Ramjet (G1)
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- Ramjet is a Decepticon in the Generation 1 continuity family.
What can really be said about someone whose only idea of strategy is to smash into things with his head? In Ramjet's defense he's specifically built to survive such midair collisions and his prey most definitely is not. The strategy can be frighteningly effective, since no one expects a fighter jet to ram them. Ramjet has a tendency to regard the sky as belonging only to him, and will frequently ram even neutral or friendly targets. Though he is built to take such hits frequent collisions and crashes can still take their toll on his internal mechanisms.
Fiction
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: ? (US), Toshiro Ishii (Japan)
Marvel Comics continuity
Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the Swarm's final attack on Autobase:Earth. A Rage in Heaven!
Dreamwave continuity
Toys
Generation 1
- Ramjet (1985, 1986, 2001)
- Japanese ID number: D-56
- The original Ramjet toy was a retool of the Diaclone "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp, with new wings, new bombs and the removable or projectile launchers. He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from colour.
- In robot mode his official instructions has the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet, as well as Thrust and Dirge's television incarnations depict them as having their heads untransformed, leaving a distinctive 'conehead' shape to their appearance. This has lead many owners to do the same thing, to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.
Generation 2
- Ramjet (1993, 1994)
- For the Generation 2 line, Ramjet was redecoed with the purple replacing white, black replacing burgundy and light blue replacing the original black. He also features new firing missile launchers and a sound effects box which is mounted above his engines. These parts were also used on the Generation 2 release of Starscream.
Classics
- Ramjet (Deluxe, 2007)
- Classics Ramjet transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. Like his original Generation 1 toy, he is a retool of Starscream, with a new nose cone/head, new wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.
- As with most Classics toys, he features a heat-sensitive rubsign.
Merchandise
Super Collection Figure
- Ramjet (2003)
- During Act 6 of Takara's Super Collection Figure line, Ramjet was released, a limited articulation PVC figurine not actually based upon his cartoon model, as he is a retool of Starscream with new wings and a new head. He also came with one of the parts to for a Build-a-Figure PVC figurine of Grand Maximus.
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