"DO NOT TOUCH THIS ARTICLE!!" |
- "I went from being a teacher to an intern and then the manager of Queen Industry's Central City division in nine months, trust me, I know how life can throw massive changes at you. Only thing we can do is try to adapt to them."
- ―John to Barry
| John Fox | |
|---|---|
| Biological Information | |
| Status | Alive |
| Universe Information | |
| General Information | |
| Occupation | Teacher at Detroit University (formerly) Employee at Queen Consolidated Member of Team Flash (in secret) Ally of Team Arrow (in secret) |
| Family | Andrew Fox (father) Caroline Fox (mother) Shane Fox (older brother) Claire Fox (older sister) |
| Actor | Justin Hartley |
| Source | |
Jonathan "John" Fox (Born November 7th, 1985) is a former teacher at Detroit University and is currently an employee of Queen Consolidated's Science Division.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
John was born in 1985 at a Detroit Hospital and is the youngest of three children.
When John was 13 years old he was almost mugged and killed, but a stranger with martial arts skills saved him from that fate. John was given advice by this man to learn how to defend himself, and not wanting a repeat of the experience he took it.
John later graduated from high school in the same year and spent one year deciding what he wanted to do with his life.
At the age of 15 John enrolled at Detroit University, he still didn't quite knowing exactly what he wanted to do so John instead worked on two degrees and finished them by the time he was 23.
At 24 years old he began teaching mathematics at Detroit University, and when he turned 25 a former student spoke to him and said that he would've probably turned to crime to support himself if he hadn't made it through college and gotten a job that paid well and wished to thank John for helping him.
John remembered those words even when he became a vigilante and would be more sympathetic towards common criminals than Arrow as he knew they weren't necessarily breaking laws out for the thrill or desire to do so, but because they might not believe there is another choice.
John continued teaching for three more years without any notable incidents occurring.
Fluke of Fate[]
In 2013 after finishing his day teaching John spent some time grading papers before looking over the mathematical formulas his students wrote down, in a moment of distraction he accidentally wrote down an interesting formula, 3X2(9YZ)4A, and felt an irresistible pull to read it out loud.
When he did so the world seemed to slow down to a crawl and John watched in slow motion as a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared and struck him.
John felt the lightning course through his body and let out a scream, but he was granted mercy after a few seconds and was blasted back into a wall, losing consciousness soon afterward.
He was found by a co-worker and brought to the hospital where he woke up a few days later with no ill effects, surprisingly. He found himself able to run faster than a taxi cab and knew the formula to activate or deactivate his super speed.
John tested his limits and found he could run at about Mach 1.5, he was unaware that Mari McCabe was nearby and discovered who he was.
She found his house but decided to not dig into his personal business and left after returning his pet cat.
His family eventually found out about his accident and arrived to speak with him about it, John revealed what had happened to him and the fact that he had superpowers to his siblings and parents.
John found he could learn at an accelerated rate and read many books on varying subjects. He continued his work as a teacher until budget cuts forced him to find another job.
He moved to Starling City and encountered a thief after moving all of his necessary belongings to his brother's house, he chased her down and retrieved his money, encountering the Arrow in the process.
Future[]
John's future is uncertain, according to what the Time Masters can witness he never moved from Detroit, and Eobard Thawne also notes his lack of presence in history.
Personality[]
John is a determined, intelligent, kind, and slightly sarcastic man who genuinely want to make the world a better place and worked towards becoming a teacher to try and do so.
His family has commented that John tends to keep his own problems to himself, even after awakening from his brief coma John didn't see the need to call them as nothing problematic had happened.
John was willing to forgive The Arrow for nearly shooting him after seeing him standing over a downed Rose Wilson, and he admitted that from a different angle the situation would appear far worse than it actually was.
Despite gaining his powers John has rarely utilized them and during his time in Starling City, the new speedster used them so little that he sometimes forgot he had them. In addition, he has demonstrated only a passing interest in vigilante activities, and only decided to do so when assisting Barry Allen in her own attempts to protect Central City; however, he came to genuine desire to protect the citizens of Central City from villainous meta-humans.
Often when explaining things John goes for the easiest route to understanding, and referred to a stolen centrifuge as a "drink unmixer" to get the point across to Captain Lance, as the concept behind the device is that it allows one to separate different substances from one another, like undoing what a bartender does to any mixed drink one might order.
His brother Shane has routinely hounded John to try and get a girlfriend, which has annoyed him to no end.
After the brutal beating he endured at the Man-In-Yellow's hands, John developed a fear of thunder, though activating his Speed Force connection doesn't provoke a response. Nine months after the Particle Accelerator incident, John managed to mostly overcome this fear but it can still affect him from time to time.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
Speed Force Equation/Speed Force Connection: John's power comes from speaking a formula that mathematically represents the Speed Force; a mysterious energy field that he first accessed when he spoke said formula and was struck by lightning as a result. Whenever he spoke the formula initially nearby Speed Force charged electricity would strike him to give him access to his powers, but after three weeks it is no longer so obvious and John is generally the only one who realizes it happened. The lightning imbues his cells with enormous amounts of electricity and likewise temporarily augments his physiology to beyond his normal peak human condition, and it forced him to gain a more lean-built frame that can properly handle the stressful forces of his new abilities. Due to the nature of his Speed Force connection, John is unable to travel through time or between dimensions under his own power. John can activate his powers by mumbling the formula, but this results in him needed roughly a minute to access his full speed.
- Superhuman Speed: Thanks to his link to the Speed Force, John is able to move at superhuman speeds, and is also unaffected by the side-effects caused by moving at these speeds such as high friction, reduced oxygen, and kinetic impact. The intensity of his speed allows him to run vertically across structures and even over large masses of water. John's initial top speed was Mach 1.5. After nine months he could move at Mach 1.9.
- Superhuman Agility: John is incredibly agile, able to change direction immediately; this allows him to make sharp turns on city streets without sliding or losing his balance. Likewise, he is able to jump tremendous distances while building up enough velocity.
- Enhanced mental process: John's speed enhances and extends to his mental capacities, making his system and thought processes take in information just as fast and efficiently. This lets him learn in a small fraction of the normal time and accurately perform highly complex calculations in his head.
- Superhuman Reflexes: John's increased speed also augments his reaction time, allowing him to react to danger and events far faster than a normal human. When Eobard attacked him John was able to block a few of his strikes despite his opponent being much faster. He could later fish a USB stick from a Mirakuru soldier without him noticing.
- Accelerated Perception: When moving at high-speed John sees the world as if it is in slow motion, which combined with his physical speed lets him think, perform actions, react to events, long before a normal human around him could even perceive them. Despite Eobard being many times faster than him during their first encounter John could see and react to his movements.
- Superhuman Endurance: John's body can handle the stresses of superhuman racing without noticeable distress, and his body's enhanced stamina allows him to function much longer than a normal human without getting tired or weak. John is able to recover from attacks and exertion much quicker than normal humans. He has withstood falling from great heights with only minor injury due to his speed force aura and managed to endure Eobard's brutal beating long enough to race away after his enemy's connection to the Speed Force was interrupted.
- Rapid Cellular Regeneration: John's also dramatically heightened healing capacities. This is caused by his body's molecules moving at accelerated rates, causing the chemical reactions responsible for metabolism to mend and even restore any damages much quicker and efficiently than regular humans. His body can heal itself in hours or days with little to no treatment or therapy. John recovered from a high fall in seconds and from his brutal beating at Eobard's hands in under one day. His body also has a heightened resistance to any sickness, disease, toxins, and poisons. Normal drinking does not affect him and it takes massive amounts of alcohol to intoxicate him for a few seconds.
- Bodily Vibration: After seeing the Man-In-Yellow do this, John attempted to replicate the ability; while he could vibrate his body, it didn't allow him to phase through objects or use his hand like an extremely sharp blade at that time.
- Extreme Force Generation: Through John's ability to accelerate his movements, he can generate great amounts of physical forces through kinetic energy and friction, allowing him to overpower regular humans with little to no effort and kick a Mirakuru Soldier hard enough to knock them back.
- Aerokinesis: Using his speed, John can control air flow on all levels by moving through them fast enough and create vacuums. He can suffocate people by creating a strong vortex around them by running around them. He can spin his arms at the speed of a tornado to remove air from fire and extinguish it and repel targets away.
- Electrokinesis: As a speedster, John produces yellow electricity from his body. When activating his powers the air around John becomes charged with static for a short time, though it can be difficult to notice this. His lightning has become a darker shade of yellow, almost orange, as time goes on.
Masked Time Presence: Due to unknown reasons, John Fox and his actions cannot be seen by time-viewing powers or technologies. Things like Cisco Ramon's Vibes and the Time Master's Oculus are unable to detect or interfere with him in any way. To beings that are either aware of the future or most people that can view the timeline in its entirety, John's actions simply don't exist and he remains in Detroit.
Abilities[]
- Genius-level intellect: A keen-minded individual from a young age, John quickly showed a natural understanding and quick capacity to learn, making it difficult for his parents or older siblings to help him with homework by the time he was twelve and graduating from high school at age fourteen. John attained two Master's Degrees, one in Mathematics and another in Education. He was once considered for employment at S.T.A.R Labs by Harrison Wells, but wasn't pursued due to his dedication to teaching. Eobard trusted him and Barry enough to make the two the new CEO/Owners of S.T.A.R. Labs.
- Skilled Tactician: During his vigilante work John is quick to find solutions to problems he encounters, and when Eobard Thawne proved to be far faster and was racing towards him John ran up the side of a skyscraper before leaping off with Eobard in tow, resulting in the faster man losing his speed advantage due to being affected by gravity and taking the opportunity to attack his foe.
- Fantastic Memory: John has a near perfect memory and can remember almost everything he experiences. Remembering things such as information come much easier to him than faces or locations, and he remembered both Speed Formulas perfectly after reading them once. While using his powers, John's memory is less clear and he can forget recent information he has learned quickly unless he takes time to re-read it multiple times.
- Polymath: While already possessing a great deal of knowledge about mathematics due to his years in college, John took advantage of his enhanced mind due to his powers and read many textbooks on various subjects, expanding his knowledge of subjects such as chemistry, physics, and engineering greatly in a short period of time. John's knowledge of chemistry was first demonstrated by him instantly reaching for the only available substance to counteract blood clotting in the Arrowcave, Rat Poison. He was able to quickly come up with a plan to eliminate the Reverse-Flash's speed advantage via racing up a building and leaping from it with his enemy in tow, allowing terminal velocity to render them on the same playing field for a brief time. He also constructed a rudimentary device that measures his own speed within a few days of gaining his powers. Despite his knowledge in chemistry, John is not as well versed in medicine due to lack of interest.
- Fair Physical Condition: Without his powers, John is in fair physical condition for a man his age and height. He was able to catch Rose Wilson, a skilled pickpocket, after she stole his wallet and keys. While his senses are nowhere near the level of Oliver Queen or those on his level, they are sharp enough that he knew The Arrow was behind him after catching up to Rose despite the man's relative silence.
- Unarmed combatant: Despite not having much experience fighting with his speed, John has some combat skills from training in martial arts. He was able to block several of Eobard's attacks despite his opponent being far faster than him and, while defeated by the Reverse-Flash, he held his own for a time.
- Teaching: According to his ex-faculty members and students, John is a capable teacher and can tailor his style to match the needs of those he is instructing effeciently.
Weaknesses[]
- Vocal Necessity: John is required to speak the formula when accessing his powers. John Diggle unknowingly exploited this weakness when he knocked out Barry Allen and John Fox with tranquilizers, knocking him out before he could utter the formula.
- Incompatibility with Speed Force: John's body was never altered to handle the Speed Force like Barry, Malcolm, or Zoom and this has some negative effects, such as his hypermetabolism being worse than any other speedsters. If John uses his speed for hours on end it will cause him intense pain until uttering the formula to shut off his connection to the Speed Force.
- Hyper-Metabolism: While moving at high speeds John burns calories much faster than a normal person. This requires him to consume large amounts of nutrients to maintain his peak physical performance. Continued usage of his speed while deprived of such render him disoriented and weak before ultimately passing out as a result of low blood glucose. Also, because of his accelerated healing, he is unable to be given painkillers, sedatives, or anesthetics, as his body's metabolism burns through them too quickly for them to have any effect, leaving him unable to experience things like getting drunk.
- Cold Temperatures: Because speed is produced by a build-up of heat in the target's atoms, John is vulnerable to extremely cold temperatures. Under these conditions, John's speed will be greatly reduced. Also, direct exposure to such cold will temporarily stunt his healing capacities.
- Electricity Absorption: John's connection to the Speed Force causes his body to produce massive amounts of electricity, which charges his molecules to allow for his accelerated movements. Should John be drained of this electrical energy he will lose his powers. However, as his power is the result of speaking the Speed Force Formula all he would need to do to correct this and restore his power would be to speak it again. In the event that John does happen his Speed Lightning turns Red instead of his normal Yellow.