History Characters / PowerAcademyFactions

* TheTeam
** [[TheHero The Heroine]] / [[TheLeader De Facto Leader]] - Valerie
** TheLancer / SquishyWizard - Dawn
** Co-Lancer / TheGunslinger - Tala
** TheSmartGirl / GeniusDitz - Layla
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]] (BoisterousBruiser variety) - Alice
** TheMedic - Beth
** TheStrategist / SupportPartyMember - Wendy (chooses to be more of a backup/auxiliary member)
** TheOneGuy / [[MindOverMatter Psychic]] GlassCannon / WholesomeCrossdresser - Sam
** SixthRanger - A PC who chooses to join.

** TheChick / TheMedic - Beth

* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]]
** [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Amaryllis
** TheLancer and TheBigGuy: Clayton
** TheSmartGuy: Ezekiel
** TheChick: Lei-Lani

* FiveManBand
** BigBad: Prexcilia
** TheDragon: Quasar
** EvilGenius: Ezekiel
** TheBrute: Adrian
** TheDarkChick: Emily

* DangerouslyShortSkirt / MiniDressOfPower: Part of the uniform. [[TheLadette Alice]] is the only exception, wearing a combination of ModestyShorts and ShowgirlSkirt.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: They're not exactly shining paragons of heroism, but they do oppose plenty of evil groups like [[ForTheEvulz Knight Research]]. [[NotSoDifferent Predilections for]] PlayingWithSyringes [[NotSoDifferent notwithstanding, of course.]]

* FiveBadBand

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The various factions of Roleplay/PowerAcademy.

[[foldercontrol]]

!!Hero Factions

[[folder:Team Athena]]
!Team Athena
->'''Role:''' School defense force and cheerleading squad
->'''Leaders:''' Rotating leadership, with Valerie Ashen as founder and de facto leader
->'''Other Members:''' Alice Solheim, Bethany Knight, Dawn Aizawa, Gwendyson Z, Layla "Lightning" Ulrich, Sam Grayson, Tala Hardgreaves
* AmazonBrigade: All-female, [[TheOneGuy with the exception of Sam.]]
** For the player character, whereas a female!PC is accepted openly into the group, a male!PC is thought of as more of an honorary member. Quests remain the same, with some differences in dialogue.
* BadassAdorable
* [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Heroines]]: Their job.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt / MiniDressOfPower: Part of the uniform. [[TheLadette Alice]] is the only exception, wearing a combination of ModestyShorts and ShowgirlSkirt.
* FunWithAcronyms
* LaResistance: Val forms the group in response to a large crime wave in Paranorm--and as a way for her and her friends to hone their skills.
* MagicalGirlWarrior: In aesthetic, if not in function.
* NonUniformUniform: Their team outfits are all custom-tailored to the member's powers and style, but have just enough similarities to have a group feel to them.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits
* TheTeam
** [[TheHero The Heroine]] / [[TheLeader De Facto Leader]] - Valerie
** TheLancer / SquishyWizard - Dawn
** Co-Lancer / TheGunslinger - Tala
** TheSmartGirl / GeniusDitz - Layla
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]] (BoisterousBruiser variety) - Alice
** TheChick / TheMedic - Beth
** TheStrategist / SupportPartyMember - Wendy (chooses to be more of a backup/auxiliary member)
** TheOneGuy / [[MindOverMatter Psychic]] GlassCannon / WholesomeCrossdresser - Sam
** SixthRanger - A PC who chooses to join.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Time Guardians]]
!Time Guardians
->'''Role:''' Protectors of cursed artifacts, keeping them from falling into the wrong hands
->'''Co-Leaders:''' Gill Barrows, Waldo the Green
->'''Other Members:''' Alderon DeRain, Helena Mychro, Simon Locksley, Willow [=DeWhisp=]
* HeroSecretService: Protectors of various destructive artifacts.
* MagicKnight
* TheOrder: A modern-day version.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Gaming Club]]
->'''Role:''' Combination of a gaming club and science-themed hero team
->'''Leader:''' Talanous Fairweather, Timmy Woods (advisor)
->'''Other Members:''' Ezekiel Williams, Fogron Cannus, Isaac Ashen, Layla Ulrich
* [[TheDorkKnight The Dork Knights]]
* [[ScienceHero Science Heroes]]
[[/folder]]

!!Neutral Factions

[[folder:Normco]]
!Normco
->'''Role:''' Mega-Corporation (Anti-Heroes, Anti-Villains)
* AcmeProducts: If you buy any consumer goods around Kragsmark or Paranorm, chances are they're manufactured by Normco.
* GrayAndGreyMorality: They are decidedly neutral, at least compared to groups like [[ForTheEvulz Knight Research]] or [[KnightTemplar Equinox]].
** BlackAndGreyMorality: While not knights in shining armor themselves, they are openly rivals with Knight Research.
* KickTheDog: Their "experiments" in learning what makes a mutant a mutant, which essentially boiled down to torture.
* MegaCorp: More widespread than Knight Research, but with less influence.
* PlayingWithSyringes: See above.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Temporal Tracking And Retrieval]]
!Temporal Tracking and Retrieval
->'''Role:''' Squad of specialists employed by Normco
* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]]
** [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Amaryllis
** TheLancer and TheBigGuy: Clayton
** TheSmartGuy: Ezekiel
** TheChick: Lei-Lani
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Amaryllis (Choleric), Clayton (Sanguine), Ezekiel (Phlegmatic), Lei-Lani (Melancholic)
* RagTagBunchOfMisfits
[[/folder]]

!!Major Villain Factions

[[folder:Knight Research Labs]]
!Knight Research Labs
->'''Role:''' MegaCorp, front for Jonathan Knight's evil plans
->'''Leader:''' Jonathan Knight
* [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Always Neutral Evil]]: Their guards.
* BigBad: As far as the factions go.
* EvilInc: While there are "legitimate" research projects going on in the company to give Knight money and power, the whole company is a front to give Jonathan a cover for his nefarious activities.
* ForTheEvulz: Especially in contrast to [[GreyAndGrayMorality Normco]] and [[KnightTemplar Equinox]].
* KickTheDog: Just about anything they do, really.
* MegaCorp: Big enough to be the de facto governing body of Kragsmark.
* PlayingWithSyringes
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Not only their guards' uniforms, but their facilities (including their skyscraper HQ in Kragsmark) have a red-and-black color palette.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Shadow Court]]
!The Shadow Court
->'''Role:''' Cult (Villains)
->'''Leader:''' Wardson Hardgreaves
->'''Other Members:''' Warpen Hardgreaves
* [[AllJustADream All Just a Hallucination]]: [[spoiler:The cult's membership is revealed to be entirely fake apart from Warpen and Wardson--the rest is all in the latter's head. The party actually fights members of the Shadow Court--who turn out to be members of the Church of Terminus in disguise.]]
* [[CardCarryingVillain Card-Carrying Villains]]
* DarkIsEvil
* FacelessMooks
* HumanSacrifice: See below.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
* ObviouslyEvil
* [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]]: Unlocking the gates holding back the Shadow Daemon Lord involves leveling entire cities in mass sacrifices.
* ReligionOfEvil: They worship the Shadow Daemon Lord and seek to bring him into the physical realm.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Church of Terminus]]
!The Church of Terminus
->'''Members:''' Andrew Volker, The Arbiter ([[spoiler:Slade Ashen]])
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Thanks to the powered gauntlets they wield, the cultists specialize in [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[AnIcePerson ice]], and [[ShockAndAwe electricity]] powers.
* FacelessMooks
* InTheHood: Their uniform consists of long, dark hooded robes; the Great Old Ones' insignia is stitched onto the back of the cape.
** SigilSpam
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler:Some time after Slade's death, it is mentioned that the group has completely dismantled; there was apparently no other leadership in the group apart from him.]]
* ReligionOfEvil
* SecretCircleOfSecrets
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: They appear to be very similar to the Shadow Court. [[spoiler:In fact, a few of their members, skilled in illusion magic, work alongside Wardson to project the Shadow Court as larger than it really is.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[UnreliableNarrator Allegedly.]] They want to empower Terminus when she invades Earth, so that the people of the world will put their differences aside to fight her.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Equinox]]
!Equinox (known as the Order of the Dark Star in medieval times)
->'''Role:''' Black ops organization (Villains, [[AntiVillain Anti-Villains]])
->'''Leader:''' Alexei Reznov
->'''Other Members:''' Selene Petrucci, Professor Eve Ulrich (former)
* AncientConspiracy: An [[AntiVillain anti-villainous]] version, notably.
* CoolShip: The ''Indomitable''.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: They include mutants and shapeshifters in their ranks, among others.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: They're not exactly shining paragons of heroism, but they do oppose plenty of evil groups like [[ForTheEvulz Knight Research]]. [[NotSoDifferent Predilections for]] PlayingWithSyringes [[NotSoDifferent notwithstanding, of course.]]
** EvilVersusEvil
* {{Expy}}: They take some inspiration from both [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed the Templars]] and [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries the Brotherhood of Nod]].
* FacelessMooks: All non-named members of the organization wear full face-covering helmets.
* KillSat: One of their plans, Operation [[GratuitousLatin Tabula Rasa]], involves setting up an orbital ion cannon network and using it to intimidate the world into ridding itself of crime and corruption.
* KnightTemplar: In the past and in the present.
* MoralityKitchenSink: The organization's members range from true villains to people who genuinely want to do the right thing...
** EnemyCivilWar: ...leading to various splinter groups fighting each other.
* TheOrder: Equinox is the modern-day descendant of the Order of the Dark Star, an underground cadre of knights dedicated to cleansing the world of corruption wherever they found it. The only real difference is now they don't use chainmail and claymores.
* PlayingWithSyringes: Particularly with BioAugmentation and [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul cybernetics]].
* PuttingOnTheReich
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Their more extreme members will justify plenty of horrific acts in the name of peace and justice.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Their motives--ridding the world of war, crime, and corruption--are definitely noble. Their methods, however, certainly leave something to be desired.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Exhumed Army]]
!The Exhumed Army
->'''Role:''' Horde of cybernetic husks and rogue Equinox operatives (Villains)
->'''Leader:''' Vilhelm Christiansen
* [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Always Neutral Evil]]
* AndIMustScream
* AssimilationPlot: Half of their motivation.
* ArtificialZombie
* BodyHorror: A lot of the cyborgs look like they were assembled by someone with only a rudimentary understanding of humanoid anatomy.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul
* FaceHeelTurn: Many of their members were formerly part of Equinox's Science Division (who are themselves very morally gray).
* FacelessMooks: Of the members who are still relatively human.
* ImmortalityImmorality: The other half of their motivation.
* PlayingWithSyringes: Notice a pattern yet?
* SlaveMooks: To Vilhelm.
[[/folder]]

!!Minor Villain Factions
[[folder:The Abnormal Chaotics]]
!The Abnormal Chaotics
->'''Role:''' Gang of troublemakers
->'''Members:''' Prexcilia, Quasar, Ezekiel Williams, Emily "Blaze" Hartmann, Adrian Mustaine
* {{Delinquents}}
* FiveBadBand
** BigBad: Prexcilia
** TheDragon: Quasar
** EvilGenius: Ezekiel
** TheBrute: Adrian
** TheDarkChick: Emily
* OrcusOnHisThrone
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Iron Skulls]]
!The Iron Skulls
->'''Role:''' Kragsmark's mob organization
* BoringButPractical: If they want someone dead, they'll just straight-up shoot them (no EvilGloating or anything); however, they are very straightforward to a fault.
* EndOfAnEra: It certainly feels this way for them; they have basically become obsolete in a world where superheroes and supervillains have become much more prominent. However, they plan on going out with a bang, if nothing else.
* TheMafia
* MalevolentMaskedMen: Sleek skull masks, generally, though a few Mardi Gras and Venetian carnival masks are seen here and there.
* SharpDressedMan
* WickedCultured
[[/folder]]

* MagicalGirlWarrior: In aesthetic, anyway.

** Co-Lancer / TheGunslinger - Tala (becomes TheRival if female!Zero joins, thus taking her position)

** SixthRanger - A female!Zero who chooses to join.

* GrayAndGreyMorality: They are decidedly neutral, at least compared to groups like [[ForTheEvulz Knight Research]] or [[KnightTemplar the Dark Star]].

* MegaCorp

* CorruptCorporateExecutive
* EvilInc
* ForTheEvulz

* MegaCorp: While there are "legitimate" research projects going on in the company to give Knight money and power, the whole company is a front to give Jonathan a cover for his nefarious activities.

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Not only their guards' uniforms, but their skyscraper HQ has a red-and-black color palette.

* [[spoiler:[[AllJustADream All Just a Hallucination]]: Revealed to be entirely fake, all inside Wardson's head. Warpen is still around, though.]]
** [[spoiler:In the game, the party actually fights members of the Shadow Court--who turn out to be members of the Church of Terminus in disguise.]]

* {{Expy}}: They take some inspiration from [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed the Templars]] and [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries the Brotherhood of Nod]].
* FacelessMooks: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig zagged]]. Some operatives wear full face-covering masks, others don't.

* NGOSuperpower: With many followers spread throughout the world, highly-trained soldiers, a heavily-armed flying battleship, a science division with advanced technology, and an espionage division focused on eliminating threats behind the scenes, all at the organization's disposal.
* TheOrder: Equinox is the modern-day descendant of the Order of the Dark Star, an underground cadre of knights dedicated to cleansing the world of corruption wherever they found it. Their motivation and methods weren't all that different.

* FaceHeelTurn: Formerly the Science Division for the Dark Star (who are themselves very morally gray).

* PowerTrio: The group forms into three of these...
** female!PC, Alice and Tala
** Val, Dawn and Layla
** Beth, Sam and Wendy

** TheStrategist / SupportPartyMember - Wendy

[[folder:Angels]]
!Academic Neo Girls of Energetic Love [=(ANGELs)=]
->'''Role:''' School defense force and cheerleading squad (Heroes)
->'''Leaders:''' Rotating leadership, with Valerie Ashen as de facto leader
->'''Other Members:''' Alice Solheim, Tala X, Layla "Lightning" Ulrich, Gwendyson Z, Sam Grayson, Claire Pulsar

* [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Heroines]]

* LaResistance: Formed in the forum when Christine learned that her father [[EvilSorcerer Nether]] is coming to the school, and decided that a defense force should be ready if and when he gets out of hand. In the game, Val forms the group in response to a crime wave in Paranorm as a way for her and her friends to hone their skills.

* MildlyMilitary: The group has a rotating leadership in the game, with Val as de facto leader.

** TheLancer / NumberTwo - A [[PlayerCharacter female!Hikaru]] who chooses to join. Tala takes this role otherwise.
** Co-Lancer / TheGunslinger - Tala (becomes TheRival if female!Hikaru joins, thus taking her position)

** SixthRanger / SquishyWizard - Dawn
* WordSaladTitle: Played for RuleOfCool.

[[folder:The Guardians]]
!The Guardians

->'''Other Members:''' Alderon DeRain, Simon Locksley
* HeroSecretService

->'''Role:''' Black Ops Organization (Villains, [[AntiVillain Anti-Villains]])

* KnightTemplar

* TheOrder: Equinox is the modern-day descendant of the Order of the Dark Star, a cadre of knights dedicated to cleansing the world of corruption wherever they found it.

->'''Members:''' Prexcilia, Quasar, Helena Mychro (Evil), Alistair and Lucia Rudess, Ezekiel Williams, Dahlia Tartakovsky

* [[FiveBadBand Seven-Bad Band]]

** CoDragons: Helena and Quasar
** EvilGenius: Lucia and Ezekiel
** TheBrute: Alistair
** TheDarkChick / TokenGoodTeammate: Dahlia

->'''Co-Leaders:''' Grace Tyler, Christine Gales and Valerie Ashen (forum); rotating leadership, with Val as de facto leader (game)
->'''Other Members:''' Alice Solheim, Tala X, Layla "Lightning" Ulrich, Gwendyson Z, Sam Manson, Claire Pulsar; Yuil "Trim" Fallin (forum)

[[WMG: Academic Neo Girls of Energetic Love [=(ANGELs)=]]]

* TheCheerleader: In aesthetic, anyway. In practice, they're more like a Sentai team.

** SixthRanger / LightningBruiser - Claire

->'''Other Members:''' Alderon DeRain, Kylie DeVries, Simon Locksley, Gavin Jones
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Gill
** TheLancer: Simon
** TheSmartGuy: Kylie, Waldo
** TheBigGuy: Alderon
** TheHeart: Gavin

[[WMG: Normco]]

[[WMG: Temporal Tracking and Retrieval]]

!!Villain Factions

!!The Church of Terminus
->'''Members:''' Andrew Volker, [[spoiler:Slade Ashen]]

[[folder:The Dark Star]]
[[WMG: The Dark Star]]

->'''Other Members:''' Selene Petrucci, Alistair Rudess, Lucia Rudess, Professor Vladimir Kirov (former)

* {{Expy}}: They take some inspiration from [[Franchise/MassEffect Cerberus]] and [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries the Brotherhood of Nod]].

* FiveBadBand: Of the members seen in the school...
** BigBad: Alexei
** TheDragon: Selene
** EvilGenius and TheStarscream: Vladimir
** TheBrute: Alistair
** TheDarkChick: Lucia
** [[spoiler:TokenGoodTeammate: Mikoto]]

[[folder:The Abnormal Chaotics]]
!!The Abnormal Chaotics
->'''Role:''' Gang of troublemakers
->'''Members:''' Prexcilia, Quasar, Helena Mychro (Evil), Alistair and Lucia Rudess, Ezekiel Williams, Dahlia Tartakovsky
* {{Delinquents}}
* [[FiveBadBand Seven-Bad Band]]
** BigBad: Prexcilia
** CoDragons: Helena and Quasar
** EvilGenius: Lucia and Ezekiel
** TheBrute: Alistair
** TheDarkChick / TokenGoodTeammate: Dahlia
* OrcusOnHisThrone
[[/folder]]

[[WMG: The Exhumed Army]]
->'''Role:''' Horde of cybernetic husks; rogue Dark Star faction led by Vladimir (Villains)

* BodyHorror: His cyborg creations look like they were assembled by someone with only a rudimentary understanding of human anatomy.

* SlaveMooks: To Vladimir.

->'''Co-Leaders:''' Grace Tyler, Christine Gales and Valerie Ashen
->'''Other Members:''' Alice Solheim, Tala X, Yuil "Trim" Fallin, Layla "Lightning" Ulrich, Gwendyson Z, Sam Manson, Claire Pulsar

* [[FiveManBand Seven-to-Ten Woman (and One Man) Band]]
** [[TheLeader The Leaders]]: The PowerTrio (see below) in the forum. In the game, the leadership rotates, but Val is their de facto leader.
** TheLancer: Tala and Claire
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Trim and Lightning
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Alice and Wendy
** TheHeart: Beth and [[TheOneGuy Sam]]

* LaResistance: Formed when Christine learned that her father [[EvilSorcerer Nether]] is coming to the school, and decided that a defense force should be ready if and when he gets out of hand.
* MildlyMilitary
* PowerTrio: Grace, Christine and Valerie, the team's de facto co-leaders.

* [[FiveManBand Eight-Woman (and One Man) Band]]
** [[TheLeader The Leaders]]: The PowerTrio (see below)
** TheLancer: Tala, Claire Pulsar
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Trim, Lightning
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Alice
** TheHeart: Wendy, [[TheOneGuy Sam]]

[[WMG: Knight Research Labs]]

[[WMG: The Shadow Court]]

* NGOSuperpower: With many followers spread throughout the world, highly-trained soldiers, a science division with advanced technology, and an espionage division focused on eliminating threats behind the scenes, all at the organization's disposal.

* FiveBadBand

** TheDarkChick: Dahlia