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Jake is a very competent [[NYPD Employees|detective]] with an incredibly immature, yet charming personality. He often butts heads with authority and teases his partner, and later wife, [[Amy Santiago]]. He has trouble expressing his emotions, preferring to crack jokes and deflect with humor, but he usually comes around to talking about how he's feeling. He is extremely intelligent and calculating, yet his wits are most often channeled into coming up with clever wordplay instead of more detail-oriented work. |
Jake is a very competent [[NYPD Employees|detective]] with an incredibly immature, yet charming personality. He often butts heads with authority and teases his partner, and later wife, [[Amy Santiago]]. He has trouble expressing his emotions, preferring to crack jokes and deflect with humor, but he usually comes around to talking about how he's feeling. He is extremely intelligent and calculating, yet his wits are most often channeled into coming up with clever wordplay instead of more detail-oriented work. |
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+ | He is a very laid-back individual, but he takes his job seriously and likes the arresting-bad-guys part the most. Jake clashes with [[Captain Holt]] because of the latter's practical, down-to-earth methods against Jake's wisecracking nature. Jake Peralta has abandonment issues, given that his father left him at an extremely young age. He is also a big die-hard fan, always being excited when able or has an opportunity to act a die-hard scene during police work. |
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| “ | I wasn't hurt that badly. The doctor said all my bleeding was internal. That's where the blood's supposed to be. | ” |
―Jake Peralta | ||
Detective Jacob "Jake" Peralta is the main protagonist of the show. He is a cocky and immature but talented NYPD detective stationed in Brooklyn's 99th Precinct.
Description
As said by Terry Jeffords,
"Jake Peralta is one of the 99th Precinct's best detectives. He loves catching bad guys and solving puzzles. The only puzzle that he hasn't quite been able to solve is how to grow up."
Peralta is a cop that has never been one to follow the rules too closely. Perhaps because he has the best arrest record among his colleagues, he's been enabled - if not indulged - throughout his entire career. That is, until the precinct gets a new commanding officer, Captain Raymond Holt, who reminds this hotshot cop to respect the badge.
Physical Appearance
Jake is an Ashkenazi-Sephardic Jewish male with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
He is often seen wearing a button-down plaid shirt, a hoodie, jeans and at times, a stylish, black leather jacket. At Captain Holt's request, Jake has taken to sometimes wearing a tie. He used to wear a watch on his left wrist in the earlier episodes, his police badge on a chain around his neck and starting from the Season 5 Finale, a wedding ring on his left finger.
Personality
Jake is a very competent detective with an incredibly immature, yet charming personality. He often butts heads with authority and teases his partner, and later wife, Amy Santiago. He has trouble expressing his emotions, preferring to crack jokes and deflect with humor, but he usually comes around to talking about how he's feeling. He is extremely intelligent and calculating, yet his wits are most often channeled into coming up with clever wordplay instead of more detail-oriented work.
He is a very laid-back individual, but he takes his job seriously and likes the arresting-bad-guys part the most. Jake clashes with Captain Holt because of the latter's practical, down-to-earth methods against Jake's wisecracking nature. Jake Peralta has abandonment issues, given that his father left him at an extremely young age. He is also a big die-hard fan, always being excited when able or has an opportunity to act a die-hard scene during police work.
Biography
Jake was born sometime between May 21 and June 20, 1981, in New York City. He is an Ashkenazi-Sephardic Jewish American New Yorker, raised by his mother after his dad walked out on them when Jake was only seven years old.
As a child, Jake was the shortstop on his little league team. His dad was the coach, and after every game would take the team to Sal's Pizza. Halfway through their last season, Roger Peralta left his wife and son.
Jake attended the same elementary and high school as Gina Linetti. As children, the two would hang out at Jake's Nana's apartment after school.
Young Jake "playing chess."
In Halloween, it is revealed that Jake has an Uncle Bob who taught him to shoot chess and backgammon pieces with a BB gun.
When he was 13, Jake had a crush on Jenny Gildenhorn. They attended his Bar Mitzvah together, where she broke up with him in favour of Eddie Fung. Since then, Jake has continued to hold onto hope that he and Jenny would reunite. He claims that Jenny dumping him is his worst breakup of all time.
After that, he lost his virginity to the daughter of one of his teachers, Mrs Stratton.
Rosa Diaz and Jake were classmates in the police academy. They bonded over their hatred of the training drills. Later, as detectives, they made a pact to trust each other fully when one offered to do 1,000 push-ups if proven wrong.
Jake 8 years before Unsolvable.
Jake has been working at the 99th Precinct for at least 8 years prior to the first season of the show. Before Raymond Holt took over as captain at the Nine-Nine, Jake enjoyed that Captain McGintley would allow him to get away with anything while on the job. He took advantage of McGintley's lax attitude and would participate in games with his coworkers, including The Jimmy Jab Games.
Nicknames and Aliases
Season One
- JP (by Terry)
- Meep Morp (by Holt)
- Detective Right-All-The-Time
Harvey Norgenbloom
- Harvey Norgenbloom: CPA, recently divorced father of two with a dark sexual secret
- Jake Hammer (by Charles)
- Jake Rabbit (by Charles)
- Jake-in-the-Box (by Charles)
Herman the Janitor
- Herman the Janitor
- Joke Peralta (by Dustin Whitman)
- Death Wish: because he's always first through the door
- Pineapples (by his grandma and Amy)
- Detective Bart Barley: tightly wound, hates violence against animals
Carl Mangerman
- Carl "Mangy Carl" Mangerman: homeless gentleman, personal assistant to Doug Judy
- Roger Strikewell: won a radio contest to be a guest auctioneer
- Jakey (by Charles)
- Rex Buckingham: British secret agent, ballistics expert, and ladies' man
- Vic Kovac: Ex-Navy SEAL who is double-crossed and left for dead
Dave Blathis
- Dave Blathis: nationally-recognized Fox-Trotter
- Duncan Buck: raised on an oil rig by 90 men and 1 prostitute
Season Two
- Vaughn Tom Tucker: A gruff, spitting, punch-you-in-the-gut sailor man who's taking a little break on dry land, but just until his girlfriend, Cangela, gets out of lady jail.
- Dante Thunderstone: Stole his first car at the tender age of nine. Has had to fend for himself since his mother was struck by lightning while she was pregnant with him. She passed, he lived. Some say that makes Zeus his dad.
- Captain Spike Masters
Season Three
- Sherwin Lamonde: sculptor, painter, full-time barista. But once he sells his first piece, part-time barista.
- Brent Kennedy: OB-GYN
- Larry Sherbet: After being placed in the witness protection program and relocated to Coral Palms, Florida.
Season Four
- Henri Renault: Cat burglar on vacation from France who went to an elite international school so he doesn't speak with an accent.
- The Barracuda: Jake says to Victor Santiago that he calls himself that and that he hopes it catches on.
The Fugitive Pt. 1/The Fugitive Pt. 2
- Carl Mangerson: Lawyer of Maxime Dubois
- Tyler Omaha, a BMX rider
Season Five
- Bitch Boy, Beef Baby (by Romero)
- Billy "Big Time" Jankowski: An online gambler who lives at his mother basement.
- Det. Jacob Sherlock Peralta: Jake claims to have changed his name legally.
- Dr. Albrin Einstibe.
- Barry St. Barry, a NutriCruit.
Season Six
- The Tattler: Back in the high school, Jake was accused of "tattling" his friend, Brandon Bliss. Soon, all of his friends started calling him "The Tattler". Jake spent the rest of his high school as The Tattler. However, it is later revealed that Gina was the real "Tattler".
- Jackson Fox: NBA player, is best friends with LeBron James.
- Garrett: has multiple personality disorder, including Tatiana, a British mischievous seven-year-old girl.
Season Seven
- Sean: Jake's criminal alias to hang out with Doug Judy's friends. Sent to prison for 5 years for elder abuse.
- Kevin Cozner: When Cheddar was kidnapped, the kidnapper demanded Kevin bring a specific file to get the dog back. Not wanting his husband in danger, Captain Holt had Jake and Kevin switch personas, and Jake went to the tradeoff disguised as Kevin.
Relationships
Amy Santiago
Though Jake and Amy are partners, they have a very competitive relationship. They often try to one-up each other or participate in bets. Though they argue and tease each other, it is clear they have mutual respect and share a close friendship.
As the series progresses their friendship develops into a romantic interest. As of season 3 episode 1; "New Captain", they are officially dating.
Jake says he figured out he wanted to marry Amy on April 28th, 2017, while they were in bed and Amy pointed out that there was a typo in her crossword puzzle.
As of season 5, episode 4 "HalloVeen" Jake and Amy are officially engaged to be married. As of the season 5 Finale "Jake & Amy", they are officially married.
In "Manhunter", the first episode of season 7, Jake and Amy decide to grow their family and try for a baby after Amy has a pregnancy scare. They struggle to conceive over 6 months, but eventually in "Ding Dong", Amy reveals she is indeed pregnant with Jake's child. Their son Mac (short for McClane) is born in the finale Lights Out.
Captain Holt
Captain Holt and Jake have a very complex relationship. Upon the Captain's arrival, Jake did not make a good impression on him, but the two are shown to warm up to each other throughout the season. It becomes apparent over time that Jake begins to view Holt as a father figure.
Jake and Captain Holt live next to each other as Greg and Larry in the Witness Protection Program after being threatened by Jimmy Figgis, who'd they been investigating on behalf of Adrian Pimento.
In the episode "Jake & Amy", Holt officiates Jake and Amy's wedding.
Charles Boyle
Charles is one of Jake's best friends. Though, at times, Charles can be ridiculous, the two look out for each other.
Charles is Jake's biggest and often sole cheerleader, rooting for Jake on almost everything, including his relationship with Amy.
In "The Bet", Charles starts to tease Jake that he may have a crush on Amy. He does the same in "Tactical Village" and encourages Jake to ask out Amy.
Jake is also there to help Charles when he goes "Full Boyle". Later, when Charles gets engaged, he asks Jake to be his best man. Jake is also the one to convince Charles to stand up for himself and tell Vivian that he doesn't want to move to Canada.
When it's Jake's turn to get married, he returns the favor and asks Charles to be his best man. In typical Jake fashion, he pranks Charles, inviting him into the briefing room to ask him a work question, only to have the rest of the squad surprise him as he walks out of the room.
Gina Linetti
In "The Apartment" it is revealed that Jake and Gina have been friends since childhood. As children, the two would hang out at Jake's nana's house after school. Jake helped Gina get her job as administrative assistant at the precinct. When Jake has trouble raising money to keep his apartment, Gina offers to help him out and the two eventually switch living quarters.
Jake and Gina also went to high school together. In "The Tattler," they are headed to the 20th anniversary of their high school graduation, where Jake ends up searching for a way to disprove his old high school nickname. It is revealed that Gina was the one that actually tattled, putting a damper on Jake's high school car-stealing dreams, but setting him on the path, or so Gina claims, to become a cop.
Rosa Diaz
Rosa and Jake met and became friends when they were classmates at the police academy. As detectives, they made a pact called "1,000 Push Ups," as seen in "Pontiac Bandit," where they promised to trust each other's instincts. Since Rosa is a very private person, Jake claims to only know three facts about her personal life.
Doug Judy
The first time Jake and Judy met was when Judy asked to have a talk with Peralta. Since Judy claimed that he had a lead to Jake's arch-nemesis, the Pontiac Bandit, Jake jumped into the opportunity and trusted Judy. However, it was soon revealed that Doug Judy is the real Pontiac Bandit and managed to escape from Jake. Since then, the two of them encountered many times, mostly for Jake to help Judy when he has a problem.
Gallery
Trivia
- IN AC/DC, he cracked 3 of his ribs, broke 3 toes, has a hairline fracture in his right thumb, sprained his ankle, and injured his jaw. He later worsen his condition by trying to initiate a high-five with Charles; extending his injuries more to his ribs and to his left shoulder and arm.
- In Captain Peralta, Jake's dad reveals that Jake is mortally allergic to bees.This fact is further supported in The Swedes.
- He claims he is physically incapable of growing a moustache. In The Big House Pt. 1, however, Jake is shown having grown a beard and moustache.
- He went to John Roebling High School.
- Jake has never been to Florida (until the end of Greg and Larry). He says Pitbull's videos make it seem muy caliente (very hot).
- It's implied that his "type" is Latina women, by Charles in The Wednesday Incident.
- He knows the names of all the Transformers.
- Jake is a devout fan of the Die Hard movies.
- Jake is half-Jewish.
- He is also half Italian as mentioned in The Crime Scene
- Jake is right-handed.
- He loves nachos.
- His favorite musician is Taylor Swift, as revealed in Unsolvable.
- Jake quotes to Terry that "haters gonna hate. Shake it off." and said Taylor Swift is always right; in Terry Kitties.
- Revealed in Coral Palms Pt. 2 and Mr. Santiago, Jake was "detained" once by Taylor Swift's security team and is not allowed within 500 feet of her all due to a misunderstanding.
- Since the age of seven, Jake at least caught his father cheating with other women more than 20 times.
- Jake might be afraid of heights, as he said that it was "super scary" to look down from the building in The Bet.
- This was later confirmed when Jake and Terry stood on a ledge in Terry Kitties, whilst Jake constantly screamed We're gonna die, we're gonna die! Terry even said he was crying on the ledge.
- There was another moment he stood on a ledge in the episode Pimemento where he tried to save Adrian Pimento from falling.
- Jake has at least 5 weird traditions involving Rosa from when they were in the academy.
- Although he stated that his not a type of reading book person, Jake easily got hooked up on fantasy books genre. He has now read at least 35 books, 15 books at first, 7 books in Harry Potter, and 13 books in Skyfire Cycle.
- Jake has three half-sisters. One lives in Atlanta, Georgia, another in New York, and the last one in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
- Hearing the words "I am proud of you" is his tear trigger.
- Jake's blood type is revealed to be B+ in Coral Palms Pt. 3.
- Jake says he has never used a napkin until his marriage to Amy.
- In Casecation it is revealed that Jake wears contacts.
- He can do the Worm-Dance
- Some people theorize he is bisexual due to instances where he agrees that men are hot, the fact he had a massive crush on Mario Lopez and when he was helping Amy's brother David take down Brazilian criminals, he stops just to acknowledge that the man he is fighting is gorgeous.
Quotes
- "This job is eating me alive. I can't breathe anymore. I spent so many years trying to be the good guy, the man in the white hat....I'm not becoming like them. I am them!" - Jake quoting Donnie Brasco to a video camera in "Pilot"
- "I am the King of respectfulness, bitches!" in Lockdown.
- "I don't know what's gonna happen on this assignment, and if something bad goes down, I'd be pissed at myself if I don't say this: I kinda wish something...could happen...between us...romantic-stylez. And I know it can't, 'cause you're with Teddy, and I'm going undercover, and that's just how it is. Anyway, we're not supposed to have any contact, so I should go." - Jake to Amy in "Charges and Specs "
- "Oh! Thank god! My wife and my dad are here. I mean, Captain Dad. I mean, I know who my dad is. It's you! Hi, Amy!" in "Hitchcock & Scully".
See Also
- Die Hard (Die Hard is referred to as Jake's favourite movie and is what inspired him to become a cop)
References
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