DJ (G1)

DJ is a human from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Name's Pete Thompson, but everybody calls me Dead Meat."

DJ is a human F-22 pilot in the United States Air Force. He has a picture of his gal, Meg, who he'll no doubt marry next week since he's clearly just two days away from retirement. And probably about to be a Dad for the first time too.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

"I'm in a jet. What could go wrong?"

According to his buddy, Andy Reid, DJ made sure to rally the troops before they were scrambled to clean the clocks of some giant robot terrorists attacking US soil. Before taking off, he made sure to steal a quick glimpse at the photo of his sweetheart he carried. Things didn't go as well as he'd hoped, as they were set upon by three unusually powerful F-15s and a pair of giant animals! He got a lock on a black F-15, when it suddenly changed forms, becoming a robot and shooting him out of the air. In an attempt to make the best of a horrendous situation, he kissed the picture of his girl goodbye and aimed his dying jet at the largest robot... who calmly and easily swatted it like a fly. All Hail Megatron #1

Notes

• DJ has a "soul patch" beard, which, in the real world continuity family, is not allowed for U.S. military pilots.