This past weekend marked the 15th anniversary of the venerable City of Heroes, and amidst all the hullabaloo about rogue servers (the most recent of which were brought online just yesterday), CoH spiritual successor Ship of Heroes has honored the occasion with a newsletter detailing the backstory of one of the game’s signature heroes, Sword Blossom.
One of the so-called “big five” aboard the FHS Justice, Sword Blossom rose to prominence during a Promethean surprise attack in 2440. As a “young hero with a passion for engineering,” she not only helped to fend off the attacking Prometheans but also ensured the integrity of the FHS Justice’s systems, and although most of the unprepared engineers under her watch were killed or converted to Prometheans in the onslaught, Sword Blossom’s efforts nevertheless prevented the ship from total destruction.
In the decades after the attack, Sword Blossom became the FHS Justice’s chief engineer, and in this role she has “quietly rebuilt the battered department, replacing the lost technical personnel with more combat-oriented volunteers capable of defending themselves.” Although the Promethean threat has been temporarily quarantined in the depths of the ship’s tunnels, Sword Blossom and her team of engineers continue to work tirelessly to ensure smooth sailing for the FHS Justice.
