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JaAm

2008-03-08T06:17:58Z

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[[Image:Hotshotjaam.jpg|right|thumb|jAaM jaAm rEvOLutiOn]]

=== MMm jaAm! ===

[[Hot Shot (Armada)|HoT sHot]] liKs '''jAM'''. yuM!

=== Ahem. ===

Just before the [[Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]'s imminent release in 2002, scans of the first pack-in [[Armada (mini-comic)|mini-comic]] were put online both at [http://www.transformers.com Transformers.com] and at [http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers], the latter of which received early production samples from Hasbro for review. The original comic was trilingual, forcing the [[Chris Saraccini|writer]] to fit three languages worth of dialogue into tiny word bubbles, resulting in short and often stilted prose. Because of these limitations, many found the mini-comic to be a bit lacking. The British fan Yartek took it upon himself to rewrite the dialogue as nonsense, portraying Hot Shot as a mentally challenged, tortured freak of nature, famously proclaiming such things as "mY liFE iS PaIn" and "[[Kibble|WhY mY ShOuLdErS hUrT?]]" in randomly uppercase and lowercase letters. (This was, perhaps, Yartek's commentary on the art.)

The rewritten mini-comic proved to be wildly popular in the fandom and grew to be one of the most persistent memes through the duration of Armada and beyond. When [[Ben Yee]] overhauled his toy review system, he commissioned Hot Shot fan [[David Willis]] to create a series of images based on the mini-comic. Ironically, the Hot Shot toy itself rated poorly on Ben Yee's scale.

Hot Shot's love of jaAm has not been acknowledged yet by any official material. The first [[Dreamwave]] [[Energon]] mini-comic did include both Hot Shot and a pool of yellow-green liquid energon,
however. Some take this as a visual reference to the jaAm parody, but no overt reference was made.

==External links==
*[http://www.redshirt.co.uk/tales/arm/index.htm Armada - The REAL Story, by Yartek] (Currently down.)
*[http://www.bwtf.com/jam.shtml Ben Yee's jaAm Rating System] (ALSO currently down...!)

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Thrust (Attacktix)

2008-01-27T07:10:40Z

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{{disambig3|Thrust}}

:''Thrust is a [[Decepticon]] in an unknown continuity family.''

[[Image:attacktixthrust.jpg|thumb|He sure is a Decepticon.]]

'''Thrust''', uh, has a spear. And he turns into a jet. That's about it.

==Toys==
===Attacktix===
*'''Thrust''' (Booster, 2007)

: Two different ''[[Attacktix]]'' Thrust pieces were made as part of the series-2 "Booster" assortment, each a "super Rare" available in blind-packed Booster Packs. The first is a [[redeco]] of the series-1 [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] robot-mode piece, a 30-point "Specialist" with a spring-loaded spear-stab attack. His Special Power, "Transform", lets you replace a fallen robot-mode Thrust with his vehicle-mode piece if you have it in your Back-Ups (''not'' the "defeated" pile.)

*'''Thrust''' (Booster, 2007)

: The second Thrust ''Attacktix'' piece, part of the same Booster set, is (of course) a redeco of Skyblast's jet-mode piece, which can pivot up and down and fires a standard ''Attacktix'' missile. A 20-point "Specialist", his Special Power "Transform" lets you replace the defeated vehicle-mode Thrust with robot-mode Thrust if you have him in your Back-Ups (''not'' the "defeated" pile).

==Trivia==
* Thrust appears to be an entirely new character invented for the second series of Transformers ''Attacktix''. It is ''possible'' that he was intended as a new form for [[Generation 1]] [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] or ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. It is also possible that he is a rogue [[Omnicon]]. But then, given the lack of any evidence whatsoever, it's also possible that he's actually [[Skyjack]], or [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], or [[Botanica]], or [[Atari Hitotonari]], or [[wikipedia:Futari_wa_Pretty_Cure_Splash_Star|Mai Mishou]], or [[Aaron Archer]], or [[wikipedia:Oscar_the_Grouch|Oscar the Grouch]], or [[wikipedia:Ben_10|Ben Tennyson]], or [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], or [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]]. We are relatively sure, however, that he is not actually [[wikipedia:Jack_Thompson_(attorney)|Jack Thompson]].

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Thrust (Attacktix)

2008-01-27T07:09:53Z

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{{disambig3|Thrust}}

:''Thrust is a [[Decepticon]] in an unknown continuity family.''

[[Image:attacktixthrust.jpg|thumb|He sure is a Decepticon.]]

'''Thrust''', uh, has a spear. And he turns into a jet. That's about it.

==Toys==
===Attacktix===
*'''Thrust''' (Booster, 2007)

: Two different ''[[Attacktix]]'' Thrust pieces were made as part of the series-2 "Booster" assortment, each a "super Rare" available in blind-packed Booster Packs. The first is a [[redeco]] of the series-1 [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] robot-mode piece, a 30-point "Specialist" with a spring-loaded spear-stab attack. His Special Power, "Transform", lets you replace a fallen robot-mode Thrust with his vehicle-mode piece if you have it in your Back-Ups (''not'' the "defeated" pile.)

*'''Thrust''' (Booster, 2007)

: The second Thrust ''Attacktix'' piece, part of the same Booster set, is (of course) a redeco of Skyblast's jet-mode piece, which can pivot up and down and fires a standard ''Attacktix'' missile. A 20-point "Specialist", his Special Power "Transform" lets you replace the defeated vehicle-mode Thrust with robot-mode Thrust if you have him in your Back-Ups (''not'' the "defeated" pile).

==Trivia==
* Thrust appears to be an entirely new character invented for the second series of Transformers ''Attacktix''. It is ''possible'' that he was intended as a new form for [[Generation 1]] [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] or ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. It is also possible that he is a rogue [[Omnicon]]. But then, given the lack of any evidence whatsoever, it's also possible that he's actually [[Skyjack]], or [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], or [[Botanica]], or [[Atari Hitotonari]], or [[wikipedia:Futari_wa_Pretty_Cure_Splash_Star|Mai Mishou]], or [[Aaron Archer]], or [[wikipedia:Oscar_the_Grouch|Oscar the Grouch]], or [[wikipedia:Ben_10|Ben Tennyson]], or [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]], or [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]]. We are relatively sure, however, that he is not actually [[wikipedia:Jack_Thompson|Jack Thompson]].

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Black Friday (event)

2007-11-13T18:02:20Z

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'''Black Friday''' is a colloquial term for the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, which is one of the largest sales days of the year. Often, stores open ''very'' early (6am is common), slash prices and offer special time-sensitive sales (such as ending pricing at noon).

In the case of toys, they may also offer special multi-pack deals or release [[exclusive]]s on that day as an incentive. Hasbro is particularly mercenary in this regard, as they sometimes offer same-line exclusives to different stores. Sometimes these are merely bonus packs, while occasionally, a toy may be specially [[redeco]]ed.

Shopping on Black Friday is a contact sport; bruises and contusions are commonplace. A helmet and pads are highly recommended, although using tasers or mace is considered unsporting.

==Black Friday exclusives==
===2003===

* '''''Robots in Disguise'' Landfill''' (Wal-Mart)

: [[Grimlock (RID)|Grimlock]], [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]], [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], [[Wedge]]

* '''''Armada'' "Battle for the Matrix" set''' (K-Mart)

: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] with [[Comettor]], [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]

* '''''Armada'' Super-Con with Bonus Mini-Con''' (Toys "R" Us)

: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator]] and one Advanture Team [[Mini-Con]]
: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] and one [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]] Mini-Con
: [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] and one Destruction Team Mini-Con
: [[Sideways]] with [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] and one Adventure Team Mini-Con

===2006===

* '''''Cybertron'' Deluxe 3-packs''' (Toys "R" Us)
: Three deluxe figures on a single wide card. Were either sets of [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], and [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]]; or [[Brimstone]], [[Sideways]], and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].
* '''''Cybertron'' Cybertron Primus with Bonus Mini-Cons''' (Wal-Mart)

: [[Primus]] with [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]] and [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]]

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