"maybe you should join majestic 12... in a body bag." -JC Denton quote from Deus Ex. It's a menacing line delivered in response to an interaction with an NPC.-

JC Denton is the protagonist of Deus Ex and a major character in Deus Ex: Invisible War. JC, along with his sibling Alex Denton, is a clone of his brother Paul Denton.
In Deus Ex, JC is initially working for UNATCO, where his main job is to combat and stop terrorist organizations such as the NSF. He and his brother, Paul, start off as nano-augmented UNATCO agents. JC then switches allegiance to the NSF, stops Bob Page's conspiracy, and causes the Collapse. In Deus Ex: Invisible War, JC is a key figure of ApostleCorp, one of the major factions in the game.

In Deus Ex, JC Denton is revealed to be sharp, intelligent and perceptive, yet cold, stoic and a bit of a loner. This is in contrast to his brother Paul, who is passionate and empathetic. In an early conversation with his brother, he states that he is "used to being on his own" after Paul fondly remembers his UNATCO initiation ceremony. Paul then wryly remarks that "one can be TOO self-sufficient...". However, JC is also highly idealistic and believes his work in UNATCO to be heroic and for the greater good. JC's personality is, however, dependent on the player's choices, as the game gives the ability to carry out whatever action the player desires.

By Invisible Wars, JC developed more autocratic personality with a god-complex attitude.

According to Deus Ex executive producer Warren Spector, the surname "Denton" was a reference to Warren Spector's friend, sci-fi author Bradley Denton, while "JC" originated from the exclamation "Jesus Christ." In a 2017 Game Developers Conference, Spector revealed that JC got his name from an anecdote where his friend, Bradley Denton, was too helpful, so Spector would jokingly respond "Jesus Christ, Denton, don't be so helpful." When he decided to use his friend's last name, he decided to also borrow from this saying, confirming that JC "stands for Jesus Christ."

Later, in a 2019 interview, Spector similarly stated that "JC Denton was kind of an in-joke" based on his friend Bradly and the "Jesus Christ" exclamation. However, in the same interview, Spector also mentioned that there were "a variety of reasons why he's called JC Denton" and that the rest of the development team also had their reasons as well. While not addressed in the interview, earlier commentary revealed that the name JC was deemed to be suitable as a unisex name, which was needed for the original design that there would be both male and female options for the character.

On the topic of the name "JC" also being a biblical reference, Spector stated, "the fact that it's possible for JC to make big sacrifices at the end, you know, for the sake of mankind. There's an obvious reference there." According to Harvey Smith, an idea was considered during development that JC Denton would be a descendant of Jesus Christ.

Originally, "JC Denton" was intended to be a code name only, and not the character's real name. Over time, however, the distinction between real name and code name was seemingly dropped from the series, and "JC Denton" was adopted as the character's real name.

The original concept of "JC Denton" being only a code name is documented in design document v13.12. This document states: "During the game, the player character will be referred to in all speech as 'J.C. Denton.' But this is an assigned alias, not the character’s 'real' name." According to design document v13.12, the player's real name was supposed to be a secret former identity, and would only be known to certain specific characters. Thus, the limited use of the player's real name during the game would have enabled the game to imply situations in which the "sender is in on the identity change."

The concept that JC has a real name different from his code name was partially subverted in Deus Ex. When starting a new game in Deus Ex, players can customize JC's real name to their preference (by contrast, the "code name" field is fixed at "JC Denton" and is not customizable). However, even though the "real name" field is customizable, it is set to "JC Denton" by default. Customizing JC's real name will affect some in-game media. In particular, the membership list for the Luminous Path will list the player's customized real name.

In Deus Ex: Invisible War, the same Luminous Path membership list that previously appeared in Deus Ex will always display "JC Denton" in the list of members, indicating that by the time Invisible War was completed, Ion Storm intended to use JC's default real name as the canonical real name. Furthermore, official media after Deus Ex do not make a distinction between JC's code name and real name.

The general concept of JC being an augmented agent dates back to early precursors of Deus Ex, including the 1997 Shooter precursor. An early document for Shooter describes JC as an augmented with "enhanced senses, increased intelligence, biomechanically supercharged muscles and fantastic weaponry."

A more detailed description of JC Denton appears in design document v5.3e for Shooter: Majestic Revelations, the successor concept to Shooter. This document states that JC is nicknamed "shooter" due to his prowess with firearms. It also describes JC as having "numerous physical augmentations," including eye implants that glow faintly red, and that some of the augmentations he could receive later in the game would be outlandish, including a "skull gun." The "skull gun" concept would later be turned into a joke associated with Gunther Hermann instead.

Design document v5.3e also states that JC was intended to be selectable by the player to be either male or female. This original plan to allow the player to choose the gender of the character was also mentioned in a 2009 Warren Spector interview, in which Spector also stated that the ambiguity of "JC" has a "nice, unisex name" to flow with "Denton." Although the gender selection feature was not implemented, the name "JC" was left unchanged. The ability to choose the protagonist's gender was later implemented into Deus Ex: Invisible War.

Early designs of JC output, as seen in design document v5.3e and the Deus Ex Bible, do not depict JC wearing a trench coat. In design document v5.3e, JC is described as "always wearing his duster, gloves, unusual sunglasses, even at night..." By the time of E3 1999, JC is depicted as wearing a trench coat, as he is depicted in the final game.

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