Vigilante

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Vigilante
Real Name	Adrian Allen Chase
Alias(es)	Codenames Vigilante Nicknames Vij Rain Man
Species	Human
Nationality	American
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	1989-1990
Affiliation(s)	Evergreen High School (formerly) Fennel Fields 11th Street Kids (formerly) Checkmate
Status	Alive
Appearances
TV Series	Peacemaker (8 episodes)
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Freddie Stroma

"I'm into sex because, like a lot of people, it's an opportunity to bond with my best friend."

―Adrian Chase to Chris Smith^[src]

Adrian Allen Chase is a quirky, charismatic restaurant busboy who operates by night as the ruthless and bloodthirsty Vigilante. He is a founding member of the 11th Street Kids, and personally idolizes Peacemaker, naively believing they are best friends. When his idol Peacemaker was brought back to justice, Chase joined him and his black ops team to investigate the mysterious Project Butterfly. Chase bonded with the team and befriended everyone, but he and Smith became fugitives because of the Butterflies. Vigilante and his teammates killed off the Butterflies along with the Cow during a battle at Coverdale Ranch, completing the mission. After Leota Adebayo cleared their names, Chase and Smith stopped being fugitives and began to be seen as heroes.

When Chris Smith began being hunted by A.R.G.U.S. under the leadership of the vengeful Rick Flag, Sr., Chase and Leota Adebayo teamed up to protect him from capture by the agency; however, Smith fled to an alternate universe to replace his deceased counterpart and live with his alternate family. In search of their friend, the 11th Street Kids regrouped to bring him back, with Chase encountering his counterpart, whom he joined to help the team and Judomaster escape after discovering the fascist government of that universe. After bailing Smith out of Evergreen Correctional Facility, Chase decided to combat the corruption of A.R.G.U.S., joining Checkmate as an agent.

Biography

Early Life

Friendship with Peacemaker

"Is your best friend Peacemaker?"

―Vigilante to Vigilante^[src]

Adrian Chase was the younger brother of Gut Chase, who was in turn a friend of Christopher Smith, known as Peacemaker, though Adrian and Gut were not on good terms. While growing up, Adrian's father came out as gay and left his mother for another man. Adrian Chase eventually graduated from Evergreen High School. Sometime later, he became a violent vigilante known as Vigilante, using a special suit to fight crime and met Peacemaker, whom he quickly became a fan of, considering him his best friend; they worked together on a few occasions.

During his crusade, Chase dedicated himself to eliminating criminal gangs, including drug cartels whose belongings were seized and kept in the basement of his house since he could not risk it falling under the control of corrupt law enforcement officers, refusing to throw away the drugs because he believed they could affect the sewer reptiles. Chase had a collection of Beanie Babies in his lair, which he wanted to sell when their market value increased. Chase also began working as a busboy at Fennel Fields. After Peacemaker was arrested, Vigilante continued sending friendly voicemails to his phone. Working at Fennel Fields, Chase believed Dave was his friend, even though Dave never felt the same way. When Dave got married, Chase showed up uninvited.

Butterfly Invasion

Reunited with Peacemaker

Chase asks Smith how he got out of prison

"Hey, how'd you get out anyway?"
"I work for the government, okay?"
"Post office?"

―Vigilante and Peacemaker^[src]

In January 2023, Vigilante visited Chris Smith's Trailer and saw Smith crying through the window, once Smith noticed, he berated Chase, as Smith got nervous that Chase might pull his crotch out to cum on him. Upon entering the house, Chase discovered that Smith was free to work for the government and believed he was a mailman, but Smith replied that he was there to kill people.

Vigilante and Peacemaker shooting appliances.

Vigilante comforted Smith by admitting that he enjoyed killing people for graffiti, and although he admitted that he sometimes made mistakes in killing people, it was not something he used to do. As Smith began to have second thoughts about killing people for peace at any cost, Vigilante tried to comfort him and invited him to shoot several appliances, having fun together, and later sought out Amber Calcaterra for sex between the three of them.

Attack on Royland Goff

When Peacemaker went on a mission with his undercover team, Vigilante followed them, hiding behind a bush upon arriving at the Goff Residence. Upon revealing himself, Chase gently placed his hands on Smith's shoulders and asked him to let him do his job. Peacemaker turned away and let Vigilante fire on the family, killing the wife and children. As Vigilante was about to kill Goff, Judomaster appeared to interrupt them, sparking a fight where Chase and Smith were taken hostage.

With Chase tied up, they removed his mask, but Chase began grimacing, believing that this would prevent him from being discovered, while Harcourt, Murn, and Adebayo went to save them. Vigilante was tortured by Goff, who placed electrodes on his scrotum, to force Peacemaker to give him information, but Smith refused, despite Vigilante's demands that Smith give him some information. Peacemaker broke free and fought Goff, and upon defeating him, Vigilante and Peacemaker discovered that the Project Butterfly was an operation against alien butterflies when they saw one emerge from Goff's face.

Attack on Auggie Smith

Chase on Peacemaker's storage area

"I don't think Chris is ever gonna be happy as long as his father's around."

―Leota Adebayo to Vigilante^[src]

Upon leaving Goff Residence, Vigilante suffered the loss of half his pinky toe, and at the headquarters, he was recruited to join the special operations team as he had no problem killing and they needed him. Vigilante and Peacemaker drove to Auggie Smith's house, and during the drive, Chase maintained a passive-aggressive attitude, slightly angering Smith. At Auggie Smith's house, the duo entered the Quantum Unfolding Chamber to retrieve Peacemaker's Helmets. Chase talked about his pinky toe and described himself as his best friend, which confused Smith, and they saw the White Dragon Armor. Chase then had an argument with Peacemaker about his father being a racist.

Chase is manipulated by Leota Adebayo to kill Smith's father

On their way out, Peacemaker learned from Auggie's neighbor that his father had been sent to prison after being framed by John Economos for a crime he committed. Leota Adebayo manipulated Chase to kill Smith's father, so he got himself arrested and attacked him, failing on killing him, and was later freed by Economos.

Glan Tai Massacre

After discovering a connection between the Glan Tai Bottling Company and the Butterflies, the team met at Henenlotter Video to receive their mission to travel to Glan Tai. Upon arrival, Leota Adebayo and Emilia Harcourt played rock, paper, scissors and had to ally with Vigilante, where Harcourt lost. Vigilante showed off his chainsaw, hoping to kill someone, but Harcourt got angry and told him it wasn't practical since they were trying to be stealthy.

The 11th Street Kids having fun after the success of the Glan Tai massacre

Once they completed their mission, the team had fun driving home, listening to the “11th Street Kids” and dancing, where Harcourt took the opportunity to take a photo. Harcourt later created a chat group named “11th Street Kids,” making the team name official, and sent the photo, which everyone celebrated, and Vigilante responded with a mermaid emoji.

Chased by the Police

"Dude! We're saving the world from a fucking alien invasion!"

―Vigilante to Peacemaker^[src]

When Vigilante arrived to visit Smith in his trailer, "Goff" used the amber liquid to create a peace symbol, attempting to communicate with them, who decided to interview him. Peacemaker asked "Goff" to answer yes-or-no questions, but Chase did not understand the rules, making Smith angry, who yelled in his face. However, when the police arrived at Smith's house to arrest him, Vigilante, Eagly, and Peacemaker escaped through the roof, with Chase carrying "Goff" on his back, climbing the trees, but accidentally fell to the ground, and the jar broke, allowing Goff to take Sophie Song as her host.

Chase argues with Chris Smith in the car

Vigilante and Peacemaker fled through the woods, but when they were surrounded by police, Captain Caspar Locke suddenly intervened, shooting at the officers and offering them a car to escape. As they escaped in the car, Peacemaker became enraged, and Vigilante threw Smith's cell phone onto the road, thinking they could be tracked, destroying it.

Ambushed by the Aryan Empire

Discovering that the butterfly-possessed Evergreen Police Department was publicly framing Smith based on a fake diary, Chase and Smith decided to escape and take on the Cow's death themselves, accompanied by Eagly and John Economos, with whom they rocked out to a Wig Wam song. However, they were caught off guard when the White Dragon attacked the mobile unit, and Vigilante nearly sacrificed himself to save his friends, but managed to survive, being knocked unconscious inside a car.

Vigilante stabs the White Dragon

While in the woods, Chase stopped to urinate, which he found difficult since he couldn't undress. Auggie eventually intercepted them and confronted his son. Considering that August had holes in his armor, Chase jumped on his back and stabbed him by using one of the gasps in his armor when he was about to kill Peacemaker, managing to hurt him. White Dragon threw Vigilante off of him and the Aryans surrounded him, John Economos shot all the Aryans with a machine gun, and allowing Peacemaker to finally kill his father, causing him to cry. Vigilante, not understanding his facial expressions at first, comforted him by telling him “tender niche touching”.

Battle at Coverdale Ranch

Chase overhears Adebayo and Smith arguing

"Both the Peacemaker and the costumed crime fighter Vigilante were working in a deep-cover operation for the U.S. Government called Project Butterfly."

―Leota Adebayo^[src]

Peacemaker and his teammates desperately rushed to a veterinary clinic, where the veterinarians kindly offered to tend to Eagly's injuries; however, Vigilante held the veterinarians at gunpoint, worried about protecting he and peacemaker as they were both wanted by police. Leota Adebayo and Emilia Harcourt then arrived at the veterinary clinic to organize the team, placing Harcourt as the new leader after Murn was assassinated, and motivating the team to defeat the Cow. Ready to stop the threat, the 11th Street Kids headed to a veterinary van to travel to Coverdale Ranch. While traveling in the mobile unit, Vigilante and Peacemaker farted in front of Leota Adebayo to annoy her, with Chase also making hand gestures as if pretending to swallow his farts.

Vigilante and the team leave after killing the cow.

Upon arriving at the barn, the team devised a plan to have John Economos leave the Sonic Boom helmet inside. After Adebayo managed to activate the helmet using a walkie-talkie connected to the helmet, collapsing the barn, and Economos escaped, Emilia Harcourt, Peacemaker, and Vigilante rushed to the ranch with weapons and caught the Butterflies off guard, killing several of them, but but was shot in the back leading him to fall unconscious. After Smith and Leota Adebayo killed the Cow, a wounded Chase regained consciousness and rejoined his friends to leave the barn, where they briefly met the Justice Gang, who had arrived late the scene, and Smith mocked them.

Chase leaves the Mount Rouge Health Center upon listening to the news

The team took Chase, Harcourt and Economos to the Mount Rouge Health Center. Hospitalized, Chase began his recovery successfully by being healed of all his injuries. Chase was on his stretcher watching the news, and saw Leota Adebayo exposing her mother and revealing the truth about the Peacemaker's Diary and Task Force X, as well as naming Chase and Smith as heroes, clearing them of the charges, making Chase happy before escaping from the hospital to celebrate.

Back to Normal

Talk with John Economos

Adrian talks to Economos on the phone

"Great conversation though. Right?
Yeah, it's probably even better than yesterday, or the day before that, or every day since I moved to Belle Reve."

―Adrian Chase and John Economos^[src]

One night in June 2025, Chase called Economos while taking a break at work and asked him to quiz him on owl trivia. After failing to get a question right, Chase asked if Economos had been in contact with Peacemaker before he was confronted by Dave. Chase complained that Dave had become difficult to work with since moving up to a manager position at Fennel Fields. Chase ended his phone call with Economos before arguing with Dave and going back to clean up his station.

Helping Peacemaker

Chase arrives at Chris Smith's house

"Who's that guy?"
"That's just some rude motherfucker who I say hi to every time, and never says hi back!"

―Adrian Chase and Chris Smith^[src]

Chase was called the next day by Chris Smith to help him clean his house, and he arrived with the cleaning supplies and greeted Smith and Leota Adebayo who were having a conversation. When Adebayo said goodbye, Chase and Smith entered the house, but Chase quickly realized that Smith had been having a sex party when he saw people sleeping in the living room while nude, which disappointed him. As he continued walking, Chase overheard Smith ask a nude woman to ask everyone to leave, prompting Chase to say he realized she didn't wash her hands. Smith, however, asked Chase why he was so angry, to which Chase asked why he called him out, and Smith said he “fucked it up.”

Chase reveals to Chris Smith that he sees sex as an opportunity to bond with him

Chase told Smith his frustration at having a sex party and not being invited, seeing it as outrageous, but Smith confessed to being depressed and trying to drown his sorrows, and missing Chase because he didn't like sex. Chase then said he didn't like sex for sex's sake, but like many other people, he saw it as an opportunity to bond with his best friend. As they headed to the Quantum Unfolding Chamber, Smith asked him to lock the door and was going to enter the code, but gave up after learning that A.R.G.U.S. was watching him, but finally gave in. Chase was told by Smith that he needed Chase's help to gut the body of an alternate Peacemaker he killed and incinerate it, then clean up the QUC, which Chase thought was pretty cool, although Smith denied it.

Chase asks about the Kyphotic Alien

Chase said he'd love to meet an alternate him, and they arrived at the body, worried that the alternate family members would find out. Smith took out the bag that was covering it, and Chase loved the helmet. Consequently, the duo dragged the body and took out their saws to cut it up. While Smith was disgusted by cutting his doppelgänger up, Chase had no qualms and instead enjoyed it. Once cut up, Smith wrapped them in a bag to incinerate them while Chase cleaned the floor doing ballroom dance moves. Chase approached his friend to watch as they cremated the body, but they were interrupted by the Kyphotic Alien to whom Smith yelled to leave, and Chase excitedly asked who he was, to which Smith very angry with the alien described him as a rude who never said hello back.

11th Street Kids Reunion

Chase gives John Economos a beer

"To the 11th Street Kids. We came, we motherfuckin' rocked it. No matter how far away we are from each other, even our boy Economos, no one will ever break us apart."

―Chris Smith to the 11th Street Kids^[src]

Chase, along with the other members of the 11th Street Kids, organized a reunion gathering to hang out on the rooftop of Emilia Harcourt's apartment. Chase brought a case of beer and climbed the fire ladder, greeting Harcourt and John Economos, and told Harcourt how he got there. However, when she told him not to use the fire ladder, Chase burst out laughing. Harcourt asked Chase for a beer, and Chase threw one to her. When he threw one to Economos, he dropped it on the floor, Chase threw another one at Chase, which also broke. Harcourt told him to just hand it to him, which he did before seeing Leota Adebayo and Chris Smith arrive and start the party.

Chase has fun with Leota Adebayo and John Economos

They each grabbed a beer, and Smith gave a motivational speech, toasting together to being the 11th Street Kids. The group started drinking and having fun together, dancing, and later Chase started talking to Smith and Harcourt, then hung out with Economos and Adebayo, stripping down to his underwear while his friends showered him with beer.

Aftermath

Chase kisses John Economos on the forehead

"So, your deep dark secret is that you like spiders?"
"Yes, I know it makes me goolish, but we all have our faults."

―Leota Adebayo and Adrian Chase^[src]

Chase and his friends went down to Emilia Harcourt's apartment to rest after the party. Chase put on one of Harcourt's robes and went to the bathroom where John Economos was sleeping to carefully remove his pants without waking him up, stopping to kiss him on the forehead and then washed the pants, leaving them on the kitchen table. Chase fell asleep in a chair in the living room and was woken up by Harcourt using a blender and Leota Adebayo's grumbling, overhearing them talking about a breakup between Harcourt and Smith, which Chase denied, stating that as best friends they told each other all their secrets, even the darkest ones.

Chase confesses to liking spiders

Adebayo asked what kind of secrets he liked, and Chase confessed that he liked spiders, to which Smith told him he shouldn't be embarrassed. Adebayo asked him how many people he killed, to which he laughed because he didn't even keep track, but soon realized she was changing the subject. Chase approached the girls and asked them to ask him questions about spiders since he considered himself an expert, revealing also to know about crows, telling them that they are the only bird that uses tools, being able to grab a paper clip, unfold it and use it if another crow bothered them, stabbing it to kill it.

Chase tries to answer tarantula trivia

As Harcourt was irritated by Chase, she asked him to check on John Economos in the bathtub to see if he was okay since he could be drowning in vomit, and Chase desperately ran to see, waking him up by putting his fingers in his mouth in search of vomit, asking Economos to ask him about spiders. Economos looked up riddles on his phone and asked him how many eyes a tarantula had, and he confidently said two, but in reality it was 8, but while they were talking, they were interrupted when Economos was called by A.R.G.U.S. and he had to leave. Economos asked about his pants, and Chase said he had washed them and left them on the kitchen table, frustrating Economos who went to get them.

Hunt for Peacemaker

Relocating a Portal

Chase arrives at Chris Smith's secret cabin

"I got some doors and hinges, just like you asked."

―Adrian Chase to Chris Smith^[src]

Chase was asked by Chris Smith at night to come to a secret cabin in the woods after his friend escaped from A.R.G.U.S. searching for him via the Quantum Unfolding Chamber, relocating the portal with Leota Adebayo and asking Chase to bring doors and hinges. Chase arrived to find Smith and Adebayo talking, excited to see the QUC, telling Adebayo that he had already entered as a benefit of being Smith's best friend and hoping there was another him in the other dimension. As Chase prepared to lower the doors and hinges of the car, Smith asked him for the car to go see Emilia Harcourt, hoping to get an answer from her before making a decision.

Capture of Peacemaker

Chase overhears Leota Adebayo talking to a client on the phone

"Hey, don't worry about me, I never kill prostitutes. Their lifes are hard enough."

―Adrian Chase to Leota Adebayo^[src]

While Smith went to see Harcourt, Chase and Leota Adebayo stayed to rest in the morning sitting in the entrance of the cabin, until Adebayo was called by a client who saw her ad for Adebayo Security Consulting, hearing her puzzled by what the client was asking her, who asked her about her physical appearance and if they did Greek. When she hung up, Adebayo was happy for her first client but asked Chase what Greek meant in security, which he did not know but he said that in prostitution it meant anal sex and that the conversation seemed to be about prostitution, disappointing Adebayo. Chase, however, relieved Adebayo by saying he did not kill prostitutes but their clients, with Adebayo claiming not to be a prostitute.

Chase asks to be asked questions about manta rays

Later, Chase and Adebayo were told to go find Chris Smith, so Chase said goodbye to Eagly, promising to return soon. Upon arriving, they were shocked to see their partner beaten up by Rick Flag, Sr. while John Economos commented on risking his job by searching him to let him go, so Chase grabbed him by the shoulder and helped him into the car. On the way to the cabin, Smith revealed that Harcourt betrayed him, with Chase saying she was too small to do so, but Smith believed she turned him in to return to A.R.G.U.S.. To break the ice, Chase asked them to ask him for facts about the manta rays, but when they didn't ask him any questions, Chase started spilling the beans himself and asked if they could go to Taco Bell. Smith asked how many manta rays it would take to shut him up, and Chase started counting.

Chase and Leota Adebayo watch the portal close

An irritated Adebayo said she wanted someone to shoot her in the back, which Chase took literally and thought she was referring to her client. They eventually left Smith alone in the cabin, wanting privacy. That night, Smith left a text message for Leota Adebayo, to which Chase asked what she said, discovering that he had texted her to "take care of herself." Worried, they drove to the cabin to see what had happened, arriving just before the gate closed behind him. Worried, they went in to check and saw a message that Judomaster left saying he had followed him, but when moving the dimensional capsule, they discovered a farewell letter that Smith had left, so Adebayo entrusted Chase to call Harcourt and Economos.

Rescuing Peacemaker

Traveling to Earth-2

Chase breaks down in tears over his friend's abandonment

"I wasn't crying. I wasn't crying, Ads. I gave you a hug to confort you. You were crying, like a little baby."

―Adrian Chase to Leota Adebayo^[src]

In Harcourt's apartment, Adebayo read the letter, which from the heart announced his farewell to stay and live in the other dimension with his father and brother. Chase went to the room where he broke down in tears for his friend having abandoned them, being comforted by Adebayo who hugged him. However, in the morning, Harcourt was determined not to give the device to A.R.G.U.S., since they were going to bring Smith back, with Chase excited about maybe meeting his other self, and they all got into the car together.

Chase gets frustrated with his mother

The group drove to Adrian Chase's house as A.R.G.U.S. was unaware of Vigilante's secret identity, but Chase warned that his mother could be a "bitch", but since they had no other choice, they entered the house, where his mother greeted them but Adrian warned her not to follow them, but Adebayo stopped to greet Chase's mother, causing her to follow them, angering Chase, who began to insult his mother, becoming frustrated when she began to gossip about Economos and Harcourt. As they went downstairs, Chase warned her that they would be entering his secret room, asking his mother to leave, with her relenting but not before apologizing to Harcourt if Adrian hurt her, believing Harcourt to be his girlfriend, frustrating Chase, who demanded his mother leave.

Chase puts on his suit

Chase tried to cover up the fact that his mother had dementia and that she mistook her for another girlfriend, claiming to have to lie to hide his superhero activities. Upon opening the door, his teammates were shocked to find Chase's stash of drugs and money, to which he claimed to be hiding them since the police were corrupt and couldn't hand them over. Adebayo was upset with Chase for telling him he was broke, but Chase refused to spend any, considering it dirty money. While he put on his costume, his friends stuffed money on their bodies without him noticing, while Chase continued to be excited about meeting another self.

Vigilante discusses with John Economos about cocaine being harmful to reptiles

Harcourt opened the closet door to set up the portal, but Chase asked them to be careful with his collection of Beanie Babies as he planned to sell them when their market value increased. Adebayo set up the device, asking them to back up a bit, managing to power it up and causing a small explosion that covered them in cocaine, angering Economos who asked him why he didn't get rid of the cocaine, with Economos angrily saying that he was worried about the reptiles in the sewer. The group entered the Quantum Unfolding Chamber and Vigilante asked them to ask him questions about the alligators, but they refused, and when he proposed to spill alligator facts until someone could guess, Adebayo told him to stop.

Vigilante inside the Quantum Unfolding Chamber

Vigilante shook off the cocaine and received a tablecloth from Harcourt to clean himself up, briefly seeing the Kyphotic Alien incinerate a rat, and while Economos talked about the alien, Vigilante cleaned up his teammate. Upon finding the door, Vigilante assumed the code was 2 6 1 0 1 1 since it must be the same one, repeating it to Harcourt to enter it, which made open the door, entering surprised by the extravagance of the alternate Smith residence. Vigilante suggested to go see if he could find his alternate self, hoping that he could help them, which Adebayo was not confident due to the alternate Smith trying to kill their Smith.

Vigilante and Leota Adebayo hide from Keith Smith

Suddenly, the group heard the voice of Keith Smith, so they hid while Harcourt pretended to be his alternate self, being invited to go to A.R.G.U.S. Headquarters. When they left, Adebayo, Economos and Chase came out of their hiding places, watching Economos hang herself for considering everything too strange. Vigilante insisted on going to see his alternate self, denying that he had ever grieved for Smith's abandonment, while Adebayo confronted Chase for caring more about meeting his alternate self than saving Smith, but Chase suggested staying. As Adebayo insisted on rescuing Smith, Chase went to find his alternate self, much to Adebayo's frustration.

Meeting his Alternate Self

Vigilante meets Vigilante

"It's me! I'm you from another dimension. My keys worked to get in here."
"Are you fucking kidding me?"

―Adrian Chase and Adrian Chase^[src]

Adrian went to the alternate version of his home, where he was impressed by the small differences between his homeland and this one, including the fact that his parents still lived together in this dimension. He then went to the secret room in his basement, unlocked the door and meet his alternate self dressed in his Vigilante Suit, who drew his gun on him. However, Adrian took off his mask and revealed himself to be Adrian Chase from a different universe. Chase was thrilled to meet his alternate self. The two Chases asked each other questions regarding random facts about each other, and they discovered they were very similar. However, when Chase brought mentioned his best friend Peacemaker, Chase-2 was surprised, as Peacemaker-2 was his archnemesis, not his best friend.

Vigilante explains the history of his dimension to his alternate self

Vigilante asked his alternate self who the Sons of Liberty were, discovering that they were a resistance group against their Nazi oppressors, being shocked to discover that the Nazis won World War II, which seemed like the craziest thing in the dimension besides Cherrios having an H at the end. When his alternate self asked what the Nazis were like on his Earth, he told him that he didn't know much about history but that he did know that the United States won, which his alternate self thought was a utopia since on Earth-2, all resources are based on a dominant race forcing the others to work in the fields, with Chase comparing it to how he feels with people graffitiing on other people's walls. Chase then remembered Leota Adebayo who was in danger in the Nazi dimension, so they despaired to save her.

The Vigilantes meet Judomaster and Leota Adebayo

The two Vigilantes went searching for Adebayo in Evergreen, and at night, they found her and Judomaster hiding behind the bushes at the Smith Residence when the Evergreen Police Department came to question Auggie Smith. Vigilante and his alternate self caught them, surprising them, and Chase became annoyed with Adebayo for meeting with Judomaster, expressing his hatred for him. The alternate Chase mocked the symbol on his outfit that resembled an ejaculation, but Adebayo told them to shut up, telling them that Judomaster was an ally. The alternate Vigilante suggested breaking into the house by killing the police officers, to which Chase and Jagger agreed, but Adebayo suggested breaking in first.

Attack on the Smith Residence

Vigilante kills the Blue Dragon

"He had Economos all tied up."

―Vigilante^[src]

Believing his friends were in danger, Vigilante broke into the Smith Residence by jumping through the window and catching the Blue Dragon off guard, stabbing him to death. Chase was followed by his alternate self. In a fit of rage, Keith Smith used his cannons, which both Vigilantes dodged, but which drew the attention of the Evergreen Police Department. Peacemaker was shocked by the murder of his alternate father and realized he wasn't as bad as he thought, despite Chase claiming to be acting like he had John Economos tied to a chair, and Emilia Harcourt urged them to escape through the interdimensional door.

Vigilante and his alternate self exchange gunfire with Evergreen Police officers

Suddenly, the police stormed the residence, unleashing a shooting confrontation against the Vigilantes, who managed to kill several of the officers, using their honshu swords against some of them to finish them off with shots. As he walked towards the trophy room to flee, a police officer shot him in the arm, but he managed to shoot him and his alternate self finished him off, being helped by Leota Adebayo to walk to the door. Harcourt rushed everyone through the door, but Smith was suddenly attacked by his alternate brother in an attempt to kill him in revenge, so Chase and his companions stopped him, with Vigilante stabbing him until Smith screamed in desperation to be let go, watching as he cried.

Vigilante bids farewell to his alternate self with a hug

Needing to escape immediately, Vigilante hugged his alternate self goodbye and crossed into the Quantum Unfolding Chamber. Before leaving, Harcourt attempted to kill Keith, but was forced to flee due to the arrival of the police, with Chase helping her up and running back. Vigilante and the others left through the basement of their house, closing the portal and going upstairs where A.R.G.U.S. was waiting to arrest them. Peacemaker handed over the interdimensional device without resistance, so that his friends wouldn't be accused, which Judomaster confirmed, setting them free. Seeing Smith being arrested, Vigilante tried to draw his weapon, but Adebayo grabbed his arm to stop him.

Convincing Peacemaker to Return

Chase is convinced by Leota Adebayo to use drug money to pay Chris Smith's bail

"Adrian, take something bad and make something good out of it."

―Leota Adebayo to Adrian Chase^[src]

With the rest of the 11th Street Kids, Adrian Chase tried to visit Peacemaker during his stay at Evergreen Corrections Center. Disappointed over his friend's refusal to see them, he locked himself in his basement to play video games. He later received the visit of Leota Adebayo, who advised him to adopt a better attitude with his mother he keeps being disrespectful to. Noticing how depressed he looked, Adebayo attempted to convince him to use the money he had confiscated during his crusade as a vigilante to bail Chris out of jail. Adrian refused at first, believing drug money to be cursed, but ended up listening to his friend after she told him to take something bad and make something good out of it.

Chase comforts Chris Smith

However, shortly after being released, Chris took Eagly with him and left Evergreen. Some time later, the 11th Street Kids tracked down their friend's location and Adrian, donning his Vigilante suit, subdued him and prevented him from leaving. Inside Chris' motel room, the group had a heartfelt conversation where they convince him to stop running away from his past. Calling him his best friend, Adrian told him he didn't want to shoot "stuff" without him. Reunited, the group headed back to town afterwards.

Joining Checkmate

Chase plays spider trivia with Langston Fleury

"Have you been studying spiders?"
"Yeah, I know everything there is to know about spiders."

―Langston Fleury and Adrian Chase^[src]

Inspired by their mutual effort to "make the world a better place" and to stop receiving orders from A.R.G.U.S., the 11th Street Kids created their own covert operation agency, Checkmate. Thanks to the large amount of drug money, Adrian has been keeping in his basement, the team had enough funds to make their project possible. Locating their headquarters in Evergreen, they were joined by former A.R.G.U.S. agents, Sasha Bordeaux, Judomaster, and Langston Fleury. Adrian formed a friendship with the latter, sharing animal facts which Fleury kept contradicting from his desk.

Personality

"Dude, you're my best friend. I... I don't wanna do cool shit without you."

―Adrian Chase to Chris Smith^[src]

Adrian Chase is enthusiastic and sadistic. He shows great interest in vigilantism and helping others, in which he enjoys killing criminals without remorse. Chase ultimately wants to do whatever he can to help his best friend Christopher Smith, due to the admiration that he has for him. However, Chase also seems to be completely oblivious to any kind of social cues, frequently misinterpreting other's reactions, misunderstanding metaphorical statements and making awkward comments unaware of their context, showing a lack of social skills and social awareness, as well as behaving inappropriately when engaging in public. These elements could suggest that Chase is autistic despite being able to fully communicate.

Chase also displays narcissistic behavior, becoming excited to meet his alternate self, sharing all of his traits and interests, such as Infernape being his favorite Pokémon. Chase also behaves very aggressively towards his mother, not being able to stand her butting into his business, explicitly forbidding her from entering his room in the basement, even calling her a "bitch". When Chase brought his friends to his house to plant the interdimensional device in the basement, Chase lashed out at his mother, insulting her and demanding that she leave, behaviors that outraged Adebayo, who demanded that he treat her well. Chase initially refused to use the drug money, considering it dirty money that he could not hand over to the police because they were corrupt, but was convinced by Adebayo that it could be put to ethical use, paying Smith's bail and founding Checkmate to make the world a better place.

Abilities

"Adrian, how many people have you killed?"
"How many is a shit-ton?"

―Leota Adebayo and Adrian Chase^[src]

• Expert Martial Artist: Vigilante is a highly skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, likely comparable if not superior to his idol Peacemaker and his leader Emilia Harcourt, easily murdering multiple henchmen. His combat prowess enable him to face a group of enemies on his own with minimum support; like a team of policemen during an attack on the Smith residence.
  • Sword Mastery: Vigilante is highly skilled in using his Honshu sword in combat. During the attack on the Earth-2 Smith Residence, he fended off and killed numerous policemen, alongside his counterpart.
  • Knife Mastery: Vigilante is extremely lethal with knives, especially the twin combat blades he carries on the back of his belt. He used one of them to stab the Blue Dragon to death inside the Smith residence and attempted to do the same to Keith latter on.
• Master Marksman: Chase is highly skilled in the use of various firearms. During his crimefighting activities, he frequently uses a pair of Walther P99 handguns with deadly accuracy. He shot numerous police officers during the attack on the Smith Residence on Earth-2, with his alternate counterpart's help, before escaping.

Equipment

Weapons

• Walther P99: Vigilante's sidearm is a two-tone pistol with a slightly bronze-tinted stainless steel slide.
• Honshu War Sword: Vigilante carries the Honshu war sword behind his suit.
• Combat Knives: Vigilante carries two combat knives on the back of his belt.
• Taser: Vigilante carries on the side of his belt a taser. He used it to stun Chris Smith, when reuniting with him.

Other Equipment

• Vigilante Suit: Chase wears a black, white, and blue armored suit while operating as Vigilante. The suit consists of multiple holsters for Chase's guns and swords. The visor of the mask is made of a prescription lens to compensate for Chase's vision when he can't wear his glasses.

Vehicles

• Vigilante-Mobile: Chase drove a Chrysler Sebring while operating as Vigilante, which he dubbed the "Vigilante-Mobile".

Facilities

• Chase Residence: Adrian Chase lives with his mother in a suburban house located in Evergreen. He spends most of his time there in the basement he had privatized as a "lair" where he can store his Vigilante suit and weapons, but also the large amounts of drugs and blood money retrieved from the gangs he kills.
• Fennel Fields: In his civilian life, Adrian Chase works as a busboy at a local restaurant, Fennel Fields.
• Henenlotter Video: The 11th Street Kids used an abandoned video store in Evergreen, Washington, known as Henenlotter Video, as their headquarters for Project Butterfly.
• Checkmate Headquarters: With the money he confiscated from criminals, Adrian Chase joined his friends to create the Checkmate covert operation agency where he began to work at. He often interacts from his desk with Langston Fleury, sharing animal facts.

Prisons

• Evergreen Corrections Center: Adrian Chase voluntarily let him himself getting arrested as part of an improvised plan to kill Auggie Smith in prison and to save Chris from his father's toxic influence. Despite confronting the racist supervillain, he only fueled the latter's hatred towards his son even more. Chase was bailed out of the corrections center the same day by Emilia Harcourt.

Relationships

Family Charles Chase - Father Mrs. Chase - Mother Gut Chase - Older Brother Allies Fennel Fields - Employer Dave - Boss Amber Calcaterra - One-Night Stand 11th Street Kids - Former Teammates Ik Nobe Llok † - Former Leader and Friend Caspar Locke † - Savior Cameron Hurwitz - Former Attempted Victim Justice Gang - Situational Allies Guy Gardner/Green Lantern Michael Holt/Mister Terrific Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl Superman - Situational Ally Supergirl - Situational Ally Zora Kyphotic Alien Adrian Chase/Vigilante - Alternate Self and Friend Checkmate - Colleagues Leota Adebayo - Leader, Former Teammate and Close Friend Chris Smith/Peacemaker - Idol, Best Friend and Former Teammate Emilia Harcourt - Former Leader and Close Friend John Economos - Former Teammate and Friend Sasha Bordeaux - Former Enemy Langston Fleury - Former Enemy Rip Jagger/Judomaster - Former Enemy Eagly - Friend

Enemies Butterflies Eek Stack Ik Ik † - Former Target, Attempted Victim and Former Torturer Charlie the Gorilla Butterfly † - Attempted Killer Larry Fitzgibbon Butterfly † - Victim Evergreen Police Department Sophie Song † Larry Fitzgibbon † Peggy Sacks † Aryan Empire Auggie Smith/White Dragon † - Attempted Victim Steve † Cow † - Former Target A.R.G.U.S. Rick Flag, Sr. Kline † Top Trio Auggie Smith/Blue Dragon † - Victim Keith Smith/Captain Triumph - Attempted Killer Evergreen Police Department Larry Fitzgibbon

Trivia

• In the comics, Adrian Chase became the anti-hero Vigilante after he lost his wife and children to mafia violence. He was originally a district attorney and later judge in New York City. After the death of his family, Adrian was approached by a woman named Lynn, member of a cult dedicated to battling evil in the world. In the middle of the desert, Adrian was trained in all manner of armed and unarmed combat, leaming how to allow his mind to overcome and heal virtually any wound inflicted on him, turning him into a violent underworld avenger. Haunted by the horrible actions he committed as Vigilante, Adrian ultimately commits suicide. His brother Dorian Chase later became his successor as Vigilante. He was a master of all forms of unarmed combat.
• Chase believes his hair looks best at 3pm.
• Chase's favorite color is teal.
• Chase is 5'11".
• Chase's favorite meal is Malt-O-Meal.
• Chase is fan of Pokemon and considers Infernape to be his favorite Pokemon.
• Chase owns a Nintendo Switch OLED and a copy of Princess Peach: Showtime!.

Behind the Scenes

• Adrian Chase/Vigilante in the DC Universe continues the alternate incarnation of the character from the DC Extended Universe, who was also portrayed by Freddie Stroma.
• Adrian Chase was also previously portrayed in live-action by Josh Segarra.

References

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External Links

• Vigilante on DC Database
• Adrian Chase on DC Database
• Vigilante on DC Extended Universe Wiki
• Vigilante on Wikipedia
• Adrian Chase on Wikipedia