Jack of Knives is a revenant in Season 1 of Wynonna Earp.
Biography[]
Jack was never a doctor, but "studied surgery" by cutting people open to see what made them tick. Jack claims even when he was human, he wasn't really human. He eventually kidnapped, murdered, and extracted the organs of 4 women. Wyatt and Doc pursued him until Doc got trapped in a well for 130 years. At some point Wyatt killed Jack with Peacemaker and turned him into a revenant. As part of The Seven, he is partially responsible for the deaths of Josiah and Ward Earp.
Before he dies, Jack begins speaking in an English accent, and tells Wynonna that she 'succeeded where Scotland Yard failed'. This, coupled with the name Jack and the fact he remarks that he 'only kill[s] women', allude to the fact that he is Jack the Ripper, a notorious serial killer in London's history.
History[]
Season 1[]
In Two-Faced Jack, Jack got his assistant to kidnap Wynonna in the previous episode. Once Wynonna realizes Reggie isn't the revenant, Jack kills him, saying he's "served his purpose". Wynonna correctly guesses that he needed a human to handle Peacemaker. Jack taunts Wynonna by talking about some of the past Earp heirs and about Ward Earp's deal with Bobo Del Rey. Doc and Dolls arrive to save Wynonna and give her the opportunity to shoot Jack with Peacemaker.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Sharpened Nails: Jack has extremely sharp nails that he uses to cut his victims.
- Hot Nails: While also having sharp nails, they also are very hot when he cuts people or objects.
Appearances[]
| Season One appearances: 2/13 | |||
| Purgatory: Absent |
Keep the Home Fires Burning: Absent |
Leavin' on Your Mind: Absent |
The Blade: Absent |
| Diggin' Up Bones: Absent |
Constant Cravings: Absent |
Walking After Midnight: Absent |
Two-Faced Jack: Appears |
| Bury Me With My Guns On: Flashback only |
She Wouldn't Be Gone: Absent |
Landslide: Absent |
House of Memories: Absent |
I Walk the Line: Absent |
| Season Two appearances: 0/12 | |||
| Steel Bars and Stone Walls: Absent |
Shed Your Skin: Absent |
Gonna Getcha Good: Absent |
She Ain't Right: Absent |
| Let's Pretend We're Strangers: Absent |
Whiskey Lullaby: Absent |
Everybody Knows: Flashback only |
No Future in the Past: Absent |
| Forever Mine Nevermind: Absent |
I See a Darkness: Absent |
Gone as a Girl Can Get: Absent |
I Hope You Dance: Absent |
Known Victims[]
- Joyce Arbour
- Bethany
- Wynonna Earp (attempted)
Trivia[]
- Space Network's Wynonna Earp website explicitly gives Jack's nickname as "Jack the Ripper".[1]
- Greg Bryk is the real-life father of, Billy Bryk, who ends up playing Billy Clanton later in the show.