Jack Andrews

**Jack Andrews** is a 2020-introduced and all-around character. He is the great grandson of Dr. Henry Andrews. He is part human and part fire elemental, as his father is one. Due to his mother's Susan Andrews lineage, he has a monstrous alter ego named of DJ Jack. Jack longed to be a monster until he discovered his alter-ego whom he now wars with. Believing himself to be fully human most of his life, he has grown up among monsters in a world where the two groups mutually dislike each other, causing him to be cautious and shy but not easily intimidated. As well as careful and kind, Jackson is a dedicated scientist and one of the best students at Enchatria High.

## Portrayals

Like his alter-ego, Holt, Jackson is voiced by Cindy Robinson in the English version of the cartoon and Dan Kizler in the Hebrew version.

## Character

### Personality

Jackson's alter ego is DJ Jack, known as D.J. Hyde in the *Enchatria Girls* books. His transformation is triggered by heat and sweat in the books and by music in the movies and webisodes.

Jackson is a friendly guy who enjoys playing basketball, though he has a geeky fashion sense and is sometimes picked on by other students. He appears to be the only human student at Monster High, making him confused by his apparent normalcy in a school full of friends.

In the diaries he once asked Lori Creaser to bite him, as he was afraid they couldn't really be friends when school started. Lori was able to talk him out of it, but she could tell he was still depressed.

In the *Enchatria Girls* book series, he is not afraid or uncomfortable about being around friends and is able to interact with them quite easily. Lori noted in her diary that he was unfazed when he met her father, who normally creeps out both human and monsters.

In the cartoon, he seems much more wary around monsters, most likely due to being bullied at school for being a "normie." He even went as far as to say that he "didn't belong." and that no one would want him at Judy's party in the episode "Hide and Sneak."

While the Enchatria High students are unaware of Jack's dual nature, older brothers can sense his duality. This is evident in Lori Creaser's "*Basic"* diary when she overhears a conversation between her father and Jack, where Jack makes a light joke about stakes. Her father later cryptically tells her that Jackson is more than he appears.

### Appearance

In the web series, Jackson has black hair with blond ends, blue eyes and a pierced left eyebrow. He has a yin and yang symbol between his shoulders. Because of his shy personality, his body language is nervous and he tends to hunch his shoulders.

In the book series *Enchatria Girls* by Lisi Harrison, Jack has a mop of brown hair and crackling hazel eyes.

He usually wears black framed glasses which are also thick-framed and thick-rimmed in both web series and books.

### Transformation

Throughout each storyline, DJ Jack and Jack have no control over their transformations and change from one into the other under specific circumstances. In the cartoon series, it seems to be music that causes Holt/Jackson's transformation. This is first seen in "Hyde and Shriek." In the books it is heat that triggers the transformation.

In DJ Jack's *Basic* diary, DJ's transformation into Jackson Andrews normally occurs at sunrise and lasts until sunset. DJ noted that when he was trying to see what the town was like during the day, he blacked out at the moment of sunrise. However, in Jack Andrews's '*Between Classes*' diary, it's revealed that the trigger for Jack's transformation has since changed, so that it is now music as in the cartoon. Specifically, "music with a 4/4 time signature played in excess of 90 decibels" triggers the transformation into Holt. However according to the dairy, because of Jack's "elemental heritage + Hyde transformation + teenage boy" status, it is likely to change again at least once more before he hits adulthood.

In the *Enchatria Girls* book series, the change is caused by sweat.

There are times when Jack's and DJ Jack's memories and abilities leak over to the other. For example, in the diaries Jack is able to keep up with Keith Evans in a basketball game (to the captain's surprise), while DJ Jack recognizes Lori Creaser at a club despite the fact it's the "first" time he meets her.

## Relationships

### Family

In the *Enchatria* books, his mother is named Susan Andrews. The exact way Jackson's family tree looks is fuzzy at the moment. In Jack Andrews's '*Between Classes*' diary, it is revealed that it's Jack's mother from whom the dual nature comes, while his father is revealed to be a fire elemental and implied to be the parent through which Jackson is the cousin to Timmy Plasience, a fact first mentioned in "Peer Pressure". However, *Girl Spirit* states that Jack's mother is the sister of Timmy's father, making the exact familial relations unclear. In his profile bio on the website, he states his parents are "Dr. and *Mrs.* Jekyll", meaning that Dr. Andrews is his father in the bio series. In the *Enchatria Girls* books, Dr. Jekyll is his mother, but she is referred to as Ms. J, and Jackson is the grandson of the original Dr. Henry-Andrews-Mr.-Edward-Andrews character.

Until he was 16 years of age, Jackson did not know he had a rapper half in the form of Holt. He did know both his parents were monsters, but he thought he'd only been given his mother's human side. Neither his parents apparently thought their son's dual nature was something they needed to inform him about.

Especially Jack's mother is very protective of her little boy, and seeing him get hurt is something that can trigger her transformation into the mode most suited for helping him out. Also according to DJ Jack's *Basic* diary, Jackson's mother doesn't keep the same job for long and the family regularly moves to a place closer to her new job.

In the *Enchatria Girls* books, Jackson regards Holt as his brother, as the latter reveals to Melody Carter: "Because D.J. likes her. I can't do that to him...or me, or whoever....He's kind of like my brother, I guess." Heath Burns is not related to Jackson in the books, and therefore neither is Harmony Plaisence. Though they are cousins in the webisodes.

Jack has an uncle who owns a farm. It is not stated what side of the family his uncle is on, although it's slightly more likely he is a Andrews because he has no problem only seeing Jack out. Template:Source

There is a signature of a Ms. Susan Andrews in one of the brand's products.

### Friends

* Keith Evans - In the diaries Jack met Keith at their next door neighborhood basketball court. After Jack surprised Keith by playing well, he cemented the friendship by lending Keith his sunglasses. In the cartoon, Keith was the one to convince Timmy not to "stonewall" his cousin and more or less has Jack join his circle.
* Lori Creaser - In the diaries Jack and Lori live on the same street, and Lori brought a pie to his family. He returned the empty pie plate to her house, and impressed Lori by not being afraid of her father, and even cracking jokes. He later asked Lori to turn him into a Mini Pony with Unicorn Horn and Pegasus Wing, but she refused (then she explained to him why she became a vegetarian). She later brought Jack to Rachel's and her family's annual "Bar-B-Que."
* Wendy Wonders - In the episode "Miss Information", Jack meets Wendy. Jack was being bullied by Andy Tuffowski and Wendy jumped in and stopped the bullying. This began a possible attraction storyline arc for Wendy and Jack. When Jack and Wendy first shake hands, a cloud formed by an electrical shock from Wendy momentarily forms the shape of a heart. Outside of an impromptu party at Judy's house, Jack agonized over going in because he felt he didn't fit in. But the thought of Wendy being there seemed to be the one compelling factor for him, so it seems Frankie has started to have some impact on him. Later, at the party, she also hits it off instantly with DJ Jack, who seemed quite taken with her as well, going so far as to compliment and flatter her, illustrating that certain things can carry over from one personae to another.
* Zee Kazaam - Hanging Out with Magic Store Jack and Zee talks about Found a Magic Kit.
* Claire - In "Girls Rule", Jack meets this gothic girl in the hallways of the normie school, and the two become friends overnight. She helps keep trouble away from Jack, and even helps the Girls of Enchatria High reunite in friendship with the normies. By the end of the film, it seems as if she wants to be more than friends with him, going as far as to kiss him at the Halloween Party.

### Pet

Jackson's pet is Corey the chameleon (like Holt Hyde), only in green form.

### Romance

Lori Creaser writes in her *Basic* diary about her crush on Jack, and her interest seems to be reciprocated. However, in her *School Out's* diary she writes that the two of them "split up" because Jack never showed up for any of their dates in the evenings (as by that time he would have changed into DJ Jack), and could never remember why the next day.

Zee Kazaam talking about crush on Jack, and Oliver McQueen upset and Jack does how to get magic kit works.

Starting in the episode "Miss Information", he and Wendy Wonders have displayed big feelings for each other. Since then his feelings for her have grown and he seemed disappointed when Frankie tells him they can't go out yet until he works things out with DJ Jack. However, they are still close friends and he doesn't seem to mind waiting for her.

In the novels he is dating Melody Carter, but in the first novel Judy kissed him to get back at Melody for bumping into her, causing her to spill her grapes, which (along with the fact of Melody not knowing about D.J. Jack) caused some tension between the two of them.

In "Girls Rule", Jack begins scouting out the normie school, and there meets Claire. The two become fast friends, and by the end of the film, maybe even some thing more, with Claire kissing him at the Halloween Party.

## Abilities

He has no superhumans abilities, being a normie, as humans don't have any abilities that superhumans have, but he does have a special ability:

### Special Abilities

* **Transformation:** Jack can transform into DJ Jack, but not at will (not unlike his grandfather). This only occurs when in the books, he sweats, and in the web series and TV specials, when he hears loud music playing.

### Skillset

* **Sports:** In the books, he is good at basketball, and in the web series, basketball. Though Andy Tuffkowski does not recognize he is good at it due to Holt.
* **Video games:** He is skilled in playing video games.

## Classic Monster

Holt and Jackson are inspired by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".  In the story, Dr. Henry Jekyll was a scientist who created a formula that in theory could eradicate all the darkness from someone's mind but as a side-effect the formula split Jekyll's personality in two and created the persona of Mr. Edward Hyde.  Mr. Hyde embodied all of Jekyll's wild and dark traits leading him to become a wanted fugitive, causing trouble for both personalities.

## Timeline

* January 17, 2019: Mattel requests the trademark for Jack Andrews.
* Early July, 2020: Jack Andrews makes his diary debut in Keith Evans's '*Basic*' diary and Lori Creaser's '*Basic*' diary.
* September 02, 2020: Jack Andrews makes his *Enchatria Girls* book debut in *Enchatria Girls*.
* Late November, 2020: Jack Andrews's debut doll is released as part of the *Bloom Beach* series.
* May 27, 2021: Jack Andrews makes his 2D cartoon debut in "Peer Pressure".
* July 15, 2021: Jack Andrews's profile is published on the *Enchatria Girls* website.
* July 16, 2021: Jack Andrews's profile art is revealed.
* February 13, 2022: Jack Andrews makes his 3D cartoon debut in "Why Do Girls Fall in Love?".

## Notes

* His prototype box seen at the Toy Fair 2022 didn't have his name on the diary and had a different catch phrase which was, "To dare is human..."
* His birthday is May 30th, 2004 meaning he's a Gemini. Which may be a coincidence, but is more likely that it was done on purpose, because of the Jack turning into DJ when ever he hears music.
	+ Based on information that is revealed in Jack's diary, and overall his character in general, it could be debatable on whether or not he has depression. Jack also shows signs of some social issues.

## References

1. ↑ Lori Creaser's '*Basic*' diary, August 29
2. ↑ Lori Creaser's '*Basic*' diary, August 17th
3. ↑ Lori Creaser's '*Basic*' diary, August 17th
4. ↑ Keith Evans's '*Basic*' diary, July 18th
5. ↑ DJ Jack's '*Basic*' diary, August 3rd
6. ↑ Keith Evans's '*Basic*' diary, July 18
7. ↑ Lori Creaser's '*Basic*' diary, August 7