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Jonathan Jacobs is the main character of "Cowboy Bebop", though he wouldn't admit it if asked. He likes to be called simply "Jack", and has put his full name almost entirely out of use for reasons he has disclosed to few. Even his last name is rarely used, though it could be argued that he hasn't found a situation where it was entirely necessary.

Records state that Jack was born on January 7, 2044, though some evidence suggests that he is much older than that; a beta video (a type of film footage that had gone out of use in the early 1990s) depicting himself and Faye Valentine (who, she confirmed, had been cryogenically frozen in 1994 and re-awakened in 2068) as children had surfaced, bringing some doubt to the idea that Jack is merely 27 years old. Despite this, Jack feels that the tape isn't enough evidence to suggest that his true age is false, and he still holds that, as of this writing, he is 27.

At age fourteen, Jack met Spike Spiegel, who was the same age. The two became best friends, and remain close allies to this day.

At age eighteen (year: 2062), Jack signed up to fight in the conflict on the planet Titan II, in what would be known as "The Titan Wars", or simply "Titan". What happened during those three years remains unknown, but Jack returned home at age 21. Upon learning that Spike had been educated in the ways of martial arts during Jack's time in the military, he began to learn alongside Spike.

For an unknown reason, Jack excelled in the martial arts and quickly caught up to his friend. In hand-to-hand combat, the two are now equals and very, very dangerous, though many believe Jack to be the stronger and is merely hiding his true power from Spike.

The two friends climbed the ranks of the criminal underworld on their homeworld of Mars, and eventually became high-ranking enforcers of the Red Dragon Syndicate. With this rank, Jack introduced into the clan a man named Vicious, who had served with him on Titan. Vicious joined Jack and Spike in rank a year later (the year 2065).

A series of events known only by Spike, Vicious, Jack, and an unknown party led to Jack and Spike leaving the Syndicate and becoming bitter enemies with Vicious. In their few encounters since the event, there has been fierce battle. No one party has gained victory yet.

In 2068, Spike invited Jack to join him on the ship Bebop, owned by Jet Black. The invitation included the offer to become a bounty hunter. Jack accepted.

For the next three years, the trio hurled through space with few major victories and, frequently, very low supplies and cash. In this time, Jack spent what little money and time he had on a new look (a casual-looking suit, and occasionally sunglasses and a black trenchcoat), new weaponry (a Jericho pistol- the same type as Spike's, but Jack modifies his pistol regularly), and any new fighting styles the two can pick up.

In 2071, the crew of the Bebop grew some. They got a data dog, Ein, who Jack cared for almost as much as Jet did. Then they gained the member that would prove to be a major force in Jack's life: Faye Valentine.

Jack claims that "the rules of 'love at first sight'" are what caused him to fall in love with the woman, though he does have further reasoning behind his affection for the girl. The two continue to have a healthy relationship, albeit one that is burdened by recent events in Jack's life.

The crew also gained Ed, a young female hacker considered by the crew an odd little girl. Jack finds almost all of Ed's mannerisms amusing, and often hangs out around her simply to see what she says next.