Ayana Jones

The name or term "Jones" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Jones (disambiguation).

Ayana Jones is a human from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Jones can summarise her own bio, thank you every much.

Ayana Jones, codename Mayday, is an ex-member of Skywatch turned member of G.I. Joe turned ex-member of G.I. Joe turned member of Earth Defense Command turned ex-EDC turned Joe again. As you can guess from that CV, she prefers being in the thick of the action. In her long history she's worked with top officers like Duke and Marissa Faireborn, but now she's the one who gets to run squads.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Jones worked for Skywatch, America's secret counter-Transformer agency. So it's probably a bit embarrassing she'd transferred to the Joes when the Decepticons invaded Earth. The Iron Klaw

Under the codename Mayday, she served under Duke when Cobra invaded Nanzhao. Crisis Intervention She spent a few years operating in Eastern Europe with Big Ben and was privy to Ben and Duke's big plan that brought down Cobra The Iron Klaw but the Joes were on their last legs by then. She was shunted to the Earth Defense Command, Skywatch's successor, when G.I. Joe was mothballed. Crisis Intervention

Jones was part of the EDC forces stationed at their Marshall Islands base. She reported that the Autobots were storming the beach and was caught by surprise when the EDC's Decepticon allies revealed the spaceship they'd brought along. Full Fathom Five She monitored the battle along with General Witwicky, but was rendered unconscious when the Prowl-controlled Devastator attacked the building, and thus failed to witness Galvatron kill the General in retaliation for unleashing the EDC's anti-Transformer mind bomb. I Dream of Wires

"I checked the rear vision mirror like three times."

Following Spike Witwicky's hack of Onyx's new product launch, Jones accompanied Marissa Faireborn to Onyx's Tokyo HQ as the EDC's response to Garrison Blackrock's angry phone call. Signals, Calls, and Marches As a Transformer battle broke out in the city, Faireborn and Jones took Blackrock to safety in an aircraft, though Jones would much rather have stayed to fight. She instead ended up trying to talk the Chinese out of invading Japan. Vs. On Blackrock's request, they headed for Onyx's Wanmu facility where Garrison showed them the collection of Cybertronian tech he'd built up. Jones was skeptical of Blackrock's claim he was descended from Gilgamesh, but as the tour continued, the building came under attack from Devastator. ONoffON When Spike dropped in and grabbed Faireborn, Jones was ready to shoot him, but didn't get the chance before Devastator breached the walls. She and Faireborn ended up hauling Spike clear as the battle continued to rage between Devastator and the Decepticon forces with their temporary ally Arcee. The Obliterati

At one point, Marissa and Ayana listened to Thundercracker's attempt to write a Christmas story. It went as well as could be expected. The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

Faireborn and Jones accompanied Blackrock and the Decepticons on a visit to the satellite commune which Onyx was building for the Decepticons in Jupiter's orbit, and Jones expressed her dislike of spacesuits. During the tour, the pair discussed Blackrock's mysterious origins and wondered if he was on the level. South of Heaven

Back on Earth at E.D.C. HQ, Jones waited with Faireborn outside Spike's cell as Blackrock visited the prisoner. The pair were forced to listen to Thundercracker's latest script until Blackrock eventually emerged. The Nothing Man So you can imagine their shock when they learned Blackrock had captured some Autobots and stuffed them under the E.D.C. base! Ayana had Blackrock captured at gunpoint as they learned all he'd been up to, but too late: Galvatron arrived, revealing the man was really a Cybertronian sleeper agent for Onyx Prime. Helden Galvatron's arrival led to a tense stand-off with the E.D.C. and the newly revealed captive Autobots until Skywarp teleported them away. Jones tracked the falling Autobot shuttle Ark-7 to Shanghai, and the E.D.C. prepared to respond. Perihelion

Notes

• Jones as a Joe was a retcon done for the Revolution crossover.
• The codename Mayday comes from G.I. Joe Extreme, the short-lived mid-90s revamp. Mayday also appeared in the Devil's Due Press Joe comics, wherein her real name was "Paige Adams".

External links

• Mayday at the IDW Hasbro Wiki