Jolt (Armada)
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- Jolt is a Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Jolt is Hot Shot's Mini-Con partner. He's kind of a geek.
Fiction
Armada mini-comics
He has ARTICULATION!
Animated continuity
Armada
Apparently, he's supposed to be the seldom-heeded voice of reason among the two. Poor, poor guy.
Jolt joined a group of Mini-Cons in an attempt to get Hot Shot to act more leader-like. Remorse
Dreamwave comics continuity
Instead of a nervous dork, Jolt is a hothead with a hair trigger.
Transformers Playstation 2 game
Jolt was one of many Mini-Cons who crashlanded on Earth when fleeing the war on Cybertron. He was trapped inside a Mini-Con-Disc and needed to be saved before the Decepticons could find him. Once awakened, he agreed to assist the Autobots in their battle against Megatron and became Hot Shots Mini-Con partner. You can run him over, but due to gameplay-reasons he actually is invincible. Jolt does not talk, but if attached to Hot Shot, he increases his speed in exchange for Energon. If his special powers are not needed, he follows his counterpart by foot, defending and assisting him with shots of his lasergun. There is not much of a story to him. Transformers (Melbourne House)
Toys
Armada
- Hot Shot w/ Jolt
- Jolt transforms into a red helicopter of an unknown model. He plugs into Hot Shot's butt (ewww) to activate his head cannon gimmick. He can also attach to Hot Shot's spoiler plug in vehicle mode to form the combined flight mode used in Jolt's introduction. The chest/engine piece from Hot Shot can be attached to Jolt's vehicle mode or held as an arm cannon-type weapon, but in both cases does not sit well without support.
- Powerlinx Hot Shot w/ Jolt
- Jolt's and Hot Shot's color schemes were basically reversed with Jolt now in a yellow redeco.
Universe (2008)
Armada Series
- Hot Shot with Jolt (2008)
Jolt's entry into the Universe toyline is a newly engineered mold. While the overall look of the toy is basically the same, the transformation and articularion are different. He has extra paint applications on his tail section, as well as some parts now cast in black plastic for contrast and visual appeal, such as his propeller and upper arms. He now has one Powerlinx socket instead of the original two.
Jolt can no longer fold in half while attached to Hot Shot, meaning the propeller is pointed up instead of back. Further, while the elbows can now bend, the extra give from the ball joints has been sacrificed for more integrated shoulders which hold the whole figure together, and the knees have been removed completely. There are also some balance issues from his narrower feet and larger back kibble.
Jolt can attach to Hot Shot's vehicle mode by inserting Jolt's arms/engines into slots in the back of Hot Shot's spoiler. However, the connection does not hold very tight. Jolt can also attach to the Powerlinx peg on the Hot Shot's vehicle mode trunk or robot mode shoulder, but this does not activate any features.
Merchandise
- Hot Rod (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2002)
- A small, non-transforming Jolt based on his cartoon model was included with Mega SCF Hot Shot.
- Hot Rod (Big Transformers, 2002)
- The Kabaya "Big Transformers" Hot Shot included a tiny non-transforming vehicle-mode Jolt that can peg onto his shoulder.
