Jason Bardis (anime)

*For the inspired personality of Dragoma's Jason, see Jason Bardis.*

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> * ジェイソン・リュウザキ・バーディス
> * Jeison Ryuuzaki Bādisu
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> * The Shadow Fox
> * Dr. Inferno
> * Heichou san (Dante)
> * Mr. Smarty Pants (Nekoferno)
> * Jason Ackermann (Sora Richardson)
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> December 15th, 1990
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> * Dante's Return ~ Dragoma Inferno
> * EVERSTAR Dragoma
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> * Mezame no Saseru Dragoma
> * Dragoma Inferno Playing Cards
> * Dragoma Inferno
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> * Panos Bardis (father)
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> * Akuma no Kagami (rival)
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> * The Crimson Inferno
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> * Captain of the Royal Dragon Order
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> "*Your role model must be from another world. I'm just an ordinary mechanical engineer, building and repairing stuff with nasty composite materials. I side neither with your team nor the Takaido Daira cult. The choice is yours - the exposure is guaranteed.*"
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**Jason Ryuzaki Bardis** *(ジェイソン・リュウザキ・バーディス Jeison ryuuzaki bādisu)* lit. **The Shadow Fox, Rivaille** is a mysterious blademaster from ancient Zenin. Appearing in *Dragoma Inferno*, he resides in Shirakawa, where he fabricates composite materials for various objects. Apart from the Imperial Regalia, Bardis has his own crafted weapons designed after Dante's Infernolab bots. His partner draguz is Inferno Dragonis Daira Mugen Blaze.

## Profile

Hailing from Toledo, a rundown location in Ottawa Hills, a small village near Hokkaido, Zenin, Jason was raised with various toys from his childhood that made him a better fighter and weapon crafter for Zenin's imperial army. With the mind to experiment with anything metal in his sight, he would always take interest of constructing random objects during his childhood, a little tinker here and there around his peers.

Having very little access to food and other needs, Bardis' mother, Freya occasionally worked as a prostitute in order to better support her family. Having known of Panos Bardis, the two entangled in love, they were both gifted with a son and daughter by the royal dragon Byakko. With Jason born, Freya tells him at a young age that his 'father' and sister Eva have traveled to Fera to better suit they're lifestyle.

With unkempt long strands of jet black hair, cream colored stained polo, torn shorts, and sandals, Jason was raised with his mother in Toledo. A group of thugs attack Freya as Jason returns one night to see her dead. Sorrow washes over him, kneeling down against the wall, head dug into his arms. An imitation of a katana used by the Shinrya army was beside him. Noticing the weapon, the leader of the RDO, Luke Laurie Smith piques interest in Jason. He invites the 12 year old boy to Ottowa Hills, the royal capitol of Hokkaido, Zenin where he becomes a member of the Royal Dragon Army.

### *Dragoma Inferno The Shadow Fox*

Since he served in the Shinryan army, he was close friends with Luke Laurie Smith and the First Exalt, crafting weapons using composite material for better durability during the war. Refraining from imitating Zenin's legendary Imperial Regalia, Bardis chose to craft his own weapons. All 5 of them were used in Dies Infernum and partially forged from the Mano Kami energy delivered by Ryujin and Shinrya.

His father never felt bothered by his desired ambitions and instead enrolled him into technology classes during his high school years.

A few years later, he attended the Ryuzaki Dragon Dojo and became an heroic exemplar in martial arts and weapon crafting. His instructor, Yuji felt completely satisfied with his skill set in composite materials that he forwarded Bardis to Adachi Polytechnic Institute. Jason had the lab to himself where he began to formulate complex designs made out composite material such as carbon fiber and kelvar. After several attempts to upgrade his own imperial regalia, a sheet of welded aluminum and assembled bonding jig transformed a successful upgrade to his weapons. One of them, a katana known as The Crimson Inferno, possessed magical properties and appears at any time under his will.

With his weapons ready at hand, he often clashed with his family heirloom, a white kitsune dragon by the name of Mizuno. She was often seen gliding by the hills of Ottawa, appearing to him as a sweet young woman during his childhood. Being a kitsune whisperer, Bardis befriends a stray fox by the name of Byakko where it begins to become his guardian pet from time to time. The fox offers him protection, guidance, and will to defend himself against the dark kamis across Zenin. Due to mistake from public eye of Ottawa, Jason was viewed as heretic fabricated by Mizuno herself, which caused him to flee to Shirakawa. Mizuno's followers grew over the years, generating a cult that phased RGO's third form. Learning of her savage plan for overthroning his father, Bardis set foot to hunting her down with his forged katana.

In response to the creation and defeat of Kumosumera from a mysterious group, Bardis also began to disguise himself with an RGO robe and a kitsune daira mask to hide his identity from the Zeninian public. He plays a neutral role, refusing to side with anyone unless his fellow peers are capable of trusting his heart and mind.

### *Dragoma Inferno (anime)*

Hiding his identity from Zenin, Jason is met with Dante and the Infernolab at his makeshift workshop among the tents. Ryuzaki, excited, appalled, and stunned at the same time, questions his motives and what his purpose in Shirakawa is. Bardis replies with a disappointed grunt, refusing to answer. After several more tries, Jason gives up and briefly elaborates his presence in Zenin. Since he served in the Shinryan army, he was close friends with the First Exalt and crafted weapons using composite material for better durability during the war. The team notices his neutral stance and spots the Brand of the Inferno on his hooded robe. Dante immediately hawks him down with a glare, pinning him down with the Draco Inferno. Bardis retaliates, pleading to spare his life as he's just an ordinary engineer with his metal creations. The team then learn of Bardis's weapons: a Hakase katana "The Crimson Inferno", a chainsaw naginata "The Missing Link", twin rose quartz bow "Towering Inferno" and a disco shield "Disko Inferno". Jason adds that these were used in Dies Infernum and partially forged from the Mano Kami energy delivered by Ryujin and Shinrya.    The team settle down for tea, brewed from the finest leaves from Hokkaido. Dante mentions that his father is from that prefecture and how he's a born a Ryuzaki royal, along with Galen. Jason shows sympathy towards Dante's sciatica (misaligned spine) and promises him another vest made out of flexible carbon fiber cloth. Ryuzaki elaborates how his faviourite role model and bot builder motivated him to earn a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering at UYSZ and how he crafted several robotic dragons such as Fafnir and Kiranaga. Fascinated, Jason smiles and gifts the two of them with a Flaming Gear medallion, fabricated from his very own CNC mill. Bardis then continues his story: How he got to know Yuji at the dojo, and why he is spying on the new RGO cultic group, bidding work on Tohjo’s behalf. In revenge against Kurosumera, he wants to protect Zenin at all costs without letting the public know who he truly is. Dante cradles Jason's Daira Kitsune mask (Kitsunaga Daira) in his hands. Bardis gives out a warm smile and reassures Ryuzaki to look out for the Shadow Fox on their journey.
Later on in the anime, a horde of Ragnavatars and other entities raid over Shirakawa. A blaze of Chōchinbi (demonic flames) spread across the tents, allowing various Kubikajiri to feast on their victims. Dante, Jason, and the Infernolab fight against the demons with their respective weapons while Mizuchi offers to extinguish the dark flames.

#### Mirror, Mirror

Bardis first inherits Tendratudo from a mirror he bought at Shirakawa's annual fair. Failing to notice it's cursed properties, Jason notices to talk to his dark side every night. Having enough of this, he brings out a lighter in front of the mirror, a long crack reminiscent to lightning splinters across the surface. Similar to Dante's nightmare in Nara Dreamland, Bardis is placed in a snowy covered graveyard full of mirrors as their tombstones. He faces a mysterious mirror demon by the name of Akuma no Kagami, where his reflections begin to drive him crazy. An image of himself shapeshifted into a kitsune, blindfolded and chained while yelping in agony. Akuma states his fault tolerance against the Shadow Dragon, calling him worthless for Dante and his team. In order for him to escape the dream, Bardis has to sacrifice by slicing himself 15 times with his katana. Refusing, Jason unleashes a fierce yell as The Crimson Inferno cracks and splinters Akuma in half, all mirrors chain shattering right after.

He returns to Ottawa Hills where he meets up with Hakuzōsu, a traveling kitsune monk from one of its temples. Bardis consults with Hakuzōsu, questioning his punishing sacrifice from Akuma no Kagami. The kitsune monk brightly laughs and assures Jason with this statement:

"*There's nothing to fear over your conscious regarding your dreams. Byakko has already offered you protection and a several kitsunes among evil. But if that were to be broken, I can only forsee that they will nip at your heels. Meaning they will turn against you.*"
— Hakuzōsu to Bardis.

Jason's surroundings shatter into another nightmare where he is pitted in Yakunagawa, a group of dark kitsunes aggressively growling towards him. Raising Towering Inferno, Bardis launches a flaming plasma arrow towards the line of kitsunes clobbering towards him. The impact between light and darkness takes a fierce turn, all foxes dissipating at the appearance of Byakko. Jason finds hope in his kitsune as Byakko shifts into Mizuno. Greeted heartlessly, the two begin a discussion over Dante and his team. Bardis refuses to disclose their connection to Zenin's Imperial Regalia while spitting out facts with their close relations towards the exalt. Mizuno, pleased with his answer, dismisses him back to Shirakawa.

"*The pressure is too much. I need to keep refining my game to stay ahead of all the foxes nipping at my heels.*"
— Jason after his nightmare with Mizuno.

Jason later wakes up in his workshop trailer, regretting his secrets to Ottawa's only royal dragon.

#### On the Hunt

While scoping out for any RGO soldiers, Bardis is reclusive with his appearances in most places and tends to hide out of sight within areas monitored by both Zenin's police force and continues to slay major kamis that appear across Zenin. Oblivious to Dante and rest of the team offering his help, Bardis rejects every request as he spies on several RGO soldiers guarding an old tavern near Shirakawa.

Kagestura wakes up to find himself lying gravely injured and restrained on a Torii gate, with Bardis sitting beside him. Donned with his Kitsune Daira mask on, he's informed by Jason that a Thunder Spear is impaled into his stomach, tied to the detonator around his neck. Bardis starts chopping Kagestura's legs; as the demon hybrid screams in agony, he recalls a memory of his childhood. Pleased with the torturous agony, Jason drops the Thunder Spear as he raises the Crimson Inferno, savagely beheading the man. Triggering the detonator, Bardis is blown away from the explosion, capturing the attention of Dante and his team nearby. With part of his Kitsune Daira mask split in half, Bardis' fierce and enraging expression flares as he aggressively reassures him:
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Silent as the night, Jason orders a set of kitsune to finish off the remains of a mutilated Kagestura.
#### Sacrifice

During several conflicts against the RGO, Jason is met with Rin and Tohjo at the SSS Curve near the Royal Hachijo Hotel. Storm clouds gather above the abandoned mansion, sending heavy gusts of wind across the vacant property. Captured and tormented for his betrayal against the RGO, Rin sends a cryptic call to The Infernolab after Dante found out his secret work with the opposing group. Mizuchi receives it telepathically, the water dragon shifter projecting the call on the walls of Bardis' apartment in Shirakawa. Tohjo adds that if Zenin's imperial regalia are not delivered within sundown, then The Shadow Dragon is forced to sacrifice himself with his precious blade. Upon arrival, Dante sees Bardis kneeled down. Head hung low, a shadow falls across his blank expression. Wordlessly, he raises the Crimson Inferno and starts lightly slashing his neck 15 times, releasing his Tendratudo. Gritting his teeth while unleashing a cry of agony, Jason continues to yell out and forgive the team for his sins. Upon the last streak of red, Bardis falls wordlessly to the floor, a pool of blood appearing around his neck. Dante cuts the last straw and begins to engage into a battle with both figureheads of the RGO.

During episode 25 *Viva Las Bardis:* With Fafnir found by Jason himself, team Infernolab hear the distant sounds of various screeches and screams of joy miles away. Lights pattern the walkway every dark kami is entitled to walk down the streets, bridges, and paths of Zenin, creating noises of joy to show their pandemonium for the Hyakki yagyō. In a hurry, Dante warns Bardis not to approach the parade alone but the Shadow Fox refuses. He borrows the Draco Inferno, Ryuzaki biting back a complaint. An array of yōkai, oni, ghosts, and tsukumogami notice, the distant presence of the Shadow Fox approaching. Dismayed, all of the kami agape at Jason leaping into the air. *"KA-TA-SHI-HA-YA, E-KA-SE-NI-KU-RI-NI, TA-ME-RU-SA-KE, TE-E-HI, A-SHI-E-HI, WA-RE-SHI-KO-NI-KE-RI!"* The magic spell chant hooked to up to a set of speakers from Nekoferno cause the kami to madly scramble for their lives. Some of the brave ones, charge for Bardis. He unleashes Dies Infernum. A beam of fire strikes through the line, disintegrating them one by one. The chant continues to intensify as it reaches Mizuno.

The kitsune dragon snaps her paws as rings contract around Jason, trapped in his own misery. Time stands still around their surroundings, Mizuno favouring a glorious sonnet of his parent's deaths in front of the Dragon's Gate to Meido (Hell). This slowly drives Bardis insane, yelling in agony. Mizuno smirks in satisfaction until a spark of Tendratudo flows in his eyes. The Dragon's Gate violently bursts as the souls to all dead kami are gathered into a purple beam. Targeting Mizuno, trapping his soul within. Flattered, the kitsune dragon glitches and morphs the dark side of Ryujin.

Mizuno towers over Jason with a fierce roar, swooping in to attack. Grabbing him viciously by his neck, the fell dragon kitsune slams him against the core of the Gate and begins to slash Bardis' neck 15 times in a row. Desperate, Dante and the team summon Shinrya as Ryuzaki leaps onto the Queen of Purity. Shinrya Koryu roars afterwards, inviting Dante to become Zenin's dragon rider. Raising The Crimson Inferno, an infernal beam "The Dragon's Hell." rips through Mizuno.

Steel and fire combusts into a series of blind light explosions, the grounds of Zenin trembling in awe.

#### The Shadow Fox returns

After the battle, Jason is later revived thanks to a Shinro prayer at The Temple of the Rising Dragon. Bardis elaborates that he was doing his best eliminating demons from harming Zenin. Dante simply ends the episode with a warm hug. Ryuzaki promises his role model to be always be there for him whenever he's in great distress.

#### The Final Chapters

After Mizuno's death, her spirit is housed in Jason's body, willing to seek revenge against the Royal Dragons. With the RGO finally diminished, Bardis' Tendratudo grows violent to the core. His twisted thoughts of a power hungry kitsune empire brainwashed previously by Mizuno spreads throughout Shirakawa. His body starts to merge with Orochi's core, fusing each others' Tendratudo. Possessed by Mizuno's vile spirit sparked with a negative mano kami energy, Bardis is mindlessly unconscious, his mind drifting through twisted thoughts of genocide and destruction.

Concealed within the hybrid flesh and robotic body of Orochi, Bardis aimlessly controls the Shadow Dragon as it begins to move towards Shirakawa, creating an army of dark kitsunes attacking locals. A majority of RDO soldiers fight back, conflicted at the same time with the RGO soldiers as well. The Infernolab arrive on Fafnir as Kiranaga portals on Orochi's lower spine. With each rib generating the colossal version of the Infernolab bots, Dante and the others intensely fight them off.

Galen dreamwalks to meet Panos Bardis. The two begin to discuss the origins of life as well as Bardis' memories shifting the phases of Dies Infernum. Before the war, Galen sees little Jason pleading his mother to join the Royal Dragon Order while showcasing his swordplay skills. His mother watches him, denying his foolish request while engaged with another local Toledo man. Questioning his appearance, Freya shushes him, reminding him that was a private conversation. Saving up some money from her nightly dates with strangers, she dismisses her son to play soccer with other locals.

Feeling blue while kicking his old soccer ball around, Bardis is met with a clean white kitsune among the dirty streams of Shirakawa. Beckoning the vixen with a stale biscuit, Jason is surprised to see it whisper 'mother' and disappear out of sight.

Confused and excited, Bardis begins to rush back to his mother's house, announcing that he found a rare fox with green cape. After mentioning of him signing up for the Royal Dragon Army, Freya is lifeless on the floor, a pool of blood surrounding her. Shock trembled through Jason little body, affecting Galen to his core. Towering over her was the Toledan crook with an axe in his hand. Angered by his mother's fatal death, Bardis cries in agony as he picks up a knife poled broom and charges forward. Jason shows no mercy as he heartlessly stabs the killer in tears. He then rushes over to his mother, mourning over her death. A stray click was heard behind little Bardis' head.

A reminder to Galen that they both should have never left their mothers alone.

After Galen's dreamwalk affecting Bardis' memories, Renoa seizes her chance. Launched by Fafnir into and shattering right through Orochi's core, Mirahara proceeds to slice Jason 15 times across his neck, rendering his severed head free.

With Orochi's body crashing to the ground, Renoa quickly grabs Bardis' head and leaps away from the falling debris. The corpse of Jason Bardis was no where to be seen as the center point of sorrow focused on the mysterious blademaster and kitsune whisperer. Treasuring Jason's head close to her heart, she approaches the team in silence. Dropping the Ryuzaki katana, Dante rushes towards The Shadow Fox's head and begins to cry out in despair, choking back his tears before the sight of his rolemodel. Christian, Galen, Rei, Luke, Yuji, Mirai and Itsuki gather around and bite back their loss over Jason Ryuzaki Bardis in silence.

Days later, Dante stands in front of Bardis' shrine in Ottawa Hills. The Crimson Inferno pierced through the headstone. A two headed lamp stand is positioned over the headstone, his RDO robe hung over it. Renoa joins by his side and sets down a chocolate cake with his name and the Flaming Gear written in red. Several scrolls with ancient calligraphy is set beside the cake, a reminder to his hobby over perfecting JP hiragana and Katakana writing.

A mysterious blademaster bearing his role model's name, a legendary kitsune whisperer. Ryuzaki reads off his sonata the same way he did with Kana Ryuzaki.

Years later, the country of Zenin breathes into life again. After the devastating conclusion to Dies Infernum, all prefectures resume and rebuild civilization and infrastructures. Dante visits Shirakawa, now rebuilt as a proper city akin to Yakuwara Seoul. Stargazer Heights was demolished to make way for a new hospital to treat injured Shirakawans. Bardis' workshop trailer was removed from the site and left abandoned to rot in nature a few miles east of the city. A street fox emerges from one of the holes in the trailer, ambling curiously towards Dante. Kneeling down, Ryuzaki smiles.

"Fweh! That was a lot to read!"

### Dragoma Inferno The Bardis Chronicles

Jason appears in the movie / manga, pitching in to help Dante repair the Fusion Nut to get Mirai and Itsuki back to where they belong through the Infernoverse.

### *Academy Infernolab!*

Jason is assigned as rogue teacher of the academy, training a new set of students into the fray against demons spawning from Zenin's opposite realms across the Infernoverse. However, this idea was scrapped by Robin Ward as she stated that he was dead since The Final Chapters. In honor of his memory and legendary legacy to Zenin, a bronze statue of Bardis is placed in the center of the academy.

### *Attack on Zenin*

Bardis appears in the *Attack on Titan* crossover manga where he leads Laurie and the rest of the Royal Dragon Order to slay Ragnavatar Titans across Zenin, clad in the Survey Corps uniform and cape while geared with the ODM gear + blades.

### *The Cataclysmic Fox*

Bardis appears in the Exzouldian novel where his tells of his origin from growing up in the derelict island of Toledo. After witnessing the death of his mother, he survives all alone, crafting weapons to defend himself against a group of thugs. Feeling helpless, Bardis is roughly beaten by the men, who mock for his need for his mother's rescue. Treated by a local clinic, he meets a pair of locals who teach him to blend into society, grabbing as much food as they can. During a nightly celebration, Jason, Isabelle, and Reyn are trapped by the same thugs again. Bardis takes them down in a single slash, showing no mercy. Months later, he's recruited by Luke Laurie Smith to join the Royal Dragon Order in Ottawa Hills.

### *Reunion at Last*

Jason appears in the Dracastrum short where he is surprised to see Eva return from Fera. Her incessant blabber and crazy anticipations drives the Shadow Fox crazy, silently taking in his plans for sweet revenge. After a tour around Shirakawa, Jason begins to show compassion towards the Zenin's Imperial Army as Eva calls him the new captain of the Royal Dragon Order.

### Dante's Return ~ Dragoma Inferno

*See Jason Bardis (DRDI)*

Centuries ago, it fought alongside its First Exalt of Zenin. The lightning and flames it summoned from the sky would light the battlefield smiting those that threatened his home. Now, he roams across Zenin warning people of disasters to come.

### *Dragoma Inferno Playing Cards*

Jason is represented in the card game as the *Joker of Aces*.

### *Likes and Dislikes*

**Likes:** dragons, calligraphy, playing with fire, burning old stuff, exploring abandoned places, reading novels, eating Zaru Soba noodles, sipping on Lemon Ramune soda, Kirin Ichiban beer, and Sake Inugami Sochu and Kizakura "Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanshiki" flavour.

**Dislikes:** Water (element), the Trinity / Saint Dragon lore (firmly believes that Ryujin and Shinrya created Exivus and everything in it was filled with their heavenly breath), losing in a Dragoma battle. He also refuses to side with anyone including Tohjo.

### *Personality*

Jason is known to be neutral and passive, shrouding in mystery. Despite who he once was, Bardis discards all of his past traits to fulfill what he feels is his purpose, to stay anonymous and excel Zenin's protection against evil. Jason is usually either frowning or expressionless; that, plus his extremely calm demeanor, often makes it difficult for others to guess what he is thinking. He has great determination to achieve his assignment, confronting Dante in order to simply maintain his goal. When minorly injured, Bardis is known to lick his wounds clean like a cat.

Despite his preoccupation with cleanliness, his apartment unit at Star Gazer Heights is usually unkempt and disorganized. Bardis is abrasive and not very approachable. He rarely shows emotion, giving a cold impression to others. His manner of speaking tends to be blunt and insulting, his comments are frequently coarse or otherwise inappropriate, and he is not above provoking or belittling those who oppose or irritate him. His sense of humor tends toward the vulgar, insulting, and dark. All of this makes him unsettling to a great number of people.

In his pre- criminal life, when he lived in Toledo, Jason refuses to side with anyone including Tohjo and Mizuno. He prefers to live alone, declining to live or work with anyone whom he knows in his life. Those include his friends and his relatives. However, after he temporarily joined the Infernolab, he came to greatly respect Dante Ryuzaki, whose orders he follows willingly because he believes in Ryuzaki's vision for the team. He also places great trust in his subordinates.

While Bardis shows loyalty and empathy for the Infernolab, he shows no mercy towards the Ragnavatars and his sworn enemies, slaughtering them indiscriminately with obvious indifference. When dealing with individuals he perceives to be enemies to mankind, Jason is capable of behaving sadistically, even vindictively. For example, when the Rokurokubi was captured, Bardis told her he enjoyed watching her suffer and described in chilling detail how he intended to mutilate her human body.

However, Bardis' obedience is strictly limited to individuals he respects, and he has no problem showing open disdain for authority from anyone outside of this circle. When confronted by Dante and the others, he expresses zero mercy and sympathy to him. He later grows friendlier to the team after Kurosumera's defeat.

## Appearance

Mainly an older version of Dante, Jason’s attire consists of a white Ryuzaki Daira hooded robe, a set of red geometric flames run across the sleeves and the lower section. The flames glow in the dark in response to Bardis' weapons in use. His Daira Kitsune mask helpfully hides his identity from the Zeninian public.

When revealed, his jet black spikes gelled apart in a similar manner to Dante's hairstyle in an undercut. Sharp, intimidating brown eyes, killer smile, and a fiery passion is what drives him forward for metal mayhem. Belying his rather short stature, his physique is well-developed and heavy with muscle from extensive katana usage. The slight furrow beneath his eyes are at odds with his otherwise youthful appearance. Aside from his constant frown, his expression is calm and his unflappable demeanour oftentimes makes it difficult to guess what he is thinking. A jet black collared polo with flames emblazoned on the lower section and sleeves are layered over his Flaming Gear shirt. "J. Bardis" is written across the right side of his chest. Maroon cargo pants with lots of chains and zippers, along with flaming Onitsuka Dragon shoes completes his builder profile.

A special tracker is strapped to his left ankle by the RGO to monitor his activity in radius within Shirakawa.

## EVERSTAR Dragoma Banner Titles

* New Year's Kitsune (New Year)
* Dragonbound Inferno (Rebellion Title)
* Imperial Ascent (Hero)

## Quotes

* "Welcome to Shirakawa."
* "Have you not heard of Donate to Shirakawa? Those bed sheets were used by a certain loudmouth who decided to stalk my ambitions and steal my fame."
* "It’s not that hard to get around the forests of Ibaraki. Trust me, I've done it many times."
* "Here’s a proverb I learned from ancient Zenin. 1 日 1 本のバナナでダンテを遠ざけることができます。*1-Nichi 1-pon no banana de dante o tōzakeru koto ga dekimasu. smirks\** A banana a day keeps the Dantes away*."*
* "I found this dragon scattered across the forest. He must have been badly hurt from Kurosumera. Luckily I have its spare blueprint and re-built him myself. My dragon really loves me."
* "I'd rather leap across the forest than ride your Talon. It's more pleasing to nature." *- Jason declining Dante's method of travel.*
* "It's like your basking in the glow of 6 Dr. Inferno Jrs." - *Bardis' critique to Dante's robot build.*
* "Too late. I side with no one."
* "Save yourself some trouble. I can handle all of them at once."
* ”If you think heaven is nonexistent, let me pave a path for you in hell.” - *to the bird demon, Furaribi.*
* ”You’ll be seeing the light of day once I slit that perfect mouth of yours.” - *to the female demon, Rokurokubi.*
* "Be sure to remember Byakko's Divine Decree. Never mess with the Shadow Fox on Earth or in Hell." *— Jason's final words to Kagestura.*
* "まだ終わっていません！*Mada owatte imasen!* / We're not done yet!"
* "何でも変更できます。*Nani demo henkō dekimasu.* / Anything can change."
* "いまいましい。*Imaimashī.* / Damn you." *- Against Mizuno.*
* "3分後、生き残っているのは私です。*3 Pungo, ikinokotte iru no wa watashidesu.* / *After 3 minutes, I'll be the one that's stayin alive."*
* "賢者はかつてこう言いました: Disk O' Environment では決して哲学や政治について議論してはなりません。*Kenja wa katsute kō iimashita: Disk O' enbairomentode wa kesshite tetsugaku ya seiji ni tsuite giron shite wa narimasen.* / *A wise man once said: Never discuss philosophy or politics in the Disk O' Environment."*
* "バトルボックスの王子、ダンテです。*Batoru bokkusu no ōji, dantedesu.* / *I am Dante, prince of the Battlebox."*
* "私は痛みと破壊を引き起こすのが大好きです。*Watashi wa itami to hakai o hikiokosu no ga daisukidesu.* / *I love causing pain and destruction."*
* "見よ、悪の力。*Miyo, aku no chikara.* / *Behold, the power of evil."*

## Merchandise

* *Jason Bardis / Royal Deluxe*
* *Jason Bardis / Nendoroid*
* *Jason Bardis / Vibration Stars*
* *Jason Bardis / Q Posket*
* *Jason Bardis / Infernolab Figuarts ZERO*
* *Jason Bardis / Beanie Pals plush*
* *Jason Bardis / FUNKO POP!*
* *Jason Bardis / INFERNO POP!*
* *Jason Bardis / YOUTOOZ*
* *Jason Bardis / Amiibo*
* *Jason Bardis / Infernolab LEGO*
* *Jason Bardis / Sanrio*
* *Jason Bardis / Demon Slayer*
* *Jason Bardis / Attack on Titan*
* *Kitsune Daira* (cosplay mask)

Jason is preplanned in the process of being released as small trade figurines in Japan as part of. The Bardis figurine, part of the *Infernolab* "Royal Deluxe" collection, appears in his *Imperial Ascent* attire, measuring approximately 7" tall with a display base, equipped with The Crimson Inferno. The figure is sculpted for Kotogiyama by Takayuki Takeya.

## Name Etymology

* **Jason** is originally Greek for doctor. Many other definitions include healer or cleric.
* **Ryuzaki** is a combination of two Japanese words meaning "Imperial Dragon."
* **Bardis** is an Italian variant for "Lombardo" meaning "small" or "junior"

## Shifter Based Inspiration

* Jason poses with Dr. Inferno Jr. for UCSB's Daily Nexus.
* Jason demonstrates 2A for an upcoming LEGO Mindstorms event.
* Jason holding the RCX receivers to his LEGO bot.
* Jason with Hell on Wheels during a fancy photoshoot.
* The constipated yell in Glory of the Giant Nut.
* Dante gives out a helping hand.
* Jason holding the Missing Link's wheels after it's fight with Ziggo.
* Tired judge Jason Bardis asks "Is it over yet?"
* Jason and Mini Inferno during Robotica Season 1.0
* Jason lookin swanky sober during Robotica.
* Jason's concerned expression during Robotica.
* Jason as Dr. Inferno Jr. (BB Magazine Vol 1)
* Jason smiling before facing Gamma Raptor (BB Season 5.0)
* Jason's intro with Dr. Inferno Jr. (BB Season 5.0)
* Dante as LEGO minifig.
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Jason Bardis is loosely based off of Team Infernolab's 3 time champion Battlebot builder, Jason Dante Bardis. Despite being the fictional version of Jason, the two seem to share a similarity in appearance and in mechanical engineering. The major differences are in thier personalities. The fictional Jason Bardis shows to be fierce and cold, a complete opposite to Bardis' original personality, happy and delightful.

## Trivia

* Though he's nicknamed The Shadow Dragon, he wears a kitsune mask bestowed from an ancient villager from Miyazaki and shape shifts into a dragon with fire and steel.
* Jason is known to be a kitsune whisperer where he has the ability to call kitsunes into the fray.
* Unlike Dante's version, the dragon in Jason's Flame Hashira is white with cherry petals swirling around it.
* Jason's terms for his Flame Hashira, titled *Maa sharm* and *Gerra sharm* are directly from his favourite novel series *Foxcraft*, written by Inbali Iserles. This also includes *Karakking* where he uses his instincts to confuse his enemies.
* Bardis has developed a fear and hatred of mirrors throughout the anime ever since his purchase with the *Akuma no Kagami*.
* When not wearing his RGO robe, Jason sometimes wears another shirt that reads 'I HATE MIRRORS AND DEMONIC DRAGON KITSUNES.'
* In follow up to the *Battle of Hokkaido* in Ottawa Hills, Jason provides training too excruciating for Dante such as withstanding blistering hot showers and leaping between tree branches for fast paced travels. He even teaches him the *Kitsunebi*, magical spheres of colourful fire breathed on his palm and used to light the dark pathways.
* Jason's backdrop story and personalities are highly inspired by Levi Ackerman from *Attack on Titan.*
	+ They both are born and raised in a rundown location while their mothers were overprotective of them until their deaths.
	+ They both are cold and passive, rarely showing emotion to others.
	+ His nickname *Captain Heichou* is inspired by Levi's JP name.
	+ Sora's nickname for Jason replaces his surname Bardis with Ackerman. This reflects off of Levi's surname as well as meaning behind it. Contrary to popular belief, Bardis' nickname is actually spelled Ackermann with two 'N's instead of one N. This was confirmed by the official Japanese Dragoma Inferno website. Ackermann is an old German family name meaning "farmer". After people that were named Ackermann moved to North America the 'Mann' got changed to 'man' (both mean the same), however, Ackermann is the original German name while Ackerman is the Americanized version.
* Jason usually sleeps 2-3 hours every night. According to Ward, he suffers from insomnia as stated in the anime. Bardis patrols around Shirakawa each night, defending against Ragnavatars which spikes Dante's curiosity about his insomnia. Opting out from sleeping in a bed, Jason chooses to sleep in a chair.
	+ Bardis' insomnia is highly inspired by Levi Ackerman's sleep personality from *Attack on Titan*.
* Jason's *Kitsune Whisperer* illustration was uploaded on Jason Bardis' birthday of 2023 (12/15).
* In some episodes of *Dragoma Inferno*, Bardis can be seen drinking out of a white mug with the words "Oh for (image of a fox) sake!" The same mug was inspired from Marvel's *Spider Man No Way Home*, used by Dr. Strange in the beginning of the movie.
* Jason's attire, mainly his white jacket with flames, may be inspired by Kyojuro Rengoku from *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba*.