John Black (fiction)
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John Black is a character on the television drama Days of our Lives played by actor Drake Hogestyn.
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[edit] Character History
John came to Salem not knowing who he was. He simply was "The Pawn." The Pawn after unraveling the bandages from his extensive plastic surgery, came up with the name John Black. He took a job in hospital security and found a friend in Dr. Marlena Evans. Marlena tried to help John Black regain his memory through hypnosis. Some people speculated that he could actually be Stefano DiMera, who had the money and means to create a drastic physical transformation if he wanted one. When Marlena got a peek at John's tattoo, she was shocked. It was a phoenix, and she thought he could indeed be Stefano as others suspected. Later after seeing before and after surgery photos, Marlena realized that he could be her presumed dead husband Roman Brady. Although John couldn't remember his past he knew he loved Marlena and believed she was his wife. Later that year, Marlena and "Roman" renewed their wedding vows. Shortly before Christmas in 1986, Marlena was presumed dead. In 1988 he became involved with Diana Colville, but it ended when it was discovered that Diana had accidentally shot him. She was so overwhelmed with guilt she left town.
In 1990 while trying to help exonerate Kayla of the murder of Marina Toscano, he met and got close to Isabella Toscano. It was eventually revealed that Isabella was the one who had killed her sister Marina and not Kayla. He was forced to arrest Isabella who was later cleared of all charges due to self-defense. Later that year it was determined that Isabella was the daughter of his long-time nemesis Victor Kiriakis. In 1991 his presumed dead wife Marlena returned after a five year absence, while the real Roman escaped his jungle prison. "Roman" and Roman ran into each other in Mexico while searching for Marlena's former captor. In the end it was determind that "Roman" was actually Forrest Alamain, brainwashed by Stefano DiMera to think he was Roman Brady. He then decided to use the name John Black permanently.
The truth about John being Forrest Alamain came out when John burst in on his 'brother' Lawrence about to seduce Carrie Brady. John was violently angry at Lawrence, who had raped Jennifer Horton and Lawrence pleaded with him not to hurt his own brother. Later, with his life back on track, or so it seemed, John and Isabella (who was very pregnant) were married after she gave birth to their son Brady Black in the church. When the happy couple returned from their honeymoon they found that Isabella had inoperable pancreatic cancer. She died later that year in John's arms.
After his wife's death, John began an affair with Marlena. The affair was caught by Marlena's daughter Sami Brady. Marlena gave birth to Belle Black, but it was discovered that John, not Roman, was the father. John soon fell for Kristen Blake, but when it was discovered that she was Stefano's adoptive daughter. Stefano then tried to kill John to stop Kristen from being with him.
John arrived at Maison Blanche, a DiMera family house, when Stefano sent him puzzle pieces of the estate. Stefano then locked John in the dungeon and began brainwashing him again. John was able to escape whe Celeste released gas into the dungeon and set fire to the mansion.
It was then discovered that John had been a priest and Kristen broke off their relationship at hearing that. Soon after a mysterious man named Gabe began visiting John and John soon learned that Gabe was an angel. Then Fr. John Black had to perform an exorcism on Marlena to save her soul. After that John was released from his priestly vows and he and Kristen renewed their romance even though he knew he still had strong feelings for Marlena.
During an extended trip to Aremid, John was tried and convicted of Tony DiMera's murder and was sentenced to the gas chamber. The gas had already started to rise when a Tony's journal was found which exonerated John (Tony had actually killed himself.) But John's luck did not turn good after that, as Stefano captured John who was looking for a kidnapped Marlena in Paris and sentenced John to die by the guillotine. Once again he was saved at the last second by his aunt Vivian Alamain.
John and Kristen had a baby, although she lost the baby in Paris, so she faked her pregnancy and had a look-alike, Susan Banks, give birth and tried to pass the child off as John's. Marlena discovered a letter Kristen had been hiding in which John stated how much he loved Marlena. John thought he was married to Kristen, although it was Susan who participated in the ceremony, and was raising Susan's child unbeknownst to him.
John found out about Kristen's lies at his wedding to Susan. Of course, he didn't know it was Susan at the time. After the wedding, Marlena and John went to the penthouse where they declared their undying love for each other and made passionate love. Then Roman returned the day of John and Marlena's wedding. He had an incurable disease which he had gotten as a result of nuclear war. Marlena felt very guilty because it was her affair with John that had caused Roman to leave Salem and take on this risky mission. Stefano said he had the cure, so he took Kristen, John, and Hope to the jungle somewhere, where they successfully found the cure for Roman.
They brought the cure back right in time to interrupt Roman's wedding to Marlena. Not long after this, Kristen was found dead in the pool. John felt very guilty and blamed himself. As it turned out, the woman dead in the pool was Penelope, the fourth Banks triplet given up for adoption. Kristen was shipped off to the evil kingdom where Susan had to stay. No one in Salem knew this.
John then decided to continue with his search for his past. So, he went to Lugano, Switzerland where he was a priest. He discovered that he might be connected to Princess Gina, who the presumed dead Hope Brady impersonated for four years after the REAL Princess Gina died. His friendship with the swamp girl Greta, who turned out to be Gina's daughter, affected his relationship with Marlena.
John and Marlena were married and went on their honeymoon in Hawaii. The happiness lasted only briefly as Gina got hold of John and turned him back into an "evil" John. While evil John, he slept with Gina numerous times. Stefano found them, tossed him overboard and left him for dead. Marlena found him washing up on the beach and he was saved. He had no memory of his time as evil John, but it soon became obvious once Hope turned up pregnant that John was believed to be the father. Luckily for John, his relationship with Marlena was strong enough to weather that storm, and when it was discovered that Bo Brady was really the father, everyone was relieved.
When John's friends in Salem began being killed off by the Salem Stalker, John was determined to find the killer. He ignored all the evidence that pointed toward Marlena as the killer, and was convinced that his half-brother Tony was behind it all. He was devastated when Marlena was arrested and then later gunned down by the police on top of the Salem police department. He soon became convinced that there was something more going on, and ended up on the island of Melaswen, where he was reunited with all his lost friends, and his beloved Doc. John managed to survive the escape from the island only to be devastated anew as he learned Marlena was again presumed dead. He was also severely injured in the rescue, and began secretly stealing pain medication (as well as obtaining it through other illegal means) to keep the pain at bay.
John got over his addiction and moved on with Kate Roberts when a miracle happened and both Roman and Marlena returned from the dead. Although John had recently proposed to Kate, they broke off the engagement to return to their newly returned spouses.
John rescued amnesia-stricken Marlena from Alex North, her long-lost, abusive husband from many years ago. Alex North was played by Wayne Northrop - the original Roman Brady.
Now, John and Marlena are working on getting their relationship back on track.
[edit] Family, Marriages, Children & Romantic Entanglements
[edit] Parents
- Leopold Alamain (father via adoption)
- Philomena Alamain (mother via adoption; biological aunt)
- Daphne DiMera (aunt via adoption; biological mother)
[edit] Siblings
- Lawrence Alamain (brother via adoption; biological cousin)
- Tony DiMera (cousin via adoption; biological half-brother)
[edit] Aunts & Uncles
- Vivian Alamain (aunt via adoption)
[edit] Nephews & Nieces
- Nicholas Alamain (nephew via adoption)
[edit] Married to
-- Marlena Evans (2006 - Presently)
- Marlena Evans (invalid; 1986-1987)
- Isabella Toscano (her death; 1992)
- Susan Banks (invalid; 1997) [posed as Kristen Blake]
- Marlena Evans (invalid; 1999-2006)
[edit] Children
- Brady Black (son with Isabella)
- Belle Black (daughter with Marlena)
[edit] Grandchildren
- Claire Brady
