Jordan was born in Rochester, New York to Paul and Kayla in the early 2000s, and shortly after his birth, they accepted Vought's offer to inject him with Compound V, subsequently transforming Jordan into a Supe and granting him superhuman powers and abilities. Jordan experienced an ordinary childhood at first. In third grade, he often chased a classmate named Ruby around the playground, trying to kiss her, until one day, she knocked his tooth out with a Black Noir lunch box.[1] Sometime later, Jordan's powers eventually emerged, enabling him to shift between male and female forms, much to the dismay of his parents, especially his father. As a result, Jordan would self-identify as bigender. In the sixth grade, Jordan fell in love with Jenny Boccabella and started dating her; however, she always wanted Jordan to present in male form, which they did.[2] In high school, Jordan and Ruby continued to be friends and would try on prom dresses together.[1]
Jordan later enrolled in Godolkin University and met Richard Brinkerhoff of College of Crimefighting. Brink helped Jordan grow comfortable with their powers and the two formed a friendship. At an unspecified time, Jordan overheard an argument between Brink and Luke. Luke claimed he remembered "what he saw" and demanded Brink tell him the truth. Jordan entered Brink's office and Luke demanded Brink tell him where Sam is. Before Luke ignited, Jordan grabbed a sedation mask and incapacitated Luke. Brink thanked Jordan for their intervention, but Jordan inquired what Brink was doing to Luke. Brink explained Luke was undergoing power enhancement injections and sometimes he has a "bad reaction.” Jordan then demanded injections as well, but Brink claimed they didn't need it. Brink instead offered Jordan the position of his new T.A., to always protect him and to keep this incident covered. Jordan ecstatically accepted the role and became Brink's new "Gatekeeper.”
Jordan Li is first seen outside of Brink’s office when Marie Moreau comes up to them and demands to see Brink due to her being rejected from his class. Jordan brushes Marie’s demand off by telling her that they were the ones who decided to have Marie rejected from Brink’s class as his T.A. Shortly after, Brink appears and tests Jordan’s reflexes by shooting them with a revolver. This makes Jordan switch into their male form, safely blocking the bullet. Jordan is seen later on when Andre Anderson invites Marie to go out with him, Luke Riordan, Cate Dunlap, and Jordan. While introducing Marie to everyone, Jordan interrupts by coldly saying that they’ve met Marie only for her to ask if they were going to reject her from their outing. Jordan states that he would love to but is quickly shut down by Andre. They all go out to a club and begin to do molly. Jordan and the rest begin to tell Marie to try the molly, leading Jordan to reluctantly admit that they find Marie to be "cool". Later on, after Andre accidentally slits a women's throat, Jordan is telling Andre and Marie that they all need to leave now. Marie stays behind and saves the woman’s life using her powers. The next day, Jordan is seen leaving Brink’s office and passes by Luke who is making his way towards Brink. After Marie witnesses Luke killing Brink, she runs away while Luke is chasing her and bumps into Jordan in the hallway. Jordan stands in between Marie and Luke asking what he is doing and to relax. Luke ominously says to Jordan “You’re in on it too,” leading to him attacking Jordan. Jordan tells Marie to run as they hold off Luke in a fight, switching between their male and female forms. Eventually, Luke overwhelms Jordan and chokes them out until they are unconscious.
Following Jordan and Luke's fight, Jordan is seen later that night after the fight recovering from their wounds in their female form. Later, Jordan is seen in their dorm room angry that they have been moved from number two to number five in the university rankings. They are next seen paying tribute to a Brink memorial where Cate attempts to apologize to them for what Luke did to Brink. Jordan is later seen in the crimefighting class now led by the Dean, Indira Shetty, who welcomes Marie into the class. This upsets Jordan as they believe that Marie is trying to steal their credit for fighting off Luke. Marie argues that she does not owe them anything because she almost got expelled covering for them at the night club prior. Jordan switches to their male form to stop Marie from leaving and acknowledges that Marie is right and that she does not owe them anything, but asks regardless for her to tell the truth that they were the ones to fight Luke. Later on when Marie is being interviewed, she disregards Jordan's request and goes on to say that she and Andre were the ones to stop Luke, leaving Jordan feeling betrayed.
Jordan is seen having sex with Tyler Oppenheim in their female form, still upset with Marie having taken her credit during the interview. Jordan and Tyler are interrupted when Jordan's parents, Paul Li and Kayla Li, begin to knock on their door, surprising Jordan. This causes them to tell Tyler to leave while they clean up the room and revert to their male form. When Jordan answers the door, they reveal that they are there to show Jordan their support and condolences for Brink's death. Later that night, Jordan is seen with their parents in attendance of Brink's memorial gala. As they enter, they glare at Marie as they walk past her, showing that they are still angry at Marie for not telling the truth. Jordan is next seen trying to get a sponsorship stating that they qualify for one. They are then rejected for not having the numbers to qualify for one. Jordan's parents later interject themselves, taking away their attention. When their parents are talking Jordan up, they shapeshift into their female form, upsetting their parents. They begin to argue with their father, stating that they have never changed who they are, despite being able to look different. Jordan is next seen at the bar when Cate walks up to them to share drinks with them. Jordan later sees Marie and begins to antagonize her for seeming like a perfect person. This leads to Marie to reveal that she killed her parents with the blood from her first period. Cate begins to comfort Marie by telling her when her powers first manifested. Jordan then jokingly tells Cate and Marie that they killed their grandfather with their powers, only for Cate to say that it is not true. When Andre tells Cate, Marie, and Jordan that Emma has gone missing when trying to find Sam, Jordan abruptly asks who Emma is.
Jordan is seen with Marie, Andre, and Cate after the memorial gala to see where Emma's tracking chip had gone. They see the craters that Sam left behind while Marie finds the damaged tracker. When the updated rankings come out, Jordan sarcastically congratulates Andre and Marie for still being ahead of them. This leads to an argument between Jordan, Andre and Marie, with them arguing that they are in over their heads to investigate The Woods by themselves, with Cate agreeing with Jordan. They are next seen in the background witnessing Marie talking to Rufus in an attempt to find both Emma and her younger sister, Annabeth Moreau. They follow Rufus back to his dorm room, blasting it down right after Marie explodes Rufus' penis. Jordan leads Marie out of his room and warns her that Tek Knight is on campus and will pry the truth out of Marie. Jordan is next seen in the crimefighting class with Marie. Here, Tek Knight begins to interrogate Marie as to what really happened on the day Luke committed suicide. He eventually gets Marie to break as she confesses that Jordan is the one who fought Luke and saved her life, causing Jordan to feel uneasy. Jordan goes to Marie's dorm and demands to know why she would sell herself out to save Jordan, claiming that she did not want her to bury herself. They go on to ask what her angle is. Marie argues that sometimes people do not have an angle and just want to help people out of kindness. This causes Jordan to admit that they extremely scared, leading Marie to tell them not to be. Jordan advances on Marie, switching to their male form, and kisses Marie. Jordan immediately apologizes, believing they misinterpreted what Marie saying. This leads to the two continue kissing until they are interrupted by Emma's sudden return. Later on that night, Marie, Emma, Jordan, Andre, and Cate show up to Edison Cardosa's house, where Emma deduces that is where Sam is headed. They save Cardosa and his family from Sam. They hold him off until Emma enlarges and pins Sam down to calm him down. Suddenly, Jordan, in their female form, is shown to be sleeping next to Marie, implying the two had sex prior to Marie waking up.
Jordan awakes to Marie next to them, both of them naked. They awkwardly begin dressing themselves as both Jordan and Marie admit that neither of them remember the past few days. They change into their male form and discuss with Cate and Andre as to why no one can remember the past few days. After Sam talks with Marie and Emma, no one seems to remember Sam either. Back on campus, Jordan and Marie attempt to talk about what happened between the two of them. Being used to getting rejected, Jordan instinctively tells Marie that the two are cool, leaving Marie visibly upset. They later see Rufus talking with Dean Shetty, causing them and Marie to chase Rufus for information. They are misdirected as Rufus had paid another shapeshifter to take his appearance. Jordan is next seen in female form talking to Maverick about their first girlfriend. Maverick explains that Marie likely does not care about how Jordan looks and is simply afraid of being rejected again, which causes them, to rethink what they said to Marie. They see Marie and try to tell them that they do like her, but Marie has no recollection of their prior interaction due to Cate mindwiping her. This infuriates Jordan to believe that Rufus is the cause of this, but Marie stops them and removes the tracker chip inside of them. Marie and Jordan go confront Rufus about the tracker chips inside of them. Jordan is ready to kill Rufus but is stopped by Marie, who was informed by Emma that Cate is the one who did it. Soon after, Andre shows up to kill Rufus too, but is stopped by Jordan, Marie, and Cate. Cate later reveals to Andre she is the one who mindwiped all of them.
Jordan, Marie, Andre, and Cate spend the night in Dusty's house. As they interrogate Cate, she begins to have a seizure due to a prolonged period of her not taking her medications. This causes Cate to bring them all into a mental state where all of their memories are connected. They all briefly meet Soldier Boy who informs them that if they do not get Cate to wake up, they will all die there. It is revealed that Jordan was aware, to an extent, that Brink was giving injections to Luke to enhanced his power and give it to Sam. It was here that they intervened and saved Brink by incapacitating Luke. This leads Brink to offer Jordan the position of gatekeeper and T.A. for him, which they happily accept. Jordan is then confronted by his past self for being a coward and only looking out for themselves and allowing Luke to be tortured. When Cate and everyone wakes up, Emma and Sam enter Dusty's house. Recognizing Cate, Sam begins to attack her, leaving Marie, Andre, and Jordan to try to get Sam to stop attacking Cate.
Jordan, Marie, Andre, and Cate are sitting in a diner to discuss about what to do with the information of the Woods as well as what to do with Cate. Feeling betrayed, Jordan changes into their male form and coldly tells Cate to stay out of their heads and only might they trust her again. Jordan storms out with Marie following them. Seeing Victoria Neuman's political campaign banner, they decide to get her to expose the Woods. Jordan reveals that they have access to Shetty's office because they are still the T.A. In her office, Marie and Jordan find out that Shetty's husband and daughter were on airplane during the Crash of Transoceanic Flight 37. This information later reveals why Shetty is trying to develop an airborne virus that can kill all Supes, as she believes that Supes leave a path of destruction in their wake. While trying to get Marie to Neuman, Jordan causes a distraction by picking a fight with Justine Garcia for exposing the truth of Emma's power. Under Cate's mind control, Shetty slits her own throat as Jordan, Marie, and Emma watch in horror. Jordan attempts to stop the bleeding, but is too late.
Once Sam reveals that he believes in what Cate is doing is justified, Jordan attempts to stop Cate and Sam but ultimately lets them leave, knowing that Sam is far stronger than them. Knowing where the Woods are, Marie, Jordan, and Emma race to get there to stop Cate and Sam from freeing all of the other supes, but are too late. Realizing that they will unleash havoc upon the campus, the three decide to split up to different sections to help evacuate everyone. When a high frequency sound is played to subdue the supes, Jordan is seen temporarily incapacitated. Later, Jordan saves Adam Bourke, Ashley Barrett, Also Ashley, along with other Vought board members, from Bleeding Ears Supe using their energy blasts. They tell everyone to get to a grounded helicopter that is reinforced. While defending the helicopter, Jordan is ganged up on from Sweaty Supe, Glowing Eyes Supe, and Shredded Shirt Supe. As Marie kills Glowing Eyes Supe, this leaves the other two supes distracted for Jordan to subdue and kill Sweaty Supe by strangulation. After all of the supes are dealt with, Cate attempts to mind control Jordan. This leads Marie to blow up Cate's arm before she can control Jordan. Shortly afterwards, Homelander shows up and accuses Marie of being a monster for attacking other supes. Homelander then uses his laser vision to incapacitate Marie. Some time later, Marie wakes up, to the relief of Jordan, in an unknown location with them, Emma, and Andre.
Jordan returns to the university from Elmira with Emma. They ask why Marie is not with them. They agree to make a press video, and in their female form, they read the statement at the press conference. They later discuss their distrust of Cipher with Emma. At the party, they are welcomed back by Justine. When Marie is found, Jordan blames her for Andre’s death. During the clash with Cate, Jordan pushes her away using their power, accidentally causing her a fatal injury. Jordan prevents Marie from touching Cate in her final moments, and leaves with Emma and Marie as Cate dies.
Jordan criticizes Marie for leaving and blames her for Andre’s death. They strongly oppose Emma’s suggestion to kill Cate. Jordan helps defend Marie when Cipher arranges for Vikor to attack her. Jordan later discovers files proving Andre’s death was caused by a concealed neural imbalance. They reconcile with Marie and has sex with her, and is shocked when she confesses her love after they share intimacy. Later, Jordan is horrified with Marie when innocent humans are killed and framed for Cate’s attack.
Jordan reviews the archive files with Marie and Emma. They feel awkward tension with Marie after their sexual encounter and avoid talking about it. Jordan tells Marie that the instructor sees her as a “chosen one” and is trying to develop her powers for Vought’s purposes. When Marie confides that Jordan is the first person she has had sex with, Jordan finds the confession uncomfortable and leaves. Later, Jordan helps calm Sam when he becomes violent by smoking pot with him. Jordan later finds Marie and admits they have feelings for her. Marie kisses them. During the ranking ceremony, Jordan is honored for their number-one social media ranking. They begin reading a statement written by Stacey but then shift into their female form and publicly accuse Vought of murdering Andre while confessing to attacking Cate.
Jordan’s public standing is damaged after revealing that they were the one who attacked Cate. They are summoned with Marie to Cipher’s office, where Cipher and Seth Reed inform them that the incident will be used as a staged publicity fight. Jordan is expected to lose to Marie to restore public favor. When Cipher threatens to send Emma back to Elmira, Jordan reluctantly agrees to the plan. They later join Marie in recruiting Cate to assist them against Cipher. During the staged fight, Cipher uses his powers to seize control of Jordan’s body and force them to attack Marie. When Marie resists and fully activates her powers, Cipher releases his control. Marie then gently lowers Jordan back to the ground.
Jordan confides in Marie that they could feel everything when Cipher controlled them during the staged fight in the previous episode. They admit they believed Marie was going to kill them but were relieved that she restrained herself, proving her control over her powers. When Cipher arrives and threatens them, Jordan agrees to help Marie rescue Cate from Elmira. The plan fails, and Jordan is captured and imprisoned in a separate cell from Marie. Later, Cipher boasts to Jordan about enjoying the control he had over them, but Jordan responds that they could feel his pain. After Cate frees them, Jordan escapes with the group, helping Marie search for Annabeth. Jordan realizes too late that the lack of resistance from guards is likely part of Cipher’s plan. They witness Marie’s anguish when Annabeth is found dead and feel her power surge when she resurrects her sister.
Jordan helps rescue Marie, Annabeth, Cate, and Emma from Elmira with Sam’s help. During their escape, Jordan notices that Marie’s powers have grown stronger and that their relationship dynamic is changing. In the library, Jordan and Marie talk about these changes, and Marie insists she still loves them. When Vikor attacks, Jordan blocks his initial strike to protect Annabeth, then fights alongside Marie and Sam until Zoe Neuman kills Vikor. Later, in the bunker, Jordan joins Marie, Stan, and Cate for dinner as Stan explains Project Odessa and Cipher’s goals. That night, Jordan and Marie share an intimate moment, reaffirming their relationship.
Jordan wakes up when Annabeth has her first vision and learns that Marie and Cate are missing from the bunker. Furious that Marie has left again without them, Jordan demands the keys to one of Stan Edgar’s cars to go after her. Later, Jordan drives with Annabeth to Godolkin University. Upon arrival, Annabeth tells Jordan she has seen the same vision of Marie’s death again, prompting them to hurry toward the training area. Inside the hall, Jordan joins the others in fighting Cipher, trying to stop him from harming Marie and Polarity. However, Cipher’s telepathic control overwhelms them, forcing Jordan and the others to turn on Polarity in a violent psychic attack. After Cipher collapses and Godolkin awakens, Jordan escapes with the others.
Jordan comes to Godolkin to support Marie- but they also break up with Marie after getting hurt by her when she leaves them to fight Godolkin on her own. They join the assault on the seminar room and fight to protect their classmates. Jordan is nearly overwhelmed by Godolkin’s psychic attacks but survives long enough to witness Marie and Polarity defeat him. Jordan leaves campus with Marie and the others, ultimately agreeing to join the underground resistance with Starlight.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Gender Transformation: Jordan possesses quick-acting gender transformation abilities, allowing them to seamlessly shift between male and female forms, each with their own set of powers.
Energy Blasts:
Jordan blasting Sam
In the female form, Jordan possesses the ability to release concussive blasts of energy from their palms. These blasts, which take the form of a pale energy pulse, have the capability of stunning, throwing, and killing humans and Supes. Jordan can also control the intensity of these blasts.
Superhuman Agility:
Jordan easily dodging lasers
In the female form, Jordan possesses superhuman agility, causing them to be more agile than humans and some Supes. They smoothly and swiftly dodged numerous life-threatening punches from Sam Riordan and Golden Boy. Furthermore, they effectively evaded being struck by a hostile student's laser vision throughout a brawl.
Superhuman Durability: In the female form, Jordan possesses superhuman durability, making them more durable than humans and some Supes. In a fight with Golden Boy, they withstood being slammed into the ground with enough force to crack it, kicked across a hall, and thrown into a concrete pillar. They also managed to endure being struck by a Supe's laser vision for a brief moment. Jordan, as well as the other Guardians, withstood high voltage shocks in Elmira.
Regenerative Healing Factor: In the female form, Jordan possesses a limited but rapid, accelerated healing factor. They can recuperate from cuts, bruises, and lacerations.
Indestructibility:
Jordan withstanding a punch from Golden Boy
Jordan being lasered
In the male form, Jordan possesses indestructibility, meaning they are virtually physically impervious to all forms of damage and unable to feel physical pain. Because of this, it is nearly impossible for external physical forces to move Jordan when they are properly grounded. As a result, they have resisted everything thrown at them, including gunfire, Sam and Golden Boy's physical attacks, scorching flames, and laser vision, remaining absolutely devoid of injury. Given this, they are the most durable student at Godolkin University. Their resilience extends to drugs such as cocaine and molly, as they used cocaine in large quantities without becoming significantly intoxicated.
Superhuman Strength:
Jordan fighting Golden Boy
In both forms, Jordan possesses superhuman strength, which makes them stronger than humans and most Supes. They are a physically powerful top-ranked student at Godolkin University, being right below Golden Boy. With their strength, they can knock down steel dorm doors, hurt durable Supes such as Sam and Golden Boy, as well as break the jaw of another Supe. Additionally, they overpowered two Supes from The Woods, even unintentionally strangling one to death.
Superhuman Hearing: Jordan possesses superhuman hearing, allowing them to hear better than humans. Like all Supes, they can hear higher frequencies that humans cannot.[3]
Abilities[]
Skilled Combatant: As a crime fighting major, Jordan has received training in the basics of hand-to hand combat and is a skilled fighter, holding their own against Golden Boy for a prolonged time, and overwhelming a gaggle of students in a fight and held their own against the Wood’s supes. Jordan has only been defeated by multiple opponents or Supes of greater power like Sam or Luke. Marie, herself, openly doubted that she can best Jordan, female or male, in a feat of strength much less in a straight-on brawl.
Weaknesses[]
Biological[]
Brute Force/Limited Durability: Despite Jordan being indestructible in their male form, they can still be rendered unconscious by tremendous force. While in their male form, Luke strangles them, causing them to go unconscious. Regarding their female form, they are not indestructible, meaning they can be stunned, knocked unconscious, and killed by extreme force. After fighting Luke, Jordan's female form is heavily bruised and bloodstained, indicating they can be wounded.
High Frequencies: Due to being a Supe, Jordan is susceptible to high frequencies. When a high frequency is playing, it can induce immense pain and temporarily neutralize them. During a massacre at Godolkin University, Jordan is momentarily neutralized through the use of a high-frequency alarm.
