Jari-Thure

Jari-Thure (ヤリ-スーレ) is a human resident of Holoska who appears in Sonic Unleashed. He is the son of Jari-Pekka and Ursule, the husband of Sarianna and father of Marketa. While Jari-Thure usually acts tough and is the one that mostly takes care of his family, he is very much at the mercy of his wife, who is always commanding him around. He tries to take a stand, but is too much afraid of making her mad. Despite this, however, Jari-Thure knows her gentle side and loves his wife dearly.

On the PS2/Wii version of Sonic Unleashed, Jari-Thure is one of the Temple Guardians of Holoska's Gaia Temple, the other being Sarianna. His job is to both guard the temple and the Gaia Gate and lead the ones who are worthy to enter the Gate.

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''Sarianna's husband. He looks tough, unless his wife is around; then it's crystal clear who wears the pants. Keep this to yourself, but the other night Jari-Thure dreamed his wife was giving him the dickens, and sprung awake in terror, screaming, "I'm sorry, honey!" Tragically, this woke his wife, who was sleeping next to him, who then proceeded to give him the dickens.''

PS3/Xbox 360
Jari-Thure was born as the son of Jari-Pekka and Ursule. At some point in his life, Jari-Thure met and married Sarianna, and the two of them had a daughter they named Marketa. At some point during his marriage with Sarianna, Jari-Thure dreamed that his wife was giving him the dickens, making him wake up in terror while screaming. Unfortunately, this woke Sarianna, who was sleeping next to him, who then ironically gave him the dickens. At some other point in his marriage, Jari-Thure was shivering and went to take a bath, though Sarianna had unfortunately heated his bath water up to 140 degrees.

During the events of Sonic Unleashed, Jari-Thure met Sonic the Hedgehog and Chip when the traveling duo first arrived in Holoska. Noticing that Sonic only wore gloves, Jari-Thure told him that he underestimated the climate of Holoska and that he was weirdo for it, as he remarked Holoska was the coldest place on Earth. During the following night, Jari-Thure met Sonic the Werehog and Chip more once. This time, however, Jari-Thure noticed Sonic the Werehog's thick fur, and asked him if could feel it. Having been allowed by Sonic, Jari-Thure felt his fur and complemented it, saying that it fit perfectly with Holoska's cold climate.

Shortly after having met Sonic, Jari-Thure went out to Cool Edge to catch some fish. While fishing, Jari-Thure saw a blue blur zoom across the water. When he returned to his village afterwards, Jari-Thure met Sonic and Chip again and told them of what he had seen while fishing, though he believed that it was just his imagination as he thought no one was that fast. Some time afterwards, while hiding from his wife, Jari-Thure came across Sonic and Chip once more and asked them where they were heading. As Sonic and Chip explained that they were heading for Chun-nan, Jari-Thure quickly changed the subject and asked them nervously if they knew if Sarianna was currently in a good mood.

A while afterwards, Jari-Thure was cooking frozen meat soup for his family to have, when he was asked by Sarianna of what they were going to eat. Jari-Thure told Sarianna that it was soup, but she would rather have smoked mohn. Jari-Thure tried to explain to Sarianna that he was already preparing the soup, but she told him that he could have the soup, but she wanted smoked mohn. Not the one to go against his wife's demands, Jari-Thure meekly complied. Shortly after, Jari-Thure met Sonic and Chip once more. Guessing that Sonic had seen his embarrassing conversation with his wife, Jari-Thure tried to explain that his wife could seem hash sometimes, before asking Sonic if he could give him some advice from time to time.

Some time afterwards, Jari-Thure learned that Sonic and Chip were the ones restoring the planet following Dark Gaia's awakening, and began talking about them to Sarianna and Marketa. Some days later, Jari-Thure came across Sonic and Chip once more, and asked Sonic what he had been up to. As Sonic told him that he and Chip and been fixing the planet, Jari-Thure remarked that this was amazing and that this was what a real hedgehog should be like. Jari-Thure then told Sonic and Chip that they should report to Professor Pickle, as he thought he might be worried.

At some point after their conversation, Jari-Thure was told by Sarianna to take a look in the back country as something seemed to be afoot there at night. Jari-Thure, however, did not dare go there out of fear for losing his life. Not long after, he met up with Sonic and Chip again, and told the duo about the unreasonable demand his wife had given her. After Sonic and Chip returned from Cool Edge, Jari-Thure meet the duo again and noticed that they had brought a Gaia Key with them. After saying that it was an interesting item, Jari-Thure got an explanation from Sonic and Chip on what it was and where they found it, leaving Jari-Thure amazed by their story. After Sonic and Chip had restored Holoska's continent, Jari-Thure learned that their part of the planet was back to normal. Not long after, Jari-Thure met Sonic and Chip again, and told them what he had heard, before saying that he was sure it was thanks to them. Jari-Thure then asked Sonic and Chip if they wanted to celebrate this with some desert, but quickly withdrew his offer since Sarianna had put him on a strict diet.

With the planet coming back together, Jari-Thure intended to go shopping some time afterwards, planning to take the public sled. However, Jari-Thure faced unexpected troubles when Sarianna refused to give him money to pay for the public sled, which escalated to a fierce argument between them. While arguing, Jari-Thure saw Sonic and Chip nearby, and asked for Sonic's help after having explained his problem to him. Sarianna, however, told Jari-Thure that he could pay for the public sled himself, but he insisted on not wasting the money meant for stuff to everyone on that. Sarianna, however, rebuked his statement, saying it was no excuse for begging for money of her. Surprised and confused, Jari-Thure said that he was not begging, and that he just did not want to take his own sled as his face would freeze.

At some point afterwards, Jari-Thure was forced by Sarianna to buy her a new coat, claiming it was a win-win situation for everybody. Shortly after, Jari-Thure met Sonic and Chip again, and told them about what had happen, before telling them that the coat cost him more than his monthly allowance and that he could not see how it was win-win situation for him. Jari-Thure then told Sonic and Chip with determination that next time, he would put his foot down and give Sarianna a piece of his mind. Over the following period, Jari-Thure would ask Sonic and Chip, whenever they came to the village, of how they doing fixing the planet.

A while later, Jari-Thure heard from Sarianna that she had seen a Shamarian fortune teller on television, before she offered to tell his future. Thinking it sounded like fun, Jari-Thure complied and asked her to fire it away. As he heard Sarianna's fortune however (which involved treasuring his family, work as hard as he could, become a better cook, do the laundry and giving his wife presents), Jari-Thure realized that she was giving him her personal wishing list rather than a fortune.

Some time later, Jari-Thure and Sarianna went out fishing. While out fishing, however, Sarianna demanded of Jari-Thure that he had to catch a whale before they could go home. Despite finding it an crazy demand, he was too scared of Sarianna to disagree, and complied. In the end, the only thing Jari-Thure managed to catch while out fishing was a cold, before they finally went back. A few days later, Jari-Thure met Sonic and Chip again, and explained his experience to them.

Over time, Jari-Thure's cold only got worse. Eventually, while clearing out snow upon orders from Sarianna, Jari-Thure got so sick after having worked all night that he collapsed from a very high fever, and was first found in the morning by Sarianna. With Sarianna taking care of him, however, Jari-Thure was soon after brought back to full health. After having recovered, Jari-Thure and Sarianna met Sonic and Chip once more, and he explained to the duo about what had happen and how Sarianna had nursed him back to health. After then having explained that this act was quite a shock to him and hearing Sarianna say that they could not live without him, Jari-Thure proclaimed joyfully to Sonic and Chip that this was a sign of his wife's love. No sooner, however, Jari-Thure was greatly shocked to hear from Sarianna that she only meant it in the sense that she needed him to do all the chores at home (not admitting she was worried about him).

Sometime after his talk with Sarianna, Jari-Thure encountered Sonic and Chip again. Telling Sonic and Chip that he had had a serious lack of self-confidence lately, he asked Sonic if he thought that Sarianna loved him. After hearing Sonic's response, Jari-Thure regained his confidence and proclaimed with certainty that his wife had a gentle side, and that he loved her.

Jari-Thure later watched on in horror with the rest of his village, as Dark Gaia began to cast the world into darkness while maturing into Perfect Dark Gaia, but rejoiced as the world returned to normal following Perfect Dark Gaia's defeat at the hands of Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus.

PS2/Wii
At some point during the events of Sonic Unleashed, Jari-Thure became possessed by Dark Gaia's Minions, which caused Jari-Thure to be consumed by self-pity at nighttime, though he would return to normal during the day.

During the events of Sonic Unleashed, following the Earth's shattering caused by Dark Gaia's awakening, Jari-Thure was told about spooky happenings around the Sacred Shrine by Sarianna. Before his wife could sent him off to investigate, however, Jari-Thure ran off into hiding, not desiring to look into them. At the time were Sonic the Hedgehog and Chip first arrived in Holoska, Jari-Thure met the traveling duo while he was hiding. Upon meeting them, Jari-Thure welcomed Sonic and Chip to Holoska, before he remarked that visitors did not come here very often. As Sonic and Chip asked him of why he was hiding, Jari-Thure tried to defend himself, saying that he just liked the spot where he stood, and was not hiding. Despite his statement, Jari-Thure then requested of Sonic and Chip that they did not tell Sarianna where he was. Despite asking Sonic and Chip to keep a low profile, however, when Jari-Thure met up with Sonic and Chip again some time afterwards, he explained to the duo that he was in the doghouse with Sarianna again and that he would laugh if he was not ready to cry.

A while later, Jari-Thure met Sonic and Chip again during the night. However, due to the influence of Dark Gaia's Minions, Jari-Thure depressingly told Sonic and Chip that he did not feel like doing anything anymore, and that he just knew that Sarianna thought he was a slow and lazy good-for-nothing. Shortly after, Jari-Thure found Sonic and Chip returning to him. Noticing them, Jari-Thure explained that he had been too embarrassed to see Sarianna in the eyes lately. As Sonic and Chip asked him if he knew anything about the Moon Tablet, Jari-Thure said that if they would listen to his troubles, he might have something like that for them. Jari-Thure then went on and explained about how his wife had been calling him a chicken for no looking into the spooky happenings around the shrine, before calling himself a failure as a Temple Guardian for letting everyone down. Moping over what he had told, Jari-Thure then asked Sonic and Chip if they thought he was a chicken as well. As Sonic and Chip told that he was an upstanding man, Jari-Thure managed to regain his self-confidence and overcame the influence of Dark Gaia's Minions. Feeling much better, Jari-Thure thanked Sonic and Chip and gave them the Moon Tablet. After having handed over the tablet, Jari-Thure told Sonic and Chip that he gave them the Moon Tablet because he did not have confidence in himself, before telling them not to let him down.

Some time later, Jari-Thure met Sonic and Chip again and heard from them of what had been going on at the Sacred Shrine. Upon hearing this, Jari-Thure asked Sonic and Chip of how people were expecting him to take care of that. After calming down, Jari-Thure smiled, and told Sonic and Chip that just because they were superheroes, it did not mean anything was wrong with him.

Jari-Thure later watched on in horror with the rest of his village, as Dark Gaia began to cast the world into darkness while maturing into Perfect Dark Gaia, but rejoiced as the world returned to normal following Perfect Dark Gaia's defeat at the hands of Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus.