Ramjet (G1)
| The name or term "Ramjet" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Ramjet (disambiguation). |
- Ramjet is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
What can really be said about someone whose only idea of strategy is to smash into things with his head? In Ramjet's defense he's specifically built to survive such midair collisions and his prey most definitely is not. The strategy can be frighteningly effective, since no one expects a fighter jet to ram them. Ramjet has a tendency to regard the sky as belonging only to him, and will frequently ram even neutral or friendly targets. Though he is built to take such hits, frequent collisions and crashes can still take their toll on his internal mechanisms.
And yet, despite all of this, he's still convinced he's an evil genius. Some mechs never learn.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Jack Angel (English), Toshio Ishii (Japanese), Yū Shimaka (Japanese), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese, "The Master Builders", "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2"), Kōki Kataoka (Japanese, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1"), Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese, "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide"), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), Osamu Saka (Japanese, The Movie), Kōji Totani (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Roberto Alexander (American Spanish), Ulrich Bernsdorff (German, "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" and "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), Gerhard Acktun (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Imo Heite (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), Gerd Wiedenhofen (German, "Thief in the Night"), Thomas Albus (German, Generation 2), Christoph Jablonka (German, Generation 2, "Auto Berserk" and "Triple Takeover")
Ramjet was first seen on Earth when Megatron and his ilk raided Dinobot Island for its energy resources. He and his fellow Decepticons went to work filling their energon cubes to maximum capacity. Dinobot Island, Part 1 They were eventually opposed by the Autobots, however, and engaged in a heavy metal war for control of the island. Eventually, the Dinobots turned their fellow dinosaurs against the Decepticons. Ramjet and Thrust were run down by a stampeding herd of dinosaurs before Megatron finally called it quits. Dinobot Island, Part 2
Later, Ramjet was sent into battle by Megatron to intercept the Autobots' sole aerial ace, Powerglide, before he interfered with Devastator guarding the solar power tower that Megatron had rightfully stolen. Ramjet tried to ram Powerglide out of the sky, but flew too close to his massive comrade, and was swatted down by Devastator himself. The Master Builders When Soundwave and his Cassettes failed to steal the Negavator, Starscream and Ramjet led the Seekers in an aerial raid. Once Rumble triggered an avalanche to trap the Autobots in a box canyon, it should have been easy pickings. Unfortunately, Smokescreen unleashed his magnetic clouds and then electro-disrupted the jets' radar, leaving them completely blind-flying and Yoda-talking. Ramjet tried to make his crash count by landing on an Autobot, but comically managed to land right on top of Megatron, just after the Decepticon leader had secured the all-powerful Negavator machine for himself. "I've got morons on my team!", Megatron screamed, and it was hard to disagree. Auto Berserk
When a new solar energy facility opened up in Central City, Starscream led Dirge, Ramjet and Thrust to steal its power. The facility proved to be a trap, however, set by Shawn Berger to elevate himself in the public eye by taking down the Decepticons with his private militia. Berger's operatives failed, but the Autobots soon arrived to engage the Decepticons as well. Tracks took to the air and zapped Dirge with his blackout beam. Luckily for Dirge, Ramjet managed to pull off a loopity-loop and ram the flying Autobot into the ground. Megatron then "requested" the pleasure of Shawn Berger's presence, not to punish him, but to play a subtler game. He attempted to convince the industrialist that the Decepticons were good, and the Autobots evil. Ramjet was one of the key players in Megatron's staged videos to tarnish the Autobots' reputation. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Later, after the Autobots were successfully vilified in the public eye and exiled to deep space, the Seekers turned on the people of Central City, opening fire in the middle of the streets. Ramjet in particular expressed his frustrations over having to act "good", even for a little while, by flying straight through a building, bringing the whole mess down. Although the Seekers fared well against an attack by the Air Force, the eventual return of the Autobots proved to be more than the Decepticons could handle. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
After Megatron took over Earth's airwaves from the moon, Ramjet and Thundercracker did their bit to speed the chaos along, attacking the Autobots during their various rescue missions. Ramjet even got a chance to pay back Powerglide for an old injury, shooting down the Autobot flier over the airport. Very nearly got rid of two annoying humans, too. Blaster Blues
Once, Ramjet was working with Starscream, Rumble and Ravage in the United Kingdom, when they got low on energon fighting the Autobots. Sensing energy inside the mysterious Dragon Mound, the Decepticons accidentally activated a timewarp and were transported back to the days of Camelot. Running across a pair of errant knights, Ramjet found that lasers could not function in the Dark Ages, so he merely headbutted his opponent into submission. After a brief exchange, Starscream realized the situation and made a pact with the knight, Sir Wigend of Blackthorne, to aid him against his enemies. At a pre-arranged tournament the next afternoon, Rumble and Ramjet acted as knight and steed in Sir Wigend's stead, against the Red Knight. The Decepticons' coup was cut short, however, due to the arrival of the Red Knight's champions, Hoist and Warpath. With Warpath serving as the Red Knight's steed, Ramjet ended up ruining his nose in the joust. Although the Decepticons tried to build their own kingdom after that by inventing gunpowder and the electric dynamo before their time, they were eventually defeated, and all the Transformers returned to the 20th century through the Dragon Mound. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
On one occasion, Ramjet and Thrust joined Blitzwing in an air strike on an Autobot geological survey near the rocky coastline. Ramjet attempted to engage Seaspray over the open seas, and was trading firepower pretty well until his instincts got the best of him and he tried to ram the Autobot hovercraft. Seaspray easily dodged the knuckleheaded Decepticon, who plummeted into the briny deep. During this exchange, though, Thrust discovered a pool of electrum, and soon all the Decepticons were rendered completely invulnerable. Ramjet and the others relished in their invincibility for a time, but soon the Autobots discovered the pool as well, and the supply of electrum was quickly exhausted by both factions. The Golden Lagoon Ramjet was involved in the strike on the Morphobots, but was driven off by the Autobots after the robotic insecticide was destroyed. Quest for Survival
Later on, Dirge, Ramjet and Astrotrain came to Monacus to look after Megatron's interests in Sheol, and his less than reputable partner, Lord Gyconi. They were putting the squeeze on Gyconi when a program caught Dirge's optic, inviting one-and-all to see the Autobots in pit battle against Gyconi's animaliens. They decided to take in a show while on Monacus, but quickly realized what was going on when Smokescreen flooded the arena with smoke to stop the games and save his friends. Dirge and Ramjet set off after the Autobot in jet mode, and very nearly destroyed him before the bounty hunting Autobot named Devcon stepped in to blast them out of the air. There's nothing a Decepticon fears more than a fair fight, and the two Seekers skedaddled as soon as they were able to get back in the sky. They retreated back to Astrotrain with their share of Gyconi's energon, and eventually fled the planet, with Devcon chasing their smoke trail. The Gambler
When the Triple Changers temporarily disposed of Megatron and Starscream, Decepticon leadership became a free-for-all. Instead of choosing sides like the Constructicons, Ramjet and the Seekers were mostly content just to watch the hilarity ensue, like Blitzwing's football antics and Astrotrain's army of idiot trains. Triple Takeover
One day, Shockwave found himself under siege from a lost tribe of Female Autobots on Cybertron, and so Megatron sent Ramjet and a small group of Decepticons via the space bridge to assist him. He tried to take down the team leader Elita One with a missile, only to have her grab it in mid-flight and hurl it back at him. Ramjet survived that, only to have a tower dropped on him later by Moonracer's sharpshooting skills. The Search for Alpha Trion
Ramjet and his buddies tried to kidnap Astoria Carlton-Ritz, CEO of Hybrid Technologies but failed, miserably and repeatedly. Although they eventually captured her, it's hard to call anyone who ended up with Astoria the "winner". The Girl Who Loved Powerglide They proved to be just as hapless when Megatron sent them on an ultra-secret mission to recover a mysterious cargo when even he didn't know what it was. Hoist Goes Hollywood In the latest in a long series of ineptitudes, Ramjet and his flying partners were outmaneuvered by the Autobots on the ground while trying to steal an experimental superfuel. Dirge and Thrust were taken out of action when Prime and the others tricked them into flying into the side of a mountain above the road. Ramjet was too quick for them but, when the Autobots pulled exactly the same maneuver moments later, he ran into the mountain just as hard as his buddies did. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1
Dirge and Ramjet were briefly seen using Megatron's Lightning Bug in defense of the Decepticons' undersea base. Cosmic Rust The two were later captured by Starscream and the renegade Combaticons, and pilfered for their energy absorbers. Starscream's Brigade Still, Ramjet was repaired rather quickly, and was seen helping Megatron and the Insecticons in another joint scheme soon thereafter. He and Dirge were commissioned to find the Insecticons when Shrapnel stole a vital part of the Space Bridge machinery. The Revenge of Bruticus During a Decepticon mission in the Middle East, Ramjet helped the Decepticons create an army of drone jets out of stolen parts, commanding them as his own personal flight wing against the Aerialbots. Even with back-up, however, Ramjet was tossed out of the sky by Air Raid. Aerial Assault He was briefly seen as part of Megatron's scheme to throw the moon out of orbit. B.O.T.
Ramjet later participated in the Battle of Autobot City, where he was shot by a high-jumping Optimus Prime. Luckily he wasn't damaged enough by the blast to be tossed into space for being dead weight later on, and was present at Starscream's crowning as the new Decepticon leader. Ramjet, or a random Decepticon jet with his color scheme, later flew into Unicron's mouth and exploded. The Transformers: The Movie
Ramjet and Dirge were later hiding in Carbombya, but were found out by Outback and his "Decepticon detector", and the two Seekers were interrogated to reveal the location of Chaar. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 Ramjet was able to rendezvous with the other Decepticons on Chaar, before the Quintessons arrived to bribe them all with energon cubes and take them to attack a group of Autobots on the planet Goo. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 The attack was halted when Galvatron arrived an reclaimed his army. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 Ramjet took part in the assault on Cybertron, and was totally blownuptified when Ultra Magnus decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
Somehow still alive and well, Ramjet was among the group of Decepticons who Galvatron lead to Carbombya to find Trypticon and Octane, only to discover that the country's oil supply produced high quality energon. When Abdul Fakkadi tried to send a warning to the Autobots, Ramjet lead him away and locked him up. Ramjet survived the inevitable battle, and was seen retreating with the other Decepticons. Thief in the Night
The Battle of the Star Gate
Ramjet was among the Decepticons Megatron brought to the Trigger to confront two Starscreams, one from the present, one from the future, who were in the middle of conspiring against the Decepticon leader. When Starscream combined himself with the Trigger to create a powerful new body for himself, Ramjet 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
Wings Universe
When most of the Decepticons left for the stars with Galvatron and Scorponok, Ramjet remained behind on Earth. Without any true purpose of his own, Ramjet hired himself out as a mercenary to human dictators and criminal organizations. He caught a lucky break when he attacked the Go-Bot named Motormouth and uncovered a supply of forestonite. With this substance, Ramjet augmented himself like many of the other Transformers still on Earth.
At some point, Ramjet became an official part of the Decepticon Syndicate led by Clench. He broke into Quantum Laboratories and stole a number of documents of interest to Jhiaxus during one of the Syndicate's dealings with the Cybertronian. A Flash Forward, Part 2
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Until Straxus was assassinated, Ramjet worked under the Decepticon overlord on Cybertron. The Bridge to Nowhere! He was one of the most feared and deadly killers on Cybertron, and would have been a key target in Operation: Volcano if he hadn't been abruptly ordered to Earth by Megatron, along with Thrust and Dirge. Target: 2006
They were given Earth jet forms specified by Megatron and provided air support when the Decepticons attempted to exploit Hoover Dam for energy. The Aerialbots arrived to deal with them, but Ramjet scored first blood for the Decepticons by ramming Slingshot right out of the sky. His early victory didn't help Ramjet in his fight with Air Raid, however, as the Autobot's torque rifle twisted his beautiful nosecone all out of shape. As the Aerialbots successfully reorganized, Ramjet led the Decepticon jets in a swift tactical advance to the rear. Aerialbots over America!
Ramjet was shuffled into the background as a series of revolving leaders left the Decepticon forces in constant chaos. Honestly, it was like they had to be nice to everyone, because you never knew who would decide to take over command next.
Ramjet was seen to be shot down in flames during battle against the combined forces of G.I. Joe and Cobra. ...All Fall Down! Later, he was among the Decepticons present when Galvatron attacked their new underwater headquarters, and appeared none-too-impressed with how Shockwave handled the matter. Enemy Action! Shockwave dispatched Ramjet to London along with Thrust, Dirge, Blitzwing and Jawbreaker to recover the deactivated Megatron and Centurion from the River Thames, inadvertently stealing Richard Branson's thunder. Salvage! Under Ratbat, he was put to work transporting humans to the Decepticon's holiday resort for humans. Club Con!
Marvel UK future timelines
In 2008, Ramjet was seen among the Decepticon fliers being led into battle by Soundwave and his flagship, Astrotrain. Space Pirates!
Marvel Generation 2 comic
When Megatron returned and overthrew Bludgeon's command, Ramjet was aggravated that Megatron brought a revived Starscream with him. Starscream was arrogant, loud, and would never shut up, so why didn't Megatron leave him dead? Seriously, what was Megatron's problem? The Gathering Darkness
Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the Swarm's final attack on Autobase. A Rage in Heaven!
Fleetway Generation 2 comics
Ramjet was sporting a new paintjob and an odd lack of cone when he joined Bludgeon's forces in attacking Earth. He was shot down in battle by Optimus Prime. War Without End
Classics
He left Starscream at Jetfire's mercy to claim the Rarified Energon. Was blasted by a Cliffjumper bomb for his troubles. Crossing Over #1 Crossing Over #3 Crossing Over #5 Crossing Over #6
He recovered very quickly. And was cerebro-shelled by Thrust for his troubles. Games of Deception
The Special Teams
Ramjet was summoned by Megatron to raid a power plant of its energy, after it had been evacuated of its human occupants due to the danger of landslides in the area. As the Decepticons prepared to attack the Pullen Power Plant, Ramjet nervously asked Megatron on what they were to do if they found the Autobots and Aerialbots guarding the location. Megatron dismissed Ramjet’s concerns, pointing out that the Decepticons had the Stunticons as their secret weapons. The Special Teams
Kid Stuff Talking Story Books
Catching the Dinobots flying on route from the Antarctic towards the Autobots’ headquarters, Ramjet and the rest of the Decepticon superjets attacked them in mid-air. Ramjet managed to catch Slag unawares, and damaged the Dinobot by ramming into his side. The Decepticons then broke off their attack. Jaws of Terror
Ramjet and the other Decepticon jets took part in a series of hit-and-run attacks on Autobot superjet forces around the Pacific Rim to draw attention away from their operations on the island of Buru. Slaves of the Insecticons
Sticker Adventures books
Marvel coloring books
When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Ramjet fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. The Lost Treasure of Cybertron
Find Your Fate Junior
Earthquake
In one possible sequence of events, Ramjet was one of the many Decepticons sent out to make sure the destruction of Center City went without incident. Unfortunately for Ramjet, a hidden team of Autobots were waiting for the Decepticons' arrival, and Ramjet was shot out of the sky.
In another possible scenario, Ramjet came upon Beachcomber, Buster and Jessie snooping around the Decepticons’ newest secret headquarters. After firing a few shots at the Autobot, Ramjet swooped down and captured Jessie, bringing her within the fortress.
In one possible scenario, Ramjet encountered an Autobot raid team infiltrating the Decepticons’ base. Though he was backed up by Buzzsaw and Skywarp, the three of them were felled in one blow by Optimus Prime.Earthquake
Desert Flight
Ramjet was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.
If the Autobots fell into the Decepticons’ trap, Ramjet, alongside Buzzsaw, Dirge, and Thrustt would swoop down upon their helpless prey for the kill. The Autobots destroyed, they would then turn off their gravity weapon, and force the townsfolk to drill oil to fuel the Decepticon army.
If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Ramjet was part of the squad that intercepted the Autobot convoy headed for the Decepticon base, tasked with backing-up his squad leader, Dirge. He was taken out by Powerglide, and deprived of any backup, Dirge was forced to retreat.Desert Flight
Decepticon Poison
Ramjet was tasked with poisoning the Autobots’ latest batch of fuel with a poison which would prevent the Autobots from assuming their robot forms. He was spotted fleeing the area around the Autobot headquarters before all of Optimus’s troops had the chance to ingest the tainted fuel however, and as a result only about half of the Autobots were poisoned.
In one possible sequence of events, Ramjet then returned to the Autobots’ base, this time accompanied by Megatron and a number of Decepticon warriors. The squad met with the recently cured Autobots, and a fierce battle began between both sides. Ramjet was downed when Brawn threw a boulder at him, crippling his wing.
In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ “corpses,” but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Ramjet and the others were then quickly defeated.
In another possible scenario, Ramjet led the led of a full-scale Decepticon assault. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.
In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel, lighting it aflame as the Decepticons approached the Autobot base. Ramjet was poisoned by the toxic fumes that emerged from the fire, and crashed in a nearby hillside.
In completely different possible series of events, Ramjet and Starscream had the bad habit of loudly gloating about the Decepticons’ plan to enslave the human race, unawares that there might be Autobot spies lurking in the shadows nearby.
If the Autobots snuck up on the two Decepticons, Starscream and Ramjet were quickly overpowered and forced to watch as the Autobots destroyed the lab. Optimus then gloated to the pair, telling them that the Autobots would soon be back in full fighting force, before driving off.
In one possible scenario that followed, Laserbeak, Ramjet and Skywarp were hauling tanks of poison out of the lab when the Autobots returned, after having stolen the antidote to the Decepticon’s poison from right under their noses.
One possible scenario saw the Autobots using Windcharger’s magnetic abilities to levitate the drums of poison above Ramjet and company, and then ignite the poison over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat as their lab was destroyed.
In a completely different possible sequence of events, Ramjet was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water supply facility in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether or not the Decepticons succeeded depended on what choices the Autobots made. Decepticon Poison
Autobot Alert!
In one possible scenario, Ramjet accompanied Galvatron on a campaign to retrieve an ancient sphere of cybertite that contained the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster. Learning that the sphere was located within a sunken ship off the California coast, Ramjet and the others headed for its location.
If they found the Autobots in the middle of retrieving it, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere, and proceeded to rain superior Decepticon firepower upon their foes.
If the Decepticons found the coast deserted, they retrieved the ship themselves, using the might of Devastator.
If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from the Decepticons, Ramjet and his comrades destroyed the ship and the sphere contained within to keep it out of Autobot hands. The Decepticons then proceeded to pin down the Autobots in their hiding spots, leaving the heroic robots at their mercy.
If Springer, Topspin and Seaspray executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, they successfully distracted the evil robots for long enough to whisk the cybertite sphere back to Metroplex. Autobot Alert!
Project Brain Drain
In one possible scenario, Ramjet was posted as a guard to keep safe the Decepticons’ lab. Disguised as an old building, the lab housed the Decepticons’ latest invention, a Brain Drain device.
In the event that Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar attempted to infiltrate to lab and were caught by Soundwave, Ramjet was called over to block off the duo’d escape, alongside a whole detachment of Decepticons. If the pair surrendered, the Decepticons blew them up anyways. If Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug made a run for it, Ramjet was unable to halt them, and the Junkion motorcycle and his rider zoomed right past him. Project Brain Drain
The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual
Ramjet's The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual profile
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
In the early days of the Decepticon offensive, Ramjet participated in the annihilation of the city-state known as Praxus and its inhabitants. At Megatron's behest, Ramjet shielded an unwitting Autobot named Bluestreak from harm during the devastation, ensuring that one living survivor would live to tell the tale of the fall of Praxus... and the might of Megatron. Hardwired
Ramjet was under the command of Shockwave in his assault on the Autobot stronghold in Iacon shortly after the death of Sentinel Prime and the rise of Optimus Prime. The War Within #3 After Megatron disappeared in a space bridge accident with Optimus Prime, Ramjet came to serve under Shockwave. War Within: The Dark Ages
After the Great Shutdown, he continued working for Shockwave as one of his top agents, and joined his expedition to Earth to forcibly collect the crews of the Ark and Nemesis. New World Order After Ultra Magnus arrived to take command of the team attempting to arrest the Optimus Prime's Autobots, Ramjet disobeyed orders and made a foolhardy dash for the Ark, only to be cut down in a hail of autogun fire. Brothers' Burden
After Shockwave was dethroned, Ramjet escaped capture by Autobot authorities and met with Shockwave's remaining troops in the Wastelands. They remained there until the Predacons overthrew Shockwave in the name of Megatron, and Ramjet and the Coneheads returned to his control. Lost and Found
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity
Along with Dirge and Cyclonus, Ramjet was one of Shockwave's personal bodyguards. After a failed attempt to stop Optimus Prime, Jazz and Ironhide from stealing energon cubes from them, the Decepticons tried to take control of Teletran 3, but were stopped by Ultra Magnus. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1
Eventually Magnus's force field around Teletran 3 went down, and Ramjet helped capture the Autobots and shoot Ratchet in the back. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3 He later attacked the Dinobots in his Cybertronian jet mode, but how he fared in the battle is unknown. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4
The Beast Within
Ramjet participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Ramjet was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Ramjet joined several other flying Decepticons in a direct assault against The Beast, to little avail. The Beast then killed him. The Beast Within His corpse would later be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape the Beast. The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Ramjet and several other Decepticons ambushed Orion Pax's team of Autobots near the borders of Kaon, stopping them from apprehending Soundwave. The Hunt for Soundwave He was then present at the Jump Joint during Orion's little chat with Megatron, and was caught by surprise when the other Autobots came to rescue him. Cause and Effect Megatron then led him and several other Decepticons to Nyon, where they prevented Zeta Prime from killing Orion Pax. Choices After Megatron and Orion joined forces to overthrow Zeta, the Seekers participated in the attack on his Citadel. Overthrown
With the death of Zeta Prime, Megatron took control of Cybertron and had his troops hunt down and arrest any Autobots who tried to resist. Ramjet helped capture Bumblebee, Ultra Magnus, Ironhide and Hot Rod by cutting off the escape routes from their safe-house in Ultrix. Transformation Ramjet battled against the Autobots when they made an assault on the Citadel but was intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. Broadcast
Ramjet later fell under the command of Scorponok, Wreckage who led him and the other Seekers on an attack on the Toraxxis mega-refinery. Faces of Darkness He later served as Astrotrain's escort during a retreat from Starsreach Spaceport. Unleashed
Four million years ago, Ramjet was assigned as scout and guard to an energon convoy bringing supplies to Megatron. He was too busy complaining about Megatron's orders to stay on the ground to notice the approach of Optimus Prime and Ironhide. He noticed the butt of Prime's ion blaster, though. Briefly. Painfully. Before blacking out. The Iron Age
Ramjet joined Megatron's unit on Earth as it was going into mirror response mode in Latveria. Due to his late arrival, Megatron didn't trust him yet, and thus refused to power him up using Spider-Man's blood. Instead, Ramjet was assigned to guard the Psycho-Prism. Man and Machine, Part Two Disgruntled that Megatron didn't respect him, he seemingly ignored his duties and let Prowl pass by on his way to the prism... and into Doctor Doom's trap. Man and Machine, Part Three However, Doom soon betrayed the Decepticons and led Wolverine and some more Autobots to the Psycho-Prism. This time, Ramjet abandoned his duties for real and left without a fight, telling the heroes that causing Megatron's plans to fail was great, since it'd bring him one step closer to becoming Decepticon leader. Man and Machine, Part Four
Ramjet had aspirations to rule the universe and began to carry out a very ambitious plan to achieve this. With the help of duped humans, a sub-par facsimile, and his Mini-Constructicon units, he planned to acquire an Energon substitute, kill Megatron, destroy the United States, track and enslave all Cybertronians, mind-control the entire human race, and use a superstring spacebridge to dominate the galaxy. Unfortunately, Megatron had a simpler plan: beat Ramjet to death, tear out his spark, scatter his dismembered corpse across the world, and keep his severed head as a trophy. Megatron's plan worked. Spotlight: Ramjet
Ramjet's remains eventually found their way into the possession of G.B. Blackrock and the Earth Defense Command, who used them - as well as the remains of Thrust - to create a clone army. I Dream of Wires Blackrock remotely deployed the Ramjet and Thrust drones, without the EDC's permission, to stop Devastator from stealing the Enigma of Combination. ONoffON As they flew towards Wanmu, the drones were slowed down by Thundercracker, who convinced Soundwave to block the signal controlling them. With their remote control negated, all the clones deactivated and dropped into the ocean. The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati
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United
A nano-virus that afflicted most Autobots save the Targetmasters and the Headmasters required Ricochet to lead a team to Nebulos for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their Nebulan partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Ramjet and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Ramjet and the others quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when their leader Straxus was singled out and defeated. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos
Transformers: All Spark
The Fated Rival, Once Again... Revenge (All Spark)
Angry Birds comic
Ramjet participated in a Decepticon attack on the Autobot shuttle carrying the AllSpark. Angry Birds Transformers #1
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe
Ramjet followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the Allspark. There, he encountered Omega Supreme. The battle did not go in the Decepticons' favour, and Ramjet soon found himself on the ground, his nocecone crumpled up into slag. The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe
Games
Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
Ramjet was one of the many Decepticons who menaced Ultra Magnus on his journey. Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
3D Battle-Card Game
Ramjet serves under Megatron as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling Optimus Primal's many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. Energon Wars Expansion Set
The Transformers (PS2)
Transformers Legends
When the Dinobots marched on the Decepticon base, Ramjet joined Shockwave and Ratbat in bringing them to a halt. Day of the Dinobots - Part 2 Ramjet was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time travelled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court After Dirge crashed into a movie set, Kickback, Ramjet and Astrotrain were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. Hoist Goes Hollywood
Ramjet took part in the battle of Autobot City, attempting to take down the city's power grid with a bombing run. He and the other Decepticons fled following Megatron's defeat. The Battle for Autobot City In a series of battles led by Galvatron to overtake Autobot territory, Ramjet fought alongside Trypticon and the other Decepticons. The Decepticons emerged triumphant in the end, forcing the Autobots into a retreat. The Colossus War
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Ramjet participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers: Frontiers
Toys
Generation 1
- Ramjet (1985, 1986, 2001)
- Japanese ID number: D-56
- Accessories: 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
- The original Ramjet toy was a retool of the Diaclone "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp, with new wings that seem to be inspired by the prototype F-16XL, and new "Cluster Bombs". He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color.
- In robot mode his official instructions have the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet's character model depicts him as having his head untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to his appearance. This trait is shared by Thrust and Dirge, leading many owners to do the same thing to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.
Generation 2
- Ramjet (1993, 1994)
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins, front landing gear, sound effects box
- For the Generation 2 toyline, Ramjet was redecoed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy and sky blue replacing the original black, leaving him to appear as if he were Skeletor's personal aircraft. Still, he features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the Generation 2 release of Starscream.
- Of note is the fact that his sky blue parts are extremely prone to yellowing, or in this case greening. Many Generation 2 Ramjets can be found with their blue parts in a teal color.
- This version of the mold would also have been used to make Generation 2 Sandstorm.
Classics (2006)
- Ramjet (Deluxe, 2007)
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles
- Classics Ramjet, following the trend set by his original Generation 1 toy, is a retool of Classics Starscream and transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. Aside from the different deco, changes from Starscream include a new nose cone/head, new F-16XL inspired wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. The new missiles, combined with their launchers, result in a mash-up between his G1 toy's non-firing weapons and his animation model's standard-issue Seeker rifles. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.
- As with most Classics toys, he features a heat-sensitive rubsign.
- Ramjet's instructions neglect a couple of features on his toy; the wings can swivel back and forth and up and down in robot mode, to better balance the figure, and the circular air intakes on his chest can swivel out in either mode. The latter is used to form landing gear in his vehicle mode, as it was in both Starscream and Skywarp.
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Henkei! Henkei!
- Ramjet (Deluxe, 2008)
- Japanese ID Number: D-04
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles
- Henkei! Henkei! Transformers Ramjet is a redeco of Classics Ramjet. He features a significantly altered colour scheme, generally to make the toy even more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. His wings are molded in bright red plastic instead of gray plastic with red paint. His hands and feet are molded in white plastic instead of gray, to match more closely the cartoon model. Despite the figure's appearance, Henkei! Ramjet features no gray plastic at all, only white or red plastic painted gray. Ramjet, like the other figures in the line features vacuum-metalized parts, his jet boosters and vertical stabilizers on his wings and his cockpit seat are chrome plated. Since Henkei! toys do not feature a heat-sensitive rubsign, Henkei Ramjet has five Decepticon sigils tampographed total, one each on the top side and under side of his two wings and one in front of his canopy.
- Ramjet was retooled into Gentei! Gentei! Thrust and Dirge.
Universe (2008)
- Aerial Rivals (Multi-pack, 2008)
- Series: Classic Series
- A redeco of Cybertron Legends of Cybertron Starscream, Universe (2008) Ramjet transforms into a Cybertronic "tetrajet". His wings, which end up on his arms in robot mode, each feature a swing-out weapon; the right arm has a blade, while the left has a (non-firing) cannon. He was only available in a Target-exclusive five-pack with Air Raid, Autobot Blades, Skydive, and Thrust (who shares his mold).
- Aside from Thrust, this mold was also used to make Cybertron Skywarp, Sunstorm, & Ramjet, War for Cybertron Starscream, and Dark of the Moon Cybertronian Starscream.
Timelines
- Ramjet (Deluxe, 2011)
- Accessories: 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles
- Ramjet is one of the 2011 Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive figures. He is a retool of Classics Ramjet in the colors of his Generation 2 toy, including replicating most of the sticker details. Most of the sticker details were recreated with paint, but the detail on the insides of his shoulder intakes and on the top of his feet were once again stickers, presumably because it was rough getting tampographs put in there. Ramjet also now has a rubber nosecone, presumably for safety reasons. Ramjet (and Cheetor) went up for preorder on April 27, 2011. Ramjet was sold out by April 29, 2011.
United
- Seekers: Elites (December 28, 2012)
- Accessories: Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
- United Ramjet is a redeco of the Classics Ramjet mold. This release is the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates Dirge and Thrust.
- This version of Ramjet is more closely based on his cartoon appearance, although he retains the bulkier G1 toy-inspired missiles of his earlier releases. His missile launchers are solid dark grey. His hands and forearms are dark grey plastic, with the forearms painted white. His wings are painted metallic red, while his jet boosters and stabilizers are dark grey plastic. Like his Henkei! Henkei! release, his Decepticon faction symbols are tampographed on both sides of his wings, and on his nosecone in front of the cockpit.
Platinum Edition
- Seeker Squadron 3-pack (Platinum Edition, 2015)
- Accessories: 2 "Cluster Bombs", 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
Masterpiece
- Ramjet (2016?)
- Japanese ID number: MP-11NR
- Accessories: 2 null rays, orange hologram pilot figurine
- MP11NR Ramjet was revealed on the TakaraTomy Mall website in October 2015 as an TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, the first "coneheads" retool of MP-11 Masterpiece Starscream. Later the same day, the listing disappeared and all preorders were refunded.
Merchandise
Super Collection Figure
- Ramjet (2003)
- During Act 6 of Takara's Super Collection Figure line, Ramjet was released as a limited articulation PVC figurine not actually based upon his cartoon model, as he is a retool of Starscream with new wings and a new head. He also came with one of the parts to for a Build-a-Figure PVC figurine of Grand Maximus.
MyClone
- Ramjet (2003)
- Japanese ID number: MTF016
- MyClone Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the MyClone trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature Transformers characters. Following the MyClone aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other MyClone figure.
3D Battle-Card Game
- Ramjet (2007)
- A 34-point "common" character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Ramjet "transforms" into a white and red jet, generally following his Classics deco scheme. He uses the same parts layout as Movie Starscream, Dreadwing, Thundercracker and Jetfire, and Generation 1 Starscream and Skywarp.
Transformers - Mini Bust
- Ramjet (Diamond Select, 2008)
- Ramjet was released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 250 pieces. The sculpt features Ramjet's distinctive wings. Strangely enough his motto on the box is "The skies are my castle, and I like to live alone" as found *in* his tech spec as opposed to "If it flies, crash it" as it was in both his tech spec and Transformers Universe profile.
The Loyal Subjects
- Ramjet
The Loyal Subjects Ramjet is a Wave 2 figure with standard articulation. He is mostly based on his Classics toy. For every 16 figures, there are 2 Ramjets. The basic mold, but not the accessories, was also used to make Dirge and Thrust, as well as the Ghost versions of all three Coneheads.
Notes
- Ramjet's name makes sense for the character, as he's a jet that rams into things. However, real-world ramjets are a specialized kind of jet engine with no moving parts. They have nothing to do with jets ramming into each other. And F-15s don't have 'em. (Although, the secondary engines on his non-F-15 wings could possibly be ramjets.) His French-Canadian name is a reference to this kind of engine and totally misses the English pun.
- Generation 2 concept art revealed in the Transformers: Vault book shows an unreleased tanish variant on the Ramjet version of the original G1 Seeker toy (sans conehead configuration) that would have been named "Sandstorm."
- Another hand-painted mock-up, this time of his original toy in "cloud camo" deco, is also known to exist. Whether it was ever meant to be taken into production and whether it was meant to be Ramjet or a new character is unknown. It was originally offered for sale in October of 2000 from Whiz Bang Collectibles, along with other items seemingly from a former Hasbro employee's collection.[1]
- Ramjet was supposed to appear in the Beast Wars episode "Nemesis Part 2", alongside Thrust and Dirge, and have a kickass mid-air fight scene with the Maximals, but this didn't happen due to budget constraints.
- IDW Ramjet was robbed of his conehead in "Man and Machine". However, this proved to just be a mistake of the artist, as "Spotlight: Ramjet" depicted him in a form closely resembling his Classics toy.
- Skywarp once called Ramjet "RJ". Spotlight: Ramjet
- Transformers fan Robowang started a meme in his alt.toys.transformers signature which claimed that Ramjet likes toast. This sort of caught on, and was referenced subtly in Timelines Ramjet's online profile.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Ramjet (ラムジェット Ramujetto)
- French: Statoréacto (Canada)
- Italian: Nibbio (Kite bird)
- Mandarin: Pēnqìjī (China, 喷气机, "Jet")
- Portuguese: Motor (Portugal comics), Rajada (Brazil comics)
- Russian: Revun (Ревун, "Roarer")
References
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