Blue Knight
From Herocopia
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"Sometimes justice comes from the barrel of a gun"
A single father, grieved at the lost of his only son, police officer Joshua Stone is moved to brandish a harsher, vigilante form of justice as the Blue Knight. But is this really Joshua Stone enhancing his protection duties in the guise of a vengeful super-hero, or is this a spiritual manifestation of his murdered son's essence? We can't be sure. We do know that his career began in the early seventies, shortly after the death of his son, Damon, and there have been no confirmed sightings since the early 1980s. But there are rumors, and fear-filled hearsay that the Blue Knight is still around, patrolling the darker streets of Astro City.
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History
Powers
The Blue Knight's crime-fighting methodology is harsh and direct, reminiscent of old time gunslingers roaming the west in legendary fashion. He has assembled an awesome fighting arsenal to garner fear in his opponents, some seemingly supernatural in effect. His costumed uniform is an icon, composed of various aspects of traditional police equipment, including badges, shielded helmet, batons and various assault weapons.
His primary hand guns fire ghost bullets that vanish after striking their target, leaving no trace or form of physical existence, save for the injury or destruction they wrought.
He also has a means of manifesting a bulls-eye image that appears on a targeted person, impossible to erase or rub off. A very ingenious device for triggering intense fear and panic. It is the telltale indication that the Blue Knight has selected you for his brand of justice.
Speculations, Observations and Theories:
Part of his mystery is enhanced since we still lack definite evidence in regards to whether his powers come from supernatural forces, are merely the stagings of a clever police officer using skilled detective techniques, or are a combination of the two. If it is the latter, then where do the special weaponry/engineering skills end and the supernatural aspects begin?
A newspaper article from 1983 purports that the Blue Knight was the ghost of officer Micheal Stone (not Josh), who was killed with his whole precinct in a mob rubout operation. The similarity in names could be a fact check oversight, an error of judgment on the part of the reporter, or maybe a tactic for concealment and misdirection.
That he hasn't been seen since the early 1980s is the final, possibly most perplexing mystery associated with the Blue Knight . Maybe his spiritual nature is calmer now, or his main vessel, Joshua Stone, is no longer physically able to serve as a useful host. Barring any spiritual mumbo-jumbo, perhaps the Blue Knight has just taken the common road to retirement.
Relatives Son, Damon Stone killed by stray bullets during a gang gunfight.
Blue Knights
In 1984, a team of vigilantes calling themselves the Blue Knights, sporting looks and an agenda very similar to the original model's, emerged in Astro City, every bit as eager to kill members of the criminal element. Their membership was comprised of both genders, and each individual had his/her own unique powers or abilities. Just what their connection to the singular Blue Knight is remains unknown.
