Jack

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“	So now Pierre and I have to pioneer a new supply chain on our own. I don’t think this is all too bad, though. I enjoy working with Pierre a lot.	”
–Jack

Jack is the sous-chef of Pierre’s Bistro from District 23. He cooks and prepares dishes using human flesh as the main ingredient but also hunt his ingredients with the help of the Bistro's owner Pierre when they're unable to receive any meat from their vendors.

Appearance

Jack has long black hair, slightly tanned skin, black eyes and pierced right eyebrow. He wears a long white chef suit under a leather apron and gloves along with long gray pants and black boots which all have blood stains over them. In combat, he wields a cleaver.

Personality

Jack has a calm temperament and is careful when hunting ingredients to insure that they don't get bruised and lower their quality value.

Although being a cannibal and probably a sadist, he is loyal to Pierre who he has a lot of respect for, to the point he wishes to help her achieve her dream of becoming part of 'The Eight Chefs' and tries to keep his promise to her until the end.

Story

Jack is the sous-chef of Pierre’s Bistro, a small restaurant in District 23 that uses mostly human meat. He works side-by-side with, and is unflinchingly loyal to, the head chef Pierre. In his past, Jack joined Pierre when she opened her Bistro to help her achieve her dream of joining 'The Eight Chefs', both promising that they wouldn't abandon one another.

Pierre was trying to come up with a new dish, but she is left frustrated because she is unable to do it since nothing has struck her with inspiration. Moments after, Jack enters the room bringing some "ingredients" (captured humans) with him. Both converse about how their vendors, Lil' Piggy's and The Musicians of Bremen, stopped trading with them and that also they have to find a new place to hunt their ingredients since their old spot is now being safeguarded by the Zwei Association. Pierre and Jack also comment about how she desires to become one of 'The Eight Chefs' and about changing some of their dishes, with Jack suggesting using more aged ingredients instead of the younger ones, but Pierre had another idea in mind.

The Bistro's owner states that she wants their dishes to have a more original flavor which she wishes to achieve by using the meat of monsters instead of human flesh. Pierre mentions the Library as the place they will seek for such ingredient since otherwise, they would have to travel to the Outskirts to get it and she reveals that she received an invitation to enter the Library a while ago. She asks Jack to join her in such adventure for monster meat, which he accepts.

While Pierre prepares to sign the Red Invitation, Jack questions her about what he should do with the ingredients he brought, she answers him saying that they should be made into meat jam and states that Jack must put them legs first, not head first in some sort of not mentioned machinery to prevent the ingredients to die too quickly claiming that the more they suffer the tastier their meat will be.

Upon being transported to the Library, Pierre comments on the place's smell and how it is brand new for her, but Jack states his dislike of said scent. The chef de cuisine affirms unfamiliarity similar to the one brought by it is what brings forth new ideas. Upon ending that conversation both are greeted by Angela. Pierre loudly comments on her exterior, saying she appears to be a wonderful-looking ingredient with a glossy appearance, Jack also says that Angela appears to be a fresh and top-grade ingredient but shows uncertainty on his remake and silently inquires Pierre about the Director of the Library. The bistro's owner confirms his suspicions by stating that she is aware that Angela is, unfortunately for them, not human, but remaking that such a fact only makes her more excited. After Angela is questioned about what her taste would be, she reveals to her guests that she can't be harmed, to which Jack replies that they will only be able to know if such a thing is the truth after testing her. Pierre decides to intervene saying that they should keep their manners to the individual that sent them the Invitation, the sous-chef apologies to the Library's Director for his rudeness. At least Pierre politely requests Angela's permission to enter the Library, which she concedes.

Eventually, Jack is defeated in the Reception along with Pierre, and is turned into the Book of Jack.

Key Page story

Jack’s Page

Jack’s Page Our usual source of cooking ingredients are Syndicates specializing in butchery. The kinds of meat they treat and how they process it differs for each Syndicate, so you should pick your caterer carefully. Our meat pie bistro used to frequently trade with ‘The Musicians of Bremen’ and ‘Little Piggy's’. ‘The Musicians of Bremen’ provided large quantities of meat, though it wasn’t exactly the freshest. Shattered chips of bones were often in the meat, and the mixture of different types would create an odd flavor. Still was a reliable supplier of ingredients, all in all. Outside of special occasions, we’d use them for making experimental dishes or sausages. Oh, speaking of, sausages are made from a mix of several different kinds of meat. You could even find a rat inside at times. Anyway, we rarely sold the dishes made out of their meat other than the sausages. They’d never treat their meat nicely before handing it to us. The meat from ‘Little Piggy's’ is pricey and comes in small quantities, but its quality is good. We even got the highest grade meat sometimes if we were lucky. Just looking at the meat from ‘Little Piggy's’ fills me with ideas about how to cook it and makes my mouth water. That’s how appealing the meat looks. But the price is rather heavy, so we only used it for important dishes or foods we serve to customers. But both Syndicates suddenly said they’re no longer selling ingredients for some reason. So now Pierre and I have to pioneer a new supply chain on our own. I don’t think this is all too bad, though. I enjoy working with Pierre a lot.

Combat Info

Jack

Jack appears in the Reception of the Pierre's Bistro Episode 1.

Stats

	33 15 2~5
	Normal  Fatal  Normal  Normal  Weak  Fatal

Passive Abilities

 Emergency Rations
Recover 2 HP at the start of each Scene

Drops

	Ｏ	Ⅰ	Ⅱ
A Guide to District 23	50%	0%	0%
Book of Jack	50%	100%	100%
Count	3	3.2	3.6

Combat Bookshelf

Keep It Fresh ×2 Keep It Fresh ( 1) 3~4  1~12	Trim the Ingredients Trim the Ingredients ( 1) 1~6  On Hit Inflict 1 Paralysis Paralysis X For the Scene, reduce the maximum roll of up to X dice by 3 when using pages. Cannot be lower than 1. next Scene 1~4	Ingredient Hunt ×2 Ingredient Hunt ( 2) 2~6  On Hit Inflict 2 Bind Bound X Lower all Speed values by X for the Scene. Cannot be lower than 1. next Scene 2~5
Cruelty Cruelty ( 1) 2~6  On Hit Recover HP equal to stacks of Bleed Bleed X For the Scene, take X damage and subtract one third of the Bleed stack every time the character rolls an Offensive die. (Rounded up) on target 2~3	Appetite ×2 Appetite ( 0) 3~4  On Hit Inflict 1 Bleed Bleed X For the Scene, take X damage and subtract one third of the Bleed stack every time the character rolls an Offensive die. (Rounded up) next Scene

Combat Dialogue

Combat Entrance …You guys are humans, right? Even if you aren’t, we welcome new ingredients. It’s for the sake of Pierre’s goal… Careful not to bruise ‘em too much… Gotta keep the ingredients in top quality. Victory Cry Thank goodness we won, Pierre. Let’s take the stuff and go back, shall we? If we happen to find a good book here, we’ll grab the attention of ‘The Eight Chefs’ in no time, right? Death Sorry, Pierre… I should have been… stronger… On Ally Death …What about the promise you made with me. On Kill What would a pie made out of this guy taste like…? Chopping you feels way different from the usual ingredients we find in the Backstreets. You smelled nice just like Pierre said. What a shame. Special Event If I can’t help you any longer, then it might be better off for me to follow you there.

Special Event line notes Used as Jack's Death line if he dies after Pierre.

Trivia

• Jack's movement combat sprite in the Library Of Ruina Art Book differs from the sprite that is used in-game. As such, the one reassembled below was based on the in-game sprite's positioning rather than the artbook sprite's.
• Jack's combat sprite for Block dice shows him licking his lips, which does not appear anywhere else. It is normally hidden behind his knife, but can be viewed in the modified sprite below.

Gallery

The full sprite sheet below comes from the Library Of Ruina Art Book. It is included here to act as an official reference, as all the individual sprites are reassembled from the game's assets and may have slight differences from in-game.

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  Dialogue Sprite Sheet
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  Artbook sprites
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  Idle
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  Moving
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  Slash
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  Pierce
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  Blunt
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  Block
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  Evade
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  Damaged
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  Block, arm removed