In the end , Jak finds out that Damas was his father , and Veger took him away from him . Damas is killed in the attack , and with his dying breath he unintentionally reveals that he is Jak 's father ( Damas never knowing Jak is his son ) ; he also reveals that Jak 's true name is Mar , the name of the founder of Haven City . They are then ambushed by Count Veger , who then tells Jak that he was the one who took him from Damas hoping to use his eco powers for his experiments but then lost him to the underground in the last game .