Jacob Lessio

Jacob Lessio (ジェイコブ・レッシオ Jeikobu Resshio) is part of the Alvarez Empire and a former member of the Spriggan 12, the protection guard of Emperor Spriggan. He garnered the epithet Assassin (暗殺者 Ansatsusha) due to his expertise in the art of assassination.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 466, Page 16
==Appearance==
Jacob appears to be a tall, muscular middle-aged man with extremely short black hair and what appears to be a receding hairline, which exposes his very prominent forehead, upon which he has a small tattoo of a skull. Jacob noticeably lacks eyebrows, and has very small eyes with prominent dark circles; Jacob's nose is also considerably prominent, and his jaw is long and pronounced, offering much space between his chin and small mouth. Jacob also has high, shallow cheekbones, and features distinct five o'clock shadow.
For attire, Jacob wears a purple spandex turtle neck, over which he sports a black blazer; and also wears black pants. Jacob also wears a pair of black gloves, which feature oval designs on the knuckles, to go along with his black shoes.
==Personality==
Jacob has been shown to be a respectful, dignified gentleman, continually basking his comrade August with praise as well as mentioning the holiday in Alakitasia where they revere the elderly, even wanting to pay respects to Makarov Dreyar, an elderly enemy by having a drink before starting conflict. Jacob prefers not to have any personal troops or underlings, not wanting to be tied down. Unlike traditional assassins who who eliminate their targets while hidden, Jacob prefers a more direct approach as his power can make anybody present vanish.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 6-10 Due to his respectful nature, he shames the thought of nudity or indecency in regards to women, covering his eyes and looking away when in sight of the act.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Pages 13-15
He also possesses something of a patronizing nature, as evidenced by taking a sharp jab at Jura for his baldness and then snickering at his own joke after the fact. Jacob can also be very demanding, tormenting Mavis Vermillion when giving her an ultimatum in order to save the guild members' lives in exchange for Fairy Heart's location.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 12-15 Despite this trait, he does show a sense of loyalty toward his comrades, displayed by his anger at the sight of God Serena being felled by Acnologia and gearing himself to immediately retaliate, before August warned him of the futility of his attempt.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 471, Pages 3-4 He also released Brandish and Marin from his trap when he learned that he accidentally caught them so they wouldn't be killed, as well as not wanting to hear Dimaria get angry at him.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 479, Pages 8-9
==Synopsis==
===Alvarez arc===
In an effort to fill in the Spriggan 12 on his plan to invade Earth Land#Ishgar and procure Fairy Heart from Fairy Tail, Zeref, otherwise known as Emperor Spriggan, summons Jacob to a meeting between himself and the entirety of the Spriggan 12. Because of Alakitasia's large expanse, Jacob finds himself unable to attend the meeting in time due to its short notice.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 452, Pages 8-9
However, Jacob does later deploy alongside the other eleven members of the elite guard; traveling west on a gigantic fleet of over one million with God Serena and August, arriving on Fiore's eastern border after defeating the neighboring nation of Bosco. The three Spriggan 12 members then exit the ship and meet the awaiting Warrod Sequen, Draculos Hyberion, Wolfheim and Jura Neekis. After being introduced to Jura courtesy of Warrod, Jacob offers up a snide comment on Jura's baldness.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 466, Pages 14-16 Jacob, from there, proceeds to stand beside August and watch as God Serena completely dominates his former friends all by himself.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 469, Page 18 When his comrade's opponents get up and begin to pressure God Serena, Jacob prepares to intervene, but is halted by August, who wishes to see God Serena's true power. He then watches as God Serena utilizes several different kinds of Dragon Slayer Magic to leave his opponents in critical condition, and after God Serena is halted by August, Jacob remarks on the expected impressiveness of one who has implanted eight Dragon Lacrima into his body. The three then leave for Fairy Tail, but before they get far, Acnologia appears, having sensed God Serena and kills the Dragon Slayer Spriggan in a single strike, leaving Jacob shocked.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 470, Pages 7-18
Furious at his comrade's unceremonious death, Jacob gets ready to use his Magic on Acnologia, but August halts him, pointing out the Dragon King's strength outclasses theirs and only with Fairy Heart would it be possible to defeat Acnologia.
Jacob later arrives in Fairy Tail's guild, introducing himself as a member of the Spriggan 12, and revealing that August discovered that they were being tracked via Magic Radar and hid their true positions. Jacob then sits down, mentioning "Respect for the Aged Day" and explaining that he went ahead of August to lighten his load, after which he demands alcohol, but is refused by Makarov. Calling Makarov's refusal a shame, Jacob explains to Fairy Tail that he is a master assassin and that he has never failed an assignment, as well as that he has no reason to hide because his Magic leaves behind no corpses or witnesses. Casting his Magic around the guild's perimeter, Jacob causes everyone to vanish, but manages to pick up on Mavis' ethereal presence and attacks her non-physical body, correctly deducing that she is Fairy Heart. Continuing to torture Mavis, Jacob demands the location of her physical body, offering the return of her near-dead, but still alive, friends should she speak. However, Lucy and Happy arrive, with the former kicking him from behind; when Jacob asks how she's still here, Lucy reveals that because Jacob's Magic was a type of Spatial Magic, she was saved by Horologium. Jacob then changes his terms with Mavis, saying that he's going to mutilate Lucy if she doesn't talk, but as he throws knives at his target, Natsu saves her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 4-24
Engages in hand-to-hand combat with Natsu, Jacob easily overtakes him, turning invisible with his Stealth and attacks Natsu before becoming invisible again, traveling over to Mavis and explaining that he can also see what cannot be seen, such as her. After disappearing a third time, Jacob's camouflage is dispersed by the Lion Brilliance of the newly-summoned Loke, but Jacob responds by attacking Loke, Lucy and Natsu with a series of invisible weapons. Turning invisible yet again, Jacob appears behind Natsu and then pins him to the ground, deciding to embarrass Natsu by turning Lucy's clothes invisible, exposing her undergarments. While this doesn't affect Natsu, it affects Jacob, who closes his eyes to stop from staring at a half-naked Lucy. Natsu and Lucy then tricks Jacob into thinking that Lucy has stripped off the rest of her clothing, forcing him to lower his guard, and thus allowing him to be swiftly kicked by the two, angering him greatly.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Pages 2-19
Jacob then proceeds to overwhelm Natsu and Lucy in combat, doing so in both his visible and invisible states, but when he states that he's going kill all their friends, Lucy stops him, pointing out that Brandish and Marin were caught in his Magic earlier. Confirming that Lucy is correct, Jacob releases the two, but Lucy uses Gemini to copy the released Marin and dispel Jacob's Transport with Marin's Rules of the Area, freeing all the guild members. He tries to use his Magic again but is shocked to see Happy appearing in between his palms. Unable to send them away, Jacob is then punched out of the guild by Makarov and swiftly defeated by Natsu.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 479, Pages 4-18
Later, Jacob evades capture and reunites with the other Spriggan 12 members and one million Alvarez soldiers at the Fairy Tail Guild's new location. As he and Ajeel discuss their defeats, the two state that they won't be beaten twice,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 494, Page 9 later standing alongside the rest of the Spriggan 12 and their emperor.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 494, Page 15 Soon after, Jacob remarks upon the invading Fairy Tail members' tenacity until he is punched by Mirajane, who demands that he be her opponent. Jacob turns around to fight her, but the sight of Mirajane's exposed cleavage renders him unable to look at her,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 496, Pages 9-10 much less fight her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 497, Page 12 However, despite that disadvantage, he still manages to easily overpower her in combat with his eyes closed,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 500, Page 7 until their fight is briefly interrupted by Irene's voice bellowing throughout the battlefield in search of the runaway Mavis, though Jacob largely takes no heed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 504, Page 16 After his comrade Irene's death and Universe One's dispelling, Jacob is eventually defeated by Mirajane even with his eyes closed.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 521, Pages 4-5
===Water Dragon God arc===
After the Spriggan 12’s disbandment, Jacob along with Yajeel guides Ajeel as the new ruler of Alvarez, and serves as his bodyguard.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 13, Page 4
==Magic and Abilities==
Stealth (ステルス Suterusu): Also known as Assassination Magic (暗殺魔法 Ansatsu Mahō), Jacob is a master at using this, and it has three distinct abilities;Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Page 11 the first ability allows Jacob to erase his own presence, wherein he wipes out his ability to be seen, heard or smelled, thus allowing him to move about completely undetected, even if he was seen by people just prior. This physical invisibility can be negated by Magic that utilizes light, such as Regulus.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Pages 5-8 Stealth's second ability allows Jacob to see things that would normally be invisible to others, such as Mavis to non-Fairy Tail members, and as such allows him to converse with, attack,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 11-12 and touch beings like her.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Page 7 Interestingly, it would appear that Jacob cannot actually see what he, himself, has made invisible with his Magic during its effect.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Page 16 The final function of Jacob's Magic is to attack with invisible weapons, which he displayed while torturing Mavis,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 11-13 as well as in his ensuing conflict with Natsu and Lucy, using invisible knives and a whip, among other things.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Pages 9-12
Transport (トランスポート Toransupōto) This form of Spatial MagicFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Page 16 allows Jacob to transport anyone to his own pocket dimension, doing so by clapping his hands, which has a range of up to no less than the entire perimeter of the Fairy Tail Guild. Upon completion of his clap, all those caught within his Magic will vanish, sans those with non-physical bodies, such as Mavis,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 8-11 and most notably her physical body encased in Lacrima: Fairy Heart; however, those that are indeed affected by this Magic are able to be harmed at the caster's discretion.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 13-14
Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: His Magic aside, Jacob has shown himself to be an extremely accomplished unarmed fighter, able to go toe-to-toe with Natsu in hand-to-hand combat, and even overwhelm him by utilizing punches, kicks, and grappling which includes professional wrestling maneuvers, such as the DDT.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 479, Pages 4-5
Enhanced Strength: Jacob has been shown to hold a fair amount of physical strength, as he managed to send Natsu flying backward with a single punch, and when he slammed him head first into the ground, he ends up destroying the entire contacting portion of the floor.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Pages 4-5
Immense Durability: Jacob possesses an immense amount of durability, best showcased when he received a very powerful kick from a Taurus-clad Lucy (that sent him flying into tables and thick support pillars), after which he got up with little-to-no-injuriesFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Pages 15-16 This durability was then displayed yet again mere moments later, whereupon Jacob received a series of fire-clad hits from the immensely strong Natsu, and received little-to-no injuries.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 478, Pages 2-5
Immense Magic Power: As a member of the Spriggan 12, Jacob's magical caliber is of an extremely high level. His Magic Power is stated to be on par with the strongest Mage in Ishgar and strongest of the Ten Wizard Saints, God Serena,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 440, Pages 19-20 and was stated to be roughly equal to that of fellow Shield of Spriggan Brandish μ's own,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 443, Page 25Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Page 8 someone renowned for toppling entire nations single-handedly,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 452, Pages 11-12 and whose Magic Power exceeds Makarov's.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 443, Page 17 Additionally, as a further testament to Jacob's strength, he, alongside just God Serena and August, destroyed the entire nation of Bosco and every single one of their guilds.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 466, Page 15
==Equipment==
Knives: On his person, Jacob carries throwing knives that he uses to conduct long-ranged surprise attacks.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Page 20
Gun: Jacob carries a gun which he uses to attack from a distance and is kept invisible due to his Stealth.
Whip: Jacob carries a whip to attack with, keeping it invisible with his Stealth.
==Trivia==
*In the afterword of volume 56, Hiro Mashima stated that Jacob's character was inspired by one of his favorite actors, .Fairy Tail Volume 56 Afterword
*Hiro Mashima specifically mentioned Jacob as one of the Spriggan 12 of which he was a fan.Fairy Tail Volume 60 Q&A Corner
==Quotes==
*(To Lucy Heartfilia & Mavis Vermillion): "As of this moment, I'm going to slowly and painfully chop, slice and dice this woman into pieces."Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 477, Page 19
==Battles==
*Natsu Dragneel & Lucy Heartfilia vs. Jacob Lessio
*Mirajane Strauss vs. Jacob Lessio
==References==
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