T.J. Marcus is character in the Soul series of games as he has made his first debut in Soulcalibur V. He is an African American high school student who is known for pulling jokes on criminals and villainous tycoons until he was pulled in a time rift created by Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, he is also the boyfriend of 18 year old Chinese American high school student Hannah Shang. In Soulcalibur V what lies in his soul is Family In Soulcalibur V's Promotional material, he is referred as The American Prankster.