Undersider Base
The base of a team of teenage parahuman thieves who worked jobs for the gang lord Coil.
The Undersider Base served as the primary headquarters for the vigilante team known as the Undersiders during their initial operations in Brockton Bay. The group utilized this location while working jobs for a mysterious benefactor before Taylor Hebert adopted the moniker "Skitter."
Lore & Background
The base provided a stable environment for the Undersiders to operate as they undertook assignments for their patron, the gang lord known as Coil. While the group worked jobs together, Taylor Hebert initially joined with the specific intent of learning the identity of this benefactor before turning them in to authorities. The location became central to their dynamic as Taylor grew increasingly close to her teammates, including Grue and Tattletale, despite having repeatedly poor run-ins with the PRT and the superheroes of the Protectorate. The space facilitated their transition from merely stealing jobs to becoming de facto rulers of Brockton Bay's criminal underworld after Coil's death.
Reader's Guide
This location anchors the early narrative arcs where Taylor Hebert struggles to do the right thing in a dark world filled with moral ambiguity. It is the setting where she abandons her dream of becoming a superhero to become fully committed to the team, adopting the name "Skitter." The base's significance peaks during the conflict with Coil, who valued Dinah's precognitive abilities too highly to consider her release and attempted to assassinate Taylor when she pushed the issue. Following Coil's death at the hands of the Undersiders, the group seized control of the remnants of his criminal empire from this location, fully entrenching themselves as the shadowy rulers of Brockton Bay until the city was further devastated by Echidna.
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