Autojetter

Autojetter is a Predacon Autoroller from the Beast Era of the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Losing a finger is disgusting. Losing a whole hand is funny." -John Cleese

Autojetter (オートジェッター Ōtojettā) is the youngest of the Autorollers, which of course means he's the most brash and undisciplined of the lot. Autojetter will follow orders out of respect for Autostinger, but he'd much rather be shooting first and asking questions... well, never really. Bodyguard duty, his most common assignment, bores him to tears and he'll often ditch his charges in favor of looking for trouble wherever he can find it. Needless to say, he's a dropout when it comes to escort missions.

Autojetter maintains rivalries with the Insectrons Tonbot and Drill Nuts, though his justifications for the stewing hatred are tenuous at best. When it comes to Tonbot, he hates him because dragonflies often clog up his jet intakes, and Tonbot turns into a dragonfly so of course. As for Drill Nuts, that guy is a total dweeb and Autojetter can't stand those, either.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Kōhei Kowada (Japanese)

While operating as a mercenary with the Autorollers, Autojetter encountered the Insectrons and formed a rivalry with them. In particular, he came to hate Drill Nuts for his gloomy and intellectual personality. Danger! Scissor Boy

Autojetter and the other Autorollers were aboard the Galvaburg II when Galvatron came to the planet Gaia. They assumed vehicular modes based on scans from the super-computer found in the planet's ruins. White Lion, Run! They were sent to work on a Predacon base near an isolated lake, secretly a trap to capture any unwary Maximal. The Lake Trap

When the Combatrons failed to remove the Insectron colonists from the South Continent or trick them into eliminating the Maximals, Autostinger finally stepped forward and told Megastorm that his team would take responsibility for that mission. Megastorm accepted, and so Autostinger and Autojetter made contact with Bigmos. Autostinger called in an old debt to make Bigmos and the Insectrons stand down and allow the Autorollers to eliminate the Maximals without interference.

Autostinger's gambit eventually failed when Bigmos leapt into the midst of a firefight to save Autostinger from Lio Convoy's missiles, ending the debt between them. He then ordered the Autorollers off the Insectrons' land, or else they would be enemies. Autojetter served as Autostinger's second in a duel with Bigmos, fighting Tonbot on the sidelines. Their duel was interrupted by the Combatrons' attempting to collapse a mountain on the cave where they battled, and the fighting was put aside so that all parties could escape. The Autorollers and Insectrons departed amicably at the end of the day, but acknowledged they would meet again in battle as enemies. Autorollers Roll Out!

The Autorollers made another assault on the Insectrons, and captured an unwary Scissor Boy. In a complicated series of escapades, they also captured Tasmania Kid and tried to force the Maximals to lead them to the Insectrons' lair. Boy and Kid actually planned to lead them into an ambush by the Maximals, but the unknowing Drill Nuts and Powerhug started a landslide early to rescue their friends, and the diversion ended up leading the Autorollers in a circle back to the Galvaburg II. Megastorm was initially pleased by Autojetter and his cohorts' accomplishment, but then the united Maximals and Insectrons arrived at the ship while the Combatrons were out on patrol. Megastorm was forced to abandon his position and take the Galvaburg II to the air before being overrun by enemies. Danger! Scissor Boy

After their last few failures, Megastorm put the Autorollers back on fortress construction duty. Although Autocrasher appreciated the work, Autojetter felt slighted and wanted to show he was the most fearsome Predacon of all. Autostinger was moved by Autojetter's passion, and they came up with a plan to reroute the Angolmois Energy they were digging for to create an eruption that would destroy the Insectrons' lands in the name of the Predacons.

The Autorollers' plot was uncovered by Scuba, but Autojetter got the drop on him. He was delighted to hear Scuba talking aloud to himself about how the Autorollers were the most dangerous enemy on Gaia, and Scuba took advantage of his error to appeal to their egos while being held hostage. A crazed Galvatron upset everyone's plans, drilling into the Angolmois Energy's pipelines to disturb the flow, and the Autorollers ended up joining forces with Scuba and the Maximals to bring down the rampaging Galvatron with an overdose of Angolmois Energy. After the battle, the Maximals and Autorollers parted peacefully after Autojetter got Scuba to compliment them one last time. Galvatron Rampages

The Autorollers continued to work on Megastorm's behalf, devastating much of the South Continent in their efforts to build a fortress powered by Angolmois Energy. Predacon General Offensive!

At one of their construction sites on the East Continent, Autojetter and the Autorollers were joined by Starscream and BB, who intended to capture the Jointrons for study. Most of the Autorollers got involved in this side mission, but the Combatrons failed to separate the Jointrons for long. The might of Tripledacus soon drove off the Predacons and their fortress site was destroyed. Who Is the Leader!?

When Artemis and Moon hosted a debate over who the strongest warriors were among the Transformers, Galvatron compared his troops, the Autorollers, to the Maximal allies, the Insectrons. Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?

The Angolmois Energy on Gaia grew violent due to the approach of the artificial planet, Nemesis. This upset the fortress construction projects by Autojetter and the Autorollers, making the ground highly unstable from geysers of Angolmois Energy. Enter Lio Junior Still, the Autorollers continued gathering massive amount of Angolmois Energy through their drilling sites. When a squad of Maximals raided one of the Angolmois Energy facilities, Galvatron set a trap for them. He had the Autorollers lure the Maximals inside the base and then sealed it shut. He then called down a massive blast from Nemesis in space to annihilate his foes. Gigastorm's Treachery

When an alien device called the teleport gate crash-landed on Gaia, the Predacons quickly took control of it, summoning the behemoth Majin Zarak. Autojetter joined Galvatron and the other Predacons on Majin Zarak's aircraft carrier mode, and was deployed to battle the Maximal forces alongside the other Autorollers. He was quickly repelled by their firepower. Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!

As Nemesis approached the Earth, Autojetter and the Autorollers continued building new fortresses to gather the planet's energy for the Predacons. Knock Out Nemesis Lio Junior was able to sniff out their Angolmois Energy-concentrating plants, however, bringing their construction projects under fire. Lio Junior's Revolt!? After Hellscream and Max-B located the Maximals' missile base in the Rock Mountains, Galvatron dispatched the Autorollers to help destroy the project. They were opposed by the Jointrons and Tripledacus. Fly Out! Planet Gaia

Autojetter and the Autorollers were manning the Predacon engineering fortresses on Gaia when the artificial planet Nemesis began actively siphoning the world's energy into itself. Breaking into Nemesis

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

After the defeat of Unicron, Autojetter returned to Cybertron, where he helped with reconstruction. Graduation Ceremony!!

Beast Wars II comic

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2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

Autojetter served as Galvatron's personal guard and was personally tasked with accompanying him while he was in dragon mode. Beast Wars Sourcebook #1

Classics

Grimlock used Dinobot schematics to form Autojetter's structural components, Scylla's profile in Club magazine #51 and tampered with Autojetter's nano-structure, in an attempt to create a better breed of soldier. Autojetter's profile in Club magazine #51 Autojetter was one of three Autobots stored in stasis pods aboard the Graviton. The stasis pods were lost overboard when the ship crashed over prehistoric Earth in an alternate universe, and the trio were converted into Decepticons by Megatron. They attacked Ultra Magnus and his team, however the arrival of Depth Charge turned the tide of the battle as he blasted the three new Decepticons. Shattered Expectations

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. Shattered Paths Within the cavern they'd located, Autojetter and the others watched Megatron utilize the ancient equipment. They got the opportunity to fight the Autobots, now calling themselves Maximals, again and Autojetter managed to secure the Maximals' energy purifier. Shattered Hope The Predacons including Autojetter accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. Shattered Balance They battled the Maximals once more, until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. Shattered Destiny

Beast Wars: Uprising

Autojetter was a Predacon pilot working for the Resistance during the Grand Uprising. His shuttle, a former Builder called Star Dasher, was used to ferry First Resistor Cheetor and Predacon founder Preditron to Protihex. When Protihex was overwhelmed by the Vehicon infestation, Autojetter and the Star Dasher served as an escape shuttle for those fleeing the chaos. Safe Spaces

After escaping Protihex, Cheetor and Preditron had Autojetter set course for the independent Maximal Nation. Derailment

Toys

Beast Wars

"I am tired of these jokes about my giant hand. The first such incident occurred in 1998 when—"

• Autojetter (Deluxe, 1998)

• ID number: D-19
• Release date: April 30, 1998
• Accessories: 6 "Jetter Rockets"
• Known designers: Takio Ejima and Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Part of the third wave of Beast Wars II products in the Japanese Beast Wars toyline, Autojetter uses the unreleased Generation 2 Deluxe-sized jet Auto Roller mold, transforming into an F/A-18 fighter jet. In jet mode, Autojetter has a trio of pressure-launch missiles ("Jetter Rockets") inside both wings. The launcher is activated by a sliding lever, pushing each of the rockets out individually. The jet mode also features fold down landing gear under the jet mode cockpit. In robot mode, the wings form his arms, with the launchers becoming his hands.

Like Autolauncher, he has a three-setting switch that changes how the toy reacts to being rolled on a smooth surface. In the center setting, it rolls free in whichever mode it’s in. The other two activate the toy’s auto-transforming gimmick; with the switch to the left, the toy transforms from robot to jet when rolled forward (and back when rolled in reverse), while the right position transforms him from jet to robot when rolled forward (and back when in reverse).

Sonokong also released this figure in their Beast-War toyline as Auto Jetter (but rendered "Autojet" in Korean). Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the Takara releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Auto Jetter comes with two "Jan-ken-pon" cards. One has an image reflecting the one on the box, with paper and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number six die roll, with a clear sky and part of a skyscraper in the background.

Beast-War Auto Jetter was later reissued in the Korean Car Bot toyline, reassigned as an Autobot and renamed Scoutjet.

• More information on Autojetter at TFU.info

• Stratospheric Showdown: Tonbot VS Autojetter (Multi-pack, 1998)

• ID number: VS-19
• Release date: May 25, 1998
• Accessories: 6 "Jetter Rockets"

Autojetter was also made available in the "Stratospheric Showdown" (成層圏の対決, seisōken no taiketsu) vs-pack with the Insectron Tonbot, released in the fifth wave of the Beast Wars II product line.

Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

Notes

• Autojetter's mold was originally created for Generation 2, but was one of several items that ended up canceled. This release would have been green and yellow, and its intended name is unknown.
• Hasbro's early plans for Beast Wars included a vehicular Auto Roller toy of Starscream as a jet.^[1] It is unclear if this toy concept had any relationship to the mold ultimately used for Beast Wars II Autojetter.
• All of the Beast Wars II Autorollers have 2-D card art, rather than the CGI model art made for the entire rest of the line.

Foreign names

• Korean: Autojet (오토제트 Otojeteu)

References