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The Mentalist/Patrick Jane CRT

Technically, he should have superhuman characteristics instead of peak human

Mostly because of his durability
 
The explosion should be calculated; also, since he wasn't touching it, he won't scale to the full potency. And withstanding is a big word since he came out completely disfigured. I believe even IRL we "withstood" explosives like him. Patrick is also damaged by ordinary people daily; at most, the explosion is an outlier.

Also, I think an SCD-like section is unnecessary on vsbw. Like AC, under our definition would just fall under stamina. BKI is redundant as it's already listed as body control.

I'm unsure why his mind palace is under his Working Memory Index. It's not like he visualizes the entirety of it. Also, Patrick figuring out the day of the date is very likely sheer memory rather than Processing Speed.

WMI and VSI hold the same feats basically, so why not mix them?

I also think the SIQ feat is likely a trick, like the blindfold not actually making him blind. A lot of times, Patrick pulls out "impossible" feats which are revealed to be idiotic at the end; he's a mentalist after all.

As a weakness, you could also add that he's afraid of guns and general violence, or at least finds himself incapable of handling it, so he just leaves others to it.

Peak human combat/reaction speed lacks justification.

You could also add Analytical prediction via his Foresight feats. You can also add instinctive action due to his intuition.

I disagree with Weapon Mastery; he didn't show proficiency, at most he just shot with them, but that's something anyone can do. He doesn't even have a standard equipment; optional is fine, but he doesn't carry them around daily.
 
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If the explosion left him incapacitated even if temporarely, i believe the explosion should just be removed ig
 
The explosion should be calculated; also, since he wasn't touching it, he won't scale to the full potency. And withstanding is a big word since he came out completely disfigured. I believe even IRL we "withstood" explosives like him. Patrick is also damaged by ordinary people daily; at most, the explosion is an outlier.
Well, it has withstood multiple explosions and car crashes and is comparable to Joe Keller and Walter Mushburn who survived close-range explosions. But maybe street level would be fine if we don't have a calculation.

Also, I think an SCD-like section is unnecessary on vsbw. Like AC, under our definition would just fall under stamina. BKI is redundant as it's already listed as body control.
Maybe, but it doesn't hurt to mention the feats for those who want to see his intelligence level in detail, and if they don't want that, there's the general section.

I'm unsure why his mind palace is under his Working Memory Index. It's not like he visualizes the entirety of it. Also, Patrick figuring out the day of the date is very likely sheer memory rather than Processing Speed.
Maybe its memory, but it's unconfirmed

WMI and VSI hold the same feats basically, so why not mix them?
Seems fine

I also think the SIQ feat is likely a trick, like the blindfold not actually making him blind. A lot of times, Patrick pulls out "impossible" feats which are revealed to be idiotic at the end; he's a mentalist after all.
It may be a trick, but in the series it is said that it is just a matter of emotions and behind the scenes no one has denied it.

Peak human combat/reaction speed lacks justification.
Scales to Cho

I disagree with Weapon Mastery; he didn't show proficiency, at most he just shot with them, but that's something anyone can do.
Maybe, but there are many pages with characters who are the same or worse who have the ability; it's just to clarify that he has used weapons correctly.

He doesn't even have a standard equipment; optional is fine, but he doesn't carry them around daily.
He used the Remington 870 on multiple occasions, once in his "room" at CBI headquarters and others in his house to threaten the suspects of Red John from Patrick's List. That looks like standard equipment to me.

And the Colt 1911 is also his and is at his house.
 
Well, it has withstood multiple explosions and shocks and is comparable to Joe Keller and Walter Mushburn who survived close-range explosions. But maybe street level would be fine if we don't have a calculation.
I believe we need a calc regardless.
Maybe its memory, but it's unconfirmed
Yeah, but Memory is a proficiency Patrick showed over and over. Sheer calc power isn't. Neither is confirmed, but one is clearly more likely.
It may be a trick, but in the series it is said that it is just a matter of emotions and behind the scenes no one has denied it.
He even said to Van Pelt that he figured out the name, but instead, he just read her pen's movement. He said he can figure out passwords, but instead, he just knew them prior. He said he could make a coin always land on its head, but instead, it was a double-head coin. He's a mentalist; he was raised to lie since he was a kid. The feat can be explained with a simple trick or with inhuman intelligence... which one is more consistent and requires less proof? People not denying it just means he succeeded. By this logic, magicians have an ungodly intellect.
Write it on the profile, then.
Maybe, but there are many pages with characters who are the same or worse who have the ability; it's just to clarify that he has used weapons correctly.
Eh... Two bads don't make one right.
Marksmanship is a form of Weapon Mastery that refers to extremely high skill and ability to shoot and hit targets with firearms or projectiles.
He used the Remington 870 on multiple occasions, once in his "room" at CBI headquarters and others in his house to threaten the suspects of Red John from Patrick's List. That looks like standard equipment to me.
Standard Equipment refers to a set of items that a character can be expected to have on hand at any time.
I have to disagree. He never brings them out with him.
And the Colt 1911 is also his and is at his house.
Really? idr this. If it's true, this one is fine? But he still never brings it out with him, so I'm unsure.
 
I have to disagree. He never brings them out with him.
He literally kept the Remington 870 in his room at CBI headquarters, and later at his house to threaten the Red John suspects. I don't remember if he used it on another occasion, but it's one of the weapons he uses most often, and it's not like he's carrying a shotgun all the time either, obviously.

Really? idr this. If it's true, this one is fine? But he still never brings it out with him, so I'm unsure.
In the same episode where he threatens the Red Johns, he had it stored at his house and then used it in the church to kill Red John.
 
Eh... Two bads don't make one right.
I think it's better that he's listed as a weapon mastery than people who didn't watch the series think he doesn't have any weapon feats. What do you think of Limited Weapon Mastery?
 
I think it's better that he's listed as a weapon mastery than people who didn't watch the series think he doesn't have any weapon feats. What do you think of Limited Weapon Mastery?
Mh... Sounds reasonable to me. Maybe the staff can find a better alternative.
 
I think it's better that he's listed as a weapon mastery than people who didn't watch the series think he doesn't have any weapon feats. What do you think of Limited Weapon Mastery?
Unfortunately, i am gonna have to disagree here

If all he did was just pull the trigger without having actual feats like doing trick shots, shooting people from really far away or anything of the sort then it's not enough to warrant the ability

That is like saying i have weapon mastery because i can swing a katana
 
Unfortunately, i am gonna have to disagree here

If all he did was just pull the trigger without having actual feats like doing trick shots, shooting people from really far away or anything of the sort then it's not enough to warrant the ability

That is like saying i have weapon mastery because i can swing a katana
It's not really Weapon Mastery, it's more like marksmanship, but he did shoot at moving police officers from about 15-20 meters away with a pistol (S6E8: Red John).

I'll try to get the feat.
 
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