Jackson Hyde

## Background

### 2004 - Present: Devil Ray

Jackson Hyde was born by the surprising coupling of Black Manta & Xebellian Princess Hila (Manta clearly has a thing for Atlantean women). When Hila revealed she was pregnant, Manta welcomed her to stay aboard his submarine until she gave birth the leave the child with him. Hila agreed to this request so nine months later, she returned back to the sea & left a her baby boy with his father.

Naming his son Jackson, Manta decided he would raise him in every way that he didn't get to do with his first son. Jackson was trained in combat, weaponry, seamanship, strategy & historiography of both his cultures. At an early age, his father has him interact with water so he could quickly master breathing underwater & the other abilities that came with it. Occassionally, his mother would return to teach him a feat feats of hydrokinesis & the Atlantean language. But most of the "child rearing" was left to his father & the Manta Men.

One of his eariest memories was watching a fight between his father & Aquaman. Though it was clear to any bystander that Aquaman was the hero in all this, all Jackson could see was his father, who was a black man fighting gods & superheroes. From that point, Jackson pushed himself to be just like his father, studying and training to reach the peak of his potential. He eventually joined N.E.M.O., becoming third in charge of the organization after his father & his lieutenant, Black Jack.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Atlantean-Human Physiology:** He has a number of abilities which is derived from his Atlantean heritage. Atlanteans live at varying pressure levels causing their bodies to be more physically heartier than the average human being.
	+ ***Amphibious Nature*:** He is more suited for life beneath the sea than humans & has no problem breathing under water. He also has a set of gills on the sides of his neck.
	+ ***Enhanced Vision***: A thin invisible membrane cover his eyes that allows Jackson to see perfectly in the pitch-blackness of the ocean.
	+ ***Enhanced Hearing*:** His hearing is more acute than a ordinary human.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability***: He is able to survive the crushing depths of the ocean, where 1086 pounds of force per square inch are applied.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** Atlanteans have perfect balance, bodily coordination & perfect equilibrium to a point far in excess to that of a normal human being on Earth. Their bodies being able to coordinate easily while under the pressure of the ocean. He has demonstrated the ability to make vertical leaps of up to two stories.
	+ ***Enhanced Speed*:** His physical abilities increase when he is underwater. He moves, reacts & fights at superhuman speed & swims through the water at roughly 70mph.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina***: Atlanteans have the ability to maintain continuous physical actions for an undefined period longer than an ordinary human.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength***: He is strong enough to cleave through a steel street light with his water sword. His lifting capacity increases from his "dry" capacity of six tons, to more than ten tons when fully hydrated or underwater.
	+ ***Toxic Resistance*:** He possesses partial immunity to the poisons of sea creatures, such as jellyfish toxin.
* **Magic**
	+ ***Hydrokinesis***
* **High Level Intellect**
	+ ***Historiography*:** He is highly knowledgeable about African, Black & Atlantean history.
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** He can speak fluent English & Atlantean.
	+ ***Seamanship***
	+ ***Tactical Analysis***
	+ ***Tracking***
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Swimming**
* **Weaponry**
	+ ***Demolitions***
	+ ***Marksmanship***
	+ ***Swordsmanship***

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Notes

* In the comics, he is only known as Jackson Hyde. On *Young Justice*, he is only known as Kaldur'ahm & Calvin Durham is his stepfather. On Earth-44, Kaldur'ahm & Jackson Hyde are two sperate characters.
* He is a composite of Jackson Hyde & Devil Ray.
* Making Hila his mother is a nod to the rumors that Hila was possibly the mother of Aqualad in pre-*New 52*.