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The Accumulated Reports from Heroes and Police on the Villains Of L’Manburg as recognized by the Threat Assessment Department of The Hero’s Association.

Reports accumulated by Tobias S., In Use Archives Department

The Kings:

Puppeteer- A tall man estimated to be around 25 years old. Has brown hair and wears a blank purple mask over his entire face. Presumably he can see through that thing even without any visible eyeholes or camera. He wears a white collar shirt under a black jacket and a utility belt at his waist. He’s been reported using smoke bombs, batons, and daggers. The jacket has a short cape that is not long enough to grab onto, don’t bother it’s been tried again and again while grappling with the man, and he will make fun of you for it if you try. The jacket has some kind of star pattern on it, does not appear to be significant. He has loose black pants tucked into thigh high heeled boots, the boots start black at the bottom and fade into a purple near the top. We assume the boots to have some kind of fall support, as he’s been seen walking off some impressive descents.

The Puppeteers' power is one of the most complex of the three kings. He must touch a person where he wishes to add a string, then uses these purple strings to tug the target's appendage in a certain direction. Do not be fooled by how clumsy this sounds, the more strings added to a person the more complete the control. There is no resisting the pull of the Puppeteers strings. Even just one on your chest or legs will leave you incapable of running and the king will take full advantage of that to place as many strings on you as he so desires.

To fight the Puppeteer there is only one true strategy that has worked so far. Bring a team of long to mid range fighters and always, always choose dodging over hitting him. More than anything, be vigilant in his territory. He is fond of ambushes and will use you against your friends and coworkers.

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Siren - A tall man estimated to be around 23. Wears a hooded trench coat over a black turtle neck undershirt. Has images of sailors crashing on rocks and sirens singing embroidered on the end of his coat, presumably because he’s a dramatic, egotistical, prick. Hair is fully covered by hood and eyes are covered by dark blue cloth, both of which somehow stay in place no matter how much you tug on them or he flips about like a drunk fairy. (Note from accumulator, who would like to remind the hero’s that sassing and insulting the villains is not for reports. No matter how annoying they are.) Cargo pants with an “ungodly” amount of pockets tucked into black combat boots. Said pants have been consistently described as different dark colors ranging from “stained with blood” to “dark as the sea,” both of which are useless descriptors as I genuinely can not figure out if they mean red or brown, and the sea has far too many shades for such a description to be valid. Use straight forward descriptors or take a gods damned picture. Siren also possess a retractable shield and more daggers than should reasonably fit on his person regardless of how many pockets he has, especially considering said pockets have contained an absolutely massive and seemingly random assortment of nonsense that changes frequently. I refuse to bother listing more than a handful of notable items when most of them will more than likely never be seen again. Some notable items have included, a wallet (not his), a pamphlet for a homeless shelter in his territory, sand, dirt, pebbles, a retractable staff that he also appeared shocked at and was instantly taken from him by Vulcan and melted, and a loose handful of glow-in-the-dark ceiling stars. And the fog machine that no one has ever seen.

Siren’s power is as simple as it is overpowered. As long as he’s singing he can control anyone who listens and make them do what he wills. Being under his control is similar to being in a dissociative state that can be very disorienting to be released from. The only way to break his control is to shut him up, which is rather difficult as he clearly has extensive practice singing and fighting at the same time.

Siren mostly relies on his voice to get what he wants and to make others do the fighting for him when he can’t take control of every hero or police officer already on scene. Despite avoiding direct conflict, he is extremely proficient in dodging and stealing or destroying equipment meant to block out sound while singing. He also enjoys throwing his many daggers and “pocket surprises” at anyone that gets too close and has been known to stab anyone that stays too close too long without loosing their ear protection. His favorite weapon, however, is the fog machine that has never been spotted and spews out a thick and persistent fog. Siren is exceptionally good at disappearing into his fog and appearing suddenly to drag individuals into the fog with him. Remember, you can’t hear him but he can hear you.

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Hive Mind - No one has ever reported seeing Hive Mind in person. His calling card is a bee with a crown. What messages have been left behind at crime scenes suggest that Hive Mind has an extensive system to keep track of what happens in his territory. Anyone who attempts to do illicit business without his permission is swiftly dealt with. Unlike the other two kings, who have a diverse list of crimes, Hive Mind primarily focuses on ruining, blackmailing, or assassinating political figures. Though, like the other two kings, restrains himself to only those residing in his territory. We only know his pronouns as they were listed on the “greeting card” that was sent to the tower the day the three kings debuted.

Hive Mind’s power is still mostly unknown, but from the few officials that were willing to talk it’s been gathered that it is a form of remote mind control that compels the subject to do things that would be detrimental to themselves. Victims report feeling like they weren’t ordered, but rather suddenly desired to do something and got a bit foggy when anything else became distracting to the task. The only victim that reported loosing more than a few hours said they still did basic things like eat or use the bathroom, but it is unclear if this is because Hive Mind can not stop basic functions or simply choose not to. Considering said victim was alive, unharmed, and innocent of corruption it is possible Hive Mind treated her far more kindly than others. We are still unsure of how exactly the assassins were chosen, as research does not suggest any of the confirmed victims were particularly suited to their assigned roles, but through some testing on both officials and assassins it was discovered that some kind of power produced drug was in their systems in trace amounts.

When in Hive Minds territory, do not accept food or drink from anyone that is not registered in the local database as a Defensive Provider.

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