Bubbles

This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Jazz (disambiguation), Ricochet (disambiguation), Blaster (G1), Sideswipe (G1), Red Alert (G1).

Bubbles is an Autobird from the Angry Birds Transformers continuity.

Somewhat of a ditz, candy-loving Bubbles is a cheerful and happy-go-lucky member of the Flock. He shares Hal's love for music.

This carefree attitude is amplified when he is upgraded into Jazz Bird. Highly expressive, his default facial setting appears to be a great big smile, though he is prone to wild takes in dangerous situations. In his robotic form, he displays some sweet dance moves and a dislike for violence, though it is a hang-up that is quickly overcome if his friends need back up in their feud against the Deceptihogs.

When taking on the persona of Ricochet Bird however, things get a bit more... tense. Sure, he's still a dancing fool, but he's really touchy and prone to responding to personal slights with a caroming missile, especially if anyone questions his sharpshooting skills. He always enters the Advanced Autobird Autofire Accuracy Assertion to prove he's number one... and also because maybe this time the prize is candy. (Spoilers: it's never candy.)

Fiction

Angry Birds comic

After the Bad Piggies had stolen a batch of the Flock's eggs, Bubbles accompanied his fellow birds on a raid to retrieve them. Chuck managed to foul up Red's attack plan, causing the Bad Piggies' building to collapse on top of the Flock while King Pig and his minions escaped.

Thanks to Bomb, Bubbles emerged from the rubble relatively unscathed, though he seemed somewhat shaken by the ordeal. Meanwhile, the Blues had flown off after the pigs on their own. The rest of the Flock began searching for the little birds, only for the Blues to find their way back on their own. Upon their return, they began blabbing about an "EggSpark" and "Deceptihogs." Angry Birds Transformers #1

By the time Bubbles reached the EggSpark, it had already transformed Chuck and Hal into Bumblebee Bird and Grimlock Bird respectively. Though it took some convincing, the rest of the Flock eventually agreed to touch the EggSpark as well, in order to be granted new robotic bodies. Bubbles became Jazz Bird, and found a newfound desire to simply cruise about Piggy Island and take in the sights. Nonetheless, he was ready to take on the Deceptihogs if the situation called for him to do so. Under the command of Optimus Prime Bird, the Autobirds transformed and rolled out into action. They soon caught up to Megatron Pig and his minions, and engaged them in combat. Jazz Bird took it upon himself to protect the Flock's eggs with his hand-held slingshot. As he watched over them, the eggs sprouted mechanical arms and legs. Jazz Bird nonetheless found the eggs to be adorable, and offered them some candy. In response, the Eggbots blasted his face with lasers, then multiplied and took off. Age of Eggstinction!

The Eggbots proved themselves to be an even greater threat than the Deceptihogs. The Autobirds and Deceptihogs joined forces to combat this newly arisen enemy. The battle's collateral damage soon became apparent to both Jazz Bird and a trio of Minion Pigs. It was decided that in order to stop the Eggbots' rampage, one of them had to be captured and studied. Jazz Bird was assigned to a team with this mission in mind. Their task was quickly compromised when fellow team-member Galvatron Pig began to run wild. Galvatron Pig first sent Heatwave Bird flying over the horizon before coming after Jazz Bird.

The crazed pig was just about to blast Jazz Bird when Heatwave Bird came roaring back, and took out the bad piggy. Unfortunately, the shock-wave still knocked out Jazz Bird. Heatwave Bird carried Jazz Bird's unconscious form back to the rest of the birds and pigs, just as the island's transformation began to truly spiral out of control. Revenge of the Fowlin'!

Upon awakening, Jazz Bird found himself in the middle of a total war zone. On Optimus Prime Bird's order, he participated in one last mad dash for the EggSpark. Just as their goal neared, Galvatron Pig awakened and attacked Jazz Bird, putting him once more out of commission. Thankfully, the others managed to fling the EggSpark off-planet anyways, returning Piggy Island and all of its inhabitants to normalcy. As the Flock discussed the day's events, Bubbles joined Terence and Bomb in listening to Hal playing some tunes on his banjo. Hard Boiled

Commercial appearances

Jazz Bird was part of a raid on the Deceptihogs' headquarters after those big jerks had stolen the EggSpark. He, Optimus Prime Bird and Heatwave Bird burst in to find... The Deceptihogs using the EggSpark as a dance light as they had a crazy dance party. It was all very silly. Deceptihogs' Revenge

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As Jazz

• Squad: Target: 2006
• Mission Type: Intelligence
• Unlock Type: New Area (900 pigs)

Jazz Bird, king of the pop-and-lock breakin' 2 electric boogaloo, is a speedster character similar to Bumblebee Bird, though a little less on the speed and a little more on the toughness, with a higher overall set of stats once he's at maximum level. His missiles are a bit less rapid-fire, but make up for that with a much reduced "reload" time between salvos.

Accessory	Body Part	Gem Cost	Rating	Effect
Headphones	Head	25	*	+5% Damage
Baseball Cap	Head	25	*	+5% Transform Power
Speakers	Arms	600	**	+10% Defense
Hook	Arms	325	**	+20% Clip Size

As Ricochet

• Squad: The Hotrods
• Mission Type: Intelligence
• Unlock Type: Challenge Event Prize (5000 Tokens)

True to his name, Ricochet's missiles ricochet off their initial target, which can set up some absolutely devastating chain reactions if shot at just the right angle, bouncing up to twice per missile. Given the amount of punch they pack (much higher than Jazz) and steady rate of fire with a very short reload time, Ricochet can obliterate blocks and eliminate enemies with ease. Aim for a Walking Mortar Tower behind a closer one, and let shots bouncing between them destroy them both in seconds. He's not as fleet of foot as Jazz, but he makes up for it with a bit more armor.

Ricochet was first available in the "Lock & Load" Challenge Event in mid-September of 2016, and was a "free to play" character during the Event. He and all of the other Challenge Event unlockables were made available in the "2-Year Celebration" Event. On day three of this Event, the game offered the purchasable "Ricochet Bundle" for $14.99, which contained 25000 coins, 150 Gems, and Ricochet (or 5000 Tokens if you already owned him).

Accessory	Body Part	Gem Cost	Rating	Effect
Headphones	Head	25	*	+5% Damage
Baseball Cap	Head	25	*	+5% Transform Power
Speakers	Arms	600	**	+10% Defense
Hook	Arms	325	**	+20% Clip Size

As Blaster

• Squad: Instruments of Destruction
• Mission Type: Intelligence
• Unlock Type: Challenge Event Prize

Bubbles as Blaster arrives the new update of March 2017, which also intoduces the new Sparkrun mode. As a reskin of Chef Pig as Soundwave, Blaster fires sonic blasts that travels through targets, in addition to splash damage.

As Sideswipe

• Squad: Speedsters
• Mission Type:
• Unlock Type: Challenge Event Prize

Sideswipe's launcher works like a anti-gravity gun - that launches blocks to the left. Good for clearing them amay, but not detroying them.

As Red Alert

• Squad: Speedsters
• Mission Type:
• Unlock Type: Challenge Event Prize

Red Alert has a water cannon that pushes pigs away and deals minor splash damage.

Notes

• The Speakers Accessories are based on the c joint speakers from the 2010 Transformers toyline version of "Special Ops Jazz" (which was also redecoed into United Stepper, aka Ricochet).
• The Hook Accessory is based on the hook-and-winch tool Jazz used a couple of times in the "More than Meets the Eye" mini-series from the original cartoon.
• Bubbles-as-Blaster uses Soundwave's character model, making him the first Flock member to have two completely different robot body styles, as well as the first Autobird to use a Deceptihog body. (Unless you count Windblade Bird, but she only shares a jet mode with the flying Pigs.) Bizarrely, he makes the same sounds as Chef Pig, and acts like a Deceptihog when thanking buddies. Oink.

External links

• Bubbles at the Angry Birds Wiki