General |
Jazz (ジャズ Jazu?) is a Rudie living in Tokyo and is a playable character in Jet Set Radio Future. She is introduced in the middle of the game's story being mistaken as a member of the GG's initially by the Noise Tanks. She reluctantly works with the GG's by competing in a tournament known as Death Ball, to escape from being brainwashed by robot gang. Later on, Jazz can join the GG's officially as long as she is beaten in a race at the Future Site of the Rokkaku Expo Stadium.
Jazz is one of the two Spray type characters in the game. Her best attribute is her ability to hold 35 spray cans, the most in the game, and notably has good cornering as well. The rest of her other stats are mostly above average, but her stamina and graffiti stats are average, which means she is not the fastest at tagging while on the move.
Overview[]
Appearance[]
Jazz is a fairly tall character with dark skin, short white hair, and blue lipstick. She can easily be recognized by her late 90s hipster style: she wears a checkered yellow and green scarf with a black, cut-off sweater-shirt and black fingerless gloves. Her pants are off-white with some green designs, and she sports black roller blades with neon blue wheels. On the right side of her shirt, her name in katakana is visible in blue text.
Personality[]
When initially meeting Jazz, she comes off as worrisome due to her being kidnapped by the Noise Tanks and somehow being mistaken as a member of the GG's. She eventually comes to accept that she has to work with the gang to escape from the Noise Tanks and becomes more levelheaded. After chapter five, when talking to her at the stadium, she boasts that she could beat the player in a race, showing some cockiness, but she takes her loss well and simply joins the gang in response.
Her dialogue between characters shows that Jazz is more rational and levelheaded, specifically compared to characters such as Garam and Combo, as she understands their frustrations with the Noise Tanks overrunning Tokyo but tells them to "chill" and to "keep it together". Her post game dialogue indicates her having an interest in poetry.
Role in Jet Set Radio Future[]
Jazz's first appearance in the game is at the Tokyo Rokkaku Expo Stadium. During the GG's search for Yoyo, the player character was led to Highway Zero and defeated the Immortals in Tagger's Tag. However, they are tricked into ending up in a cage, and are forced by the Noise Tanks to play Death Ball with Jazz (who the Noise Tanks mistakenly believe is one of the GG's), against several other gangs. After the GG's defeat the Doom Riders, the Immortals, and almost the Love Shockers, captain Hayashi interferes in the competition with an upgraded Terror Drone. Jazz and the player go their separate ways, and the player defeats Hayashi alone. Jazz can later be found again in this same place, and will join the GG's after the player defeats her in a race, after which she becomes a playable character.
Dialogue and noted interactions[]
- For audio relating to Jazz, check out Jazz/Audio.
Chapter # | Quote |
---|---|
Chapter 5 | Debut (Death Ball game)
Death Ball tutorial.
|
Chapter 6 | Unlocking Jazz.
After joining the GG's.
In response to the Noise Tanks raid of Tokyo.
|
Chapter 7 | Clutch appears.
Called to the Fortified Residential Zone.
|
Chapter 8 | During the Golden Rhinos attack.
Before confronting Gouji.
|
Chapter 9/Post-game |
|
|
Stats[]

Jazz's profile from the JSRF Perfect Guidebook.
Type | Spray |
Stamina | Average |
G-Stamina | Above Average |
Spray Cans | 35 Cans |
Graffiti | Average |
Acceleration | Above Average |
Cornering | High |
Grind | Above Average |
- An underline notates the character's highest skill(s).
- Jazz has the same stats as Clutch.
Tricks[]
Jazz's latching stances.
Latching Stances[]
Left of the Ramp | Right of the Ramp |
---|---|
Farside Mizsou | Farside Mistrial |
Mistral | Mizsou |
Left of the Ramp | Right of the Ramp |
---|---|
Farside Ally-oop Makio | Ally-oop Mistral |
Farside Alley-oop Mistral | Alley-oop Makio |
Grind Tricks[]
Forwards | Backwards |
---|---|
Soul | Soyal |
Frontside | Porn Star |
Makio | Ally-oop Mistral |
Acid Soul | Ally-oop Makio |
Torque Soul | Ally-oop Soul |
Backslide | Ally-oop Mizou |
Air Tricks[]
X Tricks[]
Forwards | Backwards |
---|---|
Method | Stale Judo |
Mute 360 | Safety Mute |
Near Mute | LK Bio |
Judo Bio | Safety Mute 360 |
Y Tricks[]
Forwards | Backwards |
---|---|
Rocket 180 | Stale Judo 180 |
Stalefish 180 | Backflip 180 |
Safety Corkscrew | Cross Rocket 180 |
1260 | 540 |
Official profiles[]
Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guidebook[]
- JP: ノイズタンクの誤解からデスポールに参加、その後正式にGGへ。スプレーを35個まで持てるのでなにかと便利。[1]
- EN: Jazz got dragged into Death Ball due to a misunderstanding by the Noise Tanks, then formally joined the GGs later on. Her ability to hold up to 35 spray cans turns out to be very handy.[note 2]
Jet Set Radio Future Prima Games Strategy Guide[]
- Complete her challenge at the Future Site of the Rokkaku Expo Stadium, and she joins.[2]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The race against Jazz at the Tokyo Rokkaku Expo Stadium is considerably harder than previous races against Beat and Poison Jam, as there are not a lot of shortcuts in the stadium. Jazz will grind most available rails and will Boost Dash.
- Jazz and Clutch are the only characters in Jet Set Radio Future that can hold 35 cans. In the perfect guidebook for the game, their character type is referred to as "Spray".
- She has the same idle dance as Gum.
- Seemingly lost in translation, when the player talks to Jazz during chapter 8, during the Golden Rhinos tirade, Jazz refers to someone as "Captain Psychopath". This could be interpreted as a possible connection to Hayashi as he is described as a "psycho inspector" in the game's English manual, however, this does not make any logical sense as Hayashi is gone from the story starting with chapter 6 and was confirmed to be replaced by the Golden Rhinos themselves. In the original Japanese dialogue for the game, Jazz directly refers to the Golden Rhinos, calling them "perverted executives" instead.
Credits[]
- Crabbi for documenting and recording the air tricks in game.
- Character trick pastebin by Crabbi.
- Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guide profile translated by Jamie S. / MultipleMonomials.
- RisingSonic17 for organizing the dialogue.
- Jet Set Radio Future Dialogue Transcript writeup by Solifeaul.
Sources[]
- Character specific dialogs? Board on GameFAQs.
Notes[]
- ↑ Original line: "If this town could talk, what poetry it would speak..."
- ↑ Translated by Jamie S. / MultipleMonomials.
References[]
- ↑ Famitsu Xbox (March 12, 2002) Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guidebook, page 12. Enterbrain. Retrieved on September 23, 2023.
- ↑ Prima Games (October 2002) Jet Set Radio Future Prima Games Strategy Guide, Cast of Characters, page 3. Retrieved on May 10, 2024.
[]
Jet Set Radio Future Characters | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|