In order to better classify the ability of individual heroes, the Heroes for Hire program has developed a simple set of tests that help determine how powerful, useful or otherwise valuable a given hero is to our customers. The categories are as follows:

Hero Classification

Hero classes describe how a hero stacks up to their peers when comparing various attributes. These attributes are then averaged and the hero classification is given.

Classification is the first part of this system, describing the relative level of usefulness that a particular hero can offer.

• Class Foxtrot heroes have either no powers, skills or equipment that are useful to our customers, (or are very weak in those regards,) and are simply on the registry for the sake of completeness.
• Class Delta heroes are the budget option for most, and their abilities are typically equally low in value.
• Class Charlie is our most popular selection of hero, valued for their balance of price and ability. They won’t be able to level a building for you but a carefully-selected team of class C heroes can defeat most above-average power-level foes.
• Class Bravo sets the ration for quality-to-price, and any VIP can rest easy with even just a single class B hero protecting them.
• Class Alpha is the pinnacle of hero ability. One is capable of fighting off an army on their own, while an entire team is able to stop an alien invasion without breaking a sweat.

Some heroes in the registry have a specialized classification other than that listed here, such as “N/A.” These are typically rare and detail the reasons for the unique classification inside the registry entry itself.

Specialization

Specialization is separate from class in that it specifies the potential applications of a hero. Note that, if a hero doesn’t have a specialization specified on their registry entry, they are assumed to be “balanced.”

• Offense heroes have powers that can see use in combat to great effectiveness. They can typically harm, maim and destroy targets easily.
• Support heroes have abilities that, while not immediately useful in a combat sense, are able to be applied in the form of utility. Healers, scouts and the like tend to fall into this category.
• Balanced heroes are the most common in the registry, having abilities that don’t lean towards specifically offense or support.

Some heroes have a specialization outside of the previously mentioned three. In these cases, the details of the specialization are usually described in the registry entry.