Century Pact

The Century Pact was a conspiracy created by Darkheart and Steelwind, former lieutenants of DeFacto V, after his defeat. Without their creator's vast power, they had to result to cleverness and subterfuge, and so they began a long-term plan to build a secret criminal organization and damage the credibility of the world's net.heroes, ensuring they would rule the world by the end of the century.

Using leftover RoboMACs technology, they created various technologically-enhanced pawns, including the Meow Meow Gang and Mandrake. Breaking Coppermane out of jail, they cybernetically enhanced him and he became effectively the third member of the Pact's triumvirate. Together, they attacked Dvandom Force by sending mechanoid rabbits that ate their original headquarters and causing the Origin of the second Acton Lord.

At the same time, they used various methods to seed the idea of an utopian world without net.heroes in the popular consciousness, from political speeches from a disguised Darkheart to dream manipulation by Mark Dante. They planted operatives throughout Sig.ago, from a Constellation Gang-run trucking company to the police department – but were themselves infiltrated by Shane Boxer.

Through their many scattered political front groups, they stirred up anti-net.hero sentiment to the point where a Federal Net.Hero Regulation Act reached the Senate. Many states and local municipalities passed anti net.hero laws, such as Macroman's former hometown of Keystroke City.

By now, Shane Boxer had tipped off Dvandom Force as to the Pact's true nature, but because they were so good at keeping their operations underground and working through legal channels, they posed a serious challenge.<more>