Line #9 Anime/HiSpeedJecy


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2	[[caption-width-right:348:The main characters]]
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4	''Hi-Speed Jecy'' is a 12-part OVA series released on the VHS and laser videodisc formats by Creator/StudioPierrot beginning in 1989.
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6	The story centers on a superhuman young man, Jecy Moore, his sister Tiana, and warrior priest Falk Green as they're asked to be bodyguards for a mysterious woman named Telaine Bismarck. Turns out, she's got connections to some shady people, with one in search of immortality, one with killer brains, and one who is a total psychopath. The adventure really kicks off when Tiana is abducted by the Bismarck crime family to force Jecy to do their bidding, and the experience brings back memories of a dark incident from his past...
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8	Creator/StreamlinePictures was supposed to produce an English dub for VHS release in 1996, but problems with its distributor put the kibosh on that, and the series remains commercially unavailable outside of its native Japan to this day.
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11	!!This OVA series contains examples of:
12	* AnyoneCanDie:
13	** President Markham is shot in the heart when Cross decides he's useless as a hostage.
14	** Erin is shot several times by Major Sabatini and his men after they draw her and her allies out.
15	** Inspector Potomac is killed by a doppelgänger impersonating Falk in episode 10.
16	** Pagos dies protecting Telaine from invading Federation soldiers.
17	* AttemptedRape: Jera does this to Falk in episode 7 when he resists her advances. It doesn't get too bad only because some intruders had attacked the compound where she was holding him.
18	* BadassIsraeli: Erin, a rebel soldier who breaks Jecy out of a Gaza prison and works to expose Major Sabatini's corruption.
19	* BatmanGrabsAGun: Both Jecy and Tiana have been known to use firearms (and, in the former's case, threaten to kill people) when things get bad enough to warrant it.
20	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Tiana may be closer to ActualPacifist than is Jecy, but even she will get dangerous if you push her RelativeButton.
21	* BigBrotherInstinct: Jecy will do anything to protect Tiana whenever danger comes their way.
22	* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:At the end, Tiana thanks Jecy for having been with her to the end, in the event they don't make it out alive, before they make a dash to try to outrun the collapsing last stronghold of the Bismarck family. What follows is a shot of Jecy's memento of his parents lying out there as it starts raining before a couple of shots of a boy who appears to have Jecy's build running in the rain leading up to a largely creditless version of the closing sequence. The credits start to be shown over an alternate version of the final shot before scrolling against a black screen.]]
23	* BondOneLiner: Falk's {{Catchphrase}}, uttered most every time he kills someone with his nerve gun.
24	-->'''Falk''': May you harvest bliss in Paradise.
25	* BreatherEpisode: Episode 8 is lighter on action than the rest of the series, the majority of said action this time around consisting of Jecy escaping from Cross and his goons with Telaine in tow.
26	* {{Cliffhanger}}: Odd-numbered episodes have a tendency to end in these, with the arc typically concluded in the even-numbered episodes.
27	* CoolOldGuy: Paolon, the sentient spaceship with a butler for an interface.
28	* CopKiller: Cross has no qualms about attacking a patrol ship with lethal force and sending it into a field of the WMD phantom space.
29	* DamselInDistress: Tiana gets hit with the DistressBall fairly frequently, most notably in the first couple of episodes when she's captured by the Bismarck crime family.
30	* DeadHatShot: When Jecy and his allies find the site of Potomac's accident, Falk finds only his hat. Subverted in that Tiana points out that it's not proof enough that he was killed, and indeed, he managed to jump out of the car before it hit the ground.
31	* DiscretionShot: When Tiana is captured during the climax and fully in the buff, her more, um, sensitive parts are neatly covered up by the visuals already in the scene.
32	* ElectricTorture: Lou does this to Tiana when he has her in his custody in the climax.
33	* EvenEvilHasStandards:
34	** Jera doesn't like in-fighting, particularly at crucial moments.
35	** Telaine really doesn't like the idea of wiping out all life with the biological WMD phantom space. Cross, on the other hand, is practically enthusiastic about it.
36	* EveryCarIsAPinto: In episode 7, Potomac is run off the road, and while he survives, the car doesn't, nor does the tanker that ran him off the road in the first place.
37	* EvilCripple: Lou Bismarck, at least until [[spoiler:he has his soul transferred into the Roendolf]].
38	* ExactWords: Jera promises to spare the Federation ships if they don't interfere. She didn't say anything about not shooting down any ship that stands in the Roendolf's path...
39	* FaceDeathWithDignity: The Bismarck retainer, Pagos, dies defending the Bismarck compound from the Federation and protecting Telaine.
40	* FlatCharacter: Most of the villains, with the often-conflicted Telaine being the one exception, fit at least one villainy stereotype like a glove, with patriarch Lou being an ImmortalitySeeker, eldest daughter Jera being an EvilGenius, and Cross being just a plain psychopath.
41	* FlippingTheBird: Erin does this to Jecy when threatening to leave him behind if he keeps running his mouth.
42	* HighHeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Telaine is the only Bismarck to abandon the organization, cementing it by killing Cross to protect Jecy.]]
43	* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:Tiana's creation is the result of this. She's modeled after Erin, who was shot to death by Major Sabatini while Jecy could only watch helplessly.]]
44	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Tiana, who not only demonstrates examples of ZettaiRyouiki, but also has a shower scene and, at one point early on, recharges in her birthday suit.
45	* ItsPersonal: Erin's crusade against Major Sabatini is in part because [[RelativeButton her brother got the business end of the very corruption he was investigating]].
46	* MinidressOfPower: BadassIsraeli Erin wears a [[TrueBlueFemininity blue]] one, and [[PantyShot there are a few shots up it]] while she's kicking ass.
47	* TheMole: Cross disguises himself as Captain Rasco to hijack the Roendolf in an act of piracy.
48	* MomentKiller: Falk is interrupted in the middle of having sex by a progress report from his FriendOnTheForce, Potomac.
49	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Tiana and Jecy both have their default outfits, which are supposed to be largely white, tinted and shaded in this manner.
50	* PinkMeansFeminine: Tiana's regular outfit appears to be largely a very subtle pink, and she also wears a pink dress for the launch ceremony.
51	* PistolWhipping: Tiana does this in episode 6 to a {{Mook}} who had just accosted Potomac.
52	* PresidentEvil: President Markham is shown to be a greedy, corrupt bastard in league with the Bismarck crime family.
53	* RelativeButton: If Tiana thinks you've killed Jecy, you'd better stay away from her. Just ask Jera, who got ''shot at''.
54	* SheCleansUpNicely: Both Tiana and Jecy get all dressed up for the launch ceremony in episode 5.
55	* SpicyLatina: Anita is the leader of a guerrilla force engaging in war against President Markham, who is considered to be a dictator.
56	* StayInTheKitchen: Jecy attempts to tell Tiana to stay behind as he charges Bismarck's base in episode 7, but she tags along anyway on the grounds that she's backing up Falk.
57	* TechnicalPacifist: Jecy may be a fighter, but as he makes it plain to Falk, he doesn't believe in killing. [[BatmanGrabsAGun He does consider making exceptions when push comes to shove, however.]]
58	* ThisIsUnforgivable: Jecy to Cross, after [[spoiler:the murder of President Markham]].
59	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: As of episode 4, Anita and Tiana have settled into these respective roles, with Anita being the ActionGirl and Tiana being the frequent DamselInDistress.
60	* TomboyishPonytail: How BadassIsraeli Erin styles her hair, tied back neatly with a turquoise bow.
61	* TookALevelInBadass: Despite her general support role, Tiana has some badass moments of her own, particularly in episode 6 when she pistol whips a {{Mook}} and then unflinchingly shoots at Jera when she believes her to have killed Jecy.
62	* VasquezAlwaysDies: Largely averted despite Tiana being traditionally feminine compared to many a female guest character, but when Erin goes down, she goes down ''hard'', being the first of the rebels to fall to Major Sabatini's forces, and also the first tomboyish side character to buy the farm.
63	* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Tiana has her moment when she and Jecy are relaxing on a beachside at the start of episode 5.
64	* WhyWontYouDie: The typical Bismarckian reaction to Jecy and Falk surviving an impossible situation. If something along these lines is spoken, you know the heroes are in the process of turning the tables.
65	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: So you've got a thing going with a dictator who will gladly have you killed for crossing him, and he's just been captured by your biggest enemies who use him against you. What do you do? [[spoiler:If you're Cross, you just shoot him in the heart and be done with it.]]

Context Anime / HiSpeedJecy