Jaymes

JAYMES

Real Name: Jaymes

Class: Human

Occupation: Leader of Hightown

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Hightown, Earth-The Wild

First Appearance: Batman / Dark Joker: The Wild (November, 1993)

Powers: Jaymes was a brave leader armed with a crossbow.

History: (Batman / Dark Joker: The Wild) - Jaymes was the leader of Hightown, a village in The Wild, and became concerned when several couriers and hunters went missing. The Batman warned Jaymes and his council members that the Dark Joker, a sociopathic sorcerer, was determined to conquer The Wild, and had his sighs set on Hightown. Joker had killed Batman's parents, powerful magicians that opposed him, when Batman was a newborn. Joker’s airships invaded the village and Batman helped the townsfolk fight the invasion off. Jayme’s council members were unsure of Batman, fearing he was a force for evil because of his monstrous appearance, and were skeptical when Batman asked them to come with him and finish off Joker. Batman said he’d go himself, but Jaymes convinced him to give him a day to convince the council he was a force for good. Council member Rath, who always sought to undermine Jaymes’ authority challenged him for leadership, but Jaymes defeated him in physical combat and convinced Hightown to back Batman. Batman and the villagers, using Joker’s own repaired airships, stormed Majister’s castle. After an intense battle Jaymes and his company beat back the demons and Batman wrested his father’s talisman from Joker. Batman tossed Joker from the castle, and he died being bashed against the rocks below, the same fate he had in store for Batman when he was a newborn. With Joker’s death Batman found that he could change into human form at will, and told Jaymes that if evil forces ever threatened Hightown again he would protect them.

Comments: Created by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones.