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'''Jack''' is a YouTube user who created his account on November 10 and posted his first [[Me...Jack|video]] on November 19, 2007.  As [http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2008/01/whatweirdcomjack-mystery-solved.html discovered] by Evergreen on January 7, 2008, Jack was revealed to be a viral marketing campaign for the movie "Jumper."   
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'''Jack''' is a YouTube user who created his account on November 10 and posted his first [[Me...Jack|video]] on November 19, 2007.  As [http://lg15today.blogspot.com/2008/01/whatweirdcomjack-mystery-solved.html discovered] by [[Evergreen]] on January 7, 2008, Jack was a viral marketing campaign for the movie "Jumper."   
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
===Jack's Troubles Begin===
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===Early Problems===
Jack's troubles [[Me...Jack|began]] when his brother was arrested and kicked out of the school they both attend. Jack soon attracted the attention of a [[A Day in the Life of Jack|bully]], who took advantage of the absence of Jack's brother. As Jack is being [[Soooo Weird|beat up]], he blacks out and winds up in his bedroom with no knowledge of anything in between.  Jack attributes this to a belief that he may have teleported.  However, he quickly [[It Didn't Happen (Did It?)|dismisses]] the idea.  For a second time, Jack is assaulted by the bully and ends up in his [[I Need Help|room up]] again. He then decides to experiment with "teleportation exercises" found on the website, [[whatweird.com]]. Jack has since shown [[How It Feels|control]] over his newfound abilities and gets a "rush" sensation whenever he uses them. [[The Stalker is Right Outside!|Jack's next vlog]] indicated that he was being stalked. Jack has struggled with the morality behind his powers, such as whether or not to bust his [[Learn how to TELEPORT!|brother]] out of jail or not.  He has decided that while there are no official rules, he will never break the law with his teleportation.  Eventually a victim in his brothers robbery comes forward and Jack's stalker [[You Were Right|returns]].
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Jack's troubles [[Me...Jack|began]] when his brother was arrested and kicked out of the school they both attend. His parents are currently separated, and Jack rarely sees his father, so he is somewhat happy to see his father after he went to the jail to bail his brother out. His mother becamed concerned about Jack after his brother was arrested, so she made him have sessions with Mr. Davidson, the school therapist. Mr. Davidson concludes that Jack is depressed, and subscribes him some form of anti-depressant, which Jack couldn't care less about taking, though it seems to have the side effect of keeping him awake.
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Jack says that he is interested in a career in [[Watcher|watching]] security cameras, and specifically mentions the system Glasgow, Scotland, where, according to his Social Studies teacher, have surveillance camera on every alley and street corner so that the police can use the footage if a crime is committed. He goes as far as to say he'll do it for free, and goes out of his way to tell any people from Scotland who are watching again.
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In his [[A Day in the Life of Jack|next blog]], Jack talks about a boy at his school named Aaron who torments him and calls him Jaclyn, which Jack doesn't find the least bit amusing, though he stresses that the other kids do. He mentions that the previous year, Aaron had tied his shoe laces together while he was doing sit-ups in P.E. so when he got up, he fell, and everyone laughed. However, when Jack does it to him, nobody laughs, and Jack makes himself the target of Aaron and his friends (Although he says that ever since his brother's arrest, everyone's been messing with him).
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Jack soon attracted the attention of a [[A Day in the Life of Jack|bully]], who took advantage of the absence of Jack's brother. As Jack is being [[Soooo Weird|beat up]], he blacks out and winds up in his bedroom with no knowledge of anything in between.  Jack attributes this to a belief that he may have teleported.  However, he quickly [[It Didn't Happen (Did It?)|dismisses]] the idea.  For a second time, Jack is assaulted by the bully and ends up in his [[I Need Help|room up]] again. He then decides to experiment with "teleportation exercises" found on the website, [[whatweird.com]]. Jack has since shown [[How It Feels|control]] over his newfound abilities and gets a "rush" sensation whenever he uses them. [[The Stalker is Right Outside!|Jack's next vlog]] indicated that he was being stalked. Jack has struggled with the morality behind his powers, such as whether or not to bust his [[Learn how to TELEPORT!|brother]] out of jail or not.  He has decided that while there are no official rules, he will never break the law with his teleportation.  Eventually a victim in his brothers robbery comes forward and Jack's stalker [[You Were Right|returns]].
  
 
It is later revealed through the happenings on whatweird.com that Jack's stalker is a Paladin. Paladins are sworn to hunt down and kill all Jumpers (individuals who can teleport), as they believe that Jumpers can destroy the Universe. This indicates that Jack is in serious danger, and must be extremely careful in his actions.
 
It is later revealed through the happenings on whatweird.com that Jack's stalker is a Paladin. Paladins are sworn to hunt down and kill all Jumpers (individuals who can teleport), as they believe that Jumpers can destroy the Universe. This indicates that Jack is in serious danger, and must be extremely careful in his actions.

Revision as of 00:14, 14 June 2008

Jack
WYJ006-Jackwithtennisball.jpg
First Appearance Last Appearance
Me...Jack Is That Blood??
Character information
Age 17
Date of Birth ("Capricorn")
MySpace watchyourjack
YouTube watchyourjack
Portrayed by Eddie Asher
List of Jack's blogs
Videos with Jack

Jack is a YouTube user who created his account on November 10 and posted his first video on November 19, 2007. As discovered by Evergreen on January 7, 2008, Jack was a viral marketing campaign for the movie "Jumper."

Background

Early Problems

Jack's troubles began when his brother was arrested and kicked out of the school they both attend. His parents are currently separated, and Jack rarely sees his father, so he is somewhat happy to see his father after he went to the jail to bail his brother out. His mother becamed concerned about Jack after his brother was arrested, so she made him have sessions with Mr. Davidson, the school therapist. Mr. Davidson concludes that Jack is depressed, and subscribes him some form of anti-depressant, which Jack couldn't care less about taking, though it seems to have the side effect of keeping him awake.

Jack says that he is interested in a career in watching security cameras, and specifically mentions the system Glasgow, Scotland, where, according to his Social Studies teacher, have surveillance camera on every alley and street corner so that the police can use the footage if a crime is committed. He goes as far as to say he'll do it for free, and goes out of his way to tell any people from Scotland who are watching again.

In his next blog, Jack talks about a boy at his school named Aaron who torments him and calls him Jaclyn, which Jack doesn't find the least bit amusing, though he stresses that the other kids do. He mentions that the previous year, Aaron had tied his shoe laces together while he was doing sit-ups in P.E. so when he got up, he fell, and everyone laughed. However, when Jack does it to him, nobody laughs, and Jack makes himself the target of Aaron and his friends (Although he says that ever since his brother's arrest, everyone's been messing with him).

Jack soon attracted the attention of a bully, who took advantage of the absence of Jack's brother. As Jack is being beat up, he blacks out and winds up in his bedroom with no knowledge of anything in between. Jack attributes this to a belief that he may have teleported. However, he quickly dismisses the idea. For a second time, Jack is assaulted by the bully and ends up in his room up again. He then decides to experiment with "teleportation exercises" found on the website, whatweird.com. Jack has since shown control over his newfound abilities and gets a "rush" sensation whenever he uses them. Jack's next vlog indicated that he was being stalked. Jack has struggled with the morality behind his powers, such as whether or not to bust his brother out of jail or not. He has decided that while there are no official rules, he will never break the law with his teleportation. Eventually a victim in his brothers robbery comes forward and Jack's stalker returns.

It is later revealed through the happenings on whatweird.com that Jack's stalker is a Paladin. Paladins are sworn to hunt down and kill all Jumpers (individuals who can teleport), as they believe that Jumpers can destroy the Universe. This indicates that Jack is in serious danger, and must be extremely careful in his actions.

Jack... meet Taylor

Jack contacted Taylor, over in Zavalla, Texas, via whatweird.com. Taylor admitted that she was skeptical, but was moved by Jack's sincerity and genuine fear over his predicament. She then warned Jack that real or not, he may be dealing with unknown dangers. InJack teleported to Zavalla, where he met up with Taylor and they were soon tracked down and chased by a paladin.

Taylor agreed to run away with Jack in an attempt to find safety. While she was getting supplies on their trip, however, Jack mysteriously disappeared, and his seat was covered with blood. He left behind his cell phone, which Taylor took to mean that he had left an important message in his voice mail for her, and she asked viewers to crack his password. His password was later discovered to be "pancakes", flipped (numerically), through the efforts of members of the forum and Nikki Bower. The message was a series of spliced audio clips of Samuel L. Jackson from the movie Jumper, and Taylor has since written off Jack as an overly obsessed fan, as did Suzie, the admin of whatweird, once the evidence was brought to her attention by her therapist.

Canon discussion

Jack was suspected to have been introduced as an official character on LG15 in November 2007. While his first videos make no reference to LG15, his videos were accepted as responses to LG15 videos on YouTube. He soon happened upon whatweird.com and mentioned it in a vlog, which in turn acknowledged his "shout out."

On December 10, 2007, Daniel posted a bulletin on the LG15 account asking people to check on Jack's videos:

Daniel said:

Okay so, this guy Jack. What's up with this kid? I've been looking at his videos again.. because there is basically nothing for me to do here and I'm trying to focus on anything but my life right now. Anyways I watched his stuff over the weekend and as wacky as it all sounds, the kid seems so sincere. Not that I have great experience with seeing people for what they really are. I'm not going to even say her name. I'm not. Changing topic back to Jack if you haven't already seen his videos, you should definitely check him out.

later

Daniel

In the past, canonhood has been obtained when a character has been directly addressed in a video by a main character, as was the case for Gemma, Jonas, and Taylor. Taylor officially addressed Jack in the video Watch Me Balance.

It has been confirmed by Greg Goodfried that Jack is official and that the LG15 team are behind the watchyourjack videos, but his videos are not required to follow the LG15 plot. It has not been confirmed whether or not he is actually an official character or if he is just a side project.

Jack appeared in person in Texas with Taylor in In Over Our Heads.