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Jimmy Lee is one of two main protagonists of Double Dragon, alongside his brother Billy.
He was portrayed by Mark Dacascos (1994 film), Nobutoshi Canna (Double Dragon II), Kaneto Shiozawa (Neo Geo), Scott McNeil (TV series), and Jeff Luke (Neon).
Appearance[]
His appearance has changed throughout the life of the series, usually swapping hair color with his brother. Billy Lee originally has brunette hair and darker skin and Jimmy Lee has blond hair and lighter skin. As the series went on in some games Billy's hair was changed to Blonde and Jimmy's to Brunette. Such titles as "Super Double Dragon" the twins' hair styles has changed as well having Billy with a brunette laid down style and Jimmy with a blonde high-cut style. In Double Dragon 2: The Revenge, Jimmy wears a white outfit instead of his trademark red outfit.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay in most of the games takes place in a pseudo 3D perspective like in Renegade and later beat-'em-ups, in which the player character can move in four directions but are always facing left or right. The player can perform a variety of unarmed fighting techniques against their enemies, as well use melee weapons such as baseball bats and throwing knives normally obtained from enemies. In some installments, there are techniques that can be done in combination with another player.
According to the supplementary materials for some of the games, Billy and Jimmy Lee practice the fictional art of Sōsetsuken (双截拳?, "Twin Intercepting Fists"), a nod to Bruce Lee's fighting method of Jeet Kune Do, meaning "Way of the Intercepting Fist". Some of the enemy characters take their names from Enter the Dragon such as Williams and Roper from the first game, as well as Bolo and Ohara in certain versions of Double Dragon II: The Revenge. Additionally, the packaging artwork of Double Dragon Advance is based on the climatic fight of the Bruce Lee film Return of the Dragon.
Plots[]
Double Dragon[]
In 199X, streets of NYC is being ruled by raw violence where there is a complete absence of laws and orders; only the strong survives in this new world freshly emerged from the devastation of nuclear war. To survive, people formed groups which became organizations composed of thugs and criminals.
In the midst of all these chaos, there were two men living in NYC quietly: Billy and Jimmy Lee. The two men are twin brothers who had been earning their living by teaching martial arts to New Yorkers 5 years prior to the nuclear war. Although their dojo thrived (having more than 30 branches and had 5000 students) it was not spared from the global nuclear war: vast majority of the students are killed in the war and dojo was destroyed beyond recovery, forcing Lee Brothers who barely survived the war to dissolve their dojo. Although their dojo is gone, the brothers did not forget their way of martial arts in their body. After intense training, Jimmy and Billy developed their deadliest martial art yet: Sousetsuken. Lee brothers' dojo was being rebuilt and a new female named Marion was one of their first students, who displayed great talent in martial arts and became an assistant for Lee brothers. Somewhere along the line, billy and Marion fell love for each other. But unknown to the two lovebirds, Jimmy Lee also was secretly in love with Marion, patiently abiding his time until the decisive moment would come for him to have Marion for himself.
One day in a slum in NYC, Marion was abducted. A demand was delivered to the Lee brothers:
"We have Marion in custody. If you wish to see her alive, bring us the scroll that contains the secret of Sousetsuken arts by 10:00 P.M." - Black Warriors
Black Warriors, led by Willy the grand boss is considered to be the most powerful and violent criminal organizations in NYC. Billy Lee, and/or his twin brother Jimmy Lee (also known as Hammer and Spike in the supplementary materials for the American arcade release) must fight their way into the turf of the Black Warriors gang in order to rescue their common love interest Marian.
Arcade Version[]
The game is divided into four different stages or "missions", which consist of a city slum, a factory, the woods, and the hideout of the boss. The game normally ends if a single player defeats the final boss alone. However, if two players manage to complete the game together then the two will be forced to fight each other in order to determine who will win Marian's affections.
Double Dragon 2[]
Double Dragon II: The Revenge begins with Marian, the heroine from the original Double Dragon, being shot to death by the leader of the Black Warriors. Once again, the player assume the role of brothers Billy Lee and Jimmy Lee, who are now tasked with the duty of avenging Marian's death.
Arcade Version[]
Like in the original game, the arcade version of Double Dragon II is divided into four missions: a heliport, a lumber storehouse, a wheat field, and the new hideout of the boss. Each stage has its own boss character with his own leitmotif theme. After defeating Willy (the final boss from the original game) in the fourth stage, the player will confront a double of their own character for the game's final battle. If two players reach the end together, then both will get to face their own clone for the final battle.
The origin and identity of the clones are never revealed and they still remain mystery.
Nes/Famicom and PCE Version[]
There are three difficulty settings, which determine the length of the game (in the English version). The final mission is only available on the hardest difficulty setting. In this game Jimmy and Billy can be played simultaneously.
While the overall premise is the same as the arcade version, the game now features story sequences before each stage which serves to advance the plot. The level designs are also completely rearranged, with the NES and PCE versions featuring nine missions instead of just four. Most of the enemy characters from the arcade version are featured in the NES / PCE versions as well, while a few were replaced by new ones. Notably, the ninth and final mission is a battle against the Mysterious Warrior, a character introduced in the NES and PCE versions who serves as the new final boss. In contrast to the arcade's bittersweet ending, the NES and PCE versions features a happier ending in which Marian is brought back to life after the final opponent is defeated.
Double Dragon 3[]
After returning home from a two-year training mission, Billy and Jimmy Lee come across a fortune teller named Hiruko. The woman tells the Lee brothers that in order to challenge the world's strongest adversary, they must seek out the three Rosetta Stones that have been scattered around the world.
The game begins in the United States, where the Lee brothers must defeat the remnants of the Black Warriors gang from the previous games before they set off to find the stones. Afterward, the heroes must travel to China, Japan and Italy, where each of the stones are being guarded by formidable fighters unique to each country (such as swordsmen in Japan and archers in Italy) who will refuse to give them up without a fight. Once all three Rosetta Stones have been procured, the Lee brothers' journey reaches its final destination in Egypt, where they face all sorts of supernatural creatures as they enter Cleopatra's tomb to uncover the mystery surrounding the stones.
Double Dragon 4[]
After the defeat of the Black Warriors in Double Dragon II, Billy and Jimmy Lee look to spread their Sōsetsuken martial art by establishing dojos around the country. However, they soon face a new threat in a gang called the Renegades operated by Okada Sisters who are looking to expand their criminal hegemony beyond Japan. Renegades have also teamed up with the Black Warrior remnants to put an end to Billy and Jimmy once and for all.
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Trivia[]
- In the NES version of Double Dragon, Jimmy was revealed to be the main antagonist of the game, the "Shadow Boss", although he became Billy's ally in following titles.
- The instruction manual for the Game Boy port of Double Dragon copies the plot blurb from the NES version and refers to Jimmy as the "Shadow Boss". Despite this, Jimmy never actually shows up in the single-player mode, as the game ends after the player defeats Willy, like in the arcade version.
- The manual for the Genesis port incorrectly identifies Willy as Jimmy, possibly due to the author mixing up the differing storylines of the arcade and NES versions, despite Willy looking nothing like the Lee brothers. It also claims Player 2 in multiplayer is Billy Lee's friend "Jake", a name later used for a boss character in Double Dragon IV.
- The handheld LCD game and board game versions of Double Dragon, produced by Tiger Electronics, both reference Jimmy as an antagonist rather than going by the arcade version's storyline.
- The character Ryūji from the Kunio-kun franchise of beat 'em up games –which in turn directly inspired the creation of the Double Dragon series– was loosely based on Jimmy Lee. The iconic "Double Dragon" theme even plays whenever he and his twin brother, Ryūichi, appear and both are often referred to as the "Dragon Twins". However, Ryūji is now instead based on Billy Lee. Nevertheless, in Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story, Ryūji was once again inspired on Jimmy Lee. This was intentional, as Hiroyuki Sekimoto was the game's director (Jimmy has blond hair in all of the Double Dragon games directed by Sekimoto), but in the game he is described as having a hot-headed personality (which fits with Jimmy in River City: Rival Showdown, but is a contrast to Jimmy's personality in Double Dragon Advance and Double Dragon IV).
External links[]
- Jimmy Lee at the Battletoads Wiki
- Jimmy Lee at the Double Dragon Wiki
- Jimmy Lee at the Kunio-kun Wiki
- Jimmy Lee at the Villains Wiki
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