Jetfire

Jetfire/Sky Shadow

Cybertron Jetfire
Autobot
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Sub-group	Micro Vehicles, Ultra Vehicles
Function	Deputy Commander, Wing Commander
Rank	9 (Armada, Galaxy Force) 9 (Cybertron)
Partner	Comettor, Optimus Prime, and Ironhide
Motto	"You can fall alone or fall together." (Armada) "Eat my vapor trail!" (Energon Jetfire) "We must fight alongside our enemy against a common threat." (Energon Overcast) "You can run, but you can't hide." (Cybertron)
Alternate modes	Space Shuttle, Cybertronian Jet, An-225 Cossack Transport Plane
Series	Transformers: Armada Transformers: Energon Transformers: Cybertron
English voice actor	Scott McNeil (Armada/Energon), Brian Drummond (Cybertron)

Jetfire

Jetfire in the Transformers 3D Battle Card game
Autobot
Information
Function	Air Guardian
Alternate modes	Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Series	Transformers (2007)

Jetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers franchise. He is almost always depicted as an Autobot with jet or space shuttle alternate mode.

VF-1S Super Valkyrie, Cybertronian jet fighter
F-14 Tomcat (Generation 2)

In the many stories of Jetfire (who was referred to as Skyfire in the TV series, known in Italy as "Aquila", Eagle) told through the numerous Generation 1 continuities, there is one constant aspect — an early affiliation with the Decepticons, which has served only to convince him to side with the Autobots. Jetfire's dedication to the Autobot cause is matched only by his devotion to scientific and technological advancement — this, he believes, is the only way in which victory over the Decepticons can be achieved. It is this overriding belief that tempers his bravado in battle, but nevertheless, he is often one of the most eager Autobots to plunge into combat, and his position as one of the fastest usually means he is the first to do so. Jetfire is created from the same mold as the VF-1S Super Valkyrie from the Macross series (see Toys), including the VF-1S's gunpod, which is described as a laser on Jetfire's technical specifications.

In the animated series, Jetfire was called Skyfire, for reasons discussed below.

On Cybertron before the war, Skyfire was a scientist and explorer working with Starscream. Together, they investigated an uncharted planet (Earth), where they failed to find any signs of intelligent life. Skyfire wished to scrutinize the planet further, and moving in close enough to the planet, a polar wind storm swept him up and buried him beneath the Arctic ice. Starscream searched for his friend, but was unable to locate him and returned to Cybertron alone.

Millions of years later, in 1984, the Decepticons excavated the frozen Skyfire while draining heat energy from the Earth's core and reactivated him. Reunited with his old friend, Starscream, Skyfire joined the Decepticon ranks. When the Autobots arrived, Skyfire engaged them in battle, and then rescued (the Autobots' human companions) Sparkplug and Spike Witwicky when they became stranded on an ice floe. Unknowingly, he took the two to Megatron under the impression that he and the other Decepticons valued human life, but when Megatron took them as prisoners, Skyfire started to question his allegiance. When Starscream ordered him to destroy the captured Autobot search party, he refused, and Starscream turned his weapons on him, leaving him heavily damaged. Repaired by Ratchet, he joined the Autobot side and engaged in a dogfight with Starscream which ended when he sacrificed himself to stop the core drain, burying himself in ice once again in the process.