Editing Los Angeles (section)

==== The Protectorate ====
The second-largest [[Protectorate]] team in [[America]],<ref name="Rime" /> large enough to have several teams covering different areas of the city, all administrated in a general sense by Alexandria.<ref>It's large enough that it has several Protectorate teams to cover different areas of the city, all administrated in a general sense by Alexandria. - [https://redd.it/50g7x6/ Reddit comment] by Wildbow.</ref>

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|[[Alexandria]]
|Leader of the Los Angeles team and member of [[the Triumvirate]], while also second in command of the Protectorate as a whole. Has enhanced strength and durability, flight, and eidetic memory.<ref>'''Alexandria''' – Second in command of the Protectorate.  Flies and has enhanced strength, a virtually invincible body, eidetic memory, and senses emotions.  The triad of flight, strength and invincibility recurs often enough, in enough variations, that it’s often referred to as ‘the Alexandria package’. Runs the team based in Los Angeles.  Member of the now-disbanded Triumvirate. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]</ref> She was treated for cancer as Rebecca Costa-Brown in Los Angeles, where she was approached by [[Doctor Mother]],<ref>Tears had been harder to come by since the chemo had started.  Most days, her eyes were red and itchy, her vision blurry, too dry to cry.  But it seemed this occasion deserved them.  For a long time, she lay on her side, staring out the window at the cityscape of Los Angeles, tears running sideways down her face, across the bridge of her nose and down to her ear, soaking her pillow.<br/><br/>There was a sign that caught her eye, because it was so bright a yellow against its immediate background of blues and dusky purples.  The classic logo of a fast food restaurant. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]</ref> she became active as an independent hero in Los Angeles afterward.<ref name="Strongarm_Mongler">“She’s also one of my best yet,” the Doctor said.<br/><br/>“I’ve heard of her,” Hero said.  “Los Angeles?”<br/><br/>Alexandria nodded.<br/><br/>“You took down Strongarm and Mongler.  It was impressive,” he said.<br/><br/>“Thank you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]</ref>
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|[[Rime]]
|Appointed leader after the [[Echidna]] incident. Previously worked under [[Chevalier]].<ref name="Rime">“Rime, team leader of Los Angeles,” Defiant said.<br/><br/>''Taking over for Alexandria'', I thought.  A cape with black hair in a blue skin-tight costume with fur.  I recognized her from the Echidna event, the cape who made ice crystals.  I remembered how she’d been following Chevalier’s orders.  His second in command?  It made sense he’d promote someone he knew to the second largest team in America. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> Can create compressed ice fractals that can curve in air and exploded into glaciers on impact.<ref>Rime '''Created compressed ice fractals that could curve in air. Fractals exploded into glaciers on impact.''' - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.</ref> Killed in the battle against [[Behemoth]].<ref>Chevalier focused his power on his blade, making it as large as he could.  He continued marching forward.  There was no indication Usher was okay.  Rime was dead, and he had little idea about the state of the supporting forces who’d been intended to help him attack, who’d trained to assist him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/interlude-24/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.x]]</ref>
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|[[Arbiter]]
|Has a social danger sense, forcefield, and sonic beam,<ref>“Arbiter,” I responded.  One of Rime’s underlings.  The one with the social danger sense, forcefield and sonic beam.  I supposed her forcefield wasn’t quite large enough or versatile enough to offer a bridge down to the ground.  “I’ve got other stuff I need to pay attention to.  Don’t suppose you speak French?  Or Spanish?”<br/><br/>“Portuguese,” she said.  “And no, but give me a moment.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]</ref> while also having enhanced language skills.<ref>“Speak to me,” Arbiter said to the Portuguese capes.<br/><br/>The one with the spiral costume chattered out something I couldn’t even guess at.  Arbiter nodded.  In very broken Portuguese, she asked a question.  The spiral man looked at the one with him, gesturing.<br/><br/>In less broken Portuguese, she spoke again.<br/><br/>That prompted another burst of explanation, or what I took to be exclamation.  They sounded desperate, afraid.<br/><br/>When she responded, she spoke just as quickly and flawlessly as the two native speakers.  She’d picked up the language in a matter of three exchanges. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]</ref> Accompanied Rime to Las Vegas.<ref name="underlings"/> Former Ward under Alexandria.<ref>“Alexandria was always hard on us,” Arbiter said.  Her voice had a strange tone to it, oddly melodic, “Getting us to focus on grades, extracurricular stuff, on top of what we did as a part of the team.”<br/><br/>“We were challenged to be better than the other teams in everything, academics included,” Vantage said.  “But we were the only team with a leader who cared about it.”<br/><br/>“Except the capes in Fresno,” Arbiter said.  “I was still a Ward, then.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/drone-23-2/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.2]]</ref>
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|[[Usher]]
|Can grant protection against powers to one individual.<ref>Usher '''Provided single-target power immunity to others.''' - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.</ref> Accompanied Rime to Las Vegas.<ref name="underlings"/> Empowers [[Chevalier]] during his battle with Behemoth.<ref>Chevalier could feel a sensation crawling through his body, an energy.  It didn’t invigorate, not on its own, but he could feel a kind of relief.<br/><br/>Usher was alive, and Usher’s power coursed through him.  With luck, he’d be immune to Behemoth’s power, or at least partially immune.  Nobody had received the benefit of Usher’s ability and been brave enough to venture into Behemoth’s kill range. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/interlude-24/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.x]]</ref>
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