This is a list of characters in the Jak and Daxter series, a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2. Currently, five games in the series have been released, with Jak as the primary playable character except Daxter for the PSP. [edit] Main Characters The main character in the Jak and Daxter Series. A quiet, headstrong, often troublemaking boy in the first game, his personality would take a dramatic turn in Jak II. Jak was born in the future after the events of the first Jak and Daxter game and was taken from his father Damas by Count Veger only to have lost him to the underground leading up to the events of Jak II, after which he is taken back to the past by his older self and repeat the events in a continuous cycle back in the first game. It is later stated in Jak 3 by his father Damas, as he dies, that Jak's real name is Mar, the legendary hero that has been often stated by characters. This implies that Jak has been time traveling for the events that have happened in the game, though most of it has not been playable or seen. In an interview, Naughty Dog’s creative director said that "Jak is the hero you want to be...Jak is the stellar guy who is going to make it happen, who is going to save the world".[1] Voiced by Mike Erwin. Jak has a special relationship with an energy called "eco" that allows him to have certain abilities. In The Precursor Legacy he absorbs different colors of eco that give him different powers, such as speed, strength, life, and shooting balls of eco. In Jak II, he gets experimented on with Dark Eco by Baron Praxis, which gives him the ability to turn into a form called Dark Jak. Throughout the game, talking to Precursor statues allows him to gain certain abilities when in Dark Jak form. In Jak 3 he gains a new set of Dark Jak powers, as well as being blessed with a Light Jak form, which is geared towards defense and healing abilities as opposed to the explosive offensive of Dark Jak. Throughout the game the Precursors give him abilities such as flight, freezing time, healing, and a shield.[2] In The Lost Frontier Jak gets new eco powers, such as the Rocket Jump, and the Construct Power, which allows him to create platforms to leap from.[3] [edit] Daxter Jak's sidekick and closest friend. He is turned into an ottsel (half otter, half weasel) due to events of the Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, of being exposed to Dark Eco. Though it is stated later on in Jak 3 that he has been turned into a Precursor, a group of ancient beings said to have created the world and the Eco in it. Daxter's accident would lead the story's plot in the first game as he seeks help from the main antagonist Gol to turn him back to normal. Before Daxter's accident, he was a orange haired, buck-toothed coward that seemed to be the opposite to Jak's couragous and trouble making, though it is implied by Samos the green sage, that both of them are trouble makers. Daxter has often tried to presuade women using lousy pickup lines, much to Jak's dismay. Daxter, later gets a love interest of his own in Jak II, Tess, a weapon-designing blonde for the underground. Though Daxter has been marked as a coward, he always exaggerates his stories to make him seem as the hero. Despite this Daxter has shown plenty of courage, even rescuing Jak in his own game "Daxter" and thus leading to the events of Jak II. In an interview, Naughty Dog’s creative director said that "Daxter is the hero that you are afraid you are...Daxter is just a little bit concerned, a little bit afraid and he would rather take the easy way out".[1] He also said they use Daxter as a "secret weapon" for when scenes start to get boring.[1] Voiced by Max Casella. [edit] Antagonists - Gol and Maia Acheron - Gol and his sister Maia are the main antagonists of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. Warped by their long exposure to Dark Eco, they planned to break open the Dark Eco Silos with a modified Precursor Robot in order to flood the world with Dark Eco and reshape it according to their own twisted vision. Voiced by Dee Snider and Jennifer Hagood.
- Kor - At the beginning of Jak 2, Kor was seen with the kid. He later appeared giving help and missions to Jak. He was well-trusted by the members of the underground rebellion. However, later in the game, he betrays Jak and allows the metal heads into the city. He then goes to the construction site, reveals himself as the Metal Head Leader, and kills Baron Praxis. Jak then goes to the Metal Head nest, where Kor reveals a great deal of secrets and tries to kill Jak, but is killed. Kor is voiced by Sherman Howard.
- Krew - Krew is a crime boss and black marketeer in Haven City. Morbidly obese, he achieves mobility with the aid of a hover chair, which may have life support functions. His customers include Brutter and Baron Praxis. He was killed during the course of Jak 2 at the Weapons Factory. It is revealed that Krew is obsessed with racing as much as weapons in Jak X. He sets up a reading of his will before he dies, and forces the main characters to race in the Grand Prix by poisoning their drinks and they will not get the antidote unless they win.[4] Voiced by William Minkin.
- Baron Praxis - Baron Praxis was the secondary antagonist of Jak II. He was the tyrannical and corrupt ruler ("Grand Protector"), of Haven City who antagonized Jak and Daxter in Jak II. He is the father of Ashelin, and was directly responsible for Jak's acquisition of Dark Eco powers. Praxis is a strongly built middle-aged man with a brown beard with traces of white. Half of his face is mechanically replaced due to injuries he sustained during an attack on the Metal Head Nest. He wears a royal Krimzon Guard uniform & has a glowing green Eco sword which once belonged to Damas the former king of Haven. Voiced by Clancy Brown.
- Erol - Erol, alternatively spelled Errol, was one of the main villains of Jak II and the main antagonist of Jak 3. He was a commander of the Krimzon Guard in Haven City serving under Baron Praxis and a Grand Champion of Haven City's racing circuit. The Commander was first introduced at the beginning of Jak II, leading Krimzon Guards to arrest Jak after his arrival in Haven City with Daxter. Daxter escaped, but Errol commanded the Krimzon Guard to "forget the rat." Erol and Baron Praxis subjected Jak to dark eco treatments for two years as part of a "Dark Warrior" program to fight the Metal Heads. When Daxter broke him free, Jak was itching for revenge. In Jak 3 Errol returns after somehow surviving the dark eco explosion at the end of the championship race in Jak 2. Now he is heavily metalized and speaks with a digital voice, and is now able to communicate with the Dark Maker Ship which is coming closer to the planet. After being tracked down to the ship itself he escapes from Jak and takes a dark machine to the surface to wreak havoc. Jak armed with his Peacemaker shoots at the power cells behind the control port and blows the whole machine sky high distroying Errol once and for all. Voiced by David Herman.
- Count Veger - Count Veger is an antagonist debutting in Jak 3. Due to his past history with Jak, he is considered to be a major villain in the series, even though he only appeared in one game. When there was a big Metal Head invasion, he blamed Jak and sent him to the wasteland.[5] Count Veger had hidden the fact that Jak is Mar for as long as he knew him. He considers Jak a threat and tries multiple times to kill him. Voiced by Phil LaMarr.
- Mizo - Mizo is the main antagonist of Jak X: Combat Racing. He is a major crime lord and a rival of the deceased Krew. He disguises himself as G.T. Blitz, the commentator of the Kras City racing events. His father was once the best racer on the planet until he got killed on the Dethdrome circuit by his son. Throughout the game, Blitz reports the races on his own television show. In the final tournament, Mizo reveals himself and steals the poison antidote from the gang. Jak hunts him down and Mizo is killed in a large explosion. Voiced by Phil LaMarr.
- Skyheed - Skyheed is antagonist of Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier, and the leader of the Areopans, a group of people living near the edge of Jak's world. Despite his friendly appearance, the player may almost immediately realize or suspect that he is the villain of the game. Like Gol and Maia, he believes Dark Eco is a key to accelerating evolution, and has experimented on many creatures, twisting them using means similar to those of Baron Praxis' experiments on Jak. He is not afraid to make some "worthwhile casualties" to achieve his goal of making the Areopans a new dominant species, and has already infected all of his people with Dark Eco, though not enough to cause more than a sickly pigmentation on their skin. Towards the end of the game he absorbs so much dark eco he becomes like Jak's "Dark Jak" form, only much taller and with even more brute strength. He refers to Jak as "mainlander", at first as if an affectionate nickname, but later uses it as a derogatory term.
[edit] Enemies - Lurkers - Lurkers are the main enemies of the first game. The most common species are Lurker soldiers. They were in sevice to Gol and Maia and have metal colars to prove it. The species have different designs, with the only common trait being that they have tusks coming out of their lower jaw. In Jak 2 they have been enslaved by the Krimzon Guard and the few free ones live at the dig site. The Lurkers unite with the forces of good to fight the Metal Heads.
- The Metal Heads- The Metal Heads are a race or possibly numerous similar races that are a major antagonist body in the Jak & Daxter universe. They waged a massive war with the Precursors, and won. After Jak, Daxter, Keira, and Samos opened the rift gate, they spread across the universe and destroyed most of the Precursor civilization. Haven City has been at war with the Metal Heads since before the time of the games chronologically. Mar constructed Haven City with a large energy shield for the purpose of protecting the people and precursor artifacts from the Metal Heads. Metal Heads have diverse physiology, ranging from forms similar to a squid to massive Tyrannosaurs with mortar launchers on their back. Their biology is mainly a combination of reptilian and insectoid characteristics. The Metal Heads are cyborgs equipped with numerous weapons and devices easily accommodated by their diverse physiology.
- The Krimzon Guard - Known as the KG, were Haven City's Military enforcement in the years leading up to and during Jak II. They used brutality to police the city and provoked random arrests and apprehensions. They arrested Jak when he arrived in Haven City from the past at the start of Jak II. During the events of Jak II, the Krimzon Guard reported to Baron Praxis, and his second in command, Erol. By the time Jak 3 rolled around, the Krimzon Guard were under Ashelin's control and had been reformed into The Freedom League. The Freedom League used blue armor and technology.
- The Dark Makers - The Dark Makers are a group of precursors that have been corrupted by dark eco. The appear only in Jak 3, where they send dark satelites down upon the planet. Later, their spaceship, known as the Day Star or the Dark Maker ship, begins approaching the planet. They make an alliance with the KG and metal heads and begin to attack Spargus City. Errol, the leader of the KG, attempts to communicate with them. After Jak destroys their ship, Errol steals a huge Dark Maker Terraformer and attacks Jak. After he is defeated the Dark Makers leave. They may have a connection to the Metal heads, as hinted by Jak. Onin says that they have conquered many planets. Varieties include the Dark Troopers, Dark Fliers, Dark Spores, and Dark Flowers.
- Marauders - Mauraders are a race of violent people that live in the wasteland. They consist of people so evil that Spargus itself has banished them. They drive around in dune buggies and attack Jak when he drives near them. On foot they wear masks and fight with swords. Captured Marauders fight in the Spargus arena. They have a small island base in the southern wasteland, and a huge base in the Icelands. At one point during Jak 3 they attack Spargus, using regular vehicles, flaming vehicles, and huge bombardment vehicles.
- Eco Pirates -The eco pirates are a group of enemies in Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier. They are led by Captain Phoenix and live out in the Brink. They attack helpless travellers and their base is Far Drop. They search for eco and the Eco Seeker, but eventually team up with Jak and Daxter to find the Seeker and save the world from the eco storms.
[edit] Supporting characters - Samos the Sage - Samos the Sage, most prominent in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, serves as a guide throughout the series. He first appears in The Precursor Legacy as the sage of Green Eco, as well as a rough fatherly figure to the two heroes. His appearance is often poked at by Daxter, most commonly the fact that he is green and that he wears a log in his hair. A yellow and blue bird is commonly seen sitting on this log. He has the power of levitation, though is only seen using it during The Precursor Legacy. One of the racers in Jak X, he got poisoned and wouldnt be given the antidote unless they won.[4] Voiced by Warren Burton.
- Keira - Keira is Samos' daughter and Jak's love interest in the first and second games and Jak X. She and Jak do not stop liking each other in the third game, rather Jak's banishment to the Wasteland and the three way war for Haven City give them very little time together in that time frame. One of the racers in Jak X, she got poisoned and wouldnt be given the antidote unless they won.[4] In videos for Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier, she is seen traveling with Jak and Daxter in a flying vehicle in a quest to save the world by finding more eco.[6] Voiced by Anna Garduno in the first 2 games and by Tara Strong in the rest of the series.
- Precursors - The Precursors are an ancient race consisting of ottsels(half otter, half weasel), they are the central deities of the Jak universe. The Precursors assumed that if the people knew that their "gods" were a bunch of fuzzy little rats, they wouldn't be admired or venerated. So they created exaggerated myths in which they depicted themselves as large, impressive humanoids with features similar to those of an anteater. The Precursors are worshipped by the Precursor Monks, who protect Precursor technology from the Metal Heads. They communicate with Jak through most of the games and give him advice and various powers. Voiced by David Herman and Richard McGonagle.
[edit] Minor characters - Ashelin- Ashelin is a member of the Krimzon Guard, who first appeared in Jak II, and daughter to Baron Praxis, Ashelin is a close friend to Jak. After Praxis died, Ashelin took position of Governor of Haven City. In Jak X she accompanied Jak to the reading of Krew's will which saw the group poisioned, bitter at the situation and moreso at Rayn she was determined not to trust her life to anyone but herself.[4] Voiced by Susan Eisenberg.
- Damas - Damas, first appearing in Jak 3 was the king of Haven City before Baron Praxis took the rule, later he founded and became king of Spargus City, a place of refuge for those banished from Haven City, but at a price: only the strong can stay. Damas was betrayed by Baron Praxis, and he lost his son and his throne in Haven City. When Damas was dying, he revealed he was Mar's father. Voiced by Bumper Robinson.
- Osmo - Osmo is the elderly manager of the Critter Ridder Extermination Company in Daxter, and has the appearence of an old man with a white beard. He is the only exterminator who has not been driven out of business by Kaeden. He also has a son who helps Daxter later in the game. At the beginning of the game Daxter escape a Krimzon Guard while Osmo watches intrigued, and later hires Daxter to help him. Voiced by Dana Kelly.
- Pecker - Pecker is a Spanish-accented moncaw (half monkey, half macaw) who served as an interpreter for Onin. He has little regard for Onin's words, often twisting them to his preference and summing things up in a disrespectful manner. He and Daxter have a bitter rivalry from the very start, often fighting and yelling obscenities at each another. In Jak II, he is simply Onin's interpreter, but in Jak 3, he joins Jak and Daxter out in the Wasteland,[5] and briefly becomes Damas' advisor before returning to Onin. In Jak X: Combat Racing, Pecker becomes a co-presenter on the Kras City Racing Championship with G.T. Blitz, who is annoyed by Pecker's loud-mouthed attitude. Voiced by Chris Cox.
- Rayn - Rayn is a main character in Jak X and is the daughter of the antagonist Krew. Rayn is introduced as a very polite, kind, and well brought up individual, differing from her father in nearly every possible way. She was presumed poisoned along with everyone else at her father's will reading, however due to a planned scheme she was the only one free of any poison (known as Black Shade: A rare and deadly plant found in the wasteland) Upon winning the championship she left the group at the bar and possible purposely left her father's journal which revealed the plan set down by Krew. [4] Rayn is now the dominate crime lord of Kras City. Voiced by Jeannie Elias.
- Sig - Sig is a Wastelander who first appeared in Jak II. He was Krew's supposed right hand man, occasionally helping Jak in his missions. His last mission for Krew was opening a door in the Underport; unfortunately, this was a trap set up by Krew and Metal Kor to infiltrate Haven City. Almost swarmed by Metal Heads, he was rescued by Jak but presumably killed by a Metal Head, although it was revealed in the end he had survived.In "Jak 3" he is known to be Spargus City's Spy in Haven City, giving Damas Valuable information on the whereabouts of his son Mar. In Jak X, he joins in on the racing action in an attempt to help Jak and the others win the championship and gain the antidote for the poison from Krew's henchmen. Voiced by Phil LaMarr.
- Tess - Tess appears very soon after the beginning of Jak II, talking to Torn when Jak and Daxter arrive at the Underground hideout. Sent by Torn to spy on Krew, she works undercover as the barmaid of the Hip Hog Haven Saloon. In Jak 3, Tess reunites with Jak and Daxter in the Gun Course, where she designs and creates new guns to help out with the war effort. When Daxter is granted his pair of pants at the end of the game, Tess says that she wishes that she had a pair just like them; the Precursor Leader responds by turning her into an Ottsel. Her only appearance in Jak X is during a short film that can be bought from the Secrets Shop. Voiced by Britton A. Hill.
- Torn - Torn is the leader of the Underground in Jak II and the General in the war in Jak 3. In Jak II, Torn frequently sends Jak on missions to uncover information on the city. As an ex-Krimson Guard of high authority he has witnessed the Baron's evil deeds. Presumably he resented the things Praxis was doing and quit his position and went underground to fight back. Originally Torn dosn't like Jak and Daxter very much and only after a meeting with The Shadow/Samos does he show signs of trust. In Jak 3, Torn needs Jak's help many times and trusts him with vital missions in order to distablize the new Krimzon Guard and Cyber Errol. In Jak X, Torn is a main character who became poisoned and was forced with everyone else to race for the championship and the antedote.[4] Voiced by Cutter Mitchell.
- Seem - Is a female monk of the Precursor Order. Their primary mission is to find and protect any artifacts of the Precursors. At first she dispised and distrusts Jak & Daxter, upon seeing his dark powers she referrs to him as "dark one" but as time passed and she saw his abilities came to realise there was more to him that meets the eye, eventually trusting him with an very important artifact that Errol tried to steal from the temple. Voiced by Tara Strong
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