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Yo, this ain't a party. WAHOO! THIS IS A PAAAARTY! YEEEAAH!
Holt Hyde in "Hyde and Shriek"


Holt Hyde is a 2010-introduced and all-around character. He is the great grandson of the original Dr. Jekyll. Although, Holt's father is referred to as " Mr. Hyde ". Due to his mother being of the Jekyll/Hyde lineage, he has a human alter ego by the name of Jackson Jekyll. Holt himself is a mixture of the Hyde-condition and a fire elemental, still making him much more willing to break the rules and to shirk responsibilities than his counterpart named Jackson. He and Jackson do not get along very well because of this, but they do care for each other. Holt is an enthusiastic and popular DJ around New Salem and is often asked to take care of the music when his fellow students have another party. In the books, his name is D.J. Hyde.

Portrayers[]

Holt, like his alter-ego Jackson, is voiced by Cindy Robinson in the English version of the cartoon.

In the Hebrew version, he's voiced by Dan Kizler, who also voices his counterpart Jackson Jekyll.

Character[]

Personality[]

Holt is a DJ, so he's very social and into promoting his music. He admits that he is "hot-headed" and can have a bit of a temper.[1] Holt is known to be impulsive, for example, in Ghouls Rule' when he ran past Heath Burns, who had a rotten gargoyle egg, without thinking about the consequences of his actions. However, Holt has access to a quiet side in favor of the creative process when it comes to his music. He enjoys to spend time at a small, secluded spot near Epic Falls during those periods. [Source] In a French magazine, it was emphasized that Holt barely gets time in the sunlight or outside in general. He has a very curious and enthusiastic personality, regardless if that enthusiasm is negative or positive. In the movie Monster High: Ghouls Rule, Holt is seen exploring around outside the window of the human party as if this experience is new to him. Holt also said he had his first " creeproccino " when Jackson let him wonder around town before class, showing how inexperienced he is.


He's also rarely seen in crowds of people (willingly) unless it's a party. The only times he is seen with a group of people is at parties (which is his job and passion), when he was dragged along to prank the normies, and when everyone was crowding around Elissabat when she arrived at Monster High.

Unless it's a party or a celebrity, it seems Holt doesn't like crowds. He distances himself every opportunity he gets, like running ahead of the group in Ghouls Rule. In the New Ghoul in School video game, he's also seen by himself dancing in the hall if he isn't accompanied by his cousin, Heath. Every other instance Holt is seen on screen he's either doing something in the background alone, he was doing something alone but Frankie comes to talk to him, or he's walking alone in the hallways like in Monster High: 13 Wishes when Gigi Grant came to school.


A big contrast to Jackson who is always accompanied by a group, willingly hanging out with people, or hanging out with Deuce in the hallways in the backgrounds.

Appearance[]

Holt has blue skin, sunrise/sunset eyes and a black/dark blue mark on his face. His hair is made of flames, styled in a faux hawk in the webisodes and more in a wild updo in his other iterations. He has a yin-yang tattoo between his shoulders on his back, the same spot as Jackson. He has an eyebrow piercing on his left eyebrow, which Jackson shares. He wears a red leather jacket with gold stitching, as well as purple pinstripe pants with a flame pattern at the hem on it and also a black and white tank top with a yellow belt with a turntable buckle. He wears a sliver ring on left thumb and black and yellow high-top sneakers with a skullette on the front that are untied. He also has black and orange headphones.

Transformation[]

Throughout each storyline, Holt and Jackson have no control over their transformations and change from one into the other under specific circumstances. In the cartoon series, it seems to be music that causes Holt/Jackson's transformation. This is first seen in "Hyde and Shriek".

In his 'Basic' diary, Holt's transformation into Jackson Jekyll normally occurs at sunrise and lasts until sunset. Holt noted that when he was trying to see what the town was like during the day, he blacked out at the moment of sunrise. However, in Jackson Jekyll's 'Between Classes' diary, it's revealed that the trigger for Jackson's transformation has since changed, so that it is now also music as in the cartoon. Specifically, "music with a 4/4 time signature played in excess of 90 decibels" triggers the transformation into Holt. However, according to the diary, because of Jackson's "elemental heritage + Hyde transformation + teenage boy" status, it is likely to change again at least once more before he hits adulthood.

In Holt's 'Basic' diary, he displayed one example of having some elemental powers from Jackson's parental heritage, as he melted the pen he was using and his entry indicated this had happened before. His bio also uses several fire related puns.

In the Monster High book series, the change is caused by temperature shifts, be it from him getting hot from embarrassment or from outside forces like a hot day.

There are times when Jackson's and Holt's memories and abilities leak over to the other. For example, in the diaries, Jackson is able to keep up with Deuce Gorgon in a basketball game (to Deuce Gorgon's surprise),[2] while Holt recognizes Draculaura at a club despite the fact it's the "first" time he meets her.[3]

Relationships[]

Family[]

The exact way Holt's family tree looks is fuzzy at the moment. In Jackson Jekyll's 'Between Classes' diary, it is revealed that it's Holt's mother from whom the dual nature comes, while his father is revealed to be a fire elemental and implied to be the parent through which Holt is the cousin to Heath Burns, a fact first mentioned in "Fear Pressure". Also, in the French magazine with Heath's sections, it's said that Holt's father and Heath's father are " flame brothers ". However, Ghoul Spirit states that Holt's mother is the sister of Heath's father, which is an inconsistency.

Although Holt is often said/seen picking with Heath, clearly they must have a pretty okay relationship since Heath loves watching his cousin DJ and helping him. On top of Holt calling himself " Holtster " in Ghouls Rule then Heath called himself the " Heathster " in Monster High: Scaris City if Frights. Heath has also been hinted at copying Holt's mannerisms and pick up lines, but way less smooth.

Until he was 16 years of age, Holt did not know he had a human half in the form of Jackson. More than likely, Holt is a new enigma since even Heath didn't know he was related to Holt, as mentioned in a magazine that the first time he saw Jackson turn to Holt was the same time as everyone else in the school. Neither his parents apparently thought it was something they needed to inform anyone about. So no one knew about Holt until recently, or at least didn't know his presence to the Jekyll/Hyde family.

Holt's mother is very overprotective of both him and Jackson, and seeing them get hurt is something that can trigger her transformation. Also according to Holt's 'Basic' diary, Holt's mother doesn't keep the same job for long and the family regularly moves to a place closer to her new job. Along with Draculaura's diary mentioning only mentioning his mom moving in with him and Jackson, it's likely his father was an after thought.

Holt and Jackson have a brotherly relationship, a playful sibling rivalry but they've learned to balance each other out and get along after communicating with sticky notes and texting. They even write their own notes in each other's diary entries.

In the Monster High books, Jackson regards Holt as his brother, as he reveals to Melody Carver: "Because D.J. likes her. I can't do that to him...or me, or whoever....He's kind of like my brother, I guess." Heath Burns is not related to Holt in the books, and Holt's father is absent, leaving it unclear how much of conventional canon is canon for the Monster High books.

Holt has an uncle who owns a farm. It is not stated what side of the family his uncle is on, although it's slightly more likely he is a Jekyll/Hyde because he has no problem only seeing Jackson out. [Source]

There is a signature of a Ms. Henrietta Jekyll in one of the brand's products.

Friends[]

On his Monster High website profile, he's friends with all the monsters, who in turn love his music. Draculaura was at a club when he was performing.

In one of Monster High's Facebook posts, it states that Hyde worked with Deuce to make a go-cart for the Monster Derby, so it could be assumed that Deuce is friends with both Jackson and his alter ego[4].

Holt is seen many times having positive interactions with Frankie and other monsters. None of them stand out as much as Frankie on screen but it's clear he has good relationships with a lot of students.

Pet[]

Holt's pet is a chameleon named Crossfade, who absolutely loves Holt's music.

Romance[]

In his 'Basic' diary, he goes on a date with Operetta but it fails miserably and they had a brief period of being on rocky terms. Though, Holt and Operetta went to prom together in the 2014 prom event on the official Monster High website. There have been many social media posts made in 2011-2014 about the pair hanging out and making music together posted by the official Monster High accounts. In a french magazine, Holt and Operetta are described as a couple. As well as Operetta being excited that Holt would be more active during the day after an agreement with Jackson.


He also spots Draculaura at a club, and calls her "a hot little vampire" and her nickname "Ula D". His feelings for Draculaura seem to be a result of the memories he shares with Jackson.

In the webisode "Hyde and Shriek" Holt meets Frankie Stein, calling her a "high-powered hottie" and "Frankie 'Fine' Stein". This may also be a result of his shared memories with Jackson Jekyll, as he had never met Frankie before to know her name, let alone develop an interest in her, or he has the same interests as Jackson. He seems to really care for Frankie as much as Jackson does, and loves to make her happy. He is a little disappointed when Frankie says they can't go out yet until he works things out with Jackson, but is willing to wait. They still stay friends and don't mind waiting for Frankie. In the webisodes of the cartoon, especially in "Phantom of the Opry", and other webisodes, he calls her "Franken'fine" [Source], and some occasions, "Frankie Fine" without her name "Stein" as heard in "The Bermuda Love Triangle".

In the movie "Ghouls Rule" Holt expresses interest in Jackson's normie classmate Clair and attempts to kiss her when he quotes that Jackson has "fine taste in ladies" to which however she appears to have exclusive interest in Jackson, putting headphones on Jackson to prevent him from hearing the music to share a kiss. In "Ghouls Rule", because Holt and Jackson sort of share the same brain, and have a combined mind set, he knows and understands Jackson's feelings as vice versa, and even agrees with Jackson about Clair.

In the Monster High book series, he has a crush on Frankie and calls her "Firecracker", however, by the second book, they both decide to move on from each other. In later books, he is shown to have a romantic interest in Melody Carver, creating a love triangle between him, his counterpart, Jackson, and Melody.

Classic Monster[]

Holt and Jackson are inspired by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel of the same name. In the story, Dr. Henry Jekyll was a scientist who created a formula that, in theory, could eradicate all the darkness from someone's mind, but as a side-effect, the formula split Jekyll's personality in two and created the persona of Mr. Edward Hyde. Mr. Hyde embodied Jekyll's wild and dark traits leading him to become a wanted fugitive, causing trouble for both personalities.

Timeline[]

Notes[]

  • Based on his diction in his 'Basic' diary, it is debatable whether or not he is slightly depressed. He expresses "It's not like I can just become a different person. Sometimes I think she wishes I wasn't a monster at all." and "I wish there was a potion that could get rid of all the bad stuff", implying that he may experience some self hatred due to his mothers words.
  • Holt is strongly referenced as an alter to Jackson and as a separate person, making it clear they have a dissociative disorder. (Ex. Blacking out, having a trigger, being able to switch, co fronting during a phone call, retaining some memories, etc.)
  • His birthday is on May 30th, meaning that his sign is Gemini.
  • He is the very first character not in the main cast, if you include Deuce as a main cast member, for their 'Signature' doll diary to have the name 'Basic' in it. He in turn, has the first doll to be called 'Basic' when meaning far from a main cast character.

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