Jax-Ur
Jax-Ur is a male alien comic supervillain that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jax-Ur was a male Kryptonian scientist that lived on the planet Krypton. (Superboy v1 #185) As a young scientist, an aquarium on Krypton was stricken with a spotted disease that affected the aquatic fish with Jax-Ur saving them by finding a special fungal antidote. (Action Comics v1 #310) The laws of Krypton forbade any experiments of untested explosives. Jax-Ur defied this ban and created a missile to destroy a meteor but the projectile missed. Instead, the missile struck inhabited Krypton's moon killing all life on it and shattering it into four pieces. This act also set back the Kryptonian defense program as the moon was intended as an observation base. Following his arrest, Jax-Ur was guilty of his crimes and sentenced to the Phantom Zone. (Adventure Comics v1 #289)
Following an escape from the Phantom Zone, he kidnapped Jonathan Kent and disguised himself as Clark Kent's father. (Superboy v1 #185)
At Kandor, Superman attended a parole hearing of the criminals within the Phantom Zone and among those that appeared was Jax-Ur. He claimed that he showed remorse for his criminal actions and offered his aid in helping Superman save the Atlanteans who had been stricken with a spotted plague. Despite the warnings of the Kandorians, Superman decided to release Jax-Ur but placed a Zone-Shackle on him to enforce his compliance as part of the condition was for Jax-Ur to return to the Phantom Zone following his aid. After his release, he used a Time Bubble where he along with Superman went back in time to before Krypton's destruction where they arrived at Jax-Ur's old laboratory at the Jewel Mountains. Once there, he secretly drugged Superman to keep him unconscious whilst he crafted the basis for Jewel Kryptonite that would form after the planet's destruction and head towards Earth from the cataclysmic explosion of the planet. After the goal was complete, he aided Superman by finding an antidote for the spotted plague in the Scarlet Jungles from the native fungus and also saved Kal-El's life from a Thought-Beast. When they returned to their normal time, Superman thanked Jax-Ur for his aid and said that his deeds would be told to the parole board. Back in the Phantom Zone, his fellow criminals believed Jax-Ur to be a traitor but he stated that this was all part of his plan. At that point, the Jewel Kryptonite he helped create landed on Earth and Jax-Ur hypnotized Jimmy Olsen to expose it to Superman. Afterwards, it influenced his mind making him believe his presence was causing power sources to explode which Jax-Ur intended to blackmail the Man of Steel for the release of all the criminals in the Phantom Zone. It was only the telepathic powers of Lori Lemaris that exposed this lie as being a mental projection that showed Superman the truth with Jax-Ur being thwarted where he remained within the Zone. (Action Comics v1 #310)
Modern
During his interstellar experiments, Non and Jor-El both warned Krypton's Council of the dangers but they were ignored. Jax-Ur's actions led to the destruction of Krypton's moon and the loss of the city of Kandor. (Action Comics Annual v1 #10)
The New 52
Overview
Personality and attributes
He said that his plan had always been to achieve world domination. (Adventure Comics v1 #289)
Powers and abilities
Among his people, he was noted as being a brilliant scientist. (Superboy v1 #185)
Notes
- Jax-Ur was created by Otto Binder and George Papp where he made his first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #289 (October, 1961).
In other media
Television
- In Superman: The Animated Series, Jax-Ur appeared as an antagonist in the episode "Blasts From the Past" where he was voiced by actor Ron Perlman. High General Jax-Ur was a leading military figure on Krypton where he had a loyal lieutenant in the form of the beautiful white haired Mala who called him her love. On Krypton, the pair defended the world until Jax-Ur decided to usurp the planetary rulers and install himself as leader. He managed to orchestrate an uprising that was nearly successful in taking over but Jor-El managed to engineer their defeat by sabotaging their equipment. The High General and his lieutenant were both apprehended but Jax-Ur claimed full responsibility for the conspiracy leading to him being permanently banished to the Phantom Zone whilst Mala was to remain in that dimensional prison for twenty years. After Kal-El freed Mala on Earth, she began to show resentment towards Superman after he spurred her advances and overheard the possibility of him sending her back into the Phantom Zone. This caused Mala to turn on him and use the Phantom Zone Projector to free Jax-Ur on Earth.
- In Smallville, a character by the name of Dax-Ur made an appearance in the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Marc McClure.
Films
- In Man of Steel, Jax-Ur made an appearance in the live-action film as a minor antagonist where he was portrayed by actor Mackenzie Gray.
Other
Appearances
- Adventure Comics:
- Action Comics:
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