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To the average Mega-City One inhabitant, the most obvious symbol of the power and authority of the Justice Department is the Street Judge. These formidable individuals are responsible for the strict enforcement of the law on the dangerous streets of the ‘Big Meg', where they act as judge, jury and executioner. Crimes ranging from littering to first-degree murder fall within their remit and the punishments of a perpetrator can vary from a stern word of admonition, a crack on the head with a daystick, to imprisonment in an isolation cube or, in the most serious cases, a Lawgiver execution round. Becoming a Judge is a lifelong undertaking and many individuals falter on the arduous path. Some end up on the streets disenchanted and bitter at what might have been whilst for many Street Judges Resyk will be their final destination.

Larger blocks have a secure armoury in which most of the Citi‐Defs weapons are stored. This includes not only small arms but also various explosives and an array of heavy weapons. Unfortunately, some less than stable squad leaders have been known to abuse this authority when reacting to a troublesome neighbouring block. Contains 3 figures on foot, in Warlord Resin.

The rank and file Citi‐Def trooper is a volunteer drawn from the block population who agrees to spend at least one day a month attending Citi‐Def training and orientation meetings. All are given basic training in squad tactics and care and maintenance of personal weapons. They are issued with a ballistic shell suit and assigned a weapon that must be returned to the armoury at the end of any training event. However, such is the popularity of the Citi‐Def to certain ‘warcrazy’ individuals that Citi‐Def captains can hold meetings on a weekly or even daily basis, some even allow their enthusiastic followers to take their weapons home between sessions – an offence with a mandatory sentence of no less than two years per count if the Judges find out.

The cliched impression the majority of Mega-City inhabitants have of the Citi-Def is of military wannabes bingeing on Tri-D action vids and barely able to point their weapons in the right direction. This view is not all that wide of the mark, which makes Citi-Def extremely dangerous when block wars begin - they have a habit of pillaging their armoury for the biggest flashiest most destructive weapons they have at their disposal... From bombastic leaders with a power trip to barely trained medics, to troops wielding heavy weaponry they pose serious threats to friend and foe as well as the Justice Department and wider populace.

When a block war breaks out the block gangs are more often than not to be found taking the fight to the enemy blockers by fair means or foul. Block champions are often little more than a bully who likes to think they take care of their own and let the rest of the drokking city go to hell. They are at the forefront of escalating tensions between blocks and often responsible for outright block warfare backed up by their cohort of gangers, often armed with heavy weaponry when inter-block warfare erupts.

Despite the widespread opinion of Muties as stupid and animal‐like, a surprising number are tech‐savvy and scavenge extensively among the ruins of the Cursed Earth. There are dozens of small bands with the skill to convert run-of‐the‐mill mounts, such as Power Boards and Sky Bikes, into deadly machines of war. Contains 2 figures on skyboards and 1 mounted figure, in Warlord Resin.

The average citizen of Mega-City One is usually docile and, while not respectful of the Law, at least fearful of it. When the madness of a block war takes over, however, citizens gather into large, sometimes huge, mobs. At this point, they become exceptionally dangerous, easily able to overwhelm a Street Judge caught on their own.

"Me? I’m nobody. A ghost. A hole in the crowd… a big, fat zero." There are some criminal investigations that require intelligence gathering, where the presence of a uniformed Judge brandishing a Lawgiver is not appropriate. For these activities the Justice Department has formed an undercover division known informally in the Department as the ‘Wally Squad’. These Judges adopt civilian garb and move amongst the street life of Mega‐City One always on the lookout for leads on criminal activity. If required, they will infiltrate gangs and criminal organisations on highly dangerous undercover missions. Activities like these are abhorrent to most Street Judges who tend to view their Wally Squad colleagues as necessary ‘oddballs’. Whilst some undercover operations can be concluded in a short time, dedicated squad members have been known to spend years on a case, all the time maintaining a false identity. There is a danger in such deep cover that some Wally Squad members, such as the infamous Lenny Zero, have had their outlook and life values completely changed. Their beliefs have been sequestered by the roles they are playing, and many have ‘gone rogue’ working out of sight, but not out of mind, of the Justice Department. A Judge gone rogue can become the most dangerous of criminals. Here we present three of the most infamous members of the Wally Squad. Dirty Frank: Originally a respected Street Judge, Frank now appears to be a deeply unhygienic lunatic living in ‘Low Life’, the Mega-City One’s most crime-ridden area. Jack Point: A deep cover Wally Squad Judge, Jack is a follower of the Church of Simpology. Despite this, Jack is an effective and dangerous operative. Aimee Nixon: An ‘A’ grade cadet, Nixon joined the Wally Squad and was mentored by Dirty Frank.