In Jet Set Radio Future, Gum wears a light green dress, with a revealing low cut neckline, and a high collar. It is edged at both hem and collar by blue-grey/aqua bands, with an orange stripe between the thicker grey stripes on the collar. Vertical katakana adorn the front, just under her cleavage, flanked on either side by three aqua colored short horizontal bars stacked vertically. Between her shoulder blades is a blue-grey cross, and there is a similarly colored patch at the base of her spine. She wears thin dark grey armbands around her upper arms, and wristbands which mirror the collar of her dress, as well as a dark grey choker. Her trademark helmet remains virtually the same compared to her counterpart in Jet Set Radio. It has a blue-grey color, with what appears to be built in headphones, but these ones are light grey in the center, with an orange ring where they meet the body of the helmet. Her skates mirror the helmet in color, and have a blue grey cross on an aqua field within a lighter grey circle on both sides of each skate, with yellow wheels.
Personality[]
In the game, DJ Professor K describes her as "a real cool lady who leaves a trail of broken hearts wherever she goes". In the English Jet Set Radio Future manual, DJ Professor K describes her as "a perverse lady with the tendency to abandon a guy in 10 minutes after winning his heart." In the Japanese JSRF manual, she's said to hold the gang together alongside Corn and appears to be more "calm and composed" than him. She is also lewd with a tendency of abandoning guys within 10 minutes of seducing them. The official Japanese JSRF website states she is a "bad judge of character".
Role in Jet Set Radio Future[]
At the beginning of the game, after the player talks to Corn, she teaches Yoyo the basics of the game, such as grinding, jumping, and collecting and using spray cans. Gum, along with Corn and Roboy, can be found on the upper level of the central area of the garage when not playing as her in the game.
She will often tell the player about the controls and how to reach certain areas on the map when when talking to her during the chapters, continuing the trend of her being the teacher of the GG's.
Dialogue and noted interactions[]
Dialogue
Chapter #
Quote
Chapter 1
Debut (Tutorial)
[Jumping]
So you're the cat who wants to join us, huh? I don't know where you're from, but the streets are tough. Real tough. But, let's see what you're made of. We'll start you off nice and slow. Let's see how much air you can grab. Press the A button to jump.
OK. Now Jump 3 times.
[Grind]
Don’t get cocky just yet, anyone can do that. The next technique is a grind, it’s real important. Try jumping up onto rails and fences. If you land it the right way, you’ll slide automatically.
Not bad. Try it again.
[Graffiti]
Not too shabby kid. Lastly, you need to learn about Graffiti. That thing spinning around there, that’s a spray can. It’s actually the Soul of the Street, and only certain people can see it. To start, you gotta get 10 of those. If you touch them, they're yours. Can't do Graffiti if you got no Soul, you know what I mean?
You got some spray cans, huh? Time for some graffiti sprayin', then. Go to the round-shaped mark, and pull the "right trigger". With every single design you spray, you’re releasing the Soul to the street. The piece is done when there are no more round-shaped marks.[note 1]
There you go. Just like that. Oh, I almost forgot. Let me show you a Boost Dash. Get 10 spray cans, and press the "B button".
[Completion]
Not too shabby. But that won’t mean nothin’ on the streets. That's where the real test starts. But hey, if you ever feel like practicin', just find Roboy. He can be a real pain sometimes… actually, he's a real pain all the time, but he should be able to help you out. He’ll help you set your game settings and show you how to save your game, too. He’s cool like that.
Dogenzaka Hill is GG territory. I heard there's some headphone wearin' freak creepin' up in here. If I could just find him, I'd show him what's up....
After the first police shakedown.
There are a couple of places in Shibuya Terminal where you can get on the roof of some buildings. You can get there by jumping from a Grind. You should check it out. Who knows what you'll find up there? When you're looking for something, the best place to start is the Map. You can see it by pressing the START button.
The area of 99th Street is built around a tower that has a bunch of places to Grind. Definitely check that place out. There are also telephone poles to Grind and billboards to Wallride... the important thing is to just try everything out. Oh, and don't forget to check the map by pressing the START button. That should give you some helpful hints.
So you're the one from Kibogaoka Hill, huh? Well, this is the GG's. What you see is what you get. Just be yourself, you'll be cool.[When speaking to Boogie]
Actually, they say that Roboy is actually a Noise Tank prototype. Don't tell him that though, ok? We don't wanna make him cry or nothin'. In any case, we're gonna get those damn Noise Tanks.
After destroying all the Noise Tanks.
Those tracks should connect Sky Dinosaurian Square to the edge of the skyscraper district...
Chapter 7
After defeating the Noise Tanks.
I hear that Poison Jam's woman leader has been showin' her face in town.
I can't really tell the difference between you and Roboy No. 1.[To Roboy]
You're quite nicely built. I can tell you apart real easy, though.[To NT-3000]
Note: No other GG dialogue appears in chapter 5 besides Jazz's
Noted interactions
Corn - Implied to be good friends, being originally the only two members of the GG's (not counting Roboy).
Yoyo - After Yoyo's kidnapping, she states that Yoyo "just can't chill", at least implying that he is much more erratic compared to the other members of the gang.
Roboy - After completing the tutorials, Gum tells the player to go to Roboy for more tutorials and says he can be a pain all the time, referencing his attitude. Later on in the story, she reveals that Roboy was rumored to be a Noise Tank prototype, but tells the player to refrain from doing so to not make him "cry", at least showing some compassion towards the robot. The Japanese exclusive dialogue above reveals that the playable Roboy is another model of him.
Beat - Before getting to know him, Gum absolutely does not like Beat, calling him "some headphone wearing freak" and saying she "can't wait till she gets her hands on that creep" when he is first talked about. This seemingly gets dropped after he joins the gang, but she does note that Zero Beat looks like him, like most characters, to which Beat disagrees with.
Combo - If the player is using Gum while at Shibuya Terminal, Combo's attitude is different compared towards the male members of the gang, where instead of threating them, he calls her "princess" instead. If the player fails his challenge as her, he assumes she liked it enough that he will do it again for her.
Boogie - When Boogie joins the GG's, Gum notices her as "the one from Kibogaoka Hill", and tells her that what she sees is what she gets when it comes to the GG's. She encourages her to be yourself, and she will be cool as a result from that.
Rhyth - After Rapid 99 appears, Gum gives Rhyth a warm welcome to the gang.
Pots - In the Japanese exclusive dialogue above, Gum tells him to go back to his dog house. This might be her asserting authority or simply being shocked that he became bipedal somehow.
Gangs and Zero Beat - If any rival gang member, bar Poison Jam, talks to Gum, she says that the GG's do not turn down anyone that comes to them, but follows up with "...Or do they?". She also says this to Zero Beat, and is the only character, besides Beat, to have any dialogue towards the robot.
NT-3000 - In the Japanese-exclusive dialogue Gum comments that NT-3000 is nicely built, but she can easily tell the difference between the robot and Yoyo.
Stats[]
Type
Quick-1
Stamina
Below Average
G-Stamina
Average
Spray Cans
30 Cans
Graffiti
Above Average
Acceleration
High
Cornering
Very High
Grind
Above Average
An underline notates the character's highest skill(s).
She has been a member of GG with Corn. She is said to be calmer than the leader and is a bad judge of character. She is said to abandon any man she woos within 10 minutes.[1]
Jet Set Radio Future manual[]
Member of GG. She's a perverse lady with the tendency to abandon a guy in 10 minutes after winning his heart.
Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guidebook[]
Gum has a dirty personality, yet she is surprisingly well-informed, so take her advice seriously. She is oriented toward technique and has lower stamina.
Gallery[]
For this character's full image gallery, see Gum/Gallery.
Despite her Jet Set Radio counterpart appearing in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Gum's All-Star Move, when activated, drops broken hearts behind her that slow down other racers. This is most likely a reference to DJ Professor K's description of her.
In another early build of Jet Set Radio Future, Gum winked at the player while talking to her, similar to her Jet Set Radio counterpart. This winking texture is still left in the game's files as Gum's face textures include said wink.
Gum, along with Corn, Combo, and Soda, have yet to make an appearance in a Sega crossover game in their Future attires.
