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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.

Campaign History

Set somewhere on the east coast of the United States - possibly Massachusetts or Virginia - Freedom City's history dates back to colonial times when 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, super-science, extraterrestrials, lost worlds, gods, megalomaniacal 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.

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.

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).

Inhabitants

Current superhuman residents of Freedom City

The Atom Family (analogous to DC's Challengers of the Unknown or Marvel's Fantastic Four)
The Collective (a gestalt of intelligent albino cockroaches)
Eldrich (analogous to DC's Doctor Fate or Marvel's Doctor Strange)
Foreshadow (somewhat analogous to Marvel's Daredevil)
The Freedom League (analogous to Marvel's Avengers or DC's JLA)
The Next Gen (analogous to DC's the Teen Titans or Marvel's X-Men)

Former superhuman residents of Freedom City

Centurion (analogous to DC's Superman)
The Liberty League (analogous to Marvel's Invaders or DC's JSA)
The first Raven (analogous to DC's Batman)

Other prominent superbeings in the Freedom City campaign seeting

Argo the Ultimate Android (analogous to DC's Amazo or Marvel's Super-Adaptoid)
Blackstar (analogous to DC's Sinestro)
Conundrum (analogous to DC's Riddler)
The Crime League (analogous to DC's Injustice Gang or Injustice Society, or Marvel's Masters of Evil)
The Curator (analogous to DC's Brainiac or Marvel's Collector)
Doc Otaku (analogous to DC's Control Freak or Marvel's Arcade)
Doctor Simian (analogous to DC's Gorilla Grodd)
Doctor Sin (analogous to Dr. Zin from Johnny Quest or Marvel's Yellow Claw)
The Factor Four (analogous to Marvel's Frightful Four)
Fear-Master (analogous to DC's Scarecrow)
Gigantosaur (analogous to Godzilla)
The Green Man (analogous to Marvel's Blackheath or DC's Swamp Thing)
The Grue (shapeshifting aliens analogous to Marvel's Skrulls)
Malador the Mystic (analogous to Marvel's Baron Mordo or DC's Mordru)
Megalodon (analogous to Marvel's Lizard or DC's Man-Bat)
The Meta-Grue (analogous to Marvel's Super-Skrull)
The Meta-Mind (supreme leader of the Grue Unity, analogous to the Supreme Intelligence of Marvel's Kree)
Omega, Lord of the Terminus (analogous to DC's Darkseid or Marvel's Thanos
)
The Psions (analogous to Marvel's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and Babylon 5's Psi Corps)
Quirk (analogous to Marvel's Impossible Man or DC's Mister Mxyzptlk)
SHADOW (a group analogous to Marvel's HYDRA)
Star-Khan (analogous to DC's Mongul or Khan Noonien Singh of Star Trek)
The Star Knights (galactic peacekeepers analogous to DC's Green Lantern Corps)
Superior (analogous to DC's General Zod)
Talos (analogous to Marvel's Ultron)
Terra King (analogous to Marvel's Mole Man)
Toy Boy (analogous to DC's Toyman)
The Ultima, aka the Hyperboreans (an advanced offshoot of humanity analogous to Marvel's Eternals)
The White Lion (analogous to Marvel's Black Panther)
X-Isle, the Living City (analogous to Marvel's Ego the Living Planet and Krakoa the Living Island)

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