Jack (MÄR)

Jack is a character in MÄR: Marchen Awakens Romance. He is voiced by Bryce Papenbrook.

History

Jack is the son of Jake, a member of the Cross Guard who was killed by the Chess Piece Weasel.

Personality

Loud-mouthed and clumsy, Jack is the weakest of Team MÄR, however not by any means the least resolute, if not the most, and having the least experience. He never misses a chance on training to get stronger. He also has a hopeless crush on every cute girl he can lay his eyes on, especially Snow and Dorothy, despite how cruelly they treat him.

Plot

Pre-War Games

Jack is the one who meets Ginta Toramizu early in his adventure when he and Babbo stumble upon his garden. After Jack helps him beat the Rugelu Brothers (a pair of werewolves that were terrorizing Jack's home to claim the farm's vegetables), he and Ginta becomes best friends and joins Ginta on his journey.

After a battle with Stanley of Luberia and an encounter with Alviss, Jack helps Ginta and Edward the Dog into preventing the Chess Piece Rooks Ian and Loco from trying to claim Snow for the Chess Piece Queen Diana. During this time, Edward told Jack to hit him on the head with his Battle Scoop which helped into turning Edward into Alan. When the Knight Halloween came to recall Ian and Loco to Lestava Castle, Jack unwittingly blurted out that Ginta was from Earth. Halloween even asked him if this was true.

To train when it comes to fighting the Chess Pieces, Jack was paired up with Dorothy in the Training Gate. After the training, Jack helped the others fend of Ian and the Pawn Gido.

Jack helped Snow and Edward into helping out with the relief in Vestry after it was attacked by the Bishops Girom and Orco.

War Games

In the preliminaries of The War Games, he managed to defeat a Pawn.

In the 1st Round of the War Games where he fought alongside Ginta and Alviss, Jack fought against the Rook Pano Rodokin and ended up losing when her Ball Hammer hit his crotch.

During the 2nd Round of the War Games, he and Ginta were in Gaira's Training Gate.

Jack fought Pano again in the 3rd Round and used the Magic Mushrooms to cause Pano to see illusions. This is where Pano fell in love with him.

In the 4th Round of the War Games, he fought the Bishop Kollekio at Iceberg Field where his Earth Beans couldn't grow. But when shrunken by Kollekio's Magic Hammer, Jack managed to make them grow within Kollekio winning Jack the match.

When in Caldia, Jack received two Guardian ÄRMs.

In the 5th Round of the War Games, he fought the Knight Candice and barely was turned to stone by her Gorgon until he used his Guardian ÄRM Mehitos to destroy it. The match ended in a draw.

When the Zonnens attacked the Training Gate, Jack was mocked by Mars and Mercury until he managed to help Ginta defeat them.

During the 6th Round, Jack was training in Gaira's Training Gate to become stronger.

When Team MÄR ended up in Tokyo, Jack ended up with a Pierce on his forehead which gave him the memory of a leader of a gang from the school that rivals Ginta's school. Ginta managed to fight Jack and get the Pierce off him.

Jack finally encountered Weasel in the Final Round of the War Games where Jack reminded him of Jake. During the battle, Jack managed to burn the tree on Weasel's head using his Guardian ÄRM Kikazoku Fire. Jack won the match and Weasel stated that Jack surpassed his father.

Post-War Games

Jack participated in storming Lestava Castle to rescue Snow from Diana. He alongside Team MÄR ended up captured by the Ghost Chess, but escaped. When the Chess Piece King Caldia's Orb (in the form of Danna Toramizu in knight armor) showed up in person, Jack comforted Pano when Leno and Garon were killed by him. Jack was among the Team MÄR members who weren't killed by him. After Caldia's Orb was destroyed, Jack managed to perfect his Earth Beans to grow to the sky.

In the end of the anime, Jack lives with his mom, Pano, and the Rogelu Brothers.

ÄRMs

A user of plant/earth-type ÄRMs:

* Battle Scoop/Battle Shovel: Also called the Earth Scoop, a Weapon ÄRM that Jack's Dad left for him that can also be used as a weapon. The ÄRM's typically horrendously weak, it is afterward upgraded by Dorothy with magic stones.
** Earth Wave: Using the power of the magic stones, Jack's Battle Shovel sends out a small earthquake towards his opponent.
** Earth Beans: Jack scatters several small beans on the ground and uses his Battle Shovel to make them instantly grow into giant vines to snare his enemies.
** Magic Mushrooms/Funky Fungi: Jack spreads spores onto his enemy that quickly sprout into mushrooms. These mushrooms then emit hallucinogens into his enemy, causing them to see illusions.
** Beans Shield: Jack uses his Battle Shovel to instantly grow a giant, hollow bean that he can then hide inside to avoid attacks.
* Mehitos: From beneath the ground, this cephalotus Guardian bursts forth to Jack's summon and, under his commands, consumes all adversaries.
* Kikazoku Fire (AKA Will 'o Wisp Fire): Using a ruby-engraved ring Guardian ÄRM as a medium, Jack calls to his side a flame-haired cheery midget donning Arabian clothes with "at your service" manners and when the order for destruction is issued, it will practially reduce everything to ashes with its flame.