Riddick's Jackal (2024)

Riddick's Jackal is a canine like creature native to the planet. Riddick's pet jackal was captured as a young pup and was used by Riddick as a "guinea pig" to see if one could survive the venom of a Mud Demon. Riddick discovers that the pup not only survived the venom but had started to develop an immunity towards it, prompting Riddick to start injecting himself with the venom to form an immunity as well. Once he gains this, he leaves for the fight against the Demons, leaving the pup behind in a cageon his way through the Mud Demon lair. Once there, he realizes the pup has escaped and followed him, andcalls him an "escape artist". After defeating the Mud Demon he realizes the pup is still in danger from the other Demons, and saves his life by taking him along as a pet. Over the next few months Riddick develops an attachment to his pet, sharing his food and training the jackal to obey his every command. The pet jackal is eventually killed while protecting Riddick from Santana. Riddick fights with all of his might to save his companion from Captain Santana by refusing to fall, even though Dahl has shot him several times with horse tranquilizers, but Riddick finally succumbs and falls to the ground with a look of loss and pain. In the next scene, he avenges the jackal by decapitating Santana with his own blade while he is still chained up.

Abilities[]

High Jumping capabilities[]

As an adult, the Jackal displayed exemplary jumping abilities, leaping a good few feet into the air to catch a piece of meat Riddick tossed it.

Intelligence[]

As an adult, while the Jackal does display typical canine behavior (such as loyalty to its master, and following orders), he does display signs of higher thought, an example being when Riddick shared some rations with him: upon opening a "crab enchilada hash" MRE, and deciding he didn't like it (due to its smell), Riddick attempted to give it to the Jackal; upon sniffing it, the Jackal also rejected it, and, upon Riddick's insistence it was "dog food", urinated on it and buried it in the sand.

Toxin Resistance[]

While still a puppy, the Jackal was injected with venom from a Mud Demon (by Riddick) to see if one could survive it. Amazingly, the pup not only survived, but quickly built up an immunity to it.

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