Jefferson Pierce (Future State)

Black Lightning
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Real Name	Jefferson Pierce
Main Alias	Black Lightning
Other Aliases	Mr. Secretary
Relatives	Pierce Family
Affiliation	Outsiders · formerly Justice League, The Resistance
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Principal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	No Eyes
Hair	No Hair
Origin
Universe	Future State
Creators	Tony Isabella · Trevor von Eeden
First Appearance	Future State: The Next Batman #1 (March, 2021)

Jefferson Pierce was once the superhero known as Black Lightning, thought missing after his transformation into a being made of living lightning.

History

After the Magistrate's rise to power, Gotham City became a police state and began hunting anyone wearing a mask. Jefferson was one of the prisoners in the Magistrate Detention facility alongside Jimmy Olsen.

Some time later, Jefferson went missing and re-emerged cursed. Jefferson is now a being of living black lightning and resides within the Soultaker II.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Cursed Physiology: Jefferson was cursed by dark magic and made into a being of mystical living lightning. (Formerly)
• Electrokinesis: Jefferson is able to generate, become, and manipulate electricity for various purposes.
  • Electro-Blast: Jefferson is capable of projecting the electricity he produces from his hands, as arcs and blasts.
  • Enhanced Senses: Jefferson's powers allow him to tap into the earth's electromagnetic energy, allowing him to sense disturbances in it.
    • Enhanced Hearing: Jefferson was capable of "listening" to electromagnetic frequencies.
  • Flight: Jefferson can levitate and can fly by becoming a bolt of lightning.
  • Black Electricity: Jefferson can generate a form of electrical energy that is mystical in nature and surpasses the capabilities of normal lightning. This lightning can bypass electrical shielding, physically empower others, and is often black.
• Immortality: Following alterations to the timeline, the cursed changed to Jefferson not aging. He was still in his prime thirty years into the future.

Weaknesses

• Power Instability: As a curse, Jefferson's powers are more wild and harder to control. (Formerly)

Notes

• Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor von Eeden, first appearing in Black Lightning #1. Jefferson's first appearance as part of the Future State Universe is in "Outsiders" by Brandon Thomas in The Next Batman #1

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• 11 Appearances of Jefferson Pierce (Future State)
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• Character Gallery: Jefferson Pierce (Future State)

Footnotes

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Outsiders member This character is or was primarily a member of the super-hero team known as the Outsiders, in any of its various incarnations. They are a black ops team dedicated to fighting evil and taking the fall in public opinion that bigger groups like the Justice League cannot, started by Batman to avoid being crippled by public relations needs. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Outsiders members" category.