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Name/Work Name: Jackson Jekyll/Yin || Holt Hyde/Yang
Canon: Monster High
Canon Point: Episode 138
AU/CRAU: Neither.
Age: 16
History: Basics: Jackson | Holt
Expansion: This is to make things a little more succinct than the above and to have everything in one place so no one has to crawl through diary entries or seventy different wikia pages. This presentation is mostly derived from the cartoon/doll franchise which share a universe, as opposed to the book series which is more like an AU version with a different setting and varied characters (and different relationships/characterization/powers).
Jackson did not, in fact, spring out of the ground like a daisy. He was born to a fire elemental—his father—and a woman descended from Dr. Jekyll and, by extension, Mr. Hyde. He knew growing up that both of his parents were "monsters" and believed that he, unlike them, was perfectly "normal." No fangs, no claws, no hair literally made out of fire. His mother and father knew otherwise, but felt it wasn't necessary to tell their son just how much he wasn't normal. With a family full of monsters, some his own age like his fire elemental cousin Heath, he grew up with no reason to be afraid of monsters because of what they were. Rather, his wariness was due to how he was sometimes treated for not being a monster. An example is in one of his diary entries in which the neighborhood monsters tried to play kick the can with him as the can. He witnessed his mother's transformation from herself to her Hyde side, but never made a connection about himself. In fact, he thought because he was so far down the family tree that he'd only inherited his mother's humanness.
Although he thought himself normal, strange things still happened to him. There were times when he'd be in one place, black out and then wake up in a completely different place with no recollection of how he got there. It wasn't until he transferred to Monster High when he was sixteen and became the only normie student there that the pieces of the puzzle started to come together.
The catalyst for the whole revelation? Jackson being invited to a party by a girl named Frankie Stein. Although nervous about attending, he made the decision to go at Frankie's discretion. Her insistence worked considerably well thanks to the crush Jackson was developing on her. Unfortunately, he spent a good chunk of time outside the party, working up his courage and pep talking himself into thinking that at least one person wanted him to be there. Before he could make the decision to head inside and enjoy the party, the doors opened and the loud music spilled outside.
Shortly after that, a cool blue dude made an appearance at the party. And this blue dude, he had a knack for music. He was loud, outgoing and energetic and he turned the "party" in to a "PAAAAAAAAAAARTAY," to use his words. He called himself a DJ by the name of Holt Hyde and because of him, the party was a blast. Also because of him, Jackson never quite went to the party. Not properly, anyway. Later on, Frankie confronted Jackson about his absence. He told her he did go, but attributed his blackout to the loud music and all the people making him nervous. Frankie forgave him, and as an apology and an effort to make up for standing up Frankie, Jackson invited her to the revival house to watch a silent movie.
Things went well at the silent movie at first, although all of Frankie's friends tagged along. Unable to take the boredom of a silent movie, one of her friends decided to spice things up by whipping out his monster version of an iPhone and playing some incredibly loud music. Jackson didn't know why it was happening, but he could feel another blackout coming. In order to save himself some embarrassment, he made a break for the exit. Not long after, Monster High's favorite DJ Holt Hyde strolled in as if it were the place he belonged and immediately started flirting with Frankie. Having none of that and worried about Jackson, Frankie left the theater to find him. Shortly after, Holt was thrown out into the alleyway for being disruptive. Without the loud music to maintain him, Holt passed the reins to Jackson who came to, confused and suspicious that he'd had another blackout. Unable to face Frankie after fleeing the theater like that, he hid next to a dumpster and wondered what was happening to him.
Frankie tried to confront Jackson the next time she saw him about his disappearance, although before she could get anything out, Jackson bombarded her with apologies, telling her that it was his fault and he understood that she'd moved on. Instead of opening up to Frankie about his confusion over what had been happening to him, he ended up silently excusing himself from her instead. While Jackson was busy evading Frankie, some music somewhere triggered Holt, who called Frankie over to him. Unlike Jackson, Holt opened up with Frankie pretty easily. He apologized for coming onto Frankie so strongly during her cut-short date with Jackson. He joked that he didn't know what came over him sometimes and that he felt like there was "another person inside of him trying to get out." Frankie told him she understood, and it was clear that she appreciated his sincerity and openness with her. Pleased with how their conversation went, Holt later flirted it up with Frankie some more. He lightheartedly admitted that he liked her and, booming with confidence, asked if she'd like to go out sometime. Since Jackson had a habit of ditching her on their dates, Frankie said yes to his offer.
After a montage of scary fun times without Holt ditching her (thanks to his headphones), Frankie definitely felt something for Holt. Eventually, when Jackson had control again he got up his courage to make amends with Frankie, who now officially liked "two" guys. She was torn between Jackson, the "sweet, adorable" guy and Holt, the fun-loving guy who never ditched her. Frankie was honest with her feelings and told Jackson she liked both him and Holt, focusing on how Jackson had bailed on her so many times and Holt was always around. Jackson couldn't understand how she could like both of them when, according to reports of this schwanky Holt Hyde fellow, they were two completely different guys with completely different personalities.
Although by now, the final puzzle piece was about to come into play.
One of Frankie's friends was excited that her boyfriend had made a song just for her. She wanted Frankie to hear it and waved around a pair of headphones with incredibly loud music blasting out of them. By then, it was clear Jackson had pinpointed the reason for his blackouts to music, and as usual, made a break for the nearest exit. This time, he didn't make it, and in a hallway full of his monster classmates and Frankie, became Holt with his blue skin and flaming hair. Loving the attention, Holt introduced himself to the entire hallway as Hyde.
Finally understanding what was going on, Frankie told Holt about Jackson and recorded a message on her phone from Holt to his alter-ego Jackson. Holt took the whole "same dude" thing fairly well, although he was a little devastated that he was part-normie... and a nerdie normie at that. When Jackson came to later, however, he watched the recording and didn't take the news as well as his alter-ego had. He was angry that this other side of him, this other personality was everything he wasn't; everything he was against; the reason he woke up in strange places with no memory of getting there. The worst part was that Jackson knew he could never confront Holt because, well... he was Jackson, even if his personality was different.
In an effort to get the two personalities to bond, Frankie offered to record whatever the two were feeling about one another. Definitely a mistake on her part. They ripped into one another other through recordings, putting each other's best qualities down and arguing over which qualities were best—i.e. arguing over whether Frankie preferred smart guys or cool guys. Unsurprisingly, Frankie couldn't take it anymore. Jackson's and Holt's arguing culminated with Frankie telling them she couldn't date either of them until Holt and Jackson managed to work things out between the two of them. She gave them phones so they could communicate easily, even if it couldn't be real-time communication.
As the rumor spread that Jackson Jekyll was actually half-monster in the form of Holt Hyde, Jackson felt more like an outcast than he ever had before in the monster community. In one of the diary entries, Jackson laments about being a normie while his alter-ego is living it up and fitting in like he's always dreamed. Meanwhile, he doesn't fit in anywhere. It eventually got to the point where he asked Draculaura to bite him so he'd be a proper monster, although she turned him down. It's been hard for Jackson to do, but since then he's learned to accept the fact that he's a normal person who's only part monster and who may never fully fit into the monster world while his monster half will always fit in. He does have friends, some of them who befriended him before anyone even knew he was half-monster, so that makes it worlds easier for Jackson to accept his heritage.
As time goes on, Jackson clearly feels more comfortable at Monster High. The bullying has died down in later episodes, although it hasn't faded away completely, and Jackson spends his time focusing on the friends he does have. Holt, meanwhile, doesn't seem to mind. When he gets the chance to come out, there's no angst or remorse. He happily goes about his life until the batteries on his music player die and he's forced into being Jackson again. There are times when Jackson and Holt have a bit of a memory leak, such as when Holt instantly felt an attraction to Frankie, though it usually works in Holt's favor as he's the ego not usually in control. Sometimes their lives are disrupted when people want a certain personality, and either headphones or ear muffs are plopped onto Jackson's or Holt's head respectively with little regard to what either of them have to say on the matter. Still, they deal with it and handle whatever situation as best they can.
Personality: Two of them!
Jackson: For the most part, Jackson is the dominant personality. However, despite having control of his and his alter-ego's body for most of the time, he's anything but a dominant person at heart. The students who attend his high school are all descendants of popular monsters like Frankenstein and Dracula, etc.. Jackson, however, isn't a monster... exactly. Because of his lack of monster traits, he's often the target of bullying due to not fitting in with everyone else, despite the school's effort to promote "be unique and be yourself." While the bullying may have caused him to become rather shy and to prefer being out of the spotlight, it didn't make him become a doormat. Although he ends up discovering how easily he fits into lockers and trashcans, it doesn't stop him from making an effort to stand up for himself.
Although slow to open up and spill his secrets, Jackson warms up to people quickly, even if he feels he can't immediately trust them with his complicated condition. Once friends, he's friends for life with that person. Although his lack of proper monster powers makes it difficult for him to assist in fixing the Problem of the Week, he's always willing to do what he can. Usually that involves making an effort to come up with a plan involving tools like lasers since he can't just shoot fireballs like some monsters can. Generally, he lacks a reason to lie, but when explaining his "condition" to people who might not understand it such as other normies, Jackson tends to fumble up some possible believable lie. It's hard for him to tell people because one, they might like Holt better and two, it's weird.
Thanks to Holt, Jackson often finds himself waking up alone in dark alleys without any memory of how he got there. During the time Holt is the ego in control, Jackson tends not to have any memory of that time. He handles the blackouts worse than Holt, sometimes ending up unconscious when Holt is forced to give up control. In turn, that makes it incredibly difficult for Jackson to promise he'll be somewhere at a certain time. Because Holt is rather devious, albeit in a playful way, Jackson's always left worrying what he might have done last night and whether or not it was embarrassing. While he can't communicate directly with Holt, he can leave notes or text messages on a phone to scold him or reveal his dissatisfaction with Holt's behavior. Not that Holt cares. Normally, Jackson doesn't have much of a temper, but whenever Holt's involved, even if it's just the mention of his name, Jackson's temper flares. Despite all the trouble Holt causes him, however, Jackson's still got his back when it comes down to it, although sometimes it feels like he doesn't have a choice.
Because Jackson and Holt are two egos in the same body, comparison is inevitable. Jackson knows fairly well how much the student body appreciates Holt and his great DJing abilities and feels that everyone likes Holt more. After all, he's pretty boring in comparison and anything he can do, Holt can do better unless it involves patience and careful planning.
Although he's the only non-monster that attends Monster High, he still as monster pride. He himself may not be a monster, but his family has monster roots and he feels the school's community is his community, too. So whenever it's normies versus monsters, Jackson's always rooting for the monsters. Even so, many of the monsters feel Jackson can't be entirely trusted because he's the normal half to Holt's monster half. He does his best to prove them wrong and show that he's just as reliable as Holt, if not more so, and that he has just as much love for Monster High and monster culture as any pure monster. Despite his enthusiasm and Monster High spirit, sometimes that's not enough. Other monsters happily pick Holt over Jackson, urging him to listen to loud music to Holt's in control. Because Holt has a mind of his own and thinks rules are for squares, he generally destroys and plans in place and people are left complaining that maybe they should have picked Jackson. But only maybe.
Overall, he's pretty average. He's smart, but not the smartest in school. He's athletic, but not as athletic as the werewolves. He's got stereotypical nerdy traits like playing the Monster High version of Dungeons and Dragons but is also pretty skilled at the Monster High version of basketball. While incredibly normal, he very badly wants to be special, to fit in like everyone else and to feel included.
Holt: The king of party and music, Holt is all about living the liiiife. He's carefree and his main goal in life is to dance a sweet lover's dance with music itself. While not outright mean, Holt can be pretty aggressive and very in-your-face about everything. As such, he has absolutely no fear and holds all the courage in the world in his hand. Ever flirtatious, he has a habit of flirting with any girl he thinks is pretty and calls them by a nickname he deems rad enough to describe their beauty or personality. Holt brims with confidence in contrast to Jackson's more nervous, shyer personality.
Still, his life isn't perfect. He doesn't have control of his shared body for as long as his alter-ego Jackson. Before, the balance was more equal with the trigger of his emergence being day and night, or the ambiguousness of a change in temperature, but now the trigger is music, possibly in excess of 90 decibels or possibly just needing a beat. It's complicated. The point is, he doesn't get to party and enjoy life as much as he wants to. As neither of them knew about the other person inhabiting their body until recently, whenever Holt was forced to relinquish control, he suffered blackouts similarly to Jackson had when he lost control and didn't know why. The blackouts for Holt were more of a mental block than a physical one. It didn't bother him nearly as much as it did Jackson, and instead of worrying about what happened, Holt generally leaps right to the nearest source of music or starts playing his own.
Others (primarily Jackson) describe him as loud, crude rude, obnoxious and conceited. And for the most part, that description fits. While most people are appreciative of Holt's musical talents, his strong personality is hard to be around for long periods of time. As the opposite of Jackson, he is the action to Jackson's passiveness, so when the situation is dire, he's the first to try and pull a Leeroy Jenkins and launch himself into the fray, all while shouting about what he feels is right. When talking to girls, he tones things down a just a bit so that he doesn't come off as too unbearable. Holt's also got a temper that's more violent than Jackson's, even accompanied by flames thanks to his fire elemental heritage, so he's hotblooded to match.
That isn't to say he doesn't have any humanity at all. Sure, Holt may be incredibly embarrassed knowing he's "half normie and half dork," as he put it, and he might be horrified at the thought of waking up in clothes deemed too nerdy to wear out in public, but he still has a heart. He's able to express teenage love and make an effort to commit himself to a girl he likes and even feels a tinge of guilt because Jackson happens to like that same girl. But just a small tinge. Holt is, after all, the right guy for Frankie in his eyes. He's happy to paint a beautiful mural Monster High can be proud of, even if it leaves Jackson's hands covered in red paint without him knowing why. Even more impressively, he is capable of being serious... when he feels it's worth it. Like for a crush.
Holt doesn't suffer from bullying like Jackson does, because unlike Jackson he's all monster. The monsters inside of Jackson, if you will. He fits in and has everything both he and Jackson want out of life—fitting in and being included—and the only thing he's missing is the ability to be free and do as he pleases whenever he wants.
Debt: Holt wants to be the ego in charge all the time. Jackson wants to be all-monster so he can fit in back home someday. First one done wins.
Suitability: Holt's hardly bothered at all. He's a guy who's determined to find the fun things in life; he'll find work somewhere that tickles his fancy. Jackson, on the other hand, isn't happy about it and not as optimistic, but if he's gonna pay off his debt.... While Holt's got a little faith in the Witch, Jackson's more skeptical.
Previous Game Info: None.
Inventory: Just clothing, their iCoffin (aka monster version of an iPhone) and Crossfade, their pet chameleon. Bye, Crossfade! Prescription glasses, too.
Abilities, Strengths, and Weaknesses: Jackson and Holt are polar opposites and as such, they make up for each other's weaknesses with their own strengths. Where Jackson is kind and thoughtful, Holt is arrogant and a little rude. Where Jackson is a little shy and soft-spoken, Holt is engaging and charismatic. Jackson cares about getting a good education; Holt cares about music. Sometimes, though, they both have the same weakness and so things just become more compounded. For example, both of them can have a bad temper at times, so regardless of which ego is in command, that bad temper will stay; it'll just be brought out by different things.
Because they're two egos in the same body, they both have he same fairly fit body. Athletic, but not overly so. Good at sports but not the best, although Jackson has the typical "nerd weakness" where he's more likely to throw out his back than Holt might be. Despite having the "same body," Jackson needs to wear eyeglasses where Holt's vision is perfectly fine.
Their biggest weakness is their condition. Or rather, Jackson's biggest weakness is Holt. Sure, you might invite Jackson to a party, but don't expect him to be the one to show up; don't even expect Holt to show up if there's a bigger party going on elsewhere. Neither of them are very good about carrying out future plans because once the other ego takes over, that ego is generally going to do what they want. Jackson may want to spend all night studying for a test, but if he happens to hear loud music, Holt will quickly change gears and find something that bores him considerably less. Because Jackson is actually reliable and won't wander off to do his own thing when he's needed somewhere, he's the ego you want in charge if you want to see a plan through to the end.
Because Holt is so rambunctious, he's apt to get into trouble. And when Holt's in trouble, so is Jackson by extension. Any consequences that Holt suffers are also endured by Jackson. And any tattoos received like the yin-yang symbol between their shoulder blades or the piercing on Jackson's left eyebrow mean that both egos have to live with those choices.
Although they care about the other ego's well-being, they don't particularly like each other. As such, they are prone to arguing if given the chance. If the other ego's name is brought up in conversation, the first ego will also probably be the first person to scoff. So in that way, they're both childish.
Neither of them have any real powers apart from the whole dual-personality thing, although it is said that when Holt gets excited or angry enough, he does have some flames accompanying him, but nothing like the ability to control his own fire.
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Characterization Sample: Jackson Ego* | Holt Ego
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He liked being surrounded by his equipment, the darkness of the room punctured only by a single spotlight scouring the room, its color shifting to a new one every few seconds. The music was great; the guests were happy; life was perfect. He worked his magic behind his turntable, feeling as alive as a monster could as the beats—the beats he was sharing with everyone here—filled the room. All those smiles, all those monsters dancing, all of it was because of him. It was a rush, knowing he could make his fellow classmates so happy.
Personally, he couldn't see why anyone would want to have a career in anything but music. Sure, there were important careers monsters needed. Someone had to fix you up when your seams came undone; someone had to sell you your Spookacino at The Coffin Bean. But anyone who was willing to give up their unlife and their freedom to work at jobs like those without ever once pining for the beauty of the music industry? Those were the monsters he would never understand.
He worked late into the night, giving the crowd anything and everything they asked for, calling out shoutouts and making up some of his own until his voice was raw. He had what felt like all the music in the world at his fingertips, and with his trusty mixer and his skill for mixing beats, he could make anything that didn't already exist. There wasn't any of that lazy mixing at home; no, his beats were mixed live. Or, in his case, "undead."
By the time dawn neared, most of the party goers had made their exit. Not him, though. He stayed, mixing beats for every last person. It was only when the host called it a night that he finally shut it down. He heard the last of the guests chatter on their way out, whispering loudly how great the party was; how terrific that dreamy DJ's jams were. As he packed up his gear, leaving the heavier equipment behind for the party scheduled for tomorrow, he lamented that the party was over. The headphones screaming their tunes at him was the only thing that kept him him as he headed for home, singing along in a voice too loud for the middle of the night and probably waking up a few light sleepers.
Just as he stepped into his room, the music from his iCoffin stopped, its batteries dead, leaving its owner to grip the doorknob tightly so he didn't lose his balance. Right. His room. A cursory glance at the clock told him it was just after 6AM, and although he hadn't been out all night, it sure felt like it was him. With a heavy sigh, he grabbed the calendar and collapsed into bed, squinting at it with the first rays of the sun as his source of light. Both yesterday and today were circled in red with the words "PAR-TAY" written in them. That answered the question of where he'd been all night, and where he'd be tomorrow night as well.
Still, despite how tired he was and how annoyed he was at the car who'd passed his house that afternoon with its stereo so loud that the bass shook everything, there was a sense of happiness inside of him. He couldn't explain it, but he felt fulfilled, as if he'd just realized his lifelong dream.
Just for tonight, there was a smile on his face as he plugged in his iCoffin to charge it. Before he rolled onto his side to get some much needed shut-eye, he sent a text to his own phone number: "Feels like you had fun."
It wasn't until dawn the next morning that he read the phone to find a new message from himself: "Two gigs in two nights. Top that! — HH"
At dawn of the third morning: "I did. My Biteology grade was higher than yours."
And on the fourth dawn: "Only a dork would brag about something like that! — HH"
Name: Hojo
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( CHARACTER INFORMATION )
Name/Work Name: Jackson Jekyll/Yin || Holt Hyde/Yang
Canon: Monster High
Canon Point: Episode 138
AU/CRAU: Neither.
Age: 16
History: Basics: Jackson | Holt
Expansion: This is to make things a little more succinct than the above and to have everything in one place so no one has to crawl through diary entries or seventy different wikia pages. This presentation is mostly derived from the cartoon/doll franchise which share a universe, as opposed to the book series which is more like an AU version with a different setting and varied characters (and different relationships/characterization/powers).
Jackson did not, in fact, spring out of the ground like a daisy. He was born to a fire elemental—his father—and a woman descended from Dr. Jekyll and, by extension, Mr. Hyde. He knew growing up that both of his parents were "monsters" and believed that he, unlike them, was perfectly "normal." No fangs, no claws, no hair literally made out of fire. His mother and father knew otherwise, but felt it wasn't necessary to tell their son just how much he wasn't normal. With a family full of monsters, some his own age like his fire elemental cousin Heath, he grew up with no reason to be afraid of monsters because of what they were. Rather, his wariness was due to how he was sometimes treated for not being a monster. An example is in one of his diary entries in which the neighborhood monsters tried to play kick the can with him as the can. He witnessed his mother's transformation from herself to her Hyde side, but never made a connection about himself. In fact, he thought because he was so far down the family tree that he'd only inherited his mother's humanness.
Although he thought himself normal, strange things still happened to him. There were times when he'd be in one place, black out and then wake up in a completely different place with no recollection of how he got there. It wasn't until he transferred to Monster High when he was sixteen and became the only normie student there that the pieces of the puzzle started to come together.
The catalyst for the whole revelation? Jackson being invited to a party by a girl named Frankie Stein. Although nervous about attending, he made the decision to go at Frankie's discretion. Her insistence worked considerably well thanks to the crush Jackson was developing on her. Unfortunately, he spent a good chunk of time outside the party, working up his courage and pep talking himself into thinking that at least one person wanted him to be there. Before he could make the decision to head inside and enjoy the party, the doors opened and the loud music spilled outside.
Shortly after that, a cool blue dude made an appearance at the party. And this blue dude, he had a knack for music. He was loud, outgoing and energetic and he turned the "party" in to a "PAAAAAAAAAAARTAY," to use his words. He called himself a DJ by the name of Holt Hyde and because of him, the party was a blast. Also because of him, Jackson never quite went to the party. Not properly, anyway. Later on, Frankie confronted Jackson about his absence. He told her he did go, but attributed his blackout to the loud music and all the people making him nervous. Frankie forgave him, and as an apology and an effort to make up for standing up Frankie, Jackson invited her to the revival house to watch a silent movie.
Things went well at the silent movie at first, although all of Frankie's friends tagged along. Unable to take the boredom of a silent movie, one of her friends decided to spice things up by whipping out his monster version of an iPhone and playing some incredibly loud music. Jackson didn't know why it was happening, but he could feel another blackout coming. In order to save himself some embarrassment, he made a break for the exit. Not long after, Monster High's favorite DJ Holt Hyde strolled in as if it were the place he belonged and immediately started flirting with Frankie. Having none of that and worried about Jackson, Frankie left the theater to find him. Shortly after, Holt was thrown out into the alleyway for being disruptive. Without the loud music to maintain him, Holt passed the reins to Jackson who came to, confused and suspicious that he'd had another blackout. Unable to face Frankie after fleeing the theater like that, he hid next to a dumpster and wondered what was happening to him.
Frankie tried to confront Jackson the next time she saw him about his disappearance, although before she could get anything out, Jackson bombarded her with apologies, telling her that it was his fault and he understood that she'd moved on. Instead of opening up to Frankie about his confusion over what had been happening to him, he ended up silently excusing himself from her instead. While Jackson was busy evading Frankie, some music somewhere triggered Holt, who called Frankie over to him. Unlike Jackson, Holt opened up with Frankie pretty easily. He apologized for coming onto Frankie so strongly during her cut-short date with Jackson. He joked that he didn't know what came over him sometimes and that he felt like there was "another person inside of him trying to get out." Frankie told him she understood, and it was clear that she appreciated his sincerity and openness with her. Pleased with how their conversation went, Holt later flirted it up with Frankie some more. He lightheartedly admitted that he liked her and, booming with confidence, asked if she'd like to go out sometime. Since Jackson had a habit of ditching her on their dates, Frankie said yes to his offer.
After a montage of scary fun times without Holt ditching her (thanks to his headphones), Frankie definitely felt something for Holt. Eventually, when Jackson had control again he got up his courage to make amends with Frankie, who now officially liked "two" guys. She was torn between Jackson, the "sweet, adorable" guy and Holt, the fun-loving guy who never ditched her. Frankie was honest with her feelings and told Jackson she liked both him and Holt, focusing on how Jackson had bailed on her so many times and Holt was always around. Jackson couldn't understand how she could like both of them when, according to reports of this schwanky Holt Hyde fellow, they were two completely different guys with completely different personalities.
Although by now, the final puzzle piece was about to come into play.
One of Frankie's friends was excited that her boyfriend had made a song just for her. She wanted Frankie to hear it and waved around a pair of headphones with incredibly loud music blasting out of them. By then, it was clear Jackson had pinpointed the reason for his blackouts to music, and as usual, made a break for the nearest exit. This time, he didn't make it, and in a hallway full of his monster classmates and Frankie, became Holt with his blue skin and flaming hair. Loving the attention, Holt introduced himself to the entire hallway as Hyde.
Finally understanding what was going on, Frankie told Holt about Jackson and recorded a message on her phone from Holt to his alter-ego Jackson. Holt took the whole "same dude" thing fairly well, although he was a little devastated that he was part-normie... and a nerdie normie at that. When Jackson came to later, however, he watched the recording and didn't take the news as well as his alter-ego had. He was angry that this other side of him, this other personality was everything he wasn't; everything he was against; the reason he woke up in strange places with no memory of getting there. The worst part was that Jackson knew he could never confront Holt because, well... he was Jackson, even if his personality was different.
In an effort to get the two personalities to bond, Frankie offered to record whatever the two were feeling about one another. Definitely a mistake on her part. They ripped into one another other through recordings, putting each other's best qualities down and arguing over which qualities were best—i.e. arguing over whether Frankie preferred smart guys or cool guys. Unsurprisingly, Frankie couldn't take it anymore. Jackson's and Holt's arguing culminated with Frankie telling them she couldn't date either of them until Holt and Jackson managed to work things out between the two of them. She gave them phones so they could communicate easily, even if it couldn't be real-time communication.
As the rumor spread that Jackson Jekyll was actually half-monster in the form of Holt Hyde, Jackson felt more like an outcast than he ever had before in the monster community. In one of the diary entries, Jackson laments about being a normie while his alter-ego is living it up and fitting in like he's always dreamed. Meanwhile, he doesn't fit in anywhere. It eventually got to the point where he asked Draculaura to bite him so he'd be a proper monster, although she turned him down. It's been hard for Jackson to do, but since then he's learned to accept the fact that he's a normal person who's only part monster and who may never fully fit into the monster world while his monster half will always fit in. He does have friends, some of them who befriended him before anyone even knew he was half-monster, so that makes it worlds easier for Jackson to accept his heritage.
As time goes on, Jackson clearly feels more comfortable at Monster High. The bullying has died down in later episodes, although it hasn't faded away completely, and Jackson spends his time focusing on the friends he does have. Holt, meanwhile, doesn't seem to mind. When he gets the chance to come out, there's no angst or remorse. He happily goes about his life until the batteries on his music player die and he's forced into being Jackson again. There are times when Jackson and Holt have a bit of a memory leak, such as when Holt instantly felt an attraction to Frankie, though it usually works in Holt's favor as he's the ego not usually in control. Sometimes their lives are disrupted when people want a certain personality, and either headphones or ear muffs are plopped onto Jackson's or Holt's head respectively with little regard to what either of them have to say on the matter. Still, they deal with it and handle whatever situation as best they can.
Personality: Two of them!
Jackson: For the most part, Jackson is the dominant personality. However, despite having control of his and his alter-ego's body for most of the time, he's anything but a dominant person at heart. The students who attend his high school are all descendants of popular monsters like Frankenstein and Dracula, etc.. Jackson, however, isn't a monster... exactly. Because of his lack of monster traits, he's often the target of bullying due to not fitting in with everyone else, despite the school's effort to promote "be unique and be yourself." While the bullying may have caused him to become rather shy and to prefer being out of the spotlight, it didn't make him become a doormat. Although he ends up discovering how easily he fits into lockers and trashcans, it doesn't stop him from making an effort to stand up for himself.
Although slow to open up and spill his secrets, Jackson warms up to people quickly, even if he feels he can't immediately trust them with his complicated condition. Once friends, he's friends for life with that person. Although his lack of proper monster powers makes it difficult for him to assist in fixing the Problem of the Week, he's always willing to do what he can. Usually that involves making an effort to come up with a plan involving tools like lasers since he can't just shoot fireballs like some monsters can. Generally, he lacks a reason to lie, but when explaining his "condition" to people who might not understand it such as other normies, Jackson tends to fumble up some possible believable lie. It's hard for him to tell people because one, they might like Holt better and two, it's weird.
Thanks to Holt, Jackson often finds himself waking up alone in dark alleys without any memory of how he got there. During the time Holt is the ego in control, Jackson tends not to have any memory of that time. He handles the blackouts worse than Holt, sometimes ending up unconscious when Holt is forced to give up control. In turn, that makes it incredibly difficult for Jackson to promise he'll be somewhere at a certain time. Because Holt is rather devious, albeit in a playful way, Jackson's always left worrying what he might have done last night and whether or not it was embarrassing. While he can't communicate directly with Holt, he can leave notes or text messages on a phone to scold him or reveal his dissatisfaction with Holt's behavior. Not that Holt cares. Normally, Jackson doesn't have much of a temper, but whenever Holt's involved, even if it's just the mention of his name, Jackson's temper flares. Despite all the trouble Holt causes him, however, Jackson's still got his back when it comes down to it, although sometimes it feels like he doesn't have a choice.
Because Jackson and Holt are two egos in the same body, comparison is inevitable. Jackson knows fairly well how much the student body appreciates Holt and his great DJing abilities and feels that everyone likes Holt more. After all, he's pretty boring in comparison and anything he can do, Holt can do better unless it involves patience and careful planning.
Although he's the only non-monster that attends Monster High, he still as monster pride. He himself may not be a monster, but his family has monster roots and he feels the school's community is his community, too. So whenever it's normies versus monsters, Jackson's always rooting for the monsters. Even so, many of the monsters feel Jackson can't be entirely trusted because he's the normal half to Holt's monster half. He does his best to prove them wrong and show that he's just as reliable as Holt, if not more so, and that he has just as much love for Monster High and monster culture as any pure monster. Despite his enthusiasm and Monster High spirit, sometimes that's not enough. Other monsters happily pick Holt over Jackson, urging him to listen to loud music to Holt's in control. Because Holt has a mind of his own and thinks rules are for squares, he generally destroys and plans in place and people are left complaining that maybe they should have picked Jackson. But only maybe.
Overall, he's pretty average. He's smart, but not the smartest in school. He's athletic, but not as athletic as the werewolves. He's got stereotypical nerdy traits like playing the Monster High version of Dungeons and Dragons but is also pretty skilled at the Monster High version of basketball. While incredibly normal, he very badly wants to be special, to fit in like everyone else and to feel included.
Holt: The king of party and music, Holt is all about living the liiiife. He's carefree and his main goal in life is to dance a sweet lover's dance with music itself. While not outright mean, Holt can be pretty aggressive and very in-your-face about everything. As such, he has absolutely no fear and holds all the courage in the world in his hand. Ever flirtatious, he has a habit of flirting with any girl he thinks is pretty and calls them by a nickname he deems rad enough to describe their beauty or personality. Holt brims with confidence in contrast to Jackson's more nervous, shyer personality.
Still, his life isn't perfect. He doesn't have control of his shared body for as long as his alter-ego Jackson. Before, the balance was more equal with the trigger of his emergence being day and night, or the ambiguousness of a change in temperature, but now the trigger is music, possibly in excess of 90 decibels or possibly just needing a beat. It's complicated. The point is, he doesn't get to party and enjoy life as much as he wants to. As neither of them knew about the other person inhabiting their body until recently, whenever Holt was forced to relinquish control, he suffered blackouts similarly to Jackson had when he lost control and didn't know why. The blackouts for Holt were more of a mental block than a physical one. It didn't bother him nearly as much as it did Jackson, and instead of worrying about what happened, Holt generally leaps right to the nearest source of music or starts playing his own.
Others (primarily Jackson) describe him as loud, crude rude, obnoxious and conceited. And for the most part, that description fits. While most people are appreciative of Holt's musical talents, his strong personality is hard to be around for long periods of time. As the opposite of Jackson, he is the action to Jackson's passiveness, so when the situation is dire, he's the first to try and pull a Leeroy Jenkins and launch himself into the fray, all while shouting about what he feels is right. When talking to girls, he tones things down a just a bit so that he doesn't come off as too unbearable. Holt's also got a temper that's more violent than Jackson's, even accompanied by flames thanks to his fire elemental heritage, so he's hotblooded to match.
That isn't to say he doesn't have any humanity at all. Sure, Holt may be incredibly embarrassed knowing he's "half normie and half dork," as he put it, and he might be horrified at the thought of waking up in clothes deemed too nerdy to wear out in public, but he still has a heart. He's able to express teenage love and make an effort to commit himself to a girl he likes and even feels a tinge of guilt because Jackson happens to like that same girl. But just a small tinge. Holt is, after all, the right guy for Frankie in his eyes. He's happy to paint a beautiful mural Monster High can be proud of, even if it leaves Jackson's hands covered in red paint without him knowing why. Even more impressively, he is capable of being serious... when he feels it's worth it. Like for a crush.
Holt doesn't suffer from bullying like Jackson does, because unlike Jackson he's all monster. The monsters inside of Jackson, if you will. He fits in and has everything both he and Jackson want out of life—fitting in and being included—and the only thing he's missing is the ability to be free and do as he pleases whenever he wants.
Debt: Holt wants to be the ego in charge all the time. Jackson wants to be all-monster so he can fit in back home someday. First one done wins.
Suitability: Holt's hardly bothered at all. He's a guy who's determined to find the fun things in life; he'll find work somewhere that tickles his fancy. Jackson, on the other hand, isn't happy about it and not as optimistic, but if he's gonna pay off his debt.... While Holt's got a little faith in the Witch, Jackson's more skeptical.
Previous Game Info: None.
Inventory: Just clothing, their iCoffin (aka monster version of an iPhone) and Crossfade, their pet chameleon. Bye, Crossfade! Prescription glasses, too.
Abilities, Strengths, and Weaknesses: Jackson and Holt are polar opposites and as such, they make up for each other's weaknesses with their own strengths. Where Jackson is kind and thoughtful, Holt is arrogant and a little rude. Where Jackson is a little shy and soft-spoken, Holt is engaging and charismatic. Jackson cares about getting a good education; Holt cares about music. Sometimes, though, they both have the same weakness and so things just become more compounded. For example, both of them can have a bad temper at times, so regardless of which ego is in command, that bad temper will stay; it'll just be brought out by different things.
Because they're two egos in the same body, they both have he same fairly fit body. Athletic, but not overly so. Good at sports but not the best, although Jackson has the typical "nerd weakness" where he's more likely to throw out his back than Holt might be. Despite having the "same body," Jackson needs to wear eyeglasses where Holt's vision is perfectly fine.
Their biggest weakness is their condition. Or rather, Jackson's biggest weakness is Holt. Sure, you might invite Jackson to a party, but don't expect him to be the one to show up; don't even expect Holt to show up if there's a bigger party going on elsewhere. Neither of them are very good about carrying out future plans because once the other ego takes over, that ego is generally going to do what they want. Jackson may want to spend all night studying for a test, but if he happens to hear loud music, Holt will quickly change gears and find something that bores him considerably less. Because Jackson is actually reliable and won't wander off to do his own thing when he's needed somewhere, he's the ego you want in charge if you want to see a plan through to the end.
Because Holt is so rambunctious, he's apt to get into trouble. And when Holt's in trouble, so is Jackson by extension. Any consequences that Holt suffers are also endured by Jackson. And any tattoos received like the yin-yang symbol between their shoulder blades or the piercing on Jackson's left eyebrow mean that both egos have to live with those choices.
Although they care about the other ego's well-being, they don't particularly like each other. As such, they are prone to arguing if given the chance. If the other ego's name is brought up in conversation, the first ego will also probably be the first person to scoff. So in that way, they're both childish.
Neither of them have any real powers apart from the whole dual-personality thing, although it is said that when Holt gets excited or angry enough, he does have some flames accompanying him, but nothing like the ability to control his own fire.
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He liked being surrounded by his equipment, the darkness of the room punctured only by a single spotlight scouring the room, its color shifting to a new one every few seconds. The music was great; the guests were happy; life was perfect. He worked his magic behind his turntable, feeling as alive as a monster could as the beats—the beats he was sharing with everyone here—filled the room. All those smiles, all those monsters dancing, all of it was because of him. It was a rush, knowing he could make his fellow classmates so happy.
Personally, he couldn't see why anyone would want to have a career in anything but music. Sure, there were important careers monsters needed. Someone had to fix you up when your seams came undone; someone had to sell you your Spookacino at The Coffin Bean. But anyone who was willing to give up their unlife and their freedom to work at jobs like those without ever once pining for the beauty of the music industry? Those were the monsters he would never understand.
He worked late into the night, giving the crowd anything and everything they asked for, calling out shoutouts and making up some of his own until his voice was raw. He had what felt like all the music in the world at his fingertips, and with his trusty mixer and his skill for mixing beats, he could make anything that didn't already exist. There wasn't any of that lazy mixing at home; no, his beats were mixed live. Or, in his case, "undead."
By the time dawn neared, most of the party goers had made their exit. Not him, though. He stayed, mixing beats for every last person. It was only when the host called it a night that he finally shut it down. He heard the last of the guests chatter on their way out, whispering loudly how great the party was; how terrific that dreamy DJ's jams were. As he packed up his gear, leaving the heavier equipment behind for the party scheduled for tomorrow, he lamented that the party was over. The headphones screaming their tunes at him was the only thing that kept him him as he headed for home, singing along in a voice too loud for the middle of the night and probably waking up a few light sleepers.
Just as he stepped into his room, the music from his iCoffin stopped, its batteries dead, leaving its owner to grip the doorknob tightly so he didn't lose his balance. Right. His room. A cursory glance at the clock told him it was just after 6AM, and although he hadn't been out all night, it sure felt like it was him. With a heavy sigh, he grabbed the calendar and collapsed into bed, squinting at it with the first rays of the sun as his source of light. Both yesterday and today were circled in red with the words "PAR-TAY" written in them. That answered the question of where he'd been all night, and where he'd be tomorrow night as well.
Still, despite how tired he was and how annoyed he was at the car who'd passed his house that afternoon with its stereo so loud that the bass shook everything, there was a sense of happiness inside of him. He couldn't explain it, but he felt fulfilled, as if he'd just realized his lifelong dream.
Just for tonight, there was a smile on his face as he plugged in his iCoffin to charge it. Before he rolled onto his side to get some much needed shut-eye, he sent a text to his own phone number: "Feels like you had fun."
It wasn't until dawn the next morning that he read the phone to find a new message from himself: "Two gigs in two nights. Top that! — HH"
At dawn of the third morning: "I did. My Biteology grade was higher than yours."
And on the fourth dawn: "Only a dork would brag about something like that! — HH"