Ramjet (G1)

2007-10-31T03:26:20Z

68.144.174.47: Pointing out in Trivia that Ramjet's French name refers to the engine

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:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RamjetG1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ramjet likes toast.]]

What can really be said about someone whose only idea of strategy is to smash into things with his head? In '''Ramjet'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s defense he's specifically built to survive such midair collisions and his prey most definitely is not. The strategy can be frighteningly effective, since no one expects a fighter jet to ram them. Ramjet has a tendency to regard the sky as belonging only to him, and will frequently ram even neutral or friendly targets. Though he is built to take such hits frequent collisions and crashes can still take their toll on his internal mechanisms.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Statoréacto'''
:''Italian name'': '''Nibbio'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
Until [[Straxus]] was assassinated, Ramjet worked under the Decepticon overlord on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Soon after, Ramjet, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] were given Earth jet forms specified by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and were recruited to the Decepticons' Earth forces over the [[Space Bridge]] when the Decepticons attempted to exploit [[Hoover Dam]] for energy. They were defeated by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Ramjetg2comics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Shouldn't he be teal now?]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned and overthrew [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, Ramjet was aggravated that Megatron brought a revived [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with him. Starscream was arrogant, loud, and would never shut up, so why didn't Megatron leave him dead? Seriously, what was Megatron's problem? {{storylink|Tales of Earth, Part Three}}

Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the [[Swarm]]'s final attack on [[Autobase:Earth]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japan)

[[Image:Ramjetinpast.gif|150px|thumb|Ramjet could have been a great [[Wikipedia:Zinedine_Zidane#Confrontation_with_Marco_Materazzi|soccer player]].]]
Ramjet had some excellent adventures during the ''Generation 1'' cartoon series.

Once, Ramjet was thrown back into Medieval times and headbutted a knight, then participated in a jousting competition against [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Warpath]]. Yay! {{Storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Ramjet later participated in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], where he was shot by a high-jumping [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Luckily he wasn't damaged enough by the blast to be tossed into space for being dead weight later on, and was present at [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s crowning as the new Decepticon leader. Ramjet, or a random Decepticon jet with his color scheme, later flew into [[Unicron]]'s mouth and exploded.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Ramjet and Dirge were later hiding in [[Carbombya]], but were found out by [[Outback]] and his "[[Deceptidon detector]]", and the two [[Seeker]]s were interrogated to reveal the location of [[Chaar]].{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Ramjet was totally blownuptified when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

'''Note:''' ''The event above is highly disputable due to the animation errors that plagued the episode, and indeed, the rest of Season 3.

===Dreamwave continuity===

Ramjet joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in his assault on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon]] shortly after the death of [[Sentinel Prime]]. He served under Shockwave whenever [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] happened to disappear, be it the Dark Ages or the loss of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. After the [[Great Shutdown]], he continued working for Shockwave as one of his top agents, and joined his expedition to Earth to forcibly collect the crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and Nemesis. After Shockwave was dethroned, Ramjet escaped capture by Autobot authorities and met with Shockwave's remaining troops in the wastelands. They remained there until the [[Predacons (G1)|Predacons]] overthrew Shockwave in the name of Megatron, and Ramjet and the [[Conehead|Coneheads]] returned to his control.

===IDW Continuity===

Ramjet's ramming headbutting abilities seem to have been hindered in the New Avengers cross over, as they robbed him of his conehead.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ramjet''' (1985, 1986, 2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-56'''

[[Image:G1Ramjet_toy.jpg|left|thumb|'Conehead' or 'Not Conehead'?]]

: The original Ramjet toy was a [[retool]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], with new wings, and new bombs. He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color.

: In robot mode his official instructions has the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet, as well as Thrust and Dirge's television incarnations depict them as having their heads untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to their appearance. This has lead many owners to do the same thing, to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Ramjet''' (1993, 1994)

[[Image:G2_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|'90s fashion victim.]]

: For the ''[[Generation 2]]'' line, Ramjet was redecoed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy and light blue replacing the original black. He also features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the ''Generation 2'' release of Starscream.

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===Classics===
* '''Ramjet''' (Deluxe, 2007)
[[Image:Classics_Ramjet_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Frack!]]

: ''[[Classics_(2006)|Classics]]'' Ramjet transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. Like his original Generation 1 toy, he is a retool of Starscream, with a new nose cone/head, new wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.

:As with most ''Classics toys'', he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:Ramjet was redecoed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and retooled into [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] for the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]]-exclusive ''[[Games of Deception]]'' box set.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
[[Image:SCFRamjet.jpg|right|thumb|111px|But he wasn't really the Pope, just an alien robot with a funny hat.]]

: During Act 6 of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line, Ramjet was released as a limited articulation PVC figurine not actually based upon his cartoon model, as he is a retool of Starscream with new wings and a new head. He also came with one of the parts to for a Build-a-Figure PVC figurine of [[Grand Maximus]].

===MyClone===
* '''Ramjet''' (2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF016'''
[[Image:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|left|thumb|80px|Ever been headbutted by a chibi? It HURTS!]]

: ''[[MyClone]]'' Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the ''MyClone'' trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature ''Transformers'' characters. Following the ''MyClone'' aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other ''MyClone'' figure.

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==Trivia==
* Ramjet's name makes sense for the character, as he's a jet that rams into things. However, real-world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramjet ramjets] are a specialized kind of jet engine with no moving parts. They have nothing to do with jets ramming into each other. And F-15s don't have 'em. His French-Canadian name is a [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stator%C3%A9acteur reference to this kind of engine] and totally misses the English pun.
* Ramjet was supposed to appear in the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] episode [[Nemesis, Part 2]], alongside [[Thrust_(G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge_(G1)|Dirge]], and have a kickass mid-air fight scene with the [[Maximal|Maximals]], but this didn't happen due to budget constraints.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm Ramjet at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ramjet Ramjet's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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