Line #50 Series/TokusouRoboJanperson


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou Janperson and Gun Gibson are about to shoot you.]]]]
3	->"''Janperson, Fights for Justice!"''
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5	''Tokusou Robo Janperson'' is the twelth entry in the ''Series/MetalHeroes'' franchise, airing from 1993-1994
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7	Sometime in the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture not so distant future]], scientists in Tokyo create a robot to [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner bring lethal justice to their lawless streets]]. However, this robot, MX-A1, [[AIIsACrapshoot goes haywire]] and [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters turns on its creators]]. Rather than allow him to be scrapped, his co-creator Kaoru Saegusa rebuilds him into a new robot hero with human emotions. Now Janperson, our hero, patrols the streets of Tokyo to eliminate the threat of its four main crime syndicates. Later, he is joined by fellow robot Gun Gibson, [[DefeatMeansFriendship who was originally designed to kill him]].
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9	The show is available for streaming on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MbnSRrwW10 Toei Tokusatsu World Official Youtube Channel here]].
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13	!!Recurring ''Metal Hero'' tropes include:
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15	* BigBad: There are four villain organizations roaming the streets. Ryuzaburou Tatewaki, a.k.a. Bill Goldy, [[spoiler:Janperson's EvilTwin]], seems to be the most iconic.
16	* {{BFG}}: Janperson has his Jick Cannon (a RobotBuddy that combines with Janperson's Jandetic), but it's not nearly as big as the 1500mm-long Spindle Cannon Gun Gibson uses. (Janperson used said Spindle Cannon on at least one occasion.) Before the Jick Cannon, Janperson had the Jan Vulcan instead.
17	* {{BFS}}: The Jan Blader. Strangely for a ''Metal Heroes'' show, it isn't a LaserBlade, nor is it a {{Vibroweapon}}, and seems to be a regular metal BladeBelowTheShoulder.
18	* LaserBlade: Averted, oddly -- the Jan Blader is a solid metal sword.
19	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Barely any of them show up, since robot technology in this version of Japan has basically advanced to the point that the {{Mooks}} are just as dangerous, however the series could be classified as having a Cyborg of the Week, which usually never shows up after the episode in which Janperson defeats them.
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21	!!''Tokusou Robo Janperson'' provides examples of the following tropes:
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23	* BattleCouple: Gun Gibson and Carol, Neo-Guild assassins, until George Makabe offed her.
24	* BattleCry: "Janperson, for Justice!"
25	* CardCarryingVillain: Bill Goldy. Literally.
26	* CarryABigStick: Janperson's Jastick.
27	* CoolCar: Janperson's Dark Jaycar. It's a modified C3 Chevy Corvette that contains a detachable helicopter called Sky Jaycar. The Dark Jaycar and the Sky Jaycar have a maximum speed of respectively 700 kph (434 mph) and 1,800 kph (1118 mph),. Additionally, the car is equipped with a cannon called Land Jaycar that pops out when Sky Jaycar detaches from the car. Other modules, including [[DrillTank the Drill Jeycar]], can be fitted into the space occupied by the Sky Jaycar if needed.
28	* CoolPlane: The Jey Gulliver, an oddly-shaped jet that can either carry/deploy modules for the Jaycar, or combine with the Jaycar to form the Grand Jeycar.
29	* CopShow: The {{Toku}} version, just like its [[Series/BlueSWAT successor]].
30	* DynamicEntry: Janperson ''loves'' these, and usually introduces himself by throwing a JP Card into a wall, or a gun, or a robot... (He doesn't quite fit the DeathDealer trope, as he only uses them to announce his presence.)
31	* DrivingQuestion: For the first quarter or so of the show, "Who is Janperson and where did he come from?". This gets resolved before long.
32	* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Janperson (and later Gun Gibson) come to a remote cave by the seashore for repairs, maintenance and storage of weapons. The location also contains computers for looking up anything associated with villains and their victims.
33	* GratuitousEnglish
34	** The opening credits begin with "Janperson fights for justice!"
35	** Bill Goldy wields cards that say "Bill Goldy for Evil!". It's also his InTheNameOfTheMoon.
36	** Also from Bill Goldy: "I'll be back!"
37	** Gun Gibson likes to end his sentences with "baby".
38	* TheGunslinger: Gun Gibson ''loves'' to twirl his guns, and manages to fit all four types of this trope at one point or another.
39	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Gun Gibson and Carol -- they'd enter scenes with her riding on his shoulder.
40	* ItsPersonal: George Makabe (the BigBad of Neo-Guild) personally killed Gun Gibson's partner Carol, and it takes some convincing from Janperson to talk him down from an indiscriminate RoaringRampageOfRevenge to a "BestServedCold" approach. (There are ''many'' civilian robots that use Neo-Guild parts without actually having anything to do with Neo-Guild.)
41	* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: What Janperson was designed as and in fact still does, albeit mostly with crimes and criminals too far above what the local police can handle. A rather mild version when compared to [[Series/KidouKeijiJiban Jiban]].
42	* LargeHam: Shun Sugata's performance as Tatewaki/Bill Goldy is pure, delicious ham.
43	* MoralityChain: Mostly averted. Gun Gibson is reasonable enough that Janperson only had to be this in the very beginning of their partnership.
44	* OhCrap
45	** The mooks of the week when Janperson starts flexing his might (he can lift cars by the bumpers, one sedan in each hand).
46	** Janperson himself upon fighting Bill Goldy for the first time.
47	* OneManArmy
48	** Janperson has enough built-in weaponry to destroy several criminal organizations, and then has an arsenal of mounted/carried weaponry besides.
49	** ...And Bill Goldy can apparently use the same, even [[OhCrap hijacking Janperson's.]]
50	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Gun Gibson is originally a Neo-Guild assassin, and has this attitude towards Janperson. Then they fight crime [[BuddyCopShow together]].
51	* RestrainingBolt
52	** Janperson doesn't appear to have this, nor does he seem to be ThreeLawsCompliant -- he certainly ignores the second law on a daily basis!
53	** Gun Gibson even less so, but he'll incapacitate human opponents with slightly-less-than-lethal force and leave them for the actual police.
54	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Robots superficially resembling humans are somewhat common in the show, and one episode revolves around a human robot hunter trying to find parts for one built in the image of her brother, but overall they tend to be hitmen or assassins. Janperson himself could, with some work, pass as a human in a suit, as his A.I. is sufficiently advanced. To clarify: Janperson's movements tend to be jerky and obviously robotic (he's jumped from a building and landed on two feet), but in at least one case he's donned a robot disguise and acted surprisingly more fluid than usual.
55	* ShapeshifterModeLock: Janperson can remove his face mask and wear clothes when necessary, which also lowers his output significantly. One episode featured him getting locked like this, with an apparently human exterior on top of that (that of a criminal).
56	* ShooOutTheClowns: Once Janperson's origins are finally revealed, the supporting cast of snooping reporters and hapless inspectors is written out of the show.
57	* ShoutOut
58	** Gun Gibson is named after Creator/MelGibson, apparently.
59	** Janperson carries a missile in at least one of his thighs similar to that of [[Manga/{{Cyborg009}} 004]].
60	** At one point, Bill Goldy shouts "[[Franchise/{{Terminator}} I'll be back!]]" in GratuitousEnglish.
61	** Janperson's occasional costume change (removing his face guard and putting on clothes) is similar to what [[Series/RobotDetective K]] did, but for a slightly different reason -- JP mostly does it as a disguise, while K does it to avoid frightening people.
62	** #16 has the android R3, who suffers a multiple personality disorder with the data of legendary figures in his brain. At one point, he adopts the AsskickingPose of ''Series/SpaceSheriffGavan'', with context allowing for Gavan to be either a fictional TV character or a real hero in the world of ''Janperson''.
63	* SomethingPerson: His name comes from him wearing a Jumper. Geddit?
64	* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'', both Metal Hero shows that features TheHero being a robotic warrior who is also affiliated with the police force.
65	* StarterVillain: Ben Fujinami (the leader of Guild), who is introduced [[WeHardlyKnewYe and dies within the first two episodes]].
66	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Janperson's theme, "The Arrival of a Mysterious New Hero", sounds very much like the theme from the Film/SupermanTheMovie.
67	* SwissArmyAppendage: Janperson's right arm can be launched off as a wired RocketPunch, or detached to make room for a [[{{BFS}} sword]], a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]], or an actual RocketPunch.
68	* UnexplainedRecovery: Gun Gibson is heavily damaged towards the end, but gets repaired in time for the finale.
69	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Robots are quite common in this version of Japan, enough so that Janperson can disguise himself (or at least not draw as much attention) by removing his face mask and donning clothes.
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