Zak Jones

*For other versions try Zie Jones-Luthor (Earth 38).*

Zipkiyah Warsaw Orgveiall (born November 12, 1986) is a former member of the United States Army and special forces who now works as a full time superhero known as Master Sergeant. He is the son of Laveninglie Orgveiall and the late Samantha Smith. He is brother to twenty-five siblings and an uncle and great uncle to an unknown number or nieces and nephews. In the distant future he is married to Eobard Thawne and travels through time with the Legends.

Zipkiyah was born into a large family with twenty-five older brothers. His father, a Nazi enthusiast and German immigrant, gave his children first names in alphabetical order and middle names for WWII concentration camps. Zipkiyah's mother was killed after his birth by his father. He was raised with the belief system of Nazi Germany along with heavy teachings of Christianity. In 2000 Zipkiyah came to terms with his sexuality and began to educate himself outside of his families wishes. In 2004, at the age of 18, and upon his graduation from high school, Zipkiyah changed his name to Jonas Smith and enlisted in the United States Army.

Due to his prior experience in high school as well as a recommendation from a drill sergeant, Zipkiyah was made a Private First Class out of basic training. He maintained a quick pace rising through the ranks until 2010 when he was falsely demoted for insubordination. Shortly after the demotion he was approached by a special ops division for "gifted soldiers," he was recruited, promoted to Master Sergeant, and was given a new identity, Zak Jones. He retired a few years later and was in Central City when the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator exploded. He had a life threatening encounter during the event, giving him meta-human invulnerability.

As a meta-human Jones reached out to those still working at S.T.A.R. Labs where he found new employment and started helping Barry Allen as a masked superhero, Master Sergeant. Prior to Barry waking from his coma Jones formed a close bond with Harrison Wells, slowly falling in love with the scientist.

## Biography

### Original multiverse

#### Early Life

Zipkiyah Orgveiall was born on November 12, 1986 in Manchester, Alabama to German immigrants Laveninglie Orgveiall and Samantha Smith as the youngest of twenty-six. His father and mother grew up in Germany before and during WWII and adhered to a Nazi ideology throughout their lives. At the end of the war they were placed into an arraigned marriage and moved to the United States before Germany came under outside control. Upon arriving in America Laveninglie was provided with a fortune provided by rich Nazi officers. In 1955 Laveninglie and Samantha were married and Samantha became pregnant with her first son. They continued to have children until 1986 after Zipkiyah's birth. Laveninglie, having accomplished his goal, killed Samantha in her sleep after a loveless marriage. Zipkiyah then grew up without a mother, in the shadow of his brothers, and under the thumb of his father.

Sometime in 2000 Zipkiyah developed a very sizeable crush on a senior male classmate that served as his battalion commander. This led to him seeking out views and community outside of his family and coming to terms with his sexuality.

In 2002 at a JROTC drill meet Zipkiyah was approached by a man he didn't know at the time and was given a note telling him to "go for it" in reference to the position of company commander he had been unsure of pursuing. This man was later revealed to be Eobard Thawne who wanted to remedy Zipkiyah's one regret from high school.

### Life in the Military

In May of 2004 Zipkiyah changed his name to Jonas Smith, graduated high school, and enlisted in the military to escape his family. He had an accelerated completion of basic training and was brought into the army as a Private First Class (E-3) in 2005.

In 2007 he was promoted to Corporal (E-4) and worked closely with an old friend from high school, Sean Michaels. Sean suffered a tragic death that Zipkiyah was unable to save him from despite feeling as though he could have.

In 2008 he was recommended for an accelerated promotion to Sergeant (E-5) and began serving in a unit under General Matthew Shrieve. [TK]

### Retirement

Jones retired from active duty and special ops in 2013 and went to work as a librarian while pursuing an linguistics degree. On December 11, 2013, the night of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, Jones had stayed late to finish reshelving and was on his way home when the wave swept the city. Jones suffered a gunshot wound while walking through a back alley, but suffered no permanent damage. The bullet caused its expected damage and Jones was riddled with pain, but did not die despite the bullet it being lodged in his head and his blood running out. His attacker ran at the sight and Jones had to pull the bullet from his head. His wound healed itself in a matter of minutes. He did not go after his attacker, too shocked to think clearly.

After the effects of the particle accelerator became clear with some experimentation Jones began to spy on S.T.A.R. labs. After a few weeks of doing this he confronted Dr. Harrison Wells about his mutation. Harrison offered to assist him in understanding the power and Jones agreed to be experimented on. During this time Harrison and Jones grew close. Harrison, being the disguised Eobard Thawne, already knew of their inevitable future and pushed to speed the relationship along faster then the original timeline.

[TK]

### Founding of the Flash

Jones begins working with S.T.A.R. Labs in a security capacity just before Barry Allen is brought in. He accompanies Wells when Barry wakes up and walks with them as the incident is explained. He helps move equipment when they test Barry's speed, Cisco comments that Jones isn't much of a science kind of guy. When Barry starts running and blows things back behind him, Jones is unaffected and puts a hand on the back of Well's wheelchair before it flies backwards. Jones listens to Barry's story about his mother with the rest of the S.T.A.R. Labs team while he puts away equipment. When Barry confronts the team about other affected by the particle accelerator Wells reveals that Jones also has unexplainable abilities but they are unsure about others, as Jones was the only one that revealed himself. Jones stands with the team as Barry is out fighting for the first time and he smiles fondly at Well's encouraging words.

[TK]

## Personality

* Early life
* As a Soldier
* As Master Sergeant
* Traveling with the Legends
 In his youth Zipkiyah was a quiet and well mannered child. He took direction from his father without question and did not stray from the path laid out for him. He was staunchly conservative and condemned those who were different from himself. Upon reaching high school he was thrust into a new perspective and began to look into things with an open mind. He remained quiet and devout around his family but played a different part at school and with friends. By the time he reached adulthood he had become socially aware and accepting of those his family condemned.

 Upon enlisting in the military Jones reverted into his childhood behavior. His political viewpoints stayed solid, but he became the silent and devout child again. He did what he had to do to be promoted and took most orders without question. This only ended while serving under General Matthew Shrieve who called for genocidal action.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* Meta-human physiology:
	+ Decelerated Aging
	+ Enhanced Durability
	+ Enhanced Endurance
	+ Enhanced Health
	+ Enhanced Recovery
	+ Enhanced Regeneration
	+ Enhanced Stamina
	+ Enhanced Survivability

### Abilities

* High-level intellect