Jet the Hawk (Sonic Free Riders)

"Are you guys really THAT blind to your faults?!"

- Jet the Hawk, Sonic Free Riders

Jet the Hawk is a character from the Sonic series, specifically the Sonic Riders series. While he's usually a likable character in Sonic Riders and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, he was unfortunately flanderized in Sonic Free Riders.

Why There's A Way He's Gonna Lose

 * 1) He went from a rebellious, laid-back and confident hawk with a knack of speed along with good sportsmanship in the first two Sonic Riders games into an extremely crabby and douchey one who belittles his opponents for no reason. Yes, Jet was no saint in the first two Sonic Riders games, but he was never that insensitive. At least he cares about his teammates and opponents, went on better terms with Sonic and knows when to learn from his mistakes when he needs to.
 * 2) He's just another male example of the mean popular girl trope.
 * 3) He's also flanderized into a Scrappy too.
 * 4) He acts more like Tokkori than he does his own character.
 * 5) He's extremely snotty and stubborn as he rudely asked Shadow and Rouge if they're really that blind to their faults, and he and Storm yell at and belittle Wave all because they lost and she made a mistake of not tuning up their gears before the race, which goes to show that he can't handle people making mistakes.
 * 6) He and Storm also blamed Wave for their loss, which also makes him a framer.
 * 7) He never receives any comeuppances for his actions in this game. That makes him a Karma Houdini.
 * 8) Michael Yurchak's portrayal of him is atrocious! Instead of making Jet sound like a rebellious teenage like Jason Griffith does, he makes him sound like a whiny one.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) To be fair: Jet was more likable in Sonic Riders and Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * 2) He does have a nice moment where he wanted to rematch with Sonic after an undeserved victory.
 * He, as well as Storm, does (if barely) get what he deserves for his actions when Wave snapped at him and Storm back for berating her.
 * 1) While he doesn't apologize at the end, at least he didn't mind going home empty-handed.
 * 2) While Michael Yurchak's portrayal of him isn't great, Daisuke Kishio still does a great job voicing Jet in Japanese.
 * 3) He made further appearances in the Mario and Sonic series where he got his original personality back, and Sonic Dash, and Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.

Reception

 * While Jet was well-liked in the original Sonic Riders and Zero Gravity, the Free Riders incarnation of Jet has been widely hated for his extremely crabby and douchey attitude in this game, and is considered the worst incarnation of Jet the Hawk, even to this day.