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"This journey is also training for me to become a man. If I ran away because something dangerous happened, that would make me as weak as I was before. I don't want to be pathetic all my life."
―Jack
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Jack (ジャック, Jakku) is a young farm boy from Pazurika Island and a member of Team MÄR.

Appearance[]

Jack is the spitting image of his father, inheriting the same eyes, short spikey black hair, bushy eyebrows, and whisker markings on both cheeks. He wears a forest green tank-top tucked into dark khaki pants fastened together with a belt and cuffed at the bottom, meeting his shoes at the ankles.

Jack's looks have lead to several people to refer to him as a "monkey".

Personality[]

Despite being the weakest and the one with the least experience on Team MÄR, he is the most resolute. Whenever he is offered the chance to grow stronger he eagerly accepts it even knowing the hardships that he will endure. He also has a tendency to develop hopeless crushes on cute girls, opponents or otherwise. 

Etymology[]

Jack is directly based on the titular character of the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk, which is part of a collection of known as "Jack Tales". Unlike moralizing fairy heroes, the English stock character Jack is often lazy or foolish, but emerges triumphant through wit and trickery, resembling the trickster or rebel archetypes. In contrast, MÄR's Jack lacks strong intellect but makes up for it with hard work.

History[]

Jake's Family

Young Jack with his parents.

Jack was born and raised on his parents' family farm on Pazurika Island. His father, Jake, was a skilled plant manipulator, and he would teach Jack everything he knew about botany.

First Great MÄR Heaven War[]

One day, while his father was teaching him the most efficient way of pulling weeds, a family friend named Gaira appeared to Jake with an arm injury. The family bring him into the home to treat him, and he informs them of the great ongoing war throughout MÄR Heaven. Showing an image of Yggdrasil, Gaira asks Jake to come with him to Lestava, as his strength and botanical expertise was crucial in dealing with the indestructible tree. Jake steps outside to think over his decision when Jack meets up with him. Knowing that his eight year old son had no understanding of what war was, Jake tells him he might go on a journey far away for a while and that he must protect his mother and the farm while he's gone. Jack happily accepts the responsibility and his mother joins them outside, voicing support towards the decision.

Just before leaving the house, Jake told his wife if Jack ever tries to become a man while he's gone to give him encouragement in his place.

After the War Games[]

Later a messenger came by their house and told them of Jake's death. He also gave him his father's ÄRM, the Battle Scoop, which he fought with in the war. Jack looks up at his mother confused, and she hugs her son sorrowfully. Jack then understood what happened, and cried.

Six-Year Interlude[]

Five years after the end of the war, the Rogelu Brothers took advantage of Jake's absence and began visiting the farm regularly to devour most of their crops. Jack would try to stop them, but every attempt failed due to his lack of courage, and the brothers would continue their pillage for a year.

One evening, Jack and his mother hear noises in their fields in front of the house. Jack assumes it's the werewolves again and angrily ignores his mother's protests to confront the brothers, only to be shocked that it's a strangely dressed boy and a talking ÄRM. They invite the two into their home as a show of hospitality, and offer many of their homegrown vegetables. Ginta and Babbo introduce themselves, and Jack is dumbfounded at Ginta's claim of coming from a parallel world while creeped out that Babbo is a living ÄRM. Suddenly they hear howling from a distance, and Jack informs Ginta about the Rogelu Brothers, which fascinates him. Jack angrily replies that there's nothing "cool" about them, and Ginta realized his insensitivity as Jack spoke more about them. His mother voiced passiveness about the situation, as there was nothing that could really be done and she wouldn't be able to replace her son like they could the crops. Frustrated with his own powerlessness, Jack runs outside to cool off.

While Jack works in the fields the next day, Ginta offers to handle the werewolves for Jack, but he declines with the intent of overcoming his own cowardice. Ginta tries to argue but Babbo interjects, voicing support for Jack's reasoning. And so, at night, Jack checked to see if his mother and Ginta were sound asleep then proceeded outside to confront the duo. The brothers taunt Jack but he holds his ground while his legs shake before charging at them with his wooden pole and plow. Garu throws a punch at Jack to push him back and continues to taunt him, but Jack gets back up to try again. The result repeats itself, and Garu says that since he needs Jack to keep growing the vegetables he won't kill him, but will kill his mother instead as a lesson. Enraged, Jack discards his farming tools and activates his Weapon ÄRM, Battle Scoop. He swings it horizontally and breaks off some of Garu's front teeth. Garu snaps and decides to kill both Jack and his mother, throwing many punches at him but Jack defends himself with his Battle Scoop. Garu manages to land an uppercut punch and send Jack flying.

Ruga walks over and reminds his brother not to kill Jack, before tossing in another vegetable into his mouth. However, Ruga's teeth break upon biting down, revealing that Babbo had been in the field the entire time disguised as one of the vegetables. Babbo angrily lunges forward into Ruga's gut, and compliments Jack on his manly bravery. Ginta yells out to announce his presence on the rooftop of the house, before slipping and falling off. Ginta tells Jack that he and Babbo had planned to assist since sundown, and reasoned that if there's two werewolves then there should be two of them as well to make it even. Ruga gets up and Ginta demands that they apologize to Jack and permanently leave. The brothers refuse, prompting Ginta to take them on. Ginta throws Babbo at Ruga and pushes him back once more, before swinging Babbo's enlarged hammer down on Garu. Jack watches in awe as Garu frustratingly swings his claws repeatedly at Ginta, who dodges each swipe with ease. Ginta declares that the two brothers are the real cowards, before dealing one last blow to Garu. Ruga attempts to make a surprise attack on Ginta, but is hit in the face by Jack's Battle Scoop, knocking him out as well. Jack realizes that his legs were no longer shaking from fear, and gained confidence in acknowledgement that he (with Ginta and Babbo) defeated the Rogelu Brothers. Babbo then proceeds to knock out their remaining fangs and claws and chases them away from the farm. Dawn approaches, and Jack thanks Ginta, when suddenly his mother runs out to him and slaps him across the face. She scolds him over his recklessness before motioning to strike him again. Jack shrieks, but then sees she's unable to do it, as she's overwhelmed with relief that he was safe in the end. They embrace in happy tears, grateful that they still have each other.

New Adventure

Jack joins Ginta and Babbo on their adventure.

After another full day of rest and decompressing, Jack comes outside to tell Ginta and Babbo that lunch was ready. Ginta, who was in deep thought, asked Jack what the name of this world was. Jack tells him it was called MÄR Heaven, which helped him comprehend that Ginta was indeed from a parallel world and proceeded to ask Ginta many questions about his home and how he came to MÄR Heaven. Jack concludes that Ginta must've come through the door of a very powerful Dimension ÄRM. Ginta spoke of his intent to go on a journey to search for a way back home, and Babbo declares Ginta to be his escort in his own personal quest for his lost memories. They comically fight each other, and Jack comments that going on a journey sounded nice but felt tied down to the farm and his mother. After lunch, Jack's mother gives Ginta a new set of clothes to wear and tells him to take Jack with him on the journey. She assures Jack that she'll be fine while he's away, and desires that he help Ginta just like he helped them. With his mother's support, Jack sets off with Ginta and Babbo.

Jack spends the first two days of the journey with them discussing Babbo's uniqueness and his own dream of growing a beanstalk that would grow high into the sky one day. They then arrive in Pazu Town with the intent of going window shopping for Dimension ÄRMs that could potentially take Ginta home. They visit three different vendors, the third recognizing Ginta's description as the Gatekeeper Clown. She tells the boys that such a power ÄRM wouldn't be lying around in a shop to be sold, thus they leave with Ginta feeling lucky to have a fun challenge of acquiring it.

Suddenly the boys are ambushed by several bandits who steal Babbo. They lose track of the bandits after making a quick get-away, but are directed by a fairy to the bandits' location. They catch up, and Ginta physical beats up two of the bandits. The third, revealing himself as the ringleader, introduces himself as Stanley, and activates his Weapon ÄRM, Necklace Blade. Ginta points out that using a weapon against an unarmed opponent was unfair and reasoned to have Babbo back to fight equally. Stanley doesn't fall for the trick, but immediately finds himself having to defend against Jack who activated his Battle Scoop and attacked. Ginta runs over to grab Babbo, and Stanley attempts to stop him, only to find himself unable to move. Ginta manages to retrieve Babbo from Stanley's bag and send him flying.

Just as they were about to celebrate, a mysterious older boy named Alviss appears. Alviss activates his Darkness ÄRM, Caged Bird, and turns Jack into a bird locked up in cage so he could speak with Ginta one-on-one. Belle, Alviss's fairy partner, flies over to mock Jack. He and Belle both watch Alviss battle Ginta and Babbo, where he tells them the reason he summoned Ginta to MÄR Heaven and the threat of the enemy, the Chess Pieces. Their battle ensues all day and into nightfall, with Alviss as the winner. He and Belle decide to leave, and Jack turns back into a human by morning.

Due to Alviss having told him to become stronger, Ginta becomes motivated more than ever to do so, waking his companions up to do rigorous exercising. Jack and Babbo get rather worn out, but Ginta decides to go for another run. He soon runs right back to his friends to inform them that he found an unconscious doggy on the road.

Meeting Edward the Dog

Jack, Ginta, and Babbo meet Edward the Dog.

All three of them rush to the scene, and Babbo humorously mocks the dog for "being so ugly". The dog awakens, and introduces himself as Edward, before panicking that he should be wasting time now that he had successfully fallen asleep twice and attempts to go back to sleep a third time, only to fail. Edward then laments on how his poor princess's life was in danger.

Hearing the word "princess" piques Ginta's interest and offers to hear his woes. Edward takes notice to the ÄRMs that Ginta and Jack possessed while stating he was from another world. Edward kneels to them, asking for assistance, and guides them to a nearby castle that was covered in ice. He explains that the princess has sealed herself in this castle to stall the pursuers, and tells of his princess's backstory. Ginta and Jack arm themselves and assure Edward that they would save the princess.

While making their way deep within the castle, Edward and Babbo both pick up the scent of someone close by. A figure from the shadows puts a dagger to Ginta's neck, revealing a witch named Dorothy who recognizes Ginta and the two delightfully reunite. After explaining what brought them to the castle, Dorothy emphasizes the urgency to rescue the girl, as even a well-trained magician's heart could easily stop within half a day. The group makes haste, parting with Dorothy again and rushing to the room where the princess was located in.

The moment Ginta stepped into the room and glanced upon the ice, he panicked to see a girl named "Koyuki" encased in it. Two individuals, a young masked man and a girl appear before them, but with Ginta's focus strictly on Koyuki, he fails to notice the duo who kick him back upon trying to run to her. Edward tells him to calm down and insists that her name was not Koyuki, which grabs Ginta's attention. Edward introduces her as Snow, the crown princess of the kingdom of Lestava. Jack freaks out, exclaiming that Lestava is the most powerful country in MÄR Heaven, and if its own princess was being targeted, then it was truly an international crisis.

The young man removes his mask and challenges Ginta to a duel while his associate Loco stands by and watches. Ginta accepts, charging forward with Babbo in tow as he announces his affiliation as a middle school student. The young man introduces himself as Ian, a member of the Chess Pieces, before immediately knocking Ginta back. Ginta continued to struggle dealing any blows to Ian, prompting Edward to ask Jack to knock him unconscious. Despite his confusion, Jack obeyed and smacked Edward on the head with his Battle Scoop, only causing a swollen bump. However, in a last ditch move by Ginta, Babbo's size increased massively and he was dropped onto the floor, breaking Ian's arm and successfully knocking Edward unconscious.

Suddenly, Edward began to glow, and a puff of dust surrounded him, revealing a middle-aged man named Alan. The boys were dumbfounded about what happened to Edward, but Alan casually explained that they were two beings bound together by a curse. Alan then lent his ÄRM of Flame to Ginta to go thaw the ice that encapsulated Princess Snow. Awakening from the melted ice, the princess's eyes locked onto Ginta's as she fell on him and they accidentally kissed. Ginta immediately got back up, overwhelmed with mixed emotions, while Snow looked around and happily greeted Alan (whom she also referred to as "Ed") and thanked him for saving her. Alan corrected her that Ginta was the one who deserves the credit. She glanced back upon Ginta, who was lying on the ground again from utter shock and she remembered the kiss they shared moments prior.

Halloween then arrives and informs Loco and Ian that the mission to capture Babbo and Princess Snow has been aborted, as the Chess Pieces were called to assemble at Lestava Castle for the Second MÄR Heaven War. As Halloween laughs at Ginta being responsible for breaking Ian's arm, Jack unwittingly yells out that Ginta is a human from a parallel world. After a brief moment of silence in the room, Halloween screams in Jack's face if he was telling the truth.

After the Chess leave, Snow introduces herself to Ginta, who then falls over in shock once more thinking about the kiss. Panicked, Snow hops over to Alan and asks him about the kiss since it was also her first time. Alan jokes that she should give him more as the two children blush over the incident.

With the ice melted, the castle returns to its former state and the group exits outside. The kids properly re-introduce themselves to each other and Alan leads them to their next destination of Pelica Port. Along the way, Jack makes small talk with Snow about how he met Ginta and Babbo, referring to them as 'vegetable thieves', and stating he was travelling with them for the purposes of training. The group takes a quick break at stream and Ginta asks Snow what she would've done if the old man hadn't come back to save her. Snow responds that she just had faith in Ed, before being called back by Alan to continue walking.

Arriving in Pelica Port, they visit a local pub for lunch and Alan questions Ginta on his knowledge of their world and current situation. Snow asks Alan if she could go outside to play with Babbo, and he grants permission so long as she was still within his line of sight through the window. Alan then teaches Ginta and Jack the basics about the world of MÄR Heaven with a map. As Snow and Babbo head back inside the pub, Alan declares that Ginta, Babbo, and Jack would be joining their party, suggesting that training was in order.

Alan leads them to the woods outside of town to find a suitable location for training. Before explaining what magic power was, he exerted some of his against a pillar, revealing Dorothy who had been secretly following them since they left the frozen castle. Dorothy immediately flew up to Alan to threaten him if he were to do anything "funny" to Ginta. Snow intervenes to stop a potential fight from starting, desiring peace with Ginta's witchy friend. Dorothy takes notice of Snow's Nature ÄRM at her hip, and sensed that she was a "potential rival" for Ginta's affection. The group parts with Dorothy as they continue deeper in the woods.

Alan finally decides on a spot and continues to explain what magic power is. He gives Ginta three magic stones and calls out to Dorothy, who had still been following them, to come join them. Alan then activates his Dimension ÄRM, Gate of Training, and summons two doors on the ground. Snow, who had been expecting the use of this ÄRM, was the only one who did not scream as she, Ginta, and Babbo fell in one gate while Dorothy and Jack fell in the other.

Second Great MÄR Heaven War[]

Dorothy Trains Jack

Dorothy gives Jack some Magic Stones and takes him on as her student.

To train for the upcoming battle with the Chess Pieces, Alan paired Jack up with Dorothy in the Gate of Training, knowing a witch like her would have extra Magic Stones on hand to give to him and would make an excellent teacher. Dorothy lamented being paired with him, as she would've preferred being paired with Ginta rather than the "monkey". She is quick to get over it though, and makes the best of the situation. She took Jack on as an "apprentice" and gave him some extra Magic Stones, teaching him the ways of maximizing his ÄRM's potential. Dorothy does no training herself during this time, merely relaxing while overseeing Jack's training with Alan's Guardian ÄRM, Bumoru.

Dorothy and Jack are second to emerge from their gate to defend Alan against Ian and Gido. Gido targets Jack, as she thinks she can at least defeat the opponent with the lowest magic level. Dorothy tells Jack to take on the Pawn for looking down on him. Jack displays the results of his training by using his newly reforged Nature ÄRM, Earth Scoop, to perform an Earth Wave technique and repel her. Ian makes an offer to Ginta give him a Holy ÄRM if he allows them to retreat. Ginta accepts the offer, and after Ian and Gido leave, Alan gives them instructions on the next course of action before he falls back to sleep and switches back with Edward.

Ginta shows his new dog tag necklace that Snow etched made for him with the emblem for their new group. Dorothy questions why they don't just join the Cross Guard, and Snow tells them of the prophecy the Lestavan oracle gave to her. Snow declares that they shall form Team MÄR, a new group to fight the Chess Pieces in place of the tattered Cross Guard. Edward takes out his Dimension ÄRM, Magic Carpet, for use as their vehicle travel to the mainland of the Hild Continent.

As Team MÄR crosses over the northern shores of the Hild Continent, they are attacked from the ground by Luberians led by their boss, Chief Nanashi, believing them to be Chess Pieces, though he later realizes his mistake. Nanashi is quick to befriend Team MÄR, once he becomes excitable at the sight of Snow and a glimpse of Dorothy's exposed legs. He squeals over the two cute girls, voicing his desire to escort them rather than steal from them, before being pulled away by his followers to calm down. Jack sees Dorothy delight in her looks and reciprocates the opinion to Nanashi, feeling bummed that she still has no interest in him. Once Nanashi is settled, he properly introduces himself and fellow bandits, and invites Team MÄR to tag along with them back to their fortress. Ginta asks for Snow's input, and then accepts. Nanashi uses his Dimension ÄRM, Andata, to warp everyone back to Luberia Fortress.

Nanashi leads Team MÄR into the shambled first main hall and listens to their story. He reveals to them the state of the world. Nanashi also leads them to the cemetery behind the fortress, the graves of which commemorate those massacred by the assault on the fortress just before the war began. A bandit comes to inform Nanashi that the town of Vestry was under siege by the Chess. Nanashi then decides to join Team MÄR as the sixth member, and takes them to Vestry, where two Chess Pieces are causing another massacre. The surviving villagers inform them that the two Chess Pieces who attacked them were still there, delving into Vestry's littoral cave that contains an underground lake. Ginta, Babbo, Dorothy, and Nanashi volunteer to go after them while Jack, Snow, and Edward stay in the village to help.

Jack Helps Vestrian Villagers

Jack helps the farmers of Vestry.

Snow and Edward focus their efforts on healing the injured while Jack assisted farmers with their ruined crops. He helped re-plow the fields with his Earth Scoop so that they were ready for planting. He also gave them special seeds that would quickly grow and yield food in less than a day. By sunset, Jack and Snow had finished and met up with their team at the cave entrance. They looked out to the sea to see a ship sailing out from the other end of the cave. The ghost of a sailor girl appears and gives Ginta and his friends her thanks.

War Games[]

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

Round 1[]

As the match begins Pano observes that Jack doesn't seem as strong as Alviss and was disappointed by this revelation. Jack summons his Earth Scoop and it clumsily drops it straight into his foot, causing him to jump in pain. Pano believes this to be a ploy to drop her guard and immediately charges at Jack, slamming her Weapon ÄRM, Ball Hammer, into his chest. Jack recovers and quickly uses his Earth Scoop to block her rapid strike attacks the best he can, yet her attacks leave him no opportunity to launch a counterattack. Pano remarks that Jack is good at running away and reveals an ability of the Ball Hammer to separate from the shaft and be launched as a projectile. Jack dodges it but the launched ball changes its path with a U-turn and slams into the back of Jack's head. She explains to Jack that her Ball Hammer can separate and while separated homes in on its target.

Jack Restrains Pano

Jack VS Pano

Alviss and the audience begin to criticize Jack's strength and skill but both Ginta and Dorothy believe in his strength. Jack then pulls out seeds from his pocket and scatters them at his feet. He then reveals one of the abilities he gave his scoop using a magic stone he received from Dorothy and causes the seeds to sprout into a large series of vines that wrap up Pano. Jack climbs up the vines, inattentively putting his hand upon her right breast. She screams and calls him a pervert, with the audience chanting the accusation. Without realizing it, Pano then strikes Jack in his "family jewels" with her Ball Hammer, causing him to faint and thus lose his first match.

My Father's Fate

Ginta grieves his father's death to Jack and Babbo.

Aftermath[]

During the night after the first fight Ginta confesses to Babbo and Jack that his father was Danna, the previous person from his world to be sent to MÄR Heaven and the hero of the last War Games, and that he died fighting Phantom. Jack helps Ginta overcome this brief bought of depression by talking about his own father and they agree to avenge their dads. Gaira having overhead them takes them into the Gate of Training again to go stronger instead of competing in the second round.

Round 2[]

After the end of the second round, Ginta, Babbo and Jack return from their training having grown stronger along with giving Babbo his 4th form. After deciding on the conditions for the next match Team MÄR along with the spectators celebrate their win outside. Ginta reveals his parentage to everyone to help inspire hope against the Chess, chugging a whole glass of Pupura Juice.

Round 3[]

Jack and Pano have a rematch in the second match of the third round. Before the match begins Pano belittles Jack for having lost to him in the first round but Ginta assures her that Jack isn't what he used to be. As soon as the battle begins Pano separates the ball portion from her weapon and attacks Jack by having it weave around while building up speed. Thanks to his training with Gaira during the second round, Jack can read the movements of the Ball Hammer. Pano goes in for the attack but Jack stops it with his hand, shocking Pano. He slabs the blade of his shovel into the ground making Pano believe that he's going to use his earth beans attack from their last battle. Jack leaves it in the ground as he leaves the shovel and approaches Pano without an ÄRM. Pano calls Jack a fool for abandoning his weapon and that she'll be taking a second win from him. She then splits her Ball Hammer into four segments and have them speed around the arena. Jack comments that he needs more training as he can only follow three of the four segments. He charges at Pano avoiding three of the segments only to be hit by the fourth right before he reached her. Pano comments he came close but Jack smirks and says he plan succeeded.

Jack Defeats Pano

Pano surrenders to Jack while under the influence of Magical Mushrooms.

Suddenly sprouts start appearing on Pano's arm. Jack commands his ÄRM to make the sprouts grow and they immediately turn into Mararai Mushrooms, cause Pano to shriek in fear. Jack announces that this new attack is Magical Mushrooms, Type 1. Pano continues screaming she begins to hallucinate. In her hallucinations, the volcanos in the field start to violently erupt suddenly the visions change and she has worms crawling over her. Jack tells Pano that only he can remove those mushrooms. While he speaks to her, she hallucinates Jack to be absurdly handsome, falling in love at first sight and gives up immediately upon Jack's request. Jack blushes deeply as he's declared the winner, and picks of nearly all of the mushrooms before walking back to his team. However, one mushroom is still left on Pano's back, so she continues to hallucinate Jack as being incredibly attractive. She runs over to him to hug and kiss him on the cheek. As he playfully tries to hug back, he accidentally knocks the last remaining mushroom off of her back and she regains her sense of reality. Horrified, she backs away and calls him a perverted monkey, proceeding to kick him in the crotch once more out of anger.

Round 4[]

For the second match of the fourth round, Jack goes up against Kollekio. Without a moments hesitation Jack summons his Battle Scoop as soon as the battle starts meanwhile his opponent shuffles a deck of playing cards and throws one of the cards at Jack's feet, the Ace of Hearts. On the sidelines, Dorothy jokes to Jack that Kollekio had a crush on him, much to his horror. Embarrassed, Kollekio admits his mistake and throws another card at Jack's feet. The second card is the Joker, which foretells Jack's death. He goes on to explain that there is a reason Jack could never beat him in battle, at the same time he activates his Weapon ÄRM, Magic Hammer. After scattering some beans on the ground, Jack attempts to make them grow with his ÄRM, but is shocked when nothing grows from the planted seeds. Nanashi points out that the battlefield is ice so plants won't grow on it.

Jack VS Kollekio

Jack VS Kollekio

Kollekio charges at Jack and assaults him with a flurry of blows from his hammer, meanwhile Jack is blocking and avoiding all the hits. Kollekio comments he only needs a single shot, if he manages to hit Jack just once then the battle will be over. Suddenly Kollekio exclaims "What's that" and points behind Jack. Jack comments that he's not falling for that and Kollekio only comments that he thought Jack would fall for it and that he's skilled. With all other attempts to strike Jack with his Magic Hammer failing, Kollekio uses his Darkness ÄRM, Slowpoke, which drastically decreases Jack's mobility in exchange for the user's sight during the ÄRM's activation. Jack thinks back and remember Ginta fighting for MÄR Heaven because he likes it. Jack admits that since he is a simple farmer from a remote island he can't really answer in that manner but he is fighting for his mother who is waiting for his return on that island. He increases his magic so it radiates off him. Alviss yells at Jack that increasing his magic will only bring trouble, which it does. Kollekio senses his magic and attacks Jack finally striking him with the hammer.

After being hit Jack realizes the curse has been lifted and he can move again but quickly realizes to his horror that Kollekio now seems to be a towering giant. He explains that being hit with magic hammer once shrinks the opponent and then delivers a kick that strikes the tiny Jack's entire being and sends him flying. He goes on to say he's going to keep kicking Jack until he's dead, that he's not gonna be the loser and that he doesn't want to die like Mr. Hook. He deliver several giant kicks to Jack once again. Ginta yells at Alviss to do something to save Jack but he comments that everything will be alright if Jack can break the Magic Hammer or defeat the user. Both options are going to be difficult due to Jack's current size and the fact he can't use his earth beans. Jack comments that he isn't gonna lose, that dying will be the biggest disappointment to a parent and that she needs to watch him and that he's gonna survive and win. Jack analyses the situation and determines that his size is too small for any sort of effective attack and that such a size would also mean that magical mushrooms would have no effect either. Seeing a look on confidence on Jacks face annoys Kollekio and he goes for another kick against Jack. Jack however grips firmly to his boot and begins to climb up his leg, up his back and jumps off his chest. Jack throws something at Kollekio which he then swallows. Frightened, Kollekio ask Jack what he was just fed. Jack then uses his Battle Scoop to make the earth beans he just fed Kollekio grow and erupt from his mouth and incapacitate him.  

Visiting Caldea, the Kingdom of Magic[]

When in Caldea, Jack received two Guardian ÄRMs.

Round 5[]

With Hamelin's defeat, Candice volunteered to go next, saying she couldn't let Team MÄR win anymore. Jack, despite initially being nervous, felt ready for battle once his turn came and prove he was a real man.

Axe VS Scoop

Jack VS Candice

As soon as the battle begins Jack activates his Nature ÄRM, Earth Scoop, and Candice activates the Weapon ÄRM, Boulder Axe. Candice tells Jack that she wanted the praise Phantom would give her for defeating Ginta but she'll tolerate dealing with Jack instead. Candice lunges at Jack attacking with the Boulder Axe but Jack deflects it with his scoop. It that one exchange a small chip appears in Jack's scoop and he can tell that close combat is futile with Candice and backs away. He attacks with a rush of vines from his earth beans while Candice swaps out the axe for a new Nature ÄRM, Boulder Claw. Now equipped with two huge stone claws Candice rips the vines apart without breaking a sweat. Jack attempts to attack Candice with an Earth Wave hoping an attack that can't be cut up will have an affect. Candice lifts her eye patch, revealing a magic stone embedded into her eye, and uses the Kukan Teni spell to swap places with Jack, causing him to be hit by his own attack.

Candice taunts Jack as he comes to the conclusion that this is the strength of someone in the Knight class. Ginta cheers Jack on by telling Jack not to show his weakness and show everyone that he's a man, no longer a weak kid. Candice tells Jack that she'll show him someone who is strong and then unleashes yet another Nature ÄRM attack, Boulder Fang, that causes a series of spikes to erupt from the ground and attack Jack. Jack evades them but the attack doesn't stop there, the stones rise up into the air and then crash down upon Jack. Ginta is worried about the safety of Jack while Candice is enjoying the thought of Phantom watching her battle and strength. Candice tells Pozun to call the match, but before he can Ginta and Snow interrupt him both saying the fight isn't over.

Jack's Retort

Alviss mocks Jack's intelligence in his battle with Candice.

At that moment, a series of vines come through the cracks where the boulders crashed together along with a bean pod. The pod splits in half and out comes an uninjured Jack, who explains that it's a variant of his earth beans, Bean Shield, a technique he developed for situations like this. Alviss comments that the Bean Shield was a clever idea considering his lack of brains, and Jack immediately retorts back.

Candice admits to Jack that he's more skilled than she gave him credit for and removes a bracelet type ÄRM from her wrist. She activates the Scales of Blessing and a large ÄRM with a clock-like face appears leaving Team MÄR to wonder what abilities this new ÄRM has. Jack, unafraid of what that ÄRM can do, goes all out against Candice launching yet another Earth Wave. Candice doesn't even attempt to evade the attack and gets hit hard. She has several cuts along her shoulders but strangely smiles and comments that it felt good. One of the hands of the clock moved. She summons yet another Nature ÄRM, Grand Boulder, only instead of attacking Jack, the boulder slams into Candice. Once again the face on the scale moves further. Candice once again seemingly enjoying the damage she has taken comments that a kid couldn't the pleasure she's experiencing. Ginta tells Jack that now is his chance to turn the tides in the battle. Alviss notices that Candice isn't evading Jack's attacks, she's intentionally taking them head on and purposefully injuring herself. Every time she takes damage the gauge on the scales moves further ahead. All the while Jack is attack Candice with everything he's got. Suddenly Alviss yells at Jack to stop attacking but it's too late, the hands of the scale complete a full revolution. As a result, Candice's magic power refills past her original maximum capacity, allowing her to summon her Guardian ÄRM, Gorgon.

Suddenly, the ÄRM on her barrette glows and a huge rock head of a woman who has snake hair appears and its eyes briefly glow as it stares at Jack. Suddenly Jack's legs begin to turn to stone. Candice explains that anyone who looks into Gorgon's eyes become stone, but required using the Scale of Blessing to convert physical damage into magic power for her to be able to summon this powerful guardian. Candice comments that the expression of fear coming from Jack is great as she relishes in his anguish. Realizing that Alice's powerful healing would have no effect on Jack since this petrification wasn't due to a Darkness ÄRM, Ginta screams Jack's name in despair.  

Jack Petrifying

Jack resolves to not give up as he slowly petrifies into stone.

Jack, still not fully stone, realizes he can still move his left arm and digs into his pocket for one of the two ÄRMs that he acquired from Caldea and pulls it out. Candice remarks that even though he's turning to stone he stopped showing the expression of despair that filled her with such pleasure. Jack states that he thought he was done for but hearing Ginta's voice made him realize he didn't want to part with his friend just yet. Jack immediately tosses the ring up in the air and activates it, his new Guardian ÄRM, Mehitos. A colossal Venus fly trap ensnares Candice in its jaws from underground, trapping her while one of the smaller sets of jaws snags the Gorgon ÄRM and destroys it. As the guardian vanishes and Candice falls to the ground she realizes that she can't move and apologizes to Phantom for failing him. The stone surrounding Jack begins to crack and then crumbles as Jack passes out. Since neither combatant can continue the fight, Pozun declares a draw.

Aftermath[]

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

Round 6[]

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 strange 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.

The night before last round of the War Games, Jack is sitting in a window ledge outside at Reginleif Castle wondering which Knight had killed his father. Gaira approaches him, seeking to test Jack's strength. He is unable to give it his all, however, as he is distracted and easily knocked to the ground. Gaira states that if he doesn't focus he'll never be able to avenge Jake. Gaira then tells Jack the story of how he first met Jake over twenty years prior. Inspired to surpass his father, Jack activates his Earth Scoop and takes a swing at Gaira, tossing him to the ground. Jack tries to apologize, but Gaira interrupts, saying that it is he who should apologize to Jack for having been responsible for drafting Jake into the Cross Guard for the first war. He then praises Jack's endurance in his rigorous training, and asks to avenge Jake on his behalf as well.

Round 7[]

The last round of the War Games has arrived, setting itself to take place at Reginleif Castle. Jack volunteers to go first for Team MÄR. Vidar, the sixth strongest Knight of the Chess Pieces, steps forward to battle against Jack. Jack takes notice of the plant growing on Vidar's head as well as his tree-like staff and comments that Vidar has got to be a plant ÄRM master. Vidar ask Jack how old he is to which Jack responds, 14. Vidar mentions that that puts a 70 year age difference between them. Pozun names the fighters of both sides, and signals the match to begin.

Match 1[]

Jack immediately rushes Vidar attacking with punches and kicks, which Vidar effortlessly avoids. Jack notices that he isn't going to make any progress in the fight with unarmed attacks and summons his Earth Scoop and delivers a blow to Vidar's body. Vidar ask where Jack obtained that scoop. Jack responds that it belonged to his father. Vidar tells Jack that he really is Jake's son and that in the previous War Game he was Jake's killer. Gaira confirms this on the sidelines, and goes on to name the ÄRM that killed him but Jack shouts back to not say a word, seeking to defeat Vidar with his own skills.

Pano Cheers For Jack

Pano's affectionate cheering reinvigorates Jack while he fights Vidar.

Vidar then activates his Nature ÄRM, Seed Cannon, and fires various fruits and vegetables at Jack. As Jack avoids them, but the ammo ends up hitting the audience behind him. From the crowd, Pano calls out to cheer for Jack. Leno tries to reason with her, but Pano is quick to argue back, stating that Jack was more handsome than anyone else in Team MÄR. Feeling invigorated by Pano's love, Jack's magic power increased. Vidar attempted to attack again with Seed Cannon but Jack whacks each crop back by using his Earth Scoop as a baseball bat, protecting the audience from further harm.

Vidar activates his Nature ÄRM, Bomb Grass, that causes plants to grow out of the arena floor. Jack comments that even though he is a plant master, he's never seen such plants before and touches one of the flower bulbs which causes a massive explosion. Alan yells at Jack to not leisurely touch the enemy's attack. Jack uses his scoop's technique Earth Wave to wipe out all the bomb plants and clear the arena. Vidar chuckles and says that Jack's father used the same move to clear out the Bomb Grass so he'll respond the same way he did in the first War Game.

Jack briefly puts away his Earth Scoop to attempt more punches and kicks, but instead of dodging them as he did before, Vidar merely takes each hit. Jack smirks, revealing that his strikes were actually to plant Magical Mushrooms on his body. The little tree on Vidar's head shakes and the mushrooms vaporize. Vidar laughs, acknowledging Jack to be Jake's son due to them using the same strategy and tactics. Vidar then reaches into the foliage of his staff and pulls out a ring. He summons his Guardian ÄRM, Yggdrasil, which causes an colossal tree to grow in the center of the arena.

Vidar toys with Jack

Vidar toys with Jack on Yggdrasil.

Vidar invites Jack to follow him up the tree. While climbing, Vidar uses one of Yggdrasil's offensive techniques, Dance of Leaves, which launches a storm of razor sharp leaves at Jack. Jack plants some seeds in a crack in the tree branch he was pinned to, and uses his Earth Beans technique to grow them into vines which ensnare Vidar. Vidar then activates his Darkness ÄRM, Deadly Field, which causes all plants to wither with the exception of the one on top of his head. Jack changes tactics and crushes a seed in his right hand to form Beans Shield Version 2 to block more leaves. Wielding his scoop in his left hand, he leaps at Vidar to strike. Yggdrasil changes attacks to shooting gigantic fruits at him. He initially runs but remembering that his mother was likely watching the War Games at home causes him to stop and hold his ground by slicing the incoming fruit with his scoop.

Vidar then attacks with Yggdrasil's Snaky Bough, which causes large branches with fangs to appear and charge at Jack. Jack activates his Guardian ÄRM, Mehitos, which summons the fly trap guardian to tear apart the Snake Bough, reducing them to splinters. After some thought about how to deal with Mehitos, he voluntarily right into Mehitos jaws which swallow Vidar whole.

Alan warns Jack that something is coming as Mehito's jaws begin to emit light. Suddenly Mehitos explodes as Vidar's tree-like Guardian ÄRM, Blinding Bird, emerges and destroys Mehitos. Vidar informs Jack that this guardian causes all the plants Jack could attack with to wither and die. Vidar mentions this is the guardian that killed Jack's father, as he could do nothing to counter it.

Jack, not giving up hope, tells Vidar that it isn't over yet and he still has the second ÄRM given to him by country of Caldea. Jack exclaims to Vidar that he knows the weakness of Vidar's guardian because the guardian's body is made up of a tree. Jack activates the Guardian ÄRM, Kikazoku Fire. From the ÄRM emerges a tiny djinn boy with flaming hair. Floating up to Blinding Bird, he giggles as he gently sets his hand on the tip of wooden bird's face, setting it aflame and reducing it to ash. Jack instructs Forêt to burn Yggdrasil. However, both Jack and Forêt are confused when the the fire fizzles out is left unscathed.

Jack Defeats Vidar

Jack defeating Vidar.

Vidar says to give up as it wouldn't do any good to continue as more Snaky Boughs surround Jack, one of which attempts to bite him. Forêt jumps in front to protect Jack, continuously igniting each of the wooden snakes and asking Jack for more magic power. Jack punches the branch at his feet in frustration, thinking of his parents, when he remembers some advice his dad once told him regarding observation. He realizes Yggdrasil's weakness is the mini tree that rests on top of Vidar's head, and jumps up to Vidar himself to grab ahold of it and calling Forêt to burn it.

With Forêt's final attack, Yggdrasil disappears and the dust settles. Ginta runs up on the arena to praise Jack for surpassing his dad, but Jack corrects him, saying even in the final moments of the battle he still relied on him. Jack then turns to Vidar and says that he'll cultivate a plant one day that will reach the sky without having to feed on the suffering of people. Vidar chuckles, gracefully acknowledging his defeat. Pozun declares Jack the winner.

Match 2[]

To celebrate Alviss's victory, Jack and his teammates go to the local bath house, despite everyone wearing swimsuits. Jack cautiously inspects the boiling "lava" bath and Babbo pushes him in. Jack immediately jumps out before being scalded, and changes his demeanor when Pano happily runs to him. He then joins his male teammates to pamper Dorothy by offering sponges made from dried pechima from his farm to use for making her skin smooth.

Match 3[]

Dorothy defeats Chimera and that night Alan takes his team out for dinner at a local restaurant. The team was initially repulsed by the cuisine, consisting of several large insects and lizards, but they all change their perceptions and dig in after Ginta bravely tries it first. Jack and his team become alarmed when Alan suddenly grabs a passing customer's arm due to the bracelet ÄRM he wore. Alviss calls to him to snap him out of his angry trance, and he lets go of the customer's arm. Alan goes outside for fresh air and Alviss follows. The rest of the team continues eating, but realizes none of them have money to pay for the bill. They then turn to Edward to pay for them.

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After the War Games[]

In order to storm Lestava Castle to rescue Snow from Diana, Team MÄR split up into two groups, with Ginta's group going to Caldea to repair Babbo while Jack's group went to track down Pozun. Jack, Nanashi, Alan, and Chaton, search the wilderness around the castle when they see a silhouette resembling Pozun in the bushes. They ambush the figure, only to discover it's Porin, Pozun's younger sister, who was on her way to pick up her brother after the War Games. Alan speculated that Pozun wouldn't likely go straight home when it could endanger his family, but Porin insisted that her brother wouldn't break a promise with her. Nanashi asks if she could guide them to her home. Porin kindly agrees, while Pozun observes them as he hides behind a bush.

The group happily followed Porin along a river and through a field, though their enthusiasm dropped when Porin told them her village was on the other side of the mountain ahead. Chaton commented that mountain trails were rough to traverse on and Nanashi quietly whined about how long it was taking. Porin did not tire from the mountain hike, though unexpectedly tripped over a small rock and injured her knee. Jack offered to carry Porin on his back. She worried that she was too heavy for him to carry, but Jack assured her that he was fine.

With the village in sight below, the group unexpectedly had to defend themselves against rocks falling off the cliffside above them and a tree Guardian, both of which summoned by Pozun's White ÄRM Die in a failed attempt to stop their arrival. Jack lets Porin down from his back at the village entrance and she calls out to the villagers to meet the guests she brought. They warmly greet her and become fascinated with with Team MÄR. The village elder approaches, telling Porin's new friends that outsiders were not welcome in the village. Porin insists that the elder make an exception, and Jack steps forward to introduce himself and offer his help with the dried up farm.

After Jack defeats the "stake" Guardian and revives the dam, Pozun helps Jack from being swept away by the rapid water. They are both then joined by Porin, Nanashi, Alan, and Chaton. Porin hugs her brother, and remarks that the day was filled with happy events. Pozun gives credit to MÄR, sincerely stating that he was glad they won the War Games.

The elder expresses gratitude and Porin invites Jack and the others to eat their homegrown vegetables together, though he reluctantly declined. Porin teared up asking Jack if she would see him again. Jack got on his knees and put his hands on her shoulders, promising that he would return one day to eat vegetables together with her. After making it a pinky promise, they bid farewell to Pozun, Porin, and the other villagers.

The Ghost Chess[]

Out of annoyance that Ginta and Jack were not taking them seriously, the Flat Sisters activate Rotkäppchen Waltzer while battling them along the coast of Pultgayin Island. The boys were dumbfounded, but Ginta quickly snapped out it and countered it with Babbo's Version 3, Gargoyle. Rotkäppchen Waltzer uses its Finger Beam and Super Jet Punch against Gargoyle. Saint Anger joins in the fight against Rotkäppchen Waltzer, as Alan and Nanashi arrive on the scene. Gargoyle arm thrusts Rotkäppchen Waltzer down, and the girls receive a message from Sarah Band and Kapel Meister to retreat, as their mission to capture Alviss was successful.

Reuniting with Pano in Acalupa Port, Jack and his teammates go with her back to a vacant cottage she and her family were temporarily hiding in. Pano aggressively eats off of lobster while telling what she knows of the fate of the remaining Chess Pieces. Jack invites Pano and her family to come to his home on Pazurika Island, confident that the people there would accept them. Pano happily accepts Jack's offer, before turning to Snow to inquire if she was feeling well enough to use her ÄRMs.

Suddenly, the weather outside changes, and Leno and Garon return to the cottage injured. Before they can say anything to Pano, their bodies disintegrate into dark matter and evaporate, much to her horror. Nanashi recognizes it as the same way Alan "died". They catch a glimpse of a fiery bird through the open doorway swooping in, and Alviss yells for everyone to get out of the house. The bird sets the house ablaze upon contact. Alviss, Belle, Nanashi, and Snow, make it out relatively unscathed, but Jack and Pano reacted too slowly and were still inside at the moment it went up in flames. Pano had lost consciousness and Jack carried her with her arm over his shoulder as they both faltered on their way outside. Jack then falls to the ground passing out, too, both with minor burns. The rest of Team MÄR is forced to flee from the mysterious masked man that commanded the fire bird, leaving Jack and Pano behind.

After the rest of the team's confrontation with the masked man, Alviss manages to return for Jack and Pano, who were still unconscious on the ground. Alviss then warps with Belle, Snow, Jack, and Pano back to Caldea.

The next day, Jack and Pano return to Acalupa Port. By sunset, Jack finishes make grave markers for some of the Acalupa villagers who perished, as well as for Leno and Garon. He approaches Pano, who was still crying at the base of a nearby tree, and offers his hand to her, telling her to cheer up. The two then travel back to Caldea to meet up with Ginta and Dorothy, but the two had already left with Alviss, Belle, and Ian. They spend the night in the house that Jack's teammates briefly occupied. Late in the evening, Jack sneaks out to rejoin up with the rest of his team in Edel Mine, knowing Pano would be safe in Caldea.

By the time Jack arrives at Ian and Gido's house, he learns that his teammates left for a small island in the far north. Ian gives Jack directions to where Ginta and the others went to, while Gido helps outside with construction. Ian offers Jack his Andata ÄRM and Gido's Magic Carpet ÄRM, stating that they no longer needed them.

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/Earth Scoop: Battle Scoop is a Weapon ÄRM that originally belonged to Jake. As a Weapon ÄRM, it is plain and pitifully weak, but after Dorothy upgrades it with magic stones, it is converted into the Nature ÄRM, Earth Scoop.
    • 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: Jack spreads spores onto his enemy that quickly sprout into mushrooms. These mushrooms then emit hallucinogens into his enemy, causing them to see illusions.
    • Bean 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: 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 practically reduce everything to ashes with its flame. He likely has his own will.

Trivia[]

  • Jack is commonly referred to as a monkey due to his appearance, mannerisms, and his tendency to climb tall steep surfaces. The climbing aspect could be a trait shared with his fairy tale origins as Jack climbed the beanstalk to see what was in the clouds.
  • Several plotlines from Jack in the Beanstalk are directly applied to Jack in MÄR.
    • He lives with his widowed mother on a farm.
    • He plants magic beans that grow into a tall beanstalk high into the cloud tops where there is a castle.
    • He defeats a giant.
    • He avenges his late father. (In Peter and Iona Opie's 1980 version.)
  • Jack has a cameo in the second episode of Hayate the Combat Butler in Hayate's imagination.

Gallery[]

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