Alisa Jones

"You can leave here whole, or you can leave in pieces. But one thing you will never do is control me."

- Alisa Jones to Dale Holiday

Alisa Jones (née Campbell) was Jessica and Phillip Jones' mother. She was seemingly killed in a car accident along her husband and son, with her daughter as the sole survivor. However, unknown to Jessica, she was brought back to life by Karl Malus' experiments at IGH, which also gave her superhuman abilities.

Raising a Family
Alisa Campbell was a mathematics teacher. She married Brian Jones and together with him she had two children: a daughter, Jessica Jones (whose middle name was Alisa's maiden name), and a few years later a son, Phillip Jones. They all lived together in Caldwell, New York.

Fatal Accident
"Brian!"

- Alisa's last words

Brian Jones, along with his wife and children, were going on a vacation. On the road, Jessica and Phillip got into an argument in the backseat. Alisa told Jessica to give Phillip the gameboy, which she did not do. Brian then turned around to stop the fight. In doing so he took his eyes off the road. Alisa, who was still watching the road, tried to warn Brian about a truck in front of them. Sadly, he was too late and the family crashed on the truck carrying a container of chemicals. The accident supposedly killed her, her husband and her son and left Jessica in a coma.

First Days
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Jessica and Stirling
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Protecting Karl Malus
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Rescue on the Highway
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Playland
Alisa and Jessica Jones reached the Playland amusement park upon abandoning their RV. Though her daughter tries to plead that they escape to the docks, Alisa broke the chains that locked the gates and entered the park, heading towards the Ferris wheel. Despite being repeatedly told by Jessica not to turn the wheel on and attract attention, she expressed that she had gone as far as she could go. The mother and daughter then boarded a Ferris wheel seat together for the final time.

As the two conversed, Alisa was shot in the head by Trish Walker, who stood feet below the duo. After angrily commanding Trish to run away, Jessica sobbed over her mother's corpse as Eddy Costa and the NYPD arrived at the scene. Costa concluded that Jessica had killed Alisa and that she did the only thing that she could to end Alisa's killing spree.

Alisa's death by her own best friend and adoptive sister left Jessica unable to see Trish as anything more than the person who killed her mother. Despite Trish's efforts, the friendship between the two ended.

Personality
Alisa was an intelligent woman with a deadpan snark like wit similar to her daughter. After her life was saved, the experiments granted Alisa a high level of strength that came with a deadly rage. Unlike Jessica however, Alisa looked at life far more optimistically and hated being confined: to counter Jessica's preconceived notion that the Jones led a perfect life in the past, Alisa revealed that she desired to teach mathematics to a university, but was unable to because of her husband and was struck teaching math to underachieving students. Alisa grew to resent her suburban life as a result and was considering a divorce out of a desire to do something with her life. Despite her initial fear of her powers, Alisa desired to become a hero of sorts and use her powers for the good of others, a dream she was never able to realize due to her uncontrollable rage causing her to hurt anyone, friend or foe.

Powers
"We were just putting her to bed, and... she threw me like I was a ragdoll. Ten feet into a glass cabinet. I broke my back, glass ripped me to shreds. Then she got Luanne, the other nurse. She twisted that poor girl's head clean around."

- Inez Green, to Jessica Jones and Trish Walker


 * Superhuman Strength: Alisa possesses incredible strength that, to Jessica's own admission, far surpasses Jessica's. Gently bumping into Malcolm Ducasse caused him to go flying into a motorbike. She was easily able to throw Jessica around a bar and completely demolish a grand piano with seemingly little effort. Alisa is also able to leap to and from the top of a building. She was also able to twist the head of Will Simpson around with minimal effort, killing him.
 * Enhanced Speed: Thanks to her super strong legs, Alisa is able to move faster than a regular human. She was able to outrun Jessica Jones after being subdued at a bar. Despite sustaining an injury to her right thigh, Alisa was able to still escape the scene upon falling out of the hospital window.
 * Enhanced Durability: Alisa was a lot more resistant to injury compared to regular human beings. However, like Jessica, she appeared to be vulnerable to gunshots, as Trish Walker finally killed her when she was shot in the head.
 * Regenerative Healing Factor: The experiments at IGH healed Alisa's skin and body from the car accident. She was unable to grow hair, however. Her healing ability allowed her to recover from gunshot wounds and any other injuries in a faster rate than normal.

Equipment
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Family

 * Brian Jones † - Husband
 * Jessica Jones - Daughter
 * Phillip Jones † - Son
 * Karl Malus † - Savior and Life Partner

Allies

 * Elizabeth De Luca † - Neighbor
 * Sophie - Neighbor
 * Oscar Arocho

Enemies

 * Stirling Adams † - Victim
 * IGH
 * Miklos Kozlov † - Ally turned Victim
 * Luanne McClure  † - Victim
 * Leslie Hansen † - Victim
 * Inez Green - Victim
 * Robert Coleman/Whizzer † - Victim
 * Will Simpson † - Victim
 * Trish Walker - Attempted Victim and Killer
 * Dale Holiday † - Jailer and Tormenter
 * Marilyn † - Victim
 * Nick Spanos † - Victim
 * Pryce Cheng - Attempted Killer
 * New York City Police Department
 * Eddy Costa
 * Ruth Sunday † - Victim

Trivia

 * Her name is an homage to Alisa Bendis, wife of Jessica Jones's creator Brian Michael Bendis.
 * "Alisa" can also be rearranged to spell "Alias"
 * Alisa's appearance in the first season compared to the second season is due to the experiments on her DNA: while the experiment healed her, the virus caused her genes to change and retain only her voice, which was able to convince her Jessica that she was truly her mother.
 * In the comics, the name of Jessica Jones' biological mother was never revealed, and was only referred to as Mrs. Campbell. She was going with her family on a trip to with tickets given to her husband by his boss Tony Stark.
 * Following her introduction in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the name Alisa Jones was given to Jessica Jones' adoptive mother in the comics.

Behind the Scenes

 * Becca G.T. was a stunt double for Janet McTeer in the role of Alisa Jones.