Jack (G1)
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- Jack is an Autobot from the Headmasters cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
One of several small robots from planet Master, Jack (ジャック Jakku) is a good friend to Chromedome. He has a sharp scientific mind, and worked on the design of Battleship Maximus and the Master Sword.
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Fiction
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Ken Yamaguchi (Japanese)
Jack was one of a group of diminutive refugee Autobots that left Cybertron four million years ago, along with his friends Chromedome and Abel. Eventually, they crashed on the inhospitable world of Master, but were eventually able to establish a civilisation through numerous technological advancements. One such advancement was the development of Headmaster Transtectors, which required the young Autobots to undergo extensive training to master the transformation skills necessary to become a Headmaster. Jack, unfortunately, lacked the necessary physical skills and washed out of the program, but he put his mind to use in helping to develop Fortress's massive Transtector, Battleship Maximus, and its weapon, the Master Sword.
When the Decepticons invaded planet Master in the year 2011, Jack was among those who attempted to fight back. Manning an artillery emplacement during a battle, Jack refused to abandon his post even when the fight seemed hopeless, but the tide turned when Chromedome and the other Autobot Headmasters arrived to save the day. Jack still bore a misplaced grudge against Chromedome for successfully becoming a Headmaster where he could not, and would not talk to his old friend at first, but after collapsing and being taken to Battleship Maximus for medical treatment, he was forced to confront his feelings. Chromedome helped him to realise that just because he was a Headmaster, he was no better than Jack was, and that Jack's intelligence made him just as great an asset as any power Chromedome possessed. Unfortunately, this happy reunion was shattered by the Decepticon ninja Sixshot, who impersonated Chromedome long enough to get close to Jack and capture him, taking him back to Scorponok and torturing him for information on the Master Sword. When Jack proved unable to provide the secrets Scorponok wanted, Sixshot cut his losses and decided to send the 'bot on a suicide mission instead. He planted a bomb within his chest and weapons systems in his hands, and had Mindwipe hypnotise him into walking into Battleship Maximus, where the bomb would explode, destroying the craft. Jack was sent on his mission, but Twincast detected the bomb within him, and Chromedome was forced to kill his friend to stop him. With his last words, Jack apologised to Chromedome, and was then consumed by the explosion. Sixshot had now taken Abel, Ultra Magnus, and Jack from Chromedome, and he vowed vengeance against the ninja. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)
Legends comic
Brainstorm told Rattrap the story about how he and other diminutive Autobots, including Jack, left Cybertron and settled on Master. Bonus Edition Vol. 9 Fortress would also recall how he rallied Jack and others to himself and convinced them to abandon Cybertron. Bonus Edition Vol. 31
After being treated kindly by Chromedome, a repentant Sixshot planned to repay him by resurrecting Jack using the Legends World's Shinchōkon. Bonus Edition Vol. 50 He succeeded by using his own body as the vessel, resurrecting Jack as a Headmaster while Sixshot's own soul was transferred into his Greatshot transtector. After a happy reunion with Chromedome, Jack chose to become Greatshot's Headmaster partner and returned to his home universe where he encouraged his partner to atone further by joining the Autobots in fighting the Concurrence. Greatshot later got his own head and the two went their separate ways, with Jack returning to Chromedome's side, though they remained friends and Jack would organize a search party when Greatshot went missing years later. Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Toys
Legends
- Legends Greatshot includes Jack as its Headmaster. While Legends Sixshot's Headmaster is a new mold decoed like a miniature Sixshot, Jack is a retool of Titans Return Revolver, Titans Return Sixshot's Titan Master.
- Greatshot was a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. He was available for pre-order on 11 October at 12:00 am until 2 November at 1 pm, and was shipped in late March 2018.
- The original version of this mold was also used to make Titans Return Dynamus & Quickswitch.
Notes
- Sixshot's Titan Master Revolver was designed to look like Jack, which later led to TakaraTomy redecoing him to actually be Jack.
Foreign names
- English: Sappo (Omni Productions dub)
