Black Lightning's team is a vigilante team operating in Freeland.
History
Past adventures
Black Lightning's team consisted mainly of Jefferson Pierce working with Peter Gambi on strategy and tech support.[1] Meanwhile, his daughters developed powers, with Anissa Pierce becoming known as both "Blackbird"[2] and "Thunder", [1] and Jennifer Pierce becoming one of the world's most powerful beings, able to survive the universe-destroying Anti-Monitor Crisis.[3]
Year Three: Invasion of the Markovians
When Lynn was kidnapped by the Markovians, the team was forcibly teamed up with the A.S.A. in order to execute the rescue mission.[4]
Other team members
This causes Tyson Sykes, an ancestor of the Pierce family who lived in Markovia, to want freedom for the Meta-humans of Freeland, by any means necessary, up to and including their deaths if they did not follow his leadership. Sykes became incredibly powerful by taking a Meta booster,[1] that Lynn had accidentally left in the country.[2] and invades United States' soil with a foreign army. Ultimately, the team repels the invaders.[5]
Interpersonal relationships thrive and wither within the team as Jenn and Khalil end their relationship[2] days before Anissa and Grace get engaged.[1] The Pierce family grows closer, deciding that they would not have secrets,[2] but Lynn has become a drug user, addicted to Glimmer, and Jefferson loses his best friend Bill Henderson in battle.[5]
Known members
Current members
- Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning (founder, leader and field agent)
- Jennifer Pierce/JJ Stewart/Lightning (field agent)
- Anissa Pierce/Thunder/Blackbird (backup, support and field agent)
- Peter Gambi (second-in-command, tech support, computer hacker and occasional field agent)
- Baron/Technocrat (technopath, tech support, backup)
- Grace Choi/Wylde (shapeshifter, backup)
- Brandon Marshall (backup)
- Sergeant Gardner Grayle (field agent, backup)
- Erica Moran (backup)
Former members
- Khalil Payne/Painkiller (field agent; left due to Painkiller)
- Dr. Lynn Stewart (neuroscientist, medic and occasional field agent; Incarcerated)
Known allies
Current allies
- Perenna (Telepath, Emotional support)
- Hassan Shakur
- Team Flash
- The Freeland Resistance
- Jeremiah Holt
- Two-Bits (occasional informant)
Former allies
- A.S.A (situational allies)
- Agent Odell (leader)
- Major Sara Grey (second-in-command)
- Commander Carson Williams
- Bill Henderson (police chief, informant and occasional field agent; deceased)
Known enemies
Current enemies
- Tyson Sykes/Gravedigger
- Instant
- Ishmael
- Ana Lopez
- Tobias Whale
- Red
- Val Seong
- Kobra Cartel
- Evelyn Stillwater-Ferguson/Lady Eve (leader)
- Destiny (underboss)
Former enemies
- A.S.A (disbanded)
- Agent Percy Odell (leader; incarcerated)
- Major Sara Grey (second-in-command; deceased)
- Commander Carson Williams (deceased)
- Specialist Travis
- Sergeant Gardner Grayle (turned ally)
- Khalil Payne/Painkiller (forcibly; left after the Painkiller protocol was fixed)
- Markovians (defeated)
- Colonel Yuri Mosin (deceased)
- Dr. Helga Jace (forcibly; deceased)
- The 100
- Latavious Johnson/Lala (leader; deceased)
- Devonte Jones (incarcerated)
- Lydell Jackson (deceased)
- Syonide (deceased)
- Joey Toledo (deceased)
Appearances
Black Lightning
Season 3
- "The Book of Markovia: Chapter One: Blessings and Curses Reborn"
- "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Two"
- "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Three"
- "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four"
- "The Book of War: Chapter One: Homecoming"
- "The Book of War: Chapter Two"
- "The Book of War: Chapter Three: Liberation"
Behind the scenes
- Black Lightning's team is loosely adapted from the Outsiders, sharing many of their members and goals such as infiltrating Markovia.
- Jefferson Pierce, Anissa Pierce, Grace Choi, Gardner Grayle, Geoffrey Barron, Brion Markov and Eric Moran are all members of the team who joined the Outsiders in the comics.
References
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