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3 | ''Jesus'' is a 1990s {{Shonen|Demographic}} manga, that later came to include a 2000-2004 {{crossover}} with ''Manga/YamiNoAegis'', and a 2009-present crossover with ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart'', as well as its own sequel. |
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5 | Jesus is a world-renowned assassin, feared by many a {{Mook}} and wanted by almost every government organization out there. One day, he gets the bright idea to steal one ton of heroin from a {{Yakuza}} group, fake his own death, skip town and then profit from the stolen drugs. However, he soon hits a snag in his plan, and things go FromBadToWorse. His fake visa isn’t ready for him to leave the country yet, the body double they used is a high school history teacher, and to top it all off, the drugs get sealed inside a reinforced blackboard, and hung up in the very school his body double worked at. |
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7 | And so begins the tale of how Jesus became an assassin-turned-history teacher. The manga, crossovers and sequel all follow Jesus as he adapts to a "normal" life, all whilst keeping his real identity a secret, and protecting numerous innocents from all of the enemies after him. |
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9 | [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]]... [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} well, you know]]. |
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12 | !!Tropes featured in ''Jesus'' include: |
13 | * AntiHero: Jesus, most definitely. Sure, he may do bad things (to even worse people) for the greater good, but he’s still not willing to go out of his way to help people. |
14 | ** Proven when he raids the Shibayamagumi HQ, and [[spoiler:sees them dragging a drugged Mizutani into a car.]] He has a few moments where he tries to justify ''saving'' her, and insists to himself he's not doing it to be a nice guy. |
15 | ** Also, earlier when the same Yakuza group launched a driver-less logging truck at the school, his first thought was to protect the heroin housed inside, not the students and faculty. |
16 | * AppropriatedAppellation: Jesus earned his moniker due to that name supposedly being invoked by his targets & cannon fodder right before they die. |
17 | * BadGuyBar: The Nest Of Geese is Jesus’s hang out in the original manga, when he's not teaching. It's later revealed to be a central hub for all sorts of mercenaries and guns-for-hire. |
18 | * BadassLongcoat: Jesus wears one when he's "on the job". |
19 | * CatchPhrase: How Jesus' AppropriatedAppellation caught on. After he does something appropriately badass and has his enemy at his mercy, this exchange nearly always occurs... |
20 | -->'''Bad Guy:''' "Jesus!" (Using it as a swear word)\ |
21 | '''Jesus:''' "That's what they call me. Remember it when you get to Hell." |
22 | * CoolShades: Jesus sports a pair of these on a mission in Brazil. |
23 | * CoolOldGuy: Kashihara, the owner of Nest of Geese. |
24 | * {{Crossover}}: Jesus shows up later in ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart'' and ''Manga/YaminoAegis'', and in the sequel characters from those two series also show up. |
25 | * ImprovisedWeapon: At one point, Jesus shoots out the tires on a truck with ''screws''. |
26 | * IronicName: The world-renowned hitman is named Jesus, a name more commonly associated with [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} a harbinger of mercy and forgiveness]]. |
27 | * JerkAss: Good god, Togawa. He didn't start out one as it is implied he was a friendly art student in the past before a nasty incident made him unable to paint. Also a JerkWithAHeartOfGold since Togawa would protect people he truly cares about. |
28 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jesus shows a bit of this, when he’s even nice enough to take [[spoiler:Mizutani]] home after he saves her. |
29 | ** [[spoiler:He also does his best to keep his high school class alive on their overseas trip gone bad, and later makes sure they get back to Japan safely]]. |
30 | ** [[spoiler:Let's not forget how Jesus tried to make sure Togawa, who he considers to be his younger self, does not get involved in the underworld.]] |
31 | ** Togawa, like Jesus is also this. He's a delinquent, but he's never been shown actually bullying anyone. His status as one is more because he fights a lot. |
32 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: Jesus admits he was exactly like Togawa when he was young. Possibly counts as {{Foreshadowing}} of Togawa's potential future self, especially with Jesus as a teacher. |
33 | * RevolversAreJustBetter: Jesus’s main weapon is a .357 Colt Python. |
34 | * TookALevelInBadass: Thanks to TrainingFromHell, [[spoiler:Jesus' class goes from normal high school kids to skilled mercs, due to circumstances.]] |
35 | * TrainingFromHell: Jesus [[spoiler:puts his class through this to impart to them the skills necessary to survive a war-torn country and make it back to Japan.]] |
36 | * {{Yakuza}}: Jesus has had dealings with them. |
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