Johnathon (Beyond the Village)

Johnathon 'Zach' Black (Also known as John) is one of the major characters in Beyond the Village. He is one of the closest guy-friends to Kelsey, and owner of the largest Fish Market on Key Street.

Biography
(Beyond the Village) He resolves many conflicts between people, including those between Kelsey and others, though sometimes he gets involved if it's one of the boys fighting.

(Beach Story) Johnathon is a lifeguard, shown by the amulet he wears. He wears bracelets and swim-trunks to remind himself that he can't touch water like normal people, at least without protection. This is because of him being a Dragonstone Warrior and, just like endermen, they cannot touch water without being harmed. The lifeguard amulet protects him from being harmed, so he is still able to save people from drowning. As an addon to his love for Kelsey, he has a white heart marking on his stomach with a 'K' written in black.

Appearance
(Beyond the Village) Johnathon is normally seen wearing a dark green and gray hoodie with white strings and gray ends. He also has blue shorts with light blue edges and dark blue lining around the pockets. He normally never wears shoes, and his sleeves cover most of his paws except for the fingers. His tail sticks out over the edge of his shorts.

(Beach Story) Johnathon wears black swim trunks with endermen eyes on the front. He has a gray string necklace with a white square amulet and a red plus sign on the front. He has two bracelets that are colored similar to the endermen eyes. His tail sticks out over the edge of the trunks.

Personality
(Beyond the Village) Johnathon is seen even more as the boyish and happy kind, though still keeping a little bit if his 'depressed and upset' attitude from the series. He resolves conflicts quickly, and is quick to jump to conclusions. He gives strict advice, and expects it to be followed. If not, he's normally okay with it, but secretly holds a grudge against the people who didn't listen, as he could've told that to a different person. His advice varies depending on the situation and the person. He is socially awkward out in public, and rarely talks in large crowds, let alone small groups. He will contribute, he just won't talk as often as the other members. When decided to speak for a group, or talk for any reason in a group, his eyes go slightly wild and he constantly asks someone else to speak for him. He gets very emotional because of this, and often leaves himself out of group activities.

(Beach Story) Johnathon is slightly more protective, and a little more open. He is twice as watchful of people when they go in the water, though he shudders when seeing people splashing eachother, as he could never imagine doing something like that himself. This often makes him upset, and he often walks away from people during conversations if this is brought up. He refuses to accept people's advice or help at this stage, but he will listen, and respond with only nodding, shaking his head or shrugging. When people are in danger, he races to the edge of the water and activates the amulet, which allows him to switch and be touched by water without being harmed. He swims very fast, using his tail as a propeller along with his paws. He can easily grab people, and he holds them on his back while using his hind legs and tail to swim back to the shore with the person. He complains about pain afterwards, and will lose it if he finds out there are burn marks in his skin under the fur from water.

Trivia

 * In the Side Stories, Johnathon has never worn shoes, and refuses to because of how large his paws are. His claws are also permanently unsheathed, so he would tear through shoes and clip the sharp edges, causing a lot of pain.
 * In Beach Story, Johnathon has stated that along with being a Dragonstone Warrior and not being able to touch water, he actually has aquaphobia, the fear of water. Kelsey has also confirmed that Johnathon is actually allergic to water, which is a disease known as Aquagenic urticaria.
 * If Johnathon had to pick a favorite band or artist, he would pick Linkin Park or Panic! at the Disco.
 * If Johnathon was a Pokemon, he would definitely be a Litten.
 * If Johnathon was in a Hogwarts house, he would be a Slytherin.
 * Johnathon's favourite mythical creature is a Phoenix.
 * Johnathon's best friends are Nathan, Dallas, Dexter, Kelsey and Gabriella. Anastasia is only a friend, as Johnathon isn't exactly very fond of her.
 * Johnathon completely decks himself out when it becomes Pride Month. He is also confirmed to be Bisexual.
 * If Johnathon were to be in the Pokemon world, he would pick all Fire type starter Pokemon to be his. He specializes in Fire Types. He would most likely become the Champion of each region he visits.
 * Believe it or not, Johnathon has always had his ears pierced since he was around 10. Some of the various types of earrings he can wear are industrial, helix, lobe, conch and snug. He often wears ear cuffs, barbells, studs, huggie earrings, ear spikes or plugs. Most of the time, he wears at least one ear cuff with two barbells and a stud.
 * Kelsey has actually drawn Johnathon with a few piercings, including a labret.
 * Johnathon and Dallas both met back in the Kingdom Academy back in their first year and it was pretty awkward, to be honest. They accidentally ran into eachother and Dallas had a few books and stuff he was carrying and he dropped them and Johnathon helped him get them and apologized. Afterwards they both decided they might meet again sometime since they seemed to eachother like they were pretty cool, and Dallas ended up hanging out at Johnathon’s house for about a week.
 * Johnathon's name is often confused in spelling. Sometimes the O in the name is changed to an A, which aggravates him as a character, and Kelsey as the creator. The reason being as Kelsey believes people know how to read a computer screen and should be able to copy the name with ease. She expresses this feeling when people spell the Minecraft Diaries Character Laurance's name wrong.
 * Johnathon's last name wasn't chosen by his fur color, as speculated by some of Kelsey's close friends. His last name was actually inspired by Jack Black, as certain traits of Johnathon resemble Jack in small ways.
 * Johnathon has been confirmed to be Kelsey's favorite character to make during the start of The Journal. Gabriella is her second favorite character.