The Schurk International Universe
History
When the Irish superhuman calling herself the Earthmother, is hunted down by an agent of Schurk Industries, the two quickly find themselves locked in a frantic battle for survival. As opposed to the main continuity however, in this universe, Agent Iron is knocked unconscious by the Earthmother and she manages to escape, taking her child with her and fleeing to parts unknown.
As such, Agent Iron is not forced by his handler, a woman by the name of Mina, to murder the mother and child, and is in stead taken back to Schurk Industries HQ to recover from his head injury. It's a drawn-out rehabilitation, but during this time there's an attempt to rescue the company's first lab-grown super soldier by a rogue agent and scientist, and Iron intervenes. In the ensuing battle, Mawnay escapes, but Agent Lithium is killed and Max is returned to his handlers to become the first in a long line of living weapons under the control of Schurk Industries.
Over the following few years, Schurk Industries, soon redubbed Schurk International, begins an aggressive policy of expansion, ramping up its acquisition of advanced technology and recruitment of superhuman agents, via coercion or force. Soon, in a joint effort with the Ministry of Defence, they work to privatise both the military and law enforcement, leading to Bathala City becoming something of an experimental police state, watched over by a omnipresent surveillance network and armed guard force.
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