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Jessica DiGiovanni

2023-03-13T19:00:29Z

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'''Jessica DiGiovanni''' is an American voice actress.

==Voice roles==
===''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''===
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]
*[[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]]
*[[Gray]]

===''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''===
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]

===''[[Transformers: Battlegrounds]]''===
*Windblade
*[[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] Female 1

==External links==
===Interviews===
*August 2021—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6tvD6NyzY&t=9890s TFNation]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Bumblebee (Animated)

2022-10-26T06:13:15Z

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:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Animated continuity family]].''
[[File:Bumblebee Leapfrog-AA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little. Yellow. Different.]]

'''Bumblebee''' is the youngest, yellowest, and most energetic of the Autobots...[[Bumblebee (G1)|as]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)|usual]]. A hyperactive wisecracker, Bumblebee is quite convinced he's the fastest—and coolest—thing on four wheels. He has a tendency to bite off more than he can chew, so it's a good thing he pals around with the massive [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. He does ''not'' take well to being called short, and his over-eager ways can get on [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet's]] nerves all too easily. Still, Bumblebee is good with people, as evidenced by his fast friendship with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]].

{{bigquote|I may be small, but I'm scrappy! And I can ride circles around your big, old, rusty chassis!|Bumblebee to Bulkhead|"[[Total Meltdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Bumper Robinson]] (English), [[Tom Kenny]] (English, "[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]"), [[Daisuke Kishio]] (Japanese)|[[Arttu Ala-Jokimäki]] (Finnish), [[Santiago Ziesmer]] (German), [[Bruno Magne]] (French), [[Renato Novara]] (Italian), [[Yong-wu Sin]] (Korean), [[Krzysztof Korzeniowski]] (Polish), [[Márcio Araújo]] (Portuguese), [[Cristian Lizama]] (Latin American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Javier Rodríguez Castellanos]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Sergio Rodríguez-Guisán]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:Autobot Cadets.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|There's a [[Wasp|green me]] and a [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|red me]]!]]
Early in his career, Bumblebee dreamed of becoming a member of the [[Elite Guard]]. He joined the [[Autobot boot camp]], but things didn't exactly go as planned—his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|drill sergeant]] was a jerk, [[Wasp|most]] of his [[Ironhide (Animated)|classmates]] bullied him and the only bot willing to befriend him was a complete [[Bulkhead (Animated)|mudflap]]. His luck seemed to change, however, when he accidentally overheard someone communicating with [[Lugnut (Animated)|a Decepticon]]. He then saw classmate [[Wasp]] walk out, which aroused his suspicions. After taking the advice of [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm]], Bumblebee attempted to weed out the spy, but Sentinel Minor got in the way twice. Needless to say, this resulted in many [[transform-up]]s for his squadron. After Wasp and Ironhide tore off his legs and put him in a closet, he was saved by Longarm, who encouraged him not to give up. Later that day, the group was put through their first training exercise—combat in a simulated battlezone. When somebody switched the turret settings to fire actual lasers, it was Bulkhead who saved Bumblebee. However, they accidentally knocked over a building in the process, flattening Sentinel.

[[File:Beecybermode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Very Wacky Races.]]
When Sentinel was conducting a surprise locker inspection, Sentinel discovered a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's trunk, ousting him as a traitor. Sentinel was prepared to put Bumblebee on an Elite Guard fast track program. Sadly, his new friendship with Bulkhead forced him to throw it all away in order to prevent his new buddy being kicked out, and they both wound up working on [[space bridge]]s. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[File:Bumblebeeanimatedpreearth.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Wait... who are [[Hot Shot (Animated)|you]]?]]

The two friends were assigned to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s space bridge repair [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|vessel]]. During one mission, Bumblebee and Bulkhead stumbled across [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], a ninja-bot meditating near an isolated space bridge. Due to an [[energon cube]] accident on [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s part, Prowl's spaceship was destroyed, and he was forced to join their crew. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} After this, Bumblebee's work continued as usual until the crew discovered the [[AllSpark]] itself on another asteroid, which unfortunately attracted the attention of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Even though he expressed significant fear of the [[Decepticon]] leader, Bumblebee still managed to crack wise at his appearance once they were face-to-face. The humor vanished when Megatron pulled out his sword. After Megatron was thrown off the ship, Bumblebee entered stasis with the rest of the crew just before the crew's ship crash-landed on [[Earth]].

Fifty years later, Teletran-1 awoke the crew to alert them to the intrusion of a [[nanite]]-powered bug-slug. Sending out a probe to find local disguises, the probe scanned [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]'s [[Captain Fanzone's car|car]] amongst other things. Bumblebee was given the car for his new bodyform. Lucky him.

[[File:TFA TFandRollout Sari followedmehome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Can we keep it?"]]
Upon noticing [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|"a little creature"]] struggling with her [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|"owner"]], Bumblebee and Bulkhead showed their unfamiliarity with organic life by assuming the owner/pet relationship was reversed. Their speculation was interrupted by the attacks of the giant, nanite-fueled bug monster, and Bumblebee intervened to get Sari out of the way. Later in the battle, Bumblebee was called on to deliver the override command to the beast's nanites, as he was the fastest and most nimble of the crew.

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His defeat of the monster seriously impressed Sari, who decided to befriend him. Sari's definition of befriending included cajoling him into sneaking her aboard the Autobots' ship. Of course, Sari wouldn't stay still as Bumblebee asked, compelling him to jettison her into a ventilation shaft. After introducing her to the group, Sari and Bumblebee became fast friends. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] attacked [[Detroit]], Bumblebee took a shot intended for Sari, allowing Starscream to capture Bumblebee, [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]], Captain Fanzone, and the Mayor. Sari, with [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s help, managed to rescue them. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}}

The Autobots quickly became famous for their heroic deeds in Detroit, much to Bumblebee's delight. Prowl, on the other hand, was less enthusiastic about all the attention, however, and he and Bumblebee quickly had a clash of opinions on the values of peace and quiet versus the values of fun. When the Autobots' factory base was turned against them, however, Bumblebee was forced to listen to Prowl's "stillness and strike" attitude to get past the motion sensors preventing him from shutting the factory down. In the aftermath, he had a newfound respect for Prowl as the two played a relaxed game of Twister™. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

At one point, Bumblebee took part in a match against [[Colossus Rhodes|Cyrus "Colossus" Rhodes]], hosted by [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black]] to show off the effectiveness of biotechnology. Unfortunately, Cyrus [[Hulk|hulked up]], then proceeded to beat the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] out of Bumblebee. The other Autobots were forced to rescue him, using it as a chance to riff on his small stature. However, only Bumblebee was able to get into [[Sumdac Tower]] when [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] went to kill Isaac Sumdac. Bumblebee managed to get him to the ground floor, but Meltdown arrived. Bulkhead tried to stop him, but Meltdown threw a glob of acid at Bulkhead, which Bumblebee took instead. Bulkhead offered his apologies over his comments, saying he was only having a little fun—which sent Bumblebee into declaring his good moves and speed. He's going to be pretty impossible to live with for a while. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

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''Bumblebee and the Autobots accidentally upstaged a local Detroit hero named the [[Wraith]], exposing his spook act for the holographic trickery it was. Bumblebee in particular continued to upstage the Wraith, and even got invited in his place to perform at the University of Michigan half-time show. Mad with envy, the Wraith staged an attack on the game, taking Bumblebee out of the picture with some well placed "boots" while using holograms to simulate the little yellow robot on a rampage. Bumblebee eventually broke free and the Autobots had Wraith arrested for his antics. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2#"Attention Surplus Disorder"|Attention Surplus Disorder}}''

''After a break-in at Sumdac Systems, Bumblebee and the Autobots tracked the culprit, [[Stiletto (Animated)|Stiletto]], to the Ambassador Bridge. Although she managed to slice his tires, Bumblebee and the others succeeded in capturing Stiletto. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3#"Stiletto"|Stiletto}}''

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''Later on, [[Porter C. Powell]] attempted to cash in on Bulkhead's name without his permission, so Bumblebee and the others helped Bulky set Powell up to admit his products were "gas-guzzling deathtraps". The adventure inspired Bumblebee to get a garish paintjob, similar to the [[Bulkhead (vehicle)|vehicles]] Powell was forced to recall. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4#"The Insincerest Form of Flattery"|The Insincerest Form of Flattery}}''

The troubles in Detroit were far from over, as the Autobots soon found themselves facing three rampaging [[Dinobot (Animated)|robotic dinosaurs]]. During the battle, Bumblebee combined his [[Stinger (weapon)|stingers]]' electrical with Ratchet's magnets to create an [[electromagnetic pulse]] that would hopefully shut the prehistoric menaces down. Sari decided to pitch in by boosting Bumblebee's stingers with her [[AllSpark Key]], which proved enough to defeat the "Dinobots"... but also provided them with [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}} He later bought a neat car horn and tried to chase down a mysterious muscle car with little success. The car turned out to be the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], who kidnapped Optimus Prime and made short work of Bumblebee as well, threatening to take his stingers. In the end, Lockdown was defeated by Ratchet and Prime was saved. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[File:TFA Nanosec Bumblebee turbo boosters.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|BB got back!]]
After Bumblebee showed a lack of ability (or inclination) to be subtle on Earth, Prime had Prowl try to teach Bumblebee how to blend in. This ruined some plans with Sari, as she wanted to attach some [[turbo booster]]s to him to make him go even faster. During the exercise, they encountered [[Nanosec]], a crook that had gained Professor Sumdac's new speed suit via [[Megatron (Animated)|unknown patrons]]. Unable to keep up with Nanosec, Bumblebee was convinced by Sari attach the turbo boosters against Prime's orders. Unfortunately, he couldn't control them in vehicle mode, allowing Nanosec to escape from the Autobots twice. Worse, he was carrying enough [[Destronium]] to destroy all of Detroit. Overhearing Bulkhead and Prowl's comments on his change of appearance, Bumblebee realized that the suit was causing him to age the more he used it, so he purposefully ran him into old age (cold, Bee). With the Destronium about to go critical, Bumblebee, with help from Prowl and Bulkhead, managed to use his turbo boosters to head into the outer atmosphere and get the Destronium away from the city before detonating. The whole experience seems have given Bumblebee a bit more respect for subtlety. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

October soon came around, and Sari decided to teach the Autobots about [[Halloween]]. Bumblebee dressed up as "Count Dracubot", but his trick-and-treating session went sour when he and Bulkhead were attacked by the spider-bot [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and knocked unconscious. They recovered in time to save Sari from falling off a skyscraper, although Bumblebee blew out his tires in the process. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} After participating in Sari's eighth birthday party, Bumblebee decided that he also wanted one of those cool [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] toys. He was less enthusiastic after Soundwave took control of all [[automaton]]s in Detroit and faked Bumblebee's voice in order to confuse the Autobots. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}} While Soundwave was eventually defeated, the Decepticon attacks were far from over—[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] soon arrived on Earth in their search for Megatron. Bumblebee and the others were knocked unconscious by Lugnut's [[Punch of Kill Everything|mighty punch]] in their first battle, but the odds were in the Autobots' favour when they later fought in the muddy waters of [[Lake Erie]]. Bumblebee got to electrocute Blitzwing a bit before both Decepticons were blasted to pieces by Teletran-1's main cannon. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

When Sari was later kidnapped by a [[Swoop (Animated)|pterosaur]], Bumblebee participated in the police investigation. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}} Bulkhead later got into the fine arts, so Bumblebee helped out by modeling for him until his friend got his body hijacked by the human villain known as the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]. As the other Autobots investigated, Bumblebee kept Bulkhead's head company and helped him create art pieces for his upcoming gallery (all while relentlessly cracking jokes about the situation, naturally). The Headmaster soon threatened to destroy Detroit using Bulkhead's body, so the Autobots approached him by pretending to be rescue vehicles, with Bumblebee being driven by Captain Fanzone. During the battle against the Headmaster, he got to play both bowling and football with Bulkhead's head before it was returned to its body. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

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Some time during that winter, Bumblebee and Sari were playing video games and listening to music while ignoring Prowl's lectures on how spending so much time on "electronic devices" was unnecessary. All three of them were then sent out to investigate a Cybertronic energy signal in the woods; a prospect which filled Bumblebee with dread as nature was just so ''incredibly'' boring compared to his TV, games and music back home. He came along on what Sari described as a "camping trip" anyway, although he brought plenty of electronic devices with him. Prowl was not impressed, and even less so when Bumblebee decided to use his holographic projector as a TV screen. The lack of electricity proved to be the least of Bumblebee's problems, however, as the group was attacked by a [[Space barnacle|space barnacle monster]] shortly after nightfall. After a drawn-out fight with the creature, Bumblebee eventually knocked it off a cliff with his stingers, only to find that Prowl had been infected by the barnacles himself. While Sari had the bright idea of trapping the crazed Prowl in a mine, Bumblebee ended up trapping both of ''them'' in it as well, and got himself infected. Ultimately, Sari saved the day by using hot water to remove the barnacles, and in the aftermath Bumblebee voiced his opinion that nature should just be paved over as soon as possible. {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

[[File:Megatron rising 1 Starscream freakout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblebee followed this moment by offering Starscream a polo.]]
When Decepticon activity was detected in high levels, Bulkhead spilled the beans on what he and Prowl had done with the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]], and Optimus Prime pretty much lost it. Ranting that all he had was a group of insubordinate malfunctions, he told Ratchet to take Sari's [[AllSpark Key]] from her, saying it wasn't safe in her hands. As she ran off crying, Bumblebee defended her, and Prime pointed out that Bumblebee wasn't a good character witness. Bumblebee mouthed off that their situation meant that Prime wasn't fit to command, and then went looking for Sari. Heading to [[Sumdac Tower]], Bumblebee spotted Starscream, and disobeyed Prime's order to hold off. Heading up the elevator (which could not only fit him, but also carry his weight), Bumblebee charged, firing his stingers at Starscream. All it really did was interrupt his speech, which made Starscream ''seriously'' freak out. However, a crane pulled Starscream, who was holding Bumblebee, up to the roof, where the two fought it out...right until Megatron burst through the roof of the tower. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

After Megatron's restoration, Starscream absentmindedly beat on Bumblebee for a while, then threw him aside when Megatron called the Decepticons to him. Once he'd been repaired with remaining AllSpark Key energy in Professor Sumdac's lab, Bumblebee called Prime on his previous statements, and Optimus apologized, saying he'd been out of line. When Ratchet brought the Autobots' ship to them, the Autobots and Sumdacs boarded the vessel in an attempt to lead Megatron and the Decepticons off-planet, but were shot down and crashed on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. As the Autobots rallied to defend the AllSpark, Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Prowl took on [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Ratchet and Bumblebee teamed up again to create an [[electromagnetic pulse]], causing him to crash. After shelling them in tank mode, Blitzwing again took to the air for some strafing runs. Prowl noticed a connection between Blitzwing's alternate modes and personalities, so they had Bumblebee use his greatest strength, his obnoxious personality, to cause Angry Blitzwing to emerge. Taunting the triple changer, Bumblebee got him to transform accidentally into tank mode and crash into the lake. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

[[File:Super secretary.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"[[Aaron Archer]]'s office. Please hold."]]

Following the defeat of Megatron and the disappearance of Professor Sumdac, Bumblebee helped Sari run [[Sumdac Systems]] until the arrival of the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]]. Among their numbers was [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], Bumblebee and Bulkhead's old sergeant from boot camp, but thankfully he didn't seem to remember them. Bumblebee and the rest of the crew were subsequently contained within the [[Sigma Supreme|Elite Guard flagship]] while the Sentinel and [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] went with Optimus Prime to investigate the supposed defeat of Megatron and dispersion of the AllSpark, but soon had to leave to deal with an out-of-control [[police drone]] factory. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} Shortly afterwards, Bumblebee greeted Sari when she was thrown out of Sumdac Tower by [[Porter C. Powell]] and forced to live with the Autobots. He and Bulkhead tried to cheer her up by saying that living together would be like a non-stop party, making her food and teaching her about "stuff and how it works", but were met with limited success. Prowl intervened, and advised the pair to simply listen to their friend. Sari then let out her frustration over recent events, while Bumblebee and Bulkhead comforted her. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

Bumblebee and Sari later helped stop a runaway train powered by an AllSpark fragment. When Starscream stopped by again, Bumblebee and Ratchet again combined their powers to attack him with an electromagnetic pulse, but the AllSpark-powered Decepticon shrugged it off like it was nothing. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} After noticing truly how bad Ratchet's people skills were, Optimus Prime assigned Bumblebee and Sari to help him improve on them, something neither party was very enthusiastic about. During their training, the three encountered the newly created Transformer [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]], who proceeded to throw beef and motorcycles at Bumblebee. The Autobots chased Wreck-Gar across the city to retrieve the experimental nanobots he had in his backpack, but Bumblebee was not present during Ratchet's final confrontation with the confused 'bot. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[File:TFA Velocity Bumblebee Blurr meet.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|"If you're [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]], your ass is grass!"]]
Bumblebee became involved in the illegal street races organised by the criminal [[Master Disaster (Animated)|Master Disaster]]. Believing himself to be the fastest things on wheels, Bumblebee was unsurprisingly shocked after getting thrashed in a race by a [[Blurr (Animated)|Mysterious Blue Race Car]]. Following this, AllSpark traces, and the appearance of Blitzwing at the race track, Bumblebee became determined to get to the bottom of the mystery (although deep down he just wanted another chance to beat the Unknown Racer.) He made a deal with Master Disaster to appear in his races. Enlisting the help of Sari, Bumblebee returned to the track, and, to cut a long story short, ending up being pursued by the maniacal Blitzwing. After nearly being frozen one minute and melted to slag the next, Bumblebee was eventually rescued by the Mysterious Racer driving into Blitzwing. The excitement wasn't over for Bumblebee yet, as when returning to Master Disaster's trailer for answers, he and his pal Bulkhead (who had angrily followed Bumblebee there for defying him) had to face off against Blitzwing (he was desperate for that AllSpark fragment...), and had to be rescued once again... although this time it was Sari using Master Disaster's controlling device. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}

The Autobots' ongoing efforts to fix up Detroit continued, and Bumblebee found the task as boring as ever. As the Autobots repaired an overpass, Bumblebee spotted Blitzwing and Lugnut trying to sneak off with some construction supplies. He attempted to stop them on his own, with his stingers being as ineffective as usual against the Decepticons. The pair got away, causing even more damage to the overpass on their way out, forcing the Autobots had to stay late to repair it. Again. Later, Bulkhead brought two new 'bots back to Autobot headquarters: [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]. Though they were insufferable to begin with, the Constructibots became an actual threat when they allied themselves with Megatron. They attempted to snatch away the Autobots' AllSpark fragments for their new boss, and Bumblebee was taken hostage during the scuffle. The Autobots were ultimately able to drive off the Constructibots and retrieved their AllSpark fragments.{{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

Later, he went on a trip to the Five Banners Roller Coaster Kingdom theme park with Sari. Optimus, fool that he is, believed him when he called it "an important fact-finding mission". {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

[[File:Watching SUVs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|If they start to do it, let me see, ok?]]
On another occasion, Bumblebee was attempting to clear up the streets of Detroit by catching some of their [[Nanosec|small]] [[Angry Archer|time]] [[Professor Princess|criminals]]. However, in each case, whenever Bumblebee came close to the capture, he froze up completely, and allowed the baddies to escape. It later became apparent that this was due to the AllSpark-infused timepiece belonging to [[Slo-Mo]]. After revealing himself and snatching the timepiece, [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] froze all of the Autobots and looked set for victory. However, after being lifted to Sumdac Tower by Sari and the members of the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy|SUV]] and repaired, Bumblebee took on Swindle (even managing to floor him at one point with his stingers.) After getting the timepiece back from Swindle, Bumblebee was double-crossed by the SUV, but fortunately for the Autobot, the rest of his pals were back online by now, and managed to get the criminals arrested. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

After learning of Wasp's escape, Bumblebee felt a stirring of his old dreams, and dragged Bulkhead off to trace a signal leaked to them, containing a conversation between Megatron and his spy. As they tracked it down, Bumblebee fell into old habits, and started putting Bulkhead down, just like in the old days. It took a nasty fall to remind him that Bulkhead was the best friend he'd ever have, and he didn't need to spend his time chasing big dreams. Together, the two headed home, never realizing they were just outside of the carbon mines where the Decepticons were hiding.

Later, Bumblebee relayed the information they'd gathered to his old friend, Longarm, now Longarm ''Prime'', head of Cybertron Intel. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[File:TFA Black Friday Meltdown Bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|IDK, my BFF Jill?]]
Due to his inability to stay quiet, Prowl placed a bet on Bumblebee—that he couldn't go 10 [[Units of time|cycle]]s without talking. Should he keep to this, a sweet can of axle grease would be his! However, the poor bot just couldn't do it. Prime took Bumblebee and Prowl with him to Dinobot Island to investigate Meltdown's prison break, and the plucky yellow bot vowed he would win the axle grease. However, the bet was put on hold after both he and Prowl were off-lined by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia's]] [[cyber venom]]. After the day was saved, Prime used the antidote on the bots, and Bumblebee pointed out he'd been quiet for ages! Prowl dryly noted it took Bumblebee being comatose to achieve this, but the yellow bot didn't care—he just wanted his grease! {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)| Black Friday}}

Bumblebee began to neglect his chassis, allowing it to leak oil without taking notice. Bulkhead and Ratchet pointed this out to the little 'bot, but Bumblebee was in complete denial over the fact that he needed a tune-up. Then, the Autobots learned that Mixmaster and Scrapper had resurfaced, and headed out to look for them throughout Detroit. Bumblebee didn't realize that the trail of oil he let drip out as he drove along would lead the Constructobots back to Autobot headquarters, where Sari would have to take on the two of them by herself. He did eventually get patched up by Ratchet in the field though. By the time Bumblebee received a call from Sari informing him of her situation, Blitzwing had dropped in on the Autobots, and they were too busy dealing with the triple-changer to head back... until Blitzwing suddenly decided to ditch the battle. By the time the Autobots made it back home, Sari had already managed to get rid of the intruders by herself. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home}}

After insulting Bulkhead's latest painting of Sari, Bumblebee realized that he was wrong and actually apologized for his comments. It didn't go over very well, and that was before Megatron showed up with Professor Sumdac. Though Bumblebee suspected that Sumdac was a willing accomplice, Sari refused to hear it. At that moment, the mysterious blue racer appeared. Thinking he was a Decepticon, Bumblebee rolled after the racer, running him off the road. It was only at this point that the racer revealed that he was [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], a member of the Elite Guard sent to keep tabs on Decepticons and Prime's crew. Worse, Bumblebee's actions allowed Bulkhead to be kidnapped by Megatron. Once Optimus Prime was informed that the Decepticons were building a [[space bridge]] to attack Cybertron, Bumblebee went with the Autobots to rescue Bulkhead and destroy the bridge. During a brief skirmish with Lugnut and Blitzwing, Bumblebee admitted that he'd lost his title as "fastest thing on wheels" to Blurr. Unfortunately, when they confronted Megatron himself, the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] managed to incapacitate the pair...just in time for Starscream and his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] to attack. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Managing to escape the Decepticons, the Autobots went for the clones, apparently deciding that they were the greater evil. The battle went poorly for them, as Blurr was lost in the space bridge and Bumblebee was cemented to a wall. When Isaac Sumdac decapitated Starscream and took his body with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster unit]], Bumblebee was convinced that he was working for the Decepticons, though Sumdac revealed that it was to destroy Megatron. That didn't work out too well. After Megatron explained his plan to the captive Autobots, the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] revealed that he was Longarm Prime and that Bumblebee had sent an innocent Wasp to the stockade. Fortunately, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] arrived, reactivated thanks to Sari and Ratchet, and sacrificed himself to save the Autobots and Sumdacs. With the threat passed, Sumdac revealed that he had been forced to help the Decepticons, and Bumblebee's mistrust of the professor presumably faded away—only to return when Sari saw that the skin of her right arm had torn...revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Despite the revelation that one of his best friends was a robot, Bumblebee actually remained focused on the larger picture: namely, Shockwave's presence on Cybertron. Optimus reasoned that since Bulkhead was a genius with regards to space bridges (something Bumblebee said he'd never get used to, revealing his high opinion of his other best friend), so the two headed out to the mine. Bumblebee managed to find a recall beacon generator, which was needed to locate the position in space, and the plasmadynamic thruster, which generated the transwarp field. Unfortunately, the thruster activated before Bumblebee could give it to Bulkhead, sending him across the galaxy. After catching another transwarp wave, he was again transported to another part of the galaxy—where he was swallowed by a [[Rock Lord]].

Fortunately, Bulkhead was able to capture Bumblebee's signal, and reel him in. Sadly, it also brought the alien to Detroit. As the Autobots struggled to figure out how to defeat the monster and save Bumblebee, Sari used the AllSpark Key on herself to upgrade with new weapons and a teenage appearance. Sari quickly trounced the monster, freeing Bumblebee. Unfortunately, Sari didn't remove the Key after the upgrade, causing her to overload and lose control of her abilities. Bumblebee made a mad dash to try to remove the Key, but Sari's defenses systems registered him as a threat, and Sari horrifically watched as she stabbed Bumblebee through the chest and blasted him across the street. Ratchet immediately went to work, saying that he could repair Bumblebee without the Key. However, the damage was severe, and Bumblebee's spark was fading fast. Even when they got the Key, Ratchet was still hard pressed, as the Key had been burned out upgrading Sari. Fortunately, Ratchet managed to stabilize Bumblebee with his magnets, but Ratchet was forced to deactivate Sari with his EMP generator.

[[File:TransWarpedBumblebeeSari.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Ouch.]]
After Ratchet made what repairs he could, the Autobots allowed Professor Sumdac some time alone with Sari. Lamenting on how troubled their day had been, Bumblebee tempted fate by asking how much worse it could get. On cue, the plasmadynamic thruster began to power up, but Bulkhead managed to shut it down. Unfortunately, Omega Supreme soon arrived, under the control of Megatron. Bumblebee was given an illegal stinger upgrade to help against Omega Supreme, but it still did little good. Optimus and Prowl managed to sneak inside and remove Megatron's control while Bumblebee and Bulkhead served as <s>bait</s> a distraction. However, Starscream managed to gain control, and soon moved to conquer Cybertron. Bumblebee came up with the idea to throw the plasmadynamic thruster inside Omega to send the three randomly warping across the galaxy, managing to reach the altitude with his [[turbo booster]]s (why Optimus let him keep those is unknown). Later, Sari was awakened, and all was well with the Autobots...except for being out of contact with Cybertron, but still, it's the thought that counts. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

While Bulkhead and Professor Sumdac began constructing a space bridge, Bumblebee and the other Autobots focused on hunting down the remaining Decepticons on Earth. The first one they found was Lugnut, who was defeated and [[stasis cuffs|stasis cuffed]] after a drawn-out battle. Unfortunately, this left the Autobot force trying to pull the massive Decepticon out of the deep crater he had caused during the fight—a daunting task that they spent the rest of the night working on. Before any real progress could be made, Bumblebee and the others were called away to help Bulkhead, who had been dragged into an oil-stealing scheme by the Constructicons. Upon arriving at the [[Fossil Fuel]] oil refinery, Bumblebee fought against Scrapper, but was warned to watch his stingers so he wouldn't set fire to a nearby oil spill. Unfortunately, a collision between Scrapper and Mixmaster led to a spark setting fire to it anyway, so the Autobots were forced to transwarp an entire oil tank (with the Constructicons on it) out to Lake Erie, where it exploded. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

[[File:WhereIsThySting-hotdogbot.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bumblebee attempts to kitbash himself.]]

Some time later, Bumblebee's old friend Wasp arrived on Earth, with a few screws loose and a vendetta against the 'bot who put him away. That night, Bumblebee was on monitor duty as the other Autobots were searching for Wasp, but spent his time playing ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'' instead (after all, a TV is a monitor too!), which led to Wasp easily getting the drop on him. Bumblebee tried explaining how Longarm had set the whole thing up back in the day, but the deranged Wasp wouldn't listen, instead knocking Bumblebee out and saying it was ''his'' turn to lose everything he'd ever had. When Bumblebee woke up, he found himself equipped with Wasp's helmet, paintjob and voice synthesizer and all his friends staring down at him... including Wasp dressed up as himself. Unable to prove his own identity, Bumblebee was forced to escape from his own friends, only to be chased down by Elite Guard members [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]. Luckily for the small 'bot, Jetstorm's wind blasts were too powerful for him, and he was blown away from danger. A desperate Bumblebee tried painting himself yellow with mustard from a hot dog stand, only to be confronted by Bulkhead and Prowl. Thinking of ideas to prove his innocence, Bumblebee reminded Bulkhead of their misadventures in boot camp—misadventures Wasp could never have known about. While his friends were finally convinced, the newly arrived Jetstorm and Jetfire were not, and a fight broke out until Optimus and Sentinel arrived and sorted it out. Returning to the Autobot base, they confronted Wasp, who had unfortunately spent the meantime researching Bumblebee's past and could easily list many of Bumblebee's past adventures like he was there in person. With no way to prove who was the real deal, Bulkhead suggested that they simply play ''Ninja Gladiator'' for the title of Bumblebee... after all, the real one would ''never'' lose at ''Ninja Gladiator''. The plan worked, as Wasp cracked under the pressure before the match could even begin, grabbing Bumblebee and holding him at stinger-point. With the Autobots unable to attack, Wasp cancelled his and Bumblebee's [[electronic paint job]]s and made a getaway, leaving Bumblebee to be pummelled by a confused Bulkhead. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

Chasing Wasp across Detroit, the Autobots eventually cornered him, and Bumblebee again tried explaining the "funny story" on how Longarm was the true Decepticon spy who caused Wasp's misfortune. However, Wasp didn't see the funny part of it, and Bumblebee nearly got himself blasted in the face for trying. Before the group could capture Wasp, he was suddenly abducted by [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], so Optimus Prime and Bumblebee had to follow him to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. Upon arrival, Prime suggested that Bumblebee stopped making excuses like blaming Longarm and tried ''apologizing'' to Wasp instead. Making their way into the tunnels of the island, the two soon found Wasp... mutated into a large, monstrous [[technorganic]] form by Blackarachnia. Face to face with the monster, Bumblebee followed Prime's advice and apologized for everything he did and didn't do to Wasp. His old nemesis responded that Wasp forgave him... but he was Wasp''inator'' now, and Waspinator would ''never'' forgive Bumblebee! However, before Waspinator could destroy Bumblebee once and for all, his new body started going out of control, and he went back to Blackarachnia. After being run down by both the spider and the wasp as the latter chased the former, Bumblebee helped carry the damaged Sentinel Prime out of the tunnels. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

[[File:TFAni Human Error Part 1 Bumblebee vs Blitzwing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Human Bumblebee is stronger than [[:File:RollForIt FloppyDisk destruction.jpg|Chip Chase]].]]
Christmas eventually came around, and between shaking his presents and decorating the tree, Bumblebee didn't notice a [[Sound Wave]] toy poisoning the Autobots' [[oilnog]]. After having a taste, the 'bots all felt strangely tired and decided to take a stasis nap... only to wake up in human bodies. Bumblebee took it with a pinch of humor as he made fun of Bulkhead for being small, before the "Automen" headed out to see if Professor Sumdac could find out what was going on. However, during a brief break for food at [[Burger Bot]], the city came under attack from a large force of Decepticons. The Autobots chose to fight back despite their small fleshy bodies, but Bumblebee grabbing onto Starscream's leg had no real effect on the marauding Decepticon, and the heroes were quickly forced to run. Eventually arriving at Sumdac Tower, Bumblebee was shocked when Cybertron itself appeared in the sky and blasted part of the tower to smithereens, followed by the arrival of Megatron himself. However, by this stage, Optimus Prime and Prowl had figured out that none of this was actually happening—they were trapped in some kind of simulated reality. Realizing that they could break through the illusion with their imagination, the Autobots fought back and defeated the simulated Decepticons, with the tiny human Bumblebee easily punching out Blitzwing before transforming back into a robot. But before the Autobots could figure out how to escape from the virtual reality, they were subdued by a giant Soundwave—the one who had trapped them to begin with in order to brainwash them into becoming his mind slaves. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
[[File:EndgamePart1-BumblebeeArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I think I've seen this [[Spotlight: Arcee|somewhere]] before."]]

As Soundwave increased his control over the simulation, Bumblebee and the others were transformed back into humans. Deciding that they had to find Soundwave's interface to the world, they grabbed some vehicles matching their alternate modes, leading to Bumblebee pushing a virtual Captain Fanzone out of his own car. The Autobots took to chasing after a black Soundwave van, only to fall into a trap that let Soundwave brainwash them completely. As Sari and her "[[Substitute Autobot]]s" came to save the day, Soundwave used the Autobots' bodies to fight back, with Bumblebee and Prowl teaming up against Wreck-Gar. However, controlling five people at once proved too much for Soundwave, and as he lost focus, Bumblebee's mindless body found itself bound up in Christmas lights and defeated. Shortly afterward, Bumblebee's mind was returned to normal when Optimus Prime shattered Soundwave's body. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

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When the Autobots discovered Decepticon signals on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Bumblebee found himself a volunteering (read: ordered) to transwarp there and plant a transmitter. However, the transmitter was inadvertently broken by [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] shortly after arrival, so Bumblebee changed his strategy into infiltrating Omega Supreme. Inside, he found [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] babbling on and on about school. Deeming it impossible to take her back to Earth, Bumblebee chose to activate Arcee's transmitter before leaving, using her to spy on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} When Megatron used the information inside Arcee to attack Detroit with a trio of "[[Lugnut Supreme]]s", Bumblebee went back to the moon alongside Bulkhead, Ratchet and Sari to attempt a retrieval of Omega Supreme. They quickly located Arcee again, only to be attacked by Shockwave. While Bumblebee's stingers had no effect on his old platoonmate, he was eventually defeated by Bulkhead's brawns. Shockwave transformed back to his Longarm mode in an attempt to trick his "old pals", but failed and was captured. Bumblebee was aboard Omega Supreme when he battled against the oversized Lugnuts-turned-oversized Starscreams, and following their victory, was told that Prowl had died during the battle. When the Autobots returned to Cybertron, he helped carry his friend's coffin. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

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''Bumblebee attended the Stunti-Con's show in Kaon, unaware that the entire affair was a Decepticon plot to break Megatron out of the nearby Trypticon Prison. Thankfully, [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] and [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] interrupted the show, and with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]'s help thwarted the Decepticons' plans.''{{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

===Toy bios===
[[File:Animatedpatrolbumblebeepackageart.jpg|upright=0.85|left|thumb|"C.O.P.S. will be right back after these messages!"]]
At some point, Bumblebee began taking stealth lessons from Prowl, presenting him with a new battle tactic: sneaking up from behind instead of racing fender-first into danger. To further that end, Bumblebee apparently painted himself as a police patrol car. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Animated)#ActivPatrol|Patrol Bumblebee}}

After "getting up close to members of the AUTOBOT Elite Guard", Bumblebee decided more than ever that he wanted to join their ranks. He had Sari borrow some of her dad's auto-painting robots so that he could truly look the part of an Elite Guard team member. He also began doing combat training with Prowl, and may have gotten his energy stingers enhanced. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Animated)#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee}}

{{note|Presumably Bumblebee's "getting up close to members of the AUTOBOT Elite Guard" refers to the events of the episodes [[The Elite Guard]], [[The Return of the Headmaster]] and [[Mission Accomplished]]. However, at the time of those episodes, Isaac Sumdac was missing and Sari no longer had access to Sumdac Systems technology, so, uh... just go with it. OR, possibly, by "borrow" they mean "steal the robots out from under Powell's greasy nose"}}

===''Be the Hero'' books===
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====Prime Suspect====
After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] was framed for breaking and entering, Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] tried to warn him in advance that the Detroit police were after him. Bumblebee helped Sari and [[You|another kid]] check out the police station for leads. Unsuccessful in their search, they went to the scene of the crime, [[HomeTech]]'s laboratory where they rendezvoused with the other Autobots. As the Autobots were too big to fit inside, they sent the kids in, which resulted in Bumblebee and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] having to rescue them dramatically. Evidence was found, leading the Autobots to HomeTech's main warehouse. Breaking in, Bumblebee clumsily knocked over a stack of crates, but somehow managed to avoid bringing security down on them. The Autobots split up and eventually found and defeated [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], who'd been behind the whole thing. {{storylink|Prime Suspect (Animated)|Prime Suspect}}

====Quest for the AllSpark====
When [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] made an attempt to obtain the [[AllSpark]] by taking control of [[Detroit]]'s robot workforce, the Autobots came up with a plan to hide useless copies of the AllSpark. Bumblebee concealed his at the [[Race Track]], however when the other Autobots failed to show up back at base, he found Sari and another kid, and the three of them went looking for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. When they found him, he fought Bumblebee while laboring under a misconception, which was quickly straightened out. They collected Prowl and finally caught up with Prime and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], joining in a battle to defeat [[Crush-A]]. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}

====Web of Deception====
Bumblebee saved Sari and her friend from a fiery death on [[Lake Erie]] before finding the Autobot ship lifeless. After getting everything working again, Ratchet found that Optimus was missing, and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]'s ship was parked on the lake bed nearby, sending Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Prowl and the two young humans on a mission to investigate. While fighting the bounty hunter, they discovered the involvement of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who wanted revenge on Prime. They ended up tracking down and fighting Blackarachnia, only for her to absorb Bumblebee's stinger ability, and sprout a stinger on each of her spider legs. All three Autobots were incapacitated, but Sari and her friend were able to follow Blackarachnia, leading to her eventual defeat. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}

====Time-Quake====
When Detroit was plagued by a series of strange time disturbances, the Autobots used scanning devices to scour the city. Bulkhead and Bumblebee both tracked the source of the temporal anomalies to the [[Lions Tower]] building downtown and broke in to find a time machine on the empty top floor. While Bulkhead and a human were sent back in time, Bumblebee encountered those responsible — [[Natasha Pyraniac]] and [[Blast-X]]. Bulkhead returned to the present in time to aid Bumblebee's fight against the Decepticon. Blast-X was defeated shortly after Pyraniac departed in the time machine. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}

===Titan Magazines===
In battle with new villain [[Quake-Maker]], Bumblebee got to not only mock the villain but fight alongside the super-cool new Autobot [[Afterburn]]. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1#Burnout|Burnout}}

The two later went on a mission to Dinobot Island to stop a Rage virus infection, a mission that had Bumblebee nervous. During the mission, Bumblebee screwed up a landing that Afterburn aced, got thrown into a mud puddle by Swoop, was left with an incredibly dirty finish, and generally looked worse than Afterburn and on ''four separate occasions'' got put down by him. This made him sad. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

When [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] was in a huff, it was Bumblebee who convinced him to help them against the [[Wraith-X]] by appealing to that greatest of emotions, the ego! He didn't have time to gloat though, as he then found Afterburn reporting back to ''Megatron'', who then stormed the base, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}} killed Afterburn, and started a massive battle. Bumblebee was shocked to find Afterburn had only been a sparkless drone infiltrator, but still viewed him as a real Autobot, ''taking on Megatron himself'' out of anger for what had happened.

Optimus later consoled Bumblebee that he'd been a hero and that Afterburn hadn't been real anyway. But he'd been real to Bumblebee...{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Megatron's Revenge}}

[[File:Bumblebeepizza Titan25.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Why said cheese pizza has several toppings on it is a mystery.]]

But then he got over that and started breaking traffic laws for fun to get pizzas to Sari quickly! This led to Prowl dissing him and claiming Bumblebee wouldn't be so fast if he had to obey some rules, which led to a race between the two at [[Crazy Coyote Canyon]] (plus Bulkhead joined in, which gave Bumblebee a good laugh). Autobots doing ''anything'', of course, leads to Decepticon plots, and Bumblebee (who had a Decepticon tracer stuck on his butt) found they'd ambushed Prowl halfway through the race. Locating the tracer, he stuck it on ''Lugnut's'' butt and helped Prowl escape to win.

All that excitement had allowed Bulkhead to win the race unopposed though, making him the official fastest thing in Detroit. Bumblebee accepted it amiably enough. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|The Race}}
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===''TransTech''===
{{voiceactor|[[Bumper Robinson]] (English)}}
Isaac Sumdac presented his newest creation to Optimus, Bumblebee, and Sari; the "[[Bi-directional Unified Transit Terminal]]". The professor explained that his B.U.T.T. could easily shoot them all off to Cybertron... in theory. Bumblebee agreed to be part of the device's test drive, but the B.U.T.T. malfunctioned, sending Optimus, Sari, and Bumblebee to [[Axiom Nexus]] instead of their intended destination. The trio soon encountered officer [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], who informed them that Optimus was breaking the law by virtue of simply being a "Prime" in Axiom Nexus. After being through 17 grueling hours of processing, Optimus and Sari were put in the care of [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]. Bumblebee was determined to be a non-threat without a "spunky kid sidekick" to help him out, and was set free. Flareup informed Bumblebee of the gravity of the situation his friends found themselves in, and agreed to help rescue them... though Bumblebee took the time to order some fast-food first. In the drive-through line-up, Bumblebee met with the "heroic Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Joe]]" who also agreed to help him out. Bumblebee then formulated a crazed plan that involved a marching band of trained chimps... which failed completely to accomplish anything. Joe then suggested a better plan; both he and Bumblebee posed as "illegal Primes" so that they could make their way to Axiom Nexus's detention center. "Beeimus Prime" and "Joe Convoy" thus managed to sneak into Shockwave's lab, despite the Narrator nearly blowing their cover. Bumblebee and Flareup then set upon distracting the morally-ambiguous scientist while Joe was tasked with freeing the hostages... only for the Predacon to reveal himself to be in truth a "Megatron" with plans of conquest!

Using Sari's Key, Megatron turned Shockwave's lab equipment into a miniature army. Unable to take on the newly awakened robots through force, Optimus, Sari, Bumblebee, Flareup, and Shockwave instead devised a means to turn them against their master; bureaucracy! They convinced Megatron's army that the amount of paperwork they'd need to go through for simply being born was a huge hassle, causing the robots to turn on their master.

Shockwave was so annoyed by Bumblebee and his friends that he decided to use his authority to quickly deport them from his dimension. Relieved to be back home, Optimus made everyone promise to never speak of their inter-dimensional adventure again. Bumblebee agreed. {{Storylink|Bee in the City}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
Witnessing the mysterious Allspark being uncovered, Bumblebee along with the rest of Optimus Prime's crew fled through a space bridge gate in order to keep the artifact out of Decepticon clutches. Unfortunately, Megatron was able to board their ship and left Bumblebee defeated on the floor, leaving Optimus to deal with the Decepticon leader by himself. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3}}

Along with the rest of the Autobots, Bumblebee came to the [[Earth]] city of [[Detroit]] in order to protect the [[AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. During a battle in the streets with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], Bumblebee came into contact with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] moments before nearly being blown to smithereens. He then squared off against, attempting to subdue the Decepticon with his [[Stinger (weapon)|stingers]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}

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When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] died stopping Starscream from abusing the power of the AllSpark, and was subsequently revived, Bumblebee introduced him to Sari, who had brought him back with the power of her [[AllSpark Key|key]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}

Bumblebee next participated in a battle against [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. He performed poorly against Soundwave's sonic attacks and Lugnut's aerial bombardments, and was grateful when the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s arrived to save the day, remarking how powerful they were. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

Back in Detroit, Bumblebee was present to dig Optimus Prime out of a pile of rubble dropped onto him by [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]. Bumblebee did not recognize Blackout's Autobot opponent, [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]], leaving Prime to tell him that he was from the [[Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 4}}

Bumblebee next engaged Starscream all by himself, resulting in the Decepticon nearly blasting him off the roof of [[Sumdac Systems]] headquarters. Bumblebee was saved when Starscream was distracted by the reborn Megatron, only to be blasted by Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] a short while later. Bumblebee survived the altercation, at least long enough to greet [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Elite Guard. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}

Bumblebee later joined the Autobots in a battle against [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]]. With Prowl's help, they subdued the clone and took him to a warehouse where they encountered Megatron. The clone had been rigged to explode, but Prowl was able to send him rocketing into the sky before detonation, as Bumblebee stood around watching, doing nothing. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

At the battle for the Decepticon [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]], Bumblebee joined his fellow speed warrior, [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], in taking down [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. They used their speed to first confuse their opponents, then slapped them with some stasis cuffs. As the Decepticons fell over, paralyzed, the pair of Autobots speedsters skipped off while merrily whistling. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

When the battle for the Decepticon Space Bridge had ended, Bumblebee joined the other Autobots in bidding farewell to the fallen [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. Bumblebee then freaked out when he noticed that Sari had robotics sticking through her skin.{{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

Not long afterward, Starscream attacked Detroit in Omega Supreme's body. Bumblebee fought to keep the fiend busy until Optimus could return and join the fray. Bumblebee expressed excitement when Sari used her key to upgrade into a teenager, then expressed lament when her newfound powers proved utterly useless against Starscream/Omega Supreme. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}

Prior to the final confrontation against the Decepticons, Bumblebee stood heroically alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}

Upon Megatron's defeat, Bumblebee accompanied the Autobots back to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they were all hailed as heroes by the citizenry and even [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}

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===Legends World===
An actor dressed as Bumblebee appeared at [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2014, to the joy of ''Animated'' fans [[Optimus Minor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
[[File:RBA Animated Bumblebee Toy.jpg|thumb|left|50px]]
A figurine of ''Animated'' Bumblebee can be seen in [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]]'s collection. {{storylink|Bee Prepared}}

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===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a white Bumblebee was a member of the [[White Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He stood at attention in their base on the [[White Planet]] as [[Prowl (Animated)#Precursor World|Prowl]] and their commander [[White Gallant Convoy]] discussed what to do about the conflict broiling between [[G1 World|extradimensional]] warriors [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Super Megatron]] on the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Bumper Robinson]] (English)}}
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When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] announced he was stepping up Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s training, Bumblebee protested he already had plenty of training and was up to level 12. After it was established that video games didn't count, he, Bulkhead and Optimus worked their way through an obstacle course set up by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. They got the opportunity to put their skills to a real test a short time later when drones went haywire at a [[Sumdac Systems]] factory, the trio blasting their way through the rogue robots until they found the problem — an [[AllSpark]] fragment lodged in a control console. When they intercepted a transmission indicating that [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] was planning to attack [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus, Bumblebee and Bulkhead searched the factory for more fragments so they could power up Megatron's [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] and follow him.

By following a [[Decepticon Transmitter Drone]], they discovered the location of Megatron's mine base and explored it until they found Megatron and his Space Bridge. A battle ensued, during which Bumblebee powered an electromagnet that they used to defeat the Decepticon leader, but even as they were victorious, Megatron transwarped out. The trio repowered the space bridge with their own AllSpark fragments, but after Optimus and Bulkhead went through, the bridge closed, leaving Bumblebee on Earth. With Sari's help, Bumblebee tracked down more fragments at the factory... only for them to be taken from him by [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. With the help of his [[turbo booster]]s, Bumblebee hunted down Lockdown and managed to get the fragments back.

Bumblebee and Sari returned to the mine, only for the computer to announce that the self-destruct had been activated. Bumblebee fought his way through the mine in record time to disable it, and used the fragments to repower the space bridge. He arrived on Cybertron to find Prime and Bulkhead searching for Megatron. After intercepting a Decepticon transmission, they headed for the Space Bridge Nexus, where they confronted Megatron again, using the defense systems against him. Megatron was again forced to flee. The Autobots returned to Earth, where Bumblebee announced he was beat, but perked up again when Sari revealed she had an advance copy of ''[[Mage Master Maze Knight]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===
{{note|Bumblebee is featured as a playable game card. He is a yellow card, has a value of 5 points, and has the following power: "+5 if any Sari is in play".}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}
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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:Bumblebeeanimatedkibble.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|My real windshield is on my heels!]]
*Bumblebee's arm-mounted shock stingers are very likely inspired by an early weapon concept from the 2007 movie version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

*The character who would become Bumblebee was originally conceived as [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but changed to Bumblebee at the insistence of incoming supervising director [[Matt Youngberg]] and art director [[Derrick J. Wyatt]].<ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=1516366009698858110&isPopup=true Bumblebee's inclusion explained by Derrick J. Wyatt on twitter]</ref>
**This explains why Bumblebee's character is more like Hot Shot and less like... well, Bumblebee. He also arguably shares personality traits with other, similarly brash characters such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Cut from the same cloth, at any rate.

*Bumblebee appears to have a fake car roof on his chest in both his toy and on his [[character model]]. Not only does Bumblebee transform like his toy in his drawn-out animated transformation sequences, with his legs forming the top of the vehicle and the rest forming the underside, but his "real" windshield is drawn on the back of his legs, just like the toy. Plus the headlights on Bumblebee's feet are upside-down, just like the toy's. However, Bumblebee's vehicle mode stripe doesn't change sides like on the toy. Cheatsy!

*In addition to the above, in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", Bumblebee reaches under his '''fake''' car roof kibble to get out his air freshener and fuzzy dice. This would mean that he had kept them in his back seat or trunk. Interestingly enough, on the Deluxe toy, you can actually store small items in his chest thanks to his opening 'trunk'.

*Bumblebee likes to swear a lot. [[Slag (slang)|Slag yeah!]]

[[File:AllSparkAlmanacII-SeasonFour-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] was so horrified his scream blew out [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]'s audio sensors...and Jazz was in another building at the time.]]
*Bumblebee's apparently got his name for being a bumbler in [[Autobot boot camp]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

*On the Transformers Animated Season One DVD set, the "Season Two Sneak Peek" special feature shows Bumblebee's character model [[:File:TFA Bumblebee Elite Guard promoimage.JPG|colored]] in the [[#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee toy's deco]]. Bumblebee did not actually ''use'' that color scheme in Season 2, so its inclusion in a Season Two gallery is puzzling at best. It also matches the Japanese toy rather than the finalized color scheme of Hasbro's version, compounding the puzzlement.
**In the unproduced Season 4 premiere, "[[Trial of Megatron, Part 1|Trial of Megatron]]", Bumblebee would have temporarily joined the Elite Guard before eventually resigning and rejoining Optimus' crew.

*With the airing of the two-part episode "Human Error", an interesting and probably unintentional question has been brought up. Bumblebee's human form seems to be much younger than the others, even Prowl and Bulkhead, putting him somewhere in his early to mid-teens. Everything else about the Automen reflect their bot counterparts spot on, down to a scar on Ratchet's face to represent his broken chevron. So, seeing as human Bumblebee appears so young, does that make him a child soldier? Or is he just really, ''really'' short?

*Bumblebee's original [[65356-9292-346]] [[body-type]] is apparently quite common on Cybertron — he shares it with many, many others.

*In the Transformers Animated profile shorts, Bumblebee is introduced to the audience by Sari in "[[Meet Bumblebee]]" and he likewise introduces Ratchet in "[[Meet Ratchet]]".

*A revised paint job with an additional black stripe was proposed for the cancelled fourth season.
{{-}}
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
*''Arabic:'' '''Bumbly''' (cartoon, بامبلي ''Bāmblī''), '''Bumble Bee''' (commercial, بامبل بي ''Bāmbil Bī'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dà-huáng-fēng''' (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Bumblebee
|disambig=Bumblebee (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the voiceless yellow one-man franchise from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], the amnesiac yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]].''}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm Bumblebee at TFU.info]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/news/transformers//Transformers_Draw_Bumblebee.pdf Hasbro.com - How to Draw: Animated Bumblebee]

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]
[[Category:White Order]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Transformers Hall of Fame

2022-09-19T19:16:43Z

'Till All Are One: /* Notes */

[[File:TransformersHallofFame.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Finally, a way to honor Soundwave some more, even if it took the second try.]]

Starting in [[2010]], [[Hasbro]] began honoring important characters and creators from the long history of the franchise. Each year, Hasbro selects [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] creators to be added into the '''Transformers Hall of Fame'''. Initially, Hasbro would also select several characters for induction, with an additional character selected by fan vote. Starting in 2013, all characters inducted into the Hall of Fame are selected by fan vote. The new candidates are inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony taking place at that year's [[BotCon]]. After the demise of BotCon, the Hall of Fame was organized within Hasbro's participation in the convention scene; 2017's Hall of Fame results were announced at that year's [[HasCon 2017|HasCon]]. With no HasCon scheduled in 2018, that year's HoF results were announced at Hasbro's Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]].

__TOC__
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==Current members==
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
{{chapters|align=left|float=left|title=Fictional characters:|content=
<div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2010|2010]]:</div>
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2011|2011]]:</div>
*[[Ironhide (disambiguation)|Ironhide]]
*[[Ratchet (disambiguation)|Ratchet]]
*[[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]]
*[[Waspinator (disambiguation)|Waspinator]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2012|2012]]:</div>
*[[Grimlock (disambiguation)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]]
*[[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwave]]
*[[Wheeljack (disambiguation)|Wheeljack]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2013|2013]]:</div>
*[[Megatron (BW)]]*
*[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2014|2014]]:</div>
*[[Arcee (disambiguation)|Arcee]]*
*[[Rodimus (disambiguation)|Rodimus]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2015|2015]]:</div>
*[[Prowl (disambiguation)|Prowl]]*
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2016|2016]]:</div>
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]*
*[[Cosmos (disambiguation)|Cosmos]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2017|2017]]:</div>
*[[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]]*
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2018|2018]]:</div>
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2019|2019]]:</div>
*[[Skywarp (disambiguation)|Skywarp]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2020|2020]]:</div>
*[[Knock Out (Prime)| Knock Out]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2021|2021]]:</div>
*[[Inferno (BW)| Inferno]]*

}}
|valign="top"|
{{chapters|align=left|float=left|title=Toy of the Year:|content=
<div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2017|2017]]:</div>
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2018|2018]]:</div>
*[[Battletrap (G1)#Generations|Battletrap]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2019|2019]]:</div>
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2020|2020]]:</div>
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sky Lynx]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2021|2021]]:</div>
*[[Tigatron#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tigatron]]*

}}
|valign="top"|
{{chapters|align=left|float=left|title=Humans:|content=
<div class="list-header">2010:</div>
*[[Bob Budiansky]]
*[[Peter Cullen]]
*[[Hideaki Yoke]]
*[[Kōjin Ōno]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2011:</div>
*[[Steven Spielberg]]
*[[Michael Bay]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2012:</div>
*[[Chris Latta]]
*[[Simon Furman]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2014:</div>
*[[Stan Bush]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2015:</div>
*[[Frank Welker]]
*[[Vince DiCola]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">2016:</div>
*[[David Kaye]]
*[[Judd Nelson]]
*[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]*

<br/><div class="list-header">2017:</div>
*[[Susan Blu]]
*[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2018:</div>
*[[John Barber]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2019:</div>
*[[Flint Dille]]
*[[Takashi Kunihiro]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2020:</div>
*[[Gregg Berger]]

<br/><div class="list-header">2021:</div>
*[[John Moschitta]]
*[[Guido Guidi]]

}}<div style="clear: left"></div>
|}
:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Fan nomination

==Individual Hall of Fame events==
For details of each induction, click on the appropriate link below.
{{chapters|align=left|title=Hall of Fame inductions:|content=
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2010|2010]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2011|2011]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2012|2012]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2013|2013]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2014|2014]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2015|2015]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2016|2016]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2017|2017]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2018|2018]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2019|2019]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2020|2020]]
*[[Transformers Hall of Fame/2021|2021]]
*[[Transformers_Hall_of_Fame/2022|2022]]
}}

==Nomination process==
During the lead-up to BotCon, select ''Transformers'' fan sites are given the opportunity to poll their members for Transformer candidates to be entered into the Hall of Fame. The voting process varies by site, with some opting for a straight vote, and others using a method of nominating then voting. Once each site has its list of candidates, the lists are sent to Hasbro who tally them together using a weighted points system and produce the final list of nominees.

For the first five events, short profiles for the five nominees were placed on the Hasbro website, along with a poll. Fans got one vote per day until the poll is closed, and the winner remained a mystery until the big reveal. Later events typically held the vote on the official Transformers Facebook page and Instagram, with votes made by adding a comment containing a hashtag, though a side effect of this is that the vote is public and the winner can be determined by anyone who cares to tally the votes themselves. The one exception was 2015, in which the vote was done via a poll in the official ''Transformers'' mobile app.

==Hall of Fame Ceremony==
From 2010 through 2012 a semi-formal dinner was held one night during BotCon to induct new Hall of Fame members. The awards for the human recipients were given out first, with each getting testimonials and a video showcasing their work before being presented with a statuette of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] holding aloft the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a stylized burst of power. This was followed by the robot inductees, each of which received a video montage set to a popular hit. The final fan choice nominees likewise received their own montages, in the lead-up to the announcement of the winner of the fan choice poll.

For 2013 and 2014, the ceremony itself was scrapped, with the poll winners instead of being announced during the Hasbro panel. In 2015, however, the Hall of Fame event was merged with the Awards Dinner as a segment of that evening's events, bringing back some of the ceremonial formality of the Hall of Fame's first three years. Since the demise of BotCon, the Hall of Fame announcement has been made during [[HasCon]] or whichever other convention Hasbro participates in.

==Notes==
*The "characters" in the Hall of Fame are not "characters" in the same sense as in this wiki. They are more like "character names, and the cross-continuity character concepts behind them". For example, the "Optimus Prime" in the Hall of Fame is considered to encompass all the major Optimus Primes from all continuities — "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1]]", [[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|the Unicron Trilogy]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the live-action movies]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'']], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|''Prime'']], and others, all considered as "one character". The Hasbro-provided bios for Hall of Fame members and nominees are thus generic in spots (describing any of the characters of that name fairly well) while mentioning specific elements from the current "Aligned" continuity in others. This deliberate ambiguity is alternately fascinating and maddening, particularly when it's applied to [[Erector (G1)|characters who do not otherwise exist in the Aligned-verse]]. However, it is possible for two characters with the same name to be elected, provided they are fundamentally different characters, as opposed to variations on the same character. For example, in 2012, Megatron from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' was nominated for the Hall of Fame because he is a separate character named after the original Megatron (who is already in the Hall of Fame). Thus, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]) from Generation 1, and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (the [[Fuzor]]) from ''Beast Wars'', could be separately nominated, and could even go up against each other for voting in the same year.
*In later years, Hasbro turned to themed Hall of Fame inductions, starting with a "Generation 1" season 1-themed year in 2019, ''Prime'' in 2020, ''Beast Wars'' season 1 in 2021 and ''Animated'' season 1 in 2022, with full cast lists eligible for both. The unwitting result is that characters who were already inducted into the Hall of Fame (by either the narrowest to the broadest of strokes) were allowed to get in potentially a second time, though none have yet to.

==See also==
* [[Source:Transformers Hall of Fame bios|Archived copy of the Transformers Hall of Fame bios]]

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20140123021606/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/hall-of-fame/ Official page]

[[Category:Hall of Fame| ]]
[[Category:Hasbro]]

Starscream's Fantasy

2022-08-24T03:34:04Z

'Till All Are One: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|seriess=[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]] ''animated short''<nowiki></nowiki>
|image=TFA StarscreamsFantasy Relaxing.jpg
|caption="But, in the meantime, I shall thoroughly enjoy the pleasure of your company Leia."
|prev=Starscream Heckles Megatron
|next=Explosive Fist
|title="Starscream's Fantasy"
|airdate=Unreleased
|written by= [[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by= [[Matt Youngberg]]
|animation studio= [[Studio 4°C]]
}}

'''Starscream's greatest dreams appear to have come true...or have they?'''

==Synopsis==

On the ruined streets of [[Detroit]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] stands atop the piled corpses of the [[Autobot]]s, cackling with glee at their defeat. [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] hail him as the supreme [[Decepticon]] leader, praising his brilliance and might. Later, Starscream sits upon the Decepticon throne. [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who is chained up by Starscream, eagerly offers to bring him an [[energon]] snack or a [[oil|motor oil]] beverage. Starscream declines, as that duty falls to his personal servant: [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], who has brought Starscream refreshments while profusely apologizing for ever doubting his potential for leadership. As Starscream enjoys his oil, drifting off to sleep while Blackarachnia massages him, a voice echoes, telling him to wake up...

The feel of Megatron's cannon striking his head rouses Starscream, who has been enjoying a stasis nap in Megatron's throne, and he awakens to find the other Decepticons staring down angrily at him. Megatron chastises him for falling asleep during a staff meeting and threatens to make his stasis ''permanent'' next time, leaving Starscream in an awkward panic.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (6)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (7)
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (8)
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (9)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (10)}}

==Quotes==
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Oh, clearly Starscream's ze only logical choice as leader.<br>
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': And I will scramble ze circuits of any bot zat questions his absolute authority!<br>
'''Random Blitzwing''': Who would be crazy enough to do zat? I just don't know, I don't know!
:—For once, Blitzwing's personalities are in agreement.

"Oh wise and beneficent Starscream, how could I ever have doubted your leadership abilities? Please forgive me for taking so long to wake up...wake up...wake up...wake up...wake up...'''WAKE UP!'''"
:—'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sycophancy nicely transitions into the end of Starscream's dream.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
[[File:FantasyStoryboard.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* Like "[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", this short doesn't quite gel with the show's continuity due to the real-world segments taking place in the Decepticons' mine base from Season 2, by which point Starscream had gone rogue and was no longer working with Megatron.

===Real-world references===
* Blackarachnia being bound to Starscream by a chain around her neck is more than a bit evocative of Princess Leia and Jabba the Hutt in ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Return of the Jedi]]''.

===Trivia===
* For 15 years, this short and "[[Logo (Animated)|Logo]]" remained unreleased in ''any'' form, having only been screened for the ''Animated'' panels at [[BotCon 2009]] and [[BotCon 2012]]. For many years, the only publicly-available details on both shorts were those printed in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]''. However, the finer details of the short and the screenshot above were obtained for this article thanks to Transformers Content Creator Keyan Carlile who had been given a private screening and personal copy of the shorts by [[Marty Isenberg]] at TFCon Los Angeles 2022, on the condition that the shorts themselves not be publicly distributed... UNTIL August 22nd, 2022 when a post about the lost shorts from Twitter user CrazyAssTFMoments gained heavy traction, prompting Keyan to ask Marty to reconsider his stance on distribution. Marty relented, and the shorts were then publicly uploaded on August 23rd, 2022, finally losing their lost media status!

[[Category:Animated shorts]]

Logo (Animated)

2022-08-24T03:33:54Z

'Till All Are One: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' short|the graphical element that signifies a trademark or brand |Logo}}
{{episode|
|seriess=[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]] ''animated short''<nowiki></nowiki>
|image=TFA Logo Staredown.jpg
|caption=Pretty sure hypnosis doesn't work if they don't have any pupils to follow the swinging medallion with...
|prev=Explosive Fist
|title="Logo"
|airdate=Unreleased
|written by= [[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by= [[Matt Youngberg]]
|animation studio= [[Studio 4°C]]
}}

'''Blitzwing makes his own scene transition, and unwisely annoys Lugnut in the process.'''

==Synopsis==

A [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] rotates to reveal its [[Autobot]] counterpart, then back again, revealed to be "Random" [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] spinning a medallion on a string with the insignia on each side in front of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s face. He continues to do so for a few more moments, humming to himself as he does so, until Lugnut decides he's had enough and hits him in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground and releasing his grasp on the medallion. As he recovers, Blitzwing's face changes to his Icy personality, and he thanks Lugnut, telling him he needed that.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (1)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (2)}}

==Quotes==
"Bwada-ba-badaaaaaaa-weeee!"
:—'''Blitzwing''' is a master of acapella.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
[[File:LogoStoryboard.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* Blitzwing, of course, uses the emblems to directly recreate the [[scene transition]]s from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'', complete with vocally imitating the accompanying musical sting. Notably, the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the logos swap, something that did not occur in the original transitions.

===Trivia===
* For 15 years, this short and "[[Starscream's Fantasy]]" remained unreleased in ''any'' form, having only been screened for the ''Animated'' panels at [[BotCon 2009]] and [[BotCon 2012]]. For many years, the only publicly-available details on both shorts were those printed in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]''. However, the finer details of the short and the screenshot above were obtained for this article thanks to Transformers Content Creator Keyan Carlile who had been given a private screening and personal copy of the shorts by [[Marty Isenberg]] at TFCon Los Angeles 2022, on the condition that the shorts themselves not be publicly distributed... UNTIL August 22nd, 2022 when a post about the lost shorts from Twitter user CrazyAssTFMoments gained heavy traction, prompting Keyan to ask Marty to reconsider his stance on distribution. Marty relented, and the shorts were then publicly uploaded on August 23rd, 2022, finally losing their lost media status!

[[Category:Animated shorts]]

Starscream's Fantasy

2022-08-24T03:30:33Z

'Till All Are One: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|seriess=[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]] ''animated short''<nowiki></nowiki>
|image=TFA StarscreamsFantasy Relaxing.jpg
|caption="But, in the meantime, I shall thoroughly enjoy the pleasure of your company Leia."
|prev=Starscream Heckles Megatron
|next=Explosive Fist
|title="Starscream's Fantasy"
|airdate=Unreleased
|written by= [[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by= [[Matt Youngberg]]
|animation studio= [[Studio 4°C]]
}}

'''Starscream's greatest dreams appear to have come true...or have they?'''

==Synopsis==

On the ruined streets of [[Detroit]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] stands atop the piled corpses of the [[Autobot]]s, cackling with glee at their defeat. [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] hail him as the supreme [[Decepticon]] leader, praising his brilliance and might. Later, Starscream sits upon the Decepticon throne. [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who is chained up by Starscream, eagerly offers to bring him an [[energon]] snack or a [[oil|motor oil]] beverage. Starscream declines, as that duty falls to his personal servant: [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], who has brought Starscream refreshments while profusely apologizing for ever doubting his potential for leadership. As Starscream enjoys his oil, drifting off to sleep while Blackarachnia massages him, a voice echoes, telling him to wake up...

The feel of Megatron's cannon striking his head rouses Starscream, who has been enjoying a stasis nap in Megatron's throne, and he awakens to find the other Decepticons staring down angrily at him. Megatron chastises him for falling asleep during a staff meeting and threatens to make his stasis ''permanent'' next time, leaving Starscream in an awkward panic.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (6)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (7)
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (8)
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (9)
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (10)}}

==Quotes==
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Oh, clearly Starscream's ze only logical choice as leader.<br>
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': And I will scramble ze circuits of any bot zat questions his absolute authority!<br>
'''Random Blitzwing''': Who would be crazy enough to do zat? I just don't know, I don't know!
:—For once, Blitzwing's personalities are in agreement.

"Oh wise and beneficent Starscream, how could I ever have doubted your leadership abilities? Please forgive me for taking so long to wake up...wake up...wake up...wake up...wake up...'''WAKE UP!'''"
:—'''Megatron'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sycophancy nicely transitions into the end of Starscream's dream.

==Notes==
===Continuity errors===
[[File:FantasyStoryboard.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* Like "[[Starscream Heckles Megatron]]", this short doesn't quite gel with the show's continuity due to the real-world segments taking place in the Decepticons' mine base from Season 2, by which point Starscream had gone rogue and was no longer working with Megatron.

===Real-world references===
* Blackarachnia being bound to Starscream by a chain around her neck is more than a bit evocative of Princess Leia and Jabba the Hutt in ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Return of the Jedi]]''.

===Trivia===
* For 15 years, this short and "[[Logo (Animated)|Logo]]" remained unreleased in ''any'' form, having only been screened for the ''Animated'' panels at [[BotCon 2009]] and [[BotCon 2012]]. For many years, the only publicly-available details on both shorts were those printed in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]''. However, the finer details of the short and the screenshot above were obtained for this article thanks to Transformers Content Creator Keyan Carlile who had been given a private screening and personal copy of the shorts by [[Marty Isenberg]] at TFCon 2022, on the condition that the shorts themselves not be publicly distributed... UNTIL August 22nd, 2022 when a post about the lost shorts from Twitter user CrazyAssTFMoments gained heavy traction, prompting Keyan to ask Marty to reconsider his stance on distribution. Marty relented, and the shorts were then publicly uploaded on August 23rd, 2022, finally losing their lost media status!

[[Category:Animated shorts]]

Logo (Animated)

2022-08-24T03:30:29Z

'Till All Are One: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' short|the graphical element that signifies a trademark or brand |Logo}}
{{episode|
|seriess=[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]] ''animated short''<nowiki></nowiki>
|image=TFA Logo Staredown.jpg
|caption=Pretty sure hypnosis doesn't work if they don't have any pupils to follow the swinging medallion with...
|prev=Explosive Fist
|title="Logo"
|airdate=Unreleased
|written by= [[Marty Isenberg]]
|directed by= [[Matt Youngberg]]
|animation studio= [[Studio 4°C]]
}}

'''Blitzwing makes his own scene transition, and unwisely annoys Lugnut in the process.'''

==Synopsis==

A [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]] rotates to reveal its [[Autobot]] counterpart, then back again, revealed to be "Random" [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] spinning a medallion on a string with the insignia on each side in front of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s face. He continues to do so for a few more moments, humming to himself as he does so, until Lugnut decides he's had enough and hits him in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground and releasing his grasp on the medallion. As he recovers, Blitzwing's face changes to his Icy personality, and he thanks Lugnut, telling him he needed that.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (1)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (2)}}

==Quotes==
"Bwada-ba-badaaaaaaa-weeee!"
:—'''Blitzwing''' is a master of acapella.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
[[File:LogoStoryboard.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* Blitzwing, of course, uses the emblems to directly recreate the [[scene transition]]s from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'', complete with vocally imitating the accompanying musical sting. Notably, the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the logos swap, something that did not occur in the original transitions.

===Trivia===
* For 15 years, this short and "[[Starscream's Fantasy]]" remained unreleased in ''any'' form, having only been screened for the ''Animated'' panels at [[BotCon 2009]] and [[BotCon 2012]]. For many years, the only publicly-available details on both shorts were those printed in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]''. However, the finer details of the short and the screenshot above were obtained for this article thanks to Transformers Content Creator Keyan Carlile who had been given a private screening and personal copy of the shorts by [[Marty Isenberg]] at TFCon 2022, on the condition that the shorts themselves not be publicly distributed... UNTIL August 22nd, 2022 when a post about the lost shorts from Twitter user CrazyAssTFMoments gained heavy traction, prompting Keyan to ask Marty to reconsider his stance on distribution. Marty relented, and the shorts were then publicly uploaded on August 23rd, 2022, finally losing their lost media status!

[[Category:Animated shorts]]

Party Down

2021-11-20T18:22:00Z

'Till All Are One:

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 32
|image=Cyberverse-PartyDown-PartyCrashers.jpg
|caption=To be fair, this is what happens at most parties once the keg runs dry.
|prev=Escape From Earth
|next=Wiped Out
|title="Party Down"
|airdate=[[September 14]], [[2019]] (Australia/NZ)<br>[[November 29]], 2019 (CN app/website)<br>[[December 7]], 2019 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[David Rich]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Ehud Landsberg]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW_FeWzt9io
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''The Autobots celebrate their newfound victory, but the party quickly takes a violent turn.'''

==Synopsis==
As the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] continues its long journey back to Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] records his thoughts on his personal log. His musings are interrupted by a call from [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], who desperately informs him of a "C-class emergency" in Hangar 7, begging Optimus to head down immediately. Fearing the worst, Optimus rushes off the bridge, becoming increasingly worried when he is unable to raise [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] or [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] either. Waiting for him upon his arrival is something far worse: a surprise party.

Put on the spot by Hot Rod calling on him to make a speech, Optimus tries desperately to say something suitably festive, but his best efforts are met with awkward applause. Luckily, Grimlock steps in and gets the party started by praising everyone on the crew for their contributions to their success. As Grimlock works the room making sure everyone is enjoying themselves, [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] arrives with a box and starts handing out badges embossed with a symbol resembling Earth. He explains that he'd made them to commemorate the crew's time on Earth, and that they are linked to his AllSpark energy emitter, which causes them to emit energy ten times more powerful than normal [[energon]]. [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] is unsure whether this is a good idea, but Wheeljack laughs his concerns off and offers Optimus a badge.

In the ship's brig, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] bitterly languishes in his cell under close watch. Ever the opportunist, however, he sees his chance when [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]] come to bring the guards some of Wheeljack's AllSpark emitter badges and accidentally drops them, one of them sliding right into Starscream's cell. Back at the party, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] deploys a light emitter and begins playing some good old-fashioned Earth music. The Autobots get into the groove and start getting down, including a reluctant Windblade. As the festivities continue, Wheeljack notices his AllSpark emitter badge flicker an ominous red. Before he can react to it, the eyes of all the Autobots wearing the badges begin to flicker red as well, including his own.

Meanwhile, Optimus stands alone on the hull of the ''Ark'', enjoying the peace and solitude of space. When his badge starts beeping, he discards it as Cheetor joins him and admits he enjoys the quiet as well. Their quiet time is short lived as Teletraan-X rushes to them, alerting Optimus to a C-class emergency in Hangar 7. Having already fallen for such a trick once, Optimus is in no mood to be made a fool of again until Teletraan-X points out he's incapable of pulling tricks. The trio make their way back to the hangar to find the Autobots fighting amongst themselves to the jovial tones of polka. An attempt to physically break up the fights proves ineffective, and the trio are forced to flee when the Autobots decide to gang up on them. As Teletraan-X seals the doors to Hangar 7, Cheetor wonders what is causing them to act so savagely. Optimus admits he doesn't know, but he knows who to ask.

Starscream mockingly praises Optimus for the party, but his mocking laughter gives Teletraan-X the opportunity to recover the AllSpark emitter badge he'd grabbed earlier. A quick scan allows the computer to report that Starscream has hacked the AllSpark energy emitter, flooding the Autobots with so much energy that their bodies cannot process it and are going berserk. Optimus concludes that their next step is to shut down the emitter. This is easier said than done, as the AllSpark is being stored on the other side of the ship, and by now the other Autobots have broken out of the hangar. With no other choice, Optimus, Cheetor and Teletraan-X fight their way through the others and make their way to the AllSpark chamber. Sealing themselves inside, Teletraan-X reports that shutting down the emitter will be an extremely complex task, but Optimus takes the far less complex route of simply smashing the device.

As Teletraan-X collects the now inactive badges from the recovered Autobots, Cheetor is disappointed things ended this way, as the Autobots were having fun up until they were turned by the badges. Optimus agrees, and seeing how awkward things have become after their ordeal, the Autobot commander makes a grim choice. Switching the music back on, he walks to the center of the room, clears his throat to get the attention of the other Autobots...and begins to dance. Their good humor restored, the other Autobots happily join in as the ''Ark'' continues on its way, the now-useless badges left adrift in space.

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Autobot]] soldiers (2)
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] (3)
*[[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (6)
*[[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]] (7)
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] (8)
*[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] (10)
*[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] (13)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]] (14)
*[[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] (17, but see errors)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] (16)
}}

==Quotes==

"Er, together, we will triumph over, er, I mean, ''enjoy'' this party. It is up to every one of us to do our duty and be... festive. Er, now to the best of your ability, I call upon '''you''' to have fun!"<br>
(polite, awkward applause)
:— '''Optimus Prime''''s toast. Inspiring speeches to lift spirits, he can do. Celebratory speeches, not so much.

"Well said, Optimus! And behind every great commander there is a fabulous crew, and that's each and every one of you! And now it's time, my friends! Let's party!"
:— '''Grimlock''' pulling Optimus' diodes out of the laser fire.

(noticing the AllSpark emitter badge he's wearing malfunction) "This might not be good."
:— '''Wheeljack''', master of understatement.

"I like it better out here. Don't you?"<br />
"I do."<br />
"It's so nice and quiet."<br />
"Indeed."
:— '''Cheetor''' and '''Optimus''' are both introverts.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The last time Optimus Prime made a Prime log was in "[[The Journey]]"

===Transformers references===
* Wheeljack's clip-on emitters play a similar role to the [[energon star]]s from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]''.
* The symptoms exhibited by the Autobots strongly resemble those of the [[Hate Plague]] introduced in ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]". Rather than the affected's entire bodies turning red, however, only their optics change, as was the case with the plague's new strand in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[A Wolf in the Fold]]".
* The idea of Optimus Prime finding it difficult to relax and have fun is something that has seen traction in both the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics continuity]] and [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]. It was even hinted at as far back as the Marvel Comics Transformers Universe bios, where [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]'s bio included mention of how as commander there is naturally a barrier between Optimus and the other Autobots, preventing him from ever truly ''befriending'' his soldiers.

===Real-world references===
* Optimus begins the episode by making a Captain's Log, famously done by ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* [[Ratchet]] is seen doing [[Michael Jackson]]'s famous Moonwalk.

===Trivia===
* Having last appeared in "[[The Visitor]]" looking identical to his time as Deadlock, Drift appears here in a new body sporting his [[Drift (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart's]] traditional color scheme. No explanation is offered for the sudden change.
* When Optimus enters the party, there's a banner hung over the entrance written in [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]. Strangely, it's spells "Judge Menu".

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:partydownperceptor.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
* Despite the aforementioned change in Drift's appearance, he appears in his original design during one shot in the final scene.
* Perceptor makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in a crowd shot at the end of the episode. This seemed a bit strange, as he hadn't been seen since the flashback sequences in the first two episodes and no indication was ever made that he came to Earth during the timeskip between seasons; this was confirmed by [[Randolph Heard]] as being, "his friend [[Animation error|Animationerrortron]]".<ref>[https://twitter.com/RandolphHeard/status/1178504002335461378 Randolph Heard on Twitter: "Yeah I think that might be his friend Animationerrortron"]</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Une fête mouvementée'''" ("An Eventful Party")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 13]], [[2019]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Partykiller'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 7]], 2019

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ark de Party'''" (アークでパーティー, "Party at the Ark")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 14]], [[2019]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Festa Comprometida'''" ("Compromised Party")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 17]], 2019

==Home video releases==
*TBA

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Hoist (Animated)

2021-02-20T01:26:48Z

'Till All Are One: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Hoist}}

:''Hoist is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:HoistAnimated.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

'''Hoist''' is an [[Autobot]] actor.
__TOC__
==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:TFAni ThisIsWhyIHateMachines Autotroopers Decepticon.jpg|thumb|left]]

Hoist performed the part of a vague "[[Decepticon]]" threat apprehended by [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]s in [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]'s propaganda video. {{Storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

Hoist was later interviewed about his part in the potentially inflammatory Autobot propaganda films (or "[[public service announcement]]s" as he calls them) by multiversal newspaper ''[[ALTernity Today]]''. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The shadowy "Decepticon" was, of course, unidentified in the episode he appeared in; ''The AllSpark Almanac II'' would later give him the name and backstory.
* The actor being named "Hoist" is a reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'']] episode "[[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood]]".
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], the art director of Transformers Animated, does not consider this character to be Hoist and thinks that the Hoist Goes Hollywood reference in the ''Allspark Almanac II'' doesn't make sense. This is an example of [[authorial intent]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1260878168388325377]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

Hoist (Animated)

2021-02-20T01:19:46Z

'Till All Are One:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Hoist}}

:''Hoist is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:HoistAnimated.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

'''Hoist''' is an [[Autobot]] actor.
__TOC__
==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:TFAni ThisIsWhyIHateMachines Autotroopers Decepticon.jpg|thumb|left]]

Hoist performed the part of a vague "[[Decepticon]]" threat apprehended by [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]s in [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]'s propaganda video. {{Storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

Hoist was later interviewed about his part in the potentially inflammatory Autobot propaganda films (or "[[public service announcement]]s" as he calls them) by multiversal newspaper ''[[ALTernity Today]]''. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The shadowy "Decepticon" was, of course, unidentified in the episode he appeared in; ''The AllSpark Almanac II'' would later give him the name and backstory.
* The actor being named "Hoist" is a reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'']] episode "[[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood]]".
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], the art director of Transformers Animated, does not consider this character Hoist and thinks that the Hoist Goes Hollywood reference in the Allspark Almanac doesn't make sense. This is an example of [[authorial intent]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1260878168388325377]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

Hoist (Animated)

2021-02-20T01:18:38Z

'Till All Are One: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Hoist}}

:''Hoist is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:HoistAnimated.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

'''Hoist''' is an [[Autobot]] actor.
__TOC__
==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:TFAni ThisIsWhyIHateMachines Autotroopers Decepticon.jpg|thumb|left]]

Hoist performed the part of a vague "[[Decepticon]]" threat apprehended by [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]s in [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]'s propaganda video. {{Storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

Hoist was later interviewed about his part in the potentially inflammatory Autobot propaganda films (or "[[public service announcement]]s" as he calls them) by multiversal newspaper ''[[ALTernity Today]]''. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The shadowy "Decepticon" was, of course, unidentified in the episode he appeared in; ''The AllSpark Almanac II'' would later give him the name and backstory.
* The actor being named "Hoist" is a reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'']] episode "[[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood]]".
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], the art director of Transformers Animated, does not consider this character Hoist and thinks that the Hoist Goes Hollywood reference in the Allspark Almanac doesn't make sense. This is an example of [[authorial intent]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1260878168388325377]</ref>

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

Decepticon Air

2020-04-18T01:58:13Z

'Till All Are One: /* Animation or technical errors */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFAni Decepticon Air Decepticons Freed.jpg
|caption=So which one of them is [[John Malkovich]]?
|ep=39
|ep2=36
|prev2=Human Error, Part II
|next2=This Is Why I Hate Machines
|title="Decepticon Air"
|airdate=[[May 2]], 2009
|written by=[[Michael Ryan]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Shigeharu Takahashi]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''The Decepticons aboard the Elite Guard ship decide to take down the Autobots that turned them in.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Earth]], [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Professor Sumdac]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] have completed a [[space bridge]] terminal in record time, for which [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] congratulates them. However, the [[transwarp]] field sequencers still have to be recalibrated, and Sumdac and Bulkhead argue over whose fault that is. [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] insists she could have helped get it right, but both builders politely rebuff her as insufficiently knowledgeable. As they continue arguing about getting the resequencing done, she takes matters into her own hands—almost literally. Using her new abilities, she fixes the terminal's calibrations and gets it to activate, to the surprise of the others.

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Sentinel Typing.jpg|thumb||left|"[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] has poked me on Facebook ''how many'' times?"]]
Meanwhile, out in space, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] fruitlessly attempts to interrogate his [[Decepticon]] prisoners for info on the military cells that have been attacking space bridge outposts. He returns to the bridge after [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] tells him there's an incoming message from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] indicate that the [[Autobot High Council]] has decided to make public the news of the assault on [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]. Sentinel tries to pull rank on them, since he's now technically the ''pro tempore'' [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]], and advises them to keep it quiet, but Alpha Trion makes it clear that they don't quite recognize his authority. Frustrated, Sentinel tries to pull rank on Jazz instead, commanding him to take the ship at full thrust through an energy cloud, despite any risks, as that heading will be the shortest route to Cybertron. Jazz complies despite objections, and of course, his worries prove justified: The energy strikes and flows through the ship, re-energizing [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] and bringing him out of time-stasis. Swindle soon frees and re-arms the other Decepticons, even if they don't have payment up front for it, as they work for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], his best customer. With the alarms muted by Swindle's [[Sonic Jammer 3000]], the Decepticons strike at the ship's bridge just after the ship emerges from the energy cloud. Swindle quickly takes out [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] with a demo of the SJ3K's other function, a [[stasis suspension ray]]. Sentinel and Jazz put up a fight, but to little avail, and finally, Sentinel sends a brief, encrypted call for help to his old buddy, Optimus Prime (as he's too embarrassed to call Cybertron). Shortly afterward, [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] strikes him down, but Swindle convinces the massive Decepticon to spare their prisoners' lives: Not only could selling off their [[Elite Guard]] parts earn a fortune, but they could be a bargaining chip in finding Megatron.

On Earth, Optimus receives Sentinel's message, which decrypts to "[[Broken Lance]]", a coded call for help that Sentinel used with him back in their [[Autobot Academy|academy]] days. Bulkhead notes the space bridge terminal detects an unusual transwarp field aboard the Elite Guard's ship. With Sari's help, the terminal locks onto the field, providing stable coordinates for an arrival point. [[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Swindle Optimus Hand.jpg|thumb||HUNGER GETS WHAT HUNGER WANTS.]] The space bridge is activated, and Optimus steps through... only to emerge from Swindle's chest, having arrived via the private storage dimension he uses for holding all his stock.

Rather than attack against overwhelming odds and attempt to free Sentinel and the others, Optimus takes off down the ship's corridors to better his situation. Most of the Decepticons give pursuit, with Lugnut ordering Swindle to watch the prisoners in the meantime. Taking an elevator to the ship's energon storage chamber, Optimus perforates a group of energon cubes with his axe, destabilizing them just enough. He then puts them in the elevator car and slices its cables, so it explodes near the bottom just as the Decepticons pry open the doors. Slightly charred from the backblast, Optimus enters one of the service ducts and works his way back to the brig area, grumbling as he does.

Meanwhile, Swindle's greed is still holding sway, and the arms dealer leaves his prisoners unguarded so he can raid the ship's stores. Prime arrives almost immediately afterward and frees his fellow Autobots, earning no gratitude from the power-tripping Sentinel. The Decepticons then return, so Optimus tells Jazz to rewire the decontamination unit on the bridge into a freezing chamber to trap them, his Autobot emblem blinking all the while. Optimus severs a steam duct, giving Jazz cover to escape, but then Lugnut punches a hole in the hull, sending everyone else in the brig out into space.

The Jet Twins prove far more capable in space combat than anticipated, giving the Decepticons a fair amount of trouble. Noting their predicament through a porthole in the storage depot, Swindle metaphorically shrugs and goes back to looting. Meanwhile, despite Sentinel's continued objections and struggling, Optimus uses him as a living spiked slingshot against Lugnut. Sentinel insists he be obeyed as leader, but this only prompts [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to freeze him and hold him hostage. Sentinel demands they don't surrender, but Optimus convinces the Jet Twins to follow his lead instead, and they capitulate.

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Optimus Jazz HighFive.jpg|thumb|left|Slip me some metal, O.P.!]]
On the bridge, Blitzwing, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], and [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] put Sentinel, Optimus and the Jet Twins in the decontamination unit with Jazz. Blitzwing sneers that Optimus shouldn't have blabbed his plan where all could hear it, as now the Autobots will suffer freezing instead. However, when he activates the chamber, the freezing tubes reverse direction, icing all the Decepticons on the bridge and leaving the Autobots safe. Optimus explains to a surprised Sentinel that back in the brig, he'd used his blinking emblem to send a different message to Jazz in Cybertronian [[cybertronian optical code|optical code]]. They all pause as they hear a roar of engines, courtesy of a loot-filled Swindle taking off in one of the ship's shuttles. As the Decepticons are imprisoned again, Sentinel offers Optimus the Elite Guard spot that will be opening when Sentinel becomes Magnus, but Prime demurs, as he's still got plenty to do on Earth.

At [[Sumdac Tower]], Bulkhead frets as Swindle's transwarp signal moves too far away to warp Optimus back. Sari offers to help fix it, but her father points out it won't be necessary, as the Elite Guard ship has come to them. Optimus steps off the ship, and he and Sentinel trade salutes before it departs.

On Cybertron, Sentinel has a victory parade, displaying his prisoners to a cheering crowd. He vows to hunt down and offline [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] and any other Decepticon if the citizens of the planet accept him as the new Magnus. Perceptor and Alpha Trion exchange dubious glances, but say nothing.

[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air Lugnut Megatron.jpg|thumb|Ugh...I'll get the squeegee...]]
Out in space, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] warps into place near a drifting Lugnut, who abruptly finds himself plastered on the front window—right in front of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (9)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (12)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (13)
*[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (14)
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (15)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (16)
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] (17)
*[[Dug Base]] (18)
*[[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]] (19)
*[[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]] (20)
*[[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] (21)
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] (22)
*[[Furão]] (23)
*[[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]] (24)
*[[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] (25)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] (26)
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] (27)
*[[Powerglide (Animated)|Powerglide]] (28)
*[[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]] (29)
*[[Rattletrap]] (30)
*[[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] (31)
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] (32)
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] (33)
*[[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]] (34)
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] (35)
*[[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] (36)
*[[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]] (37)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (38)
|c2=
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (5)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (6)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (7)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (10)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (39)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (40)
|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] (3)
|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (4)
|}}

==Quotes==
'''Sentinel Prime''': All due respect, Alpha Trion, the Council should concern itself with more important matters, like beefing up security for the Decepticon prisoners that...ahem...''I'' captured.<br>
'''Cliffjumper''': I thought that was [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]].
:—Actually, they're [[Lockdown (Animated)|both wrong]].

"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own [[Anatomic euphemism#Diode|diode]]s with a bitmap and a homing beacon."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' talks behind the council's back.

'''Sunstorm''': May I just say what an admirer I am of the noble arms dealing profession?<br>
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Enough talk. Let's kick some Autobot skidplate!<br>
'''Ramjet''': Oh but I would never do that.
:— The re-armed Decepticons prepare to seize control of the ship.

"You Autobots will pay! Pay with your sparks!"<br>
"I also take all major credit downloads."
:—'''Lugnut''' and '''Swindle''' are on two different pages.

"The Sonic Jammer 3000! Don't leave Cybertron without it! But wait—there's more! It also has a stasis suspension ray, handy for those tight spots. Picked this baby up on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. Nice folks, the [[Quintesson]]s; give you a good deal and all the [[oil]] you can drink."
:—'''Swindle''', ready as ever with a sales pitch.

"Guard the prisoners, or... loot the ship? It's a no-processor...er."

"Maybe I should help them.... or maybe I should just help myself!"

"Nothing beats a shopping spree... especially when it's all ''free!''"
:—The Tao of '''Swindle'''.

"Maybe that energon was a little ''too'' unstable!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' realizes he may not have thought his plan through very well.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* When Sentinel calls for Jetfire and Jetstorm, the prisoners do not have their facemasks.
* Character heights vary wildly throughout the episode, mostly with the non-Swindle Decepticons being various levels of undersized. The kneeling Decepticons still tower over Swindle as he first talks to them (which seems correct, as Swindle is small), but do not appear to gain any height on him once they're upright. The final scene in particular, Blitzwing and the two clones are downright tiny, looking to be about as big as the average Autobot.
* When Swindle is handing out weapons to the Decepticons, he gives Ramjet his guns, but when he goes to hand Sunstorm's weapons to him, he's still holding Ramjet's guns.
* While convincing Lugnut to let the elite guard live, Swindle's bolo tie suddenly disappears.
* When Swindle crosses over to Blitzwing, talking Lugnut into letting Sentinel, Jazz, and the Jet-twins live, the Triple-Changer's wings ''and'' cannons are gone.
* Right before Swindle gives helmets to Ramjet and Sunstorm, both clones are missing their null rays. They are back in the next shot.
* When Sunstorm and Ramjet trap the Autobots in the chamber, Sunstorm's chin seems like it's been cut down, and looks similar to the G1 Seekers' chin size.
* In the crowd scenes towards the end of this episode, characters change positions relative to each other every time the camera angle switches. Beachcomber, in particular, appears in literally four different places at once.
* When Lugnut crashes against Omega Supreme at the end of the episode, his Decepticon insignia is missing.
* How exactly did Jetfire/Jetstorm create a whirlwind in space?

===Continuity errors===
* Up until the part where [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] orders [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] to guard the prisoners, all of the captive Autobots were confined within the prison cells. Later, when Swindle contemplates whether to stay to guard the prisoners or loot the ship, all of the captured Autobots are now ''outside'' of their cells. Jetfire and Jetstorm have also been removed from the spherical forcefield and placed in stasis cuffs, despite still being inside the forcefield while in the cell. Unless this was an oversight by the animators, why would Swindle let them out in the first place?
* Optimus transforms into his full firetruck [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to escape the Decepticons when he first arrives, yet is able to detach his trailer several seconds before he actually transforms into [[robot mode]]. The trailer slides down an adjacent hall as he reaches the elevator.
* A possible error occurs during Sentinel's interrogation of the prisoners. When Lugnut declares "Megatron is everywhere!", Sentinel offhandedly comments "You don't know how true that is." While it is conceivable that the Earth-bound Autobots informed Sentinel of Megatron's fate, in the next episode he expresses shock at the fact that [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] is still online, which would suggest that he was either never told or they, for some reason, left that part out.
* What were the chances of Lugnut just randomly bumping into Omega Supreme like that? Space is ''huge''.

===Transformers references===
[[File:TFAni Decepticon Air BoxScream ConeScream.jpg|thumb|"Your conehead makes my ears look silly in comparison!"<br>"No it doesn't!"]]
[[File:DecepticonAirCrowdFullPan01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* Swindle claims to have had business dealings on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], suggests they could make enough from Elite Guard parts to "retire to a beach island on [[Nebulos]]", and swears by "the fifth moon of [[Pz-Zazz]]".
* His reference to a "personal storage dimension" from which accessories can be pulled at a moments' notice hearkens back to the concept of [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]].
* To help tell the Starscream clones apart, Swindle gives Ramjet a [[conehead]] accessory and Sunstorm a boxy helmet resembling those of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. The new cone-head is topped with a drill.
* Sentinel's adoring public consists of a seriously crazy amount of cameos, a great many of which have not been seen before this episode. While many of them could be identified right away, it would take a further few episodes, and some more crowd scenes in "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" and "[[Endgame, Part II]]", before some of the more obscure characters could all be named and shamed. The crowd includes [[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]], [[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]], [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]], [[Furão]], [[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]], [[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]], [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]], [[Powerglide (Animated)|Powerglide]], [[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]], [[Rattletrap]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]], [[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] (based on [[Autorooper]]), [[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]], [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]], [[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] and [[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]]. The widescreen-to-fullscreen crop also manages to cut off [[Lickety-Split]] (her forearm can be seen for a split-second poking into shot over Rosanna's head) who would reappear in "Endgame, Part II", and a mysterious skinny red-and-orange robot (behind Hot Shot). Recolored [[generic]] robots in the crowd include ''two'' Tracks-colored Mainframes, a [[Sky Garry (Animated)|Sky Garry]]-colored Warpath, and a [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]]-colored Cosmos, sans nacelles.
**The widescreen-to-fullscreen conversion also excised larger appearances by [[Rattletrap]] and [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]], got rid of most of [[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], and entirely removed [[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]], [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]], and the then-unnamed [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]].
* Sentinel and the Autobot Council are carried upon [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]]. Behind them, the Decepticon prisoners are carried by a [[Dug Base|Grandus lookalike]] with yellow detailing; Derrick Wyatt stated that this was supposed to represent [[Grandus (ROC)|''Return of Convoy'' Grandus]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' [[redeco]], Dag Base.
* The "[[Lance]]" in "[[Broken Lance]]" refers to Sentinel's weapon of choice.

===Real-world references===
* The title is a play on ''{{w|Con Air}}'', a Nicolas Cage movie where prisoners being transported by plane get free and do bad things.
* Sentinel's phrase "[[Broken Lance]]" is similar to the [[United States of America|U.S.]] military term "{{w|United States military nuclear incident terminology#Broken Arrow|Broken Arrow}}", which is used to describe a cock-up involving nuclear weapons. In this context, it is more likely to be a reference to the 1996 action film {{w|Broken Arrow (1996 film)|of the same name}}, in which John Travolta hijacks a stealth bomber (in order to sell the nuclear missiles on board).
* Speaking of action movies, Optimus taking on all the Decepticons by himself using hit & run tactics and then crawling through an air shaft while sarcastically complaining about how much fun he's having, is very similar to a famous sequence from ''{{w|Die Hard}}''. The exploding elevator trick also appears in the film.
* When Optimus drops out of the air shaft suspended by a wire harness, it's similar to a famous sequence from the Tom Cruise version of ''{{w|Mission Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible}}''.
* Optimus claiming to have a small chamber that can trap his foes, only for them to doublecross him and force him inside it, only for him to ''triplecross'' them when the chamber is the only place safe from the real trap, is similar to a famous sequence from ''{{w|Superman II}}''.
* Sari's fingers extending and separating when she types are a reference to ''{{w|Ghost in the Shell}}''.
* When Sentinel uses his remote to unlock and re-lock Lugnut's mouth clamps, it makes the same noise as a car alarm remote.
* When Swindle first hears Megatron's name, his facial expression changes with the sound of a cash register.
* Swindle's personal storage dimension features old Hanna-Barbera stock sound effects, typically used to denote magic spells.
* Swindle's "Don't leave Cybertron without it!" is a variation of the American Express credit card slogan "Don't leave home without it." He immediately follows that up with "But wait, there's more!", one of TV huckster {{w|Ron Popeil}}'s most famous catchphrases.
* When Swindle uses the stasis suspension ray, the sound effect is identical to that of the Zat Guns used in ''Stargate SG-1''.

===Trivia===
* Sentinel Prime went through the space disturbance to gain some time, but in the end, agreed to go all the way back to Earth to drop off Optimus Prime. So the whole thing ended up being a rather pointless act. Lesson learned, Sentinel?
* Sentinel seems to have decided to keep his Earth alt mode [[Autoboot Camp|this time]].
* At the end of "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", Captain Fanzone claimed that Swindle would be stripped down for parts. But other than his weapons (which would have been confiscated by the Elite Guard if the Detroit Police hadn't already taken them), nothing obvious seems to be missing from his person. Maybe Fanzone was just trying to freak him out?
* When he's giving the helmets to Sunstorm and Ramjet, Swindle mentions in a very casual manner that he "never could get the hang of cloning." Thinking back, no one was really shocked to see the army of clones that Starscream created. So maybe, cloning is something fairly common among Decepticons, or at least was at some point.
** Later, [[Dirge (Animated)|he does get]] [[Thrust (Animated)|the hang of cloning]].
* Ramjet and Sunstorm are pretty quiet throughout this episode, probably because their strange speech patterns make it nigh-impossible for them to have a normal conversation.
* This episode marks the last appearance of Blitzwing, Sunstorm, Ramjet, and Swindle.

===Foreign localization===
'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aire Decepticon'''" ("Decepticon Air")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 8|8 December]] [[2009]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Decepticon dans l'espace'''" ("Decepticon in Space")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Decepticons Aéreos'''" ("Decepticon Air")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Uchūsen wo Tsuisekiseyo'''" (宇宙船を追跡せよ, "Chase the Spaceship")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 4|4 December]] [[2010]]
::*Blitzwing's turn at new [[stock footage]] and the viewing warning, starting with from tank to jet to robot mode. Hothead, Random, and Icy each take a turn in robot mode while delivering the line, respectively. Blitzwing also does the intro.

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 10 ([[Paramount]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Madman Entertainment]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Siloed

2018-11-18T22:34:06Z

'Till All Are One: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 14
|image=Siloed-WindbladeCaptured.jpg
|caption="What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie?" <br> "Now. You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens now is happening now."
|prev=Matrix of Leadership (episode)
|next=King of the Dinosaurs
|title="Siloed"
|airdate=[[November 17]], [[2018]] (Singapore)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Jean Texier]]
}}
'''The Seekers attempt to extract the location of the Ark from Windblade's memories.'''

==Synopsis==
''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee plays with a training [[Cube (sport)|cube]] with [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], and despite his best efforts it's the [[Caminus|Camien]] who gets the upper hand. The two friends agree to a rematch...'' and Windblade is unaware that this entire experience is just one of her many memories, replayed for the benefit of [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]!

Windblade briefly comes to long enough to fruitlessly struggle against her bonds; although Slipstream asserts that they've gotten everything they need from Windblade's [[brain module]], Windblade is able to call the Decepticon's bluff by goading Slipstream's toadies [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] and [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] into revealing that they don't have what they need yet. Slipstream orders the two to perform a [[mind rip]], potentially jeopardizing Windblade, but, as Slipstream points out, they need ''all'' the data they can extract from her mind. They do so, but Slipstream is frustrated by the lack of ''useful'' data, and so she storms over and cranks the console controlling the [[cortical psychic patch]] up as far as it can go. Before she can assess the results, [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] calls with a message for the Seeker leader: it's almost time for her report to [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]... and this time, [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] will be sitting in on the meeting as well.

Slipstream leaves, ordering her subordinates to continue the process while she stalls for time with the Decepticon air commander. The pair crank up the machine as high as it will go to get results as fast as possible; in doing so, however, the feedback triggers a debilitating pulse of energy, knocking the pair offline and radiating through the entire Decepticon complex... including Slipstream.

Slipstream comes to some time later to the sound of an irate Starscream berating her for wasting their time. Staggering over to the console, she does her best to cover for her recent failures, but Starscream isn't having any of it, unaware that her guards are offline and Windblade has taken advantage of the pulse to break free and escape, hacking into the Decepticon's files. Starscream shouts that as soon as ''he'' shows up on Earth, he'll demote her as low as she can go before terminating the call; Shockwave, on the other hand, points out that for all her failures she's done one thing right: she's located the [[space bridge]] that brought Windblade to Earth in the first place, and if [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] could fix it, than so can Slipstream and her Seekers. Shockwave tells her that he has a plan of his own; he's coming to Earth to find the ''Ark'' and seize the AllSpark for himself.

Windblade's exploration of the Decepticon files continue apace until her two guards also come to, and after dispatching them once more Windblade makes her escape, disarming [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] and [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] along the way. With all of her guards down, Slipstream takes matters into her own hands and goes after her Autobot escapee, stealing her [[Stormfall Sword]] after taking her out. The pair duel in the missile silo's central antechamber, with Windblade's detachable fans proving more than a match for the Seeker. Eventually, Windblade is able to retrieve her sword and make a break for the exit... only for Slipstream to recover and try to drag her back in - at which point she's rescued by [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]]! The drone explains how they came to retrieve her, and as the trio reunite Windblade explains how she's escaped with some information of her own that she liberated from the Decepticon network—the location of another Autobot!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br>
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (2)

|c2=
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] (4)
*[[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] (5)
*[[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] (6)
*[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] (7)
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] (8)
*[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] (9)

|c4=
*[[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"Much has been learned. Even if you have not learned it. I do not blame you, as it is well understood that Seekers have extremely low intelligence. This image shows how Windblade came to Earth. The spacebridge she used was undoubtedly repaired by Perceptor, which means that it can be repaired again, by you and your Seekers." <br>
"Of course, sir! We can repair the space bridge-" <br>
"That is unlikely... unless you have simple, easy-to-follow instructions fit for a mindless drone. They are being transmitted to you now." <br>
:—'''Shockwave''''s racism doesn't impress '''Slipstream'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Bumblebee was established to be a fan of the game of [[Cube (sport)|cube]] in the episode "[[Cube (episode)|Cube]]" and "[[Maccadam's]]." Windblade's memory presumably takes place early in the war, as Cybertron is not yet destroyed but Bumblebee is wearing an Autobot Insignia, which he did not claim until after the declaration of war "[[Megatron Is My Hero]]".
*Windblade's memories are clips taken from prior episodes. These include:
**Windblade after going into Bumblebee's memories fails, from "[[Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory]]"
**Seekers flying in formation, from "[[Fractured]]"
**[[Maccadam]] introducing himself, from the first flashback in "[[Maccadam's]]"
**Windblade flying through the [[space bridge]] to [[Earth]], from "Fractured"
**Windblade hugging Bumblebee before the ''Ark'''s departure, from "Memory"
**The bar standoff, from the second flashback of "Maccadam's"
**Windblade vs. Nova Storm, from "[[Whiteout]]"
**Bumblebee first accesses his memories, from "Memory"
**Windblade and Bumblebee hiding behind a billboard, from "[[Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X]]"
**Windblade and Bumblebee share a drink, from the final memory in "Maccadam's"
**Windblade and Bumblebee sparring with one another, from "[[Shadowstriker]]"
**Windblade and Slipstream's fight, from "Whiteout"
*The ability of the cortical psychic patch to generate a debilitating pulse of energy if overloaded was first established in "[[Fractured]]." That episode also had Windblade establish how she arrived on Earth via the space bridge, as well as having Perceptor repair it.

===Transformers references===
*This episode establishes that Windblade's signature energy sword is called the "[[Stormfall Sword]];" the name is as old as the character of Windblade herself, having been created as her first toy's main accessory, but the sword has never actually been ''referred'' to by name anywhere, not even the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], until this episode.

===Real-world references===
*TBD

===Trivia===
*Acid Storm's animation model is tweaked starting with this episode, giving her the same ("female type") Seeker head as Nova Storm and Slipstream, instead of the "male type" previously used.
*This episode marks the first time any of Windblade's personal memories have been seen.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Slipstream's wings retract in, then extend out again without any animation, after the Seekers wake up Windblade.
*Slipstream's wings retract without animation ''again'' when she leaves to speak the Shockwave and Starscream. They are extended when she gets hit by the energy wave.
*Nova Storm once again uses the incorrect model, which lacks the trim on her cockpit that was used in "[[Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X]]" and "[[Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership]]."
*Thundercracker's eyes are open when Windblade wakes up after the energy blast, despite still being unconscious.
*When Windblade throws one of the machines at Thundercracker, his cockpit is light blue and lacks any trim or Decepticon symbol.
*When Windblade runs into Slipstream, her wings are extended, only to be retracted in the next shot, lacking any animation in between.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Captive'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 18]], 2018

==Home video releases==
*TBA

[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Siloed

2018-11-18T22:33:47Z

'Till All Are One: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 14
|image=Siloed-WindbladeCaptured.jpg
|caption="What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie?" <br> "Now. You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens now is happening now."
|prev=Matrix of Leadership (episode)
|next=King of the Dinosaurs
|title="Siloed"
|airdate=[[November 17]], [[2018]] (Singapore)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Jean Texier]]
}}
'''The Seekers attempt to extract the location of the Ark from Windblade's memories.'''

==Synopsis==
''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee plays with a training [[Cube (sport)|cube]] with [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], and despite his best efforts it's the [[Caminus|Camien]] who gets the upper hand. The two friends agree to a rematch...'' and Windblade is unaware that this entire experience is just one of her many memories, replayed for the benefit of [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]!

Windblade briefly comes to long enough to fruitlessly struggle against her bonds; although Slipstream asserts that they've gotten everything they need from Windblade's [[brain module]], Windblade is able to call the Decepticon's bluff by goading Slipstream's toadies [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] and [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] into revealing that they don't have what they need yet. Slipstream orders the two to perform a [[mind rip]], potentially jeopardizing Windblade, but, as Slipstream points out, they need ''all'' the data they can extract from her mind. They do so, but Slipstream is frustrated by the lack of ''useful'' data, and so she storms over and cranks the console controlling the [[cortical psychic patch]] up as far as it can go. Before she can assess the results, [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] calls with a message for the Seeker leader: it's almost time for her report to [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]... and this time, [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] will be sitting in on the meeting as well.

Slipstream leaves, ordering her subordinates to continue the process while she stalls for time with the Decepticon air commander. The pair crank up the machine as high as it will go to get results as fast as possible; in doing so, however, the feedback triggers a debilitating pulse of energy, knocking the pair offline and radiating through the entire Decepticon complex... including Slipstream.

Slipstream comes to some time later to the sound of an irate Starscream berating her for wasting their time. Staggering over to the console, she does her best to cover for her recent failures, but Starscream isn't having any of it, unaware that her guards are offline and Windblade has taken advantage of the pulse to break free and escape, hacking into the Decepticon's files. Starscream shouts that as soon as ''he'' shows up on Earth, he'll demote her as low as she can go before terminating the call; Shockwave, on the other hand, points out that for all her failures she's done one thing right: she's located the [[space bridge]] that brought Windblade to Earth in the first place, and if [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] could fix it, than so can Slipstream and her Seekers. Shockwave tells her that he has a plan of his own; he's coming to Earth to find the ''Ark'' and seize the AllSpark for himself.

Windblade's exploration of the Decepticon files continue apace until her two guards also come to, and after dispatching them once more Windblade makes her escape, disarming [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] and [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] along the way. With all of her guards down, Slipstream takes matters into her own hands and goes after her Autobot escapee, stealing her [[Stormfall Sword]] after taking her out. The pair duel in the missile silo's central antechamber, with Windblade's detachable fans proving more than a match for the Seeker. Eventually, Windblade is able to retrieve her sword and make a break for the exit... only for Slipstream to recover and try to drag her back in - at which point she's rescued by [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]]! The drone explains how they came to retrieve her, and as the trio reunite Windblade explains how she's escaped with some information of her own that she liberated from the Decepticon network—the location of another Autobot!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.<br>
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (2)

|c2=
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (3)
*[[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] (4)
*[[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] (5)
*[[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] (6)
*[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] (7)
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] (8)
*[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] (9)

|c4=
*[[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"Much has been learned. Even if you have not learned it. I do not blame you, as it is well understood that Seekers have extremely low intelligence. This image shows how Windblade came to Earth. The spacebridge she used was undoubtedly repaired by Perceptor, which means that it can be repaired again, by you and your Seekers." <br>
"Of course, sir! We can repair the space bridge-" <br>
"That is unlikely... unless you have simple, easy-to-follow instructions fit for a mindless drone. They are being transmitted to you now." <br>
:—'''Shockwave''''s racism doesn't impress '''Slipstream'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Bumblebee was established to be a fan of the game of [[Cube (sport)|cube]] in the episode "[[Cube (episode)|Cube]]" and "[[Maccadam's]]." Windblade's memory presumably takes place early in the war, as Cybertron is not yet destroyed but Bumblebee is wearing an Autobot Insignia, which he did not claim until after the declaration of war [[Megatron Is My Hero]].
*Windblade's memories are clips taken from prior episodes. These include:
**Windblade after going into Bumblebee's memories fails, from "[[Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory]]"
**Seekers flying in formation, from "[[Fractured]]"
**[[Maccadam]] introducing himself, from the first flashback in "[[Maccadam's]]"
**Windblade flying through the [[space bridge]] to [[Earth]], from "Fractured"
**Windblade hugging Bumblebee before the ''Ark'''s departure, from "Memory"
**The bar standoff, from the second flashback of "Maccadam's"
**Windblade vs. Nova Storm, from "[[Whiteout]]"
**Bumblebee first accesses his memories, from "Memory"
**Windblade and Bumblebee hiding behind a billboard, from "[[Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X]]"
**Windblade and Bumblebee share a drink, from the final memory in "Maccadam's"
**Windblade and Bumblebee sparring with one another, from "[[Shadowstriker]]"
**Windblade and Slipstream's fight, from "Whiteout"
*The ability of the cortical psychic patch to generate a debilitating pulse of energy if overloaded was first established in "[[Fractured]]." That episode also had Windblade establish how she arrived on Earth via the space bridge, as well as having Perceptor repair it.

===Transformers references===
*This episode establishes that Windblade's signature energy sword is called the "[[Stormfall Sword]];" the name is as old as the character of Windblade herself, having been created as her first toy's main accessory, but the sword has never actually been ''referred'' to by name anywhere, not even the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], until this episode.

===Real-world references===
*TBD

===Trivia===
*Acid Storm's animation model is tweaked starting with this episode, giving her the same ("female type") Seeker head as Nova Storm and Slipstream, instead of the "male type" previously used.
*This episode marks the first time any of Windblade's personal memories have been seen.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Slipstream's wings retract in, then extend out again without any animation, after the Seekers wake up Windblade.
*Slipstream's wings retract without animation ''again'' when she leaves to speak the Shockwave and Starscream. They are extended when she gets hit by the energy wave.
*Nova Storm once again uses the incorrect model, which lacks the trim on her cockpit that was used in "[[Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X]]" and "[[Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership]]."
*Thundercracker's eyes are open when Windblade wakes up after the energy blast, despite still being unconscious.
*When Windblade throws one of the machines at Thundercracker, his cockpit is light blue and lacks any trim or Decepticon symbol.
*When Windblade runs into Slipstream, her wings are extended, only to be retracted in the next shot, lacking any animation in between.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Captive'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 18]], 2018

==Home video releases==
*TBA

[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Grimlock (Cyberverse)

2018-10-29T04:45:09Z

'Till All Are One: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyberverseGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bigger, louder, more teeth.]]

'''Grimlock''' is the legendary king of the Dinobots. He's one of the smartest, smoothest talking bots around in robot mode, but prefers to simply smash stuff up in his powerful [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] mode, the circuits of which he personally rerouted to increase his power. While a gentle bot who never forgets to care about his friends, Grimlock often has no idea of his own strength: even a simple high-five with his minuscule dinosaur arms can ''hurt.'' A lot.<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ryan Andes]] (English)|[[Marco Balbi]] (Italian)}}

Before the Cybertron was engulfed in conflict, Grimlock sat at Maccadam's and told a daring tale in which he was swarmed by Energon leeches in the acid wastes. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] seemed to express slight skepticism. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

[[File:Grimlock Stomp (Cyberverse - The Journey).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Everybody do the stomp!]]

During the Great War, Gridlock ordered Bumblebee to escape a plummeting Energon tanker. Bumblebee opted to steer the vessel clear of Iacon city, but was intercepted by [[Shadowstriker (Cyberverse)|Shadowstriker]]. Grimlock promptly arrived to incapacitate the vengeful Decepticon before she could harm the scout. {{storylink|Shadowstriker}}

At some point in the war, Bumblebee was transporting the Allspark to a storage superstructure drop point. Grimlock put out a message that the package was in play, and soon after called the scout to inform him that he was late. When Bumblebee told him that the Allspark spoke to him, the Dinobot remarked that if the package was talking to him, he hoped it told Bee to deliver it quickly. Sometime later, a battle was waged for the Allspark. Grimlock arrives to hold off a fleet of seekers attacking Bumblebee, and although he was defeated, Bumblebee and [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] were able to send the Allspark though the space bridge. {{storylink|Allspark (Cyberverse)|Allspark}}

As the Autobots set off to locate the Allspark in the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]], Grimlock urged Bumblebee to hurry up lest the shuttle take off without him. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

The Ark explores the far reaches of space but a dwindling supply of Energon becomes a paramount concern. [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] locates an uncharted planet with a natural Energon supply, and Grimlock deploys alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to scout. Gridlock finds himself dragged into the depths by a group of [[Cave monster]]s. Grimlock is able to fend the creatures off long enough for his fellow Autobots to track his energy signature. A battle ensues, but when Optimus is able to determine that these creatures live off of Energon, he orders a retreat, wishing to respect these creatures' existence. To conserve Energon, Gridlock and the entire crew of the Ark enters stasis. {{storylink|The Journey}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
====Scout Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Scout-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|300px| Me Grimlock finally have big arms!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Scout Class, 2018)
:''Cyberverse'' Scout Class Grimlock transforms from a robot to <s>an awkwardly proportioned dinosaur</s> a "transformational" mode and features a "Chomp Jaw" spring gimmick.

:The CGI stock photos depict Grimlock possessing silver paint details on his pair of missile shoulders and his lower legs before the final product omits them.
{{-}}

====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Ultra Class, 2018)
:''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Grimlock is a Voyager-sized toy that transforms from robot to impishly smiling ''T. rex'' and back. Unlike the other Ultra Class toys released so far, he has articulation in his legs in addition to elbow joints. His "Rocket Roar" has his mouth open and a fiery-blast come out (solid yellow plastic with painted red at the end) from his mouth and neck.
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===McDonalds===
*'''Grimlock''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Grimlock is a stubby, [[super deformed]] little dino with fire coming out of his mouth. There is a light-up [[gimmick]] where you press the [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] on his back that also lights his eyes up.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Grimlock's design is based on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Grimlock (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], with some minor stylistic tweaks, such as swapping the visor and faceplate for more traditional eyes and mouth.
*His promotional artwork (top of the article) uses a different face design than the one used on the in-show model. Both of these differ when compared to the toys, which uses a faceplate design seen on the [[:File:Megs' Opponent (Cyberverse - Megatron Is My Hero).jpg|gladiator]] in "[[Megatron Is My Hero]]."

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Grimlock
|disambig=Grimlock (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the verbally impaired but powerful Dinobot leader from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], the animatronic dinosaur-turned-Dinobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader turned science experiment turned Dinobot leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], the powerful and violent Dinobot leader from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], the bumbling childish Decepticon-turned-Autobot Dinobot with a fear of kittens from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]

Grimlock (Cyberverse)

2018-10-29T04:44:29Z

'Till All Are One: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyberverseGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bigger, louder, more teeth.]]

'''Grimlock''' is the legendary king of the Dinobots. He's one of the smartest, smoothest talking bots around in robot mode, but prefers to simply smash stuff up in his powerful [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] mode, the circuits of which he personally rerouted to increase his power. While a gentle bot who never forgets to care about his friends, Grimlock often has no idea of his own strength: even a simple high-five with his minuscule dinosaur arms can ''hurt.'' A lot.<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ryan Andes]] (English)|[[Marco Balbi]] (Italian)}}

Before the Cybertron was engulfed in conflict, Grimlock sat at Maccadam's and told a daring tale in which he was swarmed by Energon leeches in the acid wastes. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] seemed to express slight skepticism. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

During the Great War, Gridlock ordered Bumblebee to escape a plummeting Energon tanker. Bumblebee opted to steer the vessel clear of Iacon city, but was intercepted by [[Shadowstriker (Cyberverse)|Shadowstriker]]. Grimlock promptly arrived to incapacitate the vengeful Decepticon before she could harm the scout. {{storylink|Shadowstriker}}

At some point in the war, Bumblebee was transporting the Allspark to a storage superstructure drop point. Grimlock put out a message that the package was in play, and soon after called the scout to inform him that he was late. When Bumblebee told him that the Allspark spoke to him, the Dinobot remarked that if the package was talking to him, he hoped it told Bee to deliver it quickly. Sometime later, a battle was waged for the Allspark. Grimlock arrives to hold off a fleet of seekers attacking Bumblebee, and although he was defeated, Bumblebee and [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] were able to send the Allspark though the space bridge. {{storylink|Allspark (Cyberverse)|Allspark}}

As the Autobots set off to locate the Allspark in the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]], Grimlock urged Bumblebee to hurry up lest the shuttle take off without him. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

[[File:Grimlock Stomp (Cyberverse - The Journey).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Everybody do the stomp!]]

The Ark explores the far reaches of space but a dwindling supply of Energon becomes a paramount concern. [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] locates an uncharted planet with a natural Energon supply, and Grimlock deploys alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to scout. Gridlock finds himself dragged into the depths by a group of [[Cave monster]]s. Grimlock is able to fend the creatures off long enough for his fellow Autobots to track his energy signature. A battle ensues, but when Optimus is able to determine that these creatures live off of Energon, he orders a retreat, wishing to respect these creatures' existence. To conserve Energon, Gridlock and the entire crew of the Ark enters stasis. {{storylink|The Journey}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
====Scout Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Scout-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|300px| Me Grimlock finally have big arms!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Scout Class, 2018)
:''Cyberverse'' Scout Class Grimlock transforms from a robot to <s>an awkwardly proportioned dinosaur</s> a "transformational" mode and features a "Chomp Jaw" spring gimmick.

:The CGI stock photos depict Grimlock possessing silver paint details on his pair of missile shoulders and his lower legs before the final product omits them.
{{-}}

====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Ultra Class, 2018)
:''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Grimlock is a Voyager-sized toy that transforms from robot to impishly smiling ''T. rex'' and back. Unlike the other Ultra Class toys released so far, he has articulation in his legs in addition to elbow joints. His "Rocket Roar" has his mouth open and a fiery-blast come out (solid yellow plastic with painted red at the end) from his mouth and neck.
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===McDonalds===
*'''Grimlock''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Grimlock is a stubby, [[super deformed]] little dino with fire coming out of his mouth. There is a light-up [[gimmick]] where you press the [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] on his back that also lights his eyes up.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Grimlock's design is based on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Grimlock (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], with some minor stylistic tweaks, such as swapping the visor and faceplate for more traditional eyes and mouth.
*His promotional artwork (top of the article) uses a different face design than the one used on the in-show model. Both of these differ when compared to the toys, which uses a faceplate design seen on the [[:File:Megs' Opponent (Cyberverse - Megatron Is My Hero).jpg|gladiator]] in "[[Megatron Is My Hero]]."

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Grimlock
|disambig=Grimlock (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the verbally impaired but powerful Dinobot leader from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], the animatronic dinosaur-turned-Dinobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader turned science experiment turned Dinobot leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], the powerful and violent Dinobot leader from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], the bumbling childish Decepticon-turned-Autobot Dinobot with a fear of kittens from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]

Grimlock (Cyberverse)

2018-10-29T04:39:46Z

'Till All Are One: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyberverseGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bigger, louder, more teeth.]]

'''Grimlock''' is the legendary king of the Dinobots. He's one of the smartest, smoothest talking bots around in robot mode, but prefers to simply smash stuff up in his powerful [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] mode, the circuits of which he personally rerouted to increase his power. While a gentle bot who never forgets to care about his friends, Grimlock often has no idea of his own strength: even a simple high-five with his minuscule dinosaur arms can ''hurt.'' A lot.<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ryan Andes]] (English)|[[Marco Balbi]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Grimlock Stomp (Cyberverse - The Journey).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Everybody do the stomp!]]

{{charstubfiction}}

Before the Cybertron was engulfed in conflict, Grimlock sat at Maccadam's and told a daring tale in which he was swarmed by Energon leeches in the acid wastes. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] seemed to express slight skepticism. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

During the Great War, Gridlock ordered Bumblebee to escape a plummeting Energon tanker. Bumblebee opted to steer the vessel clear of Iacon city, but was intercepted by [[Shadowstriker (Cyberverse)|Shadowstriker]]. Grimlock promptly arrived to incapacitate the vengeful Decepticon before she could harm the scout. {{storylink|Shadowstriker}}

At some point in the war, Bumblebee was transporting the Allspark to a storage superstructure drop point. Grimlock put out a message that the package was in play, and soon after called the scout to inform him that he was late. When Bumblebee told him that the Allspark spoke to him, the Dinobot remarked that if the package was talking to him, he hoped it told Bee to deliver it quickly. Sometime later, a battle was waged for the Allspark. Grimlock arrives to hold off a fleet of seekers attacking Bumblebee, and although he was defeated, Bumblebee and [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] were able to send the Allspark though the space bridge. {{storylink|Allspark (Cyberverse)|Allspark}}

As the Autobots set off to locate the Allspark in the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]], Grimlock urged Bumblebee to hurry up lest the shuttle take off without him. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

The Ark explores the far reaches of space but a dwindling supply of Energon becomes a paramount concern. [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] locates an uncharted planet with a natural Energon supply, and Grimlock deploys alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to scout. Gridlock finds himself dragged into the depths by a group of [[Cave monster]]s. Grimlock is able to fend the creatures off long enough for his fellow Autobots to track his energy signature. A battle ensues, but when Optimus is able to determine that these creatures live off of Energon, he orders a retreat, wishing to respect these creatures' existence. To conserve Energon, Gridlock and the entire crew of the Ark enters stasis. {{storylink|The Journey}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
====Scout Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Scout-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|300px| Me Grimlock finally have big arms!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Scout Class, 2018)
:''Cyberverse'' Scout Class Grimlock transforms from a robot to <s>an awkwardly proportioned dinosaur</s> a "transformational" mode and features a "Chomp Jaw" spring gimmick.

:The CGI stock photos depict Grimlock possessing silver paint details on his pair of missile shoulders and his lower legs before the final product omits them.
{{-}}

====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Ultra Class, 2018)
:''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Grimlock is a Voyager-sized toy that transforms from robot to impishly smiling ''T. rex'' and back. Unlike the other Ultra Class toys released so far, he has articulation in his legs in addition to elbow joints. His "Rocket Roar" has his mouth open and a fiery-blast come out (solid yellow plastic with painted red at the end) from his mouth and neck.
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===McDonalds===
*'''Grimlock''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Grimlock is a stubby, [[super deformed]] little dino with fire coming out of his mouth. There is a light-up [[gimmick]] where you press the [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] on his back that also lights his eyes up.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Grimlock's design is based on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Grimlock (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], with some minor stylistic tweaks, such as swapping the visor and faceplate for more traditional eyes and mouth.
*His promotional artwork (top of the article) uses a different face design than the one used on the in-show model. Both of these differ when compared to the toys, which uses a faceplate design seen on the [[:File:Megs' Opponent (Cyberverse - Megatron Is My Hero).jpg|gladiator]] in "[[Megatron Is My Hero]]."

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Grimlock
|disambig=Grimlock (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the verbally impaired but powerful Dinobot leader from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], the animatronic dinosaur-turned-Dinobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader turned science experiment turned Dinobot leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], the powerful and violent Dinobot leader from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], the bumbling childish Decepticon-turned-Autobot Dinobot with a fear of kittens from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]

Five Servos of Doom

2018-06-24T21:42:11Z

'Till All Are One: /* Continuity errors */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFA Five Servos Yoketron vs Prowl.JPG
|caption=Wax on, wax off.
|ep=35
|ep2=32
|prev2=Where Is Thy Sting?
|next2=Predacons Rising (Animated)
|title="Five Servos of Doom"
|airdate=[[April 4]], 2009
|written by=[[Andrew Robinson]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Yoshio Frank Chatani]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Sentinel Prime has incredible success capturing fugitive Decepticons, leading Prowl to suspect he's getting help. '''

==Synopsis==
[[File:FiveServosOfDoom-CapturedDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"We're gonna need a bigger shelf..."]]

In the dead of night, the [[Autobot]]s steal through the streets of [[Detroit]], on the trail of a [[Decepticon]] energy signature. With the source of the signal cornered, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] makes his move and dives through a window, only to find that the signal is coming from a [[signal beacon]] and that the Autobots have been tricked. To make matters worse, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] has disappeared, and the Autobots spread out to search for him. During the search, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] spots an unfamiliar shadow and follows it around a corner...to find the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|sycophantic Starscream clone]], captured and [[stasis cuffs|stasis-cuffed]] by Sentinel Prime. They take the prisoner back to the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard's]] ship, where Optimus is stunned to discover that Sentinel has also recently captured [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] as well.

[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] are eager to know how Sentinel managed to apprehend the Starscream clone, as is Optimus, but Sentinel gets defensive and tells Optimus it does not concern him. Prime confides in Prowl his suspicion that Sentinel is hiding something, and tells about the strange shadow he saw. Back at the Autobot plant, the pair consult computer records to see if Optimus can identify the distinctive helmet the robot was wearing, and when they find one that fits the bill, the stunned Prowl flashes back to his past on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]…

[[File:TFA Five Servos Prowl meets Yoketron.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Blam! Pow! You want I should leave this here?"]]

:''The helmet belongs to [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], the ninja master who trained Prowl centuries ago. Attempting to dodge the draft during the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], Prowl was apprehended by Elite Guardsman [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] and placed into the care of Yoketron, who saw potential in him and offered to train him in exchange for the charges against him being dropped.''

Optimus pulls Prowl out of his ruminations, and the ninja-bot silently speeds back to the Elite Guard ship to converse with [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], another of Yoketron's old students. The pair suspect that their old sensei may somehow be on Earth, capturing Decepticons, and that Sentinel is taking the credit. Sentinel walks in on the middle of the discussion and laughs off the notion that Yoketron is even still online, before departing on another patrol. Knowing that something is not right, Jazz and Prowl shadow Sentinel, but when Sentinel rounds a corner and disappears, Prowl lapses into his memories once again, recalling when Yoketron taught him that it was the robot himself, not his tools, that made the ninja. With nothing left to do, the pair return to the Elite Guard's ship, where Jetfire and Jetstorm are working to repair their communications system.

[[File:Jetstormpose.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Say cheeeeeese!]]

The two brothers, who are struggling to get the ship's [[gyro-stabilizer]] working, tell the ninjas that Sentinel is waiting for them in the brig, and Jazz and Prowl are amazed to see that Sentinel has brought in [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]! As Sentinel gloats, Prowl calls him on the unlikelihood of the whole scenario and accuses him of having "help". The ninja-bot points out the missing weapons on all the Decepticons, and notes that [[Lockdown (Animated)|only one bot]] that he knows of takes trophies from his victims, but Sentinel silences him by revealing that he has removed Lugnut's "[[Punch of Kill Everything]]" and placed it in a storage compartment in that very hallway. Embarrassed, Prowl leaves, and Sentinel turns on Optimus, telling him to keep Prowl in line, lest he "bust him back to protoform". The word echoes down the hallway, and Prowl pauses…

:''As Prowl's skills increase under Yoketron's tutelage, he is deemed worthy of a weapon by his master and is given his [[shuriken]]. Yoketron leads Prowl into a chamber containing holographic busts of his greatest students, but one plinth is empty—a spot, Yoketron reveals, previously held by a former student who disgraced the cyber-ninja corps. Prowl is amazed when Yoketron uses a technique known as "[[processor-over-matter]]" to open the far wall of the chamber with the power of his mind, revealing a greater chamber beyond, its walls lined with [[protoform]]s that the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] has been charged with protecting. Yoketron challenges Prowl to close the chamber using processor-over-matter, but Prowl is unable to accomplish the task, and Yoketron sends him on an "optics quest" to find his center and become a true cyber-ninja.''

Prowl's trip down memory lane is cut off as Sentinel comes down the hallway. He uses his hologram projector to disguise himself as a cabinet and listen in as Sentinel talks with parties unknown over his communicator. Prowl alerts Jazz before trailing Sentinel to [[Tigatron Stadium]], where he learns that his suspicions were correct: Sentinel is working with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], who is wearing Yoketron's helmet! Prowl busts up the prisoner exchange, but it is soon revealed that Lockdown has double-crossed Sentinel, having been made a better offer by [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]]. Lockdown and Prowl engage in battle, and Lockdown reveals that he was also a student of Yoketron...

:''Returning from his unsuccessful optics quest, Prowl discovers that Yoketron's dojo has been attacked, the protoforms almost all stolen, and Yoketron himself fatally wounded. As Yoketron's spark begins to fade, Prowl recovers one of the remaining protoforms and places his master's spark in it, saving Yoketron's life. Yoketron, however, is appalled by his student's actions; one must never sacrifice a piece of the future in order to save a piece of the past. When Prowl's time comes, Yoketron tells him, he too will understand. As Prowl looks on, Yoketron allows his spark to fade out.''

[[File:FiveServosOfDoom-Yoketron'sDeath.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"You must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past."<br>"But the seeds of the future lie buried in the past!"<br>"... shut up, boy."]]

At last, all is clear to Prowl: Lockdown led the attack on the dojo and took the protoforms! Prowl pins Lockdown and demands the return of Yoketron's helmet; Lockdown appears to comply, but the helmet has been booby-trapped and binds Prowl in a tangle of cables. The captured Prowl is taken to [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown's ship]], where the bounty hunter intends to remove his jump jets and holo-projector in order to complete a duplicate set of the armor that he loaned Prowl during their [[A Fistful of Energon|last encounter]]. Lying on Lockdown's "operating table", Prowl concentrates, and at last masters processor-over-matter, freeing his body from the cables with the power of his mind.

[[File:Sentinel-derp.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Sentinel displays his ''Unfortunate Accident'' mode.]]

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime, Jazz, Jetfire and Jetstorm have arrived to rescue Sentinel Prime from the clutches of the Starscream clone, but the fight is not going well, as the clone uses Sentinel for a shield most of the time. The clone takes to the air, but Prime blinds him with a faceful of foam, and he crashes into the middle of the stadium field, dropping Sentinel head-first into the ground.

Back aboard Lockdown's ship, the bounty hunter turns to discover that Prowl has freed himself and donned both Yoketron's helmet and the armor, knowing that he will be able to handle its power this time because of the lesson he has finally learned: It is the ninja-bot, not the weapon. The two engage in battle once more, and their fight soon carries them out of the ship and into the middle of the other fight going on in the field outside. Optimus Prime and Jazz are in the process of dropping the stadium's scoreboard onto the Starscream clone, but Prowl and Lockdown get in the way at the last second, before they can stop the giant screen's tumble. As the dust clears, Optimus and Jazz discover that Prowl has used processor-over-matter to protect the combatants from the debris. Optimus quickly stasis-cuffs the Starscream clone, but Lockdown gets away.

[[File:TFA Five Servos processor over matter.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.1|...Show-off.]]
A little later, everyone has returned to the Elite Guard ship, where Jetstorm and Jetfire open a communications channel with [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] on Cybertron. Cliffjumper tells the Autobots about [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]'s attack on [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], and rather than add to the trouble, Prime refrains from reporting Sentinel's misconduct, instead simply informing Cliffjumper of the capture of the Decepticons on [[Earth]], crediting Prowl. Sentinel thanks Optimus for covering for him, but Optimus promises that once everything is done, he and Sentinel will have it out.

Back at the Autobot base, Jazz compliments Prowl on his armor, and tells him that Yoketron would be proud to have him wear his helmet. Prowl vows to do everything he can to be worthy of it.
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==Featured characters==
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*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (1)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (9)
*[[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] (10) (Flashback)
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] (11) (Flashback)
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] (15)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (16)

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*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (5)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (6)
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (7)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (12)
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (13)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (14)

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==Quotes==
'''Jetfire''': Sentinel Prime, sir, tell please.<br>
'''Jetstorm''': How did you making to capture this badness bot?<br>
'''Optimus''': Yes, Sentinel. How did you capture this badness bot?
:—Optimus Prime and the twins question Sentinel and butcher the English language.

'''Warpath''': Ask me, he should rust in the stockade. Any Autobot who won't fight the Decepticons is no better than a Con himself. We're at war.<br>
'''Prowl''': It's not my war!<br>
'''Warpath''': Then maybe I should take you out back and ''make it'' your war!<br>
'''Yoketron''': I believe I can take it from here.<br>
'''Warpath''': Bam pow! Lousy draft-dodgin' peacenik.
:—Warpath has no time for draft-dodgers.

"Give. Me. Yoketron's. Helmet."
:—'''Prowl''' is ''not'' messing around.

"Couldn't resist that old armor, though, could ya? What makes you think you can handle it this time?"<br>
"I've learned something since then. It's the ninja-bot, not the weapon."
:—'''Lockdown''' and '''Prowl'''

"Whoa, bro. P-over-M."
:—'''Jazz''', impressed with Prowl's processor-over-matter mastery.

"Diggin' the new armor, specially Yoketron's helmet. He'd be proud to have you wear it."<br>
"Thank you. I plan to do everything in my power to be worthy of it."
:—'''Jazz''' and '''Prowl'''

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

*Lockdown seems to have...lost a...tooth?
*When Prowl readies himself to kick Lockdown, his animation model doesn't have Yoketron's helmet, but rather, the helmet from the episode "[[A Fistful of Energon]]". This error reappears when Prowl charges at Lockdown a few seconds later.
*When the scoreboard crashes onto Prowl, Lockdown, and Ramjet, Prowl is missing his samurai armor.
*In the pan shot from the assembled Autobots and defeated Liar Starscream to Sentinel Prime with his head stuck in the ground, Sentinel's arms are spread out onto the turf as if he were no longer in stasis cuffs. His arms are positioned correctly when the shot switches to a close-up.
*Jetstorm has no mouth when Jetfire hails Cliffjumper on the Elite Guard ship's viewscreen.

===Continuity errors===
*Early in the episode, Optimus tells Sentinel that the Cybertron Communication network is "still down, as you know." However, the Elite Guard was able to contact Cybertron in the previous episode on two separate occasions; once at the beginning of the episode, and then again, offscreen, to inform Cybertron of Longarm's status as a double agent. There was no prior indication of anything wrong with the communication network. It comes back online at the end of this episode without explanation beyond "Communication is okey for dokey".
*It's not ''technically'' an error, since Prowl has always remained quiet on his history and could just have been holding back from correcting anyone, but this episode reveals that he was online during the Great War, prior to the creation of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], where previous episodes have suggested that none of the main ''Animated'' Autobot cast, except for [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], were around back then. Notably, this makes Prowl older than Optimus Prime, which... sits ill, at best.
*Based on the various conversations about him, it seems the public believes Master [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] mysteriously disappeared. This is rather at odds with Prowl's flashback, in which Master Yoketron leaves two distinct corpses behind thanks to Prowl trying to revive him. This makes one wonder what exactly happened after that.
*On a related note, this also means that Jazz was active in the Cyber-Ninja Corps during the war, apparently long before Sentinel even came online (much less joined the Elite Guard). Even ignoring Sentinel's various flaws, this raises legitimate questions about just how promotions are handed out in the Elite Guard.
*Swindle is still in one piece, despite [[Carmine Fanzone|a certain cop]] telling the Autobots he would be stripped down and sold at an auction.
*Sentinel notes he had to pay a fine to remove the vehicle-locked Swindle from an impound lot. HOW he could have paid a fine with money he'd never have reason to carry goes unexplained.
[[File:FiveServosOfDoom-LockdownInYoketronHelmet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Lockdown has never mentioned Prowl's fighting before, referred to any cyber-ninja training, or, perhaps most noticeably, worn Yoketron's helmet prior to this episode. The latter may have been meant to be explained by Lockdown's stated interest in Prowl's use of the samurai armor during their last encounter, but it's still a little clunky.
*By much the same token, given what a big point Prowl makes of Yoketron's helmet being distinctive enough in shape to be recognizable even in shadow, it seems a little odd in retrospect that he made no comment regarding the strong similarity to his former master's helmet when he first saw the previous "samurai" helmet he got from Lockdown.
*The [[protoform]] in this episode is a whole lot different than the one featured in "[[TransWarped]]". This new look will remain constant for the rest of the series.

===Continuity notes===
*Prowl performed the titular "Five Servos of Doom" technique back in "[[The Elite Guard]]".
*Swindle is still stuck in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] after the events of "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]".
*Prowl's samurai armor was previously seen in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]", in which Lockdown last appeared. Additionally, it was in that episode that Starscream escaped from the Elite Guard flagship, which is the "last time" that Sentinel refers to while arguing with Optimus.
*As of this episode, we've seen all the Cybertronian modes for the five main Autobots.
*And, as of this episode, all the main 'bots have had flashback episodes (counting "[[Autoboot Camp]]" for both Bulkhead and Bumblebee).
*Prowl's keeping of his new armor continues the trend started in "[[TransWarped]]" with Bumblebee and Ratchet that upgrades are okay now because damnit, this is war. This is a notable turnaround from the position of the first two seasons.

===Transformers references===

*Yoketron is named for [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s lead designer, [[Hideaki Yoke]].
[[File:FiveServosOfDoom-TempleCameos.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|For those who thought getting [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] just wasn't good enough...]]
[[File:FiveServosOfDoom-TempleCameos2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[File:FiveServosOfDoom-TempleCameos3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*In addition to Yoketron and Jazz, the busts in Yoketron's little "hall of fame" depict ''Animated'' incarnations of various Transformers that have otherwise not appeared in the series (yet?). Those clearly visible onscreen include [[Springer (Animated)|Springer]], [[Sky Garry (Animated)|Sky Garry]], [[Devcon (Animated)|Devcon]], [[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]], [[Heavy Load (Animated)|Heavy Load]], [[Star Upper (Animated)|Star Upper]] and [[Roadhandler (Animated)|Roadhandler]], but there are many more busts in the room that are only seen from a distance, and are essentially unidentifiable. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has identified the other Transformers as [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Star Saber (Animated)|Star Saber]], [[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]], [[Kick-Off (Animated)|Kick-Off]], [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]], [[Motorarm (Animated)|Motorarm]], [[Powerhug (Animated)|Powerhug]] and [[Road Rocket (Animated)|Road Rocket]].
** Additionally, Wyatt classifies the characters as being specialists in different categories, namely Fencing/Swordfighting/Melee Weapons (Star Saber, Magnus, Dai Atlas, Springer), Boxing/Kick-Boxing/Street-Fighting (Tap-Out, Star Upper, Sky Garry, Kick-Off, Devcon), Sumo/Wrestling (Grandus, Motorarm, Powerhug and Roadhandler) and Martial Arts/Ninja (Yoketron, Jazz, Heavy Load and Road Rocket). These classifications speak for themselves more often than not (no explanation is needed for the melee-weapon characters, nor for someone like Star Upper, who was all about boxing), but sometimes the rationale is a bit more obscure (Heavy Load, for instance, was only ever noted to be a martial artist in his [[bio]]; it never came across in the cartoon), or is a reference to some past fiction (Roadhandler being classified as a wrestler is the main example, being that it's a reference to his stint in the squared circle from the Marvel Comics story, "[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!]]"). Conversely, sometimes it's just a joke—Grandus as a sumo, for instance, is purely a gag based on the fact that he's a big fatty fat-fat.
** The order of the busts in the room appears to go "Door -> Road Rocket/Star Saber/Kick-Off/Tap-Out -> Ultra Magnus? -> Roadhandler/Powerhug/Motorarm/Grandus -> Protoform Chamber Entrance -> Springer/Lockdown/Sky Garry/Devcon -> Yoketron -> Dai Atlas/Jazz/Heavy Load/Star Upper -> Door".
*[[Tigatron]] Stadium!
*Lockdown identifies Prowl's techniques as [[Metallikato|Metallikato Sigma]] and [[Circuit-Su]].
*Yoketron's Spark container is similar to design to [[Big Convoy]]'s Matrix, with two L-shaped handles instead of U-shaped ones. Fitting, when one considers Yoketron's Japanese-based aesthetic.
*One of the upgrades seen on Lockdown's shelves is [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave's]] G1 shoulder-mounted missile launcher.
*The protoform Prowl takes from the room has a design similar to the ones in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.
*Also, the protoform-pods-or-whatever-they-are-called on the walls look like the [[stasis pod]]s from [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|the same franchise]]...where the protoforms were guarded as well! Coincidence? Perhaps...
*Master Yoketron's dying words to Prowl are [[Endgame, Part II|rather foreshadowing....]]

===Real-world references===
*The title of the episode is apparently derived from the 1972 Hong Kong martial arts movie [[wikipedia:Five Fingers Of Death|''Five Fingers Of Death'']]. The movie's name is a regular source of recycling, including wrestler Bret Hart's "Five Moves Of Doom" and the mockumentary ''18 Fingers Of Death'' to name a few.
**A reference to "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" may not have been intended, but the Brazilian title sure seems to be going in that direction.
*Tigatron Stadium is named after and largely based on {{w|Tiger Stadium}}, the former home field of the {{w|Detroit Tigers}}. The stadium ceased use by the team in 1999, and was later fully demolished in 2009.

===Trivia===
[[File:FiveServosOfDoom-CapturedBlitzwingFaces.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Watch out, it bites!]]
*Like [[Where Is Thy Sting?|the previous episode]], this episode received an early online debut when a copy loaded onto the Cartoon Network website server, intended to go live after the episode premiered, was leaked out on [[March 27]], over a week before the episode premiered on television.
*Having three faces warrants three mouth clamps, it seems, as the animation depicts the mouth clamps on Blitzwing's faces rotating when he switches personality. Interestingly, you can still see some of the smile on Random Blitzwing's face.
*While trying to identify the helmet Optimus Prime saw, Prowl brings up the images of the helmets worn by Ultra Magnus and Blitzwing on the computer.
*Similar to the misspelling of [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]'s name in "[[Autoboot Camp#Trivia|Autoboot Camp]]", the Closed Captions for this episode misspell Lockdown's reference to "Metallikato Sigma" and both his and Prowl's references to "Circuit-Su" as '''Metallic Arrow Sigma''' and '''Circuit Sioux''', respectively.
*The voice cast for this episode does not credit [[David Kaye]] with the role of Cliffjumper.
*Look at that French title. "Cerveaux" doesn't mean anything like "servos", but it does ''sound'' like it...

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cinco Faces Do Mal'''" ("Five Faces Of Evil")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Les 5 cerveaux du destin'''" ("The 5 Brains of Destiny")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''Spanish (Latin America)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Los cinco servos de la perdición'''" ("The five servos of doom")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 10|10 November]] [[2009]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shishō no Katami'''" (師匠の形見, "Memento of the Master")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 6|6 November]] [[2010]]

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 9 ([[Paramount]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Shout! Factory]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Three ([[Madman Entertainment]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Cybertron Central Infirmary

2018-06-21T19:14:27Z

'Till All Are One: /* Animated cartoon */

:''The Cybertron Central Infirmary is an Autobot hospital from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
The '''Cybertron Central Infirmary''' is the main hospital for ill and injured [[Autobot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] was apparently a comatose patient at the Cybertron Central Infirmary for millions of stellar cycles, {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}} after her mind was inadvertently wiped by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} and her processor was dissected by the [[Ministry of Science]] in an attempt to retrieve the activation codes for [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Far later, [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was critically injured by the Decepticon double-agent [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}, and was left on [[spark support]] {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} in the Infirmary. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

Shockwave later sought out Arcee, in an effort to restore and retrieve the activation codes to wipe and reboot Omega Supreme as a Decepticon. Ratchet followed, and although his and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]'s efforts to get the access codes from [[Rattletrap]] failed, [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] supplied them, and they entered and found Arcee. Shockwave, however, found them, and Ratchet fought the Decepticon spy through the hospital, until they reached the room where [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] lay. While Ratchet saved his [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]] from death at Shockwave's hands and retrieved the [[Magnus Hammer]], the interference of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] meant the Decepticon was able to blow holes in the walls, floors and roof of the infirmary to escape with Arcee. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

The Central Infirmary was apparently inside the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]], as stated by Arcee during a class field trip there. {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}

[[Category:Animated locations]]
[[Category:Cybertron]]

Copterdrone

2017-10-25T03:07:07Z

'Till All Are One: Added a photo.

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' drones|the ''Beast Machines'' Vehicon drones|Copter Drone}}
:''Copterdrones are [[Automaton|automatons]] in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image: Screenshot 2017-10-23 at 10.00.55 PM.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Yep; this thing had more speaking lines and a bigger stake in the story line than [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]].]]

'''Copterdrones''' are automatons created by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] for the purpose of law enforcement. They aid the police in subduing dangerous threats in [[Detroit]], and possibly elsewhere in the world as well. Their small maneuverable nature means that they can engage the targets from many angles normally inaccessible to officers.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English)}}

Copterdrones attempted to subdue the microbot-enhanced cockroach that was loose outside of [[Sumdac Tower]]. Their firepower didn't prove to be very effective, unfortunately. When the Autobots stepped in to combat the mutated creature, [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] ordered the drones to engage them as well; he didn't trust the unfamiliar 'bots, especially since [[Bumblebee (Animated)|one of them]] was handling an [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|innocent child]]. The Copterdrones proved to be little of a challenge for Bumblebee to take out. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}}

''Copterdrones assisted the Autobots in their capture of the criminal [[Stiletto (Animated)|Stella Healy]]''. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] took control of Detroit's automatons in his attempt to subjugate the human population, he used several Copterdrones to pester the Autobots. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

A group of Copterdrones were on the fritz, following Captain Fanzone about and shooting at him while he tried to gain Ratchet's attention. The old 'bot was too distracted, working on Bulkhead's spacebridge, to pay Fanzone any heed. Until the Captain got himself sucked into the space bridge that is. Before following him through, Ratchet destroyed the Copterdrones that remained. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
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[[Category:Animated technology]]
[[Category:Drones]]

File:Animated-Copterdrone.jpg

2017-10-24T05:06:30Z

'Till All Are One:

Police drone

2017-01-28T05:41:26Z

'Till All Are One: /* Notes */

:''Police drones are [[human]]-aligned [[automaton]]s in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RiseoftheConstructicons policedrones.JPG|thumb|300px|"Please put down your weapon. You have 20 seconds to comply."]]
'''Police drones''' are automatons created by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] for the purpose of law enforcement. They are used by the police department in [[Detroit]], and possibly elsewhere in the world as well. Given their tendency to not work properly, they most likely contribute to [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]'s dislike of machines.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English, "Total Meltdown"), [[Tom Kenny]] (English, "Nanosec"), [[Bill Fagerbakke]] (English, "Rise of the Constructicons")}}

Isaac Sumdac first unveiled the current type of police drone to [[Augustus Edsel|Detroit's mayor]] and Captain Fanzone, claiming it was larger, faster, and had better recognition software than previous drones. Unfortunately, the specimen Sumdac was showing off had been sabotaged by one of his [[Meltdown (Animated)|business rivals]], and exploded violently. The crowd was not impressed. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}} Regardless, the police drones soon came into use, and were seen among the police forces trying to deal with the rampaging [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

A police drone later hunted [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]] after a successful robbery, but the thief evaded its scanners by simply standing on top of it. Sexton then jumped across a storage container, leaving the police drone to repeatedly bump into it while trying to pursue him. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}} A number of policedrones fell under [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s control and menaced the [[Autobot]]s. Of course, once Soundwave's control was broken, the policedrones returned to normal operation. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}} When the malevolent [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] stole the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and attacked the [[Sidney Biggles-Jones Memorial Solar Fusion Plant|Detroit Solar Fusion Power Plant]], a group of police drones went on the offensive, but were rather easily swept aside by Bulkhead's wrecking ball. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

When the [[AllSpark]] was shattered, a fragment of it ended up lodged in a console in an automated police drone factory, causing it to go haywire and mass-produce crazed police drones that attacked anything and everything. A number of Autobots kept them at bay until [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] fought his way into the factory and retrieved the AllSpark fragment. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

A group of police drones later pursued the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] after they had stolen large amounts of metal beams, but ended up crashing into Bulkhead who wanted to help his friends. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}} When the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]] stole a satellite dish from a Sumdac Systems factory, Nanosec and [[Slo-Mo]] were confronted by a pair of Security Bots on guard. Slo-Mo simply stopped them in their tracks with her timepiece. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

==Notes==
*The policedrones are a riff on [[Wikipedia:ED-209|ED-209]] from the ''[[Wikipedia:RoboCop (franchise)|Robocop]]'' films.
*They're referred to as police drones in "Total Meltdown", policedrones in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The Allspark Almanac]]'', and as Security Bots in "Rise of the Constructicons" and the closing credits.
*Despite David Kaye's credit in "Total Meltdown", the Police Drone does not deliver any lines.

[[Category:Animated technology]]
[[Category:Drones]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]

Police drone

2017-01-28T05:41:12Z

'Till All Are One: /* Notes */

:''Police drones are [[human]]-aligned [[automaton]]s in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RiseoftheConstructicons policedrones.JPG|thumb|300px|"Please put down your weapon. You have 20 seconds to comply."]]
'''Police drones''' are automatons created by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] for the purpose of law enforcement. They are used by the police department in [[Detroit]], and possibly elsewhere in the world as well. Given their tendency to not work properly, they most likely contribute to [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]'s dislike of machines.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English, "Total Meltdown"), [[Tom Kenny]] (English, "Nanosec"), [[Bill Fagerbakke]] (English, "Rise of the Constructicons")}}

Isaac Sumdac first unveiled the current type of police drone to [[Augustus Edsel|Detroit's mayor]] and Captain Fanzone, claiming it was larger, faster, and had better recognition software than previous drones. Unfortunately, the specimen Sumdac was showing off had been sabotaged by one of his [[Meltdown (Animated)|business rivals]], and exploded violently. The crowd was not impressed. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}} Regardless, the police drones soon came into use, and were seen among the police forces trying to deal with the rampaging [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

A police drone later hunted [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]] after a successful robbery, but the thief evaded its scanners by simply standing on top of it. Sexton then jumped across a storage container, leaving the police drone to repeatedly bump into it while trying to pursue him. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}} A number of policedrones fell under [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s control and menaced the [[Autobot]]s. Of course, once Soundwave's control was broken, the policedrones returned to normal operation. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}} When the malevolent [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] stole the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and attacked the [[Sidney Biggles-Jones Memorial Solar Fusion Plant|Detroit Solar Fusion Power Plant]], a group of police drones went on the offensive, but were rather easily swept aside by Bulkhead's wrecking ball. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

When the [[AllSpark]] was shattered, a fragment of it ended up lodged in a console in an automated police drone factory, causing it to go haywire and mass-produce crazed police drones that attacked anything and everything. A number of Autobots kept them at bay until [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] fought his way into the factory and retrieved the AllSpark fragment. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

A group of police drones later pursued the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] after they had stolen large amounts of metal beams, but ended up crashing into Bulkhead who wanted to help his friends. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}} When the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]] stole a satellite dish from a Sumdac Systems factory, Nanosec and [[Slo-Mo]] were confronted by a pair of Security Bots on guard. Slo-Mo simply stopped them in their tracks with her timepiece. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

==Notes==
*The policedrones are a riff on [[Wikipedia:ED-209|ED-209]] from the ''[[Wikipedia:RoboCop (franchise)|Robocop]]'' films.
*They're referred to as police drones in "Total Meltdown", policedrones in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The Allspark Almanac]]'', and as Security Bots in "Rise of the Constructicons" and the closing credits.
*Despite David Kaye's credit in Total Meltdown, the Police Drone does not deliver any lines.

[[Category:Animated technology]]
[[Category:Drones]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]

Generic

2017-01-28T01:57:54Z

'Till All Are One: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

[[File:VictoryMicroCriminalsEp18.jpg|upright=2.8|thumb|What do any of us turn into?]]
A "'''generic'''" is the fan-coined, unofficial term for any unnamed background [[Transformer]] that is clearly not intended to represent any previously existing and named toy/character. Generics are frequently used to fill out crowd scenes and battles, and often employ repeated standardized designs (especially in the older material such as the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]).

It is rare that a generic gets a speaking part, but it has happened from time to time. However, if the character is given a name they cease to be a generic and becomes a regular old character. Over time, thanks to fans-turned-pro and [[BotCon|conventions]] looking for con-exclusive toys, quite a few generics have made this leap! (See below for a partial list)

== Notable generics==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I don't know how, but I'm pretty sure the Decepticons were cheating.]]
*[[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] - The comparatively low number of Decepticons in the early episodes of the cartoon led to the filling out of the ranks with numerous generics based on the existing cast, most notably the Seekers.
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] - There were often more than three. Though to be fair, it is speculated that Reflector was just one guy who could clone himself...
*Rumble/Frenzy body types. Just look at the picture to the right.
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] - Hordes of generic Junkions tended to appear whenever the cartoon visited [[Junkion (planet)|that planet]]. Sometimes [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]] character models were repurposed as Junkions.
*Paradrons - The entire population of [[Paradron]] in "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]", save for [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] were generics, especially their [[Paradron Medic|medics]]. However, the Communication Autobot (later given the name [[Playback]]) had a distinct design, and even spoke a few lines.
*The "historic footage" from "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" features a [[Early war history records Transformers|large number of generics]] with completely made-up character models. Some of these models later show up again in "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]", "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", and even ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''.
*Many generics appear during the flashback scenes in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".
*Many Decepticons of various designs were seen running as Unicron is on the verge of destroying Cybertron. A few were later seen inside Unicron along with Spike, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Cliffjumper, with two onscreen dropped into the acid and melting. A few Autobots were seen too, including one who resembles [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Generic decepticons marvel 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|rightt|Optimus Prime? Who's that meant to be?]]
*The [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the Marvel comic featured a very high proportion of generic characters - probably more than any issue of a Transformers comic since. Many of these were recycled from existing character models and some may be simple coloring errors, though a generic that resembles a miscolored [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] leading the Decepticons' assault on the Ark [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|may take more explaining]]. A number of the generics in battle scenes tote weapons like [[ion blaster]]s and [[fusion cannon]]s.
*''A generic Decepticon technician of a standard design originally created by [[Will Simpson]] for [[Resurrection!|issue #103]] was forcibly upgraded into a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of Megatron]].''
*''[[Dan Reed]] drew hundreds of generic "zombie" Transformers for the stories "[[City of Fear!]]" and "[[Legion of the Lost!]]"''

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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Agendapt1 generic Predacons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Wheeeee, best slide ''EVER''!]]
*In "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", numerous generic [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were seen being jostled within [[Predacon Command Outpost One]] when the station was struck by the [[transwarp wavefront]].

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===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
*Generation 1 [[character model]]s created for the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" were modified to represent various generic Cybertronian citizens who were infected with Megatron's transformation lock virus.
*A [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] character model appears in [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'s flashback in "[[Forbidden Fruit]]"
*A [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] character model shows up as a corpse in a Vehicon factory in "[[Revelations Part I: Discovery]]".
*The Soundwave and Prowl character models were later stumbled upon by the Maximals in "[[Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search]]".

{{collist|2|
[[File:Bm soundwave.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.1|Soundwave? Never heard of that guy.]]
[[File:ProwlMaybe BM.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.1|And at long last we have found ''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]''!]]
}}

===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Prominent generic.png|rightt|100px|thumb|"I had a bigger role than Overload!"]]
*Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out using Generation 1 cartoon character models, creating several odd instances of classic characters getting remarkably awkward (and often randomly-colored) cameos. (For example, ''Hound is on the side of the Decepticons''. Not to mention a purple Powerglide)
*Depending on who was animating the episode, the masses of [[Mini-Con]]s combined toy-characters with either randomly-colored toy-based models or entirely-new designs... or, in one notable instance, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s character model!

{{--}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[File:EnergonGeneric.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Absolutely, positively not made of the corpses of other more important characters, SIR!"]]
*Due to the computer generated nature of the graphics, both Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out with generics assembled from parts of other existing or unused character models. [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]'s original "Wing Dagger" form is one such example of a mixed-and-matched generic character model.

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===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
*Most of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s were generics, using slightly varied models. Nearly all of these clearly seen looked like their [[alternate mode]]s were jets or starfighters of varying sort, and almost certainly Cybertronian in origin. They mainly served to be beaten up, and some possibly slagged, by the Autobots, but they did prove helpful in the final struggle.
*Many of the civilian Transformers were generic also, at least two being based on [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] and several others based on [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]]. Others were more varied, as with the ancient Decepticons. These featured alternate modes used by characters in previous series, with a few new things, such as a bus and jetliners, being thrown in. It is noteworthy that none of these were ever seen in [[robot mode]], save as silhouettes in "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]". The generic Ancient Decepticons, in contrast, were not seen in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], save perhaps for a few brief glimpses.
*In a flashback shot in "[[Honor]]" and in a present-day scene in "[[Challenge]]" various generic [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] natives were shown in [[beast mode]]. These beast modes included various dinosaurs, a lobster-alt body type shared by at least two, and another shared body type that transformed into an owl.

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Joetfii 03a.jpg|rightt|upright=0.85|thumb|I don't know who I am, but apparently I'm awesome.]]
*After the events of ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' left the Decepticons short on troops, in ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II]]'' artist [[E. J. Su]] padded out [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Cybertronian forces with nameless, but intricately designed generics. Sadly the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived, and Dinobots vs. generic Decepticons is always going to end badly for the no-names.
*Also notable is the generic "future Decepticon" composed of a mix of [[Scorponok (Energon)|''Energon'' Scorponok]], [[Megatron (Armada)|''Armada'' Megatron]], and topped with [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]]'s head, who appeared on the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|#3]] (as seen to the left). Part of him was shown in the cliffhanger of issue 2, but despite his appearance on the cover, he did not appear in the following issue at all. Instead his place was filled by hordes of generic [[Ravage (G1)|Ravages]], [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and Insecticons. Though multiple Insecticons and Sweeps have been previously seen, this is the first time we have seen clones of Ravage. In 2015, an entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would name this "future Decepticon" as [[Ragnarok]] and provide an in-universe explanation for his absence from the story.
*At the series's conclusion, Shockwave is tended by a generic [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]], who has a similar design to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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* Artist [[Andrew Griffith]] populated the early issues of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' with a variety of recurring background characters representing civilians and other non-combatant Cybertronians. Some of these were based off other fictional properties, such as characters based off of Tonka's [[Rock Lord]]s, but most were original creations, many of whom sported inhuman features such as extra heads or arms.

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Many unnamed generic Decepticons appear at Megatron's funeral in "[[Dispatches]]".
[[File:Animated females.jpg|thumb|178px|Because of the [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]s, we didn't stay unnamed for long.]]
In Season 3 many generics flesh out crowd scenes. Normally these generics are just randomly colored characters, but sometimes they have [[Bumper (Animated)|new heads]] and [[Tap-Out (Animated)|posture]], or sometimes even a [[Glyph (Animated)|new gender]]! This is especially noticeable in "[[Decepticon Air]]", "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]", and "[[Endgame, Part II]]".
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:ROTF Protoform army.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Those who didn't fancy fighting nude had to [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|borrow]] [[Long Haul (ROTF)|others']] [[Scrapper (ROTF)|clothes]].]]
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] all share the same generic protoform appearance before scanning their Earth alt modes.

Perhaps as an homage to the franchise's long history of generic background characters, or just to save time, [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] added many re-used and re-colored characters into the backgrounds of the larger battle scenes featured in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*A [[protoform]] army with heads resembling [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]].
*The [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], and [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] appeared in more than one place simultaneously, creating generics.
*A [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]] resembling [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]].
*Hundreds of [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]] lookalikes during the battle of 17,000 B.C.E.
{{note|Despite having a recycled character model, [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s presence in the toyline establishes his continuing [[Seeker (body-type)|an age old custom]] rather than being a generic. The same reasoning can be applied to Demolishor and [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]].}}
*Copies of [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Deep Desert Brawl]], and [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] are seen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] charges down the street on his killing spree.
*Multiple duplicates of [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] are repairing Megatron's head wound in Africa.
*Three giant duplicates of [[Hatchet]] appear in the battle on Cybertron.
*The [[mercenary|mercenaries]], [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s, and [[Stupid Drone]]s serving aboard [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s [[Knight Ship|ship]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' all share single character models. And they may or may not even be Cybertronians.
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]'s commandeered army of [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] drones mostly consists of [[Trax (AOE)|Trax]]es. There are also multiple [[Two Head]]s and [[KSI Boss]]es.

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:WingedVehicons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Steve is the one on the right. Or is it the one in the middle?]]
*The Decepticons employ generics in the form of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] which come in two flavors—jet and car. (In season 2 and 3 white versions of the Jet type appeared as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, though they were just as generic as their purple brothers.)
*The Decepticon Miners all use the same model. The model itself is very similar to that of a car Vehicon.
*The [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] also shared a character model, with main-ish character [[Hardshell]] only being distinguished by his facial scars.
*The good guys also have generics, as virtually all of the human soldiers seen use the same model. Mind you, all those squishies look the same to us anyway.
{{--}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
* In season 2, There are two [[Chompazoid|Chompazoids]] that lacked [[Underbite|Underbite's]]... underbite, multiple multi-color Vehicons, some Insecticons and an alternate deco of Arachnid.
* Also there's the hordes of Mini-Cons that look exactly like [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]].

===''Transformers: Frontiers'' mobile game===
In this game you can find a lot of Autobot and some Decepticon generics!
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==Generics gone pro==
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Before they became famous.]]
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] was retroactively identified as one of the generic seekers from one scene of the first ever episode. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Then, ''all'' of those guys since became named [[Fun Publications]] characters with exclusive toys: [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]], [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], and [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]].
*Two space-fillers in the [[Female Autobots]] were named [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] by Fun Pub, which also decided two randoms in another episode were retroactively [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}
*''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' and its sequels named several of the generics who hadn't been based on anything, giving us [[Lickety-Split]] and [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]].
*[[Chuffer]] was given a name in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] letters pages, turning him from a random guy who gets killed into a specific guy who gets killed.
*[[Acid Storm]] was just one random [[Rainmaker]] until Hasbro turned him into a toy. His colleagues also received names ([[Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]]) and some characterization via the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]].
*[[Ragnarok]], [[Endo]], [[Sentinel Minor]], [[Peritus Maximus]], [[Dauntless Maximus]], [[Phreaker]], [[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]], [[Tusks]], [[Mattock]], [[Cobrabreast]], [[Headcannon]], and [[Clockwise]] also became this thanks to Ask Vector Prime.

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/pages/generics.htm Generics at the Obscure Transformers Website]
*[http://www.insecticons.com/screencapsarm/s-npcs.html Armada Background Characters at insecticons.com]

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[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]

Generic

2017-01-28T01:57:03Z

'Till All Are One: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

[[File:VictoryMicroCriminalsEp18.jpg|upright=2.8|thumb|What do any of us turn into?]]
A "'''generic'''" is the fan-coined, unofficial term for any unnamed background [[Transformer]] that is clearly not intended to represent any previously existing and named toy/character. Generics are frequently used to fill out crowd scenes and battles, and often employ repeated standardized designs (especially in the older material such as the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]).

It is rare that a generic gets a speaking part, but it has happened from time to time. However, if the character is given a name they cease to be a generic and becomes a regular old character. Over time, thanks to fans-turned-pro and [[BotCon|conventions]] looking for con-exclusive toys, quite a few generics have made this leap! (See below for a partial list)

== Notable generics==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I don't know how, but I'm pretty sure the Decepticons were cheating.]]
*[[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] - The comparatively low number of Decepticons in the early episodes of the cartoon led to the filling out of the ranks with numerous generics based on the existing cast, most notably the Seekers.
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] - There were often more than three. Though to be fair, it is speculated that Reflector was just one guy who could clone himself...
*Rumble/Frenzy body types. Just look at the picture to the right.
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] - Hordes of generic Junkions tended to appear whenever the cartoon visited [[Junkion (planet)|that planet]]. Sometimes [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]] character models were repurposed as Junkions.
*Paradrons - The entire population of [[Paradron]] in "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]", save for [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] were generics, especially their [[Paradron Medic|medics]]. However, the Communication Autobot (later given the name [[Playback]]) had a distinct design, and even spoke a few lines.
*The "historic footage" from "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" features a [[Early war history records Transformers|large number of generics]] with completely made-up character models. Some of these models later show up again in "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]", "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", and even ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''.
*Many generics appear during the flashback scenes in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".
*Many Decepticons of various designs were seen running as Unicron is on the verge of destroying Cybertron. A few were later seen inside Unicron along with Spike, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Cliffjumper, with two onscreen dropped into the acid and melting. A few Autobots were seen too, including one who resembles [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Generic decepticons marvel 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|rightt|Optimus Prime? Who's that meant to be?]]
*The [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the Marvel comic featured a very high proportion of generic characters - probably more than any issue of a Transformers comic since. Many of these were recycled from existing character models and some may be simple coloring errors, though a generic that resembles a miscolored [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] leading the Decepticons' assault on the Ark [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|may take more explaining]]. A number of the generics in battle scenes tote weapons like [[ion blaster]]s and [[fusion cannon]]s.
*''A generic Decepticon technician of a standard design originally created by [[Will Simpson]] for [[Resurrection!|issue #103]] was forcibly upgraded into a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of Megatron]].''
*''[[Dan Reed]] drew hundreds of generic "zombie" Transformers for the stories "[[City of Fear!]]" and "[[Legion of the Lost!]]"''

{{--}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Agendapt1 generic Predacons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Wheeeee, best slide ''EVER''!]]
*In "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", numerous generic [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were seen being jostled within [[Predacon Command Outpost One]] when the station was struck by the [[transwarp wavefront]].

{{--}}

===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
*Generation 1 [[character model]]s created for the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" were modified to represent various generic Cybertronian citizens who were infected with Megatron's transformation lock virus.
*A [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] character model appears in [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'s flashback in "[[Forbidden Fruit]]"
*A [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] character model shows up as a corpse in a Vehicon factory in "[[Revelations Part I: Discovery]]".
*The Soundwave and Prowl character models were later stumbled upon by the Maximals in "[[Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search]]".

{{collist|2|
[[File:Bm soundwave.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.1|Soundwave? Never heard of that guy.]]
[[File:ProwlMaybe BM.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.1|And at long last we have found ''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]''!]]
}}

===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Prominent generic.png|rightt|100px|thumb|"I had a bigger role than Overload!"]]
*Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out using Generation 1 cartoon character models, creating several odd instances of classic characters getting remarkably awkward (and often randomly-colored) cameos. (For example, ''Hound is on the side of the Decepticons''. Not to mention a purple Powerglide)
*Depending on who was animating the episode, the masses of [[Mini-Con]]s combined toy-characters with either randomly-colored toy-based models or entirely-new designs... or, in one notable instance, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s character model!

{{--}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[File:EnergonGeneric.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Absolutely, positively not made of the corpses of other more important characters, SIR!"]]
*Due to the computer generated nature of the graphics, both Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out with generics assembled from parts of other existing or unused character models. [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]'s original "Wing Dagger" form is one such example of a mixed-and-matched generic character model.

{{--}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
*Most of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s were generics, using slightly varied models. Nearly all of these clearly seen looked like their [[alternate mode]]s were jets or starfighters of varying sort, and almost certainly Cybertronian in origin. They mainly served to be beaten up, and some possibly slagged, by the Autobots, but they did prove helpful in the final struggle.
*Many of the civilian Transformers were generic also, at least two being based on [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] and several others based on [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]]. Others were more varied, as with the ancient Decepticons. These featured alternate modes used by characters in previous series, with a few new things, such as a bus and jetliners, being thrown in. It is noteworthy that none of these were ever seen in [[robot mode]], save as silhouettes in "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]". The generic Ancient Decepticons, in contrast, were not seen in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], save perhaps for a few brief glimpses.
*In a flashback shot in "[[Honor]]" and in a present-day scene in "[[Challenge]]" various generic [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] natives were shown in [[beast mode]]. These beast modes included various dinosaurs, a lobster-alt body type shared by at least two, and another shared body type that transformed into an owl.

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Joetfii 03a.jpg|rightt|upright=0.85|thumb|I don't know who I am, but apparently I'm awesome.]]
*After the events of ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' left the Decepticons short on troops, in ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II]]'' artist [[E. J. Su]] padded out [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Cybertronian forces with nameless, but intricately designed generics. Sadly the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived, and Dinobots vs. generic Decepticons is always going to end badly for the no-names.
*Also notable is the generic "future Decepticon" composed of a mix of [[Scorponok (Energon)|''Energon'' Scorponok]], [[Megatron (Armada)|''Armada'' Megatron]], and topped with [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]]'s head, who appeared on the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|#3]] (as seen to the left). Part of him was shown in the cliffhanger of issue 2, but despite his appearance on the cover, he did not appear in the following issue at all. Instead his place was filled by hordes of generic [[Ravage (G1)|Ravages]], [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and Insecticons. Though multiple Insecticons and Sweeps have been previously seen, this is the first time we have seen clones of Ravage. In 2015, an entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would name this "future Decepticon" as [[Ragnarok]] and provide an in-universe explanation for his absence from the story.
*At the series's conclusion, Shockwave is tended by a generic [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]], who has a similar design to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].

{{--}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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* Artist [[Andrew Griffith]] populated the early issues of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' with a variety of recurring background characters representing civilians and other non-combatant Cybertronians. Some of these were based off other fictional properties, such as characters based off of Tonka's [[Rock Lord]]s, but most were original creations, many of whom sported inhuman features such as extra heads or arms.

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Many unnamed generic Decepticons appear at Megatron's funeral in "[[Dispatches]]".
[[File:Animated females.jpg|thumb|178px|Because of the [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]s, we didn't stay unnamed for long.]]
In Season 3 many generics flesh out crowd scenes. Normally these generics are just randomly colored characters, but sometimes they have [[Bumper (Animated)|new heads]] and [[Tap-Out (Animated)|posture]], or sometimes even a [[Glyph (Animated)|new gender]]! This is especially noticeable in "[[Decepticon Air]]", "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]", and "[[Endgame, Part II]]".
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:ROTF Protoform army.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Those who didn't fancy fighting nude had to [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|borrow]] [[Long Haul (ROTF)|others']] [[Scrapper (ROTF)|clothes]].]]
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] all share the same generic protoform appearance before scanning their Earth alt modes.

Perhaps as an homage to the franchise's long history of generic background characters, or just to save time, [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] added many re-used and re-colored characters into the backgrounds of the larger battle scenes featured in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*A [[protoform]] army with heads resembling [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]].
*The [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], and [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] appeared in more than one place simultaneously, creating generics.
*A [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]] resembling [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]].
*Hundreds of [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]] lookalikes during the battle of 17,000 B.C.E.
{{note|Despite having a recycled character model, [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s presence in the toyline establishes his continuing [[Seeker (body-type)|an age old custom]] rather than being a generic. The same reasoning can be applied to Demolishor and [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]].}}
*Copies of [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Deep Desert Brawl]], and [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] are seen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] charges down the street on his killing spree.
*Multiple duplicates of [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] are repairing Megatron's head wound in Africa.
*Three giant duplicates of [[Hatchet]] appear in the battle on Cybertron.
*The [[mercenary|mercenaries]], [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s, and [[Stupid Drone]]s serving aboard [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s [[Knight Ship|ship]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' all share single character models. And they may or may not even be Cybertronians.
*[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]'s commandeered army of [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] drones mostly consists of [[Trax (AOE)|Trax]]es. There are also multiple [[Two Head]]s and [[KSI Boss]]es.

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:WingedVehicons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Steve is the one on the right. Or is it the one in the middle?]]
*The Decepticons employ generics in the form of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] which come in two flavors—jet and car. (In season 2 and 3 white versions of the Jet type appeared as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, though they were just as generic as their purple brothers.)
*The Decepticon Miners all use the same model. The model itself is very similar to that of a car Vehicon.
*The [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] also shared a character model, with main-ish character [[Hardshell]] only being distinguished by his facial scars.
*The good guys also have generics, as virtually all of the human soldiers seen use the same model. Mind you, all those squishies look the same to us anyway.
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
* In season 2, There are two [[Chompazoid|Chompazoids]] that lacked [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite's]]... underbite, multiple multi-color Vehicons, some Insecticons and an alternate deco of Arachnid.
* Also there's the hordes of Mini-Cons that look exactly like [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]].

===''Transformers: Frontiers'' mobile game===
In this game you can find a lot of Autobot and some Decepticon generics!
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==Generics gone pro==
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Before they became famous.]]
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] was retroactively identified as one of the generic seekers from one scene of the first ever episode. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Then, ''all'' of those guys since became named [[Fun Publications]] characters with exclusive toys: [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]], [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], and [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]].
*Two space-fillers in the [[Female Autobots]] were named [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] by Fun Pub, which also decided two randoms in another episode were retroactively [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}
*''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' and its sequels named several of the generics who hadn't been based on anything, giving us [[Lickety-Split]] and [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]].
*[[Chuffer]] was given a name in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] letters pages, turning him from a random guy who gets killed into a specific guy who gets killed.
*[[Acid Storm]] was just one random [[Rainmaker]] until Hasbro turned him into a toy. His colleagues also received names ([[Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]]) and some characterization via the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]].
*[[Ragnarok]], [[Endo]], [[Sentinel Minor]], [[Peritus Maximus]], [[Dauntless Maximus]], [[Phreaker]], [[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]], [[Tusks]], [[Mattock]], [[Cobrabreast]], [[Headcannon]], and [[Clockwise]] also became this thanks to Ask Vector Prime.

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/pages/generics.htm Generics at the Obscure Transformers Website]
*[http://www.insecticons.com/screencapsarm/s-npcs.html Armada Background Characters at insecticons.com]

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Shockwave (Animated)

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{{disambigm|Shockwave (disambiguation)|Longarm (disambiguation)}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TFA Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My awesomeness is logical.]]

'''Shockwave''' is a covert agent in service to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. This [[Size changing|size-changing]] master of disguise has infiltrated the Autobot security apparatus at the highest level: his cover persona is '''Longarm Prime''', head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], reporting directly to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] himself. The undercover Decepticon is the perfect agent to pull this off, as he's able to change his voice, his appearance, and even his [[energy signature]]. This puts Shockwave in the perfect position to undermine and mislead the Autobots while feeding strategic information to his true master. To establish his credibility, "Longarm" attended the [[Autobot boot camp]] alongside Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Over the years, he worked his way up the Autobot hierarchy until finally he was promoted to be the very head of the Intelligence Division itself!

Befitting a double agent, Shockwave is highly secretive and fearful of detection. Befitting a cartoon villain, he can confidently give those secrets away if he thinks he's winning. If he suspects his cover may be compromised, he's given to acts of desperation.

{{bigquote|Rise, Shockwave: my most loyal servant!|Megatron|"[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Jon Bailey]] ([[BotCon 2015]]), [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Helmut Gauß]] (German), [[Ulisses Bezerra]] (Portuguese), [[Jorge Lillo]] (Latin American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Leonardo Salas]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Julio Lorenzo]] (Castillo Spanish), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish)}}

[[Image:TFA Longarm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why am I wearing a scuba mask?]]

[[Image:TFA Shockwave DoubleAgent.jpg|thumb|right|150px|So does that mean he's Shockwave Prime?]]
''Shockwave was recruited by Megatron because his mass-shifting abilities allowed him to impersonate effectively a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult for Autobots to accurately track him during missions of infiltration and sabotage. It was these traits which led to Megatron sending him to enlist in the Autobot armed services as a means of climbing the ranks and eventually taking the organization down from within.''

''With the aid of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} Shockwave crafted an Autobot persona and form for himself from old historical records <ref>Shockwave's on-package bio</ref> and enrolled in [[Autobot boot camp]], where his ability to stretch his limbs to great lengths (a limited use of his ability to change shape and size) earned him the name "Longarm" from his drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]. However, he slipped up in the early days of training and was overheard reporting to Megatron by the black sheep recruit [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. Although Shockwave managed to avoid detection right away, Bumblebee was tipped off to the presence of a traitor in the camp and suspected fellow recruit [[Wasp]], whom he spotted leaving the building shortly afterward. Bumblebee turned to the espionage-savvy Longarm for advice, and Shockwave used the opportunity to divert attention away from himself. He suggested that the young Autobot refrain from telling their commander, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], so that Bumblebee could take all the credit himself. Unfortunately, all of Bumblebee's efforts only got him in worse trouble, and his fellow recruits began to bully him, with Longarm being the only one to stick up for him. After several failures on Bumblebee's part, Shockwave took matters into his own hands during a training exercise and switched the training equipment to live ammo in an attempt to offline Bumblebee and keep the whole matter of a traitor a secret. Luckily for Bumblebee, this plan was foiled by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]].

Eventually, Shockwave found out that Sentinel Minor intended to conduct a surprise inspection, and he contrived to set up Wasp to take the fall himself. After planting a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's locker, Shockwave, as Longarm, informed Bumblebee of the upcoming inspection, telling him that it was his last chance to find the evidence he needed. Using one of his extensible limbs to trip up Wasp, Shockwave allowed Bumblebee to palm Wasp's locker key as 'Bee helped him up, allowing him to find the communicator and show it to Sentinel. In the end, Wasp was dragged off to prison, and Longarm commended Bumblebee for his deductive work.

Subsequently, Shockwave graduated boot camp and eventually became the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]]. Now "Longarm [[Prime (rank)#Transformers Animated|'''Prime''']]", he remained in this position, hiding in plain sight, for the fifty stellar cycles that Megatron was lost on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} ''He murdered [[Highbrow (Animated)|Intel director Highbrow]] to get the job. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}''

[[File:LongarmSentinel-Dispatches.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
''After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s ship was lost, Longarm pressed Sentinel to continue the search for the ship's crew, the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. His pleas fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''

After Megatron succeeded in restoring himself and the Decepticons were assembled on Earth, he re-established contact with Shockwave on Cybertron and initiated a plan to construct a [[space bridge]] that would allow the Decepticons to conquer the planet from within. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} Wasp, now criminally insane, escaped from prison, and Megatron started receiving transmissions from his double agent on Cybertron. When Megatron's captive, [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]], attempted to alert the Autobots to the existence of the double agent by bouncing a transmission to their base, Bumblebee again suspected Wasp. He reported the news to Longarm Prime on Cybertron, but of course, that accomplished nothing. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:Anim shockwave pinchy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pinchy pinchy!]]

When the completed space bridge failed to function, Megatron contacted Shockwave and instructed him to locate the top space bridge specialist on Cybertron to help correct the problem. Shockwave was surprised to discover that the specialist was already on Earth; it was Bulkhead! Bulkhead was subsequently captured by Megatron and forced to perfect the space bridge. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} The other Autobots arrived too late to stop him, and they were defeated by the Decepticons and strung up to watch as the bridge was activated. Shockwave revealed his alter ego of Longarm Prime to the Autobots, disclosing that he had already given Megatron an appropriate access code and forcing Bumblebee to feel the shame of sending an innocent Wasp to prison. When Megatron tried to test the space bridge by sending Optimus Prime through it, Shockwave assured his master that he awaited the "test subject" on the other side. Unfortunately, an attempt by Megatron to boost power caused the space bridge to overload, deleting the access code and setting the space bridge to random coordinates. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Megacycles later, Shockwave, as Longarm once more, assured Ultra Magnus that the Decepticons would not be able to reach the Cybertron Space Bridge nexus. Shockwave then contacted [[Team Chaar]], who had successfully taken over a space bridge and were ready to use it in order to gate to Cybertron. [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] asked for permission to begin the assault, only to have Shockwave deny her request. She was to stay put with her team and wait for Megatron to arrive, even if he was megacycles overdue.

[[Image:TransWarpedBlurrLongarm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Whoops—there's a bug on your head, Blurr. Holllld stilll..."]]

Not long afterward, the entire Space Bridge Nexus powered down. Confused, Longarm questioned Cybertron Command, and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] informed him that Ultra Magnus had ordered the shutdown in order to prevent the Decepticons from accessing Cybertron. Just then, Agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] arrived and (very) quickly informed Longarm that while on Earth, he had intercepted a transmission between Megatron and his double agent on Cybertron, Shockwave. Further, Blurr noted that Shockwave's voice didn't match that of the suspected Wasp, but quick search of the Cybertron Intel Database would allow them to find the true identity of the traitor. Shocked, Longarm asked if Blurr had shared this information with anyone else. When Blurr replied that he had not, Shockwave decided it would be wise to quiet him down—permanently. Blurr eluded his initial attempts and escaped into the corridors around the nexus control center. Rather than give chase, Shockwave simply had the corridors' security hatches slam shut and close in on Blurr, trapping and crushing him.

At the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]], Longarm handed over Blurr's remains to Cliffjumper, calling the small cube "sensitive materials." He received an incoming transmission from Lord Megatron in his private office. They traded information on their respective setbacks, but Megatron assured Shockwave that he had [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|a method]] of preventing the Earth Autobots from blowing Shockwave's cover.

Shortly, Longarm Prime attended an [[Autobot High Council]] meeting, where Ultra Magnus declared that the Decepticons' attacks were too organized to be random acts of sabotage. Rather, evidence pointed to a double agent in the Autobots' midst. Longarm nervously pointed out that the Decepticon uprisings had started after Wasp's escape, making the cause plain. Ultra Magnus agreed and ordered [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and Sentinel Prime to organize an Elite Guard Unit to find the escapee. He then requested that the Earth-bound Autobots be contacted. Increasingly distraught, Longarm declared that all communications should be first filtered through him, without exceptions—for the sake of security and the protection of Cybertron, naturally. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Unfortunately, Longarm's insistence on diverting blame toward Wasp was his undoing. When Wasp headed to Earth, Ultra Magnus didn't inform him about Wasp's destination until the Elite Guard's ship was in sight of the planet. Knowing he was on the verge of being exposed, Shockwave tried to contact Megatron, but still received no response. With no other orders on how to proceed, Shockwave took matters into his own hands: In an effort to inflict one last blow to the Autobots, Shockwave attacked and seriously damaged Ultra Magnus, stealing his Magnus hammer in the process. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

When the Autobots became trapped in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave's]] virtual reality, Shockwave appeared to invade and attack Earth. However, he didn't seem to do much besides set an apartment on fire. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

[[Image:TFAni ThisisWhyIHateMachines Shockwave TrueColors.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Wish you'd bought that repaint now, don't you?]]
After escaping, Shockwave hid in an underground tunnel, concealed from detection, waiting for Megatron to call. The Decepticon leader, trapped inside of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] along with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], contacted Shockwave, who revealed a way to gain the access codes for Omega Supreme. However, Shockwave was soon discovered by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]. He easily defeated them and went to find the female intelligence agent [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. To do this, he "asked" an informant-bot named [[Rattletrap]] for the directions. However, he apparently got lost, and so merely hid and waited for Fanzone and Ratchet to find her. He battled Ratchet and severely wounded the elderly Autobot. During the battle, he then found Ultra Magnus, still wounded. He was about to kill him for good when Ratchet used his EMP generator on both Shockwave ''and'' Ultra Magnus's hammer. Ratchet was then distracted by the arrival of temporary Magnus Sentinel Prime. After getting back online, Shockwave took Arcee and escaped to Omega Supreme, using the access codes to transwarp to Earth's orbit. He then celebrated his freedom to serve Megatron openly by [[electronic paint job|changing]] into more... [[Shockwave (G1)|suitable colors]], while Lugnut silently fumed at Megatron's description of him as his "most loyal servant". {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-ShockwavePointsAndLaughs.jpg|thumb|left|240px|It is only logical that you're an idiot.]]
Shockwave worked on the captured Arcee, initially hitting an early datatrax from her time as a teacher before the Great War. Megatron assured his "ever-loyal Shockwave" that if any bot could access the right datatrax, it was him. Combined with some taunting by Starscream, this sent Lugnut into a frenzy of jealousy, and he knocked Shockwave across the room as he begged for Megatron's favour. Shockwave in turn pointed out that while Lugnut was "fawning at Megatron's feet", he'd risked "spark and servo" as a double agent. This didn't go over well, and soon the two purple 'Cons were fighting one another. Later, with both sent to convert material from the wrecked [[Nemesis (Animated)|Decepticon flagship]] into [[Lugnut Supreme|clones of Omega Supreme]], Shockwave could be seen pointing and laughing at a misfortune on his rival's part.

After dropping a bit of stripped material from the wrecked ship, unwittingly nearly crushing a spying Bumblebee, Shockwave returned to working on Arcee and successfully restored her to the [[The Thrill of the Hunt|point at which her memory was wiped]]. Briefly returning to his grey "Longarm" mode, he confirmed that she had the activation codes, so he ripped the wires which artificially sustained her from her head, knocking her back into stasis. Outside, with the clones ready for activation, he rebooted Arcee. Despite "Longarm's" prompting, she refused to give the activation codes to Megatron voluntarily. Instead, Shockwave knocked her back into stasis and extracted the codes manually, making no comment when they ended up in Lugnut and Megatron proclaimed Lugnut his "most loyal lieutenant". As it turned out, however, the codes which Shockwave had torn from Arcee were missing a crucial "security upgrade patch", and he was forced to rig up an inelegant bypass—involving Lugnut directly puppeteering the clones—until he could retrieve the rest of the code from Arcee. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[Image:EndGamePartII-Longarm.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You wouldn't hit a purple guy, would you?]]

As Shockwave attempted to find the patch in Arcee's processor, Megatron grew impatient with Lugnut's giving a long speech on the greatness of his Glorious Leader before he would actually do anything with the clones, and angrily inquired of Shockwave if he was done yet. Shockwave replied, with great amusement in his voice, that he was still working on it and Megatron would have to relay all orders through Lugnut for the time being.

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Decepticons have failed forevermore.]]

Apparently, he gave up on extracting the patch, and instead left Arcee—her datatrax once again reverted to her teaching days—on the lunar surface as a trap, while he waited to ambush any Autobots who came for her and Omega Supreme. The group which transwarped there, led by Ratchet, blundered straight into the trap, and Ratchet was forced to flee with Arcee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] while Bumblebee and Bulkhead confronted their old classmate. While Shockwave initially had little difficulty as they attempted to attack from distance, he couldn't deal with Bulkhead's strength Bot-to-Con, and was left sprawled on the lunar surface, his cannon knocked out of reach. In a desperate attempt to buy time, he switched to Longarm mode—forgetting to activate his [[electronic paint job]]—but the pair of Autobots were not impressed, and Bulkhead smashed the cannon.

As the Autobots' prisoner, he was paraded before a large crowd on Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}} ''Shockwave would be incarcerated in [[Trypticon Prison]] alongside his master'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} ''when his [[Kremzeek]] virus was unleashed and ran rampant across Cybertron. Megatron questioned why he'd create such a dangerous weapon, and Shockwave meekly admitted that the plan had been for Kremzeek to be unleashed when the Decepticons ''weren't'' on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===

With all foes defeated, Megatron contacted Shockwave on Cybertron to activate the [[space bridge]]. When the Space Bridge would not work, Shockwave deduced that it had yet to be connected to a power source. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

As Ultra Magnus lay wounded in a medical facility, Shockwave plotted to end the Autobot's vital functions once and for all. His assassination attempt was foiled by the combined efforts of Ratchet and Ultra Magnus though, and although victory seemed briefly within Shockwave's reach, having acquired the famed Magnus Hammer, he did not anticipate it still being under Ultra Magnus's control, and was electrocuted to death for his troubles. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}

===Toy bios===
After graduating near the top of his class at the [[Autobot Academy]], he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to become the head of its Intelligence Division. Though he normally enjoys a subtle approach, blackmailing Autobots in positions of authority, Bumblebee's hyperactive personality annoys him enough to make him break cover and attack the Autobot directly.

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|134px|"Hello, Dave."]]
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English)}}
When [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] put out the call to his Decepticons to take as many Space Bridges as they could, Shockwave reported back that they'd captured over a dozen and were ready to invade Cybertron. Megatron radioed back to stand by and wait for his orders. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Longarmanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Punch.]]
[[Image:Shockwaveanimatedvoyager.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Counterpunch.]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-14'''
:Representing his double nature in the cartoon, ''Animated'' Shockwave becomes both the Autobot Longarm and Decepticon Shockwave, featuring four distinct modes. In "Infiltration Mode," the shorter, stockier Autobot Longarm transforms into a four-legged crane platform. If one fancies, one can stretch out his Shockwave-mode limbs to emulate his limb-stretching ability in Longarm mode (albeit not very well). In "Spy Mode," he stretches and converts into the taller, lankier Decepticon Shockwave, as the crane portion of Longarm's body converts into a hand-held cannon. The center panel on his chest flips between Autobot and Decepticon symbols. Both chest symbols are vacuum metalized, with very shiny silver and gold. Curiously, while the rotating faction symbols on his chest use the usual "classic" designs, the tampographed Decepticon symbol on his cannon/crane is in the movie style, and is visible in his Autobot modes. Additionally, the only mode in which Longarm's head is not fully visible is Shockwave himself.

:All the differences between Shockwave and Longarm can be difficult to remember, even for Hasbro. In the "tank mode" picture at right, the secondary guns are incorrectly folded back. On the back of this toy's box, there are several small transformation errors, the most obvious being that only ''one'' of Shockwave's shoulders has been correctly rotated up. Also, the toy [[instruction booklet|instructions]] do not show Shockwave's neck as correctly extended (his chin is touching his chestplate in the instructions, just as for Longarm). They also fail to mention that you can bend his upper torso forward as Shockwave to better replicate the slouch that he has in the cartoon. In his Longarm mode, it is also possible to extend his neck and push the tab forward, so that he maintains his Longarm face while having a better-articulated neck.

:The instructions for the trilingual packaging version of Shockwave have an odd error, in the space that should explain the transformation for his hands, is a glitched/overlapping version of the final two steps instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Animated longarm targetexclusive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Chugway.<ref>According to the ''Animated'' DVD closed captioning for [[Autoboot Camp]].</ref>]]
[[Image:Animated shockwave targetexclusive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|One-eyed one-horned giant purple [[Blurr (Animated)|people squisher...]] ]]
* '''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:A predominantly purple [[redeco]] of the Voyager toy, this version of Shockwave is packaged with an apparently unaltered [[Activators]]-class [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] figure. Shockwave retains his four modes and gimmickry within each. A Target stores [[exclusive]], this set was available simultaneously with the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]]/[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Ratchet]] multi-pack. Although this version seems to be a less convincing Autobot due to its purple paintjob, in one respect he would be a better spy in this form, as the redeco doesn't have the Decepticon symbol on the cannon arm to give him away. The Autobot and Decepticon symbols are also now red and purple, as opposed to the original silver and gold.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Purple Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Animated-TA42-Longarm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
[[File:Animated-TA42-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Shockwave Original Ver.''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-42'''

: The Japanese edition of purple Shockwave is available on his own, and like most of the Japanese ''Animated'' toys, he features a shiny metallic finish for some of his purple parts, including his chest and main shoulder and leg pieces. The Decepticon insignia on his cannon also makes its return, this time in purple.
: Oddly, despite Japanese toys generally having less stringent [[For safety reasons|safety requirements]] than in America, the soft plastic used on this Shockwave's claws and antennae are made of a noticeably more rubbery plastic than in Hasbro's release.

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==Notes==
* Actor Corey Burton reprises the role of Shockwave from Generation 1, reusing precisely the same British-accented, [[Wikipedia:Sark (Tron)|David-Warner-inspired]] voice for the character (while employing an American accented variation for Longarm). In an online interview with Seibertron.com in early 2009 (sadly lost owing to a server crash), Burton revealed that Shockwave's inclusion in Season 2 arose from a between-scenes conversation he had with the production team, regarding how little the original Shockwave actually had to do.
* In somewhat of a reversal, while this incarnation of Shockwave has much fewer appearances than his original incarnation, he does a heck of a lot more stuff: in just a few fleeting appearances on ''Animated'', Shockwave manages to infiltrate the Cybertronian ranks as the Chief Communications Officer, become a Prime, destroy Wasp's life, kill/nearly kill a [[Blurr (Animated)|popular recurring character]], bring down Cybertron's entire interplanetary transport and communications system, brutally assault the Magnus (and steal his hammer!), and give Megatron control of the Autobots' [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|most feared and powerful weapon]]. Oh, and according to the Almanacs, he probably offed Highbrow, and Magnus wasn't going to survive.
* While Shockwave possesses the single, round optic and window-chest of his Generation 1 counterpart, much of the rest of his body appears to be largely patterned after ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he transforms into an "H-tank", the front treads end up on his shoulders and the rear treads end up on the back of his lower legs, plus he has the large, spiky "antlers" on his head. Additionally, Shockwave's vehicle mode (like Armada Megatron's) appears to take some cues from the [[Transtech]] sketch designs for Megatron, with the high angled treads and turret. However, Shockwave is much thinner and taller than Megatron, and is also able to bend his knees. Regardless, he can do a fairly convincing impression of Transtech Megatron's "all terrain super aggressive attack" configuration by simply flipping his treads down into crane mode and leaving his turret in tank cannon mode.
[[Image:Chugway.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Loyal servant to the Decepticon Leader Mechatross.]]
* The [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|DVD]] closed captioning for the episode "[[Autoboot Camp]]" misspelled Shockwave's name as '''Chugway'''.
* Shockwave's status as an Elite Guard member in his Longarm identity is an issue fraught with much confusion. His on-package [[bio]] states that, as Longarm, he rose through the ranks of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] to reach his current position; this theoretically meshes with Longarm's cover story in "Autoboot Camp", where he states that he wishes to become an Elite Guard intelligence officer.<ref>On the other hand, ''everyone else'' (outside of Bulkhead) in Sentinel Minor's recruit line-up stated that they wanted to serve some function in the Elite Guard, and none of them actually ended up in it.</ref> However, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has informed this wiki that Longarm is not actually a member of that group in the cartoon continuity. Shockwave's status as a nonmember of the Elite Guard is supported by Longarm's lack of the Elite Guard's winged Autobot symbol, and the evident fact that, while Longarm ''is'' head of the Autobot Intelligence Division, the Autobot Intelligence Division is ''not'' a part of the Elite Guard; Longarm's immediate predecessor as head of the organization, [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]], did not sport the Elite Guard symbol either. Adding to this confusion, Longarm was drawn with an Elite Guard symbol in [[Dispatches|''The Arrival'' #1]], but this seems to have been in error, as Sentinel Prime—stated to be ''the second-in-command'' of the Elite Guard in the story—sported a normal Autobot symbol throughout it, suggesting the symbol-paster got confused. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' suggests that part of the reason Shockwave isn't an Elite Guardsman is toy-based. The toy's faction symbol rotates to switch allegiances, and the wider Elite Guard symbol wouldn't have been mechanically feasible.
[[Image:Shockwave_goodside.jpg|thumb|right|180px|I hear this is my good side...]]
*Both "Shockwave" and "Longarm" have official alternate capitalizations. The credits of "[[TransWarped]]" give "LongArm Prime", and the credits for "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" have "ShockWave".
* Despite not having a face, Shockwave still manages to have a [[chin]].
* Like [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Shockwave has the ability to fly despite having a land-based vehicle mode. Unlike Soundwave, his ability is explained by having rocket boosters in his feet [[Megatron (Animated)|like]] [[Starscream (Animated)|several]] [[Lugnut (Animated)|other]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Decepticons]].
* Before his color change into his classic purple, Shockwave's singular optic had an iris, which disappeared after he returned to Megatron's side.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu''), '''Longarm''' (ロングアーム ''Ronguāmu'')

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Velocity (episode)

2017-01-26T21:53:13Z

'Till All Are One: /* Continuity errors */

{{disambig3|Velocity}}

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFA Velocity Bumblebee Blurr meet.JPG
|caption="One shall stand, one shall eat dust."
|ep=21
|ep2=20
|prev2=Garbage In, Garbage Out
|next2=A Fistful of Energon
|title="Velocity"
|airdate=[[May 10]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Len Uhley]]
|directed by= [[Irineo Maramba]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Kenji Itoso]]
|animation studio= [[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TFA Velocity Prowl Blade.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Yeah, sure, '''this''' oughta help her stay calm.]]

On the highways of Detroit, the [[Autobot]]s are driving under the moonlight, searching for an [[AllSpark]] fragment. As Bumblebee complains about the boring nature of their task, several cars speed past them. Bulkhead recognizes them as racers for ''[[Street Demon]]'', a show he and Sari watch. Calling them amateurs, Bumblebee decides to show off and speeds ahead. As he boasts, a blue racer comes in and rams two drivers off the road. Bumblebee wants to go after him, while Prime says that the drivers need help. Still, Bumblebee pursues, discovering that the car is quite fast. As the Autobots render assistance, Captain Fanzone arrives and arrests the two drivers. Bulkhead is shocked to learn that the Street Demons are on an illegal racing circuit, while Bumblebee rolls up, transforms, and falls down, breathing heavily...somehow.

Back at the [[Autobot Earth Base|plant]], Bumblebee thinks that he can beat the blue racer with his [[turbo booster]]s. Prime and Ratchet refuse, and Bumblebee shouts that nothing on Earth is faster than him. This train of thought leads Bumblebee to the conclusion that the blue racer is a Decepticon. Prowl points out that the racer was uninterested in the Autobots, and Prime orders Bumblebee not to use the boosters. Meanwhile, Bulkhead comes down on Sari over ''Street Demon'', but Sari says that they're not helping the illegal show in any way, since she's pirating the signal. As Bulkhead laments about how the Autobots need to set a good example, Bumblebee walks in and smooths things over, saying that he'll straighten out Sari. Once Bulkhead is out of [[Sensors|audio sensor]] range, Bumblebee has Sari show him the races. He asks her to track down where the broadcast came from, and with the help of the [[AllSpark Key]], he finds out where they are.

[[File:TFA Velocity Master Disaster remote.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|The universal remote of doom.]]

At an irrigation channel, Bumblebee, having taken his turbo boosters, joins in a training race, finally getting the hang of his boosters. Seeing what is going on, Master Disaster, the host of ''Street Demon'', uses some sort of remote control to send out the blue racer to attack Bumblebee. Finally getting tired of being attacked, Bumblebee transforms into robot mode, causing Master Disaster to call off the attack. Instead, Disaster invites the Autobot to participate in the next race. Bumblebee agrees, on the condition that blue racer is present. As Bumblebee [[roll out|rolls out]], Disaster notes that with an Autobot racing, their ratings will triple...and get even higher if said Autobot were to suffer an "accident".

At the plant, Bulkhead brings Sari a cup of hot chocolate, but Bumblebee calls on her cell phone, revealing his misadventure and allowing Bulkhead to learn what is going on. Before he can further <s>dig his own grave</s> elaborate, Bumblebee stops short when he sees a plane—Blitzwing. Following the Decepticon, Bumblebee overhears Blitzwing communicate with Megatron about an AllSpark fragment he was tracking. Convinced it involves the blue racer, Bumblebee heads back to the plant. He tells Sari what is going on, only for Bulkhead to come down on Bumblebee for what he's doing. Bumblebee tells him about Blitzwing, the AllSpark fragment, and his suspicions about the blue racer being a Decepticon, insisting that he can only discover the truth if he races. Bulkhead agrees to allow it on the condition that he is brought along as well, but Bumblebee fibs. However, when Sari catches him going out, she forces him to take her...as Bulkhead listens in.

In an interrogation room, Fanzone questions one of the drivers. Using the threat of imprisonment, Fanzone learns that the next race will be at Dix and Vernor, and he intends to get there before the races begins...at which point he walks right into a door.

[[File:TFA Velocity air chicken.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|IT IS BETTER TO FIGHT AND DIE—than live with the knowledge that I ran. We can run?! Let's do that!]]

At the race site, Master Disaster is making the final preparations, when the AllSpark Key glows in the direction of Disaster's truck. Sneaking aboard, she finds the remote, then flees while Disaster announces the two-minute mark. As he reaches for the remote, he discovers what Sari did, forcing Bumblebee and Sari to escape. Thinking the race has started, the other drivers follow. As Bulkhead prepares to roll out and follow them, Blitzwing freezes the Autobot, then flies after the other two. Sari opens the remote and finds the AllSpark fragment, while Bumblebee detects Blitzwing. Seeing the flier, he dives through an arch, which Blitzwing freezes, cutting off the rest of the racers. Failing in his attempts to destroy Bumblebee from above, Blitzwing goes to tank mode, but is buried under rubble when he destroys a bridge support.

[[File:TFA Velocity Bumblebee Blitzwing Scale.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|...kinda one-sided, ain't it?]]

Meanwhile, Bumblebee sees Fanzone's car and tries to reach him. Fanzone is forced to jump into Bumblebee as Blitzwing destroys his car. As Blitzwing continues his strafing, Sari uses the remote to control Blitzwing, but it falls from her hands and out of the car. As they near another bridge, the blue racer crashes through the bridge's retaining wall and plays a game of Midair Chicken with Blitzwing. At first, Blitzwing is prepared to [[Furmanism|fight and die]], but he turns away, crashing first into a building and then into Master Disaster's truck. Bumblebee deposits the two humans on the road, then goes to finish off Blitzwing, despite being vastly outsized and outgunned. Fortunately, the fight has brought them back to where the remote was. However, Blitzwing destroys a bridge above Bumblebee, also freeing Bulkhead. As Blitzwing prepares to deliver the killing blow, Sari uses the remote to control Blitzwing (as well as Bumblebee, who crashes into Bulkhead). Finally, Sari sends Blitzwing into high altitude. As Master Disaster tries to sneak away, Fanzone places him under arrest.

Back at the plant, Prime decides to store the remote in a safe place, while Bumblebee decides to set a better example for Sari—starting by ending her pirated satellite connection. As Sari jokingly warns Bumblebee not to set too good of an example (lest she not recognize him), Bumblebee notices the blue racer speed past the plant. Bumblebee shouts out a "thank you", but is left wondering who the blue racer really is.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blue Racer]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (voice only) (13)
|c3=
*[[Ming-Li]] (7)
*[[Roxy Sparkles]] (8)
*[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (9)
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (10)
*[[Master Disaster (Animated)|Master Disaster]] (11)
*[[Shana Story]] (14)
*[[Solon Kitakaze (Animated)|Solon Kitakaze]] (15)
|c4=
}}

==Quotes==
'''Fanzone''': I've been after them for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': You mean they race in tunnels?<br>
'''Fanzone''': Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': That's not what Sari told me.<br>
'''Optimus''': What purpose does this street race serve?<br>
'''Fanzone''': Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks.
:—Captain Fanzone introduces the Autobots to the seedy world of underground racing.

'''Bumblebee''': Lighten up, Bulkhead. We're supposed to be the ''fun'' bots, remember?<br>
'''Bulkhead''': Yeah, but we still gotta set a good example. She looks up to us.<br>
'''Bumblebee''': Hello, she looks up to everybody.<br>
'''Sari''': HEY!
:—Bumblebee should be more sensitive about [[Scale|size issues]].

"Uh oh. Goodbye traction . . . hello scrapheap!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' about to be run down.

"Hey...you know that's comin' out of my paycheck."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' manages to see the down side of being saved before Blitzwing destroyed his car.

''[referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode]''<br>
"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?"<br>
"Hmm, maybe 'cause it's not on fire?"
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' gets zinged by '''Sari'''.

'''Blitzwing (Hothead):''' Why can't I control myself?!<br>
'''Blitzwing (Random):''' Not zat I ever could! AHAHAHA!<br>
:—Blitzwing while under the remote's influence.

"Oh, dizzy. Not liking the dizzy."
:—'''Random Blitzwing'''

"Well, that's the trouble with bending the rules—''cough''—they usually snap right back in your face."
:—Lessons in life from '''Captain Fanzone'''

'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Never give up!<br>
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Never surrender!<br>
'''Random Blitzwing''': NEVER MIND!!<br>
''[Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]''
:—Blitzwing and the mysterious racer play a game of Chicken.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* Sari doesn't actually take off her seatbelt when she leaves Bumblebee's driver's seat to investigate Master Disaster's trailer. The whole shoulder-strap just moves with her, then we hear the sound of Bumblebee's door opening then closing.
* In the long overhead shot towards the beginning of the Bumblebee/Blitzwing chase (shortly after a wall of ice blocks the human racers off), Bumblebee does not get smaller as he moves further into the distance.
* When Bumblebee is stuck in some [[oil]], he is unable to speed forward, even with his boosters. Yet, seconds later, he speeds backwards without a problem.

===Continuity errors===
* Hothead [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] demonstrates the ability to function in jet mode, instead of automatically switching to tank mode as he did in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]". His ice missiles are replaced with conventional explosive ones. Or maybe it was just Crazy who was in control at that moment?
* Bumblebee is using rocket boosters similar to the ones in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]," despite the fact they were destroyed and lost. It could be that Isaac Sumdac built him new ones, but given his absence and the fact that the replacements are never touched upon before hand, it seems unlikely.
* In "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", Blitzwing freezes Ratchet, but he's able to break free a few minutes later. In this episode, when Blitzwing freezes Bulkhead, he cannot move.
* In "Nanosec", Bumblebee's boosters gave enough propulsion to match Nanosec in speed, so fast that he became a blur. In this episode, he is only on par with Blitzwing and cannot match the blue car even with the boosters. What gives?

===Real-world references===
* Wondering where Bumblebee came from, Master Disaster invokes the name of [[Detroit]] auto mogul Henry Ford (and also calls Bumblebee a "clown car").
* This episode borrows several plot and thematic elements from the popular street racing film ''[[wikipedia:The Fast and the Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]''.
* Blitzwing's "Never give up! Never surrender! NEVER MIND!" quote refers to the catchphrase from the [[DreamWorks]] film, ''[[wikipedia:Galaxy Quest|Galaxy Quest]]''.
* Blitzwing haphazardly fires off multiple missiles in all directions in a style reminiscent of the Valkyrie Fighters from ''[[wikipedia:Macross|Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]''.
* In this episode, Blitzwing's cannons make the familiar "high tension cable twang" normally associated with laser cannons in the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' films.
* The first car that passes Bumblebee at the beginning of the episode resembles the 1999 Nissan Skyline From 2003's ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.
* Some of the scenes in this episode may be construed as parodies of ''[[wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]]''.

===Trivia===
* Fanzone's car explodes. Again. At least we know where he gets the replacements.
* It seems that the Autobots have gained a better culinary understanding than they had in "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]" to the point where they know how heated cocoa powder in milk and hot water can be considered edible.
* This is the first episode in which [[Blitzwing (Animated)|a Decepticon]] is defeated by a [[Human|puny organic]].
* It's slightly odd that Optimus Prime and Fanzone chew out Sari and Bumblebee for hacking into pay-per-view broadcasts of illegal street races. It's not like the promoters deserve to profit from these broadcasts.
* This episode was adapted in comic book format using screen captures as half of "[[Transformers Animated Volume 9]]", with "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" making up the other half.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Velo-Cité'''" ("Velo-City")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Schneller als der Wind'''" ("Faster than the Wind")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 21|21 July]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shichōritsu Race!'''" (視聴率レース!, "Ratings Race!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 14|14 August]] [[2010]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prędkość'''" ("Velocity")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 5 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Velocity (episode)

2017-01-26T21:41:51Z

'Till All Are One: /* Continuity errors */

{{disambig3|Velocity}}

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image=TFA Velocity Bumblebee Blurr meet.JPG
|caption="One shall stand, one shall eat dust."
|ep=21
|ep2=20
|prev2=Garbage In, Garbage Out
|next2=A Fistful of Energon
|title="Velocity"
|airdate=[[May 10]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Len Uhley]]
|directed by= [[Irineo Maramba]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Kenji Itoso]]
|animation studio= [[Mook]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Investigating a mysterious race car, Bumblebee gets involved with an illegal underground street racing circuit, which also captures the attention of the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:TFA Velocity Prowl Blade.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Yeah, sure, '''this''' oughta help her stay calm.]]

On the highways of Detroit, the [[Autobot]]s are driving under the moonlight, searching for an [[AllSpark]] fragment. As Bumblebee complains about the boring nature of their task, several cars speed past them. Bulkhead recognizes them as racers for ''[[Street Demon]]'', a show he and Sari watch. Calling them amateurs, Bumblebee decides to show off and speeds ahead. As he boasts, a blue racer comes in and rams two drivers off the road. Bumblebee wants to go after him, while Prime says that the drivers need help. Still, Bumblebee pursues, discovering that the car is quite fast. As the Autobots render assistance, Captain Fanzone arrives and arrests the two drivers. Bulkhead is shocked to learn that the Street Demons are on an illegal racing circuit, while Bumblebee rolls up, transforms, and falls down, breathing heavily...somehow.

Back at the [[Autobot Earth Base|plant]], Bumblebee thinks that he can beat the blue racer with his [[turbo booster]]s. Prime and Ratchet refuse, and Bumblebee shouts that nothing on Earth is faster than him. This train of thought leads Bumblebee to the conclusion that the blue racer is a Decepticon. Prowl points out that the racer was uninterested in the Autobots, and Prime orders Bumblebee not to use the boosters. Meanwhile, Bulkhead comes down on Sari over ''Street Demon'', but Sari says that they're not helping the illegal show in any way, since she's pirating the signal. As Bulkhead laments about how the Autobots need to set a good example, Bumblebee walks in and smooths things over, saying that he'll straighten out Sari. Once Bulkhead is out of [[Sensors|audio sensor]] range, Bumblebee has Sari show him the races. He asks her to track down where the broadcast came from, and with the help of the [[AllSpark Key]], he finds out where they are.

[[File:TFA Velocity Master Disaster remote.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|The universal remote of doom.]]

At an irrigation channel, Bumblebee, having taken his turbo boosters, joins in a training race, finally getting the hang of his boosters. Seeing what is going on, Master Disaster, the host of ''Street Demon'', uses some sort of remote control to send out the blue racer to attack Bumblebee. Finally getting tired of being attacked, Bumblebee transforms into robot mode, causing Master Disaster to call off the attack. Instead, Disaster invites the Autobot to participate in the next race. Bumblebee agrees, on the condition that blue racer is present. As Bumblebee [[roll out|rolls out]], Disaster notes that with an Autobot racing, their ratings will triple...and get even higher if said Autobot were to suffer an "accident".

At the plant, Bulkhead brings Sari a cup of hot chocolate, but Bumblebee calls on her cell phone, revealing his misadventure and allowing Bulkhead to learn what is going on. Before he can further <s>dig his own grave</s> elaborate, Bumblebee stops short when he sees a plane—Blitzwing. Following the Decepticon, Bumblebee overhears Blitzwing communicate with Megatron about an AllSpark fragment he was tracking. Convinced it involves the blue racer, Bumblebee heads back to the plant. He tells Sari what is going on, only for Bulkhead to come down on Bumblebee for what he's doing. Bumblebee tells him about Blitzwing, the AllSpark fragment, and his suspicions about the blue racer being a Decepticon, insisting that he can only discover the truth if he races. Bulkhead agrees to allow it on the condition that he is brought along as well, but Bumblebee fibs. However, when Sari catches him going out, she forces him to take her...as Bulkhead listens in.

In an interrogation room, Fanzone questions one of the drivers. Using the threat of imprisonment, Fanzone learns that the next race will be at Dix and Vernor, and he intends to get there before the races begins...at which point he walks right into a door.

[[File:TFA Velocity air chicken.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|IT IS BETTER TO FIGHT AND DIE—than live with the knowledge that I ran. We can run?! Let's do that!]]

At the race site, Master Disaster is making the final preparations, when the AllSpark Key glows in the direction of Disaster's truck. Sneaking aboard, she finds the remote, then flees while Disaster announces the two-minute mark. As he reaches for the remote, he discovers what Sari did, forcing Bumblebee and Sari to escape. Thinking the race has started, the other drivers follow. As Bulkhead prepares to roll out and follow them, Blitzwing freezes the Autobot, then flies after the other two. Sari opens the remote and finds the AllSpark fragment, while Bumblebee detects Blitzwing. Seeing the flier, he dives through an arch, which Blitzwing freezes, cutting off the rest of the racers. Failing in his attempts to destroy Bumblebee from above, Blitzwing goes to tank mode, but is buried under rubble when he destroys a bridge support.

[[File:TFA Velocity Bumblebee Blitzwing Scale.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|...kinda one-sided, ain't it?]]

Meanwhile, Bumblebee sees Fanzone's car and tries to reach him. Fanzone is forced to jump into Bumblebee as Blitzwing destroys his car. As Blitzwing continues his strafing, Sari uses the remote to control Blitzwing, but it falls from her hands and out of the car. As they near another bridge, the blue racer crashes through the bridge's retaining wall and plays a game of Midair Chicken with Blitzwing. At first, Blitzwing is prepared to [[Furmanism|fight and die]], but he turns away, crashing first into a building and then into Master Disaster's truck. Bumblebee deposits the two humans on the road, then goes to finish off Blitzwing, despite being vastly outsized and outgunned. Fortunately, the fight has brought them back to where the remote was. However, Blitzwing destroys a bridge above Bumblebee, also freeing Bulkhead. As Blitzwing prepares to deliver the killing blow, Sari uses the remote to control Blitzwing (as well as Bumblebee, who crashes into Bulkhead). Finally, Sari sends Blitzwing into high altitude. As Master Disaster tries to sneak away, Fanzone places him under arrest.

Back at the plant, Prime decides to store the remote in a safe place, while Bumblebee decides to set a better example for Sari—starting by ending her pirated satellite connection. As Sari jokingly warns Bumblebee not to set too good of an example (lest she not recognize him), Bumblebee notices the blue racer speed past the plant. Bumblebee shouts out a "thank you", but is left wondering who the blue racer really is.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (5)
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blue Racer]] (6)
|c2=
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (voice only) (13)
|c3=
*[[Ming-Li]] (7)
*[[Roxy Sparkles]] (8)
*[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (9)
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (10)
*[[Master Disaster (Animated)|Master Disaster]] (11)
*[[Shana Story]] (14)
*[[Solon Kitakaze (Animated)|Solon Kitakaze]] (15)
|c4=
}}

==Quotes==
'''Fanzone''': I've been after them for weeks. They're part of an underground racing circuit.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': You mean they race in tunnels?<br>
'''Fanzone''': Underground as in illegal. As in they race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt.<br>
'''Bulkhead''': That's not what Sari told me.<br>
'''Optimus''': What purpose does this street race serve?<br>
'''Fanzone''': Eh, what else? They get a couple a' million pay-per-view customers for their pirate broadcasts, then it's "cha-ching cha-ching", big bucks.
:—Captain Fanzone introduces the Autobots to the seedy world of underground racing.

'''Bumblebee''': Lighten up, Bulkhead. We're supposed to be the ''fun'' bots, remember?<br>
'''Bulkhead''': Yeah, but we still gotta set a good example. She looks up to us.<br>
'''Bumblebee''': Hello, she looks up to everybody.<br>
'''Sari''': HEY!
:—Bumblebee should be more sensitive about [[Scale|size issues]].

"Uh oh. Goodbye traction . . . hello scrapheap!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' about to be run down.

"Hey...you know that's comin' out of my paycheck."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' manages to see the down side of being saved before Blitzwing destroyed his car.

''[referring to Bumblebee's vehicle mode]''<br>
"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?"<br>
"Hmm, maybe 'cause it's not on fire?"
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' gets zinged by '''Sari'''.

'''Blitzwing (Hothead):''' Why can't I control myself?!<br>
'''Blitzwing (Random):''' Not zat I ever could! AHAHAHA!<br>
:—Blitzwing while under the remote's influence.

"Oh, dizzy. Not liking the dizzy."
:—'''Random Blitzwing'''

"Well, that's the trouble with bending the rules—''cough''—they usually snap right back in your face."
:—Lessons in life from '''Captain Fanzone'''

'''Hothead Blitzwing''': Never give up!<br>
'''Icy Blitzwing''': Never surrender!<br>
'''Random Blitzwing''': NEVER MIND!!<br>
''[Blitzwing swerves off into a nearby building]''
:—Blitzwing and the mysterious racer play a game of Chicken.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
* Sari doesn't actually take off her seatbelt when she leaves Bumblebee's driver's seat to investigate Master Disaster's trailer. The whole shoulder-strap just moves with her, then we hear the sound of Bumblebee's door opening then closing.
* In the long overhead shot towards the beginning of the Bumblebee/Blitzwing chase (shortly after a wall of ice blocks the human racers off), Bumblebee does not get smaller as he moves further into the distance.
* When Bumblebee is stuck in some [[oil]], he is unable to speed forward, even with his boosters. Yet, seconds later, he speeds backwards without a problem.

===Continuity errors===
* Hothead [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] demonstrates the ability to function in jet mode, instead of automatically switching to tank mode as he did in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]". His ice missiles are replaced with conventional explosive ones. Or maybe it was just Crazy who was in control at that moment?
* Bumblebee is using rocket boosters similar to the ones in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]," despite the fact they were destroyed and lost. It could be that Isaac Sumdac built him new ones, but given his absence and the fact that the replacements are never touched upon before hand, it seems unlikely.
* In "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", Blitzwing freezes Ratchet, but he's able to break free a few minutes later. In this episode, when Blitzwing freezes Bulkhead, he cannot move.
* In "Nanosec", Bumblebee's boosters gave enough propulsion to match Nanosec in speed, so fast that he became a blur. In this episode, he is only on par with Blitzwing and cannot match the blue car even with the boosters. What gives?
* Bumblebee learns that speed isn't everything, despite already learning the same lesson in "Nanosec" and "[[Total Meltdown]]".

===Real-world references===
* Wondering where Bumblebee came from, Master Disaster invokes the name of [[Detroit]] auto mogul Henry Ford (and also calls Bumblebee a "clown car").
* This episode borrows several plot and thematic elements from the popular street racing film ''[[wikipedia:The Fast and the Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]''.
* Blitzwing's "Never give up! Never surrender! NEVER MIND!" quote refers to the catchphrase from the [[DreamWorks]] film, ''[[wikipedia:Galaxy Quest|Galaxy Quest]]''.
* Blitzwing haphazardly fires off multiple missiles in all directions in a style reminiscent of the Valkyrie Fighters from ''[[wikipedia:Macross|Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]''.
* In this episode, Blitzwing's cannons make the familiar "high tension cable twang" normally associated with laser cannons in the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' films.
* The first car that passes Bumblebee at the beginning of the episode resembles the 1999 Nissan Skyline From 2003's ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.
* Some of the scenes in this episode may be construed as parodies of ''[[wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]]''.

===Trivia===
* Fanzone's car explodes. Again. At least we know where he gets the replacements.
* It seems that the Autobots have gained a better culinary understanding than they had in "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]" to the point where they know how heated cocoa powder in milk and hot water can be considered edible.
* This is the first episode in which [[Blitzwing (Animated)|a Decepticon]] is defeated by a [[Human|puny organic]].
* It's slightly odd that Optimus Prime and Fanzone chew out Sari and Bumblebee for hacking into pay-per-view broadcasts of illegal street races. It's not like the promoters deserve to profit from these broadcasts.
* This episode was adapted in comic book format using screen captures as half of "[[Transformers Animated Volume 9]]", with "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" making up the other half.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Velo-Cité'''" ("Velo-City")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Schneller als der Wind'''" ("Faster than the Wind")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 21|21 July]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Shichōritsu Race!'''" (視聴率レース!, "Ratings Race!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 14|14 August]] [[2010]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prędkość'''" ("Velocity")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 5 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Cybertron (planet)

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'Till All Are One: /* Animated */

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[[File:Cybertronplanet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The planet Cybertron, as seen in the original series. Not pictured: Realistically sized buildings.]]

'''Cybertron''' is the home planet of the [[Transformer]]s and (usually) the body of their creator, [[Primus]]. Cybertron is ([[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|almost]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|always]]) a shining metal, technological world; a planet of towering future cities without end and vast metallic plains, spiraling metal mountains and bottomless neon-lit chasms. Battling over control of Cybertron and its resources is frequently the motivation for, or origin of, the Transformers' epic wars. Beyond these facts much about Cybertron can differ between continuities, see individual entries below.

{{bigquote|This world is older than you can imagine. It has sailed the starscape...tending budding galaxies...forever a buffer to [[Unicron|the approaching darkness]]. And now its fate...is in your hands.|A voice to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|[[The War Within issue 6|''The War Within'' #6]]}}

==Generation 1 / Beast Era==
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Marvel issue 1 Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just another Alpha Centauri sunrise.]]
Cybertron was the adopted form of the lord of the light gods [[Primus]], who trapped himself and [[Unicron]] in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. While Unicron turned his prison into a transformable, humanoid body, Primus reformed himself into a vast Saturn-sized machine-world, home for a [[Transformer|robotic race]] he created to fight Unicron with similar [[transformation]] abilities. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

{{note|A Saturn-sized metal world like Cybertron is an impossibility under our current understanding of the laws of physics. Then again it was created by and infused with the power of a “space god” so, well, if anyone’s gonna bend those laws…}}

It has been suggested that the [[Demon]]s in the darkness were the world’s original inhabitants, locked away beneath the world by Primus, though this remains unconfirmed.
Aside from the Transformers, the world seems to possess the mechanical equivalent of plant and animal life, though the exact nature and origin of this lower "life" has never been examined in detail. This version of Cybertron has rough hewn [[Manganese Mountains|mountain ranges]] and great [[Rust Sea|seas]]. (Though of note these seas are not made of water. Liquid water is so rare on Cybertron as to be thought a mythical substance. Alternative substances these bodies are filled with are mercury {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and liquid helium {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}/{{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast #303}}) The atmosphere and temperature on most of the surface is such that human life can survive unaided.

In its earliest recorded era Cybertron orbited [[Alpha Centauri]], and the Transformers were at peace. But the avaricious [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] sought to rule the planet and turn it into a "cosmic dreadnought". This plan would find a kind of fruition, but not what Megatron intended: The cataclysmic forces of his [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|wars]] eventually sent the planet careening through deep space.

Its aimless journey brought it near [[Earth]] four million years ago. When our [[asteroid belt]] threatened it, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led an expedition to clear the way. They were successful, but they were ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s led by Megatron, and their battle ended with a crash-landing on Earth that left all the combatants deactivated. Their compatriots on Cybertron mourned their loss but continued the wars. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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[[File:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't worry, if Unicron eats this Cybertron, Marvel can xerox another copy of the model sheet.]]

In the modern day, Prime and Megatron's troops were reactivated, and they eventually found their way back to Cybertron. The world had changed little in the intervening eons, but the return of the old legends helped bring about the fulfillment of the planet's destiny. Deep below the surface, a small group of the once-lost Autobots fought the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in a chamber containing the giant head of Primus. A stray shot hit the god's face, and he awoke with a scream that alerted Unicron to his location. When the Chaos Bringer arrived, the Autobots and Decepticons united against him, but the battle still wreaked havoc on the planet. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which destroyed both deities. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, Cybertron suffered storms and earthquakes that many believed would tear the world apart. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The remaining Transformers evacuated, but Cybertron was ultimately saved by a [[Neo-Knights|band of humans]] who awakened the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} He was, it turned out, a safeguard put in place by Primus to guide the planet's reconstruction after the god's “death.” Cybertron was healed and for a time there was peace.

====Significant locations====
*Cybertron has two moons. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}
*Cybertron was historically organized into city-states, the largest and most important being [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Others have included [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. Within the province of [[Polyhex]] was the Decepticon stronghold called [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]].
*Beneath the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]] filled sewers, the [[Demon|Demons in the Darkness]] were locked away.
*At the center of this Cybertron there was a room with a huge head of Primus on the wall where he slept and was watched over by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Somewhere within the depths of Cybertron could also be found a chamber containing the [[Last Autobot]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards1.jpg|left|thumb|And that, my friends, is when you say "Look out below!"]]
Cybertron appeared [[Scale|considerably smaller than the planet Earth]]. Entirely metallic on the surface, some of the [[Organic core|lowest levels]] of Cybertron consisted of rock and dirt, suggesting an organic beginning to the planet. Its gravity was light enough that [[human]]s were able to traverse the surface without any trouble, and it possessed a breathable atmosphere. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} [[Water]], or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planet—lakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} Many levels below the surface was the energy-furnace, the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], {{storylink|The Rebirth}} and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!]]
Cybertron was orbited by at least three unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed—in [[1984]], it was clearly shown to exist outside of the [[Milky Way]]; on the cusp of an entirely different galaxy, in fact. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Nine million years prior, however, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] had been able to fly from their home planet to Earth under their own power, {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Sol System at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennia.

If the assorted colourful exclamations made by numerous Transformers are anything to go by, Cybertron also played host to [[:Category:Cybertronic wildlife|a vast array of fauna]], including but not limited to: [[Antroid]]s, [[bolt-bat]]s, [[cyber-duck]]s, [[dynametal duck]]s, [[electro-toad]]s, [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]], [[guinea pigatron]]s, [[helio-hamster]]s, [[hydro-weasel]]s, [[photovoltaic pussycat]]s, [[pidgeonoid]]s, [[retrorat]]s, [[robo-rat]]s, [[sheepacron]]s, [[titanium moosebot]]s, [[turbofox]]es, [[zap-mouse|zap-mice]] and [[robotopossum]]s.

Twelve million years ago, the [[Quintesson]]s used Cybertron as a factory to manufacture their robot creations. Notably, the origins of the planet are never explicitly stated—the Quintessons may have built it, terraformed an organic world, or colonized an existing metal planet. Whatever the case, after a million years, the Quintessons were forced to abandon Cybertron when their robots evolved true sentience and feelings, and knew they were being used as slaves, rebelling in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Cybertronian War]]. The second war was soon to come, however, when the robots splintered into two factions, the peace-loving [[Autobot]]s and the war-mongering [[Decepticon]]s—and began fighting amongst themselves. With the Autobots' innovation of transformation, they were able to win—or at least stalemate—the war, and a period of peace descended on Cybertron, which shone with a healthy golden glow, distinguishing the period as the "[[Golden Age]]". {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Eventually, however, Decepticons adopted transformation as well, along with [[robot mode]] flight, and around nine million years ago, the creation of the Decepticon [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] re-ignited the war on Cybertron. Megatron rallied like-minded individuals to his cause, and brainwashed others into his service, quickly killing the current Autobot leader in a strike on one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s outer cities. With this act kept out of the public knowledge, rumors circulated as Autobot machinesmith [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] worked diligently on a new process to reconstruct Autobots into battle-hardy configurations for the war he knew was coming. That war finally erupted in full when Megatron fatally injured a naive young dock worker, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion made him the first subject of his new process, reconstructing him into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who would lead the Autobots in the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards2.jpg|thumb]]
After a further five million years of war, during which many Autobots fled the planet, the Decepticons had acquired a large hold on the planet, with the majority of it under their control. The main Autobot force continued to operate from the capital city-state of Iacon, but Cybertron's energy levels were depleted to a dangerous low, necessitating a space mission to locate a new planet with new sources of energy that the Transformers could harness. Optimus Prime led his best and brightest on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but they were pursued by Megatron's elite troops, and all were stranded in stasis on Earth for four million years. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards3.jpg|left|thumb|The white zone is for blasting Autobots only.]]
In the ensuing four million years, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who Megatron had left in charge as guardian of the planet, maintained the Decepticon hold on the planet, though he was unaware of the continued guerrilla efforts of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots]] to undermine him as they raided his energy supplies. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Eventually, Cybertron's energy level dipped so low as to put the planet in immediate, mortal danger. Reestablishing contact with Megatron, who had awoken with the other Transformers on Earth in the year 1984, Shockwave co-designed the [[space bridge]], an intergalactic transport system that could transport [[energon]] [[energon cube|cubes]] from Earth to Cybertron, abating the planet's impending doom. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Cybertron Earth.JPG|thumb|I see a Cybertron a-risin'. I see trouble on the way.]]
Cybertron's place in the universe was forcibly altered in 1984 when the Decepticons constructed a colossal space bridge that actually transported the entire planet into the [[Solar System|Sol system]], into Earth's orbit,{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} where its gravity wreaked havoc with the planet's natural balance, unleashing an unending torrent of energy created by natural disasters. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The energy acquired re-energized Cybertron enough to put it out of the danger zone, but the planet was soon knocked out of orbit by a massive energon explosion, and set drifting off through the solar system. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} At this closer range, Cybertron remained easily accessed throughout 1985 at least, with the Autobots now able to reach it by conventional transportation ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]), rather than having to constantly hijack use of the spacebridge. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

By the Earth year 2005, Cybertron had exited the Sol system, but, remaining within the Milky Way, was still relatively easily accessible by shuttlecraft from Earth. By this time, the Decepticon forces had succeeded in conquering the entire planet, forcing all the Autobots off it, leading them to relocate to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, and to two staging ground bases on two of [[Moonbase One|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase Two|moons]]. It was at this time that Cybertron came under attack from the world eater, [[Unicron]], who consumed the two moonbases and assaulted Cybertron itself, only to be destroyed by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]. His deactivated, decapitated head fell into orbit around Cybertron, a grisly new satellite to replace those he had destroyed. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} With the Decepticon forces in disarray after Unicron's attack, [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops succeeded in driving their foes off Cybertron, reclaiming the planet for the Autobots, and restoring and re-energizing much of the planet by 2006, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} when the world came under frequent attacks from the returning Quintessons, whose previously-secret history with the Transformers came to light. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In the year 2007, Cybertron was once again wrenched from its place in space when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons invaded the planet and constructed a massive [[planetary engine]] that propelled Cybertron back into Earth orbit once more. Once there, Galvatron opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, intending for the energy release to drive the Sun supernova, consuming Earth, Cybertron and everything else in one final destructive blow. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies were able to stop this plan by reversing the rocket engine, which drained off the excess solar energy and channeled it straight into Vector Sigma, which used it to fully re-energize Cybertron. Its rich golden hue restored, Cybertron entered a new Golden Age. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese cartoon continuity as detailed above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline, including an extensive 2007 retcon that revealed the complicated origins of Cybertron in this continuity.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree."]]
12 billion years ago, the ancient genius [[Primacron]] and his assistant, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] were attacked by Primacron's renegade creation Unicron. The Oracle's body was destroyed, but his essence, encased within a protective shell, fled to a dead planet at the center of the universe, which he proceeded to transform into a verdant, living world.

In time, the Quintessons discovered the Oracle's world and invaded, taking control of the Oracle and his powers. The Oracle was transformed by the Quintessons into the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] and also obtained the shell that had held his essence, which went on to become the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], the Quintessons transformed the Oracle's green planet into the metallic Cybertron. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In 2011, it was discovered that the release of the energy of the Matrix by Optimus Prime to cure the [[Hate Plague]] had much more far-reaching consequences that anyone suspected. With the Matrix's energy depleted, Vector Sigma's balance—permanently tilted in favor of the Autobots by the existence of the Matrix—was reset to neutrality, allowing the Decepticons, bolstered by their new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] troops, to freely invade Cybertron. Eventually, this forced Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life by merging with Vector Sigma in order to stabilize the computer before it destroyed Cybertron from within. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma developed a new metal alloy dubbed [[Cybertonuron]], which enticed Galvatron into another raid on the planet. However, the Decepticon Headmaster leader, [[Scorponok (G1)|Zarak]], feared the power that Galvatron would gain from the alloy, and so, to prevent either him or the Autobots from obtaining it, arranged for his Headmasters to plant bombs at the core of the planet, within Vector Sigma's chamber. The Autobots were unable to stop the countdown and the bombs detonated, tearing Cybertron apart and leaving it a charred uninhabitable ruin drifting in space. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
When the Autobots and Decepticons finally laid down their arms and forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]], they rebuilt and restored Cybertron, using the energy known as [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], which Optimus Prime recovered from the core of a [[black hole]].

=====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon=====
Tens of thousands of years into the future, in the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Cybertron was reigned over by Vector Sigma itself, who handed down orders through the ruling body known as the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} When Unicron attempted to engineer his rebirth following his destruction eons beforehand, his [[Angolmois|lifeforce]] possessed Vector Sigma and briefly transformed Cybertron into his new body before he was defeated by [[Big Convoy]].

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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The second [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron came to an end in [[2013]] when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] initiated the [[Machine Wars]]. However, the Machine Wars ended in a matter of weeks and inadvertently brought about the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Termination}} {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

In [[2984]], the [[Star Seeker]]s arrived from a temporal journey through [[transwarp]] to enact Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s newest scheme: plunder Cybertron of all its energon using Unicron's head when Cybertron would be at peace and have high levels of energy. The pirates attracted the attention of Cybertron's elite defenders, the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, but during the clash aboard Unicron's head, [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] gave Cannonball a crushing revelation: his scheme was doomed to fail from the start because the Cybertron he was attacking was technorganic and ''no longer ran on energon'' (as a result of the [[Great Reformatting]]). {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===''A Birth of Planet Saybertron''===
Cybertron was originally a mere satellite, built to ensure peace between a coalition of planets. But the powerful computer within the satellite proved too advanced for it to remain in its initial form; using electromagnetic forces to draw in other satellites, it used their materials to build itself up. This ultimately led to a malfunction of the computer, and the civilizations that had built it found themselves no longer able to access it. Though the united civilizations tried to stop the satellite, it kept on growing and becoming more sophisticated, eventually plundering all nearby resources and leaving its galactic neighborhood bare of resources. Ages passed and Cybertron became a planet proper, with metallic mountains and oceans of oil. From it sprung primitive machines, which evolved into Transformers over the millennia. {{storylink|A Birth of Planet Saybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Sunny with an 80% chance of lens flares. If you're traveling, watch out for transwarp waves.]]
[[File:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|At least it's finally trying to keep an orbit.]]
Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Autobots and Decepticons had faded into obscurity while their descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], dominated Cybertron. The planet had found a star to orbit (eccentrically, but still), which reflected the relative stability that had come upon Cybertronian culture at last. The Maximals, inheriting the [[Pax Cybertronia]], ruled over the Predacons in a time of uneasy truce. Peacetime diversions had sprung up, such as the [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]] amusement park. Or for more "mature" amusement, one could find joints where the servers went around without their torso plates on.

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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBM Season1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Amidst Megatron's spark collection, a little pocket of validation blossomed.]]
The tranquility of that age would come to a rapid end when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and set a [[Transformation virus|virus]] loose on the world that incapacitated the population and paved the way for [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] rule.

As [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals fought back, several facts about the planet became apparent. It had at least two moons, one with big gashes in its surface. The Maximal city of [[Cybertropolis]] had been built over the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was home to billions of Transformers. And this was just the latest example of an eons-old trend of vertical expansion. In fleeing from the Vehicons, the Maximals found many layers of abandoned civilization, all the way down to the rocky crust of the world. There, fossils existed of bats, dinosaurs, and birds (which were well-preserved enough to harbor DNA). A few plants, such as trees and flowers, were seen growing underground or even occasionally breaking through to the surface. And stranger yet, drilling through the rock revealed the planet's green, oozing "organic core".

[[File:CybertronBM Season2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Times were so dark, the sun had a shadow.]]
Another previously-unseen feature of the planet—but one that went unremarked upon—was its heavy cloud cover. Across dimensions and timeframes, Cybertron has been conspicuously devoid of visible weather systems. But when the Maximals returned from the Beast Wars, their view from orbit showed extensive, unmistakable clouds (which were also seen from the ground). This wouldn't last forever, though: By the time [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] arrived, the clouds had vanished again. The only major planetary event in the meantime was the doomsday energy storm that occurred when Primal and Megatron pitted the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] against the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. However, it is unclear whether this actually caused any meteorological effects.

Finding a chamber of fossils, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] drew the conclusion that Cybertron's animals had been driven extinct by colonizing robots, a theory mildly supported by Primal's conviction that a balance between organic and mechanical needed to be "restored" to the planet. In the end, Primal's dream became a reality when he applied his "[[reformatting]]" power to the organic core and converted the entire world to a [[technorganic]] state.
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====3H comics====
According to the [[Al-Badur]], the Quintessons had once served Unicron, and in so doing, they found the "dimensional landing" of Primus: Cybertron. Rather than alert their master, however, they decided to capitalize on their discovery for their own purposes. They attempted to subvert Primus's creations via the Plasma Energy Chamber, but the [[Trans-Organic|results]] were disastrous. Success came when they placed a shell program over [[Vector Sigma]] and channeled the divine power into creating a subservient race. That race would one day rebel and become the Transformers, but the Quintessons' influence remained in the form of the Vector Sigma shell program—otherwise known as the Oracle. Primus could nonetheless sometimes send messages from Vector Sigma through the Oracle, but it is difficult to tell the difference. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

A week after the [[Great Reformatting]], the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, hoping the sudden transition to technorganic would leave the Transformers disoriented. Instead, the population of Cybertron successfully repelled the invaders. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

One year later, this reality's Cybertron later became became the home base of the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the multiverse-spanning [[Universe War]] against Unicron. {{storylink|Abduction}} {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Unfortunately during the war, Cybertron fell victim to the "Culling", where Unicron's [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]]s cut a swath across the planet to feed the sparks of the victims to the Chaos-Bringer, though the invaders were ultimately repelled. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal's bio}} The Children continued the war, and eventually emerged victorious. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{note|The only continuity in which Cybertron has been mapped to some extent. A map of one hemisphere of the planet appears in the DK Transformers Ultimate Guide.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The [[Quintesson]]s created both [[Trans-Organic|transorganics]] and the gladiator and slave races that would evolve into the Decepticons and Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

Following Optimus Prime and Megatron's crash on Earth, Cybertron was conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The planet was also the location of [[Teletran 3]], which accidentally transported members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] to the alien world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs the Transformers #1}}

Shockwave was eventually defeated and the Decepticons were driven back to the [[Gladiator Zone]], allowing Cybertron to be at peace for the first time in millennia. A [[warp gate]] was set up between Cybertron and [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} The peace was interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] warped to Cybertron and took control of the Decepticons, but he was eventually defeated. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}} Notable locations on Cybertron included [[Capitol City]] and the large junkyards where the [[cannibalizer]]s would reside. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

After the death of Serpent O.R., Cybertron was peaceful yet again, and seemingly stayed that way. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Transformers' homeworld is located around [[wikipedia:Lambda Scorpii|Shaula]] which can be seen from Earth as the second brightest object in the constellation [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpius]] located in its tail.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman Q&A]</ref>

Cybertron's origins are shrouded in mystery, and honestly somewhat conflicting. Rung and Nightbeat, traversing the inside of the hollow planet of [[Necroworld]], found it to be the mold inside which Cybertron was created.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle}} However, it is also suggested that Cybertron could have originally been an organic world with organic lifeforms, and that they deliberately made the evolutionary jump to cyborgs and, eventually, to fully mechanical lifeforms. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} In fact, the world of [[Gorlam Prime]], a massive experiment by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in evolutionary science, gradually changed into a metal world full of transforming robots. The inhabitants forgot its old name and existence, and renamed it... Cybertron. This raises interesting questions about the planet's origin... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

According to Cybertronian legend, the first inhabitants of the planet were the [[Knights of Cybertron]], who left ten million years ago. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Cybertron originally had two moons, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but Luna 1 disappeared over six million years ago. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Cybertron is the only known world with naturally occurring [[energon]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} This resource occurs deep beneath the surface and was initially mined by hand, before the mines became automated, and the labourers lost their livelihoods. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

Some 1500 years ago, the constant fighting and the stripping of Cybertron's natural resources by both Autobot and Decepticon to feed their age-long war led to a terrible [[Thunderwing (G1)|cataclysm]] that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable. With no atmosphere, Cybertron's surface was unprotected from cosmic radiation and was wracked by plasma storms. Transformers had to divert energy to their personal shielding in order to remain on the surface for short periods; the surface was presumably immediately lethal for humans. Gravity was also weaker than normal and Transformers needed [[magno-tread]]s to walk on the surface. The Transformer race abandoned the planet (save for occasional scientific surveys from orbit) and began conducting its conflict across the galaxy.

According to Autobot command directives, landing on Cybertron was forbidden. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} However, with the resurrection (and subsequent defeat) of Thunderwing, this directive was lifted due to the unusual circumstances. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Around the year 1997, the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] returned to Cybertron with a plan to revive the planet. Through years of work, he began to repair Cybertron's atmosphere and rid it of radiation, though the planet remained dead and resourceless. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Many years later, the Decepticons created the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Cybertron, which had the side effect of also creating thousands of mindless monsters dubbed the [[Insecticon swarm]] whom they left to their own devices on the planet. After the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth, they sent their battered enemies through a portal to Cybertron, where the swarm would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} By this time, Alpha Trion's hard work had eliminated much of the radiation and electromagnetic storms, so the Autobots survived their stay on the planet with only minor pains. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Later, the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' was shot down over Cybertron, and its crew joined the rest of the survivors on its surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They were eventually rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Most of the Insecticon swarm survived their brushes with the Autobots and stayed on Cybertron, which interfered with Alpha Trion's plans. In order to make Cybertron habitable again, he first needed to get rid of the swarm, and thus he revived [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to take care of them. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Trion then left again, with only Ironhide, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and a few hundred swarm members remaining on the planet. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Shortly thereafter, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] made Cybertron his first line of defense against [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity set on devouring all Transformers. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} By the time his army arrived on the planet, the swarm had seemingly been exterminated. The arrival of Galvatron caused Ironhide and Sunstreaker to flee on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s newly arrived ship, after which they traveled to Earth to alert the rest of the Autobots to Galvatron's occupation of their swarm-free and (almost) habitable planet. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], the Autobots on Earth returned to Cybertron and confronted Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} During the battle, Galvatron inserted his [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] into the remains of Vector Sigma in the belief that this would stop D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, the Heart of Darkness was an aspect of D-Void, and doing so would allow the entity to turn the dead planet of Cybertron into a giant portal to the Dead Universe. To stop this from happening, Optimus Prime opened the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} By a process that nobody could explain with science, this restarted Vector Sigma and caused the entire planet to be "reset" into an primordial, alive state. Everything old on its surface was wiped out, geographical landmarks and Cybertronian cities alike, and the only Transformer-made structure remaining was the crashed remains of [[Kimia Facility]]. Simultaneously, Cybertron itself sent out a signal to all Cybertronians out in space, telling them to come home. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

With Cybertron restored, most Decepticons captured and thousands of neutrals returning to repopulate their planet, the war was considered over. When the planet came alive again, it began transmitting energy to its two moons, reviving Luna 2 as well. Since Luna 1 was missing, its share of the energy ended up in the atmosphere instead, supercharging it and causing "ball lighting" effects to strike the planet's surface until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] got a temporary satellite in orbit. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Following the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] in [[2031]] and the [[Great Push]] of [[2033]], the Transformers were forcibly pacified by the [[Human Confederacy]] and exiled back to Cybertron and a [[Allowed Zone|small region of surrounding space]]. After eleven million years of civil war, Cybertron had become a dying planet drained of energy. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The old Autobots and Decepticons, too fuel-inefficient to fight or even move under their own power, reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s, hard-wiring themselves into the architecture and landscape of their planet as a means of saving fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} [[Cerebros]] eventually constructed the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s as successors to the old factions; the Builders preferred to use them for sport in a series of violent [[Games]] that were fought in the ruined remains of the old Builder cities. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===
Cybertron was drained of life by the war of conquest which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] started. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led a Decepticon attack on an Autobot base on Cybertron only to be routed when the base transformed into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Fortress Maximus online bio}}

==''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)==
[[File:RID Cybertron.jpg|thumb|Well, it's... uh... it's green!]]
Cybertron was located near or orbiting a larger ringed world, {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} and had an [[asteroid prison colony]] in which dangerous Decepticon and Predacon prisoners were interred. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} At one point there were a series of civil wars, in which [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], both creations of [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]], fought side-by-side. Following the wars, Magnus was honored, but [[Vector Sigma]] selected Optimus as Autobot leader and bestowed on him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}} The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s on Cybertron were ruled over by a [[Predacon Council|council]], of which [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was a subordinate, {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}} though he once claimed to be "leader of the Predacons and future ruler of the galaxy" and that he was already "ruler of many worlds". {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==
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[[Primus]], a "unique digital entity", came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

[[File:PlanetCybertron Armada.jpg|left|165px|thumb|Flaky crust.]]
Cybertron is the body of Primus. Much like the versions of Cybertron before it, it is a metallic planet that is damaged by conflict. Cybertron existed in an unnamed system until the ''Energon'' series, where it was pulled from orbit and pushed into another part of space (or universe) that [[Alpha Quintesson]] had created.

In ''Energon'', Cybertron was equipped with a system of [[energon tower]]s that could surround the planet with a protective field, which has since been disabled due to Decepticon attack.

Cybertron had at least one known moon in the ''Armada'' series, but this moon turned out to be Unicron. It is unknown whether it was always Unicron's depowered body, or if the moon somehow became a new "host" body for him. Two additional moons were shown during ''Cybertron'' and were prompltly used by Primus in [[robot mode]] to thrash [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron Energon.jpg|165px|thumb|I can see my house from here!]]
Through the ages, Cybertron has had many repairs, causing new "layers" to be added to the surface of the planet. Deep within the core is a pool of [[Super Energon]] that was once guarded by the four ancient combiners, [[Constructicon Maximus]], and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and the latter's unnamed brother.

At the end of the ''Energon'' series, Cybertron was granted a new sun when Primus trapped Unicron's spark within a ball of Super Energon, igniting it. This sun would eventually collapse, becoming the [[Unicron Singularity]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron GalaxyForce.jpg|left|165px|thumb|You DENTED it!]]
It is unknown how large Cybertron is in this continuity, but it is most likely [[Scale|the size of Earth or smaller]]. Cybertron has an atmosphere, but it was unbreathable by Earth life forms as when [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] visited the planet in 2010, they required spacesuits to operate on the surface; by 2020, however, humans were capable of surviving without specialised suits, indicating that an oxygen/nitrogen-based atmosphere may have somehow been generated by the planet or created by Transformers or humans artificially.

In the ''Cybertron'' series, much of the planet had been repaired, including the construction of a "[[Sky Dome]]" headquarters where important meetings are held. This structure housed the artifacts that were used to mount the [[Omega Lock]], which unlocks the robot form of Cybertron.

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==Live-action film series==
[[File:DOTMCybertronopeningscene.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|The Allspark clearly loves hexagons.]]

Cybertron was a world created by a device known as the [[AllSpark]]. With its power, it created a race of dimensional travelers, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], and made Cybertron suitable for their habitation. The Primes soon discovered that while the AllSpark's power was vast, it was also finite, needing to be recharged. The universe soon provided the answer, for a nearby star went nova, recharging the AllSpark. Though the Primes could travel dimensions, they needed help locating stars and harvesting their energy. The AllSpark responded by creating two things to help the Primes. The first gift was the second race of Cybertronians, the [[Transformer]]s, who could change their forms. The Thirteen Primes ruled over the Transformers with their descendants, forming the [[Dynasty of Primes]], to protect the AllSpark and Cybertron, while seeking out stars to harvest. The Dynasty even shared their dimensional traveling abilities with the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s, those tasked with finding stars. Once they found a star, the Dynasty would follow with [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to forge a [[Star Harvester|harvester]] to drain a star of its energy and send it to the AllSpark to form [[energon]]. The second gift the AllSpark gave the Dynasty was the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a key which contained the essence of the AllSpark and powered the harvesters. The Dynasty of Primes recognized the potential for destruction the harvesters presented, so they decreed that any star system which supported life was to be spared.

One day, the Dynasty of Primes and their attendants came to [[Earth|a world]] to harvest its [[sun|star]]. Just as the harvester was completed, the Primes discovered [[human|primitive but sentient creatures]]. Twelve of the Primes upheld the sanctity of life, but the thirteenth despised the creatures as insects and sought to steal the AllSpark's power for himself. What followed was the very first battle of Transformer against Transformer, as the rogue Prime and his loyalists waged war against the Dynasty of Primes and their loyalists. The rogue Prime murdered eleven of his brothers, but the twelfth stole the Matrix and hid it a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] forged from the bodies of his brothers, sacrificing his own spark to seal the Tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], dispatched the Seekers to find the Matrix. When he returned to Cybertron, he brought his war there as well, killing the rest of the Primes and destroying his brothers' [[Sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] to prevent them from returning. However, he expended much of his power in this process and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was there that he learned that he'd made two mistakes: First, the spirits of his brothers were able to seal him in the sarcophagus, preventing him taking over Cybertron. Second, the warriors of the Dynasty had managed to save a single orphan, hiding him from the Fallen. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of legend. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[File:Movie Cybertron surfaceconcept.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hell on Cybertron. Image taken from New York skyline.]]
Eventually, what little the Transformers knew of their origins would be lost to time. A new society arose, known as the [[Autobot]]s. The Autobots were a peaceful people, led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], head of the [[Science Division]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]], head of the [[Defense Force]]. The two leaders created a balance; Optimus was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Their world's main cities included [[Tyger Pax]], [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], [[Simfur]], and the capital city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. Another area of importance was [[Burthov]], where the Science Division had many facilities. In time, the Autobots began work on a dig near the [[Simfur Temple]], discovering the remains of the Twelve's sarcophagi and the intact sarcophagus of The Fallen. At the same time, unknown [[Ejoornian|alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron had Optimus remove the intact artifact to his quarters to better protect it, allowing him to come under the influence of The Fallen. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Honeycomb's big, yeah yeah yeah.]]
As Megatron began to grow more aggressive, Optimus discovered that he was the orphaned Prime hidden away when the Dynasty fell. Megatron raised an army, the Decepticons, and sought to take the AllSpark to conquer the universe. However, most of the early Decepticon forces left on the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] with The Fallen and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to seek out the harvester. With the number of Megatron's Decepticons now diminished, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and raised his own army of Autobots. In the war that followed, Cybertron was decimated. Prime eventually sent the AllSpark through a wormhole into deep space, and Megatron pursued it. Both were lost. Without the AllSpark's power, Cybertron became a dead world. The Autobots and the Decepticons scattered across the galaxy, hoping either to create a new world or locate the AllSpark and restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} A number of Transformers remained, with the Decepticons centered in Trypticon (now a ''Decepticon'' capital), but this didn't last long. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}}

[[File:DOTM space bridge collapse.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Attempts to replicate the giant gash from Generation 1 have gone horribly wrong.]]
Cybertron's upper layers seem to have a lot of interlocking hexagonal shapes, and several battles near the end of the war took place there. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] used these geographical features to his advantage when he attempted to escape Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. Later on, Sentinel Prime attempted to teleport Cybertron via the space bridge-forming pillars from his ship, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] in order to acquire Earth's resources to re-energize Cybertron. However, Bumblebee destroyed the master pillar and Cybertron collapsed as it was going through, presumably destroying Cybertron forever. Although, you never know, it could have just put a huge crater in it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Geography-wise, the surface of Cybertron is a mystery. Large rivers of liquid criss-cross the planet, though whether this is lava, molten metal, or possibly [[energon]] is anyone's guess. In more urbanized areas, such as the city of [[Tyger Pax]], the stone and lava seem to be covered over with steel or other refined metal. However, these incidents took place during the war, so it may have been the result of the devastation Cybertron saw. This liquid is even on the tops of ''buildings''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

Internally, Cybertron has similar features to the inside of a ''Transformer'', including gyroscopic joints. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}}

===Titan movie comics===
While everyone had abandoned Cybertron, the twin Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] hung out there for a while, and Starscream began organising [[Purple generic drones|an army]] there in secret. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

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Cybertron's status was unknown, with everyone abandoning it as it began to die. However, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and a group of Decepticons remained, staying alive by using [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Stockade believed they could renew Cybertron by summoning a new power source, one related to the AllSpark. They succeeded in summoning such an energy being, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} which did enter Cybertron to renew it...

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|The Beast Planet!]]
...and to everyone's horror, announced itself as [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]]! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

The possessed Cybertron was swiftly altered into a scarier-looking form with a large mouth and grasping prongs, turned hostile to those on it, and warped to the Sol system. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

When the Autobots were ordered off American soil, they regrouped ''under'' Cybertron and began working on the teleportation engines that Unicron had left there when he transformed the planet. Using these, they were able to make a decisive strike by teleporting the entire Decepticon army to Cybertron, then teleporting ''Cybertron'' to the far reaches of space. With the engines now burnt out and no energy on the planet, the Decepticons were marooned there, at the cost of the Autobots never being able to go home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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==''Shattered Glass''==
Cybertron was a peaceful planet whose inhabitants pursued only science and social harmony until the obsessive researcher [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] rose from the ranks of civilization and began a civil war. This Cybertron never broke free of its orbit and continues to revolve around a sun. True to its backwards universe, Cybertron can be a frightening and arbitrary place whose natives are born from [[Omega Terminus]] and possess [[ember]]s instead of sparks. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

This Cybertron received a new satellite when the Earth of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]] entered its orbit as a result of the destruction of its home reality by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s multiversal villainy. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

==''Animated''==
[[File:Animated Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pointier than most.]]
Cybertron was once a beautiful and peaceful world; one of the most important in the galaxy. The planet sported a mysterious origin and a great deal of spirituality. It was the creation place of the powerful [[AllSpark#Animated Cartoon|Allspark]]; the source of all Cybertronian life. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

Cybertron was fractured by war when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] expressed his plan of using the Allspark to transform Cybertron into an "interstellar juggernaut". {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}. The war razed Cybertron {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}, but the Autobots finally found a lasting advantage with the construction of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] {{storylink|TransWarped}} Autobot mastery of [[space bridge]] technology and their strategic relocation of the Allspark led to ultimate victory, where the Decepticons were driven from the planet entirely; a unique departure from other fictions. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} {{storylink|TransWarped}} Cybertron was once again dedicated to peace and an entire generation had seen neither [[armor-plating]] nor the transistor of a Decepticon. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

The Autobot culture under commander [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was primarily peaceful, although there was an organized militancy in the form of active boot camps {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}. The ancient building [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]] was home to the [[Autobot High Council#Animated Cartoon|Autobot HIgh Council]] and [[Guilds Domesticus#Animated Cartoon|Guilds Domesticus]], while the head of military operations was [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]]. The capital of Iacon was a major location, home to destinations such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House#Animated Cartoon|Maccadam's Old Oil House]], {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} and the abandoned [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Cybertron and its citizens were very unfamiliar with and afraid of organic life. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}. According to [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], it doesn't rain liquid on Cybertron; {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} despite this, it is has been shown raining. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} Make of this what you will.

Many [[stellar-cycles|stellar-cycles]] later, a web of uncoordinated Decepticon attacks on the rim of the galaxy began taking place, in an attempt to claim control of the space bridges and TransWarp to the [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|Spacebridge Nexus]] in Iacon, to wipe out the unarmed Autobot populace from within. Receiving wind of these attacks from a [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent on Cybertron]], Megatron sent a transmission to the Decepticon cells and ordered the organizing of the attacks {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}, and he himself began constructing a Space Bridge to lead his armies. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

However, Megatron's space bridge was destroyed by the reactivated Omega Sentinel [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}. The attacks were subsequently called off, much to the disappointment of the Decepticons who had managed to secure the bridges. {{storylink|TransWarped}}.

When Megatron's double agent, Shockwave, sensed that his cover was about to be blown, he attacked Ultra Magnus, mangling the Autobot leader {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} and causing him to be put on severe life-support. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} This was not enough to save him, unfortunately, and he soon went offline. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} Sentinel Prime, the acting Magnus, took advantage of the fear and paranoia created by the attack to grant himself emergency powers and aggressively remilitarize Cybertron, in an effort to combat the growing Decepticon threat. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

However, Megatron, Shockwave and the other Decepticons immediately under his command were subsequently captured by the Maintenance bot [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his team on [[Earth]] {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}, where they were imprisoned in [[Trypticon (Animated)|Trypticon]], part of the Decepticon City State of Kaon. A failed breakout attempt followed, with the Decepticons then diverting their attention to the (forceful) acquisition of Energon. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

==Aligned continuity family==
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[[File:DarknessRising4-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Well, at least there's ''one'' consistency.]]
Cybertron is orbited by three "near-Cybertron" objects: [[Moonbase One|Moon Bases One]] and [[Moonbase Two|Two]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Asteroid Belt Station]], each on opposite hemispheres of the planet (presumably the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian sides). Beyond the moons and asteroid belt floats the last of the great [[space bridge]]s, the long-abandoned interstellar transportation system that once connected Cybertron to its colonies [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]], and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] elsewhere in the galaxy.

[[Unicron]] attacked this Cybertron early on in its history, but was defeated by the [[Thirteen]]. After their squabbles escalated into murder, the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed only one [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] could rule at a time, with the thirteen members of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. The Quintessons seized control but an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel]] led the revolution, and with the High Council and the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]], he led the Transformers to a [[Golden Age]] of expansion. As the space bridges became less reliable and contact with the colonies was lost, Sentinel and the Guilds instituted the [[caste system]] to slow their civilization's decline. The High Council and their Guards were in charge of law and order, but each state controlled its own militia.

But as the nameless miners resorted to [[gladiatorial combat]] as an outlet for their misery, a champion named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rose to seize the title of Prime for himself. Unwittingly, his Iaconian ally was appointed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] instead, and their anti-caste movement became a civil war for Cybertron's future. The [[AllSpark]] was lost to space, whole regions of the planet were laid waste, and the [[core]] of Cybertron was poisoned by [[Dark Energon]], the remnants of Unicron's attack, prompting the Autobots to evacuate on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Megatron and his elite forces left on Trypticon too, now modified into the ''Nemesis'', leaving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to deal with the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

In the present, Megatron raised a [[zombie]] [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army from Cybertron's dead by hurling solidified Dark Energon at it through a space bridge. His plan to have them sack Earth was foiled, when the Autobots turned the Energon pump on the space bridge and caused it to implode. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

When Optimus lost his memories, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] sent [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] to Cybertron to find [[Vector Sigma]]. Arcee told Jack to watch out for vermin. {{Storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They were attacked by an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], left behind as a sentry, and a swarm of [[scraplet]]s, but managed to get the information they needed from Vector Sigma, deep under [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Seeking to gain an advantage over Optimus Prime and his newly acquired [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Megatron and Dreadwing used a space bridge to travel to Cybertron to acquire the hand of an unnamed [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

After acquiring the four [[Omega Key]]s, the Autobots returned to Cybertron to activate the [[Omega Lock]] and restore the planet. However, as they were about to activate the lock, Megatron and his subordinates arrived with the Autobots' human allies, threatening to expose them to Cybertron's atmosphere if they did not give him the Omega Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Prime and the Autobots surrendered, handing over the Omega Keys in exchange for the humans. However, before Megatron could use the Omega Lock to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] [[Earth]], Optimus Prime used the Star Saber to destroy it and save the human planet. {{Storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Eventually, the Decepticons, with help from Ratchet, built a second functioning Omega Lock on the exterior of the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Following their defeat of Megatron, the Autobots commandeered the ship and flew to Cybertron, where they fired the Omega Lock into the [[Well of All Sparks]], restoring the planet at last. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

During the process of rebuilding the planet for returning refugees, Optimus Prime and Wheeljack flew off to retrieve the AllSpark, which had been removed from the planet during the war. During this time, however, Unicron revived and took control of Megatron's body, and returned to Cybertron to destroy Primus. The chaos god led an army of Predacon Terrorcons to the Well of All Sparks, and the Autobots and Predacons joined forces to oppose them. Their efforts failed, but Optimus Prime arrived with the AllSpark and was able to use its container to trap Unicron, returning his undead army to dust in the process.

Afterwards, Optimus Prime revealed that, in order to use the container, he had transferred the AllSpark into the Matrix of Leadership, rendering his own spark inseparable from multitude within the AllSpark in the process. Consequently, the only way to return the AllSpark to the core would be to give his own life. With his farewells complete, the Prime flew into the Well of All Sparks, returning the AllSpark to Cybertron's core and causing numerous sparks to soar into the sky. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

After the restoration of the Well of All Sparks, Cybertron once again returned to a period of peace and prosperity. Statues commemorating various figures in the war were constructed. Lieutenant Bumblebee settled into a new life on the planet as a street patrol officer, but eventually returned to Earth via space bridge on the orders of a ghostly Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Cybertron is also ruled by a new Autobot High Council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} who placed a bounty on Bumblebee's head for his illegal use of a space bridge {{storylink|Hunting Season}} and sent Jazz to Earth to respond to the distress signal from the ''[[Alchemor]]''. After capturing [[Ped]], Jazz promised he'd smooth things over with the council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} but later Drift and Fracture (and their Mini-Cons) arrived on Earth to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Hunting Season}}

In one timeline, Cybertron is still a living planet and apparently never had a civil war or perhaps the war was already long over. [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] was stationed on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] called them for a rescue mission on Earth. While it is unclear what happened in this timeline, it is apparent that the [[Decepticon]]s either do not exist in this universe or are not malevolent. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}}
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==''Knights of Unicron''==
[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]], [[Smelting pool|The Smelting Pool]], and [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Great Dome|Stadium]], all located on Planet Cybertron, were the final venues for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:[[Primus#CybG1|Primus]] was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron/Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan as a Generation 1 ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toy a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

: In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms".

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like The Starship Enterprise... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5mm post|5mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.

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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|''Transformers 2010'' toyline]], being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "[[Primus#2010|Creator Primus]]" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.

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===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' "[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]" is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The toys are identical.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class [[Primus#Walmart|Cybertron Primus]] was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].
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==Notes==
*The name "Cybertron" was used by Marvel Comics long before the Transformers series came about. In issue 48 of the original ''X-Men'' title (released in September 1968), a computer named Computo created a race of robots named the "Cybertrons".<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/computoxm.htm Computo and the "Cybertrons" at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>
*Cybertron's "gashed" moon, often glimpsed during the course of ''Beast Machines'', is heavily based on one side of a modern sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, "Sphere with Sphere" ("Sfera con Sfera"), that can be found in the Vatican City's Courtyard of the Pinecone.<ref>[http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/pomodoro/0003.jpg Photo of ''Sfera con Sfera'']</ref> See, kids? Transformers IS educational.
*The size of the planet Cybertron varies between different continuities. In one, the diameter of the planet is smaller than Earth's while the Marvel comics describe it as "Saturn-sized," placing its diameter at around 120,000 km.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/wottf.html World of TRANSFORMERS]</ref> We can probably lay these at the feet of Primus, who is a god after all, and can decide to be whatever size he wants.
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*Towards the end of the original comic run, Blaster was asked in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK Letters Page]] whether Cybertron would be turned into a Transformer. His response was "No. More likely it will turn into a rapidly expanding ball of component molecules, the way things are going at the moment". [[Primus|Oh, what fools time makes of us all]].<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2242 Letters page for Marvel UK Issue #323]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'';<ref>For decades, Western fans have typically opted to render the Japanese pronunciation of the planet's name as "Seibertron" (pronounced "Say-ber-tron") in order to distinguish it from the Japanese name of the Autobots, the "Cybertrons" (pronounced "Sigh-ber-tron"). However, several Japanese sources actually spell it as "Cybertron" in English, including the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|''Headmasters'' video game]], the covers of the ''"Planet of Cybertron Guide"'' books included with Takara's mid-90s [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] sets of the original cartoon, a ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_2/img/043.jpg trading card], and the packaging for ''Galaxy Force'' toys. Sources beyond these are surprisingly scarce, although [[A Birth of Planet Saybertron|an article]] in the December 1985 issue of ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' did render the planet's name in English as, of all things, "Saybertron".</ref> サイバトロン ''Saibatoron'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Cybertron''' (Կիբերտրոն ''Kibertron'')
*''English:'' '''Cyberton''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kibertron''', '''Kájbertron''' (first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mesterséges bolygó''' (''Energon'', "Artificial planet")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Saibertron'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cybertron''' (赛博坦/塞伯坦 ''Sài Bó Tǎn''; 賽博創 ''Sài Bó Truàng''; 賽博宙 ''Sàibózhòu'')
*''Serbian:'' '''Kibortron''' (Generation 1 dub and first dub of ''Generation 2''), '''Sajbertron''' (Second ''G2'' dub, ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'', ''Animated'', ''Prime'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=447 Transformers #303 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Cybertron (planet)

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[[File:Cybertronplanet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The planet Cybertron, as seen in the original series. Not pictured: Realistically sized buildings.]]

'''Cybertron''' is the home planet of the [[Transformer]]s and (usually) the body of their creator, [[Primus]]. Cybertron is ([[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|almost]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|always]]) a shining metal, technological world; a planet of towering future cities without end and vast metallic plains, spiraling metal mountains and bottomless neon-lit chasms. Battling over control of Cybertron and its resources is frequently the motivation for, or origin of, the Transformers' epic wars. Beyond these facts much about Cybertron can differ between continuities, see individual entries below.

{{bigquote|This world is older than you can imagine. It has sailed the starscape...tending budding galaxies...forever a buffer to [[Unicron|the approaching darkness]]. And now its fate...is in your hands.|A voice to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|[[The War Within issue 6|''The War Within'' #6]]}}

==Generation 1 / Beast Era==
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Marvel issue 1 Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just another Alpha Centauri sunrise.]]
Cybertron was the adopted form of the lord of the light gods [[Primus]], who trapped himself and [[Unicron]] in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. While Unicron turned his prison into a transformable, humanoid body, Primus reformed himself into a vast Saturn-sized machine-world, home for a [[Transformer|robotic race]] he created to fight Unicron with similar [[transformation]] abilities. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

{{note|A Saturn-sized metal world like Cybertron is an impossibility under our current understanding of the laws of physics. Then again it was created by and infused with the power of a “space god” so, well, if anyone’s gonna bend those laws…}}

It has been suggested that the [[Demon]]s in the darkness were the world’s original inhabitants, locked away beneath the world by Primus, though this remains unconfirmed.
Aside from the Transformers, the world seems to possess the mechanical equivalent of plant and animal life, though the exact nature and origin of this lower "life" has never been examined in detail. This version of Cybertron has rough hewn [[Manganese Mountains|mountain ranges]] and great [[Rust Sea|seas]]. (Though of note these seas are not made of water. Liquid water is so rare on Cybertron as to be thought a mythical substance. Alternative substances these bodies are filled with are mercury {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and liquid helium {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}/{{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast #303}}) The atmosphere and temperature on most of the surface is such that human life can survive unaided.

In its earliest recorded era Cybertron orbited [[Alpha Centauri]], and the Transformers were at peace. But the avaricious [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] sought to rule the planet and turn it into a "cosmic dreadnought". This plan would find a kind of fruition, but not what Megatron intended: The cataclysmic forces of his [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|wars]] eventually sent the planet careening through deep space.

Its aimless journey brought it near [[Earth]] four million years ago. When our [[asteroid belt]] threatened it, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led an expedition to clear the way. They were successful, but they were ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s led by Megatron, and their battle ended with a crash-landing on Earth that left all the combatants deactivated. Their compatriots on Cybertron mourned their loss but continued the wars. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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[[File:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't worry, if Unicron eats this Cybertron, Marvel can xerox another copy of the model sheet.]]

In the modern day, Prime and Megatron's troops were reactivated, and they eventually found their way back to Cybertron. The world had changed little in the intervening eons, but the return of the old legends helped bring about the fulfillment of the planet's destiny. Deep below the surface, a small group of the once-lost Autobots fought the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in a chamber containing the giant head of Primus. A stray shot hit the god's face, and he awoke with a scream that alerted Unicron to his location. When the Chaos Bringer arrived, the Autobots and Decepticons united against him, but the battle still wreaked havoc on the planet. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which destroyed both deities. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, Cybertron suffered storms and earthquakes that many believed would tear the world apart. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The remaining Transformers evacuated, but Cybertron was ultimately saved by a [[Neo-Knights|band of humans]] who awakened the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} He was, it turned out, a safeguard put in place by Primus to guide the planet's reconstruction after the god's “death.” Cybertron was healed and for a time there was peace.

====Significant locations====
*Cybertron has two moons. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}
*Cybertron was historically organized into city-states, the largest and most important being [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Others have included [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. Within the province of [[Polyhex]] was the Decepticon stronghold called [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]].
*Beneath the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]] filled sewers, the [[Demon|Demons in the Darkness]] were locked away.
*At the center of this Cybertron there was a room with a huge head of Primus on the wall where he slept and was watched over by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Somewhere within the depths of Cybertron could also be found a chamber containing the [[Last Autobot]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards1.jpg|left|thumb|And that, my friends, is when you say "Look out below!"]]
Cybertron appeared [[Scale|considerably smaller than the planet Earth]]. Entirely metallic on the surface, some of the [[Organic core|lowest levels]] of Cybertron consisted of rock and dirt, suggesting an organic beginning to the planet. Its gravity was light enough that [[human]]s were able to traverse the surface without any trouble, and it possessed a breathable atmosphere. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} [[Water]], or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planet—lakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} Many levels below the surface was the energy-furnace, the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], {{storylink|The Rebirth}} and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!]]
Cybertron was orbited by at least three unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed—in [[1984]], it was clearly shown to exist outside of the [[Milky Way]]; on the cusp of an entirely different galaxy, in fact. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Nine million years prior, however, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] had been able to fly from their home planet to Earth under their own power, {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Sol System at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennia.

If the assorted colourful exclamations made by numerous Transformers are anything to go by, Cybertron also played host to [[:Category:Cybertronic wildlife|a vast array of fauna]], including but not limited to: [[Antroid]]s, [[bolt-bat]]s, [[cyber-duck]]s, [[dynametal duck]]s, [[electro-toad]]s, [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]], [[guinea pigatron]]s, [[helio-hamster]]s, [[hydro-weasel]]s, [[photovoltaic pussycat]]s, [[pidgeonoid]]s, [[retrorat]]s, [[robo-rat]]s, [[sheepacron]]s, [[titanium moosebot]]s, [[turbofox]]es, [[zap-mouse|zap-mice]] and [[robotopossum]]s.

Twelve million years ago, the [[Quintesson]]s used Cybertron as a factory to manufacture their robot creations. Notably, the origins of the planet are never explicitly stated—the Quintessons may have built it, terraformed an organic world, or colonized an existing metal planet. Whatever the case, after a million years, the Quintessons were forced to abandon Cybertron when their robots evolved true sentience and feelings, and knew they were being used as slaves, rebelling in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Cybertronian War]]. The second war was soon to come, however, when the robots splintered into two factions, the peace-loving [[Autobot]]s and the war-mongering [[Decepticon]]s—and began fighting amongst themselves. With the Autobots' innovation of transformation, they were able to win—or at least stalemate—the war, and a period of peace descended on Cybertron, which shone with a healthy golden glow, distinguishing the period as the "[[Golden Age]]". {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Eventually, however, Decepticons adopted transformation as well, along with [[robot mode]] flight, and around nine million years ago, the creation of the Decepticon [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] re-ignited the war on Cybertron. Megatron rallied like-minded individuals to his cause, and brainwashed others into his service, quickly killing the current Autobot leader in a strike on one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s outer cities. With this act kept out of the public knowledge, rumors circulated as Autobot machinesmith [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] worked diligently on a new process to reconstruct Autobots into battle-hardy configurations for the war he knew was coming. That war finally erupted in full when Megatron fatally injured a naive young dock worker, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion made him the first subject of his new process, reconstructing him into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who would lead the Autobots in the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

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After a further five million years of war, during which many Autobots fled the planet, the Decepticons had acquired a large hold on the planet, with the majority of it under their control. The main Autobot force continued to operate from the capital city-state of Iacon, but Cybertron's energy levels were depleted to a dangerous low, necessitating a space mission to locate a new planet with new sources of energy that the Transformers could harness. Optimus Prime led his best and brightest on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but they were pursued by Megatron's elite troops, and all were stranded in stasis on Earth for four million years. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards3.jpg|left|thumb|The white zone is for blasting Autobots only.]]
In the ensuing four million years, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who Megatron had left in charge as guardian of the planet, maintained the Decepticon hold on the planet, though he was unaware of the continued guerrilla efforts of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots]] to undermine him as they raided his energy supplies. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Eventually, Cybertron's energy level dipped so low as to put the planet in immediate, mortal danger. Reestablishing contact with Megatron, who had awoken with the other Transformers on Earth in the year 1984, Shockwave co-designed the [[space bridge]], an intergalactic transport system that could transport [[energon]] [[energon cube|cubes]] from Earth to Cybertron, abating the planet's impending doom. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Cybertron Earth.JPG|thumb|I see a Cybertron a-risin'. I see trouble on the way.]]
Cybertron's place in the universe was forcibly altered in 1984 when the Decepticons constructed a colossal space bridge that actually transported the entire planet into the [[Solar System|Sol system]], into Earth's orbit,{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} where its gravity wreaked havoc with the planet's natural balance, unleashing an unending torrent of energy created by natural disasters. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The energy acquired re-energized Cybertron enough to put it out of the danger zone, but the planet was soon knocked out of orbit by a massive energon explosion, and set drifting off through the solar system. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} At this closer range, Cybertron remained easily accessed throughout 1985 at least, with the Autobots now able to reach it by conventional transportation ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]), rather than having to constantly hijack use of the spacebridge. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

By the Earth year 2005, Cybertron had exited the Sol system, but, remaining within the Milky Way, was still relatively easily accessible by shuttlecraft from Earth. By this time, the Decepticon forces had succeeded in conquering the entire planet, forcing all the Autobots off it, leading them to relocate to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, and to two staging ground bases on two of [[Moonbase One|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase Two|moons]]. It was at this time that Cybertron came under attack from the world eater, [[Unicron]], who consumed the two moonbases and assaulted Cybertron itself, only to be destroyed by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]. His deactivated, decapitated head fell into orbit around Cybertron, a grisly new satellite to replace those he had destroyed. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} With the Decepticon forces in disarray after Unicron's attack, [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops succeeded in driving their foes off Cybertron, reclaiming the planet for the Autobots, and restoring and re-energizing much of the planet by 2006, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} when the world came under frequent attacks from the returning Quintessons, whose previously-secret history with the Transformers came to light. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In the year 2007, Cybertron was once again wrenched from its place in space when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons invaded the planet and constructed a massive [[planetary engine]] that propelled Cybertron back into Earth orbit once more. Once there, Galvatron opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, intending for the energy release to drive the Sun supernova, consuming Earth, Cybertron and everything else in one final destructive blow. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies were able to stop this plan by reversing the rocket engine, which drained off the excess solar energy and channeled it straight into Vector Sigma, which used it to fully re-energize Cybertron. Its rich golden hue restored, Cybertron entered a new Golden Age. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese cartoon continuity as detailed above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline, including an extensive 2007 retcon that revealed the complicated origins of Cybertron in this continuity.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree."]]
12 billion years ago, the ancient genius [[Primacron]] and his assistant, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] were attacked by Primacron's renegade creation Unicron. The Oracle's body was destroyed, but his essence, encased within a protective shell, fled to a dead planet at the center of the universe, which he proceeded to transform into a verdant, living world.

In time, the Quintessons discovered the Oracle's world and invaded, taking control of the Oracle and his powers. The Oracle was transformed by the Quintessons into the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] and also obtained the shell that had held his essence, which went on to become the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], the Quintessons transformed the Oracle's green planet into the metallic Cybertron. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In 2011, it was discovered that the release of the energy of the Matrix by Optimus Prime to cure the [[Hate Plague]] had much more far-reaching consequences that anyone suspected. With the Matrix's energy depleted, Vector Sigma's balance—permanently tilted in favor of the Autobots by the existence of the Matrix—was reset to neutrality, allowing the Decepticons, bolstered by their new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] troops, to freely invade Cybertron. Eventually, this forced Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life by merging with Vector Sigma in order to stabilize the computer before it destroyed Cybertron from within. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma developed a new metal alloy dubbed [[Cybertonuron]], which enticed Galvatron into another raid on the planet. However, the Decepticon Headmaster leader, [[Scorponok (G1)|Zarak]], feared the power that Galvatron would gain from the alloy, and so, to prevent either him or the Autobots from obtaining it, arranged for his Headmasters to plant bombs at the core of the planet, within Vector Sigma's chamber. The Autobots were unable to stop the countdown and the bombs detonated, tearing Cybertron apart and leaving it a charred uninhabitable ruin drifting in space. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
When the Autobots and Decepticons finally laid down their arms and forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]], they rebuilt and restored Cybertron, using the energy known as [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], which Optimus Prime recovered from the core of a [[black hole]].

=====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon=====
Tens of thousands of years into the future, in the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Cybertron was reigned over by Vector Sigma itself, who handed down orders through the ruling body known as the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} When Unicron attempted to engineer his rebirth following his destruction eons beforehand, his [[Angolmois|lifeforce]] possessed Vector Sigma and briefly transformed Cybertron into his new body before he was defeated by [[Big Convoy]].

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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The second [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron came to an end in [[2013]] when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] initiated the [[Machine Wars]]. However, the Machine Wars ended in a matter of weeks and inadvertently brought about the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Termination}} {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

In [[2984]], the [[Star Seeker]]s arrived from a temporal journey through [[transwarp]] to enact Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s newest scheme: plunder Cybertron of all its energon using Unicron's head when Cybertron would be at peace and have high levels of energy. The pirates attracted the attention of Cybertron's elite defenders, the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, but during the clash aboard Unicron's head, [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] gave Cannonball a crushing revelation: his scheme was doomed to fail from the start because the Cybertron he was attacking was technorganic and ''no longer ran on energon'' (as a result of the [[Great Reformatting]]). {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===''A Birth of Planet Saybertron''===
Cybertron was originally a mere satellite, built to ensure peace between a coalition of planets. But the powerful computer within the satellite proved too advanced for it to remain in its initial form; using electromagnetic forces to draw in other satellites, it used their materials to build itself up. This ultimately led to a malfunction of the computer, and the civilizations that had built it found themselves no longer able to access it. Though the united civilizations tried to stop the satellite, it kept on growing and becoming more sophisticated, eventually plundering all nearby resources and leaving its galactic neighborhood bare of resources. Ages passed and Cybertron became a planet proper, with metallic mountains and oceans of oil. From it sprung primitive machines, which evolved into Transformers over the millennia. {{storylink|A Birth of Planet Saybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Sunny with an 80% chance of lens flares. If you're traveling, watch out for transwarp waves.]]
[[File:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|At least it's finally trying to keep an orbit.]]
Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Autobots and Decepticons had faded into obscurity while their descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], dominated Cybertron. The planet had found a star to orbit (eccentrically, but still), which reflected the relative stability that had come upon Cybertronian culture at last. The Maximals, inheriting the [[Pax Cybertronia]], ruled over the Predacons in a time of uneasy truce. Peacetime diversions had sprung up, such as the [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]] amusement park. Or for more "mature" amusement, one could find joints where the servers went around without their torso plates on.

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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBM Season1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Amidst Megatron's spark collection, a little pocket of validation blossomed.]]
The tranquility of that age would come to a rapid end when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and set a [[Transformation virus|virus]] loose on the world that incapacitated the population and paved the way for [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] rule.

As [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals fought back, several facts about the planet became apparent. It had at least two moons, one with big gashes in its surface. The Maximal city of [[Cybertropolis]] had been built over the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was home to billions of Transformers. And this was just the latest example of an eons-old trend of vertical expansion. In fleeing from the Vehicons, the Maximals found many layers of abandoned civilization, all the way down to the rocky crust of the world. There, fossils existed of bats, dinosaurs, and birds (which were well-preserved enough to harbor DNA). A few plants, such as trees and flowers, were seen growing underground or even occasionally breaking through to the surface. And stranger yet, drilling through the rock revealed the planet's green, oozing "organic core".

[[File:CybertronBM Season2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Times were so dark, the sun had a shadow.]]
Another previously-unseen feature of the planet—but one that went unremarked upon—was its heavy cloud cover. Across dimensions and timeframes, Cybertron has been conspicuously devoid of visible weather systems. But when the Maximals returned from the Beast Wars, their view from orbit showed extensive, unmistakable clouds (which were also seen from the ground). This wouldn't last forever, though: By the time [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] arrived, the clouds had vanished again. The only major planetary event in the meantime was the doomsday energy storm that occurred when Primal and Megatron pitted the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] against the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. However, it is unclear whether this actually caused any meteorological effects.

Finding a chamber of fossils, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] drew the conclusion that Cybertron's animals had been driven extinct by colonizing robots, a theory mildly supported by Primal's conviction that a balance between organic and mechanical needed to be "restored" to the planet. In the end, Primal's dream became a reality when he applied his "[[reformatting]]" power to the organic core and converted the entire world to a [[technorganic]] state.
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====3H comics====
According to the [[Al-Badur]], the Quintessons had once served Unicron, and in so doing, they found the "dimensional landing" of Primus: Cybertron. Rather than alert their master, however, they decided to capitalize on their discovery for their own purposes. They attempted to subvert Primus's creations via the Plasma Energy Chamber, but the [[Trans-Organic|results]] were disastrous. Success came when they placed a shell program over [[Vector Sigma]] and channeled the divine power into creating a subservient race. That race would one day rebel and become the Transformers, but the Quintessons' influence remained in the form of the Vector Sigma shell program—otherwise known as the Oracle. Primus could nonetheless sometimes send messages from Vector Sigma through the Oracle, but it is difficult to tell the difference. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

A week after the [[Great Reformatting]], the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, hoping the sudden transition to technorganic would leave the Transformers disoriented. Instead, the population of Cybertron successfully repelled the invaders. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

One year later, this reality's Cybertron later became became the home base of the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the multiverse-spanning [[Universe War]] against Unicron. {{storylink|Abduction}} {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Unfortunately during the war, Cybertron fell victim to the "Culling", where Unicron's [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]]s cut a swath across the planet to feed the sparks of the victims to the Chaos-Bringer, though the invaders were ultimately repelled. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal's bio}} The Children continued the war, and eventually emerged victorious. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{note|The only continuity in which Cybertron has been mapped to some extent. A map of one hemisphere of the planet appears in the DK Transformers Ultimate Guide.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The [[Quintesson]]s created both [[Trans-Organic|transorganics]] and the gladiator and slave races that would evolve into the Decepticons and Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

Following Optimus Prime and Megatron's crash on Earth, Cybertron was conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The planet was also the location of [[Teletran 3]], which accidentally transported members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] to the alien world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs the Transformers #1}}

Shockwave was eventually defeated and the Decepticons were driven back to the [[Gladiator Zone]], allowing Cybertron to be at peace for the first time in millennia. A [[warp gate]] was set up between Cybertron and [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} The peace was interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] warped to Cybertron and took control of the Decepticons, but he was eventually defeated. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}} Notable locations on Cybertron included [[Capitol City]] and the large junkyards where the [[cannibalizer]]s would reside. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

After the death of Serpent O.R., Cybertron was peaceful yet again, and seemingly stayed that way. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Transformers' homeworld is located around [[wikipedia:Lambda Scorpii|Shaula]] which can be seen from Earth as the second brightest object in the constellation [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpius]] located in its tail.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman Q&A]</ref>

Cybertron's origins are shrouded in mystery, and honestly somewhat conflicting. Rung and Nightbeat, traversing the inside of the hollow planet of [[Necroworld]], found it to be the mold inside which Cybertron was created.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle}} However, it is also suggested that Cybertron could have originally been an organic world with organic lifeforms, and that they deliberately made the evolutionary jump to cyborgs and, eventually, to fully mechanical lifeforms. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} In fact, the world of [[Gorlam Prime]], a massive experiment by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in evolutionary science, gradually changed into a metal world full of transforming robots. The inhabitants forgot its old name and existence, and renamed it... Cybertron. This raises interesting questions about the planet's origin... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

According to Cybertronian legend, the first inhabitants of the planet were the [[Knights of Cybertron]], who left ten million years ago. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Cybertron originally had two moons, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but Luna 1 disappeared over six million years ago. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Cybertron is the only known world with naturally occurring [[energon]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} This resource occurs deep beneath the surface and was initially mined by hand, before the mines became automated, and the labourers lost their livelihoods. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

Some 1500 years ago, the constant fighting and the stripping of Cybertron's natural resources by both Autobot and Decepticon to feed their age-long war led to a terrible [[Thunderwing (G1)|cataclysm]] that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable. With no atmosphere, Cybertron's surface was unprotected from cosmic radiation and was wracked by plasma storms. Transformers had to divert energy to their personal shielding in order to remain on the surface for short periods; the surface was presumably immediately lethal for humans. Gravity was also weaker than normal and Transformers needed [[magno-tread]]s to walk on the surface. The Transformer race abandoned the planet (save for occasional scientific surveys from orbit) and began conducting its conflict across the galaxy.

According to Autobot command directives, landing on Cybertron was forbidden. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} However, with the resurrection (and subsequent defeat) of Thunderwing, this directive was lifted due to the unusual circumstances. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Around the year 1997, the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] returned to Cybertron with a plan to revive the planet. Through years of work, he began to repair Cybertron's atmosphere and rid it of radiation, though the planet remained dead and resourceless. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Many years later, the Decepticons created the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Cybertron, which had the side effect of also creating thousands of mindless monsters dubbed the [[Insecticon swarm]] whom they left to their own devices on the planet. After the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth, they sent their battered enemies through a portal to Cybertron, where the swarm would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} By this time, Alpha Trion's hard work had eliminated much of the radiation and electromagnetic storms, so the Autobots survived their stay on the planet with only minor pains. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Later, the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' was shot down over Cybertron, and its crew joined the rest of the survivors on its surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They were eventually rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Most of the Insecticon swarm survived their brushes with the Autobots and stayed on Cybertron, which interfered with Alpha Trion's plans. In order to make Cybertron habitable again, he first needed to get rid of the swarm, and thus he revived [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to take care of them. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Trion then left again, with only Ironhide, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and a few hundred swarm members remaining on the planet. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Shortly thereafter, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] made Cybertron his first line of defense against [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity set on devouring all Transformers. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} By the time his army arrived on the planet, the swarm had seemingly been exterminated. The arrival of Galvatron caused Ironhide and Sunstreaker to flee on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s newly arrived ship, after which they traveled to Earth to alert the rest of the Autobots to Galvatron's occupation of their swarm-free and (almost) habitable planet. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], the Autobots on Earth returned to Cybertron and confronted Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} During the battle, Galvatron inserted his [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] into the remains of Vector Sigma in the belief that this would stop D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, the Heart of Darkness was an aspect of D-Void, and doing so would allow the entity to turn the dead planet of Cybertron into a giant portal to the Dead Universe. To stop this from happening, Optimus Prime opened the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} By a process that nobody could explain with science, this restarted Vector Sigma and caused the entire planet to be "reset" into an primordial, alive state. Everything old on its surface was wiped out, geographical landmarks and Cybertronian cities alike, and the only Transformer-made structure remaining was the crashed remains of [[Kimia Facility]]. Simultaneously, Cybertron itself sent out a signal to all Cybertronians out in space, telling them to come home. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

With Cybertron restored, most Decepticons captured and thousands of neutrals returning to repopulate their planet, the war was considered over. When the planet came alive again, it began transmitting energy to its two moons, reviving Luna 2 as well. Since Luna 1 was missing, its share of the energy ended up in the atmosphere instead, supercharging it and causing "ball lighting" effects to strike the planet's surface until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] got a temporary satellite in orbit. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Following the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] in [[2031]] and the [[Great Push]] of [[2033]], the Transformers were forcibly pacified by the [[Human Confederacy]] and exiled back to Cybertron and a [[Allowed Zone|small region of surrounding space]]. After eleven million years of civil war, Cybertron had become a dying planet drained of energy. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The old Autobots and Decepticons, too fuel-inefficient to fight or even move under their own power, reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s, hard-wiring themselves into the architecture and landscape of their planet as a means of saving fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} [[Cerebros]] eventually constructed the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s as successors to the old factions; the Builders preferred to use them for sport in a series of violent [[Games]] that were fought in the ruined remains of the old Builder cities. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===
Cybertron was drained of life by the war of conquest which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] started. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led a Decepticon attack on an Autobot base on Cybertron only to be routed when the base transformed into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Fortress Maximus online bio}}

==''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)==
[[File:RID Cybertron.jpg|thumb|Well, it's... uh... it's green!]]
Cybertron was located near or orbiting a larger ringed world, {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} and had an [[asteroid prison colony]] in which dangerous Decepticon and Predacon prisoners were interred. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} At one point there were a series of civil wars, in which [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], both creations of [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]], fought side-by-side. Following the wars, Magnus was honored, but [[Vector Sigma]] selected Optimus as Autobot leader and bestowed on him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}} The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s on Cybertron were ruled over by a [[Predacon Council|council]], of which [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was a subordinate, {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}} though he once claimed to be "leader of the Predacons and future ruler of the galaxy" and that he was already "ruler of many worlds". {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==
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[[Primus]], a "unique digital entity", came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

[[File:PlanetCybertron Armada.jpg|left|165px|thumb|Flaky crust.]]
Cybertron is the body of Primus. Much like the versions of Cybertron before it, it is a metallic planet that is damaged by conflict. Cybertron existed in an unnamed system until the ''Energon'' series, where it was pulled from orbit and pushed into another part of space (or universe) that [[Alpha Quintesson]] had created.

In ''Energon'', Cybertron was equipped with a system of [[energon tower]]s that could surround the planet with a protective field, which has since been disabled due to Decepticon attack.

Cybertron had at least one known moon in the ''Armada'' series, but this moon turned out to be Unicron. It is unknown whether it was always Unicron's depowered body, or if the moon somehow became a new "host" body for him. Two additional moons were shown during ''Cybertron'' and were prompltly used by Primus in [[robot mode]] to thrash [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron Energon.jpg|165px|thumb|I can see my house from here!]]
Through the ages, Cybertron has had many repairs, causing new "layers" to be added to the surface of the planet. Deep within the core is a pool of [[Super Energon]] that was once guarded by the four ancient combiners, [[Constructicon Maximus]], and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and the latter's unnamed brother.

At the end of the ''Energon'' series, Cybertron was granted a new sun when Primus trapped Unicron's spark within a ball of Super Energon, igniting it. This sun would eventually collapse, becoming the [[Unicron Singularity]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron GalaxyForce.jpg|left|165px|thumb|You DENTED it!]]
It is unknown how large Cybertron is in this continuity, but it is most likely [[Scale|the size of Earth or smaller]]. Cybertron has an atmosphere, but it was unbreathable by Earth life forms as when [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] visited the planet in 2010, they required spacesuits to operate on the surface; by 2020, however, humans were capable of surviving without specialised suits, indicating that an oxygen/nitrogen-based atmosphere may have somehow been generated by the planet or created by Transformers or humans artificially.

In the ''Cybertron'' series, much of the planet had been repaired, including the construction of a "[[Sky Dome]]" headquarters where important meetings are held. This structure housed the artifacts that were used to mount the [[Omega Lock]], which unlocks the robot form of Cybertron.

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==Live-action film series==
[[File:DOTMCybertronopeningscene.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|The Allspark clearly loves hexagons.]]

Cybertron was a world created by a device known as the [[AllSpark]]. With its power, it created a race of dimensional travelers, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], and made Cybertron suitable for their habitation. The Primes soon discovered that while the AllSpark's power was vast, it was also finite, needing to be recharged. The universe soon provided the answer, for a nearby star went nova, recharging the AllSpark. Though the Primes could travel dimensions, they needed help locating stars and harvesting their energy. The AllSpark responded by creating two things to help the Primes. The first gift was the second race of Cybertronians, the [[Transformer]]s, who could change their forms. The Thirteen Primes ruled over the Transformers with their descendants, forming the [[Dynasty of Primes]], to protect the AllSpark and Cybertron, while seeking out stars to harvest. The Dynasty even shared their dimensional traveling abilities with the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s, those tasked with finding stars. Once they found a star, the Dynasty would follow with [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to forge a [[Star Harvester|harvester]] to drain a star of its energy and send it to the AllSpark to form [[energon]]. The second gift the AllSpark gave the Dynasty was the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a key which contained the essence of the AllSpark and powered the harvesters. The Dynasty of Primes recognized the potential for destruction the harvesters presented, so they decreed that any star system which supported life was to be spared.

One day, the Dynasty of Primes and their attendants came to [[Earth|a world]] to harvest its [[sun|star]]. Just as the harvester was completed, the Primes discovered [[human|primitive but sentient creatures]]. Twelve of the Primes upheld the sanctity of life, but the thirteenth despised the creatures as insects and sought to steal the AllSpark's power for himself. What followed was the very first battle of Transformer against Transformer, as the rogue Prime and his loyalists waged war against the Dynasty of Primes and their loyalists. The rogue Prime murdered eleven of his brothers, but the twelfth stole the Matrix and hid it a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] forged from the bodies of his brothers, sacrificing his own spark to seal the Tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], dispatched the Seekers to find the Matrix. When he returned to Cybertron, he brought his war there as well, killing the rest of the Primes and destroying his brothers' [[Sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] to prevent them from returning. However, he expended much of his power in this process and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was there that he learned that he'd made two mistakes: First, the spirits of his brothers were able to seal him in the sarcophagus, preventing him taking over Cybertron. Second, the warriors of the Dynasty had managed to save a single orphan, hiding him from the Fallen. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of legend. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[File:Movie Cybertron surfaceconcept.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hell on Cybertron. Image taken from New York skyline.]]
Eventually, what little the Transformers knew of their origins would be lost to time. A new society arose, known as the [[Autobot]]s. The Autobots were a peaceful people, led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], head of the [[Science Division]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]], head of the [[Defense Force]]. The two leaders created a balance; Optimus was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Their world's main cities included [[Tyger Pax]], [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], [[Simfur]], and the capital city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. Another area of importance was [[Burthov]], where the Science Division had many facilities. In time, the Autobots began work on a dig near the [[Simfur Temple]], discovering the remains of the Twelve's sarcophagi and the intact sarcophagus of The Fallen. At the same time, unknown [[Ejoornian|alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron had Optimus remove the intact artifact to his quarters to better protect it, allowing him to come under the influence of The Fallen. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Honeycomb's big, yeah yeah yeah.]]
As Megatron began to grow more aggressive, Optimus discovered that he was the orphaned Prime hidden away when the Dynasty fell. Megatron raised an army, the Decepticons, and sought to take the AllSpark to conquer the universe. However, most of the early Decepticon forces left on the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] with The Fallen and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to seek out the harvester. With the number of Megatron's Decepticons now diminished, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and raised his own army of Autobots. In the war that followed, Cybertron was decimated. Prime eventually sent the AllSpark through a wormhole into deep space, and Megatron pursued it. Both were lost. Without the AllSpark's power, Cybertron became a dead world. The Autobots and the Decepticons scattered across the galaxy, hoping either to create a new world or locate the AllSpark and restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} A number of Transformers remained, with the Decepticons centered in Trypticon (now a ''Decepticon'' capital), but this didn't last long. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}}

[[File:DOTM space bridge collapse.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Attempts to replicate the giant gash from Generation 1 have gone horribly wrong.]]
Cybertron's upper layers seem to have a lot of interlocking hexagonal shapes, and several battles near the end of the war took place there. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] used these geographical features to his advantage when he attempted to escape Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. Later on, Sentinel Prime attempted to teleport Cybertron via the space bridge-forming pillars from his ship, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] in order to acquire Earth's resources to re-energize Cybertron. However, Bumblebee destroyed the master pillar and Cybertron collapsed as it was going through, presumably destroying Cybertron forever. Although, you never know, it could have just put a huge crater in it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Geography-wise, the surface of Cybertron is a mystery. Large rivers of liquid criss-cross the planet, though whether this is lava, molten metal, or possibly [[energon]] is anyone's guess. In more urbanized areas, such as the city of [[Tyger Pax]], the stone and lava seem to be covered over with steel or other refined metal. However, these incidents took place during the war, so it may have been the result of the devastation Cybertron saw. This liquid is even on the tops of ''buildings''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

Internally, Cybertron has similar features to the inside of a ''Transformer'', including gyroscopic joints. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}}

===Titan movie comics===
While everyone had abandoned Cybertron, the twin Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] hung out there for a while, and Starscream began organising [[Purple generic drones|an army]] there in secret. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

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Cybertron's status was unknown, with everyone abandoning it as it began to die. However, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and a group of Decepticons remained, staying alive by using [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Stockade believed they could renew Cybertron by summoning a new power source, one related to the AllSpark. They succeeded in summoning such an energy being, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} which did enter Cybertron to renew it...

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|The Beast Planet!]]
...and to everyone's horror, announced itself as [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]]! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

The possessed Cybertron was swiftly altered into a scarier-looking form with a large mouth and grasping prongs, turned hostile to those on it, and warped to the Sol system. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

When the Autobots were ordered off American soil, they regrouped ''under'' Cybertron and began working on the teleportation engines that Unicron had left there when he transformed the planet. Using these, they were able to make a decisive strike by teleporting the entire Decepticon army to Cybertron, then teleporting ''Cybertron'' to the far reaches of space. With the engines now burnt out and no energy on the planet, the Decepticons were marooned there, at the cost of the Autobots never being able to go home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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==''Shattered Glass''==
Cybertron was a peaceful planet whose inhabitants pursued only science and social harmony until the obsessive researcher [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] rose from the ranks of civilization and began a civil war. This Cybertron never broke free of its orbit and continues to revolve around a sun. True to its backwards universe, Cybertron can be a frightening and arbitrary place whose natives are born from [[Omega Terminus]] and possess [[ember]]s instead of sparks. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

This Cybertron received a new satellite when the Earth of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]] entered its orbit as a result of the destruction of its home reality by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s multiversal villainy. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

==''Animated''==
[[File:Animated Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pointier than most.]]
Cybertron was once a beautiful and peaceful world; one of the most important in the galaxy. The planet sported a mysterious origin and a great deal of spirituality. It was the creation place of the powerful [[AllSpark #Animated Cartoon|Allspark]]; the source of all Cybertronian life. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

Cybertron was fractured by war when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] expressed his plan of using the Allspark to transform Cybertron into an "interstellar juggernaut". {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}. The war razed Cybertron {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}, but the Autobots finally found a lasting advantage with the construction of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] {{storylink|TransWarped}} Autobot mastery of [[space bridge]] technology and their strategic relocation of the Allspark led to ultimate victory, where the Decepticons were driven from the planet entirely; a unique departure from other fictions. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} {{storylink|TransWarped}} Cybertron was once again dedicated to peace and an entire generation had seen neither [[armor-plating]] nor the transistor of a Decepticon. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

The Autobot culture under commander [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was primarily peaceful, although there was an organized militancy in the form of active boot camps {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}. The ancient building [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]] was home to the [[Autobot High Council #Animated Cartoon|Autobot HIgh Council]] and [[Guilds Domesticus #Animated Cartoon|Guilds Domesticus]], while the head of military operations was [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]]. The capital of Iacon was a major location, home to destinations such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House #Animated Cartoon|Maccadam's Old Oil House]], {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} and the abandoned [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Cybertron and its citizens were very unfamiliar with and afraid of organic life. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}. According to [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], it doesn't rain liquid on Cybertron; {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} despite this, it is has been shown raining. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} Make of this what you will.

Many [[stellar-cycles|stellar-cycles]] later, a web of uncoordinated Decepticon attacks on the rim of the galaxy began taking place, in an attempt to claim control of the space bridges and TransWarp to the [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|Spacebridge Nexus]] in Iacon, to wipe out the unarmed Autobot populace from within. Receiving wind of these attacks from a [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent on Cybertron]], Megatron sent a transmission to the Decepticon cells and ordered the organizing of the attacks {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}, and he himself began constructing a Space Bridge to lead his armies. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

However, Megatron's space bridge was destroyed by the reactivated Omega Sentinel [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}. The attacks were subsequently called off, much to the disappointment of the Decepticons who had managed to secure the bridges. {{storylink|TransWarped}}.

When Megatron's double agent, Shockwave, sensed that his cover was about to be blown, he attacked Ultra Magnus, mangling the Autobot leader {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} and causing him to be put on severe life-support. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} This was not enough to save him, unfortunately, and he soon went offline. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} Sentinel Prime, the acting Magnus, took advantage of the fear and paranoia created by the attack to grant himself emergency powers and aggressively remilitarize Cybertron, in an effort to combat the growing Decepticon threat. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

However, Megatron, Shockwave and the other Decepticons immediately under his command were subsequently captured by the Maintenance bot [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his team on [[Earth]] {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}, where they were imprisoned in [[Trypticon (Animated)|Trypticon]], part of the Decepticon City State of Kaon. A failed breakout attempt followed, with the Decepticons then diverting their attention to the (forceful) acquisition of Energon. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

==Aligned continuity family==
[[File:WFCCybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
[[File:DarknessRising4-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Well, at least there's ''one'' consistency.]]
Cybertron is orbited by three "near-Cybertron" objects: [[Moonbase One|Moon Bases One]] and [[Moonbase Two|Two]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Asteroid Belt Station]], each on opposite hemispheres of the planet (presumably the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian sides). Beyond the moons and asteroid belt floats the last of the great [[space bridge]]s, the long-abandoned interstellar transportation system that once connected Cybertron to its colonies [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]], and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] elsewhere in the galaxy.

[[Unicron]] attacked this Cybertron early on in its history, but was defeated by the [[Thirteen]]. After their squabbles escalated into murder, the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed only one [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] could rule at a time, with the thirteen members of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. The Quintessons seized control but an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel]] led the revolution, and with the High Council and the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]], he led the Transformers to a [[Golden Age]] of expansion. As the space bridges became less reliable and contact with the colonies was lost, Sentinel and the Guilds instituted the [[caste system]] to slow their civilization's decline. The High Council and their Guards were in charge of law and order, but each state controlled its own militia.

But as the nameless miners resorted to [[gladiatorial combat]] as an outlet for their misery, a champion named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rose to seize the title of Prime for himself. Unwittingly, his Iaconian ally was appointed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] instead, and their anti-caste movement became a civil war for Cybertron's future. The [[AllSpark]] was lost to space, whole regions of the planet were laid waste, and the [[core]] of Cybertron was poisoned by [[Dark Energon]], the remnants of Unicron's attack, prompting the Autobots to evacuate on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Megatron and his elite forces left on Trypticon too, now modified into the ''Nemesis'', leaving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to deal with the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

In the present, Megatron raised a [[zombie]] [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army from Cybertron's dead by hurling solidified Dark Energon at it through a space bridge. His plan to have them sack Earth was foiled, when the Autobots turned the Energon pump on the space bridge and caused it to implode. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

When Optimus lost his memories, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] sent [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] to Cybertron to find [[Vector Sigma]]. Arcee told Jack to watch out for vermin. {{Storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They were attacked by an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], left behind as a sentry, and a swarm of [[scraplet]]s, but managed to get the information they needed from Vector Sigma, deep under [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Seeking to gain an advantage over Optimus Prime and his newly acquired [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Megatron and Dreadwing used a space bridge to travel to Cybertron to acquire the hand of an unnamed [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

After acquiring the four [[Omega Key]]s, the Autobots returned to Cybertron to activate the [[Omega Lock]] and restore the planet. However, as they were about to activate the lock, Megatron and his subordinates arrived with the Autobots' human allies, threatening to expose them to Cybertron's atmosphere if they did not give him the Omega Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Prime and the Autobots surrendered, handing over the Omega Keys in exchange for the humans. However, before Megatron could use the Omega Lock to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] [[Earth]], Optimus Prime used the Star Saber to destroy it and save the human planet. {{Storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Eventually, the Decepticons, with help from Ratchet, built a second functioning Omega Lock on the exterior of the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Following their defeat of Megatron, the Autobots commandeered the ship and flew to Cybertron, where they fired the Omega Lock into the [[Well of All Sparks]], restoring the planet at last. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

During the process of rebuilding the planet for returning refugees, Optimus Prime and Wheeljack flew off to retrieve the AllSpark, which had been removed from the planet during the war. During this time, however, Unicron revived and took control of Megatron's body, and returned to Cybertron to destroy Primus. The chaos god led an army of Predacon Terrorcons to the Well of All Sparks, and the Autobots and Predacons joined forces to oppose them. Their efforts failed, but Optimus Prime arrived with the AllSpark and was able to use its container to trap Unicron, returning his undead army to dust in the process.

Afterwards, Optimus Prime revealed that, in order to use the container, he had transferred the AllSpark into the Matrix of Leadership, rendering his own spark inseparable from multitude within the AllSpark in the process. Consequently, the only way to return the AllSpark to the core would be to give his own life. With his farewells complete, the Prime flew into the Well of All Sparks, returning the AllSpark to Cybertron's core and causing numerous sparks to soar into the sky. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

After the restoration of the Well of All Sparks, Cybertron once again returned to a period of peace and prosperity. Statues commemorating various figures in the war were constructed. Lieutenant Bumblebee settled into a new life on the planet as a street patrol officer, but eventually returned to Earth via space bridge on the orders of a ghostly Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Cybertron is also ruled by a new Autobot High Council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} who placed a bounty on Bumblebee's head for his illegal use of a space bridge {{storylink|Hunting Season}} and sent Jazz to Earth to respond to the distress signal from the ''[[Alchemor]]''. After capturing [[Ped]], Jazz promised he'd smooth things over with the council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} but later Drift and Fracture (and their Mini-Cons) arrived on Earth to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Hunting Season}}

In one timeline, Cybertron is still a living planet and apparently never had a civil war or perhaps the war was already long over. [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] was stationed on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] called them for a rescue mission on Earth. While it is unclear what happened in this timeline, it is apparent that the [[Decepticon]]s either do not exist in this universe or are not malevolent. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}}
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==''Knights of Unicron''==
[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]], [[Smelting pool|The Smelting Pool]], and [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Great Dome|Stadium]], all located on Planet Cybertron, were the final venues for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:[[Primus#CybG1|Primus]] was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron/Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan as a Generation 1 ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toy a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

: In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms".

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like The Starship Enterprise... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5mm post|5mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.

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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|''Transformers 2010'' toyline]], being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "[[Primus#2010|Creator Primus]]" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.

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===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' "[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]" is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The toys are identical.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class [[Primus#Walmart|Cybertron Primus]] was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].
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==Notes==
*The name "Cybertron" was used by Marvel Comics long before the Transformers series came about. In issue 48 of the original ''X-Men'' title (released in September 1968), a computer named Computo created a race of robots named the "Cybertrons".<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/computoxm.htm Computo and the "Cybertrons" at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>
*Cybertron's "gashed" moon, often glimpsed during the course of ''Beast Machines'', is heavily based on one side of a modern sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, "Sphere with Sphere" ("Sfera con Sfera"), that can be found in the Vatican City's Courtyard of the Pinecone.<ref>[http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/pomodoro/0003.jpg Photo of ''Sfera con Sfera'']</ref> See, kids? Transformers IS educational.
*The size of the planet Cybertron varies between different continuities. In one, the diameter of the planet is smaller than Earth's while the Marvel comics describe it as "Saturn-sized," placing its diameter at around 120,000 km.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/wottf.html World of TRANSFORMERS]</ref> We can probably lay these at the feet of Primus, who is a god after all, and can decide to be whatever size he wants.
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*Towards the end of the original comic run, Blaster was asked in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK Letters Page]] whether Cybertron would be turned into a Transformer. His response was "No. More likely it will turn into a rapidly expanding ball of component molecules, the way things are going at the moment". [[Primus|Oh, what fools time makes of us all]].<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2242 Letters page for Marvel UK Issue #323]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'';<ref>For decades, Western fans have typically opted to render the Japanese pronunciation of the planet's name as "Seibertron" (pronounced "Say-ber-tron") in order to distinguish it from the Japanese name of the Autobots, the "Cybertrons" (pronounced "Sigh-ber-tron"). However, several Japanese sources actually spell it as "Cybertron" in English, including the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|''Headmasters'' video game]], the covers of the ''"Planet of Cybertron Guide"'' books included with Takara's mid-90s [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] sets of the original cartoon, a ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_2/img/043.jpg trading card], and the packaging for ''Galaxy Force'' toys. Sources beyond these are surprisingly scarce, although [[A Birth of Planet Saybertron|an article]] in the December 1985 issue of ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' did render the planet's name in English as, of all things, "Saybertron".</ref> サイバトロン ''Saibatoron'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Cybertron''' (Կիբերտրոն ''Kibertron'')
*''English:'' '''Cyberton''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kibertron''', '''Kájbertron''' (first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mesterséges bolygó''' (''Energon'', "Artificial planet")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Saibertron'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cybertron''' (赛博坦/塞伯坦 ''Sài Bó Tǎn''; 賽博創 ''Sài Bó Truàng''; 賽博宙 ''Sàibózhòu'')
*''Serbian:'' '''Kibortron''' (Generation 1 dub and first dub of ''Generation 2''), '''Sajbertron''' (Second ''G2'' dub, ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'', ''Animated'', ''Prime'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=447 Transformers #303 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Cybertron (planet)

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[[File:Cybertronplanet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The planet Cybertron, as seen in the original series. Not pictured: Realistically sized buildings.]]

'''Cybertron''' is the home planet of the [[Transformer]]s and (usually) the body of their creator, [[Primus]]. Cybertron is ([[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|almost]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|always]]) a shining metal, technological world; a planet of towering future cities without end and vast metallic plains, spiraling metal mountains and bottomless neon-lit chasms. Battling over control of Cybertron and its resources is frequently the motivation for, or origin of, the Transformers' epic wars. Beyond these facts much about Cybertron can differ between continuities, see individual entries below.

{{bigquote|This world is older than you can imagine. It has sailed the starscape...tending budding galaxies...forever a buffer to [[Unicron|the approaching darkness]]. And now its fate...is in your hands.|A voice to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|[[The War Within issue 6|''The War Within'' #6]]}}

==Generation 1 / Beast Era==
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Marvel issue 1 Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just another Alpha Centauri sunrise.]]
Cybertron was the adopted form of the lord of the light gods [[Primus]], who trapped himself and [[Unicron]] in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. While Unicron turned his prison into a transformable, humanoid body, Primus reformed himself into a vast Saturn-sized machine-world, home for a [[Transformer|robotic race]] he created to fight Unicron with similar [[transformation]] abilities. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

{{note|A Saturn-sized metal world like Cybertron is an impossibility under our current understanding of the laws of physics. Then again it was created by and infused with the power of a “space god” so, well, if anyone’s gonna bend those laws…}}

It has been suggested that the [[Demon]]s in the darkness were the world’s original inhabitants, locked away beneath the world by Primus, though this remains unconfirmed.
Aside from the Transformers, the world seems to possess the mechanical equivalent of plant and animal life, though the exact nature and origin of this lower "life" has never been examined in detail. This version of Cybertron has rough hewn [[Manganese Mountains|mountain ranges]] and great [[Rust Sea|seas]]. (Though of note these seas are not made of water. Liquid water is so rare on Cybertron as to be thought a mythical substance. Alternative substances these bodies are filled with are mercury {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and liquid helium {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}/{{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast #303}}) The atmosphere and temperature on most of the surface is such that human life can survive unaided.

In its earliest recorded era Cybertron orbited [[Alpha Centauri]], and the Transformers were at peace. But the avaricious [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] sought to rule the planet and turn it into a "cosmic dreadnought". This plan would find a kind of fruition, but not what Megatron intended: The cataclysmic forces of his [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|wars]] eventually sent the planet careening through deep space.

Its aimless journey brought it near [[Earth]] four million years ago. When our [[asteroid belt]] threatened it, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led an expedition to clear the way. They were successful, but they were ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s led by Megatron, and their battle ended with a crash-landing on Earth that left all the combatants deactivated. Their compatriots on Cybertron mourned their loss but continued the wars. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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[[File:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't worry, if Unicron eats this Cybertron, Marvel can xerox another copy of the model sheet.]]

In the modern day, Prime and Megatron's troops were reactivated, and they eventually found their way back to Cybertron. The world had changed little in the intervening eons, but the return of the old legends helped bring about the fulfillment of the planet's destiny. Deep below the surface, a small group of the once-lost Autobots fought the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in a chamber containing the giant head of Primus. A stray shot hit the god's face, and he awoke with a scream that alerted Unicron to his location. When the Chaos Bringer arrived, the Autobots and Decepticons united against him, but the battle still wreaked havoc on the planet. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which destroyed both deities. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, Cybertron suffered storms and earthquakes that many believed would tear the world apart. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The remaining Transformers evacuated, but Cybertron was ultimately saved by a [[Neo-Knights|band of humans]] who awakened the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} He was, it turned out, a safeguard put in place by Primus to guide the planet's reconstruction after the god's “death.” Cybertron was healed and for a time there was peace.

====Significant locations====
*Cybertron has two moons. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}
*Cybertron was historically organized into city-states, the largest and most important being [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Others have included [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. Within the province of [[Polyhex]] was the Decepticon stronghold called [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]].
*Beneath the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]] filled sewers, the [[Demon|Demons in the Darkness]] were locked away.
*At the center of this Cybertron there was a room with a huge head of Primus on the wall where he slept and was watched over by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Somewhere within the depths of Cybertron could also be found a chamber containing the [[Last Autobot]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards1.jpg|left|thumb|And that, my friends, is when you say "Look out below!"]]
Cybertron appeared [[Scale|considerably smaller than the planet Earth]]. Entirely metallic on the surface, some of the [[Organic core|lowest levels]] of Cybertron consisted of rock and dirt, suggesting an organic beginning to the planet. Its gravity was light enough that [[human]]s were able to traverse the surface without any trouble, and it possessed a breathable atmosphere. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} [[Water]], or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planet—lakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} Many levels below the surface was the energy-furnace, the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], {{storylink|The Rebirth}} and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!]]
Cybertron was orbited by at least three unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed—in [[1984]], it was clearly shown to exist outside of the [[Milky Way]]; on the cusp of an entirely different galaxy, in fact. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Nine million years prior, however, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] had been able to fly from their home planet to Earth under their own power, {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Sol System at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennia.

If the assorted colourful exclamations made by numerous Transformers are anything to go by, Cybertron also played host to [[:Category:Cybertronic wildlife|a vast array of fauna]], including but not limited to: [[Antroid]]s, [[bolt-bat]]s, [[cyber-duck]]s, [[dynametal duck]]s, [[electro-toad]]s, [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]], [[guinea pigatron]]s, [[helio-hamster]]s, [[hydro-weasel]]s, [[photovoltaic pussycat]]s, [[pidgeonoid]]s, [[retrorat]]s, [[robo-rat]]s, [[sheepacron]]s, [[titanium moosebot]]s, [[turbofox]]es, [[zap-mouse|zap-mice]] and [[robotopossum]]s.

Twelve million years ago, the [[Quintesson]]s used Cybertron as a factory to manufacture their robot creations. Notably, the origins of the planet are never explicitly stated—the Quintessons may have built it, terraformed an organic world, or colonized an existing metal planet. Whatever the case, after a million years, the Quintessons were forced to abandon Cybertron when their robots evolved true sentience and feelings, and knew they were being used as slaves, rebelling in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Cybertronian War]]. The second war was soon to come, however, when the robots splintered into two factions, the peace-loving [[Autobot]]s and the war-mongering [[Decepticon]]s—and began fighting amongst themselves. With the Autobots' innovation of transformation, they were able to win—or at least stalemate—the war, and a period of peace descended on Cybertron, which shone with a healthy golden glow, distinguishing the period as the "[[Golden Age]]". {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Eventually, however, Decepticons adopted transformation as well, along with [[robot mode]] flight, and around nine million years ago, the creation of the Decepticon [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] re-ignited the war on Cybertron. Megatron rallied like-minded individuals to his cause, and brainwashed others into his service, quickly killing the current Autobot leader in a strike on one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s outer cities. With this act kept out of the public knowledge, rumors circulated as Autobot machinesmith [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] worked diligently on a new process to reconstruct Autobots into battle-hardy configurations for the war he knew was coming. That war finally erupted in full when Megatron fatally injured a naive young dock worker, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion made him the first subject of his new process, reconstructing him into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who would lead the Autobots in the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards2.jpg|thumb]]
After a further five million years of war, during which many Autobots fled the planet, the Decepticons had acquired a large hold on the planet, with the majority of it under their control. The main Autobot force continued to operate from the capital city-state of Iacon, but Cybertron's energy levels were depleted to a dangerous low, necessitating a space mission to locate a new planet with new sources of energy that the Transformers could harness. Optimus Prime led his best and brightest on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but they were pursued by Megatron's elite troops, and all were stranded in stasis on Earth for four million years. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards3.jpg|left|thumb|The white zone is for blasting Autobots only.]]
In the ensuing four million years, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who Megatron had left in charge as guardian of the planet, maintained the Decepticon hold on the planet, though he was unaware of the continued guerrilla efforts of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots]] to undermine him as they raided his energy supplies. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Eventually, Cybertron's energy level dipped so low as to put the planet in immediate, mortal danger. Reestablishing contact with Megatron, who had awoken with the other Transformers on Earth in the year 1984, Shockwave co-designed the [[space bridge]], an intergalactic transport system that could transport [[energon]] [[energon cube|cubes]] from Earth to Cybertron, abating the planet's impending doom. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Cybertron Earth.JPG|thumb|I see a Cybertron a-risin'. I see trouble on the way.]]
Cybertron's place in the universe was forcibly altered in 1984 when the Decepticons constructed a colossal space bridge that actually transported the entire planet into the [[Solar System|Sol system]], into Earth's orbit,{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} where its gravity wreaked havoc with the planet's natural balance, unleashing an unending torrent of energy created by natural disasters. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The energy acquired re-energized Cybertron enough to put it out of the danger zone, but the planet was soon knocked out of orbit by a massive energon explosion, and set drifting off through the solar system. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} At this closer range, Cybertron remained easily accessed throughout 1985 at least, with the Autobots now able to reach it by conventional transportation ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]), rather than having to constantly hijack use of the spacebridge. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

By the Earth year 2005, Cybertron had exited the Sol system, but, remaining within the Milky Way, was still relatively easily accessible by shuttlecraft from Earth. By this time, the Decepticon forces had succeeded in conquering the entire planet, forcing all the Autobots off it, leading them to relocate to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, and to two staging ground bases on two of [[Moonbase One|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase Two|moons]]. It was at this time that Cybertron came under attack from the world eater, [[Unicron]], who consumed the two moonbases and assaulted Cybertron itself, only to be destroyed by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]. His deactivated, decapitated head fell into orbit around Cybertron, a grisly new satellite to replace those he had destroyed. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} With the Decepticon forces in disarray after Unicron's attack, [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops succeeded in driving their foes off Cybertron, reclaiming the planet for the Autobots, and restoring and re-energizing much of the planet by 2006, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} when the world came under frequent attacks from the returning Quintessons, whose previously-secret history with the Transformers came to light. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In the year 2007, Cybertron was once again wrenched from its place in space when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons invaded the planet and constructed a massive [[planetary engine]] that propelled Cybertron back into Earth orbit once more. Once there, Galvatron opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, intending for the energy release to drive the Sun supernova, consuming Earth, Cybertron and everything else in one final destructive blow. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies were able to stop this plan by reversing the rocket engine, which drained off the excess solar energy and channeled it straight into Vector Sigma, which used it to fully re-energize Cybertron. Its rich golden hue restored, Cybertron entered a new Golden Age. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese cartoon continuity as detailed above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline, including an extensive 2007 retcon that revealed the complicated origins of Cybertron in this continuity.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree."]]
12 billion years ago, the ancient genius [[Primacron]] and his assistant, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] were attacked by Primacron's renegade creation Unicron. The Oracle's body was destroyed, but his essence, encased within a protective shell, fled to a dead planet at the center of the universe, which he proceeded to transform into a verdant, living world.

In time, the Quintessons discovered the Oracle's world and invaded, taking control of the Oracle and his powers. The Oracle was transformed by the Quintessons into the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] and also obtained the shell that had held his essence, which went on to become the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], the Quintessons transformed the Oracle's green planet into the metallic Cybertron. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In 2011, it was discovered that the release of the energy of the Matrix by Optimus Prime to cure the [[Hate Plague]] had much more far-reaching consequences that anyone suspected. With the Matrix's energy depleted, Vector Sigma's balance—permanently tilted in favor of the Autobots by the existence of the Matrix—was reset to neutrality, allowing the Decepticons, bolstered by their new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] troops, to freely invade Cybertron. Eventually, this forced Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life by merging with Vector Sigma in order to stabilize the computer before it destroyed Cybertron from within. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma developed a new metal alloy dubbed [[Cybertonuron]], which enticed Galvatron into another raid on the planet. However, the Decepticon Headmaster leader, [[Scorponok (G1)|Zarak]], feared the power that Galvatron would gain from the alloy, and so, to prevent either him or the Autobots from obtaining it, arranged for his Headmasters to plant bombs at the core of the planet, within Vector Sigma's chamber. The Autobots were unable to stop the countdown and the bombs detonated, tearing Cybertron apart and leaving it a charred uninhabitable ruin drifting in space. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
When the Autobots and Decepticons finally laid down their arms and forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]], they rebuilt and restored Cybertron, using the energy known as [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], which Optimus Prime recovered from the core of a [[black hole]].

=====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon=====
Tens of thousands of years into the future, in the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Cybertron was reigned over by Vector Sigma itself, who handed down orders through the ruling body known as the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} When Unicron attempted to engineer his rebirth following his destruction eons beforehand, his [[Angolmois|lifeforce]] possessed Vector Sigma and briefly transformed Cybertron into his new body before he was defeated by [[Big Convoy]].

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====''Wings Universe''====
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The second [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron came to an end in [[2013]] when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] initiated the [[Machine Wars]]. However, the Machine Wars ended in a matter of weeks and inadvertently brought about the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Termination}} {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

In [[2984]], the [[Star Seeker]]s arrived from a temporal journey through [[transwarp]] to enact Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s newest scheme: plunder Cybertron of all its energon using Unicron's head when Cybertron would be at peace and have high levels of energy. The pirates attracted the attention of Cybertron's elite defenders, the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, but during the clash aboard Unicron's head, [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] gave Cannonball a crushing revelation: his scheme was doomed to fail from the start because the Cybertron he was attacking was technorganic and ''no longer ran on energon'' (as a result of the [[Great Reformatting]]). {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===''A Birth of Planet Saybertron''===
Cybertron was originally a mere satellite, built to ensure peace between a coalition of planets. But the powerful computer within the satellite proved too advanced for it to remain in its initial form; using electromagnetic forces to draw in other satellites, it used their materials to build itself up. This ultimately led to a malfunction of the computer, and the civilizations that had built it found themselves no longer able to access it. Though the united civilizations tried to stop the satellite, it kept on growing and becoming more sophisticated, eventually plundering all nearby resources and leaving its galactic neighborhood bare of resources. Ages passed and Cybertron became a planet proper, with metallic mountains and oceans of oil. From it sprung primitive machines, which evolved into Transformers over the millennia. {{storylink|A Birth of Planet Saybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Sunny with an 80% chance of lens flares. If you're traveling, watch out for transwarp waves.]]
[[File:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|At least it's finally trying to keep an orbit.]]
Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Autobots and Decepticons had faded into obscurity while their descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], dominated Cybertron. The planet had found a star to orbit (eccentrically, but still), which reflected the relative stability that had come upon Cybertronian culture at last. The Maximals, inheriting the [[Pax Cybertronia]], ruled over the Predacons in a time of uneasy truce. Peacetime diversions had sprung up, such as the [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]] amusement park. Or for more "mature" amusement, one could find joints where the servers went around without their torso plates on.

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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBM Season1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Amidst Megatron's spark collection, a little pocket of validation blossomed.]]
The tranquility of that age would come to a rapid end when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and set a [[Transformation virus|virus]] loose on the world that incapacitated the population and paved the way for [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] rule.

As [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals fought back, several facts about the planet became apparent. It had at least two moons, one with big gashes in its surface. The Maximal city of [[Cybertropolis]] had been built over the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was home to billions of Transformers. And this was just the latest example of an eons-old trend of vertical expansion. In fleeing from the Vehicons, the Maximals found many layers of abandoned civilization, all the way down to the rocky crust of the world. There, fossils existed of bats, dinosaurs, and birds (which were well-preserved enough to harbor DNA). A few plants, such as trees and flowers, were seen growing underground or even occasionally breaking through to the surface. And stranger yet, drilling through the rock revealed the planet's green, oozing "organic core".

[[File:CybertronBM Season2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Times were so dark, the sun had a shadow.]]
Another previously-unseen feature of the planet—but one that went unremarked upon—was its heavy cloud cover. Across dimensions and timeframes, Cybertron has been conspicuously devoid of visible weather systems. But when the Maximals returned from the Beast Wars, their view from orbit showed extensive, unmistakable clouds (which were also seen from the ground). This wouldn't last forever, though: By the time [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] arrived, the clouds had vanished again. The only major planetary event in the meantime was the doomsday energy storm that occurred when Primal and Megatron pitted the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] against the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. However, it is unclear whether this actually caused any meteorological effects.

Finding a chamber of fossils, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] drew the conclusion that Cybertron's animals had been driven extinct by colonizing robots, a theory mildly supported by Primal's conviction that a balance between organic and mechanical needed to be "restored" to the planet. In the end, Primal's dream became a reality when he applied his "[[reformatting]]" power to the organic core and converted the entire world to a [[technorganic]] state.
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====3H comics====
According to the [[Al-Badur]], the Quintessons had once served Unicron, and in so doing, they found the "dimensional landing" of Primus: Cybertron. Rather than alert their master, however, they decided to capitalize on their discovery for their own purposes. They attempted to subvert Primus's creations via the Plasma Energy Chamber, but the [[Trans-Organic|results]] were disastrous. Success came when they placed a shell program over [[Vector Sigma]] and channeled the divine power into creating a subservient race. That race would one day rebel and become the Transformers, but the Quintessons' influence remained in the form of the Vector Sigma shell program—otherwise known as the Oracle. Primus could nonetheless sometimes send messages from Vector Sigma through the Oracle, but it is difficult to tell the difference. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

A week after the [[Great Reformatting]], the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, hoping the sudden transition to technorganic would leave the Transformers disoriented. Instead, the population of Cybertron successfully repelled the invaders. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

One year later, this reality's Cybertron later became became the home base of the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the multiverse-spanning [[Universe War]] against Unicron. {{storylink|Abduction}} {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Unfortunately during the war, Cybertron fell victim to the "Culling", where Unicron's [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]]s cut a swath across the planet to feed the sparks of the victims to the Chaos-Bringer, though the invaders were ultimately repelled. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal's bio}} The Children continued the war, and eventually emerged victorious. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{note|The only continuity in which Cybertron has been mapped to some extent. A map of one hemisphere of the planet appears in the DK Transformers Ultimate Guide.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The [[Quintesson]]s created both [[Trans-Organic|transorganics]] and the gladiator and slave races that would evolve into the Decepticons and Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

Following Optimus Prime and Megatron's crash on Earth, Cybertron was conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The planet was also the location of [[Teletran 3]], which accidentally transported members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] to the alien world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs the Transformers #1}}

Shockwave was eventually defeated and the Decepticons were driven back to the [[Gladiator Zone]], allowing Cybertron to be at peace for the first time in millennia. A [[warp gate]] was set up between Cybertron and [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} The peace was interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] warped to Cybertron and took control of the Decepticons, but he was eventually defeated. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}} Notable locations on Cybertron included [[Capitol City]] and the large junkyards where the [[cannibalizer]]s would reside. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

After the death of Serpent O.R., Cybertron was peaceful yet again, and seemingly stayed that way. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Transformers' homeworld is located around [[wikipedia:Lambda Scorpii|Shaula]] which can be seen from Earth as the second brightest object in the constellation [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpius]] located in its tail.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman Q&A]</ref>

Cybertron's origins are shrouded in mystery, and honestly somewhat conflicting. Rung and Nightbeat, traversing the inside of the hollow planet of [[Necroworld]], found it to be the mold inside which Cybertron was created.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle}} However, it is also suggested that Cybertron could have originally been an organic world with organic lifeforms, and that they deliberately made the evolutionary jump to cyborgs and, eventually, to fully mechanical lifeforms. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} In fact, the world of [[Gorlam Prime]], a massive experiment by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in evolutionary science, gradually changed into a metal world full of transforming robots. The inhabitants forgot its old name and existence, and renamed it... Cybertron. This raises interesting questions about the planet's origin... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

According to Cybertronian legend, the first inhabitants of the planet were the [[Knights of Cybertron]], who left ten million years ago. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Cybertron originally had two moons, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but Luna 1 disappeared over six million years ago. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Cybertron is the only known world with naturally occurring [[energon]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} This resource occurs deep beneath the surface and was initially mined by hand, before the mines became automated, and the labourers lost their livelihoods. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

Some 1500 years ago, the constant fighting and the stripping of Cybertron's natural resources by both Autobot and Decepticon to feed their age-long war led to a terrible [[Thunderwing (G1)|cataclysm]] that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable. With no atmosphere, Cybertron's surface was unprotected from cosmic radiation and was wracked by plasma storms. Transformers had to divert energy to their personal shielding in order to remain on the surface for short periods; the surface was presumably immediately lethal for humans. Gravity was also weaker than normal and Transformers needed [[magno-tread]]s to walk on the surface. The Transformer race abandoned the planet (save for occasional scientific surveys from orbit) and began conducting its conflict across the galaxy.

According to Autobot command directives, landing on Cybertron was forbidden. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} However, with the resurrection (and subsequent defeat) of Thunderwing, this directive was lifted due to the unusual circumstances. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Around the year 1997, the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] returned to Cybertron with a plan to revive the planet. Through years of work, he began to repair Cybertron's atmosphere and rid it of radiation, though the planet remained dead and resourceless. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Many years later, the Decepticons created the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Cybertron, which had the side effect of also creating thousands of mindless monsters dubbed the [[Insecticon swarm]] whom they left to their own devices on the planet. After the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth, they sent their battered enemies through a portal to Cybertron, where the swarm would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} By this time, Alpha Trion's hard work had eliminated much of the radiation and electromagnetic storms, so the Autobots survived their stay on the planet with only minor pains. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Later, the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' was shot down over Cybertron, and its crew joined the rest of the survivors on its surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They were eventually rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Most of the Insecticon swarm survived their brushes with the Autobots and stayed on Cybertron, which interfered with Alpha Trion's plans. In order to make Cybertron habitable again, he first needed to get rid of the swarm, and thus he revived [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to take care of them. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Trion then left again, with only Ironhide, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and a few hundred swarm members remaining on the planet. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Shortly thereafter, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] made Cybertron his first line of defense against [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity set on devouring all Transformers. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} By the time his army arrived on the planet, the swarm had seemingly been exterminated. The arrival of Galvatron caused Ironhide and Sunstreaker to flee on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s newly arrived ship, after which they traveled to Earth to alert the rest of the Autobots to Galvatron's occupation of their swarm-free and (almost) habitable planet. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], the Autobots on Earth returned to Cybertron and confronted Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} During the battle, Galvatron inserted his [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] into the remains of Vector Sigma in the belief that this would stop D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, the Heart of Darkness was an aspect of D-Void, and doing so would allow the entity to turn the dead planet of Cybertron into a giant portal to the Dead Universe. To stop this from happening, Optimus Prime opened the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} By a process that nobody could explain with science, this restarted Vector Sigma and caused the entire planet to be "reset" into an primordial, alive state. Everything old on its surface was wiped out, geographical landmarks and Cybertronian cities alike, and the only Transformer-made structure remaining was the crashed remains of [[Kimia Facility]]. Simultaneously, Cybertron itself sent out a signal to all Cybertronians out in space, telling them to come home. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

With Cybertron restored, most Decepticons captured and thousands of neutrals returning to repopulate their planet, the war was considered over. When the planet came alive again, it began transmitting energy to its two moons, reviving Luna 2 as well. Since Luna 1 was missing, its share of the energy ended up in the atmosphere instead, supercharging it and causing "ball lighting" effects to strike the planet's surface until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] got a temporary satellite in orbit. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Following the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] in [[2031]] and the [[Great Push]] of [[2033]], the Transformers were forcibly pacified by the [[Human Confederacy]] and exiled back to Cybertron and a [[Allowed Zone|small region of surrounding space]]. After eleven million years of civil war, Cybertron had become a dying planet drained of energy. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The old Autobots and Decepticons, too fuel-inefficient to fight or even move under their own power, reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s, hard-wiring themselves into the architecture and landscape of their planet as a means of saving fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} [[Cerebros]] eventually constructed the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s as successors to the old factions; the Builders preferred to use them for sport in a series of violent [[Games]] that were fought in the ruined remains of the old Builder cities. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===
Cybertron was drained of life by the war of conquest which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] started. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led a Decepticon attack on an Autobot base on Cybertron only to be routed when the base transformed into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Fortress Maximus online bio}}

==''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)==
[[File:RID Cybertron.jpg|thumb|Well, it's... uh... it's green!]]
Cybertron was located near or orbiting a larger ringed world, {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} and had an [[asteroid prison colony]] in which dangerous Decepticon and Predacon prisoners were interred. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} At one point there were a series of civil wars, in which [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], both creations of [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]], fought side-by-side. Following the wars, Magnus was honored, but [[Vector Sigma]] selected Optimus as Autobot leader and bestowed on him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}} The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s on Cybertron were ruled over by a [[Predacon Council|council]], of which [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was a subordinate, {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}} though he once claimed to be "leader of the Predacons and future ruler of the galaxy" and that he was already "ruler of many worlds". {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==
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[[Primus]], a "unique digital entity", came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

[[File:PlanetCybertron Armada.jpg|left|165px|thumb|Flaky crust.]]
Cybertron is the body of Primus. Much like the versions of Cybertron before it, it is a metallic planet that is damaged by conflict. Cybertron existed in an unnamed system until the ''Energon'' series, where it was pulled from orbit and pushed into another part of space (or universe) that [[Alpha Quintesson]] had created.

In ''Energon'', Cybertron was equipped with a system of [[energon tower]]s that could surround the planet with a protective field, which has since been disabled due to Decepticon attack.

Cybertron had at least one known moon in the ''Armada'' series, but this moon turned out to be Unicron. It is unknown whether it was always Unicron's depowered body, or if the moon somehow became a new "host" body for him. Two additional moons were shown during ''Cybertron'' and were prompltly used by Primus in [[robot mode]] to thrash [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron Energon.jpg|165px|thumb|I can see my house from here!]]
Through the ages, Cybertron has had many repairs, causing new "layers" to be added to the surface of the planet. Deep within the core is a pool of [[Super Energon]] that was once guarded by the four ancient combiners, [[Constructicon Maximus]], and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and the latter's unnamed brother.

At the end of the ''Energon'' series, Cybertron was granted a new sun when Primus trapped Unicron's spark within a ball of Super Energon, igniting it. This sun would eventually collapse, becoming the [[Unicron Singularity]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron GalaxyForce.jpg|left|165px|thumb|You DENTED it!]]
It is unknown how large Cybertron is in this continuity, but it is most likely [[Scale|the size of Earth or smaller]]. Cybertron has an atmosphere, but it was unbreathable by Earth life forms as when [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] visited the planet in 2010, they required spacesuits to operate on the surface; by 2020, however, humans were capable of surviving without specialised suits, indicating that an oxygen/nitrogen-based atmosphere may have somehow been generated by the planet or created by Transformers or humans artificially.

In the ''Cybertron'' series, much of the planet had been repaired, including the construction of a "[[Sky Dome]]" headquarters where important meetings are held. This structure housed the artifacts that were used to mount the [[Omega Lock]], which unlocks the robot form of Cybertron.

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==Live-action film series==
[[File:DOTMCybertronopeningscene.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|The Allspark clearly loves hexagons.]]

Cybertron was a world created by a device known as the [[AllSpark]]. With its power, it created a race of dimensional travelers, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], and made Cybertron suitable for their habitation. The Primes soon discovered that while the AllSpark's power was vast, it was also finite, needing to be recharged. The universe soon provided the answer, for a nearby star went nova, recharging the AllSpark. Though the Primes could travel dimensions, they needed help locating stars and harvesting their energy. The AllSpark responded by creating two things to help the Primes. The first gift was the second race of Cybertronians, the [[Transformer]]s, who could change their forms. The Thirteen Primes ruled over the Transformers with their descendants, forming the [[Dynasty of Primes]], to protect the AllSpark and Cybertron, while seeking out stars to harvest. The Dynasty even shared their dimensional traveling abilities with the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s, those tasked with finding stars. Once they found a star, the Dynasty would follow with [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to forge a [[Star Harvester|harvester]] to drain a star of its energy and send it to the AllSpark to form [[energon]]. The second gift the AllSpark gave the Dynasty was the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a key which contained the essence of the AllSpark and powered the harvesters. The Dynasty of Primes recognized the potential for destruction the harvesters presented, so they decreed that any star system which supported life was to be spared.

One day, the Dynasty of Primes and their attendants came to [[Earth|a world]] to harvest its [[sun|star]]. Just as the harvester was completed, the Primes discovered [[human|primitive but sentient creatures]]. Twelve of the Primes upheld the sanctity of life, but the thirteenth despised the creatures as insects and sought to steal the AllSpark's power for himself. What followed was the very first battle of Transformer against Transformer, as the rogue Prime and his loyalists waged war against the Dynasty of Primes and their loyalists. The rogue Prime murdered eleven of his brothers, but the twelfth stole the Matrix and hid it a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] forged from the bodies of his brothers, sacrificing his own spark to seal the Tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], dispatched the Seekers to find the Matrix. When he returned to Cybertron, he brought his war there as well, killing the rest of the Primes and destroying his brothers' [[Sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] to prevent them from returning. However, he expended much of his power in this process and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was there that he learned that he'd made two mistakes: First, the spirits of his brothers were able to seal him in the sarcophagus, preventing him taking over Cybertron. Second, the warriors of the Dynasty had managed to save a single orphan, hiding him from the Fallen. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of legend. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[File:Movie Cybertron surfaceconcept.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hell on Cybertron. Image taken from New York skyline.]]
Eventually, what little the Transformers knew of their origins would be lost to time. A new society arose, known as the [[Autobot]]s. The Autobots were a peaceful people, led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], head of the [[Science Division]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]], head of the [[Defense Force]]. The two leaders created a balance; Optimus was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Their world's main cities included [[Tyger Pax]], [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], [[Simfur]], and the capital city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. Another area of importance was [[Burthov]], where the Science Division had many facilities. In time, the Autobots began work on a dig near the [[Simfur Temple]], discovering the remains of the Twelve's sarcophagi and the intact sarcophagus of The Fallen. At the same time, unknown [[Ejoornian|alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron had Optimus remove the intact artifact to his quarters to better protect it, allowing him to come under the influence of The Fallen. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Honeycomb's big, yeah yeah yeah.]]
As Megatron began to grow more aggressive, Optimus discovered that he was the orphaned Prime hidden away when the Dynasty fell. Megatron raised an army, the Decepticons, and sought to take the AllSpark to conquer the universe. However, most of the early Decepticon forces left on the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] with The Fallen and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to seek out the harvester. With the number of Megatron's Decepticons now diminished, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and raised his own army of Autobots. In the war that followed, Cybertron was decimated. Prime eventually sent the AllSpark through a wormhole into deep space, and Megatron pursued it. Both were lost. Without the AllSpark's power, Cybertron became a dead world. The Autobots and the Decepticons scattered across the galaxy, hoping either to create a new world or locate the AllSpark and restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} A number of Transformers remained, with the Decepticons centered in Trypticon (now a ''Decepticon'' capital), but this didn't last long. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}}

[[File:DOTM space bridge collapse.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Attempts to replicate the giant gash from Generation 1 have gone horribly wrong.]]
Cybertron's upper layers seem to have a lot of interlocking hexagonal shapes, and several battles near the end of the war took place there. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] used these geographical features to his advantage when he attempted to escape Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. Later on, Sentinel Prime attempted to teleport Cybertron via the space bridge-forming pillars from his ship, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] in order to acquire Earth's resources to re-energize Cybertron. However, Bumblebee destroyed the master pillar and Cybertron collapsed as it was going through, presumably destroying Cybertron forever. Although, you never know, it could have just put a huge crater in it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Geography-wise, the surface of Cybertron is a mystery. Large rivers of liquid criss-cross the planet, though whether this is lava, molten metal, or possibly [[energon]] is anyone's guess. In more urbanized areas, such as the city of [[Tyger Pax]], the stone and lava seem to be covered over with steel or other refined metal. However, these incidents took place during the war, so it may have been the result of the devastation Cybertron saw. This liquid is even on the tops of ''buildings''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

Internally, Cybertron has similar features to the inside of a ''Transformer'', including gyroscopic joints. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}}

===Titan movie comics===
While everyone had abandoned Cybertron, the twin Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] hung out there for a while, and Starscream began organising [[Purple generic drones|an army]] there in secret. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

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Cybertron's status was unknown, with everyone abandoning it as it began to die. However, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and a group of Decepticons remained, staying alive by using [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Stockade believed they could renew Cybertron by summoning a new power source, one related to the AllSpark. They succeeded in summoning such an energy being, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} which did enter Cybertron to renew it...

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|The Beast Planet!]]
...and to everyone's horror, announced itself as [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]]! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

The possessed Cybertron was swiftly altered into a scarier-looking form with a large mouth and grasping prongs, turned hostile to those on it, and warped to the Sol system. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

When the Autobots were ordered off American soil, they regrouped ''under'' Cybertron and began working on the teleportation engines that Unicron had left there when he transformed the planet. Using these, they were able to make a decisive strike by teleporting the entire Decepticon army to Cybertron, then teleporting ''Cybertron'' to the far reaches of space. With the engines now burnt out and no energy on the planet, the Decepticons were marooned there, at the cost of the Autobots never being able to go home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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==''Shattered Glass''==
Cybertron was a peaceful planet whose inhabitants pursued only science and social harmony until the obsessive researcher [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] rose from the ranks of civilization and began a civil war. This Cybertron never broke free of its orbit and continues to revolve around a sun. True to its backwards universe, Cybertron can be a frightening and arbitrary place whose natives are born from [[Omega Terminus]] and possess [[ember]]s instead of sparks. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

This Cybertron received a new satellite when the Earth of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]] entered its orbit as a result of the destruction of its home reality by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s multiversal villainy. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

==''Animated''==
[[File:Animated Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pointier than most.]]
Cybertron was once a beautiful and peaceful world; one of the most important in the galaxy. The planet sported a mysterious origin and a great deal of spirituality. It was the creation place of the powerful [[AllSpark #Animated Cartoon|Allspark]]; the source of all Cybertronian life. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

Cybertron was fractured by war when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] expressed his plan of using the Allspark to transform Cybertron into an "interstellar juggernaut". {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}. The war razed Cybertron {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}, but the Autobots finally found a lasting advantage with the construction of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] {{storylink|TransWarped}} Autobot mastery of [[space bridge]] technology and their strategic relocation of the Allspark led to ultimate victory, where the Decepticons were driven from the planet entirely; a unique departure from other fictions. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} {{storylink|TransWarped}} Cybertron was once again dedicated to peace and an entire generation had seen neither [[armor-plating]] nor the transistor of a Decepticon. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

The Autobot culture under commander [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was primarily peaceful, although there was an organized militancy in the form of active boot camps {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}. The ancient building [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]] was home to the [[Autobot High Council #Animated Cartoon|Autobot HIgh Council]] and [[Guilds Domesticus #Animated Cartoon|Guilds Domesticus]], while the head of military operations was [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]]. The capital of Iacon was a major location, home to destinations such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House #Animated Cartoon|Maccadam's Old Oil House]], {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} and the abandoned [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Cybertron and its citizens were very unfamiliar with and afraid of organic life. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}. According to [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], it doesn't rain liquid on Cybertron; {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} despite this, it is has been shown raining. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} Make of this what you will.

Many [[stellar-cycles|stellar-cycles]] later, a web of uncoordinated Decepticon attacks on the rim of the galaxy began taking place, in an attempt to claim control of the space bridges and TransWarp to the [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|Spacebridge Nexus]] in Iacon, to wipe out the unarmed Autobot populace from within. Receiving wind of these attacks from a [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent on Cybertron]], Megatron sent a transmission to the Decepticon cells and ordered the organizing of the attacks {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}, and he himself began constructing a Space Bridge to lead his armies. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

However, Megatron's space bridge was destroyed by the reactivated Omega Sentinel [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part 2}}. The attacks were subsequently called off, much to the disappointment of the Decepticons who had managed to secure the bridges. {{storylink|TransWarped}}.

When Megatron's double agent, Shockwave, sensed that his cover was about to be blown, he attacked Ultra Magnus, mangling the Autobot leader {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} and causing him to be put on severe life-support. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}} This was not enough to save him, unfortunately, and he soon went offline. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} Sentinel Prime, the acting Magnus, took advantage of the fear and paranoia created by the attack to grant himself emergency powers and aggressively remilitarize Cybertron, in an effort to combat the growing Decepticon threat. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

However, Megatron, Shockwave and the other Decepticons immediately under his command were subsequently captured by the Maintenance bot [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his team on [[Earth]] {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}, where they were imprisoned in [[Trypticon (Animated)|Trypticon]], part of the Decepticon City State of Kaon. A failed breakout attempt followed, with the Decepticons then diverting their attention to the (forceful) acquisition of Energon. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

==Aligned continuity family==
[[File:WFCCybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
[[File:DarknessRising4-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Well, at least there's ''one'' consistency.]]
Cybertron is orbited by three "near-Cybertron" objects: [[Moonbase One|Moon Bases One]] and [[Moonbase Two|Two]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Asteroid Belt Station]], each on opposite hemispheres of the planet (presumably the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian sides). Beyond the moons and asteroid belt floats the last of the great [[space bridge]]s, the long-abandoned interstellar transportation system that once connected Cybertron to its colonies [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]], and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] elsewhere in the galaxy.

[[Unicron]] attacked this Cybertron early on in its history, but was defeated by the [[Thirteen]]. After their squabbles escalated into murder, the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed only one [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] could rule at a time, with the thirteen members of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. The Quintessons seized control but an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel]] led the revolution, and with the High Council and the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]], he led the Transformers to a [[Golden Age]] of expansion. As the space bridges became less reliable and contact with the colonies was lost, Sentinel and the Guilds instituted the [[caste system]] to slow their civilization's decline. The High Council and their Guards were in charge of law and order, but each state controlled its own militia.

But as the nameless miners resorted to [[gladiatorial combat]] as an outlet for their misery, a champion named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rose to seize the title of Prime for himself. Unwittingly, his Iaconian ally was appointed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] instead, and their anti-caste movement became a civil war for Cybertron's future. The [[AllSpark]] was lost to space, whole regions of the planet were laid waste, and the [[core]] of Cybertron was poisoned by [[Dark Energon]], the remnants of Unicron's attack, prompting the Autobots to evacuate on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Megatron and his elite forces left on Trypticon too, now modified into the ''Nemesis'', leaving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to deal with the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

In the present, Megatron raised a [[zombie]] [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army from Cybertron's dead by hurling solidified Dark Energon at it through a space bridge. His plan to have them sack Earth was foiled, when the Autobots turned the Energon pump on the space bridge and caused it to implode. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

When Optimus lost his memories, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] sent [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] to Cybertron to find [[Vector Sigma]]. Arcee told Jack to watch out for vermin. {{Storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They were attacked by an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], left behind as a sentry, and a swarm of [[scraplet]]s, but managed to get the information they needed from Vector Sigma, deep under [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Seeking to gain an advantage over Optimus Prime and his newly acquired [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Megatron and Dreadwing used a space bridge to travel to Cybertron to acquire the hand of an unnamed [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

After acquiring the four [[Omega Key]]s, the Autobots returned to Cybertron to activate the [[Omega Lock]] and restore the planet. However, as they were about to activate the lock, Megatron and his subordinates arrived with the Autobots' human allies, threatening to expose them to Cybertron's atmosphere if they did not give him the Omega Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Prime and the Autobots surrendered, handing over the Omega Keys in exchange for the humans. However, before Megatron could use the Omega Lock to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] [[Earth]], Optimus Prime used the Star Saber to destroy it and save the human planet. {{Storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Eventually, the Decepticons, with help from Ratchet, built a second functioning Omega Lock on the exterior of the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Following their defeat of Megatron, the Autobots commandeered the ship and flew to Cybertron, where they fired the Omega Lock into the [[Well of All Sparks]], restoring the planet at last. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

During the process of rebuilding the planet for returning refugees, Optimus Prime and Wheeljack flew off to retrieve the AllSpark, which had been removed from the planet during the war. During this time, however, Unicron revived and took control of Megatron's body, and returned to Cybertron to destroy Primus. The chaos god led an army of Predacon Terrorcons to the Well of All Sparks, and the Autobots and Predacons joined forces to oppose them. Their efforts failed, but Optimus Prime arrived with the AllSpark and was able to use its container to trap Unicron, returning his undead army to dust in the process.

Afterwards, Optimus Prime revealed that, in order to use the container, he had transferred the AllSpark into the Matrix of Leadership, rendering his own spark inseparable from multitude within the AllSpark in the process. Consequently, the only way to return the AllSpark to the core would be to give his own life. With his farewells complete, the Prime flew into the Well of All Sparks, returning the AllSpark to Cybertron's core and causing numerous sparks to soar into the sky. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

After the restoration of the Well of All Sparks, Cybertron once again returned to a period of peace and prosperity. Statues commemorating various figures in the war were constructed. Lieutenant Bumblebee settled into a new life on the planet as a street patrol officer, but eventually returned to Earth via space bridge on the orders of a ghostly Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Cybertron is also ruled by a new Autobot High Council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} who placed a bounty on Bumblebee's head for his illegal use of a space bridge {{storylink|Hunting Season}} and sent Jazz to Earth to respond to the distress signal from the ''[[Alchemor]]''. After capturing [[Ped]], Jazz promised he'd smooth things over with the council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} but later Drift and Fracture (and their Mini-Cons) arrived on Earth to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Hunting Season}}

In one timeline, Cybertron is still a living planet and apparently never had a civil war or perhaps the war was already long over. [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] was stationed on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] called them for a rescue mission on Earth. While it is unclear what happened in this timeline, it is apparent that the [[Decepticon]]s either do not exist in this universe or are not malevolent. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}}
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==''Knights of Unicron''==
[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]], [[Smelting pool|The Smelting Pool]], and [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Great Dome|Stadium]], all located on Planet Cybertron, were the final venues for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:[[Primus#CybG1|Primus]] was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron/Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan as a Generation 1 ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toy a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

: In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms".

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like The Starship Enterprise... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5mm post|5mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.

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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|''Transformers 2010'' toyline]], being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "[[Primus#2010|Creator Primus]]" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.

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===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' "[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]" is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The toys are identical.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class [[Primus#Walmart|Cybertron Primus]] was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].
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==Notes==
*The name "Cybertron" was used by Marvel Comics long before the Transformers series came about. In issue 48 of the original ''X-Men'' title (released in September 1968), a computer named Computo created a race of robots named the "Cybertrons".<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/computoxm.htm Computo and the "Cybertrons" at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>
*Cybertron's "gashed" moon, often glimpsed during the course of ''Beast Machines'', is heavily based on one side of a modern sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, "Sphere with Sphere" ("Sfera con Sfera"), that can be found in the Vatican City's Courtyard of the Pinecone.<ref>[http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/pomodoro/0003.jpg Photo of ''Sfera con Sfera'']</ref> See, kids? Transformers IS educational.
*The size of the planet Cybertron varies between different continuities. In one, the diameter of the planet is smaller than Earth's while the Marvel comics describe it as "Saturn-sized," placing its diameter at around 120,000 km.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/wottf.html World of TRANSFORMERS]</ref> We can probably lay these at the feet of Primus, who is a god after all, and can decide to be whatever size he wants.
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*Towards the end of the original comic run, Blaster was asked in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK Letters Page]] whether Cybertron would be turned into a Transformer. His response was "No. More likely it will turn into a rapidly expanding ball of component molecules, the way things are going at the moment". [[Primus|Oh, what fools time makes of us all]].<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2242 Letters page for Marvel UK Issue #323]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'';<ref>For decades, Western fans have typically opted to render the Japanese pronunciation of the planet's name as "Seibertron" (pronounced "Say-ber-tron") in order to distinguish it from the Japanese name of the Autobots, the "Cybertrons" (pronounced "Sigh-ber-tron"). However, several Japanese sources actually spell it as "Cybertron" in English, including the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|''Headmasters'' video game]], the covers of the ''"Planet of Cybertron Guide"'' books included with Takara's mid-90s [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] sets of the original cartoon, a ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_2/img/043.jpg trading card], and the packaging for ''Galaxy Force'' toys. Sources beyond these are surprisingly scarce, although [[A Birth of Planet Saybertron|an article]] in the December 1985 issue of ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' did render the planet's name in English as, of all things, "Saybertron".</ref> サイバトロン ''Saibatoron'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Cybertron''' (Կիբերտրոն ''Kibertron'')
*''English:'' '''Cyberton''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kibertron''', '''Kájbertron''' (first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mesterséges bolygó''' (''Energon'', "Artificial planet")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Saibertron'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cybertron''' (赛博坦/塞伯坦 ''Sài Bó Tǎn''; 賽博創 ''Sài Bó Truàng''; 賽博宙 ''Sàibózhòu'')
*''Serbian:'' '''Kibortron''' (Generation 1 dub and first dub of ''Generation 2''), '''Sajbertron''' (Second ''G2'' dub, ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'', ''Animated'', ''Prime'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=447 Transformers #303 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Cybertron (planet)

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[[File:Cybertronplanet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The planet Cybertron, as seen in the original series. Not pictured: Realistically sized buildings.]]

'''Cybertron''' is the home planet of the [[Transformer]]s and (usually) the body of their creator, [[Primus]]. Cybertron is ([[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|almost]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|always]]) a shining metal, technological world; a planet of towering future cities without end and vast metallic plains, spiraling metal mountains and bottomless neon-lit chasms. Battling over control of Cybertron and its resources is frequently the motivation for, or origin of, the Transformers' epic wars. Beyond these facts much about Cybertron can differ between continuities, see individual entries below.

{{bigquote|This world is older than you can imagine. It has sailed the starscape...tending budding galaxies...forever a buffer to [[Unicron|the approaching darkness]]. And now its fate...is in your hands.|A voice to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|[[The War Within issue 6|''The War Within'' #6]]}}

==Generation 1 / Beast Era==
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Marvel issue 1 Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just another Alpha Centauri sunrise.]]
Cybertron was the adopted form of the lord of the light gods [[Primus]], who trapped himself and [[Unicron]] in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. While Unicron turned his prison into a transformable, humanoid body, Primus reformed himself into a vast Saturn-sized machine-world, home for a [[Transformer|robotic race]] he created to fight Unicron with similar [[transformation]] abilities. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

{{note|A Saturn-sized metal world like Cybertron is an impossibility under our current understanding of the laws of physics. Then again it was created by and infused with the power of a “space god” so, well, if anyone’s gonna bend those laws…}}

It has been suggested that the [[Demon]]s in the darkness were the world’s original inhabitants, locked away beneath the world by Primus, though this remains unconfirmed.
Aside from the Transformers, the world seems to possess the mechanical equivalent of plant and animal life, though the exact nature and origin of this lower "life" has never been examined in detail. This version of Cybertron has rough hewn [[Manganese Mountains|mountain ranges]] and great [[Rust Sea|seas]]. (Though of note these seas are not made of water. Liquid water is so rare on Cybertron as to be thought a mythical substance. Alternative substances these bodies are filled with are mercury {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and liquid helium {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}/{{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast #303}}) The atmosphere and temperature on most of the surface is such that human life can survive unaided.

In its earliest recorded era Cybertron orbited [[Alpha Centauri]], and the Transformers were at peace. But the avaricious [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] sought to rule the planet and turn it into a "cosmic dreadnought". This plan would find a kind of fruition, but not what Megatron intended: The cataclysmic forces of his [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|wars]] eventually sent the planet careening through deep space.

Its aimless journey brought it near [[Earth]] four million years ago. When our [[asteroid belt]] threatened it, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led an expedition to clear the way. They were successful, but they were ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s led by Megatron, and their battle ended with a crash-landing on Earth that left all the combatants deactivated. Their compatriots on Cybertron mourned their loss but continued the wars. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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[[File:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't worry, if Unicron eats this Cybertron, Marvel can xerox another copy of the model sheet.]]

In the modern day, Prime and Megatron's troops were reactivated, and they eventually found their way back to Cybertron. The world had changed little in the intervening eons, but the return of the old legends helped bring about the fulfillment of the planet's destiny. Deep below the surface, a small group of the once-lost Autobots fought the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in a chamber containing the giant head of Primus. A stray shot hit the god's face, and he awoke with a scream that alerted Unicron to his location. When the Chaos Bringer arrived, the Autobots and Decepticons united against him, but the battle still wreaked havoc on the planet. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which destroyed both deities. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, Cybertron suffered storms and earthquakes that many believed would tear the world apart. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The remaining Transformers evacuated, but Cybertron was ultimately saved by a [[Neo-Knights|band of humans]] who awakened the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} He was, it turned out, a safeguard put in place by Primus to guide the planet's reconstruction after the god's “death.” Cybertron was healed and for a time there was peace.

====Significant locations====
*Cybertron has two moons. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}
*Cybertron was historically organized into city-states, the largest and most important being [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Others have included [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. Within the province of [[Polyhex]] was the Decepticon stronghold called [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]].
*Beneath the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]] filled sewers, the [[Demon|Demons in the Darkness]] were locked away.
*At the center of this Cybertron there was a room with a huge head of Primus on the wall where he slept and was watched over by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Somewhere within the depths of Cybertron could also be found a chamber containing the [[Last Autobot]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards1.jpg|left|thumb|And that, my friends, is when you say "Look out below!"]]
Cybertron appeared [[Scale|considerably smaller than the planet Earth]]. Entirely metallic on the surface, some of the [[Organic core|lowest levels]] of Cybertron consisted of rock and dirt, suggesting an organic beginning to the planet. Its gravity was light enough that [[human]]s were able to traverse the surface without any trouble, and it possessed a breathable atmosphere. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} [[Water]], or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planet—lakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} Many levels below the surface was the energy-furnace, the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], {{storylink|The Rebirth}} and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!]]
Cybertron was orbited by at least three unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed—in [[1984]], it was clearly shown to exist outside of the [[Milky Way]]; on the cusp of an entirely different galaxy, in fact. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Nine million years prior, however, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] had been able to fly from their home planet to Earth under their own power, {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Sol System at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennia.

If the assorted colourful exclamations made by numerous Transformers are anything to go by, Cybertron also played host to [[:Category:Cybertronic wildlife|a vast array of fauna]], including but not limited to: [[Antroid]]s, [[bolt-bat]]s, [[cyber-duck]]s, [[dynametal duck]]s, [[electro-toad]]s, [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]], [[guinea pigatron]]s, [[helio-hamster]]s, [[hydro-weasel]]s, [[photovoltaic pussycat]]s, [[pidgeonoid]]s, [[retrorat]]s, [[robo-rat]]s, [[sheepacron]]s, [[titanium moosebot]]s, [[turbofox]]es, [[zap-mouse|zap-mice]] and [[robotopossum]]s.

Twelve million years ago, the [[Quintesson]]s used Cybertron as a factory to manufacture their robot creations. Notably, the origins of the planet are never explicitly stated—the Quintessons may have built it, terraformed an organic world, or colonized an existing metal planet. Whatever the case, after a million years, the Quintessons were forced to abandon Cybertron when their robots evolved true sentience and feelings, and knew they were being used as slaves, rebelling in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Cybertronian War]]. The second war was soon to come, however, when the robots splintered into two factions, the peace-loving [[Autobot]]s and the war-mongering [[Decepticon]]s—and began fighting amongst themselves. With the Autobots' innovation of transformation, they were able to win—or at least stalemate—the war, and a period of peace descended on Cybertron, which shone with a healthy golden glow, distinguishing the period as the "[[Golden Age]]". {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Eventually, however, Decepticons adopted transformation as well, along with [[robot mode]] flight, and around nine million years ago, the creation of the Decepticon [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] re-ignited the war on Cybertron. Megatron rallied like-minded individuals to his cause, and brainwashed others into his service, quickly killing the current Autobot leader in a strike on one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s outer cities. With this act kept out of the public knowledge, rumors circulated as Autobot machinesmith [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] worked diligently on a new process to reconstruct Autobots into battle-hardy configurations for the war he knew was coming. That war finally erupted in full when Megatron fatally injured a naive young dock worker, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion made him the first subject of his new process, reconstructing him into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who would lead the Autobots in the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

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After a further five million years of war, during which many Autobots fled the planet, the Decepticons had acquired a large hold on the planet, with the majority of it under their control. The main Autobot force continued to operate from the capital city-state of Iacon, but Cybertron's energy levels were depleted to a dangerous low, necessitating a space mission to locate a new planet with new sources of energy that the Transformers could harness. Optimus Prime led his best and brightest on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but they were pursued by Megatron's elite troops, and all were stranded in stasis on Earth for four million years. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards3.jpg|left|thumb|The white zone is for blasting Autobots only.]]
In the ensuing four million years, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who Megatron had left in charge as guardian of the planet, maintained the Decepticon hold on the planet, though he was unaware of the continued guerrilla efforts of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots]] to undermine him as they raided his energy supplies. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Eventually, Cybertron's energy level dipped so low as to put the planet in immediate, mortal danger. Reestablishing contact with Megatron, who had awoken with the other Transformers on Earth in the year 1984, Shockwave co-designed the [[space bridge]], an intergalactic transport system that could transport [[energon]] [[energon cube|cubes]] from Earth to Cybertron, abating the planet's impending doom. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Cybertron Earth.JPG|thumb|I see a Cybertron a-risin'. I see trouble on the way.]]
Cybertron's place in the universe was forcibly altered in 1984 when the Decepticons constructed a colossal space bridge that actually transported the entire planet into the [[Solar System|Sol system]], into Earth's orbit,{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} where its gravity wreaked havoc with the planet's natural balance, unleashing an unending torrent of energy created by natural disasters. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The energy acquired re-energized Cybertron enough to put it out of the danger zone, but the planet was soon knocked out of orbit by a massive energon explosion, and set drifting off through the solar system. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} At this closer range, Cybertron remained easily accessed throughout 1985 at least, with the Autobots now able to reach it by conventional transportation ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]), rather than having to constantly hijack use of the spacebridge. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

By the Earth year 2005, Cybertron had exited the Sol system, but, remaining within the Milky Way, was still relatively easily accessible by shuttlecraft from Earth. By this time, the Decepticon forces had succeeded in conquering the entire planet, forcing all the Autobots off it, leading them to relocate to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, and to two staging ground bases on two of [[Moonbase One|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase Two|moons]]. It was at this time that Cybertron came under attack from the world eater, [[Unicron]], who consumed the two moonbases and assaulted Cybertron itself, only to be destroyed by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]. His deactivated, decapitated head fell into orbit around Cybertron, a grisly new satellite to replace those he had destroyed. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} With the Decepticon forces in disarray after Unicron's attack, [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops succeeded in driving their foes off Cybertron, reclaiming the planet for the Autobots, and restoring and re-energizing much of the planet by 2006, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} when the world came under frequent attacks from the returning Quintessons, whose previously-secret history with the Transformers came to light. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In the year 2007, Cybertron was once again wrenched from its place in space when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons invaded the planet and constructed a massive [[planetary engine]] that propelled Cybertron back into Earth orbit once more. Once there, Galvatron opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, intending for the energy release to drive the Sun supernova, consuming Earth, Cybertron and everything else in one final destructive blow. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies were able to stop this plan by reversing the rocket engine, which drained off the excess solar energy and channeled it straight into Vector Sigma, which used it to fully re-energize Cybertron. Its rich golden hue restored, Cybertron entered a new Golden Age. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese cartoon continuity as detailed above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline, including an extensive 2007 retcon that revealed the complicated origins of Cybertron in this continuity.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree."]]
12 billion years ago, the ancient genius [[Primacron]] and his assistant, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] were attacked by Primacron's renegade creation Unicron. The Oracle's body was destroyed, but his essence, encased within a protective shell, fled to a dead planet at the center of the universe, which he proceeded to transform into a verdant, living world.

In time, the Quintessons discovered the Oracle's world and invaded, taking control of the Oracle and his powers. The Oracle was transformed by the Quintessons into the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] and also obtained the shell that had held his essence, which went on to become the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], the Quintessons transformed the Oracle's green planet into the metallic Cybertron. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In 2011, it was discovered that the release of the energy of the Matrix by Optimus Prime to cure the [[Hate Plague]] had much more far-reaching consequences that anyone suspected. With the Matrix's energy depleted, Vector Sigma's balance—permanently tilted in favor of the Autobots by the existence of the Matrix—was reset to neutrality, allowing the Decepticons, bolstered by their new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] troops, to freely invade Cybertron. Eventually, this forced Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life by merging with Vector Sigma in order to stabilize the computer before it destroyed Cybertron from within. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma developed a new metal alloy dubbed [[Cybertonuron]], which enticed Galvatron into another raid on the planet. However, the Decepticon Headmaster leader, [[Scorponok (G1)|Zarak]], feared the power that Galvatron would gain from the alloy, and so, to prevent either him or the Autobots from obtaining it, arranged for his Headmasters to plant bombs at the core of the planet, within Vector Sigma's chamber. The Autobots were unable to stop the countdown and the bombs detonated, tearing Cybertron apart and leaving it a charred uninhabitable ruin drifting in space. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
When the Autobots and Decepticons finally laid down their arms and forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]], they rebuilt and restored Cybertron, using the energy known as [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], which Optimus Prime recovered from the core of a [[black hole]].

=====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon=====
Tens of thousands of years into the future, in the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Cybertron was reigned over by Vector Sigma itself, who handed down orders through the ruling body known as the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} When Unicron attempted to engineer his rebirth following his destruction eons beforehand, his [[Angolmois|lifeforce]] possessed Vector Sigma and briefly transformed Cybertron into his new body before he was defeated by [[Big Convoy]].

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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The second [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron came to an end in [[2013]] when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] initiated the [[Machine Wars]]. However, the Machine Wars ended in a matter of weeks and inadvertently brought about the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Termination}} {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

In [[2984]], the [[Star Seeker]]s arrived from a temporal journey through [[transwarp]] to enact Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s newest scheme: plunder Cybertron of all its energon using Unicron's head when Cybertron would be at peace and have high levels of energy. The pirates attracted the attention of Cybertron's elite defenders, the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, but during the clash aboard Unicron's head, [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] gave Cannonball a crushing revelation: his scheme was doomed to fail from the start because the Cybertron he was attacking was technorganic and ''no longer ran on energon'' (as a result of the [[Great Reformatting]]). {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===''A Birth of Planet Saybertron''===
Cybertron was originally a mere satellite, built to ensure peace between a coalition of planets. But the powerful computer within the satellite proved too advanced for it to remain in its initial form; using electromagnetic forces to draw in other satellites, it used their materials to build itself up. This ultimately led to a malfunction of the computer, and the civilizations that had built it found themselves no longer able to access it. Though the united civilizations tried to stop the satellite, it kept on growing and becoming more sophisticated, eventually plundering all nearby resources and leaving its galactic neighborhood bare of resources. Ages passed and Cybertron became a planet proper, with metallic mountains and oceans of oil. From it sprung primitive machines, which evolved into Transformers over the millennia. {{storylink|A Birth of Planet Saybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Sunny with an 80% chance of lens flares. If you're traveling, watch out for transwarp waves.]]
[[File:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|At least it's finally trying to keep an orbit.]]
Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Autobots and Decepticons had faded into obscurity while their descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], dominated Cybertron. The planet had found a star to orbit (eccentrically, but still), which reflected the relative stability that had come upon Cybertronian culture at last. The Maximals, inheriting the [[Pax Cybertronia]], ruled over the Predacons in a time of uneasy truce. Peacetime diversions had sprung up, such as the [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]] amusement park. Or for more "mature" amusement, one could find joints where the servers went around without their torso plates on.

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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBM Season1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Amidst Megatron's spark collection, a little pocket of validation blossomed.]]
The tranquility of that age would come to a rapid end when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and set a [[Transformation virus|virus]] loose on the world that incapacitated the population and paved the way for [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] rule.

As [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals fought back, several facts about the planet became apparent. It had at least two moons, one with big gashes in its surface. The Maximal city of [[Cybertropolis]] had been built over the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was home to billions of Transformers. And this was just the latest example of an eons-old trend of vertical expansion. In fleeing from the Vehicons, the Maximals found many layers of abandoned civilization, all the way down to the rocky crust of the world. There, fossils existed of bats, dinosaurs, and birds (which were well-preserved enough to harbor DNA). A few plants, such as trees and flowers, were seen growing underground or even occasionally breaking through to the surface. And stranger yet, drilling through the rock revealed the planet's green, oozing "organic core".

[[File:CybertronBM Season2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Times were so dark, the sun had a shadow.]]
Another previously-unseen feature of the planet—but one that went unremarked upon—was its heavy cloud cover. Across dimensions and timeframes, Cybertron has been conspicuously devoid of visible weather systems. But when the Maximals returned from the Beast Wars, their view from orbit showed extensive, unmistakable clouds (which were also seen from the ground). This wouldn't last forever, though: By the time [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] arrived, the clouds had vanished again. The only major planetary event in the meantime was the doomsday energy storm that occurred when Primal and Megatron pitted the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] against the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. However, it is unclear whether this actually caused any meteorological effects.

Finding a chamber of fossils, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] drew the conclusion that Cybertron's animals had been driven extinct by colonizing robots, a theory mildly supported by Primal's conviction that a balance between organic and mechanical needed to be "restored" to the planet. In the end, Primal's dream became a reality when he applied his "[[reformatting]]" power to the organic core and converted the entire world to a [[technorganic]] state.
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====3H comics====
According to the [[Al-Badur]], the Quintessons had once served Unicron, and in so doing, they found the "dimensional landing" of Primus: Cybertron. Rather than alert their master, however, they decided to capitalize on their discovery for their own purposes. They attempted to subvert Primus's creations via the Plasma Energy Chamber, but the [[Trans-Organic|results]] were disastrous. Success came when they placed a shell program over [[Vector Sigma]] and channeled the divine power into creating a subservient race. That race would one day rebel and become the Transformers, but the Quintessons' influence remained in the form of the Vector Sigma shell program—otherwise known as the Oracle. Primus could nonetheless sometimes send messages from Vector Sigma through the Oracle, but it is difficult to tell the difference. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

A week after the [[Great Reformatting]], the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, hoping the sudden transition to technorganic would leave the Transformers disoriented. Instead, the population of Cybertron successfully repelled the invaders. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

One year later, this reality's Cybertron later became became the home base of the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the multiverse-spanning [[Universe War]] against Unicron. {{storylink|Abduction}} {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Unfortunately during the war, Cybertron fell victim to the "Culling", where Unicron's [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]]s cut a swath across the planet to feed the sparks of the victims to the Chaos-Bringer, though the invaders were ultimately repelled. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal's bio}} The Children continued the war, and eventually emerged victorious. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{note|The only continuity in which Cybertron has been mapped to some extent. A map of one hemisphere of the planet appears in the DK Transformers Ultimate Guide.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The [[Quintesson]]s created both [[Trans-Organic|transorganics]] and the gladiator and slave races that would evolve into the Decepticons and Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

Following Optimus Prime and Megatron's crash on Earth, Cybertron was conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The planet was also the location of [[Teletran 3]], which accidentally transported members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] to the alien world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs the Transformers #1}}

Shockwave was eventually defeated and the Decepticons were driven back to the [[Gladiator Zone]], allowing Cybertron to be at peace for the first time in millennia. A [[warp gate]] was set up between Cybertron and [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} The peace was interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] warped to Cybertron and took control of the Decepticons, but he was eventually defeated. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}} Notable locations on Cybertron included [[Capitol City]] and the large junkyards where the [[cannibalizer]]s would reside. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

After the death of Serpent O.R., Cybertron was peaceful yet again, and seemingly stayed that way. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Transformers' homeworld is located around [[wikipedia:Lambda Scorpii|Shaula]] which can be seen from Earth as the second brightest object in the constellation [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpius]] located in its tail.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman Q&A]</ref>

Cybertron's origins are shrouded in mystery, and honestly somewhat conflicting. Rung and Nightbeat, traversing the inside of the hollow planet of [[Necroworld]], found it to be the mold inside which Cybertron was created.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle}} However, it is also suggested that Cybertron could have originally been an organic world with organic lifeforms, and that they deliberately made the evolutionary jump to cyborgs and, eventually, to fully mechanical lifeforms. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} In fact, the world of [[Gorlam Prime]], a massive experiment by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in evolutionary science, gradually changed into a metal world full of transforming robots. The inhabitants forgot its old name and existence, and renamed it... Cybertron. This raises interesting questions about the planet's origin... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

According to Cybertronian legend, the first inhabitants of the planet were the [[Knights of Cybertron]], who left ten million years ago. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Cybertron originally had two moons, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but Luna 1 disappeared over six million years ago. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Cybertron is the only known world with naturally occurring [[energon]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} This resource occurs deep beneath the surface and was initially mined by hand, before the mines became automated, and the labourers lost their livelihoods. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

Some 1500 years ago, the constant fighting and the stripping of Cybertron's natural resources by both Autobot and Decepticon to feed their age-long war led to a terrible [[Thunderwing (G1)|cataclysm]] that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable. With no atmosphere, Cybertron's surface was unprotected from cosmic radiation and was wracked by plasma storms. Transformers had to divert energy to their personal shielding in order to remain on the surface for short periods; the surface was presumably immediately lethal for humans. Gravity was also weaker than normal and Transformers needed [[magno-tread]]s to walk on the surface. The Transformer race abandoned the planet (save for occasional scientific surveys from orbit) and began conducting its conflict across the galaxy.

According to Autobot command directives, landing on Cybertron was forbidden. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} However, with the resurrection (and subsequent defeat) of Thunderwing, this directive was lifted due to the unusual circumstances. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Around the year 1997, the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] returned to Cybertron with a plan to revive the planet. Through years of work, he began to repair Cybertron's atmosphere and rid it of radiation, though the planet remained dead and resourceless. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Many years later, the Decepticons created the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Cybertron, which had the side effect of also creating thousands of mindless monsters dubbed the [[Insecticon swarm]] whom they left to their own devices on the planet. After the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth, they sent their battered enemies through a portal to Cybertron, where the swarm would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} By this time, Alpha Trion's hard work had eliminated much of the radiation and electromagnetic storms, so the Autobots survived their stay on the planet with only minor pains. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Later, the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' was shot down over Cybertron, and its crew joined the rest of the survivors on its surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They were eventually rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Most of the Insecticon swarm survived their brushes with the Autobots and stayed on Cybertron, which interfered with Alpha Trion's plans. In order to make Cybertron habitable again, he first needed to get rid of the swarm, and thus he revived [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to take care of them. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Trion then left again, with only Ironhide, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and a few hundred swarm members remaining on the planet. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Shortly thereafter, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] made Cybertron his first line of defense against [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity set on devouring all Transformers. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} By the time his army arrived on the planet, the swarm had seemingly been exterminated. The arrival of Galvatron caused Ironhide and Sunstreaker to flee on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s newly arrived ship, after which they traveled to Earth to alert the rest of the Autobots to Galvatron's occupation of their swarm-free and (almost) habitable planet. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], the Autobots on Earth returned to Cybertron and confronted Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} During the battle, Galvatron inserted his [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] into the remains of Vector Sigma in the belief that this would stop D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, the Heart of Darkness was an aspect of D-Void, and doing so would allow the entity to turn the dead planet of Cybertron into a giant portal to the Dead Universe. To stop this from happening, Optimus Prime opened the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} By a process that nobody could explain with science, this restarted Vector Sigma and caused the entire planet to be "reset" into an primordial, alive state. Everything old on its surface was wiped out, geographical landmarks and Cybertronian cities alike, and the only Transformer-made structure remaining was the crashed remains of [[Kimia Facility]]. Simultaneously, Cybertron itself sent out a signal to all Cybertronians out in space, telling them to come home. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

With Cybertron restored, most Decepticons captured and thousands of neutrals returning to repopulate their planet, the war was considered over. When the planet came alive again, it began transmitting energy to its two moons, reviving Luna 2 as well. Since Luna 1 was missing, its share of the energy ended up in the atmosphere instead, supercharging it and causing "ball lighting" effects to strike the planet's surface until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] got a temporary satellite in orbit. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Following the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] in [[2031]] and the [[Great Push]] of [[2033]], the Transformers were forcibly pacified by the [[Human Confederacy]] and exiled back to Cybertron and a [[Allowed Zone|small region of surrounding space]]. After eleven million years of civil war, Cybertron had become a dying planet drained of energy. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The old Autobots and Decepticons, too fuel-inefficient to fight or even move under their own power, reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s, hard-wiring themselves into the architecture and landscape of their planet as a means of saving fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} [[Cerebros]] eventually constructed the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s as successors to the old factions; the Builders preferred to use them for sport in a series of violent [[Games]] that were fought in the ruined remains of the old Builder cities. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===
Cybertron was drained of life by the war of conquest which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] started. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led a Decepticon attack on an Autobot base on Cybertron only to be routed when the base transformed into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Fortress Maximus online bio}}

==''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)==
[[File:RID Cybertron.jpg|thumb|Well, it's... uh... it's green!]]
Cybertron was located near or orbiting a larger ringed world, {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} and had an [[asteroid prison colony]] in which dangerous Decepticon and Predacon prisoners were interred. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} At one point there were a series of civil wars, in which [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], both creations of [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]], fought side-by-side. Following the wars, Magnus was honored, but [[Vector Sigma]] selected Optimus as Autobot leader and bestowed on him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}} The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s on Cybertron were ruled over by a [[Predacon Council|council]], of which [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was a subordinate, {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}} though he once claimed to be "leader of the Predacons and future ruler of the galaxy" and that he was already "ruler of many worlds". {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==
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[[Primus]], a "unique digital entity", came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

[[File:PlanetCybertron Armada.jpg|left|165px|thumb|Flaky crust.]]
Cybertron is the body of Primus. Much like the versions of Cybertron before it, it is a metallic planet that is damaged by conflict. Cybertron existed in an unnamed system until the ''Energon'' series, where it was pulled from orbit and pushed into another part of space (or universe) that [[Alpha Quintesson]] had created.

In ''Energon'', Cybertron was equipped with a system of [[energon tower]]s that could surround the planet with a protective field, which has since been disabled due to Decepticon attack.

Cybertron had at least one known moon in the ''Armada'' series, but this moon turned out to be Unicron. It is unknown whether it was always Unicron's depowered body, or if the moon somehow became a new "host" body for him. Two additional moons were shown during ''Cybertron'' and were prompltly used by Primus in [[robot mode]] to thrash [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron Energon.jpg|165px|thumb|I can see my house from here!]]
Through the ages, Cybertron has had many repairs, causing new "layers" to be added to the surface of the planet. Deep within the core is a pool of [[Super Energon]] that was once guarded by the four ancient combiners, [[Constructicon Maximus]], and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and the latter's unnamed brother.

At the end of the ''Energon'' series, Cybertron was granted a new sun when Primus trapped Unicron's spark within a ball of Super Energon, igniting it. This sun would eventually collapse, becoming the [[Unicron Singularity]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron GalaxyForce.jpg|left|165px|thumb|You DENTED it!]]
It is unknown how large Cybertron is in this continuity, but it is most likely [[Scale|the size of Earth or smaller]]. Cybertron has an atmosphere, but it was unbreathable by Earth life forms as when [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] visited the planet in 2010, they required spacesuits to operate on the surface; by 2020, however, humans were capable of surviving without specialised suits, indicating that an oxygen/nitrogen-based atmosphere may have somehow been generated by the planet or created by Transformers or humans artificially.

In the ''Cybertron'' series, much of the planet had been repaired, including the construction of a "[[Sky Dome]]" headquarters where important meetings are held. This structure housed the artifacts that were used to mount the [[Omega Lock]], which unlocks the robot form of Cybertron.

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==Live-action film series==
[[File:DOTMCybertronopeningscene.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|The Allspark clearly loves hexagons.]]

Cybertron was a world created by a device known as the [[AllSpark]]. With its power, it created a race of dimensional travelers, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], and made Cybertron suitable for their habitation. The Primes soon discovered that while the AllSpark's power was vast, it was also finite, needing to be recharged. The universe soon provided the answer, for a nearby star went nova, recharging the AllSpark. Though the Primes could travel dimensions, they needed help locating stars and harvesting their energy. The AllSpark responded by creating two things to help the Primes. The first gift was the second race of Cybertronians, the [[Transformer]]s, who could change their forms. The Thirteen Primes ruled over the Transformers with their descendants, forming the [[Dynasty of Primes]], to protect the AllSpark and Cybertron, while seeking out stars to harvest. The Dynasty even shared their dimensional traveling abilities with the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s, those tasked with finding stars. Once they found a star, the Dynasty would follow with [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to forge a [[Star Harvester|harvester]] to drain a star of its energy and send it to the AllSpark to form [[energon]]. The second gift the AllSpark gave the Dynasty was the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a key which contained the essence of the AllSpark and powered the harvesters. The Dynasty of Primes recognized the potential for destruction the harvesters presented, so they decreed that any star system which supported life was to be spared.

One day, the Dynasty of Primes and their attendants came to [[Earth|a world]] to harvest its [[sun|star]]. Just as the harvester was completed, the Primes discovered [[human|primitive but sentient creatures]]. Twelve of the Primes upheld the sanctity of life, but the thirteenth despised the creatures as insects and sought to steal the AllSpark's power for himself. What followed was the very first battle of Transformer against Transformer, as the rogue Prime and his loyalists waged war against the Dynasty of Primes and their loyalists. The rogue Prime murdered eleven of his brothers, but the twelfth stole the Matrix and hid it a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] forged from the bodies of his brothers, sacrificing his own spark to seal the Tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], dispatched the Seekers to find the Matrix. When he returned to Cybertron, he brought his war there as well, killing the rest of the Primes and destroying his brothers' [[Sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] to prevent them from returning. However, he expended much of his power in this process and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was there that he learned that he'd made two mistakes: First, the spirits of his brothers were able to seal him in the sarcophagus, preventing him taking over Cybertron. Second, the warriors of the Dynasty had managed to save a single orphan, hiding him from the Fallen. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of legend. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[File:Movie Cybertron surfaceconcept.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hell on Cybertron. Image taken from New York skyline.]]
Eventually, what little the Transformers knew of their origins would be lost to time. A new society arose, known as the [[Autobot]]s. The Autobots were a peaceful people, led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], head of the [[Science Division]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]], head of the [[Defense Force]]. The two leaders created a balance; Optimus was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Their world's main cities included [[Tyger Pax]], [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], [[Simfur]], and the capital city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. Another area of importance was [[Burthov]], where the Science Division had many facilities. In time, the Autobots began work on a dig near the [[Simfur Temple]], discovering the remains of the Twelve's sarcophagi and the intact sarcophagus of The Fallen. At the same time, unknown [[Ejoornian|alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron had Optimus remove the intact artifact to his quarters to better protect it, allowing him to come under the influence of The Fallen. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Honeycomb's big, yeah yeah yeah.]]
As Megatron began to grow more aggressive, Optimus discovered that he was the orphaned Prime hidden away when the Dynasty fell. Megatron raised an army, the Decepticons, and sought to take the AllSpark to conquer the universe. However, most of the early Decepticon forces left on the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] with The Fallen and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to seek out the harvester. With the number of Megatron's Decepticons now diminished, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and raised his own army of Autobots. In the war that followed, Cybertron was decimated. Prime eventually sent the AllSpark through a wormhole into deep space, and Megatron pursued it. Both were lost. Without the AllSpark's power, Cybertron became a dead world. The Autobots and the Decepticons scattered across the galaxy, hoping either to create a new world or locate the AllSpark and restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} A number of Transformers remained, with the Decepticons centered in Trypticon (now a ''Decepticon'' capital), but this didn't last long. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}}

[[File:DOTM space bridge collapse.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Attempts to replicate the giant gash from Generation 1 have gone horribly wrong.]]
Cybertron's upper layers seem to have a lot of interlocking hexagonal shapes, and several battles near the end of the war took place there. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] used these geographical features to his advantage when he attempted to escape Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. Later on, Sentinel Prime attempted to teleport Cybertron via the space bridge-forming pillars from his ship, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] in order to acquire Earth's resources to re-energize Cybertron. However, Bumblebee destroyed the master pillar and Cybertron collapsed as it was going through, presumably destroying Cybertron forever. Although, you never know, it could have just put a huge crater in it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Geography-wise, the surface of Cybertron is a mystery. Large rivers of liquid criss-cross the planet, though whether this is lava, molten metal, or possibly [[energon]] is anyone's guess. In more urbanized areas, such as the city of [[Tyger Pax]], the stone and lava seem to be covered over with steel or other refined metal. However, these incidents took place during the war, so it may have been the result of the devastation Cybertron saw. This liquid is even on the tops of ''buildings''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

Internally, Cybertron has similar features to the inside of a ''Transformer'', including gyroscopic joints. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}}

===Titan movie comics===
While everyone had abandoned Cybertron, the twin Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] hung out there for a while, and Starscream began organising [[Purple generic drones|an army]] there in secret. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

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Cybertron's status was unknown, with everyone abandoning it as it began to die. However, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and a group of Decepticons remained, staying alive by using [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Stockade believed they could renew Cybertron by summoning a new power source, one related to the AllSpark. They succeeded in summoning such an energy being, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} which did enter Cybertron to renew it...

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|The Beast Planet!]]
...and to everyone's horror, announced itself as [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]]! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

The possessed Cybertron was swiftly altered into a scarier-looking form with a large mouth and grasping prongs, turned hostile to those on it, and warped to the Sol system. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

When the Autobots were ordered off American soil, they regrouped ''under'' Cybertron and began working on the teleportation engines that Unicron had left there when he transformed the planet. Using these, they were able to make a decisive strike by teleporting the entire Decepticon army to Cybertron, then teleporting ''Cybertron'' to the far reaches of space. With the engines now burnt out and no energy on the planet, the Decepticons were marooned there, at the cost of the Autobots never being able to go home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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==''Shattered Glass''==
Cybertron was a peaceful planet whose inhabitants pursued only science and social harmony until the obsessive researcher [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] rose from the ranks of civilization and began a civil war. This Cybertron never broke free of its orbit and continues to revolve around a sun. True to its backwards universe, Cybertron can be a frightening and arbitrary place whose natives are born from [[Omega Terminus]] and possess [[ember]]s instead of sparks. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

This Cybertron received a new satellite when the Earth of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]] entered its orbit as a result of the destruction of its home reality by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s multiversal villainy. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

==''Animated''==
[[File:Animated Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pointier than most.]]
Cybertron was once a beautiful and peaceful world; one of the most important in the galaxy. The planet sported a mysterious origin and a great deal of spirituality. It was the creation place of the powerful [[AllSpark #Animated Cartoon|Allspark]]; the source of all Cybertronian life. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

Cybertron was fractured by war when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] expressed his plan of using the Allspark to transform Cybertron into an "interstellar juggernaut". {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}. The war razed Cybertron {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}, but the Autobots finally found a lasting advantage with the construction of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] {{storylink|TransWarped}} Autobot mastery of [[space bridge]] technology and their strategic relocation of the Allspark led to ultimate victory, where the Decepticons were driven from the planet entirely; a unique departure from other fictions. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} {{storylink|TransWarped}} Cybertron was once again dedicated to peace and an entire generation had seen neither [[armor-plating]] nor the transistor of a Decepticon. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

The Autobot culture under commander [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was primarily peaceful, although there was an organized militancy in the form of active boot camps {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}. The ancient building [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]] was home to the [[Autobot High Council #Animated Cartoon|Autobot HIgh Council]] and [[Guilds Domesticus #Animated Cartoon|Guilds Domesticus]], while the head of military operations was [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]]. The capital of Iacon was a major location, home to destinations such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House #Animated Cartoon|Maccadam's Old Oil House]], {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} and the abandoned [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Cybertron and its citizens were very unfamiliar with and afraid of organic life. {{storylink|This is why I Hate Machines}}. According to [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], it doesn't rain liquid on Cybertron; {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} despite this, it is has been shown raining. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} Make of this what you will.

Many [[stellar-cycles|stellar-cycles]] later, a web of uncoordinated Decepticon attacks on the rim of the galaxy began taking place, in an attempt to claim control of the space bridges and TransWarp to the [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|Spacebridge Nexus]] in Iacon, to wipe out the unarmed Autobot populace from within. Receiving wind of these attacks from a [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent on Cybertron]], Megatron sent a transmission to the Decepticon cells and ordered the organizing of the attacks {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}, and he himself began constructing a Space Bridge to lead his armies. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

However, Megatron's space bridge was destroyed by the reactivated Omega Sentinel [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part 2}}. The attacks were subsequently called off, much to the disappointment of the Decepticons who had managed to secure the bridges. {{storylink|TransWarped}}.

When Megatron's double agent, Shockwave, sensed that his cover was about to be blown, he attacked Ultra Magnus, mangling the Autobot leader {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} and causing him to be put on severe life-support. {{storylink|This is Why I Hate Machines}} This was not enough to save him, unfortunately, and he soon went offline. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} Sentinel Prime, the acting Magnus, took advantage of the fear and paranoia created by the attack to grant himself emergency powers and aggressively remilitarize Cybertron, in an effort to combat the growing Decepticon threat. {{storylink|This is Why I Hate Machines}}

However, Megatron, Shockwave and the other Decepticons immediately under his command were subsequently captured by the Maintenance bot [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his team on [[Earth]] {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}, where they were imprisoned in [[Trypticon (Animated)|Trypticon]], part of the Decepticon City State of Kaon. A failed breakout attempt followed, with the Decepticons then diverting their attention to the (forceful) acquisition of Energon. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

==Aligned continuity family==
[[File:WFCCybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
[[File:DarknessRising4-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Well, at least there's ''one'' consistency.]]
Cybertron is orbited by three "near-Cybertron" objects: [[Moonbase One|Moon Bases One]] and [[Moonbase Two|Two]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Asteroid Belt Station]], each on opposite hemispheres of the planet (presumably the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian sides). Beyond the moons and asteroid belt floats the last of the great [[space bridge]]s, the long-abandoned interstellar transportation system that once connected Cybertron to its colonies [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]], and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] elsewhere in the galaxy.

[[Unicron]] attacked this Cybertron early on in its history, but was defeated by the [[Thirteen]]. After their squabbles escalated into murder, the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed only one [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] could rule at a time, with the thirteen members of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. The Quintessons seized control but an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel]] led the revolution, and with the High Council and the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]], he led the Transformers to a [[Golden Age]] of expansion. As the space bridges became less reliable and contact with the colonies was lost, Sentinel and the Guilds instituted the [[caste system]] to slow their civilization's decline. The High Council and their Guards were in charge of law and order, but each state controlled its own militia.

But as the nameless miners resorted to [[gladiatorial combat]] as an outlet for their misery, a champion named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rose to seize the title of Prime for himself. Unwittingly, his Iaconian ally was appointed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] instead, and their anti-caste movement became a civil war for Cybertron's future. The [[AllSpark]] was lost to space, whole regions of the planet were laid waste, and the [[core]] of Cybertron was poisoned by [[Dark Energon]], the remnants of Unicron's attack, prompting the Autobots to evacuate on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Megatron and his elite forces left on Trypticon too, now modified into the ''Nemesis'', leaving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to deal with the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

In the present, Megatron raised a [[zombie]] [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army from Cybertron's dead by hurling solidified Dark Energon at it through a space bridge. His plan to have them sack Earth was foiled, when the Autobots turned the Energon pump on the space bridge and caused it to implode. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

When Optimus lost his memories, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] sent [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] to Cybertron to find [[Vector Sigma]]. Arcee told Jack to watch out for vermin. {{Storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They were attacked by an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], left behind as a sentry, and a swarm of [[scraplet]]s, but managed to get the information they needed from Vector Sigma, deep under [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Seeking to gain an advantage over Optimus Prime and his newly acquired [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Megatron and Dreadwing used a space bridge to travel to Cybertron to acquire the hand of an unnamed [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

After acquiring the four [[Omega Key]]s, the Autobots returned to Cybertron to activate the [[Omega Lock]] and restore the planet. However, as they were about to activate the lock, Megatron and his subordinates arrived with the Autobots' human allies, threatening to expose them to Cybertron's atmosphere if they did not give him the Omega Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Prime and the Autobots surrendered, handing over the Omega Keys in exchange for the humans. However, before Megatron could use the Omega Lock to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] [[Earth]], Optimus Prime used the Star Saber to destroy it and save the human planet. {{Storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Eventually, the Decepticons, with help from Ratchet, built a second functioning Omega Lock on the exterior of the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Following their defeat of Megatron, the Autobots commandeered the ship and flew to Cybertron, where they fired the Omega Lock into the [[Well of All Sparks]], restoring the planet at last. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

During the process of rebuilding the planet for returning refugees, Optimus Prime and Wheeljack flew off to retrieve the AllSpark, which had been removed from the planet during the war. During this time, however, Unicron revived and took control of Megatron's body, and returned to Cybertron to destroy Primus. The chaos god led an army of Predacon Terrorcons to the Well of All Sparks, and the Autobots and Predacons joined forces to oppose them. Their efforts failed, but Optimus Prime arrived with the AllSpark and was able to use its container to trap Unicron, returning his undead army to dust in the process.

Afterwards, Optimus Prime revealed that, in order to use the container, he had transferred the AllSpark into the Matrix of Leadership, rendering his own spark inseparable from multitude within the AllSpark in the process. Consequently, the only way to return the AllSpark to the core would be to give his own life. With his farewells complete, the Prime flew into the Well of All Sparks, returning the AllSpark to Cybertron's core and causing numerous sparks to soar into the sky. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

After the restoration of the Well of All Sparks, Cybertron once again returned to a period of peace and prosperity. Statues commemorating various figures in the war were constructed. Lieutenant Bumblebee settled into a new life on the planet as a street patrol officer, but eventually returned to Earth via space bridge on the orders of a ghostly Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Cybertron is also ruled by a new Autobot High Council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} who placed a bounty on Bumblebee's head for his illegal use of a space bridge {{storylink|Hunting Season}} and sent Jazz to Earth to respond to the distress signal from the ''[[Alchemor]]''. After capturing [[Ped]], Jazz promised he'd smooth things over with the council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} but later Drift and Fracture (and their Mini-Cons) arrived on Earth to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Hunting Season}}

In one timeline, Cybertron is still a living planet and apparently never had a civil war or perhaps the war was already long over. [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] was stationed on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] called them for a rescue mission on Earth. While it is unclear what happened in this timeline, it is apparent that the [[Decepticon]]s either do not exist in this universe or are not malevolent. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}}
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==''Knights of Unicron''==
[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]], [[Smelting pool|The Smelting Pool]], and [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Great Dome|Stadium]], all located on Planet Cybertron, were the final venues for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:[[Primus#CybG1|Primus]] was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron/Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan as a Generation 1 ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toy a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

: In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms".

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like The Starship Enterprise... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5mm post|5mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.

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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|''Transformers 2010'' toyline]], being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "[[Primus#2010|Creator Primus]]" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.

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===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' "[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]" is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The toys are identical.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class [[Primus#Walmart|Cybertron Primus]] was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].
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==Notes==
*The name "Cybertron" was used by Marvel Comics long before the Transformers series came about. In issue 48 of the original ''X-Men'' title (released in September 1968), a computer named Computo created a race of robots named the "Cybertrons".<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/computoxm.htm Computo and the "Cybertrons" at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>
*Cybertron's "gashed" moon, often glimpsed during the course of ''Beast Machines'', is heavily based on one side of a modern sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, "Sphere with Sphere" ("Sfera con Sfera"), that can be found in the Vatican City's Courtyard of the Pinecone.<ref>[http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/pomodoro/0003.jpg Photo of ''Sfera con Sfera'']</ref> See, kids? Transformers IS educational.
*The size of the planet Cybertron varies between different continuities. In one, the diameter of the planet is smaller than Earth's while the Marvel comics describe it as "Saturn-sized," placing its diameter at around 120,000 km.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/wottf.html World of TRANSFORMERS]</ref> We can probably lay these at the feet of Primus, who is a god after all, and can decide to be whatever size he wants.
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*Towards the end of the original comic run, Blaster was asked in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK Letters Page]] whether Cybertron would be turned into a Transformer. His response was "No. More likely it will turn into a rapidly expanding ball of component molecules, the way things are going at the moment". [[Primus|Oh, what fools time makes of us all]].<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2242 Letters page for Marvel UK Issue #323]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'';<ref>For decades, Western fans have typically opted to render the Japanese pronunciation of the planet's name as "Seibertron" (pronounced "Say-ber-tron") in order to distinguish it from the Japanese name of the Autobots, the "Cybertrons" (pronounced "Sigh-ber-tron"). However, several Japanese sources actually spell it as "Cybertron" in English, including the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|''Headmasters'' video game]], the covers of the ''"Planet of Cybertron Guide"'' books included with Takara's mid-90s [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] sets of the original cartoon, a ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_2/img/043.jpg trading card], and the packaging for ''Galaxy Force'' toys. Sources beyond these are surprisingly scarce, although [[A Birth of Planet Saybertron|an article]] in the December 1985 issue of ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' did render the planet's name in English as, of all things, "Saybertron".</ref> サイバトロン ''Saibatoron'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Cybertron''' (Կիբերտրոն ''Kibertron'')
*''English:'' '''Cyberton''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kibertron''', '''Kájbertron''' (first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mesterséges bolygó''' (''Energon'', "Artificial planet")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Saibertron'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cybertron''' (赛博坦/塞伯坦 ''Sài Bó Tǎn''; 賽博創 ''Sài Bó Truàng''; 賽博宙 ''Sàibózhòu'')
*''Serbian:'' '''Kibortron''' (Generation 1 dub and first dub of ''Generation 2''), '''Sajbertron''' (Second ''G2'' dub, ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'', ''Animated'', ''Prime'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=447 Transformers #303 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Cybertron (planet)

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[[File:Cybertronplanet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The planet Cybertron, as seen in the original series. Not pictured: Realistically sized buildings.]]

'''Cybertron''' is the home planet of the [[Transformer]]s and (usually) the body of their creator, [[Primus]]. Cybertron is ([[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|almost]] [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|always]]) a shining metal, technological world; a planet of towering future cities without end and vast metallic plains, spiraling metal mountains and bottomless neon-lit chasms. Battling over control of Cybertron and its resources is frequently the motivation for, or origin of, the Transformers' epic wars. Beyond these facts much about Cybertron can differ between continuities, see individual entries below.

{{bigquote|This world is older than you can imagine. It has sailed the starscape...tending budding galaxies...forever a buffer to [[Unicron|the approaching darkness]]. And now its fate...is in your hands.|A voice to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|[[The War Within issue 6|''The War Within'' #6]]}}

==Generation 1 / Beast Era==
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Marvel issue 1 Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Just another Alpha Centauri sunrise.]]
Cybertron was the adopted form of the lord of the light gods [[Primus]], who trapped himself and [[Unicron]] in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. While Unicron turned his prison into a transformable, humanoid body, Primus reformed himself into a vast Saturn-sized machine-world, home for a [[Transformer|robotic race]] he created to fight Unicron with similar [[transformation]] abilities. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

{{note|A Saturn-sized metal world like Cybertron is an impossibility under our current understanding of the laws of physics. Then again it was created by and infused with the power of a “space god” so, well, if anyone’s gonna bend those laws…}}

It has been suggested that the [[Demon]]s in the darkness were the world’s original inhabitants, locked away beneath the world by Primus, though this remains unconfirmed.
Aside from the Transformers, the world seems to possess the mechanical equivalent of plant and animal life, though the exact nature and origin of this lower "life" has never been examined in detail. This version of Cybertron has rough hewn [[Manganese Mountains|mountain ranges]] and great [[Rust Sea|seas]]. (Though of note these seas are not made of water. Liquid water is so rare on Cybertron as to be thought a mythical substance. Alternative substances these bodies are filled with are mercury {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and liquid helium {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}/{{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast #303}}) The atmosphere and temperature on most of the surface is such that human life can survive unaided.

In its earliest recorded era Cybertron orbited [[Alpha Centauri]], and the Transformers were at peace. But the avaricious [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] sought to rule the planet and turn it into a "cosmic dreadnought". This plan would find a kind of fruition, but not what Megatron intended: The cataclysmic forces of his [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|wars]] eventually sent the planet careening through deep space.

Its aimless journey brought it near [[Earth]] four million years ago. When our [[asteroid belt]] threatened it, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led an expedition to clear the way. They were successful, but they were ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s led by Megatron, and their battle ended with a crash-landing on Earth that left all the combatants deactivated. Their compatriots on Cybertron mourned their loss but continued the wars. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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[[File:Edgeofextinction-someonefight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't worry, if Unicron eats this Cybertron, Marvel can xerox another copy of the model sheet.]]

In the modern day, Prime and Megatron's troops were reactivated, and they eventually found their way back to Cybertron. The world had changed little in the intervening eons, but the return of the old legends helped bring about the fulfillment of the planet's destiny. Deep below the surface, a small group of the once-lost Autobots fought the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in a chamber containing the giant head of Primus. A stray shot hit the god's face, and he awoke with a scream that alerted Unicron to his location. When the Chaos Bringer arrived, the Autobots and Decepticons united against him, but the battle still wreaked havoc on the planet. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which destroyed both deities. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, Cybertron suffered storms and earthquakes that many believed would tear the world apart. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The remaining Transformers evacuated, but Cybertron was ultimately saved by a [[Neo-Knights|band of humans]] who awakened the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} He was, it turned out, a safeguard put in place by Primus to guide the planet's reconstruction after the god's “death.” Cybertron was healed and for a time there was peace.

====Significant locations====
*Cybertron has two moons. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}
*Cybertron was historically organized into city-states, the largest and most important being [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Others have included [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. Within the province of [[Polyhex]] was the Decepticon stronghold called [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]].
*Beneath the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]] filled sewers, the [[Demon|Demons in the Darkness]] were locked away.
*At the center of this Cybertron there was a room with a huge head of Primus on the wall where he slept and was watched over by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]]. Somewhere within the depths of Cybertron could also be found a chamber containing the [[Last Autobot]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards1.jpg|left|thumb|And that, my friends, is when you say "Look out below!"]]
Cybertron appeared [[Scale|considerably smaller than the planet Earth]]. Entirely metallic on the surface, some of the [[Organic core|lowest levels]] of Cybertron consisted of rock and dirt, suggesting an organic beginning to the planet. Its gravity was light enough that [[human]]s were able to traverse the surface without any trouble, and it possessed a breathable atmosphere. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} [[Water]], or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planet—lakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} Many levels below the surface was the energy-furnace, the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], {{storylink|The Rebirth}} and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:G1 Cybertron's galaxy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!]]
Cybertron was orbited by at least three unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed—in [[1984]], it was clearly shown to exist outside of the [[Milky Way]]; on the cusp of an entirely different galaxy, in fact. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Nine million years prior, however, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] had been able to fly from their home planet to Earth under their own power, {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Sol System at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennia.

If the assorted colourful exclamations made by numerous Transformers are anything to go by, Cybertron also played host to [[:Category:Cybertronic wildlife|a vast array of fauna]], including but not limited to: [[Antroid]]s, [[bolt-bat]]s, [[cyber-duck]]s, [[dynametal duck]]s, [[electro-toad]]s, [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]], [[guinea pigatron]]s, [[helio-hamster]]s, [[hydro-weasel]]s, [[photovoltaic pussycat]]s, [[pidgeonoid]]s, [[retrorat]]s, [[robo-rat]]s, [[sheepacron]]s, [[titanium moosebot]]s, [[turbofox]]es, [[zap-mouse|zap-mice]] and [[robotopossum]]s.

Twelve million years ago, the [[Quintesson]]s used Cybertron as a factory to manufacture their robot creations. Notably, the origins of the planet are never explicitly stated—the Quintessons may have built it, terraformed an organic world, or colonized an existing metal planet. Whatever the case, after a million years, the Quintessons were forced to abandon Cybertron when their robots evolved true sentience and feelings, and knew they were being used as slaves, rebelling in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Cybertronian War]]. The second war was soon to come, however, when the robots splintered into two factions, the peace-loving [[Autobot]]s and the war-mongering [[Decepticon]]s—and began fighting amongst themselves. With the Autobots' innovation of transformation, they were able to win—or at least stalemate—the war, and a period of peace descended on Cybertron, which shone with a healthy golden glow, distinguishing the period as the "[[Golden Age]]". {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Eventually, however, Decepticons adopted transformation as well, along with [[robot mode]] flight, and around nine million years ago, the creation of the Decepticon [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] re-ignited the war on Cybertron. Megatron rallied like-minded individuals to his cause, and brainwashed others into his service, quickly killing the current Autobot leader in a strike on one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s outer cities. With this act kept out of the public knowledge, rumors circulated as Autobot machinesmith [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] worked diligently on a new process to reconstruct Autobots into battle-hardy configurations for the war he knew was coming. That war finally erupted in full when Megatron fatally injured a naive young dock worker, Orion Pax, and Alpha Trion made him the first subject of his new process, reconstructing him into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who would lead the Autobots in the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards2.jpg|thumb]]
After a further five million years of war, during which many Autobots fled the planet, the Decepticons had acquired a large hold on the planet, with the majority of it under their control. The main Autobot force continued to operate from the capital city-state of Iacon, but Cybertron's energy levels were depleted to a dangerous low, necessitating a space mission to locate a new planet with new sources of energy that the Transformers could harness. Optimus Prime led his best and brightest on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but they were pursued by Megatron's elite troops, and all were stranded in stasis on Earth for four million years. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:Cybertron-mtmte-actioncards3.jpg|left|thumb|The white zone is for blasting Autobots only.]]
In the ensuing four million years, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who Megatron had left in charge as guardian of the planet, maintained the Decepticon hold on the planet, though he was unaware of the continued guerrilla efforts of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots]] to undermine him as they raided his energy supplies. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Eventually, Cybertron's energy level dipped so low as to put the planet in immediate, mortal danger. Reestablishing contact with Megatron, who had awoken with the other Transformers on Earth in the year 1984, Shockwave co-designed the [[space bridge]], an intergalactic transport system that could transport [[energon]] [[energon cube|cubes]] from Earth to Cybertron, abating the planet's impending doom. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:UltimateDoom2 Cybertron Earth.JPG|thumb|I see a Cybertron a-risin'. I see trouble on the way.]]
Cybertron's place in the universe was forcibly altered in 1984 when the Decepticons constructed a colossal space bridge that actually transported the entire planet into the [[Solar System|Sol system]], into Earth's orbit,{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} where its gravity wreaked havoc with the planet's natural balance, unleashing an unending torrent of energy created by natural disasters. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The energy acquired re-energized Cybertron enough to put it out of the danger zone, but the planet was soon knocked out of orbit by a massive energon explosion, and set drifting off through the solar system. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} At this closer range, Cybertron remained easily accessed throughout 1985 at least, with the Autobots now able to reach it by conventional transportation ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]), rather than having to constantly hijack use of the spacebridge. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

By the Earth year 2005, Cybertron had exited the Sol system, but, remaining within the Milky Way, was still relatively easily accessible by shuttlecraft from Earth. By this time, the Decepticon forces had succeeded in conquering the entire planet, forcing all the Autobots off it, leading them to relocate to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, and to two staging ground bases on two of [[Moonbase One|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase Two|moons]]. It was at this time that Cybertron came under attack from the world eater, [[Unicron]], who consumed the two moonbases and assaulted Cybertron itself, only to be destroyed by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]. His deactivated, decapitated head fell into orbit around Cybertron, a grisly new satellite to replace those he had destroyed. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} With the Decepticon forces in disarray after Unicron's attack, [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his troops succeeded in driving their foes off Cybertron, reclaiming the planet for the Autobots, and restoring and re-energizing much of the planet by 2006, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} when the world came under frequent attacks from the returning Quintessons, whose previously-secret history with the Transformers came to light. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In the year 2007, Cybertron was once again wrenched from its place in space when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons invaded the planet and constructed a massive [[planetary engine]] that propelled Cybertron back into Earth orbit once more. Once there, Galvatron opened the Plasma Energy Chamber, intending for the energy release to drive the Sun supernova, consuming Earth, Cybertron and everything else in one final destructive blow. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies were able to stop this plan by reversing the rocket engine, which drained off the excess solar energy and channeled it straight into Vector Sigma, which used it to fully re-energize Cybertron. Its rich golden hue restored, Cybertron entered a new Golden Age. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese cartoon continuity as detailed above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline, including an extensive 2007 retcon that revealed the complicated origins of Cybertron in this continuity.}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[File:OracleMatrix.jpg|left|thumb|"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree."]]
12 billion years ago, the ancient genius [[Primacron]] and his assistant, the [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] were attacked by Primacron's renegade creation Unicron. The Oracle's body was destroyed, but his essence, encased within a protective shell, fled to a dead planet at the center of the universe, which he proceeded to transform into a verdant, living world.

In time, the Quintessons discovered the Oracle's world and invaded, taking control of the Oracle and his powers. The Oracle was transformed by the Quintessons into the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] and also obtained the shell that had held his essence, which went on to become the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], the Quintessons transformed the Oracle's green planet into the metallic Cybertron. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 TakaraTomy Transformers timeline}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In 2011, it was discovered that the release of the energy of the Matrix by Optimus Prime to cure the [[Hate Plague]] had much more far-reaching consequences that anyone suspected. With the Matrix's energy depleted, Vector Sigma's balance—permanently tilted in favor of the Autobots by the existence of the Matrix—was reset to neutrality, allowing the Decepticons, bolstered by their new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] troops, to freely invade Cybertron. Eventually, this forced Optimus Prime to sacrifice his life by merging with Vector Sigma in order to stabilize the computer before it destroyed Cybertron from within. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Not long thereafter, Vector Sigma developed a new metal alloy dubbed [[Cybertonuron]], which enticed Galvatron into another raid on the planet. However, the Decepticon Headmaster leader, [[Scorponok (G1)|Zarak]], feared the power that Galvatron would gain from the alloy, and so, to prevent either him or the Autobots from obtaining it, arranged for his Headmasters to plant bombs at the core of the planet, within Vector Sigma's chamber. The Autobots were unable to stop the countdown and the bombs detonated, tearing Cybertron apart and leaving it a charred uninhabitable ruin drifting in space. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
When the Autobots and Decepticons finally laid down their arms and forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]], they rebuilt and restored Cybertron, using the energy known as [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], which Optimus Prime recovered from the core of a [[black hole]].

=====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon=====
Tens of thousands of years into the future, in the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Cybertron was reigned over by Vector Sigma itself, who handed down orders through the ruling body known as the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} When Unicron attempted to engineer his rebirth following his destruction eons beforehand, his [[Angolmois|lifeforce]] possessed Vector Sigma and briefly transformed Cybertron into his new body before he was defeated by [[Big Convoy]].

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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The second [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron came to an end in [[2013]] when [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] initiated the [[Machine Wars]]. However, the Machine Wars ended in a matter of weeks and inadvertently brought about the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Termination}} {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

In [[2984]], the [[Star Seeker]]s arrived from a temporal journey through [[transwarp]] to enact Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s newest scheme: plunder Cybertron of all its energon using Unicron's head when Cybertron would be at peace and have high levels of energy. The pirates attracted the attention of Cybertron's elite defenders, the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, but during the clash aboard Unicron's head, [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] gave Cannonball a crushing revelation: his scheme was doomed to fail from the start because the Cybertron he was attacking was technorganic and ''no longer ran on energon'' (as a result of the [[Great Reformatting]]). {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===''A Birth of Planet Saybertron''===
Cybertron was originally a mere satellite, built to ensure peace between a coalition of planets. But the powerful computer within the satellite proved too advanced for it to remain in its initial form; using electromagnetic forces to draw in other satellites, it used their materials to build itself up. This ultimately led to a malfunction of the computer, and the civilizations that had built it found themselves no longer able to access it. Though the united civilizations tried to stop the satellite, it kept on growing and becoming more sophisticated, eventually plundering all nearby resources and leaving its galactic neighborhood bare of resources. Ages passed and Cybertron became a planet proper, with metallic mountains and oceans of oil. From it sprung primitive machines, which evolved into Transformers over the millennia. {{storylink|A Birth of Planet Saybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBW Transwarp.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Sunny with an 80% chance of lens flares. If you're traveling, watch out for transwarp waves.]]
[[File:CybertronBW SolarSystem.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|At least it's finally trying to keep an orbit.]]
Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Autobots and Decepticons had faded into obscurity while their descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], dominated Cybertron. The planet had found a star to orbit (eccentrically, but still), which reflected the relative stability that had come upon Cybertronian culture at last. The Maximals, inheriting the [[Pax Cybertronia]], ruled over the Predacons in a time of uneasy truce. Peacetime diversions had sprung up, such as the [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]] amusement park. Or for more "mature" amusement, one could find joints where the servers went around without their torso plates on.

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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
[[File:CybertronBM Season1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Amidst Megatron's spark collection, a little pocket of validation blossomed.]]
The tranquility of that age would come to a rapid end when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and set a [[Transformation virus|virus]] loose on the world that incapacitated the population and paved the way for [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] rule.

As [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his Maximals fought back, several facts about the planet became apparent. It had at least two moons, one with big gashes in its surface. The Maximal city of [[Cybertropolis]] had been built over the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and was home to billions of Transformers. And this was just the latest example of an eons-old trend of vertical expansion. In fleeing from the Vehicons, the Maximals found many layers of abandoned civilization, all the way down to the rocky crust of the world. There, fossils existed of bats, dinosaurs, and birds (which were well-preserved enough to harbor DNA). A few plants, such as trees and flowers, were seen growing underground or even occasionally breaking through to the surface. And stranger yet, drilling through the rock revealed the planet's green, oozing "organic core".

[[File:CybertronBM Season2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Times were so dark, the sun had a shadow.]]
Another previously-unseen feature of the planet—but one that went unremarked upon—was its heavy cloud cover. Across dimensions and timeframes, Cybertron has been conspicuously devoid of visible weather systems. But when the Maximals returned from the Beast Wars, their view from orbit showed extensive, unmistakable clouds (which were also seen from the ground). This wouldn't last forever, though: By the time [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] arrived, the clouds had vanished again. The only major planetary event in the meantime was the doomsday energy storm that occurred when Primal and Megatron pitted the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] against the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. However, it is unclear whether this actually caused any meteorological effects.

Finding a chamber of fossils, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] drew the conclusion that Cybertron's animals had been driven extinct by colonizing robots, a theory mildly supported by Primal's conviction that a balance between organic and mechanical needed to be "restored" to the planet. In the end, Primal's dream became a reality when he applied his "[[reformatting]]" power to the organic core and converted the entire world to a [[technorganic]] state.
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====3H comics====
According to the [[Al-Badur]], the Quintessons had once served Unicron, and in so doing, they found the "dimensional landing" of Primus: Cybertron. Rather than alert their master, however, they decided to capitalize on their discovery for their own purposes. They attempted to subvert Primus's creations via the Plasma Energy Chamber, but the [[Trans-Organic|results]] were disastrous. Success came when they placed a shell program over [[Vector Sigma]] and channeled the divine power into creating a subservient race. That race would one day rebel and become the Transformers, but the Quintessons' influence remained in the form of the Vector Sigma shell program—otherwise known as the Oracle. Primus could nonetheless sometimes send messages from Vector Sigma through the Oracle, but it is difficult to tell the difference. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

A week after the [[Great Reformatting]], the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, hoping the sudden transition to technorganic would leave the Transformers disoriented. Instead, the population of Cybertron successfully repelled the invaders. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}} {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

One year later, this reality's Cybertron later became became the home base of the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in the multiverse-spanning [[Universe War]] against Unicron. {{storylink|Abduction}} {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} Unfortunately during the war, Cybertron fell victim to the "Culling", where Unicron's [[Minion of Unicron|Minion]]s cut a swath across the planet to feed the sparks of the victims to the Chaos-Bringer, though the invaders were ultimately repelled. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal's bio}} The Children continued the war, and eventually emerged victorious. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{note|The only continuity in which Cybertron has been mapped to some extent. A map of one hemisphere of the planet appears in the DK Transformers Ultimate Guide.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The [[Quintesson]]s created both [[Trans-Organic|transorganics]] and the gladiator and slave races that would evolve into the Decepticons and Autobots. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

Following Optimus Prime and Megatron's crash on Earth, Cybertron was conquered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The planet was also the location of [[Teletran 3]], which accidentally transported members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] to the alien world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs the Transformers #1}}

Shockwave was eventually defeated and the Decepticons were driven back to the [[Gladiator Zone]], allowing Cybertron to be at peace for the first time in millennia. A [[warp gate]] was set up between Cybertron and [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]] on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} The peace was interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] warped to Cybertron and took control of the Decepticons, but he was eventually defeated. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}} Notable locations on Cybertron included [[Capitol City]] and the large junkyards where the [[cannibalizer]]s would reside. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

After the death of Serpent O.R., Cybertron was peaceful yet again, and seemingly stayed that way. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Transformers' homeworld is located around [[wikipedia:Lambda Scorpii|Shaula]] which can be seen from Earth as the second brightest object in the constellation [[wikipedia:Scorpius|Scorpius]] located in its tail.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman Q&A]</ref>

Cybertron's origins are shrouded in mystery, and honestly somewhat conflicting. Rung and Nightbeat, traversing the inside of the hollow planet of [[Necroworld]], found it to be the mold inside which Cybertron was created.{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle}} However, it is also suggested that Cybertron could have originally been an organic world with organic lifeforms, and that they deliberately made the evolutionary jump to cyborgs and, eventually, to fully mechanical lifeforms. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} In fact, the world of [[Gorlam Prime]], a massive experiment by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in evolutionary science, gradually changed into a metal world full of transforming robots. The inhabitants forgot its old name and existence, and renamed it... Cybertron. This raises interesting questions about the planet's origin... {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

According to Cybertronian legend, the first inhabitants of the planet were the [[Knights of Cybertron]], who left ten million years ago. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Cybertron originally had two moons, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], but Luna 1 disappeared over six million years ago. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Cybertron is the only known world with naturally occurring [[energon]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} This resource occurs deep beneath the surface and was initially mined by hand, before the mines became automated, and the labourers lost their livelihoods. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

Some 1500 years ago, the constant fighting and the stripping of Cybertron's natural resources by both Autobot and Decepticon to feed their age-long war led to a terrible [[Thunderwing (G1)|cataclysm]] that rendered Cybertron uninhabitable. With no atmosphere, Cybertron's surface was unprotected from cosmic radiation and was wracked by plasma storms. Transformers had to divert energy to their personal shielding in order to remain on the surface for short periods; the surface was presumably immediately lethal for humans. Gravity was also weaker than normal and Transformers needed [[magno-tread]]s to walk on the surface. The Transformer race abandoned the planet (save for occasional scientific surveys from orbit) and began conducting its conflict across the galaxy.

According to Autobot command directives, landing on Cybertron was forbidden. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} However, with the resurrection (and subsequent defeat) of Thunderwing, this directive was lifted due to the unusual circumstances. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Around the year 1997, the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] returned to Cybertron with a plan to revive the planet. Through years of work, he began to repair Cybertron's atmosphere and rid it of radiation, though the planet remained dead and resourceless. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Many years later, the Decepticons created the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Cybertron, which had the side effect of also creating thousands of mindless monsters dubbed the [[Insecticon swarm]] whom they left to their own devices on the planet. After the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth, they sent their battered enemies through a portal to Cybertron, where the swarm would finish them off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} By this time, Alpha Trion's hard work had eliminated much of the radiation and electromagnetic storms, so the Autobots survived their stay on the planet with only minor pains. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Later, the Autobot starship ''[[Trion]]'' was shot down over Cybertron, and its crew joined the rest of the survivors on its surface. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} They were eventually rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Most of the Insecticon swarm survived their brushes with the Autobots and stayed on Cybertron, which interfered with Alpha Trion's plans. In order to make Cybertron habitable again, he first needed to get rid of the swarm, and thus he revived [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] to take care of them. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Trion then left again, with only Ironhide, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and a few hundred swarm members remaining on the planet. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}} Shortly thereafter, [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] made Cybertron his first line of defense against [[D-Void]], a malevolent entity set on devouring all Transformers. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} By the time his army arrived on the planet, the swarm had seemingly been exterminated. The arrival of Galvatron caused Ironhide and Sunstreaker to flee on [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s newly arrived ship, after which they traveled to Earth to alert the rest of the Autobots to Galvatron's occupation of their swarm-free and (almost) habitable planet. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], the Autobots on Earth returned to Cybertron and confronted Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} During the battle, Galvatron inserted his [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] into the remains of Vector Sigma in the belief that this would stop D-Void from entering the universe. In reality, the Heart of Darkness was an aspect of D-Void, and doing so would allow the entity to turn the dead planet of Cybertron into a giant portal to the Dead Universe. To stop this from happening, Optimus Prime opened the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} By a process that nobody could explain with science, this restarted Vector Sigma and caused the entire planet to be "reset" into an primordial, alive state. Everything old on its surface was wiped out, geographical landmarks and Cybertronian cities alike, and the only Transformer-made structure remaining was the crashed remains of [[Kimia Facility]]. Simultaneously, Cybertron itself sent out a signal to all Cybertronians out in space, telling them to come home. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

With Cybertron restored, most Decepticons captured and thousands of neutrals returning to repopulate their planet, the war was considered over. When the planet came alive again, it began transmitting energy to its two moons, reviving Luna 2 as well. Since Luna 1 was missing, its share of the energy ended up in the atmosphere instead, supercharging it and causing "ball lighting" effects to strike the planet's surface until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] got a temporary satellite in orbit. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Following the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] in [[2031]] and the [[Great Push]] of [[2033]], the Transformers were forcibly pacified by the [[Human Confederacy]] and exiled back to Cybertron and a [[Allowed Zone|small region of surrounding space]]. After eleven million years of civil war, Cybertron had become a dying planet drained of energy. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The old Autobots and Decepticons, too fuel-inefficient to fight or even move under their own power, reorganized themselves into the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s, hard-wiring themselves into the architecture and landscape of their planet as a means of saving fuel. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} [[Cerebros]] eventually constructed the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s as successors to the old factions; the Builders preferred to use them for sport in a series of violent [[Games]] that were fought in the ruined remains of the old Builder cities. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bios===
Cybertron was drained of life by the war of conquest which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] started. {{storylink|Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Megatron toy bio}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] led a Decepticon attack on an Autobot base on Cybertron only to be routed when the base transformed into [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Fortress Maximus online bio}}

==''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)==
[[File:RID Cybertron.jpg|thumb|Well, it's... uh... it's green!]]
Cybertron was located near or orbiting a larger ringed world, {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} and had an [[asteroid prison colony]] in which dangerous Decepticon and Predacon prisoners were interred. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} At one point there were a series of civil wars, in which [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], both creations of [[Alpha Trion (RID)|Alpha Trion]], fought side-by-side. Following the wars, Magnus was honored, but [[Vector Sigma]] selected Optimus as Autobot leader and bestowed on him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}} The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s on Cybertron were ruled over by a [[Predacon Council|council]], of which [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was a subordinate, {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}} though he once claimed to be "leader of the Predacons and future ruler of the galaxy" and that he was already "ruler of many worlds". {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}
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==Unicron Trilogy==
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[[Primus]], a "unique digital entity", came to exist eons ago. To search for other life in the universe, it sent out the Transformers as explorers. One of the first places the Transformers settled was on a planet that would eventually become known as Cybertron. {{storylink|First Encounter}}

[[File:PlanetCybertron Armada.jpg|left|165px|thumb|Flaky crust.]]
Cybertron is the body of Primus. Much like the versions of Cybertron before it, it is a metallic planet that is damaged by conflict. Cybertron existed in an unnamed system until the ''Energon'' series, where it was pulled from orbit and pushed into another part of space (or universe) that [[Alpha Quintesson]] had created.

In ''Energon'', Cybertron was equipped with a system of [[energon tower]]s that could surround the planet with a protective field, which has since been disabled due to Decepticon attack.

Cybertron had at least one known moon in the ''Armada'' series, but this moon turned out to be Unicron. It is unknown whether it was always Unicron's depowered body, or if the moon somehow became a new "host" body for him. Two additional moons were shown during ''Cybertron'' and were prompltly used by Primus in [[robot mode]] to thrash [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron Energon.jpg|165px|thumb|I can see my house from here!]]
Through the ages, Cybertron has had many repairs, causing new "layers" to be added to the surface of the planet. Deep within the core is a pool of [[Super Energon]] that was once guarded by the four ancient combiners, [[Constructicon Maximus]], and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]], [[Superion Maximus]], and the latter's unnamed brother.

At the end of the ''Energon'' series, Cybertron was granted a new sun when Primus trapped Unicron's spark within a ball of Super Energon, igniting it. This sun would eventually collapse, becoming the [[Unicron Singularity]].

[[File:PlanetCybertron GalaxyForce.jpg|left|165px|thumb|You DENTED it!]]
It is unknown how large Cybertron is in this continuity, but it is most likely [[Scale|the size of Earth or smaller]]. Cybertron has an atmosphere, but it was unbreathable by Earth life forms as when [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] visited the planet in 2010, they required spacesuits to operate on the surface; by 2020, however, humans were capable of surviving without specialised suits, indicating that an oxygen/nitrogen-based atmosphere may have somehow been generated by the planet or created by Transformers or humans artificially.

In the ''Cybertron'' series, much of the planet had been repaired, including the construction of a "[[Sky Dome]]" headquarters where important meetings are held. This structure housed the artifacts that were used to mount the [[Omega Lock]], which unlocks the robot form of Cybertron.

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==Live-action film series==
[[File:DOTMCybertronopeningscene.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|The Allspark clearly loves hexagons.]]

Cybertron was a world created by a device known as the [[AllSpark]]. With its power, it created a race of dimensional travelers, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], and made Cybertron suitable for their habitation. The Primes soon discovered that while the AllSpark's power was vast, it was also finite, needing to be recharged. The universe soon provided the answer, for a nearby star went nova, recharging the AllSpark. Though the Primes could travel dimensions, they needed help locating stars and harvesting their energy. The AllSpark responded by creating two things to help the Primes. The first gift was the second race of Cybertronians, the [[Transformer]]s, who could change their forms. The Thirteen Primes ruled over the Transformers with their descendants, forming the [[Dynasty of Primes]], to protect the AllSpark and Cybertron, while seeking out stars to harvest. The Dynasty even shared their dimensional traveling abilities with the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s, those tasked with finding stars. Once they found a star, the Dynasty would follow with [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to forge a [[Star Harvester|harvester]] to drain a star of its energy and send it to the AllSpark to form [[energon]]. The second gift the AllSpark gave the Dynasty was the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a key which contained the essence of the AllSpark and powered the harvesters. The Dynasty of Primes recognized the potential for destruction the harvesters presented, so they decreed that any star system which supported life was to be spared.

One day, the Dynasty of Primes and their attendants came to [[Earth|a world]] to harvest its [[sun|star]]. Just as the harvester was completed, the Primes discovered [[human|primitive but sentient creatures]]. Twelve of the Primes upheld the sanctity of life, but the thirteenth despised the creatures as insects and sought to steal the AllSpark's power for himself. What followed was the very first battle of Transformer against Transformer, as the rogue Prime and his loyalists waged war against the Dynasty of Primes and their loyalists. The rogue Prime murdered eleven of his brothers, but the twelfth stole the Matrix and hid it a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] forged from the bodies of his brothers, sacrificing his own spark to seal the Tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], dispatched the Seekers to find the Matrix. When he returned to Cybertron, he brought his war there as well, killing the rest of the Primes and destroying his brothers' [[Sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] to prevent them from returning. However, he expended much of his power in this process and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was there that he learned that he'd made two mistakes: First, the spirits of his brothers were able to seal him in the sarcophagus, preventing him taking over Cybertron. Second, the warriors of the Dynasty had managed to save a single orphan, hiding him from the Fallen. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of legend. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

[[File:Movie Cybertron surfaceconcept.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hell on Cybertron. Image taken from New York skyline.]]
Eventually, what little the Transformers knew of their origins would be lost to time. A new society arose, known as the [[Autobot]]s. The Autobots were a peaceful people, led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], head of the [[Science Division]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]], head of the [[Defense Force]]. The two leaders created a balance; Optimus was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Their world's main cities included [[Tyger Pax]], [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], [[Simfur]], and the capital city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. Another area of importance was [[Burthov]], where the Science Division had many facilities. In time, the Autobots began work on a dig near the [[Simfur Temple]], discovering the remains of the Twelve's sarcophagi and the intact sarcophagus of The Fallen. At the same time, unknown [[Ejoornian|alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron. Megatron had Optimus remove the intact artifact to his quarters to better protect it, allowing him to come under the influence of The Fallen. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Honeycomb's big, yeah yeah yeah.]]
As Megatron began to grow more aggressive, Optimus discovered that he was the orphaned Prime hidden away when the Dynasty fell. Megatron raised an army, the Decepticons, and sought to take the AllSpark to conquer the universe. However, most of the early Decepticon forces left on the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] with The Fallen and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to seek out the harvester. With the number of Megatron's Decepticons now diminished, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and raised his own army of Autobots. In the war that followed, Cybertron was decimated. Prime eventually sent the AllSpark through a wormhole into deep space, and Megatron pursued it. Both were lost. Without the AllSpark's power, Cybertron became a dead world. The Autobots and the Decepticons scattered across the galaxy, hoping either to create a new world or locate the AllSpark and restore Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} A number of Transformers remained, with the Decepticons centered in Trypticon (now a ''Decepticon'' capital), but this didn't last long. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}}

[[File:DOTM space bridge collapse.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Attempts to replicate the giant gash from Generation 1 have gone horribly wrong.]]
Cybertron's upper layers seem to have a lot of interlocking hexagonal shapes, and several battles near the end of the war took place there. [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] used these geographical features to his advantage when he attempted to escape Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. Later on, Sentinel Prime attempted to teleport Cybertron via the space bridge-forming pillars from his ship, the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] in order to acquire Earth's resources to re-energize Cybertron. However, Bumblebee destroyed the master pillar and Cybertron collapsed as it was going through, presumably destroying Cybertron forever. Although, you never know, it could have just put a huge crater in it. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

Geography-wise, the surface of Cybertron is a mystery. Large rivers of liquid criss-cross the planet, though whether this is lava, molten metal, or possibly [[energon]] is anyone's guess. In more urbanized areas, such as the city of [[Tyger Pax]], the stone and lava seem to be covered over with steel or other refined metal. However, these incidents took place during the war, so it may have been the result of the devastation Cybertron saw. This liquid is even on the tops of ''buildings''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

Internally, Cybertron has similar features to the inside of a ''Transformer'', including gyroscopic joints. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron, Part: 4}}

===Titan movie comics===
While everyone had abandoned Cybertron, the twin Autobot [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] hung out there for a while, and Starscream began organising [[Purple generic drones|an army]] there in secret. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

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Cybertron's status was unknown, with everyone abandoning it as it began to die. However, [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] and a group of Decepticons remained, staying alive by using [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. Stockade believed they could renew Cybertron by summoning a new power source, one related to the AllSpark. They succeeded in summoning such an energy being, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} which did enter Cybertron to renew it...

[[File:Unicron Titan19.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|The Beast Planet!]]
...and to everyone's horror, announced itself as [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]]! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

The possessed Cybertron was swiftly altered into a scarier-looking form with a large mouth and grasping prongs, turned hostile to those on it, and warped to the Sol system. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} The Autobots and Decepticons were able to destroy Unicron, but Cybertron was left in its transformed state and seemingly in the Sol system, as well as continuing to be dead and powerless. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

When the Autobots were ordered off American soil, they regrouped ''under'' Cybertron and began working on the teleportation engines that Unicron had left there when he transformed the planet. Using these, they were able to make a decisive strike by teleporting the entire Decepticon army to Cybertron, then teleporting ''Cybertron'' to the far reaches of space. With the engines now burnt out and no energy on the planet, the Decepticons were marooned there, at the cost of the Autobots never being able to go home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}
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==''Shattered Glass''==
Cybertron was a peaceful planet whose inhabitants pursued only science and social harmony until the obsessive researcher [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] rose from the ranks of civilization and began a civil war. This Cybertron never broke free of its orbit and continues to revolve around a sun. True to its backwards universe, Cybertron can be a frightening and arbitrary place whose natives are born from [[Omega Terminus]] and possess [[ember]]s instead of sparks. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

This Cybertron received a new satellite when the Earth of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]] entered its orbit as a result of the destruction of its home reality by [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s multiversal villainy. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

==''Animated''==
[[File:Animated Cybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pointier than most.]]
Cybertron was once a beautiful and peaceful world; one of the most important in the galaxy. The planet sported a mysterious origin and a great deal of spirituality. It was the creation place of the powerful [[AllSpark #Animated Cartoon|Allspark]]; the source of all Cybertronian life. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

Cybertron was fractured by war when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] expressed his plan of using the Allspark to transform Cybertron into an "interstellar juggernaut". {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}. The war razed Cybertron {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}, but the Autobots finally found a lasting advantage with the construction of the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]] {{storylink|TransWarped}} Autobot mastery of [[space bridge]] technology and their strategic relocation of the Allspark led to ultimate victory, where the Decepticons were driven from the planet entirely; a unique departure from other fictions. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}} {{storylink|TransWarped}} Cybertron was once again dedicated to peace and an entire generation had seen neither [[armor-plating]] nor the transistor of a Decepticon. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}}

The Autobot culture under commander [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] was primarily peaceful, although there was an organized militancy in the form of active boot camps {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}. The ancient building [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]] was home to the [[Autobot High Council #Animated Cartoon|Autobot HIgh Council]] and [[Guilds Domesticus #Animated Cartoon|Guilds Domesticus]], while the head of military operations was [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]]. The capital of Iacon was a major location, home to destinations such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House #Animated Cartoon|Maccadam's Old Oil House]], {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} and the abandoned [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]]. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Cybertron and its citizens were very unfamiliar with and afraid of organic life. {{storylink|This is why I Hate Machines}}. According to [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], it doesn't rain liquid on Cybertron; {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} despite this, it is has been shown raining. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} Make of this what you will.

Many [[stellar-cycles|stellar-cycles]] later, a web of uncoordinated Decepticon attacks on the rim of the galaxy began taking place, in an attempt to claim control of the space bridges and TransWarp to the [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|Spacebridge Nexus]] in Iacon, to wipe out the unarmed Autobot populace from within. Receiving wind of these attacks from a [[Shockwave (Animated)|double agent on Cybertron]], Megatron sent a transmission to the Decepticon cells and ordered the organizing of the attacks {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}, and he himself began constructing a Space Bridge to lead his armies. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

However, Megatron's space bridge was destroyed by the reactivated Omega Sentinel [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close Part 2}}. The attacks were subsequently called off, much to the disappointment of the Decepticons who had managed to secure the bridges. {{storylink|TransWarped}}.

When Megatron's double agent, Shockwave, sensed that his cover was about to be blown, he attacked Ultra Magnus, mangling the Autobot leader {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} and causing him to be put on severe life-support. {{storylink|This is Why I Hate Machines}} This was not enough to save him, unfortunately, and he soon went offline. {{storylink|AllSpark Almanac II}} Sentinel Prime, the acting Magnus, took advantage of the fear and paranoia created by the attack to grant himself emergency powers and aggressively remilitarize Cybertron, in an effort to combat the growing Decepticon threat. {{storylink|This is Why I Hate Machines}}

However, Megatron, Shockwave and the other Decepticons immediately under his command were subsequently captured by the Maintenance bot [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his team on [[Earth]] {{storylink|Endgame Part II}}, where they were imprisoned in [[Trypticon (Animated)|Trypticon]], part of the Decepticon City State of Kaon. A failed breakout attempt followed, with the Decepticons then diverting their attention to the (forceful) acquisition of Energon. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

==Aligned continuity family==
[[File:WFCCybertron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
[[File:DarknessRising4-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Well, at least there's ''one'' consistency.]]
Cybertron is orbited by three "near-Cybertron" objects: [[Moonbase One|Moon Bases One]] and [[Moonbase Two|Two]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Asteroid Belt Station]], each on opposite hemispheres of the planet (presumably the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian sides). Beyond the moons and asteroid belt floats the last of the great [[space bridge]]s, the long-abandoned interstellar transportation system that once connected Cybertron to its colonies [[Velocitron]], [[Gigantion]], and the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]] elsewhere in the galaxy.

[[Unicron]] attacked this Cybertron early on in its history, but was defeated by the [[Thirteen]]. After their squabbles escalated into murder, the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed only one [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] could rule at a time, with the thirteen members of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. The Quintessons seized control but an [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel]] led the revolution, and with the High Council and the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]], he led the Transformers to a [[Golden Age]] of expansion. As the space bridges became less reliable and contact with the colonies was lost, Sentinel and the Guilds instituted the [[caste system]] to slow their civilization's decline. The High Council and their Guards were in charge of law and order, but each state controlled its own militia.

But as the nameless miners resorted to [[gladiatorial combat]] as an outlet for their misery, a champion named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] rose to seize the title of Prime for himself. Unwittingly, his Iaconian ally was appointed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] instead, and their anti-caste movement became a civil war for Cybertron's future. The [[AllSpark]] was lost to space, whole regions of the planet were laid waste, and the [[core]] of Cybertron was poisoned by [[Dark Energon]], the remnants of Unicron's attack, prompting the Autobots to evacuate on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Megatron and his elite forces left on Trypticon too, now modified into the ''Nemesis'', leaving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to deal with the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

In the present, Megatron raised a [[zombie]] [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] army from Cybertron's dead by hurling solidified Dark Energon at it through a space bridge. His plan to have them sack Earth was foiled, when the Autobots turned the Energon pump on the space bridge and caused it to implode. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

When Optimus lost his memories, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] sent [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] to Cybertron to find [[Vector Sigma]]. Arcee told Jack to watch out for vermin. {{Storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} They were attacked by an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]], left behind as a sentry, and a swarm of [[scraplet]]s, but managed to get the information they needed from Vector Sigma, deep under [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Seeking to gain an advantage over Optimus Prime and his newly acquired [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Megatron and Dreadwing used a space bridge to travel to Cybertron to acquire the hand of an unnamed [[Liege Maximo|dead Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

After acquiring the four [[Omega Key]]s, the Autobots returned to Cybertron to activate the [[Omega Lock]] and restore the planet. However, as they were about to activate the lock, Megatron and his subordinates arrived with the Autobots' human allies, threatening to expose them to Cybertron's atmosphere if they did not give him the Omega Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Prime and the Autobots surrendered, handing over the Omega Keys in exchange for the humans. However, before Megatron could use the Omega Lock to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] [[Earth]], Optimus Prime used the Star Saber to destroy it and save the human planet. {{Storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Eventually, the Decepticons, with help from Ratchet, built a second functioning Omega Lock on the exterior of the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Following their defeat of Megatron, the Autobots commandeered the ship and flew to Cybertron, where they fired the Omega Lock into the [[Well of All Sparks]], restoring the planet at last. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

During the process of rebuilding the planet for returning refugees, Optimus Prime and Wheeljack flew off to retrieve the AllSpark, which had been removed from the planet during the war. During this time, however, Unicron revived and took control of Megatron's body, and returned to Cybertron to destroy Primus. The chaos god led an army of Predacon Terrorcons to the Well of All Sparks, and the Autobots and Predacons joined forces to oppose them. Their efforts failed, but Optimus Prime arrived with the AllSpark and was able to use its container to trap Unicron, returning his undead army to dust in the process.

Afterwards, Optimus Prime revealed that, in order to use the container, he had transferred the AllSpark into the Matrix of Leadership, rendering his own spark inseparable from multitude within the AllSpark in the process. Consequently, the only way to return the AllSpark to the core would be to give his own life. With his farewells complete, the Prime flew into the Well of All Sparks, returning the AllSpark to Cybertron's core and causing numerous sparks to soar into the sky. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

After the restoration of the Well of All Sparks, Cybertron once again returned to a period of peace and prosperity. Statues commemorating various figures in the war were constructed. Lieutenant Bumblebee settled into a new life on the planet as a street patrol officer, but eventually returned to Earth via space bridge on the orders of a ghostly Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Cybertron is also ruled by a new Autobot High Council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} who placed a bounty on Bumblebee's head for his illegal use of a space bridge {{storylink|Hunting Season}} and sent Jazz to Earth to respond to the distress signal from the ''[[Alchemor]]''. After capturing [[Ped]], Jazz promised he'd smooth things over with the council, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} but later Drift and Fracture (and their Mini-Cons) arrived on Earth to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Hunting Season}}

In one timeline, Cybertron is still a living planet and apparently never had a civil war or perhaps the war was already long over. [[Rescue Force Sigma-17]] was stationed on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] called them for a rescue mission on Earth. While it is unclear what happened in this timeline, it is apparent that the [[Decepticon]]s either do not exist in this universe or are not malevolent. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}}
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==''Knights of Unicron''==
[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]], [[Smelting pool|The Smelting Pool]], and [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Great Dome|Stadium]], all located on Planet Cybertron, were the final venues for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron}}

==Toys==
===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
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[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven imag— You know what, just forget it. It's not like we have rules for a reason.]]
*'''Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''00'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Generation 1|Omega Lock]], two [[missile]]s, silver Cybertron planet-type [[Cyber Key]]

:[[Primus#CybG1|Primus]] was developed by Hasbro and Takara as a toy for their joint [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron/Galaxy Force'' toylines]], but was released in Japan as a Generation 1 ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toy a few months after ''Galaxy Force'' had ended its run. This release can be considered a pre-release of the ''Cybertron'' toy because it features Hasbro's [[Cyber Key Codes]] that the ''Galaxy Force'' line lacked.

:Primus is the first toy representation of the Transformers' creator as their home planet of Cybertron. In planet mode, he is considerably more detailed than [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']] [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], with visible cities, including [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], based upon its appearance in the [[DK Publishing]] book, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', and [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], specifically [[Kolkular]], as seen in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''. On the "bottom" of the planet mode, there are four hard rubber legs, molded to be shaped like towers, allowing Primus to be displayed in planet mode, yet not require a flat base as Unicron did.

:Primus's transformation is unusual, in many ways similar to a [[Powermaster]], in that he requires the owner to insert his accompanying Omega Lock accessory into several special ports around the planet, then manipulate it to unlock his parts and transform him. When the Omega Lock is inserted into the "top" of his planet mode and pulled back, a transforming sound is heard, and two spring-loaded missile-firing "Stellar Converter Cannons" swing out. When it is inserted into his chest and pushed up, his head is revealed, his shoulder-pads pop-up, his eyes glow red, and a laser-type sound effect is played. The Lock itself lights up red when it is inserted into any of the ports.

: In [[robot mode]], Primus resembles both the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' Unicron prototype as well as [[Don Figueroa]]'s Primus concept, created for ''The War Within'' and used in ''The Ultimate Guide''. He is bristling with weaponry in this mode, with the Stellar Converter Cannons ending up on his shoulders, and the Omega Lock revealing several banks of Gatling guns, lasers, and missiles in his shins and legs. Each of his legs also contains extendable [[Articulation|articulated]] "manipulator arms".

:Primus also has what might charitably be called a third mode—a "battle station" mode, which is basically formed by transforming the figure halfway and leaving the head down and the legs backward. It features no dedicated parts or transformation steps, making it very obvious that it was created after the fact. It looks kinda like The Starship Enterprise... backwards.

:In any mode, he is armed with two double-barreled cannons which pop-up and extend when a Cyber Key is inserted. He has a special silver Cybertron-type Cyber Key, with the key code '''sp8u''' [[tampograph]]ed onto the back. His Omega Lock also features four slots at its base, which are meant to accommodate the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, although inserting them does not activate any features. There are also nine inactive Mini-Con [[5mm post|5mm]] [[powerlinx]] posts on his person, including two on the claw arms on his legs.

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[[File:Primus 2010.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Oh. Your. God.]]
*'''Creator Primus''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#2010|Omega Lock]], two missiles, clear Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:To celebrate the year 2010, Takara [[redeco]]ed the Supreme Class Primus toy and released him in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|''Transformers 2010'' toyline]], being packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the [[Unicron/toys#2010Takara|Unicron]] toy released the same year. "[[Primus#2010|Creator Primus]]" is primarily metallic gunmetal in planet mode, with metallic blue robot parts, and a large number of black paint washes here and there. His Omega Lock is now blue.

:Primus comes with a [[retool]]ed Cybertron-style Cyber Key which was originally available with both [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron 2|Cybertron Planet Deluxe Class Demolisher]]. This Cyber Key features a "smooth" central area with no molded [[insignia]], and a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx socket on the back. The Cyber Key included with this figure is entirely unpainted, aside from the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol at the center.

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===Cybertron===
[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|This was an expensive time for completists.]]
*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Cybertron|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key, [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron head]] (second wave only)

:''Cybertron'' "[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]" is the North American version of Supreme Class Primus, released a few months after the Japanese version. The toys are identical.

:In North America, Cybertron Primus was initially released in the second wave of ''Cybertron'' Supreme Class toys. This version came packaged with a very creepy "battle damaged" Unicron head based upon his Armada appearance, whereas the following wave did not come with the Unicron head. Unusually, both waves ended up shipping simultaneously.

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*'''Cybertron Primus''' (Supreme, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Omega Lock#Walmart|Omega Lock]], two missiles, silver Cybertron planet-type Cyber Key

:A later version of Supreme Class [[Primus#Walmart|Cybertron Primus]] was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] as a [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] 2006 special, and included four Mini-Cons: [[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]], and [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]].
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==Notes==
*The name "Cybertron" was used by Marvel Comics long before the Transformers series came about. In issue 48 of the original ''X-Men'' title (released in September 1968), a computer named Computo created a race of robots named the "Cybertrons".<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/computoxm.htm Computo and the "Cybertrons" at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>
*Cybertron's "gashed" moon, often glimpsed during the course of ''Beast Machines'', is heavily based on one side of a modern sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro, "Sphere with Sphere" ("Sfera con Sfera"), that can be found in the Vatican City's Courtyard of the Pinecone.<ref>[http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/pomodoro/0003.jpg Photo of ''Sfera con Sfera'']</ref> See, kids? Transformers IS educational.
*The size of the planet Cybertron varies between different continuities. In one, the diameter of the planet is smaller than Earth's while the Marvel comics describe it as "Saturn-sized," placing its diameter at around 120,000 km.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/bible/wottf.html World of TRANSFORMERS]</ref> We can probably lay these at the feet of Primus, who is a god after all, and can decide to be whatever size he wants.
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*Towards the end of the original comic run, Blaster was asked in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|UK Letters Page]] whether Cybertron would be turned into a Transformer. His response was "No. More likely it will turn into a rapidly expanding ball of component molecules, the way things are going at the moment". [[Primus|Oh, what fools time makes of us all]].<ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/popup.php?id=2242 Letters page for Marvel UK Issue #323]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'';<ref>For decades, Western fans have typically opted to render the Japanese pronunciation of the planet's name as "Seibertron" (pronounced "Say-ber-tron") in order to distinguish it from the Japanese name of the Autobots, the "Cybertrons" (pronounced "Sigh-ber-tron"). However, several Japanese sources actually spell it as "Cybertron" in English, including the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|''Headmasters'' video game]], the covers of the ''"Planet of Cybertron Guide"'' books included with Takara's mid-90s [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]] sets of the original cartoon, a ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_2/img/043.jpg trading card], and the packaging for ''Galaxy Force'' toys. Sources beyond these are surprisingly scarce, although [[A Birth of Planet Saybertron|an article]] in the December 1985 issue of ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' did render the planet's name in English as, of all things, "Saybertron".</ref> サイバトロン ''Saibatoron'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Cybertron''' (Կիբերտրոն ''Kibertron'')
*''English:'' '''Cyberton''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kibertron''', '''Kájbertron''' (first ''The Movie'' dub), '''Mesterséges bolygó''' (''Energon'', "Artificial planet")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Saibertron'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cybertron''' (赛博坦/塞伯坦 ''Sài Bó Tǎn''; 賽博創 ''Sài Bó Truàng''; 賽博宙 ''Sàibózhòu'')
*''Serbian:'' '''Kibortron''' (Generation 1 dub and first dub of ''Generation 2''), '''Sajbertron''' (Second ''G2'' dub, ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'', ''Animated'', ''Prime'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=447 Transformers #303 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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Copterdrone

2017-01-02T18:57:57Z

'Till All Are One: /* Animated cartoon */

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' drones|the ''Beast Machines'' Vehicon drones|Copter Drone}}
:''Copterdrones are [[Automaton|automatons]] in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic}}

'''Copterdrones''' are automatons created by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] for the purpose of law enforcement. They aid the police in subduing dangerous threats in [[Detroit]], and possibly elsewhere in the world as well. Their small maneuverable nature means that they can engage the targets from many angles normally inaccessible to officers.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English)}}

Copterdrones attempted to subdue the microbot-enhanced cockroach that was loose outside of [[Sumdac Tower]]. Their firepower didn't prove to be very effective, unfortunately. When the Autobots stepped in to combat the mutated creature, [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] ordered the drones to engage them as well; he didn't trust the unfamiliar 'bots, especially since [[Bumblebee (Animated)|one of them]] was handling an [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|innocent child]]. The Copterdrones proved to be little of a challenge for Bumblebee to take out. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}}

''Copterdrones assisted the Autobots in their capture of the criminal [[Stiletto (Animated)|Stella Healy]]''. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] took control of Detroit's automatons in his attempt to subjugate the human population, he used several Copterdrones to pester the Autobots. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

A group of Copterdrones were on the fritz, following Captain Fanzone about and shooting at him while he tried to gain Ratchet's attention. The old 'bot was too distracted, working on Bulkhead's spacebridge, to pay Fanzone any heed. Until the Captain got himself sucked into the space bridge that is. Before following him through, Ratchet destroyed the Copterdrones that remained. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}}}

[[Category:Animated technology]]
[[Category:Drones]]

Copterdrone

2017-01-02T18:57:31Z

'Till All Are One: /* Fiction */

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' drones|the ''Beast Machines'' Vehicon drones|Copter Drone}}
:''Copterdrones are [[Automaton|automatons]] in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic}}

'''Copterdrones''' are automatons created by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] for the purpose of law enforcement. They aid the police in subduing dangerous threats in [[Detroit]], and possibly elsewhere in the world as well. Their small maneuverable nature means that they can engage the targets from many angles normally inaccessible to officers.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English, "This is Why I Hate Machines")}}

Copterdrones attempted to subdue the microbot-enhanced cockroach that was loose outside of [[Sumdac Tower]]. Their firepower didn't prove to be very effective, unfortunately. When the Autobots stepped in to combat the mutated creature, [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] ordered the drones to engage them as well; he didn't trust the unfamiliar 'bots, especially since [[Bumblebee (Animated)|one of them]] was handling an [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|innocent child]]. The Copterdrones proved to be little of a challenge for Bumblebee to take out. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}}

''Copterdrones assisted the Autobots in their capture of the criminal [[Stiletto (Animated)|Stella Healy]]''. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] took control of Detroit's automatons in his attempt to subjugate the human population, he used several Copterdrones to pester the Autobots. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

A group of Copterdrones were on the fritz, following Captain Fanzone about and shooting at him while he tried to gain Ratchet's attention. The old 'bot was too distracted, working on Bulkhead's spacebridge, to pay Fanzone any heed. Until the Captain got himself sucked into the space bridge that is. Before following him through, Ratchet destroyed the Copterdrones that remained. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}}}

[[Category:Animated technology]]
[[Category:Drones]]

Anatomic euphemism

2016-12-31T05:34:37Z

'Till All Are One: /* Drivetrain */

{{disambigr|Lugnuts|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}

Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. This is probably akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred Mosher Butts|Alfred Butts]].

==Actuator==
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]''', "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated cartoon]]''

"Collaborate, my actuator!"
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[Decepticon Air]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"You're tickling my actuators!"
:—'''[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]''', "[[Brainpower]]", ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon

==Afterburner==
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]''', "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]]

"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]''', "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]''', "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]''', ''unknown episode'', [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]]

''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''

==Asynchronous transfer adapter==
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]]

==Bearing==
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel."
:—'''[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]''', "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars cartoon]]''

"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."
:—'''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]''', "[[New World Order]]", [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|''Generation 1'' comic]]

"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"
:—'''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]],''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]

"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."
:—'''[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]''', ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers The Game]]''

"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]''' on Agent Fowler, "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]", [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]

==Boron compressor==
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br>
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]''', "[[War of the Dinobots]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Can==
"You know where to find Decepticon mines?"<br>
"You didn't think I've just been sitting on my can since I've been on this rock?"
:—'''[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and '''[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]''', "[[Hurt]]", [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]

==Command module==
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]."
:—'''[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]''', "[[Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Crankcase==
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''

==Diode==
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]''', "[[Changing Gears]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]''', "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]''', "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]]

"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''' talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", ''Animated'' cartoon.

"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"
:—'''[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]''', "[[Endgame, Part I]]", ''Animated'' cartoon.

==Drivetrain==

"Where'd they getcha?"
"I, uh... I think it's my - my drivetrain!"
[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]

"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''',<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref> "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Engine block==
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Exhaust port==
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Nothing, my exhaust port."
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]

"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]''', "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]]''' to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Fan belt==
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Fuel pump==
"[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]''', "[[Crater Critters]]", Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic

==Gearbox==
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"
:—'''Rattrap''', "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Hard drive==
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''', "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Joystick==
"They're on my tail!"<br>
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)|pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Lubricant==
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"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"
:—'''[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]''', ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' film

"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''', ''Transformers'' film

"Leaking lubricants!"
:—'''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]''', "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Lugnuts==
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br>
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''

==Magna fuses==
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, Autobots!"
:—'''Megatron''', "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Manifold==
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]''', "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br>
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]''', "[[Roll for It]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"We should have been allies, you know. Imagine what we could have accomplished. But you never had the manifolds to do what needed to be done."<br>
"I have the manifolds to stand up for those who cannot stand for themselves."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''

==Motherboard==
"Let's go kick their motherboards."
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]''', "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Nodes==
"Way to go, numb nodes!"
:—'''[[Wasp]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Piston==
"Give me that or I'll pulverize your pistons!"
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]''', "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Don't just stand around with your pistons in your servos!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Piston rod==
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"
:—'''[[Wasp]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Reactor linkage==
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br>
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]]''', "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic

==Skidplate==
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"
:—'''Rattrap''',<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br>
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime''', "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Solenoid==
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]''', "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"
:—'''Bumblebee''', "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Sparkplug(s)==
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."
:—'''[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]''', "[[Out of His Head]]", ''Prime'' cartoon

==Strut==
"Strutless cowards!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]

==Tailgate==
"Let's kick tailgate!"
:—'''[[Rumble (G1)|one]]''' '''[[Frenzy (G1)|of]]''' '''[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]]''' '''[[FIRRIB|cassettes]]''', [[The Transformers: The Movie]]

''See also [[Tailgate (disambiguation)]].''

==Tailpipe==
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]''', "[[Quest for Survival]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"
:—'''Rattrap''', "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"
:—'''Bumblebee''', "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Come back here so that I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"
:—'''Hothead Blitzwing''', "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"What crawled up his tailpipe and died?"
:—'''Miko''', "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]", ''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon

==Thruster==
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Transistor==
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
:—'''Gears''', "Changing Gears", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"We are in deep transistor parts!"
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]''', "[[Day of the Machines]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Turbocharger==
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]''', "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Waste-disposal unit==
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"
:—'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]''', "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Anatomic euphemism

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{{disambigr|Lugnuts|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}

Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. This is probably akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred Mosher Butts|Alfred Butts]].

==Actuator==
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]''', "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated cartoon]]''

"Collaborate, my actuator!"
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[Decepticon Air]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"You're tickling my actuators!"
:—'''[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]''', "[[Brainpower]]", ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon

==Afterburner==
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]''', "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]]

"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]''', "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]''', "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]''', ''unknown episode'', [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]]

''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''

==Asynchronous transfer adapter==
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]]

==Bearing==
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel."
:—'''[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]''', "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars cartoon]]''

"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."
:—'''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]''', "[[New World Order]]", [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|''Generation 1'' comic]]

"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"
:—'''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]],''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]

"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."
:—'''[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]''', ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers The Game]]''

"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]''' on Agent Fowler, "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]", [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]

==Boron compressor==
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br>
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]''', "[[War of the Dinobots]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Can==
"You know where to find Decepticon mines?"<br>
"You didn't think I've just been sitting on my can since I've been on this rock?"
:—'''[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and '''[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]''', "[[Hurt]]", [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]

==Command module==
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]."
:—'''[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]''', "[[Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Crankcase==
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''

==Diode==
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]''', "[[Changing Gears]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]''', "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]''', "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]]

"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''' talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", ''Animated'' cartoon.

"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"
:—'''[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]''', "[[Endgame, Part I]]", ''Animated'' cartoon.

==Drivetrain==

"Where'd they getcha?"
"I, uh... I think it's my - my drivetrain!"
[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[More Than Meets the Eye Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]

"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''',<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref> "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Engine block==
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Exhaust port==
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Nothing, my exhaust port."
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]

"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]''', "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]]''' to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Fan belt==
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Fuel pump==
"[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]''', "[[Crater Critters]]", Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic

==Gearbox==
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"
:—'''Rattrap''', "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Hard drive==
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''', "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Joystick==
"They're on my tail!"<br>
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)|pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Lubricant==
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"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"
:—'''[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]''', ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' film

"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''', ''Transformers'' film

"Leaking lubricants!"
:—'''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]''', "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Lugnuts==
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br>
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''

==Magna fuses==
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, Autobots!"
:—'''Megatron''', "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Manifold==
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]''', "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br>
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]''', "[[Roll for It]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"We should have been allies, you know. Imagine what we could have accomplished. But you never had the manifolds to do what needed to be done."<br>
"I have the manifolds to stand up for those who cannot stand for themselves."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''

==Motherboard==
"Let's go kick their motherboards."
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]''', "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Nodes==
"Way to go, numb nodes!"
:—'''[[Wasp]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Piston==
"Give me that or I'll pulverize your pistons!"
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]''', "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Don't just stand around with your pistons in your servos!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Piston rod==
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"
:—'''[[Wasp]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Reactor linkage==
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br>
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]]''', "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic

==Skidplate==
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"
:—'''Rattrap''',<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br>
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime''', "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Solenoid==
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]''', "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"
:—'''Bumblebee''', "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Sparkplug(s)==
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."
:—'''[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]''', "[[Out of His Head]]", ''Prime'' cartoon

==Strut==
"Strutless cowards!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]

==Tailgate==
"Let's kick tailgate!"
:—'''[[Rumble (G1)|one]]''' '''[[Frenzy (G1)|of]]''' '''[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]]''' '''[[FIRRIB|cassettes]]''', [[The Transformers: The Movie]]

''See also [[Tailgate (disambiguation)]].''

==Tailpipe==
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]''', "[[Quest for Survival]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"
:—'''Rattrap''', "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"
:—'''Bumblebee''', "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Come back here so that I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"
:—'''Hothead Blitzwing''', "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"What crawled up his tailpipe and died?"
:—'''Miko''', "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]", ''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon

==Thruster==
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Transistor==
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
:—'''Gears''', "Changing Gears", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"We are in deep transistor parts!"
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]''', "[[Day of the Machines]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Turbocharger==
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]''', "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Waste-disposal unit==
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"
:—'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]''', "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Anatomic euphemism

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'Till All Are One: /* Drivetrain */

{{disambigr|Lugnuts|the Decepticon from ''Cybertron''|Lugnutz}}

Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. This is probably akin to being named [[wikipedia:Dick Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred Mosher Butts|Alfred Butts]].

==Actuator==
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."
:—'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]''', "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated cartoon]]''

"Collaborate, my actuator!"
:—'''[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]''', "[[Decepticon Air]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"You're tickling my actuators!"
:—'''[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]''', "[[Brainpower]]", ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon

==Afterburner==
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
:—'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]''', "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]]

"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]''', "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]''', "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"If I take out Optimus Prime, even Starscream's gonna have to kiss my afterburners."
:—'''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]''', ''unknown episode'', [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]]

''See also [[Afterburner (disambiguation)|any of the characters named Afterburner]].''

==Asynchronous transfer adapter==
"Aww! My asynchronous transfer adapter is killing me."
:—'''[[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]''' as he rubbed his back, "[[Destructive Power]]", [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]]

==Bearing==
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy]]'s got bearings of chrome steel."
:—'''[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]''', "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars cartoon]]''

"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."
:—'''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]''', "[[New World Order]]", [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|''Generation 1'' comic]]

"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here... and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"
:—'''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]],''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]

"Starscream's the kind that would kill you in your sleep. At least Megatron has the ball bearings to do it to your face."
:—'''[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]''', ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers The Game]]''

"Pretty big bearings. For a human..."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]''' on Agent Fowler, "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]", [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]

==Boron compressor==
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br>
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]''', "[[War of the Dinobots]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Can==
"You know where to find Decepticon mines?"<br>
"You didn't think I've just been sitting on my can since I've been on this rock?"
:—'''[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and '''[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]''', "[[Hurt]]", [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]

==Command module==
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas (BW)|eight-eyes]]."
:—'''[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]''', "[[Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Crankcase==
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

''See also [[Crankcase (disambiguation)|Crankcase]].''

==Diode==
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
:—'''[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]''', "[[Changing Gears]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]''', "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"[[Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]''', "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]]

"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own diodes with a bitmap and a homing beacon."
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''' talks behind the council's back, "[[Decepticon Air]]", ''Animated'' cartoon.

"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"
:—'''[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]''', "[[Endgame, Part I]]", ''Animated'' cartoon.

==Drivetrain==

"Where'd they getcha?"
"I, uh... I think it's my - my drivetrain!"
[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]

"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''',<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref> "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Engine block==
"Woah, somebody's got a huge chip on his engine block"
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''' to [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], "[[Three's a Crowd]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Exhaust port==
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
:—'''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Nothing, my exhaust port."
:—'''[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]''', "[[Mercenary Pursuits]]", [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]]

"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]''', "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"
:—'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]]''' to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Fan belt==
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Along Came a Spider]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Fuel pump==
"[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] wasn't much of a warrior, but he had a fuel pump as big as a planet."
:—'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]''', "[[Crater Critters]]", Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic

==Gearbox==
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"
:—'''Rattrap''', "[[Aftermath]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Hard drive==
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''', "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Joystick==
"They're on my tail!"<br>
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)|pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Lubricant==
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"[[Mojo|He]]'s leaked lubricants all over my foot!"
:—'''[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]''', ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' film

"[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]! Stop lubricating [[Seymour Simmons|the man]]!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''', ''Transformers'' film

"Leaking lubricants!"
:—'''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]''', "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Lugnuts==
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br>
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"
:—'''[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

''See also [[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]].''

==Magna fuses==
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, Autobots!"
:—'''Megatron''', "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Manifold==
"I've got the plan, if all of you've got the cast-iron manifolds for it."
:—'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]''', "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br>
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]''', "[[Roll for It]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"We should have been allies, you know. Imagine what we could have accomplished. But you never had the manifolds to do what needed to be done."<br>
"I have the manifolds to stand up for those who cannot stand for themselves."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''

==Motherboard==
"Let's go kick their motherboards."
:—'''[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]''', "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."
:—'''[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]''' sums up [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"[[Bumblebee (Animated)|You]], sound-off. Why do you want to be here?"<br />
"To be an Elite Guard warrior and kick Decepticon [[#Skidplate|skidplate]], sir!"<br />
"You couldn't kick my motherboard if I held it in front of your foot."
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Nodes==
"Way to go, numb nodes!"
:—'''[[Wasp]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Put me down you [[Jetfire (Animated)|numb]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|nodes]]!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Piston==
"Give me that or I'll pulverize your pistons!"
:—'''[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]''', "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Don't just stand around with your pistons in your servos!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]''', "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Piston rod==
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"
:—'''[[Wasp]]''', "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Reactor linkage==
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!"<br>
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]]''', "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic

==Skidplate==
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"
:—'''Rattrap''',<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades."<br>
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime''', "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Solenoid==
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]''', "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"
:—'''Bumblebee''', "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

==Sparkplug(s)==
"The Arctic? Great. Another chance to freeze our sparkplugs off."
:—'''[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]''', "[[Out of His Head]]", ''Prime'' cartoon

==Strut==
"Strutless cowards!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6|''Infiltration'' #6]]

==Tailgate==
"Let's kick tailgate!"
:—'''[[Rumble (G1)|one]]''' '''[[Frenzy (G1)|of]]''' '''[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]]''' '''[[FIRRIB|cassettes]]''', [[The Transformers: The Movie]]

''See also [[Tailgate (disambiguation)]].''

==Tailpipe==
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]''', "[[Quest for Survival]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"
:—'''Rattrap''', "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"
:—'''Bumblebee''', "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"Come back here so that I can pull your pistons out through ''[[Autobot|your]]'' tailpipes!"
:—'''Hothead Blitzwing''', "[[Sari, No One's Home]]", ''Animated'' cartoon

"What crawled up his tailpipe and died?"
:—'''Miko''', "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]", ''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon

==Thruster==
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Rodimus Prime''', "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Transistor==
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
:—'''Gears''', "Changing Gears", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

"We are in deep transistor parts!"
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]''', "[[Day of the Machines]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Turbocharger==
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."
:—'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]''', "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", ''The Transformers'' cartoon

==Waste-disposal unit==
"Waspinator find [[Tarantulas (BW)|Spider-bot]] and tear him a new waste-disposal unit!"
:—'''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]''', "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]", ''Beast Wars'' cartoon

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy

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'Till All Are One: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the episode of Transformers Animated|the titular group of super-villains|Society of Ultimate Villainy}}
{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|ep=24
|ep2=22
|prev2=A Fistful of Energon
|next2=Autoboot Camp
|image=SUV.jpg
|caption="Are we there yet?" "No." "Are we there yet?" "No." "Are we there yet?" "No!" "Are we there yet?" "Yes, we're here." "LIAR!"
|title="SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy"
|airdate=[[May 31]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Dean Stefan]]
|directed by=[[Irineo Maramba]]<br> [[Ciro Nieli]]<br> [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]
|animation studio=[[The Answer Studio]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Aided by a mysterious benefactor, Detroit's B-level villains team up to take down the Autobots once and for all.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Bumblebee Slo Mo.jpg|thumb|left|Tell me, Doctor, where are we goin' this time? Is it the '50s, or 1999?]]
[[Nanosec]] is on the loose again and leading the [[Autobot]]s for a merry chase. As they pursue him, they wonder how and why he's young again. They're no closer to catching him, so [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] instructs [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] to head off down a side street and come back around to cut off his escape. Bumblebee disregards this order, reasoning that he's the "star player" and is more than fast enough to get Nanosec on his own. As he speeds up, a mysterious force hits him and stops him in his tracks, which leaves the other Autobots no room to react. Nanosec escapes, and before Bumblebee can snap out of it, the Autobots crash into him. Optimus Prime expresses his disappointment in the little yellow one and orders him back to base so that [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] can run a diagnostic on his drivetrain.

Bumblebee ignores this order as well, resolving to find Nanosec again to prove to Optimus that he isn't malfunctioning. His search proves fruitless until [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] discovers that due to his scanning of [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]'s [[Captain Fanzone's car|car]], Bumblebee has a built-in police scanner. Hearing a report of a [[Circiut Guys Electronics|robbery in progress]], he reasons it's Nanosec and heads over. He's wrong, though, as it turns out to be the [[Angry Archer]]. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, he decides to capture the ''other'' villain. Again, he is about to pursue when mysterious blue energy skids him to a halt. Sari urges him to have Ratchet check him out, but he still believes it's nothing serious. A third and final crime scene turns out to be [[Professor Princess]] trying to level a video arcade. Yet again, Bumblebee is stopped by the blue energy, and since it affects him in his robot mode, he finally admits he has a problem. However, Sari has noticed that her key reacts when the energy lashes out, and she surmises that an AllSpark fragment may be at fault. As she deduces this, a shady figure on a rooftop skulks off.

[[File:Clock hideout.jpg|thumb|The <s>Bat</s> Clock Cave]]

Soon, that same figure meets with the other three villains at her lair, introducing herself as [[Slo-Mo]]. She reveals that she has aided each of them on their respective heists recently by using her timepiece, which can disable machines, even Transformers. She and Nanosec hit it off immediately, due in no small part to the fact that her time-based superpowers are what restored him to the prime of youth. She proposes to all of them that they make a great team and should form a crime syndicate. Professor Princess protests that she is not a criminal, but is quickly convinced.

Soon, news reports are everywhere regarding the new crime wave and its perpetrators. Bumblebee is quite frustrated at being repeatedly thwarted by Slo-Mo, but is soon hopeful when he hears a burglar alarm. This time, the criminals have bitten off more than they can chew, having loaded themselves down with too much loot. They try to escape and are initially successful, stopping Bumblebee. However, the cops soon have them surrounded without any getaway car. Slo-Mo receives a call on her watch phone and gets an offer from an anonymous benefactor. Taking the deal, the gang pile into a dull-yellow Hummer and peel out. With the police in hot pursuit, their patron speaks through the vehicle's console and tells them he's a big fan of their weird, wacky adventures. He says to consider the Hummer a down payment on what he hopes will be a beautiful business relationship. Slo-Mo seems less than impressed, as she considers herself the leader of the cartel, and it's just a truck. The voice then tells her to press the red button. A humongous turret rises from the back of the Hummer, blasting the police to smithereens. Having gotten their attention, their newfound benefactor mentions a scheme of heists that should make them all fabulously rich, as they will be stealing components to a weapon they can sell on the open market.

Definitely interested, the gang heads to a Sumdac Systems factory. Angry Archer attempts to blast the lock open with an explosive arrow, but Professor Princess announces that she has defused all of his weapons because she disapproves of violence...unless it is really colorful and pretty. Gleefully blasting an even ''bigger'' hole in the fence, she leads them in. The voice instructs them on what to steal, which is quickly rounded up by Nanosec while Slo-Mo takes care of the police robots.

[[File:Watching SUVs.jpg|thumb|left|Bee: Where are the donuts? <br>Sari: Huh? <br>Bee: You can't have a stakeout without donuts!]]
Bumblebee and Sari spot them and speculate on what they're up to based on the items they stole, but hang back as they realize they'll never catch the crooks if they get blasted by Slo-Mo again. Shadowing the cartel from a safe distance, they follow them to the roof of a parking garage. The gang's unseen patron instructs them on how to assemble the device in spite of their skepticism. Archer and Nanosec ask the purpose of the device and how it's going to make them money. The voice explains that it's ultimately useless without the final piece: Slo-Mo's superpowered timepiece. The crazy doll refuses to give up her superpowers, which angers her benefactor, who reveals himself to ''be'' their getaway vehicle, the Decepticon [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]].

Swindle makes it clear to them that he isn't about to take "no" for an answer, and he isn't above using his multitude of weapons systems against the puny fleshlings either. Blasting the floor out from under her cohorts, he squares off against Slo-Mo. She's initially confident that her timepiece will take care of him, but a useful purchase from the Vok proves more than enough to deflect it. Bumblebee races to intervene, but the debilitating blasts ricocheting off Swindle's [[force field]] mean he can't get near the battle. Realizing he's in over his head, with much haranguing from Sari, he calls in Optimus and the other Autobots. Leveling his main cannon at Slo-Mo, Swindle is reminded by the dame that if he blasts her, he risks destroying her watch as well. Feeling a bit silly, the Decepticon recovers quickly and reveals he could simply take it using his integrated tractor beam. The MacGuffin retrieved, he then blasts the floor out from under ''her'' too.

[[File:TFASwindlefullyarmed.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Swindle is the reason the Autobots of ''Animated'' don't have guns. He stole them all.]]
Slipping the timepiece into its intended slot in the device, Swindle quickly dials up his favorite warmonger, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Expressing how glad he is that the old despot is still functional (and looking well), he brags about a weapon that would easily turn the tide against the Autobots and consign them to a fate worse than being offlined. Though his interest is piqued, Megatron is nonetheless dubious as to whether Swindle could pull it off. The arms dealer proves only too eager to show off the many merits of his wondrous new invention, and pulls a "But wait, that's not all!" that succeeds in blacking out every mechanical device in Detroit...even the Autobots!

Both Bumblebee and the Autobots speeding to the scene are left frozen, unable to move or talk, but aware of their surroundings. Sari notices, however, that [[Sumdac Tower]] is still powered up, and she deduces that its emergency force field kicked in, protecting it from the device as long as the emergency generators held. Unfortunately, being a mere child, Sari has no real chance of dragging Bumblebee to the safety of the tower. She receives aid from an unexpected source: the spurned cartel, who want to even the score with Swindle. Aiding her in transporting Bumblebee, they watch as she uses her key to gain access to the tower and suffers dismay when the Reception Bot announces their location as [[Porter C. Powell|Powell Tower]]. Once within the shield, both Bumblebee and [[Powdered Sugar]] are quickly revived, and Sari is able to use her key to jury-rig personal force fields for both the Autobot and his new, reluctantly accepted team of villainous backup. She also reprograms the Reception Bot's greeting to her satisfaction.

[[File:Swindle gettin towed.jpg|left|thumb|And this is why [[Carmine Fanzone|I]] ''like'' tow trucks!]]
Though Swindle proves quite ready for the big payback, the villains manage to buy enough time for Bumblebee to sucker-punch the Decepticon with his stingers, whilst Sari deactivates the device with her key. Slo-Mo attempts to retrieve her timepiece, and a scuffle ensues, resulting in it falling over the ledge and directly into Swindle's hands. All seems lost, but the rest of the Autobots arrive on the scene. Swindle is about to turn the timepiece upon Bumblebee's backup, but the little yellow Autobot charges in and lets his force field deflect the Decepticon's shot, paralyzing Swindle. Optimus Prime once again scolds the young hot shot, but Bumblebee gloats, shooting out Swindle's tires. Meanwhile the villains, showing ''why'' they're B-grade, attempt to escape in Swindle, only to be apprehended by the timely arrival of Captain Fanzone and the police. Fanzone notes that Swindle will be stripped at a police impound lot and sold for parts. He seems quite confident that the police department will get their Christmas bonus checks this year.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (13)
|c3=
*[[Nanosec]] (1)
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Angry Archer]] (7)
*[[Professor Princess]] (8)
*[[Slo-Mo]] (9)
*[[Lester Black]] (10)
*[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (17)
|c4 =
*[[Police drone]]s (12)
*[[Trash Bot]] (15)
*[[Reception Bot]] (16)
}}

==Quotes==

"An Autobot. Verily, the arrows of outrageous misfortune seek to pierce me to the quick. ''Exeunt!''"
:—'''Angry Archer'''. Yon criminal maketh his escape...or something.

"Explosions aren't nice...except when they look like ''BEAUTIFUL RAINBOWS!''"
:—'''Professor Princess''', ever the fashion plate.

"Ooh, I like a man who works fast!"<br>
"And I like a girl who takes it slow."
:—'''Slo-Mo''' and '''Nanosec''' go over the target audience's heads. Hopefully.

"[[Negatronic force field]] emitter. A little something I picked up in an arms deal with the Vok of Nexus Zero. Nice creatures, the Vok. If you're ever in the Nexus Zero area, do yourself a favor and check them out. You won't be sorry."
:—'''Swindle''' thinks the Vok are quite nice. It probably helps if they're not [[Planet Buster|destroying your planet]].

"Megatron, you old warmonger! It's been stellar cycles. I can't tell you how tickled I was to learn that my favorite customer was still online. You look great by the way."<br>
"Oh, spare me the platitudes, Swindle. How did you get this frequency?"<br>
"A mutual bounty-hunting friend provided it in exchange for a weapon or two. Professional scruples prevent me from revealing his name."<br>
"Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder."
:—'''Swindle''' pours on the charm while '''Megatron''' pours on the acid.

"Are you seeing this? Are you loving this? Every machine, every robot in Detroit, inoperable! I could spring a leak, I'm so excited!"
:—'''Swindle''' about to sell you some Ginsu knives.

"Welcome to Sumdac Tower. Porter C. Powell is a booger-head."
:—'''Receptionist-Bot''' calls it like it is...with a little help from Sari Sumdac.

"Where's the off switch on this thing? Oh yeah, right here."
:—'''Sari.''' Yep, she found the right thing.

'''Optimus''': You should have called us sooner. If that weapon had gotten into Megatron's hands—<br>
'''Bumblebee''': I know. I guess I just wanted to prove that I still had my touch.<br>
'''Ratchet''': Well, I hope you've learned something about team work.<br>
'''Bumblebee''': Oh, yeah. Even the star player needs backup sometimes.
:—Bumblebee learns the value of teamwork. Humility? Not so much...

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*When Slo-Mo pushes "the red button", and Swindle's cannon fires, they're going in reverse for a second.

===Continuity errors===
*Angry Archer uses an arrow that looks like a magnet to catch the bus. Except that it sticks to the glass of the window.
*Nanosec's mugshot should either have a long beard, as he was [[Nanosec (episode)|apprehended]] right after Bumblebee had run him into old age, or be out of his costume, as he was also apprehended ''before'' he became a super-speedster.
*It was shown throughout the episode that the watch's slowdown effect was only temporary. It only gained the ability to "freeze" its targets permanently when it was put into Swindle's machine. Yet later, Swindle is said to be frozen "permanently" by a reflected blast from just the watch itself. Maybe it was holding a last fully charged shot?
*On the other hand, Swindle did seem to "charge" his shot longer than the short bursts Slo-Mo was using, so the shot that reflected back at him had a longer effect. And maybe Bumblebee was just wrong. (Imagine that!)
*Swindle is all impressed by Vok force field technology, but apparently force fields designed by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] are just as powerful. Of course, Sumdac did steal all his technology from Megatron, so perhaps a deal with the Vok was just (much, ''much, MUCH'') safer for Swindle.
*Either the S.U.V. team knew Swindle was time-blocked and so should have known he wouldn't move, or they thought he was still fully functional and were ready to climb into the Decepticon that had tried to kill them 5 minutes ago. So what was their plan, exactly?
*Furthermore, when Angry Archer opens the window to ask for a push, it's clearly an electric window and even sounds like one, so it shouldn't have worked at all.
*While it's explained why Nanosec had the accelerated aging reversed, there's no given reason for the effect to have ''stopped'' once he was young again. Possibly Slo-Mo gave him "booster shots" off-camera.
*While selling Swindle's parts is a nice piece of poetic justice, realistically, his parts won't sell for much, if anything at all, since they're all shut down. It's probably why [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] [[Five Servos of Doom|could have just bought him with a fine]].

===Continuity notes===
*The Archer also narrates his own escape by declaring "exeunt!" - in keeping with his character idiom, this is a well-known element of stage direction in the plays of [[Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]]. However, it is also a plural; if he really knew what he was talking about and wasn't just cosplaying, he would have used the singular "exit."
*Swindle mentions that he got Megatron's frequency from a "mutual bounty-hunting friend" in exchange for new weaponry. Gee, who could [[Lockdown (Animated)|THAT]] be?

===Transformers references===
*The final numbers on the cards the villains hold up in their mugshots correspond to the episodes in which they first appeared.
*Swindle mentions having dealings with the [[Vok]] on [[Nexus Zero]].
*[[Slo-Mo]]'s watch functions similarly to the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], including how Autobots turn gray when frozen by it.
*Bumblebee has Touch.

===Real-world references===
*Nanosec and the Archer's team name suggestions of "The Fast and the Villainous" and "The League of Extraordinary Criminals" are references to ''{{w|The Fast and the Furious}}'' and ''{{w|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen}}'', respectively.
*Nanosec calls the Archer "William Smell", referencing legendary Swiss archer {{w|William Tell}}.
*Nanosec says he is "tanned, rested, and ready," which was a slogan attached to a [http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/11/us/after-nixon-and-reagan-young-republicans-face-88-with-uncertainty.html fake 1988 presidential campaign] for Richard Nixon.
*The sign outside the videogame arcade features several blocks from ''Tetris'' as well as miscolored renderings of a Goomba and a Spiny from ''Super Mario Bros.''

===Trivia===
*This episode was first shown in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It made its English language debut in Canada, one week before its American debut.
*This episode has the most "guest" voice actors yet, at three: [[Brian Posehn]] (Nanosec), [[Kath Soucie]] (Professor Princess), and [[Fred Willard]] (Swindle).
*Bulkhead appears, but has no dialogue.
*Professor Princess... flowers in a wide spread attack beam? Seriously?
*Bumblebee's stingers actually knock Swindle down—the first time in the entire series that this weapon hasn't just bounced ineffectually off a Decepticon's hide. Maybe Swindle should trade off some of his weapons for a little more armor.
**That... or Bumblebee's stingers plus the assault of Angry Archer and Professor Princess gave him enough power.
*When Professor Princess falls butt-first on Nanosec's face, there's an odd squishy sound, followed by her looking very surprised. Either this is a case of cartoon sound-effects gone wrong, or that fall REALLY scared her.
*In the end, Swindle is trapped in a state that Bumblebee could not stand being in for less than an hour, ''forever'', and the Autobots don't seem to object to him being ripped apart and sold for spare parts. That seems a ''tad'' excessive.
*Bumblebee and Sari discover that he has a built-in police scanner, which makes sense, since Bumblebee scanned Captain Fanzone's car for his vehicle mode.
*The Society members all put their seat belts on when they clamber into their getaway SUV. Even among villains, safety must always come first! [[Public service announcement|Now you know...]]
*''Now'' we get to see if Sari's hair grew back from "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]".
*This episode, while barely passing the series' half-way point, marks the final appearance of six characters; Angry Archer, Nanosec, Professor Princess, Slo-Mo, Lester Black and the Receptionist Bot.
*This episode was adapted in comic book format using screen captures as half of "[[Transformers Animated Volume 11]]", with "[[Autoboot Camp]]" making up the other half.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''S.U.C la société ultime du crime'''" ("U.S.C.: The Ultimate Society of Crime")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Zeitblocker'''" ("The Timeblocker")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 24|24 July]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Swindle no Sakuryaku'''" (スィンドルの策略, "Swindle's Scheme")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 28|28 August]] [[2010]]

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Towarzystwo Zbrodni Wszelakich"''' ("Society of All Kinds of Crimes")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 6 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers Animated'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Factory]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suv: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}
[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Regeneration (Prime)

2016-12-24T19:43:02Z

'Till All Are One: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the episode from ''Prime''|the episode from Armada|Regeneration (Armada)}}

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|next= Darkest Hour (episode)
|image=RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg
|caption=This is ''totally'' not gonna be epic.
|title="Regeneration"
|airdate=[[October 26]], [[2012]]
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|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''The quest for the Omega Lock takes the Autobots and the Decepticons to Cybertron for a battle.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] is already making plans to move in with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while [[Jack Darby|Jack]] is feeling left out of the loop. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] points out they no longer have the [[Omega Key]]s, let alone any way to get to Cybertron. They speculate that [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] has used the keys to bargain his way back with the [[Decepticon]]s. While they're wondering why Starscream didn't just try to sell the keys to the highest bidder, they are contacted by [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], who requests a meeting. [[GroundBridge|Bridging]] out to a remote location, they find Dreadwing, who presents them with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Disillusioned by the fate of [[Skyquake (Prime)|his brother]], Dreadwing no longer believes in the Decepticon cause, though he's not interested in joining the Autobots either.

Back at base, the Autobots wonder what [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] will do with the Omega Keys, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] believes he will use them to restore Cybertron for political points. Optimus is aware that Megatron doesn't know of the existence of the [[Omega Lock]], which is needed to use the keys. He reveals to the others that [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] entrusted him with knowledge of the Lock and its location on Cybertron during the message stored in the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Optimus starts using the Forge to modify the GroundBridge.

[[Image:DreadAttacksScream-Regeneration.JPG|thumb|left|250px|My name is Kunta Kinte! Not Toby!]]
Dreadwing returns to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' where Megatron encounters him in a corridor and makes sure to stress that the Decepticons must be united to restore Cybertron. For his part, Dreadwing intends to personally reach out to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. In the medical bay, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] has just finished restoring Starscream's [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] when Dreadwing arrives and immediately attempts to kill Starscream. As Knock Out flees, Dreadwing advances on the patient with his sword, but as he raises his sword, Megatron arrived and demands he stand down. Dreadwing refuses, and Megatron is forced to blast a hole through him with Dreadwing's own cannon. Megatron then promptly warns the relieved Starscream to ''never'' make him regret killing his former second-in-command.

The Autobots wonder why Optimus has been hiding things from them. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] points out that Megatron would have learned about the Omega Lock by now if Optimus had been more open.

Knock Out and Starscream work on studying the Omega Keys in an attempt to discover how they work. Starscream resorts to hitting one against the table, and then against Knock Out, and they inadvertently discover that the keys lock together. By combining all four, they reveal a holographic map of Cybertron with a location marker on it. Pleased, Megatron orders the [[space bridge]] fired up.

Optimus finishes turning the GroundBridge into a space bridge. The base sensors detect the Decepticon space bridge firing up, and the Autobots realize that time is short. Optimus believes they still have the element of surprise. The Autobots pull the various Iacon relics they possess from storage. Meanwhile, Megatron leaves Starscream in command of the ship and takes a platoon of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] with the Omega Keys through the space bridge. As the Autobots likewise fire up their space bridge, Optimus uses the Forge to recreate the Star Saber, and they too head through. Megatron and his men soon stand at the edge of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]].

Jack gives Ratchet a call, as school's out and he, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] haven't been picked up by the Autobots yet. Ratchet merely tells them the others are busy and hangs up.

As Megatron and his men walk through the Sea of Rust, Smokescreen rises out of the ground and attacks them from behind. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] drops scrap on them using the [[polarity gauntlet]], Bulkhead zaps them with the [[Immobilizer]], and Arcee smashes through them while wearing the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Megatron himself faces Optimus and the Star Saber, and while the pair fight, the other Autobots take back the Omega Keys. With a swipe of his blade, Optimus sends Megatron flying so the Autobots can retreat. As Megatron orders his men to follow, Smokescreen phases out of some nearby scenery and drops the [[spark extractor]] before disappearing again. The device obliterates the Vehicons before Megatron hurls the [[Dark Star Saber]], impaling it. Megatron orders Starscream to send reinforcements, but Starscream and Soundwave have an even better idea.

[[Image:RegenerationOmegaLockActive.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pure. Epicness.]]
The Autobots reach the Omega Lock, an unassuming dimple on the landscape. The Keys glow, and the location transforms, creating a huge ring over their heads that fills with a shimmering energy field. Megatron arrives and demands they hand over the Keys. While the Autobots are wondering what motivation Megatron could give them for doing that, a space bridge opens and Starscream, Knock Out and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] step out, carrying the three kids in airtight containers. Megatron threatens to expose all three to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere unless they return the Keys to him.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (10)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (12)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (14)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)
|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (1)
*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Then I appeal to you again. Join us and help end this conflict once and for all."<br />
"Betraying my kind is not the same as accepting yours."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' appeals to '''Dreadwing''', to no avail.

"Rise and shine! Your T-Cog transplant was a success! Yes, I am just that good."
:—'''Knock Out''' being modest about his surgery skills for a change.

"There must be ''something'' I can do! Some form of reparation I can offer you to alleviate your anguish!"<br />
"YOUR SPARK WILL SUFFICE!"
:—'''Starscream''' reaches out to '''Dreadwing''', who refuses.

"I said stand down! That is an order."<br />
"One which I cannot follow."
:—'''Megatron''' gives his last orders to '''Dreadwing''' as the latter gives his last words.

"Do not ever make me regret which one of you I spared." <br />
:—'''Megatron''' to Starscream, right after blowing a hole through Dreadwing's chest.

"Oh gee, why didn't ''I'' think of that?"
:—'''Knock Out''' lamenting Starscream's idea of bashing an Omega Key against the table.

"Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' makes the obligatory [[The Transformers: The Movie|G1 shoutout]].

"I will have those keys or I will have your sparks!"<br />
"I can help with the last part."
:—'''Megatron''' is verbally beaten by '''Smokescreen''' one more time.

"What crawled up ''his'' tailpipe and died?"
:—'''Miko''' on Ratchet's curt reply.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*As in "[[Inside Job]]", Megatron still has his fusion cannon when he transforms into vehicle mode, despite the arm it was attached to being removed.
*The Star Saber and Dark Star Saber vanish when their owners transform, even though both weapons are nearly as tall as their owners and shouldn't fit within their vehicle modes.
*When the Polarity Gauntlet saw action on Earth for the first time in "[[Metal Attraction]]", it affected both the bots around and the metal in the environment. When Bumblebee used it to pull the Omega Keys from the Vehicons, none of the bots around were affected, not even the reinforced Arcee.

===Continuity notes===
*Dreadwing gives the Autobots the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], last seen being used to forge Megatron's Dark Star Saber in "[[Alpha/Omega]]". Optimus uses it to convert the GroundBridge into a space bridge and reforge the Star Saber, the latter of which was destroyed in that episode. Megatron himself references the event in battle with Optimus.
*Dreadwing attempts to kill Starscream for desecrating his twin's body in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]", which he learned about in the previous episode.
*Every relic which has been collected by the Autobots thus far sees action. This is also the first use of the spark extractor.
*The research on the Autobots' human allies, first mentioned in "[[Hard Knocks]]", sees fruition in this episode.
*The spark extractor's effectiveness on the Vehicon troopers kind of puts an end to the ambiguity as to if they are living Cybertronians or drones, doesn't it?
*The fact that it took the Decepticons a full 51 episodes to locate the kids is kind of sad. Put aside for the moment the fact that Silas found Jack's home address in an hour or so based on a facial scan in "[[Crisscross]]", and Soundwave's had his picture of the kids since the opening story arc. Consider:
**The concrete ditch where Bumblebee and Arcee fought Vehicons in the opening arc was, as confirmed in "[[The Human Factor]]", within line of sight of Raf's house.
**Knock Out confronted Jack and Bumblebee street racing on the outskirts of Jasper, Nevada in "[[Speed Metal]]".
**[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was working with Silas during the aforementioned "Crisscross" episode. Even if she didn't know Jack's address, she knew Jack and his mother lived within a short driving distance of their trap site.
**And while Agent Fowler supposedly "relocated" Raf's family after "The Human Factor", he was still going to the same school as Jack and Miko in this episode, meaning it wasn't a ''serious'' relocation.
*So congratulations, Soundwave and Starscream, for taking months to complete a task even a [[Silas|lab rat]] finished in under a day.

===Transformers references===
*The Omega Lock was previously seen in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon, where it was also used to restore life to Cybertron.
*Optimus declares "[[The Transformers: The Movie|Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost!]]"

===Trivia===
*Despite the rather high stakes, no one on Team Prime thinks to contact [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. This is indirectly addressed in the following episode.
**Really, when you think about it, given how much was on the line, it seems odd that Optimus doesn't consider inviting the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]] either, considering how frequently he visits them. Sure, they wouldn't be much on their own, but give them the Spark Extractor or the Apex armor and surely they could do some damage. [[Blades (RB)|Blade's]] scoop claw could come in handy.
***And while we're in ludicrous territory, you'd think Optimus would have [[Land Before Prime|transformed into]] [[Big Game|a feral]] [[Quarry's Quarry|dinosaur]] at least a couple times during the battle.
*On the other side of the fence, Megatron only brings flight-capable Vehicons with him. Unless Insecticons cannot fly in a vacuum, they would have provided a much greater tactical advantage than the Vehicons.
**Then again, Megatron ''clearly'' did not expect any Autobot resistance on Cybertron, due to their lack of a Space Bridge. The flying Vehicons may have been brought along merely as an honor guard to bear witness to his triumph.
*Smokescreen's really taking to heart Arcee's advice to [[Hard Knocks|"stop trying to be a hero"]] with how he doesn't seem to have any regret tossing down a [[Spark extractor|weapon of mass destruction that instantly and cruelly extracts souls]], huh?

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Regeneration'''" ("Regeneration")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 26|26 February]] [[2013]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fukkatsu Henkei! Yomigaeru Cybertron-sei'''" (復活変形!よみがえるサイバトロン星, "Resurrection Transformation! The Reviving of Planet Cybertron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23|23 March]] [[2013]]

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A Restauração'''" ("The Restoration")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 19|19 August]] [[2013]]

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Regeneration (Prime)

2016-12-24T18:33:56Z

'Till All Are One: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the episode from ''Prime''|the episode from Armada|Regeneration (Armada)}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 51
|prev=Patch (episode)
|next= Darkest Hour (episode)
|image=RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg
|caption=This is ''totally'' not gonna be epic.
|title="Regeneration"
|airdate=[[October 26]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''The quest for the Omega Lock takes the Autobots and the Decepticons to Cybertron for a battle.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] is already making plans to move in with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while [[Jack Darby|Jack]] is feeling left out of the loop. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] points out they no longer have the [[Omega Key]]s, let alone any way to get to Cybertron. They speculate that [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] has used the keys to bargain his way back with the [[Decepticon]]s. While they're wondering why Starscream didn't just try to sell the keys to the highest bidder, they are contacted by [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], who requests a meeting. [[GroundBridge|Bridging]] out to a remote location, they find Dreadwing, who presents them with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Disillusioned by the fate of [[Skyquake (Prime)|his brother]], Dreadwing no longer believes in the Decepticon cause, though he's not interested in joining the Autobots either.

Back at base, the Autobots wonder what [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] will do with the Omega Keys, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] believes he will use them to restore Cybertron for political points. Optimus is aware that Megatron doesn't know of the existence of the [[Omega Lock]], which is needed to use the keys. He reveals to the others that [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] entrusted him with knowledge of the Lock and its location on Cybertron during the message stored in the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Optimus starts using the Forge to modify the GroundBridge.

[[Image:DreadAttacksScream-Regeneration.JPG|thumb|left|250px|My name is Kunta Kinte! Not Toby!]]
Dreadwing returns to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' where Megatron encounters him in a corridor and makes sure to stress that the Decepticons must be united to restore Cybertron. For his part, Dreadwing intends to personally reach out to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. In the medical bay, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] has just finished restoring Starscream's [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] when Dreadwing arrives and immediately attempts to kill Starscream. As Knock Out flees, Dreadwing advances on the patient with his sword, but as he raises his sword, Megatron arrived and demands he stand down. Dreadwing refuses, and Megatron is forced to blast a hole through him with Dreadwing's own cannon. Megatron then promptly warns the relieved Starscream to ''never'' make him regret killing his former second-in-command.

The Autobots wonder why Optimus has been hiding things from them. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] points out that Megatron would have learned about the Omega Lock by now if Optimus had been more open.

Knock Out and Starscream work on studying the Omega Keys in an attempt to discover how they work. Starscream resorts to hitting one against the table, and then against Knock Out, and they inadvertently discover that the keys lock together. By combining all four, they reveal a holographic map of Cybertron with a location marker on it. Pleased, Megatron orders the [[space bridge]] fired up.

Optimus finishes turning the GroundBridge into a space bridge. The base sensors detect the Decepticon space bridge firing up, and the Autobots realize that time is short. Optimus believes they still have the element of surprise. The Autobots pull the various Iacon relics they possess from storage. Meanwhile, Megatron leaves Starscream in command of the ship and takes a platoon of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] with the Omega Keys through the space bridge. As the Autobots likewise fire up their space bridge, Optimus uses the Forge to recreate the Star Saber, and they too head through. Megatron and his men soon stand at the edge of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]].

Jack gives Ratchet a call, as school's out and he, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] haven't been picked up by the Autobots yet. Ratchet merely tells them the others are busy and hangs up.

As Megatron and his men walk through the Sea of Rust, Smokescreen rises out of the ground and attacks them from behind. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] drops scrap on them using the [[polarity gauntlet]], Bulkhead zaps them with the [[Immobilizer]], and Arcee smashes through them while wearing the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Megatron himself faces Optimus and the Star Saber, and while the pair fight, the other Autobots take back the Omega Keys. With a swipe of his blade, Optimus sends Megatron flying so the Autobots can retreat. As Megatron orders his men to follow, Smokescreen phases out of some nearby scenery and drops the [[spark extractor]] before disappearing again. The device obliterates the Vehicons before Megatron hurls the [[Dark Star Saber]], impaling it. Megatron orders Starscream to send reinforcements, but Starscream and Soundwave have an even better idea.

[[Image:RegenerationOmegaLockActive.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pure. Epicness.]]
The Autobots reach the Omega Lock, an unassuming dimple on the landscape. The Keys glow, and the location transforms, creating a huge ring over their heads that fills with a shimmering energy field. Megatron arrives and demands they hand over the Keys. While the Autobots are wondering what motivation Megatron could give them for doing that, a space bridge opens and Starscream, Knock Out and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] step out, carrying the three kids in airtight containers. Megatron threatens to expose all three to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere unless they return the Keys to him.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (8)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (10)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (12)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (14)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (15)
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*[[Miko Nakadai]] (1)
*[[Jack Darby]] (3)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Then I appeal to you again. Join us and help end this conflict once and for all."<br />
"Betraying my kind is not the same as accepting yours."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' appeals to '''Dreadwing''', to no avail.

"Rise and shine! Your T-Cog transplant was a success! Yes, I am just that good."
:—'''Knock Out''' being modest about his surgery skills for a change.

"There must be ''something'' I can do! Some form of reparation I can offer you to alleviate your anguish!"<br />
"YOUR SPARK WILL SUFFICE!"
:—'''Starscream''' reaches out to '''Dreadwing''', who refuses.

"I said stand down! That is an order."<br />
"One which I cannot follow."
:—'''Megatron''' gives his last orders to '''Dreadwing''' as the latter gives his last words.

"Do not ever make me regret which one of you I spared." <br />
:—'''Megatron''' to Starscream, right after blowing a hole through Dreadwing's chest.

"Oh gee, why didn't ''I'' think of that?"
:—'''Knock Out''' lamenting Starscream's idea of bashing an Omega Key against the table.

"Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' makes the obligatory [[The Transformers: The Movie|G1 shoutout]].

"I will have those keys or I will have your sparks!"<br />
"I can help with the last part."
:—'''Megatron''' is verbally beaten by '''Smokescreen''' one more time.

"What crawled up ''his'' tailpipe and died?"
:—'''Miko''' on Ratchet's curt reply.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*As in "[[Inside Job]]", Megatron still has his fusion cannon when he transforms into vehicle mode, despite the arm it was attached to being removed.
*The Star Saber and Dark Star Saber vanish when their owners transform, even though both weapons are nearly as tall as their owners and shouldn't fit within their vehicle modes.
*When the Polarity Gauntlet saw action on Earth for the first time in "[[Metal Attraction]]", it affected both the bots around and the metal in the environment. When Bumblebee used it to pull the Omega Keys from the Vehicons, none of the bots around were affected, not even the reinforced Arcee.

===Continuity notes===
*Dreadwing gives the Autobots the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], last seen being used to forge Megatron's Dark Star Saber in "[[Alpha/Omega]]". Optimus uses it to convert the GroundBridge into a space bridge and reforge the Star Saber, the latter of which was destroyed in that episode. Megatron himself references the event in battle with Optimus.
*Dreadwing attempts to kill Starscream for desecrating his twin's body in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]", which he learned about in the previous episode.
*Every relic which has been collected by the Autobots thus far sees action. This is also the first use of the spark extractor.
*The research on the Autobots' human allies, first mentioned in "[[Hard Knocks]]", sees fruition in this episode.
*The spark extractor's effectiveness on the Vehicon troopers kind of puts an end to the ambiguity as to if they are living Cybertronians or drones, doesn't it?
*The fact that it took the Decepticons a full 51 episodes to locate the kids is kind of sad. Put aside for the moment the fact that Silas found Jack's home address in an hour or so based on a facial scan in "[[Crisscross]]", and Soundwave's had his picture of the kids since the opening story arc. Consider:
**The concrete ditch where Bumblebee and Arcee fought Vehicons in the opening arc was, as confirmed in "[[The Human Factor]]", within line of sight of Raf's house.
**Knock Out confronted Jack and Bumblebee street racing on the outskirts of Jasper, Nevada in "[[Speed Metal]]".
**[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was working with Silas during the aforementioned "Crisscross" episode. Even if she didn't know Jack's address, she knew Jack and his mother lived within a short driving distance of their trap site.
**And while Agent Fowler supposedly "relocated" Raf's family after "The Human Factor", he was still going to the same school as Jack and Miko in this episode, meaning it wasn't a ''serious'' relocation.
*So congratulations, Soundwave and Starscream, for taking months to complete a task even a [[Silas|lab rat]] finished in under a day.

===Transformers references===
*The Omega Lock was previously seen in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' cartoon, where it was also used to restore life to Cybertron.
*Optimus declares "[[The Transformers: The Movie|Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost!]]"

===Trivia===
*Despite the rather high stakes, no one on Team Prime thinks to contact [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. This is indirectly addressed in the following episode.
**Really, when you think about it, given how much was on the line, it seems odd that Optimus didn't consider inviting the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]] either, considering how frequently he visits them. Sure, they wouldn't be much on their own, but give them the Spark Extractor or the Apex armor and surely they could do some damage. [[Blades (RB)|Blade's]] scoop claw could come in handy.
**And while we're in obscure territory, you'd think Optimus would have [[Land Before Prime|transformed into a savage dinosaur]] at least a couple times during the battle.
*On the other side of the fence, Megatron only brings flight-capable Vehicons with him. Unless Insecticons cannot fly in a vacuum, they would have provided a much greater tactical advantage than the Vehicons.
**Then again, Megatron ''clearly'' did not expect any Autobot resistance on Cybertron, due to their lack of a Space Bridge. The flying Vehicons may have been brought along merely as an honor guard to bear witness to his triumph.
*Smokescreen's really taking to heart Arcee's advice to [[Hard Knocks|"stop trying to be a hero"]] with how he doesn't seem to have any regret tossing down a [[Spark extractor|weapon of mass destruction that instantly and cruelly extracts souls]], huh?

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Regeneration'''" ("Regeneration")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 26|26 February]] [[2013]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Fukkatsu Henkei! Yomigaeru Cybertron-sei'''" (復活変形!よみがえるサイバトロン星, "Resurrection Transformation! The Reviving of Planet Cybertron")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23|23 March]] [[2013]]

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A Restauração'''" ("The Restoration")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 19|19 August]] [[2013]]

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