ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴡᴀʀ ᴘᴜsʜᴇs ʜᴇʀᴏ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀᴘsᴇ, ᴄʟᴀss 1-ᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏ ʜᴇʀᴏᴇs ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɪɴ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀsᴛ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴀʟʟᴇɢɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ғᴀᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ: ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ sᴀᴠɪɴɢ. ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴɢsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴇᴅ, ʏ/ɴ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ᴜɴsᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀʏ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴜɴᴍᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ, ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴜʀᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇғᴜsᴀʟ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇᴋ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ’s ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴғʟɪᴄᴛ ʀᴀɢᴇs ᴏɴ, ʏ/ɴ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʟᴀss 1-ᴀ, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴋᴀᴛsᴜᴋɪ ʙᴀᴋᴜɢᴏ, ᴇɪᴊɪʀᴏ ᴋɪʀɪsʜɪᴍᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀɴᴛᴀ sᴇʀᴏ. ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ғɪᴇʀᴄᴇ ʀɪᴠᴀʟʀʏ, ᴜɴᴡᴀᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ, ᴏʀ ʟɪɢʜᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴀɴᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴍɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴏs, ᴇᴀᴄʜ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘs ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ, ғᴏʀᴄɪɴɢ ʏ/ɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴇʏ’ᴠᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅɪɴɢ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀᴏ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴅ, ʏ/ɴ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴏɴᴇ ᴠɪɢɪʟᴀɴᴛᴇ ɪs ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ—ᴏʀ ɪғ ᴛʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ. ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀᴏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɪɴs, ᴏɴᴇ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sʏᴍʙᴏʟ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴅᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ.