Jesus Christ
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One of the two main antagonists who face Hank, Jesus Christ was one of the more potent foes until Tricky was "enhanced" by the Improbability Drive. First appearing in the original Madness Combat, Jesus has been seen in every Madness Combat episode to date at some point in the animation. He is an expert swordsman with skills that rival those of Hank. This character also has a number of abilities which makes him decidedly deadlier than the average enemy, those being his above-average strength, ability to float, ability to manipulate and throw objects (usually bodies) with lightning bolts, the ability to ward off bullets, and most of all, his ability to resurrect fallen characters as zombies. As of Madness Inundation, Jesus has "died" a total of five times. Jesus is one of three characters to appear in all episodes, dead or alive, along with Hank and Grunts.
Jesus, or Jebus?
"Jesus' name was once a subject of much debate, especially before Madness Inundation. Some fans believed believed his name was actually "Jebus", and this notion was supported in Madness Antipathy, where Jesus wears a shirt with the words "I'm Jebus LOL" in it. However, many believed that since "Jebus" did not have the signature halo, the name was not canon. Later, in Madness Inundation, the "Improbability Drive" designates "Jesus" as Jesus' name. "Jesus" is now considered the character's official name."
Appearances
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Jesus made his first appearance in Madness Combat 1 as the main antagonist, putting up much more of a fight than the other enemies around him. This episode established his strength (as seen by his ability to pick Hank up and slam him into the ground), his ability to raise people from the dead, his ability to ward off bullets (by the use of a cross), and his powers of levitation. Jesus died in this episode when he was gunned down by Hank near the end of the animation.
Jesus made a second appearance in the next episode, but only for a short time. One of his two trademark weapons, the Deagle, was first seen in this episode. At this point he also gained a new ability: the power to force and throw people around by the use of the same lightning bolts used in the resurrection of zombies. Jesus was not killed in this episode as he killed Hank first by shooting him through the back of the head while Hank was about to kill the Sheriff
Jesus appeared once again in Madness Avenger. His appearance is the same as before most likely due to the fact that he didn't die in Madness Redeemer. The second of his two trademark weapons, the 316 sword, was first seen in this episode during the last few scenes, but at the time it lacked the binary code inscribed on it. He first appears standing next to the Sheriff when he activates the Improbability Drive. Jesus received his first dramatic wounds in this episode, first when he was shot three times in the chest (the wounds were readily covered up with bandages) and next when he was shot in the face at point blank range with a shotgun, blowing a hole in his head.
Jesus made an appearance in Madness Apotheosis for only a short time during the final sequence. His appearance is now noticeably different as he is wearing black aviator sunglasses and has stitches holding the pieces of his head together which were blown apart in the previous episode. He uses both of his trademark weapons at least once during his encounter with Hank (the sword gaining its inscription this time around). After incapacitating Hank with the help of a G36-wielding, zombified 1337 agent, he prepares to shoot Hank in the head just before Hank detonates a suicide bomb, blowing Jesus apart.
Madness Depredation saw the most action involving Jesus thus far in the series. In this episode, Jesus has a radically different appearance. His head has more stitches embedded in it and his body is wrapped in bandages. His aviator glasses are now tinted with red and he wears a white coat. This appearance is the polar opposite of Hank's in this episode (Hank wears the same bandages and coat except that his is black). Jesus also bares his teeth in an expression of rage and hate. The first time that a mouth was seen on a non-zombie Madness character in Madness. He only uses the 316 sword in this episode. Jesus dies yet again when Tricky tears off the top half of his head off.
Madness Antipathy only included a small cameo of Jesus during the train sequence. After the cars are unlinked from the engine, they are seen rolling up beside a sign with Jesus raking leaves nearby. His appearance is again different in a number of ways. Most evident is that he is lacking the characteristic halo, but whether or not this is of importance is unknown. His head is noticeably shaded, apparently indicating charred or burnt flesh. His bandages are still present, seen at the bottom of a new shirt that reads "I'm Jebus, lol. This is as dressed up as I get." He has also let his beard grow from his mouth to his sideburns, leaving him looking very unkempt (Also, under his glasses, his eyes are bright red, with black circles surrounding them, similar to Tricky Madness 2).
Jesus does not appear in this animation until the very end, but appears to have increased in skill in his absence. He returns with his trademark halo and 316 sword. He now carries a Smith & Wesson Model 500 instead of his usual Deagle. After killing several guards, he stuck the beleaguered Hank with his sword and shot him in the head, all the while saying "Goodnight Hank". When Tricky appeared, he quickly shot the Portable Improbability Drive which made Tricky revert to his previous form, at which point Jesus stabbed him in the head multiple times, killing him.
In this episode, Jesus takes Hank's place as the main protagonist. He sports the bloody eyes from Tricky Madness 2, and uses his special powers (such as smashing an 1337 agent with a crate, grinding multiple agents to a bloody mess, and ripping an A.T.P. agent in half). Near the beginning of the animation the auditor infects Jesus, which causes him to vomit blood from time to time and change his originally all red eyes to red eyes with black rings around them.
Jesus appears as a simple cameo, as he remains dead from the previous installment. However, the auditor grabs the broken halo off Jesus' body, which changes to red over the auditor's head. Jesus' body is missing several pieces of flesh, exposing his ribs and the front of his skull.
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Powers and abilities
Jesus possesses a number of supernatural abilities that make him a dangerous opponent, though we don't see most of them until Madness Combat 8: Inundation. His earliest power, or at least - his first power appeared, was the ability to revive dead bodies as zombies, which we have seen him doing in multiple ways: in Madness Combat he casts an electrical ray on a corpse, in Madness Combat 4: Apotheosis he makes a movement with his arms, creating a kind of fire on every dead body nearby and zombifying them simultaneously. In Madness Combat 5: Depredation we don't see what he exactly did, but upon entering a room every corpse becomes zombified in a flash. This ability is only used against Hank as he would usually bring back people who Hank had killed (it is unknown whether Jesus is able to revive and zombify the characters he killed himself).
In the first episode of Madness Combat he is seen to have an ability to summon a cross-shaped spirit shield in front of him which allows him to block bullets - in Madness Combat 5: Depredation it is more of a transparent circular shield generated from his hand. In Madness Combat 8 he uses a different type of spirit shield - it is a red energy field he can use to stop bullets and keep them at their place while maintaining their kinetic power, then push them back with the same speed in which they were fired.
Another of his abilities is to 'dissolve' his enemies: He fires a red beam either from his hands or eyes, and upon being hit by the beam any normal character will slowly fade away and vanish. He has shown to be able to kill at least two people at the same time with this attack.
His final two abilities are spawning his sword and telekinesis: Jesus has the ability to summon his 316 sword from an unknown source, or to retrieve it from the place where he last left it. His telekinetic powers were only seen in Madness Combat 8: Inundation. He used this power to levitate containers and to fight his enemies: he once rubbed a l33t agent against a wall untill almost nothing was left from his body, he threw another l33t agent to the ceiling and also ripped an A.T.P. agent agent in half. He also has the supernatural ability to hover forward at speeds higher than sprinting.
Besides his supernatural powers, Jesus is a master of gunfiring, he obtained highly advanced reflexes and he has highly advanced hand-to-hand fighting skills.
