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:''Steeljaw is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''
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[[Image:Steeljawboxart.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Ravage]] may get more screentime, but Steeljaw always beats Ravage to the catnip.]]
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<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">Let's see what you can see...</span><hr />
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Where [[Ravage|the Decepticon cassette with a cat-mode]] is a master of moving about undetected, it is fitting that his Autobot counterpart is one of the best at tracking down robots who don't want to be found. '''Steeljaw''' is a tenacious tracker of unmatched skill, whose [[Sensors#Olfactory_Sensors|olfactory sensors]] can track even the faintest scent for a range of 800 miles. All business when on the job, he can come off as cold, even rude to others, but that's just his professionalism and determination getting the better of him. Off the clock, he loves to investigate odors of all shapes and sizes, and Earth has many new and unusual smells for him to enjoy - the perfume of young women being one of his favorites. Steeljaw has a nearly unbreakable bite, from which he takes his name, and is armed with two solar-powered pellet guns. He can electromagnetize himself to stick to surfaces in cassette mode. His only real weakness is a tendency to [[rust]].
{{quote|My man Steeljaw can sniff out any trail, if it's hot or if it's not.|[[Blaster]] on Steeljaw|"[[Madman's Paradise]]"}}


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:''Steeljaw is an [[Autobot|Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
[[Image:Steeljawboxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ravage may get more screentime, but Steeljaw always beats Ravage to the catnip.]]
Where [[Ravage (G1)|the Decepticon cassette with a cat-mode]] is a master of moving about undetected, it is fitting that his Autobot counterpart is one of the best at tracking down robots who don't want to be found. '''Steeljaw''' is a tenacious tracker of unmatched skill, whose [[Sensors|olfactory sensors]] can track even the faintest scent for a range of 800 miles. All business when on the job, he can come off as cold, even rude to others, but that's just his professionalism and determination getting the better of him. Off the clock, he loves to investigate odors of all shapes and sizes, and Earth has many new and unusual smells for him to enjoy - the perfume of young women being one of his favorites. Steeljaw has a nearly unbreakable bite, from which he takes his name, and is armed with two solar-powered pellet guns. He can electromagnetize himself to stick to surfaces in cassette mode. His only real weakness is a tendency to [[Rust|rust]].
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<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on Steeljaw, "[[Madman's Paradise|Madman's Paradise]]"</cite>
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:''French-Canadian name'': '''Macho'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Macho'''
:''Italian name'': '''Fender'''
:''Italian name'': '''Fender'''




==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
===Cartoon continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
====''Generation 1'' cartoon====
====Generation 1====
:''Voice actor:'' ? (US), [[Masashi Ebara|Masashi Ebara]] (Japan)
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
 
In 2005, during Megatron's attack on [[Autobot City|Autobot City]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] ejected several of his cassette warriors to prevent Blaster from sending a radio transmission to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] on [[Moonbase One|Moonbase One]].  To fend off Soundwave's cassettes, Blaster ejected his own force, including Steeljaw. Blaster's cassettes and Soundwave's cassettes appeared to be evenly matched, and Steeljaw had no small bit of fun gnawing on [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]].  {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie|The Transformers: The Movie}}
 


''In an alternate timeline of the year 2008, Steeljaw was stationed at [[Autobot City|Autobot City: Earth]] when it was sacked by [[Quintessons]]. He survived, hidden within [[Blaster]]'s tape compartment, and was activated by [[Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to help them fight off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''
[[Image:SteeljawRamhornCallPrimitives.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Guess which band he has recorded on himself]]
In the year 2006, Steeljaw was summoned by [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] to help track down [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]], after he vanished from a dignitary's party on Cybertron. Steeljaw tracked the boy and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to an old abandoned corridor and a hidden chamber, where the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] had once exiled their unwanteds into other dimensions. Along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], Blaster and the other cassettes, Steeljaw followed the trail into [[Menonia|Menonia]]. He ultimately found Daniel trying to free a great sorcerer known as the [[Golden One|Golden One]] from a tomb. With [[Ramhorn|Ramhorn]]'s help, they broke open the mouth of the cave, and the Golden One helped the Autobots defeat the Quintesson exile who had enslaved the locals. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise|Madman's Paradise}}


====Generation 2====
Steeljaw also helped recover a lost Quintesson journal,  {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal|The Quintesson Journal}}, briefly fought alongside Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe  {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon|The Ultimate Weapon}}, and was chosen as a "Primitive" by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]] to face the threat of [[Tornedron|Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives|Call of the Primitives}}
=====''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and the Transformers''=====
In the normal timeline (albeit in a [[G.I. Joe]] comic), Steeljaw was part of a team sent by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to stop a [[Cobra]]-rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Steeljaw was killed rather abruptly, being the first victim of Megatron's new "hyper-velocity" rail gun. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}


===Animated continuity===
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}  {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
'''Voice actors:''' ? (US), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japan)


====Scramble City OVA (Japan-only)====


Megatron sent [[Ratbat]] to find the secret location of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s construction site.  Blaster ejected his own cassette troops, Steeljaw among them, to counter the Decepticon threat.  His cassette army failed, allowing Ratbat to slip through and discover the location of Metroplex. {{Storylink|Scramble City}}
====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City OVA=====
Megatron sent [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to find the secret location of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s construction site.  Blaster ejected his own cassette troops, Steeljaw among them, to counter the Decepticon threat.  His cassette army failed, allowing Ratbat to slip through and discover the location of Metroplex. {{storylink|Scramble City|Scramble City}}


====Generation 1 cartoon====


In 2005, during Megatron's attack on [[Autobot City]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] ejected several of his cassette warriors to prevent Blaster from sending a radio transmission to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] on [[Moonbase One]].  To fend off Soundwave's cassettes, Blaster ejected his own force, including Steeljaw. Blaster's cassettes and Soundwave's cassettes appeared to be evenly matched, and Steeljaw had no small bit of fun gnawing on [[Rumble]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
=====Headmasters cartoon=====
After Blaster was killed in a duel with Soundwave, Steeljaw, his cassette partners, [[Wheelie|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] pleaded with [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] to rebuild their friend. Rodimus eventually caved and rebuilt Blaster as Twincast.


In the year 2006, Steeljaw was summoned by [[Rodimus Prime]] to help track down [[Daniel Witwicky]], after he vanished from a dignitary's party on Cybertron. Steeljaw tracked the boy and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to an old abandoned corridor and a hidden chamber, where the [[Quintesson]]s had once exiled their unwanteds into other dimensions. Along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], Blaster and the other cassettes, Steeljaw followed the trail into [[Menonia]]. He ultimately found Daniel trying to free a great sorcerer known as the [[Golden One]] from a tomb. With [[Ramhorn]]'s help, they broke open the mouth of the cave, and the Golden One helped the Autobots defeat the Quintesson exile who had enslaved the locals. {{Storylink|Madman's Paradise}}


Steeljaw also helped recover a lost Quintesson journal, {{Storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}, briefly fought alongside Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}, and was chosen as a "Primitive" by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]] to face the threat of [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}


====Headmasters cartoon (Japan-only)====


After Blaster was killed in a duel with Soundwave, Steeljaw, his cassette partners, [[Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky]] pleaded with [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] to rebuild their friend.  Rodimus eventually caved and rebuilt Blaster as Twincast.
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:''('''Note''': In this series, Steeljaw had the power to talk in normal Japanese.)''


===Teletraan Go! Go! comics===
[[Image:TGGSteeljaw.jpg|thumb|Both a noble protector and apparently rather creepy.]]As [[Teletraan 15]] recovered from her injuries at the hands (and mouth) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Blaster]] gave her a cassette tape to cheer her up, saying, "A princess like you deserves happier music." When she listened to it, she discovered that it was in fact entirely full of depressing songs.


It was also apparently Steeljaw, who became her companion in her next adventure, when she visited the ''[[Generation 2]]'' timeline and encountered the [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] of that era. Steeljaw commented that the Autobot smelled "like a warrior I know" and asked if he was the same person in a new body.
=====Teletraan Go! Go! comics=====
[[Image:TGGSteeljaw.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Both a noble protector and apparently rather creepy.]]As [[Teletraan 15|Teletraan 15]] recovered from her injuries at the hands (and mouth) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gave her a cassette tape to cheer her up, saying, "A princess like you deserves happier music." When she listened to it, she discovered that it was in fact entirely full of depressing songs.
It was also apparently Steeljaw, who became her companion in her next adventure, when she visited the ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' timeline and encountered the [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] of that era. Steeljaw commented that the Autobot smelled "like a warrior I know" and asked if he was the same person in a new body.


Steeljaw accompanied and protected Teletraan 15 on her journey as she filled his recording space with data on the Transformers whom she had been sent to study. The observing [[Teletraan 10]], on the other hand, was more than perturbed by Steeljaw's fondness for the smell of young women, and threatened to reveal publicly his tendency to rust. When the pair returned to the artificial satellite [[Nana]], Teletraan 15 was suddenly possessed by the disembodied spirit of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]... and Steeljaw was not seen in her company again.
Steeljaw accompanied and protected Teletraan 15 on her journey as she filled his recording space with data on the Transformers whom she had been sent to study. The observing [[Teletraan 10|Teletraan 10]], on the other hand, was more than perturbed by Steeljaw's fondness for the smell of young women, and threatened to reveal publicly his tendency to rust. When the pair returned to the artificial satellite [[Nana|Nana]], Teletraan 15 was suddenly possessed by the disembodied spirit of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]... and Steeljaw was not seen in her company again.


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===Dreamwave continuity===


Steeljaw was depicted among Blaster and the cassettes as part of the resistance movement organized against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron by Hot Rod and [[Kup]]. He participated in the final conflict against the Decepticons and the [[Guardian Robot]]s, bringing the planet back under Autobot control. {{Storylink|Countdown to Extinction (comic issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}
===Marvel Comics continuity===
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.''</div>
====Generation 1====
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Arcee rewind steeljaw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hold the Quintessons' what?]]
''In an alternate timeline of the year 2008, Steeljaw was stationed at [[Autobot City|Autobot City: Earth]] when it was sacked by [[Quintessons|Quintessons]]. He survived, hidden within [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s tape compartment, and was activated by [[Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to help them fight off the invaders.  {{storylink|Space Pirates!|Space Pirates!}}''
 
 
====Generation 2====
=====''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and the Transformers''=====
In the normal timeline (albeit in a [[G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe]] comic), Steeljaw was part of a team sent by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to stop a [[Cobra|Cobra]]-rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Steeljaw was killed rather abruptly, being the first victim of Megatron's new "hyper-velocity" rail gun.  {{storylink|Final Transformations|Final Transformations}}
 
 
 
 
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Steeljaw was depicted among Blaster and the cassettes as part of the resistance movement organized against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron by Hot Rod and [[Kup|Kup]]. He participated in the final conflict against the Decepticons and the [[Guardian Robot|Guardian Robots]], bringing the planet back under Autobot control. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (comic issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}
 


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
===Generation 1===
*'''Rewind & Steeljaw''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
*'''Rewind & Steeljaw''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
 
:*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"
:*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"


: Steeljaw transforms from a microcassette into a robotic lion. His cassette mold can fit in the tape compartments of [[Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. For the [[Hasbro]] line, he was only available in a two-pack with [[Rewind]].


: There is a notable [[variation]] concerning Steeljaw's add-on weapons; initial releases have gold-colored chrome, while later (and more common) versions have silver-chromed weapons.
: Steeljaw transforms from a microcassette into a robotic lion. His cassette mold can fit in the tape compartments of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1) toys|Soundwave]]. For the [[Hasbro|Hasbro]] line, he was only available in a two-pack with [[Rewind|Rewind]].
 
: There is a notable [[Variant|variation]] concerning Steeljaw's add-on weapons; initial releases have gold-colored chrome, while later (and more common) versions have silver-chromed weapons.


*'''Steeljaw''' (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
*'''Steeljaw''' (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-65''', '''C-120'''
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-65''', '''C-120'''
:*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"
*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"
 


: In Japan, Steeljaw --like most of the "Cassettebots" and "Cassettetrons"-- was only (originally) available by all by himself. He was only ever released with silver weapons in Japan.
: In Japan, Steeljaw --like most of the "Cassettebots" and "Cassettetrons"-- was only (originally) individually available. He was only ever released with silver weapons in Japan.


*'''Twincast''' (Autobot, 1987)
*'''Twincast''' (Autobot, 1987)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''C-116'''
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''C-116'''
:*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"
*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"
 


: Steeljaw was later packed in with [[Blaster#Generation 1 2|Twincast]], the "reborn" version of Blaster. This release added a special decal to his "tape window", which showed the weak point of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] when viewed through Twincast's chestplate-window, in a manner like the [[Tech Spec]] decoders.  
: Steeljaw was later packed in with [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]], the "reborn" version of Blaster. This release added a special decal to his "tape window", which showed the weak point of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] when viewed through Twincast's chestplate-window, in a manner like the [[Tech Spec|Tech Spec]] decoders.  


*'''Broadcast''' (Autobot, 2006)
*'''Broadcast''' (Autobot, 2006)
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-21'''
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''TFC-21'''
:*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", tape case
*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", tape case
 
 
: Although he had originally been packed in with Twincast in Japan, for the [[Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]] series, Steeljaw came with plain old Blaster instead; his place in the Twincast re-release taken by [[Flip Sides|Flip Sides]]. He also came with a clear-plastic cassette case to be "stored" in, which was originally available only with the first three individual Cassettetrons: [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1) toys|Ravage]].
 
* '''Cassette Big Mission 2''' (2009)
 
:''Encore number'': '''17'''
 
: As part of the [[Encore|Encore]] Generation 1 [[Reissue|reissue]] line, Steeljaw will once again be be released, along with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Ramhorn|Ramhorn]] and [[Slugfest|Slugfest]].
 
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: Although he had originally been packed in with Twincast in Japan, for the [[Transformers Collection]] series, Steeljaw came with plain old Blaster instead; his place in the Twincast re-release taken by [[Flip Sides]]. He also came with a clear-plastic cassette case to be "stored" in, which was originally available only with the first three individual Cassettetrons: [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage]].


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Steeljaw/steeljaw.htm Steeljaw on TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Steeljaw/steeljaw.htm Steeljaw on TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Steeljaw Steeljaw's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
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They're actually both looking for characterization.
They're actually both looking for characterization.

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Steeljaw is an Autobot Mini-Cassette from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Ravage may get more screentime, but Steeljaw always beats Ravage to the catnip.

Where the Decepticon cassette with a cat-mode is a master of moving about undetected, it is fitting that his Autobot counterpart is one of the best at tracking down robots who don't want to be found. Steeljaw is a tenacious tracker of unmatched skill, whose olfactory sensors can track even the faintest scent for a range of 800 miles. All business when on the job, he can come off as cold, even rude to others, but that's just his professionalism and determination getting the better of him. Off the clock, he loves to investigate odors of all shapes and sizes, and Earth has many new and unusual smells for him to enjoy - the perfume of young women being one of his favorites. Steeljaw has a nearly unbreakable bite, from which he takes his name, and is armed with two solar-powered pellet guns. He can electromagnetize himself to stick to surfaces in cassette mode. His only real weakness is a tendency to rust.


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French-Canadian name: Macho
Italian name: Fender


Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actor: ? (US), Masashi Ebara (Japan)

In 2005, during Megatron's attack on Autobot City, Soundwave ejected several of his cassette warriors to prevent Blaster from sending a radio transmission to Optimus Prime on Moonbase One. To fend off Soundwave's cassettes, Blaster ejected his own force, including Steeljaw. Blaster's cassettes and Soundwave's cassettes appeared to be evenly matched, and Steeljaw had no small bit of fun gnawing on Rumble. The Transformers: The Movie


Guess which band he has recorded on himself

In the year 2006, Steeljaw was summoned by Rodimus Prime to help track down Daniel Witwicky, after he vanished from a dignitary's party on Cybertron. Steeljaw tracked the boy and Grimlock to an old abandoned corridor and a hidden chamber, where the Quintessons had once exiled their unwanteds into other dimensions. Along with Ultra Magnus, Blaster and the other cassettes, Steeljaw followed the trail into Menonia. He ultimately found Daniel trying to free a great sorcerer known as the Golden One from a tomb. With Ramhorn's help, they broke open the mouth of the cave, and the Golden One helped the Autobots defeat the Quintesson exile who had enslaved the locals. Madman's Paradise

Steeljaw also helped recover a lost Quintesson journal, The Quintesson Journal, briefly fought alongside Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe The Ultimate Weapon, and was chosen as a "Primitive" by Primacron's Assistant to face the threat of Tornedron. Call of the Primitives 

The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1  The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2


Japanese cartoon continuity

Scramble City OVA

Megatron sent Ratbat to find the secret location of Metroplex's construction site. Blaster ejected his own cassette troops, Steeljaw among them, to counter the Decepticon threat. His cassette army failed, allowing Ratbat to slip through and discover the location of Metroplex. Scramble City


Headmasters cartoon

After Blaster was killed in a duel with Soundwave, Steeljaw, his cassette partners, Wheelie and Daniel Witwicky pleaded with Rodimus Prime to rebuild their friend. Rodimus eventually caved and rebuilt Blaster as Twincast.



<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: In this series, Steeljaw had the power to talk in normal Japanese.</div>


Teletraan Go! Go! comics
Both a noble protector and apparently rather creepy.

As Teletraan 15 recovered from her injuries at the hands (and mouth) of Galvatron, Blaster gave her a cassette tape to cheer her up, saying, "A princess like you deserves happier music." When she listened to it, she discovered that it was in fact entirely full of depressing songs.

It was also apparently Steeljaw, who became her companion in her next adventure, when she visited the Generation 2 timeline and encountered the Jetfire of that era. Steeljaw commented that the Autobot smelled "like a warrior I know" and asked if he was the same person in a new body.

Steeljaw accompanied and protected Teletraan 15 on her journey as she filled his recording space with data on the Transformers whom she had been sent to study. The observing Teletraan 10, on the other hand, was more than perturbed by Steeljaw's fondness for the smell of young women, and threatened to reveal publicly his tendency to rust. When the pair returned to the artificial satellite Nana, Teletraan 15 was suddenly possessed by the disembodied spirit of Starscream... and Steeljaw was not seen in her company again.



Marvel Comics continuity

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Generation 1

Marvel UK future timelines
Hold the Quintessons' what?

In an alternate timeline of the year 2008, Steeljaw was stationed at Autobot City: Earth when it was sacked by Quintessons. He survived, hidden within Blaster's tape compartment, and was activated by Hot Rod and Arcee to help them fight off the invaders. Space Pirates!


Generation 2

G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and the Transformers

In the normal timeline (albeit in a G.I. Joe comic), Steeljaw was part of a team sent by Optimus Prime to stop a Cobra-rebuilt Megatron. Steeljaw was killed rather abruptly, being the first victim of Megatron's new "hyper-velocity" rail gun. Final Transformations



Dreamwave comics continuity

Steeljaw was depicted among Blaster and the cassettes as part of the resistance movement organized against Shockwave on Cybertron by Hot Rod and Kup. He participated in the final conflict against the Decepticons and the Guardian Robots, bringing the planet back under Autobot control. Countdown to Extinction


Toys

Generation 1

  • Rewind & Steeljaw (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
  • Accessories: Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"


Steeljaw transforms from a microcassette into a robotic lion. His cassette mold can fit in the tape compartments of Blaster and Soundwave. For the Hasbro line, he was only available in a two-pack with Rewind.
There is a notable variation concerning Steeljaw's add-on weapons; initial releases have gold-colored chrome, while later (and more common) versions have silver-chromed weapons.
  • Steeljaw (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
  • Japanese ID number: C-65, C-120
  • Accessories: Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"


In Japan, Steeljaw --like most of the "Cassettebots" and "Cassettetrons"-- was only (originally) individually available. He was only ever released with silver weapons in Japan.
  • Twincast (Autobot, 1987)
  • Japanese ID number: C-116
  • Accessories: Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"


Steeljaw was later packed in with Twincast, the "reborn" version of Blaster. This release added a special decal to his "tape window", which showed the weak point of Scorponok when viewed through Twincast's chestplate-window, in a manner like the Tech Spec decoders.
  • Broadcast (Autobot, 2006)
  • Japanese ID number: TFC-21
  • Accessories: Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", tape case


Although he had originally been packed in with Twincast in Japan, for the Transformers Collection series, Steeljaw came with plain old Blaster instead; his place in the Twincast re-release taken by Flip Sides. He also came with a clear-plastic cassette case to be "stored" in, which was originally available only with the first three individual Cassettetrons: Frenzy, Laserbeak and Ravage.
  • Cassette Big Mission 2 (2009)
Encore number: 17
As part of the Encore Generation 1 reissue line, Steeljaw will once again be be released, along with Ratbat, Ramhorn and Slugfest.

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