Ironhide (Animated)

2012-05-09T08:20:36Z

110.32.135.39: /* Animated cartoon */

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AniHide.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Less crusty, but still Southern.]]
Even though he's now a ranking Autobot security officer, '''Ironhide''' is just a country boy at heart. Though his ability to encase his superstructure in a near-indestructible alloy meant he rose through the ranks in the military service quickly, he never quite lost the "awe-shucks" demeanor he picked up as a [[protoform]] in a rural prefecture of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Now going to strange places, meeting strange mechanoids, and getting shot at by them, he still finds himself wide-eyed at some of the stranger things in the galaxy. He's got a mischievous streak, though his pranks often seem a bit crude to more cultured bots.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese), [[Kaspar Eichel]] (German)
[[Image:Autobot Cadets.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ironhide's young and Ratchet's old? ''Animated'' so crazy!]]
Ironhide fell in with [[Wasp]] from day one of boot camp, the both of them having high hopes for the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]]. The big, strong, tall, and young tough Autobot cadet was an early favorite of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], who was duly impressed by his retractable armor. When resident screwup [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] kept getting the unit more chores and exercises as punishment, he and Wasp took it upon themselves to let the little yellow Autobot know of their displeasure frequently and in no uncertain terms. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

He contacted [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and revealed the Decepticons had begun an uprising, destroying a [[space bridge]] in the process. Before he could reveal all the details however, his transmission was cut short by the attack. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

Years later, Ironhide was stationed at the Autobot colonies on the galactic rim, under [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime's]] command. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

A later attack saw him go up against [[Strika (Animated)|Strika's]] squad; while his armour held off her firepower, [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] and [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] eventually took him down. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

When news reached Cybertron that [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] was really the traitor and not Wasp, Security Officer Ironhide searched the planet to apprehend him. All he found was Ultra Magnus, badly injured, mangled, and missing his hammer, uttering the name of who had defeated him: "Sh-Shockwave." {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
Ironhide was part of the crew that protected a space bridge outpost from a Rock Lord attack. Under Rodimus's commands, he was able to put his prodigal strength to good use and break the Rock Lord's tough shell, exposing the creature's weak spot and allowing Rodimus Prime to deliver the finishing blow. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Animated_deluxe_ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Neon|Blaze orange]] for safety!]]
*'''Cybertron Mode Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Two hammer hands

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the Cybertron Mode [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] toy, which was released in fall of 2010 [[exclusive]]ly at [[Toys"R"Us]]; the final ''Animated'' toys released for US retail. It features a new head to more closely match the character. Ironhide's vehicle mode is a futuristic man-sized Cybertronian minibus. He comes with two "hammer hand" accessories which peg over his fists, and his right fist punches forward when a tab on his elbow is pushed. These "hammer hands" plug into the rear of his vehicle mode and feature a metallic silver paint job. At BotCon, Hasbro explained 'Either Ironhide got a new head, or [[Wasp]] did.' They went with the former. Good choice. This new head features [[light-piping]], and inexplicably, heavy painted circles under Ironhide's optics which give the impression of a 'Bot badly in need of a stasis-nap.

:The only difference between Ironhide's instructions and Cybertron Mode Ratchet's instructions is that the former are labeled "Cybertroninan Ironhide" {{sic}}. In all other respects they are the same, down to the line drawings and stock photo at the top of the sheet.

:This mold was retooled into the [[BotCon 2011]]-exclusive [[Ironfist (Animated)|Fisitron]] and [[Autotrooper]] toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/CybertronianIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cybertron Mode Ironhide at TFU.info]''

*'''Armorhide''' (Deluxe, October 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-44'''
**''Accessories'': Two "Fight Gloves"

:Ironhide's Japanese release is named "Armorhide" due to the name "Ironhide" having been assigned to [[Bulkhead (Animated)|another character]]. He features metallic paint applications and a full-color Autobot insignia.

==Notes==
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] at [[BotCon 2008]], Ironhide's voice and manner are based on [http://www.calgold.com/ Huell Howser], host of several California TV travelogue shows.
*A [[Cartoon Network]] online game had mistakenly labeled Ironhide as a Decepticon. This had led to speculation that he was the traitor in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". However, it was revealed that Ironhide was ''not'' the traitor after all. Whoops. Take '''that''', spoilers!
[[Image:Animated Earth mode Ironhide.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You feelin' lucky, partner?.]]
* If the fourth season was aired, Ironhide, along with [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] would join [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime's]] team, replacing [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and the dead [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. In doing so, he would gain a vehicle mode that would have been a mix of Ironhide's various incarnations; he'd have the cannons and the pick-up truck altmode of [[Ironhide (Movie)|his Movieverse counterpart]] and the coloration and windshield-faceguard of [[Ironhide (G1)|his G1 incarnation]].<ref>The [[AllSpark Almanac II]]</ref>
* Ironhide wears the [[256-OZU-004]] body type.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Armorhide''' (アーマーハイド ''Āmāhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

Shifter

2012-05-08T07:04:30Z

110.32.135.39: /* Known Shifters */

:''Shifters are a Cybertronian sub-species from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

While almost every Cybertronian is capable of changing shape to some degree, '''Shifters''' take this to a whole new level. Supposed descendants of the trickster of the [[Thirteen]] [[Amalgamous Prime]], Shifters are chameleonoid even by their race's standards. They have the ability to take any form comparative to their normal size and mass—which even extends to other Cybertronians. Their rare talent makes them highly-prized spies and scouts.

==Known Shifters==
* [[Amalgamous Prime]]
* [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]

==Fiction==
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==Notes==
* [[Nexus Prime]] is described as a Shifter at the end of ''Exiles'', but since they were earlier described as the descendants of Amalgamous, this may be more comparative than literal.

[[Category:Prime subgroups]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

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