Real Name/Secret Identity:
John Bauer
Universe/Franchise:
24
First Appearance:
24 Day 1, Episode 1: "12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m."
Abilities:
Turning the tide in 24 hours
Occupation:
Sometimes CTU agent; sometimes rogue operative
Base of Operations:
Usually Los Angeles
Dirty Details Done Dirt Cheap:
As of 2010, Jack Bauer has had nine rather challenging days in his career as a sometimes CTU agent and full-time ass-kicker. Jack was originally an operative with the Los Angeles-based Counter Terrorism Unit and saved the world (or at least part of a city) more than once - usually at great personal expense, as he usually ends up as a human punching bag and his family and friends end up being targeted by the bad guys. He's been technically killed at least a dozen times and has a (rather controversial) knack for using torture to get information out of suspects. He's an expert with all sorts of firearms and explosives and is highly resistant to torture himself - he was tortured by Chinese agents for two years and didn't speak one word the entire time.
