Jacob Novoselic

Jacob Novoselic is a minor antagonist featured in Jade Jam. He is a doctor in Seattle's top hospital.

Although focused more on his sadistic means of attaining knowledge, he is a well-respected physician in the field, and a genuine help to his patients.

Aiding Nishiki Tsunami, he is the first type of villain to act entirely from the shadows, instead of right in the limelight.

## Appearance

Due to being in his late fifties, his hair slowly started to leave him. The one that is still around, though, takes on a more grayish white color. His skin is insanely pale, probably a result of him spending most of his time inside a hospital, without getting much sun. Due to his negligent body care and age, his skin is also bloated, and gives him a creepy look as it folds around the rest of his body. It has also added to his weight, but is of no care for him. Although his vision is incredible, he still wears a monocle on his left eye. His green eyes are piercing, and shining.

He doesn't wear eye-catching clothes, keeping it simple. He wears a grey and black sweater, with a simple vertical line pattern. It is covered by a traditional doctor's jacket, with his name scribbled on it. He doesn't really care about any other clothes besides his uniform, as his pants consist of white slacks made out of linen. He almost exclusively wears no socks, and slippers. His hands are also always covered with surgeon's rubber gloves.

## Personality

Typical of a man in his field, Novoselic is fascinated (to an extreme in his case) with the human body. Ever since he was a young lad, he dedicated himself to studying as much as he could about chemistry and biology. Through the awakening of Heart-Shaped Box, he took that obsession to a whole new extreme.

As a doctor, he is considered one of Seattle's best. He's helped and genuinely cared for thousands of people throughout his illustrious career. Unbeknownst to them, though, the use of his stand led to some odd..."experiments" performed to them prior to their curing.

On the inside, though, the man is as heartless as possible. Considered truly "neutral", he is willing to disregard any moral standard to perform his "experiments". That includes working with nefarious people such as Uki Hikashi or Nishiki Tsunami. His fascination with the human body knows no bounds, and he wants to know as much as possible about it.

## Abilities

### Medical Expertise

Spending his entire life learning and over 30 years practicing medicine, he has a near complete knowledge of the human body. He can use this knowledge to attack enemies in a very precise manner, and get the desired effects of said attacks in every scenario possible.

### Stand

*Main article: Heart-Shaped Box*

His stand is Heart-Shaped Box. It's not physically powerful, or anything, but it's main ability can truly be damaging. It can replace entire organs, literally taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth in a fight. In some extreme cases, and through an inhuman amount of effort, it can make organs switch places...like having an eye in your mouth instead of a tongue, or having a tongue come out of your eye socket. The only drawback to this is that it has to have a substitute do draw form, which means that he needs another body to transmute an organ from if he wants to attack.

## Early Life (1929 - 1986)

Not much is known about Jacob Novoselic's upbringing. There's nothing particularly noteworthy about his growth. It can be assumed, however, that a passion so intense for the human body probably started around that time. He probably used his stand since he was a young lad, aiding him in his various experiments.

At some point, starting with the year 1947, he started studying for his medical license. Going to medical school, it took him a handful of years to start practicing. Throughout his over 30 year spanning career, he's helped thousands of people, climbing up the ranks as one of Seattle's best physicians.

## Trivia

* The original design for Novoselic was a lot more...creepy. The eyes looked like they were bulging out and looked very creepy.