I only missed Jazz. He's 2nd in command? Really? Does it say that on his tech specs or something? I also always thought Bombshell was the leader of the Insecticons.. I guess he came across as the stronger character in the cartoon. But there aren't that many Insecticons so easy enough to guess.
oh, I wasn't questioning that it was written down somewhere, I just never felt like he was 2nd in command in any of the episodes of the TV series or in the movie or comic book or whatever. Never seemed like the sort of character that one would assign responsibility to. For 2nd in command I would have thought of Prowl, IronHide, Ultra Magnus, SkyLynx, Grimlock, Springer or Kup all before Jazz. They all seemed to take on more of a command and responsibility role than Jazz did, IMO.
jazz is features as a leader in the first few episodes of season 1. His position dries up during season 2 which has prowl, ironhide, red alert all taking a minor lead role during different episodes, this is due to the second season being less battle oriented and more character driven. After the movie Uultra Magnus becomes the 2ic.
The insecticons never really had a leader, both bombshell and shrapnel give orders during different episodes. However under the toy line Venom is the leader. The comics its generally either shrapnel or bombshell.
I definitely saw Bombshell as more of a leader than shrapnel, so that was confusing, and I must say that for Second in Command, it was Prowl I thought of first, and the only time I clearly remember Jazz being referred to as SIC was in Bayverse, and that doesn't actually count for anything.
You might like this quiz I made myself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_(Transformers)
The insecticons never really had a leader, both bombshell and shrapnel give orders during different episodes. However under the toy line Venom is the leader. The comics its generally either shrapnel or bombshell.