J'son of Spartax
J2
Jack Flag
Jack Frost
Gregor Shapanka
Jack O'Lantern
Jason Macendale
Steven Mark Levins
Daniel Berkhart
Levins' brother
Jeremiah
Jack of Hearts
Jackal
Miles Warren
Ben Reilly
Jackdaw
Jackdaw is a fictional character featured in the
Marvel Comics
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universe. He was created by
Dez Skinn
Derek "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 books o ...
,
Steve Parkhouse
Steve Parkhouse is a writer, artist and letterer who has worked for many British comics, especially '' 2000 AD'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine''.
Biography
Parkhouse has worked in comics since 1967, when he drew the occasional "Power House Pin-Up" ...
,
Paul Neary
Paul Neary (born 1949) is 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 became editor-in-chief of Mar ...
and
John Stokes, and first appeared in ''
The Incredible Hulk Weekly'' #57 (April 1980).
A now-deceased hero, the
sidekick
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Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, ...
of
Captain Britain
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, Jackdaw was an
Otherworld
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elf
An elf () is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology. They are subsequently mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's Icelandic Prose Edda. He distinguishes "ligh ...
. 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 fictional 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 curren ...
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.
Jackhammer
Jackpot
Brent Jackson
Jade Dragon
Jade Dragon is a fictional character portrayed in the
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
universe. He was created by
Jim Krueger
Jim Krueger () is an 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, and has described a fateful t ...
,
Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American 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 he collaborated wi ...
, 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 style g ...
, and first appeared in
Earth X
''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 Univ ...
#2 (May 1999).
Little is known of Jade Dragon's history before his exposure to Terrigen Mist on
Earth-9997
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. Once exposed to the mist, he mutated into a humanoid
dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
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
New York City
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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
Captain America
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; in the end, the Skull was killed and his slaves were freed.
Jade Dragon would move on to work alongside
Iron Maiden
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,
Black Bolt
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appears in '' Fantastic Four'' #45 (December 1965). Black Bolt is the ...
, and the
Iron Avengers
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.
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 Jameson
John Jameson
Jann of the Jungle
Janus
Jarella
Jarvis
Edwin Jarvis
Jason
Jerry Jaxon
Jazinda
Jemiah the Analyzer
Jester
Jonathan Powers
Jody Putt
Unnamed
Jetstream
Jiang Li
Jiang Li is a fictional character who originated in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...
as Ying Li before appearing in
Marvel
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Business
* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
...
comics. The character, created by
David Callaham
David Elias Callaham (born October 24, 1977) is an American screenwriter and producer.
Life
Callaham was born in Fresno, California on October 24, 1977 to Lee Hsu and Michael Callaham. He has a brother, Gregory. He is of Chinese descent through ...
,
Destin Daniel Cretton
Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his films ''Short Term 12'' (2013), ''The Glass Castle'' (2017), ''Just Mercy'' (2019) and the Marvel Studios film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' (2021). He has ...
and
Andrew Lanham
Andrew Lanham is an American film screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Destin Daniel Cretton, including '' The Shack'' (2017), ''The Glass Castle'' (2017), ''Just Mercy'' (2019), and ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' ...
, appeared in ''
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 25th film ...
'' (2021). Ying Li was an original character created for the film who replaces
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 '' ...
's unnamed white American mother from the comics, created by
Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart (; born April 22, 1947) is an American writer of comic books and novels. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s. His pseudonyms have included John Harkness and Cliff Garnett.
Early li ...
and
Jim Starlin
James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and ...
per mandate by then editor-in-chief
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
, who was genetically selected by
Zheng Zu
Zheng Zu ( Chinese: 鄭祖), originally known as Fu Manchu (Chinese: 傅满洲 ''Fù Mǎnzhōu''), is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Based on Sax Rohmer's character of the same name, he ...
to be the mother of his progeny. When the cast for the film was announced by
Kevin Feige
Kevin Feige ( ; born June 2, 1973) is an American film and television producer who has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise since 2007. The films he has produced have a combin ...
, the character was originally named Jiang Li before being changed to Ying Li; the former name was later used for the character's introduction in the comics.
Jiang Li in film
Ying Li appears in ''
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 25th film ...
'', portrayed by
Fala Chen
Fala Chen (; born 24 February 1982) is a Chinese American actress. She is known for her roles in Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' and HBO miniseries ''Irma Vep'' and ''The Undoing''.
Che ...
. In the film, Li is a guardian of
Ta Lo
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise features many fictional elements including locations, weapons, and artifacts. While many of these features are based on elements that originally appeared in the American comic books publishe ...
, a mystical realm inhabited by Chinese mythological creatures, including its guardian
dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
, the
Great Protector
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, who blesses Li with the power to manipulate wind. In 1996, the immortal warlord
Xu Wenwu
Xu Wenwu ( ; zh, c=徐文武, p=Xú Wénwǔ) is a fictional character portrayed by Tony Leung in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, a composite character based on the Marvel Comics characters the Mandarin and Fu Manchu but ...
attempts to invade Ta Lo but is defeated by Li. The two fall in love but when Wenwu is rejected by Ta Lo's inhabitants for his dark past, Li leaves with him. The two marry and have two children: son
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 '' ...
and daughter
Xialing. Wenwu abandons his
organization
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The word is derived from ...
and
weapons
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while Li forgoes the blessing of the Great Protector to be with each other and their children. While Wenwu is away, Li is murdered by the Iron Gang, old enemies of the Ten Rings. Li's death prompts Wenwu to violently murder the gang in retaliation and reverts back to his dark ways by reclaiming his Rings and organization. Years later, the
Dweller-in-Darkness
The Dweller-in-Darkness is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a demon, one of the Fear Lords, who has clashed with Doctor Strange.
The character made its film debut in the 2021 Marvel Cine ...
uses Li's voice to make Wenwu believe that his wife is still alive and trapped within a gate in Ta Lo, so that Wenwu can use his Rings to destroy its seal. Wenwu attempts to convince his estranged children to help him free their mother and destroy her village in retaliation for imprisoning her, but the two side with Li's people. Shang-Chi and Xialing are gifted suits of armor crafted from the Great Protector's scales that Li entrusted to her sister
Ying Nan
Ying may refer to:
People
* Yíng (嬴), a Chinese surname, the ancestral name of Qin Shi Huang, first Emperor of China in the Qin Dynasty, and some contemporary rival royal families such as the Zhaos
* Yīng (应), a Chinese surname from the Z ...
. After the battle, Shang-Chi and Xialing light paper lanterns in memory of Li and Wenwu, who was killed by the Dweller.
Jiang Li in comics
Jiang Li made her comic book debut in ''Shang-Chi'' (vol. 2) #4 (September 2021), created by
Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang (Chinese Traditional: 楊謹倫, Simplified: 杨谨伦, Pinyin: ''Yáng Jǐnlún''; born August 9, 1973) is an American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions a ...
and Dike Ruan. Jiang Li was born into one of
Ta-Lo
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's few communities of mortals known as the Qilin Riders who were appointed by the
Xian
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqin ...
as guardians of the gateway connecting Ta-Lo to Qilin Island in the
East China Sea
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. While on patrol, Jiang Li rescued a shipwrecked
Zheng Zu
Zheng Zu ( Chinese: 鄭祖), originally known as Fu Manchu (Chinese: 傅满洲 ''Fù Mǎnzhōu''), is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Based on Sax Rohmer's character of the same name, he ...
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
Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...
, where Jiang Li discovered Zu's true identity as the leader of the
Five Weapons Society
The Five Weapons Society is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Five Weapons Society was an organization created by the brothers Zheng Yi and Zheng Zu to defend China during the Qing Dynasty, ...
, 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
Negative Zone
The Negative Zone is a fictional setting, an antimatter universe appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The location is depicted in various publications from Marvel, most frequently in ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Captain Mar ...
, where she used her psionic abilities to mentally link with the native
mantid
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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
Chinatown, Manhattan
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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 ''
taotie
The ''Taotie'' () is an ancient Chinese mythological creature that was commonly emblazoned on bronze and other artifacts during the 1st millennium BC. ''Taotie'' are one of the " four evil creatures of the world". In Chinese classical texts such a ...
'' 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.
Powers and Abilities
As a Qilin Rider, Jiang Li is blessed by the
Xian
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with the power of innate
archery
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and to
psionically link with
qilin
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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.
Jigsaw
Jimmy-6
Joan
Jocasta
John the Skrull
Johnny Dee
Otis and Adina Johnson
Otis Johnson and Adina Johnson are the parents of
Tyrone Johnson (the superhero known as Cloak) in
Marvel Comics
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. The characters, created by
Bill Mantlo
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and
Rick Leonardi
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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 the
Freeform series ''
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger'' portrayed by
Miles Mussenden
Miles Mussenden is an American actor and music producer. He is best known for portraying Otis Johnson in '' Marvel's Cloak & Dagger''.
Career
Born in London to Guyanese parents, Mussenden and his family moved to Brooklyn where at the age of nin ...
and
Gloria Reuben
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respectively.
Earlier promotion had Otis named Michael but this was changed shortly before filming.
Otis has a desk job (at an unknown place) while Andina works at
Roxxon
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Gulf. Otis and Andina work to have their son Tyrone grow up to a better future even after their other son Billy Johnson's death.
It is revealed that Otis has an association with the Wild Red Hawks, a group of
Mardi Gras Indians
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Collectively, their organizations are called ...
that Otis had Billy do work with on an earlier occasion. Otis and Adina are shown to be at loss on the anniversary of Billy's death. While Otis has the Wild Red Hawks over, Adina's work ID is borrowed by Tandy Bowen to confront Peter Scarborough. Police Chief Duchamp informs Otis and Adina that Detective Connors has been suspended pending investigation; neither Otis or Adina react to it. At her job, Adina is shown having an unheard conversation with one of the workers. Later that night, Adina tells Tyrone that she wanted to protect her son from the police. When the police arrive outside their home to arrest Tyrone for supposedly killing Officer Fuchs, Adina tells Tyrone to run. Otis hears about what happened, confronting Tyrone looking for the cloak at the Wild Red Hawks' meeting place. Otis gives the cloak and tells his son to get far away from here and to stay out of contact with them. After the Terrors' crisis is over, Otis and Adina are later seen with the police and Father Delgado as Adina later finds something that Tyrone left for her. Otis and Adina later take a break from each other in light of Tyrone being a fugitive. When Connors wants redemption from Tyrone, Connors is taken to Otis where Connors mentions how Senator Asa Henderson hid information about the cover-up on Billy's death. When it has been moved from the location that Senator Henderson had it, Tyrone takes Connors to Adina for the next course of action. Adina is torn between avenging Billy's death or keeping Connors alive for Tyrone. Connors does mention to Adina where Billy's body is buried.
After covering her bathroom in plastic, Adina tricks Connors into going into freshen up and then shoots Connors. Adina visits and convinces Delgado to be a priest again so that they can help Tyrone. She confesses that as soon as she got proof of Tyrone's innocence, she killed Connors. Otis and Adina reunite where they watch the news of Tyrone being cleared of all charges and the news about Senator Henderson's arrest for his cover-up.
Otis Johnson Jr.
Otis Johnson Jr. is the brother of
Tyrone Johnson (the superhero known as Cloak) in
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by
Bill Mantlo
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and
June Brigman
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, made his sole appearance in ''Cloak and Dagger'' (vol. 2) #11 (March 1987).
While his name is simply Otis in the comics, for the convenience of this section he will be referred to as Otis Jr. due to the preceding section. 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
The character renamed William "Billy" Johnson appears in the
Freeform series ''
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger'' played by Marqus Clae. His character is an amalgamation of the older brother and Billy (Tyrone's murdered friend) from the comics. After Tyrone had reclaimed property from a guy who ripped off Billy and his friends, Billy took Tyrone to return it only to run into trouble with Detective James Connors. During a confrontation at the dock the night when
Roxxon
The Roxxon Energy Corporation (otherwise known as the Roxxon Oil Company, Roxxon Oil Corporation, Roxxon Corporation or simply Roxxon) is the name of a fictional massive petroleum industrial conglomerate in the Marvel Universe appearing in Americ ...
's oil platform collapsed, Billy was shot by Connors and falls into the water as Tyrone jumps in after him, leading to Tyrone getting powers.
Andre Deschaine's powers shows Tandy in different lives: one is where both Billy and
Nathan Bowen
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People
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survived their encounters and the families grew close, and another has Billy and Tyrone working on the Roxxon Energy Platform under Mina Hess. While in Adina's custody, Connors confesses to Billy's body being buried in the horse stables at the fairground.
Aikku Jokinen
Aikku Jokinen is a
fictional
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* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
** Census-designated place, ...
superhero
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appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. The character was created by writer
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', '' The Manhattan Projects'' and ''East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Ma ...
and artist
Stefano Caselli
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, and first appeared in ''
Avengers
Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to:
Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe
* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
'' (vol. 5) #4 (March 2013). She is a girl from
Finland
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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
Ex Nihilo
(Latin for "creation out of nothing") is the doctrine that matter is not eternal but had to be created by some divine creative act. It is a theistic answer to the question of how the universe comes to exist. It is in contrast to ''Ex nihilo ni ...
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
Avengers
Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to:
Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe
* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
only to be caught by A.I.M. again. The leader of A.I.M. turned out to be the superhero
Sunspot
Sunspots are phenomena on the Sun's photosphere that appear as temporary spots that are darker than the surrounding areas. They are regions of reduced surface temperature caused by concentrations of magnetic flux that inhibit convection. Sun ...
who made Aikku (now going by the Pod name) a personal bodyguard and together joined the
New Avengers. While being studied by
Toni Ho
Dr. Toni Ho is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Toni Ho first appeared in ''New Avengers'' vol. 4 #1 (2015) and was created by writer Al Ewing and artist Gerardo Sandoval.
Fictional ...
, 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
U.S.Avengers
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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're later approached by a future version of
future equivalent as Captain America when the Golden Skull arrived in their timeline to steal all the world's wealth. In
Miami, Florida
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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 "Opening Salvo" part of 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
Washington D.C.
)
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to confront Hydra when the
Red Hulk
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begins to attack them, due to nanites that were injected in him which start to control him. When Enigma and
Squirrel Girl
Squirrel Girl (Doreen Allene Green) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Will Murray and writer/artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #8, a.k.a. ''Mar ...
end up in Paris and are attacked by Hydra Agents, they are saved by the Champions of Europe consisting of
Ares
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,
Captain Britain
Captain Britain is a title used by various superheroes in comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Excalibur. The moniker was first used in publication by Brian Braddock in ''Captain Britain Weekly'' #1 by writer Ch ...
,
Excalibur
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,
Guillotine
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,
Outlaw
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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
Blue Streak or Bluestreak may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Blue Streak'' (album), a 1995 album by American blues guitarist Luther Allison
* Blue Streak (comics), a secret identity used by three separate Marvel Comics supervillains
* Bluestreak (co ...
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
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, a
superhero
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ine appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
. 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 (comic book), The Avengers, Thunderbolts (comics ...
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'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom'' and ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and for DC Comics on ''Justic ...
, the character has been depicted as a member of the
Thunderbolts and
Young Allies Young Allies, in comics, may refer to one of the following superhero teams:
* Young Allies (DC Comics), a team made up of young heroes from the Allies and featured in a story arc in ''Young All-Stars'' published by DC Comics.
* Young Allies (Marvel ...
. She was a teenager when
Onslaught
Onslaught may refer to:
Characters
* Onslaught (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
* Onslaught (DC Comics), a DC Comics team of Quraci terrorists
* Onslaught (Transformers), the leader of the Combaticons in the ''Transformers'' series
G ...
attacked New York and killed her parents, leading her to be abducted by
Arnim Zola
Arnim Zola is a supervillain appearing in American comic books by Marvel Comics. He is a master of biochemistry and a recurring enemy of Captain America and the Avengers (comics), Avengers. The character first appeared in ''Captain America (comic ...
and be subjected to experiments that gave her powers of heightened strength, speed and agility. After escaping, Helen went to
Four Freedoms Plaza
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seeking the
Fantastic Four
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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
Scourge
A scourge is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type, used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification. It is usually made of leather.
Etymology
The word is most commonly considered to be derived from Old French ''escorgi ...
, who had been coerced to eliminate all the Thunderbolts, and
Techno
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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.
Charlotte Jones
Gabe Jones
Hugh Jones
Jessica Jones
Piranha Jones
Raymond "Piranha" Jones is a supervillain appearing in
Marvel Comics
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, primarily as a foe of Luke Cage.
The character first appeared in ''Luke Cage, Power Man'' #30 (April 1976), created by writer Don McGregor and artists Rich Buckler, Arvell Jones, Arv Jones and Keith Pollard. 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 Cockroach Hamilton, Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton.
Piranha Jones in other media
* Piranha appears in the ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' episode "To Steal an Ant Man". This version has had not just his teeth, but his entire mandible replaced with a mechanical metal jaw. He is one of the henchmen of gangster Crossfire (comics), William Cross. Jones bites Luke Cage's arm, only to break his teeth on Cage's impervious flesh.
* Raymond "Piranha" Jones appears in the second season of ''Luke Cage (TV series), Luke Cage'', portrayed by Chaz Lamar Shepherd. The son of one of Mama Mabel Stokes's prostitutes, he is a Wall Street broker who tries to help Mariah Dillard sell her gun-dealing business by helping her invest in Atreus Plastics through insider trading. Because of this, the origins of his nickname are changed, which he explains comes from considering himself the sort of "little fish you don't see coming" in the cutthroat world of stock trading. When Luke gets sued for beating up Cockroach, he is encouraged by Foggy Nelson to attend a party hosted by Piranha, who is a big fan of Luke and keeps a lot of his memorabilia in his office. The party is attacked by members of Bushmaster (Marvel Comics), Bushmaster's gang, and Luke flees with Piranha, hiding him out in an abandoned theater. During this time, Luke gets Piranha to open up and reveal his role in the insider trading, and he also reveals a bit about his childhood, giving Luke the realization that he should consider making amends with his father, whom he has been at odds with since the start of the season. Bushmaster's men attempt to capture him, but Luke thwarts them the first few times. Luke tries to deposit Piranha at his father's church, but Piranha leaves while Luke goes to a showdown with Bushmaster on the High Bridge. He is subsequently snatched by Bushmaster's men before he can make it to his private plane offscreen. Bushmaster forces him to bankrupt Mariah, then has him shot in the head offscreen.
Rick Jones
Joseph
Joseph was briefly a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Roger Cruz, he first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #327 (December 1995).
Joseph is a Human cloning, clone of the X-Men's nemesis Magneto (Marvel Comics), Magneto, possessing his magnetism, magnetic powers, though he was originally intended to be an amnesiac Magneto. He had a brief courtship with Rogue (comics), Rogue before dying in battle with the actual Magneto. Joseph is later revived by Astra (Marvel Comics), Astra.
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 (comics), Rogue and saved her from the first wave of Bastion (comics), Bastion's "Operation: Zero Tolerance, Operation Zero Tolerance". Rogue believed Joseph to be an amnesiac and mysteriously youthful Magneto. During this time, the X-Men first encountered the being known as
Onslaught
Onslaught may refer to:
Characters
* Onslaught (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
* Onslaught (DC Comics), a DC Comics team of Quraci terrorists
* Onslaught (Transformers), the leader of the Combaticons in the ''Transformers'' series
G ...
. Believing Magneto to be responsible, the
Avengers
Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to:
Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe
* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
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 Acolytes (comics), Acolytes and their leader Exodus (comics), Exodus. 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 the identity of Magneto in order 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 List of Marvel Comics alien races#Z, 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 Shi'ar, Shi'ar Galaxy in order to fight Phalanx (comics), The Phalanx. 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 Erik the Red (comics), Erik the Red 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, the Israeli agent Sabra (comics), Sabra 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 Astra (Marvel Comics), Astra, who told Joseph his true origin where she was his creator by cloning him from Magneto's DNA. Astra sent Joseph against Magneto, who had publicly revealed himself. These events came to be known as the ''Magneto War''. During this ''Magneto War'', Joseph appeared to have sacrificed himself in order to repair the damage done by Magneto to Earth's electromagnetic field.
However, Astra revived Joseph, and implanted a record of Magneto's old memories, causing him to think as the true master of magnetism once did. 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 Brotherhood of Mutants consisting of himself, Astra, and mutated versions of Blob (comics), Blob, Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde), Mastermind, Quicksilver (comics), Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Toad (Marvel Comics), Toad. It is soon revealed that the mutated versions of Blob, Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Toad are clones created by Astra. All the clones were killed by Magneto. Joseph is defeated by Magneto and remanded to Asteroid M, Utopia's X-Brig.
Death
After the destruction of Utopia in the war between the AvX, Avengers and X-Men, Danger Room, Danger 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 (Marvel Comics), 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 magnetic fields. 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 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
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, the son of Isaiah Bradley, the black Captain America, and the uncle of Elijah Bradley, the Patriot.
[''Young Avengers'' #8.] The character was created by Christopher Priest (comic book writer), Christopher Priest and Joe Bennett (penciller), Joe Bennett, and debuted in ''The Crew (comics), The Crew'' #1.
Josiah is a Muslim 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 Tribe of Shabazz, Lost Tribe of Shabazz. Josiah runs a Muslim Mission in the "Mog" (Little Mogadishu) in Brooklyn, New York.
As depicted in the series ''Truth: Red, White & Black'', the World War II Weapon Plus, Super Soldier program of 1942, operated by "Reinstein", used African American test subjects in a beta phase. The clandestine experimentation that empowered Josiah's father Isaiah Bradley held similarities with the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, 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 Vietnam War, 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 Fort Leavenworth, a stateside military prison.
Blood tests at a secret research facility in Berkeley, California proved he was the missing Super-Soldier baby. His surrogate mother 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 Africa. It was in Africa that Josiah discovered the Islam, Islamic faith and decided to use it to find a purpose for his life.
Josiah became involved with War Machine, James Rhodes' clandestine "The Crew (comics), Crew" after they were tricked into believing he was a criminal. After the usual superhero fight, Josiah joined them in order to seek out those who had not only framed him, but had also turned his neighborhood into a war zone.
When Iron Lad forms the Young Avengers, he attempts to recruit Josiah, but instead recruits his nephew Patriot (comics), 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 Isaiah Bradley, Isaiah, 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 campaign, 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
Marvel Comics
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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'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom'' and ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and for DC Comics on ''Justic ...
.
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 ''Clone Saga'', fighting again against Ben Reilly (then under the Spider-Man identity) and his clone Kaine, with nPolestar. 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 Reily 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 Cardiac (comics), Cardiac. 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 much later becomes a member of the New Thunderbolts.
Jubilee
Jude the Entropic Man
Juggernaut
Junior Juniper
Junta
Justice
Vance Astrovik
John Roger Tensen
Justice Peace
Justice Peace is a cyborg agent of the Time Variance Authority.
; Other versions
In Warp World, a copy of the Marvel Universe folded in half during the ''Infinity Wars'' storyline, Justice Peace was fused with Carol Danvers, creating Captain Peace. She travels from the Marvel 2099, year 2099 to the present where she tells Weapon Hex (fusion between Scarlet Witch and X-23) that her victory against the Demon invasion caused the Martians (War of the Worlds), Martians to invade Earth.
[''Secret Warps: Soldier Supreme'' Annual #1. Marvel Comics]
References
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