

Jax accompanied Stein and Sara as they meet with Stein’s younger self from 1975 in order to track down the lost part. Firestorm fought off Savage’s criminal allies, but Ray Palmer left a part of his A.T.O.M. However, Savage recognized that they weren’t terrorists and a huge fight broke out. After learning of Rip Hunter’s status as a rogue Time Master, Stein and Jax discussed leaving, but Jax had a change of heart because he likes being part of a team, reminding him of his days as a football star. Jax merged with Stein and provided cover for the team to escape. Jax was left behind in The Waverider when Chronos attacked. Jax woke up as the team is en route to St. However, Stein drugged him and took him on Rip Hunter’s mission anyways. Later, Jax and Stein discussed Rip’s offer where Jax was firmly against it while Stein relished the opportunity. Jax and the rest of Rip Hunter’s recruits woke up on top of a building where Rip informed them of the impending threat of Vandal Savage’s conquest of the world and a chance to join him. While Firestorm does defeat the man, Stein is still upset that Jax doesn't listen to him, Jax tells him to stop treating him like one of his "snot nosed undergrads" when they are intercepted by Rip Hunter. Stein tells Jax to be careful, as 83% of the chemicals are flammable, however Jax still shoots fireballs all over the place. In January 2016, Jax and Martin Stein are still in Pittsburgh, where they are up against a criminal at a chemical plant as Firestorm. Afterwards, he and Professor Stein go to Pittsburgh to train on Firestorm's abilities similar to Ronnie.


When Hewitt is wreaking havoc on Jax's old football field, he teams up with the Flash to stop Hewitt and starts to get used to his new superhuman abilities. Labs, where Jax agrees to merge with Stein to save him resulting in the two becoming the new Firestorm. Henry Hewitt (The other candidate to become the new Firestorm) and escape to S.T.A.R. Caitlin later showed up at his auto shop and apologized for her behavior, explaining that her missing husband, Ronnie Raymond, became a hero as Firestorm and saved the city from the singularity, inspiring Jax. Labs to learn more about it and met Barry Allen's team, he refused to merge with Professor Stein and become a superhero, a decision that caused him to be berated by Caitlin Snow, Ronnie's widow, for his supposed inability to take responsibility, as she did not know about his family's financial situation and had assumed that he blew off college out of laziness despite his perfect grades. Barry and Stein had sought him out because the dark matter wave from the particle accelerator explosion changed his body's molecular structure in a way that made him one of two perfect matches to Stein, who, due to the death of his literal other half, Ronnie Raymond, was dying as a result of his powers becoming unstable from a lack of merging and needed to find a new partner. Two years later, Jax was approached by Barry Allen and Professor Martin Stein at the auto shop where he worked. Because his family couldn't afford college and his only hope of attending college was with a football scholarship, he was ultimately forced to find a full-time job as a mechanic to support himself. Jax woke up in the hospital and quickly learned he could never play football again because of a permanent injury to his knee caused by explosion. Jax aided his teammate to safety inside of the high school, but before he could close the doors, he was struck by the dark matter at such a high speed that he was thrown backward into a wall, knocking him unconscious and slamming him into the floor. Upon seeing the wave of energy approaching, the attendants of the game ran for their lives, causing a stampede that held up one of Jax's injured teammates who relied on crutches to get around. Labs particle accelerator exploded, creating a huge wave of dark matter that spread over the city. These scouts were instantly impressed by his performance on the field, and his coach told him that he was talented enough to go to any school he wished. On December 11, 2013, Jax led his school to a victory at the state championships while scouts from colleges watched from the stands. He also watched many horror movies with his mother.Īs a senior in high school, Jefferson was a promising football quarterback and a 4.0 student. Two weeks after his birth, Jefferson's father was killed in an IED explosion while serving in Somalia, hurting both him and his mother.
