Editing Sere (section)

==History==
===Background===
Months before July 2011, he was caught on video brutally taking down some criminals with his power; [[Taylor]] implies he either was a member of the [[Protectorate]] or a [[vigilante]] who joined immediately after to benefit from the Protectorate's PR and avoid being labelled a [[villain]].<ref name="20.2 eVideo">Sere, I did know about, but only because I'd once come across a cell phone video of him brutally taking down a number of thugs, posted online somewhere, months ago.<br>[...]<br>It was the kind of power that might have earned him a villain label if he hadn’t had all of the Protectorate’s PR at his back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/chrysalis-20-2/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.2]]</ref> Note that Sere was with the Protectorate long enough to not consider leaving in the aftermath of the [[Battle against Echidna]],<ref>I idly wondered what had made the pair stick with their employer, in the wake of the recent events that had so many leaving the Protectorate with little to no explanation, Legend among them. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/chrysalis-20-2/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.2]]</ref> and that [[Wildbow]] put him in the same group<ref name="R?" /> as known established free-floating Protectorate heroes such as [[Dovetail]]<ref>'''ironistcoal:''' How much control would the PRT have over heroic independents like Dovetail<br><br>'''Juff:''' ah, dovetail isn't an independent <br><br>'''ironistcoal:''' What is she exactly than?<br>[...]<br>'''Wildbow:''' Itinerant, not independent.  No home base, just going where they need an extra cape.  It's a good position for those capes who are effective, reliable (patrol performance even on bad days, mediating team drama rather than causing it), and not especially rooted in branding.  Like the opposite of the 'stick 'em on the quarantine zone' type. - Conversation with Wildbow on Cauldron Discord</ref> and [[Adamant]].<ref>Adamant, naturally, wore a metallic costume, featuring metal bands and panels that were loosely linked together by chains, fit over a black bodysuit. He’d been at the fight against Leviathan, if I remembered right. He was a member of Legend’s team in New York. Or he had been. Legend was gone now. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/chrysalis-20-2/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.2]]</ref>

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
The [[PRT]] sent him to join the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Protectorate]] as they needed reinforcements, he was in the city's general vicinity at the time,<ref name="R?">It would be free-floating capes in the vicinity of the city, and since we know that Dovetail, Adamant and Sere were available not too long after, we can assume that these guys bolster the Brockton Bay Protectorate. - [https://redd.it/4arfdp What if] ([[Wildbow]], Reddit.com, 2016-03-17)</ref> and his power could serve as a counter for Skitter's abilities.<ref name="20.5">“Your swarm shouldn’t be able to get near him,” Defiant said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]</ref> He guarded [[Arcadia High]] alongside [[Adamant]] when students were going there to get early admission and instruction. He was caught and wrapped up by Skitter when [[Director Tagg]] ordered Dragon and Defiant to capture the teenage villain. He had some initial success but the teenage villain rapidly adapted to his abilities.<ref name=":2" />

He was incapacitated by Skitter again when she made a retaliatory strike on the PRT. This time he was caught before he could get out and engage the villain personally.<ref name="21.1e1">Sere was indoors, along with [[Triumph]]. Binding Sere had been a first priority, and I’d achieved it in much the same way. He’d done what he could to target the bugs managing the threads, and to disentangle himself, but time spent on that was time he wasn’t moving outdoors and shooting me or one of the dogs. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/imago-21-1/ Excerpt] from [[Imago 21.1]]</ref>

He was there when Skitter surrendered, and helped Kid Win make drones adapted to use his abilities.<ref name="22.1 e1">"See to it.  Where do things stand with the defense system against the bugs?"<br/><br/>"Not done, but I could wrap it up soonish with Sere's help, maybe."<br/><br/>"Sere?  You'll cooperate?"<br/><br/>"Yes," Sere replied.  "Of course." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]</ref><ref name="22.1  e2">They emulated Sere’s power on a low enough level to kill bugs in the area without doing undue harm to any people, then became laser turrets. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]</ref> He went out on patrol with [[Dovetail]] to make sure everything was calm after Skitter surrendered,<ref>[[Cell 22.3]]</ref> and watched the announcement of Alexandria's demise along with Dovetail.<ref>[[Cell 22.6]]</ref>