History[]
John Jones was a rock superstar, the chameleon of pop, the Tall Pale Earl, Xavi Moonburst himself! Or at least, he was supposed to be — but when the Doctor and Alice Obiefune went back in time to witness his first gig, they found a talentless individual with no stage presence whatsoever! Worse still, Jones then wandered into the TARDIS without them noticing, and travelled through time with them before they realised that he was there. Scanning Jones with his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor pronounced him "an aberration," stating that something in the way Jones' cells reacted to light caused people not to notice him... yet.
Jones had quite a few adventures during his time with the Doctor, including being poisoned by an alien doughnut, visiting 2015 (which for him was 53 years in the future), and journeying beyond the confines of reality to see something that might have been the face of God. He later bonded with the alien entity named ARC in order to reunite its fractured body and mind, before returning to Earth in 1962 to resume his interrupted career.
Jones eventually became so deliberately enigmatic that he only allowed one copy of his final album to be pressed. He sent it to the Doctor, who accidentally broke it.
The Doctor subsequently attended Jones's funeral, after he had lived a long and hugely successful life.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Jones has been described by the Doctor as "a chameleon," seemingly able to unconsciously blend into the background wherever he is. The source of this peculiarity is currently unknown.
Strength level
Human male who gets regular exercise (running from/towards/with aliens).
Weaknesses
Doughnuts.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
The TARDIS; the Infinite (a two-seater spacecraft); a jetpack; the Moonburst Mobile™.
Notes[]
Jones is fairly obviously based on singer David Bowie (real name David Robert Jones), a.k.a. Ziggy Stardust or the Thin White Duke.
Links[]
- Appearances of John Jones
- Character Gallery: John Jones
- Images that feature John Jones
- Fan-Art Gallery: John Jones
- John Jones quotations
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