James Payton

==Summary==
James Payton is a detective in the Atlanta Police Department's vice division. He spent three years building a case against a man known only as Omar, the biggest kingpin in the city. He started to make progress on the case when he took his future brother-in-law and future cadet Ben Barber on a ride along.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with weapons
Name: James Payton, Unit 19
Origin: Ride Along duology
Gender: Male
Age: Mid-40sRide Along (2014)Ride Along 2 (2016)
Classification: Human, Police Officer
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Expert Marksman (James is proficient with pistols and is very accurate with tight grouping and he can shoot out of a moving car), Martial Arts, Vehicular Mastery, Stealth Mastery (James easily broke into Ben and Angela's apartment), Enhanced Senses (James identified a car bomb by its scent), Pressure Points (Detective Maya Cruz taught him about soft-tissue manipulation and pressure points)
Attack Potency: Athlete level, Street level with weapons (James shot a robber in the posterior, killed a henchman with a different pistol and later shot Omar, causing the latter to need an ambulance, in Miami he shot a hitman to death and took out Antonio Pope with Cruz)
Speed: Athletic Human with Peak Human combat speed (James stopped a man from shooting Ben, he held onto a car door and got back in the car before it could be knocked off by a pillar and jumped out before it flew out of a parking structure, in Miami he tackled Cruz before she could be hurt by an explosion, later stopped Ben from shooting Alonso and used Ben as a shield while the latter was wearing a bulletproof vest)
Lifting Strength: Average Human (James threw a football with enough force to knock a man down, easily dragged Ben by his leg, used his foot to shove a dancing stage in order to knock a gunman over, slammed a pawn shop owner into a glass counter hard enough to crack it, lifted Santiago off his feet and slammed him into a wall, damaging it, and threw him several feet away)
Striking Strength: Athlete level (James hit a man so hard his jaw had to be wired shut, injured a henchman with an elbow strike, he knocked out Miggs and injured Santiago with his strikes, Ben could not feel his face after James slapped him twice, he later knocked a man out with a pistol whip and took down a henchman in two strikes)
Durability: Street level (James withstood getting shot in the arm by Santiago with his SIG-Sauer P226R)
Stamina: Athletic (James sustained first-degree burns when Ben accidentally set him on fire at a barbecue, and he endured the pain of getting shot in the arm)
Range: Standard Melee Range, extended with firearms.
Standard Equipment:
Pistols
*Glock 19
*Glock 17
*Colt Compact M1991A1 Officer's ACP
*SIG-Sauer P229
*Smith & Wesson M&P9/SIG-Sauer P226R
Revolvers
*Smith & Wesson Model 500
Shotguns
*Remington 870 (Breacher)
Rifles
*Unidentified rifle
Intelligence: Above Average (James is a skilled detective and interrogator, as he said he is "the brains" of his team and Lieutenant Brooks described him as "better than the average riffraff." Santiago also mentioned he has a lot of citations for his work. He knew how to treat Ben's gunshot wound. Despite their differences, Ben has commended James for his intelligence. While undercover as a bodyguard, he successfully impersonated an intoxicated man to avoid suspicion.
Standard Tactics: None notable.
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses. James has been called out for his difficulty with trusting people.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: None notable.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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