Jetfire's History
Jetfire was the fearsome leader of the Seekers. He and his Seekers discovered Bumblebee and Wheeljack investigating a spacebridge. When Starscream threatened to attack them without his command, Jetfire sliced his hand off at the wrist with his arm-blade. This earned the ire of Starscream and the other Seekers, and Jetfire briefly battled his own team instead of the enemy. He later threatened to "disarm" Starscream again. Megatron had to frequently silence their bickering. Siege episode 1 Megatron ordered Jetfire to lock Ultra Magnus away in a cell when he failed to denounce the Autobots' role in the ongoing war. When Shockwave presented his plan to reformat the Autobots into Decepticons, Jetfire noted to himself that it would be a victory without honor. Siege episode 2 When Starscream rallied Decepticons to denounce Megatron and the plan to reformat the Autobots, Jetfire berated him for his false sense of superiority, leading to another scuffle that Megatron had to break up. After ordering the Seekers to go on patrol, he was put off by Megatron's description of soldiers as "tools that can easily be replaced", and was appalled soon after when Megatron threatened to fire at Shockwave at close range. Later, when Ultra Magnus escaped torture and threatened to shoot Megatron in the back, Jetfire witnessed Megatron calling his bluff, believing he would never do something so dishonorable as fire at someone's back. Megatron was correct, and Jetfire subdued Magnus quickly. Megatron advised Jetfire to "take the shot" whenever the opportunity presents itself. When Skywarp and Jetfire tracked Impactor's comm to Autobot Command, Skywarp was prepared to slaughter them all, but Jetfire took a stand and said wholesale annihilation for the sake of peace was wrong. Skywarp attacked him, but before Skywarp could report to Megatron, Jetfire shot him in the back, critically wounding him as he flew away. Jetfire apologized as he flew away. At Tarn-Hauser Gate, Jetfire readied the Seekers to attack the alleged Autobot base underneath Alpha Trion's memorial. When Megatron realized Magnus was had lied about the base's location, he killed Magnus, and Jetfire witnessed his death. Megatron ordered him to take Ultra Magnus's corpse to Shockwave, but Starscream arrived and accused him of killing Skywarp, firing at him. Jetfire admitted to his actions and asserted that genocide is wrong. Megatron marked him as an enemy as he escaped, and the Seekers chased him and eventually shot him down. Eventually, he mustered the strength to fly to Autobot Command and expressed a wish to join them. Siege episode 4 The Autobots imprisoned Jetfire and remained skeptical of his intentions. He told Optimus Prime that Megatron intended to annihilate them all, and that the Decepticons had crossed a line. Later, when the Autobots needed to navigate the Sea of Rust, they learned that, as a Decepticon, Jetfire had a map of the area. To earn the Autobots' trust, he agreed to have a core override installed that would detonate his brain module by remote control. At the Sea of Rust, he provided safe passage for the Autobots through the electrical storm and saved Prowl from a metallic vortex. Siege episode 5 While battling the Sparkless with the Autobots, he provides an explanation for their zombie-like behavior while slicing them up. After returning to the Ark, he attacks his former Seeker teammates, not hesitating to destroy them. He was confronted by Starscream, and they had a one-on-one battle. When Megatron forced Starscream to suspend his duel and to attack the spacebridge, Jetfire followed him. He managed to knock Megatron flat on his back before being shot by his fusion cannon. Much later, after the Ark vanished and the spacebridge was destroyed, Jetfire offered his support to the remaining Autobots on Cybertron. Jetfire, now wearing an Autobot signal was part of an Autobot force to help free Decepticon prisoners. After the mission he questioned Elita-1 on why they were rescuing Decepticon prisoners. Jetfire attacked a group of air-borne Seekers from behind and defeated them all. He then joined Elita-1 on the ground to help with their attack on the Kaon prison-camp. The group is captured by Starscream and his Seekers. They were brought before Megatron who was disgusted to see Jetfire the traitor. Megatron then showed the group a demonstration of Project Nemesis and then promises that they will be next. Earthrise episode 1 In the Detention cells, the Autobots tried to workout what Project Nemesis is. The group was brought before Megatron who puts them in the Project Nemesis tubes. As the machinery was activating, it shuts off just as quickly and the group is rescued by Scrapface who helped them escape Megatron's citadel. Earthrise episode 2 Jetfire was part of the group that is lead by Elita-1 back to Autobot camp with Scrapface's Decepticons. The group again had to take cover from another group of Seekers. Scrapface shot the Seekers, but one managed to escape. Jetfire gave chase and shot down the Seeker. He reported to Elita-1 that he was uncertain if their positions were transmitted. The group received Shockwave's message and Elita-1 realized that this is a trap to harvest Decepticon sparks. Jetfire pledged his support to protect life
