Jack

Jack was the nom d'guerre used by one of Masque's top lieutenants in 1914. Apparently Irish and quite hot-blooded, Jack strove to ensure that Masque's orders were carried out to the letter regardless of what objections were raised to them over time even from among long-term veterans of the anarchist movement. Together with Jill, he was tasked with commanding the anarchist forces in their siege of the Wapping safehouse of the Century Club. Although a capable swordsman, Jack found himself to be unequal to the abilities of a small boy named Lin Tsao during the Centurions' counter-attack, an indignity that led to an obsession which (coupled with their sheer lethality) caused him to forget his instructions and command that the young Centurions be put to death. It did not end well for him, as he was repeatedly bested by Lin in various encountrs during the night and was finally finished off by Lin's comrade Else Rommel after the destruction of Dr. Mostro's transmitter in the Shadow Federation base.

But this was not the end for this plucky Hibernian, as Else has neglected to burn his body and he was retrieved by the Shadow Federation's goons, including Dr. Mostro who reassured his allies of the ability to fix him. With Masque's reluctant consent, Mostro combined his old electricity technique and the new alchemical one to revive not only Jack's body but also his mind, making various upgrades (extra arms, superior height) along the way. Although physically this treatment was (outwardly) a success, the highly early version of the experimental life elixir formula used by Dr. Mostro led to the revived Jack being even more erratic and unstable than before, missing some of his memories and obsessed with his young enemy, Lin Tsao. Distraught at this result, Masque was forced to continue his hunt for the Perfect Dose and in the meantime rely on Jack only in dire circumstances and under heavy supervision.

The young Centurions' invasion of Saint Haven neccessitated deploying Jack, although as it happened Lin and his ally Fer surrendered before he could join the fray. Frustrated and infuriated by this situation, Jack repeatedly tried to goad Lin into fighting him, in the process taking his disobedience to a new level by freeing him from Masque's dining room and slaughtering his own subordinates who tried to stop him, as well as a local nun that joined Masque's cause and negotiated the duo's surrender earlier. His efforts finally paid off when Lin had reunited with Fer and the two began to fight him. Although his upgrades made him a deadlier opponent than before, in the end Jack still could not overcome Lin before Masque's men could arrive to put him down. He died full of remorse, as if he did not fully realise what he was doing on that day until that point.