Futuristic Vigilante Team CS(closed)

[Mme_Badass]

Character Sheet

There is evidence of vigilantes throughout history dating back hundreds of years. People who felt that justice had been so wronged that they needed to take it into their own hands. These people have been considered both forces of good and forces of bad. In a city such as Arcmourne City, there are so many criminals that vigilantes were needed to keep the city from being overrun. They were needed to see that justice prevailed even if it meant breaking the law.

For the character sheet, I have a format available below that is really just a skeleton sheet. It has the necessary information that I require if you feel like you want to add more be my guest. However, if you'd prefer to have certain aspects of your character revealed over the course of the RP, I understand, just make sure you have all the information I ask for. Axion SRUNewman The Cobalt Killer Squad141 RyanDiaz Woke Sitting and Dreaming Doctor Nope

Character Sheet

Full Name:
Nickname:
Age:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Day Job:
Friends or Family:
Powers optional (please don't godmod):
Origin of Powers (required if you gave your character powers):
Appearance (please use a real face claim):
Personality:
Brief Backstory (include why they became a vigilante):

My Character

Beth Hale

Full Name: Bethany Eliza Hale

Nickname: Beth

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

Day Job: Student

Friends or Family: She has an Aunt named Melanie.But her parents are dead.

Face Claim: Isabelle Fuhrman

Personality: Beth is sarcastic and sassy, she hates giving people straight answers or talking about herself in any capacity. She can be slow to trust people. But once she does trust people, she is fiercely loyal and would go to great lengths for her friends.

Brief Backstory: Beth was never good at making friends. She tends to be direct and the kids around her never appreciated her brutal honesty. She only became more alone when her parents died in a home invasion. After her parents died, she moved to live with her Aunt Melanie in Arcmourne City. Melanie owns a multiple martial arts dojo in Arcmourne.

Since Arcmourne is a dangerous city Beth's aunt wanted her to know how to protect herself. Once Beth got started with martial arts she fell in love with them, so she completely threw herself into martial arts and everything related to them. Just practicing martial arts was enough for her for a while, but soon Beth wanted to see how she could use them in real life. So she decided to go out onto the streets. Her ultimate goal is to find the person who killed her parents.

 

[RyanDiaz]

Full Name: Richard Connolly
Nickname: Ricky
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Not defining
Day Job: Working in police detective practice
Friends or Family: He has an older brother Dale, and his dad who he doesn't talk to much, Micheal.
Powers: Masterful tracing expertise. He can read footsteps and pay attention to details, with great memory. He works with homicide department to use these skills. He has learned Judo and can defend himself, since he has often wandered on dark streets to gather information.
Origin of Powers: His father worked with the police for 9 years. During that time he started to learn from his father's experiences, and developed a greater concentration about investigations.
Appearance:

Personality: Ricky can be a little abrasive and unemotional, but he does it to maintain calm under pressure. He is a good thinker, and can make great contact with people he doesn't know.
Brief Backstory: Ricky's mother got murdered by his dad's high-school friend. It was apparent they were fighting for her, but Tom, as the other guy was called, never got caught. He has lived with his dad since, now living alone in a murky flat, his brother being in army as freelance, working also with police if needed. Ricky's dad doesn't know about him being a vigilante, but he swore to himself, to catch his mother's killer. Their family has been robbed, and attacked, but he knows he can make himself strong enough to keep going.

 

[Doctor Nope]

Mme_Badass how realistic do the power origins have to be?

 

[RyanDiaz]

*Cough* Merlin *Cough*

 

[SRUNewman]

Full Name: Marcus Conner Morris

Nickname: Marksman

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Straight

Day Job: Owner of a Gun Store

Friend: Jackson Smith- long time friend from the Marines and co-owner the gun store.

Powers: Perfect Shot: Excellent Shot with any and all guns.

Origin of Powers: Marcus's father taught him how to use guns since he was young and with years of practice and a stint in the Marines it has become almost impossible for Marcus to miss a shot. Hasn't missed a shot in 25 years.

Appearance:

Spoiler

Face Claim: Idris Elba

Personality: Marcus is a very serious man and finds it hard to take a joke. This makes it difficult for him to make friends. He is a calm man and almost never gets angry, but if you do get him angry you most likely did something purely evil and will die for it.

Brief Backstory: Since Marcus can remember he has had a gun in his hand. At a young age, his father taught him how to handle, take care of, and shoot. His father took him to gun ranges and when he was old enough he went on long hunting trips with his father around the world. With all of the intensive training by the age of 16, it was becoming a fact to both him and his father that between the two of them Marcus was now the better shot. Once he turned 18 Marcus joined the Marines and in his unit became the top marksman and went on to become one of the best Marine Snipers in history. after 10 years in the military, he left and went on to live a normal life with a wife a child. That normal life didn't last long when his family was taken and held for ransom. He wasn't going to pay them and ended up finding the men who took his family and killed them but not before they killed his wife and daughter in front of him. He became a vigilante to make sure no one else has to feel what he did that night.

 

[The Cobalt Killer]

Sebastian Holloway

Full Name: Richard Adam Sebastian Whitman

Nickname: Holloway (as Sebastian Holloway), Dick (as Richard Whitman)

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Day Job: Home Security Consultant

Friends or Family: Although no one of his family is alive, he still has a few friends to help him out. They, however, know him as Dick, under his true name, so he is cautious not to mix friends with "business associates".

Powers: Holloway has masterfully light fingers, meaning he is very good at being precise when it comes to picking locks, cutting wires and disabling alarms. As such, he is extremely good at breaking and entering without setting off an alarm.

Origin of Powers: These skills of his come from his job as a home security consultant. Every home he goes to to help out and every firm he works alongside both help him develop his skills. As he works as a consultant, he is able to visit and study a variety of different homes and companies.

Face Claim: Jon Hamm

Personality: Holloway knows how and when to keep his mouth shut and can be a very pensive man. He isn't the most assertive but often takes charge in an outburst of frustration when things go wrong. He's serious about what he does and the way he does it but is more likely to snarl and walk away than start a fight with an ally.

Brief Backstory: Life was simple for Holloway, all he had to do was get up and leave his apartment every day to go to his job. He quite enjoyed it. However, one day, his brother approached him and said he was in trouble. That night, Holloway went to meet his brother at their favourite diner. Almost an hour past before Holloway gave up and started to leave. Before he did, however, he needed to go to the bathroom. When he stepped in, a horrible sight awaited him. The scene was... colourful. Six dead, including his brother, their blood and guts painted the floor and walls, even the ceiling. As he ran out of the bathroom, too horrified to mourn his dead brother, the only other person present - the seemingly harmless waitress - pulled a gun on him. She told him to take a seat in the booth and wait. Eventually, a man approached and explained what kind of underworld dealings his brother had been in and how much debt he'd racked up. After that, he simply stood up and, while he was leaving, told Holloway to pay back his brother's debts "or else". Using his skills and expertise, burglary was simple enough for Holloway and he soon paid off the money. Nevertheless, the whole ordeal shook him and he decided to put away his brief life of crime and use his experience to become a vigilante, and eventually track down the man who ordered his brother's death.

 

[Squad141]

Arvon Mackrov
A.K.A
Wild Card

24 years old
Male
Heterosexual

Day Job:
a Scientist and Consultant for different kinds of weaponry

Friends or Family:
His brother, Rory, lives in the city somewhere too.

Appearance:

Arvon is one smart cookie. But he doesn't waste it on scientific degrees, or politics. He uses it to his advantage, to save the people of this city. By day, he is the consultant scientist, Arvon, taking requests for new weapons, and getting to know criminals in the daylight. By night, he goes by Wild Card, and takes down those same criminals in the moonlight. As Arvon he is sociable, charming, but also seclusive, and rarely works with people not nearby unless invited into a situation. He gets along with almost anyone, if he gets to know them well enough. As Wild Card, he isn't that expressive, and rarely talks as not to give away his identity.

Arvon grew up being threatened. His mother had been too, and was being told that if she didn't pay, the boys would die. She tried to slowly pay the debt she owed to these criminals as the two boys grew up, often having to leave the house for long periods of time. This is where Arvon began to research and read many books and papers. He studied because they didn't have the luxury of any good entertainment, though his brother soon fixed that. After getting into high school, his brother began chasing the career of puzzle maker, whilst he followed weaponry sciences. After college, he came home to find his mother dead. IN their living room. She had been shot in the head. So he took his profession, and used it to his advantage. After cleaning up, he took the family home for himself (As Rory had left to follow his dreams somewhere else), and set up a weapons laboratory in the basement. Then he made an alias. He created a special bow that looked like wood, as well as a stock full of arrows expertly designed to resemble playing card suites. They each had a different ability (i.e. explosion, microphone, timebomb), but he rarely used the very dangerous ones. So at night, he dyed his hair and donned a green cloak to do justice in the city. In the morning, he would just wash the dye out and switch clothes, and become a whole other person.​

 

[Sitting and Dreaming]

Jackson "Jax" Cameron Lucas

Male
Bisexual
22 Years Old
Student, with a job as a mechanic outside of school
Family: Jax has an older brother, Adam, who's 26 and works as an engineer in his own laboratory.
Powers: Jax's only power, if it would qualify, would be his ability to pick up a technique quickly. Not learning how to fight a super move in ten seconds, but that when you teach him something complicated, he'll catch on quicker than most.
Origin of Powers: He's practiced fighting with his father when he was younger, something he was told to do when he was angry. Not necessarily with others, but they'd go boxing, and it would relax Jax.

Personality: Jax is energetic, he can't keep his mouth shut. A glass half full kind of guy, though his personality can switch in an instant. When he's around you, he can be friendly, while at the same time if he dislikes you, you're gonna know. He won't lie to your face and he won't talk behind your back. Because if you're going to be around each other, it's going to be nothing but the truth from day one. His energetic personality though, can get in the way, sometimes, or most of the time, he can't focus on one thing for too long which gets in the way of missions.
His Story: Without a doubt, Jackson Cameron Lucas remembered growing up. More than he wished had did. He didn't remember much, but he remembered that day. His parents were separated, and his father had custody of him and his older brother Adam. His mother, however, still lived with her sister and mother, dropped out of school, and did some small nursing jobs here and there. Jax was only six, he didn't see anything wrong with that, Adam and Jax went to visit her every weekend and she'd stop by once a month or so. But the day he went to her funeral was the day he changed, he wasn't that happy go lucky kid anymore. He felt anger more than he should have, he was confused even. She was young, and nobody dared tell the six year old his mother had been killed. Though they knew by who, her own boyfriend. When he found out at an older age, it was on his father's death bed. His last year of high school was a wreck. But at least he had memories, he was angry, but he couldn't hold it against his father for long.
He had his reasons not to tell Jax, but this many years later was more than disappointing.
Now it was just Jax and Adam, his older brother built machines and fixed things anyone sent in to him, and paid for most of the rent of the apartment the two brothers shared. While Jax studied engineering and worked at an auto repair shop. When he wasn't studying or working, he was fighting. Boxing in a ring. Now with rising crime rates though, he had an idea. Why not use his anger and skills to fight some bad guys? To make a change, so maybe there'd be one less kid to go through what he went through. And so he did, it took a while but he'd sneak into his brothers lab every once in a while, taking small amounts of materials until he'd created his own suit. Or what he wanted his suit to be, a version that would eventually become something he wanted. An experiment, a prototype, whatever word you wanted to use to call it. But Jax was proud, and that's what really mattered.
Face Claim: Austin Butler​

 

[Mme_Badass]

Mme_Badass how realistic do the power origins have to be?

I don't need a whole scientific explanation, just some idea like Spider-Man being bitten by a spider.

 

[Axion]

Full Name: Sydney Ellone Frederic

Nickname: Syd, Elli

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Homosexual

Day Job: Bartender/Security at a local pub

Friends or Family: Her parents, her two siblings (brother and sister), and her cousins Serah and Brett

Powers: Wing Chun- is a traditional Chinese martial art specializing in close range combat. It is known for being economical, direct and efficient.

Hapkido- It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling, and throwing techniques.

Origin of Powers: You never know when a random bar fight will occur and that someone needs to end it before it starts. But in reality, her parents made her join a martial art club with her cousins to let out some steam and that her workplace were actually looking for security but they let her be a bartender as well.

Face Claim: Aoi Miyazaki

Personality: Sydney is short-tempered and aggressive by nature, she doesn't like sitting still and has to do something or she will go crazy. Other than that, she has a good sense of humor, which she enjoys laughing at both jokes and people, and is open-minded to those who have serious problems or issues that they want to talk about with others.

Brief Backstory (include why they became a vigilante):

Spoiler

As a toddler, Sydney was actually calm and a cheerful kid who had crazy ambitions for her future, wanting to do so many things as a child. But around the time she was in third grade, Sydney had become what some would call a "problem child" and was infamous throughout her middle school for being a bully. She was placed in detention several times and was warned if she didn't change her attitude, she would be suspended from school.

Her parents decided to just let her get some steam off by going to a gym and vent her anger all she wanted there. Her cousins, who trained there, met Sydney where she talked about the problems she had and felt she needed to do something that will get her mind off of school. Brett introduced her to a club for those who wanted to learn martial art, Sydney watched a few demonstrations about and wanted to try it out. Her cousin Serah went as her opponent and Sydney told her to not hold back. As she was told, Sydney soon found herself flat on the floor with her arm held up by Serah. After that, she joined the club and learned, mostly from her cousins, Wing Chun and Hapkido as just basics for almost throughout her school life.

She then moved to Arcmourne, at the age of 18, with her cousins and took a job at a pub as sort of both the bartender and security (because the owner couldn't afford both separately). One night at the bar, Sydney was told to stay a little longer because the owner had to let certain people come in at this time of hour. The people who came by didn't seem familiar at first but another glance at them and she remembered them from the news about a organization who were dealing weapons to local gangs. She was about to call the police when the owner told her not to, the unnamed organization had apparently dealings with unknown higher ups and arresting them would do nothing but make her and anyone you knew a target.

Frustrated that she couldn't do anything yet didn't want her family to get involved with criminals, she made a secret identity for herself, doing whatever she could to get rid of the parties who were involved in smuggling weapons inside the city and finding out who these "higher ups" were.

 

[Red_Delta]

Astrid Follows

General

Full Name: Astrid Renée Follows
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Homosexual
Day Job: Biochemist
Friends or Family: She has a twin sister named Lilith. Their mom died of cancer and their dad from an early in life stroke.
Face Claim: Holland Roden

Power

Powers: Astrid has a photographic memory. Her IQ is in the range of genius.
Origin of Powers: Astrid's mother and father discovered Astrid had a photographic memory when she was in first grade. While the rest of her class was learning their alphabet, Astrid could recite long monologues from classic plays and literature.These ability was enhanced through advanced classes and tutoring at home.

Personality

Personality: Astrid is extremely socially awkward. But beneath all of her awkwardness, Astrid is a very kind and caring person. She prefers to talk things out over fighting. She doesn't like to make people upset, even if that means sacrificing something she wants for something they want.

Backstory

Astrid and Lilith were close when they were younger. They were inseparable until Lilith found out that Astrid was a genius. Lilith always felt that their parents cared more about Astrid than they cared about her. This caused a rift between the two sisters.

Astrid grew apart from her sister and became very attached to her mother. Her mother was a surgeon at a nearby hospital which fascinated Astrid. When Astrid's mother was diagnosed Astrid watched her die slowly and painfully. This caused Astrid to become withdrawn and sullen.

It wasn't until her father died. When her father died, Astrid began to realize that life was short and she shouldn't waste it being gloomy or self obsessed. She studied Biochemistry with the goal of helping people with her abilities. That's the same reason she joined the team: she wanted to help people.

 

[Gegawat]

Here is my character, I decided to make it a bit different, still having the most important points in the CS, but I did it In character, since I believe that would fit him. Also I think it sounds better this way, if he introduces himself. So there he is!

Alexander James Mercer Character Sheet

Faceclaim: Henry Cavill

My name is Alexander James Mercer, but my friends and family call me Alex. There is nothing interesting about me. I'm 28 year old young man with a dream - to leave my mark on human history. Since my father's retirement, I took over the family company and as CEO I changed their mission to a new and more noble one - to better human life, to end the world's problems and catalyze the evolution of human race. I realize this is a bigger bite than anyone could handle, but if I can make a difference, even the smallest one, I would consider my goal reached.

By the way, Ladies, I am rich and available.


Friends or Family
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My Father: James T. Mercer - happily retired. He is a happy old man in his mid 50s. He's a bit eccentric, but pretty cool once you get to know him.
My real Mother: Jessica M. Mercer - she died at childbirth so I don't really know anything about her, apart from the fact she is really pretty. I can see why Father fell in love with her. But We didn't really grow up without a mother. Our Step Mother, Natalia Mercer is a Fashion designer, she came into our lives when we were around 4. Despite her having a child of her own, she took us in as her own. She is also a bit eccentric and I believe that's why Father decided to remarry. They complete each other, they are really cute couple. She is in her late 40s as of now.
Ah, my twin Brother: Maximilian J. Mercer he is not exactly the brightest tool in the shed, but he is not exactly as dumb as a rock either. But man, he's made of steel. (hehe, see what I did there?) He can probably bench a small car, but he is kind of an asshole, he always leaves all the weights on at the gym.
Which leads to our Step Sister: Cornelia L. Mercer - the big sister, whom everybody fears, especially since that accident 16 years ago. I rather not talk about it. It was messy, bloody, and painful. I still have nightmares about it and I'm 28 year old, 6 ft 3, 230 lbs man. She is also a 6th Dan Renshi in some Japanese martial arts. She also likes to watch those Japanese cartoons a lot, which is weird, I mean, come on, she is 30! People her age watch those because of their children, not because of themselves.


Powers
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What powers do I have? Well... I can break the 4th wall from time to time! Oh, that's not a superpower? OK, What else? Oh yeah, I'm rich! That's a superpower, right? At least that's what Ben Aflek says in the Justice League trailer. Anyway, I'll elaborate. After my father retired, I took over the company, using it as a front to my vigilante activities. By day I am genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist (where have I heard that before? Doesn't matter), and by night - I fight crime. Simple as that. Well, I'm no Batman, I don't have the cool gadgets, or the sweet rides, I'm just a guy, who wants to help, who wants to do the right thing. I dress in black, go out, fight petty crime on the streets. I wish I could do more, but I am just a human being. I can't just invent some magical elixir, that would turn me into a 10 ft super strong monster... Wait, I am a Major in Theoretical Physics and Engineering, I can invent something! Dangit, why didn't I think of that before?

Well, enough about that, you may be wondering, why did I decide to become a vigilante. Well, It's a long story although it's kind-of a short one. My father got sick, had to retire, some shark on the board wanted to claim the CEO title, but since the company had to stay in the family, I took over. The same shark tried to get me into a traffic accident, but I'm just too good of a driver, that's all. After a while I set a trap for him, and the guy fell into it. He is now in jail for multiple homicide attempts. That's basically the first time I did something vigilanty... Is that a word? Well, it is now! And to be honest, I like the feeling of Justice being served. That's when I decided that I would probably try to do something more with my life apart from sniffing white powdery substances from a hooker's ass (Just kidding, that's something my brother would do. I'm more of an alcoholic...).

Well, there you have it! How I became a vigilante. I use my skills, that I have acquired over the years - free running, martial arts. I can shoot a gun, but that wouldn't make me any different from the people who I am trying to stop.


Personality:
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Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. A little bit about myself. I'm open minded, I make friends easy, but sometimes I feel down, but that's just a temporary phase. I am only human after all, I have fears, just like everybody else. I fear death, but not like the actual death. I fear a meaningless death. I am not afraid to die, I am afraid from dying, without having made a difference into our world. I fear failure, that's why I always think before I act, which is also a weakness, because sometimes I overthink things. In more personal aspects, I am friendly and outgoing, I make friends easily. And once you are my friend, you are a friend for life. You can come to me for anything, no matter how big or small, and I will do what I can to help you.

Brief history:
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Well, I pretty much covered all of it, but let's make a quick recap.
One sunny spring day, James winked at Jessica while walking his dog in the park, they met, they talked, they fell in love, and 9 months later, my brother and I came out. Unfortunately mother died from complications. Or that's what father told us, when we were old enough to understand. I believe he remarried while traveling to Britain when we were around 4, bringing a big sister to the family. Having a big sister was a nightmare, but hey, we turned out well, didn't we? OK, at least I did, my brother still has issues from that accident during Cornelia's coming of age. I rather not talk about it.
Anyway, growing up our father taught us a lot of things you don't get to learn in school. Although he was busy with the company, he always tried to find time for us. He took us on field trips, he taught us valuable life lessons, he sometimes took us to work and taught us how the company works. I always wondered how he could live such a fast paced life, filling every single free minute of his day with some productive activity. It turned out it lead to a lot of stress for him and he fell ill. Or at least that's what the doctors said. He suffered a heart attack while I was in college, and the doctor said he had to retire. Fortunately Cornelia, Max and I were ready to take over the company, so we didn't have to answer to that shark Johnson. In fact, after a while it turned out Johnson was behind father's condition, but we had no proof. The proof came when he tried to kill me in a car accident, but I was too smart for him. Actually, his plan backfired and he ended up behind bars for multiple homicide attempts. I gotta tell ya, that felt good. Justice. I spoke with Max and Cornelia about it, and they all agreed - we can make a difference in this world. We changed the company's outlook and mission, and started working on building a better future. But little do they know, that I put double the efforts, donning that mask. I really wish that I could do more than just fight petty crime, but I am no super hero. I am just a regular guy, who tries to make a difference. Our father always told us that the problem of this world is that people don't come together and help each other in time of needs. I believe that time of need is now, and we need to come together to solve the problems, because if I can do something about it, and I don't, when bad things inevitably happen, they happen because of me, and my lack of action. That's why I do it. Because I can! Because I must!

 

[Doctor Nope]

Full Name:
Judai Mauvelight

Nickname:
Poltergeist

Age:
17

Gender:
Male

Sexuality:
Heterosexual

Day Job:
Student

Friends or Family:
His father

Powers optional (please don't godmod):
Telekinesis (Currently has pretty underwhelming strength, but can gradually get better)
Invisibility (He can still be seen using other electromagnetic waves such as X-rays or infrared)
Both powers cause what looks like blue electricity to flow around the affected subject, but this is mostly aesthetic and doesn't do much to benefit him.

Origin of Powers (required if you gave your character powers):

Spoiler: Fairly long text here

He was working as an intern at an ambitious technology-developing company. One of the experimental machines aiming to somehow manipulate photons using gravity was activated before the stability checks were complete, and a blast of bright blue "light" (Everybody involved generally assumes that this wasn't just light considering the effects, but nobody really knows what else to call it) hit him. Once it made contact with him, though, he kind of just....disappeared for a few moments before becoming visible again. Officially, this never happened. The machine worked as planned and nobody was affected by anything. To keep him from letting this get out and to be able to study his body, the company keeps his vigilante identity a secret and provided him with monetary compensation.

Power weaknesses:
Overexerting himself with telekinesis can cause physical damage to himself, ranging from pulling a muscle to fracturing a whole lot of bones at once. He also doesn't have that much control of his telekinetic abilities yet, sometimes resulting in him trying to pull the TV remote towards him and it ending up hitting him in the face.

Appearance (please use a real face claim):
Dane Dehaan

Alternate costume:
Charles Snippy

Personality:
He's mostly upbeat and childishly doesn't take many things seriously, choosing to lighten seemingly hopeless situations with painfully bad jokes ("Considering the weather outside, I'd expected these guys to be a bit more...CHILL"). It's easy to get on his nerves, especially if he knows you're doing it on purpose. He views most violent criminals as complete scum that don't deserve even basic human rights, believing that they chose to forfeit said rights. He's also the kind of person that likes pineapple on pizza.

Brief Backstory (include why they became a vigilante):
Up until a few years ago, his life was pretty good. He was an overachiever in physics and engineering classes, and had gotten an internship at a damn cool company. Then those guys fucked something up and now he's...ghosty? Hey, there's a cool alias to be made here. Like Ecto. Wait no, that's not intimidating enough! Poltergeist? That works. Well, it didn't make sense to just NOT use these new powers, considering his views on criminals in general and the fact that his father had also been a vigilante in his youthful years. He doesn't know what kind of abilities or weapons or skills his father used, he just knows that he'd tend to set things on fire quite a bit, which he thought was friggin' awesome. He mostly feels like he has to surpass the shadow of his father and become something better and more awesome..er.