Characters of the Jak and Daxter series
This is a list of characters in the Jak and Daxter series, a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2.
Currently, six games in the series have been released, with Jak as the primary playable character in all except Daxter for the PlayStation Portable.
After several revisions, from wolf-like characters to various human concepts, Naughty Dog animator John Kim drew a concept of a "tall, slender, and agile" character that "sported jaunty, spiky hair," with an "exaggeration, weight, and thickness" that Kim described as "BAM!
Jak's character was described to have a clear "racer" design, sporting goggles and other aviator's equipment throughout the series.
Soon after, Jak, his friend Daxter, Samos, and his daughter Keira activated the Rift Gate found at the end of The Precursor Legacy.
While doing jobs for the Underground, Jak learns that Haven City was built on the ruins of his old home Sandover Village.
He later finds Keira and the older Samos, and discovers that Baron Praxis is working with the metal heads, in an attempt to keep them at bay.
Jak later finds Kor in the Metal Head Nest, where another Rift Gate is found, along with the young boy.
He is also blessed by the Precursors with a Light Jak form, which gives him abilities such as flight, slowing time, healing, and a shield.
In an interview, Naughty Dog's creative director said, "Jak is the hero you want to be…Jak is the stellar guy who is going to make it happen, who is going to save the world.
Josh Keaton voiced the character in Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
Daxter's accident would lead the story's plot as he seeks help from Gol to turn him back to normal.
Before Daxter's accident, he was an orange-haired, buck-toothed coward that seemed to be the opposite to Jak's courageous and trouble-making personality.
Samos the Sage, most prominently featured in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, serves as a guide throughout the series and is the father of Keira.
He first appears in The Precursor Legacy as the Sage of green eco, as well as a rough fatherly figure to Jak and Daxter.
An expert mechanic, Keira is responsible for most of the technology Jak uses, including his jet board and other means of transportation.
Rather than fight on and push the Metal Heads back, Praxis sealed off the section of the city leaving everyone outside the wall to die.
Initially distrusting and disrespectful of Jak and Daxter, Torn does show signs of trust and respect after the Shadow/Samos decides to meet them.
Ashelin was a member of the Krimzon Guard, who first appeared in Jak II, and daughter to Baron Praxis and Torn's love interest.
The Precursors assumed that if the people knew that their "gods" were merely fuzzy little rats, they wouldn't be admired or venerated.
He then goes to the construction site, reveals himself as the Metal Head Leader, and kills Baron Praxis and several members of the Krimzon Guard.
He wears a royal Krimzon Guard uniform and has a glowing green eco sword which once belonged to Damas.
Krew is a gang boss, black marketeer, and weapons enthusiast in Haven City in Jak II.
Despite his death, Krew continues to play an important role in the future events due to his connections in the underground world and to Jak's life.
He sets up a reading of his will before he dies and poisons the main characters' drinks, forcing them to race in and win the Kras City Grand Championship for the antidote.
He is seemingly killed after crashing into a pile of dark eco barrels after the championship race in a suicidal charge at Jak.
Due to his past history with Jak, he is considered to be a major villain in the series, even though he only appeared in one game.
His plans were to destroy the palace at Haven, travel down to the planetary defense system that housed the power of the precursors, and transform into one.
Mizo, the main antagonist of Jak X, is a major crime lord in Kras City and a rival of the deceased Krew.
Blitz, the commentator of the Kras City Grand Championship, whose neglectful father was once the best racer on the planet until he was killed on the Dethdrome circuit in an "accident" arranged by his son.
