Equality 7-2521 was born with a curse: he'd spent much of his existence contemplating illegal things. And he doesn't fight back. This is problematic since, according to the World Council, all men should seek to be identical. Everyone must come together to make one giant, joyous, indivisible "WE." Which is why Equality's father, the great leader Kestrel 7-5051, invented the Curse. If Equity ever thinks about refusing the offer to join the We, he'll be forced to walk the earth with this mark on his face for the rest of his days. But hey, at least he has these amazing powers! Equality has the ability to bend space and time to his will (with some limitations). He can fly, teleport, heal himself, disappear, alter physical reality with a snap of his fingers...the list goes on. He uses his powers to help people, but sometimes he fails. That's how he got into trouble in the first place - by trying to save someone else's son from jail when he could have just as easily left them alone. But now that he has become part of the We, he can never go back on his word. He can't break any laws, because if he does, he'll have to live with the pain of knowing that he's lost everyone who believed in him. Anthem is set several years after the Invasion.