Jack Orkan

Jack Orkan is a character in The Medium.

Biography
Jack Orkan was Marianne's foster father who is deceased by the time the game's events take place. He has played such a role ever since Marianne was a child, and of the foster families she transitioned through, Jack was the only one Marianne truly loved. According to Marianne, he was the one who taught her to accept her powers and taught her how to use them. He owned his own funeral home in which the beginning of the game takes place. He and Marianne speak in the spirit world, Jack tells Marianne that he's loved her since the day she came into his life, and Marianne sends his spirit away. Later in the game, The Maw takes his form in the ruins in an attempt to lure Marianne out. His tie is left in the ruins, meaning that The Maw may have temporarily possessed Jack's body.

Appearance

 * Human - Jack was a middle-aged caucasian man. He was bald and had noticeably aging skin. He also had brown eyes. During the game, he is seen wearing a suit along with his favorite blue and gold tie.
 * Spirit - As a spirit, Jack's appearance was the same. However, his suit was noticeably damaged and had a large wound on the left side of his head.

Trivia

 * It's never revealed how Jack passed away. In the Spirit World, he mentions a surgery he's worried about, possibly implying Jack had a disease he eventually passed away from.
 * In Jack's earlier years, he was a part of the Polish Solidarity movement. Due to his involvement, he spent a few months in an internment camp.
 * Marianne mentions that Jack was a religious man. He most likely was Christian, judging by the crosses in his room and that Christians make up 90% of Poland's religious population.
 * Jack's last name is revealed to be Orkan in a discipline letter for Marianne from her primary school.