History
'Citi-Def' refers to the Civil Defence units in Mega-City One, groups of trained volunteers from each individual city block who are legally entitled to bear arms against attackers in defence of their blocks. Unfortunately, the often tribal nature of the city blocks has in the past led to rival Citi-Def units warring on their neighbours, most notably during the events of Block Mania (although, to be fair, they were under the influence of a psychotropic agent at the time).
The Judges, though seeing the necessity for Citi-Def, tend to regard them as something of a nuisance since many of them are more than a little deranged. There's something about insanely powerful weaponry that attracts all the wrong sorts of people.
The brief but intensely violent war between the Citi-Def units of Carol Monroe and Vince St. Clair blocks, which took place on a night in 2105 AD, cost 70,000 lives.
Powers and abilities
Abilities
Shooting stuff; making stuff explode.
Strength level
Superhuman.
Weaknesses
Mindless belligerence.
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Helmets and other protective gear.
Transportation
Tend to stay in their own blocks.
Weapons
Definitely.
Notes
A Citi-Def serial by Tony Lee and Jack Lawrence featured in Judge Dredd Megazine #279 to #283, though the units have primarily been used as background characters in various Judge Dredd stories — notably 'Block Mania', the precursor to the Apocalypse War.
Trivia
Citi-Def units occasionally undertake Judge-supervised training exercises in the Cursed Earth.
Links
- Appearances of Citi-Def
- Character Gallery: Citi-Def
- Images that feature Citi-Def
- Fan-Art Gallery: Citi-Def
- Citi-Def quotations
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