Shortly before the release of Issue 3 in January 2005, this invasion saw forces of the 5th Column and The Council fighting on the streets of all the zones in Paragon City. This was part of the introduction of The Council, and in turn the removal of the 5th Column, as part of the storyline of Issue 3, which saw a coup d'etat remove Requiem as the leader of the group. This fed directly into the introduction of Striga Isle and the larger Council mythology.