Jacob Seed

appearance

A very fit man with red hair pointing to the right side and shaved temples, blue eyes and a red beard. He is often covered in blood, and seems to have scars on his hands and face. He wears an army jacket with his name J.Sid on it. He has several necklaces made up of his tokens, something that looks like two whistles and a rabbit's foot. Underneath, he's wearing a dirty gray shirt, dirty jeans, and army or hiking boots. He often has a large hunting or military knife with a serrated base. His body is covered with a rash that seems to be permanent. These scars could be from his military background or from working with Bliss. He also always has a holster strapped to his leg.

personality

Due to his time in the war, Jacob holds a Darwinian outlook on life. He takes great pride in his work as a "culler of the herd", though he believes that the world has lost its edge due to its unwillingness to sacrifice the weak any longer, celebrating this as the survival of the human race. However, it is implied that this view was a result of PTSD, as Joseph states that he brought "many demons" home with him from the war and that his worst fear was not dying and not leaving behind any legacy as a soldier. Despite his devotion to his Father, Jacob doubted that Joseph was truly "talking to God", but nonetheless genuinely believed that Joseph's premonition of the Collapse was true (even comparing America to several other empires before it; Rome, Babylon), and following his brother, gave him a new mission and allegiance - at one point declaring that he was willing to die for Joseph. Behind Jacob's combative and thuggish military demeanor lies a very strategic mind. In fact, most of his attacks on the Deputy are intellectual rather than physical. His indoctrination methods involve classical conditioning; the "Only You" stimulus played over predatory imagery causes those he brainwashes to be completely devoted to his beliefs and, indeed, loyal tools in his cause. He goes to great lengths to ensure that his victims suffer as much as he does, starving them in cages as he did during the Gulf War. Jacob also holds the Whitetail Militia in great contempt, claiming that they were abusive to soldiers, and took personal pleasure in brainwashing the Deputy into killing Eli. Jacob viewed Eli as a "coward," Tammy as a "housewife," and Whitey as a "teenager."

personality

In keeping with his predatory nature and survivalist perspective, unlike his siblings, Jacob used animals in his war against the Resistance - his personal favorite being wolves because they were hunters to the core like him, though they were the ones who had been mentally broken by music and Bliss so they were strong and docile. Due to his backstory of being hunted by wolves during the Gulf War, it is possible Jacob did this out of personal vengeance as well as strategy.

history

Jacob Seed is a 47-year-old veteran of the United States Army, where he served as a rifleman with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is responsible for keeping his family safe and training new soldiers for Eden's Gate. Jacob Seed was a veteran of the first Gulf War in Iraq. As a child, he often argued with his parents and stood up for his brothers, who looked up to him as a protector. He also often argued with Joseph, and deep down blames himself for how vicious things became, despite his ability to prevent it. According to The Book of Joseph, Jacob intentionally set fire to their adoptive parents' farm and was sent to a juvenile detention center. There, he continued to rebel and constantly clash with the correctional system. Despite this, he was praised in reports for his sense of honor and leadership. After serving his sentence, he joined the Army, serving several tours on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was wounded and decorated multiple times. One day while deployed, he and his best friend Miller were shot down, separated from their unit, and forced to walk about 200 kilometers to the nearest base. They were never going to make it with the rations they had, and to top it off, after several days of walking, they were chased by a pack of wolves. Jacob then killed Miller and ate him so that Jacob would have enough supplies to get to safety. However, a later medical report warned Jacob's superiors that he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.He was deemed unfit for service and sent to a military hospital. After running out of money, he was discharged and ended up in a homeless shelter in his hometown of Rome, where Joseph and John later found him and recruited him into their ranks as a lead soldier.

story

As a protector, Jacob usually forces locals to join Eden's Gate, capturing and torturing anyone who resists and forcing them to kill each other to select the weak in "trials" to the death. He also trains wolves in a combination of music and Bliss, luring them with "Wolf Beacons" that use recordings of caribou as bait. The wolves are used to create deadly "Judges", far more aggressive and powerful than normal wolves. Several other animals have been used as potential Judges, such as cougars, bears, and even moose, but wolves are the primary animals for this experiment. Jacob also brainwashes people using "classical conditioning" to turn music into a trigger for a deadly fugue. Subjects are often caged or initially strapped to chairs to condition them physically, and sometimes starved for days to make them think in an animalistic, receptive way. He intends to use the Deputy, as well as any other captured subjects, to overthrow the Whitetail Militia, led by his rival Eli Palmer.