Bashōsen

Not to be confused with the Item Box power-up, Bashosen.

The Bashōsen (バショウセン^[1], Bashōsen^?, lit. "Banana palm fan") is an object that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are a pair of war fans that serve as Jet the Hawk's main weapons.

Description

Appearance

The Bashōsens are a pair of fans that are made up of Jet’s feathers,^[2] which are green with dark dark green tips, and wooden handles with a red strap on them.

Features and traits

The edges of the Bashōsen fans are said to be razor-sharp.^[3] With one fan, Jet can release wind currents powerful enough to blow opponents off course and disorientate them. He can also use both fans in melee combat, either smacking his opponents or spinning then around to knock away anyone that gets too close.

Game appearances

Sonic Riders series

Sonic Riders

In Sonic Riders, Jet pulls out a Bashōsen fan when he reaches level two in gameplay. At that level, he wields it to disorient his foe. At level three, Jet takes out a secondary fan and uses it in his off-hand to create a twister-like attack to stun the foe for an even longer amount of time.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Jet uses only one Bashōsen fan. In gameplay, he uses it whenever he gets an Attack item.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

Main article: Bashosen

In Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, the Bashōsen (spelled as Bashosen) is an Item Box power-up exclusive to Jet. In this game, the Bashōsen is an offensive power-up that can be used to attack opponents. Upon dealing damage, it will also steal some of the opponent's Rings. This power-up can also be improved by leveling up the playable character.

In other media

IDW Publishing

Main article: Bashōsen (IDW)

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, the Bashōsen is a tool used by Jet the Hawk.

Trivia

The Bashōsen is based on the Palm Leaf Fan (芭蕉扇, Palm Leaf Fan^?), an item from the Chinese epic Journey to the West. It is one of the five treasured tools owned by the two demon brothers: the Golden Horned King (金角大王, Golden Horned King^?) and the Silver Horned King (銀角大王, Silver Horned King^?).
Jet uses the main Bashōsen in his left hand and sometimes an auxiliary one in his right.
In Sonic and the Black Knight Jet's counterpart Sir Lamorak uses dual swords that are inspired by the Bashōsen.

References

↑ ソニックライダーズ (Japanese). Characters: Jet. Sega. Retrieved on 20 April 2013.
↑ Devra Newberger Speregen (2016). Sonic: The Ultimate Character Guide. Scholastic. p. 53. ISBN 978-1338033243.
↑ Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

Sonic Riders

Main article | Scripts (Heroes, Babylon) | Staff | Beta elements | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Jet \| Wave \| Storm \| Amy \| Dr. Eggman \| Shadow \| Rouge \| Cream \| E-10000G \| E-10000R \| Ulala \| AiAi \| NiGHTS
Non-playable characters		Omochao \| Stolen \| Jet's father \| Babylon Guardian \| E-10000Y
Courses/Fields	Heroes	Metal City \| Splash Canyon \| Egg Factory \| Green Cave \| Sand Ruins \| Babylon Garden
	Babylon	Night Chase \| Red Canyon \| Ice Factory \| White Cave \| Dark Desert \| Sky Road \| Babylon Guardian
	Extra	Digital Dimension \| Sega Carnival \| Sega Illusion
	Survival	Dual Towers \| Snow Valley \| Space Theater
Moves/Techniques		Air Boost \| Air Riding \| Air Slide \| Attacks \| Grinding \| Super Sonic Boost \| Tornado \| Trick Action
Extreme Gears		Accelerator \| Access \| Advantage-F \| Advantage-P \| Advantage-S \| Air Broom \| Air Tank \| Auto-Slider \| BANANA \| Beginner \| Berserker \| Blue Star \| Blue Star II \| Cannonball \| Channel5 \| Chaos Emerald \| Cover-F \| Cover-P \| Cover-S \| Darkness \| Destroyer \| E-gearG \| E-gearR \| E-Rider \| Faster \| Fastest \| Gambler \| Grinder \| Hang-On \| Heavy Bike \| High Booster \| Hovercraft \| Legend \| Light Board \| Magic Carpet \| Night Sky \| Omnipotence \| Opa Opa \| Pink Rose \| Power Gear \| Powerful Gear \| Red Rock \| Rengoku \| Slide Booster \| Smile \| Speed Balancer \| Super Hang-On \| Temptation \| The Crazy \| Trap Gear \| Turbo Star \| Type-J \| Type-S \| Type-W \| Yellow Tail
Gimmicks and obstacles		Accelerator \| Air Pit \| Automatic Trail \| Barricade \| Bomb \| Catapult \| Dash Panel \| Grind Rail \| Trick Zone \| Turbulence
Items		Air \| Item Box (Air, Explosion, High Speed, Invincible Barrier, Magnetic Barrier, Rings, Speed Down, Question Item) \| Ring
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Jet ) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Dan Green (Knuckles, Storm) \| Bella Hudson (Wave, Babylon Computer) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream) \| Maddie Blaustein (E-10000G, E-10000R, Babylon Guardian) \| Liza Jacqueline (Omochao) \| Kaoru Morota (AiAi) \| Apollo Smile (Ulala)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Daisuke Kishio (Jet) \| Chie Nakamura (Wave, Babylon Computer) \| Kenji Nomura (Storm, Babylon Guardian) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Kaoru Morota (AiAi) \| Apollo Smile (Ulala)
Music	Songs	Catch Me If You Can \| Sonic Speed Riders
Music	Albums	Speedbeats Grand Prix: Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack
Other		Air Tank \| Babylon Garden \| Babylon Rogues' ship \| Babylonians \| Bashōsen \| Black Market \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Emerald \| Eggman Empire \| Emerald Detector \| Rank \| EX World Grand Prix \| Flight Type \| Freeze \| Key to Babylon Garden \| Mission Mode \| Power Type \| Speed Type \| Time Attack

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

Main article | Scripts (Heroes, Babylon) | Staff | Glitches | Gallery

Characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Jet \| Wave \| Storm \| Dr. Eggman \| Cream \| Rouge \| Shadow \| Silver \| Blaze \| SCR-GP \| Amigo \| NiGHTS \| Billy Hatcher \| SCR-HD \| Master Core: ABIS
Courses/Fields	Heroes	Megalo Station \| Botanical Kingdom \| MeteorTech Premises \| Aquatic Capital \| Gigan Rocks \| Crimson Crater \| Astral Babylon \| '80s Boulevard
	Babylon	Gigan Device \| Nightside Rush \| Snowy Kingdom \| MeteorTech Sparkworks \| Tempest Waterway \| Security Corridor \| Mobius Strip \| '90s Boulevard
	Survival Battle	Gravity Pit \| Labyrinth \| Square Quartet
	Survival Ball	MeteorTech Arsenal \| Botanical Cave \| Megalo Junction
Extreme Gears		Advantage F \| Advantage P \| Advantage S \| Airship \| Angel • Devil \| Beginner \| Big Bang \| Bingo Star \| Black Shot \| Blue Star \| Chaos Emerald \| Cover F \| Cover P \| Cover S \| E-Rider \| Faster \| Fastest \| Flame Lance \| G Shot \| Gambler \| GC Booster \| GC Master \| GP Accumulator \| GP Tank \| Hang-On \| Hyperdrive \| Kunoichi \| Legend \| Light Board \| Mag \| Magic Broom \| Master Off-Road \| Money Crisis \| Night Sky \| Omnitempus \| Pink Rose \| Power Egg \| Psychic Wave \| Rail Linker \| Rainbow \| Red Rock \| Reserve Tank \| Rhythm Machine \| Road Star \| Shinobi \| Shooting Star \| Skill Booster \| Smile \| Super Hang-On \| Temptation \| The Crazy \| Throttle \| Turbo Star \| Type-J \| Type-S \| Type-W \| Untouchable \| Wanted \| Wheel Custom \| Wind Catcher \| Wind Star \| Yellow Tail
Gear Parts		Air Ride \| Angel/Devil \| Attack Time UP \| Auto Wall-Run \| Base Stats UP \| BGM Change \| Bike \| Durability UP \| GC Boost UP \| Ghost \| GP Gain UP \| GP Gauge UP \| GP Usage UP \| Grind \| Item Rank +1 \| Magnetic Barrier \| Max Speed UP \| Parts Lock \| Ring Cap UP \| Starting Speed UP \| Status Trap \| Tank \| Throttle \| Trick Rank +1 \| Vision Trap \| Wheel \| Yacht
Moves and Techniques		Air Ride \| Attacks \| Gravity Control \| Gravity Dive \| Grinding \| Slide Turn \| Super Sonic Boost \| Trick
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Jet, Shadow) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Dan Green (Knuckles, Storm) \| Bella Hudson (Wave, Mother computer) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Pete Capella (Silver) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream) \| Andrew Paull (SCR-HD, SCR-GP, Master Core: ABIS)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Daisuke Kishio (Jet) \| Chie Nakamura (Wave, Mother computer) \| Kenji Nomura (Storm, SCR-HD, SCR-GP, Master Core: ABIS) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Koji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze)
Other		Ark of the Cosmos \| Babylon Garden \| Babylon Rogues' ship \| Babylonians \| Barricade \| Bashōsen \| Black Market \| Car \| Catapult \| Catch Me If You Can \| Crimson Tower \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dash Ring \| Eggman Empire \| Fly Type \| Gravity Band \| Gravity Point \| Grind Rail \| Havok \| Item Box (Attack, Colorball, Explosion, GP Boost, High Speed, Magnetic Barrier, Missile, Parts Lock, Ring, Shield, Speed Down) \| Monopole \| Mother computer \| Ring \| Slipstream \| Speed Type \| Power Type \| Rank \| Time Attack \| Time item \| Trick Zone \| Un-Gravitify \| World Grand Prix \| Zero Gravity Tracks: Sonic Riders Shooting Star Story Original Soundtrack

[1] ソニックライダーズ (Japanese). Characters: Jet. Sega. Retrieved on 20 April 2013.

[Scholastic-2] Devra Newberger Speregen (2016). Sonic: The Ultimate Character Guide. Scholastic. p. 53. ISBN 978-1338033243.

[3] Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

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