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Klo

2011-10-01T14:24:28Z

109.91.132.121: /* Notes */

[[Image:Klo.jpg|right|164px|thumb|The yellow can't be seen from space.]]
'''Klo''', which is known locally in a term that roughly translates to "the World of Enduring Peace", is a beautiful world. It has lakes, sand, and great canyons of crystal (green), and is inhabited by a passive race of cloven-hooved, pot-bellied puce-skinned organics with small, flesh coloured horns on their heads, elongated ears, and enlarged eyes, known as either [[Klozian]]s or Klovians.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Information in italics relates to the (later retconned) UK Annual text story "Another Time and Place".}}

Unfortunately for Klo, in addition to all of its desirable qualities, it also had a place in the [[Decepticon]] star charts—at least, until [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] drove his sword through it at random.

With [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in tatters and apparently disintegrating after the [[Unicron]] war, and eager to leave his erstwhile [[Autobot]] allies to their certain doom, Acting Commander Bludgeon selected the planet at random as the Decepticons' first new conquest in too long, and the Decepticon fleet spilled over Klo, spreading panic and devastation everywhere. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

[[Image:Klolandscape.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Mornin', Sam."<br/> "Mornin', Ralph."]]
Although seemingly-mindless, the destruction had a hidden purpose—anticipating, thanks to his discovery of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s homing beacon, the arrival of the [[Autobot|Autobots]] as avenging angels, Bludgeon intended to use the pillage of Klo to lure them into a final trap.

Thus, Klo was nearly famous for being the site of one of the most successful Decepticon military campaigns of all time—with only one apparent casualty, the [[Firecon]] [[Sparkstalker]], accidentally incinerated by one of his own colleagues. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} The Autobots came, saw, and suffered, with almost all of the Autobot survivors destroyed, with the exception of Grimlock, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Fortunately for Klo, however, unbeknownst to Grimlock or Bludgeon, another ship set down on the planet—the [[Last Autobot]], final Guardian of Cybertron, carrying the team of super-heroes known as the [[Neo-Knights]], and, more importantly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. The shock factor of Optimus' latest return from the grave, coupled with the return to the fray of a still-fighting Grimlock, and the [[Last Autobot]], whose [[Primus]]-given skills allowed him to psionically repair and resurrect the fallen Autobots, spelled doom for the [[Decepticon]] forces. Bludgeon, claiming defeat, ordered a retreat, telling the Autobots that the war was over, and that the Decepticons, "whipped like curs", would now leave for some solitary asteroid, there to live out their lives in exile.

[[Image:Kloattack.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Should probably leave this out of the brochure.]]
The Decepticons departed Klo, and Optimus Prime pledged that the Autobots would help the Klozians to rebuild. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

''The rebuilding process took several months, during which time the bodies of the Decepticons killed in the battle were entombed or interred in some fashion. Finally, the Autobots left the planet—at which point a group of the Decepticons quietly returned, and retrieved their fallen brethren, taking them to [[Hydrus Four]].'' {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}
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===IDW comics continuity===

Klo was the site of war crimes committed by the rogue Autobot scientist [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]]. When he was arrested under the [[Tyrest Accord]] and brought to the [[Aequitas]] supercomputer in the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary, it charged him with the heinous crime of corpse desecration on Klo, among various crimes on other worlds. Due to the damage to morale and the potential for Decepticon propaganda that would occur if the trials were made public, [[Tyrest (Autobot)|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Xaaron]] and other Autobot law enforcers agreed to keep the trials secret until the final verdict had been passed.

Years later, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] noted that most of the witnesses who gave evidence (possibly including natives of Klo) had since died. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Klo was part of the [[Nebulon Republic]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
* According to the original script for "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]", Klo's lakes are sulfuric. This was not conveyed well in the final publication.
* In german "Klo" is another word for toilet.

[[Category:Animated planets]]
[[Category:Generation 1 planets]]

Rotorstorm (G1)

2011-09-26T23:25:20Z

109.91.132.121: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot|wreckers}}
:''Rotorstorm is an [[Autobot]] [[Turbomaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:G1Rotorstorm boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|For years he was just another super-powerful, super-intelligent, super-heroic European Autobot with no weakness... or personality. Thank Primus for [[Nick Roche|Roche]] and [[James Roberts|Roberts]]!]]
The only airborne [[Turbomaster]], '''Rotorstorm''' is a major asset to the team... and he wants you to know it. He'll tell you he's a ruthless, powerful, and fearless fighter, and that he's respected even by Decepticons for his brilliant strategies and blinding speed. While making quick-witted quips about your progenitor to assure that he's the center of attention, he'll tell you that any moment now the [[Wrecker]]s will be knocking on his door. That he's everyone's favorite [[Autobot]].

He'll remind you he also possesses advanced technology that lets him eavesdrop on [[Decepticon]] communications and an extra "Dodge" sense (rather like that [[Spider-Man|human with the magic outfit]]) that warns him of impending danger, letting him guide his ground-based comrades out of harm's way. He'll tell you he's a force to be reckoned with.

And it's all true.

But this impervious and attention-seeking persona is a mask for Rotorstorm, one he puts on to inspire and motivate his team. If he has any weaknesses, it's that he feels burdened by the legend of himself he's created. Most mechs don't know the real Rotorstorm behind the mask, but if you ask him about the [[Simanzi Massacre]], you'll find him. His jokes will stop, and he'll stare at the floor.

{{bigquote|And yes, I ''am'' that good.|Rotorstorm on Rotorstorm|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #2]]}}

==Fiction==
===Predator Air Attack!===
[[Image:G1 Turbomasters Predators comic.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Fill in inappropriate comments about Stalker's mother, kids!]]
Rotorstorm swooped down on the [[Decepticon]] ranks attacking the Autobot base, and proceeded to fight [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] one-on-one. {{storylink|Predator Air Attack!}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
Soon after he was created, Rotorstorm was enrolled in the [[Iaconian Aerial Academy]]. It was not a good time for him: he was viciously bullied by his instructor [[Jetstream]]. {{storylink|Bullets}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm bio}} Pre-war, when Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] updated himself on his current projects he could briefly see Rotorstorm on his monitor. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

After war broke out, Rotorstorm was part of the Polyhex border force. During the Simanzi Massacre, he saved the 9th Battalion and was given the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]] for it... but was left haunted and was consumed with doubts due to the carnage he'd witnessed. To compensate, he created a brasher cover personality. He applied for and then rejected [[Wrecker]] membership and took up a teaching job at IAA instead. On return to the frontline, he single-handedly repelled an attack at [[Thunderhead Pass]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm bio}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers-Verity.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Obscure dudes ''and'' breasts: Roche knows his audience!]]

Many years later, following [[Surge (event)|The Surge]], his courageous leadership of a platoon saved [[Karashi Delta]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bullets}} As a result, and having unknowingly been on the reserve list for a long time {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm bio}}, he was approached by Springer for recruitment into the Wreckers, with Springer claiming that he was on the top of the list, something that suited Rotorstorm's false confident personality just fine. In reality, this was a scripted line Springer said to all recruits. {{storylink|Dead Men's Boots}}

Before being collected, he amused himself by blowing up the [[Igue-Moor Fuel Depot]] with his fellows (practice, honest!) and harassing the local Autobot foreman [[Dipstick]]. Once the four were on board [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship, he was surprised to find the human [[Verity Carlo]] was part of the mission, and belittled her presence. During the transit to [[Garrus-9]], he broke the silence by pointing out fellow Wrecker [[Pyro]] looked an awful lot like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

After the legendary-but-scandalized [[Impactor]] (a former commander of the Wreckers) was brought on board following his escape from Garrus-9, Rotorstorm and the other new Wreckers were banished temporarily so the "grown-ups" could talk it through. Rotorstorm helped Pyro brainstorm a [[motto]], with little success.

Soon the time came to plan the Wreckers' invasion of Garrus-9. In order to overwhelm the planet's forcefield, two ships needed to hit the force field's weak points at the exact same time. Rotorstorm was asked to put his considerable skills to use ("yes, I ''am'' that good") by piloting one escape pod while remote piloting the other. In the moments leading up to the attack, Rotorstorm sat alone in an escape pod, chiding himself for being even "more of a ''wannabe'' than Ironfist" for agreeing to this. Regardless, Rotorstorm succeeded in getting both escape pods through the forcefield, though when they met heavy artillery from the Decepticons, both escape pods crash-landed. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Wreckerscombine.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rotorstorm is a leaf on the wind. Watch how he soars.]]

Rotorstorm's group found themselves face-to-face with none other than Overlord himself and his inner circle. Overlord didn't care when Rotorstorm announced that they were not any ordinary Autobots, but Wreckers, but Rotorstorm was still determined to make an impression. He made a joke, which did extract a quiet laugh from their frightening opponent, to Rotorstorm's genuine surprise, but these words would be Rotorstorm's last. Overlord put his forefinger between Rotorstorm's optics and splattered his cranial fluids all over his horrified fellow Wreckers by ramming it into Rotorstorm's head.

After the others managed to escape Overlord and his minions, Ironfist had severe trouble with having seen Rotorstorm's gruesome end. Later, after Verity shared her similar horror in her own way, Topspin admitted he'd never really cared for Rotorstorm. However, he was a Wrecker, and thus deserving of Topspin's respect. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

After G-9 was liberated, Rotorstorm's remains, along with that of the other fallen Wreckers, were placed into caskets and transported to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Rotorstorm toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I have elbows! They allow me to bend my arms to shoot the joker that bolted my knees together!]]
* '''Rotorstorm''' (Medium Turbomaster, 1992)
**''Accessories:'' 2 engines/missile launchers, 6 missiles

: Rotorstorm transforms into a blue Cybertronian helicopter with bright translucent pink rotor blades and canopy. His turbine engines can launch his six included yellow missiles a ''very'' long distance. A button on the back of the rotor housing drops down both engines/launchers for an 'attack mode' feature. In robot mode, Rotorstorm has limited articulation, and he holds his turbine launchers in his hands. His rotor blades can also be detached and held in one hand as an odd-looking sword.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed to make ''[[Machine Wars]]'' [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Whirl (Universe)|Whirl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Rotorstorm/rotorstorm.htm More information on Rotorstorm at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Rotorstorm's function of "Guide and Strategician" is a bit silly, since "Strategician" isn't a real word. Possibly it's a portmanteau of "strategist" and "magician", 'cause he's that good.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Storm''' (Canada)
*''French:'' '''Tempéte''' (Canada)

[[Category:European-original characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[category:Wreckers]]