History VideoGame / JakAndDaxter

* HyperspaceArsenal: Collapsed versions of the Morph gun and the JET-board can be seen on jak's back after he acquires them, but where he keeps everything else from the up to ''twelve'' gun attachments to city passes to all the Precursor Orbs, Skull Gems, and even the Power Cells and Scout Flies in the first game, is a mystery.

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* {{Interquel}}: ''Daxter''

* ItemGet: The famous Power Cell dance(s) in ''TPL''.

* KnifeNut: Minor example in Torn (the Underground symbol on the map is actually his knife). Razer's also pretty handy with that butterfly knife of his.

A series of {{Platform Game}}s created by Creator/NaughtyDog for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], ''Jak and Daxter'' is centered on the escapades of the HeroicMime turned rogue turned good guy [[MyNaymeIs Jak]], who has the ability to channel [[AppliedPhlebotinum the energy substance known as Eco]], and his [[PluckyComicRelief wise-cracking,]] [[BalefulPolymorph human-turned-]][[MixAndMatchCritter ottsel]] [[WeaselMascot sidekick]], Daxter, [[NonActionGuy who usually just sits on Jak's shoulder while he does all the hard work]]. And this is just two of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many people you'll get to know throughout the series.]] So far, the series consists of:

* OurHumansAreDifferent: Jak's species has long PointyEars and natural hair colors in [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair various abnormal tones]], and some have [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation technicolor skin]]. The characters seem to be otherwise no different from humans, and are even referred to as "humans" on more than one occasion. Many characters also have slim fingers with proportionately bloated fingertips. Examples are Jak, Daxter, and Samos. This is possibly referred to when either Keira or Jak says "cross your fingers" and Daxter holds up his index and middle finders and says "ya know, I've never been able to do that". It's entirely possible that this discrepancy is an [[TheArtifact artifact concept]] from a time when the games were meant to be straight fantasy. Since the characters are infrequently referred too as human, despite clearly not being so, the most likely explanation is that the writers decided to streamline any debate about pronouns and descriptions by just calling them humans whenever it came up.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Keira's green and blue hair.
** Jak himself, while blond, has green roots, as well as his goatee and eyebrows.
** [[spoiler:His hair was all green when he was a kid.]]

* MulticoloredHair: Jak's hair has green roots. Daxter (when he was human) had blond roots that turned orange, then red. Keira's is green with blue roots.

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-->--'''Samos the Green Sage'''

* CallReceivalArea: How the whole thing began.

* CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker: Part of Haven's CyberPunk asthetic in ''Jak II'' are small projectors on street corners which display an enormous Praxis emblem and broadcast his latest propaganda announcements.

** It's perfectly possible to destroy smaller vehicles by flying under them at high speed, then moving upwards. Not very heroic if you do it on civilains, but against the Krimzon Guard...

* CerebusSyndrome: Jak 1, your standard light-hearted adventure game. As soon as Jak II starts Jak is taken prisoner and subjected to scientific experiments to try and make {{Super Soldier}}s for ''two years''. The very first words out of Jak's mouth are "I'm gonna kill Praxis!"

* ''VideoGame/JakX'': A VehicularCombat game, if the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin title didn't give any indication of that to you already.]]

* OurElvesAreDifferent / OurHumansAreDifferent: Jak's species has long PointyEars and natural hair colors in [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair various abnormal tones]], and some have [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation technicolor skin]]. The characters seem to be otherwise no different from humans, and are even referred to as "humans" on more than one occasion. Many characters also have slim fingers with proportionately bloated fingertips. Examples are Jak, Daxter, and Samos. This is possibly referred to when either Keira or Jak says "cross your fingers" and Daxter holds up his index and middle finders and says "ya know, I've never been able to do that."
** It's entirely possible that this discrepancy is an [[TheArtifact artifact concept]] from a time when the games were meant to be straight fantasy. Since the characters are infrequently referred too as human, despite clearly not being so, the most likely explanation is that the writers decided to streamline any debate about pronouns and descriptions by just calling them humans whenever it came up.
* {{Overheating}}: Happens with turret guns only.

* TownGirls: Keira (Neither) Ashelin (Butch), and Tess (Femme) in the second and third game.

* TownGirls: Tess (Femme), Keira (Neither) and Ashelin (Butch) in the second and third game.

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* ''Jak and Daxter Collection'' (HD): A collection of the first three ''Jak and Daxter'' games remastered for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita. A similar digital bundle (this time including ''Jak X'') was released digitally on the Playstation 4, however these are emulating the PS2 originals at double the resolution rather than the PS3 remasters.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: ''Jak 3'' has its tricky moments, but is much more forgiving than ''Jak II''.
* SequelDifficultySpike: ''Jak II'' is considered by far the hardest game of the trilogy, to the point of frustration for many players. The third game inverts it, by being considerably easier than its predecessor.

* OurElvesAreBetter / OurHumansAreDifferent: Jak's species has long PointyEars and natural hair colors in [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair various abnormal tones]], and some have [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation technicolor skin]]. The characters seem to be otherwise no different from humans, and are even referred to as "humans" on more than one occasion. Many characters also have slim fingers with proportionately bloated fingertips. Examples are Jak, Daxter, and Samos. This is possibly referred to when either Keira or Jak says "cross your fingers" and Daxter holds up his index and middle finders and says "ya know, I've never been able to do that."
** It's entirely possible that this discrepancy is an artifact concept from a time when the games were meant to be straight fantasy. Since the characters are infrequently referred too as human, despite clearly not being so, the most likely explanation is that the writers decided to streamline any debate about pronouns and descriptions by just calling them humans sometime.

%%* {{Adorkable}}: Daxter, definitely.

* ''Jak and Daxter Collection'' (HD): A collection of the first three ''Jak and Daxter'' games remastered for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita. A similar digital bundle (this time including ''Jak X'') was released digitally on the Playstation 4.

* Superhero Packing Heat: Jak, with his morph gun and his Eco.

* ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander''

* MeaningfulName: "Samos" is an island in Greece known for its fertility; the character is the tree-hugging Sage of Green Eco.

*** It could be interesting to note that [[spoiler:Deimos is a moon of Mars and Damas is a descendant of Mar/ named his son after Mar.]]

* BigBadDuumvirate: Gol and Maia for Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.
** Count Veger and [[spoiler:Errol]] for Jak 3: Wastelander.
** Krew (albeit posthumously [[spoiler:and through Rayn]]) and Mizo [[spoiler:(which is the alias of G.T. Blitz)]] in Jak X: Combat Racing.
** [[spoiler:Kaeden, Metal Kor's Dragon,]] in Daxter.

--> '''Daxter:''' God, I miss pants...