Editing Crucible:Thunder Dragon (section)

== Background ==

Born Jack Forman, he was orphaned at a young age and endured a difficult childhood in the foster system. His life changed when he was adopted by Ed and Lisa Storm, who gave him a stable home and a loving family. Taking their name, Jack embraced his new life, finding joy in performance and attention, eventually pursuing acting as a career.

While attending acting school, Jack was diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease—fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), a condition that would slowly immobilize and ultimately kill him.

Refusing to burden his family, Jack sold his prized 1953 Corvette and traveled to Tibet in search of a rumored cure. After a grueling journey, he found the hidden Druk temple, where he was taken in by the monk Shamar Norbu.

There, Jack underwent years of intense training. Through mastery of chi, he was able not only to cure himself, but to transform his body into a living weapon. Shamar offered him the mantle of the Druk—the living Thunder Dragon—but Jack’s loyalty to his family drew him home.

His return was marked by tragedy. His adoptive father, Ed Storm, and family friend Giovanni “Pop Pop” Bianchi had been murdered by the Drago crime family after refusing to pay protection money.

Grief-stricken and filled with guilt, Jack dedicated his life to fighting crime.