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* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: The ''Uranian'' miniseries reveals that the original Marvel Boy tales are ''in-universe'' comics published by the comicbook company Atlas, fictionalizing Bob's adventures.
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* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: The ''Uranian'' ''Marvel Boy: The Uranian'' miniseries reveals that the original Marvel Boy tales are ''in-universe'' comics published by the comicbook comic book company Atlas, fictionalizing Bob's adventures.
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** Lampshaded two issues later, where the cover shows the Agents fighting The Avengers. Just as the teams are about to clash, Franchise/SpiderMan stops them both, suspecting that the Agents may actually be good guys. It looks like the cover has lied again, and the two teams are going to just talk it out. Nope. One misplaced laser blast later, the two teams are duking it out.
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** Lampshaded two issues later, where the cover shows the Agents fighting The Avengers. Just as the teams are about to clash, Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan stops them both, suspecting that the Agents may actually be good guys. It looks like the cover has lied again, and the two teams are going to just talk it out. Nope. One misplaced laser blast later, the two teams are duking it out.
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* CaptainErsatz: The Yellow Claw is an Ersatz for Literature/FuManchu -- who later ended up becoming part of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse himself. One of the cases where the original and the Ersatz share the same fictive space. They also share a universe with Iron Man villain The [[Characters/IronManEnemies Mandarin]]. Their similar claimed backgrounds are explained by "[[TruthInTelevision Genghis Khan has lots of descendants.]]"
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* CaptainErsatz: The Yellow Claw is an Ersatz for Literature/FuManchu -- who later ended up becoming part of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse himself. One of the cases where the original and the Ersatz share the same fictive space. They also share a universe with Iron Man villain The [[Characters/IronManEnemies [[Characters/IronManCentralRoguesGallery Mandarin]]. Their similar claimed backgrounds are explained by "[[TruthInTelevision Genghis Khan has lots of descendants.]]"
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Back in the 1970s, Creator/MarvelComics published ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' #9, which asked "What If ComicBook/TheAvengers Had Fought Evil During The [[TheFifties 1950s]]?", bringing together a team of Marvel's [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] heroes to rescue a kidnapped [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower President Eisenhower]]. Uniquely for that title, it was declared that this story arc ''had happened'' in the main Marvel Universe, and the team had indeed existed briefly. Then, decades later, the time travel plot of ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' altered history, causing the team not to have existed after all.
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Back in the 1970s, TheSeventies, Creator/MarvelComics published ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' #9, which asked "What If ComicBook/TheAvengers Had Fought Evil During The [[TheFifties 1950s]]?", bringing together a team of Marvel's [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] heroes to rescue a kidnapped [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower President Eisenhower]]. Uniquely for that title, it was declared that this story arc ''had happened'' in the main Marvel Universe, and the team had indeed existed briefly. Then, decades later, the time travel plot of ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' altered history, causing the team not to have existed after all.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Both Venus and Namora go barefoot.
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* BeamOWar: M-11 has done this with several foes, including ComicBook/IronMan and [[spoiler:M-21, the killer robot utilized by the Great Wall]].
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* TheDarkChick: Namora. Her idea of intimidation is dragging you to the depths of the ocean and she has no compunction about killing people who offend her enough. Just like her cousin.
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* GunsAkimbo: At one point Gorilla Man uses ''four'' machine guns at once, with his hands and feet, while being carried by M-11.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: During ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'', Namora kills Super-Skrull Alpha, an empowered Skrull with, as the name suggests, the powers of ComicBook/AlphaFlight. Unfortunately, we don't see the fight.
* OhCrap: When the team is fighting the Avengers on a cargo ship, Namora and Carol Danvers square off. Danvers gets the upper hand and smashes Namora down into the bowels of the ship, then follows her. When she gets down there she sees that the bottom of the ship has been ruptured and water is spilling over Namora.
-->'''Carol:''' We can keep doing this the hard way or... Ahh... shoot. You really like sea water, huh?
-->'''Namora:''' Yes.
-->''[Cue Namora punching Carol several hundred feet into the air.]''
* OhCrap: When the team is fighting the Avengers on a cargo ship, Namora and Carol Danvers square off. Danvers gets the upper hand and smashes Namora down into the bowels of the ship, then follows her. When she gets down there she sees that the bottom of the ship has been ruptured and water is spilling over Namora.
-->'''Carol:''' We can keep doing this the hard way or... Ahh... shoot. You really like sea water, huh?
-->'''Namora:''' Yes.
-->''[Cue Namora punching Carol several hundred feet into the air.]''
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* TheChick: Venus.
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* BackFromTheDead: Namora.
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* BackFromTheDead: Namora.Namora, who had been killed off back in ''Sub-Mariner'' #51, turns out to be less dead than presumed. The team finds her body preserved and inadvertently wake her up.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: M-11. He's a killer robot who does not speak most of the time, but he's also the member of the team most willing to kill enemies or just opponents in a moment's notice. Case and point, when he burned the flesh off of Wolverine's arm just after immediately meeting him when it was meant to be a kill shot.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: One issue's backmatter has Ken claim he's the source of the infamous Patterson footage of Bigfoot.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: M-11. He's a killer robot who does not speak most of the time, but he's also the member of the team most willing to kill enemies or just opponentsin at a moment's notice. Case and point, when he burned the flesh off of Wolverine's arm just after immediately meeting him when it was meant to be a kill shot.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: M-11. He's a killer robot who does not speak most of the time, but he's also the member of the team most willing to kill enemies or just opponents
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* TheChick: Venus
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* TheChick: VenusVenus.
* CallBack: Bob's reintroduction has SHIELD talk to Reed Richards, who fought the Crusader (apparently Bob turned evil) waaaaay back in the 70s, to go over those issues.
* CallBack: Bob's reintroduction has SHIELD talk to Reed Richards, who fought the Crusader (apparently Bob turned evil) waaaaay back in the 70s, to go over those issues.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Spider-Man covers Venus in his webs to stop her. Let me say that again, Spider-Man shoots his white, sticky substance all over the very attractive woman.
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* FlyingSaucer: Bob has one of these, which the team uses to get around.
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* FlyingSaucer: Bob has one of these, called the ''Silver Bullet'', which the team uses to get around.
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* FromASingleCell: M-11.
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* FromASingleCell: M-11.M-11 gets smashed to pieces when Venus freaks out. Then he pulls himself back together.
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* ImmortalityInducer: Ken.
* LampshadeHanging: Reed's exposition on the Crusader has him pointing out some of the flaws in his backstory and motivations.
* LoopholeAbuse: The Uranian Eternals wanted to leave Uranus and go back to Earth, which the native Uranians wouldn't allow. They figured sending Bob to set up an embassy would be okay, and the Uranians weren't having any of it.
** One of the various organizations the team investigates is a publishing company called Atlas. They do superhero comics. Y'know, like the real world Atlas Comics did. (Ken thinks they could publish some war stories.)
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* RetGone: Originally, ''Avengers Forever'' was supposed to be tied into the 616 timeline, thus explaining Wasp's surprise when they find the 50s Avengers in their past, as to her memory, they'd existed as different heroes, never as an Avengers team. This was explained by Immortus showing up to wipe said portion of the timeline from existence in order to keep a Skrull posing as Nixon from accidentally kickstarting human aggression against offworld races.
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* SixthRanger: NamoraNamora. In the original ''What If'' she wasn't part of the 50s Avengers because she was busy looking for Namor. She joins the team in issue #3 of the series, with mention Lao wanted her on the team in the first place.
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Back in the 1970s, Creator/MarvelComics published ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' #9, which asked "What If ComicBook/TheAvengers Had Fought Evil During The [[TheFifties 1950s]]?", bringing together a team of Marvel's [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] heroes to rescue a kidnapped [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower President Eisenhower]].
That was pretty much it for the next three decades, until editor Mark Paniccia stumbled across the "What If?" and decided to ask writer Jeff Parker what he'd do with the idea in the mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse. The result was a six-issue miniseries called ''Agents of Atlas'' (October, 2006 -March, 2007).
That was pretty much it for the next three decades, until editor Mark Paniccia stumbled across the "What If?" and decided to ask writer Jeff Parker what he'd do with the idea in the mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse. The result was a six-issue miniseries called ''Agents of Atlas'' (October, 2006 -March, 2007).
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Back in the 1970s, Creator/MarvelComics published ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' #9, which asked "What If ComicBook/TheAvengers Had Fought Evil During The [[TheFifties 1950s]]?", bringing together a team of Marvel's [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] heroes to rescue a kidnapped [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower President Eisenhower]].
ThatEisenhower]]. Uniquely for that title, it was pretty much it for declared that this story arc ''had happened'' in the next three decades, until main Marvel Universe, and the team had indeed existed briefly. Then, decades later, the time travel plot of ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' altered history, causing the team not to have existed after all.
''Then,'' years later, editor Mark Panicciastumbled across the "What If?" and decided to ask asked writer Jeff Parker what he'd do with about reviving the idea in the mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse.team. The result was a six-issue miniseries called ''Agents of Atlas'' (October, 2006 -March, 2007).
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Creator/GregPak introduced a "New" Agents of Atlas in 2019, in a miniseries tying in with ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms''. This roster consists entirely of Asian or Asian-American superheroes, with Jimmy Woo, ComicBook/AmadeusCho, ComicBook/ShangChi, and ComicBook/{{Silk}} teaming up with White Fox and newcomers Aero, Sword Master, and Wave. Luna Snow, Crescent, and Io also made the leap from ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' to comics. The ''War of the Realms'' miniseries was followed a couple of months afterwards with another mini, featuring the once-new Agents in the main story by Greg Pak, and the original Agents in a one-part backup by Jeff Parker. Once this ended, the 2020 sequel to ''Atlantis Attacks'' teamed up all of the Agents for the first time.
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Creator/GregPak introduced a "New" Agents of Atlas in 2019, in a miniseries tying in with ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms''. This roster consists entirely of Asian or Asian-American superheroes, with Jimmy Woo, ComicBook/AmadeusCho, [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Amadeus Cho]], ComicBook/ShangChi, and ComicBook/{{Silk}} teaming up with White Fox and newcomers Aero, Sword Master, ComicBook/{{Aero}}, ComicBook/SwordMaster, and Wave. Luna Snow, Crescent, and Io also made the leap from ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' to comics. The ''War of the Realms'' miniseries was followed a couple of months afterwards with another mini, featuring the once-new Agents in the main story by Greg Pak, and the original Agents in a one-part backup by Jeff Parker. Once this ended, the 2020 sequel to ''Atlantis Attacks'' teamed up all of the Agents for the first time.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Jimmy is also Woo Yen Jet, and it turns out the Golden Claw's real name is [[spoiler:Plan Chu, so everybody addresses him as [[PunnyName Master Plan]].]]
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* TheBusCameBack: In the case of some of the team, the miniseries was the first time they'd appeared in-continuity in ''decades''.
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* CanonImmigrant: The team concept, which first popped up in an issue of "What If?".
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* CanonImmigrant: The team concept, which first popped up in an issue of "What If?". They later turned up in a few issues of ''Avengers: Forever'', where they were all erased from existence by Immortus. The miniseries has the team being established in the Marvel Universe ''proper''.
** M-11's very name comes from the first (and only) story it appeared in, ''Menace'' issue #11.
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** A related mythology gag comes later, when Namora dates [[PublicDomainCharacter Hercules]], who jokes that the Agents are named after "a guy dumb enough to be tricked ''by me''."
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** A related and ''literal'' mythology gag comes later, when Namora dates [[PublicDomainCharacter Hercules]], who jokes that the Agents are named after "a guy dumb enough to be tricked ''by me''.""
** A sort-of one. In the original "What If...?", one of the team's members was 3-D Man, who is excluded from the initial Agents line-up because he's the odd man out; unlike the others, he's ''not'' actually from an Atlas publication, being a Marvel creation from the 70s.
** A sort-of one. In the original "What If...?", one of the team's members was 3-D Man, who is excluded from the initial Agents line-up because he's the odd man out; unlike the others, he's ''not'' actually from an Atlas publication, being a Marvel creation from the 70s.
** M-11's origin story had him reprogrammed to kill his creator, then killing the man who reprogrammed him before walking off to find other people to kill. His backstory is changed so his development was sponsored by Golden Claw, and his creator tried a bit of BrainUploading to prevent M-11 being used for evil.
** Marvel Boy is a whole slew of them... back in the 70s, Roy Thomas brought Bob back in the pages of ''Fantastic Four'' as an insane villain calling himself The Crusader, before he suffered power overload and exploded. The series claims that was actually a clone of Bob made by the Uranians when Bob turned against them, and the real Bob's just fine.
** Uranus itself goes through some changes, with the Uranians being an exiled group of Eternals. The original depiction of it was basically Paradise Island IN SPACE!, but it's changed to being more alien and sterile.
** Mr Greyson's reasons for leaving Earth are changed slightly. It wasn't just the threat of Nazi Germany that made him leave, it was being held captive ''by'' Nazi Germany, who killed his wife for being Jewish (Bob's sister seems to have not made the transition).
** Marvel Boy is a whole slew of them... back in the 70s, Roy Thomas brought Bob back in the pages of ''Fantastic Four'' as an insane villain calling himself The Crusader, before he suffered power overload and exploded. The series claims that was actually a clone of Bob made by the Uranians when Bob turned against them, and the real Bob's just fine.
** Uranus itself goes through some changes, with the Uranians being an exiled group of Eternals. The original depiction of it was basically Paradise Island IN SPACE!, but it's changed to being more alien and sterile.
** Mr Greyson's reasons for leaving Earth are changed slightly. It wasn't just the threat of Nazi Germany that made him leave, it was being held captive ''by'' Nazi Germany, who killed his wife for being Jewish (Bob's sister seems to have not made the transition).
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* {{Trickster Mentor}}: [[spoiler:Yellow Claw, who spends fifty years pretending to be an over-the-top supervillain just to teach Jimmy the leadership skills he needs to run the Atlas Empire. Appropriately, his real name translates to Master Plan]].
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* {{Trickster Mentor}}: TricksterMentor: [[spoiler:Yellow Claw, who spends fifty years pretending to be an over-the-top supervillain just to teach Jimmy the leadership skills he needs to run the Atlas Empire. Appropriately, his real name translates to Master Plan]].
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--->'''Jeff Parker:''' I know some people think I try to cram them in everywhere, but that’s really more editors suggesting it, and me usually agreeing.
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Everythings Better With Monkeys has been turned into a disambiguation. Zero Context Examples and examples that don’t fit existing tropes will be removed.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ken, who's an immortal talking gorilla.
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* SuperiorSuccessor: [[spoiler: The actual Aphrodite ultimately gives her role of LoveGoddess over to Venus, who she deems better suited to the job.]]
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* EnthrallingSiren: Venus is a rare heroic example. Her power is so strong that Aphrodite gives up her position as the goddess of love after being convinced that Venus would be better for the job.
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* ContinuityLockout: Averted; everything we need to know about the characters' history is presented in the mini. The trade paperback nicely includes the first appearance of each character and WhatIf #9, though.
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* ContinuityLockout: Averted; everything we need to know about CompleteImmortality: Venus.
* ContinuitySnarl: While thecharacters' series mostly manages to actually ''fix'' these in passing, Venus's history is presented possibly ''more'' snarled. Is her 50s series in any way canon? And which Venus joined the mini. The trade paperback nicely includes the first appearance of each character and WhatIf #9, though.Champions, "our" Venus or "Aphrodite"?
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* ContinuitySnarl: While the series mostly manages to actually ''fix'' these in passing, Venus's history is possibly ''more'' snarled. Is her 50s series in any way canon? And which Venus joined the Champions, "our" Venus or "Aphrodite"?
* ContinuitySnarl: While the series mostly manages to actually ''fix'' these in passing, Venus's history is possibly ''more'' snarled. Is her 50s series in any way canon? And which Venus joined the Champions, "our" Venus or "Aphrodite"?
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* LegacyCharacter: Delroy Garrett (formerly Triathlon of [[Characters/Avengers2000sMembers the Avengers]]) to the original 3-D Man.
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* LegacyCharacter: Delroy Garrett (formerly Triathlon of [[Characters/Avengers2000sMembers the Avengers]]) ComicBook/TheAvengers) to the original 3-D Man.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: M-11. He's a killer robot who does not speak most of the time, but he's also the member of the team most willing to kill enemies or just opponents in a moment's notice. Case and point, when burned the flesh off of Wolverine's arm just after immediately meeting him when it was meant to be a kill shot.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: M-11. He's a killer robot who does not speak most of the time, but he's also the member of the team most willing to kill enemies or just opponents in a moment's notice. Case and point, when he burned the flesh off of Wolverine's arm just after immediately meeting him when it was meant to be a kill shot.
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* TheDarkChick: Namora. Her idea of intimidation is dragging you to the depths of the ocean and has no compunction over killing people who offend her enough. Just like her cousin.
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* TheDarkChick: Namora. Her idea of intimidation is dragging you to the depths of the ocean and she has no compunction over about killing people who offend her enough. Just like her cousin.
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* JurisdictionFriction: Between Wave (Filipina) and Aero (Chinese). They run into each other in international waters and each accuses the other of being out of their jurisdiction.
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* MultiNationalTeam: The Asia team is led by a Chinese-American, and its members are three Chinese, three Koreans, two Korean-Americans, and a Philippine. They are later joined by an Indian-American (Raz Malhotra) and a Pakistani-American (ComicBook/KamalaKhan).
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* MultiNationalTeam: The Asia team is led by a Chinese-American, and its members are three Chinese, three Koreans, two Korean-Americans, and a Philippine. They are later joined by an Indian-American (Raz Malhotra) and Malhotra), a Pakistani-American (ComicBook/KamalaKhan).(ComicBook/KamalaKhan), a Japanese man (Isaac Ikeda), and another Korean-American (Jake Oh).
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* NGOSuperpower: In addition to the agents, the Atlas Foundation has its own army of warriors and numerous business fronts.
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* NGOSuperpower: The Atlas Foundation, again. It's powerful enough that Pan signed a non-aggression pact with them.
