| “ | Hackett's Quarry forever! | ” |
— Jacob to the campers
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Jacob Custos is one of the nine main protagonists and a playable character in The Quarry. He is one of the nine counselors at Hackett's Quarry summer camp. He was voiced and motion captured by Zach Tinker.
Appearance[]
Main Outfit[]
Jacob is a young man with light skin, brown eyes and brown hair in crew cut, he also spots a light stubble. Compared to the others, he displays a very athletic muscular build.
Jacob's main outfit consists of a dark green long sleeve t-shirt with a big neckline and a black T-shirt underneath, black pants and black shoes. He also has a black cap which he tends to wear backwards.
80s Outfit[]
For his 80s outfit, Jacob is dressed in sportswear. He wears a black jersey with red sleeves and a white number 13 in the center. The bottom of the jersey is cut, revealing half of midriff. Jacob also dons small black shorts and big gray sneakers. While Jacob retains the cap it now has the inside of the visor white. Additionally, he wears small black headphones, a beaded necklace and a pair of white wristbands.
50s Outfit[]
Unlike the other outfits, Jacob's 50s look is more formal and gives him a more grown-up appearance. He wears a gray T-shirt, light beige pants with a black belt, and black shoes.
Appearance Evolution[]
Regardless of the costume, while swimming with Emma in the lake, Jacob takes off all of his clothes, including his cap and staying only in a pair of black boxer shorts for the rest of the game. As he travels through the woods, he becomes soiled in mud. Additionally, his face may be smeared with blood if Jacob lets Bobby do it.
While running away from werewolf Caleb in the woods, Jacob can be bitten in the neck or arm, though the wound will heal later. If he transformed into a werewolf, having returned to human form, he will be completely covered in blood while his boxers are slightly torn. If Jacob has found Emma's silver bracelet in Chapter 1, he will wear it for the rest of the game until he discards it as he transforms.
Personality[]
| “ | Jacob is accustomed to being the most popular guy around. Despite some self-centeredness and obnoxious bravado befitting your typical jock, Jacob's got a charming streak and genuinely wants his fellow counselors to have a good time, especially Emma. | ” |
— The Quarry website
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Jacob is described in-game as Athletic. Arrogant. Funny.
Jacob is the jock stereotype of the group, although some of his traits doesn't fit that category. He’s arrogant but also charming and wants everyone to have a good time. He is somewhat clumsy, as he can fall multiples times for the hunters' traps. His love for Emma especially shows his deepest insecurities and lead him to act carelessly by sabotaging the car. He is the involuntary instigator of the events of The Quarry.
The official website describes him as a self-centered jock with an obnoxious attitude. He is considered charming to most and wants to have a good time with his fellow counselors, most notably Emma. His outgoing personality can lead to many memorable moments. Although sometimes he can go overboard and his self-centered obnoxiousness may lead to many dangerous moments instead.
The Quarry[]
Events[]
Possible Deaths[]
| Chapter | Event | Caused By | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Drowning | Himself (Accident) | Chapter 1 - Jacob takes the rotor arm.
Chapter 3 - Jacob dives for the rotor arm; Jacob tries to pull instead of detangle twice OR choose nothing. |
| 4 | Shotgun blast | Ryan | Ryan shoots at the bushes at the second chance. |
| 6 | Head ripped off | Caleb (Werewolf) | Emma is dead; Jacob fails a QTE at the treewalk; Jacob fails to pull himself up. |
| Head crushed in bear trap | Himself | Jacob was not bitten (he will survive if bitten); Jacob attempts to pull free from the bear trap; Jacob fails a QTE to stop his head entering another bear trap. | |
| 8 | Throat Mauled | Nick (Werewolf)
Ryan (Indirectly) |
Laura did not shoot werewolf Nick; Ryan opens the wrong gate. |
| 9 | Nick (Werewolf)
Ryan & Laura (Indirectly) |
Jacob was not bitten (Nick will ignore him if he was bitten); Laura did not shoot werewolf Nick; Ryan leaves Jacob in the cages OR fails to figure out the puzzle. Laura will then later turn off the power, opening all the cages at the same time. | |
| 10 | Head ripped off | Chris (Werewolf) | Chapter 9 - Ryan did not shoot Chris.
Chapter 10 - Jacob does not choose to run or hide. |
| Ripped in half | Chapter 9 - Ryan did not shoot Chris.
Chapter 10 - Jacob fails to dodge snare trap. | ||
| Throat crushed | Chapter 9 - Ryan did not shoot Chris.
Chapter 10 - Jacob fails to run or hide. |
Possible Infections[]
| Chapter | Type | Caused By | Conditions | Transformation | Cure |
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| 6 | Neck Bite | Caleb (Werewolf) | Jacob threw dirt to Bobby; Emma is alive; Jacob fails to dodge the first QTE and gets his neck bitten. | Chapter 10: Transforms in the forest and attacks Emma, if she was infected and then cured. | Kaitlyn shoots Caleb with silver OR Laura shoots Silas. |
| Arm Bite | Jacob chooses to run; Jacob fails to successfully run. | ||||
| Jacob threw dirt to Bobby; Jacob chooses to hide; Jacob fails to successfully hide. |
Relationships[]
Emma[]
Emma is Jacob's former fling at the beginning of the game, one who he still has feelings for. Emma however does not reciprocate his desire to have a committed relationship. In order to try to change her mind he sabotages the van to keep them at summer for one last night. Throughout the course of the game, he can try to convince her that they should get back together, much to her dismay. If reunited at the end of the game, he will admit to her that he sabotaged the van and ask her if she at least had some fun despite the rough night. She confirms their relationship won't go anywhere and gets upset with what he did, but ultimately still allows him to stay with her until sunrise.
Kaitlyn[]
Jacob and Kaitlyn have a complicated friendship, usually filled with jokes and insults towards each other. Kaitlyn even takes Jacob being dumped by Emma as material for her pestering, much to Jacob’s chagrin. However, the two were close friends since childhood. It turns out when they were younger, they practiced french kissing, which she admits that he was terrible.
Ryan[]
Jacob and Ryan have a tense relationship, often quarreling with each other. When Ryan suggests something about starting the van, Jacob mocks him, which makes Ryan frustrated. Their tension can further increase if Jacob survived up to the campfire, where he tries to take the shotgun so he can go save Emma at the island, but Ryan insists that they keep the gun so they can protect the group. As they struggle over the gun, Ryan can let go, which causes Jacob to hit himself, enraging him to the point where he attempts to strike him. However, they also have some sort of friendliness that is occasionally shown. For example, during Truth or Dare, they have some humor to each other, where Ryan can Dare him to jump over the fire pit naked, which Jacob was willing to do. Ryan can also choose to save Jacob in the Hackett basement if he wishes, which Jacob will express gratitude if it is successful.
Killed Victims[]
| Chapter | Victim | Mechanism of kill | Condition(s) |
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| 1 | Spider | Squished under foot | Jacob examines a discarded bag of chips, then hits the QTE to squish the spider. |
| Chapter | Victim | Mechanism of kill | Condition(s) |
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| 10 | Emma | Head ripped off | Chapter 1 - Jacob does not find Emma’s silver bracelet.
Chapter 4 - Emma is infected. Chapter 6 - Jacob is infected. Chapter 9 - Ryan Shoots Chris. |
Quotes[]
- Jacob: "Cool story, bro."
- — Jacob, after listening to Ryan explain the Hag of Hackett's Quarry
- Jacob: "Ryan, you fucking idiot!"
- — Jacob's last words if Ryan opens the wrong gates and causes werewolf Nick to kill Jacob
Trivia[]
- Jacob is the second most playable protagonist, tied with Kaitlyn.
- Jacob hates horror.
- Jacob is scared of spiders.
- Cŭstos is Latin for "custodian."
- Jacob has the earliest possible death in Chapter 3.
- Jacob is the only character who can die without ever gaining any awareness of the werewolves.
- Jacob’s survival is guaranteed if he is infected in Chapter 6.
- Jacob is somewhat similar to Josh Washington from Until Dawn; another game by the same creators of The Quarry. Jacob purposefully sabotages the camp van to spend one more night at Hackett's Quarry while Josh purposefully invites his friends back to Blackwood Pines in order to play a prank on them. These choices then cause the events of their respective games to occur.
- Ryan and Jacob are the only playable protagonists who can be killed by werewolf Chris.
- Jacob is the first protagonist to appear in one of the tarot cards, being encountered by Laura in the prologue
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