cottonferret
Festive
Hope Lover
Mjolnir
RPM
Vampiretwilight
Krasnaya
Not a Sayan... Does that make Batman a Disney Prince?
No, it makes Batman a Disney Princess. >.> He talks to bats. >.> I'm sure that's a thing. Not.
I think it does depend on the trauma involved in the loss of the parents too. Not just that they are no longer in the character's life, but how they died, violently, in front of them, or what happened after, and who 'replaced' them. And, very true, the more someone is used to looking after themselves and to not seeing others as capable of helping them, the more likely they'd be ready to take action themselves. But if there's too much trauma or tragedy, then it seems more likely the good intentions would degenerate into 'villain' tendencies. Or be incapable of breaking through the trauma.
I can actually imagine anyone taking up the vigilante thing if they feel any reason to want to do it, but the ones with loving parents seem more likely to quit if things seem a little too hard or painful. Simply because they have a safe refuge they wouldn't want to ruin. I suppose.
Wanting to help people isn't an isolated incident, but the method, and the fact that vigilantism is usually local, close to home and the fastest route to making a difference in anyone's life, might play a part, too. I do not know. Now I'm musing too much.
