Vicious Justice

* Civillian
* Vicious Justice

*"The way I see it, there's no mission too difficult, and no sacrifice too great. You've gotta put duty first, before anything. Even if that means putting your life on the line."*
—Jackson Blake
**Vicious Justice**, known to the public as **Jackson Blake**, is a masked vigilante residing in the city of Neo Arcadia. He is the crime-fighting partner of Exanimis and an associate and friend of the Arcadian Rebels.

Jackson is an English born man with Welsh descent, he was raised in the British Capital City of London and moved to Neo Arcadia, Pennsylvania shortly after turning 19.

Jackson briefly served alongside the Rebels before disappearing like Examinis.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Childhood

Jackson Blake was born early in the morning on March 22, 1998. He grew up in a middle class family that lived in a terraced home in East London. As a child he enjoyed swimming and playing soccer/football, he eventually became a very skilled swimmer and still holds the record for fastest completion of 100m sprint swim in his Primary School.

#### Secondary School

Jackson attended Kingsford Community School just outside of Stratford. He became best friends with a young man named Max Kenway who first introduced Jackson to the sport of Boxing which he would eventually excel in. Jackson continued his swimming hobby throughout his teenage years and sometimes competed in long and short distance races.

He was fairly popular at school but not to the extent that he was one of the "popular kids," but this didn't bother Jackson as he was happy living life without letting social hierarchy effect him.

#### Father's Death

In 2010, Jackson's father was murdered by a group of East London gangsters in cold blood for resisting a mugging. The event caused his mother to fall into a deep depression, which eventually led to her turning to drugs. His little brother Ryan struggled immensely while trying to cope with this loss and Jackson suffered from frequent panic attacks.

From then on, his family suffered from poverty as his father had been the family's sole provider. Jackson was forced to begin working as a paper boy in order to get food for his mother and brother aswell as selling his nice clothes and possessions in order to pay the family's taxes, the family eventually had to sell their house and move into a much smaller, dirtier house in a dangerous neighbourhood in order to get sufficient money.

During this time Jackson felt like the world was beginning to collapse around him, and for the next three years he lived with a terrible attitude and outlook on life.

#### Discovering His Powers

Just after Jackson's 15th birthday, he discovered he had the ability to teleport and phase at will. At first he was scared, he believed he was cursed and chose to ignore these abilities, but eventually after consulting Max about his abilities Jackson came to the decision that he could use his new set of powers to fight crime, uphold justice and seek vengeance for his father, taking on the codename "Vicious Justice".

### Early Vigilantism

#### Vengeance

Jackson soon tracked down and violently killed the men who murdered his father in an act of vengeance, but he instantly regretted this act due to the ferocity he saw within himself utterly terrifying him, and therefore elected to only kill his enemies if it was absolutely necessary.

#### Operations

After he tracked down and killed his father's murderers, Jackson began operating across London and other areas of the UK, vowing to bring justice to the criminals of his home country. He foiled his first drug cartel after only three months on the job, he became a celebrity and was always on the front pages of newspapers and in daily news reports.

While some supported him and saw him as "the peoples defender" others like the Police Force, The Government and vigilante haters wanted Vicious Justice to be prosecuted. The Metropolitan Police nearly caught Jackson on several occasions, and were once able to lure him into an abandoned warehouse, these encounters taught Jackson to be more careful when on mission.

After his first few months he decided to tell Max about his alter ego "Vicious Justice" from there Max occasionally assisted Jackson on missions as his "guy in the chair".

After a year of fighting crime, Jackson's alter ego had became incredibly famous across the UK, having fought his fair share of super-villains and foiling drug cartels, bank robberies and homicides. For Jackson it became weird to be a normal kid during the day, and a beacon of hope, justice and safety at night.

In 2015 Jackson suffered his first true loss, the death of his best friend Max Kenway at the hands of a super-villain nicknamed "Pincer,". Pincer had detonated a bomb inside of a Jackson's school, killing 17 people including Max, Jackson beat Pincer to death with only hist fists after finding him. This event became the root of Jackson's occasional PTSD episodes.

Max's death greatly affected Jackson, and changed his outlook on his vigilante life. From then on Jackson vowed to lay down his life in the place of others if needed.

#### University

After finishing sixth form at Kingsford Community School, Jackson decided to apply for entry at Cambridge University. He was accepted in and decided to study English Literature, History, Economics and Media Studies. While there he met his first love interest Sophie Moore, Sophie was the first person who had showed Jackson true compassion since the death of his Father and the two dated for around five months. She was the second person to know of his "Vicious Justice" identity.

Jackson was able to get a degree in Media in his first year and decide to ditch his other studies in favour of moving to the city of Neo Arcadia to become a Journalist and carry on his Vigilante work. He asked Sophie to come with him but she chose to remain in the UK, this affected Jackson emotionally but he came to accept that everyone must follow their own path in life. The two still remain friends to this day.

### Moving to Neo Arcadia

Three more years later, Jackson felt he had thoroughly cleaned up the streets of the UK, and brought his talents to the United States of America. He arrived in Neo Arcadia, Pennsylvania, moved into an apartment and took a job as a journalist for a news company. He continued to fight crime as Vicious Justice.

#### Meeting Joseph Gunmary

On his first night of crime-fighting in Neo Arcadia, he met Joseph Gunmary, who was the vigilante "Exanimis." The two soon became best friends and fought crime as partners for three years. The two trusted each other more than anybody else in the world.

Joseph took young Jackson under his wing and trained him in Combat, Intelligence, Stealth and other practical skills. He helped Jackson to further recover from his PTSD and helped Jackson move out of his rundown apartment into a nicer, well-furnished apartment in a less dangerous area of the city.

#### Meeting the Arcadian Rebels

Jackson had his first encounter with the Rebels after searching for his partner Exanimis. He was able to track Joseph to a base in the center of the city. After breaking in, Jackson found Joseph talking with the vigilante Almanac and it was here that he started working with the Rebels.

A while after this while fighting crime in the city, Jackson was attacked by a masked man and had to teleport to safety. He crashed through the sky window of the Neo Arcadia Police Department precinct and landed in front of several of the Arcadian Rebels who treated his injuries at their base. This is where Jackson's work with them truly began.

#### Associate to The Rebels

Shortly after he first met the Rebels, Jackson began helping them across several of their missions. He became well acquainted with several of the Rebels and on his first mission he was courageously the first to confront the Greek God Hades, he also fought against the cosmically charged Neron Goerner and was surprisingly able to land a hit on him.

Jackson was later gifted a powerful sword from Hephaestus that he could summon to his hand at any time, he used it while assisting the Rebels on their mission to the Underworld to retrieve the Bident, Trident, the Bolt as well as the captured Rebels.

Jackson also partook in the mission to stop "Red Scar" with the rebels, Red Scar being known as a foe of Exanimis, Jackson's Vigilante partner and best friend.

While on the mission Jackson demonstrated his bravery and willingness to sacrifice his life to save others when he charged into a burning building without second thought to save civilians as well as his refusal to leave the sinking cruise ship until Armenus, Reverie and the other Rebels were safe, despite his damaged mental state at the time.

Jackson has since continued his work with the Rebels, joining them on many operations, missions and patrols since first meeting them.

#### Return to the Homeland

In late 2019, Jackson decided to make a brief trip home to England to reconnect with old friends, family and allies from his early days as a vigilante.

Upon arrival in London Jackson immediately went to see his mother Joanna and younger brother Ryan, both of whom seemed to be doing okay for themselves in terms of money and well-being. With Ryan now entering his final year of school, Jackson gifted his younger brother a small pocket watch that his father had left him. He decided to not go and visit his ex girlfriend Sophie because he feared that seeing her again would make him not want to return to Neo Arcadia.

On his first night back home, Jackson donned his vigilante suit and embarked on a patrol of his former domain to make sure that things hadn't gotten too out of control in his absence. To his surprise, somebody was holding down the fort for him, as almost as soon as he had left his mother's house a young man in a bright red costume appeared beside him announcing himself as Union, a vigilante speedster inspired by Vicious Justice.

The two worked together for the next few nights, with Jackson realising that he was the boy's idol. Jackson also learned there were now several other vigilantes operating in the United Kingdom, who Union believes he must have also inspired.

Jackson returned to Neo Arcadia after seven days in the United Kingdom, knowing that it was safe in the hands of the new vigilantes.

### Adventures with the Rebels

Jackson briefly served with the Rebels, even joining them on their mission to stop the Greek gods, but he eventually disappeared like Examinis.

## Personality

*"I'm not letting one of them die instead of me."*
—Jackson Blake to Jason Kade
Jackson is a cool, calculated, charismatic and fairly intelligent man. He can see the best in most people and has willpower of steel, he will always put the safety of others before his own. He also has a keen mind for strategy.

Jackson hides the darkest part of his personality deep beneath the surface of his mind, this hidden element is his angry, ruthless and violent side which he tapped into when he attacked and murdered his father's killers as well as when he murdered the villain Pincer. When Jackson reveals this ferocity he truly lives up to his "Vicious" code-name.

## Physical Appearance

Jackson is a Caucasian English man with blonde mid-length hair, clean shaven facial hair and hazel eyes that shine emerald in the sunlight. He is 5'11" and has the build of a lightweight boxer. Jackson has a large scar along the side of his torso just above his left hip, the scar being the result of a stab wound.

His favourite outfit is made up of a black and green crosshatched hoodie, Levi jeans, green Nike Air Max 90's, a pair of black sunglasses and a gold Rolex watch that he inherited from his father.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Teleportation:** Jackson can teleport instantly at will, which he refers to as "phasing." His power earned him the nickname "The Phasing Youth." He is proficient in incorporating his phasing in combat, often surprising his enemies with sneak-attacks.
* **Weapon Summoning:** Jackson can summon the sword given to him by Hephaestus.

### Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition:** As an experienced vigilante, Jackson is in top physical condition with the athletic build of a lightweight boxer. In an EPF virtual reality simulation, he was strong enough to lift a log. Jackson's athleticism extends to swimming, which grants him his high level of stamina, and he is also quite fast.
	+ **Peak Human Speed:** Jackson's extremely athletic condition allows him to run at high speeds. On average, he can run 20 mph and reach a top speed of 24 mph. Jackson also has great reflexes, and he is an amazing swimmer.
* **Gifted Intelligence:** Jackson is an intelligent man, having attended the prestigious Kingsford Community School and Cambridge University.
	+ **Expert Investigator:** Jackson was able to track down his father's killers rather quickly and proceed to kill them in retaliation. Just three months after he became a vigilante, he foiled a drug cartel. When he moved to Neo Arcadia, he applied his intelligence as a journalist for Neo Arcadia News. He used his journalistic intuition to track down Joseph to the Arcadian Rebels' headquarters when the latter went missing in early 2019, and later tracked the Rebels' path to find Ted Kaczynski. He has difficulty abandoning his missing persons cases because of his devotion to solve them. He helped Jason Kade find Ben Jacobson when the latter went missing for two days in late October 2019. After locating Ben, he solved a missing persons case in less than four days. He also correctly deduced Moris Walther's heritage based on his accent and facial structure.
	+ **Skilled Tactician:** Jackson also possesses a keen mind for strategy, i.e. using his powers for sneak-attacks in combat.
	+ **Skilled Engineer:** Jackson is tech-savvy; he modified his phone to use software that taps into street CCTV systems to track down missing persons.
	+ **Bilingualism:** Jackson speaks his native English and some French.
* **Expert Combatant:** Jackson is fantastic in the sport of Boxing, which he has been practicing since he was first introduced to it in secondary school, and trained for four years under a former professional. He used his skills to defend the UK from criminals for four years and continued to fight criminals in Neo Arcadia alongside Joseph Gunmary as vigilante partners, with the latter being a master martial artist who would also instruct him and help hone his skill. Jackson makes use of his teleportation abilities in combat via sneak-attacks, and he has also demonstrated knowledge in kicks. He took on the cosmically-charged Neron Goerner and managed to land a hit on him, and can keep up with Jason Kade in a sparring match.
	+ **Sword Skills:** Jackson demonstrated natural skill in wielding a sword in combat. He used the sword given to him by Hephaestus with ready knowledge, and fought well against Persephone with it.
	+ **Knife Expertise:** During his training under Exanimis, Jackson learned how to become an expert in knife combat due to Exanimis's mastery of knife combat, although Jackson does not use knives often this skill is useful for non lethal attacks with knives when needed. In an EPF simulation, he demonstrated his knowledge of weak points by stabbing a zombie in its vertebrae with a switchblade, effectively crippling it.
* **Expert Acrobat:** Jackson is capable of ape-like acrobatics and high-altitude movement. He followed the Rebels on their path to Ted Kaczynski from the treetops with ease.
* **Stealth:** Jackson is able to move quickly and quietly. He followed the rebels on their path to Ted Kaczynski without alerting them with his presence, only allowing himself to be revealed when he announced it.

*"I've stared Death in the face, it doesn't scare me."*
—Jackson Blake
* **Indomitable Will:** Jackson has a will of steel, prioritizing duty as a hero above all else regardless of the severity of the sacrifice it takes. On his first day with the Arcadian Rebels, he was the first to confront the all-powerful god Hades. Jackson does not fear death, having overcame his fear during his vigilante career.

## Weaknesses

* **PTSD:** Jackson can often suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to the many things he has seen and done. Although he is slowly recovering from this disorder thanks to the help of Exanimis, it still causes him a great deal of trouble and at times can make him vulnerable while in a fight or on a mission.
* **Hidden Ferocity:** Jackson is usually a calm and calculated man, but when pushed too hard or beaten too badly he can snap. This can lead to him acting irrationally and violently, this was first shown when he murdered his fathers' killers and when he killed the villain Pincer.

## Equipment

### Attire

* **Vicious Justice Suit:** The Vicious Justice Suit is a green and black themed suit designed by Jackson Blake. It consists of a light Kevlar vest over dark green undershirt, and the suit also contains full-arm gauntlets fitted over the arms of the undershirt for extra protection. Jackson wears a pair of black tactical gloves, tight black cargo pants and a pair of light steel-toed boots. He alternates between wearing a full-face green mask and a simple black eye mask. The suit is slightly resistant to small firearms but is weak to knives and handheld weapons.

### Weaponry

* **Sword of Hephaestus:** Jackson was given a sword by Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, to combat Hades and Persephone. It was noted by Athena that it is one of the strongest swords that a mortal man can wield. Jackson rarely uses this sword, and instead keeps it framed in his appartment.

## Relationships

* Joanna Blake - Mother
* Ryan Blake - Younger Brother

Allies* Kingsford Community School
	+ Max Kenway † - Best Friend
* Joseph Gunmary/Exanimis - Best Friend and Partner
* Arcadian Rebels
* Union
* Pincer † - Victim

## Trivia

* Jackson's favourite colour is green, which inspired his vigilante costume design.
* Jackson is currently working as a journalist for Neo Arcadia News, however he used to deliver daily newspapers when he was still in school.
* Jackson's favourite band is the British rock band "Oasis." Their song "Live Forever" is his all-time favourite.
* Jackson is right-handed.
* Jackson's favourite genre of movie is superhero, although comedy comes at a close second.
* Jackson's favourite fictional character is the DC Comics vigilante Batman.
* Jackson is openly agnostic.
* Jackson carries a journal with him everywhere, which has entries dating back to before his vigilante career within it. He continues to add to it almost everyday.

## Music

Some of Jackson's favourite music includes:

 The Animals | "House Of The Rising Sun"