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Jody Summer is the pilot of the White Cat, the Captain of the Mobile Task Force, a former Galaxy Police officer, and is the younger sister of Andy Summer.
Personality[]
Jody is generally perceived as somewhat cold due to her serious and domineering nature, as well as her role as the Mobile Task Force leader. She is dedicated to her work and will not tolerate failure nor nonsense from any other member of the team.
Despite this, she cares about her fellow Task Force members, even if she ends up pushing Ryu Suzaku the most. She also develops a motherly fondness for Clank Hughes, and laments over the loss of her brother, Andy Summer.
Jody is also quite focused, as seen during Lap 21 at the 2202 Ladies Race, when Jody seemed to be unfazed by Miss Killer's remarks until Jody set the Galaxy Runner to fire its laser cannon at Miss Killer's machine.
History[]
F-Zero Farukon Densetsu (Anime)[]
Pre-2198[]
Her parents died when she was a child, but she lived with her older brother Andy, who basically raised her. Because she looked up to Andy, she wanted to be a Galaxy Police officer like him. Unbeknownst to her, as the two grew, her own brother took on the mantle of Captain Falcon, who would eventually come to be known as a legendary bounty hunter and F-Zero pilot.
2198[]
Andy sacrificing himself to protect his sister.
In the year 2198, as Mute City was nearing peace, the Galaxy Police were in a stand off against Dark Million. Jody was a regular Galaxy Police officer at the time, following after her more "courageous" brother into the line of fire. She had been caught off guard by Zoda with a rocket launcher, to which Andy would dive onto her to shield her from the blast. Andy was seemingly killed from the attack, with Jody alive but receiving grevious injuries, requiring half her body to be replaced with internal cybernetics.
Only the higher ups of the Galaxy Police would know of Jody's partial cyborg reconstruction since then, due to the fact she almost died and was revived thanks to Dr. Stewart. Jody also became the leader of the Mobile Task Force, in the effort to stop Dark Million.[1]
At Memory Park, shortly after the 2198 incident, she dispatched all the workers when her brother's body was brought in, leading to numerous questions and mysteries involving her brother's death.
Jody as a Galaxy Police officer in the Lap 37 flashback.
At some point, after becoming the captain of the Task Force, she met The Shinigami, Jack Levin's former persona as a street thug. After chasing him down,[2] she had gone to check on his condition after he fell off his hoverbike.[2] As it exploded behind them,[2] she asked if he was alright.[2] It was through Jody’s actions that Jack decided to clean up his own act and do something else with his life, thus becoming a member of the Task Force under her command.[2]
2201[]
In the year 2201, she was the one who had called for Ryu Suzaku's revival after discussion with Dr. Stewart and Director John Tanaka, and later inducted Ryu into the Task Force. Though, it would seem as a result of meeting him, she has considerably warmed up since the beginning of the series.
Jody was also the one to introduce Lucy Liberty to the rest of the Task Force on the planet Clifoto during Lap 3, and assigned her as Dr. Clash's apprentice.
She also revealed to Ryu that she was partially a cyborg during Lap 9, as a result of an incident that occurred three years before 2201, which involved losing her brother.
Jody as the winner of the 2201 Ladies Race, seen on old footage during Lap 21.
From footage that Ryu and Lucy Liberty were watching of the previous Ladies Race in Lap 21, Jody was a participant in the 2201 F-Zero Ladies Race. Alongside Mrs. Arrow, Kate Alen, and several other participants (unknown pilots, in recolored canon machines such as a purple Blood Hawk, red Sonic Phantom, green Night Thunder, and various others), Jody's main rival appeared to be Lisa Brilliant. The two women exchanged a glance at each other from within their machines at the starting line, and turned their noses up as they averted their gaze from one another. But even with the competition, Jody apparently came out as the winner. Thus, she was crowned "Miss Galaxy," complete with a trophy, crown, and royal cape.
2202[]
Jody ready to fire the Galaxy Runner's cannon at Miss Killer during Lap 21.
Jody would continue her work as the captain of the Mobile Task Force, but also participated in the 2202 edition of the Ladies Race. However, this time, the race was cancelled due to the acts of warfare and destruction between the women involved. Jody was not innocent, having set the Galaxy Runner to fire a laser in Miss Killer's direction as retaliation against the Dark Million henchwoman's remarks.
Despite her focused nature, she was also plagued with thoughts of her brother throughout Lap 31 and Lap 38, and had left a bouquet of salvias where he had died years prior. Upon recalling that she may have seen him in a crowd for a brief moment, she headed to the morgue for a reaffirmation of her brother's status, but to her surprise, Andy Summer's body was missing.
She was then invited to the Falcon House by Clank Hughes, and immediately recognized Bart Lemming as her brother, Andy Summer. However, upon trying to confirm her suspicion, Andy, as Bart refuted the claims. Captain Falcon then appeared to confront Jody later, advising that she should let go of her brother and focus on bigger priorities. Left to wonder why he would know anything about the situation, she then noticed a bouquet of salvias on her machine.
Jody calling out for her brother in Lap 38.
As Ryu Suzaku and Captain Falcon were later engaged in a battle with Blood Falcon on the planet Tank, the three pilots' Reactor Mights caused the water levels to elevate in the cave they were in. After Falcon risked his life to save Ryu from the Dark Space vortex that had formed, Jody desperately called out to her brother who she then realized had been Falcon the entire time. Unfortunately, there was nothing she nor Ryu could do for Andy, as the latter was pulled into the vortex with Blood Falcon.
Jody and her brother in Lap 49.
However, after Andy pulled back a disguise (Berserker) and revealed himself to be alive by Lap 47, Jody was able to reunite with her brother again in Lap 49. As the F-Zero Committee's connections to Dark Million were being addressed by the Galactic Space Federation, the siblings discussed their plans to track Black Shadow and Deathborn, with Andy telling his sister to be careful.
The last time Jody and her brother are seen together in Lap 51.
Their reunion would also only last a short time, as the final battle with Black Shadow and Dark Million was approaching. Andy's final words to Jody are given in Lap 51 as he leaves Haruka's unconscious body to her, stating that this is his final mission and that he won't let darkness win.
Upon realizing what happened to her brother shortly after the Task Force retrieved Ryu from the remains of the Dark Matter Reactor, she mourns for Andy. However, they also spot her brother's helmet, the only thing left of him. Polishing it, Dr. Stewart asks Ryu if he's willing to take Andy's place, and Jody encourages Ryu to take on the mantle of Captain Falcon.
2207[]
Jody at the 2207 F-Zero Grand Prix during Lap 51.
By the year 2207, she is seen in the Grand Prix alongside Jack Levin and Lucy Liberty on the track.
F-Zero GP Legend (GBA game)[]
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(US): She's the leader of the Elite Mobile Task Force. To her subordinates, she's generally very strict, but it's also said that she sometimes lets her softer womanly side show through. It was she who had Rick Wheeler resurrected to be an F-Zero pilot. |
| (PAL): Leader of the Galaxy Mobile Platoon. Normally quite strict with the members of her squad, but occasionally her feminine side shows through too. It was she who arranged for Rick to be revived as an F-ZERO pilot. | |
Notes: Although "Elite Mobile Task Force" is used in the US manual and the 4Kids English dub of the F-Zero Legend of Falcon anime, the game and PAL manual use "Galaxy Mobile Platoon" for some reason.
In the F-Zero GP Legend GBA game, Jody is a playable character with her machine, the White Cat. She is also featured as a Story Mode character.
F-Zero GP Legend Story Mode[]
Due to the game being released only 8 episodes into the anime's original JP airtime, and the game being loosely based on the anime, the Story Mode is not canon.
Secret Alternate Ending[]
It is possible to reach an alternate secret ending in Jody's path, in which the end of Mission #3 is altered. Instead of Ryu Suzaku saving Jody from Blood Falcon in Port Town, she is implied to have died at the hands of the latter's Blood Hawk. The scene cuts to a black screen with white text reading "No one has since seen Galaxy Mobile Platoon commander Jody Summer..." This ending was covered in a video by Custom-R.
Here are the steps to reach this ending:
- 1. Complete Ryu Suzaku's path until you unlock Mission #4. Whatever you do, do NOT complete it yet.
- 2. By then, Jack Levin's path will be available. Again, complete his path up to Mission #3. This will unlock Jody's path.
- 3. Complete Jody's path until the 3rd mission, which ends the path prematurely. On a lighter note, all it does is boot the player back to the Story Mode menu, with Jody's Mission #3 shown as not completed.
For a long time, this ending was unknown due to its unlock conditions which involves not completing Ryu's Mission #4. It is easy to miss since Ryu's path is available from the start and a player can complete it in their playthrough, thus missing out on Jody's alternate ending unless the player starts a new save file. Amusingly, the mission requiring completion in Jack's path to unlock Jody's own path instead ends with the aftermath of her rescue from Ryu and Jody's Mission #3.
F-Zero Climax[]
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Jody Summer (JP): 銀河警察高機動小隊隊長。
リュウをよみがえらせたのは彼女の意思による。 冷静な判断力と、じん速な行動力を持つ。 いつもメンバーにゲキを飛ばしているが、女性らしい優しい一面ものぞかせる。 人望は厚い。 |
| (DeepL Translation): Captain of the Mobile Task Force. She has both great judgement and quick resolve. It was her decision to revive Ryu Suzaku. While she can be hard on the members of the Task Force, she has a gentle, feminine side. She's well regarded and respected among her peers. | |
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Jody is often referred to by the rank of "Captain" by Lucy. In the 4Kids English dub, Lucy has called Jody by her first name in the 6th episode, which is actually Lap 9.
- According to her brother, Jody likes fondue and wine. She is also dedicated to her work.
- A medical scan in Lap 9 reveals that the entirity of Jody's left side from the waist-up was replaced with cybernetics after the Rocket Launcher attack by Zoda. It is unknown if this is the full scope of her cybernetics or merely only what the scan displayed.
- Although Dreadopp and Zedopp's fansubs state that Jody is 20 years old during a Bart's F-Zero Classroom segment in Lap 38, there are some claims that the way Bart says the number is almost "slurred." A revised translation effort by user TechoSyndrome in the F-Zero Nexus Discord states that Bart intentionally kept Jody's age vague, being somewhere in her 20s.
- Had Jody actually been actually 20 years old by 2202, she would have been a fairly young age (16 years old) at the time she lost her brother in the year 2198.
- Even her age in F-Zero Climax is listed as "Unknown."
- It is not known as to why there is a secret alternate ending for Jody in the GP Legend game, but it is still not regarded as canon, much like the rest of the Story Modes in the game.
References[]
| The Mobile Task Force |
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| Mobile Task Force - Ryu Suzaku - Clank Hughes - Jody Summer (Anime) - Dr. Stewart (Anime) - Mr. EAD (Anime) - Jack Levin (Anime) - John Tanaka (Anime) - Dr. Clash (Anime) - Lucy Liberty |
| Anime Universe Machines |
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| Dragon Bird (GT) - Red Gazelle - White Cat - Golden Fox - Iron Tiger - Fire Stingray - Wild Goose - Blue Falcon (GT) - Deep Claw - Great Star - Little Wyvern - Mad Wolf - Super Piranha - Death Anchor (Hyper Death Anchor) - Astro Robin - Big Fang - Sonic Phantom - Green Panther - Hyper Speeder - Space Angler - King Meteor - Queen Meteor - Twin Noritta - Night Thunder - Wild Boar - Blood Hawk - Wonder Wasp - Mighty Typhoon - Mighty Hurricane - Crazy Bear - Black Bull - Elegance Liberty - Moon Shadow - Panzer Emerald - Soldier Anchor - Red Bull |
| Anime Universe F-Zero Locations, Planets, & Venues |
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| List of Anime Universe F-Zero Locations - List of Anime Universe F-Zero Planets - List of Anime Universe F-Zero Venues |