8...great costumes beget great responsibility

To answer the first question, I would have to say a combination of a moose leather trench coat lined with ceramic plates and a thick lining of Kevlar with a similar blend for a red headband (minus the outer layer being leather, cloth would suffice ) sand blasted jeans with a series of knives, a baton (stun or normal depending on the day and which state I am in )  and pellet bombs ( distraction method plus if needed, a good escape device ) steel toe boots (again, moose leather ) with a basic Kevlar vest to protect the fleshy part of my chest   and an attaché case with a decent amount of outer armor with a lining of bullet proof glass in between. Inside it will be a tranquilizer gun with four clips of ammo, a rebreather , and a set of stun guns, one for close range, one for long, a bottle of painkillers, along with a minor first aid kit and two kukri, in case of a life or death situation. Since this is my own personal version of my superhero (same costume , just the case does something else entirely ) it is designed for defense and the ability to stop my enemies without killing them or harming them outside the realms of restraint and self defense as well as stitching myself up along with anyone in need of it. The answer of a mask? No, I would not have a reason to wear one as , if I am in a city, I will look like a businessman and the only thing they would recognize is the scar on my nose, which, obviously I will put a bit of makeup to cover  and contacts to change my eye color. Tactically, most gang members, if not at close range, will aim for the body first and foremost as its easier to hit , but as most people should understand, an average kid in a gang armed with anything shy of a .45 pistol , has the training and aiming capabilities of a storm trooper blindfolded and spun around , then told to aim at the sun. that’s where the “walking tank” trench coat comes to play, so I should be fine with just this.

The heroes in the film worked to help the homeless and to deter crime: What is a specific problem in your town that you might combat in your superhero identity?
As proud as I am to say I was alive when my neighborhood once stood against gang violence like a small militia,  it saddens me to see the kids of my era teach this one the opposite of our message. Gang violence has been whispering in the cracks of my home and a heroic identity  would remind them that they wioll not just be allowed to go free.

The final question , I can say I do not attach myself to any one of them as I see myself in every single one of them. I want to help my world in such a way I as a human know I can not, it boils my blood to see innocent people hurt day in and out, I cant watch a television anymore because of how pissed off I will become if I look and hear the words “gang members killed x today. Y was shot in ~” if I had the power to fight it , in all ways  I would , but as a human , I can not…but as a hero…