Cube

* Japanese
* International

**Cube** (キューブ, *Kyūbu*) is a 20 year old Rudie from Grind City who came to Tokyo-to.

## Appearance

Cube is a tall woman with short dark hair, her style is gothic and she is Japanese in the original release of Jet Set Radio, Her original design has her wearing a crop top with black sleeves that have flame designs and also a dragon print on the back, black fingerless gloves and dark blue jeans with a skull buckle.

Her design was changed in the US release, she wears a black tank top with her name written in Japanese in the front and her jeans were made skinnier and their color changed to black, this change was done in order to appeal to the western consumer base, as a result, Cube is the only character to have a different design between the regional versions of the games.

## History

In the international release both her and Combo were retconned to be explicitly from Grind City in America, they travel to Japan to figure out how they can help their friend Coin and to assist the GG's in fighting the Rokkaku Assasins that terrorize Tokyo. This is currently considered canon as all versions of the HD release carried on these changes and additional content.

She would also appear in the Unprinted Grind City Comic, detailing the events of what took place between Combo, Coin and herself in Grind City before coming to Tokyo-to. She naturally would've have her outfit from the US release and her personality would've been pretty close to the game.

## Dialogue

### Jet Set Radio dialogue

"I'm Cube. I need the help of the GGs for the sake of Coin." (Jet Grind Radio)

"My name's Cube... We need your help to save our friend, Coin."

## Personality

Her description from the Jet Set Radio (Game Boy Advance) manual reads:

"This stylish goth girl may look dead, but not only can she skate, Cube can spray with flair!"

Cube is a cool Rudie who likes skeletons. Her trait could be interpreted as her being distant and unfriendly or as her being seen as fashionably impressive. The GBA manual describes her as looking "quite dead", meaning she could be a morbid and gothy type as befitting her appearance. Her occasional reference to having "mad skills" while doing tricks implies she is proud of her skating technique.

The fact that she went all the way to Tokyo to get help with the Golden Rhinos and Coin implies she is loyal to her friends. Additionally, her willingness to get help from the GG's reveals that Cube isn't too proud to accept outside assistance in times of trouble.

## Statistic

Style: Technique type

Power: Mid

Technique: Mid

Graffiti: Mid to high

Max number of spray cans: 25

### Grind Tricks

###### Front technique

Acid\Farside Acid

Fulltalk\Backside Fulltalk

Backslide\Backside Backslide

###### Ally-Oop technique

Royal\Farside Royal

Pornstar\Farside Pornstar

### Air Tricks

###### 360

Flying Kite

720(Backwards)

Method(Backwards)

###### Half-pipe technique

180

Judo 180(Backwards)

Misty(Backwards)

Stale Makio 180(Backwards)

180

## Trivia

* Sketch for the international Cube design was shown in Jet Set Radio Documentary: The Rude Awakening.
* At one point in development, Cube's name was supossed to be Reco. This name is still referenced as her game files, early textures and in E3 prototype. This name is still referenced in the final game as a graffiti "RECO - Record Fanatic".

## References

1. ↑ Information taken from the Jet Set Radio Perfect Guide. Tranlation source: https://6eat.tumblr.com/post/102415841903
2. ↑ https://6eat.tumblr.com/post/96316310488
3. ↑ https://tcrf.net/Jet\_Grind\_Radio\_(Dreamcast)#The\_Garage