Jacob McDonald

Jacob McDonald is an OC in The Darkness Beckons. He is the leader of the Canadian Digidestined and was Michael Washington's former teammate and main rival. He is a student at Simon Fraser University. He is partnered with a Scubamon.

Background
Born in Toronto, Canada, Jacob moved to New York City to lived with his mother. It was in New York City that he received his Digivice alongside Michael Washington and the rest of the New York Team of the American Digidestined. As time went by, he eventually became Michael's right hand man. When Michael became leader of the American Digidestined, he opted to chose Phil Williams over Jacob to become his second in command.

Michael went on to recommend Jacob to return to Canada, which he did angrily. Returning to Toronto to live with his father, Jacob joined the Digidestined Team in the city and eventually worked his way to become leader of all Canadian Digidestined.

Because Jacob thinks it was his foreign birth that separated him from a leadership position with the American Digidestined, he is also greatly resentful of Mimi Tachikawa the Japanese-born leader of the American Digidestined.

Digidestined Civil War
During the Digidestined Civil War, Jacob served as deputy under Mimi in Region I. When Mimi openly rebelled against the Alliance, he commanded Alliance loyalists to invade New York. After the invasion, he became the Acting Leader of the American Digidestined until he appointed Phil Williams to replace him. He also became the director of Region I.

When Michael Washington was freed from prison, Jacob challenged him to a duel in the International Peace Park between the US and Canada. After losing to Michael, he went into hiding in Alberta to think.

In Michael's battle with Joe in Tokyo Bay, Jacob appeared to help Michael win the Battle of Tokyo Bay.

After the war, Jacob continued leading the Canadian Digidestined.