Professor Jack Jenkins

Professor Jack Jenkins is the leading researcher and creator of the concept of the super-powered Ortuschild.

## Jack Jenkins

### Relatives

Gunner Jenkins (Father), Elizabeth Jenkins (Mother)

## Origin

Jack Jenkins was born in Los Angeles, California. The adopted son of two celebrity movie stars; Jack grew up in the lap of luxury in the Hollywood hills. Despite the media frenzy surrounding his family, Jack developed into a well adjusted teenager; but became hyper-aware of the power of the media.

Jack's parents supported him when he decided to move out of the USA to study; opting to leave the glamorous lifestyle he was accustomed to and start afresh in the UK. Jack decided to rebrand himself for the start of his doctorate; so the baggage of his parents fame wouldn't interrupt his university life.

## Professor

Always a talented student, Jack excelled in his studies and earned a doctorate quickly followed by a professor position at the university. It was during this time that Jack started to study the phenomena of super-powered individuals - particularly their increase in appearance across the globe. Jack's initial studies started to gain recognition, as he was the first to coin the phrases ortuschild and anthrotech - words that soon became commonplace. The studies soon gained notoriety for being written by a human; with some arguing he was treating 'ortuschildren' as lab rats rather than real people. (Something Jack strongly disagreed with).

As he started to appear on news channels; the public were quick to connect Professor Jenkins as the son of the movie stars - bringing a media storm onto the small research lab at the university he worked. Following some tussles with staff, media & students and the publishing of more questionable studies- the Dean of the university asked Jack to vacate his position to keep the prestigious university out of the limelight.

## Vanguard

Jack was approached by Professor Teresa Tove to join her new mission alongside the organisation Vanguard. Feeling like he had nowhere to turn; Jack agreed and set off for a new mission on board the battleship The Iceberg.

Almost immediately Jack felt out of place in the military setting; being much more free spirited in his approach to life. Jack helped Prof. Tove in her studies on the super-powered Vanguard team; building even more research for his own studies in the process. Eventually Jack discovered that Tove was pioneering a cloning process and that the team were unwillingly being used as test subjects. Jack was horrified that the whispers of him using ortuschildren like lab rats had actually come true; and he quit the service immediately.

## Spotlight

Jack arrived back to his family home in Hollywood. His time away at sea was top secret; which allowed him some time to drop off the radar. Now being incredibly careful with the ethics of his work, he began building his studies again - this time focusing on the anthropology and lived experiences of the subjects, rather than the biology.

This allowed Professor Jenkins to travel the world and meet people with super powers; gathering their stories and experiences to build a stronger understanding of the ortuschild/anthrotech phenomena. One of his most important meetings was the young man Sanamu; who would eventually become his friend. He would also spend time in Rocket City; now seen as a hub for the super-powered community.

This rapidly-increasing community of Rocket City made international governments uneasy; resulting in The Provision Agreement. This would be a globally mandated treaty to supply superheroes for the newly created Global Faction; a team that could be used for international interests and as a deterrent against super-powered attacks. With his vast experience in his field of study, the short-lived military service and unique understanding of media relations - Professor Jack Jenkins was asked to head up the programme as Director. He agreed and set off on a recruitment drive for the team, relocating to the base in Tokyo in the process.