Jack Marston

> ***"I was the last one left at one point..Now I'm gonna be the first one to go."***
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***John "Jack" Marston Jr.*** was born in 1895 as the first child of the outlaw ***John Marston*** and prostitute ***Abigail Roberts***, two members of the Van der Linde gang. He would also have a younger sister, who died at some point before 1911.

As the child of John and Abigail, Jack lived his early years around the various members of the Van der Linde gang such as Bill Williamson, Javier Escuella, Hosea Matthews, Arthur Morgan, Uncle and even Dutch van der Linde, among others. He saw the gang as his uncles and aunts, who watched over his growth and shielded his innocence from their more nefarious actions.

## Appearence

Jack is a man in his 50s. His face has aged in the last thirty-one and thirty-seven years, he has various new wrinkles and has gotten softened features with age, his dark brown hair has begun to gray (If it hasn't completely), his body has gotten slightly larger and thats due to in 1932 he was a mechanic in Lost Heaven.

He now sports a orange leather coat, a button-up white shirt, black suspenders, black pinstripe dresspants (Very similar to what his father wore) and nice orange dress shoes that have the toes white with a biege fedora weave hat that has a brown leather strap going around it.

## Personality

Jack has mellowed out and became a kind man, he always attempts to give advice and give optimism wherever he goes. He states he left his depressive-state after meeting the woman who he married in 1915, having his first daughter a year before.

But he still has a temper. This is shown when he is in gunfights with Moses, he yells and even states "JACK MARSTON DIDN'T FORGET TO SHOOT!".

He has a deep care for his family and for the Harlow Family, whom he helped get a home in Saint Denis in 1923 and feels it's his duty to protect the family. He has quit smoking and drinking to give a better look to his children.

## Biography

***1945***

In the cold winter of 1945, Jack would be living with his wife, two younger daughters, Alessia and Amara along with his grandson John Marston III in West Elizabeth, his oldest daughter Marie left to ***Empire Bay*** For a business opprtunity. Jack would get a call on January from the Empire Bay Police Department and they would inform him that Marie was found murdered in her car. He would feel Anger and Disgust along with the sadness he hasn't felt in years.

He began looking into the job opprtunity she left for big massive giant huges anus balls ected with it. After figuring out more about Empire Bay, he would pack a suitcase and get on a train from Blackwater to Empire Bay. He arrived and began looking for her Boyfriend who called her about the job ***Eric Omalen.*** After finding his apartment, Jack busted down the door and began destroying the house looking for Eric. After an hour of searching, Eric finally came home and Jack instantly tackled him, questioning him about Marie, Eric was just as saddened and depressive about it, Jack's only lead wasn't even behind it. Eric told Jack about his friend who told him about the job offer and Jack went to investigate.

He arrived to the scene and was met by two men, (Later revealed to be from the Langley Crime Syndicate), who began to make fun of Jack for his age. After constant bickering, the men would begin beating Jack down and teach him "Manners", Moses would witness this and come up and beat up both the men and get Jack into his car. After Jack reconizes Moses as a Harlow, he had a huge flood of relief flow over him. The Harlow Family was in this unknown city.

Jack would explain to Moses his backstory with Red and Marlina and how the Marstons and Harlows are close friends, Moses understood and took him to his family home where Moses's Mother Marlina would give Jack a coffee and some bandages for his face. Jack explained his situation and would be given a bed to sleep in. The next morning, Moses volunteered himself to help Jack search for Marie's Murderer, Jack would feel grateful and tell Moses that it's dangerous, Moses only stated "I served in the war."

After several weeks of going across the city, searching for the murderer, It was revealed to be a man named Rocco, a former Outlaw that Jack imprisoned in 1914. Jack shot him in the head and Moses disposed of the body, Jack would take the train back to West Elizabeth and not return until six years later.

***1951***

Jack would call Moses in 1951 and tell him he's returning to Empire Bay and will need a ride, Moses accepted and would pick up Jack from the train station. It was revealed that Jack only returned to get his Grandson back home, who came to Empire Bay to be a Greaser. Jack would get settled in Moses's home and both of them began looking for John III.

Moses and Jack would find John III at the Greaser's headquarters with several greasers, Jack attempted to talk to his grandson calmly and tell him to return home to his family, the greasers would hurl insults and John III would also, Moses would be tired of the disrespect and grab John III by the collar and a fight would begin, Jack shot two greasers and the rest ran off as John III would begin fighting Moses. He would lose and be humilated by Moses and his Grandfather. Jack left with John III back to West Elizabeth and would regularly call and write Moses.

## Trivia

* It is confirmed he is alive as of 1968, Moses regularly speaks to him and John III
* Jack hates snow
* After getting his revenge for Marie, he would feel at peace and live a normal life
* He served in WW1 after he was arrested for the murder of Edgar Ross, he would leave in 1918, months before the war ended after he was almost killed saving his wounded squadmate from the Badlands.