JACK DAW

Real Name: Jack Saw

Class: Human

Occupation: Minuteman

Group Affiliation: Minutemen

Known Relatives: David Daw (brother), unnamed father (deceased), unnamed mother

Aliases: The Monster

Base of Operations: Boston, MA

First Appearance: 100 Bullets #10 (May, 2000)

Powers: Jack Daw was a hulking man who possessed peak human strength, was skilled with firearms, and a brutal combatant.

History:  (100 Bullets #10 (fb), 35 (fb), 56 (fb), 69 (fb), 76-79 (fb)) - Cole Burns was a member of the Minutemen, the enforcers of the Trust, the 13 most rich and powerful families in America. The Minutemen took care of Roland Dietrich, covering him in gasoline and lighting a match. Graves planned this event to disband the Minutemen when the Trust approached him with a power play that would consolidate their control over the country. The Trust wanted the Minutemen gone, but Graves wanted them to view the Minutemen as having gone rogue. Afterwards he programmed the Minutemen, making them forget their lives, and giving them new one

(100 Bullets #21, 22) - Deactivated Minuteman Jack Daw drifted from job to job and fell into heroin addiction. Agent Graves approached him with a briefcase containing a dossier on the person who ruined his life, and an untraceable gun and 100 bullets. Jack Daw got high while considering Graves' offer, and while working as a security guard the band urged the fans to riot. Jack smacked one of the fans with the briefcase, and challenged the band to come at him, resulting in his dismissal. With no job he went to the Leopard Lounge, where he'd previously worked, pleading with Jase for his old job, saying he'd changed. Jase said he was unpredictable and unreliable, and advised him to leave. Jack ignored him, hitting on a woman and getting into a bloody fight with her boyfriend and his crew. Bruised and bloody he called his ex Cheryl for a place to crash. She agreed, but admitted she couldn't stand the sight of him. She was a painter and kept a nude she'd done of him, saying it was a reminder of what an awful person looked like. She complained that when they were dating she cheated and he didn't care. She hoped he would admit he did care about her, but he was already asleep. He scored from his friend Gary, and considered shooting him because he initially balked about Jack being broke before deciding he owed him a job as muscle should Gary need it. He went to see his mother, who was disappointed that he was still on drugs, and said she always saved him from whatever trouble he got himself into. They talked about his father's suicide, and she said his father was weak. He considered shooting her too, but decided against it when she gave him a load of money. Over the next few months he decided to use all the bullets he'd been given, shooting people and keeping their bodies in his basement. He scored heroin with his friend Mikey, got high again to avoid thinking about his problems and told Mikey his story about Graves. He revealed that Graves had given him a picture of himself, and he did intend to commit suicide, but only after using all other 99 bullets.

(100 Bullets #47-49) - Jack and Mikey buddied up and hit the road, destined for Atlantic City, but making a stop by Mikey's cousin first. They got pulled over, and Mikey panicked because they had open beers and joints in the ashtray, but Jack said not to worry because they were two wicked guys. The officer was suspicious of them, but when he learned Mikey was Jungle Metcalf's cousin, he told them to follow him. Officer Billy was partners with Jungle in criminal activities, who ran a wild animal park. Jungle said he had some boys coming in for business, but didn't know if they were trouble, so Billy split, worried about getting hurt. Jungle told Jack and Mikey he scared off Billy because he wanted a raucous party when the Philly boys came. Mikey and Jack got high, and Jack started at Jungle's captive tiger, fascinated. He felt a kinship, loving another creature that killed remorselessly and wasn't afraid of anything. Mikey said the tiger might be zooborn, and Jack said that was sad, not to live as you were meant to. He complained about Graves telling him to kill himself, and said he didn't deserve that. Mikey said to stop obsessing about the gun and throw it away. Jack threw the gun into the tiger cage, and stuck his arm inside, insisting the tiger show him if he was jungle or zoo. Just then the Philly boys arrived. The tiger slashed his arm good, and the Philly boys were freaked out. Jack wanted to put his arm in again, but Jungle forbade it, and had his wife Mary stitch him up. Jungle got paid by the Philly boys so they could shoot three tigers and take home heads and hide, feeling like big game hunters. Jack remembered his meeting with Graves, and how he said he saw where Jack was going with his heroin addiction, and thought he'd make the slide easier. Jack was furious, and Graves said that until he understand that he, and he alone was responsible for ruining his own life, would he avoid death by drugs or guns. Jack couldn't stand to see his new tiger friend hurt, and after the tiger was tranquilized he grabbed his gun from the cage and shot one of the Philly boys. Jungle tranqued Jack, and said his head they could have for free. Mikey wouldn't let his friend die, and shot the two remaining Philly boys. Jungle was in a daze, and told Mary to run, because the boys were connected, and once the mob found out what happened to them they'd all be marked for death. Mary came up with the plan of feeding them to the tigers, but while they went to it Billy arrived, having responded to calls about gunplay. Jungle explained the situation, and Billy, deciding Mikey was really the one at fault, shot him in the arm. He said he'd set up Mikey and Jack, making it look like they killed the boys in a carjacking. He'd "respond" and shoot the carjackers dead. Jack woke up and jumped on Billy. Jungle shot Billy in the kneecap, and they left him bleeding in the woods, with a partial hole dug with the bodies of the Philly boys in it. Officers arrived to the scene, and believed Billy responsible for everything they saw. Jack decided to get clean, and had Mikey drive him and his tiger buddy to Atlantic city. Jack let the tiger go, and no matter what happened to him he'd die free. Jack and Mikey parted ways, and Mikey said if he ever kicked heroin he'd look him up.

(100 Bullets #64) - Graves decided to check in on Jack Daw, who was now a member of an underground fight club. He was called the Jackhammer, and was known for taking massive amounts of punishment before savagely finishing off his opponents. Jack threw the briefcase at Graves, telling him to take it back, and saying it was messed up that he'd told Jack his target was himself, encouraging his suicide. Graves said he was suicidal anyway, and Jack responded that he'd kicked heroin, but Graves said he was still working on his own death by being in a fight club. Graves refused to take back the briefcase, and told Jack to either finish himself or stop acting like life wasn't worth living. Graves went to a bar for a drink, and Jack followed him. The bouncer tried to kick him out, and Jack headbutted him until he was a bloody mess. He pointed a gun at the bouncer and said he'd shoot unless Graves took the briefcase back. Graves refused, and Jack didn't kill the bouncer, but shot up the picture of himself in the dossier Graves gave him. Daw left, and Graves said he was still a passive aggressive weakling.

(100 Bullets #68, 69) - Jack came to his manager Rudy looking for more fights, and complained about being underpaid. Rudy said no one was willing to bet against him, and very few would fight him because he was undefeated and a sure thing. He advised him to take a dive during his next fight, and Jack bristled at the idea. His former Minutemen Victor Ray and Lono were in town, and Lono spread word that he wanted a fight with Jack. Victor bet a huge sum on Lono, and Rudy told him not to throw the fight. Before the match Jack prepared himself by putting a gun to his head. Lono had the triggerword 'Croatoa' tattooed on his stomach, and when the fight started Jack's memories started rushing back. He was in a daze, and Lono beat him bloody. Once his senses returned Jack gave as good as he got, and Loop was scared they'd kill each other. Victor said they were only playing, one of them felt no pain because he was messed up in the head, and all the other felt was pain, but he wasn't sure which was which. Jack won the fight, and they both lost consciousness due to their injuries, so Loop and victor loaded them up into their car.

(100 Bullets #76, 77) - Remi Rome killed Mia Simone, tossing her out a window and destroying another house of the Trust. Graves applauded his abilities as a buttonman, but told him and Burns that repercussions would be severe, and one of them might be the next to go. He reminded them Lono worked for the Trust and Wylie and Dizzy weren't affiliated with anyone at the moment. Dizzy wanted to kill Graves for making her murder Shepherd, and Wylie called Graves up, telling him to stay away from her. Lono and the Minutemen were partying at a motel when Wylie called Victor, telling him he was with Dizzy, and Victor quickly told Lono, who wanted her dead. Lono called Megan Dietrich, who'd learned of Mia Simone's death, and her attempt to put him in his place were met with vulgarity. He knew Augustus was pleased that another Trust house was gone, even though Graves was responsible, and said to keep up appearances as warlord he was going to Mexico to find Graves, knowing he wouldn't be there. Lono and the rest of the Minutemen made their way south of the border, and all of them were howling for Dizzy's blood. Cole told Graves he had no problem taking out Dizzy and Wylie if they wouldn't go with Graves' plan, and Graves said he wanted Wylie to go with them willingly. Wylie was a natural leader according to him, but Cole was his right hand man because he actually trusted him. Wylie told Mr. Branch the Minutemen were coming, and they could use Benito Medici, who was with them, as bait. Graves sent Wylie's old friend Kuchenko and his criminal friends against Wylie, who killed every one of them in a hail of gunfire.

(100 Bullets #78, 79) - .Wylie talked to Dizzy, asking her if she missed her family, but she was firmly focused on killing Graves for forcing her to do something she'd never do of her own free will. Victor arrived at their place ahead of the other Minutemen, saying Wylie could use a friend. Victor and Wylie had a sit-down about why Graves and Shepherd had chosen Lono as the Trust's new warlord. Victor said Lono was perfect because he'd never had any true allegiances, and told Wylie how Lono had him and Loop shoot but not kill Megan Dietrich so Lono would be needed by the Medicis. Wylie resolved to have a talk with Graves, and Victor promised to keep Dizzy, Branch and Benito safe. Wylie told Branch the plan was still on, and as soon as he left Victor announced he had a job to do, and none of them were safe. He threatened to execute them and asked Branch for a beer. Branch found a handgun in the beer cooler and pointed it at Victor. Wylie met Graves, Cole and Remi, who were disappointed in him for not bringing Dizzy. He claimed Graves was working for the Trust, believing an old lie, and was involved with Dizzy because of a mistake he'd made long ago. Remi didn't want to hear his elaborations and shot him dead. Branch couldn't shoot Victor, who cut one of his fingers off before brutalizing Dizzy and Benito. He left Benito behind for Lono, Loop and Jack to find, and drove off with Diz and Branch.

(100 Bullets #80) - Lono took Benito to a cheap motel and locked him in an adult booth, demanding to know why he was alive. He said Graves would probably kill his father, and Lono would probably kill Graves, but Benito should have been out of the picture the moment he met Wylie. Victor delivered Dizzy to Graves, who said he wanted a private conversation with her. Victor was not pleased with Remi for killing Wylie, and when he protested that Wylie had drawn a weapon Victor said Wylie was a better shot than him, and if he'd wanted to kill Remi he'd be dead. Branch was only being kept alive as leverage against Wylie, so Victor told Cole to clean up his mess. Cole got Branch alone, and said he should have gone to Italy when he had the chance. Graves told Dizzy, who reiterated that she was going to kill him, that Shepherd and Wylie had died not to protect her, but to keep the two of them apart. After a longer conversation Graves introduced Dizzy to Victor, Cole and Remi as the newest Minuteman.

(100 Bullets #85) - Lono, Jack and Loop went to the gym so Loop could work on his combat skills with Jack. The gym's self-defense trainer was Sophie, who immediately recognized Lono because she still had nightmares about what he'd done to her and her boyfriend. When he went for a sauna she mixed bleach and ammonia and locked him inside, telling him she'd promised herself she'd kill him if she ever saw him again. Lono choked for air for a few minutes, and then she released him. She said he was vulnerable like her, but she wasn't like him, she was a better person.

(100 Bullets #89) - Graves, Diz and Victor celebrated with some champagne, and Dizzy told Graves it seemed out of character for him. He assured her he was a happy person, despite appearances, and was pleased his plan to bring down the Trust was almost at fruition. He called Cole, who he'd tasked with Mr. Branch to meet Ronnie Rome, who'd brought the painting of the Trust's founding back to Italy. Branch was killed by Echo Memoria, and when Graves called Cole he refused to answer, handing his phone over to some homeless men with instructions to tell Graves goodbye. Graves was not pleased, but believed he could handle the situation. Cole met Jack Daw and Loop with the painting.

(100 Bullets #90-92) - Benito met with Lono, saying he wanted to celebrate his father's upcoming marriage with something special, bringing him one of the Minutemen. Lono asked alive or dead, and Benito said one alive and one dead. Lono reminded him not to treat him like hired help or he'd regret it, as Benito hadn't paid for his loyalty. Loopo, Jack and Cole met in a diner, and Cole said he'd defected from Graves because things had gotten out of control. Jack said he decided against working with Graves because he'd given him an attaché with himself as a target, and Cole agreed that was messed up. Lono called and learned that Cole had the painting of the Trust's founding the Medicis were eager to own, saying he was willing to negotiate. Lono asked for Loop on the phone, and told Loop to shoot Cole in the head right away. Former Minuteman Will Slaughter killed Mr. Rothstein, a man with connections to the CIA and FBI that supplied Graves with his attaches of 100 untraceable bullets. Slaughter informed D'arcy that Graves game was over, and they'd see how he'd react. Augustus was furious, and called Javier, suspecting him of the hit. Javier said he was happy to see Graves' power taken away, but he wasn't the one responsible. Loop reached for his gun, and Jack instinctively attacked him. Cole and Jack threw him in the trunk, and drove him out to the woods, with Cole saying they were both masterless now. Instead of shooting Loop Jack gave him a head start and let him run while he fired. Cole asked why he let Loop go, and Jack knocked him out with a roundhouse, taking the painting for Graves.

(100 Bullets #97-100) - Jack holed up in a motel, and met with Echo Memoria. Loop and Cole were on the road when they saw Jack's car parked outside a motel, and found him in bed with Echo. Cole shot Echo in the head, and a furious Jack demanded an explanation. Cole said she'd killed his friend Mr. Branch, a little guy with a lot of heart. They discussed peace with the Trust, and Cole had a feeling Augustus and Graves had been playing them since the beginning. Lono called up Loop and gave him the triggerword 'Sunny Days.' He heard Victor bust in on Jack, Cole and Loop, and they all pointed guns at each other. Lono screamed that if they killed each other they were only giving the Trust exactly what it wanted, and the situation deescalated. The Trust brokered peace, with Benito as new head of the Medici and Graves in control of the former house of Vasco, and Lono stormed the Medici compound. Cole, Jack and Loop buried Echo in the swamp, with the Trust's painting wrapped around her body, and decided to crash the Trust's meeting. Megan strangled Benito to death, and when Crete found his body Graves named Dizzy as the new head of the Minutemen and told her to investigate. The Minutemen stormed the compound, killing dozens of security, and Victor met up with his father Will Slaughter, who'd decided to stop working for the Trust because he didn't want to fight his son. Loop said he had no idea why he was still doing the Minuteman thing, and said he was out, hotwiring a car to get away. Jack Daw and Crete fought, with the battle spilling over into Augustus' alligator pond. Cole stabbed Tibo and strangled D'arcy to death, filled a room with gasoline, and waited for Megan. Lono ambushed Graves, but Dizzy shot him a number of times, and he fell out the window. Graves talked to Augustus, realizing he planned for the Trust to murder his son and Dizzy to kill the other heads so the only ones standing would be him and Graves. Graves shot Augustus dead, and the shot surprised Cole, who dropped his lighter, blowing up both himself and Megan. Dizzy said Graves moved against another member of the Trust and pulled her gun. Graves said Augustus was the one who ruined his life, compromising his principles, but allowing him to pass those principles on to others, and he pointed Dizzy's gun at his own head.

Comments: Created by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso.

Jack Daw had a cameo in 100 Bullets #26, 50.

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