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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Jacob is half Japanese and half American.
* Jacob himself may be a reference to the biblical [[Wikipedia:Jacob|Jacob]] who depicts the power and grace of God to change and renew. He is more famously known for having [[Wikipedia:Jacob_wrestling_with_the_angel|wrestled with an angel]] and after being defeated, was given the new name of [[Wikipedia:Israel_(name)|Israel]].
** Jacob's hobby of fighting, specifically boxing, may be a nod to how biblical Jacob is known for wrestling with an angel of God. In his higher rarity art, you can see feathers on the ground and spears that resemble [[Angel]] mobs carry.
** His title of "Angel's Ladder" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jacob's_Ladder|Jacob's Ladder]] which was a ladder or staircase leading into  [[Wikipedia:Heaven_in_Christianity|Heaven]] biblical Jacob saw in one vision where angels would climb up and down with the voice of God heard at the top.
* Jacob's [[Sacred Artifact]] is referred to as "infinite light" that manifests itself as halos on his fists, it is also referred to as a "sword of fire" that could lead to the [[Wikipedia:Tree_of_life_(biblical)|tree of life]] in [[Eden]], is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Flaming_sword_(mythology)|flaming sword]] the [[Wikipedia:Archangel|archangel]] [[Wikipedia:Uriel|Uriel]] carries as he stands at the gates of [[Wikipedia:Garden_of_Eden|Paradise (Eden)]] where the tree of life is located.
** There also some texts that refer to Uriel as the angel that wrestled with the biblical figure Jacob.
* Jacob's summoner mark is located on his chest, with the appearance of a winged sword set ablaze.


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