Lazarus Jones: Difference between revisions

|birth = c. 1978

|voice = [[Rob Paulsen]]

|size = <nowiki>5'11''</nowiki>}}{{Q|Lazarus Jones, Detroit Cop and unwilling Ghosthunter. Lazarus has to recapture all of the ghosts he accidentally released.|[[Ghosthunter:Shock Jumps Card|Shock Jumps Card]] Description}}'''Lazarus Jones '''is the protagonist of ''[[Ghosthunter]]''. Originally from Michigan, Lazarus moved to Detroit and was assigned to the unsolved [[Ghosthunter:Montsaye High casenotes|Detroit School Murders]] case from two years prior with his new partner, [[Ghosthunter:Anna Steele|Anna Steele]].

=== ''Ghosthunter'' ===

Soon after joining the Detroid Police Department, Lazarus is partnered with Anna Steele and together they investigate the [[Ghosthunter:Montsaye High School|Montsaye High School]] murders that occurred two years prior, in which ten students were killed.

Lazarus is a caucasian male with blue eyes, dark brown spiked hair and pale skin. He has a scar across his right eyebrow. He wears a white shirt open at the collar with a black tie and a police badge attached to the right breast, as well as blue bootcut jeans and brown sneakers with white stripes and soles. He also has a shoulder holster for his [[Ghosthunter:Glock 17|Glock 17]]. After becoming a Ghosthunter, his clothing includes a black leather jacket with red stripes, yellow details and belts, and attached communicator, as well as several holsters for the [[Ghosthunter:Shotgun|Shotgun]], [[Ghosthunter:Grenade|Grenade]] and Sniper Rifle. He also wears a pair of Spectral Goggles on his head.

Lazarus is a cheerful, humorous character with a casual, informal manner of speech and frequently swears, particularly when upset. He is both curious and impulsive, shown particularly when he first enters Montsaye High School and pushes a button on the [[Ghosthunter:Array|Array]], releasing all the ghosts trapped within. He is fairly emotional, disliking being forced to become a Ghosthunter and is disturbed by the ghosts, but quickly adapts and focuses on both the mission of recapturing them and the bigger picture of stopping [[Ghosthunter:Sir William Hawksmoor|Hawksmoor]]. His humour often turns sarcastic, but he is very caring individual (such as when he is determined to rescue Steele, is unsure about recapturing the ghosts aboard [[Ghosthunter:HMS Victoria|HMS Victoria]] as they still retain their humanity and he returns a teddy bear to the ghost of Polly Agglin in [[Ghosthunter:Devil's Scar Penitentiary|Devil's Scar Penitentiary]] in order to help her rest). He is also flirtatious, wolf-whistling at a pin-up poster of a woman in a bikini - and doesn't seem to take Steele's initial attitude towards him all that seriously, insisting to himself that she does actually like him.

 

== Etymology ==

''Lazarus'' is a Latin form of Λάζαρος (Lazaros), a Greek form of Eleazar, which appears in the New Testament. Lazarus was a man from Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha, who was restored to life by Jesus. ''Jones'' comes from the given name Jon, a mediaeval variant of John. John is an English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "Yahweh is gracious".

 

== Quotes ==

 

* "First time I get stuck with one of Charlies Angels, Jane Bond! Great.."

* "Listen - my name's Lazarus Jones. Call me that!"

* “There was a girl next door when I was seventeen - made me do exactly the same thing. Never go back.”

 

== Trivia ==