J'en (Earth-One)



Real Name: J'en Nicknames: No known nicknames Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status
Occupation: Manhunter Legal Status: J'en was a legal citizen of the planet Mars. Identity: Public, though the general populace of Earth is unaware of her existence. Marital Status: Single Group Affiliation: Green Martians Base of Operations: Mars; later Mars II

Origin
J'en was but one of hundreds of Green Martians forced into exile following the "Blue Inferno" event that eradicated all life on the planet Mars. She eventually immigrated to a world in the Cygnus system dubbed Mars II.

Place of Birth: Mars Known Relatives: J'onn J'onzz (lover) First Appearance: First appearance unknown Final Appearance: Justice League of America (Volume 1) #230

History
On Mars II, J'en met and fell in love with fellow Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz. However, when the ambitious soldier known as the Marshal staged a coup against the exiled Martian leaders, J'en decided to throw in with the Marshal. The Marshal proved to be extremely charismatic and J'en believed that he would lead the Martian culture to greater glory. J'onn obviously disagreed with the Marshal's initiative, and because of it, J'en and he were forced to go their separate ways. J'onn learned that the Marshal planned on invading and conquering the planet Earth. He fled Mars II in a shuttle, hoping to reach Earth in time to warn them. The Marshal sent a squad of hunter ships after him, and J'en was one of the pilots in charge of bringing J'onn down. Although J'onn reached the planet Earth, he was unable to prevent the a full-scale war between Earth's forces and the Martian fleet. During the war, J'en realized that she could not bring arms against her former lover, and she sided with him during the final battle between the Martian commander and J'onn J'onzz. When the Marshal was defeated, the remainder of the fleet agreed to return to Mars II. J'onn elected to remain on Earth, but J'en returned to Mars II with her people.

Characteristics
Height: Height unknown Weight: Weight unknown Eyes: Blue Hair: Red Skin: Green Unusual Features: In Post-Crisis continuity, Martians do not have any body hair. In Pre-Crisis continuity, only the women typically had hair upon their heads.

Powers
Known Powers: ''Many, if not all of 's powers and abilities are common to members of her race, even if demonstration of such abilities has not been explicitly shown in a canonical resource. ''


 * Malleable Form:  possessed psionic control over her physical form, even down to the molecular level. As a form of shape-shifting, this power enabled her to contort her physical structure allowing her to adopt human form, elongate her limbs, grow to immense size, and so on.  could maintain his selected form for an indeterminate amount of time without undue risk or strain.


 * Invisibility possessed the ability to bend waves of light around her, rendering herself invisible to most forms of human detection. Through shape-shifting, she could also alter her body's temperature, which allowed her to remain invisible to most forms of scanning technology.


 * Size Increase: could increase her size by absorbing external material.'''


 * Alter Density: could increase her molecular density to become tougher and stronger, as well as decrease it to become incorporeal and thus able to pass through solid objects.


 * Flight: could defy gravity and fly through sheer force of will. This abiity is psionic in nature, and functions similarly to tactile telekinesis.


 * Superhuman Strength While the exact magnitude of 's strength is unknown, it is reasonable to assume that like other Green Martians, 's strength falls within superhuman levels.


 * Superhuman Speed Either through flight or natural movement, could maintain speed and reflexes far in excess to that of a standard Earth human.


 * Superhuman Endurance 's endurance was just as formidable as her strength or invulnerability. When not in the presence of fire, she could operate under extreme conditions for an indeterminate period of time without showing signs of fatigue. The exact range of this power is unknown. When in the presence of fire, 's endurance diminished greatly.


 * Extrasensory Input: possessed nine different senses.


 * Martian Vision: possessed super-powered eyesight, commonly referred to as "Martian Vision". Martian Vision is similar to Kryptonian heat vision in that it can cause combustible objects to explode.


 * Self-Sustenance: Martian physiology is self-sufficient negating the need for food or drink.


 * Telepathy: possessed the ability to read the minds of others and project her thoughts to varying degrees.  could also project her mental essences into a gestalt community known as the "Great Mind". Through this, she could use her telepathy to enhance the telepathic strength of other Martians. A Martian's expertise with telepathy varies from Martian to Martian. Some Martians, such as J'onn J'onnz, can use this ability with such precision that they can extract repressed memories from a subject regardless of how dormant the memory may lie. This power can also enable a Martian to reverse the effects of amnesia or psychological brainwashing. Martians can also use their telepathy to alter a subject's psychological profile, enabling them to manipulate, and in some cases, outright control their chosen target. This practice is greatly discouraged however, and only rarely used.

Weakness: All Martians have a genetic weakness against fire. The only thing that can harm a Martian is intense exposure to super-heated plasma.

Known Abilities: was a skilled pilot and an experienced hunter.

Strength Level: Superhuman by Earth standards; normal by Martian standards.

Miscellaneous
Equipment: Battle armor Transportation: Single-person Martian warship Weapons: No known weapons.

Trivia

 * As many Martian names bear phonetic similarities to Anglican Earth names, 's name is likely pronounced "Jen", albeit with a distinctive dialect.

Recommended Readings

 * Justice League of America (Volume 1) #228
 * Justice League of America (Volume 1) #229
 * Justice League of America (Volume 1) #230

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 * Earth/Mars War
 * Green Martians
 * Mars
 * Mars II
 * Martian Manhunter