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The '''Epics''' were a group of magical beings on [[Earth (Reckoners)|Earth]]. They started appearing around the same time as the satellite [[Calamity (satellite)|Calamity]]. Every Epic has a weakness that invalidates their powers. When Epics die, mitochondrial mutation occurs in their bodies.
==High Epics==
High Epics are Epics that have a prime invicibility. A prime invincibility is a power that makes conventional assassination methods useless. Some examples are regeneration, impervious skin, precognition, and self-reincarnation.
; [[Nightwielder]]
: Nightwielder causes perpetual darkness. He is a physically shadowy figure with an incorporeal form. He can move through solid objects and control darkness. He is immune to gunfire or any type of weapon. He can control the mist of darkness he creates and solidify it. UV waves weaken him and make hum corporeal. He has Asian features and black shoulder-length hair. The smell of phosphorous is a sign of him using his powers. He rarely speaks during business interactions.
; [[Fortuity]]
;[[Ides Hatred]]
:Ides Hatred went to Newcago to challenge Steelheart. They destroyed an entire city block in the battle. Steelheart was victorious.
;[[Redleaf]]
:Redleaf was an Epic in Canada who was killed by the Reckoners when [[Jonathan Phaedrus|Prof]] jumped from a helicopter and shot him.
;[[Absence]]
:Absence was an Epic killed by the Reckoners a year before [[Steelheart]], the book.
==Lesser Epics==
:Refractionary is a class C illusionist Epic with class B personal invisibility powers. She skilled and able to create pretty complex visual manifestations. She is not very powerful and her illusions usually shimmer as if light is reflecting off of them. Her weakness is smoke. [[Megan]] shot her when [[David]] called Refractionary's mobile, causing her to vibrate.
==Epics of Unknown Status==
;[[The Coven]]
:The Coven is a group of six Epics who rule in the South. Two of them are twins.
;German Epic
:An Epic in Germany who could on,y be hurt by someone who was thirty-seven years old exactly.
;[[Crossmark]]
:Crossmark is an Epic in Mexico who can only be hurt when five people are trying to kill her at once.
;[[Rick O'Shea]]
:Rick O'Shea is an Irish Epic who can throw bullets at people. He makes objects unstable by touching them. They then explode when subjected to any significant impact. He is a kinetic energy Epic.
==Epic Powers==
;Transference Epics
:Transference Epics can give others their powers.
;Kinetic Energy Epics
==Epic Weaknesses==
An Epic's Weakness can be just about anything. Some epics, upon seeing a specific pattern or symbol, lost their powers for a few moments. Some become weak when they think certain thoughts, not earring certain foods, or eating the wrong food. Specific numbers can make an Epic weak as well.
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