TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on JAZZ 

"In the comic, meanwhile, injuries inflicted by a Decepticon-controlled copy of Optimus Prime did take Jazz offline." Oh ok. "but he was revived to feature in further stories exclusive to the UK comic." Nice. "before eventually being deactivated once more." Don't you dare. "one of the many victims felled by a cosmically-powered Starscream." *OH COME ON.*

The Basics Drinking Game: Take a shot when... - "from the Diaclone toyline." - [character] was characterized by Marvel Comics writer Bob Budiansky as... - "toy was discontinued in" - "the heeedmahsters" - "offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream" - "The next time he appeared was in [Beast Era/RID/Unicron Trilogy-era series], though he was unrecognizable." - "[Animated character] was planned to [resolve their character arc], but these plans never came to fruition." - Aligned or Cyberverse incarnations being just the G1 version - finally got actual character in IDW/did nothing important whatsoever in IDW - Cyberverse gets a footnote Makers of The Basics Drinking Game not liable for damages.

Literally no one: A Cosmic-ly Powered Starscream: "It's free real estate."

Fun Fact: Jazz was one of the few transformers voiced by an African American. The other being Devastator and Blaster.

“Do it with style, or don’t do it at all.” - Jazz

Are we gonna ignore when Fall of Cybertron Jazz fought flippin' Bruticus and won!? If that doesn't spell awesome, I don't know what does.

I can never forgive bay for killing jazz off so quickly in the movie verse

I love how Jazz has kept both his essence and basic design consistent throughout the entirety of the franchise, not even Megatron can boast about that, hell, not even Bumblebee or Optimus can. Maybe Shockwave and Doritoness aside, Starscream.

Jazz being voiced by the Great Scatman Crothers in the original Transformers series instantly made him my Second Favorite Autobot next to Optimus Prime when I was a kid.

Chris: What’s your favourite version of Jazz? Me: Yes.

G1 - The personality, voice and robot mode are what made him great.

Jazz? As I believe the Earthlings say, lay it on me, man.

You should do the basics on everyone who was killed by “The Cosmically Powered Starscream”

Jazz is one of the best characters thanks to his personality. So easily recognizable and just as easily loved.

I always thought Jazz was phased out of the cartoon due to Scatman Crother’s death.

I'm convinced it was Scatman Crother's top tier voice work that saved Jazz from the scrap heap after his toy was discontinued.

Dang, I was hoping there would be a shout out about Jazz's voice actor being HONG KONG PHOOEY! or in Animated- SAMURAI JACK! Jazz is just a cool dude!

I loved Jazz in TFA, he was so likable!

6:06 Worth noting that Jazz is one of the very few Bay-era movie transformers to resemble his G1 counterpart in anyway, which can be seen in the head design. Very few other Bay-era designs do, it's pretty much only Optimus, Long Haul, and Jazz

3:35 GUESS WHO'S BACK, BACK AGAIN, COSMICALLY POWERED STARCREAM'S BACK, TELL A FRIEND. (And hope he doesn't kill you)

Video hasn't even started playing and I already liked and commented on this. Jazz is my favorite character out of all the Transformers.

The only thing you left out of his Fall of Cybertron appearance is how he worked with Jetfire to defeat Bruticus in order to protect the Ark's engines. Besides that, I always liked Jazz and he's one of the few guys who has stayed solidly liked throughout the years (mostly due to his consistent character)

Best Jazz? Of course the G1 Jazz, followed by the animated Jazz!

Jazz and Soundwave were my favorite G1 characters :) I was so happy they made it through the original movie as a kid.

"Roger me! Wilco me! Hello, hello, Earth!" That line from the movie gets me every time.

I liked the gen 1 and Animated Jazz the most. They seemed to have the most character development and best writing, I thought.

Jazz has always been another favourite of mine. And, personally, as well as his G1 self, I've always enjoyed his Animated incarnation the most. Not only is he sleek and down to earth cool, but he's also a Ninja! :) Plus, he was voiced by Phil Lamar, and I always enjoy his work. ^.^

Do people want a piece of this episode? Or do they want two?

Heres hopeing we get an earthrise jazz

Jazz: *eats the energon cake Jazz to Bumblebee: You wanna piece? Megatron: I want too!

Jazz was voiced by Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow) in the Bayformers movie

This video: * exists * Prowl: * busts down door * open up

The G1 line-up will always have a special place in my heart, and I loved Jazz being Prime's majordomo but also the cool cat that he was, it felt... not really progressive but entirely natural that his personality and implied ethnicity never got in the way of his skills, rank, and how he fills his responsibilities. Once again, thanks for the amazing video, I'd definitely say you did it with style and I found it worth watching! Jazz's consistency between generations means that I love seeing him wherever he pops up, just like how I'm always happy to check my subscriptions and find a new Basics video!

I'd have Jazz and/or Blaster dj one of my parties any day! What I admired about Jazz in G1 was that he had this seemingly laid back attitude and didn't take much too seriously (i.e. joking around and dancing), but when the time came to work he got shit done. The former aspect of his personality didn't transfer well into the comics, but he was tops at accomplishing the tasks and making some hard decisions on the fly, obviously. Michael Bay can take a flying leap for not showing respect.

I read that eerie marvel uk story when I was 7, back in 1985 and it stuck with me for years. Absolutely fantastic with amazing artwork for the era. An Autobot had crashed into a hill in the middle ages and become part of UK mythology.

Jazz was clearly the Autobots 2nd in command in the first 3 episodes (pilot) I think due to Scatman's other commitments as a musician he couldn't really commit to Jazz like they wanted. So he wasn't seen as that 2nd in command anymore.

No matter what the incarnation or the era...Jazz will forever be eternally awesome. One of the greatest Transformers if all time. When I went to Comic-Con a few years ago, I had the chance to meet Phil La Marr (who voiced Jazz in Animated). Needless to say, it was a cool experience. And I told him his voice-work was worthy of the late, great Scatman Crothers. Phil told me that for the first auditions, he did an impersonation of Scatman, and the producers immediately said, “No! Just do it like Phil La Marr would!” And the result worked. La Marr’s voice work was distinctive and just as cool for Jazz.

It's ya boi! Edit: If I hear "cosmically powered Starscream" I'm gonna flip out 🤣🤣🤣 Edit 2: !!! Cyberverse Jazz is gonna be awesome! Cyberverse is pretty entertaining so far so I'm sure Jazz will add a lot of fun to the show.

IDW comics must be something special. Because if I had a quarter for every time Chris said “this character’s most prominent role was in the IDW comic line” I’d be a rich man.

About time jazz was on here. This has been one of my favorite episodes yet

Great video for a great character! I've always considered him a core Autobot.

You had the perfect chance to say "you like jazz?" And you through it away

The jazz one off where he fights the predicons guerrilla style was so sick

The movie version had a great personality and movement. I would have loved to see him dance-fighting more Cons.

Jazz is one of the coolest characters from the TF franchise. Animated is my personal favourite and I wish the show got that 4th season.

Original: I wish the 1984 toy had still been on shelves in 1986, just as the same-aged Bumblebee and Starscream had. Overall, more continuity between cartoon and catalogues would have been great. Live Action: One of the three key things I would change in the 2007 movie is which Autobot died. The death of Jazz was pathetic and he would frankly have been a more cautious and shrewd fighter. I would rather it have been Ironhide who almost matched Megatron in battle till the Decepticon resorted to his twin arm blast.

I love jazz he one of the coolest transformers ever

I really enjoyed the Animated version. Phil Lamarr really did a good on that role.

Young autobot:uh... optimus? Optimus:yes young one Young autobot:who was starscream? Optimus:(Vietnam flashback)

Characterization: G1, of course. The thing with Jazz & Cliffjumper was their voice actors; Casey Kasem quit because he didn't like the stereotypical portrayal of Arabic people in the show. Scatman Crothers died somewhere between the end of production of the movie and the start of production of season 3; it's why he's *seen*, but doesn't say anything. Animated Jazz is a close second, pretty much THE best characterization on screen outside of G1. And QUITTING the Elite Guard!? Damn, they should've let Animated go for another season or two!! Toy: The Reveal the Shield "Special Ops" Jazz is by far my favorite. Granted, there's a couple of missed cues: NO shoulder rocket launcher, the Prowl style door wings, and then NO retooling for Stepper/Ricochet (the Takara exclusive via Million Publishing) to have a 5mm port in vehicle mode for Nightstick to actually be useful there, but, it's still THE BEST modern interpretation of a G1 Jazz. Animated Jazz is a close second, specifically the 2007 Movie colored "Freeway Jazz" repaint (which really needs to be done for the Reveal the Shield figure). And MPM9 could be a favorite for fans of previous Movie Jazz figures due to its...ability. 😏😏😏😏😏

The 2 main things I will always remember Jazz by. 1) His bromance with Cliffjumper in Fall of Cybertron. 2) "What's crackin' bi-"

The basics on the basics would be amazing because i would like to see his process for making these because they are amazing

I think the reason jazz has never really changed in any way is because he's set to his name. When you have a bot with the name 'Jazz' it kinda sets up his character as a music lover. Unlike a bot like cliffjumper, swindle or sideswipe

Still one of my favorite Transformers ever! Happy to see him get his episode finally.

I'm surprised you didn't mention the brief time Hasbro lost rights to the name Jazz. I have they Alternators toy where they had to call him Meister. Then there was a time they had to call him Autobot Jazz before they could go back to just calling him Jazz.

Jazz has always been one of my favorites , i was sad in what happened in the BAYformers , but with a new movie continuity he has a chance again

Animated and FOC Jazz are my favourites by a mile.

Jazz: “You want a piece of me?!” Megatron: “No, I want 2!”

Please do these in the future Whirl Hot rod Brainstorm Pipes Skids Waspinator

Jazz was the first Transformers toy that I got in the 80's. That right I had A G1 Jazz the coolest Autobot and one of the greatest transformers of all time. To All Are One. Thank you for all of the basics video's you put up and please keep them coming. Now Roll Out to the next one.

Ahh! I’ve been waiting for this episode! Jazz is one of my favorite Autobots alongside Cliffjumper. Didn’t know about that mission in Fall of Cybertron. But knowing that exists makes me extremely happy! Funny how Jazz became one of my favorites despite my introduction to the franchise being the 1986 movie when I was a tiny child. (funnily enough, also working alongside Cliffjumper.) But his voice and way of talking always stuck out in my mind. And when I subsequently watched the G1 Cartoon, I really enjoyed the way he obsessed over Earth Culture. Maybe I’m projecting a bit. But I have asperger’s syndrome. A type of autism. And his obsession with Earth reminds me of how I hyper obsess over things I like. It’s relatable. I’m always happy to see him make a return, and if I ever find an original G1 toy of him, I just might completely freak out.

Okay but can we appreciate that Chris pronounced 'Nun-chakku' right?

I like that in Fall of Cybertron they kept his grappling hook from G1

One of my all time favorite transformers. ^-^ I’m so glad you finally came around to him. I can’t wait to see the basics on Drift someday.

Jazz was one of my favorites as a kid watching early G1. I always thought he was cool so they did their job there lol.

Who here likes transformers fall of cybertron jazz

I like the idea Jazz is both stylish and fun lover AND a responsible lieutenant for Optimus Prime. Kinda like work hard, play hard kind of character.

Scatman was awesome, always read the comics in his voice but it took me a while to get used to him doing Jazz at first due to all of those Hong Kong Phooey episodes he also provided the voice for.

6:18: and he was voiced by Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow from Family Matters)

2:06 my man just shat out a gun

I love your videos so much, keep up the good work.

Great Stuff as always. Your work is always _reliably_ kind, conscientious, thorough and (because of your voice, enthusiasm, understanding and appreciation of the material) highly re-watchable. Please keep up the good work on this platform which is not the kind of place you’d find such decency normally. This channel is definitely on a short list of sane RU-vid content. So far so good! Jazz was hard to come by as a kid, and as a favorite he was a poor choice to be killed off in such a manner in the 2007 film _(just another reason to avoid politics in children’s content. Edit: and if anyone asks just consider Skids and Mudflap in the follow-up film. Those are terrible optics)._ When I was personally going through a rough patch I deeply desired the Human Alliance action figure of Jazz based on the film as it was the most screen accurate version at the time. I’m glad (that despite being the smallest) Hasbro managed to keep and update some of the most essential aspects of this character’s design. I couldn’t manage a collection at this time, but once I get the chance Jazz will definitely be on one of my shelves, among others. Great Stuff, _as always._

"Jazz"? That's a weird way to spell "Munka Spanka"

Jazz may have died early but he got something none of the other autobots from the first movie got: a respectable death. Ironhide? Shot in the back by Sentinel Ratchet? Hunted by humans and killed by lockdown Optimus? Stabbed in the back by Megatron (granted this was after basically winning a 3 on 1 fight) Jazz on the other hand? He had the balls to fight Megatron *alone*! Megatron was like 3, maybe even 4 times his size; the only other Autobot with the balls to fight Megatron alone was Optimus and he was twice Jazz's size! A bad ass through and through

Characters such as Jazz are the reason why I wish Transformers Animated had a season 4. Maybe one day there could be a revival or a fan project, but I don't see that coming any time soon. He deserved so much better, and he deserved to have that character arc come to fruition, especially after watching Prowl sacrifice himself to save Detroit and defeat Megatron. After all, Jazz IS technically a teacher in the Animated franchise because he had to train the twins and then helped Prowl finish his training. Something hitting hard like that probably would have been the final reason to leave the Elite Guard.

Finally i have been waiting for this for steracycles. Jazz I my Top favorite Transformers of all time always doing it with style thank you for doing this video I really appreciate it.

Ya my favorite he’s finally here what took so long

I love that his Japanese name is Meister.

it's always excellent to see the coolest bot around, and when Jazz appears it's gonna be fun.

Jazz was my first Transformer back in the day. Thank you for this.

My absolute favourite Transformers character; hell he was the basis for my screen-name. I would have to say the Bayverse design is my favourite; the silver version of the animated one is great as well. Looking at your video and seeing the FOC toy; I hope they remake that into a Siege form.

I'm surprise you didn't mention his grapling hook.

jazz was not featured in cyberverse ,but he was mentioned by the autobot wild wheel

Jazz is the best! The wait for this video was totally worth it

I wonder why the position of his wheels in robot mode can never be agreed on. Wheels on top of his shoulders or wheels behind his shoulders? If Mirage and Trailbreaker get Official Masterpiece treatment, I wonder what could be done to force Porsche's hand to allow the 1984 Masterpiece Autobot Cars to be completed.

“The man’s on the jazz” - B.A. Baracus

6:31 that would explain why he appeared in transformers 2 but only in the video as a dlc only but maybe hopefully in transformers 6 I hope the surviving autobots can used the all sparks to revive all the defeated autobots that fought there best to succeed we hope they will revive them

That Cyberverse toy looks like something you'd have got from Macdonalds in the 90s.

i wonder if we'll ever get the basics on optimus prime

Original series and figure wise RTS Spec-Ops Deluxe class!

Damn you cosmically powered star scream!!!!!

God I love this channel, I love the TRANSFORMERS, BACK in 1985 86 , 5 of us right after high school we would walk right to our friends house 20 min walk, on our way there we were preparing go there and watch tv, first THUNDERCATS then I G.I. JOE. HE-MAN THEN OUR FAVORITE TRANSFORMERS WE Loved it. We diidnt care if it was a rerun. So for almost 2 school years we did this. They great times.....miss them

"Good old Jazz."

With how much Jazz loves earth culture it makes me wonder if he has a fursona xD

Great video you guys always do a good job on these transformers videos I did love Jazz since the beginning too now I only have his toys r us reissue from the 90's still in package

You always do good on these

Hell yeah its Jazz! The funkiest Autobot to gravitate to earth culture with moves to match! "This looks like a great place to kick it!"

You should do the basic on the constructicons next

Jazz has become one of my favorite characters from Transformers. I understand why he died (in a sense) for the 2007 movie, but I wish he could have been in the final battle a bit longer. Though Mirage is cool, I still personally think Jazz would have been a better choice for Rise of the Beasts. I hope we get to see him again soon in live-action.

Jazz was not in cyberverse but he was mentioned in the episode wild wild wheel as a cameo