Use LIFE JAM! It really works!  |
| — LIFE JAM GUY |
LIFE JAM GUY is a character and enemy in OMORI. He is a friendly jar of red-colored jam that sells LIFE JAM to the party on every occasion they come across him.
PROFILE[]
APPEARANCE[]
LIFE JAM GUY resembles a large jar of red-colored jam, often shown winking at the player. He is always seen carrying a small jar of jam and gives a thumbs up in both his overworld and battle sprite. In battle, LIFE JAM GUY's jar of jam gets a happy face.
PERSONALITY[]
LIFE JAM GUY is shown to be amicable to the party, and offers them free samples of LIFE JAM. However, despite his benevolent demeanor, LIFE JAM GUY is rather dangerous as his free samples involve defeating all party members not before offering a wounded OMORI three samples of LIFE JAM.
Even though he appears to be menacing and threatening to the party, he doesn't have any ill intentions of harming them, only wanting to explain the benefits of LIFE JAM. He also has a tendency to say "haha" after sentences.
STORY[]
LIFE JAM GUY is first encountered in the JUNKYARD during the PROLOGUE, where he bursts out of a garbage container and asks if OMORI and his friends want a free demo of LIFE JAM. Regardless of the choice the party chooses, either accepting or denying his free sample, the battle with LIFE JAM GUY will begin automatically. After turning every party member besides OMORI into TOAST, he'll give OMORI some LIFE JAM and instruct him to use it to revive his friends. After he does so, the battle with LIFE JAM GUY will end, and he will restore your party to full health. If you talk to him after this, he will offer to sell you some LIFE JAM.
On TWO DAYS LEFT, LIFE JAM GUY appears again at the third floor of LAST RESORT, where he will sell LIFE JAM again. If the player hasn't tried out his "free demo" at the JUNKYARD, they can fight him there. The outcome of the battle will remain same as the one shown in the JUNKYARD.
On ONE DAY LEFT of the OMORI ROUTE, LIFE JAM GUY can also be found in the BOSS RUSH simulator, right after the battle with SIR MAXIMUS I, II and III. He will grant the party 3 LIFE JAMS. After a few turns, he will run away as his presence is just there to grant the party a means of restoring a party member back to life for the remaining boss fights.
BATTLE[]
GENERAL[]
| STATS | ||||||
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 HEART
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 JUICE
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ATTACK | DEFENSE | SPEED | LUCK | HIT |
| 9999 | 0 | 1 | 999 | 1 | 10 | 95 |
| STATS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEART
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JUICE
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ATTACK | DEFENSE* | SPEED | LUCK | HIT |
| 9999 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 95 |
| REWARDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYPE | EMOTION | |||
| NEUTRAL | HAPPY | SAD | ANGRY | |
| EXP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CLAMS
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ITEM | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
*This Defense stat only applies to Life Jam Guy's first encounter when inflicted with the HAPPY, SAD, or ANGRY emotion.
SKILLS[]
| SKILL | NOTES | DAMAGE |
|---|---|---|
| DEATH JAM | LIFE JAM GUY turns you into TOAST.
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9999 |
| DO NOTHING | LIFE JAM GUY explains the benefits of LIFE JAM!*
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All skills, unless stated otherwise, have a 20% variance rate. This means they will do between 80% and 120% of their regular damage.
*This move will always repeat for a few more turns after the first move.
AI[]
| SKILL | BEHAVIOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the first turn, LIFE JAM GUY will use DEATH JAM, which turns all party members (except for OMORI due to his "PLOT ARMOR" state) into TOAST. Afterwards, he gives OMORI three LIFE JAMS to revive his fallen friends.
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| SKILL | BEHAVIOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE JAM GUY functions similarly to his normal boss variant. Unlike the previous fight, LIFE JAM GUY will not turn all party members into TOAST at all. Instead, he will give the group a LIFE JAM for three turns. After doing so, LIFE JAM GUY flees the scene, automatically ending the battle. | ||||
QUOTES[]
Life Jam Guy Quotes: Free Demo
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LIFE JAM GUY Hey, kids! I'm the LIFE JAM guy! I sell LIFE JAM! It really works!  LIFE JAM GUY Would you like a free demo?
LIFE JAM GUY Don't be ridiculous... Of course you do!
LIFE JAM GUY How did you like my free demo? Haha, I'm kidding. I know you loved it! LIFE JAM GUY Oh! I see you are still hurt. No worries! I will heal you, haha!
LIFE JAM GUY Very good, yes? Now... Would you like to buy some LIFE JAM? It will only cost you 250 CLAMS. |
Life Jam Guy Quotes: Normal Interaction
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LIFE JAM GUY Hey, kids! I'm the LIFE JAM guy! I sell LIFE JAM! It really works LIFE JAM GUY Would you like to buy some LIFE JAM? It will only cost you 250 CLAMS.
LIFE JAM GUY LIFE JAM! It really works!
LIFE JAM GUY Haha, that's okay. You will need to later.
LIFE JAM GUY Hm, you don't have enough CLAMS. Come back when you've got more! |
Life Jam Guy Battle Quotes
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LIFE JAM GUY: Use LIFE JAM! It really works!
LIFE JAM GUY: Enjoy your free samples! Goodbye now, haha! |
Life Jam Guy Unused Quotes
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HERO Actually, wait a minute... I think KEL just became TOAST! AUBREY Huh? Oh, you're right. AUBREY Useless as ever, I see. HERO That's not good... Does anybody have some LIFE JAM on hand to- LIFE JAM GUY DID SOMEONE SAY LIFE JAM!?
BASIL Haha, what a strange person. How are you feeling, KEL? KEL Hm? Why do you ask? AUBREY You just got turned into TOAST! Don't you remember? KEL I got turned into TOAST? I don't know, that sounds pretty crazy. If something like that happened, I'd definitely remember.
KEL Whoa, did you find everybody, OMORI? You're pretty good at hide and seek, huh? AUBREY ... We're going to BASIL's house now. |
GALLERY[]
IN-GAME[]
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.gif "Life Jam Guy (Hurt).gif (162 KB)")
.gif "Life Jam Guy (Defeated).gif (151 KB)")
.gif "Life Jam Guy (Happy).gif (244 KB)")
.gif "Life Jam Guy (Sad).gif (242 KB)")
.gif "Life Jam Guy (Angry).gif (247 KB)")
ARTWORK[]
TRIVIA[]
- The LIFE JAM GUY's design draws inspiration from the Kool-Aid Man, and possibly the mascot of Fujiya's Milky Chocolate, Peko-chan.
- According to some unused dialogue, LIFE JAM GUY was originally planned to first appear at the FOREST PLAYGROUND after defeating BOSS, in which he offers the group some LIFE JAM to help heal KEL, who was turned into TOAST during the aftermath of the battle.
- If the party refuses to take the free samples of LIFE JAM, LIFE JAM GUY would still initiate the battle. This could force no-item players to reload.
- During his BOSS RUSH encounter, the party can actually run away from LIFE JAM GUY to progress to the next round of the simulation, though selecting that option is optional. In fact, he is the only enemy fought within the BOSS RUSH to have this option available.
- LIFE JAM GUY's battle theme is notably reused for ORANGE OASIS after defeating the HUSHPUPPIES. This is most likely an oversight left by the developers themselves.
- However, judging from the filename of the song "battle_dough_dungeon", its official title, and placement in the OST, it seems that it was meant to be primarily used as a battle theme for BREAVEN.
- LIFE JAM GUY is supposed to be unbeatable, and there are a set of fail safes in the game's code to prevent players from doing that:
- Aside from having a maxed DEFENSE stat of 999, LIFE JAM GUY also has a maxed Magic Defense stat of 999. Magic Defense is a variable present in RPG Maker that goes unused in OMORI, as all skills and attacks are technically treated as physical damage. All other enemies and bosses use a placeholder Magic Defense value of 10. This is done to prevent players from somehow changing a skill's attribute from physical to magic and defeat him.
- The OTHERWORLD and LAST RESORT variant of LIFE JAM GUY is programmed to take 0% damage from attacks both physical and magic. This is done to prevent usage of skills that ignore DEFENSE in order to damage him.
- Finally, the OTHERWORLD and LAST RESORT variant of LIFE JAM GUY is also programmed to resist the "UNCONSCIOUS" state, meaning that he will not fall in battle even if a player somehow manages to circumvent the previous fail safes and make him reach zero health.
- However, it is still possible to defeat LIFE JAM GUY within BOSS RUSH, as the variant prevents damage only by 999 DEFENSE.