Jake English

No capitalization after the first letter of a sentence. No apostrophes only terminal punctuation. Tends to use asterisks when emphasizing something. Also encases actions in asterisks and uses emoticons with asterisks. Also tends to CAPITALIZE for emphasis. SOMETIMES EVEN CAPITALIZES AN ENTIRE SENTENCE. Frequently employs antiquated vocabulary.

Jake Harley - Pre-scratch self Jade English - Adoptive daughter John Egbert - genetic son, adoptive granduncle

Tavrosprite Symbol RoxyLogo S Jake's symbol is the green skull of a cherub, derived from the Lord English logo of his Grandma's company. It also mirrors the symbol of one of the Beta Kids, Rose Lalonde, who wears a grim skull-like Squiddle. Jake's connection to the Angel of Double Death lends toward a connection with archaeology and tombs: this is a trait he shares with Aradia Megido, who also serves an important part in English's scheme. Similarly, Aradia and Jake share the trait of their dream selves having been entombed before their games of Sburb even started.

The rest of the Alpha Kids' eye colors are lighter than their children's colors, loosely matching the colors of the kernelsprites. Jake's, meanwhile, is darker: while Becsprite was briefly depicted in a color lighter than her text, this was quickly changed to match the ink color in Jake's letter.

Despite his love of action and outward gregariousness, Jake is not very assertive and extremely clueless socially, giving the "I'm so glad we're friends" talk to two interested girls within the span of a few hours. He also does not get Dirk's obvious hints regarding Jane's grandfather, reinforcing his lack of perceptiveness.

Jake loves adventure and brawling, and speaks in a very peculiar, old-timey fashion. Naturally, he has many things in common with his pre-scratch counterpart, like his affinity for cerulean beauties, tomb-raiding, and firearms. He dislikes monsters (though this is completely justified HS ) and enjoys hunting, which is in keeping with Grandpa Harley's extensive collection of "trophies". He also enjoys superhero comics, most notably Spider-Girl and the Hulk, which may be references to his crush on Aranea and his connections to Lord English respectively. Jake also shares some traits with his son John, chief among them their allergy to peanuts, but also their apparent obliviousness and appreciation for "bad" movies (though in Jake's mind these films truly are masterpieces)