Zarak Shield

2009-08-29T14:37:29Z

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:''The Zarak Shield is a [[Decepticon]] [[weapon]] from the [[The Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shieldtide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's big. Big and pinchy.]]
The '''Zarak Shield''' is the ultimate weapon of Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], created specifically to counter the power of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s [[Master Sword]].

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' animated series===
With his weak spot having been exposed, forcing him to retreat from [[Earth]], {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Scorponok returned to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] in order to exploit it's super-science to create a weapon to protect him. While burrowing beneath the surface of the planet, his [[Transtector]]'s sensors detected the ore necessary to create the super-durable [[G-Metal]], but even this on its own would not be enough to stand up to the Master Sword. He proceeded to have [[Sixshot]] capture one of the scientists who had worked on the sword's construction, [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]], and torture him for information, but when that failed, he kidnapped [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and ransomed him off for the sword's secrets. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} With this information now in his hands, Scorponok was able to create the Zarak Shield, which proved powerful enough to deflect the Master Sword when they first met in combat. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

Returning to Earth, Scorponok set in motion a plan to destroy the planet, culminating in a massive battle at the North Pole. There, he was defeated and the Zarak Shield destroyed by Fortress Maximus, who was super-charged with the combined energy of the Autobot army. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

{{note|Prior to constructing the Zarak Shield, Scorponok is seen with a shield identical to it mounted on his arm. Presumably, he simply created the Zarak Shield in the image of this earlier model.}}

===''TransTech''===
The Zarak Shield was somehow snatched out of its home universe before its destruction and converted into a desk by the artist [[Bricolo]] and purchased by [[Ego]], a collector of [[Multiverse|multiversal]] artifacts. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

==Toys==
*'''Scorponok''' (Headmaster leader, 1987)

:The arm-shield included with the Scorponok toy is not explicitly the Zarak Shield, but we can pretend.

[[Category:Headmasters franchise]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Onboard computer

2009-08-28T03:25:56Z

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'''Onboard computers''' are computers which are internalized within a [[Transformer]], and assist them in maintaining their [[structure]]s.

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars===
Onboard computers controlled a variety of functions, including [[Transformation]]. Usually, the [[Activation code|activation code]] was spoken aloud by the Transformer in question, but they could activate it internally. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

Onboard computers also controlled scans, diagnostics {{storylink|Power Surge|Power Surge}} and initiating [[Stasis lock|stasis lock]]. The last component could be overridden, but it was at the Transformer's own risk. {{storylink|Code of Hero|Code of Hero}}

[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] onboard computers were differently voiced; the Predacons' had a feminine voice while the Maximal onboard computer was merely effeminate. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] apparently swapped his out at one point, since his own internal computer spoke with the Maximal voice.

The onboard computers may have been linked in some way with the ships used by both sides--on several occasions, the computer voice is clearly coming from the ships themselves rather than as an internal mechanism, and several cases, the Maximal computer voice comes from a [[Stasis pod|stasis pod]]. {{storylink|The Spark|The Spark}}

===Beast Machines===
After being [[reformatting|reformatted]] into [[technorganic]] bodies, the [[Maximal]]s lost their onboard computers, thus forcing them to find an "emotional still point" to transform. This caused some problems, initially. {{storylink|Master of the House}}

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Computers]]

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Zarak Shield

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