Editing Necessary Evil in Freedom City ENCYCLOPEDIA (section)

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Pale Ranger, the (Adam Prophet): Texas Ranger slain by bandits and restored to life by the shaman Broken Crow. He
dressed in white and cultivated a reputation as a ghost, riding a white stallion named Phantom. His son Thomas was born
an albino with unusual physical and mental prowess, possibly due to Adam’s resurrection, his exposure to raw uranium, or
the mystic forces at Magic Mesa (see Prophet, Dr. Thomas).
Patriot (Jack Simmons): Subject of an experimental serum that granted him near-perfect human abilities. Member of the
Liberty League. Later first director of AEGIS. After his death from cancer, his mind was placed in an android body and he
continues to work as a covert agent of the U.S. government.
Payback (Asad Sabir): Agent of the Labyrinth with a cybernetic arm and the power to cause technology to go haywire.
Penumbra, the: Advisory council of SHADOW.
People’s Heroes, the: Soviet-era super-team led by Bogatyr I, disbanded after the dissolution of the USSR.
Persephone I: Greek goddess and wife of Hades, sometimes able to mitigate the worst of her husband’s excesses.
Persephone II: Rather vapid pop music star with a psychic connection to the mythological Persephone. Kidnapped on at
least one occasion by Hades.
Phantom Ace, the: Costumed ace pilot of World War I.
Pharos: Ancient Egyptian hero invested with the power of light (the same power later wielded by White Rose, White Thorn,
and Beacon).
Philosopher’s Stone, the: An enchanted stone with the power to transmute elements. Widely sought after by mystics of all
stripes.
POF-SWAT: “Price of Freedom” Special Weapons and Tactics, police squad set up by FCPD Commissioner Roy Alquist
during the Moore administration in Freedom City in the 1980s, known for their corrupt and often brutal tactics.
Power Corps, the: Team of mercenaries outfitted with advanced battlesuits by Mastermind. They later went independent
and now hire themselves out to the highest bidder.
Power-House, the: An underground “enhancement” clinic granting clients super-strength and constitution, but also
causing unusual mutations, and often brain damage.
Powers, C. Horatio “Harry”: Director of AEGIS after a long-time career as one of its premier agents (cf. Powers: Agent of
AEGIS). Powers secretly has the ability to sense superhumans.
Praetor: Centurion’s evil duplicate from Anti-Earth and ruler of Empire City. Sent into the Terminus as a child, where he
gained superhuman powers. Overthrown and killed by the members of the Tyranny Syndicate in 1993. It was later
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revealed Praetor and Centurion (and possibly other alternates) all originated from the same individual sent through the
Terminus decades ago, “refracted” across multiple realities.
Preservers, the: Ancient advanced race of aliens that once interferred with the evolution of life in the galaxy.
Primate Patrol: The greatest heroes of Earth-Ape, including Iron Monkey, Elastigibbon, Brainiape, and Chimpanzoom.
Prime Elements, the: Four magical stones containing the mystical powers of the four elements (air, earth, fire, and water).
Their power transformed four criminals into the Factor Four.
Prince Vultorr the Cruel: Serpent Person sorcerer and member of the Penumbra of SHADOW.
Professor Fathom (Dr. Richard Calumus): Former student of Dr. Atom transformed into a being of elemental water by the
ancient Prime Element stones. Leader of the Factor Four.
Professor Psion (Parker Psion/Artur Zion): Brilliant expert in psionics who gave himself limited mental powers and induced
them in his children and grandchildren, the Psions.
Proles: The lowest-ranking inhabitants of the Terminus, under the rule of Omega.
Prophet, Dr. Thomas Osiris: “Doc Prophet, Man of Marble:” Pulp-era adventurer in the 1930s, known for his albino
characteristics and near-perfect level of physical and mental development.
Prophet, Elijah, Reverend: Famed monster-hunter of Colonial America who led a “crusade” against witchcraft and the
unholy in Freedom.
Pseudo (R’ik Faax, AKA ”Rick Fox”): Rogue Grue scout who joined the Freedom League. Like other Grue, Pseudo is a shapeshifting
telepath.
Psions, the: A family with psionic powers owed to the research of its patriarch, Professor Psion. His grandchildren Empath,
Ember, Jump, and the twins Aura and Argent help him to further his belief in the “perfection and evolution” of humanity.
Pusher (Naomi Vasquez): Telepath and mind-controller. Student at the Claremont Academy.
Pyre (Jack Connors): Hotshot pilot and driver transformed into a being of elemental fire by the ancient Prime Element
stones. Member of the Factor Four.