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The Protectorate is a government-sponsored superhero organization that spans the United States of America and Canada. It works under the Parahuman Response Team (PRT).

Background

The Protectorate was founded by Alexandria, Eidolon, Hero and Legend. After Hero's death, the remaining founders became the leaders of smaller teams based in different cities.<ref>Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref>

In exchange for government funding and legitimacy, the Protectorate has agreed to follow a special set of laws laid out for capes, to accept bureaucratic oversight and cooperate with local authorities.

The Protectorate would eventually expand to cover Canada as well as the United States of America, with talks of covering Mexico.

Organization

Triumvirate

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The Triumvirate of Legend, Alexandria and Eidolon formed the core leadership of the Protectorate for most of the story, with Legend being the official leader. In addition to leading several teams, they were the first responders and de facto leaders of every fight against class S threats across the globe.

Due to sensitive information becoming public knowledge during the Echidna attack, all of the members of the Triumvirate retired from the Protectorate. While they still participated in all class S fights following this, they no longer took leadership positions. Legend was eventually replaced by Chevalier.

Regional Protectorate Teams

Each PRT department has a corresponding Protectorate team. These teams operate out of the local Protectorate Headquarters (PHQ), maintaining regular patrols and responding to reports of villain activity. Known teams include: <tabber>New York= Template:PRT Dep01 NYC

|-|Los Angeles=

Template:PRT Dep02 LA

|-|Houston=

Template:PRT Dep03 Hous

|-|Chicago=

Template:PRT Dep04 Chica

|-|Philadelphia=

Template:PRT Dep05 Phila

|-|San Diego=

Template:PRT Dep08 Diego

|-|San Jose=

Template:PRT Dep10 Jose

|-|Austin=

Template:PRT Dep11 Austin

|-|Detroit=

Template:PRT Dep18 Detroit

|-|Seattle=

Template:PRT Dep20 Seat

|-|Boston=

Known Boston Protectorate capes include Reynard and Hunch, of the Wards. Weld was also from Boston before transferring to Brockton Bay.

|-|Atlanta=

The Atlanta team headed by Cinereal.

|-|Las Vegas=

The Las Vegas team or Vegas Dark includes team leader Satyrical, Blowout, Nix, Spur, Leonid, Floret, Ravine,<ref name="23.2">Drone 23.2</ref> and Pretender.

|-|Raleigh=

Template:PRT Dep43 Raleigh

|-|Anchorage=

Template:PRT Dep64 Anch

|-|Brockton Bay=

Template:PRT DepENE BB

|-|Toronto=

The Toronto team includes team leader Narwhal and Grumman.

|-|Texas=

Strapping Lad, Intrepid, Young Buck and Chronicler are attributed to "the Texas Wards team" by Tecton. They participated in the Battle against Leviathan and Battle against Echidna.<ref name="18.8">Queen 18.8</ref>

In addition, an unnamed Protectorate tinker from Texas is known to be the source of many of the Protectorate's advanced circuit boards.<ref name="9.4">Sentinel 9.4</ref> </tabber> Parahumans could request transfer to specific locations,<ref name="7.x">Interlude 7</ref> or simply be transferred to a new location. <ref name="7.x"/><ref>PRT Quest</ref>

Other members

Heroes not marked as members of any particular team: Albatross, Chubster, Dogwood, Knight Crimson, Leister, The Lilies, Lockdown, Pinpoint, Scroll, Tomcat.

Wards

Main Article: Wards

The Wards are a subdivision of the Protectorate that underage parahumans can join. If they are still in the Wards by the time they are eighteen, Wards can be reassigned to a Protectorate team.

Trivia

Taylor on Triumvirate, a biography about the Triumvirate: "Biographies weren’t my thing, and they were especially not my thing when I was suspicious it was all made up."<ref>Gestation 1.1</ref> This was possibly the earliest piece of clever foreshadowing in the series.
Members who are cleared for, and attend endbringer fights and other S-Class threats gain a substantial pay raise.<ref name="19.y"> Interlude 19.y</ref>
The Protectorate and immediately related teams make up 25-50% of the defending side against Endbringers outside of North America.<ref name="19.y"></ref>

Fanart Gallery

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References

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 ===Regional Protectorate Teams===
-Every city in the US with a sizeable cape population has a corresponding Protectorate team. These teams operate out of the local Protectorate Headquarters (PHQ), maintaining regular patrols and responding to reports of villain activity. Large cities known to host Protectorate teams include Austin, Boston, Brockton Bay, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York, with New York being the largest.
+Each PRT department has a corresponding Protectorate team. These teams operate out of the local Protectorate Headquarters (PHQ), maintaining regular patrols and responding to reports of villain activity. Known teams include:
+<tabber>New York=
-Parahumans could request transfer to specific locations,<ref name="7.x">[[Interlude 7]]</ref> or simply be transferred to a new location. <ref name="7.x"/><ref>[[PRT Quest]]</ref>
+{{PRT_Dep01_NYC}}
-==Members==
+|-|Los Angeles=<h3 style="display:none">Los Angeles</h3>
-===Atlanta===
+{{PRT_Dep02_LA}}
-The Protectorate department here is headed by Cinereal.
+|-|Houston=<h3 style="display:none">Houston</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep03_Hous}}
+|-|Chicago=<h3 style="display:none">Chicago</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep04_Chica}}
+|-|Philadelphia=<h3 style="display:none">Philadelphia</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep05_Phila}}
+|-|San Diego=<h3 style="display:none">San Diego</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep08_Diego}}
+|-|San Jose=<h3 style="display:none">San Jose</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep10_Jose}}
+|-|Austin=<h3 style="display:none">Austin</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep11_Austin}}
+|-|Detroit=<h3 style="display:none">Detroit</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep18_Detroit}}
+|-|Seattle=<h3 style="display:none">Seattle</h3>
+{{PRT_Dep20_Seat}}
+|-|Boston=<h3 style="display:none">Boston</h3>
+Known [[Boston]] Protectorate capes include [[Reynard]] and [[Hunch]], of the Wards. [[Weld]] was also from Boston before transferring to Brockton Bay.
+|-|Atlanta=<h3 style="display:none">Atlanta</h3>
+The [[Atlanta]] team headed by [[Cinereal]].
 <!--https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/32013632/ to add in minor characters or similar-->
-===Boston===
+|-|Las Vegas=<h3 style="display:none">Las Vegas</h3>
-Known [[Boston]] Protectorate capes include [[Reynard]] and [[Hunch]], of the Wards. [[Weld]] was also from Boston before transferring to Brockton Bay.
+The [[Las Vegas]] team or ''Vegas Dark'' includes team leader [[Satyrical]], [[Blowout]], [[Nix]], [[Spur]], [[Leonid]], [[Floret]], [[Ravine]],<ref name="23.2">[[Drone 23.2]]</ref> and [[Pretender]].
-===[[Brockton Bay]]===
+|-|Raleigh=<h3 style="display:none">Raleigh</h3>
-Protectorate heroes from Brockton Bay include [[Armsmaster]], [[Assault]], [[Battery]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Triumph]] and [[Velocity]].
+{{PRT_Dep43_Raleigh}}
+|-|Anchorage=<h3 style="display:none">Anchorage</h3>
-The Brockton Bay Wards team is composed of [[Aegis]], the leader, [[Clockblocker]], [[Vista]], [[Gallant]], [[Kid Win]], [[Browbeat]] and [[Shadow Stalker]], with later additions of [[Weld]], [[Flechette]] and [[Chariot]].
+{{PRT_Dep64_Anch}}
-===[[Chicago]]===
+|-|Brockton Bay=<h3 style="display:none">Brockton Bay</h3>
-The Chicago protectorate team is led by [[Myrddin]],<ref name="I5"/><ref name="I7">[[Interlude 7]]</ref> with [[Revel]] eventually succeeding him.<ref name="23.1"/><ref name="24.3"/>
+{{PRT_DepENE_BB}}
+|-|Toronto=<h3 style="display:none">Toronto</h3>
-The Chicago Wards team is led by [[Tecton]],<ref name="24.3"/> and includes [[Raymancer]], [[Annex]], [[Parahuman Characters#Garnett|Garnett]], [[Grace]], [[Wanton]], [[Cuff]], [[Golem]], [[Romp]] and [[Weaver]].
+The [[Toronto]] team includes team leader [[Narwhal]] and [[Grumman]].
+|-|Texas=<h3 style="display:none">Texas</h3>
-<!--Leaving material for later editing
-https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/drone-23-2/#comment-24818
-Actually the Chicago Wards had a pretty concrete team dynamic. Three heavy hitters to provide cover and protection for their long ranged combatant. The members of the Chicago Wards who weren’t present only build on that to a degree.
-But the Wards as a whole are more of a first step – it’d be more likely that a Protectorate team would move members around or exchange members with other teams as needed (such as how Vegas formed its team) to fit a certain role or dynamic, or to fill holes in the team makeup. The team members who aren’t about to move (ties to the city, for example) may have more trouble moving up the ladder, but the team works around them.-->
-===Las Vegas===
-The [[Las Vegas]] team or ''Vegas Dark'' includes team leader [[Satyrical]], [[Blowout]], [[Nix]], [[Spur]], [[Leonid]], [[Floret]], [[Ravine]],<ref name="23.2" /> and [[Pretender]].
-===[[Los Angeles]]===
-The Los Angeles Protectorate team was the second-largest in [[America]].<ref name="23.1">[[Drone 23.1]]</ref> They were led by [[Alexandria]], and later [[Rime]].<ref name="23.1"/> The team included [[Arbiter]] and [[Usher]] among their number.<ref name="23.2"/>
-The Los Angeles [[Wards]] team was led by [[Vantage]],<ref name="23.1"/> and included [[Leister]].<ref name="23.2">[[Drone 23.2]]</ref>
-===[[Philadelphia]]===
-[[Chevalier]] is leader of the Protectorate in Philadelphia.<ref name="I5">[[Interlude 5]]</ref>
-===San Diego===
-[[Gully]] is a member of the San Diego Wards,<ref name="19.3">[[Scourge 19.3]]</ref> but wasn't team captain.<ref name="19.4">[[Scourge 19.4]]</ref> [[Scapegoat]]<ref name="Cast">'''Scapegoat''' – A cape hailing from San Diego, Scapegoat wears robes and a goat mask with a circlet.  Can accept the wounds of others and transfer them to touched foes, in a somewhat drawn-out process. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]</ref> and [[Prefab]]<ref>Prefab from San Diego had shown up as well. - [[Drone 23.2]]</ref> were also from San Diego. [[Wanton]] was previously stationed there.<ref name="19.3"/>
-San Diego was considered one of the more prominent Protectorate teams. As of the [[New Delhi]] fight, San Diego's Protectorate had lost a lot of members, with many of the remainder transferred to less stable locations. Their leader, [[Spire]], felt unable to attend.<ref>San Diego, absent.  They'd lost too many members, abandoned by those who'd lost faith in the Protectorate, with the remnants cannibalized to support other teams in need.  San Diego was more or less stable, so there'd been little pressure to resupply them with new members.<br>
-Except that Spire, San Diego's team leader, hadn't felt confident walking into the fight.  There'd been the human element, the fears, the concerns.  He'd had cold feet at the last second, decided not to come.  An integral part of their defense, gone, forcing them to adapt... he couldn't help but notice the gaps.  San Diego, Vegas, Brockton Bay.  Three of the more prominent teams in the United States.<br>
-Defiant, Dragon and Weaver were among the last to arrive.  They joined the unofficial capes who'd filled the void that should have been occupied by the San Diego capes.-[[Interlude 24]]</ref>
-===Texas===
-The [[Houston]] team includes [[Eidolon]] (team leader), [[Exalt]] (interim leader),<ref name="24.4"/> and [[Dispatch]] (second in command).<ref name="24.3"/><ref name="23.1">[[Drone 23.1]]</ref> The Houston Wards team includes [[Gentle Giant]]. [[Weaver]] mistakenly referred to them as the "[[Texas]] Protectorate", but Exalt corrected her.<ref name="24.4">[[Crushed 24.4]]</ref>
-The only known cape on the [[Austin]] team is [[Hoyden]], leader of the [[Wards]].<ref name="23.1"/><ref name="24.3">[[Crushed 24.3]]</ref> However, [[Hoyden]] later refers to Houston as "my city".<ref>[[Interlude 26b]]</ref>
 [[Strapping Lad]], [[Intrepid]], [[Young Buck]] and [[Chronicler]] are attributed to "the Texas Wards team" by [[Tecton]]. They participated in the [[Battle against Leviathan]] and [[Battle against Echidna]].<ref name="18.8">[[Queen 18.8]]</ref>
 In addition, an unnamed Protectorate [[tinker]] from Texas is known to be the source of many of the Protectorate's advanced circuit boards.<ref name="9.4">[[Sentinel 9.4]]</ref>
-===[[New York]]===
+</tabber>
-The New York team were led by [[Legend]], with [[Prism]] as second in command.<ref name="23.1"/> They included [[Ursa Aurora]], [[Cache]].
+Parahumans could request transfer to specific locations,<ref name="7.x">[[Interlude 7]]</ref> or simply be transferred to a new location. <ref name="7.x"/><ref>[[PRT Quest]]</ref>
+====Other members====
+Heroes not marked as members of any particular team:
+[[Protectorate Characters#Albatross|Albatross]], [[Chubster]], [[Protectorate Characters#Dogwood|Dogwood]], [[Protectorate Characters#Knight Crimson|Knight Crimson]], [[Protectorate Characters#Leister|Leister]], [[Protectorate Characters#The Lilies|The Lilies]], [[Protectorate Characters#Lockdown|Lockdown]], [[Protectorate Characters#Pinpoint|Pinpoint]], [[Protectorate Characters#Scroll|Scroll]], [[Protectorate Characters#Tomcat|Tomcat]].
-The New York Wards team is led by [[Jouster]].<ref name="23.1"/>
 ===Wards===
 ''Main Article: [[Wards]]''
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 ==Trivia==
 *Taylor on <i>Triumvirate</i>, a biography about the Triumvirate: "Biographies weren’t my thing, and they were especially not my thing when I was suspicious it was all made up."<ref>[[Gestation 1.1]]</ref> This was possibly the earliest piece of clever foreshadowing in the series.
-* Members who are cleared for, and attend endbringer fights and other S-Class threats gain a substantial pay raise.{{Cite}}<!-- pho interlude after echidna fight-->
+* Members who are cleared for, and attend endbringer fights and other S-Class threats gain a substantial pay raise.<ref name="19.y"> [[Interlude 19.y]]</ref>
-*The Protectorate and immediately related teams make up 25-50% of the defending side against [[Endbringers]] outside of [[North America]].<ref name="19.y"> [[Interlude 19.y]]</ref>
+*The Protectorate and immediately related teams make up 25-50% of the defending side against [[Endbringers]] outside of [[North America]].<ref name="19.y"></ref>
-== Fanart Gallery ==
+==Fanart Gallery==
 <gallery>
 Protectorate ENE.JPG
 </gallery>
-==References==
-{{scroll Box
+{{reflist}}
-|content=
-<references/>
-}}
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