Editing Freedom City Geography (section)

== History ==


Freedom City's history roughly resembles Boston's crossed with New York.  Founded at the start of America by Dutch and English settlers, Freedom City was the center for the Freedom Witch Trials and later was the heart of the American Revolution (The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought here on the present day site of Centurion Statue).


Freedom City's real history arguably begins in the early 1900s when a space ship arrived from an alternate reality of Earth (A Utopian Super-Advanced Civilization created by a peaceful version of the Roman Empire that never fell).  The baby inside, named Mark Leeds, was adopted by a rural couple on Freedom City's outskirts who promptly raised him with all the moral values expected of a human.  The child realized he was gifted with abilities beyond that of ordinary mortals and debuted in the 1930s as a champion of the people.  He was '''The Centurion.'''


Whether because of Mark Leeds or not, superhumans soon began to appear alongside the Man of Titanium.  World War 2 was witness to the first time that superhuman fought superhuman with Hitlers own Ubbermensch attempting to give him an advantage against the United States and Europe's own assembled teams.  Afterwards, the '''Liberty League''' was formed with champions of justice carrying on until McCarthyism destroyed them.  


Later, a new version would appear during the 1960s and 1970s called the '''Freedom League''' that many people would consider somewhat silly and hokey.  They had innocent and largely optimistic space adventures while dealing with social issues of the time.  Unfortunately, crueler and more brutal vigilantes appeared and Freedom City outlawed superheroes in the 1980s under the corrupt and evil '''Mayor Moore'''.  For nearly a decade, the evil Mayor blackened the name of superheroes and chased them while psychotic vigilantes claimed to be heroes.


1993 brought an end to that with the ''''Terminus Invasion.''''  Intergalactic Space Conqueror and Demigod, '''Omega''', finally tracked down the world with the last surviving son of New Rome and attempted to destroy the Earth.  Freedom City was the heart of his invasion and much of the city was laid to waste before the Centurion ended 60 years of service by sacrificing his life to drive Omega back.


The past 15 years have seen the city slowly rebuilding but damage is still seen in places as the Terminus invasion also has empowered more young humans with superpowers than anywhere else in the country.  With the Freedom League's announcement that they are leaving the city permanently, the city is in need of them more than ever.