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| − | '''Joslyn "Joss" Jackam''', nicknamed '''Weather Witch''' by [[Caitlin Snow]], is the estranged daughter of [[Mark Mardon]] and an unnamed woman, and the niece of the late [[Clyde Mardon]]. She is a recurring enemy of [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|the Flash]], using the elemental powers of her [[Weather staff (Earth-Prime)]] to emulate her |
+ | '''Joslyn "Joss" Jackam''', nicknamed '''Weather Witch''' by [[Caitlin Snow]], is the estranged daughter of [[Mark Mardon]] and an unnamed woman, and the niece of the late [[Clyde Mardon]]. She is a recurring enemy of [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|the Flash]], using the elemental powers of her [[Weather staff (Earth-Prime)|Weather staff]] to emulate her father's abilities. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Original multiverse=== |
===Original multiverse=== |
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====Early life==== |
====Early life==== |
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| − | Joslyn Jackam was born to [[Mark Mardon]] and an unnamed woman when they were still in high school. Mark left Joslyn and her mother while they were both in the maternity ward to focus on his criminal career. As a result, Joslyn grew up hating her father for his abandonment.<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful">{{Ep|O Come, All Ye Thankful}}</ref><ref name="The Flash & The Furious">{{Ep|The Flash & The Furious}}</ref> Joss implied that her mother had emotionally abused her, which resulted in her running away from home at the age of 13. Joss stayed with a group of other teenage runaways until she was caught and put back into her custody.<ref name=": |
+ | Joslyn Jackam was born to [[Mark Mardon]] and an unnamed woman when they were still in high school. Mark left Joslyn and her mother while they were both in the maternity ward to focus on his criminal career. As a result, Joslyn grew up hating her father for his abandonment.<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful">{{Ep|O Come, All Ye Thankful}}</ref><ref name="The Flash & The Furious">{{Ep|The Flash & The Furious}}</ref> Joss implied that her mother had emotionally abused her, which resulted in her running away from home at the age of 13. Joss stayed with a group of other teenage runaways until she was caught and put back into her custody.<ref name=":2">{{Ep|Gone Rogue}}</ref> |
Joss later became a self-taught amateur meteorologist, but lost her grant after too many dangerous experiments.<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
Joss later became a self-taught amateur meteorologist, but lost her grant after too many dangerous experiments.<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
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Moved by this, Joss makes the road icy leading the car veering off to the side before it hits XS. [[Caitlin Snow|Killer Frost]] and XS learn of this after the latter initially thought it was the former leading them to change their mind about Joss after thinking of her as only a criminal.<ref name="The Flash & The Furious"/> |
Moved by this, Joss makes the road icy leading the car veering off to the side before it hits XS. [[Caitlin Snow|Killer Frost]] and XS learn of this after the latter initially thought it was the former leading them to change their mind about Joss after thinking of her as only a criminal.<ref name="The Flash & The Furious"/> |
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| − | A couple months later though, it seemed as is Joss had fully turned her back on redemption, scoffing at Nora's no killing rule and eventually betraying her. She also left Raya, who was implied to be her girlfriend, in Bolivia and alluded to killing her, however it's not certain that she was telling the truth. |
+ | A couple months later though, it seemed as is Joss had fully turned her back on redemption, scoffing at Nora's no killing rule and eventually betraying her. She also left Raya, who was implied to be her girlfriend, in Bolivia and alluded to killing her, however it's not certain that she was telling the truth..<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
| − | Joslyn arrived with [[Brie Larvan]] and [[Peter Merkel]], each assuming one of the team hired them for the job. [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen/XS]] revealed she hired the [[Young Rogues]], much to everyone's surprise. Nora explained she needed them to steal a weapon called the [[mirror gun]] from [[McCulloch Technologies|McCulloch Tech]] to sell it for $1 million on the black market. As the group worked, they discussed being betrayed by people they once trusted. The Young Rogues first broke into S.T.A.R. Labs to steal [[Spencer Young's phone]] and kidnap [[Cisco Ramon]], also kidnapping [[Harrison Sherloque Wells|Sherloque Wells]] in the process. Nora forced Cisco to alter Spencer's phone in order to hack into McCulloch Tech's and control Larvan's bees. The Young Rogues infiltrated McCulloch Tech and after neutralizing the security guards, they decided to betray Nora. The Young Rogues tied Nora to a chair with the guards and filmed a video to the city, demanding the Flash to reveal his identity. However, the "guards" were actually [[Team Flash]] in disguise. Once the team destroyed the power dampener, Joslyn |
+ | Joslyn arrived with [[Brie Larvan]] and [[Peter Merkel]], each assuming one of the team hired them for the job. [[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen/XS]] revealed she hired the [[Young Rogues]], much to everyone's surprise. Nora explained she needed them to steal a weapon called the [[mirror gun]] from [[McCulloch Technologies|McCulloch Tech]] to sell it for $1 million on the black market. As the group worked, they discussed being betrayed by people they once trusted. The Young Rogues first broke into S.T.A.R. Labs to steal [[Spencer Young's phone]] and kidnap [[Cisco Ramon]], also kidnapping [[Harrison Sherloque Wells|Sherloque Wells]] in the process. Nora forced Cisco to alter Spencer's phone in order to hack into McCulloch Tech's and control Larvan's bees. The Young Rogues infiltrated McCulloch Tech and after neutralizing the security guards, they decided to betray Nora. The Young Rogues tied Nora to a chair with the guards and filmed a video to the city, demanding the Flash to reveal his identity. However, the "guards" were actually [[Team Flash]] in disguise. Once the team destroyed the power dampener, giving XS and Flash their abilities, Joslyn run off to prison, arrested with the rest of the Young Rogues.<ref name=":2" /> |
===New multiverse=== |
===New multiverse=== |
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====Attack on downtown National City==== |
====Attack on downtown National City==== |
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| − | In January 2020, Weather Witch attacked downtown [[National City (Earth-Prime)|National City]], but was confronted by [[Kara Danvers|Supergirl]]. As she was about to attack Supergirl with lightning, [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|The Flash]] appeared and knocked her out, apologizing to Supergirl for the incident as she was "one of [his]". Weather Witch's presence in National City, combined with The Flash's appearance, caused Supergirl to realize she was not on a restored [[Earth-38]], but an [[Earth-Prime|entirely new Earth]] containing elements from past Earths.<ref>{{Ep|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five}}</ref> |
+ | In January 2020, Weather Witch attacked downtown [[National City (Earth-Prime)|National City]], but was confronted by [[Kara Danvers|Supergirl]]. As she was about to attack Supergirl with lightning, [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|The Flash]] appeared and knocked her out, apologizing to Supergirl for the incident as she was "one of [his]". Weather Witch's presence in National City, combined with The Flash's appearance, caused Supergirl to realize she was not on a restored [[Earth-38]], but an [[Earth-Prime|entirely new Earth]] containing elements from past Earths.<ref name=":Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five">{{Ep|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five}}</ref> |
==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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==Powers and abilities== |
==Powers and abilities== |
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===Powers=== |
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| − | *'''Abilities via [[Weather staff (Earth-Prime)|weather staff]]:''' All of Joss' powers come from her staff; which allow her to harness the power of atmokinesis. |
+ | *'''Abilities via [[Weather staff (Earth-Prime)|weather staff]]:''' All of Joss' powers come from her staff; which allow her to harness the power of atmokinesis.<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
| − | **'''{{Power link|Atmokinesis}}:''' The staff is able to control the weather in various ways; such as summoning lightning and conjuring storms. |
+ | **'''{{Power link|Atmokinesis}}:''' The staff is able to control the weather in various ways; such as summoning lightning and conjuring storms.<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
***'''{{Power link|Aerokinesis}}:''' When Joss broke into the [[Meta-humans|meta-human]] wing of [[Iron Heights Prison|Iron Heights]], she conjured up powerful gusts of wind to attack [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] and [[Nora West-Allen]].<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
***'''{{Power link|Aerokinesis}}:''' When Joss broke into the [[Meta-humans|meta-human]] wing of [[Iron Heights Prison|Iron Heights]], she conjured up powerful gusts of wind to attack [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] and [[Nora West-Allen]].<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
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***'''{{Power link|Cryokinesis}}:''' Joss was able to use her staff to turn water on the road to ice, causing the car [[Raya Van Zandt]] was driving to spin out of control.<ref name="The Flash & The Furious"/> |
***'''{{Power link|Cryokinesis}}:''' Joss was able to use her staff to turn water on the road to ice, causing the car [[Raya Van Zandt]] was driving to spin out of control.<ref name="The Flash & The Furious"/> |
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==Equipment== |
==Equipment== |
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+ | *'''[[Weather staff]]:''' Joss' staff allows her to control the weather and generate tornadoes, thunderstorms, etc. similar to [[Mark Mardon|her father]] and [[Clyde Mardon|uncle]]'s powers.<ref name="O Come, All Ye Thankful"/> |
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| + | *'''[[Weather staff (Earth-Prime)|Weather staff]]:''' Joslyn use the staff to attack on Downtown [[National City (Earth-Prime)|National City]].<ref name=":Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" /> |
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==Appearances== |
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*Joslyn Jackam is the ninth case of gender-bending in {{S|The Flash (The CW)}}. The others are [[Brie Larvan]], [[Linda Park (Earth-2)|Earth-2 Linda Park]], [[Rosa Dillon]], [[Mina Chaytan]], [[Izzy Bowin]], [[Janet Petty]], [[Spencer Young]], and [[Raya Van Zandt]]. |
*Joslyn Jackam is the ninth case of gender-bending in {{S|The Flash (The CW)}}. The others are [[Brie Larvan]], [[Linda Park (Earth-2)|Earth-2 Linda Park]], [[Rosa Dillon]], [[Mina Chaytan]], [[Izzy Bowin]], [[Janet Petty]], [[Spencer Young]], and [[Raya Van Zandt]]. |
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**Joslyn is also the third character after Linda and Izzy to be a composite character with her comics counterpart. |
**Joslyn is also the third character after Linda and Izzy to be a composite character with her comics counterpart. |
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| + | *Joslyn is the first villain to make an appearance on [[Earth-Prime]]. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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Revision as of 13:39, 10 May 2020
Joslyn "Joss" Jackam, nicknamed Weather Witch by Caitlin Snow, is the estranged daughter of Mark Mardon and an unnamed woman, and the niece of the late Clyde Mardon. She is a recurring enemy of the Flash, using the elemental powers of her Weather staff to emulate her father's abilities.
Biography
Original multiverse
Early life
Joslyn Jackam was born to Mark Mardon and an unnamed woman when they were still in high school. Mark left Joslyn and her mother while they were both in the maternity ward to focus on his criminal career. As a result, Joslyn grew up hating her father for his abandonment.[1][2] Joss implied that her mother had emotionally abused her, which resulted in her running away from home at the age of 13. Joss stayed with a group of other teenage runaways until she was caught and put back into her custody.[3]
Joss later became a self-taught amateur meteorologist, but lost her grant after too many dangerous experiments.[1]
Revenge on her father
On the night of the Enlightenment, Joss' weather van was struck by the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite. A component of the van was transformed into a meta-tech staff with the ability to control the weather, similar to her father and uncle's powers. She would later attack a power plant in her plan to kill her dad and broke into Iron Heights to kill him, but the Flash intervened and took Mardon away and she demanded him to be brought to her. She was tricked by Team Flash after dropping a truck on a hologram of Iris West, who was impersonating her dad. She planned to destroy the whole of Central City but was stopped by the Flash and incarcerated in Iron Heights, with her staff being stored away within the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator by Team Flash.[1]
Trial and young Rogue membership offer
Joss finally got her day in court, however, she was riddled with guilt of her actions, even proclaiming so after Nora's testimony of CSI evidence became heated of the potential damage Joss could done at the airstrip she attacked. However, the transport van was stopped by a woman Raya Van Zandt who wanted to use Joss's services as The Weather Witch for a newer younger Rogue group she was pulling together. However, Joss wanted to serve her sentence and not be molded in a career criminal like her father. She summon a fake hurricane to get the Flash attention but she got XS instead who was distrustful of her despite genuine sincerity of cooperating with Team Flash and CCPD about her taker.
However, Nora turns her over in the police station, not giving Joss a second chance or backing up her claims of having nothing to do with the escape from the van. Joss is in her holding cell and hears the commotion Raya is causing for a distract to let Joss escape. Given back her staff, she this time agreed to help Raya. They broke into A.R.G.U.S and steal a car. Joss turns around when XS hacks the car commutation system and gives her a heartfelt apology and urges Joss to give her a second chance at well.
Moved by this, Joss makes the road icy leading the car veering off to the side before it hits XS. Killer Frost and XS learn of this after the latter initially thought it was the former leading them to change their mind about Joss after thinking of her as only a criminal.[2]
A couple months later though, it seemed as is Joss had fully turned her back on redemption, scoffing at Nora's no killing rule and eventually betraying her. She also left Raya, who was implied to be her girlfriend, in Bolivia and alluded to killing her, however it's not certain that she was telling the truth..[1]
Joslyn arrived with Brie Larvan and Peter Merkel, each assuming one of the team hired them for the job. Nora West-Allen/XS revealed she hired the Young Rogues, much to everyone's surprise. Nora explained she needed them to steal a weapon called the mirror gun from McCulloch Tech to sell it for $1 million on the black market. As the group worked, they discussed being betrayed by people they once trusted. The Young Rogues first broke into S.T.A.R. Labs to steal Spencer Young's phone and kidnap Cisco Ramon, also kidnapping Sherloque Wells in the process. Nora forced Cisco to alter Spencer's phone in order to hack into McCulloch Tech's and control Larvan's bees. The Young Rogues infiltrated McCulloch Tech and after neutralizing the security guards, they decided to betray Nora. The Young Rogues tied Nora to a chair with the guards and filmed a video to the city, demanding the Flash to reveal his identity. However, the "guards" were actually Team Flash in disguise. Once the team destroyed the power dampener, giving XS and Flash their abilities, Joslyn run off to prison, arrested with the rest of the Young Rogues.[3]
New multiverse
Attack on downtown National City
In January 2020, Weather Witch attacked downtown National City, but was confronted by Supergirl. As she was about to attack Supergirl with lightning, The Flash appeared and knocked her out, apologizing to Supergirl for the incident as she was "one of [his]". Weather Witch's presence in National City, combined with The Flash's appearance, caused Supergirl to realize she was not on a restored Earth-38, but an entirely new Earth containing elements from past Earths.[4]
Personality
Joss largely seems to blame her father for her life going wrong, when in fact he barely was in it. Her mother was said to largely abuse her emotionally, comparing her with her father, which may have caused her vitriol. She has quite the short temper, and will fight people, regardless of whether the opponent is stronger or more powerful than herself. Joss, regardless, is a highly intelligent individual, as she is a self taught expert in meteorology at a young age, and has come up with plans for being a criminal which were executed near flawlessly, such as when she dropped a truck on her father's head and ensured the Flash and XS couldn't come after her.
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Abilities via weather staff: All of Joss' powers come from her staff; which allow her to harness the power of atmokinesis.[1]
- Atmokinesis: The staff is able to control the weather in various ways; such as summoning lightning and conjuring storms.[1]
- Aerokinesis: When Joss broke into the meta-human wing of Iron Heights, she conjured up powerful gusts of wind to attack Barry Allen and Nora West-Allen.[1]
- Cryokinesis: Joss was able to use her staff to turn water on the road to ice, causing the car Raya Van Zandt was driving to spin out of control.[2]
- Electrokinesis: Joss is able to generate blue and red electricity with her staff, which she can also use to create an electric cyclone.[1]
- Teleportation: Joss has demonstrated the ability to use the staff to generate lightning that she can vanish into to make a quick getaway.[1]
- Atmokinesis: The staff is able to control the weather in various ways; such as summoning lightning and conjuring storms.[1]
Abilities
- Skilled markswoman: Joss showcased great accuracy when using a tranquilizer gun, able to shoot three guards before they could react.[3]
Equipment
Original timeline
- Weather staff: Joss' staff allows her to control the weather and generate tornadoes, thunderstorms, etc. similar to her father and uncle's powers.[1]
Current timeline
- Weather staff: Joslyn use the staff to attack on Downtown National City.[4]
Appearances
The Flash
Season 5
- "O Come, All Ye Thankful"
- "The Flash & The Furious"
- "Cause and XS" (mentioned)
- "Gone Rogue"
Season 6
- "Marathon" (pictured)
- "Death of the Speed Force" (pictured)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 5
Trivia
- Joslyn Jackam is the ninth case of gender-bending in The Flash. The others are Brie Larvan, Earth-2 Linda Park, Rosa Dillon, Mina Chaytan, Izzy Bowin, Janet Petty, Spencer Young, and Raya Van Zandt.
- Joslyn is also the third character after Linda and Izzy to be a composite character with her comics counterpart.
- Joslyn is the first villain to make an appearance on Earth-Prime.
Behind the scenes
- Joss is an amalgamation of two characters from the comics: Josh Jackam and Weather Witch.
- Joss's comics counterpart, Joshua "Josh" Jackam, was the son of Mark Mardon and Julie Jackam. He was at first believed to be Wally West’s son since Julie had also been with him until it was revealed he had the same powers as Mardon. Josh was ultimately murdered in front of his father by Kid Zoom during Final Crisis.
- In the comics, Weather Witch was an ex-prostitute who worked for Penguin and joined a group called the New Rogues, replacements who used the original Rogues' gimmicks as seen in Gotham Underground. They were sent by Libra during Final Crisis to coerce the Rogues back into the Secret Society, but the Rogues refused and slaughtered the New Rogues.