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(I thought it was some sort of Titan thing, what with the synthflesh, huge size, apparent lack of brain, multiple arms, sonic attack...)

Turn forty-one.  blah blah blah words blah blah

At the UN HQ,
Agent Green moved to cover the fleeing civilians and two of the Silver Hammers turned their attention to him.  The one coming up on his right had a spiked chain and the one on the left a scythe.  The SWAT team moved towards the other two, who ran into one of the nearby towers, just as the Electrician flew back and landed beside Desmond.  A few men who looked like bodyguards stepped out of the fleeing crowd, guns trained at both the Hammers and the heroes, just as some loud bangs and screams come from inside the nearby tower.

Current Status: Fighting
Spiked Chain Ganger: [healthy]
Scythe Wielder: [healthy]
Unknown Person: [unknown]
Unknown Person: [unknown]


At Central Park,
Agent Fortmüller landed next to the startled Hammers, [2+1] shooting the nearest one with a dart, which bent and deflected off a metal plate the goon was wearing.  He took a moment to size up his opponents as he went to work on the fire: one guy with a chainsaw and metal plate, one guy with what looked like a sawed-off Uzi, and one with a bandolier of unlit Molotov cocktails, wearing an iron pot on his head.  [6] As he absorbed the heat from the fire and vented it back out of his suit the thermal readings began to spike, [5] but Nicholas was able to quickly divert the heat into the energy collection unit, giving the battle suit a quick burst of power.
Agent Reon covered Nicholas, placing a few arrows and a smoke grenade in the dirt and firing once at the Hammers.  [5+1] The arrow went into the face of the one with the chainsaw and out the back of his head, [3+1-1] and shattered one of the Molotov guy's bottles, as the smoke cloud went up and concealed Ires' position.

Current Status:  Fighting
Sawed-off Uzi Guy: [healthy]
Chainsaw Man: [deceased]
Molotov Cocktail Dude: [healthy]


At Times Square,
Agent Maxwell became invisible and dodged through the panicking crowd, trying to get behind the Silver Hammers.  However there didn't seem to be a "behind", as they'd taken a back-to-back diamond formation.  One harpoon gun, a pair of sai, an improvised aerosol flamethrower with a welding mask, and a combination of brass knuckles and knives strapped to the shoes.  The guy with the flamethrower had already singed the backs of a few unlucky people who didn't run fast enough.
Agent Conners hesitated for just a moment as she went into her first ever fight.  Thinking quickly she tossed a smoke grenade into where she judged the fewest people to be and moved into the cloud, waiting for Jenny to distract them from behind.  The moment didn't come, but Lisa was able to drain enough energy from people who bumped into her to get a good boost.

Current Status: Fighting
Aerosol Flamethrower Thug: [healthy]
Harpoon Gun Goon: [healthy]
Sai Criminal: [healthy]
Knuckles and Shoes Gangster: [healthy]

(Nearly) All heart problems that you think you're having while young are due to stress or caffeine.

Well that explains why my hearts was skipping beats for a week or so, thanks!

"Oh... shit.  Milno, can you move?"
Drag Milno a safe distance away if I'm clear enough.  Generally stay alive.

I found out about the existence of Straight Edge.  Sounds like somewhere I'd fit in.

Ok then.  I don't see any possible way that having flamethrowers could go wrong when you're in Central Park!

"Sounds easy enough. What's making them so dangerous, anyway? Equipment? Powers? Or are they just crazy?"
"Weapons and crazy.  Not many cops are able to deal when they see a buncha guys running around with RPGs, right?  So they've killed a whole lotta people in a few weeks and we can't nail 'em because they keep vanishing when we show up, and the mayor has the bright idea to use all the heroes he can find in order to save his reputation.  Sorry, I mean in order to save the city."

"Do you have a dart attachment for my rifle? I kind of forgot to bring one. Also, do those 'Hammers' usually murder, and if yes, who do they target?"
"A dart attachment, huh?  Hmm... maybe we can find something for you.  As for your second question, yeah, they kill.  Our profilers say that they don't care about who they're killing when they pop up, what they're looking for is attention, and causing mayhem is their way of getting it."

"You wouldn't mind lending me a pistol of some kind would you? It would be nice to have something with a bit of range and I forgot to get one before we left. But other than that, I think we have this handled if these guys are as good as I hear they are."
"Yeah, a pistol is easy enough."

After the questions had been asked Desmond turned to the rest of the team and finalized the plan - Nicholas and Ires at Central Park, Jennifer and Lisa at Times Square, and himself at the UN Headquarters.  With unanimous agreement, they headed off.
For the next few hours it was nothing but waiting.
Nicholas gave his prototype battle suit another inspection.  Power: 100%.  Weapons: ready to go.  Systems: good.  Condition: satisfactory.  Chance of catastrophic failure: low.  Hopefully.
In another part of the city, Lisa used her PDA to wirelessly hack into the security cameras around the Square.  Turning to Jenny, she added "I saw this in a movie once."  [3] It actually worked, but she couldn't send the feed back to the FDSPA base for some reason.  Since they weren't part of the mission anyway Lisa just kept an eye on the feed herself.
Over at the UN HQ, Desmond found himself alone with a SWAT team.  After a while, he turned to the nearest one and asked "Wasn't there supposed to be somebody else here?"
"Yep.  The way I hear it, besides you and your team there are three heroes working this case.  Anchorman, Quarterback, and the Electrician.  The Electrician.  Ah... here he comes now."
Desmond turned his attention to where the guy was looking and saw the man in powered armour flying towards them.  He'd heard about the Electrician before, of course.  Possibly the most famous of all superheroes, one of the first to be sanctioned when the Vigilante Act had been passed, one of the only heroes to have a public identity, reputed to place the law above all else.  One of a tiny handful of heroes capable of flight, and the only one not to use a jetpack or similar.
"Sorry I'm late, officers.  Traffic was brutal.  Ah, you're Steel Wall, aren't you?  One of the new heroes from, where was it, May Falls?  Aventin?  I must say I'm impressed by your work, and your ability set, it's pretty unique."
Desmond got his first good look at the other man.  His custom powered armour suit was uniquely sleek, providing less protection than most in exchange for speed and lightness.  Though they weren't apparent, Tesla coils and tasers were built into the suit, along with the electromagnets that let him fly.  On his chest was a small "electrical hazard" symbol, and on his back a short cape.
"Let's get started, then.  These people aren't going to protect itself.  I'll keep a watch from the sky."
Without waiting for a response he went straight up, then flew off west.  The SWAT officer Desmond had spoken to before looked back at him, eyes wide.
"You know, I... I forgot to ask for his autograph!"

After keeping watch for what felt like hours, the signal finally came.
"All units, Silver Hammers spotted at the ESB.  We're seeing just four... no, five."
At Times Square, Lisa jumped to her feet, ready to head off towards the Empire State Building.  Jenny grabbed her arm, just as screams started coming from the square.  Four Hammers had emerged out of the crowd.
At Central Park, Nicholas and Ires saw a small fire catch as three Silver Hammer goons stepped out of the trees.
At the UN Headquarters, Desmond was still on his own as four Hammers rushed out of one of the nearby buildings and started running towards a group of people that looked Very Important.

Oh, good question.  Overall size, weaponry, and construction were what I was looking for.  Appearance and power source occurred to me later.  Plus any additional details I should know about.