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===Intelligence===
===Intelligence===
Jet Jaguar is able to communicate with other monsters from the likes of Godzilla in his film appearance. In ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''when battling Destoroyah, Jet Jaguar shrinks down and pilots [[Kiryu]] then he fires Kiryu’s Absolute Zero Cannon. He also able to communicate to others by hand gestures  
Jet Jaguar is able to communicate with other monsters from the likes of Godzilla in his film appearance. In ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' when battling Destoroyah, Jet Jaguar shrinks down and pilots [[Kiryu]] then he fires Kiryu’s Absolute Zero Cannon. He also able to communicate to others by hand gestures


===Durability===
===Durability===

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Jet Jaguar™ trademark icon
Jet Jaguar
Jet Jaguar in Godzilla vs. Megalon
Alternate names Jet-Jaguar, Jet-Jagger,[1] JetJagger,[2] Robotman, Red Alone, Red Aaron,[3]
Jet Alone,[3] Aceman,[3] King Kong*, Superman*
Subtitle(s) Electronic Robot
(電子ロボット,   Denshi Robotto)[4][5]
Species Humanoid Size-Changing Robot
Height 1.8 meters (Normal)[5][6]
50 meters (Giant)[5][6][7]
Weight 150 kilograms (Normal)[5][6]
25,000 metric tons (Giant)[5][6][7]
Forms Normal Size, Giant Size
Controlled by Goro Ibuki,
Seatopians (Temporarily)
Relations Goro Ibuki (Creator)
Allies Godzilla, KiryuGRoE, M.O.G.U.E.R.A.GRoE, ZillaGRoE, King CaesarGRoE, RodanGRoE, AnguirusGRoE, KumongaGRoE GorosaurusGRoE, BaragonGRoE, KamoebasGRoE, VaranGRoE SandaGRoE, GairaGRoE, KamacurasGRoE
Enemies Megalon, Gigan, Orga, Destoroyah, Trilopod, Magita
Created by Masaaki Sano, Teruyoshi Nakano
Played by Tsugutoshi Komada, Masachika Mori
First appearance Latest appearance
Godzilla vs. Megalon Godzilla Island
Roar(s)
More roars

Jet Jaguar (ジェットジャガー,   Jetto Jagā) is a heroic robot created by Toho that first appeared in the 1973 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Megalon.

An advanced robot created by Japanese inventor Goro Ibuki, Jet Jaguar was stolen by the Seatopians and used to guide their guardian monster Megalon in his destruction of the surface world. Goro managed to sever the Seatopians' control of the robot, only to discover that Jet Jaguar had become self-aware and altered his own programming. Jet Jaguar used his newfound power to recruit the assistance of Godzilla, then grew to gigantic size to battle Megalon and Gigan. With Godzilla's aid, Jet Jaguar drove off the villainous monsters and saved the Earth, then returned to his creator. Despite making only one film appearance, Jet Jaguar has been featured in several video games and comic books.


Development

A promotional badge for Seiyu's monster design campaign, featuring Red Alone artwork.[3]

Jet Jaguar was the result of a monster design campaign held by Seiyu from the end of 1971 to January of the following year, called "Children Monster University" (ちびっこ怪獣大学,   Chibikko Kaijū Daigaku), which was co-sponsored by Toho and Tsuburaya Productions.[8] In March of 1972,[8] a number of the kids who had submitted designs for the campaign were invited on to the Japanese television program Katsura Kokinji's Afternoon Show, where the winner was to be announced and a suit inspired by the winning design revealed.[9] On this show, it was also announced that the winner of the competition would have their design featured in Toho's next Godzilla film, which would ultimately become Godzilla vs. Megalon.[9] The winner of the contest, a boy named Masaaki Sano, had submitted a drawing of a monster called Red Alone (レッド·アローン,   Reddo Arōn), which also went through several other names including Red Aaron (レッドアーロン,   Reddo Āron), Jet Alone (ジェット・アローン,   Jetto Arōn), and Aceman (エースマン,   Ēsuman).[3] The suit created for Red Alone bore only a slight resemblance to Sano's design with a red, yellow and blue color scheme, as opposed to his white design.[9] This suit would be used further for publicity appearances at events sponsored by Seiyu[9] as well as on other television shows.[3]

Jet Jaguar concept art for
Godzilla vs. Megalon, often incorrectly attributed to Akihiko Iguchi.

Red Alone was later changed into a robot and included in the 1972 Godzilla vs. Megalon draft, Insect Monster Megalon vs. Godzilla: The Undersea Kingdom's Annihilation Strategy, in which he is described as having a "sharp figure."[8] This version of the character was scrapped along with the script, however, and Teruyoshi Nakano was recruited to supervise a redesign of Red Alone, ultimately leading to Jet Jaguar.[9] The concept drawings of Jet Jaguar and Megalon are often attributed to illustrator Akihiko Iguchi, however Iguchi has openly denied having any involvement in Godzilla vs. Megalon whatsoever, leaving the true identity of the monsters' designer or designers a mystery.[10][11] Nakano was initially reluctant in reinventing Red Alone as Jet Jaguar, due to feeling that there were already too many Ultraman-like heroes appearing at the time. However, he became inspired after deciding that rather than focusing on making Jet Jaguar's design attractive, he would aim for it to be deliberately unattractive and obnoxious.[9] Jet Jaguar's concept art has him sporting pronounced, feather-like objects protruding from his head in addition to his antennae, which was actually carried over from Red Alone's suit design.[3] Ultimately, though, the only trait of Red Alone which would survive the redesign was the pattern and coloration of its torso.

Jet Jaguar's suit was jointly-modeled by Nobuyuki Yasumaru and Tomoki Kobayashi,[12] painted by Takashi Naganuma,[10] and portrayed by Tsugutoshi Komada and Masachika Mori.[12] The suit's body was constructed of wetsuit material which was then covered in sheets of foam rubber[8] and was reportedly very flammable, so the crew had to be extra careful during filming of scenes where pyrotechnics were used.[9] Jet Jaguar's head was created by Nobuyuki Yasumaru using primarily FRP,[13] however material from car taillights[14] which was procured from a nearby car dealership was also used for the mask's eyes.[13] The head was created in two halves which would be fastened together using bolts, thus making it impossible for the suit actor to remove the mask on their own.[13] A motor was also installed in the head to control the mechanism of Jet Jaguar's antennae extending.[3] For the close-up shots of Jet Jaguar taking off into the air, the suit actor would stand on wooden boards and be raised up in the air by a number of staff members.[3]

At least two miniature flying props were created for Jet Jaguar's flying scenes: a 1/2 scale prop made of FRP, and a much smaller version which was used to represent the robot flying at human-size next to the giant Megalon.

Personality

Jet Jaguar carries Rokuro Ibuki on his shoulders.

Jet Jaguar fights to protect others, and acts very much like a superhero. When not fighting, he is shown to be very friendly towards others, offering handshakes, and even carrying a child on his shoulders. According to Godzilla: Unleashed, Jet Jaguar fights as a reserve member of the Global Defense Force, offering his services to humanity in times of need. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, he autonomously enters battles to aid humanity's military forces and the monsters of Earth. Jet Jaguar even joins CKR's forces in an assault on the Cryogs' base, communicating with others using a "thumbs-up" gesture.


Origins

In Godzilla vs. Megalon, Jet Jaguar was created by scientist Goro Ibuki. Jet Jaguar eventually became self-aware and gained the ability to alter his own programming, but chose to use his powers to fight for good. The game Godzilla: Unleashed references this origin, stating in its bio for Jet Jaguar that he was created by a Japanese scientist for unknown reasons. Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash even explicitly mentions Goro Ibuki by name.

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth never explains Jet Jaguar's exact origins, but it is implied he has some connection to the Cryogs, as they seemed to recognize him when he boarded their ship.

History

Showa Series

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Jet Jaguar battles Megalon in Godzilla vs. Megalon

Jet Jaguar was an advanced human-sized robot created by inventor Goro Ibuki. Having been stolen by the underground nation of Seatopia, Jet Jaguar's mission was to guide Megalon to Tokyo so the insect kaiju could destroy it. Eventually, however, Goro freed Jet Jaguar from the Seatopians' control and sent him to fetch Godzilla from Monster Island. As Godzilla made his way to Japan, Jet Jaguar flew back to the mainland and faced Megalon in battle. Increasing his size to fifty meters, Jet Jaguar attacked Megalon and was holding his own in the battle until the cyborg Gigan arrived to provide Megalon some backup. The two evil beasts were too much for Jet Jaguar, who was beaten senseless until Godzilla finally arrived. After a long fight, Godzilla and Jet Jaguar were able to defeat their foes, sending Megalon back to Seatopia and Gigan back into outer space. After the fight, Jet Jaguar shook hands with Godzilla, then reverted to his normal size and returned to his home with Goro.

Godzilla Island

Jet Jaguar in Godzilla Island

Jet Jaguar appears extensively in the TV series Godzilla Island. In the show, Jet Jaguar is represented as three distinct robots; a Silver Jet Jaguar, who was a fighting machine that battled alongside Mechagodzilla and Moguera, a Medical Jet Jaguar, who tended to the injured monsters, and a Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar, who worked to put out the fires caused by the monsters' fights.

Abilities

Jet Jaguar lifting Gigan in Godzilla vs. Megalon

Size Change

Jet Jaguar can change his sizes at will. He is able to grow up to 50 meters in Godzilla vs. Megalon, he can also shrink back down to his normal size at 1.8 meters which also makes him immune to breath attacks. Other incarnations like the Atari trilogy have shown him to grow to a greater size which rivals that of Biollante’s height.

Flight

Jet Jaguar can fly at speeds up to Mach 3.5. Despite being weighed down from the likes of the Showa Godzilla, he is able to fly with no signs of stress

Physical Strength

Jet Jaguar is an incredibly skilled martial artist. He is also shown is be incredibly strong, being able to lift and throw monsters from the likes of the Showa Gigan who weighs 25,000 metric tons. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth he is shown knocking out Godzilla with a single blow to the face.

Intelligence

Jet Jaguar is able to communicate with other monsters from the likes of Godzilla in his film appearance. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth when battling Destoroyah, Jet Jaguar shrinks down and pilots Kiryu then he fires Kiryu’s Absolute Zero Cannon. He also able to communicate to others by hand gestures

Durability

Jet Jaguar can withstand attacks that would damage or destroy other mechs like being struck at point blank range from Godzilla’s atomic breath

Spotlights

Jet Jaguar has two very strong lights contained in his eyes, these can be used to scan for opponents or to blind them

Tornado

In the game Godzilla: Save The Earth, a tornado forms around Jet Jaguar when spinning around. It is shown to strong enough to push or even knockdown monsters

Handclap

In the Atari trilogy, Jet Jaguar crosses his hands and fires a green beam. This is likely a reference to Ultraman and his Specium Ray

Weaknesses

Being as big as Biollante makes Jet Jaguar incredibly slow

Filmography

Video Games

Godzilla: Trading Battle

In Godzilla: Trading Battle Jet Jaguar can release an "explosion breath" from his mouth.

Godzilla: Save the Earth

Jet Jaguar is a playable character in Godzilla: Save the Earth. In this game, Jet Jaguar can fire energy beams from his arms and spin himself around at extreme speeds, creating a deadly tornado. Jet Jaguar possesses numerous martial arts-inspired melee combat moves, and can change his size to grow much larger or smaller than his opponent. While in his smallest combat form, Jet Jaguar deploys a reflection shield over his body, making him immune to beam attacks, which are reflected back at the opponent.

Godzilla: Unleashed

Jet Jaguar in Godzilla: Unleashed

Height: 90 meters
Weight: 38,000 tons

"Jet Jaguar is a human-sized robot created by a Japanese scientist for unknown reasons. Created with a great potential for learning, Jet Jaguar achieved sentience and began to modify himself and his programming. His most impressive modification has been his ability to change his own size-allowing him to grow large enough to dwarf monsters such as Godzilla. Unfortunately, Jet Jaguar cannot maintain his enormous size indefinitely, and must periodically rest to regain his energies. Jet Jaguar is a reserve member of the Global Defense Force-heroically protecting humanity whenever it is threatened by monstrous threats."

Godzilla (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4)

Jet Jaguar in Godzilla

In the PS3 version, Jet Jaguar appears as a boss in Area 12 on Stage 5 if the G-Generators are not destroyed fast enough. He may also appear on other levels as a random boss. He attacks using melee attacks. He has a custom theme, and a cutscene of him shaking Godzilla's hand is played after he is defeated three times.

In the PS4 version, he can be encountered on 3 stages with special conditions. He can also only be encountered the first time as Godzilla. If the player destroys the area to between 50% and 65%, and then destroys the generator, Jet Jaguar will appear. He can appear in:

  • Stage 1 of Area 1
  • Stage 4 of Area 7
  • Stage 5 of Area 16

The destruction level applies for all areas.

Moveset

  • Square
    • One tap: Right Chop
    • Two taps: Left Chop
    • Three taps: Headbutt
  • Triangle
    • Tap: Dropkick
    • Roar + Tap: Somersault
  • X
    • Tap: Dash
    • Backward + Tap: Backflip
    • Right/Left + Tap: Left Right Step
    • Tap + Triangle: Sliding
  • Circle
    • Tap: Flying Tackle
    • Roar + Tap: Moon Somersault
  • R2
    • Tap: Shrunken Flight

Kaiju Guide

Main article: Godzilla (2014 video game)/Kaiju Guide#Jet Jaguar.

Comics

Jet Jaguar on the cover of issue 7 of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

Jet Jaguar appears in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth. Jet Jaguar appeared to help Godzilla to fight against Orga and Gigan. After flying into Orga's mouth and expanding in him, causing Orga to explode. When Godzilla inspected Jet Jaguar, he tried blasting Jet Jaguar with his atomic breath, but managed to make Godzilla to turn his attention on Gigan. While Godzilla was distracted, Jet Jaguar noticed that Orga was trying to regenerate his entire body and so he set out to stop the kaiju, but ultimately failed. After Godzilla defeated Gigan, he becomes enraged and attacked Jet Jaguar by firing his atomic breath at point blank range and smacked the robot with his tail, but was knocked out after Jet Jaguar punched Godzilla's face. Eventually, Jet Jaguar flew to the Cryog ship to help Steven Woods and Chavez, but not before throwing Godzilla out to sea.

In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #12, Jet Jaguar fought Destoroyah, even shrinking to human size, then piloting Kiryu to fire the Absolute Zero Cannon, killing Destoroyah. He then attempted to stop the humans from setting off underwater explosives while Godzilla was in the area, but did not make it in time.

Jet Jaguar then disappeared for several years, but reemerged when the Trilopods attacked the Earth. Jet Jaguar traveled to Los Angeles to assist Godzilla in the battle against the creatures and fought against a Trilopod that had taken on Godzilla's characteristics, but was nearly destroyed by it. Thankfully, Jet Jaguar was saved by Zilla, and joined with Godzilla and his allies to defeat the Trilopods. At some point in the battle, Jet Jaguar managed to attack Gigan and defeat the cyborg monster. After Godzilla destroyed Magita, Jet Jaguar observed Godzilla and the other monsters traveling out to sea, following them from a distance. Jet Jaguar was last seen human-sized being repaired in Dr. Ando's office.

Gallery

Main article: Jet Jaguar/Gallery.

Roar

Jet Jaguar's sounds

Trivia

  • For the German release of Godzilla vs. Megalon, Jet Jaguar was renamed to King Kong. However, there is no connection to the real King Kong beyond his name; contrary to a widespread misconception, he is not said to be a giant ape wearing a robot suit in the dub.
  • The popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion paid homage to Jet Jaguar in the episode "A Human Work," where a robot named Jet Alone appears. Its shares a similar color scheme with Jet Jaguar, and references both his name and the name of his original design, Red Alone. 
  • A song about Jet Jaguar plays at the end of Godzilla vs. Megalon.
  • According to Shunsuke Fujita, the producer of Godzilla on the PlayStation 3 and 4, he did not originally intend to include Jet Jaguar in the game, but walked into his office and saw him on the screen and "couldn't say no."[15]
  • Jet Jaguar is referenced in GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse, the official prequel novel to GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, through a type of battle armor constructed by the United Earth called "Type-38 Mobile Combat Uniform Jaguar Japan Specification," or "Jaguar J" for short.[16]

Notes

  1. Episode 2 for Silver Jet Jaguar. Episodes 71, 73-74, 105, 111, 125, 127, 135-138, 147-148, 150-156, 159-160, 179, 214, and 216-217 for Medical Jet Jaguar. Episodes 87-88, 125, 177-178, 191, 194, and 197-198 for Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar.

References

This is a list of references for Jet Jaguar. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. The Godzilla Chronicles Ver. 3. Chikushobo. December 1999. ISBN 978-4812405819. Check date values in: |date= (help)
    Seasar, Titannosaurus, Jet-Jagger - The Godzilla Chronicles.jpg
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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book. Yosensha. 4 September 2016. pp. 176, 179, 181–182, 201, 207. ISBN 978-4-8003-0362-2. Unknown parameter |ed= ignored (|edition= suggested) (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 January 2000. p. 153. ISBN 978-4091014702. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. 23 July 2014. p. 67. ISBN 4-096-82090-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Godzilla Completely Deciphered. Takarajimasha. 26 June 2014. p. 117. ISBN 4800228964.
  7. 7.0 7.1 J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini (24 March 1998). The Official Godzilla Compendium. Random House. p. 129. ISBN 0279888225 Check |isbn= value: checksum (help). Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. Village Books. 28 September 2012. p. 159. ISBN 4-864-91013-8. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Tokyo Shock Godzilla vs. Megalon DVD / Blu-ray audio commentary
  10. 10.0 10.1 Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection. ASCII MEDIA WORKS. 29 November 2014. pp. 89, 103, 109, 111. ISBN 978-4-04-866999-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. 井口昭彦さんトークライブ レポート! - Cast
  12. 12.0 12.1 Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book Vol. 6: Jet Jaguar. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 14 January 2018. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 The Pictorial Book of Godzilla 2. Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. 1 December 1995. p. 134. ISBN 978-4894251175.
  14. ジェットジャガー - Japanese Wikipedia
  15. Anime News Network: The X Button, April 22, 2015
  16. Ōki, Renji (October 25, 2017). GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse. Kadokawa. p. 198. ISBN 9784041061817.

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