Piranha Jones

Raymond "Piranha" Jones, was a financial expert of Uptown Investments. He advised Mariah Dillard on business opportunities. Jones was captured and killed by Bushmaster as part of his plan to ruin Dillard by stripping her of her money and business. His severed head was left in a tank of piranhas.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
====Meeting Mama Mabel====
Raymond Jones is the son of Desiree Jones and an unnamed father, who was a wealthy banker who had an affair with Desiree. Desiree was one of Mama Mabel's best prostitutes, who was promised by the banker to get her out of that life, but never left his wife. His father left soon after Raymond was born, leaving behind a book titled Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun. Raymond then grew up with his mother in New York, knew the Stokes Crime Family, and befriended Mariah Dillard when he was a kid. After graduating City College, he visited his father, but ended up getting escorted out of the building. Suddenly, his father became broke and went crawling back to Raymond for help. However, Raymond simply escorted him out, just like his father did to him.Luke Cage: 2.06: The Basement
===Plastics Deal===
====Working for Mariah Dillard====
Growing up, Jones decided to join Wall Street, and was given the nickname "Piranha," believing that everyone there were sharks, and no one would expect a piranha to come. When first starting in Wall Street, he found support in Dillard by giving him clients, and downtown connections. For the support, Jones would supply Dillard with "real money," and knowledge on offshore banking and stocks so she could do it herself. Jones succeeded with giving Dillard the information, and this would fuel the Stokes Crime Family with success.
====Advising Mariah Dillard====
Piranha Jones met Mariah Dillard and Shades at the Ginny's Supper Club. With Dillard looking to move out of the crime business and got legit, he advised her to buy a controlling interest in Atreus Plastics before they sold out to Glenn Industries. Using inside information, Jones told her that Atreus had a paper-thin OLED monitor that they could roll up that only Glenn was aware of. A twenty-million-dollar investment could turn into billions. Jones set up a shell company in the Cayman Islands, and had power of attorney over Dillard's assets.Luke Cage: 2.01: Soul Brother #1
====Hiring Luke Cage====
Wanting a celebrity superhero by his side, Jones met with Cage and Foggy Nelson, and admitted to them of being a fan of the hero. Cage agreed after seeing a photo of him with Dillard, and signed the contract to protect the businessman.Luke Cage: 2.05: All Souled Out
====Protected by Luke Cage====
Jones decided to go out to a party with Cage and Nelson, wanting the hero to stand guard and take pictures with him. At the platform, Jones called upon Cage to meet him there, who was confronting Hernán Álvarez before it could become a fight. Jones told the crowd that he was going to have fun by shooting Cage despite the latter's protest that a bullet would ricochet. Before he could fire the handgun, Jones was disarmed by an assailant, and being taken as Cage fought off the Stylers. Jones was saved by Cage who told him that the price of hiring a hero doubled, and the two left the party to get Jones somewhere safe.
Getting to an abandoned cinema, Cage interrogated Piranha for information the importance of Dillard and Alvarez. Jones revealed that he is responsible for Dillard's vast wealth and power, and kept under watch by Cage. Waiting out, Jones and Cage talked about their fathers, revealing that he never knew his father since he didn't leave his wife for his mother. Eventually, Cage decided to call the police for safety, but Jones was captured by Stylers who sneaked inside. Cage successfully rescued Jones from the Stylers, and decided to take him to church and ask his father for safety. Jones was left in Father James Lucas' care while Cage called Bushmaster for another fight, but this as a challenge over Piranha.
====Bushmaster's Custody====
Jones was held captive in a warehouse as Bushmaster went to fight Luke Cage once again, with Cage being defeated and losing the challenge. Jones was asked by Bushmaster to move Mariah Dillard's money assets, but refused due to professional integrity. Lying that he has nothing to do with the Dillard's business, Bushmaster became aggressive, but then tried to persuade to do the right thing.
Jones gave in, and type the code into the laptop, and heard that Cage was coming for Jones as Bushmaster cackled. Piranha told Bushmaster that he could not kill Cage, angering Bushmaster and telling the former to type faster. Despite giving him what he wanted, Bushmaster ordered his men to decapitate Jones and place his head on a piranha tank.Luke Cage: 2.07: On and On
===Legacy===
====Public Execution====
Jones' head was founded by Luke Cage and Misty Knight, who defeated the Stylers and called the New York City Police Department on the situation. The two were told to leave the crime scene, with Knight being critiqued by Mark Bailey for their lack of protocol in fighting criminals.
==Personality==
Piranha Jones showed himself to be a crooked businessman, secretly giving Mariah information on how to do offshore stocks so that she could become a powerful woman. He showed himself to be arrogant and reckless, wanting to shoot Luke Cage at a party despite not thinking that one of the bullets would ricochet and kill someone. With his high status, he believed himself to be above it all, stating that he wanted a celebrity superhero to be his guard, thus showing off his image to the public. He was also hypocritical, as he told Bushmaster that he didn't want to hurt his professional integrity despite being a criminal. Despite his arrogance, he showed himself to be proud of his mother, as she took care of him despite being heartbroken that her lover didn't keep his promise. In addition, he also was a big fan of Luke Cage, possibly seeing him as a beacon of hope in Harlem, but showed little respect when being captured by the Stylers. That being said, he also knew that Cage was someone who was hard to kill, as he told McIver that he couldn't kill the hero.
==Abilities==
*Expert Businessman: Raymond Jones was a successful businessman in New York, making noise on with the aid of Mariah Dillard. He was responsible for getting Mariah vast amount of money, and making her a powerful figure in Harlem.
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
*Handgun: Jones carried this handgun to shoot Luke Cage during his private party just for show. Cage told him not to do it, as the bullets could ricochet and hit somebody. Jones told Cage that he had been hired to do that, but before having the chance to shoot, one of the Stylers shot the gun out of Jones' hand.
===Other Equipment===
*Luke Cage Collection: Piranha had a collection of Luke Cage, being a big fan of the Harlem hero since he started his vigilantism. He would hire Luke Cage out of being a fan, and would show his collection to get him to be his guard.
==Facilities==
*Uptown Investments Building: Gaining a high status in the business world, Jones worked in the Uptown Investments Building, where his office had many photos of him with well-known people, such as Barack Obama.
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Father
*Desiree Jones - Mother
===Allies===
*Stokes Crime Family
**Mariah Dillard †
**Hernán Álvarez/Shades
*Uptown Investments
**Lola - Employee
*Barack Obama
*Mark Higgins †
*Luke Cage - Idol, Employee and Savior
*Foggy Nelson
*James Lucas
===Enemies===
*Stylers
**John McIver/Bushmaster - Killer
**Sheldon
==Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*In the comics, Piranha Jones was a criminal based in New York City who, alongside his enforcer Cockroach Hamilton, clashed with Luke Cage.
==References==
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