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Jackdaw

Jackdaw is a fictional character featured in the
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universe. He was created by
Dez Skinn Derek Graham "Dez" Skinn (born 4 February 1951) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', 10 June 2005. Accessed 14 August 2010WebCitation archive is a British comic and magazine editor, and author of a number of ...
,
Steve Parkhouse Steve Parkhouse is a comics creator, writer, artist and letterer who has worked for many British comics, especially ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine''. Biography Parkhouse has worked in comics since 1967, when he drew the ...
,
Paul Neary Paul Neary (18 December 1949 – 10 February 2024) was a British comic book artist, writer and editor. His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Skinn at Marvel UK as well as work for '' 2000 AD''. He later ...
and John Stokes, and first appeared in '' The Incredible Hulk Weekly'' #57 (April 1980). A now-deceased hero, the
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of
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, Jackdaw was an
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. Jackdaw had been mortally wounded earlier in his adventures, but was revived by Merlyn and given new powers and a new costume. He was permanently slain later on Earth-238 by The Fury. Jackdaw was literally torn in half by one of the Fury's energy bolts and expired shortly thereafter in Captain Britain's arms. Jackdaw expressed a belief that Merlyn would resurrect him.
Saturnyne Opal Luna Saturnyne is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for their ''Captain Britain'' stories. Formerly the servant of Roma, she is currently the O ...
had abandoned them (and her assistant Dimples, who loved her deeply) to escape. Merlyn did not resurrect Jackdaw as it would have damaged his chances of rescuing Captain Britain, who was killed as well by the Fury after Dimples and Jackdaw, and resurrected by Merlyn back on Earth-616.


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Brent Jackson


Jade Dragon

Jade Dragon is a fictional character portrayed in the
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universe. He was created by
Jim Krueger Jim Krueger () is an People of the United States, American comic book writer, novelist, and filmmaker. Early life Jim Krueger and his brother grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He developed an interest in comic books and storytelling in his youth, ...
,
Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which ...
, and
John Paul Leon John Paul Leon (April 26, 1972 – May 2, 2021) was an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series '' Static'', and the Marvel Comics limited series '' Earth X''. Leon also provided artwork for a number of sty ...
, and first appeared in
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#2 (May 1999). Little is known of Jade Dragon's history before his exposure to Terrigen Mist on
Earth-9997 ''Earth X'' is a 1999 comic book limited series published by American company Marvel Comics. ''Earth X'' was written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series features a dystopian version of the Marvel U ...
. Once exposed to the mist, he mutated into a humanoid
dragon A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
and became a slave to the Skull, who gained the ability to control the minds of others after exposure to the mist. The Skull intended to take over first
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, then the world. Along with the Skull's other slaves, he was forced to fight a team of super-mutants led by
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; in the end, the Skull was killed and his slaves were freed. Jade Dragon would move on to work alongside
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,
Black Bolt Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #45 (December 1965). Black Bolt is the ruler of A ...
, and the Iron Avengers. As part of his transformation by the mist, Jade Dragon gained functional wings with the ability to fly and the ability to blow jade-green flames from his mouth.


Sajani Jaffrey


J. Jonah Jackal

J. Jonah Jackal is an anthropomorphic
jackal Jackals are Canidae, canids native to Africa and Eurasia. While the word has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe Canina (subtribe), canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-b ...
and animal version of J. Jonah Jameson who is the boss of
Spider-Ham Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic pig and is a cartoon animal parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, T ...
.


J. Jonah Jackal in other media

J. Jonah Jackal appears in the ''
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'' episode "The Spider-Verse", voiced by J.K. Simmons. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.


J. Jonah Jameson


J. Jonah Jameson Sr.

J. Jonah Jameson Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.


Joan Jameson

Joan Jameson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the deceased wife of
J. Jonah Jameson John Jonah Jameson Jr., known as J. Jonah Jameson, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist St ...
in
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. The character, created by
Zeb Wells Zeb Wells (born April 28, 1977) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, director, and voice actor. He is known for his controversial Amazing Spider-Man comic book run and New Mutants comic book from Marvel Comics, as well as being a writer ...
and
Dean Haspiel Dean Edmund Haspiel (born May 31, 1967, in New York City) is an American comic book artist, writer, and playwright. He is known for creating Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his '' American Splendo ...
, first appeared in ''
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'' #190 (March 1979). Joan was a high school classmate of J. Jonah Jameson and part of the school paper along with Steve "Tripod". While being accosted by some bullies, Jameson furiously tore into them scaring his tormentors and earning a reputation. This easily impressed Joan who fell in love with him. Joan spent some time with Jameson at his home after the school dance and met his step-father, David Burnoll, who was a raging alcoholic. Unintimidated by his behavior, Jameson took David's cigar and smoked one for the first time. He threw up afterwards and Joan admitted that his father was a jerk, something which Jameson said was "the most romantic thing ehad ever heard".''Spider-Man's Tangled Web'' #20 While Jameson was away in
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for the
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, Joan was killed by a masked mugger. This resulted in Jameson's ongoing anger issues as well as his hatred for masked individuals like
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
.


Joan Jameson in other media

* Joan Jameson appears in ''
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'', portrayed by
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. * Joan Jameson appears in ''
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'' episode "Gangland", voiced by
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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.


John Jameson


Jann of the Jungle


Janus


Jarella


J.A.R.V.I.S.


Abigail Jarvis

Abigail Jarvis is
Edwin Jarvis Edwin Jarvis is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Jarvis is most often depicted as a supporting character in the titles ''Iron Man'' and '' The Avengers''. He is the loyal household butler of the S ...
's mother.


Alternate versions of Abigail Jarvis

The
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version of "Mrs. Jarvis" is
Gregory Stark Arno Stark is the name of two similar fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, appearing as a counterpart of the superhero Iron Man from the multiverse. The first of these characters is best known as Iron ...
's assistant.


Abigail Jarvis in other media

Ana Jarvis appears in '' Agent Carter'', portrayed by
Lotte Verbeek Lotte Verbeek (born 24 June 1982) is a Dutch actress, dancer and model. She is known for her role as Giulia Farnese in '' The Borgias'' television series created by Neil Jordan, and as Geillis Duncan in the Starz series '' Outlander''. Early ...
. This version is Edwin Jarvis' wife.


Jarvis

Jarvis is an alias of different characters appearing in American comic books published by
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.


Jarvis the Skrull

Jarvis the Skrull, created by
Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist. Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...
and David Finch, first appeared in ''The New Avengers'' #3 (February 2005). He's a
Skrull The Skrulls () are a race of List of fictional extraterrestrials, extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' #2 and were crea ...
who impersonated
Edwin Jarvis Edwin Jarvis is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Jarvis is most often depicted as a supporting character in the titles ''Iron Man'' and '' The Avengers''. He is the loyal household butler of the S ...
. Jarvis the Skrull used the Skrulls' computer virus from
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to disable
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(Tony Stark) and
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''Secret Invasion'' vol. 1 #1 Jarvis the Skrull then revealed to
Maria Hill Commander Maria Christina Hill is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch (comics), David Finch, the character first appeared in ''The New Avengers (comics), The Ne ...
that multiple Skrulls were disguised as government agents before he realized his captive utilized a
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as a distraction for the
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's destruction, but he survived. Jarvis the Skrull manipulated
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to fight with the various heroes and villains against
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's armada, leaving Danielle Cage in his care.''Secret Invasion'' vol. 1 #7 During the " Dark Reign" storyline, Jarvis the Skrull was eventually found by
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before he's killed by
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.


William "Jarvis"

An
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equivalent is William "Jarvis",
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's second personal servant who tolerates being called Jarvis.


Edwin Jarvis


Jason


Jerry Jaxon


Jazinda

Jazinda is a fictional character appearing in
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. She is the estranged daughter of Kl'rt, the
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. Exiled from the Skrull empire under threat of death as a traitor, she currently resides and works on
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as part of a freelance bounty hunting team, with
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. She is a member of the Lady Liberators.


Jemiah the Analyzer


Jentorra

Jentorra is a fictional character appearing in
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s related to
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. She was created by Scott Reid and Miguel Munera, and first appeared in ''Realm of the Kings: Son of Hulk'' #1 (February 2010). Jentorra is a native of the planet K'ai in the
Microverse The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features. Places Certain places fe ...
and the niece of its late princess
Jarella Jarella is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Along with Betty Ross and Caiera, she was one of the Hulk's great loves. The character was introduced in ''The Incredible Hulk'' #140 (May 1971), and was ...
. After Psyklop attacks K'ai, Jentorra attempts to summon the
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, but unintentionally summons his son, Hiro-Kala, who removes K'ai from the Microverse. Subsequently, Jentorra joins the Enigma Force to stop him.


Jentorra in other media

Jentorra appears in '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'', portrayed by Katy O'Brian. This version is the leader of a rebellion against
Kang the Conqueror Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' Fantastic Four'' #19 (October 1963) as Rama-Tut, an ...
in the Quantum Realm.


Jester


Jetstream

Jetstream (Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid) is a fictional Moroccan
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character appearing in
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s published by
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. Created as a part of the group known as the Hellions, he exists in Marvel's main
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, known as the
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. His first appearance was in ''The New Mutants #16''. Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid was born in the
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in
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. As Jetstream, he was a student and operative of the White Queen and member of the original group of Hellions, the trainee group of mutants set up by the
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to be a rival to the
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. Haroun felt obligated to be part of the group; they gave him cybernetics to stop his powers from causing self-injury. Jetstream was the
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of
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, who could also propel himself through the air and was also the team leader. He engaged in several battles with the New Mutants—mostly petty competition—but occasionally got along with the students, sometimes having dances for socialization. On the first mission of the Hellions, Jetstream helped to capture Doug Ramsey and
Kitty Pryde Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character First appearance, first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (January 1980) and was ...
from the
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. When the New Mutants came to reclaim their own, Jetstream was defeated by
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, and quarreled with fellow Hellion Empath. The two teams decided to solve the dispute their own way: a duel between Cannonball and Jetstream with the winner getting to keep the captives. Jetstream lost, but Emma Frost returned in time with Sebastian Shaw to deter the New Mutants from retrieving their friends. Kitty was able to create a diversion for
Magik Magik (Illyana Nikolaievna Rasputina) (Russian language, Russian: Ильяна Николаевна Распутина) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cock ...
to be able to transport the team to safety. Later, when the New Mutants were in a state of emotional turmoil over being killed and resurrected by the
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, Emma Frost saw it as her opportunity to sweep in and take control. She convinced
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—the current leader of the team—to allow the New Mutants to come to the Massachusetts Academy for psychic
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, where she promptly accepted them into the ranks of her Hellions. The two teams became quite fond of one another, and Jetstream was able to challenge Cannonball to another duel, but the teams were separated when Magneto realized that his emotions had been manipulated by Empath to convince him to relinquish the students. Jetstream later used his skill with computers to find Empath, who had been captured by the New Mutants. Jetstream later repeated his challenge to Cannonball at a Hellfire Club gala. He also participated in the Hellions' capture of
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and
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, and the Hellions' unsuccessful attempt to capture Bird-Brain. After that, Jetstream joined in the Hellions' mock attack on new recruit Magma during a training session. On the team's final mission, Jetstream went along with the Hellions to retrieve Firestar. They found her in the ranks of the
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and their leaders, Tai and the White Queen, decide to have a series of fights to see who would get her, whichever team defeated more of the other won. This deal was unknown to either team as they were already fighting. Jetstream was defeated by
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who ended up punching him through a wall. The Hellions, as a team, lost and went home, not knowing that their young lives would soon be over. Soon after, Emma threw another party which the Hellions as well as the
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Gold team attended. It was there that
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crashed the party with the goal of killing Emma to gain points within the group. The Hellions were mere formalities: Jetstream was killed in the opening salvo of the crossfire by Fitzroy to fuel his teleportation portal. Jetstream was a
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who could generate thermo-chemical energy, accompanied by plasma (a super-heated state of matter), and release it through his skin. Jetstream could only release this energy downward beneath him, and the result was that it propelled him through the air like a human rocket. He could also release energy from all of his limbs, thus delivering at close to the speed of sound. Jetstream's body was immune to damage from the intense heat released by these energy discharges and by the plasma. He could not fly beyond a certain undefined distance without temporarily exhausting his energy powers. However, Jetstream's body was unable to withstand the tremendous energies he generated—one day his flesh even caught fire as he flew. To save him and enable him to use his power, the Hellfire Club provided Jetstream with a Frost Industries bionic system. Among these systems was a bionic backpack that could fold away into his body which contained computerized scanning devices and aerial navigation, and rockets in his thighs to help better contain, focus, and control his power. Jetstream was a fair hand-to-hand combatant, having been trained at the Massachusetts Academy. He was also skilled in utilizing computers.


Jiang Li

Jiang Li is the hero
Shang-Chi Zheng Shang-Chi,. also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in ''Spec ...
's mother who debuted in ''Shang-Chi'' (vol. 2) #4 (September 2021). The character was created by
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and Dike Ruan, and is based on the
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(MCU) character Ying Li, portrayed by
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in the film ''
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'' (2021). As a Qilin Rider, Jiang Li is blessed by the
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with the power of innate
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and to psionically link with
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. Jiang Li can also extend her psionic abilities to other individuals, including humans and aliens. She is also proficient in martial arts. In the early 1970s, writer
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and artist
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developed the character
Shang-Chi Zheng Shang-Chi,. also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, debuting in ''Spec ...
, a master of kung fu and a previously unknown son of Dr. Fu Manchu. Shang-Chi's mother was a white American woman, per mandate by then editor-in-chief
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, who was genetically selected by Fu Manchu to be the mother of his progeny. The name Jiang Li was originally used for Shang-Chi's mother in ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'', in which she is depicted as an Asian woman, although the name for the film character was ultimately changed to Ying Li. Following the film's release, ''Shang-Chi'' comic writer
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incorporated several concepts introduced in the film into the Shang-Chi mythos, including the character Jiang Li as Shang-Chi's real mother, who was based on
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's mother Ying Li, retconning Shang-Chi's white American mother and his mixed-race heritage; the heavenly realm
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, which was previously introduced by writers
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,
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and artist
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in ''
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'' #310 (1980); and the Ten Rings weapons. ''
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'' reviewer Leah Marilla Thomas praised the newer incarnation of the character for the "mythical (and devastatinlgy romantic) backstory", which makes her a "real character" as compared to the brief appearances in earlier comics.


Fictional character biography

Jiang Li was born into one of
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's few communities of mortals known as the Qilin Riders who were appointed by the
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as guardians of the gateway connecting Ta-Lo to Qilin Island in the
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. While on patrol, Jiang Li rescued a shipwrecked
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from pirates. Jiang Li nursed Zu back to health and the two fell in love. However, Jiang Li's father, Chieftain Xin, was outraged over her harboring an outsider and ordered her to return to Ta-Lo with Zu's head. Instead, Jiang Li and Zu fled to Zu's House of the Deadly Hand in
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, where Jiang Li discovered Zu's true identity as the leader of the Five Weapons Society, a criminal organization. Jiang Li attempted to leave him, but Zu pleaded with her to stay, promising to change his dark ways. True to his word, Zu rediscovered his own humanity from Jiang Li and the two married and had two children: Shang-Chi and Shi-Hua.''Shang-Chi'' (vol. 2) #7 Marvel Comics However following an attack by Hydra against the House of the Deadly Hand, Zu became cold and distant towards his family, as he felt that his love for them made him weak. Out of loneliness, Jiang Li sent a letter to her father and a few weeks later was drawn to a confrontation between Xin and Zu in the latter's personal tower, where it was revealed that Zu had constructed a makeshift portal to Ta Lo to steal the realm's sacred weapons to bolster the Society. While Zu fought his wife and father-in-law, Shang-Chi happened upon the scene, just as the portal's connection to Ta Lo became disconnected and Jiang Li was accidentally pushed through to her presumed death.''Shang-Chi'' (vol. 2) #8 Marvel Comics Instead, Jiang Li was sent to the
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, where she used her psionic abilities to mentally link with the native
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creatures, who protected and sheltered her. Jiang Li resided in the Negative Zone for many years, occasionally using her psionic abilities to reach out to her children. After Shang-Chi took over the Five Weapons Society following Zu's death and began reforming it as a heroic organization, he began receiving Jiang Li's messages through his dreams and travelled to the Negative Zone with his half-siblings to rescue her. While she recuperated at the New House of the Deadly Hand in
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, she is secretly visited by her father. Despite claiming to being overjoyed to see her again, Xin is consumed by his rage towards Zu and his bloodline since his earlier confrontation with them and believes Shang-Chi to be as evil as his father, vowing to put an end to his grandson. Due to being mentally linked to insects for many years, Jiang Li takes a while to recover her mental health but spends time with her son and his half-siblings. After she fully recovers, Jiang Li begins telling Shang-Chi their family history but the two are attacked by several enemies of the Society. Jiang Li uses her psionic abelites to realize that they are being led by Xin. Although Shang-Chi and the Society are able to defeat the would-be assassins, Jiang Li is taken hostage by them, forcing Shang-Chi to let them escape. Although Xin is outraged over their failure to kill Shang-Chi and for kidnapping his daughter, he allows his allies to escape with Jiang Li through a portal to Qilin Island and through the gateway to Ta Lo. After failing to acquire Shang-Chi's corpse to complete his magic, Xin forcibly extracts Jiang Li's psionic energy to locate Shi-Hua for his ritual. Xin returns with Shi-Hua's severed right hand, which he uses to create ''
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'' masks for himself and the Qilin Riders. Jiang Li escapes by psionically bonding with a nearby qilin and travels back to Earth to help the Society defend the House of the Deadly Hand from the mask empowered Riders. Jiang Li briefly faces off against her father, who is empowered by his own mask and several of the heavenly Ten Rings but helped by the arrival of Shang-Chi and his siblings. When Shang-Chi succumbs to his inner darkness to take the Ten Rings from Xin and defeats him and the Riders, he attempts to sever Xin's hand in retaliation for what he did to Shi-Hua but Jiang Li and his siblings talk him down, bringing him back to his senses. Jiang Li and Shang-Chi return to Ta Lo for Xin to face justice and to return the Ten Rings to the Jade Emperor, who appoints Jiang Li as the new Chieftain of the Qilin Riders, which requires her to remain in Ta Lo.


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Jimmy-6

Giachomo "Jimmy-6" Fortunato is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
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. The character is featured in the
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and is commonly associated with
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. He first appeared in the comic, ''
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'' #70 and was created by writer Howard Mackie and artist John Romita Jr. When the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) lost control of New York's underworld, crime lord
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filled the power void. His son, Giachomo "Jimmy-6" Fortunato, disapproved of his family's methods and tried to quit organized crime just as his father's plans were coming to fruition. Enraged, Don Fortunato demands his son's death. On the run, Jimmy-6 pushes
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(a clone of Peter Parker) away from a barrage of bullets intended for him. As
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, Reilly returns the favor later by rescuing Jimmy-6 from an assassination attempt. Although the wounded Jimmy-6 wants nothing to do with Spider-Man, he reluctantly accepted Reilly's offer to hide out at his apartment. Hoping that Jimmy-6 could still be persuaded to return, Don Fortunato orders that he be captured rather than killed. Shortly after meeting Reilly's "cousin" Peter Parker, Jimmy-6 learns of an alliance of rival crime lords formed by gangster Hammerhead which plans to assassinate Don Fortunato. Jimmy went to warn his father of the planned hit, only to learn that Don Fortunato has formed an alliance with the HYDRA terrorist organization to defeat his rivals. In a small ceremony, Fortunato reveals he has kidnapped civilians from each of the territories of the attending crime lords. Jimmy-6 learns the civilians are to be executed as an example of what would happen in case of disobedience. Horrified, Jimmy pulls a gun on his own father. The attendees wait and see what happens. Don Fortunato disowns Jimmy right there on stage. Spider-Man – then Ben Reilly – and Daredevil help rescue the civilians but need help themselves when they are cornered near an exit. Jimmy-6 flies in on an attack helicopter, killing the men threatening the group and carrying the heroes and civilians away to safety. Later, Jimmy-6 learns the
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(Norman Osborn) has killed Ben Reilly, and vows to avenge his friend's death. Wounded by enemies of his father in Forest Hills, Queens, Jimmy-6 seeks refuge at the nearby Parker residence, where he stops an assassin sent by the Green Goblin. He then departs. When Spider-Man (Peter Parker) was suspected of murdering street thug Joey Z, Jimmy-6, feeling he owes Spider-Man his life, saves him from vigilantes trying to collect the $5 million bounty placed on Spider-Man's head. Soon after, Jimmy-6 shot a new Green Goblin (a genetic creation employed by Osborn), although the Goblin's armor saved him. Several vigilantes sought the bounty on Jimmy's head afterward, but the
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(Frank Castle) and government mercenary
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(J.R. Walker) save him. When the Kingpin returns to claim his criminal empire, Jimmy-6 challenges him and rejoins the Fortunato crime cartel, replacing his incapacitated father (allegedly hospitalized by Kingpin). Trying to stop the bloodshed, Jimmy-6 reaches an agreement with the Kingpin. Peter Parker is caught photographing a secret meeting between Jimmy and the Kingpin, but Jimmy lets Parker go due to his "relationship" to Ben Reilly. After one of Jimmy's men accidentally knocks over the Kingpin's high-stakes poker game, New York erupts in a gang war between rival underworld faction. When Jimmy and his family are caught in a crossfire involving Kingpin's Enforcers (Fancy Dan, Montana, & Ox), Spider-Man's intervention enables Jimmy to escape, and he later helps Jimmy defeat the Enforcers in Jimmy's penthouse. Jimmy-6's current status is unknown now that Don Fortunato has regained his health and control of the cartel, but it was confirmed that Jimmy-6 had somehow made peace with his father, as Fortunato briefly refers to him as "My Beautiful Giacomo," showing no signs of ill will. With Angelo dead after as short term as the second
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, Jimmy-6 is in all probability the sole heir to Fortunato's crime empire. Composed almost entirely of muscle, Jimmy-6's massive frame grants him peak human strength and resists many penetration wounds. He is a skilled strategist and electrical engineer, having designed the Fortunato estate's security systems. A veteran of two tours of duty with the U.S. Army, he is an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant, firearms user, and helicopter pilot.


Jimmy-6 in other media

Jimmy-6 appears in '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', portrayed by
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. This version is a member of the Geek Chorus, a group of Spider-Man fans.


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Otis and Adina Johnson

Otis Johnson and Adina Johnson are the parents of Tyrone Johnson (the superhero known as Cloak) in
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. The characters, created by
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and
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, made their sole appearance in ''Cloak and Dagger'' #4 (January 1984). While their names have never been revealed in the comics, for the convenience of this section they will be referred to by their names in the TV series with their son renamed Otis Jr. Michael and Adina had four children, Tyrone, Otis Jr., Anna and an unnamed daughter. The Johnsons met with Tyrone's teacher when they discovered that despite Tyrone being a gifted basketball player, he had a stutter which worried the Johnsons. Beyond that not much is known about them, but it is assumed that they have been in grief due to Tyrone having run away which may have further affected them by the death of their daughter and imprisonment of Otis Johnson Jr.''Cloak and Dagger'' (vol. 3) #4


The Johnsons in other media

Otis and Adina appear in '' Cloak & Dagger'', portrayed by Miles Mussenden and
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respectively. These versions respectively work at an unspecified desk job and at
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Gulf.


Otis Johnson Jr.

Otis Johnson Jr. is the brother of Tyrone Johnson (the superhero known as Cloak) in
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. The character, created by
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and
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, made his sole appearance in ''Cloak and Dagger'' (vol. 2) #11 (March 1987). Otis Jr. is the son of Otis Sr. and Adina Johnson. He is the younger brother of Tyrone and the older brother to Anna and an unnamed sister. Not much is known about him other than that he looked up to Tyrone, but after he ran away he and the family spiraled. Otis Jr. resorted to becoming a dope pusher and hooked his sister Anna who overdosed causing him to get arrested.


Otis Johnson Jr. in other media

Otis Johnson, renamed William Johnson, appears in '' Cloak & Dagger'', portrayed by Marqus Clae. This version was killed by Detective James Connors in the same incident where Tyrone gained his powers.


Aikku Jokinen

Aikku Jokinen is a fictional
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appearing in
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s published by
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. The character was created by writer
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and artist Stefano Caselli, and first appeared in ''
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'' (vol. 5) #4 (March 2013). She is a girl from
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who bonded with an alien battle suit, initially using the Pod codename but now goes by Enigma. Aikku was hiking and came across the armor of the being
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which proceeded to bond with Aikku, forming a cocoon that protected her. She was later found by the group Avengers Idea Mechanics where she finally hatched and flew to Australia to fight the
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only to be caught by A.I.M. again. The leader of A.I.M. turned out to be the superhero
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who made Aikku (now going by the Pod name) a personal bodyguard and together joined the
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. While being studied by Toni Ho, it is revealed that Aikku refuses to take the Pod armor off as it would effectively kill the Pod suit due to being a living sentient suit. It's also revealed that Aikku is depressed as her girlfriend Darja Vollun broke up with her. Toni herself began to fall in love with Aikku. They're suddenly attacked by the New Revengers who fatally wound Pod. With no other choice, the Pod armor sacrificing itself and ejects Aikku, however Aikku is able to retain the undersuit from Pod. Afterwards, Toni helped Aikku get used to her new suit and the two admitted feelings to each other. Alongside the Iron Patriot, Aikku (now taking the Enigma alias) is a member of the
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when Avengers Idea Mechanics merges with the U.S. government to be the American Intelligence Mechanics. In their first mission, the team encountered the Secret Empire in a floating volcanic island base. They are later approached by a future version as Captain America when the Golden Skull arrived in their timeline to steal all the world's wealth. In
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, the team crashes a charity gala only to discover that the wealthy CEOs were kidnapped and replaced by robots. During the battle, the team manages to defeat and capture the Golden Skull who was wearing a golden armored suit. Captain America then goes back to the future timeline with the Golden Skull as a prisoner. During the '' Secret Empire'' storyline, Aikku gets concerned about Toni, who has been spending too much time with an upgraded Iron Patriot armor. During the event, the team arrives in
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to confront Hydra when the
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begins to attack them, due to nanites that were injected in him which start to control him. When Enigma and
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end up in Paris and are attacked by Hydra Agents, they are saved by the Champions of Europe consisting of
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and Peregrine. They later help the Champions of Europe in raiding a Hydra base. After stealing some ships, Enigma, Squirrel Girl and the Champions of Europe manage to defeat the Hydra soldiers in Paris by destroying a Helicarrier and releasing other captured heroes. Enigma then makes contact with Toni who managed to break out of prison with Sunspot and Red Hulk, and makes plans to return to the US. In the aftermath, Squirrel Girl and Enigma are shown on a stakeout at the Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. facility, where Enigma expresses concerns over Toni's decision to quit the Iron Patriot mantle. They later end up fighting the Plunderer and Blue Streak who were attempting to rob from the facility. While travelling through space with Smasher, Pod and the rest of the U.S.Avengers are attacked by space pirates known as warpjackers. After a brief fight, the pirates tell them that Glenbrook is actually the planet Kral X and that its ruler Ritchie Redwood is ruthless. Arriving in Kral X, the heroes manage to help Cannonball and the planet's rebels in overthrowing Ritchie. After restoring the planet's order, the heroes head home. Aikku Jokinen's super-human suit that bonded to her allows flight, shield generation, invulnerability and the ability to adapt to its enemies attacks, and also includes a full arsenal such as laser beams and mines.


Jolen


Jolt

Jolt (Helen "Hallie" Takahama) is a fictional character, a
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ine appearing in
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s published by
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. Created by
Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.'' Early lif ...
and
Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...
, the character has been depicted as a member of the Thunderbolts and
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. She was a teenager when Onslaught attacked New York and killed her parents, leading her to be abducted by
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and be subjected to experiments that gave her powers of heightened strength, speed and agility. After escaping, Helen went to
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seeking the
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, only to find the Thunderbolts were now living there. After they followed her into Zola's compound to rescue the other kidnapped children, she was accepted into the group, adopting the name Jolt. She died after being shot by
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, who had been coerced to eliminate all the Thunderbolts, and
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took Jolt's body from the morgue hoping to investigate more on her biokinetic powers. His experiments, however, caused a regenerative effect that healed Jolt and brought her back to life. Jolt also got new powers, that allowed her to turn into pure biokinetic energy, enabling her to discharge energy blasts and fly.


Jolt in other media

Jolt appears in '' Lego Marvel's Avengers'' as part of the "Thunderbolts" DLC.


Charlotte Jones


Gabe Jones


Hugh Jones


Jessica Jones


Piranha Jones

Raymond "Piranha" Jones is a
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appearing in
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, primarily as a foe of
Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...
. The character first appeared in '' Luke Cage, Power Man'' #30 (April 1976), created by writer
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and artists
Rich Buckler Rich Buckler (February 6, 1949 – May 19, 2017) was an Americans, American comics artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' in the mid-1970s and for creating the character Deat ...
, Arv Jones and
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. Ray Jones grew up in poverty and lost all of his teeth by the age of 15, and had them replaced with long, sharpened steel spikes. These, and his habit of using them on his enemies, gained him the nickname "Piranha". He became a criminal at an early age, and eventually allied with Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton.


Piranha Jones in other media

* Piranha Jones appears in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' episode "To Steal an Ant Man". This version had his whole mandible replaced with a mechanical jaw and works for William Cross. * Raymond "Piranha" Jones appeared in the second season of ''
Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...
'', portrayed by
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. This version is the son of a prostitute employed by Harlem crime lord Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes and childhood friend of Mariah Dillard who became a Wall Street broker and whose nickname is derived from his personal belief he is a "little fish
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you don't see coming" in the cutthroat world of stock trading. While working with Dillard to help her transition from her criminal activities to insider trading, Bushmaster kidnaps Jones and forces him to bankrupt Dillard before executing him off-screen once he is done.


Rick Jones


Joseph

Joseph was briefly a member of the
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. Created by writer
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and artist
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, he first appeared in ''The
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'' #327 (December 1995). Joseph is a clone of the X-Men's nemesis
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, possessing his
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powers, though he was originally intended to be an
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c Magneto. He had a brief courtship with Rogue before dying in battle with the actual Magneto. Joseph is later revived by
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.


Fictional character biography

Joseph was discovered near a South American orphanage run by a nun known as Sister Maria. After several run-ins with "The Colonel", Joseph opted to leave the orphanage to protect the children. It was shortly after this that he encountered Rogue and saved her from the first wave of
Bastion A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fire from the ...
's " Operation Zero Tolerance". Rogue believed Joseph to be an amnesiac and mysteriously youthful Magneto. During this time, the
X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
first encountered the entity Onslaught. Believing Magneto to be responsible, the
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sought Joseph out and figured out that he was not responsible nor was he like Magneto. Out of guilt for what he believed were his past sins, Joseph joined the X-Men in their war against Onslaught. In an attempt to find out more about his past, Joseph encountered the
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and their leader
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. They too believed that Joseph was Magneto and begged him to lead them. Exodus turned on Joseph when he noticed that Joseph was not the Magneto he knew. Joseph took on Magneto's identity to convince the Acolytes that he truly was Magneto and ordered them to abandon their current activities. Exodus disagreed, but obeyed because he believed he saw a glimmer of the old Magneto within Joseph. Joseph returned to the X-Men, satisfied that he no longer was Magneto. Shortly afterward, Joseph dedicated himself to reconstructing the Z'nox chamber to give Rogue some control over her powers. It was successful, to an extent, in that while standing under it, Rogue was unable to absorb the powers or psyche of another person. Immediately after this, Joseph and some of the X-Men were sent to the
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to fight the
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. When they returned to Earth, they were captured. In captivity, Joseph met the mutant Maggott, who had been saved by Magneto years before, and expressed his gratitude to the confused Joseph. Maggott discovered though that their captor
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was the real Magneto in disguise. Feeling that he owed Magneto for saving him, he did not tell the X-Men that Joseph was not Magneto. Several weeks later,
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appeared at the X-Mansion and wanted to kill "Magneto". Maggott revealed to her that Joseph wasn't Magneto, confirming Sabra's suspicions. Joseph left with Sabra to find out more about his past and Magneto's current whereabouts. He was kidnapped by
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, who told Joseph that it was she who had found the escape pod that came from the space station Avalon before it was destroyed. inside she found the bodies of Colossus and the comatose Magneto. Joseph announces his comeback by murdering 40 anti-mutant campaigners while wearing Magneto's costume, leaving the real Magneto to take the blame. Joseph has also assembled his version of the
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consisting of himself, Astra, and clones of Blob,
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, Quicksilver,
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, and
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. All the clones were killed by Magneto. Joseph is defeated by Magneto and remanded to
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's X-Brig.


Death

After the destruction of Utopia in the war between the Avengers and X-Men,
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released all prisoners on the X-Brig, including Joseph. After the loss of Magneto, Joseph disguised himself as the Master of Magnetism and formed a new Brotherhood in the wake of the death of the X-Men. He brought them to an Air Force base in East Transia to stoke fear in humankind because of the spike in anti-mutant violence. But they were confronted by a new group of X-Men led by a resurrected Cyclops. After the battle, Joseph's ruse was revealed making Juggernaut mad because he thought the group was made to protect mutants. He attacked Joseph and held him down while Scott and him talked about ideologies. But before anyone could see what was going on, Joseph was killed by Kwannon who considered Joseph a threat to mutantkind.


Powers and abilities

As a clone of Magneto, Joseph possesses the superhuman power to generate extremely powerful
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s. He can employ these magnetic fields to manipulate ferrous metals and to produce a number of other effects. He has also been shown to generate
electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...
and electromagnetic radiation. Joseph is capable of personal levitation/flight at high speeds, and often produces a protective magnetic aura around his own body. The real Magneto has on rare occasions been able to produce a wormhole using magnetism, and to safely teleport himself and others by means of the wormhole, but Joseph has not demonstrated a similar ability. It was revealed that the circumstances of his creation mean that he lacks the mental barriers that the original Magneto has established over the years to prevent himself from over-using his powers, with the result that Joseph can manipulate more energy than Magneto is capable of controlling on his own (Magneto requiring technological assistance to boost his powers to the same level as Joseph's full potential), at the cost of causing significant damage to Joseph if he pushes himself too far.


Josiah X

Josiah X is a fictional character, the son of
Isaiah Bradley Isaiah Bradley is one of the superheroes to hold the title of Captain America, appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is an early product of the United States' Super Soldier program (codenamed Project: Rebir ...
, the black Captain America, and the uncle of Elijah Bradley, the Patriot.''Young Avengers'' #8. The character was created by Christopher Priest and Joe Bennett, and debuted in '' The Crew'' #1. Josiah is a
Nation of Islam The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A centralized and hierarchical organization, the NOI is committed to black nationalism and focuses its attention on the Afr ...
minister. He replaced his last name Bradley with the letter "X". He has had many names including "Justice", the one he used as a hero. The "X" apparently symbolizes his allegiance to the Lost Tribe of Shabazz. Josiah runs a Nation of Islam Mission in the "Mog" (Little Mogadishu) in
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. As depicted in the series '' Truth: Red, White & Black'', the World War II Super Soldier program of 1942, operated by "Reinstein", used
African American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
test subjects in a beta phase. The clandestine experimentation that empowered Josiah's father
Isaiah Bradley Isaiah Bradley is one of the superheroes to hold the title of Captain America, appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is an early product of the United States' Super Soldier program (codenamed Project: Rebir ...
held similarities with the Tuskegee Experiments. After a failed suicide mission to destroy the Super-Soldier efforts of the Nazis, Isaiah was court-martialed and imprisoned. While he was in prison, the government attempted to use his altered DNA to create another Super-Soldier. After 39 attempts they had a single success, which was Josiah. His surrogate mother smuggled him out from the government's watchful eye. Josiah grew up alone in a Catholic orphanage outside of Boston. His powers revealed themselves when he lashed out at one of the orphanage nuns while in his early teens. Believing he had accidentally killed Sister Irenia, he fled. Under the assumed name of Josiah Smith he entered the U.S. Army. Josiah served several tours in the
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, becoming a seasoned and experienced veteran. His unit, made up of primarily black soldiers, were nearly killed on a mission by an inconsiderate and racist officer's order to bomb the area while they were still on patrol. His assault on the heartless officer was rewarded with a court martial. Josiah was sent back to the States to serve out his sentence in
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, a stateside
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. Blood tests at a secret research facility in
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proved he was the missing Super-Soldier baby. His
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was brought in to confirm a genetic match, and she again helped him to escape. She also told him the truth about his past and the real first names of his genetic parents. It was a long four years later before he could act on this knowledge. He came across a list of African-American individuals abused by the Super-Soldier project, and used it to find his parents' full names and their location. After meeting his real parents, Josiah left the US and traveled abroad as a private military contractor and adventurer; he eventually ended up on the continent of
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. It was in Africa that Josiah discovered the
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and decided to use it to find a purpose for his life. Josiah became involved with James Rhodes' clandestine "
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" after they were tricked into believing he was a criminal. After the usual superhero fight, Josiah joined them to seek out those who had not only framed him, but had also turned his neighborhood into a war zone. When
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forms the
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, he attempts to recruit Josiah, but instead recruits his nephew Elijah Bradley when Josiah is unavailable. Due to his unique genetic makeup, Josiah has aged very slowly. Although he is well over fifty years old, he appears to be twenty-five. His genetic code was manipulated with great precision to compensate for the side effects of unrefined Super Soldier serum. Josiah is extremely strong (able to bench press over 1100 pounds) and his body possesses phenomenal endurance. Because of his many years on the run from the U.S. government, Josiah has experience and training as both a soldier and mercenary. He also has decades of experience with a variety of martial arts styles, languages and weapons. Josiah carries the scarred battle shield belonging to his father and predecessor
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, similar to one used by Steve Rogers before receiving his vibranium-steel shield. It is an unpainted concave triangular metal shield with the Double V for Victory design. For protection he wears a loose chain mesh shirt over light padding. This mesh shirt is capable of blunting the impact of most small arms fire.


Joystick

Joystick is a fictional character created by
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. She is the villainous alter ego of Janice Yanizeski. She debuted in ''The Amazing Scarler-Spider'' #2 (December 1995), designed by artist
Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...
. Joystick is a participant of "The Great Game", a competition between costumed individuals sponsored by wealthy executives. When she is first introduced, she presents her "monitor" with the mask of fellow participant El Toro Negro. She is assigned a match in New York against Scarlet Spider. Joystick goes to the Daily Bugle looking for reporter Ken Ellis. She meets Phil Urich (without his costume). Scarlet Spider follows Ellis and is ambushed by Joystick. Phil Urich (as Green Goblin) saves Ellis as Ben Reilly still fights the woman. Meanwhile, in Paris, El Toro Negro attacks Joystick's "monitor", seeking revenge against her. Phil Urich, the heroic Green Goblin, develops something of a crush on Joystick, a participant of "The Great Game". He dons the costume and visits Joystick's hotel room, where a package is assigned to "Scarlet Spider". He opens it anyway and receives a dose of some kind of gas. Somewhere else, Joystick takes notice of the hotel room situation in her van and learns El Toro Negro is after her as payback for his defeat. Green Goblin is attacked by Joystick, until El Toro Negro surprises them. Scarlet Spider soon arrives to defeat El Toro Negro while Phil Urich saves Joystick. Scarlet Spider scolds the Green Goblin for letting her go. She is later seen in the ''Return of Kaine'' arc of the ''
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'', fighting again against Ben Reilly (then under the Spider-Man identity) and his clone Kaine, with Polestar. Ben Reilly jumps to defend Kaine and Muse against their assailants. Kaine defeats Rhino as Ben destroys Joystick's weapons and beats Polestar. Later, she once again attacks Ben Reilly when he invades a facility's installations. Soon after, when Ben Reilly stops an attempt on Jonah Jameson's life (courtesy of El Toro Negro), an all-out brawl happens between the three and mercenaries Chance and
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. During a fierce melee battle, El Toro Negro unveils his role in the conspiracy to a beaten Joystick: he assumed the role of a rogue player in the game to divert attention to the hostile takeovers happening backstage. Joystick confesses that, despite the false pretenses of El Toro Negro's role, she still defeated him and took his mask. Joystick later appeared as a member of
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's incarnation of the
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. Joystick much later becomes a member of the New Thunderbolts.


Jubilee


Jude the Entropic Man


Juggernaut


Jumbo Carnation

Jumbo Carnation is a fictional character appearing in
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, a mutant fashion guru who first appeared in ''New X-Men'' #134 (November 2002), created by writer
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and artist
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. The character also died that issue; it is left unclear if the character died from a drug overdose or from a hate crime. The character was later resurrected during the
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where he is a designer for many Krakoan mutants and suggests the first
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.


Junior Juniper


Junta


Justice


Vance Astrovik


John Roger Tensen


Justice Peace

Justice Peace is a cyborg agent of the
Time Variance Authority The Time Variance Authority (TVA) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted as a group of timeline monitors tasked with preventing the existence of certain timelines that are deemed to ...
. During the ''
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'' storyline,
Gamora Gamora is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #180 (June 1975). Gamora is the adopted daughter of Thanos and the last ...
fuses her and
Carol Danvers Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleagu ...
, creating Captain Peace.''Secret Warps: Soldier Supreme'' Annual #1. Marvel Comics


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