The Jawsome Kid is a blue-gray anthropomorphic shark Yo-kai, wearing a teal and yellow luchador mask with purple accents which cover most of his head, and purple fingerless gloves and shoes, as well as light-bluish pants.
Steve Jaws is The Jawsome Kid's father. However, The Jawsome Kid harbors a deep hatred towards Steve Jaws for being too focused on his job. During the quest "The River Tootin's Freaky Fish Men", Steve Jaws and The Jawsome Kid begin to bond when Steve Jaws shows the Great Byte Shark air to The Jawsome Kid.
The Jawsome Kid is exclusive to Tempura/Little Charrmer's side
Use the Spewcopter and land on the building southwest of Skycutter Post Office.
Talk to The Jawsome Kid and start the quest "The Mighty Hero! The Jawsome Kid!"
After several lines of dialogue, The Jawsome Kid will ask the player if they want to fight against him.
The Jawsome Kid is a daily battle. If the player fails to befriend The Jawsome Kid, they will have to wait until the next day in order for another chance. Befriending The Jawsome Kid will complete the quest.
In the Japanese version, The Jawsome Kid was available in the Dream Wheel during the Popcorn Scramble Battle in 2016. He can also be freed from the Dream Wheel with G2 Dream Coin.
In the American version, he was made available in the Oni Crank-a-kai for a limited time during the 2017 Popcorn Scramble Battle.
Befriended: "You've gotta show me those moves again! Wanna be my sparring partner?"
Loafing: "End of round one..."
Receiving food (favorite): "That's choice chum!"
Receiving food (normal): "Hmm..."
Receiving food (disliked): "You wanna go?"
Traded: "Hah! Getting me in a trade means this is your lucky day! Nice to meet ya!"
Blasters T camp: "You've nothing to fear as long as I'm here, so let's go already!"
Etymology[]
"The Jawsome Kid" is a combination of "the", "jaws", "awesome", and "kid" styled after ring names of professional wrestlers. "Kid" may also refer to the fact that he is the son of Steve Jaws.
"The Shark" is styled after ring names of professional wrestlers.
"John Pinna" is a reference to wrestler John Cena, with his surname being changed to "pinna", meaning "fin".
Trivia[]
Due to text limitations, his name is shortened to "Jawsome Kid."
According to Yo-kai Watch 3 during the quest "The River Tootin's Freaky Fish Men", it is revealed that The Jawsome Kid's real name is Paul, making his full name Paul Jaws. This name might be based off of Steve Jobs' full name: Steven Paul Jobs.
The Jawsome Kid's "random" nicknames are: Sharky, Yopson, Fin, and Stevie.