| “ | I am Jei, the Blade of the Gods. | „ |
| “ | No blade can stop me. No mortal can stop me. I will live forever! | „ |
Jei appears as the main enemy of Usagi and the Ninja Turtles in a crossover trilogy in the fifth season of the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. His plan was to take possession of the body of Kintaro, a boy born with divine powers, so as to become invincible. The plan, however, is stopped by Miyamoto Usagi, Kintaro and the Turtles, and he ends his (current) life in the abyss of the Temple Mount, where he is thrown down by Usagi and Kintaro.
He was voiced by Keone Young, who also played Kai Ti Chang in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Saico-Tek and Uehara Daizo in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, Silas Sinister in Return to Halloweentown, Mr. Wu in Men in Black 3 and Rumi Mori in Batman: The Enemy Within.
Biography[]
Long before the events of the confrontation between Kintaro and the turtles with Miyamoto Usagi, Jei became an obsessed sorcerer who believes that he is the messenger of the gods and cleanses everyone from evil by killing. He was a servant of the dark force, believing that he obeys the "gods of the new dawn." He has also been changing bodies for many centuries, moving from one body to another.
Yojimbo[]
In the beginning of the episode, Jei is shown fighting with Miyamoto Usagi, who is enraged at him for murdering an innocent family. However, Jei claims that the family was infected with evil and that it is his job to purge the world of evil souls. As they continue to fight, Jei introduces himself as "the blade of the Gods" and prepares to kill Usagi, however, he is struck by a bolt of lighting and destroyed, although his soul (in the form of black smoke) survives.
Later, Jei, with a new body, watches Usagi using a bowl of water and, upon seeing his enemy with Kintaro, a holy child destined to have great powers, he summons four warriors to destroy Usagi. However, to his confusion, the warriors Jei summons end up being the Ninja Turtles. Deciding to use the Turtles, Jei poses as an injured old man and claims that Usagi had attacked him, getting close enough to brainwash the Turtles into becoming his soldiers. Jei, with the Turtles under his control, then tells them to kill Miyamoto Usagi, but leave Kintaro unharmed.
Osoroshi no Tabi[]
Towards the end of the episode, Leonardo spots Jei while watching over camp. Leonardo and his brothers try to attack Jei, but he ends up killing them off one by one; impaling Michelangelo, throwing Raphael off the cliff and crushing Donatello with telekinesis. With his brothers slain, Leonardo attempts to defeat Jei himself, only to be thrown to the ground with Jei preparing to stab him. Before this can happen, Raphael wakes Leonardo up, revealing that the entire experience had been a dream. Donatello then states that all of them had the same dream, and that they woke up when Jei killed them. While the Turtles, Usagi and Kintaro wonder what Jei is doing, Jei, watching from his bowl of water, laughs and states that they are the pawns of the Gods.
Kagayakei! Kintaro[]
While the Turtles, Usagi and Kintaro are walking up the mountain, Michelangelo states that he spotted Jei standing on a mountain top. While Raphael and Donatello don't believe him, they then all see the clouds forming Jei's face and laughing at them. The Turtles then hear Jei's voice and are attacked by multiple cat ninjas.
Upon reaching the Mountain Temple, Jei confronts the Turtles and orders his minion Sumo Kuma to destroy Usagi, yet leave the Turtles alive. Jei then fights the Turtles and outclasses them, then stating that they have proven themselves worthy. Jei then reveals that he never lost his control over the Turtles and was waiting for the right moment to take control of them again. Jei then has the Turtles beat down on Usagi, however, before he is killed, Kintaro unlocks his powers and single handedly defeats both the Turtles and Sumo Kuma.
Before he can help Usagi, Jei traps Kintaro in a magic resisting chain, and reveals that his real plan was to get the Turtles and Usagi to teach Kintaro humility and compassion, making him unlock his powers, so his spirit could posses him. Jei immediately begins preforming the ritual to transport his soul into Kintaro's body, however, the Turtles, having had the evil knocked out of them by Kintaro, disrupt the ritual and force Jei's soul back into his body by impaling him with Leonardo's sword. Jei fights the Turtles again and defeats them, slamming Kintaro into the ground in the process, enraging Usagi and getting him to violently attack Jei. Despite Usagi's efforts, Jei defeats him and prepares to strike a fatal blow, only for Kintaro to bite his wrist, giving Usagi the opportunity to pull Leonardo's sword with Jei's soul intact out of his body. Jei is then knocked off the bridge and falls to his death.
Trivia[]
- Jei is one of the few villains on the 2012 TMNT series to kill people on screen, following Shredder, Newtralizer, the Triceratons, Creep, Wyrm, Za-Naron, and Kavaxas.
- Jei's name is based on the slasher horror film serial killer Jason Voorhees of the Friday the 13th film series. His full name of "Jei-san" is a pun on the name "Jason".
External Links[]
- Jei on the TMNTPedia Wiki
- Jei on the VS Battles Wiki
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 Villains (2012 Cartoon)
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