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Vaughn (originally Victor) is the headmaster of Wellston Private High School.

Appearance

Vaughn is a tall, distinctive gentleman with wavy teal-colored hair and a thick teal-colored goatee. He has green eyes and wears brown-rimmed spectacles.

Personality

As the Headmaster of a school as violent as Wellston, Vaughn constantly displays an air of dominance and calm. He does not interfere with the student body, preferring to let them sort things out and think for themselves. However, he does care about their well-being; at least when it comes to outside threats. This is seen when he tightens school security, in light of the recent EMBER activity, and later forced John to start living on campus after he was attacked at his home. In addition, after John hospitalized several Royals, he finally broke his silence and gave the Joker a firm warning. Vaughn also regularly takes his students' side on matters, even when dealing with the Authorities. In fact, he seems to despise authorities, not wanting them to interfere with his work and offering them little to no cooperation.

While he does see to it that his students are protected from outside threats, his altruistic is tempered with shrewdness. He does not commend the reckless individuals who became superheroes after reading Unordinary. In fact, he considered Rei, who was once a student at his school, to have wasted his potential by getting himself killed.[2]

Vaughn holds immense power and influence atypical for a headmaster, as Keon could not force him to surrender students into his custody and was perfectly willing to stand firm on his decisions in the face of the latter's superiors. He is even able to refuse the demands of individuals as strong and dangerous as John. Those who fail to heed Vaughn's warnings to stand down find themselves totally paralyzed by the power of his ability. However, unlike typical High-Tiers, who see strength as reason enough to always get their way, Vaughn is gracious enough to offer sound and rational reasoning to explain why he makes his choices when questioned. Vaughn is also fairly perceptive, catching on to John's unease at being around Keon while no-one else even noticed. When John became King of Wellston, he remained firm on letting the students sort it out for themselves, seeing someone with John's viewpoint of the world as a good candidate to influence the other students mindsets of the hierarchy, teaching them to question the morals of the world and change them, even going as far as ordering the school staff not to intervene, feeling that if the staff were to intervene now, it would deprive the students of Wellston of a learning experience. However, he remained blind to the fact that John rose to power not because he wanted to lead, but because he wanted to punish all adherents of the hierarchy, whether they believed in it or not.

Due to the guilt he has for destroying the lives of delinquents, he seeks to end the cycle of control he once helped perpetuate.

History

Uno 297 04

Vaughn's past as Victor

Originally known as Victor, he was one of the greatest assets to the Bureau of Authority. He worked in the Juvenile Delinquent Department for 12 years, only to be terminated due to multiple instances of insubordination. He fell off the radar for some time after that, leading his old colleagues to assume he disappeared. In truth, he actually changed his name to Vaughn and built himself up in the educational system in the interim. There were no records of his change in alias, but his new colleagues did not question him out of respect for his power and charisma.[1]

Vaughn eventually became headmaster of Wellston Private High School some time after Rei enrolled, replacing the previous headmistress.[3]

Vaughn interviews John

Fireside Chat with John and Vaughn

When John Doe first applied to Wellston, Vaughn was impressed with what he saw in the boy's academic records (the infamous expulsion notwithstanding). John's enrollment interview only improved Vaughn's opinion of the boy. John demonstrated qualities of charisma, empathy, and power.[4] Curiously, John specifically requested that his true power be kept secret, so that he could pose as a Cripple. Though Vaughn was puzzled that he appeared to be ashamed of his gifts, out of respect for John's rank he honored the request.[5] Thus, John's true capabilities were known only to the school's staff.

Powers & Abilities

Telekinesis: Vaughn is capable of flinging or restraining troublemakers with his mind. Vaughn is confirmed to be a high-tier and he is even at a level where he can stop John's Rampage. He is also confident that he can take on the Authorities, with good reason.

Intelligence

Vaughn is clearly very intelligent, as he is the headmaster of a prestigious school. He mentions to Keene that if John never became the king, people would not be acting by making a Safe House. He is shown to understand that if he interferes with student's lives too often, they will not learn for themselves.

Influence

Vaughn has influence over numerous powerful students and teachers in a prestigious high school. Also, he successfully asserts his authority to Keon, a high-ranking member of the Authorities.

Quotes

  • (To Nadia) "Now, now, Miss Nadia. My students are all very busy. Please respect their time by asking questions that are relevant to the topic at hand."[6]
  • (To Keene) "I don't want the authorities meddling into my business".[2]

Relationships

  • Keene: The Head of Security served as his second-in-command, even though sometimes he expresses his concern on how Vaughn run the school.
  • Keon: Due to his dislike of the Authorities, Vaughn offers the Readjustment Instructor little-to-no cooperation, not letting him interrogate any of his students without a warrant. After seeing how John, a former student of his, reacted under interrogation, Vaughn's dislike turned into distrust and he now refuses to hand over any students for "readjustment classes", having deduced that his "courses" mentally traumatize those undertaking them.
  • John: Vaughn honored John's request to be treated as a cripple, though he wondered why he was so ashamed of his talents. However, after seeing how he reacted under interrogation by Keon, his former Readjustment Instructor, he deduced that the latter mentally traumatized him. He also cares about John's well-being enough to force him to start living on campus after he was attacked at home. Despite his special treatment of him, however, after John hospitalized several Royals, Vaughn demanded the Joker stop his rampage lest there be "consequences." Vaughn has stated that John's unconventional outlook as a high-tier made him an asset to the school, stating that with John's rise, other students might realize what was going to happen with their current society. However, Vaughn's hopes may have been dashed with John taking a greater interest in punishing adherents of the hierarchy (current and former) instead of teaching them a better way. The attacks John initiated on Safe House, a progressive step in the right direction, was the last straw for the headmaster. He forced John to stop and forbade further attacks against the club. Vaughn realized with a heavy heart that John was no longer a candidate for positive change, accepting that rather than being the one to influence the students, he was actually the only thing holding them back.
  • Seraphina: After Seraphina was found with Unordinary, Vaughn suspended her. However, after she was found to have been influenced, he refused to do so again, arguing she had been punished enough by her ability-loss. He also did not hand her over for "Readjustment" after learning of Keon's "methods."
  • Blyke: After Blyke showed interest in protecting the Safe House, Vaughn was happy to hear and potentially sees Blyke as a new protégé.
  • Rei: Vaughn is deeply disappointed toward Rei for becoming a superhero. He refers to Rei as wasted potential.
  • Nadia: Due to his dislike of the Authorities, Vaughn offers the interrogator little-to-no cooperation.
  • Kassandra: The investigator from the Authorities was on to him, listing his various crimes as reasons enough to remove him from his position as the school's headmaster. She eventually found out about his past as Victor.

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