Editing Dragonslayers (section)

==History==
In 2005, the Dragonslayers started out as treasure hunters making a living diving for personal effects and valuables until they happened upon Richter's contingencies, after which they formally started calling themselves the Dragonslayers.

Shortly after, Saint came into contact with Teacher, who gave him a power to make him understand [[Dragon]]'s code in exchange for a fraction of their earnings.<ref name=":0" /> This became more complicated after Dragon [[Trigger Event|triggered]] and her code underwent major mutations that went beyond his comprehension.<ref>“We were dealing with harder jobs, more capes in general out there, and our gear was getting beaten up.  Fine, okay, we can deal.  Until Dragon ''changed''.  All at once, I couldn’t read her code on the same level.  Like gears changing on a bike.”<br><br>“May ninth, 2006,” Defiant spoke.  “Her trigger event.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Excerpt] from [[Cockroaches 28.2]]</ref> They went back to Teacher for a second application of his power, and then went non-profit to deny him their earnings from their mercenary work.<ref>Saint shot her a glare, then said, “He’s always about the long-term, thinking big.  Hitting major figures.  I think he wanted to hurt Dragon, for the same reason he hit the V.P. and Prime Minister, so he made it cheap.  Same as his first offer.  Five percent of our earnings, after costs.  We took the deal, and then we switched our group to be a nonprofit.”<br><br>“Nonprofit mercenaries,” I said.<br><br>“No earnings, money laundered and then issued to charities.  Because we aren’t going to funnel money into a group like his, not with the sort of shit he’s doing.  That was one of his big weaknesses, and that’s a weakness you can use against him, if it comes down to it.  He thinks too big.  His focus is always on the world, the plans, and he overlooks details, loopholes like what we pulled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Excerpt] from [[Cockroaches 28.2]]</ref>

From 2005 to June 2011, they fought Dragon a total of nine times<ref name=":1" />, winning every engagement. They captured three of her suits on three different occasions, and reverse-engineered them to create their own suits of armor.<ref>It hadn’t all been smooth sailing.  Saint, the head of the group that would become known as the Dragonslayers, had somehow discovered what she was and had used her rules and limitations against her.  A Black Hat Hacker, he had forced situations where she was obligated to scrub her data and restore a backup, had cut off signals between her agent systems and the satellites, and in the end, he had carted away three of her armored units on three separate occasions.  Dismantling the suits and reverse engineering the technology, he’d outfitted his band with special suits of their own. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 10.5]]</ref> Though they had more than one for each.<ref>“If Mags is still in prison, you have leverage against me,” Saint said.  “D. too.  He’s just a friend, but I’d miss him.  I’d also be able to offer up my side’s suits.  Something for the Rogue girl, so she’s a little more durable.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Excerpt] from [[Cockroaches 28.2|Cockroach 28.2]]</ref>

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Were paid by [[Coil]] for tips on how to deal with Dragon.<ref name="16.5 e1">“She’s gone,” Tattletale replied.  “Suits leaving the city, satellite phones are working.  Few factors at play, there.  I got word back from the Dragonslayers.  Paid them a few million bucks to tell me how they keep getting the upper hand on Dragon, tell me how she’s relaying commands to her suits.  With that, I had some squads plant C-4 and knock down cell towers.  That slowed her down, cut her bandwidth, so to speak, and limited her ability to reprogram them on the fly.  I’m guessing you guys took out one or more suits?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/monarch-16-5/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.5]]</ref>

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Killed Dragon and disable her ability to reload from a backup after Saint perceived she was stepping outside of her limits after she started using her unlimited permission to access every device in the US capable of recording video or taking pictures in the hunt for the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] against the Dragonslayers, tracing their identities and locations. In spite of intense public condemnation, they weren't immediately arrested over it.

=== [[Gold Morning]] ===
They were separated and detained after Teacher faked having escaped to outlying universes.

===Post-[[Time Bubble Pop]]===
The Dragonslayers stuck with Saint when he re-joined [[Teacher's Group]]. They piloted converted [[Dragonflight|Dragoncrafts]] during [[The Wardens]]' assault on his compound. As a result Mags was accidentally killed by [[Swansong]].<ref>[[Dying 15.6]]</ref>

After a short repair Dobrynja and Saint went outside the building and stumbled on [[Legend]]'s squad. They attacked it, killing several heroes. [[Teacher]] ordered them to retreat, since defeated Legend was predicted to flip out and level [[Cauldron Compound|the complex]]. They flew to [[Doctor Mother]]'s garden on the platform above, where [[Tress]] and [[Harbinger V]] found them. After a short skirmish Dragonslayers were defeated, uncontrollably falling Victory I wiped out [[The Yàngbǎn]]-supported squad and Dobrynja surrendered to Legend.<ref name="15.xII" />

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Still held in [[The Wardens]] custody.<ref name="II19.z">[[Infrared 19.z]]</ref>

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