Flare Jet
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- Flare Jet is a Decepticon from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Flare Jet (フレアージェット Fureā Jetto) used to be friends with Mach Road, and may have once been an Autobot himself. Now this solar warrior uses his powers for the Decepticons, burning whatever they desire to cinders using energy from the sun.
(How he gets along with Shadow Jet is unclear.)
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Fiction
Operation Combination story pages
Flare Jet accompanied the Jet Corps and Battle Gaia in their campaign to plunder Earth of all its energy. They were initially opposed by their foes, the Road Corps. The Decepticons defeated the Road Corps and pressed on into Earth's orbit. The Road Army vs. the Jet Army! New Decepticons Appear!
Arriving in Earth's orbit, they were met by Guard City, who had assembled every Micromaster Combiner in the Autobot ranks. Flare Jet then went toe-to-toe with Sixwing. The Decepticons' Attack on Earth!
The Autobots eventually formed the "Autobot Scrum Combination" and used their power to destroy Battle Gaia. Flare Jet and the Jet Corps quickly gathered up Battle Gaia's remains and fled back into space. Conclusion
Metrowars
Still in Scrash's employ, Flare Jet was part of a Decepticon force led by Straxus sent out to attack Scramble City. He aided in overwriting the defenses of the City and helped in the attack itself. However, the appearance of a rebuilt Metroplex sent the Decepticons in retreat. Metrowars
Legends comic
Flare Jet was still with Straxus when Metroplex made his final confrontation with Metrotitan and Straxus. Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Toys
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
- Mach Road vs. Flare Jet (Versus pack, 1992)
- ID number: TF-09
- Accessories: "Flare Missile" launcher, 3 missiles
- Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy)
- Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line under the Operation Combination banner, Flare Jet is (almost) identical to the Hasbro European-market Predator Snare, transforming into a Grumman X-29 fighter jet. He has a spring-loaded hand-held missile launcher, plus retains the Megavisor gimmick, allowing him to be connected to the larger Predator toys (only one of which, Skyquake, was released in Japan, and even that was basically in UK packaging), which lets a special image be seen through the larger toy's scope: in his case an image of Mach Road firing his cannon.
- The only difference between him and his Hasbro doppelganger is one he shares with the rest of the Predator/Jet Corps members; slightly-altered missiles. The most immediately-noticeable difference is the Jet Corps missiles have a solid-circle base, while the Predators have fins that stick out slightly, but there's numerous small molding differences all over them.
- Due to a combination of design and Gold Plastic Syndrome, the Jet Corps launchers are quite delicate. It's best never to load one of the launchers while it is in the hand of a Predator—the post is most likely to just snap right off. The trigger is also likely to snap off due to relying on on the plastic bending as opposed to being hinged.
- He was available only in a two-pack with Mach Road.
Notes
- Flare Jet uses an altered vesion of Snare's card art, as Snare was depicted with a different head than what was on the actual toy. While Flare Jet has the right head, the editing job isn't exactly the best, as the new head is basically just stamped over the old one without regards as to what parts would go, say, behind his chestplate.
