![]() ![]() However, medic Ratchet was able to reconfigure him and turned him into a Pretender along with Grimlock and Bumblebee. He suffered brain damage, was turned into a mindless zombie by Galvatron and ended up being deactivated in the Underbase Battle with Starscream. In the Marvel Universe, Jazz had a harder life. However, he ended up losing a battle with lung cancer in 1986. He was also a songwriter and music artist. Scatman had been known for other popular voiceovers, including Hong Kong Phooey and Nate Branch (Super Globetrotters). This was due to the passing of his voiceover actor, Benjamin “Scatman” Crothers. Although Jazz made some cameo appearances in Season 3, he never had a speaking role after the movie. He and Cliffjumper were swallowed by Unicron and were later rescued by Daniel Witwicky. Jazz was also seen in TF:TM, stationed on Moonbase 1. He was also able to give a blinding light show that disrupted most Transformer's optics. One special feature he did have later on in the series was some high powered speakers that were fabricated and installed by Sparkplug Witwicky. Perhaps this is due to his assimilation of earth culture. As time wore on, Jazz was seen less as a field commander and more of a music-loving and laid back warrior. He also had a built-in winch in his right hand that he could retract and use. Jazz would be the one to organize battle parties and to rally the troops for a mission. Jazz, as related to the animated series on TV, was originally Optimus Prime's #2 bot, heading the Special Ops unit. He was released as the first wave of Hasbro's Transformers lineup, with his US patent filed in March 1984. Jazz was one of the few figures to make it to the US virtually unchanged. He sported the #4 on his doors and on his hood. His Alt mode was a Porsche 935 Racing car with Martini sponsorship. ![]() Jazz began life like many other Transformers of 1984, which is as a Diaclone. This article will give some background on Jazz, as well as the figures released in relation to the G1 figure and how the Encore series may affect the value of the original. ![]() While having several iterations throughout the years, Takara is again readying a reissue of the first Jazz to compliment the Encore series in 2008. Jazz was one of the first wave in the original Generation 1 lineup. ![]()
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