Jetfire (TFA)


 * Jetfire and Jetstorm are Autobots from the Transformers Animated continuity family.

Jetfire and Jetstorm are members of the Cybertron Elite Guard. Both were adapted from Starscream's code, and the two are twin brothers. They can combine to form Safeguard. Jetfire and his brother are the youngest Autobot Elite Guard officers. The twins are the only flying Autobots yet made.

Jetfire and Jetstorm fight with each other constantly. Despite being almost identical in every way, they constantly insult each other regarding everything, from their appearance, to their abilities, to their attitudes, to their appearances. Nonetheless this all seems to be a game to them, as they clearly care for each other.

They have identical personalities, often know what the other is thinking, and have a tendency to finish each other's sentences and say the same thing at once. They also constantly refer to each other as 'brother'.

"I didn't think it possible for you to look even uglier than before."

"Your face is no picnic on Energon farm either."

(Identical twins Jetfire and Jetstorm indulge in some witty back-and-forth directly after their creation.}

Transformers Animated comic
(This comic comes exclusively with the Jetfire/Jetstorm box set.)

The 'bot who would become Jetfire and his brother, who would become Jetstorm, were twins split from the same Protoform according to Ultra Magnus. They were working the slow shift as lowly Energon refiners. But they were always bickering and arguing during work, and one day a fight broke out and an accident occurred, resulting in a huge explosion that offlined them both.

The Elite Guard, who were looking for expendable 'bots to turn into the first flying Autobots, took their lifeless shells and adapted them for flying alt modes, while at the same time using Starscream's programming to give them the ability to fly with them. Despite concerns about creating psychopathic killers, the only side-effects seemed to be that they became even cockier and wilder than ever.

A deca-cycle of programming and building later, the brothers walked in front of Ultra Magnus. The first thing they did was start insulting each other on their new appearances, resulting in another tussle breaking out right there. Sentinel Prime and Jazz both expressed doubts about their suitability as Elite Guard material, and were given the task of giving them special Elite Guard Training.

Sentinel was first up, and after noting that their alt modes were exactly the same, gave them their names - Jetfire and Jetstorm. When he told them to "Transform and Roll Out", both brothers commented that being jets, they had no wheels and could not do so. So Sentinel ordered them to "Transform and Fly Out". They promptly obeyed and flew out, instantly getting into ANOTHER argument about their new flying skills. Unfortunately, since they were flying, sentry towers identified them as Decepticons. But all this did was show that the defense cannons could use a serious upgrade.

After training with Sentinel, the twins went to train with Jazz in the art of Circuitsu. They soon found themselves incapable of understanding a word he said. Upon his orders to show him their 'moves', he easily knocked them down. But when they suddenly started working together, they successfully and rapidly took him down.



As the twins were easily beating every combat simulation the Elite Guard had, they began to get cocky. So Perceptor decided to create a new simulation with Decepticons in it. Using more of Starscream's code, another combat simulation with Starscream himself in it was made. While at first they did well, things took a sharp downward turn when a simulation of Starscream himself was introduced. Simulated Starscream started beating the living daylights out of them, using genuine Starscream sadism and cruelty to taunt and damage them. When the Elite Guard tried to shut it down, they found it impossible.

Furious at the Simulated Starscream for what he'd done to his brother, Jetfire started using his newly discovered flamethrowers to set them both on fire - but he couldn't control the new ability. It started to manifest itself in his real body too, threatening to send the entire building up in flames.

As Jetstorm recovered a little, he saw his brother unable to control himself. Desperate to save his brother from his new abilities, he found a new ability of his own - wind/ice turbines that had enough strength to blow out Jetfire's flames, also cooling his real body back down.

Even as the two brothers thanked and congratulated each other though, the Sim Starscream returned, ready to kill. But then the twins discovered their true power - they could together combine into Safeguard, a single, more powerful form, and beat Starscream back using a more controlled blast combining their powers. When they were separated again by Sim Starscream in jet mode, they combined again to make a larger, more powerful jet, and pretty much defeated Sim Starscream.

When they were finally brought back down from the program, they were told they had passed their training, and were now Elite Guard Junior Officers. Their first mission was to track Waspinator with Sentinel and Jazz, in hopes of finding Decepticon ringleaders.

Transformers Animated



 * Jetfire and Jetstorm (Voyager, 2008)


 * Jetfire is packaged with his twin, Jetstorm, who is basically a retool of him in blue. He turns into an orange and white homage-to-nothing jet fighter. His main gimmick is combining with his twin to form Safeguard or a strange superjet. Both also have transparent flames or ice on their legs which are on hinges.


 * Due to the extra degree of manipulation needed for transformation into their combiner mode, both Jetfire and Jetstorm are very well articulated . But the little things on their hips have a tendency to pop off a lot, and they're a nightmare to put back in.

Trivia

 * Despite mulitple sources stating these two are the only Autobots who can fly, it seems they are conveniently forgetting about Omega Supreme (who is dead) and Swoop (who, also despite being a Dinobot is still an Autobot who can fly).
 * The exclusive comic that comes free with their box set states clearly that we will see them in Season Three of Transformers. It should be interesting to see how Bumblebee reacts to them...