Vocation: militant terrorist organization Domain: City of Heroes Active: 1939 – 2012 Members:

“The 5th Column will never fall.”
“The 5th Column shall persist.”
“Even if I fall … The Column never shall.”

The Fifth Column is a subversive militant organization with its roots, like so many others, in the Nazi regime of 1940’s Germany. Even after the defeat of Germany’s armies, the Fifth Column continued to operate from the shadows to pave the way for a new fascist regime. Fifth Column leaders delved into advanced technology and dark magics for power. Typical agents are fanatical, well-trained in martial arts and firearms, armed with advanced equipment, and supported by resources as varied as robot warriors, energy-wielding enhanced troops, vampire soldiers, and werewolf stormtroopers. In at least one alternate universe, the Fifth Column succeeded in bringing about the overthrow of America, but in the modern era most of its resources and infrastructure were seized by the Council. Until then the 5th Column was the epitome of everything bad in the world in one club.

References: [ City of Heroes ] [ 2004 – 2012] [cityofheroeswiki ]

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