Physical Appearance and abilities combo post (CoJ)

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Cyborg 009: Call Of Justice



Jet's appearance is easy enough with his clothes on or if he's human, but his cybernetics might be a little confusing without a reference. Below are a few reference pictures that may be helpful for general visualization, as well as a breakdown of Jet's abilities.

First, in general, this is the sort of outfit Jet would wear. He once had very visible cybernetics, more so than some of the others, and so he still dresses largely covered from head to toe as that only changed 5 years ago↴



The most obvious cybernetic from the outside is Jet's jets, which are built into his feet.↴

Which often looks like this↴


Said engines in action↴


The last major, visible modification is a set of small vents installed under his armpits to help release heat from his torso that builds up during fuel production.

There are some modifications that have been made to Jet's body that are not nearly as obvious. For instance, his entire skeletal structure has been reinforced to allow him to withstand more damage without breaking bones. Translators have been embedded in the aural and verbal processing sections of his brain, allowing him to understand and speak all of the languages in the world.

A good portion of his organs have been replaced or modified as well. His heart has a regulator in it to allow him to control it's speed if he needs to, his stomach has been altered to intake and process the food he eats and then transform it into literal fuel for his cybernetics, his lungs have been 'upgraded' to allow him to need less oxygen so he can breathe in higher altitudes and a lot of the 'unnecessary' organs have been removed or re-purposed to aid his flight abilities. His eyes have been entirely replaced and turned into a sort of monitor/telescope combination. Read-outs and alerts float at the corners of his vision and become more prominent when he focuses on them. He can also use his eyes like cameras and zoom in on targets much further away.↴



Jet's other ability of note is his acceleration device. His device was the prototype that led to Joe's, so it's not quite as powerful, nor does it last as long. That said, it's still a formidable piece of technology when used on someone without the same ability. As the name suggests, it allows Jet to move fast enough to seem to 'disappear' for a brief amount of time. There are side-effects to this ability, however, ones that the Black Ghost couldn't change even nearly half a century later. A latent side-effect is that the device speeds up Jet's metabolism, causing him to snack all day and still have room for massive meals. (Not wholly a bad thing, seeing as his jet fuel is produced from the substances he consumes.)

The other side-effect is a bit more detrimental. The acceleration device not only uses a lot of energy, but it also causes a lot of wear and tear on the user. After only a few uses or a set amount of time of constant use, Jet's body 'crashes' and the device temporarily burns out.

An idea of how the ability works can be seen in this really dumb commercial. Although it's Joe using it, the execution and idea are the same.↴

Watch on YouTube

A full breakdown of the manga basis that led to RE: and Call of Justice for most of these abilities and alterations can be found here, translated.↴