Jerrod

**King Jerrod** was the king of Edenia and a former patriarch to the Edenia's royal family and the Anunnaki before his brother, Marduk. He was the husband of Queen Sindel and the father of Princess Kitana.

During Shao Kahn's siege to the realm of Edenia after his champion scored five victories for Outworld, Jerrod personally fought the despot to defend his realm only to be eventually defeated and killed despite having fought valiantly.

## Appearance

Jerrod resembled an ancient Babylonian King, he is a tall and well-built man, towering over his wife. He had long black hair tied in dreadlocks, a beard, and moustache. He was generally topless, exposing his muscular upper body. He wore a gold crown, gold cape attached to gold shoulder pads, gold bracelets, red loincloth with Mušḫuššu-dragon motif, black pants, and sandals. He carried his Regalia Scimitar on his waist.

## Personality

King Jerrod is known as a great and benevolent king who put his family and people first and valued their safety, even sacrificing himself to protect them, he was a loving husband to Sindel and caring father to Kitana.

Despite his royal status, Jerrod was very humble, never flaunting his position to intimidate others. He was also honorable, fighting Shao Kahn fairly and was displeased when Shang Tsung tried to intervene with their fight. He was very compassionate and understanding, listening and considering all sides of a situation, and never rushing to judgment.

He had good relationships with his family especially to his wife and daughter. He was close to his brothers, especially Marduk, who was his most trusted advisor and the first to join him. He was close to his mother, Damkina, who helped taught and raised him along with Enki.

## Abilities & Powers

King Jerrod was said to be one of the most powerful Edenian to ever live and was said to be even more powerful than the Edenian demigods; Taven, Daegon, and Rain, despite being a non-divine Edenian.

* Superhuman Strength: King Jerrod possess immense physical strength. He was able to evenly matched Shao Kahn in a duel.
* Superhuman Durability: King Jerrod possess an high degree of durability as he was able to take blows that could've killed normal humans.
* Longevity: As an Edenian, King Jerrod had a much longer lifespan than normal human beings.
* Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: King Jerrod was a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, having been trained in the ways of the Edenian martial arts.
* Master Swordsmanship: King Jerrod was highly skilled with his Regalia Scimitar, able to wield it masterfully.
* Magic: King Jerrod was a prodigy in art of magic and learned many throughout his lifetime.
	+ Solar Magic: King Jerrod had the ability to use the power of the sun through magic.
		- Miniature Sun Creation: King Jerrod could create miniature suns.
		- Light Manipulation: King Jerrod could use the light of the sun offensively and defensively.
		- Fire Manipulation: King Jerrod could harness the fire and heat of the sun for his attacks. He could set his Regalia Scimitar ablaze with sunfire and throw fireballs and flaming slashes.
		- Force-Field Generation: King Jerrod could create a protective force-field of sunlight.
		- Teleportation: King Jerrod had the ability to instantly appear in his desired location in a beam of sunlight.
	+ Water Magic: King Jerrod had the ability to control and manipulate water. He could even summon rain and flood.
	+ Arcane Magic: King Jerrod had mastery and understanding to use advanced form of magic.
	+ Soul Magic: King Jerrod could perform certain spells using his own soul or souls of others as catalysts.
	+ Weather Magic: King Jerrod had the ability to manipulate weather and weather-based force.
* Master Swordsmanship: King Jerrod was regarded as the best swordsman of the Anunnaki, surpassing his brother, Marduk and cousin, Ishtar.

### Signature Moves

* **Scimitar of the Sun**: King Jerrod sets his Regalia Scimitar ablaze with sunfire, creating an ignition around him that knocks down his opponent and increasing all of his damage dealt while it is active.
* **Miniature Sun**: King Jerrod places a miniature sun in front of himself that will last for about ten seconds, he can spawn up to 3 suns at once, spawning an additional one will replace the oldest. The enhanced version makes him summon 3 suns at once at fixed ranges across the arena. He may consume the sun to perform these following moves, prioritizing the one closest to the opponent:
	+ **Supernova**: King Jerrod detonates the sun, dealing damage to his opponent and propelling them towards him, leaving them open for free hits.
	+ **Sunfire**: King Jerrod causes the sun to radiate solar flare every second for 5 seconds that deal unblockable damage.
	+ **Big Bang**: King Jerrod recalls all spawned suns toward him, each dealing damage if hit. If the opponent gets hit by 3 suns, they will get knocked down.
* **Blinding Sun**: King Jerrod fires a flash of sunlight from his palm that blinds the opponent, leaving them vulnerable for a second attack.
* **Solar Teleport**: King Jerrod calls down a beam of sunlight to teleport himself behind his opponent.
* **Eclipse Shield**: King Jerrod conjures a forcefield of sunlight that can block up to 3 projectiles. The enhanced version deflects the projectiles back to the opponent.
* **Blessed Rain**: King Jerrod summons a rainfall in front of him to restore some of his missing health. The enhanced version gives faster recovery.

## Trivia

* If King Jerrod was to survive and follow his brethren to Earthrealm, he would be regarded as the god of the sun for Babylonian pantheon, sharing the title with his half-brother, Shamash.