Soda (JSRF)

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**Soda** (ソーダ) is a playable character in *Jet Set Radio Future* and a member of the GG's. His role in the game is minimal and recruiting him is optional.

## Appearance

Soda is a very distinguishable character and his clothes undergo a significant color change from his JSR counterpart. His most prominent features are his tall stature and large oblong nose (resembling the famous graffiti character Kilroy). He is virtually bald, save for what look like three dyed orange braids that stick straight up from the very top of his head. He wears a teal jacket with a high collar that masks the lower half of his face. His name written in neon green katakana (ソーダ) is embroidered on the jacket's left side and what appears to be a stylized zipper on its right. Soda now adorns goggles with green lenses on his forehead. He also wears light green pants and black gloves with a stylized insignia of his name. His skates are now teal sporting a neon green spiral pattern. Its plates have a neon streak with orange wheels attached.

## History

In *Jet Set Radio Future*, he hangs out at Highway Zero starting at Chapter 6. He stays there until the player talks to him, after which he simply says, "Dude, I'm bored. Entertain me", and makes the player race him around Highway Zero. Afterwards, he joins the GG's and becomes a playable character, but only because, as he puts it: "It's not like I've got something better to do". From that point onwards, he can be seen dancing idly on the left end of the stereo in the garage.

## Character Relationships + Dialogue

### NA/Cross regional Release

Dialogue
* Soda: *C'mon! Quit fooling around*! **[Choose Yes]**
* Soda: *Hmph. What a bore.* **[Choose No]**
* Soda: *Heh. Maybe I'll join you guys. Cuz, well, it's not like I got somethin' better to do.* **[victorious] "Soda" has joined you!**

**After unlocking Soda, but goes back to the Garage**
* Soda: *My sources tell me that the Noise Tanks and the Rokkaku Group are in this together. Be careful.*

**After defeating all the Noise Tanks**
 **Chapter 7** | **Clutch appears*** Soda: *So is that Clutch guy in with Rokkaku too? Or is he just a little punk?*

**Called to the Fortified Residential Zone**
* Soda: *I'm about ready.*

Note: No other GG dialogue appears in chapter 5 besides Jazz's

Noted Interactions
* *Clutch -* If Soda speaks to Clutch, he will say: *"Heh... Stay outta trouble."* may imply Soda is amused, and not necessarily angry of Clutch's actions.

## Personality

According to his dialogue, Soda expresses a rather indifferent attitude to the world around him and more keen on his own interest. When he is first encountered, he appears more concerned with being entertained than anything, expressing a demand to do so, and will scoff the player off if they decline his request. His reasoning to join the GG's is because he had nothing better to do displaying his aloof nature. He is knowledgeable about Rokkaku's corp, stating he has his own sources as well as after the Noise Tanks invasion, his statement about the integrity of rokkakku products enforce where his current fixations lie. Soda's lax nature is also displayed about Clutch. His first remark about Clutch shows a slight upset at his actions, but displays an indifference when he laughs it off telling Clutch to just stay out of trouble after Clutch joins the gang.

The only case where the situation at hand overturns his distant attitude is in chapter 8-9 where he states that the Golden Rhinos have finally started to get on his nerves; implying he didn't care as much before. Furthermore, with Gouji's tower - Soda states he would rather being doing anything else than take part in that fight.

The JSRF Guidebook describes him to have a large frame, and is a character specialized for fast hits and endurance referencing his karate inspired tricks.

## Stats

Soda from the JSRF Perfect Guidebook

To know more about stats, look here!

**Character Type:** Speed-1

 **Grind** | Average

## Tricks

### Latching Stance

Side Latch
 Farside Stab Soul

Side Latch (Backward)
 Alley-oop Makio

### **Air Tricks**

 Misty
 Corkscrew
 Karate

 Corkscrew
 Misty
 Karate 180

## Gallery

Soda's JSRF logoSoda's face texturesSoda's body textures
## Trivia

* As with Jazz, Boogie, and Cube, Soda can be unlocked even after the events of the main storyline.
* Unlike his JSR counterpart, JSRF Soda has never been featured/cameo'd in any other Sega crossover games.

## References

* Special credit to Crabbi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxpEYkIrhy4&t=395s
* https://pastebin.com/hiLKNJgH by Crabbi
* Special Credit to jamie\_s for translation of the jsrf guidebook on JSR ARCHIVES
* https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/475263-jsrf-jet-set-radio-future/44372770
* Special thanks to @RisingSonic17 on twitter for organizing dialogue, and providing info on character media appearances
* Big thank you to raditact for providing the current jsrf model references

1. https://jsrfcomrestoration.github.io/JSRFdotcom/cha.htm