Editing Endbringers (section)

===Leviathan Attack on Brockton Bay, 2011===
{{main|Battle against Leviathan}}
On May 15, 2011, [[Brockton Bay]] was the target of an attack by Leviathan; [[Miss Militia]] believed the attack to be in response to the recent gang conflicts plaguing the city<ref name="I7">“Nothing’s truly random,” Colin explained, his voice tight, “Any data shows a pattern eventually, if you dig deep enough.  Dragon started work on an early warning system for the Endbringers, to see if we can’t anticipate where they’ll strike next, prepare to some degree.  We know there’s some rules they follow, though we don’t know why.  They come one at a time, months apart, rarely hitting the same area twice in a short span of time.  We know they’re drawn to areas where they perceive vulnerability, where they think they can cause the most damage.  Nuclear reactors, the Birdcage, places recently hit by natural disasters…”<br><br>He clicked the mouse, and the image zoomed in on a section of the coastline.<br><br>“…Or ongoing conflict,” Hannah finished for him, her eyes widening.  “The ABB, Empire Eighty-Eight, the fighting here?  It’s coming here?  Now?”<br><br>Colin didn’t have a reply for her.  “Dragon?  Brockton Bay falls within the predicted zone, and the city is on the list of locations that rate high enough on the sensitivity or negative media scale.  Add my data, the correlations between abrupt microshifts in temperature, air pressure and-”<br><br>“The data is good.” Dragon’s voice, synthesized to mask the most telling details about her identity, held no trace of doubt. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/interlude-7/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 7]]</ref>, while the [[Travelers]] suspected [[Noelle Meinhardt]] to be the target of the attack, a theory which [[Tattletale]] later agreed with.<ref>Coil shook his head, “One thing at a time.  If he is here because he’s seeking someone who could harm him, the only individuals on site who would be capable are Sundancer and your Noelle.”<br><br>[...]<br><br>“''Shit,''” Trickster swore.  “That’s why he’s here.  Just like Leviathan, Crawler’s coming after her?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/interlude-11f/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 11f]]</ref><ref name="24.3" /> Early-warning programs operated by [[Armsmaster]] and [[Dragon]] were able to foresee the attack and give local and foreign capes a chance to organize against it.<ref name="I7" /> Leviathan still devastated the parahuman resistance, only retreating with the appearance of [[Scion]], and destroyed a large part of the city. The number of casualties was the lowest for an Endbringer attack in years, however, leading [[Taylor Hebert]] to later reflect on the attack as a "good day" compared to other attacks.<ref name="24.5 e1">The fight with Leviathan in Brockton Bay had been a good day.  We’d lost people, we’d lost good capes, but we’d more or less bounced back, made it three-quarters of the way back to where we needed to be, in a matter of months.  There had been ugliness, infighting, a hell of a lot of doubt, but we’d started to make our way back to where we should be.  It had been the lowest number of casualties we’d had in an Endbringer attack in years, not counting a few of the Simurgh attacks.  A good day.<br><br>''This?  This isn’t a good day.'' - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/crushed-24-5/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.5]]</ref>

The Leviathan attack nevertheless had significant and long-lasting consequences for the city; large swaths of it were left without power and resources, while others were destroyed entirely. The local Protectorate team was weakened by the death of [[Velocity]] and [[Dauntless]], and the retirement of [[Armsmaster]], while the deaths of [[Aegis]] and [[Gallant]] severely hurt morale among the local Wards and required the arrival of [[Weld]] and [[Flechette]] to bolster their ranks.<ref name="9.1">“...This young man has been observed in the south end, moving at over a hundred miles an hour with the assistance of a mechanical suit.  His inclusion on a local team would help fill gaps left by the death of Velocity, a local Protectorate member, and Armsmaster’s retirement.”<br><br>Weld nodded.<br><br>“Others may make themselves known, and we will approach each of them in turn.  To help fill the gap in the meantime, Flechette is arriving from New York.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]</ref> [[New Wave]] was also hit hard by the deaths of [[Shielder]] and [[Manpower]], and the injury of [[Flashbang]]. Meanwhile, with the city's major gangs removed from power and the heroes still recovering, the [[Undersiders]] and the [[Travelers]] were able to claim territory, furthering their employer [[Coil|Coil's]] plans to take over the city.<ref>“In the meantime, we move on to the next phase of my plan,” Coil spoke.  “You may be wondering about this location, how it is similar to the new headquarters I provided you.  I have outfitted these areas to be your stations, points from which you will operate, work to seize and keep territory.  I have several more.  If you’re amenable, I would have each of you take one of these stations for yourself.  Grue, this would be your station, shared with Imp, which I assume is alright?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/parasite-10-6/ Excerpt] from [[Parasite 10.6]]</ref>

Despite these issues, the city was able to recover to a reasonable position within several months.<ref name="24.5 e1" /> However, its poor state soon after the attack ultimately attracted the attention of the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]], whose presence in the city eventually set the stage for the [[End of the World|end of the world]].<ref>“Priority number one, I want the data on the Slaughterhouse Nine.”<br><br>I felt a chill, but didn’t say anything.  Was he intending to hire them?  It would be a huge mistake in my book, if he was.<br><br>Regent asked the question for me, “The Slaughterhouse Nine?”<br><br>“At least some of their members have been seen in town, preying on the locals, disrupting recovery efforts.  The recent chaos makes the city a playground for them,” Coil spoke.  “One of my teams is bound to run up against them soon.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/parasite-10-6/ Excerpt] from [[Parasite 10.6]]</ref>