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Kicker Jones

2010-10-29T11:19:19Z

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:''Kicker is a [[human]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Kicker-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I wanna be Bob Dylan, Kicker Jones wishes he was somebody a little more funky.]]
'''Kicker Jones''' is the son of [[Dr. Brian Jones]] and [[Miranda Jones]]. He's brash and headstrong, always ready to leap before he looks. During the war over [[Energon (Energon)|energon]], Kicker accompanied the [[Autobot|Autobots]] on many of their missions, even fighting [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] himself by utilizing a high-tech battlesuit developed by his father. He is a top-notch cyclist, though his real strength is in his mysterious ability to detect and harness the power of energon.

Traumatic experiences while traveling with his father as a child have left Kicker a neuroses-riddled mess; agoraphobia, claustrophobia, technophobia, homophobia (don't ask), scotophobia, gigaentomophobia and borderline attachment disorder are just the beginning of his problems. He's slowly learning to trust others and, with the Autobots' continued love and support, might even one day be on speaking terms with his father!

True to his name, he tends to kick things. Usually his Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon) |Partner]].

:''Hungarian name'': '''Vadóc''' ("Rogue"/"The Wild One")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Brad Swaile]] (English), [[Daisuke Kishio]] (Japanese), [[Masumi Asano]] (Young Kicker, Japanese), [[Johan Svensson]] (Swedish), [[Jimmy Redler]] (French)

[[Image:Energon ep1 Autobot jerks.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Meanies.]]

Soon after the end of the Unicron Battles, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to lead the new Autobot-Decepticon alliance. With it came contact and diplomatic ties to Earth's governments, after [[Rad White]] secretly invited the Jones family to Cybertron.

The Autobots transported them aboard their flagship, the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]], and among the occupants were their friends Rad White, [[Carlos Lopez]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang]], as well as Dr. Brian Jones, humanity's foremost expert on the newly discovered ore, energon. He brought along his young son, Kicker, who was very afraid of this strange, metal world and its towering giant robot inhabitants. While his father was busy, Kicker ran away, hiding in a long-ruined part of Cybertron. This led Optimus Prime to search for him, warning that the areas was strictly off-limits.

[[Image:Energon Kicker DrJones Mars.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A father and son walk on the surface of a hostile planet... sounds fun.]]

While trying to escape the Autobot leader, Kicker accidentally fell down a long shaft only to be saved by a mysterious glowing sphere - [[Primus]], the living heart of Cybertron. Fascinated by the boy, Primus imbued him with a special gift - the ability to detect energon, which manifested itself as an eerie, yellow glowing of his hair. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} Dr. Jones exploited his son's new talent, dragging the young Kicker from planet to planet, wherever they expected to find energon. Over time, due to his experiences on Cybertron, this mysterious power, as well as his father's often casual indifference to his son's well-being and wishes, led Kicker to greatly resent his father and the Transformers. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}} Nevertheless, he still cared about his family, especially his younger sister, [[Sally Jones|Sally]], and would fight to protect them. Somehow, he found the time to form a relationship with [[Misha Miramond|Misha]], a young scientist stationed on a research outpost in [[Plains City]].

[[Image:Kicker hit wall.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Feel my angst, stupid wall!]]

Some ten years later on the day [[Ocean City]] discovered energon, Kicker was still bitter at his ordeal and his status as a tool for his father's scientific research, which concerned his mother. After the [[Mars City|Cybertron City on Mars]] was destroyed by [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] Kicker was the first to realize Ocean City was their next target. Riding outside the city with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] in tow and concerned for the safety of his family inside, Kicker lured the strange beast Transformers away until he was surrounded but was saved at the last moment by Optimus Prime's Autobot reinforcements. Angry that his father had asked Optimus Prime to look after the boy, Kicker took off again away from the city and soon ended up in trouble despite assistance from the young Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. Once again, Optimus Prime came to his rescue by throwing him a special suit developed by Dr. Jones specifically to protect Kicker in dangerous situations. After the dust settled, Optimus Prime explained that Dr. Jones knew Kicker would refuse to allow the Autobots to protect him, so the suit was made so Kicker could fight alongside the Autobots. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

[[Image:Energon KickerGrindor Ep5.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's competing against Daniel in the hoverboard championship.]]

Kicker was regarded as a new legend by the Transformers on Cybertron, having located over a dozen energon points himself, resulting in the various Cybertron Cities throughout the solar system.

In battle, he was usually partnered with Ironhide. Early on, neither of the pair got along with each other with Kicker being all angsty and Ironhide being a doofus, but eventually both became good friends.

Kicker was assigned to lead an Energon prospecting team in the dark, not yet-wired-for-electricity mines below [[Blizzard City]]. He initially lashed out at his underlings (Ironhide, Strongarm and Skyblast) to cover his own discomfort, but Kicker eventually came to realize that, unlike his father who lowered him alone into dark scary places as a child, his friends were here ''with'' him and weren't going to abandon him— even if he kicked them. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus|The Legend of Rodimus}}

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====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
[[Image:CybertronKicker.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Fear the power of my anime mullet!"]]

Kicker was present for the launch of the four recovered colony ships ''[[Atlantis]]'', ''[[Ogygia]]'', ''[[Hyperborea]]'' and ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'', the re-starting of the galaxy-spanning [[Space Bridge]] mission.

He had a mullet. Weird. {{storylink|Beginning|Beginning}}

{{note|Kicker's appearance is only in the ''Cybertron'' version of the cartoon. Rad, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and Kicker did not appear in the ''Galaxy Force'' version of the show (though Alexis ''did'' appear briefly), as at the time [[Takara]] had taken the position of the show being a [[reboot|continuity reboot]]... a position they later [[Retcon|retconned]], placing it as the direct sequel to ''Super Link'' as was originally planned. Confused yet? Why did he have an image of ''Energon'' Hot Shot behind him rather than Ironhide, with whom he was more closely associated? Who knows?}}
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===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:Kicker Comic Unsuited.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Even Scorponok knows a stupid name when he hears it.]]
At 16 years of age, '''Chad "Kicker" Jones''' was spending his time in the Australian outback, using his unexplained energon-detection powers at [[Alterenergy]]'s Exploratory Excavation/Drilling Operation. He longed for more excitement, but he complied with the wishes of his father, who also worked for Alterenergy. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}}

The monotony was broken, however, when [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] led a [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] raid on the facility. This was possibly the first Decepticon attack on Earth in a decade, and it's unclear whether Kicker even knew about the existence of Transformers. He fled on a motorcycle, but [[Battle Ravage]] gave chase. Nearby, Alexis had been leading a protest against Alterenergy's strip-mining practices, and she saw Kicker wipe out. When Battle Ravage caught up, she shot the Terrorcon in the eye with a flare gun, then joined Kicker on his bike. But that only prolonged the hunt; Battle Ravage still managed to capture them and bring them back to Scorponok.

Just by looking at him, Scorponok could tell that Kicker had a "unique physiology. The proximity of energon fires sensory nodes in his medulla oblongata, resonating throughout his entire nervous system." (It's unclear how many Transformers could see this. Tidal Wave said outright that he "doesn't look like anything to me." But it's vaguely implied that Battle Ravage had retrieved him alive because of his abilities.) When the Autobots inevitably appeared, Scorponok kept Kicker specially captive, but Alexis was able to escape with the help of Rad and Carlos, who were part of an Alternenergy rescue team. (Notably, Rad was wearing a suit that looked very much like the one that would become Kicker's signature look.) Rad also destroyed one of the Terrorcons' energon siphons, which apparently damaged their operation enough that Scorponok felt the need to retreat.

[[Image:KickerRadAlexis Comic.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Have a stupid name, get a white tech-suit. It's tradition.]]

But he didn't retreat far; they simply attacked Alterenergy's nearby Mobile Command Center. Scorponok was betting that Kicker would be emotionally attached to someone there and would help the Terrorcons if they stopped the assault. He was right. Dr. Jones himself was there, and in fact was nearly killed. So Kicker led them to another energon source, but the Autobots were still in pursuit. As the battle renewed, Hot Shot rescued Kicker, who had already laid the seeds for the Terrorcons' defeat. The energon source he had found for them "wasn't, y'know, exactly... pure." This caused the siphons to explode, and [[Alpha Quintesson]] teleported all the Terrorcons back to Unicron.

During the rescue, Hot Shot had given Kicker a suit that, as mentioned earlier, looked like Rad's. [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] said it was something Dr. Jones and the Autobots had "cooked up together." Kicker would never be seen dressed in anything else from that point on.

He seemed quite happy helping the Autobots afterwards, probably due to the newfound adventure. They took him around the world in search of energon, from the Yukon {{storylink|Omni-Potent}} to the Black Sea. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} In the latter locale, he had [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] create an energon bubble around him so he could go underwater and plant a drill module while his [[Omnicon]] companions stayed onshore. But just as he was setting up the drill on the sea bottom, a Terrorcon squad attacked. Signal Flare's energon stream was interrupted, and the bubble collapsed. Despite his super-special suit, Kicker simply choked and then floated motionless.

[[Image:Kicker Comic Suited.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Kicker Jonah.]]

[[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] engulfed him and may have purposefully revived him, as the mission had been to capture him alive. At any rate, Sharkticon surfaced and flipped on his back, then his belly exploded. Kicker levitated from within, surrounded by a ball of energy, powered by the "energon well" below. He saw the Terrorcons standing over the defeated Omnicons onshore, so he sent streams of energon into his allies, reviving them. They quickly chased the Terrorcons off, and Kicker reveled in how his energon-manipulation powers were growing. "The more I work my energon mojo, the stronger I seem to get. It's like... there's no limits, none."

{{note|Except bankruptcy. [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s collapse meant Kicker's story ended there.}}
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==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Kicker''' (Microman, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SL-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Energon Sword, chestplate, backpack, belt

: The first Kicker toy is based upon [[Takara]]'s 2003 ''[[Microman]]'' body. As such, it is super-posable, and its parts are fully interchangeable with other ''Microman'' figures. He is armed with a small, non-transforming silver version of the [[Energon Saber]], plus his torso armor and belt are removable.

: The toy is ''incredibly'' breakable. Some people have bought them only to find them broken ''in-package''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Kicker/kicker.htm More information on Kicker at TFU.info]''

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*'''SL Grand Convoy and Kicker''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Energon Sword, Destron Clone Sword, chestplate, backpack, belt
[[Image:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|KICKER KICKER OUR PLANETS KICKER]]

: This limited-edition "Transformer X Microman Anniversary Set" (celebrating the 30th anniversary of ''Microman'' and the 20th anniversary of ''Transformers'' in Japan) contains an exclusive variant of Kicker, with an exclusive variant of the Deluxe-level [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]]. This version of Kicker uses clear-black plastic rather than opaque (which makes it ''even more'' susceptible to breaking with even moderate pressure than the normal Microman Kicker, so '''''be careful'''''), uses vacuum-metalized chrome on the body armor, plus along with a gold-chromed version of the Energon Saber accessory, also has an exclusive chromed "[[Energon Sword|Destron Clone Sword]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/AnnivKicker/kicker.htm More information on Anniversary Kicker at TFU.info]''

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*'''Kicker Energon Edition''' (Microman, 2004)

: This special clear-red version of Kicker is a [[Lucky Draw]] prize, limited to 100 pieces. He also comes with a red-chromed Energon Saber accessory (and goes very well with the Japanese mail-away "Fire" version of STD Grand Convoy). Contest entries were found in the ''Super Link'' soundtrack CD and the first three volumes of the ''Super Link'' DVD, and the prize winners were announced in August 2004.

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*'''Energon Kicker with High Wire''' (Deluxe, 2005)
[[Image:Energon Kicker HighWire toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I hear they're over their sophomore jinx.]]

: [[Hasbro]]'s release of Kicker is an all-new sculpt, based around the 3'3/4 inch 2003 ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Valor Vs Venom" body design. He comes packed with a Joe-scaled (though slightly oversized) version of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], also an all-new sculpt. Kicker has a [[spark crystal]] located on his backpack, which can be used as a mounting point for [[Energon star|energon chips]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Kicker/kicker.htm More information on Energon Kicker at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* In the episode "[[Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower]]", Kicker's father calls him "Junior" twice (three times in Superlink). Whether this means his real name is "Brian Jones, Jr." or "Junior Jones" or if his father was just using "junior" as a term of endearment is left open to interpretation.
* Kicker is ''really cool''. You're ''sure to like him''. At least, that's what Aaron Archer claimed during the Hasbro Panel at [[OTFCC 2003]] so it must be true. Would Hasbro lie to you? YES!!!!.

==External links==
*[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/dvdkicker.htm Kicker Energon Edition gallery at Autobase Aichi]

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Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?

2010-10-29T05:49:54Z

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{{disambig3|Will}}

{{episode
|series=Masterforce
|ep=25
|image=Bomberprojectdestroyed.jpg
|caption=It will if ''I'' have anything to say about it!?!
|title="Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?"
|japanese=破られるか!ボンバー計画
|romaji=Yaburareruka! Bomber Keikaku
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[October 18|18 October]] 1988
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Michihiro Kanayama]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''With Ginrai out of commission, the Decepticons initiate an all-out attack on the Bomber Project.'''

:''Omni Productions dub title:'' "'''Plans to Destroy the Godbomber Project'''"
:''Also known as:'' "'''Destroy the Godbomber Plan'''"

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Roadking gawp.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Badly injured after his battle with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], the wounded [[Ginrai]] is taken to hospital by the [[Headmaster Junior|Headmaster Juniors]], [[Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]]. [[Road King]] arrives late, but finds the time to admire the hospital's many attractive nurses before being led to Ginrai's room, where all four [[Godmaster|Godmasters]] discuss the [[Decepticon]]s' plans and the urgency with which the [[Godbomber|Bomber Project]] must be completed. Ginrai is prepared to struggle on despite his injuries, but Lightfoot insists that he stay in hospital and recuperate, and the arrival of a nurse to take Ginrai's temperature convinces him that this might be the best course of action…

[[Image:Masterforce ep25 OverlordinSpace.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
At the Decepticon base, [[Devil Z]] communicates with the Decepticon super-weapon currently heading for [[Earth]], which is revealed to be the powerful [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], and directs [[Mega]] and [[Giga]] to head for the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to rendezvous with him. [[Blood]] and [[Gilmer]], meanwhile, have discovered that the Autobots' Bomber Project is being carried out in a [[British Motors]] factory, and race to tell Mega and Giga of this, but [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] intercept them and coerce the information out of them before telling Mega and Giga themselves. Giga instructs them to use any means necessary to destroy the Bomber Project, and the two Godmaster brothers head for [[Canada]] with the [[Pretender|Pretenders]] in tow.

[[Image:Masterforce ep25 Pretenders Owned.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Nananana nananana nananana nananana TRANSFORMERS!!!!!]]
At British Motors in Canada, the Autobot Headmaster Juniors arrive to report Ginrai's condition to [[Metalhawk]]. Hawk tells them that the Bomber Project has entered its final stage, which is the cue for an alarm to sound, heralding the approach of the Decepticons! As the Juniors head out for battle, Lightfoot arrives to join them even as the Decepticons begin their assault, blowing up buildings and smashing everything in their path in an attempt to find the secret facility housing the Bomber Project. Lightfoot battles the Godmaster brothers while the Juniors struggle against the Pretenders, with Metalhawk and the other Autobots racing to finish the Bomber Project all the while. Ranger and Road King soon arrive to tip the fight in the Autobots' favour, allowing the Juniors to focus on extinguishing the fires that are spreading through the complex. Road King breaks away from the fight to alert Hawk and the other Pretenders to a plan he has formed, and soon, a truck suddenly comes speeding out of one of the factories, barrelling past the Decepticons. Naturally assuming that the Autobots are attempting to escape with the Bomber Project, Hydra and Buster pursue the truck while Lightfoot and Ranger dispatch the Pretenders, who limp away with severed limbs.

[[Image:Masterforce ep25 Dogpile.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Out in the nearby mountains, Hydra and Buster continue to chase the truck until it comes to a halt, and Road King bursts out of the cab—the cargo hidden within the truck is, in fact, simply his [[Transtector]]. Realizing that they have been duped, the two Decepticons turn to head back to the factory, only to find Lightfoot and Ranger blocking their way. They fuse into [[Darkwings]] in an attempt to escape, but the three Autobots all jump the giant jet and manage to tear off some of its wings and fins, sending the two villains spiralling off into the distance in a ball of smoke and fire.

Back at the factory, Ginrai arrives, having first become restless in the hospital, then worried when he could not contact the Autobots by phone. Relieved to see that the Autobots made it through the fight even without his power, Ginrai is encouraged by everyone to keep himself out of harm's way until he is fully healed, given that the success of the Bomber Project will mean nothing if he is not around to put it to use. At that moment, [[Phoenix]] receives a report from a [[Weather Observatory Moon Base|weather observation station]] on the moon – Overlord has arrived on the lunar surface, and the Autobots must race to complete the Bomber Project and stop the Decepticons in their tracks!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Metalhawk]] (17)
* [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] (18)
* [[Phoenix]] (19)
* [[Lander]] (20)

'''Human Autobots'''

* [[Minerva]] (2)
* [[Ginrai]] (3)
* [[Road King]] (5)
* [[Ranger]] (6)
* [[Lightfoot]] (7)
* [[Shūta Gō]] (15)
* [[Cab]] (16)

|c2=
* [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] (1)
* [[Devil Z]] (4)
* [[Blood]] (8)
* [[Gilmer]] (9)
* [[Dauros]] (14)

'''Human Decepticons'''

* [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] (10)
* [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] (11)
* [[Mega]] (12)
* [[Giga]] (13)
* [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (21)

}}
==Quotes==
"Hey, is it okay to leave Ginrai in a hospital with this many beautiful girls?"
:—'''Road King'''

"You're pretty careless for the leader of the Autobots. I can't believe you got tricked into such an obvious plot, only a child would have fallen for it."
:—Ginrai gets no sympathy from '''Road King'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*There's an absurdly unrealistic amount of space debris floating near the moon.
*When Lightfoot jumps out at the Godmaster brothers as they approach a building, the "RACING" decal across the top of his windshield is mirrored.

===Continuity notes===
* Ginrai was defeated in battle by Overlord in the [[Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?|previous episode]].
* The mystery of the Decepticon super-weapon has been hanging over the Autobots' heads since "[[Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot]]". This episode at last identifies the threat as BlackZarak.
* Likewise, the Autobots have been working on the Bomber Project since the aforementioned episode.
* The existence of a human station on the moon is one of very few appearances in ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' of any kind of "futuristic" technology, which ''should'' be in abundance, given that this series takes place after both Season 3 of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] and ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', which were ''full'' of this kind of stuff.

===Trivia===
*Devil-Z's monitor uses R2D2 sound effects as ambient noise.
*Ginrai is a big baby, he touches something with his broken arm and falls apart.
*The Autobots seem to have a lot of [[Sam Witwicky|ladys men]] In thier group. Lander is most of the time seen with a lady, Ginrai looks at a lot of ladys and Road King wanted to take Ginrai's place when he was in hospital when the nurse came in.

==Home video releases==
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;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' — DVD Box 02 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — ''Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

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