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[[File:Ms. Liberty.jpg|thumb|100px|Ms. Liberty]]
Ms. Liberty (not to be confused with ''[[Miss Liberty]]'') is a hero trainer in [[Atlas Park]] in the Atlas Plaza section located at the base of the [[Atlas statue]]. Her coordinates are {{coords|128|19|-216}}. Her location is marked on the map as a contact.


Heroes find her:

* on the [[Mender Silos Task Force#Meet up with Vindicators|Meet up with Vindicators]] mission during the [[Mender Silos Task Force]] as a Hero and an Ally (Levels 46-50).
* on the [[Mender Silos Task Force#Agree to Mender Silos' mission|Agree to Mender Silos' mission]] mission during the [[Mender Silos Task Force]] as a Pet and an Ally (Levels 46-50).


Villains find her:

* on the [[Mender Tesseract Strike Force#Agree to form a strike force|Agree to form a strike force]] mission during the [[Mender Tesseract Strike Force]] as a Hero and an Enemy (Levels 25-34).
* on the [[Abyss#Take the job defending the Crey lab|Take the job defending the Crey lab]] mission from [[Abyss]] as a Hero and an Enemy (Levels 45-50).
* on the [[Abyss#Take out the Vindicators|Take out the Vindicators]] mission from [[Abyss]] as a Hero and an Enemy (Levels 45-50)
* on the [[Lord Recluse Strike Force#Assault Vindicators Base|Assault Vindicators Base]] mission during the [[Lord Recluse Strike Force]] as a Hero and an Enemy (Levels 45-50)
* on the [[Lord Recluse Strike Force#Defeat Statesman and Freedom Phalanx|Defeat Statesman and Freedom Phalanx]] mission during the [[Lord Recluse Strike Force]] as an NPC (Levels 45-50)
* on the [[Barracuda Strike Force#Agree to form a strike force|Agree to form a strike force]] mission during the [[Barracuda Strike Force]] as a Hero and an Enemy (Levels 45-50).
* on the [[Mender Silos Strike Force#Agree to form a Strike Force|Agree to form a Strike Force]] mission during the [[Mender Silos Strike Force]] as a Hero and an Enemy (Levels 46-50).
* on the [[Mender Silos Strike Force#Assault Siren's Call|Assault Siren's Call]] mission during the [[Mender Silos Strike Force]] as a Hero and an Enemy (Levels 46-50).


== Background ==
=== Description ===
Megan is the daughter of the original [[Miss Liberty]] from the Golden Age. She has taken up the mantle to fight for freedom, in this specific case to free [[Paragon City]] from its infestation of villains. She has heightened strength and endurance as well as the power of the Liberty Belt, which was passed on to her by her grandmother.

=== History ===
Jessica Megan Duncan, who goes by her middle name Megan, is the granddaughter of [[Maiden Justice]] and [[Statesman]] from the Golden Age and the daughter of [[Miss Liberty]] and a man named Patrick Duncan. Her extended family also includes the brother of Maiden Justice, her grand-uncle Stefan Richter, more commonly known as [[Lord Recluse]]. Though suggested by others for Megan to take on her mother's maiden name Cole to carry on her grandfather's legacy, she refused, as she valued her father's name more, and wanting to step out of the shadow of her grandfather and forge a path of heroism for herself.

Early in her career Ms. Liberty worked extensively with [[Statesman]], but recently seems to be spending more time working on making certain that new heroes in [[Paragon City]] have the information they need, as well as working on the [[Freedom Corps]]'s [[Longbow]] division, which she formed. It is clear that she is determined to do her energetic best to make [[Longbow]] the premier hero assistance group in [[Paragon City]] someday.

Her core belief in redemption is what led Ms. Liberty to create the [[Vindicators]] supergroup.

[[File:Ms Liberty Comic.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Ms. Liberty as drawn by [[David Nakayama]]]]

=== Current Activities ===

Ms. Liberty is [[Statesman]]'s sidekick, but she also leads a group of heroes herself. They are called the [[Vindicators]], and the group is composed of [[Mynx]], [[Valkyrie (Hero)|Valkyrie]], [[Swan]], [[Infernal]], [[Luminary]] and most recently, [[Aurora Borealis]]. Though [[Malaise]] seems to often drift between good and evil, he is still regarded as a member.

[[Miss Liberty]], Megan's mother, along with [[Statesman]], created the [[Freedom Corps]]. Megan created a military division of Freedom Corps called [[Longbow]]. The sword Ms. Liberty carries is the fabled Excalibur, which [[Hero 1]] entrusted it to Miss Liberty while he journeyed to the [[Rikti]] homeworld with the rest of the [[Omega Team]], and she passed it down to her daughter. Although she cannot wield the sword, Ms. Liberty carries it at her side waiting for the day when Hero 1 returns. She also wears the Liberty Belt which was passed down to her from her grandmother, [[Maiden Justice]]. It is actually the ''Girdle of Hera'' which gives the user powers of the goddess. The Furies gave this belt to Maiden Justice as a wedding present.

=== Character Stats ===
'''Secret Identity:''' Jessica Megan Duncan<br />
'''Origin:''' [[Natural]]<br />
'''Archetype:''' [[Scrapper]]<br />
'''Primary Powers:''' [[Martial Arts]]<br />
'''Secondary Powers:''' [[Invulnerability]]<br />
'''Other Powers:''' Super Leap, Lightning Bolt, Thunder Strike<br />
'''Signature Powers:''' Liberty Belt

''Liberty Belt'' is only used in [[Lord Recluse Strike Force]]. It grants her 70% resists to all damage on top of her normal resistances, extra mez protection, and added tohit and high damage bonuses.

== See Also ==

* Ms. Liberty's [[Vindicators#Ms. Liberty|Vindicators]] profile for a list of her powers

== Notes ==

* Ms. Liberty's [[Praetoria|Praetorian Earth]] counterpart is [[Dominatrix]].
* Ms. Liberty's real name has been in question recently. In the [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/city-of-heroes/503270p1.html GameSpy preview] that contains Ms. Liberty's background that was published a month and a half before the game's release, her first name is given as "Jessica," and the original Miss Liberty is identified as her grandmother, not her mother. An official correction has been made on the official CoH forums by [[Manticore]], one of the game designers who is responsible for maintaining game story continuity.[http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthreaded.php?Number=2742818] However, in the City of Heroes novel, ''Freedom Phalanx'', she is once again named Jessica Cole, and the continuity has yet to be addressed. In addition, the UK CoH website also has her name listed as Jessica Duncan.
* She is referenced in the description for the [[Purifier Badge]].

== External Links ==

* Positron's [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=2731510&bodyprev=#Post2731510 forum post] about The Vindicators
* Positron's [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=3106592&bodyprev=#Post3106592 forum post] about Ms. Liberty creating Longbow
* Manticore's [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Number=3560546#Post3560546 response to questions] that contains information about Excalibur <font color= "red"> ''Note: Following this specific link yields a HTTP 404 Error.</font color>
* Ms. Liberty's [http://www.cohccg.com/preview/msliberty.jpg Collectible Card Game] card and [http://www.cohccg.com/preview/msliberty-libertybelt.jpg Liberty Belt] card

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