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|image = Piranha Jones.png
 
|image = Piranha Jones.png
 
|real name = Raymond Jones
 
|real name = Raymond Jones
|alias = Piranha<br>Likkle Guppy<br>Archduke {{WPS|Franz Ferdinand}}<br>Living, Breathing, One-Man [[Crispus Attucks Complex|Crispus Attucks]] Ghetto Stash House
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|alias = Piranha{{cite}}<br>Likkle Guppy{{cite}}<br>[[Harlem]]-based {{WPS|Wall Street}} Impresario{{cite}}<br>Archduke {{WPS|Franz Ferdinand}}{{cite}}<br>Living, Breathing, One-Man [[Crispus Attucks Complex|Crispus Attucks]] Ghetto Stash House{{cite}}
 
|species = [[Humans|Human]]
 
|species = [[Humans|Human]]
 
|citizenship = {{Citizenship|USA}}
 
|citizenship = {{Citizenship|USA}}
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
 
|affiliation = [[Uptown Investments]]
 
|affiliation = [[Uptown Investments]]
|DOD = [[2017]]
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|DOD = [[2017|August 29, 2017]]
 
|tv series = ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' <small>(5 episodes)</small>
 
|tv series = ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' <small>(5 episodes)</small>
 
|actor = [[Chaz Lamar Shepherd]]
 
|actor = [[Chaz Lamar Shepherd]]
 
|status = Deceased}}
 
|status = Deceased}}
{{Quote|Why do they call you Piranha?"<br>"Well, {{WPS|Wall Street}} is full of great white sharks. So no one sees a piranha coming. They're small, tenacious. So, sometimes you want to stay small. Then other times you wanna play it large!|[[Luke Cage]] and Piranha Jones|All Souled Out}}
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{{Quote|{{WPS|Wall Street}} is full of great white sharks. So no one sees a piranha coming. They're small, tenacious. So, sometimes you want to stay small. Then other times you wanna play it large!|Piranha Jones|All Souled Out}}
 
'''Raymond Jones''', known as '''Piranha Jones''', was a financial expert of [[Uptown Investments]]. He advised [[Mariah Dillard]] on business opportunities. Jones was captured and killed by [[Bushmaster]] as part of his plan to ruin Dillard by stripping her of her money and business. His severed head was left in a tank of piranhas.
 
'''Raymond Jones''', known as '''Piranha Jones''', was a financial expert of [[Uptown Investments]]. He advised [[Mariah Dillard]] on business opportunities. Jones was captured and killed by [[Bushmaster]] as part of his plan to ruin Dillard by stripping her of her money and business. His severed head was left in a tank of piranhas.
   
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====Meeting Mama Mabel====
 
====Meeting Mama Mabel====
 
{{Quote|See, my [[Desiree Jones|mother]] was one of [[Mama Mabel]]'s hoes. Her best one."<br>"You sound proud of that."<br>"Desiree. One of her regulars was a banker. He's big-time. You know. He promised to get her out the life. He fell in love with her hard. But that was bullshit, because he wasn't gonna leave his wife. So my mom just had me, and he stopped calling.|Piranha Jones and [[Luke Cage]]|The Basement}}
 
{{Quote|See, my [[Desiree Jones|mother]] was one of [[Mama Mabel]]'s hoes. Her best one."<br>"You sound proud of that."<br>"Desiree. One of her regulars was a banker. He's big-time. You know. He promised to get her out the life. He fell in love with her hard. But that was bullshit, because he wasn't gonna leave his wife. So my mom just had me, and he stopped calling.|Piranha Jones and [[Luke Cage]]|The Basement}}
Raymond Jones is the son of [[Desiree Jones]] and an unnamed father, who was wealthy banker whom had an affair with Desiree. Desiree was one of [[Mama Mabel|Mama Mabel's]] best prostitutes, who was promised by the banker to get her out of that life, but never left his wife. Raymond grew with his mother in New York, who was know working for the [[Stokes Crime Family]], and befriended [[Mariah Dillard]] when he was kid.
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Raymond Jones is the son of [[Desiree Jones]] and an unnamed father, who was a wealthy banker whom had an affair with Desiree. Desiree was one of [[Mama Mabel|Mama Mabel's]] best prostitutes, who was promised by the banker to get her out of that life, but never left his wife. Raymond grew with his mother in New York, who was know working for the [[Stokes Crime Family]], and befriended [[Mariah Dillard]] when he was kid.<ref name="LC206">''[[The Basement|Luke Cage: 2.06: The Basement]]''</ref>
   
 
===Plastics Deal===
 
===Plastics Deal===
 
====Working for Mariah Dillard====
 
====Working for Mariah Dillard====
 
{{Quote|I been knowing [[Black Mariah|Mariah]] since I was a kid. My whole life, man. My [[Desiree Jones|mom]] was working for the [[Stokes Crime Family|Stokes]]. So when I started making noise on {{WPS|Wall Street}}, she was one of the first people to support me. You know, giving me clients, downtown connections."<br>"What did she want?"<br>"Money. Real money. She wanted to know more about offshore banking and stocks. The crooked legal ways white folk get down when it comes to protecting their green.|Piranha Jones and [[Luke Cage]]|The Basement}}
 
{{Quote|I been knowing [[Black Mariah|Mariah]] since I was a kid. My whole life, man. My [[Desiree Jones|mom]] was working for the [[Stokes Crime Family|Stokes]]. So when I started making noise on {{WPS|Wall Street}}, she was one of the first people to support me. You know, giving me clients, downtown connections."<br>"What did she want?"<br>"Money. Real money. She wanted to know more about offshore banking and stocks. The crooked legal ways white folk get down when it comes to protecting their green.|Piranha Jones and [[Luke Cage]]|The Basement}}
Growing up, Jones decided to make noise on Wall Street, and was given the nickname "Piranha", believing that everyone there were sharks, and no one would expect a piranha to come. When first starting in Wall Street, he found support in Dillard by giving him clients, and downtown connections. For the support, Jones would supply Dillard with "real money", and knowledge on offshore banking and stocks so she could do it herself. Jones succeeded with giving Dillard the information, and this would fuel the Stokes Crime Family with success.
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Growing up, Jones decided to make noise on Wall Street, and was given the nickname "Piranha," believing that everyone there were sharks, and no one would expect a piranha to come. When first starting in Wall Street, he found support in Dillard by giving him clients, and downtown connections. For the support, Jones would supply Dillard with "real money," and knowledge on offshore banking and stocks so she could do it herself. Jones succeeded with giving Dillard the information, and this would fuel the Stokes Crime Family with success.<ref name="LC206"/>
   
 
====Advising Mariah Dillard====
 
====Advising Mariah Dillard====
[[File:Luge-cage-seasontwoimage-03.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Piranha meets with [[Mariah Dillard]] and [[Shades]]]]
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[[File:Luge-cage-seasontwoimage-03.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Jones meets with [[Mariah Dillard]] and [[Shades]]]]
 
{{Quote|You've already given me power of attorney, so you're insulated."<br>"[[Mark Higgins]] won't wanna sell [[Atreus Plastics|that company]]."<br>"But if you can convince Mark Higgins otherwise, you'll never have to worry about money another day in your life. Legitimate millions. Nothin' to launder.|Piranha Jones and [[Mariah Dillard]]|Soul Brother 1}}
 
{{Quote|You've already given me power of attorney, so you're insulated."<br>"[[Mark Higgins]] won't wanna sell [[Atreus Plastics|that company]]."<br>"But if you can convince Mark Higgins otherwise, you'll never have to worry about money another day in your life. Legitimate millions. Nothin' to launder.|Piranha Jones and [[Mariah Dillard]]|Soul Brother 1}}
 
Piranha Jones met [[Mariah Dillard]] and [[Shades]] at the [[Ginny's Supper Club]]. With Dillard looking to move out of the crime business and got legit, he advised her to buy a controlling interest in [[Atreus Plastics]] before they sold out to [[Glenn Industries]]. Using inside information, Jones told her that Atreus had a paper-thin OLED monitor that they could roll up that only Glenn was aware of. A twenty million dollar investment could turn into billions. Jones set up a shell company in the [[Cayman Islands]], and had power of attorney over Dillard's assets.<ref name="LC201">''[[Soul Brother 1|Luke Cage: 2.01: Soul Brother #1]]''</ref>
 
Piranha Jones met [[Mariah Dillard]] and [[Shades]] at the [[Ginny's Supper Club]]. With Dillard looking to move out of the crime business and got legit, he advised her to buy a controlling interest in [[Atreus Plastics]] before they sold out to [[Glenn Industries]]. Using inside information, Jones told her that Atreus had a paper-thin OLED monitor that they could roll up that only Glenn was aware of. A twenty million dollar investment could turn into billions. Jones set up a shell company in the [[Cayman Islands]], and had power of attorney over Dillard's assets.<ref name="LC201">''[[Soul Brother 1|Luke Cage: 2.01: Soul Brother #1]]''</ref>
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[[File:All Souled Out.png|250px|thumb|Jones successfully gets [[Luke Cage|Cage]] to be his guard]]
 
[[File:All Souled Out.png|250px|thumb|Jones successfully gets [[Luke Cage|Cage]] to be his guard]]
 
{{Quote|We went and hit it big with this [[Atreus Plastics]] merger and I'm throwing a celebration. I want to do something special. Now, anybody can go and get a DJ. Trust me, you know I know 'em. You know, [[D-Nice]], {{WPS|Funkmaster Flex|Flex}}, {{WPS|Mark Ronson}}. But a celebrity superhero, that's some next-level shit right there."<br>"It's just taking pictures and shaking hands, right?"<br>"That's it. And you'll be well rewarded for your time."|Piranha Jones and [[Luke Cage]]|All Souled Out}}
 
{{Quote|We went and hit it big with this [[Atreus Plastics]] merger and I'm throwing a celebration. I want to do something special. Now, anybody can go and get a DJ. Trust me, you know I know 'em. You know, [[D-Nice]], {{WPS|Funkmaster Flex|Flex}}, {{WPS|Mark Ronson}}. But a celebrity superhero, that's some next-level shit right there."<br>"It's just taking pictures and shaking hands, right?"<br>"That's it. And you'll be well rewarded for your time."|Piranha Jones and [[Luke Cage]]|All Souled Out}}
Wanting a celebrity superhero by his side, Jones met with Cage and [[Foggy Nelson]], and admitted to them of being a fan of the hero. Cage agreed after seeing a photo of him with Dillard, and signed the contract to protect the businessman.
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Wanting a celebrity superhero by his side, Jones met with Cage and [[Foggy Nelson]], and admitted to them of being a fan of the hero. Cage agreed after seeing a photo of him with Dillard, and signed the contract to protect the businessman.<ref name="LC205">''[[All Souled Out|Luke Cage: 2.05: All Souled Out]]''</ref>
   
 
====Protected by Luke Cage====
 
====Protected by Luke Cage====
 
[[File:Cage talking with Jones.png|left|thumb|250px|Jones and [[Luke Cage]] hiding in an cinema]]
 
{{Quote|You want to hire this hero? The price just doubled.|[[Luke Cage]] to Piranha Jones|All Souled Out}}
 
{{Quote|You want to hire this hero? The price just doubled.|[[Luke Cage]] to Piranha Jones|All Souled Out}}
[[File:Cage talking with Jones.png|Jones and Luke Cage hiding in an cinema.|250px|right|thumb]]
 
 
Jones decided to go out to a party with Cage and Nelson, wanting the hero to stand guard and take pictures with him. At the platform, Jones called upon Cage to meet him there, who was confronting [[Shades|Hernan Alvarez]] before it could become a fight. Jones told the crowd that he was going to have fun by shooting Cage despite the latter's protest that a bullet would ricochet. Before he could fire the handgun, Jones was disarmed by an assailant, and being taken as Cage fought off the [[Stylers]]. Jones was saved by Cage who told him that the price of hiring a hero doubled, and the two left the party to get Jones somewhere safe.
 
Jones decided to go out to a party with Cage and Nelson, wanting the hero to stand guard and take pictures with him. At the platform, Jones called upon Cage to meet him there, who was confronting [[Shades|Hernan Alvarez]] before it could become a fight. Jones told the crowd that he was going to have fun by shooting Cage despite the latter's protest that a bullet would ricochet. Before he could fire the handgun, Jones was disarmed by an assailant, and being taken as Cage fought off the [[Stylers]]. Jones was saved by Cage who told him that the price of hiring a hero doubled, and the two left the party to get Jones somewhere safe.
   
Getting to an abandoned cinema, Cage interrogated Piranha for information the importance of Dillard and Alvarez. Jones revealed that he is responsible for Dillard's vast wealth and power, and kept under watch by Cage. Waiting out, Jones and Cage talked about their fathers, revealing that his he never knew his father since he didn't leave his wife for his mother. Eventually, Cage decided to call the police for safety, but Jones was captured by Stylers who sneaked inside. Cage successfully rescued Jones from the Stylers, and decided to take him to church and ask his [[James Lucas|father]] for safety. Jones was left in Father James Lucas' care while Cage called Bushmaster for another fight, but this as an challenge over Piranha.
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Getting to an abandoned cinema, Cage interrogated Piranha for information the importance of Dillard and Alvarez. Jones revealed that he is responsible for Dillard's vast wealth and power, and kept under watch by Cage. Waiting out, Jones and Cage talked about their fathers, revealing that he never knew his father since he didn't leave his wife for his mother. Eventually, Cage decided to call the police for safety, but Jones was captured by Stylers who sneaked inside. Cage successfully rescued Jones from the Stylers, and decided to take him to church and ask his [[James Lucas|father]] for safety. Jones was left in Father James Lucas' care while Cage called Bushmaster for another fight, but this as an challenge over Piranha.<ref name="LC205"/>
   
 
====Bushmaster's Custody====
 
====Bushmaster's Custody====
[[File:BushmasterQuestioningPiranha.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Jones being questioned by [[John McIver]]]]
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[[File:BushmasterQuestioningPiranha.jpg|250px|thumb|Jones being questioned by [[John McIver]]]]
 
{{Quote|You know [[Luke Cage]] is coming for me, right?"<br>"Me nah think so."<br>"You can't kill Luke Cage. Nobody can kill Luke Cage."<br>"Type faster, man.|Piranha Jones and [[Bushmaster]]|On and On}}
 
{{Quote|You know [[Luke Cage]] is coming for me, right?"<br>"Me nah think so."<br>"You can't kill Luke Cage. Nobody can kill Luke Cage."<br>"Type faster, man.|Piranha Jones and [[Bushmaster]]|On and On}}
Jones was held captive in a warehouse as McIver went to fight Luke Cage once again, with Cage being defeated and losing the challenge. Jones was asked by McIver to move Dillard's money assets, but refused due to professional integrity. Lying that he has nothing to do with the Dillard's business, McIver became aggressive, but then tried to persuade to do the right thing. Jones gave in, and type the code into the laptop, and heard that Cage was coming for Jones as McIver cackled. Piranha told Bushmaster that he couldn't kill Cage, angering McIver and telling the former to type faster. Despite giving him what he wanted, Bushmaster ordered his men to decapitate Jones and place his head on a piranha tank. Jones' head was founded by Cage and [[Misty Knight]], who defeated the Stylers and called the police on the situation. <ref name="LC207">''[[On and On|Luke Cage: 2.07: On and On]]''</ref>
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Jones was held captive in a warehouse as McIver went to fight Luke Cage once again, with Cage being defeated and losing the challenge. Jones was asked by McIver to move Dillard's money assets, but refused due to professional integrity. Lying that he has nothing to do with the Dillard's business, McIver became aggressive, but then tried to persuade to do the right thing. Jones gave in, and type the code into the laptop, and heard that Cage was coming for Jones as McIver cackled. Piranha told Bushmaster that he couldn't kill Cage, angering McIver and telling the former to type faster. Despite giving him what he wanted, Bushmaster ordered his men to decapitate Jones and place his head on a piranha tank.<ref name="LC207">''[[On and On|Luke Cage: 2.07: On and On]]''</ref>
   
 
===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
 
====Public Execution====
 
====Public Execution====
 
{{Quote|[[Mark Bailey|Bailey]], dudes are getting murdered by fish. I think we are way past protocol at this point."<br>"[[Luke Cage|Both]] of y'all think the rules don't apply. Poor Piranha was used as bait to lure a bigger fish. Hope it was worth it, hero.|[[Misty Knight]] and [[Nandi Tyler]]|On and On}}
 
{{Quote|[[Mark Bailey|Bailey]], dudes are getting murdered by fish. I think we are way past protocol at this point."<br>"[[Luke Cage|Both]] of y'all think the rules don't apply. Poor Piranha was used as bait to lure a bigger fish. Hope it was worth it, hero.|[[Misty Knight]] and [[Nandi Tyler]]|On and On}}
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Jones' head was founded by Cage and [[Misty Knight]], who defeated the Stylers and called the police on the situation. The two were told to leave the crime scene, with Knight being critiqued by Mark Bailey for their lack of protocol in fighting criminals.<ref name="LC207"/>
''To be added''
 
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
 
{{Quote|You want that 150, don't you? Then hop to it, pet bitch. I hired you to do a job. Now do it.|Piranha Jones to [[Luke Cage]]|All Souled Out}}
 
{{Quote|You want that 150, don't you? Then hop to it, pet bitch. I hired you to do a job. Now do it.|Piranha Jones to [[Luke Cage]]|All Souled Out}}
Piranha Jones showed himself to be crooked businessman, secretly giving Mariah information on how to do offshore stocks so that she could become a powerful woman. He showed himself to be arrogant and reckless, wanting to shoot Luke Cage at a party despite not thinking that one of bullets would ricochet and kill someone. With his high status, he believed himself to be above it all, stating that he wanted a celebrity superhero to be his guard, thus showing off his image to the public. He was also hypocritical, as he told Bushmaster that he didn't want to hurt his professional integrity despite being a criminal. Despite his arrogance, he showed himself to be proud of his mother, as she took care him despite being heartbroken that her lover didn't keep his promise. In addition, he also was a big fan of Luke Cage, possibly seeing him as a beacon of hope in Harlem, but showed little respect when being captured by the Stylers. That being said, he also knew that Cage was someone who was hard to kill, as he told McIver that he couldn't kill the hero.
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Piranha Jones showed himself to be a crooked businessman, secretly giving Mariah information on how to do offshore stocks so that she could become a powerful woman. He showed himself to be arrogant and reckless, wanting to shoot Luke Cage at a party despite not thinking that one of the bullets would ricochet and kill someone. With his high status, he believed himself to be above it all, stating that he wanted a celebrity superhero to be his guard, thus showing off his image to the public. He was also hypocritical, as he told Bushmaster that he didn't want to hurt his professional integrity despite being a criminal. Despite his arrogance, he showed himself to be proud of his mother, as she took care of him despite being heartbroken that her lover didn't keep his promise. In addition, he also was a big fan of Luke Cage, possibly seeing him as a beacon of hope in Harlem, but showed little respect when being captured by the Stylers. That being said, he also knew that Cage was someone who was hard to kill, as he told McIver that he couldn't kill the hero.
   
 
==Abilities==
 
==Abilities==
 
{{Quote|I went from taking copies of {{WPS|Black Enterprise}} from my dentist's office to having a crib and an office bigger than anything {{WPS|Earl G. Graves Sr.|Earl Graves}} could ever dream of.|Piranha Jones|All Souled Out}}
 
{{Quote|I went from taking copies of {{WPS|Black Enterprise}} from my dentist's office to having a crib and an office bigger than anything {{WPS|Earl G. Graves Sr.|Earl Graves}} could ever dream of.|Piranha Jones|All Souled Out}}
*'''Expert Businessman''': Raymond Jones was a successful businessman in New York, making noise in {{WPS|Wall Street}} with the aid of [[Black Mariah|Mariah Dillard]]. He was responsible with getting Mariah vast amount of money, and making her a powerful figure in [[Harlem]].
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*'''Expert Businessman''': Raymond Jones was a successful businessman in New York, making noise in {{WPS|Wall Street}} with the aid of [[Black Mariah|Mariah Dillard]]. He was responsible for getting Mariah vast amount of money, and making her a powerful figure in [[Harlem]].
   
 
==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
 
===Weapons===
 
===Weapons===
 
[[File:PiranhaJonesHoldingGun.png|thumb|250px|Piranha aims his handgun towards [[Luke Cage]]]]
 
[[File:PiranhaJonesHoldingGun.png|thumb|250px|Piranha aims his handgun towards [[Luke Cage]]]]
*'''Handgun''': During his party, Piranha had attempted to show off by drawing his gun and offering his guests the chance to shoot at [[Luke Cage]], although Cage objected to the concept as he feared that the bullet would then ricochet off his body and kill somebody nearby. However, before Piranha could fire the gun, it was then shot out of his hand by the [[Stylers]] who had arrived in order to kidnap Piranha.
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*'''Handgun''': Jones carried this handgun to shoot [[Luke Cage]] during his private party just for show. Cage told him not to do it, as the bullets could ricochet and hit somebody. Jones told Cage that he had been hired to do that, but before having the chance to shoot, one of the [[Stylers]] shot the gun out of Jones' hand.
   
 
===Other Equipment===
 
===Other Equipment===
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===Allies===
 
===Allies===
 
*[[Stokes Crime Family]]
 
*[[Stokes Crime Family]]
**[[Mariah Dillard]] †
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**[[Black Mariah|Mariah Dillard/Black Mariah]] †
**[[Shades|Herman Alvarez/Shades]]
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**[[Shades|Hernan Alvarez/Shades]]
 
*[[Uptown Investments]]
 
*[[Uptown Investments]]
**[[Lola]] - Employee
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**[[Lola (Receptionist)|Lola]] - Employee
 
*[[Barack Obama]]
 
*[[Barack Obama]]
*[[Luke Cage]] - Idol and Employee
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*[[Luke Cage]] - Idol, Employee and Savior
 
*[[Foggy Nelson]]
 
*[[Foggy Nelson]]
 
*[[James Lucas]]
 
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[[Category:Luke Cage (TV series) Characters]]
 
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Revision as of 17:22, 29 May 2020

"Wall Street is full of great white sharks. So no one sees a piranha coming. They're small, tenacious. So, sometimes you want to stay small. Then other times you wanna play it large!"
―Piranha Jones[src]

Raymond Jones, known as Piranha Jones, was a financial expert of Uptown Investments. He advised Mariah Dillard on business opportunities. Jones was captured and killed by Bushmaster as part of his plan to ruin Dillard by stripping her of her money and business. His severed head was left in a tank of piranhas.

Biography

Early Life

Meeting Mama Mabel

"See, my mother was one of Mama Mabel's hoes. Her best one."
"You sound proud of that."
"Desiree. One of her regulars was a banker. He's big-time. You know. He promised to get her out the life. He fell in love with her hard. But that was bullshit, because he wasn't gonna leave his wife. So my mom just had me, and he stopped calling."
―Piranha Jones and Luke Cage[src]

Raymond Jones is the son of Desiree Jones and an unnamed father, who was a wealthy banker whom had an affair with Desiree. Desiree was one of Mama Mabel's best prostitutes, who was promised by the banker to get her out of that life, but never left his wife. Raymond grew with his mother in New York, who was know working for the Stokes Crime Family, and befriended Mariah Dillard when he was kid.[1]

Plastics Deal

Working for Mariah Dillard

"I been knowing Mariah since I was a kid. My whole life, man. My mom was working for the Stokes. So when I started making noise on Wall Street, she was one of the first people to support me. You know, giving me clients, downtown connections."
"What did she want?"
"Money. Real money. She wanted to know more about offshore banking and stocks. The crooked legal ways white folk get down when it comes to protecting their green."
―Piranha Jones and Luke Cage[src]

Growing up, Jones decided to make noise on Wall Street, and was given the nickname "Piranha," believing that everyone there were sharks, and no one would expect a piranha to come. When first starting in Wall Street, he found support in Dillard by giving him clients, and downtown connections. For the support, Jones would supply Dillard with "real money," and knowledge on offshore banking and stocks so she could do it herself. Jones succeeded with giving Dillard the information, and this would fuel the Stokes Crime Family with success.[1]

Advising Mariah Dillard

Luge-cage-seasontwoimage-03

Jones meets with Mariah Dillard and Shades

"You've already given me power of attorney, so you're insulated."
"Mark Higgins won't wanna sell that company."
"But if you can convince Mark Higgins otherwise, you'll never have to worry about money another day in your life. Legitimate millions. Nothin' to launder."
―Piranha Jones and Mariah Dillard[src]

Piranha Jones met Mariah Dillard and Shades at the Ginny's Supper Club. With Dillard looking to move out of the crime business and got legit, he advised her to buy a controlling interest in Atreus Plastics before they sold out to Glenn Industries. Using inside information, Jones told her that Atreus had a paper-thin OLED monitor that they could roll up that only Glenn was aware of. A twenty million dollar investment could turn into billions. Jones set up a shell company in the Cayman Islands, and had power of attorney over Dillard's assets.[2]

Hiring Luke Cage

All Souled Out

Jones successfully gets Cage to be his guard

"We went and hit it big with this Atreus Plastics merger and I'm throwing a celebration. I want to do something special. Now, anybody can go and get a DJ. Trust me, you know I know 'em. You know, D-Nice, Flex, Mark Ronson. But a celebrity superhero, that's some next-level shit right there."
"It's just taking pictures and shaking hands, right?"
"That's it. And you'll be well rewarded for your time.""
―Piranha Jones and Luke Cage[src]

Wanting a celebrity superhero by his side, Jones met with Cage and Foggy Nelson, and admitted to them of being a fan of the hero. Cage agreed after seeing a photo of him with Dillard, and signed the contract to protect the businessman.[3]

Protected by Luke Cage

Cage talking with Jones

Jones and Luke Cage hiding in an cinema

"You want to hire this hero? The price just doubled."
Luke Cage to Piranha Jones[src]

Jones decided to go out to a party with Cage and Nelson, wanting the hero to stand guard and take pictures with him. At the platform, Jones called upon Cage to meet him there, who was confronting Hernan Alvarez before it could become a fight. Jones told the crowd that he was going to have fun by shooting Cage despite the latter's protest that a bullet would ricochet. Before he could fire the handgun, Jones was disarmed by an assailant, and being taken as Cage fought off the Stylers. Jones was saved by Cage who told him that the price of hiring a hero doubled, and the two left the party to get Jones somewhere safe.

Getting to an abandoned cinema, Cage interrogated Piranha for information the importance of Dillard and Alvarez. Jones revealed that he is responsible for Dillard's vast wealth and power, and kept under watch by Cage. Waiting out, Jones and Cage talked about their fathers, revealing that he never knew his father since he didn't leave his wife for his mother. Eventually, Cage decided to call the police for safety, but Jones was captured by Stylers who sneaked inside. Cage successfully rescued Jones from the Stylers, and decided to take him to church and ask his father for safety. Jones was left in Father James Lucas' care while Cage called Bushmaster for another fight, but this as an challenge over Piranha.[3]

Bushmaster's Custody

BushmasterQuestioningPiranha

Jones being questioned by John McIver

"You know Luke Cage is coming for me, right?"
"Me nah think so."
"You can't kill Luke Cage. Nobody can kill Luke Cage."
"Type faster, man."
―Piranha Jones and Bushmaster[src]

Jones was held captive in a warehouse as McIver went to fight Luke Cage once again, with Cage being defeated and losing the challenge. Jones was asked by McIver to move Dillard's money assets, but refused due to professional integrity. Lying that he has nothing to do with the Dillard's business, McIver became aggressive, but then tried to persuade to do the right thing. Jones gave in, and type the code into the laptop, and heard that Cage was coming for Jones as McIver cackled. Piranha told Bushmaster that he couldn't kill Cage, angering McIver and telling the former to type faster. Despite giving him what he wanted, Bushmaster ordered his men to decapitate Jones and place his head on a piranha tank.[4]

Legacy

Public Execution

"Bailey, dudes are getting murdered by fish. I think we are way past protocol at this point."
"Both of y'all think the rules don't apply. Poor Piranha was used as bait to lure a bigger fish. Hope it was worth it, hero."
Misty Knight and Nandi Tyler[src]

Jones' head was founded by Cage and Misty Knight, who defeated the Stylers and called the police on the situation. The two were told to leave the crime scene, with Knight being critiqued by Mark Bailey for their lack of protocol in fighting criminals.[4]

Personality

"You want that 150, don't you? Then hop to it, pet bitch. I hired you to do a job. Now do it."
―Piranha Jones to Luke Cage[src]

Piranha Jones showed himself to be a crooked businessman, secretly giving Mariah information on how to do offshore stocks so that she could become a powerful woman. He showed himself to be arrogant and reckless, wanting to shoot Luke Cage at a party despite not thinking that one of the bullets would ricochet and kill someone. With his high status, he believed himself to be above it all, stating that he wanted a celebrity superhero to be his guard, thus showing off his image to the public. He was also hypocritical, as he told Bushmaster that he didn't want to hurt his professional integrity despite being a criminal. Despite his arrogance, he showed himself to be proud of his mother, as she took care of him despite being heartbroken that her lover didn't keep his promise. In addition, he also was a big fan of Luke Cage, possibly seeing him as a beacon of hope in Harlem, but showed little respect when being captured by the Stylers. That being said, he also knew that Cage was someone who was hard to kill, as he told McIver that he couldn't kill the hero.

Abilities

"I went from taking copies of Black Enterprise from my dentist's office to having a crib and an office bigger than anything Earl Graves could ever dream of."
―Piranha Jones[src]
  • Expert Businessman: Raymond Jones was a successful businessman in New York, making noise in Wall Street with the aid of Mariah Dillard. He was responsible for getting Mariah vast amount of money, and making her a powerful figure in Harlem.

Equipment

Weapons

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Piranha aims his handgun towards Luke Cage

  • Handgun: Jones carried this handgun to shoot Luke Cage during his private party just for show. Cage told him not to do it, as the bullets could ricochet and hit somebody. Jones told Cage that he had been hired to do that, but before having the chance to shoot, one of the Stylers shot the gun out of Jones' hand.

Other Equipment

  • Luke Cage Collection: Piranha had a collection of Luke Cage, being a big fan of the Harlem hero presumably since he started his vigilantism. He would hire Luke Cage out of being a fan, and would show his collection to get him to be his guard.

Facilities

  • Uptown Investments Building: Gaining a high status in the business world, Jones worked in the Uptown Investments Building, where his office had many photos of him with well known people, such as Barack Obama.

Relationships

Family

Allies

Enemies

Appearances

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Trivia

References

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