John Payne

==Summary==
John Payne is a retired special operations soldier who served in Afghanistan and Iran. He traveled to Bucharest to bury his brother Cody, who was part of a task force created to infiltrate a growing drug syndicate and was killed for uncovering evidence of the leader's crimes. Payne sought to avenge his brother by exposing the syndicate's leader, "Toro," and taking him down alongside Cody's partner, Mason.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with weapons
Name: John Payne, the Legend
Origin: The Hard Way
Gender: Male
Age: Early 50s
Classification: Human, Soldier
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics (Payne is a special operations veteran, he is also athletic as he plays golf), Master Martial Artist (Payne is a retired special operations soldier and a former street fighter, he easily defeated Tony and Paulie Zito, as well as two criminals, two of Frankie Fine's security guards, he overpowered Joe Vig and ultimately defeated Arnold Briggs), Weapon Mastery (Payne is proficient with firearms and he is skilled with a sledgehammer), Stealth Mastery, Preparation (Payne loaded Briggs' sidearm with blanks and set traps for him and his henchman at Mogoșoaia palace)
Attack Potency: Street level (Payne broke Tony Zito's jaw, kicked him through a window and sent Paulie Zito crashing through a table, he ripped a man's ear off with one hand), higher with weapons (Payne shot and killed multiple of Arnold Briggs' henchmen)
Speed: Athletic Human with Peak Human combat speed
Lifting Strength: Above Average Human (Payne threw a man into a couch with one arm, ripping his ear off, he threw Mason over his shoulder with one arm, flipped Joe Vig over his shoulders and broke his neck, and flipped another henchman)
Striking Strength: Street level (Payne broke Tony Zito's jaw, kicked him off his feet and through a window, lifted Paulie Zito off the ground with a knee strike, injured the likes of Frankie Fine ad Joe Vig with his strikes, knocked down Andrew Briggs with a flying sidekick and kicked him off his feet into a bottomless pit)
Durability: Street level (Payne withstood attacks from Arnold Briggs, he is comparable to Mason, who withstood getting hit by a car)
Stamina: Athletic
Range: Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with firearms
Standard Equipment: Unidentified pistols, sledgehammer, 2012 Land-Rover Range Rover Sport
Intelligence: Above Average (Payne is a skilled businessman, as he runs his own bar in Queens. He is a skilled chess player. He is very observant, as he deduced that Tony Zito had been in prison for a long time based on his gait. He easily found where Cody was hiding evidence of Toro's crimes, and figured out Briggs was Toro because he recognized his custom sidearm. He also predicted he and Mason would be flanked by Briggs' henchmen. Payne speaks fluent English and he knows sign language.)
Standard Tactics: None notable.
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: None notable.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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