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A fair point there. A giant, single celled monster sitting in the open (or even lightly concealed) would be utterly annihilated. Not only would Cole try to rip him apart with his bare hands, but it has also been demonstrated that the Emperor would not hesitate to nuke everything in a 1000 mile radius around Hamidon.

I'm with you. A far more insidious and subtle Hamidon seems likely.

And Stefan Richter is dead, too, iirc. So... hm. Who will be our lolvillain? Maybe Anti-Matter.

Damn. Good point.

It is quite plausible there IS a Praetorian Clockwork King. In fact, I'm going to go ahead and speculate that there will be an arc in the Loyalists where the Blue Clockwork are going haywire and attacking Praetorian forces and *gasp* you must track down the reason.

People never give the Clockwork King enough credit. He murdered an entire planet with his MIIIIIIIND.

If they do that again, Fleeting...

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Golden Girl: Being Snarky for Snarkiness' Sake.

This. Need this.

I'm fairly sure Emperor Cole already killed his worst adversary from Northern Africa, Camelman.

I dunno, Statesman has the ability to more securely control the criminal element in his city, but doesn't.

Perhaps Emperor Cole, while also serving his own ends, sees it as his duty to control that which he released (Pandora's Box).

I bet in Praetoria nobody has to worry about getting their purse snatched every hour of every day.

All lines converge on Cole.

But, to answer, the line is drawn wherever a megalomaniac with demi-god powers chooses to draw it.

And he's not some office Patton, either. His boots are on the ground, empowering the loyal citizens of Praetoria with his presence.

Unlike The Statesmen, who whines about moral obligations. And allows his enemies reprieve. (Although, this is actually a weakness, as demonstrated by Superman/Ultraman in Infinite Crisis. >.>)

I believe in the Cole Constitution of Command, section 6, paragraph 9, addendum 2, it says:

A citizen of Praetoria may not wear sunglasses at night. You will not keep hidden your track of vision, and bask in the radiance that is the gaze of Emperor Cole.

Addendum 3 also references Marauder's Law, which states he is exempt for the reason he states: "so I can, so I can."

You will accept what Emperor Cole calls Freedom. It is not a choice. Don't make him go all Justice on you, you Virtue-lovin' upstart.

Perhaps it is the Praetorian (or otherwise) Dark Watcher?

There are only a handful of beings in CoH Lore with the power to time travel. Dr. Aeon is out, because he'd never be that blatantly helpful.

The Dark Watcher seems to be one of the few people who idly tears about dimensional barriers (accordingly, he was "thrown" into dimensions with monsters blah blah, but at some point he must have learned to manipulate his dimensional travels, and did not instantly return to Earth). It is conceivable he managed time travel.

Then theres the DESTINY portal, which, given its open nature, could have thrown any number of powerful beings into the Twisting Nether (oops, wrong game).

And, my favorite candidate, is the Clockwork King. I know, I know, its hard to see, but the CK is the most powerful psychic, period (some people contend Penelope is stronger, but the Portal Corp mission with him having mentally slaughtered the entire population of Earth would seem to tip the balance in his favor). With such an extreme ability, and his ability to effortlessly control thousands of beings at once, it is conceivable he could rip apart dimensions (just look at the Dream Doctor and Rularuu for an example of mental powers used to alter dimensions). The intelligence to control innumerable agents throughout time, a powerful psychic... sounds like someone who Lord Nemesilos would be at odds with.

*chucks .2 dollars into the Speculation can*

Aaaaand sig'd.