Jumpstart: Difference between revisions

From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
← Older edit
undoOokalf (talk | contribs)
8,912 edits
Importing text file
Ookalf (talk | contribs)
8,912 edits
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Mini-Con|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d5/Minicon_symbol.png/30px-Minicon_symbol.png" width="30" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div></div>
{{factions|minicon}}
<table style="margin:0 1em 0 2em; padding:.5em; background:#f7f8ff; border:thin solid #aaa;display:block;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
{{disambig2|the ''Armada'' Mini-Con|the Generation 1 Autobot subgroup|Jumpstarter}}
:''Jumpstart is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''


<tr>
[[Image:Jumpstart-render.png|right|241px|thumb|Don't ask where the jumper cables attach.]]
<td>{{disambig2|the Mini-Con from ''Armada''|the Autobot subgroup from ''Generation 1''|Jumpstarter}}
A sputtering colle '''*bzzzt* *krakle* LEE IACCOCA WEARS TIGHTIE WHITIES!'''
</td></tr></table>
:''Jumpstart is a [[Mini-Con|Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers (PS2)|video game]] version of the [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy]].''


[[Image:Jumpstart-render.png|right|241px|thumb|Don't ask where the jumper cables attach.]]
A sputtering collection of loose wires prone to emitting electric shocks without warning, '''Jumpstart''' is not a well Mini-Con. Thanks to his own powers blowing his mind like a fuse, all he can manage to say these days are sentence fragments and random non-sequiturs. The other members of the [[Red Mini-Con Team]] know to give the sparking Jumpstart a wide berth, but that doesn't help anyone he [[Powerlinx]]es with from getting the occasional jolt.
One of many '''*bzzzt* *krakle* [[Unicron|SATAN]] EATS CHEEZ WHIZ!'''


One of many power-enhancing Mini-Cons scattered across [[Earth|Earth]], '''Jumpstart''' is a member of the [[Red Mini-Con Team|Red Mini-Con Team]]. When [[Powerlinx|Powerlinxed]] to a larger Transformer, Jumpstart transforms into a powerful electrical blaster. Enemies near the target struck by the beam may also take damage as the bolt leaps from enemy to enemy.
Despite his '''*bzzzt* *krakle* NOOOOO SPRINGS! Heh heh heeeh!'''


Jumpstart is not '''*bzzzt* *krakle* LEE IACCOCA WEARS TIGHTIE WHITIES!'''
Despite his erratic nature, Jumpstart is quite useful in battle, transforming into a powerful electrical blaster whose bolts can leap from enemy to enemy.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/03/16</ref>


Jumpstart is not a well Mini-Con; he's a sparking, sputtering collection of loose wires, prone to emitting electric shocks without warning. He's not any better at conversation — apparently he's so fried that all he can manage are random syllables and non-sequiturs. Still, he's useful in battle, even if anyone he Powerlinxes to gets the occasional jolt.&lt;sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_note-0" title=""&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
One of the many Mini-Cons scattered across [[Earth]], Jumpstart's [[Mini-Con storage panel|storage panel]] was discovered on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s [[Pacific island]] base, on a tiny ledge on the sheer rock face of the volcano, above the deep blue sea. It was only with the use of [[Slipstream (Armada)|Slipstream]]'s glider-pack that the Autobots were able to recover him. Following the defeat of Megatron, he and the other Mini-Cons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and helped form the [[Matrix Cannon (Armada)|Matrix Cannon]], [[Nemesis Shield]], and [[Vanguard Booster]], giving the Autobots the power needed to destroy [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers}}


'''*bzzzt* *krakle* NOOOOO SPRINGS! Heh heh heeeh!'''
==Notes==
 
* Jumpstart uses the same base model as [[Aurora]], [[Corona]], and [[Sparkjump]].
==Fiction==
* The launch party for the ''Armada'' game had a "Mini-Con Madness" drink menu. A "Jumpstart" was a {{w|Cosmopolitan (cocktail)|Cosmopolitan}}.
===Transformers Playstation 2 Game===
Jumpstart's [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con storage panel]] was discovered on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s [[Pacific island|Pacific island]] base, on a tiny ledge on the sheer rock face of the volcano, above the deep blue sea. It was only with the use of [[Slipstream (Armada)|Slipstream]]'s glider-pack that the Autobots were able to recover him. Following the defeat of Megatron, he and the other Mini-Cons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and helped form the [[Matrix Cannon|Matrix Cannon]], [[Nemesis Shield|Nemesis Shield]] and [[Vanguard Booster|Vanguard Booster]], giving the Autobots the power needed to destroy [[Unicron|Unicron]].
 
 
==Trivia==
* Jumpstart uses the same base model as [[Aurora|Aurora]], [[Corona|Corona]], and [[Sparkjump|Sparkjump]].
 
* The launch party for the ''Armada'' game had a "Mini-Con Madness" drink menu. A "Jumpstart" was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_%28cocktail%29 Cosmopolitan].


==References==
==References==
&lt;ol class="references"&gt;&lt;li id="cite_note-0"&gt;[#cite_ref-0" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 3/16/07&lt;/ol&gt;
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*[http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/transformers_a.txt Transformers (PS2) walkthrough at GameFAQs]
 
 
 
 
&lt;center&gt;
&lt;table cellspacing="0" style="width:90%;"&gt;
 
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="padding:0 1em 0 1em;text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="width:100%;padding:.5em; background-color:#efefff; border:solid 1px #9f9fff;text-align:center;margin:auto;"&gt;[[Image:AniMegsHeadStub.jpg|left|100px|You will be whole again.  I promise.]]
&lt;span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;"&gt;I cannot remain in this unacceptable operational status!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;
''This character article is a [[:Category:Character stubs|stub]] and is missing information. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Jumpstart&amp;action=edit expanding it].''
 
 
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;


[[Category:Character stubs]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Armada characters]]
[[Category:Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Latest revision as of 21:05, 29 September 2025

This article is about the Armada Mini-Con. For the Generation 1 Autobot subgroup, see Jumpstarter.
Jumpstart is a Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Don't ask where the jumper cables attach.

A sputtering colle *bzzzt* *krakle* LEE IACCOCA WEARS TIGHTIE WHITIES!

A sputtering collection of loose wires prone to emitting electric shocks without warning, Jumpstart is not a well Mini-Con. Thanks to his own powers blowing his mind like a fuse, all he can manage to say these days are sentence fragments and random non-sequiturs. The other members of the Red Mini-Con Team know to give the sparking Jumpstart a wide berth, but that doesn't help anyone he Powerlinxes with from getting the occasional jolt.

Despite his *bzzzt* *krakle* NOOOOO SPRINGS! Heh heh heeeh!

Despite his erratic nature, Jumpstart is quite useful in battle, transforming into a powerful electrical blaster whose bolts can leap from enemy to enemy.[1]

Games

[edit]

Transformers (PS2)

[edit]

One of the many Mini-Cons scattered across Earth, Jumpstart's storage panel was discovered on Megatron's Pacific island base, on a tiny ledge on the sheer rock face of the volcano, above the deep blue sea. It was only with the use of Slipstream's glider-pack that the Autobots were able to recover him. Following the defeat of Megatron, he and the other Mini-Cons returned to Cybertron and helped form the Matrix Cannon, Nemesis Shield, and Vanguard Booster, giving the Autobots the power needed to destroy Unicron. Transformers

Notes

[edit]
  • Jumpstart uses the same base model as Aurora, Corona, and Sparkjump.
  • The launch party for the Armada game had a "Mini-Con Madness" drink menu. A "Jumpstart" was a Cosmopolitan.

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/03/16
Retrieved from "https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Jumpstart&oldid=1866710"