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The "greatest hero" from an alternate earth where Nazi Germany won World War II, the Reichsman led the Amerika Korps in an attempted invasion of Paragon City.

 

REICHSMAN

Real Name Unknown, but possibly Marcus Cole

 

Rank: Boss

Origin: Natural                         Archetype: Tanker (?)

 

Power Sets/Powers: Complete list unknown, but based on suppositions about the Statesman's powers, Reichsman arsenal may include:

            ·Invulnerability

            ·Super Strength

            ·Flight

            ·Fighting

            ·Leadership

 

Weaknesses: The Reichsman is reluctant to ally himself with anyone he sees as a potential rival, ensuring that the Amerika Korps could never defeat the combined might of the Freedom Phalanx.

 

Levels: Unknown

Current Whereabouts: Freedom Phalanx HQ

Group Affiliation: Amerika Korps (Leader)

 

Villain Finder

·At the moment, the Reichsman is kept in suspended animation within the headquarters of the Freedom Phalanx. It is unknown whether rookie heroes are allowed to view the villain.

 

Tactics

·Unknown

Combat Recommendations

·Unknown

 

Rewards

·None at this time. The Reichsman can't be fought or defeated... yet.

 

History

 

The Reichsman is perhaps the Statesman's most disturbing enemy. Born in an alternate dimension where Nazi Germany defeated the United States during World War II, the Reichsman appears to be that parallel Earth's version of the Statesman. In his home dimension, the Reichsman "led the Amerika Korps, an elite super powered hero organization that helped preserve Nazi rule over the former United States."

 

Sometime in the late 1980s, the Reichsman discovered a group of unknown superheroes in his country. After learning that these heroes were dimensional explorers, the Reichsman captured the group, which included members of the Statesman's Freedom Phalanx and Dr. Brian Webb of Portal Corps. The Reichsman brutally tortured the heroes to death, learning a great deal about their home dimension in the process. Determined to see the dimension for himself, the Reichsman led his Amerika Korps through Webb's dimensional portal and into Paragon City.


"It didn't take long for the super-powered fascists to earn the attention of the Freedom Phalanx. Queen Comet, a prominent member of the Phalanx and friend of Dr. Webb, saw the alternate Statesman come through and, having been briefed by Portal Corp about the world Webb and his escorts were exploring, she quickly called for back-up and bravely fought off the invaders until helped arrived. Although seriously wounded, she managed to hold on until the Statesman and the rest of the Phalanx arrived.

"The ensuing battle raged through the Portal Corp laboratories and spilled out into the city streets. The Reichsman was every bit the equal of his all-American counterpart, and the two nearly beat each other into the ground. Fortunately, the rest of the Amerika Korps did not measure up to the Freedom Phalanx (apparently in his world the Reichsman did not take kindly to potential rivals, and thus their training had been somewhat lax). With his henchmen defeated, it was only a matter of time before the evil Statesman fell. To this day he remains frozen in suspended animation within the Freedom Phalanx's main headquarters." No further contact has been made with the "Axis America" alternate reality.
 

It's unclear whether the Reichsman is literally the "evil" version of Marcus Cole (the Statesman) in every way, or just a Nazi attempt to create a hero similar to the Statesman - a "hero" who embodies their ideals and fights for Nazi rule. From descriptions, it seems as if the former might be true. How and why the Axis America version of Marcus Cole went astray is unknown.  

Unless otherwise noted, all quoted material is taken from the official City of Heroes' web site.