Jetfire (Cyberverse)

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

Jetfire is an Autobot from the Cyberverse continuity family.

Jetfire is an Autobot with flight capabilities who everyone thought had exploded in a plume of jet smoke while battling his nemesis, Sky-Byte. Luckily for the Autobots he lived to fight (and fight, and fight) another day. He never gives up, and he never gives in. Just don't get in his way when he's in the middle of combat. He has a habit of destroying everything in his path to clinch a win.

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

"Oh, I could get sent to prison for the scenes I'm gonna steal!"

Voice actor: Jeremy Levy (English), Nobuo Tobita (Japanese)

Before the Great War, Jetfire was friends with Starscream before the two fell out. When war broke out, Jetfire gained a name for himself for his famous rivalry with Sky-Byte, their feud being carried across the galaxy, leaving many shattered planets and civilizations in their wake. Their clash eventually resulted in Sky-Byte triggering a supernova, one that wiped out seven civilizations, with both combatants being presumed deceased by their factions.

In 2007, Jetfire made his way to Earth and made his presence known by attacking the Nemesis, demanding that Sky-Byte be surrendered to him. An annoyed Megatron told him Sky-Byte was not present and told him no one cared about his stupid feud. Leaving in a huff, Jetfire made his way to the Ark, reuniting with his comrades before offering them the chance to assist him in bringing Sky-Byte to justice. When Optimus Prime declined the offer, feeling that finding a trinket like the AllSpark was more important than vanquishing the villain forever, Jetfire set out on his own again. When he happened upon his arch-foe the subsequent clash resulted in both rivals knocking each other out.

When Jetfire rebooted, he found himself in the company of Seekers and his former friend Starscream himself. Blowing off the Seeker commander's attempt at rekindling their old friendship, Jetfire nonetheless eagerly accepted Starscream's offer of help and was granted a suit of powerful spark armor based on a tank. With this added power, Jetfire captured Megatron in an attempt to lure Sky-Byte out of hiding only to learn that Sky-Byte (sporting his own suit of spark armor) had kidnapped Optimus Prime in order to lure him out. At Megatron's suggestion, both foes met at a coliseum to settle accounts. Jetfire got the better of Sky-Byte and was about to terminate the villain once and for all, but seeing an injured Optimus Prime and hearing Megatron urge Jetfire to finish Sky-Byte off drew him pause. His Autobot morals won out, and he opted to bring Optimus to safety. Infinite Vendetta

Once Optimus was healed, Jetfire led the Autobot to Starscream's hideout to recover the AllSpark. However, they were intercepted by the Decepticons, similarly led by Sky-Byte. Before a battle could erupt, an AllSpark-infused Starscream arrived and restrained everyone before attempting to extract their sparks. Optimus managed to defeat Starscream with the aid of the Matrix of Leadership but was knocked out by the exertion. This caused a mad scramble as both factions tried to recover the AllSpark, where Jetfire spent most of the battle engaging Sky-Byte in an aerial duel, before he retreated along with the other Autobots once the AllSpark had been secured. I Am The Allspark

As part of a scheme to get the Allspark off of Earth, Jetfire remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The Nemesis pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the Ark lifted off and made a beeline for the space bridge in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the Ark and broke onto the bridge. Despite Jetfire cursing the shark, it fell to Grimlock to knock the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the Nemesis the time it needed to intercept the Ark, nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before Cheetor used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the Nemesis. As the Ark reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Jetfire was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. Escape From Earth

As the Ark sailed through space, Jetfire attended a party hosted by Grimlock and awkwardly clapped when Optimus Prime gave a less than festive speech. He was later a victim of Wheeljack's malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. Party Down

When the Ark returned to Cybertronian orbit, Jetfire conducted a scouting mission with Windblade, finding no Decepticon activity within Iacon. Battle For Cybertron I Suspecting a trap, Optimus ordered the Ark evacuated. Set on automatic, the Ark was destroyed by a laser snare. Outside the Threshold of the Well, the final battle of Great War broke out, Jetfire shooting down several Seekers. Battle For Cybertron II Soon enough, the battle came to end with the AllSpark returned to the core and Cybertron revitalized. Battle For Cybertron IV

The peace would be short-lived however. The Quintessons soon invaded Cybertron and locked the populace in a virtual reality as their sparks were drained. By introducing a flock of Air Hammers into the simulation, Perceptor managed to free everyone. As part of a team building exercise, Jetfire entered a simulator with Rack'n'Ruin, Skywarp and Sky-Byte. The team building paid off during a later attack on the Quintesson ship with Sky-Byte saving Jetfire from a Prosecutor. While the Prosecutors proved little obstacle, the Cybertronians were overwhelmed by the savage Sharkticon horde, being saved only when Windblade unearth Iaconus's massive arm. The Alliance

Now jolly good friends with his once foe, the two conducted a detailed scan of the enemy ship, with it being determined that the Judge had to be lured off the ship, Jetfire being part of the group that attacked the mechanoid. While the fliers had initial success, Megatron's theft of the multiverse drive caused the Judge to lash out in a rage, its agony beam downing the group. Hot Rod's party later managed to kill it. No sooner had the dust settled did the new Judge emerge from the wreckage, Starscream. The Judge

Locked up alongside the rest of his species, Jetfire joined in misdirecting the Seeker by claiming that Optimus and Megatron were scaling Mount Helix only for Starscream to see through the ruse. Before he could do anything however, Iaconus awoke. The End Of The Universe II The new Judge called upon the brainwashed Croaton to fight for him, leaving Maccadam to open the unguarded cells. The End Of The Universe III After Iaconus had been felled, Jetfire rallied the fliers to attack Croaton but failed to breach the Titan's armor. The invasion was eventually ended by a returned Megatron. With the threat over, the Transformers formed a truce. The End Of The Universe IV

As rebuilding commenced, Jetfire queried Optimus on how to proceed before he was deputized to make those decisions himself. Enemy Line

To discover what Megatron was planning, Optimus sent Jetfire to scout Decepticon territory. Though initially finding nothing of note, Jetfire soon found himself as the test subject of the Decepticons' prototype dimensional ray, its effects causing random parts of his body to shift in and out of unspace. When found by Ratchet, the medic dispatched Rack'n'Ruin to collect the equipment he needed to heal Jetfire only for the two to be abducted by Astrotrain and Dead End. After Rack'n'Ruin had come to rescue them, the resulting chaos allowed Ratchet to stabilize Jetfire, the Autobots fleeing the compound, the quartet high-fiving each other. Rack N' Ruin N' Ratchet

When Optimus led a strike team into Decepticon territory, Jetfire remained in Iacon on standby before a hemisphere encompassing shield cut-off the larger army from the strike team. Silent Strike After the threat, an alternate Megatron had passed, Jetfire was among the group that celebrated Windblade's recovery. The Other One}}

Toys

Cyberverse

• Jetfire (Battle Class, 2019)
  • Spark Armor: "Tank Cannon"
  • Japanese Name: Tank Buster Jetfire
  • Japanese Release Date: October 12, 2019
  • Japanese ID Number: TCV-17

Battle Class Jetfire is a brand new, roughly Scout-sized mold that transforms into a red and white jet fighter. He comes with the "Tank Cannon" Spark Armor, a tank that splits into battle armor and attaches via multiple 5 mm connections.

In November 2019, Jetfire was released as one of TakaraTomy Mall's Cyberverse "Christmas Set" offers along with Sky-Byte.

• Jetfire (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
  • Series: 1
  • Bag code: E

Part of the first Series of Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers, Jetfire is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian superjet.

This mold was also used to make Silverbolt.

• Jetfire (Warrior Class, 2019)
  • Action Attack: "Sky Surge"

Part of the fifth wave of Cyberverse Warrior Class toys, Jetfire transforms from Cybertronian superjet and back. His "Sky Surge" action attack has his rocket pack flip over his shoulders to form cannons and popping out blue effect parts. It can also be activated in vehicle mode by pressing the switches on the bottom of the boosters, though the ends of the blaster barrels may be blocked by the swing arm hinge; lifting the boosters up slightly allows them to flip all the way out.

Like many later Jetfire toys, it combines elements of both the original Jetfire toy and the Skyfire design used in the Generation 1 cartoon, namely the two separate boosters of the former and the more angular design and simpler head of the latter. Its Sky Surge attack gimmick is somewhat reminiscent of the Classics Jetfire's spring-loaded flip out blasters.

Due to the toy's conversion scheme, it can be transformed halfway into a Gerwalk configuration, though with forward-swept wings. There are molded-in thruster ports on his heels, exposed in vehicle mode. Despite initial appearances, they are slightly too large to hold 5 mm accessories or C.O.M.B.A.T. System fire effects.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Jetfire (ジェットファイヤー Jettofaiyā)