History TabletopGame / FreedomCity

* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Subverted with Xeno, who is a female of her species (actually the hybrid of a female alien and a female human), but looks like a bug like humanoid rather than a beautiful human woman.

The tone of Freedom City is light and airy, roughly meant to simulate UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks. While there are darker characters such as the villainous Jack-A-Knives, it is primarily a place of fun and whimsy.

** While the above agencies are generally presented in a positive light (yes, even the one from the UN) as professionals just doing their jobs to keep the world safe from supervillains, the [[UsefulNotes/TheIronAgeOfComicBooks Iron Age of Freedom City]] saw the [[PoliceBrutality brutish]], oppressive [[DirtyCop POF-SWAT (Price of Freedom SWAT)]], courtesy of [[TheMafia mob-affiliated]] [[CorruptPolitician Mayor Moore]], [[WouldHurtAChild gun down a defenseless teenage superhuman]], among other atrocities.

* 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.

* EvilTowerOfOminousness: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by a rare heroic example, Pyramid Plaza. The Scarab's [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] [[ReIncarnation incarnation]] built what amounts to "the World Trade Center, only with ''three'' buildings, and they're ''triangles''" over his [[ElaborateUndergroundBase secret base]]. They're still the tallest buildings (and the hottest real estate) in Freedom City.

* TheLegionsOfHell: They're rarely present, but they show up sometimes. Hellqueen is the most prominent demon active on earth, and Mr. Infamy may be...information is unclear.

* PsychicPowers: A commons source of powers, mostly focused around the psychic royalty of Farside City.

* SpaceStation: The Freedom League have recently moved to one from their earth-based lair.

* VillainousHarlequin: Wildcard, although he's not entierly without threat -- in the multiverse supplement he [[NotSoHarmless caused a world-destroying nuclear war]] in one timeline.
* 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.

* AntiHero: While mostly an idealistic setting, there ''are'' a few of these listed under villains. The Silencer -- basically the Punisher with [[MakeMeWannaShout sound powers]] -- is the most prominent.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Dr. Metropolis, living embodiment/spirit of Freedom City. Hiroshima Shadow, living embodiment of... yeah. Jack-A-Knives is the Spirit of Murder.
* AntiHero: While mostly an idealistic setting, there ''are'' a few of these listed under villains.

* CastingAShadow: Black Star is a former Star Knight who gained the power of the Night Stone that allows him powers of Darkness. ''Nacht-Krieger'' is the Nazi supervillain that eventually became the villainous overshadow, though he's since become more of a TinTyrant.

* GreatGazoo: Quirk is an omnipotent child who shows up, play reality warping games with heroes and disappear. He's mostly harmless, although some people are unnerved by how they know [[TheSpook nothing]] about what he is, where he comes from or how he does what he does..

* MultiversalConqueror: Una seeks to conquer all dimensions and reshape them in her image, although in Third Edition she's dead and Seven has (unwillingly) ended up in control of her empire. Omega is a variant -- while he invades dimensions, he's not trying to rule the, [[OmnicidalManiac but destroy them]].

* ThePowerOfRock: The second Fear-Master. The Maestro (but he uses ''Classical'' music).

''Freedom City'' is the default setting for the ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'' game system. Freedom City, the actual town, is the default setting for the 1st and 2nd editions of the game and is where most setting information is provided for. Also known as [[TheVerse the Freedom Universe]]. In the World of Freedom, superheroes appeared roughly at the same time that comic book heroes did in the real world.

* PhysicalGod: As befitting the comics, several deities have been active on earth, from pantheons as diverse as Voodoo( Baron Samedi and Siren), Egyptian (Black Anubis and Horus the Avenger), Olympian (Hades) and Norse (Donar)

* AmoralAttorney: The law firm of Cabot, Cunningham & Crowley protects villains as well as aids in organized crime.

* KillAllHumans: Talos is a rogue AI created by Daedalus dedicated to wiping out all humanity. He mostly does this by being the source of OffscreenVillainDarkMatter for the world's various villains, but he sometimes acts accordingly.

* LegacyCharacter: Blackbird. Bowman & Arrow. Crimson Katana. Fear-Master. Johnny Rocket. King Cole. Lady Liberty. The Raven. Red Death. Siren. Sky Lord. Star Knight. Trawler.

* NominalHero: As another example, Larceny Inc. are straight up criminals, but do as much to oppose [[AncientConspiracy the Labyrinth]] as most heroes.

* PhysicalGod: As befitting the comics, several dieties have been active on earth, from pantheons as diverse as Voodoo( Baron Samedi and Siren), Egyptian (Black Anubis and Horus the Avenger), Olympian (Hades) and Norse (Donar)

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: There's few immortals then most comics, but there's a few around. Daedalus and his Rogue's Gallery date from ancient Greece, while Mastermind was once a neolithic hunter.

* {{Unobtainium}}: Daka crystals. Impervium. {{Orichalcum}}.

* VillainousHarlequin: Wildcard, although he's not entierly without threat -- in the multiverse supplement he [[NotSoHarmless destroyed the earth in nuclear war]] in one timeline.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bowman is a CaptainErsatzfor all the various archer heroes of comics, and has the skills to match.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bowman is a CaptainErstaz for all the various archer heroes of comics, and has the skills to match.

* KillItWithFire: White Knight
* KnightOfCerberus: The game generally holds to the style of low-stakes, silver age comic books with ridiculous villains. However, there are also villains like Jack Of Knives (a body-jumping serial killer), White Knight (a pyrokinetic KKK member) and Hiroshima Shadow (''the wrathful souls of everyone killed in Hiroshima seeking revenge on the USA'') who make things far more serious when they show up.

%%* GreatGazoo: Quirk.
%%* GreenThumb: The Green Man.
%%* HardLight: Tess Atom.
%%* HealingHands: Lady Liberty.
%%* HiveMind: The Grue Unity.

%%* AnIcePerson: Glacier. Madame Zero.
%%* ImprobableAimingSkills: Bowman.

%%* KillAllHumans: Talos.

%%* TheLegionsOfHell: Hellqueen. Mr. Infamy.
%%* LightEmUp: Beacon. Lady Liberty. White Rose & White Thorn.
%%* LivingShadow: ''Nacht-Krieger''.
%%* LizardFolk: The Serpent People.
%%* MakingASplash: Siren.
%%* MasterOfIllusion: Rave. Silver Scream.
%%* MultiversalConqueror: Omega, Una.

* 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.
%%* 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.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Exaggerated with White Knight. He is literally a member of the Ku Klux Klan who was given fire powers by [[{{Satan}} Mr. Infamy]] when he wanted to "purify the Earth".

%%* {{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.
%%* ScienceHero: The Atom Family, particularly Dr. Atom and Tess Atom.
%%* ShockAndAwe: Bolt. Captain Thunder.

%%* {{Sizeshifter}}: Maximus Atom.
%%* SpaceStation: The Freedom League has one.

* UnscrupulousHero: The current wielder of the Crimson Katana is explicitly described as an anti-hero who fights people much worse than she is, though her situation is complicated by the fact that her father, one of those people, [[GrandTheftMe routinely hijacks her body.]] The Silencer, as the setting's Punisher analogue, could be this...
* VillainousHarlequin: Wildcard.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Victoria Atom. The Grue. Changeling (a Grue from a parallel world). Pseudo (a rogue Grue).

* CloneAngst: The vast bulwark of SHADOW is comprised of legions of cloned troopers. The general public is aware SHADOW uses clones, taken from the body of the 1930s Nazi star athlete, Holtz Hellman. [[spoiler: They're all really clones of Wilhelm Kantor, Overshadow himself.]]

* CloningBlues: The vast bulwark of SHADOW is comprised of legions of cloned troopers. The general public is aware SHADOW uses clones, taken from the body of the 1930s Nazi star athlete, Holtz Hellman. [[spoiler: They're all really clones of Wilhelm Kantor, Overshadow himself.]]

* 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).

* CrisisCrossover: The adventure ''Time of Crisis''.

* CycleOfRevenge: The Scarab and Overshadow have been locked into one for the past 5,000 years.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The 1980s and early 1990s, as detailed in the ''Iron Age'' supplement.
* DealWithTheDevil: Mr. Infamy's shtick.
* {{Descriptiveville}}

%%* TheEmpire: The Grue Unity and The Stellar Khanate.

* TheFederation: The Lor Republic. Unlike most Federations, the humans are not prominent members of this group which tries to protect the universe against the predations of the Grue.

* 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.

* ComicBookTropes: Being a comic book inspired RPG, this is a given. These include TheCape, TheCowl, TheCrown, CaptainPatriot, and SupermanStaysOutOfGotham.

%%* CastingAShadow: Black Star. ''Nacht-Krieger''.
%%* CityOfAdventure

%%* ComicBookTropes: Being a comic book inspired RPG, this is a given.
%%* TheCowl: The Raven. Foreshadow.

* AbusivePrecursors: The Preservers are explicitly noted as being amoral and unempathetic.

* AffablyEvil: Mr. Infamy.

* AncientEgypt: The Scarab's origin story began here, as did Overshadow's. They are both continually reincarnated since then and don't necessarily have much in common (the Silver Scarab less than Overshadow as the latter is ThoseWhackyNazis).

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* AmoralAttorney: The law firm of Cabot, Cunningham & Crowley.
* AncientEgypt: The Scarab's origin story began here, as did Overshadow's.
* AncientConspiracy: The Labyrinth, Taurus' organization.

* BadassNormal: Orion the Hunter. The Raven (both of 'em).

%%* TheCape: The Centurion. Captain Thunder.
* CaptainGeographic: Britannia. Lady Liberty and Patriot for America. Mad Maple ''thinks'' he's one for Canada.

%%* MakeMeWannaShout: Rant. Sonic.

* TheJailer: The Warden, who imprisons people in the "Dungeon Dimension", one of the many realms of the Dimension of Doors, using a hyperdimensional key of his own design.

%%* TheJailer: The Warden.

* KillItWithFire: White Knight.

** Nifelheim, the secret central base of SHADOW, is hidden deep beneath the ice of Antarctica.

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[HauntedCastle The Scarab's Lair]] is basically an underground pyramid located [[LandmarkingTheHiddenBase beneath Pyramid Plaza]].