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Dynasty of Primes

2011-04-02T14:20:46Z

124.106.134.24: /* Revenge of the Fallen movie */

:''The Dynasty of Primes is a group from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cyberglyphics Prime Symbol.png|100px|right|]]

The '''Dynasty of Primes''' was the ruling class of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] eons ago. Formed by the first [[Thirteen original Transformers|<strike>Thirteen</strike>]] <strike>Seven</strike> rulers of Cybertron, the Dynasty ruled Cybertron and protected the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] until they were betrayed by [[The Fallen|one of their own]].

The only named Primes are [[Prima]], Optimus Prime's ancestor, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], leader of an expedition, [[Bendy-Bus Prime]], whose status is unknown, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], the last of the Primes.

{{bigquote|Primes are born. Not made.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===IDW comics===

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-dynasty.jpg|left|thumb|300px|We don't look like this in the film.]]
Eons ago, the All Spark created thirteen beings, the first Cybertronians, who had the ability to move between dimensions. They soon realized that the All Spark's power, though vast, was not infinite, and required the energy of stars to be replenished. Once a nearby star went nova, the All Spark created a worker race, the Transformers, who would assist the Dynasty in replenishing the All Spark. One of the thirteen, later known as the Fallen, {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}} believed the All Spark was talking to him and that it wanted him to harvest ''any'' sun, local lifeforms or no local lifeforms, rather than spend ages searching. He harvested the sun of a living world behind his brother's backs, only to be caught and told off. This didn't stop him {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} and eventually, the Dynasty ruled that all <strike>thirteen</strike> seven of them) would decide on the harvester's use.

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey, are [[Prima| you]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s dad?]]

In response, the Fallen assembled his own army, the [[Decepticon]]s, and deliberately built a harvester on Earth... in order to draw his brothers into a trap. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}} A great battle erupted as the Fallen fought to gain the All Spark's power for himself. However, once he had destroyed his <strike>six</strike> twelve brothers' [[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]], he still had to face the final survivor, [[Prima]], who tricked him into running out of power and then used the remaining power in the Dynasty's corpses to imprison the Fallen in his own sarcophagus. The last Prime then built a tomb for the Matrix out of the corpses and sacrificed himself to close it. Knowledge of the thirteen faded, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}} {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

Thousands of years later, the [[Science Division]] discovered the Fallen's sarcophagus and the remains of the other Twelve's sarcophagi. As the Fallen influenced [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the members of the Science Division, under the direction of their leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], studied the remains of the other relics and discovered the [[Cyberglyphics|symbol of the Primes]]. This was the first proof that they had found of the Dynasty, and what's more, the symbol was etched on the head of the Science Division's leader, who was soon dubbed Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] by his fellow scientists. After the [[Autobot]]s refused to follow Megatron's [[Decepticon]]s, the term Prime came to denote Optimus as leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Michael York]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]], [[Robin Atkin Downes]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]], [[Daisuke Gōri]], [[Yasuyoshi Hara]] (Japanese)

[[Image:ROTF Primes vs Fallen.jpg|250px|thumb|left|You do realize that they could have killed him right now instead of hiding the Matrix, right?]]
At least by 17,000 BC, ancient beings known as the "Seven Primes," reached the Solar System in their quest to build a [[Star harvester|Star Harvester]], but they discovered the chosen system contained [[Earth|a life-bearing world]], and so six of the Primes objected to using the Harvester on the system's sun. The seventh, however, insisted on using the Harvester anyway upon weighing the longevity of his planet and his race against a seemingly meaningless organic world. This Prime quickly turned on his brothers and their creed, waging war against them, with those who agreed with his ideals by his side. After attacking and killing many of his fellow Primes and slaughtering a large number of early [[human]]s he was thereafter ever known as "The Fallen." The remaining Primes mounted an attack on their new nemesis and hid the [[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership]]—without which he could not activate the harvester—in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb composed of their own bodies]] on the very planet he sought to destroy, using the last of their energy left from the epic battle to completely seal it.

According to Sam Witwicky, who had absorbed the All Spark, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] led an expedition where it took him fourteen galactic convergences to get an echo of something, seemingly related to the existence of other dimensions where the theory of relativity was not applicable.

In the present day, their descendant [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] perished in battle whilst protecting the human adolescent [[Sam Witwicky]], the chosen vessel of the All Spark after the Cube's physical destruction. With the seemingly confusing knowledge of an advanced alien civilization in his mind, Sam and his companions set out to find the Matrix of Leadership after learning it might be the only thing that could resurrect Optimus—the last of the Primes—who was the only being who could defeat "The Fallen". Travelling to [[Petra]] in [[Jordan]], Sam discovered the Tomb of the Primes hidden within, quickly discovering the small Matrix. His hopes were soon dampened however, when the artifact crumbled into dust upon it being moved. Nevertheless, he held onto his faith and gathered up the dust in a tattered sock, intending to revive Optimus with it in any way feasible.

[[Image:ROTF-sixprimes.jpg|250px|thumb|You must avenge my death, Simba—uh, I mean, Sam.]]

During a climactic battle around the Star Harvester between the [[Autobot]]s and The Fallen's [[Decepticon]] forces, Sam died in an attempt to use the remnants of the Matrix to resurrect Optimus Prime. Appearing to leave his body, the six Primes soon appeared before Sam, telling him that they had been observing him for a long period of time, praising his sacrificial acts to save the last Prime's spark. They pronounced him worthy of receiving the Matrix, revealing to him that it is now never merely found but instead ''earned'', then instantaneously resuscitated him. Brought back to life by the six Primes, he was able to fulfill his destiny by reviving Optimus, propagating the complete destruction of the Star Harvester and the defeat of "The Fallen" and Megatron. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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===Revenge of the Fallen adaptations===

According to [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], the Dynasty of Primes was formed by the first Thirteen Cybertronians. These beings could not transform, but they and their transforming descendants possessed powers beyond that of the average Cybertronian. The Dynasty ruled Cybertron and protected the All Spark, replenishing it with the energy harvested from stars. However, the Dynasty of Primes was also benevolent, believing that all life was sacred, and refused to harvest stars with worlds inhabited by sentient races. To better prevent abuse, the Dynasty guarded the Matrix of Leadership, an artifact formed by the All Spark to power the [[Star harvester|Great Machines]] used to harvest stars. However, one of these Primes believed that they should harvest the star [[Sun|Sol]], which promised to yield vast amounts of energy, even though Sol was orbited by a small world with primitive inhabitants, [[human]]s. After this plan was unanimously rejected by the others, this Prime betrayed and killed most of his brothers, but [[Optimus Prime's ancestor|one survived]] and hid the Matrix in the Tomb of the Primes on [[Earth]], fusing it shut with his own life essence. The Fallen, as the renegade Prime was now known, dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s to retrieve the Matrix, but they were unsuccessful and eventually abandoned. On Cybertron, the Fallen hunted down and killed every last Prime he could find, knowing that they were a threat to him. A single orphan was hidden away with no knowledge of his lineage: Optimus Prime.

In time, The Fallen encountered Megatron, and directed him to form the Decepticons, promising him the powers of a Prime in exchange for his loyalty. When Megatron left Optimus Prime in stasis lock, the last threat to the Fallen was removed, and he prepared for his return to Earth. However, [[Sam Witwicky]], using the knowledge of the All Spark within his mind, found the Matrix in [[Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Unfortunately, it had turned to dust in the millennia in the tomb. When his heart stopped after an attack by Megatron, Sam communed with the [[spark]]s of the Twelve original Primes, who had judged Sam worthy of stewardship of the Matrix, and instructed him to merge the Matrix with Optimus. The Dynasty then returned Sam to life and transferred the knowledge of the All Spark into the restored Matrix. With the Matrix restored, Sam used it to revive Optimus Prime and give him the knowledge of his ancestors. Unfortunately, the Fallen then attacked and stole the Matrix, activating the harvester.

Using parts donated by a critically injured Jetfire, Optimus went to the star harvester, recovered the Matrix, and confronted the Fallen. In the battle that followed, Optimus proclaimed that the Fallen had forfeited his right to be a Prime when he slaughtered his brothers, and told Megatron that Primes were born, not made. Realizing he had been betrayed, Megatron and Starscream abandoned the Fallen and used the space bridge he had created to escape. Optimus then impaled the Fallen through the head with his own spear. With the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime became sole inheritor of the Matrix and the last of the Dynasty of Primes. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (comic series)}}

===Titan Magazines===

The original Transformers are explicitly stated to number only seven. There's also a legend they might actually be created by some guy called [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

They were imprisoned by the Fallen {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire Profile}} except when they weren't. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[Image:Movie ProtoformOptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[thirteen original Transformers]] collection?]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides, and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph|automorph]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode he resembles previous Optimus characters: his angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Optimus Prime's ancestor|a member of the Dynasty of Primes]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].

==Merchandise==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:RotF Bendy Bus Prime.jpg|thumb|250px|right|]]
*'''Bendy-Bus Prime''' (2009)
:Bendy-Bus Prime is a life-sized non-transformable sculpture with the dimensions 13×11×6 feet. There was only one produced by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Entertainment]] and [[Pinewood Studios]] or [[Propshop]], which was given away on [[December 9]], 2009 in a contest hosted by [[Wikipedia:The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] in conjunction with the release of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' on DVD.

:He is made out of 100 original bus parts, and even has an Oyster card reader.

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==Notes==
*The [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (comic series)|comic book adaptation]] vary quite differently from the version told in the movie, as they were based on early versions of the final script.
*For example, IDW's film adaptation shows 13 Primes instead of 7. In [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|a later comic]], only 7 are [[retcon|shown]].
*But then The Fallen's bio in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD/Blu-Ray bonus material says there were in fact 13.
*[[Hasbro]] tried clearing the matter up in a [[Hasbro Q&A|Q&A exchange]], saying that there were 13 "Original Epic Warriors of Cybertron," but only 7 of them were Primes.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=63609&view=findpost&p=1367057 Allspark.com Hasbro Q&A: Oct 2009]</ref> This distinction has not yet appeared in the fiction.
*More recently, a quiz in the [[Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Titan comic]] asked how many Primes there were, and the answer was "Seven (though you could have said 13!)". At least they're both prime numbers.
[[Image:RotF The Twelve heads.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Give me your... faces?]]
*Though barely glimpsed in the film, [[Josh Nizzi]] designed somewhat unique bodies and heads for each of the 12 during the film's pre-production. Interestingly, ''all'' of them appear to have energy glowing within their armor just as The Fallen does.<ref>[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF2.htm Concept art on JoshNizzi.com]</ref> Only 7 of them made into the film, of course.
*The Dynasty is a bit more lenient in the IDW comics than in the film and other spin-offs: There, the Fallen killed a planet before, and their reaction to this ''deliberate omnicide'' is little more than wagging a finger and saying "now don't do it again!"

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
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Scorponok (Movie)

2011-04-02T14:00:38Z

124.106.134.24: /* Deluxe Class toys */

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:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie Scorponok Procterrender1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|He was great as Scorpitron in the ''Power Rangers'' movie!]]

'''Scorponok''' is a small [[Transformer]] with a symbiotic connection to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. Just as Blackout would often be found looming powerful and silent by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Scorponok is always near Blackout, except in those times he has been sent to kill.

His main drives are to hunt, destroy, and hunt some more, causing many to view him as barely sentient. Others are concerned that he actually be a cunning opponent getting friend and foe alike to underestimate him... and the latter are right.<ref>Character Profile: Scorponok in [[Transformers #9]] (Titan)</ref> In secret, Scorponok has proven to be astonishingly erudite and focused on patient, long-game operations.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=841165f8-19b9-f369-1057-0b57c1e069b6 Scorponok's Battle Bio]</ref>

Since he can tunnel underground with frightening speed, he's incredibly good at ambushing. His favorite pastime is playing Hide and Seek with unsuspecting players, be they robotic or organic. He prefers to be hider ''and'' seeker. On Cybertron, he was deliberately left behind on battlefields so he could use his chameleon mesh armour plating to blend in perfectly with the background, then ambush any Autobot patrols that would arrive. Thanks to this, Megatron gave him more autonomy than other Decepticons would get, as he admired Scorponok's genocidal zeal.

He may retreat, but he'll come back. He kills Autobots. He never gives up.<ref>Character Profile: Scorponok in [[Transformers #9]] (Titan)</ref>

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Wēn-yì''' (瘟疫, "Plague")

== Fiction ==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics===
Before the war, Scorponok and Blackout were members of the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]] under the authority of [[Lord High Protector|High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. When [[Eshems alien|unknown hostiles]] attacked Cybertron, Scorponok and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] were placed on recon. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

During the war, Scorponok and Blackout, who ordinarily never leave Megatron's side, were dispatched to join [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s forces elsewhere on Cybertron while Megatron closed in on the [[AllSpark]]. After the group realized that both the AllSpark and Megatron had left Cybertron, Blackout ended an argument with Starscream over what to do next by deploying the fearsome Scorponok. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

Soon after the Decepticons launched a battlecruiser to pursue [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s starship, they were unwittingly led into a trap and crippled by mines. Also damaged was Starscream's forward scout [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], who was rescued by Scorponok. The Decepticons limped back to Cybertron in humiliation. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number One|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[Image:HoorayScorponok.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Adorably bloodthirsty.]]
After repairs were made to their ship, they followed the energy signature of the AllSpark to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], then to [[Earth]], where Scorponok adorably helped out in the massacre of a [[United States military]] installation in [[Afghanistan]]. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

{{note|IDW's comics thus far have the only two fictional depictions of Scorponok's robot mode (which was designed for the toy) and show that he has always had a scorpion beast mode, meaning it was not a form he assumed once on Earth. His beast mode is just alien enough to work, but you can explain his name yourself.}}
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===
During the long years of searching for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Scorponok was a member of the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' crew. After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] left the ship temporarily with strict orders that everyone was to stay put, [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] decided to attack the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'', and Scorponok went along. The small Decepticon managed to grab onto Optimus during the fight, but proved more of a nuisance than anything. Optimus was able to inflict some damage in return, and leave Scorponok struggling to return to the ''Nemesis''.

When the Decepticons later made another attack on the Autobots, Scorponok snuck aboard the ''Ark''. It wasn't until Optimus spotted him moving through the ship that the Autobots were alerted to his actions. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was sent to forcibly eject Scorponok, who was ill-equipped to move through space. While Ratchet pressed to the attack, the helpless Decepticon was only saved by an injured Blackout, who was still recovering from a massive beating by Starscream. What a pal. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
[[Image:Movie Blackout Scorponok eject1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh, slag, I forgot the Bungee cord!]]

During Blackout's attack on the [[United States military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the Decepticon helicopter dispatched Scorponok to seek out and destroy an escaped unit under the command of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]].

[[Image:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|250px|thumb|HUUUGZ!!!]]

The next morning, as the surviving soldiers discussed the attack, Scorponok observed their conversation from a distance while hidden in the sand. Targeting Lennox for elimination, Scorponok followed the unit as they made their way to [[Mahfouz|the human boy's]] village. Choosing his moment to strike just as the men stopped on the outskirts of the settlement, his attack was foiled when [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] saw the metal scorpion tail pointed at Lennox's back and shouted a warning. (Well, it wasn't so much a warning as it was a very, very panicked "''WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!''" followed by gunfire, but hey, it counts.) The other soldiers joined in the firefight as Scorponok dove under the sand to confuse them before fatally impaling [[Patrick Donnelly|Sgt. Donnelly]] and dragging him into the sand below.

[[Image:Scorponok hurt.JPG|left|250px|thumb|I'm not having fun any more.]]

Driving the soldiers into the village, Scorponok fired a barrage of missiles, which destroyed the ruins that the village had grown around and critically injured [[Jorge Figueroa|Figueroa]]. Unfortunately for Scorponok, Lennox's distress call to the [[Pentagon]] had gotten through, and an [[United States Air Force#MQ-1 Predator|MQ-1 Predator]] drone relayed images of the Decepticon to astonished US military commanders. They immediately sent two [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] to attack Scorponok, to little effect, then followed up with an [[United_States_Air_Force#AC-130_Spectre|AC-130 Spectre gunship]], which damaged Scorponok enough for him to dive back into the sand and escape, leaving his broken tail behind.

Scorponok's tail was transported back to the States aboard a [[United_States_Air_Force#C-17_Globemaster_III|C-17 transport]]. Lennox, Epps, and several other soldiers examined it en route, which led to the discovery that the only damage the armor didn't either shrug off or quickly heal was the "6000-degree magnesium burn" of a sabot round. Armed with this knowledge, the humans knew they now had a weapon that could hurt the invaders. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comics===
[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and a team of US Special Forces went looking for Scorponok. (Captain Lennox was originally meant to oversee this mission but was reassigned.) Hunting his hunters, Scorponok attacked Ironhide and took control of his motor functions, having him rampage through the humans. Luckily, one of them was able to sever the connection with a shot, and Ironhide smashed the Decepticon to pieces. {{storylink|Scorpion Sting}}

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[[Image:SkyblastVersusScorponok.jpg|left|260px|thumb|"DIE, empty space next to Autobot! DIE!"]]

Scorponok spied on a team of Moon-based Autobot reinforcements {{storylink|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} and later helped [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] battle them. {{storylink|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}}

[[Image:StockadeThrowsScorponok.jpg|right|260px|thumb|...HUUUGZ?]]

''Much'' later, during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], he was Blackout's trump card against [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. He not only failed, he was thrown as a ''projectile weapon'' against Blackout. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
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===Toy bios===
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Scorponok actually ''led'' the hunt for the AllSpark during the absence of Megatron, and this gave him a taste of command. He happily started using Megatron's own style of super-brutality to keep the troops in line, and looked forward to bumping off his leader and taking full command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys|Desert Attack}}

The disastrous failure on Earth evidently cocked ''that'' up, as poor Scorpy was left behind by the other Decepticons in the [[Middle East]]. His attempt at remaining out of sight have failed, and he is constantly being pursued by Bumblebee. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Legends Scorponok}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

[[Image:Titan5_"scorponok!".jpg|thumb|left|250px|I said ''HUGZZZZ'', '''DAMN IT.''']]

Scorponok was part of a scheme to frame [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]: while [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] got himself captured, Scorponok headed for [[Diego Garcia]] and made an attack to free the comrade. He shouldn't have been able to do this without being detected (dun dun dunnnnn) and made sure to attack right when the twins were distracting Optimus Prime. Showing some ball bearings, Scorponok personally shot at Prime before smashing apart Sideways' cuffs.

And then he got clean away! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===

[[Image:ROTF Scorponok death.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I CAN HAZ DETH?]]
During the battle in [[Egypt]] between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Scorponok, having answered [[The Fallen]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] call, lurked beneath the surface of the sand. He struck when the decrepit turncoat [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] was finishing off [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], catching the ancient [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] off-guard and severely wounding him. Scorponok did not live long enough to savour his success, however, as a collapsing Jetfire managed to crush his head with his fist. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command, Scorponok fought the Autobots using his Pulse Klaw, Blast Klaw and [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] stinger. He also made use of his seldom-seen robot mode, in which he had access to an [[Anti-gravity gun|anti-gravity cannon]] and pulse blasters. Scorponok may also have participated in the seemingly inter-dimensional "Energon Wars" conflict, during which the Decepticons were led by [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] against [[Optimus Primal]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game}}

==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
Scorponok was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Scorponok immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}

===Transformers The Game===
[[Image:Scorponok 2007game babygotback.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Coolest. Backpack. Ever.]]
After Blackout scrapped the military base in Qatar, Scorponok was sent to destroy five mobile communications vehicles, succeeding in his task. Scorponok went and did his own thing while Blackout searched the databanks for information on Megatron and the AllSpark, but reunited with Blackout in time for their escape.

After arriving in [[Mission City]], Scorponok fought through a horde of [[Energon drone|Energon drones]] to secure the AllSpark. Sam Witwicky nearly handed Scorponok the AllSpark, but Ironhide punted Scorponok. That made Blackout very mad... {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===Allspark Highway===
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{{storylink|Allspark Highway}}

===Transformers: Battle for the Matrix===
{{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime. Scorponok is a recurring enemy.}}
[[Image:Scorponok battleforthematrix.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle for the Matrix}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Voyager Class Blackout companions====
[[Image:MiniScorponok.jpg|right|144px|thumb|I'm just an accessory.]]
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-01'''

: Blackout comes packed with a small silver figurine of Scorponok, who himself features a spring-loaded tail. He is usually stored in a cage on the rear of Blackout's helicopter mode. (Note: The spring in the figurine's tail is oriented not to spring the tail forward, but to help propel the figure out of the cage so that it lands right-side up.)

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* '''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)

:This Voyager Class Blackout repaint, exclusive to the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson with the purchase of the movie DVD, came with a redeco of the small Scorponok figurine that came with the regular Voyager Class Blackout, in metallic colors that better match the Deluxe Class Scorponok toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

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[[Image:Mov2007-toy PremiumScorponok.JPG|right|162px|thumb|I'm just a Premium accessory. But face it, I got better colours.]]
* '''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA 2008)

:This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy appears to be based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. However, Hasbro's version has brighter, more contrasting gold and silver paint compared to the Japanese Lawson release's more subdued colours.

:Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout was available as a mass release.

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====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Legends Bumblebee Scorponok toys.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ironically, more robot-like than the deluxe-sized one.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Scorponok''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

: Legends Scorponok is the smallest transforming figure of ''Movie'' Scorponok yet. He features a better-proportioned robot mode and better articulation for the legs than the Deluxe Class version. In fact, he's one of the best articulated Legends-sized toys to date. Even his claw hands are able to rotate. He does bear a resemblance to a [[Scorponok (BW)|previous version]], though. The only version of the mold released thus far comes packed with a slightly redecoed Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Face it, ''he'' should've come with Voyager Blackout.

:Multiple reports suggest that the soft plastic used for the tail has a tendency to harden after a while, and then become prone to breaking, in a way similar to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] (but occurring in a much shorter span of time). This may also be the reason why the toy has never been [[redeco]]ed so far.

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Move DeluxeScorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ever notice [[Scorponok (disambiguation) |every Scorponok]] has the same transformation? Claws into claws, legs form the main body, tail sits behind, hoping to be ignored...]]
*'''Scorponok''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-04'''

: Scorponok is a robotic scorpion. His body is covered in military warning and command designation markings, suggesting he forms part of a larger military vehicle ([[Blackout (Movie)|hint, hint]]). Two wheels on the bottom of his beast mode, when pushed along a flat, smooth surface, rotate gears that cause the turbines in his body and the pincers on his arms to spin. His tail features a spring-loaded, yet non-launching stinger that extends when a latch is released.

: In beast mode, Scorponok can combine with the underside of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] helicopter mode to exploit the larger Decepticon's own gear gimmick system. A geared shaft linked to Blackout's rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok's back. Thus, pressing the button on Blackout's tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok's pincers and the turbines in his body. (This can also be done with Blackout's ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[redeco]] [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], his retool [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] and Evac's ''Revenge'' redeco [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]].) This gimmick can also be activated (more easily) by rotating the geared wheels on Scorponok's undercarriage instead.

: Deluxe Scorponok can transform into what might be ''charitably'' called a robot mode, but was most likely added as an afterthought to the design for added play value (and possibly so Hasbro could actually justify selling the toy as a "Transformer" by itself). The later Legends Class toy features a considerably better-executed bipedal robot mode. In any case, this robot mode never appears in the movie, but does appear briefly in the second Target-sponsored [[Planetfall (Movie)|Movie Prequel comic]] and in [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1]].

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[[Image:Movie DecepticonDesertAttack 2pack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes some imagination.]]
*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at Toys "R" Us stores. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains ''two'' Scorponok toys in different sizes.

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*'''Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

:A Wal*Mart-exclusive special pack of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Ultimate Bumblebee]] with Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] and Scorponok as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.

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[[Image:Movie ScreenBattles DesertAttack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok now comes with little people to kill.]]
*'''Desert Attack''' (Screen Battles, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-03'''

:This pack features a minor [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Scorponok sporting "sand" paint applications on his body. The pack also comes with non-posable figurines of [[Epps|Sergeant Epps]], [[Jorge Figueroa]] and [[Patrick Donnelly|Sergeant Donnelly]]. They are packaged in a special window box featuring a diorama depicting the battle at [[Mahfouz]]'s village.

:According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website,<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Hasbro Transformers Collectors Checklist]</ref> this pack was originally supposed to include "4 soldiers". Apparently budget ultimately only allowed for three. The fourth one was most probably supposed to be [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]], who was included with the Screen Battles "Capture of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]" set instead, colored as a [[Sector Seven]] soldier.

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===Attacktix===
[[Image:Attacktix-MovMegsScorp.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I am going to KILL Yukon Cornelius.]]
*'''Battle Masters Megatron and Scorponok''' (Battle Master set)

: Scorponok was one of the many ''[[Attacktix]]'' toys that never saw release as the line was canceled. He would have been packaged with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and featured a firing missile.

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Voyager Class Grindor companions====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_Scorponok_companion.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Still just an accessory here.]]
*'''Grindor''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-18'''

:For ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Voyager class Blackout was redecoed into [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], so the Scorponok PVC included with Blackout got redecoed too... in a color scheme like that of his ''Fallen'' Deluxe toy (see below). Seems like he found a new partner in Grindor.

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====Deluxe Class Toys====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_StalkerScorponok.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Soon followed by Restraining Order Scorponok.]]
*'''Stalker Scorponok''' (Deluxe, 2009)

:A redeco of the original Deluxe Scorponok toy in black, grey, and red. The deco scheme bears a strong resemblance to ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Scorponok (BW)| Scorponok]]; additionally, Scorponok's legs have symbols on them that when mirrored form a [[Predacon (BW)|certain faction's symbol]], and "916-96" markings are [[tampograph]]ed on his claws. This is the date ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|first aired in syndication.]]

:Of note is that during part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], this version of Scorponok was one of a pool consisting of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
====Legends class toys====
*'''Stalker Scorponok''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:A redeco of Legends class Scorponok in black, a color scheme based on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Stalker Scorponok. This toy was only available in Japan.

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===''Dark of the Moon''===
====Cyberverse====
*'''Blackout''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:''
**''Number:''
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok

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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Scorponok.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]

:Part of the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Scorponok consists of two cards with punch-out pieces that can be assembled into either a scorpion mode or a robot mode (or rather, a scorpion mode standing on its hind legs). He uses the same card layout as ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]].

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Rhscorpprime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ripped straight from that scene they didn't appear together in.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Scorponok''' (2007)

:Scorponok is naturally sculpted in his beast mode for his ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' release. Cast in gray plastic, he has gold and black paint apps for color. His head is quirked to the side, and his pedipalps are bent into a ''possible'' standard-issue smile. He is articulated only at the pincers' shoulder joints, but his tail and legs are made of soft enough plastic to wiggle about. (The tail is much too short to sting anything other than his own back.)

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==Notes==
===Sentience and relationship to Blackout and Grindor===
* In the 2007 movie, Scorponok is a silent hunter-killer sent by Blackout. This has caused some conflicting depictions in the fiction and toy bios of Scorponok's level of intelligence. Some present him as being barely alive and merely an animalistic drone, and this is a commonly accepted view. After all, [[Ratbat (G1)#Notes|non-humanoid Transformers aren't important or noteworthy]]. Another bio, by contrast, describes him as having ''leadership'' ambitions, and his Titan Magazines profile implies strongly that he fakes being a bestial drone to give him a psychological edge. Finally, his Battle Bio on Hasbro's website would come down on him having sentience by having Scorponok record his own personal data track!

* In the feature "From Script to Sand: The Skorponok {{sic}} Desert Attack" on the movie's bonus DVD, production designer [[Jeff Mann]] suggested that Scorponok was "birthed" from Blackout, thus suggesting that he might be more of an autonomous extension of Blackout himself, similar to [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] later confirmed that [[authorial intent|as far as he was concerned]], Scorponok was something between a symbiont and a "drone", rather than a fully fledged character.<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1159482&postcount=9822 Orci confirming his view of Scorponok]</ref> The [[Ghosts of Yesterday]] novel would go on to unambiguously identify him as a symbiont.

*In a [http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-04-01-transformers-first-look_N.htm USA Today interview] for ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Roberto Orci stated that the Decepticons with "animal" forms didn't speak in the movies because it would be "strange" for audiences to hear Scorponok's English accent.

* According to writer Roberto Orci on the official Transformers Movie board, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was originally going to appear in the movie (back when Blackout was still supposed to be [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]),<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage was replaced by Scorponok at the official movie boards]</ref> but was later changed to Scorponok when the setting of the opening scene was changed from jungle to desert.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage would have appeared in a different terrain at the official movie boards]</ref> This would imply that Scorponok's scorpion is indeed the ''robot mode'' (in the same fashion Ravage's panther mode was the robot mode), whereas his "alternate mode" is actually a part of Blackout's engine. The toys' robot modes are therefore an afterthought on behalf of Hasbro to avoid the paradox of [[Action Master|non-transforming "Transformers" toys]].

[[Image:Geturboshaftengine.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Turboshaft engine that film Scorponok transforms from. You can almost see the bits of Donnelly.]]
* Exactly ''which'' parts of Blackout turn into Scorponok is a little unclear. The center of his body appears to be made of a [[wikipedia:General_Electric_T64|General Electric T64]] turboshaft engine; his transformation/separation sequence in the movie shows that his forearms are made up of part of the side exhausts, and therefore ''also'' consist of parts of T64 engines. How this is possible, considering an MH-53 Pave Low only features ''two'' T64 engines, is up to anyone's guess.

* Meanwhile, the various markings found on the CGI model's design, the life-sized props and Hasbro's Deluxe toy are taken from all kinds of places on Blackout's helicopter mode, most prominently the cockpit and the tail.<ref>[http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/mh53jreferencefr_1.htm Detail close-up photos of a real MH-53 Pave Low]</ref> Some of those markings can also be found on props used for the scene which features the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean.<ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2006/10/pics-from-uss-shoup-of-transformer.html Behind the scenes photos taken aboard the [[Wikipedia:USS Shoup (DDG-86)|''U.S.S. Shoup'']], depicting props from the movie used for the scene which features the US Navy dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean]</ref> Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode in the movie's final act, it seems that either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counterattack in Qatar (and was therefore part of Blackout during the final battle), or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.

* Scorponok's sudden appearance during the battle at the end of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' leaves the audience to assume he was simply chilling in the desert for two years! In all fairness, considering all the [[generic]]s in the film, it could have been [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] Scorponok, because Blackout's Scorponok lost a tail and this Scorponok has one. Grindor and Blackout have the same robot mode, so they might have the same kind of pet.

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* A leaked early draft of the script<ref>Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> spells his name "Skorponok". That spelling is also used by [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] of the movie and in the menus for the movie's bonus DVD (most notably the featurette named "From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack"). Hasbro themselves used the [[Scorponok (G1)|traditional]] [[Scorponok (BW)|spelling]] "[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]" for their toys, even though a wallpaper on Hasbro's website spells the name "Scorponock".<ref name="hasbrodemolishor">[http://www.hasbro.com/objects/content/wallpaper.cfm?img=wp_transformers651_1280.jpg&brand_id=496&lang_id=1 Wallpaper at Hasbro's website calling Brawl/Devastator "Demolisher".]</ref> Meanwhile, in interviews, Michael Bay constantly refers to him as "Scorponox", and a preorder listing for the movie score even uses the spelling "Skorpinok".<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Steve-Jablonsky/dp/B000VFGQHK Amazon.com preorder for the movie score]</ref> Come on, people! It's not like his name's Mxyzptlk. (Even though misspelling Scorponok's name is not quite [[Scorpinok|unprecedented]].)

[[Image:Movie Scorponok headprop.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now I'm the Headmaster!]]
* Real physical props of Scorponok's head and tail were made by [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM's]] crew for certain scenes, most notably Lennox and Epps's examination of the tail leftovers on the plane. The head prop was used in the close-up of Scorponok stalking the SOCCENT survivors.<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/PROJPAGE_Trans_08.html Ben Procter's portfolio, depicting CGI models and life-sized props for Scorponok]</ref>

* Speaking of real: The famous shot of Scorponok leaping from the sand in pursuit a trio of soldiers, the shot used in a lot of the promos? Scorponok is the ''only'' element of CGI in that shot. The sand-explosion behind the soldiers is real, caused by carefully timed explosives placed under the dunes, which certainly must have encouraged the actors to run like hell—the looks of fear on their faces are 100% genuine. The overwhelming majority of explosions, flying cars, and broken buildings in the movie are similarly real effects, not CGI.

* Besides [[Frenzy (Movie)| Frenzy]], Scorponok is the only Transformer in the 2007 movie whose name is not spoken or stated in any way. <small>Well, arguably [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] fits in that category too...</small>

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm Scorponok at TFU.info]

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