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Infiltration protocol

2010-11-14T03:45:29Z

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:''The infiltration protocol is a [[Decepticon]] modus operandi from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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The Decepticons under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] command follow a strict '''infiltration protocol'''—a carefully staged process of destabilizing and conquering inhabited planets. The staged conquest is highly secretive, with soldiers under strict orders not to break cover till late in process. Though brutal in its later phases, this tactic is still constrained by the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]]. Breaking protocol is extremely rare.

The Decepticon infiltration protocol has six phases:

'''Phase One''' presumably comprises the initial infiltration of a planet's society and gathering of intelligence.

'''Phase Two''' involves the agitation of pre-existing conflicts and igniting "international hotspots". Frequently this is accomplished with [[facsimile construct|facsimiles]]—artificial duplicates of key members of the planet's native population, equipped to duplicate the original's actions, memories and personalities, but programmed to serve the Decepticons' interests. The goal is to get the natives to obliterate themselves, without the Decepticons' direct involvement.

On occasion, the Decepticons will encounter unusual resistance, and see fit to use a special protocol known as [[mirror response mode]]. Whether this ''modus operandi'' is tied specifically to Phase Two is not known.

'''Phase Three''' is not described. It presumably continues agitation of conflict, but may involve direct-albeit discreet-involvement of the Decepticons (such as dealing with people who suspect outside influences, etc.).

'''Phase Four''' is not described. The Decepticons have presumably dropped cover to some extent by this point, possibly attacking the most destabilized areas of the planet directly.

'''Phase Five''' is not described, but it appears that the Decepticon presence is now known at this point.

A special ''modus operandi'' known as '''Siege Mode''' is typically initiated during Phase Five. Military protection of assets appears to be the goal of Siege Mode, implying that the Autobots or the natives are now making efforts to stop the Decepticons through straightforward military force; a massive above-ground fortress (variously known as the '''siege armature''' or '''siege mode armature''') is typically installed on the planet and used as a base of operations. Secrecy is no longer a concern.

'''Phase Six''', by all accounts, is pretty much the end of the world. Phase Six involvex the invasion of destabilized planets on the brink of collapse and the elimination of any possible resistance. Three Decepticons were specifically chosen for this task: [[Sixshot]], [[Black Shadow]] and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. All, or at least the vast majority of Decepticons employed in this phase have fail-safes installed in their systems, to prevent their firepower and tactical acumen from being used against Megatron himself.

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
During the early years of the war, on [[Caldoon 4]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] slaughtered a battalion of Autobots before making his way to a meeting which involved [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Sixshot]] and [[Black Shadow]]. It was here he was informed that Megatron had finalized his infiltration protocol and that the assembled Decepticons would be his "phase sixers"; three extremely powerful warriors who would visit planets on the verge of collapse and wipe out any possible resistance. While Black Shadow and Sixshot merely declared "For the Decepticons", Overlord was less pleased at the idea of simply being a weapon to point and shoot. When he asked what if he aspired for something more, Megatron informed him of two options; either do as he was told or refuse, in which case Megatron would hunt him down and rend him limb from limb.

Overlord was sobered by this ultimatum, but only momentarily. Overlord returned to the battle outside, and messily dispatched every Autobot save one. Overlord held [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s limp form, shattered but alive, and told him to let Megatron know that he'd chosen option two. Overlord transformed and left the planet, remarking that he'd be waiting for his former leader when the time came to make good on his ultimatum. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}} What he ''didn't'' know was that Megatron had instructed [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to infect him with an [[Achilles Virus]]. He found out after leaving Caldoon 4, when he realized he had a "tactical blind spot" and couldn't figure out how to hurt Megatron like he could everyone else. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Pyro]]'s team on [[Hydrus 5]] successfully beat back the Decepticon infiltration unit, the [[Tremorcon]]s, that was on the brink of going to either Phase 4 or 5 (Pyro wasn't sure which). The planet suffered climate disruptions due to the weaponry used in the war and the Hydrusian temple was left smoldering, but Pyro considered that to be expected collateral damage. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Three years after the Decepticons began infiltrating [[Earth]], the security of the Decepticons' Phase One protocol was breached when the [[Machination]] agent [[Stoker]] infiltrated the Decepticons' bunker in [[Nebraska]]. The Decepticons—acting under [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s local command—risked further revealing themselves by entering siege mode for the purpose of erasing evidence Stoker collected. They killed Stoker, then tried to retrieve his [[SM-40]] computer from [[Verity Carlo]], who had stolen it. When they failed at that because of Autobot interference, they made due with destroying Stoker's mobile home, [[Auto Solutions|the business]] where Verity hid out, and the bus Stoker traveled on.

Starscream's entering siege mode so early in the infiltration process led to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] himself to come to Earth to put the Deceptions back in line. When he arrived, he discovered Starscream had further broken protocol by moving their base of operations from Nebraska. Megatron reasserted his authority by thrashing [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He then moved the Decepticons up to Phase Two. {{storylink|Infiltration}}

The Decepticons initiated Phase Two operations by trying to spark a war between the Eastern European countries of [[Latveria]] and [[Symkaria]]. The operation was thwarted by an alliance of the [[Avengers]] and Autobots. {{storylink|New Avengers / Transformers}}

[[Bluestreak]] was leading the Autobot counterforce on [[Varas Centralus]] when the Decepticons went to Phase Six. The [[Wrecker]]s were brought in to cause as much damage to the Decepticons as possible, even though the planet itself was likely a lost cause. The Wreckers were abruptly redeployed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to take care of a situation developing there.

[[Darkwing]]'s unit on [[Nebulos]] appeared to be in either Phase One or Two when [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] attacked the planet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Darkwing considered letting Thunderwing do the work of devastating the world for them, but decided that Thunderwing might not leave much left over for the Decepticons to strip down. So his unit attacked. After failing miserably to stop Thunderwing, Darkwing and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] abandoned the planet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

Megatron sent [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in search of fragile governments in [[Africa]] that could be toppled. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}} Decepticons attempted to covertly start a war between [[Soviet Union]] and [[Brasnya]], one of their breakaway republics. The Autobots successfully contained hostilities. Meanwhile, the Decepticons replaced a likely candidate for [[President of the United States]], Senator [[Alexander Holt]], with a facsimile. {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Excalation}}

This defeat caused Megatron to abandon the phase structure, and he called in Phase Six specialist [[Sixshot]]. The rest of the Earth-based Decepticons thought he lost it and plotted against him to restore regular protocols. They awakened Starscream. Sixshot caused mayhem by shooting down the ''[[Ark-19]]'' {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} and tracking down Earth-based Autobots. Optimus Prime and a group of his Autobots confronted him and engaged him in battle. Meanwhile, Senator Holt's facsimile replacement and a [[Deacon|four-star general facsimile]] lost contact with the Decepticons when infiltration protocols were abandoned. Unaware of the disorder amongst the Decepticons, they decided to proceed on their own and continued with [[Alpha-Scenario]] as planned. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} Optimus Prime ordered a general retreat to the ''[[Ark-32]]'' via [[orbital jump]]—effectively abandoning Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}}

The [[Reaper]]s attacked the Decepticons' Earth headquarters. Megatron recalled Sixshot to help repel these new invaders. In an act of defiance, Starscream deactivated Sixshot using his secret deactivation code. The rest of the Decepticons engaged the Reapers. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation $5}} In the desperate battle that followed, all the Decepticons rallied around Megatron. The Decepticons quickly lose ground until [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] secretly intervened. The United States military appeared to be fully aware of the Decepticon presence. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

A year or so later, the infiltration protocols were abandoned when Megatron ordered an [[Surge (event)|all-out assault]] on all major Autobot outposts, including Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} {{storylink|Bullets}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

2009-09-18T14:56:20Z

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The Xbox 360/Sony Playstation 3/Windows PC versions of '''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''' follows a number of Autobots and Decepticons through a loose approximation of the movie's plot. The game has two campaigns, one for each faction. It is the first Transformers game on a console to feature online play.

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Playable|c1=
'''[[Autobot]]s'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]/Powered-Up Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] ([[Andrew Kishino]])
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (downloadable content, [[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (downloadable content, [[Andrew Kishino]])
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime]] (downloadable content, [[Peter Cullen]])

'''[[Decepticon]]s'''
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]/Megatron (Flight) ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] ([[Neil Kaplan]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (downloadable content, [[Peter Jessop]])
*[[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]] (downloadable content, [[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream]] (downloadable content, [[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|''Generation 1'' Sunstorm]] (downloadable content, [[Charlie Adler]])

|h2=Non-Playable|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]
*[[Constructicon Scout]]
*[[Combaticon Warrior]]
|h3=Multiplayer|c3=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (downloadable content, [[Clive Revill]])
*[[Protectobot Scout]]
*[[Seeker Sniper]]
*[[Aerialbot Scout 2]]
}}
{{stub|Weren't there others as well? Such as the Stunticons, the Decepticon NEST jeep, the police car, the Decepticon NEST helicopter etc.?}}

==Synopsis==
===Autobot campaign===
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The Autobot campaign begins with NEST Pilot Sgt. Epps reporting Decepticons in [[Shanghai, China]]. Upon the arrival of the Autobots, Major William Lennox tells them there are Decepticons in the perimeter and must not escape. Ironhide is sent to fight them. Ironhide then battles and defeats Sideways. When Optimus Prime gets word that Ironhide is missing, Ratchet heads out to find him and get him to safety. After locating Ironhide, his power is recharged and another Decepticon battle ensues. After annihilating Decepticon troops, Optimus battles Demolishor. Upon his defeat and before Optimus deactivates him, Demolishor states "The Fallen shall rise again."

The Autobots then head to Burbank, California where a previously unknown fragment of the AllSpark has surfaced, now in possession of Mikaela Banes. Bumblebee is sent to protect Mikaela when the Decepticons detect the fragment also. The Autobots learn that a second Allspark fragment held by the Americans has been stolen. Soundwave learns of Megatron's location, and transmits it to the Decepticons. Breakaway is sent to defend a carrier fleet guarding Megatron's corpse in the Laurentian Abyss from the Decepticons. Despite his efforts, Megatron is reactivated.

On the East Coast, Sam Witwicky is kidnapped by the Decepticon troops and taken to an industrial park near his college. Ratchet manages to locate Sam in an abandoned foundry and sends Bumblebee the coordinates. Bumblebee rescues Sam and gets him to the extraction point, Grindor attacks, but Bumblebee manages to defeat him. To aid their allies against the Decepticons, Optimus decides to give them advanced weaponry and escorts the Axion Gun to NEST headquarters. After getting the convoy to destination, the Autobots meet with Sam who is going to visit the deli where Agent Simmons is currently working. With intel from Simmons, Sam has Bumblebee take him to the museum to seek out a robot named Jetfire. While Sam looks for Jetfire, Bumblebee defends the museum from the Decepticon troops. Jetfire emerges from the museum and takes Sam through the inter-dimensional [[space bridge]] to [[Cairo]], Egypt, with the Autobots following.

Jetfire reveals the the [[Dynasty of Primes]] have constructed a machine called the [[Sun Harvester]] hidden in an [[Egyptian pyramid]]. He says the device destroys stars to harvest their energy. Upon arrival in the outskirts of Cairo, the Autobots search for Sam while evading Decepticon troops. After finding Sam, Optimus Prime takes him to the Tomb of the 12 Ancients. While Sam is in the tomb, Optimus defends it from Megatron and Starscream. Optimus defeats Megatron and Starscream, but they escape after Megatron impales Jetfire. Before dying, Jetfire lends his wings and parts to Optimus Prime. In the city Bumblebee faces Devastator who is leading the Decepticon troops attacking Cairo.

The Fallen reveals himself and the Sun Harvester. Optimus battles The Fallen, destroying him by impaling his face with his sword. The Fallen falls into the Sun Harvester, destroying it. With the Ancient Transformers avenged, Ratchet tells Optimus that Megatron is on a ship in a distant galaxy. Optimus then salutes his troops for their good work in stopping the Decepticons.

===Decepticon Campaign===

The Decepticon campaign begins in Shanghai with Sideways tracking down Autobots in his area. He then learns that Grindor has gone missing and Sideways must find, repair, and transport Grindor to the extraction site. Once Grindor is safe, he attacks Autobots protecting NEST arrays and infiltrates them with a [[viroid]]s, viruses that give the Decepticons access to NEST communications. Elsewhere, Long Haul destroys NEST bases located around the city of Shanghai. Ironhide emerges to fight Long Haul but is defeated. Starscream proclaims the victory as a message to Optimus Prime.

The Decepticons then head to Burbank, California. Soundwave has learned that Sam Witwicky has given a shard of the Allspark to Mikaela. They hope to recover the shard and revive Megatron. Long Haul destroys buildings, capturing men who may know Mikaela's location. However, the probe Starscream uses kills the first three before they can be of any use. Although the last engineer dies, Starscream is able to discover Mikaela's location. Long Haul is once again sent to recover her. Unfortunately, Starscream receives word that the Decepticon troops transporting Mikaela has been intercepted by the Autobots. After this, Starscream decides to kidnap NSA chief Galloway. After destroying several buildings owned by the front corporation Massive Dynamics, Starscream captures Galloway and places him under Decepticon control. Breakaway attempts to stop the Decepticons, but he is killed by Grindor.

With Galloway under their control, the Decepticons learn both the location of the All Spark shard and where Megatron's remains have been hidden. Soundwave dispatches [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to retrieve the shard, while Starscream and Long Haul head to the Laurentian Abyss. Starscream destroys the turrets on aircraft carriers stationed at the Abyss, allowing the Decepticons to gain access to Megatron's remains. Long Haul uses the shard to raise Megatron back to life, who returns to the ''Nemesis'' and presents himself to the Fallen. Megatron believes he has failed, but the Fallen reveals that there is a machine that can create the energon needed to raise their army. The knowledge lies within Sam Witwicky. Megatron dispatches Grindor to retrieve the boy, and succeeds, but the Autobots rescue him when Starscream's extraction unit is defeated. However, their hunt for the boyhas drawn out Optimus Prime. Megatron defeats Optimus and has Starscream destroy a museum that Sam entered, but he is not among the ruins. They learn he was transported to Cairo, Egypt via a Space Bridge created by Jetfire.

Megatron arrives on the outskirts of an Egyptian city and engages Autobots in combat. Jetfire and Bumblebee both challenge him, but are destroyed. Long Haul is then dispatched to destroy the Axiom Gun. With the last threats removed, Megatron goes to meet the Fallen at the harvester. However, Optimus survived his battle with Megatron and reveals that The Fallen has no way to make Megatron a Prime, as Primes are born, not made. Megatron then attacks and destroys his former master, but Optimus is able to destroy the harvester before it can destroy the sun.

With his initial plan ruined, Megatron returns to the ''Nemesis'' and activates the protoforms inside the ship, commanding his new army to arise.

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==Technical errors and oddities==
* In the PC version, when you insert the game disc for the first time, the game crashes as soon as it reaches the Paramount logo screen. The only way to fix this is to restart your computer, however, the error will instantly return the next time you insert the disc, thus forcing you to restart your computer again. The only way to avoid this glitch is to keep the disc in your CD drive.

==Quotes==
"Today, one shall stand, and one shall fall."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' homages like its [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986]].

"All units: let the slaughter begin!"
:—'''Megatron''' does as well.

"I see a Decepticon, I attack a Decepticon."
:—'''Bumblebee''' kills and kills and kills.

'''Optimus''': We are accomplishing our objectives with great speed and less damage to the surroundings. 
'''Ratchet''': Except for the incident where Ironhide destroyed that ice cream truck. 
'''Ironhide''': It was emitting a Decepticon audio signature! 
'''Ratchet''': It was ''playing a song''.
:—As [[Kaiba-5|before]], Ironhide is way too trigger happy.

'''Starscream''': We Decepticons are always swift in battle! 
'''Grindor''': Although you, Starscream, are equally swift in retreating. 
'''Starscream''': I have ''never'' retreated! EVER! 
'''Grindor''': Of course not. You simply advance ''backwards''. 
''[Starscream roars in anger]''
:—Grindor takes up [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s job of dissing Starscream.

==Trivia==
*Throughout the North American levels, there are billboards for films such as [[wikipedia : The Island (2005 film)|The Atoll]], [[wikipedia : Bad Boys (1995 film)|Tough Guyz]], [[wikipedia : Armageddon (1998 film)|Earth's End]], and [[wikipedia : The Rock (film)|The Stone]].

*For destroying 250 Decepticons in the Autobot campaign, you earn the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHsxQJ9ZOo Awesome] Achievement/Trophy.

*For destroying 350 Autobots in the Decepticon campaign, you earn the [[wikipedia : Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]] Achievement/Trophy.

*Six episodes of the Generation 1 cartoon can be unlocked in the course of the game: [[S.O.S. Dinobots]], [[Fire on the Mountain]], [[War of the Dinobots]], and The Ultimate Doom, Parts [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1|1]], [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2|2]], and [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3|3]].

*G1-style colour schemes for Ironhide and Starscream can be unlocked for both single and multiplayer modes. Additionally, a yellow colour scheme can be unlocked for Long Haul, making him more closely resemble a conventional (or [[Tonka]]) dump truck.

*As in the [[Transformers The Game|previous games]], [[Frank Welker]] returns as Megatron. He does not, however, voice any of the characters ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], and [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]) he did in the movie.

*Several multiplayer levels feature advertisements for Coca-Cola.

==Differences between the Game and Movie==
* The Decepticons are not looking for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] as they did in the movie, but the solar harvester itself (in the movie they already knew where the harvester was).
* Breakaway did not appear in the movie.
* In the movie, Bumblebee is still having troubles with his speech. In the game, he has completely regained his speech.
* Jetfire's death is altered. In the movie, he commits suicide and gives his parts to Optimus. In the games, he is either stabbed by Megatron before giving his parts to Optimus (Autobot campaign) or killed by the player (Decepticon campaign).
* In the movie, Sideways is killed by [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]. In the Autobot campaign, he is killed by Ironhide (or whoever the player is), since although Sideswipe was later added to the game as downloadable content, he was originally absent from this game.
* In the movie, Devastator is killed at the pyramids. In the game, he is killed in Cairo.
* The Autobots did not supply the humans with a weapon to battle the Decepticons in the movie.
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] speaks in a voice rather reminiscent of his [[Starscream (G1)|G1 counterpart]] in the movie. In the game, his voice is far deeper and more aggressive in nature.
* In the game, the Decepticons have to fight their way past a Naval fleet in order to reach Megatron's remains. In the movie, they just sneak past them on a ship and then dive straight down.
* In the game, Optimus Prime doesn't dies in both campaigns, so he wasn't resurrected in the game.

==External links==
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