The Love Shockers (ラブショッカーズ Rabu Shokkāzu?) are a rival gang in Jet Set Radio. Described by DJ Professor K, they are broken hearted ladies out for vengeance, although it is never mentioned who they seek revenge against. The Love Shockers are one of the three rival gangs that the GG's are having a turf war with in the streets of Tokyo-to along with Poison Jam and the Noise Tanks.
The Love Shockers are a Technique character who excel in speed and has a great capacity of spray cans, being able to hold 30. However, her biggest drawbacks are her middle of the road graffiti stat and her poor health bar. Meaning, while fast, she cannot score that much points and can be taken out by enemies and hazards quickly compared to most.
Overview[]
Appearance[]
The Love Shockers' appearance consists of a red and black appearance. They wear a black crop-top that has a heart split into two, with one side colored blue and the other being red. Their shorts are mainly colored red but have black on the left side of them. They wear fingerless gloves with spikes on the cuffs. They also wear an eyepatch and a black and red scarf. Their hair color is red with their hairstyle being punk-like. Their hair is also stylized with 4 spikes in the back and wear blue lipstick. They wear white skates with red lightning bolts on them.
Personality[]
The Love Shockers are heartbroken ladies that seek revenge and are set out to make Shibuya-cho 100% theirs according to their profile from the Perfect Guide for the game. They are described as "psychos" in-game by DJ Professor K and other material such as the Sybex guide, which states the gang is not all "sugar and spice", and the IGN Guide notes that they are hellbent on hurting people while simultaneously enjoying pain. The latter guide also reveals that the Love Shockers' "hate Hip-Hop" and only listen to "hard-core dark punk tekno rock". Their profile from the Japanese JSR website also mentions that there are rumors surrounding them being behind a couple kidnapping, leaning on to the possible depravity of the gang.
Role in Jet Set Radio[]
In Jet Set Radio, the Love Shockers appear without warning in the Shibuya-cho district, the GG's home turf, and starts to take over it, prompting the GG's to rush around and retake their territory from the group. The GG's encounter the Love Shockers again during the Love Trap mission and finally take back their turf after the Love Attack mission. After their defeat in the first chapter of the game, one of the downed Love Shockers holds out a badge for the Golden Rhinos. After the GG's defeat Goji Rokkaku, Combo, (DJ Professor K in the original Japanese release), says "the Love Shockers are all broken hearted again", in the second to last cutscene of the game.
Graffiti[]
Unlocking[]
Successfully complete all Shibuya-cho story missions with a "Jet" rank to unlock the Love Shockers gang. After unlocking her, the Love Shockers' logo will appear on the garage's wall along with the other two rival gang logos.
Audio[]
- For audio relating to the Love Shockers in JSR, check out Love Shockers/JSR Audio.
Stats[]
The Love Shockers' profile from the JSR Perfect Guide.
| Style | Technique |
| Power | Low |
| Technique/Speed | High |
| Graffiti | Mid |
| Spray Cans | 30 |
| Graffiti Command | Corn Type |
- Stats are referred by their descriptions in the Sybex guidebook. Her profile from the Perfect Guide is also provided.
- An underline notes the character's highest skill(s).
- The Love Shockers' graffiti challenge begins with up, making her a "Corn Type" character. She can hold up to 30 spray cans.
- She does the Frontside, Makio, and X grinds. Her backwards grinds are the Ally-oop Soul and Porn Star.
- Her air tricks are the Shifty and 1080. Her halfpipe air tricks are the Abstract 540 and Rocket 180. Her backwards air tricks are the Flying Kite and Stalefish. Her backwards halfpipe air tricks are the Rocket 180 and Backflip 180.
Official profiles[]
Jet Set Radio Official Website[]
- JP: シブヤチョウを狙う、アマゾネスチーム。失恋の痛手から、狂気に陥り、愛と付くものすべてを否定し、関わるものに絶望をもたらす。シブヤチョウのアベック誘拐事件の裏で、糸をひいていたというウワサもある。彼女達を怒らすと何をするかわからない。[1]
- EN: This team is after Shibuya-cho. The pain of a broken heart has driven them insane, causing them to deny everything they hold dear and bringing despair to everyone they come into contact with. There are rumors that they were behind the abduction of a Shibuya-cho couple. There is no telling what they will do if people anger these women.[note 1]
Jet Set Radio Perfect Guide[]
- JP: テクニックの高さはピカイチ。ただしグラフィティは低いので、トリックコンボでの得点稼ぎが重要になる。パワーはないので敵の攻撃には注意。[2]
- EN: Her technique is top-notch. However, her graffiti skills are low, so earning points with trick combos is important. She lacks in power, so be careful of enemy attacks.[note 1]
Jet Grind Radio: Sybex's Official Strategies & Secrets[]
- This group of heart-broken girls isn't all sugar and spice. Decked out in red and black garb, they've recently been dumped by men and they're out to gain their revenge by taking over Shibuya-cho from the GG's.[3]
- Get Jet Ranking on every single Shibuya-cho Stage—Shibuya GG, Love Trap, Love Attack, and Explosion!—and you'll unlock the Love Shockers. They'll appear in the GG's Garage as selectable characters as soon as you get through Explosion![4]
Jet Grind Radio IGN Guide[]
- This is an all female punk Rudie gang. In order to join you must have had your heart severely broken. These chicks are hard-core punks and their tag is a broken heart. The Love Shockers hate Hip-Hop and only listen to hard-core dark punk tekno rock. Watch out, the Love Shockers enjoy pain and are hell-bent on hurting other people.[5]
- To unlock and play the game as a Love Shocker you must get Jet Rating in every single Shibuya-Cho level throughout the game. The Love Shocker has high technique but is not very powerful. She can carry 30 cans of paint though making her a good graffiti candidate.[6]
Gallery[]
- For this character's full image gallery, see Love Shockers/Gallery.
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Trivia[]
- In the original Japanese release of Jet Set Radio, the song "Sneakman" by Hideki Naganuma, was heavily associated with the Love Shockers. After the game was localized, the song "O.K. House" by Idol Taxi seems to be more connected to the Love Shockers as it is the first song that plays during the Love Trap mission.
- While not as noticeable compared to the Noise Tanks and Poison Jam, the Love Shockers' textures do reveal some slight differences between the members.
- The lead Love Shocker member does not have a beauty mark under her right eye, while the other 2 do. The second Love Shocker has one, while the third has two markings under her right eye. Interestingly, the second Love Shocker was used as a base for the entire gang's set of expressions as the marking is present on the textures.
- The Love Shockers' logo would be featured in the Roller Champions Jet Set Radio Park alongside various other character logos as well.
Credits[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Smilebit (June 2000). "Jet Set Radio Official Website: the Love Shockers profile". Sega. Retrieved on December 3, 2023.
- ↑ Sega, Smilebit (July 15, 2000). "Jet Set Radio Perfect Guide, page 69". SoftBank Publishing. Retrieved on September 8, 2024.
- ↑ Joyce, P.D. (October 2000). "Jet Grind Radio: Sybex's Official Strategies & Secrets, page 26". Sybex. Retrieved on June 18, 2023.
- ↑ Joyce, P.D. (October 2000). "Jet Grind Radio: Sybex's Official Strategies & Secrets, page 142". Sybex. Retrieved on May 21, 2024.
- ↑ Aki (January 4, 2001). "Jet Grind Radio IGN Guide: Rival Gangs". IGN. Retrieved on June 18, 2023.
- ↑ Aki (January 4, 2001). "Jet Grind Radio IGN Guide: Extra Bonus Characters". IGN. Retrieved on November 9, 2023.
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