Vigilante Database>Centerville>Currently Active>Mister Nil

Birth Name (Edit): Unknown.
Other Alias(es) (Edit): The Inquisitor, the Trenchcoat, Metal-Head.
Age (Edit): Believed to be mid-to-late thirties.
Gender (Edit): Believed to be male.
Notable Affiliations (Edit): None that is known of at the moment.

Appearance (Edit)

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Unlike most heroes listed in VigilanteWatch's database, a VigilanteWatch user has managed to catch a high quality picture of Mr. Nil on camera, using one of many hidden cameras he has set up throughout the city in order to get footage of vigilantes. This is Mr. Nil, moments before smashing the camera's lenses, presumably so it could film him no longer. His costume seems to hearken back to detectives of film noir, with a tan trenchcoat, a similarly tan fedora with a red stripe, a black suit with white shirt and red tie, white gloves, and black loafers. Estimates place him anywhere from 6'3 to 6'5, and his muscular body build indicates he weighs anywhere from 185 to 215 pounds.

Powers And/Or Abilities (Edit)

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N/A. Mr. Nil lacks any powers, being a pure-blooded human. However, his fight with the Coroner demonstrated that he is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, if not in martial arts then at least in street fighting. Security footage from various buildings he has infiltrated demonstrate a high degree of stealth as well as investigative knowledge; it is nigh impossible to spot Mr. Nil when he is on camera sneaking around, and when he steps out of the shadows to investigate he is thorough in his methods, leaving not a nook or cranny unchecked. In addition to this, he has a seemingly home made grappling gun (computer generated composite sketch) which he uses to traverse the cityscape.

History (Edit)

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(The following information has been verified by multiple sources and has been approved by moderators. If any verified information is missing and you wish to help add to this article, contact user Master_Blaster, the author of this page.)

The first sighting of Mr. Nil was seven years ago, when a custodian at a chemical plant within Centerville was founded bound and gagged in the custodial closet. He told the workers that found him that he was tied up by a man in a trenchcoat and fedora wearing a metal mask, who then went further into the facility. That same night, information regarding the plant's numerous illegal activities, including dumping chemicals into the water supply, was leaked onto the internet and the plant was subsequently shut down. In recent years, this has been attributed to Mr. Nil.

The next six years were spent with similar sightings, a man in a trenchcoat and fedora slipping into facilities owned by or closely affiliated with the government; leaving a witness or being captured by a security camera every so often. Calling cards were also found next to tied up people in the streets, written on them were explanations that the tied up person(s) was a criminal and signed 'Mr. Nil'. A select few believed that this 'Mr. Nil' was a group of people and not one person, or in fact all just part of a hoax. Multiple nicknames for this vigilante emerged aside from his alias, the most common being 'the Inquisitor', 'the Trenchcoat', or, as an inside joke among VigilanteWatch forumgoers, 'Metal-Head'.

However, a year ago the theory that Mr. Nil was a hoax was canned, as the vigilante stepped out into the open during daylight hours for the first time. A man armed to the teeth calling himself 'the Coroner' began to shoot up a local mall in Centerville, but was thwarted by Nil, who proceeded to tie him up and leave his calling card in full view of witnesses. So far, this has been the first and only time the vigilante was seen during the daytime.

Mr. Nil is, or rather was, Captain Cole Walker, who was part of a black ops team for the government. After the team had served their purpose, they were taken care of, killed via a car bomb while driving through the desert outside of the base they were stationed at in their off time. Officially, they are listed as KIAs, and there is no doubt that the team was eliminated.

Or at least that's what the government thinks. Against all odds, Walker managed to survive, although heavily scarred. Betrayed by the government he swore to serve, Walker's mind snapped. Managing to retrieve his helmet (which would later become his iconic mask) from the wreckage, Walker set out to the nearest city, which just so happened to be Centerville, and made his home there as a vigilante and conspiracy theorist. His sole goals now are to protect the innocent and expose the government's lies to the public.

Now that backstory is out of the way, time for notes:
Affiliation is hero, kinda; he follows his own moral code, which mostly lines up with that of a hero but on a more extreme scale. More about that below. Consider him an anti-hero of sorts.
Mr. Nil uses a calling card. It appears to be a business card of sorts; one side is pure black, the other is pure white, representing his views on morality.
Mr. Nil has been active for approximately seven years. Up until last year, most regarded him as an urban myth, at least until his fight with the Coroner.
Theme song.
And last but not least, Walker's code of honor which he holds to. Any contradictions can be excused by his less than stable sanity.

Name: Jonathan Graves

Alias: Overclock

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Alliance: Hero (Flexible morals)

Appearance:

Occupation: Office Assistant

Family: Emma Graves (Sister), Johan Graves (Father)

Personality: Jon is often cold upon his first meeting. He keeps very professional and businesslike, often not exchanging many words at all. Once he begins to warm up to a person however, another side of him comes out. Jon will begin smiling and joking more, engaging in conversation and sharing stories of his life. He doesn't have many people he would consider a friend, but those he does he would give his life for.

Enemies, on the other hand, see a completely reversed Jon. They see someone who will sit and take a beating, any punishment they can dole out while laughing in their face. Criminals know fear as Overclock begins to taunt them as he gets up and uses the force of their own blows to beat them senseless. Those who seek to do him harm see a cold, hard face with an icy stare before a booted sole darkens their vision, sometimes for the last time.

Powers/Abilities: Jon describes himself as an 'energy vampire'. He can absorb, deflect, and redirect different types of energy, and by 'charging' his weapons with stored energy he can make his hits much harder. For example, if he were to absorb the energy of a car wreck, charge his staff with it, and hit you with the staff, it would be as if you were hit by the force of the staff driven by a car. He can also charge objects with different types of energy as well, giving them different properties when they're released, or the energy reaches its limit.

The two types of energy Jon is able to absorb are detailed below

-Kinetic: Kinetic energy is the most common type of energy Jon uses, as it's the first he discovered, and the one with the least benefit to him. This allows him to absorb the energy of a physical attack he is aware of, rendering it null, and redirecting the attack by charging his weapons with it, essentially hitting you with your own force.

-Heat: By storing energy from fire or heat from the surrounding air, Jon can enhance his physical toughness, making it more difficult to be hurt. He becomes hot to the touch while storing this energy. Using this energy for an attack manifests in a fire attack.

This power also comes with an inherent weakness, the more energy Overclock stores, the more quickly it becomes unstable. Unstable energy will cause Jon immense pain, and finally reach a critical failing point, resulting in an explosive breakdown of energy wherever it's stored, to disastrous results.

Other Skills: Jon has learned how to fight, though not in any particular style. More the 'jump and run' tactics young gang members often use on the streets, with the major exception being: Jon doesn't run.

Jon has an above-average understanding of technology, and can familiarize himself with a new computer quite quickly.

Jon is a mediocre baseball player, and is a good violin player.

Equipment: Jon carries a folding staff that fits into his pocket when he folds it down. He carries a pocket full of rubber bands.

Bio: Jon was born into a poor immigrant family from Europe, who wanted nothing more than to see their boy become a famous American baseball player (Which is, of course, the American dream). His life was dominated by the sport, from playing catch with his father in the back yard using stones when they couldn't afford a new ball, to joining a local little league team as soon as he was big enough. Jon's family had always been low on money, but his mother and father managed to scrape together everything he needed for the team. Unfortunately, it seemed Jon was doomed to a life of mediocre sports talent. He never really shone on the field, making a few nice plays and a good hit here or there, but not reaching the standards his parents hoped he would.

Jon's life changed for the first time at the age of 12. During one of the final baseball games of the season, he stood a bit too close to the plate in an ill-planned effort to hit the ball with more force. His left hand was struck by the pitch, a fastball right to his knuckles, though Jon felt no pain. He soon forgot the incident however, until a week or two later, when his hand began to ache. Not able to afford a doctor, his parents looked at it, said it seemed fine, and wrapped it with soft cloth, to try and sooth the paid. Soon after, Jon's hand literally exploded in a flash of purple, the decaying energy from the baseball weeks prior finally taking its toll. The family was introduced to one of the facets of the 'American Dream'; privatized healthcare. The bills from the hospitals, all the tests done, and getting even the cheapest prosthetic they could find all but bankrupted the family. Both parents was forced to take another job just to survive, and that was when Jon's life changed again.

Late one night, walking home form work in an attempt to save money on bus fare, Jon's mother was jumped by a group of muggers. Desperately trying to defend her hard-earned money, she fought back against her attackers, who decided it was easier to simply pull a knife. Jon got the news before leaving for school the next day; his mother had been killed. This sent the boy's father into a spiraling depression, he barely ate or slept, and stopped talking to anybody at all. Jon did everything he could to help, but his father was left a broken shell of a man. Soon after, Jon swore vengeance on the criminals of his city, vowing to use his newfound powers to destroy the people who had taken both his parents from him and ruined his life.