In this issue of Due Vigilance you'll find a set of monster-versus-city rules for pitting your heroes against foes who tower over the skyline You'll also meet a whole troupe of evil Kaiju and their misanthropic human counterparts. From the undying cruelty of Itaihime, to the madness of Waira the Strange, a variety of fully developed super-sized menaces await within these pages. Or use the provided guidelines on designing Kaiju Kultists and other giant creatures to create menaces of your own Designed and written by veteran Mutants and Masterminds author Jack Norris, Kaiju Kultists presents six fully detailed villains and a host of other NPCs. Illustrations are provided in full color by Denis Loubet, Denise Jones, and Alex Williamson, including print-and-play standees for all the featured characters. The Kaiju Kultists want to stomp out all of humanity... only your heroes stand in their way

Lock and load Private Military Companies are becoming more and more common, exchanging higher costs for better trained and better equipped military specialists. In a world where people in spandex can juggle armored personnel carriers, they need to be even better trained and better equipped Enter SixGun, a team of cybernetic super-soldiers who will work for anyone if the price is right. Author Rick Jones brings you a team of ruthlessly efficient, battle-hardened foes for your Mutants and Masterminds Third Edition campaign, ready to deploy at a moment's notice. No battle theater is off-limits for these six cyborgs. Marauder, Camo, 3Chelon, Headcase, Deadeye, and "Spot" have the technology and the skill to strike anywhere the money leads them. With art by Alex Williamson, Yad-Ming Mui, Denise Jones, and Jesse Justice, this full-color book brings illustrations for the team, their gear, and their support personnel. We also include full-color standees for you to use at the gaming table. If you're not familiar with Private Military Companies, fear not, we've included an essay on their history and how they operate... both in the real world, and in the world of your own Superhero campaigns. We also include background and history for the insidious Orion Private Security, whose mysterious connection to SixGun is still classified "Eyes-Only" for the Game Master. So make one final gear check, and prepare for a fierce battle. SixGun is ready, are you? "Sanguine et Aurum Blood and Gold "

Attention: Have your security clearance clearly visible at all times The Metahuman Evaluation and Tracking Authority was instituted to keep track of the powerful beings who took the world of Beacon City by storm. It collects data from a number of sources and shares it between various law enforcement agencies and the military. Now, with this first dip into the METAs database, we present you with a new resource for characters for your games... your fellow players from around the globe Welcome to METAs, a series of supplements for Mutants and Masterminds featuring characters submitted by players just like you To start you off, issue one features eight fully-statted and illustrated characters, including color commentary from METAs personnel. If that wasn't enough to pique your interest, we included a 5-page article from Maestro Game Designer Jack Norris on how to run a Villainous campaign, "Bring on the Bad Guys " With this information at your disposal, feel free to drop these heroes and villains into your game and use them however you wish. There are heroes in here for you to add to your campaign's background as allies for your players, and some characters who would easily be used as villains as well. Or flip things around and have your players take on the roles of villains, and use these and other heroes against them Special highlights in this issue include contributions from Leon Chang, Rick Jones (Due Vigilance: Six Gun) and Steve Perrin (Amazing Stories of WWII: Homefront Heroes, and Homefront Villains) Illustrations are courtesy of Alex Williamson, Jesse Justice, Denise Jones, and Dan "Alien Mastermind" Houser. From the childlike antics of Kid Awesometastic to Mictantlocan, a sinister avatar of death, you're sure to find some surprises inside the METAs database. Stay inside the clearly marked areas, and do not attempt to remove any files from the secure zone. Any copies must be verified by the attending clerk. Thank you for joining METAs