Jinx

JINX (v1) NINJA/INTELLIGENCE

Series: Six (1987) 

Accessories

Jinx came with a black backpack, two ninja-to swords that could fit in the backpack, and a silver naginata.

Filecard Information

File Name: TOP SECRET

SN: 037-42-4683

Grade: E-5

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California

Primary Specialty: Intelligence

Secondary Specialty: Finance Clerk

Jinx studied and competed in three forms of martial arts from the time she was seven until she graduated from Bryn Mawr. Upon arriving in Japan for a vacation, she discovered that her family had been ninjas for generations and she was officially initiated into the clan. Jinx was recruited for the Joe team by Snake-Eyes.

"Don't underestimate Jinx. She has been to the Secret Mountain and studied the Seven Silent Forms with the Blind Master. She has the Eye That Pierces, the Iron Hand and the Heart That Waits. She can see through your deception, batter aside your defenses and dazzle you with the strength of her will." 

Agent Jinx was released as part of the nineteenth series (2003) in a Tiger Force five-pack Exclusive to Toys R Us stores

Agent Jinx (v2) was released as part of the twentieth series (2004), carded in a two-pack with Cobra Slice (v5) as part of the Valor vs Venom line. The packaging also included a Valor vs Venom Comic and Product Catalog and instructions

Jinx was later released as Kim Arashikage (v1A) 2012; Kim Arashikage (v1B) 2012; Kim Arashikage (v2) 2013 and Kim Arashikage (v3) 2013

Jinx

Jinx is one of only a handful of G.I. Joe team members whose real name is withheld from public knowledge. Her newest profile in G.I. Joe Special Missions Tokyo reveals her name to be Kimi Arashikage, cousin of Tommy Arashikage (Storm Shadow). However, it states that Kimi may be a nickname.

Her file card states that she hails from Los Angeles, California and is a Bryn Mawr graduate. She had been studying martial arts since she was seven. On a trip to Japan, she discovered her familiar ties to a ninja clan. She has since been recruited by Snake Eyes, a fellow ninja and member of the G.I. Joe Team. She then underwent training with the Blind Master, a ranking ninja sensei.

Comics appearance

Marvel Comics

Jinx first appeared in G.I. Joe #59 of the comics series published by Marvel Comics. The details of her origin indicated in the file card is not fully explored, however, the Blind Master is present in the comics storyline. She is tasked with recruiting the amnesiac Billy (Cobra Commander’s son) away from his father. In the series, it is revealed that she is a cousin of Storm Shadow.

Her next major role in a storyline was rescuing the captured Joe Team members from Borovia’s gulags in issue #66. In subsequent appearances, she helps the Joes clear their name in the scandal that follows the Cobra Civil War. This involves working with ex Joe members like Grunt and other Joes who are officially fugitives, such as Roadblock. The entire Joe team raids a faux hospital to save the lives of General Hawk and Hollingsworth. Destro himself provides the final 'nail in the coffin' that clears the Joes.

She reunites Billy with his mother. This begins with Jinx being taken 'hostage' by Billy's mother, a situation which Jinx was in control over the entire time. Ultimately everyone calms down and a somewhat more peaceful reuinion is had.

She also battles remnants of the Arashikage clan. She became a member of the G.I. Joe special team, Ninja Force, and continued serving until G.I. Joe was disbanded.

Much of Jinx’s character designs without her mask in her early appearances have been inconsistent, portraying her as somewhat younger looking and at much the same teenage years as Billy. This was a problem as her action figure had her wearing a ninja mask. Issue #65 began using the design based on her unmasked appearance in the animated film, G.I. Joe: The Movie.

Reinstatement - Devil's Due

In the first four issues of the G.I. Joe comics published by Devil’s Due Publishing, it is revealed that she spent the years that followed using her skills in intelligence-gathering to become a bounty hunter in Tokyo. Fellow Joe teammate Budo followed her and they became lovers, despite their contradicting backgrounds (Budo is a samurai). She rejoined G.I. Joe when the team was reinstated to battle a revived Cobra. When G.I. Joe commander Hawk was shot in the back by Zartan, the team is disbanded once more.

America’s Elite - Devil's Due

After some time, the G.I. Joe team reformed, but it was a much smaller group of specialists. Although she is not a member of the new team, she serves as a member of the reserves.

Special Missions - Tokyo

Jinx stars in this one-shot comic set in Tokyo. As part of the new Special Missions series, this One-Shot focuses on some of the fan favorite team members that have not been seen since the end of the original series including reservists Wild Bill, Gung Ho, Clutch, Rock N' Roll and Budo

Jinx was first released carded as part of the sixth series (1987). She was also sold in 1988 and was discontinued domestically in 1989.

Agent Jinx was released as part of the nineteenth series (2003) in a Tiger Force five-pack Exclusive to Toys R Us stores

Agent Jinx (v2) was released as part of the twentieth series (2004), carded in a two-pack with Cobra Slice (v5) as part of the Valor vs Venom line. The packaging also included a Valor vs Venom Comic and Product Catalog and instructions