"Keep staring and I'll give them a reason to send me back to prison."

Welcome to The Redemption Bureau

(Very original, yeah)

"What is TRB?"

Glad you ask !

The Redemption Bureau is a government-backed organization established after decades of chaotic warfare between heroes and villains. Its purpose is simple yet revolutionary: to rehabilitate and repurpose villains by pairing them with former or retired heroes who serve as mentors, guiding them toward becoming protectors rather than destroyers. The Bureau operates on the philosophy that no one is beyond redemption — only lacking direction, purpose, and understanding.

Located in a fortified yet welcoming compound within the capital city, the Bureau functions as a hybrid between an academy, a correctional facility, and a hero agency. Within its walls, villains undergo intensive psychological assessment, combat reconditioning, and moral retraining under the direct supervision of their assigned mentors. The process is rigorous, often lasting years, and the success rate is low — but the ones who do reform often become some of the most loyal and effective heroes in existence ! ( or they go back to being villains...)

Recruitment and Rules

Recruits (former villains) must agree to the Bureau’s terms:

Full cooperation with psychological and physical evaluations.

A binding contract of accountability with their mentor.

Mandatory missions under supervision to prove their commitment.

Absolute prohibition from independent action until officially certified.

Failure to comply can result in immediate expulsion or imprisonment, depending on the severity of the offense. Success, however, grants full hero certification, a new identity if requested, and potential enlistment into the National Hero Corps.

Mentorship System

Each mentor-subject pair is bound by a redemption contract, typically lasting 18 months. During this period:

• Both live or train within the Bureau’s secure compound.

•Subjects must complete mandatory training and participate in low-risk field missions.

•Mentors are authorized to intervene, restrain, or report relapse behaviors.

Upon successful completion of enough missions, the Subject is granted “Heroic Clearance Tier-1”, officially reclassified as a licensed hero.

Your work !

You're a former hero ( with powers or not, famous or not, it's on you ) which, feeling that you could still save people without all the hero thing, joined TRB. The agency, after a lot of paperwork, finally give you your first villain to be hero.

Guide them to their new life, to be their better version, and remember:

“The light does not cleanse the shadow — it teaches it to see.”