Explorer
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| Explorer | |
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| J&D: The Precursor Legacy | |
| Titles | Retired explorer Jak's uncle |
| Hometown | Sandover Village |
| Race | Human |
| Role | Mission support |
| Age | Old |
| Gender | Male |
| Relatives | Jak |
| Affiliation | Jak, Daxter |
| Weapons | None |
- "Anyway, would you be kind enough to loan your dear old uncle 90 Precursor Orbs so he can get underway?"
- ―Explorer
The Explorer, Jak's Uncle, lives in Sandover Village in retirement. When Jak and Daxter set out on their mission to the north the Explorer asked Jak for some Precursor Orbs for supplies. They gave him the Orbs and received a Power Cell in return. It was revealed by Naughty Dog that Jak's uncle was created before the thought of using time travel in the game and so, he wasn't tied into the series or Jak's family after the Precursor Legacy.
[edit] Notes
- In Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy game box you can find map of Jak's world. There are writing on it saying "Jak, m'boy, I hope this will be useful in your quest. Your uncle."
- It can be assumed that Jak's Uncle is the one who gave Jak his clothing in TPL as they are very similar in appearance.
[edit] Theories
- The Explorer could possibly be the ancestor of the original Mar, due to the resemblance to Jak and the long span in the timeline (300 years). This would fit with the theory that Jak is the descendant of Mar. The usage of Jak's "uncle" could have been an agreement between Samos and The Explorer or the Precursors, upon the arrival to the past; that he would look after Jak as he grew up posing as family.
- The Explorer could even possibly be Mar himself due to the fact that we know nothing of when exactly Haven City was created other than by Mar during the war with the Metal Heads. Another possible reason is that if you look at his cane, the yellow stone looks familiar to the Precursor Stone. The Explorer could have founded Haven City and created the Eco shield and Eco grid a few years after the Rift Gate opened unleashing the metal heads to begin with. However, if the information given by the Jak 3 guide is true, that could disprove this theory.
[edit] Trivia
- Some say this aged "Uncle" could be the missing link to Jak's past. Others say he was one of the first warriors sent by the Precursors to Jak's world posing as a friend of the family to watch over Jak while he grew up in Sandover Village. A few saturnine souls have even suggested he was just the old village sanitation worker who, after a few years of breathing nasty fumes had finally lost his marbles, telling delusional stories about bogus travels abroad! But what we do know is that Jak's Uncle mysteriously vanished on his so called 'Trip' right after Jak brought him the large cache of Precursor Orbs. Knowing Precursor Orbs can be used to power Precursor Technology, the rumor of Uncle's connection with the ancient ones and his possible time traveling adventures refuses to die. Still where Uncle got his ridiculously bad English accent will forever be a mystery.
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