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:''Jump Drive is a [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Jump Drive is a [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|right|thumb|The third Mini-Con from the left]]
 
'''Jump Drive''' is a member of the [[Interstellar Raiders Mini-Con Team]]. He is extremely methodical, keeping track of all aspects of shipboard life. He is loyal to [[Spacewarp]], augmenting her through [[powerlinx]]ing or by combining with his teammates into the [[Transwarp Blaster]].
[[File:TFU03-toy SkyBlast.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't eat the brown acid!]]
'''Jump Drive''' is a member of the [[Interstellar Marauders Mini-Con Team]]. He is extremely methodical, keeping track of all aspects of shipboard life. He is loyal to [[Spacewarp]], augmenting her through [[powerlinx]]ing or by combining with his teammates into the [[Transwarp Blaster]].


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Ask Vector Prime''===
===Ask Vector Prime===
Jump Drive and his teammates [[Boom Tube]] and [[Starburst]] were frozen in stasis lock in their combined form. Spacewarp won them as the prize in a game of high-stakes [[Triad]] held on [[Monacus]]. When she and [[Foldspace (Mini-Con)|Foldspace]] revived the team through the use of [[proton energy]], the team swore allegiance to her. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}}
Jump Drive and his teammates [[Boom Tube]] and [[Starburst]] were frozen in stasis lock in their combined form. Spacewarp won them as the prize in a game of high-stakes [[Cybertronian games|Triad]] held on [[Monacus]]. When she and [[Foldspace]] revived the team through the use of [[proton energy]], the team swore allegiance to her. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Universe (2003)===
===Universe (2003)===
*'''Spacewarp'''
[[File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Spacewarp''' (Ultra Class, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)
{{note|Jump Drive was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from the scrapped ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Sky Blast]].}}
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]] was an unproduced redeco of ''Armada'' Ultra-sized [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]], slated to come with a redeco of [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]] and the [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]]. Judging from ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Toys|Sunstorm]] each being packaged with four redecoed Mini-Cons whose names were unchanged, Sky Blast would presumably have retained his name.


Spacewarp was an unproduced ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' store exclusive, slated to come with a redeco of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] as well. Even though she was initially intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry her, so Spacewarp was shelved. She was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the ''Universe'' line. The Spacewarp concept was ultimately released as one of the first exclusives available for purchase to [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] members as [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]], though with a [[redeco]] of the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] instead of a redeco of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]].
:This set was initially intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States but was shelved because no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry it. Spacewarp was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the ''Universe'' line.


{{canceledtoy}}
:In [[2007]], the Spacewarp concept was modified and revived as ''Timelines'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]], one of the first exclusives available for purchase from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. By this point, however, the Space Team molds were too worn out and were thus replaced by a redeco of the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team|Giant Planet Team]] as the [[Sabotage Team]].
 
:In [[2015]], this unused deco of Sky Blast became the basis of the separate character Jump Drive.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Spacewarp and all of her Mini-Cons have names deriving from fictional methods of FTL Travel. Jump Drive's name has been used in science-fiction for decades, notably The {{w|Foundation Series}}.
* Spacewarp and all of her Mini-Cons have names deriving from fictional methods of FTL travel. Jump Drive's name has been used in science fiction for decades, notably in the {{w|Foundation series|''Foundation'' series}}.
* According to [[Jim Sorenson]], his personality was loosely based on ''{{w|Futurama}}''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Hermes Conrad.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/143651-transformers-collectors-club-sale-everyone-can-purchase-from-them-now/?p=3587179 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2017/08/28]</ref>
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 30 October 2023

Jump Drive is a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Don't eat the brown acid!

Jump Drive is a member of the Interstellar Marauders Mini-Con Team. He is extremely methodical, keeping track of all aspects of shipboard life. He is loyal to Spacewarp, augmenting her through powerlinxing or by combining with his teammates into the Transwarp Blaster.

Fiction

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Ask Vector Prime

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Jump Drive and his teammates Boom Tube and Starburst were frozen in stasis lock in their combined form. Spacewarp won them as the prize in a game of high-stakes Triad held on Monacus. When she and Foldspace revived the team through the use of proton energy, the team swore allegiance to her. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17

Toys

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Universe (2003)

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  • Spacewarp (Ultra Class, 2004?)
Jump Drive was repurposed from the scrapped Universe incarnation of Sky Blast.
Universe Spacewarp was an unproduced redeco of Armada Ultra-sized Jetfire, slated to come with a redeco of Comettor and the Space Team. Judging from Universe Ramjet and Sunstorm each being packaged with four redecoed Mini-Cons whose names were unchanged, Sky Blast would presumably have retained his name.
This set was initially intended as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United States but was shelved because no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry it. Spacewarp was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the Universe line.
In 2007, the Spacewarp concept was modified and revived as Timelines Astrotrain, one of the first exclusives available for purchase from the Transformers Collectors' Club. By this point, however, the Space Team molds were too worn out and were thus replaced by a redeco of the Giant Planet Team as the Sabotage Team.
In 2015, this unused deco of Sky Blast became the basis of the separate character Jump Drive.

Notes

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  • Spacewarp and all of her Mini-Cons have names deriving from fictional methods of FTL travel. Jump Drive's name has been used in science fiction for decades, notably in the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Foundation series|{{#if:Foundation series|Foundation series|Foundation series}}]].
  • According to Jim Sorenson, his personality was loosely based on [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Futurama|{{#if:||Futurama}}]]'s Hermes Conrad.<ref>Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2017/08/28</ref>

References

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