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Jack Dalton
Jack Dalton (Eads)
Biographical Information
Real Name: Jack Wyatt Dalton Jr.
Title: Agent
Born: February 3, 1975
Dies: 2021
Originally From: Texas, USA
Interests: Sarah Adler (Ex)
Vera Kazakova (Unreciprocated)
Diane Davis (Ex)
Dawn
Parents: Jack S. Dalton, Sr. (Father)
Affiliations: The Phoenix Foundation
DXS
CIA
Delta Force
Physical Description
Status: Deceased
Episode Count: 55
Character Information
First appearance: The Rising
Portrayed by: George Eads
GALLERY


Character Flag - American Male Military Delta Force Agent CIA DXS The Phoenix Foundation Deceased Season One Season Two Season Three

Jack Dalton was a former agent of The Phoenix Foundation and had an impressive military background. He was most recently with an elite international task force. After he left, he instructed his friend, Desi, to take his place. He was tasked with taking down a terrorist called Kovac. Kovac blew himself up and killed Jack Dalton. However, Kovac was a fake online persona of corrupt Croatian government officials. The Phoenix Foundation destroyed their operation, solving Jack Dalton's Final Case. Anya Vitez, the woman responsible for the Kovac was imprisoned, avenging Jack's death.

Early Life[]

He was originally the leader of a Delta Force team before joining the CIA, where he met Matty Webber. This then led him to go back to the army where he worked protecting EOD technicians, which, due to orders from James MacGyver, is where he met Mac. They worked in Egypt at one point and were hiding in a sarcophagus stolen from the Pyramid of Giza, which caused Jack to refuse to return to Egypt. Years later, DXS recruited and partnered him with Angus MacGyver and the two worked together for three years before the events of The Rising.

Season 1[]

Jack protects MacGyver as well as works on missions with him. He has a wonderful sense of humor. He also recruits Riley Davis, who is the daughter of one of Jack's ex-girlfriends. In many ways, Riley is like a daughter to him. It is in Season 1 where the events of Mac and Jack's disastrous mission in Cairo are revealed.

Season 3[]

Jack is reassigned from the Phoenix Foundation to an elite international task force dedicated to hunting terrorist Tiberius Kovac. Before he left on his open-ended assignment, he hand-picked his replacement as MacGyver’s partner.[1] Desirae Wing in no way begins to fill the gap left by Jack.

Season 5[]

He died in a raid. There were leaks in the mission that resulted in his death due to the work of a mysterious person.

Personality[]

Unlike his partner, Jack prefers conveying his thoughts and doubts in the open rather than bottling his emotions up. This makes him seem to come off as rather blunt, but he does have a sense of humor and is honorable towards his friends. Being the least scientifically inclined member of the team, Jack tries to keep up with Mac's creative solutions as best he can. He has learned to trust his partners' ingenious methods as they have saved their lives more than once and knows him best, having served together and working as partners for the Phoenix Foundation.

He also makes references to popular media like Die Hard or Star Wars, which adds humor to the show.

While portrayed as a player, Jack has had a few meaningful relationships, namely with his ex-partner, Sarah Adler, and Riley's mother, Diane; and despite having ended their relationships with them, both women are on good terms with him.

Jack's only other relationship in the series, aside from Mac, is with Riley. When he was working with the CIA, he dated Diane, and he and Riley grew so close that they developed a father-daughter bond. However, after fighting off Riley's abusive father, Jack left both her and Diane, leaving Riley bitter about the situation. After being recruited into the Phoenix Foundation, their relationship was fairly strained, mostly due to Riley's antagonistic attitude towards him. Over time, the two repair their relationship, and Riley accepts Jack as a father figure. Jack always tries to keep Mac safe and would give his life to save Mac. This is shown when he triggers a bomb in Afghanistan and wants Mac to leave and let him die instead of risking Mac's life trying to diffuse the bomb.

Skills[]

  • Expert hand-to-hand combatant: Because of his Delta Force background, Jack is able to prevail in any fight.
  • Expert Marksman: Because of his career as a Delta Force operative, Jack is a skilled marksman, able to handle anything from handguns to sniper rifles with frightening accuracy. He once killed four people with two bullets in Afghanistan to save Mac.[2]
  • Expert Tactician: While he usually leaves the strategies to Mac, Jack is skilled in the use of tactics, able to properly identify disguised mercenaries by their accessories and coordinate a strike force on a cartel safe house to save MacGyver. He led the Kovac operation and led the operation to kick Roman Mareks out of power.
  • Skilled Pilot: Jack his small plane pilot's license and can also fly helicopters.[3]
  • Multilingualism: From his career in the CIA, Jack can speak and understand Spanish, French, Russian, and Dutch.

Notes[]

  • Jack's cover ID is a bathroom tile salesman. [4]
  • According to Jack, Matilda Webber hung up on (Russian President) Vladimir Putin and he called back 10 minutes later & apologized. She also made the director of the NSA cry. [5]
  • Jack has suffered many injuries. He received a concussion from a helicopter crash in Kazakhstan, lacerations and bruises to his face, and a possibly broken hand,[5] an axial fracture to his left radius,[6] severe frostbite from being stranded in Siberia for three days,[7] severe burns on his feet from being inside an incinerator,[8] and he broke his leg in 1997 in Botswana.[9]
  • Knows Steve McGarrett from their time in the military together, the two have an ongoing friendly rivalry between Delta Force and the Navy SEALs.
  • Revealed to have previously dated Riley Davis' mom, Diane Davis. [4] [10]
  • Jack's father's birthday was on September 29, 1945. The original series premiered on September 29, 1985, exactly forty years later. [11]
  • When he witnessed Riley's abusive dad hit her mom, Jack tuned him up.[10][12]
  • Jack's blood type is O Negative.[13]
  • Jack was arrested in Yemen under a cover ID, and Angus MacGyver coordinated his release. [14]
  • Angus MacGyver loses his grandfather’s pocket knife to a monkey in South America, in exchange for a bomb switch. Jack buys him a new one. [15]
  • Slept with Dawn. [8]
  • A fan of Star Wars as he regularly makes references to the movies and has an admiration for Han Solo.
  • The Team's trip to Turkey was the first time Jack was ever absent from an entire mission. [16]
  • Jack revealed after a bad mission and returning home, Caleb Worthy got him off the couch that day. After he left, Jack rejoined the CIA. This led to him meeting Angus MacGyver years later. [17]
  • Was in Brazil to clean up a smuggling ring. [18]
  • There's a running joke that Jack's phone is borrowed to use in hack by MacGyver or destroyed in every episode.
  • Jack Dalton has the following on his bucket list;
    • Fist fight with Vladimir Putin in space [11]
    • Read the rest of the Harry Potter books [11]
    • Sing with Willie Nelson [11]
    • Know what it feels like to be burned alive, which has since been crossed off the list. [8]

Appearances[]

Season One
The Rising Metal Saw Awl Wire Cutter Toothpick Wrench Can Opener Corkscrew Chisel Pliers Scissors
Screwdriver Large Blade Fish Scaler Magnifying Glass Hook Ruler Flashlight Compass Hole Puncher Cigar Cutter
Season Two
DIY or Die Roulette Wheel + Wire Muscle Car + Paper Clips X-Ray + Penny Skull + Electromagnet Jet Engine + Pickup Truck Duct Tape + Jack Packing Peanuts + Fire CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil War Room + Ship Bullet + Pen Mac + Jack
CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch Mardi Gras Beads + Chair Murdoc + Handcuffs Hammock + Balcony Bear Trap + Mob Boss Riley + Airplane Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle Skyscraper + Power Wind + Water UFO + Area 51 MacGyver + MacGyver
Season Three
Improvise Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship Bozer + Booze + Back to School Guts + Fuel + Hope Dia de Muertos + Sicarios + Family Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome Specimen 234 + PAPR + Outbreak Matty + Ethan + Fidelity Mac + Fallout + Jack
Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241 Wilderness + Training + Survival Father + Bride + Betrayal K-9 + Smugglers + New Recruit Lidar + Rogues + Duty Seeds + Permafrost + Feather Murdoc + Helman + Hit Friends + Enemies + Border No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue Treason + Heartbreak + Gum Mason + Cable + Choices

References[]

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