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“ | You had a good ol' time, wrecking up my shop, didn't you wolf? Well, now we're on turf where I don't gotta pay the cleanup bill...so I'm gonna paint the walls of this place with your fucking blood! | „ |
~ The Fabletown version of the Jersey Devil to Bigby Wolf, Fables: The Wolf Among Us #41 — "Chapter Forty-One" |
The Jersey Devil is a Fable cryptid who comes in two incarnations:
The most prominent version works under the Crooked Man, managing the Lucky Pawn shop in Fabletown. Also known as Jersey, he debuts in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #36 — "Chapter Thirty-Six." He is a wendigo who glamours himself to pass for a human being.
A less prominent incarnation of the famous cryptid appears as a background character and prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, and first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
History
Fabletown incarnation
The Fabletown version of the Jersey Devil is also known as "Jersey," and manages the Lucky Pawn, a pawnshop shop located on the Crooked Mile,[3] under the direction of his employer, the Crooked Man. Jersey is mentioned by Beauty and the Beast while Bigby Wolf is questioning them in their apartment. Bigby is informed that Jersey is employed at the Lucky Pawn and that Beauty borrowed money from him. Bigby then decides to investigate Jersey's shop.[2]
Bigby notices Jersey and the Woodsman walking up to the shop. The two enter the building arguing about the Woodsman's axe, which Woody claims was stolen from his apartment and pawned at Jersey's shop. Bigby breaks up the argument. Bigby begins questioning Jersey about the Crooked Man while Woody searches for his axe. Angered, Bigby begins to brawl with Jersey while Woody watches. Jersey drops his human glamour and attacks Bigby, while the Woodsman escapes out the door. The two fight, and Jersey soon has Bigby in a stranglehold.[3]
Out of nowhere, Woody pulls out the axe he just found and takes Jersey by surprise, landing a fierce chop to the back of his head and rendering him immobile. Bigby starts questioning him again on the whereabouts of the Crooked Man. Jersey reveals that the door to his hideout is constantly moving around the city, and that the only way to find him is with the Magic Mirror. He warns Bigby that the Crooked Man means business and will be ready for him.[4]
Bigby finds the door to the Crooked Man's hideout and enters it to find himself in an old church. Tiny Tim leads him to a meeting room where the crime boss is meeting with his associates, among whom is Jersey, his face still bruised from his brawl with Bigby.[5] Jersey pulls a gun on Bigby, but his attempt to threaten him is discouraged by the Crooked Man, who demands that he sits down and be civil.[6]
Jersey ditches his glamour and attacks Bigby along with Georgie Porgie, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. The sheriff quickly gets the better of the henchpersons, incapacitating Dee and Georgie. As Vivian helps Georgie through a portal, Bigby throws Jersey into a wall. For a moment, Jersey is stunned, but he quickly regains his composure and continues his assault. In a swift movement, Bigby snaps off one of Jersey's antlers and uses it to decapitate him.[1]
Golden Boughs incarnation
The Golden Boughs version is briefly seen among the prisoners listening to Jack Horner's plans to break out of the prison.[7] It later appears next to Kiviuq, Cuchulain, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman while Jack Horner commands his soldiers during Bookburner's attack on the Golden Boughs.[8]
Original source
Jersey Devil
Both incarnations of the character are based on the Jersey Devil, a legendary cryptid from South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore.
Wendigo
The Fabletown version's cryptid form is based on the wendigo from Native-American mythology. While the sharp fangs, claws, and antlers seen on the Fabletown incarnation are all part of the legend,[9] modern interpretations often portray the wendigo as having a human-like body with a deer skull perched atop its shoulders and unnaturally long arms;[10] similar to that of Jersey.[3]
Appearances
Fabletown incarnationFables: The Wolf Among Us
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Golden Boughs incarnationJack of Fables
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References
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