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- Jan Minakaze is a human from the Victory portion of the Generation One continuity family.
Really a lost infant bird. We swear.
Jan Minakaze (南風ジャン Minakaze Jan) is a human boy orphaned after a spacecraft carrying him and his family was destroyed by the Dinoforce. He was adopted by Star Saber, who acts as his father. He is very protective of Star Saber and does not enjoy watching him go off into battle. He greatly admires his "father" and treats him with the utmost respect. He works along with the Rescue Patrol Team in giving innocent bystanders aid against Decepticon attacks.
Jean's exposure to an Autobot upbringing has made him very intelligent for his age and species (that is, human). While he has no special weapons, he has built for himself a vehicle capable moving on two robotic legs. He named his creation the Ilumina II, after Illumina, a girl from his school. When indoors, he uses a hover-board to get around and attract attention. He is also very brave for a boy his age.
His normal outfit includes a hoodie overshirt with suspenders and hightop sneakers with no socks, suggesting the Autobots of 2011+ are not particularly fashion-conscious.
- English/Malay dub name: Meekon (seriously!)
- Latin American dub name: Marcos
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Victory cartoon[]
- Voice actor: Miyako Endō (Japanese)
When Jan was a baby, his parents travelled to Mars with him. However, on the return journey to Earth their ship was attacked by the Dinoforce. The Japanese Doctor Minakaze and his French wife contacted the Galactic Defense Force for help, but it was too late. To save Jan, his parents put him in an escape pod moments before their ship exploded. An Autobot commander named Star Saber arrived to save them, but he was too late. He was able to recover the pod Jan had been put in. After that Star Saber took him in as his own child and brought him up among the Autobots. Attack! Leozack
At some point he became friends with the Autobot Supreme Commander and Star Saber's friend God Ginrai. Jan alerted Blackerand God Ginrai of the Dinoforce's attack at the Moon base. The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber
Jan and the Autobots left the moon base and flew to planet Earth. Jan was worried about the Decepticon wanting to take control of the Earth. Wingwaver assured him they would defeat them. Sneak Attack! Dinoking
Feeling that it would do Jan good to interact with other humans, and that he might gain some maturity in the process, Star Saber enrolled him at Schwimmbad School. The ostentatious arrival of two Autobots made Jan extremely popular with his new classmates, who soon forgot about studying in favor of asking Jan all about them. However, the school came under attack from Deathsauru's second-in-command Leozack, who was trying to kill Star Saber to make a name for himself. Jan and his classmates found themselves stranded thanks to the Decepticons, and some of them decided to blame Jan for their predicament. Illumina spoke up in Jan's defense, pointing out the Decepticons would've attacked Earth regardless. Star Saber sent his V-Star to Jan, instructing him to use it to fight off the Dinoforce and save his school friends. Jan did so, before sending the V-Star back to Star Saber, discovering a little too late the craft's ejector seat didn't come with a parachute. Fortunately Holi was on-hand to save his friend. In the aftermath, Jan's fellow pupils were even more impressed with him thanks to his heroism, and together they went for a ride on Holi. Attack! Leozack
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
Jan was instructed in the proper usage of levers by Wingwaver and the rest of the Multiforce. He then had a fantasy about playing on a giant teeter-totter with Deathsaurus. Unite!! Multiforce
Jan invited Illumina to the shuttle base to show her around, only to have to deal with Holi trying to upstage him at every turn. Holi got his when his squadmates, the Rescue Team, appeared for duty, Holi apparently never having told Jan about them at any point. Jan's tour was cut short by Illumina leaving for a trip to the Ocean Exhibition, but soon enough the exhibition was attacked by the Decepticons. A panicking Jan accompanied the Rescue Team out of concern for Illumina, and he and Holi scoured the battle site for her. They soon found Illumina stuck with a young girl she'd saved from falling masonry, and with Holi's assistance they were able to get both girls to safety. Afterward, Jan complimented Holi on his leadership skills. Move Out! Rescue Team
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Even Transformers need to take a bath.
He has an elder sister named Patty.