Jade Lee
Jade Lee, or 碧李 (Bi Li) (born December 29, 1997), is an Asian American Meta-Human from Earth-0. She likes penguins.
Summary
Born in Singapore to Chinese parents, Jade's family moved to the United States when she was a baby due to the country having better medical options for replacing missing limbs.
Growing up, Jade had a strained relationship with her parents due to her mediocre academic performance, as well as their worries that she was becoming too adapted to her new home country. When she reached the age of 18, Jade ran away from home, moving from Chicago to Sanctuary City - this was particularly motivated by her mother's attitude to her choice in partners at the time.
At some point in early 2017, Jade made a deal with a mysterious party, receiving prosthetic legs with advanced technology that could also act as swords.
With her new, upgraded, leg blades influencing her, Jade attempted to steal jewelry from a jeweller's in Sanctuary City, attracting the attention of Speedrunner, who disarmed her, not realising that the blades were also prosthetics. After a brief conversation, Speedrunner handed her into police custody, providing her with a way of contacting Lisa Dawkins and getting access to a good lawyer to help her only get a minor sentence[1].
Jade formed a friendship with Lisa later on, helping translate Chinese writing on a device that Speedrunner had removed from another Meta-Human who had made a deal for more power[2]. Lisa later messaged Jade on her phone while waiting for Phoebe outside of Archeon[3].
Notes
- Jade has Amelia, meaning that she was born without legs.
- Jade is a Chinese Singaporean, having been born in Singapore to parents of Chinese descent.
- Jade's love of penguins has been referenced multiple times:
- When Speedrunner retrieved her regular prosthetic legs from her apartment, she noted that Jade had "cute penguins".
- Lisa has Jade saved as "🐧" in her contacts.
- Jade's favourite penguin is the Chinstrap Penguin.
- Jade speaks English, Chinese, and some Japanese.
- Jade knows what up dog is, but she won't tell you.