Jacob Fruh

### Debut

Axel: Spiritual Climax (Episode 25 - The Truth)Jakob: Spiritual Climax (Episode 55 -The Lite Which Shines In The Darkness!)

## Appearance

Jacob is a slender man with a reserved but toned build. He is diligent in his exercise and training, but tends to not go overboard. His right arm and left hand are metal prosthetics with many different functions and features for combat. His hair is lavender and his eyes a bright pink, often seen behind his square white glasses. Typically he wears simple and clean clothes, often boasting a professional and reserved look.

## Personality

Often coming off as cold and calculating, Jacob tends to stay away from making many social connections, instead devoting himself to work or other important tasks. He has a strong sense of justice, though he often winds up being forced to work with villains, for one reason or another.

Jacob is serious and intelligent, which can sometimes lead to people not understanding him or otherwise feeling put off by him. He doesn't like to brag, typically staying humble and secretive. When he does boast about his abilities, it's typically a threat or otherwise a mental game he plays with his opponents.

Though he isn't always fighting on the hero's side, he never aims to kill anyone. Jacob sees a strong value in human life, and as such refuses to take any. When he does have to fight someone, every once in a while he won't have a problem with the heroes winning.

## Abilities, Attributes and Powers

### Human Strength and Durability:

Jacob's physical abilities aren't any greater than the average human of his build, and as such he usually can't keep up in terms of strength, speed, or durability when it comes to the Spirit Wielders. He can be outmatched in brute force if he fights the wrong opponent. He doesn't skip out on training martial arts however, and his enhanced intelligence allows him to learn much quicker.

### Powerful Prosthetic Limbs:

The prosthetic's Jacob has aren't just replacements for his arms, but ironic upgrades. Both his palms are built with holes to fire bullets, though used nonlethally. The power behind his prosthetics is no joke either, as they deal significantly more damage than a human hand would. His prosthetic arm has space for storage and a shotgun in the elbow, allowing the kick to fire his arm forward for a devastating punch.

### Enhanced Intelligence and Reaction Speed (Intellect Domain):

Although Jacob's raw speed isn't up to par with most characters, his reaction speed and enhanced intelligence is a superpower that often evens the scales. He can react fast enough to catch and block bullets, sometimes even shooting them out of the air entirely. His intelligence allows him to predict his opponents moves and react to them far before they can come close to hitting him. Jacob can calculate his opponents attacks and blocking habits, learning more the longer he fights. On top of this, his reaction speed practically allows him to watch the fight slower, so he can calculate current attacks in real time to dodge, block, or counterattack more effectively. Just these skills alone often tilt battles into his favor.

### Invulnerabilities:

Jacob's powers, being from the Empyrium serums of Hanson's design, grant him an immunity. His mind, being more advanced than any humans, will always be thinking and processing as long as he is awake. Thanks to this, Jacob is immune to his mind being shut down, and he will always be thinking and calculating to a high degree. This is often a double edged sword, not allowing his peace in his own head.

## Relationships

#### Katherine Calida-Gwinn:

Having both been on the Devil's Kind, Jacob and Katherine had been around each other, though they never came to be friends. They had their natural differences, given Jacob's distaste for the team and the fact that Katherine was okay with killing at the time. The only similar opinion the two shared was that they were kind to Magaline. Jacob has a respect for Katherine after she defected from Crow's Nest, however he still fights her several times.

#### Pen Gwinn:

Jacob and Pen's relationship is rather complicated, given Pen's initial hatred for Jacob. Having badly hurt Katherine and damaging Pen's reputation, Jacob was a bad person in his eyes. He respects Pen's drive and ambition, though he doesn't go out of his way to interact with him or otherwise be friends.

#### Dr. Henry Hanson:

Hanson is a person that Jacob deeply hates. He often argues with Hanson despite his position, and even engaged in a fistfight with him once. When Jacob worked for the Devil's Kind, he only did so because Hanson promised to pay for his mother's medical bills as payment. Though it solved Jacob's problem, it quickly became a ball and chain he wasn't able to escape from. As long as his mother was unwell Jacob wouldn't be allowed to get away, and Hanson wasn't going to let their deal end so quickly.

#### Magaline Topaz:

Jacob tries to treat Magaline kindly, however he also tries his best to keep him away. Jacob doesn't want anyone getting too close to him because he doesn't want Hanson using them against him, and also because he doesn't want them to feel hurt if he were to have to fight against them. Magaline fits this description strongly, and although Jacob will treat him respectfully, he won't be a friend.

#### Phamtastic:

Phamtastic is currently Jacob's partner in the Level Painter Police. They've known each other for around 20 years. Jacob, as previously mentioned, has a strong sense of justice. After being free of Hanson, Phamtastic believed that his skillset would've gone to waste, offering Jacob a full time job. Despite being the 2 smartest people in the series, they tend to ease up their words around one another.

## Trivia

* Jacob originates from a Wattpad story written by the creators friend, Memachu
* Jacob removed his hands himself, having sold them to freaky people on the dark web to cover his mother's medical bills
* He was the last person Hanson personally injected with the Empyrium serum
* Although he is often very calm and collected, if he doesn't like you he can be very angry
* Jacob was born and mostly raised in Germany
* He doesn't like making art or playing games, because he feels like his power is cheating
* Likes his coffee black

## Quotes

"There is an 80% chance that 35 kicks will render him unconscious." - Episode 25

"Hm... I calculated the right technique to catching it... suppose they can come back to us briefly." - Episode 55

"Detective and officer Jacob of the level painter police." - Episode 55