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So, what do you know about Jackpointers?
Wakshaani:
This one should be fun. I'm curious to see what kinds of data you've pulled about the assorted Jackpointers. How old they are, what country they live in, what they do, what their area of expertise is, what their favorite ice cream flavor is, whatever. No need to go combing through the books for an obscure note, but if you want, that's fine too. The format isn't set in stone, so whatever you can post, feel free, but we'll try and work out a followable "look" as the thread progresses, so that people can add more data as we go along. It might look something like this:
Fastjack
Real Name: First name Jack, last name unknown
Gender: Male
Age: 73 (Born in 1999)
Metatype: Human
Base of Operations: Unknown
Notes: Fastjack is a living legend, the most famous decker in history. Everybody's heard of him, but records of him are hard to find. Runs Jackpoint. Has a Math CPU. Has an old trademark weapon in "Old Betsy", a simple attack program, but these days uses his Jackhammer, a Black Hammer program. Invented the Black Hammer program. His icon is a blurred human figure that vibrates at super speed. Some people think that he's a former member of the Echo Mirage team. Some people think that he's Damien Knight.
From there, whatever else you think is neat or memorable about them can be added.
I'm curious to see what sticks. :)
TheNarrator:
Fastjack's last name might be Matthews. In the story "Happy Trails" in the 20th Anniversary core book, Jack meets up with an otaku named Perri who is apparently his daughter. In a short story in the Seattle 2072 book set during the Renraku Arcology Shutdown, we meet a teenage girl named Perri Matthews who's trapped inside the arcology. It's possible that she has her mother's last name, but if not then it could well be Jack's last name as well.
FastJack:
--- Quote from: TheNarrator on ---Fastjack's last name might be Matthews. In the story "Happy Trails" in the 20th Anniversary core book, Jack meets up with an otaku named Perri who is apparently his daughter. In a short story in the Seattle 2072 book set during the Renraku Arcology Shutdown, we meet a teenage girl named Perri Matthews who's trapped inside the arcology. It's possible that she has her mother's last name, but if not then it could well be Jack's last name as well.
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It's been noted before that they are not the same girl.
CanRay:
He has purposefully gone out and destroyed all records (digital and physical) pertaining to his past, and doesn't speak much about it.
Have a nice day.
TheNarrator:
--- Quote from: FastJack on ---
--- Quote from: TheNarrator on ---Fastjack's last name might be Matthews. In the story "Happy Trails" in the 20th Anniversary core book, Jack meets up with an otaku named Perri who is apparently his daughter. In a short story in the Seattle 2072 book set during the Renraku Arcology Shutdown, we meet a teenage girl named Perri Matthews who's trapped inside the arcology. It's possible that she has her mother's last name, but if not then it could well be Jack's last name as well.
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It's been noted before that they are not the same girl.
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Oh? I hadn't realized that. Dang, and here I thought it was a deliberate callback put in there for the sharp-eyed reader to catch.