You're talking about the Prison Transport set, right? I'm not the biggest comics fan, so forgive my ignorance.
The Advent Calendar for City in 2026 has a nice torso with braces, that could work for a tough guy. It's long sleeved so it would work best for jungle or orient settings the most, but I can see it work in a desert setting too.
And in the new Lego City sets for construction there's these new, small boulder pieces that will be perfect for traps, and also containers for treasure. I'm reminded of the entrance trap in Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins which would look ten times better with these small boulders falling on the explorer instead of some 2x2 bricks.
