History[]
Hadrian Volt is a character from the 2000 AD strip Judge Dredd. He was a veteran of both the Robot War with Call-Me-Kenneth and The Apocalypse War, and a former member of the Special Judicial Squad, who succeeded Chief Judge McGruder as Chief Judge of Mega-City One following her resignation in 2116. Judge Dredd was one of the senior Judges who voted for him, despite being an opposition candidate himself.
Volt proved to be an exemplary Chief Judge and instituted many reforms to the by then oppressive and corrupt system, but after (to his way of thinking) failing to protect the city during the Second Robot War of 2121, he was overcome by guilt at his imagined failure and shot himself. His suicide was covered up in order to protect public confidence in Justice Department — officially, Volt died heroically in combat. Judge Hershey succeeded him as Acting Chief Judge and was later elected to the position of Chief Judge outright.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Leadership skills.
Strength level
Human male who gets regular exercise.
Weaknesses
Guilt.
Paraphernalia[]
Equipment
Accessory pouch containing three heatseeker shells; helmet containing internal visor display (including infra-red) and respirator; uniform made from plasti-steel reinforced material.
Transportation
Lawmaster bike.
Weapons
Lawgiver handgun which can fire six types of shell: heatseeker, rubber ricochet, incendiary, armour-piercing, high explosive and standard execution. Also daystick and bootknife.
Notes[]
Volt repealed the law against keeping goldfish without a licence, allowing citizens with a breeding permit to possess one fish per household. He also wrote a book about the Apocalypse War entitled Riding the Apocalypse.
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