Jake Tyler

==Summary==
Jake Tyler is a fighter and former football player. He was racked with guilt when he did not stop his father from driving while intoxicated and hitting a tree. Along with his mother and little brother, Jake moved from Iowa to Orlando in the middle of the year when the latter earned a scholarship for a famous tennis academy. There, he was unwillingly introduced to the world of underground mixed martial arts fighting, and began training with a master, Jean Roqua, to stand up against the bully Ryan McCarthy at the Beatdown, a street fighting tournament.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Jake "the Gridiron" Tyler
Origin: Never Back Down
Gender: Male
Age: Late teens
Classification: Human, Football Player, Mixed Martial Artist
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics (Jake is athletic, being a former high school football player who made 13 tackles in his final game, at Jean Roqua's combat club his exercise regimen included bench presses, pull-ups on gymnastic rings, lifting kettle bells, box jumps, and climbing ropes for one-minute intervals as a warm-up, followed by push-ups, jogging, practicing body slams, flipping tires, lifting heavier kettle bells, tossing cinder blocks, taking punches to the body and climbing a diagonal ladder, Max Cooperman also helped him with his flexibility for higher kicks), Martial Arts (Jake was trained in mixed martial arts by Jean Roqua, who admitted to his mother that he is a very good fighter, even before his training he was able to fight against several football players, Max Cooperman described him as a natural born brawler and told Roqua he had "mad skills," Ryan McCarthy commended his techniques, after he began training with Roqua he was able to defeat three men in a street fight and at the Beatdown he defeated three opponents to reach the semi-finals, then defeated Ryan McCarthy in the parking lot, earning his respect), Accelerated Development (In his own words, Jake is a quick learner, and he developed his skills until he could defeat Ryan McCarthy, whose father had him training in martial arts since he was very young), Supernatural Willpower (Max said Jake has heart and inspired him and Jean Roqua said he does not give up)
Attack Potency: Street level (During a street fight, Jake sent a man through a side-view mirror)
Speed: Athletic Human (During a street fight, Jake moved out of the way before a car could hit him and he later outran Jean Roqua) with Peak Human combat speed (Jake could slip punches even before he began training)
Lifting Strength: Above Average Human (Jake performed a back body drop on a rival football player, during a street fight he easily body slammed a man, he can launch a cinder block a considerable distance and do push-ups with his brother sitting on his back for resistance, during the Beatdown he body slammed Dak-Ho and threw Ryan McCarthy over his shoulder)
Striking Strength: Street level (Jake knocked out a 225-pound football player with a single right hook, he easily knocked down a fighter when he met Max, he trained until he could kick a hanging heavy bag a considerable distance and he ultimately knocked out Ryan McCarthy with a perfect roundhouse kick)
Durability: Street level (Jake survived a car crash into a tree which killed his father, as a former participant of a contact sport, Jake could take a punch even before he began his training, he withstood a beating from Ryan McCarthy and kept getting up until he was knocked out, his training included taking body shots, during the Beatdown he withstood a kick to the ribs from Dak-Ho and kept fighting Ryan when the latter continued attacking his ribs, slammed him onto the hood of a car and even the pavement)
Stamina: Athletic (On four different occasions, Jake has had to have stitches, he arrived an hour early to train for class, Roqua taught him to breathe with each strike in order to avoid growing exhausted)
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: None.
Intelligence: Above Average (Jake stated he is a quick learner. He impressed his English teacher with his preparation and intelligence in class.)
Standard Tactics: None notable.
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses. Due to the guilt from which he suffers, Jake is easily provoked when people talk about his father. He dealt with a lot of anger until he started training with Jean Roqua.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: Before he began his training, Jake relied on old-school boxing techniques, which is why he initially lost to Ryan McCarthy, a mixed martial artist. Max Cooperman introduced him to Jean Roqua, who trained with the Gracie family and was a finalist in the International Vale Tudo Championship. When he first began his training, he repeatedly tapped out to Miles, who was lighter but more skilled in obtaining position before submission. Eventually, Jake's skills improved until he could submit Miles with a triangle choke, and used the same technique against Dak-Ho during the Beatdown. He defeated Ryan McCarthy with a three-punch combo and a round kick, which he learned from Roqua.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Teenagers
Category:Humans
Category:Live-Action Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Movie Characters
Category:Primary Protagonists
Category:Protagonists
Category:Never Back Down