Jetbug

“And Jetbug, as mad as he is fast.”

— Preston Stormer, Ordeal of Fire

Jetbug
Villain
Affiliation	Fire Villains, Fire Lord (Formerly)
Weapons	Pincers, Claw Blades, Lava Sphere Shooter
Status	Alive
Location	Imprisoned in the Villain Storage Facility

Jetbug is one of the Fire Villains maddest servants, forming as fourth in command behind his fellow Villains, while also serving as a supporting antagonist in Ordeal Of Fire. He along with the other villains have raided multiple fuel depots to satisfy their Crippling Fuel addiction, the addiction which ultimately led to their tyranny, however they was ultimately stopped by the Alpha 1 Team while riding Tanker Station 22 and, despite briefly escaping during the breakout, Jet Bug has remained in Custody for his actions.

Biography

Early Life

Tallos 5

Like his comrades, Jetbug was constructed to serve as a mining bot on Tallos 5. When Hero Factory scientists gave the local mining bots augments in their fingers, which could absorb fuel cells rather than constantly returning to base for recharging, Jetbug could absorb more fuel than his body could handle. He eventually gained a crippling addiction to the raw power and became corrupt. He, along with other fuel-thirsty mining bots were recruited by Fire Lord before dismissing their original duties and fleeing the planet using a stolen Fuel Supply Ship in search of more fuel to feed their cravings. Jetbug primarily pilots this modified shuttle, using it as their mode of transport. Jetbug becomes one of the more insane hench-bots within Fire Lord's faction. Jetbug has seen himself wanted on multiple planets for crimes such as destroying public property, robbery, assault, and severe cases of arson. Additionally, the fire villians acquired a pair of dual jet packs, which both Fire Lord and Jetbug utilize.

Ordeal Of Fire

Jetbug attacking Furno

Along with the other Fire Villains, their travels eventually led them to Tanker Station 22. they arrived there thanks to the stolen fuel supply ship. As they arrive, Jetbug opens fire on the station with the ship's newly modified laser, causing mass mayhem and killing many worker bots in the process. One of the surviving worker bots activates the Hero Alarm System, alerting the Hero Factory of the situation. Upon landing, Jetbug leads the group through the chaos, firing away at all things living as he does so. Upon the arrival of the Alpha 1 Team to confront the villains, the battle begins. As the villains battle the heroes, Jetbug is assigned by Fire Lord himself to scour the station for survivors while also monitoring the Heroes' activities. Suddenly, he notices Hero William Furno positioned atop a nearby building, taking shots at Fire Lord. Jetbug makes his way up the tower with his newly acquired jetpack, and surprise ambushes Furno by shooting him with his Lava sphere shooter.

Jetbug and Fire Lord ahead of the Alpha 1 team

Eventually, the Heroes attempt to escape due to the fire villain's advanced power before Fire Lord and Jetbug zoom past and in front of them. They, along with fellow Villains Drilldozer and Nitroblast surround the Heroes and are about to finish them off, only for rookie Mark Surge to draw their attention by destroying a bundle of fuel containers nearby. Fire Lord commands the entire gang to go after Surge, giving the remaining Heroes and the surviving civilians a chance to escape. As they do so, the gang surrounds and incapacitates Surge on Fire lord's command, all shooting Surge in unison, with Jetbug getting first dibs on imprisoning the fallen hero within the fuel supply ship. As the villains set up the station as their new, temporary base of operations, Jetbug continues to pilot the villain's transport, collecting hostages and multiple fuel canisters at once, saving his comrades valuable time.

Jetbug piloting the fuel supply ship

Upon the Heroes returning to the Refueling Station after being Upgraded and starting to battle the mining bots, Heroes Furno and Natalie Breez are in the process of locating Drilldozer, Jetbug notices their action and pilots the ship towards where the heroes are situated and fires a laser from the Ship, causing a massive explosion sending the duo flying and inevitably getting their weapons fused. Jetbug leaves the heroes to be dealt with by Drilldozer, who remerges to attack the heroes. As the Alpha 1 is battling with a supercharged Fire lord, Surge escapes his captivity and quietly makes his way to the ship's cockpit, surprise tackling Jetbug. Surge reaches and presses the eject button on the ship's console causing Jetbug to be sent flying out of the fast-moving aerial vehicle, leading him to tumble onto the ground below. After the eventual defeat of his boss and comrades, Jetbug was stripped of his weapon(s) and, along with the other Fire villains, were imprisoned at the Hero Factory's Villain Storage Facility, where they would await cleansing of their thirst for fuel.

Breakout

Jetbug escaping with Fire Lord in Breakout

Some years later, before Jetbug or any of the other Fire Villains were fully cleansed of their addiction, he, along with all the other villains within the Villain Storage Facility, including his fellow bots escaped during the mass breakout Voltix and Black Phantom created using Von Nebula's Black Hole Orb Staff. amidst the chaos, Jetbug regroups with Fire Lord and strikes hero Jimi Stringer who was wrestling Splitface, flying right into the hero atop the villain sending him along with fellow hero Rocka flying. Upon reaching the Black Hole Tornado, the villain waves away as he makes his getaway with his boss. Since then, Jetbug and his fellow Fire Villain members have been recaptured as mentioned in Secret Mission 4: Robot Rampage. He is now in custody.

Personality

From what is known of the very little information on his traits, Jetbug is a plain mad hyper-aggressive bot, driven by an insatiable thirst for speed and chaos. Known for his erratic behaviour and fiery temper, he thrives on mayhem, often diving headlong into danger with little regard for strategy. As mad as he is fast, Jetbug’s volatile nature makes him both unpredictable and dangerously effective in aerial combat.

Appearance

Original Form

While we don't see his previous form, Jetbug most likely dawns a similar appearance to that of other worker bots, which we know dawn mostly white and light grey/blue armor while all bots are equipped with dark silver hardhats for their line of work.

Villain Form

Jetbug dawns orange-yellow and Black armor while being riddled with bright red magma spikes on his legs and shoulders, similar to that of Drilldozer and Nitroblast.. Located on his back is a dual jetpack, which he and Fire lord posses to allow flight. Jetbug has bright red eyes sharp pincers around his mouth accounting for his bug like appearance (duh) as well as having two sharp buck teeth, however in the Ordeal of Fire TV episode, he also has a jaw.

Weapons

Jetbug carried two Claw Blades, one of which he held by hand like Drilldozer and one he fused with this Lava Sphere Shooter to create a much more powerful substitute which could both be used to fire energy and can be used in lethal close quarter combat as well as his aforementioned dual jetpack which allows him to fly at medium to long distances.

Set Information

Jetbug Set

2193 Jetbug was one of the three Hero Factory small boxed villain sets, released in January 2011. His set contained 63 pieces, including an exclusive fire-emblem printed armor piece that has similar design to Nitroblast's but has a different design than that the other fire villains. along with two fire particle pieces placed on the set's dual jetpack.

Trivia

• Jetbug is voiced by Tom Kenny in the Ordeal of Fire TV episode who also voices the Hero Rocka in later episodes.
• Jetbug has Nitroblast's face on the back of his head and vice versa for Nitroblast. (ie. the mask is dual molded)
• Jetbug's set was the only one released after 2010 to use the old joint pieces that came from the BIONICLE sets instead of the new CCBS joint pieces for the feet connection and hands.
• Despite the 3D model for Jet Bug not including the fire particle components intended for placement on the twin jetpack of the set, remnants of these components are still visible on the model, as evidenced by the base of the piece appearing on the lower backside of the jetpack. This placement aligns with the official Lego set's design.

Appearances

• Ordeal of Fire (First Appearance) (Non-Canonical Appearance)
• Ordeal of Fire (TV Episode)
• European Promotional Comic (Non-Canonical Appearance)
• Creep Crushers (Non-Canonical Appearance)
• Breakout (Cameo Appearance)
• Face Off: Makuro's Secret Guidebook (Book)

TV Commercials

Rare Promo LEGO Hero Factory Early 2011 ShopVideo-In-Store Display-Kiosk 2.0 Sets Trailer-Commercial

Full Wave Promo

Videos

LEGO® Hero Factory - "Villains" Character Spot

Character Spot

See Also

• Gallery

External Links

• Nitroblast Building Instructions on LEGO.com (European Version)
• Nitroblast Building Instructions on LEGO.com (United States of America Version)