Damon Macready / Big Daddy

Damon Macready was a former police officer, the father of Mindy Macready, and was the crime-fighting superhero Big Daddy. He was a prominent character in Kick-Ass. He is recognized as the first legitimate real-life superhero in the Kick-ass universe.

Damon Macready was once a famous NYPD officer, along with his partner and friend Marcus Williams, but was framed as a drug dealer by crimelord Frank D'Amico after refusing to work for the gangster. His depressed, pregnant wife took her own life out of grief but their baby daughter was safely delivered. Damon spent five years in jail, missing the first five years of his daughter's life, who was placed in the care of Damon's former partner Marcus. His time in jail consisted of him planning and scheming about how to get revenge on Frank D'Amico. Once freed from jail, and reunited with his daughter Mindy, he set to work executing his plan. He then proceeded to teach his young daughter about weaponry, fighting styles and how to take a bullet to the chest by wearing a bulletproof vest in the years that followed. A skilled artist, Damon adapted his origin into a comic book series for his daughter to use as research and inspiration. The two became the father-daughter crime-fighting duo Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, and sought to bring down Frank D'Amico's organization by tracking down and killing D'Amico's henchmen and drug dealers one by one before taking out D'Amico himself.

During this time, a young teenage kid named Dave Lizewski also took a stand against crime under the alias "Kick-ass". Mindy admired the young vigilante, although Damon was not impressed. After meeting Kick-Ass, however, he softened somewhat towards him, and allowed him to stay in contact with them if he ever needed their assistance.

Damon Macready was once a proud police officer dedicated to bringing criminals to justice alongside his partner Marcus Williams. He refused to surrender himself to corruption when he declined to work for crime boss Frank D'Amico, who framed Damon for drug dealing in retaliation. Damon was sentenced to five years behind bars, leading to his wife's suicide. Imprisonment was a highly stressful and painful experience for Damon, who plotted revenge against D'Amico. After being released from prison, he was granted custody of his daughter Mindy and taught her martial arts and how to handle weaponry such as firearms and knives as well as how to take a bullet to the chest by using a bulletproof vest in order to turn her into a superhero. He loved Mindy and shared a special bond with his young daughter.

Due to being framed by D'Amico and his wife's suicide, Damon became very angry and vengeful when not around Mindy. However, in his Big Daddy guise, Damon would change his speech mannerisms and act in a professional manner.

Weapons: Damon Macready had been shown to be extremely talented in using various firearms such as handguns, shotguns, and even sniper rifles. Damon was an expert marksman and had a steady hand when using a simple handgun or a sniper rifle, having the ability to land a shot on any target from quite a distance, such as one of Rasul's bodyguards. Depending on if he used them or not in his arsenal, he may have also been just as effective at using every gun that he owned on his wall inside of the safe room in his house. This includes (But is most likely not limited to.): Pistols (Beretta 92FS, Beretta 92FS Inox, Heckler & Koch Mark 23, Heckler & Koch P7, Jericho 941 RS Semi-Compact, Desert Eagle Mark I) Shotguns (Mossberg 500, Franchi SPAS-12) Sniper Rifles (Blaser R93 Tactical, M24 Sniper RIfle) Assault Rifles and LMGs (AKS-74, L85A1, M4A1 Carbine, SIG SG552, Steyr AUG, Heckler & Koch G36C, Heckler & Koch HK93A2, M14, M249E2) Sub-Machine Guns (Heckler & Koch MP5K, Heckler & Koch MP5A4, SA Vz.61 Skorpion, Mini-Uzi, Steyr TMP, Heckler & Koch UMP9, Steyr MPi 81) Rocket Powered Guns (Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW).

Close/Unarmed Combat Damon was also very well trained in using knives and other bladed weapons. He could also use his limbs, such as his arms and legs, to do damage as well, and used them to help defend himself and perform evasive moves to disable threats.

Armor Damon was equipped with a durable covering of black and yellow armor when wearing his Big Daddy costume. This suit of armor is able to deflect and block most incoming bullets, but it is not resistant to fire; Physical hits when Damon was not under cover or able to protect himself could still cause pain. The cape of the costume itself had the ability to douse fire, however.

Grenades Damon's most destructive weapon he carried with him were most likely his array of grenades. He carried two types, which were smoke grenades and stun grenades. He was only shown using these grenades once in the first film, but they could be seen holstered on his left shoulder during most of the film when he was present.

Relationships: Mindy Macready/Hit Girl - Daughter/Former Crime-Fighting Partner Dave Lizewski/Kick-ass - Ally. Frank D'Amico - Enemy. Red Mist - Former Ally/Enemy. Marcus Williams - Close Friend and ex-partner. Kathleen Macready - Wife (Deceased.)