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Jack is a famous and experienced adventurer who has collected many treasures throughout his life. He aided Jesse and his/her friends on their quest to defeat the Admin. He is voiced by Fred Tatasciore.
Jack has dirty-blonde hair and a beard, brown eyebrows, and one black pupil and one gray pupil that he calls his "bad eye." He wears a blue vest called the Vest of Five Fists which was gifted to him by the Singing Clerics of Try'bal Cliff.[1] Jack also wore black gloves, white pants with brown and blue stripes, and black shoes. His left eye is determinantly damaged if Jesse chooses to help Petra get her sword instead of rescuing him in the Sea Temple, and he will have an eye patch for the rest of the game.
In Jailhouse Block, if Jack doesn't become Romeo's "champion", he wears an orange prisoner jumpsuit with the sleeves ripped off.
Jack can get a red gauntlet and have his clothing be mainly red in color in Jailhouse Block, if Jesse chose him to get the giant clock in Giant Consequences. The gauntlet will later be removed by Romeo, but the "champion" clothing will remain for the rest of the game until the later part of Above and Beyond.
In Below the Bedrock, if Jesse refuses to give their swords to PorkChop, Jack will fall off a cliff and have his clothing be mainly dirty; his hair will become messy and will have his clothing mainly covered in dirt and grime.
Personality
Jack is a resilient fighter and cares for and protects his friends (such as Nurm and Petra). He constantly blames himself for the death of his other friends, traumatized after Vos and Sammy died. If Jesse chooses to leave Nurm behind, he becomes determined to get him back. He is resentful towards the Admins, first refusing to believe that the Admin existed in Hero in Residence and doubts Xara's credibility in Jailhouse Block, believing that all Admins act like Romeo, who caused the deaths of Vos and Sammy from his original group of friends.
Jack is also an experienced adventurer. He is shown to be very proud of his adventures, often telling his stories and recalling his experiences with various societies. However, a lot of his claims are shown to be either improvised or punned.
Biography
Childhood
Jack grew up as an amateur hero in a town full of them, each with their own gimmick and legacy behind them. In this town, there was a prestigious academy few could successfully attend, and a lesser, accessible school for people deemed "sidekicks." His dream was to become a great hero in his own right, but ended up on the sidekick track due to an impulsive yet selfless personality; he "simply wanted to help people." For one reason or another, Jack ended up being assigned to "stick boy," a position requiring gathering materials for other people to craft equiptment. During this period, he befriended an alchemist prodigy named Vos, who wanted to become a sidekick instead.
Everything came to a head when a "big bad villain" managed to defeat the town's heroes, leaving only the sidekicks. Jack and Vos embarked on a quest to defeat them, meeting the cartographer Nurm and master thief Sammy. Using a map designed by the former, the four were able to locate the threat at hand, presumably restoring power to the town's heroes.[2] Following this adventure, the four remained friends for the rest of their lives, and opened a business together.
Adventures
Throughout the time Jack is with Jesse in Season Two, he mentions quite a few people and places from his adventures. Most are brief mentions without much story:
Warriors of the Whispering Mountain - of whom and where Jack was trained[3]
Air Titans of the East
Villagers of Mushroom Archipelago - of whom know of the Sea Temple
Apex Hunters of the Sur’gao Pass
Singing Clerics of Trybal Cliff - from whom Jack obtained his "Vest of Five Fists"
Ikthata Zombie - of whom Jack defeated
Swamps of Foon-jar
Deep Dwellers of Hon’bar Crevasse - of whom Jack obtained his diving helmets
Jack finding Sammy's inventory next to the Elder Guardian that killed her.
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I found a gauntlet just like that, once. Teamed up with my friends, Vos and Sammy, to follow it's trail. (Tearful) Neither of them made it out alive. Hence, uh, you know, "lava," "map," "volcano." You remember what I was saying. Anyway. But burning the map couldn’t erase the... horrible memories. And, thanks to the curse of my perfect sense of direction, I couldn’t forget the location of that temple if I tried.
„
— Jack on the incident
During one of their adventures, Jack's Group traveled to the Sea Temple following a map. Sammy was killed by an Elder Guardian and Vos met an unknown end (possibly from either Romeo, another Elder Guardian, or a Prismarine Foe. Jack, the only survivor, was so distraught that he traveled to a volcano and threw the map into the lava.
Sammy was close friends with Jack and Vos, frequently adventuring and spending time together. Not much else is known of Jack and Sammy's relationship, but Jack is distraught after finding her remaining inventory near an Elder Guardian in the Sea Temple, where she was killed. Her parrot, Archie, remained with Jack in the Emporium.
Jack keeps his friend Sammy's parrot in his map shop.[4] When Jesse spotted the parrot, he/she stated that he/she had been worried all the parrots had left Beacontown. Jack claimed that Archie would never leave. When asked if Archie was his, Jack responded that he was watching the parrot for a friend, choosing not to provide further details.
The Warriors of the Whispering Mountains call me the 'Stab-Walker'. The Air Titans of the East call me 'He Who Slashes Like Thunder'. But you may call me... 'Jack'.
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— Jack introducing himself.
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There are lots of 'signs' in the world; not everyone's brave enough to follow them.
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— Jack (Determinant)
“
That sass won't fix the pit any faster, you know.
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— Jack to Jesse (Determinant)
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Always good to see a hero that knows their own worth.
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— Jack to Jesse (Determinant)
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The bold silence, the bold beginning.
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— Jack noticing Jesse's silence (Determinant)
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So what can I do for you today? Desert temple? Woodland manssAAIE - Whoa!
„
— Jack to Jesse and Petra before seeing Jesse's Prismarine Gauntlet
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The world's a lot bigger than you think it is, Jesse.
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— Jack to Jesse
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The 'rules' as you know them? How the world works? Those don't always apply in this Temple.
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— Jack to Jesse, Petra, and Nurm before entering the Sea Temple
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But burning the map couldn't erase the... horrible memories. And thanks to my perfect sense of direction, I couldn't forget the location of the Temple if I tried.
„
— Jack to Jesse and Petra
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Yeah. Friends are the best. Love... having friends.
„
— Jack, reminded of his two deceased friends, Vos and Sammy (Determinant)
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It's time to chart a course... for Doom Sea.
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— Jack before going on the adventure with Jesse's gang
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Whaaat? Come on. Time to show this goon what the Skitarro Crag-Jumpers do to town destroyers!
„
— Jack if Jesse chose to play cool with Romeo (Determinant)
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Ah, it's nothing. It's just my perfect reflexes and photographic muscle memory.
„
— Jack after his landing
“
Haven't seen anything that grand since the last time I visited the Overcompensating Builders of E'gesh.
I trained with the TNT Jugglers of Tristy Cove. 'Careful' is the only way I know.
„
— Jack (Determinant)
“
So that must've been the treasure the llama was after.
„
— Jack to Jesse talking about the diamonds, while solving the puzzle (Determinant)
“
Jack: Hey! I ever told you about the time I freed the M'undari Fishchasers?
Jesse: No?
Jack: Then I won't bother, because it wasn't half as impressive as this.
„
— Jack to Jesse after smashing the giant clock (Determinant)
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I need to find him.
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— Jack reminding the others about Vos
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Vos... the whole time?
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— Jack after "Vos" reveals his true identity
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Identity theft is no joke.
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— Jack
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Maybe, but a friend that abandons a friend is no friend, and I am a friend, friend.
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— Jack to Jesse (Determinant)
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Well, no matter what it takes, no matter how many heads I have to clobber, I will get him back.
„
— Jack determined to come back for Nurm (Determinant)
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Everybody knows there's nothing under the bedrock except... nothing! And also certain death.
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— Jack arguing with Xara
“
You are both clearly disturbed individuals.
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— Jack to PorkChop and another scavenger (Determinant)
“
When you set off that firework Binta gave you, I'll come running. And hopefully I'll have a few new friends with me.
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— Jack to Jesse (Determinant)
“
Ha, looks like all my training from Marsh Hoppers of the Har'lang Swamps totally paid off.
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— Jack after saving Jesse
“
Well just be like the noble light of truth and shine through the darkness of the mess. Only then will you scatter the shadows and reveal your goal.
„
— Jack to Jesse (Determinant)
“
Oh, oh my-- oh my gosh. Do you know who that is? That is Ivor, a founding freaking member of the Order of the freaking Stone. That is a legend. Standing in front of us, Nurm. Within arm's reach. And my shop is a complete wreck! This is so totally embarrassing.
„
— Jack to Nurm, freaking out about Ivor
“
This is very bittersweet for me, y'know. Goodbyes are... no good. That we have, Nurmie. So I won't say it this time. Not to people I will see again.
Jack is able to understand villagerese, as shown when he communicates with Nurm. However, he does not communicate in villagerese because he has a terrible accent.[6]
Stella calling Jack "Jacques" might be a reference to the first draft of the game, where Jack was depicted as a person who insisted that his name was pronounced "Jacques."[7]
In some scenes of the game, Jack's good eye/only eye looks very dark green instead of black.
Jack’s name is a reference to Jack Burton from the film Big Trouble in Little China.[8]
↑[https://stirpicus.tumblr.com/post/729877943472603136"Hahaha some of them (like Choongie-Choongie Forest) were improvised by Jack’s actor, Fred Tatiasciore; but most of them were me making up nonsense.
When we started making up Jack’s backstory I wove some of them in - like Pur’gan-Gah is where Nurm’s family lives, and the Whispering Mountains was a place that Jack trained - but they’re mostly just for fun. Seeing them all listed out is funny."] – Stirpicus, September 30, 2023, Tumblr
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