Ramjet (G1)
| 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 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.
- French-Canadian name: Statoréacto
- Italian name: Nibbio
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 1
Until Straxus was assassinated, Ramjet worked under the Decepticon overlord on Cybertron. The Bridge to Nowhere! Soon after, Ramjet, Thrust, and Dirge were given Earth jet forms specified by Megatron and were recruited to the Decepticons' Earth forces over the Space Bridge when the Decepticons attempted to exploit Hoover Dam for energy. They were defeated by Superion. Aerialbots over America!
Generation 2
When Megatron returned and overthrew Bludgeon's command, Ramjet was aggravated that Megatron brought a revived Starscream with him. Starscream was arrogant, loud, and would never shut up, so why didn't Megatron leave him dead? Seriously, what was Megatron's problem? Tales of Earth, Part Three
Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the Swarm's final attack on Autobase:Earth. A Rage in Heaven!
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Jack Angel (US), Toshiro Ishii (Japan)
Ramjet had some excellent adventures during the Generation 1 cartoon series.
Once, Ramjet was thrown back into Medieval times and headbutted a knight, then participated in a jousting competition against Spike and Warpath. Yay! A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
Ramjet later participated in the Battle of Autobot City, where he was shot by a high-jumping Optimus Prime. Luckily he wasn't damaged enough by the blast to be tossed into space for being dead weight later on, and was present at Starscream's crowning as the new Decepticon leader. Ramjet, or a random Decepticon jet with his color scheme, later flew into Unicron's mouth and exploded.The Transformers: The Movie
Ramjet and Dirge were later hiding in Carbombya, but were found out by Outback and his "Deceptidon detector", and the two Seekers were interrogated to reveal the location of Chaar.Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1
Ramjet was totally blownuptified when Ultra Magnus decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
Note: The event above is highly disputable due to the animation errors that plagued the episode, and indeed, the rest of Season 3.
Dreamwave continuity
Ramjet joined Shockwave in his assault on the Autobot stronghold in Iacon shortly after the death of Sentinel Prime. He served under Shockwave whenever Megatron happened to disappear, be it the Dark Ages or the loss of the Nemesis. After the Great Shutdown, he continued working for Shockwave as one of his top agents, and joined his expedition to Earth to forcibly collect the crews of the Ark and Nemesis. After Shockwave was dethroned, Ramjet escaped capture by Autobot authorities and met with Shockwave's remaining troops in the wastelands. They remained there until the Predacons overthrew Shockwave in the name of Megatron, and Ramjet and the Coneheads returned to his control.
IDW comics continuity
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- Spoilers for Spotlight Ramjet follow
Ramjet was a member of the Earth-bound Decepticon unit. Ramjet's ramming headbutting abilities seem to have been hindered in the New Avengers crossover, as they robbed him of his conehead.
Ramjet had aspirations to rule the Decepticons and began to carry out a very ambitious plan to achieve this. With the help of duped humans, a sub-par facsimile and Mini-Constructicon units, he planned to acquire an Energon substitute, destroy the United States, track all Cybertronians and use a Superstring Spacebridge to dominate the galaxy. Unfortunately, Megatron had a simpler plan: beat Ramjet to death and keep his severed head as a trophy. Spotlight: Ramjet
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, and new bombs. He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color.
- 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.
- Ramjet's instructions neglect a couple of features on his toy; the wings can swivel back and forth and up and down in robot mode, to better balance the figure, and the circular air intakes on his chest can swivel out in either mode. The purpose of this is unclear, but it could conceivably be intended to resemble landing gear in jet mode.
- Ramjet was redecoed into Dirge and retooled into Thrust for the Classics-themed BotCon 2007-exclusive Games of Deception box set.
Merchandise
Super Collection Figure
- Ramjet (2003)
- During Act 6 of Takara's Super Collection Figure line, Ramjet was released as 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.
MyClone
- Ramjet (2003)
- Japanese ID number: MTF016
- MyClone Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the MyClone trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature Transformers characters. Following the MyClone aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other MyClone figure.
Trivia
- Ramjet's name makes sense for the character, as he's a jet that rams into things. However, real-world ramjets are a specialized kind of jet engine with no moving parts. They have nothing to do with jets ramming into each other. And F-15s don't have 'em. His French-Canadian name is a reference to this kind of engine and totally misses the English pun.
- Ramjet was supposed to appear in the Beast Wars episode Nemesis, Part 2, alongside Thrust and Dirge, and have a kickass mid-air fight scene with the Maximals, but this didn't happen due to budget constraints.
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