One Eyed Jack

Originally a 17th-century pirate named Nicholas Eymeric, the character's backstory is detailed through journals found within the mansion grounds of Hell's Kitchen. His transition from a historical seafaring marauder to a modern-day crime lord represents the franchise's narrative shift under Infogrames, moving away from the Lovecraftian themes of the original game toward a pulp-action aesthetic. In Alone in the Dark 2, his crew of undead pirates masquerade as 1920s bootleggers armed with tommy guns, blending historical pirate motifs with Prohibition-era gangster tropes.

Players encounter the character's influence throughout the mansion before the final confrontation aboard his hidden pirate ship, the Temple of the Sun. The character's prominence in marketing led to the renaming of the 1996 console ports for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation, which were released as Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge. This release introduced updated 3D environments and FMV cutscenes that further detailed his lore. Although the franchise later pivoted back to psychological horror, this antagonist remains a defining figure of the series' early action-oriented era.