WWYCD?: One Night At The Opera...

[Chuckg]

Then wouldn't his reaction afterwards be shock or surprise, not satisfaction?

[WhammeWhamme]

Then wouldn't his reaction afterwards be shock or surprise, not satisfaction?

Well... assuming his powers are some physical plus a a really good PRE, he won't bat an eyelid at the unexpected, he's too composed for that. And if he was angry at the criminal for the interruption... well, he might not mind too much 'on the spot' as it were.

[Chuckg]

It still smacks of cheating the player overmuch. (add) I mean, misleading clues and red herrings are a necessary part of your balanced diet of not giving away the entire adventure in scene one, but there comes a limit...

[Wormhole]

The wording seems to indicate to me that he wanted the thug to get splattered by the bus, though it seems more likely he used a HUGE Presense Attack as opposed to Mind Control. As for the red herring issue, even if this one incident wasn't deliberate (and that's a big if), that doesn't quite exponge his name from the "naughty list" so to speak.

[Kristopher]

Whereas I tend to think that the would-be mugger got what he deserved.

[Marcus Impudite]

Keeping things fresh:

Further investigation of Ezekiel Blackthorn and his background turns up a very old newspaper clipping with a photograph of his great grandfather, Ezra Blackthorn, from the year he founded Blackthorn Enterprises (chose a date appropriate to your campaign timelime). One of your party remarks about the "striking family resemblance." Indeed, other than the minor differences in clothing and hair style, the two are identical and you are taken aback when you notice that Ezra and Ezekiel Blackthorn both have the exact same tiny scar just above the right eye brow.

[Wormhole]

Whereas I tend to think that the would-be mugger got what he deserved.

True, this little senerio would fit nicely into the catagory of "Reasons You Shouldn't Go Around Mugging People (Especially In A World With Superhumans)," but you've got to admit what Blackthorn did here was overkill.

As for my characters:

Air Raider: Jason would be the one most likely to just shrug this one off unless he hears about Blackthorn killing an innocent person...

Hardware: Go to the team with this one.

Tiger Shark: As Hardware above.

[Kyle A.]

Brain Wave would be off and into Ezekiel Blackthorn mindscape (its an EDM) to have a look around his concious. He'd poke around and see if it was intentional if it wasn't he'd leave right then. If it was he'd spend some time poking around Ezekiel's memory and sub concious if he found any crimes that could be proven to have been commited by Ezekiel then he'll gather evidence and present it to his contact at the FBI.

[Lethosos]

That is, if Blackthorn doesn't have Hardened Mental Defenses. Guy lives that long, he's bound to have major willpower to keep moving like he still does.

[Chuckg]

Find Weakness w/ Mental Attacks... and lots and lots of Extra Time modifiers.

Even better for representing a "can eventually worm through any mental barriers" telepath than gobsmacking Cumulative does.

[The Watcher]

Warp: Would quickly change to hero id and then teleport the victim to Starguard. Just because the guy was hit by a bus doesn't mean he's automatically dead. People have lived through worse, and if there's even a spark of life left in him Starguard would be able to heal him.

Needless to say Warp will tell the rest of his team what he observed.

Monkey Wrench: Has no paramedics skills, but is a keen gadgeteer. Could possibly save the guys life by cobbling together some robotic artificial organs and such. Whether he lives or dies, Monkey Wrench will inform his team, and look into seeing whether psionic influence was used on the victim.