Mighty Protectors

The Mighty Protectors
A.K.A.	The Protectors
Group Information
Origin	Reality Z-25 31-H
Type	Superhero team
Bases	New York City
Leaders	XYZ-2000
Members	Cro-Man Americana Herakles Gargantuan
Behind the Scenes
First seen in	COMIC: Interview With A Superhero (mentioned)
Also seen in	COMIC: Journey Out Of Misery COMIC: Epilogue to Destruction
Copyright	Paul Hoppe

In Reality Z-25 31-H, the Protectors, or the Mighty Protectors, were a “major” team of superheroes who were wiped out by the Cosmic Solution. Their original line-up was made up of XYZ-2000, Cro-Man, Americana, Herakles and Gargantuan.

The 'Mighty Protectors were already prestigious superhero team at the height of Captain Perfect's fame, thus making it an honor that Perfect was invited to join, although he declined, preferring to stay a solo operator. (COMIC: Interview With A Superhero) They had an associated team of young heroes in “training”, the Young Protectors. (COMIC: Epilogue to Destruction)

Despite nominally being more powerful and experienced than the Odds, the Protectors arrived on the scene late compared to the Odds when the alien Cosmic Solution robot threatened New York City, and refused to listen to the Odds' information about how the robot seemed to work. They attacked it at full power, not realising it simply absorbed the energy and used it to grow stronger. After they saw that attacking had made the robot grow, the Protectors decided that the winning strategy must somehow be to do the “opposite”: that is, nothing at all. They were immediately reduced to ash by the now-gigantic Solution before the eyes of the Odds. In the end, the Solution agreed to leave the Earth of its own accord after being called off by another agent of the Cosmic Order. (COMIC: Journey Out Of Misery)

However, as reported by Hero Hour, a new team calling themselves the New Protectors soon emerged. Puzzlingly, their line-up appeared identical to the originals despite all the heroes' very public death. Kate Kerrigan, the Protectors' long-time press secretary, claimed that “all questions [would] be answered in due time”. (COMIC: Epilogue to Destruction)

Recurring elements of The Cosmic Beholder

The Odds The Blue Knight • Captain Evening • Centennia • Armstrong Fatbuckle • Merv the Griffin • Jenny Everywhere • Jenny Nowhere • Jung-La The Terrific Two & associates Kelly • Jenkins • Professor Madison • Robot Madison • Rodney Rabbit • The Mutant Villains Armagedda • Bureau of Singularity • Captain Perfect • Doctor Brain • The Devil • Hexia • Insecto • Jesse Brain • New Protectors (Kate Kerrigan) Other characters Alicia • Babs • The Big Bad Wolf • Glow Girl • The Human Tree • Mysto the Space-Wizard • Red Riding Hood • Terry Tornado Items Doctor Brain's Portal • Fortress of Evening • Magic Sword of the Legion of Light • Odd Mobile • Professor Madison's device • Skycicle