This is slightly offset by the fact he's so old.Īfter years without a proper source of energon, he's practically falling apart.
He's still a fine asset, powerful and able to activate a space bridge to teleport across great distances. As a consequence, Jetfire never managed to fully obtain the trust of the others back in the day. This caused him to defect to the Autobots, something virtually unheard of. Basically, Jetfire's old! An ancient Decepticon Seeker, Jetfire was around long before the war broke out, and unlike many, came to see his 'comrades' for what they were. He's got rust in places he didn't even know he had. Jetfire was a living legend both in the air and on the battlefield in his day. I look out there at all you wonderful guys and I say to myself, 'What I wouldn't give to be 20 million years younger.