Zoom-Zoom
Zoom-Zoom is an Autobot in the Generation 1 era.
Zoom-Zoom is not a true, living Transformer. He is a human-created artificial intelligence program based on data taken from the Autobot Jazz, placed inside a spare Mazda RX-8-model Alternator Transformer body. Jazz gave Zoom-Zoom his name (based on Mazda's advertising slogan), and treats him in many respects like a son or brother. He's even tried teaching Zoom-Zoom how to dance.
Though Zoom-Zoom has a limited degree of intelligence and independent thought, he is combat-capable. His body is no different from Jazz's Alternator form save coloration, so he can hold his own in battle, but lacks experience or improvisational skills. As such, he requires steady supervision on the field. Hopefully, Zoom-Zoom's learning capabilities are enough to eventually overcome this weakness.
Toy
Zoom-Zoom is a variant of the Binaltech Jazz toy, the primary difference being red plastic and paint replacing white. He shipped in a 1:1 ratio with Jazz; every case had an equal number of Jazzes and Zoom-Zooms. Like all Binaltech toys, he uses painted die-cast metal for most of his car-panel parts rather than colored plastic.
Zoom-Zoom was actually the first glimpse the fandom had of the Mazda Alternator toy, from a Flash presentation on the Mazda website. An early 3D model in red was presented before Hasbro or Takara had announced the toy. Fan speculation ran rampant as to who exactly the character was as the head design was not what the toy actually ended up with, though some fans took to (loudly and jokingly) claiming the character should be called "Zoom-Zoom", due to the prevalence of the phrase in the animation. Apparently, Binaltech author Hirofumi Ichikawa took this to heart.
(Note: Zoom-Zoom is only referred to this name within the accompanying booklet. The toy's box still refers to it as "Meister", even though it shows a picture of the red version on the front. Aside from this photo, the packaging and booklets in both versions were identical.)
