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Details

Character Journal: x_jubilee

Real Name: Jubilation Lee

Codename: Firecracker

Aliases: Jubilee (nickname), Short Fuse (temporary trainee codename)

First Appearance: X2

Date of Birth: November 17, 1986

Place of Birth: Palmdale, California

Citizenship: U.S.

Relatives: Unnamed parents (deceased), unnamed great-grandfather, grandmother, and cousin (living in China)

Education: High school graduate from Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, attended New York City Police Academy (early withdrawal)

Relationship Status: currently single

Occupation: Training at the West Coast Annex

Team Affiliation: X-Men reserve member

Biography

Childhood

Jubilee was the only child of Chinese immigrants. Her father was notable in various human rights movements and he and his wife were raising their daughter to be happy, healthy and have a keen sense of social justice. Early on it was discovered Jubilee had issues concentrating, being borderline ADD, but with patience and tutoring she managed to be a good student. She was also a gymnast, and competed in local competitions.

This idyllic life ended the night Jubilee's parents were murdered in front of her. Returning from a gymnastics meet, where Jubilee had won her competition, the Lees encountered two gunmen who shot down first Mr. Lee, then his wife. They would have slain the young Jubilee as well, only the shots had attracted the attention of neighbours and the alarm was raised. The killers fled, leaving Jubilee's life in tatters. It was later found to be the result of a tragic misunderstanding - the real target was another man called Lee, who was known to have Triad associations.

Unable to find any other family, authorities eventually placed Jubilee with a foster family. Initially, all went well - the foster family were hardworking, but honest, and did their best to care for the traumatised girl. But when the foster father lost his job, things took a turn for the worse. He began drinking heavily, and whilst drunk would frequently beat Jubilee, blaming her for the failures in his life. It was during one of these beatings that Jubilee lashed out instinctively with her powers, burning the man seriously.

Frightened by the display of power and afraid of what would happen to her as a mutant in the social services system, Jubilee ran away, making her way south to Los Angeles. She spent the next year or so living in one of the many malls, shoplifting and performing small scams to survive. It was during one of these scams that she met Jean Grey and Ororo Munroe, who invited the young mutant to come back to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters with them. Much to Jubilee's own surprise, she accepted the offer, and became a student.

Living At The X-Mansion

Prior to the events of X2, Jubilee had been at the mansion for approximately two years. She made friends among the other longer-term students such as Theresa Cassidy, Kitty Pryde and Illyana Rasputin, as well as later arrivals Lorna Dane, Marie-Ange Colbert and Doug Ramsey and was making progress with her schooling and her powers control. She completely got off on the wrong foot with new arrival Amanda Sefton despite the common background of homelessness, and the two girls became bitter rivals. Her extended family was also located in China, and she paid several visits to them, discovering she was well and truly an American.

Her abduction by Stryker's task force and the death of Jean Grey were traumatic, but she was dealing with it when the mansion was invaded for a second time. Forced to kill one of the soldiers in another instinctive reaction, Jubilee suffered traumatic flashbacks and fled to the boathouse, where she was found by Cain Marko and Miles Blaire several days later. The stress caused Jubilee to lose control of her powers and it was necessary for her to use a powers inhibiting device for some time.

The rescue of Illyana from Belasco exacerbated hostilities with Amanda, and after catching sight of the other girl's extensive scarring, Jubilee began digging around on the internet for information about them. She became increasingly moody and frustrated at her lack of control and her friendships suffered for it. Her increasing isolation and feud with Amanda drove her to return Manuel's interest, which further isolated her. Contacted by Patches, Jubilee made a deal with the magic user, giving him some of her blood in return for the false information that Amanda's scarring was an augmentation spell. Following the events of Asgard and the powers fight with Amanda over Manuel, Jubilee found her life pretty much in a mess. She tried to run away to deal with Patches herself, had several clashes with staff and generally alienated all but her closest friends. The knowledge that the blood she'd given to Patches had been used to summon the Halloween demon was the final straw.

Concerned for where Jubilee's actions were leading her, Madelyn Bartlet and Hank McCoy took her under their wings and tried to give her the reassurance she needed. A breakthrough with Dr. Leonard Samson revealed emotional problems brought on by the deaths of her parents, and she began to make progress. Despite the occasional lapse (such as accusing an over-stressed Scott Summers of keeping the students in the dark and thus threatening their safety), she advanced to the point that she asked for and was eventually granted permission to become an X-Man trainee. She and Amanda acheived an occasionally uneasy truce and eventually became friends; Jubilee and Madelyn also visited the graves of her parents. The news that the killers had themselves been killed in a gang war gave Jubilee the last impetus to move on with her life and she made plans to become a police officer following graduation. She also met and began dating David, a college student living in New York.

Following her part in the fall of Selene and the riot in Seattle, Jubilee decided to move out of the mansion and into New York to live with David. She made visits on weekends and kept in touch with her friends, aiding in missions when called on. Then came the discovery that her boyfriend was actually a small-time drug dealer: she lost her place in the police academy, her boyfriend and her apartment all in one day. Following consultation with Scott, it was decided that a clean break was in order and she decided to return to California.

Further Information

Jubilee left the school on July 15, 2006 to assist with the operation of the West Coast Annex.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 5'1"

Weight: 104 lbs

Eyes: black

Hair: brown

Other Features: one piercing in each ear, healed scars on her left shoulder from Repodemon

Powers

Jubilee generates explosive plasma constructs that remain briefly stable before releasing their energy violently. Through concentration, she is able to control these 'fireworks' to some extent, timing their detonation or reabsorbing them harmlessly. She can generate power as minute as small 'sparkles', or as an explosive force equivalent to several tons of TNT.

Jubilee's powers are fueled directly by her metabolism, and as such she has been shown to receive an extra boost of energy from high-carbohydrate and high-sugar foods such as candy bars and energy drinks. This often brings with it the resultant low blood sugar crash after the rush wears off, however.

Equipment

Jubilee is rarely seen without the bright yellow jacket she acquired during her time at the mall.

Trivia

Jubilee continued her gymnast's training even after her parents died, albeit intermittently. She also made a living in the mall sketching cartoon versions of people. At the mansion, she began learning to play the violin, although not well.