Jizmak Da Gusha

Jizmak Da Gusha is the drummer for Gwar. He is potrayed as a dog-like alien. He has a large, petruiting jaw with large sharp teeth, and the top of the mouth is smaller and more normal. He has a dog head over his normal face. The rest of his look has changed over time, but he's normally shown with armor that looks like the human anatomy of muscles. He has two-bladed arm coverings resembling dragon mouths, a "gut-plate", and a loin cloth. These costume pieces have undergone minor changes, getting more detailed as time progressed. His headpiece mostly had subtle changes until 2004. He is the only character who does not wear his armor during concerts so as not to interfere with his mobility as a drummer. In *Scumdogs of the Universe* and *America Must Be Destroyed* Jizmak had two big ears and a very large red jaw. The top half of his head was Roberts in makeup. Starting in *This Toilet Earth* and lasting until *Violence has Arrived* Jizmak had a similar red headpiece, except the ears were slightly shrunk, and a top half of the head was added. This had a doglike nose, beady black eyes, and a top jaw. The hair was removed from the costume, it being Roberts' real hair, and he wore it short for a time. For the most part, the lower jaw stayed the same. This was the longest lasting Jizmak head. For the 2004 album *War Party* and 2005's *Live From Mt. Fuji* the headpiece was changed to closely resemble a wolf, with grey fur and distorted features. His hair was again long, like it is in real life. For the summer tour, as well as the new album, his costume, as with the entire band has undergone changes.

The mask retains lupine characteristics. The wolf's mouth is wider and the fur is brown, and the armor is composed of exposed muscle mass, as opposed to the Roman segmental armor he wore since *Violence has Arrived*. In behind-the-scenes footage, the armor doesn't hinder his flexibility - he is able to reach all of his cymbals without trouble - and he is seen wearing it in the "School's Out" video and the GWAR cartoon.

## Lore

In Gwar lore Jizmak Da Gusha was a beast of tremendous power, native to a planet known as "The Wide Wide World of Sports", which, according to Balsac, has "lots of frisbees". He was frozen in a block of ice, presumably near the Gwar headquarters in Antarctica, for a millennium. When Gwar's former drummer Nippleus Erectus died after bathing in copious amounts of hydrochloric acid in the hope that it would work like LSD, and cause hallucinogenic effects, Gwar decided to thaw Jizmak to replace Nippleus.

This was actually to replace Nippleus' replacement, Lee Beato, who was only present for a very short time. His end came with his total conversion to a wisp. With Slave Pit Inc. focusing less time on the Gwar mythos, which was effectively concluded with the defeat of the Master in 2000, it is unlikely that more of his origin story will be revealed.

## Personality

Jizmak's personality isn't that well displayed through the movies or other Gwar media. In most cases he's just an extra character. He's usually shown to be a rough, rude, and harsh kind of guy who says whatever's on his mind. In the comics he's portrayed differently. In the comics he's shown having a large personality. He's hyperactive, *very* involved with the group, an optimist, and is always running around having fun. In the comics, he's shown to most likely have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). In *the Engormogantic Fail* he finds a mission such as killing to be a fun game. He's hooked up on how many points he can score with each kill. He's disappointed when he learns not everyone is treating it as a game and isn't taking his game seriously. When Oderous participates in his game, he perks up once more. In the *Orgasmegeddon* comic, he's shown to be adventerous and fun. And while his GWAR brotherin find killing more of a an easy job, Jizmak takes the most joy in it and finds it to be fun. In

## Character Info.

Character Info/bio (taken from the *This Toilet Earth* CD booklet)

> `*NAME: Jizmak Da Gusha*`
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> `*INSTRUMENT: Drums*`
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> `*AGE: Old enough to wipe my own ass*`
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> `*HEIGHT: Almost tall*`
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> `*WEIGHT: Almost fat*`
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> `*EYE COLOR: Crimson*`
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> `*HOME PLANET: The Wide Wide World of Sports*`
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> `*FAVORITE FOOD: Goat toast*`
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> `*FAVORITE BEVERAGE: Beaver Slurpee*`
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> `*FAVORITE COLOR: Clear*`
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> `*FAVORITE T.V. SHOW: The Price Is Right*`
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> `*FAVORITE MOVIE: Goodfellas*`
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>    `*LAST BOOK READ: Autobiography of Spuds MacKenzie*`
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> `*LAST BOOK WRITTEN: Dog's Digest*`
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> `*HOBBIES: Clubbing, BBQ, Cleavege, Pretending*`
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> `*LAST ORIFIACE VIOLATED: The Pope's nose*`
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> `*FAVORITE CELEBRITY: King Kong*`
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> `*WHEN I GET MAD I: Smash, squash, beat, pound, crash, slam, and pass out, much like the blackout of a violent drunk, upon awakening, I forget why I was mad.*`
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> `*DREAM OR GOALS: Daydreams, 137 goals*`
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> `*PHILOSOPHY: Live until you die or live as long as you can live*`
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> `*MY GREATEST ACOMPLISHMENT: I ate the whole thing!*`
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> `*WHAT SHAMES ME: Having soiled pants*`
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> `*ON DATES I LIKE TO: Ramajama*`
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> `*QUOTE: "I wish that you people would leave me alone"*`
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## Who Plays Him?

Brad Roberts currently plays Jizmak and has been since 1989. When Gwar was first formed, their drummer was a character named Hans Orifice. Hans was originally played by Sean Sumner. He was replaced after a few shows by Jim Thompson. By the time Gwar's first album *Hell-O!* was released, the character of Hans Orifice had been replaced by Nippleus Erectus, played by Rob Mosby. Following the album's release, Mosby left the band and Pete Luchter served as Gwar's drummer under the alias Lee Beato. Luchter had to leave the band after only a few gigs due to a nervous breakdown. Shortly afterwards, Brad Roberts joined the band as drummer and created the character Jizmak Da Gusha. Roberts played drums on *Scumdogs of the Universe* even though a misprint in the pressing accredited Mosby. Roberts first started playing with Gwar in 1989, after the year's North American tour.

Roberts has also played drums for two X-Cops songs, "Beat You Down" and "Junkie," replacing Mike Dunn. He was an auxiliary member with X-Cops, and participated in most stage antics, provided backing vocals, while also singing lead vocals on the song "Barbells" on the album *You Have The Right To Remain Silent....* He doesn't play drums on any other X-Cops songs besides the two listed at the beginning.

## Miscellaneous

* Jizmak is the only official Gwar member to not sing a full song.
* Jizmak is the only Gwar character to be played consistently by one person.