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| − | '''Freedom City''' is a fictional, city-based [[campaign setting]] for the [[roleplaying game]] ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]''. It was designed by [[Steve Kenson]], whose design philosophy for the setting seems based-on and in honor of several classic comic book icons and concepts.
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| − | ==Campaign History==
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| − | Set somewhere on the east coast of the [[United States]] - possibly [[Massachusetts]] or [[Virginia]] - Freedom City's history dates back to colonial times when [[superhero|super heroes]] first appeared there during the [[Revolutionary War]]. People with super-powers have existed throughout Earth’s history, but have become more prominent and numerous since the late 1930s. Freedom City is a particular epicenter for superhumans, but they are found in other cities and places around the world. Nearly every sort of super-power or gimmick found in the comic books can and does exist in the Freedom Universe (sometimes referred to as the ''A-Terra Universe''). There is [[magic (gaming)|magic]], [[science|super-science]], [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|aliens]], lost worlds, [[gods]], [[megalomaniac]]al [[supervillain|super villains]], and more. Despite this, the world on the surface is still very much like the Real World and most of the history and society from the Real World also exists there. Superheroes and villains have aged normally since their first appearances, with the exception of some who are particularly long-lived or even immortal. There have been several distinct "eras" of superhuman activity in the world, which coincidentally resemble different periods in comic book publishing history. Although everyone has heard about superheroes and villains, and probably seen them (on [[TV]], if nothing else), most people on Earth live fairly ordinary lives, despite the occasional invasion from outer space or other threat.
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| − | A key event in Freedom City's history occurred during what became known as the Terminus Invasion. The extra-dimensional tyrant known as Omega launched an invasion of the city, resulting in vast destruction and the deaths of several superheroes; including one of Earths' greatest heroes: Centurion. This event was also responsible for the formation of the current Freedom League.
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| − | In at least one possible future, Freedom City is still around in the year [[2525]] when it is the capital of the ''Confederation of Planets'' and home to the ''Freedom Legion'' (a version of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]).
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| − | ==Inhabitants==
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| − | ===Current superhuman residents of Freedom City===
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| − | * The [[Atom Family]] (analogous to [[DC Comics|DC's]] [[Challengers of the Unknown]] or [[Marvel Comics|Marvel's]] [[Fantastic Four]])
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| − | * [[Collective (Freedom City)|The Collective]] (a [[gestalt]] of intelligent [[albino]] [[cockroach]]es)
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| − | * [[Adrian Eldrich|Eldrich]] (analogous to DC's [[Doctor Fate]] or Marvel's [[Doctor Strange]])
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| − | * [[Foreshadow (Freedom City)|Foreshadow]] (somewhat analogous to Marvel's [[Daredevil (comics)|Daredevil]])
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| − | * The [[Freedom League]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] or DC's [[Justice League of America|JLA]])
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| − | * The [[Next Gen (Freedom City)|Next Gen]] (analogous to DC's the [[Titans (comics)|Teen Titans]] or Marvel's [[X-Men]])
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| − | ===Former superhuman residents of Freedom City===
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| − | * [[Centurion (Freedom City)|Centurion]] (analogous to DC's [[Superman]])
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| − | * The Liberty League (analogous to Marvel's [[Invaders]] or DC's [[Justice Society of America|JSA]])
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| − | * The first [[Raven (Freedom City)|Raven]] (analogous to DC's [[Batman]])
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| − | ===Other prominent superbeings in the Freedom City campaign seeting===
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| − | * [[Argo (Freedom City)| Argo the Ultimate Android]] (analogous to DC's [[Amazo]] or Marvel's [[Super-Adaptoid]])
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| − | * Blackstar (analogous to DC's [[Sinestro]])
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| − | * [[Conundrum (Freedom City)|Conundrum]] (analogous to DC's [[Riddler]])
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| − | * The [[Crime League]] (analogous to DC's [[Injustice Gang]] or [[Injustice Society]], or Marvel's [[Masters of Evil]])
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| − | * The [[Curator (Freedom City)|Curator]] (analogous to DC's [[Brainiac (comics)|Brainiac]] or Marvel's [[Collector (comics)|Collector]])
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| − | * [[Doc Otaku]] (analogous to DC's [[Minor characters in Teen Titans (animated series)#Control Freak|Control Freak]] or Marvel's [[Arcade (comics)|Arcade]])
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| − | * [[Doctor Simian]] (analogous to DC's [[Gorilla Grodd]]
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| − | * [[Doctor Sin]] (analogous to Dr. Zin from ''[[Johnny Quest]]'' or Marvel's [[Yellow Claw]])
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| − | * The [[Factor Four(Freedom City)|Factor Four]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Frightful Four]])
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| − | * [[Fear-Master]] (analogous to DC's [[Scarecrow (comics)|Scarecrow]])
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| − | * Gigantosaur (analogous to [[Godzilla]])
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| − | * The [[Green Man (Freedom City)|Green Man]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Plantman (Marvel)|Blackheath]] or DC's [[Swamp Thing]])
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| − | * [[Malador the Mystic]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Baron Mordo]] or DC's [[Mordru]])
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| − | * [[Megalodon (Freedom City)|Megalodon]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Lizard (comics)|Lizard]] or DC's [[Man-Bat]])
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| − | * [[Omega (Freedom City)|Omega, Lord of the Terminus]] (analogous to DC's [[Darkseid]] or Marvel's [[Thanos]])
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| − | * The [[Psions (Freedom City)|Psions]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]] and [[Babylon 5]]'s [[Psi Corps]])
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| − | * [[Quirk (Freedom City)|Quirk]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Impossible Man]] or DC's [[Mr. Mxyzptlk|Mister Mxyzptlk]])
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| − | * [[SHADOW (Freedom City)|SHADOW]] (a group analogous to Marvel's [[HYDRA]])
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| − | * [[Star-Khan]] (analogous to DC's [[Mongul]] or [[Khan Noonien Singh]] of [[Star Trek]])
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| − | * [[Talos (Freedom City|Talos]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Ultron]])
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| − | * [[Terra King]] (analogous to Marvel's [[Mole Man]])
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| − | * [[Toy Boy]] (analogous to DC's [[Toyman]])
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| − | * [[X-Isle]], the Living City (analogous to Marvel's [[Ego the Living Planet]])
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