Jei (Usagi Yojimbo)
Jei is a male character who features in Usagi Yojimbo.
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Biography
Jei
Seeking out Ibaraki, he found him residing in a cavern on a path filled with dark statues. Once inside, he begged the aid of the monks gods in order for a cure for the princess. Ibaraki decided to comply but said that there would be a price which would be the priest Jizonobu himself. Reluctantly, he agreed and went deeper into the caves at the beckoning of Ibaraki who said that the priest would meet the monk's dark gods. After a scream was heard, he fell unconscious and was in the grips of a fever when he was discovered by the village the next day. Meanwhile, his charge the lord's young daughter came to make a miraculous recovery whilst Jizonbu was being cared for by the priests in the village. Upon regaining consciousness, he found that his body had become possessed by a black soul that murdered the person caring for him. The possessed Ji then took his yari and went on a rampage killing everyone in the temple before going out to the village. Even Lord Goyo was killed by the laughing priest where he told the man that he was not Ji and instead took on the name Jei. He only came to spare Goyo's daughter and a fellow priest named Hama who was seriously wounded from the incident. (Usagi Yojimbo v3 #104)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was known by a variety of names that included Jei-san, the Blade of the Gods, the Black Soul, the Demon Spearman and a host of other epithets.
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Jei was created by Stan Sakai where he made his first appearance in Usagi Yojimbo v1 #10 (August, 1988).
- In The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Book 6 (2016), it was noted that the character was based on Jason Voorhees, "Stan [Sakai] leavens these dark tales with impish humor. Jei's name is a pun: when the standard Japanese honorific san is appended, it becomes "Jei-san" - or "Jason," the villain from the Friday the 13th horror movies. And like Jason, Jei will be back."
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jei appeared in the setting of the 2012 animated television series where he was voiced by actor Keone Young
Appearances
- Usagi Yojimbo v1: (1988)
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