Johnny Napalm
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| Johnny Napalm | |
| First Appearance | Guitar Hero |
| Genre | Punk Rock |
| Likes | Live shows, smashing stuff, kicking stuff, loud amps |
| Dislikes | Wake-up calls, authority |
| Fretboard | Razors and pins against a Union Jack logo (GH) A jet fighter flying over a mushroom cloud (GH2, GH80s) Skulls sporting spiked red Mohawks with wings, each of them placed upside down to each other and facing opposite directions (GH3, GHA) |
Johnny Napalm is a playable character in all four Guitar Hero games. He represents the punk genre in all games, as seen with his mohawk in Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II, whereas in Guitar Hero III, he has liberty spikes (although the mohawk is part of alternate outfit). He was on the cover for the Guitar Hero game. He is similar to Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious in mannerisms, though his standard look resembles more The Casualties' vocalist Jorge Herrera, whose hair is fashioned with a spiked mohawk.
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[edit] Biography
Johnny Napalm. Guitar God. But it wasn't always that way. Before his 19th birthday he'd already had several brushes with the law and served jail time. His social workers labeled him a "lost cause" noting several times that he "doesn't play well with others." If only they could see him play now. Inspired by the punk movement of the late 70s London, Johnny found a guitar, changed his name, and grabbed his destiny. Without a single lesson, his awesome talent and raw sound have earned him guitar god status. His latest album "Hair Shirt" burns the eardrums just right. We wish we could supply you with a quote from Johnny, but he never sits still for an interview. -- Guitar Hero manual bio
Raw is the word that describes Johnny Napalm best. That goes for his guitar playing and his abuse of the English language. His energy on stage is unmatched. He's the true successor to the Punk Era and an awesome talent. -- Guitar Hero in-game bio
He embodies the true spirit of punk rock with his signature swagger and skills. Released from lockup for almost tolerable behavior, Johnny lurches back into the spotlight, rough and ready for action. -- Guitar Hero II in-game bio
A fiend for surf punk and rapid downstrokes, Johnny Napalm spends as much time thrashing onstage as he does gettin' hassled by the 5-0. Fully chaotic and hella toxic, Johnny's all-age shows are totally legendary. -- Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s in-game bio
Johnny Napalm is the most angry, disrespectful, intense, and controversial guitarist today. Once the music starts, all his agression supressed by societie's laws comes out on his strings. He has been labeled a lost cause, a menace to society, an anarchist, and a Guitar Legend. Johnny can incite a riot (and often does) with his mind-blowing solos and agressive chords. His chaotic guitar playing excites audiences and keeps them screaming for more.--Guitar Hero: On Tour in-game bio
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Whoever said that never met Johnny. Up all night thrashing and partying, there is no sleeping for Johnny, just blacking out. "I eat disco and $#!+ emo." -- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Metallica, and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits in-game bio
[edit] Appearance
Johnny Napalm is depicted as a tall, slim figure, somewhat lanky. His hair is fashioned in a spiked mohawk, almost always dyed green (his hair is red in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero: World Tour though).
[edit] Clothing
- Guitar Hero: Johnny wore a sleeveless Union Jack shirt, ripped blue denim pants and blue sneakers.
- Guitar Hero II: In his default look, called "Mohawk" he wears a yellow sleeveless T-shirt with a radioactive symbol in black that takes up the whole space of the shirt. He wears jeans torn up just below his knees, and black sneakers.
- His "Liberty Spikes" outfit has him dressed in a khaki jacket with a mesh-seethough shirt underneath, on which the anarchy symbol is represented. He wears blue denim pants and combat boots. On the back a white patch is shown on with bombs on it and featuring the name 'Napalm' As the name implies, his hair is styled in liberty spikes instead of a mohawk.
- Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80's : In this game, Johnny's hair is styled differently: he sports a long bang that falls over his right eye and down along the right side of his face. He wears a studded collar around his neck and a red sleeveless shirt, on which the anarchy logo appears silk-screened (note the difference in color around the logo). He wears blue denim shorts and red sneakers.
- Guitar Hero On Tour:
- In his "Formal Wear" outfit Johnny looks the same as he did in GH3, but with different tattoos and no Union Jack Logo on the pants.
- His "Ink" outfit has a green Mohawk (spiked in liberty spikes) with blue on the end, and is covered in tattoos all over his arms, back, and chest.
- His "Anarchy" outfit has him dressed in brown pants, blue Mohawk (once again spiked in liberty spikes), and a black sleeveless shirt with a white anarchy logo on it.
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock: Johnny's hair becomes red instead of green, but is a spiked mohawk again (though longer than it used to be). He now appears shirtless, with many new tattoos, and wearing black denim pants with chains dangling from it (as well as the Union Jack imprinted around the crotch area of the pants), and white sneakers. The words 'Punk Rock' are tattooed on his knuckels. It is to be noticed that, when looked closely, Johnny's chest seems to bear some scars. This might be a reference to Sex Pistols late bassist Sid Vicious who, before a gig in USA, carved the phrase "gimme a fix" on his chest with a razor.
- He has the word "Rotten" tattooed accross his abs (proabably a refrence to the Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten). He also has a bio hazard logo underneath his navel. He has a barcode on the back of his neck, an eagle on his back, a broken heart on his neck, and tattoo sleeves on each arm.
- His alternate look has him wearing a black leather jacket with chains across his chest, as well as a green, long, straight mohawk.
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- Guitar Hero World Tour:
- Torso: DIY Leather Punk
- Pants: Union Jack Jeans
- Shoes: Ghoulie Heels
- Accessories: none
- Guitar Hero Metallica: Johnny has purple liberty spikes, brown shorts, and a black tanktop with the same tattoos as previously featured in World Tour.
- Guitar Hero Smash Hits: Johnny is also seen in Guitar Hero: Smash Hits looking as he did in World Tour but with the outfit seen in GH3.
- Guitar Hero 5: Johnny has a thick red mohawk and wears a lethaer jacket over several of patterened clothes.
[edit] Origin
Details about Johnny's origin are given in outfit descriptions in guitar Hero Aerosmith. His father Eggy, was one of the origional Hair-Punks of London in the late 70's, he was in a band called I Can't Beleive You're Going Out Like That, You Look Ridiculous! Johnny grew up in East London and shares some Cockney herritage. In GH 1 in the manual it says that his social worker said that "he doesn't play well with others." Also in GH 3 under his Mohawk description it says that Johnny's leather jacket served as his only shelter when he was living on the streets in '82. Breif refrences have been made in Guitar Hero Aerosmith that he hangs out with Judy Nails (and has a romantic relationship with her). He also holds parties with lots of alchoholic beverage usually visited by: Lars, Axel, Casey, and Judy.
[edit] Trivia
- Johnny's white shoes that he wore with his Bloodshot Liberty Spikes outfit in GH3 are almost identical to white creeper shoes made by T.U.K.
- Johnny's name could be based on Johnny Ramone, the guitarist of punk rock group the Ramones, or Johnny Rotten from The Sex Pistols. His last name could be based on the band Napalm Death.
- Johnny's name could also come from the song Only A Lad by Oingo Boingo. The song is about a boy named Johnny who liked to burn things, got kicked out of school, stole a radio, shot a lady in the leg, stole a car, killed a man, and then got away with murder because he's only a lad.
- Since Johnny Napalm usually appears with The Union Jack on anywhere on the body he might live in the United Kingdom somewhere in Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
