Editing Gavel (section)

==History==
===Background===
Gavel was a ruthless vigilante<ref name="death"/> who operated in [[Australia]]<ref name="aussie">Gavel had once been judge, jury and executioner to criminals in Australia. He'd announce his intentions publicly, swearing vengeance and listing their crimes, and then he'd go after them.<br/><br/>Generally speaking, he transferred his power from himself to his hammer and from his hammer to his target, conducting invincibility. His target would fly through the air until they hit something, at which point they would be pulverized.<br/><br/>If he was feeling merciful, or if he didn't want to give them a chance, he simply pulverized them with the swing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/venom-29-2/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.2]]</ref> in the time before the code and the three strike rule.<ref name="history">A broad-shouldered man with facial hair like that of a homeless man's stepped through. He wore prison sweats with the words 'Baumann Parahuman Containment Center' across the shoulders.<br/><br/>"Is this safe?" Someone asked. A girl, in her early teens.<br/><br/>"They sent everyone to their cells. Maybe a speedster could slip through, if they knew what was happening, but we have a lot of people here," a man next to her said.<br/><br/>"You didn't answer the question," Imp said. "No, it's not safe. These guys are ''assholes''."<br/><br/>The man with the beard turned to glare our way, inexplicably, looked momentarily confused, and then walked forward. The crowd parted to let him through as he approached the edge.<br/><br/>I'd done my reading on these guys while making my way to Sophia, waiting for her to arrive. If this went balls-up, we'd be stuck between these guys and Scion. I'd wanted to know.<br/><br/>The man with the beard was Gavel. Cell block leader. A vigilante who had gone after families, particularly spouses and children, all so he could break his enemies before his namesake weapon could. He'd been notorious in the days before the three strike rule or even the code. Even with that, people had lost patience with his 'mission' when a villain had threatened to detonate a small bomb, and Gavel had called a bluff that wasn't a bluff. Gavel had walked away. Many, many others hadn't. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]</ref> He would announce his intentions publicly, listing his victim's crimes and swearing vengeance before going after them.<ref name="aussie"/> In addition to targeting his victims, Gavel also targeted families, particularly spouses and children, as to break his enemies mentally.<ref name="history"/> The general population lost patience with his mission when a villain threatened to detonate a small bomb and Gavel called their bluff, causing many deaths as a consequence, while Gavel survived the attack.<ref name="history"/> His actions would lead to him being imprisoned in [[the Birdcage]], where he became a cell block leader.<ref name="intro"/>

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
As a cell block leader, Gavel attends the meeting where [[Marquis]] introduces [[Panacea]]. He argues with Marquis about a woman staying in the men's wing without a lover, although Marquis dismisses his complaints.<ref name="intro">All in all, there were twelve cell blocks with leaders. That meant that there were eleven leaders with eleven lieutenants arriving. Acidbath, Galvanate, Teacher, Lab Rat and Gavel were leaders of the cell blocks on the men's side of the prison. Lustrum, Black Kaze, Glaistig Uaine, String Theory, Crane and Ingenue were the female leaders. There were other cell blocks, but twelve was generally agreed on as a good number. It left room for discussion without too much chaos, and it left enough cell blocks leaderless that they had elbow room to do business elsewhere.<br/><br/>"This is the healer?" Gavel asked.<br/><br/>"Amelia, yes."<br/><br/>"My people say you're taunting them, Marquis, having this girl staying in the men's wing without a lover."<br/><br/>"Not my intention, I assure you. I would guess ''some people'' are only looking for something to complain about." Marquis looked pointedly at Gavel as he replied. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 16.z]]</ref>

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Together with other prisoners, Gavel is released from [[the Birdcage]] during [[Scion]]'s rampage.<ref name="history"/> During the battle at the rig, [[Galvanate]] empowers Gavel and other already durable capes with his own brand of invincibility, although the result of this boost is not seen by [[Taylor]].<ref>Here and there, portals opened, and capes stepped onto the platform. String Theory, carrying only a laptop. Galvanate.<br/><br/>Galvanate reached out and touched a select few capes. Layering invincibility over invincibility for Alexandria, for Gavel, Gentle Giant, and a Birdcage cape I didn't recognize. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.4]]</ref>

During a later confrontation with Scion, Gavel steps into battle to block a shot meant for [[Vista]], [[Kid Win]] and [[Tattletale]] with his hammer, drawing Scion's ire.<ref name="scion_block">Scion broke through the wall of hard rock, and it seemed to actually take a modicum of effort. He directed an attack at Vista, Kid Win and Tattletale. A sphere, just like the one that had totaled the Dragonfly.<br/><br/>Gavel threw the hammer into the air, and it blocked the shot. The resulting explosion knocked a dozen capes off their feet, struck some of Kid Win's airborne guns out of the air and very nearly knocked Tattletale from her perch. Crane's disciples were bowled over, but Crane managed to turn with the shockwave, only taking a step back, remaining upright.<br/><br/>The hammer descended, unaffected by the explosion, and Gavel caught the handle in his two hands.<br/><br/>Scion turned his attention to Gavel, throwing one more sphere.<br/><br/>Another detonation. Capes in the area were scrambling to get away from Scion's new designated target.<br/><br/>Gavel had stopped. He swayed, then swung his hammer around, striking it against the ground before gripping the pole, as if he'd only needed something to lean against. His skin was a little darker where it had been scorched, and golden light danced around the edges of the wounds like the orange at the edges of burned paper, where the paper had burned but not burned ''completely''. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/venom-29-2/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.2]]</ref> Scion attacks Gavel with a beam, but Gavel is able to close into melee range, touching Scion's face.<ref name="beam"/> Gavel uses his hammer to knock Scion into a fifteen feet furrow and continues with follow-up attacks, although each attack fails to harm Scion and grows less effective as Scion adapts to the attack.<ref name="hitting_scion"/><ref name="spirit"/> Scion jams a hand into Gavel largest wound, and disintegrates Gavel from the inside. Scion then returns to targeting Kid Win, Vista and others.<ref name="death"/>

In total, Gavel lasts one or two minutes against Scion.<ref name="death">But Scion wasn't pulverized. The golden man reached out and jammed a hand in the largest wound the beam had created. A golden light flared, and Gavel disintegrated on the inside. Flakes of burned flesh traced with bits of golden light flew into the air as either half of Gavel's body hit the ground.<br/><br/>We needed time. Time for Lung. Time for the Simurgh to find her window of opportunity, time for reinforcements...<br/><br/>Gavel, ruthless vigilante, monster, had bought us a good ''minute''. Maybe two.<br/><br/>Scion targeted Vista, Kid Win and the others. His target before Gavel had grabbed his attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/venom-29-2/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.2]]</ref> After his death, he is claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]], who continues to use his power, but with little effect.<ref name="spirit">I felt a welling anger, frustration, a note of hopelessness I hadn't felt before.<br/><br/>Glaistig Uaine had Gavel as a spirit, and was pounding at Scion, with little effect.<br/><br/>"He adapts," Tattletale said. "I was saying it on the phone. He just needs a reminder about which passenger we've got, and then he adjusts some internal frequency, and he adapts. Anything we can throw at him, he knows how to cancel out." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/venom-29-2/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.2]]</ref>