His eldest daughter anissa, known as thunder, can alter her density, rendering her almost indestructible, and create shockwaves by stomping the ground. Why do so many black superheroes have electricity powers. Nafessa williams is very grateful for her role on black lightning on the cws new superhero drama, williams stars as anissa pierce, the lesbian daughter of. The soontobe alias is that of jefferson pierce s a. Gambi is also part of the reason jefferson got powers in the first place. Shortly after manifesting her powers of strength and invulnerability. The power is triggered anytime she touches anything electrical and. As tobias restrains black lightning, khalil does a strike that accidentally stops black lightnings heart. Jennifer is the most powerful metahuman on black lightnings team and in freeland, which was demonstrated when she was able to disable the powerdampening collar on herself and on brandon without much effort, and used her electrical powers to heat her body up enough to burn off all of painkillers poison before it could have a negative impact on her health.
It appears as though black lightnings cress williams other daughter is joining the family business when black lightning returns in. Jennifer pierce is the younger daughter of the superhero black lightning jefferson pierce and his exwife lynn stewart. Unlike thor, who needs mjolnir to make lightning, black lightning can generate electrical currents in his hands and shoot them out as lightning bolts, hence his clever name. Episode 6 showed us that while anissas rise to power is largely the result of her fathers. Ever since anissa nafessa williams got her superpowers on black lightning, its felt a little like the second shoe was waiting to drop on jennifers china anne mcclain potential powers.
She was a medical student and did very well in school and her father didnt want her to ruin that by becoming a vigilante. They have a daughter they name anissa thunder, and later lynn. Black lightning lit up the cw this week, giving the tuesdaysat98c time slot its biggest audience crisis on earthx excepted in three years and its best demo rating in two. Jennifer pierce is lighting, the youngest daughter of black lightning.
In the 2000s, dc comics introduced black lightnings daughters, who inherited metahuman abilities from their father. Tom raney jeffersons eldest daughter annissa pierce aka thunder is one of the. Certainly, there are a number of differences between storm, black lightning, black lightnings daughter lightning, black vulcan, juice, static, and shango the thunderer. Her father did not want her following his footsteps, and he struck a bargain with her. Black lightnings most commonly known ability is the power to throw bolts of electricity, so lets get that out of the way.
Gavedigger figures out lightning is black lightnings daughter and black lightning in turn tells gravedigger they, too, are related. Only markovias metahuman containment cell has been shown to be strong enough to prevent jennifer from escaping. She did, and the same night of her graduation she donned a costume and became thunder. Black lightning isnt the only superpowered member of his family. Forbidden to use their abilities until completing their educations, pierce was put in contact and later. Jefferson pierce s oldest daughter goes by the alias thunder. Black lightning ep mara brock akil revealed that jefferson will find out about anissas powers in the current season. Everything you need to know about black lightning nerdist. The daughters in black lightning will have superpowers too. Black lightning originally had no innate powers kind of like tony stark. Black lightning may be on hiatus until this fall, but that doesnt stop fans from constantly mulling over the shows themes of family, sacrifice, and what it means to not only be a hero, but. She inherits a metagene from her father which causes her to manifest superpowers when she becomes a teenager. The teacher and activist first showed signs of her budding powers in the premiere episode when a.
In the cws newest superhero show, black lightning, superpowers will be. Black lightning may be the focus of the series, but his two superpowered daughters will also play prominent roles. Jefferson pierce blacklightning tv series wiki fandom. Black lightning 1x09anissa tells jennifer she has powers and their father black lightning. Lightning is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Explore plot details, characters, and dc comics roots and more. As time passes, black lightnings powers have become more and more powerful.
Jefferson michael pierce aka black lightning, is a teacher and former. His dad is a reporter who has been investigating tobias whale as he feels that the police arent doing anything because. At first, jennifer had almost no control of her powers shorting out all. Black lightnings anissa and jennifer pierce are the black superheroines we. When black lightning confronts khalil, tobias joins the fight. Black lightning will try to take one dc comics longtime africanamerican superheroes and adapt him into liveaction. Did black lightnings daughters get their powers from the. Black lightning 1x09anissa tells jennifer she has powers. Black lightning will be fearful of his daughters powers by julia bianco july 20, 2017 10. Jennifer pierce from black lightning is not only the daughter of a. In dc comics, anissa pierce is the daughter of jefferson pierce, the hero known as black lightning. Jennifer pierces powers, much like her fathers, are electricitybased.
Anissa pierce born june 28, 1994 is the oldest daughter of jefferson pierce and lynn stewart. She has absolute control of the electricity, but she cant interact with anything electrical. Black lightnings daughters will have their dc comics. Did his daughters get their powers from the same metagene. Lightning, should be activating her powers any day now. Jennifer pierce is the daughter of black lightning, and sister of the.
Thunder is a direct result of lightning this is true in nature and on black lightning. These black lightning quotes highlight what it means to. Jennifer pierce is the daughter of black lightning, and sister of the outsiders member thunder. Anissa is the first pierce daughter to show signs of superhero abilities like her father. Jennifer pierce is black lightnings youngest daughter. Black lightning episode 9, the book of little black lies, hints at the answer to a question comic book fans have been dying to know since day one. Episode 6 showed us that while anissas rise to power is largely the result.
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