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
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.
• 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.

Weaknesses

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

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

Related

• 6 Appearances of Jefferson Pierce (Future State)
• 2 Images featuring Jefferson Pierce (Future State)
• Quotations by or about Jefferson Pierce (Future State)
• Character Gallery: Jefferson Pierce (Future State)

Footnotes

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