Post originally by Luke at 2004-08-02 20:39:19
Converted from Phorums BB System

>>if they are mentioning him in the "Legacy"
>>chapter, doesn't that imply that this is a
>>later (presumably modern day) superhero
>>who has also taken the name 'Spitfire
>>Jones'

The Spitfire Jones in the book is presented as a WWII-era hero whose legacy a player's character could take up. His entry describes his service during the war and even details the circumstances of his death.

I also thought that both pitures of Jones look Asian - and there's nothing in his write up that flat-out says he isn't of Asian descent - but I think he is supposed to be European (by ethnicity, not just nationality). The book describes him as "the working class British hero of the war," which, let's be honest, isn't exactly a description you'd expect to hear applied to an Asian hero in the late 1930's and early 1940's (or, at least, not one I'd expect - I'll admit that the WWII-era British working class may have been more progressive than I'm aware of).

-Luke