Jake Peralta

Jacob Peralta (born 1981, claimed to have been legally changed to Jacob Sherlock Peralta) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American television sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, portrayed by Andy Samberg. He is a detective at the fictional 99th Precinct of the New York Police Department.

In earlier seasons, Jake is seen as a talented and intelligent but childish detective that is always full of shenanigans, until he comes into conflict with the new captain, Raymond Holt, who is determined to change his behavior and attitude. He also possessed some traits of arrogance and cockiness. Nevertheless, he takes his job seriously and whenever he does not catch a perp, he starts being disappointed in himself. In later seasons, Jake starts to treat Holt with utmost reverence and even a father figure. He also starts dating co-worker Amy Santiago, and the two get married at the end of season five. His relationship with Holt and Amy can be attributed to his character development in the later seasons, where although his immaturity retains, he sheds his arrogant personality and is evidently more mature and organized.

Jake often uses humor as a coping mechanism to cover up his feelings. Jake frequently also covers up his past by pretending he was a "cool kid", which the squad never falls for. He is also bad at admitting his own mistakes and shenanigans, in which he uses seemingly unbelievable excuses, or pushes the blame to someone else (like Amy in earlier seasons), or abruptly changing the topic. Jake is an avid Die Hard, Taylor Swift, Brooklyn Nets and popular cultureenthusiast, and dislikes books, documentaries and classical music. He is also known to have unhealthy eating habits, such as hardly drinking water,[4] and is not a big fan of exercise either.