| “ | There is someone inside my house. | „ |
| ~ Jim on the night of Day 4. |
Jim is the titular main protagonist of the 2022 psychological horror Roblox game Jim's Computer, developed by grugchamp.
He is a person who passes his time buying gears from the internet and watching the news. However, as the days pass, he is stalked by an anonymous Ro-Chat user who tells him to prepare himself for something, confusing him.
Every night, he checks his own home to see if anybody is inside his house, but no one was there. Eventually, he purchases a strange black square, revealing to be a gun, leading to his suicide by shooting himself in the head.
Theories[]
There is a common theory among fans that Jim has schizophrenia or Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
With the release of Jim's Computer 2 however (despite it's questionable canonicity), this seems to have been disproven.
Why Isn't He Heroic or Villainous?[]
- All of Jim's actions are done in order to survive, and not out of a sense of heroism. If there really was a threat that was kidnapping and killing Robloxians, Jim does not actually try to stop it, instead turning the gun on himself and committing suicide before it could break in. Conversely, the only person he harms is himself, and not anyone who could be potentially innocent, making him not villainous either.
- While the canonicity of Jim's Computer 2 is dubious, this still supports this characterization, as Jim's sole goal is to get himself out of the apocalypse. The only enemies in that game are infected Robloxians, who are all hostile towards Jim to begin with, making killing them self-defense, and it's arguable if they are even considered as sentient at that point.
Appearance[]
Jim is a 2008 styled Robloxian with a red torso and yellow body.
Personality[]
Jim is shown to act like a normal person would at first. However, when he notices the disappearances and that someone is telling him to prepare, he suddenly become anxious. As the days go on, he becomes more and more anxious to the point of being suicidal, killing himself with a gunshot to the head.
Biography[]
Jim's Computer[]
On Day 1, Jim goes on his computer to look at the news, talking about the chemical refinery in Robloxia. He then goes on to purchase multiple gears like a slingshot, a trowel and a superball and have fun with them, until he gets tired, leading to him going to sleep.
During the night, he wakes up to check around his house, including the closets, but nothing was there. He then goes back to sleep until the next morning.
On Day 2, he watches the news that Robloxia had a sudden disappearance, with the only thing being found is a pungent smell. He then purchases more gears as usual until he gets tired again and goes to sleep, still checking around the house during the night.
On Day 3, he notices that more disappearances in Robloxia has occurred. This doesn't stop him from buying more gears and continuing the same routine as before, but at night, during his house checking, his computer boots up, with a new message on his Ro-Chat account, send by a strange, anonymous user, saying that he must prepare himself. This slightly startles Jim, but he still goes back to sleep whatsoever.
On Day 4, Jim sees that the mayor of Robloxia is addressing the disappearances, but he denies any connections between the chemical spill and the disappearances that occurred. Nonetheless, Jim continues his routine of buying gears and playing with them, before getting tired and going to sleep once more, but now he is more concerned about the situation, saying that someone is in his house. He goes on to check around to make sure he is safe, before going back to sleep.
On Day 5, Jim is notified that the military of Robloxia has declared a martial law, ordering a Shelter-in place to keep everybody safe from the disappearances, before he goes on with his routine of buying gears once again and going to sleep when tired, but not before boarding up his house to not let the anonymous stalker in. However, little does he know that he also purchased a strange black square in the shop.
At night, his computer turned on again, with a new message from the anonymous user, telling him to not make a sound and keep quiet and calm. He then checks his closets again to ensure his safety, with no one there. However, as he was about to go back to sleep, an Emergency Alert System shows up on his television, informing him of the on-going Shelter-In-Place procedure. He also hears the stalker banging on his door, now more violently, causing Jim to take out the black square he purchased earlier, revealed to be a pistol. As the banging continues, Jim shakes in anxiety before he finally decides to end it all by pointing his pistol towards his face and killing himself.
Jim's Computer 2[]
During the April Fools' update, instead of killing himself with a pistol, he wields it down and kills the infected Robloxian with it upon opening the door. He's on his mission to kill infected Robloxians and collect as many Robux as possible to buy the transmitter from the shop to rescue himself from the apocalypse, but it also offers a shotgun, a sword, a bomb and an ammo to make him more armored.
When he buys a transmitter from the shop and opens the box with it, he immediately contacts the military to rescue him and the extraction happens for 60 seconds until the helicopter arrives. Upon arriving, he goes to the rope to escape and fly to safety.
Trivia[]
- Jim's characterization is heavily inspired by Mark Heathcliff, both are victims of a certain body modification creature and is stalked after exiting their house, leading to the two committing suicide using a handgun.
- A theory has risen stating Jim might have been hallucinating the entire time. The pungent smells were from the chemical spill and it may have affected his brain which caused suicide, it's also thought that this means some others are still out there and alive, going through what Jim is going through.
- Jim is featured in the Friday Night Funkin' mod, Dead Air. He is playable in the song Shelter.