Editing Endbringers (section)

===Behemoth Attack on New Delhi, 2011===
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The next Endbringer attack occurred on July 26, 2011, when Behemoth attacked New Delhi. The battle was attended by both the local cape groups of the [[Garama]] and [[Thanda]], as well as capes from the [[Protectorate]] and the [[Yàngbǎn]], as well as the [[Undersiders]] and [[Ambassadors]]. The Endbringer's goal was likely a "time bomb" operated by local 'cold' cape [[Phir Sē]], composed of light looped repeatedly through portals, accumulating power.<ref name="24.3">Another note:<br>
:they want to lose I think.  set themselves up to fail.  but not fail so bad they risk dying.  levi was after something, noelle I think.  but why didn’t he show up closer to downtown?<br>
“I don’t know,” I said.  I felt a little chilled at the idea that ''this'' was the Endbringers pulling their punches.<br>
:big b wants something.  not at india gate.  somewhere past it.  why not come up right underneath it?<br>
“I don’t know,” I repeated myself.  “''It doesn’t matter.''”<br>
:matters.  looked at past attacks.  pattern.  small pattern.  behe attacks nuclear reactor, appears some distance away.  attacks birdcage, appears in rockies, no sign he was close or beneath cage.  pattern says he wouldn’t emerge this close if he just wanted to attack india gate.  He attacking something north of it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]</ref><ref>“A weapon,” he said.  “A… how do you Americans say it?  Time bomb?  Only this is joke.”<br><br>“He makes portals,” Kismet said.  “Using them, he can send things back in time.  Something goes in portal B, comes out of portal A a few minutes earlier.  Or the other way around.”<br><br>“Or, as I discover, I make loop,” Phir Sē said.  “Weaponize.  Simple light, captured in one moment, redoubled many times over.  I move gate, and that light will pour forth and clean.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]</ref> Phir Sē eventually deployed this energy weapon, dealing the most damage to an Endbringer ever done, but it only succeeded in removing the Endbringer's outer layers, leaving his 'skeleton' intact.<ref name="24.x e5">But Behemoth… the Endbringer was little more than a skeleton with extensive padding.  He’d never seen this much damage delivered. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/interlude-24/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.x]]</ref> After further fighting, Scion arrived, and having been instructed by [[Kevin Norton]] to slay the Endbringers, he killed Behemoth.<ref>“Those Endbringer motherfuckers.  I told you that you need to stop them, that you need to fight and protect people.  And you have been.”<br><br>He clenched his hands, stared down at the ground, “And god help me, maybe I wasn’t specific enough.  Maybe I didn’t realize you’d interpret me literally.  We need you to kill the things.  Destroy every last trace of them, throw them into space.  Don’t know.  But fight to kill, don’t just… God, I hope I’m wrong, that I’m remembering the words I chose all wrong, and that you didn’t hear my suggestion and take it to mean you should fight for fighting’s sake, or fight to stop them, but not to stop them for good.  You understand?  Don’t just stop them from doing what they were doing.  Stop them permanently.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/interlude-18x/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.x]]</ref><ref name="24.x e8" />

In addition to the deaths of numerous civilians, the attack saw the deaths of noted capes such as [[Regent]], [[Rime]], and [[Accord]]. [[Alexandria|Alexandria's]] body, possessed by [[Pretender]], notably made an appearance at the attack. In addition, the [[Chicago#The Wards|Chicago Wards]], after cooperating with [[Weaver]], made the decision to let her onto their team.<ref>[[Interlude 24.y]]</ref> The largest consequence of the attack on New Delhi, however, was the death of Behemoth. The Endbringers, long seen as a fact of life, were shown in this battle to be killable, prompting questions about the next steps forward regarding the other Endbringers, as well as what they would do to escalate next.<ref>Tecton ventured a reply instead.  “I think I understand what Cuff means.  It’s hard to believe he’s gone.  It’s like, you’re five years old, and Leviathan appears for the first time, and your parents have to explain that a bunch of people died, and it’s because of these monsters and yet nobody has figured out ''why''.”<br><br>“Yeah,” Cuff said.  “What happens next?  Leviathan or the Simurgh?  We kill them?  Stop them from blowing up or doing their version of blowing up?  I can’t really imagine that we’d beat them, give our all and hope that Scion shows up and fights like that again, kill them, and then have everything be okay.”<br>[...]<br>“And now we killed one, so how do they escalate from there?” Grace asked.<br><br>“It’s a concern,” Tecton said, “And it’s one that people all around the world are going to be discussing.  Rely on them.  Don’t take the full weight of the world onto your shoulders.  We fought, you guys made a good show of it,” Tecton said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/interlude-24-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.y]]</ref> As information about the attack spread to the public, it was similarly met with both celebration and skepticism about the defeat, with some expressing concerns that Behemoth was not actually dead, or that the defeat would provoke the remaining Endbringers.<ref>“All around the world, people seem to be celebrating, but it’s a markedly ''cautious'' celebration.  Early polls on the UKCC web site suggest that a full ''eighteen'' percent of people who voted are waiting for more information or verification before celebrating the heroes’ victory, and ''ten'' percent of people don’t intend to celebrate at ''all''.”<br><br>“Not at all?”<br><br>“No, Lizbeth.  In the comments thread of the poll, a common trend seems to be the feeling that he isn’t or can’t be dead, that the heroes were mistaken, or that this might even provoke a response from the remaining Endbringers.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/interlude-24-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.y]]</ref>