Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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In the Generation 1 cartoon continuity, Jazz does everything in style.

The Transformers cartoon

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Voice actor: Scatman Crothers (English), Wally Burr (English, "Kremzeek!"), Kōki Kataoka (Japanese), Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2"), Tōru Furusawa (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots"), Minoru Inaba (Japanese, The Movie){{#if: Arif S. Kinchen (English, "Transformers 40th Anniversary Event"), Yuan Guoqing (Chinese, Season 1), Xia Zhiqing (Chinese, Season 2 & 3), Francis Lax (European French), Jacques Ferrière (European French, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1", "Fire in the Sky", "A Prime Problem" and "The Insecticon Syndrome"), Jean Roche (European French, "Transport to Oblivion"), François Leccia (European French, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1"), Albert Augier (European French, "Prime Target"), René Bériard (French, The Movie), Federico Di Pofi (Italian, second dub), Lorenzo Scattorin (Italian, 40th Anniversary Event dub), Antônio Patiño (Portuguese), Carlos Seidl (Portuguese, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2"), Orlando Drummond (Portuguese, "Masquerade"), Ronaldo Artinic (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), Ronaldo Júlio (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub), Marcelo Garcia (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub first line only), Carlos Nieto (Latin-American Spanish), Enrique Pacheco (Spain Spanish, 40th Anniversary Event dub), Staffan Hallerstam (Swedish, first voice), Peter Harryson (Swedish, second voice), Per Sandborgh (Swedish, Generation 2), Reinhard Brock (German), Tonio von der Meden (German, The Movie TV dub, Generation 2 Season 1), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2, "Masquerade"), Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch (German, Generation 2, "Transport to Oblivion"), Jeong Dong-yeol (Korean, "The Movie", KBS dub)|, Arif S. Kinchen (English, "Transformers 40th Anniversary Event"), Yuan Guoqing (Chinese, Season 1), Xia Zhiqing (Chinese, Season 2 & 3), Francis Lax (European French), Jacques Ferrière (European French, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1", "Fire in the Sky", "A Prime Problem" and "The Insecticon Syndrome"), Jean Roche (European French, "Transport to Oblivion"), François Leccia (European French, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1"), Albert Augier (European French, "Prime Target"), René Bériard (French, The Movie), Federico Di Pofi (Italian, second dub), Lorenzo Scattorin (Italian, 40th Anniversary Event dub), Antônio Patiño (Portuguese), Carlos Seidl (Portuguese, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2"), Orlando Drummond (Portuguese, "Masquerade"), Ronaldo Artinic (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), Ronaldo Júlio (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub), Marcelo Garcia (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub first line only), Carlos Nieto (Latin-American Spanish), Enrique Pacheco (Spain Spanish, 40th Anniversary Event dub), Staffan Hallerstam (Swedish, first voice), Peter Harryson (Swedish, second voice), Per Sandborgh (Swedish, Generation 2), Reinhard Brock (German), Tonio von der Meden (German, The Movie TV dub, Generation 2 Season 1), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2, "Masquerade"), Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch (German, Generation 2, "Transport to Oblivion"), Jeong Dong-yeol (Korean, "The Movie", KBS dub)}}
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Blacker than the inside of a drive shaft—that's how Jazz described the north side of Cybertron. The slang-talking operations specialist was on a recon mission to ascertain Cybertron's bleak energy reserves, and his reports were what prompted the Autobot mission to search for new sources of energy outside of their home world. Jazz served as pilot for the Ark until severe asteroid turbulence knocked him from his seat. The Decepticons took advantage of the confusion and attacked, and both vessels and parties crash-landed on Earth.

Four million years later, in 1984, the Autobots and Decepticons awoke reformatted to fit in on the planet. Jazz traded in his sleek Cybertronian form for an even sleeker IMSA GT Porsche 935 Turbo mode. As a lieutenant to Optimus Prime, Jazz was charged with assembling a task force to counter a Decepticon raid on an oil rig, calling the Autobots out and assembling them for battle. Jazz accompanied the first mission to the offshore oil rig, More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 where his wrist-mounted grappling hook and winch came in handy saving Optimus Prime. He used the same line to stop Prime from riding the rapids at Sherman Dam More than Meets the Eye, Part 2 and to pull Bluestreak and Ironhide from an unscheduled lake swim.

"Man, this is what happens when you only use ball joints in a toy."

Jazz was one of the first Autobots to discover that a Decepticon "attack" on a fake rocket base set up by the Autobots was, in fact, a decoy attack by animated dummies. With the Decepticons poised to return to Cybertron with a ship full of energon cubes, Jazz made the call for volunteers to go on the dangerous mission to stop them, and joined in the battle himself. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

Taking Spike Witwicky for a ride through the city and cranking up the tunes, Jazz was the first to notice a blackout originating at a solar power plant, caused by a Decepticon incursion. Jazz joined up with Optimus Prime's strike team as they searched for the Decepticons' new space bridge, battling them in a cave and somehow knocking aside a null ray blast with a stalactite. He's just that cool. Transport to Oblivion

Jazz helped defend Autobot Headquarters against an antimatter-powered Decepticon attack, Roll for It and again when Optimus Prime was knocked out of action. Divide and Conquer He journeyed with a strike team to the Arctic Circle, where the Decepticons were draining heat energy from the Earth's core, and helped in the battle to stop them. Fire in the Sky

The discovery of dinosaur bones prompted Jazz to opine they must have been mighty ugly. When the Dinobots were built and promptly ran amok, Jazz attempted to stop them and was later part of the "firing squad" who sealed them in a cave. During a battle at the Great Falls, Jazz and the majority of the Autobot forces were captured, and only an attack by the reactivated Dinobots saved them all from termination. S.O.S. Dinobots Jazz also took part in a mission to Peru, which was successful in preventing Megatron from using the Crystal of Power for evil purposes. Fire on the Mountain

Jazz got to try out some "crazy new waterskis" during an attempt to defend a solar plant on the coast of India, though it all turned out to be a diversion so the Decepticons could kidnap Sparkplug Witwicky. In turn, he and the other Autobots took part in a diversionary attack on Decepticon headquarters, so another team could sneak in and retrieve Sparkplug. Sparkplug was part of a Decepticon plan to enslave humans using hypno-chips, and when the Autobots attempted to stop the Decepticons' latest scheme, they found themselves being attacked by hypnotised humans. They were unable to prevent Cybertron from being dragged into Earth's orbit. The Ultimate Doom, Part 1

He's got style, a groovy smile, and he's a car that just won't stop.

Jazz and Trailbreaker at least got to mock the Seekers when the environmental conditions caused their weapons to backfire on them. They retreated back to Autobot Headquarters, Jazz using his magnet beams to start locked on Ironhide's tail. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 During later efforts to stop the Decepticons taking advantage of the wild conditions, Jazz surfed in to attack Megatron's sea funnel. Unfortunately, the Autobots crashed along with the wave, and the Decepticons escaped with the energon they'd collected. Despite the failure, Jazz took part in another attack on Megatron's shuttle, and the Autobots were able to destroy it, knocking Cybertron out of orbit. The Ultimate Doom, Part 3

Though the Autobots were occupied for a time rebuilding Earth, they were soon able to pick up the Decepticons' trail. After being led into a quick sand trap, Jazz was able to play Laserbeak, revealing that the Decepticons were heading for Doctor Arkeville's laboratory. The Autobots reached the lab in time to prevent Arkeville's Exponential Generator from destroying the planet. Countdown to Extinction Jazz was also among the Autobots who turned out to cheer on Optimus during a duel with Megatron, only to watch in horror as their leader was beaten. It later turned out that Megatron had cheated, freeing them to fight back and blast the Decepticons into a crevasse full of lava. Heavy Metal War

Cram it, Nature!

Jazz took part in the battle to rescue Spike from the Decepticons, after the boy's mind was transferred into a robot body and subsequently warped by Megatron. Following Spike's realisation that he was on the wrong side, Jazz was present when his mind was transferred back into his human body. Autobot Spike Following another battle, during which the Autobots were struck down by "energised boulders" and Gears was captured by the Decepticons, the Autobots travelled to Africa to mount a rescue. Jazz and Sunstreaker cleared a path through the jungle by riding on the sides of Optimus Prime's cab and lasering the way ahead, all so they could reach Megatron's Solar Needle. Changing Gears

Jazz briefly appeared, just for a moment, during the battle for New York. City of Steel

Here's the wind-up...

As one of the faster Autobots, Jazz excelled in the charity race the Autobots organised and even provided some driving music. He was one of the first Autobots across the finish line, though they soon discovered that they were unable to transform, due to the effects of Megatron's Transfixatron, which had been surreptitiously used on them during the race. Forced to a ghost town where Megatron had constructed a crushing machine, the Autobots attempted to protect Ironhide, but Jazz was simply tossed aside so that the Constructicons could get to their victim. Help soon arrived in the form of an anti-transfixation grenade, and the Autobots were finally able to fight back. The Autobot Run

Jazz set out with Bumblebee one day to test out his sound system, newly suped up by Spike and Sparkplug. The deafening music was enough to disrupt a nearby cliff, prompting Jazz and his human pals to beat a hasty retreat. Returning to Autobot Headquarters, Jazz immediately came under attack by Bluestreak. Subduing his manic comrade, he and Bumblebee soon discovered that they were the only Autobots not transmutated to an evil state by a personality destabilizer planted in the Autobots' recharging chamber. Jazz helped test out an "attitude exchanger" built by Sparkplug to restore the Autobots to their normal state, first distracting Bluestreak, and later applying exchangers to Hound and Ratchet. With the other Autobots restored, Jazz used his sonic abilities to cripple a Decepticon rocket before it could escape Earth's atmosphere with a valuable solar satellite. Attack of the Autobots

Jazz likes disrupting motor functions!

The theft of some experimental electro-cells resulted in Jazz being part of an unsuccessful mission to recover them from the Decepticons. Traitor When Wheeljack demonstrated his Immobilizer by freezing a river solid, Jazz wasn't quite convinced...until he tried leaping onto the solidified water and found it harder than rock. Later, with the device in Decepticon hands, Jazz provided a crucial distraction with his sound and light show while Carly and Brawn sabotaged the device. The Immobilizer

Jazz was present when Optimus called for volunteers to investigate mysterious energy readings at the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't volunteer. Maybe he preferred football with the Dinobots. Atlantis, Arise! He revealed that he'd been reading up on ninjas while the Autobots guarded Nightbird. After the robot was stolen by the Decepticons, he promised Doctor Fujiyama they'd get her back unharmed. Instead, the Autobots ended up pursuing Nightbird after she stole the World Energy Chip. Jazz's attempt to disable her with his sound and light show failed when she busted his speakers with throwing stars. Enter the Nightbird

He was impressed by a huge deposit of korlonium crystals, thinking that they put his light and sound show to shame. After a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots returned to base, only to discover that somehow they'd picked up an extra Optimus Prime. After a series of inconclusive tests to determine which Prime was the real deal, the Autobots returned to the crevasse, where one of the two Primes destroyed Starscream, finally convincing the Autobots he was the genuine article. It wasn't until he chose to pass up rescuing Spike that Jazz realised that he was the fake, and the Autobots blasted the faux Optimus into the crevasse. A Prime Problem

Jazz was part of Sunstreaker's team when they stumbled on a Decepticon installation along a river and were attacked by Devastator. After some unsuccessful attempts to engage the combiner in combat, Jazz used his sound and light show to distract the giant long enough for Mirage and Sunstreaker to take him down Imperial walker style, and the Autobots escaped. They later mounted a commando operation, attaching dominator disks to the Constructicons to bring Devastator under their thrall. Back at base, Jazz was repaired by Hook, but during the later attack on the Decepticon position, Megatron was able to override the dominator disks. Ultimately, the Autobots succeeded in destroying Megatron's drill and saving the Earth, so it wasn't a total loss. The Core

Peekaboo! I see you!

Jazz took part in attempting to defend the Nova Power Plant against the Insecticons, and he was impressed by Inferno's sharpshooting. He rescued some pilots who were trapped in a crashed helicopter and helped pull Wheeljack out from under a destroyed tower, helping Wheeljack to climb into Prime's trailer for the trip back to base. He later took part in the attempt to defend the Iron Mountain military base, and he was the only Autobot with the sense to take cover when Shrapnel exploded. The Insecticon Syndrome

During another rampage on the part of the Dinobots at Autobot headquarters, Jazz had to get out of the way of Inferno and Red Alert as they rushed to extinguish a fire. Dinobot Island, Part 1 After strange time warps began opening, he, Inferno, Red Alert and Prowl interceded in a conflict between some cowboys and bikers. Jazz used his sound and light show to scare the cowboys off. Dinobot Island, Part 2

Jazz took part in Autobot Day, a celebration which quickly turned sour when incriminating footage of the Autobots was broadcast. After a remarkably swift trial, the Autobots were all ordered to leave the planet, and they departed in a spaceship provided by Shawn Berger. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 While the footage was revealed on Earth as a frame-up job by the Decepticons, the Autobots found themselves on a collision course with the Sun. Fortunately, they were able to escape their fiery fate and return to Earth in time to free it from Decepticon tyranny. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

The Transformer version of a car seat?

While engaging the Decepticons in battle to prevent them from stealing the plans to the Ultra Plane, Jazz was able to use his sound and light show on the enemy, and he was impressed by Hound's use holographic trickery to persuade the Decepticons to retreat. A cybertonium deficiency later caused the Autobots to start malfunctioning—starting with Jazz having trouble transforming. Then his sound and light show went on the fritz, and he was blasted by Blitzwing. By the time they got back to Headquarters, Jazz was unable to transform fully. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 Luckily, Spike, Carly and the Dinobots brought some more Cybertonium back from Cybertron, and everyone was repaired. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2

When Blaster broadcast a heavy metal rock concert directly into Autobot Headquarters, Jazz found that it had a good beat and you could dance to it. The other Autobots weren't nearly as sanguine about the high-volume intrusion, and it stopped them from preventing the theft of the Voltronic Galaxer. Blaster Blues Jazz was among the Autobots who coated themselves in electrum to strike back against the Decepticons. Unfortunately, the pool of electrum and surrounding area did not survive the battle. The Golden Lagoon

So is this "doing it with style"?

Jazz tagged along with Perceptor and Omega Supreme on a mission to rescue Cosmos from where he had crashed on Saturn's moon of Titan. He helped free the locals from subjugation by Decepticons pretending to be gods and appeared particularly horrified at the Decepticons' use of religious enslavement. He did his best to explain to the natives that he and his fellow visitors weren't gods, "just fancy machines". The God Gambit

During an initiative by the Autobots to clean up New York City, Jazz was part of a team who came to Tracks's aid when he stumbled on a Decepticon plot, and he took part in a later assault on a Decepticon base in the Pine Barrens. Make Tracks Unfortunately for Jazz, he was Kremzeek's first victim, having his circuits thoroughly scrambled by the tiny energy critter. Kremzeek! His bad luck would continue; During a search for Tracks and Bumblebee, Jazz was snared by Lord Chumley's diabolical car wash trap. At Chumley's castle, he was subjected to some unknown torture until Optimus Prime finally succeeded in freeing all of the captives. Prime Target

Jazz rolled out to stop the Decepticons from turning Earth into metal using the Key to Vector Sigma, but didn't last long in the battle before he was knocked into a tree by Drag Strip. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2 He later came to the aid of the Aerialbots when they were led into a trap by the Combaticons, Aerial Assault and was infected by Cosmic Rust but was cured in time to help defend the Statue of Liberty against the Decepticons. Cosmic Rust

"Hey dude, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!"
"Shut up, Jazz."

Jazz and Cliffjumper attended the dedication of an Optimus Prime memorial. No sooner had Jazz unveiled the statue than they were attacked by Starscream and the Combaticons, who took them prisoner and took their energy absorbers. The pair were left chained up at a power plant until the arrival of Megatron's forces provided a distraction so that the Autobots could rescue them. Starscream's Brigade

After intercepting the Stunticons during another of Megatron's plans, a group of Autobots disguised themselves as the Decepticon team in order to find out what was going on. Jazz disguised himself as Dead End and seemed quite cool with the whole thing, unlike Windcharger and Sideswipe. They were even able to take the ruse as far as merging into Menasor, though when the deception was eventually uncovered, they found themselves battling the real thing. Luckily, the rest of the Autobots arrived to provide backup. Masquerade

Did I ever tell you folks about "The Shine"?

By 2005, those dang Decepti-jerks had overtaken all of Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to operate on Moonbase One, Moonbase Two and Autobot City on Earth. Though most of the Autobots' senior command staff were killed as a result of the Decepticons' attack on the city, Jazz remained on Moonbase One, where he and Cliffjumper survived. Bad news was, the ginormous Unicron arrived and unceremoniously began devouring the entire moon, base and all. Jazz and Cliffjumper's attempt to escape in a shuttle failed, and they were sucked into the monster's maw. Winding up on a deadly conveyor belt in Unicron's depths, Jazz, Cliffjumper, Spike, and Bumblebee were all spared when Spike's son Daniel saved them from being dropped in an acid pit. Jazz and the other Autobots drove out of Unicron (and through space) and arrived on Cybertron, where he joined in the chanting of "'Til all are one" as Unicron's severed head orbited Cybertron. The Transformers: The Movie

Jazz’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "Transformers: The Animated Movie" and the storybook "Transformers the Movie."

With peace restored to Cybertron, Jazz took up more pleasurable pursuits and was seen participating in and winning a race in the Galactic Olympics. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 Not long after, he defended Cybertron against a massive Decepticon attack, fighting alongside his new leader, Rodimus Prime. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

Jazz - or someone who looked a lot like him - was present on the bridge of the Autobot flagship during a doomed assault on a suspected Quintesson base. Dark Awakening

In 2006 he was seen racing again, only this time, he wound up trapped in a time loop, repeating the race over and over again, thanks to chronal energy leaking from a Quintesson time window. Forever Is a Long Time Coming Later in the year, when Tornedron attacked Cybertron, Jazz was seen rushing to his post with Bumblebee at his side. Call of the Primitives

Japanese cartoon continuity

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The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of 2006 were moved back to 2010. Japanese animated continuity inserts a large number of additional storylines, told through various different media, into the timeline, as detailed below.

Generations Selects Special Comic (1)

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Four million years ago, Jazz discussed the Covenant of Primus and the legend of the eponymous god with Optimus Prime on the bridge of the Ark before it was attacked by the Nemesis. Super Megatron comic 2

Beast Wars Metals cartoon

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For further information, see: Jazz (G1)#Beast Wars cartoon

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages

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Jazz was a participant in a battle in New York City, early in the Autobot/Decepticon war taking place on Earth. The Autobots were victorious that day. Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

When Jazz and his fellow sports car Autobots were keeping themselves in shape by having a friendly race, they wound up wandering into a Decepticon ambush, courtesy of Soundwave. Hound was able to take care of Soundwave, punching out his chest window, while Jazz grappled with the outmatched Laserbeak. Sic 'em, Hound!


Scramble City

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Voice actor: Toshiro Ishii (Japanese){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}

Before the '80s were through, the Autobots began construction of a mobile battle fortress dubbed "Scramble City". When the Decepticons discovered Scramble City's construction site and sent the Constructicons in to destroy it, Jazz was among the Autobots who rolled out to stop them. The battle was going well until the Constructicons formed Devastator, who nearly crushed Jazz and Optimus Prime with a boulder, and then sent them flying with a laser blast. As Warpath tended to the fallen Jazz, the Aerialbots appeared on the scene to force Devastator back. Jazz and the Autobots returned to their headquarters, but soon had to depart for battle once again when the Stunticons came a-knocking. This time, it took the power of the completed Scramble City, which transformed into its robot mode of Metroplex, to end the fight. Scramble City: Mobilization

Full Throttle Scramble Power!

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Jazz was stationed at Scramble City in Japan when the Decepticons threatened the world with their new Omega Wave Cannon. He rolled into action with Optimus Prime and another team of Autobots to rescue their human allies Tōru and Jenny from the Decepticons' clutches, but during the battle that erupted, he got clobbered by Menasor. Luckily, the arrival of Metroplex and the entire Autobot army tipped the scales of battle just a teeny bit. Full Throttle Scramble Power!

The Battle of the Star Gate

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...to get down and boogie.

Continued interaction between the Autobots and humanity led to a formal alliance being forged between the heroic robots and the government of the United States in the 1990s. Jazz was one of a delegation of Autobots who attended a press conference to announce the creation of the interstellar teleportation system known as the Trigger to the world. Despite his best efforts, Jazz couldn't get Wheeljack and Ratchet to shush during Optimus Prime's speech. Three days later, when the Decepticons staged an attempt to take the Trigger for themselves, Jazz joined a team of Autobots in rescuing the Trigger's human crew and fending the villains off. First Contact

Several months later, once the Trigger had been repaired, the Decepticons predictably made another play for it, and Jazz was once again present to fight them off. This battle went strangely: Starscream fused himself with the Trigger and began attacking all the Autobots and Decepticons, requiring Prime and Megatron to unite their power to stop him. The explosion created by their combined might was so colossal that Jazz and all the other Transformers were caught in the backwash and sent plummeting down to Earth, burning up in free-fall, not to be heard from again for several months. The Battle of the Star Gate

Legends comic

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Sometime between 1985 and 2004 during the early days of the Transformers' war on Earth, Jazz was seen battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Ironhide. LG06 Sky-Byte He once fell into a hole dug by Twin Twist, and was shocked by Optimus Prime's solution to distract Twin Twist from digging all the time. Jumpstarter Chapter

Story of Binaltech

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"Hey you! I don't see you boogieing!"

In 2004, when Megatron was making his big push to take over Cybertron and the Earth was comparatively unguarded, the Autobots were struck by a Decepticon sneak attack and infected by a plague of Cosmic Rust. Jazz was stationed on Earth at the time, but was lucky enough to avoid contamination. Many of his fellow Autobots were not so lucky, but were saved and made battle-ready again by an alliance with the Earth Defense Command that led to the foundation of the Binaltech Project and the construction of brand new powerful bodies for the fallen warriors. Binaltech Is...

To counteract the Autobots' new strength, the Decepticons, with the aid of Doctor Arkeville and the human cabal known as the Concurrence, infiltrated the Binaltech Project and began co-opting Binaltech bodies for their own soldiers. Arise! Evil Binaltechs When their actions were uncovered, a wave of mistrust and suspicion threatened to tear the Autobot-E.D.C. alliance apart. In order to corral the situation and weed out any traitors in the system, "Operation: Carwash" was put together, headed up by D.R. Faireborn and Jazz. Given the dangerous situations the upcoming undercover work was going to place him in, Jazz agreed to upgrade himself into a Binaltech body equipped with the Genetronic Translink System, which would allow him to control multiple bodies at once. One of these bodies was a red version of himself, outfitted with a learning A.I. system based on Jazz's personality, which Jazz decided to nickname "Zoom-Zoom". Operation: Carwash Together, the team discovered that there were no true traitors: the moles in the system were unfortunate victims of Arkeville's mind-controlling hypno-chip technology. Expose All of Evil's Designs!

BT World

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As the Binaltech conflict continued, the actions of the time-tossed Decepticon Ravage resulted in history being altered when he transported Megatron and the Decepticons outside of time so the Autobots would have to face to the looming threat of Unicron alone. Changing Lanes Thanks to a mysterious being from beyond time and space known as the Protector, the timeline was corrected, and the alterate "BT World" timeline to which the Binaltech warriors belong was preserved as parallel timeline. Following the defeat of Unicron, however, Jazz was the one to report on the return of Megatron's forces from beyond time, still in fighting trim and poised to wipe out the Autobots, who had been weakened by their battle with the planet-eater. Binal Time

The Decepticons were successful at first and overran Cybertron, but were stopped with the activation of the Quintesson kill switch which shut the villains down while leaving Jazz and the other Binaltech Autobots unaffected. Kill Switch

As the Autobots picked up the pieces, they encountered a surprising visitor from another dimension: the Bluestreak who hailed from the original, unaltered timeline. The spark of the BT World's Prowl had previously been lost in a subspace accident, and Bluestreak revealed that it had materialized in his dimension, but that a signal emanating from the BT World was destabilizing it. Unfinished Business, Part 1 Analyzing Bluestreak's energy wave tracker, Jazz pinpointed the source of the signal and lead an Autobot raiding part straight to it. The signal was coming from an artificial electrum giant created by Doctor Arkeville, which was drawing power from Prowl's spark. Activating his powerful new "Argent Armor", Jazz was able to convert his own armored hide into synthetic electrum, which proved powerful enough to go up against the giant's metal skin. Grimlock tossed Jazz his sword, and Jazz extended his electrum armor to cover it, then used the blade to penetrate the giant's hide and destroy the subspace node draining Prowl's spark. Unfinished Business, Part 2

The Headmasters cartoon

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Voice actor: Masato Hirano (Japanese){{#if: Roberto Alexander (Latin American)|, Roberto Alexander (Latin American)}}

In 2011, Jazz was stationed at the Autobots' secondary headquarters on the planet Athenia, under Optimus Prime. When the Decepticons began a full-scale assault on Cybertron in order to get their hands on Vector Sigma, he followed his leader to the planet to help reinforce their defenses, and was seen shooting down Blast Off. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky When the Autobot Headmasters arrived to tip the battle in the Autobots' favor, Jazz was able to return to Earth, where he helped co-ordinate the effort to locate the missing Matrix of Leadership. The Mystery of Planet Master Jazz was then among the Autobot units who ran interference for Hot Rod, helping to keep the Decepticons off his back as he began his Matrix quest. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

Following the successful recovery of the Matrix, Jazz stayed on Earth, working under Ultra Magnus at Autobot City. Together, Jazz and Magnus took Metroplex into battle against Trypticon when the giant Decepticon city appeared to be attacking an oil field, but neither Autobot realized they were walking into a trap. Metroplex was zapped by the Decepticons' newest weapon, the Madmachine, which scrambled all of Jazz's computers and left Metroplex helpless. After the Decepticons pulled out, Jazz analyzed what data he could recover from the computers, and had Magnus pass it along to Rodimus Prime on Athenia as a warning against future Madmachine attacks. The Great Cassette Operation

At Autobot City, Ultra Magnus and Jazz received a report about the mysterious meteorite approaching Earth. Magnus sent the Technobots to investigate. Approach of the Demon Meteorite

Jazz returned to defend Cybertron again when Galvatron sought to steal the new Cybertonuron super-metal, and was again seen shooting down Blast Off. He must really not have liked that guy! Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2 Later, when the Technobots were ambushed by Sixshot and Trypticon, Jazz made his final appearance, helping Ultra Magnus mobilize Metroplex to come to the rescue. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger

Hero Set

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In year 2025, Jazz joined Grimlock and Bumblebee in battling Starscream in the far reaches of space.<ref>Packaging blurb for the Japanese-exclusive "Hero Set" release of the Classic Pretender versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock, and Starscream, confirmed to be part of cartoon continuity by Takara's 2007 timeline.</ref>

Ask Vector Prime

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The Autobots were triumphant over Starscream. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/29

Generations Selects Special Comic (2)

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In 2050, Jazz and the Autobots initially opposed the Selectors' revolution before agreeing these robots deserved freedom too. Volcanicus comic 1

TV Magazine comic continuity

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Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

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When the Decepticons began focusing their attacks on Japan in the late 1980s, Jazz was among the Autobots who relocated to the country to help protect it. Along with Sideswipe, Tracks, and Warpath, Jazz responded to news of a Decepticon attack on Yokohama, but he never expected to be facing the power of Megatron's newest transformation, the "Super Megatron Gun"! Jazz tried to dissuade Warpath from making a headlong charge at the Decepticons, but the feisty little 'bot didn't listen, and got crushed beneath Blitzwing's treads for his trouble. Jazz could do little against the Decepticons, and was content to watch and cheer as Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus arrived to beat the stuffing out of them. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers

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Jazz was stationed at Autobot City when it was attacked by Trypticon in 2010. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3

Transformers Legends anthology

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When a badly-damaged Starscream was brought to the Ark, Jazz was firmly of the opinion that it was a trap. He later spoke up in favor of fiddling with the helpless Decepticon's logic centers. Though the amnesiac Starscream seemed to side with the Autobots for a while, once he regained his memory, he promptly rejoined the Decepticons, which Jazz decided proved his earlier theory. Redemption Center

Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

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After Unicron had devoured one of Cybertron's moon, Jazz wound up within the evil planet, being grappled by its internal defenses. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Wings Universe

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Jazz was part of the new Autobot military created to be led by Optimus Prime by the Autobot High Council. Battle Lines, Part 1 The team was assigned the mission of finding and stopping Megatron, which Jazz posited would be a piece of oil cake. Battle Lines, Part 2 A week later, he was part of the Autobot forces at Iacon's city walls as the Decepticons broke through with Devastator. He possibly regretted his earlier suggestion. Battle Lines, Part 5 They managed to fight off the Decepticons, albeit with the loss of several of their number. Much later in the war, Jazz reported the lack of energy in the north side of Cybertron to Optimus, and the Autobot leader decided to lead a mission off the planet to look for more. Battle Lines, Part 6

Jazz was back on Earth in 2010 after Moonbase One got gobbled up by some gi-normous planet. At Autobot City, he got word that some Auto-buddies were having Decepticon trouble in Switzerland, so he assembled a team to respond. Using the Geneva Space Bridge Nexus, the Autobots soon rolled onto the scene and joined the fight against the Syndicate. Generation 2: Redux

Three years later, during the Machine Wars, Jazz was promoted to Autobot City Commander by Obsidian on Cybertron. He defended one of the city-states of Cybertron against the onslaught of Jhiaxus's clone soldiers. Termination

Mars Attacks: The Transformers

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Jazz took part in a battle which resulted in the Decepticons being defeated and captured. When the city was attacked by Martians who trapped both factions in a force field, the Autobots and Decepticons entered into an alliance so they could strike back against the foe. Ironhide and Jazz found themselves being saved from some giant Martian ants by the Insecticons. Naturally, after the Martians were defeated, the truce ended. Mars Attacks: The Transformers

Cloud

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The Jazz of "OG001 Spacetime" was part of a team of Autobots who discovered the wounded "Cloud Optimus Prime", an alternate version of Optimus Prime from another dimension, who had been blasted into their world during a battle with his dimension's Megatron after his enemy had absorbed the power of the dimension-crossing robotic entity SARA. Leap

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Yolopark comics

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After Cliffjumper was replaced since his manufacture by the "Cliffjumper" of another universe, the unknowing Jazz had her among his comrades that awoke on Earth in 1984. A Cliffjumper(s) Tale

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