Jackson Jekyll

"I fit in my locker, trash cans... you'd be surprised what those guys fit me into."

- Jackson Jekyll in Miss Infearmation

Jackson Jekyll is a new kid at Monster High, who appears conspicuously normal (though we know otherwise). He is the son of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Jekyll_and_Mr._Hyde Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde]. He is voiced by Cindy Robinson.

Personality
Despite apparently being the only human student at Monster High, in the book series he is not afraid of or uncomfortable about being around monsters and is able to interact with them quite easily. Draculaura noted that he was unfazed when he met her father, who normally creeps out both human and monsters.

His alter ego is Holt Hyde, known as DJ Hyde in the books.

In the webisodes he seems much more wary around monsters, most likely due to being bullied at school for being a "normie". He even went as far as to say that he "didn't belong", and that no one would want him at Cleo's party in the episode Hyde and Shriek.

While the Monster High students are unaware of Jackson's/Holt's dual nature, older monsters can apparently sense his duality. This is evident in Draculaura's diary when she overhears a conversation between her father and Jackson, where Jackson make a light joke about stakes. Her father later cryptically tells her that Jackson is more than he appears.

In the books and doll-line his transformation into Holt normally occurs around nightfall and lasts until dawn. The change is apparently outside of his or Holt's control; Holt noted in diary that when he was trying to see what the town was like in the day, but he blacked out at the moment of sunrise. However, in the webisode Hyde and Shriek it seems to be music that causes Jackson's transformation rather than the time of day, although it's possible that night could have started to fall at that point.

Despite not being aware of his true nature, there are times when Jackson's and Holt's memories and abilities leak over to the other. This is noticed in the diaries. For example, Jackson is able to keep up with Deuce in a basketball game (to the Gorgon's surprise), while Holt recognizes Draculaura at a club despite the fact it's the "first" time he meets her.

Jackson is friendly and likes to play "casketball". Despite this, he is confused by his normalcy and feels a bit outcast in a school full of monsters. In the diaries he once asked Draculaura to bite him, as he was afraid they couldn't really be friends when school started and he would be the only human there. Draculaura was able to talk him out of it, but she could tell he was still depressed about being the only human at the school.

Physical Description
Jackson has black hair with blonde streaks, blue eyes and a pierced left eyebrow. He has a yin yang symbol between his shoulders. Because he is shy, his body language is nervous and he tends to hunch his shoulders.

Classic Monster
Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde is the son of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Maintaining the trend of classic movies, there is a 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, released by Paramount, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fredric March.

The story of Jekyll and Hyde is based on a tale by Robert Louis Stephenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

In this story, a scientist devises a potion that will separate his evil, base nature from his normal self. The result is that while his regular self, Dr. Jekyll, remains human (both good and evil), his evil nature forms a new personality, Dr. Hyde; both occupy the same body.

Eventually, Hyde becomes more and more out of control, and Jekyll knows that some day he will take over the body completely.

While many movies portray Hyde as being monstrous in appearance, in the book he merely looks sinister, and is short.

The influence of these characters on the appearance of Jackson Jekyll is clear in that he has many elements of duality or being patched together: his hair is two colors, he has a yin-yang tattoo, his clothes tend to be halved or made of patchwork.

The original Henry Jekyll portrayed as a scientist; Jackson follows suit on a visual level as he is dressed as a studious "nerd".

See also: Holt Hyde

Family
Jackson lives with his mother; no mention has been made of his father, so he may not live with the family (presumably in an asylum, because of the hereditary madness). Although his mother is not a monster, she does everything in her power to protect him from his inherited "condition".

In the webisode Fear Pressure Heath Burns tells Deuce that Jackson is his cousin. Jackson's alter-ego Holt Hyde resembles Heath Burns.

Of course, Holt Hyde is a part of his family almost. "He's kind of like my brother, I guess," Jackson says in the novel, when he's talking to Melody Carver.

Friends

 * Deuce Gorgon - In the diaries Jackson met Deuce at their neighborhood casketball court. After Jackson surprised Deuce by playing well, he cemented the friendship by lending Deuce his sunglasses. In the webisodes, Deuce was the one to convince Heath not to "stonewall" his cousin and more or less has Jackson join his circle.
 * Draculaura - In the diaries Jackson and Draculaura live on the same street, and Draculaura brought a pie to his family. He returned the empty pie plate to her house, and impressed Draculaura by not being afraid of her father, and even cracking jokes. He later asked Draculaura to turn him into a vampire, but she refused (then she explained to him why she became a vegetarian). She later brought Jackson to Clawdeen's and her family's annual "Boo-B-Que."
 * Frankie Stein - In the webisode Miss Infearmation, Jackson meets Frankie. Jackson was being bullied by Manny Taur and Frankie jumped in a stopped the bullying. This begins a possible attraction storyline arc for Frankie and Jackson. When Jackson and Frankie first shake hands, a cloud formed by an electrical shock from Frankie momentarily forms the shape of a heart. Outside of an impromptu party at Cleo's house, Jackson agonized over going in because he felt he didn't fit in. But the thought of Frankie being there seemed to be the one compelling factor for him, so it seems Frankie has started to have some impact on him. Later, at the party, she also hits it off instantly with Holt, who seemed quite taken with her as well, going so far as to compliment and flatter her, illustrating that certain things can carry over from one personae to another.

Pet
Like Holt Hyde, Jackson's pet is Crossfade the chameleon, but only in green form.

Romance
Draculaura writes in her diary about her crush on Jackson, and her interest seems to be reciprocated. However, in her School's Out diary she writes that the two of them "split up" because Jackson never showed up for any of their dates in the evenings (as by that time he would have changed into Holt Hyde), and could never remember why the next day.

Starting in the webisode Miss Infearmation, he and Frankie Stein have displayed possible feelings for each other.

In the novels he is dating Melody Carver, but in the first novel Cleo kissed him to get Melody to leave the table of RADs, which (along with the fact of Melody not knowing about DJ Hyde) caused some tension between the two of them.

Jackson Jekyll in the Monster High books
In the book Jackson is the great-grandson of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, making him a fourth generation monster. The chemicals used by Dr. Jekyll were apparently very toxic and clung to the DNA, passing the condition down to his progeny. The condition afflicted Jackson's father and drove him mad and was possibly sent to a insane asylum (Jackson first thought that his dad just left he and his mother), despite his mother's attempts to help. The only ray of hope Mrs. Jekyll could see for her son was that the change had stabilized through the generations, becoming less violent and unpredictable than its previous forms. As a biochemist she surmised that the chemical had mutated into a more stable state.

Jackson's condition manifested around the age of 13 or 14. Due to the prejudice faced by monsters from humans, his mother protected him by keeping the truth about the family hidden. In the first book, Jackson's physical change is more mental than physical (although in the second book Hyde gains a physical appearance of his own, having blonde hair and blue eyes) and is governed by temperature rather than night and day. When Jackson gets too hot, DJ Hyde emerges, and disappears when he gets too cold.

In the book he wears glasses, like to paint, and sometimes has pastel stains on his fingers. His mother is the science teacher at Merston High. He has a crush on his next door neighbor, Melody. Jackson eventually learns the truth behind his blackouts when Melody records his transformation on her iPhone.

Jackson and Melody officially go out in book 2. He has a M on his shoe for Melody and Melody has a J on her shoe for Jackson.

He used to be quite shy, but when he found out about being a RAD he got more confident, often defending Melody from the doubtful RADs, and even dissing Cleo at one point.

Jackson's Official Facebook Description
Jackson Jekyll is the scary cute 16-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. Jekyll. I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t met him yet; he has a tendency to disappear from time to time. In fact, some monsters around here think he’s a little unreliable since he doesn’t always follow through on his promises. If you’re lurking to catch sight of him, creep over to the Mad Science Lab or the casketball court – he’s always chilling at one or the other with his pet chameleon, Crossfade. Word to the wise; once you do find him be careful what kind of music is blaring from your iCoffin. Jackson hates loud music. Trust me, you don’t want to freak him out!

Basic
Jackson wears a button up yellow shirt and a checkerboard sweater vest. He wears a blue bow-tie and black glasses. This provides a visual point of distinction between Jackson and Holt. While Holt is portrayed more as a flashy hotshot and a cool guy, Jackson is more visually geared toward a "nerd" persona, albeit a very handsome person. He seems oblivious to the notion that he's attractive physically.

Jackson wears blue high-top sneakers in the same fashion as Holt wears his own black pair.

Gloom Beach
Jackson wears a yellow and white diagonally striped button-up sleeveless shirt, with black and white striped accents at the collar and pockets. He wears black shorts with one patterned leg in black, yellow and green squares, and black flip flop sandals with yellow straps. He wears orange shutter sunglasses. His outfit comes with a black and white beachball with a ying-yang symbol.

Trivia

 * In the book series Jackson appears to be at least somewhat aware of his dual nature, although DJ is not. However in Ghoul Next Door DJ finds out that he and Jackson share the same body.
 * Jackson is currently the only character to have had an alternate doll released before his basic doll.
 * Although Torelei and Nefera were announced as new dolls at Comic Con after their Bio Pages were up on MonsterHigh.com Jackson Jekyll does not have a basic doll (yet).
 * In the books Jackson loves art, however it's unknown if Jackson loves art in the Webisodes.
 * May 26, 2011 Jackson Jekyll makes his first apearance in the webisodes via Fear Pressure.
 * He and Holt are the only male characters (or at least in the main male cast), to be voiced by a woman (Cindy Robinson).
 * He, Deuce, and Ghoulia are the only named Monster High characters who wear glasses.
 * Jackson and Ghoulia are the only characters to don geek chic.
 * August 25, 2011, in the webisodes Holt Hyde is officially revealed to the audience as also being Jackson in Hyde Your Heart.
 * Jackson seems to be the only character who transforms to be a full monster.
 * He is considered a normie yet doesn't show any fear or prejudice around any of the RADs.
 * Jackson changes into Holt (DJ) in different ways in every variation of the Monster High story. In the Books it is caused by temperature, in the dolls' diaries is day and night, and in the webisodes it is influenced by loud music.
 * October 20, 2011, Holt Hyde is finally revealed to the other monsters as also being Jackson in webisode Here Comes Treble.