Kurtzberg Organizations
Contents
The Defense Pact
Nature
Independent Superhero Team
History
The Defense Pact was founded as independent superheroes agreed to communicate and work together to deal with large-scale threats. It's one of the oldest non-government superhero organizations still extant.
Members of Note
Arthur Cain,
Peaceforce
Nature
U.N. superhero team
History
Founded shortly after the birth of the UN, Peaceforce is a large team of assorted superheroes who help keep the peace, enforce U.N. sanctions, help with disaster relief, and so on. Rarely active on U.S. soil due to political pressures. At any given time, there are about two dozen members of Peaceforce, with assorted abilities.
Project: Echidna
Nature
Government Project/Organization
History
Originally, Project: Echidna was a research project, studying metahumanity. Over time, it has become a liason to the superhero community, and continues to be one to this day.
Members of Note
THETA
(Towards Human Experimental Testing and Advancement)
Nature
Technological Criminal Organization
History
Founded by eugenicists, and influenced considerably by Nazi fugitives, THETA attempts to study the nature of metahumanity, kidnapping metahumans and subjecting them to experiments, and attempting to trigger the metagene of others. They are responsible for the creation of a large number of supervillains.
