"You want a piece of me?! YOU WANT A PIECE--"
- Jazz's last words before being killed by Megatron.
First Lieutenant Jazz was a happy-go-lucky Autobot. Good-natured and always able to take things in stride, he provided a decent contrast to the more serious demeanor of Ironhide or Optimus Prime himself. He was also always a talker, something Ironhide and Prime liked to tease him about. Unfortunately, his bravery would ultimately lead to his death in the Battle of Mission City, when he was shot and then ripped in two by Megatron.
History[]
Transformers[]
Jazz was part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to Earth by Bumblebee after the latter Autobot came to be in the possession of Sam Witwicky. After his protoform crashed through a baseball stadium, he investigated a nearby car dealership and chose a Pontiac Solstice hardtop as his vehicle mode.
Linking up with his fellow Autobots in a deserted alley, Jazz greeted Sam and Mikaela Banes as "little bitches," stating that Earth seems to be a cool place to hang out. He casually sat on the hood of another car while Optimus Prime explained to Sam they learnt Earth's languages through the internet. He then relayed their mission to find the AllSpark and explained how a pair of glasses that belonged to Sam's grandfather were the key to its location.
Soon after, as Sam looked for his grandfather's glasses, the Autobots attempted to assist by clumsily destroying the yard where they went. When it came time to hide from the parents, Jazz had the easiest time blending into the shadows due to his small stature.
When Sam and Mikaela were captured by Sector Seven, the Autobots mounted a rescue that saw Optimus Prime tearing the roof off Agent Simmons's vehicle. When the agents attempted to resist, Jazz used a magnet to relieve the humans of their weapons. After Bumblebee was captured by Sector Seven during the retreat, Jazz expressed his desire to rescue him, but was overruled by Optimus Prime, who didn't believe it possible to accomplish this without harming the humans, and so they should let them go.
The next day, after Optimus used his navigation scanner on Archibald Witwicky's glasses, Jazz again commented that they could not leave Bumblebee to die at the hands of Sector Seven, to become a human experiment. Optimus replied that Bumblebee would die in vain if they did not find the AllSpark, and when Ironhide asked if the primitive and cruel humans deserved to be saved, Optimus countered by asking if Transformers were so different in the past. Going on to explain what he saw in the humans, Prime declared that if it came to it, he would sacrifice himself to destroy the AllSpark - the humans should not pay for Cybertron's mistakes. Inspired by his words, Jazz and the other Autobots rolled out, filled with determination.
On the way to Hoover Dam, the Autobots encountered Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles. Jazz and his fellow Autobots applied brakes and did a hard u-turn to join the formation.
Entering Mission City, the human soldiers tried to call for air support from their own forces, only to be attacked by Starscream disguised as a human F-22 fighter. Jazz, oddly, sat in vehicle mode after the explosion which crippled Bumblebee, destroying his legs. When Devastator began shelling the battle site, Jazz led the Autobot charge toward the Decepticon, speeding to the tank in vehicle mode, then transformed and hopped on top of the turret to distract the Decepticon from the humans. As Devastator also transformed, Jazz managed to wreck his left-side rocket launcher pod before being tossed off. He then sped back to the battle, firing at Devastator, while Ratchet sliced off Devastator's left arm with his buzzsaw.
Jazz tried to delay Megatron when he appeared on the scene in order to cover the escape Captain Lennox's men and civilians. Despite Lennox's cries for him to fall back, Jazz bravely faced Megatron alone, but all he got for his trouble was being blasted backwards by the Decepticon's fusion cannon. As Ironhide and Ratchet escorted Sam and the AllSpark to safety, Megatron preyed upon the small Autobot who had the audacity to attack him. The Decepticon leader tossed him through the air onto a nearby building, then landed upon him with the crushing grip of his talons. Valiantly, Jazz fought on, asking Megatron if he wanted a "piece" of him. Mocking Jazz, Megatron impaled the Autobot on the jagged edge of his knee and then viciously tore him in half. When Optimus arrived, Megatron tossed Jazz's severed body away before battling his archenemy.
After being separated from Sam Witwicky, Ratchet hurried to Jazz, but his spark had already faded. In the aftermath of Megatron's defeat, Ironhide somberly handed Optimus Jazz's remains as he reported that they could not save their comrade. The Autobot leader half-heartedly eulogized him, and quickly moved on.
Foundation, Defiance, Reign of Starscream & Movie Prequel[]
Many years before the civil war on Cybertron, Jazz was a member of the Security Force under Prowl. As Optimus pondered the venerable age of the artifacts they had found at an excavation near the temple of Simfur, Jazz jokingly asked if they were as old as Ratchet, earning him a threat of vocal processor-disabling retribution and a whack on the back of the head. He was present when Arcee's team found a strange artifact with the strange symbol and helped escort the relic out of the dig site when the aliens whom Commander Starscream had encountered earlier suddenly attacked the planet.
In the aftermath, Jazz accompanied Prowl as the latter investigated the attack on the Simfur temple. When Prowl theorised that the aliens were trying to break into the temple, not destroy it, Jazz opined that they must have been after the AllSpark. When Megatron rallied Cybertron's inhabitants to war against the alien attackers, Jazz and most of the others in the science and security division loyally stayed at Optimus's side to uphold the ideals of Cybertron. Later, when Prime mentioned Megatron's questionable behavior and wished there was unity in the population, Jazz pointed out that he had the same chance of convincing Megatron to be unified as they do of being considered part of his army. Realizing sentries such as Prowl and Jazz had access to Megatron's personal quarters, Prime asked them for a favour.
Jazz accompanied Optimus and Prowl to Megatron's quarters, where Optimus discovered that the relic previously unearthed seemed to have been restored by Megatron himself. Later, Jazz was part of the team sent to arrest Optimus for treason. However, on the way to Trypticon, the group was ambushed by members of the Defense Force sent to kill them. Optimus directed the others in a successful counterattack and ordered the group to rally at Burthov.
Jazz and several other former security officers helped Cliffjumper "capture" the former military officer Ironhide and bring him into the rebel base to see Optimus Prime. Later after it was discovered that Megatron was building a massive starship for some unknown purpose, Jazz was the one who suggested they should have their own ship as well, just in case. As part of a crowd of Autobots, he later watched from a distance as the Decepticon ship was launched. During the subsequent civil war, Jazz fought alongside Optimus Prime in their struggle for freedom, but as the war reached its height, Optimus decided to launch the AllSpark into space to keep it out of Lord Megatron's hands and to buy them time. Bumblebee was successful in diverting the Decepticon leader's attention at Tyger Pax, but was grievously injured as a result. Jazz was part of the team that discovered him in the wreckage after the Decepticons had left.
Movie Adaptation[]
Later, while on Earth, although nominally supposed to be out hunting Decepticons, Jazz was driving through the desert after a stray energy trace, chasing a hunch. The source of the trace turned out to be Space Case, trying to force a gas station attendant to give him all his energon. When the befuddled human expressed confusion, Space Case flew into a rage and accused the human of making fun of him. Jazz chose that moment to intervene, opining that Space Case was making fun of himself by trying to rob a gas station. The two fought briefly, with Space Case now convinced that Jazz was also making fun of him, before Space Case got the upper hand on the much smaller Autobot and pinned him to the ground with his trident. Jazz was able to ignite the station's underground gasoline tanks, seemingly destroying his attacker, and sped off safely with the attendant.
His victory was short-lived, however, as Space Case came howling out of the flames, intent on getting revenge on Jazz. Though Space Case was able to get his hands on him, Jazz deftly countered with a series of acrobatic moves and, when Space Case growled at him to shut up, told the Decepticon not to "knock his hustle". Distracted by Jazz's non-stop shuckin' and jivin', Space Case failed to notice that Jazz's seemingly stray crescent cannon shots had in fact dangerously weakened the cliff face behind him. The resulting rockslide buried the Decepticon.
Jazz apologized to the attendant for blowing up his gas station, but the human, showing an attitude lamentably uncommon to humans, thanked the "big guy" for saving his life, calling the station "a lousy job anyway." Jazz, tickled at the idea of being "big guy" to someone, told the attendant to help someone smaller than him in the future, and they'd be even. Jazz would later tell Ratchet about his encounter with Space Case.
Alliance[]
Shortly after the battle in Mission City, Captain Lennox, Sergeant Epps, and the other soldiers helped Ironhide find suitable transportation for Jazz's remains. As Ironhide somberly placed Jazz's body into the trailer, the soldiers lowered their heads in honor of the Autobot who sacrificed his life to save theirs.
Later in the Nevada Desert, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots arrived with Jazz's remains. The Autobots escorted the Decepticons' carcasses while the U.S Navy planned on giving a proper burial ceremony for Jazz. Weeks later, the Autobots and their soldier friends are on a US Navy aircraft carrier for Jazz's burial at sea. A crane hoisted the trailer containing Jazz's body and dropped it into the ocean. Optimus Prime thanked Lennox for his participation in Jazz's funeral.
Toy bios[]
Just before coming to Earth, Autobot Jazz was badly damaged in a battle over a barren world in deep space. He doesn’t remember a lot of the fight, even before Decepticon Brawl offlined him, but he knows he was hurt really bad. Since that fight, he’s worked with Ironhide to upgrade his endoskeleton reinforcements, and he’s kept his vehicle mode absolutely pristine. Something about getting so badly damaged made him care even more than he used to about looking good.[1]
Even though Jazz adopts aspects of every culture he visits, he also retains many of the traditions of ancient Cybertron. These traditions are important to him - they ground him and help him appreciate the new and exciting things around him. One of those ancient traditions is the inscription of glyphs on his armor before battle, a task he goes about with grave seriousness.[2]
During the battle of Mission City, Jazz faced off against Bonecrusher for a last battle to the absolute finish.[3]Jazz also took on Megatron alone, as everyone else was preoccupied with Brawl. Although he knew he didn't stand a chance, he would go down fighting for the weak, as a true Autobot would.[4]
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Jazz was left badly damaged as a result of those confrontations and was rebuilt by Ratchet using the power of the AllSpark.[5]During what turned out to be a long recovery process, Jazz had time to think about getting himself a new paint job.[6]
Jazz worked with William Lennox for so long that they have easily synchronized with each other. This teamwork has enabled them to double-team Decepticons and bring them crashing down.[7] He has also worked well with Sideswipe.
Unknown what happen with Jazz before event Dark of the Moon.
In Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa timeline, Jazz presumably left badly damaged as a result of those confrontations in Mission City, and was rebuilt by Ratchet using the power of the AllSpark shards. Jazz along with other Autobots were surrounding and taken by Decepticons as their prisoners, but managed to escape thanks to Dinobot's assistances. He was then participate war during Battle of Chicago, and return back to his homeworld following Cybertron resurrection.
Revenge of the Fallen - The Game[]
On August 27, 2009, Jazz was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3.
Three years later []
Weapons[]
- Crescent Cannon: Fired upon against Brawl and Megatron.
- Magnetic Claw: Used to disarm Sector Seven soldiers.
Gallery[]
To see more images go to: Jazz/Gallery
Voice Actors from other Countries[]
Germany[]
- Torsten Michaelis
Japan[]
- Taitem Kusunoki
Toys[]
Trivia[]
- Jazz is one of the only Autobots that did not team up with N.E.S.T., though ironically he team up with them in video game adaptation of second movie.
- He is the first and only Autobot from the first film to die.
- He is the only Autobot from the Michael Bay's movies to have appearance and personality almost closer to his G1 portrayal.
- He was originally meant to be part of Autobots crews in Revenge of the Fallen, where his voice actor would surprise his roles. However due to company car that produced Pontiac Solstice went bankrupt in 2009, this idea was ultimately cut. As results of this, he was replaced by Sideswipe.
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