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A giant hero towering over three hundred feet tall, Talos bravely defended Paragon City during 1950s and 60s. He was seemingly killed during an epic battle with his arch-enemy, Chimera.

TALOS

Possibly Michael McVey

 

Origin: Magic (?)                                 Archetype: Tanker (?)

Power Sets/Powers: The extent of Talos’ powers have not been disclosed, but it has been established that the hero was a true giant. Incredible strength and resilience likely accompanied his tremendous size. He could also vanish at will.

 

Levels: Unknown       

Group Affiliation: Unknown

 

History

 

Talos, a hero the newspapers dubbed the “Terrific Titan,” came to prominence during the 1950s by battling a host of “giant monstrosities” that threatened Paragon City. Although he was considered one of the city’s most respected heroes, “a deep mystery surrounded his true identity. Even more astonishing was his ability to vanish after battle. A profoundly enigmatic hero, journalists, historians and scholars had only his cryptic utterances for clues to his origin: ‘For thousands of years, I have been a protector of humanity.’ The only certainty about Talos was his almost mystical connection to a young boy named Michael McVey. Whenever the youngster was imperiled, Talos would appear to save the day.”

 

Unfortunately, Talos’ reign as Paragon City’s largest champion could not last forever. Sometime in the 1960s, he was seemingly destroyed in a battle with his arch-enemy, the serpentine Chimera. This final battle took place beneath the waters of Paragon City’s bay and proved so devastating that it shook the city to its foundation. The clash ultimately tore “a giant rift in the ocean floor from which earth and lava rose to form an island. Known today as Talos Island, it is said that both Talos and the Chimera are still locked in mortal combat within its stony embrace.”

 

In the years that followed Talos’ disappearance, the giant slowly faded from public consciousness. Eventually, many in Paragon City regarded the hero as an urban legend. His memory was not resurrected until the 1980s, when greedy developers began building on the bizarre island created by Talos’ battle with Chimera. “As a publicity stunt, the real estate moguls even agreed to name the island after the city’s mythic giant. An anonymous benefactor donated the huge statue, which now stands several hundred yards from the island.”

 

Today, Talos’ legacy survives thanks to the island that bears his name and the statue commemorating his heroic achievements. In fact, some believe that the statue itself somehow gives the island good luck. Those who support this theory point to the fact that, during the Rikti War, the alien invaders did not attack the island. Unfortunately, any good luck supplied by the statue has not stopped violent gang wars from taking place on the Talos Island: currently, the Warriors are engaged in a feud with the mystical Tsoo for control of the Superadine drug trade. Whether Talos will someday reappear to stop the bloodshed remains unknown…

 

Given the descriptions of Talos’ ability to “vanish” after battles and his tendency to appear whenever Michael McVey was in trouble, it’s possible that the McVey was, in fact, Talos’ secret identity or host body. If this is true, then McVey likely shifted between his child form and that of the 300-foot giant whenever trouble arose. Alternately, McVey may have been able to summon Talos somehow. Regardless, it appears that the "Talos" entity has been in existence for thousands of years; given this, it's likely that the giant will one day return. 

 

Although Talos is described as being three-hundred feet tall, at launch, players are not expected to have any growth abilities and player character models will not have such tremendous stature.

Unless otherwise noted, all quoted material is taken from the official City of Heroes' web site.