Editing New Wave (section)

==History==
===Background===
The Brockton Bay Brigade was a standard, unofficial superteam founded by the three siblings Lady Photon, Brandish and Lightstar. Each brought their current partners at the time into the team, husbands (Manpower and Flashbang), and Lightstar's girlfriend Fleur.<ref name="WoG2"/> The Brockton Bay Brigade was led by Manpower.<ref name="Wedit">[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Manpower?oldid=4536 Edit by Wildbow]<br>Note that some of this edit [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ is not canon].</ref> They clashed with [[Marquis]] and [[Empire Eighty-Eight]] among other Brockton Bay villains.

The team was rechristened New Wave and its members unmasked, in an effort to be a new breed of publicly accountable superhero. Leadership of the new team was passed to Lady Photon. For a time they became national celebrities. They even deployed to [[Boston]] to deal with an upswing in the criminal community there.<ref>“Heroes, like the PRT, and like my family’s team, followed, to try and keep the peace until things settled.  My family’s team was Lady Photon, Manpower, Flashbang, Brandish, Lightstar and Fleur.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/12/23/flare-2-5/ Excerpt] from [[Flare 2.5]]</ref>

The group's sucess would not last. The wind was taken out of their sails when Fleur was assassinated in her civilian identity by an unpowered street criminal looking to gain influence with Empire Eighty Eight; Lightstar left the team shortly thereafter.<ref name="WoG2">[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/New_Wave?oldid=4170 Edit by Wildbow]<br>Later [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ updated by Wildbow].</ref> With the risks of publicly unmasking now on full display, the driving concept of unmasked heroism failed to gain traction outside of the two founding families of New Wave. Despite their ideological defeat, the team retained some degree of celebrity.
=== Story Start ===
[[Worm]] places most focus on the Dallon branch of New Wave, particularly [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]]. As a team, New Wave makes it first appearance during the outing of members of [[Empire Eighty-Eight]],<ref>Lady Photon’s daughter and niece were in the air with her.  Laserdream and Glory Girl.  Mother and daughter shared the same general powers; flight, the ability to raise forcefield bubbles around themselves, and the ability to project lasers from their hands.  As a consequence, their fight with Purity was something of a light show. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/buzz-7-9/ Excerpt] from [[Buzz 7.9]]</ref><ref>As she targeted Glory Girl, one of Purity’s blasts of light slammed into the edge of a rooftop.  Debris showered down, but was deflected by a bright blue forcefield.  That would be Shielder’s power at work.  He fought alongside Flashbang and Brandish, and I could identify Krieg, Victor, Othala and Alabaster in their immediate vicinity.  Further away were Night, Fog, Panacea, Vista and Clockblocker. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/buzz-7-9/ Excerpt] from [[Buzz 7.9]]</ref> quickly followed by the battle against [[Leviathan]],<ref>The kids from New Wave were near the Wards -Glory Girl, Panacea, Laserdream and Shielder- but they weren’t really joining in with the conversation the Wards were having.  I could see Glory Girl and Gallant standing together; she was holding his hand.  Panacea was sitting backwards on a chair just beside where Glory Girl stood, her arms folded over the chair back, chin resting on her wrists.  She glared at the two of us, though the look was mainly directed at Tattletale.  Near Panacea, the adults of New Wave had pulled the folding chairs into a rough circle so they could sit while they talked in a bit of a huddle. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/extermination-8-1/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.1]]</ref> where they lose [[Manpower]]<ref name="Manpower"/> and [[Shielder]].<ref name="Shielder"/>  [[Flashbang]] survives the fight but receives a severe head injury with long-term debilitating effects.<ref name="Flashbang"/> The team considered disbanding as a result.<ref>“New Wave may be disbanding.  My mom suggested that if I wanted to keep being a hero, I should consider joining the Wards.  So I’m here, checking things out.  Your leader and director okayed it.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/sentinel-9-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.3]]</ref>

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan]]===
The attack by the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] and the subsequent incarceration of [[Panacea]]<ref name="Panacea"/> and [[Glory Girl]]<ref name="Glory_Girl"/> causes New Wave to fall apart, with some members operating individually and others retiring from cape life entirely.<ref name="intro"/>

===[[Gold Morning]]===
The remaining adult members (Lady Photon, Brandish and Flashbang) are present at the oil rig during [[Gold Morning]].<ref>He approached the crowd, and he stopped in front of a woman I recognized but couldn’t place.<br><br>In the moment she slapped him, I drew the connection.<br><br>Lady Photon.  Sarah Pelham.<br><br>Flashbang and Brandish were with her, looking just as grim.<br><br>All around them, people were tensed for a fight.<br><br>That stopped when Marquis nodded solemnly.  He murmured a few words, then walked away, standing on the same ledge that Acidbath had perched on, a little to the right of Lab Rat and String Theory. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]</ref>

Lady Photon was later killed by [[Scion]], while under the control of [[Khepri]].