Jean Jacques Bordeaux (ジャン・ジャック・ボルドー, Jan Jakku Borudoo), also known as Boldo (ボルドー, Borudoo), is a character in the Dance Dance Revolution series.
Introduction[]
Boldo was introduced in Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX alongside Tracy as playable characters until Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 where he is partnered with Lady.
Games in order of appearance:[]
- Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution GB2 (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution BEST HITS (2000)
- Oha Suta Dance Dance Revolution GB (2001)
- DDRMAX2 -Dance Dance Revolution 7thMIX- (2002)
- Dance Dance Revolution (PC) (2002)
- Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME (2003)
- Dance Dance Revolution Party Collection (2003)
- Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME 2 (2005)
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 (2005) (As an NPC during Quest Mode)
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 (2006)
- Dance Dance Revolution STR!KE (2006)
Backstory[]
Boldo manages an advertising company and is also an active field worker himself. He has to work very hard on weekdays to make time for weekend evenings. This time, he is happy to see glitter on his suit.
Character and Personality[]
Unlike Disco who is a funky, happy and a smooth fellow, Boldo is described as being serious, confident and a workaholic person. As a final boss during Quest Mode in Ultramix 4 after the player beats Lady, he also shows his pride in getting the title reign as a Dance Master and always open to challenge the player for the dance battle.
Like Disco, Boldo is initally portrayed as an advertising manager from his advertising company and he has full of hard work without sleep almost everyday. Later in Ultramix 4, he becomes the former Dance Master in Dance Dance Tower which he is open to challenge the player to get his/her title reign as a Dance Master.
Appearance[]
Like Disco, Boldo has short purple hair in a style of afro and wears white and black sunglasses.
Quotes[]
DDR Ultramix 3:[]
- "Welcome to Dance Dance Island. My name is Boldo and I'm the manager here. I'm going to test you out." (When you first approach him).
- "Pretty good. I'll give you this." (After receiving a trophy from him for reaching the goal of a song).
- "I'll make you the world's best dancer. Well?"
DDR Ultramix 4:[]
- "Yo. I've been waiting for you. This time I'm a challenger. Get ready, cause I'm going to get my title back."
- ―Boldo to the player, Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
Trivia[]
- He and Disco share the same hobbies of Fishing.
- In his debut appearance in Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX up to EXTREME 2/STRIKE! He is partnered with Tracy but in Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4, he is partnered with Disco's former partner, Lady.
- He alongside Tracy, Disco and Lady also appears in Tina Arena's music video, "Dare You to be Happy" where one of Tina's friends who plays Boldo facing off against an Asian woman who plays Tracy as they play DDR 3rdMIX. Tina is last seen is about to play the game by showing her token to her friends after selling her diamond bracelet for several tokens as her high-heeled boots is finally shown ready to play the dance game.
Gallery[]
To view Boldo's image gallery, click here.