![]() It was bitter, grisly work, but Cole had once again found his calling. He had no idea that this brief speech to America's people would get him elected as the next president by a staggering 98% majority.Ĭole cut a swath through the Devouring Earth creatures, driving them from city after city, restoring hope and rallying supers behind him. It was now apparent that the creatures of the Devouring Earth were cunning, and Cole meant to destroy every one of them. Cole publicly vowed to avenge this attack, to discover what hateful intelligence had laid them low. The attack destroyed the capital, killing President MacArthur, the vice president, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Devouring Earth launched a surprise attack on Washington, DC, and NORAD. The entire world was at war with the Devouring Earth. Cole set his sights on this new enemy, an enemy that had driven humanity to the verge of self-annihilation at the hands of its own nuclear weapons. If Cole had survived the atomic blast in Korea, then surely he was more powerful than the Devouring Earth creatures. This threat was the Devouring Earth, dubbed so because the consumption of humankind was its agenda.Ĭole's return gave humankind its first glimmer of hope in years. A new global threat loomed over the world, a threat no super-powered being could defeat and no weapon could stop, except for the bomb. MacArthur, shocked by the revelation that Cole was not dead, explained. The power of the atom had destroyed Shroud City and countless citizens in a nuclear fireball.įurious and confused, Cole confronted (now) President MacArthur and demanded an explanation. The headline of a Time magazine caught his eye: "The End Is Nigh: Will MacArthur Nuke Shroud City?" Cole raced back to his home, but it was too late. Years passed, and one day, Cole emerged from the Austrialian outback to the outskirts of civilization. ![]() He turned his back on those he'd championed and sacrificed so much for and wandered the Earth, looking for new purpose. But Cole had simply let the world think that, for he was disgusted with what he had seen firsthand, by the power now wielded by petty, common men. Intelligence indicated that the explosion completely atomized Cole. Worst of all (some said), Cole was missing. Millions were dead, and the American nuclear bomb blast killed thousands of American troops and dozens of its supers. A Communist reprisal destroyed the city of Los Angeles, but America won the war-at great cost. Many things changed that day when MacArthur ordered the nuclear attack. General MacArthur had one option left to him: "Nuke 'em!" But on the ground in the Korea War, it looked like even Cole couldn't stop the Reds and their supers from overrunning the Americans. No amount of bullets could stop Cole, no fighter plane could outrun him, and no armor plating could resist him. The deployment of supers in war had already escalated conflicts to a point where conventional weapons were becoming worthless. ![]() The invention and use of atomic weapons changed the course of history. With his strength and invulnerability, Cole was unstoppable for a time. Supers fought on both sides of every conflict. War itself changed with the ascendance of the super-powered, and supers become the new heroes of war. Infused with the power of the gods, Cole was the first of many super-powered individuals seen in the world. In the aftermath of the Great War, Cole discovered a source of power that would change him and the world forever: the Well of Furies. Tyrant.īorn into poverty in the poorest district of Shroud City, Marcus Cole was destined for a greatness that would reach beyond his humble origins. But, there are those few who see through the veil of his perfect world and know him by a different name. Cole has had many titles in his long life, Soldier, Hero, President, Consul, and for the last 25 years, Emperor of Earth. He pulled the planet back from nuclear annihilation, ended the Hamidon Wars with his own indomitable will, and created a perfect utopian society for all those who follow him. Marcus Cole came from the streets of Shroud City with nothing to his name, and ascended to the ultimate throne of power. Tyrant rules with a heavy hand, and it is only through the fanatical loyalty of Neuron and his creations that Tyrant retains his throne so easily. He has conquered his world and like a modern day Alexander he is now turning his eye to ours. This power hungry version of Statesman believes firmly that Might Makes Right.
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