"Destiny is... a gift. Some go their entire lives, living existences of quiet desperation, never learning the truth about what feels as though a burden pushing down upon our shoulders, is actually a sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights. Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor, that to strive and triumph in the face of fear is what it means to be a hero. Don't think. Become."
- Jim's audition
Jim Lake Jr is the main protagonist of the Tales of Arcadia franchise. He was the first human Trollhunter in recorded history, the boyfriend of Claire Nuñez, protege and surrogate son of Blinky Galadrigal, the only son of Barbara Lake and James Lake Sr. and the best friend of Toby Domzalski.
History[]
Background[]
James Lake Jr. was born to Barbara Lake and her husband, James Sr. When he was five years old, his father's abandoned him and Barbara to pursue a life in another state with his girlfriend. Without a father around, he came to regard his teacher Mr. Walter Strickler and Blinky as his father figures until he found out the former was a Changeling. He was the first human Trollhunter and the successor of Kanjigar the Courageous who originally refused to answer the call when he was called by the Amulet of Daylight during his and Toby's way to school. The Amulet allowed him to call upon the Sword of Daylight. Ignoring the call at first, Jim grew to the role and defended Arcadia Oaks with his girlfriend, Claire Nuñez, his best friend Toby Domzalski, trainers Blinky Galadrigal and Draal the Deadly, and AAARRRGGHH!!!.
In battle, he was briefly turned into a Human/Troll hybrid by Merlin in order for him to conquer the fight between him, Gunmar and Angor Rot. after defeating Gunmar and Morgana being banished to another realm, Jim left Arcadia with Blinky and Claire in search of a new Heartstone. However, Jim was felled by dark magic when the Green Knight infected him with an onyx shard that slowly worked it's way to his heart. He and his friends, Douxie Casperan, Claire and Steve Palchuk, were lost in time during the final days of Camelot's era, where they each played a crucial role in both the Battle of Killahead Bridge and the founding of the Trollhunters' line. When the heroes turned the tide in Jim's and his friends' favor, he and his friends returned home, only for the shard to continue its work to his heart. Jim sacrificed his own humanity by forcing the onyx shard into his chest.
In the present day, Arthur took full control of Jim Lake and when his friends tried to free him, it cost Merlin his life. Fortunately, after Jim was freed from the Green Knight's control, he was turned back into a human by Claire's tears. Though Jim gained two scars from his fights with Gunmar and Angor Rot and the second one across his right brow by AAAARRRGGHH!!, he feared that he would never be the Trollhunter again.
Personality[]
Physical Appearance[]
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Peak Human Condition: After months of being trained by trolls, Jim has grown significantly stronger and more durable than an average teenager.
- Strength: Despite his more skinny build, Jim was shown strong enough to knock Steve out cold with one punch, as well as knock out his tooth.
- Endurance: Due to his months of training, Jim can endure more physical discomfort than an average human.
- Durability: Without his armor, he has withstood many blows that would've severely injured a teenager his age.
- Stamina: At first, Jim's stamina was about the same as other teenagers his age. As his training progresses, however, he is able to exert himself for long periods of time before fatigue impairs him.
- Agility: With his skinny and lean build, Jim is quite nimble and agile for a boy his age.
- Reflexes: Even before training, Jim has excellent reflexes, something even Blinky took note of.
- Athleticism: Jim's natural proficiency of acrobatics and gymnastics has developed beyond even the most dedicated of human training.
- Human-Troll Hybrid Physiology (formerly): After using Merlin's elixir potion, Jim became a hybrid of human and troll. He was granted greater strength, speed, durability, stamina, senses, agility, and reflexes. However, after being freed from the Green Knight's corruption in "Our Final Act" and revived by Claire's tears, he is reverted back to his original human form permanently.
- Superhuman Strength: Jim's strength was enhanced to the point he could hurtle Gunmar into a building with nothing but his might.
- Superhuman Endurance: Jim could endure more than an average human or troll.
- Superhuman Durability: Thanks to his stone skin, Jim's durability was increased to where he could withstand many of Morgana's deadly spells. When AAARRRGGHH!!! punched Jim, he openly claimed that "[he] didn't feel a thing."
- Superhuman Stamina: Jim was able to physical exert himself for long periods of time without wearing himself out.
- Superhuman Speed: Jim was fast enough to out-run Claire and her Shadow Staff, even appearing as a blur. Claire even claims that Jim was moving so fast during their chase that she lost track of him.
- Superhuman Reflexes: He was able to react to most attacks with incredible ease. He was able to easily evade every single strike from Claire, as well as Gunmar and Angor Rot’s.
- Superhuman Agility: Jim was much more agile than an average human or troll.
- Superhuman Leaping: As a half-troll, Jim could jump higher and farther than a normal troll
- Superhuman Senses: Jim's senses of smell, sight, and sound were much more acute than an average human's.
- Matter Indigestion: As a half-troll, Jim was capable of consuming and digesting any substance without any problems.
- Longevity: As a half-troll, Jim most likely possessed a troll's ability to live for hundreds of years, but he is still vulnerable to death and could fall in battle.
- Sunlight Resistance: As a troll hybrid, despite the obvious pain, Jim was much more resistant to sunlight than ordinary trolls. However, he still couldn't completely walk in the daytime for as long as he wanted.
- Creeper's Sun Resistance (apparently): When Angor cut Jim's face with his dagger during their confrontation, Jim's skin was unfazed by the blade's imbued poison
- Troll Physiology (briefly): After being corrupted by the Green Knight's onyx shard in "Wizard Underground", Jim became a much larger full-troll. Claire was able to free him from the Green Knight's corruption and restore him back to his old human self.
Abilities[]
- Charisma
- Indomitable Will
- Gifted Orator:
- Jim is a skilled spokesperson, being able to win the hearts and minds of human and trolls alike into his cause.
- Swordsmanship
- Knife Proficiency
- Martial Artist
- Parkour
- Sleep Suppression
- Pain Threshold
- Culinary Artist
- Adaptor
- Eidetic Memory
- Natural Survivalist
- Tactician.
- Actor
- Faceting/Cleaving
Weaknesses[]
- Mortality
- Sheer Will Depletion
- Direct Sunlight (formerly)
- Feral Instincts (formerly).
- The Mark of Angor Rot (briefly)
- Onyx Shard (formerly)
- Armor (occasionally)
- Humanity
- Anxiety/PTSD
Equipment[]
- Excalibur
- Amulet of Daylight: After being chosen by the Amulet of Daylight, Jim was able to summon his armor and weapons by chanting "For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command!".
- Sword of Daylight
- Enchanted Armor
- Near-Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Durability
- Weaponry Summoning
- Sword Conjuring
- Glaive Conjuring (formerly)
- Shield Conjuring (formerly)
- Helmet Conjuring (formerly)
- Barrier Generation
- Sword Light Beam
- Light Wave Emission: At his most powerful, Jim was able to release wave of pure daylight to repel Gunmar and Angor Rot's blades away from him
- Magic Deflection
- Supernatural Detection
- Camouflage (with Eclipse Armor; formerly): With the Eclipse Armor, Jim can blend himself within darkness, which makes him appear almost invisible in the dark (especially during the night or in the Darklands).
- Surface Adhesion (briefly): Jim was briefly able to walk on vertical surfaces through the use of an unknown stone, previously used by Araknak the Agile.
- Duplication (briefly): Jim was briefly able to summon clones of himself (though in different aspects of his personality) through the use of the Aspectus Stone, previously used by Maddrux the Many.
- Counteracting Angor Rot's Magics (formerly): After cutting the Eye of Angor Rot and placing it into his amulet, Jim gains the ability to ward off Angor's magics. He also regains possession of Daylight in their last encounter.
- Magiktech Armor/Amulet: As a combination of both Magic and Akiridion tech, the Amulet is able to manifest the armor
- Summoning: As a combination of both Magic and Akiridion tech, the Amulet is able to manifest the armor around Jim anytime he says the incantation.
- Excalibur Conjuring: After Stuart placed a stone from Excalibur's stone into the rebuilt Amulet, Jim can now summon the legendary sword to him at any moment.
- Enhanced Strength: After donning the armor Jim was able to briefly overpower Bellroc and kick them onto the ground several feet away from him. And Jim was even able to slice through Bellroc's staff with Excalibur.
- Enhanced Speed: After Jim donned the armor he was able to match Bellroc blow for blow, when just before they had out-speeded and overpowered him almost instantly. And Jim was able to quickly run across the town of Arcadia while looking for Toby.
- Enhanced Durability: After Jim donned the armor he was able to fight on par with Bellroc, despite having multiple bruised ribs. Right after Bellroc stabbed Jim in the abdomen with their staff, he was able to get up and deal a fatal blow to the wizard and was able to protect himself from the crumbling Fire titan.
- Summoning: As a combination of both Magic and Akiridion tech, the Amulet is able to manifest the armor around Jim anytime he says the incantation.
- Both Amulets
- Temporal Protection: Most uniquely, as discovered by Nari and Jim himself, he is immune to time alterations due to his armor assimilating the Time Stone
- Timeline Memory Retainment
- Time Travel: With the Time Stone in his new amulet, Jim was able to travel back in time to the events of "Becoming: Part 1", all with his memories intact.
- Temporal Protection: Most uniquely, as discovered by Nari and Jim himself, he is immune to time alterations due to his armor assimilating the Time Stone
- Bike
- Vespa 150 G.S. (formerly)
- Horngazel
- Gaggletack
- Grit-Shaka (briefly)
- Kairosect (briefly)
- Inferna Copula (briefly)
- Gravesand (briefly)
- Cimmerian Fruit (briefly)
- Warhammer (briefly)
- Staff of Avalon (briefly)
- Parlok Spear (briefly)
- Gumm-Gumm Sword (briefly)
- Serrator (briefly)
Gallery[]
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