Editing Jaq

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{{InfoCharacter

|name = Jaq

|image = [[File:Jaq KHBBS.png|200px]]

|kana = ジャック

|romaji = ''Jakku''

|world = [[Castle of Dreams]]

|role = Ally, Assistant

|first = ''[[wikipedia:Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''

|engvoice = [[wikipedia:Rob Paulsen|Rob Paulsen]]

|japvoice = [[wikipedia:Kōichi Yamadera|Koichi Yamadera]]

'''Jaq''' is a character from the [[Castle of Dreams]] in the prequel game ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. He is from Walt Disney's twelfth animated feature film, ''[[wikipedia:Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''.

==Journal entry==

===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===

 

''A personable mouse who looks after people and knows how to get things done. His friend Cinderella often saves him from the clutches of Lucifer the cat.''

''Ventus helped Jaq make a dress for Cinderella to wear to the ball.''

''His heroic efforts helped free Cinderella after Lady Tremaine locked her in the attic.''

Jaq is first present when [[Ventus]] is trapped in a mouse cage and informs [[Cinderella]] to rescue him. After he was released, he teams up with Jaq to collect materials in order to make a dress for Cinderella to let her attend the royal ball. When Ven steals a pearl from [[Lucifer]], he gets cornered and Jaq saves him by throwing yarn balls. But the cat knocks him down from the dresser he is standing on and corners him until Ventus comes to his rescue. After the cat's defeat, they are able to make the dress for Cinderella in time and let her dream come true. Jaq and Ven later sit by the window, observing the Castle of Dreams in front of them, discussing their dreams.

During [[Aqua]]'s visit, she gets shrunk to a mouse's size by the [[Fairy Godmother]] after [[Lady Tremaine]] trapped Cinderella in her room and meets Jaq who is with the key and making his way to Cinderella. When he gets cornered by Unversed, Aqua defends him, allowing him to get the key to Cinderella and free her before the [[Grand Duke]] leaves.

Although Jaq's abilities in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' are not fully displayed, in the film he is shown to be clever and stealthy, traits which help him during his constant run-ins with Lucifer. Being a mouse, he can also access tight spaces and areas not accessible to humans.

Jaq's role in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' is directly based on his role in Walt Disney's film classic film, ''Cinderella'' (1950). The film was, in turn, inspired by the Charles Perrault fairy tale, ''Cendrillon'', which was published in 1697. In Perrault's tale, the mice were only included with the purpose of being turned into horses for Cinderella's carriage. For the film, the mice's roles were expanded, turning them into friends for Cinderella, and some of them were given distinct personalities; thus, Jaq became the lead mouse. Also, in the film, Jaq is constantly seen partnered with his best friend, Gus, a fatter and slower mouse who is equally as brave and loyal to Cinderella, despite this. Owing to the roles of Ven and Aqua in the game, Gus is absent.