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Jazz (Movie)

2007-08-19T02:36:28Z

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{{disambig3|Jazz}}

:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MovieJazz_promorender.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"Slide with me. Just bounce with me. Now freeze!"]]

First Lieutenant '''Jazz''' is one happy-go-lucky Autobot. Good-natured and always able to take things in his stride, he provides a decent contrast to the more serious demeanor of [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Prime]] himself. He's also a talker, something Ironhide and Prime like to tease him about. He might be the smallest Autobot but he's by no means a coward. His only real complaint is that he gets stuck fighting the small ones.

==Fiction==
===Ghosts Of Yesterday===
Onboard the Ark, Jazz was the first to detect the ''[[Ghost 1]]'s'' presence, and was later badly damaged in a fight with the Decepticons. After being repaired, he and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] fought together against [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

===Transformers The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Andrew Kishino]]

====Autobot campaign====
Jazz arrived on Earth as part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to Earth by Bumblebee. After taking the form on a Pontiac Solstice, he met up with the other Autobots. His first mission was to distract Sector Seven and law enforcement units, which he did, buying his fellow autobots time to escape.

He would then make his way to [[Mission City]], where he engaged [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and two [[Decepticon]] seeker drones. Jazz defeated all four of them, but as he celebrated his great victory, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] appeared behind him and punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his [[spark]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived just in time to witness the killing, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy Brawl.

:''('''NOTE''': Press left, up, down(2), left, up, right, at the New game menu. The screen will flash to confirm the code was entered correctly. Go to the bonus features, then the Generation 1 option to use a G1-homage deco on Jazz. This does not change his appearance in the Decepticon campaign, however.)

====Decepticon campaign====
Jazz arrived in Mission City with Sam and Mikela (taking the role of the destroyed Bumblebee), where he was confronted by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. After a brief chase through the city, Jazz engaged Barricade in battle, where he was defeated with ease.

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Darius McCrary]] (English)

[[Image:Movie_Jazz_protoformcrash.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Looks like those homers Ruth hit finally came back from orbit. IT'S BACKA HERE!!!!!]]

Jazz was part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to Earth by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] after the latter Autobot came to be in the possession of [[Samuel James Witwicky|Sam Witwicky]]. After his [[protoform]] crashed through a baseball stadium, he investigated a nearby car dealership and chose a Pontiac Solstice hardtop as his vehicle mode. Linking up with his fellow Autobots in a deserted alley Jazz greeted Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] as "little bitches," stating that Earth seems to be a cool place to hang out. He casually sat on the hood of another car while Optimus Prime explained to Sam their mission to find the [[All Spark]] and how his [[Archibald Amundsen Witwicky|grandfather's]] glasses were the key to its location.

Soon after, as Sam looked for his grandfather's glasses, the Autobots attempted to assist by clumsily destroying the yard where they went. When it came to hide from [[Ronald Witwicky|Sam's]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]], Jazz had the easiest time blending into the shadows due to his small stature.

When Sam and Mikaela were captured by [[Sector Seven]], the Autobots mounted a rescue that saw Optimus Prime tearing the roof off [[Reggie Simmons|Agent Simmons']] vehicle. When the agents attempted to resist, Jazz used a magnet to relieve the humans of their weapons. After Bumblebee was captured by Sector Seven during the retreat, Jazz expressed his desire to rescue him, but was overruled by Optimus Prime, who didn't believe it possible to accomplish this without harming the humans, and so they should let them go.

[[Image:Don't kick the baby.JPG|right|thumb|250px|"Don't kick the baby!"]]

The next day, after Optimus used his navigation scanner on Archibald Witwicky's glasses, Jazz again commented that they could not leave Bumblebee to die at the hands of Sector Seven, to become a human experiment. Optimus replied that Bumblebee would die in vain if they did not find the All Spark, and when Ironhide asked if the primitive and cruel humans deserved to be saved, Optimus countered by asking if Transformers were so different in the past. Going on to explain what he saw in the humans, Prime declared that if it came to it, he would sacrifice himself to destroy the All Spark - the humans should not pay for Cybertron's mistakes. Inspired by his words, Jazz and the other Autobots rolled out, filled with determination.

On the way to [[Hoover Dam]], the Autobots encountered Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles. Jazz and his fellow Autobots applied brakes and did a hard u-turn to join the formation.

Entering [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] tried to call for air support from their own forces, only to be attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] disguised as a human F-22 fighter. Jazz, oddly, sat in vehicle mode after the explosion which crippled Bumblebee, destroying his legs. When [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] began shelling the battle site, Jazz sped to the tank in vehicle mode, then transformed and hopped on top of the turret to distract the Decepticon from the humans. As Brawl also transformed, Jazz managed to wreck Brawl's left-side rocket launcher pod before being tossed off.

[[Image:Movie_Prime_Jazz_Ironhide_Ratchet_battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"We lost a great comrade today, we'll miss you, Blues." "His name was ''Jazz'', Prime." "Whatever."]]

Jazz then attacked [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] when he appeared on the scene, but all he got for his trouble was being blasted by the Decepticon's fusion cannon. As Ironhide and Ratchet escorted Sam and the All Spark to safety, Jazz attempted to buy them some time by taking on Megatron by himself but was completely overmatched. The Decepticon leader tossed him through the air, then landed upon him into the crushing grip of his talons. Valiantly, Jazz fought on to the bitter end as Megatron tore him in two.

In the aftermath of Megatron's defeat, Ironhide somberly handed Optimus Prime Jazz's remains as Ratchet reported that he could not save their comrade.

He has been the Autobot's resident hand puppet ever since. {{Storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

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===Techspecs===

Despite his quite unambiguous death in the film itself, the packaging for the upcoming Target-exclusive Jazz redeco (see below) claims he survived this encounter and was repaired by Ratchet, and that he chose his new colors as a way to relieve boredom during his long convalescence.

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-04'''
[[Image:Jazzmovietoydeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Just wait. They'll do me in G1 colors soon..."]]

:Jazz transforms into a silver [[wikipedia:Pontiac_Solstice|Pontiac Solstice]] Custom Hardtop. Included is a blaster weapon that elongates into a sniper rifle, which may also be clipped directly onto his rear spoiler when in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the section featuring this same rear spoiler may be kept folded onto his back or worn on either shoulder as a shield. An interesting undocumented feature is a hinge joint located on the bottom of the rifle can attach to the ''shield's'' hinge joint, creating three choice weapon configurations: ''(a)'' a mounted long range sniper rifle, ''(b)'' an ambidextrous shoulder-mounted canon, or ''(c)'' a short range blaster with built-in shield somewhat akin to what has been seen in Jazz's concept art and in the movie itself.

: As with most of the mainline toys, he features a [[Automorph]]ing gimmick that is activated by pushing the car roof down onto his back and locking it into place. This raises his head and slides his chest panels into proper position for the robot mode. This feature, like the weaponry mentioned above, is not documented at all, so one must be careful to not press the chest ''and'' the back at the same time.

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*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Legends, 2007)
[[Image:Movie_Legends_Jazz_toy.jpg|left|thumb|180px|WhY My buMPeRs hUrT?]]

: A much smaller version of the character, Legends Jazz features limited articulation and detail, along with a much simpler transformation. A rather glaring side-effect of this simplicity, in a desire to mimic the hood chest of the larger toy, is the addition of a second front bumper on the roof of his alt-mode. Whether this means Jazz also includes a second engine to go with this front bumper or an attempt at compensation for a case of [[Barricade (Movie)|police car envy]] is unknown. Ironically, the smallest version of Jazz is the biggest Legends toy in the movie line. Even bigger than Optimus. This may make up for the Arcee toy being taller than his Deluxe figure.

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*'''Ion Blast Autobot Jazz''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
[[Image:Movie_FAB_Jazz.jpg|right|thumb|"What good am I again?"]]

: Smaller than his Deluxe toy and less articulated, ''this'' one has a missile in place of one hand. Who knew Jazz was a lefty?

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*'''Final Battle Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-14'''
[[Image:Movie_FinalBattleJazz_toy.jpg|thumb|left|251px|Ouchies.]]

: An extensive retool of Jazz, modifying his head and most of his legs to give them a broken, battle-scarred appearance. Amusingly, because Hasbro chose to keep his vehicle mode pristine, so the rest of his body is undamaged. The damaged parts and his head have a black and blue deco, representing exposed circuitry and glowing conduits.

: Jazz comes with a brand new spring-loaded Gatling cannon weapon (called a ''Quagma Cannon'' on the packaging), modeled after the actual weapon Jazz appears with in the film. It can fire a transparent blue projectile and, like his original featured weapon, can be mounted in several configurations: ''(a)'' Mounted on his right arm with the Gatling cannon/launcher facing forward as he appears in most promotional material, and ''(b)'' mounted on his left arm with the flip-out long rifle barrel pointed forwards.

: Unusually for a regular Deluxe class figure, Jazz is packed on his card in robot mode, no doubt to highlight the changes to the figure that would not be visible in vehicle mode.

*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2007)
[[Image:Movie_G1Jazz_toy.jpg|right|thumb|220px|"...''real'' soon."]]

: An extensive [[redeco]] of Deluxe class Jazz, this Target-[[exclusive]] has a color and paint deco based heavily upon ''Generation 1'' [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz's]] Martini Racing scheme, though he is lacking in Martini sponsorship for obvious reasons, replacing them with his own name. Disco Jazz doesn't need to advertise really, but he does.

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*'''Allspark Legends''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_Allspark_Legends_pack.jpg|thumb|left|120px|"Why's the man always putting me down?"]]

: A Toys R Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Jazz, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

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====Robot Replicas====
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (2007)
[[Image:Movie_RobotReplicas_Jazz.jpg|right|thumb|120px| "My hand picks up XM."]]

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====Titanium Series====
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Robot Master, 2007)

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie_Jazz_armswordconcept.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Cool melee weapon in the game, ''totally'' non-existent in the movie.]]

* The packaging text for the Deluxe Jazz figure refers to his weapon as a "telescoping sword". As ridiculous as this sounds considering this weapon ''looks'' like a firearm and can attach to his spoiler in vehicle mode as such, this very idea actually comes from concept drawings (see image on left) of a sword weapon featured on the same concept art that also had Jazz showcasing the short range blaster/shield thingy both featured in the film and included with his Final Battle retool. So, ''really''... not that ridiculous anymore.

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BotCon 2007

2007-08-19T00:36:18Z

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[[Image:botcon07.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This picture was only available at Botcon. It was too expensive for the Wiki to buy, and costs about as much as a small island on eBay.]]

'''[[BotCon]] 2007''' was the Official [[Transformers]] Convention in 2007, run by [[Fun Publications]]. It was held in Providence, Rhode Island from June 27 to July 1, though only the last two days were open to the general public.

==Venue==

[[Image:Ascending_and_Descending.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Providence Place mall]]

Botcon 2007 was held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island, from June 28 through July 1. The RICC is attached to a Westin hotel, the first of four downtown Providence hotels to have blocks booked for the convention by Fun Publications. The Westin is attached to Providence Place mall, which features a sixteen screen multiplex theatre and a Hot Topic that was ''totally'' sold out of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] clothing by Friday morning.

The mall's slogan is "DEFINING YOU". Up yours, Providence Place mall.

==Merchandise==

[[Image:ProvidencePlace.jpg|right|thumb|250px|No, seriously.]]

Vast quantities of [[exclusive]] merchandise was debuted at BotCon 2007, in addition to "exclusive" merchandise from previous Transformers conventions and FunPub-run [[G.I. Joe]] conventions.

===Convention-exclusive toys===
*'''Convention Box Set''' - This set of five toys was only available to those who registered for either the 'Primus Package' or the non-attendee 'Iacon Package.' The set also included a badge, the Convention Comic, bio cards, and for the first 300 registrants, an exclusive Bug Bite pin. This set sold out (both boxed and bagged versions) well in advance of the convention.

:*'''[[Bug Bite]]''' - A Black and white redeco of [[Bumblebee#Classics_2|Classics Bumblebee]] with a purple tribal tatoo-style design on it.

:*'''[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]''' - A white and purple redeco of [[Jetfire#Classics|Classics Jetfire]] with a remolded head.

:*'''[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]''' - A redeco of [[Starscream_(G1)#Classics|Classics Starscream]] that replicates G1 Thundercracker's deco.

:*'''[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]''' - A redeco of [[Ramjet_(G1)#Classics|Classics Ramjet]] that replicates G1 Dirge's deco.

:*'''[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]''' - A retool of both sets of wings on the Classics Seeker mold, with the rest of the mold's configuration retaining elements from both Starscream and Ramjet. The deco replicates G1 Thrust's deco.

*'''Attendee-Only Bonus Toy''' - [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], an unpainted version of Classics Mirage with mostly translucent blue plastic, was provided as a bonus to those who picked up their 'Primus Package' box set in person.

*'''Convention Souvenir 2-Packs''' - Two sets of two bagged toys, with only 1,400 produced of each set.

:*'''[[Alpha Trion]] and [[Weirdwolf]]''' - A purple, red, and white redeco of [[Vector Prime]] with a remolded head, and [[Snarl_(Cybertron)|Cybertron Snarl]] redecoed to look like Weirdwolf.

:*'''[[Springer]] and [[Huffer]]''' - Redecoes of [[Hot_Shot#Cybertron_2|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]] and [[Armorhide_(Cybertron)|Armorhide]], done to look like Springer and Huffer, respectively. Springer was singled out by Brian Savage for having an unusually high number of paint apps, even for a convention exclusive.

===Comics===
*'''Convention Comic: ''Games of Deception''''' - A comic drawn by [[Alex Milne]] and written by [[Forest Lee]], set in the [[Hasbro_Transformers_Collectors'_Club_(comic)|Club Comic]] [[Classics]] universe.

==Guests==
===Hasbro employees===
Because of the convention's intentional proximity to Hasbro's corporate headquarters in Pawtucket, RI, almost all current Hasbro employees that work on the Transformers brand made an appearance at the convention. <add notable people>

===Movie Staff===
*[[Peter Cullen]], voice of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] both in the [[Generation 1|G1 Cartoon]] and the upcoming film, made an appearance at the convention, signing autographs and hosting a panel.

*[[Bob Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], the writers of the screenplay for the movie, had several panels over the course of the weekend.

*[[Rachael Taylor]] and [[Tyrese Gibson]] made an appearance at the [[BotCon_2007#Thursday|movie screening]]

Additionally, [[Daniel Ross]], voice of Starscream in the [[Transformers: The Game|2007 Video Game]] was there.

===Musicians===
*[[Stan Bush]], performer of 'Dare', 'The Touch', 'Ground Zero', and 'Till All Are One', attended the con, performing a concert at the Saturday dinner, giving a panel, and playing [[Wikipedia:Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero]] for the first time at an attendee's party.

*[[Ernie Petrangelo]], lead songwriter of [[N.R.G.]] (the performers of 'Instruments of Destruction' from the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie_(1986)|1986 animated film]]'s soundtrack, was scheduled to be at the convention to sign autographs, but did not show.

===Comics and art===
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===Government===
Some representatives of [[Sector Seven]] were in attendance at the convention, attempting to dispel the notion of the existence of [[NBE]]s through presentations in the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]].

==Events==
FunPub scheduled a large number of events to take place over the course of the convention to keep attendees entertained and informed.

===Thursday===

Thursday was the day when the majority of preregistrants arrived. Events on Thursday included...

*A customization class featuring the creation of [[Overkill]] from the [[Grimlock#Classics|Classics Grimlock]] mold.

* A 3D Display class.

* The Newport Tour.

* A special early screening of the Transformers 2007 movie. Hasbro alpha dog and executive producer [[Brian Goldner]] brought two stars of the film, but was unable to introduce Rachel Taylor before the audience started screaming for Tyrese to bring something.

===Friday===
Friday was the first full day of the convention for most participants.

Major events included...

* [[BotCon_2007_Hasbro_Tour|Hasbro Tour]].

* Several David Kaye panels.

* A Stan Bush panel.

* A panel with the screenwriters of the movie.

* The [[Board Wars]] preliminary round.

* Autograph sessions.

* [[MSTF]].

In addition, the sales room was open from 4 to 7 PM.

===Saturday===

A big day. Events included...

* An [[Attacktix]] Tournament.

* The Board Wars finals, which Team Transformers Wiki won.

* Autograph sessions, including Peter Cullen this time.

* Another panel with the movie screenwriters.

* A panel where Hasbro discussed their involvement with the development of the movie and accompanying merchandise.

* Lessons on how to draw Transformers.

* A panel with [[Activision]], makers of [[Transformers: The Game]].

* A panel with [[IDW Publishing]].

* A panel with Peter Cullen.

* Another panel with David Kaye.

* A collector's club roundtable.

* An awards show dinner/Stan Bush concert.

* [[Optimus_Prime_(Movie)|Optimus Prime]] showed up and hung out next to the [[BotCon_2007#Government|Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]].

Additionally, the dealer's room was open until 5PM.

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