About MATCOT:
The Cold War heated up, leading to nuclear war known ultimately as the Mutual Destruction years before the Berlin Wall would have fallen. The world, or what was left of it, limped through the aftermath. Humanity rebuilt. The effects of nuclear warfare were everywhere, however, indelibly marked into the world’s history like a tattoo, changing the world as we knew it down to its base atomic parts. It is now 2025 and in the 45 years After Mutual Destruction (AMD) silver linings like advancements in medicine and technology have allowed society to catch back up to where it might originally have been pre-war, with a…well, a few surprises.
Preliminary research is spotty and largely conducted on military officials in closed clinical trials, but it would appear that the outpouring of raw nuclear energy has had a profound effect on our DNA, leading to the birth of a generation of hyper-evolved humans with spectacular and terrifying abilities. In the rise of this knowledge humans did as humans do and responded with fear, calling for the corralling or the culling of these so-called “anatomically atomic” and in extreme cases, seeking out these individuals to teach a lesson, usually in the form of severe beatings. A lack of governmental response has allowed for a drastic rise in crime, further fraying the tattered remains of America. A new watchdog group known as the New Conservative League waits with torches and pitchforks poised, certain these so-called “evolutionary shortcuts” pose a growing danger to civilization.
The An-Ats, as they have taken to calling themselves in safe company, have largely gone to ground to wait out the oncoming storm of violence, gathering in tight-knit, tight-lipped communities trying their damndest to stay off the radar, but in recent years a very brave - or furious - few have taken to the streets to confront their oppressors and, hopefully, turn what remains of society into a place with room for everyone.
You are one of these brave few, using your powers for good when you venture into the night in disguise to fight for justice and equality. Society doesn’t appreciate your efforts just yet - you’re likely to be beaten, arrested, or worse if caught in the act of vigilantism, but the people you protect in the streets do. To them, you’re not just anatomically atomic - you’re a hero.
A second, much warmer war is on the horizon and approaching fast: An-At against human, vigilante against local police, whole cities turning themselves inside out in a chilling echo of events nearly half a century past. The time has come to decide what side of the neon line in the sand you’re going to stand on and what you might be willing to fall for.
The City of Tomorrow needs you, hero. See you in the streets.
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