Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre

Name
English	Jacqueline O. Lantern Dupre
Kanji	ジャクリーンO.ランタン·デュプレ
Romaji	Jakurīn O. Rantan·De~Yupure
Personal information
Known aliases	Jackie (ジャッキー, Jakkī)
Race	Demon Weapon
Eye Color	Golden Brown
Residence	Death City
Weapon information
Weapon Form(s)	Demon Lamp
Meister Partner(s)	Kim Diehl
Professional information
Affiliation(s)	Death Weapon Meister Academy
Former Affiliation(s)	Arachnophobia (brainwash)
Real world information
Manga Debut	Chapter 7 (NOT!) Chapter 32
Anime Debut	Episode 4 (cameo) / Episode 31 Episode 3 (NOT!)
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Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre (ジャクリーンO.ランタン·デュプレ, Jakurīn O. Rantan·De~Yupure), nicknamed Jackie (ジャッキー, Jakkī), is the Demon Weapon partner of the Meister and Witch, Kim Diehl. In addition, she is an honor EAT Class student at Death Weapon Meister Academy as well as a member of Spartoi and Team Kilik. While a reoccurring character in Soul Eater, she is one of the major supporting cast in Soul Eater NOT!.

Appearance

In Soul Eater NOT!, Jacqueline appears as young, female adolescent with long, dark-brown hair and brown eyes. Carrying herself more professionally, she wears her long hair long hair into a bun with twintails over her shoulders. She wears a white blouse and a dark gray dress coat and skirt but with a magenta ribbon tie held by a skull-shaped choker.

In Soul Eater, Jacqueline wears similar clothing to Kim Diehl, a sailor fuku school uniform with a short, green, pleated skirt, a lighter-green sweater, and a green collar tied like a necktie, with a Shinigami-esque skull pinned on its left. Jacqueline also wears black leggings. After joining Spartoi, Jacqueline retained a schoolgirl outfit and still wears the same outfit as her partner, only the uniform now consisted of a white blouse with stitches where the buttons should be, attached with a blue, sailor-style collar that is tied in a knot instead of a tie. She wears a short, blue, pleated skirt with white leggings and shoes. Jacqueline also wears an opened long, white, trench coat with the belts left hanging.

In hotter weather, Jacqueline wears looser clothing that leaves her legs and arms exposed, including a blue button short-sleeve shirt with the image of a skull on its pocket and a white collar, and a pair of gray shorts. When cooking, she will wear an apron with frills. When briefly working at Deathbucks Café with fellow residents of the girls' dormitory, she like her female peers wore the cafe's typical waitress uniform. For gym and when around the Academy, Jacqueline wears gym shorts, a t-shirt, and a sports jacket with thigh high socks and sneakers.

When attending the Witch Mass with her meister Kim, Jacqueline wears a dark cloak with a second cloak of lighter color over it. This second cloak has two columns of circles along its front, making her attire resemble her lantern weapon form.

Jacqueline in Soul Eater.

Jacqueline in her disguise

Jacqueline in Soul Eater NOT!.

Personality

Before partnering with Kim, Jacqueline was initially a serious EAT student, largely committed to following DWMA rules. She seemed stoic in battle, such as in the anime when demonstrating autonomous weapon transformation and flight. Such seriousness was seen by Kim initially as Jacqueline being a "hardnose." Jacqueline is aware that Kim and others may see her as overly serious, although she assures that she is simply focused on upholding responsibilities first before having fun.

When she realizes her interest in partnering with Kim, Jacqueline appears to be a person who is reserved about her feelings and embarrassed when they are recognized by others before she is comfortable expressing them openly.

Despite her awkwardness about her emotion, Jacqueline is caring, serving as a mentor to NOT students, and comes to show herself as compassionate towards her meister Kim. Jacqueline is fully aware that Kim is a witch, attempting to comfort her with friendship and love after learning how she was isolated from the Witch Order due to her lacking instinct for destructive, and how she distanced herself from DWMA classmates out of fear that they would learn she is a witch. Although she is human, Jacqueline remains devoted to Kim, even joining her during Witch Order meetings and willing to run away from the DWMA with her to defect to Arachnophobia. This devotion extends even after Mosquito brainwashed her with the Morality Manipulation Machine, as she was willing to kill Ox Ford and Harvar D. Éclair to prevent them from harming Kim.

Jacqueline can be easily provoked. When brainwashed by Arachnophobia's Morality Manipulation Machine, this anger seems to increase: once Kim was freed from the brainwashing and desired to return to the DWMA, Jacqueline called her a traitor and immediately attempted to attack Ox.

Despite her caring side, Jacqueline, like Kim, is not above taking advantage of others, such as when she and Kim order Hero to buy food for them.

Relationships

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Special Abilities

Jacky using her Demon Lamp weapon skills.

Full-Weapon Transformation (全身武器, Zenshin Buki): As a Demon Weapon, Jacky has mastered the ability to switch between her weapon form and her human form.

• Demon Lamp (魔角灯, Ma Kakutō): Jacky's weapon form allows her to transform into a Lantern. Her partial transformations allows her to utilize the fire and heat offensively. In her full weapon form, pulling on her chain can allow the using of her flames.

Change "Pixie" being used.

• Change "Pixie" (C H A N G E 「P I X Y」, Chenji "Pikushī"): A weapon transformation that allows Jacky to extend her collapsible bar. This makes her weapon form appear more like a broomstick. In this transformation, she can allow flight with her Meister with great speed depending on the intensity of the flames. A disadvantage of this form, however, is that the Meister is incapable of performing any attacks originating from Jacky's weapon form.

Hand-to-Hand Combat: Jackie has received training from DWMA instructor, Mira Naigus. Her skill level is unknown, though is implied to be lower than that of Patricia Thompson. She was also capable of reading Patty's movement enough to notice her lack of weakening despite Patty having gone through five rounds of sparing matches.

Intellect:Being a honor student, she is implied to be incredibly intelligent comapred to her peers within the EAT Class.

History

Traitors Arc

Upon Tsugumi Harudori's entrance into the Death Weapon Meister Academy's girls' dormitory, Jacqueline was a rather proper student who disapproved of Kim Diehl's somewhat lazy nature. Kim saw her as a rather stubborn woman. However, Jacqueline seemed interested in becoming Kim's partner, although it is difficult for her to convey her thoughts to Kim. But Tsugumi promises to help her gain Kim's trust with the help of her friends.

With the help of Tsugumi and other dormitory residents, Jacqueline tried to befriend Kim, with very little success: the meal Jacqueline prepared for Kim was ruined by Meme Tatane forgetting to remove eggshells from the omelette, a bathhouse discussion seemed to insult Kim's hair, and overall Kim rebuffed Jacqueline as to straight-laced to be her friend. But by chance, Jacqueline witnessed Kim performing healing magic on a puppy that was injured from falling debris. After learning Kim's story of leaving the Witch Realm because her regenerative magic did not suit the destructive nature of witches, Jacqueline recognized Kim's kindness and promised not to reveal her secret. After this point, Kim and Jacqueline spent more time together, their shared secret forming the basis for an eventual friendship based on trust in each other.

Death Fest Arc

Although spending more time with Jacqueline after her status as a witch was uncovered, after Eternal Feather's attack at the Death Bazaar, Kim suggested the two "break up" as partners. Kim's decision saddened Jacqueline, compounded when Kim nevertheless seemed to alternate between being close and distant to Jacqueline. While Kim claimed she was acting as such so that Jacqueline would not be manipulated by men with bad intentions, Jacqueline claimed Kim was actually the manipulative one. After this point, the two seemed to renew their partnership as meister and weapon.

During this time, Jacqueline also attempted to learn more about Kim and her status as a witch, such as her age, life expectancy, and animal transformation abilities. While finding Kim's tanuki form to be adorable, Jacqueline was ordered by Misery, who did not recognize the tanuki as Kim, to remove the animal. Jacqueline used this opportunity to leave Kim, in tanuki form, outside of the dormitory so as to be petted and bothered by other dormitory occupants such as Tsugumi Harudori and local Death City residents. When Kim returned late that evening, her hair messed up and her emotions raw from this day-long excursion, Jacqueline realized abandoning Kim made the meister more devoted to the weapon, seeming to improve their partnership.

After the death of Sid Barett, and after Anya Hepburn and Meme Tatane's removal from the DWMA, Jacqueline was ordered by Misery to keep Tsugumi grounded while the N.O.T. weapon recovered from injuries during Meme's defection to Shaula Gorgon. Joined by Kim, Jacqueline checked in on Tsugumi to find the weapon attempting to escape. Realizing that Tsugumi, although only a N.O.T. student, practicing Soul Resonance with Anya so as to sense that meister's emotions, Jacqueline relented on keeping Tsugumi grounded. Persuading Kim to covertly heal Tsugumi's injuries, Jacqueline allowed Tsugumi to leave to find Anya and rescue Meme. When Shaula's possessed students attacked the girls' dormitory, Jacqueline transformed into her weapon form to be wielded by Kim in combat, working with other students and staff to protect the dormitory.

It is anticipated that after the conclusion of Soul Eater NOT! that Jacqueline and Kim continued their lessons to become one-star E.A.T. students.

Brew Arc

Jacqueline and her meister, Kim along with the other Shibusen students, were sent on a mission to retrieve 'Brew' before Arachnophobia could. Kim's job was to use Jacqueline to send a signal into the sky when the time limit quota was reached, telling the rest of Shibusen forces to retreat. She also helped Ox and Kilik Rung fight off the enemies and Golems present at the center of the island.

Operation Capture Baba Yaga's Castle

After Kim's witch heritage is discovered by Shibusen, she flees with Jacqueline in fear. In reality the school had full intention to hear her out but the two men sent to approach her acted in a too hostile manner, provoking her into running. Kim and her weapon then become allied with the group Arachnophobia, a group that serves the witch Arachne. It was here that they were betrayed and forced to suffer the Morality Manipulation Machine.

During the Shibusen attack on Arachnophobia's base, Kim and Jacqueline are confronted by Ox, who risks his life to break Kim free from the brainwash caused by the machine. Kim, taking advantage of Ox's affections, managed to stab Ox with a knife, causing a deep, bloody wound. It is then that both Kim and Jacqueline begin to assault the injured Ox. Harver would soon find Ox, bloody and on the floor, at the hands of Kim and Jacqueline. Harver, realizing the seriousness of Ox's condition, prepares to battle Kim and Jacqueline. Harver, taking advantage of Kim's physique, changes his hand into the point of his lance form and proceeds to stab Kim, presumably killing her, much to the woe of Ox. Jacqueline, however, shows no sign of remorse over the likely death of Kim. The reason for this was that Kim was actually alive and used her witch powers to heal the fatal wound. Kim gets up and proceeds to battle Ox and Harver once more.

It is when Ox breaks his antenna-like hairstyle—which he openly states is intentional—that he gets through to her, offering to create a place where she can go. She now seems to reciprocate Ox's feelings. Jackie, displeased with the situation, calls Kim a traitor and proceeds to attack Ox. Harver, now in his human form, appears behind Jackie and shocks her on her neck, knocking her out instantly.

Jackie is seen conscious and back into her senses when the group locates Kilik Rung and aids in his battle. But, before they could proceed any further, the group was severely affected by Arachne's insanity, which had spread throughout the castle. Thanks to the actions of Maka and Soul, they were saved and able to aid in the conclusion of the assault.

Tying Things Up, and New Beginnings

Jacqueline is seen in Shinigami's room alongside Kim, Tsubaki, and Angela. Sid and Death discuss the issue of what they should do with the two witches. Sid notes that Kim's regeneration magic is in conflict with the natural destructive magic, known as the witches’ sway of magic and is unlikely to be influenced; and that Angela is still too young for the sway of magic to have taken any hold, but it is no guarantee that she will not become a threat as she grows older. Horrified by this, Kim proposes that, if she were to periodically expose Angela to her regenerative magic, she might be able to suppress Angela's destructive instincts. She also proposes that, if that does not work, there is the option of using the Moral Manipulation Machine, brought back from Baba Yaga's Castle, on Angela.

Without much thought, Death agrees to let Angela stay.

Formation

Jackie is seen watching the sparring match between Patty and Kim. She astonished at the fact that Patty can have five matches in a row with no sign of dulled movements. Jackie, along with her partner, is seen to have become a part of the new Shibusen Elite Unit "Spartoi".

I'm Going to be an Angel

Jackie is seen in her weapon form, flying with her meister, Kim. This was done in front of Maka and Soul so they can hopefully glean enough information on how to fly themselves. Once the representation is completed, Kim and Jackie both witness Maka and Soul's first attempts at flying, which fails miserable when they spiral out of control and land on the ground.

Battle on the Moon

When Death ordered the assassination of Crona, Jacqueline along with Kim expressed disagreement with such orders, especially in light of the persecution Kim has faced as a witch and their own temporary defection from the DWMA for Arachnophobia.

Upon returning from one mission, Jacqueline joined Kim in the DWMA shower to clean up—then were interrupted by Death the Kid, who entered girls' showers, embarrassing Jacqueline as well as Kim as the two were nude.

After Kim's return from the Witches' Realm to recruit witches as allies in the fight against Asura, Jacqueline joined Kim on the Moon to battle the Kishin's forces.

Following the defeat of Asura, now imprisoned on the Moon under a barrier of Black Blood, Jacqueline joined her fellow members of Spartoi to celebrate Kid's ascension as the next full shinigami.

Trivia

• Jacqueline's name is derived from jack-o-lanterns and the renowned English cellist, Jacqueline Mary du Pré.^{[sourcing needed]}