Jackson

“Not even death could bring you to your senses.” - Jackson to Vivian, Episode 15 Jackson is one of the main protagonists of the series, and is Lunis’ love interest.

He is the son of Ares and Iris, and is Vivian’s brother.

In Episode Nine, he gains a demon form, inflicted on him by Ares.

Cat form:
In his cat form, Jackson is a calico, and is almost completely black with white and orange accents. He has three stripes under each eye, two smaller ones are orange, while one and the biggest of them is white. His ears are white and tipped with orange. His tail has an orange stripe that borders off a white patch on the end of his tail. Jackson has heterochromia, meaning his eyes are two different colours, his left eye is yellow, while his right one is green. His paw pads, nose and inner ears are dark brown, although they have been seen as pink early on in the series. In episode 10, he gains a big scar on his neck from Vivian. He is a little above average height.

Demon form:
In his demon form, Jackson turns into a canine, and towers over most other cats. He is gray, a little lighter than his usual black, with darker gray ears, the inner ear is a lighter gray than the rest of his fur. He has two bat wings, the “fingers” of the wings are dark red, while the membrane is a much lighter red, similar to pink, and he has two white claws on the top of the wings. He has horns that are similar to ram’s horns, that curl downward, but not completely around his head. They are striped with red and dark red. He has long, black claws that constantly poke out of his front paws’ toes. He has five white spikes on his tail, that get smaller towards the end. He has completely black sclera, and has red pupils. His teeth are incredibly long, and his fangs poke out from his mouth.

Lunis
Lunis is Jackson’s love interest, and in the timeskip in the finale, they are shown to have had three kittens together, Caroline, Kaylee and Lewis.

Personality
Jackson usually appears anxious about his environment, and constantly nervous pre-episode 10. He tries to keep a positive relationship with his sister, but it appears to be one sided. He is nervous around any sort of conflict, and is seen diffusing situations frequently. Other than that, he seems happy, and always offers to be a shoulder to lean on to his friends.

Post-episode 10, he seems colder, more confident, and not as happy as he used to be. He no longer wants to maintain the relationship with his sister, even driving her away. It's apparent he matured, but still aches over their broken relationship. He is now determined to help take down his sister and father to bring stability to the kingdoms.

After the finale, he seems happy and joyful again.

Episode 3:
While running thought the forest, Jackson crashes into Lunis and they fall back upon impact. Lunis snaps at him while Jackson calmly replies, before their respective groups come to find them. The two groups chat for a bit, before heading to the trainee dens. Jackson is seen again the next day when Caroline is quizzing the trainees on The Lights’ history.

Episode 4:
Jackson is walking to the next training station with his sister Vivian trailing behind him. She steps on his tail, and the two bicker. Jackson walks ahead to talk to Lunis, and he apologizes for his sister's poor attitude. The two spark up a conversation about their parents, when Jackson reveals that his mother was killed by his father. He is clearly upset by this.

When Apollo jokes around with Lunis, Jackson makes a snide remark to Lunis. Jackson and Lunis become partners for mock-training.

Later, during their spy training, Jackson compliments Lunis on her spy skills, and both are blushing. Their moment is cut short when Venus makes a comment about the war, which confuses Jackson. It's revealed that he is unaware about the war, and he's now afraid.

Episode 8:
Jackson is anxiously walking through the forest to look for Lunis. While he's looking for her, Ares runs into him, which makes Jackson intimidated. He tries to scurry away, but Ares grabs his tail and pulls him back, explaining that he knows him. Curiously, Jackson follows him.

Jackson arrives back at Lunis' den and yells at her for going missing. When she doesn't reply, he grows concerned. Lunis spills the details about what has happened over the last couple of days, and Jackson reassures her, telling her that he will always be there for her. He is cut short by a crack of thunder, and the two go separate ways. Jackson watches Lunis leave with rosy cheeks and a grin.

Episode 9:
Jackson interrupts Vixy talking to herself, explaining that Ares seemed anxious. Vivian interrupts their conversation, making a joke about his and Lunis' potentially intimate relationship, which makes Jackson quite flustered. Ares arrives, informing Vivian and Jackson about Lunis' curse, followed by a request. Ares demands that Jackson assassinate Lunis, which makes him anxious. When he refuses and tries to leave, Ares commands Vivian to pin him, and places the curse on Jackson. He scurries away.

Later on, he visits Lunis as she's training. When Jackson reveals that he can't fight very well, this sparks an argument between Lunis and Jackson. The argument escalates quite rapidly, and Jackson's curse is unleashed. He is spewing insults at Lunis about her family, all the while he is slowly transforming into his hell demon form. He reveals that he and Vivian are the children of Ares and Iris, which makes Lunis cry. After Lunis screams at him to get out, he rushes off and collapses from the pain of the transformation. He weakly says he's sorry, and passes out.

Episode 10:
The trainees are awoken by various HR's. Jackson shakes from nervousness, and tries to wake Caesar up. When he leaves, Vivian taunts Jackson about the battle, bringing up Lunis. He demands Vivian not to touch her, which just furthers her taunts. When he leaves, he stops Vesta and Lunis in their tracks, trying to talk to Lunis. Vesta cuts him off, and Jackson and Lunis share sad eye contact.

During the battle, Jackson leaps into action and defends Lunis against a grey-furred Dark soldier. Jackson apologizes to Lunis for their fight, and the two fight side by side. His curse begins to surface once again, and Lunis coaches him through it as he struggles. Finally, he returns to normal, but they are both ambushed by darks, and Jackson is pinned down.

Later on, Vivian corners Jackson. Jackson asks Vivian why she is covered in so much blood, clearly afraid of his sister. He asks what happened to who she used to be, which sets Vivian off. After he tells her how disappointed he is, she lunges at him, but he refuses to fight her. Eventually, he is tripped and pinned, and Vivian screams at him for their past, saying "it should have been [him]." Jackson replies that whatever happened is not how she remembered it, and a flashback begins.

Jackson and Vivian are both young children, both are playing with each other. When Jackson gets dared by Vivian to sneak up on their adoptive mother, he agrees, but tells Vivian she must tag along. When they peer through the bushes, they're greeted with the death of their adoptive mother, Ivy. Their adoptive father kills her in the name of The Darks, but when Vivian squeals, he catches them. A chase begins, and their adoptive father grabs Vivian, but Jackson keeps running. When he realizes what happened, he turns around and charges at their father to protect his sister. Moment before, however, Vivian scratches her adoptive father's eye and he drops her into the bushes. She is unaware that Jackson turned around to protect her, thus revealing the deeply rooted hatred she had for her brother was a misunderstanding.

Back in the present, Vivian is moved by the truth, but realizes that she accidentally punctured Jackson's throat with her claws while in her daze. Jackson is motionless, and Vivian believes he is dead, begging him to get up and to forgive her. When Ares calls for a retreat, she flees, followed by Ares finding his body. Ares collapses next to his son, begging him to get up, but he's unresponsive. Lunis watches the commotion from afar, clearly hurt by what has just unfolded. She sits quietly next to his body when Ares leaves.

Episode 11:
While not present in the scene, Lunis mentions his death to Hesia and Augustus, feeling remorse about their fight. Apollo, Lunis, and Sharp all find his body, and Sharp vomits at the sight of his shredded throat, Apollo making a joke. The three all ponder who could have done such a thing. Sharp listens for a heartbeat, and exclaims that he is alive. Lunis is ecstatic, and Sharp carries him back.

Jazz explains to Lunis that Jackson is quite lucky to be alive, but Agate reminds her that there is a chance he might not make it, but reassures Lunis he's in top notch care.

Lunis goes to visit Jackson in the care unit, but hears Jazz and Agate frantically trying to keep his heart stable. Jazz says his wounds are caked in mud. Shortly after, Vivian arrives to visit her brother, but Lunis does not let her. Vivian insists that she cares about him, but still leaves.

Jackson does not appear in said scene, but Vivian explains that she cannot handle the pressure of her brother's death and her spy duties, to which Ares shuts her down. Vixy reassures that they will find the culprit sooner or later, but Owen makes a snide comment about this, making Vivian squirrely. Owen insists that Vivian knows, and Ares pressures her to tell the truth, but she lies about her brother's circumstances. Ares angrily demands to know what happened to his son, and Vivian comes clean, saying he isn't dead, but severely wounded. Ares punishes her severely for harming Jackson.

Episode 13:
Right when Vivian is about to attack Lunis, Jackson appears and tackles her, his cursed unleashed. He is now bitter and angry, even in sync with his curse. The siblings duel. When Jackson has Vivian pinned, he taunts Ares with his new strength, telling him "I am what you created, and you created the devil himself", stopping his father dead in his tracks. He walks away with the group.

Jackson drags a beaten up Vivian back to his base, throwing her to the ground. He takes part in the interrogation, but when Vivian begins to allude to Jackson's poor choices, he shuts down. He demands for her to go, but she lunges at him, placing her claws on his fresh scar, threatening to reopen it. Vivian tells everyone about Jackson's traitorous ways, but he immediately apologizes for all the harm he has caused. Much to his and Vivian's surprise, he is forgiven. Vivian, now completely alone, threatens to kill him, and reminds Jackson that he will always be Ares' son. Jackson angrily says he will never be like Ares, and tackles Vivian down the cliffside, telling her he is not afraid to kill anymore, and telling her he will let the group tear her apart if he sees fit. He lets her go when she submits, and watches her walk away defeated.

Episode 14:
When he realizes the castle is set ablaze, he decides to take action instead of being a bystander and rushes to help anyone he can. While in the castle, he rescues Moo and gives him to Dusk. When he learns that Moo is Dusk's child, he's very confused, but dismisses it. Later, when Lunis escapes, he calls her name when she passes out.

Jackson sits watch outside of Lunis' den to make sure she's alright. When she wakes up, he immediately checks on her and fills her in on what she'd missed. Lunis asks him about his history as a spy, and he comes clean, talking about everything he did, and his curse. He gets very upset when he begins talking about Vivian, explaining that he still loves her, even after what she's become. Lunis reassures him, and the two confess their love for one another.

Episode 15:
Lunis wakes up next to Jackson, and he smiles at her as she walks away with Dusk.

During Vivian and Lunis' fight, Vivian mentions Jackson as being against her, saying he's next on her kill list.

Jackson arrives with prey to share with Lunis, but is stunned to find Lunis standing next to his sisters corpse. He drops the bird terrified, and calmly asks what happened. He insists on bringing Lunis home, but she rushes away. Jackson sits next to his sister with tears in his eyes, grieving his sister.

The Finale:
Jackson interrupts the meeting with Freya, Sharp, and Dusk, explaining what had happened with Vivian and Lunis. Dusk makes a side comment about Vivian, much to Jackson's distaste, but insists it's not a big deal. She tasks him with seeking out Lunis with Apollo and Vesta. He nods and leaves.

Jackson searches for Lunis with Vesta and Apollo, and they find her. He climbs up the rocky cliff, and reassures Lunis that it wasn't her fault for Vivian's death. He sits quietly for the rest of the scene listening to what Lunis has to say. When Apollo spots spies, he leaves with everyone else.

Before the battle, Jackson is seen glaring angrily at Ares. During the battle, a segment is seen of him fighting with a Dark soldier.

When Lunis returns, he is seen grinning widely in the background, but is seen shortly after with a bitter look on his face when Ares brings up Vivian. Lunis and Ares brawl, and when Ares is about to strike, he leaps on top of him in his hell demon form, threatening to kill him, but is manipulated by Ares to step down. His demon form fades, and Ares is about to strike Jackson when Lunis saves him. While he is pinned down, he can be seen with the others standing over Ares, and even one to clamp down on Ares' neck after he strikes Lunis.

When Lunis passes out, he is seen with tears in his eyes next to Apollo. Vesta hugs her as soon as she gets up, and Jackson tells everyone to leave her be, excitedly saying that they won.

In the credits scene, Jackson is seen standing next to Lunis, implying that he's now king. His children Kaylee, Caroline, and Lewis all run towards him, and he picks up Caroline and Lewis with a stressed look on his face that turns to a grin. Later in the sequence, he is seen flying in his demon form with Kaylee and Lewis.

Voice Actors
429Lightning, Joshier, Corwin Lucas