- Not to be confused with the episode of the same name.
"It's your team, duh. The J-Team. The Chan Clan. The Chantastic Five!" |
The J-Team are an expert group of fighters brought together to oppose the forces of evil. The team was first established by Jade to support Jackie during his quest to seal the Demon Portals, but would continue to work together as a crime-fighting group in future assignments. There are five main members of the J-Team, each possessing their own unique fighting style and individual set of skills.
Members[]
- Jade Chan (founder and de facto leader)
- Jackie Chan (official leader, martial arts specialist)
- Tohru (muscles, Chi Wizard apprentice)
- El Toro Fuerte (wrestling specialist)
- Viper (burglary, stealth specialist)
- Uncle (unofficial member, Chi Wizard, artifacts and magic expert)
- Captain Black (unofficial member)
- Paco (youthful sidekick to El Toro, member-in-training)
- Super Moose (unofficial member, Rat Talisman-empowered)
- Mordecai & Eggbert (unofficial members, Pig and Rooster Talisman-empowered)
History[]
The J-Team was first established by Jade to provide Jackie with his very own team of fighters to rival Shendu and the Dark Hand following the former's return from the Netherworld. With Section 13 no longer able to provide support and the power of the Talismans on Shendu's side, Jade set out to enlist the help of wrestling champion El Toro Fuerte (along with his protégé Paco) and former super thief Viper, whom had each assisted Jackie during his original quest to find the Talismans. Tohru, who had recently defected from the Dark Hand, was offered a role as well, becoming the fifth member of the newly-assembled J-Team. Despite Jackie's initial objections, the additional help proved highly useful in battling Valmont's Talisman-empowered enforcers. Although the J-Team managed to beat the Dark Hand and reclaim all twelve Talismans, they were unable to prevent Shendu from escaping with the Pan'ku Box, allowing him to find and open the portals of his seven demon siblings.
One by one, Jackie and the others successfully managed to banish all eight Demon Sorcerers (including Shendu himself) behind each of their respective portals. Resorting to desperate measures, Shendu and his siblings sought to rewrite the course of history altogether through the Book of Ages, an ancient book that magically records the accounts of history as they unfold. Upon doing so, the Demon Sorcerer effectively created an alternate reality where he and his siblings were never banished centuries earlier, with each demon now in charge of its own respective domain. Whilst applying his alterations to the Book of Ages, however, Shendu was confronted by Jade, who unwittingly retained her memories after tearing out a page in the resulting scuffle. With her memories from the original timeline intact, Jade set out to re-assemble the J-Team against the Demon Sorcerers. In this reality, each member of the J-Team was held captive by a different demon across a total of four domains. After freeing Jackie and Uncle from Shendu in China, the three set out to free Tohru from Po Kong in Japan, El Toro and Paco from Xiao Fung in Mexico, and finally Viper from Hsi Wu in New York. With the J-Team restored, Jade led the group to the location of the book in Australia where they were confronted by Shendu and his remaining siblings. Amidst the resulting showdown, the J-Team managed to keep the Demon Sorcerers busy long enough for Jade to correct the course of history by reverting Shendu's alterations to the Book of Ages.
When Section 13 were investigating the disappearance of several priceless jade artifacts, Captain Black identified Taiwanese billionaire Bartholomew Chang, who's own hand was made out of jade, as the primary suspect behind the thefts. Shielded from arrest by his public image of being a philanthropist, Black assigned Jackie to infiltrate Chang's island fortress by posing as a contestant in an annual martial arts "charity" tournament hosted by Chang. Black determined the event to be a cover for Chang to recruit muscle for his private army whilst using the guest transportation as a means of smuggling jade onto and off of the island. Jade (the niece, not the stone) suggested deploying the rest of the J-Team to compete alongside Jackie, to which Captain Black approved. Upon arriving on the island, Jackie revealed that Chang rewarded each winner of the tournament a private tour of the island operations, granting the J-Team easy access to the stolen jade. Each member of the J-Team was defeated by their opponent and eliminated from the competition except for Tohru, securing him an audience with Chang. Along with the other contest winners, Tohru was summoned by Chang to the heart of the facility and offered a role in his criminal empire. Meanwhile, Jade managed to uncover Chang's stockpile of stolen jade before being joined by Jackie, El Toro and Viper. After defeating their original opponents from the martial arts tournament, the J-Team faced off against Chang's private army. Before he could escape, Chang was confronted by Jackie and subsequently apprehended. Back at Section 13, Captain Black offered his gratitude to the J-Team and expressed an interest in deploying them on future missions.
Upon recovering the stolen jade from Bartholomew Chang, the J-Team oversaw the collection's unveiling at the Museum of Natural History in San Francisco until it was revealed that the jade had been stolen yet again. After reporting to Captain Black with the others, Jade suspected the incarcerated Chang of being involved in the robbery. When reviewing the museum's surveillance footage, however, the culprit was revealed to be Viper, who was subsequently detained by Section 13. Determined to prove Viper's innocence, Jade and the rest of the J-Team returned to the museum in search of clues. Upon observing a large, heavy piece of the collection left behind by the thief, El Toro was witnessed trying to steal it. Smelling "a rat in bull's clothing", Jade tore off El Toro's mask, revealing him to be a faceless impostor who had managed to subdue the actual El Toro. With Viper proven innocent, the J-Team worked together to determine who was responsible for the frame-up. After enlisting Uncle to help determine the nature of the duplicates, the J-Team discovered that the "J-Clones" were a product of dark magic. Upon interrogating the incarcerated Chang, Jackie observed that he still possessed his missing hand, determining that he too was an impostor and that the real Chang was still at large. Uncle explained that magical duplicates were imperfect and possessed flaws, allowing the team to identify Jackie from his duplicate after it had infiltrated Section 13. The J-Team determined that Chang had returned to his island fortress after planting a tracker on one of the duplicates. By posing as their own duplicates, the J-Team were able to infiltrate the island and confront Chang and his accomplice Yip, the Dark Chi Wizard responsible for creating the J-Clones. Amidst the ensuing showdown between the J-Team and the J-Clones, Uncle determined that the duplicates were not evil by default and that an additional spell was used to make them so. Upon being restored to normal, the J-Clones turned on their masters and joined forces with the J-Team, working together to apprehend both Chang and Yip.
Whilst serving his sentence in prison, Bartholomew Chang managed to recruit an elite team of specialists, each possessing skills matching the members of the J-Team. After breaking their master out of jail, the Chang Gang targeted the Museum of Natural History to reclaim Chang's stolen collection of jade. As Captain Black briefed the J-Team on their criminal counterparts (Tommy Chung, Helga Sorenson, Bob "The Bopper" Halfcock and Phillip Crane), Jade conducted a spell to grant her authority over the J-Team. When Jackie, Tohru, El Toro and Viper arrived at the museum to disrupt the robbery, a fight ensued between the J-Team and the Chang Gang. After eventually besting their criminal counterparts, the entire J-Team were transformed into small toddlers as a result of Jade's spell, allowing Chang and his team to escape with the jade. After retreating to Uncle's shop with the "J-Tots", Jade and Paco worked with Uncle to determine a remedy. Meanwhile, the J-Tots set out to confront Chang themselves upon hearing from Captain Black that Chang was loading the stolen jade onto a cargo ship docked at one of the city's ports. After the J-Tots were caught by Chang at the port, Jade arrived and deployed the same spell from earlier (except this time with all of the ingredients for instant effect) on both Chang and the Chang Gang, transforming all five of them into toddlers themselves, thus leveling the playing field. Upon besting their counterparts yet again, the J-Team were restored to their proper ages by Uncle after arriving with the reversal spell.
The J-Team was later assembled again on multiple occasions to deal with threats such as Daolon Wong, Tarakudo and his Oni Generals, and Drago.
Appearances[]
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Trivia[]
- The J-Team's name is likely a spoof of the similar sounding A-Team from the TV series of the same name.
- It remains unclear whether the 'J' in J-Team stands for Jackie or Jade.