Jack Darby
- Jack is a human from the Transformers: Prime continuity family.
Jackson "Jack" Darby is a smart, responsible sixteen-year old dude. Before he met the Autobots, he was hard at work flipping burgers so he could save up for his first motorbike; now, he helps fight the monstrous Decepticons alongside his friends Miko Nakadai and Raf Esquivel. Only two things get past his responsibility and intelligence: badass bikes and the need to impress girls. Since his guardian Autobot is Arcee, he gets both at once! While she's not thrilled to guard him, his heroic qualities are winning her over.
Fiction
Prime cartoon
- Voice actor: Josh Keaton (English)
 Plot details for Darkness Rising, Part 1 follow. |
Plot details for Darkness Rising, Part 2 follow. |
Jack's menial after-school job at the drive-thru at KO Burger was getting him down, with rude customers who took food without paying. As he knocked off and reported in to his mom by phone, he spotted a sweet motorcycle in the parking lot. While he was admiring it and promising one day he'd have enough money to buy a motorcycle just like it, he was caught talking to it by Sierra and her friend, causing him to trip over his words somewhat. He was saved from further embarrassment when the motorcycle — in reality Arcee — took off with him still on board as she was being chased by two Decepticon cars. After a short chase, she warned him not to tell anyone and let him go, only for one of the Decepticons to start following him, forcing her to pick him up again. The chase ended up in a drainage canal, where Jack encountered Raf for the first time, and the pair watched Arcee and Bumblebee duke it out, before hastily making an escape when one of the Decepticons started chasing them.
Jack later met Raf outside the high school and suggested to the boy that they keep the adventure to themselves, but Bumblebee and Arcee turned up to take the pair back to the Autobot base. Jack wasn't keen, but the pair were spotted arguing by Miko, who loudly encouraged him to go, and as a result accompanied Jack on Arcee back to base. The three kids were awestruck by the Autobots and their headquarters, and Optimus Prime explained to them the whole Cybertronian war. Darkness Rising, Part 1 Jack was keen to get home, much to Miko's disgust, however they were interrupted by a visit by Agent Fowler, forcing the three kids to hide. The kids we left at base with Ratchet when the rest of the Autobots left on a mission, and tried not to get under Ratchet's feet.
When the Autobots returned empty-handed, Jack whisked Miko away before her exuberance could become too tactless. He pointed out to Optimus that he really needed to get home as it was almost 10 and he had a curfew. Prime assigned Arcee to watch over him. Of couse, when Jack got home, he had a job explaining when he'd gotten the motorcycle to his mother. The next morning, Arcee woke him early, though it was a Saturday, as they had to get to the Autobot base promptly. Darkness Rising, Part 2
Plot details for Darkness Rising, Part 3 follow. |
On the way back, Arcee showed off some fancy riding skills. They reached the base at the same time as Bulkhead and Bumblebee, however Optimus immediately left on a mission with Ratchet. Arcee, left in charge, opted to go out on patrol with Bumblebee, leaving the kids with Bulkhead as a carer. When Miko suggested they get a band going, Jack offered the use of his harmonica skills, which Miko didn't seem particularly keen on. After having his ears punished by Miko's electric guitar solo, Jack and the others had to hide behind Bulkhead to avoid being seen by Agent Fowler, but Miko's guitar gave them away. Bulkhead managed to prevent Fowler from taking the three kids into custody, but a short time later they detected a distress call from Fowler's helicopter, suggesting the agent had been captured by the Decepticons. After Bulkhead bridged out to try for a rescue, Jack and Raf realized that Miko had surreptitiously followed the Autobot. Figuring that Bulkhead might not have noticed her, the pair reactivated the ground bridge and followed Bulkhead, only to arrive near the Decepticon ship and accidentally alert the sentries stationed on it. Darkness Rising, Part 3
