The idea was (the Jackal) is just him, 10 years later or something, after he's seen whatever he saw on this island (in Far Cry).' 'Jack Carver in the original Far Cry was this shifty, smuggler, gun runner kind of crook. 'The Jackal is actually supposed to be Jack Carver from the original Far Cry,' Hocking said. Now, Hocking has revealed that this theory is correct. Far Cry fans have long believed that Far Cry 2's Jackal villain is Jack Carver, the protagonist of the first Far Cry, but nothing in-game confirmed this theory. This news comes by way of IGN, which interviewed Far Cry 2 creative director Clint Hocking about the game. Ubisoft has confirmed that the villain of Far Cry 2, the Jackal, is Jack Carver from the first Far Cry game.