Jetfire (G1)

This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Jetfire (disambiguation), Skyfire (disambiguation).

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Jetfire is an Autobot and former Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Science means that not all dreams can come true.

Jetfire (aka Skyfire) is a bot of science, literally. Not only is his mind dedicated towards scientific pursuits, but his body is a testament to the technology he studies so intensely. (Some would say "religiously", but not in his presence.) Every inch of his chassis is cutting-edge and kept up-to-date. However, he does not have the trust of his teammates; it was not so long ago that he was a Decepticon. Jetfire is compassionate, so some Autobots feel that he could be soft on their enemies or, even worse, he may turn on them after realizing his "cold calculations" swing the other way.

Jetfire would find their misconceptions about science appalling. After all, is not science just the pursuit of truth? And truth, he maintains, walks hand-in-hand with liberty.

“	Sorry, Sunstorm. I don't believe in destiny.	”
—Jetfire, "Atonement"

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Gregg Berger (English), Osamu Saka (Japanese), Kunihiko Yasui (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots", "Day of the Machines"), Yin Chaobin (Chinese), Javier Pontón (American Spanish), Edgar Givry (European French), Unknown (European French, "Attack of the Autobots"), Olney Cazarré (Portuguese), Francisco José (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons"), Zdeněk Dvořák (Czech), Robin van der Velden (Dutch)

They dug him out of the Arctic to be their taxi.

Millions of years ago on Cybertron, before the war, Skyfire and Starscream were good friends and fellow scientists. On a mission of exploration to prehistoric Earth, Skyfire was lost in a storm. Starscream searched, but there was no sign of his comrade. He returned home.

Millions of years later, after the Autobots and Decepticons had crashed and awoken on Earth, the Decepticons found Skyfire encased in a block of Arctic ice and revived him. Skyfire joined them due to his past friendship with Starscream, though he expressed discomfort with their methods. When Skyfire's compassion for humans and, later on, several Autobot prisoners led to his disobeying orders, Starscream, who had changed much in the intervening millennia, turned on his friend. Skyfire left the Decepticons and joined the Autobots, sacrificing himself to be buried beneath the ice again to stop the Decepticons' plans. The Autobots held a memorial service for him at the location of his involuntary burial. Fire in the Sky

Good boy, Skyfire. Wanna Snausage?

Wheeljack and Sideswipe returned later to dig him up when the Autobots needed a ride down to South America. Megatron and his Decepticons were in Peru seeking the Crystal of Power, which was kept in an Incan temple. He dropped off Brawn and Windcharger so they could see what the Decepticons were up to, but a short time later had to go back and rescue them—intercepting them mid-jump—to return to Headquarters. Collecting the other Autobots, he took them all to Peru and earned a pat on his nosecone from Optimus Prime. Scouting ahead, he arrived at the temple, only to be shot and disabled by Starscream. Skyfire was dumped inside the temple, where Bumblebee, Spike and Luisa found him and effected emergency repairs while under attack from Ravage. Reactivated, Skyfire dealt with Ravage before giving the Autobots outside some much-needed aerial support as they attacked the Decepticon positions. He destroyed Megatron's cannon in a strafing attack and later helped Wheeljack cap the energy geyser that remained. Fire on the Mountain

Grand Theft Skyfire.

When the energies unleashed by Cybertron's presence in Earth's orbit caused activity in the volcano in which Headquarters was embedded, Skyfire evacuated the base with most of the rest of the Autobots. Ratchet, Windcharger and Huffer were ejected from the top of the mountain in a violent eruption, and Skyfire swooped in to save them. Spike learned that his father had been taken to Cybertron, and Skyfire volunteered his services to fly the boy and several Autobots there. After some deft flying, they landed on the other planet, but Skyfire, Wheeljack and Trailbreaker were separated from their smaller companions, who fell into a trap. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 The trio caught up with their fellows in time to rescue them from Shockwave. Skyfire thanked Shockwave for blasting a hole in the wall large enough for him to fly through. He provided air support against some tetrajets, allowing the ground-based Autobots to reach Wheeljack's workshop. Once Wheeljack worked out a way to counteract the hypno-chips which the Decepticons were using to control humans, Skyfire ferried everyone back to Earth to put the invention to good use. The Ultimate Doom, Part 3

"I'm perfectly all right, Susan."

Following strange reports of giant robotic insects in Bali, Skyfire carried Brawn, Windcharger and Spike there, only to discover a field being consumed by the Insecticons. Despite believing the trio would be a pushover, the Autobots found themselves outnumbered by clones, and the arrival of Megatron and a couple of his goons didn't improve the odds. Fortunately, the rest of the Autobots arrived and, after a brief fight, the Decepticons departed for an oil refinery. Some quick repairs were made on Skyfire to fix his ability to transform, and the Autobots began the pursuit. The Insecticons latched on to Skyfire's wings until Wheeljack was able to lend a hand, or rather, a couple of missiles. A short time later, Skyfire caught Brawn after the latter's failed attempt at a mid-air brawl. When they reached the refinery, he kicked the battle off by physically knocking the Insecticons off the oil tanker they were drinking from. A Plague of Insecticons

"I have an inside, you know."

Skyfire and most of the Autobots were distorted by Megatron's personality destabilizer, turning them evil. As Skyfire was hunting down and blowing up human aircraft, Autobots who had been reverted to good by Sparkplug's attitude exchangers arrived on scene and changed Skyfire back. He then flew the Autobots and humans to save Optimus Prime and the others. The Decepticons managed to launch a rocket they'd commandeered, so Skyfire dropped Optimus and Ratchet off on it so they could steal its cargo. As the Decepticons attempted to fight off the boarders, Jazz climbed on Skyfire's nose and used his sound and light show to provide a distraction. Finally, Skyfire flew them up into space, so the satellite from the rocket could be properly placed in orbit. Attack of the Autobots When Carly was captured by the Decepticons, Ironhide blamed himself, but was persuaded by Sparkplug to try and rescue her. Hitching a lift with Skyfire, Ironhide located Bumblebee and Spike before bailing out so he could tell them what had happened to Carly. The Immobilizer

Mid-transformation, or a reference to the toy's "third mode"? CHOOSE WISELY.

Skyfire ferried Spike and Hound to the middle of the Atlantic to investigate an unexplained change to oil tanker shipping patterns that converged suspiciously close to Decepticon Headquarters. Flying overhead, the trio discovered that the bad bots were stealing the oil using a platform docking structure secured by a force field. Skyfire, Hound and Spike hid aboard one of the tankers and attacked Megatron and Hook as they siphoned the oil. As usual, Spike was captured by the Decepticons and held hostage, forcing Skyfire and Hound to surrender. Confined to a cell on a lower deck, Skyfire warned Spike to be careful of an electromagnet he found as the human put his escape plan into action. With Rumble and Ravage incapacitated by the magnet, Skyfire punched through the cell door. The three rushed to the control room for the force field generator. Skyfire and Spike kept Frenzy distracted as Hound blew up the generator, causing the force field dome to collapse. Facing defeat, Megatron activated the platform's self-destruct function, which left Skyfire and his two friends stuck inside as the structure began to sink. Optimus Prime ripped through the bulkhead above them, and the three were able to climb out. Skyfire then flew them all to safety. Day of the Machines

In 2006, Skyfire (or a very similar space vehicle) was briefly seen as part of the Autobot fleet attacking the Quintessons. He was shot along with Powerglide and several Aerialbots. Dark Awakening

The Aerialbots were later shown to have survived, so Skyfire could possibly have survived as well... assuming it was actually him getting shot. Due to the number of animation errors in this episode, it is by no means guaranteed that these were the "real" Skyfire or Powerglide "really" perishing. However, in "Grimlock's New Brain" when Grimlock lists the then-active Autobots capable of spaceflight, he does not mention Skyfire.

Japanese cartoon continuity

Dark Skyfire bio

In an era millions of years before the establishment of the Decepticon faction's army, Skyfire was specialized for outer space exploration, his entire body coated with a substance that protected it against unknown viruses, magnetic storms, and the like. Although he had a strong scientific curiosity, he agonized over it being at odds with his great combat skills. Dark Skyfire toy bio

The Battle of the Star Gate

In the late 1990s, Skyfire was led to Japan by Optimus Prime, along with a small team of other Autobots, to stop the Decepticons' latest Energon-gathering scheme. Optimus ordered him to pursue Astrotrain to prevent the Decepticons from escaping with their loot. Activation

Skyfire was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the Trigger in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the Trigger to create a powerful new body for himself, Skyfire had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. The Battle of the Star Gate

Legends comic

In the late 1980s, Skyfire was at the Autobot base when Overkill and Slugfest wrecked its intruder alert in preparation for a Decepticon attack. Slugslinger's Ambition

As Skyfire grew more willing to fight for the sake of protecting innocents, he changed his name to Jetfire to symbolize his change as a person. LG07 Jetfire In 2004, he and R-Blade were working with a piece of solitarium at the Autobot base when Sky-Byte attacked and blasted the material, causing an reaction that sent both him and Jetfire to another dimension. LG06 Sky-Byte There, Jetfire witnessed Tankor terrorizing the populace and stepped in to put a stop to it, blasting the villain so hard he turned back into the harmless Rhinox. He then used another solitarium stone to open a portal back home, inviting Tankor's directionless cohorts, Whirl and Roadbuster, to come with him and join the Autobots. They accepted, and Jetfire attended the unveiling of their new unit, the Wreckers. LG07 Jetfire Jumpstarter Chapter He later told Perceptor of the Legends World. LG56 Perceptor

In 2022, Jetfire battled the forces of the Concurrence alongside Marissa Faireborn. LG-EX Greatshot Over a decade later, he was present when Optimus Prime announced his plan to revive Ultra Magnus. Resurrection Chapter

Train Wars

Once Mach, Night, and Snow stopped Nightbird's attempt at hijacking G Liner and stealing their still unactivated brothers, Jetfire assisted in the cleanup efforts. The Train Wars: The Origin

The Headmasters cartoon

In 2011, Skyfire was present at Autobot City (alongside Ironhide) while the Headmasters were repairing Fortress Maximus. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)

Metrowars

While Jetfire was stationed at Scramble City during its rebuilding following an attack from Metrotitan, the Decepticons attacked again. With fellow Cyberjets R-Blade and Delta Seeker, Jetfire helped defend the city. Metrowars

G-2 story pages and pack-in comic

While in the English continuity, Generation 2 Jetfire was the same character as Generation 1 Jetfire/Skyfire, the same would not appear to have initially been the case in Japan. In Japan, the Generation 1 character was called "Skyfire" in the cartoon, which was the only Japanese media he appeared in, as his toy was never released in Japan. The "Jetfire" that appears in the G-2 comic probably would have originally been a different character, though Robotmasters' backstory and the character's appearance in the 15 Go! Go! comics seemed to consolidate the two retroactively. The Legends comic eventually confirmed this by having Skyfire explain he changed his name to Jetfire.

Ten points if you can find Wheeljack and Perceptor in this picture!

Jetfire was once friends with the Decepticon Cyberjets during his days back on Cybertron. However, after the war had raged on for centuries, two of his Cyberjet friends (Strafe and Aero Raid) began to have their doubts about the Decepticon cause. Taking Jetfire's advice, the two Cyberjets switched sides and became Autobots. This act forever earned Jetfire, Strafe and Aero Raid the hatred of the remaining loyal Decepticon Cyberjets. G-2 Part 4

At one point, Megatron kidnapped the Autobot Laser Rod, Electro. While Megatron attempted to persuade Electro into joining the Decepticons, Jetfire infiltrated the headquarters. Busting-in at full-force, Jetfire took the Decepticons by surprise and managed to successfully rescue his fellow Autobot. G-2 #16

Jetfire was also the head of a research team staffed by Wheeljack and Perceptor that discovered a new attribute of the Matrix. This discovery allowed Optimus Prime to survive a fatal attack from Megatron and form a newer, more powerful body. G-2 Part 4

15 Go! Go!

Whoever he is, he looks awesome.

Bandai's gonna suuuuue.

On a trip into the future with her companion Steeljaw, the humanoid computer Teletraan 15 encountered the Autobot scientist Jetfire. He immediately realized that they had come from a different time and cautioned them that the area was about to become a war zone. Recognizing Jetfire's scent despite the unfamiliar body, Steeljaw asked if he was the same being as his old warrior acquaintance. Steeljaw Volume

Concerned for the pair's safety, Jetfire offered to take them to his commander, unaware that the Decepticons Smokescreen and Dreadwing were following. Under heavy attack, Jetfire and his passengers were saved by the intervention of Battle Convoy. Battle Convoy Volume

After the battle, Teletraan 15 recorded Jetfire's information and announced that her mission to restore Teletraan I's damaged databanks was at last complete. Before she and Steeljaw returned to their own era, Jetfire asked 15 to tell him something: in her travels through time, had she ever discovered when the fighting would end? When would the progress of science finally bring about peace? 15 Go! Go! Volume 14

Generations Selects Special Comic

In 2050, Skyfire and the Autobots aligned themselves with the Selectors, a race of human-made robots who wanted freedom from their masters. The Selectors' revolution had injured Carly Witwicky, though, and so the Dinobots sided against them. Skyfire confronted Swoop in the air, but was coldly blasted down by the Dinobot bombardier. Volcanicus comic 2

Madman The Transformers comic

In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Jetfire aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. The Transformers

Ask Vector Prime

In Primax 1185.04 Alpha, Skyfire was one of the few allies who Megatron found in his campaign against Cobra-controlled Earth. Ask Vector Prime, 13/06/2015

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Brainless Jetfire brings home small mammals.

Early in the war on Earth, Shockwave held the head of Optimus Prime captive, hoping to use the Creation Matrix he possessed to create a new army of Decepticons, including the Constructicons and Jetfire. Optimus Prime had secretly passed the energies of the Matrix onto the teenaged human, Buster Witwicky, so although the Constructicons were brought to life The Next Best Thing to Being There! Shockwave was stopped short of animating Jetfire's constructed body. Shockwave soon learned of the human's involvement, so he sent Jetfire after the human even though the lifeless robot could do nothing more than follow orders. When Jetfire found Buster, he was accompanied by the Autobots Bluestreak and Bumblebee for his protection, but it was Buster's Creation Matrix powers that ultimately disassembled Jetfire before their eyes. Buster reassembled Jetfire, and with Bumblebee's help, changes were made to allow Buster to directly control him. Brainstorm!

A sense of humor that borders on murderous negligence.

However, Jetfire's programming reasserted itself, and maneuvered so wildly that Buster, riding in the cockpit, blacked out. Buster woke up inside Shockwave's base at Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One, strapped to a machine ready to drill the Creation Matrix out of him. In the meantime, knowing that the Autobots were eavesdropping on him, Shockwave sent Jetfire to drop a fake Optimus Prime head at a disclosed location for the Autobots to find. The fake head attached itself to Optimus Prime's body and began attacking the Autobots, causing many injuries. At the last moment, Buster was able to control Jetfire once again, knocking out Shockwave, and delivering the true Optimus Prime head to the Autobots, allowing them a costly victory. Prime Time! These events were observed by the time travelling Dicet Alpha-zero. The Quest!

With Optimus Prime fully restored, Jetfire was quickly given life and joined the Autobots. He was briefly mistrusted due to his Decepticon origin, and during the "Dinobot Hunt" Ironhide resented being given orders by someone with a Decepticon insignia; Jetfire proved himself by restraining Slag, and had his badge torn off in the process. Dinobot Hunt! Wheeljack, who still didn't trust Jetfire, almost deactivated him and returned him to the Decepticons as part of a deal for technology with Ravage, but decided against it at the last minute. ...Perchance to Dream

Having proven himself, he was granted the Rite of the Autobrand marking him as one of their rank. Rock and Roll-Out! When Bumblebee, depressed, had left the Autobots and gotten himself attacked by the Decepticons, Jetfire eagerly came to his rescue. He arrived to the battlefront ahead of the rest of the Autobots and attempted to take on Shockwave and his troops on his own, but was no match for the Decepticon commander. The enemy was driven off when the rest of Optimus's troops caught up to him. Plight of the Bumblebee! Later, Jetfire helped the Autobots approach the Decepticon base to steal information that would allow them to build their own combiners. Command Performances!

When Optimus Prime and Prowl were lost in Limbo and Galvatron assumed command of the Decepticons, Jetfire became acting leader. His headstrong tactics got the Autobots defeated several times, and out of desperation he even formed an alliance with Megatron and Soundwave. He also mistrusted Ultra Magnus, thinking his arrival too convenient. However, after seeing Magnus be beaten half to death trying to stop Galvatron, Jetfire realised he was wrong and came to his aid. When the future Decepticon was driven off, Jetfire thanked Magnus for all he'd done. Target: 2006

Jetfire accompanied Donny Finkleberg to the spot where Finkleberg claimed seven Autobots had crossed over from Cybertron, though they found nothing but traces of fuel. Aerialbots over America! Soon afterwards, he was sent to provide air support for Trailbreaker and Prowl as they attempted to prevent Soundwave, Dirge and Kickback from contacting Cybertron at a NASA facility. Ignoring Prowl's orders to stop Soundwave, Jetfire instead attempted to engage Kickback but the Decepticon merely shrank to insect size, effectively disappearing. This gave Dirge ample time to floor Trailbreaker, pick up Soundwave and escape, leaving Jetfire to be bawled out by Prowl.

Just before Christmas 1986, Jetfire and Jazz were taking delivery of a consignment of fuel at Blackrock's chemical plant when they came under attack from Thrust and Bombshell. An out-of-control fire threatened to set off a chain reaction within the plant that could kill thousands of people, and at Blackrock's urging Jetfire quickly saw off the Decepticons and extinguished the fire, averting disaster. The disparity between the results of these two missions made Jetfire worry that his response time was quicker when humans were in danger than Autobots were, and he talked with Buster Witwicky to come to terms with this; he came to realise that it was because he viewed Earth as his home, as he'd been built there. The Gift

At some point, Jetfire supervised the Aerialbots as they prevented the Decepticons from using a power siphon to drain a power plant of its energy. He was shot down early in the battle and so did not witness the Aerialbots' subsequent disunity, giving them a positive review in his report back to Optimus Prime. The Return of the Transformers

After reviewing Jetfire and the other Autobots' performance against Galvatron, Optimus Prime decided that he needed to fake his own death in order to teach them how to cope without him. Jetfire was one of a team of Autobots that found a destroyed facsimile construct of the Autobot leader Prey! and believing it to be the real deal, buried it with a headstone in accordance with Earth custom. However, Prime, who had been on Cybertron, was returned via space bridge before the funeral was even over. Resurrection!

Naw, you think?

After Optimus Prime died for real, Jetfire was among the many Autobots who watched on as Ratchet futilely tried to repair his body. With the attempt a failure, Jetfire joined his teammates in paying their respects at Optimus Prime's funeral, where they blasted his body into space instead. Funeral for a Friend! Ashes, Ashes...

At least look at him when you're killing him, Starscream!

After the death of Optimus Prime, Jetfire was among several Autobots gathered to determine who would next lead their forces. The meeting was interrupted by the Dinobot Grimlock, who demanded that command was handed to him. The other Autobots dismissed him at first, but when Grimlock proved himself a worthy leader against Trypticon, they reevaluated their opinion of the Dinobot. After Trypticon was driven off, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots voted Grimlock to take command. King of the Hill! He later seemed to regret this decision, offering to help Blaster usurp him Spacehikers! and when the rivalry ended in a duel staged on Earth's moon, he was among the Autobots who watched. There, the Autobots were ambushed by the entire Decepticon army and he was blasted out of the sky by both Vortex and Laserbeak. Totaled!

Jetfire was among the Autobots who responded to a distress signal sent out by Buster Witwicky, after the boy had been captured by the Decepticons and subsequently escaped their Arctic base. A confrontation against the Decepticons inevitably ensued, though it was cut short when both sides realized the whole set-up was a distraction, orchestrated to divert them from Starscream's bid for the legendary Underbase. They were unable to prevent Starscream from sampling the Underbase's power, allowing the Seeker to begin a rampage across the globe. Jetfire led the Aerialbots in the first attack against him in New York. Only Jetfire managed to evade Starscream's lethal retaliation but a second shot following the death of the last Seacon was not as easily avoidable. Dark Star

Blaster later reported that Jetfire was alive and simply waiting in the wings (groan!).

Transformers Comic-Magazin

Jetfire was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of Snaptrap that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Optimus Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. The Troy Principle Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a nuclear disaster in Kalis. In Memory of Earth

Classics

Classics continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

Jetfire, Prime, Grimlock, and Mirage encountered Megatron just as he was smashing his way through the human RUNTs and a mysterious extra-dimensional arrival named Skyfall. Crossing Over #1 Learning that the Decepticons were staging an attack in South America to secure a new energy source, the Autobots traveled to face them, with Jetfire meeting with their aerial force as they tore through human-piloted jets. Crossing Over: Part 3 Jetfire engaged in a dogfight with Starscream and Ramjet while the rest of the Autobots dealt with the bulk of the Decepticon forces on the ground. Crossing Over: Part 5 Though Ramjet managed to bypass him, Jetfire kept Starscream busy until Megatron called for a withdrawal of his troops. Crossing Over: Part 6

After that battle came to an end, the Autobots reconvened at their headquarters. Optimus had Jetfire contact Walter Barnett to tell him not to have his troops engage the Decepticons without Autobot support again, as doing so always ended in too many human casualties. Games of Deception

At another time, Jetfire fought alongside Prime, Ironhide, and Sunstreaker in order to protect some humans from Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet. At Fight's End

Regeneration One

Regeneration One continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

After the Gene Key fiasco, Jetfire attended the Autobot leadership conference to get up to date. Destiny, Part One

When the Warworld appeared in the skies over Cybertron, Jetfire and the flying Autobots attempted to engage it. Destiny, Part Four He provided a smokescreen cover for the Wreckers' vessel to land on the Warworld and infiltrate it. Destiny, Part Five

Jetfire was at the next leadership conference when Rodimus Prime was officially named Autobot leader by Optimus stepping down. The War to End All Wars, Part 1 He acted to support Rodimus during talks with Jhiaxus, but was shot by the visiting "delegate". The War to End All Wars, Part 2

As the Autobots took the fight to Jhiaxus, Jetfire served aboard the Priam as part of Rodimus's bridge crew during the assault. The War to End All Wars, Part 3 Unfortunately, the enemy response was hopelessly beyond the Autobots' ability to counter, and they were captured until Jhiaxus was dealt with by an outside party. The War to End All Wars, Part 4

Jetfire and the Autobots returned to Cybertron, only to find it overrun by shadow-demons that could turn Cybertronians into more of their number. He retrieved the Sword of Primus for Rodimus, who was able to use the blade to generate a temporary safe zone for the group. If Jetfire survived, he would have been rendered decidedly mortal by Rodimus's victory over the Dark Matrix creature, which cut them off from Primus and the wider multiverse, before setting off across the universe to spread a message of peace for the rest of his life. The War to End All Wars, Part 5

Transformers '84

In Marvel, he's Shockwave's old bestie, not Starscream's.

A close friend of Starscream's and a valued subordinate of Shockwave's, Skyfire was one of the Decepticons' top scientists, working on Project Dreadnought. After Cybertron had been sent hurtling out of orbit, Skyfire felt that the planetary turbines could have carried them to other worlds for resources and agreed with Starscream's assessment that Megatron's vendetta against Optimus Prime was detrimental to the foundation of the Decepticon Empire.

After the destruction of a half-completed turbine had sent the planet towards the Stellae Cimeterium, Skyfire briefed Megatron on the situation. When the Decepticon leader learnt that the Autobots would be launching a ship to destroy an oncoming asteroid belt, he ordered Skyfire to construct a ship in which they could pursue. Despite his accomplishment, Shockwave barred Skyfire from boarding the Nemesis. When a silent alarm was triggered at the destroyed turbine, Skyfire flew ahead to confront the Dynobots, initially holding the advantage until Grimlock sliced off his wing, sending him down to the ground as a fiery wreck. After Shockwave had blown up the Dynobots, he retrieved Skyfire's intact brain module and promised that his friend would live again. Secrets & Lies #1

Kid Stuff Talking Story Books

Skyfire was scouting the Kalahari Desert, on the lookout for the many humans to have been abducted by the Decepticons. He found one of the humans, lying unconscious on the desert floor. Patching the information to Optimus and Prowl at Autobot headquarters, he continued his search.

Once the Autobots learned the full extent of the Decepticons' plans, Skyfire was sent out to intercept the crystal satellite they had been building as it launched from the Earth's surface. Optimus ordered Skyfire to destroy Megatron and his newest weapon, but his weapons were ineffectual against it. The satellite then soared out of Skyfire's range, and the Autobot superjet was forced to return to Optimus for further instructions.

Skyfire was retro-fitted with external fuel tanks in order to be able to reach the satellite in orbit. He then headed out to destroy Megatron's instrument of destruction, despite knowing that he would not have the fuel necessary to return safely from his mission. Out in space, he once more attempted to destroy the satellite with his arsenal of null-rays and missiles, to no avail. His weapons and fuel depleted, Skyfire fell back to Earth and burned up on re-entry. Satellite of Doom

Skyfire attempted to bring down the Decepticons' hovercraft oil transporter after it had stolen several gallons of crude oil from the Prudhoe Bay company. He only had enough fuel to maintain his attack for a short period of time, but managed to do a substantial amount of damage to the Decepticons' transport in that window of time. When Continents Collide

Skyfire spotted the Decepticons in the middle of their deforestation plot while flying overhead. He was able to make contact with Autobot headquarters, despite Soundwave's attempt at garbling his communication network. He returned shortly with Optimus and Bumblebee and forced the Decepticons to retreat once more. Storms of Destruction

Skyfire led the Autobot superjets on their routine patrols over the Pacific, on the lookout for Decepticon activity. His patrol was interrupted by Ramjet, Skywarp and Starscream in a hit-and-run attack. Skyfire gave chase. These kinds of attacks repeated themselves over the next several days. Slaves of the Insecticons

Marvel Storybooks continuity

As part of a strategy to liberate a group of Autobots held captive by the Decepticons, Jetfire and several other Autobots hid within a statue of Devastator that was then wheeled before Decepticon headquarters as a peace offering. Once the Decepticons had let down their guard, Jetfire and the others burst forth from within the statue and ambushed the evil robots. Though Megatron deployed the Decepticon jets to combat Jetfire and the other Autobot fliers, the Autobots nonetheless arose victorious from the battle that day. The Autobots' Secret Weapon

Milton Bradley mini-comic

Crazy moonman languages!

With Cybertron heading towards an asteroid belt, the Autobot leader Jetfire had an ark constructed with which to clear a path. The ship was attacked by the Decepticons, and Jetfire set the spaceship on a crash dive towards Earth. When it hit dirt, the crew were knocked out. Four million years later, an erupting volcano triggered the ship's computer, causing the systems to repair Jetfire and the other Autobots, as well as the Decepticons. Their civil war began anew on this strange new world. The Transformers

Beehive Books continuity

Jetfire was one of many to participate in the battle at Castle Decepticon. He may have in fact been a Decepticon himself. Transformers Pop-Up Book

Attack of the Insecticons

The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Jetfire was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. Attack of the Insecticons

The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual

Jetfire was the Autobots' resident technological genius. After the Autobots and Decepticons had been left in a prolonged stalemate during their battles on Earth, Prowl devised of a plan that would at least temporarily rid the planet of the Decepticons. The Autobots concocted a story wherein Jetfire had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian spaceship, out-of-phase with their dimension, atop of Table Mountain in Africa. After Jetfire had managed to recall the ship to the material plane, the Autobots had discovered that it contained a star map which pointed the way back to Cybertron. Starscream was allowed to "overhear" this story, and the Autobots then stationed themselves around their prop spaceship on the mountaintop. When the inevitable attack came from the Decepticons over control of the ship, Jetfire was easily batted away by Megatron. The rest of the Autobots made themselves scarce after a brief skirmish, and allowed the Decepticons to claim their prize. Once Megatron and his cronies were locked inside the vessel, it blasted off uncontrollably away from the planet. Day of the Decepticons

During an aerial patrol, Jetfire uncovered a Decepticon construction project on Clarke Atoll. His report confirmed information already uncovered by Mirage; Megatron was building giant rockets to shift the Earth out of its orbit. The Autobots launched a sabotage mission, hearing that the rockets would fire in twenty minutes upon their approach. The more maneuverable Jetfire and Deftwing entered the thruster tubes to destroy the rockets from within while the others kept the Decepticons busy. Finding that the engines were powered by the Earth's molten core, the pair set about disrupting the machine's electromagnetic coils and have the plasma wreck up the structure for them. Successfully doing so, Jetfire and Deftwing then darted back to the surface to avoid getting caught in the resulting explosion. As the entire island was caught in a lava swell, they helped carry all earthbound Autobots to safety. Moving Day Planet Earth

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

I bet Skywarp pulled that mask over his face a lot in junior high.

Before the war, the scientist Jetfire and Starscream were friends. But when Starscream joined the Decepticons in their assault on outlying city-states, Jetfire was torn. If he followed his beliefs and upheld justice and life, he would end up facing his dearest friend on the battlefield. Jetfire did end up with the Autobots, but not before a barrier of distrust had been built between them due to his inaction and his past loyalties.

These loyalties came to a head during a period when Optimus Prime and Megatron were presumed lost forever, the two factions splintered into five. After going out for a routine metallurgical survey, Jetfire returned to the Autobots' base to find that the place was both deserted and on high-alert. Escalation Events conspired behind the scenes, building up to an unknown crescendo, and Jetfire was suspicious, not knowing that he was being targeted by The Fallen for an arcane ritual. Putting his already-shaky trustworthiness on the line, Jetfire met up with Shockwave in secret to discuss the looming front of darkness. However, The Fallen had leaked their correspondence to Grimlock, who held a grudge against the scientist. Devastation

I've always said there's nothing an agnostic can't do if he really doesn't know whether he believes in anything or not.

As Jetfire and Shockwave were exchanging information, Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe, three followers of The Fallen, attacked them. Jetfire found himself at their mercy, until Grimlock intervened and defeated all three mystics. Jetfire then tried to explain to Grimlock about the forthcoming evil he and Shockwave had discovered, only for Grimlock to assault Jetfire, intending to execute him for treason. Revelation Before Grimlock could act, both Autobots were overwhelmed by The Fallen. The ancient Transformer dragged his victims far inside Cybertron, and strapped them to a four-paneled contraption in the Well of All Sparks. Confrontation Jetfire, Grimlock, Hot Spot, and Blitzwing were the "Angles of Dissolution", four "unique sparks" which could catalyze the breach of the Seal of Primus. Combined forces from several factions penetrated The Fallen's operation, but despite Jetfire and Grimlock's teamwork, The Fallen was destroyed only by his own scheme — the hand of Primus reached out, awakened from his slumber, and smote the enigmatic being to pieces. Jetfire, a skeptic towards things supernatural, began to wonder if there might be something bigger than them going on, something no one could comprehend. Conflagration

Long after, Jetfire and Omega Supreme were sent out into space to search for the missing Ark as part of one of the last Autobot space programs. The two eventually parted ways with the other members of the operation in order to investigate a beacon emanating from the Sol System. Destined for Nothing Arriving on Earth, they were attacked by Scourge, whom Jetfire disabled him with an EM pulse from their ship. He then ventured outside to identify his assailant, and enclosed him within a stasis pod. But as he was dragging his prisoner along, he was caught in an avalanche and buried in ice. Original Sin

Millions of years later he was found by Starscream and stored aboard the Nemesis, still encased in a block of ice. When the zealot Sunstorm arrived on Earth, Starscream freed Jetfire from his icy prison to stop him. Black Sunshine Thanks to the radiation shielding built-in Jetfire's armor, he was able to defeat Sunstorm... only for his opponent to rapidly begin regenerating. Skyfire With only a brief respite, Jetfire and Starscream traveled to meet with the Autobots aboard the Orion. Black Sunshine An uneasy alliance formed between Jetfire, Starscream, and Bumblebee's team of Autobots as they tried to come up with a plan to stop the unbelievably powerful Seeker, but Sunstorm was unstoppable. Despite all signs pointing towards Sunstorm being a supernatural being, Jetfire stuck fast to his belief that what they were dealing with was simply "unexplained" and not "unexplainable." By pooling their knowledge on the clone, the Autobots were able to formulate a plan on how to stop Sunstorm; by creating a mock-signature based on Starscream for the clone to follow, they would distract him long enough to suppress his power-cells, putting him in stasis-lock. Though Jetfire protested the arrangement, Bumblebee was the first to take on Sunstorm next, while Jetfire was left behind to keep an eye on Starscream. The battle turned sour for the Autobots quickly, and Jetfire left his post to once more confront the super-clone. With his help, Bumblebee managed to attach an inhibitor on Sunstorm, but before it could take on its full effect, Sunstorm flew off. Skyfire

The power of Primus compels you!

Jetfire and the others returned to the Orion, only to find its entire crew disabled. After a brief scan, Jetfire concluded that it hadn't been Sunstorm responsible for this, but rather Starscream, who had betrayed them and fled. As the Autobots were tending to the wounded, they heard a distant explosion, signifying that Omega Supreme, their last ace-in-the-hole, had tracked down Sunstorm and engaged him in combat. Bumblebee was confident that the titan would be able to subdue Sunstorm, but Jetfire warned him not to underestimate their opponent. The Omega Effect Indeed, Omega Supreme did not end up emerging victorious from the encounter. Leaving Cliffjumper behind to tend to the giant, Jetfire and Bumblebee blasted off together to track down Sunstorm once more. They came upon Starscream and his "brother" opening up an ancient Cybertronian bunker, and swooped down to stop whatever machinations the Decepticons were partaking in. Following them underground, Jetfire was able to subdue Starscream, only to find himself in a stare-down against Sunstorm, who had Bumblebee in his irradiated grasp. Unexpectedly, Starscream turned on his clone to bring an end to the stand-off... only to knock out Jetfire with his null-ray immediately afterwards. Original Sin

Jetfire quickly recovered, finding Sunstorm ranting more deliriously than ever, while the energies within him erupted more and more violently. Jetfire came to realize that Sunstorm's internal fusion reactor was about to go critical. Turning to his Starscream one last time, and telling him he "owed him one," Jetfire left Bumblebee and his former friend behind to fly Sunstorm up into orbit. Contemplating how he had neglected to accept all possibilities during his struggles with Sunstorm, mainly ones of divine origin, Jetfire flew and grappled with his opponent until Sunstorm went critical. The Earth was spared any damage from the blast, but Jetfire was annihilated. His demise caused Bumblebee to throw down his arms and quit the war. Atonement

Generation One ceased publication before the story could conclude. The following would have taken place in unpublished issues.

Returning to consciousness, Jetfire found himself within the Well of All Sparks, with the unnerving sensation that he was being watched by a familiar presence... In this place, he was witness to a vision of Primus deconstructing The Fallen with a gesture of his hand! Jetfire refused to believe the legitimacy of what he was witnessing, as it contradicted his long-held atheistic beliefs... only to be confronted by The Fallen, who informed him that his mindset would be the cause of Jetfire's undoing, and The Fallen's return to power!

After a brief scuffle with his opponent, Jetfire suddenly found himself elsewhen: on a prehistoric and mobile Cybertron, heading towards a monstrous and enormous malevolence. In this era, The Fallen attacked him again, only for Jetfire's surroundings to shift once more. This time finding himself in a war-zone dominated by The Fallen, Jetfire took the initiative and struck against the fiery enemy, only to be returned to the Well of All Sparks. Now closer to the present, Jetfire looked on as Shockwave planted a siphon into the Well... and puzzled out that through it, The Fallen had been loosened from his prison. In time, The Fallen's essence found a home in Sunstorm, who transferred it into Jetfire upon his demise.

Jetfire's mind was finally returned to reality, where the Autobots were nearing freeing him from the icy prison he had found himself trapped in after his bout against Sunstorm. Though he tried to warn his comrades about The Fallen, his words were not heard by his rescuers... The Enemy Within

The Beast Within

In the aftermath of a brutal battle against first the Decepticons, and then The Beast, the Dinobots' monstrous combined form, Jetfire ran rescue by himself. He managed to pick up Springer and Wheeljack's unconscious forms before meeting with Optimus, still on the run from The Beast. Lowering himself, Jetfire picked up Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and Bumblebee from Prime's trailer, leaving Optimus to finish off The Beast on his own. He nonetheless gave The Beast a blast from his rockets as a parting gift. Jetfire managed to make it back to the battlefield after dropping off the Autobots within him, just in time to witness Optimus leading The Beast over the edge of a chasm. Swooping down at the last possible moment to rescue his leader, Jetfire then dropped Optimus off on the Cliffside, and both of them contemplated The Beast's inert form below them. The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

During a Decepticon attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, Jetfire fought back and fired on Reflector, only to be ordered to cease fire as Optimus Prime was using the Decepticon to negotiate with Serpent O.R. When it turned out that the negotiations involved Prime giving himself up to the Decepticons, Jetfire joined a team of Autobots led by Hot Rod who were planning on rescuing him. The Art of War #4 Together with G.I. Joe, they fought and defeated Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army. The Art of War #5

2005 IDW continuity

"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."

A would be member of the scientific class, the prejudice against those with aerial alternate modes drove a young Jetfire to join the Decepticons before the brutality of their operations convinced him to abandon the cause, later signing on with the Autobots after Zeta Prime had been overthrown, becoming one of their top scientific personnel. Optimus Prime Autocracy

After the Great War had led to Cybertron becoming uninhabitable, Jetfire helped oversee the more scientific countermeasures against Nova Prime's Expansion, Devastation before the Surge all but destroyed the Autobot war machine, Jetfire being among those who sought refuge on Earth. When Galvatron's Chaos War forced the Autobots back to Cybertron, Jetfire took part in the final battles of the Great War that ended with Cybertron's rebirth. The Transformers

Along with his drone D.0.C., Jetfire was part of the Ark-7's crew, returning to Earth to retrieve Alpha Trion and was later captured as part of Garrison Blackrock's schemes before Optimus annexed Earth into the Council of Worlds, something Jetfire blamed the Torchbearers' negative influence for. The Autobots' stay on Earth was cut short when Onyx Prime returned to Cybertron, Metrotitan bridging them all home where the Titan was slain and the Prime revealed as a temporally displaced Shockwave. Though the false Prime was defeated, his scheme had served to awaken the ultimate danger: Unicron. Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime

Acting as the Council's scientific advisor during the crisis, Jetfire was teleported away to Earth when the monster attacked and destroyed Cybertron. During the last stand, Jetfire assisted in Soundwave's plan to utilize the Enigma of Combination to reach the Afterspark, even if he couldn't fully explain what he was seeing, the psychic boost helping Optimus defeat Unicron's creator.

In the new era of peace, Jetfire left Earth, captaining a science ship with the Colonist Soldiers as his crew. As they flew through an ice field, they picked up an anomaly six light years out and set course for it. Optimus Prime Unicron

Classics toy bio

The first Cybertronian to travel to the black depths of deep space, Jetfire encountered the Star pirates of the Blot Nebula, and is the only one to ever have faced and defeated them. He was known as a famous hero for these deeds, but he disappeared millions of years ago, much to the dismay of Cybertron's populace. However, once he was uncovered from inside a glacier, he rose to challenge the threat of the Decepticons immediately. Voyager Class Classics Jetfire toy bio

Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga

No magic insignia-swapping stickers this time.

Ramjet questioned Starscream about the new mech they'd found frozen in a glacier up in the Arctic Circle, but Starscream had unsavory plans for it involving a mind-control helmet.

Back in Japan, the Seekers raided an energy plant, revealing the newcomer as Skyfire. Amidst the plundering, Skyfire pleaded with Starscream to stop shooting at the human workers, but to no avail. Luckily, the Autobots showed up to save the workers. Skyfire's pleas caused Starscream to yell at him, exclaiming that Skyfire's reason for living was to be a soldier. Just before getting shot at, Skyfire finally ripped off the control helmet and declared himself a scientist (with a sweet new Autobot symbol, too). However, he said he would become a soldier, if only to defend humans from those like his old friend. Watching the Seekers retreat, Skyfire wistfully reminisced that he and Starscream never really got along that well in the past, anyway. Henkei! Henkei! volume 4

BeCool shorts

White Jet (白のジェット機 Shiro no Jettoki) was part of the audience of Quiz! BeCool. The Story of Quiz! BeCool

Kre-O online manga

Somewhere, Harmony Gold is getting a greed-chubby.

After being asked to by Megatron, the Autobots attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away the overzealous guard Vortex. In thanks, Megatron hosted a gathering in the base, which Jetfire attended. A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell

Generations toy bio

A peaceful scientist at heart, Jetfire preferred to stay in the background rather than on the front lines. The senseless violence of the Decepticons sickened him, and thus he left Cybertron and went into hiding on Earth. Upon being reawakened by the arrival of the war on Earth, Jetfire decided to join the Autobots. Thrilling 30 Jetfire toy bio

Timelines

In Primax 096.0 Beta, Jetfire was a member of General Optimus Prime's newly reconstituted Firestormer Squadron. At the final battle of the third Cybertronian war on Mirtonia, the General led the Autobots to victory over the Decepticon Star Empire, though this ended with the General and Sergeant Hound being blasted away by an energon explosion into Nexus 208.0 Epsilon. General Optimus Prime's profile card

2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

Jetfire was one of the many casualties of the Great War before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia in 2035. Dawn of the Predacus

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Jetfire was a repentant former Decepticon who became a member of the Rescuebots, a team of Autobots dedicated to protecting humans. He formed one half of the torso of Defensor, the team's combiner form. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12

Of Masters and Mayhem

In a manner reminiscent of other realities, Jetfire was reportedly created by the Decepticons when they temporarily had access to the Creation Matrix, or a reasonable facsimile. Fortunately for the Autobots, he ultimately chose to join their side. Deadly Aim

Jetfire was a scientist working on the Ark project, designing heat regulators to compensate for quantum irregularities while moving at hyper-speed. The factory came under attack by the monstrous Decepticon creation known as Toxitron, however. The entity's toxic sludge made close quarters combat virtually impossible for most Autobots. Jetfire fared better than most due to the heat shielding in his exo-armor. With the death toll rising and the Ark damaged in the fighting, Jetfire ordered an evacuation of the facility. He apparently died in battle with Toxitron while trying to stall for his fellow Autobots to safely escape. The Toxic Transformer

Legends World

During his stay in the Legends World, Armada Megatron's plans escalated from stealing Mini-Cons to stealing rare toys, the original Jetfire among them. LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode

When the Zamojin invaded their home dimension, the toys of the Legends World revealed themselves to be real Transformers. A Cyber Series Jetfire toy helped defend the people of South America, like Marcelo Matere. Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two

War for Cybertron Trilogy continuity

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

"I traded in my scientist origin for this kick-ass battle helmet!"

During the war for Cybertron, Jetfire was a Air Command Engineering Captain for the Autobots, whose function was Air Guardian. Siege webpage Amidst the chaos of the war, Jetfire was dispatched to the Borderlands. Siege Teletraan-1 Data Files

War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon

Voice actor: Keith Silverstein (English), Kenji Nomura (Japanese), Serge Faliu (French), Florian Clyde (German), Manolo Rey (Portuguese), Iñaki Crespo (Castilian Spanish), José Gilberto Vilchis (Latin-American Spanish)

Could be worse, could be ripping and tearing involved.

Jetfire was the fearsome leader of the Seekers. He and his Seekers discovered Bumblebee and Wheeljack investigating a spacebridge. When Starscream threatened to attack them without his command, Jetfire sliced his hand off at the wrist with his arm-blade. This earned the ire of Starscream and the other Seekers, and Jetfire briefly battled his own team instead of the enemy. He later threatened to "disarm" Starscream again. Megatron had to frequently silence their bickering. Siege episode 1

Megatron ordered Jetfire to lock Ultra Magnus away in a cell when he failed to denounce the Autobots' role in the ongoing war. When Shockwave presented his plan to reformat the Autobots into Decepticons, Jetfire noted to himself that it would be a victory without honor. Siege episode 2 When Starscream rallied Decepticons to denounce Megatron and the plan to reformat the Autobots, Jetfire berated him for his false sense of superiority, leading to another scuffle that Megatron had to break up. After ordering the Seekers to go on patrol, he was put off by Megatron's description of soldiers as "tools that can easily be replaced", and was appalled soon after when Megatron threatened to fire at Shockwave at close range. Later, when Ultra Magnus escaped torture and threatened to shoot Megatron in the back, Jetfire witnessed Megatron calling his bluff, believing he would never do something so dishonorable as fire at someone's back. Megatron was correct, and Jetfire subdued Magnus quickly. Megatron advised Jetfire to "take the shot" whenever the opportunity presented itself. When Skywarp and Jetfire tracked Impactor's comm to Autobot Command, Skywarp was prepared to slaughter them all, but Jetfire took a stand and said wholesale annihilation for the sake of peace was wrong. Skywarp attacked him, but before Skywarp could report to Megatron, Jetfire shot him in the back, critically wounding him as he flew away. Siege episode 3

"If Sentinel holy blood is spilled on these grounds... you will lose all sovereignty here!"

At Tarn-Hauser Gate, Jetfire readied the Seekers to attack the alleged Autobot base underneath Alpha Trion's memorial. When Megatron realized Magnus had lied about the base's location, he killed Magnus, and Jetfire witnessed his death. Megatron ordered him to take Ultra Magnus's corpse to Shockwave, but Starscream arrived and accused him of killing Skywarp, firing at him. Jetfire admitted to his actions and asserted that genocide was wrong. Megatron marked him as an enemy as he escaped, and the Seekers chased him and eventually shot him down. Eventually, he mustered the strength to fly to Autobot Command and expressed a wish to join them. Siege episode 4 Skeptical of his intentions, the Autobots imprisoned Jetfire. He told Optimus Prime that Megatron intended to annihilate them all, and that the Decepticons had crossed a line. Later, when the Autobots needed to navigate the Sea of Rust, they learned that, as a Decepticon, Jetfire had a map of the area. To earn the Autobots' trust, he agreed to have a core override installed that would detonate his brain module by remote control. At the Sea of Rust, he provided safe passage for the Autobots through the electrical storm and saved Prowl from a metallic vortex. Siege episode 5

While battling the Sparkless with the Autobots, he provided an explanation for their zombie-like behavior while slicing them up. After returning to the Ark, he attacked his former Seeker teammates, not hesitating to destroy them. He was confronted by Starscream, and they had a one-on-one battle. When Megatron forced Starscream to suspend his duel and attack the spacebridge, Jetfire followed him. He managed to knock Megatron flat on his back before being shot by his fusion cannon. Much later, after the Ark vanished and the spacebridge was destroyed, Jetfire offered his support to the remaining Autobots on Cybertron. Siege episode 6

Jetfire, now an Autobot, was part of an Autobot force to help free Decepticon prisoners. After the mission he questioned Elita-1 on why they were rescuing Decepticon prisoners. Jetfire attacked a group of air-borne Seekers from behind and defeated them all. He then joined Elita-1 on the ground to help with their attack on the Kaon prison-camp, but they were captured by Starscream and his Seekers. They were brought before Megatron, who was disgusted to see Jetfire. Megatron then showed the group a demonstration of Project Nemesis and promised that they would be next. Earthrise episode 1 In the detention cells, the Autobots tried to work out what Project Nemesis was. The group was brought before Megatron who put them in the Project Nemesis tubes. As the machinery activated, it shut off just as quickly and the group was rescued by Scrapface, who helped them escape Megatron's citadel. Earthrise episode 2 The group had to take cover from another group of Seekers. Scrapface shot the Seekers, but one managed to escape. Jetfire gave chase and shot down the Seeker. He reported to Elita-1 that he was uncertain if their positions had been transmitted. The group received Shockwave's message and Elita-1 realized that it was a trap to harvest Decepticon sparks. Jetfire pledged his support to protect the Decepticons. Earthrise episode 3

Jetfire and the rest returned to Kaon, intending to stop Shockwave's operations. They planted time bombs across the seemingly unmanned citadel as Elita-1 confronted Shockwave. However, Jetfire and the others were ambushed by Decepticons using stealth technology and held at gunpoint. Jetfire tried to warn the Decepticons about the time bombs, but they wouldn't listen. A wounded Chromia managed to snipe all the Decepticons threatening Jetfire's group and the Autobots made a run for it. They couldn't escape fast enough and the bombs went off, destroying the citadel and killing Jetfire and the rest. Earthrise episode 6

When the AllSpark was returned to the Temple of the Allspark on Cybertron by Bumblebee, Jetfire was among the Transformer spirits who witnessed Elita-1 strike down Galvatron and Nemesis Prime before finally reuniting with the Allspark. Kingdom episode 6

My Little Pony/Transformers

Jetfire was one of the many Transformers who had been magically enthralled by King Sombra. Along with the other slaves, he worked to excavate the ancient Titan Scorponok to serve as Sombra's new body. When Sombra was defeated, Jetfire was freed of his control. Finale

Energon Universe

First appearance: Void Rivals #1

Note: Jetfire died on the way back to his home planet.

On Cybertron, Jetfire was a scientist. Determining that Cybertron was on the verge of an energy crisis, Jetfire made plans to leave his homeworld and seek out new energy sources in the larger galaxy. Transformers #1 In the earliest days of the Great War, on Jetfire's last night on the planet, Jetfire, Ulchtar and Genvo travelled to Moonbase Two to glimpse Omega Supreme flying by. Wanting more, Ulchtar detonated a round of ammunition, getting Omega's attention who waved at the three fliers. Soon afterwards, Jetfire blasted away. Transformers #13

Under unrevealed circumstances, Jetfire crashed in his jet mode on a desolate planetoid not far from the Sacred Ring, spending millions of years in stasis lock. His vehicle mode was discovered by the stranded Zertonian pilot Solila, who showed the ship to her reluctant Agorrian ally Darak in hopes that they could use it to get off the planet. When Solila hooked up a power cell to assess if the vehicle's systems still worked, it provided enough energy for Jetfire to awaken and transform. He assured the pilots he meant them no harm and asked if they knew how long he was inactive, but then noticed several environmental clues that made him realize millions of years had passed. He immediately became concerned for the state of Cybertron, causing him to abruptly abandon Solila and Darak and hastily take off for home. Void Rivals #1 When Darak and Solia later met Springer, they mentioned their encounter with Jetfire, something that made them more inclined to believe Springer, Void Rivals #9 though Darak later noted to Springer that he had no idea where Jetfire had gone. Void Rivals #13

File:TF2023 – Starscream Takes Out Jetfire.jpg

Told ya.

Jetfire eventually made his way to Earth, where a Cybertronian spaceship had been laying dormant. Jetfire triggered an earthquake to uncover it, and entered the vessel to reactivate the ship's computer, Teletraan One. Jetfire instructed Teletraan One to reactivate all Cybertronians on board, as well as fit them with Earth-friendly alternate forms; unaware that Cybertron had erupted into civil war during his absence. The first to be reassembled and brought online was Ulchtar, now going by the name Starscream. To Jetfire's horror, Starscream immediately shot the deactivated Bumblebee in the face, killing him. Jetfire tried to stop Starscream, and was blasted in the chest for his trouble. Fortunately, the next to be reactivated was another of Jetfire's old friends, Optimus Prime. As battle erupted around Jetfire, Optimus eventually decided to retreat, and Jetfire pulled himself up and followed. He engaged Starscream in a brief airborne firefight, forcing the Decepticon leader into a retreat of his own. Further wounded by Starscream, Jetfire crashed in an abandoned quarry. Optimus attempted to use the Matrix of Leadership to heal him, but he was too far gone. As Jetfire died, he asked Optimus to forgive him, lamenting that he had failed to save Cybertron. Transformers #1 Though very near death, enough of Jetfire's spark endured to revive him. Transformers #8

File:TF2023 no. 8 – Jetfire is Back.jpg

Once the Autobots succeeded in retaking the Ark, they decided they needed an eye in the sky, and hit upon the idea of reviving Jetfire. Transformers #7 They succeeded in doing so, but their limited resources meant that when Jetfire was revived, he was stuck in vehicle mode, blinded, and unable to move by himself. Optimus expressed regret for Jetfire's situation, and offered to stay with him for a bit so he wasn't alone. Not long after, Decepticon activity was detected, and Cliffjumper piloted Jetfire to the scene while Optimus, Ratchet, and Jazz rode along in an attached carrier module. Transformers #8 Tracking the Decepticons to the Pacific Ocean, Jetfire was downed when the beam from the Decepticon's space bridge blew off his wing, causing him to crash into the seabed. Transformers #9

Jetfire was later retrieved by Beachcomber and Silverbolt, Transformers #20 and restored to full functionality when Shadow Watch provided the Autobots with enough energon to begin repairing their members. Transformers #27

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Games

Transformers Battle Circuit

Jetfire, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Jetfire was declared to be the tournament's champion! Transformers Battle Circuit

Transformers G1: Awakening

The Decepticons found Jetfire on Earth and tricked him into joining their ranks. He joined Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp in an attack on Dyson Dam, however Optimus Prime and the Autobots were on hand to defend it. They badly damaged Jetfire during the battle, but were puzzled when Metroplex could find no record of him existing. Once the situation was established and Jetfire realized he'd been duped, Optimus invited him to join the Autobots. Jetfire's first mission was to take out three power stations that were generating force fields. Despite Megatron's anger at seeing the traitor return, Jetfire was able to capture all three of the stations and bring the force fields down, revealing that the Decepticons had built a space bridge. He also later helped save Grimlock from some attacking Decepticons. Transformers G1: Awakening

Bot Shots Battle Game!

Jetfire participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! Bot Shots Battle Game!

Transformers: Legends

Jetfire was dug from his icy prison by the other Autobots and sent to South America to help stop the Decepticons from building a cannon to harness the Crystal of Power. He and his teammates managed to destroy the cannon and cap the shaft on which the crystal had stood. Fire on the Mountain Jetfire was part of an escort squadron led by Omega Supreme, tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. Cold Delivery When the Military Patrol team ran amok in New York, Jetfire led a team including Hound and Warpath which succeeded in driving them from the city. Full Assault

In the chaos following Optimus and Megatron's clash during a battle in Autobot City, Omega Supreme arrived with reinforcements, including Jetfire. The newcomers were able to bring some order to the battle. The Omega Corps

At some point Jetfire fought in a battle alongside Sunstreaker, Rumble, and Overlord. Fan Favorite

Jetfire designed an experimental space bridge. Galvatron sought to take control of the device in order to teleport weapons into enemy territory, and Jetfire helped Rodimus defend his invention. A stray shot threw all nearby combatants into the distant past, where they witnessed the epic battle between Primus and Unicron before Cybertron's formation. The Autobots allied themselves with Primus while Galvatron joined forces with Unicron. The Autobots eventually prevailed, and were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. Battle of the Brothers

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Jetfire participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:

• Jetfire — This Rare character could be recruited by collecting 150 units of Cybermetal, 90 units of Transmetal, and 55 scout cores.
• Jetfire II — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 50 exclusive cores, and 5 cores of this character. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Earth Wars

Jetfire
I don't think I'm supposed to be fighting... I mean, I am only a scientist.
Information Faction Autobot Unit type Standard Min. Stars 1 star Class Aerial Behavior Jetfire uses a standard issue photon rifle to blast targets for moderate damage. Ability Air Strike Hits the target with four powerful missiles dealing moderate damage! Cost: 4 ability points, +2 for reuses. Level 11 Bonus: Sets fire to enemies on his flight path by setting them on fire, dealing damage for 6 seconds. C.O.M.B.A.T.s Range, Companion Bot Power Cores Chrome Jetfire: Applies a cosmetic chrome effect to Jetfire. Increases ability damage and grants Jetfire a shield that reflects a portion of damage. The shield reapplies every 10 seconds. Meta information Date added At launch Countertpart Starscream Notes Jetfire is modelled after his Generations toy.
Jetfire at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Jetfire

Jetfire was the very first Autobot to reach Earth, and he set up base next to the Ark. Jetfire soon found a crystal and brought Ironhide though. Ironhide stated that the base was in disarray and missing Energon. Lots of missing Energon. They built a harvester, and Ironhide decided it was time to beat up Decepticons. They destroyed a base and Blaster told them to upgrade the HQ. After that they received a transmission from Optimus Prime. Prime desperately needed to get to Earth or else Megatron would beat him there. They brought in another recruit and all three of them headed out to get a Leader Crystal to get their leader through. Prime came to Earth, then commanded Jetfire and Ironhide to help him find the Fractal Map. Get Optimus! campaign

Jetfire and Ironhide started to worry about the mortar and beam lasers that are ahead of them at the next outpost. But Optimus told them not to worry and led the charge in an Inspiring Charge. Optimus then congratulated everyone on the victory, for which Jetfire was impressed. The Lost Map campaign

Jetfire was present for the battle for the Codex Key. Codex Showdown campaign

Cybertron Jetfire
Information Faction Autobot Unit type Standard Min. Stars 2 star Class Special Ability Cybertronian Laser Fires a laser dealing damage to regular buildings or double damage to Cybertron raid event buildings (except HQ) and disabling them. Cost: 6 ability points +2 for reuses. C.O.M.B.A.T.s Range, Companion Meta information Date added March 22, 2019 Countertpart Cybertron Starscream Skins WFC Cybertron Jetfire: introduced late July 2020 Energon Jetfire: introduced June 20, 2024
Cybertron Jetfire at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Cybertron Jetfire

Jetfire Skystriker
Information Faction Autobot Unit type Standard Min. Stars 2 star Class Aerial Ability Ninja Strike Fire 4 powerful rockets at a target building dealing damage. You also fire 16 missiles dealing damage in an area. In flight mode, the Sky Striker is invisible to the enemies. Cost: 5 ability points, +2 for reuses. C.O.M.B.A.T.s Range, Companion Meta information Date added December 6, 2019 Countertpart Skywarp Nightraven Notes Jetfire is based on a Skystriker, and is partnered with Snake-Eyes.
Jetfire Skystriker at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Jetfire Skystriker

Transformers: Forged to Fight

Probably best friends with Brainstorm.

Jetfire was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight for the Quintessons. There are a lot of him running around! As a Tech Bot, his Parry Shield reflects Ranged and Melee attacks with well-timed blocks, each success granting him an Energy Charge which powers up his Heavy Shocks, Special attacks, or Damage Control Repair. Transformers: Forged to Fight

Transformers Roleplaying Game

The cold and calculating Jetfire originally wanted to become a scientist, but Cybertron's reigning doctrine of functionalist meant that he was required to serve in Cybertron's air defense forces. As energon ran low, Jetfire spent more and more time in shutdown, and spent most of his active hours studying the stars in search of new energy sources. Eventually, Jetfire discovered Earth, a planet with abundant energon sources; realizing that Megatron would simply burn the world and everything on it to cinders, Jetfire defected to the Autobots instead and alerted Prime to the existence of this new world. As an Autobot, Jetfire's penchant for applying his theoretical sciences in real-world scenarios made him a skilled aerial combatant. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

Commercial appearances

• Tired of losing battles due to the Decepticons' air superiority, the Autobots created the ultimate flying warrior: Jetfire! The newborn Autobot managed to take down Starscream and Thundercracker, but was in turn countered by the Decepticons' newest secret weapon, Shockwave! Jetfire and Shockwave commercial
• Jetfire was standing idle inside the Autobots' base when Punch reported back to Optimus on what he had recently found out about the Decepticons. BotCon 2010 Promo

Why "Skyfire"?

I went from 98-ton weakling to muscle-bot on... the Dery plan!

We may never be certain of the exact circumstances behind the change from Jetfire to Skyfire. There are, however, a few known factors, and a lot of theories.

• Not all of Hasbro's Transformers product originated with Takara. Among others, the Macross Super Valkyrie, the toy that would become Jetfire, came from a company called Takatoku Toys. Why did Hasbro market non-Takara product? Bob Prupis, one of the original members of the Transformers marketing team, would frequently go to Toy Fairs in Asia, where "any product that really looked good that was exciting we didn't care where it came from. We did some work with Bandai, who had been working with other people, and took a few products that looked right for our line". The Super Valkyrie, then, must have met their criteria for inclusion.
• As a larger toy, it would follow that Hasbro would want to sell Jetfire by including him in the Transformers animated series. However, even though Hasbro had the rights to release Takatoku's Super Valkyrie in the US Transformers toyline, Hasbro's chief collaborator on Transformers was still Takara. It may have been that Takara always had plans to air the Transformers animated series in their own market (as it featured a majority of their products), and objected to the inclusion of a competitor's product on the show. This may also be why the other Takatoku-designed toys (the Deluxe Vehicles and Deluxe Insecticons) did not appear in the series, although their relatively smaller sizes as compared to Jetfire may have been a factor in Hasbro not including them.
• As the theory goes, the Jetfire animation model was adjusted to look less like the toy as a compromise to Takara. However—perhaps because it now failed to look like the product it was supposed to be advertising—the character became "Skyfire".
• Conversely, it is possible that licensing issues played into the decisions to change Jetfire to Skyfire; the story bible for Generation 1 writers mentions how Jetfire had been "transformed" into Skyfire for "legal reasons". See also Notes.
• As a testament to how late in production Jetfire's name was changed, all five of the first-season episodes featuring the character were originally scripted and recorded using the name "Jetfire", later necessitating every instance having to be re-recorded as "Skyfire" prior to broadcast.
  • The second episode to be produced featuring the character, "Fire on the Mountain", had its revised script completed on July 2, 1984. The script initially used Jetfire's name in the character's first scene—which was inserted to maintain continuity with the character's fate in "Fire in the Sky"—before abruptly using the name "Skyfire" throughout the rest of the script. A curious note on the episode's draft script indicates that the name "Skyfire" was used "incorrectly", and a later revision to the script on July 9, 1984 duly corrected all instances of Skyfire back to Jetfire. The draft script for this episode is the earliest known use of the name "Skyfire".
  • Jetfire's name continued to be used in the scripts for remainder of the character's appearances throughout the first season of The Transformers, up to the final script revision of "A Plague of Insecticons" dated August 13, 1984.
  • The initial, toy-based version of Jetfire's animation model was approved on July 3, 1984, and storyboards for "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3" are known to have used this character model. The original Jetfire animation model is likely to have also been used in the storyboards for the other first-season episodes featuring the character, although no other storyboards have yet turned up to confirm this.
  • The revised "Skyfire" animation model was completed in late August 1984 and sent to Toei along with the model pack for "Heavy Metal War" - notably the final episode produced for the series' first season.
  • During pre-production on the second season of The Transformers, a "New Products" internal document for the forthcoming 1985 product range was prepared. The first draft of this document was completed on November 9, 1984 (before any episode featuring the character had aired), and specifically notes regarding "JETFIRE (aka SKYFIRE)" that he "should not be used unless necessary".
  • With "The Ultimate Doom, Part 2", the first episode featuring the character to be broadcast, airing on November 10, 1984, the available evidence points to Jetfire's transformation into Skyfire to have been a relatively late decision that was completed somewhere between August and November 1984 at the latest.
• The evidence of Robotech influencing Jetfire-related decisions is murky.
  • Robotech began airing in syndication in March 1985, whereas "Fire in the Sky", the first episode produced to feature Skyfire, aired December 8, 1984—with the episode's final script revision completed on July 19, 1984.
  • Statements indicate that it took nine months to edit Robotech together, placing the start of its production somewhere around July 1984. Additionally, a pre-Robotech English-language dub of the first three Macross episodes was made available from Harmony Gold as a mail-order video tape in September 1984, two months before the first episode featuring Skyfire aired. So... who knows. All that's certain is that Hasbro licensing the Super Valkyrie seemingly did prevent the use of that toy in Matchbox's Robotech toyline.

Beyond Prupis's statement and the notes in the story bible, however, nothing supporting (or denying) any of the previous statements has come out.

Notes

C'mon, Hasbro. You know you want to make a "Skull Squadron" version of some Jetfire. What's Bandai going to do? Sic the Power Rangers on you? Oh wait, you now outright own Power Rangers.

• As mentioned above, unlike most of the early Transformers range, the Jetfire toy was designed by Takatoku Toys, being a redeco (with a minor retool to blunt the nosecone) of their 1/55 Macross VF-1S Super Valkyrie. Naturally, because he was not designed by Takara, Jetfire was not released in Japan, since the toy (or, at least, a dozen variations of it) was released by one of Takara's rival toy companies.
• Jetfire—or more accurately, Skyfire—is notably absent in all of the original Japanese tie-in TV Magazine material that squeezes itself in between episodes/seasons of the Generation 1 cartoon—even down to the accompanied artwork. Whether this was done as a way for Takara to distance themselves entirely from the character to escape potential lawsuits, or done simply because the toy wasn't part of the Japanese toyline, or a mix of both, is not entirely certain. Studio OX, the company responsible for the TV Magazine story page artwork, also tended to merge a lot of the toy colors and aesthetics with the characters' cartoon designs, which probably would have led to more potential legal trouble for Takara, making it all the more reason for them to leave out the character from tie-in material.
• The story bible for the original animated series contains a different character model for Jetfire, one clearly based on the actual toy. This model did appear three times "fictionally", once as a miscolored, partially-obscured background character in the fourth Marvel Comics issue, again in the Marvel Comics as a spectator at Optimus Prime's funeral (right next to his "Skyfire" model) and finally in the Milton-Bradley promotional comic. It would also occasionally crop up in secondary media, such as coloring books and the animated portion of the commercial for Jetfire and Shockwave.

Lawsuit!

• In fact, the Transformers story bible includes multiple notes on Jetfire. An early page notes how "JETFIRE has been "transformed" into SKYFIRE — with a different model — due to legal reasons. Do not use this character unless necessary", whereas a subsequent page on new Season 2 characters notes that "Although Reflector should no longer be used as a character in the series, JETFIRE will be redesigned and reintroduced in the near future". As the Valkyrie-derived animation model never appeared in the cartoon, and Skyfire was never redesigned, it's uncertain just what the latter note refers to; it is likely that the latter note is a repeat of the earlier note and wasn't edited. Either way, it seems they took the former advice, as Skyfire appeared in only three early episodes of the second season, and more or less vanished after "Day of the Machines."

• "Jetfire" is listed as a "Special Guest Star from Cybertron" on the Sunbow Productions cast list entry for "Fire in the Sky". Later, on the cast list entry for "Fire on the Mountain", "Skyfire" is typewritten as part of the main cast list, but a drawn dash pointing to (or from) it leads to the handwritten name "Jetfire". From there on out, Skyfire is referred to as Jetfire in the listings.
• In the aforementioned Jetfire commercial, it claims that the Autobots created Jetfire, the "ultimate robot jet", to counter the Decepticon planes. As Sunstreaker, Hound, and Prowl are under attack, the trio release Jetfire from within an opening cliffside, revealing their new creation. (See image above.)
• Jetfire had the preliminary name of Fireball.
• When Hasbro launched the Transformers line on the European continent using the domestic subsidiaries of Milton Bradley in 1985, Optimus Prime was notably absent from the initial line-up and Jetfire was declared leader of the Autobots instead. He not only appeared in that function in a pack-in mini-comic, but Dutch comic book publisher Junior Press even changed Optimus Prime's name to "Jetfire" in their translated version of the Marvel Transformers comic until the Optimus Prime toy was released in Europe after all, and Junior Press corrected the name for subsequent issues. A commonly cited explanation for this is a trademark problem, but a more likely theory suggests that an exclusive contract between Takara and French toy company Joustra, which allowed Joustra to release their own version of Takara's Diaclone line in Europe, initially made all the toys released by Joustra (which included the Optimus Prime sculpt) off-limits for the MB line-up until a deal was made between MB and Joustra.

Curiously, for the toy commercial the animators chose to go with the 1st version of the Jetfire model rather than any of the two revised versions.

• The Energon Omnicon Skyblast was created as an homage to Skyfire. He would have been given the name "Skyfire" as well, but the trademark had been secured (and registered) by Hasbro rival Mattel. Also on the homage front, Robotmasters R-Blade features a very Jetfirey deco.
• In the 1980s, Larry Hama kept a Jetfire prototype on his desk in the Marvel offices. This, apparently, kept Hama safe from paper clip thieves.
• In a decidedly unusual move, Jetfire in the Japanese Kre-O manga is not based on the actually-in-the-cartoon-that-aired-in-Japan "Skyfire" cartoon model. No, he's based on the didn't-appear-in-the-cartoon-and-never-sold-in-Japan-as-Jetfire-because-it's-from-major-competitor-Bandai original Jetfire toy. His parts in the comic are mostly concealed by his placement in the panel. However, he seems to use the ubiquitous Hound helmet and a similar wing construction to Thrust.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Skyfire (スカイファイアー Sukaifaiā), Jetfire (ジェットファイヤー Jettofaiyā, ジェットファイアー Jettofaiā)
• Czech: Premiant
• Cantonese: Tin¹ Fo² (Hong Kong, 天火, "Sky Fire")
• French: Bolide (Canada toy, "Meteor"), Aérobo (Canada cartoon)
• Greek: Sky (Σκάι)
• Hebrew: Sh'méy Ésh (שמיי אש, "Skies of Fire")
• Hungarian: Röptűz ("Fly Fire")
• Italian: Aquila ("Eagle")
• Mandarin: Tiān Huǒ (China, 天火, "Sky Fire")
• Polish: Ognisty Odrzutowiec ("Firey Jet")
• Portuguese: Jacto (Portugal comic, "Jet")
• Russian: Istrebitel' (Истребитель, "Aircraft Fighter")
• Ukrainian: Blyskavka (Блискавка, "Lightning")