Two of the heroes are classics from the first Freedom Force. Both Mentor and El Diablo are easily recognizable (though El Diablo is sporting some nice new flame effects) showing off skills that many players will instantly recognize. But since I've played with these happy heroes before, I concentrated most of my crime fighting efforts on Quetzalcoatl and Sky King, two of the new heroes Irrational has created for the sequel. Each hero has much different backgrounds. Quetzalcoatl came into his powers after touching a magical Mayan artifact, turning the boy into a man with mystical powers. On the other had we have Sky King, an actor who manages to be a hero despite his complete lack of mystical powers or mutations. His ingenuity and invention supplied all the power he needed in the form of a jetpack and conventional firepower and armor.​