Patriantes

**Patriantes** is the team of heroes that assist Barón Patriota in expanding their reach throughout the entire Argentine Republic. **Patriant** or **Protector of the Patria** is a term coined by the superhero himself to name each member of his support team.

After being released from prison due to the demonstration of planted false incriminating evidence, Barón Patriota needed to reinvent his tarnished image. For this reason, he decided to create an elite team to support him in the fight against crime.

Through a reality show-style contest on online platforms, the first 3 Patriantes were selected to cover a portion of the AMBA (Greater Buenos Aires). Two months later, over fifteen contests were held across the rest of Argentina, resulting in more individuals being selected to join the team.

After six months of being released from prison, he had already selected over two dozen companions.

## Background

Barón Patriota, through a mobile application, would receive information about criminal activities in order to appear and combat them. His app received criticism because it was not free. Due to its high cost, it "put a price on security," making it accessible to only a few.

After a few months of operation, the software was attacked, and the restoration demanded a fortune in cryptocurrencies as payment. Baron Patriot, unwilling to pay, decided to shut down the application and also dismiss the team responsible for running it.

One of the programmers, Ignacio Colman, dissatisfied with the compensation received, confronted Barón Patriota. In an interview with a streaming news channel, he demonstrated that he could reveal highly important information (such as Baron Patriot's real name being "Elias"), demanding to be reinstated in the superhero's staff or to receive half of what was demanded by those who had attacked the application. But that same night, Ignacio Colman was found dead.

When Príncipe Eterno learned about the death, due to his strong antipathy towards Barón Patriota, he quickly arrived at the scene. Beyond what Príncipe Eterno expected, the forensic expert at the scene indicated that it was a suicide by hanging. However, although there was a suicide note written on the deceased's laptop, the strange thing was that there were no fingerprint marks on the keyboard. Growing increasingly convinced that the perpetrator of this act was Barón Patriota and in order to cast doubt on the alleged suicide, Príncipe Eterno decided to drop a glove belonging to Barón Patriota a few meters from the scene.

That glove was the only evidence that incriminated the patriotic superhero, leading to his preventive imprisonment. Barón Patriota's secret identity was revealed, tarnishing his image completely, and his wealthy maternal family decided to strip him of his assets and inheritance. After two months in prison, his lawyers managed to prove the solidity of his alibi and demonstrated that the glove had been planted. Due to all the damage caused, he received the largest compensation in Argentine history.

To clean up his image, he turned the whole situation into a failed attempt to destroy him and announced that he would come back better, stronger, and more determined. To achieve greater reach, he would need support, which is why he also announced that he would create the Patriots, to fight crime in every corner of the nation. And that these individuals would be chosen through competitions that everyone could appreciate.

## Reality Show

The contest created by Baron Patriot had the allure of offering a position as the "Protector of the Patria" with a significant salary. The competition consisted of physical tests, hand-to-hand combat, mental exercises, logical problems, and more.

### Seasons

1. Buenos Aires I
2. Rosario I
3. Buenos Aires II
4. Salta I
5. Córdoba I
6. Mendoza I
7. La Plata I
8. Mar del Plata I
9. Rosario II
10. Córdoba II
11. Puerto Madryn I
12. Tucumán I
13. Resistencia I
14. Córdoba III
15. Posadas I
16. Mendoza II
17. Rosario III
18. Salta II
19. Tucumán II
20. Mar del Plata II
21. Buenos Aires III
22. Córdoba IV

## In other languages

* Deutsch (German)
* **English**
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* Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
* Italiano (Italian)
* Nederlands (Dutch)
* Polski (Polish)
* Português (Portuguese)
* Tagalog (Tagalog)
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* Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)