Captain Rabid Jack

AliveMadame Shih's shipMos Le'Harmless
Captain Rabid Jack



Release								11 June 2008 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Human
Quest								Rocking Out
Location								N/A
Gender								Male
Options								Examine
Examine								It's Rabid Jack!

Advanced data

NPC ID								6701, 7847
Links								MRND

NormalSubduedHallucination
Rabid Jack



Release				19 March 2018 (Update)
Members				Yes
Options				Attack, Examine
Race				Undead
Examine				That which does not sleep, shall in eternal lie.

Combat info

Combat level				200
Life points				35,000
Aggressive
Poisonous

Combat experience

XP				1,750
XP				577.5
XP				157 (two-handed) 78 (one-handed and armour)

Offensive
Max hit

1,102		1,102			1,102			0		? (edit)
Style						Rate
						4 ticks (2.4s)
Combat levels

90			90			90			1
Accuracy

2,458			2,458			2,458			0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
1,924	80						None
Base hit chance

-			55			55			55
Immunities

Immune			Not immune			Immune			Not immune
Advanced data

NPC ID			25399
Links			bestiary • MRND

Captain Rabid Jack is the single most feared pirate of the Eastern Sea, famous for his attacks on Mos Le'Harmless. He is usually dressed in red (as in the Rocking Out quest cutscene). He seems to be in command of a number of ships within the Eastern Sea.

Rabid Jack has been mentioned by numerous characters. He leads several undead pirates, such as Mi-Gor and Captain Donnie, who have respectively laid siege to Harmony Island and Braindeath Island, as well as Mechanical Murphy, Giles, and Zogoth. He is attempting to summon Xau-Tak, an ancient god.

With the zombies, however, this proves hard to achieve. Therefore, he tries to make the zombie brains "un-rot", by swapping them with human brains. This attempt at brain-swapping was not successful, as depicted in The Great Brain Robbery quest.

History

As a human

Rabid Jack was once a pirate captain of The Scourge, a vessel and one of the primary defenders of piracy in the Eastern Sea. He commonly docked at Mos Le'Harmless, a pirate hub. Though his brutal methods were a cause for concern to some of the pirates, they reluctantly allowed him to remain, as he contributed greatly in fending off the port's many enemies.

The following takes place during Rocking Out.

Jack, however, wanted more influence in the Eastern Sea, and launched a massive attack on Mos Le'Harmless. Using his ship, The Scourge, he was able to cause significant damage, but was ultimately repelled and defeated. As he retreated to the south, he renamed his ship This Albatross, saying that it would be a curse upon pirates forever. He made his camp on the Cursed Archipelago, a group of islands filled with "wicked magic and evil spirits." For unknown reasons, these forces seem to have tolerated Jack's presence, despite their hostile history towards visitors. The rest of the pirate nation was hesitant to pursue him because of the archipelago's history.

Because of Jack's attacks on various commercial and military ships, the Customs and Excise Office began a campaign to crack down on piracy. The pirates of the eastern sea suffered so severely from this that they deemed it necessary to defeat Jack. He was eventually tracked to the Archipelago, where a fleet led by Captain Braindeath, Bill Teach, Brass Hand Harry, Cap'n Izzy No-Beard, and One-Eyed Hector engaged his forces in the Battle of the Archipelago.

They managed to catch "This Albatross" at anchor and boarded it. All of Jack's people were killed, excluding Bosun Giles, before he was forced to fight. However, he killed Liżzie, the first person who attacked him, in a few hits. After that, Young Ralph shot a cannonball from Harry's ship, killing Giles and seriously wounding Jack.

It seems that Giles's death had upset Rabid Jack. He knew he had lost everyone, and it was no longer possible to defend his ship. He tried to wound Cap'n Izzy, grabbed the chest from the deck, and prepared to jump out, saying that the sea knows him, and he's given lives aplenty to her, it would not claim him then, or ever. He cursed all of the pirates on deck with vengeance, and jumped.

This was the last time he was seen alive. All the pirates who took part in bringing him down took an oath that nobody would spill any facts about this event, and would refuse to speak his name any longer, believing it to be an ill omen. The oath was not broken for a long time, until the zombies attacked Braindeath Island. It was discovered that it was Rabid Jack who had sent them. Captain Braindeath knew that Rabid Jack was about to return, or had returned, and this clearly shocked him. During The Great Brain Robbery, it is revealed that Mi-Gor is collecting zombies and transplanting human brains into their bodies to make them intelligent as new crew for Jack. These plans are thwarted during the quest, although vengeance is planned.

More information about this event is revealed during the ending of the Rocking Out quest, when the oath is broken by Young Ralph, after the agreement of all five captains.

The fight on "This Albatross".
Ralph's cannonball kills Bosun Giles and wounds Jack.
Rabid Jack seemingly jumps to his death.

Emergence

The following takes place during Pieces of Hate.

During Pieces of Hate, the player, Cap'n Izzy No-Beard, Brass Hand Harry, and Bill Teach discover Rabid Jack's base of operations from the Zombie pirate head. Once their ship arrives, however, Rabid Jack appears and captures Madame Shih; he then summons Zogoth, a massive, undead Crassian, to destroy the ship and kill the player and the pirate captains. The adventurer kills Zogoth and rescues the captains, who escape to Mos Le'Harmless.

After this, Rabid Jack once again attacks Mos Le'Harmless with an army of zombie pirates and barrelchests, which is repulsed after a long battle. However, the attack was merely a diversion so Rabid Jack and Mi-Gor could take control of the Distillery on Braindeath Island where they plan to deliver the 'rum' mixed with the mysterious black stone to the rest of Gielinor, enslaving its population. The adventurer and Baron von Hattenkrapper manage to release the 'Rum'-pumped crabs from the 'Rum'-geon, which overrun Jack's forces and decapitate Mi-Gor, who inadvertently reveals Jack's location in the Cursed Archipelago when questioned.

The pirates sail to the Archipelago, but This Albatross attacks and sinks the fleet. The adventurer was able to find a Diving Suit and jumps into the ocean, finding Jack attempting to convert Madame Shih to his side in an ancient, submerged, Dragonkin temple.

The adventurer then fights Rabid Jack, who is aided by a massive, black stone hand that appears through the portal in the floor or the room. Despite having powerful attacks at his disposal, along with a massive black hand assisting him, the adventurer manages to loosen the chains connected to the portal throughout the fight, slowly sealing it away. After being defeated, Rabid Jack grabs onto a chain connected to a giant plug that descends into the portal, sealing it off for good.

The adventurer, Madame Shih, and the pirate captains are well aware that Rabid Jack will inevitably appear again, but celebrate their victory for now.

Works

Transcripts Captain Rabid Jack is the author or co-author of:

Evidence file

Dialogue

Transcripts Captain Rabid Jack speaks in:

Rocking Out

Update history

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update 19 March 2018 (Update):
- A second version of Captain Rabid Jack added to game.

patch 26 October 2009 (Update):
- Improved Rabid Jack's animations.

update 11 June 2008 (Update):
- Added to game.

Trivia

A Live stream session in November 2012 hinted a connection of Rabid Jack to the Underwater City.
His examine texts are a reference to the couplet "That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die." from the Necronomicon, a fictional book that appears in stories by author H.P. Lovecraft, whose works inspired Xau-Tak, Rabid Jack's master.

v • d • e RS3 Pieces of Hate
	Part 7 of the Pirate quest series
Characters	Postie Pete Pirate (Pieces of Hate) Customs Sergeant Bill Teach Madame Shih Jennifer Bloodspatter Sharktooth Emma Cassie Toebeard Two-Eyed Eric Jimmy the Parrot Prison guard Count Ludwig Koppenploppen Crassian guard Kitten Mi-Gor Brass Hand Harry Cap'n Izzy No-Beard Zombie pirate head Gertrude Shilop Wilough Kanel Philop Captain Braindeath Rabid Jack Pirate Pete Barrelchest 50% Luke Barrelchest Mk I Captain Donnie Davey Barrelchest Giles Brewer Mechanical Murphy Baron von Hattenkrapper
Enemies	Zogoth ^(Tentacle) Crassian warrior Crassian scout DKS Zombie captain Zombie pirate Barrelchest Rabid Jack Black hand
Items	Letter from Bill Teach Eric's hook Piece of cloth Eric's hook attached to cloth Eric's hook (sharpened) Fish Small crate Wooden spoon Cheese sandwich Pineapple Unbaited box trap Baited trap Wilson Guard's keys 'Rum' Pineapple (sticky) Pineapple Wilson First floor keys Zombie head Barrelchest disguise 100% Luke's leg Barrels of 'rum' Empty 'rum' bottle
Scenery	Ancient seal Barrel of black stone Portal Poster Rowboat Shimmering barrier
Rewards	Big Book o' Piracy Black pearl (Zogoth) Rabid Jack hat Rabid Jack sword ^(Off-hand) Agility XP lamp Construction XP lamp Firemaking XP lamp Thieving XP lamp
Locations	Ulthven Kreath Cursed Archipelago
Music	As Rum Can Be Better Get Kraken Island Rock Jack Attack! Mos Ayes Le' The Last Pirate March of the Crabs ^(unlisted) Prison Island ^(unlisted) Music Medley ^{(SoundCloud only)}
Miscellaneous	Achievement Quick guide Transcript Quest journal