Father Justice

Trent Hardy, better known as the vigilante Father Justice, is a supporting NPC from The Saviors of Sunset City, debuting in Kickbutt and the Infinite Sadness. He is best known as the father of Kill-Girl.
== Personality ==
Trent believes that criminals will not stop unless killed, and thus, does not hesitate to inflict mortal wounds on the criminals he tangles with. He teaches his daughter the same mentality, showing irresponsibility as he both puts a 13-year-old up to crimefighting and indoctrinated her into it instead of sending her to school. He is shown to be smarter than he looks, due to homeschooling her, though the accuracy of his lessons is dubious. He holds right-wing political beliefs, and will bring up "the liberals" frequently.
== History ==
=== Origin Story ===
A young Trent Hardy served in the U.S. Military from 2001-2005, being stationed in Afghanistan at the time. After coming home, he found love, with the two being wed not long after the devout Christian became a preacher. The couple had a child named Anastasia, though, not long after her birth, his wife was killed in the crossfire of a gang shootout between Knockdown and the Onryo, leading Trent to snap. Losing his faith in God, Trent became a vigilante to fight not just the gangsters that killed her, but crime itself, hoping to instill fear in all criminals. Thus, the persona of Father Justice was born. He knew he could easily die in this field, and began conditioning the young Anastasia to become a killing machine like him.
=== Kickbutt and the Infinite Sadness ===
Prior to the start of Kickbutt and the Infinite Sadness, Father Justice was put into a coma when finally facing The Knocker, with Kill-Girl wishing to fight him, seeking out Eugene Millar for help.
After the duo succeed, Kill-Girl's birthday is rapidly approaching, and Eugene was brought in to see her. This is when the now not comatose Father Justice got to meet him, being initially unimpressed, asking why Kickbutt named himself that instead of Kick-Ass or Kickdick. Kickbutt asks him if he was a priest, to which he reveals he was, though had lost his faith in God. Father Justice reveals to Eugene that they are going to go kill the Onryo's leader Kurogiri, to which he comes along.
When Kickbutt duped The Aces, Father Justice followed, impressed with the aftermath. Father Justice commandeers their van, driving them to the Onryo's headquarters. Father Justice joins in gunning down some Onryo, as well as giving Kickbutt a look of approval upon watching him beat Kurogiri.
== Notable Moments ==
* Losing his faith in God
* Going into a coma
* Stealing a van
== Trivia ==
* Father Justice is inspired by The Punisher, as well as elements of Big Daddy from Kick-Ass, specifically his movie incarnation.
* Father Justice's development name was "The Executioner," before being changed to be less on-the-nose.
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