Media:Syphon Laid To Rest

1006 Syphon Laid To Rest Vicki Martin 08/26/2055 08/26/2005

Vicki Martin: "This week, on CAPES, we have a very special episode."

(Fade to show the Colonial Bay Memorial Cemetery)

Voiceover by Vicki: "Dorian 'Syphon' Perrault was laid to rest this week, after the climactic battle with the Stingers on the Starguard landing facility. A large portion of the hero community was in evidence, as well as some borderline metahumans, like Black Mamba and The Green. Several spoke on Syphon's behalf, some of them quite eloquently. When, Celestra, Random Factor, Barricade, Red Wolf, Black Mamba, The Green, and Bilbo the wonder monkey all gave speeches. The last of which was...controversial to say the least. Bilbo said that Syphon wasn't dead...this caused the crowd to quiet to a hush. He was quickly shooed out of the limelight by fellow team member Barricade."

(Camera footage of several heroes at the funeral)

"Others who made an appearance included the mayor, the chief of police, the superindendent of Stronghold, the commander of the Meta-Crimes Unit, Blitzkrieg, Quicksilver, Jolt, Green Wolf, Silver Spider, Fortitude, and the elusive Fury, whom we haven't seen much of in recent years. Two other attendees of note were Jackie DelQuist, known as Wasp, and the former Stinger known as Mud Dauber. The latter of these was accused by Ms. Zeal Zudares of having been the cause of Syphon's death. The official word from the authorities is that Yellow Jacket was the one who actually killed Syphon, and that Mud Dauber has made a plea deal to avoid the majority of the prosecution.""

(Footage of civilians with signs...some are pro-hero, some anti-Syphon, and some anti-Starguard)

"The ceremony almost became a powderkeg when various groups of supporters of our local heroes clashed with the so called 'Earth First' Movement. Luckily, there were plenty of heroes on hand to deal with the disturbance...as well as our city's finest."

(Footage of Celestra helping to seperate the groups with a holographic wall, as well as of several policemen helping out.)

"Syphon's family as well as his girlfriend, Zeal Zudares, refused to give comments for this program. We'll leave you with a montage of some of the accomplishments of this well loved hero, and protector of the city of Colonial Bay."

(Montage of footage, including past Best of the Best competitions...)