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Jelly Jiggler
Jelly Jiggler fit (Bobobo-bobobobo punches holes out of Jelly Jiggler’s
body for an attack).
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo character
History
Supermarket Life
Jelly Jiggler’s early life seems very much a mystery. He
appears to have probably been born in a tokoroten fac-
Jelly Jiggler by Yoshio Sawai
tory and is therefore without any real known childhood.
First appearance Manga: Chapter 2 There are two possible moments in which a childhood
Anime: Episode 1 was suggested for Jelly, but neither have really been
Created by Yoshio Sawai proven. The first was a memory of Bo-bobo, which he
promised a boy nicknamed "Jelly Roll" (Tenirō) that they
Voiced by Keiichi Sonobe would be friends together in the future. But this is disput-
Takashi Nagasako (PS2 game) (Japanese)
Jamieson Price (English) ed by a later chapter which we see a fully grown Jiggler
chasing after a child Bo-bobo. Another possible child-
Profile hood suggestion is brought out by the "Children’s Area"
Nicknames Purururun (by Pokomi) of Hallelujah Land, where Jelly transforms into a smaller
child-like form with a more narcissitic personality. But
Aliases Teniro again, this may actually be a combination of the power
of this area combined with the Wiggin (Hajike) skills pos-
Jiggler,
Jelly Jiggler known in the Japanese versions as Tokoro sessed by his character than any true suggestion of him
Tennosuke (ところ天の助) is a character from Yoshio being a child. For all that we know, Jelly Jiggler was prob-
Sawai’s manga/anime Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. ably born as the form in which we see him now: a tall,
His Japanese name is a pun on "tokoroten", a type of blue jelly creature. (though another story suggests he
jelly made from agar,[1] thus his ability to shape himself may actually be the amalgamation of several tokoroten
into any form. The captain of the A Block division of Hair packages fused together and brought to life, but this was
Hunters (or "Hair Hunter Troop A") also uses the fighting merely another suggestion)
style "Shivering True Fist" (Purupuru Shinken). In the Jelly Jiggler spent most of the early part of his exis-
English dub, it is known as the "Fist of the Wobble-Wob- tence living in a supermarket. Like many edible products,
ble", and in the English manga, it is called "Shakey-Shake he believed that his ultimate goal in life was to be sold
Fist". By the time he officially joins Bo-BoBo’s team, he to a customer...and eaten. Unfortunately, he was having a
possesses a handkerchief with the Japanese hiragana for hard time in having his ultimate goal accomplished. The
"Nu" (ぬ) written all over it (ぬのハンカチ Nu no han- people who came and went in the market just couldn’t
kachi, the "handkerchief of ’nu’", known in English dub as find any use for a giant, sentient tokoroten man. His price
"the Lucky Hanky" ) which he uses to wipe away tears at went down quickly until he was merely 10 yen and still
first, but eventually leads to an all-out "nu" obsession (By no one wanted him. Over time, the salesmen didn’t know
contrast he utterly despises the hiragana character "ne" what to do with him; they tried hiding him between shelf
[ね]!) He’s used as a shield by Bo-Bobo constantly, but al- space and even tried to throw him away. This just added
ways bounces back (due to his ability to regenerate him- to his lost purpose and his inability to find it. Further-
self). more, Jelly became more and more resentful of other
things sold at the supermarket that easily found buy-
Appearance ers. His resentment particularly grew towards the just as
squishy but more sellable tofu, which he quickly grew to
He is a 4 ft 7 in sized blue gelatin being with orange eyes.
hate compared to his own gelatinous form.
He has a strange resemblance to Gumby. He appears to be
One day, the bottom finally fell out. After scaring
very serious for the creature he is. Bobobo-bobobobo will
away one too many customers and remaining unsold for
occasionally use Jelly Jiggler’s structure to his own bene-
a long time, the manager finally fired Jelly. Too many
people were complaining and not enough were buying
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the tokoroten, particularly him. Dejected, he returned Bo-bobo’s caring nature, Jelly’s forces kidnap Spiky, one
to his apartment wondering what to do next. But his of Bo-bobo’s friends, and hold him hostage at his amuse-
next, and most infamous, employment was just around ment park base, forcing him to eat spaghetti against his
the corner. will instead of curry. It was this insidious nature that lead
Bo-bobo into the park to save his friend and find Jelly.
The Jiggly Hair Hunter After he and his allies (who also included now-former
After following some leads following his firing from the Wiggin Gang leader Don Patch) destroy all of the other
supermarket, Jelly Jiggler found himself working for one forces in the park, Jelly remained missing and Bo-bobo
of the most prestigious (and infamous) employers in the continued to search for him. The tokoroten man decided
world: the Hair Hunters of the Maruhage Empire. While to help Bo-bobo in the search...before Gasser reveals the
his mission seemed simple enough (attack and shave as obvious: Jelly was the A-Block leader. Bo-bobo and Jiggler
many people as possible), Jelly was not really one of the then have a formidable battle, where the jelly man tries
best soldiers when he first joined. Initially assigned to D- to lure Bo-bobo into fighting him, only to consistently
Block, he was consistently picked on by his supervisors in get eaten by his opponent! Making matters weirder was
regards to doing his mission. But it was his consistent re- that the enemy was consistently joining in on Bo-bobo
silience (not to mention the ease he can be attacked and and Don Patch’s wiggin nonsense, singing along about
regenerate) that made him survive these early years. One his own lychee-flavoring or running around like a fool
of his first assignments was twenty years before the start alongside his enemies. Ultimately, the only way for Bo-
of the series when Tsuru Tsurulina the 4th instructed for bobo and Don Patch to defeat Jelly was by fusing togeth-
the invasion of the Hair Kingdom. Joining with the rest of er, forming the extremely powerful and extremely seri-
his block, Jelly took part in a snowboard race against sev- ous BoboPatch. Jelly’s attacks were easily swatted away
eral warriors of the Hair Kingdom: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and even his wiggin abilities were ignored by the fused
and Bebebe-be Be-bebe of the Hair children and in-train- warriors. Ultimately, the fused power of "Hanage
ing "Kagi Shinken" (Fist of the Key) user Hatenko. Also Shinken" (Fist of the Nosehair) was too much for Jelly,
in this race was Don Patch, the unpredictable leader of making him fly upwards and smash into a Ferris wheel,
the Wiggin Gang. Although this was his first encounter completely knocking him out. He had been defeated and
with Bo-bobo and Don Patch, the nature of his work had utterly humiliated.
him consistently taking the attacks from both future al-
lies. However, it was the thrill and excitement of the Hair The Wobbling Hajike Hero
Hunt that allowed him to become more at ease with him- After the fall of A-Block, Jelly Jiggler’s life had returned
self as opposed to the day-to-day depression of the mar- to misery. He was forced to return to the supermarket,
ket. This freedom would slowly make him become not still on sale for 10 yen and angry at losing to Bo-bobo. But
only a dangerous enemy, but a dangerous wigginist as just as he was preparing to plot his revenge, something
well. surprising happened: Bo-Bobo came to the supermarket
Over the next twenty years, Jelly Jiggler’s star would and bought Jelly Jiggler. He did this because he needed
slowly rise within the Hair Hunt troops. Although he a fifth warrior (besides himself, Don Patch, Gasser and
would still have his strange moments, his growing confi- Softon) to take on the forces of his rival Captain Battle-
dence would give him further power and prestige with- ship (Gunkan). Jelly was extremely gracious that he was
in the Maruhage Empire. Within ten years of joining the finally sold and decided to do the best he could to fight
Hair Hunters, Jelly had already made his way into be- this enemy with his new allies. Like before, the tokoroten
coming the leader of A-Block, one of the most powerful man was able to use the extent of his abilities, both with
blocks in the empire. No longer being the cowardly, his "Purupuru Shinken" (Fist of the Wobble-Wobble) and
gelatinous warrior, he had become much cooler, allowing Wiggin’ skills to fight against this threat. Unfortunate-
usually for a more menacing appearance towards his en- ly, he went through quite a few failures during this peri-
emies. However, while appearing much more "normal" od. The soldiers of Captain Battleship kept trying to eat
in public, he was a bit weirder towards his co-workers in him, he and Don Patch were discovered easily as spies
A-Block, consistently joking around with them and show- and, in his most embarrassing match ever, fought against
ing off a more emotional side, as well as occasionally tak- an inanimate stick of gum and lost. Furthermore, by the
ing a hot wok bath in the middle of a menacing threat. time Captain Battleship’s Pomade Ring crashed down to
However, just when Jelly Jiggler had it all and was the ground, he found himself stuck under rubble, ignored
one of the most powerful and respected warriors of the and forgotten for the rest of the fight.
empire, Bo-bobo came back into his life. The little boy With his attempts towards being a hero not going
who tormented him back in the Hair Kingdom had be- as expected, Jelly once again returned to the supermar-
come a powerful, nosehair-wielding revolutionary in the ket, hoping for someone once again to purchase him for
empire and Jelly’s greatest enemy. Taking advantage of some use. He was finally purchased once again, but it was
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not what he expected. Captain Ishida, an interstellar cop, culinary delicacies, he was discovered by local Hair-men
bought Jelly, but only to hold him for his former inva- Hunters led by the Nagoya Brothers. (the Neo-F Block
sion of Mars. While he couldn’t stand being held by a cop, leaders and guardians of the area) Captured at first, Jelly
he did end up moving in to a "Wiggin’ Pet Shop" in the attempted to show off his own improved powers and
legendary Wiggin’ Block, which he really didn’t mind and abilities to the block leaders, but found himself easily
actually liked. It is also around this time that Jelly dis- defeated and left to a group of Nagoya culinary experts
covers a strange handkerchief with the Japanese charac- to be their latest meal. However, Bo-bobo and his team
ter of "ぬ" (Nu on it. Although he doesn’t explain how
Nu) finally arrived to the rescue (while heading to Nagoya
or why he became attached to it, it does seem to dry up to save someone else) and allow the jelly man to rejoin
his tears while directing his mind towards obsession. By their side. With the main Wiggin Trio reunited, they take
the time Bo-bobo’s team reaches Hajike Block, Gasser dis- down the Nagoya Brothers together and all join together
covers Jelly living here. After a bit of "reforming" Captain once again to fight in the rebellion against Baldy-Bald the
Ishida, Bo-bobo finally lets Jelly join his team...not just to Third.
help, but for good. With tears of joy (and his "Nu" hanky), As a reunited member of the Hair Hunt rebellion
Jelly accepts and becomes a member of the team. squad, Jelly assists in any way possible to fight against
From here on, Jelly Jiggler becomes a key member the Neo-Maruhage forces. Although just as wobbly and
of the Bo-bobo team. Using his more subdued, but still trouble as ever, he was a crucial member of the team
wacky form of Wiggin’, he joins up with Bo-bobo and Don against several opponents. From powerful assassins to in-
Patch, forming together into the infamous Wiggin’ Trio Trio, sane Wiggins, Jelly did his part to fight against the new
who work together to further confuse and stop the in- threat. In the end, even though Bo-bobo’s team was final-
creasingly powerful warriors of the Cromedome Empire. ly successful, Jelly didn’t have as peaceful an end. Believ-
Starting from the King of Wiggin’ Specialists Rice Jelly
Rice, ing in the trust and forgiveness of his former Maruhage
and his team continue to face further and greater chal- allies and enemies, Jelly decides to hold a reunion bring-
lenges. Unfortunately, while his attack abilities appeared ing all of them together once again. But considering how
to be crucial, he was more used as a sacrifice by Bo- many of them have really bad memories and relations
bobo and Don Patch towards all of their enemies while with the wobbly warrior (particularly OVER and Giga),
he continued to try and find ways to fight. But when he’s forced to fight for his survival even to the end...
things seemed dire, he kept his cool from his various
"Nu" items, as well as his consistent drive to show the Personality
world the greatness of tokoroten while facing off against Jelly Jiggler appears, at first glance, as the most serious
other edible villains (such as shaved ice, fishcake and a of the main Wiggin’ trio of the series. Not as necessarily
living tofu cube). By the time the world had been saved, happy-go-lucky as either Bo-bobo or Don Patch, Jelly
Jelly Jiggler tried to move on with his life and "go back to tries to remain calm while merely performing his strange
school", but once again, got smashed by something as he actions. However, his serious nature hides the extremely
left his allies behind. emotional and over-the-top emotions that the wobbly
warrior exhibits. His moments of calm are contrasted to
Tennosuke in the True Theory era periods where he could be angry, upset, even silly like
Over the next year, Jelly lived a peaceful life in the frozen his comrades. The contrast between his serious and his
north, undisturbed outside living with fellow former emotional sides are reflections of his period at the super-
block leader Dengaku Man and the occasional visit by market, being forced to try and get himself sold and the
Former Maruhage villain turned ally General Lee Fish- usually emotional followup from the disappointment of
cake. But as he lived peacefully, the world around him remaining unused for his primary objective of consump-
changed. Baldy-Bald the Third regrouped the Maruhage tion.
Empire into the Neo-Maruhage Empire and had contin-
ued to shave people’s heads off indiscriminately. Bo-bobo
began a new rebellion with Don Patch, Beauty and sever-
Enemies defeated
al new allies by his side. Yet as the new rebellion began, • Sonic
someone appeared to be totally forgotten by Bo-bobo and • Super Rabbit
the author! As he continued to hear about the new rebel- • Unknown Sad Sack
lion, Jelly became more and more insane, wondering why • Bad Bard
he had not been asked to return to the story to retake his • Katsu (A-Block)
position as the third member of the Wiggin Trio. • Wandering Tofu
However, fate (and the author’s whims) would finally
be kind to Jelly in a cruel manner. On a routine trip to
Nagoya in order to pick up some tokoroten and other
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References
[1] Shonen Jump #77. Volume 7, Issue 5. May 2009. VIZ
Media. 124.
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