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Rainbow Jerk
RainbowJerk
GZ Rainbow Jerk
GZ-011
Peafowl Type
Digald/Jiin Suppression Army
Crew 1
Weight 45 tons
Depth 20.9 m
Height 12.6 m
Maximum Speed Mach 2.5
Weapons Feather Cutter (2), Rainbow Beam Tail (6), Rolling Spike Shield, Smart Guard (2), Pinpoint Laser (2), Golden Beak, Iron Footnail (2)
Equipment Aero Crown, Crystal Panel (2), Wind Dancers (upgrade)

Rainbow Jerk is a Peafowl-type Zoid (sometimes known as Rainbow Jark), one of over 200 species of biomechanical lifeforms depicted by TOMY's Zoids model, toy, and media franchise. The Rainbow Jerk is unique to the Zoids: Genesis anime and the related Genesis model line, and is one of the seven protagonist Zoids.

Overview

The Rainbow Jerk resembles a hybrid of peacock and crane. Its ornate wing feathers are made of metal Zi and function as melee weapons. Its long range weapon can only be activated when standing, in which the tail plates unfold sideways like a fan and generate an intense ultrasonic pulse that disorients opponents. Zoids who are underground are unaffected, such as Molga or Viper-types, as are Bio Zoids.

Battle Story appearances

The Rainbow Jerk is an ancient Zoid from the Era of Technolgy found by the thief who infiltrated Kotona's clan.

Media appearances

Genesis

Piloted by Kotona the rainbow jerk is the only protagonist Zoid in Zoids Genesis that can fly. During the series the Rainbow Jerk distinguished itself as an excellent scout or fast transport Zoid. For much of the first half of the series, Digald had no effective counter to it save using Bio Raptor as anti-aircraft units. This gave the protaganoists a tactical edge over the Digald forces, and allowed them to fight when out numbered. After the Bio Ptera and Bio Raptor Gui entered service, Rainbow Jerk had a harder time in aerial combat. Rainbow Jerk was upgraded with the Wind Dancer booster midway through the show, allowing it to temporarily boost its speed and outrun pursuing opponents.

Video Games

The Rainbow Jerk, piloted by Kotona, makes an appearance in the DS game Super Robot Wars K, as do most other Zoids and characters featured in the Zoids: Genesis anime.

Trading Cards

The Rainbow Jerk was featured as part of the Zoids Scramble release of Zoids Trading Cards.

Models

Genesis

RainbowJerkToy

GZ Rainbow Jerk

  • Assembly required. (Snap-together, no glue needed. Scissors or X-acto knife recommended for trimming off excess plastic bits.)
  • The model's colours are moulded into the plastic, and it does not need any paint.

The Rainbow Jerk is the eleventh model in the Genesis line. The kit comes with five plastic sprues, one, transparent sprue for the eyes and canopy, six separate pieces for the wings, a pre-assembled tail, twelve rubber caps, one pilot and two sticker sheets.

The kit does not need batteries. When built the model can be manually positioned into either Stationary or Flight mode. The tail could also be manually folded or displayed. The beak can be manually positioned and canopy opened.

Sadly the top part of the beak of the Rainbow Jerk is rather loose along with the eyes.

The Rainbow Jerk can be upgraded with the Wind Dancer booster included in the Power Up Parts Set A.

Rainbow jerk Wind

Rainbowjerk wind

Rainbow Jerk Wind

A special edition version was released that included the Power Up Part. The kit's color scheme is more anime-specific, having a darker tone than the original. It also comes with a Kotona figurine.

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