Jelly Jiggler

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Jelly Jiggler (ところ天の助 Tokoro Tennosuke) is a character from Yoshio Sawai's manga/anime Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.

Contents 1 Jelly Jiggler 2 History 2.1 Supermarket Blues 2.2 The Gelatinous Hair Hunter 2.3 The Wobbling Wiggin' Hero 3 Forms 4 Attacks 5 Trivia

[edit] Jelly Jiggler

• Age: Unknown
• Status: Active
• Eye Color: Orange
• Hair Color: No Hair
• Height:
• Weight:
• Birthdate: October 10 (anime: October 7)
• Birth Place: A supermarket (Unknown to be Birth Place)
• Blood type: Lychee
• Japanese Voice Actor: Keiichi Sonobe (anime), Takashi Nagasako (PS2 game)
• American Voice Actor: Jamieson Price (as "Taylor Henry")

ところ天の助 Tokoro Tennosuke) - His Japanese name is a pun on "tokoroten", a type of very cold jelly, thus his ability to shape himself into any form. His name in the English dub is probably a trademark-friendly reference to Jell-O Jigglers, a snack made from fruit juice and powdered gelatin. The captain of the A Block division of Hair Hunters (or "Hair Hunter Troop A") also uses the fighting style "Shivering True Fist" (Purupuru Shinken) . In the English dub, it is known as the "Fist of the Wobble-Wobble", and in the English manga, it is called "Fist of the Shakey-Shake". By the time he officially joins Bo-BoBo's team, he possesses a handkerchief with the Japanese hiragana for "nu" (ぬ) written all over it (ぬのハンカチ, the "handkerchief of 'nu'", known in English dub " the Lucky Hanky" ) which he uses to wipe away tears at first, but eventually leads to an all-out "nu" obsession (By contrast he utterly despises the hiragana character "ne" [ね]!) He assists Bo-BoBo and Don Patch in the "BoBo Patchinosuke" (Bo-BoPatchiggler) fusion, and can separately fuse with Bo-BoBo to become "TenBoBo". Jiggler/Tennosuke will sometimes use a Daikon radish like a sword. In his childhood he was Bo-bobo's friend and wanted Bo-bobo to stop his evil self (if it meant being thrown onto a Ferris wheel, which happened). He was called "Jelly Roll" by Bo-bobo. According to Bo-Bobo and Don Patch, his body tastes like a lychee. Jelly Jiggler has the inability to fly despite the fact that Softon, Bobobo, Gasser and Don Patch have done it with ease.

[edit] History

[edit] Supermarket Blues

Jelly Jiggler's early life seems very much a mystery. He appears to have probably been born in a tokoroten factory and is therefore without any real known childhood. There are two possible moments in which a childhood was suggested for Jelly, but neither have really been proven. The first was a memory of Bo-bobo, which he promised a boy nicknamed "Jelly Roll" (Tenirō) that they would be friends together in the future. But this is disputed by a later chapter which we see a fully grown Jiggler chasing after a child Bo-bobo. Another possible childhood suggestion is brought out by the "Children's Area" of Hallelujah Land, where Jelly transforms into a smaller child-like form with a more narcissitic personality. But again, this may actually be a combination of the power of this area combined with the Wiggin (Hajike) skills possessed by his character than any true suggestion of him being a child. For all that we know, Jelly Jiggler was probably born as the form in which we see him now: a tall, blue jelly creature. (though another story suggests he may actually be the amalgamation of several tokoroten packages fused together and brought to life, but this was merely another suggestion)

Jelly Jiggler spent most of the early part of his existence living in a supermarket. Like many edible products, he believed that his ultimate goal in life was to be sold to a customer...and eaten. Unfortunately, he was having a hard time in having his ultimate goal accomplished. The people who came and went in the market just couldn't find any use for a giant, sentient tokoroten man. His price went down quickly until he was merely 10 yen and still no one wanted him. Over time, the salesmen didn't know what to do with him; they tried hiding him between shelf space and even tried to throw him away. This just added to his lost purpose and his inability to find it. Furthermore, Jelly became more and more resentful of other things sold at the supermarket that easily found buyers. His resentment particularly grew towards the just as squishy but more sellable tofu, which he quickly grew to hate compared to his own gelatinous form.

One day, the bottom finally fell out. After scaring away one too many customers and remaining unsold for a long time, the manager finally fired Jelly. Too many people were complaining and not enough were buying the tokoroten, particularly him. Dejected, he returned to his apartment wondering what to do next. But his next, and most infamous, employment was just around the corner.

[edit] The Gelatinous Hair Hunter

After following some leads following his firing from the supermarket, Jelly Jiggler found himself working for one of the most prestigious (and infamous) employers in the world: the Hair Hunters of the Maruhage Empire. While his mission seemed simple enough (attack and shave as many people as possible), Jelly was not really one of the best soldiers when he first joined. Initially assigned to D-Block, he was consistently picked on by his supervisors in regards to doing his mission. But it was his consistent resilience (not to mention the ease he can be attacked and regenerate) that made him survive these early years. One of his first assignments was twenty years before the start of the series when Tsuru Tsurulina the 4th instructed for the invasion of the Hair Kingdom. Joining with the rest of his block, Jelly took part in a snowboard race against several warriors of the Hair Kingdom: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and Bebebe-be Be-bebe of the Hair children and in-training "Kagi Shinken" (Fist of the Key) user Hatenko. Also in this race was Don Patch, the unpredictable leader of the Wiggin Gang. Although this was his first encounter with Bo-bobo and Don Patch, the nature of his work had him consistently taking the attacks from both future allies. However, it was the thrill and excitement of the Hair Hunt that allowed him to become more at ease with himself as opposed to the day-to-day depression of the market. This freedom would slowly make him become not only a dangerous enemy, but a dangerous wigginist as well.

Over the next twenty years, Jelly Jiggler's star would slowly rise within the Hair Hunt troops. Although he would still have his strange moments, his growing confidence would give him further power and prestige within the Maruhage Empire. Within ten years of joining the Hair Hunters, Jelly had already made his way into becoming the leader of A-Block, one of the most powerful blocks in the empire. No longer being the cowardly, gelatinous warrior, he had become much cooler, allowing usually for a more menacing appearance towards his enemies. However, while appearing much more "normal" in public, he was a bit weirder towards his co-workers in A-Block, consistently joking around with them and showing off a more emotional side, as well as occasionally taking a hot wok bath in the middle of a menacing threat.

However, just when Jelly Jiggler had it all and was one of the most powerful and respected warriors of the empire, Bo-bobo came back into his life. The little boy who tormented him back in the Hair Kingdom had become a powerful, nosehair-wielding revolutionary in the empire and Jelly's greatest enemy. Taking advantage of Bo-bobo's caring nature, Jelly's forces kidnap one of Bo-bobo's friends and hold him hostage at his amusement park base, forcing him to eat spaghetti against his will instead of curry. It was this insidious nature that lead Bo-bobo into the park to save his friend and find Jelly. After he and his allies (who also included now-former Wiggin Gang leader Don Patch) destroy all of the other forces in the park, Jelly remained missing and Bo-bobo continued to search for him. The tokoroten man decided to help Bo-bobo in the search...before Gasser reveals the obvious: Jelly was the A-Block leader. Bo-bobo and Jiggler then have a formidable battle, where the jelly man tries to lure Bo-bobo into fighting him, only to consistently get eaten by his opponent! Making matters weirder was that the enemy was consistently joining in on Bo-bobo and Don Patch's wiggin nonsense, singing along about his own lychee-flavoring or running around like a fool alongside his enemies. Ultimately, the only way for Bo-bobo and Don Patch to defeat Jelly was by fusing together, forming the extremely powerful and extremely serious BoboPatch. Jelly's attacks were easily swatted away and even his wiggin abilities were ignored by the fused warriors. Ultimately, the fused power of "Hanage Shinken" (Fist of the Nosehair) was too much for Jelly, making him fly upwards and smash into a ferris wheel, completely knocking him out. He had been defeated and utterly humiliated.

[edit] The Wobbling Wiggin' Hero

After the fall of A-Block, Jelly Jiggler's life had returned to misery. He was forced to return to the supermarket, still on sale for 10 yen and angry at losing to Bo-bobo. But just as he was preparing to plot his revenge, something surprising happened: Bo-Bobo came to the supermarket and bought Jelly Jiggler. He did this because he needed a fifth warrior (besides himself, Don Patch, Gasser and Softon) to take on the forces of his rival Captain Battleship (Gunkan). Jelly was extremely gracious that he was finally sold and decided to do the best he could to fight this enemy with his new allies. Like before, the tokoroten man was able to use the extent of his abilities, both with his "Purupuru Shinken" (Fist of the Wobble-Wobble) and Wiggin' skills to fight against this threat. Unfortunately, he went through quite a few failures during this period. The soldiers of Captain Battleship kept trying to eat him, he and Don Patch were discovered easily as spies and, in his most embarrassing match ever, fought against an inanimate stick of gum and lost. Furthermore, by the time Captain Battleship's Pomade Ring crashed down to the ground, he found himself stuck under rubble, ignored and forgotten for the rest of the fight.

With his attempts towards being a hero not going as expected, Jelly once again returned to the supermarket, hoping for someone once again to purchase him for some use. He was finally purchased once again, but it was not what he expected. Captain Ishida, an interstellar cop, bought Jelly, but only to hold him for his former invasion of Mars. While he couldn't stand being held by a cop, he did end up moving in to a "Wiggin' Pet Shop" in the legendary Wiggin' Block, which he really didn't mind and actually liked. It is also around this time that Jelly discovers a strange handkerchief with the Japanese character of "ぬ" (Nu) on it. Although he doesn't explain how or why he became attached to it, it does seem to dry up his tears while directing his mind towards obsession. By the time Bo-bobo's team reaches Hajike Block, Gasser discovers Jelly living here. After a bit of "reforming" Captain Ishida, Bo-bobo finally lets Jelly join his team...not just to help, but for good. With tears of joy (and his "Nu" hanky), Jelly accepts and becomes a member of the team.

From here on, Jelly Jiggler becomes a key member of the Bo-bobo team. Using his more subdued, but still wacky form of Wiggin', he joins up with Bo-bobo and Don Patch, forming together into the infamous Wiggin' Trio, who work together to further confuse and stop the increasingly powerful warriors of the Cromedome Empire. Starting from the King of Wiggin' Specialists Rice, Jelly and his team continue to face further and greater challenges. Unfortunately, while his attack abilities appeared to be crucial, he was more used as a sacrifice by Bo-bobo and Don Patch towards all of their enemies while he continued to try and find ways to fight. But when things seemed dire, he kept his cool from his various "Nu" items, as well as his consistent drive to show the world the greatness of tokoroten while facing off against other edible villains (such as shaved ice, fishcake and a living tofu cube). By the time the world had been saved, Jelly Jiggler tried to move on with his life and "go back to school", but once again, got smashed by something as he left his allies behind. But of course, as the forces of the Neo-Maruhage Empire beckon, Jelly may have to re-enter the battle alongside Bo-bobo once again.

[edit] Forms

• Yet to be Named Female Form: Jelly Jiggler's female forms involve a school girl look, a wealthy girl look, and a Geisha look.
• Child: in the fight against Nightmare he turns into a smaller version of self with larger eyebrows, and is obsessed with his face.
• A "Lucky" Coin: When engulfed by Halekulani's money, Jelly Jiggler turn into a coin with the "nu" symbol on it.
• A Tire: When losing his life in Your Money or Your Life, Jelly Jiggler along with the rest of the Wiggin Trio turned into tires after Bo-bobo said they were tired.
• Sausage: When he lost all of his powers, Jelly Jiggler turned into a sausage.
• Synchronized Swimmer: When Bo-bobo's using "Super Synchronized Bungie Dance", Jelly Jiggler, Bo-bobo, and Don Patch become synchronized swimmers.
• Angel: When Bo-bobo's using "Super Fist: Airborn Angels", Jelly Jiggler, Bo-bobo, and Don Patch become angels.
• Kung-Fu Fighter: A reaction when Jelly Jiggler fell in Bo-bobo's Mystery Box. He turns Jelly Jiggler into a spell-knowing Kung-Fu Fighter. (Actually a Japanese priest but the English dub says Kung-Fu Fighter/Martial arts master)
• Torpedo: Turns into a torpedo with Don Patch to fight Bad Bard. Used phrase "BECAUSE, WE ARE TORPEDOS".
• Japanese Letters: Shibito's attack caused Jelly Jiggler to transform into Japanese Letters. Had a star in the middle which apparently was his eyes.
• Green Pepper: Jelly Jiggler turns into a Green Pepper when using "Fresh From the Garden Vegetable Attack"
• Vice-Principal: Jelly Jiggler becomes a vice-principal when using "Vice-Principal Karate Chop for Wasters of School Supplies".
• Snot Team Member: Jelly Jiggler becomes a member of "The Snot Team" when fighting Giga.
• Lucky Form: When using "Sense of Lucky" Jelly Jiggler carries two lucky hankies and is encoated with a lucky hanky hat, arm bands, ribbon, and skirt.
• Nu Form: Jelly Jiggler in the shape of a "nu" character.
• Drinking Cup
• Investing Father: The result of the Bad Family Portrait turned Jelly Jiggler into an invester.
• Wrestler
• Softon: Jelly's head thats the shape of Softon's head to use the attacks Blabs-a-wobble and Resurrection Blabs-a-Lot
• Goku: During the Dragon Ball parody, Jelly Jiggler takes on the form of Goku
• Gohan: When finishing off Don Patch, Jelly Jiggler turns into teen Gohan who preformed the Father-Son Kamehameha alongside his Goku form.
• L: During the Death Note parody, Jelly Jiggler takes on the form of L.
• Mummy: Jelly Jiggler's supposed super form used in the Hair Kingdom Arc. He gains fangs aswell as demonic pupiless eyes and is half covered.

[edit] Attacks

• Fist of the Wobble-Wobble.
• Orochi Ken/Slippery Snake Heads - Jelly-like snakes come out and attack the opponent. Used against Bobobo/Don Patch
• Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: Fresh Jelly Roll - An odd attack in which Jelly curls up on a plate and while the enemy is eating him, he will attack them while yelling "LUNCH TIME'S OVER". Used against Captain Battleship's Special Forces.
• Jelly Jiggler Rocket - Flames burn at the bottom of his feet causing him to fly.
• Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: Jiggling Like Jelly - Shoots small chunks of Jelly from his body. Used against Bo-bobo.
• "nu" (Lucky)Hanke Shield - Jelly Jiggler uses his handkerchief as a shield. Used against Captain Ishida, Indus Guy
• Supersonic Fist of the Jelly Jiggler Ready for Take-Off: Maximum Speed 190 miles per hour - Jelly Jiggler slides at 190mph.
• Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: General Jelly Jiggler trampoline - Jelly Jiggler turns into a trampoline.
• Jelly Jiggler Magnum - Bo-BoBo punches him in the back, causing fist-sized lumps of his body to fire at the enemy. Used against Gump, Mesopotamian Guy, and Nightmare.
• Super Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: Have a Taste of This - Tries to absorb enemies. Unfortunately, they have to be Dengakuman-sized. Used against OVER.
• Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: Jiggler Jelly Juice - Jelly Jiggler transforms into a bottle of juice. Used against Garbel of Manicuria.
• Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: Wrapping Paper - Jelly Jiggler turns into a giant block of jelly. What this attack is meant to do is unknown because when Garbel of Manicuria's nails go straight through him he comments that it "Worked pretty well."
• Super Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: Stretchy Hands and Legs: Jelly Jiggler stretches his limbs.
• Lucky Hanky Shield - Using two Nu hankies, he attempts to block Halekulani's attack (but fails)
• Explosion of the Double Dragon Fist - Jelly Jiggler and Don Patch take on odd animation and uppercut the enemy, causing an explosion. Used against Halekulani.
• Ice Storm of Pure Light: When in ghost form on Saturday's Ghost Wars during the Wonderful 7 Day Trial Offer, Jelly Jiggler releases a barrage of ice crystals.
• Fist of the Wobble-Wobble Wipe Out: Jelly Jiggler bounces on the enemy. Used against Pana.
• Super Fist of the Wobble-Wobble: Jelly Gum Ball Bomb: Jelly Jiggler turns into a giant gum ball and hits the enemy. Used against Sonic.
• Jelly Magic: Jelly Jiggler transports the enemy to some weird world were the enemy is trapped in a sphere, then the other spheres (if there is more than one enemy) fuse into one and the enemy captures in a bottle. Used against Sonic, Super Rabbit, and The Unknown Sad Sack.
• Stealth Wobble-Wobble Attack: A punch. Used against Giga.
• Vice-Principal Karate Chop For Wasters of School Supplies: Jelly Jiggler becomes a vice-principal and karate chop the enemy's shoulder. Used against Giga.
• Sense of Lucky: Jelly Jiggler creates a formula chart then charges at the enemy encoated in lucky hanky skirt, ribbon, arm bands, and hat with two lucky hankies. Used against Giga.
• Man's Fist: Jelly Jiggler delivers a punch strong enough to destroy his own fist. Used against Bo-bobo.
• Americana Banana Cake: Jelly Jiggler bows in front of the enemy and presents a banana cake to them. Used against Gorgon
• Blabs-a-Wobble: With his head shaped like Softon's, Jelly attacks an enemy.
• Resurrected Blabs-a-Lot: Jelly Jiggler preforms an upercut from the ground with Softon's head.

Games Only

• Dengaku Shot: Same as Bo-bobo's version of Dengaku shot.

Episode appearances: 1, 12-21, 25, 27-76

[edit] Trivia

• Although Jelly has become an important main character in his own right in Bo-bobo, he was merely introduced for one silly joke. In the second chapter of the series, Jelly was one of several Hair Hunters at a meeting of the top Hair-Hunt blocks, where he told all of his compatriots to turn down their talking because "it was making him wobble". But while Sawai merely had him created for one throw-away joke (like many of his other throw-away joke characters at the start of the series), he received plenty of fan mail and interest from Jump readers who wanted to see more of him. This would eventually lead to Bo-bobo heading to A-Block to take on the gelatinous hair hunter and put Jelly on his way to becoming a mainstay in the Bo-bobo universe.
• In most battles, Jelly Jiggler is used as a projectile weapon by Bo-bobo (often in part to the show's unusual behavior).
• Jelly is frequentley attacked by practically all enemies, mostly because he usually can be blasted, melted, torn to shreds or even eaten and then reform back to normal moments later as if it never happened. OVER/Torpedo Girl particularly can't stand him and hurt him more often than others.

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
The Nonsense Nine:	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo | Don Patch | Beauty | Gasser | Jelly Jiggler| Dengakuman | Softon | Hatenko | Torpedo Girl
The Shinsetsu Nonsense Nine:	Gaoh | Namerō | Pokomi
Villains:	Maruhage Empire (Organization) | Villains | Major Villains | Maruhage Empire | Pomade Ring | Cyber City | Former Maruhage Empire | Hair Kingdom | Jati
Other Characters:	Other | Fusions
Plot:	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Media:	Episodes | Manga chapters | Dassutsu! Wiggin' Royale | Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Other:	Yoshio Sawai | Shonen Jump | Fists