Jolt (Cybertron)

The name or term "Jolt" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Jolt (disambiguation).

Jolt is an Autobot-allied Gigantion Mini-Con from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Hero, avatar of Primus, key to the Giant Planet. Also a YouTube addict.

Jolt is the biggest geek you'll ever find. He spends hours surfing the Intarwebs soaking in Earth culture and catching up on all his favorite webcomics, making him a perfect companion to cinephile Bud Hansen, whom he calls "Bud-Dude." (He doesn't realize how extremely dorky that sounds.) Despite how awkwardly he sometimes applies this knowledge, Jolt does know amazing amounts of trivia about Earth. Before the Unicron Singularity's threat, however, Jolt claims to never have heard of the place, so how he arrived on the planet an expert is something to ponder.

Jolt possesses the ability to warp himself (and potentially beings very near him) from place to place by clasping his fingers together and spinning his rotors just so. He can't warp if his rotors are jammed or if he's in too small a space for them to have room to spin. This power comes in handy as he travels with Vector Prime, Safeguard, and the other two members of the Recon Mini-Con Team.

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Cybertron cartoon

Voice actor: Brian Drummond (English), Hōko Kuwashima (Japanese), Fabrizio Mazzotta (Italian), Janne Porkka (Finnish), Juan Navarro Torelló (Castilian Spanish), Christian Jernbro (Swedish), Péter Szokol (Hungarian, 2nd dub), Cezary Kwiecinski (Polish), Pinky Rebucas (Tagalog, HERO TV dub), Yoo Sang Woo (Korean), Yann Le Madic (French)

After arriving on Earth and meeting the humans Lori, Coby, and Bud, Vector Prime summoned forth Jolt, Six-Speed, and Reverb. The three Mini-Cons' sudden appearance startled Coby, causing him to drop his satchel containing several mechanics magazines. From these magazines, Jolt scanned a helicopter alternate mode. Jolt then recognized a logo on Lori's shirt as being the symbol for the Omega Lock. Vector Prime extrapolated that this signified that the Omega Lock was likely hidden on Earth. Fallen Inferno

Jolt subsequently aided his Autobot allies in constructing a secret base on Earth. After Lori criticized Scattorshot's initial design for the base, Jolt proposed an alternate design, more to her specifications. When Megatron and Starscream were detected heading towards Earth once more, Jolt helped finish the base's stealth coating while Optimus, Hot Shot, Jetfire, and Vector Prime kept the villains at bay. The base was successfully shielded from enemy sensors, ensuring its continued concealment. Haven

Keeping a low profile proved to be difficult for many Autobot refugees on Earth, and so Jolt assisted Coby, Lori, and Bud in acclimating them to their new situation. Jolt contributed to the refugees' disguises by providing them with holographic drivers. Hidden

The Autobots, having secured their secret presence on Earth, next moved on to tracking down the Omega Lock, hidden away somewhere on the planet. Seeing as Jolt could only cover so much ground with his limited air-speed, he and Bud instead turned to the internet for leads. They found one pointing towards a museum in Mexico. Arriving there in the dead of night, Jolt was sent clambering for cover when Starscream and Thundercracker attacked. The Mini-Cons and the children were shielded from a stray shot by Landmine, who then helped his fellow Autobots in beating back the villains. Though the lead turned out to be a false start, Vector Prime was able to uncover the coordinates of the Speed Planet from the museum's imitation Omega Lock. Landmine

Vector Prime began teaching Jolt, Six-Speed, and Reverb to open dimensional gates as he did with his temporal powers, though the Mini-Cons were much more limited in using these portals: they could only create "mini-dimension gates." The elder Cybertronian otherwise continued to scour the globe for the Omega Lock, leaving Jolt behind to analyze data on the "Atlantis Pattern" depicting it on many historical relics. Bud approached Jolt while he was attending to these duties, and begged the Mini-Con to take him up into space. Incapable of fulfilling the boy's wish himself, Jolt turned to Scattorshot and convinced him to take Bud up into orbit via the Autobots' space bridge. Though Jolt tried to keep a lid on Bud's venture, eventually Coby and Lori got him to spill the beans... and found that Scattorshot had run into trouble. A stray Decepticon shot had stranded Scattorshot and Bud in zero-gravity, with a limited supply of oxygen in their protective force-field. The Autobots out in the field were alerted to the situation, which only grew more dire as it unfolded. Thanks to a man-made satellite crashing into Jetfire as he tried to attend to them, Bud and Scattorshot were sent plummeting down at a dangerous speed. Before the duo impacted the ground, Jolt was able to fly up to them and opened one of his mini-dimensional gates. Through it, Bud and Scattorshot were safely teleported back to Autobot headquarters. Space Later, the Mini-Cons were called to a meeting, where Optimus discussed his next plan: putting an end to the Decepticons' continued attempts at tracking down their base. From the safety of the real base, Jolt and the others watched as Thundercracker was lured to a decoy base, which he was allowed to destroy. Rush

After hearing the kids talk of their day out at the movies, Jolt asked if he could join them on their next outing. They approved, suggesting he pass himself off as a cosplaying fanboy to blend in with the other moviegoers. Later that evening, Lori alerted the Autobots to a beacon depicting the Atlantis Pattern, emanating from some nearby woods. Jolt was the first on-scene, and discovered that the whole set-up was a Decepticon trick. He then pulled back to a safer distance, and warned his team when he noticed some humans inbound. As neither side wanted to be discovered by more of the locals, the battle was brought to an abrupt halt, and all combatants withdrew. Speed

During some downtime, Jolt was happy to learn more about Earth by channel surfing, but the other Mini-Cons and the children soon grew bored. On Bud's suggestion, they all headed into town for "play-dates" at the children's houses. Jolt gave Lori a lift in his helicopter mode, but on their way Six-Speed and Reverb, then carrying Bud and Coby, were pulled over by the police. Jolt was unsure on how to deal with the situation, as interfering with the local authority was against his Prime Directive, but his passenger convinced him to bend the rules for the boys' sake. Jolt had Reverb and Six-Speed use their holographic displays to trick the officers into thinking the vehicles they had pulled over were being driven by the President of the United States and her Vice President. With the officers sufficiently baffled by this turn of events, the group made good on their escape. Jolt joined Reverb, Coby and Bud at the Hansen household, where a collection of family photos grabbed his attention. The photos prompted a discussion on "family," and Coby explained the concept to the alien robot best he could. Then the boys' parents returned home unexpectedly. Coby scrambled to hide his guests from being discovered, narrowly succeeding in his task. Having once more avoided being discovered by adults, Coby and Jolt enjoyed watching a sunset together, only for the moment to be spoiled by a tremor. After meeting back up with Lori and Six-Speed, Jolt contacted Optimus for help, and analyzed the source of the geological disturbance. His scans showed that the nearby Mount McDermott was about to collapse into an underground reservoir, which would flood Rockville, to disastrous results. The Autobots were unable to come up with a solution to save the town, but Coby was struck with inspiration. By pumping out the water before the mountain collapsed, the Autobots allowed the terrain shift without endangering anyone. Collapse

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock once again, Jolt accompanied Vector Prime and the children to a tropical island, only to meet yet another dead end. The children had a brief discussion with Vector Prime on the subject of his temporal powers, during which Jolt joked that he had the ability to halt time. Vector Prime hushed him, saying that such abilities shouldn't be talked about in such levity, and the group moved on to their next destination: the Sahara Desert. Finding the ruins they sought buried under the dunes, Jolt called headquarters for assistance, receiving it in the form of Optimus Prime and Jetfire. Once the ancient city was excavated, the Autobots found what appeared to be the Omega Lock on open display within it! But before they could get to it, the Decepticons appeared and pummeled down Optimus, Vector Prime, and Jetfire. Jolt instructed the children to run while he defended the Lock with Reverb and Six-Speed, but all three Mini-Cons were utterly destroyed by Megatron's "Meteor Attack." Distraught over their untimely end, Vector Prime made use of his temporal abilities to undo the Mini-Cons' death. As events played out again, Jolt, Six-Speed, and Reverb opted to run for cover alongside the children, allowing Megatron free access to the artifact. This Omega Lock turned out to be yet another duplicate, and the Decepticons left as soon as they uncovered as much. Time

After setting up a network of civilian Autobots to help in their search, the Autobots received word that one of them was under attack from Thundercracker. Jolt was dispatched to come to her aid. The Autobot civilian then led the team to a stone with the Atlantis pattern inscribed on it. Though it wasn't the Omega Lock itself, the inscription did detail the coordinates of the next Cyber Planet Key: the Jungle Planet. Search

The next iteration of the Atlantis pattern was spotted near the ocean floor, and Jolt traveled alongside the rest of the Autobots to the bottom of the Bermuda Triangle to reach the seal. Tasked with exploring the nearby area while the rest of the team cleared rubble from it, Jolt, Six-Speed, Reverb, Vector Prime, and the children found their way into a cavern, which ultimately led to a control room. They discovered that Atlantis wasn't a city, but an ancient Cybertronian ship that had crashed during Earth's prehistory! In order to keep it out of the Decepticons' reach, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. Deep With the Atlantis safely hidden in the shadow of the moon, Jolt joined the others in searching through its labyrinthine corridors, and eventually discovered the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ship. Though Megatron appeared to claim the artifact, triggering the ship's self-destruct mechanism in the process, Optimus caught up to the Decepticon and fought him for it. Each taking one of the humans within themselves for protection, the Mini-Cons escaped the Atlantis with Vector Prime's help. Optimus emerged victorious, and then left for the Speed Planet with Vector Prime and Landmine while the children and the Mini-Cons were returned to Earth by the other Autobots. Ship

With most of the team off-planet, the Mini-Cons and the kids were tasked with tracking down a few artifacts of interest. Jolt, Reverb, and Six-Speed brought the kids to a nearby university campus, where they managed to locate the first item in their scavenger hunt: an ancient Cybertronian gear, held in the office of Professor Lucy Suzuki. After confirming the artifact's location, the team drove on to South America to track down the next artifact on their list. Race Jolt managed to make it back to Autobot headquarters in time to catch the start of the second heat for Velocitron's Planet Cup race, cheering Hot Shot on as he secured his qualification for the next race. Detour Coby eventually grew tired of watching Hot Shot race via a monitor screen, and convinced the Mini-Cons to escort him to the Speed Planet so they could watch the competition in-person. Savage Jolt gave Coby a bird's-eye view of the whole event by flying him over the race track. When Hot Shot got caught in a sand vortex, Jolt and Coby revealed their presence in order to help him out... only to find that Jolt couldn't fly low enough to offer assistance; the sand threatened to clog up his rotors. Thankfully Brakedown, one of the Autobots' local allies, came to Hot Shot's aid. Unfortunately, Dirt Boss, a local thug aligned with the Decepticons, also caught sight of the situation. Jolt stepped in once more, this time preventing any enemy fire from reaching Hot Shot, allowing the Autobot to finish the race. Having been found out by the rest of the Autobot team, Jolt was about to be sent back to Earth, only for Hot Shot to request he, Coby, and the other Mini-Cons be allowed to stay and help him in the final leg of the race. Optimus Prime allowed it. Sand

Unfortunately, it seemed at first that the Autobots wouldn't be able to participate in the final heat anyways; Hot Shot had sustained too much damage from the races leading up to it. Though Jetfire suggested that Jolt ride inside of Hot Shot's cockpit to make the constant adjustments necessary for maintaining him, Jolt was simply too bulky to fit within Hot Shot's vehicle mode. Coby volunteered for the task instead, and the rest of the team reluctantly allowed him to put himself at risk to achieve victory. But though Hot Shot did indeed win with Coby's help, Megatron appeared immediately afterwards to steal his trophy. While the Autobots fought off the Decepticons, Jolt took Coby to safety. They then returned to Earth with Override, now a part of the team proper, and inserted the first key in the Omega Lock. Champion This caused the Omega Lock to emit energy waves, pointing the Autobots towards coordinates near the Earth's north pole. The team split into groups to cover more ground in investigating the area, one of which was composed of the Mini-Cons and the kids. Partway to their destination, Lori realized that they would need winter clothes, and had the Mini-Cons pull over into the town of Fairbanks, Alaska to purchase some. While in a store, Coby, Bud, and Lori bumped into Professor Suzuki, and wound up riding in her jeep the rest of the way; she was investigating strange weather phenomenon in the same area. Jolt, Six-Speed, and Reverb followed the humans from a safe distance, until they came under attack from Starscream and Mudflap. With the Cybertronians' existence already revealed to Professor Suzuki, the Mini-Cons went to the children's side while Scattorshot battled the Decepticons. Using Mudflap's gun, previously knocked to the ground during the battle, the Mini-Cons sent out a distress signal for the other Autobots to converge upon. The Decepticons were sent into a retreat, and the Autobots decided to return to base despite their search not having yielded any results. Ice

Jolt brought Bud and Coby to Jungle Planet after the Autobots drove off the Decepticons. He returned with the others to Earth and was confused as to why Coby was embarrassed about Professor Suzuki. Trust Jolt was assembled with the others when they added the Jungle Key to the Omega Lock. The key transported the group to the ethereal realm of Primus’s consciousness, where he and the other Mini-Cons were Primus’s chosen mouthpieces. Primus told his children to "protect the balance until all are one."Afterward, Jolt remained at the base while the others investigated the North Pole. The team found strange, egg-like structures in an underground cave. The Mini-Cons determined that the eggs were emitting Cybertronian life signals. Unfortunately, the Cybertronians were ancient Decepticons that were freed by Starscream.Trap Jolt watched on the monitors as Starscream’s new army filled Earth’s skies. Jolt excitedly followed Coby’s lead when he determined to help Optimus by finding a powerful human leader. After encountering Colonel Franklin on a dirt road, Jolt was loaded on a flatbed and transported to a secret military base.Invasion Professor Suzuki found Jolt in the base and helped the Mini-Cons escape. Jolt quickly found Coby, Bud, and Lori and used his teleportation powers to break Coby out of the compound. The group met up with Hot Shot and Landmine, and Lori explained their connection to Professor Suzuki. Jolt attempted to contact the base, only to have his transmission intercepted by Sideways, revealing the Autobot base. As the Decepticons converged on the base, Optimus decided to leave Earth. Jolt was saddened at the prospect of leaving his friends. Before they could leave, Starscream captured Jetfire and the humans. Jolt teleported in and rescued them, allowing Optimus to confront Starscream. Later, Jolt was with the kids when Starscream targeted them with a missile. Optimus saved them, but Starscream used the distraction to grab both the keys and the Omega Lock.Retreat Jolt was present when Franklin approached the Autobots to meet Evac. When asked if he was homesick for Cybertron, Jolt revealed that he was not originally from Cybertron. He was also in the base when the team received instructions to bring the Omega Lock to the core of Cybertron. When Megatron and the Decepticons arrived on Earth to battle Starscream, the Autobots intercepted them. Jolt and the others watched the battle from outside a cloaking shield. During the fight, Megatron gravely wounded Hot Shot, Scattorshot, and Red Alert. Revelation The trio was evacuated to an air force base where Jolt helped repair them. Jolt tried to provide moral support to a nihilistic Scattorshot. After the injured Autobots were upgraded by the Omega Lock, Jolt opened a warp gate to transport them back into the fight. The surge in power allowed Franklin to locate the Omega Lock, and Jolt relayed the intel to Optimus.Critical

The kids and Mini-Cons were put in charge of the base while the Autobots assaulted Starscream’s island. Jolt used the base’s scanners to locate Thunderblast and Lugnutz and watched as the battle unfolded. Jolt reported on the arrival of Wing Saber in Earth’s atmosphere. He later pulled up Wingsaber’s file and noted the numerous code violations. Assault Jolt and the other Mini-Cons helped the Cybertron Defense Team plot a safe path to Cybertron. Jolt explained to Coby that he could remotely drive a blinded Hot Shot from the base. After Starscream grew to a colossal size, Jolt deduced that he had absorbed some of Primus’s spark. He bemoaned that it would be next to impossible to recover the Omega Lock and that the battle may well destroy the Earth. Jolt and others advised the Cybertron Defense Team as they approached their homeworld. Starscream The Mini-Cons watched as the Cybertron Defense Team battled swarms of Scrapmetals. They nervously watched the battle against Starscream and were relieved when they finally defeated the villain United The kids and Mini-Cons remained at the base while everyone made their way to Cybertron. They attempted to help by coordinating communication. He and the others were overjoyed at the destruction of Megatron. The Mini-Cons gathered with the others at the core of Cybertron and witnessed Optimus load the Omega Lock into a special pedestal. Jolt was shocked when the whole planet began to shake and helped evacuate Coby. He stood in awe as Cybertron itself transformed into their very creator: Primus! Cybertron Jolt and Coby surveyed the surface of the newly transformed Primus. After landing, Jolt nervously prepared to link directly to Primus. Via Jolt, Primus explained that the Black Hole was the result of the defeat of Unicron and that the only way to seal it was to restore him to his full power. This required finding the final Cyber Planet Key. Primus visually explained that the final Key was on the planet Gigantion that had been sucked into a new universe by a wormhole. After Primus returned to sleep, Jolt had no memory of what had happened. Vector Prime revealed that Gigantion was the Mini-Con’s homeworld and that he had encountered them adrift in space. Jolt was terrified at the prospect of Red Alert attempting to retrieve the planet's location from his old data banks, mostly because it tickled. Red Alert noted that Jolt’s brainwaves were more similar to a human’s than a Cybertronian’s, so the process would be long and difficult. When the Decepticons returned to cause trouble, Sideways used the distraction to scoop up the Mini-Cons. BalanceDarkness

Sideways took the Mini-Cons to Starscream's new hideout: the wreck of the starship Atlantis hidden on the dark side of Earth’s moon. The villains had Jolt strapped to a table while they downloaded his memory. Jolt attempted to reason with Starscream, which went predictably poorly. Sideways got bored watching the download and went off to repair more of the ship. He later returned and decided it would be much easier to hack into Jolt's brain and delete anything not related to Gigantion. Jolt was understandably afraid, but the kids managed to distract Sideways before he could do anything. After tripping up Sideways, the kids freed all the Mini-Cons, but before they could call for help, the cackling villain cornered them again. Memory

Before Sideways could crush any of them, Jolt opened a warp gate, and they all escaped to another part of the ship. The group decided to find the shield control system to shut it down. Once again, Sideways confronted them en route, deploying an energy field to thwart any further warps. He didn’t, however, think to prevent the fire system from spraying him in the face. Evading Sideways once again, they made their way to the engine room. They then lured Sideways there and sent him down the trash chute, finally allowing them to contact the Autobots. After Starscream returned to the ship, he started up the warp engines. The kids and Mini-Cons rushed to the escape pods. Coby, Lori, and Six-Speed made it out, but Jolt, Bud, and Reverb’s pod collided with an unconscious Sideways, trapping them in the warp field. Escape

Jolt and Reverb helped Bud leave a trail of space junk in the hopes that the Autobots would find them. Both Mini-Cons were skeptical of Bud’s plan but were swayed by Bud’s enthusiasm. Sure enough, the trail led Jetfire and Wingsaber straight to Atlantis. Unfortunately, the Decepticons followed them straight to Atlantis as well, with a brief fight ensuing. The ship warped again before Jetfire could find Bud and the Mini-Cons. Titans Jolt, Bud, and Reverb were confused at the sight of another ancient ship, but they received a signal from Six-Speed and realized that they had been found by the Autobots. Bud decided it was time to stop watching and help the team; Jolt was reluctant, but Reverb was eager to do something. The three went to the engine room and began smashing things, disabling the ship. Warp

My sensors indicate that Ransack looks like a gyroid in vehicle mode.

Waking up after a crash, Jolt and the others wondered where the ship ended up. They had little time to wonder as they heard metal footsteps in the ventilation shafts. They made a run for it but were cornered by what appeared to be a Scrapmetal, they were relieved to discover that it was just Coby in a new mech. They all evacuated the Atlantis as Quickmix covered the ship in cement and reunited with Safeguard and Six-Speed. Jolt was very impressed when Cody transformed the mech suit. Jolt and the other Mini-Cons joined Optimus’ search team as they descended into the depths of Gigantion. Jolt and Bud helped the team clear a path through some debris, and Jolt carried the team’s map. This, however, made him a target, and he was snatched by the flamboyant Ransack and Crumplezone. The gruesome twosome made a break for it and tossed the hapless Mini-Con between them. They were literally stopped in their tracks by Cody in the Coby Bot thanks to Quickmix’s quick-dry cement. Crumplezone tossed Jolt off the building, but Evac fished him up.City Jolt and the others continued to explore the underground, frequently making short work of the pursuing Ransack and Crumplezone. Ambush Jolt and the other Mini-Cons cheered on as Optimus put several more hurtings on Ransack and Crumplezone. Challenge

Jolt and the other Mini-Cons, including Drill Bit, began taking direction from a surprisingly competent Bud. Scouting ahead through the next passageway, the Mini-Cons discovered old carvings depicting ancient Mini-Cons. Lori accidentally pushed a button on the wall, sending Bud and the Mini-Cons plummeting down a chute behind a secret door. The group found themselves in an ancient Mini-Con city. Six-Speed informed Bud that he had found a museum, and Jolt explained that their Mini-Con ancestors were less inclined to forget their history. Upon investigating the museum, Jolt discovered the history of Gigation. An invasion forced the large bots to go supersized, which left the detail work to the Mini-Cons, giving them human-like brains. Jolt was concerned about being lost, but Bud’s carefree attitude cheered him up. The group discovered a Mini-Con playground and a recently smashed area with large claw marks. This led to all the Mini-Cons panicking. No sooner had Bud calmed them down than they bumped into Scourge. Scourge was impressed with Bud's guile in calming the Mini-Cons. Bud offered to teach Scourge more about his personal leadership style: thinking outside of the box. Later the Mini-Cons watched as Scourge dueled the Autobots one by one. Scourge

The Mini-Cons and the others found the deepest layer of Gigantion, which was surprisingly a very earthlike environment. The team found the ancient starship Lumeria, which housed the cyber planet key; however, before they could claim it, Galavtron and Menasor burst through the ceiling. During the fight, Galvatron goaded Optimus into facing him with no assistance, much to everyone’s confusion. Once Optimus gained his confidence back, the Mini-Cons watched him send Galvatron flying into the distance and claim the giant key. Optimus Jolt was present when Vector Prime loaded the Giant Planet Cyber Key into the Omega Lock. The power of the lock opened up both the various layers of the planet and a space bride back to their home dimension.  Jolt shielded Lori from an attack from Galvatron after he arrived to steal the Omega Lock. The Mini-Cons looked on as Galvatron and Starscream fiercely battled over the relic. Showdown 

Legends World

Jolt was among the Mini-Con toys stolen by Megatron in the Legends World. LG-EX Armada Megatron

Toys

Cybertron

The miracle acrylic bubble makes it possible. (Hasbro version pictured)

• Recon Mini-Con Team (Scout Class, 2004/2005)

• Takara name: Micron Team
• Takara ID number: GC-07
• Takara release date: December 28, 2004
• Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy)

Sold only in a three-pack with his teammates Six-Speed and Reverb, Jolt transforms into a bubble-domed helicopter of made-up model. As a Mini-Con, he can attach to larger bots that have compatible Powerlinx plugs. His entire torso is actually cast in green plastic but painted red. In an incredibly minor bit of potential mis-assembly, Jolt's rotor blades are assembled backwards from his show model.

The Hasbro and Takara versions (both sold in the first wave of their respective lines) are slightly different, the primary change being differing paint applications. Galaxy Force "Hop" has red-painted feet where Cybertron "Jolt" has unpainted plastic, plus Jolt has a small unpainted "window" on the back/underside of his bubble-dome.

This mold was also used to make Bit, Platinum Factor, Guardian Sky, and Swashplate.

• More information on Jolt at TFU.info

Transformers: Cybertron mold: Jolt
Hasbro: Cybertron Jolt Jolt (Shadow Recon) Transformers (2010) Swashplate Takara/TakaraTomy: Galaxy Force GC-07 Hop 9 Bit (Micron Booster) Platinum Factor Transformers (campaign item) Guardian Sky Kabaya: Micron Galaxy 1 Hop

• Hop (Micron Galaxy, 2005)

• Micron Galaxy ID number: 1
• Release date: April ?? 2005

Part of Kabaya's "Micron Galaxy" assortment of candy toys for Galaxy Force, this version of Jolt comes in an individual box with a small plank of chewing gum. His propeller blade comes unassembled in-box, and the peg is held in place by simple friction (thus allowing you to put it on in the show-accurate position if you care). Sadly, this peg is about 4 mm wide, so no using the blade as a mounted weapon on other figures.

Though the mold is largely identical to the normal retail version, it is in fact an entirely new tooling not gang-molded with his teammates like the original. As such, his body and feet are actually cast in red plastic rather than green plastic painted red, though he inexplicably has a green patch of paint on his... well, groin... to match the unpainted plastic patch on the original. A side-by-side comparison reveals a ton of little differences in proportions and fine detail throughout, too many to really get into.

Jolt is the stealthy-looking one.

• Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team (Scout Class, 2006)

Part of the tenth and final wave of Cybertron Scouts, the Recon Team was entirely redecoed in clear-blue, clear-colorless, clear-black, and opaque-black plastics, a "stealth" coloration. This time, Jolt's rotor blade is assembled in the show-style position.

• More information on Shadow Recon Jolt at TFU.info

Transformers: Cybertron mold: Jolt
Hasbro: Cybertron Jolt Jolt (Shadow Recon) Transformers (2010) Swashplate Takara/TakaraTomy: Galaxy Force GC-07 Hop 9 Bit (Micron Booster) Platinum Factor Transformers (campaign item) Guardian Sky Kabaya: Micron Galaxy 1 Hop

Notes

• Jolt's show model uses the Hasbro Cybertron version's coloration, with the dark gray feet, rather than the Galaxy Force red... slightly odd, since the show was made in Japan.
• Speaking of odd and show models, the model replicates Jolt's paint applications precisely... down to the unpainted green plastic on the thin edges of his predominantly-red torso.
• A Japanese working name for the character was given as "JT" in one chart.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Hop (ホップ Hoppu)
• Hungarian: Forgó ("Spinner", 1st Cybertron dub), Jolt (Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle DVD), Sokk ("Shock", 2nd Cybertron dub)
• Korean: Hop (홉 Hob)