John Druitt



Montague John Druitt is a powerful abnormal and one of the most important people in Helen Magnus' life.

Thanks to the source blood, he possesses the gift of teleportation, but this attracted an energy being that led to insanity, temporarily turning him into a brutal killer. In 19th century England, he became known as "Jack the Ripper".

He was previously involved with Magnus and is the biological father of her daughter Ashley.

Biography
Druitt met Magnus as well as three other students (Nigel Griffin, Nikola Tesla and James Watson) at the University of Oxford with whom he would soon become close friends. His friendship with Magnus evolved into something more. Together they became collectively known as who often used unconventional means to preform research with the goal to expand their knowledge of the physical world; delving into the hidden existence of abnormals.



Things in their lives took a mixed turn when Magnus was able to acquire a sample of pure, untainted vampire blood that was collected before the species was eradicated by the Church. The group's curiosity to learn what humanity had the potential to evolve into led them to each take an injection of a serum Magnus derived from the blood. Such a thing had never been done before. Each member survived the injection and acquired their own unique powers from exposure to the blood.

Sometime after Druitt injected the source blood in the Spring of 1886, he became ill on the verge of dying. Magnus created a temporary treatment from her own blood to artificially extend his life; this granted him the gift of Magnus' longevity. The two were lovers for some time and became engaged to be married.

Unfortunately, while the other four members were able to master and adapt to their new powers, Druitt's ability was thought to have awakened a psychotic nature in him, causing him to go on a murderous rampage that eventually became known as the Jack the Ripper killings. For some time he was able to hide his condition from his friends and fiancée who were oblivious to the fact that their respectable friend and the monster that roamed the London streets were one and the same person.

Eventually in late 1888 however, Magnus, noticing the change in his character and the way the Ripper's profile matched with his abnormal abilities, confronted him and discovered the awful truth; she still held on to some small hope that the old Druitt could be restored.



That belief was eventually shattered when he almost killed her when she confronted him again in 1898 for similar murders, forcing her to defend herself and leading him to disappear from his friends lives for a long time.

Due to the coincidental timing of when Druitt initially becomes filled with rage after the injection of the source blood, Magnus became convinced that it was the result of her injecting her own blood treatment into him that caused his madness. This caused her to bare an enormous amount of guilt and regret for more than a century about not being able to fix his condition.

At some point near the end of their relationship in the late 1880's before their engagement was broken, Magnus became pregnant with their daughter Ashley. Due to Druitt's unstable nature of being Jack the Ripper, she chose to cryogenically freeze the embryo for almost 100 years before bringing her to term when she felt safe that Druitt would never be a part of their child's life.

Druitt's relationship with the other members of The Five was severely damaged when the truth became known. Griffin apparently turned his back on him, as did Watson, who had been a dear friend at the time and confided and consulted with Druitt during the investigation. He still held a grudge against Druitt up until shortly before his death when they finally made peace. Tesla, who in the past was merely a rival for Magnus' affection, became more hostile, especially when it was implied Druitt tried to pin some of his actions on the young scientist when he was still coming to grips with his newly emerged vampirism. The early 2000s allowed the pair to mellow back into being friendly rivals, as they were both able to fight side-by-side together in the battle against the super abnormals.

Relationships

 * Dr. Helen Magnus
 * Love of his life and mother to his child.


 * Ashley Magnus
 * Once Druitt discovered that Ashley was his own flesh and blood, he began to seek her out, but without telling her the truth. He was aware that she had inherited a lust for violence from him, and tried to counsel her about it. Once Ashley realized who he was, they had an even more complicated relationship, which was tragically cut short when she was turned into a super abnormal and eventually killed herself by teleporting through an EM shield. Stricken with grief and rage, Druitt hunted down and killed the leaders of the Cabal one by one for what they did to his child.


 * Dr. James Watson
 * Druitt and Watson were very close during their original time with . When the "Jack the Ripper" murders rocked England, Watson tried to find and capture the elusive criminal, and often discussed the case with Druitt, unaware that he was the one he was looking for. Once the truth was revealed, Watson was deeply hurt by his friend's betrayal; Druitt was more affected by the loss of this friendship than he was willing to admit. Shortly before Watson's death in early-2009, they finally reconciled.


 * Nikola Tesla
 * Druitt and Tesla are frequently butting heads with each other, especially while both are in the presence of Magnus (Druitt is not very fond of Magnus being left alone with him). Magnus tends to referee their squabbles to her great annoyance, eventually getting both men to settle down and focus on their current task(s). She is the key factor in getting the two men to cooperate with each other as both are willing to do whatever it takes for her, especially when her life is at risk.