Ruben

Ruben was one of Jessica Jones' neighbours and an admirer, living in an apartment alongside his sister, Robyn, until he was forced to kill himself by Kilgrave, who got jealous when Ruben declared his naïve love for Jones.

Family Life
Ruben was born a fraternal twin with his sister Robyn. While growing up, their parents had a hard time controlling the behavior of Robyn, who acted dominant always, much to the subjugation of Ruben. However, the siblings remained close and decided to live together, getting an apartment in Jessica Jones' Apartment Building.

Shouting on the Sixth Floor
Ruben and his sister, Robyn, lived on the sixth floor of Jessica Jones' Apartment Building, directly above Jessica Jones. They both bickered, Robyn being more loud, and Jessica could hear it in her room, downstairs.

Unwashed Hands
One day, Ruben and Robyn decided to have chicken cordon bleu for a meal. Robyn noted that Ruben did not wash his hands after handling the raw chicken; she feared that he would spread salmonella throughout the apartment and, loudly, let him know her worries.

Robyn told Ruben to answer the door when there was a knock. Opening the door, but leaving the chain lock attached, Ruben saw that it was Jessica Jones, wanting them to lower their voices. While Ruben attempted to act cordially, Robyn fussed and told Jones to mind her business. Ruben asked Jones to be a deciding factor in their argument, but Robyn insisted that Jones was too ignorant to help them.

Suddenly, Jones kicked in the door and grabbed Robyn; as she lifted Robyn in the air, Ruben saw Jones tell them that she care nothing for their affairs as long as it stopped disturbing her. Ruben came outside the door in his underwear as Jones, leaving, told the pair to get self-respect. Ruben helped Robyn from the floor after she demanded the help; then he was rushed inside because, as Robyn said, he was naked.

Later, Ruben stood with Jones as a repairman was put into an ambulance; he joked how different men seemed to leave Jones' apartment in ambulances. Since Jones seemed to ignore him, Ruben thanked her for chastising his sister, as his parents did not even have that ability. Jones was surprised that they were siblings. Ruben then commented on Jones' strength. She left, as Ruben stared.

Unintimidated
Robyn heard commotion downstairs coming from the Alias Investigations Office and sent Ruben to tell Jones that she is too loud. Ruben looked inside Jones' partially opened door and watched as she had sex with a Black man. Jones spotted him peeping; Ruben delivered the message as she slammed her door.

Malcolm Powder entered Robyn's Apartment as she slept in order to eat some peanut butter. Robyn felt intimidated by Powder's presence, so Ruben escorted him downstairs to his apartment. In the stairwell, Ruben had to give instructions on how to walk because Powder was utterly intoxicated and Ruben was not strong enough to continue holding him upright. Jessica Jones ran over to assist and placed Powder in his apartment. Ruben desired small talk with Jones and told her about what happened upstairs. Ruben theorized that his sister was intimidated because she was partially prejudice; Jones listened to the theory, then walked away.

Homemade Banana Bread
Fearing that Jessica was hurt, after hearing a loud crash, Ruben went downstairs to Jessica's room. He made her banana bread, without his sister knowing. When he asked if she liked banana bread, she said no and took it anyway.

Meeting Kilgrave and Aftermath
"Tell me, who are you?" "My name is Ruben, I'm her neighbour, I made her banana bread." "Why?" "Because I love her."

- Kilgrave and Ruben

A few days later Ruben brought more banana bread to Jessica Jones' room. Even though he noticed it was dark inside her apartment he knocked on the door multiple times. Eventually the door is opened and he is met by Kilgrave, who has broken into the room. Not knowing who Kilgrave was, Ruben asked him a few questions. After answering the questions Kilgrave asked him why he was there, and Ruben told him that he brought banana bread because he loved Jones. Kilgrave almost immediately found him irritating and felt the desire to punch him. Finding Ruben unbareable and wanting to send a message to Jessica Jones, Kilgrave ordered Ruben to commit suicide by cutting his own throat in Jones' bed. Ruben is later discovered dead on her bed by Jones, with his throat slit and a knife in his hand. As a result Jones tried to hand herself into the police so she could be thrown into a supermax prison, taking credit for Ruben's death in order to trick Kilgrave into walking into a trap to prove his powers. To shock the police, Jones cut off Ruben's head while Malcolm Powder dropped his body in the sea, leaving his sister Robyn unaware of his death.

Family

 * Robyn - Sister

Allies

 * Jessica Jones' Apartment Building
 * Jessica Jones - Neighbor and Love Interest
 * Malcolm Powder - Neighbor

Enemies

 * Kilgrave - Enthraller and Killer