This quippy title has become the common name for a series of lawsuits and criminal charges against more than two dozen "heroes" that were members of the Costumed Unit of the Neohuman Tactical Squad.
While rumors and complaints had been lodged in multiple countries for years, Fledermaus and Atomic Andy were charged with treason and conspiracy in German and the US at the same time for their involvement in a plot to cause multiple nuclear reactor destabilizations across both countries. Other countries also had pending charges for the impact that plan would have had in their territory. As the investigation and trial rolled out more and more members of the Costumed Unit became imbroiled in various scandals.
Some have claimed from the outset that this was a move by the nations of the world to attempt to undercut KAREN provided Neohuman forces being more widely relied upon as an ad hoc vigilante rapid response force in place of state and federal forces. The fact that there have not been laws passed or appeals made to the Security Committee undercuts this idea, however. All of the accused had their hero licenses revoked from both national and corporate registries. All sentences are to be served in
. Dimensional Exile is enforced by the Stability Committee.
| Hero |
Charge(s) - Counts in Parenthesis |
Outcome |
| Amethyst Draft |
Embezzling (5), Domination (2), Conspiracy, Fraud (15), Wire Fraud (23), Securities Fraud (7) |
Guilty on all charges - 50 years, $14.5 million penalty |
| Amphibichopper |
Sexual Assault(3), Rape (7), Assault(35), Robbery(12), Terroristic Threatening(25), Stalking (2), First Degree Murder (14) |
Guilty on all charges - Death |
| Atomic Andy |
Treason, Conspiracy, Terroristic Threatening, Destruction(8), First Degree Murder (2), Second Degree Murder (5), Voluntary Manslaughter (178), Wanton Endangerment (432) |
Guilty on all charges - Death |
| Bane Foot |
Grand Larceny, Assault(3), Accessory after the fact (20) |
Guilty on all charges - 12 years, $50k penalty |
| Bombtorch |
Arson (4), Grand Larceny, Burglary (3), Robbery (2), Conspiracy, Second Degree Murder (58), Assault (20), Terroristic Threatening (60), Wanton Destruction (7), Wanton Endangerment (83) |
Conspiracy - Not Guilty, Guilt on all other charges - Life imprisonment |
| Cinder Raven |
Arson (2), Wanton Destruction (12), Assault (10), Terroristic Threatening (5), Sexual Assault (3), Rape (2), Kidnapping |
Guilty on all charges - 20 years, $1.2 million penalty |
| Combat Chase |
Grand Theft Auto (4), Wanton Destruction (150), Voluntary Manslaughter (14), Wanton Endangerment (23) |
Guilty on all charges - 20 years, $2.3 million penalty |
| Fledermaus |
Treason, Conspiracy, Terroristic Threatening, First Degree Murder (7), Second Degree Murder (15), Voluntary Manslaughter (211), Wanton Endangerment (1212) |
Guilty on all charges - Death |
| Fusor |
Conspiracy, Arson (23), Second Degree Murder (12), Assault (36), Wanton Destruction (15), Voluntary Manslaughter (56), Wanton Endangerment (99) |
Guilty on all charges - Life, $3.1 million penalty |
| Green Zephyr |
Burglary (12), Larceny (14), Conspiracy, Robbery (21), Wanton Destruction (24), Fraud (13), Wire Fraud (4), Accessory after the fact (3) |
Guilty on all charges - 35 years, $1.9 million penalty |
| Hounder |
Stalking (47), Terroristic Threatening (51), Assault (14), Sexual Assault (12), Rape (5), Accessory (5), Accessory after the fact (5) |
Guilty on all charges - 15 years |
| Hydrolance |
Larceny (23), Robbery (23), Terroristic Threatening (23), Wanton Endangerment (50) |
Guilty on all charges - 15 years, $1.5 million penalty |
| Iceror |
Treason, Conspiracy, First Degree Murder (4), Second Degree Murder (17), Voluntary Manslaughter (233), Terroristic Threatening (24), Assault (42), Wanton Destruction (82), Wanton Endangerment (102) |
Guilty on all charges - Death |
| Malachite |
Burglary (45), Larceny (21), Robbery (35), Assault (27), Terroristic Threatening (21) |
Guilty on all charges - 25 years, $2 million penalty |
| Metal Ghost |
Larceny (72), Wire Fraud (32), Embezzlement (7), Conspiracy, Fraud (41), Securities Fraud (12), Accessory (7), Accessory after the fact (5) |
Guilty on all charges - 88 years, $52.8 million penalty |
| Miss Take |
Assault (3), Robbery (2), Domination, Larceny, Terroristic Threatening (9), Wanton Endangerment (9), Wanton Destruction (9) |
Guilty on all charges - 10 years, $350k penalty |
| Nemesis Bee |
Voluntary Manslaughter (63), Wanton Destruction (23), Wanton Endangerment (482), Terroristic Threatening (400) |
Guilty on all charges - Dimensional Exile |
| Nullbot |
Conspiracy, Emblezzlement (9), Larceny (16), Wire Fraud (292), Fraud (11), Securities Fraud (128), Identity Theft (27), Trafficking (31), Accessory (12), Accessory after the fact (8) |
Guilty on all charges - Deletion |
| Pride Tracer |
Conspiracy, Assault (14), Robbery (17), Larceny (19), Second Degree Murder (8), Voluntary Manslaughter (10), Wanton Destruction (23), Wanton Endangerment (26) |
Guilty on all charges - 35 years |
| Sapphiria |
First Degree Murder (9), Second Degree Murder (14), Terroristic Threatening (24), Trafficing (45), Sexual Assault (21), Larceny (12), Wanton Endangerment (24), Wanton Destruction (3) |
Guilty on all charges - Life |
| Siege |
Second Degree Murder (18), Voluntary Manslaughter (120), Terroristic Threatening (200), Wanton Endangerment (250), Wanton Destruction (300) |
Guilty on all charges - Death |
| Technotime |
Assault (13), Larceny (15), Robbery (14), Voluntary Manslaughter (6), Wanton Endangerment (10), Wanton Destruction (10) |
Guilty on all charges - 45 years |
| Vinetronic |
Embezzlement (19), Larceny (12), Fraud (22), Wire Fraud (230), Domination (90), Bribery (12), Trafficking (50), Credit Card Fraud (13), Securities Fraud (290), Identity Theft (70), Voluntary Manslaughter (14) |
Guilty on all charges - Life |
| Viral Howl |
Assault (31), Larceny (42), Domination (22), Second Degree Murder (13), Voluntary Manslaughter (14), Terroristic Threatening (50), Wanton Endangerment (34), Wanton Destruction (44) |
Guilty on all charges - Life |
Much of the publicity at the time focused on the fact that many of the charges levied against these fallen heroes were from activities that they took while under the auspices of disrupting other crimes and were considered by many to be "standard operating procedures" for many licensed heroes.
During and following these various trials, many other licensed hero company saw many heroes leave due to "early retirement" or similar personal issues. Consequently the last year has seen a large turnover in the current licensed hero registers on both national and corporate levels
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