Yo-Yo (JSRF)

**Yoyo (**ヨーヨー) is a Rudie living in Tokyo. He is a member of the GG's and one of the main characters in Jet Set Radio Future. He is a newcomer to the group and is the default character to be played as at the beginning of the game. He likes to tell a lie more than anything else, or as he is often called, a self-proclaimed liar. As the English manual puts it: "Distrustful guy, eh...?". As with his name, Yo-Yo says "Yo" a lot.

## Appearance

Yoyo bears a distinguished crooked grin and short, bright green hair parted to the left. He wears a light blue hoodie (with the hood down) with an orange strap across his chest. His name written in katakana: "ヨーヨー" is embedded on the hoodie's sleeve. He wears a pair of narrow red sunglasses with black lenses. Compared to his Jet Set Radio counterpart, he appears thinner and taller. He also wears brown cargo pants rolled up to the knee and has brown fingerless gloves with blue cuffs. His rollerblades are solid yellow, with the boosters hidden on each side.

## History

The game begins with Yoyo arriving to the Garage, as Corn calls out to him: "*This is the GG's Garage. Hey where's our pizza?*" mistaking him for the pizza delivery man. Once Yoyo explains what he is here to join the GG's, Corn directs him to Gum. Telling him she's the one who he 'gotta talk to'.

Yoyo skates over and talks to Gum, who tells him: "So you're the cat who wants to join us, huh?", continuing with "*I don't know where you're from, but the streets are tough. Real though, but let's see what you're made of.*" warning him of what to expect and deciding to give him a chance to prove himself. This doubles as a tutorial for the player to learn the controls and mechanics of the game.

The test goes over jumping, grinding, graffiti and boost dash. After that is done, Gum introduces Roboy and the help he can provide, telling him he can continue practicing with him later if he wishes. Meeting the newcomer, Roboy encourages Yoyo to practice with him, telling him there 'ain't no way you're gonna survive without the proper training.' From this point on, Roboy can provide said challenges to Yoyo and any other character the player talks to him with, if they choose so.

After the tutorial is done, Corn calls out to Yoyo: "*Yo noob, you've heard about Jet Set Radio, right? It's an underground pirate station headed up by the almighty DJ Professor K.*" introducing the radio station and DJ Professor K to him. Encouraging him to listen to the useful information the station gives to help him on the streets.

Chapter 1 starts proper with a broadcast from DJ Professor K, and introducing the GG's. Professor K introduces Yoyo as "a guy who'll blow your mind with his silver tongue.'  From this point on (Chapter 1-3), Yoyo is playable and joins the rebel against Gouji Rokkaku. He can be seen dancing next to Pots and his doghouse at the Garage, and commenting on the events as they happen.

As Chapter 4 begins, DJ Professor K intrudes with sudden news that Yoyo has disappeared. Mentioning no ransom notes or threatening phone calls were left behind, implying that Yoyo might be kidnapped, while also expressing his own confusion about the situation. A concerned Pots is seen sniffing a pair of goggles Yoyo has left behind as DJ Professor K breaks the news. Just as this happens, Noise Tanks arrive in town and start to take over rival gang turf, putting the gangs under their command with brain-washing chips and slowly overtaking Tokyo in the progress. The Immortals specifically, lose control of the Skyscraper District but remain there, now under Noise Tanks command. DJ Professor K states his firm belief on the connection of these recent events with: "*You gotta be a fool to think this ain't got nothin' to do with Yoyo's little disappearing act.*". Urging the GG's to go challenge the Immortals for information regarding Yoyo. Corn and Gum think Yoyo might just left on his own but the GG's agree they have to find him and take out the Noise Tanks and the Immortals.

Once the GG's arrive and take out the Immortals on Skyscraper District, they move onto Highway Zero. Once the player goes to Highway Zero, they see Yoyo up in a high cage, with the Immortals dancing in front of it and taunting: "*Heh heh heh! Is THIS the little runt you're searching for?? You should feel honored for your friend! He has the pleasure of being sacrificed to the mighty gods!!*" revealing they plan to sacrifice him and adding: "*However, you are free to join him, if you please. There is no such thing as too many sacrifices...*". After the player defeats the Immortals, the cage spins down and captures the player instead, as Yoyo jumps out of the cage and looks at the captured GG who fell in the trap, laughing at them, rejoined by the Immortals rising up after their defeat.

As Chapter 6 begins, DJ Professor K says Rokkaku Police ruined Yoyo's plans and questions if Yoyo was a traitor who was trying to taken down the GG's from the get-go. Combo questions what's going on with Yoyo while Rhyth thinks he's not the kind of person who would betray them. GG's get out to the streets overrun by Noise Tanks and proceed to take them out by running into each one and move onto the other areas, doing the same. After all the Noise Tanks are taken out, DJ Professor K tells the GG's that someone is seen battling with Yoyo on the Skyscraper District. The GG's arrive to find an exhausted Poison Jam member on a rooftop, he tells them that Yoyo took off to Sky Dinosaurian Square and adds "What is that guy..." in disbelief.  The GG's take the tracks to the said place nearby. As they arrive, Yoyo reveals himself with the Noise Tanks at the entrance, Cube arrives to reveal that he's a faker, knocking his disguise off to reveal he was NT-3000 in disguise all along. Leaving the GG's to take on the Noise Tanks. The GG's defeat the Noise Tanks, who get taken out by the unseen owner of a claw arm.

As Chapter 7 starts, DJ Professor K reveals that the Noise Tanks were manufactured by the Rokkaku Group who also the kidnapped Yoyo and built NT-3000 in order to destroy the GG's. Around this time, Clutch arrives at the Garage and bargains that he will tell where Yoyo is if they player has enough graffiti souls. Ultimately, it is revealed that Yoyo is kept in the Fortified Residential Zone.

Once the player catches Clutch to take back the souls, he tells them that the Golden Rhinos kept Yoyo in the Fortified Residental Zone. The GG's arrive at the area, and a Golden Rhino recorded tape that tells them about time bombs they planted in the area. The player must diffuse the bombs in time to save Yoyo. After all the devices are sprayed and the timer stops, the player reaches the top and finds the real Yoyo in a hanging cage. As they reach Yoyo, Golden Rhinos send in two (INSERT PLANE NAME HERE)s, the player sprays them both and takes them down. As they are down, Yoyo jumps out of the cage, makes his grand return with his catchphrase "*Who's the man?*" and does his iconic dance.

If the player manages to reach Yoyo before stopping the timer and talks to his inside his cage, he will say: "*You know, sometimes even I can't tell the difference between me and the real Yoyo. But, what are you standing around for?! The bomb! Hurry!*".

Yoyo returns to the Garage in his spot and continues to help to take down the Rokkaku Group, the GG's welcome him back and the newcomers introduce themselves to him. If the player talks to Yoyo, he will say: "*Hey, sorry about all that, yo. My bad. But thanks to those fools, I'm all outta shape now. Maybe I'll go out and cause a little havoc to warm up, yo... Anything go down while I was gone?*" and if the player talks to him as any of the newcomers that came in while he was gone, he will say: "*Man, things sure have gotten busier since I was last here?*".

## Character Relationships + Dialogue

### NA/Cross regional Release

Dialogue

**After first police shakedown**
 **Chapter 2** | *I heard through the grapevine that some weird-lookin' girl's been hangin' out at Rokkaku-dai Heights.*
*So you think Poison Jam is after us?*
* *You're... like... you know... yo.* **[when playing as Rhyth]**

*The Rokkaku-dai Heights are sketchy, man. Yo, be careful when you're over there.*

**Rapid 99 appears**
* *Doesn't that thing ever get in your way?* **[when speaking to Combo]**
* Anything go down while I was gone? **[speaking with Gum]**

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

Noted Interactions
Garam - When confronting Garam after being rescued, Garam will say: *"Heh... I caused enough havoc for the both of us while you were gone, bro."* which implies that these two have a close sibling dynamic, and often cause trouble together.
Pots - In the JP exclusive dialogue, Yoyo is shown to be close to Pots saying: *"Yo, don't go for a walk alone!"* implying that they're close buddies.

## Personality

In the JSRF manual, Yoyo is described as a brat who loves to tell lies as well implied through DJ Professor K's remark about his "silver tongue." According to JSRF's japanese site, he is also a rambunctious and cocky fellow.

In-game, Yoyo is shown to take his new membership in the GG's rather seriously; often remarking about the danger or urgency of a particular situation such as Hayashi's psychotic behavior, and Dogenzaka's missing statue. When he is finally freed from the Fortified Residential Zone and returns to the Garage, he's very eager to get the lowdown from the gang about the current events. Despite displaying an earnest commitment to the GG's, he and likewise with Garam are known to enjoy causing havoc out on the streets.

## Stats

Yoyo from the JSRF Perfect Guidebook

To know more about stats, look here!

 G-Stamina
 Spray
 Graffiti
 Acceleration
 Cornering
 Grind

## Tricks

### Latching Stance

Side Latch
 Mizsou

Side Latch (Backward)
 Ally-oop Soul

### Air Tricks

 Abstract 360
 720
 1080

 540
 900
 1260

## Gallery

JSRF Yoyo's icon from the December 2001 prototype buildYoyo's face texturesYoyo's clothe textures
## Trivia

* Unlike his Jet Set Radio counterpart who played a role irrelevant to the story. Yo-Yo is front and center as the first GG to join the GG's in the game. While he keeps his most personality traits from Jet Set Radio, the decision to make him the starting player character might be based on the fact of him not having much defined characteristics or history in that game, giving the creators an opportunity to make him a "blank state" like character for the player to connect with.

## 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
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=72
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=261
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=318
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=353
6. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=13454
7. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=7810
8. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=11076
9. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=11321
10. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=12839
11. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=12957
12. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=13495
13. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=14077
14. ↑ https://youtu.be/ZId5O3dbYJw?t=15062