Case 53

Case 53s were amnesiac parahumans with severe physical alterations, branded with a "C". They were s-called because their origin was the 53rd anomalous case investigated by the PRT^{[citation needed]}.

Details

Case 53s were found in out of the way locations in urban areas across North America. They all had retrograde amnesia, with their first memories being waking up in a strange city.<ref name="5.x">Interlude 5</ref>

All Case 53s were marked with the same brand, tattoo, or mark; resembling a stylized 'C', 'u' or Omega.

All Case 53s were monstrous in appearance, with the exception of Shamrock, although they seemed increasingly less monstrous as time went on. Faultline estimated that four out of five monstrous parahumans were Case 53s<ref name="5.x">Interlude 5</ref>.

Examples


Weld Shamrock Gully Matryoshka Sveta Sanguine Gentle Giant Trainwreck Newter Gregor the Snail

Origin

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Case 53s were partially failed experiments by Cauldron, successful in creating parahumans who did not immediately die from their physical mutations. They had their memories erased to prevent them from sharing Cauldron's secrets, and Cauldron's symbol (a "C" drawn to resemble a stylized cauldron) branded or tattooed onto them with a microscopic ID number.^{[citation needed]}

Many case 53's are put towards the nemesis program. ^{[citation needed]}

Case 53's are harder to predict with prescient powers then for other capes.^{[citation needed]}

References