↑ a b Paragon City: Globalism and the 90's
  20. ↑ a b Dev: Statesman 1-19-05
  21. ↑ a b c d Site: Organizations
  22. ↑ a b Site: Invasion
  23. ↑ a b Game: Ms. Liberty (128, 19, -216)
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