The Executioner (Gotham)

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==Summary==
Nathaniel Barnes was a former marine who became the captain of the GCPD after the previous one, Sarah Essen, was murdered by Jerome Valeska. He had a strict moral code and followed the law by the book.
As he was investigating the crime scene of Alice Tetch, a drop of her tainted blood fell on his eye, infecting him with her virus. With time, the virus made him stronger and healed his wounds from the encounter with Azrael, but at the cost of his sanity. His hatred towards criminals came to the surface, as well as the desire to kill them. He donned the alias The Executioner and went on a killing spree against the guilty people of Gotham. He would later try to lead Jim Gordon to this same path, although he ultimately fails. He was locked up in Arkham Asylum, where the secret counsel called Court of Owls kidnapped him. While the leader of this group would convince Barnes to work for her, Professor Strange turned the virus on his blood as a biological weapon.
Barnes was one of the protagonists in Season 2 turned into an antagonist in Season 3.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: physically, with firearms | 
Key: Base | Infected with the Tetch virus
Name: Nathaniel Barnes, The Executioner
Origin: Gotham (TV Series)
Gender: Male
Age: At least in his early 40s
Classification: Human, former Marine, former GCPD Captain, Serial Killer
Powers and Abilities:
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Attack Potency: Athlete level physically (Overpowered a trained assassin and punched her to the ground), Street level with firearms | Wall level (His grip is strong enough to bend metal. Threw a man through a wall. Punched hard enough to damage the ground. Casually snaps necks. Decapitated Kathryn with a single strike from his gauntlet)
Speed: Athletic Human | At least Athletic Human (Can fight Jim Gordon, Harvey Bullock and Alfred all at the same time)
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Class 1 (Can rip heads from human bodies with his bare hands)
Striking Strength: Athlete level | Wall level
Durability: Athlete level | Wall level
Stamina: Average | Very high. Escaped from his police transport by himself and took out three guards while heavily injured
Range: Standard Melee Range normally, tens of meters with firearms
Standard Equipment: Kimber Solo CDP, Remington 870P | Bladed gauntlet, bulletproof armor, grenades, smoke bombs
Intelligence: Nathaniel Barnes has shown to be a great leader for the GCPD and a skilled strategist, such as leading raids on Penguin's warehouses and relocating Nora Fries from the hospital to the Arkham Asylum, a more confined place where less innocent lives are at stake when Mr. Freeze eventually strikes. However, after the Tetch incident, his intelligence took a backseat to his urge to kill the "guilty" people from Gotham.
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses. Stubborn and gets angry easily | After being infected with the Tetch virus, repressed feelings came to the surface and Barnes started killing criminals. His condition became worse with time as he started hearing voices in his head, later hallucinating with the people around him becoming rotten and zombie-like.
==Notable Matchups==
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