A character page for the Barry Steakfries series by order of first appearance.
Crossover appearances:
- Dan The Mannote
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Debuted in Age of Zombies
Barry Steakfries
Barry Steakfries/Bareth McSteakington Friesenhausen
"Locked n' Loaded, suckers!"
The titular protagonist of the series. Once an ordinary gramophone salesman from Australia, his life changed when he stumbled across Legitimate Research. Armed with jetpacks and guns, Barry is always ready stop any zombie apocalypse, monster outbreak, or whatever evil plans the scientists might have in mind.- Adaptation Personality Change: Barry Vlog depicts him as a not very confident and self-centered Bad Liar. His selfish tendencies are very notable, as he was given "I'm Barry Steakfries!" as a Character Catchphrase, reacts negatively when anything related to Dan is mentioned to the point of considering him an Arch-Enemy instead of Brains, note and when The King (For whom narcissism is the main character trait) appears, he comes off as less selfish than Barry. Parts of this characterisation started popping up in the media following vlogs, though in heavily downplayed form.
- Arch-Enemy: Although he considers Dan his arch-nemesis in Barry Vlog and original promotional material for Age of Zombies advertised Zombie T-Rex as such, his main enemy is actually Professor Brains.
- Awesome Aussie: An Australian man who single-handedly stopped the Zombie Apocalypse, wears no sleeves to emphasise his muscles, and has a noticeable Australian accent.
- Badass Biker: Has his own bike, the Bad As Hog, which he's sometimes seen riding.
- Badass in a Nice Suit: His default outfit is a work suit, though with a torn-off sleeves.
- Battle Strip: He has a tendency to shred sleeves of his suit whenever he's about to jump into action.
- Blue Is Heroic: The main hero of the series, whose Iconic Outfit is a blue suit.
- Curtains Match the Window: His eyes and hair are both of brown color. Subverted in all sprite-based games, where his eyes are always depicted as black.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: His depiction in the early versions of Age of Zombies is... notably different to say the least
◊. Aside from more realistic look and proportions, he was always seen smoking and had a potty mouth, making him more in line with M-rated Action Heroes like Duke Nukem and Serious Sam. These aspects would be either removed (in case of the former) or drastically toned down (the latter). - Edible Theme Naming: Barry Steakfries.
- Given Name Reveal: In the 100th episode of Barry Vlog, his mother reveals that Barry's real name is Bareth McSteakington Friesenhausen. He apparently was going to be named Gareth, but it was misspelt.
- Heroes Love Dogs: One of the things he took from Legitimate Research is a robotic dog named Flash, who became his pet and often joins him on his adventures.
- Heroic Comedic Sociopath: His altitude, especially in Jetpack Joyride, can be seen as extremely rebellious and unprovoked. However, given the scientists' own alignment and his more heroic depiction in other games, it's clear that he's still a good guy of the story. His bio for Jetpack Joyride 2 states that he will always save the day, but not without some collateral damage.
- Heroic Mime: In Jetpack Joyride, where he's limited to a few grunts upon getting hit. Other games tend to subvert this by having a dialogue (and in case of 2020 version of Monster Dash, a speaking voice in the middle of gameplay).
- Hot-Blooded: Barry's primary reason for stealing the jetpack is for the thrill of it.
- Hunter of Monsters: In Monster Dash, where enemies are not limited to zombies.
- Iconic Item: Machine Gun Jetpack, from Monster Dash onwards. Most games since then have him appear with it on his back, and in the games with multiple jetpacks to choose from, Machine Gun is always the default option.
- My Own Grampa: Implied at the end of Wild West chapter in Age of Zombies. After defeating Mad Dog, Ruby takes Barry to her place to give him the "reward". Before they do so, Barry ask her for a full name, which turns out to be Miss Rubenstein McSexypants, which (as he notes) is the same name as his great grandmother's. This was heavily altered in 2023 script, ultimately averting the trope.
- One-Man Army: Age of Zombies and Monster Dash pit him against zombies and monsters, who he takes down with ease.
- Perma-Stubble: Has five o'clock shadow on his face. Some of the swappable costumes in various games keep it intact.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to Craig's Blue. Barry is impulsive and enthusiastic, compared to calm and more down to earth Craig.
- The Rival: Vlogs (And some other promotional material) depict him to be in rivalry with Dan, being very reluctant to talk about Dan's series and wanting to get attention back to himself. Ultimately subverted in the last episode, where he reveals that there wasn't any rivalry between them.
- Series Mascot: For this series as a whole, of course, but he can also be considered one for Halfbrick Studios, being most often used for marketing of their other games and having playable appearance in most of them.
- Shotguns Are Just Better: When Machine Gun Jetpack isn't in use, expect Barry to wield a Sawed-Off Shotgun.
- Sleeves Are for Wimps: Barry claims to have a "Shirt-Ripping Disease", a desire to rip the sleeves of his shirt when he feels trill and excitement, which means that his default appearance is a blue work suit with jagged edges. According to one of his Vlog videos, this came from his family and has been spanning for generations.Barry: Holy balls! This place is cold!Craig: Now you wish you'd never torn off your sleeves, hum?Barry: What? No way! Living without sleeves is my lifestyle!
- Smoking Is Cool: As part of the Early-Installment Weirdness, the original versions of Age of Zombies had him chewing on a cigar to emphasize his awesomeness. Like constant swearing, later ports and games do not show or mention him doing this, while still depicting him as a badass character.
- Soul-Sucking Retail Job: Before the events of the games, he's seen working as a gramophone salesman. From very little of what was shown, he very clearly found his job boring and difficult, since gramophones became incredibly outdated and hard to sell. It was stated several times that he quit after the events of Jetpack Joyride began.
- Super-Strength: He was shown having enough power to do some hard to impossible tasks for normal humans, such as breaking the wall with bare hands, ripping sleeves off his shirt with ease, and was shown stopping the satellite from falling down in one of the Rock Operas.
- Vague Age: His exact age is ambiguous, though some Vlog episodes and Jetpack Joyride 2 state that he was growing up in The '90s.
- Working-Class Hero: He was a salesman for a gramophone-making company, which is heavily implied to be unsuccessful due to gramophones getting out of fashion long time ago.
- Zombie Apocalypse Hero: His role in Age of Zombies, by virtue of Professor Brains causing Zombie Apocalypse in the past and future.
Professor Brains (Unmarked Spoilers)
Professor Barry Brains
"I'll be unstoppable, providing Barry Steakfries does not break through that wall right now!"
The main antagonist of the series. The man behind Legitimate Research, this Mad Scientist is very eager to Take Over the World. Unfortunately for him, all of his plans are continuously interrupted by his Arch-Enemy, Barry Steakfries.- Alliterative Name: His full name is Barry Brains.
- Arch-Enemy: He is the most notable enemy of Barry Steakfries.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: One of his villainous acts is to kick Flash the robot dog in the first episode of Jetpack Joyride Shorts.
- Beard of Evil: Spots a green goatee on his chin.
- Big Bad: First appeared in Age of Zombies as the main antagonist responsible for creating zombies in the first place, and filled this role within the series since. Although he doesn't directly appear in Monster Dash, original iOS port of AoZ implied that he was also the one behind the events of Monster Dash, which would later be confirmed by Jetpack Joyride 2. Jetpack Joyride Shorts revealed that he's a CEO of Legitimate Research, making him the antagonist of the original Jetpack Joyride as well, although he didn't make a proper appearance in it until Brains Attack event in 2023.
- Dr. Brainpart: Professor Brains. The name is a Multiple Reference Pun: not only is he smart, but he also created an army of brain-eating zombies in attempt to destroy humankind.
- Green and Mean: Has green facial hair and is as malevolent as ever.
- Final Boss: In Age of Zombies, where you fight him in the last of five (initial) worlds, Future.
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul: A Big Bad of the franchise, he is never seen without the glasses he's wearing.
- Hybrid Monster: His One-Winged Angel form as a Final Boss in Age of Zombies has him fuse with the zombie power and the future technology.
- Labcoat of Science and Medicine: This Mad Scientist is always seen wearing a white labcoat.
- Last-Name Basis:
- He's only referred to as Brains, by his last name. The reveal of his first name is treated as a surprise, because he shares it with Barry Steakfries.
- One the other side of coin, he always calls Barry "Mr. Steakfries" in the original script for Age of Zombies, as a hint that two share the same first name. However, he stopped doing so in his later appearances, and has been mostly referring to Barry by his first name.
- Morally Ambiguous Doctorate: Well, he is a Professor that doesn't hide the fact that he's up to no good.
- The Napoleon: In Jetpack Joyride Shorts at least, he appears to be shorter than Barry, and has a relative short temper. He is also the shortest of the villains working for Really Bad Corp, a corporation that he took control over.
- Never My Fault: Befitting of someone as arrogant as him, he blames the robot version of him for his scheme to kill both Barry and Robo Barry failing. In actuality, it's his fault for not considering Robo Barry would pull a Heroic Sacrifice to save Barry or vice versa.
- Right-Hand Cat: He's the primary bad guy and, in the third episode of Jetpack Joyride Shorts, he pets a lazy fat cat that seems to be his pet.
- Robot Me: Like Barry, he has his own robotic counterpart, though all it does is brainstorming ridiculous jetpack ideas.
- Starter Villain: Takes this role in Jetpack Joyride 2. After he's defeated in Sector 10 of Legitimate Research, the game shifts focus on Minertaur and other villains. However, he still occasionally appears between sectors to boss around whoever Barry is currently fighting.
- Take Over the World: He states he wants to rule the world and is the main villain.
- The Team Normal: Of the villains that work alongside (and later, for) him in Jetpack Joyride Shorts and Jetpack Joyride 2, he can be considered the most ordinary one. For context, those villains include a fan of high-tech Japanese technologies, a Soviet mercenary, a heavyset minotaur, an undead ancient queen and a martian mermaid.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: While almost many Halfbrick Studios villains can be serious and/or laughable and comical, Brains is dead serious.
- Villainous Underdog: Despite being the main baddie and the Arch-Enemy of Barry, he doesn't seem to have any fighting prowess by himself. Barry, being a One-Man Army, tends to make a quick work of him and doesn't take Brains very seriously.
- Villainous Widow's Peak: His hair-style includes a windows peak.
- Walking Spoiler: In Age of Zombies, where it's hard to say anything other than him starting a Zombie Apocalypse without spoiling part of the game. This is mostly because, despite being taken out by Barry in the very first dialogue scene, he subverts We Hardly Knew Ye by coming back for the last world, Future. Most later media in the series tends to avoid this by taking place before Age of Zombies.
- Zero-Effort Boss: Subverted in Age of Zombies. Professor Brains is initially introduced as a Big Bad, but gets shot by Barry at the very beginning of the game (With the ability to interact with him depending on the version you play, as originally you had to pull a trigger on him, but in most later ports he's a Cutscene Boss), with the rest of the plot revolving around Barry destroying remnants of his zombie army. Then the Future kicks in, where Brains is not only alive, thanks to time travelling long before Barry broke into his lab, but fuses power of zombies with the technology of the future and tries to use it against Barry.
Zombies
Zombies
Primary enemies in Age of Zombies. Also reappear in Monster Dash as an obstacle usually encountered in Zombie Metropolis.- Action Bomb: Red-glowing zombies will explode once you touch or shoot them.
- Friendly Zombie: In Monster Dash's "Zombie Barry", "Zombie High Fivin'" and "Zombie Diplomacy" missions, the zombies are harmless, and your goal is to high-five as many as you can while still avoiding contact with other types of monsters.
- Giant Mook: Some of the Zombies have bigger versions of themselves. They require more bullets to go down.
- Mummy: The zombies Barry encounters in Ancient Egypt are mummies. They would become a distinct enemy type in Monster Dash.
- Off with His Head!: Killing a zombie in Monster Dash causes its head to visibly fall off.
- The Spiny: Some zombies in Monster Dash wear spiky helmets, which prevent Barry from defeating them by a Goomba Stomp and will damage him instead. They can only be defeated with a gun.
- Zerg Rush: Individually, zombies are quite weak and don't take much health from Barry (plus, there's Regenerating Health). However, they can become a real threat due to their sheer amount. Being cornered by few of them means they'll chop off chunks of your health very quickly, which might make you lose a life. Get surrounded a huge wave of zombies with nowhere to run and you're a dead meat.
Zombie T-Rex
Zombie T-Rex
Holy Balls!
Voiced by: Jesse Higginson (Star Skater)
Once an ordinary dinosaur from the Caveman era, turned into a zombie and pitted against Barry. Made its debut in Age of Zombies as the first boss, becoming a recurring character in the series since, mostly as a Power Up Mount.- Acid Attack: One of its attacks is spitting some acid forward.
- Admiring the Abomination: When they first meet, Barry calls it "one of the greatest creations to ever walk the Earth" and is sad by the fact that he has to kill it.
- Advertised Extra: The original advertisements for Age of Zombies gave a lot of attention to it, despite only being the first boss. By contrast, Professor Brains barely gets any mention at all.
- Breakout Character: One of the few characters from Age of Zombies that isn't a subject of Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, appearing as a skin for Lil' Stomper in JJ and in various crossovers alongside Barry.
- Characterization Marches On: Started as one of Barry's enemies, eventually turned into a friendly Power Up Mount. When Zombie T-Rex was added into Halfbrick-published game Star Skater, it was revealed to be secretly friends with Barry.
- Expy: To Yoshi. Both are green dinosaurs that serve as mounts for the protagonists that can eat enemies. In it's appearance in Jetpack Joyride, Z-Rex even tries to imitate Yoshi's Flutter Jump.
- One-Hit Kill: In Age of Zombies, ramming into any boss while riding the power-up version of it will instantly kill them, though the player will also automatically lose Z-Rex.
- Power Up Mount: 2014 update to Age of Zombies allowed Barry to ride on Zombie T-Rex for few seconds by collecting a specific pickup crate. When active, this dinosaur will be able to eat any zombie it stumbles across, and One-Hit Kill any boss. Later, Jetpack Joyride would make Z-Rex into a vehicle skin for Lil' Stomper.
- Raising the Steaks: It's in their name — a dinosaur that became a zombie.
- Robot Me: Zombie T-Rex had three different robot replicas made of it. One is a robotic creation of Professor Brains made out of nuts in Battle Racing Stars, the other is more futuristic cyberpunk inspired one that appears in Magic Brick Wars, and the last is "Wild Wild Rex", one of the vehicles in Jetpack Joyride 2.
Prince Runingunin
Crown Prince Runingunin of the Royal Empire
An immortal member of Queen V's Royal Consult, whom Barry first meets in Ancient Egypt.- Creepy Crossdresser: In the bonus Western chapter he disguises himself as one of the Ruby's sisters held hostage by Mad Dog McDraw's zombies. In pre-2023 script, this is played for Squick, as Barry falls for it thinking he's Ruby and starts making advancements towards him, only to be visibly disgusted when actual Ruby appears.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He can be spotted at the very beginning of the game working for Brains. He only gets a proper introduction in the third world, Ancient Egypt. This is also referenced by the ending. After Barry returns to the present, he's greeted by Runingunin, in the same room where the adventure began and wearing the same clothes as he did in the intro cutscene.
- Labcoat of Science and Medicine: In his Early-Bird Cameo and the ending.
- Resurrective Immortality: First time they meet, he gets shot due to Barry not wanting to deal with him. He comes back just before the next level and explains that members of Royal Consult such as himself live for many years and do not stay dead for long.
Tanaka
Tanaka
A humble man from Ancient Japan, who asks Barry to save his village from the zombies lead by Super Ramen Samurai.- Asian Speekee Engrish: In pre-2023 versions. Although he doesn't use L/R switch or adds "ee" at the end of some words, he's still stereotypically polite and most of his dialogue is in heavily mangled English.Tanaka: Caution Captain! Super Ramen Samurai may take village and kill! Then laugh!
- Japanese Politeness: Is extremely polite to strangers, including Barry.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: "Dishonors" himself when Barry is made aware of Super Ramen Samurai and suggests the two to team up against the zombie.
Debuted in Monster Dash
Monsters
Monsters
A gang of Stock Monsters and the primary obstacle in Monster Dash. Zombies from Age of Zombies are among them, see Zombies folder above for tropes about them.- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: Yeti Heights is a home for Yeti monsters.
- Big Red Devil: Devils are depicted as red imp-like creatures, though they are pretty much the same size as Barry.
- Classical Movie Vampire: Vampire monsters are depicted with the widow's peak, dark suit with a cape and vampire fangs.
- Kung Fu-Proof Mook: Like zombies, some of their variants can't be stomped on and require weapons to be defeated.
- Mummies that are covered in green poison and Demons that are set on fire. If one tries to stomp them, they'll take twice as much damage, one for touching them and second from poison/fire.
- Yeti wearing a pair of antlers. Unlike other monsters with similar changes, they don't damage Barry at all if stomped on.
- Mummy: Like zombies, mummies also make a return, but are depicted as a separate monster type, encountered in Tomb Town.
- Our Vampires Are Different: Some of the vampires in the game fly in midair.
- Wreathed in Flames: Some of the demons are set on fire.
Betty
Betty Beefpies
"The fun seems to go on!"
Voiced by: Sandra Osborne
A female version of Barry from a Gender-Bent Alternate Universe. Made her debut in the 2021 update to Monster Dash, and reappeared in Jetpack Joyride 2 with more active role.- Action Girl: Being an alternate version of Barry, she can kick just as much ass as he can.
- Alliterative Name: Betty Beefpies.
- Costume Evolution: Her debut in Monster Dash had her wear a clothes that were very similar to Barry's: A blue work suit and pants with a white shirt and black boots. The most distinguishable part of her attire was a black belt on her waist as opposed to her male counterpart having a tie. In Jetpack Joyride 2, she wears earrings, a skirt and heels, The belt is now gone and her suit is unbuttoned, allowing her to reveal more of her white T-shirt.
- Distaff Counterpart: Essentially a female version of Barry.
- Edible Theme Naming: Her last name is Beefpies, matching that of Barry Steakfries.
- Gender-Bent Alternate Universe: Comes from one. When she encounters Barry before the 9th Sector of Moon Tomb, she calls Barry's universe "a stupid version where [they] all have changed gender."
- One-Woman Army: Befitting of a Distaff Counterpart of Barry (who's an example himself), Betty can single-handedly take down multiple foes.
- Sleeves Are for Wimps: Naturally. The description for Betty's Blouse in Jetpack Joyride implies that this trait is natural for any alternate version of Barry.Fact: An infinite number of Barrys across an infinite number of universes cannot produce a single sleeve.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: She wears her hair in a ponytail in both of her playable appearances.
Debuted in Jetpack Joyride
Scientists
Scientists
- Butt-Monkey: They are very frequently portrayed being on the receiving end of things, sometimes even when Barry isn't involved.
- Clone Army: One of the dialogues in Battle Racing Stars revealed that at least some of the scientists are clones. This was confirmed by one of the bios◊ leading up to the release of Jetpack Joyride 2, which revealed that Professor Brains based them off his now late friend Peter Simpkins.
- Cowardly Mooks: They are easy to scare off by activating the jetpack or riding in a vehicle. However some jetpacks (Like the Rainbow jetpack, DIY jetpack and Golden Piggy Pack) subvert this, as the scientists aren't fazed by them.
- Faceless Goons: Their faces are never seen. Even with X-Ray Specs equipped, which otherwise reveal their bodies, the game doesn't show what they look like without their helmets. The only exception to this so far was a female scientist from Barry Steakfries: From the Files of Jetpack Joyride comic book, nicknamed "Lab Lady".
- Friendly Enemy: Despite directly opposing him, many of the scientists get along with Barry really well. One mission requires "high-fiving" them in a friendly manner and Barry was seen helping them decorate their lab in the Christmas trailer.
- Gas Mask Mooks: Half of the scientists are seen wearing gas masks.
- Harmless Enemy: The scientists never try to harm Barry themselves. They use zappers, lasers and missiles instead.
- Hazmat Suit: Half of the scientists are seen wearing hazmat helmets.
Flash
Flash
Best friends don't come any cooler than this.
Barry's Robot Dog, introduced in 1.3.5 update as one of the gadgets.- Canine Companion: Helps to obtain coins and tokens, knocks over scientists and rides various vehicles alongside Barry.
- Cat/Dog Dichotomy: A Foil to the unnamed orange cat that appears in "The Very Last Minute" Rock Opera and the third Shorts episode. Flash is Barry's robotic Loyal Animal Companion that helps him along the way. The cat, meanwhile is a fat and lazy pet of Professor Brains, that doesn't really do anything within its screentime.
- Silent Snarker: A couple instances imply he'd be a Deadpan Snarker if he could talk, like rolling his eyes at one of Barry and Robo Barry's antics.
- Suddenly Speaking: He usually only makes robotic barks (and Jetpack Joyride 2 revealed that he otherwise only Speaks in Binary), but in 2018 versions of Jetpack Joyride, he was given a dialogue text teaching Barry how to play the game.
Robo-Barry
Robo-Barry
"Double the Barry, double the... um, c-carry... D-Darry? Marry? Ah, I'll work it out later!"
A robotic version of Barry Steakfries, created by Professor Brains in an one of his attempts to defeat Barry. Made to be an Evil Knockoff that imitates the original in every single way, but Turned Against Their Masters and sides with Barry instead.- Breakout Character: Initially just one of the many clothing sets for Barry to wear in Jetpack Joyride, eventually made into his own character and given A Day in the Limelight in episode 3 of Shorts.
- Copied the Morals, Too: Brains decided to make him act just like Barry - maybe too much like Barry. This backfires, and two become friends.
- Evil Knockoff: Of Barry, created by Professor Brains to finally defeat him. Subverted, as it doesn't take him long to side with Barry Steakfries.
- Eye Lights Out: When defeated, Robo-Barry's red eyelids would fade out.
- Heel–Face Turn: Starts as Barry's opponent, but almost immediately becomes his friend due to sharing the exact same sense of humour (seeing a fat cat being stuck).
- Heroic Sacrifice: At the end of the episode he's introduced in, he takes a ride on two-seat jetpack with Barry, which turns out to be Brains' trap set to blow up. He decides to sacrifice himself and punches real Barry off the jetpack.
- Robot Me: To Barry, as his name indicates.
- Turned Against Their Masters: Built by Professor Brains to get rid of Barry. Unfortunately, Robo-Barry was made to act too much like the original, and he joins the very same person he was supposed to destroy.
Debuted in Jetpack Joyride Shorts/Jetpack Joyride 2
Craig
Research Officer 283764 "Craig"
"Phew, that was draining! I need a coffee..."
Voiced by: Matthew Pollino
A Legitimate Research scientist, was met and befriended by Barry after his rampage in the first episode of Jetpack Joyride Shorts.- Ambidextrous Sprite: The crack on his visor is usually where his right eye would be, which is how he appears in the animated shorts and as a playable character in Jetpack Joyride 2, but the dialogue icons and some promotional art sometime switch it to the left eye, mostly to make it easier for the audience to recognise him.
- Breakout Mook Character: One of the many similar looking scientists, given a spotlight in Shorts and 2 as Barry's friend and assistant, and a playable character after an update.
- Hazmat Suit: His scientist outfit is a regular Legitimate Research hazmat suit with a slightly broken visior.
- Not So Above It All: Part of his Legitimate Training has him use a jetpack in the same way Barry, Betty and Robo-Barry do. He admits finding it fun and becomes understanding as to why Barry loves using it, but wants nobody else (including himself) to know about it.
- Promoted to Playable: In Jetpack Joyride 2, he's an NPC who explains how some mechanics work and is a Straight Man to the other characters. November 2023 update added a challenge mode, where Craig has to complete a legitimate training and is a playable character. Completing all 5 challenges allows to play as him outside of this mode.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue Oni to Barry's Red. Craig is calm and more down to earth, compared to Barry's impulsiveness and enthusiasm.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Upon reaching Moon Tomb, Craig realizes that Barry got attention of Queen V, he decides to leave the scene. Notably, he does not appear again until Sector 6 and is Out of Focus until Catacomb Sewers.
- Some Call Me "Tim": His apparent official name is "Research Officer 283764", (2837655 in Shorts) which Barry thinks is too long and decides to call him Craig instead, which the scientist adopts as his new name. He prefers it over his Officer name, which is at odds with his Legitimate Research colleagues, (including Professor Brains) who would rather use his old name instead.
- Straight Man: Plays this role to both Barry and Professor Brains, being somewhat of a no-nonsense Hyper-Competent Sidekick to them.
- Super Gullible: He doesn't have his own initiative, thus he is easily manipulated by everyone around him, to the point of being a frequent victim of Flaw Exploitation.
- Uniformity Exception: Is distinguished from the rest of the Legitimate Research's staff by the crack on his helmet. The trope is also the reason why he doesn't repair it — he wants to make sure Barry can easily recognize him from the other scientists.
- Wild Card: Despite becoming friends with Barry, he still works for Professor Brains and even gives him tips on how to defeat the intruder. What really makes him this trope is that he himself isn't sure what side he's on, thanks to his extreme gullibility.Brains: What's happening here? Why are they getting so far?Craig: Don't worry Professor, the Elite Rocketeer has been just assembled!Barry: Hey Craig, are you helping me or are you my enemy?Craig: I wonder the same...
The Guardbots
The Guardbots
When Brains and the scientists finally got fed up with Barry's continuous joyrides through their laboratory, they decided to build something that would actually help them protect the lab from uninvited guests. Guardbots were the result. They're the main obstacles of Jetpack Joyride 2, and all themed to whomever runs their laboratory.- Airborne Mooks: All of them are capable of flight, and are seen in the air for 90% of their screentime.
- Animal Mecha:
- Arctic Industries has Triple Bots, who are based on penguins.
- Plenty of enemies in Moon Tomb are based on desert animals - beetles, cobras and scorpions.
- Catacomb Sewers has robots based on dragonflies and pufferfish.
- Conjoined Twins: Elite Kamikaze Bot is made to resemble this, looking like two Kamikaze Bots sharing one body.
- Cyber Cyclops: Each Guardbot has only one eye.
- Cyber Ninja: One of the enemy bots envountered in Neontropolis is Ninja Bot. They are designed after shinobi and use shurikens as a shield.
- Dual Boss: Sector 2 of Legitimate Research ends with a fight against two Elite Walkers.
- The Goomba: Walker Bots, being the very first enemy with no gimmic to them other than slowly moving to the left side of the screen, and posing the least threat of all Guardbots.
- King Mook: Sectors 2, 4, 7 and 9 of each lab have you fight one of these. They are larger and tougher than the regular bots, though they're not much different otherwise.
- Mecha-Mooks: All of them (with the exception of bubbles in Subterranean Labyrinth) are airborne mechanical robots set to defeat Barry.
- Mook Maker: Dispenser Bots in Neontropolis stages. If not destroyed fast enough, they will deploy smaller versions of themselves that fly into the player.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: The ones that use projectiles have their pupils briefly turn red before making a shot.
- Segmented Serpent: Cobra Bots in Moon Tomb stages, being based on cobras. Even if their heads are destroyed, their segments are just as dangerous, and requre to be taken of seperately.
- Underground Monkey:
- Rocketeer Bots are an improved versions of earlier Guard Bots, being purple instead of orange and having a chance to fire indestructible red missile instead of usual blue one.
- As you progress Legitimate Research, you'll start facing Energizer Bots, blue robots with triangle-shaped heads that fire small energy balls forward. Later, in Subterranean Labyrinth, you fight "Aimed" versions of them. They are colored white and shoot projectiles directly where Barry is.
The Science Crew
The Science Crew
"Prepare for problems! You are no match for us!"
A trio of Legitimate Research scientists continuously trying to stop Barry and Betty. They play the role of a recurring mini-boss in Jetpack Joyride 2.- Cool Shades: One of them wears sunglasses over his helmet. He is usually responsible for driving their vehicles.
- Leitmotif: Their boss battles are always accompanied by Science Crew Assemble.
- Recurring Boss: They are fought in the 5th Sector of every laboratory.
- Quirky Miniboss Squad: They are the group of scientists trying to defeat Barry by any means necessary. They avert the Harmless Enemy trope used by almost every other scientist, though they are still quite comical characters.
- Varying Tactics Boss: They use different vehicles each time you fight them, each themed to the lab they’re in. So far, they’ve driven a truck, a container, a bobsled, a chariot, a Combining Mecha, and a sofa.
- We Used to Be Friends: Dialogue prior of their fight in Catacomb Sewers reveals that they used to be friends with Craig, who now sees them as a hindrance and refuses to go by his Scientist codename.
Minertaur
Minertaur
"Who dares to enter the labyrinth of the Minertaur?"
A Minotaur that knows no distinction between "labyrinth" and "a straight line". The leader of Subterranean Labyrinth and the second villain fought in Jetpack Joyride 2.- Dumb Muscle: Shown to be one of the largest villains in Brains' assemble, though not very smart one. His bio for Jetpack Joyride 2 states that "He's got big machinery, big muscles, not a very big brain."
- No Sense of Direction: He's bad at directions, which is one of the reasons why his "Labyrinth" is a straight line. When Betty meets him again in Moon Tomb, he doesn't know where the exit is and asks her for an exit, and "The Enchanted Pyramid" event shows that he is easily lost and can be wondering around in the same place for hours.
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: This one is a digger who built his "labyrinth" on his own.
- Punny Name: His name is a pun on "Miner" and "Minotaur", and he certainly qualifies as both.
- Ramming Always Works: One of the attacks has him bulldoze his vehicle into the player.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: His dialogue icons show that his eyes turn red when angered.
- This Is a Drill: Has a pair of drills attached to his arms, supposedly for mining. He's seen trying to attack Barry with them in a trailer for Jetpack Joyride The Series.
Mik
Meltdown "Mik" Mikhail
"GLORY TO MIK!"
Voiced by: Andy Mack
Former boxer/sniper/cosmonaut and currently a mercenary from Eastern Europe. The leader of Arctic Industries and the third villain fought in Jetpack Joyride 2.- Alliterative Name: Meltdown Mikhail, or just "Mik".
- Costume Evolution: Shorts and beta builds of Jetpack Joyride 2 depicted him with an ushanka, camo pants, gloves, a rocket on his back and what seems to be a pale shirt that it look like he doesn't wear anything underneath his jacket. He would later be redesigned with boxing gloves, a blue shirt and a warmer jacket with a hoodie.
- Expressive Mask: Despite his whole face being obscured by a gas mask, he can express variety of emotions with his eyes.
- The Faceless: Like the scientists, his face is hidden by the gas mask, and he is never seen without it. He justifies always wearing it due to a weird smell around his lab, which he implies is because they had a cauliflower on the menu.
- Harmless Freezing: After being defeated, the map screen shows him being frozen in such way.
- Husky Russkie: He's Russian, strong, and the tallest in Brains' ensemble. Of course, he's also a retired boxer and always wears boxing gloves.
- Red Boxing Gloves: Mik already has association with boxing gloves, and the ones he wears, the giant ones he uses in his boss battle and the ones used by his Boxer Bots are all red.
- Sequential Boss: His boss battle consists of three phases. He starts using two giant boxing gloves to attack Barry. Once he loses a quarter of his full health, he will briefly flee away, but will force you to dodge floating shields. He then returns to fire ice missiles, and starts doing the first phase again once another quarter is depleted. The cycle starts over, but by the time player gets to a theoretical third repeat, Mik would run out of health.
- Underestimating Badassery: When you reach Sector 10 of his lab, Mik says that he didn't expect Barry to get this far, claiming that he doesn't look strong, handsome or intelligent enough. He is then defeated in a boss fight.
- Vodka Drunkenski: His original design had him wear what looked like a giant missile on his back, but in reality was just a large canteen. In open beta versions of Jetpack Joyride 2, when Barry notes that this is another cliché, Mik angrily asks if he thought it's full of a vodka just because he's Russian, but quickly calms down and confirms that this is indeed what's inside. After a redesign, he stopped wearing it, the dialogue was changed, and it's ambiguous if this trait still applies to him.
Queen V
Queen V
"Admire the owner and ruler of the iconic Moon Tomb."
Voiced by: Mary Van De Velde
An authentic goddess with Egyptian motif. The leader of Moon Tomb and the fourth villain fought in Jetpack Joyride 2.- Animal-Themed Superbeing: She's a supervillain with a bee-themed costume.
- The Dreaded: Craig calls her the most fearsome villain of them all, though it's debatable since she isn’t the last to be fought.
- Maker of Monsters: Jetpack Joyride 2 reveals that she helped Brains summon all the monsters Barry encountered in Monster Dash.
- Nepharious Pharaoh: Is very clearly one, being a queen of her own lab, which is located inside a pyramid, and working for Really Bad Corp.
- Punny Name: Queen V is a wordplay on "Queen Bee", which is lampshaded by Barry in one of the dialogues.
Red Photon
Red Photon
"Hi, I'm Red Photon, I'm going to crush you."
A Powered Armor-wearing fan of Japanese technologies, Humongous Mechas in particular. The leader of Neontropolis and the fifth villain fought in Jetpack Joyride 2.- Arm Cannon: Wears a pair of them on his wrists. He is seen using them in the Red Carpet Trailer.
- Disco Dan: He has been compared to an 80s action figure, and the machinery he makes and uses is said to be rather old-fashioned. Barry and Betty make fun of him for this at any opportunity they have.Red Photon: It looks like these bots are defective. I will send a complaint by fax.Barry: What are you from the stone age?Red Photon: You are so rude! Now you will see the 2.0 version of the bot, kiddo!
- Powered Armor: Wears a red and black armor that covers almost entirety of his body and gives him various advantages, such as floating and an Arm Cannon.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: His armor is primarily red and black in color, very much resembling a typical Sentai hero, except this guy is not on good side whatsoever.
- White Hair, Black Heart: While it's not seen due to him never taking off his helmet, he tells Betty to give some respect to his grey hair after she mocks him for being more outdated than a cassette tape.
Nixie
Nixie
"Welcome to the Catacomb Sewers!"
Voiced by: Aimee Smith
A female alien mermaid from Mars. The leader of Catacomb Sewers and the sixth and final villain fought in Jetpack Joyride 2.- Aliens Are Bastards: She's a part of Brains' evil group and has a huge feud against humans (mostly regarding water and humid weather) to the point that she's willing to exterminate them.
- Aliens Speaking English: Despite being an alien, she can freely talk to other humans with no issues.
- Final Boss: After beating her, the game allows you to prestige and start again.
- Humanoid Aliens: She has a humanoid shape with some mermaid features like Ear Fins and various alien elements, such as a green skin and yellow eyes.
- Mars Needs Water: Nixie really likes water, and her hatred towards humans can be directly linked to it. According to the info Craig gives us, her primary goal is to raise mutants that would eventually come out of the Catacomb Sewers to start the rebellion, steal ocean water and take it to their home planet.
- Pineapple Ruins Pizza: She does not like pineapple pizza. So much, that she sees it as one of the worst things humanity is responsible for and a good reason to Kill All Humans.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Downplayed. While she is still a laughable and comical villain alongside other members of Really Bad Corp, her plans to steal all the Earth water make her the most dangerous villain even for Halfbrick Studios standards.
Glorebax
Glorebax
The owner of Really Bad Corp, an evil corporation that owns Legitimate Research and the rest of the labs. Professor Brains kills him and takes over as the leader.- Anvil on Head: How Professor Brains gets rid of him. After he decides to shut down Legitimate Research, Brains asks to have a photo of him with Mr. Cuddles for old times sake. He agrees, but is crushed by "100 tonnes".
- Bald of Evil: He is a villain of higher ranking than Brains who has no hair at all.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Or at least he used to be. In "Level 2" short, Barry finds out that he is the one Professor Brains and other Really Bad Corp members work for. Barry doesn't get to fight him, because Brains kills him off and takes his position as a RBC owner.
- Surrounded by Idiots: Doesn't think much of the other villains, claiming that working with them is a never-ending struggle. He almost ceases Legitimate Research, seeing it as a waste of budget.
