Created by: Jim Burrows
Art by: Gilbert Monsanto
PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME: Jack O’Neill
KNOWN ALIASES: John Steele Jr.
IDENTITY: Secret
OCCUPATION: Hacker, thief, FBI agent (undercover)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Newport News, Virginia
CITIZENSHIP: United States citizen with a criminal record
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced
KNOWN RELATIVES: John Steele Sr. (father), Rose O’Neill (mother)
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION: FCI Petersburg, Virginia; X-COM Training Center, Fort Donovan, Maryland
HISTORY
Jack is the son of John Steele Sr., the original Champion of Liberty. He was brought up by his single mother, Rose O’Neill, without his father’s knowledge. Young Jack was a high school dropout, thief, and hacker.
Convicted of hacking secure federal computer systems, Jack was imprisoned at FCI Petersburg. There, he was recruited by the FBI to spy on his fellow inmates. When he was released, the FBI wanted him to continue working undercover. However, FALCON and the Joint Extraordinary Operations Command (X-COM) caught wind of the results of his induction physical and his unique genetic heritage. The three agencies locked horns over jurisdiction, with X-COM ultimately coming out on top. They revealed to him who his father was, treated him with the “Super Soldier” protocol, and gave him his father’s uniform and powered gauntlets. He assumed the identity of the second Champion of Liberty and the name John Steele Jr.
However, the FBI did not cede all of its claims on him and retained the right to activate him as a reserve member of Agent Shield’s “G-Men” team on an “as-needed” basis.
POWERS & ABILITIES
Jack inherited his father’s unique genetic susceptibility to the “Super Soldier” serum and, as a result, has developed the same enhanced levels of strength, speed, agility, and stamina. Like his father, operating with just a minimal augmented control headset, he is one of the top-tier Myrmidon-class “super soldier” metahumans. He is also a gifted hacker and an experienced undercover operative.
WEAPONS & PARAPHERNALIA
Jack’s equipment includes an armored uniform and powered gauntlets capable of absorbing, storing, and delivering major levels of kinetic energy, either to enhance the force of his punches or as a directed energy blast.