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In General
Section 13 is a government intelligence facility commanded by Captain Black. The "J-Team" is what Jade calls the Chan family's various allies.
- Badass Crew: Jade likes to think of Jackie's friends as being like a superhero team, much to his disbelief.
- Badass in Distress: They all get their turns in needing rescue.
- Badass Normal: None of them have any special powers when fighting demons and wizards, although they use magic objects.
- The Bus Came Back: During the last season, El Toro, Paco, and Viper appear only in a brief non-speaking appearance in "Black and White and Chi All Over", but show up for the Final Battle in "The Powers That Be (Part 2)".
- Empowered Badass Normal: They've all been temporarily transformed into something not quite human at least once.
- Five-Token Band: If you count both the Chan Clan and J-Team together, they're a diverse bunch. The Chans are Chinese, Tohru is Japanese, El Toro and Paco are Mexican, Viper is ambiguously brown, and Captain Black is the only member of the group to be an unambiguously non-Hispanic white American.
- Good Pays Better: Section 13 has dental plans and every Thursday is "Donut Day". It's the latter which brought Tohru over.
Captain Augustus Black
Whoa, Nellie!
- Voiced by: Clancy Brown
The head of Section 13 and Jackie's long-time friend. He's skeptical of the Chans' talk of magic, until he finally witnesses Shendu with his own eyes.
- Aesop Amnesia: Even after learning that the supernatural is real, he sometimes forgets Uncle's advice that "Magic Must Defeat Magic". As such, he still tries using mundane weaponry against powerful demons, without success.Uncle: All these years, Black has learned nothing. Magic must defeat magic!
- Agent Scully: In Season 1, he never believes in anything supernatural, but then he sees Shendu in full demon form, the palace the demon summons, and the portal to another dimension with more like him. From Season 2 onward, he's Agent Mulder, much to the concern of his superiors.
- Badass Longcoat: He is almost always seen with a black jacket, suggesting it's part of his secret agent uniform.
- Badass Normal: Like Jackie, Black has no powers. Also like Jackie, he still kicks super-powered evil butt.
- Baritone of Strength: He's voiced by Clancy Brown, so this is a given.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Throughout the series, it's shown that when the Tiger Talisman splits a person into yin and yang twins, the yang side is usually a sickeningly passive wimp who doesn't want to fight. In Black's case... it's just him as he normally is; a badass. Granted, at the time his yin was being influenced by an Oni mask.
- Bewitched Amphibians: When he's left to watch Uncle's Rare Finds in "The J-Team", he tries casting a chi spell. He manages to turn himself into a frog.
- Big Good: The Leader of Section 13 which is the vanguard of humanity against human criminal organizations and demon forces alike.
- Butt-Monkey: He tends to get injured fairly often. And after Season 1, he gets no respect from his superiors for his claims about magic and demons.
- Catchphrase: "Whoa, Nellie."
- The Captain: The man in charge of Section 13.
- Colors: Averted: despite his surname being Black, he's one of the good guys. However, when he's possessed by an Oni Mask, he remarks at one point his surname to be appropriate for being the color of Darkness.
- Contagious Cassandra Truth: After witnessing demons and magic firsthand, he tries to report it to his superiors, but they decide he's gone crazy. When he's subjected to an inkblot test, he thinks all the images are demons!
- Darkness Von Gothick Name: Averted; despite his surname being Black, he's one of the good guys. It's played straight and lampshaded by him when he's possessed by an Oni Mask.Captain Black: Black, a fine name. The color of darkness.
- Empowered Badass Normal: There's a couple of occasions where Black has gotten his hands on the Macguffins, including the Ox Talisman and the Sumo Khan Oni Mask, which leads him to replace Section 13's human agents with the Shadowkhan.
- Friend on the Force: He helps Jackie stay out of trouble with the authorities.
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness: He manages to resist the corruption of an evil Macguffin... until Tarakudo tricks him into releasing Shadowkhan using the Oni Mask.
- Inkblot Test: He's forced to undergo this in "Rumble in the Big House". All he sees are "Demon. Demon. Socks... worn by a really big demon."
- Interpol Special Agent: When Jackie last saw Black six years before the start of the series, Black was working for Interpol while secretly laying the groundwork for Section 13.
- Jack of All Stats: Unlike most of the other cast, he's not remarkably strong, fast or durable, but he's shown to have a decent fighting prowess in those few times he's actually seen in hand-to-hand combat.
- The Men in Black: Even though originally, his official job was just law enforcement against normal criminals, Captain Black finds himself having to help the Chans deal with containing supernatural threats as well, which Section 13 (and its parent organization) aren't very familiar with.
- Mission Control: For Jackie and his J-Team allies on adventures where magic isn't the main concern, he provides logistical support in his base.
- Morton's Fork: Before he believed in magic, he was incapable of dealing with magical threats due to lack of intel and expertise. After he was convinced magic existed, his superiors refused to believe him, questioned his mental health (especially when magical items went inert), and still didn't provide him with the resources needed to deal with magic.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: He's the badass leader of a secret agency equipped with state of the art weapons and scientific equipment, but compared to Jackie, his family, the J-Team, and the supernatural villains, he just can't compare because they don't have a magic department.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Understandably skeptical of the supernatural, until he sees proof firsthand at the end of the first season.
- Superpowered Evil Side: When he ends up wearing an Oni Mask, then Jade splits him into good and evil halves with the Tiger Talisman, the evil half is the one still wearing the mask.
- Token White: Among the good guys, he's the only significant and unambiguously Caucasian character.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: He'd be perfect as the M figure in a Spy Fiction series. Unfortunately for him, he's in a chopsocky martial arts fantasy and way out of his depth.
El Toro Fuerte
He sleeps with his mask.
- This is no costume, Captain Black. This is a way of life.Voiced by: Miguel Sandoval
A Mexican wrestler who Jackie meets on his search for the Ox Talisman. He becomes a friend who occasionally helps the Chans on their missions.
- Acrofatic: He's somewhat stout, but still an agile fighter.
- Badass in a Nice Suit: If he's not wearing his wrestling outfit, he usually wears a formal business suit and will wrestle in that instead.
- Badass Normal: He's introduced with the Ox Talisman, but (excluding more serious fights) never uses it after his first episode.
- Becoming the Mask: El Toro is known by all of Mexico as a great wrestler in his debut episode, but in reality, he wins all his fights with Super-Strength granted by the Ox Talisman. Happily, the unveiling of his sham in front of his greatest fan sets him on the path of becoming the honorable luchador he had merely pretended to be.
- The Big Guy: After Tohru, he is the big and heavy hitter for the J-team.
- Broken Pedestal: Paco is heartbroken after his idol is proven to be a fraud, but after witnessing how El Toro decides to stop using the Ox Talisman to win his fights, this trope switches to Rebuilt Pedestal.
- Brought Down to Badass: While he's near invulnerable with the Ox Talisman, he's still a very strong fighter without it and losing the Talisman doesn't turn him into a wimp.
- Catchphrase:
- "El Toro Fuerte NEVER removes his mask!"
- "Sorry."
- Empowered Badass Normal: He was once infected with the Curse of the Chupacabra, which forcibly turned him into a goat-eating monster every night.
- The Faceless: Subverted. Despite his catchphrase, we get several looks at his face throughout the series, mostly not of his own accord.
- Fake Ultimate Hero: In his debut appearance, he was the greatest wrestler of Mexico, but he secretly used the Ox Talisman to secure his position. After the humbling destruction of his image, he decides to fight honestly, defying this trope for the rest of the series.
- Friend to All Children: He's quite nice to both Paco and Jade. During the finale, he takes a moment to affectionately address a baby.
- Gentle Giant: A really nice guy, despite the mask and muscles.
- Gladiator Games: He first appears in the Demon World duology as a gladiator fighting for the amusement of Xiao Fung.
- Gratuitous Spanish: He only uses Spanish when talking to Paco and his family.
- Heroic BSoD: After the Dark Hand take the Ox Talisman away from him and Paco, heartbroken to know his idol is a cheater, runs away; El Toro is left feeling ashamed and unworthy. Fortunately, after Jade demands him to help saving Jackie and he decides to stop using the Talisman once and for all, he regains his idols' admiration and his own self-respect.
- The Klutz: He has a tendency to act impulsively, often accidentally injuring Jackie in the process."Sorry."
- Leitmotif: Slow Spanish guitar strummings.
- Masked Luchador: Masked wrestling is both his day job and his way of life.
- Meaningful Name: His name means "The Strong Bull" in Spanish.
- Mighty Glacier: Downplayed. He's about as strong as Tohru. He's also fast and agile, but not as agile as Jackie or Viper.
- No Name Given: "El Toro Fuerte" is his stage name.
- Parental Substitute: He servers as a fatherly figure to Paco, who seems to not have any parents of his own.
- Power Loss Makes You Strong: El Toro rarely uses the ox talisman after his debut episode yet is frequently shown as a capable fighter without it.
- The Rival: To Tohru in his initial episode. In his second appearance, they briefly get into another scuffle due to a misunderstanding, but after it was explained that Tohru was now good, they become close allies.
- Spandex, Latex, or Leather: Spandex in his wrestling costume.
- Stout Strength: He has a noticable gut, but muscular arms and pecs and he is shown to be roughly as strong as Tohru, who is also an example of this.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: The episode "Aztec Rat Race" reveals him to have musophobia, a fear of mice and rats.
- Wouldn't Hurt a Child: Jade takes advantage of this.
- Wrestler in All of Us: Even without the Ox Talisman, he's strong enough to enter a Brawler Lock with the more massive Tohru.
Paco
El Toro is the greatest!
- El Toro is the greatest!Voiced by: Franco Velez
El Toro’s self-proclaimed "biggest fan", who apparently is apprenticed under his idol. If El Toro is near, expect him to not be far behind.
- Abhorrent Admirer; He seems to have a crush on Jade. To say it isn't reciprocated is an understatement.
- Ambiguously Absent Parent: His parents are never mentioned. El Toro — who may or may not be his legal guardian — serves as a father-like figure to Paco.
- Birds of a Feather: In most episodes, his personality is basically a slightly more jerkish version of Jade's. In an interesting example of this trope, rather than making them instantly get along it's usually thanks to this trope that they fight so much - but at the same time, they are able to drop it and be friends in a moment whenever they need to.
- Catchphrase: "El Toro is the greatest!"
- Characterization Marches On: He was more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold in earlier episodes, but becomes more passive and childish in later episodes - possibly because of fan reaction to his earlier personality.
- The Drag-Along: Though he is not necessarily unwilling and is generally quick on the uptake, it's usually Jade pulling him along on their adventures - especially during the J-Team episodes, where "Jade sneaks off with Paco in tow while the adults are distracted and saves the day" is a running gag.
- Fanboy: Self-professed to be El Toro's biggest fan.
- Gratuitous Spanish: He sometimes speaks Spanish, but mostly just talks in English to his friends.
- Hero-Worshipper: El Toro is Paco's ideal in both professional aspirations and daily life.
- Heroic Willpower: Of all the Oni Mask wearers, he's the only one who manages to pull it off all by himself.
- Hidden Depths: He shows how much of a hero he can be when he manages to break free from the Mind Control of one of the Oni Masks.
- "I Know You Are in There Somewhere" Fight: At the center of one in Season 4 because of an Oni Mask.
- Kid Sidekick: For El Toro like Jade is for Jackie, but the difference is that El Toro is more receptive to the idea, at least as far as the wrestling ring.
- Legacy Character: Looking to become a luchador like El Fuerte. He's even got a miniature version of his costume in season 4.
- My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad: While it's an uncle and a personal hero involved, the argument plays out the same. Repeatedly. "Jackie!" "El Toro!" "Jackie!" "El Toro!"
- Non-Action Guy: Though he tries to, he just can't fare in action as well as Jade. In the Grand Finale, Jade tosses the Sheep Talisman to Paco, which leaves him out of most of the Final Battle.
- Pint-Sized Kid: Like Jade, he remains at that same height throughout the series.
- Superpowered Evil Side: In the Halloween episode, he puts on the Squid Khan Oni Mask, and calls himself "El Paco Diablo".
- Tagalong Kid: One more time, he hangs around El Toro.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Jade. As earlier said in Birds of a Feather, they can go from fighting to cooperating very quickly.
- Vocal Evolution: His voice started deepening in season four, no doubt due to his actor undergoing puberty.
Viper
EX-super thief
- Jackie! Hey, sorry about the double-cross...Voiced by: Susan Eisenberg
An (ex-)thief who Jackie gets caught up with in the search for the Snake Talisman. Hilarity Ensues. From the second season on, she drops in from time to time to help the Chans.
- Action Girl: She's an expert thief who is on the same level with Jackie in terms of martial arts.
- Ambiguously Brown: She is noticeably darker-skinned than most of the other main characters, but her exact ethnicity is never revealed. The Christmas episode apparently establishes that she's Jewish, perhaps implying that she's of Israeli descent. The fact that she's also said to know Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art, also corroborates this.
- Ambiguously Jewish: She's voiced by a Jewish actress and she hosted a Hanukkah party in the Christmas episode.
- Anti-Hero: From her second appearance onward she is an ally, but not as heroic or law-abiding as Jackie.
- Anti-Villain: During her first appearance, she is a cat burglar who is not above sabotaging agreements for her own advantage. However, she's only interested in using the Snake Talisman to advance her career of a thief, nothing more sinister. Also, she does return the Talisman after Jackie and Jade help her against the Shadowkhan.
- Badass Israeli: Implied. She's established as Jewish, she has a noticeably Middle Eastern appearance, and she's said to be proficient in krav maga.
- Badass Normal: Similar to Captain Black and El Toro, she's a non-powered martial artist that takes on demons and wizards.
- Barefoot Poverty: During the Demon World duology, Viper is a barefooted slave.
- Birdcaged: She first appears during the Demon World duology as Hsi Wu's own personal singing bird.Hsi Wu: Sing for me my little caged songbird.Viper: Twit, twit.
- Broken Pedestal: Jade initially looked up to Viper, until Viper double-crossed Jackie by taking the snake talisman while giving him a fake one in exhange for the Pink Puma. She becomes a Rebuilt Pedestal upon abandoning her criminal ways and joining the J-Team.
- Catchphrase: "[I'm an] EX-super thief."
- Classy Cat-Burglar: She is very refined, graceful, and elegant, and also an extremely efficient thief.
- Cool Big Sis: Jade sees her as a role model, much to Jackie’s chagrin.
- Dark Action Girl: In her debut episode, she was still a professional super thief.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Before her Heel–Face Turn, she was amoral, but not particularly sinister. And though she remains as a cynical individual, she regularly assists her new friends.
- Empowered Badass Normal: In "Demon World (Part 2)", Jade uses the Book of the Ages to turn Viper into a Cyborg, in order to give her an edge against Bai Tza the Water Demon.
- Fragile Speedster: She's highly agile, but she's not shown to be good at getting hit. This is shown in Re-Enter the J-Team when she has to wear a training gi in a tournament and she's more used to wearing tight spandex suits. She goes down with one hit from her opponent.
- Genki Girl: She is more energetic and excitable in "The J-Tots", when all the adults were turned into little kids.
- Heel–Face Turn: After her introduction, she reforms and becomes a security consultant.
- Last-Minute Hookup: The relationship between her and Jackie is never handled beyond Love Interest, but the finale seems to imply that this trope comes to play.
- Leitmotif: One that reminds of old detective series.
- Love Interest: To Jackie, though he doesn't admit any romantic feelings for her. But Jade really would love to see this happen.
- Ms. Fanservice: Her most common outfit is a Spy Catsuit.
- The Nicknamer: She often refers to Jackie as "baby face" during their first encounter and regularly refers to El Toro as "handsome."
- Only Known by Their Nickname: "Viper" is almost certainly not her real name.
- Pink Means Feminine: Her casual attire is usually a pink dress or shirt.
- Recruiting the Criminal: Jade calls her to help capture Origami, using this logic.
- Reformed, but Not Tamed: She may have given up her criminal life, but she's no less sarcastic, dismissive of Jackie's efforts to abide the law or ready to utilize her burglar gadgets.
- Reformed, but Rejected: She's an ex super thief, but Jackie doesn't believe her. He gradually trusts her more over time.
- Reformed Criminal: The super thief is now a security consultant.
