Jack Fain
- This article is about the lyricist. For the creature Jack became, see Swollen Jack.
"I love the quiet, and that's hard to come by these busy times. And yeah sure it may stink to high heaven down here. But it's just perfect for an old lyricist like me." |
Jack Fain is a former lyricist of the Music Department at Joey Drew Studios working for famous Joey Drew, Like several other employees working for the old animation studio, he fell victim to the ink machine being corrupted into an ink monster by unknown circumstances transforming him into a Swollen Searcher while having his bowler hat as an accessory.
History
Living in the Sewers
Jack describes his love for being in quiet places and remarks that his work station in the sewers is just perfect for him. He also compliments Sammy's songs, although he remarks that if he cannot get away once in a while, he would not be able to write lyrics for them. So in that case, he remarks that he will keep the singing in his mind while holding his nose due to the sewers' acrid smell.[2]
However, he eventually got so used to the acrid smell of the sewers that if he didn't smell anything like it while he was working, it would negatively affect the song lyrics that he would write. Due to Gent building a utility shaft connecting between Joey Drew Studios and their own building in the same city, Jack eventually moved his office into the utility shaft due to it having the same acrid smell as the sewers he worked in before.[3]
Thoughts about the Studio
Jack documents his personal thoughts regarding his position at the studio, only to be interrupted by inspiration as he sees a potential song lyric based on his words.
Characteristics
Physical appearance
The only description from the game of Jack's human self before his transformation is wearing a bowler hat,[Citation needed] which is also his only remaining feature and accessory of his monster self.
Personality
Based on his audio log, Jack Fain is a lyricist for the songs in the Bendy cartoons and loves it when everything remains silent. He also seems to admire Sammy's songs, saying that they "always got some bounce". As evident by the fact that he prefers to work in the oddly-placed office in the sewers, he could be considered bizarre, and something of a proverbial outsider, while also introverted, given the constant interruptions in the rest of the Music Department.
Documents
Audio logs
- "Nose Closed" - Found in Chapter 2 of Bendy and the Ink Machine.
- "Sewer Songs" - Found in Chapter 3 of Bendy and the Dark Revival.
Behind the scenes
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
Development
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
Inspirations
Jack and Sammy Lawrence's names could be respectively references to Jack Lawrence and Sammy Fain, both of whom were music composers.
Dialogue
- Main article: Jack Fain/dialogue
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
In other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | TBA |
| French | TBA |
| German | TBA |
| Italian | TBA |
| Japanese | TBA |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | TBA |
| Russian | Джек Фейн Dzhek Fein |
| Spanish (Spain) | TBA |
See also
- Swollen Jack, the ink reincarnation of Jack Fain.
References
- ↑ Bendy and the Ink Machine. Chapter 2: The Old Song. Developed and published by Joey Drew Studios Inc on October 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Nose Closed" by Jack Fain. Bendy and the Ink Machine. Chapter 2: The Old Song.
- ↑ "Sewer Songs" by Jack Fain. Bendy and the Dark Revival. Chapter 3: The Eternal Machine.