Vigilante (concept)

For other uses of "Vigilante", see Vigilante (disambiguation).

Vigilante
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Function	To stop crime

"Well, I'm--I'm conflicted about this. I'm not gonna lie to you. I'm a police officer, duly sworn. I don't condone vigilantes or vigilantism. Once people start taking the law into their own hands, you're on the road to anarchy. But there's worse things out there than anarchy, and sometimes, as much as I hate to admit it... the police aren't enough to deal with it all."

—Quentin Lance^[src]

A vigilante, also known as a "mask", is an individual who takes the law into their own hands, believing that the police and the court system are unable to or unreliable at bringing criminals to justice. However, not all vigilantes are fighting for justice, some do it out of personal revenge or antagonistic reasoning. It is also common for vigilantes to take on a moniker to be known by, some by personal choice and others by having been named by the public.

Some vigilantes eventually gain a level of popularity and admiration from the general public that they begin to be seen as a "superhero". Despite the name suggesting this term is reserved for individuals with superhuman powers, it is also used to define individuals without any but instead rely on combat skills, intellect or gadgetry.

While most vigilantes typically exist outside of the government, some have been given amnesty due to the positive effects that came from their actions. Some have gone so far as to be fully pardoned and even deputized as officers of the law.

Known vigilantes

Villainous vigilantes

Image	Name	Alter ego	Universe	Status	Works with	Notes
	Barry Allen	The Flash	Earth-1	Active	Team Flash
	Helena Bertinelli	Huntress	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (formerly)	Turned rogue; incarcerated
	Kara Danvers	Supergirl	Earth-38	Active	Superfriends
	Ralph Dibny	Elongated Man	Earth-1	Active	Team Flash
	John Diggle	Spartan Green Arrow (briefly)	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow (formerly)
	Dinah Drake	Black Canary	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow New Team Arrow (formerly)
	Jay Garrick	The Flash	Earth-3	Inactive	Team Flash (occasionally)	Retired to train a new Flash
	Ted Grant	Wildcat	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (occasionally)	Retired
	Carter Hall	Hawkman	Earth-1	Inactive	Legends (formerly)	Deceased
	Roy Harper	Arsenal	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (formerly)	Retired
	Connor Hawke	Green Arrow	Earth-1 (in a possible future)	Active (in a possible future)	Team Arrow (in a possible future)
	Nate Heywood	Steel	Earth-1	Active	Legends Team Flash (formerly)	Left Legends to become a Time Bureau agent; later rejoined
	Curtis Holt	Mr. Terrific	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow New Team Arrow (formerly)
	Rip Hunter		Earth-1	Inactive	Legends (formerly)	Presumed deceased
	Mon-El	Valor	Earth-38	Active	Superfriends (formerly) The Legion
	Jefferson Jackson	Firestorm (formerly)	Earth-1	Inactive	Legends (formerly)	Retired; now focused on his family
	J'onn J'onzz	Martian Manhunter	Earth-38	Active	Superfriends (formerly)
File:Superman.png	Clark Kent	Superman	Earth-38	Active	Superfriends (occasionally)
File:Batwoman.png	Kate Kane	Batwoman	Earth-1	Active
	Kuasa	Vixen	Earth-1	Active	Legends (occasionally)	Shares the mantle with Mari
	Earth-1 Laurel Lance	Black Canary	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow	Deceased
	Earth-2 Laurel Lance	Black Canary	Earth-2	Active	Team Arrow	Criminal turned vigilante
	Quentin Lance	Detective (formerly)	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (formerly)	Deceased
	Sara Lance	White Canary	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow (formerly) Legends
	John Constantine		Earth-1	Active	Legends (reluctantly)
	Mari	Vixen	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow (occasionally)	Shared the mantle with Kuasa
	Malcolm Merlyn	Dark Archer	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (formerly)	Anti-hero; deceased
File:Guardian.png	James Olsen	Guardian	Earth-38	Active	Guardian's team Superfriends (formerly)
	Ray Palmer	The Atom	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow (formerly) Legends
	Oliver Queen	Green Arrow	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow
	Robert Queen	The Arrow	Earth-2	Unknown
	Thea Queen	Speedy	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (formerly)	Left to destroy three Lazarus Pits with Nyssa and Roy
	Rene Ramirez	Wild Dog	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow New Team Arrow (formerly)
	Cisco Ramon	Vibe	Earth-1	inactive	Team Flash	Took meta human cure
	Ronnie Raymond	Firestorm	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Flash (formerly)	Deceased
	Rory Regan	Ragman	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow	Leave of absence
	Mick Rory	Heat Wave	Earth-1	Active	Legends	Anti-hero
	Kendra Saunders	Hawkgirl	Earth-1	Inactive	Legends	Retired
	Winn Schott	Man in the Van	Earth-38	Active	Superfriends (formerly) Guardian's team (formerly)The Legion
	Evelyn Sharp	Artemis	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (formerly)	Turned rogue; presumed deceased
	Vincent Sobel	Vigilante	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (occasionally)	Anti-hero; deceased
	Felicity Smoak	Overwatch	Earth-1	Active	Team Arrow
	Leonard Snart	Captain Cold	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Flash (occasionally) Legends	Deceased
File:Killer Frost (Caitlin Snow).png	Caitlin Snow	Killer Frost	Earth-1	Active	Team Flash
	Martin Stein	Firestorm	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Flash (formerly) Legends	Deceased
	Lyra Strayd		Earth-38	Active	Guardian's team
	Eddie Thawne		Earth-1	Inactive	Team Flash	Deceased
	Eobard Thawne	Harrison Wells	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Flash (formerly)	Revealed to be a villain in disguise
	Harrison Wells		Earth-2	Inactive	Team Flash (formerly) Jesse Wells' team (formerly)
	Harrison Wells	H. R. Randolf	Earth-19	Inactive	Team Flash	Deceased
	Jesse Wells	Jesse Quick	Earth-2	Active	Team Flash (formerly) Jesse Wells' team
File:Iris West.png	Iris West	Eye in the Sky (briefly) The Flash (briefly)	Earth-1	Active	Team Flash
	Joe West		Earth-1	Active	Team Flash
	Nora West-Allen	XS	Earth-1	Active	Team Flash	From the future
	Wally West	Kid Flash  (current timeline) The Flash (Flashpoint timeline)	Earth-1	Active	Team Flash (formerly) Legends (formerly)	Left Team Flash and later joined the Legends for a brief time
	Tatsu Yamashiro	Katana	Earth-1	Inactive	Team Arrow (occasionally)	Retired
	Hunter Zolomon	Jay Garrick/The Flash	Earth-2	Inactive	Team Flash (formerly)	}

Known vigilante teams

Some vigilantes would operate in teams, with their different skills used to support each other.

Heroes

• Legends
  • Sara Lance/White Canary (leader)
  • John Constantine
  • Ray Palmer/The Atom
  • Mick Rory/Heat Wave
  • Zari Tomaz
• Superfriends
  • Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl (leader)
  • Alex Danvers
  • J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
  • Querl Dox/Brainiac 5
  • James Olsen/Guardian
  • Nia Nal/Dreamer
• The Legion
  • Mon-El
  • Imra Ardeen
  • Winn Schott
• Guardian's team
  • James Olsen/Guardian (leader)
  • Win Schott/Man in the Van
  • Lyra Strayd

• Team Arrow
  • Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
  • John Diggle/Spartan
  • Felicity Smoak/Overwatch
  • Dinah Drake/Black Canary
  • Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog

• Canaries (in a possible future)
  • William Clayton
  • Dinah Drake/Black Canary
  • Roy Harper/Arsenal
  • Connor Hawke
  • Zoe Ramirez
  • Felicity Smoak/Overwatch

• Team Flash
  • Barry Allen/The Flash (co-leader)
  • Cisco Ramon/Vibe
  • Iris West (co-leader)
  • Joe West
  • Caitlin Snow
  • Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
  • Nora West-Allen/XS
• Freedom Fighters
  • Winn Schott (leader)
  • Ray Terrill/The Ray
  • "Phantom Lady"
  • John/Black Condor
  • Leo Snart
  • "Vibe"

Former vigilantes

• Helena Bertinelli/Huntress (turned rogue)
• Ted Grant/Wildcat (retired)
• Carter Hall/Hawkman (deceased)
• Roy Harper/Arsenal (retired; resumed vigilantism in a potential future)
• Nate Heywood/Steel (leave of absence; left to work with the Time Bureau)
• Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific (retired; left for a job in Washington D.C.)
• Thea Queen/Speedy (retired)
• Harrison "H.R." Wells (deceased)
• Laurel Lance/Black Canary (deceased)
• Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm (deceased)
• Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl (retired)
• Evelyn Sharp/Artemis (secretly a villain; status unknown)
• Leonard Snart/Captain Cold (deceased)
• Eddie Thawne (deceased)
• Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash (former leader of Team Flash; secretly a villain)
• Scythian Torvil/Hawkman (retired)
• "Jay Garrick"/The Flash (secretly a villain; deceased)
• Rory Regan/Ragman (leave of absence; status unknown)
• Isaac Stanzler (deceased)
• Martin Stein/Firestorm (deceased)
• Jefferson "Jax" Jackson (leave of absence)
• Harrison Wells (retired; returned to Earth-2)
• Emiko Adachi/Green Arrow (secretly a villain)

Villains

• The Hoods
  • Aglin (incarcerated)
  • Baker (incarcerated)
  • Colton (incarcerated)
  • Jeff Deveau (incarcerated)
• The Elite
  • Manchester Black (deceased)
  • Pamela Ferrer/Menagerie (incarcerated)
  • Hat (incarcerated)
  • Mo (incarcerated)

Image	Name	Alter ego	Universe	Status	Works with	Notes
	Aglin	The Hood	Earth-1	Inactive	The Hoods	Incarcerated
	Baker	The Hood	Earth-1	Inactive	The Hoods	Incarcerated
	Helena Bertinelli	Huntress	Earth-1	Inactive		Incarcerated
	Manchester Black		Earth-38	Inactive	The Elite	Deceased
	Colton	The Hood	Earth-1	Inactive	The Hoods	Incarcerated
	Carrie Cutter	Cupid	Earth-1	Inactive	Suicide Squad	Incarcerated
	Jeff Deveau	The Hood	Earth-1	Inactive	The Hoods	Incarcerated
	Joseph Falk	The Savior	Earth-1	Inactive		Deceased
	Pamela Ferrer	Menagerie	Earth-38	Inactive	The Elite	Incarcerated
	Phillip Karnowsky	Vigilante	Earth-38	Inactive		Incarcerated
	Lonnie Machin	Anarky	Earth-1	Inactive		Incarcerated
	Malcolm Merlyn	Dark Archer	Earth-1	Inactive		Reformed; deceased
	Joseph Monteleone	Tar Pit	Earth-1	Inactive		Incarcerated
	Hartley Rathaway	Pied Piper	Earth-1	Active (now as a hero)	Team Flash (occasionally)	Reformed
	Isaac Stanzler		Earth-1	Inactive		Deceased
	Unnamed	Mo	Earth-38	Inactive	The Elite	Incarcerated
	Unnamed	Hat	Earth-38	Inactive	The Elite	Incarcerated}