Jinx (G.I. Joe)
Jinx | |
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G.I. Joe character | |
![]() Illustration of Jinx for a G.I. Joe: Battleground card, based on her original action figure. | |
First appearance | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero issue #59 (May 1987) |
Voiced by |
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In-universe information | |
Affiliation | Tiger Force (2003) |
Jinx is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. She debuted in 1987 as the G.I. Joe Team's female ninja, and since then her code name has been the identity of several other incarnations of the same character, including one of Snake Eyes' apprentices in G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, Chuckles' undercover contact in G.I. Joe: Cobra, and Storm Shadow's cousin in G.I. Joe: Renegades. She is portrayed by Élodie Yung in the 2013 film G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
Profile
In G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Jinx is one of the few G.I. Joe Team members whose real name is top secret. She has been studying and competing in several forms of martial arts since she was seven. She grew up in
After the temporary dissolution of the G.I. Joe Team, Jinx became a
Toys
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Jinx_%28G.I._Joe%29.jpeg)
Jinx was first released as an action figure in the 1987 edition of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline.
In 2011, a new Jinx figure was announced for the exclusive pre-release by the official G.I. Joe Collectors' Club.
Comics
Marvel Comics
In the
Devil's Due Publishing
In the first four issues of the When G.I. Joe commander Hawk is shot by Zartan, the team is disbanded once more.
After some time, the G.I. Joe team reforms with a much smaller group of specialists called "America's Elite" (
Jinx also appears in the comic specials G.I. Joe: Arashikage Showdown,[32] and Snake Eyes: Declassified,[33] as well as in ninja-themed miniseries G.I. Joe: Master & Apprentice,[34] and G.I. Joe: Master & Apprentice II.[35] She makes a cameo in the crossover miniseries G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II.[36] Hasbro later announced that all stories published by Devil's Due Publishing are no longer considered canonical, and are now considered an alternate continuity.[37]
IDW Publishing
In the continuation of the A Real American Hero storyline by IDW Publishing, Jinx is sent on her own special mission to Bern,[38] where she tests her new skills and defeats the Blue Ninjas.[39] Later Jinx, Chuckles, Low Light and Lady Jaye go to fight Generalissimo Tep in South-East Asia,[40] where Jinx rescues Lady Jaye from captivity.[41] Jinx is teamed with the Arashikage ninja Pale Peony,[42] with whom she is sent on undercover missions against the Blue Ninjas and their cyborgs.[43] She is in turn herself rescued by Roadblock, Scarlett, and Snake Eyes in Dublin,[44] and helps to avenge the death of Pale Peony.[45] Following the purported death of Snake Eyes, Jinx reunites with Storm Shadow at the Arashikage compound.[46] She later works with Scarlett, investigating the office building that was a former Cobra Headquarters.[47]
In the
Jinx appears in the
Other comics
Jinx appears as one of the main characters in the Blackthorne Publishing series G.I. Joe In 3-D.[63][64][65] She and Snake Eyes star in Hasbro's standalone comics, such as The Secret Base,[66] Ninja Battles,[67] and Who Owns the Night?[68] Jinx also appears in major roles in some of Fun Publications' comics that are a part of the Devil's Due Publishing continuity.[69][70] In alternate universe, Jink and Stalker try to recruit the otherwise peaceful Dreadnok enclave. The two sides manage a reluctant partnership over common goals; survival.[71]
Animated series
Sunbow
Jinx's only appearance in the
Valor vs. Venom
Jinx returns in the 2004 direct-to-video animated film G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, voiced by Venus Terzo. Her original background with the Blind Master is not mentioned, instead she is training along with Kamakura under Snake Eyes, and likes to rib Kamakura for his lesser experience. Because of the nature of the movie, it is hard to determine if she is an apprentice for the first time, or is learning a new level of skills, as she does seem to be a very seasoned ninja.
Ninja Battles
In the 2004 animated feature
Sigma 6
In the 2005 anime series G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, Jinx is voiced by Lisa Ortiz. A reserve member of the young Sigma 6 team, she maintains a similar appearance to her Valor vs. Venom incarnation, with a black and yellow Sigma suit. It is more apparent in the series that she is an elder student over Kamakura, whom she is often partnered with.
Renegades
A different version of Jinx appears in the 2010 animated series
Snake Eyes takes the Joes to his dojo to train them. Upon arriving, Jinx suddenly attacks them until she is called off by Snake Eyes. She assists him in training them. Though Jinx is at odds with the Joes (especially Scarlett, as Snake Eyes seemed to treat her with extra care), they put aside their differences when Storm Shadow ambushes them. Storm Shadow tries to force Jinx to go back to Japan and lead the Arashikage with him, and attacks her when she refuses, before Snake Eyes comes to her aid.
After Storm Shadow tells her how Snake Eyes murdered her father, as he believed it to have occurred, Jinx returns to Japan to assume her role as the Arashikage's leader.[74] Later, Jinx is hired by Destro to assassinate Cobra Commander, receiving a MARS high-tech suit with optical camouflage and force field. Not going through with the mission, Jinx eventually learns the true story behind her father's death, and resolves to lead the Arashikage down the new path that the Hard Master wanted.[75]
Live action film
Jinx | |
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G.I. Joe character | |
First appearance | 2013 |
Portrayed by | Élodie Yung |
In-universe information | |
Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
File name | Kim Arashikage |
Series | G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
In June 2011, French actress
In Retaliation, Jinx is Storm Shadow's cousin, and the apprentice of Snake Eyes. She meets with Snake Eyes when the latter is pursuing Storm Shadow. Snake Eyes and Jinx return to the home of the Arashikage Clan, where Jinx is put to a test to prove herself worthy to join the G.I. Joe Team; in the trial, she must defend herself while blindfolded from Snake Eyes, who will try to take a hair from her head. Snake Eyes defeats Jinx. The Blind Master, leader of the Arashikage Clan, sends Snake Eyes and Jinx to locate Storm Shadow, so he can answer for the murder of the Hard Master. Snake Eyes and Jinx capture Storm Shadow after a battle with the Red Ninjas at a mountain fortress, and take him back to Japan, where Storm Shadow reveals that Zartan murdered the Hard Master, and that he joined Cobra to avenge his uncle. Storm Shadow then accompanies Snake Eyes and Jinx, as they join the Joes' efforts to stop Cobra. Jinx helps G.I. Joe fight Cobra's soldiers, but Cobra Commander escapes during the battle, and Storm Shadow disappears after avenging the Hard Master. Jinx is then recruited into the G.I. Joe.
Ray Park, who played Snake Eyes in the film, said that the relationship between Jinx and his character is strictly platonic.[83] Yung said about her character: "Jinx wants to fight and she has an objective, and she's fiery [laughs]. Whoever is in her way is not a problem to her, she's so focused and she just wants to get straight to the point. And with Snake Eyes, he's such a strong inspiration for Jinx. We trained in the same dojo and he's become an icon, he's a role model. He's Snake Eyes, he's the coolest, he's the best, and Jinx wants to compete with him, you know? In the test that they have in the beginning she wants to win and she wants to prove that she wants to be better, or at least as good as him. There is a kind of a brother and sister relationship that we tried to instill during the film."[80]
In other media
Jinx is a supporting character in the 1988 novels Divide and Conquer, where she is part of the Joe team trying to stop Cobra's newest weapon, a device that could endanger the entire world,[84][85] and Jungle Raid, where she is part of a team ordered to stop a rebel mercenary force in the steaming jungles of South America.[86] In video games, Jinx was one of the 15 playable characters (and the first one to be revealed) in the 2013 Facebook game G.I. Joe: Special Ops by Syfy Games,[87][88] and was also a recruitable soldier in the 2013 mobile game G.I. Joe: Battleground by DeNA.[89]
Reception
Mania.com ranked Jinx as fourth on their 2012 list of "10 Badass Female G.I. Joe Characters", after Scarlett,
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