Jade Chan

Jade Chan is one of the deuteragonists of the series.

She is the preteen niece (actually first cousin once removed) of Jackie Chan.

She serves as the magical girl when it comes to helping W.I.Z.A.R.D.

## Appearance

Jade is a young 12-year-old girl who usually wears a white long-sleeved shirt covered by an orange short sleeved hoodie, blue high-water jeans and red sneakers.

She is three feet tall, which she is constantly teased and underestimated for.

She has growed-out black hair.

Her eyes are light brown.

## Personality

Jade is happy-go-lucky, bold, sharp-witted, kind, enthusiastic, noble-hearted, impatient, brave, flexible and tomboyish.

Since she prefers to accompany Jackie on his missions to see him fight, she seldom heeds his advice to remain in safety, consequently getting both her and Jackie into trouble.

Just as often, however, her impulsiveness, quick mind and flexible thinking helps save the day in situations where Jackie's moderate thinking and exaggerated caution prove to be a definite hindrance.

Jade's most prominent trait is her desire for adventure.

Although Jackie is content with living a normal life with his niece, Jade constantly seeks excitement through several means.

These include eavesdropping on Captain Black and getting involved in his Section 13 mission assignments, experimenting with Uncle's own magic without his permission and joining Jackie in battle against their various adversaries.

Jade keeps her parents oblivious to her life of adventure so she won't have to be sent back to them.

Despite being reckless, Jade is also sharp-witted.

She can think outside the box more so than the other members of the J-Team, and her attentiveness allows her to notice useful details more often than Jackie does.

Once Jade sets her mind on something, she inevitably finds a way to get it.

If adults attempt to restrict her, she either comes up with loopholes to contradict their demands, or pretends to comply and simply goes through with her intentions anyway.

She is bold and seldom afraid to voice her opinion.

Despite Jackie's stern mentorship, Jade cares a bit about following orders, practicing manners and obeying the law, the latter of which she isn't afraid to break when it gets in the way of her goals.

Furthermore, when Jade executes Shendu by destroying his statue form, she coldly shows no remorse for killing him.

Under the bravado and occasional ego trip, Jade possesses a noble heart and is often prepared to make sacrifices to help her loved ones.

After the Dark Hand inject Jackie with venom that will turn him into stone during the hunt for the Talismans, Jade takes it upon herself to surrender the Talismans they've accumulated in exchange for the antidote.

Later when Drago kidnaps Jackie, Uncle and Captain Black, Jade risks the fate of the entire world by paying the ransom of all eight Demon Chi powers in exchange for their safe return.

Jade forms a close brother-sister relationship with Tohru after he reforms from the Dark Hand.

Jade craves acceptance, and is typically left dismayed at being frequently put aside.

She often becomes sad when Jackie expresses disappointment in her.

Jade deeply values friendship; she quickly befriends a prehistoric creature she names Dwayne as well as the living statue of Sacred Warrior Lo Pei.

However, she does not approve of people taking advantage of her friendship, such as with Viper's double cross in *Enter the Viper* and Seymour's deception in *Tale of the Demon Tail.*

Jade deeply adores animals.

Jade cannot stand the thought of animals coming to harm.

After overhearing Karl Nivor expressing his intention to eat Aesop in *Shell Game*, Jade opts to rescue the tortoise over preventing the Dark Hand from escaping with the Rabbit Talisman.

Likewise in *The Curse of El Chupacabra*, Jade quickly turns on Paco when the latter suggests surrendering the goat herd to the eponymous creature in order to save their own lives.

Despite her youthful enthusiasm, she is at times seen to show maturity beyond her age, which could be derived from her having lived several lifetimes as the Ben-Shui Order's Chosen One.

## Powers, Skills & Abilities

Jade's primary attributes are her intelligence, attentiveness and streetsmarts.

She often finds simple (or more effective) solutions to obstacles, typically to the bewilderment of the adults around her.

Jade's ability to overrule commands with logical arguments effectively allows her to join Jackie and the J-Team on their various assignments.

As a student of Jackie, Jade is trained in the martial arts (specifically kung fu, which she dubs the "ancient art of butt-whoop").

Although her training is primary intended to exercise her discipline and self-control, Jade is no less skillful at fighting.

While her stature and lack of physical strength often prove to be a disadvantage against adult opponents, she is quite capable of holding her own in a fight.

Her preferred form of attack is a flying kick, though its effectiveness tends to vary.

She has knocked out fully grown men on several occasions.

At the beginning of *Bullies*, Jade easily bests school bully Maynard Munson in a fight with a single kick, despite his much larger and heavier size.

Likewise at the beginning of *And He Does His Own Stunts*, Jade swiftly beats Agent Mickey of Section 13 in a training exercise with ease after the latter had proven too strong for Jackie to best.

For a novice, Jade is remarkably proficient in creating potions and casting chi spells, demonstrating on several occasions that (even without the supervision of Uncle and Tohru) she is capable of performing powerful chi magic.

Jade is also known for her skill at solving puzzles; she was able to solve the Pan'ku Box without even looking at it.

Additionally, she has an established reputation for cracking the Section 13 vault's state of the art security systems.

As the Chosen One of the Ben-Shui Order, Jade possesses latent mystical powers, although the full extent of these powers remains unknown.

Although Jade is very intelligent, her impulsiveness tends to get both her and Jackie into a lot of trouble.

She loses her temper if someone calls her "shrimp".

## Family

* Unnamed Mother
* Shen Chen (Father)
* Jackie Chan (Uncle)
* Diane Chan (Cousin)
* Uncle Chan (Uncle)