Editing Endbringers (section)

===Background===
The first Endbringer, [[Behemoth]], appeared in 1992 in the Marun oil field of Iran, beginning a series of attacks at various locations worldwide, roughly once a year. The appearance of Behemoth was a major factor towards the creation of the [[PRT]], which labelled the Endbringer as Case 2 in their [[Case Files|case files]].<ref>Case two was Behemoth, his rise had incited the creation of the PRT.<br>[...]<br>The first cases had inspired things, major functions and interests.  Committees had been formed and those committees had become something.  Even though a whole chunk of the early ones were minor or fabrications in the end, the virus theory included, they’d led to things like a dedicated parahuman science department. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/03/27/shadow-5-10/ Excerpt] from [[Shadow 5.10]]</ref> For the [[Triumvirate]], the presence of Behemoth, as well as the potential for future capes of his caliber, was also a major motivating factor for the formation of their team and the continued work of [[Cauldron]].<ref>“The point we’re getting around to,” Alexandria spoke, “Is that even if the Doctor can get better results with time and effort, the explosion in the natural parahuman population is inevitably going to produce an individual with powers that outstrip our own.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15]]</ref>

Over the next several years, the Endbringer attacks continued to escalate. Once Behemoth began to be "too predictable," the second Endbringer, [[Leviathan]], appeared in 1996, in Oslo, Norway.<ref name="I24y 1">“It’s okay to worry,” Tecton said.  He gestured towards Weaver.  “Weaver said as much.  They’ve got a nasty habit of escalating, in the fights themselves and in the grand scheme of things.  Behemoth got too predictable, so Leviathan started to show up.  We started to coordinate defenses, get the world on board to deal with them, Simurgh comes.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/interlude-24-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.y]]</ref> Attacks started occurring roughly every five months.<ref name="25.4 e1" /> Worldwide defense efforts began to coordinate forces against Endbringer attacks; apparently in response to these efforts, in 2002, the third Endbringer, the [[Simurgh]], made her first appearance, appearing docile at first before attacking and revealing herself to be an Endbringer.<ref>"It’s what happened in… what was that place called?  Lausanne?  Switzerland.  She showed up, and nobody wanted to pick a fight with her, and they were curious, so they studied her, and tried to communicate with her.  Tons of people gathered.  Then she… sang?  Screamed?  Whatever this is.  There was chaos, people didn’t know what was happening, so they weren’t able to evacuate that well.  Roads clogged.  And then they started flipping out...." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/migration-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Migration 17.3]]</ref><ref name="I24y 1" />

The three Endbringers continued their worldwide attacks over the next decade, creating immense destruction. An attack from Leviathan on Newfoundland sunk the entire island, killing the tinker [[Andrew Richter]], whose creation [[Dragon]] later joined the [[Guild]]<ref>[[Interlude 10.5]]</ref>; a [[Lung tests Leviathan|separate attack]] from Leviathan sunk the island of Kyushu, despite resistance from [[Lung]].<ref>[[Interlude 22.y]]</ref> The benevolent tinker Sphere was turned into future Slaughterhouse Nine member [[Mannequin]] by an attack from the Simurgh; another Simurgh attack on [[Madison|Madison, Wisconsin]] brought the [[Travelers]] to [[Earths#Earth Bet|Earth Bet]], later bringing about the [[Echidna]].<ref>[[Migration]]</ref>