Herofront

For the Titan version of the character, see Herofront/Comics.

**Herofront** is the former leader and formerly the most powerful member of the Seven. Created and raised to be the greatest superhero alive by Sobol International, he has the face of a movie star and the power of a god. To the public, he is affable, modest, and sincere; the ultimate Boy Scout, an American treasure, a God-fearing patriot. But, behind closed doors, he is deeply narcissistic, disturbed, psychotic, and shows little empathy to others he considers lower than him. He is the main antagonist of the HOOT Original superhero series *When Superheroes Fly*.

## Powers and Abilities

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> "*You're the most powerful man in the whole wide world.*"
> ―Unnamed to Herofront[src]

* **Invulnerability:** Herofront seems to be immune to all forms of physical harm and is thereby the most resilient of the Seven, and possibly of all Supers. As such, he is not only completely bulletproof but is also unfazed by explosions, such as when Ethan blew up his residence with him inside it. According to Mike Walker, "*There isn't a weapon on Earth that they haven't throw at him. They've all failed.",* implying that he could also survive nuclear explosions.
* **Superhuman Strength:** One of Herofront's primary abilities is his tremendous superhuman strength, being strongest man in the world according to Mike Walker and Sovietman. He possesses the greatest level of strength ever seen, allowing him to effortlessly overpower any opponent. After he and Superwoman intercepted a robbery, he threw the first thief far away and high into the air. Herofront casually knocked off the door of a pressurized plane, but he stated he was unable to carry the hijacked plane to safety, suggesting that he is unable to use his full strength in flight, requiring a solid surface to take full advantage of his power. Herofront easily overpowered Brightstar and Unnamed, lifting the latter off the ground and snapping their neck. He later fought Sovietman and eventually beat him after their intense battle.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Herofront can fly at extremely fast speeds, enough to keep up with a commercial plane so he could destroy it. As a child, he could break the sound barrier. While he was out canvassing the city for Unnamed, Hell's Gate's neural networked CCTV ID's Herofront flying at sea level at speeds close to 1,874.482 kph/Mach 1.53.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Herofront possesses stamina that is enhanced to inhuman levels. As a result, his muscles produce practically no fatigue toxins during physical activity. They are able to withstand the stresses of moving at superhuman speeds or performing other superhuman feats for extended periods of time, without tiring or becoming weak.
* **Superhuman Hearing:** Herofront possesses tremendous auditory awareness, allowing him to detect sounds from miles away. He can also use this power to detect a person's heartbeat and blood pressure, and can tell when they are excited or anxious, such as when he detected Lachlan Lewis'sblood pressure to be 150/90.
* **Superhuman Smell:** Herofront possesses an amazing olfactory sense, well beyond that of a human. For both Lachlan and Brightstar, he was able to tell they were afraid and nervous by smelling that their adrenaline had increased. He can also use it to locate explosives.

* **Heat Vision:** Herofront is able to generate powerful heat energy from within his eyes and can project them outwards as high powered energy beams. These blasts of energy are so powerful that they appear to be able to cut through anything, such as a commercial plane. He also used his heat vision to melt a thief's gun to the latter's hand. However, Herofront is most notable for using his optical beams on people, melting flesh and bone with ease and causing people to burst into gore. His heat vision can also injure Sovietman, the man considered to be closest to Herofront's power level.
* **Telescopic Vision:** Herofront can zoom in on things, allowing him to see distant objects, people and surroundings.
* **X-Ray Vision:** Herofront can see through any solid object or surface, with the exception of objects and surfaces that are lined with osmium.
* **Microscopic Vision:** Herofront can magnify visual scope to an infinitesimal level.
* **Flight:** Herofront is able to levitate and propel himself at great speeds, allowing him to cover vast distances in a matter of minutes. In *"Episode #1.4"* it was stated that he could reach a hi-jacked flight before F-16 fighter jets. Top speeds of the F-16 jets are just under 1,500 mph/Mach 2.
* **Superhuman Voice:** Herofront's vocal cords are more powerful than the ones of a regular human.
* **Longevity:** Despite being 61 years old, Herofront retains the appearance of a human in his late thirties or early forties.
* **Leadership:** Herofront is the successful leader of The Seven.
* **Charisma:** Herofront is very charismatic, being able to get public support by giving them impressive speeches which most of the time are improvised by himself. He can easily attract people with his charm and confidence and give them the image of an ideal patriotic hero. It should be noted that his ability to win over others has its limits. After his sexual escapades came to light, his efforts to placate a crowd of protesters was a PR disaster.
* **Intimidation:** Herofront has a very imposing presence. He uses his intimidation to control the members of The Seven, who recognize that he is the most powerful member of the group, and that he is completely without conscience and has no moral reservations about killing anyone he chooses. As a result, most of them are scared of Herofront. He also intimidates to get whatever he wants.

## Weaknesses

* **Blunt Force:** While the magnitude of force it would take to actually injure him has not been found, Herofront has been hindered by extreme force. Unnamed, for instance, has used his telekinetic power to bury him under several tons of rocks and debris, including an entire bus, leaving Herofront apparently unable to free himself for several minutes. Certain beings, such as Sovietman and Lieutenant, have shown themselves capable of at least knocking him over. Presumably, Superwoman also fits into this category.
* **Osmium:** Herofront cannot see through osmium.
* **High frequencies:** His super-hearing makes him vulnerable to intense, high frequency sonics. Herofront is able to function despite the pain it causes him. During a cacophony, Herofront, despite the pain it caused him, was able to locate and neutralize the source of the sound.
* **Carelessness:** Probably due to his disregard for the lives of others in general, Herofront is often not careful with the use of his powers, particularly his heat vision. While he was bringing down a supervillain with his heat vision and inadvertently killed a local teenager in addition.
* **Mental Illness:** Herofront is a mentally unstable man. His obsessive need to be adored coupled with his consummate lack of empathy and lack of moral reservation about harming, even killing others suggests he is afflicted with Malignant Narcissism.
* **Absence of fulcrum:** Herofront can't lift weight if he lacks a fulcrum, as he explained to Superwoman.
* **Insecurities:** Although Herofront seems like a strong, confident man, he has very little self-esteem, as seen in his obsessive need for everyone to love him. He is also shown very intimated by Lieutenant when he starts to bash on his image and starts to replace him.

## Personality

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> "*You're a fucking monster.*"
> ―Unnamed to Herofront[src]

Herofront's mission has always been to serve Sobol International. Herofront is rational, initially worrying about Absorber's disappearance in *Bang* while the rest of Sobol, and the world, ignored it. He is a ruthless leader, doing whatever it takes to keep a high public opinion of The Seven, including threatening both Brightstar and Tidalwave. Herofront portrays the true extent of his anger in *All Together Now*, killing Unnamed for lying to him about undecided.

As a person, he is deeply narcissistic, disturbed, and psychotic, showing no empathy. For a superhero, Herofront is incredibly brutal and aggressive, throwing a bank robber into the air and letting him fall to his death. He is highly intelligent as he set up a meticulous plan to get superheroes into the military, and is also charismatic, easily swaying the public to give him support.

Because of being raised in a laboratory, Herofront has difficulty understanding love and humanity. This rendered Herofront sociopathic and amoral, intimidating the members of the Seven in order to keep them in line while also killing anyone who stands in his way.

It is made clear that Herofront does not care about humanity, only the way Supers are viewed in their eyes. He is seen to be more than willing to let a plane full of families and children crash in *Unnamed* despite pleas from Superwoman to save the children, but pretends to feel sadness about the incident while in the public eye. This act of murder is also used to his advantage for after Flight 37 went down and all the passengers died, Herofront manipulates the people into believing it was destroyed by terrorists and uses it to further both his and Vought's agenda of weaponizing superhumans. He is sadistic and takes delight in the people he hurts or kills.

His relationship with Unnamed is rather passionate and at the same time reluctant. While they both at some degree care for one another, their love for each other has limitations. For instances, Herofront does not completely buy into Unnamed's journalist career: When she talks about her career, Homefront's face cringes slightly and he tries to shift the conversation away from it. Rather, he mainly goes along with her career due to the positive status she can provide him. However, after hearing her true feelings of fear, this doesn't hold Herofront back from burning her eyes and skull.

Despite making people fear and love him, Herofront seems to have respect for Chapman. When they finally confronted each other, Herofront is both intrigued and impressed that Ethan Chapman is not afraid of him but hates him with a passion, addressing the amount of time the latter spent leading up to their standoff. During their standoff, he even gives Chapman the chance to leave, however he goes to kill Chapman as soon as he refuses, but still he gave him a choice he gives to few people.

Ultimately, Herofront is a damaged man, raised in a loveless environment, extraordinary power and looks, and often told how great he is. Further the people raising him were people with a notable disregard for ethics, leaving him with a similar mindset. This has left him with the paradoxical mindset of seeing most everyone else as less than him, while at the same time having a deep desire for love. Superwoman uses this latter effect to control him, using a video of him admitting to raping a woman, saying that if it went on the web, nobody would ever love him again.

Herofront ends Season 3 as a broken man, having lost his superhero status, and his power and control over The Seven.