Jefferson Pierce (Earth-16)

Black Lightning
Young Justice‎
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Real Name	Jefferson Pierce
Main Alias	Black Lightning
Relatives	Lynn Stewart (ex-wife), Jennifer Pierce (daughter), Anissa Pierce (daughter), John Stewart (ex brother-in-law)
Affiliation	Justice League
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Divorced
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Bald
Origin
Universe	Earth-16
Creators	Tony Isabella · Trevor von Eeden
First Appearance	"Happy New Year!" (April 28, 2012)

Black Lightning is a super-hero with the ability to generate and control lightning.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Electrokinesis
  • Electro-Blast: Black Lightning can project powerful blasts of black electric energy capable of great destructive force.
  • Enhanced Senses: Black Lightning can sense electric energy.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Leadership

Other Characteristics

• PTSD: After accidentally killing Plasma, Black Lightning was so traumatised that he temporarily lost his powers.
  • Power Loss

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Young Justice and its tie-in comic book series. It is an adaptation of Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning. The original character was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor von Eeden and first appeared in Black Lightning #1.
• Black Lightning was voiced by Khary Payton.

Related

• 37 Appearances of Jefferson Pierce (Earth-16)
• 5 Images featuring Jefferson Pierce (Earth-16)
• 1 Quotations by or about Jefferson Pierce (Earth-16)
• Character Gallery: Jefferson Pierce (Earth-16)

Footnotes

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