City Of Heroes: "The Surviving Eight"

Manticore, Cryptic Studios Designer, stopped by the Official City of Heroes boards to answer the question:

Who exactly ARE the surviving eight, and why are they CALLED the surviving eight?

Here is what he had to say:

Greetings,
The Surviving Eight are: Statesman, Positron, Synapse, Sister Psyche, Citadel, Manticore, Numina and Back Alley Brawler. They all agreed to remain in Paragon City after the Rikti War, to coordinate the efforts of the new heroes arriving every day.
Ms. Liberty is in fact Statesman's Sidekick but she leads a group of heroes herself. They are called the Vindicators: Minx, Valkyrie, Swan, Infernal, Luminary and most recently Aurora Borealis.

Cheers.

~M

Here's the thread.