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thehandsomejack) wrote2025-03-09 10:29 am
AU
HANDSOME JACK
— BORDERLANDS —
IT'S GONNA BE SO GOOD. WE'RE GONNA SCORCH THE FREAKIN' PLANET IN FIRE.
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In canon and many of his icons, Jack has a mask. This is not the case in game (at this time)! He's a bare-faced, modless baby. You should beat him up.
Background.
TL;DR: Jack joins a company named Titanus, which provides AI, body mods, and weaponry to the UA Department of Defense. His first wife leaves him because of his cruelty and takes their daughter with her, instead of dying accidentally by Angel's hand. This leaves Jack to climb the corporate ladder under his own steam and he tops out as an admin assistant. He's selected for the Mnemosyne as a loyal corporate drone to send new saleable ideas back to Tellus. Jack was never disfigured and therefore does not wear a mask.
Jack was born in the capital city of Lagoberra. Though his infancy and toddler years were a breeze, Jack quickly showed signs of incredibly low empathy and cruel behavior as he reached his school years. His mother tried her best, but eventually overwhelmed and at the end of her rope, she packed the young boy up and left him with his grandmother. Grandma Price lived on the outskirts of the viable areas in an old recovery zone, and though the recovery attempts had long since been abandoned, the town held a small but dangerous population. Grandma Price herself resembled the rough nature of the area, and she abused Jack more than raised him.
Despite truly despising the woman, Jack kept his eyes on the prize, corporate Lagoberra, and learned varying programming languages. He left the town to rejoin civilized society, getting an entry level coding position at Titanus, a company openly providing body modifications, AI systems, and weapons to the United Administration Defense departments. Jack quickly rose up through the company and met a lovely woman.The two started a family and together, they had a daughter named Angel. For a time, all was well but eventually Jack’s mask slipped. His anger issues and cruelty became too much for his wife and one night, she left with Angel.
Jack threw himself into his work after that. He was damn good at it, and even better at playing the corporate games. Eventually, Jack found himself as one of the administrative assistants to the CEO of Titanus, and though the CEO was an asshole, he knew opportunity when he saw it. The CEO needed someone he could trust to keep the company’s interests in mind despite never returning to the home branch, and Jack was just disposable enough for the role. He was tasked with the goal of collecting data on his five year shift(s) and sending the information back.
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you look nice today :)