Jacob Burr

Jacob Burr is a seventeen year old Norse Demigod son of Tyr and Sally Burr. He came to camp at thirteen years old

## Basic Stuff

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Poughkeepsie, New York (Formerly)

## Family

### Adoptive/Step Family

Isai Prevost (Step-father)Talia Prevost (Step-sister)

### Biological Family

* Tyr (Father)
* Sally (Mother)
* Þórr (Thor), Baldr, Hǫðr, Víðarr, Váli, Hermóðr, Bragi (Uncles)
* Móði and Magni, Þrúðr, Forseti, Abraham Seabury and Nico Hamilton (Cousins)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Normally dark colors/red
* Dark red shirt
* Black pants
* Black shoes

## History

### Early Life

Jacob Burr was born to Tyr, god of war, fight, strength, honor, law, justice, and Sally Burr, a clear sighted mortal woman in Poughkeepsie, New York on November 5, 2004. Sally was a expert martial art. Due to that she traveled the world to become better and teach people how to defend themselves. On one of the journeys to New York were she would stay for 3 weeks. On the third she was in Poughkeepsie she saw that an old men was being threatened by a group of teenagers. She couldn’t take that so she stepped in and knocked one of the teenagers out. The other teenagers ran like they were chased by hell hounds. Sally being a good girl she called a ambulance. She did get a trail but because there was a security camera filming the whole thing she only get a penalty and a warning. A few as she walked out of the court house a man came to her and asked if he could have a date with her. First she didn’t wanted to go but after him asking a few more times she did went with him to a pub. There she got to know him he called himself Vince Flame filled secretly being Tyr. Since then they met each other every night up until the last night of here staying. Firstly they went to the same pub were they hate the first date, getting really drunk.

Then they went to her apartment at the hotel for a good night. (wink wink) the next morning she was awakened by a door closing. She noticed that the Vince was gone but had to big of a hangover to go after him. So she fell asleep again. later she found the note Vince left her saying goodbye forever. Her heart was broken by it but she had to move on. After nine months, Sally gave birth to her soon, Jacob Asher Burr on November 5, 2004. After he was born, she decided to start a dojo to teach karate, Kong Fu and other types of martial arts.

### Childhood

As result of his short temper and lose hands, he would always get in trouble. And it wasn’t helping that his mom learned him how to fight. one day when he was chopping wood with his uncle he found out that a spear is a great weapon. He started training with it and quickly became very skilled with it, at that point he was only 10 years old. one day his mother saw him practice and decided to teach Jacob more about weapons and how to use them. they started with a wooden long sword. quickly after that jack and his mom got a large package containing a long waord for him. Jacob was not allowed to train with it. but being the hard head he is, he did.

Just before he started training with his spear, he met Henry. He looked to be just as old as Jacob. He met him when he came to his mother to get fight lessons. Henry already knew very much about how to use all sorts of weapons but didn’t knew well how to fight without a weapon. So the 2 boys were evenly matched and learned very much from each other. At the day of his 11th birthday he got a necklace from Henry. As he gave it to him he said ‘keep it on you, it’s supposed to gave luck’. He answered ‘we shall see’. They both started laughing.

### Fist Attack

A view days later as Jacob and Henry walked from school to the dojo. Nobody was on the rood any more because it started to storm. They wanted to get at the dojo as soon as possible so they went through an alleyway. But in the alley was a not so pleasant surprise. They got ambushed by a fire-breathing horse. Henry quickly took of one of his many bracelets and changed it to a small crossbow. The fire-breathing horse spewed a blast of fire directly at jack. He was totally stunned by the appearance of that beast got the full hit. Before fading away he saw how Henry shot an arrow at the fire-breathing horse.

When he came back to the land of living he noticed he was taken to the hospital. He heard a short “beep” every time his heard beaded. He was on the intensive care. His mother and Henry were sitting beside his bed talking. "I didn’t know he was a god, he never tolled..." said his mother. "ssh, he’s awake", he heard Henry say. They both stout up. "‘how are you doing, baby" said his mother. "Better" Jacob tries to get up but gives up when he feels the pain on his left hand side. Henry started explaining everything stating with who he really is, who his father is, who Jacob is, what that monster was, what Olympia is and what his necklace is. his necklace can be transformed in a golden spear. As Henry saw Jacob's confused face pointing at his mother. "Your mother knows everything too. I just explained everything when you woke up" he said. The nurse came to tread Jack. "Oh, and that nurse is my sister"

### Coming to Camp

After having spend 2 weeks in the hospital it was time to go home again. Jacob packed his stuff including his golden speak. When everything was packed and taken care of Henry and Jacob wend to the airport to go to California. And from there they took a taxi to the town nearby Camp Olympia. Jacob got a little tour before they walked on to camp. He stayed in The Hermes Cabin for about three weeks for getting claimed by his father

## Personality

Jacob is slow to trust anyone and is quiet and shy around people he doesn't know. Jacob isn't proud of the fact that he doesn't like to talk but can threaten others he deems as untrustworthy at the speed of sound. But, he does stick up for people who are being mistreated even if he doesn't quite know them. He can be seen as mischievous, loving to pull pranks on his hall mates, joking around, and causing a little chaos but he does know when to stop messing around. Although Jacob thinks it is strange for a child of the god of war, strength, honor, law, courage, and justice to be pulling pranks, he always says that he is doing them courageously. At first impressions, Jacob is the chill older-brother figure. To many, he is the one sensible guy in the room. He thinks before he speaks or acts. He’s reasonable, always looking for a middle ground and sensible decisions in strife. In tense situations, Jacob always seems to be able to say something useful, whether it’s a comforting phrase or a bright idea. Snark and sarcasm go hand in hand when it comes to this guy. Jacob's speech is often riddled with sarcastic and snarky commentary, as Jacob likes to speak his mind. He's a very straightforward and open person – there's no doubt in what he thinks about anything. Although sarcastic, Jacob is surprisingly calm. He's seemingly unfazed when it comes to anything. Difficult situations and odd occurrences don’t trip him up. Rather, he tends to lend an open mind towards such events, and if problematic, will try to rationally solve it. However, he pulls this off in a way that looks like he doesn't care. In a sense, this nonchalant nature of Icarus is essentially his defense mechanism. He thinks that if he's calm and relaxed, he'll look non-threatening and generally an approachable person. It's his way of making people like and trust him – by giving himself a sense of predictability and order. Unfortunately, that external calm masks a storm. Behind, Jacob is a tense, worried young man. For Jacob, life is stressful. Dude has a truckload of family problems, leading to his abandonment issues and general melancholy. Being one born to die has also led to some alienation and ostracization. At every turn, Jacob finds something to worry about. He can’t envision a fulfilling and stable future for himself, and that thought terrifies him. Although he gets good grades and has a good circle of friends, Jacob sometimes feels empty and unmotivated. As much as he wants to protect his friends and family and be a good solid support for them, Jacob isn’t certain about what he wants to do, what he wants to achieve, or what his purpose for himself really is. However, Jacob hates being pitied or being worried about. It irks him. He feels patronized. It makes him feel pathetic, which makes him think he’s more detrimental to others than helpful. Also, as an older brother figure, it’s his job to do all the fussing-over stuff. So he would do no matter what to make others believe that he was okay. Thus, he disguises his feelings of unease and confusion, and fear of the future so he could make people trust him properly. This, of course, leads to his sense of false self-confidence. Jacob tries to act like he's capable of anything, so he can radiate confidence. Through practice, Jacob has found the perfect balance between compassion and self-confidence. He’s not seen as a weakling with a heart-too-pure, neither is he seen as cocky and abrasive. Rather, Jacob portrays the chill older-brother figure role with grace. Someone aware of himself and his own intrinsic value, but also someone who visibly looks after others. Unfortunately, Jacob can get so wrapped up in the idea of “conceal don’t feel” that he refuses to deny that anything is going wrong. He gets panicky, and he gets stressed. His anxiety gets the best of him. Finally, Jacob finds his story way too provincial. He dies, gets revenge and returns to life in the span of an afternoon. There’s no chance to get out and explore the world, and meet new and interesting people. Jacob feels trapped in the boredom and predictability of his story, which is already set in a place he is far too familiar with (his home). However, the thought of escaping from his current life and doing something just for himself scares him. It’s unnerving to him, as he doesn’t like the idea of uprooting everything that previous generations worked for. Jacob is a boy with a short temper, often getting into fights. It seems like he’s always angry. He does not trust everybody immediately. but if he gets to know you a bit better, he will be a friend.

### Fatal flaw

Jacob's fatal flaw is Hubris. He tends to think he's better than most people, and tends to think he's a better fighter than most people, even gods. He knows that this is a dangerous fatal flaw however

## Appearance

Jacob is described as a young seventeen-year-old African-American boy. Jacob has dark skin, short brown hair, and hazel eyes. He often wears a dark red shirt, black pants, and black shoes

## Powers and Abilities

### Tyr Kid Powers

* He is extremely knowledgeable and can surpass children of Athena in his wisdom.
* He can instill courage in whatever group he is in.
* He has minor justice manipulation.
* He has the ability to telekinetically control any weapon, as well as curse them and can create, summon, shape, manipulate and use any kind of weapons with perfect skill.
* He can manipulate feelings of war, rage, and anger.
* He can summon weapons out of thin air.
* He unconsciously causes others around him to feel anger, hatred, and blood lust in people, to the point of causing fights wherever he goes.
* He innately knows his surroundings in warfare, causing him to be great in battle.
* He has the ability to curse/enchant weapons/armor.
* He has the power to detect whether someone is lying.
* He has the power to create a "law" that can depict what a person can do (as long as the "law" doesn't allow any harm) as well as a suitable punishment if the "law" is broken, as well as force people to follow that "law".
* He can cause someone to forget their morals for a time and cause that person to act out of character.
* He can make people stop their actions with his words
* He is resistant to charm-speak

### General Abilities

* ADHD: His supernatural alertness and keen senses that keep him ready for, and alive, in battle
* Fighting Skills: As the son of a war god, he has skilled fighting skills
* Hand-to-hand combat: Jacob is skilled in using his hands in battle and going un-armed in combat
* Parkour skills: Jacob is good at parkour
* Marksmanship: Jacob, along with being good with most demigod weapons, is skilled with a **gun**
* Weapon proficiency: Jacob can naturally use all types of weapons
* Superhuman strength: As a demigod, Jacob is more durable than a regular human being
* Superhuman agility: As a demigod, Jacob is more agile than the average mortal
* Superhuman durability: As a demigod, Jacob is more durable than a regular human being
* Superhuman reflexes: As a demigod, Jacobs reflexes are greater than the average mortal

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Talia Prevost

Jacob and Talia are pretty close. They treat each other like siblings and when they both turn sixteen, their mortal parents got married to each other making them step-siblings. Jacob learns Ukrainian from Talia and Talia learns some combat skills from Jacob

### Family

#### Tyr (Father)

Jacob is pretty close with his father, even though they don't see each other that often. Tyr is proud of how courageous and loyal his son is, and continues to watch in pride at how far his son grows. Jacob also prays to his father in times of need and distress

#### Sally (Mother)

Jacob is also pretty close to his mother. Sally taught Jacob how to fight as she taught karate, Kong Fu and other types of martial arts. Sally often video chats with her son while he's at camp

## Etymology

Jacob is a classic and popular boy name. It comes from the Old Testament and means **“supplanter,” which is often interpreted as someone who seizes, circumvents, or usurps**. In the book of Genesis, the twins Jacob and Esau were born to Isaac and Rebecca; Esau came first, making him the first-born son

English: nickname from Middle English burre **'bur' (a seed-case or flower-head with clinging prickles)** used by Shakespeare to denote someone who sticks like a bur a person difficult to 'shake off' a sense which may well be older.

## Trivia

1. His middle name is Asher
2. He hates to be called Jake
3. He is left handed as his father only has one hand, his left hand
4. Both he and Talia are associated with the color red
5. Speaking him an Talia, they are often confused for biological siblings (mainly fraternal twins)
	1. This is also a nod at how Karissa and Zane would *lie* about them being fraternal twins, but are really *cousins*
6. He is a scorpio
7. He has a fear of war
8. Jacob is *technically* related to the Zeus kids (Isaac, Zamaya, and Tempest) and The Ares Kids (Miles, Leo, Quiara, Marko and Katelyn) since Tyr's Greek counterparts are Zeus and Ares