Spring-Heeled Jack

"*Can you see him...deep within? **The Boogeyman**. Black...as...sin,*"
—Jack's last words, taunting Bigby about the return of the Boogeyman[src]
**Spring-Heeled Jack** is a Victorian Fable working for Grey's Empire and a follower of the Boogeyman. Known as the **"Stick-Model Killer"**, Jack operated asa macabre serial killer in Fabletown, so named for his MO of replacing his victim's organs and some of their bones with handmade stick models. He often taunted Fabletown's law with phone calls, reciting haunting poems, and had a distinctive maniacal laugh. He serves as the primary antagonist of *Season 1*.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Not much is known about Jack's background, other than he was one of the first Fables to leave the Homelands for the Mundy world, before the Exodus even occured. He was a loyal follower of the legendary Pitch Black, a Fable known as the Boogeyman, and worked to establish cult chapters wherever he operated.

At first, Jack settled in Victorian London. where he used his powers to jump between rooftops, earning him infamy that only fueled his powers. He disappeared around 1837, before reappearing in 1888 as the twisted serial killer known as **Jack the Ripper**. He murdered his way through Whitechapel until 1891, when he made his way to America and settled in Fabletown. His impersonation skills earned him the employment of Greyheart Wolf.

### Death

While battling with Bigby, Spring-Heeled Jack is unable to withstand the Big Bad Wolf's 'huff-and-puff' power. Digging his claws into the ground, the hurricane-force wind causes his claws to break, flying Jack into a sharp tree trunk. Impaled, Jack can only spurt a few more taunts enforcing his commitment to the Boogeyman before dying.

## Overview

### Physical Appearance

Although he can assume any form he chooses, Spring-Heeled Jack's true appearance is horrifying. He is tall and terrifyingly thin, his ribcage exposed and his heart and lungs clearly visible. His eyes are massive, a deep orange that burn with supernatural evil. His legs are muscular and elongated, enabling him to leap vast distances, hence his name.

### Personality

Spring-Heeled Jack is a relentless, sadistic, ritualistic serial killer who appears to have no morals or capacity for empathy. He appears to take joy in displaying the results of his work, as well as taunting the Fabletown law and putting the entire community at risk of discovery. He is a loyal follower of the Boogeyman and kills both for pleasure and as offerings to the infamous demon.

#### Modus operandi

Spring-Heeled Jack is a twisted, intelligent killer who performs personal rituals as he commits his horrific crimes. He targets vulnerable women, indicating a power complex, and abducts them using a crowbar to incapacitate them. He initially tortures and rapes his victims - including removing the skin from their faces and replacing it with pig skin - before slitting their throat, draining them of their blood. He then disembowels them, replacing their organs and some of their bones with crude stick models in the shape of the replaced tissues. The killer forces the bodies onto their knees with bent elbows, their fingers spread out, their thumbs in front of their ears, and their faces bland, before melting the hands to the face. He then decapitates the body, before mounting the head and attached hands to a pole made out of the removed bones and those of swine.

## Powers, Equipment and Abilities

### Equipment

* **Glamour Tube:** Spring-Heeled Jack carries a black market glamour tube, which he can utilize to impersonate any Fable he chooses. He uses this to infiltrate the Fabletown government to collect information for Greyheart. Because the glamours are black market and cheap, certain parts of Jack's appearance show through the glamour, such as his maniacal laugh and his retractable claws.

### Abilities

* **Jumping:** Spring-Heeled Jack's name comes from his supernatural jumping ability, enabling him to leap vast distances, making his escapes easy.
* **Knife Hands:** Spring-Heeled Jack's main weapons are his retractable knife-like claws, which he can replace with different metals; for example, when fighting Bigby, Jack utilizes silver claws.

## Associated Deaths

### Murders commited by Spring-Heeled Jack

* Greta - tortured, throat slit, disembowelled, and decapitated
* Rose Red - tortured, throat slit, disembowelled, and decapitated
* Red Riding Hood - tortured, throat slit, disembowelled, and decapitated
* Several unknown victims, possibly mundies