Jasper James

Jasper James, also known as Mongoose, is an orange-band posthuman working as an athletics and kinesiology instructor at Maillardet's Academy.
==Biography==
===At the Academy===
Jasper attended Maillardet's Academy at the same time as Catherine Newmeyer, who he befriended after John Wright put the two together as sparring partners. Catherine usually wiped the floor with him, but Jasper was tenacious and always got back up, ready for a rematch.Gunsmoke
Aside from Catherine, he had few friends. Most of the boys were intimidated by him, either because he was gay, because he was physically imposing, or both. Jasper dropped out of Maillardet's around the end of his second block, but kept in contact with Catherine.
===After Maillardet's===
At some stage after leaving Maillardet's, Jasper began working as a bouncer in Portland. He was able to use his connections to help get Catherine a job after she graduated and moved in with him. He later left this for another job, which he describes ambiguously as "pest control".
===Academy instructor===
Jasper is one of the newer teachers, and his inexperience shows sometimes: Zip observes that "he [comes] off a little too strong at times, especially when it [comes] to his lesson plans". He has toned down his antics considerably, however: on the first day of class, he brought in a flamethrower.Origins, Issue #3, pp. 90-91
Rumor has it that Mongoose originally applied as a combat instructor, a job which went to Catherine instead. It's obvious to his students that combat is what he really wants to be teaching; he is "passionate about dirty hand-to-hand tricks" and tries to steer his classes in that direction whenever he can.Origins, Issue #3
==Personality==
Catherine described young adult Jasper as "a clown of the highest order," but also the "most aggressive and gayest dude she knew." As a Maillerdet's instructor around ten years later, his students see him as "scrappy in every sense"..
==Physical appearance==
Jasper is short but muscular in appearance. He is the youngest instructor on staff.Grinder
==Powers and Abilities==
Jasper has enhanced reflexes and neurotoxic immunity.quipquipquip: "What were Jasper's powers?"
==Relationships==
===Catherine Newmeyer===
==Trivia==
*If Jasper were at Hogwarts, he'd be a Gryffindor.quipquipquip: "Hogwarts houses"
*Jasper originally chose Swift as his moniker due to his enhanced reflexes, but it never caught on. Instead, he switched to Mongoose due to his neurotoxic immunity.
==Appearances==
*Origins
*Gunsmoke
*Target Practice
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Betas
Category:Orange-bands
Category:Gunsmoke characters