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Oldest brother of the Seeds. In charge of TRAINING their militia up in the Whitetail Mountains. Only thing he believes in is "SACRIFICE THE WEAK." Seems to be running a few psychological experiments up north — all sorts of nightmare stories about people turning on one another at the drop of a hat... Has been linked to the creation of the monster wolves up north the cult calls JUDGES.
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~ Dutch's notes on Jacob.
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Cull the herd.
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~ Jacob's catchphrase.
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The world is weak. Soft. We have forgotten what it is to be strong. You know our heroes used to be gods. And now our heroes are godless. Weak, feeble, diseased. We let the weak dictate to the powerful and we are shocked to find ourselves adrift. But history knows the value of sacrifice. Of culling the herd so that it stays strong. Over and over, the lives of the many have outweighed the lives of the few, this is how we’ve survived. And we've forgotten... and now the bill has come due. Now, the collapse is upon us, and this time the lives of the few outweigh the lives of the many. And when a nation that's never known hunger or desperation descends into madness, we’ll be ready. We will cull the herd. We will do what needs to be done.
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~ Jacob's monologue to the Junior Deputy.
Jacob Seed is one of the three secondary antagonists of Far Cry 5 (along with John Seed and Faith Seed), and an antagonist in the Far Cry 6 DLC, Joseph: Collapse.
He is John and Joseph Seed's older brother, the ruler of the Whitetail Mountains, and one of the three Heralds of the Project at Eden's Gate. A veteran of the Gulf war, Jacob's role in the cult is that of militarizing and helping to strengthen the will of the cultists, intending to prepare Joseph's followers for the coming Collapse. Suffering from severe PTSD due to his wartime experiences, Jacob believes the world has grown weak, and that the many weak individuals exist solely to be sacrificed so that the strong will survive. Thus, he has taken it upon himself to "cull the herd", through both torture, hypnosis, and the creation of specially trained wolves called "judges".
My brother Jacob was a fighter. He fought our parents. He fought the government. He fought me. But mostly, he fought himself... the demons that he brought home from the war consumed him. He thought that he was a weapon without a purpose. That he was a warrior without a legacy.
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~ Joseph about Jacob.
Jacob Seed is a 44-year-old veteran of the United States Army Forces, in which he served as a marksman as a part of the 82nd Airborne Division, the same 82nd Airborne Division Dutch served before him. He is responsible for maintaining the security of his family and training new soldiers for Eden's .
Jacob Seed was a veteran from the first Gulf War in Iraq. When he was a child, he often fought with his parents and stood up for his brothers, who looked up to him as a protector. He also frequently fought with Joseph and blames himself deep down for how corrupt things have become despite his ability to prevent it.
According to The Book of Joseph, Jacob deliberately set fire to their foster parent's farm and was sent to a juvenile detention center. There, he continued to be rebellious, and constantly clashed with the correctional system. Despite this, reports praised him for his sense of honor and leadership skills. After serving out his sentence, he joined the Army, serving several tours on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan. He was wounded and decorated multiple times. Once, while he was deployed, he and his best friend Miller were shot down and separated from their unit and forced to walk approximately 200 kilometers to the nearest base. They were never going to make it in time with the rations they had, so Jacob killed Miller and cannibalized him so that he had enough supplies to make it to safety.
However, a later medical report warned Jacob's superiors that he was suffering from PTSD. He was declared 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, Georgia, where Joseph and John would later find him, and recruit him into their ranks as their main soldier.
As protector, Jacob typically forces locals to join Eden's Gate, capturing and torturing anyone who resists, and forcing them to kill one another to cull the weak in "trials" to the death. He also trains wolves with a combination of music and Bliss, luring them in with "Wolf Beacons" that use recordings of caribou as bait. The wolves are used to create the deadly "Judges," far more aggressive and powerful than regular wolves. Some other animals have been used as potential Judges, such as cougars, bears, and even a moose, but the wolves are the primary animal for this experiment.
Jacob brainwashes people as well using "classical conditioning" to make a music a trigger to a homicidal fugue. Subjects are often caged or, initially, tied to chairs for conditioning, and sometimes starved for days on end to force them into a bestial, receptive mindset. It is his intention to use the Deputy, as well as any other captured subjects, to bring down the Whitetail Militia led by his rival, Eli Palmer.
Far Cry 5[]
The Warrant[]
Jacob's first brief appearance was during the opening of the game, where the Marshall, Sheriff Whitehorse, and his deputies attempted and failed to arrest Joseph. He does not have any dialogue in this scene.
First Encounter with The Deputy (The World is Weak)[]
When the Deputy escapes the cult and gets rescued by Dutch, they go to Whitetail Mountains to free it from Jacob Seed. As their resistance progress in the Whitetail Mountains increase, Jacob sends out a message deeming the Deputy a "fake soldier", and abducts them with his hunters, taking them to his lair, the St. Francis Veterans Center, which he uses as a base of operations and the testing ground for indoctrinating people. As Deputy Pratt, one of the Deputy's collegaus who's being controlled by Jacob through some sort of music device, ties the Deputy down while telling them that they shouldn't have come for him, Jacob explains his viewpoint that the world has become weak and lost its strength due to its reluctance to cull the herd, all the while the Deputy and several other Resistance members are forced to look at predatory pictures to help cement Jacob's words. As Jacob walks towards the deputy, he warns about the pending collapse, as he displays a small brown music box. As he opens it, "Only You", by The Platters can be heard, ominously playing in the background, causing the deputy to go into a fervent rampage to "Cull the Weak", as Jacob can be heard encouraging the deputy.
The deputy later wakes up disoriented and confused; the room is now trashed, and the previous militia members are dead. The deputy is then rescued by Eli Palmer and Wheaty, members of the Whitetail Militia. After rescuing the deputy, they bring them to the safety of the Wolf's Den, the base of operations for the Whitetail Militia. After the deputy comes to, Jacob comes through the radio, continuing on about his internal philosophies about the weak and the strong.
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"The weak always see themselves as heroes. No matter their cause, they think of themselves as warriors. But they're not warriors, they're children. These Whitetail Militia are not soldiers, they're frauds. Their leader, Eli, is not a hero, he is a coward. They are not strong, they are weak. And they are being hunted."
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The Deputy's Second Trial (We Must Be Strong)[]
After causing more trouble for Jacob, he will make contact again by saying, "Y'know deputy...if it were up to me you'd have been dead a long time ago. But Joseph has other ideas... and he wants to talk to you, so that's what you're going to do. Don't worry. My hunters will bring you to him.". The deputy is again tranquillized by the Chosen with a Bliss arrow and captured.
When they awaken they are trapped inside a cage outside the center with several other prisoners. Jacob then appears with Pratt, with Joseph in tow. He pushes Pratt aside, calling him "peaches." Jacob looks on, as Joseph relays to the deputy of how he lost his wife, and how his infant daughter was "weak" and had to be culled. Joseph puts his hand on Jacob's shoulder, telling him that he has done well. As Joseph walks away, Jacob then pulls out the music box and again and forces the Deputy to take the trials once again. Unlike the first conditioning, the final target must be eliminated.
Jacob's Story (Sacrifice the Weak)[]
After continuing to interrupt Jacob's operations, Jacob will contact the deputy a third time:
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The human brain is a fascinating thing. Once you start poking around in there, it's surprising what you can get it to do under the right circumstances... You're familiar with the term "classical conditioning", right deputy? It's when a condition stimulus... say... a song... leads to a reflexive response. In this case to train... to kill... to sacrifice.
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After being captured, the deputy finds themselves in Jacob's prison once again. The deputy's previous cellmate is lying on the floor dead. Jacob then reveals that the deputy had been unconscious for seven days, and Pratt hands them a bowl of food, which the deputy eats ravenously and without hesitation. He then demonstrates his manipulation abilities by having the enslaved Pratt give him a shave and wash him while Jacob says that even though Pratt can easily kill him, he can't because he's being mind-controlled. He then proceeds to tell The Deputy how it takes 10 days for civilization to completely collapse before explaining his backstory of his cannabilization of Miller when they were separated from their unit during The Gulf war, using the anecdote as an example of the weak having their purpose which the Deputy will understand soon before using his music box to trigger the conditioning, causing The Deputy to retreat to the back of the cell and they repeat the process once again, with the final target beginning to shapeshift.
However, the deputy escapes the prison using with Pratt's help, although Jacob quickly learns of the turn of events, and engages the conditional music before Pratt can finish his plan. After the deputy awakens in the wilderness, Jacob's next transmission is very threatening:
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You managed to escape for a little bit, but whenever I want, I can have you back here with me. But you've got time to play your little games. I'll let you know when it's time to come home. Only youuuu...
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The Last Stand and Death (Only You)[]
The final time the Deputy finds themselves in Jacob's prison, it is nighttime. There, the music box sits outside of the cell, just within arm's reach. The Deputy furiously reaches for it, but Jacob stomps on their hand, looking down on the Deputy like he is a superior being. He tells the Deputy that they will be out of the prison soon. But he squats down and looks at the Deputy with an evil smile. He asks the Deputy if they thought they were free. He then tells the Deputy that Pratt has been punished for assisting with the Deputy's previous escape as he winds up the music box. He then points at the Deputy and maliciously reveals the Deputy's role in his master plan. "I told you, you are not a hero. You are a tool," as Jacob then plays the music box. At the final corner, the Deputy fatally shoots Eli. Time freezes and Jacob walks into frame, singing "Only You". Jacob commands the Deputy, telling them that they were the only one who could have gotten this close and could have earned his trust. He then tells the Deputy that they have passed their test. But then his attitude turns on a dime. He says "But now...you're alone. And you're weak. And we know what happens to the weak. I cull the herd. It's what I do. I'll be outside waiting for you." Jacob walks away humming "Only You" and Eli falls to the floor, dead before impact.
The Deputy walks out of the Wolf's Den to a red-tinted sky and trees on fire. Three large speakers are blasting Only You. Jacob's disembodied voice starts echoing through the mountains, saying "ah...about time you came out. Thought I'd have to come get ya...was worried you turned soft on me. But you're a soldier, you do what you're told," The Deputy destroys the speakers, kills Jacob's henchmen, judge wolves, and duplicates of himself while Jacob snipes the Deputy from the top of a mountain. While the Deputy destroys the speakers, Jacob taunts by saying "Don't cry about Eli...He was weak and selfish. I gave him a chance to prove himself. All he had to do was hand over his Whitetails...could have saved us all this trouble." He continues taunting the Deputy by saying "Don't fight it. Just let go. You've served your purpose." His taunts get more aggressive when he says "Let's say you get out of this. What's next? You go back to running errands for a teenager and a housewife? The Whitetails are nothin' without Eli...you are nothin' without Eli." After destroying the fifth speaker, Jacob insults the Deputy even further, saying "Don't you find it ironic that everyone you try to help winds up worse off? Eli...Pratt...Tragedy just follows you If you really wanted to keep people safe...be a hero...You'd just off yourself. Safer for everyone that way." His short interjections turn darker, saying "We are on the brink" as the Deputy destroys the final beacon. The sky turns normal again, and the Deputy slowly ascends the mountain where Jacob is sniping from. After he gets shot he limps towards a rock and he sits down. His final monologue is dark, he states "My brother saw all this coming. I don't know if he talks to God...that doesn't matter. He was right. Humanity is once again in crisis. It doesn't matter what we build or achieve...we will always find a way to break it down. Babylon, Rome, empires rise, empires fall. America. We're no different. We think we're indestructible. World War II. War on 'Terror', we survived it, but it only brought us closer to the edge. And this is where we are. Right here on schedule, just waiting for someone to push us, and oh boy, have you pushed us. You did everything he said you would do. And you didn't even know it. You had no f***ing clue." Jacob takes one more raspy breath and dies. The Deputy rips the key to his bunker off his neck and goes to liberate it
Far Cry 6[]
Joseph: Collapse[]
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You promised to save us!
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~ Jacob's apparition to Joseph.
Joseph's mind experienced a vision of what would happen if Jacob survives the nuclear apocalypse and lives with him, where he is suffering from PTSD and other traumatic flashbacks to the point of attempting suicide, which was stopped in time by Joseph. With his mental health worsen, he loses his faith in Joseph and question his leadership, then he shoots Joseph, the last person around who can stop him from future suicide attempts.
Personality[]
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The weak have their purpose. You’ll understand that soon enough.
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~ Jacob Seed
Due to his wartime, Jacob has adopted a Social Darwinist outlook on life. He takes great pride in his work of "culling the herd", though believes the world has lost its edge over its reluctance to sacrifice the weak any longer, marking it as the survival of the human race. However, it's implied this viewpoint was a result of PTSD as Joseph states he brought "many demons" home from the war with him and that his worse fear was not of dying but not leaving behind any legacy as a soldier. Jacob truly believed Joseph’s premonition of The Collapse was true (even likening America to several other empires before him, like Rome and Babylon) and following his brother gave him a renewed mission and loyalty, once claiming that he’d be willing to die for Joseph. Despite this, Jacob was not truly religious like the rest of the cult, and was ultimately apathetic to whether Joseph's premonitions were genuine divine intervention or simply a way of interpreting mankind's downfall. He even remarks that his purpose is simply to be Joseph's sacrifice, not truly caring whether he lives or dies.
As a military man, Jacob has a battle-ridden and thuggish demeanor, being the only Herald who is rather blunt in terms of societal views. However, this hides a very strategic mind, as most of Jacob's attacks against the Deputy are more cerebral than physical. His methods of indoctrination involve Classic Conditioning, with the stimuli of "Only You" played over predatory images force those he brainwash to be utterly devoted to his beliefs and unquestionably loyal tools for his cause. He holds some knowledge about historical empires such as Babylon, Rome, and the Mongols and finds the human brain as a "fascinating subject". He is also very intelligent, especially when he indoctrinates the Deputy as part of his plan to weaken and demoralize the Whitetails by using them as a tool to kill Eli.
He does out of his way to make certain his victims have suffered as much as he has by starving them in cages not too dissimilar to his experiences in the Gulf War. Also, Jacob holds a great deal of disdain for the Whitetail militia, claiming they were an insult to soldiers and took a personal delight in brainwashing the Deputy to murder Eli. Jacob considered Eli a "coward", Tammy a "housewife" and Wheaty a "teenager".
Matching his predatory nature and survivalist viewpoint, unlike his siblings, Jacob used animals in his war against the Resistance, his personal favorite being wolves due to them being hunters to their core much like himself though these were ones who were mentally broken with music and Bliss so they'd be strong and obedient. Due to his backstory of being hunted by wolves in The Gulf War it's possible Jacob may have done this out of personal revenge as well as strategy.
Appearance[]
Jacob is a very fit man, with red hair, blue eyes, and a red beard. He is often covered in blood and appears to have some scarring on his arms and face. He wears a Iraq war era army jacket, with his name J. Seed on it. He has multiple necklaces that consist of his dog tags, what seems to be two chimes, and a lucky rabbit's foot. Under this, he has a stained and tattered grey shirt, with dirty jeans, and army or hiking boots. He often has a large hunting or military knife which is serrated at the base. On his body, he is covered in rashes which seem to be permanent. These scars may be from his past as a military soldier, or from working with bliss. He also always has a holster strapped to his leg.
Quotes[]
Far Cry 5[]
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There is someone out there, pretending to be a soldier. They are killing our brothers and sisters and putting this Project in jeopardy. I want this coward to know that they have my attention. My hunters are coming for you. There's nowhere you can run.
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~ Jacob's first transmission to the Junior Deputy, sending hunters to capture them.
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We let the weak dictate the powerful, and we are shocked to find ourselves adrift.
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~ Jacob Seed.
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The weak always see themselves as heroes. No matter their cause, they think of themselves as warriors. But they're not warriors, they're children. These Whitetail Militia are not soldiers, they're frauds. Their leader, Eli, is not a hero, he is a coward. They are not strong, they are weak. And they are being hunted.
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~ Jacob's transmission to the Junior Deputy.
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Y'know deputy...if it were up to me you'd have been dead a long time ago. But Joseph has other ideas... and he wants to talk to you, so that's what you're going to do. Don't worry. My hunters will bring you to him.
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~ Jacob's transmission to the Junior Deputy, sending his hunters after you.
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The human brain is a fascinating thing. Once you start poking around in there, it's surprising what you can get it to do under the right circumstances... You're familiar with the term "classical conditioning", right deputy? It's when a condition stimulus... say... a song... leads to a reflexive response. In this case to train... to kill... to sacrifice.
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~ Jacob to the Junior Deputy.
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Good. Cull the herd.
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~ Jacob to the Junior Deputy during the latter's course run.
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Pathetic.
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~ Jacob if the Junior Deputy fails the course run.
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You are weak.
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~ Jacob if the Junior Deputy fails the course run.
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You managed to escape for a little bit, but whenever I want, I can have you back here with me. But you've got time to play your little games. I'll let you know when it's time to come home. Only youuuu...
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~ Jacob's transmission to the Junior Deputy.
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Don't worry, you'll be out of here soon enough. Did you think you were free? Your little buddy went to a whole lot of trouble for nothing. That's okay. He knows better now. I told you, you are not a hero. You are a tool. You know your purpose. You've known from the beginning...
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~ Jacob to the Junior Deputy before using the music box for the final time.
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Hey, only you could have gotten this close. Only you could have earned his trust. It was always only ever you.
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~ Jacob Seed revealing why Only You was the chosen brainwashing trigger
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Good work. You did it. You passed your test. But now, you're alone. And you're weak. And we know what happens to the weak. I cull the herd. It's what I do. I'll be outside waiting for you
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~ Jacob to the Junior Deputy upon the latter killing Eli Palmer whilst brainwashed.
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Don't cry about Eli...He was weak and selfish. I gave him a chance to prove himself. All he had to do was hand over his Whitetails...could have saved us all this trouble.
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~ Jacob speaking to the Junior Deputy.
“
Don't fight it. Just let go. You've served your purpose.
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~ Jacob speaking to the Junior Deputy.
“
Let's say you get out of this. What's next? You go back to running errands for a teenager and a housewife? The Whitetails are nothin' without Eli...you are nothin' without Eli.
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~ Jacob speaking to the Junior Deputy.
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Don't you find it ironic that everyone you try to help winds up worse off? Eli...Pratt...Tragedy just follows you If you really wanted to keep people safe...be a hero...You'd just off yourself. Safer for everyone that way.
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~ Jacob speaking to the Junior Deputy.
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My brother saw all this coming. I don't know if he talks to God...that doesn't matter. He was right. Humanity is once again in crisis. It doesn't matter what we build or achieve...we will always find a way to break it down. Babylon, Rome, empires rise, empires fall. America. We're no different. We think we're indestructible. World War II. War on 'Terror', we survived it, but it only brought us closer to the edge. And this is where we are. Right here on schedule, just waiting for someone to push us, and oh boy, have you pushed us. You did everything he said you would do. And you didn't even know it. You had no f***ing clue.
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~ Jacob's last words before his death.
Arcade Editor (Non-Canon)[]
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Joseph was right about you.
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~ Jacob Seed when in his down state.
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I've suffered worse!
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~ Jacob Seed when in his down state.
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If I die, you'll be lost forever.
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~ Jacob Seed when in his down state.
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I gave you life, this is how you repay me?
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~ Jacob Seed when in his down state.
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Remember your purpose!
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~ Jacob Seed if he's fighting with other enemies/cultists.
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Come on! Fight!
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~ Jacob Seed if he's fighting with other enemies/cultists.
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Cull the herd!
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~ Jacob Seed if he's fighting with other enemies/cultists.
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We do not quit!
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~ Jacob Seed if he's fighting with other enemies/cultists.
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Slaughter them all!
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~ Jacob Seed if he's fighting with other enemies/cultists.
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Make them pay with blood!
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~ Jacob Seed if he's fighting with other enemies/cultists.
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I got them. There!
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~ Jacob Seed when he spots the player while fighting with other enemies.
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There! I see them!
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~ Jacob Seed when he spots the player while fighting with other enemies.
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I got eyes on them!
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~ Jacob Seed when he thought he finds the player while fighting with other enemies.
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Running for it!
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~ Jacob Seed when switching position while fighting with other enemies
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Moving out!
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~ Jacob Seed when switching position while fighting with other enemies
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Man down! Cover me!
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~ Jacob Seed if an enemy is down.
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I can't move from here!
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~ Jacob Seed if he is stuck.
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I'm pinned!
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~ Jacob Seed if he is stuck.
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I'm locked down!
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~ Jacob Seed if he is stuck.
Taunts (Both Campaign and Arcade Editor)[]
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You really think you can stop us?
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~ Jacob Seed taunting The Deputy during combat.
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You are weak!
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~ Jacob Seed taunting The Deputy during combat.
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You're just a tool without a master!
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~ Jacob Seed taunting The Deputy during combat.
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I can smell your fear!
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~ Jacob Seed taunting The Deputy during combat.
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Good! Keep running scared, like the weak!
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~ Jacob Seed if he loses sight of The Deputy.
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I like this game! Do you?!
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~ Jacob Seed if he loses sight of The Deputy.
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That's it! Cower and hide! Let the fear wash over you!
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~ Jacob Seed if he loses sight of The Deputy.
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I see ya!
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~ Jacob Seed if he spots the player.
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And you thought you could just disappear!
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~ Jacob Seed if he spots the player.
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I gotcha!
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~ Jacob Seed if he spots the player.
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Target spotted!
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~ Jacob Seed if he spots the player before entering combat.
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You're all mine now!
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~ Jacob Seed if he spots the player before entering combat.
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Time's up!
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~ Jacob Seed doing a quick-melee on The Deputy.
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You belong to me!
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~ Jacob Seed doing a quick-melee on The Deputy.
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That's enough!
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~ Jacob Seed doing a quick-melee on The Deputy.
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You're weak and you're worthless.
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~ Jacob Seed after doing a quick-melee on The Deputy.
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Good. Be Afraid.
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~ Jacob Seed after doing a quick-melee on The Deputy.
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S**t!
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~ Jacob Seed if the player almost hits him with a shot during combat.
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F**k!
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~ Jacob Seed if the player almost hits him with a shot during combat.
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Not today!
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~ Jacob Seed if the player almost hits him with a shot during combat.
Gallery[]
Jacob in the live-action short film.
A poster of Jacob, referencing the James Montgomery Flagg's "I Want You" poster.
Jacob with his family in the opening.
Jacob winding up his music box to make the Deputy have a seizure.
Jacob taunting the Deputy.
Jacob causing the Deputy to have a seizure with his music box.
Jacob congratulating the Junior Deputy for completing his test by killing Eli.
Jacob gives his last speech to the Junior Deputy.
Jacob's corpse.
Jacob's music box.
Trivia[]
He is shown wearing a jacket with the insignia of the U.S Army's 82nd Airborne Division. He remarks that this was his unit during his second interaction with the Deputy.
The name tape is out of regulation, as the US Military does not put your first initial on the name tape.
The song playing during his indoctrination devices and trials is "Only You" by The Platters.
When you try to enter his estate in the north of his region, you will fall to the ground while the song "Only You" begins and you will be ported a few meters/feet back, and you cannot enter it. This happens even when Jacob is killed and the region is freed.
Unlike his brother John and his adoptive sister Faith, Jacob does not seem to be afraid of his brother Joseph. The most likely reason is because he's the older brother or Joseph is pleased that he's doing his job very well. He also seems to be the most sceptical of the family when it comes to religion, stating "I don't know if my brother talks to God...".
Jacob has a special 1911 with a red slide, that can only be obtained if you get him to switch to it before you kill him. If you are too far from Jacob and cannot loot his body before the death cutscene kicks in, after you regain control of your character, you can still climb back to the spot from where he sniped you during the boss battle and pick up the weapon.
For some reason in Arcade Editor, Jacob is one of the strongest enemies as he can take a few headshots then other types of enemies while the other heralds available, Joseph and John, only take a single shotgun blast, .50 CAL Sniper Shot or headshot to down them.
Jacob also has a special down animation where he falls down on his knees, making it look like he's crouching. He is the only enemy to have that animation.
Furthermore, the heralds also represent a type of difficulty basing on how much shots it takes to kill them. Joseph is Easy, John is Normal and Jacob is Hard. All heralds can survive being run over by a vehicle, explosions and even animals, but this will get them into a down state.
Jacob is the only Seed Family to not have a type of color brown hair, instead having red hair.
After completing the mission Only You, you can head back to the mountain that Jacob shot you from, and you can see a regular wolf howling, which can be symbolizing Jacob's death or that it could actually be his wolf.
Oddly if you walk up to the wolf it won't attack you, not even if you kick or punch it. It will just make pained sounds and continue to howl.
It is actually possible to loot Jacob, instead of shooting him, simply fight his henchmen and judges, climb the mountain and use one or two fist hits, and quickly press loot as he’s falling. The mission complete theme and slow-motion gives you the time to do so, before playing his death cutscene, which makes him unlootable. John can also be looted and unlike Jacob, after being defeated, his body can be looted and moved around like any other normal enemy.
Jacob is the only one in the Seed family that doesn't have a visible tattoo.
He is an expert marksman. During his boss battle, he will snipe the Deputy from his position using his Personalized MBP .50 rifle (Although up close, it incorrectly depicts an AR-CL). Upon his death, the Deputy takes this weapon.
Jacob is much more vulgar than his brothers, he is also more ideolistic than religious
Jacob's skin is covered in scars and rashes.
Some of the facial rashes is based of those on Lucifer, a character played by Mark Pellegrino in the TV series "Supernatural"
Jacob killed and ate his exhausted army mate Miller during the Gulf War. He also is seen in promotion pictures with a knife and sometimes the knife is stuck in a hunk of meat, hinting that he may have an obsession with meat. In many of the rooms where people are brainwashed, MEAT or YOU ARE MEAT is often graffitied on the walls.
In a vision in Collapse DLC between John and Joseph, had Jacob, John and Faith lived, Joseph tells John not to inflict pain on Faith, as Jacob will not allow it. That implies although never seen in Far Cry 5 or 6 DLC, that Jacob is very protective towards Faith, even though she’s only adopted as their sister. Joseph also points out that John fears Jacob.
Villains