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Hot Shot (Armada)

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:''Hot Shot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:HotShot-AR-DVD.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|I'm Optimus Prime's choice for successor. Scary what goes through the big guy's head, huh?]]
'''Hot Shot''' is the quintessential young hero. He's been around long enough to earn a name for himself and a place in [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] entourage, but he's still too young to know when he's in over his head. In other words, he's blunt, overconfident, naïve, and more than just a little annoying, yet brave, honorable, loyal to his friends, and willing to risk his life to stop the [[Decepticon]]s and help the Autobots. With time and experience, Prime believes, he could make an excellent leader, and Prime has appointed him to his command structure accordingly. Hot Shot's got the goods, but he just needs to pay attention for more than five seconds. Until that day, Hot Shot's likely response to most anything is, "Yeah yeah, like, whatever."

Hot Shot's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]], though he has been known to moonlight with [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]].

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Hotshotarmadaminicomic.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|How dumb can he be? He's fluent in three languages!]]
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] chose Hot Shot to stop a Decepticon plot to drain power from the city, but Hot Shot balked when Prime picked [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] to be his partner. After speeding off to complete the mission alone, Hot Shot found himself overwhelmed by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and his partner [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]]. Thankfully, Jolt arrived and gave Hot Shot a hand, and together they defeated Cyclonus and Crumplezone by detonating their energy-draining device, and letting the Decepticons get caught in the blast. Hot Shot had learned a valuable lesson about teamwork. {{storylink|Armada Volume 1}}

Hot Shot reported to Optimus about his responsibilities somewhere and listened to [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] discuss his. {{storylink|Armada Volume 2}} Optimus Prime again contacted Hot Shot from [[Autobot Headquarters (Armada)|Autobot Headquarters]]. {{storylink|Armada Volume 3}}

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Hot Shot, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] were present for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. They didn't, however, see his smile upon his capture. {{storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

[[File:HotShotEnergonminicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's so polite.]]
After Hot Shot and [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] found a pool of [[Energon]] in a desert, they were attacked by [[Battle Ravage]]s. Though the Autobots were able to fight off the drones, they realized too late that they had been duped; another pack of Battle Ravages had used the distraction to get at the Energon pool. When the situation was bleakened further by the arrival of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], Strongarm fashioned an [[Energon weapon|Energon axe]] for Hot Shot, allowing him to drive the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] away. Unfortunately, he couldn't do so in time to prevent them from absorbing all of the remaining Energon. Nonetheless, Hot Shot and Strongarm were relieved that they had faced a formidable foe and come out on top. {{storylink|Energon Volume 1}}

Some time after, Hot Shot was seen alongside [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] and Optimus Prime battling Scorponok and his Terrorcons. {{storylink|Energon Volume 2}}

Optimus Prime and Hot Shot (powerlinked with Inferno) found themselves alone and outmatched in a battle with Megatron, [[Shockblast]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]]. As the Decepticons closed in on Optimus, he warned Powerlinx Hot Shot to stay away, for he was too damaged. But at the last minute, [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] arrived, combined with Prime, and drove the Decepticons away! {{storylink|Energon Volume 4}}

With a group of Autobots, Hot Shot investigated the site of an energon reaction. They found a [[Grand Scourge|Scourge]], a dark duplicate of Optimus Prime who quickly entered in battle with Optimus. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Scourge|Optimus Prime VS Scourge Episode.1}} When Optimus was cornered by Scourge, Hot Shot and Ironhide forced the two apart with cover fire, allowing Optimus to gain the upper hand on his enemy. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Scourge|Optimus Prime VS Scourge Episode.2}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:Hotshotraizeyes.jpg|thumb|left|Hot Shot watches in horror as [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] buys the last can of Energon.]]
One million years ago, Hot Shot was a member of the Autobots, the guardians of [[Cyber City]]. Soon, news of a warlike faction called [[Decepticon]]s, led by the power-hungry [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], reached Cyber City via a dying [[Mini-Con]] Hot Shot found. The Mini-Con handed him a video disc, and with his dying breath, demanded Hot Shot take it to Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime played the disc, a distress signal from [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]], head of [[Mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con village D10]], who begged the Autobots for help. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1|Armada #1}}

The Decepticons themselves soon arrived in Cyber City, armed with Mini-Cons they had captured and reconfigured to bestow incredible power when [[Powerlinx]]ed. Outclassed and near total defeat, Optimus Prime called his troops into retreat, and after the majority of Mini-Cons escaped [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to parts unknown, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}} the Autobots lost much of the planet to the Mini-Con-powered Decepticons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}}

[[File:Hotshotfreecomicbookday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hot Shot, stop stealing Jolt's gun!]]
In the present day, both the Autobots and Decepticons received a signal of the Mini-Cons' activation on the planet [[Earth]]. Hot Shot and his colleagues [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] were led by Optimus Prime to the planet, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}} where they met the Decepticons in battle. But this time, with the help of the estranged Mini-Cons, the Autobots regained the edge they'd lost against the Decepticons one million years prior. An uneasy alliance was formed, and Hot Shot was partnered with the Mini-Con [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

When their human friends [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] befriended a Mini-Con named [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], they soon attracted the attention of the Decepticons, and Hot Shot and the other Autobots weren't far behind. With the arrival of Megatron, however, the Autobots were quickly defeated and restrained, and the children were shocked to learn that Swindle had been working with the Decepticons all this time! Swindle found himself conflicted, as he genuinely liked the human children, and so he eventually had a small change of heart. Grabbing Hot Shot's gun, he was able to disable the Autobots' restraints, and the Decepticons retreated... though with Swindle. {{storylink|Armada Free Comic Book Day}}

[[File:Hotshotdwissue6.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Wait, Jolt attaches ''where?'']]
After their initial battles on Earth, Megatron was quick to capture the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] and forge them into the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}} Optimus Prime led Hot Shot and Red Alert against the Decepticons again, despite being at a strategic disadvantage while the Mini-Cons were missing, a point Hot Shot belabored. Thankfully, the Autobot-allied Mini-Cons arrived just in time to Powerlinx with Hot Shot and the other Autobots, fend off Megatron, and rescue the Air Defense Mini-Cons from the Decepticon leader's clutches. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7|Armada #7}}

[[File:Hotshotguido.jpg|thumb|"Well, let's go!"]]
Soon, a Mini-Con beacon tower was erected in [[Tranquility, Kansas|Tranquility]], [[Kansas]] drawing all Earth-bound Mini-Cons to it. Hot Shot and the rest of the Autobots again met the Decepticons in battle at the location when the tower's effect was discovered. However, they were too busy fighting to notice the beacon tower blasting off toward the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} Hot Shot and Red Alert secreted Optimus Prime into the Decepticon base for the use of their space bridge, so that the Autobot leader could ask for reinforcements from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} The Decepticons returned while the two were still waiting for Prime's return, forcing them to hide for a bit. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

After the Mini-Cons were evacuated from the Moon, five did not return home safely and sent a distress signal from northern Alaska. When the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] failed to retrieve them, Hot Shot and the other Autobots arrived in full force, though they were kept in check by Cyclonus, who was suffering from a Mini-Con overdose. Though they were successful, Optimus Prime disappeared before their eyes, {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}} and when Hot Shot returned to Autobase, he found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|another Optimus Prime]], dying, sent from a different timeline to warn of [[Unicron]]'s coming. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Learning of the "real" Optimus Prime's disappearance, Megatron and his Decepticons stormed Autobase, nearly killing Smokescreen and heavily injuring Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scavenger. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}}

Optimus Prime was returned to them and insisted on teaming up with the Decepticons to battle the arriving Unicron. Hot Shot excused himself from this alliance, as Smokescreen's critical condition due to the Decepticons' recent attack still weighed heavily in his mind. So when Megatron stole away during the battle with Unicron to strike a deal with the Dark God, Hot Shot, Scavenger, and Red Alert ambushed him, leaving him to die as Unicron was seemingly destroyed by the [[Mini-Con Matrix]]. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
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====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Sorry, Hot Shot, you've been replaced.]]
Ten years later, at the beginning of the Energon Era, Hot Shot accompanied Optimus Prime, who was skeptical and restless about the new peacetime, on his visit with the High Council in Cyber City. Prime's demands for vigilance were denied, so Hot Shot later followed him to a special [[uplink platform]] that [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] had directed them to. This trip was a first outing for the rookie Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], who fawned over Hot Shot. Hot Shot met this with difficulty. Learning of the continued existence of [[Unicron]], {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Prime once again returned to the High Council, again accompanied by Hot Shot. But this time, Cyber City was attacked by [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]], and [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]], who were presumed dead during the [[Unicron Battles]], but in fact were transformed into [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} The Four Horsemen overwhelmed Hot Shot and the other Autobots, and they were saved from destruction only by the timely arrival of the [[Omnicon]]s. Hot Shot, Optimus Prime, and the others were granted the [[Spark of Combination]] by [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Sig-Omega]], and thanks partly to the combined powerlinked form of Hot Shot and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]], the Horsemen were deterred. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}}

Hot Shot, along with Inferno, Ironhide, and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], followed Prime to Earth after the Autobots received a distress signal. They regrettably arrived four hours later than the signal was sent, and Hot Shot boggled at how much damage could have been done in that time. Indeed, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and his [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] had caused massive devastation while chasing after a young boy named [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] who could detect [[Energon]]. The Terrorcons outclassed the Autobots upon arrival, however, and left only when their Energon-mining gear was destroyed...but not without taking Kicker. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} After the Autobots reunited with [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], [[Rad White|Rad]], and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], Hot Shot and the Omnicon [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] were able to pursue the Terrorcons and deliver a special suit to Kicker that his father, [[Brian Jones|Dr. Brian Jones]], had made for him. With Kicker's help, the Terrorcons were defeated and returned to Unicron. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

Hot Shot, along with Optimus Prime and Inferno, attended a public meeting with the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City]] after the ratification of the [[Cybercord Treaty]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity}}

[[File:Hotshotomni-potent.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wait, ''Hot Shot'' has wisdom?]]
After the Omnicons, while trying to tap into an underground Energon reserve, nearly destroyed [[Chicago]] by accident, Hot Shot was put in charge of the unruly 'bots and sent to [[Base Site One]] in [[Yukon|Yukon Territory]]. Immediately upon arrival, Strongarm crashed into the base site's intrathermal uplink assembly and subsurface transference grid, frustrating Ironhide. This was the final straw for Hot Shot. After telling them to get lost, he was darkly amused that this was the first order he'd given that they actually followed to the letter. An hour later, Hot Shot had a change of heart, and he and Kicker left to track them down. Their search abruptly ended when [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] was dropped in their laps, defeated during the Omnicons' solo adventure. Eight days later, Hot Shot had returned to Optimus, who tasked him with protecting the Autobots' growing Energon-gathering installations on Earth. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

When Terrorcons orchestrated an attack on four major Earth cities, Hot Shot (leading a team consisting of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Beachcomber (Energon)|Beachcomber]], and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]]) was sent to repel [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones in [[Toronto]]. Badly outnumbered and confined, Rodimus suggested the group split up. Hot Shot agreed, sending him and Red Alert elsewhere. Hot Shot contacted Jetfire in [[Los Angeles]], telling him it was only a matter of time before they were overwhelmed and the battle was lost, but he interrupted his transmission to witness a spectacle above. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had arrived in a new body, and he was dramatically tearing through the Divebomb drones. After Megatron cleared away enough of the Terrorcons in Toronto to give Hot Shot's team a fighting chance, he moved on to the concurrent battle in [[Tokyo]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Cartoon continuity===
[[File:Gale jaamsword.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] after finding the secret [[Energon|energon]] room.]]
{{main|Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity}}
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===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:DevicesandDesires-yourownsize.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, gee, Hot Shot, when you put it that way, it doesn't sound fair anymore.]]
As the Autobot-Decepticon war was in its early stages, Hot Shot was stationed at the main [[Autobot Command HQ]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon detecting four Decepticon battalions heading towards them, he reported this to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and raced into battle. He and the other Autobots were eventually forced to abandon their base when it turned out to be rigged with explosives. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}} After the Mini-Cons left Cybertron, he was seen dispensing firepower and sarcasm during another clash with the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|First Encounter!}}

Hot Shot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] were later summoned to [[Earth]] when the Mini-Cons were found to have awakened there. The Mini-Con [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] grudgingly power-linked with Hot Shot, allowing him to fly through the air and ram [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} Following the battle, he stood guard outside a small cave while the Mini-Cons and their [[human]] friends made their way inside. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}} When the Autobots decided to keep the Mini-Cons safe by sending them back to Cybertron, Hot Shot stood watch, and soon reported that the Decepticons were going on the offensive again. In the ensuing battle, the Mini-Cons decided to stay on Earth, and Jolt power-linked with Hot Shot and helped him drive the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}

Alongside Optimus Prime and Red Alert, Hot Shot later saved the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] from getting captured by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 5|Devices and Desires!}} After the Air Defense Team revealed that the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]] had been captured by humans, Hot Shot piloted an Autobot shuttle to the [[Nevada]] desert and helped liberate them. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|Sale of the Century!}} Next, the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] them from the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and their [[space bridge]] was too busted up for them to do anything about it. Hot Shot was tasked with repairing the device and use it to warp the incoming warheads elsewhere, and he succeeded at the last second. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}

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===The Balance of Power===
[[File:BalanceOfPower-Autobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hot Shot has particular skills?]]
Shortly after Hot Shot was brought online, he and Red Alert were sent deep into Decepticon territory to uncover an [[Data-Con|ancient relic]] that would tell them how to find the long-lost race of [[Mini-Con]]s. The two were discovered by passing [[Dropship (Armada)|Dropships]] and the [[Spider Tank]]s they carried, and so they quickly dodged for cover. But there was nowhere to run; the Decepticons had created a massive army of [[Decepticlone]]s. After sending out an auto-distress signal, Optimus Prime arrived to bolster their firepower. This caught the attention of Megatron, and the two leaders grappled while Hot Shot and Red Alert continued to evade the Decepticlones. Meanwhile, Starscream had managed to find the relic, and a portal was opened in front of them. Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Optimus Prime followed the Decepticons through the portal to [[Earth]]. The search for the Mini-Cons began! {{storylink|The Balance of Power}}
{{note|This comic was written as a tie-in to the [[Transformers (PS2)|''Armada'' video game]], but its details differ from the introduction seen in the game itself. [[#PS2|See below]] for Hot Shot's role in the game.}}

===Bendon ''Armada'' books===
[[File:RTD-HotShotflipsDemolishor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Hot Shot and Optimus Prime were forced to defend the Autobot base from a surprise attack. When the attack accidentally triggered a landslide, Hot Shot rushed in to save the kids. {{storylink|Cave Catastrophe}}

Hot Shot would once again rush in to save the kids after they left themselves out in the open, ramming Demolishor hard enough to flip him over. {{storylink|Race to Disaster}}
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===''Superdeformers''===
[[File:Superdeformers Hot Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Don't look at me, I'm slightly less handsome!]]
Facing down [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] one day, Hot Shot was unprepared when the Decepticon lobbed [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] at him. Luckily before the Mini-Con could hit Hot Shot, Blurr jumped in and snatched it out of the air. The pair promptly ran off with Thunderwing, leaving Thrust to face [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s wrath. {{storylink|Superdeformers}}

===Reader's Digest ''Armada'' novels===
Hot Shot was one of the Autobots teleported to Earth by the warp gate within the remains of a Mini-Con ship. Despite the radical change in scenery, Hot Shot continued to do battle against the Decepticons who had been teleported alongside them. The fighting came to an end, temporarily, thanks to the efforts of [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Battle Begins|The Battle Begins}}

After securing their base on Earth, Optimus, Hot Shot and Red Alert headed to a nearby highway to adopt new alternate modes based on local vehicles. Hot Shot took on the form of a sleek sports car and became giddy over his new form, annoying Optimus with his rambunctious behavior. When their human allies joined them, Hot Shot scrutinized their Mini-Con companions with great interest, as he had only heard of the diminutive robots in old war stories up until that point. Explosions emanating from nearby interrupted Hot Shot's observations. The Decepticons were attacking the Autobots' base! The Autobots launched a counter-attack, though Hot Shot was forced to leave the battlefront when a stray shot from Megatron triggered a rock-slide, endangering the children. Hot Shot got Carlos, Alexis and Rad out of harm's way, along with their Mini-Cons. Before Hot Shot had a chance to leave to rejoin the battle, Alexis pointed out something to him; the rock slide had unearthed several dormant Mini-Cons! One of the panels reacted to Hot Shot's presence, with the Mini-Con within transforming into a lightning-bolt-shaped hood ornament for his vehicle mode. The diminutive robot granted Hot Shot electrical powers, so Hot Shot decided on naming his new partnent "Jolt." The children then hid themselves nearby, and Hot Shot took on the Decepticons once more. Another Mini-Con reacted to Red Alert, and together, the empowered Autobots easily bested the Decepticons that opposed them. Realizing they were outmatched, the Decepticons retreated, though they managed to steal away the remaining Mini-Con panels as they warped off-planet. The children were saddened that the Decepticons had managed to take off with Mini-Cons in tow, but the Autobots assured them that they had done everything they could, and joined them in a "circle of friendship." {{storylink|Transformers Armada: Race for the Mini-Con Robots|Race for the Mini-Con Robots}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Hot Shot was part of the Autobot forces during a battle in [[Yellowstone National Park]], and seconded Optimus's warning that the area was too geologically unstable to battle in. Megatron ignored their advice. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

===''Universe'' comic===
Hot Shot was one of several Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] suggested by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] for [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. Optimus Primal decided to pluck [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] back from death instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Optimus Prime teamed Hot Shot up with the Mini-Con [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]. Hot Shot brought Mirage with him to the Speed Planet, and they formed a fast friendship and nearly undefeatable racing team. {{storylink|#Cybertron|Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack toy bio}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:RG1 93 rodimii.jpg|thumb|left|Day 16 - The Hot Rods have still not realized I am not one of them.]]
Hot Shot (in his [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx colors]]) was one of the many different versions of himself that [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] saw during a [[Multiverse|multiversal]] out-of-body experience in the [[Primus]] chamber after journeying to the centre of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} After becoming Rodimus Prime, Hot Rod infiltrated [[Zero Space]] to confront the [[Dark Matrix]] creature that threatened his reality but it summoned three versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to defend itself. Rodimus likewise sent ripples throughout the multiverse, calling forth all the various versions of himself (including [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|yet another version]] of Hot Shot) to take down anything without a "Hot" or "Rod" in its name, loosening the Dark Matrix creature's control over Optimus and allowing Rodimus to seal the multiversal breach with the [[Sword of Primus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts''===
Hot Shot conducted a series of interviews with Transformers from other parts of the [[Multiverse]]. His first with a [[Primax]] version of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] included questions about the weird eyeball headlights Kup had in vehicle mode. During his interview with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], Hot Shot got into a disagreement with his interviewee about how easy it was to obtain a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. He proved his side of the argument by easily stealing Optimus's Matrix, and upgrading himself into '''Shotimus Prime'''. During his last interview, this time with [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], his interviewee became irate at his insistence that Tarantulas and Sideways might be one and the same. This eventually lead to Tarantulas taking his Matrix and beating him with it, causing him to revert to Hot Shot. {{storylink|Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts}}

==Games==
===The Energon Within===
As Optimus and Hot Shot prepared to escort a truckload of energon away from one of the Autobots' mines, the Decepticons launched a full-scale assault. Their objective was to steal 100 of the Autobots' energon cubes.

The Decepticons either eventually succeed, though at the cost of many Decepticon troops being destroyed, with the mine remaining under Autobot control, OR, before the Decepticons could succeed succeed, Hot Shot inadvertently blew up the mine. {{storylink|Transformers Armada: The Energon Within}}

===''Transformers''===
{{voiceactor|[[Dublin James]] (English)|[[Jesús Barreda]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Martial Le Minoux]] (French)}}
[[File:PS2game-HotShotDecepticlones.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's the best there is at what he does! (We don't like to say what he does...)]]
Hot Shot found himself in the sweeping jungles that surrounded abandoned Aztec ruins. After failing to find Mini-Cons under a rock, he managed to pair up with the Mini-Con Jolt, and when he reached the top of the ruins, he faced Cyclonus. The following battles took him many places, such as a frozen wasteland, the interior of a battleship (which eventually revealed itself as the gigantic Tidal Wave), and ultimately Hot Shot battled Unicron himself.

Hot Shot, having collected all the Mini-Cons on Earth, was able to wield the legendary [[Matrix Cannon]], which he used to fire a deadly Shot into the core of the Planet Eater. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}

{{note|The events of the game listed above are exactly the same for when players choose to take Red Alert or Optimus Prime into battle instead of Hot Shot... except for the rock thing. That's all Hot Shot, baby.}}
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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:HotShotisBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|YELLOW KID APPEAL SINGULARITY]]
*In an early ''Armada'' series bible, Hot Shot was originally called "'''[[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]'''". His character description says that he is the youngest of the Autobots at "about 16 years of age". The Autobots' teen-aged human allies would have teased him for not being old enough to have a driver's license. It further notes that "Everything about him is fast- including his speech," which definitely wasn't taken to heart. The rest of his personality was as you would expect, being young and brash yet showing leadership potential, and his Mini-Con was still called Jolt.
**When asked about the Bumblebee name, designer Aaron Archer remembered looking into it, but thinking it was too generic at the time!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I think we looked into it? But I think we thought it was fairly generic, for a long time I think we just didn't want to use it because it was like, so generic—sad to say, but it ''is''.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=2660s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|year=2021|month=12|day=14}}</ref> It's likely that [[trademark]] issues would have been a factor regardless. On a spreadsheet shown by Archer at a TFcon Toronto panel, Hot Shot was the first name listed for consideration for the character—had that trademark not been available, the second and third names they would have attempted to use were “Wheeljack” and “Hot Wire” respectively.<ref>[https://youtu.be/-eb7DrK1KqQ How to Name a Transformer - Toy Trademarks with Designer Aaron Archer]</ref>
*According to the [[Transformers (PS2)|''Armada'' PlayStation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Hot Shot's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:
:*Mass: 3,109 lbs
:*Robot height: 16' 5"
:*Robot top speed: 50 mph
:*Vehicle height: 5' 11"
:*Vehicle top speed: 186 mph
:*Vehicle power: 400 hp @ 8000 rpm
*Hot Shot's ''Armada'' design is visually influenced by racecar drivers. He wears a crash helmet and sports a permanent 5-point harness seat belt as part of his chest design.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=#hot shot was influenced by race car drivers, he is wearing a crash helmet and sports a permanent 5-point harness seat belt as part of his chest design.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BuesGsXHqwp/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=01}}</ref>
*For a while, ''Galaxy Force'' was treated by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as a separate universe from ''Legends of the Microns'' and ''Super Link'', which would have made Exillion (Hot Shot's Japanese name in ''Galaxy Force'') a different guy, even though the character's head design and [[control drawing|control art]] labeled him "Hot Shot" in English.<ref name="control">[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/event/0410entama.htm Galaxy Force control art on display at Tokyo International Entertainment Market 2004], at Autobase Aichi.</ref> With ''Galaxy Force'' later reintegrated into the "[[Unicron Trilogy|Micron Trilogy]]", this original distinction likely became irrelevant.
*The license plate for Hot Shot's 2008 ''Universe'' toy reads "[[JaAm]]", referencing an early fandom meme derived from a fan-edit of the toy pack-in comics. The accompanying tech-specs also make allusions to the fancomic.
*A character looking quite similar to Hot Shot showed up to die in [[Drift issue 2|''Drift'' #2]] because someone convinced artist [[Alex Milne]] to draw him as a casualty. This in order to spite longtime fan [[David Willis]], who wuvs Hot Shot. Milne drew him into the story based on his dislike of ''Armada'' and reasoning that the character would not be one used again in the continuity.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=lets see, well i don't know what i'll be working on in the future, so if i get a chance to draw some characters i want to in, then i take that opportunity to draw them. yes coming up with random bots is also fun, but then i might also like the bot i'm coming up with so it's the same thing. it's hard to choose what i want to draw. now i thought we were talking about issue one here. lets see. when i started issue 2 i had a battle scene between the autobots and decepticons and i asked a few of my friends who to draw in there. a few of them said i should draw hot shot, and i was like hot shot??? why the hell do i want to draw him??? i'm not the biggest fan of armada anyways. then one of them said it was Walky's favourite, but i still don't know if that's true or not, and i laughed, and i said, if you want me to put him in, i will. personally i don't care. so at first i asked my friends what characters to add, they gave me a few choices and when i then wanted to know the reason behind there choice they told me, and i got a laugh out of it. so, no lie here. no favourite characters of anyone who i hardly know in issue one. in issue 2, there is. did i do it because that guy upsets me. no. i don't really care what he says. i did it because my friends thought it was be funny and it's a character not in the G1-G2 line that will be used. oh, and i'm not the biggest fan of armada, so theres that too.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627081743/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=204657|name=Alex Milne|site=the IDW Publishing Forums|title=Transformers Drift #1: Reactions, Reviews, Spoilers|year=2010|month=09|day=20}}</ref> Because it is a Generation 1-based story, however, the incident is documented on [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|"Generation 1" character Hot Shot]]'s page, rather than here.

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo''), '''Hot Rod Super Mode''' (ホットロッド{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}} ''Hotto Roddo Sūpā Mōdo''), '''Hot Shot''' (ホットショット ''Hotto Shotto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nagymenő''' ("Badass")
*''Korean:'' '''Red Gun''' (레드건 ''Redeu Geon'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīshè''' (激射, "Passionate Shot")
*''Polish:'' '''Piorunus''' ("Thunderboltus")
*''Romanian:'' '''Șmecherul''' ("Wise Guy")
*''Russian:'' '''Likhach''' (Лихач, "Scorcher")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Garyachkun''' (Гарячкун, "Hothead"), '''Zharostril''' (Жаростріл, "Heatshot")

====''Energon''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Hotshot''' (ホットショット ''Hottoshotto''), '''Hotshot Fire''' (ホットショット{{ruby|F|ファイヤー}} ''Hottoshotto Faiyā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzgolyó''' ("Fireball")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīshè''' (激射, "Passionate Shot")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Exillion''' (エクシリオン ''Ekushirion''), '''Exigeyser''' (エクシゲイザー ''Ekushigeizā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzgolyó''' ("Fireball"), '''Nagyágyú''' ("[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]")
*''Korean:'' '''Exillion''' (엑실리온 ''Eksillion'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīshè''' (激射, "Passionate Shot")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zharostril''' (Жаростріл, "Heatshot")

==References==
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[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
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Key to Vector Sigma

2022-12-15T02:00:54Z

AdminKE: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambigm|Key to Vector Sigma (disambiguation)|Key (disambiguation)}}
[[File:key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a DirecTV remote, so don't think about changing the channel.]]

The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid]]s that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

Apparently, [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]]'s [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] can replace it.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:KTVS2 matter into metal.gif|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]

By the 20th century, the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his home]] was attacked by the [[Decepticon]]s who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of [[cyberforming|transforming matter into metal]]. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobot]]s. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
{{-}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The Key to Vector Sigma was created by the [[Quintesson]]s to control the power of the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] contained within Vector Sigma. They used it to transform Cybertron from a regular planet into a metallic world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[File:TheKey nightscream technomatter.gif|thumb|upright=0.85|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[Living metal#Beast Era|technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. {{storylink|The Key}} Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and [[technorganic]] life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon [[beast mode]]. Megatron had the key duplicated and added to his Vehicon drones, who used them to zap a huge vine grown from the Maximals' orchard. The Maximals were able to sever the vine before the effects of the technomatter reached the rest of their plants. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

Megatron later attempted to use the key to turn Cybertron into a technomatter planet but was stopped by Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
{{-}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Key was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "secrets" and assigned [[Units of time|orbital cycle]] was [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation forms a key. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
{{main|Terminus Blade}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise3-KeytoVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|No, no, [[Jack Darby|Jack]]. That is not a Fortnite USB.]]
The Key was within the possession of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he led [[Team Prime]] on Earth. When [[Unicron]] was awakening within the planet's core, he decided to team up with [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to defeat this threat. Before departing through a [[GroundBridge]] to [[Earth's core]], he gave [[Jack Darby]] the Key, calling it "the key to the GroundBridge power supply" and stating that Jack had shown enough maturity to be entrusted with the device (the Key transformed into a smaller version of itself as it passed from one to the other). {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] later noticed the Key and asked Jack where he got it from; upon being told Optimus had given him the item Ratchet explained that there was no "key to the GroundBridge" and that the artifact was the Key to Vector Sigma, describing it as "one of Cybertron's most important relics." When Jack asked why Prime would entrust him with it, Ratchet answered that it was because Optimus did not expect to survive his confrontation with Unicron. {{Storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

While Optimus did survive the battle with Unicron, his use of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] robbed him of his memories as a Prime, reverting him to his old persona as Orion Pax. Ratchet surmised that Optimus had left the Key with Jack as a failsafe in case this scenario played out, leaving Jack as both something of an honorary [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and the only one capable of restoring his memories using the Key. Team Prime resolved to commandeer the Decepticons' space bridge in order to transport Jack to Cybertron to download the knowledge of the Primes from Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Once the bridge had been seized, Jack and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] were bridged to Cybertron. They began using the key to try to track down Vector Sigma, and it began leading them towards [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

Within the Decepticon capital, the key triggered the rising of an ancient portal, which Jack entered while Arcee was otherwise occupied with an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. He followed the key's signal down to the chamber containing Vector Sigma itself and used it to activate the ancient computer. Despite an attack by [[scraplet]]s, the Key received the contents of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Jack took it back with him to Earth, where he transferred his contents back into Optimus Prime's Matrix, restoring the Autobot leader's memory. The Key was then returned to Prime's possession. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

====The Functionist Universe====

When all twelve members of the [[Functionist Council]] combined, they formed the Key to Vector Sigma. It was for this reason that [[Nine-of-Twelve]] believed he was safe in [[Kalis|Adaptica]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} But the key itself was unnecessary to open Vector Sigma, prompting [[Rung (G1)#The Functionist Universe|Rung]] to mock the Council as "the Useless Ones". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
After a battle between the Stunticons and the Aerialbots for control of the Vector Sigma supercomputer, the Decepticons made their escape in possession of the Key to Vector Sigma. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma; when placed in the Matrix's display stand it activated the lights within it.
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Vector Sigma''' ([[BotCon]] [[2007]] Souvenir Add-on)

:A hollow plastic Vector Sigma, came packaged with a removable Circuit Key and a clear "hovering effect" display stand, was produced by the Lukis Bros of [http://www.unicron.com/ Unicron.com] as a special souvenir item offered [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2007]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/VectorSigma/VectorSigma/vectorsigma.htm More information on Vector Sigma at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:VectorSigmaMP10.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2014]])
:The Key to Vector Sigma came as an exclusive with the Hasbro Asia re-release of the Hasbro version of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]]. It contained a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a removable Circuit Key and a cardboard stand.

{{-}}
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2017]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-36'''
: The second ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|Megatron]] toy comes with a Key to Vector Sigma accessory. This version of the key is made of solid die-cast metal.
{{-}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy A Hero is Born Vector Sigma.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wonder how well it'll go with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]].]]
*'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], along with its Key, are included in a box set with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]].

:The box set was made available for purchase as an exclusive at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma no Kagi''' (ベクターシグマの鍵 ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kagi'', "Key to Vector Sigma"), '''Vector Sigma no Key''' (ベクターシグマのキー ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kī'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mólì Shénqiú zhī Yàoshi''' (魔力神球之钥匙, "Key to Magic Ball"), '''Sigma Shǐliàng zhī Yàoshi''' (西格玛矢量之钥匙, "Key to Vector Sigma")

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[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon objects]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon technology]]
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[[Category:Legends]]
[[Category:Prime]]

Key to Vector Sigma

2022-12-15T01:59:56Z

AdminKE: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambigm|Key to Vector Sigma (disambiguation)|Key (disambiguation)}}
[[File:key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a DirecTV remote, so don't think about changing the channel.]]

The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid]]s that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

Apparently, [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]]'s [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] can replace it.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:KTVS2 matter into metal.gif|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]

By the 20th century, the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his home]] was attacked by the [[Decepticon]]s who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of [[cyberforming|transforming matter into metal]]. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobot]]s. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
{{-}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The Key to Vector Sigma was created by the [[Quintesson]]s to control the power of the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] contained within Vector Sigma. They used it to transform Cybertron from a regular planet into a metallic world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[File:TheKey nightscream technomatter.gif|thumb|upright=0.85|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[Living metal#Beast Era|technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. {{storylink|The Key}} Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and [[technorganic]] life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon [[beast mode]]. Megatron had the key duplicated and added to his Vehicon drones, who used them to zap a huge vine grown from the Maximals' orchard. The Maximals were able to sever the vine before the effects of the technomatter reached the rest of their plants. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

Megatron later attempted to use the key to turn Cybertron into a technomatter planet but was stopped by Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
{{-}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Key was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "secrets" and assigned [[Units of time|orbital cycle]] was [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation forms a key. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
{{main|Terminus Blade}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise3-KeytoVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|No, no, [[Jack Darby|Jack Darby]]. That is not a Fortnite USB.]]
The Key was within the possession of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he led [[Team Prime]] on Earth. When [[Unicron]] was awakening within the planet's core, he decided to team up with [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to defeat this threat. Before departing through a [[GroundBridge]] to [[Earth's core]], he gave [[Jack Darby]] the Key, calling it "the key to the GroundBridge power supply" and stating that Jack had shown enough maturity to be entrusted with the device (the Key transformed into a smaller version of itself as it passed from one to the other). {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] later noticed the Key and asked Jack where he got it from; upon being told Optimus had given him the item Ratchet explained that there was no "key to the GroundBridge" and that the artifact was the Key to Vector Sigma, describing it as "one of Cybertron's most important relics." When Jack asked why Prime would entrust him with it, Ratchet answered that it was because Optimus did not expect to survive his confrontation with Unicron. {{Storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

While Optimus did survive the battle with Unicron, his use of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] robbed him of his memories as a Prime, reverting him to his old persona as Orion Pax. Ratchet surmised that Optimus had left the Key with Jack as a failsafe in case this scenario played out, leaving Jack as both something of an honorary [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and the only one capable of restoring his memories using the Key. Team Prime resolved to commandeer the Decepticons' space bridge in order to transport Jack to Cybertron to download the knowledge of the Primes from Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Once the bridge had been seized, Jack and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] were bridged to Cybertron. They began using the key to try to track down Vector Sigma, and it began leading them towards [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

Within the Decepticon capital, the key triggered the rising of an ancient portal, which Jack entered while Arcee was otherwise occupied with an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. He followed the key's signal down to the chamber containing Vector Sigma itself and used it to activate the ancient computer. Despite an attack by [[scraplet]]s, the Key received the contents of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Jack took it back with him to Earth, where he transferred his contents back into Optimus Prime's Matrix, restoring the Autobot leader's memory. The Key was then returned to Prime's possession. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

====The Functionist Universe====

When all twelve members of the [[Functionist Council]] combined, they formed the Key to Vector Sigma. It was for this reason that [[Nine-of-Twelve]] believed he was safe in [[Kalis|Adaptica]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} But the key itself was unnecessary to open Vector Sigma, prompting [[Rung (G1)#The Functionist Universe|Rung]] to mock the Council as "the Useless Ones". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
After a battle between the Stunticons and the Aerialbots for control of the Vector Sigma supercomputer, the Decepticons made their escape in possession of the Key to Vector Sigma. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma; when placed in the Matrix's display stand it activated the lights within it.
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Vector Sigma''' ([[BotCon]] [[2007]] Souvenir Add-on)

:A hollow plastic Vector Sigma, came packaged with a removable Circuit Key and a clear "hovering effect" display stand, was produced by the Lukis Bros of [http://www.unicron.com/ Unicron.com] as a special souvenir item offered [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2007]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/VectorSigma/VectorSigma/vectorsigma.htm More information on Vector Sigma at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:VectorSigmaMP10.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2014]])
:The Key to Vector Sigma came as an exclusive with the Hasbro Asia re-release of the Hasbro version of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]]. It contained a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a removable Circuit Key and a cardboard stand.

{{-}}
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2017]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-36'''
: The second ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|Megatron]] toy comes with a Key to Vector Sigma accessory. This version of the key is made of solid die-cast metal.
{{-}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy A Hero is Born Vector Sigma.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wonder how well it'll go with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]].]]
*'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], along with its Key, are included in a box set with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]].

:The box set was made available for purchase as an exclusive at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma no Kagi''' (ベクターシグマの鍵 ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kagi'', "Key to Vector Sigma"), '''Vector Sigma no Key''' (ベクターシグマのキー ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kī'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mólì Shénqiú zhī Yàoshi''' (魔力神球之钥匙, "Key to Magic Ball"), '''Sigma Shǐliàng zhī Yàoshi''' (西格玛矢量之钥匙, "Key to Vector Sigma")

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[[Category:Beast Machines technology]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon objects]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon technology]]
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Key to Vector Sigma

2022-12-15T01:59:24Z

AdminKE: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambigm|Key to Vector Sigma (disambiguation)|Key (disambiguation)}}
[[File:key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a DirecTV remote, so don't think about changing the channel.]]

The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid]]s that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

Apparently, [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]]'s [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] can replace it.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:KTVS2 matter into metal.gif|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]

By the 20th century, the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his home]] was attacked by the [[Decepticon]]s who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of [[cyberforming|transforming matter into metal]]. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobot]]s. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
{{-}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The Key to Vector Sigma was created by the [[Quintesson]]s to control the power of the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] contained within Vector Sigma. They used it to transform Cybertron from a regular planet into a metallic world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[File:TheKey nightscream technomatter.gif|thumb|upright=0.85|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[Living metal#Beast Era|technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. {{storylink|The Key}} Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and [[technorganic]] life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon [[beast mode]]. Megatron had the key duplicated and added to his Vehicon drones, who used them to zap a huge vine grown from the Maximals' orchard. The Maximals were able to sever the vine before the effects of the technomatter reached the rest of their plants. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

Megatron later attempted to use the key to turn Cybertron into a technomatter planet but was stopped by Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
{{-}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Key was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "secrets" and assigned [[Units of time|orbital cycle]] was [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation forms a key. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
{{main|Terminus Blade}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise3-KeytoVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|No, no, Tankor (BM)|Jack Darby. That is not a Fortnite USB.]]
The Key was within the possession of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he led [[Team Prime]] on Earth. When [[Unicron]] was awakening within the planet's core, he decided to team up with [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to defeat this threat. Before departing through a [[GroundBridge]] to [[Earth's core]], he gave [[Jack Darby]] the Key, calling it "the key to the GroundBridge power supply" and stating that Jack had shown enough maturity to be entrusted with the device (the Key transformed into a smaller version of itself as it passed from one to the other). {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] later noticed the Key and asked Jack where he got it from; upon being told Optimus had given him the item Ratchet explained that there was no "key to the GroundBridge" and that the artifact was the Key to Vector Sigma, describing it as "one of Cybertron's most important relics." When Jack asked why Prime would entrust him with it, Ratchet answered that it was because Optimus did not expect to survive his confrontation with Unicron. {{Storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

While Optimus did survive the battle with Unicron, his use of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] robbed him of his memories as a Prime, reverting him to his old persona as Orion Pax. Ratchet surmised that Optimus had left the Key with Jack as a failsafe in case this scenario played out, leaving Jack as both something of an honorary [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and the only one capable of restoring his memories using the Key. Team Prime resolved to commandeer the Decepticons' space bridge in order to transport Jack to Cybertron to download the knowledge of the Primes from Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Once the bridge had been seized, Jack and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] were bridged to Cybertron. They began using the key to try to track down Vector Sigma, and it began leading them towards [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

Within the Decepticon capital, the key triggered the rising of an ancient portal, which Jack entered while Arcee was otherwise occupied with an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. He followed the key's signal down to the chamber containing Vector Sigma itself and used it to activate the ancient computer. Despite an attack by [[scraplet]]s, the Key received the contents of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Jack took it back with him to Earth, where he transferred his contents back into Optimus Prime's Matrix, restoring the Autobot leader's memory. The Key was then returned to Prime's possession. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

====The Functionist Universe====

When all twelve members of the [[Functionist Council]] combined, they formed the Key to Vector Sigma. It was for this reason that [[Nine-of-Twelve]] believed he was safe in [[Kalis|Adaptica]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} But the key itself was unnecessary to open Vector Sigma, prompting [[Rung (G1)#The Functionist Universe|Rung]] to mock the Council as "the Useless Ones". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
After a battle between the Stunticons and the Aerialbots for control of the Vector Sigma supercomputer, the Decepticons made their escape in possession of the Key to Vector Sigma. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma; when placed in the Matrix's display stand it activated the lights within it.
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Vector Sigma''' ([[BotCon]] [[2007]] Souvenir Add-on)

:A hollow plastic Vector Sigma, came packaged with a removable Circuit Key and a clear "hovering effect" display stand, was produced by the Lukis Bros of [http://www.unicron.com/ Unicron.com] as a special souvenir item offered [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2007]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/VectorSigma/VectorSigma/vectorsigma.htm More information on Vector Sigma at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:VectorSigmaMP10.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2014]])
:The Key to Vector Sigma came as an exclusive with the Hasbro Asia re-release of the Hasbro version of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]]. It contained a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a removable Circuit Key and a cardboard stand.

{{-}}
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2017]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-36'''
: The second ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|Megatron]] toy comes with a Key to Vector Sigma accessory. This version of the key is made of solid die-cast metal.
{{-}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy A Hero is Born Vector Sigma.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wonder how well it'll go with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]].]]
*'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], along with its Key, are included in a box set with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]].

:The box set was made available for purchase as an exclusive at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma no Kagi''' (ベクターシグマの鍵 ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kagi'', "Key to Vector Sigma"), '''Vector Sigma no Key''' (ベクターシグマのキー ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kī'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mólì Shénqiú zhī Yàoshi''' (魔力神球之钥匙, "Key to Magic Ball"), '''Sigma Shǐliàng zhī Yàoshi''' (西格玛矢量之钥匙, "Key to Vector Sigma")

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Key to Vector Sigma

2022-12-15T01:58:42Z

AdminKE: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambigm|Key to Vector Sigma (disambiguation)|Key (disambiguation)}}
[[File:key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a DirecTV remote, so don't think about changing the channel.]]

The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid]]s that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

Apparently, [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]]'s [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] can replace it.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:KTVS2 matter into metal.gif|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]

By the 20th century, the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his home]] was attacked by the [[Decepticon]]s who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of [[cyberforming|transforming matter into metal]]. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobot]]s. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
{{-}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The Key to Vector Sigma was created by the [[Quintesson]]s to control the power of the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] contained within Vector Sigma. They used it to transform Cybertron from a regular planet into a metallic world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[File:TheKey nightscream technomatter.gif|thumb|upright=0.85|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[Living metal#Beast Era|technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. {{storylink|The Key}} Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and [[technorganic]] life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon [[beast mode]]. Megatron had the key duplicated and added to his Vehicon drones, who used them to zap a huge vine grown from the Maximals' orchard. The Maximals were able to sever the vine before the effects of the technomatter reached the rest of their plants. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

Megatron later attempted to use the key to turn Cybertron into a technomatter planet but was stopped by Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
{{-}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
The Key was one of ten figures that made up the [[Cybertronian zodiac]]. Its associated aspect was "secrets" and assigned [[Units of time|orbital cycle]] was [[Rokuneon]]. Its constellation forms a key. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
{{main|Terminus Blade}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:OneShallRise3-KeytoVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|No, no, Jack. That is not a Fortnite USB.]]
The Key was within the possession of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he led [[Team Prime]] on Earth. When [[Unicron]] was awakening within the planet's core, he decided to team up with [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to defeat this threat. Before departing through a [[GroundBridge]] to [[Earth's core]], he gave [[Jack Darby]] the Key, calling it "the key to the GroundBridge power supply" and stating that Jack had shown enough maturity to be entrusted with the device (the Key transformed into a smaller version of itself as it passed from one to the other). {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] later noticed the Key and asked Jack where he got it from; upon being told Optimus had given him the item Ratchet explained that there was no "key to the GroundBridge" and that the artifact was the Key to Vector Sigma, describing it as "one of Cybertron's most important relics." When Jack asked why Prime would entrust him with it, Ratchet answered that it was because Optimus did not expect to survive his confrontation with Unicron. {{Storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

While Optimus did survive the battle with Unicron, his use of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] robbed him of his memories as a Prime, reverting him to his old persona as Orion Pax. Ratchet surmised that Optimus had left the Key with Jack as a failsafe in case this scenario played out, leaving Jack as both something of an honorary [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], and the only one capable of restoring his memories using the Key. Team Prime resolved to commandeer the Decepticons' space bridge in order to transport Jack to Cybertron to download the knowledge of the Primes from Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Once the bridge had been seized, Jack and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] were bridged to Cybertron. They began using the key to try to track down Vector Sigma, and it began leading them towards [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

Within the Decepticon capital, the key triggered the rising of an ancient portal, which Jack entered while Arcee was otherwise occupied with an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. He followed the key's signal down to the chamber containing Vector Sigma itself and used it to activate the ancient computer. Despite an attack by [[scraplet]]s, the Key received the contents of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and Jack took it back with him to Earth, where he transferred his contents back into Optimus Prime's Matrix, restoring the Autobot leader's memory. The Key was then returned to Prime's possession. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

====The Functionist Universe====

When all twelve members of the [[Functionist Council]] combined, they formed the Key to Vector Sigma. It was for this reason that [[Nine-of-Twelve]] believed he was safe in [[Kalis|Adaptica]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} But the key itself was unnecessary to open Vector Sigma, prompting [[Rung (G1)#The Functionist Universe|Rung]] to mock the Council as "the Useless Ones". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
After a battle between the Stunticons and the Aerialbots for control of the Vector Sigma supercomputer, the Decepticons made their escape in possession of the Key to Vector Sigma. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma; when placed in the Matrix's display stand it activated the lights within it.
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Vector Sigma''' ([[BotCon]] [[2007]] Souvenir Add-on)

:A hollow plastic Vector Sigma, came packaged with a removable Circuit Key and a clear "hovering effect" display stand, was produced by the Lukis Bros of [http://www.unicron.com/ Unicron.com] as a special souvenir item offered [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2007]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/VectorSigma/VectorSigma/vectorsigma.htm More information on Vector Sigma at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:VectorSigmaMP10.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2014]])
:The Key to Vector Sigma came as an exclusive with the Hasbro Asia re-release of the Hasbro version of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]]. It contained a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a removable Circuit Key and a cardboard stand.

{{-}}
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2017]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-36'''
: The second ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|Megatron]] toy comes with a Key to Vector Sigma accessory. This version of the key is made of solid die-cast metal.
{{-}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy A Hero is Born Vector Sigma.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wonder how well it'll go with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]].]]
*'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], along with its Key, are included in a box set with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]].

:The box set was made available for purchase as an exclusive at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma no Kagi''' (ベクターシグマの鍵 ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kagi'', "Key to Vector Sigma"), '''Vector Sigma no Key''' (ベクターシグマのキー ''Bekutā Shiguma no Kī'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mólì Shénqiú zhī Yàoshi''' (魔力神球之钥匙, "Key to Magic Ball"), '''Sigma Shǐliàng zhī Yàoshi''' (西格玛矢量之钥匙, "Key to Vector Sigma")

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Jetfire (Cyberverse)

2022-12-14T15:00:18Z

AdminKE:

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{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Boulder-model.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Dudley Do-Right of the Cybertronian Mounties.]]

'''Jetfire''' is a flying air guardian whom everyone thought had exploded in a plume of jet smoke while battling his nemesis, [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. Luckily for the Autobots he lived to fight (and fight, and fight) another day. He never gives up, and he never gives in. Just don't get in his way when he's in the middle of combat. He has a habit of destroying everything in his path to clinch a win.<ref>Hasbro.com bios for ''Cyberverse'' Jetfire and Sky-Byte</ref>

{{bigquote|'''Never''' underestimate Jetfire.|Jetfire|"[[Battle For Cybertron II|Battle For Cybertron II]]"}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:CyJetfire.jpg|thumb|300px|"Oh, I could get sent to prison for the scenes I'm gonna steal!"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Steve Driesen]] (French), [[Fabian Oscar Wien]] (German), [[Christian Strempler]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Before the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Jetfire was friends with Starscream before the two fell out. When war broke out, Jetfire gained a name for himself for his famous rivalry with Sky-Byte, their feud being carried across the galaxy, leaving many shattered planets and civilizations in their wake. Their clash eventually resulted in Sky-Byte triggering a supernova, one that wiped out seven civilizations, with both combatants being presumed deceased by their factions.

In [[2007]], Jetfire made his way to [[Earth]] and made his presence known by attacking the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], demanding that Sky-Byte be surrendered to him. An annoyed [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] told him Sky-Byte was not present and told him that no one cared about his stupid feud. Leaving in a huff, Jetfire made his way to the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], reuniting with his comrades before offering them the chance to assist him in bringing Sky-Byte to justice. When [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] declined the offer, feeling that finding a trinket like the [[AllSpark]] was more important than vanquishing the villain forever, Jetfire set out on his own again. When he happened upon his arch-foe, the subsequent clash resulted in both rivals knocking each other out.

When Jetfire rebooted, he found himself in the company of [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]] and his former friend [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] himself. Blowing off the Seeker commander's attempt at rekindling their old friendship, Jetfire nonetheless eagerly accepted Starscream's offer of help and was granted a suit of powerful [[spark armor]] based on a tank. With this added power, Jetfire captured Megatron in an attempt to lure Sky-Byte out of hiding only to learn that Sky-Byte (sporting his own suit of spark armor) had kidnapped Optimus Prime in order to lure ''him'' out. At Megatron's suggestion, both foes met at a coliseum to settle accounts. Jetfire got the better of Sky-Byte and was about to terminate the villain once and for all, but seeing an injured Optimus Prime and hearing Megatron urge Jetfire to finish Sky-Byte off drew him pause. His Autobot morals won out, and he opted to bring Optimus to safety. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

Once Optimus was healed, Jetfire led the Autobot to Starscream's hideout to recover the AllSpark. However, they were intercepted by the Decepticons, similarly led by Sky-Byte. Before a battle could erupt, an AllSpark-infused Starscream arrived and restrained everyone before attempting to extract their sparks. Optimus managed to defeat Starscream with the aid of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] but was knocked out by the exertion. This caused a mad scramble as both factions tried to recover the AllSpark, where Jetfire spent most of the battle engaging Sky-Byte in an aerial duel, before he retreated along with the other Autobots once the AllSpark had been secured. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

As part of a scheme to get the AllSpark off of Earth, Jetfire remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The ''Nemesis'' pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the ''Ark'' lifted off and made a beeline for the [[space bridge]] in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the ''Ark'' and broke onto the bridge. Despite Jetfire cursing the shark, it fell to Grimlock to knock the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the ''Nemesis'' the time it needed to intercept the ''Ark'', nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the ''Nemesis''. As the ''Ark'' reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Jetfire was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through space, Jetfire attended a party hosted by [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and awkwardly clapped when Optimus Prime gave a less than festive speech. He was later a victim of [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]'s malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

When the ''Ark'' returned to Cybertronian orbit, Jetfire conducted a scouting mission with Windblade, finding no Decepticon activity within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} Along with the rest of the crew, Jetfire bailed out of the ship when Optimus suspected a Decepticon trap. He took part in the fight with the amassed Decepticon forces, during he downed a red [[conehead]] with his bare hands and blasted [[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (Cyberverse)|Ramjet]] out of the sky with his missiles. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}} The battle eventually came to end when the AllSpark was returned to the core and Cybertron revitalized. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

After the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] ended in the Autobots' favor, Jetfire was among the Transformers captured by the [[Quintesson]]s, who outfitted them with control helmets that placed them in a simulation loop where they took part in a parade with varying differences each time. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Jetfire was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Autobots thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammer]]s into the Loop. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Jetfire was placed in a team with Sky-Byte, Skywarp, and [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]]. By the end of the round, he high-fived Skywarp. The team-building paid off during a later attack on the Quintesson ship, with Sky-Byte saving Jetfire from a [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]]. While the Prosecutors proved little obstacle, the Cybertronians were overwhelmed by the savage [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] horde, being saved only when Windblade unearth [[Iaconus]]'s massive arm. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

Now jolly good friends with his once foe, the two conducted a detailed scan of the enemy ship, with it being determined that the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] had to be lured off the ship, Jetfire being part of the group that attacked the mechanoid. Jetfire took part the aerial attack on the Judge but was eventually knocked out by a shockwave. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

After the Quintesson flagship had been brought down and the Judge killed, Starscream revealed himself as the new Judge. However, Starscream refused to condemn the universe until Optimus Prime and Megatron were present so they could answer for his crimes against him. After [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] had opened the floodgates of feeding the Judge false locations, Jetfire lied that the two leaders were scaling [[Mount Helix]]. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}}

To deal with the awakened [[Iaconus]], Starscream called upon the brainwashed [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]]. After he had hovered off to monitor the battle, [[Maccadam]] arrived to open the cells, though such an act ultimately cost him his life. Shortly afterwards, Starscream managed to kill Iaconus, turning Croaton on the rest of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Following Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], and Wheeljack's return, Jetfire rallied the Cybertronian fliers and launched a futile attack on the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Once the Quintession threat ended following Megatron's return, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

As rebuilding commenced, Jetfire queried Optimus on how to proceed before he was deputized to make those decisions himself. {{storylink|Enemy Line}} To discover what Megatron was planning, Optimus sent Jetfire to scout Decepticon territory. Though initially finding nothing of note, Jetfire soon found himself as the test subject of the Decepticons' prototype dimensional ray, its effects causing random parts of his body to shift in and out of [[unspace]]. When found by [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]], the medic dispatched Rack'n'Ruin to collect the equipment he needed to heal Jetfire only for the two to be abducted by [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]]. When Rack'n'Ruin had come to rescue them, the resulting chaos allowed Ratchet to stabilize Jetfire, the Autobots fleeing the compound and sharing a celebratory high-five. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}}

Just before the arrival of [[Decepticon supersoldier|Decepticon warriors from another dimension]], Jetfire watched from the Autobots' headquarters as Megatron raised a shield array over Decepticon territory. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} Sometime later, Jetfire was among the Autobots who cheered at the sight of Windblade's full recovery. {{storylink|The Other One}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
{{anchor|Battle Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=2.66]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Battle Class, [[2019]])
**''Spark Armor'': "Tank Cannon"
**''Japanese Name'': '''Tank Buster Jetfire'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[October 12]], [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-17'''

:Battle Class Jetfire is a roughly Scout-sized mold that transforms into a red and white jet fighter. He comes with the "[[Tank Cannon]]" Spark Armor, a tank that splits into battle armor and attaches via multiple 5 mm connections. Though coincidental, Jetfire's cannons can attach with the [[fire blast]] effects, though the very thin pegs may or may not let them fall off.

:Hilariously, the tank has ''very'' small "wheels" under its treads, similar to how most tanks in ''Transformers'' have actual wheels under their non-functional treads, except here the wheels are just as non-functional. So what's the point?

:In November 2019, Jetfire was released as one of TakaraTomy Mall's ''Cyberverse'' "Christmas Set" offers along with Sky-Byte.

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}
[[File:CV-toy TTC Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1, 3'''
**''Bag code'': '''E'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Jetfire is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian superjet.

: Jetfire was also released without changes in Series 3. This mold was also used to make [[Silverbolt (Cyberverse)#Toys|Silverbolt]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Warrior-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Warrior Class, [[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': "Sky Surge"

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Jetfire transforms from Cybertronian superjet and back. His "Sky Surge" action attack has his rocket pack flip over his shoulders to form cannons and popping out blue effect parts. It can also be activated in vehicle mode by pressing the switches on the bottom of the boosters, though the ends of the blaster barrels may be blocked by the swing arm hinge; lifting the boosters up slightly allows them to flip all the way out.

:Like many later Jetfire toys, it combines elements of both the original Jetfire toy and the Skyfire design used in the Generation 1 cartoon, namely the two separate boosters of the former and the more angular design and simpler head of the latter. Its Sky Surge attack gimmick is somewhat reminiscent of the ''Classics'' Jetfire's spring-loaded flip out blasters.

:Due to the toy's conversion scheme, it can transform into a Gerwalk configuration, though with forward-swept wings. There are molded-in thruster ports on his heels, exposed in vehicle mode. Despite initial appearances, they are slightly too large to hold 5 mm accessories or [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] fire effects.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
:Released as part of the Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Jetfire is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming robot figure with limited articulation. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small tank (reminiscent of his Spark Armor toy) that can be separated into two parts and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]
*Development on Jetfire's personality occurred simultaneously with Sky-Byte's.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'')

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]

Jetfire (Cyberverse)

2022-12-14T14:59:56Z

AdminKE:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Boulder-model.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Dudley Do-Right of the Cybertronian Mounties.]]

'''Jetfire''' is a flying air guardian whom everyone thought had exploded in a plume of jet smoke while battling his nemesis, [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. Luckily for the Autobots he lived to fight (and fight, and fight) another day. He never gives up, and he never gives in. Just don't get in his way when he's in the middle of combat. He has a habit of destroying everything in his path to clinch a win.<ref>Hasbro.com bios for ''Cyberverse'' Jetfire and Sky-Byte</ref>

{{bigquote|'''Never''' underestimate 'Jetfire'.|Jetfire|"[[Battle For Cybertron II|Battle For Cybertron II]]"}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:CyJetfire.jpg|thumb|300px|"Oh, I could get sent to prison for the scenes I'm gonna steal!"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Steve Driesen]] (French), [[Fabian Oscar Wien]] (German), [[Christian Strempler]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Before the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Jetfire was friends with Starscream before the two fell out. When war broke out, Jetfire gained a name for himself for his famous rivalry with Sky-Byte, their feud being carried across the galaxy, leaving many shattered planets and civilizations in their wake. Their clash eventually resulted in Sky-Byte triggering a supernova, one that wiped out seven civilizations, with both combatants being presumed deceased by their factions.

In [[2007]], Jetfire made his way to [[Earth]] and made his presence known by attacking the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], demanding that Sky-Byte be surrendered to him. An annoyed [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] told him Sky-Byte was not present and told him that no one cared about his stupid feud. Leaving in a huff, Jetfire made his way to the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], reuniting with his comrades before offering them the chance to assist him in bringing Sky-Byte to justice. When [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] declined the offer, feeling that finding a trinket like the [[AllSpark]] was more important than vanquishing the villain forever, Jetfire set out on his own again. When he happened upon his arch-foe, the subsequent clash resulted in both rivals knocking each other out.

When Jetfire rebooted, he found himself in the company of [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]] and his former friend [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] himself. Blowing off the Seeker commander's attempt at rekindling their old friendship, Jetfire nonetheless eagerly accepted Starscream's offer of help and was granted a suit of powerful [[spark armor]] based on a tank. With this added power, Jetfire captured Megatron in an attempt to lure Sky-Byte out of hiding only to learn that Sky-Byte (sporting his own suit of spark armor) had kidnapped Optimus Prime in order to lure ''him'' out. At Megatron's suggestion, both foes met at a coliseum to settle accounts. Jetfire got the better of Sky-Byte and was about to terminate the villain once and for all, but seeing an injured Optimus Prime and hearing Megatron urge Jetfire to finish Sky-Byte off drew him pause. His Autobot morals won out, and he opted to bring Optimus to safety. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

Once Optimus was healed, Jetfire led the Autobot to Starscream's hideout to recover the AllSpark. However, they were intercepted by the Decepticons, similarly led by Sky-Byte. Before a battle could erupt, an AllSpark-infused Starscream arrived and restrained everyone before attempting to extract their sparks. Optimus managed to defeat Starscream with the aid of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] but was knocked out by the exertion. This caused a mad scramble as both factions tried to recover the AllSpark, where Jetfire spent most of the battle engaging Sky-Byte in an aerial duel, before he retreated along with the other Autobots once the AllSpark had been secured. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

As part of a scheme to get the AllSpark off of Earth, Jetfire remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The ''Nemesis'' pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the ''Ark'' lifted off and made a beeline for the [[space bridge]] in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the ''Ark'' and broke onto the bridge. Despite Jetfire cursing the shark, it fell to Grimlock to knock the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the ''Nemesis'' the time it needed to intercept the ''Ark'', nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the ''Nemesis''. As the ''Ark'' reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Jetfire was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through space, Jetfire attended a party hosted by [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and awkwardly clapped when Optimus Prime gave a less than festive speech. He was later a victim of [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]'s malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

When the ''Ark'' returned to Cybertronian orbit, Jetfire conducted a scouting mission with Windblade, finding no Decepticon activity within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} Along with the rest of the crew, Jetfire bailed out of the ship when Optimus suspected a Decepticon trap. He took part in the fight with the amassed Decepticon forces, during he downed a red [[conehead]] with his bare hands and blasted [[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (Cyberverse)|Ramjet]] out of the sky with his missiles. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}} The battle eventually came to end when the AllSpark was returned to the core and Cybertron revitalized. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

After the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] ended in the Autobots' favor, Jetfire was among the Transformers captured by the [[Quintesson]]s, who outfitted them with control helmets that placed them in a simulation loop where they took part in a parade with varying differences each time. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Jetfire was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Autobots thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammer]]s into the Loop. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Jetfire was placed in a team with Sky-Byte, Skywarp, and [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]]. By the end of the round, he high-fived Skywarp. The team-building paid off during a later attack on the Quintesson ship, with Sky-Byte saving Jetfire from a [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]]. While the Prosecutors proved little obstacle, the Cybertronians were overwhelmed by the savage [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] horde, being saved only when Windblade unearth [[Iaconus]]'s massive arm. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

Now jolly good friends with his once foe, the two conducted a detailed scan of the enemy ship, with it being determined that the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] had to be lured off the ship, Jetfire being part of the group that attacked the mechanoid. Jetfire took part the aerial attack on the Judge but was eventually knocked out by a shockwave. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

After the Quintesson flagship had been brought down and the Judge killed, Starscream revealed himself as the new Judge. However, Starscream refused to condemn the universe until Optimus Prime and Megatron were present so they could answer for his crimes against him. After [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] had opened the floodgates of feeding the Judge false locations, Jetfire lied that the two leaders were scaling [[Mount Helix]]. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}}

To deal with the awakened [[Iaconus]], Starscream called upon the brainwashed [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]]. After he had hovered off to monitor the battle, [[Maccadam]] arrived to open the cells, though such an act ultimately cost him his life. Shortly afterwards, Starscream managed to kill Iaconus, turning Croaton on the rest of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Following Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], and Wheeljack's return, Jetfire rallied the Cybertronian fliers and launched a futile attack on the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Once the Quintession threat ended following Megatron's return, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

As rebuilding commenced, Jetfire queried Optimus on how to proceed before he was deputized to make those decisions himself. {{storylink|Enemy Line}} To discover what Megatron was planning, Optimus sent Jetfire to scout Decepticon territory. Though initially finding nothing of note, Jetfire soon found himself as the test subject of the Decepticons' prototype dimensional ray, its effects causing random parts of his body to shift in and out of [[unspace]]. When found by [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]], the medic dispatched Rack'n'Ruin to collect the equipment he needed to heal Jetfire only for the two to be abducted by [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]]. When Rack'n'Ruin had come to rescue them, the resulting chaos allowed Ratchet to stabilize Jetfire, the Autobots fleeing the compound and sharing a celebratory high-five. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}}

Just before the arrival of [[Decepticon supersoldier|Decepticon warriors from another dimension]], Jetfire watched from the Autobots' headquarters as Megatron raised a shield array over Decepticon territory. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} Sometime later, Jetfire was among the Autobots who cheered at the sight of Windblade's full recovery. {{storylink|The Other One}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
{{anchor|Battle Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=2.66]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Battle Class, [[2019]])
**''Spark Armor'': "Tank Cannon"
**''Japanese Name'': '''Tank Buster Jetfire'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[October 12]], [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-17'''

:Battle Class Jetfire is a roughly Scout-sized mold that transforms into a red and white jet fighter. He comes with the "[[Tank Cannon]]" Spark Armor, a tank that splits into battle armor and attaches via multiple 5 mm connections. Though coincidental, Jetfire's cannons can attach with the [[fire blast]] effects, though the very thin pegs may or may not let them fall off.

:Hilariously, the tank has ''very'' small "wheels" under its treads, similar to how most tanks in ''Transformers'' have actual wheels under their non-functional treads, except here the wheels are just as non-functional. So what's the point?

:In November 2019, Jetfire was released as one of TakaraTomy Mall's ''Cyberverse'' "Christmas Set" offers along with Sky-Byte.

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}
[[File:CV-toy TTC Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1, 3'''
**''Bag code'': '''E'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Jetfire is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian superjet.

: Jetfire was also released without changes in Series 3. This mold was also used to make [[Silverbolt (Cyberverse)#Toys|Silverbolt]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Warrior-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Warrior Class, [[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': "Sky Surge"

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Jetfire transforms from Cybertronian superjet and back. His "Sky Surge" action attack has his rocket pack flip over his shoulders to form cannons and popping out blue effect parts. It can also be activated in vehicle mode by pressing the switches on the bottom of the boosters, though the ends of the blaster barrels may be blocked by the swing arm hinge; lifting the boosters up slightly allows them to flip all the way out.

:Like many later Jetfire toys, it combines elements of both the original Jetfire toy and the Skyfire design used in the Generation 1 cartoon, namely the two separate boosters of the former and the more angular design and simpler head of the latter. Its Sky Surge attack gimmick is somewhat reminiscent of the ''Classics'' Jetfire's spring-loaded flip out blasters.

:Due to the toy's conversion scheme, it can transform into a Gerwalk configuration, though with forward-swept wings. There are molded-in thruster ports on his heels, exposed in vehicle mode. Despite initial appearances, they are slightly too large to hold 5 mm accessories or [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] fire effects.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
:Released as part of the Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Jetfire is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming robot figure with limited articulation. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small tank (reminiscent of his Spark Armor toy) that can be separated into two parts and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]
*Development on Jetfire's personality occurred simultaneously with Sky-Byte's.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'')

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]

Jetfire (Cyberverse)

2022-12-14T14:59:32Z

AdminKE:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Boulder-model.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Dudley Do-Right of the Cybertronian Mounties.]]

'''Jetfire''' is a flying air guardian whom everyone thought had exploded in a plume of jet smoke while battling his nemesis, [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. Luckily for the Autobots he lived to fight (and fight, and fight) another day. He never gives up, and he never gives in. Just don't get in his way when he's in the middle of combat. He has a habit of destroying everything in his path to clinch a win.<ref>Hasbro.com bios for ''Cyberverse'' Jetfire and Sky-Byte</ref>

{{bigquote|'''Never''' underestimate 'Jetfire'.|Jetfire|"[[Battle for Cybertron II|Battle for Cybertron II]]"}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:CyJetfire.jpg|thumb|300px|"Oh, I could get sent to prison for the scenes I'm gonna steal!"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Steve Driesen]] (French), [[Fabian Oscar Wien]] (German), [[Christian Strempler]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Before the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Jetfire was friends with Starscream before the two fell out. When war broke out, Jetfire gained a name for himself for his famous rivalry with Sky-Byte, their feud being carried across the galaxy, leaving many shattered planets and civilizations in their wake. Their clash eventually resulted in Sky-Byte triggering a supernova, one that wiped out seven civilizations, with both combatants being presumed deceased by their factions.

In [[2007]], Jetfire made his way to [[Earth]] and made his presence known by attacking the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], demanding that Sky-Byte be surrendered to him. An annoyed [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] told him Sky-Byte was not present and told him that no one cared about his stupid feud. Leaving in a huff, Jetfire made his way to the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], reuniting with his comrades before offering them the chance to assist him in bringing Sky-Byte to justice. When [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] declined the offer, feeling that finding a trinket like the [[AllSpark]] was more important than vanquishing the villain forever, Jetfire set out on his own again. When he happened upon his arch-foe, the subsequent clash resulted in both rivals knocking each other out.

When Jetfire rebooted, he found himself in the company of [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]] and his former friend [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] himself. Blowing off the Seeker commander's attempt at rekindling their old friendship, Jetfire nonetheless eagerly accepted Starscream's offer of help and was granted a suit of powerful [[spark armor]] based on a tank. With this added power, Jetfire captured Megatron in an attempt to lure Sky-Byte out of hiding only to learn that Sky-Byte (sporting his own suit of spark armor) had kidnapped Optimus Prime in order to lure ''him'' out. At Megatron's suggestion, both foes met at a coliseum to settle accounts. Jetfire got the better of Sky-Byte and was about to terminate the villain once and for all, but seeing an injured Optimus Prime and hearing Megatron urge Jetfire to finish Sky-Byte off drew him pause. His Autobot morals won out, and he opted to bring Optimus to safety. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

Once Optimus was healed, Jetfire led the Autobot to Starscream's hideout to recover the AllSpark. However, they were intercepted by the Decepticons, similarly led by Sky-Byte. Before a battle could erupt, an AllSpark-infused Starscream arrived and restrained everyone before attempting to extract their sparks. Optimus managed to defeat Starscream with the aid of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] but was knocked out by the exertion. This caused a mad scramble as both factions tried to recover the AllSpark, where Jetfire spent most of the battle engaging Sky-Byte in an aerial duel, before he retreated along with the other Autobots once the AllSpark had been secured. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

As part of a scheme to get the AllSpark off of Earth, Jetfire remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The ''Nemesis'' pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the ''Ark'' lifted off and made a beeline for the [[space bridge]] in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the ''Ark'' and broke onto the bridge. Despite Jetfire cursing the shark, it fell to Grimlock to knock the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the ''Nemesis'' the time it needed to intercept the ''Ark'', nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the ''Nemesis''. As the ''Ark'' reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Jetfire was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through space, Jetfire attended a party hosted by [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and awkwardly clapped when Optimus Prime gave a less than festive speech. He was later a victim of [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]'s malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

When the ''Ark'' returned to Cybertronian orbit, Jetfire conducted a scouting mission with Windblade, finding no Decepticon activity within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} Along with the rest of the crew, Jetfire bailed out of the ship when Optimus suspected a Decepticon trap. He took part in the fight with the amassed Decepticon forces, during he downed a red [[conehead]] with his bare hands and blasted [[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (Cyberverse)|Ramjet]] out of the sky with his missiles. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}} The battle eventually came to end when the AllSpark was returned to the core and Cybertron revitalized. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

After the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] ended in the Autobots' favor, Jetfire was among the Transformers captured by the [[Quintesson]]s, who outfitted them with control helmets that placed them in a simulation loop where they took part in a parade with varying differences each time. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Jetfire was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Autobots thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammer]]s into the Loop. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Jetfire was placed in a team with Sky-Byte, Skywarp, and [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]]. By the end of the round, he high-fived Skywarp. The team-building paid off during a later attack on the Quintesson ship, with Sky-Byte saving Jetfire from a [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]]. While the Prosecutors proved little obstacle, the Cybertronians were overwhelmed by the savage [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] horde, being saved only when Windblade unearth [[Iaconus]]'s massive arm. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

Now jolly good friends with his once foe, the two conducted a detailed scan of the enemy ship, with it being determined that the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] had to be lured off the ship, Jetfire being part of the group that attacked the mechanoid. Jetfire took part the aerial attack on the Judge but was eventually knocked out by a shockwave. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

After the Quintesson flagship had been brought down and the Judge killed, Starscream revealed himself as the new Judge. However, Starscream refused to condemn the universe until Optimus Prime and Megatron were present so they could answer for his crimes against him. After [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] had opened the floodgates of feeding the Judge false locations, Jetfire lied that the two leaders were scaling [[Mount Helix]]. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}}

To deal with the awakened [[Iaconus]], Starscream called upon the brainwashed [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]]. After he had hovered off to monitor the battle, [[Maccadam]] arrived to open the cells, though such an act ultimately cost him his life. Shortly afterwards, Starscream managed to kill Iaconus, turning Croaton on the rest of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Following Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], and Wheeljack's return, Jetfire rallied the Cybertronian fliers and launched a futile attack on the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Once the Quintession threat ended following Megatron's return, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

As rebuilding commenced, Jetfire queried Optimus on how to proceed before he was deputized to make those decisions himself. {{storylink|Enemy Line}} To discover what Megatron was planning, Optimus sent Jetfire to scout Decepticon territory. Though initially finding nothing of note, Jetfire soon found himself as the test subject of the Decepticons' prototype dimensional ray, its effects causing random parts of his body to shift in and out of [[unspace]]. When found by [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]], the medic dispatched Rack'n'Ruin to collect the equipment he needed to heal Jetfire only for the two to be abducted by [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]]. When Rack'n'Ruin had come to rescue them, the resulting chaos allowed Ratchet to stabilize Jetfire, the Autobots fleeing the compound and sharing a celebratory high-five. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}}

Just before the arrival of [[Decepticon supersoldier|Decepticon warriors from another dimension]], Jetfire watched from the Autobots' headquarters as Megatron raised a shield array over Decepticon territory. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} Sometime later, Jetfire was among the Autobots who cheered at the sight of Windblade's full recovery. {{storylink|The Other One}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
{{anchor|Battle Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=2.66]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Battle Class, [[2019]])
**''Spark Armor'': "Tank Cannon"
**''Japanese Name'': '''Tank Buster Jetfire'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[October 12]], [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-17'''

:Battle Class Jetfire is a roughly Scout-sized mold that transforms into a red and white jet fighter. He comes with the "[[Tank Cannon]]" Spark Armor, a tank that splits into battle armor and attaches via multiple 5 mm connections. Though coincidental, Jetfire's cannons can attach with the [[fire blast]] effects, though the very thin pegs may or may not let them fall off.

:Hilariously, the tank has ''very'' small "wheels" under its treads, similar to how most tanks in ''Transformers'' have actual wheels under their non-functional treads, except here the wheels are just as non-functional. So what's the point?

:In November 2019, Jetfire was released as one of TakaraTomy Mall's ''Cyberverse'' "Christmas Set" offers along with Sky-Byte.

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}
[[File:CV-toy TTC Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1, 3'''
**''Bag code'': '''E'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Jetfire is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian superjet.

: Jetfire was also released without changes in Series 3. This mold was also used to make [[Silverbolt (Cyberverse)#Toys|Silverbolt]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Warrior-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Warrior Class, [[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': "Sky Surge"

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Jetfire transforms from Cybertronian superjet and back. His "Sky Surge" action attack has his rocket pack flip over his shoulders to form cannons and popping out blue effect parts. It can also be activated in vehicle mode by pressing the switches on the bottom of the boosters, though the ends of the blaster barrels may be blocked by the swing arm hinge; lifting the boosters up slightly allows them to flip all the way out.

:Like many later Jetfire toys, it combines elements of both the original Jetfire toy and the Skyfire design used in the Generation 1 cartoon, namely the two separate boosters of the former and the more angular design and simpler head of the latter. Its Sky Surge attack gimmick is somewhat reminiscent of the ''Classics'' Jetfire's spring-loaded flip out blasters.

:Due to the toy's conversion scheme, it can transform into a Gerwalk configuration, though with forward-swept wings. There are molded-in thruster ports on his heels, exposed in vehicle mode. Despite initial appearances, they are slightly too large to hold 5 mm accessories or [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] fire effects.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
:Released as part of the Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Jetfire is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming robot figure with limited articulation. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small tank (reminiscent of his Spark Armor toy) that can be separated into two parts and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]
*Development on Jetfire's personality occurred simultaneously with Sky-Byte's.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'')

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]

Jetfire (Cyberverse)

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:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Boulder-model.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Dudley Do-Right of the Cybertronian Mounties.]]

'''Jetfire''' is a flying air guardian whom everyone thought had exploded in a plume of jet smoke while battling his nemesis, [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. Luckily for the Autobots he lived to fight (and fight, and fight) another day. He never gives up, and he never gives in. Just don't get in his way when he's in the middle of combat. He has a habit of destroying everything in his path to clinch a win.<ref>Hasbro.com bios for ''Cyberverse'' Jetfire and Sky-Byte</ref>

{{bigquote|'''Never''' underestimate 'Jetfire'.|Jetfire|"[[Battle for Cybertron II]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:CyJetfire.jpg|thumb|300px|"Oh, I could get sent to prison for the scenes I'm gonna steal!"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Steve Driesen]] (French), [[Fabian Oscar Wien]] (German), [[Christian Strempler]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Before the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Jetfire was friends with Starscream before the two fell out. When war broke out, Jetfire gained a name for himself for his famous rivalry with Sky-Byte, their feud being carried across the galaxy, leaving many shattered planets and civilizations in their wake. Their clash eventually resulted in Sky-Byte triggering a supernova, one that wiped out seven civilizations, with both combatants being presumed deceased by their factions.

In [[2007]], Jetfire made his way to [[Earth]] and made his presence known by attacking the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], demanding that Sky-Byte be surrendered to him. An annoyed [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] told him Sky-Byte was not present and told him that no one cared about his stupid feud. Leaving in a huff, Jetfire made his way to the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], reuniting with his comrades before offering them the chance to assist him in bringing Sky-Byte to justice. When [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] declined the offer, feeling that finding a trinket like the [[AllSpark]] was more important than vanquishing the villain forever, Jetfire set out on his own again. When he happened upon his arch-foe, the subsequent clash resulted in both rivals knocking each other out.

When Jetfire rebooted, he found himself in the company of [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]] and his former friend [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] himself. Blowing off the Seeker commander's attempt at rekindling their old friendship, Jetfire nonetheless eagerly accepted Starscream's offer of help and was granted a suit of powerful [[spark armor]] based on a tank. With this added power, Jetfire captured Megatron in an attempt to lure Sky-Byte out of hiding only to learn that Sky-Byte (sporting his own suit of spark armor) had kidnapped Optimus Prime in order to lure ''him'' out. At Megatron's suggestion, both foes met at a coliseum to settle accounts. Jetfire got the better of Sky-Byte and was about to terminate the villain once and for all, but seeing an injured Optimus Prime and hearing Megatron urge Jetfire to finish Sky-Byte off drew him pause. His Autobot morals won out, and he opted to bring Optimus to safety. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

Once Optimus was healed, Jetfire led the Autobot to Starscream's hideout to recover the AllSpark. However, they were intercepted by the Decepticons, similarly led by Sky-Byte. Before a battle could erupt, an AllSpark-infused Starscream arrived and restrained everyone before attempting to extract their sparks. Optimus managed to defeat Starscream with the aid of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] but was knocked out by the exertion. This caused a mad scramble as both factions tried to recover the AllSpark, where Jetfire spent most of the battle engaging Sky-Byte in an aerial duel, before he retreated along with the other Autobots once the AllSpark had been secured. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

As part of a scheme to get the AllSpark off of Earth, Jetfire remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The ''Nemesis'' pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the ''Ark'' lifted off and made a beeline for the [[space bridge]] in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the ''Ark'' and broke onto the bridge. Despite Jetfire cursing the shark, it fell to Grimlock to knock the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the ''Nemesis'' the time it needed to intercept the ''Ark'', nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the ''Nemesis''. As the ''Ark'' reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Jetfire was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through space, Jetfire attended a party hosted by [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and awkwardly clapped when Optimus Prime gave a less than festive speech. He was later a victim of [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]'s malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

When the ''Ark'' returned to Cybertronian orbit, Jetfire conducted a scouting mission with Windblade, finding no Decepticon activity within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} Along with the rest of the crew, Jetfire bailed out of the ship when Optimus suspected a Decepticon trap. He took part in the fight with the amassed Decepticon forces, during he downed a red [[conehead]] with his bare hands and blasted [[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (Cyberverse)|Ramjet]] out of the sky with his missiles. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}} The battle eventually came to end when the AllSpark was returned to the core and Cybertron revitalized. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

After the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] ended in the Autobots' favor, Jetfire was among the Transformers captured by the [[Quintesson]]s, who outfitted them with control helmets that placed them in a simulation loop where they took part in a parade with varying differences each time. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Jetfire was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Autobots thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammer]]s into the Loop. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Jetfire was placed in a team with Sky-Byte, Skywarp, and [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]]. By the end of the round, he high-fived Skywarp. The team-building paid off during a later attack on the Quintesson ship, with Sky-Byte saving Jetfire from a [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]]. While the Prosecutors proved little obstacle, the Cybertronians were overwhelmed by the savage [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] horde, being saved only when Windblade unearth [[Iaconus]]'s massive arm. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

Now jolly good friends with his once foe, the two conducted a detailed scan of the enemy ship, with it being determined that the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] had to be lured off the ship, Jetfire being part of the group that attacked the mechanoid. Jetfire took part the aerial attack on the Judge but was eventually knocked out by a shockwave. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

After the Quintesson flagship had been brought down and the Judge killed, Starscream revealed himself as the new Judge. However, Starscream refused to condemn the universe until Optimus Prime and Megatron were present so they could answer for his crimes against him. After [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] had opened the floodgates of feeding the Judge false locations, Jetfire lied that the two leaders were scaling [[Mount Helix]]. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}}

To deal with the awakened [[Iaconus]], Starscream called upon the brainwashed [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]]. After he had hovered off to monitor the battle, [[Maccadam]] arrived to open the cells, though such an act ultimately cost him his life. Shortly afterwards, Starscream managed to kill Iaconus, turning Croaton on the rest of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Following Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], and Wheeljack's return, Jetfire rallied the Cybertronian fliers and launched a futile attack on the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. Once the Quintession threat ended following Megatron's return, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

As rebuilding commenced, Jetfire queried Optimus on how to proceed before he was deputized to make those decisions himself. {{storylink|Enemy Line}} To discover what Megatron was planning, Optimus sent Jetfire to scout Decepticon territory. Though initially finding nothing of note, Jetfire soon found himself as the test subject of the Decepticons' prototype dimensional ray, its effects causing random parts of his body to shift in and out of [[unspace]]. When found by [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]], the medic dispatched Rack'n'Ruin to collect the equipment he needed to heal Jetfire only for the two to be abducted by [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]] and [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]]. When Rack'n'Ruin had come to rescue them, the resulting chaos allowed Ratchet to stabilize Jetfire, the Autobots fleeing the compound and sharing a celebratory high-five. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}}

Just before the arrival of [[Decepticon supersoldier|Decepticon warriors from another dimension]], Jetfire watched from the Autobots' headquarters as Megatron raised a shield array over Decepticon territory. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} Sometime later, Jetfire was among the Autobots who cheered at the sight of Windblade's full recovery. {{storylink|The Other One}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Immobilizers}} {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
{{anchor|Battle Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=2.66]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Battle Class, [[2019]])
**''Spark Armor'': "Tank Cannon"
**''Japanese Name'': '''Tank Buster Jetfire'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[October 12]], [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-17'''

:Battle Class Jetfire is a roughly Scout-sized mold that transforms into a red and white jet fighter. He comes with the "[[Tank Cannon]]" Spark Armor, a tank that splits into battle armor and attaches via multiple 5 mm connections. Though coincidental, Jetfire's cannons can attach with the [[fire blast]] effects, though the very thin pegs may or may not let them fall off.

:Hilariously, the tank has ''very'' small "wheels" under its treads, similar to how most tanks in ''Transformers'' have actual wheels under their non-functional treads, except here the wheels are just as non-functional. So what's the point?

:In November 2019, Jetfire was released as one of TakaraTomy Mall's ''Cyberverse'' "Christmas Set" offers along with Sky-Byte.

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}
[[File:CV-toy TTC Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''1, 3'''
**''Bag code'': '''E'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Jetfire is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian superjet.

: Jetfire was also released without changes in Series 3. This mold was also used to make [[Silverbolt (Cyberverse)#Toys|Silverbolt]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior Class}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Warrior-Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Warrior Class, [[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': "Sky Surge"

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Jetfire transforms from Cybertronian superjet and back. His "Sky Surge" action attack has his rocket pack flip over his shoulders to form cannons and popping out blue effect parts. It can also be activated in vehicle mode by pressing the switches on the bottom of the boosters, though the ends of the blaster barrels may be blocked by the swing arm hinge; lifting the boosters up slightly allows them to flip all the way out.

:Like many later Jetfire toys, it combines elements of both the original Jetfire toy and the Skyfire design used in the Generation 1 cartoon, namely the two separate boosters of the former and the more angular design and simpler head of the latter. Its Sky Surge attack gimmick is somewhat reminiscent of the ''Classics'' Jetfire's spring-loaded flip out blasters.

:Due to the toy's conversion scheme, it can transform into a Gerwalk configuration, though with forward-swept wings. There are molded-in thruster ports on his heels, exposed in vehicle mode. Despite initial appearances, they are slightly too large to hold 5 mm accessories or [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] fire effects.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
:Released as part of the Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Jetfire is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming robot figure with limited articulation. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small tank (reminiscent of his Spark Armor toy) that can be separated into two parts and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Jetfire-Cyberverse-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]
*Development on Jetfire's personality occurred simultaneously with Sky-Byte's.<ref>"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'')

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]