Blue Dog Squad

The Blue Dog Squad is the name of a "secret" team of corrupt police officers in Paragon City that use their authority to strong-arm citizens and businesses in Kings Row.

History

First Incarnation

The original "Blue Dog Squad" was set up as an anti-drug task force in the 1980's to counter the scourge of the new super-drug Superadine. The team was given a "back door okay" by city, state, and federal authorities to use whatever means to break up drug dealers. They were allowed to violate due process and civil liberties if it meant getting dealers off the streets.

Their rapid success was both a blessing and a curse to them. They were able to rid the area of Superadine in a matter of months. Unfortunately it also meant that they would have to disband if that success was made public, since their "okay" to violate civil liberties was supposed to be for this one-time purpose.

So they did what any agency would do... they lied about their own success. They claimed that the "scourge" was never-ending, so therefore their authority needs to be never-ending as well.

In the fifteen-or-so years that followed, their "authority" used sporadically, often focusing on the worst of the worst. They were kept in check by the presence of the local superhero group known as The Regulators, which included Blue Steel, one of their own. Blue Steel would remind them that if they abused their power, he would personally shut them down. After a while, they stopped their abusive activities and nothing more was said about them.

Rikti War And Downfall

After the First Rikti Invasion of 2002, the city was in shambles. Order needed to be established, so newly-sworn Police Chief Conrad Bochco re-authorized the Blue Dogs to keep Kings Row in line. This was one of many "secret groups" that Bochco authorized, but this was the only one that already had a "back door okay", so it was the easiest to explain to the powers-that-be.

As before, the Blue Dogs kept order in the area, but this time around they also decided to not stop there. They began to demand "loyalty" from the local businesses through theft and "protection services". Those that refused were subject to "drug searches" and to check for "enemy combatants". They never operated in daylight, only at night, but they made it clear that when the sun came down, Kings Row "belonged" to them.

By 2007, though, the abuses and outright criminal activity by the Blue Dogs was so pervasive, it became noticed by City Hall, which sent their best specialist, Jimmy Hellfighter, to investigate it. At the same time, a new hero by the name of the Libertarian Avenger also was making a name for himself by targeting the Dogs. The two eventually crossed paths, and they both worked on bringing a solid case against the Blue Dogs.

As a consequence, the Blue Dogs were forced to disband. Most of the officers involved were either criminally charged or else forced to retire, with the stain of their activities on their permanent records so they could never get a job in law enforcement again. Some, however, managed to slip away.

Second Incarnation

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