Freerunner

In every major city in the world there are places where no child should have to grow up. The Paris suburbs of la Courneuve, Aubervilliers, and Clichy-sous-bois are such places. Drug dealers, carjackers, and con men were omnipresent in the world Said Allouche and his friends, Toufik and Karim Achir, grew up in. All three wanted a better life and had no intention of joining the local gangs. They chose sport as their way out, eventually becoming experts in parkour, vert skating, urban move, and, more conventionally, soccer.
One day, Said discovered that local gang members had tried to recruit his kid brother as a pusher. Said did not take it well. He and his friends “discussed” their disapproval with the thugs and things quickly escalated into a fight. The police, mistaking the fight for a gang feud, intervened and arrested Said and his friends after a wild chase through the city. After being released, the three youngsters were contacted by an old French-African man (the retired hero, Zouave). The stranger had been impressed by their skills, and wanted to make an offer. They would receive enough money to pay for their studies and support their families in exchange for using their athletic skills to fight crime in their home city. The three agreed. Equipped with the high tech gear provided by their benefactor, the three share the identity of Freerunner and protect the northern suburbs from crime and vice.
Since Freerunner is not a registered hero, he is hunted by police and criminals alike. The deep distrust for authorities that comes from their juvenile arrests only makes matters worse. They feel the same about registered heroes, whom they see as super-powered attention hounds with little interest in people with real needs, an attitude that registered heroes (especially la Brigade Fantastique) don’t appreciate. As a result of all these factors, Freerunner has sour relations with nearly everyone in the heroic community (and some of the public), despite the good the trio does.