Gum

**Gum** (ガム, *Gamu*) is a is a 17 year old Rudie and a member of the GG's. She is the one of the main playable characters in Jet Set Radio. She, alongside Tab and Beat, is an original member of the GG's.

## Appearance

Gum wears a light grey sundress over a long-sleeved green striped top. Her name is displayed in green Japanese katakana on her back. She wears a dark grey helmet with a white stripe down the middle, orange dots, and the four-pointed star emblem encased in white. Her blonde hair pokes out from the front, curling under her eyes along her cheekbones, and out the back down her neck. Her rollerblades are dark and light grey with yellow wheels and green detailing. Additionally, she has red thrusters on her skates and she wears a gray wrist device on her left arm.

In 2D art, her name is displayed on her chest. Some official art depicts her with her name tattooed on the front or inside of her left thigh. One of them also features a face tattoo.

## Personality

Gum is described as a perverse and a heartbreaker, who likes chewing gum.

## History

At the beginning of the game in Shibuya-cho's Bus Terminal, Gum first gives a series of challenges for Beat to complete in order to teach him the ways of the street and test his skills. After that she is seen hanging out in the garage.

## Dialogue

### Jet Set Radio dialogue

"Let me show you how to play. Just copy my moves... if you can."(Jet Set Radio demo)

"Ok. Not bad. But, that's just the basics."(Jet Set Radio demo)

"Hold it. You can't go tripping through the streets 'til you learn some basics. Try this."

"Sweet. Now try this next run. If you pull the L-Trigger, the camera will automatically face forward."

"All right, now it's time to get serious. If you see something floating over your head, pull the L-Trigger to start spaying."

"Not bad. I guess i can join you."

"Coin? Who's Coin? It doesn't ring a bell at all... but i'll let you goin GG if you can keep up with me."(Jet Grind Radio)

"Well... not bad. I guess i'll let you join."(Jet Grind Radio)

"Coin? Hm... Nope. The name doesn't ring any bells. But, if you can keep up with me, I'll let you join the GG's."

""You're alright! I guess it's alright if you hang with us."

### Jet Set Radio GBA dialogue

"Yo! Newbie, you can't just go tripping through the streets. Let a pro show you how to use those phat skates on your feet. Tap Up once for some high powered skating. Press Down to stop!"

"Yoy can get a big boost of speed if you press the R button while skating. It will give you some insane speed. But it's so fast it's harder to control yourself. Try this and don't bump into anything. Stop when you had enough practice."

"Sweet! now try grinding. Your skates will automatically grind on some surfaces like railing and wires. Try jumping on a rail. Press the B button to jump, see if you can do this! Stop when you had enough practice."

"Not bad. I guess i can join you."

"Well you look kinda jet lagged to me. Let's see if your skills are up to speed."

## Stats

Style: Graffiti type

Power: Mid

Technique: Mid

Graffiti: High

Max number of spray cans: 15

## Tricks

### Grind Tricks

###### Front technique

Soul\Farside Soul

Royal\Backside Royal

Rockmac\Backside Rockmac

###### Ally-Oop technique

Ally-Oop Miz\Farside Ally-Oop Miz

Ally-Oop Makio

Farside Ally-Oop Makio

### Air Tricks

###### Front flip

Judo

360(Backwards)

Method Backflip(Backwards)

###### Half-pipe technique

Backflip 180

Method 540(Backwards)

Judo Backflip 180(Backwards)

Shifty 180(Backwards)

180

## Trademark Graffiti

GUM - Pop!GUM - Minty Cool FlavorEDGE - Off the Edge!

## Trivia

* Back in the day, IGN created a guide for Jet Grind Radio that featured some bizarre creative liberties regarding character descriptions. Gum's description reads: "Gum has hung around Shibuya for a long time; she is a Brownface girl and a teenage runaway. She loves tearing through the streets of Tokyo tagging and listening to fatbeats. Gum takes no crap off of anyone and loves being chased by the cops. The rush of the adrenaline makes her feel fully alive. Gum has one of the highest tagging meters in the game. It takes longer to bomb tags on spots with Gum but you get more points."

## References

1. ↑ Information taken from the Jet Set Radio Perfect Guide. Tranlation source: https://6eat.tumblr.com/post/102415841903
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20051230094444/http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/13512/characters.html