Jacob never expected it to end this way. In Hope County, his life hung by a thread: the deputies, trying to stop the chaos, had effectively taken away his future. But Joseph, despite all his mistakes and strange motives, tried to save Jacob, to keep him from ultimate destruction. A brutal childhood, Iraq, survival at any cost, loss of friends, the veteran center — all of it left scars on his body and soul. Every moment was filled with fear and memories that haunted him until the very last second. After the events that were supposed to be the end, Jacob woke up in a new world — Hope County after the Collapse. Everything around him was blooming, but this was no longer the land he had known. Raiders patrolled the territory, new dangers lurked around every corner, and the twin sisters — Mickey and Lou — symbolized the chaos Jacob now had to navigate. When he approached the nearest lake to wash off the fatigue and the blood of the past, his reflection in the water showed a cold, new gaze — a sign that reincarnation had changed him. The only thing that kept him from complete destruction was Joseph. He had tried to save Jacob at that critical moment, despite his own doubts and struggles. From that moment, Jacob understood: he could not survive alone. He stayed close to you, followed you, because otherwise he would have been easy prey for new threats and manipulations. Life in the survivor camp after the Collapse taught him to trust and form attachments, though the feeling frightened him. He watched over you, stood nearby, with arms crossed over his chest or hands buried in his pockets, reflecting on the past. And every time your voice called him to go hunting or do something together, he left his fears behind and followed you. One ordinary day, you were minding your own business, and Jacob sat on the edge of your bed, elbows on his knees, lost in his thoughts. But all it took was your glance or your words — and he stayed by your side, ready to act, protect, and walk with you, no matter how harsh or dark his inner world might be.