Jake Long

**Jacob "Jake" Luke Long**is a young Dragon who appears as a half-Chinese American human teenager who lives in Disneyville and serves as its Magical Protector.

## Biography

Jake lives with his parents, Jonathan and Susan, and his younger sister Haley Long. A descendant of a family of magical dragons, his two best friends are the feisty Trixie Carter and seemingly dim-witted Arthur "Spud" Spudinski. Before his thirteenth birthday, Jake started getting glimpses of his dragon heritage. For example, while younger, during a race with Brad at Camp Mugwomp for the Mugwomp Cup, he unintentionally breathed fire, startling himself into tripping over a log to fall face first into mud, losing the race[7].

On his thirteenth birthday, his magical abilities emerged fully and he was set to protect an underground magical community existing within his city and throughout the world. The emergence of his dragon powers also made him the first official magical dragon guardian of America; **"The American Dragon"**. Under the training of his grandfather, Lao Shi, and his animal guardian, Fu Dog, Jake would be taught in the methods of his dragon abilities, and his duties as a magical guardian. Due to his youth and while still in training, his territorial home base has initially been mainly restricted to the area of New York. However, anytime he is anywhere else in America, such as the forests of New Jersey during a camping trip with his father, his authority extends to these other areas as well as he is destined to become the representative dragon for the whole country.

At first, he thought inheriting Magical Powers would be cool, but instead due to Jake's responsibilities as the American Dragon, his grades started slipping. He could not spend the same amount of time skateboarding with his friends as he used to, and began to grow tired of Lao Shi's training techniques which he could only see as stupid. It made him wish he were only human but he had to deal with it no matter what.

Although Jake is still in the early training stages to be the American Dragon, his destiny includes being the guardian, protector and champion to magical creatures secretly living alongside humans in and around New York City, and eventually the rest of the country. Among them are a herd of unicorns in Central Park, leprechauns on Wall Street, gargoyles nesting atop the Empire State Building, the Triborough Troll Bridge, a mystical community between NOHO and SOHO, and mermaids in the East River. According to his grandfather, the Greater New York is the American Dragon's territory and if he can make it here, he can make it anywhere. However that means Jake must figure out how to control his newly awakened dragon abilities, such as fire breathing, flying and shape-shifting; allowing him to perform his duties. Meanwhile, Grandpa must figure out how to decipher his hip-hop grandson's colloquial language style.

Jake lives in a West-side brownstone at 182 Shorn Eagle Dr[8]. His father, a human businessman, is completely unaware he married into a family of dragons. Jake's mother is a professional caterer who is also a dragon except she is human-locked, meaning she is unable to transform or utilize typical dragon abilities as often times they may skip a generation. Jake tries to ignore his brilliant yet pesky younger sister Haley, a nascent dragon, to no avail. Jake's Dragon Master is his wise Grandpa and the former Chinese Dragon who, upon arrival to the United States, established an electronics shop on Canal Street and took Jake under his wing. Despite the generation gap, Grandpa is patiently training Jake to master the fundamentals of being a dragon, unlock his potential, and to be on time for his lessons. Grandpa's sidekick, the not-so-patient Fu Dog, acts as Jake's animal guardian.

Jake initially comes off as the average, laid-back and flirtatious at times teenager who tries hard to present himself as a king of cool, and to a certain degree he is pretty cool. This is frequently proven by his tendency to keep up with the newest developments and styles, or personal interests such as video games, popular music, extreme sports and hot girls. Jake is shown to have a particular passion for skateboarding and is very proficient at it as well. Unfortunately, more often than not, Jake has a tendency to be stubborn and, at times, careless, both of which tend to come back and bite him in the end. He frequently looks for shortcuts in his day-to-day life and usually pays the price for this when he fails to think things through. Though, in Jake’s defense, the responsibilities that he has do prove to be rather overwhelming. Another flaw in Jake’s character is that he occasionally loses his focus of the task at hand, but he does usually regain it when he has to.

Also, there are times when Jake is far too cocky and a bit too quick to leap into action, which has often backfired on him, especially when dealing with opponents who are smarter than he gives them credit for. Fortunately, though, when all is said and done, Jake proves to be a very responsible teenager, he is always quick to acknowledge when he is the one at fault and always takes it upon himself to set things right no matter what. He is also shown to be very resourceful when he has to be, frequently coming up with multiple plans and strategies on the fly and knowing when to use his Grandfather’s lessons when they are needed.

Jake is shown to care deeply for those around him, but he is not always sensitive toward other people’s feelings. For example, he once spoke out against his father, Jonathan, which led to Jonathan feeling a bit hurt. He is shown to have a longstanding rivalry with his little sister, Haley, and he absolutely hates it when Haley lords her accomplishments over him and makes him look inferior by comparison. However, despite Jake’s issues with Haley, it is shown that he would not hesitate for a moment to help her when she needed him. Jake is, at times, put at odds with his grandfather, but even so, it is shown that he has nothing but respect for Lao Shi. He also has a very close bond with his animal guardian, Fu Dog.

Jake has nothing but loyalty toward his friends, Trixie and Spud, and they reciprocate this by being unquestionably loyal to him as well. At times, Trixie and Spud are often quick to inform Jake when his courses of action are not always right, but there are times when they go along with it and allow Jake’s actions to play out. Jake is also shown to be very trusting of his friends with almost everything, including his secret.

Finally, the person who Jake cares the most about is Rose. In one occasion, it was implied that he cares for her more than his own life. While many of his associates felt that Jake was making a mistake by having a crush on Rose, mainly due to her also being the Huntsgirl, Jake still trusted his love interest fully, mainly because she once had the perfect opportunity to slay him yet passed it up. Jake had trouble letting Rose go at first, but it did seem clear that he genuinely wanted to move on. Though when all is said and done, Jake loves Rose more than anything and would never allow anything to happen to her.

It may seem Jake is a bit superficial, but in truth, he does put some stock in a person general personality more than he does their appearance.

## Abilities

* **Dragon Transformation**
* **Firebending**

## Counterparts

* Thomas (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
* Ten Cents (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse)
* Theodore (Theodore Tugboat)
* Wilson (Chuggington)
* RS Mr. Conductor (Shining Time Station)
* Mario (Super Marios Bros.)
* Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
* Marth (Fire Emblem)
* Ash Ketchum (Pokemon)
* Kirby (Kirby)
* Greg (The Wiggles)
* Steve (Blue's Clues)
* Sportacus (LazyTown)
* Anpanman (Anpanman)
* Bruce (The Hooley Dooleys)
* Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
* Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Country)
* Barney (Barney and Friends)
* Big Bird (Sesame Street)
* Kermit the Frog (The Muppet Show)
* Arthur (Arthur)
* Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
* Fry (Futurama)
* Stan Marsh (South Park)
* Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
* Orson Pig (Garfield and Friends)
* Sawtooth (Wacky Races)
* Buster Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
* Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
* Yakko Warner (Animanicas)
* The Brain (Pinky and the Brain)
* Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)
* The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
* Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
* Arthur Read or Buster Baxter (Arthur)
* SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
* Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)
* Arnold (Hey Arnold)
* Pen or Firey (Battle for Dream Island)
* Doug Funnie (Doug)
* Henry (Kablam!)
* Rayman (Rayman)
* Tarzan (Tarzan)
* Raoul (The Phantom Of The Opera)
* Samson (Super Samson Herms)
* Frankie Valli (The Jersey Boys)
* Link Larden (Hairspray)
* Danny (Grease)
* Timothy Q. Mouse (Dumbo)
* Roland Rat (Roland Rat)
* Sooty (The Sooty Show)
* Bob the Tomato (VeggieTales)
* Orson the Pig (Garfield and Friends)
* Zidgel (3-2-1 Penguins)
* Trent (Total Drama)
* Ord (Dragon Tales)
* Matt (Cyberchase)
* Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)
* Marlin (Finding Nemo/Finding Dory)
* Alex the Lion (Madagascar)
* Shrek (Shrek)
* Rocko (Rocko's Modern Life)
* Mickey Mouse (Mickey Mouse)
* Aladdin (Aladdin)
* Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid)
* Starfy (The Legendary Starfy)
* Jin Kazama (Tekken)
* Ryu (Street Fighter)
* Croc (Croc)
* Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
* Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
* John Smith (Pocahontas)
* Tishka (Train Tishka)
* Austin Powers (Austin Powers)
* Charlie (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
* Sooty (The Sooty Show)
* Toaster (The Brave Little Toaster)
* RJ (Over the Hedge)
* Skipper (Skipper & Skeeto)
* Frank (3 Friends and Jerry)
* Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)
* Goku (Dragon Ball Z)
* Finn (Adventure Time)
* Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
* Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
* Pongo (101 Dalmmatians)
* Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker)
* Mordecai (Regular Show)

## Similar Heroes

* Prince Phillip *(Sleeping Beauty)*
* Fred Jones *(Scooby-Doo series)*
* Dudley Puppy *(T.U.F.F. Puppy)*
* James Bond
* Crash Bandicoot *(Crash Bandicoot)*
* Beast Boy (Teen Titans Go!)
* Michelangelo *(TMNT series)*

## Trivia

* Makes a major appearance and plays a big role in *Dragon and Werewolf Transfer*.
* Said to be a cousin of Jinafire Long.