Jolt (G2)

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Jolt is a Decepticon Laser Rod from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Give me your purse.

If ever there were an eager little flunky, it's Jolt. Under Megatron's approving eye, he will leap into battle and carve his name into the nearest Autobot. Jolt will joyfully confront his enemies in combat... so long as his massive commander's shadow is on him. Left alone, Jolt's courage quickly runs low on fuel. He's fled more than one battle when the odds turned against him. Megatron appreciates Jolt's talent for malice, but it remains to be seen whether that appreciation will keep him turning a blind eye to his subordinate's cowardice forever.

Fiction

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Marvel Generation 2 comic

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First person to insert a "Don't lose your head" gag gets summarily banned.

Jolt and his Laser Rod compatriots were designed and constructed by Bludgeon's Decepticons as the next wave of warriors. Bludgeon returned to Earth to cause enough chaos and destruction to draw Optimus Prime back and steal the Creation Matrix from his chest, in order to bring life to his new soldiers. Bludgeon got all blowed up and decapitated by Megatron, but his plan was still sound, and the new (old) Decepticon leader carried it through and brought Jolt and the others to life with the stolen Matrix.

Their first mission was to raid the moon of Tykos for a supply of the metal-reinforcing gas, rheanimum. New Dawn After a severe beating at the hands of the second generation Cybertronians, the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots against their common foe, and fought alongside them to defend the planet Ethos. Escalation! Jolt fought alongside friend and foe alike against the Cybertronians and the fearsome Swarm when both forced them into a last stand on Earth. A Rage in Heaven!

The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual

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After the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Megatron created the Illuminator named Jolt as a counter to Prime's Sparkabots. Hotrod's The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual profile When Starscream returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Jolt impatiently waited for the Seeker to stop basking in the attention and make his report. Day of the Decepticons

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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G-2 pack-in manga and story pages

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The Japanese Generation 2 story pages and mini-manga followed the continuity of the animated series, as opposed to the Marvel US Generation 2 comics, which followed the continuity of the Marvel comic series.

Jolt initially confronted the Autobots with the might of Megatron at his back, but was quickly blasted away by Optimus Prime. G-2 #1

Later, he and Sizzle attempted to double-team Electro, making clear their intent to reduce him to Autobot scrap. The Autobot countered with his knee-flash kick, then made clear his intent to turn them into Decepticon scrap. G-2 #3

Jolt lives up to the name that he doesn't have in Japan!

Jolt would eventually get his payback, however. At the sight of Electro and Volt fleeing combat, Megatron ordered Jolt to follow them and find Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Jolt followed and took them both out with a powered-up jump-kick. G-2 #5

Not long after, he and Sizzle joined the Cyberjets in surrounding the Autobot Laser Rods. Road Rocket managed to catch him off-guard with a smokescreen, then sliced his sword in half. G-2 #11

He would later get his chance at a rematch with Road Rocket, when the lone Autobot attempted to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and was spotted. Along with Sizzle and Road Pig, he chased the Autobot to a dead end. Luckily for Road Rocket, Aero Raid arrived through an airvent and to his rescue. G-2 #14

Some time afterward, when Electro was taken prisoner by Megatron, Jolt was beaten to a pulp by Jetfire, who had stormed the Decepticon base to rescue his comrade. G-2 #16

Jolt joined the Decepticons in their final assault on the Autobot base. When Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. G-2 Part 6

Legends comic

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Jolt began serving Galvatron II, the new Decepticon leader who rose in Megatron's place after his downfall. Galvatron led the Decepticons in an attack on the planet Beast. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the small Legends World refugees during the invasion, but the tiny Botanica managed to cast a force field to protect her and Rattrap from the Laser Rods. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3 Jolt and the Decepticons were eventually driven off the Beast planet by its inhabitants. LG-EX Grotusque

G-2 Comic BomBom manga

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All the sugar, twice the caffeine!

During a space battle, Jolt chased Electro all the way to Earth's moon. Confronting Electro in a sword fight, Jolt was nearly crippled when the Autobot's shaft saber was plunged straight through his chest. Jolt only survived by turning on his afterburners and frying his opponent off before he could finish the killing blow. Still, Electro recovered and very nearly sliced Jolt in two. He died cursing the Autobot Laser Rod with his last breath. The New Battle!!

TransTech

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Jolt was one of many displaced Offworlders on the streets of Axiom Nexus. Transcendent: Part 4

Wings Universe

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Jolt was a "second generation" Transformer created on Earth through a fusion of human, Nebulan, and Cybertronian technology. Brought online at one of the many Cyberfactories created around the globe, Jolt and his sword-wielding partner Sizzle ended up joining the Decepticon Syndicate when the newly minted Transformers began choosing sides. In 2010, he was at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland when Clench and Sky-Byte took over the complex. The Autobots Electro and Volt fought with Jolt and Sizzle for control of the Collider's systems when forestonite gas spread throughout the complex, mutating them into more powerful forms. Generation 2: Redux

2005 IDW continuity

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Jolt appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. The Life of Sideswipe

2019 IDW continuity

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Jolt assisted in a prison transfer for Elita-1 alongside Barricade and Ravage. They were ambushed by Bumblebee, Charger, and Fire Beast, and Jolt was burned and beaten down by the latter two. Swindle's II

After Ultra Magnus's escape, Jolt was one of the Decepticons poised to storm Swindle's. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two They breached the wall of the club, but the Autobots were still able to escape under the cover of smoke. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three

Jolt was present for the battle of Darkmount and got smashed by Pyra Magna's pickaxe. He later joined the other Decepticons when they combined their firepower to bring down Computron. Fate of Cybertron

Toys

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Generation 2

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There was a time when most cars looked like something from the Pinewood Derby.
  • Jolt (Laser Rod, 1994)
  • Hasbro EU name: Hotrod
  • Takara name: Hot Row
  • Takara ID number: TRF-5
  • Accessories: Sword
  • Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
Released in the second year of Generation 2, Laser Rod Jolt transforms into a Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with flame detailing. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red LED to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In robot mode, this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his light saber to be similarly illuminated. His saber stores in the back-end underside of his car mode, emulating a rear bumper and tailpipe.
Also like other Laser Rods, he is one of the first Transformers toys designed with increased articulation in mind, with extra hinges in his limbs and a waist/hip construction similar to those of G.I. Joe figures, giving him an impressively large range of motion for any action figure at the time. However, the Laser Rods are also generally hard to keep standing upright, being top-heavy and prone to loose hip joints. Also, the rubber "o-ring" can dry-rot over time, which can be a bear to replace.

Notes

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  • Jolt's instructions actually transform him the wrong way, ending literally ass-backwards, with his face concealed partially behind the tab that locks the front portion of the car in place. All this done despite the correctly transformed version shown in the very first panel. Considering Jolt has never appeared like this elsewhere, it is probably not a preproduction issue, just a goofy mistake.
  • The live-action movie-verse character Jolt was originally designed as this Jolt for the 2008 Universe toyline, as indicated by Hasbro product listings.<ref>Hasbro product listing</ref>

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Hot Row (ホットロウ Hotto Rō), Jolt (ジョルト Joruto)
  • French: Secousse (Canada, "Jolt")
  • Mandarin: Yáohuàng (China, 摇晃, "Jolt")

References

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