Jackson Wolfrick
“Oh, I don’t know sir. Maybe it has something to do with his father leaving him with responsibilities that no fifteen-year-old should have to face."
Jackson Brian Wolfrick (a.k.a. Jack)
Jackson Wolfrick is a recurring character in Oblivion 1 and 5. And a main character in Oblivion 2, 3, 4 and 6.
Jack has three younger brothers; Dave, Nick and Martin. And is thirteen-years-old when Dmitri arrives at the manor.
Backstory
Jack was born the eldest son of Alan and Laura Wolfrick, in 2646 AS. Having a stable enough upbringing, young Jack is a typical kid even though through most of his early life his farther was not around due to serving in The Imperial Army. When Jack was nine, Laura Wolfrick died. Leaving Jack and his brothers effectively orphaned and in the care of the manor's butler, Vernon. Until Alan returned to take charge of his company.
Main Story
Oblivion I:
On the day that Geoffrey Randall and Derrick Jacobs went to inform his father about the theft at one of the company storage units. Jack was outside in the family graveyard, sitting in front of the tombstone of his mother, in an attempt to escape his younger brothers and his father's attention.
Despite this, he still uses his brothers for his own ends, including sending Dave to go and investigate, Dmitri Jones, who had just come to the manor was. Although his younger brothers warm to the outlaw captain, Jack initially doesn't, getting angry when Dmitri prods into his fraught relationship between Alan and his eldest son.
When Doraghek Kazburn, Prince of Normanguard, arrives at Wolfrick Manor to offer the aid of the dwarves in propping Alan Wolfrick up on his quest to uncover the truth. Jack accidentally insults the dwarf over his missing eye when he encounters him in the graveyard.
After he mistakingly believes the manor to be empty he sneaks into the cave, discovering and unlocking Gerrard's computer, leading Alan and Dmitri to find out about Brydon Briggs. Although Alan attempts to scold Jack for his sneaking around behind his back. This doesn't go down well with Jack accusing Alan of keeping him in the dark and treating him like a child, whilst also failing to notice how Jack was taking much of the flax off his younger brothers whenever Alan did anything reckless.
Jack was also present when Vernon received the distress call from Deryn and wanted to be taken along on the rescue mission, but was refused by both the butler and his farther, who insisted that he didn't go on the mission sighting its danger as the reason.
Oblivion II:
Jack spends most of the time on the computer trying to find out information on the group called 'The Answer' with him finding a location to one of there public buildings. Although with little success.
When Patrick McDonald is taken prisoner by Dmitri after failing to kidnap Dave. Jack agrees to cause a diversion, so that his younger brother can interrogate his would-be kidnapper. This act informs the group of the trap that Dmitri is running into after interrogating Patrick himself. With Charlie and unbeknownst to her, Jack, going on a rescue mission, which succeeds. although Dmitri's mission was a failure as he failed to save those who were being held in the warehouse. With the three returning to the manor mentally scarred over what they had witnessed, with Mia, the only survivor agreeing to come with them.
However this new bond between the two eldest Wolfrick brothers quickly unravels when Jack agrees to lock Dave, along with the newly arrived Mia inside with Patrick. Only undoing the computer lock after Vernon instructs him to, although it is too late to save Patrick who had been stabbed to death by Dave after provoking the boy.
During the planning of the raid on Boris' Castle both Jack and his younger brother Dave demand to be able to go on the mission, although entirely for different reasons. This is eventually agreed upon, after Alan okay's it. With Jack being dropped in alongside Dmitri, Charlie and Brydon. Jack is charged with getting to the main data storage point to access as much information as possible. When the mission goes south Jack escapes with Charlie, not knowing if his younger brother got out in time before the gates closed and trapped most of the strike force inside to be slaughtered. Now on the run, Charlie and jack manage to survive The Iron Company, who patrolled, cutting down stragglers as they attempted to flee, eventually arriving back at the camp with the intel in hand, this being the only part of the mission that succeeded.
During the attack on the manor, Jack saves Dmitri Jones life by shooting a raider who was about to kill him whilst he was on the ground. After helping in driving back the attackers, he walks out with Alan who praises him for his actions during the attack. However, when Jack notices one of the captives raising his weapon he calls out. Charlie then forces the attackers aim off, saving Alan's life, but the weapon was still fired and the bullet instead ends up hitting Jack in the right eye, destroying his eye instantly. Jack was then out cold for the next five days.
During his time under, Jack was visited by Xyla, The God of the Dawn, who is able to save his mind, and prevent further damage. But in exchange for this help, the god forces Jack to see into The unknown Lands, effectively making him spy on the enemy for her, much against his protests.
After waking up Jack's memory is damaged and has a hard time remembering more recent events of his life, including any knowledge of Charlie, and the death of his mother. This last faded memory causes problems for Alan, as Jack had not reacted well to the death the first time round, and he was in no hurry to repeat the experience.
For the next few weeks, Jack is tested by Charlie, to find out what damage had been inflicted to his mind when he was shot. Whilst he also becomes more depressed, as he now has to live with his injury, as well as being reminded of it due to the cloth that was wrapped around his now empty right eye socket. He looses the ability to judge distances and his focus range is also declared off by Charlie.
When Alan, spurred on by Charlie, eventually gains the courage to tell Jack about what happened to his mother. He takes it a lot better than he could have hoped for. Although Jack adds that he doesn't think he will be fine with what happened to his mother.
After a while, his memories do return, although when he asked Xyla if she could give him his eye back, he was refused, with the god stating that she did not have that power.
Oblivion III:
After the attack on Wolfrick Manor, Jack becomes more withdrawn, choosing to spend as much time as possible inside the safety of the manor. And on his fifteenth birthday, Jack is given a car by Vernon, much to Alan's discomfort as Jack's eyesight problems make it difficult to drive.
This joy is overshadowed however, when his father leaves the manor on what most believe as an act of madness. This act forces Jack to step up a lot more when he is forced by Vernon to go and be the figure head at Wolfrick Co in his fathers absence. However he is initially rebuffed by the old guard in the company, who insult him about him being a cripple. Although Jack gets one up on them by threatening to expose the companies links to the organisation known as The Answer.
When a strange mist descends on the imperial territories and his younger brother Nick is kidnapped by the forces of Lord Boris, Jack is drafted in by Vernon to locate him, although Jack does loose his temper with both Vernon and Dave over their grudge hindering what little chance they have to find Nick alive.
During one of the many incidents at his school revolving around Dave and a local bully, Howard Godfrey. Jack intervenes and both scares Howard by showing him his ruined eye socket and threatens the bully, stating that if he continues picking on Dave then he would kill him. This only seemed to antagonise Howard however, as the bully insults both of jack's parents resulting in a fight breaking out and results in all three being suspended.
When Charlie starts a revolution in the entrance hall of Wolfrick Co HQ. Jack along with half the city are declared undesirables by The Mayor, effectively outlawing them. When both Dmitri and Codsworth return to the manor, both having also been outlawed for not openly supporting Mayor Osmund, the group prepare to fortify the manor in anticipation of an assault. The group later capture Alden IronEye and interrogate him, with the mercenary revealing the death of Lord Boris, along with threatening the group to let him leave or there would be consequences. This threat was ignored, and as a result, Jack is taken by what remains of The Iron Company and held hostage for their commanders safe return.
After Codsworth and Dmitri return The IronEye to his group in order to save Jack's life, the group return to the manor, and despite being kidnapped by them an hour before. Jack informs Vernon that the mercenaries are to say, after the old butler informs him that he is in charge of the manor's defences, and the group make their preparations to face The Shadow.
As The Iron Company, and a few rebel Imperials come to the manor to join the defence of the living against The Shadow and its minions, Jack is consoles by Dave and Vernon after he doubts his own ability to lead. And stands by Martin when his little brother tries to stop the mercenaries from cutting down a tree that their mother had planted before her death. When Alan returns from his quest for The Water Gem. Jack initially refuses to talk to him, still angry over the shit his father had left him in. However, the two eventually do talk in the cave where Jack lays out all his grievances out and Alan apologies for his actions over the past few years.
During the attack Jack, along with his brothers stayed out of the major battle and remained inside the manor, only to be almost burnt alive when The Shadow, angered at the defeat of his first wave, sent a ball of fire which set the manor ablaze. Although the four siblings were able to get out, they were too late to assist Alan in his last stand, which cost their father his life.
After Xyla forces The Shadow away from his home, Jack becomes angry with the god after she refuses to revive Alan, before taking out his anger on Dmitri after Xyla leaves the scene.
Oblivion IV:
Jack has to grow up a lot after the death of Alan, however during the evacuation he stubbornly demands that they bury Alan's body. Only relenting once Codsworth tells him that they need leave, as they wouldn't survive another attack. He along with the other survivors escape the rapidly crumbling manor.
After crash landing in Bartazar. The survivors meet up with Brutus who agrees to escort them to the mountain gates, even though Jack was initially skeptical of him. During there stay with the Were-Bear. They are joined by Abi Rockwood and Bruce Reynolds. During the mountain crossing Jack wittiness a mountain wolf maul Dmitri which leads to Dmitri loosing his leg after seeing this Jack makes the same remark that Dmitri did to him after loosing his eye, which leads to Dmitri smiling for the first time since the fall of the manor.
When the group arrive in the small town of Bergskort at the end of the mountain pass, they agree to work there during the winter for the promise of food and shelter. Jack takes a role in the town guard and starts adapting to there customs including wearing war paint and learning how to use melee weapons as well as ranged. During the winter Jack falls for Erika Hjort, a girl from the town and, after being egged on by his younger brother Nick (who was drunk). Jack and Erika have sex.
Things for the group become complicated once Brutus arrives in the spring, when a townsman gets into a fight with Brutus over the latter being a Were-Bear. This leads to the townsman's death. After this the group decide to leave however before they can. The town leader declares that one of the group must remain to replace the man they lost. Before Dmitri can nominate himself, Jack declares that he will remain behind. Both Dmitri and Vernon try to convince Jack to stay with the group but Jack refuses by stating that he has to stay.
Oblivion V:
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Jack's daughter is born a few months after the group leaves and Jack marries Erika. However his joy does not last long as, after extracting information from Martin Wolfrick, Bergskort is attacked by zombies lead by two of The Ravens, which lead to the death's of both Erika and their daughter. With Jack being the only person to escape the town. Jack then travels north to the mountain.
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Jack turns up at the mountain about halfway through the story. However, he is no longer the youngster he used to be, the seventeen year old is more worn and tired looking. Things are further complicated when he initially refuses to tell the group what happened after they left Bergskort. That night Vernon comes to him and guess' correctly what happened. When Jack asks how he knows, Vernon responses that he had seen the same look in Alan's eyes after Laura Wolfrick died. And Jack tells Vernon what happened. The following day Jack inquires about Dmitri and he learns about his death, which further depress' Jack.
Vernon convinces the rest of the group not to ask Jack any questions about what happened and allow him space. However this advice does not sit well with Nick. One night Nick follows Jack as he leaves the mountain and goes out into the valley bellow, where he finds him burying a wristband in the dirt. Nick then confronts his older brother about what happened. Jack is at first reluctant and angry but after Nick asks him about Erika, Jack breaks down and tells his brother what happened. Nick convinces him to tell the rest of the group.
Later on in the year as Martin Wolfrick's visions become more frequent. Jack takes his younger brother to 'The Sanctuary Of Aevilok' one of the few places in the world where they could speak to the dead, in order to get answers. After this mission, Jack agrees to tell the group exactly what happened between when the group they left Bergskort and Jack's arrival at the mountain.
Using the information Jack provided, along with Martin's most recent trip into the void, they convince King Fierhand (VI) to act. With the king ordering his army to prepare for war, Jack leaves the group once more to retrieve the wristband he buried and then heads off to rally the mountain-men to the cause. During his travels, Jack arrives at the northern city of Bredon, where he encounters an old man named Tore who knows a lot about him. He also clashes with the towns governor and right hand man after they claim that he is not one of them. But they agree to help after jack completes a task for them, and seeing no other choice, Jack agrees to the terms, and heads out into the mountains.
After Jack finds his object, his investigations of the ruin lead him to encounter a troll den, where their leader agrees to speak with him. Although communications are difficult as neither speaks the other's language, leading Jack to have to draw his messages to the troll leader and hope for the best.
Oblivion VI:
Powers/Abilities
- Adept Combatant: While not as powerful or experienced as the likes of Codsworth or Dmitri, Jackson is a fairly skilled combatant in his own right. Throughout his journey, Jack proves to be a quick learner as his skills advance considerably compared to when they started. He is able to take advantage of his slender build and combine it with his speed he has little difficulty incapacitating most enemies.
- Intelligence: Although not as smart as people like Charlie or Nick. Jackson is smart in his own right. He skilfully capitalises on his surroundings and his opponent's weaknesses when he cannot overwhelm them directly.
- Computer Expert: Jack is the most skilled member of the group when it comes to using technology. He has used this skill, both in the rescue mission at an old Answer hideout. And during the raid on Lord Boris' fortress, managing to hack into the old lord's systems, and retrieve all of his war plans. He was also the only one who was able to break into his uncle Gerrard's computer, thereby giving both his father and Dmitri the location of Brydon Briggs, a wear-bear who had information on the corruption of Wolfrick Co.
- Marksmanship: Jackson has proven himself a skilled marksman, being able to shoot down enemies at long distances.
- Limited Visionary: After being injured during the raid on Wolfrick Manor. Jackson is able to receive limited visions from the god Xyla.
- Leadership: Jackson has great leadership abilities which is noted multiple times in the series by many different characters with Jackson showing himself to be a natural leader of the group of brothers.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Jack, like his younger brother David, favours his mother, Laura Wolfrick, in appearance, with a thin face, bright green eyes and shoulder length dark brown hair, he is slightly above average height for his age.
In the Oblivion 2 he looses his right eye and has to wear a bandage which covers the empty eye socket as well as the scar covering the exit wound.
Mental characteristics
Sexuality
Heterosexual
Education
As with all the rich of The Imperial City; Jack was given a basic education by private tutors, until at the age of twelve he was enrolled at a private school in the city. For all accounts Jackson was said to hate school, as like his younger brother, David, he viewed it as a waste of time. Combine this with the fact that two years into his formal education, Jack lost his eye, and was then bullied for being a cripple, as well as being a bastard.
Mental Trauma
After the attack on Wolfrick manor, Jack lost his right eye and fell into a coma, when he woke up he had forgotten a lot of what had happened including his mother's death. This event caused him to go through the stages of grief all over again.
Social
Family Ties
For a more detailed view on Jack's family ties, see Relationships.
Jack was always seen to be much closure to his mother than his farther, with him only making up with the latter at the age of thirteen.
His relationship with his brothers, was mixed. Whilst he did love them, he would often want to spend more and more time alone. Things only worsened with the death of his wife as, after arriving at Normanguard, he was distant to everyone, with only his brothers challenging him over his behaviour.
Religious Views
Jack was never the most religious of people, with his youngest brother remarking that "He had never subscribed to all that magic weirdness." However his views changed after the destruction of his home, with him going so far as to paint religious markings on his face before the final battle for the dawn.
In later life, Jack would adopt a purely indifferent attitude towards the gods. This was due to the fact that whilst he recognised how they had helped them in the war against The Shadow. However, he could never forgive them for failing to save the members of his family that were lost in the war.
Social Aptitude
Due to his wealthy upbringing, Jack gained a massive ego and sense of entitlement, although his charisma and supreme confidence was enough for this flaw to be ignored as many, though some were able to see these as a false mask, put on to hide who he really was. A damaged kid, who had had too much responsibility thrust onto him.
This all changed when at the age of fourteen, Jack lost his eye, and the once extroverted kid began to withdraw more and more into himself. Wanting to withdraw fully from any appearances in public. Unfortunately, this desire came at the worse possible time, as after Alan headed north on a private assignment, he unintentionally left Jack to deal with the fallout.
Now with more people to mock him over his injury, with many from Wolfrick Co, activity using it to test his metal. Jack looses what little confidence he had managed to rebuild and withdraws more into himself.
Relationships
History
Jackson and David's relationship started off rocky. Purely due to the fact that Jack, once the centre of attention from his family, he now had to share that attention with a younger brother. As the two brothers grew up, they found more and more ways to get each other into trouble. From Jackson doing deliberately stupid and dangerous stunts, in the full knowledge that David would then try and one up him. Not that David was much better, as he would purposefully do things to aggravate his older brother when his parents, or Vernon were nearby, then retreat into the shadows, whenever Jack tried to retaliate. That is not to say that the relationship was all bad, as despite their differences, both brothers were their for each other when things got tough. After both had suffered injuries and were bullied for it, both Jack and Dave fought together against Howard Godfrey, beating the bully to a pulp for insulting them and their family.
History
Jackson and Erika first met at the beginning of the year 2662 AS, a few months after The Shadow's second invasion, when the group that Jack was travelling with arrived in Erika's home town of Bergskort. There initial meeting however was an accident, as whilst Erika was delivering items to The Mountain Base Inn, she collided into Jack having not seen him. What wasn't an accident however was what happened next. As as Jack went down to help pick up the items, Erika caught a good look at his brutally scarred face. But much to Jack's surprise, Erika did not react as most did by turning away, or making a snide comment. Just simply thanking Jack and going on her way. As Jack stay in Bergskort continues, he becomes more and more infatuated with Erika, until he eventually asks her on a 'date', where Erika tells Jack that he likes him even without his eyepatch on. This date however, ends up getting Erika pregnant. Which Jack describes as the "Happiest moment of his life." When the group are banished from Bergskort, Jack remains behind with Erika, leaving his family for the first time. The unofficial couple move back into the house that the group had been occupying. Where that autumn, their daughter is born, and they decide to get married. Which they do a month after the birth. Things do not go to plan, as in the early months of the following year. Bergskort is attacked by forces loyal to The Shadow whilst Jack was out hunting for food, and only managing to return in time to witness the end of the slaughter. Upon finding the dead bodies of his new family outside their home. Jack becomes grief-stricken and plans to take his own life. But manages to refrain from doing so. Knowing that it would not be what Erika would have wanted.
Legal Status
Married
Wealth & Financial state
Jack is extremely wealthy due to his family's business. This all comes to nothing however as, like everyone else, after The Shadow's attack he is left with nothing to his name.
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Other Ethnicities/Cultures
Date of Birth
08/02/2646
Year of Birth
2646 AS
18 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Bastard
Birthplace
Metropololis
Family
Spouses
Erika Hjort
(Wife)
Children
Current Residence
Wolfrick Manor
Gender
Male
Eyes
Bright Green
Hair
Long Brown
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale
Height
6'2"
Weight
69kg
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
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