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Jazz Jackrabbit is a green anthropomorphic hare and the main hero of the Jazz Jackrabbit series.

Jazz is always at odds with his nemesis Devan Shell and much like console counterpart Mario from Nintendo, always having to save his favorite damsel in distress, the princess Eva Earlong.

Biography[]

Jazz Jackrabbit is a 3'1", 90-pound anthropomorphic green rabbit. Strictly speaking, his surname, Jackrabbit, implies that he is a hare, but "hare" and "rabbit" are used interchangeably in the game. He comes from the planet Carrotus, and is a cross between Rambo and Bugs Bunny. He also has a red younger brother named Spaz, who seems to have a mental illness, and a yellow athletic sister named Lori. Together, they face the evil forces of Devan Shell, a nerdy, but vengefully sinister mad scientist turtle.

Jazz is in love with, and eventually marries the lovely Eva Earlong. His favorite food is carrot pizza, and his favorite book is Watership Down.

Creation[]

Jazz was thought up in late 1993. The creator’s original plan was to make him an astronaut. However during that time the space theme used in video games and other media had been so overused that it was decided that something else should be done. The decision was then made for Jazz to become a green rabbit.

History[]

Jazz Jackrabbit[]

An evil mastermind tortoise named Devan Shell begins conquering planets, suppressing any native confrontation. One of such planets, Carrotus, is home to a peaceful hare kingdom that, once confronted by Devan, is able to provide enough resistance to fend him off.

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Jazz and Eva kissing on the final cutscene of Jazz Jackrabbit 1 (DOS version).

Enraged by his loss, Devan decides to kidnap Carrotus princess Eva Earlong and hide her on a distant airbase of unknown location to weaken the hares. In response, the king chooses to send Carrotus' hero Jazz Jackrabbit to various planets conquered by Devan that might contain clues to the location of Eva's imprisonment.

Jazz Jackrabbit 2[]

Jazz chases Devan Shell through time, in order to retrieve the ring with which he planned to wed Eva. Jazz's brother, Spaz, and later his sister, Lori, are introduced and help him stop Devan.

Jazz Jackrabbit 3[]

Note: The following is based on the script for a unreleased game, and thus not canon.

Jazz and his wife, Eva Earlong, settle down in Carrotus Castle to rule the planet and have children. Devan then comes to kidnap Jazz’s wife and kids. Devan is successful in snatching the kids away, taking them into an alternate universe using a Dimensional Machine. This alternate universe turns out to be the 3rd Dimension, and of course, Jazz must venture into the 360-degree world to rescue his children. During the search, Devan uses the kid's dreams against Jazz.

Appearance[]

Jazz Jackrabbit is portrayed as a bandana wearing, gun toting rebel. He has dark green fur with a lighter green fur covering his torso and mouth area. He wears a backpack and always has his signature LFG-2000 gun of which his catchphrase spawned from.

"When you're a little rabbit, carry a BIG GUN!”

Jazz Jackrabbit (GBA)[]

Jazz is portrayed in a way that differs greatly from his original appearances. In this game Jazz is seen with a red shirt, navy blue pants, and an orange/green spotted gun. Jazz's occupation was also changed from a soldier of fortune to a hired mercenary.

Trivia[]

  • The name Jazz is taken from one of the developer’s dog, Jazz.
  • Jazz, along with Devan and Eva, makes a cameo in One Must Fall: 2097 in the single-player tournament mode. Each character pilots a fighting mech suited to their individual personalities.
  • Jazz is briefly mentioned in a secret datacube from Tyrian, which contains a distress call addressed to Jazz alerting him of trouble in a rat-inhabited planet. Said rat planet actually appears in the prologue comic featured on the first game's manual.
  • In December 2010, Epic Games released development kits for the Unreal Engine for iOS. One of the tutorials for these devkits features Jazz Jackrabbit as a top down twin-stick shooter game.
  • A photo of Jazz Jackrabbit can be found in Epic Games Fortnite in a small house by near the beach by Fort Crumpet as of 10-13-2021. Fortnite being a ever evolving game the location may change. It was also found in Fortnite's Save the World in 2017. [1]

Gallery[]

Characters
Jazz Jackrabbit: Jazz JackrabbitEva EarlongDevan ShellHip Hop

Jazz Jackrabbit 2: Queen EarlongSpaz JackrabbitMerchantLori Jackrabbit
Jazz Jackrabbit (GBA): Chameleon KingMargslyZoe CottontailProf. LapinDark Shell

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