Mew (Bis)

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Mew (Bis)
(Warning! The provided artwork is an edit. It will be replaced when the official high quality artwork will be released.)
Gender	Female
Age	16 years
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2.2 in)
Trait	Devil's Advocate
Likes	Money
Debut	Original JP release: Kogane-cho after the Kogane Circus mission. Every other release: Benten-cho after the Benten Boogie mission.
Appearances	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Cameo)

Mew, (ミウ, Miu^?) or Bis (ビス, Bisu^?, lit. Screw) in Japan, is a 16 year old Rudie living in Tokyo-to. She is a supporting and playable character in Jet Set Radio. Mew joins the GG's after the player proves their skills by copying her moves via the challenges she provides them.

Mew is a Technique character whose best specialty is her speed, along with her graffiti stat. However, despite these strengths, her health is average, and her spray can limit caps off at 20 cans.

Overview

Appearance

In Jet Set Radio, Mew wears a light blue, long sleeved sundress that reaches to above her knees. It's trimmed with pale blue fur at the collar, the end of the sleeves, and the hem. It has her name (ミウ) printed vertically on the front, in fuchsia katakana, and an emblem resembling a screw on the back, which is in reference to her name in the Japanese releases of the game. Underneath the dress, she wears striped blue stockings, as well as dark blue skates with fuchsia markings and pale blue wheels. Mew's lipstick is also blue. Her hair is a more greenish blue, and is straight, in an angular cut, with a pair of square gray headphones on top. An antenna sticks up out of the left ear of the headphones.

She also has a blue katakana marking representing the first part of her Japanese name, Bis (ビ), under her left eye. This feature is absent from her official art.

Personality

Mew is a joyful, independent, witty, and serious gangster who has an interest in money, wealth, and extravagance. She's a devil's advocate, being willing to entertain opinions she doesn't necessarily agree with. Her trademark graffiti implies she has an interest in music.

Role in Jet Set Radio

Most versions

Mew first appears at the garage after the Benten Boogie mission is completed, challenging the GG's to a test of skill in Benten-cho. After her three challenges are completed, she decides to join the gang and becomes playable. When not being played as, she sits on the boomboxes at the back of the garage near Beat and Pots. Aside from that, her role in the story is minimal.

Japanese release

In the original Japanese release of the game, Bis challenges the GG's after completing the Kogane Circus mission. She gives them a set of challenges to complete in Kogane-cho. After completing them, she joins the gang. Just like every release afterwards, her role is minimal.

Graffiti

Japanese exclusive graffiti. (No. 7)

MEW - Purr Like a Kitten, Fight Like a Tiger! (No.7)

MEW - Sweeter Than Sugar (No. 41)

MUSIC - Music Lover (No. 75)

Bis' graffiti in Jet Set Radio.

Mew's graffiti in Jet Set Radio.

Dialogue

For audio relating to Mew/Bis in JSR, check out Mew/JSR Audio.

Jet Set Radio dialogue

• "Think you can follow me?"

• "Think you can do this?"

• "Next one's harder!"

• "All right, now it's time to get serious."

• "Well, well... I guess I can join you."

• "Hey! You're doing pretty good. Let me join you." (July 31 prototype)

Jet Set Radio (GBA) dialogue

• "Wow, you guys seem a little grungy for me, maybe your skills can make up for it..."

• "Ooh, maybe you are not that bad, how 'bout something like this..."

• "Huh, maybe... Let's see you do this!"

• "I guess you guys need me more than I thought. I'll help you out."

Stats

Bis' profile from the JSR Perfect Guide.

Style	Technique
Power	Mid
Technique/Speed	High
Graffiti	Mid to High
Spray Cans	20
Graffiti Command	Beat Type

• Stats are referred by their descriptions in the Sybex guidebook. A translation of her profile from the Perfect Guide is also provided.
• An underline notes the character's highest skill(s).
• Mew/Bis' graffiti challenge begins with down, making her a "Beat Type" character. She can hold up to 20 spray cans.
  • However, the guidebook accidentally says Mew can hold 15 cans.
• She does the Royal, Frontside, and Soul grinds. Her backwards grinds are the Ally-oop Soul and Ally-oop Miz.
• Her air tricks are the Rocket and Stalefish. Her halfpipe air tricks are the Judo 180 and Backflip 180. Her backwards air tricks are the Rocket and Judo Back Flip. Her backwards halfpipe air tricks are the Method 540 and Method Backflip 180.

Official profiles

Jet Set Radio Perfect Guide

• JP: 背中のネジが「ステイルフィッシュ」などのアグレシップなエアーを象徴している。小回りの利くキャラ。

• EN: The screw-shaped emblem on her back represents aggressive aerial tricks like the "Stalefish." She's good at tight turns.

Jet Grind Radio: Sybex's Official Strategies & Secrets

• Mew is similar to Gum-she's quick and skilled with painting graffiti. Her stamina's lower, however, making the female skater an easier target for enemies in some levels. Despite this shortcoming, Mew's quickness makes her a shoe-in for for the Jet Crush levels later in the game. Use her to score quick points in both the graffiti and trick departments.

Jet Grind Radio IGN Guide

• Mew is very fast and like Gum is good at tagging. That makes her good at hitting tags spots and getting away from the cops. Mew will score high in the trick and graffiti category but she is not a powerful character. If you play as Mew make sure you use her to pull off lots of airborne tricks. Recruit Mew after finishing the Benten Boogie.

Jet Set Radio GBA manual

• This little cutie is not only fast, but she can jump anything.

Other appearances

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

In Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Mew appears on an unlockable sticker in this racing game. Her Jet Set Radio Future equivalent, Rhyth, makes a cameo appearance on the Graffiti City stage.

Gallery

For this character's full image gallery, see Mew/Gallery.

Mew/Bis' logo.

Mew's ranking icon.

Mew/Bis' arrival at the garage.

Mew/Bis' location in the garage.

Mew/Bis' animation.

Mew/Bis' character select dance.

Mew/Bis' finishing pose.

Mew/Bis' idle dance.

Mew/Bis' maximum health, cans held, and starting graffiti challenge.

Mew's textures.

Bis' textures.

Mew/Bis' expressions.

Mew and Combo's profiles from the Jet Set Radio GBA manual.

Concept art of Bis and a Love Shocker from Screen Fun Nº16 (Spanish Edition).

Concept art of Mew/Bis featured at the Brain Dead Studios x Sega: Jet Set Radio 25th anniversary event.

Trivia

• In the original Japanese Dreamcast release of Jet Set Radio, Mew's showdown was set in Kogane-cho, instead of around Benten-cho. In the Japanese release, Cube's showdown was set in Benten-cho but her profile was changed (originally Japanese in the first release). Instead of Cube, Mew appears in Benten-cho in every other version of Jet Set Radio.
• The song, "Mischievous Boy", by Castle Logical and Yoshika Sekine, is the theme of Mew.
• Mew is one of Hideki Naganuma's favorite characters from Jet Set Radio.
• On her sticker in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Mew has a marking of three teal lines under her left eye. This is not shown in her official art, however.
• Mew shares her original Japanese name with the band Bis, who was featured in Jet Set Radio Future with their song "Statement of Intent". Due to this shared connection, Hideki Naganuma would make a tweet questioning if Ryuta Ueda was aware of the band during the development of Jet Set Radio.

Credits

• Character model reference sheet created by Wint.
• Translation of the Jet Set Radio Perfect Guide profile by 6eat.
• Art edited by dedtoot.