Difference between revisions of "Jax (Reckoners)"

Jax is a skilled mechanic. He routinely works on [[motivator]]s,{{book ref|lux|8}}, and when he was growing up, he put together antique muskets with his brother [[Dan]].{{book ref|lux|3}} He is capable of repurposing a variety of electronic devices to suit his needs.{{book ref|lux|8}} Jax is also a skilled swordsman. Often wielding his brother’s old artillery sword, [[Shiloh]], Jax trained in sword combat with Zeff at the Coop. He had to block 100,000 strikes before he was allowed to strike once, ensuring that he has a very solid understanding of the basics.{{book ref|lux|7}}

Afterwards, Zeff discovered that Jax was spying on him, but was impressed rather than angry. The next day, Prof gave assignments to the Reckoners at the Coop. [[Abigail Casey]] was assigned to take most of the Reckoners, including Paige, to Arlington to defend against a raid from [[Lux (city)]]. Jax and Zeff were assigned to go to El Paso to meet with Knighthawk.

Dan is Jax’s older brother, and the two are very close. Dan and Jax wore best friends, even when Dan went to college. Instead of spending his time out of school partying, Dan would spend time with Jax. Both of them love Civil War history, and would spend their time together assembling old musket parts, building forts, and re-enactingreenacting Civil War battles. Dan knows that Jax likes the crispy slices of bacon, so he pretends to steal the soggy slices from Jax's plate and replaces them with crispy slices from his own. When Dan dies, Jax is heartbroken, and keeps Dan’s class ring and sword, now the only thing he has of his brother.

Zeff is the one who personally trains Jax at the Coop.{{Bookbook ref|lux|7}} Zeff is very harsh and tough with Jax, but that strictness grows out of a desire for Jax to be strong. He has Jax's best interests at heart, though Jax often doesn't see it. {{book ref|lux|12}} It’s only much later that Jax grows thankful for Zeff’s intensive and sometimes strange training methods.{{book ref|lux|36}} When Zeff is shot and badly wounded in the street, Jax doesn’t want to leave him, but Zeff uses Jax’s boomerang watch against his will to save him.{{book ref|lux|12}}

Jax trains with Paige at the Coop, and from the beginning they form a strong friendship. They are united by their shared suffering under Zeff, and they enjoy working together in the motivator workshop every night. {{book ref|lux|7}} Jax is deeply in love with her, but is too afraid to tell her lest she not return the feelings. Upon news of her supposed death, Jax became very grieved as well as angry at Wingflare for Paige’s death. When it is revealed that Paige is alive, they have a happy reunion, but are kept busy by the mission. It isn’t until their final assault on Lifeforce’s palace that Paige confesses her feelings for Jax.

* Jax's best subject in school was science.{{book ref|lux|6}}