Black Lightning |
Created by Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden |
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Gender: Male | Alter Ego: Jefferson Pierce |
Occupation: Brick City School Teacher | Area of Ops: Brick City, NJ |
First Appearance: Black Lightning (1rst) #1 (4/77) | Status: Last seen in Green Arrow #52 |
Height: 6'1" | Weight: 182 |
Eyes: Brown | Hair: Black |
Wealth: 6 | Motivation: Seeking Justice |
Jefferson Pierce grew up in a bad neighborhood and saw most of his childhood friends have their dreams shattered. He rose above his adversity, though, and prospered, becoming a teacher, to better help others fight their environment. He realized, though, that they needed more help than he could provide at school and, therefore, donned a costume with electrical implants and went out to help his fellow man. Somewhere along the way, he became imbued with the power to create electricity and was thrust into the mainstream of the hero society. He joined up with the outsiders for a while, and then went back to being solo. During the Invasion, the meta-gene bomb triggered a dramatic increase in his powers and changed his outlook. While he was once carefree, he's now very grim, much like his one time mentor, the Batman. |
Known Relatives |
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Lynn Stewart | Former Wife |
Unknown | Mother, dead |
Unknown | Father, dead |
Anissa Pierce (Thunder II) | Daughter |
Joanna Pierce | Niece |
Statistics |
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Dexterity: 7 | Strength: 8 | Body: 8 |
Intelligence: 8 | Will: 10 | Mind: 8 |
Influence: 8 | Aura: 6 | Spirit: 6 |
Initiative: 27 | Hero Points: 80 |
Skills |
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Acrobatics: 7 | Charisma: 8 | Detective: 6 | Martial Arts: 7 |
Thief (Escape Artist, Locks & Safes, Security Systems, Stealth): 7 | Vehicles (Land, Water): 4 | Weaponry (Exotic & Melee): 4 |
Powers |
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Bomb: 8 | Danger Sense: 6 | Flash: 8 | Force Field: 8 |
Lightning: 15 |
Bonuses |
Limitations |
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Bomb can cause minor burnout. |
Advantages |
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Connections: | Batman: high |
Outsiders: high | |
Justice League of America: low | |
Lightning Reflexes | Iron Nerves |
Drawbacks |
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Secret Identity |
Memberships |
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Outsiders | Former Founder | JLA | Reserve Member |
Presidential Cabinet | Former Member |