Jacob Black

Jacob Black is a shape-shifter (more specifically, a Quileute wolf) of the Quileute tribe.

Background Information
Jacob was born to Billy and Sarah Black. Throughout childhood and adolescence, Jacob's two best friends were Embry Call and Quil Ateara V. All three attended school on the La Push reservation. During childhood, he and his sisters, Rachel and Rebecca, were sometimes acquainted with Charlie Swan's daughter, Bella, though they never became real friends and Bella remained mostly in California and Phoenix.

When he was 9 years old, his mother Sarah died in a tragic car crash, although he recovered from the pain better than his sisters did due to his sisters filling the role of mother for him as much as they were able. Rebecca married a man named Solomon Finau and moved to Hawaii, while Rachel moved away to attend Washington State University as soon as she finished high school. Since his sisters were away, he became his father's only company at home, especially after he became wheel-chair bound due to diabetes. However, he did not resent taking care of his dad; in fact, he enjoyed his father's company, though he refused to believe in his family legends and traditions. When the Cullens first moved to Forks, Jacob did not understand his father's aversion.

Personality
Generally, Jacob is friendly, playful, easy-going, and caring. He would go to any extent to protect those he loves most. Bella describes him as a happy person who extends his happiness to the people around him. This cheerful personality is what attracts others, and he is able to make people feel better with relative ease. However, he sometimes worries about how others perceive him, specifically Bella, showing concern about how the Quileute legends will affect what she thinks of him.

After phasing, Jacob goes from being his old, happy self to being sullen and temperamental, doing his best to adapt to life as a Shape-shifter. He dislikes being a wolf and wants nothing more than to be rid of his magical inheritance, but gradually learns to accept the idea. When Jacob first joined the pack, Sam wanted him to lead it but he refused and gave the responsibility to him instead. After embracing his right as an Alpha however, he begins to take the responsibilities of leading his pack more seriously.

Jacob is also shown to be somewhat sarcastic, obnoxious and childish. He has a hot-headed temper that becomes worse after his phasing. Additionally, he becomes a lot more confident, pushy and somewhat rebellious.

Like everyone else in his tribe, he had a prejudice against the Cullens and other vampires, viewing them as nothing more than blood-sucking monsters, though he eventually warms up to them.

Appearance
Jacob stands at a height of 5'10½ and is of Native American descent. Around the time when he started to phase, his body grew tremendously thick, toned, and muscular, equivalent to that of a 25-year-old, though stopping after that. Upon discovering his shape-shifter powers and joining the Quileute pack, he crops his long black hair short.

He is described as having dark good looks and silky russet skin. His eyes are dark brown, set deep above the planes of his cheekbones. Altogether, he's said to have a pretty face with a childish roundness to it. Bella once described him as "sort of beautiful".

Jacob has a tribal tattoo on his right shoulder signifying him as a shape-shifter of the Quileute tribe.

Wolf form
As a wolf, Jacob is about 10 feet in length, has russet brown fur, dark intelligent eyes, and is very swift. He was also the second-fastest and the second largest in Sam's pack. He later grows to be the largest and strongest, but Leah Clearwater is still faster than him. Sam acknowledged him as the pack's strongest fighter.

Trivia
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