Origin

Joey Chapman is the son of a Liverpudlian dock worker who always preached the value of an honest day’s labor explaining that “it would be nice to be rich” but while “people like that may run the world, it’s people like us who make it run.” Following his interests, Joey went on to University to study art, where he met Kenneth Crichton. Kenneth and Joey became fast friends despite the fact that they were from totally different worlds. Joey’s father was a deckhand and Kenneth was the son of Lord and Lady Crichton and grandson of Montgomery, Lord Falsworth.

As it would soon be discovered, Kenneth was a direct descendant of the original Union Jack, Montgomery. During World War I, Montgomery had created the mantle to battle his brother, Baron Blood, who had become a German agent and vampire. In World War II Montgomery’s son Brian again took up the mantle and teamed up with Captain America before being killed.

On a holiday visit to Falsworth Manor, Kenneth’s ancestral home, Joey met Kenneth's mother, grandfather and he was also introduced to Steve Rogers, Captain America, whom Montgomery had called. The original Union Jack believed that Baron Blood had returned, and Captain America's investigation confirmed these suspicions. Soon after this, Baron Blood entered Falsworth Manor, intending to turn Montgomery into one of the undead. Unfortunately for Baron Blood, he encountered Union Jack (who he assumed was Kenneth) and Captain America. Blood was decapitated, and Union Jack removed his mask to reveal Joey. Kenneth, whose health had always been poor, had not been strong enough to survive the fight, so Joey had taken his place. The Falsworth's decided to allow Joey to continue to on as the newest Union Jack.

Recruited by The Green Knight as a Knight of the Pendragon, Joey was given superhuman strength and endurance. When the Knights disbanded, Joey joined the Invaders to defeat Kenneth who was transformed into the new Baron Blood by one of the original Baron’s protégés. After defeating the new Baron Blood, Joey started a relationship with Spitfire, Kenneth’s aunt who had been rejuvenated.

Recently, Joey and the Invaders parted company and he ended his relationship with Spitfire on amicable terms. He was recruited by Deputy Director Gavin of MI5 to help stop a terrorist attack by R.A.I.D. (Radically Advanced Ideas in Destruction). Helping Union Jack was SHIELD liason Contessa Valentina Allegro De Fontaine, Israeli Super-Agent Sabra, and Navid Hashim, the New Arabian Knight from Saudi Arabia. After the terrorist threat was stopped, Union Jack realized that Gavin had manipulated the situation to force the resignation of the Director General of MI5 and take over. Over Gavin's objections that this revelation would scar the national psyche, Union Jack slugged Gavin in the face and brought him before the press to answer for the unnecessary deaths of over two hundred people saying, “If this disaster’s shown me anything, it’s that most of the people you claim to protect don’t have a voice, They don’t have anyone lookin’ out for ‘em. Well, now they do. As of this moment, I answer to no one but them.”

Characteristics

Gender--Male

Eyes--Brown

Hair--Brown

Powers

Union Jack was empowered by the Pendragon force granting him:

Strength: superhuman strength

Speed: enhanced speed

Endurance

Combatant: athlete and hand-to-hand combatant

Marksmanship: expert marksman

Possesses extensive knowledge of various firearms and explosives, knowledge of anti-terrorist tactics.

Gear

Union Jack wears a bulletproof uniform and carries both a silver knife and a World War I era pistol. He wears belt pouches containing different equipment such as gas capsules he uses to knock people out.

Weapons: Webley .455 caliber pistol and silver dagger with a 6-inch blade

Transportation: computerized motorcycle named Beryl (formally)