Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

Robo-techie.

Jetfiredreamed of becoming a scientist, butfunctionismbred stereotypes about his flying alternate mode, limiting his options. Jetfire became a Decepticon because of their views on freedom of work, but rejected the movement as it became radicalized and more violent. The support of Autobots likeOrion Pax,Prowl,andRatchetgot Jetfire work as a forensic scientist, and he got to pursue his dreams. From perfecting thepolydermal graftingtechnology to creating his faithful drone assistantD.0.C.,Jetfire remained one of the Autobots' greatest scientific minds throughout the war and beyond. Even millions of years later, he could still get huffy when people were presumptuous about his alt-mode, and Jetfire remains determined to hold on as a scientist, not a pilot or warrior.

• First Appearance:Transformers: Stormbringer#1

Fiction

Joining the Autobots

Before the war, Jetfire would conduct experiments in Cybertron's Science Satellites.Iron in the BloodHis interest in a scientific career was hindered by thefunctionismof the day, as his airborne alt-mode was better suited for the defense or transportation sectors, and the troubles he faced caused him to fall in with the anti-functionistDecepticonmovement.To Walk Among the ChosenHe became acquaintances withSoundwave,who told him aboutIacon'sresident "hero cop,"Orion Pax,who was also anAutobot.Behind My Bleeding BackOne day after his teacherRatchetgot him a job at thetechnoversityofUltirex,he spotted Pax himself, and attacked him. Pax knocked him out and revealed his secret allegiance to Ratchet.To Walk Among the Chosen

Jetfire's a man's name, and I'M A MAN!!!

Pax subsequently brought Jetfire to fellow officerProwl,whom Pax had worked with in the past and wanted help from in figuring out why Jetfire had tried to kill him and what he knew about the death of Decepticon sympathizerHefter.Jetfire was less than willing to cooperate with another Autobot officer, especially one who had worked forSentinel Prime,and believed that he and Pax were just looking to kill him in police custody as had happened to Hefter. During a bit of a rough interrogation, Prowl managed to convince the scientist that was one of the last things they wanted to do, and that they just wanted proof to bring Hefter's killers to justice. Jetfire admitted that he tried to kill Pax because of his anger at how he had continued to be a cop even after standing up to theSenate,not under any orders, and that he had learned all about him from Soundwave.A Lonely Pillar on the PlainJetfire then took Pax and Prowl to the bolthole where Soundwave and hisfriendswere hiding out, the pair also wanting to question him about Hefter's death. Jetfire found Pax's condemning the Decepticons for using violence as a tool to be contemptible, claiming that he was turning a blind eye to the Autobots' own faults by doing so; before Jetfire could continue, he was quieted down by Prowl.Behind My Bleeding BackAsNeedlenoseandHorri-Bullwatched, a newly released Jetfire gave Prowl a parting punch. Being offered a gun by the pair, Jetfire turned the gun over to Prowl and Pax, not believing real Decepticons to desire weaponry. Hoping to clear Hefter's name, he led the cops to the next shipment.Dance Among the Shadows

The two tried to assure him that he would be a hero and no one would be harmed, though Jetfire only wished to be a scientist. Needlenose shocked Jetfire with the revelation that the weapons had come straight from Decepticon high command, unintentionally angering Orion Pax as he observed the transaction.Future Glories LostPax burst in, barely giving the weapons dealers a chance to surrender before killing the first to pull a gun. A conflicted Jetfire killed a second Decepticon who was taking a shot at Pax, before any further response was interrupted by the remote detonation of the weapons. A Decepticon no more, Jetfire asked Pax what was next. Unhappy with the answer, Jetfire did not believe everything the Decepticons stood for should be destroyed.New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets

Jetfire became a lab technician working for the police's science division, andNoseconewas immediately hostile on account of everything from his past allegiance to his alt-mode, which he considered 'unsuitable' for scientific work. After passing on to Nosecone the same gun that he had used to kill the Decepticon from the other day, Prowl having claimed that it was important evidence in finding Hefter's killer, Jetfire left the lab. Expecting a friendly face inDeluge,he and the weapon dealers paid him back for his betrayal. Their beating was interrupted by a shining light, scaring them off.Bumblebeeattempted to offer him help, but was rejected by Jetfire. Returning to work the next day bruised, Nosecone mocked him for his 'hot-shot police work'. Changing the subject to the weapon he had used against the dealers, Nosecone told him there was nothing for it to reveal and revealing Prowl's deception.The Next Day, and the Next

On the sixth day of his new job, Jetfire snapped at Nosecone's lack of cooperation, storming out of the building and bringing a smile to the cop's face. While flying over the city, he was pursued by Orion, who brought him back to the surface but was unable to understand Jetfire, and that he wanted to be a flier and a scientist, rather than the choice of one. That both sides inspired violence. Jetfire confronted Deluge and as he decides to go back to his job, the two start to talk over a drink.What It's Really Like

When Bumblebee turned himself in to the police station, believing to be losing his mind, Prowl had Jetfire ran a scan of him. He detected and tracked a 'nightmare' signal transmitted by Soundwave,Ferak,and Shockwave that had been the cause of the bot's distress.Ghost Stories

Jetfire continued working at the technoversity and was there when Orion Pax became Optimus Prime and broadcast a call to arms against the Decepticon forces in power. He responded with many civilian Autobots and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron.BroadcastAfter Optimus became leader of Cybertron, he sent Jetfire and his science team—Wheeljack,Perceptor,and Ratchet—to the crater of the destroyedToraxxis mega-refineryto search for any trace of fuel.Fallout

Challengers...of the Unknown!

Descending to the caverns opened up by the facility's destruction, the four scientists stumbled upon ancient cave carvings depicting agiant monsteras well as a lake of seemingly self-replicatingenergonthat temporarily turned Ratchet into a mindless beast. Before they could study this side effect, the team was attacked by deadly creatures residing in the tunnels and retreated to another cavern, where they found the very monster depicted in the carvings.UnderworldJetfire reported these findings to Optimus Prime, who ordered him to find a way to neutralize the sleeping monster so that the Autobots could safely make use of the energon lake.PreyHowever, the area was then attacked byScorponok's Decepticons, who chased off Jetfire's scientists and awakened the beast, known as Trypticon.The Illusion of ControlAfter Trypticon had been defeated, Jetfire was put in charge of curing theDynobots,who had adapted altmodes that made them hyper-aggressive.Belly of the BeastDuring the Decepticons' attack on Iacon soon after, Jetfire and Perceptor contacted Optimus to inform him of the city's primary coolant plants being compromised, which would result in flooding.Primacy #3

Alongside Bumblebee andNightbeat,Jetfire was ordered to follow the Decepticon starshipEmpirionand find out what its crew was up to. As they waited and watched, the Decepticons began attacking anUrtuskiansettlement, causing Bumblebee to order the others to ram their shuttle into theEmpirionand protect the aliens. Jetfire wasn't too enthusiastic about facing down an enemy that clearly outnumbered them, but in the end the Decepticons didn't find theirmain objectiveand retreated.The Hunting Party

At some point during the war, Jetfire advised against sending the small Autobot Wheelie on his own on an exploration mission. He was overruled by Ultra Magnus, who explained that they had to make due, because of their limited resources.Spotlight: Wheelie

Years of war had put the Transformers' home world ofCybertronthrough too much punishment, meaning a spiral into planet-wide cataclysm, a consequence the scientistThunderwinghad foreseen. Jetfire and other Transformers scientists ignored his warning, until it was too late. Thunderwing underwent thepolydermal graftingprocess he had developed, and was driven insane, forcing the Autobots and Decepticons to unite and try to stop him. Jetfire spent the battle trying to figure out a way to effectively counter Thunderwing, but Cybertron itself swallowed Thunderwing before he could find a way. Cybertron was abandoned as a result.

Modern era

Seven hundred stellar cycles later, and against regulations, Jetfire and theTechnobotstraveled to the supposedly-abandoned husk of Cybertron from their science vessel, theCalabi-Yau,to investigate a strange energy reading. Though it violated several command directives, Jetfire decided to lead a recon mission to the surface. Despite the misgivings everyone had, Jetfire remained adamant that they investigate, saying that a failure to investigate was what doomed Cybertron to begin with. Upon arriving on the dead surface of the planet nearThunderhead Pass,Jetfire,Scattershot,Afterburner,andLightspeedwere ambushed by a mysterious group of robots with stealth abilities. The Technobots were badly damaged and Jetfire was captured. When he revived, he found his captors worshiping the reanimated corpse of Thunderwing.Stormbringer #1

He's your guy for techx-position.

Their leader,Bludgeon,wished to revisit the mad scientist's plot and harness the power that accelerated the planet's death in an apocalyptic torrent all those years ago. Jetfire pleaded with Bludgeon not to again unleash the powers that destroyed their planet, but he was ignored, and his attempts to escape were thwarted.Stormbringer #2Thanks to a distress signal sent by the remaining Technobots in theCalabi-Yau,Optimus Prime and theWreckerssoon arrived, released Jetfire, and defeated his captors, just before an alert system announced the arrival of Thunderwing, newly reborn.Stormbringer #3Fortunately Jetfire was able to figure out that theUltra-Energonpowering Thunderwing would be depleted in a prolonged struggle. This allowed Optimus Prime, the Wreckers, and thePredaconsto stop the monstrosity without destroying Cybertron.Stormbringer #4

Jetfire was later called in to take theMonstructor Sixto theGarrus-9prison and attempt to cure them.Escalation #1Spotlight: Optimus PrimeEvery previous attempt had failed, but whether he may have found a cure to their combined minds was then rendered moot when the Decepticons attacked and abducted the Monsters. He convincedFortress Maximusto letArcee"escape" to hunt the Monsters down, and they would invent some story afterward.Spotlight: Arcee

Shortly after Optimus Prime arrived on Garrus-9,Cyclonusactivated theNega-Coreand its guardian, Thunderwing, onCorata-Vaz.Prime ordered Jetfire to summon the Wreckers to face off against Thunderwing again.Spotlight: CyclonusUnfortunately the Wreckers proved to be little more than an annoyance to the guardian, and Jetfire, believing he had ironed out the bugs, received permission to test Thunderwing's polydermal grafting procedure on four Autobots, deciding things couldn't really get much worse.Spotlight: Hardhead

With the experiments taking a while, Jetfire decided to rebuild Bludgeon'saxis cradleand use it to take control of, and shut down, Thunderwing.Spotlight: DoubledealerThis saw him marked for death byJhiaxus,who took remote mental control of Bludgeon's body on Garrus-9. Faced with a hideous monster about to kill and his own inability to move, Jetfire... calmly noticed how slowly Bludgeon was moving, worked out Jhiaxus was trying to control the monsterandmonitor pan-galactic fronts, and baited him with the imminent collapse of his strategy, causing Jhiaxus to freeze in panic.

After the crisis was over, Jetfire covertly monitoredGorlam Primein its transformation into a new Cybertron.Spotlight: Sideswipe

On Earth

Oh man, lookit me! Super fancy!

Three years later, Jetfire arrived on Earth after the Decepticons leveled the infrastructure of the Autobot war machine. Along withSeasprayandWindcharger,he was taken in by Optimus Prime's unit as a refugee from the devastation.Ride-AlongHowever, just sitting in a cave absorbing the humans' primitive wireless signals drove him nuts, so after Prime abandoned the Autobots and surrendered toSkywatch,he joinedHot Rodwhen he decided to leave the planet.New Arrivals, Old EncountersAs the group needed all the help they could get in getting off Earth, Hot Rod liberated several Decepticons from Skywatch and told Jetfire to undo their restraints using technology acquired fromWheeljack.Jetfire was hesitant about helping the enemy, but Hot Rod assured him that were no sides anymore.A Rude Awakening

Well, Hot Rod was wrong.Swindleand his Decepticons turned on Jetfire and the others after the starship was complete. Swindle even used some of the 'Cons Jetfire reactivated to create a new gestalt,Menasor.With the help of Optimus Prime,Ultra Magnus,Bumblebee's crew and the humans of Skywatch, Menasor was dismantled. As Rodimus fled the planet, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots rejoined Bumblebee's command.EarthworksJetfire was later present when the Autobots initiated an alliance with Skywatch.All His Engines

Well you wouldn't expect Jetfire to wear his super fancy body to get shot at, would you?

As part of the alliance, the Autobots gave the humans free access to Cybertronian technology, which concerned Jetfire. He had a discussion with Bumblebee, the new Autobot commander, who simply told him that they needed to trust the humans in order for the humans to trust them. The Autobots then found themselves thrust into action again as theCombaticonswere spotted inNorth Koreafighting fortheir government.The Land IroncladsJetfire was among the troops sent to defeat them, acting as air support againstVortex.However, Vortex was more than capable of fighting off a scientist like him, and cut open Jetfire's wing, sending him out of control. He crashed explosively intoBroadsideand was later seen receiving medical attention.Ranks of Bronze

Once the Combaticons were finally defeated, Jetfire and the Korea team returned to the United States, where they learned thatMegatronhad returned for vengeance. They rolled out to confront the Decepticon leader nearAlbuquerque,but Optimus Prime ordered the rest of the Autobots to stay back while he alone confirmed what was going on.Burning ChromePrime later ordered Jetfire to fly into orbit and joinCosmos.He initially protested, as the Autobots might need air support against Megatron, but was told that the mission required a scientist instead of a warrior. Once in space, Jetfire helped Cosmos drop a Skywatch satellite right on top of Megatron.Enemy Mine

Six weeks later, Jetfire watched in shock as Rodimus returned to Earth with the stolenMatrix.From him, the Autobots learned that Cybertron had been rendered habitable again, and so they all departed Earth to chaseGalvatronoff their home planet.Orphans of the HelixEn route, he and many others were curious as to what Optimus Prime would do with Megatron, now captured and imprisoned on board Omega Supreme.Chaos Theory #1When they decided to hold a fair trial for him, Jetfire was tasked with contactingChief Judge Tyrestto act as an unbiased party, though he had had no luck with it by the time they reached Cybertron.Lamentations

As Galvatron began firing at Cybertron's surface usingKimia Facility,all flying Autobots, including Jetfire, were ordered to attack it.NumbersTogether with Broadside, he also performed an air strike on the Decepticons summoned to the planet by an escaped Megatron.Kings

Post-war Cybertron

Apeface remembered Jetfire'sWar For Cybertronclass!

Following the defeat of Galvatron, Jetfire stayed on a reborn Cybertron alongside most other Autobots.Dinobot HuntMany months after the Chaos Event, Megatron returned to a rebuilt Iacon and was captured by the Autobots (but only after they were prevented from killing him), after which Jetfire,Bluestreak,andWarpathwere assigned to guard him.City on FireSoon enough, the Decepticon population came busting into the prison to free their leader, and Jetfire was cut down byApefacewhile trying to get an injured Bluestreak to safety.The VergeLuckily, he and the other injured guards were hidden away from the rampaging Decepticons by a grateful Swindle.Heavy Is the Head

Jetfire eventually recovered from his damage, and joined the united Cybertronian front against 70 billionAmmonitesinvading on behalf of the "Dark Cyclops".Black PlanetHe helped hold the line while Optimus and Megatron saved the day....And the Damage DoneJetfire would watch as Megatron melted hisfusion cannonin the aftermath of his surrender to the Autobots.slaughterhouseIn the aftermath of Megatron's trial onLuna 2,Jetfire returned to Cybertron on a shuttle that also had Prowl on board, and later recounted toJazzhow furious Prowl had been that whole trip as the two heard him begin his latest outburst at Optimus.Detonation Boulevard

Return to Earth

Jetfire was later recruited for theArk-7crew to act as a pilot (much to his annoyance).Hello Cruel WorldThe scientist was, however, given his own personal laboratory and was able to construct his own personal drone:D.0.C.Detonation BoulevardJetfire was later present aboard the ship when it entered the atmosphere of Earth and was subsequently ordered by Optimus to take the ship intolunarorbit after a missile strike by the humans.Hello Cruel WorldJetfire later attempted to exterminate the micro-bots that had formed from the human weaponry by using a fluid of his own design, but was saved the effort thanks toProwl's team.Detonation Boulevard

Jetfire later reported that he had found the location of theEDC's mind bomb in theMarshall Islands,picking up its signal after it had been used on the Decepticons.The Mind BombWhen Jazz was sent to infiltrate the EDC base, Jetfire provided him with his newly created stealth paint to keep him invisible to all sensors. After Jazz confirmedAlpha Trion's being held captive there, Jetfire and D.0.C. joined Optimus and the other Autobots in an all-out assault on the base.Full Fathom FiveJetfire thought the situation had turned hopeless when the Decepticons and their ship, theNemesis,had joined the battle, but continued to fight on until Prowl brought down theNemesisandDevastatordestroyed the base. As the Autobots left aboardSky Lynx,Jetfire and D.0.C. went to work giving the rescued Alpha Trion medical attention.I Dream of Wires

Why did Jetfire program D.0.C. to feel pain?

When an alarm on theArk-7went off, indicating that the hangar airlock had been opened, Jetfire leapt into action with D.0.C. and Arcee. The scientist was left rather confused when Sky Lynx told how Optimus and Alpha Trion had simply left aboard theSkyroller,thinking it unlike Optimus to be so secretive.The CrucibleWhile treating Trion in the medbay, Jetfire lectured Optimus on his taking the ancient Autobot out in his poor condition. When Optimus asked Jetfire to step outside so he could have a private chat with Trion, Jetfire agreed to, though not without voicing his unhappiness at being kept out of the loop.Signals, Calls, and MarchesJetfire was shocked when Prowl and the Constructicons returned to theArk-7with aspacebridgeoriginally built by the Decepticons, although he did note that they could set up a duplicate on Cybertron to connect it to. WhenLong Haulcommented on how high strung Prowl was as he shouted angrily during a private call, Jetfire replied that everyone was high strung these days.The Possible LightJetfire thought that the crew should have been returning to Cybertron after recent events there concerning theEnigma of Combination,but Arcee instead wanted to him to take a closer look at anOnyxtablet she had acquired. After trying to tell Cosmos how D.0.C.—whom the lonely 'bot had befriended—wasn't really alive, Jetfire examined the tablet usingTeletraan;thinking that looking at human code was a waste of time at first, Jetfire soon changed his tune when he discovered ancient Cybertronian source code within the device.Now and On Earth

Just styling on Harmony Gold now...

Jetfire went on studying the tablet, soon discovering that its coding could communicate with the coding in other Onyx devices. When D.0.C. picked up a quantum signal within the coding, Jetfire volunteered to lead a mission that would use D.0.C. to track the signal to its source. Alongside Jazz,Kup,and Sky Lynx, Jetfire took D.0.C. to the island ofBouvetoyainAntarctica,where they found the quantum signal's source in a building. Before they could do anything, however, a group ofThrust/Ramjetclone-combinersemerged from the snow and smashed Jetfire into the ground, knocking him unconscious.The Nothing ManNow held prisoner in a secret chamber of the EDC's Bikini Atoll base along with the other Autobots, Jetfire was absolutely baffled when it was D.0.C. andThundercracker's dog,Buster,who came to their rescue. Although Jetfire and the others were ready to battle the EDC after D.0.C. freed them, Jetfire's creation quickly explained to him that the EDC wasn't responsible. When the group went to confront their real captor,Garrison Blackrock,Jetfire listened as Galvatron suddenly arrived and explained Blackrock's true origins as a creation ofOnyx Prime.HeldenAs the Autobots aimed their weapons at Galvatron, Jetfire wasn't too impressed with Jazz's plan for them to just shoot at the Decepticon leader, but it ended up becoming moot afterSkywarpteleported Galvatron and himself out as quickly as they came. With the Decepticon-controlledArk-7headed forShanghaiand the EDC unable to convince theChinesegovernment to cooperate, Jetfire suggested the Autobots head there themselves. Unfortunately, with Sky Lynx still too injured to fly, this wasn't possible.Perihelion

"But on the plus side, with them gone, maybe our book will pick up their readership!"

Jetfire and the others were soon picked up by Optimus and his forces in theSkyrollerand taken to the Autobots' new base at Thundercracker's northern homestead. Although Jetfire had reservations when Optimus asked him about using theSkyroller's systems to transmit a message across Earth and Cybertron, he still helped Prime in sending it.Once Upon a Time on EarthWhile there, theSkyrollerreceived a transmission containing the last will and testament of variousLost Lightcrew members. He showed it to Optimus Prime, but sadly informed him that not only could he not reach theLost Light,the message had been sent three weeks prior anyway.How Bright Their Frail DeedsAfter Prime returned from theWhite Housemissing an arm, Jetfire tried to get him to medbay but was rebuffed.Edge of the EarthAs the Autobots were organizing an alliance with Soundwave's Decepticons to fight Galvatron, Prime had Jetfire scanMonument Valleyfor anything strange, having felt something in the vicinity, but he detected nothing. Jetfire then participated in the attack on Galvatron'sunderwater base.It's Beginning To And Back AgainHe was unable to help when Galvatron used the Enigma of Combination source code to separateVictorionand create his own combiners, it being too advanced for him, but provided the requisite technobabble to explain howSuperioncould break the code.As Above...So BelowAfter the battle was won, the victors rested for a while on the ocean floor.No Fair Fights

Jetfire reported their results to Alpha Trion at new HQ,Autobot City,only for the signal to be mysteriously cut short after Trion mentioned a "problem" on his side.White LightThe group was then attacked by EDC forces and fled back to Autobot City.White HeatA few months later, Jetfire and some of his comrades were onCybertronto assist in relief efforts in the wake ofBruticus's rampage.Concorde Hymn

Bigger Problems

As more colonist Transformers arrived on Earth and treated Optimus Prime as their glorious messiah, Jetfire was asked byAileronif Prime had always acted like he did recently, having known him since before the war. Jetfire responded that Prime had been different just a year prior, blaming his recent behavior on all the messiah stuff getting to him.To Walk Among the ChosenLater, after theJunkions' arrival on Earth, Jetfire interrupted Arcee to do a routine check up on the comatoseSideswipe,expressing frustration that his and D.0.C.'s efforts to stop Sideswipe'ssparkcorrosion were amounting to very little. After the Junkion leadersWreck-GarandRum-Majarrived at Autobot City, Jetfire toured them around. Although Jetfire believed that the aliens had no worthwhile tech to offer them, he was soon proven wrong when Wreck-Gar spotted Sideswipe and revealed that they had in their possession apositron core,which could cure his spark corrosion and many others.A Lonely Pillar on the PlainThat night, Jetfire discussed with Soundwave and Arcee what the Junkions' true motives could be, with Soundwave devising a plan to have Cosmos use Jetfire's stealth paint and infiltrate the Junkionshipto discover any ill intentions they may have; Jetfire quickly figured that Soundwave believed the Junkions would have no way of countering the stealth paint thanks to his having created it only after returning to Earth.Behind My Bleeding Back

Upon Optimus Prime's return from Cybertron, Jetfire reported Soundwave's continued absence and doubted the former Decepticon's assurance that everything was fine. On Prime's order, Jetfire contacted Soundwave to organise a meeting of Earth's leadership. He was later among the crowd of spectators asPyra Magnachallenged Prime for his lack of beliefs. Among the gathering of Earth's leaders, Jetfire witnessed the arrival of the hostile Junkions asSharkticonsswarmed Autobot City.Dance Among the ShadowsHe and Aileron rescued the human delegation from harm, before joining Sky Lynx in the air. As Soundwave turned the Sharkticons against their masters, the Junkions continued the battle.Future Glories LostPrime made peace with the Junkions and Jetfire reflected on the change Optimus had made, giving him hope.Feel Safe Without Regrets

Oh, he was friends with Starscream or something at one point. Whatever.

The prospect of being in charge while Optimus was away led Aileron to confide in Jetfire and he related to her feelings of loneliness, giving advice from personal experience.What It's Really LikeHe was among those present as Sideswipe died from his injuries, reporting his passing. He appeared as well at the start of Sideswipe's artificial 'dream', being one of several folks to greet him as he awoke.The Life of SideswipeWhenVigilemtried to take over Starscream's mind, Jetfire was among the manifestations brought forth from Starscream's memories byWindbladeto help fend off Vigilem.Your First MistakeHe also was present asMarissa Faireborn,Earth's representative in theCouncil of Worldsheaded to Cybertron. When a terrorist attack on their homeworld caused the spacebridge nexus to fall off-line, Jetfire held backGimletfrom doing anything rash. As Aileron took charge, Jetfire noted that whatever happened to the bridge was probably caused on the other end, though wasn't familiar enough with the ancient technology to know how to get the bridge back online. He got to work anyway as Aileron took a team of colonists to search for Jazz.Primeless, Part 1Returning to Autobot City, Aileron immediately tried to find out where Soundwave was from Jetfire. Having lost contact with himearlier,she reported the stash of weapons they had found and tried to get some rest.Primeless, Part 2

Following Onyx Prime's unexpected return on Cybertron, Jetfire sent Soundwave through Autobot City's spacebridge to their homeworld.Another MineSoon afterwards, Jetfire watched a news report from Cybertron alongside Arcee and Aileron that told how theSpirehad been struck by a devastating explosion, with Alpha Trion among the dead. Aileron demanded Jetfire activate the spacebridge so they could go help, but Arcee had some reservations. The decision was taken out of their hands byMetrotitanhimself, however, who used his spacebridge to teleport himself and everyone aboard him to Cybertron; Arcee asked Jetfire if he could override the controls, but explained there was little he could do.The GroundFollowingNemesis's attack on Metrotitan, Jetfire and the other Autobots aboard theTitanat the time managed to survive, although Jetfire had lost a leg. After witnessing Optimus be consumed by theCrystal Citysingularity, Jetfire agreed with Aileron that they need to figure out what was going on and act. When the group discoveredLiege Maximoand Onyx'sMaximalswere hot on their heels, Jetfire tried to convince the others to leave him behind, but Aileron would have none of it. He was then taken to safety by the younger flier while Victorion clashed with Devastator and Arcee held off Maximo and the Maximals.The Hallowing

As the two limped away, Jetfire noticed Starscream conversing with the crippled Metrotitan before the two were approached by the undeniably alive Shockwave who proceeded to slay the Titan. While examining at their ally's destroyed head, Jetfire briefed his young friend on who "Onyx Prime" truly was and what had transpired during Shockwave's last scheme. Their attention was then drawn to the expandingblack holebefore Shockwave arrived, claiming to need Jetfire's aid in extracting Optimus from the singularity.Endless ForeverThough Shockwave explained the properties of therealmOptimus was trapped in and the Prime's disembodied state, he refused to divulge his exact reason for needing the Prime. When the Torchbearers arrived, Shockwave cracked open his vial of tainted energon and allowed it to touch the expanding singularity and revealed to Jetfire that the "help" he really needed was bait for Pyra and, by random coincidence, Jetfire was just the closest choice to use. The minds of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime then leapt into Pyra's body who managed to disarm Shockwave and, despite her desire for vengeance, arrest him for his crimes.Unforgivable

"Soundwave wants to combine everyone on the PLANET?Swervewas totally right about Decepticon fetishes! "

As the threat ofUnicronarrived, Jetfire joined Optimus Prime's fleet in confronting the Chaos Bringer's Maximal hordes in the skies overCaminusbut was forced to retreat, leaving the colony to be devoured by Unicron.Last Stand

After a failed attack by theDecepticon Vengeance Division,the Chaos Bringer teleported to Cybertron and unveiled a massive robot mode with which to attack the planet. As ideas were debated, Bumblebee and Arcee revealed that Unicron was once the planet ofAntilla.Invaded by theThirteenmillions of years prior, theAntillanrace had converted their planet into Unicron as a means of revenge. As Unicron continued to chip away at Cybertron's defences, Soundwave proposed using theEnigma of Combinationto combine the populace with the planet and fight off their foe, only for Jetfire to calculate that the result would be too small.Our Finest

Once Windblade and Ironhide sought out the aid of theVisionariesto teleport away Cybertron's populace, Metroplex followed via space bridge, everyone materializing in theMosi-oa-Tunya National Parkon Earth.Road's EndAs stock was taken and night fell, Jetfire brewed himself a pint.A Sunrise Dark

Um, no one tell them what happened to hisLAST science crew...

When Prowl and the crew of thePeaceful Revolutionarrived, the tactician informed Jetfire that Unicron was leeching away the energy of the stars allowing him to deduce that Unicron had absorbed the supermassiveblack holeat the galaxy's centre, using its Q-tunnels to fuel its attacks only to be cut off from fully explaining it. When the time for the final attack came, Jetfire flew toMount Rushmore.Assembly

After Shockwave had been captured withStardriveestablishing a connection between him, her, and the Enigma of Combination, Jetfire monitored Soundwave's usage of the network yet found himself at a loss for words when the communications chief managed to seemingly tap into theAfterspark,giving Optimus the psychic strength to stand up to and defeatUnicron's creator,collapsing the superweapon. As everyone space bridged into Mt. Rushmore, Jetfire watched the new age with a content smile.Ceremony

In the new era of peace, Jetfire boarded a science ship with theColonist Soldiers.As they flew through an ice field, they picked up an anomaly six light years out and set course for it.Post

Spotlight: Mirage

With most of the Autobots defeated, the severely damaged Jetfire was with Optimus Prime's crew in thePegasus Star Cluster,the last pocket of Autobot resistance in the galaxy. After the treacherousMirageconned his way into their bunker and allowed the Decepticons in, he used Jetfire's life as a bargaining chip (despiteRatchet's best efforts to protect him) to get Optimus Prime to surrender.Houndrefused to give up fighting until he realized just how badly Jetfire needed repairs.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it?Spotlight: Mirage

Notes

• Jetfire debuted inStormbringerusing hisClassicsVoyager Class design,which had not been released yet. While not designed byDon Figueroa,its appearance in the comic was a sneak preview of what the toy would look like.
• For the entire ongoing run (except issues#7,#9and#10) he displayed an original Earth form designed once again by Don Figueroa (with a Rockwell B-1 Lancer as alt-mode).
• For "season 1" ofRobots in Disguise,Andrew Griffithdrew Jetfire withhis "Aligned" counterpart'sgame design.
• ForRobots in Disguise#28until the end, Jetfire had hisThrilling 30Leader Classtoy body.