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Spinister (G1)

2012-08-24T20:34:17Z

108.196.36.240: /* IDW Generation 1 comics */

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:''Spinister is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Spinister-boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm terribly mysterious and I have 300 pounds of canned meat strapped to my right arm.]]

'''Spinister''' is mysterious... [[wikipedia:Mystery Men|''terribly'' mysterious. He cannot cut guns in half with his mind]], though he has been known to wield a gun that separates into two [[Nebulan]]s. These dumb stubbies are [[Singe (G1)|Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]], if this really matters to anyone.

This grim air warrior seems far more independent of mind than the common Decepticon, though he doesn't go in for the outright mutiny for which [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] is noted. When he spots unrecognized potential in the Decepticon ranks, however, he may well bring the would-be warrior under his tutelage without the knowledge or permission of his superior officers.

A closed book to the Decepticons, Spinister is a dark menace to his Autobot enemies. Often, the first warning of his approach is the gentle note of a detonating fusion bomb or the delightful hiss of metal boiling away under an assault of charged particles from his beam cannon. How he is so terribly sneaky is unclear, but rumor has it that he has beaten the Romulans by centuries and developed a cloaking device. However, if he has, he hasn't spoken to anybody about it.

Quiet and mysterious, that's how he likes to be and how he intends to stay. Speaking his mind would prevent the whole mysterious, shadow-warrior thing from working. One must wonder how much even his binary-bonded companions know about him.

Also, his name is cooler than [[Slayride]] and [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] combined.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Dammit, why does someone always have to ruin a perfectly good group shot with a wussy thought bubble??]]
''Spinister was recruited into the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] by [[Snarler]], and placed in charge of training and grading other new recruits to the squad. During a training exercise, a fresh-new warrior named [[Needlenose]] went AWOL in the middle of a battle. Spinister went after him, knowing the desertion was punishable by death in the Decepticon Army. He saw promise in the young soldier, though, and so instead faked having difficulty against an Autobot drone he was fighting. Spinister hoped that seeing him in danger would force Needlenose to act, and he was right. Needlenose came back and fought off the drone to "save" Spinister. Because of this, Spinister ignored his temporary loss of courage in the official report, and nominated Needlenose for full membership in the Mayhems, and their mission to hunt down the traitors [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]].'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party}}

''Arriving on Earth, the Mayhems confronted Carnivac separately from his new Autobot comrades in the [[Survivors]], and ran him to ground.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''Seeing Carnivac's newfound care for fleshlings, Spinister opened fire into a crowd, committing Carnivac to taking the fire himself in order to protect the humans. Stunned by the gunfire, Carnivac lay wounded as Spinister transformed and was about to pass sentence on him. His fellow traitor Catilla leapt out from nowhere, however, spoiling Spinister's aim. Bludgeon managed to impale the new arrival with his sword, but the Mayhems were then driven off by the Survivors before they could finish Carnivac off as well.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[Image:ThunderwingComic.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Now this is a group shot to instil fear.]]
As a member of the Mayhem Attack Squad, Spinister joined Needlenose, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]] in serving their commander, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. They investigated why Autobots were patrolling a sector of space, taking a group of Autobots as prisoner on the planet [[Pz-Zazz]]. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} The hostages revealed the search for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], inflaming Thunderwing's obsession to obtain the artifact. The Mayhem Attack Squad were soon taken to [[Cheyne]], where Spinister and Ruckus took down [[Dogfight]] for Thunderwing. As the Autobot proved to be of little use, the Decepticons left. {{Storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} They next went to [[Pequod]], and Thunderwing sent Spinister, who was beginning to have doubts about the sanity of his leader, and Needlenose to deal with the Autobot [[Pretender]]s at the planet while their leader mentally connected with the [[Klud]] to discern the Matrix's location. Once he did, he recalled his troops and left. {{Storylink|Deadly Obsession}} On the moon [[VsQs]], where the Matrix was, Thunderwing led his forces in battle with the Autobots there. He abandoned Windsweeper to his fate when the [[Matrixspawn]] creature attacked, being more focused on his prize than a fellow Decepticon. When their leader ran off chasing the creature, Spinister held back his fellow Mayhems, telling them it was their duty to look after the injured Windsweeper, and let Thunderwing deal with his own business. {{Storylink|Dark Creation}}

[[Image:Matrix quest spinister-shot.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Few people get along with their bosses.]]
After Thunderwing captured the Matrix and arranged for his team to infiltrate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] aboard a stolen shuttle, he quickly found the Matrix's own corrupted persona waxing control over his own mind. Spinister tried to warn him of the madness taking over, only to have Thunderwing fire on his own troop. The shock of having shot one of his loyal soldiers drove home the point for Thunderwing, but it was too late, and the Matrix completely overtook his thoughts. After the Autobots managed to drive Thunderwing out of the ship and into the vacuum of space, Spinister and the Mayhems gave up without a fight, wanting no more violence that day. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}
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====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Image:Where wolf death small.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Entered the No-Spinister Zone.]]
While Carnivac was still seeking revenge for Catilla's murder, Spinister and the others set up an island base on Earth while preparing for their next strike. The cowardly Needlenose got on everyone's nerves, though, when the waiting weighed on his circuits enough to compel him to stage a mock emergency drill and test the Mayhems' response time, just in case Carnivac came looking for him. Spinister gave Needlenose a stern rebuke after that, warning him that the next incident would cost him his life. As it turned out, Carnivac HAD infiltrated the base during the commotion, and Needlenose's next round of genuine emergency calls were left unheeded. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} The wolf's next strike on Bludgeon did not go as quietly, and he drew the attention of the rest of the base. Instead of risking himself in close-quarters combat, Carnivac's forte, Spinister wisely chose to blast the traitor from a distance, apparently destroying him. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} The Mayhems were then forced to defend themselves against the combined might of the Survivors and [[Earthforce]], who had come to rescue Carnivac from his insane mission of vengeance. While Bludgeon and the others charged head first into battle, Spinister saw no gain in a warrior's suicide, and attempted to slip away. Unfortunately for him, only Carnivac's shell had been destroyed earlier, and the robot within had survived to take his vengeance on the Mayhems, shooting Spinister, crushing Snarler and then assisting the Earthforce in capturing the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
Spinister was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[Image:Invasion-Spinister.jpg|left|thumb|170px|I'm very important in this story!]]
Spinister fell in with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]]'s Decepticon forces on Earth. This was a very fortunate decision, as evil Autobots from [[Shattered Glass|another dimension]] invaded, and as a result everything not on Earth in Spinister's universe ceased to exist.
{{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[Image:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Spinister was present when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was recruiting for the "Neo-Decepticon" insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]]. He later participated in the attack on the [[Kalis]] [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]] that led to the destruction of the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[Image:WorldsCollide3 Spinister1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|WE'RE GONNA GET SENT TO THE BAD PLACE!]]
In one of many alternate realities, Spinister was one of the few [[Over-Run (Armada)|survivors]] of [[Unicron]]'s attack on that universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and has become little more than a gibbering half-insane emotional wreck as a result. When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was accidentally transported into this reality, Spinister told him about Unicron and what he did. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} When Unicron returned soon after Prime's arrival, Spinister welcomed his oblivion with open arms, and was drawn into the Chaos Bringer's open maw and destroyed. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}
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===IDW Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:SpotlightBlaster Spinister.jpg|right|150px|thumb|How exactly am I flying?]]
Back before the war, Spinister appeared in the crowd cheering Megatron's first pit fight. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} It is unknown whether he joined the Decepticons at their inception or became part of the movement later on after the conquest of [[Kaon]]. Much later, Spinister was working under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] on Cybertron, shortly after the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]]. He was part of the last major push for territory on the planet before it became uninhabitable. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} Millennia later, Spinister still served with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] leader as part of the crew aboard the starship ''[[Thanatos]]''. He followed [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and the other flying Decepticons into battle with Thunderwing on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

Spinister was among the Decepticons imprisoned on Cybertron after the war with the [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}}

[[Image:MTMTE8_MisfireSpinister.jpg|left|150px|thumb|One... two... hang on, guys, I've got this one... ''thuh-ree...'']]
Spinister somehow managed to get off Cybertron and land on [[Clemency]] where he would camp out with [[Scavenger (group)|a squad of loose Decepticons]] led by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] and annoyed them with his paranoid, triggerhappy nature: Misfire described him to [[Fulcrum]] as the dumbest being in the universe. Later, he wanted to shoot a fire for giving him weird looks (in fairness they were using a still-living Autobot as a fireplace) and then shot a torch because it was glowing at him, much to [[Fulcrum]]'s dismay. They were later contacted by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], who were looking to torture and kill one of them for crimes against the Decepticons. Confused since there were only six of them and the Division mentioned seven bots present, they looked around and discovered a stasis-locked [[Grimlock (G1)| Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Spinister toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Inyuk-chuk!]]
*'''Spinister''' (Targetmaster, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Hairsplitter and Singe Targetmaster partners/guns

: Spinister transforms into a rather busily-coloured [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|AH-64 Apache attack helicopter]]. His Targetmaster partners [[Singe (G1)|Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]] can be attached onto peg holes on the underside of his wings. The rotors spin, but the main rotor tends to fold back into its storage mode when turned.

:Spinister, like all the [[Targetmaster|Double Targetmasters]], was never released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Spinister/spinister.htm More information on Spinister at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-BC2012Spinister.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My name's not "Spinster," people.]]
*'''Spinister and Octopunch''' (BotCon Souvenir Set, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, two missiles

: A [[redeco]] of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]], with the head (but not the weapon or 5mm port on his camera array) of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)| Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Vortex (ROTF)#Dark of the Moon|Vortex]], Spinister transforms into a slightly futuristic strike helicopter with a rotating camera array under its cockpit, sporting an amalgamation of features from both the [[wikipedia:Eurocopter_Tiger|Eurocopter Tiger]] and the ADH-02 Hellhound attack helicopter from ''[[wikipedia:Patlabor|Patlabor]]''. He comes with spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings via [[5mm post]]s. In robot mode, he is armed with "snapping pincers" on his right forearm, while his missile launchers end up over his shoulders. They can also be detached and held in his hands via 5mm post, or clipped onto the mini-guns on his wings or onto his forearms using the [[C joint]] system.

: Spinister was sold with [[Octopunch (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Octopunch]] and limited to 1500 total sets. The original version of this mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Springer (G1)#Generations|Springer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BCSpinister/spinister.htm More information on BotCon 2012 Spinister at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Spinister's ''Timelines'' bio card art depicts him wielding Vortex's [[MechTech]] weapon. The toy doesn't come with it, and there's no real evidence it was ever intended to.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Spinister Spinister's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Misfire (G1)

2012-08-24T20:34:04Z

108.196.36.240: /* IDW Generation 1 comics */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Misfire is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster]] (presumably under a very wide definition of "master") from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Misfire boxart.jpg|right|350px|thumb|He couldn't hit the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he was shooting from inside it!]]

'''Misfire''' is the kind of guy you want on the Decepticons' side—if you're an Autobot, that is. He couldn't hit the broad side of [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. He holds the record for enrolling and failing the [[Decepticon Military College]], only graduating because the Autobots blew it up. He claims his aim is getting better. ''What was it like before?!''

Together with his [[Targetmaster]] partner [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]], he's a danger to himself and others. Mostly others.

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==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Rebirth1-Misfirejetmode.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]

Misfire was one of several Decepticon jets serving under [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] when they attacked [[Autobot City]] as part of a division while the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] stole the Key to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. After Scourge successfully activated the chamber on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (and inadvertently sent a shuttle full of Autobots and the key halfway across the galaxy), Misfire, [[Triggerhappy]], and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] were among the Decepticon unit sent to retrieve the key. Following the Autobots to [[Nebulos]], Misfire, alongside Cyclonus and Scourge, blasted both [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[Image:Rebirth2-Aimlesssuitsyoubetter.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Misfire would aim better if he held his gun right.]]

After being soundly trounced by the new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], the Decepticons made a deal with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] to donate their heads and weapons for the [[binary bonding]] process. Misfire liked his partners to have short, memorable names. Armed with this new skill, Misfire and his [[Targetmaster]] companions successfully helped reacquire the Chamber's key... though Misfire himself and Aimless didn't really do very much that was helpful. To anyone. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Misfire did very little afterwards. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tomomichi Nishimura]]
[[Image:HM31 Misfire robot mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|That's "Ms. Fire" to you.]]

Misfire was a Decepticon aerial warrior partnered with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and [[Triggerhappy]]. Their campaigns typically took place far away from recognizable worlds such as Cybertron, Earth and [[Chaar]], battling against [[Pointblank]] and other Autobots on deep space missions. In 2011, Misfire and his partners allied themselves with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] just before his siege of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] began. When a group of six refugees fled the planet seeking aid, Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy joined [[Sixshot]] in pursuing them. They crossed paths with the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] and their old foes Pointblank, [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] out in space. As the fighting raged outside, the refugees befriended [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and volunteered to dispose of the [[plasma energy]] bombs aboard the battleship. As the refugees flew out in their starship to take the bombs to a safe distance, Misfire and the Decepticons moved to intercept them, but they were blocked by Pointblank's forces. The bombs exploded early, washing over all the Transformers present. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Sixshot retrieved Misfire and his partners after the explosion, bringing them back to Master. The plasma energy had somehow [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] each of the Decepticons to one of the refugees. A permanent link now existed between Misfire and [[Aimless (Headmasters)|Aimless]], who could transformed into a powerful weapon for his new Decepticon master. Misfire and his Targetmaster partners rejoined the battle for Master at Scorponok's side. Their Targetmasters weapons were the equal of Pointblank and his men, who had also become Targetmasters in the plasma explosion. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} As the Decepticon Targetmasters mingled with the Headmasters, they demonstrated...poor interpersonal skills around the energon water-cooler. Their braggadocio quickly got on the nerves of [[Weirdwolf]], leader of the Headmaster regiment. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

[[Image:HM31 Misfire vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Misfire and his partners got into another fight with Pointblank's trio, and believed the Autobots were dead after triggering a flash flood that washed them out of sight. Their obnoxious self-congratulation rankled Weirdwolf even more, especially after his fellow Headmasters started gushing over the Targetmasters' skill. Luckily for Weirdwolf's ego, the Autobot Targetmasters later turned up alive and well. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} With the Zarak Shield fully reforged out of [[G-Metal]], the Decepticons began making preparations to leave Master for Earth. Caliburst alerted Slugslinger that the Autobot Targetmasters had uncovered their location, and Misfire flew out with Sixshot and the Targetmasters to confront Pointblank's crew. They also unleashed massive devastation on a Master city when MegaZarak emerged from beneath it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

As Scorponok's ship touched down on [[Pallas]] for repairs, Misfire and the Targetmasters defended it against Autobot attack. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} At the North Pole, they were involved in the final battle against the Autobots, fighting their Targetmaster counterparts. After Fortress Maximus was tricked onto the platform of [[crysmagnetal]], Misfire and the other Decepticons fled out into space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''The Headmasters'' comic====
[[Image:HM issue 7 Decepticon Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

Misfire and the Decepticon Targetmasters attempted to disrupt the Autobots' efforts to put out a blazing fire on Earth. The Autobots' split focus left them vulnerable, until the Battleship Maximus extinguished the entire fire in one sweep. [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire (Headmasters)|Artfire]] then turned their full attention on Misfire and his allies, driving them from the scene. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}

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===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
{{noteukonly}}

[[Image:RobinSmithDecepticonCharacterModels1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I'm sort of colored!]]

For some reason, when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was choosing troops who might benefit from being re-engineered as a [[Targetmaster]] with greater shooting ability, he thought of Misfire. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''After the Autobot [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] stole Scorponok's head, Misfire led a group of Decepticons to recover their leader. Almost immediately after getting Zarak and Scorponok reattached, Misfire and his companions were cast into limbo to make room for the time-traveling [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from 2009.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[Image:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Misfire.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I think the name "Shouldn't have tried to help Finback" suits you better!]]

Misfire was damaged to an unknown extent when a surface-to-air cannon manned by [[Finback]] overloaded and exploded. Seeing as they were fighting [[Unicron]], and Misfire was never seen again after that point... well, fill in the blanks. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
While [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's [[energon]] suppliy, Misfire was part of a team lead by [[Sixshot]] that carried out a diversionary attack. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===''United''===
[[Image:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Peekaboo.]]
A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Misfire and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Misfire and the others quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when their leader Straxus was singled out and defeated. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===IDW Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:RulesofDisengagement-FulcrumMisfire.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Misfire is the only guy who asks permission to do a fatality.]]

{{quote|"You know, there are some Decepticons who, upon finding themselves in a skin-covered room surrounded by '''aborted protoforms''' and '''mechanoids made of bark,''' would rub their hands together, marvel at the universe's infinite capacity for surprise and '''dive right in.''' I am not one of those Decepticons.".|Misfire on himself}}

Misfire was part of a [[Scavenger (group)|ragtag Decepticon crew]] composed of [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Flywheels]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] aboard the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'', currently located on the planet [[Clemency]]. Misfire's job was to extract [[Energon]] from corpses but his crazed personality often got in the way, in part due to sampling Energon whose [[Monstercon|former owners]] had overdosed on [[circuit speeder]]s. He was about to extract fuel from [[Fulcrum]]'s seemingly lifeless body when he suddenly came back online and kicked him away. Misfire then gave Fulcrum a tour and presented him to the other members of the bunch in a... most peculiar manner.

He later attended the campfire that night, and found a P-6 [[Worldsweeper]] ship while "chasing" what he thought was the [[Necrobot]]. During the crew's exploration of the ship, Misfire found a ceiling covered entirely in [[brain module]]s and decided it was probably better to "run away screaming". When the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] contacted them, Misfire naturally panicked. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|"Missfire" is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Misfire toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Jolt (Armada)|"I have articulation!"]]]]
*'''Misfire''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-89'''
**''Accessories:'' "Aimless" Targetmaster partner/[[ionic blaster|double-barrelled ion particle blaster]]

:Misfire transforms into a pink Cybertronian car-jet thing that goes real fast. Hopefully he can steer better than he can aim. Funnily enough, unlike Triggerhappy and Slugslinger, Misfire is totally unarmed in vehicle mode unless Aimless is attached to him. Just as well, really. In robot mode, Misfire is one of the best articulated Targetmasters due to his clearly defined legs with hip and (however awkward) knee articulation coupled with good arm articulation, making him one of the small number of Generation 1 toys of this era that isn't a brick.
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==Notes==
[[Image:Linkage5-PreEarth.jpg|200px|thumb|Targetbastards.]]
* Misfire's design was used as a "generic" Decepticon in [[Linkage Part 5|"Linkage" Part 5]], in a flashback showing [[Redline]] and [[Flat-Out]]'s former Decepticon masters. This fits in with the general theme of using Generation 1 character models as unnamed extras in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]]. Of course, his actual'' appearance'' fits in with artist [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s general theme of using the toys as a visual reference rather than the [[Character model|character models]] used in animation; that is so not Misfire's ''Headmasters'' design.
* In IDW continuity, Misfire is so called because of "a very short story involving a machine gun, a '''''misunderstanding''''' and a dozen dead Decepticons".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Misfire''' (ミスファイヤー ''Misufaiyā'')
*''French:'' '''Longfeu''' (Canada, "Fizzled")
*''Italian:'' '''Elektro'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huotan''' (China, 火炭, "Charcoal"), '''Diao Suo''' (China, 吊索, "Hanging Cable")

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Misfire/misfire.htm Misfire at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Misfire Misfire's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Krok (G1)

2012-08-24T20:31:40Z

108.196.36.240: /* IDW Generation 1 comics */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon Action Master|his mirror universe counterpart|Krok (SG)}}
:''Krok is a [[Decepticon]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Krok.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Howard Stern all morning, classic rock all day.]]
'''Krok''' is Cybertron's star soc-... football player. This position isn't undeserved, as centuries of playing all-star [[mecha-soccer]] has given Krok the ability to cause earthquakes with his steps. His [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Gatoraider]], finishes off the unlucky fools caught in the aftershocks.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
After the climactic battle with [[Unicron]], Krok turned up out of nowhere on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], working as [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s right hand 'bot and aide-de-camp. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He even got to sit at the Big Boys' Table with Bludgeon, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] during the united Autobot/Decepticon council meetings. He and Bludgeon both still had the urge to conquer in their circuitry, but were worried that after the war, their fellow Decepticons might actually prefer to remain in alliance with the Autobots. Fortunately for them, Grimlock engaged in a very public and very brutal beating of the Decepticon [[Fangry]], quickly turning sentiment against the alliance. Krok and Bludgeon led the Decepticons in abandoning the Autobots on Cybertron and left for a new world to conquer: [[Klo]]. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Serving as site-to-site coordinator, Krok kept Bludgeon apprised of troop advancement across the planet's surface. He also uncovered an Autobot homing beacon on one of their ships during a security sweep and was able to warn Bludgeon ahead of time that they should expect company. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} After the Autobots did arrive, however, Krok was not visibly present among the Decepticon troops.

====''Classics''====
Krok continued to serve with Bludgeon over the subsequent fifteen years. He was ready and waiting to repel an attack from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s faction when Bludgeon was executed by the treacherous [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Krok apparently chose to cut his losses, as Bludgeon's faction surrendered almost immediately thereafter, without a fight. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
[[Image:Fragmentation Horri-Bull Krok.jpg|thumb|left]]
Krok was briefly seen as a part of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction during his encounter with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}
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===IDW Generation 1 comics===

[[Image:MTMTE8_Krok_surveys.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I remember when this was all fields... Thank [[Mortilus]] we came along!"]]

Following the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Krok found himself separated from the rest of his squad, so he gathered [[Scavenger (group)|a ragtag crew]] comprising [[Misfire]], [[Flywheels]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] aboard the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'' and set out after them. Stopping off to scavenge [[energon]] and spare parts from Decepticon corpses on the planet [[Clemency]] on the way, they recruited the not-dead-after-all [[Fulcrum]], stopping to build a fire out of a wounded [[Autobot]] and update Fulcrum on the war's end, executing the Autobot when they were done. Shortly thereafter Misfire spotted an abandoned P-6 [[Worldsweeper]] ship and the crew decided to investigate. If the contents of the ship, including lots of [[brain module]]s, aborted [[protoform]]s, a wooden robot, bleeding skin-covered rooms and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a [[stasis pod]] wasn't unsettling enough, Krok picked up a message from the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] informing them that one of their number was scheduled to be killed and if they turned him over the others could watch. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Krok toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Futbol Cybertrono]]
*'''Krok''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': "Electro Pulsator" gun

:Krok is an Action Master, and as such does not transform, but his chest design hints that he was once some kind of spaceship, though this is the only clue we get. As with all Action Masters, he had a good range of articulation, though he has trouble holding his partner's weapon mode and keeping balance. He comes with his alligator [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Gatoraider]], who transforms into a giant cannon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Krok/krok.htm More information on Krok at TFU.info]''

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Grimlock (G1)

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:''Me Grimlock am [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] and later [[Maximal]] from [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:BoUK Dinobots 5a .jpg|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock kill everyone... this good day!]]
Some Autobots wonder why '''Grimlock''' is even on their side. His disposition is much more suited to the [[Decepticon]]s. After all, he values power and strength over wisdom and compassion, and furthermore, he doesn't really get along with most Autobots. When faced with a problem, his usual responses are to slice it with his [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]], tear it to pieces with his bare hands, or outright eat it. He is more willing to accept casualties than most of the Autobot leadership, and doesn't seem particularly concerned about the [[Human|fleshies]] either. These things, coupled with his dislike of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], have led to a defection or two on Grimlock's part. He'd have no problem offing the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] if he thought he could get away with it, though.

What the Autobots don't realize is that the only thing he hates more than weakness is those who abuse their strength, meaning when push comes to shove, Grimlock will always fall in on the right side of the fence. And despite their disagreements, Grimlock holds a respect for Prime's strength and leadership.

Grimlock is the leader of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a small but powerful strike squad. Grimlock himself is extremely strong and durable, and is one of the few Transformers who can not only stand toe-to-toe with Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but actually give them a run for their money. Despite his strength and prowess, Grimlock continually struggles with his pronouns.

{{bigquote|"Me, Grimlock — '''BADASS'''!"|Grimlock on himself|[[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]]}}

{{note|Grimlock's intelligence level in the cartoon was substantially lower than in most of his other portrayals. See the entries below for details.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
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Inspired by dinosaur fossils, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] built Grimlock, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], who promptly went on a rampage. Wheeljack convinced Optimus to lock up the Dinobots, rather than destroy them. Upgrading them to be smarter and more obedient, Wheeljack sent the Dinobots to rescue the Autobots. Frustrated by the Dinobots' success, Megatron learned Grimlock desired to be Autobot leader and tried to trick the Dinobots into serving him, but Optimus's selflessness convinced Grimlock otherwise. The Autobots called upon the Dinobots whenever they were overwhelmed, but Optimus deemed them too chaotic to work at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]] and even had them sent to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|an island populated by living dinosaurs]]. Angered by being taken for granted, Grimlock left, until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] convinced him to help when the Autobots began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] deficiency.

In 2005, Grimlock battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], rescued [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on [[Quintessa]], received his first [[kiss]] from [[Re-Cycle]] on [[Junkion (planet)|planet Junk]], and kicked the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. Still an active Autobot soldier, Grimlock even received a temporary boost to his intelligence, allowing him to create the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[Image:Variablevoltageharness.jpg|left|250px|thumb]]
Grimlock lay dormant on the Ark when the ship detected [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the [[Savage Land]]. Fitting Grimlock and his four comrades with alternate modes based on the local fauna, the Dinobots battled Shockwave until they became stuck in a tar pit. In the present, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered their location. Grimlock almost immediately began butting heads with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and soon he and his team left the Autobots.

Following Prime's death, Grimlock returned to nominate himself for the position of leadership, and proved his worth by leading the Autobots in battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Unfortunately, power corrupted Grimlock, who lived up to his alternate mode's name by constructing a [[variable voltage harness]] to torture defectors like [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and picking a fight with Autobots from [[Nebulos]] led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Prime was rebuilt as a [[Powermaster]], and appointed Grimlock and Fortress Maximus as his lieutenants.

Grimlock was deactivated in the wake of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]]-fueled rampage, but Ratchet revived him as a [[Pretender]] to battle [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Battling the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], Grimlock found himself in the heart of Cybertron where [[Primus]] lay, much to his [[atechnogenesis|disbelief]]. A blast by [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] intended for Grimlock hit Primus, awakening him and alerting [[Unicron]] to his presence. After returning to Earth and warning Prime, Grimlock joined the search to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. During this time he stocked up on [[Nucleon]], which gave him a more powerful body, but at the cost of his [[transformation]] abilities. After Prime sacrificed himself to defeat Unicron, Grimlock was Autobot leader once more, and participated in a disastrous battle with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s soldiers on the planet [[Klo]]. Astonishingly, Prime returned with the [[Last Autobot]], who resurrected the fallen Autobots and ended the war.

In various [[splinter timeline]]s, Grimlock led the [[Earthforce]], helped Optimus and Megatron battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and rallied with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to hold out against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In one, Grimlock captained the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'', patrolling the universe for signs of Decepticon activity, for over a decade of peace before Megatron returned.

===Transformers PD-Type===
[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] recruited Grimlock as backup for a duel with [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Grimlock became bored watching the two of them fight in the sky, but when Star Saber finally succeeded in knocking Deathsaurus to the ground, Grimlock gnawed on his head while Star Saber looked on, pleased at the outcome of his clever plan. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##8 "Me Strongest! Me Grimlock!"|Me Strongest! Me Grimlock!}}

===3H comics===
Grimlock was among the legendary Transformers summoned from [[J'nwan]] by [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]] to help battle [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

Grimlock was one of several Transformers being monitored by [[Primus]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] as the Universe war began. {{storylink|Abduction}}

Hailing from an earlier era of the Cybertronian wars, Grimlock arrived in the [[Cauldron]] and soon found the unlikely allies of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. They were confronted by two of [[Unicron]]'s Dark Generals, [[Reptilion]] and [[Striker]]. {{storylink|OTFCC Live-Action Drama}}

Striker was overpowered and held prisoner beneath Grimlock's mighty boot. Using his spark telepathy, Primal was able to at least temporarily override Unicron's corruptive influence on Striker (although Grimlock remained somewhat unconvinced). Grimlock's concerns became academic as Reptilion returned with Unicron's other generals, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. Luckily, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] managed to orchestrate a jailbreak among the Cauldron's other "guests", so Grimlock and Megatron soon had all the reinforcements they needed. The [[Matrix Templar]] known as [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] helped forge a connection with Primus, creating a way out for the escapees. Grimlock was apparently dispatched back to his own era along with the other displaced [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{bigquote|Me not like Optimus Prime or Autobots that much... but me like you and yours even less!|Grimlock's voice recording on a bomb he left for the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]|"[[The War Within Preview]]"}}

Years ago, before the war, Grimlock was part of a cage-fighting arena. He and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fought beside and against each other on numerous occasions. Starscream believed Grimlock was a natural born killer, but Grimlock really just carried a lot of rage and needed an outlet.

[[Image:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Me Grimlock great at retreating.]]
When the war began, Grimlock sided with the Decepticons. Then, after a while, he switched sides and went to the Autobots. Nobody is quite sure why or what happened. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}} He eventually became leader of a squad including [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].

By the time [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] was killed and a new leader had to be chosen, the Autobots were losing the war, and Grimlock was growing impatient with the [[Council of Ancients]]' strategy. Grimlock called a secret meeting at the [[Helix Gardens]] with Prowl, Jazz, and his running crew: If the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] wasn't up to doing what had to be done, then they'd do it for him—and take the Prime out in the process. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

Optimus Prime, having defeated a team of Decepticons by himself, still didn't settle Grimlock's nerves. Prime's decision to evacuate Cybertron did it; Grimlock had enough. He left and went to brood by himself. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Starscream and his Seekers dropped by while Grimlock was alone. Starscream baited Grimlock, telling him he was a Decepticon inside and was just in denial. He gave him a choice: go to [[Protihex|Sector Zero-Six]] and help the Seekers take out the Autobot command post, or warn the post about their arrival. Grimlock, out of spite, instead evacuated the Autobots from the base and left the Decepticons a present: a bomb. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}}

[[Image:Grimlocktwwmycall.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Me Grimlock squat a lot.]]
While he was on his way back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to help with the defense, Prowl ordered him away, instead telling him to go find Optimus Prime. Grimlock decided that it was a good opportunity to give the new Prime a piece of his mind. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} While he and the team went deep into Cybertron's core to find Prime, they found out about Megatron's plan to win the war and turn Cybertron into a mobile battle station with which to conquer the universe. Grimlock split up his team: He would go find Optimus Prime, and the rest of the team would shut down the transformation system for Cybertron. To his surprise, Prime abruptly was standing next to him. Prime ordered Grimlock to help him find Megatron. Grimlock shoved his [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] into Prime's hands and gave clear instructions: If Megatron is the problem, then fix it. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} When the crisis was over, Grimlock no longer questioned Optimus Prime. He knew that Prime had figured things out, and though he hadn't executed Megatron, he wasn't going to spend his time in the war running away. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[Image:Grimlockultramagnusnoooo.jpg|left|200px|thumb|ME GRIMLOCK DAMN YOU, SALAZAR!]]
During the Dark Ages, Optimus Prime and Megatron were seemingly destroyed in a [[space bridge]] explosion, which created a crack in space through which the ancient being known as [[The Fallen]] emerged. With the loss of Optimus Prime, Grimlock broke off from the Autobots now led by Prowl and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. Grimlock was targeted, along with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], by The Fallen, who wished to use their apparently unique [[Spark]]s to help in his revival of [[Primus]], which would allow Unicron to locate him. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen sent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Bugly]], who arranged for Grimlock to receive a communication between Jetfire and Shockwave. {{storylink|Devastation}} Believing Jetfire was intending to defect, Grimlock headed for the meeting. However, when the [[Chaos Trinity]] arrived and captured Jetfire, Grimlock jumped out of the shadows and attacked. The Fallen had to watch his followers take a sound beating. After dispatching the mystics, Grimlock attempted to execute Jetfire. The Autobot scientist was saved only because The Fallen himself soon arrived. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock being Grimlock, he launched himself at The Fallen, but was completely overwhelmed. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} He woke up later strapped to a table and had to listen to Jetfire trying to convince him to help them both escape. Grimlock broke free with ease and was part of the multi-faction army that attempted to halt The Fallen's plans. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Later, Grimlock served both as leader of the Dynobots and the right-hand bot to Ultra Magnus, who had taken control in Optimus' absence and had managed to secure a truce with Shockwave. Grimlock was less than happy about this, partly because he didn't trust the Decepticons, and partly because he had no idea what to do with himself in peacetime. He never got to find out, as the truce was betrayed by Starscream's forces, and Grimlock was apparently killed when he dove in front of a shot meant for Magnus. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

{{note|Due to [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s closure, the conclusion of the ''War Within'' series was never seen, though years later [[Simon Furman]] released the unpublished scripts to the final three issues. Primus preserved Grimlock's lifeforce within an [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] drone, for Grimlock's lineage stretched back to the [[Thirteen]] and with the Prime lineage at risk, there was need for a new savior. After repelling a second Quintesson invasion, Perceptor rebuilds Grimlock into his old form. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/the-war-within-the-age-of-wrath-issues-5-and-6-summary-173018/</ref>}}

[[Image:Extermination-Grimlock.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, definitely refer to "[[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Rules of Extinction|Rules of Extinction]]."]]
Millennia later, the Ark and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' left Cybertron in search of new resources to fuel the war, but never returned. Grimlock and the Dynobots followed a [[Insecticon (G1)|group of Decepticons]] to a primitive world that would later be known to them as Earth, all of them looking for the lost Ark. The Dynobots assumed alternate forms similar to Earth's indigenous giant reptiles, dinosaurs, and fought off an attempted ambush by the small crew of Decepticons they had been tracking. {{storylink|Extermination}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective3_Grimlock.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Me fight with all me—"? Me Grimlock not Irish!]]
Millions of years later in 1984, the other Autobots and Decepticons on Earth awakened and the Great War began anew. The Autobots and humans eventually defeated the Decepticons and all the Transformers were to be sent back to Cybertron on the ''[[Ark II]]''. However, the ship was destroyed during launch due to sabotage by General [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], in the hopes of recovering the Transformers and reprogramming them to be war machines. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1}}

At some point, Megatron captured the other four Dinobots, a fact which he used as leverage to get Grimlock to turn traitor and join the Decepticons after they were reactivated by Lazarus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Grimlock's only real contribution to the Decepticons was crushing unoccupied cars in [[San Francisco]] {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} and being beaten up, and beaten down by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. After the Decepticons abandoned him, Optimus Prime offered to take Grimlock back, but he refused, stating circumstances had changed too much. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

[[Image:NewWorldOrder Grimlock Blitzwing.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Me Grimlock silence Blitzwing, then Prime next.]]
Grimlock's apparent allegiance to the Decepticons didn't last very long, though, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] soon showed up with his [[Triple Changer]]s. Grimlock's true loyalty became obvious when he stopped Blitzwing from blowing off Optimus's head by grabbing his tank turret and bending it into a pretzel with one hand. After that, Shockwave sent Megatron off to Cybertron, prompting Grimlock to rejoin the Autobots in the ''Ark''. {{storylink|New World Order}} When Optimus's group surrendered to Ultra Magnus, some of the Autobots remained on Earth, Grimlock among them. He travelled to the frozen north, and freed the other Dinobots from Megatron's holding tank. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

Stealing a Decepticon shuttle, the Dinobots then headed for Cybertron, intending to free Optimus Prime and his group. After a rough landing in the [[Wastelands]], they acquired [[Sixshot|some transportation]] from [[Octane]] and hurried to Iacon. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} There, Grimlock did his part by leading a massive Dinobot assault on [[Shockwave's Tower]], before breaking off to take care of the Decepticon leader himself. Blitzwing again got in his way, and Grimlock was forced to battle both, a battle that was going his way until Ultra Magnus shot him in the face. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Perceptor repaired the Dinobot commander, and Grimlock did his part for the rebellion by giving Hot Rod some back-up. For a third and final time, he fought Blitzwing, this time taking out the Decepticon with ease, grabbing him by the tank turret and throwing him into a [[Guardian robot|Guardian]]. Leaving the main conflict, Grimlock followed Shockwave, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus into the citadel, and ended up saving the two Autobots, stating that he'd hate to lose the chance to pay back the "stuffy traitor". Optimus Prime thanked Primus, but Grimlock said Prime should be thanking ''him''. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

While the main group of Earth Autobots returned, the Dinobots remained on Cybertron to give Ultra Magnus some needed muscle. They were assigned to help Kup fortify the new Autobot bases on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|As noted above, any further exploits of Grimlock in the present were cut short due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy.}}

===Dreamwave ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
Grimlock was among the Autobots who were awakened by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in [[1939]] after laying dormant on the [[Fera Islands]] for three million years. He was eager to start smashing Decepticons again, and probably would've smashed the humans as well if [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] hadn't been here to tell him they were friendly. While the other Autobots were a bit wishy-washy about helping G.I. Joe in their fight against [[Cobra]] and their Decepticon allies, Grimlock threw himself into battle almost immediately, using his [[World War II]]-era tank mode to destroy one or two incoming [[Rattler]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}}

With [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] as company, Grimlock fought his way across the Fera Islands until he ran into [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], whose earthquakes were too much for him and the other Autobot tanks to handle. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} Grimlock was knocked off a cliff by Rumble's attacks, and as he was struggling to keep himself from falling to his doom, he urged Roadblock to save himself. However, the human refused to let Grimlock give up, and stayed behind to motivate him, drill sergeant style. While the human's words did give Grimlock newfound strength, the cliff still crumbled, and he and Roadblock fell. Thankfully, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] saved them just in time, although Grimlock didn't enjoy feeling small in comparison to the combiner. {{storylink|Wolves}}

On the way to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Grimlock listened to [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] being pessimistic about their chances of survival, and casually asked the human if he was a coward. Upon reaching the Terrordrome, Grimlock fought and defeated [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], having always hated him for his cowardly guerilla tactics back on Cybertron. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots and Joes came under attack from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Roadblock suggested that Grimlock show the giant some real firepower... only for the Dinobot to be swatted aside like a fly. Grimlock presumably died along with the other Transformers when the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to stop Bruticus. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers''===
{{bigquote|It just isn't a proper party without Grimlock around. That guy is nuts.|Hot Rod}}

[[Image:DDGrimlock.jpg|right|120px|thumb|All the grace of an earthquake.]]
Grimlock and his team were transported to Earth's prehistoric past by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]]. A joint [[Cobra]]/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team traveled through a time portal to bring them back. Unfortunately, Shockwave's Decepticons blocked their return. Just as Shockwave's victory appeared complete, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] and [[Lady Jaye]] successfully opened up the final time portal, and the humans returned, with some heavy artillery in the form of the five Autobots, now reformatted in huge, powerful dinosaur bodies. Grimlock took the lead by knocking Shockwave through a wall, and beating the tar out of the 'Cons, alongside his new Dinobots, their new abilities more than a match for the Decepticon forces. When the Decepticons retreated, Grimlock transformed and requested an audience with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

Grimlock was part of the small team sent to help with the Joes' decommissioning of their Cybertronian mechs. Grimlock was more than a little vocal about his distaste for the post, and lack of interest in the humans. He was, willing to help the Joes fight Cobra, when the latter attacked en masse... even if he complained about helping the weak fleshlings. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} When [[Cobra Commander]] was cornered in an underground facility, Grimlock did his part by terrifying him into talking. They were interrupted when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] appeared, and attempted to take control of both Grimlock, and [[G.I. Joe battle mech|Roadblock's robot]]. Grimlock resisted, but Roadblock's robot turned around and punched him in the face. Grimlock responded by ripping its arm off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

As Serpent O.R. teleported to Cybertron, Grimlock's team pursued him, but ended up having to fight off [[cannibalizer]]s in a junkyard. Although Grimlock was shot in the face and knocked down, he soon got back up and continued the hunt for Serpent O.R., only to run into his new troops—the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. The Autobots and their human companions were captured and imprisoned in the Decepticons' base in the [[Gladiator Zone]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to [[Snake-Eyes]], but Grimlock insulted the humans anyway. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured Optimus Prime, Grimlock violently interrogated [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] for directions to where Prime was being kept. By the time the team arrived, they found that Serpent O.R. had stolen the [[Matrix of Leadership]], only to have his new "Serpentor Prime" body taken from him by Cobra Commander. Grimlock and Snake-Eyes attacked him, but were smashed into a wall by his tentacles and taken out of action. After [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] defeated Cobra Commander, Grimlock admitted that the humans were great warriors and great friends, and apologized for being hard on them. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===The Beast Within===
In a devastating battle with the Decepticons, Grimlock made the decision to combine with the other Dinobots to form the "[[Beast (G1)|Beast]]". {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Grimlock's response to the Autobots finding a badly-damaged and helpless Starscream was to suggest that they should throw the garbage out in as many pieces as possible. When that turned out to be off the table, he was happily in support of brainwashing Starscream instead. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}

{{bigquote|Will he be pleased to see us?|[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]}}
{{bigquote|Hell no. He's never pleased to see '''''anyone'''''.|Kup|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]}}
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Grimlock is the leader of the D'''y'''nobots, a group of close knit hunters and guardsmen who, in no small part due to Grimlock's influence, prefer to work outside the Autobot rulebook.

At the start of Megatron's rise to power, the Dynobots turned out to an open casting call for Megatron's underground gladiatorial games, and got a good deal more respect from the Predacons than the other attendees. It turned out to be a recruitment drive for the Decepticon army. What they thought of that is unknown, as Autobot security forces raided the party soon after. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

He later met Slag again in a brig; Grimlock had angered a field commander but Slag had shot a vice-admiral in the back to con him into a frontal assault, so Slag won. Grimlock thought this Slag guy sounded like a good bloke, and the two of them discussed the formation of their own rule-breaking strike team. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}

Later, Grimlock responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} During the battle, he and his Dynobots took out [[Onslaught (G1)|alot]] [[Brawl (G1)|of tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}}

[[Image:SpotlightShockwave GrimlockSlag trexscan.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Me Grimlock in love!]]
After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] destroyed a cache of energon the Dynobots had been hoarding, causing them severe energon burns and equally severe humiliation, they swore revenge. So, against orders from Optimus Prime, they followed Shockwave when he left Cybertron to stabilize "[[ultra-Energon]]" deposits he had sent to other worlds as a precaution against the depletion of Cybertron's own energon reserves.

When Shockwave reached his first destination—Earth, at the end of the last Ice Age—the Dynobots destroyed his ship, but Slag revealed that the high energon levels of the planet would put them in stasis lock, since they hadn't come prepared like Shockwave. Slag then came up with the idea that they should scan the local life forms and create alt-modes based on those animals, but with synthetic flesh coatings to protect against the high levels of energon radiation. Grimlock was
completely against the idea, but since Slag couldn't come up with something better, he relented. However, he refused to take on the form of the weak mammalians that dominated the planet, demanding "something with some... bite." Scanning fossil deposits, Slag found the remains of some [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|extinct reptilian animals]] and brought up a holographic representation of one to see if Grimlock approved. What popped up was a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', which Grimlock seemed to fall in love with the moment he saw it. The choice made, Grimlock took the Tyrannosaur as his altmode and had Slag find more dinosaurs as templates for the rest of the Dynobots.

[[Image:SpotlightShockwave Grimlock stasislock.jpg|left|180px|thumb|One, two three... Red light!]]
On teleporting down to the planet's surface to confront Shockwave, they gained an initial advantage, as Shockwave's logic was unable to comprehend the effort and risks they had taken for their revenge. However, when Shockwave recognized this weakness, he shut down his logic processors and executed a "rage" program to enable him to operate on pure instinct. He shrugged off the Dynobots' attacks and beat them severely, ending the assault by burning off their organic coatings.
Unable to accept another defeat, Grimlock transformed to robot mode and fought against his imminent [[Stasis lock|stasis lock]] to no avail.

However, before leaving the Dynobots' ship, he had enabled a "dead man's switch" designed to take Shockwave with them if they were defeated. When he entered stasis lock, this failsafe activated, firing on a nearby dormant volcano and causing an eruption which buried Shockwave and the Dynobots under ash and lava. Thousands of years later, their entombed bodies were discovered by a human archaeological team. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

[[Image:SpotlightGrimlock punch KLUNG.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Punch! Daylight come and me Grimlock wanna go home.]]
Thousands of years later in 2007, the [[human]] organization [[Skywatch]] took over jurisdiction of the dig site and excavated Shockwave and the Dynobots. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5}}

When the [[Reaper]]s attacked the Decepticons, Skywatch decided to awaken the most advanced of their "Eureka Six", which turned out to be Grimlock. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}}

Grimlock's reactivation was sabotaged by an agent of the [[Machination]] and when he awoke, they had no control over him. He escaped the facility, confused and angry. His escape was engineered by the head of the Machination, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who wanted Grimlock to join him in the Machination plot to dominate the Earth by running interference and delaying Megatron's plans long enough for the Machination to put their plans into action.

[[Image:GrimlockMaxDino01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Me Grimlock's roar sound funny...]]
Grimlock considered for a second, but refused the offer for two reasons: he could turn Scorponok in to Ultra Magnus for redemption, and as revenge for Scorponok once robbing an installation the Dynobots were guarding. The two fought and Scorponok quickly gained the upper hand, mostly due to his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] upgrade. Grimlock was able to activate his transporter chip, which beamed him back to his ship, the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]'', which was buried deep in ice somewhere. Grimlock hoped he could use the ship to find the other Dynobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

Finding himself trapped, both on a useless ship and in a less than inconspicuous form, Grimlock was forced to try and contact some of his less reputable acquaintances in an attempt to get the ''Skyfire'' into some sort of working order. Meanwhile, the Machination had tracked him down and had sent their [[Sunstreaker clone|Tsunami Unit]] to apprehend him. Grimlock's early warning system detected them, and he circled round as they began to attack, bursting from the ice and transforming. The battle very quickly turned in his favor with four of the clones falling in the opening moments. The surviving Headmasters were rather shaken, but managed to fulfill their mission: attach a device which would [[Orbital jump|orbital bounce]] him to Nevada, near Skywatch's base. Grimlock materialized in the middle of a busy street in [[Fallon]]. As a car crashed into his toe, he realized things had just gone from bad to worse. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}}

[[Image:GrimlockSludgeSwoopMaxDino02.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hey... he stole that move from Shockwave!]]
Grimlock knew Scorponok was trying to deliberately set him up as a rampaging monster, but ''didn't'' expect his fellow Dynobots to be sent to take him down! He was able to fight them all off but unable to break their reprogramming by appealing to their team ethos ... and when they ''did'' regain sentience and memory, it was because Scorponok let them so they could get pissed off at the knowledge Grimlock had set up a "dead man's switch" ''without'' informing them. Grimlock's defence was that such a sneaky, amoral and rule-breaking act was what the Dynobots were ''all about'', which surprisingly worked. While saying this, he grudgingly and with much moaning saved a human from burning to death. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}

Convinced he'd brought his team round, Grimlock began issuing orders, only to be met by an icy silence. Swoop spoke for the group, saying his trust was hard earned and Grimlock tossed it away. Disgusted he abandoned the team, prompting the others to follow. Grimlock tried pleading with them, then turned in a huff, stating he'd be better off on his own. He was interrupted by the arrival of the Sunstreaker clones, who blasted him in the chest. Enraged, he vented his frustrations on the clones until their numbers began to tell. He was saved by the arrival of the other Dynobots, who felt that whatever had happened, they were still a team. However, they were overwhelmed by the sheer number of clones, until the arrival of the "help" Grimlock had requested earlier: the [[Monsterbot]]s. Seeing the newcomers take the fight to the enemy, Grimlock extolled his unit to show the Monsterbots how it's ''really'' done. Decimated and demoralized, the surviving Machination clones escaped with their lives. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3}}

[[Image:MaxDinos3 Grimlock SS clone.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock best is at what do. And it not very nice.]]
Aboard the Monsterbots' ship, the Dynobots wondered why Grimlock would side with the outcasts. They gave Grimlock a stern look when he exited the cockpit. The Dynobots didn't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock said that Scorponok made it their fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagreed, saying that it had always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it was now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. After the Monsterbots blasted away the defenses, Grimlock exited the ship, saying that there was no way he could let this go, and that with or without the Dynobots, there would be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decided that arguing was pointless and followed Grimlock. When [[Hunter O'Nion]] pulled the cords from [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s head, shutting him down, the clones ceased to function. Sludge cried out in victory, but the moment was short-lived as Scorponok blasted Sludge into stasis. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

[[Image:MaxDinos5 Grimlock Sludge.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's dead, Grim.]]
Grimlock stared down at Sludge's dead body, brooding about how it was his fault Sludge was dead... while a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave (for rights of revenge upon Grimlock) raged on around him. Eventually Snarl, Slag, and Swoop decide to get to the Monsterbots' ship while the getting was good, but Grimlock stayed behind with Sludge. Grimlock tried infusing some of his [[spark]] energy into Sludge to revive him, but it seemed to have no effect. Shockwave got the upper hand and let Scorponok escape, and in frustration, Grimlock attacked Shockwave. Grimlock and Shockwave were too busy fighting to notice the return of Slag, Snarl, and Swoop, who reasoned that, while helping Grimlock might not be much of a cause, it still beat being no better than the Monsterbots. They were noticed by Sludge, who seemed to have recovered due to Grimlock's treatment after all. The four of them dove into the fray proper, but Grimlock ordered them to go after Scorponok instead. When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] was about to get squished by Scorponok, the remaining Dynobots showed up in just the nick of time. At Hot Rod's urgings, Swoop severed the connections keeping Scorponok's head conscious. Grimlock in the mean time had found out Shockwave was using their battle to stall for time so that Soundwave could free him from Skywatch's control. The Decepticon attempted to abandon the fight, but Grimlock stubbornly refused to let him walk away, and rolled out a grenade, which incapacitated them both.

[[Image:MaxDinos5 Grimlock Magnus.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Magnus was unaware that Grimlock had watched ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', and had already hired a fat man to bring the fences down.]]
By this time [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had arrived and taken Scorponok into custody. Grimlock and Shockwave were both arrested and taken off-world. Ultra Magnus later told Grimlock that having Scorponok and Shockwave in custody could help offset Grimlock's own sentence. Grimlock wasn't interested, asking only that the blame was put squarely on him and that the other Dynobots' warrants were cancelled. Magnus agreed, and Grimlock was left to muse on the fact that Sludge and his team were alive and well, thanks to him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

Grimlock was taken to [[Garrus-9]]. However, shortly afterward, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] launched a devastating assault on the detention facility, killing or capturing most of the Autobot guards. When the [[Wrecker]]s broke into the jail in an attempt to liberate the facility, Kup and Guzzle were sent to maximum security to fetch Grimlock as back-up. However, upon reaching his cell, they found it was empty. The Decepticon [[Snare]] revealed that Grimlock was "long gone". When asked if Overlord had killed him, Snare replied that instead he had kept him alive, sending him footage of the pit fighting, forcing to watch the horrific events while he was powerless to intervene. Snare believed it may have driven him mad. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}

[[Image:MTMTE_ROE_Grimlock.jpg|right|250px|]]
When a member of the crew of the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'' were targeted by the [[Decepticon Justice Division|DJD]] not long after discovering a crashed [[Worldsweeper]], they were told that if they handed over the DJD's target, the remaining six could watch him suffer. The problem was there were only six Decepticons. The seventh lifesign, as discovered by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], was Grimlock, unconscious, somewhat damaged and sealed in a stasis tube {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}

{{spoiler|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Augest 24 2012}}
The scavengers decided to use Grimlock to fight the DJD and lugged the stasis tube outside claiming they had put the DJD's target inside. When the DJD approached the tube, Krok activated a set of circuitspeeder he had placed in it jolting Grimlock awake and sending him flying into battle with the DJD. Despite his rage, the battle quickly went south and the DJD began brutally beating down Grimlock and the scavengers, killing Flywheels in the process. Tarn attempted to turn his weaponized speech on Grimlock but the Dinobot was saved when Crankcase used a suit of battle armor he found in the ship to fight off the DJD briefly. Just as the DJD prepared to counterattack however, they detected Overlord's energy signiture and left to hunt him down. In the aftermath the scavengers discovered that Grimlock was heavily brain damaged. They then decided to bring Grimlock with them as they left, believing they could use him as a bargaining chip when and if they got back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
{{bigquote|Shadows lengthen. The twilight of the Cybertronian race gathers. The end is nigh.|[[Shokaract]]}}
{{bigquote|Reminds me of the good ol' days.|Grimlock}}

[[Image:BWTheGathering4_Grimlock_KingofBeasts.jpg|thumb|200px|Intelligent, sickle toed murder-lizard.]]
Grimlock was less than thrilled about being forced to go through the [[Maximal]] downsizing. To add insult to injury, the resulting peace meant he had no outlet for his warlike tendencies. As such, he frequently volunteered for any dangerous, potentially risky or outright suicidal missions, and when forced on to a science or exploration vessel, he preferred to spend the entire trip in stasis, rather than dealing with the prolonged inactivity. He had a personalized reformatting chip installed that deliberately seeks out only the strongest, deadliest beast modes (alive or extinct) on a planet. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

Grimlock was among the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s protoforms when the ship crashed on Earth. When [[Razorbeast]] and [[Optimus Minor]] were attempting to "rescue" [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] from [[Magmatron]], the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] detected a spark signature that was apparently off the scale, big and mad. Grimlock showed up and acted as the perfect distraction, making ''very'' short work of the Predacons. (Apparently, he was in a very bad mood after waking up and took it out on the Preds.) Magmatron offered Grimlock the chance to withdraw, and when the incredulous Grimlock refused, the Predacon general attacked. Magmatron narrowly arose as the victor by use of his triple beast modes. Grimlock was knocked out, but later helped to construct the Maximals' new base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Later, when [[Prowl II|Prowl]] remarked they had work to do on Earth, with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s Predacon militia still a threat, [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]] reminded him that they had Grimlock on their side. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} The bot in question was patrolling the jungle around the base at the time and bumped into the three-mech team of [[Manterror]], [[Retrax]] and [[Snapper]]. He only noticed Manterror and Retrax however, as Snapper was being crushed under his right foot at the time. While Retrax rolled for his life, Manterror had to face Grimlock on his own, and lost his wings for his trouble. This little group turned out to be a distraction, however, intended to lure the Maximals' big gun away while Ravage led an all-out strike on the base.

[[Image:BWTheAscending4_Grimlock_Convoys_Ravage.jpg|left|400px|thumb|Me Grimlock have to pull newbies out of fire.]]
The former Dinobot wasn't about to be left out in the cold, however, and he returned to base ready for "the main course," which consisted of crushing [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] under his foot and tearing apart [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and half a dozen other Predacons. Still, even with him and [[Torca]] working overtime, things might have gone poorly without [[Lio Convoy]]'s arrival. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

When Lio Convoy and Ravage led a joint force to stop [[Shokaract]], Grimlock accompanied them. The former Autobot and former Decepticon had a moment of antagonism when the fight started. But once the battle got underway, Grimlock fell in with the Convoys. As Shokaract declared the end of the Cybertronian race, Grimlock seemed to reminisce, even as he transformed to his beast mode and led a charge. He was one of the survivors, although presumably, he would be a victim of Megatron's [[Transformation virus]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comics===
[[Image:Henkei grimlock pack in.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Me Grimlock no understand what I said.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Megatron]] and the Decepticons attacked Earth in the 21st century, Grimlock and the Autobots were there to stop them. During a battle in Tokyo, when [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Bumblebee]] doused [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Starscream]] with a fire engine's hose, Grimlock exploited the opening to lash the Decepticon with his tail and sending him crashing into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}}

Later, Grimlock saved a runaway train when it was forced off the tracks by [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Astrotrain]], {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} then joined the other Autobots in battling the rampaging Triple Changer. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

Some time later, when the newcomer [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] was brought into the Autobot ranks, he and Grimlock decided to fight immediately upon meeting each other. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
Grimlock was part of a small Autobot team led by Optimus Prime who left Cybertron to pursue the [[Energon Cube]] through space. When the giant energy source crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], it shattered into fragments that were scattered far and wide. Grimlock and the other Autobots set up a subterranean base below the Cube's impact crater, and began their search for the shards, taking the forms of local vehicles to hide their activities (Grimlock, in contrast to his comrades, took the conspicuous form of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', for reasons best known to himself). Despite their attempts at remianing unseen, glimpses of the Autobots only magnified the reputation the crash of the Cube (believed by humans to be a meteor) had given Hoshinochō: that of a hotbed of rumored alien and UFO activity, Japan's answer to [[United States of America|America]]'s Roswell.

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===''Wings Universe''===
{{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Grimlock is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Grimlock battled [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces under [[Optimus Primal]]'s leadership, alongside several Autobot allies. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Sector Seven'' game===
Dubbed "Non-Biological Entity - 08", a video of Grimlock stomping through a construction site in dino-mode reached the public through "hacked evidence" files. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
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==Toys==
:''Main article: [[Grimlock (G1)/toys]]''

==Merchandise==
:''Main article: [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1) merchandise]]''

==Notes==
*Grimlock is the only Dinobot whose name has two syllables, he is also the only Dinobot whose name doesn't start with the letter "S"
*Grimlock has had a number of preliminary names, one being '''Tyrannobot'''. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] contains one description of him that was originally typed with the name "'''Trapjaw'''", then its title was crossed out by hand and rewritten "Grimlock". Another description was typed with "'''Jawbreaker'''", again crossed out and relabeled "Grimlock". Another preliminary name is "'''Tyrex'''", from the [[Sunbow Productions]] cast list page for "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]]"; this was evidently coined by writer [[Donald F. Glut]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070217131842/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_glut.html ZMFTS interview with Donald F. Glut] (archive copy)</ref>
* An actor in a Grimlock costume was among "live" Transformers one could meet at the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]].
* Grimlock's speech impediment is caused by varying conditions, depending on continuity. The difference between Grimlock's speech in the UK and US Marvel comics' writing styles was explained in the UK booklet "[[Transformers: The Facts]]" to be a ruse, as Grimlock didn't want to sound intelligent because he regarded intellectuals as weak. In the cartoon it was a result of primitive thought processes, something found in all Dinobots. In Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', it is explained as the result of a virus, while the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] blames it on a battle with Scorponok. In ''[[Spotlight: Grimlock]]'', there was a brief mention of a damaged vocal processor. This was not only ignored by subsequent issues, but the rest of the spotlight. Devil's Due didn't bother explaining, they just got him in the "Me Grimlock's" during part three.
* Grimlock is generally regarded as [[Simon Furman]]'s signature character.
* Grimlock has his very own fanboy, [[Noise]], who someday wants to grow up and be just like him—a godless killing machine.
* Grimlock's beast mode in ''The Gathering'' does not actually match any dromaeosaur on record, seeming to combine elements of both the dromaeosaur body type with that of a carnosaur or tyrannosaurid. The ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' profile seems to have tried to rectify this by calling him a ''Megaraptor''. Which is fine...except ''Megaraptor'' was later determined to be a misidentified carnosaur.
* In almost every instance in which Grimlock is drawn by [[Pat Lee]], [[:Image:PatLeeGrimlockHead.jpg|Grimlock's eyes protrude past his faceplate]], rather than sitting behind it like normal. This becomes especially pronounced (and comical) towards the end of Dreamwave's [[Prime Directive|first mini-series]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grimlock''' (グリムロック ''Gurimurokku'')
*''French:'' '''La Menace''' (Canada, "The Threat"), '''Menace''' (Canada ''Beast Wars'', "Threat")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mogorva''' (''The Movie'', "Grimlock")
*''Italian:'' '''Tiran''', '''Drago''' ("Set Commandos" four-pack)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāng Sǔo''' (鋼鎖, "Steel Lock"), '''Sz Sǔo''' (Taiwan ''Generation 2'' cartoon, 死鎖, "Dead Lock")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Trancoso''', '''Grunhido''' (Brazil comics, "Grunt"), '''Implacável''' (Portugal, "Cutthroat")
*''Russian:'' '''Smel'chak''' (Смельчак, "Daredevil")
*''Spanish:'' '''Ferozaurio''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Tverdokhvat''' (ICTV, Твердохват, "One Who Snaps Firmly")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Grimlock Grimlock's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Wheeljack (G1)

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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wheeljackg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see! Yeah, we can wait for Ratchet...]]
'''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. He's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a ''complete'' nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to [[flight|flying]], which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

{{bigquote|It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!|Wheeljack on his track record|"[[Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:TheTransformers-Wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|150px|They thought I was crazy, absolutely mad.]]
Wheeljack was one of the select Autobots chosen by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to travel aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and ended up in stasis lock for four million years at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] with the rest of the crew. Once the volcano exploded and the Transformers reactivated, Wheeljack was rebuilt to transform into a race car. As the Autobots counted their ranks, he apologized to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] for being "the guy you've had to patch up most." {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later, he observed as their human friend [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] suffered a heart attack, requiring Ratchet to drive him and his son to the hospital. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} After a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots were defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who took over the Ark and hung the bodies of Wheeljack and his defeated peers from the ceiling. {{storylink|The New Order}}

''Ratchet was able to reclaim the Ark and began to reactivate the fallen warriors. Wheeljack was the second Autobot after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to be brought back on-line, so that he could aid Ratchet with his technical skills. He saved the Autobots from total destruction by remote-controlling Optimus Prime's deactivated body and using it to intervene in [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s attempted execution of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], who had been booby-trapped with a nuclear bomb.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-disintegratedcircuits02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don't worry! As long as you hit the wire with the connecting hook at precisely eighty-eight miles per hour, the instant the lightning strikes the tower... everything will be fine!]]

Wheeljack accompanied [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] on a mission to secure a fuel supply for the Autobots. He stayed in the background while Jazz forged an alliance with the human [[G.B. Blackrock]]. But when Starscream and Frenzy showed up at the unveiling of Blackrock's new anti-robot cannon, Wheeljack couldn't just sit around. He transformed and blasted Frenzy with magnetic powder, which buried the Decepticon in an avalanche of ferrous materials. Wheeljack was saved from an attack by Starscream when [[Circuit Breaker]] brought the Decepticon crashing to the ground. The save was unintentional, however; when Wheeljack thanked the human for her help, she turned her fury on him, blasting him into unconsciousness. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

To help boost the Autobots' fallen forces, Wheeljack installed the minds of [[Grapple]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] into bodies that were created by the Ark. The minds were [[Mind bank|stored on the Ark]] for such an occasion. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Wheeljack was among the Autobots who witnessed the debut of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and he participated in the subsequent attack on the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base|coal strip mine base]]. Once Bumblebee had extracted combiner technology data from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Wheeljack and the others retreated. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Wheeljack was later an early casualty of a disastrous attack on [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] led by acting Autobot Commander [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], though he was not seriously damaged.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

To give the Autobots some air (and [[combiner]]) power, Wheeljack designed the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], though all but [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s minds were incomplete and they almost killed a human. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Wheeljack later had to erase their minds and unfortunately, by this time, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had implanted a [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus that, while not controlling him, allowed the Decepticons to tap into the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} It was not directly referenced, but it is assumed that he helped build the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] as well (which allowed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to create the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]).

''Later, he aided Optimus Prime in a plan to temporarily fake his own death, in order to teach the Earth-bound Autobots to learn to cope without him. Wheeljack was the only Autobot Prime told of his plan, probably since Prime needed him to build a [[facsimile construct]] in his likeness to be destroyed. When Megatron did destroy the facsimile, even Wheeljack mistakenly believed Prime had been killed.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-mechanicaldifficulties.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Throw open the switches on the sonic oscillator, and step up the reactor power THREE—MORE—TRIANGLES!]]

After Optimus Prime died, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked the Ark as the Autobots were choosing their new leader. Wheeljack was among the many whose motor skills were inhibited by [[sonic-scrambler mine]]s. Following the battle, the Autobots chose Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Like Prime before him, Grimlock relied heavily on Wheeljack's skills. Wheeljack tracked down the missing [[power booster rod]], {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} and supervised the construction of the [[Geothermal Generator]]. By the time the device was complete, Wheeljack was beginning to have serious doubts about Grimlock's leadership, noting to himself that their leader wasn't the brightest bulb in the box. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} By the time the Ark was repaired and ready for launching, Wheeljack was wondering if he shouldn't be helping Blaster out, rather than assisting Grimlock's efforts to capture him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

These doubts soon grew into a covert rebellion, as he called in his old friend [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help deal with the situation. Wheeljack acted as the Ark's pilot, once it was spaceborne. He enabled the craft to overtake and capture the Decepticon [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who was under Blaster's control. When Blast-Off's passengers turned out to be nothing more than four human children, he advised the other Autobots that they could probably lower their weapons.

[[Image:Wheeljack-spacehikers02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain. I hope you've enjoyed your stay so far.]]

Wheeljack did his best to make the four humans welcome and comfortable, fitting them with customized space suits, but soon ran up against Grimlock's monomaniacal quest to bring Blaster to "justice". When Grimlock ordered the humans cast into space in hopes of drawing out Blaster, Wheeljack had Skylynx save them. Though the humans were safe, Grimlock captured Blaster anyway, and Wheeljack's attempt at subversion ultimately failed. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Wheeljack was among the dozens of Autobots who gathered on the moon to watch Blaster and Grimlock battle for Autobot leadership, and subsequently came under Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Although it wasn't depicted, he was assumed destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]; like most of his compatriots, he was not seen in action until the battle with Unicron. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-stilllife.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Alive.... ALIVE... ''IT'S ALIIIIIIVE!!!'']]

Grimlock eventually revived him with [[Nucleon]], along with the rest of the Autobots' deactivated roster. Wheeljack questioned Grimlock on the wisdom of ramming Unicron with the Ark and of charging into battle so soon after being reactivated, but Grimlock just told him to be quiet and fight, before shoving him out the airlock. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Wheeljack was with a handful of Transformers who found Optimus Prime's desiccated remains. He theorized that the Matrix energy unleashed by Unicron's destruction was somehow, just barely, keeping him alive. He mourned Prime's death alongside Prowl, Kup and others. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-endoftheroad.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mein Führer! ''I can walk!!'']]

Wheeljack had a short altercation with Quake, which was symptomatic of the growing unrest between the two factions. He subsequently discovered the betrayal of the Decepticons, who had sabotaged the Autobot spacecraft before leaving the dying Cybertron. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Grimlock saved the day again though, providing some stolen Decepticon cruisers. However, when they followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], the Autobots were ambushed and nearly wiped out. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was about to dismember the crippled Wheeljack when he was saved by the timely arrival of the reborn Optimus Prime and the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''Wheeljack survived the battle of [[Autobot City]] in this timeline, but was later strung up by [[Quintesson]]s there in 2008, anyway. He wasn't seen after that, though [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] survived the same treatment, so Wheeljack may have survived.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

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=====Earthforce=====
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''When [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] infiltrated the Ark to brainwash some new troops, Wheeljack was one of the deactivated Autobots he attempted to control. Wheeljack and the others turned the tables on Galvatron, subjecting him to his own [[mind bug]] technology.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} ''Back in action, Wheeljack felt somewhat out of place among the various [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]] and [[Powermaster]]s wandering around the Ark now. On a scouting mission, he and Prowl grumbled to one another about how they just wanted some good ol' fashioned Decepticons to beat up on. Obligingly, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] and [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] showed up right then to stop the Autobots from finding out about their evil plans. Thrilled about fighting bad guys who weren't "MicroHeadTargetmasters with a Pretender shell", Wheeljack and Prowl tracked down the Constructicons' leader, Megatron, nearby, and learned of his plans to destroy Earth's atmosphere with a [[Global warming satellite|rocket]].'' {{storylink|Starting Over!}} ''While Wheeljack distracted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], Prowl leapt aboard the rocket and knocked it off course, saving the planet.'' {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

''Fresh from their adventure with old, familiar enemies, Wheeljack and Prowl both joined the new Earthforce team Optimus Prime set up under Grimlock's command. Operating out of a shuttle in the Canadian wilderness, the Autobots began constructing a larger Earthbase on site. Although the location of their base was unknown, the construction-in-progress was open to attack, and so a 24-hour guard watch was arranged. One dark and stormy night, Wheeljack was trying to keep warm on guard duty using a thermo-heating unit from the ship, but it overheated and started smoking on him. He knocked over a table and lamp while trying to shut off the device and attracted the attention of a [[polar bear]], which ended up chasing him back towards the shuttle. To top it all off, he was jumped from behind by [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], who had seen all the mess and mistaken Wheeljack for [[Fantasy Predacon|an attacking Decepticon]]. It was not Wheeljack's best night ever.'' {{storylink|Mystery!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-thelivingnightlights.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bah. Warm, fuzzy nice-nice! What good is science if nobody gets hurt!?]]

''When a new thought-activated set of nightlights called [[Sleepfast]] was released to human buyers, Wheeljack got suspicious and tested the little items. He found not only the presence of Cybertronian technology in the devices, but also evidence that the thought-sensitive nightlights would eventually turn on their owners, allowing them to manipulate the humans' minds as well as read them. Wheeljack took [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] to investigate the Sleepfast warehouse, and they ran into the mastermind behind the scheme, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. The Autobots used the thought-activation effect of the Sleepfasts to will all several hundred nightlights on at once, temporarily blinding Mindwipe.'' {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-housethatwheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Zhose are ze largest trousers in ze vorld!"]]

''Finally, Autobot Earthbase was completed, and Wheeljack called the entire team outside to witness his defense grid in action. Prowl was dubious at the lack of obvious protection, and so Wheeljack handed him the activation remote. Once Prowl hit the button, Wheeljack tossed a rock towards the base, where it was instantly obliterated by the retractable laser cannons. When Prowl expressed concern that someone could knock the defense system offline, Wheeljack assured him that once the defense system was activated, it could only be deactivated from a console inside the base. Prowl paused for a minute, took a head count, then turned hesitantly to Wheeljack and asked, "So who's inside with the console NOW...?" ''

''The response? "Oh..."''

''While Prowl and the other Autobots braved the defenses in order to reach the console and turn off the security system, Grimlock grabbed Wheeljack by the ankle and shook him out upside-down over the snow for good measure.'' {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-makintracks.jpg|thumb|left|300px|From the tempest's fury, the spark ignites—to sire new life! Transmet—wait, we're getting a bit too meta here, aren't we.]]

''When Optimus Prime returned to Earth for an inspection of the new operation, he also brought back [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s body for Wheeljack to reactivate in his Bodyshop. Grimlock was hardly impressed with the idea of bringing the vain and complaining Tracks back to life, and he tried to derail the process. Despite his efforts, though, Wheeljack not only revived Tracks, but Optimus Prime decreed that Tracks would remain with Earthforce instead of going back on the Ark with him.'' {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} ''Later, Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with [[Corrodia Gravis]], prompting the Autobots to seek out the only compatible Transformer who could give him a systems boost: Starscream.'' {{storylink|Assassins}}

''Wheeljack was last seen during the Autobot chase of [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], who had kidnapped their ally, [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]]. He abandoned the chase to check on Prowl after Motormaster ran him off the highway.'' {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
While investigating an apparent planet-wide genocide on [[J'asik]], Wheeljack joined [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on a science team in attempting to find out just what had destroyed all life on the planet so utterly. Their findings were so surprising, the team double-checked fifty times before confirming the results: A Cybertronian biological by-product had somehow achieved quasi-sentience and motivation, and was prowling the galaxy as the entity known as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. The full impact of their discovery was cut short, however, by the arriving armada of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the accidental harbingers of the Swarm. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} The battle with Jhiaxus kept the Transformers occupied long enough for the Swarm to find them on Earth. Presenting a united front, the Autobots and Decepticons desperately attempted to drive back the creature. Wheeljack cooked up a method of dramatically augmenting [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s sonic powers, but while the Decepticon was consumed by the excess power pumping through his system, it seemed to do little good against the Swarm. Wheeljack's fate is unknown. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Katsumi Suzuki]] (Japanese, "[[Attack of the Autobots]]" and "[[Day of the Machines]]" only), [[Alberto Bognanni]] (Italian, second dub), [[Albert Augier]] (French), [[Isidro Olace]] (Latin American, Season 1), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American, Season 2), [[Gunnar Ernblad]] (Swedish), [[Charlie Elvegård]] (Swedish, Generation 2), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, ''Roll For It''), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, ''The Autobot Run'' First Half of the Episode), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''The Autobot Run'' second Half of the Episode, ''The Girl Who Loved Powerglide'' & ''Hoist Goes Hollywood''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, Generation 2 Dub most of the episodes), [[Klaus Kessler]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade'' & ''Roll For It'')}}

[[Image:Cybertronwheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|Boxy but safe.]]

Four million years ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was sent on a mission with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to search for any available energy that could be found on the drained planet. The pair located some energy [[conductor]]s, and Wheeljack transformed into his boxy vehicle mode so that Bumblebee could load them up, even though he didn't believe they would last a [[Units of time|quartex]]. On the return trip to [[Great Dome|Iacon]], the pair were attacked by a team of [[Decepticon]]s, but Wheeljack was able to break through their barricade of fire using his bumper-mounted cutting blades and then eluded their pursuers by heading underground. Despite their successful return with the conductors, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to expand the search for energy to other planets. Wheeljack was among the Autobots selected to embark on this mission, but in mid-flight, the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] was attacked by the Decepticons and crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], entombing all aboard in stasis.

[[Image:Mtmte2_fiftyninepointninetynine.jpg|right|thumb|220px|With this, I shall give my creature life!]]

When the Transformers were reactivated by a volcanic eruption in 1984, Wheeljack was reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] with the alternate mode of a Lancia Stratos Turbo custom racing car. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Soon after their awakening, Wheeljack was part of the battle unit organized by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to defend a [[human]] oil rig against an attack by the Decepticons, and used a fire-extinguishing mechanism installed in his forearm to douse the inferno that resulted from the conflict. Wheeljack next helped attempt to stop the Decepticon plot to overload [[Sherman Dam]], and then journeyed with the other Autobots in pursuing their foes to [[Burma]]. There, he gave Bumblebee and the Autobots' new human ally [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] a bomb that would collapse the mine the Decepticons were current raiding, trapping the villainous robots for good. Alas, Wheeljack overestimated his skills, as the Decepticons were able to escape the collapsed mountain with ease. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Wheeljack later participated in the battle to stop the Decepticons from escaping Earth aboard their [[Victory (G1)|new space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:Divideandconquer wheeljack cosmotron.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Ah, you know what it's like, Ironhide, there's always a few extra bits at the bottom of the box.]]

Some months later, when an [[antimatter]]-powered [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)#Autobot Headquarters|Autobot Headquarters]], Wheeljack had just the invention to save the day: a remote control unit that would put Teletraan I in control of a Decepticons' body. Through the bravery of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Chip Chase]], the unit was planted on [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and the Autobots used him to foil the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

Wheeljack's mechanical expertise was put to the ultimate test when Optimus Prime was critically wounded by a Decepticon attack. With [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s help, Wheeljack struggled to keep his leader alive, discovering that his vital [[cosmitron]] component had been damaged and needed replacing. A team of Autobots were dispatched through the Decepticons' [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, where they located [[Wheeljack's workshop|Wheeljack's old laboratory]] and recovered a replacement cosmitron to save Prime's life. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[Image:SOSDinobots_buildingSludge.jpg|right|thumb|220px|What's he ''building'' in there? We've got a right to know.]]

Upon discovery of [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] bones in caverns within the Ark's volcano, Wheeljack and Ratchet were inspired to construct robotic version of dinosaurs, resulting in the creation of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Upon activation, the behemoths promptly ran out of control and badly damaged Autobot Headquarters, until Wheeljack brought them under control with his [[magnetic inducer]]. Optimus Prime deemed the Dinobots too dangerous to continue functioning and commanded that the project be abandoned, but Wheeljack secretly persisted, developing memory components that would increase the Dinobots' intelligence. This bout of insubordination proved fortunate when almost all of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]], prompting Wheeljack to activate the upgraded Dinobots and take them into battle to save the day. Wheeljack was willing to accept any punishment Prime would hand down for his disobedience, but Prime accepted his judgement had been hasty, and allowed the Dinobots to remain among the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Learning of Decepticon activity in [[Peru]], Optimus Prime had Wheeljack and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] head for the [[Arctic|Arctic Circle]] to unearth the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], so he could carry the Autobot forces to [[South America]]. Once the Decepticons' plan to use the [[Crystal of Power]] as a weapon had been stopped, Wheeljack invented a device to cap the geyser of energy that had resulted from the crystal's destruction. Spike was a little concerned over whether or not the device would function, but it went off without a hitch, even surprising Wheeljack himself a little. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[Image:Wotd wheeljack meteorite.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Surprisingly, the ominously glowing turd had little scientific value.]]

Wheeljack had his work cut out for him when the Autobots faced two simultaneous threats: a [[Meteorini Chipperoni|mysterious meteorite]] crashed on Earth, and when the Dinobots were left to guard it, they were tricked by Megatron into allying with the Decepticons. Analyzing a fragment of the meteorite, Wheeljack discovered it was wildly unstable and poised to explode at any moment. Working with Ratchet, Spike and Chip Chase, Wheeljack developed two new Dinobots, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and sent them in to defeat their forebears. The meteorite exploded harmlessly, and the Dinobots, convinced of their mistake, returned to the Autobot side. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When the Decepticons attacked a solar power plant on the coast of [[India]], Wheeljack outfitted the Autobots with hydrofoils so they could approach the plant from over the water. The attack was discovered to be a distraction when Wheeljack received a report from Autobot Headquarters that the Decepticons had struck there and kidnapped Sparkplug. Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that raided [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] and recovered Sparkplug, but he and Spike soon realized that there was something wrong. Sparkplug had, in fact, been made a mind-controlled Decepticon slave thanks to a [[hypno-chip]], as part of a plan to transport Cybertron itself into Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}}

[[Image:Tud3_wheeljack_little_present.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Green Lantern's light!]]

The villains soon accomplish their terrifying goal, and the Autobots found themselves battling the natural disasters that the presence of the planet caused. Wheeljack called upon the Dinobots to aid them in their struggle, though first he had to convince them that it was worth their while to help. Seeking information about the Decepticons' hypno-chips, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who travelled to the orbiting Cybertron, though no sooner had they arrived on the planet than the smaller members of their party (Spike, Bumblebee and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]), fell through a trap door. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Wheeljack and the others were unable to follow directly due to their size, but soon tracked their friends down to the Decepticons' headquarters and rescued them from an attack. The team took cover in Wheeljack's old lab, where Wheeljack analyzed a computer disk containing information on the hypno-chips that Bumblebee had stolen and developed a device to negate the chips' effect. The Autobots' test-drove the device on Sparkplug, and when it proved successful, they quickly returned to Earth and Wheeljack used it to liberate all of Megatron's slaves. Finally, the world was saved when the Autobots blew up Megatron's stockpile of [[energon cube]]s, blasting Cybertorn out of orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Wheeljack then helped repair the damage caused to Earth, directing the Dinobots as they performed some heavy lifting. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot unit dispatched to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of robot insects, where they faced the threat of the Decepticons' newest allies, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Wheeljack aided Skyfire by fixing his malfunctioning transform mechanism, and unsteadily taking to the air to back him up in an Insecticon dogfight. When Spike deduced that the Autobots' rubber tyres would protect them from the Insecticons' lightning attacks, Wheeljack rode atop [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and Sideswipe to help send the critters packing. To reward Spike for his bravery, Wheeljack offered to make a him a "true Autobot" by designing a motorcycle transformation for him, but Spike decided he'd better wait until he was at least old enough to drive. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:Shockblastcannon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I'm okay.]]

The sudden appearance of Megatron in the airspace of Autobot Headquarters was cause enough for Wheeljack to try testing his new [[shock blast cannon]], but the weapon simply blew up in his hands. As luck would have it, Megatron had not arrived to fight, but to challenge Optimus Prime to a one-on-one duel in accordance with Cybertron law. Wheeljack spoke out in favour of Prime accepting the challenge, as it would end the Transformers' war, but none of the Autobots expected the eventual result of the fight: Optimus lost! Wheeljack could not understand how Megatron had claimed victory, but Teletraan I soon provided the answer-Megatron had taken on the powers of all the other Decepticons, breaking the rules of the fight and invalidating its outcome. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

When Spike was badly injured by Megatron and needed life-saving surgery, Wheeljack developed cybernetic attachments that allowed Spike's mind to be transferred into "[[Autobot X]]", a makeshift body constructed from spare Autobot parts by Sparkplug. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} A little later, Wheeljack disagreed with Ratchet over which wire needed to be pulled to deactivate the Decepticons' [[Solar Needle]] device, but Optimus Prime put an end to the argument by yanking both of them. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[Image:Immobilizer_wheeljack_immobilized.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack: Master of the ancient art of Notmoveoo.]]

Wheeljack was among the Autobots who travelled to [[New York City]] to defend it against an attempted Decepticon takeover. The sight of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] climbing the [[Empire State Building]] reminded Wheeljack of ''[[King Kong]]'', and he took a leaf out of the movie's book by sending remote-controlled helicopters against the [[combiner]]. Devastator easily swatted the craft out of the air, and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] consoled Wheeljack with the fact that Devastator had probably seen the movie too. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

The first tests of Wheeljack's newest invention, the paralytic "[[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer]]", did not go very well: first, the device's [[polarizer]] was damaged by an over-enthusiastic [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and once it was replaced, Spike accidentally stepped on the Immobilizer's remote, immobilizing Wheeljack himself! Luckily the effects of the device proved temporary, and Wheeljack soon returned to normal. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} His next invention, an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] developed to restore the other Autobots when they were frozen in their vehicle modes by the Decepticons' new [[Transfixatron]], proved much more successful. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:Atlantisarise wheeljack and nergill.jpg|left|thumb|220px|From that day on, Dr. Wheel Jack was cursed to transform into a monster during moments of stress.]]

When Wheeljack was captured by the Decepticons' new sea-dwelling [[Sub-Atlantica]]n allies, their treacherous king, [[Nergill]], studied his systems and developed [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] that could disable Transformers based on them. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was blasted with the ray, he tried to use energy from Wheeljack's systems to restore himself, but was caught in the act and stopped by Bumblebee and Spike. The duo proceeded to repair Wheeljack, who then called in the Dinobots to sent the Sub-Atlanticans packing. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

After helping to free [[Quantum Laboratories]] from the control of [[TORQ III]], {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Wheeljack attended the unveiling of the human-made ninja-robot, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. Wheeljack did not have a high opinion of the comparatively primitive robot, but once the Decepticons stole and reprogrammed it to serve them, Nightbird made Wheeljack eat crow by outsmarting all the new security systems he had installed in Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} Later, Wheeljack was among the Autobots fooled by Megatron's [[Optimus Prime clone|clone of Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

To stop the Decepticons from drilling into the Earth's core and destroying the planet, Wheeljack invented [[dominator disc]]s that the Autobots planted on the individual [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], placing their combined form of Devastator under Wheeljack's control. The Decepticons were able to disrupt the disks, but this resulted in Devastator running amok, forcing the Decepticons to hand their device over to Wheeljack so he could combine it with his disks to restore Devatator to normal. {{storylink|The Core}} Soon after, Wheeljack and Ratchet had to work fast to develop an antidote that would negate the destructive energy of the [[Nova Power Core]], which had been consumed by the Insecticons and was threatening to cause them to explode.{{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:Autoberserk_good_job_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack's the dude.]]

Having spent some time trying to teach the Dinobots finesse, Wheeljack held a demonstration of his creations' newest abilities for the other Autobots, but unsurprisingly, it all went wrong. Optimus Prime decided that the Dinobots should train elsewhere, and they were sent to the recently-discovered "[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]". {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Unfortunately, the Decepticons followed the Dinobots to the time-lost island and began draining its energy, causing time warps all across the Earth that Wheeljack worked with Chip and Teletraan I to track. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Wheeljack approved of [[Grapple]]'s [[Solar Power Tower]], but sadly, Optimus Prime didn't. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} Prime ''did'' approve of Wheeljack's own next invention, the [[Negavator]], but so did the Decepticons, who made a few attempts at stealing it that ultimately required it to be destroyed. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Later, when a [[Heart of Cybertron]]-empowered Megatron badly injured many of the Autobots, Optimus Prime had Ratchet repair Wheeljack first, so the scientist could build a forcefield to hold Megatron off. {{storylink|Microbots}}

When the Decepticons framed the Autobots for energy thefts, they covered for their own past villainy by claiming Wheeljack had invented a device that drove them to evil. The deception fooled the people of Earth, and the Autobots were exiled from the planet, {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} but they soon returned to clear their names. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[Image:Dotd1_sparkplug_repairs_wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|220px|He took mah jerb!]]

Instructed by Optimus Prime to dispatch an Autobot team to deal with a Decepticon incursion at an airfield, Wheeljack again had to convince the Dinobots to lend a hand. Soon after, Wheeljack and the other Autobots began to malfunction as a result of [[cybertonium]] degradation, necessitating that Spike and [[Carly]] travel to Cybertron to get more. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Wheeljack supplied them with a [[photon light]] and a two-way thumb radio and set them on course for his old laboratory. Despite some Decepticon trouble along the way, the two humans eventually succeeded in their mission with the help of the Dinobots, and Wheeljack and the Autobots were restored. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Wheeljack was among the Autobots who stood by as reports on the search for the stolen [[Voltronic Galaxer]] came in, {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}, then later temporarily received the power of an invulnerable [[electrum]] coating {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}}. Shortly thereafter, he had to help Sparkplug, Ratchet and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair and restore a fleet of cars turned into war machines by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Make Tracks}} but was powerless to do anything when a space bridge accident hurled Optimus Prime and a small group of other Autobots and Decepticons to a world of alien giants. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} Later still, when [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] was injured attempting to protect heiress [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], Wheeljack and Ratchet recovered and repared him. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[Image:Wardawn wheeljack fixes kronosphere.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack, the colour of gold, is gold. That's why it's called gold. What you have created, if it has a name, is some...green.]]

When Wheeljack's lab on Cybertron was raided by the Decepticons, a mysterious piece of old technology he had kept stored there was carried back to Earth by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who wound up crashing in a movie lot. The Decepticon fought hard to recover footage the movie studio took of Dirge and the device, but it turned out the joke was on them: after the battle was done, Wheeljack revealed that whatever the machine was supposed to be, it had never worked anyway! {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that traveled to Cybertron to stop Megatron from using the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] to bring his new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life, but they failed. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} To combat the Stunticons, Wheeljack helped [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuild some aircraft into the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} Only a few weeks later, Wheeljack had to returned to Cybertron to repair the damaged [[Kronosphere]] time machine and rescue the Aerialbots when the Decepticons attempted to trap them in the past. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

[[Image:Teurox wheeljack vs motormaster.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Learning that racing driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] would be test-driving a car made from a new experimental alloy in the upcoming [[Europa 2000]] race, Optimus Prime sent a contingent of Autobots, including Wheeljack, to participate in the race and protect Augie from any possible Decepticon interference. Wheeljack was thoroughly enjoying himself until the Stunticons joined the race, and he was crushed under [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s wheels in [[Turkey]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] plague threatened the Autobots, Wheeljack proposed using the [[matter duplicator]] to create more of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s anti-corrosive [[corrostop]]. Two problems faced the scientific duo, however: the matter duplicator didn't work, and they were out of corrostop! Working tirelessly (and with a few swift kicks to the machine for good measure), the pair got the matter duplicator functioning, and the Autobots recovered some corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] to duplicate and save themselves. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:Masquerade_wheeljack_stolen_tech.jpg|right|thumb|220px|So, you ''want'' me to make it blow up this time?]]

During the Stunticons' latest rampage, Wheeljack used Teletraan I to pinpoint the location of the five Decepticons, and the Autobots quickly rounded them up. Examining the components the Stunticons had stolen, Wheeljack speculated that Megatron was making yet another super-weapon. A team of five Autobots disguised themselves as the Stunticons, and delivered a substitute ruby modified by Wheeljack to Megatron, which caused the new laser cannon it was installed within to explode. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

For his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Wheeljack helped defend Autobot Headquarters against an attack from the Decepticons' [[orbit disruptor cannon]], using his gyro-inhibitor to prematurely detonate missiles launched by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Inventor, uh...reinvent thyself.]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons turned away from Earth and focused on entirely conquering Cybertron. The Autobots were forced off the planet, and constructed [[Autobot City]] on Earth to serve as their new home. Wheeljack ultimately met his end defending this city in the year 2005, when the Decepticons launched [[Battle of Autobot City|an overwhelming attack on it]]. His body was seen lying alongside a missile launcher as [[Arcee (G1)| Arcee]] laid [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s equally-lifeless shell alongside him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, aside from one notable alteration: Wheeljack does not die during ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The character reappears in several pieces of media that take place after the events of the movie, in important capacities that can't merely be written off as animation errors. This was not an issue to Japanese audiences originally, as the movie was not released in Japan until a few years later, after the most significant of these extra appearances (in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon), but it created something of a retroactive error that would later be addressed in passing in ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' fiction. Read on for details!}}

=====e-Hobby pack-in comic=====
[[Image:Ehobbymanga_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb]]

During a Decepticon assault on Autobot Headquarters, Wheeljack co-ordinated the Autobot counterattack from inside the base, instructing Brawn to back up Hound. When the other Decepticons were defeated, Brawn and Hound ran to back up Optimus Prime, who was battling Megatron and had just landed a powerful blow on the Decepticon leader. Wheeljack scanned Megatron's damage, and discovered that his internal balancer had gone offline...but he could never have predicted that this would result in Megatron's systems releasing a sudden [[quantum surge|surge of quantum energy]] that restored and super-charged him! {{storylink|Decepticon Leader Megatron Black Ver.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:Srlf manga1 wheeljack trailbreaker sideswipe prime.jpg|left|thumb|300px|We have streaky anime lines!]]

When the Decepticons began turning their attention towards [[Japan]] in the late 1980s, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who traveled to [[Tokyo]] to defend it against an attack by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Decepticon jets]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Following the advice of a local boy that they befriended named [[Kenji]], the Autobots were able to take out the Decepticons by using a broken section of freeway as a ramp to gain height on their enemies; Wheeljack landed a good hit on [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in the process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

In response to the increasing number of Decepticon attacks on Japan, the Autobots set up a secondary headquarters in the country. Wheeljack was among the Autobots later seen staffing the base and welcoming Kenji on his first visit there. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Along with his fellow Autobots who could turn into sport and race cars, Wheeljack participated in a race across the desert. Little did he know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and ambushed the Autobots inside a narrow gorge. Wheeljack and the other race car Transformers were unable to retaliate because their vehicle modes could not brave the rough, desert terrain. Luckily for them, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] arrived in his rugged Jeep mode and smashed Soundwave's chest window. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Wheeljack was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] when the Decepticons began terrorizing the world with their [[Omega Whip]]. To make matters worse, the Stunticons began a fierce rampage, and Wheeljack was among the Autobots who advised against the Aerialbots battling them alone. Optimus Prime disagreed, and off they went. Soon after, Wheeljack joined in an attack on the Decepticons' headquarters, but was clobbered by a Decepticon jet. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
[[Image:Stargatebattles wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack watches C-X's brutal rampage and considers both the moral and philosophical ramifications of giving it a bigger gun.]]

In the 1990s, continued interaction between the Autobots and the government of the United States led to the development of an interstellar teleportation system known as the "[[Trigger]]". Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Jazz and Hound in a press conference to announce the Trigger to the world, and even wrote the stirring speech that Prime delivered to the masses. Ignoring Jazz as he tried to keep them quiet during the broadcast, Wheeljack and Ratchet both agreed that the gun-like design of the Trigger reminded them entirely too much of Megatron. {{storylink|First Contact}}

A few months later, Wheeljack, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and Bumblebee observed as Optimus Prime helped human scientist [[Adle|Professor Adle]] test his new [[C-X]] battle drone. Wheeljack offered some technical advice on how to increase the drone's attack speed, but that only meant more trouble when C-X started to run amok thanks to Decepticon interference. Wheeljack and his comrades tried to aid Prime, but he and Bluestreak were flattened by a single kick from the huge drone. Prime proved his might by defeating C-X single-handedly, and Wheeljack helped hold up his battered leader as he limped from the battlefield. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
[[Image:BTWheeljack art.jpg|left|250px|thumb|HEAVY METAL RULES!!!]]
When the Dinobots were turned savage by a Unleasher attack in the year 2005, the Autobots had to take them off-line. Wheeljack headed to Earth to arrange the transplantation of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]'s mind into a new body created from the "Binaltech" technology that had recently been developed in conjunction between the Autobots and the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} On his return journey to the Autobots' moonbase, however, his shuttle was hijacked by time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who had begun a plan to alter the course of history. {{storylink|Changing Lanes}} Wheeljack was shown a brief glimpse of the near future by Ravage, and bore witness to his own death, and those of many of his comrades, in the upcoming Battle of Autobot City. Wheeljack managed to escape, while Ravage himself promptly returned to Cybertron and exhumed the [[Kronosphere]], using it to tip the balance of the decisive battle occurring at that time. Whereas the outcome would have originally favored the Decepticons, leading to their total conquest of Cybertron, Ravage ensured an ''Autobot'' victory, altering history and leaving the heroes to face the looming threat of [[Unicron]] alone.

Aware that history had been altered, Wheeljack was faced with a dilemma: Should he stop Ravage's plan and restore the timestream, even though it would mean the death of many Autobots, including himself? His salvation, he hoped, lay in the [[Genetronic Translink System]], a device that allowed a singular [[spark]] to control many duplicate bodies simultaneously—if history could be set to rights and his "death" were to come to pass, he could still live on in another body using the GT System. Dubbing his original body the "Alpha Unit," he constructed the "Beta Unit" based on Grimlock's Ford Mustang body, as well as the mysterious third "Omega Unit," whose capabilities were kept a closely guarded secret. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}

The subsequent arrival of Unicron prompted the Autobots to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder," which saw [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] use the chronal warp on Dinobot Island to send Wheeljack's memory data back in time, in hopes of alerting the Autobots in the past and preventing alteration to the timestream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour}} The plan didn't go as expected, and reality started to go into a severe state of whack, until a mysterious [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|black Optimus Prime]] appeared and sealed the time portals that had been created. Operation: Distant Thunder had succeeded in preventing the mainline timestream's alteration, but the Binaltech timeline, first destined to be replaced and erased, had been saved by the newcomer and was now its own distinct, divergent universe. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

{{Note|At this point, the original timeline was retroactively restored and the events of the ''Story of Binaltech'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to the next section to continue reading about the original timeline. Exactly how many of the preceding events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown, but presumably, the data sent back in time by Wheeljack must have included information on his own approaching death and the GT System, which would explain how he was able to survive and live on to appear in subsequent pieces of fiction.}}

In this new universe, Wheeljack and the Binaltech warriors began facing new threats as the Binaltech project was declassified, and derivative technlogy began showing up around the globe. The Autobots battled the human criminal organization called the [[Concurrence]] and the Binaltech Decepticon named [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who had created a living [[electrum]] giant. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}} Soon, Wheeljack helped bring an end to the Binaltech wars by unleashing his Omega Unit. The BT-14 Omega Unit functioned by connecting the laser-core of Wheeljack's spark to the power network of the entire globe, linking him to the living datastream of information running the planet. Through this link, Wheeljack tracked down all the splinter projects misusing Binaltech data, allowing Prowl and [[Earth Defense Command]] to seek them out and terminate the research programs. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[Image:JHeadmasters01VariousGuys.jpg|thumb|200px|He's that grey blob on the right. ]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons in battle with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Wheeljack was present for a confrontation with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{note|Wheeljack's flashback battle on Earth depicts Optimus Prime's death in a scene that doesn't match up to his ''actual'' death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This was a continuity patch-job by the ''Headmasters'' production staff, as the movie hadn't been released in Japan yet.}}

=====''Victory'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish)
[[Image:WheeljackVictory1.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Um, that was my brother Jackwheel .]]

In the year 2025, Wheeljack, Perceptor and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] were summoned to Earth by the new Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] to save the life of the fallen [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]]. Despite their best efforts, there was nothing they could do to save Ginrai's body, but it ''would'' be possible to transplant all his internal systems into a new body. As he would no longer truly be the same being, Ginrai turned down their offer, but then Wheeljack accidentally blurted out that there was a pre-existing design that they could use, piquing Ginrai's curiosity. The design was a combination power-up created by Star Saber, and Ginrai insisted on being reborn in this new body. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor, Wheeljack and Minerva brought Ginrai's life functions to an end, and resurrected him in his new body as [[Victory Leo]]. As Victory Leo cut his teeth in battle, Wheeljack and Perceptor put their technical skills to use tending to Star Saber's own wounds. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} and then installed a combination circuit in Star Saber's body. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}} This circuit allowed him to combine with Victory Leo to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}
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=====''G-2'' story pages=====
[[Image:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|right|thumb|Umm... would you believe it was my identical cousin?]]
Wheeljack, along with Perceptor and Jetfire, discovered [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new properties]] of the Matrix which allowed Optimus Prime to revive himself as "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Battle Convoy]]" after a crushing defeat by Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
To combat the Decepticons' increasingly aggressive energy raids, Wheeljack and [[Ga'mede]] worked together to examine Optimus Prime's new "blackbody" form, and duplicated it to create twenty-one new battle droids cast in the Autobot leader's image. These [[Eldedroid]]s were placed under the remote control of [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and sent out onto the battlefield. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Wheeljack built a ship for the [[Autobot]]s to use. They got the chance to when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] decided to try to raid sunken ships full of treasure. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} After the [[Decepticon]]s captured [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], Wheeljack and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were badly damaged in the battle to rescue the two humans. Sparkplug fixed them both up and they subsequently helped repel a Decepticon attack on [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

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{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} {{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
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[[Image:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Box!]]

Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than robot mode. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took his group to [[Kaon]] to look for Optimus Prime, who had gone seeking Megatron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} While there, they discovered [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]] that were providing power to a mechaforming process that was destroying Iacon. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Arriving, Prime instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way (it blowed up real good). Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. The group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|Fragmentation}} When Cybertron was on the verge of peace, and there were incoming transports filled with explosives, Grimlock ordered Wheeljack to enact emergency protocol Hydra-Nine. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} After Megatron took over, Wheeljack ended up in [[Internment Camp Pi]] with a bunch of other Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew. In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his neutron detonator shell. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Wheeljack's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}} ''At an unconfirmed point in time, he was also responsible for temporarily transferring the consciousness of Spike Witwicky into a Cybertronian body, though the full story remains untold. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

[[Image:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]

Wheeljack participated in the assault on [[Lazarus]]'s Canadian headquarters. When [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]]'s attempt to bomb the Autobots and the Decepticons out of existence instead caused a violent expansion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left in deep stasis lock as a result. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Several months later, Ratchet had successfully restored Wheeljack to operating status. He was one of the first Autobots Optimus Prime met back up with after escaping the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' world and [[Las Vegas]]. While on patrol of the area, Wheeljack passed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] travelling up the road towards the Autobots' location. He buzzed the Decepticon's position, and was surprised when Soundwave asked for a parlay. He claimed Megatron wanted a favor from Prime. Bemused, Wheeljack reported back to Optimus about the bizarre encounter, only to have his amusement turn to astonishment when Optimus Prime actually responded to Megatron's "summons". The two old enemies forged an alliance against the Keepers, and united their forces for battle in Las Vegas. During the fight, Wheeljack used his solid-fuel rockets to fly with the Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the skies, acting as air support for the others. He returned to Prime's side in the final battle, when the Autobot leader used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to divert the Keepers and the power of a nuclear explosion into another dimension.'' {{storylink|Annihilation}}

Later, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] came to arrest the Autobots as war criminals, Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Like most of the rest of that group of Autobots, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] some time later and dumped into a nearby swamp. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} He was dredged out by an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] task force and repaired, in time to rejoin the other Autobots when they started construction of [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on Earth millions of years ago, Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sealed off from the other passengers, saving them from [[Cobra]] when they found the craft in 2003 and reprogrammed the dormant robots for their own needs. Cobra's break-in activated [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletran-One]], who in turn brought back Wheeljack and Bumblebee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTF3_Wheeljack_rams_twins.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
Disguising themselves as cars, the two Autobots worked for months to find and rescue the other Autobots from Cobra. After noting several attacks on energy plants, Wheeljack figured that the humans were gathering ingredients for [[energon]], and had an idea on where their next attack would take place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} During Cobra's subsequent assault on the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots intervened directly, with Wheeljack ramming the brainwashed duo of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (and apologizing). He then confronted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but the reprogrammed Decepticon fled as soon as Cobra had stolen what they came for. Having revealed themselves to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] during the battle, Wheeljack and Bumblebee offered an alliance with the humans, who in return showed the Autobots a mysterious image of Soundwave they had found. Wheeljack recognized the text in the picture as [[Cybertronian languages|Cybertronian]], and that it contained directions to [[Cobra Island]] as well as instructions on how to free the Transformers. It took him only a few seconds to hack into Cobra's computers and undo their primitive human reprogramming. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Wheeljack and Bumblebee then boarded a plane to participate in G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, but the humans' higher-ups disagreed, planning to nuke the island and send the two Autobots to [[Area 51]] to be disassembled and studied instead. [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] regretfully incapacitated the robots with a magnetic pulse, but Wheeljack stayed conscious enough to overhear their plans and warn Duke that a nuclear impact on Cobra's energon stockpile would cause a chain reaction and send half the planet into a nuclear winter. With this revelation, Duke broke orders and went with the original strategy, taking Wheeljack and Bumblebee with him to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTF6_Wheeljack_threatens_Mindbender.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I've got the computer virus at last!]]
Upon arriving at the island, Wheeljack witnessed Megatron using the [[SPS Satellite]] to create more energon, and was enraged when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. After helping take down the giant, Wheeljack patched through a message to all Autobots that the United States had decided to nuke Cobra Island despite having their own troops located there. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Wheeljack quickly improvised a plan to avoid a nuclear holocaust; using the SPS Satellite's solar-powered energy beams to shoot down the nuclear warheads before they arrived. After menacing [[Doctor Mindbender]] into overriding the satellite controls, Wheeljack helped G.I. Joe fight off a bunch of Cobra troops led by [[Storm Shadow]]. The plan was ultimately a success, and with the Decepticons defeated in the process, the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Wheeljack was zapped by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] and transported into a random point in Earth's timeline. He was never seen again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Wheeljack was among the Autobots that lay buried on the [[Fera Islands]], only to be awoken in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to battle [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. Along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and several Joes, he rescued several chained Cobra slaves that had fallen into the ocean. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later reported that both Wheeljack and Hound had been killed in battle, but he was apparently mistaken, as the scientist was still around when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed. Upon examining the giant, Wheeljack noticed that it was some kind of hybrid of human and Cybertronian technology, and most likely wasn't really "alive". When the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to kill Bruticus, Wheeljack and all other Transformers present were deactivated as well. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===Redemption Center===
When a badly-damaged Starscream turned up on the Autobots' doorstep, Wheeljack argued strongly for allowing himself and Ratchet to take a look at the Decepticon's logic circuits, and possibly see if there was any way to make him a little less hostile. Prime eventually agreed, and when an amnesiac Starscream awoke and acted quite benign, Wheeljack seemed vindicated. Starscream even chose staying with the Autobots over returning to the Decepticons, however when his memories returned, he immediately fled back to his old comrades. Though Wheeljack was disappointed, Prime said it proved that the Decepticons were not beyond changing their ways. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
{{ongoing}}
In the time preceding the war, Wheeljack was a mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of [[Kaon]] Security Service officers [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Around this time he was friends with his fellow engineer [[Ferak]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} Wheeljack was working at the [[technoversity]] of [[Ultirex]] when he caught Optimus Prime's rallying call for additional support against the Decepticons' control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Wheeljack served as a mentor for a young Autobot named [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], who would go on to become an expert in weapons engineering. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[Image:Escalation2 JazzWheeljack party.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Hollywood]]'s latest spin on the buddy cop drama, Jazz & the 'Jack.]]
In 2006, Wheeljack was part of a detachment of Autobots that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency. In his role as technical scientist and gadgeteer for the Autobot detachment, he built a device that could interface the [[SM-40]] palmtop computer with the systems aboard the Autobots' ''[[Ark-19]]'' spacecraft. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} Wheeljack, like his fellow Autobots, would come to watch the showdown between [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Aboard the Ark, Wheeljack briefed Optimus Prime and the Autobots about suspected Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. The Decepticons had set up an array structure that was emitting an aggression wave. The wave was causing higher than normal level of violence amongst nearby [[Avengers|costumed humans]] and was bringing the nations of Latveria and [[Symkaria]] to the brink of war. Optimus ordered 'Jack to guard the Ark while the rest of them [[roll out|rolled out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} After the Autobots completed their mission and returned, Wheeljack noted that the [[Quinjet|Avengers' jet]] looked like it may have been a Cybertronian design. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

Later, after [[Escalation issue 1|the incident outside Lebanon, Illinois]], he and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to investigate a [[Springfield]] police impound lot which supposedly held [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s remains. Unfortunately, members of the [[Machination]] had already arrived with the same purpose in mind, and attacked the bots wielding advanced weaponry eerily similar to their own. Wheeljack escaped mostly unharmed, probably because Jazz took a direct hit from a mortar meant for him. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Wheeljack would get his first taste of real damage in [[Brasnya]] facing down [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} and eventually the drained form of Megatron. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

Wheeljack was assigned to work with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in rescuing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], but yet again the Machination decided to interfere—this time in a confrontation with their army of experimental [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Cloning|clones]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} Wheeljack's constant tinkering paid off when he was able to escape the Headmasters using a [[gyro-inhibitor shell]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} The Headmasters eventually caught up with them, however, and incapacitated Wheeljack by knocking a pile of junk cars on him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] arrived to retrieve Hot Rod and the others, blowing up a Headmaster that was attacking Hot Rod. Hot Rod refused to leave Earth though, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery to the end. Hardhead reluctantly let him go and took Wheeljack and Ironhide back with him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:AHM4BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bumblejerk.]]
A year later, Wheeljack had returned to Earth and joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. After getting lured into a Decepticon trap and defeated, they were all dumped on the abandoned Cybertron to be finished off by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} When Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sent to try and find energon, the pair discovered their Earth modes couldn't handle the terrain. Wheeljack came up with an idea for a polymer to solve the problem, but Bumblebee (rather rudely) pointed out he lacked ''any'' equipment. A moment later, Wheeljack spotted someone following them. In a desperate but sure-to-work attempt to call in back-up, Wheeljack signaled their base with a pulse that would last only 1/100th of a second. Confident help was on the way, he cautioned Bumblebee against going after the stranger on their own, but the young bot, lacking faith in Wheeljack's rather brilliant idea, ignored him. The scientist was proven right, however, when Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] arrived! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} It turned out their follower was Hot Rod, who told Wheeljack and the others that he was part of an Autobot team that had recently crash-landed on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] worked together to repair [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who had been heavily injured by the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were organizing a defense line against the Insecticon swarm, Wheeljack removed a cannon from the other team's [[Trion|crashed spaceship]] and modified it to be used as a mounted turret. However, since the cannon wasn't meant to be used like that, he warned [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] that its power relay would probably burn out after only a few shots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} After hitching a ride back to Earth on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Wheeljack and the others battled Megatron's forces in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

Three years after the defeat of the Decepticons, Wheeljack and the other Autobots remained on Earth, just in case the Decepticons returned. [[Skywatch]] had figured out a way to lock Transformers in vehicle mode stasis for capture, but Wheeljack devised a way to counter the inhibitors. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} When Optimus Prime surrendered to the Skywatch following the death of Ironhide, the Autobots agreed to vote on a new leader, with Wheeljack in charge of tallying the votes. He eventually revealed that the winner was Bumblebee. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Shortly afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived on Earth to investigate Optimus Prime's surrender, and Wheeljack and the others lined up to listen to him. {{storylink|A Rude Awakening}}

[[Image:HangingSword-Wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Surprise, Wheeljack hates being cautious.]]

While Bumblebee was elected as the new Autobot leader, the little Autobot's moping over their current problems was perceived by Wheeljack to be a weakness, and thus he had little respect for Bumblebee as his leader. After being reprimanded by Ratchet, Wheeljack came across a message from rogue Skywatch Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]], who claimed that he wished to work with the Autobots to capture Decepticons. Without consulting Bumblebee, he initiated contact with the colonel, and when Bumblebee and Ratchet found out, he bluntly told his "commander" that if he doesn't do ''something'', more Autobots would leave their group. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

However, Horiuchi was not as trustworthy as he had seemed, outfitting the Autobots with badges to listen in on them and incapacitate them if they didn't follow his orders. When Bumblebee's badge was damaged, freeing him from the watching eyes of Horiuchi, the Autobots made plans to deactivate the rest of the devices as well. To keep their plans secret from Skywatch, Wheeljack cooked up a text-based comm system using a frequency the humans didn't monitor and used it to guide Bumblebee on his mission. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

When Bumblebee located one of the control boards for the badges, Wheeljack told him to take it back to base so that he could alter it and cause it to burn out the devices instead. Bumblebee began protesting, since what he was doing was basically lying to a [[Serena Bharwaney|little girl]] so he could steal from [[Sanjay Bharwaney|her father]], which a frustrated Wheeljack saw as poor thinking for a leader. Ratchet eventually set him straight and convinced him to provide Bumblebee with instructions so that he could tamper with the board on the spot. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}}

As Bumblebee finished and began returning to base, Skywarp suddenly tracked down the control board and attacked the humans. Wheeljack and the other Autobots tried to stop Bumblebee from turning back to save them, but he wouldn't listen. Having no other choice, they all rolled out to help him fight the Decepticon only to reach him just as he activated the control board, burning out his and Skywarp's power sources along with their badges. Even after repairing him and upgrading his body, Wheeljack expected Bumblebee to still be "just that little guy", but he seemed to have grown as a leader from the experience. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

[[Image:Infestation2-Wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Surprise, Wheeljack has bad news regarding technology.]]

Following the Autobots' second, successful alliance with Skywatch, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] crashed a ship full of [[zombie]]s in [[Las Vegas]]. A team of Autobots and Skywatch units went in, and Wheeljack put up a force dome around the area to contain the outbreak. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} He later reported that it was running low on energy, though it all turned out alright in the end. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

Later, Wheeljack was among the troops picked for the mission to fight the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]]. He was responsible for mounting giant guns on the other Autobots' vehicle modes, as they were forced to fight in disguise. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}} Despite some unexpected trouble in the form of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], the Autobots were victorious, and Wheeljack listened to a short speech by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"}}

After returning to America, Wheeljack repaired [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who rather rudely commented that he'd rather have Ratchet. Wheeljack replied that Ratchet was busy tending to the wounded who ''weren't'' Decepticons. He later had a chat with Prowl about how unwise it had been to have both their mechanics on the same away team. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine}} Alongside the rest of the Autobots, Wheeljack watched in surprise as Hot Rod (now known as Rodimus) returned from space, bringing news that Cybertron was now habitable once again. All of them volunteered to return to their home planet and liberate it from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s army. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix}}

As they traveled on board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, all the Autobots were curious what would happen to the captured Megatron, and Wheeljack lost 50 [[Shanix]] betting with Ratchet that they could listen in on Optimus Prime's private chat with the prisoner. He was also offered a job at [[Kimia Facility]] by [[Xaaron]], but it's unknown if he accepted. Not that it mattered considering [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|what happened]] to Kimia just afterwards. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} On Earth, Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] required Wheeljack's help when [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] went into [[stasis lock]] during an interrogation. Appearing via hologram, he figured that someone had placed a failsafe within the Decepticon, so that if he was captured he'd be knocked offline before he revealed any sensitive information. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward}}

On Cybertron, the Autobots fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep]]s. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers}} Upon their victory, Cybertron was left at peace, but the planet itself had been "reset", transformed into a primordial and hostile world—a world to which factionless Transformers from all across the galaxy soon began returning. Bumblebee established a provisional government, and Wheeljack became part of his inner circle of confidants, at first helping to direct the arriving ships to appropriate landing zones. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} Once things settled down a little, Wheeljack outfitted his fellow Autobots with new Cybertronian alternate modes, and began working with Ironhide to explore the extent the changes to the planet. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}} He was responsible for "upgrading" Bumblebee's walking stick into a powerful taser and was present for the memorial service dedicated to the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', which had disappeared in an explosion just after launch. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

When mysterious explosions began erupting across the planet, Wheeljack was called upon to investigate, in the process having to save [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] from a furious [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], who blamed the Decepticons for the blasts. Unconvinced, Wheeljack put his head together with Starscream's and deduced that the explosiions were being caused by unanchored energy the primeval planet was supposed to be transmitting to its [[Moonbase One|absent moon]]. Wheeljack hastily constructed a rocket and launched it into low orbit to safely draw the energy off into space, then set to work putting a replacement satellite together. {{storylink|Stick Together}} He was later given the unenviable task of informing Prowl about the murder of [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] and accompanying him to the crime scene, {{storylink|Devisive}} and was present at the Autobot base for the arrival of [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

When a Decepticon ship materialized above Cybertron from out of seeming nowhere, Wheeljack's scientific curiosity was piqued, and he volunteered to sneak aboard the craft to learn what kind of secret cloaking technology the craft's curiously beneficent commander [[Turmoil]] was hiding. Upon discovering that the ship did not have a cloaking device, but rather a [[time travel|time machine]] built using slave labor, Wheeljack was attacked and badly wounded by Turmoil. Although he was able to seal the Decepticon in one of his newly-created containment fields, Wheeljack was then confronted by his vengeful troops, only to be saved by Metalhawk. Using another containment field to protect himself and his rescuer as they escaped the ship, Wheeljack concluded that despite its dubious origins, the time machine was too valuable to destroy. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}}

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===''Wings Universe''===
After a battle with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] early in the war, Wheeljack helped repair the [[Autobot]]s that fell in the battle. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
Wheeljack was one of the Autobots active in [[1888]] when an [[Elder God]] awoke on Earth. Transforming into an steam-powered plow car, he brought [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to the [[Mare Ruek Glacier]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] lay dormant. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He was the first Autobot to give up his energy for the [[Tesla tower|generator]] Tesla needed to revive Prime, then was brought back in turn thanks to Prime's own energon reserves. When Prime led the Autobots to [[Port Cenotaph]] to defeat the Elder God and its Decepticon minions, Wheeljack cut [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] in half using his plow blades as swords. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheeljack was among the Autobots gathered around [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when Prime decided it would be a good idea to not transform anymore. {{storylink|Commercial|Action Master commercial}}

==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Wheeljack could come to Optimus Prime's aid by repairing his flat tires. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Alex Easley]]

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{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
* Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], and thus the first one to appear in any animated story.

* According to the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, Wheeljack is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to "respect your elders". Also, he is younger than Kup, but still enough of age to share old man stories with him.

* Storyboards for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' show Smokescreen lying dead next to Windcharger instead of Wheeljack. Older versions of the movie script in fact feature Wheeljack alive and well after the Battle of Autobot City. He and several other Autobots take part in a plotline that involved saving Earth from Unicron's siphoning hose that was draining the Earth's energy and would ultimately destroy it.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''French:'' '''Invento''' (Canada), '''Cric''' (Canada Action Master, "Jack")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kerék''' ("Wheel"), '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steering-wheel Jack")
*''Italian:'' '''Saetta''' ("Bolt")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Auto-Roda''' (Portuguese comic, "Auto-Motor"), '''Motriz''' (Brazilian comic, "Wheel")
*''Russian:'' '''Gónshhik''' (Го́нщик, "Racer")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kermanych''' (Керманич, "Steerer")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wheeljack Wheeljack's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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The Rebirth, Part 1

2012-08-18T03:07:50Z

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{{episode
|image=Rebirth 1 title shot.JPG
|caption="Guys, I'm serious, we need a water cooler in here to converse about." "Goldbug, we're robots. We don't drink water."
|series=G1toon
|ep=96
|title="The Rebirth, Part 1"
|written by=[[David Wise]]
|animation studio=[[AKOM]]
|production code=6701-1
|airdate=[[November 9]], 1987
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Galvatron invades Autobot City and then Cybertron with a plan to destroy the Autobots forever! This is something new?'''

:''Japanese title:'' ヘッドマスター誕生 (''Headmaster tanjō'', "The Headmasters Are Born")
:''German title:'' '''Die Wiedergeburt, Teil 1''' ("The Rebirth, Part 1")

==Synopsis==
[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] is talking with the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] at [[Autobot City]]. Things have been quiet for the [[Autobot]]s in the months since the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Hate Plague]] crisis. Not a word has been heard of the [[Decepticon]]s in months. Who knows where they are. The answer? Right at their doorstep. Meanwhile, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] walks into a room to find Optimus on his knees. Optimus claims that he has been having visions since he opened the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and it's something big. Goldbug informs Optimus of the approaching Decepticon force, and Optimus realizes that what ever he's been sensing, it's starting right now.

[[Image:Rebirth 1 Autobots Decepticons fight.JPG|left|200px|thumb|A truly epic battle.]]

Leading the Autobots out, the Decepticons attack. The Technobots and the [[Throttlebot]]s take point, but the Decepticons have gotten some new raw power in [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], while [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] has some fun with [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]. However, [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] sees [[Wingspan]] and [[Pounce]] enter into Autobot City. [[Transformation|Transforming]] into Counterpunch, he follows to check up on their progress, where he sees them steal something from the vaults. The Clones quickly dispatch Punch, and take their prize to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Having claimed what they wanted, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] orders a retreat. Optimus, realizing this was a diversion, runs into Autobot City, finding Punch and the vault. Horrified, Optimus orders everyone to board the ships and head for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

On Cybertron, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] is racing with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] riding in Hot Rod. Blurr, however, loses control, while Daniel shoots several Decepticon targets and wins the race. [[Brainstorm]] claims that this is evidence of his theory that human partners would be able to assist the Autobots in the war with the Decepticons. [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] are unsure of the idea. However, Optimus contacts the Autobots, telling them Galvatron stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|Key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. This was the forge which was used to create the bodies of the original Autobots. Since the [[Quintesson]] rebellion, the key has been in the safekeeping of the Autobot leaders, who have been tasked with guarding the key with their [[Spark|lives]]. However, Galvatron intends to open the chamber and destroy Cybertron. The Decepticons arrive, and chaos ensues. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are quickly taken down by [[Sixshot]], who shows off [[to sell toys|all six forms]]!

[[Image:Rebirth 1 Plasma energy Scourge.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Scourge never gets a break.]]

During the onslaught, Kup and Hot Rod's team notice Scourge heading for the Plasma Energy Chamber. They pursue in an attempt to stop him. When Scourge opens the chamber, he is nearly killed, but Spike and Cerebros manages to grab the key. The Autobots' ship is hit by a wave of energy from the Plasma Energy Chamber and is hurled off Cybertron itself. Discovering Scourge, the Decepticons reactivate him. Scourge explains what happened, and a team under [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] heads out to find the Autobots with the key.

[[Image:Rebirth 1 Hive machines.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Oh, this is not going to end well...]]

Meanwhile, the Autobot ship crashes on Nebulon. With the engines fried, the Autobots and the Witwickys decide to look for civilization. They're soon spotted by [[Duros]] and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], who assume the Autobots are machines controlled by the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] and alert the rest of their resistance group. The group soon captures the Autobots, and plans to destroy the Autobots with magnetic bombs, even though Spike tries to talk them down. However, the Decepticons show up. Spike finally convinces the Nebulons to release the Autobots. In the subsequent battle, Daniel is injured by Snapdragon, and Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Pointblank]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] are taken captive. Some of the Autobots pursue them into the forest, but are quickly driven off by machines.

[[Image:Rebirth 1 Autobot heads.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"This will haunt me until the day I die..."]]

Back at the cave, [[Arcana]] and [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]] manage to stabilize Daniel's condition, but the boy will have to be connected to life-support machinery. The [[Nebulan]] leader [[Gort]] explains that the Hive is a tyrannical group of telekinetics who have used machines to enslave Nebulon. The resistance members know the weak points of the machines, but they just don't have the firepower. Spike thinks that Brainstorm's idea of organic partners just might be the ticket. The Autobots agree to allow the Nebulons to use their heads as suits, except for Cerebros, who walks out, tired of fighting. [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] asks to be Daniel's partner, and Spike agrees. As they remove their heads, Spike declares that they are about to become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].

[[The Rebirth, Part 2|To be continued...]]

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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] (2)
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (3)
* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (7)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (8)
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (9)
* [[Wide Load]] (10)
* [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (11)
* [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (12)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (13)
* [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] (27)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (33)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] (34)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (37)
* [[Pointblank]] (38)
* [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (39)
* [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (40)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (41)
* [[Brainstorm]] (42)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (43)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (44)
* [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (45)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (46)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (52)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (53)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (54)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (55)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (56)
* [[Fastlane]] (60)
* [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (61)

|c2=
* [[Apeface]] (14)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (15)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (16)
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (17)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (18)
* [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (19)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (20)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (21)
* [[Sweep]]s (22)
* [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (23)
* [[Misfire]] (24)
* [[Wingspan]] (25)
* [[Pounce]] (26)
* [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] (28)
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (29)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (30)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (31)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (32)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (47)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (48)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (49)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (50)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (51)
* [[Sixshot]] (57)
* [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (58)
* [[Triggerhappy]] (59)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (35)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (36)

|c4=
* [[Gort]] (62)
* [[Duros]] (63)
* [[Stylor]] (64)
* [[Arcana]] (65)
* [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] (66)
* [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]] (67)
* [[Recoil]] (68)
* [[Haywire]] (69)
* [[Peacemaker]] (70)
* [[Spoilsport]] (71)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Wingspan:''' "Beat it, Counterpunch! We don't need your help!" 
'''Counterpunch:''' "Fine. ''You'' deal with my Autobot counterpart. I've heard he's nearby." 
''[ducks around the corner, transforms to Punch]'' 
'''Punch:''' "...''Real'' nearby."
:—Punch, master of subtle hints, utters a classic line.

'''Kup''': It might give us the edge if the Decepticons ''did'' return. 
'''Crosshairs''': That's not gonna happen! 
'''Optimus''': Kup! Highbrow! The Decepticons are heading your way! 
'''Kup''': How many of 'em, Prime? 
'''Optimus''': ''All'' of them! 
'''Crosshairs''': 'Course, I ''have'' been wrong on one or two occasions.
:—Crosshairs ''really'' needs to think before he speaks.

"Sixshot, show them what a one-robot army is!"
:—'''Galvatron''' prompts Sixshot to do the old sell-my-toy routine.

"My one wish... is to ''never'' fight again."
:—'''Cerebros''', so pacifistic he won't even fight to help his friends.

"I suppose it's the only meritorious way out of our meretricious situation." 
"Yeah, me too. Like he said."
:—'''Highbrow''' and '''Hardhead''' on becoming Headmasters.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* AKOM continues their proud tradition of using the wrong color models. Thus, throughout the episode:
** Goldbug's mouthplate is gold instead of white.
** Optimus Prime's backpack, fog lights and forehead crest are white instead of red / red / blue, respectively.
** Scourge's head can be seen sticking out of the top of his hovercraft mode.
** The inside of Ultra Magnus' head is red instead of gray.

* The side of Goldbug's head is yellow instead of black as he wonders if the Decepticons will remain scattered.
* Scattershot's a bad counter. His "about a hundred blips" is actually 28 blips.
* Then it's 39 blips in the closeup.
* The panels on either side of Ultra Magnus's forehead crest are white instead of blue as he walks in on Optimus Prime.
* Goldbug inexplicably has a starry night behind him as he reports the attack to Optimus Prime.
* The side of Wideload's load bed is entirely blue as he passes Rollbar. Only the cover should be blue; the rest should be orange.
* As he leaves the city, Wideload's bed sides are the correct orange, but the bed overhang over his cab is blue instead of orange.
* Strafe and Scattershot don't fly out of the door in Autobot City, but rather right out of the walls above the door.
* Wideload is shown transforming when Magnus orders the Technobots to charge, a bit odd since he's a ''Throttlebot''.
* Punch's mouth briefly disappears as Pounce tackles him.
* Scourge gets a radio muffle as he reports the theft of the key to Galvatron, even though he's right there on-screen.
* One of the Decepticons retreating from the Autobot City battle has Sureshot's color scheme.
* The Decepticons are shown entering the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]'' ''through the engine port''... which then immediately lights up to propel the ship into space, presumably melting the entire Decepticon army to slag.
* Wingspan's gun sounds like Prime's rifle.
* Punch's mouth is missing as he points to where the key was stolen.
* As Daniel blasts the Cyclonus pop-up target, both the stick holding the target and the hole that it came from are missing.
* When Hot Rod first transforms to robot mode, the sides of his head are white and his spoiler is entirely yellow (it should be orange in the middle).
* Hardhead is consistently shown with the side of his visor yellow, rather than the blue that one might expect.
* When Crosshairs walks up to Brainstorm's group, he's drawn as a giant Pinpointer.
* The back of Prime's head is white as he and Magnus stand on the bridge of their shuttle.
* The group shot as Prime warns the Autobots not to let Galvatron open the chamber contains some odd members, including the giant Pinpointer, and Optimus Prime himself in Peacemaker's color scheme, but flipped.
* The ''Revenge'' somehow lands on Cybertron's surface without crushing the antenna on its bottom-most point.
* Scourge crawls down a Transformers-sized hatch. A dozen Autobots pursue him by ''getting aboard a shuttle'' and flying after him, though it's not clear if it's supposed to be the same hatch.
* Scourge is missing the pink on his fingernails as he approaches the Plasma Energy Chamber.
* Brainstorm's arm is clipped behind a panel during a shot inside the shuttle, making him look like he's standing outside of it.
* The orange shuttle suddenly has a lot of white as it flies past camera, following the 1st commercial break.
* Cyclonus's cockpit windows aren't colored in as Galvatron orders his troops to go with Scourge.
* Kup's helmet is light gray as he flees from the shuttle.
* The first two Nebulans' dialog is flanged as if they were Transformers.
* As we cut back to the battle on Cybertron, various Constructions, along with the Terrorcons Hun-grrr and Cutthroat, are show firing on... the Terrorcons Blot and Sinnertwin. Blot and Sinnertwin are fighting alongside Hot Spot and First Aid, the latter of whom is colored entirely white, missing his blue eyeband and red details.
* Hot Rod's missing his spoiler as he gets a magnetic bomb placed alongside him.
* As Hot Rod says, "You've got the wrong guys," he has several lines across his head crest instead of just one.
* If they're ''magnetic'' bombs, why do the Nebulans place them on the rocks of the cave walls?
* After the Decepticons arrive, various shots of the Autobots show no trace of the bombs.
* A giant Blowpipe is among the advancing Decepticons.
* Daniel is gnawed and thrown around by Snapdragon, and yet, his uniform remains squeaky clean and show no signs of damage despite Daniel's injuries being described as 'severe'. That must be some tough fabric they use in the future.
* As the Autobots approach the forest, Chromedome and Hardhead both have Nebulans transforming to form their heads, even though they haven't yet undergone the Headmaster process!

===Continuity errors===
* Goldbug and the Technobots reminisce about all the "loose parts" knocked from the Decepticons after Optimus Prime was resurrected. When did that happen, exactly?
* Scattershot claims there's "about a hundred" Decepticons heading towards Autobot City, but the attacking force shown on-screen is only a fraction of that number (Galvatron, 5 future Targetmasters, 6 future Headmasters, 2 clones, 5 Terrorcons = 19 total. If we're generous and include additional Decepticons shown on Cybertron, we can add 6 Constructicons, Sixshot, and 5 Combaticons for a total of 31. Nope, still not a hundred!)
* Furthermore, for a group that's supposed to include "every Decepticon in the known universe", there are some conspicuous absences - the Sweeps, Soundwave, the Predacons and the Stunticons are nowhere to be seen. (Quite a few were phased out of the show because [[to sell toys|their toys were no longer on the shelves]].)
* Where did Galvatron get all those troops from anyway? Did he somehow build a ton of sentient new robots on his own, or were they scattered around the galaxy?
* The outside of the city is already smoking (burning?) before the Decepticons start their attack or fire a single shot.
* Soooo.... why do the Autobots rush headlong to meet their attackers instead of [[The Transformers: The Movie|transforming the city to battle station mode]]?
* Pounce and Wingspan probably aren't the smartest guys around but even they can't be stupid enough to fall for Punch's "My Autobot counterpart is nearby" crap.
* Why isn't Cerebros affected by the Plasma Energy when he gets out with Spike to grab the key? It takes Scourge down almost instantly but he dosen't even flinch from it.
* Since when is Scourge big enough to carry a full-sized Transformer as a passenger?
* Lost in the vastness of space, the Autobot ship somehow manages to hit a planet? Cosmically improbable.
* For a ship supposedly moving a million miles per ''second'' (five times the speed of light), with no retro-rockets, the Autobot shuttle makes an incredibly soft landing on Nebulos, splashing down as though it were dropped from about 10 feet up. At that speed, the ship would have incinerated in orbit or, if it made it down intact, slammed into the planet with enough force to do incredible damage. (On the flip side, the million-miles-per-second thing does explain how they got to a completely different planet.)
* As is the norm for just about any children's cartoon, aliens on far-off planets speak perfect English. (And what ever happened to the [[universal greeting]]??)
* Considering they "hate all machines", the resistance sure do have a lot of machines set up in their caves.
* Crosshairs seriously just ''stands there'' and lets Mindwipe carry him off. He's shown unharmed and awake, even though he was among the first to get blasted in the Decepticon assault and was probably intended to be unconscious like the rest of the Autobots taken prisoner.
* Hasn't Arcee ever heard that you're not supposed to move the victim?! She picks up the unconscious Daniel for no other reason than to display affection.
* Arcee calls Daniel her "dearest friend in all the world." Which world would that be?
* Gort's description of the Hive ("ten rulers", great mental powers) doesn't really accord with the Tech Spec descriptions of some of Zarak's allies. This wouldn't be a discrepancy within the cartoon, but guys like Nightstick and Fracas act less like super-mental-power rulers and more like the bullies and brutes described in their bios.
* Brainstorm is shown drawing on paper with a manual triangle. Twenty more years into the future, and the super advanced space robots ''still'' [[The Master Builders|haven't switched to a computer drafting system]].
*There's a line about where to put human-sized controllers into Autobots in robot mode, even though [[Only Human|it was done before]] without any modification.

===Continuity notes===
[[Image:Rebirth1 CyclonusSixshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Where did you come from again?" "Whaddaya mean? I was always here."]]
[[Image:Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Typical commercial animation.]]
[[Image:Rebirth1 Fastlane Cloudraker Punch.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Typical AKOM crap.]]
* This episode takes place several months after "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".
* Almost two dozen Transformers make their debuts in this episode. As usual, there's no fuss over where they came from; they're just there.
* Similarly, quite a few familiar faces are gone with no explanation: Springer, the Sweeps, Sky Lynx, Blaster, and Soundwave, just to name a few. In real-life terms, they were removed from the show to make room for new toys.
* While discussing the Headmaster creation procedure with Chromedome, Brainstorm mentions that it's possible for a Transformer to "download (their memories and personalities) into the auxiliary memory circuits in their chests". Assuming that the aforementioned hardware is a standard feature in all Transformers, it might explain why [[Death|death is just a wee bit inconsistent in fiction]]. Not bad for a throwaway line!
* We're introduced to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], a "foundry in which the original Autobots' bodies were forged." In practice, the chamber acts less like a foundry and more like a generator gone wild.
* Daniel getting injured and requiring a robotic body (or in this case, Exo-suit) to survive is reminiscent of [[Autobot X|a somewhat similar incident involving his father]]. This works out a lot better.

===Trivia===
* "The Rebirth, Part 1", was to be the fourth season premiere, but due to declining interest, it simply was the first of the three final episodes (originally conceived as a ''five''-part story), in which a slew of new characters and concepts were introduced, most notably the US animated version of the Headmasters.
* Like "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" before it, the "Rebirth" mini-series also got its own introductory [[title sequence]], consisting of some parts of the Season 3 titles spliced together with animation segments from the 1987 toy [[commercial]]s. Unfortunately, the contrast in art and animation quality between the Season 3 credits (animated on the usual low [[AKOM]] budget) and the much higher-quality commercial snippets is jarring, to say the least.
[[Image:Rebirth1 Hardhead and Blurr.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Ssh, ssh, ssh. It's alright. Don't struggle. Walk into the light."]]
*The Japanese dub of all three episodes of "The Rebirth" were released exclusively on laser disk by [[Pioneer]] (and later on DVD as part of their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]'' box set). The dub for these episodes is unusual in that it primarily features Western names for characters rather than Japanese-exclusive ones. For instance, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] is referred to by his Western name rather than "Hot Rodimus", [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] is not called "Char" and so on. Some Japanese names are retained, such as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being called "Convoy". Even stranger, aside from several primary characters, nearly all the voices are different from the usual Japanese cast.
* Your wiki editors will leave it up to the reader to interpret the image at right.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Die Wiedergeburt (Erster Teil) ([[Polyband]]) — German audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters: The Rebirth (Parts, 1, 2 & 3) ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime (Tempo Video) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime / Cosmic Rust (Tempo Video) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Rebirth: The Movie ([[Malofilm|Behaviour Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Heroes: The Rebirth ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers: 2010'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Heroes: The Rebirth ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — The Rebirth: Parts 1-3 (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 3 Part 2 & Season 4 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 3 and Season 4 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2005 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 6: Series 4 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (3DVDs) ([[Flex Media]]) — German audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Box-Set (2DVDs) (Flex Media) — German audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season's Three & Four {{sic}} (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2010 — ''The Transformers'' — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==External link==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/the_rebirth_part_1.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]

Heavy Metal War

2012-07-06T04:11:54Z

108.196.36.240: /* Trivia */

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|series=G1toon
|ep=16
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=10
|prev2=Countdown to Extinction (episode)
|next2=Autobot Spike
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=5
|prev3=S.O.S. Dinobots
|next3=The Autobot Run
|image=HeavyMetalWar Primedefeated.jpg
|caption=The agony of defeat.
|title="Heavy Metal War"
|production code=#700-13
|airdate=[[December 15]], 1984
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron challenges Optimus Prime to a one on one battle to end the war.'''

:''Japanese title:'' セイバートロン星の掟 (''Cybertron-sei no Okite'', "The Laws of Planet Cybertron")
:''German ''Generation 2'' title:'' "'''Der Zweikampf'''" ("The Duel")
:''Brazilian title:'' '''Guerra dos Metaleiros''' ("War of Metalheads")
:''Serbian title:'' '''Сукоб металних ратника''' (''Sukob metalnih ratnika'', "Battle of the metal warriors")
:''Italian title:'' '''Il duello''' ("The duel")
:''Russian title'': '''Война тяжёлого металла''' (''Voyna tyazhelogo metalla'', "Heavy Metal War")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:HeavyMetalWar Megatron invitation.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Silly Megs, tricks are for kids!]]
A busy construction site is attacked by driver-less construction equipment, and several components are stolen. The construction vehicles return to Decepticon headquarters and are revealed to be the newly built [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The components they stole are parts to a machine that will allow [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to absorb the [[power chip rectifier]]s from his [[Decepticon]] warriors.

While the final preparations are completed on the machine, Megatron flies to [[Autobot]] headquarters and makes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] an offer he cannot refuse. Megatron offers the Autobot leader a one on one battle with the winner staying on [[Earth]] to do as he pleases, and the loser taking his army and exiling themselves to deep space. Confident in his own abilities, Prime accepts the challenge and sets the match.

[[Image:HeavyMetalWar Megatron powerup.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fear me, for I have the power of... poo gas!!]]

Knowing that Prime would be unable to resist a chance to honorably end their conflict, Megatron returns to the Decepticon base and uses the newly completed machine to gain all of the special powers of his warriors. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s teleportation, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s sonic boom, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s seismic attack, etc. Knowing that Megatron would now be unbeatable, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] voices concerns that the Autobot computer [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] would be able to detect what Megatron had done. Anticipating this problem, Megatron dispatches the Constructicons to take care of the computer.

The two armies arrive at the battle site, and the contest begins. Megatron unleashes a barrage of powers (while Starscream gives a running commentary), and Prime is outclassed at every step. Not knowing that he has been deceived, Prime concedes the fight and comments that he underestimated Megatron. The shocked Autobots begin the trek back to base, and the Decepticons follow to make sure they leave.

[[Image:Heavy Metal War Devastator.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Not Brawl.]]

Meanwhile, the Constructicons have nearly tunneled their way into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and Teletraan I. Sensing the imminent danger, Teletraan I activates the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The Dinobots respond and start pounding on the Constructicons, opening up a lava channel in the process. The battle not going in their favor, the Constructicons pull out one last trick and combine into the super warrior, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The returning Autobots see the battle, but are unable to help. Inside the Ark, Teletraan I is able to show that Megatron cheated, and the Autobots rush outside to help the Dinobots.

[[Image:Heavy Metal War Decepticons beat.JPG|right|200px|thumb|You'd think Starscream would be used to this, but no...]]

Despite the arrival of the rest of the Autobots to the fight, Devastator is still too powerful to be defeated, so [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] distracts the monstrous Decepticon with a [[hologram]] of [[Halonix Maximus|a colossal Autobot]]. Stunned at the sudden appearance of a robot even bigger than he is, Devastator is shot by Optimus Prime and falls apart. The Constructicons try to drive away, but the Dinobots blast them into the lava. The other Decepticons are routed by the Autobots and also pushed or knocked back by gunfire into the lava. There is much rejoicing.

...Until Megatron rises from the lava, vowing that the Decepticons will rise again.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (15)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (16)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (20)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (21)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (24)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (25)
*[[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] (26)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (27)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (28)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (29)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (30)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (31)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (32)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (33)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (36)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (37)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (38)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (39)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (40)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (41)
*[[Halonix Maximus]] hologram (43)
|c2=
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (2)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (3)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (6)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (7)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (11)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (22)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (23)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (34)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (35)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (42)

|c3=
*Construction Workers (1)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (17)
*[[Chip Chase]] (18)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"Forgive me, but I believe your boast sounds vaguely familiar."
:—'''Starscream''', after hearing another of Megatron's promises to destroy the Autobots.

"Let's see how he likes my new [[Shock blast cannon|shockblast cannon]]! ''[The cannon explodes in his hands]'' Uhh... hnh... that's a shock, all right."
:—'''Wheeljack'''

"But I need my power chip rectifier. Besides, the Cybertron Code of Combat requires each warrior to fight as he is, without additional reinforcement. You wouldn't want to cheat, would you, Megatron?" 
"I will win by any means! At any cost! Even if it means terminating ''you'', Starscream!" 
"I was only raising a legal point..."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

"Doesn't this remind you of the gladiatorial combats in ancient Rome?" 
"Maybe it would if I knew what you were talkin' about."
:—'''Chip''' and '''Ironhide''' on the duel between Optimus and Megatron.

'''Sludge''': "Sludge not see these Decepticons before." 
'''Snarl''': "Not see again either. Because we dino-mite them to pieces!" 
:—'''Sludge''' and '''Snarl''' vs. the Constructicons.

"It is ended." 
"Is it really over, Optimus? I mean, have we seen the end of this war? Forever?" 
"Who can say, Spike? In this vast universe, is anything truly forever?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Spike''', with a question that is quickly answered, at least for the audience

==Notes==
===Technical or animation glitches===
====Minor coloring errors====
* As Long Haul deploys his missiles, his Decepticon symbol is red, and missing its "cheeks".
* The top of Hook's head is green as Scrapper bows to Megatron... and again in the very next shot.
* Scavenger's face is colored all-green as he welds. If it was a stylistic decision to show the light from his welding, then it should flicker along with the welding lights.
* As Scrapper directs the others working on the infuser, his head is green instead of black, and Mixmaster's drum and torso are purple instead of green.
* The top of Wheeljack's chest is colored glass-blue instead of white after the shock cannon blows up.
* During the pan across the Decepticons before the strength transfer, Soundwave is missing the line in the middle of his mask, and his yellow stripes are mostly colored blue.
* Megatron's waist is red instead of silver after the transfer.
* When Megatron talks to Starscream after that, Starscream's air vent "boobs" are colored white instead of black.
* The front of Scrapper's head is red instead of black as Megatron orders him to move out.
* As Scrapper transforms, his whole helmet is green.
* As Optimus explains the code to Spike, Ironhide's forehead isn't fully drawn in.
* "Defeat, Megatron?" Megatron's fusion cannon is white instead of black during this line.
* At the end of the across the Decepticons seating themselves, Soundwave's optic visor is blue instead of red.
* Laserbeak's head is light gray as he ejects from Soundwave.
* Megatron's faction emblem is missing before he teleports.
* And it's missing again as he says the Autobots must exile themselves.
* Starscream's right arm is colored dark gray for a moment, while he talks to Skywarp about the rectifiers.
* Wheeljack's missing one of the lines on his "ears" as he and the others listen to Optimus say he was not prepared.
* Prime's tires are light gray as he transforms to truck mode, and his headlights aren't colored in.
[[Image:Heavymetalwar constructicons target teletraan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Oh, and Scavenger's chest shouldn't be purple, either.]]
* Scrapper's helmet is green in two shots as he and the others run into Autobot Headquarters.
* Scavenger's back is purple as he and the others back away from the Dinobots.
* Snarl's helmet is the same medium gray as his body as he joins Sludge.
* As Devastator walks toward the Dinobots, Swoop's head is white, while Sludge and Slag are block-colored gray.
* Devastator's hand is green instead of purple as he throws Grimlock.
* The top of Starscream's chest is red instead of gray as Megatron rants about the hologram.

====Art and character model errors====
* When Megatron comes to <s> lure Optimus into a trap </s> talk and Wheeljack and Ironhide fire their missiles, they exchange lines.
* It seems the artists might have had only script directions to go by when drawing the Constructicons' vehicular attack modes, and not actual character models. Both Long Haul and Mixmaster deploy weapons that are of similar description to their toys' attack forms (cab-mounted cannon, twin missile launchers), but look nothing like them.
* "Besides, the Cybertron code of combat requires..." Starscream's hand phases behind the transfer machine's light during his monologue.
* There's a discontinuity between shots as Megatron is infused; in one shot he's moving and reacting in visible pain to the power transfer; in the next, he's just standing there like a statue.
* Also in the above scene, when Megatron says "I now possess all your powers in addition to my own" his "helmet" is significantly wider than his usual onscreen character model's, and in the NEXT shot ("Optimus Prime and the Autobots... are FINISHED!! Huhuhwarhahahahaha!!") his helmet suddenly shrinks back to it's usual narrow width. It would therefore be reasonable to surmise the animators were using Megatron's G1 Toy as a drawing reference for the former shot, as his helmet IS significantly wider than the "normal" Megatron's onscreen model.
* After Megatron talks of the Constructicons destroying Teletraan I, he's suddenly no longer attached to the machine.
* When Megatron laughs maniacally after being infused with the power of the other Decepticons, his head is disproportionately small, and his Decepticon insignia moves independently of his body.
* When Starscream lands behind Megatron before the latter's duel with Optimus Prime, the animators forgot to animate the dust Starscream's feet stir up, so we can see that his legs are not fully drawn, and instead of feet, they end in paint blotches.
* Chip is drawn speaking Spike's line "It's Earth history, Ironhide!"
* During the duel, what are the Autobots supposed to be sitting on? Air?
* After the boulder Prime threw at Meagtron splits in two, it completely disappears before the shot ends.
* Huffer is drawn with six wheels instead of four as he takes Prime's trailer.
* How long's it take for the animators to forget that Prime isn't towing his own trailer? All of one shot! Huffer is nowhere to be seen as the 'bots leave the battlefield.
* Mixmaster's cab-weapon changes color and form between scenes (it's a gray sphere when the Constructicons start tunneling; it's a green gun when they reach Autobot Headquarters.)
* Mixmaster's acid-laser changes from pink to orange between shots. The weapon that fires it has gone back to gray in the second shot.
* The animation doesn't really show a hole ''melting'' in the floor; a section of the floor just vanishes and is replaced with a melted hole.
* Grimlock has his original head design in this episode, rather than the later, toy-based one he normally is drawn with.
* The Dinobots' voices are ''heavily'' processed in his episode, far beyond the norm, giving them a crunchy, gravely sound.
* The inside of Sludge's robot-mode mouth is glowing orange ''again''. Clearly this is part of his character model, but why and how did such a bizarre choice come about in the first place?
* As Scrapper clutches his wounded shoulder, he has two small eyes instead of a visor. (It makes him look a lot like [[Rewind]].)
* Much like [[A Plague of Insecticons|Kickback's insect head]], the cartoon could never quite make up its mind whether Devastator was supposed to have two small eyes or one big visor. This episode shows him with eyes as he monologues, then the visor shows up just a shot or two later.
* When the Autobots cheer inside their headquarters, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s insignia is missing, Wheeljack's ears aren't flashing, and Jazz's mouth is blinking on and off.
* As the hologram fades out, Hound isn't shown in the nearby cave from which he's supposed to be projecting it.
* When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] finds out the "Giant [[Autobot]]" is a hologram, his cannon [[kibble]] is gone for a brief second.
* In the final closeup of Megatron's face, several of the lava streams are flowing ''behind'' his eyes and back out. OUCH!

===Rhino DVD release===
More than most episodes, the [[Kid Rhino]] DVD version of this episode is full of animation errors that do not appear in the original broadcast version or prior home video releases (as a result of incomplete film masters being used for the DVD), as well as crude attempts made by Rhino to fix some of these errors.

Some are merely aesthetic complaints:
* In one shot, the camera pans sideways to follow the Constructicons, however they aren't moving, so they actually lag behind the screen. Then, as they round a corner, they are animated above the animation cel of the building they drive around, and you can see they are not fully drawn. Their vehicle modes end in unfinished lines and paint blotches until they come fully into view.
* As the Constructions make their big introductory transformations, the camera doesn't pan up with Bonecrusher, Long Haul, and Mixmaster, leaving them cut out of the shot from the thighs upward. Bonecrusher is also visibly floating above the ground.
* After Long Haul transforms, the equipment he's supposedly carrying simply pops into view. As the outlines tell us, it has been retroactively shopped into the image.
* The Rhino DVD portrays the power-chip smelter as a featureless rectangular smear, lacking all the light effects and animation that should be present.
* When Megatron says "Scrapper, you have your orders...", the Constructicons' eyes / eye visors no longer glow red in response.
* As he drives up to start digging, [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] is constantly jumping a bit back and forth while driving, as if the animation frames are not ordered properly.
* When the Autobots transform to leave base for the battlefield, Optimus Prime's left headlight blinks in and out a couple of times.
* Then, as they all drive out of the Ark, the screen freezes for a moment. The Autobots seem to have teleported after the animation finally continues.
* The sky behind Ironhide, when he is informing us of his ignorance of Earth's history, jumps noticeably at the beginning of the shot, and the shadowy outlines around him vibrate wildly.
* The audience isn't actually sitting on the edge of the pit, rather they are all somehow seated on the slopes.
* At two points during the duel with Optimus Prime (one of them recycled as him landing at Autobot Headquarters), Megatron is colored dark gray.
* When the miscolored Megatron blasts Prime away, the background isn't moving to simulate the camera pan, whereas Prime's animation is.
* The humans in one shot are drawn horribly off-model, with terrible looking teeth, may we add. Spike shows his pre-final print uppers again in a later shot.
* When Skywarp boasts that Megatron acquired the power of teleportation from him, he is colored like Starscream, who is seen sitting right next to him.
* During the Dinobots' fight scene with the Constructicons, some of the laser-firing animation is missing, leaving the characters with huge "holes" and gaps on their bodies where said laser shots should have been animated. This also renders the shot of Sludge firing his eye-beams completely pointless.
* And as Swoop fires his missiles, the background art isn't moving, making it look like he is floating.
* Also in one shot, the rock covering the Constructicons is missing from the foreground, and again, we see incomplete drawings instead of fully-drawn robots.
** However a later shot has a cave mouth drawn over the screen's outer rim, which shouldn't be there, as the scene takes place outside.

However, some of the screwups actually confuse the plot:
* When Rhino DVD Optimus Prime hurls a boulder at Megatron, Megatron still lights up to use Skywarp's teleportation ability to get out of the way... but after the teleporation glow effect fades, Megatron is ''still standing there''. The boulder ''flies straight through him'' with nobody seeming to care, including Megatron himself.
* When Megatron is talking to Starscream while the Constructicons are building the infuser machine, Starscream is colored like Skywarp.
** Speaking about the Constructicons being hard at work, this sequence is completely missing. We are instead treated to a shot of Megatron and Starscream standing silently for seconds.
* When [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] runs up and uses his [[glass gas]], he is coloured like [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].
[[Image:HeavyMetalWar Mixmaster spray.JPG|thumb|right|200px|That sure isn't a cave you're in there, Mixmaster.]]
* The animation sequence of Megatron landing at the Autobot base ''is missing entirely'', and is replaced by looped animation from later in the episode of Megatron landing after a jump, along with a recycled snippet of Cliffjumper looking elated after encasing Megatron in ice from just a few seconds earlier.
* When Megatron lands, there are two Optimus Primes and Ironhides there to greet him.
* As the Autobots help Prime make his decision, the camera pans are missing, and the scene is instead shown as multiple, separate shots. Secondly, Wheeljack's light effects are mis-aligned. Finally, the added lens-effects in Prime's optics makes him look like he's about to cry.
* When the Constructicons move out to dig the passage to the Autobot headquarters, they're all shown outdoors instead of inside the base.
* A transformation sequence for Trailbreaker, recycled from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", still retains its exterior background even though it's supposed to happen inside Autobot Headquarters.
* When the Autobots arrive at the pit in vehicle mode, Ironhide is seen transforming from robot mode to vehicle mode. Then, he is back in his robot form.
* Instead of using the finished shot, we see recycled animation of a standing Prime being hit when Megatron delivers his final blow. He should be lying on the ground.
* The animation of the lava is absent in a couple of shots.

But, uhhh, hey, that silver DVD case sure is shiny and pretty!

===Shout! Factory DVD release===
* Like "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]]" before it, the sound effects of this episode are cranked down to near-inaudibility, compared to the music and vocal tracks.
* This episode is also one of several affected by Shout!'s inability to obtain complete master reels to restore the incomplete animation used in the Kid Rhino releases, resulting in 1-inch tape versions being used instead. Picture quality is thus all over the map. The scenes of Megatron approaching Autobot Headquarters are noticeably under-lit. Several scenes are in visibly softer focus compared to shots before and after, such as the pan of Autobots as Cliffjumper says "I don't trust 'im!"

===Continuity errors===
* This episode gives the first of [[Constructicon (G1)|three contradictory origins]] for the Constructicons.

* The building site that the Constructicons raid is a power plant. One of the construction workers states that it will be able to provide the whole planet with limitless energy, begging the question of why the Decepticons didn't raid such a powerful energy source for energon.

* So this head worker guy sees driverless, talking construction vehicles, that turn into giant malevolent thieving robots with the Decepticon symbol on 'em... but somehow he only figures out that they're Decepticons when Scrapper says they work for Megatron. Is Megatron's name more famous than all the defining aspects of his faction?

* Ironhide is apparently able to detect the Decepticons by himself, without relying on Teletraan I. However, in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]", the Autobots were unable to detect the approaching Decepticons with Teletraan I sabotaged.

* Optimus Prime takes out Devastator with a single shot from his laser rifle, something rather at odds with the later portrayal of combiners as nigh-invulnerable. Maybe they were upgraded?

* It's a bit strange that Starscream of all mechs should be concerned with legalities and suggest that Megatron try to fight honorably... but there ''is'' a touch of sarcasm when he says "You wouldn't want to ''cheat'', would you, Megatron?"

* There is a rather ''huge'' hole in Megatron's "Destroy Teletrann I" plot: When the Autobots come back from Optimus Prime's defeat, wouldn't a burning-and-smoking Teletran I ''immediately'' scream "Megatron DID cheat" rather than cover that fact up?

* The Autobots return to headquarters as the Dinobots have begun their battle with Devastator. They have time enough to repair Optimus Prime and detect the Decepticon deception, and meanwhile, the Dinobots are ''still'' fighting Devastator.
** On that note the Autobots don't even try to tell the Dinobots that they were leaving and the fight was over. Were the Autobots going to leave the Dinobots behind and strand them on Earth!?

* Speaking of which, didn't anybody notice the big flaming hole in the floor of Autobot Headquarters?

* So the Decepticons couldn't '''FLY''' out of the lava when they fell in? Doesn't anybody notice Megatron down there floating in the lava?

===Continuity notes===
* This episode introduces the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].
[[Image:Heavymeatlwar megatron powers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This fist of mine glows with an awesome power chip rectifier!]]
[[Image:HeavyMetalWar Scavenger.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This shovel of mine glows with an awesome sensor reading!]]
[[Image:Heavymetalwar constructicons target teletraan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This computer of mine glows with an awesome lollipop!]]
* Gadgets and powers:
** The Constructicons show off a variety of armaments and abilities, such as Mixmaster melting a whole steam roller into goop and later firing a stream of rock-melting liquid, Long Haul having dump truck-mode missile launchers (perhaps a nod to his toy's "attack mode"), and Scavenger's shovel-based sensors.
** Long Haul has the rather ''amazing'' ability to fill up his cargo bed with a payload, transform to robot mode, then convert back to dump truck mode... and still have the cargo be there!
** Ironhide detects Megatron's approach using a sensor that displays on his chest, not unlike abilities he displayed in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" and "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]".
** Cliffjumper's [[glass gas]], if that's what it's supposed to be, acts a lot more like Ironhide's liquid nitrogen. He shoots a huge stream of it from his retracted wrists, and it encases Megatron in ice.
** Speaking of which, being encased in ice does not affect Megatron's ability to fly.
** Ironhide doesn't even bother retracting his fists; he just shoots lasers right out of them. It's an unusual conceit for ''Transformers'', though [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|not]] [[Dinobot Island, Part 2|unheard of]].
** As explained in this episode, [[power chip rectifier]]s are what give Transformers their unique special abilities.
** The episode gives us a showcase of the Decepticons' most notable abilities, as Megatron uses Starscream's [[cluster bomb]]s and null rays, Reflector's light-generating abilities, Rumble's earthquakes, Skywarp's teleportation, and Thundercracker's sonic abilities.
*** Incidentally, this is the first time said sonic abilities have been used explicitly. And it's not even by the guy they belong to.
** Optimus shows the strange ability to fire lasers out of his palm. He's blocking Megatron's shot with the other arm at the same time, almost like he's [[Optimus_Primal#Beast_Machines_cartoon|absorbing the energy and shooting it back]].
** Teletraan-1 can make up its own mind to wake up the Dinobots when a threat is detected.
** Snarl's sword can fire energy blasts from its tip.
*** This is also the first appearance of ''any'' of the Dinobots' swords in the cartoon, something that doesn't happen often. Instead of being red, as per the toy and comics, it uses the gray coloring it has in Snarl's package art.
** Hound projects one of his holograms out of both fists.
** Hey, turns out the Constructicons can turn themselves all into one big robot! Wonder if the toys can do that??
* When the Constructicons are tunneling, Scrapper refers to [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] as "[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]". In their [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More than Meets the Eye'']] bio, Dreamwave would paint this as a deliberate derogatory term other Decepticons sometimes refer to him as.
* Soundwave totally pets Ravage on the head like a kittycat. Adorable!
* This episode is also the "source" of the aborted "Lava Bath Safety" deco for the original Megatron toy.
* The ''Law of Cybertron'' will be invoked again many years later, to resolve the Generation 2 War. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|The Autobots Triumph in the Battle of Good Vs. Evil!}}

===Real-world references===
* ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
** ''Millennium Falcon'' engine burst/whine as the Constructions take off from the construction site.
** Same effect as Megatron leaves Autobot Headquarters.
** Lightsaber ignition sound when Megatron activates Reflector's light powers.
* Chip provides the episode's requisite dose of "Oh, it's ''educational''" by likening the leaders' combat to the gladiatorial matches of ancient Rome.
* Mixmaster gets in on the act by naming a couple of acids by formula: H2SO4 (sulfuric acid) and HCl (hydrochloric acid).
* Oh, and the construction site will make energy from the earth's magnetic field. "Magnetic field" sounds like science, right??

===Trivia===
[[Image:SnarlG1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And we don't just mean the "horrible rape-related imagery" aspect, either.]]
* The art style of this episode has a distinctively Japanese flavor to it, similar to that of "[[Roll for It]]". [[wikipedia:Masami Obari|Masami Obari]]'s believed to be involved with this episode.<ref>http://mimizun.com/log/2ch/ranime/1118994758/</ref>
* The animation pretty much gets Devastator's transformation spot-on. Enjoy it while you can; it [[The Core|won't]] [[The Autobot Run|last]].
* Storyboards for this episode indicate that at one point in the scripting process, power chip rectifiers were also tied into the ability to transform. Upon giving up their rectifiers, the Decepticons lose their ability to transform, and during the fight, Megatron transforms into a jet! <ref>[http://cartoonpaperwork.com/network/dt/003.shtml "Heavy Metal War" storyboards at CartoonPaperwork.com]</ref>
* Scenes and dialogue deleted from this episode include Wheeljack showing off the latest improvements he has made to the Dinobots outside Autobot Headquarters (during which Megatron arrives), Scavenger referring to Scrapper with the misnomer of "[[Gravedigger]]", and Megatron using Soundwave's mind-reading powers on Optimus Prime during their fight.
** An extended portion of dialogue is also cut from Megatron's address to Optimus Prime, resulting in the rather clumsy line in the finished episode, "Our war has gone on for millions of years — Decepticons fighting Autobots — in which opposing leaders — you and I, Optimus Prime — may do battle." In the episode's dialogue script, following "Decepticons fighting Autobots," Megatron finishes his first sentence by lamenting the endless nature of the war. Prime shares in his regret, but deems it necessary as long as Megatron continues his pursuit of conquest. Megatron then speaks again, raising the topic of the "age-old law of combat," then picking up the finished line from "in which opposing leaders..."
[[Image:RumbleisRed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The "red robot" is clearly blue.]]
* During Teletraan I's montage of the sources of Megatron's acquired powers, the descriptions for the individual Decepticons are verbatim quotes from the [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage34.html Transformers Series Bible's "Decepticon Rollcall" page], albeit including several lost-in-translation typographical errors ("Decepticon Lider", "Decepticon Commicator", "Sky Warp"). The most notable of those is [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (misspelled as "Runble") being identified as a [[FIRRIB|"red robot"]]. Furthermore, the seemingly random numbers listed on those screens are actually Hasbro's product codes for the respective toys. Interestingly enough, [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] is given a product number, even though he was never released at mass retail. However, the renditions of the Decepticons are ''not'' the official [[character model]] poses for those characters, but rather all-new drawings.
* The head construction worker's cry as Scavenger drops him is recycled from "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]" (from when Laserbeak kidnaps two security guards.)
* The episode's ending sure seems intended as a potential conclusion to the series, just in case it wasn't renewed for a second season. Turns out that ''Transformers'' was a bit of a hit, so that whole falling-into-lava thing was ignored.
* The hologram image Hound projected went anonymous for 26 years until it received an identity at [[BotCon 2010]] as the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard member]] [[Halonix Maximus]].
* When the Autobots and Decepticons are getting ready to watch the fight, Soundwave lets Ravage out and Ravage then sits beside Soundwave and auidbly ''purrs'' while Soundwave pets him. This is both very cute and very creepy.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 10: "Heavy Metal War" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1987 — ''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1989 — ''Transformers'' — A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars (Tempo Video) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1990 — ''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide ([[Tempo Video|Abbey Home Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 6: Evolution Revolution ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Generation 2'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Three (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume Three (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part Two (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 02: Stagione Uno Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/heavy_metal_war.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

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Chaos Theory Part 2

2012-05-11T00:24:27Z

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''' Optimus Prime recalls his role in the outbreak of the war in an attempt to clear his judgment.'''

==Synopsis==

Back on Cybertron, before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]] is watching a news report on the [[Iaconian Newsfeed Service]], dealing with a terrorist attack on the Primal Procession. [[Nominus Prime]] is missing, and the flickering of the Matrix Flame indicates he's in critical condition.

An electrical storm cuts the feed just as three armoured thugs enter Orion Pax's office. Orion Pax demands to know why they're there, and the lead thug mentions that they're looking for [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. Orion Pax states that Whirl is in custody awaiting trial for [[Chaos Theory Part 1|savagely beating]] [[Megatron (G1)|a suspect]]. The lead thug implies that Whirl's learned his lesson and should be set free. When Orion Pax disagrees, the lead thug mentions that Whirl has friends in high places, and that putting him on trial could lead to embarrassment to certain high level Cybertronians. Orion Pax kicks them out of his office and the lead thug states that it's unfortunate that Orion lives up to his reputation.

In the present day, Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discuss Megatron's fate now that he's been captured. Optimus Prime believes that he's been too reliant on the wisdom of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and reveals that when he first bonded with it after becoming [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], it hurt. He asks Ratchet to look after the Matrix so he can decide Megatron's fate without it.

Back in the past [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]] are on patrol, and discuss how much Orion Pax has turned the Dead End around since being appointed police captain of the region. They notice that there isn't a criminal to be found. They find out why when they return to base. Orion Pax has already arrested them all. Later, Orion Pax admits to Springarm that the thugs from earlier troubled him. He thinks they might be men under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel's]] command, members of the Senate security detail. This would give credence to Megatron's political tract in which he declared the Senate was corrupt. Springarm mentions that when he's feeling troubled he tries to channel the power of the Matrix, but Orion Pax states he's not religious and doesn't believe that the Matrix is anything more then a symbol.

In the present, Optimus Prime asks [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] what it felt like when he bonded with the Matrix. Rodimus replies that it felt wonderful, a fact that Optimus finds troubling, but does not reveal to Rodimus.

In the past, Orion Pax returns to his police headquarters to find Springarm and Wheelarch decapitated. He finds the thugs from earlier, who have freed Whirl. Whirl protests, stating it wasn't his idea for the break-in, but Orion has had enough, only to be blindsided by one of the thugs. Orion Pax fights the thugs off, only to be cornered in a small room with Springarm's headless corpse. He manages to transform the corpse into its [[alternate mode]] and rides out, dispatching the thugs while reading them their rights. Whirl again states that none of this was his idea, and warns Orion Pax to just let the matter rest, stating that if he tries to expose the Senate's corruption they will destroy his life. Whirl asks Orion what he plans to do.

At the [[Grand Imperium]], [[Proteus|Senator Proteus]] gives a speech in which he says the Senate needs to institute a [[clampdown]], a series of measures that will limit the freedoms of the Cybertronians for a limited time while Sentinel, head of Senate security, tracks down those responsible for the attack on Nominus Prime. An aide informs Sentinel that someone wishes to address the Senate. Sentinel orders the unknown individual arrested. A short time later the same aide informs Sentinel that the individual has fought his way through the Senate's security. The individual is revealed to be Orion Pax, who enters the Senate's chamber. Sentinel orders his men to allow him to speak, interested to see where things are going. Orion Pax throws Whirl's body onto the Senate floor and reveals that members of the Senate's security team tried to persuade Orion Pax from pressing charges on him for breaking the law. He condemns the Senate for lording over Cybertron, detached from the masses, always looking for new ways to control the populace. He claims that the other races of the universe that look down on Cybertron refer to Cybertronians as Autobots, meaning automatons, and states that this is what the Senate has reduced the population to. He says that the term "Autobot" can also mean autonomous, free thinking, and declares himself an Autobot. Orion then retells Megatron's story and asks the Senate the three questions Megatron wanted to ask them, just as Sentinel orders his forces to remove Orion: In whose interests do you exercise power? To whom are you accountable? How can we get rid of you? Senator Proteus mentions he didn't catch Orion Pax's name, and Sentinel declares it doesn't matter, he's going to be locked up.

In the present, Optimus Prime confronts Megatron and states that even if Megatron has resorted to bloodshed to achieve his goals, Optimus hasn't and he'd still give the same speech he gave before the Senate today. He declares that since freedom is the right of all sentient beings, Megatron should be free to choose his fate should he be found guilty of his crimes. Megatron chooses death. After Optimus leaves Megatron's cell, Ratchet comments on the Matrix's incredible powers, remarking that just holding it near Sunstreaker restored his ability to walk. He returns the Matrix to Optimus, and Optimus says that he just needed to see if he was still the same person he was before becoming Prime without the Matrix.

Back in the past, Orion Pax meets with an unknown Senator at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]] memorial. Orion thanks the Senator for pulling strings to have him released from prison, but asks why he did so after he condemned the Senate. The Senator says that he did it because Orion Pax was right, and that the corruption in the Senate goes deeper then he knows. The Senator tells Orion that the [[Knights of Cybertron]] called the Matrix of Leadership the Creation Matrix due to its ability to create life. He goes on to explain that a faction within the Senate orchestrated the attack on Nominus Prime so that they would have an excuse to put him into hiding and gain unrestricted access to the Matrix so that they could learn how to control it, and increase their power over the Cybertronian populace. The Senator then says that the Senate's crackdown in the aftermath of the terrorist attack will lead to a war, and that sides are already being chosen. Orion responds that he feels differently, that when the Senator's men rebuilt him they changed him. The Senator mentions that Orion should look reflect on what has happened and look inside himself to see what his part in the upcoming conflict will be. While alone Orion Pax discovers the extent of the changes the Senator had ordered. He now has room in his torso to carry the Matrix of Leadership.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]] (2)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (5)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (6)
*[[Springarm]] (7)
*[[Wheelarch]] (8)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (9)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (10)
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)

|c4=
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (1)
*[[Nominus Prime]] (3)
*[[Senate]] thugs (4)
*[[Proteus]] (12)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (13)
*[[Decimus]] (14)
*Orion Pax's senator friend (15)
}}

==Quotes==
"I think you've made your ''point'' now, don't you? I think he's learned his lesson. I think it's time we all moved on." 
"I'll tell you what I think: I think it's time you ''left''."
:—'''Whirl's friends''' fail to shake down '''Orion Pax'''

"It ''hurt''. Bonding with [the Matrix], interfacing with it — whatever the ''acceptable term'' is these days — it hurt like ''hell''. I've always interpreted the pain as a kind of ''warning'' — like the Matrix was saying 'are you sure you want the responsibility? Are you ''sure''?'"
:—'''Optimus'''

"When you became one with the Matrix... how did it ''feel''?" 
"How did it feel ''honestly''? ... It felt ''wonderful!''"
:—'''Optimus''' learns the Matrix likes '''Rodimus''' better

"Come out and face us! At least your colleagues had the guts to confront us ''head-on''..." 
"'Head on'. It's ''funny'' 'cos, y'know, we cut off their—" 
"Yes, I know. I said it on ''purpose.''"
:—'''Whirl's friends''' make puns about murder.

'''"How can we get rid of you?"'''
:—'''Orion Pax''' faces down the Senate

==Notes==
* This was originally going to be a one-shot with ''Chaos'' as a mini-series. But the ongoing sells more than one-shots and minis, so in they went to the ongoing! (This is why the series ended on #31 and not #25.)<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
* Orion Pax is ''hardcore.''
* Among Orion's trophies is one from the [[Institute for Higher Programming]] mentioned in [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s toy bio.
* [[Nebulan]]s are described by Whirl's friends as having hair, but were all shown as bald in "[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]". [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] had facial hair though, which might count for something. But as this was millions of years before Spotlight: Ultra Magnus, and the "hair" could have been lost through evolution or cultural change, or the Nebulans seen in the Spotlight were exceptions and not the rule.
* In addition to [[Primus]], Orion Pax refers to the previously unknown deities [[Mortilus]] and [[Adaptus]].
* A statue of [[Prima]] overlooks the [[Grand Imperium]] Senate chamber. He's drawn like the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]-style Prima seen in ''[[Transformers Vault]],'' Matrix sword and all.
* Proteus is the name of a Greek god of the seas who has prophetic abilities and is able to change his form at will.
* The Senate mentions the [[Cyberutopian]]s as a sect that annoy them. "[[The Death of Optimus Prime]]" will later mention the legend of [[Cyberutopia]], related to the mythical Knights of Cybertron.
* Megatron's "three questions" are a near-verbatim quote from British politician [[wikipedia:Tony Benn|Tony Benn]].
* Optimus mentions that bonding with the Matrix hurt him physiclly. We learn more about that in [[Transformation (issue)| Transformation]].
===Errors===
* Springarm's decapitated head lacks the Matrix tattoo on his cheek.
* On the final page, the mysterious Senator calls Optimus Prime by his current name, "Orion", only to call him "Optimus" a few panels later, after explaining the room made in his chest to (presumably) hold the Matrix. This is either an outright error, or the Senator is foreshadowing to what he somehow apparently knows will happen to Orion/Optimus in the near future.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Cover RI}}
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime's head; art by [[Alex Milne]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover B:''' Orion Pax's head; art by Milne and colors by Perez.
* '''Cover RI:''' Both heads combined into one time-spanning super head; art by Milne.

<gallery>
Image:Transformersissue23-CoverA.jpg|new Prime
Image:Transformersissue23-CoverB.jpg|old Prime
Image:Transformersissue23-CoverRI.jpg|all-time Prime
</gallery>

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All or Nothing!

2012-04-13T23:13:30Z

108.196.36.240:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'' #2
|prev=War Without End!
|next=Primal Fear!
|title="All or Nothing!"
|image=MarvelUSG2-02.jpg
|caption=Now there's a pain that's going to linger, I must say...
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=October 1993
|coverdate=December 1993
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencilers=[[Derek Yaniger]], [[Manny Galan]], [[Andrew Wildman]]
|inkers=[[Jim Amash]], [[Marie Severin]], [[Stephen Baskerville]]
|colorist=[[Sarra Mossoff]]
|letters=[[Richard Starkings]] with [[Gaushell]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Fortress Maximus attempts to defeat an upgraded Megatron aboard the ''Ark'' while Hot Spot takes on Cobra!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], having been recently upgraded by [[Cobra]], has taken control of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and kidnapped undercover agent [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|Dr. Biggles-Jones]]. [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], one-time [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]] to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], have each managed to sneak on board in order to attempt to thwart Megatron's plans. Spike finds Fortress Maximus's body heavily damaged and is barely able to get the body functioning when he is forced into battle with Megatron. Fortress Maximus proves no match for the upgraded [[Decepticon]] leader, and only a distraction provided by Skydive proves enough to allow Maximus to walk away from the battle. He and Spike sacrifice themselves to destroy the Ark's [[antimatter]] conversion chamber, hoping to destroy the ship and Megatron with it. Although the Ark is destroyed and Skydive is able to rescue Dr. Biggles-Jones, the fate of Megatron remains unknown...

Meanwhile, on [[Earth]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], the last member of a party of [[Autobot]]s sent to Earth to deal with Megatron's return, sacrifices himself to ensure that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology does not fall into Cobra hands. When Skydive returns to Earth with Dr. Biggles-Jones, he and members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] reflect on the sacrifices of Fortress Maximus and Hot Spot.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (4)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (8)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (10)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (7)

|h4=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c4=
*[[Scarlett]] (1)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (12)
*[[Wild Bill]] (13)

|h5=[[Cobra]]|c5=
*[[Cobra Commander]] (3)
*[[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] (6)
*[[Cobra Viper]]s (11)
}}

==Notes==
* As Derek Yaniger couldn't meet the deadline for #2, Manny Galan and Andrew Wildman were drafted to help out. This makes the art ''extremely'' inconsistent, as all three artists had different styles (Galan tried to emulate Yaniger's but ''really'' struggled at it).
* Way back in "[[Still Life!]]", Grimlock was searching for the Ark so he could rescue the deactivated Autobots still aboard the ship. Since the ship was in Decepticon hands from that time on up to its destruction here, does that mean Fortress Maximus blew up a bunch of his comatose teammates?
* While Megatron claims Cobra just has Cybertronian junk, Hot Spot believes that humans could reverse-engineer even ''this'' technology. Since he died for it, you hope Hot Spot was right or that'd be a real pisser!

===Errors===
* Hot Spot should be rendered as two words, but is consistently rendered "Hotspot" here.
* On page 8, Spike transforms directly into Fortress Maximus's head, rather than [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros's]].

===References===
* This story ties up loose ends from ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[Unfoldings!|#138]]–[[Final Transformations|142]].
* Also reprints the story "[[Ghosts]]".

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===Reprints===
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[[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]]

Chaos Part Four: Genesis

2012-04-08T14:36:47Z

108.196.36.240:

{{Comicstory|Megatron and the Autobots try to stop D-Void while Optimus races to defeat Galvatron.
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #30
|prev=Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden
|next=Pax Cybertronia (issue)
|title="Chaos Part Four: Genesis"
|caption="Owwwwww... thsss reeeeeally ''hurrrrtttts''."
|image=Ongoing 30 Cover.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 16]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=November 2011
|story by=[[Mike Costa]] and [[James Roberts]]
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|associate editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
}}

==Synopsis==

In the skies above [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] try to explain current events to the [[Kimia Facility]] refugees. Thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hacking his mind, which allowed him to do the same in reverse, Hardhead is able to lay an info dump and explain that Galvatron has been raising his armies and wielding the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] to try and stop the [[D-Void]] emerging into the universe, but the Heart ''is'' D-Void, conning Galvatron into turning the dead world of Cybertron into a [[Dead Universe]] portal so D-Void can make everyone dead. [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] heroically simplifies the situation to "stop bad guys, save universe".

Down on Cybertron, everything is up the creek: the titanic [[Deceptigod|D-Void avatar]] composed of the [[Decepticon]]s' bodies is tearing through the ruins, and only [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] stands against it while the [[Autobot]]s flee for their lives. Deep under the surface, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] is bleeding out while [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are aware, thanks to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], that Galvatron's going to doom them all. To [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dismay, he's being sent back to the surface to get help for Drift, rather than guard Optimus.

Despite horrific wounds, Megatron refuses to give in and blasts the D-Void's avatar to bits; deep underground, Galvatron feels the pain and can't work out why. As he reels, the Primes arrive to stop him before he can release the Heart... except he already has done so. Up in space, the Kimia shuttle's readouts tell it Cybertron is no longer ''there'' and navigation is impossible; Arcee, zen-like, points out you can see the planet because it's a planet. Unfortunately, the planet is being ripped apart by storms and the crew are forced to bail out for cover, while the Decepticons on the surface crumble to rust... And below, Galvatron bellows that he's won...

And then the shuttle crashes on him. ("Did we get him?", asks Hardhead.)

The Primes have an opening but the D-Void is coming through, consuming [[Vector Sigma]] as it does. Rodimus realizes that the only way to stop it is, of course, the Matrix. Optimus Prime is against the idea, as with Sigma and Cybertron both lost, it's the only part of their heritage left; Rodimus argues that he just ''knows'' the Matrix can save them, but Prime remains doubtful. Those doubts allow Galvatron to shoot him in the back. He snarls that he is going to unite their race as their new leader, that there's no secret allies left to ambush him—and then [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] rams him, enraged by what he's been made to do to the planet he loved. Galvatron swats him aside but, as he dissolves, realizes his failure to see the true forces at work.

Optimus Prime realizes he must use the Matrix after all, and opens it to the light the darkest hour...

And a long time after, when the glow fades and night has calmed, Optimus Prime remains kneeling in the new crater, the hollow halves of the Matrix at his feet.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (2)
*? (3)
*? (4)
*[[Rewind]] (5)
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] (6)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (7)
*[[Brainstorm]] (8)
*? (9)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (11)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (12)
*[[Rad]] (13)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (14)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (15)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (16)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (19)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (23)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (25)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Sweep]]s (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (27)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (28)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (29)

|c4=
*[[Deceptigod]]/[[D-Void]] (22)

}}

==Quotes==
"We've made it sound more complicated than it is."
:—'''Hardhead''', master of plot summaries

"No, Ironhide. You're going to make it through this time, no matter what. Prime and I need to finish this. You save lives. Save this one more."
:—'''Rodimus'''

"Muster your parts - my own soldiers - for the final sortie. I can feel you in my head, trying to master my will. But I will not yield. I will not be '''conquered'''. I will not be '''defied'''. 
'''I''' 
'''AM''' 
'''MEGATRON!'''" 
:—You know who, staring down the Deceptigod

''"WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"''
:—You plonker, '''Galvatron'''

==Notes==
* The Matrix has been completely spent. (Mike Costa thinks the image of an empty Matrix was [[James Roberts]]'s idea.)<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
* The opening two pages, where Arcee and Hardhead explain the plot, are a loving fourth-wall-bending admission that, yeah, there's a need for some heavy exposition: Brainstorm asking it to be gone through again, characters calling it an "info dump", Hardhead trying to claim it's not as complicated as he made it sound and then admitting it is, Swerve trying to understand the plot and finally summing it up as "stop Galvatron, stop D-Void, universe saved"...
* This issue reveals that Galvatron's battle to defeat D-Void, i.e. everything involving him since ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', has actually been a plan of manipulation on the D-Void's part to kill everything. The D-Void is one clever spawn of a glitch.
* As in "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]", Rodimus seems to be more in-tune with the Matrix than Optimus.
* Cyclonus was first established as a Cybertronian patriot in [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|his spotlight]].
* Just like the previous issues in the story, Part Four is named after [[Wikipedia:Book of Genesis|a book of the Bible]].

===Errors===

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime; art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''Cover B:''' Galvatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.
* '''Cover RI:''' Black & white art of Megatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.

<gallery>
Image:Ongoing 30 Cover.jpg
Image:IDW TF 30 B.jpg
Image:IDW TF 30 RI.jpg
</gallery>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaos Part 4: Genesis}}
[[Category:IDW The Transformers issues]]

Chaos Part Four: Genesis

2012-04-08T14:35:45Z

108.196.36.240:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #30
|prev=Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden
|next=Pax Cybertronia (issue)
|title="Chaos Part Four: Genesis"
|caption="Owwwwww... thsss reeeeeally ''hurrrrtttts''."
|image=Ongoing 30 Cover.jpg
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 16]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=November 2011
|story by=[[Mike Costa]] and [[James Roberts]]
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|associate editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
Megatron and the Autobots try to stop D-Void while Optimus races to defeat Galvatron.}}

==Synopsis==

In the skies above [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] try to explain current events to the [[Kimia Facility]] refugees. Thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hacking his mind, which allowed him to do the same in reverse, Hardhead is able to lay an info dump and explain that Galvatron has been raising his armies and wielding the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] to try and stop the [[D-Void]] emerging into the universe, but the Heart ''is'' D-Void, conning Galvatron into turning the dead world of Cybertron into a [[Dead Universe]] portal so D-Void can make everyone dead. [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] heroically simplifies the situation to "stop bad guys, save universe".

Down on Cybertron, everything is up the creek: the titanic [[Deceptigod|D-Void avatar]] composed of the [[Decepticon]]s' bodies is tearing through the ruins, and only [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] stands against it while the [[Autobot]]s flee for their lives. Deep under the surface, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] is bleeding out while [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are aware, thanks to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], that Galvatron's going to doom them all. To [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dismay, he's being sent back to the surface to get help for Drift, rather than guard Optimus.

Despite horrific wounds, Megatron refuses to give in and blasts the D-Void's avatar to bits; deep underground, Galvatron feels the pain and can't work out why. As he reels, the Primes arrive to stop him before he can release the Heart... except he already has done so. Up in space, the Kimia shuttle's readouts tell it Cybertron is no longer ''there'' and navigation is impossible; Arcee, zen-like, points out you can see the planet because it's a planet. Unfortunately, the planet is being ripped apart by storms and the crew are forced to bail out for cover, while the Decepticons on the surface crumble to rust... And below, Galvatron bellows that he's won...

And then the shuttle crashes on him. ("Did we get him?", asks Hardhead.)

The Primes have an opening but the D-Void is coming through, consuming [[Vector Sigma]] as it does. Rodimus realizes that the only way to stop it is, of course, the Matrix. Optimus Prime is against the idea, as with Sigma and Cybertron both lost, it's the only part of their heritage left; Rodimus argues that he just ''knows'' the Matrix can save them, but Prime remains doubtful. Those doubts allow Galvatron to shoot him in the back. He snarls that he is going to unite their race as their new leader, that there's no secret allies left to ambush him—and then [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] rams him, enraged by what he's been made to do to the planet he loved. Galvatron swats him aside but, as he dissolves, realizes his failure to see the true forces at work.

Optimus Prime realizes he must use the Matrix after all, and opens it to the light the darkest hour...

And a long time after, when the glow fades and night has calmed, Optimus Prime remains kneeling in the new crater, the hollow halves of the Matrix at his feet.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (2)
*? (3)
*? (4)
*[[Rewind]] (5)
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] (6)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (7)
*[[Brainstorm]] (8)
*? (9)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (11)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (12)
*[[Rad]] (13)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (14)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (15)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (16)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (19)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (23)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (25)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Sweep]]s (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (27)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (28)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (29)

|c4=
*[[Deceptigod]]/[[D-Void]] (22)

}}

==Quotes==
"We've made it sound more complicated than it is."
:—'''Hardhead''', master of plot summaries

"No, Ironhide. You're going to make it through this time, no matter what. Prime and I need to finish this. You save lives. Save this one more."
:—'''Rodimus'''

"Muster your parts - my own soldiers - for the final sortie. I can feel you in my head, trying to master my will. But I will not yield. I will not be '''conquered'''. I will not be '''defied'''. 
'''I''' 
'''AM''' 
'''MEGATRON!'''" 
:—You know who, staring down the Deceptigod

''"WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"''
:—You plonker, '''Galvatron'''

==Notes==
* The Matrix has been completely spent. (Mike Costa thinks the image of an empty Matrix was [[James Roberts]]'s idea.)<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
* The opening two pages, where Arcee and Hardhead explain the plot, are a loving fourth-wall-bending admission that, yeah, there's a need for some heavy exposition: Brainstorm asking it to be gone through again, characters calling it an "info dump", Hardhead trying to claim it's not as complicated as he made it sound and then admitting it is, Swerve trying to understand the plot and finally summing it up as "stop Galvatron, stop D-Void, universe saved"...
* This issue reveals that Galvatron's battle to defeat D-Void, i.e. everything involving him since ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', has actually been a plan of manipulation on the D-Void's part to kill everything. The D-Void is one clever spawn of a glitch.
* As in "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]", Rodimus seems to be more in-tune with the Matrix than Optimus.
* Cyclonus was first established as a Cybertronian patriot in [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|his spotlight]].
* Just like the previous issues in the story, Part Four is named after [[Wikipedia:Book of Genesis|a book of the Bible]].

===Errors===

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime; art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''Cover B:''' Galvatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.
* '''Cover RI:''' Black & white art of Megatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.

<gallery>
Image:Ongoing 30 Cover.jpg
Image:IDW TF 30 B.jpg
Image:IDW TF 30 RI.jpg
</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW The Transformers issues]]

Spotlight: Cliffjumper

2012-03-19T22:42:56Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers: Spotlight |''The Transformers: Spotlight'']] #23
|prev=Spotlight: Drift
|next=Spotlight: Metroplex
|title="The Transformers: Spotlight: Cliffjumper"
|image=Spotlight cliffjumper cover A.jpg
|caption=OK, where's [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 17]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=June 2009
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]]
|art by=[[Robby Musso]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Unknown
}}

==Synopsis==
In the darkness, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] speaks to an unknown being.

Some time earlier, he crash landed on [[Мир|a planet]] and was attempting to make a transmitter to contact the [[Autobot]]s when he was greeted by two natives. [[Kita (G1)|Kita]] and her younger brother [[Coll]] were orphaned when their parents died and struggle to maintain their family's farm. Others of their kind help out from a nearby settlement. After some introductions, Kita doesn't believe that Cliffjumper would hurt a fly, as hurting others is a great evil in her peoples' eyes. Cliffjumper hurriedly changes the subject and they later head to the farmhouse where Cliffjumper refuels on synthetic [[energon]]. He believes he will be there for awhile and suggests he help with Kita's farm.

Time passes and the farm is now thriving. While Cliffjumper and Kita discuss flowers, a [[Decepticon]] ship flies overhead and lands near the farm where Coll is playing. They rush back to the farm, where the Decepticons are threatening Coll (who mistakes them for "Autosmots"). As they try to pry info out of Kita, Cliffjumper kills three of the landing party. They finally use her as bait to lure out Cliffjumper, and are surprised to learn he is but one Autobot. To humiliate him, they tell Kita that Cliffjumper is a killer who sabotaged a Decepticon ship. She is saddened and wishes to leave. They let her go but only to shoot her in the back and then toss a bomb toward her and her brother. Cliffjumper uses his body to protect his friends and then rushes them to the barn.

In the present, Cliffjumper consoles the dying Kita and tells Coll to stay with the body while he tends to his enemies. The Decepticons had called for backup, who chastises them when he finds out it was but one Autobot. However, when he figures out it is Cliffjumper, he quickly tells the team to arm themselves, but it is too late, as the furious Autobot unleashes on the Decepticons and destroys them all.

Cliffjumper later plants a memorial for Kita, banging it down with the head of the Decepticon who threatened Kita. He places her favorite flowers on the gravestone and sees to it that Coll is raised by a new family. He then takes off in the Decepticons' ship to rejoin his own family, the Autobots.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (1)
|c2=
* various unnamed Decepticons (4)
|c4=
*[[Kita (G1)|Kita]] (2)
*[[Coll]] (3)
* Coll's new parents (5)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Decepticon 1''': Did you say "little red runt"? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah, little red- 
'''Decepticon 1''': Small? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah. 
'''Decepticon 1''': About so high? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah. 
'''Decepticon 1''': Horns? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah, but- 
'''Decepticon 1''': Arm yourselves! 
:—The nameless Decepticons realize they're not dealing with any 'one' Autobot

==Notes==
* The art style applied in Kita and Coll's seem to borrow some elements from Japanese manga, namely the big eyes that emphasize Kita's emotions throughout the story.
* Joana's colours have reverted back to her pre-"[[Spotlight: Drift]]" style, which is shown in "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]".
* Once again there is a criticism to the planetary cold war between Autobots and Decepticons, as the unnamed Decepticon threatens Kita's life. The themes of the Autobots protocol of waiting, watching and rarely acting against the Decepticons ("hide under a rock") and the fact that they were willing to let other races deal with the Decepticons on their own ("acceptable losses") are once again played out.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Cliffjumper, superimposed over an image of Decepticons, Kita and Coll; art by [[Robby Musso]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' Cliffjumper jumping... off a cliff; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Cliffjumper engaged in an intense firefight; art by [[Casey Coller]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].

<gallery>
Image:Spotlight_cliffjumper_cover_A.jpg|OK, where's [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]?
Image:Spotlight_cliffjumper_cover_B.jpg|That's my name, dammit!
Image:Spotlight_cliffjumper_cover_RI.jpg|I'm here to kick ass and chew energon, and I'm all out of energon!
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron Volume 3]]''
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*[[2011]] — ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|The Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron]]''

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Cliffjumper]]

Spotlight: Cliffjumper

2012-03-19T22:42:15Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers: Spotlight |''The Transformers: Spotlight'']] #23
|prev=Spotlight: Drift
|next=Spotlight: Metroplex
|title="The Transformers: Spotlight: Cliffjumper"
|image=Spotlight cliffjumper cover A.jpg
|caption=OK, where's [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 17]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=June 2009
|written by=[[Shane McCarthy]]
|art by=[[Robby Musso]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=Unknown
}}

==Synopsis==
In the darkness, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] speaks to an unknown being.

Some time earlier, he crash landed on [[Мир|a planet]] and was attempting to make a transmitter to contact the [[Autobot]]s when he was greeted by two natives. [[Kita (G1)|Kita]] and her younger brother [[Coll]] were orphaned when their parents died and struggle to maintain their family's farm. Others of their kind help out from a nearby settlement. After some introductions, Kita doesn't believe that Cliffjumper would hurt a fly, as hurting others is a great evil in her peoples' eyes. Cliffjumper hurriedly changes the subject and they later head to the farmhouse where Cliffjumper refuels on synthetic [[energon]]. He believes he will be there for awhile and suggests he help with Kita's farm.

Time passes and the farm is now thriving. While Cliffjumper and Kita discuss flowers, a [[Decepticon]] ship flies overhead and lands near the farm where Coll is playing. They rush back to the farm, where the Decepticons are threatening Coll (who mistakes them for "Autosmots"). As they try to pry info out of Kita, Cliffjumper kills three of the landing party. They finally use her as bait to lure out Cliffjumper, and are surprised to learn he is but one Autobot. To humiliate him, they tell Kita that Cliffjumper is a killer who sabotaged a Decepticon ship. She is saddened and wishes to leave. They let her go but only to shoot her in the back and then toss a bomb toward her and her brother. Cliffjumper uses his body to protect his friends and then rushes them to the barn.

In the present, Cliffjumper consoles the dying Kita and tells Coll to stay with the body while he tends to his enemies. The Decepticons had called for backup, who chastises them when he finds out it was but one Autobot. However, when he figures out it is Cliffjumper, he quickly tells the team to arm themselves, but it is too late, as the furious Autobot unleashes on the Decepticons and destroys them all.

Cliffjumper later plants a memorial for Kita, banging it down with the head of the Decepticon who threatened Kita. He places her favorite flowers on the gravestone and sees to it that Coll is raised by a new family. He then takes off in the Decepticons' ship to rejoin his own family, the Autobots.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (1)
|c2=
* various unnamed Decepticons (4)
|c4=
*[[Kita (G1)|Kita]] (2)
*[[Coll]] (3)
* Coll's new parents (5)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Decepticon 1''': Did you say "little red runt"? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah, little red- 
'''Decepticon 1''': Small? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah. 
'''Decepticon 1''': About so high? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah. 
'''Decepticon 1''': Horns? 
'''Decepticon 2''': Yeah, but- 
'''Decepticon 1''': Arm yourselves! 
:—The nameless Decepticons realize they're not dealing with any 'one' Autobot

==Notes==
* The art style applied in Kita and Coll's seem to borrow some elements from Japanese manga, namely the big eyes that emphasize Kita's emotions throughout the story.
* Joana's colours have reverted back to her pre-"[[Spotlight: Drift]]" style, which is shown in "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]".
* Once again there is a criticism to the planetary cold war between Autobots and Decepticons, as the unnamed Decepticon threatens Kita's life. The themes of the Autobots protocol of waiting, watching and rarely acting against the Decepticons ("hide under a rock") and the fact that they were willing to let other races deal with the Decepticons on their own ("acceptable losses") are once again played out.
* When Cliffjumper is setting up Kita's grave you can see that he's stamping her gravestone in with the decapitated head of the Decepticon that killed her. Wow.
===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Cliffjumper, superimposed over an image of Decepticons, Kita and Coll; art by [[Robby Musso]] and colors by [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
* '''Cover B:''' Cliffjumper jumping... off a cliff; art by [[Don Figueroa]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Cliffjumper engaged in an intense firefight; art by [[Casey Coller]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].

<gallery>
Image:Spotlight_cliffjumper_cover_A.jpg|OK, where's [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]?
Image:Spotlight_cliffjumper_cover_B.jpg|That's my name, dammit!
Image:Spotlight_cliffjumper_cover_RI.jpg|I'm here to kick ass and chew energon, and I'm all out of energon!
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*"[[Spotlight: Metroplex]]"
* ''Transformers'' TPBs
* ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' TPBs
* ''Barack Obama'' comic miniseries
* ''Astro Boy: The Movie Official Movie Prequel'' comic
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]'' TPB
* Dynamic Forces exclusive variants
* ''Comic Books 101'' book
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (back cover)

===Reprints===
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron Volume 3]]''
*[[2010]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One]]''
*[[2011]] — ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|The Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron]]''

[[Category:Spotlight issues|Cliffjumper]]

More than Meets the Eye, Part 2

2012-02-29T12:41:58Z

108.196.36.240: /* Continuity errors */

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|series=G1toon
|ep=2
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=2
|prev2=More than Meets the Eye, Part 1
|next2=More than Meets the Eye, Part 3
|series3=''[[Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=2
|prev3=More than Meets the Eye, Part 1
|next3=More than Meets the Eye, Part 3
|image=More Than Meets Part 2.jpg
|caption=Oil is a burnin' thing, and it makes a fiery ring.
|title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 2"
|production code=4024
|airdate=[[September 18]], 1984
|written by=[[George Arthur Bloom]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|packaged with=[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]]
}}

'''The Decepticons continue raiding Earth's energy sources, including Sherman Dam and the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:MTMtE Part2 Greetings.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Are you Samuel James Witwicky, descendant of Archibald Witwicky?" "No." "Oops, sorry, my bad." [Throws him back in the water]]]

The fire at the off-shore oil rig continues to grow. Poor [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] is caught in some girders, but is freed by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]. Not so easy to extricate are the humans [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. As [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] grapples with the debris trapping the workers, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] put out the fire. Rescued by Prime, Spike and Sparkplug introduce themselves to the [[Autobot]]s, offering their terrestrial knowledge to help them.

[[Image:MTMtE Part2 Spike Soundwave.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A legacy of Stupid Human Tricks begins here.]]

Their newfound human friends return with the Autobots to their headquarters. As Spike explores the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], he finds a small cassette player and brings it in with him, setting it aside. Little does he realize he has brought [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] into Autobot Headquarters. Soundwave and his minion [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] begin using [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] to locate [[Earth]]'s most plentiful energy resources. Meanwhile Spike enjoys a tour of the headquarters and some sunset joyriding with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. Returning to the base, Spike spots Soundwave's intrusion and sounds the alarm. Soundwave escapes, but the Autobots catch Ravage, thanks to [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]' infrared light.

Soundwave briefs [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] on his findings. Megatron decides to attack [[Sherman Dam]], causing a tidal wave to increase the dam's output. The next day, the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] arrive at the dam. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dives into the river and activates his piledrivers to whip the river into dangerous rapids. The energy output is detected by Teletraan I, and the Autobots rush there to stop the Decepticons.

[[Image:MTMte Part2 Autobotsrally.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Raise your hand, raise your haaaand—if you're sure!]]

With the river at its peak, the Decepticons begin producing [[Energon cube|energon cubes]]. The Autobots arrive, and a battle ensues. Hound dives into the river to stop Rumble's quaking, and the two scuffle in the depths, with the Autobot coming off worse. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] help divert the course of the river to save a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Megatron and Optimus Prime duel with [[Energy weapon|energy melee weapons]] atop Sherman Dam while exchanging insults. Megatron knocks Prime into the rapids (the latter was distracted by Spike's shouts for help) and he and his Decepticons escape with their spoils.

[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] helps pull Prime from the river. The Autobots regroup and vow to stop the Decepticons as they continue their activities across the land... but apparently don't do a very good job of it at ''all''. The space cruiser they are developing is almost complete, and they are one more energy raid away from having enough fuel to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unfortunately, the impudent [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] feels the need to test some of the energon cubes. His wasteful experimenting forces the Decepticons to now make two trips. Their first destination, the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. These plans are overheard by Trailbreaker, Spike and Sparkplug, who are eavesdropping on the Decepticons.

[[Image:Mtmte2 witwickys and trailbreaker.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Trailbreaker deploys his combat bird bath.]]

As Trailbreaker returns to Autobot headquarters to relay the news, the trio are attacked by a pair of generic [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Sparkplug radios for help, which comes in the form of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. Sunstreaker uses a vehicle-mode cannon to give one of the Seekers a small scratch on its wing, prompting the two jets to retreat.

The Decepticons are soon in Burma, pulling [[Ruby crystal|energetic rubies]] from the Earth's crust. The Autobots wait for them outside the mine. Wheeljack has developed a powerful and compact explosive. Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteer to plant the charge in the mine. They do so, but are caught by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] as they make their escape.

Concerned that Sparkplug and Bumblebee haven't returned, Optimus Prime drives up the mine's entrance and dispatches [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] into the mine. The explosive detonates, and the blast knocks Prime off his wheels, sending him tumbling down the mountainside.

'''[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|To be continued...]]'''

{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (1)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (2)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (6)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (8)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (10)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (11)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (12)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (13)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (14)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (16)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (17)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (18)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (19)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (20)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (27)
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (29)
* [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (30)

|c2=
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (9)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (15)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (21)
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (22)
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (23)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (24)
* [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (25)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (26)
* [[Orange Recordicon‎]] (28)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"For someone who doesn't like to fight, heh, you're not bad, Mirage!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' complimenting Mirage after he helped fight off Skywarp and Thundercracker

"You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!" 
"Because everything I touch is food for my hunger, my hunger for power!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' banter while fighting on top of Sherman Dam

"You're old, Megatron. Yesterday's model—ready for the scrap heap!" 
"We'll see who's ready for the scrap heap!" 
"Junk! That's what you are, ''junk''!" 
"''Silence''!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' insults '''Megatron''' during their battle

"Don't push me, Megatron, my desire for power is as great as yours!" 
"Power flows to the one who knows ''how''. Desire alone is not enough." 
"Time makes all things possible. I can wait."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''', foreshadowing several repetitive scenes in the future

"Let's give Megatron a little present." 
"Heh. Maybe we oughtta wrap him up and put a little bow on him."
:—'''Skywarp''' and '''Thundercracker''' on capturing Bumblebee. Not seen: Bumblebee's humiliated weeping.

==Notes==
===Non-final premises===
[[Image:G1 cartoon Autobots fly.JPG|thumb|right| ]]
As part of the series pilot, this episode features some conventions and details which would be changed for the series proper:
* The Autobots can all fly in robot mode.
* [[Corey Burton]] employs a different voice for Brawn, one that is higher and more hoarse-sounding than the "correct" version that will appear in later episodes. The same voice pops up again in "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]" (after Skyfire catches a falling Brawn).
* Mirage gets a different sound effect for his disappearing abilities (which would actually be used again in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]").
* Wheeljack acquires a bit of southern accent in the third act of this episode. Oddly, he already had his finalized voice in the previous episode, and indeed, shows no real signs of the accent in his sparing lines during this episode's first two acts. Consequently, fans have speculated that voice actor [[Chris Latta]] was trying to differentiate the voice from his Sparkplug voice, as they ''are'' pretty identical, and he only begins to affect the accent when Wheeljack and Sparkplug share a scene.
* The "next time" preview refers to the three episodes collectively as "The Transformers". They would later be rechristened "More than Meets the Eye" (obviously!)

===Animation and technical errors===
* In the recap of "Part 1" at the beginning of the episode, a scene is shown in which Optimus Prime is trying to lift a grate trapping Spike and Sparkplug. However, in "Part 1", the grate was orange, while in the recap that same grate is shown as gray.
* Huffer's trapped arm does not appear to actually connect to his torso.
* As Huffer and Brawn converse, Brawn's lips move for Huffer's line, "Let's take off."
* Prime's running lights are drawn as rectangular instead of round as he explains the Decepticons to Spike and Sparkplug.
* After picking up Soundwave, Spike runs into the Ark carrying his rucksack slung over his shoulder. In the next shot, the rucksack has vanished.
* Soundwave's eject button is one of the most common coloring errors of the whole series. Based on his toy, it's supposed to be white in the cartoon, but almost as often as not, the colorists simply colored it the same blue as the rest of him:
** Soundwave's eject button and cheek guards are both blue instead of white as he returns to robot mode.
** Blue button as he swipes at Spike.
** And after he plays back the Sherman Dam info.
** And as Megatron pontificates about the [[ruby crystal]]s. (Cheek guards too.)
* Brawn's helmet is a bit too light as he watches Soundwave retreat.
* As the Autobots try to capture Ravage, several voices don't correspond to any actual Autobots.
* When Gears transforms, his blue parts change to red, leaving him as an all-red truck.
* Gears and Hound are also extremely tiny in their vehicle modes in the next shot, as a titanic Optimus Prime walks up behind them.
* Soundwave is missing all his yellow stripes as he plays back Teletraan I's info on Sherman Dam.
* When arriving at the dam, Optimus Prime speaks the line "We've got to work fast", but Prowl is shown talking.
* One of the neighbors that Ironhide and Bumblebee rescue appears to be a woman in a pink dress...who is waving and moving as a ''man''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s voice says, "Thanks, neighbor!"
* When Optimus orders his troops to head to the power plant, he has a gray eyeband instead of two blue optics.
[[Image:Reflector in red.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hey! That's my color scheme!]]
* As the Autobots blast into the power plant, they shoot down both Starscream and a Reflector colored like Starscream.
* As Starscream prepares his strange slingshot thing, one of his wing stripes becomes transparent. His wings are also mounted much higher on his back than normal.
* As Soundwave and the Reflectors fill energon cubes in a grassy meadow, there is a registration error that causes Soundwave's lower half to vanish several frames before the foreground content is meant to block it.
* The second purple jet to leave the Black Diamond mine does so alone, but when he drifts back into the shot, he's got a Rumble and a Reflector with him.
* Soundwave's visor switches from white to red and back as he and Megatron ride the elevator.
* Both he and Megatron are missing their insignia as they elevator reaches the bottom.
* While the Reflectors are stacking energon cubes, the energon cubes are translucent enough to see the background (and to see that the Reflectors' legs weren't animated).
[[Image:G1toon starscream laser turret.jpg|thumb|200px|They were only counting on having to fight three Autobots back home.]]
* Starscream's leg is disconnected from his body as he fires his cannon.
* Starscream's collar is yellow as he asks "What's the difference?"

* Half of Starscream's collar is yellow again during "I can wait".
* The microphone that Sparkplug uses to radio the Autobots changes appearance between shots; it looks like a microphone in closeup, but more like a [[:wikipedia:Simon_(game)|Simon]] toy when Sparkplug is holding it.
* One gun, many lasers:
** The two generics who attack Trailbreaker shower him with a dozen or more lasers, despite having only two guns apiece.
* After Sunstreaker shoots one of the generics and Spike's comment, Sideswipe's shown to have a weapon in the same place as Sunstreaker's, with smoke pouring from the end.
* The ends of the ruby collection tubes are closed like test tubes, leaving the falling crystals nowhere to go.
* Prime's right antenna disappears as he points at the mine entrance.
[[Image:Weirdstreak.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ratchet and Bluestreak just came back from the helmet salon.]]
* In the establishing shot of the Autobots outside the Burma ruby mines, Ratchet's head is black and gray. When the shot is repeated, Bluestreak's head is yellow, making his head resemble Bumblebee's.
* Only the front of Wheeljack's "ears" flash as he shows off his new explosive.
* Sideswipe's helmet is red instead of black as Bumblebee transforms in front of him.
* Starscream's face is white instead of gray as Bumblebee and Spike spy on the 'cons.
* As Thundercracker faces Sparkplug, his wing insignia are rendered as purple rectangles. As he joins Skywarp to double-team Bumblebee, they're missing completely.
* Jazz's helmet and hand are mostly white instead of black as he worries about Bumblebee.

===Continuity errors===
[[Image:G1 cartoon Autobot letters.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"Okay, Spike, here's your next Cybertronian lesson!" "Uh...for a...good...time...call..." "Whoops! Wrong screen!"]]
* Brawn uses a blow torch to free Huffer's oil-soaked arm, and somehow, it doesn't catch fire.
* For some reason, Sunstreaker and Cliffjumper are just sitting around in the repair bay in automotive form.
[[Image:AirWarriors MTMtE.jpg|thumb|right|200px| ]]
[[Image:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Rumble, Rumble, Rumble, Rumble, eject. Operation: crowd filler."]]
* This episode totally shatters the previous episode's consistent cast of Decepticons, which was clearly shown to be Megatron, Soundwave, 3 jets, 3 Reflectors, and 3 tapes. To pad out the Decepticon ranks, a horde of generic Decepticons just starts appearing out of nowhere:
** A light purple-gray jet is standing behind Thundercracker after the Decepticons land at the dam.
** As Reflector compresses the energon cubes, there are ''four'' Reflector robots, as well as three Rumbles. The real Rumble is, at this point, still underwater, fighting with Hound. Rumble shows up in two more subsequent shots as well, including one where he's the only guy in the shot!
** And then it all goes to hell after the Sherman Dam sequence. Two purplish jets are with Thundercracker in the snow. Then a subsequent pan shot shows ''four'' light blue jets, ''three'' light purple jets, and ''two Thundercrackers''.
** At the Black Diamond mine: three purple jets, and a slate blue Rumble.
** The assembled strike force: two Skywarps, two Thundercrackers, four Rumbles in yellow, orange, bright blue and slate blue, and ''seven'' Reflectors.
** Two lavender and one slate blue jet answer Megatron's order to "Scramble!"
** A shot of the Decepticons in flight shows a total of ''twenty-seven'' robots.
** Two generics even get their own scripted appearance, attacking Trailbreaker, complete with speaking parts!
** After all that, there's not much point in noting 2 blues and 2 lavenders loading ruby crystals, is there?
** 6 generic jets plus Starscream as Bumblebee and Spike observe the 'cons mining the crystals.
* Megatron's definition of "tidal wave" is a bit wonky, considering that Rumble doesn't really make one huge wave. Of course, we wouldn't expect ''aliens'' to have a perfect grasp of the English language.
* When Spike tells Jazz that there's trouble at Sherman Dam, the screen shows what is presumably Cybertronian text. Spike shouldn't be able to read this.
* Likewise, the dam worker says "she's gonna blow" (twice!) in reference to the crumbling dam. The dam might crack, fail, or give way, but neither the dam nor the generators are likely to ''explode''.
* Superhuman Spike:
** A shot of Sherman Dam shows us that the water behind it (where Rumble is making his earthquake) is clearly hundreds of feet deep. Somehow, Spike just leaps right into it to rescue Hound. The water is also ''ragingly'' turbulent in the previous shot, yet perfectly still once Spike is actually in it.
** He then has no trouble at all moving a big boulder that's pinning Hound in place.
** It must be hereditary. Sparkplug survives being punched directly in the ribcage and into a stone wall by Thundercracker. He should be wall-pizza after that. Spike also is no worse for wear after Rumble whacks him across the face. A blow like the one Rumble gives Spike should have shattered Spike's skull.
[[Image:Rubycrystalminesofburma.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Thus explaining why Burma was the dominant world superpower in 1984.]]
* Why does Megatron yell to his troops to "Follow me!" when he's getting bashed around by Prime?
* One of the shots of filling energon cubes appears to take place in a forest, with no machinery of any type in sight. Are they stealing energy from trees?
* A few shots from Starscream's little cannon drain a whole gigantic stack of energon cubes. Are the cubes really ''that'' paltry?
* The likelihood of rubies being a viable power source, let alone "the richest source of energy on the face of the Earth", is questionable. Apparently Megatron is not yet familiar with the bizarre physics of cartoon Earth, where all kinds of super-powered crystals are just sitting around waiting for someone to sap energy out of them.
* Sparkplug claims to have previously worked in the ruby mine, which, while not thoroughly implausible, seems unlikely for an American oil rig worker/mechanic.
* Wheeljack tells Sparkplug that the bomb timer is 60 seconds. All the views of the countdown timer show it decreasing at approximately two units per second, meaning that the bomb would go off in about 30 seconds.

===Rhino DVD release===
* Hound is part of the group that leaps into the air. However, in the next shot, Hound is on the ground by the river with Spike.

===Continuity notes===
[[Image:Mtmte2 ironhide diverting river.jpg|thumb|right|200px| ]]
[[Image:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|thumb|right|200px| ]]
* Gadgets and powers:
** Brawn uses a retractable welding tip to cut Huffer free. This same hooked welding tip seems to be fairly standard Autobot equipment, showing up in many future episodes, attached to many different 'bots.
** Trailbreaker's "force shield" is fired from a three-pronged wrist-gun.
** Wheeljack can shoot a fire extinguishing chemical of some sort from his retracted wrist.
** Jazz uses a retractable grappling hook that slides out of his wrist (with a little pulse-glow of energy, no less.) This gadget will show up a couple more times in this and the next episode.
** Soundwave gives us the most overt instance of size-changing we've yet seen.
** A couple of stock powers make their debut, as Hound demonstrates his holograms and Mirage turns invisible.
** Gears displays his infrared. Well, actually, it's just a red light. Don't tell anyone.
** Jazz and Prowl can both fire energy-net things out of their wrists. Prowl will repeat this ability in "[[Attack of the Autobots]]".
** "The <s>noal</s> null ray" actually does what it's supposed to this time, shutting down some generators when Starscream shoots them with it.
** When Hound submerges to pursue Rumble, he drops a face shield into place, implying he may be susceptible to water.
** Ironhide has a mounted cannon in the back of his van. It's heavily based on the similar cannon that his toy's repair bay has.
** Starscream owns a [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]] and uses some unidentified crystal as ammunition.
** In one of the series' most inexplicably well-remembered scenes, Megatron and Optimus both deploy glowing, semi-solid energy weapons from their wrists: a morning star and an axe, respectively.
** Trailbreaker can deploy a roof-mounted radar dish to listen in remotely on the 'cons.
[[Image:Roller deploy.jpg|thumb|right|200px| ]]
* Early in the episode, the scene is shown changing from the Ark to a similar-looking shack nearby. This shack appears to have the same construction as the Ark itself, but is not a part of the ship. It is almost never seen again, except in the episodes "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]" and "[[The Autobot Run]]".
* As he returns to tape mode to enter Teletraan I, Ravage's missiles disappear in a glowing flash.
* According to Starscream, 1,750,000 KiloWatts is not enough electrical power to make energon cubes!
* The script that Teletraan I displays differs significantly from the Ancient Autobot language the Decepticons find in "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]". It's also rather different from the Ancient Cybertronian that [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] finds on the control panel of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]". One might reasonably fanwank it by saying that Jazz is reading the modern version of these languages.
* Optimus deploys Roller for the first time. He's gray, based on an earlier iteration of the toy, rather than the blue of the US release.

===Real-world references===
* [[Burma]] is a country in southeast Asia, currently known to the United Nations as Myanmar. It is, indeed, particularly rich in rubies, and is the source of 90% of the world's supply of the gems.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Rückkehr'''" (''Generation 2'', "The Return")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 7]], [[1994]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title,:'' "'''La miniera di rubini'''" ("The Ruby Mine"), "'''Molto più di quel che appare - II'''" (2008 dub, "More than Meets the Eye - II")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ruby Crystal no Himitsu'''" (ルビークリスタルの秘密, "Secret of the Ruby Crystals")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 13]], [[1985]]
::*'''Cut:''' After Spike picks up Soundwave outside and runs off, a few seconds are shaved off of him disappearing off screen. The long shot of him running through the entrace of the Ark is cut, as are the first few seconds of him running down the hall of the Ark with Soundwave clutched in his right hand.

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mais do Que Os Olhos Veem Parte 2'''" (Brazil, "More than Meets the Eye part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ne vsjo tak prosto (Chast' 2)'''" (Не всё так просто (Часть 2), "Not All Is So Simple (Part 2)")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Serbian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Više nego što se vidi drugi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Више него што се види други део, "More than Meets the Eye Part 2"), "'''Sile zla drugi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Силе зла други део, "Forces of Evil Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Trivia===
* Deleted scenes from the original script to this episode include Spike and Jazz tapping Teletraan I into "the Emergency Alert System", leading to it detecting the trouble at Sherman Dam; Trailbreaker covering Ironhide as the older 'bot uses his adhesives to seal the cracks in the dam; the two nameless Decepticon jets appearing in robot mode, standing guard at the Decepticon base, where they spot Trailbreaker and the Witwickys driving by and decide to pursue them; and Bumblebee and Sparkplug facing two Decepticon guards at the mine entrance, who Bumblebee paralyzes with a stun ray from his headlights. Other differences include Bumblebee teaming up with ''Wheeljack'', rather than Ironhide, to carve the trenches that break up the raging river; in accordance, Wheeljack's alternate mode is described as a "van", which, coupled with several other awkward or incorrect alternate mode descriptions in the "More than Meets the Eye" scripts, suggests that complete finalized details on the Transformers' alternate modes hadn't been provided to the writer yet.
* The dam sequence was adapted for the UK comic story "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]" in issues #29-30, and also released as a set of [[View-Master]] reels. The weapons used by Prime and Megatron would be immortalized in toy form several times, and even get a bit of an [[homage]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action movies]], where Prime thrice wields orange-glowing bladed [[Dual Energon Swords|energy]] [[Energon Hooks|weapons]] in all three films, including an [[Energon-axe|axe]], while Megatron uses a [[Mace|flail]] in the first film.
* Much of the character animation in this episode is pleasingly fluid, with some rather dynamic transformations. Decepticons in particular do lots of flips as they transform.
* Bumblebee's mission is hilarious. He transforms to car mode, drives about twenty feet, returns to robot mode, stands outside the mine and says "Come on, let's go inside." Well, what ''else'' were you planning there, 'Bee?
*Storyboard artist [[Wendell Washer]] has [http://www.wendellwasher.com/samples/storyboards/transda2/sbdtrd2-005.htm sample storyboards] from the opening scene of this episode up on his web site.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1985 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|Little Gems Junior Video Club]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — More than Meets the Eye ([[Malofilm|Seville Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Exclusively from Blockbuster ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Generation 2'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Two (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume One (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye (Shout! Factory) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/more_than_meets_the_eye_part_2.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]
*[http://zobovor.tripod.com/more_than_meets_the_eye_part_2_bloopers.html Zobovor's Bloopers list]

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[[Category:MSTF]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2012-02-27T21:11:53Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=...For All Mankind
|image=AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
===Synopsis===
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing... He is visited by a colonel and two [[United Nations]] officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in. Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force was driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none too happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (4)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (5)
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* [[Peter Dille]] (2)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)
}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you." 
"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
:—'''Peter Dille''' and '''Spike Witwicky''', who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Notes===
* The names of Frank Shin and Peter Dille are references to several individuals well-known for their involvement in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]]: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] voice actor [[Frank Welker]], animation director [[Nelson Shin]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] and writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]].
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] was apparently among the Decepticon forces on Earth, despite not appearing in the main ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' storyline. What happened to him after he is left wounded here is revealed in [[Ride-Along]].
*The rifles carried by Spike and his team appear to be modeled after Starscream's [[Null-ray]] guns.

====Errors====
* Nurses don't exactly wear that kind of uniform this century. Perhaps these were ... call girls? Maybe?
* The colonel seems to imply that the [[Joshua Red|former head of Skywatch]] was not American. American government agencies are, of course, notorious for being run by foreigners.

=="Hidden"==
===Synopsis===
[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] finds himself hiding out in the ruins of [[New York City]] shortly after the rout of the [[Decepticon]]s. Unable to contact base, he is forced to run when a squad of Cybertronian-hunting militia approach. However, his distinctive wheeled footprints give him away.

As they follow his tracks, two of the soldiers comment on a colleague's belief that there are both 'good and 'bad' robots; however, their orders are to take down any alien machines. Bumblebee manages to elude these first trackers, and continues to attempt contact with the Autobots, broadcasting 'in the clear' in the hopes that they are listening.

He mentions that most of the city's inhabitants have been moved, leaving their belongings behind, and considers turning himself over to ones of the human bases. He stumbles across a severed Cybertronian arm, and questions how the humans could do such a thing.
Across the street from his position, another squad blows up an ordinary car, mistaking the car's alarm for alien 'chirping'. The car's owner remonstrates with the soldiers, and reveals that he, his wife, children, and their friends have holed up in one of the buildings, not trusting in the safety of the camps set up for dispossessed refugees.

Bumblebee detects that the car's explosion has damaged the structural integrity of the building, and with no other choice breaks into the open to hold the wall up until the inhabitants can get out. The soldiers open fire on him as he does so, and as the last of the refugees escape, he collapses.

Before the soldiers can finish him, they are forced away by the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. Bumblebee reawakens with Ratchet standing over him; the latter tells him that they found him thanks to the soldiers' radio conversations, and that Prime told them to listen in, believing that Bumblebee would eventually break cover to save someone.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (5)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (6)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (8)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (9)
|c3=
* [[Lopez]] (2)
* [[Daniel Klonowski]] (3)
* [[Karen]] (4)
}}

===Quotes===
"Hey, Dan-o, y'hear what [[Collins]] was sayin' back at Sat-Com?" 
"No, what?" 
"He said that the cars are the good robots, it's the planes that are bad." 
"Pff! What does Collins know? He just sits in front of a screen while we're the ones takin' these machines down. Besides, I saw that big construction one take out the Manhattan Bridge. That was no plane. It was like 60% cars - more if you include bulldozers."
:— '''Lopez''' and '''Klonowski''' debate the finer points of factional altmodes

===Notes===
[[Image:AMH16-Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He stole that logo from [[Ratchet (Animated)|somebody else.]]]]
* Bumblebee swears by the [[Allspark]], its first reference in IDW continuity.
* The story is followed by Decepticomments with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Although Ratchet's design is based on an [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|older piece of IDW artwork]] by [[Guido Guidi]], he features ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet's]] electrocardiogram graphics (which in turn are based on the logos on ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Voyager Class [[Ratchet (Movie)|Rescue Ratchet]]) on his shoulders, rather than the red cross logo from the Guido Guidi artwork. The real-life explanation for this is that the red cross symbol is a [[trademark]] heavily enforced by the [[Red Cross]] organization, even ''within'' the context of fictional works such as video games where the symbol is not used as part of advertising for the product itself. On the other hand, the red cross symbol would be inaccurate on Ratchet to begin with, since it's actually not a standard medical symbol, but only refers to military contexts. While Ratchet is technically a military medic, his [[alternate mode]] is a civilian ambulance.
* Also included is an IDWords section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].
* Karen's husband claims the Decepticons have been attacking fleeing refugees and bombing refugee camps. He thinks this is ''still'' going on, but he's panicked and unlikely to be reliable.
* It seems rather odd that Bumblebee didn't consider that the severed arm was a Decepticon's. A damaged Thrust was even shown in the previous story.

====Errors====
* Bumblebee appears not in his IDW body, but in a design that resembles the Bumblebee Guido Guidi drew for [[:Image:Infiltration_1d.jpg|one of the covers]] of [[Infiltration issue 1]]. (The same mistake was made in the Avengers crossover. Perhaps Bumblebee occasionally moonlights in this design?)
* In fact, most of the Autobots are not in their IDW bodies. Ratchet in particular is strictly based on [[:Image:Ratchetg1.jpg|this IDW lithograph art]] by [[Guido Guidi]].
* Devastator is said to have trashed bridges in Manhattan. He didn't. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}}
* The soldiers refer to "these cities" being evacuated, which implies multiple ones across a large area. That doesn't ''quite'' fit with what happened in ''All Hail Megatron'' proper (though it does sound cooler!).

==Notes==
===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ''[[wikipedia:The Endless Summer|The Endless Summer]]''; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16 G Guidip.jpeg|Must ... reach ... my deus ex machina!
Image:AHM16b.jpg|Spot the ''[[wikipedia:Superbad|Superbad]]'' joke!
Image:AHM16_cvr_trevhutch.jpeg|Bumblebee finds another gaping hole in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|continuity]] that no writer will bother fixing.
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Hippies]] never get girls.
</gallery>

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===Reprints===
*[[2009]] — ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron Volume 4]]''
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*[[2011]] — ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Five]]''

[[Category:All Hail Megatron issues]]

Devastation issue 6

2012-02-24T03:07:55Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Devastation]]'' #6
|prev=Devastation issue 5
|next=Spotlight: Cyclonus
|image=Devastation6_CoverA.jpg
|caption="These are MY enemies!"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 27]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=February 2008
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|art by=[[E. J. Su]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Devastation]]
}}

'''The Reapers battle the Decepticons, who get some help from Galvatron; Hunter completes his transformation; the Autobots leave Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
In the [[Machination]]'s [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], headquarters, an employee reports to [[Scorponok (G1)|the damaged Transformer]] that [[Hunter O'Nion]] is trapped in the well-guarded bodyshop. The [[Transformer]] orders his men not to engage and speaks to [[Abraham Dante]], now in [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] attire. Dante prepares to become the head for... [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], revealed as severely damaged. Hunter struggles with the Headmaster process as scientists mess with the real head of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Scorponok smashes through the wall just as Hunter figures out how to transform, suddenly speaking with Sunstreaker's voice. A cloned body picks up the head and attaches it, but complains that the scientists' prodding is slowing him down. Scorponok attacks but Sunstreaker—despite some personal pronoun trouble—is able to transform, blast a hole in the wall and escape.

In the battle with the [[Reaper]]s, the [[Decepticon]]s fight valiantly, but are outnumbered. As [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] states his loyalty, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] transforms to become his sidearm. The [[Battlecharger]]s don't fare so well, though; both are killed. The battle is observed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who lends a hand to the Decepticons by turning the [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]] into a [[necrotic virus|death-dealing]] [[zombie]], who kills other Reapers by touch. With the odds tipping in their favor, Megatron gives the order for the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] to attack the Reapers' ship while he and the [[Triple Changer]]s attack the rest of the ground forces. When the battle is won, Megatron contemplates dismembering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], but Starscream interrupts with the information that the [[United States Air Force]] is attacking.

At [[Warsaw]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] is utterly dominating the battle with the Headmasters, until it's down to just him and one other, who calls for help. [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] assists Hot Rod by blowing up the last [[Sunstreaker clone]] and tells him about [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s orders to evacuate. Hot Rod refuses to leave though, determined to find the root of the Headmaster mystery. Hardhead lets him go and takes [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] back to the ''[[Ark-32]]''. Aboard the ship, Optimus Prime speaks with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] about rendezvousing at [[Garrus-9]], and that he doesn't take leaving [[Earth]] or Sunstreaker lightly. Hound also sent info on [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]]'s death to [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], who investigates the odd way in which he died. While investigating, he feels that he has seen the condition before and that someone has possibly interfered with his memory. He heads down to the hangar bay, and to the ship he once piloted to [[Gorlam Prime]]...

As the ''Ark-32'' leaves orbit, Doctor [[Weston]] argues with Agent [[Joshua Red|Red]], stating that the "Bulwark Mechs" ([[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]) are unaccounted for and that he doesn't have the time to activate a new one ([[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]). Red says he must since they are at war and unlikely to get help.

Galvatron stares at the damaged form of [[Sixshot]] before returning to the [[Dead Universe]]. Though [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] states he did good work, he confers with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who suspects that Galvatron has hidden agendas and secrets.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (18)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (20)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (21)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (22)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (23)
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] (24)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (26)
|c2=
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (9)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (10)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (12)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (14)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (15)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (16)
*[[Sixshot]] (25)
|c3=
*[[Abraham Dante]] (1)
*[[Hunter O'Nion]] (4)
*[[Reese]] (19)
*[[Weston]] (27)
*[[Joshua Red]] (28)
|c4=
*[[Sunstreaker clone]]s (3)
*Other [[Reaper]]s (6)
*[[Ravenous]] Reaper (8)
*[[Klaxa]] (13)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (17)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (29)
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] (30)
}}

==Quotes==
"You Headmasters have gone from serious threat to rank amateur in no time at all. Whatever '''edge''' you had...it's '''gone'''! 
:—'''Hot Rod''''s opinion of the Headmasters: They fail at life, and everything they try.

"There's trouble at Garrus-9 and we're the nearest big stick."
:— '''Hardhead''' demonstrates unparalleled brevity.

"'''You''', who claim the title '''Deathbringer'''... '''Be''' one! You are now, for a brief, burning instant, a harbinger! Giver of '''the unlife'''!"
:— '''Galvatron''', as he turns one of the Reapers on his own.

==Notes==
* Hot Rod's lower legs and the rear end of his vehicle mode are now red, rather than the blue he had previously. Josh Burcham stated that this was an artistic choice, and not a coloring mistake.
* Nightbeat's chest is now a symmetrical "two-boob" affair, rather than the mirrored toy-based version he had previously.
* The story is followed by a pin-up by Josh Burcham.
* The inner rear cover contains the ''[[Transformers: Mosaic]]'' "Feeling Yellow".
* This issue confirms that Scorponok is the puppet-master of the Machination, though he had been the primary suspect since ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]''.
* Optimus Prime's choice to abandon Earth to the Decepticons will have [[All Hail Megatron|major consequences]] for the entire IDW continuity.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Megatron and Starscream [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors)
* '''Cover B''': Galvatron destroying the Reapers by [[E. J. Su]]
* '''RI''': Sketch cover (black and white of cover A)
<gallery>
Image:Devastation6_CoverA.jpg|Shall we dance?
Image:Devastation6_CoverB.jpg|You reap what you sow, pal.
Image:Devastation6_CoverRI.jpg|RI cover
</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Megatron Origin issue 4

2012-02-24T03:02:10Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]'' #4
|prev=Megatron Origin issue 3
|image=MO 4 b.jpg
|caption=Somebody needs to switch to decaf.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 24]], [[2007]]
|coverdate=September 2007
|written by=[[Eric Holmes]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]] and [[Mark Bristow]]
|color assist by=[[Gabe Eltaeb]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|edits by=[[Andrew Steven Harris]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Megatron Origin]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
}}
'''The former miner-turned-gladiator-turned-rebel leader kills lots of other guys for the hell of it.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Autobot]] security escorts [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] away from the other detained gladiators held in the [[Kaon]] holding cells. They take Starscream to stand before the Council of the district, to whom Starscream delivers a message: Everything that has happened is the council's fault. As punishment for their sins, Starscream and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] destroy the council, etching their [[Insignia|symbol]] into the meeting room's view screen.

The next stage in [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s master plan carried out by Starscream is to free all the inmates. Starscream releases them all, and the criminals with prior association with Megatron are recruited into his new army. Soundwave provides armaments, and Starscream introduces Megatron to a new arm-mounted [[fusion cannon]]. Blasting a hole in the wall with his new weapon, Megatron orders the group to attack with an offensive that is as simple as it is destructive: Everything burns.

In an area inhabited by [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Kaon upperclass|high class]], snooty recreation comes to an end when [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] fire upon an airborne vessel, causing it to crash below, destroying an incredible amount on the way down.

Soundwave meets with his boss, Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. The senator admits that not only did he aid Megatron's cause by supplying arms, he was also the one who arranged for Megatron to be removed from the mining operation where he was originally working. Now that Megatron's forces have destabilized the area, the senator is embezzling what he can before moving on to new pastures. Soundwave, however, shoots Ratbat, takes Ratbat's ill-gotten gains, and seals his [[spark]] inside of a frame—his new "cassette" body. Evidently, Soundwave prefers Megatron as his new boss.

[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the other [[Autobot]]s fight to retake Kaon from the rioting rebellion. However, the rebels are causing massive damage, have jammed communications with [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and just won't give an inch of ground. Running out of options, Sentinel Prime decides to bring his incredible assortment of firepower (using his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex System]]) head to head against Megatron. A colossal explosion blasts Megatron out of sight.

Sentinel Prime radios to the other Autobots that he's created a route that can be used to fight against the enemy. But when his armor's helmet is shattered by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s body, he discovers that Megatron still functions. Their struggle takes them over a precipice as they battle while discussing Megatron's goal: Megatron wants to transform the world. With a final strike, Megatron (possibly) kills the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]].

The other Autobots arrive, following Sentinel Prime. They find their leader's body. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], assuming command, orders a retreat.

Megatron sits on his throne and discusses the victory with Soundwave. Now that Kaon has been taken, the next step is clear—the rest of Cybertron shall be conquered. But they will not do it as Cybertronians. From this day forward, they are the [[Decepticon]]s.

The [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] has begun...

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (19)
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (20)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (21)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (22)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (25)
*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] (30)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (31)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (32)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (33)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (4)
*[[Squawkbox]] (5)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (6)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (7)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (8)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (9)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (10)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (12)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (13)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (14)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (15)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (15)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (16)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (24)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (27)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (28)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (29)

|c4=
*[[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] (3)
*[[Grapple]] (17)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (18)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (26)
}}

== Quotes ==
"Heh. Nobody's perfect."
:'''—Starscream''', after hearing a long list of charges against him.

"Through your own interests you created this. You brought us here. You didn't just make it possible—you made it happen. All we did was give it a name."
:'''—Starscream''', before the court.

"Hmm. Yes. There's something about this."
:'''—Megatron''', upon receiving his arm cannon.

"Situation—war. Resources—limited. Optimal solution—repurpose valuable resource."
:'''—Soundwave''', while downgrading Senator Ratbat.

"And when you've crossed the planet with your little gang of thugs, what will you do then?" 
"I will create desolation—and call it peace!"
:'''—Sentinel Prime''' and '''Megatron'''

==Notes==
* Civilians cry out "[[Primus]]!" when they are attacked by Thundercracker and Skywarp. The name is only used as a curse here, but it is significant because the principal writer of the series at the time, [[Simon Furman]], intended to keep Primus and [[Unicron]] out of this continuity. Although Furman didn't write ''Megatron Origin'', he did comment on it on his blog: "just because someone refers to something called Primus, doesn’t necessarily mean it's G1 Primus. There are still no plans to do feature Primus (as was). But is/was there someone or something called Primus in the IDW/TF-verse, quite possibly."<ref>[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/all-this-and-devastation-4/#comment-3074 Simon Furman's reply to his own blog post]</ref>
* According to Alex Milne, Sentinel Prime isn't actually dead, and the script called for him to look like he could go either way.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=37411#37411 Post by Alex Milne on the IDW Publishing Forums]</ref> But he is drawn with a gaping hole in his chest and an expression of horror frozen on his face, and his colors are extremely washed-out. The dialogue leaves the question "He alive?" spoken but unanswered.
* Sentinel Prime uses Apex Armor, a reference to the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' reissue of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime]].
* Megatron's intention to "create desolation—and call it peace!" is a paraphrase of the real-life [[wikipedia:Caledonians|Caledonian]] chieftain [[wikipedia:Calgacus|Calgacus]], who described the philosophy of the Romans he was fighting against: "To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace." Megatron's wording also reflects the motto from his original [[bio]], "Peace through tyranny."
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] gives [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] his [[fusion cannon]]. It shouldn't be hard to see [[Infiltration issue 6|the irony in this]].
* Thundercracker expresses some misgivings about shooting down the ship with Skywarp. Take notice of that little bit of characterization, it becomes [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|important later]].

===Errors===
* On page 10, Trailbreaker is depicted grabbing Starscream as the Decepticon makes his escape. Starscream then kicks the Autobot off, sending him into what is heavily implied to be his death (what with the long fall into a massive explosion and all), despite Trailbreaker turning up alive and well many years later in the previously published "[[Spotlight: Kup]]" as well as the later published "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]". This is not the [[Fastback (G1)|first time]] that the ''Megatron Origin'' books would [[Outback (G1)|conflict]] with the events in ''Spotlight:'' Kup.
* It also wouldn't be the last time a Spotlight issue has a conflicting plot point, as despite appearances here, Hound shows up fine in [[Spotlight: Galvatron]].
* [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] shows up as one of the Senate guards... when really he [[Dead Universe|shouldn't be there at all.]]
* The string of word bubbles meant for Ratbat on page 12 instead appear to come from Ravage.

=== Covers (3) ===
{{picsneeded|Cover RI}}
* '''Cover A:''' Megatron stands over a defeated Sentinel Prime by [[Alex Milne]] (pencils) and [[Josh Perez]] (colors)
* '''Cover B:''' Megatron screaming by [[Marcelo Matere]] (pencils) and [[Andrew Elder]] (colors)
* '''Cover RI-A:''' uncolored cover A

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==References==
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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Homecoming (Universe)

2012-02-14T02:07:52Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the ''Universe'' comic|the ''Cybertron'' episode|Homecoming (episode)}}
{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers: Universe]]'' #3
|title="Homecoming"
|prev=Escape (issue)
|image=Universe3b.jpg
|caption=Prosecution charges the defendant is not a truck, but a monkey!
|publisher=[[3H Productions]]
|date=Summer 2004
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils=[[James Raiz]], [[Makoto Ono]], and [[Marcelo Matere]]
|inks=[[Ted Pertzborn]], [[Chuck Gibson]], [[Glass House Graphics]]
|colors=[[Glass House Graphics]], [[Kirsta Ward]]
|lettering=[[Simon Bowland]]
|post production and assist=[[Glen Hallit]]
|air director=[[Dan Khanna]]
|continuity=[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]
|pagecount=
}}
'''Optimus Primal begins to assemble his army, but one of his chosen isn't so willing.'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Primal]] appears before the [[Maximal High Council]]. Despite the warnings of [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]], he speaks in prophetically purple prose of the [[Unicron|Chaos Bringer]]'s return. The Council find his claims to be more than a bit outlandish and presumptuous, and confine him to quarters.

Within Unicron, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] sends [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] on a mission to Cybertron, with a horde of [[Piranacon (Universe)|Piranacons]] at her command.

At the [[Oasis Research and Development Facility]] on Cybertron, [[Striker]] and [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]] are trying to remove Unicron's corruption from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], while [[Rattrap]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] argue about Primal's return and his state of mind. Ratchet grouses about the distraction; [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] ushers the two out the door, while voicing his vote of confidence for Primal, a position that Rattrap backs whole-heartedly.

Blackarachnia and her crew arrive via a teleportation bubble; she sends the Piranacons ahead to the [[Vector Sigma]] chamber, accessible via a once-sealed tunnel whose protection is now weakened by the corrosive action of the [[Rust Sea]]. Their mission: to bring back the head of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]].

Alpha Trion reports to [[Primus]] on the latest (though expected) setbacks to their plans, as Snarl frees Optimus Primal and returns him to the Vector Sigma chamber. Alpha Trion explains their two-fold plans: a cloaked orbital platform, "from which to guide and guard the planet", as well as a cover infiltration unit to gather intelligence. Both projects have hit snags, and so Primal is allowed to choose any two [[Transformer]]s from anywhere, any time... even from "beyond the veil".

Rattrap, needing to blow off steam, takes a noisemaker to the [[Undercity]], firing the pistol off at nothing while Blackarachnia observes...

Primal had made his choices: [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. Depth Charge, however, isn't happy about it; he'd found his peace after a long spiral down a path he didn't like. Unwilling to force his hand, Alpha Trion sends him off with his blessings. Rhinox, by contrast, is grateful for the chance to atone for his actions as [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]].

On the surface, Depth Charge takes stock of the changed planet. Nearby, Blackarachnia attacks Rattrap, and is on the verge of delivering a killing strike when Depth Charge arrives and knocks her out. Rattrap realizes something big is up, but Depth Charge is still unwilling to help any further. He leaves as Rattrap, still weak from the attack, passes out.

Below, Primal is upset that he chose so poorly, but Alpha Trion reassures him that there is still one more hand to play, as a dimensional portal opens, admitting the massive form of [[Omega Prime]].

Depth Charge transforms and swims off into the Rust Sea... and runs right into Blackarachnia's Piranacons.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Bantor]] (1)
*[[Torca]] (2)
*[[Magnaboss]] (3)
*[[Cohrada]] (4)
*[[Air Hammer]] (5)
*[[Battle Unicorn]] (6)
*[[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] (7)
*[[Optimus Primal]] (8)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (9)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] (12)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (13)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (14)
*[[Striker]] (15)
*[[King Atlas]] (17)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (19)
*[[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]] (23)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (24)
*[[Rattrap]] (25)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (27)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (28)
*? (29)
*? (30)
*? (31)
*? (32)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (33)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (34)
*[[Primal Prime]] (35)
*[[Thunder Clash]] or [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (36)
*[[Omega Prime]] (37)
*? (38)
*? (39)
*[[Volt]] (40)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (41)
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] (42)
*? (43)
*? (44)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (45)
|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] (10)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (16)
*[[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]] (18)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (20)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (21)
*[[Piranacon (Universe)|Piranacons]] (22)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (26)
}}

==Notes==
*This was the final issue of the ''Universe'' comic, as 3H subsequently lost the ''Transformers'' license.
*The events of the [[Voice Actor Drama|OTFCC 2004 Live-Action Script Reading]] are set some time after this issue.
*Depth Charge's bio in this issue gives some hint of events planned for the remaining issues, stating that Depth Charge volunteers to work with [[King Atlas]] in running a refugee network within Unicron's own body.
*The subsequent final battle within Unicron is briefly described in an issue of the [[Revelations Part 2|fan club comic]]. A host of Transformers are seen battling Unicron's generals within the Pit, led by Optimus Primal. Unicron abruptly disappears, taking his generals with him, and leaving the rest of the Transformers to escape via dimensional portals. However during the escape Omega Prime is thrown into an alternate universe by the portal he enters.
* As before, the inside front cover includes a fannishly-detailed summary of previous issues.
* In last issue's escape, the original ''Generation 2'' Jhiaxus was shown. In this issue's flashback depicting the same scene, ''Robots in Disguise'' Jhiaxus is thrown into the mix.
* The issue includes Dreamwave-style profiles for Depth Charge and Ratchet.

===Errors===
*Jhiaxus is colored like [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], who appears in the previous issue.

===Covers (2)===
* '''Universe #3:''' Optimus Primal in chains by [[Marcelo Matere]].
* '''Universe #3:''' Depth Charge and Rhinox by [[Guido Guidi]].
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[[Category:3H issues]]
[[Category:Universe issues]]

Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act

2012-02-11T23:01:59Z

108.196.36.240:

[[Image:Balancingactcover.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You can't run away out of the hall of heads.]]

'''''Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act''''' collects the first two six-part story arcs (both ''Balancing Act'' and ''Revelations'') published through the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|official fan club]], by license-holder [[Fun Publications]]. The story appeared in the club's bi-monthly magazine, ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]]''.

{{chapters|title=''Balancing Act''|content=
*[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning|#1]]
*[[Balancing Act|#2]]
*[[Balancing Act, Part 2|#3]]
*[[Balancing Act, Part 3|#4]]
*[[Balancing Act, Part 4|#5]]
*[[Balancing Act, Pt 5|#6]]
*[[Revelations Part 1|#7]]
*[[Revelations Part 2|#8]]
*[[Revelations Part 3|#9]]
*[[Revelations Part 4|#10]]
*[[Revelations Part 5|#11]]
*[[Revelations Part 6|#12]]
|next=Crossing Over}}

==Overview==
The first comic storyline, published 2005–2006, was set in the ''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'' universe, concurrent with the [[Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' animated series]]. This ''Cybertron'' story was told in two arcs, "Balancing Act" and "Revelations". The two arcs were combined into a single trade paperback volume titled ''Balancing Act'', published by [[IDW Publishing]] on [[April 25]], [[2007]]. The story involves [[Sentinel Maximus]] being brought into the Unicron Triolgy universe to help [[Vector Prime]] combat a new cross-dimensional threat.

==Creative team==
The story was scripted by [[Forest Lee]], penciled by [[Dan Khanna]], and plotted by both.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balancing Act}}
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[[Category:IDW titles]]

Wreckers: Finale Part II

2012-02-11T22:56:40Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory
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|prev=The Wreckers: Finale Part 1
|title="Wreckers: Finale Part II"
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|caption=Tigatron cannot BELIEVE how much this guy costs on eBay.
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[November 30]], [[2007]]
|writers=[[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]]
|pencils=[[Guido Guidi]]
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|colours=[[Drew Eiden]]
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'''The final showdown between the Wreckers and Cryotek determines the fate of Cybertron.'''

==Synopsis==
''Several hours ago...''

One week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Derodomontatus]] orders the [[Quintesson]]s to invade the newly technorganic world. [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] advises caution, but the Quintesson is dismissive; the newly-restored population will be disoriented and easily cowed, he claims. Cryotek reflects that such arrogance is typical of the Quintesson race.

Aboard the [[Wrecker]]s' ship, tempers are wearing thin. Betrayal, false missions, and flawed leaders have taken their toll. [[Primal Prime]], meanwhile, makes metaphysical contact with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who reassures him that despite the Quintessons' treachery, [[Vector Sigma]] sometimes works in unexpected ways. But before the message is fulfilled, something interrupts the contact. Time has just run out.

The group arrives in orbit and is shocked by Cybertron's new decor. They note the Quintesson warship in orbit and take pains to avoid it. [[Ramulus]] is eager to get to the surface and start busting heads, but [[Al-Badur]] advises—passionately—that the invasion force is but a distraction from the true threat, that of Cryotek. Prime agrees, and the Wreckers begin their descent.

''Now...''

Cryotek has become a god, but he's still pretty shocked by the appearance of [[Sentinel Maximus]]. However, the reaction lasts only seconds. Derodomontatus is furious at the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'s betrayal, but Cryotek simply has [[Chro]] kill the annoying Quintesson.

Amid the surface battle against the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] legions, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] receives a message from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], drawing him away from the battle. [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] hears it as well and orders him to go. Snarl receives battle reports: The [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] are turning the tide here, but other Quintesson landing points are incommunicado.

At the former chemical processing center known as [[Ankmor]], Judge [[Brinn]] discovers that the technorganic transformation has some unexpected side effects, like energon-producing fruit trees and Transformers invisible to Quintesson scanners. [[Night Viper]] and various other Maximals ambush Brinn's forces. Night Viper is incinerated, only for his technorganic form to rejuvenate itself mere seconds later. He kills the Judge effortlessly.

The Wreckers' shuttle, with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] aboard, is damaged and plummets toward the surface. Rodimus orders the others to bail out, but Skywarp knocks him out and takes the helm instead. Arcee revives [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]], and they carry [[Fractyl]] out together. As they watch, Skywarp sends the ship crashing into a horde of Sharkticons, its ruptured core obliterating everything around it. The shocked Wreckers begin to eulogize their fallen foe-turned-ally...only for him to show up right behind them, having teleported free.

Over Rotorbolt's strategic observations, the group heads to find Cryotek. En route, they meet up with Cheetor, who's rather awestruck to meet Rodimus.

Quintesson Overseer [[Rexian]] discovers a portion of the planet unaffected by the reformatting, along with a ragtag group of fully-mechanical mechs claiming to be formerly imprisoned [[Decepticon]]s—now untraceable in their new bodies. As they loudly argue over which one of them is the big-shot Decepticon hero [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], they tear Rexian's squad of Sharkticons to bits.

Ramulus, [[Tigatron]], and [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] have their hands full with Cyclonus and Chro, especially after Cryotek uses his powers to mutate the [[Deployer (BM)|Deployer]] into a monstrous weapons platform. Cryotek and Sentinel Maximus are evenly matched until Cryotek uses his powers to animate a series of ancient sculptures and defunct Sharkticons into zombie-like foes that attack Maximus. Maximus warns Cryotek that such flagrant use of [[Primus]]'s power will draw [[Unicron]]'s attention, but his concerns are met with dismissal.

As Cryotek gains the upper hand, Al-Badur contacts Maximus and advises him to lead Cryotek to a particular subsurface chamber. En route there himself, Al-Badur is discovered by [[Rattrap]], [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. To prove his good intentions, he uses his old control codes to shut down a segment of the Sharkticon forces—fully one-third, in fact.

In another reformatted city on the surface, Overseer [[Vashik]] is having great difficulty with a group of Predacons holed up in a partially completed fortress. Before Vashik can initiate a surprise attack, he's crushed under the heel of a massive purple dragon named [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]]. [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] reports on Quintesson movements into the city's western canyons, and Galvatron gives an order for [[Megastorm|his brother]] to proceed. The Quintessons in the canyon are trapped and destroyed, and Galvatron takes great pleasure in telling Vashik that his base metals will be recycled into the new Predacon capital of [[Darkmount]].

Rodimus, Tap-Out and Cheetor reach the tunnel where Cyclonus is holding off Tigatron and the others. Cyclonus taunts them, and Ramulus screams defiance—only to have Skywarp blast the floor out from under him, sending him tumbling away into darkness. Cyclonus gloats as Skywarp comes to his side; the Decepticon jet has been his to command ever since he was reformatted into [[Cyclonus's Armada]]. But Skywarp always hated that and hates Cyclonus. He takes the chance to blast Cyclonus, rallying the Wreckers to the attack. Cyclonus then unveils his trap: a few companies of Sharkticons. The Wreckers fight on. In the midst of the battle, a strange web of energy streaks in from nowhere, and Tap-Out and Skywarp vanish into nothingness. With the Sharkticons still on the attack, Cheetor orders Tigatron to go for reinforcements.

On the surface, T-Wrecks is puzzled, as [[Triceradon (BM)|Triceradon]] has likewise vanished into thin air. Elsewhere, [[Longhorn (BM)|Longhorn]] observes that Snarl has disappeared as well.

Arcee leaves Fractyl in the care of Rotorbolt, who contemplates shutting off Fractyl's life support to spare his fellow Predacon the indignity of weakness. Tigatron arrives and offers to heal him instead. But within Tigatron, the [[Vok]]—now bound to his [[spark]] far longer than they'd intended—demand their freedom in exchange for this act of healing. Tigatron agrees, and Fractyl is restored, though Tigatron's god-like bearing is diminished with the Vok's departure.

The fleeing Cyclonus collapses a tunnel behind him, but Rodimus makes it through. The two lay into one another with weapons, fists and words. The fight ends with both blasting the other point-blank.

Aboard an orbiting Quintesson communication ship, Admiral [[Krahulik]] realizes he faces a lost cause and prepares for a last-ditch orbital bombardment of the planet's surface. Before he can do so, however, Cybertron's orbital defenses obliterate his ship, having been reactivated by [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]].

Cyclonus drags himself toward the disabled Rodimus, only to get blasted and stomped into deactivation by Rotorbolt.

With Cheetor down, Devcon is saved from destruction at Chro's hand by the timely arrival of Arcee and Tigatron. Provided a clear shot, the bounty hunter finally puts Chro down for good. Rattrap and company arrive as well, with Rattrap delighted at Tigatron's revival. Arcee and Rattrap share [[Transmutate (episode)|an awkward moment]].

Meanwhile, on [[New Quintessa]], Judge [[Heirodyus]] correctly interprets the loss of communications with Cybertron as heralding the failure of his brethren's invasion attempt. Before he can even begin to plot anew, he finds himself facing two tattered survivors of a recent judgment: the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] [[Icebird]] and [[Razor Claw]]! Commandeering the experimental technorganic garden, the two quickly crush Heirodyus's guards. Icebird pins the judge down as Heirodyus tries to make his escape. Suddenly Icebird glows blue, and Primus himself speaks to the fallen Quintesson, thanking him for helping his plans proceed more smoothly.

Within Cybertron, Al-Badur and the assembled Wreckers have arrived at their destination: the room where convicted Quintesson criminals were once [[Madman's Paradise|exiled into other dimensions]]. Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek burst into the room, still battling. Al-Badur activates a dimensional portal, and as Sentinel Maximus holds Cryotek, the portal snares the Predacon while the Wreckers scramble to avoid it. Trapped by a force field, Maximus and Cryotek separately struggle to escape the portal's gravitational pull as Al-Badur switches it to send them to a [[Mirdane|dimension of formless void]].

As the Wreckers try to figure out how to save Maximus, Al-Badur reveals the extent of his treachery: He will take command of Primus's power, with Cryotek's disposal to the nether-dimension drawing Unicron's eye away from his efforts, and cultivate the planet's new technorganic power into a weapon capable of besting the Chaos Bringer when he returns. He's accounted for every failing of the past....

...except for Ramulus's fist, which bashes him through the shielding, where the portal quickly sucks him away. It turns out Ramulus landed three levels below and located the battle by following all the racket to its source.

Fractyl observes that the [[Divine Light]] within Cryotek is [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] energy. Rodimus theorizes that [[Matrix Templar]]s—himself and Cheetor—should be able to reclaim that energy. As they begin to draw off the crystal's energy, the strain further taxing the badly damaged Rodimus, Cryotek raises more zombie creatures (including Cyclonus's corpse). Realizing he can't win that way, Cryotek smashes the Divine Light, cutting the connection and absorbing the remainder of its power into himself, where his foes cannot take it.

Maximus orders Ramulus to destroy the control panel, but Cryotek begins trying to force him down into the portal. Maximus changes tactics: He shuts down his thrusters, takes firm hold of Cryotek, and uses his [[transfer interlink]] to drop a giant anvil on them both. The pair vanish into the portal just as it shuts down.

On the surface, Longhorn's troops have driven the Quintessons into retreat. As their ships rise, some are brought down by sabotage, while others fly right into the reactivated planetary defense system.

Below, Rodimus has died, the damage and strain finally taking its toll. The assembled warriors pay their respects, and Arcee and Fractyl take his remains to hidden burial chambers for interment.

In the dimension of nothingness, Cryotek makes contact with Al-Badur—who disintegrates, his non-Primus-empowered form unable to be sustained in this non-dimension. Sentinel Maximus also drifts into view, and the two prepare to face off again. Suddenly, a voice declares that Maximus is needed, and he vanishes. Cryotek, though stymied, reflects that escape is evidently possible, and that he will nurture the remaining power of Primus within him until he can do so as well. Still, he vaguely suspects ''he is not alone...''

Newscaster Rook reports from [[Grand Mal|Mount Megatron]] that the Quintessons have been routed, then harasses Cheetor and company as they emerge from the tunnels. Devcon departs to retrieve his [[Slizardo|abandoned partner]]—whom he left adrift in space with a pressure suit, a survival kit, and a tracking beacon—reflecting as he does that maybe there's something to the whole "teamwork" thing.

On New Quintessa, the technorganic plant life from the Quintessons' vineyard is spreading, and the two surviving Mutants ponder what to do with the remaining Sharkticons. They opt for spreading hope and joy to the oppressed creatures, transforming them from the godless killing machines they had been.

Somewhere in the void, Sentinel Maximus finds himself face-to-face with the time-lost [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]], preserved by Primus after Apelinq carried him through his dimensional portal. Windrazor offers to act as a spirit guide of sorts before moving on to other tasks in other dimensions, other realms where Primus is under attack. Windrazor offers reassurance, then vanishes, leaving Maximus to emerge into the real world of another Cybertron, where Alpha Trion and [[Vector Prime|another mechanoid]] await him, as do [[Balancing Act|still more labors to come]]...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Apelinq]] (4)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (6)
*[[Primal Prime]] (8)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (9)
*[[Tigatron]] (10)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] (12)
*[[Ramulus]] (13)
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] (14)
*[[Sentinel Maximus]] (16)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (17)
*[[Battle Unicorn]]s (19)
*[[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] (20)
*[[Skydive (BM)|Skydive]] (22)
*[[Night Viper]] (25)
*[[Rattrap]] (29)
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] (30)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (31)
*[[Longhorn (BM)|Longhorn]] (39)
*[[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] (47)
*[[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]] (48)
*[[Vector Prime]] (49)
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (50)

'''Dinobots'''
*[[Dinotron]] (35)
*[[Triceradon (BM)|Triceradon]] (36)
*[[Reptron (Universe)|Reptron]] (37)
*[[T-Wrecks]] (38)

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] (2)
* [[Chro]] (3)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (5)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (15)
* [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] (26)
* [[Fractyl]] (27)
* [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] (33)
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (34)
* [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] (41)
* [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] (42)

|c4=
'''Quintessons'''
* [[Derodomontatus]] (1)
* [[Al-Badur]] (7)
* [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] (18)
* [[Allicon]]s (21)
* [[Brinn]] (23)
* [[Extempaxia]] (24)
* [[Rexian]] (28)
* [[Vashik]] (32)
* [[Krahulik]] (40)
* [[Heirodyus]] (43)

'''Others'''
*[[Vok]] (39)
*[[Primus]] (46)

'''Mutants'''
*[[Icebird]] (44)
*[[Poison Bite]] (45)
}}

==Quotes==
"My dear Derodomontatus, a contract is simply an agreement bound in law. In order for it to have binding power, you must be capable of ''enforcing'' it."
:—'''Cryotek''' tells Derodomontatus that he's dead.

"Desssign flaw? No, no, no... It'sss a ''feature'', ssstupid."
:—'''Night Viper''' doesn't mind being incinerated.

"Prepare plasma arrays for orbital bombardment." 
"But what of our forces still remaining on the surface?" 
"I am certain our brethren will appreciate our proactive solution to the unexpected impediment to our forward progression in this unparalleled business opportunity."
:—'''Admiral Krahulik''' totally went to PR school.

"What?" 
"I ''said, that was for stabbing me in the back on Archa Nine!'' And ''this''... ''this'' is for making me ''repeat myself!"''
:—a dying '''Cyclonus''' and a vengeful '''Rotorbolt'''

"'''Goodbye, Heirodyus. I will call your people to meet me again the next time I have need of an evolutionary crisis.'''"
:—'''Primus''', Lord of Light, wise in all things...turns out to be something of a smartass.

"I have known quite a ''few'' geniuses, Quintesson. I have killed quite a few of them, in fact. Your inclusion in their number speaks poorly for ''all'' of them."
:—'''Cryotek''' doesn't think much of Al-Badur.

"I... I don't know how! I don't fraggin' ''read'' Quintesson!" 
"''Just start hitting things!''" 
"That's a language I understand!"
:—'''Ramulus''' and '''Sentinel Maximus'''

==Notes==
* The text story's title image is taken from the description of the final splash panel from the unpublished ''Wreckers'' #4.

* Other named Quintessons in the story include scientist [[Extempaxia]] and Overseer(?) [[In-Saba Nur]]. The Overseer's name is a clear reference to the X-Men villain Apocalypse, whose real name is En Sabah Nur.

* Primus's energy [[Sentinel Maximus|usually]] makes people better, but this time it killed poor Rodimus.

* So Devcon left Slizardo floating in space... for three hundred years? One has to wonder if Devcon knew what Slizardo [[Grimlock's New Brain|did]] after their last meeting in "[[The Gambler]]"?

* The story gives a name to the plant world that Botanica and crew were studying: [[Regalis V]].

* Yes, the first half is titled "The Wreckers: Finale Part 1" while the second half is titled "Wreckers: Finale Part II". Sigh.

* Chronologiclly speaking the ''Universe'' issue [[Abduction]] is the next step in the storyline. What happened to Sentinal Maximus and where Windrazor took him would be revealed in the Transformers fan club comic [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act]].

===Transformers references===
* This story occurs one week after the reformatting of Cybertron in the ''Beast Machines'' episode "[[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future]]".

* Unnamed Cybertronians described in the story include
**A technorganic wolf ([[Quickstrike (BM)|Quickstrike]])
**A technorganic wasp ([[Buzz Saw|Buzzsaw]])
**A technorganic hammerhead shark ([[Cybershark|Hammerstrike]])
**"Fish-bug" ([[Injector]])
**A large green tank ([[Megastorm]])
**A white organic rabbit ([[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]])
**A burgundy Transmetal frog ([[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]])

* The story offers a new take on the whole "[[Cyclonus's Armada]]" debate, with Skywarp's original personality returning when he's reformatted into his current Vehicon body.

* The disappearance of Skywarp, Tap-Out, Snarl and Triceradon (and a contingent of Sharkticons, apparently), is due to them being kidnapped by [[Unicron]]. They would be freed in the ''Universe'' story "[[Escape (issue)|Escape]]".

* Obsidian and Strika were launched into orbit near the end of ''Beast Machines'', in "[[Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall]]".

* The formless dimension, along with the Quintesson banishment chamber, originated in the Generation 1 Season 3 episode "[[Madman's Paradise]]." The evil presence within that dimension calls to mind the beings who tortured [[Ramjet (Universe)|''Universe'' Ramjet]] when he was stuck between a formless void.

* Rook reports from the "[[Cybernet Space Cube]]". This was a reference/gag that [[Glen Hallit]] had wanted to put into an issue of the ''Wreckers'' or ''Universe'' comics, but was ultimately unable to when the license was revoked and both comic series were canceled.

* Windrazor was last seen at the conclusion of "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]". For Apelinq/Sentinel Maximus, it's only been a few weeks or months, but for real-world readers, that story concluded almost 8 years earlier, with no information on Windrazor's fate.

===Real-world references===
* Struck by Unicron's bolts, Tap-Out and Skywarp "[[wikipedia:Star_Wars|screamed and were suddenly silenced.]]"

* Admiral Krahulik is named after [http://www.penny-arcade.com some dude].

* "He makes me laugh," says Botanica of Rattrap—echoing Jessica Rabbit's reason for marrying Roger Rabbit of ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' fame.

* Ramulus riffs on [[wikipedia:Easy_Rider|a famous movie title]] in dubbing Rattrap "Cheesy Rider".

* He may be a bear, but Icebird is not a [[wikipedia:Stephen_Colbert_(character)|godless killing machine]].

==Errors==
* Page 2: Mish-mash, not mish-mashed
* Page 17: Cyclonus hovered in the tunnel between the Wreckers and their ''goal. His'' missiles trained on the warriors before him.
* Page 18: "the chamber ''it'' up"
* Page 23: "I ''said;'' that was for..." Colon, or comma, but not a semi-colon.
* Apparently the shield in the portal chamber somehow protected Al-Badur from the Wreckers, but it's not quite clear how.

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersclub.com/members/fiction.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive fiction] (must be a logged-in member to access)

[[Category:Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issues]]
[[Category:Text stories]]
[[Category:Universe issues]]

Heart of Darkness issue 4

2012-02-11T03:17:33Z

108.196.36.240: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' #4
|prev=Heart of Darkness issue 3
|next=
|title=
|image=HOD 4A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 29]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=June 2011
|written by=[[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]]
|art by=[[Ulises Farinas]]
|colors by=[[Andrew Crossley]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
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'''All the pieces are put in place in preparation for D-Void's next move.'''

==Synopsis==
On the planet [[Dykayra]], [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] attacks [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], explaining that [[D-Void]] revived him so he could get his revenge of Galvatron for betraying and killing him. When Galvatron's minions try to protect him, Nemesis destroys two of them and absorbs their energy, then transforms into a gigantic horrible beast under the direct control of D-Void itself. It kills several [[Sweep]]s, but Galvatron will not be underestimated, and confronts D-Void's avatar on his own while ordering [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] to summon his main army. While he is unable to defeat "Nemesis", he manages to distract him long enough for the army to arrive and force him through the [[Dead Universe]] portal, which Galvatron then destroys.

But Galvatron knows that what they defeated was just an emissary of D-Void, and the real threat is still coming. He travels to [[Earth]] to recruit [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops for his cause, [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|but his offer is rejected]]. Despite this letdown, he continues with his plan by sending his army to the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], D-Void's first target and thus their first line of defense. As scout units are sent out to search for life signs on the abandoned planet, one Sweep locates [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and breaks orders to attack them. He is shot down, but is quickly repaired and scolded by Galvatron. The Autobots, who know Galvatron as an evil maniac, are horrified to see him in control of an army, and blasts off in a spaceship despite Galvatron's attempts to stop them and teach them of his intentions. He ultimately lets them go, as he's got what he came for: Cybertron. He will defend this planet from D-Void for the sake of the Transformers... and fate of the universe.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (7)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (12)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (14)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (15)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (1)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (3)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (4)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (5)
*[[Sweep]]s (8)
|c4=
*[[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]/[[D-Void]] (2)
*Galvatron's army (9)
*[[Zombie]]s (13)

}}

==Quotes==
" This... unlife that was threatening Earth. A zombie virus. It intrigues me. It manifested in robot life forms too."

"It was irrelevant and inefficient"

'''Jhiaxus''' and '''Galvatron''' disagree on the merits of Infestation

==Notes==
*This issue both retells part of [[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|issue 2 of ''The Transformers: Infestation'']] and [[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|issue 20 of the ongoing series]], showing events from those comics from Galvatron's point of view.

===Errors===
*One of the panels that recalls ''Infestation'' retains the original comic's error of calling Jhiaxus "Jihaxus".
*Since when does Galvatron know Rodimus? Of all the Autobots Galvatron has met ''and'' learned the names of so far, Rodimus is not one of them. And how is he aware of his recent name change from Hot Rod anyway?

{{picsneeded|Cover RI}}
====Covers (4)====
* '''Cover A:''' Galvatron and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], art by Ulises Farinas with colors by Andrew Crossley.
* '''Cover B:''' Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge versus a giant hand, art by [[Casey Coller]] with [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover C:''' Galvatron in darkness, art by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Pencil sketch version of cover A.

<gallery>
Image:HOD 4A.jpg|Arcee LUVS her some Galvatron... can you blame her?
Image:HOD 4B.jpg|"Cobra! Attaaaaaaack!"
Image:HOD 4C.jpg|"Me, Galvatron badass!"
Image:HOD 4RI.jpg|Cover RI
</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Spock

2012-02-11T03:15:38Z

108.196.36.240: /* IDW Generation 1 comics */

{{disambig2|the guy who is definitely Spock|the actor who may<ref>''[http://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Spock-Leonard-Nimoy/dp/0786861827/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1310053685&sr=8-3 I Am Spock]''</ref> or may not<ref>''[http://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Spock-Leonard-Nimoy/dp/1568496915/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310053685&sr=8-1 I Am Not Spock]''</ref> also be Spock|Leonard Nimoy}}

[[Image:Treks02e01 - Spock goes nuts.jpg|thumb|250px| "[[Sehlat Fuzz-Bear|I-CHAYA]]!! WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?" ]]

'''Spock''' is a (presumably alien) humanoid with pointy ears. He is apparently of sound mental health most of the time.

==Fiction==
===Marvek UK Generation 1 comics===
[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] picked up the name "Spock" from television broadcasts and used it in his speech. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
In another reality, Spock was viewed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] while Galvatron was inside the Dead Universes center. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2}}

Some time later, Spock was seen in his reality in civilian dress holding off a mob of [[zombie]]s, under the control of the [[Undermind]], with a wooden stick. {{storylink|Infestation issue 2|Infestation #2}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] identified a ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode he was watching as "the one where Spock goes nuts". {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Infestation sketch 09.jpg|thumb|]]
* [[Leonard Nimoy]] portrayed Spock on ''Star Trek''.
* Wheelie's line is the first of three references to Spock in ''Dark of the Moon'', referencing Nimoy's presence among the cast as the voice of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. The second is Sentinel's own line, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." Finally, Bumblebee plays a voice clip of Spock saying "I will always be your friend", from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.
*Spock is involved in the crossover event, ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]''. As he did not interact with the ''Transformers'' universe in that event, his actions are not detailed here.
*Spock's logical character was the inspiration for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].<ref>[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Rusting Carcass interview] with [[Bob Budiansky]]</ref>
*In the ''Infestation'' sketchbook, a zombified, rotting Spock is shown clawing his way out of a Mark VI torpedo casing filled with highly-evolved worms. The notion that Spock could "rise from the dead" out of a Mark VI torpedo casing is of course ridiculous and merits no further discussion.
{{--}}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Spock Spock] at Memory Alpha
* [[Wikipedia:Spock|Spock]] at Wikipedia

[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]
[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:External properties]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]

Two for the Price of One

2012-02-09T22:57:24Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Transformers Legends]]
|prev=Something Robotic This Way Comes
|next=Joyride (story)
|title="Two for the Price of One"
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[ibooks]]
|date=[[November 30]], 2004
|writer=[[Brandie Tarvin]]
|continuity=Dreamwave G1 (Unique)
|pagecount=25
}}

'''If you make a good deal with Swindle, count your fingers, count your toes, then count your nearest relatives.'''

==Synopsis==
While meeting with another client, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is interrupted by a call from [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Faghadi]], ex-king of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombia]], demanding to know where his weapons are. Swindle attempts to ignore his radio so he can concentrate on the current deal, however when his new client also asks about weapons, Swindle decides he has the perfect way to arrange a demonstration. He arranges a meeting with Faghadi in two days.

Meanwhile a recording of violent protests in Carbombia is played at a meeting at [[NATO]] Headquarters to demonstrate how the [[Carbombian Protection League]] has managed to get hold of laser weapons. As the members of the meeting discuss how the C.P.L. got hold of such weapons, [[Joseph Bergstrum|Major Bergstrum]] introduces them to [[Sato Noriko|Agent Sato]], whose organisation has discovered that Swindle has been selling arms. Intelligence reports say that Swindle is planning on turning over a large consignment at a ruined university south of [[Betah]].

Bergstrum and Sato join NATO forces in Carbombia for a briefing before the mission. After Sato's revelation that Faghadi himself will be at the meeting, she turns over detailed information on Swindle. Bergstrum works out a plan of attack, and before long, snipers are in position.

The radio operator reports that a jeep answering Swindle's description has been sighted, and Bergstrum is determined to destroy the Decepticon, despite Sato's suggestion that Swindle's comrades might not be too happy. The Carbombians soon arrive at the location, along with Swindle, however Faghadi isn't happy with the results of the weapon tests and demands bigger guns. Swindle responds that he can get bigger and better weapons, but it'll take a year or so. Faghadi decides to go with what they have. Once the deal is made, Bergstrum orders his men to open fire, and the jeep is turned into scrap. The Carbombians are taken down as swiftly, Bergstrum personally knocking out Faghadi.

Afterward, Bergstrum chews out the video camera operator for displaying lights during the operation, but the operator denies it was him. Bergstrum looks at the position where he saw the lights, and for a moment sees some sort of metallic bird. The soldiers have made another discovery — the jeep that they destroyed was a real jeep, not a Decepticon, and the trailer which supposedly contained weapons had candy dispensers in it instead. Bergstrum wonders where Swindle is.

Swindle is meeting with Sato in an abandoned village elsewhere in Carbombia, closing the deal on some weapons for the Japanese government.

In Decepticon headquarters, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] plays back his recording of the weapons trade in Betah, and the Decepticons realise where their weapons have been disappearing to. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] berates [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] for not keeping better control of his men, and sends [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to retrieve Swindle. In pieces if necessary.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (1)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (15)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (16)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (17)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (18)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (19)
|c3=
* [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Faghadi]] (2)
* [[Sato Noriko]] (3)
* [[Connie]] (4)
* [[Connie#Craig|Craig]] (5)
* [[Joseph Bergstrum]] (6)
* [[Edward Morris]] (7)
* [[Teresa Gruber]] (8)
* [[Cesre Prado]] (9)
* [[Sergeant Hacklin]] (10)
* [[Captain Simmons]] (11)
* [[DeMarco|Private DeMarco]] (12)
* [[Pak Milaton]] (13)
* [[Anton Surich]] (14)
}}

==Continuity==
''Two for the Price of One'' is ostensibly set in the same continuity as the [[Keepers Trilogy]], and does not conflict with any of its material. However, the foreword of ''Transformers Legends'' states that its short stories are "not part of continuity" and "don't count as facts". If readers choose to legitimize this display of [[authorial intent]], it would effectively render the stories as [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] of their own.

==Notes==
* Fakkadi believes the Decepticons possess a "[[Wikipedia:Stargate SG-1|gate of stars]], [[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|time-traveling police box]] or [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|teleportation device]]", having seen such things on TV.
* Onslaught remembers Swindle [[B.O.T. (episode)|losing a personality component]].
* In the Dreamwave continuity this story takes place after Megatron's return to power. Since Megatron's return was just starting when Dreamwave went belly up this means that, if one considers it canon, this story is the last entry in the Dreamwave continuity.

[[Category:Generation 1 media]]
[[Category:Text stories]]

Tangled Web

2012-02-07T12:46:31Z

108.196.36.240: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=30
|image=Tangled Web Tarantulas furious.jpg
|title="Tangled Web"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[November 16]], 1997
|written by=[[Len Wein]]
|directed by=[[Craig McEwen]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but the spider has other plans.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Tangled Web Megatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It is days like this I wish I were a Maximal.]]
As the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] busy themselves around their [[Darksyde|base]], Megatron summons [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and assigns him to work with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] to develop a refueling station at a newly detected store of [[energon]] cubes. Megatron also assigns [[Waspinator]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to develop a jamming tower to disrupt [[Maximal]] communications.

As the Predacons gather supplies and equipment for their assigned tasks, Tarantulas throws a transmitter into Quickstrike's collection of equipment with the hope of summoning the Maximals to undermine Megatron's plans.

Meanwhile at the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is conducting experiments on [[Optimus Primal]]'s new [[transmetal]] form to see if they can learn its limits. Their experiment is interrupted by a short-circuit and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s report of a strange Predacon signal on a Maximal channel. [[Rattrap]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] are near the signal and sent to investigate.

[[Image:Tangled Web Tarantulas thoughtful.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hmm, I can put the throw-pillows over there...]]
Quickstrike, Blackarachnia, and Tarantulas arrive at their assigned destination, and Tarantulas decides that the site is a perfect location for [[Tarantulas's lair|his new lair]]. (His last one had been destroyed [[Aftermath|previously]]) He destroys the transmitter that he had been using to signal the Maximals. Blackarachnia too realizes that this site would be an optimal fortress and mentions it to Tarantulas. He then tells her about his plan to commandeer the site for himself to overthrow Megatron and destroy the Maximals, then says that she must join him in his scheme because of their psychic link. He soon recruits Quickstrike to his cause.

Losing the Predacon signal, Rattrap and Silverbolt are forced to follow the Predacons' scent and soon come across their trail.

As he relaxes in his CR tank hot tub, Megatron learns that Waspinator and Inferno have finished their assignment. When Megatron attempts to contact the other Predacons, though (failing to notice the jamming tower falling on Waspinator), he only gets static and soon realizes that the arachnids are up to something.

[[Image:Tangled Web Mental link.jpg|left|200px|thumb|A headache shared is still a headache.]]
Back at Tarantulas's would-be lair, Blackarachnia is determined to end the psychic link that Tarantulas has been using to control her and threatens to blow up all of the energon there. While he initially is willing to let her do it, Tarantulas soon learns that their link goes both ways and that he shares her pain, so he agrees to break the link.

[[Image:Tangled Web Silverbolt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|En garde!]]
Outside the cavern, Rattrap and Silverbolt finally find the Predacons and engage in a battle with them. The fight begins to go the Maximals' way, but Silverbolt refuses to strike down Blackarachnia because she is [[Female Transformer|female]].

Soon the Maximals realize that the Predacons are guarding the cave and attempt to get in. Their plans are foiled when the entrance blows up. Rattrap congratulates Silverbolt on the blast, but Silverbolt says that he didn't do it. The Predacons are forced to retreat back to Megatron, who chastises them for their incompetence.

Later, though, it becomes clear that Tarantulas blew up the entrance so that he could return and have the cave for himself.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal]] (7)
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (8)
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (9)
*[[Rattrap]] (10)
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] (11)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s
|c2=
*[[Waspinator]] (1)
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (2)
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (3)
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (5)
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"While spider-bots argue, Waspinator and Inferno finish job. Megatron will be pleased!"
:—'''Waspinator''' has such optimism.

"Well then, pardner, let's head 'em up and move 'em out."
:—Even '''Tarantulas'''' cow-poke impression is creepy.

"Any progress, Rhinox?" 
"Despite my tests, we still don't know what limits these new Transmetal states may have. Perhaps this new bio-gen scan will—" ''[shocks himself and Optimus]'' "Or perhaps not." ''[falls over]''
:—'''Optimus Primal''' and '''Rhinox'''

"Well, considering the honkers we got, it's worth a shot."
:—'''Rattrap''' on using their noses.

"''De''struction's better'n ''con''struction, ya get my drift?"
:—'''Quickstrike''' knows what he likes.

"Maximals." 
"Finally! Somethin' I can sink my teeth inta!"
:—'''Tarantulas''' and '''Quickstrike''', as Rattrap and Silverbolt approach

"That widow's about as female as a piston."
:—'''Rattrap''' on Blackarachnia.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* When Tarantulas says "...and we do live to please Megatron", the green 'eyes' on his chestplate are missing.
* Every time Silverbolt growls in this episode, he sounds like [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. (Of course, when the dude who does your voice does [[Waspinator|three]] [[Dinobot (BW)|other]] [[Rattrap|voices]], you're gonna get mixed up every now and then.)
* Right after the their mental link is broken, before Quickstrike tells them the Maximals are coming, Tarantulas' gold abdomen is facing the wrong way.

===Transformers references===
*Tarantulas is researching the new Transmetal forms gained in "[[Aftermath]]".
*It appears that Optimus Primal's question about the Transmetal forms handling energon build-up was indirectly answered in this episode. When Blackarachnia first cracked the energon cube, only she was affected by its radiation despite Tarantulas standing no more than three feet away. He also recovered faster than Blackarachnia did after the cyber-link was cut off.

===Real-world references===
*"[[Grid Arakis]]" is a reference to the planet from Frank Herbert's novel ''[[wikipedia:Dune|Dune]]''.
*Tarantulas says, "Of course, you realize this means war", at one point, a phrase commonly used by Bugs Bunny.
*Tarantulas says, "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home", a reference to the traditional song "[[wikipedia:Home!_Sweet_Home!|Home! Sweet Home!]]"

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'Embrouille'''" ("Muddled")

:*''Title:'' "'''Toile d'Araignée'''" (Canada, "Spider's Web")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La stazione di rifornimento'''" ("The Supply Station")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kattobi Tarans'''" (かっとびタランス, "Grand-Slam Tarans")

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Na Teia das Aranhas'''" ("In the Web of Spiders")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Telaraña Intrincada'''" ("Intricate Web")

:*''Title:'' "'''La Araña'''" (America, "The Spider")

===Trivia===
*It is very unusual that Tarantulas is capable of tossing a probe on the building supplies without anyone noticing (especially since the probe collides with the load with a heavy clang, and has a blinking red light).
* Just before the tower falls on Waspinator, if you look carefully behind him and listen you can see Inferno knocking the tower over and hear him laughing. Apparently Inferno isn't above destroying something he just built if it means causing Waspinator pain.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Series 2 / Volume 1 ([[wikipedia:Siren Visual|Siren Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' — Optimus Lives! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — L'Empreinte D'Optimus (Alliance Atlantis) — French audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Convoy Reborn ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 5 ([[Universal]])
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Second Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]

Exodus!

2012-02-03T02:52:24Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Exodus}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #77
|prev=Still Life!
|next=A Savage Circle
|title="Exodus!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #325–326
|prev2=Still Life!
|next2=A Savage Circle
|image=MarvelUS-77.jpg
|caption=Don't poke me! My mother poked me once... ONCE!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=February 1991
|coverdate=April 1991
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|penciler=[[Andrew Wildman]]
|inker=[[Stephen Baskerville]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Fangry gets FUBAR'ed.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s weather continues to worsen in the aftermath of [[Unicron]]'s attack, [[Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] are searching for cover. As the two [[Powermaster]]s search for someone to blame for their current apocalyptic woes, the opportunity presents itself when a hanging [[Autobot]] [[Insignia|symbol]] shakes loose from the building and crushes Dreadwind. Darkwing quickly jumps to the conclusion that everything must be the Autobots' fault... a conclusion rather representative of the [[Decepticon]] army as a whole.

Inside, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] is desperately trying to maintain the alliance, but is receiving little help from his co-commanders. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] are focused on feeling out the mood of their brethren, and don't want to commit to anything just yet, while [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] can't believe the [[Decepticon]]s will ever be able to stand being at peace, and so makes no effort to avoid antagonizing them. [[Fangry]], in particular, raises the ire of both Grimlock and Bludgeon with his insubordinate attitude. Everyone quiets down, though, when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] unveils his seismographic findings... the planet is literally tearing itself apart without [[Primus]]'s lifeforce to sustain it. They have no choice but to abandon the planet entirely before it destroys itself.

Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] have prepped the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for take-off, unaware that they may have more than one uninvited stowaway...

Later on, Prowl tries to get Grimlock to agree to make an inspirational speech to the troops to rally their morale, just like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] would do. Grimlock tells him to get bent. He makes it very clear to Prowl that even though Prime named him leader, that doesn't mean he'll be doing things like Optimus, or especially Prowl, might want things done. Leaving his unwanted second-in-command behind, Grimlock runs into Fangry, who's interested in a little selfish payback after their exchange back at the meeting. Grimlock's new [[Action Master]] body lets him take Fangry's punishment, and give much harder than he gets. The public and humiliating beating of a fellow Decepticon by the Autobot leader, though, is just what Bludgeon and Krok needed to swing their troops fully in favor of turning on their "allies". After getting the overly compliant Prowl to reveal HIS plans, they begin to make plans of their own.

Elsewhere on Cybertron, the [[Neo-Knights]] have found themselves in an unenviable position: trapped in a cell-box for eventual transit back to [[Earth]] with the catatonic [[Circuit Breaker]] and [[Hi-Q]], who is still rambling on about being the real Optimus Prime, and the power of the [[Last Autobot]] to save Cybertron from destruction, yada yada yada. He's bald—who's gonna believe him?

And so, after telling the Decepticons all their plans and allowing them to be the first ones to safely leave the planet, Prowl suddenly developed a nagging feeling that he might just have screwed everyone. Grimlock does little to assuage his fears, as he has some secret plans of his own being prepped by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Prowl's fears are quickly confirmed when Wheeljack checks out their getaway ships and realizes they've all been sabotaged beyond repair, leaving the Autobots stranded... on a dying world.

Meanwhile, the Ark has finally taken off, and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] congratulates himself on having stowed away for the voyage. As he strides confidently down the hallway, however, he comes face-to-face with his own mirror image—[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (3)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (5)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (13)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (15)
* [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] (16)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (17)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (18)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (19)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (29)

|c2=
* [[Darkwing]] (1)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (2)
* [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (4)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
* [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] (7)
* [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (8)
* [[Fangry]] (9)
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (10)
* [[Squeezeplay]] (11)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (12)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (20)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (21)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (22)
* [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] (30)

|c3=
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (23)
* [[Circuit Breaker]] (24)
* [[Thunderpunch]] (25)
* [[Dynamo]] (26)
* [[Rapture]] (27)

|h4=[[Nebulan]]s|c4=
* [[Hi-Q]] (28)
}}

==Quotes==
"[The Autobot's] plan, fellow Decepticons, is weak! Ill-befitting a warrior race such as ours! Colonizing a barren world, starting from nothing, scratching a living from dust and dirt! This is not our way! We take, and any thing or one in our way is crushed! They would have us bury our heritage, bend our knees to their feeble-minded ways! Well, I say no! I say from this day on we begin afresh, with new wars to fight, new worlds to conquer! I mean, why fight it, it's in our oil!"
:—'''Bludgeon''' rallies the troops

==Notes==
* For simplicity's sake, the majority of the [[Transformer]]s seen here and in the remaining issues are from the Earthbound crews. However, there used to be thriving Autobot resistances and Decepticon hierarchies on Cybertron before the battle with Unicron, yet now the planet is portrayed as virtually empty except for the few troops under Grimlock and Bludgeon's command. One can assume they were destroyed by Unicron. Of course they could have also joined up with the main cast, which would explain the sudden appearances of the Action-Masters characters who make their first appearances here (see the note below).
* Another "cast living in a bubble" plot device is the number of ships necessary to carry all Autobots and Decepticons on Cybertron to another world—six—and the Decepticons managing to destroy every other available ship on the planet to strand the Autobots—all three of them.
* This issue features the first appearances of [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]]. Blink and you'll miss 'em.
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Skullcruncher]] are found after the main story.
* With Grimlock in charge of the Autobots again, he moves back into the US cover's corner box, this time in his Action Master form as rendered by Andrew Wildman. Sadly, with the impending end of the US comic, ol' Grim only gets three issues of corner-box glory.

===Errors===
* While carrying the Neo-Knights aboard, Quake is miscolored blue.

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-77.jpg|'''US issue #77''' - Green and blue pleased ''nobody''.
Image:MarvelUK-325.jpg|'''UK issue #325''' - They even have the comedy costumes!
Image:MarvelUK-326.jpg|'''UK issue #326''' - No-one likes the new fan-designed logo.
</gallery>
* '''US issue #77 cover:''' Bludgeon gets in Prowl's face by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''UK issue #325 cover:''' Grimlock punches out Fangry by Andy Wildman.
* '''UK issue #326 cover:''' recolored version of US cover.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Transformers: End of the Road]]''
*2010 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 6]]''

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Dark Creation

2012-02-03T02:48:21Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #65
|prev=Deadly Obsession
|next=All Fall Down
|title="Dark Creation"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #290–293
|prev2=End of the Road! (UK)
|next2=All Fall Down
|image=MarvelUS-65.jpg
|caption=Get away from me, you GLITCH!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=February 1990
|coverdate=April 1990
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Jim Massara]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''In space, no one can hear you transform.'''

==Synopsis==
And so, the true history of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] after it left Earth in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body unfolds. Crash landing on the barren moon [[VsQs]], the Matrix lies inactive until a droid crashes nearby as well, on the edge of death. Revitalized, the mechanoid who once brought death only to the terminally ill becomes willing and able to take all life in its path. The Matrix maintains a psychic link with the [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] after it departs, and experiences new sensations through the being, such as pain, terror, and evil. It becomes... curious.

Next, a [[Matrixspawn|small and parasitic creature]] crawls into Prime's dead chest and is exposed to the Matrix's power. Recognizing the creature as a predator that kills victims which are neither food nor enemy, the Matrix becomes fascinated by the nature of evil. To experiment with more sensations, it recreates the creature into a larger and more deadly form, something that curious scientists from [[Cameron]] [[Cameron Space Control|Space Control]] learn to their eternal lament.

Cut to the present. The [[Classic Pretender]]s are exploring what remains of the VsQs exploration habitat. As [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] uncovers the survey logs, which end abruptly after the first encounter with Optimus Prime's funeral barge and the [[Matrixspawn]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] returns from exploring the ruins. He's found the research team... what's left of them. While the Autobots are pondering their options, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] suddenly crashes through the window, demanding they hand over the Matrix to him.

Back at Thunderwing's ship, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] is monologuing to himself about how unfair it is that he's stuck on guard duty. He contends (to himself, still) that being backhanded across the room by Thunderwing should've been punishment enough. Little does he realize that his impact shook loose a circuit, sending an electrical surge through the [[Mind Leech]] technology holding the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] prisoners in stasis.

In the research station, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a vain attempt to reason with Thunderwing before he crushes Bumblebee's neck, but Grimlock just hauls off and slugs him. As Thunderwing's [[Decepticon]] warriors join the fight, [[Windsweeper]] sees how outnumbered the Autobots are and decides to just hang back in the shadows and let the other Decepticons do the work. This strategy works pretty well until the Matrixspawn grabs him from behind with its tail and begins pulling him up to the rafters.

Meanwhile, off the coast of [[United Kingdom|England]], a [[Shockwave (G1)|shadowy figure dressed all in purple, and with only one eye]], emerges from the waters. But WHO could it be...?

On VsQs, the Decepticons notice Windsweeper is missing, and spot the creature about ready to devour him. [[Needlenose]] draws a bead on the Matrixspawn to kill it and save his comrade, but Thunderwing shoves him out of the way when he recognizes the Matrix energy dripping from the creature. Afraid of being separated from its vessel, the Matrix bids it to retreat. Thunderwing takes off in hot pursuit, leaving some very chagrined Decepticon troopers wondering just how far gone their leader is.

As the Pretenders regroup, they realize the moon's heavy gravity is beginning to have an effect on them; it seems they had been burning extra [[energon]] over the last few hours to compensate, which only means that now they're low on fuel reserves. Chasing after the creature as best they can, the [[Autobot]]s are caught between Thunderwing and the Matrixspawn as they battle for the right to possess the Matrix. Bumblebee, all-but dry of energy, reaches slowly towards the Matrix as their enemies fight to the death and...

At the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Classic Pretenders' [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] is coming in for a smooth landing, and Optimus Prime eagerly goes to meet the conquering heroes and reclaim their prize. The laugh's on him though, as Thunderwing steps forth from the shuttle wielding the power of the Matrix as his own.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (5)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (6)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (7)
* [[Hosehead]] (10)
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (11)
* [[Siren]] (12)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (18)

|c2=
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (8)
* [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] (9)
* [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] (13)
* [[Needlenose]] (14)
* [[Windsweeper]] (15)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shadowy figure]] (17)

|c4=
* [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] (1)
* [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] (2)
* [[Matrixspawn]] (4)
* [[Patch]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
* This is the first fictional mention of [[Prima]], [[Prime Nova]], and [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], although Prima and Sentinel Prime were previously depicted in "[[Primal Scream]]" and "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", respectively, as unnamed characters.
* Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock's Pretender Shells make their last appearance in the comics. Bumblebee's shell gets a hole blasted through it by Thunderwing, but Jazz and Grimlock's just disappear forever without explanation after they exit them to fight.
* The assorted creatures in this story are obviously inspired in part by the critters from the [[Wikipedia:Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' film series]], particularly the "[[Wikipedia:Facehugger|facehugger]]". Given that, the name of the moon, "VsQs," may be an homage to [[Wikipedia:List of characters in the Alien series|PFC Vasquez]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' and the name of the planet it orbits, "Cameron", is certainly an homage to [[Wikipedia:James Cameron|James Cameron]], the director of that film.
* This issue reveals that Shockwave survived burning up in Earth's orbit back in [[The Desert Island of Space!|issue #39]].
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Windsweeper]] are found after the main story.
* UK issue #290 featured ''[[Transformers AtoZ]]'' profiles for [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]].

===References===
* The Deathbringer story the Matrix references occurred in "[[Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer]]", making it one of the biggest references to the UK comic ever made by the US comic.

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-65.jpg|'''US issue #65''' - Zoinks!
Image:MarvelUK-290.jpg|'''UK issue #290''' - Brings a new meaning to 'heartburn'
Image:MarvelUK-291.jpg|'''UK issue #291''' - Feed me Seymour!
Image:MarvelUK-292.jpg|'''UK issue #292''' - Windsweeper gets swept off his feet.
Image:MarvelUK-293.jpg|'''UK issue #293''' - Hmm, a floaty green thing. Can't be harmful!
</gallery>
* '''US issue #65 cover:''' Grimlock attacked by the alien by [[Bill Sienkiewicz]].
* '''UK issue #290 cover:''' Optimus Prime's corpse by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]].
* '''UK issue #291 cover:''' Bumblebee about to be attacked by the alien by Stewart Johnson.
* '''UK issue #292 cover:''' Windsweeper attacked by the alien by Stewart Johnson.
* '''UK issue #293 cover:''' Thunderwing with the Matrix by Stewart Johnson.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Transformers: Matrix Quest]]''
*2008 — ''[[Best of Transformers: Eye of the Storm]]''
*2009 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 5]]''

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The New Order

2012-01-30T22:42:11Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #5
|prev=The Last Stand
|next=The Worse of Two Evils!
|title="The New Order"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #22–23
|prev2=Raiders of the Last Ark
|next2=The Worse of Two Evils!
|image=MarvelUS-05.jpg
|caption=Every time [[The Cure!|I see you falling]], I get down on my knees and pray.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=February, 1985
|coverdate=June 1985
|script=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|art=[[Alan Kupperberg]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|letters=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Christopher J. Priest|Jim Owsley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Shockwave has destroyed the Autobots, and begins his plans for the conquest of Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
Within the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] observes a number of [[human]] [[television]] programs, and judges [[Earth]]'s natives as quite primitive. As he walks past the deactivated [[Autobot]]s, now strung from the ceiling for use as spare parts, he concludes that conquest of the planet "will be a simple task indeed."

Elsewhere in the vessel, the poisoned [[Decepticon]]s are being revived. Shockwave explains to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] that, in light of this humiliating defeat, his leadership was clearly faulty, and it is only logical for Shockwave to take command. The weakened Megatron is in no condition to disagree... yet. Shockwave flies off to undertake his first conquest.

Meanwhile, as [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] recovers from his heart attack, he makes [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] promise not to have anything more to do with the [[Transformer]]s. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] takes Buster back to the Ark to say his good-byes, only to discover that the Decepticons have taken over. Buster convinces Ratchet to stay outside while he sneaks in to investigate. Buster discovers the deactivated Autobots and despairs. When he realizes that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] is not among them, he holds out hope, only to have that hope destroyed when he discovers Prime's detached head located in another room. Prime, still functional, informs Buster that he is the Autobots' last hope.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (12)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (13)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (14)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (15)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (16)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (17)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (18)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (19)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (20)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (21)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (22)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (23)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (29)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (31)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (39)

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (6)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (24)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (25)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (26)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (27)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (34)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (35)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (37)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (38)

|c3=
*[[Ralphie]] (1)
*[[Alice (G1)|Alice]] (2)
*[[Shumway]] (3)
*[[Monty]] (4)
*[[Brad (soap opera)|Brad]] (5)
*[[Otis Parsley]] (7)
*[[Charlene Welles]] (8)
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (9)
*[[Circuit Breaker|Josie Beller]] (10)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (28)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (30)
*[[Gus (medic)|Gus]] (32)
*[[Mel (medic)|Mel]] (33)
}}

==Notes==
* According to a text box in US issue [[The Last Stand|#4]], this story was originally going to be drawn by the team of "[[wikipedia:Vincent_Giarrano|Vince Giarrano]], penciling superstar-in-the-making" and "[[Brad Joyce]], inker extraordinaire". This did not come to pass, and while Joyce did eventually ink issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#10]], Giarrano would never work on the series.
* In the US version of the story, the first page illustrates a scene from the classic [[Television|TV]] series ''[[The Honeymooners]]''. However, in the UK reprint, a publicity still from the contemporary (at the time) series ''[[V]]'' was used instead.
* The entire issue is devoid of any standard comic sound effects such as "BUTHROOM" or "KA-BLAM"
* Starting with page 15 of the US comic, the speech balloons for Transformers characters changed style abruptly from rectangular boxes to rounded balloons that sometimes had zig zags in the part indicating which character was speaking. This type of speech balloon would continue to be used through issue #9.
*Beginning with this issue, the cover corner box depicts a triumphant shot of Optimus Prime (somewhat contradictory to the contents of this issue). The pose is different from that which appeared on issue #1, which was a [[character model]] pose. This image would be used for 24 more issues, along with the adaptation of ''[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and the [[Ring of Hate!|first issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'', before returning for issues [[Dark Star|50]]-[[On the Edge of Extinction!|75]].
* Issue #22 of the UK comic included "[[Robot War]]", the first in an irregular series of text features summarising events seen in the comic so far.
* The damage Shockwave does to Sunstreaker here will keep Sunstreaker out of comission until Grimlock uses [[Nucleon]] in [[On the Edge of Extinction!]] to revive all of the dead Autobots.

===Errors===
* Numerous errors occur in the slabs-of-beef scene of the Autobots hanging from the ceiling:
** Several Autobots are randomly colored like [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], including Trailbreaker, Ironhide and Bumblebee. Cliffjumper is colored like Bumblebee, and Windcharger has Brawn's colors.
** Ironhide, meanwhile, has inexplicably gone from being pretty much okay at the end of last issue, to being a legless torso stuck on the end of a pole, with half of one arm missing, and the other arm bizarrely deformed.
** Trailbreaker's car-mode hood is shown cracked and shattered as if it were a windshield. His arm isn't dangling over his head like all the other Autobots, either.
** Jazz has a totally made-up head (colored red) and a strange, malproportioned arm design.
** Bluestreak is colored like Prowl
** Wheeljack is missing his "ears". His "mask" is bigger than the rest of his head, his missile launcher is strangely foreshortened, and his chest is colored blue instead of white.
* In a flashback, one of the Decepticons flying to their fortress appears to be Shockwave, who had not yet rejoined the Decepticons. The same scene features Decepticons flying in robot mode, which none of Megatron's troops can do.
* Sunstreaker is colored blue and red when Shockwave blasts him, and is missing a leg. He's colored like Sideswipe when he's later seen lying on the floor. (Sunstreaker's toy was originally supposed to be in Sideswipe's colors and visa-verse. So the artist ''might'' have been working from some old source material.)
[[Image:KupperbergRatchetCharacterModel.jpg|thumb|right|100px| ]]
* The severe damage inflicted on Mirage last issue is nowhere to be seen — he's got both his arms and his chest/head are intact. To be fair, this same damage disappeared before the previous issue even concluded.
* Skywarp is missing a wing as he drags Brawn; he's also colored like Thundercracker. In the same panel, Shockwave's upper arms are silver-white instead of purple (portions of his shoulders are silver-white in numerous other panels as well.) Same panel again: Soundwave's body is his usual purple, but his head is blue.
* Frenzy and Rumble are [[FIRRIB|both blue]] when they're standing guard outside the Ark. When Buster sneaks past them, one of them is purple and pink.
* Ratchet has the same blue-chest, red-shoulders color scheme as in issue #3. The blue chest is especially egregious since the same prominent area is white when he's an ambulance in the previous panel.

===Covers (4)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-05.jpg|'''US issue #5''' - Shockwave really needs to invest in a pen.
Image:MarvelUK-022.jpg|'''UK issue #22''' - Nice little corner logo.
Image:MarvelUK-23.jpg|'''UK issue #23''' - Yes, where is he? Inside, you dolt!
Image:Tf commag 01.JPG|'''Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #1''' The most normal German thing you will ever see
</gallery>
* '''US issue #5 cover:''' Iconic cover of Shockwave who burned (The Transformers) "Are All Dead" into the wall by [[Mark Bright]]. The cover is possibly the most well-known of all Transformers comics and has been homaged (or reproduced) in official media at least three times: once in a UK comic mini-poster (which was much later used as an issue cover), once in a [[:Image:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|panel]] of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[The War Within issue 3|''The War Within'' #3]], once in a [[:Image:ArtofWar2 GladiatorZone.jpg|panel]] of [[The Art of War issue 2|''The Art of War'' #2]] and again as a cover of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1|''The Reign of Starscream'' #1]].
* '''UK issue #22 cover:''' reuse of US cover art.
* '''UK issue #23 cover:''' Buster amongst the dead Autobots, by [[Robin Smith]].
* '''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 1|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue #1]] cover:''' Recoloring of the cover to Marvel #7

===Advertisements===
* Rip-Off Velcro shoes (inside front cover)
*Reeses pieces (pg 7)
*Oreos (pg 9)
*Bonkers bike bag (pg 10)
*Block of various Sketchy Things and Marvel Mart (pg 12)
*Comic Buyers Guide, Choose Your Own Adventure, Comic Book Convention 1985 in Manhattan (pg 21)
*J&S Comics (pg 23)
*Olympic Sales Club (pg 26)
*Bullpen Bulletins (pg 28)
*Comic subscriptions (pg 32)
*STAR Comics (rear inside cover)
*Noxzema Acne 12 acne medicine (rear cover)

===Reprints===
*1987 — [[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 3|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #3]]
*1989 — [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 1|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #1]]
*2003 — [[Transformers: Beginnings (G1)|''Transformers: Beginnings'']]
*2008 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1]]''
*2011 — ''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1]]''

{{DEFAULTSORT:New Order}}
[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Prime Time!

2012-01-30T02:54:02Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the Marvel Comics issue|2007 sliding storybook|Transformers Prime Time}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #12
|prev=Brainstorm!
|next=Shooting Star!
|title="Prime Time!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #39–40
|prev2=Brainstorm!
|next2=Christmas Breaker!
|image=MarvelUS-12.jpg
|caption=Say hello to my little friend!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=September 1985
|coverdate=January 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Herb Trimpe]]
|inker=[[Al Gordon]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobots attempt to rescue Optimus Prime from the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] commands [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] to take him to the [[Decepticon]]s, in hopes of rescuing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Unfortunately, Buster is knocked unconscious during an encounter with [[United States military|human aircraft]], and he becomes the Decepticons' prisoner as Jetfire reverts to his original mission of capturing him. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] hooks Buster up to his machines with the intention of using the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside the [[human]] to create his new army.

An oncoming [[Autobot]] convoy speeds its way to Shockwave's base of operations, also known as [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]. They are bringing with them Optimus Prime's body with the intention of rescuing his head from the Decepticons. Jetfire appears above and drops what seems to be the head of Optimus Prime into the swamp near them. Once the head is reattached to the body, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] extends his hand to his leader, and Prime responds by shooting Prowl right in the chest. He then blasts through the rest of the assembled Autobots. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]] arrive on scene and reveal that Prime is working with them now. The head was a fake!

At the plant, Buster is able to use the Creation Matrix to control Jetfire once more, who quickly overpowers Shockwave and returns to the swamp with the real head of Optimus Prime. When in range, Optimus yanks the fake head off his shoulders and reattaches his real head. The tables are quickly turned back in the Autobots' favor as Prime smashes apart Soundwave and his minions.

Recovered and seeing that Optimus Prime's real head is gone, Shockwave transforms and seeks out Prime in order to finish him off personally. They fight and Optimus throws Shockwave into the swamp where he sinks, helpless. The Autobots plead with Optimus to blast the Decepticon and finish him once and for all, but Prime, fearing for Buster's safety, rushes back to the plant.

Once there, he finds that Buster has been released by the human workers and the other Decepticons have fled. He takes back the Creation Matrix from Buster and mulls over the fact that innocent human lives are in danger because of their war.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (9)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (10)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (11)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (12)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (13)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (14)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (15)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (16)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (17)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (18)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (19)

|c2=
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (5)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (6)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (20)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (21)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (22)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (23)

|c3=
* [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (2)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (4)
}}

==Notes==
* Shockwave destroys a Blackrock jet like one of the ones glimpsed in "[[Brainstorm!]]" This one looks like an all red [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]].
* Optimus Prime's head (both the real one and the impostor head) is apparently able to control his body before the head is actually attached. This may or may not be the case for the Autobots who would become Headmasters in the ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' limited series.
* With the climactic battle of this issue, most of the 1984 Autobots are taken out of the picture for the next three years; only [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Prime remained active in the story's immediate aftermath. The UK storyline, however, treated the damage from the battle as minor, and shows all the 1984 Autobots as active long afterwards.
* During the final battle Buzzsaw shoots Gears in the face!
* Bullpen Bulletins for this month included an explanation on the different styles of boxes (M shape vs square boxes with Comic Code seal) used on Marvel comics that show the price, date, and issue number.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-12.jpg|'''US issue #12''' - His gun will turn you red, white and blue!
Image:MarvelUK-39.jpg|'''UK issue #39''' - Ah, if only...
Image:MarvelUK-40.jpg|'''UK issue #40''' - Head on!
</gallery>
* '''US cover:''' Prime attacks the Autobots, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #39 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover.
* '''UK issue #40 cover:''' Prime vs Shockwave, by [[Jeff Anderson]].

===Advertisements===
* MASK toys by Kenner - inside front cover
* Nestle Quik Challenge of the GoBots contest - back cover

===Reprints===
*1987 — [[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 6|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #6]]
*2003 — ''[[Transformers: New Order]]''
*2008 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 1]]''
*2011 — ''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1]]''

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Bombshell (G1)

2012-01-28T21:43:50Z

108.196.36.240: /* Dreamwave comics continuity */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Bombshell}}
:''Bombshell is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:GenesisBombshell.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not a hot blonde like the name implies.]]
A master of mind-controlling "[[cerebro-shell]]s", the twisted '''Bombshell''' plays with the minds of others as a child would a new toy, enthusiastically and recklessly. But there is nothing childlike about the gleeful malice he exposes in forcing his victims into more and more humiliating and destructive acts. Bombshell takes such sadistic joy in the destruction of his victims that even the other Decepticons can be put off, wondering if he wouldn't be just as pleased to play those same "games" with them...

His [[Action Master partner]] is [[Needler]]. He is sometimes known as '''Hardshell'''.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Gianluca Crisafi]] (Italian, second dub)

[[Image:G1 PlagueofInsecticons Bombshell blast.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Whoa, that usually doesn't happen to me, I swear.]]
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons jettisoned themselves out the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] when it and the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] crashed on [[Earth|Prehistoric Earth]]. Landing in what would become modern [[Bali]] off of [[Indonesia]], the Insecticons were altered by their [[idento-computer]]s to possess insectoid [[Alternate mode|beast modes]], and had the ability to convert organic matter into [[Energon (fuel)|energon]]. The Insecticons were largely communal in nature, though Bombshell often alternated leadership with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] ([[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] was out of luck).

Reactivating around the same time as those aboard the Ark, the Insecticons formed a small nest for themselves in [[Demon Swamp]] before being tracked down by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. They formed an alliance for the purpose of collecting energon and vanquishing the Autobots. In their first encounter with the enemy, Bombshell demonstrated one of the most unique of the trio's abilities—after firing an "insecti-shell" at a farming machine to blow it into pieces, he and the other Insecticons used "clone beams" to somehow convert those fragments of metal into [[Insecticon clone|duplicates of the Insecticons]] in their insect modes, a virtual swarm of Insecticlones created nearly out of thin air.

The initial alliance between Decepticons and Insecticons broke down after the greedy insects attempted to gorge themselves on the cache of energon cubes Megatron had created, and then abandoned the Decepticons to the Autobots. After that, the two groups operated independently, only joining forces as a matter on convenience on rare occasions. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Bombshell approaching with something long and pointy. Mirage's exhaust port was sore for a month after they did this scene.]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons next hired out their services to Megatron during his experimentation with the [[electro-cell]]s as on-call guards, in exchange for a share of the profits. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] attempted to turn them against each other, however, by stealing the Insecticons' reward and framing the Decepticons for it. Bombshell and the others staged an assault on the electro cell station and their Decepticon "comrades". During a spray of one of Shrapnel's grenades, Mirage was inadvertently caught in the blast while invisible. Bombshell seized upon the opportunity to implant one of his cerebro-shells in the fallen Autobot and turn him into a slave. What he DIDN'T do, however, is question what an Autobot counter-intelligence agent was doing sneaking around Decepticon camp just then. Megatron had to force Bombshell to think at gunpoint before he realized that Megatron wouldn't rob them while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots still lived. Maybe after, but not before. The united 'Cons then attempted to set a trap for the Autobots using Mirage, but ultimately Mirage was set free and the electro-cells were destroyed. {{storylink|Traitor}}

[[Image:G1 EntertheNightbird Bombshell Nightbird.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Bombshell copping a feel on Nightbird. It must get lonely with all the fembots being Autobots.]]
Next, Bombshell's aid was commissioned to upgrade the human-built female ninja robot known as [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] for Megatron, converting her into a functional assassin. His engineering skills shown here were rather remarkable for someone with no table manners. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

On their next joint venture, Megatron arranged for Bombshell and the Insecticons to have access to the [[Nova Power Core]], a meal that filled them with raw energy and caused them to increase in size dramatically. In exchange, they aided the Decepticons in raiding the armored installation known as [[Iron Mountain]] to gain control of the defense computer being housed there. Their new power went to their heads, however, and the Insecticons were overheard plotting against Megatron by his spy [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Soundwave didn't get far, however, before Bombshell captured the Decepticon and turned him with the help of a cerebro-shell.

[[Image:G1 InsecticonSyndrome Bombshell Soundwave.jpg|right|170px|thumb|A communications officer with a stethoscope...and he didn't hear THAT!?!?]]
He then systematically "bugged" the rest of Megatron's troops; by the time Iron Mountain was successfully infiltrated, Megatron was the only Decepticon left. The nova power proved to be too unstable for the Insecticons to synthesize, however, and an antidote was administered to rob Bombshell and Kickback of their additional mass and power. Shrapnel, however, exploded into pieces before the antidote could be properly administered. Somehow, though, Bombshell was able to completely reconstruct his fallen comrade in a matter of seconds, using a special insecti-shell to reunify the pieces. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Seriously, tell me what isn't wrong with this picture.]]
In another scheme, Megatron convinced the Insecticons that he had a new energon processing system that could draw power from their organic-conversion process far more efficiently than their bodies normally could. The Insecticons would gather vast amounts of power through their clone armies, and then return to Decepticon headquarters to refine their amassed energies into energon cubes. Little did they know that the refinement process was far more effective than Megatron presented—Bombshell and the others were given scraps while dozens of cubes were being produced by their efforts. They slowly began to wise up to Megatron's duplicity and, when his henchman [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] attempted to warn them away from a certain valley, the Insecticons took it as a sign there was something valuable there. In fact there was: a can of [[robotic insecticide]] the Autobots had planned to use against the Insecticlones, and an ever-growing number of [[Morphobot]]s, techno-organic plants that fed on robot insects. Bombshell and the Insecticons attempted to feed on the plants, only to have their food "bite back" and their entire clone army destroyed in a matter of minutes. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Bombshell would ultimately be mortally wounded during the battle of [[Autobot City]] and was ejected alongside many other fallen Decepticon warriors (Megatron included), into deep space, where [[Unicron]] reformatted him into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada|the other guy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Either he got better or that was an identical clone, because all three Insecticons, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], were later seen on Earth trying to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They were trampled by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:Bombshell marvel-21.jpg|right|170px|thumb|All he's missing is a leather halter top and a whip.]]
Bombshell was first seen as a soldier on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount]] under the command of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} ''Bombshell was one of the Decepticon warriors targeted for termination by the [[Wrecker]]s in [[Operation: Volcano]]. A last minute change in orders prevented Bombshell and his cronies from walking into the Autobot trap, though. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}'' After Straxus began an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons of Earth, Bombshell was transported to our solar system by way of the [[space bridge]]. He, Kickback, and Shrapnel were then reformatted into the Insecticons, and granted impressive [[mass shifting]] powers that enabled them to shrink down to the size of actual insects when transforming.

The Insecticons' first mission on Earth was to set up a conduit between Cybertron and Hoover Dam, stealing the hydro-electrical power. Bombshell tracked down the assistant chief engineer, [[Ricky Vasquez]], and implanted him with a cerebro-shell so that the Decepticons could infiltrate the plant clandestinely. With Megatron and the Insecticons riding shotgun, Vasquez snuck them into the control room where Shrapnel was able to take electronic control of the dam. Vasquez eventually managed to reassert his free will however and, with the interference of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Decepticon operation proved ineffective. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[Image:Bomshell marvel-41.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Bombshell learns that you don't have to be in the background to be block-colored by Nel Yomtov.]]
Still, Bombshell took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate the Ark by riding atop Silverbolt back to the Autobot base. While inside, he seized a chance to fire one of his cerebro-shell inside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a medical exam where Ratchet was cleaning a recent wound. He was unable to actually control Prime, but managed something almost as good—by piping in a radio connection to Megatron through Soundwave, Bombshell's implant was able to divert some of the Creation Matrix to the Decepticons, bringing life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] just as Prime was finalizing the life-sparks of the Aerialbots. Bombshell's implant was eventually discovered, but the damage was done. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

Later, Megatron commissioned Bombshell and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to take control of the human creation known as [[Power Station Alpha]]. Sighting [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] casing the installation, Bombshell blasted a human boy with a cerebro-shell as a distraction, sending him off into danger while the Decepticon infiltrated Alpha and placed a specially-modified shell inside. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Things were too hot to retrieve it then, with the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team taking hostile action against Bumblebee and then being confronted themselves by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but later that night the remote control was triggered and Power Station Alpha sprung to life. Surprisingly for the Decepticons, though, it did NOT come to their base as programmed—[[Doctor Mindbender]] of [[Cobra]] was able to lock onto the electronic frequency of Bombshell's shell and bring Alpha to [[Cobra Island]] instead. Dirge and Bombshell were therefore forced into the position of emissaries for the Decepticon cause, proposing an alliance between them and Cobra in order to share Power Station Alpha's potential. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

While Mindbender was acting as Cobra's "ambassador", he uncovered the severity of their plans for Alpha, and the devastating effect it would have on the Earth. Once Cobra switched sides and joined in an alliance with the Joes and the Autobots, Mindbender was deemed "surplus parts" and Bombshell attempted to execute him. Instead, the Insecticon was disabled by a blast from one of the [[Baroness]]'s cannon weapons. As the two Cobra agents left to join [[Serpentor]] in conference with their new "friends", Mindbender scooped up the unconscious Bombshell (who had reverted to his tiny insect mode) in the hopes of dissecting his circuitry later. Only after arriving at the Joe base did they discover the connection between Bombshell and his cerebro-shells, as the Joe technical expert [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] prodded the shell which had been surgically retrieved from the boy Bombshell blasted days earlier, causing the still-inactive Insecticon to spontaneously transform out of his own control. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

How Bombshell eventually regained control of his systems and returned to the Decepticons is unknown, but he did and was later seen participating in a raid on an oil tanker. He used his cerebro-shells to quickly locate the vessel's control room. Unfortunately, the tanker turned out to be dry.{{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} When Decepticon leadership eventually passed to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Bombshell was seen among his troops.{{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Earthforce====
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[[Image:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Dinner and a show, huh?]]
''Bombshell and the Insecticons were allied with Megatron during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] against Shockwave. He attended the [[Enclave]] held by the two factions, but it didn't go well and Bombshell was later seen among the massive melee between the Decepticon armies. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Bombshell and the Insecticons were later tasked by Megatron to infiltrate Shockwave's base and spy on his war room to gain secret intelligence. Bombshell had tapped into the room with a listening prong right before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrived, and caught the tiny intruders with a [[rustbug hoop]]. Forced to submit, the Insecticons were surprised that Starscream wasn't going to torture or kill them: instead, he offered them a juicy bit of gossip that Shockwave would be off alone on a mission soon. Bombshell realized that Starscream was setting his leader up for a fall, arranging for both Megatron and Shockwave to be disposed of in one felt swoop. He seemed okay with it. {{storylink|Bugged!}}''

''Sure enough, Megatron and Shockwave were soon excommunicated from their respective armies, and the Decepticons united under the command of Starscream and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Bombshell was present at the united Decepticons' first major military action, an attack on Autobot Earthbase. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Soon, however, he turned his talents to less overt and more deceitful activities. At his leaders' request, Bombshell implanted the mighty warrior [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with one of his cerebro-shells, turning the giant against the human populace in order to smear the Autobots' image. A human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] managed to get inside Superion at the Autobots' request, however, and remove the shell before any permanent damage was done. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Bombshell's follow-up surveillance revealed that the Autobots had offered the reporter an exclusive interview in exchange for his assistance. Such a positive "puff-piece" would go a long way towards improving the Autobots' image among the humans, and could not be allowed by the Decepticons. So, Soundwave and Starscream arranged for the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to kidnap Spoon. {{storylink|Front Line!}} Trapping him inside [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s cabin, the Stunticons led the Autobots on a merry chase through the highways until they finally forced Motormaster off the road and recovered Spoon. The damage had been done, however; unknown to the Autobots, Bombshell had been hiding inside Motormaster's cab, and implanted the reporter with a cerebro-shell before losing custody of the human. Irwin Spoon therefore wrote exactly the piece the Decepticons wanted, painting the Autobots as evil kidnappers set to destroy mankind. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Bombshell kickback shrapnel soundwave ravage war within 1-2.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Oh, shut up.]]
Bombshell, sporting a spiffy tank mode, was first seen on Cybertron millions of years ago as part of a commando group being directed by Soundwave in a raid on Iacon. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} They ran into Optimus Prime on his first day on the job. It still hurt. A lot. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} During the Dark Ages, Bombshell and his fellow future Insecticons served under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as part of the primary Decepticon faction. At one point, they assaulted [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Chaos Trinity]] in [[Altihex]] to stop the chaos unleashed by the [[The Fallen|Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Bombshell was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] during the aborted peace treaty between the Autobots, Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s. Megatron's sudden arrival with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] put a quick stop to those peace talks. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He later got to guard Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Prior to the [[Great Shutdown]], Shockwave uncovered the crash location of the missing ships the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'': Earth. He sent Kickback, Shrapnel and Bombshell to the planet as part of some vast, incomprehensible scheme he'd been perfecting for millennia. They initially encountered resistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], but gave them the slip and went undercover on Earth for 48 thousand [[vorn]]s. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|The Rules of Extinction}}

{{note|Bombshell and the Insecticons made a brief appearance in the second [[Keepers Trilogy]] novel, [[Annihilation]], as troops under Starscream's command on Earth. This appearance is contradicted by later Dreamwave stories. Also, in the novel the Insecticons shrink down to insect-size as they did in Marvel Comics, whereas later Dreamwave issues showed them retaining their full size, like their cartoon versions.}}

In modern times, however, Bombshell seemed to have developed a few loose screws and begun operating outside his mission parameters. Having taken over a small town in rural America, Bombshell had begun mass production of techno-organic Insecticlones being grown from special pods. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} His actions drew the attention of [[Earth Defense Command]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Autobot faction, leading to an investigation of the town. The Autobots managed to uncover the Insecticons' schemes, free the townspeople, and capture their opponents. It was easy. Perhaps, too easy...? {{storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|It's heavily hinted at in Dreamwave continuity that Bombshell's cerebro-shells were the basis for the "Shell Program" later used in ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' to reprogram [[Maximal]] protoforms into [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. It makes no small manner of sense but to be fair the full explantion would most likely have become clear if Dreamwave hadn't tanked.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
Bombshell-type Insecticons were part of the dreaded Insecticon swarms on an alternate future Earth ruled by the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:Bombshell beachcomber spotlight blaster.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Cybertronian creature feature.]]
Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s apocalyptic assault across Cybertron, a tiny mechanoid insect called Bombshell injected a cerebro-shell into [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s behalf. The shell enabled Soundwave to make Beachcomber into an assassin, sending him after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], the inspirational broadcaster for the Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Several hundred years later, Bombshell was created ([[retcon|uh...]]) on Cybertron as the first [[Insecticon swarm|non-insane]] Insecticon. Shortly after his creation, he constructed a portal between Cybertron and [[Earth]], which the Decepticons used to dump defeated Autobots in. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} After using the portal to get rid of the Autobots on Earth, the Decepticons attacked [[New York City]]. During the assault, Bombshell tore apart [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jets in his giant beetle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} He later attended Megatron's glorious victory speech in the ruins of the city, but the line about the Decepticons being "united in our cause" clearly wasn't quite true. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}}

{{note|As of All Hail Megatron #7, it's confirmed that Bombshell in Spotlight: Blaster is a different, earlier insect 'con that just so happened to be called Bombshell. In a later interview<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC3b5epypnA</ref>, Shane McCarthy confirmed that the earlier Bombshell was a prototype for the later Insecticons.}}

Battle lines started being drawn between the Insecticons and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. In [[Beijing]], Bombshell began openly mocking [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and the Seekers as "Yesterday's news", ignored by their flight commander and cast aside by Megatron in favor of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Despite his mind games, though, Bombshell and the united Insecticons quickly scurried off when both Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stood up against them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} After returning to New York, Bombshell was approached by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who apologized for the behavior of his fellow Seekers, and told the Insecticons about how he envisioned the future of the Decepticon Empire—a vision which incidentally included Starscream as the leader. At some point during the conquest of Earth, Bombshell also captured former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Hunter O'Nion]] and started performing twisted experiments on him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Using [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s technology, given to the Decepticons by [[Sixshot]] {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}, Bombshell constructed a [[space bridge]] in New York. In addition, he managed to use Hunter to create a "hub" of some sort, which the Decepticons used to find Autobots all across the galaxy and deactivate their defenses. When Megatron complimented his work, Bombshell explained that human minds intrigued him, and that he found experimenting on them to be quite "delicious". He then promptly betrayed Megatron, as he had been sucked in by Starscream's words earlier and took the Seeker's side in his rebellion. In response, Megatron threw Kickback at him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Not long afterwards, the Autobots returned to Earth, and a massive battle broke out in New York. Bombshell jumped [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and taunted the Autobot by claiming to have toyed with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|his brother]]'s mind with information he had extracted from Hunter. He was punched out by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] before he could kill Sideswipe, however, and the Decepticons soon found themselves defeated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} As the Decepticons fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Bombshell cheered for Starscream when he revealed that he was in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Despite Starscream's "ascension", however, the Decepticon army began to crumble without clear direction. Bombshell and the rest of Starscream's followers eventually retreated to a lifeless planetoid in a distant solar system. Refugees from the broken Decepticon war machine began to trickle in over the next three years until nearly 100 were cowering together in the dark. Starscream ordered Bombshell to find some way to strengthen their meager energon reserves and keep what remained of the army properly fueled.

Bombshell regarded this as a fool's errand, and left the Decepticons to reach "population saturation" on their own, as the strong cannibalized the weak for resources. Instead, Bombshell worked on perfecting cerebro-shell technology, and cobbled together a prototype to present to Starscream. It proved highly effective against the dissident [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], who attacked Starscream at that moment for reasons of his own. Bombshell's little toy incapacitated Quake long enough for Starscream to eliminate the mutineer. Intrigued, Starscream requested Bombshell begin production of ''more'' cerebro-shells. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

Later, Bombshell reported to an uninterested Starscream that an approaching Autobot ship had crashed into their defenses. Tempted by the Matrix, he made an offer to take care of the relic, but Starscream violently repulsed him. Together with Shrapnel and [[Acid Storm]], he went to scavenge the ship's wreckage for anything useful, only to be attacked by the pilot, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. Bombshell tried to fire one of his new cerebro-shells at the intruder, who blocked it with a piece of metal and defeated him. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

Megatron would later use [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}} Once this monster was defeated, the Decepticons were left weakened and easily captured by the Autobots. After three weeks in captivity, they were released to help the Autobots beat down a [[NAIL]] riot, though with [[I/D chip]] implants to keep them from going overboard. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:HeartsofSteel2_Insecticons.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Along with several other Decepticons, Bombshell awoke in the late 19th century when a sunken human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He spent some time helping his comrades construct things underwater before being ordered by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to obtain "money" for their human ally, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. Taking on a new [[alternate mode]] alongside Kickback and Shrapnel, Bombshell transformed into the middle portion of the "[[Insectrain]]", which used his head-mounted cannon as a turret. The Insecticons attacked a train carrying money and gold from the Denver Mint, shrugging off the primitive weaponry of its human guards. Although he didn't see the value in tiny sheets of paper, Bombshell followed orders and delivered the loot to Starscream and Muldoon by the next morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} He was later present when Starscream announced to his troops that the Autobots had awakened as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===

{{Note|Bombshell is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Bombshell toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|One not-so-big, bad, beetle 'borg]]
*'''Bombshell ''' (Insecticon, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''41'''
**''Accessories'': "Twin Ion Impulse Blaster"

: Bombshell transforms into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. He doesn't do a whole lot more than that. There is a variation on the mold's insect-mode horn; some versions have a rounded indent on the "top" part near the base-joint, allowing it to fold down further in robot mode. As a legacy of his past as a mold from the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, he has an opening canopy that can seat a ''Diaclone'' driver figure.

: In Japan, Bombshell and the other Insecticons were "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1988. They each cost 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point|robot points]].

: This mold was used to make the [[Salvo]] drones.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Action Master Bombshell.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"We don't rent, we don't borrow, we don't share—we TAKE the mind."]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Action Master, 1991)
**''Accessories'': "Needler" partner, rifle

: [[Action Master]] Bombshell is a non-transforming action figure that combines the cartoon model with a few toy-based elements. Interestingly enough, his distinctive head-cannon is no longer on his skull, but his hand-held blaster bears a similar design. He comes with his robot scarab [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Needler]], who forms a backpack/battle helmet for Bombshell. He was only available in the European markets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Action Master Bombshell at tfu.info.]''

*'''Insectrons''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''16''' (full set)

: Bombshell was released as part of the Japanese "[[Transformers Collection]]" series in a set with [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. This set also included three [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

: The Bombshell in this set not only lacks the horn-indent of later variations, but has a couple other minor mold-differences to boot, with the horn lacking the "bumps" near the tip and base.

*'''Insecticons''' (Toys"R"Us multi-pack, 2009)

: Bombshell was released as part of the ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], in a set with his Insecticon pals. Like with his 2008 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' incarnation (see below), Bombshell has been renamed Hardshell for [[trademark]] reasons. Likewise [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] has had his name changed to "Sharpshot".

: This Bombshell uses the slightly [[retool]]ed "Transformers Collection" version of the horn. The tiny insect-mode legs on the middle of his arms have also been retooled to be detachable, owing to breakage issues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at tfu.info.]''

==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Bombshell''' (Decoy, 1987)

: Bombshell was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Decoy Bombshell at tfu.info.]''

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)

: The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

===Hard Hero===
[[Image:HardHero Bombshell statue.JPG|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Hard Hero statue, 2003)

: Number 3 in [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Bombshell is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only a thousand pieces of the statue were produced.

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===Robot Heroes===
*'''Perceptor Vs. Hardshell''' (2008)

[[Image:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
: Another victim of trademark losses, Bombshell's ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine goes by the name "Hardshell". Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] Robot Heroes'', he's packed versus [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series". His sculpt and colors are based mostly on his [[character model]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Robot Heroes Hardshell at tfu.info.]''
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==Notes==
* Bombshell—like the other Insecticons—was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Waruder Kabutron" evil alien piloted mech in different colors... which were eventually used when the trio were [[redeco]]ed for [[e-Hobby]] release. This is also the genesis of those opening chest compartments.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bombshell''' (ボンブシェル ''Bonbusheru'')
*''French:'' '''Obus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Prudox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jà-dàn''' (炸彈, "Bombshell")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Granada''' (Portugal comic), '''Bomba''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Bombomjot''' (cartoon, Бомбомёт, "Bomber")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Hranata''' (ICTV, Граната, "Grenade")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Bombshell Bombshell's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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Bombshell (G1)

2012-01-28T21:42:41Z

108.196.36.240: /* Dreamwave comics continuity */

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:''Bombshell is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:GenesisBombshell.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not a hot blonde like the name implies.]]
A master of mind-controlling "[[cerebro-shell]]s", the twisted '''Bombshell''' plays with the minds of others as a child would a new toy, enthusiastically and recklessly. But there is nothing childlike about the gleeful malice he exposes in forcing his victims into more and more humiliating and destructive acts. Bombshell takes such sadistic joy in the destruction of his victims that even the other Decepticons can be put off, wondering if he wouldn't be just as pleased to play those same "games" with them...

His [[Action Master partner]] is [[Needler]]. He is sometimes known as '''Hardshell'''.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Gianluca Crisafi]] (Italian, second dub)

[[Image:G1 PlagueofInsecticons Bombshell blast.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Whoa, that usually doesn't happen to me, I swear.]]
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons jettisoned themselves out the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] when it and the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] crashed on [[Earth|Prehistoric Earth]]. Landing in what would become modern [[Bali]] off of [[Indonesia]], the Insecticons were altered by their [[idento-computer]]s to possess insectoid [[Alternate mode|beast modes]], and had the ability to convert organic matter into [[Energon (fuel)|energon]]. The Insecticons were largely communal in nature, though Bombshell often alternated leadership with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] ([[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] was out of luck).

Reactivating around the same time as those aboard the Ark, the Insecticons formed a small nest for themselves in [[Demon Swamp]] before being tracked down by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. They formed an alliance for the purpose of collecting energon and vanquishing the Autobots. In their first encounter with the enemy, Bombshell demonstrated one of the most unique of the trio's abilities—after firing an "insecti-shell" at a farming machine to blow it into pieces, he and the other Insecticons used "clone beams" to somehow convert those fragments of metal into [[Insecticon clone|duplicates of the Insecticons]] in their insect modes, a virtual swarm of Insecticlones created nearly out of thin air.

The initial alliance between Decepticons and Insecticons broke down after the greedy insects attempted to gorge themselves on the cache of energon cubes Megatron had created, and then abandoned the Decepticons to the Autobots. After that, the two groups operated independently, only joining forces as a matter on convenience on rare occasions. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Bombshell approaching with something long and pointy. Mirage's exhaust port was sore for a month after they did this scene.]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons next hired out their services to Megatron during his experimentation with the [[electro-cell]]s as on-call guards, in exchange for a share of the profits. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] attempted to turn them against each other, however, by stealing the Insecticons' reward and framing the Decepticons for it. Bombshell and the others staged an assault on the electro cell station and their Decepticon "comrades". During a spray of one of Shrapnel's grenades, Mirage was inadvertently caught in the blast while invisible. Bombshell seized upon the opportunity to implant one of his cerebro-shells in the fallen Autobot and turn him into a slave. What he DIDN'T do, however, is question what an Autobot counter-intelligence agent was doing sneaking around Decepticon camp just then. Megatron had to force Bombshell to think at gunpoint before he realized that Megatron wouldn't rob them while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots still lived. Maybe after, but not before. The united 'Cons then attempted to set a trap for the Autobots using Mirage, but ultimately Mirage was set free and the electro-cells were destroyed. {{storylink|Traitor}}

[[Image:G1 EntertheNightbird Bombshell Nightbird.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Bombshell copping a feel on Nightbird. It must get lonely with all the fembots being Autobots.]]
Next, Bombshell's aid was commissioned to upgrade the human-built female ninja robot known as [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] for Megatron, converting her into a functional assassin. His engineering skills shown here were rather remarkable for someone with no table manners. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

On their next joint venture, Megatron arranged for Bombshell and the Insecticons to have access to the [[Nova Power Core]], a meal that filled them with raw energy and caused them to increase in size dramatically. In exchange, they aided the Decepticons in raiding the armored installation known as [[Iron Mountain]] to gain control of the defense computer being housed there. Their new power went to their heads, however, and the Insecticons were overheard plotting against Megatron by his spy [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Soundwave didn't get far, however, before Bombshell captured the Decepticon and turned him with the help of a cerebro-shell.

[[Image:G1 InsecticonSyndrome Bombshell Soundwave.jpg|right|170px|thumb|A communications officer with a stethoscope...and he didn't hear THAT!?!?]]
He then systematically "bugged" the rest of Megatron's troops; by the time Iron Mountain was successfully infiltrated, Megatron was the only Decepticon left. The nova power proved to be too unstable for the Insecticons to synthesize, however, and an antidote was administered to rob Bombshell and Kickback of their additional mass and power. Shrapnel, however, exploded into pieces before the antidote could be properly administered. Somehow, though, Bombshell was able to completely reconstruct his fallen comrade in a matter of seconds, using a special insecti-shell to reunify the pieces. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Seriously, tell me what isn't wrong with this picture.]]
In another scheme, Megatron convinced the Insecticons that he had a new energon processing system that could draw power from their organic-conversion process far more efficiently than their bodies normally could. The Insecticons would gather vast amounts of power through their clone armies, and then return to Decepticon headquarters to refine their amassed energies into energon cubes. Little did they know that the refinement process was far more effective than Megatron presented—Bombshell and the others were given scraps while dozens of cubes were being produced by their efforts. They slowly began to wise up to Megatron's duplicity and, when his henchman [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] attempted to warn them away from a certain valley, the Insecticons took it as a sign there was something valuable there. In fact there was: a can of [[robotic insecticide]] the Autobots had planned to use against the Insecticlones, and an ever-growing number of [[Morphobot]]s, techno-organic plants that fed on robot insects. Bombshell and the Insecticons attempted to feed on the plants, only to have their food "bite back" and their entire clone army destroyed in a matter of minutes. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Bombshell would ultimately be mortally wounded during the battle of [[Autobot City]] and was ejected alongside many other fallen Decepticon warriors (Megatron included), into deep space, where [[Unicron]] reformatted him into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada|the other guy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Either he got better or that was an identical clone, because all three Insecticons, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], were later seen on Earth trying to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They were trampled by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:Bombshell marvel-21.jpg|right|170px|thumb|All he's missing is a leather halter top and a whip.]]
Bombshell was first seen as a soldier on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount]] under the command of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} ''Bombshell was one of the Decepticon warriors targeted for termination by the [[Wrecker]]s in [[Operation: Volcano]]. A last minute change in orders prevented Bombshell and his cronies from walking into the Autobot trap, though. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}'' After Straxus began an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons of Earth, Bombshell was transported to our solar system by way of the [[space bridge]]. He, Kickback, and Shrapnel were then reformatted into the Insecticons, and granted impressive [[mass shifting]] powers that enabled them to shrink down to the size of actual insects when transforming.

The Insecticons' first mission on Earth was to set up a conduit between Cybertron and Hoover Dam, stealing the hydro-electrical power. Bombshell tracked down the assistant chief engineer, [[Ricky Vasquez]], and implanted him with a cerebro-shell so that the Decepticons could infiltrate the plant clandestinely. With Megatron and the Insecticons riding shotgun, Vasquez snuck them into the control room where Shrapnel was able to take electronic control of the dam. Vasquez eventually managed to reassert his free will however and, with the interference of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Decepticon operation proved ineffective. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[Image:Bomshell marvel-41.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Bombshell learns that you don't have to be in the background to be block-colored by Nel Yomtov.]]
Still, Bombshell took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate the Ark by riding atop Silverbolt back to the Autobot base. While inside, he seized a chance to fire one of his cerebro-shell inside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a medical exam where Ratchet was cleaning a recent wound. He was unable to actually control Prime, but managed something almost as good—by piping in a radio connection to Megatron through Soundwave, Bombshell's implant was able to divert some of the Creation Matrix to the Decepticons, bringing life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] just as Prime was finalizing the life-sparks of the Aerialbots. Bombshell's implant was eventually discovered, but the damage was done. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

Later, Megatron commissioned Bombshell and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to take control of the human creation known as [[Power Station Alpha]]. Sighting [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] casing the installation, Bombshell blasted a human boy with a cerebro-shell as a distraction, sending him off into danger while the Decepticon infiltrated Alpha and placed a specially-modified shell inside. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Things were too hot to retrieve it then, with the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team taking hostile action against Bumblebee and then being confronted themselves by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but later that night the remote control was triggered and Power Station Alpha sprung to life. Surprisingly for the Decepticons, though, it did NOT come to their base as programmed—[[Doctor Mindbender]] of [[Cobra]] was able to lock onto the electronic frequency of Bombshell's shell and bring Alpha to [[Cobra Island]] instead. Dirge and Bombshell were therefore forced into the position of emissaries for the Decepticon cause, proposing an alliance between them and Cobra in order to share Power Station Alpha's potential. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

While Mindbender was acting as Cobra's "ambassador", he uncovered the severity of their plans for Alpha, and the devastating effect it would have on the Earth. Once Cobra switched sides and joined in an alliance with the Joes and the Autobots, Mindbender was deemed "surplus parts" and Bombshell attempted to execute him. Instead, the Insecticon was disabled by a blast from one of the [[Baroness]]'s cannon weapons. As the two Cobra agents left to join [[Serpentor]] in conference with their new "friends", Mindbender scooped up the unconscious Bombshell (who had reverted to his tiny insect mode) in the hopes of dissecting his circuitry later. Only after arriving at the Joe base did they discover the connection between Bombshell and his cerebro-shells, as the Joe technical expert [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] prodded the shell which had been surgically retrieved from the boy Bombshell blasted days earlier, causing the still-inactive Insecticon to spontaneously transform out of his own control. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

How Bombshell eventually regained control of his systems and returned to the Decepticons is unknown, but he did and was later seen participating in a raid on an oil tanker. He used his cerebro-shells to quickly locate the vessel's control room. Unfortunately, the tanker turned out to be dry.{{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} When Decepticon leadership eventually passed to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Bombshell was seen among his troops.{{storylink|Totaled!}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Image:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Dinner and a show, huh?]]
''Bombshell and the Insecticons were allied with Megatron during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] against Shockwave. He attended the [[Enclave]] held by the two factions, but it didn't go well and Bombshell was later seen among the massive melee between the Decepticon armies. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Bombshell and the Insecticons were later tasked by Megatron to infiltrate Shockwave's base and spy on his war room to gain secret intelligence. Bombshell had tapped into the room with a listening prong right before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrived, and caught the tiny intruders with a [[rustbug hoop]]. Forced to submit, the Insecticons were surprised that Starscream wasn't going to torture or kill them: instead, he offered them a juicy bit of gossip that Shockwave would be off alone on a mission soon. Bombshell realized that Starscream was setting his leader up for a fall, arranging for both Megatron and Shockwave to be disposed of in one felt swoop. He seemed okay with it. {{storylink|Bugged!}}''

''Sure enough, Megatron and Shockwave were soon excommunicated from their respective armies, and the Decepticons united under the command of Starscream and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Bombshell was present at the united Decepticons' first major military action, an attack on Autobot Earthbase. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Soon, however, he turned his talents to less overt and more deceitful activities. At his leaders' request, Bombshell implanted the mighty warrior [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with one of his cerebro-shells, turning the giant against the human populace in order to smear the Autobots' image. A human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] managed to get inside Superion at the Autobots' request, however, and remove the shell before any permanent damage was done. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Bombshell's follow-up surveillance revealed that the Autobots had offered the reporter an exclusive interview in exchange for his assistance. Such a positive "puff-piece" would go a long way towards improving the Autobots' image among the humans, and could not be allowed by the Decepticons. So, Soundwave and Starscream arranged for the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to kidnap Spoon. {{storylink|Front Line!}} Trapping him inside [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s cabin, the Stunticons led the Autobots on a merry chase through the highways until they finally forced Motormaster off the road and recovered Spoon. The damage had been done, however; unknown to the Autobots, Bombshell had been hiding inside Motormaster's cab, and implanted the reporter with a cerebro-shell before losing custody of the human. Irwin Spoon therefore wrote exactly the piece the Decepticons wanted, painting the Autobots as evil kidnappers set to destroy mankind. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Bombshell kickback shrapnel soundwave ravage war within 1-2.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Oh, shut up.]]
Bombshell, sporting a spiffy tank mode, was first seen on Cybertron millions of years ago as part of a commando group being directed by Soundwave in a raid on Iacon. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} They ran into Optimus Prime on his first day on the job. It still hurt. A lot. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} During the Dark Ages, Bombshell and his fellow future Insecticons served under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as part of the primary Decepticon faction. At one point, they assaulted [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Chaos Trinity]] in [[Altihex]] to stop the chaos unleashed by the [[The Fallen|Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Bombshell was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] during the aborted peace treaty between the Autobots, Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s. Megatron's sudden arrival with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] put a quick stop to those peace talks. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He later got to guard Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Prior to the [[Great Shutdown]], Shockwave uncovered the crash location of the missing ships the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'': Earth. He sent Kickback, Shrapnel and Bombshell to the planet as part of some vast, incomprehensible scheme he'd been perfecting for millennia. They initially encountered resistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], but gave them the slip and went undercover on Earth for 48 thousand [[vorn]]s. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|The Rules of Extinction}}

{{note|Bombshell and the Insecticons made a brief appearance in the second [[Keepers Trilogy]] novel, [[Annihilation]], as troops under Starscream's command on Earth. This appearance is contradicted by later Dreamwave stories. Also, in the novel the Insecticons shrink down to insect-size as they did in Marvel Comics, whereas later Dreamwave issues showed them retaining their full size, like their cartoon versions.}}

In modern times, however, Bombshell seemed to have developed a few loose screws and begun operating outside his mission parameters. Having taken over a small town in rural America, Bombshell had begun mass production of techno-organic Insecticlones being grown from special pods. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} His actions drew the attention of [[Earth Defense Command]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Autobot faction, leading to an investigation of the town. The Autobots managed to uncover the Insecticons' schemes, free the townspeople, and capture their opponents. It was easy. Perhaps, too easy...? {{storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|It's heavily hinted at in Dreamwave continuity that Bombshell's cerebro-shells were the basis for the "Shell Program" later used in ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' to reprogram [[Maximal]] protoforms into [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. It makes no small manner of sense but ot be fair the full explantion would have become clear if Dreamwave hadn't tanked.}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
Bombshell-type Insecticons were part of the dreaded Insecticon swarms on an alternate future Earth ruled by the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:Bombshell beachcomber spotlight blaster.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Cybertronian creature feature.]]
Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s apocalyptic assault across Cybertron, a tiny mechanoid insect called Bombshell injected a cerebro-shell into [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s behalf. The shell enabled Soundwave to make Beachcomber into an assassin, sending him after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], the inspirational broadcaster for the Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Several hundred years later, Bombshell was created ([[retcon|uh...]]) on Cybertron as the first [[Insecticon swarm|non-insane]] Insecticon. Shortly after his creation, he constructed a portal between Cybertron and [[Earth]], which the Decepticons used to dump defeated Autobots in. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} After using the portal to get rid of the Autobots on Earth, the Decepticons attacked [[New York City]]. During the assault, Bombshell tore apart [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jets in his giant beetle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} He later attended Megatron's glorious victory speech in the ruins of the city, but the line about the Decepticons being "united in our cause" clearly wasn't quite true. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}}

{{note|As of All Hail Megatron #7, it's confirmed that Bombshell in Spotlight: Blaster is a different, earlier insect 'con that just so happened to be called Bombshell. In a later interview<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC3b5epypnA</ref>, Shane McCarthy confirmed that the earlier Bombshell was a prototype for the later Insecticons.}}

Battle lines started being drawn between the Insecticons and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. In [[Beijing]], Bombshell began openly mocking [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and the Seekers as "Yesterday's news", ignored by their flight commander and cast aside by Megatron in favor of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Despite his mind games, though, Bombshell and the united Insecticons quickly scurried off when both Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stood up against them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} After returning to New York, Bombshell was approached by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who apologized for the behavior of his fellow Seekers, and told the Insecticons about how he envisioned the future of the Decepticon Empire—a vision which incidentally included Starscream as the leader. At some point during the conquest of Earth, Bombshell also captured former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Hunter O'Nion]] and started performing twisted experiments on him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Using [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s technology, given to the Decepticons by [[Sixshot]] {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}, Bombshell constructed a [[space bridge]] in New York. In addition, he managed to use Hunter to create a "hub" of some sort, which the Decepticons used to find Autobots all across the galaxy and deactivate their defenses. When Megatron complimented his work, Bombshell explained that human minds intrigued him, and that he found experimenting on them to be quite "delicious". He then promptly betrayed Megatron, as he had been sucked in by Starscream's words earlier and took the Seeker's side in his rebellion. In response, Megatron threw Kickback at him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Not long afterwards, the Autobots returned to Earth, and a massive battle broke out in New York. Bombshell jumped [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and taunted the Autobot by claiming to have toyed with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|his brother]]'s mind with information he had extracted from Hunter. He was punched out by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] before he could kill Sideswipe, however, and the Decepticons soon found themselves defeated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} As the Decepticons fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Bombshell cheered for Starscream when he revealed that he was in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Despite Starscream's "ascension", however, the Decepticon army began to crumble without clear direction. Bombshell and the rest of Starscream's followers eventually retreated to a lifeless planetoid in a distant solar system. Refugees from the broken Decepticon war machine began to trickle in over the next three years until nearly 100 were cowering together in the dark. Starscream ordered Bombshell to find some way to strengthen their meager energon reserves and keep what remained of the army properly fueled.

Bombshell regarded this as a fool's errand, and left the Decepticons to reach "population saturation" on their own, as the strong cannibalized the weak for resources. Instead, Bombshell worked on perfecting cerebro-shell technology, and cobbled together a prototype to present to Starscream. It proved highly effective against the dissident [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], who attacked Starscream at that moment for reasons of his own. Bombshell's little toy incapacitated Quake long enough for Starscream to eliminate the mutineer. Intrigued, Starscream requested Bombshell begin production of ''more'' cerebro-shells. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

Later, Bombshell reported to an uninterested Starscream that an approaching Autobot ship had crashed into their defenses. Tempted by the Matrix, he made an offer to take care of the relic, but Starscream violently repulsed him. Together with Shrapnel and [[Acid Storm]], he went to scavenge the ship's wreckage for anything useful, only to be attacked by the pilot, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. Bombshell tried to fire one of his new cerebro-shells at the intruder, who blocked it with a piece of metal and defeated him. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

Megatron would later use [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}} Once this monster was defeated, the Decepticons were left weakened and easily captured by the Autobots. After three weeks in captivity, they were released to help the Autobots beat down a [[NAIL]] riot, though with [[I/D chip]] implants to keep them from going overboard. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:HeartsofSteel2_Insecticons.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Along with several other Decepticons, Bombshell awoke in the late 19th century when a sunken human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He spent some time helping his comrades construct things underwater before being ordered by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to obtain "money" for their human ally, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. Taking on a new [[alternate mode]] alongside Kickback and Shrapnel, Bombshell transformed into the middle portion of the "[[Insectrain]]", which used his head-mounted cannon as a turret. The Insecticons attacked a train carrying money and gold from the Denver Mint, shrugging off the primitive weaponry of its human guards. Although he didn't see the value in tiny sheets of paper, Bombshell followed orders and delivered the loot to Starscream and Muldoon by the next morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} He was later present when Starscream announced to his troops that the Autobots had awakened as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===

{{Note|Bombshell is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Bombshell toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|One not-so-big, bad, beetle 'borg]]
*'''Bombshell ''' (Insecticon, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''41'''
**''Accessories'': "Twin Ion Impulse Blaster"

: Bombshell transforms into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. He doesn't do a whole lot more than that. There is a variation on the mold's insect-mode horn; some versions have a rounded indent on the "top" part near the base-joint, allowing it to fold down further in robot mode. As a legacy of his past as a mold from the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, he has an opening canopy that can seat a ''Diaclone'' driver figure.

: In Japan, Bombshell and the other Insecticons were "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1988. They each cost 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point|robot points]].

: This mold was used to make the [[Salvo]] drones.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Action Master Bombshell.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"We don't rent, we don't borrow, we don't share—we TAKE the mind."]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Action Master, 1991)
**''Accessories'': "Needler" partner, rifle

: [[Action Master]] Bombshell is a non-transforming action figure that combines the cartoon model with a few toy-based elements. Interestingly enough, his distinctive head-cannon is no longer on his skull, but his hand-held blaster bears a similar design. He comes with his robot scarab [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Needler]], who forms a backpack/battle helmet for Bombshell. He was only available in the European markets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Action Master Bombshell at tfu.info.]''

*'''Insectrons''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''16''' (full set)

: Bombshell was released as part of the Japanese "[[Transformers Collection]]" series in a set with [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. This set also included three [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

: The Bombshell in this set not only lacks the horn-indent of later variations, but has a couple other minor mold-differences to boot, with the horn lacking the "bumps" near the tip and base.

*'''Insecticons''' (Toys"R"Us multi-pack, 2009)

: Bombshell was released as part of the ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], in a set with his Insecticon pals. Like with his 2008 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' incarnation (see below), Bombshell has been renamed Hardshell for [[trademark]] reasons. Likewise [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] has had his name changed to "Sharpshot".

: This Bombshell uses the slightly [[retool]]ed "Transformers Collection" version of the horn. The tiny insect-mode legs on the middle of his arms have also been retooled to be detachable, owing to breakage issues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at tfu.info.]''

==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Bombshell''' (Decoy, 1987)

: Bombshell was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Decoy Bombshell at tfu.info.]''

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)

: The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

===Hard Hero===
[[Image:HardHero Bombshell statue.JPG|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Hard Hero statue, 2003)

: Number 3 in [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Bombshell is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only a thousand pieces of the statue were produced.

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===Robot Heroes===
*'''Perceptor Vs. Hardshell''' (2008)

[[Image:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
: Another victim of trademark losses, Bombshell's ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine goes by the name "Hardshell". Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] Robot Heroes'', he's packed versus [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series". His sculpt and colors are based mostly on his [[character model]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Robot Heroes Hardshell at tfu.info.]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Bombshell—like the other Insecticons—was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Waruder Kabutron" evil alien piloted mech in different colors... which were eventually used when the trio were [[redeco]]ed for [[e-Hobby]] release. This is also the genesis of those opening chest compartments.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bombshell''' (ボンブシェル ''Bonbusheru'')
*''French:'' '''Obus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Prudox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jà-dàn''' (炸彈, "Bombshell")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Granada''' (Portugal comic), '''Bomba''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Bombomjot''' (cartoon, Бомбомёт, "Bomber")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Hranata''' (ICTV, Граната, "Grenade")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Bombshell Bombshell's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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Death

2012-01-28T19:28:05Z

108.196.36.240: /* Destruction of brain */

{{disambig2|the end of life|the Horseman of Unicron|Airazor (Armada)}}

[[Image:Battleofautobotcity.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And lo, the children did weep.]]

''Transformers'' is a children's franchise, but at its core, it's a story of war. This means that the '''death''' of major and minor characters sometimes figures into the fiction.

Given the ambiguous nature of [[Transformer]] physiology, there is very little consistency regarding what is fatal to a Transformer, even within a single storyline. Damage that one Transformer might shrug off can prove fatal to another, or even to the same character in a different story. Sometimes just a laser blast or two will do the trick. Other times, characters survive being melted, crushed into cubes, and even utterly disintegrated. It does not take a terribly cynical viewer to conclude that the threshold of survival is generally determined by the needs of the plot.

The out-of-universe reasons for a character's death can vary from plot development to the arrival of [[To sell toys|new toys]]. Conveniently enough for writers who are beholden to the whims of a toy company, the majority of Transformers characters are machines, which means that death isn't necessarily permanent. Across the various universes, characters that appear to have been killed have been known to pop up alive again at a later date, or go through some sort of resurrection.

{{quote|"How can you all be so cold and unfeeling? He died a hero!" "Don't you even have mechanical hearts?" "The humans don't understand! Our form of life is vastly different from theirs!"|[[Spider-Man]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

==In-fiction causes of death==
[[Image:DEATH.jpg|left|thumb|400px|[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] is just as puzzled as the rest of us.]]

There is little consistency in what can kill a Transformer. Sometimes it takes just a shot. Other times, even totally annihilating a Transformer's body still doesn't do the trick. Even the most basic method of killing, which is to destroy or otherwise cause the loss of a Transformer's [[spark]], varies quite a bit in its details from story to story, character to character, and series to series.
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===Weaponsfire===
{{bigquote|This was almost too easy, Starscream!|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (like the fandom) is surprised to find how easily Autobots die, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

[[Image:Tftm1986a.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We're here aboard the Autobot shuttle, where we've secretly replaced Brawn's hyper-dense metal armor plating with styrene plastic. Let's see if anyone can tell the difference.]]

[[Image:TFTM UltraMagnus dies.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Prepare for your death today. Yer gonna die!!]]

[[Image:Magnusdeath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ow! Hey! Cut it out, guys! That hurts!]]

[[Image:Blades1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sorry, [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|nameless guy]], your generic nature means you will never be miraculously resurrected.]]

Like humans, Transformers can be killed by damage caused by energy, projectile, and chemical weapons. Just how many shots it takes is widely variable, however.
* In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]:
** Many casualties of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] (and its run-up), including [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], were victims of energy weapons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} This was quite a change from the cartoon's M.O., wherein the same characters routinely got shot and blasted all the time and shrugged it off, or at worst spent some time in the repair bay. Brawn and Prowl both went down after ''one shot''.
** [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently "dies" after being shot a few times by the [[Sweep]]s, exploding into pieces. He is soon revived by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], however. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
** In the Japanese continuity, Ultra Magnus dies ''again'', for real this time, after [[Sixshot]] shoots him a few times. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

* In the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel comics]]:
** [[Impactor]] was cut down by a single head shot from [[Macabre]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
** Most deaths in the ''[[Generation 2 (Marvel comic)|Generation 2]]'' book occurred from energy weapons, such as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} as well as numerous generics. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Quite a few victims exploded spectacularly after being shot, including [[Tantrum]], {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], {{storylink|New Dawn}} and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

* In the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon:
** [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] dies after incurring severe damage from numerous [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] weapons. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} The apparent cause of his demise is his refusal to enter protective [[stasis lock]], as other characters have survived similar or worse levels of damage.
** [[Tigerhawk]] is disintegrated by the main cannon of the starship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. The same cannon subsequently blasts [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], apparently killing them, though their "death" may be permanent simply because there was nobody around to put them back together. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

* ''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] dies holding back the [[Hydra Cannon]], the damage causing him to [[:Image:Sshot-arm-39-4.jpg|crumble to dust]]. {{storylink|Crisis}}

* [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] G1 comics: [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] is killed by an assassin's blast. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He got better. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

* [[Movie continuity]]:
**[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] both died from weapons fire. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
**A crapload of [[Protoform]]s were shot down by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] were killed by the [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** [[Crowbar |Crowbar]] was shot in the face by Ironhide. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
**[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] was shot in the back by [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]]'s Cosmic Rust Blaster.
**[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] was killed by a Decepticon protoform.
** All the [[Appliancebot]]s were killed by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
* "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] gets his face blown off/in by [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}
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* [[Universe (2003 comic)|Universe]]: [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was shot and killed by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] during the final battle of the [[Universe War]].

* Many goons during the [[War for Cybertron]] died from being shot. {{storylink|War for Cybertron}}

===Big explosions===
{{bigquote|They're going to blow us all to pieces! [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]'s booby-trapped - packed with enough explosives to level this whole mountain!|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], "[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]"}}

Transformers characters often assume that explosions are more lethal than they really are; characters survive explosions all the time. An explosion's messy nature makes a good "out" for a writer to fake a character's death. {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Nevertheless, a few characters have been permanently killed by explosions. (This list omits characters who exploded from within, like Ultra Magnus up above.)
* In the Marvel comics:
** [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] was the victim of an interdimensionally triggered explosion that destroyed his body. (In UK continuity, he survived as a raggedy, bodiless head.) {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}
** In an alternate future, a wounded [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] died in the fiery explosion of a crashing shuttlecraft. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
** [[Finback]] was presumably killed in the explosion of a huge gun battery. [[Misfire]] tried to warn him off, and may have been killed in the same explosion. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] was killed when a prototype [[pathblaster]] exploded in his face. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon:
** [[Optimus Primal]] was blown to bits — terminally so — by the [[transwarp]] explosion that destroyed the [[Planet Buster]]. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
** [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] was killed by the explosion that resulted from [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s death (either his exploding spark, or the exploding energon shard that pierced it.) {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

* Several of the [[Beast Era]] [[Wrecker]]s ([[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], the [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]]) were destroyed when part of their ship exploded with them in it. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

* Energon: [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] was killed when Storm Jet caused a massive explosion that engulfed them both.

* ''Prime'': [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] and the surrounding [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s were blown up by a grenade attached by the Autobots. Both the Vehicons and Makeshift were killed in the blast. (According to an interview at [[BotCon 2011]] with the ''Prime'' show runners, Makeshift was deemed too overpowered to be a regular in the show, so they killed him off at the end of the episode.) {{storylink|Con Job}}
*IDW Continuity: [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Skullgrin]] were killed when Springer blew them up with a grenade. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

* ''Movie Continuty'': [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] blew up when Ironhide kicked him into a gas station. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===Impact trauma===
Falling off a cliff or mountainside or tall building is usually just as fatal to Transformers as it is to, say... Wile E. Coyote. Only on rare occasion does it result in death:
* ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' continuity: [[Hacksaw]] met his end by falling from a huge communications tower. {{storylink|The New World}}
* IDW G1 continuity: [[Doubledealer]] was shot, fell off a mountain and smashed to bits on impact. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
* Movie continuity:
**[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] fell off the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] after losing his balance when his arm was shot off, and he shattered to pieces as he tumbled down. ''{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
** [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was smashed to pieces and killed by being flung into a freeway column. {{storylink|Movie Adaptation issue 4|Movie Adaptation Issue Number Four}}
** [[Hatchet]] met his end when [[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sent him in crashing into a car.
* The [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] fell off a cliff and shattered. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}} At least, we hope that's where and how it ended.
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'': [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] crash-landed after [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] punched out vital components in his alternate mode, reducing his body to a partially transformed scrapheap.

===Crushing===
[[Image:Edgeofextinction-hardheadbombburst.jpg|thumb|right|175px|DO NOT WANT]]

Quite a few characters have been crushed into deactivation:
* In the Marvel comics:
** [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] was smashed between [[Unicron]]'s palms, while [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] met a similar fate when they were stepped on by Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] is apparently killed when a very large building collapses on top of him. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

* [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons:
** [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] is killed when caught between two folding sections of Unicron's external armor. {{storylink|Union}}
** [[Shockblast]] is crushed by Unicron's hand on [[Blizzard Planet]]. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}
** His brother [[Six Shot]] meets a similar fate, crushed under the heel of a super-sized Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}

* IDW continuity:
** [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] was crushed when Megatron caused an avalanche to fall on him.
** [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], and [[Skullcruncher]] were all crushed by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]].
** [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] was killed when a group of police set fire to a building and let it collapse on him, crushing him.

* Movie continuity:
** [[Dispensor]] was crushed under [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s foot.

===Melting===
[[Image:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Even having a new toy couldn't save Terrorsaur!]]

[[Image:Fallout title.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Primal's diet had gone horribly wrong.]]

They're made of metal; therefore, with enough heat or sufficiently acidic material, they can melt. This is one of the more fool-proof methods of killing a Transformer; few if any have survived it.
* In the G1 cartoon:
** An acid vat would apparently have been enough to destroy Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
** Another acid vat was used to disintegrate living victims of Unicron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

* In the Marvel comics:
** Victims of the Deception [[smelting pool]]s on Cybertron were reduced by intense heat into their base metals, including [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}
** It is possible that an acid bath from (naturally) [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] offlined [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] [[Makin' Tracks!|(for a while anyway)]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
** [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was partially melted by Unicron's flame-breath and subsequently died. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** The [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] used some kind of acid to rather messily eradicate some of their Decepticon ancestors, including [[Stranglehold]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

* In the Beast Era cartoons:
** [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] were apparently melted to death after tumbling into a lava pit within the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]]. {{storylink|Aftermath}}
** Optimus Primal's body was seemingly melted into the floor after his climactic face-off with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Considering how many god-like forces were unleashed and conflicting during the battle, his demise may be due to more than simple temperature-induced melting. {{storylink|Fallout}}

===Incineration===
{{bigquote|I saw the end! They died in a cosmic funeral pyre!|[[Shawn Berger]], "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]]"}}

[[Image:Armada 52 - Prime hangon to Galvatron.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Galvatron died to save everyone and came back ''twice''—you lose, [[Jesus]]!]]

Plasma, energy fields, and stellar atmospheres can all utterly destroy a Transformer's body. Like being melted, being reduced to one's component molecules would seem to be a surefire way of getting killed, but quite a few characters seem able to survive the process as ghosts and/or disembodied sparks:
* Generation 1 cartoon: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s spectacular death at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] might be categorized as incineration. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

* Quite a few characters met this fate in the Unicron Trilogy, but all survived it in some fashion:
** [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s spark persisted within his burnt-out body when he was dropped into the exploding Unicron. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}} {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}
** [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]'s body was obliterated by an expanding energon grid, but his spark survived the process and was placed in a new body. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}
** [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] was destroyed when he threw himself into a star, but his spark was salvaged by the Autobots and, again, placed in a new body. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
** And finally, Megatron (Galvatron, whatever) threw himself into Primus's new energon sun to prevent Unicron from possessing him, killing himself yet again. {{storylink|The Sun}} This death was so inconsequential that his subsequent resurrection wasn't even explained! {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

===Consumption===
{{bigquote|...If we don't find the Matrix, some bad guy's gonna ''eat'' us! Right?|Longtooth, "[[Deadly Obsession]]"}}

[[Image:Wreckers Mutants.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The shocking death of the barely-seen guys with hardly any lines!]]
[[Image:Rocky mecannibal bartender marvel uk 240.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cannibalism is hilarious, kids!]]

Quite a few critters in the multiverse are equipped to devour giant robots. Being eaten (and, presumably, digested) generally proves fatal:
* In the G1 cartoon:
** Various life forms were routinely devoured by the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s on Quintessa. This included [[Kranix]], a mechanical life form, though not a Transformer. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] would have suffered this fate as well, but fought their way free. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
** Quite a few Transformers found their way into Unicron's gullet, though many survived the experience. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

* In the Marvel comic:
** The [[Mecannibal]]s ate robots routinely, including quite a few Transformers during their sojourn on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}} There is some indication that they could actually reconstitute their victims from their "recycled" parts, though this is never explicitly shown. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
** Unicron skewered [[Brainstorm]] and ate him. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** The subsurface-dwelling [[demon]]s devoured [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
** The Swarm "devoured" innumerable Cybertronians and a handful of older-generation Transformers as well, though this was through a molecular process almost akin to incineration. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} {{storylink|Total War!}} {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

* The Sharkticons killed two of the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] by gobbling them up. Or ripping them apart. Or both. We don't really know. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
* [[Flanker]] was eaten up and killed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|"Deluxe" Insecticons]].

===Disassembly===

[[Image:Jazz DyingAction.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"HERE'S what I think of your resemblance to your G1 counterpart!"]]

Taking a Transformer apart into its component parts can occasionally kill them:
* Marvel comics:
**[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] met this fate in an alternate future, when Swoop used a machine to pull him apart into his component pieces. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
**A future version of Ultra Magnus may have been killed when a group of Decepticons mobbed him and ripped him up. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
* Movie continuity:
**Being ripped in half by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] killed [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}}
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was killed when Bumblebee ripped his spine out, tearing him apart. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
**A Decepticon pilot was ripped to pieces by the Wreckers.
* IDW comic continuity: [[Pyro]] was torn apart and killed while making a final stand against a mass of generic Decepticons. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
* ''Prime'' cartoon: When fighting [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s zombie army, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] recommended dissection to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] to "cut" them down to size. How this is more effective then just blasting the living slag out of them is still up for debate. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

===Decapitation===
{{main|Decapitation}}

[[Image:Cyclonus death.jpg|thumb|right|150px| "CHUK!" is good, but I could really go for a "Shakkooosh" right about now.]]

Sometimes cutting a Transformer's head off is fatal. Sometimes!
* In the Marvel comics:
** The Megatron clone killed Cyclonus by ripping his head off. {{storylink|Dry Run!}}
** Several of the Wreckers were killed by having their heads ripped or blasted off, including Twin Twist and Topspin, respectively. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
** [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] had his head cut off by a propeller fired by [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], presumably (given the ''Generation 2'' book's emphasis on body count) killing him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

* In the movie continuity:
** Characters frequently die by decapitation of some form: [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}} and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** Decapitation was an inconvenience for [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] the first time. The second time, when the blow actually destroyed most of his head, was fatal.
** [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] are decapitated in the third movie. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s heads fell off when they died, possibly to add finality to their demises. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
** [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s head was crushed by [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] ''bare fist''.

* IDW comic continuity:
** The heads of [[Springarm]] and [[Wheelarch]] are removed and then mockingly put on display to creep out [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]].

===Bifurcation===
[[Image:VictoryUKAnnual.JPG|thumb|right|150px| Ahhhh, there we go...]]

{{bigquote|I have no desire to be carved up into Auto-sushi.|Tracks, "[[Make Tracks]]"}}

Getting chopped in half is pretty graphic for a kids' story, even one about robots, so it doesn't happen very often.
* Marvel comics: In a dream sequence, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] slices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in half, killing him. {{storylink|Victory!}}
* Japanese G1 cartoon: [[Predaking]] gets sliced in half by Dai Atlas. The strike dissects what appears to be an organic brain in his head. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
* ''Beast Wars Metals'': Terrorsaur was killed by being sliced in half by Primal's mace. {{storylink|Raise the Curtain for Beast Wars Metals!!}}
* Movie continuity: [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] dies when [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] slices his car mode in two. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] slices [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] in half at the chest but Mixmaster survived this. Getting his skull stomped off, not so much. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* War For Cybertron: In the opening, a Decepticon goon was chopped in half by Optimus Prime.

===Destruction of brain===
{{bigquote|Next strike in the neural cluster, yes? Weakest spot on ''all'' Transformers...|[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], "[[Fire on High!]]"}}

In the early days of the franchise, a Transformer's life force was sometimes understood to be entirely contained within their [[brain module]], most prominently in the Marvel comics. Destroying the brain would kill the Transformer. This premise was eventually passed over in favor of the more esoteric concept of [[spark]]s.
* In the Marvel comics:
** In an alternate future, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] is blasted by [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who kills him by extracting and crushing his brain module. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
** The [[Throttlebot]]s ''avoid'' death by having their brain modules removed from their bodies shortly before their bodies are destroyed (by crushing). {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}
* Movie continuity:
** Optimus prime kills Sentinel Prime by shooting Sentinel in the head with Megatron's shotgun. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)}}
* IDW Generation 1 continuity:
** Impactor killed [[Snare]] by crushing his brain module. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}}

===Destruction of spark===
{{bigquote|RAW energon! Right through your twisted spark!|Depth Charge to Rampage, "[[Nemesis Part 1]]"}}

[[Image:Skyfallwontbethereforit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|And then he hung Skyfall from his ceiling.]]

Getting stabbed right through the spark is almost always fatal:
* In ''Beast Wars'': The supposedly immortal Rampage was killed when Depth Charge pierced his spark with an energon blade. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}
* ''[[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]'': [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] died when [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] rammed his sword right through his chest. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}
*Energon: [[Constructicon Maximus]] was killed when [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]] impaled and crushed his spark.
* ''Cybertron'': [[Megatron (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon|Galvatron]] died after being impaled with [[Rhisling]] by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Unfinished}}
* Movie continuity: Optimus Prime died when Megatron stabbed him through the chest with his death-lock pincer, followed by a blast from his fusion cannon through the spark chamber. [[The Fallen]] also met his end when Optimus punched through his chest and crushed his spark. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* ''Beast Machines'' continuity: [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] - already reduced to a spark within the matrix - ceased to be when Megatron annihilated his spark from existence. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}
* [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's Movie comics]]: Transformers have forcefields shielding their sparks, which can be externalized to protect bodywork. Jazz loved doing this, leaving him far more vulnerable to death by destruction of spark than he would otherwise be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost in Space 4: Jazz}}

===Loss of spark===
{{bigquote|Warning. Further expenditure will result in permanent loss of spark. Stasis lock ''must'' commence.|[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s internal computer, "[[Code of Hero]]"}}

[[Image:Jetstorm_with_extractor.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lost, stolen, whatever...]]

Sometimes sparks can survive outside of a body; sometimes they cannot. In the Beast Era, there is some indication that a spark left outside a body will soon begin to return to the Matrix/AllSpark/another dimension.
* When Dinobot expires after his final battle, his Spark is seen exiting his body. The implication is that a sufficiently damaged body can no longer hold a spark within this dimension. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
* ''Beast Machines'' subsequently showed living sparks existing outside of bodies on a regular basis. The sparkless bodies were simply considered shells, rather than "dead", due to the fact that the sparks were forcibly removed with a [[spark extractor]].
* ''Animated'' cartoon: Prowl dies when he intentionally relinquishes his own spark. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}
* Movie continuity: Jetfire rips out his own spark chamber to give Optimus a fighting chance. The Fallen also meets the similar fate, Optimus punching through his spark chamber and crushing his spark. Ouch. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===Energy overload===
{{bigquote|We may need energon for power, but this is too much of a good thing.|[[Optimus Primal]], "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]"}}

[[Image:TFAnimated transformandrollout DEATH.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Death — the Optimus version of a power nap.]]
[[Image:Underbaseallmine.jpg|thumb|right|200px|He's got an Underbase in his underpants.]]

The average [[human]] needs a lot of [[water]] to survive. But too much water results in [[wikipedia:Water intoxication|a horrible death]]. Similarly, Transformers need energy to survive, but too much of it can be a very bad thing. Sometimes it's just plain old energy; other times it some special god-like force that does them in.
* In the Marvel comics:
** An [[Underbase]]-empowered Starscream slaughtered dozens of Transformers with energy blasts, {{storylink|Dark Star}} which reportedly burned out millions of their [[microchip]]s. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} Some Transformers were seen to recover from these attacks, either via conventional repairs {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} or through the power of [[nucleon]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)}}
** Starscream himself was killed when he absorbed all the energies of the Underbase. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
** [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] was apparently killed when struck by a blast of energy from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], though the physical effect was more like being hit by an especially powerful laser blast. {{storylink|All Fall Down|All Fall Down (issue)}}

* ''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon: [[Sixknight]] died from an overcharge of BlackZarak's Devil Power. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}
* IDW G1 continuity: [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] dies when one of the [[Reaper]]s zaps him full of energy, causing him to explode from within. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
* Movie continuity: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was killed when [[Sam Witwicky]] shoved the [[AllSpark]] into his chest. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
* ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] got caught in an explosion of [[AllSpark]] energy that may have been sufficient to kill him, although he also fell off a very tall building immediately afterwards (Starscream was caught in the same explosion and survived, but was knocked offline for an unspecified period.)

===Energy depletion===
On rare occasion, Transformers can simply run out of energy completely and expire.
* Marvel comics: the ancient [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] died from a lack of energy. {{storylink|State Games}}
* Movie continuity: [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] explains that a lack of energon causes the Transformer equivalent of aging, such as rusting joints, mental confusion, and pieces falling apart, followed by an indefinite period of stasis that can only be reversed by an infusion of Allspark energy. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* [[Vector Prime|Vector Prime]] dies after he helps the crew to time travel.

===Suicide===
Sometimes a Transformers kills himself for some reason.
* Marvel comics
** Dirge and Nightbeat, rather than be eaten by the Swarm, self destructed.
* ''Beast Wars''
** Transforners can deliberately override the stasis lock protocols, even if this will result in death. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
** In the final battles, Depth Charge allowed himself to be blown up killing Rampage and Rampage let Depth Charge kill him {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}. [[Dinobot II]] let himself go down with the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
* ''Energon'': Galvatron, Starscream, and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] threw themselves into a sun and vaporized themselves. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] and Demolishor may have also done this.
* ''Revenge of the Fallen'': Jetfire ripped out his entire spark housing for Optimus Prime to have enough power to kill The Fallen.

==Non-fatal deactivation==
{{quote|"You mean he's still alive?!" "No! But neither is he what you would term 'dead'!"|[[Spider-Man]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], "[[Prisoner of War!]]"|noquote=true}}

[[Image:Zombiesbackfromthedead.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Braiiiiiin mooooodulllllles....]]

For almost every single cause of death listed above, there's been one or more Transformers who have survived it, sometimes without so much as a period of unconsciousness.

In particular, "deactivation" is the Transformers equivalent of being in a coma. Numerous Transformers are seen to enter this state and eventually recover, such as the Autobots deactivated by Shockwave, {{storylink|The Last Stand}} who later were repaired. However, the line between death and deactivation is a blurry one. Sometimes the two words are used interchangeably, even in reference to characters who are later revived. Most of Starscream's Underbase victims were described as deactivated, and were sometimes lamented as "dead" while at other times were shown undergoing repairs. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}

"[[Stasis lock]]" would eventually give a more concrete name to the state of deactivation. The inert Transformers on the crashed Ark were retconned as being in stasis lock. Various ''Beast Wars'' characters would go into stasis lock to maintain their spark when their body had sustained too much damage from weaponsfire or energon absorption. ''Animated'' showed a crew of Autobots voluntarily entering protective stasis lock in anticipation of a crash landing.

Some of the quasi-fatal things which can cause a Transformer to "deactivate" include:

===Impact trauma===
Smashing into something usually knocks out a Transformer, but almost never actually kills them:
* The crew of the original [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] is deactivated when the ship crashes on Earth and lies inert for 4 million years {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)}}
** ''Dark of the Moon'' also has the Ark crash onto the moon and offline the crew.
* Marvel comics: [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] falls to his "death", but is patched together and talking again in short order. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

===Decapitation===
[[Image:Sentinelprimeanimatedhumiliated.jpg|thumb|200px|In the movie continuity, this would've been fatal. In ''Animated'', it's just embarrassing.]]

{{bigquote|Anyone who can lop your head off in one blow is alright by me!|[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] jokes about [[Cloudburst]]'s near-death experience, "[[Recipe for Disaster!]]"}}

Like we said before, decapitation is sometimes fatal... and other times it isn't.
* Marvel comic:
** Optimus Prime was able to survive as just a head when Shockwave separated it from his body in an effort to get the Creation Matrix. {{storylink|The New Order}}
**[[Cloudburst]] was abruptly decapitated by sword, but was just fine after some repairs. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
* G1 cartoon: Optimus Prime was disassembled into his component parts, but functioned just fine as nothing more than a head once [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] connected a few wires. {{storylink|City of Steel}}
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] survives having his head blasted or otherwise knocked off multiple times, {{storylink|Spider's Game}} {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Code of Hero}} and even put it back on himself one time. He even accidentally swapped heads with Megatron once. Megatron was not amused. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} And let's not even get started on how many times [[Waspinator |Waspinator]] has lost his head.
* IDW G1 continuity: [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] was just fine when one of the Reapers whacked his head off. (He didn't fare so well when another Reaper crushed his head with a boulder, however.) {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}
* ''Animated'' cartoon: Decapitated victims of the ''Animated'' [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] rarely show any ill effects other than not having a body anymore. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
* Movie Continuity: Frenzy survived his first decapitation by [[Mikaela Banes]].

===Dismemberment===
Transformers get ripped to pieces all the time, and recover from it:
* Marvel comic: Scorponok tears [[Tantrum]] to pieces. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] slices [[Horri-Bull]] in half at the waist. Both are seen alive later on. {{storylink|Cold War!}}
* Last Stand of the Wreckers: [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] is torn in half by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and is easily repaired.

===Spark removal===
{{bigquote|His spark can't exist outside a living body!|[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], "[[Optimal Situation]]"}}

A Transformer's spark—their "soul", their living essence—can be removed from their body, or the body can be destroyed around them
* The destruction of Starscream's body, and his subsequent survival as a ghost, was eventually retconned to be his Spark enduring without a physical form. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}}
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Tigatron and Airazor's sparks spent quite some time wandering around behind Tigerhawk, before combining and entering his body. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

* In the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon:
** Megatron de-sparked most of Cybertron's population and stored their sparks in a big barrel. Most were restored to bodies eventually. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
** Blackarachnia's spark wandered around bodiless for a time. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse}}
** Megatron himself, his spark in a depolarized state, wandered the surface of Cybertron without a body for a time. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

The treatment of bodiless sparks in ''Beast Machines'' is seen by some fans as contradicting the canon established by ''Beast Wars'', particularly the quote above.

===Limbo===
Sometimes Transformers get shunted out of creation as we know it, and into various alternate, sub- and non-dimensions.
* Marvel comics:
** The [[Trans-Time Dimensional Portal]] crosses [[unspace]], "a bit of dimensional nothingness" where Ratchet and Megatron vanished and were believed dead. {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}
** Transformers mass-displaced by time travel wind up in a formless dimension known as [[Limbo]].
* IDW comics: Megatron severely damaged Optimus Prime in battle and planned on finishing him off by crushing his [[Laser core|spark core]]. Optimus Prime feigned death by downloading his "consciousness" into his [[Combat Deck|trailer section]], causing his [[Brain Center|robot mode]] to appear dead. In the time it took for Prime's consciousness to transfer to his trailer, he briefly entered [[infraspace|limbo]], the transitional infraspace between life and death. {{storylink|The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation}}
*Generation 1 cartoon:
**Come on, we all know what REALLY happened to the likes of Seaspray and Tracks.

==Resuscitation==
Robots are machines. They can be switched off, taken apart, blown to bits, and put back together. Ergo, in many continuities and cases, "death" is not nearly as permanent a condition as it is for us fragile fleshy types.

===Reconstruction===
[[Image:PeoplePower-reprogrammed.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ]]

{{bigquote|I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!|A random Quintesson, "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]"}}

* Generation 1 cartoon: Optimus Prime was simply ''repaired'' back to life by a Quintesson. Some fixing of this and that, a burst of power, and boom, suddenly he was alive again. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
* Marvel comics: Optimus Prime's mind was encoded on a disk. After a new [[Powermaster]] body was constructed for him, the disk's contents were loaded into it, and Optimus Prime lived again. (One wonders why they couldn't make as many Optimus Primes as they pleased.) {{storylink|People Power!}}

===Spark transfer===
Transferring a Transformer's spark into a new body constitutes a form of resurrection, particularly if the Transformer's previous body was destroyed.
* ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: Optimus Primal was restored to life when Rhinox managed to recall his spark from the Matrix, a special circumstance only enabled by a temporary window into transwarp space. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}
* "Beast Machines" various Vehicon generals were brought to life by placing other Transformer's sparks into them.
* ''Armada'' Smokescreen was shot through the chest at point blank range by the Requiem Blaster {{storylink|Sacrifice}} but his spark survived and was put into a new body. {{storylink|Regeneration}}
* ''Energon'' cartoon: Inferno and Demolishor both had their bodies ''atomized''; however, their sparks both survived, and were placed into new bodies. (The upshot of all of this is that it's nigh-impossible to kill a Unicron Trilogy Transformer, unless they do it themselves.) {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}
* ''Animated'' cartoon: The spark of a dying [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] was placed into a new protoform body by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]; however, Yoketron consciously chose to let his life end, and expired anyway. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

==="Magical" substances===
* Marvel comics: The miraculous healing properties of Nucleon brought many Autobots back to life, as well as a few Decepticons. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}
* ''Energon'' cartoon: Megatron was revived by the all-encompassing power of energon, as was Unicron. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

===Primus and Primus-related powers===
{{bigquote|Where the Last Autobot is concerned, even death, it would appear, is an abstract concept!|Optimus Prime explains his latest revival, "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]"}}

Anything tied to the primordial life-force of the Transformers' god Primus tends to be a cure-all for death. This includes Primus himself, his various power-wielding avatars and servants, and the assorted Matrixes and Allsparks, all of which can deliver an infusion of the essence of life itself. In some continuities, this is parsed as a Transformer's spark being brought back out of the Allspark dimension.

[[Image:RageInHeaven-HeroPrime.jpg|thumb|right|150px|]]

* In the Marvel comics:
** The [[Last Autobot]] was granted the power of recreation by Primus, which he used to raise numerous fallen Autobots from the battlefield. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)}}
** Optimus Prime was eager to find the lost Creation Matrix, stating that it would be able to restore many deactivated warriors to life. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}}
** Optimus Prime was restored to life by the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] after it had ingested the energies and knowledge of the Matrix. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

* In the movie continuity:
** The Allspark is shown repeatedly to be capable of restoring just about anything. Frenzy gets a whole new body from its power, Bumblebee temporarily gets his voice back, {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}} and Megatron is restored to life by merely a fragment of it. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}
** Optimus Prime was restored to life by the Matrix of Leadership, an Allspark-related talisman. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
** Sentinel Prime is revived after crash landing on the moon by the Matrix of Leadership courtesy of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
* Sam Witwicky was brought back alive by the Primes, a creation of [[Primus]].

* ''Beast Machines'' cartoon: [[Optimus Primal]]'s body was destroyed, but the AllSpark granted him the choice of uniting with it or being reborn. He chose the latter, and ''poof'', just walked right out of the Oracle bubble in a brand new version of his previous body. {{storylink|Fallout}}
* ''Armada'' cartoon: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was brought back to life by the power of the [[Mini-Con]]s after his body was disintegrated. {{storylink|Miracle}}
* "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]": [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] was resurrected when he and his gestaltmates were combined together and reborn by Primus into [[Nexus Prime]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nexus Prime then brought [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] back from the other side of the Allspark and infused him with some of Primus's power to become Galvatron. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

===Zombies===
* Dude, [[zombie]]s!

==Immortality==
===Immortal sparks===
Certain sparks have mutant qualities that allow them to, potentially, exist forever.
* Starscream survived his death at the hands of Galvatron; this was later explained as him having a "mutant indestructible spark". {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} {{storylink|Possession}} {{storylink|Bad Spark}}
* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] was created as an attempt to duplicate Starscream's immortal spark. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} He was eventually killed by [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], so the attempt may be seen as unsuccessful. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

===Other===
* [[Multiversal singularity|Multiversal singularities]] such as [[Unicron]] and [[The Fallen]] can be killed off in one dimension, only to still be alive and well in another (or many others), due to the varying properties of different dimensions (reverse-time dimensions, for example, are key to revival of the singularities).
* ''Animated'' [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] could not be killed so long as he retained his Allspark fragment embedded in his forehead.
* Denizens of the [[Dead Universe]] could essentially regenerate themselves out of nothing, no matter how much damage was inflicted on them. This ability appears to no longer apply, post-[[Expansion]], except when in direct proximity to the Dead Universe.
* Thunderwing's Pretender shell seemed to make him nearly invincible. At the very least, he was able to withstand incredible amounts of salvo and not even flinch.
* [[Waspinator]] can never completely die no matter what for some reason. It's probably because if he died, the universe wouldn't be able to inflict pain on him anymore.

==Out-of-fiction causes of character death==
===Drama / character culmination===
[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|thumb|200px|right|I told you I was ill.]]
At its best, character death can be a moving plot development, the fruition of an ongoing character arc.
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] spent much of [[Simon Furman]]'s Marvel US run conflicted and doubting himself, and under the weight of his pre-Headmaster self's reputation. He finally got past this and took the fight to Unicron, dying in the process, his last words asking Optimus if he'd done good. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
* Suspecting that they would have to remove a character from the show, the writers of ''Beast Wars'' began planning for Dinobot's death several episodes ahead of time. Thus, when it came, it was the outcome of the character's own choices, flaws, and history, and played a crucial role in the show's plot. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
* Sunstreaker's death in ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' is intended to follow a similar style of arc... only it's missing the whole choices, flaws and history thing. Oh well!
* Optimus Primal's death(s) in ''Beast Machines'' are likewise the outcome of his own choices and character. {{storylink|End of the Line}} {{storylink| Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}} His death in ''Beast Wars'', by contrast, was more a moment of dramatic pathos — knowingly walking into danger, his enemy got the better of him. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}
* [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s death in ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' is his main plot arc, quietly built up in the background since the first issue.

===Consequences of war===
[[Image:Bulkhead Eradicon Darkness Rising 3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|His special large intestine! There's only one like it!]]
It's hard to take a war story seriously when nobody actually dies. The reality of war can be more readily portrayed when characters die. [[Generic]]s are particularly handy for this, allowing death to be shown while not removing primary characters (retail toys!) from the story. The results can range from high drama and pathos to numbingly pointless body counts.
* Impactor's death was used to drive home the threat of the Decepticons as well as the risks taken by the Autobots and their commanders. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
* The ''Generation 2'' book featured several deaths which drove home the realities of war. Most notably, Red Alert's destruction served to make Grimlock acutely aware of just how badly he'd screwed up. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}
* Pretty much every deaths in ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' comes under this.
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] and [[Makeshift]] are all killed in their first ''Prime'' episodes, due to just plain bad luck in the first three cases and because of a deliberate Autobot killing in Makeshift's. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] are presented as sentient ''and'' as being killed by Autobots in large numbers.

===Increased threat===
An enemy that kills is an enemy to be taken seriously. Thus a writer will frequently throw in some preliminary deaths to point out how seriously the bad guy should be treated.
* The generic who dies at the beginning of "[[City of Fear!]]" serves to show the zombies as a true life-threatening menace.
* Likewise for Runabout's death at the hands of the demons ; {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} knowing they can devour a Transformer makes the reader more concerned about the Dinobots' subsequent fate. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
* In "[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]", [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] makes corpses in practically every scene he's in!
* Cliffjumper in ''Prime'' was set up as a main character and then killed in five minutes, immediately putting the ''Prime'' Decepticons forward as a major threat.

===Cast thinning===
Transformers stories are notorious for acquiring gigantic casts as they roll on; Generation 1 was particularly notorious for this because of its longevity. A simple way to make things more manageable was simply to kill off large numbers of characters in battle. Examples are rife in the fiction, especially the Marvel comics.

* In the Marvel comics:
** The "[[Time Wars]]" storyline got rid of the [[Wrecker]]s and quite a few Decepticons as well.
** The [[Underbase Saga]] even more explicitly cleared out dozens of characters, leaving perhaps 2 dozen characters from each faction in the story.
** The battle with Unicron in "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]" likewise got rid of a lot of older characters, leaving the story free to concentrate on more of a core cast (and associated newer toy characters.)
* [[Betrayal|Wreckers #2]] dealt with its oversized cast by killing off scads of characters right up front.

===Clear space for new toys===
{{main|To sell toys}}

[[Image:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|thumb|200px|right|]]

Some fiction has an inherently limited capacity for characters. ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' are by far the most prominent examples; their CGI animation made character animation expensive and necessitated removing an old character before a new one could be brought in. But any medium can be susceptible to this toy-driven phenomena.
* The numerous casualties of "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]" were fairly explicitly removed from the story to make way for a wave of new toy/characters.
* Terrorsaur and Scorponok had to be removed — quickly — to make room for the two upcoming Fuzor characters, hence their sudden, blink-and-you-miss-it death in "[[Aftermath]]".
* Airazor and Tigatron were removed for similar reasons. When their plot was finally resolved, it was, surprise, via [[Tigerhawk|a new toy]]!

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==Fleshling death==
In general, ''Transformers'' fiction is pretty squeamish about showing the deaths of Earth's organic creatures. But it's a war, and sometimes it does happen. The out-of-universe reasons generally fall into three categories: Consequences of War, Emotional Pathos, and BLOOD IZ KEWL.

The various cartoons tend to show organic death the least, as they are most clearly aimed at, and easily accessible by, children. Comics tend to be less reluctant to show the impact of the Transformers' war on innocent lives, though the death rate varies by series. Latter-day Generation 1 books especially revel in high body counts, because squishing stupid humans is killer and awesome and radical and hardcore. Even the occasional [[Satellite of Doom|children's storybook]] has been known to off mass quantities of the dumb fleshies.

===Animal death===
[[Image:MurderedPuppy02.jpg|right|150px|thumb|One dead dog]]

[[Image:Sparkwar3 Dead noble.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Two dead dogs]]

Cute little animals are almost always killed off for reasons of Emotional Pathos:
* A little girl's pet puppy named [[Pis]] barked at [[Wilder]] and was kicked so hard he died. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}
* The [[Murdered puppy]] was shot down by the Decepticons after running away from Megatron's experiments. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] reminded [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] that [[The Fallen]] once shot down a ship full of [[Antilian bumble-puppy|Antilian bumble-puppies]]. (Decepticons have a thing for killing puppies.)
* The dog-like [[Noble]] was shot at by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] because of his hatred for organics {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}} and was later mourned by his "owner", [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}
* A stray shot from [[Tigatron]] accidentally caused an avalanche which killed his friend [[Snowstalker]]. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}
* "[[Law of the Jungle]]" also portrays the deaths of four different forest animals (a bug is eaten by a frog, which is eaten by a snake, which is taken off to be eaten by a bird. Later, an orange tiger kills an antelope). This is a rare "Consequences of War" example.
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] also once ate an eagle, {{storylink|Power Surge}} while [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] ate a cute little rat, {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}} and nearly ate an antelope as well. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
* In order to save [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] had to fight a saber-toothed tiger off a cliff killing it. {{Storylink|Bad Spark}}
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] used [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]'s shield to knock a spikey rock onto a giant spider effectively killing it. She later used [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]' axe to kill some new born baby spiders. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
* Human villain [[Trophy White]] had a grisly display of stuffed and mounted animal heads. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}
* A vulture was shot when [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] landed on Africa.

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===Human death===
[[Image:Razorclawshootsahuman.jpg|right|thumb|150px|This didn't happen much.]]

* Marvel US: The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel book]] ignored or glossed over human casualties, which were rarely if ever shown; the panel at right, from [[Toy Soldiers!|US #37]], shows a ''very'' unusual instance of a human dying right in front of us. One of the few human(oid)s to die on-panel was [[Galen]], killed off to make way for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. ''[[Generation 2 (Marvel comic)|Generation 2]]'' was much more explicit about human death, as Bludgeon and later [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] attacked Earth for the purpose of inflicting casualties.
* Marvel UK: The UK-original stories were much less reluctant to show human death; within the first year or so, humans had died in Autobot-induced car wrecks and at the hands of mind-controlled Autobots.
* In every US-aired cartoon series, humans essentially ''never'' die. Even ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', which features the city of [[Detroit]] getting smashed by robot battles virtually every week, never once mentions humans getting killed.
** In [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], when [[MECH|human terrorists]] are featured they will often die, but never on-screen. Piloted or driven vehicles explode and enemies are implied to be crushed.
* Contemporary toyline-based comics (''[[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|Armada]]'', ''[[Energon (comic)|Energon]]'') seem to follow a similar policy, avoiding mention of human death — even when human cities are being directly attacked, as in "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 2]]".
* Japanese cartoons, by contrast, don't seem to mind showing human deaths (or [[Pis|dog deaths]], for that matter).
* The [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave G1 comics]] really thought it was totally awesome and cool and radical to kill off those stupid humans. Thus, they start off with Megatron smushing some stupid humans. More smushing and killing and blowing up follows. DIE, dumb stubbies, DIE!
* [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW comics]] managed to avoid this for a long time, showing human death only when it was particularly integral to the plot... then ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' came down the pike. DIE, stupid fleshies, DIE!
* The live-action [[movie continuity]] implies a great deal of human death. ''Revenge'' mentions a body count of over 9,000 (don't even ''think'' about it), and massive damage is done during the battle of [[Mission City]], though little of it is shown on screen. And of course, the first film begins with Blackout wiping out an entire military base. A handful of humans are killed directly on-screen, most notably [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]]. Then of course we get to Dark of the Moon, which has Decepticons laying siege to [[Chicago]], killing most of its citizens, including several being shot and exploding and disintegrating into just skulls ''directly in front of the camera''. Then of course we get to [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], whose job it is to assassinate civilians, even if it means befriending their children to do it. Twisted.
** [[Dylan Gould]] was killed when he was shoved into [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] space bridge generator, but given he was a villain it's not so much of a concern.
** [[Samuel James Witwicky |Sam Witwicky]] was killed by Megatron but brought back to life by the Primes.
* The alternate timeline arc in Titan's Movie comic featured big wars on Earth and lots of destruction, clearly ''insinuating'' human death while not being explicit. The exceptions were in [[Transformers Comic issue 10|issue 10]], where [[NATO]] is said to be suffering losses of 11,506 and the [[France|Palais Bourbon]] is blown up when people are still clearly inside. [[Sam Witwicky]], meanwhile, was stated to have died.
[[Image:Convoy-kablooie.jpg|right|thumb|150px|They'll, uh, be okay, maybe.]]
* Titan quite blatantly stated that the [[Free Men]] had caused great loss of life at an air base, a rare example of humans killing humans. In the same story, [[Robert Epps]] opened fire on militia men, which kinda implies he was killing them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}} Similarly, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] of all people was seen zapping humans at close range during a Decepticon attack; with no "oh it was a stun beam" handwave and the 'Cons not pulling punches, it sure seems like he's murdered 'em! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}
* In ''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'', several [[Kiss Player]]s were seen being devoured by Legions.
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==Characters who die a lot==
* [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Dirge (G1)]] — the unlucky guy who gets [[:Image:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|killed]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|off]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|in]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|many]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|continuities]]
* [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] — the unlucky guy who gets killed over and over in the same continuity, but doesn't seem to mind.
* [[Waspinator]] — the unlucky guy from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' who gets sliced, diced, and fricasseed every other episode only to be fully functional in time to get [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] ''again''. But he never actually dies.
* [[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]], a Go-Bots character transferred to many Transformers comics just to be killed off violently. For no other reason than the lolz of ending his toyline, his universe, and finally his life... repeatedly.
* [[Sentinel Prime (G1)]] — the unlucky [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] [[:Image:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|who]] [[:Image:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|must]] [[Megatron Origin issue 4|die]].
* [[Starscream (Animated)]] - the unlucky guy that constantly gets killed, decapitated, or maimed by others, only to be brought back to life, thanks to a fragment of the [[AllSpark]] embedded in his forehead.

==See also==
* [[Transformer funerary practices]]
* [[To sell toys]]

[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Apache (BW)

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:''Apache is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NewForces Apache.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Mandrill Sergeant]]

'''Apache''' (アパッチ ''Apatche'') is second-in-command to [[Lio Convoy]]. He is a grizzled, seasoned warrior who fights with every drop of emotion he can muster. Apache respects his commander like he was family, and will defend any decision he should make. He is also a very demanding officer and will accept nothing but the best from his soldiers. This no-nonsense attitude of his often brings him frustration with the fun-loving [[Jointron]] Brothers. Though an experienced, capable warrior and leader, Apache doubts his own usefulness at times. This self-doubt leads him to question his own instincts and decisions and makes him more comfortable as a second-in-command than as the leader he could otherwise be. Though he tends to get depressed, he is still a powerful soldier who has yet to realize his true courage and power. He readily uses his strength in his special third mode, a sort of artillery platform called "[[Attack mode|Angry Combat Mode]]", but assuming this form also alters his personality, turning him into a berserker. This may account for some of his reticence and self-doubt.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Sanryō Odaka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Bwiie06 apache fuel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's dead Jim]]

As a trainee, Apache fell on the battlefield during a live-fire exercise. A fellow trainee, [[Lio Convoy|Convoy]], ignored their hot-blooded instructor's command to leave behind their fallen comrades, who had washed out of the program and should be left to die. Despite being almost out of fuel himself, Convoy shared what he had with Apache, and the two of them, greatly weakened, supported one another through the final leg of the exercise. Both warriors made it to the checkpoint and neither washed out. Since then, Apache has vowed to protect Convoy as his deputy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

[[Image:ApacheAnime1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|What is your major malfunction!?!]]

Having received a mysterious SOS signal from within an asteroid field, Apache and Convoy went to investigate in small, one-man scout ships. Confident in his ability, Apache split off on his own, only to encounter a massive planetoid-ship on a collision course with his vessel. Convoy opened fire on the planetoid, causing a massive explosion that sent Apache's ship hurling through space while Convoy himself vanished.

Returning to the Maximal Space Station where he and his friends were stationed, Apache blamed himself for their commander's disappearance and drowned his sorrows in cheap [[oil]]. When the other Maximals voiced their concerns that Convoy probably wasn't coming back, Apache assured them that he would, then named himself commanding officer in Convoy's absence and passed out. [[Bighorn]] took command instead and took the team with him to investigate an abnormal energy reaction on the planet [[Gaea]]. They flew off in the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]'' before Apache had a chance to wake up, leaving him to freeze in space as he held onto the outside of the vessel.

[[Image:ApacheMexican1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|¡Vamonos, Muchachos!]]

When the Maximals arrived at Gaea via [[transwarp]], the ''Yukikaze'' was shot down by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], so Apache and his team had to flee to Gaea's surface in escape pods. The planet's atmosphere proved lethal to Transformers, however, so Apache [[Scanning|scanned]] a local mandrill to protect himself. After joining up with the rest of the team, Apache went to investigate a mysterious black fog that was killing the flora and fauna around them. They discovered [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and his troops, who had earlier blasted the ''Yukikaze'' out of the sky. Unfortunately, the Predacons rather easily paralyzed Apache and his friends, and were prepared to kill them when a white lion came to their rescue. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!|The New Forces Arrive!}}

The lion led them back to the crashed ''Yukikaze'' and revealed itself to be Convoy, now going by the name of "Lio Convoy". While the other Maximals were taken aback by the lion's true identity, Apache had already figured it out. Nevertheless, he was delighted to have his commander back, and he cried tears of happiness when Convoy took back control of the troops. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!|White Lion, Run!}}

When the Maximals went to investigate a strange energy reading, Apache rigged a "draw straws" competition so that he could go with Lio Convoy. To his embarrassment, his commander noticed him cheating, and Apache confessed of his private vow to protect Lio Convoy ever since they were trainees together. When [[BB]] carpet-bombed the jungle to flush out the Maximals, Apache took a near-hit and collapsed, forcing Lio Convoy to drag him into the nearby ruins for safety. Apache lamented he was nothing but a burden, but Lio Convoy disagreed— pointing to a tunnel leading deeper into the ruins which they otherwise would never have found. Exploring deeper they were separated when Apache triggered a trap and was attacked by the [[Insectron]] [[Mantis]], who strung him up as bait for his commander. Mantis attacked Lio Convoy and was about to kill him when Apache called upon [[Burning justice|previously-undiscovered inner strength]] to transform into a powerful weapons platform which caused the ruins to collapse. Afterward Apache had no memory of what he had done, but was pleased that Lio Convoy credited his performance. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:Ascending3 apache bboom.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Apache (lower left) and the near-identical B'Boom (upper right). ''I think I'm a clone now...'']]

He looks almost identical to [[B'Boom|another guy]].

Lio Convoy's deputy officer even back before the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, Apache continued to serve him as a member of the covert special ops unit known as the [[Pack]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 1}} When Lio received [[Razorbeast]]'s distress signal, he ordered Apache and the other Pack members to prepare to travel to Earth. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BW BBoom toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tonto! Jump on it! Kemosabe! Jump on it!]]
*'''Apache''' (Mega, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: This toy is identical to [[B'Boom]], transforming into a mandrill. His beast mode face has spring-activated features, with a revealed spring-loaded missile launcher in his mouth. This launcher becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode. He has a third "artillery station" mode that a Basic-sized toy can pilot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/B%27Boom/b%27boom.htm More information on Apache (well, B'Boom) at TFU.info]''

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*'''Showdown of Artillery: Apache VS Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: Apache was also available in a two-pack with the Predacon [[Megastorm]]. Both toys in this set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Apache''' (Mega, 1998)
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: A special contest-prize version of Apache in a kind of camo-green was given away as a prize from ''Comic Bom Bom'' magazine, as part of a "design a Cybertron" contest, along with new-color versions of all five main Maximals from the series. How many of these Apaches were awarded is unknown.

==Notes==
* The notion that Apache is a drunkard as part of a Native American stereotype is [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|untrue]]. While ''Beast Wars II'' is not above having [[Starscream (BWII)|horrible]] [[Jointron|stereotypes]], this isn't one of them. Apache does get drunk in the first episode of the cartoon... but that's in grief because he believes his actions have caused the death of [[Lio Convoy]]. He never gets drunk again in the cartoon, and never ''at all'' in the manga.
** Amuseingly enough in [[Recover the Bonds Lost!]] ''Lio Convoy'' gets drunk for no reason and ends up trashing Apache's room.

* As B'Boom had already been well established in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'', when Apache was set to appear, [[Don Figueroa]] drew Apache with the shoulder cannons retracted. Furthermore, he was given a lighter coloration and made less stocky to distinguish him from [[B'Boom]]. This is especially apparent in the scene where both have to help secure an [[Angolmois]]-infected [[Razorbeast]]. This was not the only time a [[Injector|design]] [[Rartorata|adjustment]] was necessary.

[[Category:Beast Wars II Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pack]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Recover the Bonds Lost!

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' Mission-006
|prev=Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!
|next=All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!
|title="Recover the Bonds Lost!"
|japanese=失なわれた絆を奪回せよ!
|romaji=Ushinawareta Kizuna o Dakkai Seyo!
|image=BWII_mission006.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''
|date=December 1998
|story=[[Shōji Imaki]]
|art=[[Shōji Imaki]]
|continuity=Beast Wars manga continuity
}}

'''Apache must save Tasmania Kid, who has been captured by the Cyborg Beasts. Also Lio Convoy gets wasted.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Apache]] (1)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (2)
*[[Bighorn]] (3)
*[[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] (4)
*[[Scuba]] (5)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (6)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (7)
*[[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (8)
*[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust/Thrustor]] (9)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (10)
*[[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge/Dirgegun]] (11)

}}

==Notes==
* The weapons, such as pistols or rifles, carried by Apache in this issue seem to be contemporary 20th century weapons from the real word.
* Anyone who knows about some certain... [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|misconceptions]] concerning Apache shouldn't have diffuculty in seeing the irony of Lio Convoy getting drunk and trashing Apache's room.

{{Stub}}
[[Category: Beast Wars II issues]]

Recover the Bonds Lost!

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' Mission-006
|prev=Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!
|next=All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!
|title="Recover the Bonds Lost!"
|japanese=失なわれた絆を奪回せよ!
|romaji=Ushinawareta Kizuna o Dakkai Seyo!
|image=BWII_mission006.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''
|date=December 1998
|story=[[Shōji Imaki]]
|art=[[Shōji Imaki]]
|continuity=Beast Wars manga continuity
}}

'''Apache must save Tasmania Kid, who has been captured by the Cyborg Beasts.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Apache]] (1)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (2)
*[[Bighorn]] (3)
*[[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] (4)
*[[Scuba]] (5)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (6)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (7)
*[[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (8)
*[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust/Thrustor]] (9)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (10)
*[[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge/Dirgegun]] (11)

}}

==Notes==
* The weapons, such as pistols or rifles, carried by Apache in this issue seem to be contemporary 20th century weapons from the real word.
* Anyone who knows about some certain... [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|misconceptions]] concerning Apache shouldn't have diffuculty in seeing the irony of Lio Convoy getting drunk and trashing Apache's room.

{{Stub}}
[[Category: Beast Wars II issues]]

New Dawn

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'' #7
|prev=The Gathering Darkness
|next=Escalation!
|title="New Dawn"
|image=MarvelUSG2-07.jpg
|caption=Megatron is suddenly cured of his foot fetish.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=March 1994
|coverdate=May 1994
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|artist=[[Derek Yaniger]] ("Tales of Earth Part Four")
|penciler=[[Manny Galan]] ("New Dawn")
|inker=[[Jim Amash]] ("New Dawn")
|colorist=[[Sarra Mossoff]]
|letterers=[[Richard Starkings]] with [[William O'Neil|O'Neil]]
|editor=[[Rob Tokar]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron and the Decepticons get their diodes kicked by Jhiaxus and the Cybertronians.'''

==Synopsis==
==="New Dawn"===
On the planet [[Tykos]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s are staging a raid for the wonder chemical, [[rheanimum]]. This is the first field test for the new [[Rotor Force]] and [[Laser Rod]] Decepticons, as well as the rebuilt [[Darkwing]], and they acquit themselves admirably. Megatron gloats over his success, then orders [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] to begin loading the rheanimum for transport to the ''[[Warworld]]''. Starscream muses over how it's approaching the day when he'll have to start looking out for number one.

Megatron is contemplating his victory and his plans for conquest, when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] informs him of an incoming message from [[Skullgrin]]. Megatron had dispatched him and five other Decepticons to investigate the alleged threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. Skullgrin is the only survivor, and he's so badly damaged that he doesn't survive the crash of his shuttle. Megatron is enraged, and whips the Decepticons into a killing frenzy. The ''Warworld'' sets out to conquer the rivaling faction.

This goes really badly. The Cybertronians are vicious beyond [[Autobot|any foes the Decepticons are used to]], and they kill [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], among others. Megatron confronts [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] personally, and is thoroughly trounced. Jhiaxus only breaks off the beating when Megatron undergoes orbital reentry, at which point the Decepticons retreat to look for their fallen (literally) leader. Eventually they find a black smoking crater, and ''most'' of Megatron... who is nevertheless still alive, and if you thought he was angry ''before''...

==="Tales of Earth Part Four"===
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], having been beaten by Megatron last issue, is [[Repair crab|recovering from his injuries]], and mourning the loss of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. He quietly thinks back over Megatron's many defeats and resurrections, and wonders if the war will ever end. His reverie is interrupted by the arrival of the hideously damaged Megatron, who ominously declares, "I'm ''not'' happy!"

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (36)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (37)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (38)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (39)

|c2=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] (1)
*[[Powerdive]] (2)
*[[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] (3)
*[[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] (4)
*[[Darkwing]] (6)
*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Fangry]] (9)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] (13)
*[[Skullgrin]] (14)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (15)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (16)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (17)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (18)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (19)
*[[Stranglehold]] (20)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (21)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (22)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (23)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (24)
*[[Octopunch]] (25)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (26)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (29)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] (30)
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (31)
*[[Battletrap]] (32)
*[[Weirdwolf]] (33)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (34)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (35)
{{!}}}
|h4=[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]|c4=
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (27)
*[[Rook (G2)|Rook]] (28)

|h5=Others|c5=
* Tykos miners (5)
}}

==Quotes==
''"Death to the pretenders!"''
:—An '''unspecified Decepticon''', referring to the Cybertronians, not his many [[Pretender]] teammates

"Bludg — er... ''beat'' them into the ground!"
:—Another '''unspecified Decepticon''' narrowly avoids mentioning the former Decepticon leader in front of Megatron

==Notes==
* Rotor Force briefly stop fighting to re-attach their rotors. The next generation, ladies and gents!
* Darkwing's new body is pretty obviously the [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] toy.
* As Megatron is musing over past events, immediately before receiving the message from Skullgrin, there's a flashback panel showing some mountains surrounded by forest. This appears to be a (cropped, recolored, and squashed) reprint of a panel from issue #5, "[[The Power and the Glory]]", depicting [[Outpost D-109|a world]] the Cybertronians were cyberforming in that issue. There's no sensible reason for it to be part of Megatron's flashback, since he has not encountered the Cybertronians yet, wasn't thinking about the Cybertronians during that flashback, and has never been to that world, so far as we know.
*However, here's a theory. Megatron is reminiscing about A) killing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and B) taking the Matrix-force from Optimus. The panel ''after'' the "mystery panel" is a reprint from issue #6, showing Megatron ripping off Optimus's chest (event B). Presumably the directions to the artist for panel B were something like "reprint panel 2 from page sixteen of issue #6". If panel A was ''supposed'' to be Megatron killing Bludgeon (event A), the instructions ''might'' have been "reprint panel 1 from page five of 'Tales of Earth' from issue #5" (Megatron decapitating Bludgeon). The mountains-and-trees panel is — wait for it! — panel 1 from page five of ''issue #5 as a whole,'' instead of panel 1 from page five of ''the back-up story'' in issue #5. Ergo: The writer and artist had an understandable miscommunication, which nobody caught, so instead of a decapitation scene, we got some pretty trees.
* Among Megatron's crew are Runamuck and Quake, both back from the dead. They are also among those killed off. Again.
* Crankcase seems to think that transforming to car mode will save him from acid. Maybe getting his skull smashed in by Optimus Prime in [[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road]] left him with some brain damage.
* Optimus Prime flashes back to "[[The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers]]", "[[Power Play!]]", "[[Repeat Performance!]]", "[[Afterdeath!]]", "[[Gone but Not Forgotten!]]", "[[Skin Deep]]", and "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]".

===Errors===
* Ransack's name is spelled "Ransak".
* Powerdive's name is spelled "Powerdrive".
* Drag Strip's name is parsed as "Dragstrip".
* In group shot, what appears to be Bonecrusher is miscolored red and silver.
* When Octopunch is killed, he suddenly is colored partially brown.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

===Reprints===
*2003 — ''[[Transformers: Rage in Heaven]]''
*2007 — ''[[The Transformers: The Best of Simon Furman]]'' ("New Dawn")

[[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]]

Britt

2012-01-23T21:55:01Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

:''Britt is a [[vampire]] from the [[IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Infestation1-Britt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Large tracts of... zombie slaying.]]

In another universe, '''Britt''' was your run-of-the-mill former supermodel-turned-vampire soldier who was fighting a never ending battle against the undead. Unfortunately, despite claiming to be undead already and thus hypothetically immune to the [[zombie]] virus, she nonetheless became infected herself. She now shepherds the spread of the "unlife curse" in four new universes.

She's gone covert as local lifeforms in at least one of these universes, so look out for her ''two very large, distinctive physical attributes'' to visually confirm her.

You know, her, uh, ''vampire teeth''.

What were ''you'' thinking of?

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Britt was a field agent for [[Covert Vampiric Operations]], a top-secret squad of vampires who are the line of defense against the supernatural. Unfortunately, during a sudden outbreak of zombies in CVO headquarters, Britt was bitten by a compelled [[Benny]], their zombified head of research. She initially shrugged this off, as she was already undead, but the zombie [[Undermind]] had other plans. Now that she was both zombie and vampire, a bridge between two worlds, she would serve as a living conduit between universes. The Undermind took over her mind, made her a force for evil, and activated a portal to other four other universes, which aspects of Britt's being disappeared through. Her comatose body was left behind in her native universe. {{storylink|Infestation issue 1|Infestation #1}}

Britt and the zombiefied robots and humans floated through space for hundreds of years until finally, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his [[Seeker]]s, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep]]s found them, frozen solid, near a dimensional anomaly. Galvatron ordered the Sweeps to bring the frozen mass of bodies on board. However, their new cargo came alive and began infecting the crew. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}}

The Undermind gave Britt the power of altering the perception of others, and to Galvatron and the others, she appeared to them as '''Bayonet''', a female Decepticon who could transform into an Earth helicopter. So strong were her powers of persuasion that anyone who saw her believed they had always known her to have been around. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} While Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus fought the zombie infestation aboard their spacecraft, Bayonet sabotaged the ship's engines, sending the Decepticons crashing into [[Earth]].

[[Image:TFInfestation1-Bayonetcopter.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Don't mind me! I'm just an Earth copter hangin' out with these space boats.]]

As the zombie robots and humans spread into [[Las Vegas]], Galvatron ordered Bayonet and the others to destroy any and all of the infected. As Galvatron had hoped, this ruckus had caught the attention of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], his [[Autobot]]s, and [[Skywatch]]. When the Autobots refused to follow him without explanation, Galvatron marked them as enemies. Bayonet led the charge against the Autobots, repeating Galvatron's assertion that if the Autobots were not with them, they were against them. But when Galvatron was felled by three Skywatch inhibitor patches, Bayonet and the others were forced to surrender. As Galvatron explained better the situation they were in, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] had grown increasingly paranoid (with the absence of his [[cy-gar]]), and he found holes in his story. Kup pointed at Bayonet, demanding to know where she had come from. He didn't remember any Decepticons by that name! Though increasingly erratic, Kup was correct. Bayonet impaled Kup through his chest with her fist and revealed herself as Britt, their true enemy, and the emissary of the [[Undermind]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}}

[[Image:TFInfestation2-BrittKup.jpg|right|thumb|200px|At least she doesn't sparkle.]]

The shocked Autobots and Decepticons began to fall under the spell of the Undermind, though their internal security systems fought it back as strongly as possible. However, they were only granted a reprieve when Kup, with Britt's arm still through his torso, managed to regain lucidity and blast himself away from her. Though this distraction bought the Autobots time to retreat, it was too late for Kup, and he became slave to Britt's contamination. Alone with him, she fed on the old Autobot's memory banks, which were immense, and with the knowledge she gleaned from him, she prepared to send the Undermind infestation through a portal back through time to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s better days, when it still teemed with life.

This plan would have worked, if [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] hadn't previously installed a backdoor into Kup's mind. With direct access to him, Prowl was able to separate his mind from his infected body and instruct him to destroy the portal. Kup regained control just long enough to reconfigure the coordinates the portal was locked onto, and he sent both himself and Britt to the [[Dead Universe]], where they would be trapped forever without anything alive for the Undermind to feed upon. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

In Britt's native universe the four avatars of her returned to her body allowing her to promptly use the knowledge and power from all four universes they visited to fight the CVO forces with ease. At the same time she began to bring more and more zombies through the portal. However Cross, with help from Benny and Nikodemus, turned himself into a Vampire-Zombie hybrid like Britt but retained his control over hiimself. Uising all of the remaining Artillica, Cross battled Britt and erased the Undermind from exsistence rendering Britt comatose.{{storylink|Infestation issue 2|Infestation #2}}

{{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Notes==
* Britt is apparently her "codename". Is that a fancy way of saying "short for Brittney"?
* Britt (or copies of her) also made it into the ''Star Trek'' universe, as well as the ''Ghostbusters'' in their respective ''Infestation'' series. She was killed by Kirk in the ''Trek'' universe, but survived her encounter with the Ghostbusters (never directly battling the Ghostbusters). She was never seen directly in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' universe but it is implied that she is more or less killed by Pysche-Out.

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[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Britt

2012-01-23T21:51:54Z

108.196.36.240:

:''Britt is a [[vampire]] from the [[IDW continuity]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Infestation1-Britt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Large tracts of... zombie slaying.]]

In another universe, '''Britt''' was your run-of-the-mill former supermodel-turned-vampire soldier who was fighting a never ending battle against the undead. Unfortunately, despite claiming to be undead already and thus hypothetically immune to the [[zombie]] virus, she nonetheless became infected herself. She now shepherds the spread of the "unlife curse" in four new universes.

She's gone covert as local lifeforms in at least one of these universes, so look out for her ''two very large, distinctive physical attributes'' to visually confirm her.

You know, her, uh, ''vampire teeth''.

What were ''you'' thinking of?

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Britt was a field agent for [[Covert Vampiric Operations]], a top-secret squad of vampires who are the line of defense against the supernatural. Unfortunately, during a sudden outbreak of zombies in CVO headquarters, Britt was bitten by a compelled [[Benny]], their zombified head of research. She initially shrugged this off, as she was already undead, but the zombie [[Undermind]] had other plans. Now that she was both zombie and vampire, a bridge between two worlds, she would serve as a living conduit between universes. The Undermind took over her mind, made her a force for evil, and activated a portal to other four other universes, which aspects of Britt's being disappeared through. Her comatose body was left behind in her native universe. {{storylink|Infestation issue 1|Infestation #1}}

Britt and the zombiefied robots and humans floated through space for hundreds of years until finally, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his [[Seeker]]s, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep]]s found them, frozen solid, near a dimensional anomaly. Galvatron ordered the Sweeps to bring the frozen mass of bodies on board. However, their new cargo came alive and began infecting the crew. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}}

The Undermind gave Britt the power of altering the perception of others, and to Galvatron and the others, she appeared to them as '''Bayonet''', a female Decepticon who could transform into an Earth helicopter. So strong were her powers of persuasion that anyone who saw her believed they had always known her to have been around. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}} While Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus fought the zombie infestation aboard their spacecraft, Bayonet sabotaged the ship's engines, sending the Decepticons crashing into [[Earth]].

[[Image:TFInfestation1-Bayonetcopter.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Don't mind me! I'm just an Earth copter hangin' out with these space boats.]]

As the zombie robots and humans spread into [[Las Vegas]], Galvatron ordered Bayonet and the others to destroy any and all of the infected. As Galvatron had hoped, this ruckus had caught the attention of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], his [[Autobot]]s, and [[Skywatch]]. When the Autobots refused to follow him without explanation, Galvatron marked them as enemies. Bayonet led the charge against the Autobots, repeating Galvatron's assertion that if the Autobots were not with them, they were against them. But when Galvatron was felled by three Skywatch inhibitor patches, Bayonet and the others were forced to surrender. As Galvatron explained better the situation they were in, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] had grown increasingly paranoid (with the absence of his [[cy-gar]]), and he found holes in his story. Kup pointed at Bayonet, demanding to know where she had come from. He didn't remember any Decepticons by that name! Though increasingly erratic, Kup was correct. Bayonet impaled Kup through his chest with her fist and revealed herself as Britt, their true enemy, and the emissary of the [[Undermind]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|The Transformers: Infestation #1}}

[[Image:TFInfestation2-BrittKup.jpg|right|thumb|200px|At least she doesn't sparkle.]]

The shocked Autobots and Decepticons began to fall under the spell of the Undermind, though their internal security systems fought it back as strongly as possible. However, they were only granted a reprieve when Kup, with Britt's arm still through his torso, managed to regain lucidity and blast himself away from her. Though this distraction bought the Autobots time to retreat, it was too late for Kup, and he became slave to Britt's contamination. Alone with him, she fed on the old Autobot's memory banks, which were immense, and with the knowledge she gleaned from him, she prepared to send the Undermind infestation through a portal back through time to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s better days, when it still teemed with life.

This plan would have worked, if [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] hadn't previously installed a backdoor into Kup's mind. With direct access to him, Prowl was able to separate his mind from his infected body and instruct him to destroy the portal. Kup regained control just long enough to reconfigure the coordinates the portal was locked onto, and he sent both himself and Britt to the [[Dead Universe]], where they would be trapped forever without anything alive for the Undermind to feed upon. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|The Transformers: Infestation #2}}

In Britt's native universe the four avatars of her returned to her body allowing her to promptly use the knowledge and power from all four universes they visited to fight the CVO forces with ease. At the same time she began to bring more and more zombies through the portal. However Cross, with help from Benny and Nikodemus, turned himself into a Vampire-Zombie hybrid like Britt but retained his control over hiimself. Uising all of the remaining Artillica, Cross battled Britt and erased the Undermind from exsistence rendering Britt comatose.{{storylink|Infestation issue 2|Infestation #2}}

{{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Notes==
* Britt is apparently her "codename". Is that a fancy way of saying "short for Brittney"?
* Britt (or copies of her) also made it into the ''Star Trek'' universe, as well as the ''Ghostbusters'' in their respective ''Infestation'' series. She was killed by Kirk in the ''Trek'' universe, but survived her encounter with the Ghostbusters (never directly battling the Ghostbusters). She was never seen directly in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' universe.

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[[Category:External properties]]
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[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Skin Deep

2012-01-13T22:15:04Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #59
|prev=All the Familiar Faces!
|next=Yesterday's Heroes!
|title="Skin Deep"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #249–251
|prev2=Fallen Star!
|next2=Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?
|image=MarvelUS-59.jpg
|caption=Me Grimlock no like taggers!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=August 1989
|coverdate=Mid November 1989
|story=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils=[[José Delbo]]
|inks=[[Dave Hunt]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letters=[[Jim Massara]]
|editor=[[Don Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''Why would anyone EVER rehire Starscream?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Bumblebeeskindeep.jpg|left|175px|thumb|Ratchet cares not for your maturation and wishes you were more like 1984.]]
[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] has never been one to mince words—only metal. No sooner is he reactivated that he goes right for the kill, tackling [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in his dino-mode. Still reeling from his recovery, though, he is easily dispatched by Megatron. The [[Decepticon]] laughs at [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s meager attempt at treachery, but the surgeon taunts him back with the assertion that his little mindless engine of destruction, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], isn't quite as perfect as he'd like.

Before he can push the issue further, Megatron is interrupted by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who manages to delay the fiend temporarily by blowing several neat holes in his chest. After catching up with Bumblebee and informing [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] of the extent of his new [[Pretender]] powers, Ratchet takes off to deal with the situation on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

Meanwhile on [[Earth]], Starscream has begun to destroy [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons in the glorious name of Megatron. As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally starts to wise up on everything that's been happening over the past few hours, Starscream sends his new, invincible Pretender shell to destroy the Autobot. At [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]'s bidding, the remaining Decepticons leap into the fray as well, only now on Prime's side.

The [[Autobot]] shuttle has successfully redocked with the Ark, but even with the full allotment of Autobots available, they are having little success disarming the bomb. Their prisoner, [[Blackjack]], is less than helpful, as he says the timing sequence simply cannot be stopped once it's begun. Knowing that they'd be unable to escape the blast radius in time, much less evacuate all their wounded from the medical bay and stasis chambers, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] continues working on the bomb in a desperate attempt to bypass the booby-traps and disarm it.

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron removes the threat of the Autobots by tossing each of them out through the side of [[Megatron's base|his fortress]], one at a time. Bidding his [[Powermaster]] and [[Micromaster]] servants to go after the Pretenders and keep them occupied, Megatron devotes his time to searching out the missing Ratchet and whatever other little surprises the medic might have in store. At that moment, Ratchet is trying to make contact with the Ark, in the hopes of helping them with their little "exploding" problem.

The battle against Starscream is not faring very well at all, as he disables the last of the operational Transformers besides Optimus and Zarak. However, one of his earlier victims, the Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], manages to regain his senses long enough to photon-blast Starscream's Pretender shell, and the impact is strong enough to send sympathetic waves of pain back to the owner. As Scorponok joins in, a circuit is completed, and suddenly Starscream's personality [[shell program]] gives way, just as Ratchet intended. The whiny coward is back, and he quickly assesses the situation and begs Scorponok for lenience and sanctuary.

[[Image:Ratchetbroughtthemhere.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ratchet likes to bring the house down.]]
In his fortress, Megatron catches Ratchet fiddling with the [[trans-time dimensional portal]]. Believing the Autobot is attempting to escape, he bats him aside and begins to gloat over the sprawled body that all his enemies will soon be dead. Ratchet corrects him, informing Megatron about the glitch he installed in Starscream's new software. Furthermore, as Megatron sees with his own eyes, Ratchet wasn't trying to escape, he was bringing the Ark's explosives to the fortress. Panicking, Megatron attempts to throw himself through the portal to safety, but Ratchet tackles him. Outside, the Autobots and Decepticons cease fighting as a sudden, massive explosion consumes the entire base, and apparently Ratchet and Megatron along with it.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (1)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (3)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (4)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (5)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (13)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (17)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (23)
* [[Getaway]] (24)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (26)
* [[Cloudburst]] (29)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]] (6)
* [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] (7)
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] (8)
* [[Triggerhappy]] (9)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (10)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (11)
* [[Skullgrin]] (12)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (14)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (15)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (18)
* [[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]] (19)
* [[Storm Cloud]] (20)
* [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] (21)
* [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]] (22)
* [[Blackjack]] (25)
* [[Darkwing]] (27)
* [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] (28)

|h4=[[Nebulan]]s|c4=
* [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
* In an interesting nod to future stories, Bumblebee calls Ratchet "the best surgeon this side of [[Hydrus Four]]!"
* The fate of Ratchet and Megatron will be followed up on in US issues [[Eye of the Storm|#69]]–[[The Pri¢e of Life!|70]].
* ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] are found after the main story.
* With issue #249 of the UK comic the cover logo changes from ''Action Force'' to ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]''. This had been explained as a merger between the European and American groups in a mini-comic given away with issue [[Underworld!|#245]] and reflected a change in the toyline packaging.
* The Sports Car Patrol never appear again after this issue. Given that they were surronded by Autobots it could be assumed that they were captured.

===Errors===
* Though this error was [[Retcon|retroactive]], the US cover blurb says "Not a hoax, not a dream, in this issue an Autobot DIES!"

===Covers===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-59.jpg|'''US issue #59''' - Admit it, who fell for that one?
Image:MarvelUK-249.jpg|'''UK issue #249''' - Ooohhh, sparkly!
Image:MarvelUK-250.jpg|'''UK issue #250''' - Merry Christmas, everyone!
Image:MarvelUK-251.jpg|'''UK issue #251''' - This reminds me of the time...
</gallery>
* '''US issue #59 cover:''' Grimlock vs the Micromasters while Megatron approaches by [[José Delbo]].
* '''UK issue #249 cover:''' Longtooth's secret by [[Mario Capaldi]].
* '''UK issue #250 cover:''' Christmas celebration by [[Andrew Wildman]].
* '''UK issue #251 cover:''' Red Alert and Kup by [[Gary Erskine]].

===Advertisements===
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===Reprints===
*2002 — ''[[Transformers: Primal Scream]]''
*2009 — ''[[Classic Transformers Volume 4]]''

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[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Pax Cybertronia (issue)

2012-01-08T05:44:17Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #31
|prev=Chaos Part Four: Genesis
|next=Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime
|caption=Ironhide is right, he ''is'' out there!
|image=Ongoing 31 Cover.jpg
|title="Pax Cybertronia"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[December 7]], [[2011]]
|coverdate=December 2011
|story by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Casey Coller]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|associate editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Far future]]
}}

'''In a new era of peace, Ironhide and Alpha Trion reflect on what has happened...'''

==Synopsis==
On [[Gorlam Prime]], it is a time of peace, and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] entertains a group of three young [[Autobot]]s with tales of times past. The four speak of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Megatron Origin issue 4|insurrection]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]' [[Spotlight: Shockwave|attack]] on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Escalation issue 5|defeat]] by Megatron. The stories are cut short when the fireworks for the upcoming [[Remembrance Night]] ceremony begins and Alpha suggests the youths go home. One youth expresses preference for Alpha's stories over the [[media-tron]]—his experiences are much more '''real'''. This comment prompts an arriving [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to rebuff Alpha's supposed presence at events during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. The young Autobots are in awe of the veteran and, after a question, leave for their homes to prepare for the ceremony.

At the ceremony, the speaker establishes that it has been fifteen million years since the end of the Unification War and the [[Great Years]]. He introduces the key speaker for the event, the last veteran at Gorlam, Ironhide. Ironhide makes his speech, noting that the prosperous time they live in is what the Autobots fought for all those years. He recalls the [[Stormbringer issue 4|fight]] against [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Megatron's [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|invasion]] of [[Earth]], his own [[Any Old Iron|fight]] against the [[Insecticon swarm]], and Megatron's [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|battle]] against the [[D-Void]]. Ironhide finishes his speech, expressing that his time has passed and leaves the hall.

Outside, Alpha Trion finds Ironhide looking at the stars. Alpha asks the old [[Transformer]] if he believes Megatron is still out there and comforts him with the thought that Optimus Prime, too, is still out there. Ironhide doesn't understand why he is being honored—he did little else but punch [[Decepticon]]s. Now, he's just a relic of a bygone era who did nothing to build the current civilization. Alpha Trion tells him that the future is based on the past, and that Ironhide's contributions are vital to understanding what is to come. One of the three young Autobots comes up to the pair and asks Ironhide what would happen if Megatron returned. When Ironhide points out that they stopped him before and can stop him again, the young one asks him to tell him the story of Megatron's defeat.

==Featured characters==

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*Autobot youths (1–3)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (4)
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (11)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (14)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (15)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (17)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (18)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (19)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (5)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (9)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (16)
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (21)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (22)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (23)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (24)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (25)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (26)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (27)
*[[Insecticon swarm]] (28)

|c4=
*[[D-Void]]/[[Deceptigod]] (29)
}}

==Quotes==

"If Prime were here, he'd know what to say. Over the years, I got to thinkin'. What Prime had... what made him great, it wasn't that he was so strong — even though he was — it was that he could ''talk''... and what he said, it made you feel as strong as he was. I really do wish Prime was here right now."
:—'''Ironhide''' addresses the audience

"What "everything"? I didn't build any of this. All these beautiful things, all these 'bots running around... I didn't have nothin' to do with that. It's been millions of years, Trion. Honor me nothin'. All I ever did was punch guys in the face." 
"I remember." 
"''These'' are the Great Years. ''All of this.'' How do they not ''see'' that?"
:—'''Ironhide''' and '''Alpha Trion''' take in the future

"The story never ends, Ironhide. It just changes into something else."
:—'''Alpha Trion''' has heard of reboots

==Notes==
*This was deliberately written as a potential "last issue" for the whole of ''The Transformers''; it was also a homage to [[Peter David]]'s last issue of ''[[Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]'', where an older Rick Jones was interviewed about the Hulk, and a ''Starman'' issue where the immortal Shade was telling stories to children a million years in the future (with Alpha Trion always meant to be the Shade). <ref name="costa interview">[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
*What has happened to Cybertron, where are Optimus Prime and Megatron, and why are they on Gorlam Prime? Mike Costa tells us this question is "very interesting, I guess you're going to have to keep reading the comic!"<ref name="costa interview"/>
*The young Autobots sport the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot [[insignia]].
*The future Autobots have multiple alternate modes; the idea Ironhide only has ''one'' is fascinating to them.
*Statues of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] adorn the scenery of Gorlam Prime in this issue.
*Alpha Trion is deliberately drawn as younger than Ironhide, to show that Trion is constantly changing but Ironhide remains the same. Originally, it was going to be [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as the last veteran, but it was then decided to use Ironhide, as he had an established history with Alpha Trion.<ref name="costa interview"/>
* This issue was released as part of IDW's Photo Cover Month, which also includes "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]".
*The issue's title is from the [[Pax Cybertronia]] established in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', a reference to "[[Wikipedia:Pax Romana|Pax Romana]]", a term for an era of peace and stability in the Roman Empire.

===Errors===
* On page 4, Megatron is seen with his Decepticon symbol neckchain. However, in ''Megatron Origin'', when he was about to give his deathblow to Sentinel Prime, he never wore this chain. Casey Coller admitted on his deviantArt page that he added it in to make the scene look cool.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' ''Revoltech'' Megatron toy; photo by [[Rik Alvarez]]
* '''Cover B:''' Close-up of Ironhide staring at the stars; art by [[Casey Coller]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]]
* '''Cover RI:''' ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' poster homage, with Optimus Prime, Rodimus, Bumblebee, Ironhide and Prowl replacing Ultra Magnus, Kup, Springer, Arcee and Blurr respectively; art by [[Trevor Hutchison]]

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==References==
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Rebellion on Planet Beast

2011-12-29T16:57:53Z

108.196.36.240: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=5
|image=Beestrebel.jpg
|caption="Space Battleship Bruce"
|title="Rebellion on Planet Beast"
|japanese=ビースト星の反乱
|romaji=Beast-sei no Hanran
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[July 31]], [[1987]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Akinori Ōrai]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots head for planet Beast to aid the native Beastformers in repelling a Decepticon invasion.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:RebellionBeast Snakebomb vs Yellowgiraffe.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Jumping out of the water beats laser stick!"]]
While patrolling the solar system, the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] detect intruders on board [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] go to the armory to check it out and find [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] hiding behind a crate, having stowed away. Moments later the boy is saved from a falling barrel by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who anticipated his actions and also stowed away. Fortress lets them hang out on the bridge, so long as they behave. They soon detect two objects approaching the ship, which turned out to be [[Hedgehog]] and [[Rabbit Kid]], two [[Beastformer|Beastformers]] from the planet [[Beast (planet)| Beast]], adrift in space in [[exosuit]]s. The pair collapse on arrival and are taken inside for medical attention. They explain they have come seeking the aid of the Autobots in liberating their homeworld from the [[Decepticon]]s. Fortress reports the situation to Rodimus Prime, and Maximus heads for Beast.

On Beast, a platoon of soldiers under the command of the heroic [[White Leo]] attempt to liberate the prisoners being used as slave labor in a massive underground factory, but are defeated in battle by the evil Beastformers led by [[Alligatron]], who have sided with the Decepticons. As White Leo debates what to do next, the Autobots arrive on the planet. While they're disembarking, they're spotted by the villainous [[Snakebomb]], who reports back to Alligatron, who in turn reports to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on [[Chaar]]. Galvatron and the Decepticon Headmasters prepare to head to Beast, and send warning to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] that the Autobots have arrived on the planet.

[[Image:RebellionBeast Wheelie Daniel captured.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I demand to see my laywer."]]
The rebels are cheered by the appearance of the Autobots, and the Headmasters and White Leo work on their strategy for rescuing the prisoners. Meanwhile Wheelie and Daniel wander off and come across a [[Monkey Beastformer child|young ape Beastformer]], whose parents are among those who are prisoners of the Decepticons. He talks the pair into mounting a rescue and leads them to the Decepticon factory. Once they see how many Beastformers are guarding the place, they decide a frontal assault would be a bad idea, but unfortunately for them they've already been spotted, and the Beastformers chase them down.

Rodimus and the [[Monsterbot]]s arrive in the [[Trainbot]]s, and find Battleship Maximus deserted. The Monsterbots split up to look for everyone.

[[Image:RebellionBeast Rodimus pins Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
The Headmasters are scouting out the Decepticon factory when they spot Wheelie and Daniel being led away. Chromedome and Hardhead charge off to rescue the pair, only to be stopped short when the Decepticon Headmasters jump out of the swamp and seize the pair. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm]] swap bodies with their comrades, and begin fighting. Fortress meanwhile learns from the Beastformers that there's a shortcut under the [[piragilon]] swamp, and suggests they take it while the Autobots battle the Decepticons. The Beastformers don't think it's safe to go via the swamp, what with the metal-eating piragilons in it. Luckily they don't have to worry about that, as Rodimus arrives with Battleship Maximus and drains the swamp. While the Beastformers head through, Galvatron confronts Rodimus. The pair begin wrestling on the ground, and Cyclonus attempts to hit Rodimus with a rock, only to smack Galvatron in the face with it instead.

[[Image:RebellionBeast frog whips dog.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Get up before I frog-march you to Galvatron."]]
In the factory, conditions are grim, with exhausted slaves being whipped to keep them working. The guards are drawn away by the Autobot attack, allowing the young ape to untie Daniel and Wheelie and they begin freeing the prisoners. As they head to the exit, they encounter the Monsterbots, who report they're surrounded by enemy Beastformers. Luckily the young ape knows of a shortcut, and they head out through it.

Meanwhile, the battle rages between the Autobots and Decepticons above, until Galvatron is knocked into the grip of the piragilons by Battleship Maximus, and the villains retreat.

Wheelie, Daniel and the freed slaves run into White Leo's team on the way out, and they all arrive outside to encounter Chromedome. As everyone is reunited, Rodimus and Fortress have cause for concern as they examine the blueprints for what was being constructed in the factory—a small component of some mysterious larger machine. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to stay on the planet in case the Decepticons return, and the Autobots and Beastformers part as friends.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Brainstorm]] (1)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (2)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (3)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (4)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (5)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (7)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (10)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (11)
* [[Shōki]] (39)
* [[Suiken]] (40)
* [[Getsuei]] (41)
* [[Kaen]] (42)
* [[Seizan]] (43)
* [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] (44)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (45)
* [[Grotusque]] (46)
* [[Doublecross]] (47)

|c2=
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (12)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (13)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (14)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (15)
* [[Tantrum]] (16)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (17)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
* [[Headstrong]] (19)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (20)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (35)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (36)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (37)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (6)

|h4=[[Beastformer|Beastformers]]|c4=
* [[Hedgehog]] (8)
* [[Rabbit Kid]] (9)
* [[Battle Bear]] (21)
* [[Golder]] (22)
* [[Big Serow]] (23)
* [[Flykick]] (24)
* [[Yellow Giraffe]] (25)
* [[Black Turtle]] (26)
* [[Drillfrog]] (27)
* [[Beafox]] (28)
* [[Devilbat]] (29)
* [[Snakebomb]] (30)
* [[Killer Fish]] (31)
* [[Alligatron]] (32)
* [[Elephan]] (33)
* [[White Leo]] (34)
* [[Monkey Beastformer child]] (38)
* [[Platinum Tiger]] (48)
* [[Dogslave]] (49)
* [[Monkey Beastformer parents]] (50 & 51)
}}

==Quotes==
{{note|The following quotes are from the Omni Productions dub.}}

"Can I try and lure Rodimus Prime out first?" 
"What a good idea that is. You just mind your own business!"
:—'''Scourge''' and '''Galvatron'''

"I'm from the Autobots force as well. I'm better than he is!" 
"Aw, hey what do you mean? You can't say that!" 
"But I'm right! You're gutless and you're scared of everything."
:—'''Wheelie''' and '''Daniel'''

"The game is over, Autobots! You're going to turn into dust balls floating in space!"
:—'''Galvatron'''

"I can't tell which one of you is Rodimus Prime!"
:—If '''Cyclonus''' can't tell Rodimus and Galvatron apart, there's no hope for him.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*As Fortress tells Rabbit Kid to relax, the bed the Beastformers are on is missing.
*Just after Skullcruncher ambushes Chromedome and Hardhead at the river, he is briefly colored similar to Weirdwolf.
*In the same scene, as Highbrow rushes to save Chromedome and Hardhead, his chestplate keeps changing color.
*Yet again in the same scene, as Brainstorm's body attaches to Chromedome's head, the latter is colored completely gray. Perhaps he was dead for a moment?
*Just before being attacked by the steel-eating piranha, Cyclonus is shown using Soundblaster's weapon.

===Continuity notes===
[[Image:Hm5 fortmax headmode.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*Fortress appears in "head mode" for the first time in this episode, controlling Battleship Maximus from the bridge by connecting to it as a head. The head, of course, is that of Fortress Maximus, who will not appear until "[[Head On!! Fortress Maximus]]". So it kinda neuters any surprise by having his big ol' noggin appear so far ahead of time.
*This episode features the first time that the Headmasters exchange heads, boosting their energy and controlling each other's Transtectors. Although the technique is not named at this point, it will later come to be known as the "Cross-Head On".
*Although it is never directly referred to again, the blueprint the Autobots discover is for a portion of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Transtector]], which is currently being constructed by enslaved Beastformers on the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], as we will see in future episodes.
*The Transformers would visit planet Beast again in the manga special, "[[Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!]]".

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Tile:'' "'''The Revolt on Planet Pisto'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title:'' "'''Rebellion on Planet Beast'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)
::*Platinum Tiger is referred to as "Saber Sword Tiger" in the subtitles introducing him, despite the dialogue subtitles soon after using "Platinum Tiger".

===Trivia===
*This episode features the animated debut of the criminally-overlooked Monsterbots.
*Cyclonus can't tell the diffrence between Rodimus Prime and Galvatron. Unless Cyclonus is color blind and far sighted that's pretty embarassing.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Takara'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

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Extermination

2011-12-29T15:34:06Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Transformers: Generation One'']] #8
|prev=Infestation (Dreamwave)
|next=Lost and Found (issue)
|title="Extermination"
|image=G1 Vol.3 Issue8 1.jpg
|caption=You know you are a Transfan if you can immediately tell what is happening on this cover.
|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
|date=[[September 29]], 2004
|coverdate=September 2004
|story=[[James McDonough|James "Brad Mick" McDonough]] and [[Adam Patyk]]
|pencils=[[Don Figueroa]]
|inks=[[Elaine To]]
|colors=[[Espen Grundetjern]]
|letters=[[Ben Lee]]
|chronology=[[Dreamwave timeline|Modern era]]
|continuity=[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]]
}}
'''Giant robot insects! Translucent dialog bubbles! Hot Robot/human passion! Human zombie SLAVES!!!'''

==Synopsis==
Surrounded by squishy clones of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and the [[human]]s from the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] struggle to avoid being overwhelmed. Jazz orders a formation for the soldiers to work their way out, but the shape is compromised when [[Dorry]] and [[Cruz]] are abducted. With no options left, Jazz picks up [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the two ram their way out of trouble in Jazz's car mode.

Beneath [[Aztec Theatres|the theater]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and a verbally minimalist [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] stumble through caverns to find a large spooky cache of strange glowing green eggs.

Deeper, it's revealed that the events of [[San Desto|the town]] are the manipulations of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], under the command of the all-plotting [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who has survived his [[Revelation (War and Peace)|fall into a pit]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. While toying with the deactivated body of [[Bumper (G1)|bumper]], Bombshell hangs up on Shockwave's nagging and greets the freshly hatched [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]].

In [[Cleveland (city)|Cleveland]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] is disappointed to see his best friend, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], down his driveway. Bumblebee, with nowhere else to go, admits to Spike that he's decided to quit the [[Autobot]]s.

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe investigate the green eggs they've found. The Insecticons get the drop on the two, who are exposed to bright lights—which mixes with their night-vision and forces the two to be stuck fighting blind. Sunstreaker doesn't have as much difficulty with the light, but Shrapnel deactivates the two with a heavy burst of electricity.

[[Image:Marissafairebornedw.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Does this make her a Palm Pilot?]]
Jazz and Marissa continue to speed away from the horde that attacked them, and they take cover inside of a [[Crothers Auto-Body|parking garage]]. Inside, the two find several mutilated copy bodies, and realizing how bizarre the situation is, they come clean to each other. Jazz reveals that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived on [[Earth]] millions of years prior to the awakening of the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to fight the Insecticons—assumed to have been left for dead. Before more details can be exchanged, the couple is forced to continue their retreat. Finding a cache of glowing green eggs, Jazz chooses to ask questions later and uses his flamethrower to burn all the eggs he can.

Held in bondage, a captive Sunstreaker and Sideswipe overhear Kickback reminding Shrapnel that it was Shrapnel, not Bombshell, who used to lead the Insecticons. The Insecticons leave to locate Jazz, who escaped from captivity. Amusingly, as soon as the Decepticons leave, Bumper arrives to free his comrades.

Jazz comes under fire from the Insecticons and insists that Marissa escape. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker arrive to assist Jazz, and all the combat ruins the Insecticons' long-laid machinations. Shrapnel, in rage, blasts a hole from the cavern direct to the surface.

In another part of town, Bumper finds the two missing soldiers who were last seen inside of the theater before the ambush [[Infestation (Dreamwave)|last issue]]. The soldiers direct Bumper to where they saw Bombshell headed, and after the soldiers mention that Bombshell might have acquired a taste for humans—Bumper looks at the humans with hungry eyes.

The rest of the Autobots continue their firefight against the Insecticon forces. Sunstreaker takes out Kickback with a well-placed pair of rockets. Sideswipe takes out Shrapnel with a well placed falling building. With only an army of drones left, the Autobots get ready to make a final stand, but the army of drones is replaced—by an army of Human [[Zombie]] Slaves!

From above, Bombshell commands the movements of his obedient fleshy underlings. Yet it's Bumper who saves the day by sneaking up on Bombshell and placing a [[cerebro-shell]] on the back of Bombshell's neck, causing a strange feedback loop that locks Bombshell into stasis. With all three Insecticons disabled, and nobody left controlling the drones or humans zombie slaves, the day is saved.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (1)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (5)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (6)
* [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (9)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (15)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (16)
|c2=
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (7)
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (8)
* [[Kickback (G1)| Kickback]] (10)
* [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (11)
|c3=
* [[Marissa Faireborn]] (2)
* [[Dorry]] (3)
* [[Cruz]] (4)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)
* [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]] (13)
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"Why Jazz... if we weren't '''living''' a horror movie, I'd '''blush!'''"
:—'''Marissa'''

==Notes==
* What's up with a couple of Marissa's captions being translucent? I don't know!
* The narrative captions call it a theater, but the sign on the outside of [[Aztec Theatres|the building]] in the [[Infestation (Dreamwave)|previous issue]] calls it a theatre.
* The Dinobots battling Shockwave (or in this case, his underlings) on Earth millions of years prior to the rest of the Autobots awakening on the ''Ark'' is a somewhat similar explanation to the Dinobots' origin in the original [[Marvel Comics]] and the later-written "[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]". However, this still doesn't explain how Megatron captured all the Dinobots except Grimlock.
* [[San Desto]] is filled with many, many [[Easter egg]]s referencing people who have worked on ''Transformers''.
* The army of Human Zombie Slaves apparently includes [[wikipedia:Michael_Jordan|Michael Jordan]], [[wikipedia:Where's_Waldo?|Waldo]], the [[Wikipedia:Village People|Village People]], and perhaps a [[Pat Lee|suspiciously toned Asian]].
* Dorry and Cruz are totally dead. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
* Bumper's success seems a little ''too'' convenient, he was the last person to see Dorry and Cruz alive, and a [[license plate]] in the last panel ("TR8R1") suggests a traitor among the Autobots. But we'll never know now, will we?
* Throughout the story Sunstreaker expresses his belief that he's the only one who will survive the mission. He even thinks that Sideswipe is going to die!
* On the "Prime Transmissions" page, reader mail is answered by Copy Editor [[Matthew Hansen]]. There's also a fan art of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] submitted by Jarri and Zaki Hasnian.
* The "[[Wavelengths]]" column has an article from the desk of [[Erik Sander|E-Rock]].

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Rebellion on Planet Beast

2011-12-29T15:01:12Z

108.196.36.240: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=5
|image=Beestrebel.jpg
|caption="Space Battleship Bruce"
|title="Rebellion on Planet Beast"
|japanese=ビースト星の反乱
|romaji=Beast-sei no Hanran
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[July 31]], [[1987]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Akinori Ōrai]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots head for planet Beast to aid the native Beastformers in repelling a Decepticon invasion.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:RebellionBeast Snakebomb vs Yellowgiraffe.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Jumping out of the water beats laser stick!"]]
While patrolling the solar system, the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] detect intruders on board [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] go to the armory to check it out and find [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] hiding behind a crate, having stowed away. Moments later the boy is saved from a falling barrel by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who anticipated his actions and also stowed away. Fortress lets them hang out on the bridge, so long as they behave. They soon detect two objects approaching the ship, which turned out to be [[Hedgehog]] and [[Rabbit Kid]], two [[Beastformer|Beastformers]] from the planet [[Beast (planet)| Beast]], adrift in space in [[exosuit]]s. The pair collapse on arrival and are taken inside for medical attention. They explain they have come seeking the aid of the Autobots in liberating their homeworld from the [[Decepticon]]s. Fortress reports the situation to Rodimus Prime, and Maximus heads for Beast.

On Beast, a platoon of soldiers under the command of the heroic [[White Leo]] attempt to liberate the prisoners being used as slave labor in a massive underground factory, but are defeated in battle by the evil Beastformers led by [[Alligatron]], who have sided with the Decepticons. As White Leo debates what to do next, the Autobots arrive on the planet. While they're disembarking, they're spotted by the villainous [[Snakebomb]], who reports back to Alligatron, who in turn reports to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on [[Chaar]]. Galvatron and the Decepticon Headmasters prepare to head to Beast, and send warning to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] that the Autobots have arrived on the planet.

[[Image:RebellionBeast Wheelie Daniel captured.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I demand to see my laywer."]]
The rebels are cheered by the appearance of the Autobots, and the Headmasters and White Leo work on their strategy for rescuing the prisoners. Meanwhile Wheelie and Daniel wander off and come across a [[Monkey Beastformer child|young ape Beastformer]], whose parents are among those who are prisoners of the Decepticons. He talks the pair into mounting a rescue and leads them to the Decepticon factory. Once they see how many Beastformers are guarding the place, they decide a frontal assault would be a bad idea, but unfortunately for them they've already been spotted, and the Beastformers chase them down.

Rodimus and the [[Monsterbot]]s arrive in the [[Trainbot]]s, and find Battleship Maximus deserted. The Monsterbots split up to look for everyone.

[[Image:RebellionBeast Rodimus pins Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
The Headmasters are scouting out the Decepticon factory when they spot Wheelie and Daniel being led away. Chromedome and Hardhead charge off to rescue the pair, only to be stopped short when the Decepticon Headmasters jump out of the swamp and seize the pair. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm]] swap bodies with their comrades, and begin fighting. Fortress meanwhile learns from the Beastformers that there's a shortcut under the [[piragilon]] swamp, and suggests they take it while the Autobots battle the Decepticons. The Beastformers don't think it's safe to go via the swamp, what with the metal-eating piragilons in it. Luckily they don't have to worry about that, as Rodimus arrives with Battleship Maximus and drains the swamp. While the Beastformers head through, Galvatron confronts Rodimus. The pair begin wrestling on the ground, and Cyclonus attempts to hit Rodimus with a rock, only to smack Galvatron in the face with it instead.

[[Image:RebellionBeast frog whips dog.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Get up before I frog-march you to Galvatron."]]
In the factory, conditions are grim, with exhausted slaves being whipped to keep them working. The guards are drawn away by the Autobot attack, allowing the young ape to untie Daniel and Wheelie and they begin freeing the prisoners. As they head to the exit, they encounter the Monsterbots, who report they're surrounded by enemy Beastformers. Luckily the young ape knows of a shortcut, and they head out through it.

Meanwhile, the battle rages between the Autobots and Decepticons above, until Galvatron is knocked into the grip of the piragilons by Battleship Maximus, and the villains retreat.

Wheelie, Daniel and the freed slaves run into White Leo's team on the way out, and they all arrive outside to encounter Chromedome. As everyone is reunited, Rodimus and Fortress have cause for concern as they examine the blueprints for what was being constructed in the factory—a small component of some mysterious larger machine. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to stay on the planet in case the Decepticons return, and the Autobots and Beastformers part as friends.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Brainstorm]] (1)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (2)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (3)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (4)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (5)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (7)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (10)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (11)
* [[Shōki]] (39)
* [[Suiken]] (40)
* [[Getsuei]] (41)
* [[Kaen]] (42)
* [[Seizan]] (43)
* [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] (44)
* [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] (45)
* [[Grotusque]] (46)
* [[Doublecross]] (47)

|c2=
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (12)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (13)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (14)
* [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (15)
* [[Tantrum]] (16)
* [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (17)
* [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (18)
* [[Headstrong]] (19)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (20)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (35)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (36)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (37)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (6)

|h4=[[Beastformer|Beastformers]]|c4=
* [[Hedgehog]] (8)
* [[Rabbit Kid]] (9)
* [[Battle Bear]] (21)
* [[Golder]] (22)
* [[Big Serow]] (23)
* [[Flykick]] (24)
* [[Yellow Giraffe]] (25)
* [[Black Turtle]] (26)
* [[Drillfrog]] (27)
* [[Beafox]] (28)
* [[Devilbat]] (29)
* [[Snakebomb]] (30)
* [[Killer Fish]] (31)
* [[Alligatron]] (32)
* [[Elephan]] (33)
* [[White Leo]] (34)
* [[Monkey Beastformer child]] (38)
* [[Platinum Tiger]] (48)
* [[Dogslave]] (49)
* [[Monkey Beastformer parents]] (50 & 51)
}}

==Quotes==
{{note|The following quotes are from the Omni Productions dub.}}

"Can I try and lure Rodimus Prime out first?" 
"What a good idea that is. You just mind your own business!"
:—'''Scourge''' and '''Galvatron'''

"I'm from the Autobots force as well. I'm better than he is!" 
"Aw, hey what do you mean? You can't say that!" 
"But I'm right! You're gutless and you're scared of everything."
:—'''Wheelie''' and '''Daniel'''

"The game is over, Autobots! You're going to turn into dust balls floating in space!"
:—'''Galvatron'''

"I can't tell which one of you is Rodimus Prime!"
:—If '''Cyclonus''' can't tell Rodimus and Galvatron apart, there's no hope for him.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*As Fortress tells Rabbit Kid to relax, the bed the Beastformers are on is missing.
*Just after Skullcruncher ambushes Chromedome and Hardhead at the river, he is briefly colored similar to Weirdwolf.
*In the same scene, as Highbrow rushes to save Chromedome and Hardhead, his chestplate keeps changing color.
*Yet again in the same scene, as Brainstorm's body attaches to Chromedome's head, the latter is colored completely gray. Perhaps he was dead for a moment?
*Just before being attacked by the steel-eating piranha, Cyclonus is shown using Soundblaster's weapon.

===Continuity notes===
[[Image:Hm5 fortmax headmode.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*Fortress appears in "head mode" for the first time in this episode, controlling Battleship Maximus from the bridge by connecting to it as a head. The head, of course, is that of Fortress Maximus, who will not appear until "[[Head On!! Fortress Maximus]]". So it kinda neuters any surprise by having his big ol' noggin appear so far ahead of time.
*This episode features the first time that the Headmasters exchange heads, boosting their energy and controlling each other's Transtectors. Although the technique is not named at this point, it will later come to be known as the "Cross-Head On".
*Although it is never directly referred to again, the blueprint the Autobots discover is for a portion of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Transtector]], which is currently being constructed by enslaved Beastformers on the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], as we will see in future episodes.
*The Transformers would visit planet Beast again in the manga special, "[[Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!]]".

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Tile:'' "'''The Revolt on Planet Pisto'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title:'' "'''Rebellion on Planet Beast'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)
::*Platinum Tiger is referred to as "Saber Sword Tiger" in the subtitles introducing him, despite the dialogue subtitles soon after using "Platinum Tiger".

===Trivia===
*This episode features the animated debut of the criminally-overlooked Monsterbots.
*So uhh Cyclonus can't tell the diffrence between bright orange and yellow Rodimus Prime and dark purple Galvatron. Wow. It certinally dosen't help that his whole strategy was to just smack Rodimus Prime with a rock.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Takara'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beastformers franchise]]
[[Category:The Headmasters episodes]]

The Great Cassette Operation

2011-12-29T14:46:20Z

108.196.36.240: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=4
|image=Opcassette.jpg
|caption="Nobody move! This is a raid!"
|title="The Great Cassette Operation"
|japanese=カセット大作戦
|romaji=Cassette Daisakusen
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[July 24]], [[1987]]
|writer=[[Toyohiro Ando]]
|director=[[Jōhei Matsūra]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''When Soundwave is resurrected as Soundblaster and Cybertron is attacked by the Madmachine, the Autobots respond by recreating Blaster as Twincast.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:GreatCassetteOperation revived Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
In the Decepticon base on [[Chaar]], using the advanced technology of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], a new body has been constructed. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s head is affixed to it and energy infusion begins as the [[Decepticon]]'s [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassette]]s look on. Soundwave is reborn... as Soundblaster! Soundblaster reports to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] who shows off their latest weapon, the [[Madmachine]], which emits electronic-disrupting rays.

On [[Earth]], [[Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attack an oilfield, in order to draw out [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Their activity is detected by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who predictably direct Metroplex to intercept. Metroplex quickly gains the upper hand, only for the Madmachine to rise out of the ground and blast him with energy. While Metroplex is crippled, Trypticon knocks him down, however Galvatron orders the two Decepticons to withdraw as the Madmachine has exhausted its power. While Magnus and Jazz struggle to get Metroplex operational again, on Chaar, Galvatron celebrates the successful test.

[[Image:Hm4 metroplex vs madmachine.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Reports of this deadly new device soon reach [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], who believes the Decepticons' true target is [[Vector Sigma]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The four [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] volunteer to head to Chaar and destroy the device, but Rodimus has a more subtle approach in mind, intending to send out the [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] to do some spying. Unfortunately the loss of Blaster has left them dejected and unable to perform the task. The typically brash Headmasters don't look too kindly upon this dereliction of duty, and an argument ensues, but [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] sticks up for them. Rodimus cheers Daniel and the cassettes up by revealing that [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] is preparing to use Master technology to recreate [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]].

[[Image:GreatCassetteOperation cassette walkoff.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Meanwhile, the operation to increase the Madmachine's power is near completion.

The Autobots gather to watch Blaster's rebirth as Twincast. Alive again and reunited with his cassettes, Twincast is immediately charged with investigating the Madmachine. Rodimus also sends the Headmasters and [[Throttlebot]]s to protect Vector Sigma. Twincast heads to Earth, where he sneaks into Trypticon under cover of a firefight between the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]].

[[Image:Twincast emerges.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The Decepticon Headmasters [[space bridge]] to Cybertron with the Madmachine and immediately run into the Autobot Headmasters, who lure them away from the weapon and pin them down while the Throttlebots attack the Madmachine. While a great plan in theory, the Madmachine simply zaps the Throttlebots, leaving them easy pickings for the three Decepticons.

On Earth, Twincast and his cassettes burst in on Sixshot, who flees when they shoot at him. [[Eject]] accesses a console, and the Autobot discover than the Madmachine is being sonically controlled by Soundblaster from [[Chaar]]. After reporting the news to Rodimus, Twincast blasts his way through the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and uses the Decepticons' space bridge to transport himself to Chaar. As the fight against the Madmachine on Cybertron continues to worsen for the Autobots, Twincast encounters resistance in the form of the Decepticon cassettes. While his cassettes deal with their counterparts, Twincast destroys Soundblaster's sonic control and the Madmachine goes haywire, allowing it to be easily destroyed by the Autobots. The Decepticon Headmasters retreat to cheers from the Autobots. Twincast returns to base, and has to immediately correct Daniel who calls him by his old name.

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (11)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (12)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (13)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (14)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (15)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (16)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (17)
* [[Brainstorm]] (18)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (19)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (20)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (21)
* [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (22)
* [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (23)
* [[Rewind]] (24)
* [[Eject]] (26)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (27)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (28)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (29)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (30)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (31)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (32)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (41)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (42)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (43)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (44
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (45)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (46)
* [[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (51)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (52)
* [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] (53)
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] (54)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] (55)
* [[Wide Load]] (56)

|c2=
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] (1)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (2)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (3)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (4)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (5)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (6)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (7)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (8)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (9)
* [[Sixshot]] (10)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (33)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (34)
* [[Octane]] (35)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (36)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (37)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (38)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (39)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (40)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (47)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (48)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (49)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (50)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (57)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (58)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (59)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (60)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (61)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (63)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (64)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (25)
}}

==Quotes==
{{note|The following quotes were taken from the [[Omni Productions]] dub.}}

"Galvatron has reused some of Soundwave's parts, along with some other new parts, and has reconstructed another Soundwave, and renamed him ''New'' Soundwave."
:—'''The Narrator''' shows off how creative Gavtron is

"My job is done! See ya!" 
"Darn it!"
:—'''Blaster''' and '''Galvatron'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*For much of this episode, Rodimus has black rings around his eyes. They appeared briefly in "[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]", too. They seem to have been added by the Japanese animators as a way of further distinguishing Rodimus from Hot Rod.
* When Arcee and the Headmasters are trying to stop the Cassettes from leaving, she is missing her Autobot insignia. When it comes back in the next shot, it's a Decepticon insignia instead.
*Following the appearance of Arcee's Decepticon insignia, as the shot moves to Rodimus Prime, his insignia has turned traitor as well.
*When the Aerialbots fly in, Slingshot is colored like Fireflight, and Fireflight is colored like Air Raid. Air Raid, however, is colored correctly.
*When the Combaticons form Bruticus, Bruticus is colored entirely like Onslaught.
*While attacking Mindwipe, Rollbar and Goldbug's colors are swapped.
*While Hook is trying to stop Twincast from boarding the Space Bridge, his helmet alternates between being completely white and completely green. In both instances, it should be black.
*During the fight with Mindwipe, Goldbug's helmet briefly turns gold before returning to its normal blue color.

===Continuity errors===
*Daniel's sudden concern appears to be random — the previous episode had him happily playing video games with Wheelie and never mentioning Blaster's demise at all, and now he's suddenly so depressed that all he can do is mope. The capriciousness of youth, perhaps?

===Continuity notes===
*Blaster and Soundwave died in "[[The Mystery of Planet Master]]".
*After speaking in tape mode in "[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]", Ratbat now speaks in robot mode.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Resurrected Billy Against the Decepticons'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title:'' "'''Operation: Autobot Deployers'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub), "'''The Autobot Cassette Operation'''" (Shout! Factory menu)
::*As title indicates, the [[Mini-Cassette]]s are referred to as "[[Deployer]]s" within the episode.
::*Slang names, such as "Deceptocreep" and "Autojerk" are used.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Reshayuschaya Bitva Cassetnykh Robotov'''" (Решающая битва кассетных роботов, "The Ultimate Battle of the Cassette Robots")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Takara'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Great Cassette Operation}}
[[Category:The Headmasters episodes]]

Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

2011-12-29T14:44:31Z

108.196.36.240: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=Headmasters
|ep=3
|image=Doubleprime.jpg
|caption=Music by [[Stan Bush]]-san.
|title="Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime"
|japanese=夢のダブルコンボイ誕生
|romaji=Yume no Double Convoy Tanjō
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[July 17]], [[1987]]
|writer=[[Yoshihisa Araki]]
|director=[[Masao Itō]]
|animation studio=Toei
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''With the missing Matrix recovered, the race is on to return to Cybertron and secure the Autobots' control of the planet.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:HM3 Cyclonus don't hit me.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
While [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] search for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in the final possible location, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] arrives at the [[Decepticon Earth Base (Headmasters)|Decepticon Earth Base]] with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the Decepticon Headmasters. Cyclonus is curious to meet [[Six Shot]], but there's little time for pleasantries as Galvtron orders everyone to stop Hot Rod so the Decepticons can claim the Matrix themselves. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] co-ordinates the Autobot response, with the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] intercepting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Hot Rod's team has been fruitlessly searching the last location and is becoming demoralized at their lack of success. Hot Rod begins to wonder if the Matrix is hidden somewhere more obvious than one of the secret Autobot bases.

[[Image:HM3 Headmasters catch Abominus.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
On [[Athenia]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] is getting antsy about the lack of news, and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] starts looking like he's going to tell another old war story. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] announces he's going to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pass on news of the search for the Matrix to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

Optimus, still journeying through Cybertron to find [[Vector Sigma]], opens a door and is attacked by [[Energy leech|energy leeches]].

[[Image:HM3 Hot Rod drops the ball.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Hot Rod and the Headmasters reach an [[energon]] store, only to be confronted by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. While the Headmasters and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] fight with the Decepticon team, Hot Rod heads inside and locates a hidden chamber in which he finds the Matrix! He dashes outside to where the other Autobots have defeated [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and tells them he has to get to the [[space bridge]]. Moments later he runs straight into Galvatron and the three Decepticon Headmasters. Though he's stopped dead by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis, the other Autobots come to his rescue. [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] keeps the Decepticons busy while Hot Rod and the Autobot Headmasters head for Cybertron aboard the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]].

On Cybertron, [[Vector Sigma]]'s destabilization continues, with the planet on the verge of self-destruction. [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] play video games and discuss Fortress. Fortress enters Cybertron's catacombs, following [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] trail and using his telepathic powers to communicate with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s ghost, in order to guide Prime through the tunnels. His warning comes too late to prevent Optimus running into some [[Harinezumi|monstrous hedgehogs]], but Optimus fights them off and heads down a different path, at last finding the [[Vector Sigma Chamber]]. As he approaches the computer, Cyclonus and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] reveal they've beaten him there!

[[Image:Headmasters prime death.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yep, he's dead. Again.]]
Fortress, Galvatron, Hot Rod and the Headmasters all soon arrive in quick succession, and to turn the tide of battle, Alpha Trion merges with the Matrix in Hot Rod's hands, re-energizing it and once again transforming Hot Rod into Rodimus Prime. The two Primes team up to defeat the Decepticons, but just as Rodimus is about to recharge Optimus Prime with the Matrix, Vector Sigma flares dangerously, and Prime leaps into action the only way he can—by fusing his own essence with the computer, [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime |bringing it back under control at the cost of his own life]]. With Cybertron back under Autobot control, the Decepticons flee, and Rodimus is left as Autobot commander once again.
{{--}}
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (2)
* [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (3)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (4)
* [[Brainstorm]] (5)
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (13)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (14)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (15)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (16)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (17)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (18)
* [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (19)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (20)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (21)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (22)
* [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (23)
* [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (24)
* [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (25)
* [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (26)
* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (27)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (28)
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (35)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (36)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (37)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (38)
* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (39)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] (40)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (41)
* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (42)
* [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (48)
* [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] (49)
* [[Shōki]] (50)
* [[Getsuei]] (51)
* [[Suiken]] (52)
* [[Seizan]] (53)
* [[Kaen]] (54)

|c2=
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (6)
* [[Weirdwolf]] (7)
* [[Skullcruncher]] (8)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (9)
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (10)
* [[Sixshot]] (11)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (12)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (29)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (30)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (31)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (32)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (33)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (34)
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (43)
* [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (44)
* [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (45)
* [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (46)
* [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (47)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (55)

|c3=
* [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (56)
}}
==Quotes==
{{note|The following quotes were taken from the [[Omni Productions|Hong Kong English dub]].}}

"I can feel the heat."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

"Roadimus Prime! Optimus Prime! ... Prime!"
:—'''Autobots''', after Hot Rod turns into Rodimus Prime, with one embarrassingly missing his cue.

"Something strange has happened, Now there are TWO Optimus Primes."
:—'''Narrator''' (This is a mistranslation of the phrase "Double Convoy")

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
*Prowl appears again in this episode. He's still supposed to be dead, but see [[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky|here]] for the details.
*As Galvatron and the Decepticon Headmasters arrive to stop Hot Rod, Skullcruncher is colored like Weirdwolf, and Weirdwolf is colored like Sinnertwin.
*When arguing with Arcee and Wheelie, Blurr's chestplate windshield is miscolored.
*As Galvatron and the Decepticon Headmasters fire on Hot Rod as he and the Autobot Headmasters board the Trainbots, Mindwipe is missing his wings and Galvatron is missing his Decepticon insignia.

===Continuity errors===
*Okay, so, it takes Optimus Prime (who has ''made the trip before'') basically one-and-a-half episodes to traverse the tunnels and get to Vector Sigma's chamber, and yet Cyclonus and Scourge, who were on Earth earlier in ''this episode'', were able to ''beat him there''? And Galvatron and Rodimus, who only ''just'' left Earth a little while ago, make it to the chamber in what seems like only ''minutes''? What, did Optimus get lost on his way? Maybe that's why Alpha Trion's ghost came to guide him to Vector Sigma. Never ask Prime for directions, he's obviously horrible at them.

===Transformers references===
*The [[Energy leech|energy leeches]] in this episode are pretty much identical to the (slightly larger) creatures that appeared and did the same thing in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] references [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on planet [[Feminia]], an event which occurred in [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' #5]].
*One of the most bizarre threats that Prime comes up against on his journey through Cybertron is a pack of [[Harinezumi|giant, purple hedgehogs]]. Perhaps leftover [[Trans-Organic|Trans-Organics]]?
*This episode foreshadows the telepathic powers possessed by the Headmasters, which will be expanded upon in "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]".
*[[The Headmasters issue 1|Issue 1]] of ''[[The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]'' manga takes place shortly after this episode.

===Foreign localization===
'''English'''
:*''Title:'' "'''The Birth of a New Leader'''" ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title:'' "'''The Rebirth of Rodimus Prime'''" ([[Shout! Factory]] sub), "'''Behold the Birth of Double Prime'''" (Shout! Factory menu)
::*The review of the last episode shown before the title card is omitted.
::*The explanation that the Matrix is using the Earth's [[plasma energy]] is continued into this episode.

===Trivia===
*This article follows the lead of the English-language DVD releases of the episode in its use of the term "Prime" in the title.
*This episode is a study in how ''weird'' the Matrix is in Japan. With the wisdom of the ages having been drained to counteract the [[Hate Plague]] in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2," the Autobots have decided to recharge the Matrix by... hooking it up to a power station. [[The Headmasters issue 8|The final chapter]] of the ''Headmasters'' manga tries to justify this a bit, or at least gussy it up, by pointing out that the energy is the "lifeforce of Earth," so presumably the power plant was gathering up natural energy. But, y'know. Still. And the fact that it's actually recharged by Alpha Trion's ghost spinning around and going inside it isn't much better.
*While relaying information in cassette mode, Ratbat plays not a recording, but a summary of events in a unique voice, in the same manner that [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] did in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]". Later in the series, however, he and the other Decepticon cassette animals suddenly start talking in their robot modes.
*A computer program written in [[Wikipedia:BASIC|BASIC]] flashes up on the screen during POV shots for Hot Rod and Fortress. More BASIC code appears on Kup's monitor as he checks on the state of Vector Sigma.
* The term "Double Convoy" in reference to Convoy and Rodimus Convoy teaming up is presumably a takeoff on the "Double Rider" team of Kamen Rider 1 and Kamen Rider 2 from the original ''[[Wikipedia:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' series. (Coincidentally, or perhaps not, [[Toei|the company]] that makes ''Kamen Rider'' also did the animation for Season 1 and 2 of the Generation 1 Cartoon.) It's also amusing to note both ran afoul of a group called Destron.
* In an odd touch, Rodimus Prime's character model seen here and in the remainder of his appearances in ''Headmasters'', is ''different'' from his U.S. character model in several subtle ways, seemingly taking inspiration from his [[Studio Ox]] design. His eyes now have thick borders around them (although this does vary depending on the shot), the wheels on his upper arms now face forward rather than backward, and his yellow spoiler has been 'beefed-up' in robot mode.
* ''Um'', did the writer forget this is [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|not the first time]] Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime show up together?
* Though called "Double Convoy", [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|it didn't last long]]. ''Gugh''!
* In the futuristic world of 2010, Rodimus apparently still runs on old BASIC code...
* As you might notice from the quote above when Optimus and Rodimus appear together one of the voice actors in the dub misses his cue.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|omni}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1996 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Takara'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) — Omni dub only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2002 — ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2005 — The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Metrodome]]) — Optional commentary by [[Chris McFeely]]. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome) — Optional commentary by Chris McFeely. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:The Headmasters episodes]]

One Shall Rise, Part 3

2011-12-29T14:33:18Z

108.196.36.240: /* Trivia */

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|caption=Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?
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'''Jack learns more about Optimus Prime's history on Cybertron while the Autobots continue their battle at the Earth's core.'''

==Synopsis==

As he leads the [[Autobot]]s further toward [[Earth]]'s core, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] is again seized by a vision of the planet exploding. He notes how [[Unicron]]'s strength grows ever greater and continues on. [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] both voice their mistrust of the [[Decepticon]] leader, though they have no choice but to follow him. Unbeknownst to them, several strange, mechanical creatures observe the intruders into their dark domain.

Back at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]], [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and the [[human]]s watch a report that outlines how the planet's chaotic weather continues to spiral out of control. Despite [[June Darby|June]]'s efforts to lighten the mood, [[William Fowler|Fowler]] insists that something must be done—even if it means contacting his associates at the [[Pentagon]]. Fowler makes known his uneasiness about teaming up with Megatron, but Ratchet surprises the humans by explaining how such a situation has happened before. Ratchet relates how Optimus Prime and Megatron were once close friends, in the twilight hours of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Golden Age]].

[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''Once, I called you "Brother".'' 
''Once, I thought the chance to make you laugh'' 
''Was all I ever wanted...'' 
''And even now,'' 
''I wish that [[Primus|God]] had chose another.'' 
''Serving as your foe on His behalf'' 
''Is the last thing that I wanted...!'']]
''The great Autobot leader was once named Orion Pax, a simple clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] Hall of Records. Learning of Cybertron's past, Orion grew concerned about the corruption affecting high places and the [[Caste system|state of inequity]] in society. He became inspired by the revolutionary words of Megatronus, a gladiator who took his name from [[The Fallen|one]] of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Primes]]. Megatronus gained a loyal following through his radical and innovative actions, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] chief among their number. Over time, Megatronus became a mentor figure to Orion Pax and chose to shorten his name as he left the gladiatorial arena for the political one. Megatron appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], voicing his ideas for shaping a new Cybertron by violent means, and demanded to be named the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Orion protested against Megatron's suggestions before the Council, moving their [[spark]]s and minds as he unknowingly revealed himself to be the one worthy of the title. Megatron severed his ties to Orion and the Council, taking his "Decepticon" followers to begin the [[Great War (Prime)|war]] that consumed Cybertron and vowing to claim the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]] for himself. Hoping to reverse the damage that had poisoned the planet, Orion journeyed to Cybertron's [[Core]], where he found himself before the spark of [[Primus]], the creator of all [[Cybertronians]]. Primus sensed the purity of Orion's own spark and bestowed upon him the legendary Matrix, transforming him into Optimus Prime.''

In the present, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] question Optimus's plan to give the Matrix to the Earth's core, asking what could possibly stop Megatron from attempting to claim it for himself now. Ratchet darkly replies that Megatron only intends to save the Earth so that he may conquer it at a later date.

As they near Unicron's spark, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] begins to feel the draining effects of the [[Dark Energon]]. [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee help him a short way across the catwalks, but Megatron soon comes to a halt ahead with the realization that Unicron is preparing to expel them. A huge number of Unicron's drones suddenly swarm into view, surrounding Megatron and the Autobots. They engage the drones in fierce battle, blasting and slashing through their attackers. Arcee is knocked to a lower level, not long before the Dark Energon clouds Bulkhead's vision. He stumbles from the catwalk but manages to grab hold of the edge, and is seized by Bumblebee before he can tumble to his death. Optimus and Megatron fight back-to-back, managing to hold their own against the drones in a spectacular display of effective—if uneasy—teamwork. Bumblebee struggles to hold onto Bulkhead, who insists that the scout lets him go. Optimus seizes Bulkhead just as Bumblebee loses his grip, and hauls him up to safety. As the group quickly becomes overwhelmed, Arcee hitches a ride on one of the drones to catch up with the others and beat a swift retreat with them.

[[Image:OneShallRise3-SoundwaveAirachnid.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Maybe Megatron should stop having seconds-in-command and just skip straight to thirds-in-command.]]
Aboard the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]], [[Airachnid]] outlines the questionable nature of their leader's recent behavior. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] asks whether she is suggesting that they abandon Lord Megatron. Airachnid explains how Megatron's undetectable signal implies that he is either offline or at the mercy of Unicron—neither scenario being in the best interests of the Decepticons. She suggests an exodus from Earth, and receives no protests from the surrounding [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. However, her order to retreat to [[Regulon Four]] is denied by Soundwave, who silently challenges her authority. When he refuses her demand to step aside, she leaps to attack him. Soundwave easily blocks every one of her blows, before lifting her clean into the air. He hurls her back, deploying [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] to stun Airachnid in a sudden sneak attack. Pinned under Soundwave's foot, much to Knock Out's amusement, Airachnid relinquishes command to the intelligence officer.

Back in the Autobot base, Ratchet notes he has lost the others' communication links and life signals, most likely caused by interference from the electromagnetic anomalies. Miko asks how they are supposed to know when the others are ready for pickup if contact is impossible, but Ratchet is prevented from responding by the sound of Jack tapping the [[GroundBridge]] key against a railing. Ratchet reveals that the object is actually the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]—one of Cybertron's most precious relics. Ratchet then realizes that Optimus entrusted the key to Jack because he did not plan on returning from the planet's core.

Megatron is gripped by yet another painful vision of Unicron whilst he and the Autobots are backed into an enclosed chamber by the attacking drones. Unicron orders him to destroy Optimus. Instead, Megatron saves the Autobot leader by blasting an oncoming drone. He then indicates a closed doorway nearby, stating that Unicron's spark lies just beyond. He explains that, to pass through, they must fool Unicron into believing that they pose no danger, and moves his Dark Energon-infused chest up to the door. It opens in response, and Optimus orders the others to remain outside and provide cover fire while he and Megatron advance.

The passageway beyond leads directly into Unicron's spark chamber, where Optimus prepares to expose the Matrix within his chest. Unicron's spark reacts, striking both invaders with its energy. Unicron again orders Megatron to kill Optimus, forcing him to unsheathe his blade and approach the weakened Prime. Megatron struggles against him, declaring himself to be under the command of no-one. His resistance provokes only an onslaught of pain and a furious reaction from the Chaos Bringer.

The volcano outside erupts violently, and the ground enclosing the Autobot base begins to quake. Ratchet tells the humans to take cover, and he moves to shield them from falling debris.

[[Image:OneShallRise3-unleash.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Care Bear Stare!]]
Unicron's spark adopts the appearance of a face as Megatron is seemingly freed from his control. Optimus calls upon the power of the Matrix of Leadership, but hesitates as Unicron possesses Megatron's body in a veil of purple flame and declares his own invincibility. Optimus cuts short Unicron's desire to pull the Earth into chaos, and he rises to his feet as he becomes surrounded by a brilliant blue light. Optimus fires the power of the Matrix from his chest directly into Unicron's spark, the resulting wave of energy knocking Megatron back off his feet. His energy drained, Optimus falls to his knees, and Unicron's spark emits a final wail of pain before vanishing into oblivion.

The drones outside suddenly fall from the air, lifeless. The volcano, along with all of the Earth's other natural phenomena, subside back to normality. Ratchet and the humans watch as the monitors flicker online, rejoicing as their team's life signals are all safely re-established. Aboard the Nemesis, however, Soundwave also detects the signature of the Decepticon leader.

[[Image:OneShallRise3-hug.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"You smell like my mom." "I smell like ''his'' mom!"]]
Megatron rights himself in Unicron's now-empty spark chamber, inspecting Optimus's steaming body for a moment before unsheathing his blade. Optimus gazes blearily up at the approaching Decepticon, then addresses him as "Megatronus" and asks where they are. Surprised, Megatron retracts his weapon and helps the Autobot to his feet. Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee soon burst through the wall to assist, but Optimus does not recognise them. A GroundBridge suddenly opens nearby; Megatron claims that the Autobots are their sworn enemies and provides cover fire as Optimus heads for the vortex. Optimus blankly meets Bumblebee's devastated gaze for a split second before disappearing through the Bridge. Megatron follows, leaving the shocked Autobots alone in the empty chamber.

[[Image:Megatroncamehome.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I'm home, honey!]]

Ratchet GroundBridges the team back to base, but is anxious to see that Optimus is not with them. They explain that Optimus is still alive, but did not even know his own name. Ratchet realizes that surrendering the Matrix of Leadership caused their leader to lose not only the wisdom of the Primes, but his own memories as well.

Knock Out and the other Decepticons, minus Airachnid, welcome Megatron back aboard the Nemesis. Megatron steps aside to allow Optimus through, and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] automatically moves to attack. Megatron halts him, insisting that this is no way to treat a "long-lost comrade", and declares that Orion Pax is one of them.

To be continued…

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (5)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Autobot High Council|High Council]] (14–16)

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*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Airachnid]] (18)
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] (19)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (20)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (21)
*[[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] (22)

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*[[June Darby]] (7)
*[[William Fowler]] (8)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (10)
*[[Jack Darby]] (11)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (12)

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*[[Unicron]] (4)
*[[Core]] (17)
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==Quotes==
'''Raf:''' Megatron was an Autobot? 
'''Miko:''' Optimus was a 'Con!? 
'''Rachet:''' No, on either count.
:—The kids get confused while Ratchet gets ready to tell a tale.

"Watch out for the quiet ones…"
:—'''Knock Out''' after witnessing Soundwave "veto" Airachnid's motion to leave Earth.

"'''''Megatron! Destroy the Prime! I command you!'''''" 
"Megatron is commanded by NO ONE!"
:—'''Unicron''' and '''Megatron'''.

"Where are we Megatronus?" 
"Don't you remember, old friend?"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' with an unexpected twist.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*All of the natural disasters around the world abruptly stop when Unicron is beaten. While it might make sense for the earthquakes to stop, tidal waves wouldn't just suddenly fall apart. Forward momentum doesn't just vanish. Similar problems occur with the tornadoes dissipating and the sky clearing.
*At the Earth's core, the Autobots should experience very little gravity, as the total mass of Earth would be reasonably equally distributed around them and therefore the pull of gravity would be cancelled out.
*Despite entering the tunnel to Unicron's spark chamber only a few seconds before Optimus, Megatron still manages a very hefty lead. By the time Optimus navigates the tunnel that leads into the spark chamber, Megatron is already inside, standing in front of Unicron's spark.
*After defeating Unicron, both Megatron and Optimus are knocked unconscious: Megatron on his back and Optimus on the ground facing away from the other. However, when we see them wake up later, Megatron is on his stomach and Optimus is facing him now.

===Continuity errors===
*Ratchet's statement that Megatron started the war after not being made Prime contradicts the history given in [[Darkness Rising, Part 1]], where Megatron is said to have split from Optimus ''during'' the war. It ''is'' more faithful to ''Exodus'', though.
*Bulkhead is the only Autobot visibly affected by the Dark Energon.

===Continuity notes===
*The entire backstory given by Ratchet is an adaptation of the first half of ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''. Plot elements were changed, such as Orion Pax becoming Optimus when he found the Matrix of Leadership, as opposed to when he was assigned the position by the Cybertron High Council.
*Optimus's blade is still broken after the episode "[[One Shall Fall]]".

===Transformers references===
*Optimus Prime was originally known as Orion Pax, much like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his namesake]] in the episode "[[War Dawn]]",
*The [[Key to Vector Sigma]] first appeared in ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]" and later featured prominently in the first season of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
*Optimus calls upon the Matrix to "[[Darkest hour|light our darkest hour]]".
*For once, Optimus is the one who gets to say he "still functions", rather than Megatron.

===Foreign localization===
'''Korean'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Optimeosu ui Gwageo'''" (옵티머스의 과거, "Optimus's Past")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 22|22 November]] [[2011]]

===Trivia===
*This episode aired in Singapore on [[October 4]], 2011, again preceding its American showing.
*Jack is clearly taking very good care of that Key Optimus gave him...by idly tapping it against a railing.
*This is the first time we've seen Soundwave "get his hands dirty". With how easily he trounces Airachnid, that's probably a good thing for the Autobots.
*According to the flashbacks, Megatron's optics are blue, his fingers, eyebrows, and shoulders less pointy, and his feet are also rather flat, until he is rejected by the Council and storms out angrily, obtaining the sharp teeth and red eyes.
*Fowler hugs June. Make of that what you will.
*Once more, the Thirteen Original Primes make an appearance, this time as statue busts in the walls of the High Council's chamber.
*Unlike all other Autobots thus far in the cartoon, Optimus has a distinct Cybertronian robot form, with different kibble, in the flashbacks (along with Soundwave to an extent).
*A behind-scenes Internet video released by The Hub featured the voice actors recording the "Megatron was an Autobot? Optimus was a 'Con?" exchange, leading many (surprised) fans to believe this was actually the case.
*The use of the Matrix usally dosen't have any negative effects but in this continuity it's usage actually erased the personality and memories of poor Optimus. This is the first continuity to have something like this happen.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Chaos Part Four: Genesis

2011-12-24T04:38:10Z

108.196.36.240: /* Synopsis */

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|title="Chaos Part Four: Genesis"
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|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
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|editor=[[John Barber]]
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==Synopsis==

In the skies above [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] try to explain current events to the [[Kimia Facility]] refugees. Thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hacking his mind, which allowed him to do the same in reverse, Hardhead is able to lay an info dump and explain that Galvatron has been raising his armies and wielding the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] to try and stop the [[D-Void]] emerging into the universe, but the Heart ''is'' D-Void, conning Galvatron into turning the dead world of Cybertron into a [[Dead Universe]] portal so D-Void can make everyone dead. [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] heroically simplifies the situation to "stop bad guys, save universe".

Down on Cybertron, everything is up the creek: the titanic [[Deceptigod|D-Void avatar]] comprised of the [[Decepticon]]s' bodies is tearing through the ruins, and only [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] stands against it while the [[Autobot]]s flee for their lives. Deep under the surface, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] is bleeding out while [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are aware, thanks to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], that Galvatron's going to doom them all. To [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dismay, he's being sent back to the surface to get help for Drift, rather than guard Optimus.

Despite horrific wounds, Megatron refuses to give in and blasts the D-Void's avatar to bits; deep underground, Galvatron feels the pain and can't work out why. As he reels, the Primes arrive to stop him before he can release the Heart... except he already has done so. Up in space, the Kimia shuttle's readouts tell it Cybertron is no longer ''there'' and navigation is impossible; Arcee, zen-like, points out you can see the planet because it's a planet. Unfortunately, the planet is being ripped apart by storms and the crew are forced to bail out for cover, while the Decepticons on the surface crumble to rust... And below, Galvatron bellows that he's won...

And then the shuttle crashes on him. ("Did we get him?", asks Hardhead.)

The Primes have an opening but the D-Void is coming through, consuming [[Vector Sigma]] as it does. Rodimus realizes that the only way to stop it is, of course, the Matrix. Optimus Prime is against the idea, as with Sigma and Cybertron both lost, it's the only part of their heritage left; Rodimus argues that he just ''knows'' the Matrix can save them, but Prime remains doubtful. Those doubts allow Galvatron to shoot him in the back. He snarls that he is going to unite their race as their new leader, that there's no secret allies left to ambush him—and then [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] rams him, enraged by what he's been made to do to the planet he loved. Galvatron swats him aside. Suddenly Galvatron begins to dissolve. Galvatron realizes his failure to see the true forces at work just in time to be vaporized by D-Void once and for all.

Optimus Prime realizes he must use the Matrix after all, and opens it to the light the darkest hour...

And a long time after, when the glow fades and night has calmed, Optimus Prime remains kneeling in the new crater, the hollow halves of the Matrix at his feet.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (2)
*? (3)
*? (4)
*[[Rewind]] (5)
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] (6)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (7)
*[[Brainstorm]] (8)
*? (9)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (11)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (12)
*[[Rad]] (13)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (14)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (15)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (16)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (19)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (23)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (25)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (26)

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*[[Sweep]]s (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (27)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (28)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (29)

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*[[Deceptigod]]/[[D-Void]] (22)

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==Quotes==
"We've made it sound more complicated than it is."
:—'''Hardhead''', master of plot summaries

"No, Ironhide. You're going to make it through this time, no matter what. Prime and I need to finish this. You save lives. Save this one more."
:—'''Rodimus'''

"Muster your parts - my own soldiers - for the final sortie. I can feel you in my head, trying to master my will. But I will not yield. I will not be '''conquered'''. I will not be '''defied'''. 
'''I''' 
'''AM''' 
'''MEGATRON!'''" 
:—You know who, staring down the Deceptigod

''"WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"''
:—You plonker, '''Galvatron'''

==Notes==
* The Matrix has been completely spent. (Mike Costa thinks the image of an empty Matrix was [[James Roberts]]'s idea.)<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
* The opening two pages, where Arcee and Hardhead explain the plot, are a loving fourth-wall-bending admission that, yeah, there's a need for some heavy exposition: Brainstorm asking it to be gone through again, characters calling it an "info dump", Hardhead trying to claim it's not as complicated as he made it sound and then admitting it is, Swerve trying to understand the plot and finally summing it up as "stop Galvatron, stop D-Void, universe saved"...
* This issue reveals that Galvatron's battle to defeat D-Void, i.e. everything involving him since ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', has actually been a plan of manipulation on the D-Void's part to kill everything. The D-Void is one clever spawn of a glitch.
* As in "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]", Rodimus seems to be more in-tune with the Matrix than Optimus.
* Cyclonus was first established as a Cybertronian patriot in [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|his spotlight]].
* Just like the previous issues in the story, Part Four is named after [[Wikipedia:Book of Genesis|a book of the Bible]].
* It seems Galvatron is dead for good now. Hard to survive getting vaporized by the evil god that you relied on to keep you alive in the first place.

===Errors===

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime; art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''Cover B:''' Galvatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.
* '''Cover RI:''' Black & white art of Megatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Chaos Part Four: Genesis

2011-12-24T04:36:23Z

108.196.36.240: /* Notes */

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|prev=Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden
|next=Pax Cybertronia (issue)
|title="Chaos Part Four: Genesis"
|caption="Owwwwww... thsss reeeeeally ''hurrrrtttts''."
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|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
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|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2011)]]
}}

==Synopsis==

In the skies above [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] try to explain current events to the [[Kimia Facility]] refugees. Thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] hacking his mind, which allowed him to do the same in reverse, Hardhead is able to lay an info dump and explain that Galvatron has been raising his armies and wielding the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] to try and stop the [[D-Void]] emerging into the universe, but the Heart ''is'' D-Void, conning Galvatron into turning the dead world of Cybertron into a [[Dead Universe]] portal so D-Void can make everyone dead. [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] heroically simplifies the situation to "stop bad guys, save universe".

Down on Cybertron, everything is up the creek: the titanic [[Deceptigod|D-Void avatar]] comprised of the [[Decepticon]]s' bodies is tearing through the ruins, and only [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] stands against it while the [[Autobot]]s flee for their lives. Deep under the surface, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] is bleeding out while [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] are aware, thanks to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], that Galvatron's going to doom them all. To [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dismay, he's being sent back to the surface to get help for Drift, rather than guard Optimus.

Despite horrific wounds, Megatron refuses to give in and blasts the D-Void's avatar to bits; deep underground, Galvatron feels the pain and can't work out why. As he reels, the Primes arrive to stop him before he can release the Heart... except he already has done so. Up in space, the Kimia shuttle's readouts tell it Cybertron is no longer ''there'' and navigation is impossible; Arcee, zen-like, points out you can see the planet because it's a planet. Unfortunately, the planet is being ripped apart by storms and the crew are forced to bail out for cover, while the Decepticons on the surface crumble to rust... And below, Galvatron bellows that he's won...

And then the shuttle crashes on him. ("Did we get him?", asks Hardhead.)

The Primes have an opening but the D-Void is coming through, consuming [[Vector Sigma]] as it does. Rodimus realizes that the only way to stop it is, of course, the Matrix. Optimus Prime is against the idea, as with Sigma and Cybertron both lost, it's the only part of their heritage left; Rodimus argues that he just ''knows'' the Matrix can save them, but Prime remains doubtful. Those doubts allow Galvatron to shoot him in the back. He snarls that he is going to unite their race as their new leader, that there's no secret allies left to ambush him—and then [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] rams him, enraged by what he's been made to do to the planet he loved. Galvatron swats him aside but, as he dissolves, realizes his failure to see the true forces at work.

Optimus Prime realizes he must use the Matrix after all, and opens it to the light the darkest hour...

And a long time after, when the glow fades and night has calmed, Optimus Prime remains kneeling in the new crater, the hollow halves of the Matrix at his feet.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (1)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (2)
*? (3)
*? (4)
*[[Rewind]] (5)
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] (6)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (7)
*[[Brainstorm]] (8)
*? (9)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (10)
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] (11)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (12)
*[[Rad]] (13)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (14)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (15)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (16)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (19)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (23)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (25)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (26)

|c2=
*[[Sweep]]s (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (27)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (28)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (29)

|c4=
*[[Deceptigod]]/[[D-Void]] (22)

}}

==Quotes==
"We've made it sound more complicated than it is."
:—'''Hardhead''', master of plot summaries

"No, Ironhide. You're going to make it through this time, no matter what. Prime and I need to finish this. You save lives. Save this one more."
:—'''Rodimus'''

"Muster your parts - my own soldiers - for the final sortie. I can feel you in my head, trying to master my will. But I will not yield. I will not be '''conquered'''. I will not be '''defied'''. 
'''I''' 
'''AM''' 
'''MEGATRON!'''" 
:—You know who, staring down the Deceptigod

''"WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"''
:—You plonker, '''Galvatron'''

==Notes==
* The Matrix has been completely spent. (Mike Costa thinks the image of an empty Matrix was [[James Roberts]]'s idea.)<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
* The opening two pages, where Arcee and Hardhead explain the plot, are a loving fourth-wall-bending admission that, yeah, there's a need for some heavy exposition: Brainstorm asking it to be gone through again, characters calling it an "info dump", Hardhead trying to claim it's not as complicated as he made it sound and then admitting it is, Swerve trying to understand the plot and finally summing it up as "stop Galvatron, stop D-Void, universe saved"...
* This issue reveals that Galvatron's battle to defeat D-Void, i.e. everything involving him since ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', has actually been a plan of manipulation on the D-Void's part to kill everything. The D-Void is one clever spawn of a glitch.
* As in "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]", Rodimus seems to be more in-tune with the Matrix than Optimus.
* Cyclonus was first established as a Cybertronian patriot in [[Spotlight: Cyclonus|his spotlight]].
* Just like the previous issues in the story, Part Four is named after [[Wikipedia:Book of Genesis|a book of the Bible]].
* It seems Galvatron is dead for good now. Hard to survive getting vaporized by the evil god that you relied on to keep you alive in the first place.

===Errors===

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime; art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
* '''Cover B:''' Galvatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.
* '''Cover RI:''' Black & white art of Megatron; art by Livio Ramondelli.

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I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)

2011-12-24T03:20:26Z

108.196.36.240: /* Items of note */

{{disambig2|the ''Robot Heroes'' storybook from IDW|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' storybook|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)}}

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Robot Heroes (comic)|The Transformers: Robot Heroes]]''
|next=
|title="I Am Optimus Prime"
|image=Robot Heroes I am Optimus Prime cover.jpg
|caption=I'm Japanese.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|ISBN=ISBN 1600104401 
ISBN 978-1600104404
|date=[[June 10]], [[2009]]
|written by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Diego Jourdan]]
|illustrated by=[[Joe Sharp|Joe]] & [[Rob Sharp]]
|pagecount=32pp
|continuity=[[Robot Heroes (comic)|Robot Heroes]]
}}

==Synopsis==
Optimus Prime narrates his story: In deep space, there is a planet called Cybertron, where he was created. He leads the Autobots and holds the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which was created and given by [[Primus]]. Optimus and his friends go search for [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]], traveling to the planet [[Earth]]. They land on Earth, hide their ship underwater and take on disguises.

[[Image:IDW I am Optimus Prime battle.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Autobot family photo album left much to be desired.]]
The evil Decepticons also want the Energon for themselves. Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Decepticon leader, were once friends, but now Megatron wants to rule the Galaxy. The Decepticons follow the Autobots on their warship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. He brings along his own army and battles the Autobots. The Autobots are victorious with the help of their new [[human allies]]. They know their enemies will return, but they'll be waiting to defend the Earth from the evil Decepticons. Optimus then concludes that they are proud to be Autobots, to be Transformers.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (5)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (8)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (9)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (10)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (15)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (16)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (17)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (18)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (6, silhouette)
*[[human allies]] (19)
}}

==Errors==
* The Autobots' ship is said to be deep underwater—except that it's clearly shown in the side of a mountain.

==Items of note==
* Primus is stated to be the first Transformer who gave the Matrix of Leadership to Optimus Prime, rather than it being handed down through the Prime lineage.
* Bumblebee's robot form is based on his G1 form, except he transforms into a vehicle mode quite similar to Movie [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s, complete with racing stripes.
* Optimus Prime's vehicle mode is his original form, only now with a long nose.
* Prowl and Laserbeak did get Robot Heroes toys made, yet these were not released.
* Drift and Ratchet were not stated to get Robot Heroes toys.
* Soundwave is described as transforming into a boom-box, yet his alternate mode is still his original micro-cassette recorder form.
* The Autobots' three human allies aren't based on any previous human characters, although the kid in the pink t-shirt does share [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky's]] taste in clothing.
* Drift's colors change abruptly from a blue base with yellow highlights to a gray base with red highlights.
*Drift defeats Starscream by shoving over a tripwire held by the humans sending him falling comedically into a lake. This is adorably awesome.

==External links==

[[Category:Storybooks]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]

I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)

2011-12-24T03:10:21Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' storybook|the ''Robot Heroes'' storybook from IDW|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)}}

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[I Can Read!]] [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
|next=Rise of the Decepticons
|title="I Am Optimus Prime"
|image=ROTF I am Optimus Prime cover.jpg
|caption="Hey, kid! Give me your face!"
|date=[[May 12]], [[2009]]
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]
|imprint=HarperFestival
|written by=[[Jennifer Frantz]]
|illustrated by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|continuity=[[movie continuity|live-action film]]
|pagecount=32
|price=$3.99
|ISBN=978-0061729690 0061729698
|printed in=
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Y'know, earlier in the book, he traveled pretty easily through space. Not the best plan, Prime.]]
Optimus Prime is the leader of the Autobots and the last of the great Primes! The evil Fallen is coming, but thankfully, Optimus Prime has the Autobots to back him up. Unfortunately, the Autobots have to deal with the Decepticons first. The Decepticons are defeated and The Fallen is thrown into space. The end!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (8)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (9)
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (13)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[The Fallen]] (7)
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (11)
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolisher]] (12)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|A bulldozing Decepticon]] (14)
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Seven Primes]] (2 and 3)
}}

==Notes of interest==
* The book notes that as The Fallen absorbs energy, he grows stronger and stronger.
* The Twins pursue Sideways in their "upgraded" forms, not the ice cream truck.
* Optimus Prime defeats "Demolisher" together with Ironhide. In the daytime!
* Rampage, who isn't named, is absolutely huge.
* The Fallen is defeated by being "thrown into space." Considering that the movie has Optimus engage The Fallen in a brutal fight, tear off the Fallen's face, then crush the Fallen's very spark the change is pretty understandable.
* When released in the [[United Kingdom]], this book was combined with [[Rise of the Decepticons]] to make one book containing two stories.

==External links==
*[http://www.icanread.com/search/BookDetail.cfm?ISBN13=9780061729690 Listing at icanread.com]
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Revenge-Fallen-Am-Optimus-Prime/?ISBN=9780061729690 Listing at HarperCollins.com]

[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen storybooks]]

International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"

2011-12-20T19:29:18Z

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{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' #12
|prev=International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"
|next=Heart Like a Wheel
|title=International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"
|image=Transformers_12B.jpg
|caption=The goodie robots love DEMOCRACY. The baddie robots love COMMUNISM.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date= [[October 13]], [[2010]]
|coverdate= October 2010
|written by=[[Mike Costa]]
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]]
|colors by=[[James Brown|J. Brown]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The confrontation between Autobots, Combaticons and Predacons boils over.'''

==Synopsis==
At the [[China|Chinese]]-[[North Korea]]n border, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] attempts to convince the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s to stand down, while [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] surreptitiously reports to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. The Predacons agree to leave, until [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] shoots [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] in the back, spurring the Predacons into a full-out brawl with the [[Autobot]]s.

Back at base, Bumblebee, [[Kyle Pennington|Pennington]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] watch on, unsure of what to do. Before they can lend aid, [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] unilaterally decides to break the encryption on the video feed, broadcasting the [[Transformer]]s' battle to the public. In response, the [[Russia]]n government announces that it has launched a nuclear missile at the battle.

Pennington radios the news to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], who attempts to get both sides to stop in light of the threat. Rampage initially disbelieves it, but Onslaught confirms on information from [[Pyongyang]]. With [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] already gone, the Autobots are forced to rely on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to divert the nuclear missile.

Back at the battle site, the Predacons have left, leaving the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s in Autobot hands. Optimus explains that Thundercracker left to destroy the [[energon plant]]s in [[Dandong]] and Pyongyang, effectively cutting off the ability of China and North Korea to provide resources for (and command the loyalty of) any Cybertronians. Thus ends the immediate threat, leaving the new question of how to handle the problem of the Autobot's secret being blown open.

A week later, with the Autobot-[[United States military]] alliance on shaky ground, Bumblebee makes the decision to go public and confront the media himself, calling on Autobot and human alike to have the courage to work together. His speech seems on the verge of convincing the rioting protesters, when a protester pulls an energy weapon and blasts Bumblebee, leaving him on the ground, optics black...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (11)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (12)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (13)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (16)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (18)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (21)
|c2=
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (2)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (6)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (7)
*[[Tantrum]] (8)
*[[Headstrong]] (9)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (10)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (17)
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (20)
|c3=
*[[Kyle Pennington]] (5)
*[[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] (12)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (15)
*[[Joe Gladki]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==
"Cosmos! On my count, you're going to free up one of the satellites you're running a subterfuge on." 
"Okay, but... Bumblebee, what I'm doing up here is not easy. I'm creating two totally independent video-feeds, rendering in real time while counterfeiting a forty-five character digital water mark. Two digital water marks. Plus-" 
"Then cutting it down to one will be way easier, right? Okay, thirty seconds." 
"...Razzafrazzen..." 
:—'''Bumblebee''' puts the pressure on '''Cosmos'''.

==Notes==
* Rampage notes that the Predacons have sided with the People's Republic of China because they respect their patience. This makes a certain degree of sense; per his original [[bio]], patience and a dedication to biding your time until the moment is right are the defining traits of their old leader, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (who is stranded on an asteroid with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s Decepticons, last seen in [[All His Engines|issue #7]]). It seems that in the absence of Razorclaw, the team has gravitated towards a command structure similar to the one they're used to operating under.
* So uhh yeah the Russians just fired a nuclear missle into a populated city filled with innocent people just to kill some Transformers. Considering that the governments of the world (or the USA at the very least) now have weapons designed speciffclly to kill Transformers this seems like quite the overreaction.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee at a podium speaking to the public; art by [[Don Figueroa]], colors by [[James Brown|J.Brown]].
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus, Onslaught and Rampage in front of the national flags of their alliances; art by [[Guido Guidi]], colors by J.Brown.
*'''Cover RI:''' Concept drawing of Wheeljack; art by Don Figueroa.
*'''New York Comic-Con exclusive cover:''' Prowl, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Brainstorm]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] fighting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], in a homage to ''[[wikipedia:File:Magnetodebut.png|Uncanny X-Men'' #1]]; art by [[Casey Coller]], colors by [[John-Paul Bove]].

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Image: Transformers 12RI.jpg|Don't talk smack to 'Jack!
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</gallery>

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