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Inter-Galactic Law Enforcement or Bounty Hunter Organizations/Jurisdictions
jaazaniah1
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I was retconning a character today and got to wondering about this. Are there any organizations in CO lore that have galaxy-wide (or approximating that) jurisdiction to go after criminals, wherever they are? Not like Green Lanterns. Think beat cop/detective or bounty hunter. Are there any inter-galactic organziations that license and regulate bounty hunters? E.g. if an earth demon committed a crime in Qulaar space, then fled to Gadroon space, who would have the "legal" right to go after it?
The original character was a marshal in the old west, who, because of a curse, has continued his law career for over 150 years. I'm imagining that his record somehow got to the ears of an alien law enforcement organization (or perhaps a group of bounty hunters) that offered to hire him on and gave him some new super tech to aid him (hence the justification for the retcon). His new name is N.I.M.R.O.D. = Nano-Initiated Mobile Remoted Ordnance Dreadnought (at least until I come up with something better
).
The original character was a marshal in the old west, who, because of a curse, has continued his law career for over 150 years. I'm imagining that his record somehow got to the ears of an alien law enforcement organization (or perhaps a group of bounty hunters) that offered to hire him on and gave him some new super tech to aid him (hence the justification for the retcon). His new name is N.I.M.R.O.D. = Nano-Initiated Mobile Remoted Ordnance Dreadnought (at least until I come up with something better
). 
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Now, I do have an alternative suggestion that's a little more off the wall. In the CU the Galaxars are a class of immortal alien beings with vast cosmic power, similar to Marvel Comics' Elders of the Universe in that they devote themselves to a particular activity and/or area of study. The Galaxar called the Lawbringer (fully written up in Champions Beyond) is obsessed with law and justice. Sometimes this is just an interest in how different civilizations define those concepts, but the Lawbringer is more infamous for passing judgement on individuals, nations, whole planets and races, and enacting punishment up to and including annihilation. In the official future CU time line he will destroy the home world of the Qularr.
Although there's no mention of this tactic in the lore, I could see the Lawbringer noticing your character and deciding he would make a fine "deputy" dealing with those criminals Lawbringer doesn't have the time to handle personally. He'd be more than able to provide NIMROD with any weapons or powers you'd like him to have. AFAICT Lawbringer's authority isn't recognized by any extant civilization, but since very few beings or races in the galaxy are powerful enough to stop him, that wouldn't concern him.
The original character is a mutant electricity build, so I might go with him recovering the armor/space suit of a dying Se'ecra explorer, and after investigating it discovers that his mutant power super charges the armor while he wears it, making it even more powerful than before. The Se'ecra decide to let him keep the suit since he uses it for a beneficial service.
FWIW for my own PnP use of the Lawbringer, I had him appoint various deputies, called Magistrates, who shared his principles, to do what he did but on a smaller scale. He gave them powers and artifacts to support that mission, although they weren't quite on Silver Surfer level.