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Jared is a webcomic written and drawn by HarrietRants. The main character is Jared A. Updale, a [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually miserable]] and bitterly sarcastic SerialKiller. The story really starts when Jared meets Lilac Adams, a nineteen year old who first berates him for killing her boyfriend, and then asks him to train her to be a serial killer as well.

However, it's not all as simple as that. With constant mention of a mysterious League of Killers, the hint of an opposing faction and only brief snippets of Jared's past, the comic takes a vicious glee in teasing about things yet to come, near constantly.

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Jared is a webcomic written and drawn by HarrietRants. HarrietRants.

The main character is Jared A. Updale, a [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually miserable]] and bitterly sarcastic SerialKiller. The story really starts when Jared meets Lilac Adams, a nineteen year old who first berates him for killing her boyfriend, and then asks him to train her to be a serial killer as well.

However, it's not all as simple as that. With constant mention of a mysterious League of Killers, the hint of an opposing faction and only brief snippets of Jared's past, the comic takes a vicious glee in teasing about things yet to come, near constantly. constantly.
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Jared is a webcomic written and drawn by HarrietRants.
The main character is Jared A. Updale, a [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually miserable]] and bitterly sarcastic SerialKiller. The story really starts when Jared meets Lilac Adams, a nineteen year old who first berates him for killing her boyfriend, and then asks him to train her to be a serial killer as well.
However, it’s not all as simple as that. With constant mention of a mysterious League of Killers, the hint of an opposing faction and only brief snippets of Jared’s past, the comic takes a vicious glee in teasing about things yet to come, near constantly.
The story is heavily character based, with a lot of dialogue and pages spent on just exploring their views and personalities. Despite the four most important characters being serial killers, there’s surprisingly little scenes of them actually killing.

On September 15th, 2011 the creator officialy announced the end of the comic after months of struggling to continue it. A new comic with most of the same characters but a bigger focus on the EnsembleDarkhorse Lilac has been announced.

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Jared is a webcomic written and drawn by HarrietRants. \n The main character is Jared A. Updale, a [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually miserable]] and bitterly sarcastic SerialKiller. The story really starts when Jared meets Lilac Adams, a nineteen year old who first berates him for killing her boyfriend, and then asks him to train her to be a serial killer as well.
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However, it’s it's not all as simple as that. With constant mention of a mysterious League of Killers, the hint of an opposing faction and only brief snippets of Jared’s Jared's past, the comic takes a vicious glee in teasing about things yet to come, near constantly.
The story is heavily character based, with a lot of dialogue and pages spent on just exploring their views and personalities. Despite the four most important characters being serial killers, there’s there's surprisingly little scenes of them actually killing.

On September 15th, 2011 2011, the creator officialy officially announced the end of the comic after months of struggling to continue it. A new comic with most of the same characters but a bigger focus on the EnsembleDarkhorse Lilac has been announced.



%% * FriendlessBackground: Mary was Jared’s only friend as a child.
%% * GeniusBruiser: Jared is 6’4” and ripped, but very intelligent.

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%% * FriendlessBackground: Mary was Jared’s Jared's only friend as a child.
%% * GeniusBruiser: Jared is 6’4” 6'4" and ripped, but very intelligent.



* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Jared killed his father. The fate of his mother hasn’t been mentioned, but she was most likely also killed by Jared. Payback for years of abuse.]]

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* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Jared killed his father. The fate of his mother hasn’t hasn't been mentioned, but she was most likely also killed by Jared. Payback for years of abuse.]]
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%% * {{Nerd}}: Jared, Mary and Shia, with the three fighting over an NES at one point.
%% * Lilac is described as an “un-nerd”. She doesn’t even know what an NES ''is''.

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* AbusiveParents: Jared’s. He [[SelfMadeOrphan got his own back]].
* ArtEvolution: Despite running for less than a year, the art changes and develops at a rapid pace. Compare the original first page: http://larten-roolz.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2pepl6 to the most recent: http://harrietrants.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3looov
* AuthorAppeal: Jared is shirtless quite a lot.

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%% * AbusiveParents: Jared’s. He [[SelfMadeOrphan got his own back]].
%% * ArtEvolution: Despite running for less than a year, the art changes and develops at a rapid pace. Compare the original first page: http://larten-roolz.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2pepl6 to the most recent: http://harrietrants.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3looov
%% * AuthorAppeal: Jared is shirtless quite a lot.



* CerebusSyndrome: Though you wouldn’t realise it, the comic was originally intended as a comedy and only became a drama later on.

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%% * CerebusSyndrome: Though you wouldn’t realise it, the comic was originally intended as a comedy and only became a drama later on.



* DeadpanSnarker: Jared and Mary.

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%% * DeadpanSnarker: Jared and Mary.



* CuteKitten: The Button Eyed Cats are ''ridiculously'' adorable.
* EvilDetectingDog: Lilac’s puppy is scared of Jared.
* FangsAreEvil: When Jared smiles, he clearly has fangs. Could be CuteLittleFangs, YMMV.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place.

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%% * CuteKitten: The Button Eyed Cats are ''ridiculously'' adorable.
%% * EvilDetectingDog: Lilac’s puppy is scared of Jared.
%% * FangsAreEvil: When Jared smiles, he clearly has fangs. Could be CuteLittleFangs, YMMV.
%% * {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place.



* FriendlessBackground: Mary was Jared’s only friend as a child.
* GeniusBruiser: Jared is 6’4” and ripped, but very intelligent.
* HeroAntagonist: DCI Blake
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Jared is 6'4", Lilac is 5'3".
* HumansAreBastards: Jared seems to have this opinion.
* LipstickLesbian: Mary and her girlfriend Lizzie.
* MoodWhiplash: A lot.
* {{Nerd}}: Jared, Mary and Shia, with the three fighting over an NES at one point.
** Lilac is described as an “un-nerd”. She doesn’t even know what an NES ''is''.
* NiceHat: Lilac always wears a bear hat.
* OnlySixFaces
* {{Otaku}}: Shia, apparently.
* OutOfFocus: Sarah and Carl in arc 3. DCI Blake as well, though deliberately.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jared

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%% * FriendlessBackground: Mary was Jared’s only friend as a child.
%% * GeniusBruiser: Jared is 6’4” and ripped, but very intelligent.
%% * HeroAntagonist: DCI Blake
%% * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Jared is 6'4", Lilac is 5'3".
%% * HumansAreBastards: Jared seems to have this opinion.
%% * LipstickLesbian: Mary and her girlfriend Lizzie.
%% * MoodWhiplash: A lot.
%% * {{Nerd}}: Jared, Mary and Shia, with the three fighting over an NES at one point.
** %% * Lilac is described as an “un-nerd”. She doesn’t even know what an NES ''is''.
* NiceHat: Lilac always wears a bear hat.
%% * OnlySixFaces
%% * {{Otaku}}: Shia, apparently.
%% * OutOfFocus: Sarah and Carl in arc 3. DCI Blake as well, though deliberately.
%% * PerpetualFrowner: Jared



* SerialKiller: The four main characters.
* ShipTease: Jared and Lilac, despite Jared being in a relationship.
* SympatheticMurderer: The writer tries to not portray Jared as this. He really is the bad guy.
* VillainProtagonist

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%% * SerialKiller: The four main characters.
%% * ShipTease: Jared and Lilac, despite Jared being in a relationship.
%% * SympatheticMurderer: The writer tries to not portray Jared as this. He really is the bad guy.
%% * VillainProtagonist

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* BiTheWay: Carl and Shia. Carl’s bisexuality was only mentioned on the Christmas page, and not in actual canon yet.

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* {{Badass}}: Jared.



* PsychopathicManchild: Jared is type C. He is a real {{Badass}}, but is selfish and childishly obsessive.

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* PsychopathicManchild: Jared is type C. He is a real {{Badass}}, badass, but is selfish and childishly obsessive.
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* ArtistDisillusionment: The author prefers her other webcomic, Nameless, to Jared, and has no problem letting everyone know it.
** This is what eventually led to the end of the comic.



* TeasingCreator: The writer is actually quite mean when it comes to this, comments begging for more information towards future events are generally replied with “HAHAHAHA” or something along those lines.
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NeedsMoreLove.

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NeedsMoreLove.
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* DeadLittleSister: Or rather, dead girlfriend. Jared’s old girlfriend Cleo has been mentioned, and Jared is reluctant to talk about her, despite Lilac digging for information.
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Jared is a webcomic written and drawn by HarrietRants.
The main character is Jared A. Updale, a [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually miserable]] and bitterly sarcastic SerialKiller. The story really starts when Jared meets Lilac Adams, a nineteen year old who first berates him for killing her boyfriend, and then asks him to train her to be a serial killer as well.
However, it’s not all as simple as that. With constant mention of a mysterious League of Killers, the hint of an opposing faction and only brief snippets of Jared’s past, the comic takes a vicious glee in teasing about things yet to come, near constantly.
The story is heavily character based, with a lot of dialogue and pages spent on just exploring their views and personalities. Despite the four most important characters being serial killers, there’s surprisingly little scenes of them actually killing.

On September 15th, 2011 the creator officialy announced the end of the comic after months of struggling to continue it. A new comic with most of the same characters but a bigger focus on the EnsembleDarkhorse Lilac has been announced.

The main characters are:

* Jared A. Updale: The title character. Dark, moody, and very philosophical. Also somewhat of a nerd.
* Mary Updale-Moore: Jared’s "sister" and best friend. A lot more friendly and gentle than her brother. [[spoiler: The two are not actually related, but pretend to be.]]
* Lilac Adams: The tiny and adorable serial killer in training.
* Shia: An old friend of Jared and Mary’s, who dated both of them. Apparently an {{Otaku}}.
* Carl Shan: Jared’s other good friend, a corrupt police officer.
* Sarah Landy: Jared’s girlfriend, who both he and Mary despise.
* DCI Blake: The only police officer left not corrupted. A HeroAntagonist.
* Hat Cat: The imaginary cat in Jared’s head, normally accompanied by four miniature cats called “Button Eyed Cats”.

Can be read on the writer's [[http://harrietrants.deviantart.com/gallery/25789924 Deviant Art]] or on the [[http://jared.smackjeeves.com/ website]].
NeedsMoreLove.

!!This webcomic provides examples of:

* AbusiveParents: Jared’s. He [[SelfMadeOrphan got his own back]].
* ArtEvolution: Despite running for less than a year, the art changes and develops at a rapid pace. Compare the original first page: http://larten-roolz.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2pepl6 to the most recent: http://harrietrants.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3looov
* ArtistDisillusionment: The author prefers her other webcomic, Nameless, to Jared, and has no problem letting everyone know it.
** This is what eventually led to the end of the comic.
* AuthorAppeal: Jared is shirtless quite a lot.
* {{Badass}}: Jared.
* BadassLongcoat: While it not actually being a longcoat, Jared nearly always wears a very cool leather jacket. It actually exists.
* BiTheWay: Carl and Shia. Carl’s bisexuality was only mentioned on the Christmas page, and not in actual canon yet.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Averted? Jared and Mary are [[spoiler: not actually related; not even adopted or step siblings, they’re just pretending, but treat each other as such.]] But there are several scenes where Mary is practically sitting on Jared’s lap, riding on his back or just has her arms around his waist, and it really gives off an air of incest.
* CerebusSyndrome: Though you wouldn’t realise it, the comic was originally intended as a comedy and only became a drama later on.
* CrapsackWorld: Jared lives in a world almost entirely run by The League, where serial killers freely roam the streets (provided it’s their territory) and everyone is corrupted.
* DeadLittleSister: Or rather, dead girlfriend. Jared’s old girlfriend Cleo has been mentioned, and Jared is reluctant to talk about her, despite Lilac digging for information.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jared and Mary.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The comic is all black and white, except for the colour red.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Jared’s skin, as seen in coloured pictures such as here: http://harrietrants.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d36ve32 is literally ''white''.
* CuteKitten: The Button Eyed Cats are ''ridiculously'' adorable.
* EvilDetectingDog: Lilac’s puppy is scared of Jared.
* FangsAreEvil: When Jared smiles, he clearly has fangs. Could be CuteLittleFangs, YMMV.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place.
* {{Flashback}}: Two, one to when Jared [[spoiler: killed his father]] and one to when Mary and Jared first met.
* FriendlessBackground: Mary was Jared’s only friend as a child.
* GeniusBruiser: Jared is 6’4” and ripped, but very intelligent.
* HeroAntagonist: DCI Blake
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Jared is 6'4", Lilac is 5'3".
* HumansAreBastards: Jared seems to have this opinion.
* LipstickLesbian: Mary and her girlfriend Lizzie.
* MoodWhiplash: A lot.
* {{Nerd}}: Jared, Mary and Shia, with the three fighting over an NES at one point.
** Lilac is described as an “un-nerd”. She doesn’t even know what an NES ''is''.
* NiceHat: Lilac always wears a bear hat.
* OnlySixFaces
* {{Otaku}}: Shia, apparently.
* OutOfFocus: Sarah and Carl in arc 3. DCI Blake as well, though deliberately.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jared
* PsychopathicManchild: Jared is type C. He is a real {{Badass}}, but is selfish and childishly obsessive.
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Jared killed his father. The fate of his mother hasn’t been mentioned, but she was most likely also killed by Jared. Payback for years of abuse.]]
* SerialKiller: The four main characters.
* ShipTease: Jared and Lilac, despite Jared being in a relationship.
* SympatheticMurderer: The writer tries to not portray Jared as this. He really is the bad guy.
* TeasingCreator: The writer is actually quite mean when it comes to this, comments begging for more information towards future events are generally replied with “HAHAHAHA” or something along those lines.
* VillainProtagonist
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