Thon Stronghold
Thon Stronghold is a former Freedom Corps officer and current United States Senator for the state of Rhode Island in the City of Heroes MMO.
Character History
Early Career
Thon Stronghold is the son of Samson Stronghold, a superhero in the 1960's known primarily for his super-strength and his long hair.
Unlike his father, though, Thon would not possess superhuman abilities. This pleased his mother, who worried constantly about Samson's infidelity and was afraid that her son would be like him.
Thanks to his parents, though, he was able to attend the best schools money could buy, and was eventually able to secure an officer's commission with Freedom Corps. But he primarily stayed away from any kind of supervillain conflict. He was content with providing material support for members of the Freedom Phalanx and the Regulators. He was a good supply officer.
After putting in his required time, he retired from Freedom Corps in the late 1990's. He considered accepting a job with Hero Corps, but declined after the destruction of the Hero Corps building in Overbrook.
It was during this time that he developed a taste for politics. He ran for and was elected to the position of state senator for Paragon City.
Rikti War
During the First Rikti Invasion of 2002, Thon was attending fundraisers in Providence. When it became clear that Paragon City was specifically targeted by the Rikti, he was secretly relieved he wasn't in the area at the time. Still, he needed to keep up with appearances, so he made plenty of visual appearances with the new United Nations Vanguard team, showing his clear support of their actions.
National Career
Following the Rikti Invasion, Thon became a war-hawk supporter for Vanguard, Freedom Corps, and any other military organization that would keep the world "safe" from threats like the Rikti. Again, this was carefully orchestrated with the state GOP so that he would be a clear champion of law-and-order-and-security.
In 2004, Thon ran for and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representative for his district, which included Paragon City. His campaign secured endorsements from Paragon City leaders, including newly-appointed Police Chief Bochco. He cashed in heavily on his support for the military and strong "traditional values", including using his father's alleged numerous dalliances as justification.
In 2008, Thon ran for and won a seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Powers and Abilities
As a former member of Freedom Corps, Senator Stronghold has basic training in firearms.
It is unknown if he still retains any kind of physical conditioning from his younger days.
Related Information
Senator Stronghold was first seen in the PNN News Break series.
