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Prowl (G1)

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:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] and [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Prowlg1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Prick.]]
'''Prowl''' is the Autobot military strategist. As such, [[Prime (rank)|Autobot Commander]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] keeps Prowl near at hand for his indispensable expertise. Prowl is quiet, competent, loyal, and possessed of almost endless patience.

Prowl's dedication to logic and reason make him an excellent strategist, but not much of a socialite. He really doesn't tend to get along well with his fellow Autobots, many of whom find his strict adherence to military protocol stifling, and his uptight personality sure doesn't help matters. He does not react well to the unexpected, to the point that it can literally scramble his cerebral circuits. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who is disorder made manifest, ''especially'' honks Prowl off, and Grimlock feels pretty much the same way in return, only with more swear words. He's very fond of his [[Acid pellet|acid pellets]], though.

{{bigquote|Listening to you, [[Bluestreak|Blue Streak]], taxes even the endless patience of '''Prowl.''' I have little to say, but my logic center dictates the most advantageous course of action in any situation.|Prowl begins his long history of prickery|"[[The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Cervo'''
:''French-Canadian name (Action Master):'' '''Rôdeur ''' ("Prowler")
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Pái-húai''' (徘徊, "Prowl")
:''Chinese name (China):'' '''Jing Che''' (警車, "Police Car")
:''Hungarian name'': '''Portyázó''' ("Prowler")
:''Italian name:'' '''Pantera''' ("Panther")
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Batedor'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Espreitador'''
:''Russian name'': '''Сыщик''' ("Detective")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Before Optimus became leader, Prowl was part of the self-styled Magnificent Six, a team of Autobot warriors who would be tortured and humiliated by the sadistic [[Megadeath]].'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[Image:Prowlg1marvelfirst.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Well somebody's character model was ready.]]
Prowl was one of the select Autobots chosen by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|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, Optimus chose Prowl to lead the first away mission into civilization. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} Like most of the Autobots, though, he soon ran out of energy without any option of refueling on Earth, and suffered even greater injuries when the ''Ark'' and the deactivated Autobots aboard were taken over by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons. ''He was eventually revived when [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] reclaimed control of the ''Ark'' from Shockwave's drone, the [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]]. {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}}''

With Optimus Prime's head still in Decepticon possession, Prowl took command of the Autobots until their true leader could be restored. At [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s suggestion, he forged an alliance with human fuel magnate [[G.B. Blackrock]], arranging an exchange of free gasoline for the Autobots for their help in protecting Blackrock's facilities from the Decepticons. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} The Autobots were eventually successful in recovering Prime's head, and restoring him to functionality, but Prowl suffered some injuries battling the Decepticons and a false Prime in the process. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[Image:Prowlg1crisisofcommand.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Some even call me a prick! And why? Because I dared to dream of my own race of atomic monsters!]]

''Shortly thereafter, Prowl was the ringleader of a group of Autobots strongly requesting that Prime use his [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create Ultimate Autobot super-warriors to wipe out the Decepticons for them. The lethal efficiency of Prowl's stance was just as strongly opposed by another faction who saw such action as a perversion of their sacred lifeforce, and the potential for laying waste to Earth. Prime's long absence and relative weakness after his recent ordeals left Prowl and the others less deferential than normal to his will, but after he singlehandedly fought through the Decepticons to rescue [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Prowl and the other Ultimate Autobot proponents backed down and accepted Prime's final word on the subject. {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} When the Dinobots were driven feral by their primitive circuitry, Prowl nearly sacrificed himself crashing a shuttlecraft straight into the feuding [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}''

''Prowl was displaced to [[Limbo]] along with Optimus Prime and Ratchet when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] time-traveled from the future. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} Joined later by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], they found themselves in the middle of a war between the peaceful, cat-like [[Cloran]] and evil, monkey-like invaders led by [[Zenag]]. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} When Galvatron's group returned to their own time, Prowl was released from Limbo.''

''Prowl was next in action during the [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]' rampage, and attempted to bring them in despite the endangerment of human life.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream|Perchance to Dream}} Deactivated by means unknown, Ratchet did manage to briefly revive him in order to exploit Prowl's police car mode against a human thief named the [[Mechanic]] who had infiltrated the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Prowl was fully revived in time for Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s grudge match on the moon, and fought alongside the combined crews of the ''Ark'' and ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' against the Decepticon party-crashers. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Unfortunately, it wasn't too long afterwards that Prowl was once again knocked off-line, this time battling the [[Underbase]]-charged [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in New York. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

[[Image:Prowlg1exodus.jpg|left|200px|thumb|You'd be a prick too if Grimlock kept getting promoted over you.]]

He would remain in stasis for some time, until Grimlock acquired a large supply of super-energy known as [[Nucleon]], and pumped it into all of the ''Ark'''s stasis chambers. Prowl found himself revived just in time to engage the Chaos-Bringer known as [[Unicron]] for the sake of all Cybertron, and then bury his longterm friend and leader, Optimus Prime, who sacrificed himself to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} At Prime's last request, Prowl reluctantly supported Grimlock as new leader of the Autobots. While Grimlock pursued his own interests, though, Prowl found himself working almost alone trying to maintain the tenuous peace between the Autobots and Decepticons. He ended up overplaying his hand, and gave Decepticon leader [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] a chance to betray the Autobots, leaving them trapped on the dying world of Cybertron, without transport, while the Decepticons fled to conquer new civilizations. Luckily for Prowl, Grimlock had anticipated the Decepticons' treachery (by Primus, how'd he manage that?!?) and had secured alternate starships. The Autobots chased their foes to the planet of [[Klo]] and, thanks to the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the arrival of the [[Last Autobot]], managed to drive off Bludgeon's forces, sending them into at least temporary exile. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

In an alternate 2009, Prowl was one of only seven Autobots left alive after [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and his Decepticons took over America. With Cybertron destroyed by [[Unicron]] and the various Primes dead, things looked bleak. Prowl and Jazz led a last-ditch assault on the Decepticon fortress and, miraculously, managed to send a signal to the rest of the world that America was still alive and fighting. When some [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|mysterious travelers]] shang-haied Galvatron from the field of battle, Prowl joined Jazz and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (the last of their kind) in fighting alongside their human allies with renewed vigor. Perhaps the war could yet be won! {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Image:Prowllittlemen.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Prowl was GEEWUN before it was fashionable.]]
''Deactivated following his battle with the [[Underbase]]-enhanced Starscream, Prowl lay recuperating within a lifepod in the ''Ark'' for months, until the [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of a parallel future intervened. Using a series of dream bug devices, Galvatron manipulated the baser instincts of several Autobots, attempting to revive them as pawns he could use for his own purposes. Instead they revived intent on opposing him. Prowl joined [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] in overpowering and capturing the renegade Decepticon. Wheeljack cobbled together a device that turned Galvatron's own technology against him, and Prowl slapped it on the villain's head, leaving him trapped in his own nightmares. {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}}''

''As the days passed, Prowl attempted to readjust to the war, despite how it had changed around him. Along with Wheeljack, he lamented about the proliferation of newer types of Transformers, claiming these newcomers gave him a headache just thinking about them. Luckily, their patrol turned up several familiar enemies, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] working under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s command. Megatron had formulated a scheme to destroy Earth's atmosphere with a deadly rocket, and reap the excess energy that would no longer be filtered out before reaching the planet's surface. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons, Prowl leaped aboard the flying rocket, knocking it off course so that its deadly poison never reached the proper altitude. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}} He crashed down in the backwoods of Louisiana, and befriended some locals who helped fix him up over the next few days. Prowl also neutralized the rocket's poison, and got a good chuckle out of watching the two Decepticon factions arrive days later and begin fighting over a useless cargo. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}''

''A new team of Autobots called [[Earthforce]] had been formed, partly to help recover Prowl and the atmospheric rocket, and he quickly joined the organization once reunited with his fellow Autobots. Working under Grimlock's overall command, Prowl acted as second lieutenant, providing a voice of reason and strategy for the Dinobot Commander. On one occasion, Prowl sabotaged Megatron's attempt to alter the timeline using a [[Flashback doorway]]. The two opponents traveled back in time to the battle with Starscream, where Megatron possessed the body of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], and attempted to lead the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to safety in order to receive their services in the present. Prowl possessed his own past form and ensured the Seacons' destruction before returning to the present. {{storylink|Flashback!}} He also talked Grimlock into accepting the [[Survivors]] into Earthforce, and joined them in assaulting the island base of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}''

''When the Autobot Earthbase was finished, Prowl gathered with all the other Autobots outside to witness Wheeljack's handiwork. Ever cautious and critical, Prowl commented on the noticeable lack of defenses. Wheeljack then turned on the defense grid and tossed a rock towards the base, triggering a series of underground weapon systems that annihilated the projectile. Prowl still wasn't convinced, and began asking how the defenses might be knocked off-line once activated. Wheeljack assured him the defenses were so completely fool proof that NO ONE could shut them off once they had been activated unless they were sitting at the control console inside the base. Prowl then gave Wheeljack his "Everybody's dumb but me" look, and did a headcount of the ''entire'' Earthforce who had come outside for the demonstration... meaning no one was inside who could shut off the deadly defense grid. In order to get back inside their base, Prowl volunteered to brave the perils and reach the console himself. With [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] spotting him, Prowl navigated his way through lasers, heat-seeking drones, acid bats, and electrified tentacles before finally shutting off the system. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}''

''Later on, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] began suffering from a case of [[Corrodia Gravis]], and the Autobots were forced to go to Starscream in order to get a compatible systems boost to save the Dinobot's life. Not destined to be an easy mission in the best of cases, Prowl, Ironhide and the remaining Dinobots walked in on an assassination in progress and the former Decepticon leaders attempted to remove the current ones from their former thrones. As was often the case, it fell on Prowl to re-explain to Grimlock why it wasn't a good thing that Starscream's life was in danger. {{storylink|External Forces!|External Forces!}} After Megatron, Shockwave and their assassins were chased off, Prowl and Grimlock made a deal with Starscream to gain his help, in exchange for agreeing to step in if Megatron ever tried to overthrow their current Decepticon regime again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil}}''

''When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] injected [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with a [[cerebro-shell]] and caused him to go wild, Earthforce was in dire straits trying to find a means of stopping the warrior juggernaut. Prowl found a human reporter on the scene named [[Irwin Spoon]], and made a deal with him for an exclusive interview in exchange for Irwin's help removing the shell from the inside. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Irwin was successful and got his interview. Prowl hoped the good publicity would help the Autobots establish better relations with humanity, despite Grimlock's grumbling. It seemed the Decepticons had the same notion, and so Starscream and Soundwave sent the Stunticons to kidnap Irwin from Earthbase before he could publish his story, taking him right out from under Prowl's olfactory receptor. {{storylink|Front Line!}} Prowl tried to chase down [[Motormaster]] and recover the human, but was bashed off the side of the highway, and had to be recovered by Wheeljack. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}''

''Along with the surviving Magnificent Six and Silverbolt, Prowl once more faced Megadeath in 1990 and, encouraged by Silverbolt to overcome the past, helped beat Megadeath half to death.''

=====''Another Time and Place''=====
Several months after the incident on Klo, Prowl caught wind of Grimlock running off on his own again, this time back to [[Hydrus Four]]. Prowl alerted Optimus Prime to the situation, but was surprised when his leader harshly rebuked him for bringing it to his attention. When Prime made it clear he didn't want anything to do with Prowl's report, the Autobot strategist stormed off to consider the problem himself. After some solitary computation, Prowl decided that the threat of Decepticons following Grimlock to Hydrus Four and acquiring [[Nucleon]] was too perilous to ignore. He was rushing out of his chambers, ready to throw together a squad of Autobots regardless of what Optimus Prime thought, when he ran smack into Optimus himself. Prime apologized to Prowl for "hiding his head in the sand"—he had wanted the war to be over so badly, for his fellow Autobots' sake and not his, that he was willing to ignore an obvious threat. The two old friends shook hands and proceeded to gather their strike team.

On Hydrus Four, Prowl joined a small group of commandos including [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to scout the enemy position. They dispatched [[Fangry]] with little effort, and sent in [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and some [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] to free Grimlock and the Dinobots quietly before the main offensive began. Nothing ever goes quietly with the Dinobots, though, and so once the shooting started inside, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were sent in to bomb the facility and let the Decepticons know they were in for it. Prowl and his fellow Autobots assaulted the base and, in little time at all, Bludgeon and his crew were dismantled and the day was won yet again. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Prowlg2muzzle.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Prowl and Grimlock's sexual tension continues.]]
When Optimus Prime and Grimlock discovered the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], they called in Autobots scattered across the galaxy, including Prowl. As one of Prime's most loyal supporters, Prowl did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Liege Centuro]] and his fleet. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} Still, Prowl would not completely ignore Grimlock's opinions: when Optimus Prime decreed that he be left alone to entreat Megatron for peace, Grimlock convinced Prowl that Prime made a bad call, and they arrived with a rescue battalion just in time to keep Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Prowl continued serving the Autobot cause, and was present when they attempted to stop the genocide of the planet [[Ethos]] by the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)

[[Image:G1 Prowl Bluestreak Rollforit.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It's like looking into a mirror... well, not really.]]
Prowl was part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', the Autobot starship that left Cybertron looking for alternate sources of energy. Whilte enroute he monitored the [[Viewtrex]] and detected the Decepticons pursuing them. The Decepticons boarded and the ensuing conflict caused the Ark to crashland on [[Earth]]. Four million years later, the Transformers were reawakened by the eruption of the volcano the Ark had crashed in and reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Despite being situated in the United States, Prowl was reformatted as a Japanese police car. No one seemed to notice. When the Autobots first fought the Decepticons on Earth, aboard an oceanic oil refinery, Prowl teamed with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] in shooting up the Decepticons' supply of [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

The two Autobots worked together again when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] invaded the Ark for information. The crafty Decepticon got away, but Prowl and Jazz managed to capture his pet, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], in a solid energy net. Prowl joined the Autobots for their subsequent battles at [[Sherman Dam]] and the ruby crystal mines of Burma. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} During the final fight at the Decepticon space cruiser, Prowl ran over [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s [[null ray]] before he could "activate" it. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Prowl and the Autobots next battled the Decepticons at a solar power station. Prowl and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] attempted to stop Starscream and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] from escaping with the energon cubes, but Starscream started launching concussive blasts, knocking aside their lasers and driving them back. Later that day, Prowl zapped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] during a cave fight, but was then clubbed from behind by Skywarp. That's snow fair. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

During an attack against the Decepticons, Prowl's battle computer was knocked offline by a particularly fierce blow. Crippled, Prowl extended his antenna to seek out an online computer that he could patch into. He found [[Chip Chase]]'s desktop terminal, and the young human ally momentarily took control of Prowl, animating the Autobot warrior with his computer. Chip and Prowl handily defeated the Decepticons, and the Autobot remarked that Chip was a human after his own central processor. {{storylink|Roll for It}} After Optimus Prime suffered some brief but severe injuries, Prowl was present with the other Autobots in defending the Ark, as the Decepticons attempted to press their advantage.{{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

Prowl was also among the Autobots who took an unpleasant number of hits trying to calm down the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} He held no grudges, though, and participated in the construction of two new Dinobots a few months later, using laser bursts to cut up raw materials for the design. Still, he showed a bit more caution than his fellow Autobots during the "play fighting" tests of [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. While Ironhide, [[Bluestreak]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] went in for close quarters combat with the Dinos (and subsequently got bashed around quite a bit), Prowl stuck to long-range laser fire, and managed to avoid getting his head handed to him. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

After [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped, Prowl was shown acting as a strategist for once, constructing battle-plans using [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic maps for reference. He coordinated a two-pronged rescue mission on the Decepticon's sunken space cruiser, from above and below. While he and the main Autobot force dropped in on the Decepticons from above and drew their fire, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] used their special abilities to tunnel right underneath the base, breaking in and freeing Sparkplug before the Decepticons got wind of it. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} He remained active with the Autobot forces as they dealt with Cybertron's newfound proximity to Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Prowl later surfed into battle against the Decepticons, but the resulting tidal wave allowed Megatron to escape before the fight even started. A small contingent of Autobots eventually tracked the Decepticon energon shuttle to a tropical coast, and engaged them in battle. The fully charged Decepticons soon began to overpower the Autobots, however, driving them back to the safety of some convenient trenches. Prowl attempted to suggest a strategic regrouping, but Prime wouldn't hear of it. Luckily, [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] arrived with reinforcements from Cybertron to even the odds. As Megatron retreated, the Autobots were left to deal with a tidal wave large enough to wipe out all life on Earth. Prowl calculated they would need an explosion equivalent to 10 billion astro-liters of energy to knock Cybertron out of Earth's orbit and reverse the tidal wave. At Spike's suggestion, the Autobots took aim at Megatron's fleeing starship, igniting the energon cubes inside to expel Cybertron from orbit and save the Earth. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} After the devastation, Prowl was seen helping repair human civilization, and hunting down the loose ends left by the Decepticons' schemes. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Prowl also bore witness to the gladiatorial combat between Megatron and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

After Sparkplug Witwicky created a metallic Frankenstein called [[Autobot X]], to the abject surprise of no one it suddenly ran amok. Prowl, Ironhide and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stood up to the crazed creation, and Prowl used his acid pellets to incapacitate Autobot X. Later that day, Spike Witwicky was injured during a battle with the Decepticons at a rocket base. Prowl provided a "police escort" for Ratchet to get Spike to a hospital as quickly as possible. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} As the Decepticons staged a daring raid at the Ark's front door, Prowl drove out to meet them in combat. He had to dodge and transform in mid-air to avoid [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s missiles, and ended up being divebombed by Laserbeak anyhow. Prowl got back at the tinfoil turkey by strapping a wire-guided bola onto his rifle, and lassoing the Decepticon bird as he swooped by for another pass. Despite the laser blasts hurled his way, Prowl held tight to his catch until Laserbeak severed the rope and fled. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}

Prowl overheard Cliffjumper's infamous accusations about [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s loyalty, but neglected to participate in the retrieval of the missing [[electro-cell]]s. {{storylink|Traitor}} He also played a minor role in recovering the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}, and joined his fellow Autobots in a race for charity, which Spike and Chip had arranged for them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Prowl was part of the Autobot strike unit dispatched to [[Washington, D.C.]] when it came under attack by the Decepticons and [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns. He, Hound and Brawn engaged the Decepticons near the Washington Monument, until King [[Nergill]] zapped them with his paralyzing ray. Prowl remained inactive until the Dinobots joined the party, and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] destroyed the ray, freeing the incapacitated Autobots. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Next, the Autobots responded to an SOS when the super-computer called [[TORQ III]] ran amok. Unfortunately, they discovered TORQ was capable of controlling other simple machines in the area, and so Prowl and the others found themselves facing a horde of angry droids. Prowl was nearly swallowed whole by a mechanical scoop, until he fired an acid pellet down its gullet and corroded its inner workings. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Prowl was among the Autobots who failed to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the female ninja robot called [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. While discussing the Decepticons' possible plans for Nightbird with Spike, Prowl was unaware the ninja herself was right above them on the Ark's elevator. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Prowl charged the Decepticon flank when the Transformers were fighting over [[korlonium crystal]]s. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} Prowl and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] were part of a group of Autobots patrolling a riverbed...until they discovered the riverbed wasn't there anymore. Tracing the diverted water, they came across the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and a Decepticon scheme to drill down to Earth's core. Megatron sicced Devastator on Prowl's team, forcing them to retreat for reinforcements. Back at the Ark, the Autobots cooked up a plot to use [[dominator disc]]s and gain control over the Constructicons whenever they formed Devastator. As part of a commando raiding party, Prowl and the others lured the Constructicons out into the open. Under the cover of night, Prowl slipped a disk on [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], and soon all the Constructicons had disks planted on them. Although the Autobots temporarily gained control of Devastator, Megatron soon negated their control and retrieved his giant warrior. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland Pt2 Prowlacidpellets.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Prowl demonstrates his revolutionary "wee-wee gun".]]
Prowl was present in the Ark during yet another display of the Dinobots' talent for chaos. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] moved to a mysterious prehistoric island, time portals began opening all over North America. Prowl led [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to deal with a portal from the wild west. Prowl defeated the cattle rustlers by melting their guns with his acid pellets. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Like all the Autobots, Prowl was temporarily banished into space by the citizens of [[Central City (G1)|Central City]], thanks to Megatron's carefully orchestrated smear campaign. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} He eventually returned with the others for an all-out assault on the Decepticons and re-established the Autobots' good name. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} Prowl was also subject to [[cybertonium]] depletion, although he was ultimately revived when Spike and [[Carly]] brought a fresh supply back from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

When Megatron used the [[Voltronic Galaxer]] to scramble Earth's communications, the humans were left in a state of confusion. Prowl took a team of Autobots on the road to help motorists who missed the message about an incoming blizzard. Unfortunately, Thundercracker and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] got involved and nearly turned the rescue mission into a catastrophe. Prowl and the Autobots were buried in snow for a time until they could dig themselves and the humans out. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} He was among the Autobots temporarily rendered invulnerable by [[electrum]], and fought the Decepticons for control of the golden lagoon. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}} He also helped stop Megatron from taking over New York City with an army of robot car drones. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Prowl was on hand as [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] analyzed the robotic plantlife Bumblebee and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] brought back to Earth. They determined the plants were [[Morphobot]]s, and extremely hazardous to all robot lifeforms. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

When the [[Triple Changer]]s overthrew Megatron and began vying for Decepticon command themselves, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] took over a football stadium and began launching "long bombs" into the city beyond. Optimus Prime sent Prowl to investigate, alongside Bluestreak, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], but they were stymied by Blitzwing's "zone defense". At his command, the Constructicons had created an elaborate and confusing maze of passages outside the stadium, leaving the Autobots racing around blindly inside its tight corridors. Using his flight and tank modes for maneuverability and power, Blitzwing easily overwhelmed the Autobot invaders. Prowl and Skids plowed into each other on a blind junction, and were then mowed over by the Decepticon's massive treads. The crazed [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] had them rebuilt into a throne for him inside the zone, until [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] rescued their comrades. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Although he did absolutely nothing to save the missing Autobots or stop [[Lord Chumley]]'s antics, Prowl was allowed a heroic drive into the sunset along with Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Target}}

After the government concocted a new super-fuel, they decided to offer it to the Autobots for testing. Fearing a Decepticon attack, Prowl arranged a series of security measures to protect the cargo, and keep the Decepticons from learning about the fuel. Unfortunately, those measures failed, and Megatron attacked the tanker convoy with his Seekers. Despite the breach, the Autobots' superior driving abilities enabled them to outmaneuver the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}
[[Image:TFTM Prowl dies.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Scavenger can always be proud of this.]]

Prowl stood gawking mutely when Prime explained his plan to infiltrate the Decepticons disguised as [[Motormaster]] and the Stunticons. It's possible he didn't think the plan was strategically sound. {{storylink|Masquerade}} Prowl was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the [[Statue of Liberty]], and later helped rescue Perceptor from Fox Creek Canyon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

When Jazz and Cliffjumper were kidnapped by Starscream's [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Prowl traveled to the Amalgamated Water & Power Plant with the other Autobots to rescue them. Wisely, the Autobots completely avoided the war between the Decepticons and Combaticons taking place immediately to their left -- they just grabbed their pals and split. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Prowl, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and Sideswipe went with Optimus Prime to clear the Insecticons out of a human settlement. They were aided in evacuating the neighborhood by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], leaving the Autobots clear to fire at will at the Insecticon clones. This relatively routine mission turned sour, however, when Spike and Perceptor reported that Earth's orbit had been altered, sending it towards the sun. Learning the effect originated from Cybertron, Prowl and the others attempted to hijack the space bridge, but [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] stole the bridge's control panel before they could board the transporter. The Autobots searched the area for signs of the control panel with sensor beams from their chests, but all Prowl managed to turn up was an old wrecked television. The panel was later recovered and repaired, and Prowl joined both Autobots and Decepticons alike in traveling to Cybertron to stop the Combaticons' plot. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} Prowl also helped defend the Ark when it was later attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Prowl met [[Primus|his manufacturer]] in the year 2005, alongside fellow Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. The four Autobots were manning a shuttle run to Earth, to collect and bring fresh energon and supplies to [[Moonbase One]] from [[Autobot City]] on Earth, in preparation for a planned assault to retake Cybertron. They were hijacked in mid-flight by Megatron and the Decepticons, who sought to sneak past Autobot City's early warning systems. Prowl very nearly shot [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s head off during the raid, but was felled by a single blast from [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]. That blast penetrated his armor, burned his innards horribly, and left him belching fiery smoke as he fell to the floor, dead. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Prowl's body was evidently recovered for interment, as his grave was housed in the interstellar [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. Along with the mausoleum itself, Prowl's remains were later plunged into a red sun as a side-effect of a [[Quintesson]] plot. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above. The Japanese timeline adds many new stories and events into the chronology; in Prowl's case, some of them centre around an unexplained apparent resurrection.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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When the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] tried to besmirch the Autobots' good names by wearing their [[insignia]] while committing acts of evil, Prowl was among the Autobots who mobilized to stop them. Prowl carried [[Eject]] and [[Rewind]] into the battle in car mode, opening his doors to let the two cassette-bots loose on [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''Full Throttle Scramble Power!'' comic=====

Prowl was among the Autobots seen reacting with panic to the news that [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and their human allies [[Toru]] and [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]] had been captured by the Decepticons while investigating their deadly new [[Omega Whip]] cannon. He joined Optimus Prime and a team of Autobots in going to their rescue, and the battle was won when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived to join the fight with the rest of the Autobot army. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====

In 2003, a plague of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] unleashed upon the Autobots by the Decepticons necessitated that the infected warriors upgrade to new "[[Binaltech]]" bodies created through co-operation with the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}} Prowl was lucky enough to avoid infection, and so refrained from upgrade. Regardless, the combined might of the new Binaltech Autobots was enough to force the Decepticons off of Earth, and into hiding in the far reaches of the [[solar system]]. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

{{note|At this point, history is altered by Ravage, creating a parallel timeline in which the continued storyline of ''Binaltech'' takes place. To continue reading about the original timeline, skip to ''[[#The Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'', below. Exactly how many events from the ''Binaltech'' story occur in the original timeline, even from ''before'' the timeline divergence, is unclear.}}

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Granted a vision of the future by the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] saw Prowl's looming death in the year 2005, and resolved to save his life. Prowl was equipped with the [[Genetronic Translink System]], which would allow him to relocate his [[spark]] to [[subspace]], and from there, control multiple Binaltech bodies; therefore, the vision Wheeljack saw of his friend's dead body could still come to pass, while his spark would live on. Before the first of his secondary bodies were completed, however, Prowl was sent on a mission to investigate some potential Decepticon activity in the vicinity of [[Saturn]], and came under heavy attack from the villains. He contacted Wheeljack on Earth, who was in the process of transferring memory data into Prowl's secondary Binaltech body, and Wheeljack prepared the GT System for a risky manoeuvre—the transplantation of Prowl's spark from his body, through subspace, into the Binaltech unit in Wheeljack's workshop. The transfer was initiated, but unfortunately, the unstable link collapsed mid-way through the process, and Prowl's spark was lost to the depths of subspace. Believing that the world still required the skills of Prowl, Prowl's longtime friend Chip Chase transferred his life essence into the Binaltech body, merging with the memory data already installed in it to become "[[Prowl II]]". {{storylink|Prowl & Chase}}

A few years later, Prowl's spark found its way through the infinite vastness of subspace and materialized in a different universe: the original timeline from which the Binaltech world had branched off. Prowl's spark was found by the Autobots of that world, but unfortunately, it was soon discovered that even in another universe, he was not beyond the reach of his home dimension's Decepticons. [[Doctor Arkeville]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] used a neuro-net frame combined with a subspace node to locate his spark across the multiverse, and drain energy from it to power a giant monster they had made from synthetic [[electrum]]. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}} Prowl's spark began to destabilize as a consequence, and so the Bluestreak from the original timeline voyaged across the dimensions to the Binaltech world to alert Prowl's fellow Autobots to his dire situation. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} With Bluestreak's aid, the Autobots tracked down the Decepticon operation and destroyed the monster, severing its connection to Prowl's spark. Though stable now, Prowl's spark was still too weak to make an interdimensional journey unguarded, requiring a body for protection. Chip Chase separated his consciousness from the "Prowl II" body so that it could be taken back to Bluestreak's timeline to finally serve as the body of the Autobot for whom it was always intended. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

=====The Headmasters cartoon=====
[[Image:Prowlwubsmagnus headmasters.jpg|right|thumb|G-G-Ghost Prowl!]]

Prowl was stationed at [[Autobot City]] on Earth in 2011 when he and many other troops were summoned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to help repel a [[Decepticon]] invasion. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, Prowl attended a briefing at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] assigned several Autobot units to run interference with the Decepticons for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], as the young Autobot searched for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prowl accompanied Ultra Magnus's unit, but did not appear again. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

{{note|Prowl's revival is one of those "WTF?" errors that happened in the Japanese series as a result of the Japanese production staff not being aware of his death in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]], as it did not reach Japan for several more years. However, that's really not an excuse, because he was listed among the deceased in both the English and Japanese versions of "[[Dark Awakening]]". The ''Binaltech'' fiction tried patching this up by creating "Prowl II", so that the ''original'' Prowl could still die, and this new Prowl could therefore be the one who appears in ''The Headmasters'', but the branching off of the ''Binaltech'' story into a parallel timeline leaves it unclear if this explanation still "counts".}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
:''Voice actor:'' Unknown

{{bigquote|OUR MISSILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}}

Prowl is Optimus Prime's over-acting right-hand man. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Prowlthewarwithin.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Who are you, and what did you do with Prowl?]]

Prowl was an Autobot from [[Praxus]]. After the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] called him, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and others to the ruins of Praxus, where he declared that if the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] was insufficient, they would take control of the Autobot military. Prowl was present at the ceremony when Optronix became Optimus Prime, and was restrained by Grimlock when Prime was attacked. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1}} Prowl became Optimus Prime's [[Second-in-command|immediate subordinate]] and advisor. When Optimus ordered a planetary evacuation, Prowl told Prime that there were many voices raised in opposition against it. When Prime asked if Prowl's own voice was raised in opposition, Prowl looked away but did not reply. The planetary turbines were activated by Megatron, and Prime left to investigate. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2}} As [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led an assault on [[Iacon]], Prowl and Jazz led the defense, and Prowl sent out an order to all Autobots outside Iacon to regroup and dig in elsewhere, {{storylink|The War Within issue 3}} while those with him made a final stand. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5}} After Iacon was devastated by the mecha-forming process, Prime aborted the evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6}}

[[Image:Prowldarkagesvehicle.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Cheese it! It's the cops!]]

After Prime and Megatron disappeared in a [[space bridge]] test, the Autobots fractured, leading to the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] and [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] leaving the main Autobot army. Prowl took over leadership of the Autobots. {{storylink|Fragmentation}} He worked with Shockwave, who had assumed command of the Decepticons, to prevent the [[The Fallen|Fallen]]'s plans from coming to fruition. He and Shockwave agreed to let the [[Well of All Sparks]] remain sealed "[['Til all are one]]," as Shockwave put it. Prowl thought the line was catchy. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Eventually, however, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] took command of the Autobots, and reunited the three factions. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath issue 1}}

While those left on Cybertron endured the [[Great Shutdown]], a group of Autobots under Optimus Prime's command left on board the Ark in search of new energy sources. Unfortunately, Megatron led an attack on the Autobot flagship from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', and both ships crash-landed on a planet called Earth. Millions of years later in the Earth year of 1984, the Autobots and Decepticons awoke and resumed the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. The Decepticons were eventually defeated by the Autobots and their human allies, and the Transformers were set to return home on the ''[[Ark II]]'', but it was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]] and rogue government engineer-turned-arms dealer [[Adam Rook]].

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective2 Prowl kills.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Dull surprise| DULL MIND CONTROL]]! Wait...that actually kinda makes sense...]]

In the year 2002, Prowl was one of many Transformers under the control of Rook. He, along with several Autobots and Decepticons, attacked the Smitco Oil Refinery Arctic facility during Rook's sales demonstration to several terrorist organizations. Unfortunately, the invasive program that controlled Prowl killed a helpless human refinery worker escaping from the destruction. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2}} After Megatron reactivated himself and freed the other Decepticons from Rook's slavery, he used Prowl and the Autobots as power sources for his metallic cyberforming virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4}}

Sometime after the destruction of the cyberforming virus and the defeat of the Decepticons in [[San Francisco]], the Autobots were lured to the [[Alaska]]n coast by a distress beacon from an Autobot escape pod, and walked right into a Decepticon ambush. The fighting stopped when [[Scourge (G1)|a mysterious Decepticon]] appeared from the pod and declared that hostilities must cease, as Cybertron had been unified under one ruler, but before he could finish this sentence, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] appeared and blasted him. Stating that he was the leader of Cybertron, he ordered all combatants to lay down their arms and surrender themselves to his forces. Megatron, refusing to believed this attacked, giving the Autobots the distraction they needed to recover their wounded and retreat. Once safely away, Optimus Prime ordered Prowl to escort Ratchet and the wounded back to base, but unexpectedly, his strategist refused, citing the need for to gather intelligence on the new situation and to keep Prime and his essential leadership out of potential harms way. Unfortunately for Prowl, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] found [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] first, convincing the homesick Autobot to help his Cybertronian forces round up Prowl's team so they can all go home. {{Storylink|New World Order}}

After Magnus convinced Optimus Prime and some of his Autobots in [[Oregon]] to turn themselves over, Prowl reported on the situation and Magnus' claims that they need the Autobots back home to repair the damage done to Cybertron, but stopped short of advocating blind trust in Magnus or Shockwave. Instead, he suggested they keep an open mind, believing Magnus was still an Autobot at his core. {{Storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Unbeknownst to them, Shockwave had ordered the deactivation of Optimus Prime and his Autobots, an order that outraged the "former" Autobots under his command. While [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] took Prime through the old slave trails to see [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rebel team, those under Prowl were taken by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] to meet with the Autobots rebels [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was aligned with. Unfortunately, just as they arrived, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], brushing aside rushing aside the trappings of peaceful coexistence and instituting marital law. {{Storylink|Passive Aggression}} However, with Optimus Prime returned, the various sub-factions of Autobot rebels were unified under his inspirational command and launched an all-out attack on Iacon. Prowl was in [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s team, and watched as the light from the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] was unleashed from Shockwave's tower. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Ultimately, the Autobots won the day and retook Cybertron from Shockwave and his Decepticons, and Prowl was placed in command of security of the planet. He and Ironhide watched as Autobot recruits were trounced ''again'' by training drones at the Autobase. Prowl knew these recruits were trying their best, but with the situation more volatile than ever, the Autobots needed more troops and had no choice but to accept whomever enlisted. However, he understood Ironhide's concerns that if these new Autobots didn't get themselves into gear, then they might as well not have an army at all. While checking in on Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, Prowl was alerted by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] that [[Sunstorm (G1)|something]] may have trashed one of Shockwave's labs before blasting off. {{Storylink|Black Sunshine}} Though the obviously more trustworthy Autobots were now in control, the population was still reluctant to support them. Prowl attempted to address their concerns in a public forum at New Iacon's central hall, expecting a structured, supportive crowd, but was overwhelmed by the barrage of questions from concerned citizens, much to Ironhide's amusement. Fortunately, Ultra Magnus managed to salvage the embarrassing situation by stepping in to answer the questions posed to Prowl. Later, at New Iacon's Alpha Preserve, Ironhide, Prowl and Kup knocked back [[Kremzeek]]-brand refreshment, reflecting on the changes in politics on Cybertron, and pondering if old relics like themselves were need here anymore. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

To take his mind off post-war politics, Prowl attempted to dig into the mystery of the energy signature detected at the Decepticon laboratory the Protectobots had investigated. He tried to understand why Shockwave was harvesting clones of both Autobots and Decepticons, why energy similar to [[Vector Sigma]] was detected there, and where Shockwave had uploaded the compressed contents of the supercomputer to. Just when the exhausted Prowl was on the cusp of realizing that this all led back to [[Sunstorm (G1)|the missing clone]], Ultra Magnus contacted him, reporting that he had notified the other Autobots for the meeting the next cycle, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, preparations for the Autobots to return to Earth would begin shortly. {{Storylink|The Omega Effect}} The next cycle, as Prowl made his way to the meeting, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] reported that the upload from Vector Sigma was intended to be downloaded into Shockwave's secret lab, but the network there was overloaded, and so it was downloaded into one of the clones in his lab, which would be far too much for any mortal Transformer. Prowl theorised for the being to remain relatively sane, it must have simplified the information it received, and that Shockwave became interested in Earth only after he began to decode data from Vector Sigma. Still, neither Prowl nor Perceptor had any idea what this all meant. Entering the meeting, Prowl reported that they had a problem and it was heading for Earth. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} Prowl reports his and Perceptor's findings on the clone, and fearing the great danger posed to Earth, announces a return to Earth, to the agreement of [[Bluestreak]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], but to the anger of [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. Prowl understood the reluctance to leave Cybertron so soon after returning for the first time in millions of years, but said that Cybertron was not currently in danger, but they had an obligation to their second home, Earth, and to their human friends. He asked for volunteers over Huffer's protests, but Ironhide commented that for all their complaints, the detractors knew Prowl was right. {{storylink|Atonement}} True to his word, Mirage, Huffer and Gears joined the Autobots going to Earth, though with obvious difficulty. Prowl comforted Huffer, expressing his appreciation in his fellow Autobot for joining him and bringing his invaluable skills on this mission. But at the last, Prowl too agreed that he would miss Cybertron. {{Storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

Arriving on Earth, Prowl's team began building a new Autobot facility, far away from settlements so as to not endanger humanity should the Decepticons attack. Prowl welcomed [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s team to the future site of [[Autobot City]].{{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Note|With [[Dreamwave]]'s bankruptcy, there were no further exciting adventures with Prowl in this continuity. For information on issues that would have been published after "The Route of All Evil", please see: [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues]]}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF5_Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Utter prick, now in Firebat Red!]]
Among many of his fellow Autobots (and several Decepticons), Prowl was found dormant on the crashed ''Ark'' by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to serve them. He and [[Bluestreak]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Firebat]] jets in the process. When the Transformers were eventually freed from the humans' control, Prowl joined a team of Autobots that hunted down [[Cobra Commander]], but failed to capture him as they were distracted by his [[S.N.A.K.E.]] guards. After taking out most of the mechs, the team witnessed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] get decapitated by [[Storm Shadow]], and descended upon the ninja in a fit of rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Prowl and Bluestreak were later seen fighting two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in the sky when the [[SPS Satellite]] went out of control and sent energy beams raining down on [[Cobra Island]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

A few years later, having returned to Cybertron, Prowl was part of a team of Autobots waiting for a chance to charge in and free Optimus Prime from [[Serpent O.R.]]'s clutches. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} With the Decepticon army defeated, Prowl was sent back to Earth as part of a team that worked to prevent Cybertronian technology from falling into the wrong hands. After a failed attempt to capture [[Destro]] while he was illegally selling S.N.A.K.E.s in [[Cuba]], Prowl returned to the team's headquarters at the ''[[Arc II]]'' and discussed Optimus Prime's recent mission to [[Tibet]] with [[Firewall]]. The base then came under attack by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, and Prowl fought them alongside [[Eject]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}} He was heavily injured during the battle, but soon received medical attention at [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|the Pit]] and was set for a full recovery. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
Prowl, along with several other Autobots, lay dormant on the [[Fera Islands]] for a long time until 1939, when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] stumbled upon them whilst battling [[Cobra]]. Soon after awakening and being reformatted into a new form, Prowl told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] not to trust the [[human]]s, as they had just opened fire on [[Ironhide (G1)|Iron Hide]] {{sic}} without provocation. In contrast, the other Autobots were happy to offer G.I. Joe help, though Prowl insisted that they needed more information before throwing themselves headlong into the humans' war. {{storylink|Transformed}} After the Autobots teamed up with the Joes anyway, Prowl mocked [[Duke]] for thinking a rope would be enough to pull [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] up from a crumbling cliff. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As the Autobots and Joes got closer to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Optimus Prime started to regret interfering with the humans and their war, and contemplated withdrawing. Prowl agreed, pointing out that G.I. Joe could very well be the bad guys in the scenario, but [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] told him to shut up. {{storylink|Trenches}} Optimus Prime soon changed his mind, and Prowl participated in the attack on the Terrordrome. Along with all the other Transformers, he was killed when the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===Transformers Legends anthology===
When Optimus Prime accidentally killed a fellow Autobot, Prowl—who never liked [[Geosensus|the dead guy]] anyway—covered it up so the rest of the team wouldn't lose faith in their leader. He swore that if the accidental killing was ever discovered, he would take the blame. {{Storylink|Parts}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:MegatronOrigin2 boredAutobots.jpg|left|180px|thumb|And remember to fill out those TPS reports.]]

Prowl has served the Autobots for a long time, dating back to the days of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], if not earlier. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rise as the most popular and violent pit fighter in videos of Kaon's illegal [[gladiatorial combat]] attacted Prowl's attention, and he formed a Autobot Security Services team to crack down on them, though to the chagrin of his fellow officers, he tended to blather on about his theories about how somebody was making a fortune distributing on these inexpensive to produce videos. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

After the murder of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback]], Sentinel and Prowl led a security forces deployment that arrested much of Megatron's pit fighters and those that they were attempting to recruit. Prowl personally attached the [[inhibitor claw]] to Megatron once he was overwealmed by security forces. While processing the prisoners, he delivered the galling news that due to [[Ratbat (G1)#IDW comics continuity|senate orders]], the one known as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was to be freed without charge. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}} Unfortunately, it was all part of Megatron's mad plans. He allowed himself and his men to be captured so Starscream could feign turning coat murder the senate members who questioned him. During the ensuing jail break that devastated the [[Security Services Headquarters|Security Team HQ]] and following street battle, Prowl lost his usual cool composure in the face of such onslaught and looked to Sentinel Prime for directions. When Prime left to face Megatron personally and was brutally defeated, it was Prowl who took control and ordered the evacuation of security forces from Kaon. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

The Decepticon movement soon began to spread across Cybertron, and Prowl served under Sentinel Prime, [[Zeta Prime]], and finally Optimus Prime as the Autobots struggled to find a Prime to lead them in resisting Megatron. Four million years ago, Prowl was working directly under Optimus Prime as the Autobots fought to prevent the Decepticons from bringing fresh energon supplies to the war effort. While Optims went after the energon convoy himself, Prowl held the line with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and the others to prevent the Decepticons from getting a hold of the latest city they had targeted. In the aftermath, Prowl congratulated Prime for capturing the convoy without having to fire a shot. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

After the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility had been established, Prowl was among the law enforcement Autobots who to endured the trials of ''Autobot'' [[Flame (UK comic)|criminals]] who inflicted unspeakable horrors on civilians and other non-combatants. Prowl and other luminaries such as [[Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Emirate Xaaron|Xaaron]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] agreed that the trials would remain a secret until the final verdict was cast, then it would be full disclosure, regardless of the damage to morale and the Autobots' political standing. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5}}

[[Image:Infiltration3 Prowl saveit.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Talk to the hand, the prick ain't listening.]]

Millions of years later, Prowl was the leader of a detachment of Autobots that operated covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and blindly following the Autobot rules of counterinsurgency. He almost threw [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the brig for breaking cover to rescue three humans from the Decepticons, and subsequently refused to contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until further evidence of enemy activities was uncovered. He did not willingly believe Ratchet when the medic told him that the Decepticons had stepped up their presence by constructing a [[Infiltration protocol|second base]]. However, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ended up sending a pulsewave transmission to Optimus Prime behind Prowl's back. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}} Prowl was forced to face reality when Megatron arrived on Earth to confront Starscream, and he finally agreed to call in Optimus Prime. Thing was, Prime had already arrived. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ordered several Autobots on a lethal mission to rescue the damaged and deranged Kup from an alien world, Prowl evidently helped conceal Springer's efforts from Optimus. However, he still felt it was a misguided effort, asking Springer if Kup would want other Autobots killed rescuing him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

[[Image:Escalation6 Prowl MYTURF.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Yeah, let the irresponsible loner look after the MacGuffin. Good call.]]
After [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] was kidnapped by [[Machination|a mysterious group of humans]], {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}} Prowl was still obsessed with the rules of the counterinsurgency war and thus did not understand why Optimus Prime requested reinforcements to Earth. Prowl was furious when Ironhide dared to go around him and volunteer himself to track down clues on Sunstreaker's disappearance, and subsequently forced him to stay behind while the Autobots not on his grievance list left for [[Brasnya]] to confront the Decepticons. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3}} When everything kicked off in the former [[Russia|Soviet]] nation, Prowl led [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (and later [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]) into battle, attempting to capture [[Georgi Koska]], a Decepticon [[Facsimile Construct|facsimile]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4}} He clashed with Hot Rod over the capture of Korska as both of them were of equal rank, but when Optimus Prime was temporarily offline and believed dead, Prowl assumed full command and came up with a strategy for fighting Megatron (shoot him, then run away). {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}}

Under orders from Optimus, Prowl oversaw the moving of ''[[Ark-19]]'' to a more secure location. He turned to Prime rather than order the launch on his own discretion. (Prime had to order him to use his own discretion.) {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} When [[Sixshot]] blew them out of the sky, Optimus took command of the situation until the ''Ark-19'' was destroyed. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2}}

Once on the ''[[Ark-32]]'', Prowl found that, due to injuries from the battle with Sixshot {{storylink|Devastation issue 4}} and separate missions, he and Hardhead were the only active Autobots. He was mildly annoyed that Optimus Prime and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] were otherwise preoccupied during this crisis. He was then shocked when Optimus abruptly ordered their unit to withdraw from Earth to handle a situation at the [[Garrus-9]] secure facility. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5}}

Optimus Prime and Prowl met with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] on Garrus-9 to discuss the prisoners' breakout and how a surviving Decepticon had been tortured. Prime left Maximus in charge and said that he and Prowl had unfinished business aboard the ''Ark-32''. When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] was reported guarding a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]], Optimus Prime recognized this had something to do with his [[infraspace]] encounter in [[Brasnya]]. He ordered Prowl to summon the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] to find out what Thunderwing was guarding. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} He judged the subsequent battle between the Wreckers and Thunderwing as suicidal, and felt that they were wasting their time given everything seemed to be coming at them at once. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:AHM15 SpringerpunchesProwl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|According to my calcula- ''OHGODMYFACE!'']]

Prowl became increasingly frustrated with the tendency of the Autobots in general and Optimus specifically to lionise and listen to charismatic warriors and mavericks. Realising nobody would listen to the more logical tactical advice that he or Perceptor gave, he had Kup sent to the [[Kimia Facility]] to be rebuilt... with some personality sub-routines added in, which would ensure that the iconic elder could be controlled and made to act as a proxy for him. Prowl didn't want attention or glory, he only wanted to do his job, and he had absolutely no ethical qualms about ensuring that "when [Kup] speaks, you won't even see my lips move"...

He ''really'' didn't like Springer either, and was annoyed that the ''Decepticons'' seem to be a more unified body than the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15}}

After the [[Expansion]] incident, Optimus Prime reassigned more Autobots to Earth. The Decepticons had been laying low for months, and everyone was starting to get restless. While Prowl recommended a "wait and see" approach to Optimus Prime, Ironhide's calls for action soon drowned out Prowl's reasoning. When Mirage handed them solid intelligence about a possible opportunity to wipe out Starscream and a small group of Decepticons, the Autobots acted on it. It turned out to be an ambush, and the Autobots were soundly defeated by the Decepticons with the aid of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Informed that the Decepticons were launching simultaneous attacks across the galaxy on Autobot installations and also that there was a traitor among them, the Autobots' morale was dealt a heavy blow. Through use of a space bridge portal, Megatron planned to send the Autobots to Cybertron to have them devoured by the [[Insecticon swarm|Swarm]]. Optimus Prime managed to sabotage the portal and strand the Autobots on Cybertron before the Decepticons could follow, albeit nearly at the cost of his life. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}}
[[Image:Ironhidepuncheseveryone.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I'm sensing a pattern emerging.]]
In this unprecedented situation, Jazz's authority superseded Prowl's, and he took overall command of the battered and demoralized Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} Jazz also proved necessary to shore up Prowl's own authority, which was severely disregarded by his men. Jazz's reputation helped keep them in line, particularly the recalcitrant Ironhide, who had taken to striking superior officers, including Prowl himself. After the situation with Ironhide was defused, Prowl got Jazz to admit the energon searches he'd been sending troops out on were just to keep the men busy. Prowl worried that Prime would soon die, and about the details of their commander's condition that they had kept from the troops at large. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4}}

In particular, what Jazz and Prowl were withholding was the fact that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was not within Prime anymore, but had been absconded with by Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}}

Kup arrived on Cybertron shortly thereafter with his own team, and things took a turn for the worse, with the Swarm encroaching on their position. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}} Sunstreaker was revealed to be the traitor, having made a bargain with Starscream to kill Megatron. He sacrificed his life to buy the other Autobots time to put some distance between them and the Swarm.{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8}}
[[Image:AHM10 ProwlandJazz.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Prick ''and'' nerd.]]
Thankfully, Ratchet finally managed to repair and revive Optimus Prime, and Autobot morale went on the upswing despite their situation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} Under Prime's direction, they immediately began building a defense against the oncoming Swarm horde in a new temporary base. Once everything was nearly in place, Prowl calculated the odds of them succeeding and wound up with quite a dire forecast. Jazz urged him to keep it to himself, which Prowl quickly agreed to do. When the Swarm surged against them, the Autobots fought as hard as they could, but were eventually on the verge of being overwhelmed. Fortunately, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived to tilt the odds squarely in the Autobots' favor. Prowl asked Omega how he had survived the galaxy-wide Decepticon attack, speculating that they had probably sent an army against him. Omega simply replied, "I am Omega Supreme". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}}

The Autobots eventually boarded Omega's rocket mode and headed for Earth. There, they engaged the Decepticon forces in a fierce battle which ended with Megatron's defeat and Starscream ordering a withdrawal from the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}

Over the next three years, the Autobots remained on Earth at the insistence of Optimus Prime. Optimus believed they could not leave in good conscience while human society was still in disarray from their war and rogue Decepticons still wandered the planet. The humans were not interested in having protectors, however, and soon learned to take care of themselves. [[Skywatch]] reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology to hunt and capture Autobots AND Decepticons left on the planet.

As part of Optimus Prime's belief that the Autobots must help humanity rebuild in whatever way possible, Prowl was assigned to assist the local police whilst in disguise as one of their squad cars. Over the next eight months, Prowl saw humanity at its lowest eb. Desperate, angry people who would never forgive the Transformers for bringing their war to humanity's homeworld. He watched as some of his driver's fellow police officers set fire to the building that the Decepticon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] was trapped in, a cold execution of what Prowl considered an enemy combatant. He protested to Optimus Prime that humanity was dangerous, they were now killing Transformers, and that there was no strategic purpose for the Autobots to be on this planet or for he to continue this masquerade of being a police car. Prime asked his officer to trust him in his belief to the value of this activity, and that all the Autobots were on a personal journey.

And so Prowl continued to patrol the streets, and while he did so, he calculated. The humans numbered in their swarming billions versus less than ten thousand Cybertronians. Humanity lived brief, petty, frantic lives of comparatively little consequence, their world and its infrastructure inefficient, ramshackle and incompetent. Prowl concluded that not a single human life was worth that of a Cybertronian. However, when he and his police officer drive was overseeing the removable of volatile Cybertronian wreckage from a building, some workers accidently triggered an abandoned weapon to fire, destroying a damaged building. Without thinking, Prowl transformed and pushed a young girl out of the way, saving her life, but in the process, was trapped under the rubble that would have crushed her. His driver expressed disbelief that the Autobot had been in disguise as his car for the past eight months, and that he had broken cover to save one girl. Prowl confessed that for eight months he had been watching, planning, but unable to do anything. There were so many times he could have assisted if he were able to break cover. He had run the numbers, made calculations on Earth and on humanity, his math was flawless, but they weren't ''right''. And when push came to shove, he couldn't rely on what he thought might happen, he had to act on instinct and do the right thing. The policeman, impressed, remarked that Prowl spoke like a true beat cop, and stated that while he was obligated to call this incident in, it wasn't an emergency and suggested that Prowl had an hour to extricate himself before Skywatch arrived. {{storylink|Spotlight: Prowl}}

[[Image:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Woman makes Prick staticky. Hilarity ensues.]]

The Autobots moved west, where Prowl was joined in his undercover police work with new arrival [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]. They were present at a power installation in New Mexico, which was being ransacked by the ravenous [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]. Skywatch deployed its robot-hunting crash-suits and brought down the Decepticon before leveling lethal particle cannons at him. Despite himself, Prowl broke cover to prevent the execution of a helpless Transformer. This left his backside open to the second Skywatch team on site, who used mode lock inhibitors to capture him as well as the "bait", Breakdown.

Prowl's capture was reported back to Autobase by Streetwise, and Hot Rod assembled a strike team to infiltrate Skywatch and rescue him. These Autobots were outfitted with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s new counter-inhibitors to prevent the mode lock from working. Unfortunately, this sudden change in tactical efficiency only caused Skywatch to panic, drawing out their lethal ordnance to protect themselves. Prowl was rescued...but Ironhide died in the assault. Grieving for his friend, Optimus Prime then stepped down as Autobot leader and turned himself over to Skywatch. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

With Optimus gone, Hot Rod advocated abandoning his plan and this planet, and Prowl was one of the first to sign up for Hot Rod's splinter group. They failed to convince [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to fly them off-world, but then encountered a group of Decepticons led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. After a brief scuffle, Hot Rod and Swindle entered into negotiations for a truce. Prowl was uncomfortable with the idea of collaboration, despite his earlier effort on Breakdown's behalf. Ultimately, however, he went along with it. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

The united Autobots and Decepticons attempted to construct a space cruiser in order to leave the planet. Their efforts reached a hurdle with the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], duly appointed enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Prowl had summoned Ultra Magnus to Earth as part of standard operating procedure after Ironhide's death, before Prime abdicated his leadership and the faction had split. Things became difficult as Magnus attempted to confiscate Hot Rod's "unlicensed interstellar vehicle". Prowl attempted to weigh in with legalese of his own, citing the line of procedural succession and emergency powers, but it became moot when Magnus discovered their collaboration. {{storylink|Seasons in Flight}}

Eventually, things changed, and the Autobots were able to work with Skywatch to defend Earth. Prowl himself changed. Now, instead of having to be ordered to do so by Optimus Prime, Prowl assists the police of his own free will. He now understood that math and calculations, no matter how accurate, were useless in the face of evolving threats and a brave new world. No longer believing that a single human life was not worth that of one Cybertronian, Prowl would risk his life for any human. {{storylink|Spotlight: Prowl}}

Sometime after things settled down on Earth, the Autobots formed a plan to recapture the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility, which had fallen during Megatron's push three years earlier. Prowl's primary objective on this mission was for the Wreckers to retrieve the data stored on Aequitas, as he feared that if the Decepticons managed to get their hands on politically-damaging information about Autobot war criminals, it would be disastrous to the Autobot cause. When selections for the new Wreckers squad were being made, Prowl learned that [[Ironfist]] (a weapons researcher at [[Kimia Facility]] who had an obsessive fascination with the Wreckers) had recently suffered a lab accident involving [[Cerebro-shell|cerebro-centric bullets]] and only had months to live. Applying pressure on psy-ops specialist [[Rung]] (who had judged the researcher unfit for Wreckers duty), Prowl arranged for Ironfist to be placed in Springer's squad on the condition that he would be the one to sacrifice his life to unlock Aequitas. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4}} After the surviving Wreckers defeated [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and liberated G-9, Prowl was given a data slug containing the Aequitas' data, the legacy of Ironfist, who had finally succumbed to his lab accident injury. Prowl explained to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] how he regretted using Ironfist in this manner, and he would prefer if the information about trials were never made public, despite what he had agreed to millions of years ago, for fear of what it would do to Autobot morale. As Ultra Magnus left, Prowl started to apply pressure on the data slug... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5}}

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
With Optimus Prime in stasis lock, Prowl and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] appeared to be the co-leaders of the Autobots in the 19th century. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1}} Despite [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s pleading, he was reluctant to interfere with the humans, but nevertheless participated in the pursuit of [[Astrotrain (G1)|the Astrotrain]] as it headed to New York. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}

His "Ice Age Wars" altmode is uncertain, but it is spiky, and possibly aquatic. His 19th century altmode is a small black-and-white locomotive with a glowing red smokestack.

===IDW Beast Wars comics===
[[Image:Maximalimperium.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Prowl was a member of the Maximal counterpart to the Tripredacus Council, the [[Maximal Imperium]], alongside former Autobot teammates Ironhide and Silverbolt. The trio sent [[Ikard]] to request a report from [[Big Convoy]], but he refused, citing his need to investigate the [[Angolmois]]-fueled murders. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

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===Timelines===
Prowl (in his ''[[Machine Wars]]'' body) is a member of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]. He, [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Prowl II|Prowl]] were part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===

{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 5|Henkei! Henkei! #5}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Prowl was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s own army, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Prowl has appeared in several [[commercial|television commercials]]:

* He features in the very first Transformers animation, a commercial for [[The Transformers (issue)|Issue #1]] of Marvel's ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comic book. He is seen hanging around with Jazz and Sideswipe on Cybertron, where all three transformed to robot mode and flew away into the air. Later on Earth, the same three bots drive out to (from?) a power plant to defend it from Decepticon attack.

* Much later, he appears in the Action Masters commercial; he's with a band of Autobots who agree to join Optimus Prime as he gives up transformation powers to become "more alive".

* In an ad for Starscream and Prowl, [[Action Master]]-form Prowl battles Starscream aboard his [[Turbo Cycle]] on Cybertron.

==Toys==
{{main|Prowl (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
:''Main article: [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Merchandise|Merchandise]]''

==Trivia==
* Prowl's ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor also came with additional, optional stickers that would identify him as being part of the police forces from existing Japanese cities, namely Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Osaka and Fukuoka.

* The original ''Transformers'' instruction booklet shows a visible Japanese label sheet, complete with the cherry blossom emblem found on Japanese police cars, which did not make it to final product.

* The Autobot [[faction symbol]] seems to be loosely based on Prowl's head.

* ''Machine Wars'' Prowl's card-art is actually an altered version of the art for the ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Laser Rod]] [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]].

* [[Transmetal 2]] [[Prowl II|Prowl]] may ''possibly'' be the same spark as the Generation 1 character reincarnated...though the [[Beast Wars Sourcebook|IDW series]] makes this REALLY complicated. ''Urgh''.

[[Image:ProwlMaybe BM.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Be too prickish, and you end up like this.]]
* A very Prowlish [[Character model|computer model]] was used for one of the [[Generic|generic]] Transformers in [[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]. It is seen in a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] factory as a corpse. A similar thing happens with [[Soundwave (G1)#Trivia|Soundwave]], [[:Image:Bm soundwave.jpg|too]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}

* At [[OTFCC 2004]], Hasbro stated that there was no Prowl ''Alternators'' toy in the works, but some other emergency vehicle (which got a chorus of boos).

* The Acura RSX ''[[Alternators]]'' mold was originally supposed to be [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], with a different head sculpt. Eventually, however, it was decided to release the toy as Prowl instead, even though the Subaru Impreza model had more resemblance to Prowl and the Acura RSX model had more resemblance to Red Alert. Control drawings of the figure with the originally intended Red Alert head sculpt can be found in the Japanese ''[[Transformers Collection 2007]]'' book, among other places.

[[Image:Tftm prowl blowsmoke.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Turns out he ''didn't'' know his vocalizer from his exhaust port.]]
*Instead of having a normal gunshot death, Prowl is shown having orange smoke coming from his mouth as he dies. ''Hardcore.''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm Prowl on TFU.info]
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Prowl Prowl's Universe profile on NTFA.net]

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Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4

2010-04-29T01:38:33Z

123.100.118.13: /* Errors */

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|seriesissue=''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' #4
|prev=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3
|next=Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5
|image=Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 21]], [[2010]]
|coverdate=April 2010
|writers=[[James Roberts]] & [[Nick Roche]]
|pencils=Nick Roche (pp. 1, 10-22) & [[Guido Guidi]] (pp. 2-9)
|inks=[[Andrew Griffith]] (pp. 1, 10-22) & Guido Guidi (pp. 2-9)
|colors=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2010)]]
}}
'''The Wreckers find out that sometimes the truth really doesn't set you free.'''
==Synopsis==
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironfist]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] (3)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
*[[Pyro]] (7)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (8)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (9)
*[[Twin Twist]] (10)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (11)
*[[Impactor]] (12)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (14)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (15)
*[[Rack'n'Ruin]] (16)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (17)
*[[Roadbuster]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (26)
*[[Nautilus]] (27)
|c2=
*[[Snare]] (5)
*[[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] (13)
*[[Fang]] (19)
*[[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] (20)
*[[Tornado]] (21)
*[[Macabre]] (22)
*[[Triton]] (23)
*[[Crosscut (Decepticon)|Crosscut]] (24)
*[[Ferak]] (25)
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (28)
|c3=
*[[Verity Carlo]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Well, unless it contains a fully sequenced cyber-genome, or the uncensored version of the Autobot code, or—let's think the unthinkable—a '''roadmap to peace''', I'd respectfully suggest that High Command have sent us on a ''fool's errand''!"
:—'''Topspin''' is ''not'' impressed by Aequitas.

"It was never gonna be Perceptor, was it? Or Springer or Impactor or Kup, if they were here. No, it was always going to be one of us—the ''second stringers''". 
"Yeah, just because we're not famous—not ''Ark-worthy''—one of ''us'' has to bite the bullet.. well, I'm sorry, but this ''isn't'' how I'm supposed to die!" 
:—'''Ironfist''' and '''Pyro''' are uncannily aware of ''Transformers'' literary convention

==Errors==
* The quadriplegic, comatose [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who was recovered by Perceptor's team just outside the Aequitas‎ chamber, is nowhere to be seen this issue.
* After donating his spark to boot up Aequitas, Topspin is shown as being grey, like Optimus Prime in [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. However, a couple pages later, he is shown as just being really scorched.

==Items of note==
* In his weapons lab, Ironfist displays the [[sky-sled]] that [[Impactor]] used to rescue [[Emirate Xaaron|Xaaron]], which he mentioned earlier as having purchased from a blind dealer. He also has the gun that he'll give to Guzzle in issue 2 on a table.
* [[Squadron X]] is composed of random hi-then-die non-toy Decepticons from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comics]], both US and UK.
* Hey, look, it's [[Rack'n'Ruin]]!
* And holy crap, [[Nautilus]]!
* According to Snare, Overlord told his Decepticons that "play makes you free." This is a twist on the real-life German political slogan "[[Wikipedia:Arbeit macht frei|Work makes you free]]", which the Nazis co-opted ironically by displaying it at the entrances of many concentration camps.
* Impactor kills Snare by crushing his brain module, as [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] did to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the Marvel UK story, "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
* The [[Rung]]-penned personality profiles return (for this issue any way). This time, they feature the bottomless well of [[Wrecker]]s trivia, [[Ironfist]], of all bots.
* ''Last Stand'''s UK roots are on show again in Ironfist's profile: the two Wreckers datalogs mentioned, "The Wreckers' Lightning Strike" and "Wreckers at the Pole", are named for two of the [[Ladybird Books]], "[[Autobots' Lightning Strike]]" and "[[Decepticons at the Pole]]".
*Just like last issue, you can definitely tell which pages were done by [[Nick Roche]] by the hand-drawn [[insignia]]s, where [[Guido Guidi]]'s pages use digitally-inserted templates.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
* '''Cover A:''' Bottom-up view of Springer, Sandstorm, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Broadside all staring down at something unseen, art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Springer firing his weapons with a profile silhouette of Ironfist in the background, art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Cover RI:''' "Virgin" title-free edition of cover B.
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Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover A.jpg|
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover B.jpg|
Image:Last Stand of the Wreckers4 Cover RI.jpg|
</gallery>

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[[Category: IDW Generation 1 issues]]

All Hail Megatron issue 15

2009-09-22T01:52:16Z

123.100.118.13:

{{disambigr|"Lost & Found"|other stories with that title|Lost and Found (disambiguation)}} 
{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #15
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 14
|next=All Hail Megatron issue 16
|image=1252688995 TF AHM 15-cov-1.jpg
|caption=Insert ''Saving Private Ryan'' quote here for maximum effect.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 16]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=September 2009
|written by=[[Nick Roche]] with assistance from [[James Roberts]] "Everything in Its Right Place" [[Denton J. Tipton]] "Lost & Found"
|art by=[[Nick Roche]] "Everything in Its Right Place" [[Casey Coller]] "Lost & Found"
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]] "Everything in Its Right Place" [[Joana Lafuente]] "Lost & Found"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=pre-[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Kup and Perceptor get a second lease on life.'''

=="Everything in Its Right Place"==
'''Prowl is a ''crafty'' prick.'''

===Synopsis===
Prowl admits to himself that Springer's arrival on ''[[Ark-17]]'' could not have begun any other way. Indeed, the Autobot tactician had predicted Springer's reaction to finding the convalescent veteran Kup missing from the Autobot ship: a sudden uppercut to Prowl's jaw. Letting Springer vent, Prowl rights himself while he internally laments that so many of the Autobot forces follow the Wreckers commander's example and have become mavericks and loose cannons. Seeing his opportunity, Prowl silences Springer with the revelation of ''why'' Kup is not on the ship, the fact that Perceptor and his team of scientists have gotten the old codger up and running again. Springer expresses doubt, having seen the emaciated madman that Kup had been reduced to. Prowl counters by revealing that Perceptor had teamed with the talented Autobots of the [[Kimia Facility]] and had achieved a technological breakthrough with some rather unusual procedures. Springer is wary, as due to his role as Wreckers leader his primary experience with the facility has been in testing experimental weaponry. Prowl reminds Springer that the facility was also where the successful refinement of the [[Pretender]] process reverse-engineered from Decepticon technology was accomplished. He then explains that the same principles were applied to resolve Kup's technological incompatibility with modern upgrades, with Kup's cerebro-cortex interfacing with his new body in a nearly identical manner, though he cannot separate from his pretender carapace.

Springer's reactions are still mixed until Prowl shows him footage of Kup's new body in combat trials. Indeed, it appears that Springer's old commanding officer is fully rehabilitated, in a body that moves like it's in the prime of youth. Springer however notices a foreign object in Kup's mouth, a [[cigar|cy-gar]]. Asking why Kup has such a relic of the decadent pre-war days of Cybertron, Springer is told by Prowl that this is how Perceptor keeps the veteran from lapsing into flashbacks of his time stranded on the alien world. Emitting a synthetic replica of the radiation Kup had become addicted to, the cy-gar manages his cravings and keeps him mentally stable. Internally, Prowl notes that without Kup's continued mental stability his ''own'' plans for the veteran would be for naught. Reassuring Springer, he notes that Kup is a potent symbol to rally the Autobot troops behind.

Finally allowed to see Kup in person, Springer's doubts are nearly all laid to rest. Kup is undergoing a final diagnostic disassembly before resuming field duty, and is jovial, joking with his former subordinate. However when seeing his own arm laying on the nearby table, Kup briefly begins to have a flashback, only snapped out of it by Perceptor supplying his cy-gar to him. Stabilized, his friendly demeanor returns and a still-nervous Springer expresses gratitude to see him rejoining their ranks.

Prowl recalls his meetings with Perceptor and the scientist's reluctance to be assigned directly to Kup in the field. He had to remind Perceptor that the Autobot ranks look up to Kup, and that if their secret actions at reforming the way Autobots look at tactics were to be successful they needed the veteran stable and able to capably lead others by example. In so doing, they might turn the tide of the war and have the Autobots fighting more effectively overall, bringing about peace sooner.

Meanwhile, Prowl and Springer discuss that Kup will never be told what he did while stranded on that remote planet. Prowl addresses Springer's concerns, stating that all involved have been contacted and sworn to silence.

After Springer departs, Prowl muses further on the streak of individuality and insubordination that inevitably undermines all Autobot tactics. Even Optimus Prime, he notes, seems more inclined to listen to the bellicose plans of Ironhide than his own more sound battle strategies. That is all about to change, if the personality subroutines installed in Kup take hold. Personality subroutines that will have Kup give the advice that ''Prowl'' wants him to give...

He recalls another conversation with Perceptor, in which the scientist noted with no small amount of irony that in doing this Prowl had gone maverick himself, conducting secret plans beyond the chain of command. Prowl felt no contradiction in this, as what separated him from an individual like Hot Rod was the fact that none of what he was doing was something he sought recognition or admiration for. Instead, his only concern was the shared success of the Autobot forces and the final resolution of the Cybertronian civil war.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (1)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
* [[Outback]] (3)*†
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (4)
* [[Brainstorm]] (5)*
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (6)
* [[Waverider]] (7)*
* [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (8)*
* [[Cloudburst]] (9)*
* [[Groundbreaker]] (10)*
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (11)*
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (12)*
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (13)*
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (14)*
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (15)‡
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (16)‡
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (17)‡
|c2=
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (18)*
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (19)*
* [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (20)*
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (21)*
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (22)*
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (23)*
}}

{{note|
 * flashback † deactivated ‡ on video monitors}}

===Quotes===

"Tell me you didn't just drag Kup here to reverse-engineer some kind of weapon that can inflict that sort of radiation damage on a Decepticon?" 
"No, Springer--" 
''But don't think I didn't consider it.''
:—'''Springer''', '''Prowl''', and '''Prowl's narration'''

"The average Autobot default setting is daredevil, maverick. That's not ''us'', Perceptor. ''We'' can subdivide this war into its purest mathematical form and generate solutions all we want, but unless we happen to be ''surfing'' on a ''meteoroid'' at the time, ''no one'' will pay attention."
:—'''Prowl'''

"But with Kup, ''everyone'' wants to hear what he has to say. So now, when he ''speaks''... you won't even see my lips move."
:—'''Prowl'''

===Errors===
* None yet identified.

===Items of note===
* "Surfing on a meteoroid" may be a nod to "[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]", which Roche also drew.
* The implication of page 10 is that Optimus was listening to people like Ironhide during ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' and ''that's'' how the Autobots blundered into a trap.
* Grimlock has ''113'' files devoted to his insubordination.
* Thunderwing is depicted as his pre-Pretender self.

=="Lost & Found"==
'''Perceptor goes from scientist to sniperer in just 11 pages!'''

===Synopsis===
Aboard the starship ''[[Trion]]'', Drift has inexplicably managed to teach patience to Blurr through the equally inexplicable use of the [[Earth]] game "[[Go]]". The two of them muse on their lives before the war, apparently not fazed by the looming presence of Perceptor's damaged body in the [[CR chamber]] above them.

One hundred games later, Kup is haranguing Blaster over his inability to hail any other Autobot outposts. Drift admonishes his impatience, and Kup explains that all the Autobot distress signals have him antsy. Blurr arrives and announces that Perceptor is online once more.

The crew goes to see Perceptor in his lab, where he is fervently working on reinforcements and refinements to his body. Among them is a new chest panel that will presumably prevent the grievous wound that sidelined him from ever occurring again. Shortly afterwards, he installs stabilizers in his arms to improve his aim. Kup objects, as Perceptor is more valuable in the lab than on the field. Perceptor however feels he can be more useful in battle, and thus repay the debt he feels he owes for the saving of his life. Kup lectures him, but is interrupted by Blaster, who has received a patchy transmission from Hot Rod. The hotheaded Autobot is being pursued by a Decepticon ship under the command of Bludgeon. The Trion moves to intercept, but Perceptor is warned to stay behind.

At the crash site of Hot Rod's shuttlecraft, Bludgeon orders the Monstructor Six to execute the Autobot. Kup's crew arrive via [[orbital bounce]] to even the odds. However the Autobots are quickly overwhelmed by the formation of Monstructor, and the odds of the battle seem bleak. In the nick of time, a precise burst of laser fire hits the vulnerable connector joint of the immense combiner, reducing Monstructor back into its component Decepticons. The stunned Autobot crew turns to find that their savior is Perceptor himself. Blaster expresses vehement misgivings on Perceptor having "defiled" himself by repurposing his body to combat specifications. Kup deflects this by telling Blaster to tend to the wounded Springer, and takes Perceptor along to give chase to the fleeing Decepticons.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (1)
* [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (2)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (3)
* [[Roadbuster]] (4)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (5)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (6)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (7)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (8)
|c2=
* [[Birdbrain]] (9)
* [[Bristleback]] (10)
* [[Slog]] (11)
* [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (12)
* [[Wildfly]] (13)
* [[Scowl]] (14)
* [[Icepick]] (15)
* [[Monstructor]] (16)
}}

===Quotes===
"Just doin' my job."
:—Introducing the all-new, all different '''Perceptor'''!

===Errors===
* Why the hell are Drift and Blurr playing an Earth game? None of the team were ''on Earth'' until AHM.
* Why is Bludgeon not in Garrus-9? And when did he get his mind back?! And why is he suddenly loyal and working with the other 'cons?!
* And Decepticon Pretenders are presented as supremely powerful horrors, ''why is he retreating'' because Monstructor is down? He should be capable of wiping out the Autobots.

===Items of note===
* Perceptor has two different bodies in this story; his G1 look (from "[[Spotlight: Blaster]]" and "[[Spotlight: Drift]]") and his semi-updated look from ''AHM''.
* Hot Rod was seen piloting the Decepticon ship he acquired in [[Spotlight: Hot Rod|his ''Spotlight'']], given a fresh coat of paint to match its new pilot. <ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6643&start=60#151871</ref>
* The Decepticons appear to have reverse-engineered and now drafted the Monstructor Six.
* The ending appears to lead into Hotrod's flashback tale in [[All Hail Megatron issue 5|''All Hail Megatron'' #5]].

==Covers (3)==
* '''Cover A:''' [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], art by [[Nick Roche]] and colors by [[Kris Carter]].
* '''Cover B:''' Schematic of a newly-rebuilt [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (an homage to [[wikipedia:Vitruvian Man|da Vinci's Vitruvian Man]]), art by [[Casey Coller]] and colors by [[Joana Lafuente]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Art deco of Perceptor looking brooding; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
<gallery>
Image:1252688995 TF AHM 15-cov-1.jpg|Prepare for trouser-shattering.
Image:AHM15casey.jpg|Perceptonardo Da Vinci.
Image:AHM15trevhutch.jpg|Rambo.
</gallery>

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==References==
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File:BoUK Dinobots 3a .jpg

2009-08-12T23:18:49Z

123.100.118.13:

[[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Best of UK: Dinobots]]'' cover 3A.
* '''Pencils:''' [[Nick Roche]]
* '''Colors:''' [[Josh Burcham]]
{{comiccover}}

Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)

2009-05-27T02:34:03Z

123.100.118.13: /* Characters in the Shattered Glass Universe */

{{disambig2|the continuity family|the comic issue|Shattered Glass (comic)}}
[[Image:Shatteredglass logo.png|600px|center]]

[[image:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The mirrorverse is roughly 50% blue cannons by volume.]]

"'''Shattered Glass'''" is the catch-all name for the fictional universe and associated toys begun in conjunction with [[BotCon 2008]].
It is a "mirror universe", where the bad guys are good, the good guys
are bad, and (mostly) everyone has different paint schemes. The story
is a Transformers take on the old sci-fi warhorse of an [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|evil alternate universe]], a concept previously seen in stories such as [[wikipedia:Mirror_Universe_(Star_Trek)|''Star Trek'''s Mirror Universe]] and DC comics' [[wikipedia:Earth-Three|Earth-Three]].

It comes complete with a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|time-lost character from "our" world]] and [[facial hair]] for the [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|evil versions of certain good guys]].

{{-}}

{{quote|This year's chronicle shatters everything you thought you knew about Transformers! Here is a universe you never expected...
On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares
his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in
resources, known as [[Earth]]!
Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his
plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to
stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered
universe from falling victim to the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil legion of...Autobots?

This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!

Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|young and noble Decepticon]]
will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of
all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!|Introductory blurb at BotCon.com}}

==Fiction==
[[Image:Decepticon_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]

[[Image:Autobot_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]
* '''[[Shattered Expectations]]'''
Fun Publications proved themselves collectively to be Satan
incarnate in April 2008 when they "leaked" three pages of what was
purported to be the set's accompanying comic, but which was, in fact,
an April Fool's gag by [[Pete Sinclair]], [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]].
Taking the silly concept of an "evil parallel universe" and giving it
the respectably campy treatment it deserved (including such gags as an
ingenious Grimlock, a Jazz that talked like Mr. T and reverse-[[Furmanism|Furmanisms]]), the comic was rendered in the art style of [[Derek Yaniger]]
and even featured flat, 1992-era coloring to complete the effect.
Rather unexpectedly, the fandom responded in a virtually unheard-of
manner—the comic was almost unanimously loved.

Then it turned out that the most popular thing Fun Publications had ever done wasn't real.

Mmn.

The popularity of "Shattered Expectations" led to several of its aspects being incorporated into the actual "Shattered Glass" world, via online prose stories. Subsequent stories have also taken a more campy approach to creating parallel universe versions of characters, as opposed to the rather uninspired straight-faced take of the convention comic.

* '''[[Shattered Glass (comic)|Shattered Glass]]'''
The real BotCon 2008 exclusive comic story picked up after the "[[Crossing Over]]" storyline, throwing [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
into an evil parallel universe. Though he immediately joins the
Autobots, he begins to suspect that things are not all that they seem.
After meeting both the evil Autobots and the heroic Decepticons, he
must make a choice. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime has built the [[Ark (Shattered Glass)|''Ark'']] to take them to a new world, [[Earth]], that is ripe for conquest. The comic featured a brief return of the retired Transformers artist [[Don Figueroa]] and was written by Pete Sinclair and [[Benson Yee]].

When the "Shattered Expectations" comic proved amazingly and
surprisingly popular, Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop were brought in to
make some dialogue tweaks, returning Jazz to the April Fool's version's
Mr. T mannerisms among other changes. Grimlock was still dumb, however,
but that could be mitigated...

* '''[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]'''
A text story about [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]]. It promises a change for the character to the "Shattered Expectations"' ingenious Grimlock.

* '''[[Do Over]]'''
A text story about the Autobots' second attempt to build an Ark and conquer Earth. [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]'s plan to ensnare Megatron keep the heroic Decepticons from pursuing their foes to Earth?

* '''[[The Desert Heat!]]''' / '''[[Eye in the Sky]]'''
Text story with 2-page comic preview. The Autobots and Decepticons land on a bizarre world known as Earth.

==Characters in the Shattered Glass Universe==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Alpha Trion (Shattered Glass)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Arcee (Shattered Glass)|Arcee]]
*[[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]]
*[[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Perceptor (Shattered Glass)|Perceptor]]
*[[Ratchet (Shattered Glass)|Ratchet]]
*[[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]]

|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (Shattered Glass)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Bludgeon (Shattered Glass)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Bug Bite (Shattered Glass)|Bug Bite]]
*[[Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Clench (Shattered Glass)|Clench]]
*[[Kickback (Shattered Glass)|Kickback]]
*[[Ravage (Shattered Glass)|Ravage]]
*[[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]]
}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
*'''Games of Deception'''

* '''At-Show Souvenir Toy'''
**[[Alpha Trion (Shattered Glass)|Alpha Trion]]

* '''Shattered Glass'''
A six-figure boxed set which includes bad guys [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]] and [[Jazz (Shattered Glass)|Autobot Jazz]], and good guys [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and [[Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)|Razorclaw]].

* '''Attendee-Only Bonus Toy'''
** [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]

* '''At-Show Souvenir Toys'''
** [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]], [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]] and [[Divebomb (Shattered Glass)|Divebomb]]
** [[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)|Sideswipe]] with [[Whisper (Shattered Glass)|Whisper]], and [[Rampage (Shattered Glass)|Rampage]]

* '''Customizing Class Toy'''
** [[Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)|Nightbeat]]

===Repurposed toys===
:Quite a few ''Shattered Glass'' characters are based on [[repurposing|repurposed]] toys, including:
====Decepticons====
*[[Music Label]] [[Soundwave (G1) toys#Music_Label|MP3 Player Soundwave in "Sonic White"]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]].

*Movie [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Gutcruncher (Shattered Glass)|Gutcruncher]].

*''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Bludgeon (Shattered Glass)|Bludgeon]].

*Club-exclusive [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Astrotrain (Shattered Glass)|Astrotrain]].
:*[[Starcatcher]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Fasttrack (Shattered Glass)|Fasttrack]]
:*[[Astro-Hook]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Stonecruncher (Shattered Glass)|Stonecruncher]]
:*[[Astro-Line]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Tailwind (Shattered Glass)|Tailwind]]
:*[[Astro-Sinker]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Submarauder (Shattered Glass)|Submarauder]]

*E-Hobby [[Glit]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ravage (Shattered Glass)|Ravage]].

*Powerlinx [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Demolishor (Shattered Glass)|Demolishor]].

* E-Hobby [[Shothole]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Kickback (Shattered Glass)|Kickback]]

====Autobots====
*Movie [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Huffer (Shattered Glass)|Huffer]].

*Generation 1 [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in his original pre-''Transformers [[Microman]]'' colors, a.k.a. [[Magnificus]], as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Perceptor (Shattered Glass)|Perceptor]].

*Movie [[Elita-One]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Arcee (Shattered Glass)|Arcee]].

*Movie [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Scoop (Shattered Glass)|Scoop]]
:* [[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]] [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Holepunch (Shattered Glass)|Holepunch]]

*Movie [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Crosshairs (Shattered Glass)|Crosshairs]]
:* X-Dimension [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Pinpointer (Shattered Glass)|Pinpointer]]

* X-Dimension [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Nightstick (Shattered Glass)|Nightstick]]

* Movie [[Big Daddy (Movie)|Big Daddy]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Big Daddy (Shattered Glass)|Big Daddy]]

* Movie [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Beachcomber (Shattered Glass)|Beachcomber]]

* Movie [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Brawn (Shattered Glass)|Brawn]]

* Movie [[Storm Surge]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Seaspray (Shattered Glass)|Seaspray]]

==Trivia==
* The title is similar to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s "[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Fragile_Glass Fragile Glass]", a story about the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Mirror_universe Mirror universe] from the [http://memory-alpha.org ''Star Trek''] franchise as mentioned above.
* The Shattered Glass poster (as seen above) bears a strong resemblance to one of the first Transformers posters, right down to the characters' positions and actions: [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]] in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] place, the evil second-in-commands ([[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]]) more in front of the battle than their respective evil leaders ([[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]).

[[Category:Continuities]]
[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category: Shattered Glass| ]]

Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)

2009-05-27T02:31:47Z

123.100.118.13: /* Characters in the Shattered Glass Universe */

{{disambig2|the continuity family|the comic issue|Shattered Glass (comic)}}
[[Image:Shatteredglass logo.png|600px|center]]

[[image:Onegenerationshattered.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The mirrorverse is roughly 50% blue cannons by volume.]]

"'''Shattered Glass'''" is the catch-all name for the fictional universe and associated toys begun in conjunction with [[BotCon 2008]].
It is a "mirror universe", where the bad guys are good, the good guys
are bad, and (mostly) everyone has different paint schemes. The story
is a Transformers take on the old sci-fi warhorse of an [[wikipedia:Parallel_universe_(fiction)|evil alternate universe]], a concept previously seen in stories such as [[wikipedia:Mirror_Universe_(Star_Trek)|''Star Trek'''s Mirror Universe]] and DC comics' [[wikipedia:Earth-Three|Earth-Three]].

It comes complete with a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|time-lost character from "our" world]] and [[facial hair]] for the [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|evil versions of certain good guys]].

{{-}}

{{quote|This year's chronicle shatters everything you thought you knew about Transformers! Here is a universe you never expected...
On a world known as Cybertron, a ruthless and cruel tyrant prepares
his army for an all-out attack. Their destination: a planet rich in
resources, known as [[Earth]]!
Only a small band of rebels stands between this evil warlord and his
plans for universal conquest. If these brave soldiers are unable to
stop the attack, then there will be nothing to prevent this shattered
universe from falling victim to the maniacal [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]] and his evil legion of...Autobots?

This is a truly malformed universe, where the Decepticons are heroic and the Autobots are evil!

Coming this spring, the battle lines will be drawn and a new champion will emerge. A [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|young and noble Decepticon]]
will stand up and fight for freedom, the freedom which is the right of
all Transformers! Advising him will be his trusted lieutenant [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and his fellow virtuous Decepticons. They will fight to the very last to stop the spread of Optimus Prime's tyranny!|Introductory blurb at BotCon.com}}

==Fiction==
[[Image:Decepticon_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]

[[Image:Autobot_Shattered_Glass.png|150px|right]]
* '''[[Shattered Expectations]]'''
Fun Publications proved themselves collectively to be Satan
incarnate in April 2008 when they "leaked" three pages of what was
purported to be the set's accompanying comic, but which was, in fact,
an April Fool's gag by [[Pete Sinclair]], [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]].
Taking the silly concept of an "evil parallel universe" and giving it
the respectably campy treatment it deserved (including such gags as an
ingenious Grimlock, a Jazz that talked like Mr. T and reverse-[[Furmanism|Furmanisms]]), the comic was rendered in the art style of [[Derek Yaniger]]
and even featured flat, 1992-era coloring to complete the effect.
Rather unexpectedly, the fandom responded in a virtually unheard-of
manner—the comic was almost unanimously loved.

Then it turned out that the most popular thing Fun Publications had ever done wasn't real.

Mmn.

The popularity of "Shattered Expectations" led to several of its aspects being incorporated into the actual "Shattered Glass" world, via online prose stories. Subsequent stories have also taken a more campy approach to creating parallel universe versions of characters, as opposed to the rather uninspired straight-faced take of the convention comic.

* '''[[Shattered Glass (comic)|Shattered Glass]]'''
The real BotCon 2008 exclusive comic story picked up after the "[[Crossing Over]]" storyline, throwing [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
into an evil parallel universe. Though he immediately joins the
Autobots, he begins to suspect that things are not all that they seem.
After meeting both the evil Autobots and the heroic Decepticons, he
must make a choice. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime has built the [[Ark (Shattered Glass)|''Ark'']] to take them to a new world, [[Earth]], that is ripe for conquest. The comic featured a brief return of the retired Transformers artist [[Don Figueroa]] and was written by Pete Sinclair and [[Benson Yee]].

When the "Shattered Expectations" comic proved amazingly and
surprisingly popular, Greg Sepelak and Trent Troop were brought in to
make some dialogue tweaks, returning Jazz to the April Fool's version's
Mr. T mannerisms among other changes. Grimlock was still dumb, however,
but that could be mitigated...

* '''[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]'''
A text story about [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]]. It promises a change for the character to the "Shattered Expectations"' ingenious Grimlock.

* '''[[Do Over]]'''
A text story about the Autobots' second attempt to build an Ark and conquer Earth. [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]'s plan to ensnare Megatron keep the heroic Decepticons from pursuing their foes to Earth?

* '''[[The Desert Heat!]]''' / '''[[Eye in the Sky]]'''
Text story with 2-page comic preview. The Autobots and Decepticons land on a bizarre world known as Earth.

==Characters in the Shattered Glass Universe==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Alpha Trion (Shattered Glass)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Arcee (Shattered Glass)|Arcee]]
*[[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Perceptor (Shattered Glass)|Perceptor]]
*[[Ratchet (Shattered Glass)|Ratchet]]
*[[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]]

|c2=
*[[Astrotrain (Shattered Glass)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Bludgeon (Shattered Glass)|Bludgeon]]
*[[Bug Bite (Shattered Glass)|Bug Bite]]
*[[Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Clench (Shattered Glass)|Clench]]
*[[Kickback (Shattered Glass)|Kickback]]
*[[Ravage (Shattered Glass)|Ravage]]
*[[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]]
}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
*'''Games of Deception'''

* '''At-Show Souvenir Toy'''
**[[Alpha Trion (Shattered Glass)|Alpha Trion]]

* '''Shattered Glass'''
A six-figure boxed set which includes bad guys [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (Shattered Glass)|Grimlock]], [[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]] and [[Jazz (Shattered Glass)|Autobot Jazz]], and good guys [[Starscream (Shattered Glass)|Starscream]] and [[Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)|Razorclaw]].

* '''Attendee-Only Bonus Toy'''
** [[Ricochet (Shattered Glass)|Ricochet]]

* '''At-Show Souvenir Toys'''
** [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]], [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]] and [[Divebomb (Shattered Glass)|Divebomb]]
** [[Blurr (Shattered Glass)|Blurr]], [[Sideswipe (Shattered Glass)|Sideswipe]] with [[Whisper (Shattered Glass)|Whisper]], and [[Rampage (Shattered Glass)|Rampage]]

* '''Customizing Class Toy'''
** [[Nightbeat (Shattered Glass)|Nightbeat]]

===Repurposed toys===
:Quite a few ''Shattered Glass'' characters are based on [[repurposing|repurposed]] toys, including:
====Decepticons====
*[[Music Label]] [[Soundwave (G1) toys#Music_Label|MP3 Player Soundwave in "Sonic White"]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Soundwave (Shattered Glass)|Soundwave]].

*Movie [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Gutcruncher (Shattered Glass)|Gutcruncher]].

*''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Bludgeon (Shattered Glass)|Bludgeon]].

*Club-exclusive [[Astrotrain (Timelines)|Astrotrain]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Astrotrain (Shattered Glass)|Astrotrain]].
:*[[Starcatcher]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Fasttrack (Shattered Glass)|Fasttrack]]
:*[[Astro-Hook]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Stonecruncher (Shattered Glass)|Stonecruncher]]
:*[[Astro-Line]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Tailwind (Shattered Glass)|Tailwind]]
:*[[Astro-Sinker]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Submarauder (Shattered Glass)|Submarauder]]

*E-Hobby [[Glit]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ravage (Shattered Glass)|Ravage]].

*Powerlinx [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Demolishor (Shattered Glass)|Demolishor]].

* E-Hobby [[Shothole]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Kickback (Shattered Glass)|Kickback]]

====Autobots====
*Movie [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Huffer (Shattered Glass)|Huffer]].

*Generation 1 [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in his original pre-''Transformers [[Microman]]'' colors, a.k.a. [[Magnificus]], as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Perceptor (Shattered Glass)|Perceptor]].

*Movie [[Elita-One]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Arcee (Shattered Glass)|Arcee]].

*Movie [[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Scoop (Shattered Glass)|Scoop]]
:* [[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]] [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Holepunch (Shattered Glass)|Holepunch]]

*Movie [[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Crosshairs (Shattered Glass)|Crosshairs]]
:* X-Dimension [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Pinpointer (Shattered Glass)|Pinpointer]]

* X-Dimension [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Nightstick (Shattered Glass)|Nightstick]]

* Movie [[Big Daddy (Movie)|Big Daddy]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Big Daddy (Shattered Glass)|Big Daddy]]

* Movie [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Beachcomber (Shattered Glass)|Beachcomber]]

* Movie [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Brawn (Shattered Glass)|Brawn]]

* Movie [[Storm Surge]] as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Seaspray (Shattered Glass)|Seaspray]]

==Trivia==
* The title is similar to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s "[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Fragile_Glass Fragile Glass]", a story about the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Mirror_universe Mirror universe] from the [http://memory-alpha.org ''Star Trek''] franchise as mentioned above.
* The Shattered Glass poster (as seen above) bears a strong resemblance to one of the first Transformers posters, right down to the characters' positions and actions: [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)|Megatron]] in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] place, the evil second-in-commands ([[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]]) more in front of the battle than their respective evil leaders ([[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]).

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