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| “ | You're so broken, you don't even trust yourself. | „ |
| ~ Nate Jacobs to Jules. |
| “ | You want my advice? You f--k her like the whore she is, you kick her ass to the curb. | „ |
| ~ Nate Jacobs to McKay. |
| “ | Here's what will definitely happen. You'd end up on the sex offenders list. It means no more college. It's gonna be very f--king difficult to find a job, and everywhere you go for the rest of your life, you'll be harassed, and spat at, and treated like a f--king animal. You deserve better than that. 'Cause I know you. You're kind. You're smart. You're generous. You got a big heart. You deserve whatever the f--k it is in this world that you want. So keep your head down. Keep your mouth shut. Don't try to ruin my life, and I won't have to ruin yours. | „ |
| ~ Nate Jacobs blackmailing Jules. |
Nathaniel "Nate" Jacobs is the main antagonist of the HBO series Euphoria.
Nate is a popular student and the star quarterback of East Highland High School. He is also the abusive and toxic ex-boyfriend of Maddy Perez and Cassie Howard, as well as the former love interest of Jules Vaughn. He is also the archenemy of Rue Bennett and Fezco. Nate is seemingly just a stereotypical high school jock until it was revealed how twisted he truly is. His manipulativeness, physical capabilities and intelligence makes him a terrifying antagonist and a threat to everybody in the show.
He was portrayed by Jacob Elordi, while Gabriel Golub portrayed him as a child.
Appearance[]
Nate is a 6’6” tall, muscular quarterback young man with a handsome face. His eyes and hair are dark brown. He also has a large mole on the left side of his chest.
Personality[]
Nate is an extremely selfish, abusive and possessive person. He is downright sociopathic. He abused Maddy multiple times without showing any form of regret, he manipulates people to get what he wants and he is willing to physically hurt or kill someone if it benefits him. Insecurity about his sexuality makes him develop a toxic masculine persona that hides his sinister nature.
Biography[]
Background[]
Nate was born to Cal Jacobs and his wife Marsha. His dad is very wealthy because he owns many apartments in East Highland. When Nate was 11, he found graphic sex videos of his father having sex with young men and transgender women. He also began a strict diet and fitness routine when he was 12 years old. As he grew older, he became to have anger issues and have distorted sex perception.
Nate later began a relationship with Maddy Perez. However, their relationship became toxic as they would always argue and would later have a habit of breaking-up and getting together again. At one point, their toxic relationship resulted in Nate choking Maddy at the carnival out of anger because Maddy insulted Nate's mother.
Season 1[]
When he found out that Jules slept with his father, he created a fake account named Tyler on Grindr and he began to chat to Jules. As Tyler, he tricked Jules into sending nude photos of her to him so that he can blackmail her. When they finally met in person, he kissed Jules but later revealed his intention of blackmailing her. He threatened to disclose her nudes to the cops if she ever admitted to sleeping with his father.
When there was an investigation regarding Nate's assault on Maddy at the carnival, Nate forced Jules to tell the police that she saw the real Tyler assaulting Maddy at the carnival. Due to his prior blackmail to Jules, she reluctantly agreed to do what he said that resulted in the real Tyler going to jail instead of Nate.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Cal Jacobs - Father
- Marsha Jacobs - Mother
- Aaron Jacobs - Brother
- Unnamed - Brother
- Bud Jacobs - Grandfather
- Unnamed grandmother
- Unnamed aunt
Allies[]
- Christopher "Chris" McKay - Best Friend
- Roy McKay - Friend
- Troy McKay - Friend
Enemies[]
- Tyler Clarkson - Abusee and Blackmailee
- Fezco - Attempted Killer; assaulted by at New Year party
- Rue Bennett - Enemy
- Jules Vaughn - Former Archenemy, blackmailee and possible love interest
- Maddy Perez - Former girlfriend, on/off enemy
- Lexi Howard - made fun of by
- Cassie Howard - Former girlfriend
- Cal Jacobs - Abuser and archenemy
Trivia[]
- Because of Nate's actions, he is one of the most dangerous and unpredictable characters in the show alongside his father and his girlfriend Cassie (after her actions in Season 2).
- Rue and Nate are enemies on the show and completely hate each other. However, their actors Zendaya and Jacob Elordi used to date in real life.