When Megatron rallied Cybertron's inhabitants to war against the alien attackers, Jazz and most of the others in the science and security division loyally stayed at Optimus's side to uphold the ideals of Cybertron. Prowl theorised that the aliens were trying to break into the temple, not destroy it, Jazz opined that they must have been after the AllSpark. In the aftermath, Jazz accompanied Prowl as the latter investigated the attack on the Simfur temple. He was present when Arcee's team found a strange artifact with the strange symbol and helped escort the relic out of the dig site when the aliens whom Commander Starscream had encountered earlier suddenly attacked the planet. As Optimus pondered the venerable age of the artifacts they had found at an excavation near the temple of Simfur, Jazz jokingly asked if they were as old as Ratchet, earning him a threat of vocal processor-disabling retribution and a whack on the back of the head. But it would be here that D-16 would start his lasting impact on Cybertron, and eventually, the whole universe.Many years before the civil war on Cybertron, Jazz was a member of the Security Force under Prowl. This earned him a place in the Kaon Gladitorial Pits, a new twisted hybrid of entertainment and punishment. And after being told he was, legally, non-sentient, and made to be worked until death, he took his rage out on his oppressors. Despite his closest friends being sent to their deaths in punishment for the crime of offering him medical aid, he persisted. A nameless mining unit forgotten by the systems of control on Cybertron. So I did." - Megatron's memoirs, collected in Tarn Correctional Facility after the Great War. And as such, were not entitled to such notions as 'rest' He said, to let my pickaxe do the talking. This, as it turns out, was a very literal definition. In order to do this, we had to be legally considered, as 'extensions' of the Mine. And that these contracts, while offering us greater protection from the 'missed quotas' during these rest periods, also had a hidden clause. He pointed out that, in the recent sweep of legislature, we had all signed new contracts. At that time, me and my crews had been working for 84 kilocycles, with no repose. I came to Gravinax, stating that, as per regulation, we are entitled to one kilocycle of rest for every 6 kilocycles worked. It is believed D-16 will either face execution, or sentencing to the Pits of Kaon" - Functionist-controlled Iacon News Central broadcast following the Kaon Gorge uprising. We know not his motives, but many, including sources within the Council, have painted him as a simple and true villain, acting out against a fair and just society simply because he did not lead it. Sources believe this act of terror was started by Mining Unit D-16, reported to also use the terrorist alias 'Destron'. " Disturbing reports today emerging from the Kaon Gorge as a mass-uprising today claimed the lives of 384 overseers, including the chief overseer Gravinax. *sigh*, maybe they did" - Medical Logs of Ratchet How did the overseers not think that exploration was a suicide mission? Although. D-16 suffered extensive manifold damage, a ruined carapace and severe damage to internal servoes. "Mining Units"- ugh, Miners, are not permitted to see outside care, and in usual case, would have been handed off to the Board of Relinquishment for. According to his internal chronometer, D-16 had been pinned in this cave-in for 40 megacycles before managing to free himself. Patient had been operating heavy drilling equipment alongside miner known as Rockslide when a large shelf of rock collapsed upon them. If he ever gets out of those mines, he's got a bright future ahead of him." - Diary of Terminus, miner of the Kaon Gorge But to not have one? Just a registry code? Pfft. Me, Rockslide and Crevasse all just kind of accepted having names. I tell you, the Council ain't right doing that. He was just D-16, said he'd been forged with it. Turns out he also admired us because get this, we had names. You don't do much conversation when you're the size of a city block. If only he knew the big lug ain't so much fun to be around. Tsche, he said he idolised us for working with Demolishor. Intervened all peaceful like, don't want to upset Maccadam, and got the kid some engex. 'course, kid had kicked all his dirt and muck onto this guy's table, but we weren't gonna let another miner get his skidplate kicked. He rolled in in alt-mode, transformed up and some scraphead tried to start something with him. Me and the crew were just hanging around in Maccadam's when this young 'bot came in.
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