- "They laugh at the law. The rich ones who buy it and twist it to their whims. The other ones, who have nothing to lose, who don't care about themselves, or other people. All the ones who think they're above the law, or outside it, or beyond it. They know all the law is good for is to keep good people in line. And they all laugh. They laugh at the law. But they don't laugh at me. "
- ― Frank Castle/The Punisher (Marvel Comics)
The power to use the powers and characteristics of an avenger archetype.
Also Called
- Punisher
- The Vigilante
- The Breaker
Properties
The user is able to use the powers and characteristics of an avenger archetype, meaning that they have devoted themselves completely to getting revenge on someone or something that has wronged them. The user will stop at nothing of fulfilling his desire for retribution, and resort to unsavory tactics to assure it. The user is sometimes has a one-track mind when it comes to this, usually manifesting into their lives as the only thing they do, and the only thing it gives them purpose.
Associations
- Anger Empowerment
- Adaptive Mind
- Enhanced Determination
- Exaggeration
- Hatred Empowerment
- Indomitable Emotions
- Karma Manipulation
- Killing Instinct
- Obsession Empowerment
- Omnislayer
- Revenge Empowerment
- Survival Intuition
- Tormentor
- Training Regimen
- Tactical Genius
- Weapon Proficiency
Relationships
- Assailant
- Many avengers are maledicted individuals corrupted by a foul power, driven further and further off the brink of sanity by a taunting reminder of what they lost. Compelling them to commit atrocities in the possessing forces name.
- (Example: 'John Jaspers/Faust, Faust: Love of the Damned)
- Many avengers are maledicted individuals corrupted by a foul power, driven further and further off the brink of sanity by a taunting reminder of what they lost. Compelling them to commit atrocities in the possessing forces name.
- Rebel
- Usually, their desire for vengeance manifest as jumpstarting an insurrection or a revolution, to get back to a bureaucracy or system that personally wronged them.
- (Example: 'Lelouch vi Britannia, Code Geass)
- Usually, their desire for vengeance manifest as jumpstarting an insurrection or a revolution, to get back to a bureaucracy or system that personally wronged them.
Variations
- Afterlife Border
- Revenant Physiology
- Stealth Intuition
- Teaching Intuition
- Undead Pulse
- Vengeance Deity Physiology
Limitations
- May be blinded by their desire for revenge.
- May deny help that they are offered.
- May betray allies in the quest for revenge.
- May end up killing the wrong person.
- May inadvertently begin or continue a cycle of revenge.
Known Users
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Guts (Berserk)
- Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass)
- Akira Fudo (Devilman); after Miki’s death
- Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
- Rei (Fist of the North Star)
- Jean Pierre Polnareff (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom); formerly
- Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
- Thorfinn (Vinland Saga); formerly
- Heidi (Vinland Saga)
Cartoons/Comics
- The Crow (Crow Franchise)
- Alex Corvus
- Ashe Corven
- Eric Draven
- Jimmy Cuervo
- Black Manta (DC Comics)
- The Specter (DC Comics)
- Albert Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics)
- Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
- Saint of Killers (Preacher)
Folklore/Mythology
- Gawain (Arthurian Legends)
- Nemesis (Greek Mythology)
- Sekmhet (Egyptian Mythology)
Live Television/Movies
- John Jaspers/Faust (Faust: Love of the Damned)
- Aditya Singh Rajput (Gabbar)
- Ajey Mera (Ghayal)
- Rohan Bhatnagar (Kaabil)
- John Wick (John Wick)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Riley North (Peppermint)
Video Games
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Doom Slayer (Doom franchise)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
- Avenger-class Servants (TYPE-MOON)
- Alcides
- Edmond Dantès
- Jeanne D’Arc Alter
Gallery
After Lancelot killed his brothers, Gawain (Arthurian Legends) swears revenge against him, pulling King Arthur into war and killing several fellow knights to that end.
Asura (Asura' Wraith) took revenge on the entire pantheon of Demigods who betrayed him.
Guts (Berserk) as the Black Swordsman.
Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass) swore revenge against his father for abandoning him and his little sister.
Crows (The Crow)
After the death of his love Miki, Akira Fudo (Devilman) swears revenge on his former best friend Ryo.
Kratos (God of War) slew nearly the entire Greek pantheon and destroyed the world in his quest for revenge.
Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
After being traumatized with the death of his entire clan and victimized by visions of their gruesome deaths, Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) swore absolute vengeance against his older brother Itachi for his crimes,...
...abandoning the likes of his home village and friends to search for more power as Orochimaru's student...
..., however, after finally killing his brother in single combat and discovering the actual truth behind his betrayal and the death of his clan from Tobi, it only drove him to new heights of hatred as he grew colder and vicious...
Those summoned under the “Avenger” class (TYPE-MOON) are bound by resentment and desire for vengeance that lasts even after death...
...After being blackened by the mud of the grail, Alcides swore vengeance against the gods who had ruined his life...
...Jeanne D’Arc Alter swore revenge against all of France for her execution...
...After being betrayed, falsely imprisoned, and left for dead, as well as having his loved one stolen, Edmond Dantès spent many years tracking down and getting revenge on those who wronged him...
Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
John Wick (John Wick Trilogy)