In the far future, an ancient computer system called HerO lies abandoned in the midst of a massive complex of destroyed buildings that are slowly being reclaimed by the jungle. This peace was broken during a freak lightning strike that reactivated the computer system in a damaging flash. Due to this shock, the system spat from its' databanks several rogue pieces of code that coalesced into malevolent AIs. These programs infiltrated the long-deactivated sets of manufacturing equipment, building themselves new robot bodies. The arrogant AIs believed HerO to be no threat, and they abandoned their room of creation to explore the ruins for anything they could use to escape.
However, HerO was not as useless as they thought. After his backup disks had run their course, HerO set about countering fixing the "errors" by capturing and repairing the AIs. To do this, HerO searched through every databank, finally locating a USB device that contained the PDF document of an ancient comic book from aeons in the past. HerO was overjoyed; here where heroes that could apprehend his foes! The naive but dutiful computer system set to work, creating larger-than-life personalities from his own code and powerful robotic bodies for them to inhabit! This new team of robotic heroes woke up on the factory floor, each convinced they were the real deal, and utterly focused on righting wrongs. But deep in this mysterious future, where no man walks or beast treads, what awaits the good and evil denizens of the Hero Factory?