John Lee

John Lee
Full Name	John Lee (EN) Bigman Lee (JP)
Homeworld	Earth
Gender	Male
Age	18-20
Status	Alive
Hair Color	Red
Eye Color	Brown
Affiliation(s)	Earth Defence Forces
First Appearance	Scramble X-Bomber
Last Appearance	A New Beginning for the Galaxy
Voice Actor(s)	JP: Naoki Tatsuta EN: Mark Rolston

John "Fatty" Lee (Bigman Lee ビッグマン・リー) is the third and final chosen pilot of X-Bomber, in charge of radar and communications systems.

Bio

Stuck in a butterball body topped with carrot coloured hair cut in a pudding basin style, and lumbered with the voice of a village idiot, Lee amply fills the stereotype of comic relief fall guy. Tolerant and fairly laid back with a gentle nature, he provides a balance to his more hot headed friends.

Like Shiro and Barry, Lee was assigned to the X-Bomber fresh from the Academy, taking charge of communications and radar spotting. He assists Shiro in piloting the combined Dai-X, taking control of the legs section – LegTrax. Apart from eating while on duty, Lee's only other fault is that he will often fall asleep while on duty.

John Lee comes across as a little cowardly, dumpy and depressive and is very much there for the comic relief side of things. He has the largest appetite among the crew and cannot help eating whenever he is worried. Despite this, Lee is an able fighter, and apart from that, apparently a good cook; being one of the "many things he excels in with his usual modesty".

His happy-go-lucky personality helps him along considerably when, quite often, he's caught in the middle of the rivalry between Hercules and Shiro. Usually, it's Lee who breaks up fights between the two when things come to a boiling point. He generally attempts to cheer his friends up when they're down. Lee generally gets on their nerves however, due to him leaving his clothes hanging around in their sleeping quarter.

Appearances

Episodes Scramble X-Bomber Super Powerful Imperial Alliance Fleet Find F-01 Wipe Out the Transport Fleet The Mysterious Ship, Skull X-Bomber Goes Forth Mortal Combat in the Gravity Graveyard An Attack Beyond Tears Target: the Captain (flashbacks only) Galaxy Adrift Farewell: the Eternal Battlefield Our Mortal Enemy is Captain Carter Battle to the Death: X-Bomber vs. the Imperial Alliance Lamia: Girl of Destiny X-Bomber: Death on Planet M Lamia Kidnapped Asleep in the Ice Prison Commander Makara's Promotion Destroy the Prison Planet F-01 Assassination Plot M13: Full Frontal Attack Begins M13: A Battle with No Tomorrow Board the Imperial Alliance Mothership The End of Earth A New Beginning for the Galaxy Other Pilot

Voice Actors

• Naoki Tatsuta (Japanese)
• Toshio Furukawa (Japanese; Pilot)
• Mark Rolston (English Dub)
• Xavier Coronel (Spanish Dub)
• Frédéric Pieretti (French Dub)
• Liù Bosisio (Italian Dub)
• Abdul Rahman (Arabic Dub)

Trivia

• His Japanese name may be a reference to John "Bigman" Jones from Isaac Asminov's 1951 science fiction novel David Starr, Space Ranger. His English name may also be a reflection of that, sharing the name John.
• Lee is called Leo in the French version, Ryu in the Italian version and Replete in the Arabic version.
• John Lee is actor Mark Rolston's first acting credit. Rolston would go on to enjoy a long career in film, with notable roles in films such as Aliens (1986), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Departed (2006) and Saw V (2008)