JAYSINDER SINGH JOHAL
Real Name: Jaysinder "Jasper" Singh Johal
Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-93060/Ultraverse) human mutate
Occupation:
Photographer;
formerly shopkeeper
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: None, briefly Forsa (Carlos Jiminez)
Enemies: Rioters
Known Relatives: Tinku (cousin), uncle, others (names unrevealed)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Los Angeles, USA
First Appearance: Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the Squad#1/1 (April, 1995)
Powers/Abilities: Johal could control electricity, including the ability to discharge electrical blasts.
History:
(Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the Squad#1/1) - The Jumpstart Effect triggered Johal's powers and he realized he could control electricity, but told no one of it.
(Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the Squad#3/1) - Johal's uncle asked him to work in a family franchise elsewhere in the city because his cousin was ill. On the way, he thought about using his newfound powers to gain wealth as those in the new ultra supergroup, the Squad, had done.
Later, rioting and violent looting broke out across Los Angeles in response to a "not guilty" verdict being passed for three white policemen filmed beating an African-American. Several looters approached Johal's store, smashed the window and racially abused him. Johal defended himself, unintentionally unleashing a massive electrical burst that burnt and killed the thieves. Squad member Forsa found him cradling one of those he had harmed.
(Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the Squad#4/1) - Johal never told anybody about had what happened and so was never charged. He left the family business and followed his dream to become a photographer, keeping his power a secret.
Comments: Created by James D. Hudnall (writer), Scott Benefiel (pencils) and Jasen Rodriguez (inks).
The Los Angeles riots of 1992, triggered by the beating of Rodney King by five LA police officers, were concentrated in South Central Los Angeles, so perhaps this is where Johal's store was located.
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
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Jaysinder Singh Johal has no known connections to:
images:
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Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the Squad#3/1, p6, pan2 (main image)
Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the Squad#1/1, p14, pan3 (headshot)
Appearances:
Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the
Squad#1/1 (April, 1995) - James D. Hudnall (writer), Scott
Benefiel (pencils), Jasen Rodriguez (inks), Hank Kanalz & Phil
Crain (editors)
Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of the Squad#3/1 (June,
1995) - James D. Hudnall (writer), George Dove (pencils), Jeff
Whiting (inks), Phil Crain (editor)
Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of
the Squad#4/1 (July, 1995) - James D. Hudnall (writer), George Dove
(pencils), Jeff Whiting & John Stangeland (inks), Phil Crain
(editor)
Last updated: 09/24/11
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