J9, Merciless J9. Maybe you’ve heard of them, maybe you haven’t. But they’ve got some pretty interesting giant robots with interesting names like Braiger, Baxinger, and Sasuraiger, and you might be interested in how they got these names.

The Brai in Braiger (ブライガー) refers to the Japanese word burai (無頼), which means “villainy.” The members of J9 are scoundrels of sorts.

The Baxin in Baxinger (バクシンガー) refers to two words: bakushin (驀進) meaning “dash” as in to “dash forward,” and bakushin (幕臣) meaning “vassal,” which explains the medieval era-inspired fashion sense of J9II. It might also refer to bakushin (爆心), meaning “center of an explosion.”

Finally, the  Sasurai in Sasuraiger (サスライガー) refers to sasurai (流離), or “wandering,” which is exactly what J9III does.

Hope this has been helpful for those of you who’ve wondered about this, i.e. all two of you.