Jude Harris

Jude Harris is a seventeen year old Yoruba Demigod son of Shango and Emilia Harris. He came to camp at thirteen years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Jud, JJ, Jay, Ju, Juju, Shango, Thunder Boy, Fire Boy, Lightning Round, Fire Thunder,

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Brighton Lewes District, United Kingdom (Formerly)

## Family

### Adoptive/Step Family

Franco Walker (stepfather)Jack Walker (step-brother)

### Biological Family

* Shango (Father)
* Emilia (Mother)
* Kayden Amador (Maternal step-brother)

## Items

### Weapons

Flaming spearBow that shoots fire/lighting arrows

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Normally dark colors
* Black jacket
* Gray shirt with a thunder cloud striking a flame
* Gray pants
* Brown boots

## History

### Early Life

Jude Harris was born to Shango, god of Thunder, Lightning, Fire, Justice, Dance, Virility and Emilia Harris, a mortal woman in Brighton Lewes District, United Kingdom, on January 8, 2004. Everybody thought Jude was human. Even he thought he was normal but he is actually a demigod. Emilia, his mother, has been working in a bar as a bartender for years. One night, an unusual looking man came and ordered a drink. He didn't look that good but then Emilia felt something different about him. The two felt attracted to each other the first time they saw each other and so the man bought Victoria a drink then talked and talked all evening until, of course, they were drunk. The two went straight to a hotel to stay and we all know what happened next. Emilia got pregnant and bore Jude after nine months. After the night the man and her stayed together, she never saw him again. She never even got his name and never knew that he was actually a god.

### Childhood

As a single parent, Emilia did her best to take care of Jude no matter what it takes. She doubled her hours of work just to make sure she could provide for Jude’s needs. She was able to take Jude to a nearby school and he did remarkably well. Jude got along with the people around him. As he grew up, his mother would teach him things about bartending but, of course, would never let him work since he was still young. He would just help around the bar like cleaning the place. He also had this hobby of disassembling things such as a tv remote control then later on, he'd be reassembling it as his toy robot. Jude would soon develop an interest for dancing and taking lessons. Years later, Emilia met a man, Franco, and they fell in love. They eventually got married and Jude would meet his older step-brother, Jack.

Franco worked abroad and so he was rarely with his family but Jude did his job as a kid to the family and a son to his mother. Unfortunately for him, they later found out that he had dyslexia. They decided to bring him to the doctor after seeing that he still had difficulties in reading and writing at the age of ten then at the same time, they also found out that he had ADHD giving him a hard time concentrating in school. As a result, he was not able to perform that well in class although he did try his best every time. Because of his situation, it could not be avoided that some people would bully him such as some of his classmates. Jude was a very skilled dancer until the age of nine and a top performer in his age. Jack was very jealous over his brother's popularity and skills, this led Jack to resent his brother and eventually sabotage an important performance that left Jude with a life-long case of chorophobia and stage fright.

### Weird Stuff

Turning ten, there wasn't any much unusual sightings for him yet and it continued to till he was twelve although he did witness a weird happening such as a human suddenly turned into a rabbit then it hopped away. Little did he know that it was a nymph but he just ignored it and thought maybe he was imagining things. When he was eleven, he saw a strange looking dude with the coat and a fedora but where his feet were supposed to be... AH! There looked like hooves. He didn't want to bother the man and thought perhaps it was his Halloween costume or something so he just let it slide. That was when he was eleven. When he was twelve, he saw an even more intense event--demigods who seemed to be fighting for their lives... he wondered if what he was seeing was right. It looked like a chicken monster they were fighting but he just thought of running since he didn't want to get involved or anything. Jude was already eleven and his mother was getting weaker and weaker everyday. One night, Victoria forgot her bag at the bar so she went back but Jude noticed how tired his mother was. He told his mom to just relax and he’ll go get the bag. When he was already inside the bar, it was dark.

As soon as he turned on the lights, a dark figure stood from the corner and blurted out, “Demigod!” Jude thought it was ordering a drink so he replied, “Sorry ma'am but we’re already closed.” Then it came closer hissing, “Demigod! Hungry! AAAHH!” It charged spreading its wings so it appeared bigger and when the lights brightened up its face, Jude saw it looked some sort of chicken woman. It was a harpy. Jude ran for life as it trashed the whole place trying to get him but little did they both know that another man was there and he seemed drunk. “EY! KEEP IT DOWN, WILL YA!?” the man shouted in a drunk voice as he tried to help himself stand up from lying down the floor. Jude frantically asked help from the man and surprisingly, he knew how to handle the situation. The man grew vines and he seemed to be controlling them with his mind. He also let out powerful blasts of wine and directed it at the harpy. “Hey, kid! Don’t just stand there! Get my dagger!” the man said clearly still drunk. Jude took out the said dagger from the sheath attached to the man’s belt. Just in time, another harpy came breaking the glass windows. The man unsheathed another weapon and this time, a broadsword. “ATTAAAACK!” the man shouted. Together they fought the harpies, slashed and thrust their weapons until they disintegrated. After the battle, the man just fell down the ground and was immediately fast asleep.

Jude did not leave him until he gave an explanation so the next morning, the man told the whole truth to him. He explained that he was a son of Dionysus and the monster was after him since yesterday also the weapons were made of Celestial Bronze, a material especially used to forge weapons against monsters. As for Jude, he was not so sure who his parent was but the man was, indeed, sure that he was a demigod as well, noticing the way the harpy was after him last night. Besides, monsters won't attack him if he was a mortal even a clear sighted one. When the man was about to leave, Jude pleaded him to stay, afraid of any other monster attacks. The man hated cowards on top of everything else and so he decided to train Jude himself. By the way, the man’s name was Tyrone.

### Years Pass

As years passed by, Jude became stronger and so did the monsters that attacked him. Tyrone and he would always fight together and along the way he also discovered some of his abilities like being able to summon fire that gave them a hint that perhaps Hephaestus is his father. When he was twelve, a hellhound came after him when he just got home from school. Tyrone would always be there just on time to help Jude fight the monster. Like what they always did, they wielded their weapons outsmarted the hellhound by quickly going behind it and stab it then it disintegrated. Later that same year, another pair of harpies attacked them. They did the same tactics when they defeated the harpies at the bar that same month A few weeks later, stymphalian birds came flocking around Jude. Tyrone being experienced in fighting such things, made loud noises to distract them while Jude one by one attacked them. Days later, telekhines attacked them when they were near the beach. Tyrone was quick to disarm them and while he was at it, Jude immediately attacked them then they just disintegrated.

A few months before his thirteenth birthday, two fire breathing horses attacked them. Thankfully, Jude was resistant to fire so he pretty much got away from it easily with also the help of Tyrone's blasts of wine. Finally, at thirteen had been asking Tyrone if there was any place he used to stay, something like a safe haven. Too bad Tyrone was too old to remember. Actually, he was cursed by his own father, Dionysus, to forever be lost in the outside world and never return to Camp Olympia making him fight monsters alone all his life rather than having him die in the hands of another god because of infuriating it. One night, monsters again attacked, this time two chimeras. Good thing Jude already learned his fighting style with the spear he had been using and a satyr also arrived to help. It took years before the satyr found Jude because of Tyrone's curse. A part of that curse was to never be found by anyone from camp and Jude was also affected, not entirely, since they were together. As they fought, Tyrone became badly injured and Jude, as well. Later, the satyr also weakened. Seeing the situation, Tyrone told the satyr to go on and save Jude. He knew that the satyr was there for the demigod. He knew that was Jude's only hope. Tyrone gave his broadsword to Jude, knowing he'd need it, before saying goodbye but Jude didn’t want to leave, not with the old man fighting alone. Since he was so stubborn, Tyrone made him feel drunk which made it easy for the satyr to carry him along. Tyrone used all of his strength left to slow the chimeras down while the satyr, along with Jude, ran for their lives. They rode a cab going to Camp Olympia and finally, they arrived safely. Jude was later claimed by his father Shango

## Personality

Jude knows very well how to get along with people. He knows when to joke and when not to but sometimes he can just intentionally annoy someone if it gives him entertainment. While he may seem very irritating sometimes, he has a heart for those he cares for, especially his family. He gives his best when he is asked to do something. However, he doesn’t take orders from just anyone. Jude is outgoing, brave, a bit hardheaded, and he will help if he sees anything wrong or notices. He is actually sorta quiet though and will usually not talk but instead act. Jude is very friendly with others. Unless of course he's meeting you for the first time. Then he tends to be shy when it comes to meeting new people. Jude is energetic, though when he is in the workshop, his mouth is glued and he goes full focus mode. Overall though, if you were to see him on a normal day, he would probably be pretty chill, and happy to see you. Jude is a lively fellow with a vivid imagination. He has a lot of crazy ideas for school projects - one such idea is a fire-powered radio (which didn't go well with the staff). He is the self-proclaimed leader of his friends, and he can be a little bossy at times. He is a fan of watching movies, shopping, going to concerts, and lighting fireworks (he is a self-described pyromaniac). Jude is overly cheery and will always wear a bright smile to everything he does. He is quick to joke, and will make friends with anyone and everyone. Unlike some other students, who prefer to blend in with the background, Jude will always be the one laughing, yelling, doing stupid bets, and all-around making a joke of himself. He has even gone as far as to proclaim that he "wants to be a stand-up comedian when I grow up," although everyone knows he won't, because demigods just don't do that stuff and because he also wants to be dancer. Nevertheless, he has been a source of comic relief for the group and the camp alike many times over. Jude knows very well how to get along with people. He knows when to joke and when not to but sometimes he can just intentionally annoy someone if it gives him entertainment. While he may seem very irritating sometimes, he has a heart for those he care for especially his family. He gives his best when he is asked to do something. However, he doesn’t take orders from just anyone.

### Fatal flaw

Jude's fatal flaw is his impulsiveness. He often leaps before he looks which leads to him getting in trouble a lot

## Appearance

Jude is often described as a seventeen year old boy of average height, standing at 5’8. He is mixed race (being African from his father and white from his mother), and has dark tan-ish skin. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He is often seen wearing a black jacket, a gray shirt with a thunder cloud striking a flame, gray pants and brown boots.

## Powers and Abilities

### Shango Kid Powers

* As the son of the god of thunder, Jude has the power to manipulate thunder and thunderstorms.
* As the son of the god of lightning, he has the power of Electrokinesis, or electricity control. With this he can summon lightning from the sky, generate lightning from his body, paralyze his enemies, enhance his armor and weapons with lightning, create the sound of a thunderclap.
* He can control, absorb, conduct, generate and store electrical energy.
* He has the power of Atmokinesis, or weather control. With this he can summon freezing hurricanes, clouds of rain, mighty tornadoes and scorching sand storms.
* As the son of the god of fire, he has the ability of pyrokinesis, or fire manipulation.
* He has the ability of heat resistance. He has the ability to influence and control lava, magma, and volcanic activity.
* He can teleport through fire.
* He can walk through flames and stand through them because of his fire immunity.
* He can increase the heat of fire to the point it turns white.
* He can sense heat, flames, lighting and metal, akin to thermal vision.
* As the son of the god of dance, he can curse people to dance uncontrollably.
* He can utilize dance moves in combat, otherwise known as "Capoeira", but the way he utilize it focuses less on offensive damage and more on dodging with grace and agility and blocking/countering attacks with his dance moves, as well as to exhaust his opponent and capitalize on it by relentlessly attacking when he is tired. He can use Capoeira for hours on end.
* He can manipulate dance, bestowing dancing talent upon others and taking it away.

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, Jude possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that he uses to analyze the fighting style of his opponent.
* Fighting Skills: Jude is known to a great fighter
* Will Power: Jude has great amounts of will powers
* Swordsmanship: Jude is skilled in using a sword
* Superhuman strength: Like most demigods, Jude is much stronger than most mortals
* Superhuman durability: Like most demigods, Jude is much more durable than most mortals
* Superhuman agility: Like most demigods, Jude is much more agile than most mortals
* Superhuman reflexes: Jude has shown to have much stronger reflexes
* Archery: Jude is good at archery
* Parkour skills: Jude is good at parkour
* Climbing skills: Jude is good at climbing things
* Dancing skills: Jude is a good dancer, though he doesn't show it much

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Kayden Amador

Kayden and Jude are close as step-brothers and as friends. They like hanging out with their friends and causing chaos with their friends. They see each other as actual brothers, and care for each other

### Friends

#### Shango (Father)

Jude's father is Shango, the Yourba god of thunder and fire. Jude's father is his idol and he looks up to his father a lot. Shango is proud to call Jude his son and supports him no matter what. The relationship between them is very positive

#### Emilia (Mother)

Before being in the care of Zoe, Emilia tried to be the best parent she could be. She was supportive of Jude's passion for dance, but was a bit sad when he gave up dancing. It wasn't until Jude was around thirteen years, his family was attacked by a monster and he was then hated by most of his family, except his mother. She was worried about him going to camp with out her, but they often talk through video chat

## Etymology

The name Jude is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Latin origin meaning **"praised"**.

Harris is generally considered to mean "**son of Harry**." The given name Harry is a derivation of Henry, meaning "home-ruler."

## Trivia

1. Jude's middle name is Vulcan, after the roman god of fire
2. Jude has Chorophobia, the fear of dancing, along with stage fright
3. Jude likes to make jokes about the Backrooms
4. Jude's favorite song is When You're Home from In The Heights
5. Jude likes doing ballet
6. He is Demisexual
7. He is a Capricorn
8. He loves to eat pizza