The Resurrection

Synopsis
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of Anissa and Jennifer, and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe-haven for young people in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero in his community. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning, but he left the Superhero days behind. Almost a decade later, Pierce's crime-fighting days are long behind him... or so he thought.

Main Characters

 * Black Lightning's Team (first appearance)
 * Black Lighting (Jefferson Pierce) (first appearance)
 * Peter Gambi (first appearance)
 * Garfield High School (first appearance)
 * Jennifer Pierce (first appearance)
 * Anissa Pierce (first appearance)
 * Kiesha Williams (first appearance)
 * Kara Fowdy (first appearance)
 * Inspector Bill Henderson (first appearance)
 * Lynn Stewart (first appearance)

Villains

 * The 100 (first appearance)
 * Tobias Whale (first appearance)
 * Lala's Gang (first appearance)
 * Will (first appearance)
 * Latavious "Lala" Johnson (first appearance)
 * Malik (first appearance)
 * Joey Toledo (first appearance)
 * Syonide (first appearance)
 * Lady Eve (first appearance)

Other Characters

 * Sergeant King (first appearance)
 * Dr. King (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Khalil Payne (first appearance) (unseen)
 * Harriet Tubman (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Garfield High School (first appearance)
 * Senator Nina Turner (first appearance)
 * Stan (first appearance)
 * Tay (first appearance)
 * SZA (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Solange (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Childish Gambino (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Alvin Pierce (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Roland Martin (first appearance) (television)
 * WIXA 7 (first appearance) (television)
 * Joan Lincoln (first appearance) (television)
 * John Webb (first appearance) (television)
 * Barack Obama (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Jesus (first appearance) (mentioned)

Teams and Organizations

 * Freeland PD (first appearance)
 * WIXA 7 (first appearance) (television)
 * The 100 (first appearance)
 * Lala's Gang (first appearance)
 * Club 100 (first appearance)
 * Lala's Restaurant (first appearance)
 * Garfield High School (first appearance)
 * Volvo (UE-5) (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Olympics (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Blackbird Funeral Parlor (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Seahorse Motel (first appearance)
 * Gambi's Custon Tailoring (first appearance)
 * Black Lightning's Team (first appearance)
 * News 25 (first appearance) (television)
 * Channel 12 News (first appearance) (television)
 * Instagram (first appearance) (mentioned)

Species

 * Meta-Humans (first appearance)
 * Humans (first appearance)

Objects

 * Black Lightning Suits (first appearance)
 * Guns

Locations

 * Unnamed Universe (first appearance)
 * Earth (first appearance)
 * USA (first appearance)
 * Georgia (first appearance)
 * Freeland (first appearance)
 * Freeland Precinct (first appearance)
 * Garfield High School (first appearance)
 * Pierce House (first appearance)
 * Club 100 (first appearance)
 * Blackbird Funeral Parlor (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * Seahorse Motel (first appearance)
 * Gambi's Custom Tailoring (first appearance)
 * The Sanctum (first appearance)
 * Payne Apartment (first appearance) (mentioned)
 * The 100 Office (first appearance)
 * Lala's Restaurant (first appearance)

Trivia

 * This is the first episode in the Arrowverse that takes place not on Earth-1 nor Earth-38 unless retroactively added episodes are considered.