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[[image:Jessiebelle.jpg|175px|right|thumb|Jessiebelle]]
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'''Jessiebelle''' (Japanese: '''ルミカ''' ''Rumika'') was the woman appointed to be [[James|James's]] fiancé by [[James's Parents|his parents]] in the [[Pokémon anime]]. Her voice actress in Japanese is 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'', and her English voice actress is [[Rachael Lillis]].
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'''Jessebelle''' (Japanese: '''ルミカ''' ''Rumika'') was the woman appointed to be [[James]]'s fiancée by his [[James's parents|parents]], and a recurring character in {{aniseries|PTS}}. She is particularly wealthy and also a [[doppelgänger]] of [[Jessie]].


In ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', James returned to his parents' mansion in [[Kanto]] after receiving word that they had died. However, this was a hoax to lure him to marry his arranged fiancé, Jessiebelle; if he did marry her, he would receive his massive inheritance. However, James was absolutely terrified of Jessiebelle; he told [[Jessie]], [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]], and [[Ash|Ash's]] group how the marriage had been arranged when he and Jessiebelle were very young, and she had always been bossy and annoying to him.
==History==
===Pre-series===
In ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'', [[James]] revealed that he met Jessebelle when they were both children, and he was interested in her and even wrote a love letter. Unfortunately, it wasn't until after the engagement was announced that James was exposed to her less than tolerable personality, starting with her insulting his beloved pet {{p|Growlithe}}, [[Growlie]].


Since he had not seen Jessiebelle for years, James was shocked to discover that she had an almost identical appearance to Jessie. Jessiebelle expelled Jessie, Meowth, and Ash's group from the home and chased James around the mansion's basement, threatening him with her {{p|Vileplume}}'s {{m|Stun Spore}} and a long whip. Eventually, James's old pet {{p|Growlithe}}, [[Growlie]], came to rescue him from Jessiebelle. The two fiancés had a Pokémon battle, with Growlie being victorious and Jessiebelle running off the estate. James declined his inheritance and returned to Jessie and Meowth.
==={{aniseries|OS}}===
[[File:Jessebelle debut.png|thumb|left|220px|Jessebelle in her debut appearance in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'']]
Jessebelle first appeared in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', where James returned to his parents' mansion in [[Kanto]] after receiving word that they had died. However, this was just a hoax to lure him into marrying Jessebelle; if he did marry her, he would receive his massive inheritance. However it soon became apparent that James was absolutely terrified of Jessebelle; he explained to [[Jessie]], {{MTR}}, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} how the marriage had been arranged when he and Jessebelle were young, and she had always been bossy. She would follow him around constantly tormenting him and telling him what to do and how he should do things. She was the main reason why James ran away from home.
[[File:Young Jessebelle.png|thumb|250px|Jessebelle when she was younger]]
Since he had not seen Jessebelle for years, James was shocked to discover that she had an almost [[Doppelgänger|identical appearance]] to [[Jessie]]. Jessebelle expelled Jessie, Meowth, and Ash's group from the home and chased James around the mansion's basement, threatening him with her {{p|Vileplume}}'s {{m|Stun Spore}} and a long whip. Eventually, Growlie broke out from its doghouse and came to rescue James from Jessebelle. The two had a Pokémon battle, with Growlie being victorious and Jessebelle running off the estate.


Jessiebelle is, as demonstrated by her episode appearance, extremely controlling and obsessive. She is a stuck-up, elitist woman, and her professed affection for James may be a front to get to his parents' money.  Many fans see this as the reason for James now having a fear of commitment.
Jessebelle reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP198|The Heartbreak of Brock]]''.


It should also be noted that Jessiebelle owning Vileplume may have significance, since back then it could have been considered the counterpart of {{p|Victreebel}}, one of which James owned.
==={{aniseries|DP}}===
James still appears to not have changed his feelings on Jessebelle, who was seen in another flashback in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]''. He was happy to visit his second summer home until he was told that Jessebelle was on her way there, and he, along with Jessie and Meowth, promptly left the premises.  


=Pokémon=
She reappeared in person in ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'', where she once again fiercely chased after her eternal runaway fiancé, much to his horror. James hoped a blast off courtesy of {{AP|Pikachu}} would allow him to escape, though Jessebelle was sent blasting off with him.


==On Hand==
==Character==
Jessebelle is, as demonstrated by her debut appearance, extremely controlling and obsessive. She is a stuck-up, elitist woman with a dominatrix personality and a great affection for [[James]].


* {{p|Oddish}} &rarr; {{p|Gloom}} &rarr; {{p|Vileplume}}
==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Jessebelle
|pkmn=Vileplume
|stage1=Oddish
|stage2=Gloom
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|img=Jessebelle Oddish.png
|cap=Jessebelle's Oddish
|epnum=EP048
|img2=Jessebelle Vileplume.png
|epname=Holy Matrimony!
|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
|vaen=Kayzie Rogers
|desc={{p|Vileplume}} is Jessebelle's only known Pokémon. Jessebelle has had it ever since it was an {{p|Oddish}}, and it evolved into a {{p|Gloom}} and then a Vileplume sometime after James had ran away from home. Vileplume was used in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'' to make sure Jessebelle could slow James down and keep him from escaping, in which it not only affected James, but also {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}}. However, with the help of [[Growlie]], James managed to escape. Vileplume later reappeared in ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'', where Jessebelle used it to open a blocked passageway.


[[Category:Anime characters]]
Vileplume's known moves are {{m|Stun Spore}} and {{m|Solar Beam}}.}}
 
==Voice actors==
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|en=[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) <br> [[Michele Knotz]] ({{TPCi}} dub)
|ar=فاطمة سعد ''Fatima Saad''
|fi=Jenni Sivonen ([[EP048]])<br>Susa Saukko ([[DP153]])
|fr_eu=Catherine Conet
|it=Jasmine Laurenti ([[EP048]]; Mediaset dub)<br>Emanuela Pacotto ([[EP198]]-[[DP153]], {{TPCi}} dub of [[EP048]])
|ja=林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]''
|no=Lena Meieran ([[EP048]])
|pl=Olga Borys ([[EP048]])<br>Dorota Lanton ([[EP198]])<br>Unknown voice actresses ([[DP002]]-[[DP153]])
|pt_br=Isabel de Sá
|pt_eu=Sandra Faleiro
|es_eu=Amparo Valencia
|es_la=Elena Ramírez ([[EP048]], [[EP198]])<br>Diana Pérez ([[EP048]] (child), [[DP002]])<br> Rebeca Gómez ([[DP153]])
|he=מאיה בר שלום ''Maya Bar Shalom''
|de=Martina Dunker}}
 
==Trivia==
* Jessebelle's English name is both a pun on Jessie's name and a near-homonym of {{wp|Jezebel (Bible)|Jezebel}}.
** Also, "-belle" is a common suffix used in females' names, such as Lisabelle or Maybelle.
*** The term "belle" is also used to describe a southern young woman (southern-belle), which may relate to Jessebelle's steel-magnolia accent.
* Despite her similarities to Jessie, Jessebelle's hair color has remained red throughout the series, while Jessie's turned purple when the coloring began to be done digitally in ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]''.
* Possibly because of her many similarities to Jessie, the voice actresses that have played Jessebelle are mostly the same voice actresses who played Jessie.
* In {{aniseries|OS}}, Jessebelle has jade-colored irises, but later on, in {{aniseries|DP}}, the eye color swapped to a more bluish tone, most likely due to the animators changing to digital coloring.
* Jessebelle is [[List of cross-canon references|mentioned]] by {{mas|James}} during the [[special event]] {{DL|Special event|Blasting Off Again}} in {{g|Masters EX}}.
 
==Names==
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|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| ルミカ ''Rumika''
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English, German
| Jessebelle
| From ''[[Jessie]]'', ''belle'', and ''{{wp|Jezebel}}''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish, French, Italian
| Jessiebelle
| Similar to her English name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 루미카 ''Rumika''
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 魯美嘉 / 鲁美嘉 ''Lǔměijiā''
| rowspan="2" | Transcription of her Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 魯美嘉 ''Lóuhméihgā''
|}
{{-}}
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 4 November 2024

Jessebelle
ルミカ Rumika
Jessebelle.png
Jessebelle
Gender Female
Eye color Jade
Hair color Red
Hometown Unknown
Region Kanto
Animated debut Holy Matrimony!
English voice actor Rachael Lillis (4Kids)
Michele Knotz (TPCi)
Japanese voice actor Megumi Hayashibara

Jessebelle (Japanese: ルミカ Rumika) was the woman appointed to be James's fiancée by his parents, and a recurring character in Pokémon the Series. She is particularly wealthy and also a doppelgänger of Jessie.

History

Pre-series

In The Treasure Is All Mine!, James revealed that he met Jessebelle when they were both children, and he was interested in her and even wrote a love letter. Unfortunately, it wasn't until after the engagement was announced that James was exposed to her less than tolerable personality, starting with her insulting his beloved pet Growlithe, Growlie.

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Jessebelle in her debut appearance in Holy Matrimony!

Jessebelle first appeared in Holy Matrimony!, where James returned to his parents' mansion in Kanto after receiving word that they had died. However, this was just a hoax to lure him into marrying Jessebelle; if he did marry her, he would receive his massive inheritance. However it soon became apparent that James was absolutely terrified of Jessebelle; he explained to Jessie, Meowth, Ash and his friends how the marriage had been arranged when he and Jessebelle were young, and she had always been bossy. She would follow him around constantly tormenting him and telling him what to do and how he should do things. She was the main reason why James ran away from home.

Jessebelle when she was younger

Since he had not seen Jessebelle for years, James was shocked to discover that she had an almost identical appearance to Jessie. Jessebelle expelled Jessie, Meowth, and Ash's group from the home and chased James around the mansion's basement, threatening him with her Vileplume's Stun Spore and a long whip. Eventually, Growlie broke out from its doghouse and came to rescue James from Jessebelle. The two had a Pokémon battle, with Growlie being victorious and Jessebelle running off the estate.

Jessebelle reappeared in a flashback in The Heartbreak of Brock.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

James still appears to not have changed his feelings on Jessebelle, who was seen in another flashback in Two Degrees of Separation!. He was happy to visit his second summer home until he was told that Jessebelle was on her way there, and he, along with Jessie and Meowth, promptly left the premises.

She reappeared in person in The Treasure Is All Mine!, where she once again fiercely chased after her eternal runaway fiancé, much to his horror. James hoped a blast off courtesy of Pikachu would allow him to escape, though Jessebelle was sent blasting off with him.

Character

Jessebelle is, as demonstrated by her debut appearance, extremely controlling and obsessive. She is a stuck-up, elitist woman with a dominatrix personality and a great affection for James.

Pokémon

Oddish → Gloom → Vileplume
Jessebelle's Oddish
Jessebelle's Vileplume
Debut Holy Matrimony!
Voice actors
Japanese Megumi Hayashibara
English Kayzie Rogers

Vileplume is Jessebelle's only known Pokémon. Jessebelle has had it ever since it was an Oddish, and it evolved into a Gloom and then a Vileplume sometime after James had ran away from home. Vileplume was used in Holy Matrimony! to make sure Jessebelle could slow James down and keep him from escaping, in which it not only affected James, but also Ash, Misty, and Brock. However, with the help of Growlie, James managed to escape. Vileplume later reappeared in The Treasure Is All Mine!, where Jessebelle used it to open a blocked passageway.

Vileplume's known moves are Stun Spore and Solar Beam.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara
English Rachael Lillis (4Kids dub)
Michele Knotz (TPCi dub)
Arabic فاطمة سعد Fatima Saad
Finnish Jenni Sivonen (EP048)
Susa Saukko (DP153)
European French Catherine Conet
German Martina Dunker
Hebrew מאיה בר שלום Maya Bar Shalom
Italian Jasmine Laurenti (EP048; Mediaset dub)
Emanuela Pacotto (EP198-DP153, TPCi dub of EP048)
Norwegian Lena Meieran (EP048)
Polish Olga Borys (EP048)
Dorota Lanton (EP198)
Unknown voice actresses (DP002-DP153)
Portuguese Brazil Isabel de Sá
Portugal Sandra Faleiro
Spanish Latin America Elena Ramírez (EP048, EP198)
Diana Pérez (EP048 (child), DP002)
Rebeca Gómez (DP153)
Spain Amparo Valencia


Trivia

  • Jessebelle's English name is both a pun on Jessie's name and a near-homonym of Jezebel.
    • Also, "-belle" is a common suffix used in females' names, such as Lisabelle or Maybelle.
      • The term "belle" is also used to describe a southern young woman (southern-belle), which may relate to Jessebelle's steel-magnolia accent.
  • Despite her similarities to Jessie, Jessebelle's hair color has remained red throughout the series, while Jessie's turned purple when the coloring began to be done digitally in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid.
  • Possibly because of her many similarities to Jessie, the voice actresses that have played Jessebelle are mostly the same voice actresses who played Jessie.
  • In Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, Jessebelle has jade-colored irises, but later on, in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, the eye color swapped to a more bluish tone, most likely due to the animators changing to digital coloring.
  • Jessebelle is mentioned by James during the special event Blasting Off Again in Pokémon Masters EX.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ルミカ Rumika
English, German Jessebelle From Jessie, belle, and Jezebel
Spanish, French, Italian Jessiebelle Similar to her English name
Korean 루미카 Rumika Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 魯美嘉 / 鲁美嘉 Lǔměijiā Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 魯美嘉 Lóuhméihgā


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