Jet Jaguar
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Jet Jaguar (ジェットジャガー Jetto Jagā) is a heroic robot who first appeared in the 1973 Toho 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. Three Jet Jaguars appear in the TV series Godzilla Island: a silver model, Medical Jet Jaguar, and Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar. He also appears in the 2021 Netflix animated series Godzilla Singular Point as a robot built by the Otaki Factory, which was eventually destroyed after his battle with Godzilla.
Name
Across Japanese media, Jet Jaguar's name is variably spelled with (ジェット・ジャガー) and without (ジェットジャガー) an interpunct. Jet Jaguar is Toho's trademarked English name for the character, though a similar situation exists wherein English language media includes a hyphen (Jet-Jaguar) in the robot's name. Examples using "Jet Jaguar" include the Atari and Pipeworks games Godzilla: Save the Earth and Godzilla: Unleashed, while instances of media using Jet-Jaguar ranges from the 1998 book The Official Godzilla Compendium and the 2014 Godzilla video game. Jet Jaguar is also sometimes erroneously given the English name Jet-Jagger or the variant JetJagger, typically in Japanese media. In Godziban's third season, Jet Jaguar goes by the serial number JJ-23, a pun on nii-san as the character takes on a protective big brother role for Minilla and Little.
Development
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.[10] In March of 1972,[10] a number of the kids who had submitted designs for the campaign were invited on to the Japanese television program Kokinji Katsura's Afternoon Show, where the winner was to be announced and a suit inspired by the winning design revealed.[11] 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.[11] The winner of the contest, a boy named Masaaki Sano (佐野雅昭), 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.[11] This suit would be used further for publicity appearances at events sponsored by Seiyu[11] as well as on other television shows.[3]
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."[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13] 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.[11] 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.
Back-view Jet Jaguar concept artwork for Godzilla vs. Megalon
Flying Jet Jaguar concept artwork for Godzilla vs. Megalon
Jet Jaguar's suit was jointly-modeled by Nobuyuki Yasumaru and Tomoki Kobayashi,[14] painted by Takashi Naganuma,[12] and portrayed by Tsugutoshi Komada and Masachika Mori.[14] The suit's body was constructed of wetsuit material which was then covered in sheets of foam rubber[10] and was reportedly very flammable, so the crew had to be extra careful during filming of scenes where pyrotechnics were used.[11] Jet Jaguar's head was created by Nobuyuki Yasumaru using primarily FRP;[15] however, material from car taillights[16] which was procured from a nearby car dealership was also used for the mask's eyes.[15] 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.[15] 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.
Nobuyuki Yasumaru working on the Jet Jaguar mask
Tsugutoshi Komada tries on the unfinished Jet Jaguar suit
Jet Jaguar is lifted on boards by several staff members
One of the miniature Jet Jaguar flying props
Design
Jet Jaguar is a humanoid robot with a pointed head. His face consists of square eyes which are usually dark blue but sometimes glow bright blue, a triangular nose, rectangular jaw, and a vent that resembles a smiling mouth across his face. He is primarily silver, though he has multicolored patterns throughout his body which vary between red, yellow, and blue. He had round yellow shoulders, blue elbows, a red upper chest featuring a downward-pointing arrow-shaped design, a yellow lower torso, red hips, yellow knees, and blue legs. His feet are silver but feature a blue arrow pattern extending from his legs. He has segmented blue padding around his neck, and similar segmented textures on his arms, hips, and legs. Jet Jaguar has a white emblem on his waist which resembles the outline of a flying bird. When Jet Jaguar flies, antennae extend from the ear-like structures on the sides of his head.
In Godzilla Island Jet Jaguar appears identical to his Showa era appearance but with a grey and silver color scheme.
In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar's basic design is mostly unchanged, though many of his features are altered. His color scheme is changed slightly, with the silver coloration changed to a cream-white color. The point on top of Jet Jaguar's head is much less pronounced, and bolts are visible on much of his body. His torso is barrel-shaped, while his arms are much longer and feature visible joints. and a vent on the base of his neck. He has black hands with three robotic claws. Jet Jaguar is gradually upgraded over the course of the series. In his initial prototype stage, he features a cockpit on his chest which houses his pilot and is covered by a door. His upper body is attached to a set of two very short legs. Jet Jaguar is next upgraded to a wheeled form which attaches Jet Jaguar's upper torso to a smaller wheeled industrial robot. This state also features antennae mounted atop each of his shoulders. Next, he is upgraded into Jet Jaguar β, with a new longer set of legs and the cockpit and door on his chest no longer present. These legs feature the traditional blue and yellow design, with the waist area where they attach to his upper body featuring the traditional bird-shaped emblem. In order to enable flight, Jet Jaguar β is outfitted with a large jetpack-like apparatus. While flying, the antenna-like structures protrude from the sides of his head.
Personality
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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.
In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar is at first just a regular mech, but as the series goes on, he grows more and more autonomous until he becomes a fully conscious being. He has a very curious child-like personality, shown playing with some children at the beach and expressing sadness when the Mothra that landed on his hand flew away. Jet Jaguar is also capable of fully communicating with Yun Arikawa and the rest of the cast.
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. In an interview, writer Chris Mowry explained that the idea for Jet Jaguar's origin was that he was built by a survivor from his homeworld that was destroyed by the Cryogs, specifically calling him the "Superman" of his planet. His creator adopted a small girl that would grow up into Yumi. His creator, however, perished in Godzilla's first attack during the events of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters.[17]
In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar was a mech created by eccentric inventor Goro Otaki as a first line of defense against supernatural or extraterrestrial threats and to serve as a mascot for his company, Otaki Factory.
History
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Godzilla Island (TV 1997-1998) [35 episodes][note 1]
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004) [toy]
- Godziban (web 2019-2023) [episodes 8-9, 11, 15, 20, 37, 39, 47, 55, 57, and 62-63; special episodes 3, 9, and 11]
- Godzilla Singular Point (TV 2021) [episodes 1-13]
- Untitled Godzilla Fest short film (2023) [tentative]
Showa era
Godzilla vs. Megalon
After an underground nuclear test wreaked havoc on their city, the kingdom of Seatopia prepared to attack the surface world with their monster-god Megalon. Looking for a way to guide Megalon during his rampage, two Seatopian agents ransacked the home of Goro Ibuki, an inventor working on a humanoid robot. When Goro, his brother Rokuro, and his friend Hiroshi Jinkawa interrupted them, the agents quickly subdued them and made their escape. Soon after, Goro put the finishing touches on his robot, which he named Jet Jaguar.
The Seatopian agents struck again, this time seizing control of Jet Jaguar. One attempted to dispose of Goro and Rokuro in a shipping container, while the other stayed at the house to direct the robot. He revealed that the Seatopians planned to build an army of Jet Jaguars. Hiroshi escaped and set off to rescue Goro and Rokuro. In the meantime, Jet Jaguar began to steer Megalon towards Tokyo. Along the way, the insect attacked the Ogouchi Dam, inadvertently swatting Goro and Rokuro to safety. While Goro had a handheld control device for Jet Jaguar that could override the Seatopians' commands, he discovered that the range was too limited. After he explained the situation to the JSDF, they let him board a helicopter to intercept the robot. Just before they could collide, Goro regained control of Jet Jaguar and sent him to Monster Island to convince Godzilla to join the fight.
Though disoriented at first, Megalon quickly got back on task. To ensure they had the advantage against Godzilla, the Seatopians enlisted Gigan. As Megalon approached Goro's house, Jet Jaguar reunited with his family, then flew off to face the monster, ignoring Goro's commands. Somehow, the inventor mused, Jet Jaguar had achieved free will. Megalon learned that he had achieved something else: the ability to turn himself into a 50-meter fighting machine.
Jet Jaguar and Megalon found themselves evenly matched until Gigan arrived on the scene. The robot took a beating from the duo, but their gloating came to an end when Godzilla stormed in. In the ensuing tag team match, Jet Jaguar flew Godzilla out of a ring of fire created by Megalon's napalm bombs, broke Gigan's arm, and held Megalon in place so the King of the Monsters could deliver a pair of sliding kicks. After the two villains retreated, Godzilla returned to Monster Island, while Jet Jaguar returned to his family, shrinking back to human size.
Heisei era
Godzilla Island
Jet Jaguar appears extensively in the TV series Godzilla Island, where he is represented as three distinct robots. The "standard" Jet Jaguar is silver in color, and formed a central part of G-Guard's monster-fighting machines alongside Mechagodzilla and Moguera. It made its only appearance in the second episode of the first story arc, shot down by Zagreth's ship moments after launching alongside its fellow mechas. Medical Jet Jaguar, clad in white with a red cross on its chest, tends to injured monsters, and Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar, a bright red variant of the original, works to put out the fires caused by the monsters' fights and played a key role in defeating Dororin.
Reiwa era
Godziban
Jet Jaguar appears in both his own limited animation segment "Go! Jet Jaguar" and as a puppet within the main "Go! Go! Godzilla-kun" segments.
In "Go! Jet Jaguar", he is a robot developed by Dr. Roborobo that has developed free will. When being introduced at a press conference and declaring his free will, he grows giant to help Godzilla fight Megalon, but ends up stalling out because he isn't programmed for combat and has to install an application for it and restart and shrink in order to finish, much to Godzilla's frustration. When he's finally ready to battle Megalon, a single hit from Megalon's drills reveals that he is an inflatable robot and deflates back down to normal size. In the episode "Red Balloon", where Little and Minilla witness him helping retrieve a young girl's balloon from a tree, the giant sized Jet Jaguar is further revealed to fly by way of being propelled from air escaping the bottom of his feet.
Jet Jaguar appears within the puppet segments of Season 3 as JJ-23, taking on a protective big brother role for Minilla and fighting Gabara whenever he catches him bullying Minilla or the other monsters on Godzi Godzi Island.
Godzilla Singular Point
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"Terzetto"
Otaki Factory exhibited Jet Jaguar at the Summer Monster Fair in order to protect the town from a UFO Yun Arikawa and Haberu Kato had detected the previous day. As Jet Jaguar was set up, a Rodan appeared and menaced the festival.
"Gamesome"
Goro piloted Jet Jaguar and attacked Rodan to protect Yun and a child he was saving. During the battle, Jet Jaguar lost its arm and the hatch to the pilot seat, causing Goro to fall out. As the Rodan chased him down, Yun activated Jet Jaguar’s AI and had it do a dance to briefly distract the Rodan. However, the monster quickly dispatched the robot and went after the town, forcing Yun to add fighting moves to the AI and reboot Jet Jaguar while he and Goro distracted Rodan. Once Jet Jaguar rebooted, it attacked the Rodan, only for the creature to attempt to fly away and die midair. With the threat eliminated, Jet Jaguar sat with Yun until Goro could be taken to the hospital, then was moved back to Otaki Factory to await repairs.
"Theorist"
Jet Jaguar, now fully repaired and its legs replaced with a wheeled tripod, was taken by Goro to an event to hunt Anguirus on a golf course, where Goro planned to capture the monster. The plan was foiled once Anguirus appeared, having grown too large for the cage, forcing Jet Jaguar to confront the monster.
"Enfatico"
Jet Jaguar battled Anguirus, but was overpowered by the larger kaiju, who played with its limp body. Once Jet Jaguar recovered, Goro borrowed Genzo's harpoon cannon and put the gun directly up to Anguirus's chest before shooting it, seemingly killing the beast. Goro watched the hubbub around the monster with Haberu and Yun until Anguirus recovered, having only been asphyxiated into a brief state of unconsciousness. Genzo and Goro quickly loaded another harpoon into the cannon and attempted to confront the monster again, but Jet Jaguar was left decapitated and Goro unconscious. Out of options, Yun had Yung, his smartphone AI, pilot the mech while Yun told him where to aim from Jet Jaguar's shoulder. They once again confronted Anguirus, drawing the monster towards them until they got a clear shot, shooting it in the head and finally killing it.
Abilities
Size changing
Jet Jaguar can change his size at will. He can grow from his normal height of 1.8 meters to a height of 50 meters which allows him to go toe-to-toe with kaiju such as Megalon and Gigan. In Godzilla: Save the Earth and Godzilla: Unleashed, Jet Jaguar becomes immune to energy attacks after shrinking to a specific size and can rapidly punch enemies to deal damage. In these games he can also grow to an extremely large height on par with Biollante, allowing him to effortlessly kick enemies into the air. In these games, Jet Jaguar can only attain these extremely small and large sizes temporarily, and will revert to his default height after a few moments.
In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar grew to 100 meters after receiving a code from the future for the Orthogonal Diagonalizer.
In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Jet Jaguar uses his size-changing ability to his advantage against Orga, flying down the monster's throat while human-sized and then growing to his gigantic size, tearing Orga apart from the inside.
Flight
Jet Jaguar can fly at speeds up to Mach 3.5.[18] Even when weighed down by carrying Godzilla, he is able to fly with no visible signs of stress.
This ability is also demonstrated in the 1993 arcade game Godzilla, where Jet Jaguar briefly flies past Godzilla.
In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar can fly with the aid of a propeller pack with four rotors.
Physical strength
Jet Jaguar is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant. He is incredibly strong, being able to lift and throw the 25,000 metric ton Gigan and hold his own in combat against Megalon. His combat skills are enhanced in Godzilla: Save the Earth and Godzilla: Unleashed, where he fights using an array of martial arts-based attacks that allow him to lift and throw enemies as well as launch them into the air. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Jet Jaguar is able to knock out Godzilla with a single punch to the face. In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar was able to decently hold its own against multiple Rodans, Anguirus, and Godzilla himself.
Intelligence
After becoming autonomous and escaping the control of the Seatopians, Jet Jaguar is capable of understanding the commands of Goro Ibuki and communicating with Godzilla using hand gestures. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, he retains the ability to cooperate with humans and also strategically uses his size-changing abilities to defeat his foes. He flies down Orga's throat while human-sized and expands to kaiju size, tearing the monster apart from the inside. Later, Jet Jaguar shrinks down and pilots Kiryu to fire the Absolute Zero Cannon and instantly freeze Destoroyah.
Durability
Jet Jaguar withstands a great deal of punishment from both Megalon and Gigan, but continues to fight and eventually overcomes them with Godzilla's assistance. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, he shrugs off attacks such as a point-blank blast from Godzilla's atomic breath and holds his own against several Trilopods.
Spotlights
Jet Jaguar has two powerful spotlights installed in his eyes which he can use to search for or blind enemies.
Liquid nitrogen breath
Jet Jaguar could emit liquid nitrogen from his mouth in an early version of Godzilla vs. Megalon; this ability was also attributed to him in multiple publications and toys.[19][20][21][22] Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar finally used this ability on screen in Godzilla Island.
Rhino Pound
In Godzilla: Save the Earth, Jet Jaguar can Rhino Pound, where he punches the ground, triggering a tremor which catapults nearby kaiju into the air.
Hose
Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar is equipped with a water hose.
Liquidized medicines breath
Medical Jet Jaguar can spray liquidized medicines, including analgesic mist, from its mouth.[23][24]
Hologram
Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar can produce a hologram from its eyes.[24]
Tornado
In the game Godzilla: Save the Earth, Jet Jaguar's rage attack involves him spinning around until a tornado forms around him. This tornado is powerful enough to push away and instantly knock down monsters by simply touching them.
Handclap
In Godzilla: Save the Earth and Godzilla: Unleashed, Jet Jaguar's hands glow with green energy as he charges them before clapping them together and firing a purple and red energy beam. This may be a reference to Ultraman's Specium Ray.
Hand ray / missiles
In Godzilla: Trading Battle, Jet Jaguar can utilize the generic "laser" and "missile" attack cards. These manifest as a blue laser emitted from the palm of his hand and missiles fired from his chest, respectively.
Harpoon Cannon
In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar acquired a harpoon cannon from Genzo. This cannon knocked out and later killed Anguirus, each time fired at extremely close range to foil the monster's precognitive shield.
Spear of Anguirus
In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar wields a spear with a blade fashioned from one of Anguirus’ horns. This spear managed to stab and cut through Rodans and Kumongas with ease.
Weaknesses
While Jet Jaguar is able to hold his own against most opponents in a one-on-one fight, he is susceptible to being overwhelmed by multiple enemies. He is overpowered and rendered helpless against Megalon and Gigan before Godzilla comes to his aid. He is also overwhelmed by several Trilopods in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth before Zilla finally rescues him. In the Atari and Pipeworks Godzilla games, Jet Jaguar becomes incredibly slow once he grows to his maximum size. Changing size also requires a great deal of energy in these games. In Godzilla Singular Point, Jet Jaguar begins the series as a piloted mecha, resulting in his cockpit becoming an easy target for kaiju adversaries like Rodan and Anguirus. He also has a limited battery span and needs to be recharged at times.
Video games
- Battle Soccer: Champion of the Field (1992) - Nintendo Super Famicom
- Godzilla (1993) - Arcade [cameo]
- Battle Baseball (1993) - Nintendo Famicom
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
- Godzilla Movie Studio Tour (1998) - PC and Mac
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) - Sony PlayStation
- Godzilla Generations (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
- Collect Godzilla: Giant Monster Assembly (1998) - Sega Dreamcast VMU
- Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004) - Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox
- Godzilla: Unleashed (2007) - Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 2
- Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash (2007) - Nintendo DS
- Godzilla (2014) - PlayStation 3 and 4
- Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS
- CR True King of the Monsters Godzilla (2018) - Pachinko
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
- Godzilla Singular Point: Escape!! Radio Wave Monster Rodan! (2021) - Android, iOS and PC
- Godzilla Battle Line (2021) - Android, iOS
- Godzilla (2021) - Pinball
- Pachinko True King of the Monsters Godzilla 2 (2022) - pachinko
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
Height: 90 meters[25]
Weight: 38,000 tons[25]
"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."
Jet Jaguar's bio from page 26 of the Godzilla: Unleashed instruction manual booklet
Godzilla (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4)
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.
Jet Jaguar card from Godzilla: Trading Battle
Jet Jaguar's sprite in Collect Godzilla: Giant Monster Assembly
Jet Jaguar in Godzilla: Save the Earth
Jet Jaguar in Godzilla Kaiju Collection
Jet Jaguar's sprite in Escape!! Radio Wave Monster Rodan!
Books
- Godzilla Singular Point (2022)
Comics
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1976)
- The Godzilla Comic (1990)
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #6-8, 12, 23-25 (2013-2015)
- Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah (2022)
- Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash (2023)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
In this retelling of Godzilla vs. Megalon, written to coincide with Cinema Shares International's 1976 release of Godzilla vs. Megalon in the United States, Jet Jaguar appeared as in the film, but was renamed "Robotman". Arriving after Godzilla began his fight against Megalon and Gigan (here called "Borodan"), Jet Jaguar helped Godzilla defeat the two monsters, grabbing hold of Gigan and dropping him from a great height.
The Godzilla Comic
Jet Jaguar appeared as the final opponent fought by Godzilla in the Monster Warrior Godzilla chapter, as the personal fighting robot of the Japanese prime minister and backed up by Moguera, Mechagodzilla, and Mechani-Kong. Jet Jaguar charged Godzilla while riding a giant motorbike as the prime minister rambled about how the world of the monsters needed to be colonized by humans to replace the dying planet Earth. Godzilla promptly finished off all four machines with blasts of his atomic breath, then ascended back to his own reality.
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
As Godzilla battled Orga and Gigan in Las Vegas, the human-sized Jet Jaguar suddenly appeared to enter the fray, with Professor Allison contacting Steven Woods to assure him the robot was on their side. Jet Jaguar promptly flew into Orga's mouth and grew to giant size inside him before the alien could react, causing Orga to explode. Godzilla attempted to engage Jet Jaguar and tried blasting the new robot with his atomic breath, but managed to turn Godzilla's attention back to Gigan, at which point Godzilla and Jet Jaguar worked in tandem to pummel the cyborg. As Godzilla continued the battle, Jet Jaguar noticed Orga's body beginning to regenerate and set out to destroy any regenerating pieces he could locate, though a Cryog UFO managed to subdue Jet Jaguar and collect the remains of Orga's body. After Godzilla defeated Gigan, the enraged King of the Monsters turned his fury back on Jet Jaguar just as the robot managed to recover, firing his atomic breath at point blank range and smacking Jet Jaguar with his tail. Jet Jaguar retaliated with a great punch to Godzilla's face that managed to knock him down, at which point Jet Jaguar collected Godzilla's body and flew him back out to sea. In the aftermath, with the military fearful of Jet Jaguar going rogue, more details on the mysterious robot and the top-secret Jet Jaguar Project were detailed - Yumi Nagata, head of the project, revealed that her grandfather held all the secrets to Jet Jaguar's mysterious origins and mission, but was killed when Godzilla first appeared many years ago. Jet Jaguar remained dormant for all those years and was studied until the Cryog assault on Area 51, at which point he escaped on his own. Dr. Nagata theorized that the arrival of the Cryog somehow activated Jet Jaguar, but once again assured Professor Allison and the military that he posed no threat to them despite being unable to resume contact with the robot.
Meanwhile, the Cryog, having recognized Jet Jaguar from their past, voiced their intentions to destroy the robot, only to come under attack by Jet Jaguar himself who had come to rescue the abducted Steven Woods and Chavez. After making contact with the soldiers and killing some of the Cryog, Jet Jaguar flew the soldiers to a nearby aircraft carrier. After the Cryog ship was destroyed and Orga's escape pod was launched into space, Jet Jaguar fell to his knees, losing all strength once the Cryog were gone. Jet Jaguar remained inactive for some time afterwards, though returned to battle Destoroyah after the Devonian monster attacked the USS Simon where Woods and Lucy Casprell were located. While fighting Destoroyah, Jet Jaguar seemed to realize he was outmatched and engaged in a new strategy - shrinking to human-size to pilot Kiryu against Destoroyah. By utilizing Kiryu's Absolute Zero Cannon, Jet Jaguar managed to freeze and kill Destoroyah. He then attempted to stop the humans from setting off underwater explosives meant to destroy the Devonian base while Godzilla was still in the area, but did not make it in time, burying Godzilla. With that, Jet Jaguar deactivated once more, unable to be recovered as he lied dormant under the ocean.
Several year later, Jet Jaguar reactivated following the onset of the Trilopod invasion of Earth. Jet Jaguar traveled to Los Angeles to assist Godzilla in battle against the creatures, utilizing a ship anchor in the fight against a Trilopod that had taken on Godzilla's characteristics. Despite his best efforts, the robot soon found himself overpowered, but was saved by the arrival of Zilla. After the duo worked together to kill some of the Trilopods, Jet Jaguar noticed the Cryog ships and flew up to destroy them, at which point he engaged the upgraded Gigan. As the two battled atop the Cryog ships, Jet Jaguar overpowered Gigan and forced his chainsaws into the ship, which destroyed it and defeated Gigan in the process. Following the great battle, Jet Jaguar observed Godzilla and the other monsters traveling out to sea after Godzilla defeated Magita. With the Cryog vanquished for good, Jet Jaguar fell back under the care of Dr. Yumi Nagata and Professor Kenji Ando.
Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah
When a group of Xiliens breached Dr. Ogilvy Hu's secret underground base, Hu took command of Jet Jaguar and fought the attackers off while the P-1 X took off and made its way to Mars to stop the Xilien invasion of Earth.
Gallery
- Main article: Jet Jaguar/Gallery.
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Trivia
- "Godzilla and Jet Jaguar: Punch! Punch! Punch!," sung by Masato Shimon, plays at the end of Godzilla vs. Megalon. When the film appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000, Joel and the 'Bots came up with their own comedic translation of the lyrics.
- For the West German release of Godzilla vs. Megalon, Jet Jaguar was renamed 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. It shares a similar color scheme with Jet Jaguar, and references both his name and the name of his original design, Red Alone.
- Yosuke Nakano's unrealized story submission for the seventh Heisei Godzilla film, titled Godzilla vs. Cyber City, featured a giant robot named after Jet Jaguar called "Genocide Jaguar."[26]
- 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, saw him on the screen, and "couldn't say no."[27]
- 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.[28]
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #7's original title was "PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH," a reference to "Godzilla and Jet Jaguar: Punch! Punch! Punch!" When the series was reissued through trade paperbacks, the issue's title was changed to "Viva Jet Jaguar."
- In the 2011 science fiction novel Ready Player One, Jet Jaguar is one of multiple giant robots available for selection after clearing the Black Tiger-themed second gate of Anorak's quest. He is seen alongside the Iron Giant, Leopardon from Toei's Spiderman, the Shogun Warriors, and Kiryu, who appears later in the book.
- As an April Fool's joke, Toho uploaded a teaser for a Jet Jaguar film to the official Godzilla YouTube channel in 2019.[29] Though the character has yet to make another film appearance, he soon returned in the web series Godziban and the TV series Godzilla Singular Point.
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Notes
- ↑ 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.
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