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The hero, chosen by the Precursors to protect the world. He has amazing eco-channeling powers. Due to two years of torturous Dark Eco experiments at the hands of Baron Praxis, he has a monstrous alter-ego called Dark Jak. However, he has been blessed by the Precursors with Light Eco, therefore balancing him out. He can be angry and violent at times, but he is a hero at heart.

* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV -> Type III or Type II]]. He started out as a fairly standard hero, then became a type IV after two years of torture and Dark Eco experimentation at the beginning of Jak 2. He then gradually became a Type III through the events of that game. During the third game, he settled somewhere between a Type II and Type III, and stayed that way for the rest of his appearances.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV -> Type III or Type II]]. He started out as a fairly standard hero, then became a type IV after two years of torture and Dark Eco experimentation at the beginning of Jak 2. He then gradually became a Type III through the events of that game. During the third game, he settled somewhere between a Type II and Type III, and stayed that way for the rest of his appearances.

* [[Badass]]

** [[Badass Biker]] - Whenever he's on a Zoomer, at least.

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* [[Face Palm]] - A couple times, usually in response to Daxter.

* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] - Although Light Jak's eyes glow, the "doom" part comes from the fact that he can use the Morph Gun in that mode, not from the Light powers themselves.

* [[Good Eyes Evil Eyes]]

* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]

* [[Good Hair Evil Hair]]

* [[Good Hair, Evil Hair]]

* [[Good Wings Evil Wings]]

* [[Heroic Mime]] - In the first game. Lampshaded in the sequel by Daxter:

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* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Limit Break]] - Dark Jak

* [[Luke I Am Your Father]] - {{spoiler|Damas}} is Jak's father.

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] - {{spoiler|Damas}} is Jak's father.

* [[Multicolored Hair]] - Jak's hair has green roots. His facial hair and eyebrows are also green.

* [[My Nayme Is]]

* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]] - But hey, at least Jak cleans up his messes.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]] - But hey, at least Jak cleans up his messes.

* [[Noodle Incident]] - Who knows what happened with that wumpbee nest on his ninth birthday?

* [[One Man Army]]

* [[One-Man Army]]

* [[Our Angels Are Different]] - Light Jak

* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]

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* [[Suddenly Voiced]] - From the second game onward.

* [[Super Mode]]

** [[Super Powered Evil Side]] - Dark Jak in the second game. The third adds a Superpowered ''Good'' side to contrast.

** [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] - Dark Jak in the second game. The third adds a Superpowered ''Good'' side to contrast.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]

* [[Trigger Happy]]

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* [[Winged Humanoid]] - Light Jak

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]] - Dark Jak

* [[Yin Yang Bomb]]

* [[Yin-Yang Bomb]]

* [[Younger Than They Look]] - [[Fan Wank|Many a fan]] was under the impression that he was in his early twenties in [[Jak II Renegade|the second game]], until the official stats in ''Jak X'' revealed he was only 17 then. His bio on the official ''Jak X'' site states that "Jak from ''[[Jak 3 Wastelander|Jak 3]]'' is a seasoned hero, with etched lines on his face that show the many challenges he's overcome." About the 19-year-old Jak from ''Jak X'' it's said that "his once youthful face now shows the wear and tear of a hero."

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* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]] - Daxter gets drunk off his ass in Jak II. Possibly justified since 1) he's small, and 2) he chugged a lot of booze in less than a minute. He seems to have learned his lesson, as we don't see him get drunk again. Dax also gets props from this Troper for sobering up pretty quickly (and with no hangover, either!)

** He gets an [[Alcohol Hic]] while intoxicated as well.

* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Game Over Man]]

* [[Half Dressed Cartoon Animal]] - Daxter, though the "half-dressed" part doesn't come until the end of ''Jak 3''.

* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]] - Daxter, though the "half-dressed" part doesn't come until the end of ''Jak 3''.

* [[I Am Not Weasel|I Am Not a Rat]] or a muse, or a muskrat, or...

* [[Killer Rabbit]] - Daxter can kick some serious ass when he needs to.

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* [[Mix and Match Critter]] - He's an ottsel, an otter/weasel hybrid.

* [[Moment Killer]] - Little bastard has horrible timing.

* [[Non Action Guy]] - At first.

* [[Non-Action Guy]] - At first.

* [[Quick Draw]] - Whenever Jak is on a Zoomer.

* [[Riding the Bomb]] - One of his more badass moments.

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* [[Slasher Smile]] - Oddly enough.

* [[Snarky Non Human Sidekick]]

* {{spoiler|[[Super Powered Evil Side]]}} - Since ''TLF'' hasn't been released, it has yet to be fully explained how it happens and what the consequences are.

* {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side]]}} - Since ''TLF'' hasn't been released, it has yet to be fully explained how it happens and what the consequences are.

** The results are in. {{spoiler|He becomes about eight feet tall and has unbelievably [[Narm|Narmic]] bunny ears.}}

* [[Talking Animal]] - Duh.

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* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Her standard outfit until ''The Lost Frontier''.

* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty.

* [[~~Daddys~~ Girl]] - And she's not happy about it.

* [[Daddy's Girl]] - And she's not happy about it.

* [[Demoted to Extra]] - In Jak 3.

* [[Faux Action Girl]] - In ''The Lost Frontier''. Ashelin she ain't.

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* [[Green Eyes]]

* [[Guns Akimbo]] - After her aforementioned [[Adrenaline Makeover]].

* [[Mad ~~Scientists~~ Beautiful Daughter|Mad Eco Sage's Beautiful Daughter]]

* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Mad Eco Sage's Beautiful Daughter]]

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]

** [[Fanservice Cover]] - She appeared on an issue of ''Playstation Magazine" in a [[Sexy Santa Dress]]. Kinda creepy when you consider the fact that she was fourteen at the time.

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** [[Ms. Fanservice]] to be exact.

* [[Fiery Redhead]]

* [[Firing One Handed]]

* [[Firing One-Handed]]

* [[Green Eyes]]

* [[Handguns]]

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* [[Fan Service]]

* [[Genius Ditz]]

* [[Small Girl Big Gun]]

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]

* [[The Three Faces of Eve]] - The childish one.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]] - She goes from [[Fan Service]] to an expert weapon designer.

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* [[Green Eyes]]

* [[I Want Them Alive]] - {{spoiler|About Krew, who Jak has already killed. Sorry, big guy.}}

* [[~~Mommas~~ Boy]] - Possibly. "She'd give me a warm glass of yakow milk... and my little Poopsie Bear..."

* [[Momma's Boy]] - Possibly. "She'd give me a warm glass of yakow milk... and my little Poopsie Bear..."

* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]] - Sig seems to be killed by a Metalpede at the end of Jak II. He reappears triumphantly at the party in the outro, in perfect health.}}

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=== Pecker ===

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* [[Omnicidal Maniac|Omnicidal Maniacs]]

* [[Red Right Hand]] - Gol's cybernetic fist, the large black streaks on Maia's face, the blue skin and white hair.

* [[Single Minded Twins]] / [[Creepy Twins]] - Although not revealed in-game, according to the old Naughty Dog website, they are twins.

* [[Single-Minded Twins]] / [[Creepy Twins]] - Although not revealed in-game, according to the old Naughty Dog website, they are twins.

* [[Starter Villain|Starter Villains]]

* [[Vader Breath]] - All that Dark Eco experimentation couldn't have been good for Gol's lungs.

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* [[Eyepatch of Power]] - (bionic eye)

* [[Knight Templar]] - The Metal Heads won't win, even if he has to arrange for everyone to lose.

* [[Lord Error Prone]]

* [[Lord Error-Prone]]

* [[Monster Protection Racket]]

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning|Red(dish) Eyes Take Warning]]

* [[Tactical Suicide Boss]]

* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]] - He wanted to use a bomb that can DESTROY THE UNIVERSE to blow up the Metal Head Nest... yeah.

* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]] - Emphasis on the ''EXTREME'' part. He's willing to do anything he sees as necessary to stop the Metal Heads from destroying the city.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] - Emphasis on the ''EXTREME'' part. He's willing to do anything he sees as necessary to stop the Metal Heads from destroying the city.

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=== Erol ===

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* [[The Rival]]: Is this to Jak in racing and winning Kiera's affections.

* [[Smug Snake]]

* [[Spell My Name With an S]] - Erol's name in ''Jak 3'' was Errol.

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]] - Erol's name in ''Jak 3'' was Errol.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]

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* [[Fat Bastard]]

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]] - The credits for Jak 2, where the characters speak like they're actors. Krew proudly says he "slimmed down" to 520, for his role, and it was thanks to his personal trainer. Krew then admits that he ate him, as if it were a slip in his otherwise strict diet.

* [[Obi Wan Moment]] - When he's left behind with the set-off Piercer bomb, he just mutters a calm: "Oh, well."

* [[Obi-Wan Moment]] - When he's left behind with the set-off Piercer bomb, he just mutters a calm: "Oh, well."

* [[Posthumous Character]] - In ''Jak X''.

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Brain Uploading]] - Vin "survives" a Metal Head attack by doing this.}}

* [[Cool Guns|Cool Gun]] - Has his own little high-tech [[Frickin Laser Beams|laser pistol]].

* [[Cool Guns|Cool Gun]] - Has his own little high-tech [[Frickin' Laser Beams|laser pistol]].

* [[Distressed Dude]] - And it's up to Jak to save him.

* [[Grenade Hot Potato]] - Thrown to him by Daxter. He promptly throws it back. Who throws it back again, [[Department of Redundancy Department|so on]].

* [[Hollywood Hacking|Hollywood Hacker]]

* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]] - When he first meets Jak and Daxter he shoots wildly at them... And never hits them once.

* [[Non Action Guy]]

* [[Non-Action Guy]]

* [[Properly Paranoid]]

* [[The Load]] - At least, the Baron and everyone else think so. They left him to die at the Mining Facility.

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* [[Click Hello]] - He pulls one of these in ''Jak 3'', though we don't hear a ''click'': he announces his presence by shouting at Jak.

* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]] - {{spoiler|He [[Be Careful What You Wish For|is transformed into a tiny, furry precursor]].}}

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]] - Early concept art for Count Veger shows him sporting a mustache that greatly resembles that of a [[Adolf Hitler|certain dictator]].

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] - Early concept art for Count Veger shows him sporting a mustache that greatly resembles that of a [[Adolf Hitler|certain dictator]].

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]] - A scene in ''Daxter'' has him arguing against the Dark Warrior Program, saying straight-up that it is a bad idea.

* [[Firing One Handed]] - The former trope image was taken from a scene near the end where he threatens Jak.

* [[Firing One-Handed]] - The former trope image was taken from a scene near the end where he threatens Jak.

* Handguns

* [[Karmic Transformation]] - CMoF. That is all.

* [[Kick the Dog]] - his gloating to Jak immediately after {{spoiler|Damas' death}}.

* [[Knight Templar]] - He practically IS this trope: a strong supporter of [[Light Is Not Good|Light Eco research]] and revealed to be {{spoiler|one of the main villains of the overall series}}.

* [[Last Name Basis]] - Maybe

* [[Last-Name Basis]] - Maybe

* [[Light Is Not Good]]

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]] - Daxter's favorite method of annoying him.

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* [[Twitchy Eye]] - He gets one after [[The Reveal]].

* [[Villain With Good Publicity]] - He had enough influence to get Jak removed from the city and practically blamed for everything. Unfortunately for him, the publicity doesn't last forever.

* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]] - He really wants to destroy the Metal Heads, and the Dark Makers, but does a lot of terrible things to meet that end.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] - He really wants to destroy the Metal Heads, and the Dark Makers, but does a lot of terrible things to meet that end.

=== Damas ===

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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]

* [[Guttural Growler]]

* {{spoiler|[[Luke I Am Your Father]]}}: {{spoiler|Damas is Jak's father, but he doesn't live to find out.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]}}: {{spoiler|Damas is Jak's father, but he doesn't live to find out.}}

* [[Purple Eyes]]

* [[Shoulders of Doom]]

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* [[Cool Airship]] - His very own flying pirate ship, the Phantom Blade.

* [[Enemy Mine]] - {{spoiler|Against Skyheed}}.

* [[Fire Forged Friends]] - {{spoiler|With Jak.}}

* [[Fire-Forged Friends]] - {{spoiler|With Jak.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}

* [[Loveable Rogue]]

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* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]] - Worked on the Aeropan's own Dark Warrior Project, but realized it was wrong. He spends the game trying to make up for past mistakes.}}

* [[The Rival]] - For Keira's affection.

* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]] - {{spoiler|To prevent the completion of their own Dark Warrior Project, he abandons the lead scientist Tym on an island.}}

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] - {{spoiler|To prevent the completion of their own Dark Warrior Project, he abandons the lead scientist Tym on an island.}}

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* [[Dumb Muscle]]

* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]] - Sounds almost exactly like Kleiver.

* [[Hey It's That Voice]] - Sounds almost exactly like Kleiver.

* Jerkass - Spends a lot of his time harassing Jak.

* [[Mauve Shirt]] - {{spoiler|He only seems to exist to betray the heroes, then die.}}

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* {{spoiler|[[Man of Wealth and Taste]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Omnicidal Maniac]] - He goes from wanting to rule the world, to trying to destroy it.}}

* {{spoiler|[[One Winged Angel]] - In his Dark Eco form.}}

* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]] - In his Dark Eco form.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Red Eyes Take Warning]] - Again, after he transforms.}}

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]

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An [[Absent Minded Professor]] who spends his time building robots on an island that Jak crash-lands on. He repairs Jak's ship, and joins him on his quest for the Eco Core. {{spoiler|He's actually the Dark Eco Sage who headed the Aeropa Dark Warrior Project.}}

An [[Absent-Minded Professor]] who spends his time building robots on an island that Jak crash-lands on. He repairs Jak's ship, and joins him on his quest for the Eco Core. {{spoiler|He's actually the Dark Eco Sage who headed the Aeropa Dark Warrior Project.}}

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

* [[Continuity Nod]] - {{spoiler|His mechanical glove looks almost exactly the same as the one worn by another Dark Eco Sage, Gol Acheron. His glasses look very similar to the other [[Absent Minded Professor|Absent Minded]] [[Mad Scientist]], Vin.}}

* [[Continuity Nod]] - {{spoiler|His mechanical glove looks almost exactly the same as the one worn by another Dark Eco Sage, Gol Acheron. His glasses look very similar to the other [[Absent-Minded Professor|Absent Minded]] [[Mad Scientist]], Vin.}}

* [[Easy Amnesia]]

* [[Humongous Mecha]] - He built one, but unfortunately it has the one thing Jak needs to get off the island. [[Hilarity Ensues|Battle Ensues]].