Jackie “Two Cannons” Welles

Alias/Role: Two Cannons – Valentino Leader (2077 – Present)

Faction: Orta’s (From 2065 – 2075), The Jackster’s (2077 – Present)

Birth: 2047, Vista del Rey, Night City

Citizenship: Nightcidian

Son of Guadalupe Alejandra Welles and Raúl Welles. Raúl died in combat against the Sixth Street gang. Born in 2047 and raised in Vista del Rey, Jackie earned the nickname Two Cannons for the sheer power of his arms. Above all, he puts Heywood and the Valentinos first. He fights with his golden pistols—his chingonas doradas—a machete, his fists, and, only rarely, shotguns.

Loyal to the core, straightforward, and never one to hide his true self, Jackie combines a hard-edged sense of humor with a big heart. His mother describes him as a noble man who always wanted to protect his own. Jackie joined the Valentinos at the age of sixteen.

A major figure in the 2072 gang war against Maelstrom, Jackie cemented his reputation that August during the Industrial District battles. He took three bullets meant for Gustavo Orta—an act that nearly cost him his life but elevated his name almost as much as Orta’s. For saving Gustavo, Jackie was awarded a rose. Alongside another rose inherited from his late father, Jackie became the only Valentino to hold two roses, the most ever accumulated within the gang by 2077.

Range: Valentino Boss. Extremely fear, Extremely loved.