Jaafs Macksun (Earth-ABC)

Jaafs Macksun
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Real Name	Jaafs Macksun
Other Aliases	Jeff Smax
Relatives	Rexa Smax (sister)
Affiliation	Top 10
Base Of Operations	Precinct 10, Neopolis
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Occupation	Police Officer
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	White
Skin	Blue
Origin
Universe	Earth-ABC
Creators	Alan Moore · Gene Ha
First Appearance	Top 10 #1 (September, 1999)

Born Jaafs Macksun, Smax hails from a "back worldy" parallel Earth where magic replaces the common laws of science.

History

Jaafs is the son of a travelling heroine who was imprisoned and raped by an Ogre. His mother died giving birth to Jaafs and his twin sister Rexa, and the children were raised by their father who physically and sexually abused them. Smax eventually killed his father while he slept and he and Rexa ran away from home. They were eventually taken in by the Dwarf couple Mack and Minka. To earn a living, Smax became a dragon-slayer. He was highly successful until he failed to save a young princess from a near-omnipotent dragon called "Morningbright". After that, he fled to the city of Neopolis where he changed his name to Jeff Smax and became a police officer for the Top 10.

Jeff is an obtuse and slightly dimwitted police officer, ashamed of his background (which tends to make him highly intolerant of fantasy/magic based Neopolis residents) and prone to violent rages. His first partner was Stochastic Fats, who was killed in a drug bust. He is afterwards curmudgeonly and hostile to his new partner, Robyn "Toybox" Slinger, due to his inability to deal with grief. Despite this rocky start he and Toybox became very close friends.

He currently lives with his sister/lover Rexa in Neopolis (claiming they look alike because they are the "same species"). Smax is about eight feet tall and muscular with blue skin and white hair. He is highly invulnerable, super strong and can fire a blast of energy from his chest. Five years after the Ultima incident, Smax lives in the city with Rexa. After saving Toybox from the Hell Ditch Pilgrim, he is left with a lingering radiant halo, despite his arguments that he is not a saint.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Invulnerability
• Superhuman Strength
• Energy Projection

Abilities

Quite possibly a skilled swordsman though it is possible he simply relied on his strength when using his sword

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Singing sword but only during his time as a hero on his home world

Recommended Reading

• Top 10 (Volume 1)
• Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct (Volume 1)
• Smax (Volume 1)

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Footnotes

Top 10 member This character is or was a member of Precinct 10, more affectionately known as the Top 10, the police force in the city of Neopolis. Top 10 is an entirely superhero-composed police force, which it must be to handle the entirely superpowered citizenry of the city it protects. Top 10 exists under the ownership and continuity of ABC, America's Best Comics, an indepent publisher founded by Alan Moore in 1999, but later bought by WildStorm Productions, a subsidiary of DC Comics. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Top 10 members and "Police Officers" category."

ABC Character(s) This character, team, organization or group of characters exists under the continuity of the America's Best Comics company/imprint, and its respectively owned titles. America's Best Comics was originally an independent publisher, started by notable creator Alan Moore, but was bought by WildStorm Productions, a subsidiary of DC Comics, making all its material DC property. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Earth-ABC Characters category."