James Hardy

Personality
Judge Hardy and James are two very different characters. At work, Hardy is cold, calculated and ruthless in his orders and sentences. His methods had quickly earned him a reputation as the most-feared Judge in all of Astro City. As James, he is a lot more relaxed and patient. Most of his time is spent tending to his wife and making sure that his children are doing okay. He worries about their safety.

Backstory
Whilst he was in Law school, he met Amelia whilst she was painting a mural. The two hit it off fairly quickly and married five years later, giving birth to the twins Aaron and Jessica a few years after that. He learnt about his wife being a superhuman whilst she was looking after their children, using her powers to entertain them. Laws at the time were very strict on powers, so he kept quiet about it. They finally decided that they would move to Astro City when the kids had grown up and moved out, in hopes that she could spend the rest of her years being able to be herself without prejudice.

James became a judge whilst his wife went back to painting, and the two lived a happy life watching from the sidelines - until the villains attacked.

They were lucky to escape the bombing relatively unharmed (Amelia had to spend a week in hospital because of some damage to her lungs from the smoke), but the events still enraged them. What gave the villains the right to harm them? To harm the countless civilians who were caught in the crossfires?

Once he was sure his wife was okay, he went back to his job with renewed vigour. He’d lock those criminals up if it was the last thing he did.

Origin of Powers
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Powers
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Weaknesses
His lack of Powers.

Examples
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Equipment
His gavel.

Weaponry
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Key Skills
Being incredibly well articulated, controlling conversations, exerting an air of power.

Residence
The Suburbs.