Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… as James Darrell Edwards III, an accomplished officer in the NYPD.
Living… off the grid. Because of his prowess as a police officer, James has been recruited to join the Men in Black, a secret unofficial government agency. As a result, he’s had to erase all traces of his former life. He will no longer be known as James Edwards, but simply Agent J.
Profession… special agent in the M.I.B. Agent J and his colleagues are responsible for monitoring alien life on Earth. It turns out that we’re not alone in the universe, and it’s M.I.B.’s job to keep humans and alien refugees separate from one another.
Interests… style and pizzazz. The flamboyant J is not used to life in the sober and somewhat bland M.I.B. His partner, Agent K, embodies the seriousness that characterizes the agency. J, on the other hand, wants to add a bit of spice to M.I.B. He teases K about their uniforms, saying, “You know what the difference is between you and me? I make this look good.”
Relationship Status… single. As a member of M.I.B., Agent J is not allowed to associate with civilians.
Challenge… finding “the galaxy,” a precious jewel that houses a powerful source of energy. Agents J and K have to locate the galaxy before “the Bug,” a slimy, deadly invader. If the M.I.B. can’t find it in time, the Arquillians, an intergalactic alien species, will destroy the entire planet.
Personality… sarcastic and unruly. Despite J’s crime fighting abilities, he’s having a difficult time adjusting to M.I.B.’s strict rules. He’s also becoming more and more annoyed by Agent K’s diminutive nicknames for him. He reprimands Agent K, saying, “You chose me… so you recognized the skills, so I don’t want nobody calling me ‘son’ or ‘kid’ or ‘sport’ or nothing like that, cool?”
Get to Know him in...
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Men in Black follows the exploits of agents Kay and Jay, members of a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth. The two Men in Black find themselves in the middle of the deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. In order to prevent worlds from colliding, the MiB must track down the terrorist and prevent the destruction of Earth. It's just another typical day for the Men in Black.
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Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIBs untarnished mission statement: protecting the earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. And now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay-who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the Men In Black, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy-to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.
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Agents J and K are back just in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him—secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
