JUBILEE
Real Name: Jubilation Lee
Height: 5'5
Weight: 105 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Group Affiliation: Generation X
Powers: Generating Light Energy Plasmoids "Fireworks"
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #244, May 1989

An orphan and a mall-rat, Jubilee's first glimpse of the X-Men was during their outing to a mall. Taking some much needed time off, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, and Dazzler went on a shopping spree in Hollywood Mall, where the young Jubilee spotted them immediately. She followed them about the mall, convinced that they must be special, a mutant like herself, and found herself rescued by them when a group of mutant-hunters called the M-Sqaud tried to kill her. She ran off before they could talk to her, but kept a close eye on them. When they departed for home, through one of Gateway's teleporting gates, she leapt in after them, landing in the X-Men's Australian base. She hid out for the first few weeks, keeping to the bowels of the complex and taking what food she needed. Her first trial by fire came when the Reavers returned to claim their base which the X-Men had ursurped. Chased down by a cyborg dog, Jubilee managed to use her "fireworks" power and wits to escape it. Her first true contact with an X-Man came when she departed the complex, finding Wolverine strung up, crucified and nearly dead just outside.

Using all of her strength, she helped him escape and got him back down into the tunnels beneath the complex where he could heal. Between Jubilee and Wolverine they managed to put down the Reavers and depart Australia forever, catching a ship to the Orient. It was there that they encountered Psylocke. Changed by Mandarin, she had become an evil assassin and tried to kill Wolverine. Wolverine and Jubilee were captured, but Psylocke's senses returned to her in the end and she helped them defeat Mandarin. It was during this battle that Jubilee discovered how deadly and powerful her "fireworks" could be. Thinking Wolverine dead, she became extremely upset, letting loose with a blast of power unlike any she had ever emitted before. When they departed from there, Psylocke accompanied them. Up to this point, Jubilee and Wolverine had been a duo for the last several months, and she was none to happy at the addition of another woman to their group, especially one as well "developed" as Psylocke. She never really seemed to grow accustomed to the idea of sharing his attention with anyone else, so tight was the bond between them, but she tolerated it for his sake.

All in all, Jubilee was not with the X-Men for very long after the entire team was reunited, but she proved to be as courageous and true as any X-Man, if not more so. Though her attitude has often been labeled "bratty", she has a good heart beneath her tough exterior, not to mention a sense of humor and wit that, when paid attention to, is actually very entertaining. Nonetheless, when the original X-Men decided to rejoin the team and were temporarily divided into two forces, it was insisted that Jubilee be shipped off to the younger students team, Generation X, where she would not be exposed to as much danger. Angry at being sent off, Jubilee was very belligerent when she first joined the team, and still, does not seem too thrilled about being part of it. Having more experience than most of the members, it has been tough for her to adapt.

Jubilee recently proved her mettle and right to being an X-Man when she was abducted by Bastion during Operation: Zero Tolerance. Much as she was tortured, and though she was terrified, she never gave in, or gave Bastion the information he wanted, even managing to turn the tables on Bastion and make him doubt his plans. Eventually, she was rescued by Wolverine and the X-Men, having a brief reunion before returning to Generation X. Her bond with Wolverine has proved to be very strong, and he has been the closest thing to family she has had, since her own died. She eagerly awaits her chance to rejoin the ranks of the X-Men someday, but for now, she fights alongside the rest of Generation X.


Stength level: Jubilee possesses the normal human strength of a girl of her age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.

Known superhuman powers: Jubilee is a mutant with the superhuman ability to generate what she calls her "fireworks:" energy globules that vary in degrees of power and intensity. The globules obey her mental control, traveling where she directs them, arranging themselves in balls, streamers, and other shapes, and exploding when she wishes. These combinations may result in anything from a multitude of colorful sparkles capable of temporarily blinding a person to a fairly powerful detonation, capable of smashing tree trunks or metal objects. She can absorb these "fireworks" back into her own body without harm to herself.


Updated July 12, 1998

Jubilee has had guests since March 19, 1998





This history was written by Onyx, please do not use without permission. Stats copied from Marvel Comics.