Jackson Turner considers the impact that heroes have had on Paragon City in his latest article for the Paragon Times.

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Defiant’s Heavyweight Pentad Cup will be decided on Saturday 17 September at 8.00pm BST, when The Harbingers of DOOOOOOM will take on Divine Circle.

The Harbingers of DOOOOOOM (team leader Rose Knight, Empath, Blazing Bio, Cryonic and Icelock) will need a single win to defeat Divine Circle. Led by Mr ?, The Circle team (Deception, Eldor, Tritonos and Fyreball) will need two victories against the undefeated Harbingers.

As in Union’s Heavyweight Cup, the two finalist teams have already met before in the second round, where the Harbingers walked away with a handy 24-7 victory. Since then, though, Divine Circle have carved a path through the Losers Bracket, defeating all comers. There’s no doubt that they’re worthy finalists - the question will be whether they can match the impressive total KOs that The Harbingers of DOOOOOOM have racked up in most of their matches. As German Community Coordinator Amboss keeps telling us, “Offense wins matches, but defence wins tournaments”.

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Tuesday night saw the first Pentad Cup Final on the English servers, when The Other Guys faced off against Team Redemption for the second time in Union’s Bantamweight Division. After a narrow 40-33 defeat in the Semi-Finals, the Redemptions were ready for another try at the Guys, but after a superb match, The Other Guys emerged victorious.

For a full match report and shots of the action, read on…

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What really happened in Siren's Call? And what does the future hold for this once thriving part of Paragon City? Find out in this latest Paragon Times article.

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Things are looking grim for the heroes of Paragon City as Lord Recluse begins to recruit villains from across Europe to help him prepare for the launch of City of Villains. See the official City of Villains site for more details…

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Zeb ‘Lord Recluse’ Cook will be online to answer questions at the next Stratics ‘House of Commons’ IRC chat. The City of Villains site has full details of how to connect.

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This Autumn will see the release of the first in a trilogy of City of Heroes novels, which promises to reveal more of the background of Paragon City and the Rogue Isles and many of the signature heroes and villains that inhabit them. WarCry has been talking to the author of City of Heroes: The Web of Arachnos, Robert Weinberg:

The Web of Arachnos is Statesman’s story. It tells how he obtained his powers, what his connection is with Paragon City, and how he became the city’s first super-powered crime fighter. It also describes his relationship with Lord Recluse, the leader of Arachnos, and the reasons they hate each other so much. It also tells about the founding of the Freedom Phalanx and something about the organization’s original members. The story takes place in the 1930’s so it forms the background for everything that follows in City of Heroes.

You can read the whole interview by clicking here.

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GameSpot has published a preview of City of Villains based on the US Beta test. The City of Villains site has more information...

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After a hard-fought Semi-Final, The Ninja Pornstars and the SSG Tricksters are preparing to meet again in Defiant’s Bantamweight Pentad Cup Final on Tuesday 20 September at 9.00pm BST.

Led by Hornet Girl, The Ninja Pornstars (Zombie Guy, Stygian, White Spectre and DaRock) got off to a blistering start in the Super Summer Slam Spectacular, with a 74-6 victory, and have remained unbeaten right through to the Final, meaning that they will only have to win one more match to emerge victorious. The SSG Tricksters (SSG Controller, SSG Tank, SSG Blaster and SSG Defender, with SSG Scrapper as team leader) also had an impressive record until they met the Ninjas in the Semi-Final, but their loss there means that they will require two consecutive wins to take the Cup.

As with the Union Bantamweight Final, this should be a fantastic match between two teams who have everything to fight for. Don’t miss it!

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The Heavyweight Pentad Cup Final on Union will see the Global Gladiators take on the Fusion Stalking Allstars on Thursday 15 September at 9.30pm BST.

Led by Lady White, the Global Gladiators (BRUTE FORCE, Battle Medic, Blue Rocker and Doctor Frost) will need a single victory to win the Cup, as they have not yet lost a single match. Having already been defeated once in the early stages of the competition, the Fusion Stalking Allstars (team leader Cherry Fusion, Mimic, Knight Stalker, Seriphimus and Gatling) will need to prove their dominance twice in order to walk away as the victors.

The two teams have met once before in the second round of Union’s Heavyweight tournament, where the Gladiators won with a convincing 24-8 display. Since then, though, the Allstars have achieved a string of overwhelming victories against other teams, with impressive scores like 50-5, 60-2, 39-6 and 51-9, so it would be unwise to underestimate them…

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The Super Summer Slam Spectacular Pentad Cups have reached their final stages, and the Union’s Bantamweight Cup will be decided on Tuesday 13 September at 8pm BST when The Other Guys will face off against Team Redemption.

As yet undefeated in the competition, The Other Guys (consisiting of team leader Liability, Wrayth, Masked Skull, Billy Brown and Poweramp) will need to defeat Team Redemption just once to take the Cup. Team Redemption (Lekto, Zwermen, El Pollo and The Dark Infinity, led by Agent Roserk), on the other hand, will require two consecutive victories to claim the win.

This promises to be a close-fought and exciting match between two teams who met before in the Semi-Finals, where The Other Guys managed to fight Team Redemption to a 40-33 victory. Head on over to the Union Arena on Tuesday evening to see if The Other Guys can continue their unbroken run, or whether Team Redemption will get the better of them this time!

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The FAQs section of the City of Villains site has been updated with new information. All heroes are advised to familiarise themselves with these unsettling developments.

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The US version of City of Heroes recently held its 2nd Annual Paragon City Film Festival, offering budding directors the chance to win a range of fantastic prizes by creating movies inspired by the game.

Read on to see the winning entries and best runners-up…

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