Jim Alexander
The loyal partner who paid the ultimate price
Character ID
HC-CHAR-JIM-0604
Character Data
Jim Alexander
Male
Adult
Horizon Justice Force Judge
Human
Horizon Justice Force
Security Level: CONFIDENTIAL
HC-CHAR-JIM
Overview
The loyal partner who paid the ultimate price
Physical Description
•
No detailed physical description provided in the stories•
Wore standard Horizon Justice Force armor
Cybernetic Modifications
✓
Standard Judge equipment
Notable Quotes
They never do.
— Responding to Preston's comment about a suspect not wanting to stop
They keep making them...
— Commenting on criminals in Horizon City with a grin
See ya tomorrow!
— To Preston after their shift at the Hall of Justice
Story Appearances
Judge
Judge Preston's partner; killed during the investigation of a secret underground facility
Character Connections
Judge Preston
Partner; Preston feels immense guilt over his death
Chief Justice Pratt
Superior officer
Hammer
Richard Johnson delivers paydata to Corpie in exchange for info on Constant Cloning while Tim transforms into a monster due to experiments, which led to the murder of Jim during the raid.
Related Locations
Hall of Justice
Headquarters of the Horizon Justice Force
Related Themes
Disposability of Human Life
Jim Alexander's DCD and his permanent loss underscore the theme of disposability human-life, emphasizing how certain lives can be deemed disposable due to medical advancements like cloning.
Medical Ethics
Jim Alexander's experience with DCD highlights the ethical dilemmas surrounding cloning and its impact on human life, making this theme highly relevant to his character.
Background
Jim Alexander
Archetype: Fallen Hero
The loyal partner who paid the ultimate price
Jim Alexander embodies the fallen hero archetype - the loyal officer who dies in the line of duty - but subverts it by being truly irreplaceable due to his Degenerative Clone Disorder (DCD). His death is not just a personal tragedy but represents a permanent loss that haunts his partner and reveals the limitations of Horizon City's clone-based immortality.
Basic Information
- Full Name: Jim Alexander
- Aliases: None known
- Occupation: Horizon Justice Force Judge
- Status: Permanently Deceased (DCD - Degenerative Clone Disorder, non-revivable)
Physical Description
- No detailed physical description provided in the stories
- Wore standard Horizon Justice Force armor
Story Appearances
- Judge: Judge Preston's partner; killed during the investigation of a secret underground facility
Connections
- Judge Preston: Partner; Preston feels immense guilt over his death
- Chief Justice Pratt: Superior officer
Subversion of Archetype
Jim Alexander subverts the fallen hero archetype in several key ways:
-
The Partner Who Cannot Return: Unlike most deaths in Horizon City, his death from DCD means he cannot be cloned again, making his sacrifice truly permanent.
-
The Sacrifice Without Recognition: His death is overshadowed by the medical breakthroughs from the case, with the authorities more concerned about the scientific data than justice for him.
-
The Loyal Officer Whose Memory Haunts: His death drives Preston's obsession with revenge, becoming a psychological wound that won't heal.
-
The Victim Whose Death Reveals Corruption: His death exposes the moral compromises of the Justice system, which prioritizes corporate interests over justice for its own officers.
Role in the Corporate Game
Jim Alexander represents the human cost of the corporate system. His death from DCD highlights how even those who serve the system are ultimately expendable when their usefulness ends. The fact that his death is treated as less important than the scientific data recovered from the case demonstrates how human life is valued less than corporate assets in Horizon City.
Notable Quotes
"They never do." — Responding to Preston's comment about a suspect not wanting to stop
"They keep making them..." — Commenting on criminals in Horizon City with a grin
"See ya tomorrow!" — To Preston after their shift at the Hall of Justice