DJ Jack

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> DJ Jack in "Hyde and Sneak"

**DJ Jack** is a 2020-introduced and all-around character. He is the great grandson of Dr. Jekyll’s alter ego, Mr. Edward Hyde. Due to his mother being of the Jekyll/Hyde lineage, he has a human alter ego by the name of Jackson Jekyll. Holt himself is a mixture of the Hyde-condition and a fire elemental, making him much more willing to break the rules and shirk responsibilities than his counterpart named Jackson. He and Jackson do not get along very well because of this, but they do care for each other. Holt is an enthusiastic and popular DJ around Enchatria, California and is often asked to take care of the music when his fellow students have another party. In the books, his name is D.J. Hyde.

## Portrayers

DJ Jack, like his alter-ego Jack Andrews, is voiced by Cindy Robinson in the English version of the cartoon.

In the Hebrew version, he's voiced by Dan Kizler, who also voices his counterpart Jack Andrews.

## Character

### Personality

DJ Jack is a DJ, so he's very social and into promoting his music. He admits that he is "hot-headed" and can have a bit of a temper. However, when it comes to his music, Holt has access to a quiet side in favor of the creative process. He enjoys to spend time at a small, secluded spot near Epic Falls during those periods. Template:Source His choice in clothing style is a black-and-white shirt may be a reference to his split personality alter ego side of Jack.

### Appearance

DJ Jack has blue skin, sunrise/sunset eyes and a black symbol on his face. It's most likely a tattoo, however if it was, then Jack would probably likely have the tattoo as well. His hair is made of flames and he has a yin-yang tattoo between his shoulders where Jack has the tattoo on his back. He has an eyebrow piercing on his left eyebrow, which Jack shares. He wears a red leather jacket with gold stitching, as well as purple pinstripe pants with a flame pattern at the hem and black and white tank top with a yellow belt with a turntable buckle he wears a sliver ring on left thumb black and yellow high-top sneakers with a skullette on the front that are untie also black and orange headphone.

### Transformation

Throughout each storyline, DJ 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 Sneak".

In his '*Basic*' diary, Holt's transformation into Jack Andrews normally occurs at sunrise and lasts until sunset. Holt 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 also music as in the cartoon. Specifically, "music with a 4/4 time signature played in excess of 90 decibels" triggers the transformation into DJ Jack. However, according to the diary, 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 DJ's '*Basic*' diary, he displayed one example of having some elemental powers from Jack's parental heritage, as he melted the pen he was using and his entry indicated this had happened before. His bio also uses several fire related puns.

In the *Enchatria Girls* book series, the change is caused by temperature shifts, be it from him getting hot from embarrassment or from outside forces like a hot day.

There are times when Jack's and DJ'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 Keith Evans's surprise), while DJ Jack recognizes Lori Creaser at a club despite the fact it's the "first" time he meets her.

## Relationships

### Family

The exact way DJ's family tree looks is fuzzy at the moment. In Jack Andrews's '*Between Classes*' diary, it is revealed that it's Holt'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 DJ is the cousin to Timmy Plasience, a fact first mentioned in "Peer Pressure". However, *Girl Spirit* states that DJ's mother is the sister of Timmy's father, making the exact familial relations unclear.

Until he was 16 years of age, Holt did not know he had a human half in the form of Jack. Neither his parents apparently thought it was something they needed to inform him about.

Especially, DJ'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's '*Basic*' diary, DJ Jack'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, Jack regards Holt as his brother, as he 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." Timmy Plasience is not related to DJ in the books, and DJ Jack's father is absent, leaving it unclear how much of conventional canon is canon for the *Enchatria Girls* books.

DJ 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/DJ because he has no problem only seeing Jack out. Template:Source

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

### Friends

On his *Enchatria Girls* website profile, he's friends with all the monsters, who in turn love his music. Lori Creaser was at a club when he was performing.

In one of Monster High's Facebook posts, it states that Hyde worked with Deuce to make a go-cart for the Monster Derby, so it could be assumed that Deuce is friends with both Jackson and his alter ego.

### Pet

DJ Jack's pet is a chameleon named Corey, who absolutely loves Holt's music.

### Romance

In his '*Basic*' diary, he goes on a date with Layla Parton. He also asks Layla to Prom 2014 through song. He also spots Lori Creaser at a club, and calls her "a hot little vampire" and her nickname "Obe L.". His feelings for Lori seem to be a result of the memories he shares with Jack.

In the webisode "Hyde and Sneak" Holt meets Wendy Wonders, calling her a "high-powered hottie" and "Wendy 'Fine' Wonders". This may also be a result of his shared memories with Jack Andrews, as he had never met Wendy before to know her name, let alone develop an interest in her, or he has the same interests as Jack. He seems to really care for Wendy as much as Jack does, and loves to make her happy. He is a little disappointed when Wendy says they can't go out yet until he works things out with Jack, but is willing to wait. They still stay friends and don't mind waiting for Wendy. In the webisodes of the cartoon, especially in "Country of the Journey", and other webisodes, he calls her "Wendell'fine" as a pun on the name "Marvin" as seen in Country of the Journey, and some occasions, "Wendy Fine" without her name "Wonders" as heard in "The Bermuda Love Triangle".

In the movie "Girls Rule" Holt expresses interest in Jack's normie classmate Clair and attempts to kiss her when he quotes that Jack has "fine taste in ladies" to which however she appears to have exclusive interest in Jack, putting headphones on Jack to prevent him from hearing the music to share a kiss. In "Girls Rule", because DJ and Jack sort of share the same brain, and have a combined mind set, he knows and understands Jack's feelings as vice versa, and even agrees with Jack about Clair.

In the *Enchatria Girls* book series, he has a crush on Wendy and calls her "Firecracker", however, by the second book, they both decide to move on from each other. In later books, he is shown to have a romantic interest in Melody Carter, creating a love triangle between him, his counterpart, Jack, and Melody.

## Classic Monster

Holt and Jackson are inspired by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel of the same name. 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

* May 07, 2020: Mattel requests the trademark for DJ Jack.
* July 23, 2020: DJ Jack's debut doll is on display at San Diego Comic-Con International.
* September 02, 2020: DJ Jack makes his *Enchatria Girls* book debut in *Enchatria Girls*. In it, he goes by the name D.J. Andrews.
* Mid October, 2020: DJ Jack's debut doll is released as part of the '*Basic*' series.
* Mid October, 2020: DJ Jack's profile art is revealed.
* Mid October, 2020: DJ Jack makes his diary debut in his '*Basic*' diary.
* January 15, 2021: DJ Jack's profile is published on the *Enchatria Girls* website.
* June 24, 2021: DJ Jack makes his 2D cartoon debut in "Hyde and Sneak".
* February 13, 2022: DJ Jack makes his 3D cartoon debut in "Why Do Girls Fall in Love?".

## Notes

* Although DJ most commonly refers to a disk jockey, in Holt's case it also refers to Dr. Jekyll.
* Based on his diction in his '*Basic*' diary, it is debatable whether or not he is slightly depressed.
* His birthday is May 30th 2004, meaning that he's a Gemini.
* He is the very first character not in the main cast, if you include Keith as a main cast member, for their *'Signature'* doll diary to have the name *'Basic'* in it. He in turn, has the first doll to be called *'Basic'* when meaning far from a main cast character.

## References

1. ↑ Holt Hyde's '*Basic*' diary, August 11
2. ↑ Keith Evans's '*Basic*' diary, July 18th
3. ↑ DJ Jack's '*Basic*' diary, August 3rd
4. ↑ Facebook post