Jake (Animorphs)
| The name or term "Jake" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Jake (disambiguation). |
Though Jake gets scared, he'll never show it, as the other Animorphs look to him to be the leader of their group. A task that he views as somewhat of a burden. He hopes that his tiger morph will give him the courage he needs to topple the Yeerk invasion before it's too late. He is also fond of morphing into a grizzly bear, as the grizzly feels no fear. Another known form in his morph arsenal is that of a stingray. This morph allows Jake to fight the Yeerks even when they hide in the deepest parts of the ocean. At some point, he and his fellow Animorphs Cassie and Marco broke into a Yeerk genetic experimentation lab, and gained the ability to merge, through the use of an advanced morphing technique, to become the colossal Tri-Rex.
Fiction
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Toys
Animorphs
- Jake/Tiger (Deluxe, 1999)
- Accessories: Left paw, right paw
- Part of the first wave of Animorphs toys, Jake transforms from a really unconvincing human into a tiger, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His tiger mode front claws, dubbed "Saber Claws," are separate pieces that attach like gloves.
- This toy was retooled and redecoed to create Ax/Panther (the only retool in the line).
- Jake/Grizzly Bear (Mega, 1999)
- Accessories: Left paw, right paw
- Jake's second toy transforms from a marginally better human into a grizzly bear that looks familiar, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His bear mode front claws, dubbed "Attack Claws," are separate pieces that peg on at the wrists and cover the hands. Unlike the removable claws on other Anmorphs toys, his bear paws do not technically need to be removed to turn him into human mode, as they can fold back... But doesn't he have enough kibble already?
- Tri-Rex (Super, 1999)
- This version of Jake was available only in the Tri-Rex giftset, along with Marco and Cassie. The toy has neither a human mode nor a complete animal mode; Jake transforms from a human/dinosaur transitional form into the head, neck, and foreams of Tri-Rex.
- Jake Stingray/Manta (Deluxe)
- The fourth Jake toy transformed from a human with fins on his knees and most of a stingray growing out of his back into a stingray with nightmarish shark jaws. The stingray chest and tail were removable. He features a gear-driven face-swap gimmick via a built-in helmet (Which resembles a doofy stingray face). Each time the helmet part is lowered over the head, the face will spin to reveal the face on the opposing side of the head.
- Although it was planned, this toy was never released in the United States. Because its planned release would have been near the end of the line, this led to a popular perception that it was never released at all.
Notes
- Jake's packaging art for his tiger mold is based on the actor that portrayed him in the Animorphs television series, Shawn Ashmore. For his bear mold, his stingray mold, and the Tri-Rex toy, a photograph of the actor was used instead.
