Jay

"Aren't some things worth paying the price for?" - Jay

Jay was the general of the Technos and he originally joined to enforce a better world. He helped to direct the invasion of the city, under the promise that Ram would make it better by opening schools and hospitals.

It later became apparent Ram only wants the city to live out his Virtual Reality fantasies. He betrays the Technos and joins the Mall Rats in taking down Ram, and later Mega. Jay however, loses his brother Ved to deletion. Jay gets into a relationship with Ebony, but they break up. After this, he gets romantically involved with Trudy and finally Amber.

The Mall Rats later encounters the forces of The Collective and discover Bray to be alive. Amber has difficulty choosing between Bray and Jay, but she finally chooses the former. Tragically, Jay dies during a battle with the Zootists and is buried on Eagle Mountain next to Zandra's grave.

Personality[]

Jay begins as a seemingly stern, hardworking, rank-three Techno, one who enjoys helping make a change in the world. He invades the city with what the Technos call "Phase 1", which is enter, and collect members of the city to go to camps. Jay lets the gathering job go to his younger brother, Ved, a more loose and carefree boy.

Jay has large hopes for the future, wanting the City to benefit by arranging Hospitals, Schools, Laws, and creating a just society where all are equals. However, the Techno Leader, Ram, sees things differently. When Ram begins work on Virtual Reality and using test subjects (such as Amber), Jay is kept in the dark, despite being Ram's General.

The Mall Rats begin to question Jay's values and morals since he appears to want to help, but has so far been ruining the lives of others. Jay claims that he doesn't know what Ram and Ved are "experimenting" with, but the rest of the Mall Rats don't believe him, save for Amber. Whenever he hears word of what may be happening, he grows angry with Ram, threatening to leave the Technos for good.

History[]

Series 4[]

Jay-4-(2) — **Jay after parachuting into the City**

Jay is Ram's general in the Technos and is renowned and respected for his brilliant strategies and practical thinking. Headstrong and possessing deep morals, this high-ranking Techno general is determined to always try and do the best thing, no matter what. He supervises all security matters for the Technos, ground operations in the city and deals with 'virts.'

Jay hopes the Technos can use their technical expertise and skills to build a better world and his relationship with Ram is sometimes marked with tension as Jay senses Ram's ultimate vision may be different to his own.

Despite being Ram’s general, this doesn’t always mean that Jay knows what is happening in Ram’s plans, and is often left in the dark. It is clear that Java is interested in Jay, but Jay is always focused on his work. He always tries to work with the city kids, to ensure a better crossover for the Techno’s rule, and even helps to reunite Ellie and Jack.

Seeing a lot of Bray within the Techno officer, it comes as no surprise that Ebony is immediately drawn to him. Behind Ram’s back, Jay soon starts a secret relationship with Ebony so that Ram does not delete them both. But the wedge between both Jay and Ram started before his relationship with Ebony, as Jay’s brother, Ved, mysteriously vanishes after facing off against the Techno leader. Jay knows that Ram was behind it, but he isn’t able to fully confront him on the issue.

Though Jay and Ebony try to keep their relationship going, it is clear that Ram wants Ebony for himself and will not take no for an answer. Ram tricks Ebony into thinking Jay had cheated on her with Amber by using image manipulation. Believing it to be true, Ebony dumps Jay to marry Ram so she may have complete power. Eventually, Ebony discovers Ram's ruse and returns to be with Jay. Ebony briefly goes undercover by continuing to pretend she is still loyal to Ram, she is forced to torture a captured Jay and watch him get hunted by the City's population.

Jay and Ebony8 — **Jay falls for Ebony**

Unwilling to take anymore, Jay and Ebony run away together in the hopes that they can be together. They stumble into the Eco tribe where Amber and Trudy had been hiding. Jay then decides he wishes to return to the City to defeat Ram, much to Ebony's disapproval. He tells Amber first, sharing a brief kiss with her as they discuss the hope for the future, and Ebony gets jealous as she senses something between the two. However, he reassures her that nothing is happening between them. Ultimately, the group are successful in their endeavours to overthrow Ram, and it seems that everything will work out well.

Series 5[]

Ebony and Jay's relationship starts to fall apart when Ebony becomes jealous and accuses him of being with Amber. All the while obsessing over her visions of Zoot and her fanatical-like antics, much similar to those of the Guardian. She begins to say she needs to spread his word, just as he did. Jay gets fed up with Ebony's paranoia and general attitude and dumps her for Amber, who rejects him.

Jay is often seen as a leaning post for Amber who is still trying to get over losing Bray after she and Jay find out that he has been "deleted". At first Amber blames Jay and immediately rejects him when he kisses her and confesses to having feelings for her, leaving Jay heartbroken. Amber leaves to visit the Eco's with Salene to have a funeral for Pride, and Jay seeks comfort in a sympathetic Trudy, who get very close and become an item. Amber returns to find Jay and Trudy in bed together, much to her dismay, as she came to confess her feelings for him.

Although Jay is with Trudy, he still has very strong feelings for Amber, since she's the main reason he sought comfort from her. During a broadcast to expose Mega, Jay and Amber steal a kiss and tell Trudy about it, leaving her upset and crushed, almost costing her and Amber's friendship. Although they feel bad about Trudy running to away to Mega, Jay and Amber nevertheless become a couple.

When Trudy does run away to Mega, she tells him about Amber and Jay and he plants a device on Amber so she will lead him to Jay. They are both caught, and Mega tries to wipe their memories. Amber's memory stays the same, because Ram saved her, but Jay had lost all his memory and after two tries of replacing it, Ram finally manages to get it back for him. Jay manages to escape on the boat with the others including Amber.

The Tribe: A New World[]

With the Mall Rats trapped on the trawler out at sea with rapidly dwindling supplies, fuel, and morale, Jay is there as a comforting presence throughout it all. He can be seen lending Amber support in her drive to lead the tribe, or smoothly breaking up potential arguments between both Ram and Lex. When it comes to light that Ram knows more than he is letting on about this mysterious Collective that he warns the Mall Rats about, it is Jay who attempts to reach out to him during their excursion on the island which the tribe have ended up on.

Little by little, Jay manages to pry information loose from the former leader of the Technos, coaxing him into telling the other Mall Rats what he knows. Eventually, this leads the Mall Rats into facing off against the Legion … which also results in the rescue of the long lost Mall Rat, Bray.

In the aftermath which follows, Jay has a quiet word with Bray, promising that he will step aside if that is his wish. Bray however, after all his experiences, can see the good man behind the uniform, and suggests that he will do the same. It seems that the decision will be left up to Amber.

The Tribe: A New Dawn[]

Both Jay and Bray are left in limbo as a distraught Amber is unable to make a clear decision concerning her heart, unable to choose between them. Though both guys try and give her the space that she needs, especially with events concerning the Collective looming over them all, the frustration however is beginning to grow out of control.

After Bray goes to scout Eloise alone after an argument with Amber, Jay decides to head after him and provide some backup. Though he is unable to catch up to Bray, Jay does spot the Zootist vessel which is heading back to the mainland, warning the Mall Rats of what is about to happen.

Returning back to where it all began, Jay continues to fight for his friends. In the final battle against the Guardian, Jay forces his way into his inner circle of elite guards in order to protect the Mall Rats. But Jay, even with his fighting skills, can not stand against so many individuals. Jay fights to the bitter end but is eventually overcome. Jay is buried on Eagle Mountain next to Zandra's grave. In an act of remembrance, Bray suggests to Amber that they rename their baby in his honor.

Gallery[]

Series 4[]

Series 5[]

Trivia[]

Many fans see Jay as the male version of Danni, more so in Series 5. When Bray didn't return, it seemed as though Jay was written to be Bray's replacement. Him getting together with Amber along with lines he says support this theory.
Jay bears resemblance to Bray in the following ways:
- Both are the "golden boys" of their 2 siblings.
- Both have a younger brother who are jealous and rebellious.
- Both were co-leaders of the Mall Rats with Amber.
- Both were chased after by Ebony, Trudy and Amber.
Although Jay left the Technos in the middle of the Series 4, he still wears the Techno uniform and bears the Techno symbol in the center of his forehead for the reminder of the show.
- However in The Tribe: A New World the markings are revealed to be tattoos, which explains why Jay and Ram had never gotten rid of their markings. Although Ram does get rid of it by scrapping it off with a rock in the aforementioned novel. This is contradicted in the show, as Siva removes all of her Techno markings when she joins the Mallrats in Series 4.
Jay is one of the three characters on the show to suffer from amnesia. The others are Tai-San and Ellie.
When Series 5 was still airing, an article was released on Tribeworld.com that teased possible storylines of how the season would end. Two of them being that Jay and Amber are distant cousins and that Jay's ex-girlfriend is revealed to be alive. None of these teases ultimately came to pass. ^[1]
Jay was voted by fans as 6th Best Hero in a 2015 poll. ^[2]
Jay is seen as one of the characters in Paul's reality space in The Tribe: Reunion manga.

References[]

[1] ttp://www.tribeworld.com/2011/tribestyle-how-will-series-5-end/

[2] ttps://thetribe.fandom.com/wiki/File:Top_10_Characters_2015.jpg

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Contents

Personality[]

History[]

Series 4[]

Series 5[]

The Tribe: A New World[]

The Tribe: A New Dawn[]

Gallery[]

Series 4[]

Series 5[]

Trivia[]

References[]

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