Blackjack (G1)
- Blackjack is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Blackjack leads the rambunctious Sports Car Patrol not by being the strongest, but by being the cleverest. He always has a plan to extract his hide from a sticky situation... oh, and his teammates too, time permitting. He calculates the odds before going in and always has an ace up his sleeve just in case.
Sometimes he forms Menasor's chest.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
After studying the captive Autobot Battle Patrol, Thunderwing and his scientists managed to replicate Emirate Xaaron's Micromaster process and create a new era of Decepticon Micromasters, including Blackjack and his cohorts. A Small War!
While traveling solo in the Dead End, Blackjack was jumped by two Autobots, when a disorientated and damaged Megatron stumbled upon them. Blackjack crying out his name and the sight of the Autobrand returned Megatron to his senses, and he blasted the Micromasters' attackers. The Sports Car Patrol became Megatron's first recruits in his plans to rebuild his power base on Cybertron and gain revenge against Decepticon and Autobot alike on Earth. The Resurrection Gambit! Using the trans-time dimensional portal, the patrol infiltrated the Ark, and Blackjack attempted to destabilize Ratchet mentally by remote-controlling the remains of the deactivated Autobots on which the medic was working. When this failed, Blackjack attempted Plan B, coming out into the open with fake Autobot insignia and trying to convince Ratchet that they were Autobots on their way back to Cybertron, leading him not to advanced medical equipment but into Megatron's clutches. Back from the Dead
While his team traveled back to Cybertron, Blackjack stayed behind to dispatch the skeleton crew aboard the Ark and rig explosives to blow it up. The Resurrection Gambit! He didn't do a good enough job of blasting the crew, as Kup reactivated and startled him, causing the Micromaster to drop the triggering mechanism for the explosives, starting the countdown. All the Familiar Faces! While Kup and the others attempted to disable the bombs, Blackjack frantically insisted that they couldn't be disabled and that their best course of action was to abandon ship. Ratchet, however, used the trans-time dimensional portal to transport the explosives to Megatron's base on Cybertron, saving the Ark and Blackjack. Skin Deep
Transformers Comic-Magazin
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Dreamwave Generation One continuity
A little over four million years ago, Blackjack was one of many new Micromaster Transformers created by the Autobots and Decepticons in a joint venture to bolster their forces. Recruited as a Decepticon, Blackjack still seemed rather easygoing and cordial with the Autobot Micros, at least while hanging out in Little Iacon. He was planning to race with Roadhandler for championship of the Micros, but had no problem putting their friendly competition on hold so that Road Handler could 'school the load-mouthed Big Daddy on the "rules of the road". He even refereed the race for the two Autobots, although the fracas that followed with the guzzlers probably means he didn't get the chance to race Road Handler himself. The Gray Race
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Blackjack and the Sports Car Patrol were highly advanced warriors, in the service of the Dead Universe. They ran afoul of Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime while protecting the "hole in the world". Blackjack and his compatriots captured the inquisitive Autobot and subjected him to an unknown procedure before letting him go. Spotlight: Nightbeat
Later, Blackjack was among the hordes of Micromasters on Gorlam Prime that assaulted Nightbeat and Hardhead. Spotlight: Hardhead Blackjack also attempted to stop Arcee from pursuing Jhiaxus. Spotlight: Sideswipe
Another Blackjack was a member of the Stunticons. After Wildrider left the team after a particularly humiliating defeat, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by Swindle, who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the Enigma of Combination.
After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor (with Blackjack joining as the new chestplate), the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of Caminus, preparing to bring destruction down upon its people. First Contact
Beast Wars: Uprising
Blackjack was one of the Builders who manned Fortress Maximus. He was tossed from a great height by Ser-Ket while she and others in the resistance infiltrated Fortress. Head Games
Games
3D Battle-Card Game
Blackjack served under Megatron as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling Optimus Primal's many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. Energon Wars Expansion Set
Transformers Legends
Blackjack and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Blackjack and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Toys
Generation 1
- Sports Car Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)
- Blackjack transforms into a 1988 Ford Probe GT Turbo sports car. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Detour, Hyperdrive and Road Hugger. Blackjack is gang-molded with his teammate Road Hugger and the two share plastic colors.
- This mold was also used to make Black Heat.
Generations
- Decepticon Blackjack (Legends Class, 2015)
- Accessories: Axe/breastplate
- Blackjack is part of wave two of Combiner Wars Legends Class toys and is a new-mold figure which transforms from a black sports car to robot and back! He and his axe can plug into the chest of Menasor, taking the place of the Generation 1 roller car. The toy was originally intended to be released as the Battlecharger Runabout, and is noticeably sculpted to resemble that character.[1] The reasons for the change to Blackjack are unknown, but are likely some combination of name unavailability and a desire for a more colorful toy. Blackjack includes a collector card featuring his package art.
Merchandise
3D Battle-Card
- Blackjack (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
- A 24-point "common" character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Blackjack "transforms" into a black coupe of indeterminate make. He uses the same parts layout as "Classic" Bumblebee and Side Swipe.
Notes
Foreign names
- French: Assommeur (Canada, "Slaughterman")
- Italian: Illusion
