trollhuntersfandomblog:

who is that in the background picture? it is in season 1 episode 17

From what I remember of the gossip from last season, it was believed to be Jim’s father.

However, it didn’t quite fit. Whenever Jim mentions his father, it’s with a bitter tone. I can’t imagine that Jim would be that bitter if his father died in war. HOWEVER, his father could have left AFTER he came home from war, which also could have caused the same bitterness. 

If it helps, in the book, Jim’s dad was Barbara, but instead of being a good parent like Barbara, he was obsessed with Trolls due to his brother being taken by one. In other words, he wasn’t a good father in the book either.

If we go completely off the patches and uniform he was an enlisted sergeant 1st class (chevrons on arm) in the army in the 9th infantry division (blue and red shoulder patch) probs in Vietnam since those glasses scream 50s and 60s and the 9th was only in the reserves during Korea and disbanded in 1991 and was really important during Vietnam. He was most likely a ranger (yellow arch patch on shoulder), was awarded a us army combat infantryman badge (white and blue on right chest) and has an infantry blue cord on his shoulder and has 6? bar ribbons that I can’t identify bc it’s too blurry so yeah this is probs his grandpa.