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Background

Heir to a large criminal organization that works closely with Carthage

HOWEVER, he didn’t know this, as he was the last possible candidate (all other candidates died from accidents, assassinations, etc)

The reason why it has to be him is because he’s the only one smart enough to operate a supercomputer that they use to hijack/operate some large-scale magic-powered tech

(He soon finds out he’s the heir in name only; the senior members of the org have no intention of actually giving up power to him, but they also need him because he’s the only one who can use the supercomputer

So he uses that as leverage to get them to do what he wants, but he’s also bound to them; they’ll kill him if he tries to stop working for them)

Until this point, he lived an ordinary life, so he’s really unequipped to enter the criminal world

The person guiding and watching out for him as he acclimates (as well as the person who told him all this) was Franz Hopper

Jeremie never meets Franz Hopper in-person and only gets messages from him via phone, email, letter, etc

At first, he doubts him and thinks it’s spam/a lie, but then people actually start targeting him and he realizes it’s all true

However, before long, Hopper goes missing in an accident and Jeremie loses contact with him

Unlike the show, Jeremie lost his parents at a young age and was instead raised in an orphanage run by the Kadic Society

Due to his intelligence, he didn’t fit in well with the other kids

He was very lonely deep down, but tried to hide it by diving deep into his interests (programming, robotics, engineering, etc)

Shortly after finding out he’s the heir to a criminal org, he flees Kadic to protect the people living/working there, and runs into Aelita

They’re both attacked by people who are after them, but only manage to get away due to Aelita’s magic

As they go on the run, they learn more about each other and are guided by messages from Franz Hopper (Aelita doesn’t know he’s her father)

After learning about Aelita’s plight, Jeremie wants to help her and begrudgingly realizes the only way he can is to agree to work with the org that’s after him, in order to have the resources needed to help her

Not wanting to leave her alone, he eventually finds out that his group has connections to Carthage, and he recruits three bodyguards from Carthage to protect her, in exchange for Aelita signing a (fake) contract with them

The contract states that she’ll let them use her magic if they successfully protect her while she carries out her goal (the specifics of which Carthage isn’t privy to)

Aelita also puts Jeremie in contact with the Lyoko Federation, who helps him do what he can to protect/support Aelita and her bodyguards

Group Dynamics

The three Lyoko Warriors initially weren’t happy to be assigned to guard Aelita

First of all, why do they have to risk their lives protecting some stranger they don’t know?

At least Carthage was their home, and protecting it meant protecting each other

But worst of all, they were given this assignment because of some new guy outside of Carthage

Since when did they take orders from anyone else?

The three (especially Ulrich and Yumi) initially rebuff Jeremie and only begrudgingly listen to Aelita due to their work

However, they warm up to them when they see how genuinely good-hearted both Jeremie and Aelita are, and how they remain that way despite the cold way they’re treated

Actually protecting people who deserve to be protected fills them with a sense of purpose they’d never felt at Carthage, and they quickly grow attached to them

They especially sympathize with Aelita’s plight

She’s in so much danger all the time, but she’s still so sweet and plucky, and she’s always ready to sacrifice herself to protect them (which they’re never willing to let her do)

But they also admire Jeremie, who had to enter the criminal underground alone and figure out how to protect Aelita, while still remaining true to himself

When they share their real plan to find a way to protect more people like Aelita, the three of them are fully on board

Jeremie retains most of his Season 1 innocence and and playfulness, as his main antagonist is no longer an ultra-powerful AI that can cause catastrophic damage

He’s also no longer the only one who has to carry the team (he has the entire Lyoko Federation to help him out, as well as the criminal organization he’s forced to work for)

As he gets more frustrated/stressed, experiences more near-death situations, and becomes more confident in his decisions/taking risks, he does have snappy moments

But he quickly feels guilty afterwards and is never bitter for long

Like the show, he’s the strategist and the team’s mission control, but though he’s not the only one who can help them strategize (the entire Lyoko Federation helps them), the Lyoko Warriors really only take orders from Jeremie

They’ll listen to what the Federation workers say (especially if it’s for Aelita’s safety), but they’ll bristle if someone else tries to order them around, and if they go too long without hearing from Jeremie, they’ll start complaining

Initially, he avoided making any risky plays that endangered any of the LWs

The others were touched by it but eventually started to find it annoying

“We need to get the job done, and we can handle it. Stop worrying and just tell us what to do!”

As the antagonists get worse, Jeremie similarly learns how to be bolder and trickier, and more ruthless

In terms of Aelita, Jeremie is the one who checks up on her wellbeing the most, and is also the one she can confide in (as she is to him)

Unlike the show, he spends a lot of time away from Aelita and the LWs, doing what he can to help them from the Lyoko Federation/the criminal org in the city, while they travel the world

While he misses them, he dives into his work to support them and keep them as safe as possible

When the city is no longer safe for him to stay, he flees and seeks them out, and from then on, starts to travel with them

(Everyone is overjoyed to have him with them at last)

Despite being the youngest and having a lot of youthful innocence, displays a lot of wisdom at times

He’s the only one who can talk to Yumi on level ground and get her to actually admit what she’s really feeling (at least until her relationship with Ulrich develops)

Yumi will blow off the others when she’s angry/frustrated, but she has no choice but to listen to Jeremie, at first because he’s her employer, but later because he stays calm in response to her anger, which forces herself to calm down too

Aelita is also calm, but she meets Yumi’s frustrations with compassion, which feel good but don’t do much to solve the problem

Jeremie will respond with logic and next steps (and compassion too, but that’s usually after)

Abilities

This guy has enough smarts and resources to ruin your life if he wants to

Although he wants to avoid inheriting the criminal organization once everything is over, in the meantime he understands he wouldn’t be able to protect Aelita as effectively without them (especially once he betrays Carthage)

His goals and skills align themselves more with the Lyoko Federation, so his aim is to work with them in the future instead

One of the group’s major goals (along with protecting Aelita/others like her and defeating X.A.N.A) is to get Jeremie out of inheriting/working for the criminal org (which honestly is pretty easy compared to the other two goals)

Ulrich has offered to help “persuade” them, but Jeremie knows that would only be a last resort, as he currently needs their resources (and making them an enemy would just make more problems)

Although he’s a genius when it comes to technology, he has a hard time understanding magic (which powers almost half of all tech)

Mostly because it follows its own set of rules and logic, which he’s never studied before

So Aelita’s knowledge on magic balances this out

Because he’s the youngest and the most vulnerable (Aelita can at least create barriers to protect herself in the beginning, and then she learns to fight later on), everyone is protective of him

But especially Aelita

Aelita will cut a bitch if someone messes with him

Especially as time goes on and he becomes just as targeted/wanted as Aelita, due to his intelligence

Despite this, he’s extremely resourceful, persistent, and resilient – often times he can get himself out of trouble, or at the very least stay calm until someone saves him