A universe once full to brimming with superheroes since 1932, until the supervillains gathered together in 1986 and, working as a team, managed to defeat their arch-enemies and secure victories for the forces of evil once and for all. Pooling their powers, they remade the world to have no memories of their former heroes outside of comics and movies, with the villains ruling behind the scenes as the all-powerful Fraternity. However, recent years have seen the beginnings of the return of the superheroes, starting with the incompetent vigilante Kick-Ass inadvertently inspiring a wave of costumed crimefighers, and soon giving rise to genuinely superpowered heroes, culminating in the brief return of the hero Superior.