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Context

Jane The Everlasting, also known as Jane the Killer or Jane Arkensaw, is a creepypasta character that first appeared around 2013, created by an author known under the pseudonym PastaStalker64 (though his real identity has been subject to controversy within the fandom) . The character is intrinsically linked to the universe of Jeff the Killer, of which she is both the nemesis and, in some interpretations, the tragic love interest .

An important historical note: Jane The Everlasting is not the first Jane the Killer. The original version, created by FearOfTheBlackWolf (MadamBlackWolf) in 2012, is named Jane Todd Richardson and has a radically different backstory (involving a government serum called "Liquid Hate") . The Arkensaw/Everlasting version is often labeled a "plagiarized" or "imposter" version by the community, even though it ended up being far more popular than the original . The two versions are considered distinct characters who, within the fandom's "meta-fiction," hate each other .

The story of Jane Everlasting takes place in the same universe as Jeff the Killer, in a typical American suburb. The atmosphere oscillates between tragic teenage drama, body horror (burns, disfigurement), and gothic revenge.

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Biography

Civilian identity: Jane Elizabeth Arkensaw is an American teenager who lived across the street from Jeff Woods (the future Jeff the Killer) before his transformation .

Before the tragedy: Jane was a sweet, caring girl who put others' value before her own. She hated those who bullied the weak. Before Jeff went insane, she lived across from his house and was his classmate .

The first signs: When Jane sees Jeff attack Randy, Troy, and Keith (the neighborhood bullies) with a knife, she thinks he is "disturbed" in some way. His sadistic smile and his brother Liu's reaction only reinforce this impression . However, she eventually develops sympathy for Jeff when Liu takes the blame for the attack, leaving Jeff heartbroken and distraught. Jane then feels awful for him and ashamed for assuming he was a monster. She leaves him a note on his school desk, telling him he has a friend .

The heroic intervention: When Randy, Troy, and Keith crash Jeff's birthday party and burn him alive, Jane sees the whole scene from her window. She rushes over with a fire extinguisher to try to save him . Jeff's parents, grateful, invite Jane and her parents to dinner to reward her heroic act .

The night of horror: On the night of the dinner, Jane looks out the window and sees Jeff getting out of the car. His appearance — disfigured by burns — terrifies her to the point of fainting. She wakes up hours later, home alone, and sees Jeff at his living room window, repeatedly tapping a knife against the glass. She decides to go defend herself. Jeff's appearance terrifies her again, and she faints a second time .

The nightmare awakening: Jane wakes up in Jeff's dining room, tied to a chair with a gag in her mouth. Before her, she sees all her friends and family, as well as Jeff's family — all dead, with smiles carved into their faces . Jeff mocks her while she cries, saying he'll make her look "beautiful" too. He carves a smile into her face, cuts the gag, then pours bleach and alcohol all over her body before setting her on fire .

The hospital and the "gifts": Jane wakes up in the hospital, disfigured and scarred. Her face is completely disfigured; her burned skin takes on a brown hue . It is there that she swears revenge on Jeff. During her hospital stay, Jeff sends her gifts: a black dress, flowers, a letter, black sclera contact lenses, black lipstick, and a knife . She reluctantly puts on the dress, takes the knife in hand, visits her parents' grave, and decides that from that point on, she would become Jane Everlasting, swearing revenge on Jeff the Killer .

The loss of innocence: Since that night, Jane's perspective has changed. Everything now appears gray to her — a consequence she herself considers the price to pay for losing her innocence .

Her duel with Jane Richardson: In the "meta-fiction" created by the original author of Jane Richardson, the two Janes the Killer meet one day in a cemetery and fight to determine who deserves the title. Jane Everlasting is killed in this battle, her disfigured body taken to the morgue, unable to be identified .

Estimated age: Jane Arkensaw is about 18 years old in most versions .

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