Avenger

Howard Wayne, the Original Avenger, was a founding member of the Superhero Society of America. The public hasn't seen the original Avenger since *the Glory Days*.

## Howard Wayne

### Relatives

Benjamin Wayne (father) † , Sarah Wayne (mother) † , Anthony Wayne (son), Maira Wayne (wife) †

### Affiliation

Superhero Society of America (formerly), Stark Finances (formerly)

### Occupation

Vigilante (formerly), Business Man (formerly)

## Appearance

### **Physical Appearance**

Howey was in his prime only a few years ago before his son was force to take up the mantle upon his death. He was fit but still with pale skin and his midnight black hair was always kept nice and neat while his eyes were ocean blue.

### **Civilian Outfit**

Outside of his work as the Avenger, Howey donned an expensive business suit with an exspensive watch and an expensive pair of business shoes.

### **Hero Outfit**

However, as The Avenger, Howey donned a black, nanofiber suit with a black utility belt, black boots, and black gloves. He paired this with a black cowl that bared a capital letter "A" on his forehead.

## Personality

Howey was bent on getting vengence for the murber of his parents, partially blaming himself for looking into the mob that had taken over Stark Finances. Vengeance was all that consumed his mind for years. It was him who caused the mob to go after them, his fault they're dead! But over time, Howey became a guardian angel for the city of Red Haven, an island city wrought with corruption.

A protector of the innocent and punisher of the guilty but he always had oen rule: No Killing the Enemy.

## History

### **Origins**

When Howard was only 16, he'd been interning at his father's busines, Stark Finances. It was at this time that he found that Stark Finances had been wiring money to a man by the name of Leonardo Caponi. Upon further investigation, Howey learned of Leonardo's crinimal history and his involvement with the mob of Red Haven. Why were his parents sending money to a crinimal? He couldn't figure out why they were paying off this mobster.

In a fit of stupidity, Howey put on a ski mask and winter clothes to go and "warn" Leonardo Caponi to back off of Stark Finances but he got too zealous and was quickly caught, beaten, and unmasked. Armed with the knowledge of Howey's stupid attempt to threaten, Leonardo sent some of his guys out to off Mr. and Mrs. Wayne, Howey's parents.

When he found their dead bodies, Howey could only blame himself for their murder. His anger overruled his saddness and he craved vengeance against Leonardo Caponi but still Howey knew he stood no chance against the mob. So to compensate, He sent himself on a journey around the world to train himself in every form of combat he could find. One Decade later, he returned to Red Havento get his vengeance.

The decadde of training made a difference. Leonardo's men weren't prepared for someone of his skill level. and he easily knocked them out on his way to Caponi's office. Howard would finally get his revenge when he beat Leonardo Caponi to a bloody pulp , leaving him at the edge of life. He wanted to see the end of Leonardo Caponi but a killer, he was not. He refused to take another man's life.

He was vengeance, not death. Leonardo Caponi had to be punished for his wrong doings. It wasn't his place to decide who lived and who died.

## Skills and Abilities

### Hand-to-Hand Combat

After Howey's defeat at the hands of the mob and the murder of his family, he began training as he recovered. He trained in hand-to-hand combat for 10 years before he returned to Red Haven to take up the mantle of Avenger.

### Marksmenship

While working on his training in hand-to-hand combat, he also worked on his ability with firearms. He would practice day and night, for hours, until was a master.

### Acrobatics

Part of Howey's training led him to learn acrobatics for a couple years. He's incredibly flexible, agile, and athletic, too.

### Olpymic Level Athleticism

Howey underwent serious physical training in order to get his body to peak physical ability. He now possesses enough strength to lift roughly twice his body weight and has peak human stamina and endurance.

## Equipment

### Wrist-Mounted Grapnel

Howard possesses grapnels mounted to his wrists that allow him to maneuver especially well when paired with his training in acrobatics and olpymic level athleticism.

### Taser Guns

Howey paided a guy known as "The Designer" to build him a weapon that would stun rather than kill so "The Designer" built him guns that fired small discs that would stun his enemies with small electric jolts. The Avenger's goal was to incapacitate his enemies, not end them.

### A-Frames

The A-Frames are a throwing toll designed like a capital letter A. Avenger used the A-Frames to pin criminals for questioning. He didn't use them for combat due to the fact that the A-Frames are super sharp and could definitely kill someone if his aim was slightly off.