Jonah Whitman

Jonah Whitman is the main protagonist of the East Patch analog horror series Angel Hare.
He is a young man who finds a VHS copy of the Christian children's program, and recounts his cherished childhood memories surrounding it. However, upon watching the tape, he notices many differences with it and his recordings of the show. While the VHS tapes appear to be relatively standard for the genre the show is in, his recordings have the protagonist, Angel Gabby, protecting Jonah from his mysterious, abusive father, until she made him create an alibi when she plots his disappearance.
He was portrayed by Roger Hanna.
==Apperance==
Jonah's face is never shown but he is a caucasian man with brown hair and a beard.
==Personality==
Jonah appears to be a curious and investigative man, having delved into Angel Hare in order to find answers surrounding his home life.
Gabby also describes Jonah as being selfless and pure at heart, traits which are exhibited in the second season of the series. When he discovers that his live streaming of the show had inadvertently caused Gabby to get stretched all across the Internet, he was willing to have his memory erased again, just so that Gabby could be safe, even when Zaggy opposed the idea. When Gabby provided the alternative for becoming CEO of Wreath of Life, Jonah happily agreed to the request with the intent of helping children that were in a similar situation as he was in.
==Biography==
====Past====
Prior to meeting Gabby, Jonah lived with both his parents. Back when he was just six years old, he suffered severe physical abuse by his father with the implication that his mother was another victim. Eventually, the abuse caused many notable scars and left the young child emotionally broken, causing Jonah to live in constant fear of his father. Later, he discovered the show, Angel Hare, and met Angel Gabby, who revealed herself to be the Archangel Gabriel and reached out to Jonah. Soon, Gabby learned about Jonah's rough home life and taught him ways to endure his father's abuse. At some point, Jonah's father carelessly left a weapon on the table, heavily implied to be a firearm, causing Gabriel to instruct Jonah on how to disassemble it and hide all the pieces. It is implied that due to this incident, Jonah asked Gabriel to kill his father as she would ask Jonah how she should handle the situation with the father disappearing shorty after. Gabby would then erase Jonah's memories of the incident, allowing him to live a normal life.
====Season 1 ====
===Were YOU An "Angel Hare" child?===
Jonah buys a VHS copy of Angel Hare, a show he watched during his childhood, out of nostalgia. As soon as it finishes, however, he realizes they were key differences between the copy and the original version he watched as a child. He takes two scenes in particularly. In the first scene of the VHS copy, Angel Gabby is shown introducing herself to the viewer after talking to Francis. However, the original VCR recording shows Gabby referring to Jonah by name and hoping she could be a good friend. After this, Gabby is shown referencing Jonah's favorite book in a later segment. The episode ends with Jonah gaining a new resolve to learn what he can about the show in order to find Gabby. 
===Angel Hare's Cursed Lessons uncut===
Jonah begins with research he has done into the show. This is the first glimpse at the show's two versions and the two companies behind them, Wreath of Life and Kieth Publishing. He then proceeds to point out differences between the two. Jonah then shows the two tapes.
In the VHS tape, Francis sits below a tree with a garden of honey after a long rain storm, being sad and cold. Gabby then comes and tries to encourage him to enjoy to beautiful day but Francis is too upset to do so. In response, Gabby uses keywords faith and hope in a lesson on fortitude, causing Francis to feel better. In the VCR recording however, Gabby is troubled as she warns Jonah that the sun, despite its warmth, can be dangerous.
In a different scene, Francis is looking at a river and is dismayed on how to pass. Gabby then appears and provides a new option on how Francis could continue down the path with a new path rather than giving to despair. The VCR recording strays far from the original show as Gabby leaves Francis and flies to her house. She then uses a chair to barricade the door and remarks how Jonah could use it as a lock and key. She instructs him to enter the closet where she states darkness can be peaceful and teaches him breathing exercises to reduce stress. She explains that Jonah can feel safe "even if he finds you". This causes Jonah to realize that he had a cruel and abusive father. 
===What Big Ears You Have===
Jonah explains that his mother may have mislead him about his early childhood, explaining that the scars likely came from his father. He then notes that Gabby once again broke character in the show. Immediately showing the VHS tape and not the VCR recording, Jonah shows footage of Gabby interrupting Francis during the lesson and asks Jonah to "nod once if he's not coming back for a while." Afterwards, Gabby leaves Francis to instruct Jonah on how to dissemble an object into pieces, presumably a gun. After Jonah hides the pieces, Gabby dawns the armor of god and hopes to Jonah that she won't have to use a weapon but is ready to do so anyways as his guardian angel. After the footage ends, Jonah wonders what happened to Gabby.
===Little White Alibis===
As Jonah's worry increases, he disregards the craziness of his situation in order to try and search for Gabby, showing the next episode of the show. In the VHS copy, Francis stole one of Gabby's angel feathers and confronts him, saying she's upset about the deception. She asks the viewers whether to forgive Francis or not, citing Proverbs 19. Afterwards, Gabby forgives Francis, much to his delight. In the VCR recording, Gabby is much more harsh on Francis and is even looking scornfully at him. She cites to Jonah Revelations to describe the place prepared for liars and insists Jonah shouldn't lie. Instead she suggests that he should have an alibi for an upcoming event when questioned. Gabby asks Jonah what she should do and agrees to the request without revealing it on tape. Jonah tried to look into it but all the records in the Municipal Building were destroyed by a flood, implied to have been caused by Angel Gabby.
===Footage Not Found===
Jonah is shown arriving to his mother's house to check for clues at his childhood house. As a montage of archival recordings related to child psychology is playing in the background. He finds and collects a box of childhood artifacts primarily related to Angel Hare and finds out about the search his mother was going through in order to find more about Angel Hare, trying to look through Kieth Publishing. Jonah ultimately decides to not press his mother about it and go searching on his own about what happened to Gabby despite not having enough pieces.
===A Final Call===
As snippets of Jonah's time with Gabby play in the background, he slowly realizes that he could get Gabby back by live-streaming the show on the air. After doing so on his laptop, Jonah was surprised when Gabby hesitated to introduce herself. After introducing himself again, Gabby's expression becomes more warm with her animation turning more fluid as she goes closer to the screen, stating how well Jonah grew and holds her hand to the screen. In response, Jonah raises his hand to meet it, having found his guardian angel.
====Between Season 1 and 2====
===The Easter Tape - Cracked Shells===
On Easter, Jonah finds an Easter Tape of Angel Hare and decides to view the recording. In the recording, Gabby along with Francis prepare an Easter activity with Jonah that involves painting eggs. The activity goes wrong however as Francis drew symbols which annoyed Gabby while Jonah apparently made a mess of the activity. Eventually, Gabby concedes that the egg was simply for fun and that she wanted Jonah to understand that someone was willing to die to protect him from harm. As the recording finishes, Jonah decides to share the memories of Easter with Gabby. However, she makes no appearance as Francis tries to call out for her.
====Season 2====
===Do You Know This Rabbit?===
In the episode, Jonah is upset at Gabby's sudden disappearance, continuing to stream the show in hopes of her reappearance. As Jonah is worrying about the cause, a new Angel shows up in the show which worries Jonah even more. Despite this, Jonah continues to watch the show in hopes of answers.
===Last Resorts===
As the episode continues with Angel Zaggy taking over the show, Jonah becomes more fearful as he believes Zag is willing to hurt him and hurt Gabby. He chooses to play along with the show as he notices the differences and tries to get the angel's attention. Jonah eventually succeeds when he threatens to cut off the broadcast, causing Zag to try and interrogate him. Jonah states that he was a friend of Gabby and wanted him to bring her back with Zag revealing that he was in the show to find her. 
===Circumstantial Crossroads===
As Zag is searching for more clues to find Gabby and managing the show, Jonah is pondering about Zag's true nature and identity while reluctantly accepting his more logical approach to the search. Jonah then attempts to offer help for Zag in the search which he initially rejects. However, Zag later asks Jonah if he can stream anything on the air before requesting that he stream a setting with more depth. The episode ends when Jonah asks Zag for instructions. 
===Field Work===
Despite his suspicions, Jonah listens to Zag's instructions and goes to the church, finding a copy of Wylde Hare and notes the differences it has from Angel Hare. He later brings it back home, streaming it live which enables Zag and Francis along with a new character, Francine, to help with the search for Gabby. As Jonah reflects on the sow he grew up with, Zag finds a newspaper which enables him to figure out that Gabby is still present. Before the episode ends, Jonah then tells Zag and Francis that he knows how to find Gabby.
===Flirting With the Void===
As a montage of Gabby's time with Jonah plays, Jonah contemplates the possible reasons as to why Gabby was unable to come back. He, along with Francis and Zag, come up with a plan to find her that involves streaming as many screens as possible so that Gabby can come back. While they are doing so, Jonah tries to acquire more information about the Angels and Wreath of Life from Zag who confronts Jonah and reminds him that finding Gabby and knowing she's safe is all he needs to know. Soon after, it is revealed to Jonah, Zag and Francis that Gabby never left but was instead split across several screens.
===Lady Come Down===
As Gabby appears on the screens, Jonah realizes that she attempted to help the whole Internet filled with troubled kids which is why she is in this state. As Gabby talks to Zag, whose full name is revealed to be Zagzagel, Jonah tries to accept responsibility and asks Gabby to wipe his memory, believing he is the reason why Gabby was feeling troubled. Fortunately, Gabby rejects this and comforts Jonah once again, gives Jonah an alternative of being the new Wreath of Life CEO. Jonah happily accepts the offer, allowing Gabby to resume her normal position with the help of Francis, Francine and Zag.
==Trivia==
*Jonah's favorite childhood book is Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith, as revealed in the first episode of the series. Gabby interestingly uses this book in order to make Jonah hopeful of a better life. 
==External Links==
* Jonah Whitman on the Angel Hare Wiki
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