I have one question for all of those that have posted here.
Who is a Fanboy/Fangirl of Superhero comics??????
I ask you this only becuse it's as plain as the nose on your face that Marcus Cole isn't dead, nor merged with some other being.
He's starting up the new base of operations on Luna for combating the "Coming Storm" that has yet to be mentioned in anything but cryptic notes.
How do I know this, you ask?
Read any Major Superhero comic like Xmen (Jean Grey/Phoenix Arc) or Superman (Death of Superman/Reign of Supermen) to know that Heros always come back from thier "Death". They did his death so that he can be out of the spotlight to do things that would make others question his absence if he were still alive, since in CoH/CoV there is only one person that can make enough copies of himself (that still have his powers) so that nobody knows what he's up to. That's Dr. Aeon, he's the only one that I've seen that is like Jamie Maddox (aka Multipul Man) from Marvel. If you don't know who I'm refering to, then read a Xmen comic to remind yourself why you choose this RPG to play instead of World of ........!
However, this is just my humble thoughts on what a terrible loss to Paragon City, if Statesman was truely dead.
Also, if any rednames read this post and I'm too close to the truth for comfort. Just let me know privately and I'll go back to my Comics and not post my thoughts here.
PS- I would just like to add that I have never felt like more of a Failure as an Emp Def then when I watched Marcus Cole die. I'm sorry I failed you, Statesman. Forgive me.