Climax Comics/Encyclopedia

This is the encyclopedia of Climax Comics, documenting its characters, areas and more.

Characters
Notes:
 * G = The Goliaths member
 * O = The Overlords member

Introduced in Blitz

 * Connor Cartwright/BlitzG - a nerdy college student who has been working on an experiment to help give energy to the community as after it malfunctions, he transforms into a speedster, being able to run faster than a car initially as he decides to become a vigilante to protect Marrington from villains. He ends up graduating from college and after job searching, finds a job working for a lab known as Neon Labs.
 * Marley Winfield/Gambler - a thief who is able to rewrite reality although the effects of her rewritten reality depends on what results she gets on a slot machine fit on her wrist as she both clashes with and occasionally works with Blitz, although she has no interest in being a hero.

Introduced in Lady Cougar

 * Melinda Kaye/Lady CougarG - a bombshell fashion idol who seems to be vain and selfish as she is actually a kind soul as after witnessing the crime all over Centurion City, becomes a cat-themed heroine known as Lady Cougar, being willing to strike fear in the hearts of criminals.
 * Harold "Harry" Chaplin/Puma - a shy and intelligent teenager whose family got hunted down by the mob as Melinda finds and decides to raise as her son as he grows inspired by her struggle against crime, becoming her first sidekick, the Puma.

Introduced in Star Watcher

 * Vorik Zaar/Victor "Vic" Zabrowski/Star WatcherG - a curious Slurgonite scientist who takes one of the military's high tech suits to help him in his studies as he lands in the town of Cliffton, deciding that the best way to study humans is to protect them, taking the fake job of a scientist as well.

Introduced in Thunder!

 * Tyler "Ty" Swyft/ThunderG - a slightly cocky jock teenager who learns that he is the son of the Thunder God Zeus and an inheritor of his powers as he gets thrust in both defending his hometown of Majesty Heights as well as fighting against Olympian level threats.

Introduced in Miss Arcane

 * Andrea Tarrot/Miss Arcane - a shy and anxious teenager whose parents were once members of an ancient order designed to keep the world safe by using magic as she now has to become a heroine using magic, especially after her parents' sudden death.

Introduced in Vampyre

 * Jeffrey "Jeff" Lockwood/Vampyre - a surgeon who has been bitten by a vampire as he tries to keep his vampiric nature under control while facing against supernatural threats.

Introduced in Dragon's Soul

 * Patrick "Pat" Steele/Dragon's SoulG - a smooth and charismatic African American agent of the organization known as the Line who is the master of a mystic martial arts form known as the Dragon, using it to face off against terrorists and supervillains.
 * Olga Marikov/The Phantasm - a spy who used to work for Baron Vinklaus before realizing how corrupt and deranged he is as she joins the Line as a superpowered operative, being able to turn invisible.

Introduced in Devastator

 * Dr. Lois Thimble/DevastatorG - a shy and anxious scientist working for the Line who has been studying the mysterious beasts known as Kaiju as she learns that she is able to turn into a dragon-like Kaiju as she uses her abilities to fight both Kaiju and other dangerous threats.

Introduced in Hydro-Knight

 * Rodrick Tanner/Hydro-Knight - a caring marine biologist who learns of the sunken kingdom of Lemuria, being given the suit of Lemuria's killed protector, the original Hydro-Knight, has he now has to defend both the surface world and the sea.

Introduced in The Goliaths

 * TBD

Introduced in The Plague Doctor

 * Walter Harnell/The Plague Doctor - a calm yet sociopathic college student studying to be a doctor who comes to the realization that crime is a plague as he becomes a brutal vigilante known as the Plague Doctor to "wipe crime off the face of the Earth" as it is revealed that he doesn't care on what or who he has to sacrifice to get rid of crime.

Introduced in Might Girl!

 * Susie Kirby/Might Girl - a perky and optimistic teenager who learns that she is a comic book character and that she can take advantage of being in a comic (such as using thought bubbles as parachutes or using a thought box as a weapon) as she decides to become a superhero for her town of Nowhere, USA.

Introduced in The Cosmopotents

 * Solayre - a slightly brooding yet determined and noble hearted Cosmopotent who wields a sword built out of energy from the sun itself as he leads a faction of the Cosmopotents on their war for the Sphere, clashing against the Dark Faction.
 * Sagitara - a bubbly and cocky Cosmopotent who is a skilled archer, being able to shoot from far away as well as being able to give her arrows energy as she enjoys serving under Solayre.
 * Brutimalik - a gentle giant of a Cosmopotent who is extremely large but is also overprotective of his friends as he is on the side of collecting the Sphere to keep it out of evil's grasp.

Introduced in Guardian Angel

 * Alyssa Whitman/Guardian Angel - a Red Cross nurse during WWII who has learned of the evil and harm that the Axis Powers caused during WWII, traveling around the world to take down Axis schemes while helping people, not being powered but using a staff and her medical expertise to fight.
 * Lorelei Whitman/Guardian Angel (II) - Alyssa's granddaughter who learns that her grandmother was the original Guardian Angel as she decides to continue her grandmother's mission, wanting to help people like she did.

Introduced in Blitz

 * Petunia Peterson - a bubbly college student who has aspirations to become a lawyer to help people out as she befriends Connor and starts to love him as well.
 * Dean Archibald Dugan - the wise yet aging Dean of Puntnam University who figures out that Connor is Blitz as he is willing to mentor him, despite having no powers of his own. A few months after Connor's graduation, he had a heart attack and ended up dying due to it, becoming the first person close to Connor to die.
 * Carter and Celina Cartwright - Connor's embarrassing yet loving parents who run a bakery as they willingly let their son go, occasionally either visiting him or letting him visit them.
 * Elizabeth "Eliza" Neon - the eccentric owner of Neon Labs who seems to be a human prodigy yet is revealed to be a speedster from the 26th century as she arrives to the modern day to help society flourish, hiring Connor due to him being her idol and wanting to directly work with him.
 * Oswald "Ozzie" Lance - the eccentric CEO of Vanguard Communications who is a major benefactor to several cities as he learns that Marrington has their own hero, setting his eyes on it.

Introduced in Lady Cougar

 * Clark Kaye - Melinda's twin brother who also has become her agent, helping her out with finding good fashion roles as well as learning of her being Lady Cougar and helping her out.
 * Piotr Drukov - an eccentric Russian fashion designer who is Melinda's best friend as he is completely unaware of her crime fighting exploits, as he finds Lady Cougar to be interesting.
 * Georgia "Georgie" Appricott - a young and rising heiress who can be somewhat spoiled as despite her spoiled nature, is quite friendly towards Melinda yet hates Lady Cougar.

Introduced in Star Watcher

 * Gia - an android invented by Victor to both be his companion as well as a living log of everything that he gathered as she sometimes sucks with emotions but likes serving her maker.
 * Dr. Cecil Mayday - a shy yet determined scientist who runs Mayday Labs as he willingly allows Victor on his team while being interested in this mysterious new Star Watcher.
 * Alayna Matthews - a giddy and sarcastic mechanic who Victor finds and befriends as she finds him to both be slightly odd but also surprisingly charming.
 * Maurice Ford - a hero loving news reporter working for the Vanguard who enjoys Star Watcher and wants to catch an interview with him, often failing in his plans.

Introduced in Thunder!

 * Anna Swyft - Tyler's mother who is a historian who studied the Greek Gods as she was visited by Zeus and had an one night stand with him, learning that Zeus got her pregnant as she tries her best being a single mom.
 * Zeus - the cocky and immature King of all Greek gods who is Tyler's biological father as he teaches him of his lineage although he isn't the best as either a father or a teacher.
 * Tisiphone/Tara Pherane - one of the three Furies who is sent by Zeus to keep a watchful eye on Tyler as she poses as an artistic student at his high school as she occasionally both fights and works with Tyler when he is Thunder.
 * Thanatos - the Greek god of Death who has no gender as they primarily take the form of a young looking redhead woman as they make it their duty to guide those who deserve to die to their deaths, both clashing and working with Thunder.

Introduced in Miss Arcane

 * Nigel Deakens - an aging butler who raises Andrea right now as he used to be a member of the Order of Magyk but right now just wants to guide his adopted daughter.
 * Ezekial Bellman - a geeky training sorcerer who is another member of the Order of Magyk as he is Andrea's best friend and often works with her on magical cases.
 * Yvonne Suarez - a slightly aggressive teenager who has no ties to magic yet is Andrea's best friend as she tries to help her. In later stories it is revealed she is a closeted lesbian and has a crush on her.

Introduced in Vampyre

 * Gustaf Meyers - an ancient vampire who is very jovial and refuses to suck human blood as he finds Jeffrey and decides to mentor him. believing he might be key to reforming vampire society.
 * Madelyne - a mysterious woman dressed in all black who often shows up to aid Jeffrey in times of need as she keeps her true motivations under wraps. It is eventually revealed she is a mystic being known as a Seer whose purpose is to oversee the fates of those who may be important, being assigned to Jeffrey.

Introduced in Dragon's Soul

 * Director Jackson "Jack" Holiday - the charismatic Southern director of the Line who finds the superhuman community to be rather interesting, believing that both sides have their flaws, being Dragon's Soul's boss. It is revealed that he is an immortal who has existed since the Wild West and has seen multiple world conflicts, both well-known and secret.
 * Monique Steele - Pat's sarcastic yet caring wife who is aware that he is working for the Line as she wants him to be safe, although she is aware that he may sometimes stand between the world and devastation.
 * Lacey Steele - Pat's hyperactive daughter who is currently only six as she looks up to her father, believing him to be the first true "superhero" fighting bad guys and saving the day.

Introduced in Devastator

 * Liam Thimble - Lois' paranoid twin brother who also works for the Line as he was responsible for awakening Lois' Kaiju Blood inside of her as he grows to regret it, hoping he can find a way to remove this "curse" from her.
 * Owen Jewell - Lois' normal accountant fiancé who deeply loves her as he learns of her Kaiju transformation and starts to get worried about it.

Introduced in Hydro-Knight

 * Queen Kylia XI - the queen of Lemuria who learns of Rodrick becoming a Hydro-Knight as she decides to try and guide him.
 * Goopster - a little talking ammonite that Rodrick found while exploring the sea as he decides to keep him as a pet and companion, liking his presence.
 * Sheila Vanadis - an exiled Lemurian who was claimed to be a monster as she initially wanted revenge on Lemuria for being treated as a monster until Hydro-Knight ends up convincing her that she is not a monster.

Introduced in The Plague Doctor

 * Jeremy Latch - a more chill and goofy college student whose father is the chief of police as he is also Walter's best friend, completely unaware of his more psychotic tendencies.
 * Anna Moore - a shy college student who is a medical student as she ends up finding and befriending Plague Doctor after he showed up near her doorstep half dead, learning that he is her classmate Walter and getting slightly close to him.
 * Chief Winston Latch - the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department who is also Jeremy's father as he doesn't trust Plague Doctor, wanting him under control due to finding him too brutal for his own good.

Introduced in Might Girl!

 * Stanley and Jacklynn Kirby - Susie's bubbly and overprotective parents who are unaware that they are fictional characters or that their daughter is a heroine.
 * Riley Vayne - Susie's perfectionist best friend who is in every extracurricular activity in school as she also is quite fond of Might Girl, being unaware that she is her best friend.
 * Seth Cornmill - a lazy yet chill teenager who is Susie's other best friend as he quite enjoys playing the harmonica and just relaxing.

Introduced in Blitz

 * Herman Maelstrom/Warp - a mad scientist who has a god complex as he opens a rift to the space time continuum, turning into an unstable multiversal entity, able to open portals through space and time, wanting to destroy anyone and everyone that may threat him, becoming Blitz's most dangerous threat.
 * Abraham Braxton/Virus - a former software designer who used to be friends with Connor during his time between college and working at Neon Labs as he starts to go insane after getting saved by Blitz, believing that Blitz is a threat to society, causing his and Connor's relationship to fall apart. Things get to its gruesome climax when he steals a suit that allows him to hack into technology, believing that no heroes should exist.
 * Veronica Crowley/Living Tornado - a greedy college student turned petty thief who was caught in the crossfire of the energy device's malfunction, transforming into living winds as she begins to believe herself to be the perfect criminal, clashing against Blitz.
 * Tamara "Tammy" Heald/Machine Gun Tammy - an over-the-top mob boss who fashions herself as a 1920s era mafioso, wielding two machine guns and refusing to use any modern tech as despite this, her surprisingly intelligent mind causes her to be able to outsmart and surprise Blitz on several occasions.
 * Donald "Donny" Upitiah/The Slasher - a cocky Southern bounty hunter who wields cybernetic claws as he enjoys the thrill of hunting powerful enemies, setting his eyes on Blitz, being able to outwit him at times.
 * Simon Says - a mysterious yet terrifying criminal who can control minds by saying the phrase "Simon Says" as he is obsessed with chaos and wants to see humanity destroy itself, clashing with Blitz. He claims to have no past before gaining his powers.
 * Billy Robbins/The Falcon - a weird bird obsessed college student who finds birds to be better than humans as he experiments on fusing human DNA with falcon DNA, transforming into a monstrous falcon-like creature as he now wants to transform everyone into birds, although he occasionally works for other villains as well.

Introduced in Lady Cougar

 * Commissioner Thomas "Tommy" Clarris - the seemingly friendly commissioner of Centurion City Police Department who turns out to be one of the most corrupt cops out there, gaining a psychotic obsession with making Lady Cougar bleed.
 * Cornelius DuPoine/Red Mask - a charismatic and slightly stoic yet terrifying mob boss who wears a red mask as he is one of Centurion City's biggest mob bosses as he believes that he exists to keep others under control, learning of Lady Cougar and wanting her gone, seeing her as a threat to the order he began.
 * Shinji Makura/The Blood Samurai - a honorable samurai who is one of the last members of his clan as he suddenly grows a massive bloodlust, needing to hunt people down to satiate it, clashing against Lady Cougar, while struggling against his bloodlust, trying to regain his honor.
 * Ian Shiskel/The Iguana - a pathetic thug who stole highly volatile chemicals as the heist went wrong and he transforms into a monstrous iguana-like creature, out to be the greatest criminal of all time.
 * Jacky Lentz/The Beast - a young former huntress who after getting lost in the forest alongside her parents, went feral and hunted them down, becoming sadistic and feral and obsessed with fighting strong opponents, targeting Lady Cougar.
 * Shojo the Brutal - a mysterious yet strong sumo wrestler whose skin is unable to be pierced as he decides to turn to a life of crime. It is revealed that he is a mysterious ionic entity that had created a human shell to live life like a human.
 * Moira Macabre - a cocky and egotistical fortune teller who believes that she should make her own fortune, using her tarot cards to make events go to her favor, clashing against Lady Cougar.

Introduced in Star Watcher

 * Karkaas Fymm/The Apex - a terrifying Slurgonite exile who was banned after committing multiple horrible crimes as he arrives on Earth after hearing of a Slurgonite defending it, wanting to make him suffer.
 * Siobhan Mayday/Wraith - Cecil's slightly more aggressive younger sister whose hatred causes her to be possessed by a spirit drawn to hate, known as a Wraith, now becoming a dangerous spectral entity with the sole purpose of spreading and causing hate.
 * Amanda Maple/Sweet Tooth - a psychotic yet bubbly gang leader who is themed around candy and sweets as she wants to make the entire world sugary and sweet, becoming a dangerous opponent to Star Watcher.
 * Queen Akeeva - the bloodthirsty yet easily bored queen of the Kylvian race who has been hunting for a mate, learning of Earth's protector, the Star Watcher, wanting to make him hers, no matter what.
 * Flrttxz/The Spaghetti Man - a spaghetti-looking alien creature who has a single-minded goal of consuming humans, as his goal for hunger clashes him against Star Watcher.

Introduced in Thunder!

 * Enyo - the forgotten Goddess of War who has a terrifying obsession with chaos and leaving death and destruction in her wake as she learns of a prophecy that the son of Zeus one day will permanently weaken her as she becomes obsessed with killing Tyler before he grows strong enough to weaken her.
 * Jedidiah "Jed" Payne - the charismatic yet power-hungry CEO of Payne Technologies who has a massive god complex as he learns of Thunder and believes that he is the key to achieving godhood, starting to focus his efforts on "copying" his abilities.
 * Prometheus - the Titan that has given humanity fire until he got captured and forcefully torn apart by a crow by Zeus as he ends up breaking free from his imprisonment, wanting to destroy all that Zeus has built.
 * TBD

Introduced in Miss Arcane

 * Amon - a terrifying ancient dark sorcerer from Roman Times who is immortal but considerably weakened after a fight against the Order of Magyk as he now needs to absorb magic to regain his powers.
 * The Black Knight - a sadistic knight from medieval England who was recruited by Amon to be his eternal servant as it is revealed he is the one who killed Andrea's parents.
 * Jezebel Von Sinclair - a rude and egotistical teenage sorceress who has an obsession with power and conquest, becoming one of Miss Arcane's most recurring thorns in her side.
 * TBD

Introduced in Vampyre

 * Count Vlad Dracula - the high king of vampires who is unable to be killed as he becomes one of Vampyre's most dangerous threats, although he rarely interacts with him as well, due to seeing "lesser vampires" as not worth his time.
 * Mr. Cigar - a mysterious yet charismatic vampire who always has a cigar in his mouth as he is the vampire responsible for making Jeffrey a vampire as he seems to have unknown motivations.
 * Jonathan Eccleston - a rich and eccentric noble who secretly leads a cult that kidnaps innocents and transforms them into obedient beasts he calls Hydes, wanting to make a world full of Hydes with him as king, clashing against Vampyre.
 * TBD

Introduced in Dragon's Soul

 * Baron Grigori Vinklaus - a power hungry count of the Eastern European country known as Klavisika who wants to turn Klavisika into a world power, being considered a "terrorist" to other countries, especially to the United States.
 * Katrina "Kat" Vinklaus - Grigori's bride and second-in-command who loves the power that he has over Klaviska and enjoys the thrill of crushing resistance.
 * Louis Kincaid/Deathblow - an eccentric and somewhat flamboyant mercenary and assassin who claims to be able to kill anyone with his own bare hands, often clashing against Dragon's Soul.
 * TBD

Introduced in Devastator

 * Grimire - an intelligent multiheaded snake Kaiju that believes that humanity has overstayed their welcome and that he must proceed a purge, becoming Devastator's arch-nemesis.
 * The Sister - an insane cultist who believes that Kaiju are destined to rule over humanity as she wants to help them reap humanity, becoming a deranged opponent to Devastator.
 * TBD

Introduced in Hydro-Knight

 * Nediyrus Slynn/The Sea King - a cocky and insane Lemurian who had couped Lemuria, believing that the only way the Lemurians can exist is by destroying the surface world, as his insanity causes him to become one of Hydro-Knight's most dangerous threats, even after being dethroned.
 * The Kraken - a giant squid-like monster that has been attacking both the surface world and lemuria as it seems to have no true goals besides destruction and death.

Introduced in The Goliaths

 * Elkiath/Unity - an extremely powerful and intimidating alien warlord who believes that the only way to bring peace to the galaxy is by subjugating it under his command, becoming one of the Goliaths' most dangerous threats.
 * The Queen - a giant and terrifying bee-like creature that is the queen of the Mind Stingers as she wants a full fledged invasion of all worlds and to eventually consume those enslaved.

Introduced in The Plague Doctor

 * Deathless - a mysterious yet psychotic serial killer who is obsessed with death and seeing people die as he becomes one of the Plague Doctor's most dangerous threats, being revealed that he is unable to permanently die. It's eventually revealed that he is a thought form known as a Tulpa, being unable to die until his legend dies.
 * Charlotte Reese/The Doll - a psychotic serial killer who learns of the Plague Doctor and is madly in love with him, willing to do anything to make them be together no matter what. As a civilian, she is a seemingly calm tomboy wanting to become a sports star, being Walter's best friend and unaware that he is Plague Doctor. Walter ends up figuring out that his friend is the Doll as he mercilessly kills her in their dorm. Years later, the demon lord Azrael ends up resurrecting her just to toy with Plague Doctor, making it so she can't lay to less until he wants her to.

Introduced in Might Girl!

 * Willy Cushionne/The Prank King - an insane terrorist who pulls over-the-top and deadly pranks on the citizens of Nowhere, USA, quickly becoming Might Girl's nemesis.
 * Andrew Jackstone - a living statue performer dressed as Andrew Jackson who has been hanging out at Nowhere, USA as it turns out he is a villainous sorcerer out to turn people into stone, also liking to drink soda.

Introduced in The Cosmopotents

 * Umbrarex - the megalomaniacal yet dangerous leader of the Dark Faction who wants the Sphere to become all-powerful as he wields a blade made out of shadows, being able to transform it into anything.

Introduced in Guardian Angel

 * Ludwig Von Vogel/The General - a sadistic and violence loving Axis general who enjoys watching people suffer as he becomes Guardian Angel's nemesis, eventually giving himself cybernetics to make him more powerful.

Locations

 * Marrington - a somewhat flourishing city in Louisiana that is home to the speedster hero known as Blitz, although due to his existence, villains have begun popping up.
 * Puntnam University - a college located in Marrington that Connor goes to as it is heralded as a place where people with a future go to and get their education.
 * Centurion City - a crime filled yet also fashionable city in California who is the home to multiple gangs, terrorists and ruffians as well as the vigilante heroine, Lady Cougar.
 * Cliffton - a cozy yet somewhat big fishing town located in Maine that the Star Watcher lands on and decides to become the champion of.
 * Majestic Heights - a bustling metropolis located in Illinois that is famous for its love of all cultures as it is home to the hero known as Thunder.
 * Mount Olympus - the home of the Greek Gods that is hidden in the center of Majestic Heights as it moved there after the fall of the Roman Empire.
 * Rockside City - a beautiful city in North Carolina surrounded by a mix of nature and industrial nature as it also seems to be a cesspool of magic and supernatural creatures as it is home to Miss Arcane.
 * Liberty, USA - a calm and obscure city in Virginia, near Washington, D.C., that is the operating base for the Line as almost nobody really knows what the city is.
 * Klavisika - a smaller country in Eastern Europe located between Germany and Poland that is ruled by Baron Vinklaus as he wants to make it a larger world power, by force.
 * Nowhere, USA - a small town in Idaho that nobody has ever heard of as it seems to be a strange anomaly that nobody is able to explain.

Real-life

 * Washington, D.C. - the capital of the United States where the President resides as there seems to be no actual superheroes or supervillains active there.
 * New York City - the largest city in the United States that is also home to the United Nations as it is also occasionally prone to attacks by supervillains and other threats.
 * Los Angeles - a city in California known for its massive population as well as being home to the brutal vigilante known as the Plague Doctor.

Items

 * The Sphere - a powerful sphere made by the Maker that hides both the secrets of the universe and the secrets to true power as both Cosmopotent factions fight for it, attempting to locate where the Maker hid it.

Species

 * Humans - the primary species on Earth that has also served as a genetic template for other species such as vampires and Lemurians.
 * Cosmopotents - powerful alien beings created by an elder god known as the Maker who are split in two factions, one good and one evil, both warring for a mysterious object known as the Sphere as their war leads them to Earth.
 * Slurgonites - a traveling alien race who are advanced and have been traveling worlds to study and to protect as the hero known as Star Watcher is one of them.
 * Wraiths - vengeful spirits that feed on hatred as they either feast on hatred off of people or possess them, turning them into perfect hateful beasts.
 * Gods - powerful beings from multiple walks of life who are worshiped by regular humans and aliens.
 * Vampires - ferocious blood sucking creatures that live alongside humans and often feast off of them.
 * Kaiju - massive and dangerous monsters that have been mysteriously emerging, being extremely hard to kill.
 * Lemurians - an underwater race of humanoids who reside in the sunken kingdom of Lemuria as they hardly interact with the human world.
 * Seers - mysterious and powerful entities who are assigned to watch over those who could change the fate of the universe, although swearing to not get involved in conflicts.
 * Mind Stingers - a race of bee-like aliens who sting humans/other races to put them under their control, forcing them into obedience and to help spearhead invasions, eventually eating those they deem unneeded.
 * Tulpas - living thought forms that take the form of urban legends and stories told throughout the ages as the only way a Tulpa can die is by letting their legend/story die.

Groups

 * The Goliaths - a superhero formation funded by the Line and led by Star Watcher that is devoted to defending Earth from threats that may wish it harm.
 * The Line - a government agency created in response to the rise of superhuman activity as they are focused on preventing superhuman threats from getting out of hand, both working with and clashing against the superhero community.
 * Neon Labs - a small and upstarting scientific laboratory that is focused on helping society evolve as Connor Cartwright ends up joining them as a scientist.
 * The Order of Magyk - an ancient order designed to use magic to defend the world from supernatural menaces as Andrea Tarrot's parents were members.
 * The Dark Faction - a rogue group of Cosmopotents who want the Sphere to become all powerful and to take over the entire galaxy, being in a war against the other Cosmopotents.
 * Children of the Beasts - a deranged cult worshiping Kaijus that believes that humanity is weak and that the Kaiju are a gift from God to start humanity anew.
 * The Overlords - a dangerous supervillain group initially formed by TBD to take down and destroy the Goliaths as the roster and goals ends up changing on several occasions.

Media

 * The Vanguard - a leading newspaper in Marrington that often reports about the superhero known as Blitz, although they have a few side groups in other areas.
 * Vanguard Broadcasting Company - an integrated radio and television network owned by Vanguard Communications that produces a variety of programming, recently experiencing a surge in popularity due to the Blitz.
 * Vanguard News Network - a national news network owned by Vanguard Communications that spreads news about multiple occurrences in the world.