From the instruction manual: In the third millennium, the world changed. Climates, nations; all were in upheaval. Humanity itself turned as violent as the planet. Civilization threatened to collapse. And then... a solution was found. The crumbling legal system was merged with the overburdened police creating a powerful and efficient hybrid. These new guardians of society had the power to dispense both justice and punishment. They were the judge, jury and executioner all in one. They were... The Judges.