Jesse (G1)
- Jesse is a human in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Jesse (also Jessie) is a stunningly-attractive high school student. She attends ballet class, wears fashionable Eighties berets, and - luckily for Buster Witwicky - leaps lustfully into the arms of skinny, bookish, and sensitive boys who wear pink. She can be a little dense when it comes to others' feelings, but she always apologizes for it.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
- (Note: Events from UK-only storylines are italicized.)
Jesse and Buster were making out in his car (while their friend "O" watched) when it was rear-ended by a mysterious Volkswagen Beetle (surprise, it's Bumblebee!). During the following Decepticon attack, Buster told Jesse and "O" to find help, while he drove away in the Bug. The Transformers Buster was unreachable for some time, which worried Jesse and "O," but while walking about, listening to The Dazzler on their stereo, Buster returned with Bumblebee and explained that he had been caught up in the Autobot/Decepticon war. Buster and Bumblebee drove away before his friends could process this incredible information. Power Play!
Tragically, Buster's father, Sparkplug Witwicky was kidnapped by the evil Decepticons, forcing Buster further into the conflict. As he drove away inside Optimus Prime to rescue his father, Jesse was starstruck by his bravery, though she was terrified for his safety. She knew that he was sensitive, but she had not realized that he was so brave! Prisoner of War! She futilely tried to escape her worries by retreating to her ballet class, but as they watched their neighbors pack up and leave town, even there, the Transformers conflict was made evident. She wondered if she would ever see Buster again. The Last Stand
After Sparkplug's heart attack, "O" and Jessie came to visit Buster in his father's autorepair shop. Buster was understandably cross, but his friends made matters worse when they indirectly suggested that autorepair is an easy skill to pick up. Enraged on behalf of his father's profession, Buster shooed his friends out of the garage. Warrior School! After a period of not talking to Buster at school, Jessie surprised Buster by asking him if he would accompany her on a bike ride to the falls. Though she avoided the subject of their recent fight, when her bike's chain suddenly broke, she had no choice but to bring up the subject.
She apologized.
Her apology was interrupted by Buster's father, Bumblebee, and Bluestreak, of which the latter two were curious about Buster and Jessie's romantic display. They were further interrupted by an attack from both Laserbeak, who had been spying on them, and later the newly-built Decepticon, Jetfire. Buster stopped the attack by revealing that he had been in possession of the Autobot Creation Matrix for some time, and he used it to disassemble Jetfire dramatically before their eyes. Brainstorm!
Jesse was almost brainwashed into serving the Decepticons by a Car Wash of Doom, but Buster managed to get her out of the highly suggestible state of mind she was in, thereby killing any chance he had of getting further than second base with her. The humans of Earth thank Buster for his sacrifice.
She later went undercover to Club Con with Blaster in an attempt save a captive Buster, and totally wore a bikini. Club Con!
Coloring books
At least once, a woman resembling Jesse was portrayed as the wife of Buster Witwicky in the year 2005. As Buster was in turn portrayed as Daniel Witwicky's father, that presumably makes Daniel their child. Despite being in the future, they wore totally normal clothes. Crazy. The Lost Treasure of Cybertron
Find Your Fate Junior
Jesse and Buster were exploring (read: snogging) in the hills outside of Center City, when they discovered a hidden Decepticon base and overheard Megatron's dastardly earthquake-related plans.
They ran into Beachcomber, who was also investigating the Decepticon base. However, Jesse was abducted by Ramjet, and the two had to leave without her.
Jesse was subsequently brainwashed by Megatron into betraying the Autobot rescue force, resulting in Center City's destruction and Decepticon dominion over the planet Earth. Maybe Buster's next date will go better. Earthquake
