The Defenders

The Defenders, officially the Defender of Remnant or the Remnant Defenders, are a loose alliance of various heroes tasked with protecting Remnant. The team has grown from its original two members, Fred and Bob, to encompass several more heroes and allies.

## History

The Defenders have their origins as a street gang in Cherryton, consisting of Fred, Bob, Joe and Sam; at the time orphans at the Cherryton School for Those Without Guardians. After signing up for Doctor Y's experiments and the subsequent failure resulting in the generation of their powers, the group split, with Bob and Fred being the only ones to remain in Cherryton. After the First Ro-Bi landed outside Cherryville, the two decided to form the "official" Cherryton Defenders hero alliance.

### Early Period

The Defenders' first recruits were Little Red and his grandmother, Rosey, shortly before the latter (and Doctor Y's) deaths at the hands of the Rob-i. The Defenders then enrolled themselves in the New Survivoria Tournament and, although neither Defender placed, they were able to gather several new allies. Although none became official members of the Defenders at this time, some of these members would later become close allies and members of the team. The Defenders' also uncovered Captain Yte, Doctor Y's "replacement hero", who joined the team but elected to stay behind on Remnant while the others traveled to Malor to revive Rosey and Doctor Y.

### Battle of the Island and Golden Age

After their return to Remnant, and with the rise of Uncle's First Army as a looming threat, the Defenders set about gathering more allies to their cause. Doctor Y's newly-created Avatars were given in part to the Defenders, who used them in an assault on Uncle's fortress. During this battle, Joe turned on his uncle and joined his old friends.

After this, the Defenders created the School for Those With Significant Powers in order to train more allies. They also participated in the defence against the Damian Coup and subsequent re-installation of the Lord President.

However, after a time the Defenders became too far spread to exist as a true force. This resulted in Uncle bringing together the remains of his First Army to try to reinstate the Junta, with himself at the head. He planned to divide the Defenders by selectively bringing certain members (Bob and Little Red) to his side, which succeeded in severely crippling the Defenders' sense of trust in one another. However, Uncle was eventually defeated at the Battle of the Sky Fortress, and the Defenders (bar Captain Y and Little Red) returned united again.

### The Third Malorian Wars

After Geoff was convinced to release Uncle and travel with him to the Realm of the Dead, the original Defenders and their new trainees departed to prevent Uncle from releasing the Dark Malorian. They did not succeed in this, although they did manage to bring Doctor Y and Little Red back from death.

The Defenders then departed for Malor, where they were ambushed by the Dark Malorian forces and forced to abandon their ship. They were rescued by Captain Angelo and Tom the Space Pirate, and returned to Remnant to prepare for the Dark Malorian's attack.

During the Second Battle of Fort East, the Defenders suffered many casualties, including the deaths of all four original defenders.

### The Al Terégo Fiasco

The Defenders were once again called up to defeat Generic Man, alias Alphonso Terégo, under the leadership of Super Team Awesome and Vigelanty.

### Zephyr

After Zephyr's rise, the Defenders suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the Reawakened. They finally faced Zephyr at the Battle of Moorgate, where they were decisively defeated. The Defenders split into two factions: the Exiles, lead by Damian; and the Survivors, lead by Sack Jarrow and Vigelanty. The Defenders were revitalised by the discovery of Clara, Herbert and Floyd Laxman, who took on the mantle of "The New Defenders".

## Members and Allies

The Defenders have had many members since their humble beginnings.

### Members

Bob (current)

Fred (former: deceased)

Joe (former: deceased)

Sam (former: deceased)

Litte Red (current)

Grandma Rosey (current)

Doctor Y (current)

Captain White (former: deceased)