Jazz

General

Audio

Jazz
Gender	Female
Debut	The Future Site of the Rokkaku Expo Stadium, Chapter 5

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.

Dialogue

Chapter #	Quote
Chapter 5	Debut (Death Ball game) You're one of the GG's, right? Then tell this fool that they've got the wrong girl! He thinks I'm one of you guys! So, they dragged me out here and looked what's happened to me!! Hurry up! Tell him that I'm not a GG!! What?! What do they think they're... I guess it's no use talking to them. So how good do you throw? We don't even know each other, so I guess we should try to get some teamwork goin'. Death Ball tutorial. You think you got the gist of it? No matter what, we have to win. But you need more than just confidence. Wanna practice one more time? Are you sure you can do this? I guess I have to trust you, since we're partners now. Maybe we should tell 'em we're ready, and get this over with. [Choosing Yes]
Chapter 6	Unlocking Jazz. Hey, you're that GG that helped me out! Thanks for that, man. Say... there's something that I've been wondering since then. You wanna find out who's the fastest? I KNOW I can beat you. Let's give it a shot! Hehehe...This should be fun! [Picking Yes] Alright. Fine. See ya. [Picking No] [Victorious] What?! I lost?? Man, you're the real deal. Hey, lemme join you guys! ["Jazz" has joined you!] After joining the GG's. I'll get 'em good no matter what! In response to the Noise Tanks raid of Tokyo. I feel ya, but I think you should try to chill a bit. Keep it together. [For Garam and Combo]
Chapter 7	Clutch appears. The more worked up we get about this, the harder it'll be to find what we're lookin' for. Called to the Fortified Residential Zone. There's somethin' not right about the way the Golden Rhinos's are actin'. Don't push your luck. [when talking with Clutch]
Chapter 8	During the Golden Rhinos attack. Why are those Golden Rhinos going after the Radio station? Well, make sure to be on the lookout for Captain Psychopath. So, you're the real deal, huh? 'Sup. I'm Jazz. [speaking with Yoyo] Before confronting Gouji. We gotta save DJ-K! I can't stand listening to this music anymore! It's always the loners that resort to fear and violence as a way to get people to listen...
Chapter 9/Post-game	If this town could talk, what poetry would it speak...

Noted interactions

Garam - When speaking to Garam while playing as Jazz he will say "Well, um... I... uh... be cool.", clearly showing that he is flustered and implying that he has a crush on her. Before this, he has dialogue noting that Jazz was looking for the GG's after their Death Ball match with the Love Shockers was interrupted. Yoyo - After Yoyo is rescued and seeing that he is the "real deal" this time, Jazz introduces herself to him. If Jazz is the one to talk to Yoyo instead, he notes how the GG's got "busier" while he was gone. Combo - Jazz knows that Combo, along with Garam, are annoyed by the Noise Tanks invasion in chapter 6, and tells them to keep it together. Clutch - If the player speaks to Jazz while playing as Clutch she will say "Don't push your luck." this can be seen as her either dismissing him or warning him about his antics. DJ Professor K - Before confronting Gouji, Jazz states that the GG's need to rescue DJ-K, as she cannot currently stand listening to the current music that is being played in Tokyo at the moment. Noise Tanks - The Noise Tanks falsely assumed that Jazz was a member of the GG's and forced her to compete in Death Ball. The reason why the Noise Tanks believed she was a member of the gang is never elaborated on. After Jazz joins the GG's, she tells the members that she will "get them good no matter what", considering the context of the chapter, she is most likely referring to cleaning up the streets of the Noise Tanks. Gouji Rokkaku - While not direct, Jazz practically reflects on Gouji's actions throughout the game by noting how he used fear and violence to make people listen to him.

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

Forwards

Left of the Ramp	Right of the Ramp
Farside Mizsou	Farside Mistrial
Mistral	Mizsou

Backwards

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。

• 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.

Jet Set Radio Future Prima Games Strategy Guide

• Complete her challenge at the Future Site of the Rokkaku Expo Stadium, and she joins.

Gallery

Jazz's logo in Jet Set Radio Future.

Static model render.

Jazz's artwork on the back of the Jet Set Radio Future Music Sampler case.

Jazz's character select dance.

Jazz's finishing pose after her dance.

Jazz's idle dance in JSRF.

Jazz's model.

Textures used for Jazz's head.

Textures used for Jazz's clothing.

Jazz's character icon.

Jazz's multiplayer icon.

Jazz, Soda, Cube, and Clutch's profiles in the Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guidebook.

A wallpaper featuring Jazz and the other female members of the GG's.

Jazz joins the GG's after losing a race against a member.

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.