In
Paragon City, the living embodiment of what it means to be a superhero is
Statesman. And it's hard to argue with that -- he's a combination of
Superman and
Captain America in one superhuman package, the apex of what a hero can aspire to be. But in the upcoming
City of Heroes expansion,
Going Rogue, the man behind the mask took a very different turn. Tyrant is neither villain nor hero, but a dictator whose rule over a parallel Earth is absolute. He has created a utopian, flawless world, held in place by his strength of arms and of will. And to no great surprise, he's received
a full writeup on the official
City of Heroes page for the upcoming expansion.
Tyrant's timeline is a far darker one than took place in the real world, including the deployment of nuclear weapons in the Korean War and a full-scale onslaught of enraged elementals. His full biography traces an alternate history in a way that at least provides a glimpse into the mind of someone who chose to enforce world peace through absolute control, highlighting many of the moral gray areas on display in
Going Rogue.
Read the full dossier here, and perhaps start designing a
Justice Lord costume for your favorite hero.
