| “ | Soar like a hero, Drift Jaku! | ” |
—Asuka, firing Jaku's Super-Shot, the "Hurricane Drift" | ||
Drift Jaku (Japanese: ドリフト=ジャッカー, Dorifuto=Jakkā, Drift=Jacker) is a Special-Type Core Change System B-Daman owned by Asuka Kami in the B-Daman Crossfire anime. It was first released in Japan on April 28, 2012 for 788円.
Body Set: Jaku/Jacker Body
Head Part: Jaku Head
Jaku's Head Part has a fin on top of it like a peacock's plumage, along with purple eye designs, a circle in the forehead, and a red visor in an open beak.
Arm Parts: Jaku Arm
The shoulders on this B-Daman's Arm Parts are of a conical shape consisting of peacock feathers, along with two additional feathers curved to resemble humanoid arms.
Stud Parts
This B-Daman has light gray Stud Parts.
Leg Part: Jaku Leg
Jaku Leg has a "Curving/Curve Mode" gimmick, with a hinged ramp at its back. To achieve the change to Curving/Curve Mode, the user must rotate the Leg Part 180 degrees so that the ramp would be in front of the Core Part, allowing one to point the B-Daman downwards and fire Curving/Curve Shots.
Core Part: Drift
Drift has a long trigger (almost as long as Double Drazeros'), two Hold Parts, and an adjustable ring at the front that has a semi-translucent rubber strip. The rubber strip can be rotated for either back-spin shots, or narrow-/wide-angled Curving Shots in the B-Daman's Curving/Curve Mode.
Overall
In spite of the gimmicks possessed by Drift, it isn't a very powerful Core Part on its own. However, the back-spin shot has a positive effect on the speed at which a fired marble returns to you to reload, making it good for Break Bomber. The Leg Part provides great rearward stability without the player having to buy additional stabilizer-based Tune-Up Gear, and can support magazines well. The Head Part is a good alternative to any other Head Part that has a fin that can be used for aiming. As a whole, the B-Daman is good for beginning players for all of these reasons. Curve Mode's effect is best suited for experimenting with the aspect of making trick shots, and is useless competitively.
If you wish to get more power out of Drift, you can equip it with the Power Mantle, and sweetening the deal further is that the piece doesn't interfere with the Leg Part.
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Trivia
- In its Japanese name, Jacker's name originates from Kujaku, which is the Japanese word for "Peacock". Of course, Jaku also originated from Kujaku.
- Drift Jaku is the latest known B-Daman that can fire curved shots when aimed downwards to the floor, with Stag Cerberus from Super B-Daman coming before it. Coincidentally, it is also the latest known B-Daman that can fire curved shots, with the gimmick's inception in November 1995's release of Golden Bomberman in Super B-Daman.
- The Hasbro version incorrectly calls Drift Jaku as "Thunder Jaku" despite having the Drift Core.
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