Jason Morales

Morales voicing his expectations regarding Ray.

Jason Morales is a male cheetah and the district attorney of Meva City. He is an important character in Ray Fox, as one of his main motivations is to unmask Blaze. Ultimately, he decides to support Ray in his journey to be a Meta Officer after personally getting to know him.

## Background

Jason Morales was an idealistic young man like Ray who strived to make Meva City better. His ideals made him become a district attorney. During his political campaign, he met his wife, who is currently pregnant.

Early in his career, Morales acted as a litigator for a case regarding Cremator, a secret project where some scientists attempted to recreate the lost technology of Parallax.

Morales became infamous for being a powerhouse at court, making criminals dread having a trial with him against them. Morales later hired Khali and Natasha as his bodyguards.

Three months prior to the start of the comic, Morales learned about the vigilante Blaze. Realizing that Blaze was causing lots of property damage with his fire powers that drastically increased the taxes of Meva City, Morales swore to aid in the capture of Blaze.

## Personality

Filled with wit and charisma, Morales likes to present himself as classy, friendly, motivated, and chatty. He has a bit of a teasing side, but his heart is in the right place. He's very skilled in interaction, figuring out that Khali lied about saving him from the Port Town Gang and also realizing that Ray's heart was in the right place because he didn't mention saving Morales' life during his interrogation, preferring to help defeat the Monroe Syndicate.

However, Morales is a lot more serious than he appears. When he meets Ray after finding out he was Blaze, he acted more coldly to the young fox rather than showing the jovial side he demonstrated at the gym. He reminded Ray that his vigilantism caused property damage, endangerment of citizens, and tax raises. While he agreed to release Ray eventually, he coldly told him that he only did it because Asuka convinced him, which made Ray realize that he didn't earn his freedom and role as Meta Officer through the merits he wanted.

## Appearance

Morales is a tall and lean cheetah man. He has yellow fur with dots and a darker blond mane that is spiky and curls upward. He has green eyes, black markings running down his eyes, and a black nose. He is always dressed in suits and black shoes.

## Powers, Skills, And Abilities

Jason Morales is an average citizen of Meva City. However, as the District Attorney of Meva City, he has a unique set of skills that make him an influential figure.

### Skills

* Expert Attorney: Morales is the District Attorney of Meva City, making him more skilled in legal issues than other attorneys in Meva City. Criminals actually fear him because having him against them in court is a guaranteed defeat that will send them to jail.
* Networking: Morales has many connections around Meva City, including other important figures.

### Abilities

* Charisma: Morales has a great amount of charisma that made him easily become the District Attorney of Meva City.

## History

### Searching For Blaze

Morales makes his first appearance alongside Khali and Natasha when he shows up at Jak's gym for a Black Boxing demonstration. Blaming the security system of Meva City for the destruction of the Arsenal caused by Blaze, Morales wants to see if learning Black Boxing will help the security of the city. When Jak points at Ray being the toughest mammal in the room, Morales teases Ray for his physique. This results in a bet where Ray fights a yak that goes out of control.

After leaving the gym, Morales is kidnapped by the Port Town Gang. During the commotion, he is knocked unconscious. Blaze arrives and saves Morales, but causes lots of property damage in the ensuing fight. When Morales wakes up, he believes that Khali saved the day, but notices his bodyguard acting different when he accepts the credit.

The following day, Morales talked with other important figures about Liev attacking the city. Morales voices his theory about Liev using shifters, four prototypes made in Cremator to replicate the technology of Parallax that allows them to move across space and time. Morales later learns that Liev attacked a civilian who is probably Blaze, surprising him.

Morales meets Ray, getting annoyed at the young fox's apology. He leaves the room, hoping that his assistants can solve the case easily since Ray did not resist and admits his guilt. Ray attempts to convince Morales that he's on the same side, but Morales sternly tell him that the law doesn't work that way, promising to meet him at court the next week.

At the capitol, Morales discusses the possibility of a third party at the Monroe Syndicate, as he notices that the Shifters he saw were not that fine tuned when he saw them years ago. He points out that he knows two people who can reverse engineer the Parallax technology, with one of them being Morton Diggers, who he assumed died of old age. Morales keeps the identity of the second person with some prompting from Oddvar.

After the meeting, Morales goes to the elevator with Natasha and Khali, meeting Asuka on the way. Asuka attempts to convince Morales to reconsider his sentence on Ray. Morales counters by pointing the handcuffs that Ray melted despite them inhibiting his powers, pointing out that the neo-mutant is more trouble than worth despite his potential. However, Morales is incapable of leaving the elevator due to Asuka tasking her men to hijack it to prevent it from leaving.

Morales talks with Asuka for a while, asking her why she's doing so much for Ray. Asuka informs him that Ray saved her underlings despite the fact that she and her squad made Ray suffer a lot of indignities during his arrest. Morales is convinced, causing the elevator to resume its descent. Finally free, Morales returns back home.

### Supporting Ray

On the day of Ray's trial, Khali reveals to Morales that it was Ray who saved him from the Port Town Gang, but Morales reveals that Khali was lying and feeling troubled about it since that incident. He goes to the trial, where Ray gets his freedom and is named a Meta Officer. Ray thanks Morales for freeing him, but Morales coldly tells him that he only saved him because of Asuka rather than because he thought that Ray deserved a second chance. He then gets annoyed when Ray asks Natasha for her autograph.

Morales later makes a conference to Meva City, announcing that Blaze will pay for his crimes to pay for his crimes by working at a Meta Agency for five years. Ray interrupts Morales by revealing his identity, promising to be a better hero in the future. The speech impresses Morales, who voices his approval to Khali and Natasha on his limousine.

## Trivia

* Morales is one of the few characters in the comic who uses shoes on a daily basis, unlike the other characters who are barefoot or use open toed footwear.