Jacob Moon (Tennis Shoes Adventure Series)

Jacob Moon, formerly known as Boaz, is a major antagonist in the Tennis Shoes Adventure Series by Chris Heimerdinger. He is a Gadianton robber who later became an evil king in ancient America.

history
As a Gadianton robber

Boaz was one of the Gadianton robbers who spied on Jim Hawkins while he was a student at Brigham Young University. He was accompanied by Mehrukenah, Shurr, and Mr. Clarke. The Gadiantons eventually caught up with Jim and tried to get him to hand over Coriantumr's sword, to which he refused.

Mehrukenah and Boaz later ambush Jim while he is alone in a car with Renae Fenimore. They threaten to kill Renae if Jim doesn't give them the sword. Lying his way out, Jim drives them to his apartment. Boaz escorts Jim into the apartment, where Jim clobbers and subdues him. At the same moment, Muleki saves Renae from Mehrukenah. Boaz is taken into police custody.

Life in modern times

Boaz is sent to an insane asylum by the police, where he meets his wife Anna. Boaz adopts the name Jacob from a man he meets in an alley after escaping the asylum.

Jacob marries Anna and has a son, named Marcos Alberto Sanchez. Anna leaves Jacob after she learns his true evil nature.

Return to Ancient Times

Jacob later went back to Nephite times and establishes himself as the king of the city of Jacobugath. He and his men, seeking the treasure of Habrekiah, kidnap Garth Plimpton, who they believe knows. Unable to break him, they deduce a new plan.

Revenge on Jim

Jacob, along with Marcos and some of their Gadianton associates, return to modern times to exact revenge on Jim Hawkins for landing Jacob in an asylum for several years. Jacob sends Marcos to Jim's work to determine who Jim has beef with, so it will make sense that Jim would murder him. Marcos deduces that his father should murder Doug Bowman, Jim's boss.

One evening, when Jim goes to meet with Doug Bowman, Jacob goes to Doug's house and shoots him. While Jim goes inside and finds Doug's dead body, Jacob leaves the gun in Jim's car as an extra piece of evidence against Jim.

Meanwhile, Jacob's minions kidnap Jim's daughter, Melody. They had gotten in contact with her boyfriend Quinn and forced him to lure Melody into a trap. Jacob's minions capture Melody and shut her in a car's trunk.

Jacob later visits Jim while the latter is in jail, revealing his backstory and intentions.

Back to Jacobugath

Jacob and his Gadianton band take Melody with them back to ancient times, hoping to use her to force Garth Plimpton to spill the information they want. Along the way, Jacob tries to get Melody to become one of his queens, only to have her turn him down. All the while, Melody falls in love with Jacob's son Marcos.

At Jacobugath, Jacob brings Melody to be tortured before Garth. Jacob encases Melody's hands and face in a rubber-like substance that prevents her from breathing. While Garth (who, contrary to what Jacob believes, does not know where the treasure of Habrekiah is) tries to come up with a location, Jacobugath is attacked by Jim, Harry, and their entourage of warriors. During the battle, Melody and Garth are freed.

As the battle winds down, the maelstrom of Jesus' death begins. In the chaos, Jacob is killed.