I decided to adopt an idea from the idea for authors post, but I need help with two things.
Number one, I need a 3rd type of vigilante, i just cant seem to think of one.
Number two, how would you go about introducing a black market for all sort of thing like weapons. I mean like who do you go to for stuff like that?
Type One vigilante: Sniper/Drug expert:
This vigilante will not interact with the target personally unless the target is confirm to be 100% immobilized.
This vigilante has a penchant for drugs that are dangerous, that also translate to guns which can be use with darts to administer the drugs.
This vigilante will also have access to weapons such as mini bombs and throwing stars that can be use for a more aggressive tactic/approach if need be.
This type of vigilante is not strong physically and has the personality of a rabbit. When shit hits the fan, the vigilante will most definitely bolt to get away from danger.
Parkour is his/her life line. Unlike the other two, he/she will have miles upon miles of territory memorize and with it the many exits that can save his/her life.
Type two vigilante: Soldier/Martial artist:
This is a no nonsense get to the point of the problem vigilante.
He/She prefers to interact with the target personally.
He/She have a body that resembles the properties of a tank and the punches of a bullet train.
This vigilante has a perchant for close range weapons that range from knives,brass knuckles. steel bats and anything that can be use to bring the pain.
This vigilante is very strong physically and some say has the personality of a bear.
Besides strength, martial arts is the life line of this vigilante and unlike the others if his/her strength is not controlled, than there might be accidental deaths.
He/She will not back out of a confrontation so easily
Schemer/Detective? A type of vigilante that prefers to learn everything about the target, reveal the targetās deepest secret and use what he/she knows about the target to exploit the targetās āweaknesses.ā
Look at the markets in the real world and model your market after themā¦ lawless places like Mogadishu is where you want to look.
The movie āBlack-Hawk Downā gives a very detailed account of such a market as a side-effect of telling the story of the helicopter crash it is meant to tell.
Third type of Vigilante: The Scientist/Industrialist - examples here include Batman and Ironman.
People need to start from somewhere - not everyone starts out with the billions from father Bruce had or that grandfather gave Tonyā¦ you get to be original in your characterizationā¦
If you like the inventor concept but canāt have an MC thatās very wealthy, you could use Virgil Hawkins (aka Static of DC Comics) as a template instead of Batmanā¦
MacGyver is an inventor type, who was able to make do using anything he could get his hands on. You donāt need to be a billionaire when you can scrounge up every day items in order to turn them into useful equipment! And improvised weaponry, and using brain over brawn, is fun.
Yeah, this sounds like a great option to balance it all out. The kind of person who plans but is also able to improvise on the spot. Someone who twists words into a noose around the victimās neckāa mentalist of sorts.
I second a vigilante that uses emotions and psychology to fight his opponents, instilling fear to prevent them from acting normally, knows their patterns and mentality inside out and is able to use it against them.
Mind you, I once heard of a Batman story where he basically stalks Joe Chill until he committed suicide. Such a vigilante would be extremely insidious. Though far more vulnerable outside his element.
Really, thank you all for the suggestions I combined a few things and this is what came out.
Type three vigilante: Black hat hacker/ Detective:
This type of vigilante never interacts with the target personally or directly, unless otherwise force to.
This vigilante has a perchant for technology and food.
This vigilante will have access to shall we say illegal programs that can be beneficial or destructive towards his objective.
This vigilante is the weakest of the three, but unlike the others he/she is the most intelligent. They say he/she is cunning like the Fox.
This vigilante life line is (his/her) Detective/Scheming work. Since this vigilante is not very mobile, (he/she) will need to hire others to do the dirty work. When I say hire, I donāt mean they will get paid. This vigilante recruits other vigilantes by finding everything about them, (he/she) will proceed to use emotions (appealing to the good side of the person) or psychology, instilling fear by threatening to reveal the targetās deepest secrets, endangering them at every turn, making it impossible for them to live normal life ever again.
I combined a few things and this is what came out.
