Smokejumper
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- Smokejumper is aDecepticonfrom the2001 Robots in Disguisecontinuity family.
An intelligence analyst,Smokejumperhas a meticulous eye for detail. He is so single-minded, he's unable to think outside of his current mission objective. His partner Dreadwind calls him a geek. Even his fellow Decepticons find him frustrating to relate to. Relatively unarmed and unpopular, he relies on Dreadwind to watch his back when he's wrapped up in his work.
Smokejumper andDreadwindcan combine in the form ofDreadwing,where Smokejumper's eye for detail and Dreadwind's lust for destruction join to create a dangerous force to reckon with.
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Smokejumper and Dreadwind were the subordinates ofMegazarakMegazarak's profilein Viron 403.0 Beta. Members of theDestructicons,they battled against theDinobots,the sole remaining Autobot resistance in their reality. Having conquered their reality, Megazarak decided to explore interdimenional conquest. He sentAsk Vector Prime, 2015/08/11Dreadwind and Smokejumper toPrimax 1087.09 Alpha,where they trapped theLunar Battle of 2011in a time loop, prompting theAutobot Science Harmoniumto develop theChallenge Blasterto combat them.The AllSpark Almanac IIThe duo broughtSunstormback with them.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11
They subsequently accompanied their leader toAurex 304.0 Epsilon,where they allied with the local Decepticons. As part of this alliance,Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11Dreadwind and Smokejumper gained the ability to combine withGalvatronduring theUnicron Battles,using theSpark of Combinationto form the mighty MegaWing Galvatron. In this form, they were powerful enough to challengeJetConvoy.They were further able to combine withTidal Waveto form Dark MegaWing Galvatron.MegaWing Galvatron instructionsHowever, once the Decepticons proved their use, the Destructicons wiped them out.
Following this,Unicronabducted the surviving Destructicons tofight for himin theUniverse War.Sunstorm joined theChildren of Primusand Smokejumper and Dreadwind, a mercurial duo, used this to make contacts on the other side. Once it was clear Unicron was losing, theyjust happenedto defectAsk Vector Prime, 2015/08/11to the Children of Primus.Smokejumper's profile
Toys
Robots in Disguise(2001)
- Dreadwind & Smokejumper(Ultra,2004)
- Accessories:2 launchers, 2 missiles
- Robots in DisguiseSmokejumper is aredecoand minorretoolof theGeneration 2Smokescreentoy, transforming into a jet fighter of undetermined model that vaguely kinda-sorta resembles anF-22 Raptor.His jet mode fits in the back end of his partnerDreadwind's jet mode as well, forming a complete "flying wing" stealth bomber jet calledDreadwing.His twin spring-loaded missile launchers fit into slots on his legs, putting them under his wings in jet mode. His missiles have been slightlyretooled,adding a groove running down their length, corresponding with a guide-rail added to the bottoms of the launching tubes of his cannons, as well as a nub at the very back end that helps lock them into both his and Dreadwind's launchers.
- Packaging photography shows a very different deco for the pair, with numerous metallic silver paint applications, dark green launchers, bright red missiles and no Decepticon insignias.
- Dreadwind and Smokejumper are notable for including a sheet of customer-applieddecals,the first U.S. main-line toys to do so since the end ofMachine Warsin 1997. While the instructions erroneously point to the stickers' placement on Smokejumper's wings, they are intended to adorn his tail fins which end up on his robot forearms. Trouble is, not only are the instructions telling you to put them in thewrong place,they also do not specify which of the two patterns (numbered 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 respectively on the sheet) go on which side of the fins. Box photography would have you apply them in contradiction to the image at the right. Which arrangement is actually correct is impossible to say as no official photography clearly shows the reverse of the fins and thus which way round the other pair of stickers would go...
- Thanks to a screwhole which was new to this version of Dreadwind's mold, Dreadwind and Smokejumper can combine with ArmadaGalvatron(or any redeco of that mold) to form "MegaWing Galvatron". Instructions for this bizarre, but official mode appeared inthe only issueof3H's Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine. The instructions also included a note to check online for "Dark MegaWing Galvatron" directions, combining the whole shebang withTidal Wave.Due to the disintegration of 3H, this never materialized.
- He was only available as part of an Ultra-sized two-pack that wasexclusivetoTargetstores in the United States, released in April of 2003, well afterRobots in Disguisehad been replaced byArmadaat retail. Like other later additions to theRobots in Disguiseline, this set was released inArmada-style packaging, complete with character art stickers.
- Somewhat surprisingly, this set was also released as aToys "R" Usexclusive in the United Kingdom, complete withEuropean packaging,only a month later than its Target-exclusive United States release. Additionally, it wasalsoavailable in Japan as "USA Edition"in Hasbro packaging,alsoexclusive to Toys "R" Us.
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Notes
- Smokejumper and Dreadwind had apparently been slated to make a cameo in anissue of the DreamwaveArmadacomic,but were replaced at Hasbro's insistence bySkywarpandSideways.[1]
Foreign names
- Japanese:Smokejumper(スモークジャンパーSumōkujanpā)
