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Foggy Jack is a mysterious serial killer in Wellington Wells. In We Happy Few, his existence is debated among the citizens, mostly being seen as a legend meant to keep them indoors during the night.
In the Lightbearer DLC, he acts as the main antagonist.
Overview[]
From what is known about Foggy Jack in the main game, witnesses have described him as resembling Uncle Jack, practically identical in shape and size. However, as witnesses have mainly (and perhaps only) seen him in the fog, there isn't much more that can be said of him, other than that he has been heard quoting lines from some of Uncle Jack's shows.
In the Lightbearer DLC, Foggy Jack is depicted as a (mostly) normal-looking wellie, except with a chrome finish on his metallic mask and having glowing red eyes. He wears a stylish dark brown suit and a slicked hairstyle.
His voice and mannerisms appear to be nearly identical to that of Uncle Jack's.
His weapon of choice is a cleaver, although he does use an inexplicable form of magic during Nick Lightbearer’s battle with him.
History[]
Legend[]
During the night, the toxic fog emerges, and any citizens outside the comfort of their homes will get a visit from Foggy Jack. He's said to kill within the fog, chopping his victims into pieces with a cleaver.
Events of We Happy Few[]
Act I[]
Arthur can find two notes relating to Foggy Jack's existence, the first being a report in the Constabulary, describing a man who witnessed a woman being killed in the fog, hearing "I'm afraid we've come to the end of our time" before hiding under his bed.
The second note is in the Hamlyn "O" Courant, after it's been ransacked by the bobbies. The Final Issue of the 'O' Courant, the article describes the state of Foggy Jack's victims, all of which were found in pieces. It also, interestingly enough, mentions that Uncle Jack's current episodes are all reruns.
Act III[]
Ollie can come across the side quest, A Pomaceous Puzzle, in which he goes out of his way to investigate what's been going on at the murder scene by the apple tree. He finds that somebody successfully sabotaged not only the tree, but killed the Bobbies too. He finds that their gas masks had been tampered with, a depleted bomb that used to contain mustard gas, a cleaver, and a note saying "I'm afraid you've come to the end of your time."
Ollie can also find something within the Gardner House, as the basement not only has a painting of Margaret on the piano, but also a suitcase. The suitcase contains a cleaver, and notes saying "I'm afraid you've come to the end of your time." This would suggest that the basement was a temporary hiding spot, until the plague wastrels moved in.
Lightbearer DLC[]
Foggy Jack is revealed to be the main antagonist during the Lightbearer DLC, having killed Nick's peskiest fans so that he'd write a song about him. Nick, who is in danger of being framed for the murders, refuses to do as Jack wants and instead decides to stop him from killing any more of his fans, as he taunts Nick by stating he's going to wear his face to the Nick Lightbearer Lookalike Contest before killing everybody when the lights go out.
After Nick defeats Jack, he is arrested by the constables and taken away.
Possible Explanations[]
Foggy Jack could be a copycat killer, someone impersonating the legend for attention. Furthermore, there are some citizens who recite quotes from Jack's shows while fighting the player. It's worth noting this is probably unlikely, as nobody knows who Margaret Worthing was, or her relation to Uncle Jack.
It's possible that Uncle Jack became Foggy Jack after taking a defective Joy pill, as he's also shown to have become violent during his last show. However, he uses a cricket bat as a weapon instead of a cleaver.
It's very likely that the legend started out as a warning for the citizens to remain indoors, due to the constables being the only ones allowed outside during the night, donning large gas masks to protect themselves from the toxic fog, the most likely cause for all the deaths.
Regardless of the previous possibilities, Foggy Jack's existence is, like most mysteries in We Happy Few, left for the player's interpretation.
Known Victims[]
- Kitty Bates
- Richard Bates
- Annie Chapman
- Virgil Dainty
- Catherine Eddowes
- Mary Jane Kelly
- Mary Anne Nichols
- Elizabeth Stride
- Multitude of Nick's fans, and other wellies in general
Burne Jones' Discoveries[]
In Constable Burne-Jones' suite, his crime wall has many notes regarding the killer:
Foggy Jack's Happy song[]
Who's the happiest of men
When he's slicing through an abdomen?
Foggy Jack's coming to play!
Entrails and vittles!
Please put on the kettle!
Foggy Jack's coming to stay!
Hear him whistle on the moor --
A jaunty tune that's never dour.
Foggy Jack's coming! Hooray!
It's me! It's me! It's me! It's me!
I'm coming to see you today!
Last Sightings Evidence Linked? What We Know So Far[]
Male
Average build
Average height
Average weight
Snappy dresser
Mask ← tricky
Psychological Profile[]
Attention seeking
Mental breakdown
Nocturnal
Note[]
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy (repeated many many times)
Note 2[]
There never was anyone named Foggy Jack!
He never in mists of the night did attack!
If some folks turned up dead
with their guts spilling red
then it must have been some other hack! (repeated 3 times)
Trivia[]
- Foggy Jack mentions he's a magician.
- Foggy Jack's hair uses the same model as Anton Verloc, albeit brown instead of white.
- In certain animations, his hair bugs out. A similar thing happens to Anton's hair when he talks to Sally, though it happens before he's on screen.
- His repeated line “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is a reference to Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel “The Shining”.
- He sings "See How They Run" while Nick is in the hedge maze, the lyrics are from the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice."
- The Bobbies didn't reveal his true identity to the public when he was arrested because they believe it will make the Wellies panic if they ever knew.
- Nick confuses him for the Devil upon first sight, this is because he first shows up while Nick is in Hell. To which Foggy Jack states "If only. One tries, you know?"
- Foggy Jack shares many similarities to the similarly named Victorian serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Both are British serial killers who murdered and cut up their victims.
- Foggy Jack is heavily implied to be Uncle Jack, following his final appearance in the main game where he goes insane after consuming a bad batch of Joy spouting "We've come to the end of our time." Similarly, Uncle Jack jokingly mentions being skilled in the arts of close-up magic in Uncle Jack Live VR, furthering the possibility that they are the same person.
- Apart from Kitty Bates, all the female victims listed are the real names of the victims of real-life Jack The Ripper.
- Foggy Jack is voiced by Julian Casey, the same voice for Uncle Jack. Furthermore, he uses his “Uncle Jack” voice even when he's acting as Foggy Jack.
- In the We Happy Few: Uncle Jack Live VR game, Uncle Jack gives the same report he does from the DLC in regards to Foggy Jack's existence. Stating he's merely a fairy tale.
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