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REGULATORS
Roster
Current HQ: Unknown
Turf: Unknown
Benefits/Rewards
·Unknown. If the group still exists in any form, they may provide training
and/or information, most likely about the local gangs such as the drug-addicted Trolls.
History
When and how the Regulators first joined forces is unknown, although the team
was definitely battling street crime and gangs in the early 1970s. Within a few short years, however, the group was transformed
by the economic depression and subsequent rise in drug-related crime that gripped the nation. To combat "the new drug epidemic
and rising poverty rates, the Regulators went into heavy recruiting mode and tried to swarm Paragon City's streets with costume-clad
heroes.
"The city saw a number of epic clashes between the Regulators and various street gangs and drug cartels. A
former police officer, [the Back Alley Brawler] worked closely with Paragon City law enforcement to make
sure that every criminal he and the Regulators brought to justice would see conviction in a court of law. Of course it didn't
always work out that way, but more often than not, Regulator captives (and there were a lot of them) did their time in prison.
Unfortunately, it didn't seem to be making much of a difference. Certainly crime rates went down, but the drugs continued
to make their way onto the streets and into the hands of anyone who wanted them.
"Unable or unwilling to try and stem
the demand for drugs, the Regulators teamed up with the Dawn Patrol to go after the drugs at their sources.
They launched a series of controversial attacks in South America and Central Asia,
burning coca and poppy fields to the ground. These assaults, while popular in the US,
were not very well received abroad, with over a dozen nations forbidding members of both hero organizations from ever setting
foot or flying over their sovereign territory again.
"Unfortunately, there was little lasting effect from these bold
assaults. The dramatic, albeit temporary, decline in imported narcotics merely left a void that a cartel of chemical engineers
rushed to fill. With cocaine and heroin in short supply, the streets soon found themselves awash in a new, laboratory made
drug: Superadine, or Supes as it became known on the street. Supes was eventually shown to be
a modified version of soldier enhancement formulas developed by the US Army during World War II. When injected, it gives a
sense of profound confidence and euphoria along with increased endurance and strength. Beyond these seeming benefits, it is
also a mild hallucinogen and powerfully addictive. It was no great surprise that Supes made its first appearance in Paragon
City.
"Throughout the mid-eighties, Supes became a more and more popular drug,
and despite the Regulators' best efforts, it continued to proliferate in the streets of Paragon
City." Eventually, however, the Regulators found a way to defeat the scourge. Working
with the Midnight Squad, the Regulators identified the source of the drugs. The Back Alley Brawler discovered a "secret laboratory
beneath a skyscraper in downtown Paragon City."
Amazingly, it was later learned that Supes was, in fact, part of an elaborate experiment to unlock portals to other dimensions.
Although the Back Alley Brawler and the Statesman agreed that humanity should not benefit from information gained through
such horrific means, the technology to open dimensional doorways was eventually revealed. In time, Supes would spawn the Rikti
invasion…
The Regulators remained a force for justice until the war against the Rikti.
Like many other hero organizations, the group was eventually reduced to a small handful of its most formidable members. While
the Back Alley Brawler is still fighting crime, it remains unknown exactly how many of the other Regulators survived
the war nor whether the group is still active.
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