Janis

Janis is a vehicle of Horizon Chase series. It is referred as Kombi inside Localization.txt file of Horizon Chase Turbo.

The name Janis is a reference to Janis Joplin, a famous American singer who was a hit in the 1960s.

In Brazil, the car's name is Wanderlea, which is a reference to a singer who was very successful in Brazil, also in the 1960s.

The "School Bus" skin is a reference to Brazilian vans that transport children to school, which must have that big yellow stripe written "Escolar" to follow Brazilian traffic legislation.

The Skin Mystery Machine is a reference to the van used by the protagonists of the "Scooby-Doo" cartoon.

## Skins

OriginalBlue and whiteMystery MachineSchool BusSurf SchoolChristmas (Holiday Season 2020)Ambulance
## Playground Skin Code

On main menu put this code to unlock Christmas Skin

RIGHT, LEFT, UP, DOWN, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT, UP

*(🠪 🠨 🠩 🠫 🠪 🠫 🠨 🠩)*

## Origin of Christmas' Skin

At the end of November of 2020 it was announced on the official Horizon Chase discord server that there would be a Christmas skin for playground season at that time, however, it had not yet been selected the car that was going to carry said Christmas skin

Discord user known by the nickname of "Danielhwmbx25 (who is currently a moderator on the server) had the idea of ​​using Janis/Wanderlea as the car fit to wear said skin, so he used one of the skins as a base for create a recolor for create Christmas skin for Janis which he shared on the server once finished.

When he finished the skin and shared on the server, it was very well received by some members of the server such as the developers, one of the community managers at the time told Daniel that the idea of ​​using Janis for the Christmas skin is excellent, congratulating him on the work of the skin. Days later on the discord server a first preview of Janis with the Christmas skin was shared at the same time confirming that the main inspiration for the final design of Janis Christmas skin was the prototype that was created by the aforementioned user. A week after the final skin was shared on discord, on December 17, 2020, the Christmas playground was available featuring Janis Christmas skin as a prize for collect all yellow coins and win in 1st place in all playground races, giving the origin of the Janis Christmas skin that we currently know.

Horizon Chase 7th Anniversary video, Daniel's TestimonyChristmas Skin Prototype Made By Danielhwmbx25Final skin Design Released on December 17th of 2020
## Trivia

* Christmas Janis has different horn than the other Janis skins, sounding like a christmas bell.
* In Horizon Chase Turbo, Janis ambulance skin turn on the siren light when activating the nitro.
* Janis yellow surf school skin is nicknamed as "The Yellow Hell" and is considered a meme within the discord community, this is because in the playgrounds of Summer Vibes Anniversary, End Of The World 1 and 2, Halloween and Westbound Adventure, Janis main role is block the player's way causing them to crash into it, increasing difficulty level in the races.
* In Horizon Chase World Tour (IOS, Android) Janis has 6 Nitro tanks, while in Horizon Chase Turbo, it has 3 Nitro tanks.
* In Horizon Chase World Tour (IOS, Android), the engine sound effect when choosing Janis is the same sound effect when choosing Loveride, this was changed in Horizon Chase Turbo adding a different engine sound effect when choosing Janis.
* Janis is the only vehicle with a set name in all languages except Portuguese, which is called wanderlea in that language.
* Is the only car in the game that didn't have a redesign.

## Gallery

Dustdriver and JanisNano, Gentleman and **Janis**Holidays (2021) playground adAmbulance Janis Platinum Club Poster (IOS, Android)Nano, Gentleman and **Janis** Steam Trading CardJanis With 6 Nitro Tanks in Horizon Chase World TourYellow Hell Janis MemeAmbulance Janis turning on lightbarIcon
## Videos

Horizon Chase Turbo - JANIS Adventure Gameplay PlaythroughHorizon Chase Turbo (PC) - Final Challenge Janis EndingHorizon Chase Turbo (PC) - Volta ao Mundo- Vida Noturna (Super Troféu) GameplayHorizon Chase Turbo (PC) - Volta ao Mundo- Pandas (Super Troféu) GameplayHorizon Chase Turbo (PC) - HOLIDAYS (2021) PLAYGROUND SEASON Gameplay 1080p 60fpsHorizon Chase Turbo - JAZZY JANIS Playground Season Gameplay 1080p 60fps