Punk-A-Nature

"*You can't use the avatar of Aura like your mother or me, but that doesn't mean you're not better than both of us. Even if it's impossible for you to unlock your true potential now, but you possess something more than your parents' power.*"

Joe Nature aka Punk-A-Nature is a TF2 Freaks scout as he’s the son of Neuralyzer and Spectator. He’s one of the feature character appear in Vigilante Crusade storyline. He was created by YouTube user: St Scotty.

His theme is BlazeBlue: Cross Tag Battle OST - A Pure Heart Beast (Kanji's Theme)

## Appearance

Punk-A-Nature is the PNK scout wearing his customize Fortnite shirt and Punk's Pomp.

## Personality & Behaviors

Punk-A-Nature is known for his being brash and hotheaded individual due to his father's absence. In Vigilante Crusade, Punk-A-Nature isn't too happy seeing his father the first time due to him not spending his time with his family. Although his father's absence made him hotheaded individual, Punk-A-Nature begins to change his tune after Sputnik Rogue reveals the truth behind his father's wish, which technically break Neuralyzer's trust on keeping his secret from his experience in defending against Cult of Undead. After learning Neuralyzer's desire to fight against Cult of Undead simply to protect his family, Punk-A-Nature begins to understand his father's reason of absence and willingly fight alongside with him. Towards the end of the series, Punk-A-Nature shows to be more friendly toward his father and mentor and continue his training under Sputnik Rogue to improve his power.

## Powers & Abilities

Joe learns his life through mystical martial arts Aura from his mother in father's absence. Unlike his mother, Joe's fighting style adopted from Sputnik Rogue's brawling style including Tsar Crusader's battle cry. Thus, adopting his own moniker, Punk-A-Nature. Although he inherits his mother's life-force power, his abilities are not magic based since he's also metahuman inherit from his father. Joe isn't that fragile thanks to his mother's teaching philosophy involve bone hardening and muscles. Although he is a close range fighter, Joe is exceptional healer and perform his techniques similar to hospital treatment through his life-force manipulation. His technique include:

* Aura Shock - Joe creates electrical shock to the heart similar to defibrillator. His technique may be use to revive his allies from incapacitation, it's also effective to use as offensive attack to propel his opponent away from him.
* Radiation Daggers - Joe creates daggers on his hands before stabbing his opponent at the head and heart simultaneously. Joe's dagger emits pink aura, sometimes pink lighting depends on his control of his power, allow him to severely injured tougher freaks.

## Faults & Weakness

* Punk-A-Nature is one of the few Aura users can't use his life-force avatar. According to Sputnik Rogue, life-force avatar is an advance technique for Aura and only able to unlock the power through rigorous training physically and mentally while noting he hadn't got over his habit of being a hothead.
* Although Joe still undergo his training until reaching his full potential, his hothead attitude usually leads him in the downfall through recklessness and stubbornness.
* Punk-A-Nature can be kill by ordinary means despite his enhance condition.

## Trivia

* Punk-A-Nature is inspired by Kanji Tatsumi and Josuke Higashikata from Persona 4 and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure respectively. While Punk-A-Nature share resemblance towards both characters, his personality and abilities are completely different. It's also made clear that Punk-A-Nature unable to possess his life-force avatar like Sputnik Rogue due to his inexperienced of using his power in real dangerous situation.
* Although Punk-A-Nature is a student, Spectator states he's playing for RED team in baseball games for athletic scholarship, implying that he's a teenager.
* Throughout his story in Vigilante Crusader, Punk-A-Nature will likely return to continue his training through his mother's tutelage instead of his mentor, Sputnik Rogue since Sputnik wants Slash Midnighter to help him control his Unstable Australium.