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* ShoutOut: '''Everything'''. Not only are there a ton of AlternateCompanyEquivalent s, CaptainErsatz s, and {{Expy}}s, virtually every location in Freedom City is a loving homages to classic comic book characters and sites.
[[folder:Shout Outs]]
** Adamant is similar to Marvel's "The Destroyer"; both are NighInvulnerable suits of AnimatedArmor powered by a trapped soul and created to slay gods, though Adamant was created by Hades and not [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor the Norse pantheon]].
** AEGIS [[IncrediblyLamePun is the name of a mythological]] S.H.I.E.L.D.
** The Amalgam visually takes inspiration from Composite Superman (split down the middle between the looks of Centurion and the Raven I), though in most other respects its more in line with certain portrayals of [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryAToL Bizarro]], as a misunderstood monster with tremendous power and no way of comprehending the damage it does.
** Argo the Ultimate Android is an [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Amazo]] expy.
** Askari Inc. in the ''Atlas of Earth Prime'' is a Tanzanian Comicbook/HeroesForHire. Whitestone is Comicbook/LukeCage (although his albinism and name probably come from Spider-Man villain Tombstone) and Dragonhand is Comicbook/IronFist.
** ASTRO Labs homages ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' and DC's STAR Labs.
** The Atom Family is cut from [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper the same cloth]] as the ComicBook/FantasticFour, and a dash of ComicBook/PowerPack. And also a bit of the First Family in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', especially in the sense that this family actually changed and grew over the decades.
*** Moon-Son, the adult version of Chase Atom in the "Future Freedom" chapter of ''Worlds of Freedom'', reflects Psi-Lord, the adult Franklin Richards from various Marvel near-futures.
** Black Star is Sinestro, but with the powers of [[Comicbook/{{Starman}} the Shade]].
** Bowman and Arrow are the ComicBook/GreenArrow and Speedy homages.
** Brittania is a [[Comicbook/{{Excalibur}} Captain Britain]] expy.
** The law firm Cabot, Cunningham & Crowley references Laurie Cabot, Scott Cunningham, and Creator/AleisterCrowley, all occult authors.
** Centurion is their {{Superman}} expy (from a parallel Earth where the Roman Empire never fell). He died in battle with Omega, Lord of the Terminus, and he's stayed dead.
** Conundrum is a Riddler expy.
** Commander Landau, who's in charge of the Moonbase in the "Galactic Freedom" setting is named after Martin Landau, who played the Moonbase commander in ''Series/Space1999''.
** The Crime League is the Legion of Doom/Injustice Gang expy.
** The Curator shares much in common with Brainiac, specifically the version from the Franchise/{{DCAU}}.
*** He's much more like the Preserver of the same continuity. And Creator/MarvelComics' Collector.
** Daedalus combines elements of both Comicbook/IronMan and [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]].
** Devil Ray is Black Manta. Coincidentally, Black Manta was renamed Devil Ray in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
** The Devil's Own, from ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'' is a [[Really700YearsOld 200 year old]] Canadian with a healing factor, a clawlike attack, and a history of experimentation and mindwipes by a GovernmentConspiracy. [[Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} So, yeah.]]
** Doc Prophet, from Freedom's [[TwoFistedTales pulp age]], is Franchise/DocSavage.
** Dr. Simian is equal parts [[Comicbook/DoomPatrol Monsieur Mallah]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]].
** Dr. Sin references [[YellowPeril all those sinister oriental masterminds from the pulps]], especially Literature/FuManchu and Marvel's Yellow Claw, as well as Ra's al Ghul.
** Eldrich is a lot of ComicBook/DoctorFate with a dash of Comicbook/DoctorStrange. He lives on [[Creator/SteveDitko Ditko]] Street.
** The Factor Four are the other Franchise/FantasticFour expy, but with stronger elemental ties, and evil.
** Fear Master (both of them) shares much in common with Batman's foe the Scarecrow, and the original's costume borrows heavily from the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Phantasm]].
** The Freedom Brigade in ''Worlds of Freedom'' are based on the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DC}}, complete with being taken to Nazi Earth just after they formed.
*** Commander USA is a {{genderflip}}ped and {{Race Lift}}ed Miss America. His origin is similar to the Human Bomb and he's got much the same role in the team as Uncle Sam.
*** The Invisible Agent is the Invisible Hood. His secret identity is Frank Raymond, after the title character of the 1942 movie ''The Invisible Agent''.
*** The Mysterious Madame Radium is a genderflipped Comicbook/TheRay. Her name is reminiscent of Neon the Unknown.
*** Sea Hawk is a genderflipped Black Condor. She's also a pilot, suggesting Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}.
*** Doctor X is Magno.
*** The Magister, a BadassNormal in an archaic costume, might be intended as a riff on the Jester.
** Freedom Eagle owes much to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and ComicBook/TheRocketeer.
** The 26th century's Freedom Legion is the Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, although not all the members have direct counterparts. Having said that:
*** Centurion II is Mon-El.
*** Charger is Lightning Lad (except he's one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters and looks kind of like a blue Chameleon Boy).
*** Colonel Colossus is Colossal Boy.
*** Solar Flare is Sun Boy
*** Chiller is Polar Boy (except he ''isn't'' one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters.)
*** Metalla is a genderflipped Cosmic Boy, but her costume is [[{{Stripperific}} a clear homage to Dave Cockrum]], looking a lot like the one he gave Shadow Lass.
** The Goanna is basically The Lizard with his fatal drive changed from "regrow missing limb" to "create ultimate anti-venom".
** Hiroshima Shadow is an isotope of Radioactive Man (the Marvel one, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons not the other one]]).
** The Green Man springs from the same soil as Poison Ivy and Plantman.
** Johnny Rocket is an expy of Franchise/TheFlash; his name, Johnny Wade, references [[Franchise/FantasticFour Johnny Storm]] and Creator/MarkWaid. His being gay is in homage to [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight Northstar]], another speedster.
*** His OppositeSexClone/adopted daughter Jonni Rocket, in the "Future Freedom" setting and 3rd Edition, is a {{Gender Flip}}ped Bart Allen with Wally West elements.
** The inspiration for the [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby Museum of Fine Arts]] should be obvious.
** The school nurse at Claremont Academy is named Aretha [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Joy]].
** Lady Liberty is a mix of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/WonderWoman. Her name, Beth Walton, references Betsy Ross and ''Series/TheWaltons.''
*** There's also a bit of Liberty Belle in there, and even DC's Uncle Sam (in ''Worlds Of Freedom'', we're told that, just like Sam spent the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar split into Billy Yank and Johnny Reb, the Spirit of Liberty empowered Columbia and Southern Belle).
*** Her husband is Trevor Wright; a reference to Steve Trevor and a play on "Mr Right".
*** 3rd edition Lady Liberty (a young woman from an ethnic minority who inherits the mantle of a major heroine) may be inspired by Comicbook/MsMarvel2014.
** The Pale Ranger in ''Worlds of Freedom'''s "Freedom by Gaslight" is basically Marvel's Phantom Rider, although he's got Franchise/TheLoneRanger's origin (but the Silver Sheriff is the one who inherited a silver mine and used it to make bullets). He's also Doc Prophet's father, which could be a nod to the Lone Ranger being the uncle of Radio/TheGreenHornet.
** Madame Zero is quite blatantly a gender-reversal of Mr. Freeze, only here it was an affair and subsequent breakup with her boyfriend that caused her to be transformed, and she got her career started by killing him, in contrast to Victor Frieze's driving goal to cure his cryogenically-suspended wife.
** Mr. Infamy has much in common with Mephisto.
** The Liberty League was the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica WW II-era superheroes team]], while the Freedom League is the Silver Age and Modern era Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.
** Master Lee's School of Self Defense is named for two eponymous masters: [[Creator/BruceLee Bruce]] and [[Creator/StanLee Stan]].
** Mastermind partakes of elements from ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, ComicBook/VandalSavage, and [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight The Master of the World]].
** Medea fills a similar role as [[Franchise/WonderWoman Circe]].
** Megalodon (Connor Kirkstrom) is an expy of [[Franchise/SpiderMan the Lizard (Curt Connors)]] and [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)]], but he went with [[ThreateningShark sharks]].
** The Meta-Grue is the [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Super-Skrull]] expy.
** Nero could be argued as based on Maxie Zeus, but given actual [[PowerBornOfMadness madness-fuelled]] [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinesis]].
** The Next Gen is very ComicBook/TeenTitans -esque. They're students at the [[Creator/ChrisClaremont Claremont]] Academy, which is a lot like [[ComicBook/XMen Xavier's School for the Gifted]]. And among them, you've got Bolt (Kid Flash), Megastar (Captain Marvel), Seven (Raven), and Sonic (Static).
*** Taking things even further, the ''Hero High'' sourcebook (which details Next Gen and the Claremont Academy in particular and teen heroes in general) has three archetypes that are quite blatantly Starfire (Alien Exile), Raven (Child of Darkness) and Robin (Protégé) with the names removed and nothing else. The Construct archetype, meanwhile, has artwork that is basically Colossus of ''ComicBook/XMen'' with some heavy weaponry slapped on.
*** The Claremont Academy's name is a shout-out, for that matter, to [[Creator/ChrisClaremont comic writer Chris Claremont]], who's best known for his work on X-Men.
** Omega, Lord of the Terminus borrows from both Darkseid and Thanos.
*** In one supplement, he basically fills the role of the Anti-Monitor.
** Overshadow combines elements of Hastor (the constantly reincarnating enemy of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}), Baron Zemo and Doctor Doom.
** Patriot, the main ComicBook/CaptainAmerica expy, is Jack Simmons, named after Cap's creators Creator/JackKirby and Joe Simon.
** Prime Detective, the superhero of Botswana in ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'', is [[Literature/TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency Precious Ramotswe]] with SuperSenses. Her name is also a pun on ''Franchise/StarTrek'''s "Prime Directive".
** Pseudo is very much a ComicBook/MartianManhunter homage, though his race, the Grue, are much closer to a mash of the Skrull (militaristic shapeshifters) and the Kree (specifically, the Supreme Intelligence-like Grue Meta-Mind).
*** WordOfGod is that they're named after the late Marvel executive editor Mark Gruenwald (their home planet is called Gruen-World).
** The Psions are Magneto and his Brotherhood of (Evil) Mutants, but for mutants with psychic abilities rather than any mutant.
** Quirk is Mr. Mxyzptlk, but slightly more annoying.
** The Raven (the first) filled the Franchise/{{Batman}} expy. His daughter, the second Raven, homages Earth-2 Huntress (the daughter of Batman and Catwoman) as well as being the grandchild of the setting's equivalent of Ra's al Ghul.
*** The "Future Freedom" Raven, Drake Ward, is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] with a name that references [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]] and [[Series/Batman1966 Burt Ward]].
** Sandstone is a blatant gender-reversed expy of Marvel's Sandman -- she even has the name Alexandra Flint, tying her more to her comics inspiration (Flint Marko).
** The Scarab has elements of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, but with awesome PsychicPowers.
** Siren is a mix of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and Franchise/WonderWoman.
** Sprite and Spriggan, from "Future Freedom", are Wasp and Giant Man, only they're siblings and their personalities are reversed.
** Star Knight is a ComicBook/GreenLantern homage, with bits of ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight.
** The Thieves Guild are one-to-one homages to Franchise/TheFlash's Rogues: Huckster is Trickster; Bola is Captain Boomerang; Looking Glass is Mirror Master; Weather Mistress is Weather Wizard; Firebug is Heatwave; and the Mad Maple is Captain Cold. (Although the Maple's name and Canadian origin are also a ShoutOut to Jim "T. M. Maple" Burke.)
** Thomas Rhymer is a [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] homage.
** Tobias Gregson, the 19th century Police Comissioner in "Freedom by Gaslight" shares his name with a police inspector in ''Literature/SherlockHolmes''.
** The Tick-Tock Doc could be argued as what might have happened if Series/DoctorWho had become obsessed with human flowerchild counterculture and eventually turned into a well-meaning "hippie terrorist". He even travels through time and space in what is basically a cross between [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo the Mystery Machine]] and the [=TARDIS=].
** Talos is quite close to [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron]].
** Terra-King shares much in common with Marvel's [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Moleman]].
** Tom Cyprus is similar to Solomon Grundy.
** Toy Boy is the Franchise/{{DCAU}} Toyman expy. His last name, Lettam, is a SdrawkcabName.
** ''Der Übermenschen'', of the Time of Crisis adventure, are direct parallels to DC's Freedom Fighters. ''Der Eule'' is Black Condor, ''Die Geist'' is Phantom Lady, ''Götterdämmerung'' is The Human Bomb, Der Hand Des Todes is Dollman, ''Übermensch II'' is Uncle Sam, and ''Weißer Ritter'' is The Ray.
*** In the ''Erde'' setting, Dr. Tomorrow names his wonder chemical [[Film/TheThreeStooges noburpolene]].
** The Ultima (a.k.a. the Hyperboreans) are an expy of Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheEternals Eternals]]
** Una, Queen of the Netherworld has much in common with [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Umar of the Dark Dimension]].
** UNISON has a fair bit in common with [[Series/DoctorWho UNIT]], in particular having dealt with alien invaders operating from a base they had constructed in [[BBCQuarry a gravel quarry in central England]] in 1969.
** White Lion and Dakana are a homage to ComicBook/BlackPanther and Wakanda.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shout Outs]]
** Adamant is similar to Marvel's "The Destroyer"; both are NighInvulnerable suits of AnimatedArmor powered by a trapped soul and created to slay gods, though Adamant was created by Hades and not [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor the Norse pantheon]].
** AEGIS [[IncrediblyLamePun is the name of a mythological]] S.H.I.E.L.D.
** The Amalgam visually takes inspiration from Composite Superman (split down the middle between the looks of Centurion and the Raven I), though in most other respects its more in line with certain portrayals of [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryAToL Bizarro]], as a misunderstood monster with tremendous power and no way of comprehending the damage it does.
** Argo the Ultimate Android is an [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Amazo]] expy.
** Askari Inc. in the ''Atlas of Earth Prime'' is a Tanzanian Comicbook/HeroesForHire. Whitestone is Comicbook/LukeCage (although his albinism and name probably come from Spider-Man villain Tombstone) and Dragonhand is Comicbook/IronFist.
** ASTRO Labs homages ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' and DC's STAR Labs.
** The Atom Family is cut from [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper the same cloth]] as the ComicBook/FantasticFour, and a dash of ComicBook/PowerPack. And also a bit of the First Family in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', especially in the sense that this family actually changed and grew over the decades.
*** Moon-Son, the adult version of Chase Atom in the "Future Freedom" chapter of ''Worlds of Freedom'', reflects Psi-Lord, the adult Franklin Richards from various Marvel near-futures.
** Black Star is Sinestro, but with the powers of [[Comicbook/{{Starman}} the Shade]].
** Bowman and Arrow are the ComicBook/GreenArrow and Speedy homages.
** Brittania is a [[Comicbook/{{Excalibur}} Captain Britain]] expy.
** The law firm Cabot, Cunningham & Crowley references Laurie Cabot, Scott Cunningham, and Creator/AleisterCrowley, all occult authors.
** Centurion is their {{Superman}} expy (from a parallel Earth where the Roman Empire never fell). He died in battle with Omega, Lord of the Terminus, and he's stayed dead.
** Conundrum is a Riddler expy.
** Commander Landau, who's in charge of the Moonbase in the "Galactic Freedom" setting is named after Martin Landau, who played the Moonbase commander in ''Series/Space1999''.
** The Crime League is the Legion of Doom/Injustice Gang expy.
** The Curator shares much in common with Brainiac, specifically the version from the Franchise/{{DCAU}}.
*** He's much more like the Preserver of the same continuity. And Creator/MarvelComics' Collector.
** Daedalus combines elements of both Comicbook/IronMan and [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]].
** Devil Ray is Black Manta. Coincidentally, Black Manta was renamed Devil Ray in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
** The Devil's Own, from ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'' is a [[Really700YearsOld 200 year old]] Canadian with a healing factor, a clawlike attack, and a history of experimentation and mindwipes by a GovernmentConspiracy. [[Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} So, yeah.]]
** Doc Prophet, from Freedom's [[TwoFistedTales pulp age]], is Franchise/DocSavage.
** Dr. Simian is equal parts [[Comicbook/DoomPatrol Monsieur Mallah]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]].
** Dr. Sin references [[YellowPeril all those sinister oriental masterminds from the pulps]], especially Literature/FuManchu and Marvel's Yellow Claw, as well as Ra's al Ghul.
** Eldrich is a lot of ComicBook/DoctorFate with a dash of Comicbook/DoctorStrange. He lives on [[Creator/SteveDitko Ditko]] Street.
** The Factor Four are the other Franchise/FantasticFour expy, but with stronger elemental ties, and evil.
** Fear Master (both of them) shares much in common with Batman's foe the Scarecrow, and the original's costume borrows heavily from the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Phantasm]].
** The Freedom Brigade in ''Worlds of Freedom'' are based on the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DC}}, complete with being taken to Nazi Earth just after they formed.
*** Commander USA is a {{genderflip}}ped and {{Race Lift}}ed Miss America. His origin is similar to the Human Bomb and he's got much the same role in the team as Uncle Sam.
*** The Invisible Agent is the Invisible Hood. His secret identity is Frank Raymond, after the title character of the 1942 movie ''The Invisible Agent''.
*** The Mysterious Madame Radium is a genderflipped Comicbook/TheRay. Her name is reminiscent of Neon the Unknown.
*** Sea Hawk is a genderflipped Black Condor. She's also a pilot, suggesting Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}.
*** Doctor X is Magno.
*** The Magister, a BadassNormal in an archaic costume, might be intended as a riff on the Jester.
** Freedom Eagle owes much to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and ComicBook/TheRocketeer.
** The 26th century's Freedom Legion is the Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, although not all the members have direct counterparts. Having said that:
*** Centurion II is Mon-El.
*** Charger is Lightning Lad (except he's one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters and looks kind of like a blue Chameleon Boy).
*** Colonel Colossus is Colossal Boy.
*** Solar Flare is Sun Boy
*** Chiller is Polar Boy (except he ''isn't'' one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters.)
*** Metalla is a genderflipped Cosmic Boy, but her costume is [[{{Stripperific}} a clear homage to Dave Cockrum]], looking a lot like the one he gave Shadow Lass.
** The Goanna is basically The Lizard with his fatal drive changed from "regrow missing limb" to "create ultimate anti-venom".
** Hiroshima Shadow is an isotope of Radioactive Man (the Marvel one, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons not the other one]]).
** The Green Man springs from the same soil as Poison Ivy and Plantman.
** Johnny Rocket is an expy of Franchise/TheFlash; his name, Johnny Wade, references [[Franchise/FantasticFour Johnny Storm]] and Creator/MarkWaid. His being gay is in homage to [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight Northstar]], another speedster.
*** His OppositeSexClone/adopted daughter Jonni Rocket, in the "Future Freedom" setting and 3rd Edition, is a {{Gender Flip}}ped Bart Allen with Wally West elements.
** The inspiration for the [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby Museum of Fine Arts]] should be obvious.
** The school nurse at Claremont Academy is named Aretha [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Joy]].
** Lady Liberty is a mix of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/WonderWoman. Her name, Beth Walton, references Betsy Ross and ''Series/TheWaltons.''
*** There's also a bit of Liberty Belle in there, and even DC's Uncle Sam (in ''Worlds Of Freedom'', we're told that, just like Sam spent the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar split into Billy Yank and Johnny Reb, the Spirit of Liberty empowered Columbia and Southern Belle).
*** Her husband is Trevor Wright; a reference to Steve Trevor and a play on "Mr Right".
*** 3rd edition Lady Liberty (a young woman from an ethnic minority who inherits the mantle of a major heroine) may be inspired by Comicbook/MsMarvel2014.
** The Pale Ranger in ''Worlds of Freedom'''s "Freedom by Gaslight" is basically Marvel's Phantom Rider, although he's got Franchise/TheLoneRanger's origin (but the Silver Sheriff is the one who inherited a silver mine and used it to make bullets). He's also Doc Prophet's father, which could be a nod to the Lone Ranger being the uncle of Radio/TheGreenHornet.
** Madame Zero is quite blatantly a gender-reversal of Mr. Freeze, only here it was an affair and subsequent breakup with her boyfriend that caused her to be transformed, and she got her career started by killing him, in contrast to Victor Frieze's driving goal to cure his cryogenically-suspended wife.
** Mr. Infamy has much in common with Mephisto.
** The Liberty League was the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica WW II-era superheroes team]], while the Freedom League is the Silver Age and Modern era Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.
** Master Lee's School of Self Defense is named for two eponymous masters: [[Creator/BruceLee Bruce]] and [[Creator/StanLee Stan]].
** Mastermind partakes of elements from ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, ComicBook/VandalSavage, and [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight The Master of the World]].
** Medea fills a similar role as [[Franchise/WonderWoman Circe]].
** Megalodon (Connor Kirkstrom) is an expy of [[Franchise/SpiderMan the Lizard (Curt Connors)]] and [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)]], but he went with [[ThreateningShark sharks]].
** The Meta-Grue is the [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Super-Skrull]] expy.
** Nero could be argued as based on Maxie Zeus, but given actual [[PowerBornOfMadness madness-fuelled]] [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinesis]].
** The Next Gen is very ComicBook/TeenTitans -esque. They're students at the [[Creator/ChrisClaremont Claremont]] Academy, which is a lot like [[ComicBook/XMen Xavier's School for the Gifted]]. And among them, you've got Bolt (Kid Flash), Megastar (Captain Marvel), Seven (Raven), and Sonic (Static).
*** Taking things even further, the ''Hero High'' sourcebook (which details Next Gen and the Claremont Academy in particular and teen heroes in general) has three archetypes that are quite blatantly Starfire (Alien Exile), Raven (Child of Darkness) and Robin (Protégé) with the names removed and nothing else. The Construct archetype, meanwhile, has artwork that is basically Colossus of ''ComicBook/XMen'' with some heavy weaponry slapped on.
*** The Claremont Academy's name is a shout-out, for that matter, to [[Creator/ChrisClaremont comic writer Chris Claremont]], who's best known for his work on X-Men.
** Omega, Lord of the Terminus borrows from both Darkseid and Thanos.
*** In one supplement, he basically fills the role of the Anti-Monitor.
** Overshadow combines elements of Hastor (the constantly reincarnating enemy of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}), Baron Zemo and Doctor Doom.
** Patriot, the main ComicBook/CaptainAmerica expy, is Jack Simmons, named after Cap's creators Creator/JackKirby and Joe Simon.
** Prime Detective, the superhero of Botswana in ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'', is [[Literature/TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency Precious Ramotswe]] with SuperSenses. Her name is also a pun on ''Franchise/StarTrek'''s "Prime Directive".
** Pseudo is very much a ComicBook/MartianManhunter homage, though his race, the Grue, are much closer to a mash of the Skrull (militaristic shapeshifters) and the Kree (specifically, the Supreme Intelligence-like Grue Meta-Mind).
*** WordOfGod is that they're named after the late Marvel executive editor Mark Gruenwald (their home planet is called Gruen-World).
** The Psions are Magneto and his Brotherhood of (Evil) Mutants, but for mutants with psychic abilities rather than any mutant.
** Quirk is Mr. Mxyzptlk, but slightly more annoying.
** The Raven (the first) filled the Franchise/{{Batman}} expy. His daughter, the second Raven, homages Earth-2 Huntress (the daughter of Batman and Catwoman) as well as being the grandchild of the setting's equivalent of Ra's al Ghul.
*** The "Future Freedom" Raven, Drake Ward, is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] with a name that references [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]] and [[Series/Batman1966 Burt Ward]].
** Sandstone is a blatant gender-reversed expy of Marvel's Sandman -- she even has the name Alexandra Flint, tying her more to her comics inspiration (Flint Marko).
** The Scarab has elements of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, but with awesome PsychicPowers.
** Siren is a mix of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and Franchise/WonderWoman.
** Sprite and Spriggan, from "Future Freedom", are Wasp and Giant Man, only they're siblings and their personalities are reversed.
** Star Knight is a ComicBook/GreenLantern homage, with bits of ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight.
** The Thieves Guild are one-to-one homages to Franchise/TheFlash's Rogues: Huckster is Trickster; Bola is Captain Boomerang; Looking Glass is Mirror Master; Weather Mistress is Weather Wizard; Firebug is Heatwave; and the Mad Maple is Captain Cold. (Although the Maple's name and Canadian origin are also a ShoutOut to Jim "T. M. Maple" Burke.)
** Thomas Rhymer is a [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] homage.
** Tobias Gregson, the 19th century Police Comissioner in "Freedom by Gaslight" shares his name with a police inspector in ''Literature/SherlockHolmes''.
** The Tick-Tock Doc could be argued as what might have happened if Series/DoctorWho had become obsessed with human flowerchild counterculture and eventually turned into a well-meaning "hippie terrorist". He even travels through time and space in what is basically a cross between [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo the Mystery Machine]] and the [=TARDIS=].
** Talos is quite close to [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron]].
** Terra-King shares much in common with Marvel's [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Moleman]].
** Tom Cyprus is similar to Solomon Grundy.
** Toy Boy is the Franchise/{{DCAU}} Toyman expy. His last name, Lettam, is a SdrawkcabName.
** ''Der Übermenschen'', of the Time of Crisis adventure, are direct parallels to DC's Freedom Fighters. ''Der Eule'' is Black Condor, ''Die Geist'' is Phantom Lady, ''Götterdämmerung'' is The Human Bomb, Der Hand Des Todes is Dollman, ''Übermensch II'' is Uncle Sam, and ''Weißer Ritter'' is The Ray.
*** In the ''Erde'' setting, Dr. Tomorrow names his wonder chemical [[Film/TheThreeStooges noburpolene]].
** The Ultima (a.k.a. the Hyperboreans) are an expy of Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheEternals Eternals]]
** Una, Queen of the Netherworld has much in common with [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Umar of the Dark Dimension]].
** UNISON has a fair bit in common with [[Series/DoctorWho UNIT]], in particular having dealt with alien invaders operating from a base they had constructed in [[BBCQuarry a gravel quarry in central England]] in 1969.
** White Lion and Dakana are a homage to ComicBook/BlackPanther and Wakanda.
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* ShoutOut: '''Everything'''. Not only are there a ton of AlternateCompanyEquivalent s, CaptainErsatz s, and {{Expy}}s, virtually every location in Freedom City is a loving homages to classic comic book characters and sites.
[[folder:Shout Outs]]
** Adamant is similar to Marvel's "The Destroyer"; both are NighInvulnerable suits of AnimatedArmor powered by a trapped soul and created to slay gods, though Adamant was created by Hades and not [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor the Norse pantheon]].
** AEGIS [[IncrediblyLamePun is the name of a mythological]] S.H.I.E.L.D.
** The Amalgam visually takes inspiration from Composite Superman (split down the middle between the looks of Centurion and the Raven I), though in most other respects its more in line with certain portrayals of [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryAToL Bizarro]], as a misunderstood monster with tremendous power and no way of comprehending the damage it does.
** Argo the Ultimate Android is an [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Amazo]] expy.
** Askari Inc. in the ''Atlas of Earth Prime'' is a Tanzanian Comicbook/HeroesForHire. Whitestone is Comicbook/LukeCage (although his albinism and name probably come from Spider-Man villain Tombstone) and Dragonhand is Comicbook/IronFist.
** ASTRO Labs homages ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' and DC's STAR Labs.
** The Atom Family is cut from [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper the same cloth]] as the ComicBook/FantasticFour, and a dash of ComicBook/PowerPack. And also a bit of the First Family in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', especially in the sense that this family actually changed and grew over the decades.
*** Moon-Son, the adult version of Chase Atom in the "Future Freedom" chapter of ''Worlds of Freedom'', reflects Psi-Lord, the adult Franklin Richards from various Marvel near-futures.
** Black Star is Sinestro, but with the powers of [[Comicbook/{{Starman}} the Shade]].
** Bowman and Arrow are the ComicBook/GreenArrow and Speedy homages.
** Brittania is a [[Comicbook/{{Excalibur}} Captain Britain]] expy.
** The law firm Cabot, Cunningham & Crowley references Laurie Cabot, Scott Cunningham, and Creator/AleisterCrowley, all occult authors.
** Centurion issites. They have their {{Superman}} expy (from a parallel Earth where the Roman Empire never fell). He died in battle with Omega, Lord of the Terminus, and he's stayed dead.
** Conundrum is a Riddler expy.
** Commander Landau, who's in charge of the Moonbase in the "Galactic Freedom" setting is named after Martin Landau, who played the Moonbase commander in ''Series/Space1999''.
** The Crime League is the Legion of Doom/Injustice Gang expy.
** The Curator shares much in common with Brainiac, specifically the version from the Franchise/{{DCAU}}.
*** He's much more like the Preserver of the same continuity. And Creator/MarvelComics' Collector.
** Daedalus combines elements of both Comicbook/IronMan and [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]].
** Devil Ray is Black Manta. Coincidentally, Black Manta was renamed Devil Ray in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
** The Devil's Own, from ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'' is a [[Really700YearsOld 200 year old]] Canadian with a healing factor, a clawlike attack, and a history of experimentation and mindwipes by a GovernmentConspiracy. [[Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} So, yeah.]]
** Doc Prophet, from Freedom's [[TwoFistedTales pulp age]], is Franchise/DocSavage.
** Dr. Simian is equal parts [[Comicbook/DoomPatrol Monsieur Mallah]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]].
** Dr. Sin references [[YellowPeril all those sinister oriental masterminds from the pulps]], especially Literature/FuManchu and Marvel's Yellow Claw, as well as Ra's al Ghul.
** Eldrich is a lot of ComicBook/DoctorFate with a dash of Comicbook/DoctorStrange. He lives on [[Creator/SteveDitko Ditko]] Street.
** The Factor Four are the other Franchise/FantasticFour expy, but with stronger elemental ties, and evil.
** Fear Master (both of them) shares much in common with Batman's foe the Scarecrow, and the original's costume borrows heavily from the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Phantasm]].
** The Freedom Brigade in ''Worlds of Freedom'' are based on the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DC}}, complete with being taken to Nazi Earth just after they formed.
*** Commander USA is a {{genderflip}}ped and {{Race Lift}}ed Miss America. His origin is similar to the Human Bomb and he's got much the same role in the team as Uncle Sam.
*** The Invisible Agent is the Invisible Hood. His secret identity is Frank Raymond, after the title character of the 1942 movie ''The Invisible Agent''.
*** The Mysterious Madame Radium is a genderflipped Comicbook/TheRay. Her name is reminiscent of Neon the Unknown.
*** Sea Hawk is a genderflipped Black Condor. She's also a pilot, suggesting Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}.
*** Doctor X is Magno.
*** The Magister, a BadassNormal in an archaic costume, might be intended as a riff on the Jester.
** Freedom Eagle owes much to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and ComicBook/TheRocketeer.
** The 26th century's Freedom Legion is the Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, although not all the members have direct counterparts. Having said that:
*** Centurion II is Mon-El.
*** Charger is Lightning Lad (except he's one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters and looks kind of like a blue Chameleon Boy).
*** Colonel Colossus is Colossal Boy.
*** Solar Flare is Sun Boy
*** Chiller is Polar Boy (except he ''isn't'' one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters.)
*** Metalla is a genderflipped Cosmic Boy, but her costume is [[{{Stripperific}} a clear homage to Dave Cockrum]], looking a lot like the one he gave Shadow Lass.
** The Goanna is basically The Lizard with his fatal drive changed from "regrow missing limb" to "create ultimate anti-venom".
** Hiroshima Shadow is an isotope of Radioactive Man (the Marvel one, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons not the other one]]).
** The Green Man springs from the same soil as Poison Ivy and Plantman.
** Johnny Rocket is an expy of Franchise/TheFlash; his name, Johnny Wade, references [[Franchise/FantasticFour Johnny Storm]] and Creator/MarkWaid. His being gay is in homage to [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight Northstar]], another speedster.
*** His OppositeSexClone/adopted daughter Jonni Rocket, in the "Future Freedom" setting and 3rd Edition, is a {{Gender Flip}}ped Bart Allen with Wally West elements.
** The inspiration for the [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby Museum of Fine Arts]] should be obvious.
** The school nurse at Claremont Academy is named Aretha [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Joy]].
** Lady Liberty is a mix of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/WonderWoman. Her name, Beth Walton, references Betsy Ross and ''Series/TheWaltons.''
*** There's also a bit of Liberty Belle in there, and even DC's Uncle Sam (in ''Worlds Of Freedom'', we're told that, just like Sam spent the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar split into Billy Yank and Johnny Reb, the Spirit of Liberty empowered Columbia and Southern Belle).
*** Her husband is Trevor Wright; a reference to Steve Trevor and a play on "Mr Right".
*** 3rd edition Lady Liberty (a young woman from an ethnic minority who inherits the mantle of a major heroine) may be inspired by Comicbook/MsMarvel2014.
** The Pale Ranger in ''Worlds of Freedom'''s "Freedom by Gaslight" is basically Marvel's Phantom Rider, although he's got Franchise/TheLoneRanger's origin (but the Silver Sheriff is the one who inherited a silver mine and used it to make bullets). He's also Doc Prophet's father, which could be a nod to the Lone Ranger being the uncle of Radio/TheGreenHornet.
** Madame Zero is quite blatantly a gender-reversal of Mr. Freeze, only here it was an affair and subsequent breakup with her boyfriend that caused her to be transformed, and she got her career started by killing him, in contrast to Victor Frieze's driving goal to cure his cryogenically-suspended wife.
** Mr. Infamy has much in common with Mephisto.
** The Liberty League was the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica WW II-era superheroes team]], while the Freedom League is the Silver Age and Modern era Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.
** Master Lee's School of Self Defense is named for two eponymous masters: [[Creator/BruceLee Bruce]] and [[Creator/StanLee Stan]].
** Mastermind partakes of elements from ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, ComicBook/VandalSavage, and [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight The Master of the World]].
** Medea fills a similar role as [[Franchise/WonderWoman Circe]].
** Megalodon (Connor Kirkstrom) is an expy of [[Franchise/SpiderMan the Lizard (Curt Connors)]] and [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)]], but he went with [[ThreateningShark sharks]].
** The Meta-Grue is the [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Super-Skrull]] expy.
** Nero could be argued as based on Maxie Zeus, but given actual [[PowerBornOfMadness madness-fuelled]] [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinesis]].
** The Next Gen is very ComicBook/TeenTitans -esque. They're students at the [[Creator/ChrisClaremont Claremont]] Academy, which is a lot like [[ComicBook/XMen Xavier's School for the Gifted]]. And among them, you've got Bolt (Kid Flash), Megastar (Captain Marvel), Seven (Raven), and Sonic (Static).
*** Taking things even further, the ''Hero High'' sourcebook (which details Next Gen and the Claremont Academy in particular and teen heroes in general) has three archetypes that are quite blatantly Starfire (Alien Exile), Raven (Child of Darkness) and Robin (Protégé) with the names removed and nothing else. The Construct archetype, meanwhile, has artwork that is basically Colossus of ''ComicBook/XMen'' with some heavy weaponry slapped on.
*** The Claremont Academy's name is a shout-out, for that matter, to [[Creator/ChrisClaremont comic writer Chris Claremont]], who's best known for his work on X-Men.
** Omega, Lord of the Terminus borrows from both Darkseid and Thanos.
*** In one supplement, he basically fills the role of the Anti-Monitor.
** Overshadow combines elements of Hastor (the constantly reincarnating enemy of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}), Baron Zemo and Doctor Doom.
** Patriot, the main ComicBook/CaptainAmerica expy, is Jack Simmons, named after Cap's creators Creator/JackKirby and Joe Simon.
** Prime Detective, the superhero of Botswana in ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'', is [[Literature/TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency Precious Ramotswe]] with SuperSenses. Her name is also a pun on ''Franchise/StarTrek'''s "Prime Directive".
** Pseudo is very much a ComicBook/MartianManhunter homage, though his race, the Grue, are much closer to a mash of the Skrull (militaristic shapeshifters) and the Kree (specifically, the Supreme Intelligence-like Grue Meta-Mind).
*** WordOfGod is that they're named after the late Marvel executive editor Mark Gruenwald (their home planet is called Gruen-World).
** The Psions are Magneto and his Brotherhood of (Evil) Mutants, but for mutants with psychic abilities rather than any mutant.
** Quirk is Mr. Mxyzptlk, but slightly more annoying.
** The Raven (the first) filled the Franchise/{{Batman}} expy. His daughter, the second Raven, homages Earth-2 Huntress (the daughter of Batman and Catwoman) as well as being the grandchild of the setting's equivalent of Ra's al Ghul.
*** The "Future Freedom" Raven, Drake Ward, is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] with a name that references [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]] and [[Series/Batman1966 Burt Ward]].
** Sandstone is a blatant gender-reversed expy of Marvel's Sandman -- she even has the name Alexandra Flint, tying her more to her comics inspiration (Flint Marko).
** The Scarab has elements of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, but with awesome PsychicPowers.
** Siren is a mix of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and Franchise/WonderWoman.
** Sprite and Spriggan, from "Future Freedom", are Wasp and Giant Man, only they're siblings and their personalities are reversed.
** Star Knight is a ComicBook/GreenLantern homage, with bits of ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight.
** The Thieves Guild are one-to-one homages to Franchise/TheFlash's Rogues: Huckster is Trickster; Bola is Captain Boomerang; Looking Glass is Mirror Master; Weather Mistress is Weather Wizard; Firebug is Heatwave; and the Mad Maple is Captain Cold. (Although the Maple's name and Canadian origin are also a ShoutOut to Jim "T. M. Maple" Burke.)
** Thomas Rhymer is a [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] homage.
** Tobias Gregson, the 19th century Police Comissioner in "Freedom by Gaslight" shares his name with a police inspector in ''Literature/SherlockHolmes''.
** The Tick-Tock Doc could be argued as what might have happened if Series/DoctorWho had become obsessed with human flowerchild counterculture and eventually turned into a well-meaning "hippie terrorist". He even travels through time and space in what is basically a cross between [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo the Mystery Machine]] and the [=TARDIS=].
** Talos is quite close to [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron]].
** Terra-King shares much in common with Marvel's [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Moleman]].
** Tom Cyprus is similar to Solomon Grundy.
** Toy Boy is the Franchise/{{DCAU}} Toyman expy. His last name, Lettam, is a SdrawkcabName.
** ''Der Übermenschen'', of the Time of Crisis adventure, are direct parallels to DC's Freedom Fighters. ''Der Eule'' is Black Condor, ''Die Geist'' is Phantom Lady, ''Götterdämmerung'' is The Human Bomb, Der Hand Des Todes is Dollman, ''Übermensch II'' is Uncle Sam, and ''Weißer Ritter'' is The Ray.
*** In the ''Erde'' setting, Dr. Tomorrow names his wonder chemical [[Film/TheThreeStooges noburpolene]].
** The Ultima (a.k.a. the Hyperboreans) are an expy of Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheEternals Eternals]]
** Una, Queen of the Netherworld has much in common with [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Umar of the Dark Dimension]].
** UNISON has a fair bit in common with [[Series/DoctorWho UNIT]], in particular having dealt with alien invaders operating from a base they had constructed in [[BBCQuarry a gravel quarry in central England]] in 1969.
** White Lion and Dakana are a homage to ComicBook/BlackPanther and Wakanda.
[[/folder]]own page [[ShoutOut/FreedomCity here]].
[[folder:Shout Outs]]
** Adamant is similar to Marvel's "The Destroyer"; both are NighInvulnerable suits of AnimatedArmor powered by a trapped soul and created to slay gods, though Adamant was created by Hades and not [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor the Norse pantheon]].
** AEGIS [[IncrediblyLamePun is the name of a mythological]] S.H.I.E.L.D.
** The Amalgam visually takes inspiration from Composite Superman (split down the middle between the looks of Centurion and the Raven I), though in most other respects its more in line with certain portrayals of [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryAToL Bizarro]], as a misunderstood monster with tremendous power and no way of comprehending the damage it does.
** Argo the Ultimate Android is an [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Amazo]] expy.
** Askari Inc. in the ''Atlas of Earth Prime'' is a Tanzanian Comicbook/HeroesForHire. Whitestone is Comicbook/LukeCage (although his albinism and name probably come from Spider-Man villain Tombstone) and Dragonhand is Comicbook/IronFist.
** ASTRO Labs homages ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' and DC's STAR Labs.
** The Atom Family is cut from [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper the same cloth]] as the ComicBook/FantasticFour, and a dash of ComicBook/PowerPack. And also a bit of the First Family in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', especially in the sense that this family actually changed and grew over the decades.
*** Moon-Son, the adult version of Chase Atom in the "Future Freedom" chapter of ''Worlds of Freedom'', reflects Psi-Lord, the adult Franklin Richards from various Marvel near-futures.
** Black Star is Sinestro, but with the powers of [[Comicbook/{{Starman}} the Shade]].
** Bowman and Arrow are the ComicBook/GreenArrow and Speedy homages.
** Brittania is a [[Comicbook/{{Excalibur}} Captain Britain]] expy.
** The law firm Cabot, Cunningham & Crowley references Laurie Cabot, Scott Cunningham, and Creator/AleisterCrowley, all occult authors.
** Centurion is
** Conundrum is a Riddler expy.
** Commander Landau, who's in charge of the Moonbase in the "Galactic Freedom" setting is named after Martin Landau, who played the Moonbase commander in ''Series/Space1999''.
** The Crime League is the Legion of Doom/Injustice Gang expy.
** The Curator shares much in common with Brainiac, specifically the version from the Franchise/{{DCAU}}.
*** He's much more like the Preserver of the same continuity. And Creator/MarvelComics' Collector.
** Daedalus combines elements of both Comicbook/IronMan and [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]].
** Devil Ray is Black Manta. Coincidentally, Black Manta was renamed Devil Ray in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
** The Devil's Own, from ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'' is a [[Really700YearsOld 200 year old]] Canadian with a healing factor, a clawlike attack, and a history of experimentation and mindwipes by a GovernmentConspiracy. [[Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} So, yeah.]]
** Doc Prophet, from Freedom's [[TwoFistedTales pulp age]], is Franchise/DocSavage.
** Dr. Simian is equal parts [[Comicbook/DoomPatrol Monsieur Mallah]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Gorilla Grodd]].
** Dr. Sin references [[YellowPeril all those sinister oriental masterminds from the pulps]], especially Literature/FuManchu and Marvel's Yellow Claw, as well as Ra's al Ghul.
** Eldrich is a lot of ComicBook/DoctorFate with a dash of Comicbook/DoctorStrange. He lives on [[Creator/SteveDitko Ditko]] Street.
** The Factor Four are the other Franchise/FantasticFour expy, but with stronger elemental ties, and evil.
** Fear Master (both of them) shares much in common with Batman's foe the Scarecrow, and the original's costume borrows heavily from the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Phantasm]].
** The Freedom Brigade in ''Worlds of Freedom'' are based on the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DC}}, complete with being taken to Nazi Earth just after they formed.
*** Commander USA is a {{genderflip}}ped and {{Race Lift}}ed Miss America. His origin is similar to the Human Bomb and he's got much the same role in the team as Uncle Sam.
*** The Invisible Agent is the Invisible Hood. His secret identity is Frank Raymond, after the title character of the 1942 movie ''The Invisible Agent''.
*** The Mysterious Madame Radium is a genderflipped Comicbook/TheRay. Her name is reminiscent of Neon the Unknown.
*** Sea Hawk is a genderflipped Black Condor. She's also a pilot, suggesting Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}.
*** Doctor X is Magno.
*** The Magister, a BadassNormal in an archaic costume, might be intended as a riff on the Jester.
** Freedom Eagle owes much to [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and ComicBook/TheRocketeer.
** The 26th century's Freedom Legion is the Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, although not all the members have direct counterparts. Having said that:
*** Centurion II is Mon-El.
*** Charger is Lightning Lad (except he's one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters and looks kind of like a blue Chameleon Boy).
*** Colonel Colossus is Colossal Boy.
*** Solar Flare is Sun Boy
*** Chiller is Polar Boy (except he ''isn't'' one of the "everyone from my planet can do this" characters.)
*** Metalla is a genderflipped Cosmic Boy, but her costume is [[{{Stripperific}} a clear homage to Dave Cockrum]], looking a lot like the one he gave Shadow Lass.
** The Goanna is basically The Lizard with his fatal drive changed from "regrow missing limb" to "create ultimate anti-venom".
** Hiroshima Shadow is an isotope of Radioactive Man (the Marvel one, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons not the other one]]).
** The Green Man springs from the same soil as Poison Ivy and Plantman.
** Johnny Rocket is an expy of Franchise/TheFlash; his name, Johnny Wade, references [[Franchise/FantasticFour Johnny Storm]] and Creator/MarkWaid. His being gay is in homage to [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight Northstar]], another speedster.
*** His OppositeSexClone/adopted daughter Jonni Rocket, in the "Future Freedom" setting and 3rd Edition, is a {{Gender Flip}}ped Bart Allen with Wally West elements.
** The inspiration for the [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby Museum of Fine Arts]] should be obvious.
** The school nurse at Claremont Academy is named Aretha [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Joy]].
** Lady Liberty is a mix of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/WonderWoman. Her name, Beth Walton, references Betsy Ross and ''Series/TheWaltons.''
*** There's also a bit of Liberty Belle in there, and even DC's Uncle Sam (in ''Worlds Of Freedom'', we're told that, just like Sam spent the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar split into Billy Yank and Johnny Reb, the Spirit of Liberty empowered Columbia and Southern Belle).
*** Her husband is Trevor Wright; a reference to Steve Trevor and a play on "Mr Right".
*** 3rd edition Lady Liberty (a young woman from an ethnic minority who inherits the mantle of a major heroine) may be inspired by Comicbook/MsMarvel2014.
** The Pale Ranger in ''Worlds of Freedom'''s "Freedom by Gaslight" is basically Marvel's Phantom Rider, although he's got Franchise/TheLoneRanger's origin (but the Silver Sheriff is the one who inherited a silver mine and used it to make bullets). He's also Doc Prophet's father, which could be a nod to the Lone Ranger being the uncle of Radio/TheGreenHornet.
** Madame Zero is quite blatantly a gender-reversal of Mr. Freeze, only here it was an affair and subsequent breakup with her boyfriend that caused her to be transformed, and she got her career started by killing him, in contrast to Victor Frieze's driving goal to cure his cryogenically-suspended wife.
** Mr. Infamy has much in common with Mephisto.
** The Liberty League was the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica WW II-era superheroes team]], while the Freedom League is the Silver Age and Modern era Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.
** Master Lee's School of Self Defense is named for two eponymous masters: [[Creator/BruceLee Bruce]] and [[Creator/StanLee Stan]].
** Mastermind partakes of elements from ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, ComicBook/VandalSavage, and [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight The Master of the World]].
** Medea fills a similar role as [[Franchise/WonderWoman Circe]].
** Megalodon (Connor Kirkstrom) is an expy of [[Franchise/SpiderMan the Lizard (Curt Connors)]] and [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)]], but he went with [[ThreateningShark sharks]].
** The Meta-Grue is the [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Super-Skrull]] expy.
** Nero could be argued as based on Maxie Zeus, but given actual [[PowerBornOfMadness madness-fuelled]] [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinesis]].
** The Next Gen is very ComicBook/TeenTitans -esque. They're students at the [[Creator/ChrisClaremont Claremont]] Academy, which is a lot like [[ComicBook/XMen Xavier's School for the Gifted]]. And among them, you've got Bolt (Kid Flash), Megastar (Captain Marvel), Seven (Raven), and Sonic (Static).
*** Taking things even further, the ''Hero High'' sourcebook (which details Next Gen and the Claremont Academy in particular and teen heroes in general) has three archetypes that are quite blatantly Starfire (Alien Exile), Raven (Child of Darkness) and Robin (Protégé) with the names removed and nothing else. The Construct archetype, meanwhile, has artwork that is basically Colossus of ''ComicBook/XMen'' with some heavy weaponry slapped on.
*** The Claremont Academy's name is a shout-out, for that matter, to [[Creator/ChrisClaremont comic writer Chris Claremont]], who's best known for his work on X-Men.
** Omega, Lord of the Terminus borrows from both Darkseid and Thanos.
*** In one supplement, he basically fills the role of the Anti-Monitor.
** Overshadow combines elements of Hastor (the constantly reincarnating enemy of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}), Baron Zemo and Doctor Doom.
** Patriot, the main ComicBook/CaptainAmerica expy, is Jack Simmons, named after Cap's creators Creator/JackKirby and Joe Simon.
** Prime Detective, the superhero of Botswana in ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'', is [[Literature/TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency Precious Ramotswe]] with SuperSenses. Her name is also a pun on ''Franchise/StarTrek'''s "Prime Directive".
** Pseudo is very much a ComicBook/MartianManhunter homage, though his race, the Grue, are much closer to a mash of the Skrull (militaristic shapeshifters) and the Kree (specifically, the Supreme Intelligence-like Grue Meta-Mind).
*** WordOfGod is that they're named after the late Marvel executive editor Mark Gruenwald (their home planet is called Gruen-World).
** The Psions are Magneto and his Brotherhood of (Evil) Mutants, but for mutants with psychic abilities rather than any mutant.
** Quirk is Mr. Mxyzptlk, but slightly more annoying.
** The Raven (the first) filled the Franchise/{{Batman}} expy. His daughter, the second Raven, homages Earth-2 Huntress (the daughter of Batman and Catwoman) as well as being the grandchild of the setting's equivalent of Ra's al Ghul.
*** The "Future Freedom" Raven, Drake Ward, is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] with a name that references [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]] and [[Series/Batman1966 Burt Ward]].
** Sandstone is a blatant gender-reversed expy of Marvel's Sandman -- she even has the name Alexandra Flint, tying her more to her comics inspiration (Flint Marko).
** The Scarab has elements of ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, but with awesome PsychicPowers.
** Siren is a mix of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and Franchise/WonderWoman.
** Sprite and Spriggan, from "Future Freedom", are Wasp and Giant Man, only they're siblings and their personalities are reversed.
** Star Knight is a ComicBook/GreenLantern homage, with bits of ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight.
** The Thieves Guild are one-to-one homages to Franchise/TheFlash's Rogues: Huckster is Trickster; Bola is Captain Boomerang; Looking Glass is Mirror Master; Weather Mistress is Weather Wizard; Firebug is Heatwave; and the Mad Maple is Captain Cold. (Although the Maple's name and Canadian origin are also a ShoutOut to Jim "T. M. Maple" Burke.)
** Thomas Rhymer is a [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]] homage.
** Tobias Gregson, the 19th century Police Comissioner in "Freedom by Gaslight" shares his name with a police inspector in ''Literature/SherlockHolmes''.
** The Tick-Tock Doc could be argued as what might have happened if Series/DoctorWho had become obsessed with human flowerchild counterculture and eventually turned into a well-meaning "hippie terrorist". He even travels through time and space in what is basically a cross between [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo the Mystery Machine]] and the [=TARDIS=].
** Talos is quite close to [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Ultron]].
** Terra-King shares much in common with Marvel's [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Moleman]].
** Tom Cyprus is similar to Solomon Grundy.
** Toy Boy is the Franchise/{{DCAU}} Toyman expy. His last name, Lettam, is a SdrawkcabName.
** ''Der Übermenschen'', of the Time of Crisis adventure, are direct parallels to DC's Freedom Fighters. ''Der Eule'' is Black Condor, ''Die Geist'' is Phantom Lady, ''Götterdämmerung'' is The Human Bomb, Der Hand Des Todes is Dollman, ''Übermensch II'' is Uncle Sam, and ''Weißer Ritter'' is The Ray.
*** In the ''Erde'' setting, Dr. Tomorrow names his wonder chemical [[Film/TheThreeStooges noburpolene]].
** The Ultima (a.k.a. the Hyperboreans) are an expy of Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheEternals Eternals]]
** Una, Queen of the Netherworld has much in common with [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Umar of the Dark Dimension]].
** UNISON has a fair bit in common with [[Series/DoctorWho UNIT]], in particular having dealt with alien invaders operating from a base they had constructed in [[BBCQuarry a gravel quarry in central England]] in 1969.
** White Lion and Dakana are a homage to ComicBook/BlackPanther and Wakanda.
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*** Taking things even further, the ''Hero High'' sourcebook (which details Next Gen and the Claremont Academy in particular and teen heroes in general) has three archetypes that are quite blatantly Starfire (Alien Exile), Raven (Child of Darkness) and Robin (Protégé) with the names removed and nothing else. The Construct archetype, meanwhile, has artwork that is basically Colossus of ''ComicBook/TheXMen'' ''ComicBook/XMen'' with some heavy weaponry slapped on.
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** NominalHero: ... or possibly this. As another example, Larceny Inc. are straight up criminals, but do as much to oppose [[AncientConspiracy the Labyrinth]] as most heroes.
** NominalHero: ... or possibly this. As another example, Larceny Inc. are straight up criminals, but do as much to oppose [[AncientConspiracy the Labyrinth]] as most heroes.
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* CapeBusters: Several - Freedom City has the local STAR Squad (Superhuman Tactics and Regulations), their federal sister agency (and professional rival) is AEGIS (American Elite Government Intervention Service), and the international counterpart to both of those is UNISON (United Nations International Superhuman Oversight Network).
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* CapeBusters: Several - -- Freedom City has the local STAR Squad (Superhuman Tactics and Regulations), their federal sister agency (and professional rival) is AEGIS (American Elite Government Intervention Service), and the international counterpart to both of those is UNISON (United Nations International Superhuman Oversight Network).
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* CastingAShadow: Black Star. ''Nacht-Krieger''.
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* ComicBookTropes: Being a comic book inspired RPG, this is a given.
* TheCowl: The Raven. Foreshadow.
* CrapsackWorld: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], on Earth-Prime. The main universe of the Freedom City setting is an optimistic place where most people are basically good and most people love superheroes. Other dimensions like [[StupidJetpackHitler Erde]] and the Terminus, on the other hand...
** Not to mention the obligatory [[MirrorUniverse Anti-Earth]] where the [[EvilCounterpart heroes are villains]], the villains have been wiped out, and everyone's corrupt. The [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Iron Age]] supplement also creates a world full of violence, corruption, and few signs of hope, although it of course ended eventually.
* TheCowl: The Raven. Foreshadow.
* CrapsackWorld: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], on Earth-Prime. The main universe of the Freedom City setting is an optimistic place where most people are basically good and most people love superheroes. Other dimensions like [[StupidJetpackHitler Erde]] and the Terminus, on the other hand...
** Not to mention the obligatory [[MirrorUniverse Anti-Earth]] where the [[EvilCounterpart heroes are villains]], the villains have been wiped out, and everyone's corrupt. The [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Iron Age]] supplement also creates a world full of violence, corruption, and few signs of hope, although it of course ended eventually.
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* CrapsackWorld: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], on Earth-Prime. The main universe of the Freedom City setting is an optimistic place where most people are basically good and most people love superheroes. Other dimensions like [[StupidJetpackHitler Erde]] and the Terminus, on the other
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* TheEmpire: The Grue Unity and The Stellar Khanate.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The Lost World.
* [[ThreateningShark Everything Is Even Worse With Sharks]]: Megalodon
* [[ThreateningShark Everything Is Even Worse With Sharks]]: Megalodon
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* GreatGazoo: Quirk.
* GreenThumb: The Green Man.
* HardLight: Tess Atom.
* HealingHands: Lady Liberty.
* HiveMind: The Grue Unity.
* GreenThumb: The Green Man.
* HardLight: Tess Atom.
* HealingHands: Lady Liberty.
* HiveMind: The Grue Unity.
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* AnIcePerson: Glacier. Madame Zero.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bowman.
* TheJailer: The Warden.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bowman.
* TheJailer: The Warden.
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* ALoadOfBull: Taurus, who gets extra points for being the TropeCodifier himself. Did we also mention he's a MagnificentBastard with a knack for XanatosSpeedChess?
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* TheLegionsOfHell: Hellqueen. Mr. Infamy.
* LightEmUp: Beacon. Lady Liberty. White Rose & White Thorn.
* LivingShadow: ''Nacht-Krieger''.
* LizardFolk: The Serpent People.
* MagicPants: "Morphic Molecules"
** More a case of MySuitIsAlsoSuper.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Rant. Sonic.
* MakingASplash: Siren.
* MasterOfIllusion: Rave. Silver Scream.
* MultiversalConqueror: Omega, Una.
* LightEmUp: Beacon. Lady Liberty. White Rose & White Thorn.
* LivingShadow: ''Nacht-Krieger''.
* LizardFolk: The Serpent People.
* MagicPants: "Morphic Molecules"
** More a case of MySuitIsAlsoSuper.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Rant. Sonic.
* MakingASplash: Siren.
* MasterOfIllusion: Rave. Silver Scream.
* MultiversalConqueror: Omega, Una.
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* OmnicidalManiac: Omega, Lord of the Terminus.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Daedalus. Dr. Atom. Dr. Simian. Dr. Sin. Overshadow.
* PhysicalGod: Baron Samedi. Black Anubis. Donar, Lord of Thunder. Horus the Avenger. Siren (the second one).
* PlayingWithFire: Pyre. White Knight.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Daedalus. Dr. Atom. Dr. Simian. Dr. Sin. Overshadow.
* PhysicalGod: Baron Samedi. Black Anubis. Donar, Lord of Thunder. Horus the Avenger. Siren (the second one).
* PlayingWithFire: Pyre. White Knight.
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* NominalHero: ... or possibly this. As another example, Larceny Inc. are straight up criminals, but do as much to oppose [[AncientConspiracy the Labyrinth]] as most heroes.
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* %%* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Daedalus. Dr. Atom. Dr. Simian. Dr. Sin. Overshadow.
* %%* PhysicalGod: Baron Samedi. Black Anubis. Donar, Lord of Thunder. Horus the Avenger. Siren (the second one).
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* {{Precursors}}: The Preservers.
* PsychicPowers: Chase Atom. The Cosmic Mind. The Farsiders. Mastermind. The Psions. The Scarab.
* PsychoSerum: The [=DNAscent Process=]. The assorted treatments offered by the Power House.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Daedalus. Mastermind. Taurus. Medea.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The Angel Androids.
* RobotBuddy: Freebooter. Talos was one, for Daedalus. The Chorale were also ones, for Daedalus. Notice a pattern?
* ScienceHero: The Atom Family, particularly Dr. Atom and Tess Atom.
* ShockAndAwe: Bolt. Captain Thunder.
* PsychicPowers: Chase Atom. The Cosmic Mind. The Farsiders. Mastermind. The Psions. The Scarab.
* PsychoSerum: The [=DNAscent Process=]. The assorted treatments offered by the Power House.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Daedalus. Mastermind. Taurus. Medea.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The Angel Androids.
* RobotBuddy: Freebooter. Talos was one, for Daedalus. The Chorale were also ones, for Daedalus. Notice a pattern?
* ScienceHero: The Atom Family, particularly Dr. Atom and Tess Atom.
* ShockAndAwe: Bolt. Captain Thunder.
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** Commander Landau, who's in charge of the Moonbase in the "Galactic Freedom" setting is named after Martin Landau, who played the Moonbase commander in ''Series/{{Space 1999}}''.
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** Commander Landau, who's in charge of the Moonbase in the "Galactic Freedom" setting is named after Martin Landau, who played the Moonbase commander in ''Series/{{Space 1999}}''.''Series/Space1999''.
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** The Raven (the first) filled the Franchise/{{Batman}} expy. His daughter, the second Raven, homages Earth-2 Huntress (The daughter of Batman & Catwoman) as well as being the grandchild of the setting's equivalent of Ra's al Ghul.
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** The Raven (the first) filled the Franchise/{{Batman}} expy. His daughter, the second Raven, homages Earth-2 Huntress (The (the daughter of Batman & and Catwoman) as well as being the grandchild of the setting's equivalent of Ra's al Ghul.
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* {{Sizeshifter}}: Maximus Atom.
* SpaceStation: The Freedom League has one.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The Scarab. The Raven
** As well as almost every member of The Thieves' Guild: The Bola, The Firebug, The Huckster, The Weather Mistress, The Mad Maple, and... Looking Glass. Well, almost.
* SpaceStation: The Freedom League has one.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The Scarab. The Raven
** As well as almost every member of The Thieves' Guild: The Bola, The Firebug, The Huckster, The Weather Mistress, The Mad Maple, and... Looking Glass. Well, almost.
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* EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys: Cosmo the Moon Monkey. Dr. Simian. Earth-Ape
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* AlternateUniverse: [[AfterTheEnd After-Earth]], [[FunnyAnimal Ani-Earth]], [[MirrorUniverse Anti-Earth]], [[EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys Earth-Ape]], ''[[StupidJetpackHitler Erde]]'', Terra-Roma, [[HeroicFantasy Verecia]].
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* AlternateUniverse: [[AfterTheEnd After-Earth]], [[FunnyAnimal Ani-Earth]], [[MirrorUniverse Anti-Earth]], [[EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys Earth-Ape]], Earth-Ape, ''[[StupidJetpackHitler Erde]]'', Terra-Roma, [[HeroicFantasy Verecia]].
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** Filled by the Star Knight Corps, combined Expys of the ComicBook/GreenLanternCorps and ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight
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** Filled by the Star Knight Corps, combined Expys of the ComicBook/GreenLanternCorps ComicBook/GreenLantern Corps and ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight
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The setting's [[TheCape primary hero]], The Centurion, inspired many imitators in the 1930s and carried on until he was killed in a battle with a supervillain known as Omega. Unlike [[ComicBook Superman]], the Centurion remained dead. It is up to the player characters and others to carry on for him.
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The setting's [[TheCape primary hero]], The Centurion, inspired many imitators in the 1930s and carried on until he was killed in a battle with a supervillain known as Omega. Unlike [[ComicBook Superman]], ComicBook/{{Superman}}, the Centurion remained dead. It is up to the player characters and others to carry on for him.
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The setting's [[TheCape primary hero]], The Centurion, inspired many imitators in the 1930s and carried on until he was killed in a battle with a supervillain known as Omega. Unlike [[ComicBook/Superman]], [[ComicBook Superman]], the Centurion remained dead. It is up to the player characters and others to carry on for him.
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The setting's [[TheCape primary hero]], The Centurion, inspired many imitators in the 1930s and carried on until he was killed in a battle with a supervillain known as Omega. Unlike {{Superman}}, [[ComicBook/Superman]], the Centurion remained dead. It is up to the player characters and others to carry on for him.
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* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Partially averted for the Claremont Academy Next Gen members. While they are expected to keep up their grades and participate in regular chldhood activities, the school also provides accommodations for the students on the team.
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** WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld
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* SuperheroCapitalOfTheWorld: The eponymous Freedom City was originally the centre of super activity. This is lampshaded in ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'', which notes that America has more supers than the rest of the world, and Freedom has more supers than comprable cities in America, and offers [[WatsonianVsDoylist Watsonian and Doylist]] explanations. The former is that superheroes began as an American phenomenon, and the ''Freedom'' setting was originally just the city, so of course that's where all the characters were based. The latter is that when [[SupermanSubstitute the Centurion]] arrived from an alternate reality, the accompanying wave of quantum weirdness essentially turned the whole city into a WeirdnessMagnet. Origin events are more common, and superhumans are more likely to settle there. In third edition, the MassEmpoweringEvent in Emerald City has resulted in superhumans being as common there as in Freedom, but Emerald supers are more likely to move away than in Freedom.
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* SuperheroCapitalOfTheWorld: The eponymous Freedom City was originally the centre of super activity. This is lampshaded in ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'', which notes that America has more supers than the rest of the world, and Freedom has more supers than comprable comparable cities in America, and offers [[WatsonianVsDoylist Watsonian and Doylist]] explanations. The former is that superheroes began as an American phenomenon, and the ''Freedom'' setting was originally just the city, so of course that's where all the characters were based. The latter is that when [[SupermanSubstitute the Centurion]] arrived from an alternate reality, the accompanying wave of quantum weirdness essentially turned the whole city into a WeirdnessMagnet. Origin events are more common, and superhumans are more likely to settle there. In third edition, the MassEmpoweringEvent in Emerald City has resulted in superhumans being as common there as in Freedom, but Emerald supers are more likely to move away than in Freedom.
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** The Freedom Brigade in ''Worlds of Freedom'' are based on the Comicbook/FreedomFighters, complete with being taken to Nazi Earth just after they formed.
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** The Freedom Brigade in ''Worlds of Freedom'' are based on the Comicbook/FreedomFighters, ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DC}}, complete with being taken to Nazi Earth just after they formed.
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** The Thieves Guild are one-to-one homages to Franchise/TheFlash's Rogues: Huckster is Trickster; Bola is Captain Boomerang; Looking Glass is Mirror Master; Weather Mistress is Weather Wizard; Firebug is Heatwave; and the Mad Maple is Captain Cold. (Although the Maple's name and Canadian origin are also a ShoutOut to BigNameFan Jim "T. M. Maple" Burke.)
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** The Thieves Guild are one-to-one homages to Franchise/TheFlash's Rogues: Huckster is Trickster; Bola is Captain Boomerang; Looking Glass is Mirror Master; Weather Mistress is Weather Wizard; Firebug is Heatwave; and the Mad Maple is Captain Cold. (Although the Maple's name and Canadian origin are also a ShoutOut to BigNameFan Jim "T. M. Maple" Burke.)
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Now has a Wiki[[http://mutants-masterminds.[[http://mutants-masterminds.wikia.com/wiki/Mutants_%26_Masterminds_Wiki]]in com/wiki/Mutants_%26_Masterminds_Wiki Wiki]] in need of love:
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* SuperheroCapitalOfTheWorld: The eponymous Freedom City was originally the centre of super activity. This is lampshaded in ''Atlas of Earth-Prime'', which notes that America has more supers than the rest of the world, and Freedom has more supers than comprable cities in America, and offers [[WatsonianVsDoylist Watsonian and Doylist]] explanations. The former is that superheroes began as an American phenomenon, and the ''Freedom'' setting was originally just the city, so of course that's where all the characters were based. The latter is that when [[SupermanSubstitute the Centurion]] arrived from an alternate reality, the accompanying wave of quantum weirdness essentially turned the whole city into a WeirdnessMagnet. Origin events are more common, and superhumans are more likely to settle there. In third edition, the MassEmpoweringEvent in Emerald City has resulted in superhumans being as common there as in Freedom, but Emerald supers are more likely to move away than in Freedom.
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* HollywoodVoodoo: The designer wanted the Voodoo ''loa'' to be as important to the Freedom City setting as [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor the Norse gods]] are in Marvel and [[WonderWoman the Greek gods]] are to DC.
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* HollywoodVoodoo: The designer wanted the Voodoo ''loa'' to be as important to the Freedom City setting as [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor the Norse gods]] are in Marvel and [[WonderWoman [[Franchise/WonderWoman the Greek gods]] are to DC.
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** Medea fills a similar role as [[WonderWoman Circe]].
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** Siren is a mix of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and WonderWoman.
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** Siren is a mix of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/{{Storm}}, and WonderWoman.Franchise/WonderWoman.
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* GoodRunningEvil: Seven defeated Una, Queen of the Netherworld, and by ancient rules of conquest, now rules the Netherworld. This is a bad thing for her because she is barred from Earth, and giving up the office would lead to the Netherworld dissolving, killing all of its inhabitants.
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** The Amalgam visually takes inspiration from Composite Superman (split down the middle between the looks of Centurion and the Raven I), though in most other respects its more in line with certain portrayals of [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryAToL Bizarro]], as a misunderstood monster with tremendous power and no way of comprehending the damage it does.
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* AlbinosAreFreaks: ''Atlas of Earth Prime'' has Whitestone, a Tanzanian albino superhero who fights the prejudices and superstition his home country has regarding albinism.
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*** The "Future Freedom" Raven, Drake Ward, is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] with a name that references [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]] and [[Series/{{Batman}} Burt Ward]].
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*** The "Future Freedom" Raven, Drake Ward, is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] with a name that references [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]] and [[Series/{{Batman}} [[Series/Batman1966 Burt Ward]].
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* PoweredArmor: AEGIS Agents have access to the MAX and Super-MAX armors. The Power Corps are an octet of power armor-wearing mercenaries. The Star Knights are the GreenLantern Corp, but with suits of armor instead of rings. Daedalus, Devil Ray, Doc Otaku, Overshadow, and Star Khan are the most prominent individual users of power armor.
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* PoweredArmor: AEGIS Agents have access to the MAX and Super-MAX armors. The Power Corps are an octet of power armor-wearing mercenaries. The Star Knights are the GreenLantern ComicBook/GreenLantern Corp, but with suits of armor instead of rings. Daedalus, Devil Ray, Doc Otaku, Overshadow, and Star Khan are the most prominent individual users of power armor.
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** Star Knight is a GreenLantern homage, with bits of ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight.
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** Star Knight is a GreenLantern ComicBook/GreenLantern homage, with bits of ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight.
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* HeroicAlbino: ''Atlas of Earth Prime'' has Whitestone, a Tanzanian albino superhero who fights the prejudices and superstition his home country has regarding albinism.
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* EverybodyHatesHades: Both Hades and Baron Samedi are treated as pure villains, rather than the more complicated figures they are in their source mythology. {{Fanon}} has it that Samedi is at least partly being influenced by the fact his mount is a ruthless drug dealer.
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* EverybodyHatesHades: Both Hades and Baron Samedi are treated as pure villains, rather than the more complicated figures they are in their source mythology. {{Fanon}} has it that Samedi is at least partly being influenced by the fact his mount is a ruthless drug dealer.
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* EverybodyHatesHades: Both Hades and Baron Samedi are treated as pure villains, rather than the more complicated figures they are in their source mythology. {{Fanon}} has it that Samedi is at least partly being influenced by the fact his mount is a ruthless drug dealer.
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* CastingAShadow: Black Star. ''Nacht-Krieger''.
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