Editing Bastion (section)

==History==
===Background===
Became a well known member of the Boston Protectorate.<ref>“Armsmaster against Bastion, who wins?”<br/>[...]<br/>“Armsmaster has discipline,” Ashley said.  “He has more tools.”<br/><br/>“The rules are important,” Angel’s brother said.  “What location?  How far apart are they to start?”<br/><br/>“Wait, wait,” someone said.  “Who benefits from more distance?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/05/29 Excerpt] from [[Eclipse x.4]]</ref>

May have tried to set up a scheme to capture several small time villains only for [[Faultline]] to intervene and rescue them.<ref name="S:BW"/><ref name="BW e0">I have a plan in mind that can make us millions with minimal effort and risk. The plan requires the cooperative effort of several villains, and I've selected you for my crew. Should you be interested, meet me at the enclosed address...<br/><br/>Either Bastion had intercepted the message, or he had sent it, knowing he had the ability to deal with the small timers.<br/>[...]<br/>“Nice scam. Invite the weakest villains to one place, beat them for a little while, then send them off to the authorities. You get good rep that way, taking out six troublemakers in one day.”<br/><br/>“You fell for it,” he replied. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Szmsr8ENCxPFv1MVKP39UKJ-TXZbUvivxUs_oxKoR3I/edit Before Worm (2004)]</ref>

===Story Start===
Someone used a cell phone to catch Bastion using the word ‘spic’ several times as he yelled at a kid who only wanted to take his picture.<ref name="8.1" />

===[[Battle against Leviathan]]===
Bastion was transported to Brockton Bay to help fight against [[Leviathan]]. He studiously ignored Kaiser, an openly racist leader of a white supremacist organization, who was standing close by. The villain using his very presence of a mocking reminder of the Hero's failure.<ref name="8.1">Knowing I’d seen two members of the leading three figures of the Protectorate, I looked for the third.  I glanced past Myrddin, from Chicago, with his brown burlap robe and wooden staff, Chevalier, in gleaming silver and gold armor, carrying his cannonblade, and Bastion, who had earned a great deal of bad press, lately. Someone used a cell phone to catch Bastion using the word ‘spic’ several times as he yelled at a kid who only wanted to take his picture.  He was studiously ignoring Kaiser, who was standing nearby, staring at him, taunting him without speaking or doing anything. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/extermination-8-1/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.1]]</ref>

Later, Bastion was put in charge of the capes that had an ability to interfere with Leviathan's movements. He interrupted [[Legend]], shouting, before he worked alongside his new team to create a layer of forcefields around the front and back windows.<ref name="8.2 e1">Legend was still organizing the groups. “-forcefields, telekinesis, whatever your power, if you can interrupt Leviathan’s movements or help reduce the impacts of the waves, you’re the backup defense! Bastion will direct you!”<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>“The rest of you-” Legend was interrupted by shouts.  Bastion bellowed, pointed, and the people in his team moved.<br/><br/>Layers of forcefields went up around the far wall in front of and behind the front windows, and they weren’t enough to take the hit.  The building rocked with an impact, the forcefields to the left collapsed, and the water began to rush in, carrying chunks of brick, glass and the metal windowframes into the lobby. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/extermination-8-2/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.2]]</ref>

He reinforced a building with his forcefields until [[Dragon]] warned him that the building could collapse through the armband he was wearing. Leviathan lunged through the side of the building and Bastion's forcefields before Bastion trapped him. He told Vista to 'do it' on while creating more forcefields as Leviathan broke through them. Eventually, she complied and brought the building down on him and Leviathan, killing him.<ref name="8.3 e1">Flying capes left the roof of the building, each carrying someone. They were still leaving as Leviathan lunged through the side of the building and the forcefields that had been reinforcing the walls. He tried to retreat, was stalled by more forcefields. I saw a figure on the far side. Bastion. The hero who had been in the news over his racist tirade.<br/><br/>Bastion bellowed, “Do it!”<br/><br/>Leviathan lunged, crashed through one barrier, making it shatter like glass, only for another to appear immediately after. He turned to head our way, was stopped by another.<br/><br/>“Fucking do it!” Bastion called out, barely audible.<br/><br/>The building above him bent and the midsection, unable to support the upper floors, crumbled. The upper half of the building crashed down atop Leviathan and Bastion.<br/><br/>Vista turned, wrapping her arms around the Ward next to her, burying her face in his shoulder. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/10 Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.3]]</ref> In his absence the monster killed many of his team that was obviating much of the water impacts.<ref name="8.3 e2">“He’s torn through our front line, he’s taken down some of our best, and he’s deliberately targeted and eliminated most of the capes who were in Bastion’s group.  We have precious few left who can take a hit from this creature and survive it, and we’re running low on those who can wall off another tidal wave or block his path. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/10 Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.3]]</ref>

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
His name would be added to the [[Endbringer Fight Memorial]].<ref name="8.8 c1">Taylor looked at only 3 of the 4 sides. Note that it doesn’t cover A-G or some such. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/extermination-8-8/#comment-52502 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.8]]</ref>

He became something of a cautionary tale regarding public relations.<ref name="PRT29 e2"/><ref name="17.2II"/>