It is an age of heroes. From the day the Saint was first seen in newsreels back in '39, the world has always had champions. For decades, they've protected it from superpowered criminals, mad scientists, nazi nitwits, alien invaders, and even the odd incursion from other dimensions. Regardless of their origins — whether they received their powers in some sort of accident, were born with their abilities, used tech to get by, or relied purely on their training and hard work — they have long vowed to protect the world and make it a better place.
However, in recent years, things have changed. In times gone by, most heroes began their careers well into adulthood, with sidekicks being the only exception. But as the decades went on, more and more heroes began receiving their powers or beginning their careers at a young age, often without the proper training or maturity to use them without injuring themselves. Or worse. And so a solution was reached. Founded by Saint Solutions, a series of schools for young heroes in training was established across the globe. Now, any young hero who wishes to become a hero goes to one of these schools. Staffed largely by experienced, older heroes, they're the best place to go for anyone who wishes to hone their skills and learn what it takes to become a hero.
But the best of them all is than Saint Academy, located in Super City, California. And it's President is the original Superhero himself, The Saint. Blessed with great strength, speed, and extended longevity, he maintains a reputation as the world's greatest hero despite retiring ages ago, making the world a better place in his own way. Even if that makes Saint Academy a prime target. The Lethal Legion has long sought to destroy the academy and with it the world's best and brightest symbol of hope and peace. But this year, something has changed. Something only a select few people know, including the Legion. But one thing is for sure. It's going to be a hell of a year.
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Now, doesn't that sound familiar? Welcome to My Superhero Academy V 1 R. The original "version 1" of My Superhero Academy was...not the best. And so, when everyone involved felt their writing skills had improved, a revisit was created to coincide with MSA v3. Set in a revamped version of MSA v1's world, and following some of the same story beats with decided differences due to evolutions in writing style, the new MSA v1 promises to improve on what drew people to the My Superhero Academy storyline.
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- Academy of Adventure: Of course, this IS after all a school for young superheroes.
- Big Bad: Each arc involving combat has its own Big Bad.
- The Cafeteria Fight had Elim. A shadow manipulating Jerkass, Elim wanted to make Lucy his own, and attack the rest of the heroes as part of the Lethal Legion. It's however also implied that the guy in the gas mask might be of greater importance than he seemed.
- The Pool Arc: The lead Deep One, Krae, one of the generals of the species' junta government. Eager for revenge on The Saint after their world's invasion, he was led on by someone into invading again.
- The Race Arc: Fancy Man, a supervillain from all the way back in 1966. A capable emotion manipulator among other things, he engineered a riot and dangerous events around the race. The first Non-Action Big Bad.
- Combat Commentator: Two during the tournament arc - the more respectful being Isaac Noble, whereas Wolfang Richler spouts insults at the competitors.
