The Empyrean · Character
Jack Barlowe
Also known as Jack Barlow
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1
Jack Barlowe is a supporting character in The Empyrean, first appearing in Fourth Wing (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1
- Books
- 1
Description
A stocky, muscular, thick-chested young man with blond hair, thick blond brows, and glacial-blue eyes. His face can turn ruddy or blotchy with anger and pale under stress; he often wears a sneer or a sadistic grin. He appears in standard cadet or rider uniform.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Xaden RiorsonOther
Xaden advises Violet to use her dagger-throwing ability to deter Jack, who has publicly threatened to kill her.
Liam Mairiattacker
Jack attacks Liam during the War Games, stabbing him with a sword and knocking him from Deigh. Violet intervenes to save Liam.
Violet SorrengailEnemy
Jack is hostile toward Violet and urges her to fall during the Gauntlet. His malicious influence is also cited by Tynan as the source of his mistaken assumptions about Violet and Dain.
Story so far
BOOK 1Fourth Wing
Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 1Conscription Day Parapet CrossingViolet Sorrengail is forced by her mother into the Riders Quadrant and must cross the deadly parapet during a storm, where she meets Xaden Riorson and witnesses fellow candidates fall to their deaths. - Book 1
Ch. 5First Sparring AssessmentDuring combat assessment, Jack Barlowe kills a first-year by breaking his neck, and Imogen deliberately breaks Violet's shoulder in revenge against her mother. - Book 1
Ch. 14Threshing and Dual BondingViolet defends the golden feathertail dragon from attackers and bonds with both Tairn and Andarna, becoming the first dual-bonded rider in centuries. - Book 1
Ch. 28Lightning Signet ManifestationDuring War Games, Violet discovers her lightning signet when Jack mortally wounds Liam, destroying a tower and killing Jack in the process.
Appearances
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