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|title= Spring Heeled Jack
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|title= Spring-heeled Jack
|text= An urban legend originating in England during the 1800s, the Spring Heeled Jack was said to have clawed hands and eyes of fire. His legendary status gained popularity between 1850 and 1880 as people became fascinated with his abilities to perform daring leaps and breathe blue and white flames of fire.
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|text= An urban legend originating in England during the 1800s, the Spring-heeled Jack was said to have clawed hands and eyes of fire. His legendary status gained popularity between 1850 and 1880 as people became fascinated with his abilities to perform daring leaps and breathe blue and white flames of fire.
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]], ([[1.15 The Benders]])
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]], ([[1.15 The Benders]])
 
|source= [[Official Website]]
 
|source= [[Official Website]]
 
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==Episodes==
 
===[[1.15 The Benders]]===
 
===[[1.15 The Benders]]===
'''Sam:''' Yeah, maybe not. Except for this—Dad marked the area, Dean. Possible hunting grounds of a phantom attacker.<br>
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When [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] begin looking into the disappearance of [[Alvin Jenkins]], Dean begins to question if it is one of their type of "gigs." Sam goes on to tell him that [[John]] had marked the area as a possible hunting ground for a phantom attacker, due to the county they are in having the highest missing persons per capita in the state. Still somewhat skeptical, Dean questions this idea by pointing out phantom attackers take people from their beds, while Jenkins was taken from a parking lot. Sam goes on to correct Dean by telling him there are different types of attackers, mention Spring-heeled Jacks among the types.
'''Dean:''' Why would he even do that?<br>
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'''Sam:''' Well, he found a lot of local folklore about a dark figure that comes out at night. Grabs people, then vanishes. He found this too—this county has more missing persons per capita than anywhere else in the state.<br>
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==Apocrypha==
'''Dean:'''  That is weird.<br>
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In ''[[Supernatural: Origins]]'' [[Origins 3|#3]], a hunter named Ichi is hunting a Spring-heeled Jack, and allows the nameless [[Hunter (Origins)|Hunter]] and John to tag along with him, so John can gain some hands on experience on a hunt. The trio are able to track down the "heeler" and is believed to have been killed by Ichi. However, it soon revealed that the "heeler" was in fact a shapeshifter, that had taken on the form of a Spring-heeled Jack. When Ichi chased after it after it was injured, the shifter killed Ichi and assumed his form.
'''Sam:''' Yeah.<br>
 
'''Dean:''' Don’t phantom attackers usually snatch people from their beds? Jenkins was taken from a parking lot.<br>
 
'''Sam:''' Well, there are all kinds. You know, Spring Heeled Jacks, phantom gassers. They take people anywhere, anytime. Look, Dean, I don’t know if this is our kind of gig either.  
 
  
 
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==See also==

Latest revision as of 06:30, 11 March 2022

Spring-heeled Jack

An urban legend originating in England during the 1800s, the Spring-heeled Jack was said to have clawed hands and eyes of fire. His legendary status gained popularity between 1850 and 1880 as people became fascinated with his abilities to perform daring leaps and breathe blue and white flames of fire.

Pad of Definitions, (1.15 The Benders), Official Website

Episodes

1.15 The Benders

When Sam and Dean begin looking into the disappearance of Alvin Jenkins, Dean begins to question if it is one of their type of "gigs." Sam goes on to tell him that John had marked the area as a possible hunting ground for a phantom attacker, due to the county they are in having the highest missing persons per capita in the state. Still somewhat skeptical, Dean questions this idea by pointing out phantom attackers take people from their beds, while Jenkins was taken from a parking lot. Sam goes on to correct Dean by telling him there are different types of attackers, mention Spring-heeled Jacks among the types.

Apocrypha

In Supernatural: Origins #3, a hunter named Ichi is hunting a Spring-heeled Jack, and allows the nameless Hunter and John to tag along with him, so John can gain some hands on experience on a hunt. The trio are able to track down the "heeler" and is believed to have been killed by Ichi. However, it soon revealed that the "heeler" was in fact a shapeshifter, that had taken on the form of a Spring-heeled Jack. When Ichi chased after it after it was injured, the shifter killed Ichi and assumed his form.

See also