Mr. Mysteries' So-True Histories Episode 15 - The Chaos Part III Rise of the Superheroes
Hello Eager Learners! I am Mr. Mysteries, formerly of the Learned League, and this is my KARENcast series on the history of our Reality, Reality 69. On our last episode we were looking at a period of time after the Great Deviation Point known as the Chaos. We will continue with that topic today.
Comic books were a welcome distraction throughout World War II, and were a direct influence on many of the early Neohumans. Shortly after the Daytona Dilemma, newspapers across the country announced multiple Supermen and Wonderwomen appearing in various cities. This situation was further complicated by multiple unofficial registries of superhero names, as well as multiple copyright suites against overzealous Neohuman fans of certain intellectual properties.
While many of these early heroes had good intentions, the frequent collateral damage often took bigger headlines than the heroic actions behind them.
The first hero to really hit a positive note across the country was Shaun Edwards, more popularly known as Paragon. Paragon was critical in the unveiling of activities of a rogue Neohuman terrorist Reichstagg, the pseudonym for Richter Bauchmann, a former SS member who had apparently found asylum somewhere in South America and was activated during the NAP. Reichstagg was one of the first known teleporters, and attempted to kill the UN. Paragon, in his day job as a security guard at the UN building, was able to use his amplified strength and speed to gather the bombs and toss them into the East River.
Despite these headline grabbing instances, the overall view on Neohumans was overwhelming negative among the Humans. Those who were paying attention may have also hated the Myrneans as much as the Neohumans, but it is difficult to sort that out after the fact. This hatred was driven on many levels: economic, societal, religious and political.
This hatred and resentment lead to increasing incidents of groups of humans attacking single neohumans, resulting in many deaths. As consequence, Neohumans began often travelling in groups, which in turn lead to escalating groups of humans.
These exchanges continued to build to the point that martial law was declared in many places around the world, and military units were deployed to attempt to control the Neohuman riots. Neohuman leaders such as Paragon, Malcolm X, Dr. King, Lady Freedom, and the Myrnean Winds Through Canyon, coordinated Neohuman actions. While some lParagon and Dr. King promoted a peaceful resistance approach, many others promoted a more aggressive assertion for rights.
These events continued to build though out the 50s, with notable events like the Berlin Bombardment and the Toronto Tumult being worth additional research by eager learners.
Next episode we will look at the culmination of the Chaos, the founding of the Stability Committee.
Comic books were a welcome distraction throughout World War II, and were a direct influence on many of the early Neohumans. Shortly after the Daytona Dilemma, newspapers across the country announced multiple Supermen and Wonderwomen appearing in various cities. This situation was further complicated by multiple unofficial registries of superhero names, as well as multiple copyright suites against overzealous Neohuman fans of certain intellectual properties.
While many of these early heroes had good intentions, the frequent collateral damage often took bigger headlines than the heroic actions behind them.
The first hero to really hit a positive note across the country was Shaun Edwards, more popularly known as Paragon. Paragon was critical in the unveiling of activities of a rogue Neohuman terrorist Reichstagg, the pseudonym for Richter Bauchmann, a former SS member who had apparently found asylum somewhere in South America and was activated during the NAP. Reichstagg was one of the first known teleporters, and attempted to kill the UN. Paragon, in his day job as a security guard at the UN building, was able to use his amplified strength and speed to gather the bombs and toss them into the East River.
Despite these headline grabbing instances, the overall view on Neohumans was overwhelming negative among the Humans. Those who were paying attention may have also hated the Myrneans as much as the Neohumans, but it is difficult to sort that out after the fact. This hatred was driven on many levels: economic, societal, religious and political.
This hatred and resentment lead to increasing incidents of groups of humans attacking single neohumans, resulting in many deaths. As consequence, Neohumans began often travelling in groups, which in turn lead to escalating groups of humans.
These exchanges continued to build to the point that martial law was declared in many places around the world, and military units were deployed to attempt to control the Neohuman riots. Neohuman leaders such as Paragon, Malcolm X, Dr. King, Lady Freedom, and the Myrnean Winds Through Canyon, coordinated Neohuman actions. While some lParagon and Dr. King promoted a peaceful resistance approach, many others promoted a more aggressive assertion for rights.
These events continued to build though out the 50s, with notable events like the Berlin Bombardment and the Toronto Tumult being worth additional research by eager learners.
Next episode we will look at the culmination of the Chaos, the founding of the Stability Committee.
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