“ | Jack Starbright was more than a housekeeper. She was his closest friend. She was the only adult friend he had. Certainly the only adult he could ever trust | ” |
—Tulip Jones regarding the relationship between Jack and Alex |
Jack Starbright first appears in the novel Stormbreaker.
About
She is an American, as well as Alex Rider's housekeeper and caretaker.
Life
Eight years before the start of Stormbreaker, she came to Britain to study for law school and was a law student trying to be a lawyer. When there, she was trying to earn some money by shopkeeping, and eventually met the Riders. She struggled to receive a visa (mentioned by the MI6 director Alan Blunt) before Ian Rider employed her to look after Alex. After Ian died she became Alex's legal guardian, who she remained throughout the series.
Role in series
Stormbreaker
Jack was Alex's legal guardian after Ian Rider died. She was in a way responsible for Alex to be a spy, because Blunt had persuaded Alex to take up spying by threatening to have Jack expelled from the country.
Appearance and personality
Jack is described as being in her late twenties, with tangled red hair and a round, boyish face, and is conveyed as being caring towards Alex, even if she isn't his legal guardian. The true nature of their relationship has been questioned and called more than extremely close. Though what is known is that she has been with (likely looked after) Alex since he was seven.
Stormbreaker film
Alicia Silverstone portrayed her in the film version of Stormbreaker. While in the novels she is a red-head, in the movie and the graphic novels Jack is blonde.
Trivia
- When Jack started working for Ian Rider, she was a college student. She took good care of Alex throughout the series.
- Nobody ever knew what the name "Jack" stood for. Alex asked her a few times but she just changed the subject and didn't mention anything more.
Staged Death
Razim was intent on killing Jack, but Giovanni and Eduardo Grimaldi stopped Razim from doing so and decided that she was perfect for their own operation, Steel Claw. So they came to a compromise. Jack was tricked out of her prison cell in Razim's fortress and was led into a car. Then she drove out into the desert, looking for help to save Alex. Unbeknownst to her, an explosive was strapped on the bottom of the car. At the last second, guards forced her out of the car, and they let her watch as the car exploded. Razim then edited the tape to make it seem like that Jack was killed in the explosion, and used it to torture Alex. Alex first figured out he was tricked because a bird disappeared, which means that more time passed than Razim wanted Alex to think
Alex found out that Jack was still alive in Never Say Die.
Stormbreaker Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Herod Sayle • Yassen Gregorovich | |
Other Key Characters | |
Ian Rider • Smithers • Nadia Vole • Mr. Grin • Wolf • John Crawley |
Point Blanc Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Hugo Grief • Eva Stellenbosch | |
Other Key Characters | |
David Friend • Smithers • James Sprintz • Michael J. Roscoe • Wolf • John Crawley • Fiona Friend • Julius Grief |
Skeleton Key Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Alexei Sarov • Sabina Pleasure | |
Other Key Characters | |
Joe Byrne • Smithers • Belinda Troy • Tom Turner • Conrad • John Crawley • Boris Kiriyenko |
Eagle Strike Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Damian Cray • Sabina Pleasure • Yassen Gregorovich | |
Other Key Characters | |
Edward Pleasure • Smithers • Liz Pleasure • Marc Antonio • Charlie Roper • John Rider • Henryk |
Scorpia Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Julia Rothman • Nile | |
Other Key Characters | |
Graham Adair • Smithers • Mark Kellner • George Adair • Tom Harris • Jerry Harris • Harold Liebermann |
Ark Angel Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Nikolei Drevin • Paul Drevin • Magnus Payne | |
Other Key Characters | |
Joe Byrne • Smithers • Tamara Knight • Max Webber • Ed Shulsky • John Crawley |
Snakehead Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Ethan Brooke • Ash • Major Winston Yu | |
Other Key Characters | |
Smithers • Ben Daniels • Sabina Pleasure • Bill Tanner • Anan Sukit • Hermann De Wynter • Marc Damon |
Crocodile Tears Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Alan Blunt • Tulip Jones • Jack Starbright • Desmond McCain • Sabina Pleasure • Leonard Straik | |
Other Key Characters | |
Edward Pleasure • Smithers • Liz Pleasure • John Crawley • Ravi Chandra • Harry Bulman • Myra Bennett • Rahim |
Scorpia Rising Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Jack Starbright • Alan Blunt • Abdul-Aziz Al-Rahim • Julius Grief | |
Other Key Characters | |
Smithers • Tulip Jones • Joe Byrne • Erik Gunter • Zeljan Kurst • Yannis Ariston Xenopolos |
Never Say Die Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Jack Starbright • Grimaldi Twins • Tulip Jones | |
Other Key Characters | |
Wolf • Frankie Stallone • Skunk • Dragana Novak • Jane Vosper • Sabina Pleasure |
Nightshade Characters | |
Main Characters | |
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Alex Rider • Jack Starbright • Tulip Jones • Frederick Gray | |
Other Key Characters | |