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Unlike Hunter, Jason is considerably more serious, focused, and tends to have a much darker outlook. Though earlier chronological stories paint a picture of him as just stuck-up, his personality changes drastically with the death of [[Rebecca Rikart]], widely regarded as his true-love. | Unlike Hunter, Jason is considerably more serious, focused, and tends to have a much darker outlook. Though earlier chronological stories paint a picture of him as just stuck-up, his personality changes drastically with the death of [[Rebecca Rikart]], widely regarded as his true-love. | ||
| + | ===Personality Cult=== | ||
| + | Jason's sharp good looks and a team of publicists and image consultants built a massive personality cult around him in his youth. It was all essentially fake, staged and even doctored photographs, and quotable sound bites provided by writers made up the bulk of what the public felt the knew about the shy prince. He was made out to be a nice, good-natured gentlmen who respected his parents and thought clean morals were a must in any girl. Teen magazines all over the kingdom ate it up, and Jason's life had a huge impact on the youth culture of his generation. | ||
| + | The cult would be largely shattered upon his return from Gudersnipe when he began spending more time in the public's eye. News of his work for the [[Foundation]] had reached Bur'Ian surfaces by then, so the clean-cut good boy image was imposible to maintain. Still Jason was aware of the importance his public image played and used | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 30 September 2011
Jason is Hunter Jusenkyou's partner/sidekick/roommate/well-wisher from the Course Books.
He appears in story-order in The Path to Ascension in the short story Disarming.
Physical Description
Jason is described as being tall and somewhat stalky, handsom with dark hair and dark brown eyes. He is muscular but not overly imposing, possessing of a frame somewhere between light and heavy, but just a little past medium.
Personality
Unlike Hunter, Jason is considerably more serious, focused, and tends to have a much darker outlook. Though earlier chronological stories paint a picture of him as just stuck-up, his personality changes drastically with the death of Rebecca Rikart, widely regarded as his true-love.
Personality Cult
Jason's sharp good looks and a team of publicists and image consultants built a massive personality cult around him in his youth. It was all essentially fake, staged and even doctored photographs, and quotable sound bites provided by writers made up the bulk of what the public felt the knew about the shy prince. He was made out to be a nice, good-natured gentlmen who respected his parents and thought clean morals were a must in any girl. Teen magazines all over the kingdom ate it up, and Jason's life had a huge impact on the youth culture of his generation.
The cult would be largely shattered upon his return from Gudersnipe when he began spending more time in the public's eye. News of his work for the Foundation had reached Bur'Ian surfaces by then, so the clean-cut good boy image was imposible to maintain. Still Jason was aware of the importance his public image played and used
Family
Jason would eventually have a daughter, Rebecca Bur'I, who appears briefly in The Reunion of the Eighth Power from The Path to Ascension and Full Circle from The Inclination to Destiny. She is named for Rebecca Rikart, and Rebecca Jusenkyou(from the Consecution Books) is named for her.
Random Trivia
Shortly before being introduced in the short story Introductions from The Concourse to Victory(Jason's second chronological appearance), he took up smoking. He eventually got Hunter involved, and though they both eventually quit, it was considerably harder for Jason.
