Taekwon

<p>Hangs out around Gotham. Works as a door man in night clubs and bars. Works out a lot. Trains in Taekwondo and friend to Dick Grayson and Bruce Wayne aswell as a mysterious youth known as Subzero. He was born into a poor family in Gotham City. He is poor mother could not afford to keep him and he was abandoned onto the hard streets of Gotham. JJ grew up hard. He became involved with Tony Zocco who constantly picked on him and forced him to join the mob at only 11. JJ became a good fighter but was scared deeply after watching the murder of a childs parnets, who turned out to be Thomas Wayne and his wife, outside the Gotham threater. After this incident JJ realised what being in the mob meant and confronted Zucco. The two got in a brutal fight until it was stopped by a young police officer, a young Jim Gordon. Gordon sympathised with JJ but was forced to send him to a young offenders until outside Gotham. JJ was picked on here aswell but had put three of his tormenters in casulty and nearly killed the other. He was then sent to a higher security juvy. He grew resentful toward the life that he had been a part of he swore from that day on to fight the criminal element. It was here that he was paid a visit by Ras Al Ghul, who had heard of the young boys skill and helped him to escape the prision. JJ was brought to Ras's monastry shortly before his 13th brithday. It was only when he was11 that Subzerojoined and 13when Bruce Wayne found his way to the monistry aswell. The two became good friends, relising that they shared a common purpose. JJ adopted the name Taekwon after his martail art and the twotravled to Gotham where taekwon , onlu 14 years old began his role as a crime fighter by locating tormenter of his childhood Tony Zucco. Taekwon beat him near to death before leaving him to die on the streets. taekwon was now truley born. </p>

Operates mainly at Gotham, at Night. Shows Little mercy and expert with fighting blades. Not afraid to defend himself by killing. Very Agressive. Excellent at stealth attacks and infiltration techniques.

Taekwon Trained for years with Bruce Wayne and Subzero under Ras Al Ghul. He was trained in taekwondo, had acheived a 1st dan by 14. Shortly after Bruce left for Gotham, Taekwon follwed shortly follwed by Subzero. They operated indepentantly for months. Taekwon finally ran into Bruce aswell as Subzero, while hunting down a criminal known as the Red Hood at Axis Chemicals. Taekwondo, Subzero and Bruce infiltrated the building and while Bruce took care of the Red Hood Taekwon and Subzero took care of the other criminals. Subzero however quit his role as a crimefighter after the incident.

One year after assuming the crime fighting mantle Taekwon became firends with a Dick Grayson and taught himin the art of blade mastery. The two became friends and soon when grayson grew into nightwing the two operated closly togeather.

Taekwon left Gotham after his 2nd year. He sought the training of of a master of Taekwondo in the mountains in Korea. Taekwon found the ministry and soon became a Master in taekwondo, achieveing the rank of 6th dan.

On returning to Gotham taekwon found that his help was needed badly. Pairing up with Dick Grayson and Batman they hunted down that cause of the trouble, the Joker. Taekwon confronted the Joker covering Nightwing and Batman. Joker shot Taekwon three times leaving him dead inside the burning building. The Joker escaped and Batman and Nightwing had no choice but to leave Taekwon to his fate.

During the search Taekwon's body was found by the league of assassins and brought back to Ras Al ghul. Taekwon's body was resurected in a Lazuris pit, and began more training under Ras's instruction.

Two years after his death Taekwon returned to Gotham in a new siut and equipment. Ras had given him a mission to kill Grayson in Bludhaven, but after refusing to do so Taekwon fleed back to Gotham, with Ras's army of ninjas on his trail.

Taekwon was confronted by Nightwing soon after his return and the two dueled before regognising each other beneath thier new fighting costumes.

A small group of ninjas then approached the two and a small battle insued leaving Nightwng with a badly cut shoulder but still alive. Taekwon returned to the Batcave with the injured Nightwing to find Bruce and new face to have taken the mantle of Robin. Jason Todd. Nightwing soon recovered and Taekwon became his partner in crime once more.

Only a few months after his return, Taekwon soon found that the Joker had lived and not been killed by Grayson or Bruce after murdering him. Angered and hurt Taekwon confronted bruce about this only to learn that the Joker had been presumed dead and that Bruce had searched the Gotham underworld to find find him. taekwon forgave Bruce and Grayson but planed to locate the Joker himself. Taekwon found the Joker and beat him until he was unconisious. Taekwon left after handing Joker over to Commisioner Gordon.

Year three, Taekwon was now a feared name in the Gotham underworld and a one milion dollar bounty had been placed on his head by black mask, a new face of gothams underworld. Taekwon once again teamed up with Nightwing to locate black mask and bring him too justice. The two found him with ease and he was thrown back into Arkham. Around this time Jokr had escaped from Arkham and had began another killing spree. Jason Todd, the new Robin, now a teenager was also out on the streets and frequently teaming up with Taekwon and Grayson. Todd, however never really fitted in, continuosly in dangering Taekwon's plans.

Todd after being told to stay low for a while left to work wit batman and leaving Nightwing and Taekwon to thier ways.

Only a few days after Todd was kidnapped by the Joker. Taekwon and Nightwing met with Batmn to try and find the young Robin and the homicidal Joker. The three soon found where the Joker was but Batman would allow only himself to go in, seeing this as a final confrontation between himself and Joker. Taekwon and Nightwing soon followed however after the warehouse exploded fearing the worst for thier friends. The two found Batman crouching in the rubble holding the dead Jason.

1 year after Jasons death Taekwon once again left Gotham to travel the far east. Nightwing also left Gotham to become the new protector og Bludhaven. Taekwon travled to Japan were he studied the art of inflitration in a small minisrty of ninjas.

Taekwon then returned to Gotham via bludhaven to practise his new found skills. Here he found a new Robin, Tim Drake, whom he instatly founded a close friendship with. Taekwon and Tim became an efeective team and stopped many of the big criminals. Tim the left to lead the Teen Titans, leaving Taekwon and Grayson to protect Gotham. Not long after Tims departure, the infinite crises began. Taekwon joined the Jla to fight along side his comrades against the aprroching Super boy prime.

Taekwon fought bravley and sustained some injuries but gained more emotional pain through watching his friends and comrades die in th wake of the raging war. Taekwon and Nightwing did stay after the war to bury the dead and clean up the mess left by the Crisis.

In his return he found that his Spoiler had become a new member to the family. She was then shortley fired by Batman, for some unknown reason. Taekwon confronted Batman about this only to learn that she had been a danger to herself and others.

It was then that the gang war erupted. Taekwon teamed up with his old comrade Batman and Nightwing aswell as the young Tim drake to combat the gangs destroying Gotham. The team succeded but lost Spoiler, a devastating blow to all the family. Taekwon then resumed his role in Gotham along side Nightwing, Subzero, Batman and Robin.