Jake Peralta

==Summary==
Jake Peralta, portrayed by Andy Samberg in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, is a highly skilled and witty detective with a penchant for immaturity and sarcasm. His competitive nature often leads to humorous challenges with colleagues, particularly his romantic interest, Amy Santiago. Despite his goofy exterior, Jake is fiercely loyal to his friends in the 99th precinct and experiences significant character growth throughout the series, maturing both personally and professionally. His romantic relationship with Amy Santiago evolves from a flirtatious rivalry into a heartfelt and quirky love story. Beneath the humor and pranks, Jake possesses a strong moral compass and a deep commitment to justice, making him a lovable and complex character in the show.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with weaponry
Name: Jake Peralta, Jacob “Jake” Jeffery Peralta, Detective Peralta, Det. Jacob "Sherlock" Peralta (Claimed to have legally changed his name)
Origin: Brooklyn 99
Gender: Male
Age: 33 in the first season, around 40 by the end of the show
Classification: Human, Detective
Powers and Abilities:
*Peak Human Physical Characteristics
*Possibly Genius Intelligence 
*Stealth Mastery (Snuck around a grocery store while it was being robbedBrooklyn 99, Season 3, Episode 10)
*Martial Arts (Has successfully beaten several different criminals in close-quarters battles. Seems to have some boxing experienceBrooklyn 99, Season 5, Episode 14. Implied to have out skilled ATF, Marshals Service, and Homeland Security agents in hand to hand combat given his threat to "paintball hostages"Brooklyn 99, Season 2, Episode 15 (if he had shot all of them this threat would be nonsense))
*Social Influencing (Deception - Could successfully maintain his cover in the mafia even after his cover was seemingly blown. Prior to this he was able to to maintain his cover for months with no one ever suspecting him. Charisma - He's a very skilled interrogator even outsmarting gifted murderers and getting them to slip up and reveal incriminating informationBrooklyn 99, Season 5, Episode 14. He was also able to talk down a suicidal bomber from blowing up a hospital despite the fact that she knew she would be going to prison and was visibly scared of thatBrooklyn 99, Season 6, Episode 12, Leadership - Generally the primary on cases and he was Captain Holt's second choice to lead the precinct while he was gone)
*Weapon Mastery (Skilled at using his pistol. Along with the rest of the squad he was able to easily beat, disarm and capture trained ATF, Marshals Service, and Homeland Security agentsBrooklyn 99, Season 2, Episode 15)
*Preparation (His heists usually take months of planning)
*Electricity Manipulation with his taser
*Status Effect Inducement with pepper spray
*Magnetism Manipulation with his magnet suitBrooklyn 99, Season 8, Episode 9
Attack Potency: Street level (Knocked out a criminal with a single blowBrooklyn 99, Season 3, Episode 10 and punched Jimmy hard enough to knock him downBrooklyn 99, Season 1, Episode 8. Slammed Pimento against the wall hard enough to break itBrooklyn 99, Season 4, Episode 21. Tackled Doug Judy hard enough to knock down a wooden poleBrooklyn 99, Season 2, Episode 10), higher with weaponry
Speed: Athletic Human (As a cop he should be around this fast. Dodged a go kart going maximum speedBrooklyn 99, Season 4, Episode 1), Transonic with weaponry
Lifting Strength: Above Average Human (Constantly tackles and overpowers criminals, including Doug JudyBrooklyn 99, Season 2, Episode 10)
Striking Strength: Street level, higher with weaponry
Durability: Street level (Endured being beat by a prison guard with a baton multiple timesBrooklyn 99, Season 5, Episode 1, was fine even after smashing through a window on a ziplineBrooklyn 99, Season 3, Episode 6, survived falling out of the ceiling. Survived crashing into a dirt mound, laughed off getting punched in the face by Terry), higher with his bulletproof vest
Stamina: Athletic, possibly higher (Stayed up all night interrogating someoneBrooklyn 99, Season 5, Episode 14, was able to do 901 pushups despite being exhausted. Was surprisingly calm even after being shot in the leg)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Extended Melee Range with melee weapons; Hundreds of Meters with firearms
Standard Equipment: Glock pistol, Detectives badge, Handcuffs, Baton and his Taser
*Optional Equipment: Bulletproof vest, Magnet suit, As a detective in certain situations he can have access to the weapons locker which can have: Grenades, Shotguns and various other weapons and items. He's also able to gain access to homeland security equipment including a surveillance truck with an onboard cell with a 3 person capacity, he can also have access to drones and an onboard system that allows him to hack into the entire cities camera system.
Intelligence: At least Gifted, possibly Genius (Although he can be silly and unserious, when he's actually trying he is shown to be a very skilled detective even stated by captain Holt and Terry to be "His best detective"Brooklyn 99, Season 1, Episode 1. Jake was able to trick a highly intelligent murderer by taking advantage of his psychologyBrooklyn 99, Season 5, Episode 14, uses his environment effectively while in stealthBrooklyn 99, Season 3, Episode 10 and combat situationsBrooklyn 99, Season 1, Episode 19. Was able to learn a new language and is shown to be extremely detail oriented by correctly deducing who had who in Secret Santa based almost solely on everyones facial expressionsBrooklyn 99, Season 5, Episode 10. Other equally skilled detectives have said that "Holt is impossible to read", but Jake was able to deduce that Holt was upset just by noticing his eyes blinking 2 seconds earlier than normal)
Weaknesses: Generally doesn't take most situations seriously no matter how dire the situation is good examples of this are shown here and here. Although later in the series this becomes less of an issue
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Brooklyn 99
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