Code vs. Killing

Value
Common, Total: 20 Points
Description
This Complication is perhaps the ultimate superhero ideal. If your superheroic character doesn't follow it, you should be thinking long and hard as to why not. A character with this Complication absolutely refuses to consider lethal force as a valid option except under the most dire of circumstances (and by "most dire", we mean situations when the character has no other choice, such as "kill or everyone on Earth dies" or "sacrifice one man to prevent a billion deaths"). They dislike people who are willing to use lethal force, and will actively (and if necessary, physically) try to prevent them from doing so.
If the choice comes down to using lethal force to stop an opponent and letting him escape, a character with this Complication would let the opponent escape. This does not necessarily mean that the character is a Coward or a weak fighter. Against a foe noted for his resistance to harm, the character will use his attacks to the best of his ability. Against unknown opponents, he will pull punches, use lower power attacks, or start out with entangles and similar non-damaging powers. And please note that it doesn't have to be a Killing Attack to count as a lethal attack -- a large enough "regular" attack can still be lethal.
See Also
Casual Killer, Combat Paralysis, Coward, Nobody's Killing Anybody, Pacifist, Prefers Not to Kill, Reluctant to Kill, Technical Pacifist, Will Not Kill
Category:Complications
Category:Psychological Complications
Category:Psychological Complications C - D
Category:Codes of Behavior
Category:Attitudes Regarding Lethal Force