Unwritten Rules: Difference between revisions

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“The code has been there since the beginning. If a bigger threat shows up, we band together. We don’t distract each other with attacks or murder attempts, we don’t take advantage of the situation to fuck with civilians. The truce is there for a reason, and it has weight because everyone knows that they can’t handle the trouble that gets express-delivered to their doorsteps when they’ve defied it.”

--Taylor<ref>Cockroaches 28.5</ref>

The Unwritten Rules were an unofficial code of honor adopted by capes. It existed in multiple countries, including much of North America and Australia, but not Russia or the CUI.

Known Rules

Respect the secret identities of fellow parahumans.
No violence during a meeting between multiple parties.
Try not to use lethal force.
No widespread attacks against civilians.
A subset of rules are applied in areas currently under attack by Endbringers, and other S-Class threats.
- No attacking people who volunteer, irrespective of grudges.
- No taking advantage of an attack for personal gain or to advance your faction.
- Medical care is provided without discrimination for past deeds.
If anyone breaks the rules, all willing parahumans work together to effect punitive action.

Examples

The ABB were fought by both heroes and villains after they began enslaving civilians and bombing the city.
Releasing the identities of the Empire Eighty-Eight was a violation of the unwritten rules.
Armsmaster was considered to have broken the unwritten rules by steering villains into the path of Leviathan without telling them.
Skitter was accused of breaking the unwritten rules by allegedly taking advantage of the Battle against Leviathan to learn Shadow Stalker's secret identity.
- As a compromise, it was suggested that she could reveal her identity to Shadow Stalker, for which there was precedent.<ref>Extermination 8.7</ref>
With the arrival of the Slaughterhouse Nine the capes of Brockton Bay met to convene a strategy.<ref>Plague 12.2</ref>
The Elite were destroyed for raiding civilians for resources and pushing others out of their claimed territory during the Golden Morning.

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 The '''Unwritten Rules''' were an unofficial code of honor adopted by [[capes]]. It existed in multiple countries, including much of [[North America]] and [[Australia]], but not [[Russia]] or the [[CUI]].
-== Rules ==
+== Known Rules ==
-* Respect other cape's secret identities.
+* Respect the secret identities of fellow parahumans.
-* No violence during a meeting of multiple parties.
+* No violence during a meeting between multiple parties.
 * Try not to use lethal force.
 * No widespread attacks against civilians.
-* The Endbringer Truce must be respected, the same apply to other S-class threats.
+* A subset of rules are applied in areas currently under attack by Endbringers, and other S-Class threats.
-** No attacking people who volunteer, no matter how much you hate them.
+** No attacking people who volunteer, irrespective of grudges.
 ** No taking advantage of an attack for personal gain or to advance your faction.
 ** Medical care is provided without discrimination for past deeds.
-* If anyone breaks the rules, everyone bands together to crush them.
+* If anyone breaks the rules, all willing parahumans work together to effect punitive action.
 ==Examples==