Jinx (G.I. Joe)
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Jinx is a character from the toy, comic and cartoon series, G.I. Joe. She appears as a member of the cast in two series, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and G.I. Joe: Sigma 6.
Jinx is one of only a handful of G.I. Joe team members whose real name is withheld from public knowledge. Her newest profile in G.I. Joe Special Missions Tokyo reveals her name to be Kimi Arashikage, cousin of Tommy Arashikage (Storm Shadow). However, it states that Kimi may be a nickname.
Her file card states that she hails from Los Angeles, California and is a Bryn Mawr graduate. She had been studying martial arts since she was seven. On a trip to Japan, she discovered her familial ties to a clan of ninja. She has since been recruited by Snake-Eyes, a fellow ninja and member of the G.I. Joe Team. She then underwent training with the Blind Master, a ranking ninja sensei.
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[edit] Hasbro Toys - A Real American Hero
Jinx's first appearance was in the 1987 edition of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline. She has since beem renamed Agent Jinx. She, like many of the female G.I.Joe characters has had a very small number of action figures produced. As of 2006, she only has one 3 and 3/4 inch figure named Jinx, and two 3 and 3/4 inch figures named Agent Jinx. The latest figure created actually reveals her face, however, her real name is still classified. It is believed that the red blindfold carried by her 2004 figure was meant to be a nod to her appearance in 1987's G.I. Joe: The Movie.
[edit] Comics appearance
[edit] Marvel Comics
Jinx first appeared in G.I. Joe #59 of the comics series published by Marvel Comics. The details of her origin indicated in the file card is not fully explored, however, the Blind Master is present in the comics storyline. She is tasked with recruiting the amnesiac Billy (Cobra Commander’s son) away from his father. In the series, it is revealed that she is a cousin of Storm Shadow.
Her next major role in a storyline was rescuing the captured Joe Team members fro Borovia’s gulags in issue #66. In subsequent appearances, she helped the Joes clear their name in the scandal that followed the Cobra Civil War, reunite Billy with his mother and battled remnants of the Arashikage clan. She became a member of the G.I. Joe special team, Ninja Force, and continued serving until G.I. Joe was disbanded.
Much of Jinx’s character designs without her mask in her early appearances have been inconsistent, portraying her as somewhat younger looking and at much the same teenage years as Billy. This was a problem as her action figure had her wearing a ninja mask. Issue #65 began using the design based on her unmasked appearance in the animated film, G.I. Joe: The Movie.
[edit] Reinstatement - Devil's Due
In the first four issues of the G.I. Joe comics published by Devil’s Due Publishing, it is revealed that she spent the years that followed using her skills in intelligence-gathering to become a bounty hunter in Tokyo. Fellow Joe teammate Budo followed her and they became lovers, despite their contradicting backgrounds (Budo is a samurai). She rejoined G.I. Joe when the team was reinstated to battle a revived Cobra. When G.I. Joe commander Hawk was shot in the back by Zartan, the team is disbanded once more.
[edit] America’s Elite - Devil's Due
After some time, the G.I. Joe team reformed, but it was a much smaller group of specialists. Although she is not a member of the new team, she serves as a member of the reserves.
[edit] Special Missions - Tokyo
Jinx stars in this one-shot comic set in Tokyo. As part of the new Special Missions series, this One-Shot focuses on some of the fan favorite team members that have not been seen since the end of the original series.
[edit] Cartoon versions
[edit] A Real American Hero
[edit] Sunbow
In the continuity established by Sunbow, her first and only appearance was in G.I. Joe: The Movie where she is established as a member of the Rawhides, a group of G.I. Joe rookie recruits. She is often blamed for any unlucky occurrences and her code name reflects this. She was also Lt. Falcon’s love interest in the film. During a sparring session with Beachhead, she made a reference to her blind ninja master. The climax of the film brought her in mortal combat with Cobra-La’s most lethal member, Pythona. She fights at her best blindfolded.
[edit] DiC
Jinx is absent in the second G.I. Joe animated series that was produced by DiC Entertainment in 1990. Most of the G.I. Joe characters who came out before 1990 did not appear in that series.
[edit] G.I. Joe Direct to Video Movies
[edit] Spy Troops
Jinx is not a member of the team at this time. This can be attributed to no Jinx figures being present at this time.
[edit] Valor vs. Venom
Jinx's next appearance is in the direct-to-video animated film G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom which ignores previous animated continuity. Her original background with the Blind Master is not mentioned, instead she is currently undergoing tutelage along with Kamakura under Snake-Eyes. She likes to rib her fellow apprentice 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 ninja skills as she does seem to be a very seasoned ninja.
[edit] Sigma 6
Through the series, G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, she continues the same role she filled in Valor vs. Venom. She is only a reserve member of the Sigma 6 team. It is more apparent in the series that she is an elder student over Kamakura whom she is often partnered with. She maintains the same appearance she has in Valor vs. Venom where she eschews her original ninja gi in favor of a more Oriental look.
