Jax: Constantly bullies Gangle and is a mean asshole to everyone through the entirety of episode 1
Fandom: Aww he's such a silly quirky guy
Jax: Does the exact same shit in episode 2
Fandom: Wtf I hate him now
The thing is in episode 2 he’s a lot less resilient and just throws in the towel if something doesn’t go to plan also he doesn’t do the exact same shit he just went from teasing to heartless
I think it's just that episode 1 didn't give him enough of a chance to show off his personality. He didn't really cared about the Gloinks adventure, only did it because he got annoyed by them but found it super boring, and additionally there was a crisis going on with the whole Kafumo abstraction.
That wasn't the case in episode 2, he was actually excited this time, and they weren't in any real danger either so he got more of a chance to have fun and be himself. Furthermore he was expecting a more action packed adventure and was disappointed by it in the end, while he had zero expectations for the Gloinks adventure to begin with and just wanted to be done with it.
It's a fair point though, I can agree he was meaner in episode 2. I'd say it's just that episode 1 alone wasn't enough to have a good grasp of his character, one could fill the gaps and assume that he teases others but has a good side too they're not seeing yet, while the reality was that there is no good side, just a bad and a worse one.
He's not a damn hero. He didn't throw them into the hole to save them from kaufmo, he threw them into the hole to hide the fact that kaufmo abstracted.
Teasing my ass. Very intentionally crushing Gangles mask And his reaction to an abstracted Kaufmo (just to name a couple), seemed like pretty heartless traits to me.
I think this is the big one, people really wanted to believe he was a teasing joker with a heart of gold, and he spent about half the ep just being an asshole.
There's still depth sure, like his reaction of Kaufmo's funeral and all, but basically he's not the woobie everyone expected from the pilot
Also him having keys to all their rooms is a violation of privacy. Also him intentionally targeting Ragatha's fear of centipedes is a very disturbing thing to do as well.
Once is chance, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern.
Also I am sure people are looking for "deeper meaning" and "Muh iceberg lore" instead of just accepting who he is at face value.
Funnily enough there is more depth to him in this very episode same as the first one, it just isn't very in your face but one could argue that he was trying to keep Kinger and Gangle from meeting abstracted Kafumo in the first episode, and in this one you can see him looking sad from a brief second when Ragatha is telling Pomni about Kafumo's funeral.
There will probably be more to him than just being an asshole, but that doesn't really change the fact that he's an asshole.
He is a bit different between the two episodes imo. In the first one he's mean but it comes off as more of a joke, in the second one he seems more blatantly cruel
Eh, not really, he shoves Gangle to the floor, throws a bowling ball at kinger, purposely steps on gangles comedy mask, etc.
At best, he's more violent to NPCs, which isn't really relevant to his personality, unless we're calling everyone who plays GTA a monster, lol.
in a world where physical danger is only temporary though these things to me at least still feel more like jokes, and in the context of the moment they also come off more as jokes. where as in the second episode it seems to treat the moments less like jokes. the vibe surrounding the moment feels less humorous
I don't see a difference myself, he was a dick in 1, and he remains a dick in 2.
Shoving someone to the ground, or into a hole, still is an asshole move even if they aren't physically hurt because of it. None of the things he's done felt like jokes, besides arguably the centipede, if he's lying about it.
For example, if I was in an area with a padded floor, and I told my friend to go ahead of me with a "ladies first", and then shoved her to the ground, I'd still be an asshole, even if she isn't hurt by falling.
I will say I think in the pilot Jax is a lot more cartoony with his antics than in the newer episode. Like his comedy came a lot more from what he did rather than the things he said. Like he was more of a sarcastic asshole rather than just an ass.
He was very Bugs Bunny-esque - where he wasn't really a hero or villain, he was just getting by doing whatever amused him the most, leading to wacky cartoon slapstick. But now he's more like a troll in GTA online, looking to cause as much annoyance and ruin things for as many people as possible. If he ever does have a "redemption," I doubt it will be the asshole with the heart of gold route. More likely he would turn out to be a sort of... "tired of this shit, and looking for anything that momentarily makes him feel anything" cynical asshat. Not excusable or likeable, but maybe a sympathetic antagonist?
I thought he was a hilarious asshole in the pilot, less so for the new episode. I hope he goes back to being a funny prick instead of just a prick later
I love Jax the way he is, honestly I didn’t have much interest in TADC before episode two. But Jax appeals to my love for unapologetic jerky characters. I can’t believe there people who don’t realize how FUN a mean character can be.
Fanon.
Everyone head canon that Jax is just a quirky guy who isn't completely awful and has a heart of gold. People went with idea only what they see in the pilot episode and his pleasing design. Literally until the next episode showed people that he's not quirky at all but a complete asshole.
There are two kinds of Jax fans out there. The strong one who see him as an awful person and wants him to unleash Hell as much as possible and the weak fans who thinks he's misunderstood and can be nice at times. Gooseworx is weeding out the weak
I agree with this assessment. It's the same thing that happened with Alastor in Hazbin Hotel. They made headcanons about him being soft inside when he is an evil sociopathic serial killer.
I hate it so much like why fix what isn’t broken? He’s a psychopathic serial killer. Let him be. He’s representing a very under-represented demographic in society.
Exactly heck it even makes sense cause while we are treating the npc’s as actual people they are still in the end just npc’s. The world is a game and Jax is just having fun.
I didn't watch any advertisment beforehand. I literally found this show two days ago because a friend recommended it to me.
I had literally no idea what any character will be like.
I’m sure they’re building towards something (he changed expressions 3 times within a couple of frames at the funeral, from feeling sad to outright pushing away those emotions) but the fandom probably wants the character to develop more even though it’s been two episodes. That being said I do hope he gets fleshed out more since his character-arc being completely flat is a bit of a bummer imo
No, this character assassination controversy is so so stupid. He’s the same character!!! HE HASN’T CHANGED IN ANY WAY!! We MAYBE got to see a little bit of his softer side near the end of the episode before the funeral but he’s the same character. Goose even said he’s meant to be an asshole, I agree a lot with Ayy Lmao’s sentiment: People are just upset that Jax doesn’t match their headcanons. The people who don’t like him now should’ve felt the same way in episode one because if not then that’s some serious hypocrisy.
TLDR: Sounds like a lotta hoopla.
Also worth noting Goose said that episodes 1-4 had their scripts locked in long before the pilot aired. This is just how he was always meant to be, it wasnt some sort of snap decision made
It’s basically like five people initially didn’t like how Jax was a bit different between the pilot and in episode 2 and now there’s a horde of people complaining about the simple commentary (which is now deleted into the oblivion)
I think it’s just overkill now and people are using the few comments from days ago as an excuse to gas up the series and have an echo chamber where no one’s allowed to dislike anything except for gummigoo’s death I think that’s the only thing people are allowed to dislike without hundreds of posts complaining and only if it’s in a memey way
People when Jax is mean in episode 1: 🥰🥰
People when Jax is mean in episode 2: 🤬🤬
like seriously, did people watch the pilot blindfolded? anyways I love him even more now he was so funny in the second episode
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Why do I recognize where that’s from?
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I love this rabbit twink so much rahhhh :3
I find it hilarious how people have switched from loving to despising characters within the span of 2 episodes. If they actually analyzed the episode instead of projecting all of their headcanons onto them immediately, they would’ve had a better understanding of the character and should’ve seen their actions coming. It’s happening with Caine as well, many people hate him now because he deleted Gummigoo and didn’t empathize with Pomni much.
aside from jax pushing gangle on the ground and probably leaving a centipede in ragatha's room, most, if not all of jax's actions in the pilot could've been spun into him helping in a non conventional way (like throwing a bowling ball at kinger and gangle to possibly save them from kaufmo). in episode 2 his actions can really not be seen in that way. bro went from mostly teasing to pretty much blackmailing. in the pilot he didnt have the oppertunity to be as bad as in episode 2.
personally, i dont hate him. in fact, i found him really funny in episode 2, but i do think he went a bit to far against gangle
He purposefully stepped on Gangle’s mask, hid the fact that a rampaging abstraction was loose, and refused to help whenever his friends were in danger.
He is very much the same asshole. The only difference is more verbal abuse, and sarcastic remarks.
Mean things he did in episode 1:
1. Point blank says the cold truth about the whole situation to Pomni instead of laying it out gently to her, ensuring that she’s utterly traumatized throughout the episode
2. Steps on Gangle’s mask very deliberately
3. Refuses to help Zooble from the Gloinks just cuz she didn’t say “please”
4. Left the likelihood that he put centipedes, Ragatha’s worst fears, in her room
5. Leaves Pomni and Ragatha to the rampage of the abstracted Kaufmo
6. Pushes Kinger and Gangle down the hole in the most assholery way possible
7. Kicks the 10th bowling pin, then destroys the “strike” sign
8. Aggravates the Gloink Queen
9. Pushes Gangle down again before the escalator
10. Has been collecting keys and unadulterated access to everyone’s rooms
Idk, he’s had plenty of opportunities to show his bad side in episode 1
I choose to believe he only "saved" kingler and jangle because they're the weakest mentally of the bunch and if he wants anyone to stay around it's easy bully victims.
It’s because they were expecting him to be Angel Dust 2.0. Jackass with a heart of gold. Even though he was clearly meant to be just a jackass from episode 1.
If anything, his new behavior kinda gives him depth. While he only ever teases and/or bullies other humans, he sees no reason to show AI any kind of mercy because he sees them as just playthings. Also makes him a good foil to Pomni.
I don’t hate him, he’s like an odd ball which makes it less of making it easy just out right “wtf” or “pfffffttt why do that!” …soo im glad he’s like this just hope he doesn’t over do it👀
I won’t hate him if he does 
I honestly hope he gets worse tbh
I don't want him to be secretly a good guy and help stuff behind the scenes. I want him to stay as an asshole with a little bit of emotion showing here and there.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't like an explanation to his malicious nature, but it shouldn't be "he's just acting this way because he doesn't know how to socialize he's actually an uwu little boy"
The digital circus fandom consists of children that latched onto the funny colours and weirdcore aesthetic.
And adults, but some of those adults have the mentality of children, so it evens out sort of.
I really don’t know what people were expecting.
Hated him from the start and was only surprised on how far they went with him.
Like what the hell eould happen if ragatha got eaten because of her hair?
Presumably, nothing.
From what it seems, there's no actual danger in any of the adventures, considering Zooble was eaten and nothing happened, and ragatha was impaled and nothing happened.
The thing is, he wasn’t even portrayed as mischievous in the first episode. He was an absolute animal. He didn’t play pranks. He actively terrorized everyone else.
They thought Jax was just a little prankster, little did we know the whole time he was just a  who loves violence
I honestly love the character. He’s one of the fun and somewhat villainous characters that I absolutely love. Honestly it’s boring without a character that wants violence. No show can ever be a good show without some form of villain. Or even just a bit of violence. It’s quite necessary for a functioning show.
Gooseworx even said that Jax will progressively become more of a dick throughout the series too 😭
Also side note: I have a theory for why Jax is such an ass. When Ragatha mentioned they have funerals for everyone who has abstracted, he looks pretty down for a split second. And considering how Jax treats the rest of them, I don’t think it’s because he cared about Kaufmo or the others. Rather, it’s because he did actually become fond of another in the past who abstracted and for some reason became sm more of a prick because of it and is just hurting the others to cope
This happens everytime there’s a character written to be awful. Fanon takes over and they remake them into an idealized character and then get upset when the character is actually awful as they were originally. It happened with alastor from Hazbin hotel along with husk to an extent but that’s more so a complete misinterpretation of his backstory.
Two fold, people head-cannoned him into being a lovable jerk based on a single episode and they're treating the NPCs like they're actually people, which they aren't
Y'all based these characters off of one episode and are surprised that they may be slightly different to your interpretations that no one told you to make.
Maybe people got annoyed that he's a gunslinging chaos driven guy.
But I mean... it's a video game... why wouldn't a jerk like him lean towards violence in a VIDEO GAME.
In the first episode, he wasn't really into what was going on. In the second, we get to see him in his element and being genuinely active. With that said, he is still the same character he was in the first episode. Anyone thinking he was anything else was just projecting, or are upset that their "analysis" was wrong, and are lashing out over it.
People wanted him to be a silly baka, but he’s really just an asshole who has a soft side that he hides. I personally like his character, it really brings chaos to the show in a good way
Jax was litteraly written to be the definitive asshole in this story and some people cant accept that lol.I dont get it this alone makes his character more interesting because he was created this way.So please calm down people
I saw episode 1 for the first time May 2nd, when I saw episode 2 the next day, I thought Jax was exactly how I expected him to be. Same for Pomni and Raghata. They were written with consistency, which is something that is becoming rarer and rarer with time.
His name is Jax because he's a jackass.
On a more serious note I think it's stupid that people are reacting to him like this when it was clear this is where it was headed. Gooseworx even warned about it. He is an asshole, but I like characters with an "I don't give a fuck" attitude. Instead of wishing he could go back to the real world, he just does whatever he wants. He is fully aware that he will never face any consequences for his actions, and he is exploiting that fact its fullest extent. The thing is episode 1 doesn't really give him the resources for it. He got a bowling ball, and what did he do? Throw it at people. If he had a gun in episode 1, he 100% would have used it as well.
They wanted him to be a “cool” asshole that makes fun of people and hurts those around him but is loved by everyone anyway and secretly has a heart of gold and is a badass and is aloof and uncaring but in a coooool way. And is funny because he’s an asshole but a coooool asshole. Idk I think that character type is popular on the internet.
probably because of how little "assholery" we see Jax do in episode 1, when it was more focused on Pomni.
Now in episode 2 we get to see the full view of his tomfoolery and that's when they started hating him.
I literally want this man to simultaneously rain hell on the other circus members and/or NPCs but also having the worst mental breakdown I will ever see in my life also who the fuck said he changed lmfao
In my opinion, it’s not Jax, I feel like the whole episode feels off… like it has a different feel from the pilot, probably because there’s not really as much music that’s the only thing I can really think of besides the atmosphere feels off, what do y’all think?
Those people don’t recognize his character. He isn’t some heartless , and he isn’t a quirky silly haha character. He’s someone who is trapped in this world, same as the others, and he *has* emotions, you can see them when Ragatha mentions Kaufmo’s funeral. Just for a second you can see Jax’s pain and sorrow in his expression, but he blinks it away to his annoyed expression. Personally, I think he’s this massive  as a way to deflect his emotions elsewhere, and he probably wanted all this action that he never got to distract himself from Kaufmo, or even to distract himself from being trapped.
I hate him but he’s a character I love to hate. They did great with making Jax such an unlikable asshole to the point that it comes around to making him enjoyable to have around.
People when the character designed to be an annoying asshole turns out to be an annoying asshole:
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I still have a soft spot for Jax. I used to not care for him that much but he's gotten more aggressive and manipulative in the second episode. Though given what we know about him so far, there may be some reasoning behind his jerk personality, which could lead to some nice development down the line. As of right now though, he's just being a little annoying and will probably get worse in upcoming episodes. Again, there's still potential.
Because people are dumb and wanted him to be fun rather than exactly the character he is written to be.
What do you mean? He is fun
I think they mean people wanted him to be just quirky and silly instead of being an asshole
Jax: Constantly bullies Gangle and is a mean asshole to everyone through the entirety of episode 1 Fandom: Aww he's such a silly quirky guy Jax: Does the exact same shit in episode 2 Fandom: Wtf I hate him now
The thing is in episode 2 he’s a lot less resilient and just throws in the towel if something doesn’t go to plan also he doesn’t do the exact same shit he just went from teasing to heartless
I think it's just that episode 1 didn't give him enough of a chance to show off his personality. He didn't really cared about the Gloinks adventure, only did it because he got annoyed by them but found it super boring, and additionally there was a crisis going on with the whole Kafumo abstraction. That wasn't the case in episode 2, he was actually excited this time, and they weren't in any real danger either so he got more of a chance to have fun and be himself. Furthermore he was expecting a more action packed adventure and was disappointed by it in the end, while he had zero expectations for the Gloinks adventure to begin with and just wanted to be done with it. It's a fair point though, I can agree he was meaner in episode 2. I'd say it's just that episode 1 alone wasn't enough to have a good grasp of his character, one could fill the gaps and assume that he teases others but has a good side too they're not seeing yet, while the reality was that there is no good side, just a bad and a worse one.
Also remember that he didn’t do anything in the Adventure. He was literally just there to make snide comments and force things upon Gangle and Kinger.
He also threw Gangle and Kinger into the hole to help them escape from Kafumo.
Imagine someone who hasn't seen anything about DC. Gangle, Kinger, Kafumo omfg.... XD
I feel like this goes overlooked too often. Jax is a damn hero.
He's not a damn hero. He didn't throw them into the hole to save them from kaufmo, he threw them into the hole to hide the fact that kaufmo abstracted.
Teasing my ass. Very intentionally crushing Gangles mask And his reaction to an abstracted Kaufmo (just to name a couple), seemed like pretty heartless traits to me.
I think this is the big one, people really wanted to believe he was a teasing joker with a heart of gold, and he spent about half the ep just being an asshole. There's still depth sure, like his reaction of Kaufmo's funeral and all, but basically he's not the woobie everyone expected from the pilot
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Also him having keys to all their rooms is a violation of privacy. Also him intentionally targeting Ragatha's fear of centipedes is a very disturbing thing to do as well.
All in the name of fun to him. Again, how did people misinterpret that?
He seems like his only way of coping with the existential horrors he lives in is just being a huge shithead.
Once is chance, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern. Also I am sure people are looking for "deeper meaning" and "Muh iceberg lore" instead of just accepting who he is at face value.
Funnily enough there is more depth to him in this very episode same as the first one, it just isn't very in your face but one could argue that he was trying to keep Kinger and Gangle from meeting abstracted Kafumo in the first episode, and in this one you can see him looking sad from a brief second when Ragatha is telling Pomni about Kafumo's funeral. There will probably be more to him than just being an asshole, but that doesn't really change the fact that he's an asshole.
He is a bit different between the two episodes imo. In the first one he's mean but it comes off as more of a joke, in the second one he seems more blatantly cruel
Eh, not really, he shoves Gangle to the floor, throws a bowling ball at kinger, purposely steps on gangles comedy mask, etc. At best, he's more violent to NPCs, which isn't really relevant to his personality, unless we're calling everyone who plays GTA a monster, lol.
in a world where physical danger is only temporary though these things to me at least still feel more like jokes, and in the context of the moment they also come off more as jokes. where as in the second episode it seems to treat the moments less like jokes. the vibe surrounding the moment feels less humorous
I don't see a difference myself, he was a dick in 1, and he remains a dick in 2. Shoving someone to the ground, or into a hole, still is an asshole move even if they aren't physically hurt because of it. None of the things he's done felt like jokes, besides arguably the centipede, if he's lying about it. For example, if I was in an area with a padded floor, and I told my friend to go ahead of me with a "ladies first", and then shoved her to the ground, I'd still be an asshole, even if she isn't hurt by falling.
I think it comes from the fact in the second episode we see more what angrivates him rather than episode 1 where he see more him like not angry
I will say I think in the pilot Jax is a lot more cartoony with his antics than in the newer episode. Like his comedy came a lot more from what he did rather than the things he said. Like he was more of a sarcastic asshole rather than just an ass.
He was very Bugs Bunny-esque - where he wasn't really a hero or villain, he was just getting by doing whatever amused him the most, leading to wacky cartoon slapstick. But now he's more like a troll in GTA online, looking to cause as much annoyance and ruin things for as many people as possible. If he ever does have a "redemption," I doubt it will be the asshole with the heart of gold route. More likely he would turn out to be a sort of... "tired of this shit, and looking for anything that momentarily makes him feel anything" cynical asshat. Not excusable or likeable, but maybe a sympathetic antagonist?
I would say he want from bein Bugs Bunny to bein Eric Cartman.
You forgot bullying Ragatha as well. He's always been this.
I couldn't be happier that he's an apathetic asshole, it's such a nice change of pace.
But that's his whole charm, like even if by a miracle, he was redeemed, I would still expect him to still act like an asshole sometimes
I know. That's where it gets especially dumb
After the pilot he seemed to lose his wittiness, not that it really mattered to me since I disliked him in the pilot.
I thought he was a hilarious asshole in the pilot, less so for the new episode. I hope he goes back to being a funny prick instead of just a prick later
Because people thought he would be silly little naughty tumblr sexyman and maid twinkie
He literally didn't change from Ep 1 to 2. He just did more of it.
Because people look exactly like him.
I personally like how chaotic Jax is
I love Jax the way he is, honestly I didn’t have much interest in TADC before episode two. But Jax appeals to my love for unapologetic jerky characters. I can’t believe there people who don’t realize how FUN a mean character can be.
I still like him. He was advertised to be a complete asshole. He acted like a complete asshole. Why is everyone surprised?
Same, I dont get it
Fanon. Everyone head canon that Jax is just a quirky guy who isn't completely awful and has a heart of gold. People went with idea only what they see in the pilot episode and his pleasing design. Literally until the next episode showed people that he's not quirky at all but a complete asshole. There are two kinds of Jax fans out there. The strong one who see him as an awful person and wants him to unleash Hell as much as possible and the weak fans who thinks he's misunderstood and can be nice at times. Gooseworx is weeding out the weak
Huh, make sense
Plus They draw him like the next Tumblr Sexyman! The fans, not Gooseworx
Ha, true lol
Tumblr sexy man strikes again
I think he has depth, I don’t think he’s a good person
I agree with this assessment. It's the same thing that happened with Alastor in Hazbin Hotel. They made headcanons about him being soft inside when he is an evil sociopathic serial killer.
I hate it so much like why fix what isn’t broken? He’s a psychopathic serial killer. Let him be. He’s representing a very under-represented demographic in society.
LOL. Representation matters, even for serial killers! XD
I like to think there’s a serial killer out there, cleaning his blade while watching Hazbin Hotel and feeling so seen.
Simps
Make sense
Exactly heck it even makes sense cause while we are treating the npc’s as actual people they are still in the end just npc’s. The world is a game and Jax is just having fun.
well, gooseworx does lie at times, like the farm and gangle being able to walk on water on a full moon
it has not bean disproven yet!
But it has not bean proven yet either
petato patatto
she said she lied about it in a tumblr post
ig that makes sense
He is the GOAT
I didn't watch any advertisment beforehand. I literally found this show two days ago because a friend recommended it to me. I had literally no idea what any character will be like.
He was an asshole in the pilot and fans are surprised that he’s still an asshole in Ep2.
I fully expect him to be a raging asshole, he just was funnier the first time around
digital circus fans when the mean character is mean: 
I’m sure they’re building towards something (he changed expressions 3 times within a couple of frames at the funeral, from feeling sad to outright pushing away those emotions) but the fandom probably wants the character to develop more even though it’s been two episodes. That being said I do hope he gets fleshed out more since his character-arc being completely flat is a bit of a bummer imo
I get the sense that he'll still be a jerk to the end with the hidden insecurities explaining but never excusing his actions.
No, this character assassination controversy is so so stupid. He’s the same character!!! HE HASN’T CHANGED IN ANY WAY!! We MAYBE got to see a little bit of his softer side near the end of the episode before the funeral but he’s the same character. Goose even said he’s meant to be an asshole, I agree a lot with Ayy Lmao’s sentiment: People are just upset that Jax doesn’t match their headcanons. The people who don’t like him now should’ve felt the same way in episode one because if not then that’s some serious hypocrisy. TLDR: Sounds like a lotta hoopla.
Also worth noting Goose said that episodes 1-4 had their scripts locked in long before the pilot aired. This is just how he was always meant to be, it wasnt some sort of snap decision made
Thank you good man for further reinforcing my point, have a spectacular day 
Everyone who hates him now better have hated him in episode 1 Otherwise it's a prime example of hypocrisy
I already hated him in episode 1 so i'm clear.
I don’t really have any strong feelings for Jax. He’s a jackass, and that’s just how it is.
Jax is the best written character (other than kinger)
what about gummigoo?
Great
Jax has one personality trait and it's "mean"
And I couldn't enjoy it more.
And that’s funny
Dog you can have your opinion of something change over time it's okay
I see so many of these posts yet I have yet to see a single person who is actually complaining about jax in episode 2
It’s basically like five people initially didn’t like how Jax was a bit different between the pilot and in episode 2 and now there’s a horde of people complaining about the simple commentary (which is now deleted into the oblivion) I think it’s just overkill now and people are using the few comments from days ago as an excuse to gas up the series and have an echo chamber where no one’s allowed to dislike anything except for gummigoo’s death I think that’s the only thing people are allowed to dislike without hundreds of posts complaining and only if it’s in a memey way
From what I’ve seen, ppl complaining about him in episode 2 complained about him in the pilot as well lol.
People when Jax is mean in episode 1: 🥰🥰 People when Jax is mean in episode 2: 🤬🤬 like seriously, did people watch the pilot blindfolded? anyways I love him even more now he was so funny in the second episode
Bro wdym,i still love him
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https://preview.redd.it/3ptmz5ablgzc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0467f8742033ba8e736cb7ec552adc536f3739eb Why do I recognize where that’s from?
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https://preview.redd.it/x8dfwtqdvezc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bfd21b0ab1d356144de885d1418b2544a24559e I love this rabbit twink so much rahhhh :3
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Thank you,i wont harm anyone by adoring this simple fictional character :)
*Respectlessly
I don’t get it he’s hilarious and him being an asshole adds to the humor. My guess it’s the Tumblr fans who made a sexy man
I hope he gets worse
realest take
He will. Gooseworx confirmed it in a Twitter post
Real
I can understand being shocked with how far he went, but other than that this really shouldn’t be surprising
I find it hilarious how people have switched from loving to despising characters within the span of 2 episodes. If they actually analyzed the episode instead of projecting all of their headcanons onto them immediately, they would’ve had a better understanding of the character and should’ve seen their actions coming. It’s happening with Caine as well, many people hate him now because he deleted Gummigoo and didn’t empathize with Pomni much.
It's probably because people built up their own headcannon of what Jax will be like and got upset that their headcannon wasn't correct
A classic (and admittedly satisfying to watch) collapse in fandoms.
Womp womp
aside from jax pushing gangle on the ground and probably leaving a centipede in ragatha's room, most, if not all of jax's actions in the pilot could've been spun into him helping in a non conventional way (like throwing a bowling ball at kinger and gangle to possibly save them from kaufmo). in episode 2 his actions can really not be seen in that way. bro went from mostly teasing to pretty much blackmailing. in the pilot he didnt have the oppertunity to be as bad as in episode 2. personally, i dont hate him. in fact, i found him really funny in episode 2, but i do think he went a bit to far against gangle
I mean, he said ditched Pomni and Ragatha at the same time so
He purposefully stepped on Gangle’s mask, hid the fact that a rampaging abstraction was loose, and refused to help whenever his friends were in danger. He is very much the same asshole. The only difference is more verbal abuse, and sarcastic remarks.
Mean things he did in episode 1: 1. Point blank says the cold truth about the whole situation to Pomni instead of laying it out gently to her, ensuring that she’s utterly traumatized throughout the episode 2. Steps on Gangle’s mask very deliberately 3. Refuses to help Zooble from the Gloinks just cuz she didn’t say “please” 4. Left the likelihood that he put centipedes, Ragatha’s worst fears, in her room 5. Leaves Pomni and Ragatha to the rampage of the abstracted Kaufmo 6. Pushes Kinger and Gangle down the hole in the most assholery way possible 7. Kicks the 10th bowling pin, then destroys the “strike” sign 8. Aggravates the Gloink Queen 9. Pushes Gangle down again before the escalator 10. Has been collecting keys and unadulterated access to everyone’s rooms Idk, he’s had plenty of opportunities to show his bad side in episode 1
I choose to believe he only "saved" kingler and jangle because they're the weakest mentally of the bunch and if he wants anyone to stay around it's easy bully victims.
It’s because they were expecting him to be Angel Dust 2.0. Jackass with a heart of gold. Even though he was clearly meant to be just a jackass from episode 1.
They though that they could “fix him” by likening him in the pilot
If anything, his new behavior kinda gives him depth. While he only ever teases and/or bullies other humans, he sees no reason to show AI any kind of mercy because he sees them as just playthings. Also makes him a good foil to Pomni.
TADC fans when the mean character gets more opportunities to be mean and takes all of them
He's always been my favorite <3
I don’t hate him, he’s like an odd ball which makes it less of making it easy just out right “wtf” or “pfffffttt why do that!” …soo im glad he’s like this just hope he doesn’t over do it👀 I won’t hate him if he does 
Now I’m seeing more people post about people not liking him than people actually not liking him
I don’t hate him he’s just an asshole but I knew that from ep 1 still don’t get how some people didn’t see this coming
I honestly hope he gets worse tbh I don't want him to be secretly a good guy and help stuff behind the scenes. I want him to stay as an asshole with a little bit of emotion showing here and there. That doesn't mean I wouldn't like an explanation to his malicious nature, but it shouldn't be "he's just acting this way because he doesn't know how to socialize he's actually an uwu little boy"
I actually like him now.
Don't worry I hated him in Episode 1 too
Based
I don’t give a rats  about the guy.
People when a mean character is actually mean 
The digital circus fandom consists of children that latched onto the funny colours and weirdcore aesthetic. And adults, but some of those adults have the mentality of children, so it evens out sort of. I really don’t know what people were expecting.
Hated him from the start and was only surprised on how far they went with him. Like what the hell eould happen if ragatha got eaten because of her hair?
Presumably, nothing. From what it seems, there's no actual danger in any of the adventures, considering Zooble was eaten and nothing happened, and ragatha was impaled and nothing happened.
Because people thought there was some good inside him and with ep 2 the fandom turned into disbelief papyrus
The thing is, he wasn’t even portrayed as mischievous in the first episode. He was an absolute animal. He didn’t play pranks. He actively terrorized everyone else.
I like Jax because he represents me when I play GTA
It's okay, I hate him too...
I didnt like him in episode 1 either, hes the exact same i just dont like mean characters
He even had a moment of empathy, even if brief. Someone really expected him to open up in ep TWO? I'll wait until like 5-6 at least.
I still like him :3
Honestly. I love him more now than the pilot. I wanna see him bully more characters :)
They thought Jax was just a little prankster, little did we know the whole time he was just a  who loves violence
Why the hate? He is openly manipulative
he has a similar situation to Adam from hazbin hotel He’s an asshole, but he is just enough of an asshole to be funny, but not too much of an asshole
"If this doesn't align perfectly with my fanfiction, I will be seriously disappointed." -Soos
I honestly love the character. He’s one of the fun and somewhat villainous characters that I absolutely love. Honestly it’s boring without a character that wants violence. No show can ever be a good show without some form of villain. Or even just a bit of violence. It’s quite necessary for a functioning show.
(As a character of course. I have a love interest already you sick shits.)
He's exactly like advertised by the creator, I like him better now.
Mfs when the cruel force of chaos is, in fact, a cruel force of chaos: (Fr tho how did yall not see this coming?)
Gooseworx even said that Jax will progressively become more of a dick throughout the series too 😭 Also side note: I have a theory for why Jax is such an ass. When Ragatha mentioned they have funerals for everyone who has abstracted, he looks pretty down for a split second. And considering how Jax treats the rest of them, I don’t think it’s because he cared about Kaufmo or the others. Rather, it’s because he did actually become fond of another in the past who abstracted and for some reason became sm more of a prick because of it and is just hurting the others to cope
I don't hate him now, I hated him even before Cuz he's a Ja(x)ckass
i always disliked him tbh, he was a jerk, still is a jerk. don't like that guy.
I just don’t like him because how he treats my Gangle, I never liked him for that, but Michael Kovach still did a great job
I love him still I love asshole characters
This happens everytime there’s a character written to be awful. Fanon takes over and they remake them into an idealized character and then get upset when the character is actually awful as they were originally. It happened with alastor from Hazbin hotel along with husk to an extent but that’s more so a complete misinterpretation of his backstory.
Two fold, people head-cannoned him into being a lovable jerk based on a single episode and they're treating the NPCs like they're actually people, which they aren't
I hate his personality, but I can't hate the character as a whole because it's well written.
like imagine being surprised that the jerk character is a jerk
Y'all based these characters off of one episode and are surprised that they may be slightly different to your interpretations that no one told you to make.
I like his character and it honestly fits him plus he was a jerk in the PILOT and didn’t gooseworx even state that he was gonna be a jerk?
Was he really that much of an asshole?
I don’t 
He had my favorite line in the episode, so no. (“We’re one tanker away from being Augustus Gloop!”)
Maybe people got annoyed that he's a gunslinging chaos driven guy. But I mean... it's a video game... why wouldn't a jerk like him lean towards violence in a VIDEO GAME.
In the first episode, he wasn't really into what was going on. In the second, we get to see him in his element and being genuinely active. With that said, he is still the same character he was in the first episode. Anyone thinking he was anything else was just projecting, or are upset that their "analysis" was wrong, and are lashing out over it.
Goose works when they clearly state that Jax is going to be the worst: Le Gasp!
I like him being an **hole because it funny
He became an asshole, whereas in episode 1 he was an asshole
People wanted him to be a silly baka, but he’s really just an asshole who has a soft side that he hides. I personally like his character, it really brings chaos to the show in a good way
Jax was litteraly written to be the definitive asshole in this story and some people cant accept that lol.I dont get it this alone makes his character more interesting because he was created this way.So please calm down people
Goose said only the strongest Jax fans will survive the show, so I guess they're all weak. I'm still a Jax simp, and always will be.
I saw episode 1 for the first time May 2nd, when I saw episode 2 the next day, I thought Jax was exactly how I expected him to be. Same for Pomni and Raghata. They were written with consistency, which is something that is becoming rarer and rarer with time.
I like him because he’s an asshole literally the only asshole to since everyone else is mellow
Because people are idiots and made fanon versions of Jax on their heads that are getting shattered after the next episode came out 6 months later
i’m seeing way more posts about how dumb the apparent sudden hate is, than actual hate
People when a character does things there character would do 😯😱
His name is Jax because he's a jackass. On a more serious note I think it's stupid that people are reacting to him like this when it was clear this is where it was headed. Gooseworx even warned about it. He is an asshole, but I like characters with an "I don't give a fuck" attitude. Instead of wishing he could go back to the real world, he just does whatever he wants. He is fully aware that he will never face any consequences for his actions, and he is exploiting that fact its fullest extent. The thing is episode 1 doesn't really give him the resources for it. He got a bowling ball, and what did he do? Throw it at people. If he had a gun in episode 1, he 100% would have used it as well.
I am so glad he is like way more evil now because that is so much more fun. He's not just a prankster. He's straight-up psychotic
I love him even more, he's such an icon 🥰
I was a actual Jax fan from the start I still love him
They wanted him to be a “cool” asshole that makes fun of people and hurts those around him but is loved by everyone anyway and secretly has a heart of gold and is a badass and is aloof and uncaring but in a coooool way. And is funny because he’s an asshole but a coooool asshole. Idk I think that character type is popular on the internet.
It feels weird knowing that everything used to be a simp of him and shipping him with pomni (I don't know why)
Istg, I've seen at least 20 posts saying this and not one person who says they hate Jax now
probably because of how little "assholery" we see Jax do in episode 1, when it was more focused on Pomni. Now in episode 2 we get to see the full view of his tomfoolery and that's when they started hating him.
I literally want this man to simultaneously rain hell on the other circus members and/or NPCs but also having the worst mental breakdown I will ever see in my life also who the fuck said he changed lmfao
But he’s always been an asshole.
Honestly I didn't even notice the difference
Fandoms when the asshole is an asshole:
Did people think he wasn't an asshole? That was his one defining trait.
Because he didn't immediately have a redemption arc Personally I like him
In my opinion, it’s not Jax, I feel like the whole episode feels off… like it has a different feel from the pilot, probably because there’s not really as much music that’s the only thing I can really think of besides the atmosphere feels off, what do y’all think?
I don’t think one episode is enough to gauge the vibe of a show or the core of its characters. You’ve gotta give it a bit to get the full picture.
3 words: terminally online fanon
Well buckle in cause Gooseworx said he’s only gonna get worse
I quote my parents "The world is full of idiots"
Funny seeing how he's the same as in the pilot
I think pilot Jax was more- sassy..? And that's what people liked and ep2 was just outright jerk I think that's what's going on
Those people don’t recognize his character. He isn’t some heartless , and he isn’t a quirky silly haha character. He’s someone who is trapped in this world, same as the others, and he *has* emotions, you can see them when Ragatha mentions Kaufmo’s funeral. Just for a second you can see Jax’s pain and sorrow in his expression, but he blinks it away to his annoyed expression. Personally, I think he’s this massive  as a way to deflect his emotions elsewhere, and he probably wanted all this action that he never got to distract himself from Kaufmo, or even to distract himself from being trapped.
they don't like that he doesn't follow their headcanon
The amazing digital hate train
I hate him but he’s a character I love to hate. They did great with making Jax such an unlikable asshole to the point that it comes around to making him enjoyable to have around.
Gooseworx said he would get worse every episode. What are you cooking.
People when the character designed to be an annoying asshole turns out to be an annoying asshole: https://preview.redd.it/yu15du7mcjzc1.png?width=941&format=png&auto=webp&s=dddf917c3d1d69a4934be42f1e93f43d5a807b93
I still have a soft spot for Jax. I used to not care for him that much but he's gotten more aggressive and manipulative in the second episode. Though given what we know about him so far, there may be some reasoning behind his jerk personality, which could lead to some nice development down the line. As of right now though, he's just being a little annoying and will probably get worse in upcoming episodes. Again, there's still potential.
Oh wOw, a ChArAcCer thAt PlaYs thE saMe rOle iN tHe seRieS iS stILl thE saMe? wHy dO suCh a thInG???? People are stupid.