Transformers: Generations Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz

The internet seemed to erupt pretty quickly with hate for Jazz. So, I was a little skeptical about the figure when I first got him. Well, that was unfounded. He is a fine figure. Is he the best? Nope. But, there are a lot of things that are done right.First off, it looks like Jazz. He has the wide body with the front of the car making up his chest. He has wheels on his shoulders, and wheels on his outer legs. The colors are there, just like they should be. The only thing missing is the shoulder-mounted rocket launcher... but we haven't seen that since his first issue back in 1984.Like with the Legends Class, the Deluxe Class figures come with a card as well. This one says "Onyx Jazz". Onyx Prime is one of the original 13 Primes, and is the Prime of the Beasts. I would have imagined him teaming up with a Dinobot, rather than Jazz, but as per the card, it looks like teaming up with Onyx will improve Jazz's fighting.As with all of the Deluxe figures, Jazz comes with a weapon, and "Prime Armor." The gun is very reminiscent of his G1 blaster, with a square body and and angular barrel that flares in the middle.The Prime Armor can be worn on the forearm as a weapon and shield, or it can be attached to the chest of the Deluxe figure. In this case, Jazz is hanging with Vector Prime, since we don't have Onyx Prime yet.From the front, the chest mounted armor works, but from the side, it looks pretty silly. It seems that it would have been much better if it had been torso armor instead. Hasbro did such a good job with the big chest of Jazz, but it doesn't work too well with the additional armor added on.Transforming Jazz into vehicle mode is very familiar if you have been collecting the Combiner Wars figures. It has the same sort of folding parts that we have seen before. I am still once again amazed that Hasbro was able to make good looking robots, vehicles, and still be able to have them transform into arms and legs for a Combiner.Jazz continues with his Porsche vehicle mode. This time around, he is a Le Mans style Porsche. I am sure much faster than the original G1 935 Turbo. He has his familiar #4 on the hood and sides. Where it used to say "Martinii" It now says "Autobot Jazz."On the back of the car, you can see the telltale port that is the same as with all of the Combiner Wars figures.The Prime Armor can fit on the back of Jazz in vehicle mode. He can also carry his gun. I do wish the gun could be stored away inside the vehicle, but at this point, with a giant hunk of armor on the roof, there is not disguising this Transformer.Along with a number of ports for holding weapons, there are also a number of posts for Prime Masters or Titan Masters to stand around. Why they would do that, I don't know, but they are there anyway.And of course, as we go full circle in this Prime Wars Trilogy, we come back to the beginning. The Deluxe Class figures can become arms or legs and combine with the Voyager Class figures. I haven't been able to get my hands on the first two Voyager Class figure (Grimlock and Starscream) yet, so Battle Core Optimus will be stepping in to take control of the new recruits. On the directions of Jazz, it shows using Grimlock as the body, and having Jazz along with the rest of the Deluxe Figures of wave 1 becoming the limbs. That is a bit problematic as the Decepticon Dreadwing is a part of the first wave of figures. Alas, he will be a part of this first Combiner team until new recruits are released in wave 2, and then he can go and spread his doom and gloom on Starscream's team.

It’s good but fragile

Does a nice figure to add to a collection. Reminds me of the G1 toys I had when I was a child. Don't guess you I had was Amazon's Packaging. The figure Packaging was squished and not in the best condition. The figure itself was fine.

For the price, this is a well put together G1 rendition of Jazz. Lots articulation, none of the joints are too stiff or too lose. The chest does like to flap open when you move the arms though. It's not a major problem, if it bothers you there is a piece on shapeways you can print and place in there that holds it down. Although this is the combiner wars version and meant to be an arm or leg for a combiner transformer, it's pretty solid by itself. The hand/foot/gun piece is kind of silly but does the job for the price. The other gun is a decent silver/grey plastic that he grips well.

This is a very nice release of Jazz that calls back to his G1 look, with improved articulation and playability. The whole "MAGA" controversy with it is overblown anyways, as you can barely even see the cybertronian writing, and they'll be a 3rd party sticker set that'll cover it for those that remain bothered by it.

He is cool exept that the prime armor/combiner fist makes him look pregnant when he has it on and scince the only combiner I have are bruticus, computron, and sky lynx (Not sky reign) and his combiner port is a bit tight. LOVED IT!

To me, Jazz has always been one of the coolest-looking bots. The replication from his cartoon image was very well done. I always appreciate when details on the bot come from features of their vehicle and not just there to force a resemblance to the original bot (see the chest on the new Starscream).However, the mechanics of this model are severely lacking. It's a rare day when you can transform this toy without popping his legs out of socket, and the pseudo-"pinned" shoulder joint can only take so many dislocations before initiating a crack in the overly brittle chest/hood.I never had the original jazz, so I can't say if they tried to replicate the same moves to transform him, but the way his legs are opened up is the most awkward move for any transformer I can remember.

Just as u expect, kids loved it. Was a great to play with the others they have. One of my favorites from the past!