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| “ | I'll make a Mary Kelly out of you! | „ |
| ~ Jack the Ripper while fighting Shadowman. |
| “ | Kiss the beautiful blade, Michael! | „ |
| ~ Jack the Ripper during the fight with Shadowman. |
| “ | You may try to achieve that end, Michael LeRoi. But I warn you, you shall not find it a simple task at all. For we are many. | „ |
| ~ John G. Pierce. |
John G. Pierce, also known as the Jack The Ripper or Jack II, is a legendary serial killer who serves as a secondary antagonist in the adventure-horror game Shadow Man. He is a member of The Five. He used to be the infamous serial killer at the end of XIX century in London and now he returns from the Deadside after 111 years to continue his murder spree.
He was voiced by Simon Phipps.
Appearance[]
John has dark well-kept hair and mustache and seems to be in his late thirties. While and artist impersonation shows him to have ordinary dark-brown eyes, they appear to be bright-red (or have such glint in them) even in his life as a mortal. He wears a white shirt open at all times with green stripes on arms and casual black pants. Modern artist's impressions of Jack the Ripper show him in a suit, with a black top hat and cloak typical of the period.
His true demon form is revealed after enough damage is dealt to him, as with other members of The Five.
Personality[]
| “ | The frenzy of each attack seems to indicate a highly disturbed individual who is sexually and socially inadequate with extreme misogynist tendencies, channeling his anger against women. Post mortem mutilation shows no medical knowledge. Offender in an introverted loner who will pass unnoticed through his killing grounds and as such will definetely return to the scenes of his crimes. | „ |
| ~ Jack 2 profile from his file case. |
Jack seems melancholic and remorseful in nature, most easily determined from his beginning monologue. In it, he states that he "truly loved them all",yet it is evident from his history, cutscenes and case file that his vicious attacks were a search for the "organ of the soul" wherein his victims were disposable tools. Thus, any proclaimations of positive emotion are likely self-justification for his acts and not genuine.
His journal shows him to be an eshatological obsessive, with a desire to have a hand in a Revelations-esque "Day of Judgement", perhaps as part ashamed atonement and part self-indulgent punishment. A particular quote, "This hell is all I deserve, and all that I have ever desired" is also indicative of his cyclical shame-rage-harm nature. Upon meeting Shadowman, he is simultanously arrogant and resigned in their pre-battle discourse.
His theme music is Bethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" whicht often becomes distorted or reversed, underscoring the duality of his personality.
Of note is his case profile's statement that the 1999 murders have shocking resemblance to the ones commited in 1888, but the mutilation of the bodies "shows no medical knowledge". This would be at odds with the historical accounts, but as Jack's esoteric knowledge and goals have advanced it is not surprising that his motives now would lead to less precision in his murders. He found what he was looking for.
History[]
Jack the Ripper[]
Jack the Ripper met Legion during his time in the sewers beneath Down Street Station, London. Legion explains that he needs his help in order to build an Asylum and a machine that will start the Apocalypse. Jack quickly accepts and commits suicide in order to go to the Deadside. Legion and Jack together gather a group composed of half-demons known as The Five.
Jack II[]
After 111 years of builing the Asylum and activity in Deadside, Jack returned Liveside to his former hideout and continued his murder spree much as he did in 1888. He attacked and killed four women, each between late night and early dawn in London Underground stations in the East End. These four murders occurred between August 30, 1999 and September 29, 1999. After Jack killed his first victim, he left a poem written on the wall in the Shoreditch Station that read:
| “ | The Watchers of the Gate of Souls shall make the way, The Five are red in teeth and claw, The head, the heart, the hands, and the eyes, All combine and create the Five. FOR WE ARE MANY. |
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However, after Jack killed his fourth victim, he left another poem written on the wall in the underground that read:
| “ | The knife shall curve its bloody ritual, A sanguinary return to a darker place, Flesh running cold with the shredding tears, To shred, to cut, to slice, to know, The weeping wound and its glowing soul. FOR WE ARE MANY. |
„ |
Defeat[]
Shadowman arrived at his abandoned hideout to kill Jack and stop his killing spree. In his hideout, Shadowman found his journal with many notes about the Asylum and the combinations needed to stop the pistons that were blocking his way into it. Shadowman explored the sewer area and entered the defunct Down Street Station in complete darkness whilst watching out for Jack, who occasionally appeared and attacked him. After leaving the underground portion he slowly entered Jack's personal "apartment" where he discovered the bodies of his victims, most of whom were covered in white sheets, after which he concluded that Jack had killed many more than the 4 known women and/or kept the bodies of more victims from his first murder spree. After passing some moving machinery, Shadowman finally met with Jack. They spoke honestly and openly, both confident of the fated outcome being in their favour but, despite being a half-demon, Shadowman ended Jack's wretched existence for good.
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