Ramjet (Movie)
| 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 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family.
Ramjet bristles with high-tech weaponry, including an arsenal of deadly missiles and bombs as well as his lethal vibro-claws. He's all kinds of crazy and violent. Whereas other Decepticons do their fighting in grim silence, Ramjet simply blows everything around him to smithereens, laughing maniacally every step of the way, which is all Megatron asks out of him. But what he really loves to do is hit people with his head. The more he does this, the more his own cerebral circuitry gets rattled, and the better an idea it seems like next time.
Ramjet doesn't think very good.
Unlike his fellow Seeker Thundercracker, Ramjet can't really be trusted, and doesn't really believe in the Decepticon cause. An opportunist at heart, Ramjet's only in it for the power and favor, and he doesn't care who has to shoot in the back to get it. However, not surprisingly, he's not really capable of being much of a schemer. In truth, he just simply sides with whoever he thinks has the bigger guns.
Fiction
IDW Transformers movie comics
Many years ago, Ramjet was a member of Cybertron's armed forces under the command of Protector Megatron. When an ancient relic was encovered and aliens unknown attacked the planet, Megatron embarked on a mission of vengeance against the invaders, changing the military's mission of defense to conquest. Ramjet was present for his war rally at Trypticon and the subsequent attack on the creatures. Defiance issue 2 Ramjet was part of Starscream's squadron, sent to capture Optimus Prime and eliminate the researchers and security officers assigned to him. However, they failed miserably and barely got out alive when Optimus dropped an abandoned city on their heads. Megatron used this a proof for "treachery" and rallied his army to become the Decepticons. Defiance issue 3
During the subsequent civil war, Ramjet was among those Decepticons who stayed behind to fight the Autobots while Soundwave and the crew of the Nemesis searched the stars for a harvester, an ancient device crucial to the relic's plans. Defiance issue 4
Ramjet was apparently left in command of Cybertron after Starscream and his troops departed in search of the Allspark. Thousands of years later, he, Swindle, and Dreadwing greeted Starscream and Thundercracker on their return to Cybertron. Ramjet informed Starscream that the construction of the temple at Simfur was progressing as planned. The Reign of Starscream issue 3
When Starscream's Allspark failed, Ramjet sided with Dreadwing and pointed his cannon at Thundercracker's head, telling him to choose a side. When the fighting broke out, he broke off to chase down some Autobots, but was beheaded by Crosshairs for his trouble. The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Five
Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics
Ramjet and Starscream are old colleagues in the Seekers and Starscream would like to reunite with him. #9's Star Screams
Toys
Transformers (2007)
- Claw Slash Ramjet (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
- Fast Action Battlers "Claw Slash" Ramjet is a pale grey and maroon redeco of "Battle Blade" Starscream, based upon the colour scheme of Generation 1 Ramjet. He transforms into a somewhat super deformed F-22 Raptor, simplifying the overall design of the movie Starscream-type Decepticon jet to the point of his feet noticeably sticking out the aft of the fighter, and has a truncated transformation sequence that relies to a fair degree on an Automorph-like gearing system to move multiple parts at once.
- Rather than having a separate weapon, he only has a claw-like blade that flips over the right hand (hence "Claw Slash") via spring-loaded trigger and non-removable missiles in the palms of his hands. His claw-arm is also spring-loaded for a nasty upward slash attack.
- This mold was later redecoed into Revenge of the Fallen Fast Action Battlers Starscream.
Revenge of the Fallen
- Ramjet (Voyager, 2009)
- Accessories: 6 missiles
- Ramjet is a Walmart exclusive redeco of the 2007 Voyager Starscream mold, transforming into an F-22 Raptor. It comes with a collector's card written in the style of Seymour Simmons giving a report on a sighting of Ramjet in Africa.
- Pushing the fighter along a smooth surface causes the missile-launching barrels to rotate and fire their projectiles, which can also be stored in the black flip-up braces on the launchers. During transformation, pushing up upon the canopy fuselage piece activates his Automorphing gimmick, which pushes panels out of the torso, wings and stabilizers. Interestingly, his projectile missiles are sculpted to resemble fingers, should users choose keep them loaded while Ramjet is in robot mode.
- This mold was retooled and redecoed to make movie Thundercracker and Revenge of the Fallen Skywarp.
