Patricia Trayce (New Earth)

Vigilante
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Patricia "Pat" Trayce
Main Alias	Vigilante
Relatives	Paul (husband, deceased) · Luis, Jr. (adopted son)
Affiliation	Vigilance, Inc., Forgotten Heroes, formerly Gotham City Police Department
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Widowed
Occupation	Mercenary and Vigilante, former Police Officer
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5' 9"
Weight	120 lbs (54 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Marv Wolfman · Steve Erwin
First Appearance	Deathstroke the Terminator #6 (January, 1992)
Last Appearance	Superman: The Man of Steel #120 (January, 2002)

Pat Trayce became the new Vigilante. She was an ally of Deathstroke and ran Vigilance, Inc.

History

Pat Trayce worked for the Gotham City Police Department until she grew fed up with criminals escaping justice through the city's problematic legal system, turning to brutal vigilantism after the deaths of her policeman husband and her partner on the force. A run-in with Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), in which she also managed to obtain the old costume of Adrian Chase (tailored, of course), led her to adopt the costumed guise of the Vigilante, and forsaking both her family and her career in law enforcement for an alternative approach to crime.

She was frequently romantically linked with Deathstroke, and would eventually go on to take lead of his ex-wife Adeline's organization: Searchers, Inc., which she ran with Slade's manservant Wintergreen. Although Pat is mostly retired, she still dons the Vigilante costume from time to time. She assisted the Justice Society of America during the events of "Our Worlds at War".

After her first case as Vigilante, Pat Trayce decided that she much preferred working outside the system and permanently resigned from the police force. Now, supported by whatever illicit funds she can steal from the criminal scum she pursues, Trayce lives the life of an urban commando wanted by the law for questioning, forever on the move. The only thing she misses from her "former life" is her adopted 12-year-old boy, Luis, Jr. the son of her former police partner.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Firearms
• Law
• Meditation
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Vigilante Equipment: The Vigilante is never without her night-vision goggles; moreover, the pockets of her flak-jacket contain a bevy of additional crime-fighting accessories, including glass cutters, and climbing rope.

Weapons

• Vigilante Firearms: The Vigilante is never without her automatic rifle and sidearm handgun. She also has grenades and a molybdenum-alloy fighting baton.

Related

• 43 Appearances of Patricia Trayce (New Earth)
• 6 Images featuring Patricia Trayce (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Patricia Trayce (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Patricia Trayce (New Earth)

Footnotes

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