G-Metal

2022-03-14T09:32:28Z

100kr:

[[Image:Gmetal.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Scorponok watches as G-Metal is forged.]]
'''G-Metal''' (ジーメタル ''Jīmetaru'') is a rare substance found on planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Virtually indestructible, it was targeted by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to use in the creation of a shield that could repel the [[Master Sword]].

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
Returning to planet Master after being forced off of [[Earth]] when his [[Transtector]]'s weak spot was exposed, Scorponok took refuge beneath the surface of the planet, where his Transtector detected the presence of G-Metal ore. He planned to forge it into a shield to counter [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s [[Master Sword]], but was aware that the Master Sword was even more durable than G-Metal alone, and abducted [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in order to trade him for the secrets of the sword's construction. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

With this information, Scorponok perfected the [[Zarak Shield]] despite repeated attempts by the Autobots to prevent it. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} During a battle with Fortress Maximus, the shield proved strong enough to hold off an attack by the Master Sword, allowing Scorponok to claim victory in the fight and return to Earth to begin his final plan. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
When [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] was rebuilt into a new body following a defeat in the [[Mirtonian constellation|Mirtonian Quadrant]], he was also fashioned a new sword crafted from mysterious G-Metal. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|BotCon 2012 Optimus Prime profile card}}

As Nova Prime, he carried a G-Metal Battle Axe. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|''Timelines'' Nova Prime profile card}}

===Swindle's Spiel===
[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] had ten G-Metal girders for sale. 40,000 for one, 350,000 for the lot. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/04}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] carried a G-Metal blade. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Generations|BotCon 2016 Ravage profile card}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[Drive-By]]'s [[Veil Rocket Launcher]] could fire rockets reinforced with G-Metal. {{storylink|Drive-By|Drive-By's Transformers Universe profile}} [[Triage (Prime)|Triage]] could infuse the repairs he carried out with G-Metal, reinforcing the patient's hull. {{storylink|Triage (Prime)|Triage's Transformers Universe profile}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[Timelines]] Nova Prime came with his very own G-Metal axe, redecoed from [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Thrilling_30|Optimus Prime]]'s.

==Notes==
* Although the Decepticons discuss the metal in terms of how many "G"s it can withstand, it is entirely possible that the name "G-Metal" was meant to be rendered as "Z-Metal" in English, since ジー is used to approximate the English "zee" sound in Japanese, despite sounding more like "jee" when spoken phonetically. Not to mention that the metal's sole purpose in ''The Headmasters'' cartoon was to be used to create the '''''Z'''''arak Shield. However, the longstanding [[fanon|fandom belief]] that it was indeed named "G-Metal" led to it being rendered as such in the subtitles for all of ''The Headmasters'' DVD sets, and then [[canonizing|officially]] used in the [[bio]]s for a number of ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Transformers: Timelines]]'' toys.

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[[Category:The Headmasters]]
[[Category:TransTech substances]]

Ask Vector Prime

2022-03-14T09:28:15Z

100kr: /* Notes */ Self-promotion? Not really a good look, you know. At least try and pretend your cabal doesn't sit in your ivory tower all day. Get a real job, you overgrown forum janitors.

{{quote|Was Primus Cool?}}
{{quote|Cool? As in cold to the touch?! Heaven's no! Primus is warm and full of life! Ha!|Vector Prime "answers" a fan's question.}}
[[File:Ask Vector Prime.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|I will.]]

'''Ask Vector Prime''' is a recurring feature where [[human]]s could submit questions about [[Transformer]]s. Based on unknown criteria, [[Vector Prime]] selected certain questions and answers them to the best of his ability. Vector Prime will sometimes 'misunderstand' a question he'd rather not answer.

Vector Prime is aware of ''Transformers'' as fiction and as a toy line (similar to how the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Marvel UK letters pages]] were answered by Transformers who were even shown working in Marvel UK's office). Vector Prime explains this as being aware of which universes were manifested as fiction in the [[Quadwal|Quadwal Cluster]].

The column has occasionally provided important information not found anywhere else and, in the fan-run revivals, has clarified (and created) lots of obscure trivia.

==Hasbro website==
"Ask Vector Prime" started as a feature on [[Hasbro]]'s official Transformers website, back during [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Transformers: Cybertron'']]. The questions answered by Vector Prime varied widely in nature, but most concerned the [[Unicron Trilogy|universe]] where the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|search for the Cyber Planet Keys]] took place, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|toyline]] and [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|cartoon]] in Hasbro's own universe which parallel said search, or Vector Prime himself. Unfortunately, updates were rare, and ceased entirely after Vector Prime became one with time itself. Which is fair enough.

Through the site, Vector Prime had revealed the existence of two Transformers who have not been seen in any other form: a female [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternator]], apparently from his home universe, and [[disco ball|a Mini-Con with a disco ball alternate mode]]. He has also mentioned that he has met both [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]], that, "yes, [[Override (Cybertron)|she]] is a girl," that he considers [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] his best friend, and that he is aware of (and impressed by) the story of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. Additionally, it was here that he stated that "I am not here to blend." However, when asked about his weight, he simply said it depended on what planet he was on, and made no further comment on the subject.

It was this column that confirmed the Cybertron cartoon took place ten years after the end of ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and confirmed that ''Cybertron'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] was the same character as ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' Sideways.

==''The AllSpark Almanac''==
Ask Vector Prime made a comeback in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' in the form of [[easter egg]]s scattered throughout the book written in [[Cybertronix]] lettering. While questions were solicited on [[Jim Sorenson]]'s [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ask-vector-prime.html blog] a few months before the book came out, the few responses to that request seem to indicate that most of the questions were written by the Almanac II's authors.

Later, more questions and answers appeared in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''.

==Facebook==
{{quote|You need to stop overthinking things.|Vector Prime's advice falls on [[Fandom|deaf ears]]...}}

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Transformers Timelines]]'' Facebook page
|prev=Axiom Nexus News Editor
|next=Transformers: Spacewarp's Log
|image=Ask Vector Prime Facebook.jpg
|caption=Now you too can pester the omniscient guardian of space-time with questions about nameless background characters!
|title=Ask Vector Prime
|writer=[[Jim Sorenson]], [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], [[Chris McFeely]], et al.
|date=[[May 13]], [[2015]]– [[February 15]], [[2016]]
}}

From [[May 13]] to [[September 30]], [[2015]], Ask Vector Prime made yet another comeback in the form of a [https://www.facebook.com/AskVectorPrime Facebook page] created by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] as part of the Club's prelude material that led up to the [[BotCon 2015]] comic story "[[Cybertron's Most Wanted]]". Similar to the original version from Hasbro's website, this new installment enabled fans to once again post actual questions for Vector Prime to answer on his Facebook.

Vector's answers continued to include a mix of jokes, evasions, and intentional misunderstandings. Many answers focused on Vector Prime's own history. A ''lot'' of [[universal stream]] designations were identified or introduced this time around, and many previously-unnamed or partially-named individuals and teams would [[Lori Jiménez|receive]] [[Rainmaker|official]] [[Sentinel Minor|names]]. A new type of answer, elaborate stories set in the distant futures or pasts of obscure universes, became a regular part of the feature.

On 5 June, he ended up in a crossover with sister Facebook page "[[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist]]" when Rook interrogated Vector Prime as to why he sounded [[Richard Newman|like Rhinox]]. Prime trolled him for a while until Rook accused him of being a guardian of time and space ''pretending'' to be an old duffer, at which point Vector Prime complained to the journalist's [[editor]].

===Guest columnists===
One of the hallmarks of the Facebook edition of Ask Vector Prime was the frequent inclusion of guest columnists. This started when the column took a hiatus between [[June 27]], 2015 and [[July 8]], 2015 before coming back, to facilitate...

====Ask Sideways====
[[File:Ask Sideways.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|left|He has many insightful comments about your mother.]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear V̶e̶c̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶P̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ Sideways, 
Is Beta, Solus Prime?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Dear Decaying Dimwit, 
Is who, who? Ah, what the frag. Sure, Beaker is Solsbury Prime if that powers up your engines.}}
On June 27, 2015, [[Axiom Nexus News]] journalist [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] reported that Vector Prime had been kidnapped by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}} Shortly following this announcement, the Ask Vector Prime Facebook and Twitter feeds were taken over by Sideways. His tone was decidedly unhelpful, and he promised to "lie like a girder", as he gleefully made his way through Vector Prime's outstanding questions and answered questions directed at him. A lot of questions about obscure ''Transformers'' trivia got the answer of "sure, why not?", and invariably answers about who did any kind of atrocity were some variation of "me!"

After a few days, Sideways started to employ heavy sexual innuendo, which was initially well-regarded by the fan community.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-3-new-botcon-facebook-character-pages-rook-andromeda-and-axiom-nexus-news-editor/?p=2956638</ref> Unfortunately, it led to an answer about [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] that, although unintentional in wording and overtones, the creators agreed was badly phrased, and thankfully edited out within an hour, immediately followed by an apology from the creators.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-3-new-botcon-facebook-character-pages-rook-andromeda-and-axiom-nexus-news-editor/page-72#entry2963353</ref> Further questions that would have had such elements were toned down or cut out completely. (But the wiki remembers, Sideways).

When people replied to his answers, they could sometimes end up in a comment discussion with Sideways.<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-3-new-botcon-facebook-character-pages-rook-andromeda-and-axiom-nexus-news-editor/?p=2962394</ref>

On July 8, Ask Sideways ended with the conceit that the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] had found him by tracking our questions to him, as detailed on [[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook's Facebook page]]. A question from [[David Willis|one such audience member]] blew his head up! (But Sideways Headmaster-linked with [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and escaped Nexus 208.0 Epsilon.)

====Grim Grams====
[[File:GrimGramsFacebook.jpg|thumb]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear V̶e̶c̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶P̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ Grim Grams, 
:Given the ruthlessness of Cemetery Wind, many of us are worried for the well being of Sam, Agent Simmons, Colonel Lennox and other Autobot allies from the Tyran cluster that did not appear on "Age of Extinction". Could you tell us what happened to them after the Battle of Chicago?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Sanitary Wind? What Sanitary Wind? Me Grimlock never heard of it. Me think you no have to worry, Decepticons may be jerks but Autobots always stop them before puny humans get hurt. Me sure Sam and Agent Simon and Kermit Lemon all just fine.}}
On September 30, Vector Prime secretly departed Axiom Nexus on the behest of his brother [[Nexus Prime]], much to the chagrin of the overworked Rook. After putting out a request on [[Cragun's List]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] eagerly took the job, and celebrated by renaming the column [[Letters page (Marvel UK)#Grim Grams|Grim Grams]]. The Dinobot... did his best to work through the backlog of questions intended for Vector Prime while answering new questions about himself and his adventures. Ratings swiftly plummeted, prompting Rook—who was more concerned with the potential destruction of the [[multiverse]]—to fire the Dinobot and replace him with "someone clever"...

====Swindle's Spiel====
[[File:Swindleswindleandswindle.jpg|left|thumb]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear V̶e̶c̶t̶o̶r̶ ̶P̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ Swindle's Spiel, 
Why does the head of the Wrecker combiner Ruination look like Emirate Xaaron?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Why does anyone look like anyone? Nine times outta ten, it's the colors. And what does wonders for colors? Electronic Paint, that's what! We've got double coats, triple coats, quadruple coats, even our Quintesson-special quintuple coat. Tired of your boring yellow color scheme? Switch back and forth to Cliffjumper red, Wasp green, G2 gold, and Polar Assault white at will. I mean, I'm not allowed to mention his name without paying him royalties, but after my rather famous client had his last treatment he felt like a gold bug! So drop on down to Swindle, Swindle & Swindle and get your fresh coat of Electronic Paint today!}}
On October 3, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] - to be more precise, one of the three Swindles running [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] - took the job, renaming the column "Swindle's Spiel". Although decidedly more coherent than his immediate predecessor, Swindle tended to turn potential answers into platforms to shill his various products. Swindle was fired on October 6 for subverting the terms of his contract. At the behest of his editor, Rook put out a call for someone "straightforward" and "earnest", which couldn't possibly bite him in the afterburner, could it?

====Sentinel Shouting====
[[File:Ask Vector Prime Sentinel Prime.jpg|thumb|NO! NO! WE ARE NOT DOING THE BLOODY ''GOOD LIFE''! I BLOODY HATE ''THE GOOD LIFE''! BLOODY, BLOODY, '''BLOODY!''']]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Sentinel Shouting, 
Do you know if Fortress Maximus, The Metroplex, or Trypticon Prison are sentient and/or can transform?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Sentient? Why would we make our buildings sentient? Like that makes any sense. "Oh, I'm Alpha Trion, I'm older than metal and I run the Guilds Domesticus and I think that we should cut military spending because I'm a fossil. Hey, walls, what do you think?" "SPOT ON, ALPHA TRION." "Thanks, walls!" 
Pffff... sentient buildings.}}
On October 7, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] took over the column, this time renaming it "Sentinel Shouting". Unsurprisingly, Sentinel was rather confrontational and aggressive with his readers.

(Rook is a pretty bad judge of character.)

During his brief tenure, Sentinel talked about how he would handle things if he ever became Magnus: heavy 'law and order' policies, cutting all money from civil society and moving it all to warships, and squeezing the Decepticon lemon until the pips squeaked.

By October 9, Sentinel realized that he was corresponding with a bunch of organics. He didn't take the news well and abdicated the position. After Sentinel left, the editor tasked Andromeda with finding yet another replacement, as he had sent Rook to the [[Primax 1015.06 Kappa]] discovery party to help ease him of his stress. Due to Sentinel's abrasiveness turning away younger viewers, the editor pushed her to find someone [[kid-appeal character|popular with the younger crowd]], to which Andromeda immediately knew of a bot for the job...

====Bee's Backtalk====
[[File:Ask Vector Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|Kid-appeal is good for attracting viewers.]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Bee's Backtalk, 
Do you feel any kind of rivalry with Cheetor as the yellow, kid appeal bot?}}
{{quote|'''[Audio]:''' kzzz-Say whaaaa? -kzzz- I love kids, and kids love me -kzzz- You're gonna need all nine lives after this beat-down, pussycat! *meow*-kzzz}}
Later on October 9, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] became the fourth successor to Vector Prime for the column, renaming the column to "Bee's Backtalk". As expected, Bumblebee answered questions with audio clips put together, given his inability to speak.

On October 13, as Bumblebee was about to answer why things in the [[Tyran|Tyran Cluster]] are prone to exploding, he suddenly found himself in the middle of a battleground as everything around him exploded, the Axiom Nexus News team losing contact with him (disappointing the editor, who was pleased that Bumblebee was able to stabilize ratings). As Andromeda was the one who found Bumblebee, she was tasked with finding his replacement, someone who, in contrast to Bumblebee's cryptic radio answers, could speak their mind in a straightforward manner.

====Renegade Rhetoric====
[[File:Ask Cy-Kill.jpg|thumb|This modified screencap from ''Challenge of the Go-Bots'' lasted as long as it took for someone to realize Time Warner still held the rights. It was subsequently [[:File:Renegade Rhetoric Cy-Kill minus lawsuit.jpg|replaced]].]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Renegade Rhetoric, 
Could you please tell me more about the inhabitants of Quartex, especially the Rock Lords and the Narlis? I want to learn about who they are, and about your encounters with them.}}
{{quote|'''A:''' No.}}
And she thought it'd be a good idea to hire [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]. Okay, Beavis.

Cy-Kill hoped to use the page to convince us of the rightness of the [[Renegade]] cause and how cool they were. Thanks to leading questions from fans, the wiki got a whole lot of ''GoBots'' pages while it was running! Attempts at getting universe names [[Aurex something something|went less well]]. Renegade Rhetoric also got to lampoon parts of ''Transformers'', with Cy-Kill taking a dim view of certain tropes ("it's not as if I call my faction "Untrustworthy-cons" or some such rubbish").

He used the column to recruit agents and casually admit he had just bombed a government building ("a gentlemen never bombs and tells"). Eventually, [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] cracked down on his operation. With the help of his new combiner [[Monsterous]], however, Cy-Kill and his new Renegade team evaded capture and chrono-jumped back to the [[Gargent|Gargent Cluster]]. Of course, Cy-Kill had got ''ratings'' during his tenure, so ANN decided they wanted another charismatic baddie.

====Shark Sonnets====
[[File:Ask Shark Sonnets.jpg|thumb|left||No 5-7-7 violations here!]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Dear Shark Sonnets, 
What was your life like before the Cybertronian civil war?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' Unfulfilled yearning 
Water trapped behind a dam 
Enter Megatron!}}
Soon, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] answered 
All the questions put to him. 
And the fans rejoiced.

Confidence was low 
Answers took form of haiku 
To calm his waffle 

Told he was boring 
So he took a better job 
Left with one last bow.

====Spacewarp's Log====
[[File:Ask Vector Prime Spacewarp's Log.jpg|thumb|right|Being female probably isn't the most "different" thing about her...]]
{{quote|'''Q:''' Hey, Spacewarp. 
Mind telling me how you smoke a cy-gar with that mouthplate?}}
{{quote|'''A:''' A: Whoosers. Didn't your batch proto-initiator ever explain to you about basic cyber-anatomy? 
I assure you. The plate. Comes. Off. 
(If this turns into a discussion about the binary-birds and cyber bees, I quit.)}}
With Sky-Byte's departure for a more fulfilling job at [[The Blue Deployer]], Andromeda was once again tasked with finding a new host; this time, someone charismatic, who tells stories (but not a terrorist), with [[Female Transformer|something different]] about them.

Her selection: [[Spacewarp]], taking on the job until she could "punch, gamble, sneak, research, or flirt [her] way off-world".

After [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|High Chancellor Optimus Prime]] started increasing the number of off-planet visas following Axiom Nexus losing contact with the rest of the multiverse, Spacewarp took the chance, quickly obtaining one (through legal means even!), setting off for more adventures.
{{--}}

===The return===
[[Image:AskVectorPrimeLogo.jpg||thumb|300px|left|It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for.]]
Vector Prime returned from his adventures on November 1, Quadwal time. After [[Shroud|the reorganization of the multiverse]], this new Vector Prime was but a splinter of his former self; this particular iteration of Vector Prime had always existed as a more or less normal Cybertronian within Nexus 208.0 Epsilon, although he was vaguely aware that he had once been a part of something greater.

With the TransTechs' multiversal reach lost, Vector Prime was assigned to travel to the planet [[Nebulos]], where the dimensional walls were thin and he could covertly "listen in" on foundational universal stream [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]], with a Nebulan covert agent codenamed [[Safeguard (TransTech)|Safeguard]]...and a bodyguard named [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]]. Vector Prime decided that the time had come to close his column, although he decided to tie up any loose ends before he left. Notably, this Vector Prime was substantially less interested in his reader's questions about who came from what specific reality, and at least once openly wondered about their [[List of universal streams|desire to categorize unimportant trivia]].

{{quote|Would knowing the precise, specific plane of their origination give you more insight into them than their own words?}}

[[Image:AVP Vector and Scorpia do Nebulos.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"Before I go, I just want to tell you: you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And you know what? So was I!"]]

He later promoted Axiom Nexus's new column, [[Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log]], and was hacked by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] to promote his pirate column, [[Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric]].

After several waystops, and after growing increasingly close to Scorpia and finally becoming [[Conjunx Endura]]e, he finally made it to Nebulos on [[February 15]], [[2016]]. The column ended and he thanked us for all our help, and promised that one day he shall come back. Yes, one day he shall come back. Until then, go forward for all your answers and prove he was not mistaken in his.

(On [[November 22]] of that year, he did indeed come back and alerted us about the upcoming new GoBots story for the Collectors Club, hoping ''we at home'' could help out "my brethren". I think you expect too much, Vector.)

{{-}}

===Mentioned characters===
{{main|Ask Vector Prime/Mentioned characters}}

===Contributors===
{{quote|I just read the answers and slap some sense into you if you go '''Full Sorenson'''.|[[Jesse Wittenrich]], [[Fun Publications]] editor.}}

The Facebook version of Ask Vector Prime was written by [[Jim Sorenson]] and edited by [[Jesse Wittenrich]]. Copy editing was performed by [[Louis Sun]]. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a column that ran for over nine months, there were many additional contributors.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153272529184902&set=a.53930589901.64442.584094901&type=1&theater</ref> They included:

*Writers:
{{collist|3|
*[[Chris McFeely]]
*[[Jennifer Alexis Carlo]]
*[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]
*[[Matthew Karpowich]]
*[[James Roberts]]
*[[Simon Furman]]
*[[Glen Hallit]]
*[[Dan Khanna]]
*[[Andrew Hall]]
*"[[Vivian Grannell|Gearshift]]"
*[[Trent Troop]]
*[[Rachel Stevens]]
}}

*Artists:
{{collist|3|
*[[Brandy Dixon]]
*[[Betsy Blackie]]
*[[Matt Kuphaldt]]
*[[Bill Forster]]
*[[Matthew Reinhart]]
*[[Christopher Colgin]]
*[[Rui Onishi]]
}}

*Actors:
{{collist|3|
*[[Peter Spellos]]
*[[Kellen Goff]]
*[[Abby Collins]]
*[[Daniel Ross]]
*[[Marissa Meizel]]
*[[David Sobolov]]
*[[Jon Bailey]]
*[[Richard Newman]]
*[[Corina Boettger]]
*[[Kelly Boyer]]
*[[Sean Chiplock]]
*[[Trent Martin]]
*[[Shane Morrison]]
*[[Penelope-Sophia Smith]]
*[[Laura Knapton]]
}}

===Notes===
*At its peak, Ask Vector Prime had over ten thousand "engaged users", with a thousand subscribers and page views numbering about 400,000.
*Collected in a Microsoft Word document, it is over 500 pages long.

* Notably, Ask Vector Prime:
** Featured the return of [[Richard Newman]] as Vector Prime and [[Peter Spellos]] as [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and debuted [[Jon Bailey]], the Epic Voice of [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86F4D497FD3CACCE Honest Trailers] as [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|High Chancellor Optimus Prime]].
** Introduced the idea that [[Maccadam]] might be secretly [[Alchemist Prime]], which would go on to become a key plot point in the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' animated series.
** Provided English translations for the names of the entire cast of ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'', [[Doomwings (G1)|two of]] [[Ursa Major (G1)|which]] would go on to appear in [[IDW Publishing]]'s comics under those names.
** Invented names for pretty much every frigging [[Mini-Con]] team in existence.
** Established some versions of the Thirteen as having visited Earth during the time of ancient [[Greece]] and inspiring/co-opting the legends of the {{w|Twelve Olympians}}, along with providing [[holomatter]] avatars for each of them.
** Established the first female [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Optimus Prime]], as well as declared a [[Scorpia (G2)|large]] [[Nightcruz (RID)|number]] [[Major Altitude|of]] [[Windrazor (G1)|gender]]-[[Wedge Shape|undefined]] [[Mugen|characters]] [[Spacewarp|as]] [[Treadbolt|female]].
** Published ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-style biocards for every toy-original ''Dark of the Moon'' human from [[Human Alliance]].
** Revealed the universe of origin of every character known to have participated in the [[Universe War]].
** Tied up several loose ends from ''[[Story of Binaltech]]'', including resolving the [[Prowl II]]/[[Prowl 2]] enigma and telling the origin story of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#The Protector|the Protector]].
** Name-dropped every significant character and toy from ''[[GoBots]]'' and expanded on the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the Gobots}}'' cartoon considerably.
** Completed the roster of [[Convoy (group)|the Convoy]].
** Fixed every animation error EVER with the introduction of "self-correcting" time and space anomalies.
** Elaborated on the concept of transgender Cybertronians over a year before IDW's comics would [[An Axe to Break the Ice|explicitly]] [[Post|tackle the idea]].

==References==
*[https://www.facebook.com/AskVectorPrime Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime archive at the Transformers Wiki]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook|Ask Vector Prime Facebook archive at the Transformers Wiki]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Sideways|Ask Sideways Facebook archive at the Transformers Wiki]]
*[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column|Guest column Facebook archive at the Transformers Wiki]]
*[[Source:Axiom Nexus News|Chronological Axiom Nexus News archive at the Transformers Wiki]]

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