Combo

**Combo** (コンボ, *Konbo*) is a 23 year old Rudie who originates from Grind City and later came to Tokyo-to.

## Appearance

Combo's most recognizable features are the stereo he carries and the giant gold chain shaped like a Yen-sign around his neck. He wears a black bucket hat that obscures his upper head, a bright green t-shirt under an open black short sleeved shirt, and grey, slightly baggy pants. His skates are a matching grey and black, with teal wheels. There is white katakana placed vertically on his right shirt sleeve that spells out his name. He has black tattoos down his upper arm.

## History

Combo is part of a 3 person gang from Grind City. Along with Coin and Cube, he found one day that his turf, the area around Bantam Street, had been taken over by the Golden Rhinos' signs, which he found ugly. On top of this, Coin was kidnapped, and his large record collection destroyed. After they attempted to find Coin, to no avail, they fled to Tokyo-to after hearing about Jet Set Radio and the GG's, hoping they could help them. Combo is challenged by Beat to a race through Shibuya-cho, and is accepted into the GG's after winning.

## Dialogue

### Jet Set Radio dialogue

"Jet Grind Radiooooo!!" (Jet Grind Radio version only)

"We need your help. Think we can join you?"

"Please... let me join you as a member of GG!"

"Alright. 2 months ago..."

"Grind City - my turf. My name's Combo, and me, Cube, and Coin used to own the Bantam St. area in this city. It's a little far from Tokyo, but everyone used to stay outta our way there. Until recently, that is. Someone's been going around painting these ugly signs all over Grind City. It's so ugly, i can't even call it "graffiti". Strange paintings of rhinos... and bizarre symbols... All of our old graffiti has been covered up by these horrific signs. And on top of that, Coin has been kidnapped, and his enormous collection of records has been destroyed. Ever since the emergence of these paintings, strange things have been happening in this city, too. Unfamiliar black cars and men in black suits are hangin' around the streets as if they're waitin' for something. And wait... was the statue here at Grind Square always this color? There's definitely something wrong here. I smell somethin fishy going on."

"There was a message on a piece of graffiti... I think it was from Coin. He told me to go to Grind Square. It seems like the punks that have been painting those ugly pieces of art have been hangin' around Grind Square, too. They probably already know that we've been painting over their stuff with our own symbols. They may be dangerous, but we can't let them take over. It's time to throw a little spraypaint party... and see if they come and try to crash it!"

"Grind Square... the whole place was built by the Rokkaku Group. And i'm starting to get the feeling that those men in black suits are somehow connected to the Rokkaku. And this message that Coin left me... I don't understand it! What's this golden rhino that he painted? Does it have anything to do with the Rokkaku? Is all of this their doing? And is anything strange going on in Tokyo, too? What's this new radio station "Jet Set Radio" that everybody keeps talking about? Well... I'm sorta one-track minded... and now that it looks like i'm involved in something big here, i got no choice but to fly to Tokyo. And if my contracts are right, the first guys i need to get a hold of are these people that call themselves the "GG's"."

"That huge turntable of evil, the Rokkaku Building, is a pile of dust, right along with the Rokkaku's scheme. Now they're saying that the building was destroyed in a construction accident--yeah right! But now, Goji's son has taken over the Rokkaku family business, and Tokyo is back to its glorious old self. It turns out that the Golden Rhinos were just another group of Goji's henchmen. That explains a lot... Howerer, not all ended well. Coin has been pulled too deep into the schemes of the Rokkaku and paid a steep price.... And all because Goji was obsessed with control. He didn't know how to deal with people he couldn't buy with his money. Maybe it really is lonely at the top... Or maybe he's just another eccentric millionaire. Well, they say that money is the root of all evil. Maybe it really can twist the hearts of men. It turns out that the record that Goji was looking for, the "Devil's Contract" was just an old indie record, a hoax. Maybe his twisted mind created the whole story out of the rumors and superstitions in order to try and sate the demons of his own heart. Nevertheless, the Noise Tanks are in-repair, the Love Shockers are all broken-hearted again, but Poison Jam is back, and planning more mischief. In the end, it looks like they were the same as all of us after all; they had been looking for something more... just trying to make sense of their own lives... Perhaps not. But how can anyone know the real truth behind it all?"

### Jet Set Radio (Game Boy Advance) dialogue

"My name's Combo. Cube and i used to own the Grind City. Until recently, that is.... Someone's been going around painting these ugly signs all over Grind City. Think we can get your help?"

"Strange paintings of rhinos and bizarre symbols. Ever since the emergence of these paintings, strange things have been happening in this city, "

"Unfamiliar cars and strange men are hangin' around the streets. There's definitely something wrong here!"

"What's this new radio station "Jet Set Radio" that everyone keeps talking about?"

"Well... we got no choice but to fly to Tokyo for some help. People are saying a group called the GG's are who to talk to."

## Personality

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

"This boom box-sporting thug is from New Grind City. Combo may be slow, but he could stop a train with all those muscles!"

Combo is a violent Rudie who has a fondness for extra-large stuff. Despite the rough-looking appearance, his narration in the cutscenes suggests him to be well-spoken and introspective. Additionally, he is shown to be quite compassionate when he heads all the way to Tokyo just to help out his missing friend, Coin.

## Statistic

Style: Technique type

Power: High

Technique: Mid

Graffiti: Mid

Max number of spray cans: 20

### Grind Tricks

###### Front technique

Backslide\Backside Backslide

Makio\Farside Makio

Rocmac\Farside Rocmac

###### Ally-Oop technique

Ally-Oop Miz\Farside Ally-Oop Miz

Ally-Oop Makio

Farside Ally-Oop Makio

### Air Tricks

###### Backflip

720

Method Backflip(Backwards)

Judo(Backwards)

###### Half-pipe technique

900

Shifty 180(Backwards)

Method Backflip(Backwards)

Stale Makio 180(Backwards)

180

## Trivia

* Combo is oldest member of the GG's.
* Cube's Japanese design features the same pattern as Combo's tattoos.
* Jet Set Radio(GBA) manual claims that Combo can stop a train, while he, in fact, is not able to.
* Combo's name is probably the most often mispelled name in Jet Set Radio, where it's written wrong both in his signature graffiti(spelled as Conbo) and in the game files(spelled as Conpo).

## 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