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Jacknife
Jacknife
Vital statistics
Role Jacknife the Escapee
Gender Male
Voiced by Christy Karacas
In episode(s) All (except The Budding of the Warbuxx and Stingstress)

Jacknife (Born April 23,1968) is the secondary antagonist of Superjail!. He's always seen escaping Superjail and committing crimes that land him back in every time. While he usually has no prominent role in the episodes themselves, Jacknife committing a crime and being caught by Jailbot is a running gag at the beginning of each episode (minus seven) that leads up to the end of the intro.

He is voiced by Christy Karacas.

History[]

He seems to have gotten his criminal ways from his father, who was also shown to have a total disrespect for the lives of others. This included his own son's happiness, which is shown when he sells his son's toys for booze. The recollection of this memory causes Jacknife so much pain that he sobs at the thought, and pushes a boy away from his toys so he can play with them. [1]

Personality[]

Jacknife is a low-level pervert and social delinquent with no apparent morals, judgment, or sophistication. Apparently incapable of normal speech, he expresses himself through noises ranging from lecherous grunts and chuckles to groans of horror and squeals of pain. His various poorly-planned criminal activities are cataloged at the beginning of each episode and inevitably end up drawing Jailbot's attention and getting Jacknife severely beaten and hauled back to Superjail.

His rap sheet includes:

  • Assaulting an old woman and stealing her clothes in order to get free drinks at a bar[2],
  • Grave-robbing (followed by attempted necrophilia when he found a lady corpse he liked)[3]
  • Dressing up as Santa Claus to steal medicine from terminally-ill children[4]
  • Stealing a car and running over the owner[5]
  • Assault, theft, stealing a speedboat, and stalking/peeping at a teenaged girl and her friends.[6]

Although his criminal nature is generally a constant, in the episode "Oedipus Mess", The Doctor states that he has "...a microscopic quotient of selfless love..." which may be proven when, in the same episode, Jacknife presumably crafted a hanging mobile for his biological son and taught him to tunnel through walls.

Relation to Other Characters[]

Jailbot - They have a cop and robber relationship as he is always being caught (and violently beaten) by Jailbot. In "Best Friends Forever" it was shown that both have a strong love/hate relationship going on.

The Warden - In "Bunny Love" the Warden gets angry at him because he killed a bunny, going so far as to call him a "sick bastard" and in "Oedipus Mess", he created a whole army of him to give his son a father. In all the other episodes, he gives him no special interest or interaction.

Hunter - They "kiss" and she transforms to human-like woman, then she knees him in the crotch before throwing him into a wall.

Father - At a young age, Jacknife seemed to dislike his father, mostly because that he sold his favorite toys at a pawnshop to get liquor. In the episode "Ghosts" while trying to escape Superjail, he meets up with the ghost of his father and the two hug while crying profusely suggesting they missed each other after many years of being apart. However, they then start to attack each other for some unknown reason and on the other side they are shown to continue fighting stabbing each other.

Son - In the episode "Oedipus Mess", he is revealed to have sired a son. Upon seeing the boy he quickly realize he was the father and escaped Superjail but was cloned repeatedly and the said clones were killed until the original remained and was given care of his crying child. At the end of the episode, he and the child escaped the prison and the child calls Jacknife "da-da", making him groan (not liking the idea of being a father.)

Trivia[]

  • Jacknife escaping Superjail is the only continuity in the series. (Example: In the "Bunny Love Pilot", the Monday Mystery Meat broke through the walls and Jacknife escaped for the first time.)
  • There are seven episodes in which he is not brought to Superjail in the beginning:
    • In "Cold-Blooded", Jailbot accidentally brought the Monster Convict to Superjail instead, the latter having skinned Jacknife and used his face as a mask while the latter was left tied up.
    • In "Time-Police Part 2", Jacknife was brought to a Real Jail after a botched attempt at a bank robbery.
    • In "Best Friends Forever", he was in Jailbot's custody, but was let free by Jailbot at the end of the episode.
    • In "Jailbot 2.0", he is taken out of SuperJail by a malfunctioning Jailbot back to his town where he runs off after the robot shuts down.
    • In "The Budding of the Warbuxx", he doesn't appear in the episode, marking his very first absence.
    • In "Stingstress", a female equivalent of Jacknife, who looks like him, is brought to UltraJail in the beginning instead of the regular Jacknife.
    • In "Superhell!", he escapes through a hole in Superjail from one of the demons of Superhell but ends up suddenly waking up in a hospital.
  • He only speaks in grunts, groans and squeals.
  • He is not shown escaping in "Combaticus", "Don't Be A Negaton", "Dream Machine", "Mayhem Donor", "Hotchick", "Ghosts", "Superjail Grand Prix", "Vacation", "Superfail!", "Uh Oh, It's Magic", "Sticky Discharge", "Special Needs", "Nightshift", "Planet Radio", "Burn Stoolie Burn", "Last Pack", "Jean, Paul, Beefy and Alice", "Superstorm!", or "The Superjail Six."
    • Jacknife was caught by Jailbot at the beginning of some episodes such as "Combaticus", "Nightshift", and "Superstorm!", but never seen anywhere in the jail.
    • Jacknife most likely escapes from Superjail and goes back into the real world offscreen in some episodes such as in the Season 2 finale, "Vacation", as he isn't shown among the inmates for the rest of the episode.
    • Jacknife techinally died in the episode "Ghosts."
    • Although, in "Sticky Discharge", he is shown digging and entering through a large hole in the wall to escape his jail cell. However, despite this, he does still appear among all of the inmates that were celebrating Paul's going-away celebration and parole. He most likely escaped Superjail offscreen afterwards.
  • He's been killed once in the series by Hunter in "Hotchick."
    • In the above Trivia statement as well as to popular belief, it wasn't Jacknife because (although his hair was like Jacknife's) when he got caught by the Hunter, his hair was down instead of straight up. The camera zoomed in on him just to confuse the viewers.
  • He seems to have a soft spot for children.
  • In the episode "Ghosts", Jacknife can be seen making up with his father (suggesting he has since passed) before both started to attack each other. And back in the space between crossing over you can still see them fighting (stabbing each other). This was the first time he actually died, but he was still "alive" because we don't actually see him dead as a corpse.
  • In an Instagram post made by Christy Karacas, Early designs of Jacknife had him as the father to Cancer.
  • He is seen playing with a Lord Stingray action figure (this is due to him trying to relive his past since he had all his toys sold for booze) before the actual character is revealed in the series for the first time to viewers.
  • In the Season 3 episode "Oedipus Mess", Jacknife is described by Jared to be Superjail's most unruly inmate. This means he is more dangerous than the other prisoners no doubt due to his upbringing and violent crimes.
  • In "Stingstress", a female equivalent of him appears, which could possibly mean he has a sister or wife.

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References[]

  1. Episode: "Lord Stingray Crash Party"
  2. Episode: "Ladies Night"
  3. Episode: "Combaticus"
  4. Episode: "Mr. Grumpy-Pants"
  5. Episode: "Bunny Love"
  6. Episode: "Superbar"
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