History
Origin & Early Years
Jiaying was an Inhuman active throughout most of the 20th Century.
In 1945, she was among many Chinese prisoners sent to Austria to be experimented on by the Hydra scientist Werner Reinhardt. Jiaying and the other prisoners were forced to take hold of a strange device called "the Obelisk" that killed everyone who came into contact with it except for Jiaying. Before Dr. Reinhardt could dissect her to discover why she could touch the device, his facility was raided by the SSR and the prisoners were liberated.[1]
Post-WWII
At some point, Jiaying underwent Terrigenesis. As a result of her transformation, Jiaying stopped aging, and would look the same for the next several decades. She used this gift to counsel young Inhumans through their own transformations, one of which was Gordon, whose eyes were covered over with skin and could not control his ability to teleport.[2]
At some point, Jiaying met Cal, who she married and with him had a daughter, Daisy.[1]
"Death" & Legacy
In 1989, while her daughter was still an infant, Jiaying was captured by Hydra agents, and was sent back to Austria where Dr. Reinhardt, now known as Daniel Whitehall, was starting his research up again after he was secretly freed from prison by Hydra agents in the U.S. government. Whitehall recognized Jiaying as the woman who could touch the Obelisk and live, and was surprised to see she hadn't aged in the 40 years since he had seen her. Making good on his promise, Daniel Whitehall vivisected Jiaying.
Dr. Whitehall had Jiaying's organs planted inside him, restoring his youth. Hydra left her butchered remains out in the wilderness like refuse. Cal eventually found his wife's remains, and swore to get his revenge on Daniel Whitehall.[1]
However, Cal managed to stitch his wife back together and her healing powers restored her to life, though she retained a few scars on her face. The two then ruthlessly scoured the Earth in search of their daughter, who was taken by S.H.I.E.L.D. after identifying her as an 0-8-4 (object of unknown origin) while Cal was away. Eventually, Jiaying began to believe that their daughter was gone, but Cal wouldn't accept it, so the couple separated. Jiaying returned to Afterlife, dedicating herself to guiding future generations of Inhumans.
In 2008, Jiaying refused to allow Katya Belyakov to undergo Terrigenesis, recognizing a darkness in the girl. However, Katya's mother, Eva, wanted her daughter to receive her birthright and stole a batch of Terrigen crystals, giving Katya the power to leech off the emotions of anyone she came into contact with like a parasite and she could kill her thralls with a wave of her hand, driving her insane. They fled to Bahrain, where Eva's activities caught the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jiaying and Gordon arrived during the aftermath, in which Agent Melinda May was forced to kill both Eva and Katya.[3]
In 2015, Jiaying intervenes when her daughter, now going by Skye, was on the verge of killing Raina. Skye refused to stay in Afterlife as long as Raina was present. Jiaying asked that she stay a few days so she could teach her to control her powers. She later visited Cal, who was imprisoned in Afterlife for recklessly drawing the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. She thanked and hugged him for keeping his promise to reunite her with their daughter, but refused to allow him to see Skye.[4]
As Skye's progression with her powers began, Jiaying tormented hear the list of foster homes she went through and how she never knew her birthday. It was then that Jiaying broke and confessed Skye's birthday and her identity as her mother. Jiaying then asked Skye not to reveal their relationship to anyone yet, telling her the story of Eva and Katya Belyakov. Since Skye had went through Terrigenesis without the proper preparation, the other Inhumans would look upon their relationship with suspicion.
Jiaying later arranged for Skye to have one dinner with Cal, asking she give him one chance and afterward she would send him away.[3]Attributes
Abilities
- Slowed Aging: As a result of Terrigenesis, Jiaying appeared to stop aging, and appeared much the same way for the four decades before her death. This ability appears to be connected in some way to her physical body, as Werner Reinhardt had his youth restored after he transplanted Jiaying's organs into his own body.[1]
- Healing Factor/Immortality: She apparently has either an advanced healing factor, a form of immortality, or the ability to resurrect from death as she somehow survives Reinhardt's butchery.[4]
Notes
- Dichen Lachman portrays Jiaying as a recurring character in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Coincidentally, she previously played a character who continues to live after receiving an otherwise-fatal injury in the series Torchwood: Miracle Day (in which the lead character, Jack Harkness, comes back to life after his body is destroyed).
See Also
- 9 appearance(s) of Jiaying Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of Jiaying Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 20 mention(s) of Jiaying Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 6 image(s) of Jiaying Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 2 quotation(s) by or about Jiaying Johnson (Earth-199999)
- 3 victim(s) killed by Jiaying Johnson (Earth-199999)
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