Jefferson Jackson (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

"When you get a bunch of broken pieces, and you put 'em all together the right way, they make something new, and suddenly, they don't feel so broken anymore. And I'm pretty sure that's what a family is."

- Jefferson Jackson to the Legends

Jefferson "Jax" Jackson was a former high school football player and mechanic who, following the particle accelerator explosion, was hit by a wave of Dark Matter. He would later become a member of the Legends of Tomorrow, and one half of the metahuman hero known as Firestorm when joined with Dr. Martin Stein.

Former Powers

 * Firestorm Matrix Connection: Connected to Martin Stein through the Firestorm Matrix, Jackson possessed a variety of abilities.
 * Nucleokinesis: Firestorm constantly created atomic reactions such that the instability creates a great amount of nuclear energy. Jackson, with Stein in his mind, could then manipulate the energy as weapons.
 * Energy Absorption: Firestorm was able to absorb the energy from a nuclear warhead explosion.
 * Flight: By shooting nuclear blasts to the ground, Firestorm was able to generate enough force to defy gravity and levitate in the air.
 * Matter Transmutation: As Firestorm, Jackson can manipulate matter at an atomic level and arrange its subatomic structure into a different one, including a gun into dust.
 * Nuclear Pyrokinesis: Firestorm had the ability to create nuclear flames from their bare hands and harness it to attack their opponents.
 * Psychic Link: While merging with Stein as Firestorm, Jackson was able to receive and comprehend verbal messages from Stein, and remain a distant connection even when separated.

Abilities

 * Engineering: Prior to becoming Firestorm, Jackson was a car mechanic and later taught by Rip Hunter to repair the Waverider.
 * Peak Human Physical Condition: As a skilled football player in high school, Jackson was trained to have a peak physical performance in the field.
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Albeit not being an expert in combat, Jackson was able to capably defend himself from other trained individuals, such as Malcolm Merlyn and Damien Darhk.
 * Swordsmanship: Jackson was skilled in fighting with swords.
 * Marksmanship: Jackson was shown proficient in handling firearms such as the Cold Gun.

Weaknesses

 * Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament: During the particle accelerator explosion, Jackson was knocked backwards and hit a wall, this resulted in a torn anterior cruciate ligament that affected his physical performance.

Former Weaknesses

 * Prolonged Separation: When Jackson was separated from Stein for a prolonged period of time, both would suffer from unstable conditions.

Former Equipment

 * Firestorm Suit: As Firestorm, Jackson wore a red and orange protective suit that could be summoned when the Firestorm Matrix was activated.
 * Quantum Splicer: To separate and merge as Firestorm, the Quantum Splicer was used by Jackson during his time as Firestorm. The splicer was eventually installed on the Firestorm Suit and can be summoned whenever they merge.
 * Firestorm Matrix Cure: Jackson and Stein created the Firestorm Matrix Cure to liberate both from the connection.