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Transformers Rotf Jetfire4/23/2021
Thats because the entire front section of the Blackbird is just Jetfires arms, raised above his head (so to speak), so he gets a lot of extra length.The reckless ambition of the Decepticons, and the senseless violence of their war sickened him, and so he left Cybertron to go into hiding.
The form he eventually chose on Earth seemed appropriate for one who wished to remain unseen. Now, reawakened by the arrival of the war on Earth, he decided once again to enter the fight - this time on the side of the Autobots, and this time to end it for good, whatever the cost. Robot Mode: When I first heard that Jetfire, as seen in the second movie, was to be an old-man robot who walked with a cane, I was rather skeptical of the idea. Weve seen old robots before ( G1 Kup and Animated Ratchet come to mind), but never one who needed a cane to walk. Hes not particularly tall (at least compared to other ROTF Leader class figures), but very wide and the design of his torso makes him seem hunched over. To answer a question I got the other day: Yes, he can stand without his cane. Anyway, Jetfire has very long, highly detailed arms, while his legs appear much shorter, but that is mostly because of the chicken-leg design. The arms are fully posable, while the legs are somewhat restricted in that they cant straighten, but again: Thats the old man image Jetfire has going and it works pretty well. It combines the look of a bearded face with that of an old-school steam locomotive and the result looks fabulous. Sadly its on a loose hinge, so it doesnt stay turned to the side, but apart from that: Great. His hands also look pretty good, hes got individually sculpted fingers (or claws, rather) which can easily hold his walking stick. He has a bit of a problem holding his big weapon (see below), but that ones more for use in the combined mode than anything else, so its not a big thing. Speaking of weapons, Jetfire can fasten a minigun to either of his arms, which launches a blue projectile. His other weapon is made from the big plate on his back (a big part of the jets rear section), which folds and combines with his walking stick into a really big gun. ![]() If this robot mode has one problem, its that the parts for combining with Optimus Prime look a bit out of place. Jetfire has those two clamps on his chest, which serve absolutely no purpose here or in jet mode; theyre just for combining. Also, there is the belt (of sorts) that goes around Primes waist in combined mode. It doesnt really have a good place anywhere here, so I just stuffed it onto his back. It succeeds fully in what it set out to do and looks great in the process. Alternate Mode: Jetfire transforms into one of my all-time favorite aircraft, the Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird. ![]() The Blackbird is a pretty huge aircraft and Jetfire certainly pays homage to that, as the jet seems to be three times as big as his robot mode.
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