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<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|predaconrid|decepticon}}<br /> {{disambig3|Megatron}}<br /> {{disambig3|Galvatron}}<br /> :''Megatron is the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons']] (later also the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]') [[Six Changer]] [[Emperor of Destruction|leader]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]]. He later upgrades into '''Galvatron'''.''<br /> <br /> [[Image:RIDMegatronGrippy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Let's see, I conquered Care-a-lot, Ponyville, Sesame Street, Shining Time Station, that planet Gumby came from...]]<br /> '''Megatron''' is the leader of the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]]. He claims to have decimated numerous planets during his campaign for Predacon supremacy before coming to [[Earth]] in search of the megaweapon [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. He appears to have come into conflict with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Autobot]]s numerous times before.<br /> <br /> Although Megatron is a powerful warrior he typically leaves the fighting to his Predacon lackies, such as [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], preferring to stalk around his ship/base the [[Megastar]] and berate his underlings when they inevitably fail. Upon his conversion to '''Galvatron''', he is a ''lot'' more active and effective. His primary attack seems to be his [[Cutter Beam]] attack. As Galvatron, he can increase his power by draining the life energy of other beings!&lt;ref&gt;Bio in the R2 DVD, reflecting the original ''Car Robots'' Devil Gigatron.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> :''Japanese name:'' '''Gigatron''' (Megatron), '''Devil Gigatron''' (Galvatron)<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]] (English), [[Yōichi Kobiyama]] (Japanese), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Portuguese from Brazil)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Megatron hand.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''He wants the whole world, in his hand...'']]<br /> Megatron arrived on Earth in search of Fortress Maximus, with a cover story of plundering Earth's energy. His first appearance was at the International Scientific Symposium in [[New York]], during which he and the Predacon trio fought [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot Brothers]]. Although the battle did not go well, Megatron was able to abduct [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Kenneth Onishi]], an energy expert and archaeologist. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}} Doctor Onishi was subjected to the [[psycho-probe]] which proved slow work in extracting information. In the meantime, Megatron sent his minions out to steal energy to refuel the ''Megastar'', only occasionally venturing out to help them.<br /> <br /> In an attempt to provide a distraction for Sky-Byte's mission to some ruins, Megatron and the Predacon trio attacked [[Metro City]], fighting [[Team Bullet Train]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}} Another plan to trap Optimus Prime started off well—Megatron disguised as a red sports car proved an effective lure to trap the Autobot [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and they were soon able to trap Optimus as well. Megatron took great pleasure in punishing the Autobot leader until the rest of the Autobots mounted a rescue and the Predacons were forced to flee. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Explosive Situation Angry Megatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I DO NOT NEED ANGER MANAGEMENT!]]<br /> With little information forthcoming from the psycho-probing of Doctor Onishi, the Predacons stole a disk left by the doctor, leading them to attack a steam train under the mistaken assumption it was a weapon of some sort. This did not help Megatron's temper. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}} Nor did the destruction of his [[Mega-Laser Cannon]] by the Autobots. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}} In an attempt to destroy their foe, Megatron and Sky-Byte entered the International Grand Prix which the Autobots had also entered in an attempt to find one of their number who'd gone rogue. Megatron managed to trap Optimus and the three brothers under a huge rock, but the rogue Autobot, [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], turned up in time to rescue them, and Megatron was sent packing. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Commandos Megatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|&quot;No! Don't let me go back there! I was frozen, imprisoned for years! And you expect me to go back there?!&quot; &quot;But-&quot; &quot;No Scourge! MY FINAL ANSWER IS NO!!!!&quot;]]<br /> After several more failed missions, the interrogation of Dr Onishi finally saw results in the discovery of a crashed Autobot spaceship in America. Megatron was able to snatch six protoforms from the ship and take them to the nearby McKinley Army Base where he imbued them with energy from his spark and gave them new forms as Decepticons. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} Eager to test his new troops, he sent them to destroy Sherman Dam and hacked into the primitive human television transmissions in order to extort the humans in the nearby city of [[Los Bogus]] into surrendering. Unfortunately things did not go well and Megatron was left looking embarrassed in front of the humans. {{storylink|Commandos}}<br /> <br /> Megatron largely stayed back at base after these incidents, until the Commandos were able to sabotage the Autobot [[Global Space Bridge]]. With the Autobots unable to reach specific destinations, Megatron and Scourge attacked an energy facility near the North Pole. Unfortunately for them, the Autobots were able to get the space bridge repaired in time for Megatron to be seen off by [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]]. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Forced Fusion Megatron Ruination.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dragon-back rides were the hit of the fair!]]<br /> Megatron was especially interested in the arrival of a new Autobot, [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], who had an intense rivalry with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} After Magnus badly damaged Prime in a fight, causing the latter to retreat to an island to recuperate, Megatron saw his chance and personally led the attack on Optimus Prime. The attack might have succeeded if it weren't for the arrival of Ultra Magnus, who merged with Optimus to form the powerful [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}<br /> <br /> After the capture of the three Autobot brothers, Megatron again ventured out and was able to successfully fight Optimus, who was unwilling to fight back while the three brothers were under threat. Even after the brothers were freed, Megatron attempted to stomp the trio, only to have them fight back after they supercharged under the influence of mysterious energy channelled through Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}<br /> <br /> Finally, information obtained from Dr Onishi led the Decepticons to discover the location of Fortress Maximus and the fulfilling of Megatron's quest. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Although the Autobots hid Fortress Maximus, Megatron had his men try to track down the rest of the [[O-Part|O-Parts]]. The Autobots again got there first, but Megatron was able to take [[Wedge]] hostage, offering him back in exchange for the O-Parts. The exchange was ruined by Sky-Byte, which didn't exactly endear the Predacon to his master. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Peril from the Past Galvatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Arise, Chooktimus Prime]]<br /> The Decepticons subsequently tracked the Autobots to the Sahara Desert, and Megatron led the mission there himself. By the time they caught up to the Autobots, Optimus had already located the [[Orb of Sigma]], the key to finding Fortress Maximus' commanding entity [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], in a deep cavern. Megatron attempted to take the Orb, but was caught in a booby trap which seized him in a powerful energy field. Soon he and Optimus were locked in combat, resulting in Megatron disappearing in the collapsing cavern. In the aftermath, the three beast Predacons pulled themselves out of the rubble, only to have their energy drained. Megatron was back with a new form and name—Galvatron. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Maximus Emerges Skybytegalvatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|...wait, that's ''proper [[scale]]''. What are they playing at in Japan?!]]<br /> Galvatron rejoined his troops as Scourge attempted to take control of Fortress Maximus in the heart of Metro City. He proclaimed Megatron dead and he himself to be an entirely new person. Though the attempt to control Fort Max was unsuccessful, Galvatron seized Cerebros during the retreat. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}<br /> <br /> Scourge's second attempt to control Maximus failed as well, leading the Decepticons to try and capture [[Koji Onishi]], the Autobots' pet human. Instead they got hold of Koji's friend [[Karl]], but Galvatron accompanied Scourge and Sky-Byte to Maximus's location. Once Karl had taken control of the titan, Scourge turned on his master, ordering Karl to destroy Galvatron. With the attempt a failure, Galvatron stunned his minion and retreated. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}<br /> <br /> Galvatron used one of his new abilities to seize the traitorous Decepticons in an energy field and forcibly reprogram them to serve him. Placing them under the command of Sky-Byte, he then sent them to attack the Autobot base. Although the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap by the Autobots, Galvatron brought the ''Megastar'' to the battle, growing in size to join with the battle station as its right hand. After Fortress Maximus destroyed the battle station, Galvatron fell, apparently lifeless, to the ground. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Not finished yet, Galvatron used his new vampiric powers to drain energy from Maximus. When confronted by Omega Prime, Galvatron demonstrated another new ability, releasing from his mouth thousands of [[Cyber-bat|cyber-bats]] which took control of Earth's children. The Autobots were forced to call a retreat.<br /> <br /> {{note|In the original ''Car Robots'', he was draining energy from children via his bats; in the dub, this was changed to him merely taking control of them to force the Autobots to back down.}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:The Final Battle Omegagalvatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Have at thee!]]<br /> Galvatron sent his Decepticon forces in after the Autobots, intending to kill two birds with one stone—he used his Striker Lance to rupture the wall of the Global Space Bridge, flooding it with lava. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} The Autobots soon escaped, but Galvatron was able to swiftly seize them in an energy field, only losing Optimus Prime when the other Autobots shielded their leader from Galvatron's energies. Optimus and Ultra Magnus again combined into Omega Prime to confront Galvatron, leading him through the space bridge to Earth's core for a final confrontation.<br /> <br /> When [[Omega Prime]] used the [[Matrix Blade]] to destroy Galvatron's Striker Lance, the resulting explosion (and apparent release of Galvatron's absorbed energies) was enough to defeat the villain. He was last seen being exiled to the Asteroid Prison Colony, swearing that he would return to seek revenge. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?===<br /> [[Image:DWSummerspecial RID Autobrothers Megs.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Megatron's seventh &quot;Ugly Drawing&quot; mode was impossible to hold back.]]<br /> Annoyed at the Predacons' inability to steal energy, Megatron ordered Scourge and Sky-Byte to undertake a joint operation to an energy research facility in [[Arizona]], while he and several of the other Decepticons kept the Autobots busy. Megatron was soon struggling with the Autobot Brothers in [[Oregon]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Toy bios===<br /> <br /> While still a Predacon, Megatron now claims to be a Decepticon out of arrogance. His new form is designed to be a substitute Emissary for the [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Autobot's secret defense fortress]], allowing him to finally achieve universal domination! {{storylink|Toys|Megabolt Megatron bio}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Robots in Disguise===<br /> [[Image:RID Megatron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It sorta looks like a bat, right?]]<br /> *'''Megatron''' (Ultra, 2001)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-001'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers<br /> <br /> : The ''only'' new-mold badguy from the ''Car Robots'' line, Gigatron has six different configurations: robot, jet, bat, two-headed dragon, giant hand (''awesome''), and roadster. His hand mode actually has a spring-loaded &quot;gripping&quot; gimmick (''oh hell yeah''). He comes with a pair of pressure-launch missile launchers that can double as swords, or be combined to form a single naginata-like weapon.<br /> <br /> : For the [[Hasbro]] ''Robots in Disguise'' line, Megatron was released using the later &quot;Devil Gigatron&quot; version of the mold, meaning it was capable of transforming into four more forms, though these were never advertised. The blades of his missiles were also rounded off a bit more to comply with [[For safety reasons|safety standards]].<br /> <br /> : The Hasbro version of this mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2005]]'s [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:RIDGalvatron2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|..., six little alt-modes. Seven little, eight little, nine little alt-modes. Ten little modes has he.]]<br /> *'''Galvatron''' (Ultra, 2001)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-013'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers<br /> <br /> [[Image:RIDGalvatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|One little, two little, three little alt-modes. Four little, five little...]]<br /> : [[Redeco|Redecoed]] into a color scheme more traditionally associated with &quot;dead&quot; in Japan, &quot;Devil Gigatron&quot; was also [[Retool|retooled]] to allow four more configurations, making him the Transformer with the most official alt-modes in a single body. Aside from the original six configurations, he can now also turn into a mammoth, a hydroplane &quot;transport&quot;, a winged griffin, and a one-headed dragon.<br /> <br /> : This retool was used for all Hasbro-released incarnations of the mold.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:RID MegatronMegabolt toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Transforms into a [[Predator (alien)|Predator]] mask!]]<br /> * '''Megatron Megabolt''' (Deluxe, 2002)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Missile<br /> <br /> : Originally developed for the ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' toy line but shelved, it finally saw release as a Kay-Bee [[exclusive]]. Megabolt Megatron transforms into a head-shaped spider tank, based on the [[Grand Mal]] design. A gear-wheel mechanism moves the legs up and down as the tank mode is pushed along. Pressing the [[spark crystal]] on the tank's top opens its jaw and fires a spring-loaded missile. In robot mode, this swings the entire cannon assembly up over the robot's head, along with a &quot;battle mask&quot;.<br /> <br /> : The bio has it that this toy can combine with [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. It looks okay on top of the socket to Fortress Maximus's main body, but the legs kind of get in the way. <br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Megabolt]], and as the guy it was originally supposed to be in ''[[Beast Wars Returns]]'' as &quot;[[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megahead Megatron]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> [[Image:Robotheroesprimemegatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If it's so bad to be jolly, he doesn't want to be good!]]<br /> * '''Optimus Prime''' / '''Megatron'''<br /> {{canceledtoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *In ''Car Robots'', each of Gigatron's alternate modes not only have their own voice, but their own personality. Hooray for leaders who're even crazier than Generation 1 Galvatron!<br /> <br /> * According to the first ''Car Robots'' toy catalog, Gigatron and his Destrongers &quot;passed through a rift in dimensions&quot; to appear on 21st-century Earth, with Fire Convoy/Optimus Prime's Autobot &quot;Dimensional Patrol&quot; following them. This seems to have been only vaguely alluded to in the Japanese version of the show—Fire Convoy proclaimed in the first episode that he would follow Gigatron wherever he went, &quot;even if it's to the edge of the universe&quot;—but does not seem to have played a large part of the main story, to the extent that the ''Robots in Disguise'' dub was able to omit it entirely. It gets a mention in a Megatron character profile on the [[United Kingdom|R2]] DVD boxsets, which refer to &quot;rumours&quot; that he comes from [[Another Time and Place|another time and place]]. [[Chris McFeely|The author]] claims that, at the time, he was just willfully screwing with people by including it, since back then it was more rumor in the fandom than the cited fact it is now. <br /> <br /> * The first ''Car Robots'' catalog also stated that Fire Convoy and Gigatron were once &quot;[[:Image:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|childhood friends]]&quot; that became eternal rivals. We don't really have any idea how that was supposed to work.<br /> <br /> *The CG illustrations on ''Car Robots'' Gigatron and Devil Gigatron's packagings were done by [[Tamotsu Shinohara]], a designer at [[Toei]] who mainly does creature design for live-action ''tokusatsu'' series such as &quot;Kamen Rider&quot; and &quot;Super Sentai&quot;. {{fact}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]<br /> *[http://tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm Galvatron at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]<br /> [[Category:Predacons]]<br /> [[Category:Predacon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Robots in Disguise characters]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]<br /> [[Category:Vampires]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Scorponok_(G1)&diff=463718 2010-06-09T08:28:33Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|{{factions/icons|custom=Machination_logo.png|cSize=45x30px|cLink=Machination}}}}<br /> {{disambig3|Scorponok}}<br /> :''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Triple Changer]] [[City-bot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. In Japan, he became '''BlackZarak'''.''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scorponok-Annual.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok's American look… taken from a British publication.]]<br /> '''Scorponok''' is frequently in a position of Decepticon leadership and is usually the arch-foe of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He is often partnered in some way with a being named [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Zarak]].<br /> <br /> {{note|Other than these base facts, much about him differs by continuity; from personality to [[Scale|size]]. See separate character notes in the sections below.}}<br /> :''Japanese name:'' '''Scorpion''' (&quot;The Rebirth&quot;) / '''MegaZarak''' and '''Scorponok''' (see below)<br /> :''Italian name'': '''Skorpion'''<br /> :''Russian TV Headmasters dub name:'' '''Скорпоног''' &quot;Scorpo'''leg'''&quot;<br /> :''Latin_American dub name:'' &quot;'''Lok/Chandler/Scorponok'''&quot; (See Bellow, uff!)<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{noteukonly}}<br /> {{note|Though quite powerful, the Marvel Comics version of Scorponok stands only a few heads taller than the average Transformer.}}<br /> Scorponok was a Decepticon commander on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was a rival of the [[Autobot]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. ''Some time in the past, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] were displaced from the year 2008 and fell under his command. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}'' In the modern day, Scorponok led his troops in a raid on an Autobot city on Cybertron, leveling the city and leaving its remnants in flaming ruins. A long line of captives was taken from the battle; as they marched to their doom in the [[smelting pool]], Scorponok took a sadistic glee in ordering them to move faster or feel his sting. He wasn't so gleeful when Fortress Maximus led an ambush on his squadron; his troops were overwhelmed by the Autobots' righteous fury, and Scorponok ordered a retreat so that they might live to fight another day. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}<br /> <br /> Soon after, Fortress Maximus and his followers quit the war and left for the planet [[Nebulos]]. Scorponok invaded the Autobots' abandoned base, but found nothing, not even the obligatory trap that Scorponok expected. They did, however, receive a communication from [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Lord Zarak]] on Nebulos, who informed them of the Autobots' arrival there and requested their help. Scorponok happily led his troops there, vowing to conquer the new planet. <br /> <br /> [[Image:Loveandsteel-scorponokispissedoff.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not having a good day here.]]<br /> Upon reaching Nebulos, Scorponok immediately confronted Zarak and obtained the location of Fortress Maximus, learning that he had surrendered himself and four of his followers to ensure peace for the Autobots. Scorponok decided to attack there first, ignoring Zarak's protests. Scorponok and his troops laid siege to the capital city of [[Koraja]], demanding the surrender of the Autobots and blasting away at its newly erected defensive walls when they were refused. It seemed the Decepticons would capture the city, until the gates opened to reveal the Autobots. They had not come to surrender, however, but to fight. With their newly enhanced [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] powers, they easily overwhelmed the more numerous Decepticons; Brainstorm and Chromedome effortlessly penetrated Scorponok's defenses, blasting him. Faced with this unexpected development, Scorponok ordered a rather ignominious retreat.<br /> <br /> Scorponok and his troops began investigating ways to dispose cleanly of the Nebulans, such as dumping them into space inside anti-gravity-powered polymer bubbles. In the midst of this research, Apeface and Snapdragon returned from a failed mission, defeated by two of the Autobot Headmasters, and Scorponok gave them a good smacking around. When the captive Lord Zarak suggested that there might be something to this whole &quot;working with fleshlings&quot; thing, Scorponok nearly smacked ''him'' around too, before conceding that perhaps sharing his power might indeed be in his best interest.<br /> <br /> And so, Scorponok underwent the Headmaster process, along with five of his troops; Zarak became his binary-bond partner. Using Zarak's daughter [[Llyra]] as bait, the Decepticons lured the Autobots into a trap. During the ensuing battle, the Decepticons trapped a group of Nebulans inside the floating polymer bubbles. When Scorponok noticed Llyra was inside one of the bubbles, he found himself conflicted, his feelings as Zarak the father battling against his legacy as Scorponok the Decepticon. The Decepticon won out, and plan went forward: While the Autobots were busy saving the humans, Scorponok and his troops defeated them and took them captive. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Terrorcons-rollout1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Terrorcons are too dumb to notice that they're hanging out with a headless dude.]]<br /> Scorponok continued to dominate Zarak's personality more and more, driving him to a battle lust at the [[Mercury Gardens of Melanossus]], and again at [[The Nursery]]. Zarak broke free of Scorponok's influence long enough to free the captive Autobots, but the Nebulan was soon back atop his partner, urging his troops onward to destruction. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}<br /> <br /> ''Scorponok and Zarak challenged Fortress Maximus and Galen (here called &quot;Kord&quot;) to a duel to settle their differences. Kord/Maximus won by cheating, but it didn't matter because the duel was a ruse to distract the Autobots while [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] stole Autobot fuel converters. The Deceptions had bugged the Autobot base and learned of Earth. They needed the converters to travel there. The Decepticons left for Earth and the Autobots followed.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}<br /> <br /> {{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the [[Headmasters (comic)|Headmasters]] mini-series.}}<br /> <br /> When [[Galen]] decided to leave Nebulos for [[Earth]], Scorponok and his forces again followed, leaving the war-torn Nebulos behind. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} <br /> <br /> Scorponok's first action upon arriving on Earth was to track down the signal that had led Fortress Maximus's crew there. At first, he found only an [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|impudent fleshling]], but soon Fortress Maximus and the Autobots returned to the cave from which the signal had been sent. In the ensuing battle, Scorponok nearly took the human hostage, and he used him as a tool to kill Zarak's old nemesis, Galen. At first, he thought this would leave Fortress Maximus helpless, but the human took Galen's place, and Fortress Maximus drove the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scorponokpretendertothethrone.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Nya ha ha!]]<br /> Scorponok took his time establishing a beachhead on Earth. First, he covertly seized a genetics lab and created the Decepticon [[Pretender|Pretenders]], hoping to disguise his troops' robotic natures. It was during this operation that he first crossed paths with Optimus Prime, within a computer-simulated world. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Scorponok then sent [[Skullgrin]] to the planet to establish a fuel depot for the Decepticons' eventual landing. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}} Scorponok used his human component to head up a covert operation by the [[Z Foundation]], in an effort to get humans to destroy the Autobots for him. When the plan failed, Scorponok himself attacked [[Roadjammer|some of the same humans]] in a brutal battle in a parking garage. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}<br /> <br /> ''When Scorponok sought to have [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] brainwash the Autobot [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], his plans couldn't have gone more wrong. Mindwipe neglected to hypnotise Highbrow's partner [[Gort]], and the Nebulan managed to regain enough control of Highbrow's body to rip Scorponok's head clean off his shoulders. The sudden separation without any mental command caused both Scorponok and Zarak to black out, and Highbrow returned to base with Scorponok's head in his grip.'' {{storylink|All in the Minds!}} ''Highbrow found himself unable to kill Scorponok in cold blood despite his desire to end the threat he posed, but as he ruminated on the matter outside the Autobot base, he was attacked by a group of Decepticons who had come to reclaim the head of their leader. The chronal crisis known as the &quot;Time Wars&quot; soon erupted, during which Scorponok was reunited with his head and reactivated, at which point he joined with the various Transformers of two worlds, two factions and two eras against the fighting-mad [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} <br /> <br /> Not long afterwards, Scorponok was contacted by Starscream, representative of another faction of Decepticons operating on Earth under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Scorponok immediately brought his ship to this group's location in the [[Arctic]], only to find his vessel under attack by [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Starscream soon arrived to smooth things over before any damage could be done, but relations were off to a rocky start. Things got worse when Scorponok revealed his partially fleshling nature to Ratbat's group, worse still as a tour of Ratbat's base seemed to be a pointless delaying tactic, and even worse when he learned of Ratbat's plan to seize the legendary power source known as the [[Underbase]]. Furious that Ratbat had clearly never intended to cooperate with his group, Scorponok attempted to lead his troops away, only to find his path barred by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Seeing their leader besieged, the rest of Scorponok's troops stormed to the attack. A battle soon erupted between the two sides, with Scorponok mercilessly ripping, tearing, smashing and blasting his way through Ratbat's soldiers. Only the sight of Starscream stealing his ship in the midst of the battle caused him to call a cease-fire. {{storylink|Cold War}}<br /> <br /> The arrival of the Autobots caused another battle to break out, this time with the Decepticons united against a common foe. But Ratbat and Fortress Maximus called for a cease-fire so they could unite against Starscream. The group was unable to stop Starscream from uniting with the Underbase, and he destroyed Scorponok's ship. Optimus Prime saved the allied groups, bringing them all aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Scorponok found the proposed alliance &quot;detestable&quot; and was eager to take action against the traitor; he was disgusted by Optimus Prime's apparent cowardice in refusing to join the attack teams against Starscream on Earth.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Ratbatdarkstardeath.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Sorry, no, I'm a $40 toy. I am NOT getting upstaged by a cassette.]]<br /> Scorponok was co-commander of an attack team in [[Tokyo]], where an offhand comment by Grimlock caused him to realize what Optimus Prime must be up to. Abandoning the fight, Scorponok returned to the Ark aboard the Autobot shuttle that had ferried him to Earth. He found that Ratbat had the same idea; the two confronted Optimus Prime, who had just launched a rocket into space to bring the Underbase to Earth. Seeing the Autobot leader's apparent treachery, Scorponok blasted him. When Ratbat stated his intention to take the Underbase himself, Scorponok blasted him, too, taking him out of the picture permanently. Rocketing into space, Scorponok was nearly in range of the Underbase, when Optimus Prime—now recovered and with his [[Powermaster]] partner back in place—pushed them both out of its way. The two leaders watched in horrified fascination as Starscream arrived, absorbed the entire Underbase, and promptly self-destructed.<br /> <br /> Impressed by Prime's actions, Scorponok agreed to a temporary truce, long enough for both sides to gather up their fallen. With Ratbat and Starscream out of the way, Scorponok's command of the Decepticons on Earth was assured. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}<br /> <br /> The truce at an end, Scorponok attempted to assassinate his old foe, Fortress Maximus, by having [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Snarler]] kill his human partner, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} ''In return, Scorponok granted Pretender shells to the pair.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}<br /> <br /> Scorponok finally made a permanent landing on Earth, establishing [[New Jersey base|a base in New Jersey]] as part of a plan to gather energy. The plan failed, but Scorponok kept his base there. {{storylink|King Con!}}<br /> <br /> Zarak continued to function as a covert human for Scorponok, allowing the Decepticons to counter the growing popularity of [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}<br /> <br /> Scorponok found himself drawn into a battle at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] by his newest recruits, the [[Air Strike Patrol]]. Announcing his arrival in no uncertain terms, he attacked the Autobots who were harassing his troops, only to have those same troops cut and run. Optimus Prime, meanwhile, tried talking to him about alliance and cooperation, of them both being manipulated by some unknown player. Scorponok wasn't very interested in listening, but his memories of Prime's selfless actions during the [[Underbase Saga]] finally got the better of him. Just as he was ready to compare notes, however, the [[Classic Pretender|Pretender-enhanced]] Starscream arrived. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} The Autobots and Decepticons eventually overpowered him, however, and Starscream begged Scorponok to take him back. {{storylink|Skin Deep|Skin Deep}} Badly in need of additional troops and firepower, Scorponok agreed, but this decision proved to be very unpopular with his troops. {{storylink|Primal Scream (issue)|Primal Scream}} It eventually cost him the loyalty of [[Triggerhappy]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], who deserted him after Starscream went missing again. {{storylink|The Gathering Storm}}<br /> <br /> In 1991, Scorponok made Decepticon history as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] formally offered his surrender in hopes of making a new force to combat the Dark God [[Unicron]]. Scorponok initially planned to betray Prime's trust to bolster his own leadership position, but Prime eventually convinced him of the Chaos-Bringer's threat and persuaded him to unite their forces—just as a contingent of rebel Decepticons under Shockwave's command attacked Scorponok's base. {{storylink|Surrender!}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Allthisandcivilwar-arethey.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wildman and Baskerville, pretty well summed up in one panel.]]<br /> <br /> Scorponok arose from the wreckage of his base and quickly put down most of the rebels. He then went mano-a-mano with Shockwave, in a protracted battle which spilled into New York Harbor and across the river into the city's Battery Park. Optimus Prime and Nightbeat interrupted the fight, as did the arrival of the human mutant squad the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Though initially scornful of the humans' efforts, Scorponok was downed by two of them and was nearly killed by [[Circuit Breaker]]. The battle came to a conclusive end when Circuit Breaker used all her power to knock out Shockwave, and Scorponok agreed to stop fighting.<br /> <br /> In a sign of the growing alliance, Scorponok was actually inquiring as to Prime's well-being, when they, along with every other Transformer on Earth, were transported by Primus to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}<br /> <br /> Faced with Armageddon, Scorponok confessed his fears of dying to Optimus Prime, who reassured him that there was no shame in it. Scorponok vowed that he would be proud to go down fighting alongside Optimus... which he nearly did, when the two came under attack from a group of [[Unicron cultist|Unicron cultists]]. Though Scorponok had the option of leaving Prime to his fate, the Decepticon portion of him wouldn't hear of it, and he attacked the cultists in a rage. With the battle won, Scorponok spared one of the cultists at Optimus Prime's behest. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}<br /> <br /> Unicron arrived at Cybertron mere seconds later, and the final battle began. Scorponok was at first paralyzed by the sheer size of their foe, and later further terrified when Optimus Prime was batted aside with ease. But he rose to the challenge, calling on his Decepticon heritage, and attacked Unicron viciously. While he was tearing into the giant's foot, Unicron blasted him with a stream of fire, mortally wounding him. Optimus Prime knelt over him as him as he lay dying, providing solace in the final moments of his life. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br /> <br /> ====Marvel UK future timelines====<br /> ''In an alternate 1991, near the end of the Decepticon Civil War between the forces of Scorponok, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], Scorponok found himself separated from his troops and hounded by Megatron's [[Air Strike Patrol]]. He attracted the attention of the Autobots by rampaging through a human settlement, and immediately surrendered to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], leader of the Autobot unit. As Autobot ethics require the protection of prisoners, Scorponok had maneuvered Hot Rod's team into fighting his battle for him. With the frustrated Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons focused on each other, Scorponok was free to walk away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''<br /> <br /> ===''Classics''===<br /> {{note|The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where neither [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] nor the Marvel UK material happened.}}<br /> Scorponok and Zarak's remains on Cybertron were discovered and studied by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|The New World}}<br /> <br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Stephen Keener]] (English), [[Eiji Itō]] (Japanese)<br /> <br /> Scorponok was a gigantic Headmaster robot built from scratch by Lord Zarak, the secret ruler of Nebulos, upon learning of the Transformers. Working from the Headmaster process designed by the Autobot [[Brainstorm]] and later applied to his allies in the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] and the Decepticons, Zarak used his mental powers to reconstruct the Hive's entire city into a robotic body for him to binary bond with. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} With Scorponok under his command, Zarak was able to retrieve the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from the Autobots and carry the Decepticon forces back to Cybertron to reunite with Galvatron. In the end, however, a bolt of [[plasma energy]] zapped Scorponok in his city mode, launching the massive Headmaster (and the collected Decepticons inside) far out into space. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|Like Fortress Maximus, it is unclear if Scorponok has a life of his own or is simply a large machine that Zarak can control. There is no explanation of how Zarak could've brought him to life and his one line of &quot;Autobot Die!&quot; isn't exactly the most sophisticated of expressions.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Japanese cartoon continuity===<br /> {{note|In this continuity, in a reverse of the standard western naming, Scorponok is the name of the being who becomes the ''head'' of the giant robot, taking the place of Lord Zarak in Japanese fiction. The giant robot's name is '''MegaZarak''', but it's simply a lifeless [[Transtector]] that serves as a larger body for Scorponok. Scorponok's size varies over the series, from human-sized to full Transformer-sized.}}<br /> ====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scorponok headmasters shadows.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Well-manicured eeeeevil.]]<br /> Scorponok was one of a group of diminutive Transformers who left Cybertron four million years ago to escape the Great War and took up residence on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. To survive the harsh environmental conditions on Master, the Transformers built large, lifeless robotic bodies called [[Transtector|Transtectors]], to which they could connect as heads, increasing their size and power. Scorponok underwent the training to become one of these &quot;Headmasters,&quot; but he chafed under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], and he led several like-minded Headmaster warriors in a rebellion that ultimately ended with their defeat and exile from Master. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}<br /> <br /> By the year 2011, Scorponok had teamed up with Galvatron and the Decepticons, and his three minions, [[Weirdwolf]], Mindwipe and [[Skullcruncher]], joined Galvatron's forces in an attack on Cybertron in 2011. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Scorponok himself, on the other hand, refrained from making appearances on the battlefield, sticking to the shadows (in the most preposterously literal way imaginable) and emerging only to lure the Autobot Headmasters into a trap on the planet [[Praum]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Not long thereafter, when Galvatron discovered that [[Vector Sigma]] was in the midst of developing a powerful [[Cybertonuron|new alloy]], Scorponok advised against attacking the planet, suggesting instead that they destroy the alloy, rather than risk the Autobots gaining control of it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} In truth, Scorponok was more concerned about ''Galvatron'' obtaining the alloy's power, and determined to stop anyone from acquiring it by taking out Cybertron itself. He had Mindwipe plant powerful bombs in Vector Sigma's chamber, which went off and devastated the planet, ostensibly taking Galvatron with it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scorponok headmasters smallrobot.jpg|left|225px|thumb|&quot;Mine is an evil laugh! Moo hoo ha ha!&quot;]]<br /> Scorponok subsequently took control of the Decepticons, falsely claiming that Galvatron was alive and commanding him from afar. He immediately put a series of far-reaching plans into action, starting with the creation of a massive Transtector for himself, which would put him on equal footing with Fortress and his Transtector-cum-battleship, the ''Maximus''. Enslaved [[Beastformer|Beastformers]] were put to work on the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]] to construct this Transtector, and to provide it with power, Scorponok had the Decepticons steal the [[Solar 1]], a human solar-energy-gathering satellite, which beamed its power reserves to Zarak. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} While the construction was going on, meanwhile, Scorponok focused his attention on harnessing the power of the [[plasma energy]] released in the destruction of Cybertron. Seeking to generate even more of the energy for his plans of universal conquest, Scorponok used the energy he had already obtained to create bombs that were planted beneath the surface of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], which would rip the planet apart. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} While the Autobots were busy fighting the Decepticon contingent on Mars to prevent the planet's destruction, Scorponok unveiled his completed Transtector to the rest of the Decepticons on [[Chaar]], stepping from the shadows for the first time as he brought all his troops aboard his new battleship-body and flew to Mars. Once there, he transformed into robot mode and spitefully attacked the immobile Maximus before fleeing into space just before his plasma bombs detonated and blew Mars to cosmic rubble. The Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the initial stages of the explosion, however, and Fortress was able to transform into Fortress Maximus and escape the blast. Fortress Maximus cleaved Scorponok's shoulder with his [[Master Sword]], forcing the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scorponok headmasters megazarak.jpg|right|225px|thumb|&quot;Hello? My visor seems to have fallen down over my face. Little help?&quot;]]<br /> Believing that his deeds had cemented his position of power, Scorponok arranged to be coronated the new Decepticon emperor on Earth's moon, but in the midst of the ceremony , Galvatron returned alive and well and retook leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Galvatron's return saw Scorponok relegated to the insulting position of interplanetary short bus as the Decepticons traveled from world to world, pillaging copious amounts of energy. Scorponok transformed to robot mode only once on the journey, to battle Fortress Maximus on [[Susei]]. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} When the Decepticons returned to Earth, diminishing Scorponok's immediate usefulness to Galvatron, the wicked Headmaster returned to this own schemes, ignoring Galvatron's orders {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} and planting more plasma energy bombs along the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}<br /> <br /> Everything turned around for Scorponok when Galvatron faced the Autobot Headmasters alone in a battle in Alaska, and was finally destroyed when they collapsed and iceberg on top of him. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} This allowed Scorponok to once again seize leadership of the Decepticons, appointing himself the &quot;Emperor of Terror&quot; and resuming his plan for the destruction of Earth by attempting the detonation of his plasma bombs. During the previous interplanetary quest, however, the Autobots had made contact with [[Tekna]], one of the Beastformers who had worked on the construction of Scorponok's Transtector, and he was able to provide them with encrypted data that pinpointed the location of the Transtector's weak spot. After [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] decoded the data, he raced to Earth where the battle was already in progress and gave Fortress Maximus the information, allowing the Autobot leader to perforate Scorponok's weak spot, and send the critically wounded Decepticon fleeing off into space. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scorponok headmasters scorpionmode.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Claws...check. Stinger...check. Multiple gun turrets...check. Giant, vulnerable weak spot dead center on the chest...check mate.]]<br /> Moving his attentions away from Earth for the time being, Scorponok led the Decepticons back to planet Master in search of a weapon to counter the power of Fortress's Master Sword. The Autobots pursued them, which unfortunately resulted in [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] being captured by the villains and ransomed for the secrets of the Master Sword. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Using this information, Scorponok forged the [[Zarak Shield]] out of [[G-Metal]], and when the two weapons clashed, the Zarak Shield emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} Emboldened by this victory, Scorponok led the charge back to Earth, intending to finally destroy it, pausing only in the asteroid belt to effect repairs on his Transtector, and to betray and dispose of [[Sixshot]], whom he had never trusted. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}<br /> <br /> Upon his return to Earth, Scorponok promptly had the Decepticon launch an energy-gathering satellite into orbit, and then withdrew to the sunken continent of [[Lemuria (G1)|Lemuria]], where already had numerous Decepticons working to mine the legendary [[crysmag metal]]. Scorponok raised &quot;Death Towers&quot; of this metal in five strategic location all over Earth all, which proceeded to generate waves of energy that were gathered by the satellite. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} For the final part of his plan, Scorponok lured the Autobots to the North Pole, where he clashed with Fortress Maximus for the last time atop a sixth dais of crysmag metal. As soon as the two combatants were upon the dais, Scorponok had the satellite beam its stored energy down into his Transtector, and through it into the dais, creating an exponential loop that threatened to tear the Earth apart. Scorponok disconnected from his Transtector and retreated into space with the Decepticons to watch the Earth's destruction, only for Fortress Maximus—supercharged with the combined energy of the Autobot army united in a [[Head Formation]]—to destroy his Transtector, breaking the circuit and saving the Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Headmasters''/''Super-God Masterforce'' intermezzo====<br /> {{note|Following ''The Headmasters'', Japanese continuity branches off in two similar but distinct directions: one is depicted in the ''Super-God Masterforce'' animated series, leading into the ''Zone'' cartoon, while the other is told through the ''Super-God Masterforce'' manga, which leads into the ''Zone'' manga and story pages. However, Scorponok's activities ''between'' the end of ''The Headmasters'' and the beginning of ''Super-God Masterforce'', told through his own packaging [[bio]] and [[TV Magazine]] articles, apply to both continuities.}}<br /> With the Decepticons at last forced off of Earth, the Autobots also left the planet, and Transformers' war transitioned into a series of space-based exchanges between Chaar and [[Athenia]], which became known as the [[Master Wars]]. To rejoin the fight, Scorponok had a new Transtector constructed, much smaller than his old one (comparatively speaking – it was still taller than a [[combiner]]), but outfitted with hyper-dense armor. Before he could connect with this new body, however, Scorponok was captured by the mysterious alien entity [[Devil Z]], who had been in hibernation on Earth until recently, and saw a use for Scorponok in his plan to create the ultimate lifeform. Devil Z brainwashed Scorponok, placing him, and by extension the entire Decepticon army, under his control, and then allowed him to link up with his new Transtector. Rather than forming the head for his Transtector, however, Scorponok controlled it from it within its chest cavity, wired directly into its systems from there, with a new &quot;decoy&quot; head placed between its shoulders. Now, Scorponok was '''BlackZarak'''.<br /> <br /> The former Decepticon ninja, [[Sixshot]], learned what had befallen Scorponok, and alerted the Autobots to the existence of Devil Z on Earth. The news of this shadowy controller reached the Autobots just as the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]] reported the first sighting of BlackZarak in the shadows of a meteor cluster, and the concerned Autobots decided to send a collection of Transtectors to the small Autobot group under the command of [[Metalhawk]] that was still on Earth, which he used to transform human beings into Autobot warriors to aid in the battle against Devil Z's forces.<br /> <br /> ====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon continuity====<br /> =====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (Japanese, when merged with Devil Z)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Blackzarak robotmode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Also known as &amp;quot;African-American&amp;quot; Zarak. <br /> But he's neither African nor American. <br /> shut up!]]<br /> After numerous failures by Devil Z's forces on Earth resulted in multiple [[Godmaster]] warriors joining the Autobot ranks instead of the Decepticons, the incensed alien summoned BlackZarak to Earth. Observing BlackZarak's activities, Fortress Maximus's younger brother, [[Grand Maximus]], raced to Earth ahead of him and warned the Autobots of his coming. In preparation for BlackZarak's arrival, the Autobots worked to construct a power-up drone named [[Godbomber]] for their most powerful member, [[Ginrai]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? Lightfoot Must Choose}} While they worked, the approaching BlackZarak bombarded the Earth with meteors as part of a complicated scheme by Devil Z's ambassadors, [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] to publicly discredit the Autobots, which was ultimately foiled. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Deception!}}<br /> <br /> Giga and Mega combined into their robot form of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and headed to Earth's moon to rendezvous with BlackZarak, but before BlackZarak arrived, Ginrai merged with the completed Godbomber, and pursued him into space. BlackZarak showed up in the midst of their battle, and promptly impaled Ginrai with his Tyrant Spear, sending him crashing to the moon's surface. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} BlackZarak and Overlord followed him down to the moon, and hunted the wounded Autobot, who was in dire straits until the timely arrival of Grand Maximus. With the sides now more evenly matched, the two Decepticons attempted to break off the battle and head for Earth, but Ginrai and Grand brought them back down to the moon with a bump. BlackZarak instructed the damaged Overlord to flee the battle, and although he was furious at being ordered around by this newcomer, Overlord could do little to argue, and left BlackZarak to face the two Autobots alone. Grand and Ginrai double-teamed BlackZarak, and eventually, Ginrai was able to decapitate the Decepticon with his God Fire Guts attack. Although Ginrai thought his opponent was done for, BlackZarak's headless body hauled itself back up, and retreated off into space, with Grand Maximus hot on his tail. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:Blackzarak scorpion mode.jpg|left|215px|thumb|The scorched remains of two fans who wouldn't stop asking why Devil Z made so many Autobot Transtectors.]]<br /> During this extended stay in space, BlackZarak mastered localized gravity manipulation and gained the ability to open black holes, which he could use to teleport himself across the galaxy at will. After trapping Grand Maximus one of these singularities in order to keep him out of the way, BlackZarak teleported directly to Earth and immediately tore through [[New York City]] as part of Devil Z's &quot;Operation M-1&quot;. He proceeded to attack [[Tokyo]] alongside Overlord, but was foiled when Ginrai freed Grand Maximus, and the two Autobots stopped the villains by tricking them into blasting each other. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With the failure of this scheme, Devil Z initiated &quot;Operation M-2&quot; and had BlackZarak withdraw to the far side of the moon, where he would unleash the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]] against the Earth. Thankfully, BlackZarak was only able to get off one shot from the deadly weapon before Ginrai destroyed it with his God Fire Guts attack. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of the Downfall of Humanity}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Blackzarak dakatsu mode.jpg|right|215px|thumb|A dog chasing its own tail has nothing on Hydra Mode.]]<br /> BlackZarak returned to attacking cities around the globe, and soon struck in a city where [[Cancer]] went to, with a trio of [[Sparkdash]] drones to back him up. Luckily, Autobot Godmaster [[Road King]] was on patrol in the area, and soon called him Ginrai to help him take BlackZarak down. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} Later, after battling Grand Maximus in [[Moscow]], BlackZarak was present at the Decepticon base when the Autobots attacked it. During this clash, Devil Z took his brainwashing to the next level, and actually merged his consciousness with BlackZarak, entering his body and taking control of it himself. For his first act in BlackZarak's body, Devil Z collapsed the Decepticon base in a failed attempt to destroy the Autobots {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} and then led the Decepticons in an attack on North America, bombarding the country with his [[Devil Power]] from a strategic staging point in the heart of the [[Grand Canyon]]. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}<br /> <br /> Devil Z next took the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn, where he unleashed his Devil Power upon Europe until God Ginrai arrived to challenge him. The battle was fierce, and Ginrai thought he had won when he once again cleaved BlackZarak's head from his shoulders, but the decapitation of his host meant little to Devil Z, who simply transformed BlackZarak's body into a new, twin-headed serpent form, and kept the fight going. Uniting his Chōkon Power with that of the [[Headmaster Junior|Headmaster Juniors]], Ginrai unleashed his most powerful God Fire Guts yet and dove through BlackZarak's body, finally destroying the giant Decepticon in a huge explosion that left only ash and shrapnel. Although Devil Z survived the blast, he now no longer had BlackZarak's body to enclose him, and was wide open for Ginrai's finishing move: the Final Fire Guts, which utterly obliterated the evil alien. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> =====''Zone'' cartoon=====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japanese)<br /> <br /> [[Image:ZarakZone1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Aye aye aye—sharpen your boot, and bludgeon your eye]]<br /> Several years after the conclusion of the [[Masterforce War]], when the supernatural entity [[Violen Jiger]] seized control of the Decepticons, one of his first actions was to recruit &quot;[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]&quot; from Decepticon history. Using his mysterious powers, Violen Jiger resurrected BlackZarak to serve as his &quot;Evil Spirit General,&quot; and outfitted him with new armor and weapons to make him more deadly that ever before. It was never explicitly stated if he possessed the consciousness of Scorponok or Devil Z, but he seemed to have a serious ''pirate''-vibe going on, now sporting a hook for a hand and an eye-patch.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Zone blackzarak.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Aye aye aye—the blarney stone brings a tear to me eye]]<br /> BlackZarak was part of the team of generals who attacked planet [[Micro|Zone]] in order to steal its precious [[Energon Z]] for Violen Jiger's schemes, but BlackZarak refrained from participating in the assault, hanging back on the fringes of the planet's atmosphere to cover his allies' rear. As his fellow generals made good their escape with the Energon Z in hand, BlackZarak barred the way of the [[Super Car Patrol Team]] and [[Battle Patrol]] as they attempted to pursue in the [[Rocket Base|Galaxy Rocket]]. The Demon General managed to trap the rocket in a crackling field of electricity, and then departed to rejoin his fellow Decepticons, leaving the electric net to slowly destroy the rocket. Luckily for the Autobots, the [[Jet Patrol Team]] arrived to destroy the net, and [[Sunrunner]] proceeded to use his radar to track BlackZarak back to the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic continuity====<br /> =====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====<br /> [[Image:Blackzarak manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Black-and-WhiteZarak]]<br /> When it became apparent that the small force under his command on Earth lacked the manpower to handle the Autobots, Devil Z chose to unite them with the Decepticons in space, and ordered the combined army to attack Athenia. Ginrai (who was on the planet at the time to be appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots) was able to win the battle by defeating [[Scramble 7]], but after the fight, BlackZarak made his first appearance before the Autobots, carrying Hydra, Buster and the Decepticon Headmasters, who announced that they were returning to Earth. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}<br /> <br /> BlackZarak joined the Decepticons in travelling to Earth, battling [[Raiden]] and the Autobot Headmasters outside the planet's atmosphere while Ginrai confronted Overlord for the first time down on its surface. After defeating his opponents, BlackZarak turned towards Earth, only to find Ginrai streaking towards him, with Overlord in close pursuit. At the last moment, Ginrai spun out of the way, causing the two Decepticons to accidentally strike each other, and damage one another quite badly. While the wounded Overlord returned to Earth, BlackZarak limped back off into space. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}<br /> <br /> BlackZarak later battled Grand Maximus and the Autobot Godmasters in space, with the aid of [[Darkwings]], {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} after which Devil Z spirited him away to carry out some upgrades. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} These upgrades complete, BlackZarak was soon returned to Earth, and joined Overlord in attacking another city, where he wound up battling Grand Maximus and the Autobots Godmasters once more. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} Later, BlackZarak attacked China with a trio of [[Sparkdash|Sparkdash drones]]. Decepticon Headmaster Junior [[Cancer]] happened to be in the city at the time, and when the Autobots arrived to battle BlackZarak, he displayed his disdain for humans—even comrades—by seizing Cancer and using him as a shield to keep the Autobots at bay. It was then that Overlord arrived, and surprised everyone by viciously attacking BlackZarak, disgusted by his treatment of Cancer. While the two Decepticons were fighting, the Autobots exploited their conflict to attack and force them to retreat. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Devilz head on%21.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Head? I don't need a head. Heads are for wimps!]]<br /> Overlord's betrayal proved to be the last straw for Devil Z, and he took matters into his own hands by connecting himself to BlackZarak's Transtector as a new head of sorts. Now in control of the Decepticon's body and mind, he transformed BlackZarak into a new serpentine form, and attacked Overlord, the Headmaster Juniors and Ginrai, intending to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]], in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. His Jinchōkon-absorbing beam was blocked by the wholly-robotic Autobot [[Pretender|Pretenders]], and the Autobots and Decepticons united to destroy Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. Uniting their powers in the &quot;Perfect Transform Attack&quot;, all the Autobots and Decepticons boarded Grand Maximus, who collided with BlackZarak, destroying the Decepticon and his alien passenger in an explosion of pure Chōkon Power. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> =====''Zone'' comic and story pages=====<br /> [[Image:Blackzarak zone manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]<br /> <br /> Years after the end of the Masterforce War on Earth, the creature known as [[Violen Jiger]] took control of the Decepticon forces and created an elite fighting force by recruiting &quot;[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]&quot; from throughout Transformer history. BlackZarak was selected to be one of these generals, and Violen Jiger used his strange, supernatural powers to bring the Decepticon back from the dead, dubbing him his &quot;Evil Spirit General&quot; and increasing his strength with new armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}<br /> <br /> BlackZarak was part of the contingent of generals sent to planet Zone to steal its super-energy, Energon Z, for Violen Jiger. After his fellow Decepticons succeeded in purloining the Energon Z, BlackZarak covered their escape, seizing the Galaxy Rocket carrying the pursuing Autobots in an unbreakable grip. He proceeded to coat the rocket in a cocoon of strange energy webbing and then departed to join his fellow generals, but fortunately for the Autobots, the Jet Patrol Team arrived to cut them free before they lost BlackZarak's trail. {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}<br /> <br /> BlackZarak later attacked Earth, and met resistance in the form of [[Landshaker]] and [[Sky Hyper]]. BlackZarak seized Landshaker, easily shrugging off Skyhyper's blasts, but was suddenly stunned by a barrage from [[Sonic Bomber]], as he and Dai Atlas came swooping onto the battlefield. Exploiting the opening, Dai Atlas fired on BlackZarak, proving once again that the Autobots' desire to save their comrades would always best the Decepticons' evil. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}}<br /> <br /> Along with the other Generals, BlackZarak schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them formidable oponents for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird Books continuity===<br /> [[Image:Decepticonsatthepole.jpg|right|150px|thumb|&quot;Put me on the Naughty List, will you?!&quot;]]<br /> Scorponok was originally a large, mobile Decepticon base on [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} Through means unknown, he became a Transformer, as well as smaller and sentient, and took command of the Decepticon forces from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. <br /> <br /> He matched wits with Optimus Prime himself, at one point trying to lure him into surrendering in exchange for a hostage's life. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}} Eventually, the Autobots became too big a nuisance, and Scorponok had the Decepticons move en masse to a secret underground city in the Nebulos Triangle, but this backfired when the Autobots sealed him and his army underground for good. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Transformers in 3-D''===<br /> Seeking a new [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] source, the Decepticons flew Scorponok to an out-of-the-way asteroid, where he served as a base of operations. When a fight inevitably broke out, Scorponok flew to the battle scene. After he pucked up [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and tossed the Autobot into the distance, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] angrily bodyslammed him, and the pair began grappling. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}<br /> <br /> Scorponok, accompanied by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Octane]], intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Scorponok threatened to destroy the Autobot unless he revealed where he was headed. Cosmos complied, but Scorponok was keen on destroying him anyway. Cyclonus insisted they investigate, and recalled the history of Andellor. Scorponok realised that the [[Prism of Power]] which Cosmos sought was the only thing that could stop the Decepticon's new weapon, the [[suspension-ray beam]]. Down on the planet, the three Decepticons ventured into a cave and were attacked, first by some tentacles from a pool, and finally by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Ironhide shrugged off Scorponok's mightiest blast, and defeated both him and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}<br /> <br /> After the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s failed to obtain the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], Zarak mocked Galvatron's skills and, combining with Scorponok, reasserted that he was leader of the Decepticons now. While the pair were still in disagreement, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] broke into their base with the intention of destroying Galvatron's [[Nullification Cannon]]. During the battle, Scorponok took a swing at Prime which accidentally connected with the Cannon, causing it to explode. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers PD Type===<br /> Scorponok and Fortress Maximus met in battle, with Scorponok vowing to crush Maximus with his bare hands. Unfortunately the two giant Transformers, engrossed in their fight, began to topple over, sending their smaller comrades fleeing for their lives. {{storylink|Transformer PD Type##14 &quot;Watch Out! Mega Zarak!&quot;|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> [[Image:DestinedforNothing_Scorponok.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]<br /> Shortly before the [[Great Shutdown]], Scorponok attended a teleconference with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], where he criticized the latter for &quot;thinking like a calculator instead of a warrior&quot;. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW comics continuity===<br /> {{ongoing}}<br /> [[Image:SpotlightUltraMagnus Scorponok.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If you insist on sticking your olfactory sensors where they don't belong, I'm just going to have to take them from you!]]<br /> Long ago, Scorponok once robbed an installation that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] were guarding—it was something [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wouldn't forget. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}<br /> <br /> After the destruction of Cybertron, Scorponok became a criminal known for his flagrant violations of the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]]. His traditional modus operandi was to make contact with ambitious non-Cybertronians on a developing world, work with his contacts to develop advanced weaponry using Cybertronian technology, then eliminate his partners when he had what he wanted. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had been seeking him for some time. <br /> <br /> On the planet Nebulos, Scorponok was in league with [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Mo Zarak]], head of the [[Zarak Consortium]], a cabal of really smart scientists. Presumably with input from Scorponok, the Cranium had created hybrid Nebulan/Cybertronian beings. Unfortunately for Scorponok, Ultra Magnus had tracked him down. Claiming to be on the verge of something &quot;breathtaking&quot;, Scorponok proceeded to beat the snot out of Ultra Magnus, before transforming into beast mode to finish him off. Unfortunately, Zarak ran out, begging Scorponok not to fire, or risk destroying what they had built. Unable to abort his shot, Scorponok killed Zarak (revealing to Magnus that the Nebulan had also been infused with Cybertronian technology). Shocked at his actions, a furious Scorponok turned to Ultra Magnus, and Magnus shot Scorponok in the head. However, Scorponok managed to escape through an artificial wormhole generator. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}<br /> <br /> Shortly after the [[Brasnya]] conflict, Ultra Magnus contacted Optimus Prime, saying that he had a new lead on Scorponok's whereabouts, but he did not elaborate on the specifics. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> At some point over the last twenty years, Scorponok chose [[Earth]] as the location to continue his experiments. Making contact with a man named [[Abraham Dante]], Scorponok established an underground organization of human agents known as the [[Machination]], based out of [[Tampa, Florida]]. With their assistance, Scorponok began further developing the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology he had begun on Nebulos, designing the means for cybernetically-enhanced humans to bond with mechanoid bodies. This technology now had great personal value to Scorponok, as he had been reduced to little more than a disconnected head without a body, apparently due to the head shot Ultra Magnus gave him in their last encounter.<br /> <br /> {{note|It is unclear whether Scorponok pre-dated the Decepticon infiltration unit on Earth or not.}}<br /> [[Image:Devastation6 Scorponok liveagain.jpg|left|200px|thumb|That must have been one hell of a stag night]]<br /> The Headmaster process was completed shortly before [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] initiated Phase Two on Earth—all it needed was a test subject. To accommodate this, Scorponok and Dante sent agents out into the field to locate the Autobot and Decepticon bases, and conceived tactical scenarios for forcibly acquiring a Transformer as a &quot;guinea pig&quot; before Scorponok underwent the process himself. When the discovery of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] accelerated the conflict on Earth, the Machination accelerated their plans as well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}}<br /> <br /> When the Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] next left the ''[[Ark-19]]'' in [[Lake Michigan]], Machination agents surprised them on the highway and kidnapped Sunstreaker, leaving behind a heavily-scrapped replica to throw any pursuers temporarily off the scent. As a bonus, they picked up Sunstreaker's passenger as well, [[Hunter O'Nion]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1}} Taking advantage of the situation, Scorponok and Dante attempted to have Hunter brainwashed and subjected him to the same bio-mechanical engineering as their own agents, creating a small squad of [[Sunstreaker clone|Sunstreaker clones]], each with their own human cyborg controller modified to act as the head in robot mode. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}}<br /> <br /> With the Headmaster process a success, Scorponok proceeded to the next stage: revitalizing himself. Abraham Dante underwent the Headmaster process and donned an exo-carapace of his own. The two of them binary bonded just in time to test-drive their union against Hunter O'Nion, who had managed to shake off their brainwashing attempt and was trying to escape the Machination compound. Despite his renewed size and power, however, Scorponok failed to prevent Hunter from binary-bonding with one of the Sunstreaker drones, and escaping the Machination. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SpotlightGrimlock punch KLUNG.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oh come on, I just got this head!]]<br /> The Dante/Scorponok merge went well; even Dante considered them one being. He planted a mole named [[Kloss]] into [[Skywatch]], who planted a virus into Grimlock, freeing him from Skywatch's control. When Grimlock escaped, Scorponok met Grimlock with an offer of an alliance for world conquest. Grimlock refused and they battled, with Grimlock losing. Before he could be killed, Grimlock teleported to his still-functional ship. Dante/Scorponok later planned to take control of the other Dynobots and use them to destroy Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}<br /> <br /> While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was &quot;the price of failure.&quot; {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ScorponokHotRodMaxDino02.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to listen.]]<br /> Following his bonding with Dante, he became a lot chattier and willing—nay, ''desperate''—to monologue his evil schemes. <br /> <br /> Once his agents had ensured Skywatch had reprogrammed the Dynobots (reprogramming ''he'' could remotely control) and an army of Sunstreaker clones had been built, Scorponok arranged for Grimlock to be orbital-bounced to [[Fallon]], [[Nevada]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}}<br /> <br /> When Skywatch turned up with the Dynobots, he ensured a massive, destructive fight took place, all a set-up so Skywatch would be discredited and his Headmasters could &quot;save the day&quot;... intending his puppet companies would get all the lucrative anti-Transformer defense contracts from a panicked US government. While his attempt to exploit the Dynobots' internal divides failed, he ''did'' get to beat Hot Rod half to death and yell a lot. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}<br /> <br /> When Scorponok's control of the Dynobots was lost, he sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They might have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3}} <br /> <br /> As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. Scorponok caught him and blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before Scorponok could find Hunter, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection to Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4}}<br /> <br /> Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> [[Image:Scorponok-Rebirth.jpg|right|180px|thumb|&quot;Not Elton John.&quot;]]<br /> Scorponok has an odd history of [[Commercial|television commercial]] appearances:<br /> <br /> * Like any proper flagship toy, he appears in a 1987 commercial largely devoted to him. As Galvatron narrates, the Technobots attack his base mode, prompting him to transform and counterattack, bashing Computron with a boulder. Notably, the commercial identifies Scorponok as Galvatron's &quot;[[Triple Changer]] Headmaster base&quot;. Some of the animation was recycled for the Season 4 cartoon opening.<br /> <br /> * In 1989, a [[Giant Decepticon Soldier|Frankenstein Decepticon]] appeared in one of the first Micromaster commercials, getting swarmed and overwhelmed by hordes of Micromasters. While not using the same character model, this character was partially based on Scorponok's appearance, including his distinctive head antennae and some of his color palette.<br /> <br /> * In 1990, a Scorponok toy painted white and gray appeared in the stop-motion animated toy segment of a commercial advertising the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Construction Patrol]]. Like his cel animated counterpart, he gets overwhelmed by his smaller foes, who blow up a bridge beneath him, sending him tumbling into a ravine with an amusingly unthreatening cry of &quot;RAWRRR.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> [[Image:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|right|350px|thumb|If a camel is a horse designed by committee, then Scorponok is… er…]]<br /> * '''Scorponok''' (Headmaster, 1987)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-93'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Lord Zarak Headmaster unit, helmet, Scorponok's rifle, rifle cover, Scorponok's shield, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]], Fasttrack's 2 guns, 2 ramps, 4 double cannons, 4 antenna, 2 leg shields, 1 claw arm, 1 side gun arm and 1 elevator.<br /> <br /> : The largest Decepticon toy in Generation 1, Scorponok's beast mode is a robotic purple, green and orange scorpion. The pincers have multiple points of articulation, and the ratcheting joints are strong enough to grasp a smaller Transformer. His eight legs are also independently jointed. There are two wheels with rubber grips underneath Scorponok's beast mode body, and pushing him along will cause the scorpion legs to move, simulating the motion of walking. Lord Zarak can sit inside the scorpion head/cockpit while in robot form, or he can be stored inside the chest compartment.<br /> <br /> :Like many large Generation 1 Transformers, Scorponok has a base mode, with various ramps and towers for smaller Transformer toys to interact with, though it is quite out of [[scale]] for larger toys, such as his fellow Decepticon Headmasters. The central ramp (formed out of his beast tail) is designed with Fasttrack in mind and features a minor gimmick — placing Fasttrack on the orange panel and pressing the small black button will cause the back of the orange panel to rise, sending Fasttrack rolling down the ramp.<br /> <br /> :Scorponok's robot mode is impressively large, and still remains one of the largest Decepticon toys in the ''Transformers'' franchise. As with all Headmasters, Scorponok has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Lord Zarak (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket while in head mode. As Lord Zarak is about the same size as the Headmaster units of smaller Headmaster toys, Scorponok would thus have a pretty small noggin if not for the large helmet (that was the beast mode scorpion head) that is placed over the Headmaster. The helmet also features a flip-down visor, which was homaged in ''Energon'' [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. The 2-part rifle and shield plug into Scorponok's pincers.<br /> <br /> :Also, he has a [[die-cast]] ass. <br /> <br /> :Fasttrack transforms into a small six-wheeled attack vehicle. He comes with two small, easily lost orange guns.<br /> <br /> ::*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm More information on Scorponok at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> ===Super-God Masterforce===<br /> [[Image:Blackzarak toy.jpg|right|320px|thumb|Stingin&amp;#39; and blingin&amp;#39;]]<br /> *'''BlackZarak''' (Headmaster, 1988)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-311'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Scorponok Headmaster unit, face cover, two-piece &quot;Tyrant Spear&quot;, &quot;Black Hole Cannon&quot;, cannon cover, &quot;Shield Tower&quot;/&quot;Plantium Shield&quot;, four &quot;Blacking Cannons&quot;, two &quot;Combat Ramps&quot;, two &quot;Maintenance Arms&quot;, four &quot;Radar Sensors&quot;, elevator, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Black Rorichi]], Black Rorichi's two lasers<br /> <br /> :This Japanese-exclusive [[retool]] of the original Scorponok figure [[Redeco|redecoes]] the figure in black, gold and red, and equips the figure with a new helmet/scorpion head that features a better-proportioned face sculpted directly into it. As such, it's not really necessary to plug the Scorponok Headmaster unit between the shoulders, since the new helmet-head conceals it completely, but it does fit. The figure includes a small red visor-like mask that clips over the robot mode face, hiding it from view for scorpion mode.<br /> <br /> :BlackZarak comes with one major new accessory—his red, two-piece &quot;Tyrant Spear&quot;, which he can hold in robot mode—and also includes all of Scorponok's original accessories, appropriately redecoed, including a gold redeco of [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]] named &quot;Black Rorichi&quot;. BlackZarak is, however, notoriously difficult to find complete, due to many of his accessories, and even body parts, suffering from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Even sealed box samples have horrified owners who opened the toys for the first time to discover broken parts on their previously-untouched toys. <br /> <br /> :Like [[Sixshot]] and Overlord, with their respective &quot;Wingwolf&quot; and &quot;space jet&quot; alternate modes, BlackZarak's instructions do not feature the additional two-headed serpent mode, created as it was by the production staff after fiddling around with the toy and dubbed the &quot;dakatsu&quot; mode. As such, it's entirely possible to transform the toy into this form, but if you try, be aware that it was seriously streamlined for animation, and doesn't look nearly as good in plastic as it does on the screen or comic page. (Also, if the toy hasn't shattered yet due to GPS, putting the toy into Hydra Mode will probably finish the job.)<br /> <br /> ::*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/BlackZarak/blackzarak.htm More information on BlackZarak at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Parody Deformed===<br /> [[Image:Scorponok pd model.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Sets a new standard for &quot;mega&quot;]]<br /> *'''MegaZarak''' (1990)<br /> <br /> :A small white and red, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Scorponok was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s &quot;[[Parody Deformed]]&quot; line of [[Candy toy|candy toys]]. The fourteenth figure in the series, he came with a &quot;[[Transformer PD Type]]&quot; comic about himself, &quot;Watch Out! MegaZarak!&quot;, and something that could charitably be described as &quot;gum&quot;.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Super Collection Figure===<br /> *'''BlackZarak''' (2001)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scorponok scf.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Me and myself]]<br /> :BlackZarak was the &quot;Build-A-Figure&quot; from the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s line of ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines, available in eight out of every ten cases. He was divided into six parts, each one packaged with one of the silver metallic &quot;pewter&quot; versions of the other six figurines in the line (the regular, color versions of the figures didn't come with BlackZarak parts): his head and torso came with Ginrai, his left arm with [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]], his right arm with Metalhawk and [[Minerva]], his waist and tail with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his left leg with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his right leg with Overlord. BlackZarak's part were available in both full-color and smokey translucent plastic (in an equal ratio of 4 out of every 10 cases each), meaning that there were two versions of the figure to collect.<br /> <br /> *'''MegaZarak''' (2002)<br /> <br /> :Like BlackZarak before him, this version of Scorponok was the Build-A-Figurine from the line's eighth wave. His six components were packaged with the regular color versions of the other figurines in the line: his head and torso came with Fortress, his left arm with Dai Atlas, his right arm with Star Convoy, his pelvis with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], his left leg with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and his right leg with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Like BlackZarak, there was both a regular full-color figure to collect (available in 6 out of every 10 cases) as well as a rarer variant version, this time in metallic silver (available in 4 out of every 10 cases).<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> * The [[Action Master Elite]] [[Double Punch (G1)|Double Punch]]'s mold looks just like an [[Action Master]] version of BlackZarak, right down to the molded details, including the head. The coloring (black/red/purple) is similar to BlackZarak's coloring (black/red/gold) as well. This is very strange, considering that Japan never got Action Masters, and Europe never got BlackZarak.<br /> <br /> * Both Scorponok and Fortress Maximus suffer from the writers struggling to reconcile the characters' high rank with their size. In their comic appearances, they are portrayed as commanders in some capacity but are shrunk down to interact with other Transformers, and their city modes pretty much don't exist. Conversely, the cartoons have opted to portray them as giant city Transformers, though they seem to be merely extensions of the smaller beings that bond with them, with no real life or will of their own.<br /> <br /> * The Latin American dub once again messes with the names. On his first appearance, Galvatron calls him &quot;'''Lok'''&quot;. Later, he's named &quot;'''Scorponok'''&quot;, and during the space travel event, he's called &quot;'''Chandler'''&quot;, the last two names being the most used during the Headmaster series. It should be noted that any name makes a distinction between Zarak and his Transtector.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Decepticon bases]]<br /> [[Category:City Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 locations]]<br /> [[Category:Headmasters]]<br /> [[Category:Headmasters characters]]<br /> [[Category:Machination]]<br /> [[Category:Masterforce characters]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]<br /> [[Category:Zone characters]]<br /> [[Category:Zombies]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Soundwave_(ROTF)&diff=463717 2010-06-09T08:27:15Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|decepticonfilm}}<br /> {{disambig3|Soundwave}}<br /> :''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Rotf soundwave satellite mode.jpg|thumb|right|375px|Just wait till he [[Kiss Players|tentacle rapes]] that other satellite!]]<br /> <br /> '''Soundwave''', the Decepticon communications officer and one of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s staunchest supporters, doesn't just master the frequencies that carry information across our planet, he revels in them. Stationed high in the upper atmosphere and capable of processing millions of data streams at once, he is fully capable of taking over communications on a planetary scale. Whether he uses this to direct civilization or destroy it remains to be seen.<br /> <br /> Soundwave has two extremely powerful weapons: his spread of [[Sonic Cannon]]s... and Megatron. If any Decepticon crosses him, he does not hesitate to send a full record of said Decepticon's failures to Megatron, almost certainly ensuring an untimely demise. His lofty position has made [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] suspicious, so Soundwave has his minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] keep an eye on the [[Air Commander]] if he gets out of hand. Soundwave is also nearly defenseless in space, as his devastating Sonic Cannons only work within the atmosphere.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Soundwave Battle Bio]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {{quote|Nothing moves on the orb below without '''my''' being aware of it. I see and hear everything, be it out the open or behind closed doors. My reach is invisible, intangible. My grip...cast-iron.|Soundwave sees and hears all|[[Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1]]}}<br /> <br /> == Fiction ==<br /> === Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics ===<br /> [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was in talks with Soundwave to get him to join in the attack on Earth and be in [[Michael Bay]]'s next documentary. Soundwave is known for talking in several frequencies at once, apparently just to be annoying. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|#15's Star Screams}} Starscream doesn't trust Soundwave but notes his intelligence, and so views him as a worthy successor in the event of his death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}<br /> <br /> === IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics ===<br /> [[Image:Defiance4Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|100px|No full body shot in the movie or comics.]]<br /> Soundwave was assigned by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to take command of the newly built ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' with the sarcophagus containing [[The Fallen]]. Soundwave's task was to find a planet with a star [[Solar harvester|harvester]] that could be used to free their mysterious benefactor. Soundwave left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] just before the outbreak of war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SoundwaveAllianceIssue2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Alas, poor Dreadwing. I knew him, Ravage.]]<br /> <br /> Presumed dead for years, Soundwave arrived on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] one month after Megatron's death. He quickly took stock of the situation, scanning both [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing's]] remains, and an imprint of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] body. He contacted [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] after his battle with [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], learning of the loss of Megatron and the AllSpark, while informing Starscream that he had sent troops from his ship to Earth, with more waiting in stasis. As Starscream headed for the ship, Soundwave informed him he still had orders to follow. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2}} As more and more Decepticons made planetfall on Earth's surface, Soundwave assumed the form of a satellite and silently observed their operations from orbit. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===<br /> Soundwave appears unknown to the Autobots.{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} He commanded a small Decepticon cell, based out of [[Mars]]' moon [[Phobos]]. While nominally under the command of [[the Fallen]], the Fallen is merely in ''contact'' with the Decepticons and currently incapacitated. This left Soundwave free to do his ''own'' thing... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:Titan4_Soundwaveinterrogate.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only... Oops, wrong movie.]]<br /> <br /> One of his goals was to find the location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. The aging [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] knew it but would only tell it to the Fallen. ''Strangely'' unwilling to put the Fallen and Ransack in touch and ''oddly'' prefering to personally know the location of [[Matrix of Leadership|the key to a monstrous superweapon]] himself {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}, Soundwave turned to the dormant Seekers instead. He directed [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] to [[Las Vegas]] to carve up one such Seeker for its &quot;memory tree&quot;. He refused to explain the reason ''why'' to Grindor. When [[NEST]] showed up, Soundwave appeared contemptuous of them and their [[Human|whole species]], noting Transformers owned this world ''long'' before mankind. To Grindor, he simply said to get the memory tree to him and not get captured. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}<br /> <br /> Later, [[Transformers Comic issue 2.2|on the Fallen's orders]], he directed [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to find [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], find out what they knew about [[the Fallen]]'s plans and who they'd told it to, and then terminate them. When Ravage had cornered Mudflap, Soundwave talked through him and attempted to interrogate the Autobot; this failed, with Mudflap not even being bothered about who Soundwave was. While the hit was a bust, Soundwave ensured the base was bugged. As a result, he discovered [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] distrusted the twins. <br /> <br /> [[Image:Titan6_SoundwaveIAm.jpg|right|thumb|250px|&quot;[[Sanctuary|There you go]], fellas!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> This was something Soundwave found interesting {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} and he hatched a plan to ensure the twins were believed to be traitors: which would ensure nobody would follow up on their intell! Somehow, he got [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] to [[Diego Garcia]] at the same time the twins were there. He then had [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] get captured, so that when he was taken to [[Diego Garcia]] Scorponok would free him. With the Decepticon attacking at the same time the twins were distracting Optimus and on top of previous acts, they seemed guilty and were taken into custody. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Soundwave sent [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to blow up the soldiers escorting the twins to orbitary exile, and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] parachuted in to convince them to defect. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] tracked down the twins - who had kidnapped [[Sam Witwicky]] in a failed attempt to convince him to speak to Optimus on their behalf - Soundwave finally landed on Earth and blasted the scout. Soundwave told the twins The Fallen would offer them sanctuary, something they seemed happy to accept... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Titan7_Soundwave_GO!.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]<br /> <br /> Poor Soundwave soon had to put ''up'' with the twins, as they insisted on chatting through his briefings and dissing the other 'cons. He ''just'' about, through ominous glares, got them to pay attention to their mission: to capture Ransack and bring him in to be &quot;re-educated&quot;. This, however, was all a big con on the twins: he just wanted them as expendable bait to draw out Ransack, so Grindor and Sideways could knock him out. Soundwave also spoke for the entire Decepticons when he said that if the twins survived any encounter, ''kill them anyway''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Titan8_Soundwave_FWATT.jpg|right|thumb|200px|KERPOW!]]<br /> <br /> Once Ransack was in his hands, Soundwave beat the snot out of him and demanded the location to the Tomb of the Primes. The Seeker still refused to talk, and insulted Soundwave as being a mere cog who could barely understand the big picture. He almost killed Ransack for that, having to be held back by Starscream (don't want the Fallen ''knowing'' you've killed his Seeker!), but the elder continued to mock him for believing he had freedom of action just because the Fallen was absent.<br /> <br /> When the twins, revealed to have been faking their defection, returned to beat the crap out of the Phobos base, an annoyed Soundwave ended their brief success with overwhelming violence. Unfortunately, before he could kill the Autobots, Ransack took the opportunity to leg it; desperate to stop the Fallen from being informed of what he'd been up to, Soundwave gave chase and the Phobos base was abandoned. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} As he's still around later, it seems Soundwave made ''sure'' Ransack never made it to the Fallen...<br /> <br /> {{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}<br /> <br /> [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] considers Soundwave to be an untrustworthy jerk who ''never'' pulls his weight in a fight. Megatron, however, loves the guy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English, French, Italian), [[Horst Lampe]] (German), [[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)<br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF-Soundwaveface.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Next time, Gadget. Next time.]]<br /> Soundwave received a transmission from [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], who was tailing [[Mikaela Banes]], and instructed him to obtain a surviving shard of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] in her possession. He found a satellite transmitting a conversation between [[NEST]] and the [[United States military]]. Tapping into it with his tentacles to listen, Soundwave overheard [[Theodore Galloway]] mention another shard of the AllSpark in storage at [[Diego Garcia]], and of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s burial in the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. <br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF Soundwave ejects Ravage.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ravage: Eject. Operation: [[Ruined FOREVER|Childhood rape]].]]<br /> <br /> Formulating a plan, Soundwave waited until it would be nightfall on Diego Garcia, then ejected [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] (who was equipped with [[Scalpel]] and the [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]] comprising [[Reedman]]) to Diego Garcia to steal the shard. Once they had stolen the shard, they reunited with some [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] and managed to resurrect their leader.<br /> <br /> Soundwave remained in space, tapping into the satellite he had found. When Megatron decided to reveal the Transformers presence on Earth after killing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Soundwave issued the mobilization order to the waiting troops on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. As the Decepticons streaked toward Earth, Soundwave tracked down [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] in [[France|Paris]]. He called Judy on her cellphone, demanding to know where Sam was, which the human dismissed as a crank call by a pervert. This allowed the Decepticons to track them down and capture them to use as bait for Sam. <br /> <br /> [[Image:SoundwaveSatellite.jpg|thumb|300px|Yes, yes, you fans all thought about ''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' when you saw me do this.]]<br /> <br /> When the CIA discovered that Sam was in [[Egypt]], Soundwave relayed the information to the Decepticons. During [[Operation: Firestorm]], Soundwave blocked the satellites covering the Egyptian area, making things appear normal. General [[Morshower]] was unconvinced though and got other local informants to know what was happening at the [[pyramid]]s. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}<br /> <br /> {{note|In the comic, Megatron rendezvous with Soundwave after killing Optimus, making the demand for Sam Witwicky himself, which Soundwave broadcasts through the satellite he clutches. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2}}}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW post-''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===<br /> Soundwave detected [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was alive and active, and was furious someone else was ordering his pet around. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5}}<br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> ===Cyber Missions===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Bronco D. Jackson]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:CyberMission1-Soundwave.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Through the dark, to the light, it's a super sonic flight! <br /> Gotta keep it goin'!]]<br /> <br /> {{quote|No! Too many sonic booms! I can't absorb—!}}<br /> <br /> When Soundwave and [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] descended on [[Diego Garcia]], they interrupted an Autobot mission briefing. While Ironhide headed outside to face Bludgeon, Bumblebee remained inside to guard the Autobots' precious [[datatrax|data tracks]] from Soundwave. Bumblebee fired shot after shot, but Soundwave was able to simply use his sonic powers to repel the attacks back towards Bumblebee. However, Bumblebee gambled that Soundwave would be unable to repel a great number of attacks simultaneously, and the Decepticon was overwhelmed by Bumblebee's automatic weaponry. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} Bumblebee confined Soundwave inside a vacuum-sealed electromagnetic bubble, where his sonic weaponry would be useless. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Jessop]] (English)<br /> <br /> ====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====<br /> =====Autobot campaign=====<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> =====Decepticon campaign=====<br /> [[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_DLC_Soundwave.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Soundwave was made available as a playable character (for multiplayer games) as optional downloadable content for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3 owners. However, instead of the silver colour scheme established on his regular release toys and movie appearance, the character model was coloured blue, like [[Generation 1]] [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]]-[[exclusive]] Soundwave figure from the ''Gathering at Nemesis'' figure pack. His special attack consisted of a deployable turret that generated earthquakes, a reference to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who was one of Generation 1 Soundwave's tape minions.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Revenge of the Fallen===<br /> ====Legends Class toys====<br /> *'''Soundwave''' (Legends, 2009)<br /> [[Image:ROTFLegends Soundwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No matter what mode you put him in, he is always ready to get down and dirty with unsuspecting satellites.]]<br /> <br /> : Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class]] figures, Soundwave transforms into a simplified version of his satellite alt mode which is notable for being more movie-accurate than his Deluxe Class toy. The satellite head is completely covered in blue, however. <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> *'''Infiltrator Soundwave''' (EZ Collection, 2010)<br /> <br /> : In Japan, Legends class Soundwave was be [[redeco]]ed to match the colors of Deluxe Infiltration Soundwave (see below). He was part of the Japanese ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' promotion, and was only available to those who bought the Voyager &quot;[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] VS [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]&quot; set at amazon.jp and Yamada Denki stores.<br /> <br /> ====Deluxe Class toys====<br /> [[Image:Soundwaverotfpreviewtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|War fork!]]<br /> *'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2009)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-04'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile<br /> <br /> :Part of the initial Movie Preview wave, Soundwave is a [[Triple Changer]], transforming into a satellite and a Cybertron jet, which are not exactly what could be described as &quot;distinct&quot; from one another. In all three modes, Soundwave features a spring-loaded missile launcher which fires a missile intended to resemble [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], in reference to the scene in the film in which he launches the feline fiend down at Earth. In his (rather stocky) robot mode, Soundwave has blue light piping in his visor, but it is disabled, having been painted over in red; his other modes feature a second, armored version of his face, which is stored on the back of his robot mode. Probably to avoid giving the toy a very obviously two-headed robot mode, the alternate face lacks any paint details, and has an unpainted blue visor. Soundwave features numerous red and gold [[Paint operation|paint application]]s which are ''very'' cleverly and subtly positioned around his body to replicate similarly-colored and -positioned details on the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave toy]].<br /> <br /> :The configuration for the satellite mode depicted in the toy's instructions is not the way Soundwave appears in the film, featuring a different angling for the panels on his shoulders. It's not a big change, but transforming the toy in accordance with his movie appearance ''does'' help to distinguish the jet from the satellite a little, since otherwise, virtually the only difference is in the positioning of the large panel &quot;wings&quot;. <br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You can get him in blue, but you gotta get those other guys, too!]]<br /> *'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Figure multi-pack, 2009)<br /> **''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile<br /> <br /> : A [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]]-[[exclusive]] three pack (technically four pack if you want to count the Ravage missile), also featuring The Fallen, and a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline. Soundwave is [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen was unchanged from his original release.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:CharaHobbyROTFSoundwaveBlack.jpg|thumb|300px]]<br /> *'''Soundwave Black Version''' (Deluxe, 2009)<br /> **''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile<br /> :Exclusive to the 2009 &quot;C3 X Hobby Chara Hobby&quot; show that ran across [[August 29]]-[[August 30|30]] in Japan, Soundwave Black Version is a redeco of the deluxe ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Soundwave toy in black and red with orange highlights. Following the convention, remaining quantities of the figure were made available to purchase via lottery through the [[E-Hobby|e-Hobby]] website.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?port=33301&amp;req=PRODUCT&amp;code=tf_ev_07 Soundwave Black Version at e-Hobby]'' <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:ROTFtoy-SoundwaveNESTAlliance.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Look out for Escalation Soundwave, Devastation Soundwave, and Soundwave Loves Drift-Chan.]]<br /> *'''Battlefield Bumblebee Vs. Infiltration Soundwave''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2010)<br /> **''Accessories:'' 1 Ravage missile<br /> <br /> :Part of the [[NEST Global Alliance]] campaign, Infiltration Soundwave is another redeco of the Deluxe Class Soundwave mold, this time in dark blue and dark gray, plus bright red that simulates the intense heat of orbital reentry. He comes with Battlefield Bumblebee, a retooling of Cannon Bumblebee with a new battlemask head. Also included in the packaging is a &quot;Mission Guide&quot; catalog and ordering form for the mail-in exclusive Recon Ravage, a &quot;starter sticker&quot; for said ordering form, and a NEST Global Alliance iron-on patch. Two additional stickers from specially-marked NEST Global Alliance products and $4.95 shipping are required for the promotion. Sadly, this promotion does not exist in Europe or Australia, but Recon Ravage was made available in the latter country as a Toys R Us exclusive. Surprisingly, the package does not recognize his Cybertron jet mode, instead only acknowledging his satellite mode.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Burger King===<br /> [[Image:ROTFMerchandise-BurgerKingSoundwave.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I spy with my little eye.....impending tentacle rape.]]<br /> *'''Seeking Soundwave''' (2009)<br /> **'''Accessories:''' 2 blue solar panels<br /> :The [[Burger King]] version of Soundwave is a representation of the communications satellite which Soundwave hacked into in the movie. The dishes have tendril details added to them. Peering into an opening in the top gives a sort of periscope effect, although as there is only one mirror, everything looks backwards.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A Soundwave-headed Blackout from an animatic.]]<br /> [[Image:ROTFEarthSoundwaveConcept.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]<br /> * Soundwave was originally supposed to feature in [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'']]; he fulfilled both [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s roles, hacking into the CIA headquarters as a portable stereo, then [[size changing|morphed]] into a Humvee to track down [[Sam Witwicky]].&lt;ref&gt;Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&amp;amp;postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&amp;amp;postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].&lt;/ref&gt; [[Michael Bay]]'s decision to minimalize the amount of morphing in the film resulted in a change to a helicopter who openly attacks the army. Soundwave and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] were changed to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] as the film's location was changed from a jungle to a desert.&lt;ref&gt;[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&amp;amp;postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage was replaced by Scorponok at the official movie boards]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&amp;amp;postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage would have appeared in a different terrain at the official movie boards]<br /> &lt;/ref&gt; Soundwave's name remained attached to the separated portable stereo character for a while, but Hasbro felt the resulting character did not properly represent the original Soundwave—he was first renamed Soundbite, but eventually ended up with the name Frenzy.<br /> <br /> *According to the trade paperback, Soundwave was a major character in the third draft of ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]''.<br /> <br /> * In early drafts of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Soundwave came to Earth and scanned a black Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck form. Artist [[Paul Ozzimo]] created a visualization of this idea, and Hasbro based the Cybertronian satellite form's robot mode on this abandoned concept, particularly a Cybertronian version of the Chevy grill and small headlights on the lower torso. They then combined Ozzimo's body design with an unused, heavily G1-esque head design that had been created by artist [[Josh Nizzi]] (although Soundwave's finalized head design was also incorporated into the toy's satellite mode, in a manner akin to anti-[[kibble]]).<br /> <br /> *Hasbro's description and arrangement of Soundwave's toy as a triple changer runs counter to the filmmakers' intent to introduce the technology in the next film.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-will-not-feature-triple-changers-165854/ News from TFW2005.com on September 23, 2008,] detailing [[Roberto Orci]]'s confirmation that there would be no triple-changers in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> *Even though [[Frank Welker]] returned to voice Soundwave for the movie, his voice was not vocoded, but rather synthesized in the same way all the other Transformer voices in the movie were. Because of this, the voice he uses is much closer to that of &quot;The Cave of Wonders&quot; from [[Wikipedia:Aladdin (film)|Walt Disney's ''Aladdin'']] and Darkseid from The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, both voiced by Welker. However, in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game, Soundwave's voice ([[Peter Jessop]]) is vocoded in a manner similar to that of ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s first voice, only with a more musical tone.<br /> <br /> *[[Frank Welker]] voiced Soundwave not only in the English version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but also in a large number of foreign dubs, including the Italian one. Welker described the process as &quot;very hard&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;welkernewsarama&quot;&gt;[http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090915-Animated-Shorts-Welker.html Newsarama interview with Frank Welker], September 2009.&lt;/ref&gt; Althouth Welker is also credited in the German dub of the movie, German dubbing insiders insist that the voice heard in the actual movie is by someone else ([[Horst Lampe]], who also dubbed ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]), presumably as a last-minute decision because Welker's &quot;German&quot; performance was considered sub-standard.&lt;ref name=&quot;germandub&quot;&gt;[http://215072.homepagemodules.de/t511643f11775323-Transformers-Die-Rache-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-7.html German dubbing board thread about ROTF, with a discussion about Soundwave's voice]&lt;/ref&gt;. Welker is also credited in the Spanish dub (which character he voiced is not listed, but it was most likely Soundwave).<br /> <br /> * Soundwave is unique among the Decepticons introduced in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' because he survives ([[Scalpel]]'s fate is ambiguous in the film itself but he was clearly scrapped in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|two]] [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|adaptations]]). All the others are presumably killed, meaning if all our information only came from the films, then the only Decepticons alive are the original triad of Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave, along with the oft-overlooked [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].<br /> <br /> * Soundwave was included as a downloadable addition to the roster of the Revenge of the Fallen Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 video game, along with several ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' homages and fellow movie character [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]. Soundwave's special abilities deploy an aerial jammer pod that looks suspiciously like [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and an AOE pod that continuously smashes the ground with piledrivers; undoubtedly a nod to Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave's]] minion [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. According to concept artist [[Ken Christiansen]], his appearance was based more closely on the Deluxe class toy than his movie design.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Communications specialists]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]<br /> [[Category:Spies]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Mixmaster_(ROTF)&diff=463716 2010-06-09T08:26:18Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticonfilm}}<br /> {{disambig3|Mixmaster}}<br /> <br /> :''Mixmaster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF Mixmaster concept art.jpg|thumb|right|300px|You can never have too many shields.]]<br /> <br /> A genius chemist, '''Mixmaster''' serves as a weapons designer to the Decepticon elite. He has spent his entire lifespan mastering the intricacies of chemical reactions, becoming an expert in poisons, corrosive substances, and most especially explosives. He has a knack for improvisation, being able to make deadly concoctions from just the native materials a world has to offer. A member of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], when [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] is formed he constitutes the lumbering beast's head.<br /> <br /> There are two of him, one of which forms the head of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], the other may or may not be also named &quot;Mixmaster&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br /> [[Image:Defiance4_Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Not shown: Mixmaster learning to use a bone as a club.]]<br /> <br /> In the distant past, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] Cube created [[Thirteen original Transformers|a race]] of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the All Spark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.<br /> <br /> The &quot;Mixmaster&quot; body-type was among the very first of these new beings, one of several &quot;builders&quot; who would construct a [[Solar harvester|harvester]] when a suitable sun had been found. Once built, the device would drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the All Spark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4}} <br /> <br /> One of the Mixmasters was part of [[the Fallen]]'s early Decepticons. On [[Earth]], he and his brothers were sicced on the turncoat [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. Mixmaster was the last one standing and managed to get the Seeker in a crushing embrace, informing him &quot;You die&quot;. Jetfire got out of this by teleporting into Earth's atmosphere, causing Mix's death by atmosphere re-entry. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}<br /> <br /> It is presumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, a surviving Mixmaster(s) sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of the Fallen.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===<br /> [[Image:ROTFMegatronrebirth.jpg|thumb|250px|Can we fix him? Yes we can!]]<br /> After the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] shard was retrieved from [[NEST]]'s secure bunker at [[Diego Garcia]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], Mixmaster, [[Scalpel]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Ze little one|another Constructicon]] secreted themselves aboard the ''[[Bayos]]'' freighter heading towards the North Atlantic. Once the ship passed over the [[Laurentian Abyss]], the Decepticons jumped overboard and dove down to where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] broken body lay. Scalpel ordered the death of the smallest Constructicon to rebuild Megatron, a request that Mixmaster and the others obliged with. Soon, Megatron was reborn!<br /> <br /> After Megatron killed [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Mixmaster climbed the Brooklyn Bridge and knocked down the American flag in a display of dominance as [[The Fallen]] broadcast a worldwide message demanding the humans bring them the head of [[Sam Witwicky]].<br /> <br /> Some time later, Mixmaster and another Constructicon with the same [[body-type]] were present in [[Egypt]] during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. Mixmaster and several other Constructicons waited in a quarry in their construction vehicle disguises until the [[human]]s [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]] and their Autobot guardians [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] approached. The Constructicons [[combiner|combined]] into the mighty Devastator and attacked. <br /> <br /> [[Image:Mixmaster-ROTFcannonmode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Good luck figuring this out on my toy.]]<br /> <br /> Elsewhere, the other Mixmaster fought against the NEST forces in the Egyptian town near the great ruins of the pyramids, using his cannon emplacement mode to cause serious problems, until the ex-Decepticon [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] arrived to slice him in half and crush his torso. <br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF Mixmaster death.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Jetfire stomps Mixmaster's head off (in case you were unable to see due to [[Michael Bay|motion blurs]])]]<br /> Meanwhile, Devastator had shrugged off the Autobot twins and was busy demolishing the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] when Simmons called upon the [[United States Navy]] to attack Devastator. The [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|U.S.S. ''Kidd'']] fired her experimental [[Railgun|railgun]], smashing one of his arms to pieces and destroying Devastator. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br /> ====Legends Class toys====<br /> [[Image:ROTF_Legends_Mixmaster.jpg|thumb|200px|My arms hurt...]]<br /> *'''Decepticon Mixmaster''' (Legends, 2009)<br /> **''Japanese ID number'' '''D2'''<br /> :Mixmaster and the six other Legends class Constructicons combine to form Devastator. In Japan, the Legends class Constructicons are sold individually. Mixmaster has the dubious honor of pulling Devastator's face around like a rectal growth in robot mode. He forms (you guessed it) the head of Devastator.<br /> <br /> *'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends figure multi-pack, 2010)<br /> <br /> :In [[Hasbro]]'s markets, the Legends Constructicons are sold together as a store [[exclusive]].<br /> <br /> <br /> *'''EZ Collection Devastator - G1 Colors Version''' (Legends, 2010)<br /> :Takara will reissue the seven Legend class Constructicons in G1 inspired green and purple color schemes. <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Voyager Class toys====<br /> [[Image:Mixmaster ROTF Voyager toy.jpg|right|thumb|400px|My arms still hurt...]]<br /> *'''Mixmaster''' (Voyager, 2009)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-12'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Missile<br /> <br /> :Voyager Class ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Mixmaster transforms into a gray and silver cement mixer with purple windows and headlights, based loosely on the [[Wikipedia:Mack Trucks|Mack]] truck seen in the film. The vehicle mode's mixing drum is incapable of rotating due to the transformation, but does boast a pair of gigantic Decepticon logos on either side. The cement chute at the rear of the vehicle mode can accurately raise and lower on a hinge, and the cannon can be fixed to fire directly overhead or behind at pursuing vehicles. <br /> <br /> : His robot mode is designed to be squat with very long arms, but in order to be fully functional and look like the stock photo, his legs at the hip joints must be slightly mistransformed from what is depicted in his instructions. This results in a robot mode that is very thin and lanky, with numerous joints on the extremely long arms alone. The packaging calls out [[Mech Alive]] gimmickry in the form of &quot;spinning gears&quot; on his chest, but the feature is only present at the thighs and forearms, which reveal shifting internal bits when the joints are rotated. The robot mode's missile-firing cannon is locked in place on its back pointing straight upward; it can be raised over Mixmaster's head, although this involves letting the cab hang loose on his back as it's designed to attach to the cannon. Alternately the toy can be transformed to its artillery cannon-like Battle Mode that has him essentially performing a belly flop, letting the launcher fire forward. At least, according to the Battle Mode's official depiction on the instructions.<br /> <br /> : The image of the cement mixer mode on the packaging has been flipped horizontally, leaving the location of the ladder switched. Additionally, the robot mode image on the packaging has a different mold for the mixing drum shells, with rectangular-shaped pegs rather than circular.<br /> <br /> {{picsneeded|Battle mode cannon}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:ROTF-toy_GreenMixmaster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|&quot;My arms hurt so ''you'' can pretend it's still the 80s. I hate you.&quot;]]<br /> *'''Back Road Brawl''' (Figure multi-pack, 2009)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Missile<br /> <br /> :Available only in the [[Toys&quot;R&quot;Us]]-[[exclusive]] &quot;Back Road Brawl&quot; figure pack with [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]], this release of Mixmaster features a new head that was gang-molded to Mixmaster, but until now went unused. His colour scheme has been extensively [[redeco]]ed in a layout resembling the [[Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. He is decorated with a small [[tampograph]] reading &quot;Ol' Lefty&quot;, a reference to how Generation 1 [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s left leg.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Combiner Class toys====<br /> [[Image:ROTF_Devastator_combiner_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|My arms don't hurt anymore.... Wait.... WHERE ARE MY ARMS!?!?!?!?!?!]]<br /> *'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)<br /> <br /> :The Mixmaster component of the Devastator set becomes Devastator's head. He contains the lights and sounds for Devastator, as well as individual sounds for his vehicle mode. They are motion activated, which means he never, ever shuts up. As with the other Constructicon members in this set, Mixmaster does not have his own robot mode. To activate sounds (if you're willing to do so, that is), press down on a lever on Devastator's chest. Doing so will raise Devastator's mighty head and open his mouth, and cause one of a myriad of sounds to play, including: &quot;I am.... DEVASTATOR!&quot; &quot;CRUSH... AUTOBOTS!&quot; &quot;MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!&quot; &quot;i am...DECEPTICON!&quot;. In Devastator mode, pressing the button down for a few moments also activate's his &quot;vortex grinder&quot;. Transforming him back into his own component activates the transformation sound when the face cover is pulled from the underside of his truck mode, after that, he randomly starts making engine stalling noises whenever you look at it funny.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Mega Power Bots====<br /> [[Image:ROTF MegaPowerBots Devastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sometimes it's just Orange Day.]]<br /> *'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)<br /> : [[Mega Power Bots]] Devastator is a simple toy for younger children, featuring plenty of playing sounds and flashing lights. His limbs have limited swivel articulation and do not detach into separate vehicles. He has a distinctly more humanoid stature than normal.<br /> <br /> : Unlike regular [[Power Bots]], and unlike other portrayals of the character in general, Devastator features a transformation! It consists of putting his arms up and laying him flat on his stomach, which lets him roll around using the wheels on his limbs.<br /> <br /> : Pressing down the Decepticon shield on his crotch (!) spins the vortex in his chest, lights up his eyes and makes him utter one of many Welker-recorded phrases, including [[Transformers: The Movie|&quot;Prepare for extermination!&quot;]], &quot;Crush Autobots!&quot; and &quot;I am Devastator!&quot; Pressing on the crane of his excavator arm makes a cannon blast sound effect, while pressing the cab of his loader arm turns the scoop into claws.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> [[Image:Robotheroesironhidemixmaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi, I'm Mixmaster, and I'm extremely pleased to be your villain this evening.]]<br /> *'''Ironhide and Mixmaster''' (2009)<br /> :Part of the second wave of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' portion of the ''Robot Heroes'' line, Mixmaster is a new sculpt that comes with a [[redeco]] of the first ''Robot Heroes'' [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> *'''Desert Devastation''' (Multi-pack, 2009)<br /> <br /> [[Image:rotf_desertdevastation_rh.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Munchy!]]<br /> <br /> :Mixmaster is the sculpted head of &quot;Desert Devastation&quot; Devastator, a super-sized ''[[Robot Heroes]]'' figure. He is only available in a multi-pack with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their vehicle modes and [[William Lennox]].<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===RPMs—Robot Powered Machines===<br /> ====Commander Series====<br /> [[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Mixmaster.jpg|thumb|300px|Proudly covering his ears.]]<br /> *'''Mixmaster''' (2009)<br /> *''Number:'' 4<br /> <br /> :[[Robot Powered Machines|Mini-Vehicle]] Mixmaster is a small non-transformable mixing truck with his robot mode sculpted on the vehicle's underside.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *According to [[Ben Procter]]'s [http://conceptartworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ben_procter_rotf_12.jpg concept art], Mixmaster originally had a ''friendly'' face based on that of actor [http://www.giratempoweb.net/gallery/data/media/14/Brendan_Gleeson_1.jpg Brendan Gleeson]... and was apparently going to be an ''Autobot''. The early head design was actually put to use in the Generation 1 [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]-themed [[redeco]] store exclusive, as well as the Legends Mixmaster.<br /> <br /> *Apparently, a definitive and solid configuration for the Voyager Mixmaster toy's Battle Mode IS possible, for if one were to look carefully, one would see several design elements present in the toy that are indicative of a (most likely) thoroughly planned out transformation for the third mode. Unfortunately, none of these design elements are alluded to ''at all'' in the instructions, leaving many with nothing but guesses as to how it all fits together. Or in most cases, complete disregard for this mode altogether. But this does open the door for a lot of fanmode interpretations, which is always good.<br /> <br /> *Mixmaster says &quot;Listen up!&quot; before changing to his battle mode. No voice actor is listed in the end credits, though.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Mixmaster/mixmaster.htm Mixmaster at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Scourge_(Cybertron)&diff=463713 2010-06-09T08:25:28Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{picsneeded|Appearances in fiction, Attacktix toy}}<br /> {{factions|jungleplanet|decepticon|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3|Scourge}}<br /> :''Scourge is a [[Decepticon]] later a [[Triple Changer]] as well from the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Map-Scourge.jpg|right|290px|thumb|Why do my shoulders hurt people?]]<br /> '''Scourge''' believes in survival of the fittest and the rule of the mightiest. Not coincidentally, he sees himself as the top of both these categories. A former student of the now-peaceful [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], he is savage and brutal, and now holds the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] firmly in his steel jaws. Still, his sense of honor shows that somewhere beneath the exterior of the tyrant, some decency beats in his spark, it just needs to find a way out.<br /> <br /> He also apparently looks up (rather down) to one of the humans, [[Lori]]; because even though she is small, she is brave enough to stand up to big old Scourge. And let's face it, she must have [[Devastator (ROTF)|pretty big cojones]] to do that (despite, y'know, being a girl). Scourge refers to her as 'little sister'.<br /> <br /> :''Japanese name:'' '''Flame Convoy'''<br /> :''Hungarian name:'' '''Ostor'''<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Cybertron'' cartoon===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Trevor Devall]] (English), [[Colin Murdoch]] (episode [[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]] only, English), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (Japanese)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Cybertron Scourge past peoplesuffer.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Scourge never stops bragging]]<br /> Long ago, Scourge was a student training under the tutelage of the wise [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]. Frustrated by the lawlessness of his homeworld, as well as the weak rulers' lack of backbone in dealing with the many criminal elements that preyed upon the people of the land, Scourge turned his back on his master's teachings and waged a revolutionary war against the rulers of the land, with one message: bend to his will or be destroyed. Scourge's immense strength and force of arms saw him seize power over the Jungle Planet, but over time, his lofty ideal of bringing peace and safety to a chaotic land gave way to merely maintaining order under his iron fist. {{storylink|Honor|Honor}}<br /> <br /> Years later, two strange beings dared enter the grounds of his temple. The leader, calling himself [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], claimed that he was in search of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]], which could save the universe from a [[Grand Black Hole|Black hole]] left in the wake of [[Unicron|some mythical god's]] destruction. Scourge was interested, but played dumb about the Key's location, seeing that Megatron had an ulterior motive. {{storylink|Search|Search}} Soon afterwards, another (smaller) [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|outlander]] arrived, telling much the same story as the Decepticons did, except claiming that Megatron had no intention of saving the universe. Unfortunately, his direct, gruff manner got under Scourge's skin and the Jungle Planet leader challenged the interloper to a battle for the Key. {{storylink|Race}}<br /> <br /> In the ensuing fight, Scourge took a Cyber Key-powered missile to the face, but quickly revealed his own Key ability-shoulder-mounted dragon heads which laid Overhaul low with their ferocious fire breath. Scourge prepared the final blow, but his victim was spirited away by [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]], causing Scourge to roar in fury. Overhaul soon returned once more, hell-bent on acquiring the Cyber Planet Key. Initially dismissive of the Autobot, Scourge charged into battle after Overhaul dealt with his guards. When his foe was distracted by Megatron's attack on Snarl, Scourge unleashed his flames once more, only to find that Overhaul could now withstand their heat. Fortunately for Scourge, Megatron chose that moment to toss Snarl into Overhaul, as a &quot;gift&quot; for him. Scourge would have executed the traitorous wolf on the spot, but Overhaul blocked his blow, drawing on the power of the Cyber Planet Key to reformat himself into Leobreaker and fleeing with Snarl. {{storylink|Detour}}<br /> <br /> Bent on punishing Snarl's treachery, Scourge tracked down the wolf-bot, and had his first meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. The naive Autobot leader wished to talk, but Scourge informed him of his planet's laws and suggested that Optimus battle Megatron's forces to determine Snarl's fate. Optimus refused on the spot, but Leobreaker was spurred into action when Scourge's minions moved to take Snarl away. Scourge observed the ensuing battle and witnessed Optimus and Leobreaker utterly defeat Megatron with their first combination into Savage Claw Mode. Satisfied with their display of power, he released Snarl and left. {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}}<br /> <br /> Having seen the strength of Optimus Prime, Scourge desired a battle against the Autobot leader. His wish was seemingly granted when Optimus contacted him with a challenge, but when the dragon-bot met him in a canyon, Optimus denied ever sending such a message. (In truth, the scheming [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] was behind the message, intent on letting both sides destroy each other.) Nonetheless, Scourge battled Optimus, who struck him down with the power of Savage Claw Mode. Although the Autobots retreated before Scourge could recover, the planet leader was pleased to have felt Prime's strength first-hand. {{storylink|Sand}}<br /> <br /> Scourge was one of the Transformers who felt the energy released by inserting the Velocitron Planet Key into the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Champion}} He witnessed the Autobots' return to his planet and watched them deal with [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Megatron's]] [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|flunkies]]{{storylink|Ice}} before meeting them personally at his temple. To his dismay, Optimus still refused to fight him, intent on trying to talk the Key out of Scourge's hands. Ironically, Leobreaker shared Scourge's discontent for diplomacy, forcibly separating from Optimus and attacking the dragon. Scourge felled him with a single fire blast, but then stayed Megatron's hand when he moved to finish off the fallen warrior, claiming that Leobreaker was already defeated. Megatron was not terribly pleased by this, but relented and followed Scourge back to his temple.<br /> <br /> Some time later, Scourge at last recieved a formal challenge from Optimus Prime, delivered by Backstop. Confused by Optimus' change of heart, he asked his old teacher what motivated the Autobot leader, learning that Optimus fought for peace and justice-familiar words to Scourge, according to Backstop. Although Megatron advised against the battle, Scourge was adamant, {{storylink|Honor}} and immediately began training by fighting off Undermine and Brimstone while restrained by two pillars. Having prepared himself for battle, he proceeded to wait for his opponent...and wait...and wait. To his dismay, the Autobots were late for the match, making him wonder if Optimus would try to intentionally dishonor him. Eventually, the Autobots did arrive, accusing Megatron's goons of delaying them. When Scourge turned to ask Megatron about this, the Decepticon simply denied everything and left.<br /> <br /> Dismissing the issue, Scourge prepared to fight, but found himself confronted by Velocitronian leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] and Lori, one of the Autobots' human allies. The latter attempted to explain the value of working together over fighting, but Scourge misinterpreted it as a slight against his planet's culture and insisted that the battle commence. However (perhaps motivated by Lori's words or simple arrogance), he did allow Optimus to choose one Autobot to aid him, and the Prime immediately combined with Leobreaker to meet Scourge head-on. Although the dragon forced the 'bots apart by attacking their combination joint, the Autobots reformed Savage Claw Mode on the other side and delivered a punch that laid Scourge out on the floor. He anticipated his own demise, but was surprised to learn that Optimus had no intent to kill him. Nonetheless, he accepted defeat and relinquished the Cyber Planet Key to the Autobots before leaving to contemplate what he had learned that day. Before doing so, he thanked Lori for her words, affectionately calling her &quot;little sister&quot;-much to Lori's dismay. {{storylink|Primal}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron's forces attempted to raid the temple and steal the key, Scourge remained inside, claiming to have no interest in the larger war around him. He showed concern for Lori when she began coughing on smoke from the burning jungle outside, and was perplexed at her belief that bike helmets save lives. When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] repeatedly set the forests around the temple alight to keep Optimus occupied, Scourge took action, storming outside and downing the lowbrow jet with a blast of flames. He eventually found himself being examined by [[Bud Hansen|more]] [[Coby Hansen|humans]] as the Autobots regrouped, before finally losing his patience and screaming for everyone to just leave his planet. They at last agreed, and Scourge was left to tend to his realm. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}<br /> <br /> However, the draconic dictator was soon flying on an asteroid alongside Crumplezone in order to free the Decepticons from a trap laid by the treacherous Starscream. Combining his power with Megatron's, Scourge eventually breached the sphere trapping the Decepticons, and then requested to join Megatron's group on their trip to Earth, in order to see new worlds and experience new things (and get vengeance on Optimus Prime and Leobreaker for his defeat). He greeted Optimus Prime upon arrival, and engaged Leobreaker and Snarl in battle, taking them both out in short order with his dragon mode's powerful fire breath. He briefly battled Optimus Prime before the latter was distracted by Megatron critically wounding [[Hot Shot (Armada)|three]] [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|of his]] [[Red Alert (Armada)| soldiers]]. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} He attempted to bar Optimus' path to Megatron, but was knocked aside by Savage Claw Mode. He soon got back on his feet and was poised to help Megatron finish off the Autobots when the wounded trio returned, reborn into the powerful [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}}<br /> <br /> Scourge continued fighting the Autobots at [[Niagara Falls]], but took a moment to fry Thundercracker for attempting to flee. He then joined Megatron in warping to Starscream's island base and joining a massive free-for-all for possession of<br /> the Omega Lock. When all of his opponents fled or challenged different enemies, Scourge decided to give chase to the Autobot leaders descending into the volcano at the island's center. {{storylink|Assault}} He was held up briefly by an electric trap redirected at him by [[Vector Prime]], but recovered in time to squash Sideways underfoot. After another painful encounter with Savage Claw Mode's power, he evacuated the erupting volcano in time to witness Starscream emerge...as a twenty-story giant with an equally massive crown! When Megatron challenged Starscream in a clash that threatened to rip the planet in half (literally), Scourge led the Decepticons in a full-scale attack on Starscream. They got off one combined Cyber Key-enhanced shot before the super-sized jet blew them away. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}<br /> <br /> When a team of Autobots left for Cybertron with the Omega Lock, Scourge alerted Megatron and joined the rest of the Decepticons in pursuing them. Along the way, he watched Megatron recruit [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] into the Decepticons, although he was shortly informed that Megatron only trusted her as far as cannon fodder. {{storylink|United}} The Autobots escaped at a warped section of the space bridge, but Scourge was able to pass through by focusing his own power. Upon arriving on Cybertron, he mocked Thunderblast for being damaged along the way, but then doubled over from injuries HE sustained during the trip. When Megatron successfully stole the Lock, Scourge joined him in fleeing through a dimension gate, and thus witnessed his leader's battle with Optimus Prime in the [[fire dimension]]. He managed to escape with Thunderblast before the Autobots collapsed the dimension around Megatron, seemingly destroying the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} <br /> <br /> Regrouping with the other Decepticons, Scourge nominated himself as leader. Ransack, Crumplezone, and Thundercracker objected, but the dragon-bot easily defeated all three of them at once. He soon threw them back into battle against the Autobots before tackling Optimus Prime himself. The battle was briefly interrupted when everyone stopped to watch Starscream's (rather pathetic) attempt to destroy Primus. Scourge commented that Starscream had really lost his mind-and then used the distraction to attack Optimus again, restarting the fight. The battle did not go well for the Decepticons, but Scourge refused to back down, even when Thundercracker reported that Crumplezone had been maimed by [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]. Not even he was prepared for what came next-the appearance of a ghostly, darkness-shrouded Megatron above them all! {{storylink|Balance}} He continued fighting Optimus, to the Autobot leader's growing frustration, until Optimus finally broke off to engage the now-reborn Megatron and his [[Nemesis Breaker|new pet]]. Scourge was among the Decepticons making a break for the Omega Lock when the Autobots were disoriented by the collision of Optimus and Megatron's powers. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} He didn't get far before he had to confront the pursuing Autobots again {{storylink|Memory}}, battling various opponents across Cybertron {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}.<br /> <br /> After Megatron learned of Starscream's survival aboard the ancient starship [[''Atlantis'']], and the location of the final Cyber Planet Key, Scourge and the other Decepticons began searching the cosmos for their leader's old rival. Thunderblast led them to the ''Atlantis'', but it warped away before anyone else could board. However, Scourge still found his way to [[Gigantion]] with the help of the mysterious [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], who led the Decepticons through a dimension gate. {{storylink|Titans}} {{storylink|Warp}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons' first clash on the Giant Planet went poorly, largely due to the presence of the enormous native Transformers on the Autobots' side. Scourge found himself overpowered by [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] and blown away by planet leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], who also soundly defeated Megatron. {{storylink|Giant}} In the aftermath of the battle, Scourge helped his leader hobble down the corridors of the planet, trying to offer comfort by claiming that everyone loses a battle sometime. He later assured Crumplezone and Ransack that Megatron's near-tangible anger was not directed at them, but rather at the ones who so easily outmatched his power. He soon saw his leader literally ''rip open'' Gigantion to access its Cyber Planet Key and followed the newly-minted Galvatron as he devastated the Autobots around the planet. He then witnessed his leader's vengeance on Metroplex and battle with Optimus Prime, and again fell back after Galvatron was injured by [[Sparkdrinker|Metroplex's axe]]. {{storylink|Fury}}<br /> <br /> Upon recovering his strength, Galvatron sent his forces-Scourge included-across the planet to find the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|City}} Scourge and Thunderblast attempted to ambush [[Wing Saber]], Override, and Lori, only for the latter to give Scourge a severe lecture about the dishonor of his sneak attack (and fighting for Megatron in general). The dragon actually seemed to be rather shaken by the girl's rant, and was noticably relieved when she left with Wing Saber to take on Thunderblast. Scourge was much more confident during his battle with Override, but when his thrown axe nearly killed Lori and the returning Wing Saber, he quickly made a strategic withdrawal (while Lori berated him for running away). {{storylink|Ambush}}<br /> <br /> Scourge next surfaced in another of Gigantion's abandoned cities, where he was confronted by Leobreaker and Snarl. The beast-bots attempted to sway him from Megatron's side by claiming that Optimus fought for the right reasons, but Scourge replied that Optimus only fought for ''change'', not ''improvement''. His patience wearing thin, Leobreaker angrily challenged Scourge for leadership of Jungle Planet, claiming that Scourge's selfishness made him unfit to rule. The fight was intense, but Scourge emerged triumphant. As the dragon prepared to leave, Snarl informed him of the Jungle Planet's suffering due to the black hole, but Scourge revealed that he already knew that, having the same connection to his homeworld as Snarl did. Infuriated by Scourge's demeanour, Snarl joined Leobreaker in attacking, but Scourge defeated them both and left to contemplate his growing feelings of unease about the situation. {{storylink|Challenge}}<br /> <br /> Reflecting on Leobreaker's insistence that strength was more than physical, Scourge began feeling both confused and apprehensive, as physical power was all he had to save his planet. His wanderings led him to an old amusement park, where he came across Bud and the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]]. The small human was able to have a discussion with Scourge, attempting to illustrate the benefits of creative thinking and teamwork, making Scourge accuse Bud of making things up. When Bud responded that no one said that ''he'' couldn't make stuff up, Scourge finally had an epiphany, realizing that his constant reliance on brute strength had actually made him weaker. To test his realization, he promptly challenged the Autobots to a duel. He was beaten up by Metroplex, Vector Prime, and Sonic Wing Mode Optimus Prime without doing anything to any of them besides slightly scratching the latter's shoulder, but still expressed contentment at the result, laughing softly at the sky above him. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}<br /> <br /> When the completed Omega Lock opened a path back to the Transformer's home dimension, Scourge arrived to thank Optimus Prime for everything he taught him. Declaring that he had a planet to save, Scourge proceeded to depart for the Jungle Planet, accompanied by his old friend, Snarl. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} Unfortunately, the power of the black hole was unstoppable, dragging the Jungle Planet itself through the space bridge and into reach of the singularity itself. Even as his people were evacuated by the Autobots, Scourge intended to die with his homeworld, forcing Snarl to beat some sense into him. Accused of cowardice and giving up on his people, Scourge at last realized the lesson Backstop tried to teach him so long ago, and told his followers to never give up hope and always go down fighting. As his old teacher looked at him with pride, Scourge found himself bathed in the light of [[Primus]] as his temple rose from the ground and revealed itself as the fourth ancient starship: [[''Hyperborea'']]! Aboard this mighty vessel, he arrived at Primus in time to scare off Galvatron's minions and witness the creation of the [[Ark (Cybertron)|''Ark'']], a symbol of the united Transformer race. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}<br /> <br /> When Galvatron retreated to the very core of the black hole, Scourge and the other planet leaders approached Optimus Prime, wishing to aid him in defeating Galvatron and reclaiming the key-filled Omega Lock. Although Galvatron used the Lock to make himself enormous and all-powerful, the combined strength of the Autobots defeated him, with Scourge contributing his flames to their final attack. Spiteful even in defeat, Galvatron threw the Lock and keys into the black hole, and Scourge was forced to break off and grab his homeworld's Cyber Planet Key. He beheld Primus' destruction of the black hole at last and then watched the deity reform into Cybertron, now with elements of the Jungle Planet on its surface.{{storylink|End}}<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, Jungle Planet itself was still out of place, hovering just above Cybertron. The Autobots worked together to build massive thrusters to push the planet back to its rightful place, and Scourge made sure to thank Optimus once more for all he had done. The plan proceeded without a hitch until Galvatron damaged one of the engines (en route to a final battle with Optimus Prime), changing the planet's trajectory towards Cybertron. When the damaged thruster began falling over, Scourge was the first Transformer to leap up and try to physically push it back into place. With the combined aid of Transformers from all over the galaxy, he succeeded, allowing his planet-and his people-to return home. {{storylink|Unfinished}}<br /> <br /> Weeks after the final defeat of Galvatron and the restoration of normalcy, Scourge joined the other planet leaders in an &quot;intergalactic peace conference&quot;, where it was decided that a new space bridge project would be made. In preparation for the project, Scourge held a boxing match on Jungle Planet to determine its new leader...and ended up winning. As a result, he sent Leobreaker as the Jungle Planet representative. Scourge would later attempt (rather poorly) to hide his tears at Leobreaker's departure.<br /> <br /> Despite his enlightened stance on power, Scourge still seemed to enjoy physical tests, such as lifting very large boulders. {{storylink|Beginning}} <br /> <br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===''Cybertron''===<br /> [[Image:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Scourge''' (Ultra, 2005)<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''GD-07'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key<br /> <br /> :''Cybertron'' Scourge transforms into a robotic dragon. Pressing the yellow button on his neck activates a electronic roaring sound and red LED in his head. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into the slot on his back activates a Generation 1 transformation sound effect and flips out two smaller dragon heads, one on each side of his neck. Pressing the yellow button on his neck now activates a laser blast sound (along with the LED lights).<br /> <br /> : In robot mode, Scourge is armed with a massive axe formed from his tail which can be held in either fist. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key in robot mode is the same as in beast mode.<br /> <br /> : Scourge comes with a gold-bordered Jungle Planet Cyber Key, with the Cyber Key code '''u2m8''' [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on the back.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Bruticus (RID)|Predacon Bruticus]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> *'''Flame Convoy - Sky Lynx Edition''' (Ultra, 2005)<br /> **''Accessories'': Tail-axe, gold Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key<br /> <br /> : A Japanese [[Lucky Draw]] exclusive item, this extremely rare version of Flame Convoy had a colour scheme based (conceptually) on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 Sky Lynx]], and shipped in a plain white version of his retail box.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:Cybertron-toy_LoC_Scourge.JPG|right|250px|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Scourge''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)<br /> <br /> : An extremely simplified version of Scourge, Legends-class Scourge has limited articulation and his tail cannot detach to form his trademark axe.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hun-Gurrr]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:Cybertron CryoScourge Toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Cryo Scourge''' (Ultra, 2006)<br /> **''Accessories'': Tail-axe, silver Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key<br /> <br /> : Cryo Scourge is a predominantly blue redeco based upon ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]].<br /> <br /> : Cryo Scourge's packaging marks him as a [[Triple Changer]] for his ability to pop up the two extra heads. ... Yeah, we don't buy it either.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Attacktix===<br /> *'''Scourge''' (Booster, 2006)<br /> {{attacktix <br /> |ID=TF07<br /> |faction=Decepticon<br /> |class=Specialist<br /> |special=Recruit - 12/26 (46%) success ratio<br /> |cost=20<br /> |speed=8<br /> |attacktype=Striker (Axe)<br /> }}<br /> {{-}}<br /> :Scourge is a surprisingly small [[Attacktix]] figure considering the massive and powerful character he's based on. His small axe, small base and low speed make him relatively ineffective against more powerful Star Wars and Marvel strikers.<br /> <br /> :Scourge's &quot;Recruit&quot; power allows you to summon a trooper into play from your backups.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * The toy's instructions and the show's CGI model depict the yellow spike on Scourge's axe as sticking straight up, parallel to the handle, but the molded detail on the toy indicates that it's supposed to be positioned at a right angle to the handle—it's the opposite, narrow end of the axe blade, y'see.<br /> <br /> * In dragon mode, Scourge's voice deepens.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Scourge/scourge.htm Scourge at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Attacktix]]<br /> [[Category:Cybertron characters]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Jungle Planet]]<br /> [[Category:Turncoats]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Scythe_(Cybertron)&diff=463711 2010-06-09T08:24:41Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|minicon|autobot}}<br /> {{picsneeded|Fiction}}<br /> :''Scythe is a [[Mini-Con]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scythe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|&quot;You wants me to take care of them, Boss?&quot;]]<br /> <br /> His teammates may also have weapon modes, but '''Scythe''' is the undisputed muscle of [[Anti-Blaze]]'s team, capable of even taking on some full-sized [[Bulk|bulks]] on his own. A born fighter and natural battlefield commander, Scythe has always backed Anti-Blaze and protected him, no matter the odds. Now with the threat of the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] and other rebels threatening to turn the Mini-Cons into the slaves of the [[Decepticon]]s once again, Scythe is ready to wade in to the thickest, most dangerous situations and bust a few heads!<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic===<br /> Scythe was chief of security for the Mini-Cons operating from the small Cybertronians' primary colony in the massive debris field between Cybertron's moons. After the outbreak of the [[Unicron Singularity]], the colony was attacked by the Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and a cadre of rebels. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} The threat of the insurgence was soon eclipsed by the arrival of [[Unicron]] himself. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} Scythe and his allies fought alongside a rag-tag team of Autobots until Cybertron transformed itself into [[Primus]]'s robot mode. Faced with his ancient adversary, Unicron chose to flee instead of fight. <br /> <br /> After the Unicron Singularity was ultimately closed, the Mini-Cons and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] entered into negotiations for a peaceful co-existence between &lt;strike&gt;humans and mutants&lt;/strike&gt; [[Bulk]]s and Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Cybertron===<br /> [[Image:Cybertron-toy_Scythe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]<br /> *'''Ramjet vs. Scythe''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2006)<br /> <br /> : Scythe is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] member [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]], transforming into both a twin-rotor helicopter similar to an Osprey and a double-gatling cannon. He was available only in a two-pack with the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] member [[Ramjet (Cybertron)|Ramjet]].<br /> <br /> : He uses the same mold as [[Impulsor]] and [[Rotor]], while a slightly-[[Retool|retooled]] version of the mold is used by [[Bulge]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Scythe/scythe.htm More information on Scythe at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Scythe had the pre-release name of '''Scimitar'''.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Cybertron characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Checkpoint_(Cybertron)&diff=463709 2010-06-09T08:24:11Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|minicon|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig2|the Cybertron-series Mini-Con|the Energon-series Autobot|Checkpoint (Energon)}}<br /> :''Checkpoint is a [[Mini-Con]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Checkpoint-Cyb.jpg|right|300px|thumb|&amp;quot;Get down, everybody!&amp;quot;]]<br /> '''Checkpoint''' is a very, very dangerous robot. Thankfully, he's one of the good guys; an agent for the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] and personal attendant to [[Anti-Blaze]]. The holographic projectors on his head assembly allow him to disguise himself easily, or even become invisible for short periods. His uncanny ability to &quot;read&quot; others through little more than a few minutes' observation -or even just a few lines of conversation- makes him an excellent spy and information specialist. While he can defend himself with built-in anti-neutrino blasters, he's not much of a fighter, instead relying on guile (or his teammate [[Scythe]]) to get through dangerous situations.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic===<br /> Checkpoint was an information specialist for the Mini-Cons operating from the small Cybertronians' primary colony in the massive debris field between Cybertron's moons. After the outbreak of the [[Unicron Singularity]], the colony was attacked by the Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and a cadre of rebels. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} The threat of the insurgence was soon eclipsed by the arrival of [[Unicron]] himself. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} Checkpoint and his allies fought alongside a rag-tag team of Autobots until Cybertron transformed itself into [[Primus]]'s robot mode. Faced with his ancient adversary, Unicron chose to flee instead of fight. <br /> <br /> After the Unicron Singularity was ultimately closed, the Mini-Cons and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] entered into negotiations for a peaceful co-existence between &lt;strike&gt;humans and mutants&lt;/strike&gt; [[Bulk]]s and Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Cybertron===<br /> [[Image:Cybertron-toy_Checkpoint.JPG|right|thumb|250px|]]<br /> *'''Sunstorm vs. Checkpoint''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2006)<br /> <br /> : Checkpoint is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] toy, transforming into both a Cybertronic police car and a pistol that can be held by most larger [[Unicron Trilogy]] toys. Part of the third wave of Mini-Con two-packs in ''Cybertron'', he was available only in a two-pack with [[Sunstorm (Mini-Con)|Sunstorm]]. His packaging labels him a [[Triple Changer]].<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Groove (Energon)|Groove]], [[Kingbolt]], and [[Quasar]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Checkpoint/checkpoint.htm More information on Checkpoint at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Cybertron characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category:Spies]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Anti-Blaze&diff=463707 2010-06-09T08:23:30Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|minicon|autobot}}<br /> {{picsneeded|Fiction}}<br /> :''Anti-Blaze is a [[Mini-Con]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Anti-Blaze.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It&amp;#39;s Wheeljack&amp;#39;s and Laser Magnus&amp;#39; smaller cousin.]]<br /> After the defeat of [[Unicron]], '''Anti-Blaze''', a junior member of the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]], argued strongly for complete Mini-Con independence, even refusing the help of the [[Autobot|Autobots]] in setting up their colonies on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moons. Anti-Blaze thought it best for the Mini-Cons to establish themselves on their own.<br /> <br /> Two decades later, Anti-Blaze has come to regret this decision, as now the [[Unicron Singularity]] threatens the moons with annihilation, and the Mini-Cons are cut off from the aid they now desperately need. To make matters worse, Anti-Blaze has to contend with rebels within his own faction. Though he is not a fighter himself, he now takes up arms against the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] who plan to use the chaos caused by the black hole to send the Mini-Cons back into the hands of the [[Decepticon]]s!<br /> <br /> <br /> :''Pre-release name'': '''Bonfire'''<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Fun Publications ''Cybertron'' comic===<br /> <br /> Anti-Blaze was a member of the Mini-Con Council of Sages, operating from the small Cybertronians' primary colony in the massive debris field between Cybertron's moons. After the outbreak of the [[Unicron Singularity]], the colony was attacked by the Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and a cadre of rebels. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} The threat of the insurgence was soon eclipsed by the arrival of [[Unicron]] himself. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} Anti-Blaze and his loyal Mini-Cons fought alongside a rag-tag team of Autobots until Cybertron transformed itself into [[Primus]]'s robot mode. Faced with his ancient adversary, Unicron chose to flee instead of fight. <br /> <br /> After the Unicron Singularity was ultimately closed, Anti-Blaze and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] entered into negotiations for a peaceful co-existence between &lt;strike&gt;humans and mutants&lt;/strike&gt; [[Bulk]]s and Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Cybertron===<br /> [[Image:Cybertron-toy_AntiBlaze.JPG|right|thumb|250px|No relation to [[Blaze]], oddly enough.]]<br /> *'''Thrust vs. Anti-Blaze''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2006)<br /> <br /> : Anti-Blaze is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] member [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]], transforming into both a crash-response truck and a (non-firing) multi-missile launcher. He was available only in a two-pack with the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]] leader [[Thrust (Cybertron)|Thrust]].<br /> <br /> : He uses the same mold as [[Cluster]] and [[Quench]], while a slightly [[Retool|retooled]] version of the mold is used by [[Graviton (Cybertron)|Graviton]].<br /> <br /> ::*'' [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Anti-Blaze/anti-blaze.htm More info on Anti-Blaze at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> * Anti-Blaze's base plastics appear to be an &quot;inversion&quot; of Graviton's; where Graviton is primarily dark stony-blue with gunmetal accents, Anti-Blaze is gunmetal with stony-blue accents.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Cybertron characters]]<br /> [[Category:Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category:Politicians]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Megatron_(Armada)&diff=463703 2010-06-09T08:22:21Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon}}<br /> {{disambig3|Megatron}}<br /> {{disambig3|Galvatron}}<br /> : ''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] later a [[Triple Changer]] as well from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]]. When in his powered-up forms, he is known as '''Galvatron'''.''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Megatronut.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sorry, Hot Shot, no [[JaAm]] for you!.]]<br /> '''Megatron''' is not content with conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When he learns of some power greater than his own, he does not attempt to merely defeat it. He will subjugate it, bend it to his will, carve up its corpse and integrate its power into himself. Megatron demands complete submission from those around him. Any opposition is savagely crushed, any insubordination violently punished. He is a monster in every sense of the word. Megatron tempers this barbarism with regal militaristic formality. He calls his closest troops &quot;gentlemen.&quot; He speaks politely and intelligently. He makes it perfectly clear that he is completely cognizant of his madness.<br /> <br /> Megatron's only weakness is his obsession with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. No matter how much power he attains, his final, glorious battle must be against him. On the occasions Prime has seemingly been destroyed, Megatron has sunk into a deep depression. Once Optimus Prime is gone, there may be no further challenges in this universe.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Megatron seems to change forms like a race-bot changes tires, but with every re-scan he only grows more twisted and evil. There was a time Megatron actually seemed to ''care'' about the Decepticons under his command, but now all he cares about is power.|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] mourns for his enemy|&quot;[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]&quot;}}<br /> <br /> :''Japanese name:'' '''Megatron Super Mode''' (''Micron Densetsu'', Galvatron), '''Galvatron''' (''Super Link''), '''Galvatron G''' (''Super Link'', Galvatron), '''Master Megatron''' (''Galaxy Force''), '''Master Galvatron''' (''Galaxy Force'', Galvatron), '''Liger Megatron''' (combined with [[Nemesis Breaker|Dark Ligerjack]])<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> ====''Armada''====<br /> [[Image:DWArmada2_Megatronlaughing.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ha ha! My mirth cannot be contained by mere word bubbles!!]]<br /> One million years ago, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was at relative peace. Most Transformers were nothing more than citizens of the planet, the [[Autobot]] army simply guarded the majestic [[Cyber City]], and no one had heard of &quot;Decepticons.&quot; The standard-sized Transformers lived alongside villages of the smaller-sized [[Mini-Con]]s, and all of them were caught unawares by the sudden rise of Megatron. He and his soldiers came seemingly out of nowhere, sweeping through Mini-Con villages and performing horrible experiments on the diminutive Transformers. The Decepticons had discovered how to rewire Mini-Cons to interface with them, [[Powerlinx|drawing power]] from their new slaves. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1}}<br /> <br /> After capturing all but [[Sparkplug (Armada)|a]] [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team|handful]] of Mini-Cons, Megatron and his enhanced troops assaulted Cyber City, defeating the Autobots in a single battle. But while Optimus Prime's forces retreated, the rogue Mini-Cons infiltrated Decepticon headquarters and spirited all of their imprisoned brethren away in a [[Exodus (Armada)|spaceship]]. To Megatron's great consternation, the ship fled from Cybertron to [[Earth|parts unknown]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2}}<br /> <br /> Despite this loss, the Decepticons still held the power of the Mini-Cons they had been using in the battle of Cyber City, and this gave them continual combat superiority. Cybertron was completely unprepared for Megatron's assault; thousands of citizens submitted themselves to slavery. Megatron's rule brought chaos and injustice, and while the Autobots never gave up their fight, they had to resort to guerrilla tactics from underground bases. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Prime would recall having heard about Megatron for the first time while he (Prime) was still in [[Cybertronian Military Academy|military academy]]. Prime said that the rumors surrounding Megatron were positive: that he was an unbeatable warrior with an unrivalled intellect. But Megatron soon turned his abilities against the Cybertronian governments, raising the Decepticon army in a march of conquest. After Prime's first field mission, he witnessed Megatron's ruthlessness in the form of a devastated energon refinery filled with the dead and dying. Prime claimed that this experience cemented his desire to defeat Megatron at all costs. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Prime's story appears incongruous with the known progress of the Mini-Con enslavement, which happened after Prime had ascended to a command position. As the Mini-Con villages fell, everyone seemed completely in the dark about who Megatron and the Decepticons were, and they were shocked by the idea of a war being declared. There is no known reason for Prime to have lied about his memories, but since he may have made those statements even a million years after the fact, perhaps allowances can be made for false recollections.}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DWArmada4_Megatrontank.jpg|thumb|250px|Try to hump THIS tank, and you get a fusion blast where the sun don't shine.]]<br /> <br /> Over the next million years, the Mini-Con empowered Decepticons steadily conquered the planet. Concerned that the conflict could escalate and put other worlds at risk, the [[Universal Peacekeeping Committee]] sent the famed mediator [[Fflaxl]] to the relatively unknown Transformer homeworld in an attempt to settle the dispute between the Autobot and Decepticon &quot;tribes&quot; peacefully. However, just as he arrived, Megatron and Optimus Prime were in the midst of a battle, and Optimus Prime was sent flying, eventually landing on [[Bix]], Fflaxl's bodyguard. The diplomat, seeing the scale of the war and its participants, decided that some conflicts were best left untouched and that everything would work out in the end. {{storylink|Armada Preview}} <br /> <br /> The situation changed drastically when when [[Rad White|some]] [[Alexis|human]] [[Carlos Lopez|children]] stumbled upon the crashed Mini-Con ship on the distant world of [[Earth]] and activated a distress beacon. The Decepticons, controlling Cybertron's communications satellites, intercepted the signal and mounted a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] assault on Earth. Meanwhile, the Autobots, having hacked into the communications system, also saw the signal and made a spacebridge trip of their own. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3}} Megatron thinking nothing of rampaging across an inhabited planet that had nothing to do with the Cybertronian civil war, attacked Sparkplug's group and their new human friends in [[Science City]], declaring that for escaping his grasp, he would not simply rewire them for powerlinking, he would take them apart piece by piece. Fortunately, the Mini-Cons and the children inadvertently led the Decepticons to an Autobot ambush, and the two forces inevitably clashed. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4}} Megatron was furious that Prime had still refused to bow down to him despite all the losses the Autobots had suffered, and arrogantly powerlinked with all the Mini-Cons the Decepticons had at their disposal, leaving his lieutenants vulnerable. He was forced to retreat when newly-reactivated Mini-Cons came to the rescue and powered up the Autobots. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DWArmada10_Megatrontrytryagain.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [[Megatron|universal]] Megatron credo.]]<br /> <br /> Megatron, however, was undeterred by the Mini-Cons' newfound resistance. In addition to the Mini-Cons he had maintained lordship over for millennia, Megatron also gained control of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team|Air Defense Team]], reconfigured them and warped them into the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Dark Saber]] sword. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6}} Gloating over his newfound power, Megatron lead an attack on [[Lincoln]], [[South Dakota]] to draw the Autobots out of [[Autobase (Armada)|Autobase: Earth]], but but was unable to effectively wield it, partly became his own Mini-Con [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] wasn't giving him enough power to control it, and he lacked respect for the sword's power. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7}} Soon after, all activated Mini-Cons on Earth were &quot;summoned&quot; by a myterious obelisk that landed in [[Tranquility, Kansas|Tranquility]], [[Kansas]], and the Decepticons followed, intending to scoop up all the known Mini-Cons in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, they were prevented from doing so when the Mini-Cons entered the obelisk and it launched itself to Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}} Piecing together what little they knew, Megatron realised that the Mini-Cons must have been taken away by a previously-unknown Mini-Con rebel group. Salivating at the sheer amount of Mini-Cons on Earth's natural satellite, Megatron called upon [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to bring a set of booster packs from Cybertron so he could lead an assault. However, in his haste, Megatron was unprepared for impressive defenses the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] had erected on their new home and was forced to regroup on the dark side of the Moon. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} Realizing a frontal assault would not win this battle, Megatron had drilling equipment brought up and simply drilled his way into the Mini-Con rebel base. While he defended himself from Mini-Con counter attacks he sent his personal Mini-Con [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] ahead to deactivate the moon base's various defenses, a decision he would come to regret. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}} By relying on his much-abused Mini-Con slave for coordination and information in his attempt to seize the escaping Mini-Con rebels, he gave Leader-1 the means to seal him in a security room and almost torture him to death. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DWArmada13_Megatron_finesse.jpg|thumb|300px|&quot;This is going to be the best Stargate fan-film ever!&quot;]]<br /> <br /> He came out of this with the Destruction Mini-Con Team as his prisoners, only to find they had a failsafe in their systems that gave out both unfettered power and incredible pain to anyone powerlinking to them by force. Having tasted that power, Megatron was unwilling to let it go, and so actually made a deal with [[Dualor]] in return for it, allowing the Destruction team a say in how the Decepticons would operate, ''even though'' he knew they would end up betraying him. With this in mind, he used [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] as a guinea pig. Meanwhile, [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]'s group in [[Death Valley]], [[California]] had launched the [[Solar Scalpel]], Megatron's new solar ray-reflective superweapon. {{storylink|Fire &amp; Ice}} As he suspected, the Destruction Team did not keep their end of the bargain and overloaded Cyclonus with uncontrollable power. Still he had &quot;bigger fish to fry&quot;: a group of Mini-Con escapees from the Moon had crashed in [[Alaska]] and an [[Autobot shuttle]] had been sent to rescue them. Though he could have easily destroyed the Autobots with one shot, he intentionally missed and only destroyed their shuttle, arrogant in the belief that the victory would be so much more satisfying if the Autobots could see their imminent destruction. Once again, Megatron's hubris was his undoing, as the Autobot-allied [[Space Mini-Con Team]] destroyed the Solar Scalpel before it could be used to harm the Autobots or the Mini-Cons. With this latest setback, Megatron wandered off to sulk. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Megatron somehow gained even more power and a new paint job, rechristening himself &quot;Galvatron.&quot; By itself, this new form was more powerful than his old body ''with'' Mini-Con enhancement. Still refusing to accept any limits, Galvatron discarded Leader-1 and sought to create the ultimate Mini-Con in his place. He began with [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]] and &quot;upgraded&quot; him with parts extracted from other victims. Clench took to his servitude gladly, grateful for the power of his new body. This was just one example of Galvatron's increased ability to manipulate those around him to serve his own ends. Sadly for his allies, this came with an even greater disregard for anyone and anything besides his own quest for physical enhancement. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (Armada)|More Than Meets The Eye: Armada}}<br /> <br /> {{note|It is unclear when or where Megatron turned into Galvatron, but it likely was after he came to Earth, since Galvatron's body was in all respects but color identical to the form Megatron took upon arrival. More certainly, it can be said that the Galvatron upgrade was a temporary state, as ''Armada'' would end with Megatron - as Megatron - being consumed by Unicron and imprisoned incorporeally until well into the ''Energon'' comic.}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:WorldsCollide3_MegatronVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px|First one to reach for a [[Star Saber (Armada)|MacGuffin]] loses!]]<br /> <br /> When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] suddenly vanished, Megatron led an attack on Autobase: Earth, seriously trashing [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and critically wounding [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in the process. This was disrupted by the machinations of [[Unicron]], whose heralds took out the Decepticons' Cybertron base and Earth forces. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Megatron fought a vicious battle to the death with [[Galvatron (G1)|an immensely powerful herald]], and despite his best efforts, the being was not fazed even when attacked with Leader-1's powerlink augmentation. Megatron would have been destroyed if not for the intervention of the Air Defense Team, who formed the Star Saber (corrupted as the Dark Saber) once again. The herald was swiftly defeated {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} and was torn apart out of sheer spite. Realizing Megatron could not be allowed to keep this destructive power, the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] launched a sneak attack on the Decepticon, allowing the Air Defense Team to free themselves from his corrupting grasp. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}<br /> <br /> Regrouping after this, he formed an alliance with the returned Optimus to get &quot;payback.&quot; The Decepticons joined the Autobots and Mini-Cons in battling Unicron, who emerged from another dimension via a portal close to Cybertron. While almost all of the Transformers were pouring their efforts into a direct assault, Megatron covertly flew to Unicron's surface with the intent of striking a deal. Just as he was landing, [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] opened the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and dealt Unicron a critical blow. Megatron changed his plan to simple looting, but before he could even begin, Hot Shot, Red Alert, and [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] shot him at pointblank range in revenge for Smokescreen. As the dimensional portal closed back around Unicron, Megatron was pulled helplessly into the Chaos-Bringer's departing body. {{storylink|The End}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Energon====<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> Though his body was meticulously and painfully disassembled and cannibalized by Unicron's defense systems, his consciousness survived within Unicron's spark core. In secret, he constructed a new body for himself and, after teleporting Optimus Prime into Unicron and convincing him to shut down some sensors, returned to Earth and destroyed [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] was worried that Megatron would kill him too, but Megatron told him that he wanted him alive so that he could tell everyone that he had returned.&lt;br /&gt;<br /> <br /> {{note|Dreamwave went bankrupt before Megatron's full intentions could be revealed.}}<br /> <br /> At an unspecified time after Megatron would reclaim leadership of the Decepticons, he ordered [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]], and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] to attack [[Ocean City]]. Each of them failed in various embarrassing ways, then lied about it afterward in an attempt to defend their failures. <br /> <br /> Megatron<br /> <br /> :was not<br /> <br /> ::amused.<br /> <br /> He ''was'', however, impressed with Slugslinger's lie, and in fact promoted him for it. {{storylink|Perspective|Perspective}}<br /> <br /> ===Cartoon continuity===<br /> ====Armada====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (US), [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Japan), [[José Santacruz]] (Brazil), [[Willi Röbke]] (Germany), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Sweden), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (Fench)<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Armada Megatron FirstEncounter surprise.jpg|left|180px|thumb|What the hell does he turn into?]]<br /> Millions of years ago, the civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] reached a bloody stalemate as both Autobots and Decepticons augmented their forces with a race of small power-enhancing Transformers known as the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]. In the end, a truce was settled where the Mini-Cons would be exiled, never to be used as tools of war again. However, Megatron betrayed the truce, attacking with the full force of the Decepticon fleet in an attempt to capture all the Mini-Cons in one fell swoop. The Autobots, anticipating this turn of events, launched their fleet to protect the fleeing ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' Mini-Con ship as it warped away.<br /> <br /> [[Image:ArmadaMegatron onside.jpg|right|150px|thumb|&quot;Why didn't anyone tell me my robot bits were showing?&quot;]]<br /> In the year 2010, Cybertron received a Mini-Con homing beacon from a small primitive world known as [[Earth]], unwittingly activated by a group of human children. Megatron led his most loyal Decepticon warriors to this planet in search of the Mini-Cons, only to discover his arch-enemy [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] had followed to stop him. {{storylink|First Encounter|First Encounter}}<br /> <br /> After a tactical retreat, it was revealed that the Decepticons had established a base in the ruined hulk of the Mini-Con ship on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. While pondering his next move, Megatron discovered a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] buried in the moon dust. Activating it, he discovered it contained his old Mini-Con partner, [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. Counting upon this as his edge over the Autobots, he reconfigured the vehicle modes of his forces and set out to capture the human children and their Mini-Con friends. After surrounding them, he was thwarted yet again by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. However, Megatron soon demonstrated the great power a Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] bestows on a Transformer, initially overwhelming the Autobots with his sheer firepower. {{storylink|Metamorphosis|Metamorphosis}} {{storylink|Base|Base}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ArmadaMegs fallenover.jpg|right|150px|thumb|&quot;Make my monster grow!&quot;]]<br /> Megatron went on to run a successful campaign, regularly capturing Mini-Cons and successfully combining the first two Mini-Con weapons, the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]. Through the machinations of his tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (who was at the time indirectly being manipulated by [[Unicron]]), Megatron then acquired the final weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster]], which with the other two served to power the newly-built [[Hydra Cannon]]. The destructive force of his new weapon was unleashed against Earth, but Optimus Prime took the blast to save the planet, killing himself in the process.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Armada 52 - Prime hangon to Galvatron.jpg|left|180px|thumb|This heroic sacrifice won't stop him from coming back and being just as much of a jerk as ever.]]<br /> Prime's death plunged Megatron into a deep depression, having lost his greatest opponent without the chance to finish him with his own hands. Thankfully for all concerned, the Mini-Cons were able to resurrect Optimus, restoring Megatron to his former self - but he soon underwent another change that allowed him to surpass all he had been, when he was among the Transformers who had their powers boosted by their Mini-Cons. Renaming himself &quot;Galvatron,&quot; he returned to Cybertron with a renewed vigor for conquest. However, the emergence of the threat of Unicron was ignored by Galvatron, forcing his lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to sacrifice himself to make his leader see the truth, and Galvatron again came to fear the end of his war in the face of Unicron's power.<br /> <br /> Galvatron entered Unicron's body along with Optimus Prime, and was absorbed into the demi-god's body and mind, but when the Autobots' human allies freed the Mini-Cons from Unicron's thrall, Galvatron too was freed. Believing the threat of Unicron to be over, he challenged Prime to a final duel. However, the energies released in the battle reawakened Unicron, and Galvatron saw that the only way to end the circle was to destroy himself - sacrificing his life rather than live in an era of peace, Galvatron plunged himself into Unicron's maw, and in a flash, the two seemingly ceased to exist.<br /> <br /> ====Energon====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]], [[Richard Newman]] (Episode 14 only) (US), [[Junichi Endō]] (Japan), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Sweden), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[José Santacruz]] (Brazil)<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Energon MegatronisBack.jpg|left|150px|thumb|&quot;;Galvatron is no more...behold: Megatron! ...what?&quot;;]]<br /> [[Image:EnergonMegatron punishScorponok.jpg|right|150px|thumb|STOMP! A musical adaptation by Megatron; percussions: Scorponok's face]]<br /> Although he was believed dead by both the Autobots and Decepticons, Megatron, like Unicron, had survived the final battle, his body now a decayed husk, absorbed into the equally damaged body of Unicron, where it lay for ten years. When the being called [[Alpha Quintesson]] began his plan to re-energize Unicron, Megatron saw his opportunity, siphoning off some of the [[Energon (Energon)|energon]] that Alpha Q's [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] stole, working towards his own rebirth. To turn the Decepticons to his side, Alpha Q forged a sword from Megatron's [[spark]], but when an enraged [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] stabbed Megatron's corpse with the blade, Megatron was born anew. Taking the sword for his own, he proceeded to take over Unicron's body, sending Alpha Q fleeing in Unicron's head, {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected|Megatron Resurrected}} and restarted his campaign against Earth and the Autobots, seeking energon to reactivate Unicron, who he would use as the ultimate weapon.<br /> <br /> Megatron eventually succeeded in bringing Unicron to the vicinity of Cybertron and transforming the planet-eater to robot mode. However, in an attempt to stop him, Alpha Q rammed Unicron's head, charged with the positive energon of Earth, into Unicron's body. The resultant reaction between Earth's energon and the negatively-charged energon that powered Unicron tore [[Rift (Energon)|a rupture in reality]] that led to [[Alpha Q's universe|a new region of space]] {{storylink|Ripped Up Space|Ripped Up Space}} where Alpha Q recreated all the planets Unicron had consumed. Megatron immediately saw these new worlds as targets to acquire more energon, and after another series of attacks, Megatron successfully amassed enough to fully reanimate Unicron. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme|Optimus Supreme}} However, the Autobots managed to destroy Unicron's body for good, and the Chaos Bringer's consciousness invaded Megatron's body, taking over his mind. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes|Unicron Perishes}}<br /> <br /> Although [[Optimus Supreme]] was able to destroy Unicron's body, his mind lived on, buried within Megatron, subtly directing him to attack Cybertron and uncover a reservoir of Super Energon beneath the planet's surface. {{storylink|Ambition|Ambition}} Megatron immersed himself in the powerful liquid and underwent another power boost, once again taking the name of Galvatron. {{storylink|Wishes|Wishes}} Quickly acquiring control of the planet, he forced the Autobots underground with energon gas and used the planet's Energon Towers to relocate Cybertron to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's region of space]]. {{storylink|Formidable|Formidable}} Once there, Galvatron once again soaked himself in Super Energon, growing to a colossal height, {{storylink|Destructive Power|Destructive Power}} but as he did so, Unicron's influence totally seized control of his mind and directed him out into space to re-merge with his spark. Optimus Prime forced him into a battle, knowing that Galvatron's hatred of him would force his consciousness to surface again, and when it did, Prime drained Unicron's influence from Galvatron, sealing it within himself. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}<br /> <br /> Enraged by Unicron's manipulations, Galvatron intended to destroy Unicron's spark, but wound up being possessed by it once more. While struggling to fight the control of Unicron, he was confronted by Optimus Prime once again, and rather than fight him, he plunged himself into the foundling sun created by Primus, igniting the star and once again seemingly destroying himself rather than allow Unicron victory. {{storylink|The Sun|The Sun}}<br /> <br /> ====Cybertron====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]], [[Trevor Devall]] (Episode 1, &quot;Fallen&quot; only) (US), [[Jouji Nakata]] (Japan), [[Wolf Frass]] (German), [[José Santacruz]] (Brazil)<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{cleanup|September 2009|Needs storylinks to individual episodes as well as general expansion. He's a major character.}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Cybertron MegatronStarscream firstappearance.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Is it hot in here, or is it just me?]]<br /> Ten years later, Primus's plan to imprison Unicron's spark at the heart of the sun ultimately failed, leading the star to collapse, creating a [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened the existence of Cybertron, and the rest of the universe. Escaping his confinement within the sun, Megatron enhanced his powers by merging his body with [[Armor of Unicron|the remnants of Unicron's shattered form]], increasing his power with the dark god's own.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Cyb Megatron forcelightning.jpg|right|180px|thumb|...Do I really need to say anything? K-CHOW!!!]]<br /> As the Autobots prepared to evacuate Cybertron in the wake of disasters caused by the black hole, Megatron struck, approaching the unprotected ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]], and stealing a holographic map containing locations of the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] that could be used to seal the black hole. Operating out of a fiery pocket dimension, Megatron schemed to used the world-shaping power of the Cyber Planet Keys and their focal [[Omega Lock]] to accelerate the universal degeneration created by the black hole, destroying the universe and using the keys to remake it in his own image. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}<br /> <br /> Leaving [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] to search for the Omega Lock on Earth, Megatron located the resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key on [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet. {{storylink|Hidden}} Recruiting the native troublemakers [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] to do his bidding, he deduced that the planet's racing trophy was the key. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} After failing to defeat planet ruler [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] in a race to learn more, however, he left Ransack and Crumplezone to compete in tournaments and win the trophy and turned his attention to the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key, where he ingratiated himself with planet ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Search}} Both missions ultimately ended in failure, however, when the Autobots acquired the keys. {{storylink|Champion}} {{storylink|Primal}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:CybertronMegatron DeathMachineGun.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Too bad my toy's gun isn't that cool.]]<br /> Attempting to find the third key, Megatron discovered that he had been betrayed by Starscream when the planet map - in reality, a duplicate switched out by Starscream - led him to a dead sector of space and sealed him within a metallic sphere. {{storylink|Trap}} Scourge was able to liberate him a short time later, but in that time, Starscream had obtained the third Cyber Planet Key, from Earth, for himself, along with the Omega Lock and other keys. Megatron made a beeline for his treacherous lieutenant, but was intercepted by the Autobots [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], who intended to hold him off until the other Autobots could stop Starscream. Starscream's attempts to harness the Earth Key, however, caused a release of its energies which endowed Megatron with a new Cyber Key power - the &quot;Death Machine Gun,&quot; which he used to mow down the Autobots in his path. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots managed to retake the keys from Starscream, but a further attack from Megatron saw the Decepticon leader steal them out from under Optimus Prime's nose and retreat into his pocket dimension. Prime pursued him through the portal and defeated him in a pitched battle, reacquiring the lock and returning to Cybertron. As Megatron attempted to follow him, Vector Prime combined his portal-opening powers with the Cyber Planet Keys and collapsed Megatron's dimension in upon itself, destroying the villain. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Cyb DontscrewwithGalvatron 1.jpg|right|180px|thumb|He's a lum-ber-jack and he's OK...]]<br /> This was not to be the end for Megatron, however, as the power of his Unicron armor sustained him as a ghost-like entity composed of pure darkness. In this state, he rematerialized on Cybertron and used Unicron's reformatting powers to upgrade the injured Crumplezone into Dark Crumplezone. As he came under attack from the Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], his regeneration completed and his physical body was restored, even as he used the remainder of the lingering darkness to create an evil doppleganger of Leobreaker, [[Nemesis Breaker]], out of the Autobot's own dark thoughts. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Merging with Nemesis Breaker to form Dark Claw Mode, Megatron battled Optimus Prime and Leobreaker's Savage Claw Mode and made a further play for the Omega Lock, until news of the location of the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key led him to withdraw. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}<br /> <br /> Guided through a spatial warp by the mysterious [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] to [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet, home of the final key, Megatron engaged the world's leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], in battle. Much to his surprise, however, he was utterly defeated in seconds. {{storylink|Giant}} Consumed with rage, the power of Unicron within his armor reached out and detected the energies of the Giant Planet's Cyber Planet Key, drawing upon them and infusing Megatron's body with them. Attacking the Autobots in a dark, shadowed form, he decimated most of their forces before being confronted by Optimus Prime and completing his transformation - once again, Megatron had become Galvatron. {{storylink|Fury}}<br /> <br /> After taking revenge on Metroplex, Galvatron joined the race to acquire the Giant Planet key, which included a rematch with the reborn Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot. Yet again, the Autobots were able to acquire the key, but Galvatron then stole the completed Omega Lock, only to be attacked by Starscream, who battled with Galvatron for possession of the artifact. Galvatron ultimately claimed victory in the battle, with the sheer amount of energy released in the clash actually blasting Starscream (along with [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and Soundwave, who were trying to nick the lock) into another dimension. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} With the lock and keys now in his hands, Galvatron returned to the Black Hole, using his newfound power to accelerate its spread throughout the universe. When the Autobots managed to return to Cybertron (thanks to Vector Prime's sacrifice), Galvatron attacked them with the intent of ending them once and for all. The Autobots were no match for his enhanced strength, but they soon recieved reinforcements in the form of every other Cybertronian in the universe, forcing Galvatron to fall back. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}<br /> <br /> Despite being heavily outnumbered by the united forces of the Autobots, Galvatron remained confident, using the power of the Omega Lock to super-size his few remaining minions. In the ensuing battle, he retreated to the very core of the singularity (currently absorbing the Jungle Planet), where he was confronted by the five planet leaders. Despite absorbing the power of the Lock and becoming a giant himself, Galvatron was eventually defeated by his enemies, forcing him to throw the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys into the very core of the black hole in hopes of destroying the universe anyway. Unfortunately for him, Optimus grabbed the Lock (with some otherworldly aid from Vector Prime), and Primus' Spark was finally restored, allowing him to use the Ark to finally seal the black hole for good. Adding insult to injury, Galvatron's depowered troops found out that he had every intention of letting them die with the rest of the universe, and so abandoned the defeated Decepticon leader in the void. {{storylink|End}}<br /> <br /> Having had ultimate power, only to see it torn from his grasp, Galvatron contemplated giving up. He was then (somehow) taunted by Starscream's spirit, who said that if he was to give up just like that, then he was &quot;no Unicron.&quot; Starscream vanished but stayed as a memory. His crown, left floating in space after his demise, came to Galvatron, who clenched it close. He realized that his former lieutenant was right (though he was loath to admit it), and decided to continue his conquest. Flying to Jungle Planet, Galvatron damaged one of the planetary engines pushing it back towards the Space Bridge before warping to Cybertron and challenging Optimus Prime to one final duel. Battling on first Cybertron's surface, and then its moon, Galvatron generated a massive blade of dark energy, which Prime countered with Vector Prime's sword. As the two old enemies charged towards each other in a final strike, Prime impaled Galvatron, whose body crumbled and dissolved as he met his end once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|In a montage sequence at the conclusion of the series, however, Galvatron's evil proved eternal, as, beyond the veil of time and space, his spark battled with that of Vector Prime.}}<br /> <br /> ===Panini ''Armada'' comics===<br /> Back when Megatron first started terrorizing the Mini-Con population of Cybertron, he leraned that Mini-Cons were hiding at Autobot Command HQ, and so he and his forces attacked the building. However, this was false information leaked to the Decepticons by [[Dualor]], who planned to assassinate Megatron by blowing the Autobot headquarters up. When the Autobots learned of this, they evacuated the building, distracting Megatron from entering the [[magno-web]] perimeter. As such, the ensuing explosion only served to knocked him over, which still made him furious. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}} A few million years later, Megatron was still fighting the Autobots long after most of the Mini-Cons had abandoned Cybertron. During one battle, he was very disappointed with [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s ability to lose despite his Mini-Con augmentation, and threatened to take [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] for himself. Suddenly, a Mini-Con activation from [[Earth]] reached Cybertron, and Megatron was the first to take a [[space bridge]] to the alien planet. Upon arrival he found [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and three [[human]]s, and quickly made it clear that he did not &quot;come in peace&quot;. After voicing his intent to strip Earth of its resources after finding all the Mini-Cons, he made a grab for High Wire, but was stopped by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|First Encounter!}}<br /> <br /> Megatron's power-link with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] allowed him to easily defeat his Prime and summon Starscream, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] to Earth. He was busy contemplating the possibility of Mini-Cons on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] when [[Rad White]] confronted him and offered to lead him to the Mini-Cons' crashed ship in exchange for sparing Optimus Prime. Megatron laughed at him and explained that he didn't make &quot;deals&quot;, and told the human to lead him to the ship before he became a wet spot on the ground. Rad's Mini-Con friends came to his aid, and after shooting and electrocuting Megatron had little effect, they power-linked with the arriving Autobots instead. With Prime now strengthened by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], Megatron opted for a temporary retreat. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 2|Friends and Foes!}} The Decepticons attacked the Autobots again when they were attempting to send their Mini-Cons back to Cybertron. Rad hoped that Megatron would give up when the Mini-Cons left, but the Decepticon leader made it clear that he wasn't leaving Earth until he had captured all the remaining Mini-Cons. When it turned out that the Mini-Cons had stayed on Earth after all, Megatron saw no further need for battle and retreated, blowing the Autobots' space bridge up on the way. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}}<br /> <br /> Following up on his earlier theory, Megatron traveled to the Moon in search of Mini-Cons. He ended up being confronted by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and a hologram of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], who revealed that they had already saved all the Mini-Cons on the moon. After furiously clawing at the holographic Prime, Megatron retreated once again. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}} However, he elected to stay on the Moon, where the Decepticons constructed a massive headquarters from which they planned to simply nuke [[Autobase (Armada)|Autobase]]. The Mini-Cons tried to negotiate with Megatron, offering to surrender themselves in exchange for sparing the Autobots. Again, Megatron didn't make deals, and decided to first capture the Mini-Cons then blow the Autobots away anyway. However, this gave the Autobots the time they needed to repair their space bridge and link it to the Decepticons' one, so when Megatron fired the missiles, they were warped straight back into his own short-lived base. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}} To make matters worse, Cyclonus didn't return with the captured Mini-Cons, and Megatron took his frustration out on Demolishor. His mood was not improved when Cyclonus suddenly returned and began opening fire on what remained of the Decepticon base. It turned out that the &quot;traitor&quot; was possessed by the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]], who attacked and defeated Megatron despite his power-link with Leader-1. Before Cyclonus could finish him off, however, Megatron was saved by Starscream when he separated the Destruction Team from their host. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Dawn of Destruction!}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===<br /> Early in the war on Earth, Megatron confronted the Autobots in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. Despite Prime's warnings that the area was highly unstable and a battle could create untold geological mayhem, Megatron pressed on and brought Optimus to the verge of defeat before he was interrupted by [[Riptide]]. Megatron managed to rip [[QuickFire]] from the Autobot, but found himself under attack by [[Jake Williams]] in his [[Starheart|pickup]]. The distraction gave time for Riptide to recover and force Megatron to retreat. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}<br /> <br /> Megatron, along with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from his meeting with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Universe'' comics===<br /> Unicron, his ruined body trapped between dimensions, was teleporting Transformers from across time and space into himself, where he would pit them against each other and absorb their [[energon radiation]] and, eventually, [[Spark|sparks]]. One of his abductees was Megatron, bearing the tank-based form he took after first arriving on Earth. Megatron found himself alongside [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Optimus Primal]], and all three were dropped into a cauldron (possibly ''the'' [[Cauldron]]). They fought their way out, with Primal taking the lead (as he had been sent there on a mission from [[Primus|God]]). {{storylink|OTFCC Live-Action Drama|OTFCC Live-Action Drama}} The trio instigated a prison break that ended with many of Unicron's captives returning to their home universes. Presumably Megatron did as well. {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Cybertron'' toy bios===<br /> <br /> The Jungle Planet Key mutated Megatron into a [[Megatron (BW)|strangely familiar]] tyrannosaurian form! Though he was initially frustrated by this, he came to enjoy both the terror of the residents of the Jungle Planet at his ferocious presence and the ability to whack trees over. He now intends to kill Optimus with his beast-mode jaws! {{storylink|Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron (2006 Deluxe)}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===The Energon Within===<br /> Megatron orders Starscream to secure 100 [[energon cube]]s from an Autobot mine. Though Starscream succeeds, Megatron berates him for the high cost.{{storylink|The Energon Within}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers''===<br /> Megatron and Optimus Prime were battling on a rooftop in Cybertron. As the final blow was about to be struck, suddenly the Mini-Con homing beacon appeared in front of them both. Realising it would reveal the location of the Mini-Cons,Megatron abandoned the battle and headed to Earth, along with his army of [[Decepticlone|Decepticlones]], and the Decepticons [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]].<br /> On Earth, Megatron established a base of operations inside a volcano on a pacific island. After defeating the other Decepticons, the Autobots arrived on the island and managed to find their way into the volcano's crater. <br /> <br /> During the battle the volcano suddenly erupted, causing the Decepticon platform Megatron and the Autobots were fighting on to collapse. Megatron slipped and was left hanging over the lava pool. One of the Autobots attempted to save his life but an outraged Megatron rejected the pre offered hand, allowing himself to fall into the molten pool. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> {{main|Megatron (Armada)/toys}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> [[Image:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sweet Zombie Jesus!]]<br /> * A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Micron Legend Year Book 2003|Micron Legend Yearbook 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.<br /> <br /> *Also in the ''Micron Legend Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is a [[Galvatron (G1)|&quot;'80s Galvatron&quot;]] homage sculpted on the barrel.<br /> <br /> * A different development sketch in the ''Yearbook'' revealed that &quot;[[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]&quot; was one of ''Armada'' Megatron's working names.<br /> <br /> * According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct &quot;Orson's World&quot; forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's &quot;antlers&quot; were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained.<br /> <br /> * Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.<br /> <br /> * When a fan asked him why ''Energon'' Megatron was not named Galvatron, owing to continuity with the ''Armada'' series and the obvious visual [[homage]] in the figure's design, Archer explained that it was due to Hasbro needing to protect their trademarks, as well as Megatron being a more recognizable (and thus marketable) product name. He added that he personally wanted to call the toy '''Galvatron Imperius'''.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Back in Armada this was considered a dynamic pose.]]<br /> * According to the [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Armada'' Playstation 2 game]] instruction booklet, Megatron's ''Armada'' body has the following statistics:<br /> <br /> :Height: 22' 11&quot; (8' 3&quot; vehicle mode)<br /> :Weight: 106,925 lbs<br /> :Power: 1,600 hp<br /> :Vehicle top speed: 50mph<br /> <br /> * During his stint on the ''Armada''' comic, it seems [[Pat Lee]] may have been referring to the original Hasbro stock photo of a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), as he consistently draws Megatron's feet as being flipped with the &quot;grates&quot; from the tops of the feet facing forward.<br /> <br /> * In the Transformers video game by Melbourne House, Megatron's tank barrel is not portrayed as sticking of the front of his chest, but rather to point up, resting on his back. Due to the weight of the barrel on the toy it is impractical to pose it in this manner, but this orientation allows Megatron to be portrayed in more dramatic situations - such as in the opening cutscene, where he notably does not prematurely skewer Optimus Prime like a kebab before trying to kill him.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.shmax.com/Figure_Details/3006/Master_Galvatron Master Galvatron at www.shmax.com]<br /> * [http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]<br /> * [http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/megatron_soundwave/ Energon Megatron redeco with Smallest Transformers Soundwave gallery]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Armada characters]]<br /> [[Category:Attacktix]]<br /> [[Category:Children of Primus]]<br /> [[Category:Combiners]]<br /> [[Category:Cybertron characters]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Decepticon leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Energon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Fast food exclusives]]<br /> [[Category:Ghosts]]<br /> [[Category:Letters page answerers]]<br /> [[Category:Titanium Series]]<br /> [[Category:Toys &quot;R&quot; Us exclusives]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]<br /> [[Category:Unicron-related characters]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dreadwing_(G2)&diff=463700 2010-06-09T08:21:08Z

<p>125.237.143.148: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticong2}}<br /> {{disambig3|Dreadwing}}<br /> :''Dreadwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dreadwing-g2-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|RUN ITS DREADWING]]<br /> {{quote|New '''Dreadwing'''&lt;br/&gt;Is punishing&lt;br/&gt;His Gatling gun is illin'!&lt;br/&gt;This Decepticon bomber's a&lt;br/&gt;Transformer-rama,&lt;br/&gt;A three-in-one villain that's chillin'!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Combat tank and sonic jet&lt;br/&gt;Transform into [[Smokescreen (G2)|double-trouble robots]]&lt;br/&gt;Their missiles go boom&lt;br/&gt;Spelling certain doom&lt;br/&gt;As they take apart the awesome [[Autobot|Autobots]]!|Rap lyrics from the G2 Dreadwing [[commercial]]}}<br /> <br /> <br /> :''European market names'': '''Ace Evader'''/'''Stealth Assault'''<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> [[Image:Darkwing-surrenderordie.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The first toy [[repurposing]]?]]<br /> [[Darkwing]] was badly damaged while defending his commander [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] against the returning [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} After resuming leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron had Darkwing rebuilt in a much larger and more powerful form. Dreadwing made his debut with his new body by obliterating the inoffensive [[Rheanimum]] miners of [[Tykos]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Darkwing was never referred to by the name ''Dreadwing'', always being called &quot;Darkwing&quot;, even though his design was clearly based on the Dreadwing toy.}}<br /> <br /> ===Japanese ''G-2'' mini-comics and story pages===<br /> [[Image:JG2DreadwingSmokescreenMinicomic.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<br /> <br /> Dreadwing, by nature, was a pacifist. He loathed war and chose not to get involved. However, once he realized that the wars on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] would never end, he was forced to take a stand. Not being of outstanding intelligence, Smokescreen was able to manipulate him into siding with the Decepticons. He coerced Dreadwing into believing that if he helped the Decepticons win the Generation 2 wars, then all war would end on Cybertron. Secretly, Dreadwing preferred neither side and desired to obliterate them all. {{storylink|G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 3}}<br /> <br /> During a decisive battle between [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Megatron managed to gain the upper hand after a surprise attack by [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] crippled Prime's weaponry. Defenseless, Megatron ordered an aerial assault from Dreadwing and Smokescreen. The pair swooped down and bombarded Optimus Prime with missiles, nearly killing him. Their enemy virtually dead, they left the killing blow to Megatron. {{storylink|G-2 (pack-in comic)|G-2 #10}}<br /> <br /> Later, when Megatron commanded his all-out assault on the Autobots, Dreadwing joined in. After Megatron's defeat, Dreadwing fled into deep space with the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}<br /> <br /> ===Japanese ''Teletraan Go! Go!'' comics===<br /> As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Battle Convoy]] with [[Teletraan 15]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] aboard, Dreadwing and his partner Smokescreen attacked them in the hopes of being led back to the other Autobots. Battle Convoy appeared and ended the battle by cutting off one of Dreadwing's wings with his sword.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 2===<br /> *'''Dreadwing &amp;amp; Smokescreen''' (Decepticon, 1994)<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''TRF-10'''<br /> <br /> : Dreadwing transforms into a &quot;flying wing&quot; style stealth bomber with underslung six-missile gatling cannon. He can also transform into a treaded &quot;tank&quot; mode. In jet form, he can combine with Smokescreen's jet mode to make a complete aircraft. For some reason he came with an Autobot-style instruction book that instructed you to put Smokescreen's forehead sticker on the center of Dreadwing's face.<br /> <br /> : The same mold is used by [[BB]], ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]], and [[Gigant Bomb]]. The mold was also intended to be used for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in ''Generation 2'', but was never released.<br /> <br /> ::*[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Dreadwing/dreadwing.htm More information on Dreadwing at TFU.info]<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> * Although his American and Japanese bios imply that he is an unique character, his physical model was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the basis for [[Darkwing]]'s upgraded form in Marvel's [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'' comics]].<br /> <br /> * A non-canon fan comic created by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] employee [[Hirofumi_Ichikawa|Hirofumi Ichikawa]] offers up the idea that this Dreadwing used to be, in fact, the original [[Dreadwing_(G1)|Dreadwing]]. After being destroyed by a [[Corlonium_crystal|Korlonium]] bomb along with [[Smokescreen_(G1)|Smokescreen]], the two were resurrected by a malfunctioning [[Vector_Sigma|Vector Sigma]]. While by no means officially true, this is officially [[Michael_Bay|awesome]].<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> *[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/g2storypages.php?dgallery_show=g2story/G2StoryPage3a.jpg English translation of G2 story page]<br /> *[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/g2scans/G2Trans10.jpg Japanese G2 minicomics #10]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YX-U-Ulrw8&amp;amp;NR=1 Dreadwing commercial on YouTube]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 characters]]<br /> [[Category:Triple Changers]]</div>

125.237.143.148 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_The_Headmasters_(cartoon)&diff=463682 2010-06-09T07:37:00Z

<p>125.237.143.148: /* Cast */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Headmaster}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{nav-headmasters}}<br /> <br /> '''''Transformers: The Headmasters''''' is a Japanese animated series that aired from [[July 3]], 1987 to [[March 28]], [[1988]] for 35 episodes, in support of the [[The Headmasters (toyline)|toyline]] of the same name. It shares its name with its opening song, &quot;[[The Headmasters (song)|The Headmasters]]&quot;, and the ending song is titled &quot;[[Kimi wa Transformer]]&quot;.<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> [[Image:HeadmastersPoster1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A hilarious look at life in a Cybertronian boarding school.]]<br /> ''The Headmasters'' was the first Japanese-exclusive Transformers [[franchise]], and as such, marks the departure of the Japanese animated [[continuity]] from that of the US. Planned out by [[TV Magazine]] writer [[Masumi Kaneda]], who had previously worked on the Transformers [[manga]], the series follows on from the events of &quot;[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]&quot;, ignoring &quot;[[The Rebirth]]&quot; and introducing the Headmaster characters in a distinctly different way than their American counterparts. Emphasizing the difference between east and west, the series (and its accompanying [[The Headmasters (manga)|manga]]) employed different [[character model]]s designed by [[Ban Magami]], illustrator of numerous ''Transformers'' manga.<br /> <br /> The &quot;-master&quot; concept was entirely re-imagined for the series, discarding the Western idea of [[Nebulan]]s, and establishing the Headmasters not as Transformers who bonded with organic beings, but as diminutive Transformers who connected to and controlled large, lifeless bodies named &quot;[[Transtector]]s&quot;. Drawing on a plot point established in American episodes such as &quot;[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]&quot; and &quot;[[Fight or Flee]]&quot;, the Headmasters were introduced as refugees who fled Cybertron millions of years ago and settled on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they developed this new technology and trained hard in order to survive the harsh environment. Kaneda notes that he chose to give the Headmasters non-combatant origins in order to add an extra layer of meaning to the concept of &quot;transformation,&quot; as the young 'bots grew from civilians into fully-fledged warriors. Consequently, it was [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]—a character essentially overlooked in the West—who was chosen as the lead of the series and cast as a &quot;fiery youth&quot; in order to emphasize this &quot;personal transformation&quot; theme, as well as to carry on the pattern of leaders with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|automotive]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|vehicle]] modes. His opposite number, and perhaps the true breakout character of ''The Headmasters'', was [[Decepticon]] [[Six Changer]] [[Sixshot]], a powerful ninja character who also embodied the “personal transformation” concept with his shifting allegiance.<br /> <br /> According to the booklet included with the [[Pioneer]] DVD release of the series, the earliest episodes of the series were based on aborted scripts written for the unmade fourth season of the American cartoon, and indeed, after an opening three-parter that introduces the new characters, the series does indeed adopt the American format of individual episodic stories. As the series progresses, however, it develops an ongoing story and style that Kaneda openly admits is steeped in [[Toei]]'s history of sci-fi robot anime—likely due in no small part to the involvement of production staff who had a history of work in the genre, including writers [[Keisuke Fujikawa]], [[Toyohiro Ando]] and [[Yoshihisa Araki]], and producer [[Kenji Yokoyama]].<br /> <br /> ==Storyline==<br /> When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] released the energy of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to cure the [[Hate Plague]], he could not have predicted the consequences of his actions. In 2011, without the energy of the Matrix to regulate it, the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] begins to destabilize, opening the planet up to an invasion by the [[Decepticon]]s and their new Headmaster warriors. Although the Autobot Headmasters, led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], arrive to help turn the tide of the battle, the day will not be won without the Matrix, and so [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Headmasters scour the Earth in order to recover the talisman and stabilize Vector Sigma once more. During the course of the conflict, Optimus Prime dies once again, and Hot Rod again becomes Rodimus Prime.<br /> <br /> The status quo of the renewed war sees Rodimus Prime in command across Cybertron and the Autobots' secondary command post on [[Athenia]], with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] leading his own individual squad on Earth and operating out of [[Autobot City]]. In contrast, the Decepticons are based out of their old base on [[Chaar]], with Sixshot leading the Decepticons' Earth forces, operating out of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Operating in the shadows is Galvatron's secret ally, the Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who has a vendetta against Fortress for exiling him from Master. The first major shift in the direction of the series occurs when Vector Sigma develops a new alloy named [[Cybertonuron]], and Scorponok arranges for the destruction of Cybertron itself in order to keep the alloy from falling into the hands of either the Autobots or Galvatron. Galvatron is caught in the planet-destroying blast and believed dead, while Rodimus Prime decides to venture into space and search for a new homeworld for the Transformers, leaving Scorponok and Fortress in control of their respective factions.<br /> <br /> Scorponok immediately begins a plan to harness the power of [[plasma energy]], destroying [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] in pursuit of his evil scheme. However, Galvatron soon reveals that he has survived and returns to take control of the Decepticons, leading them on a series of interplanetary raids for the purpose of gathering up enough [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] to enact his [[Grand Galvatron|master plan]]. In battle in Alaska, the Autobot Headmasters collapse a glacier on the villain, removing this threat, but allowing Scorponok to take leadership once more.<br /> <br /> The Decepticons withdraw to planet Master, leading several refugees to escape to Earth to alert the Autobots to their plight, where a plasma energy explosion fuses the refugees and a group of Autobots and Decepticons together, creating the Targetmasters. The Autobots head for Master, where Scorponok is attempting to construct a weapon that can counter Fortress's mighty [[Master Sword]], and engage the Decepticons in a series of battles. When Scorponok's weapon, the [[Zarak Shield]], lays Fortress low, the Decepticons return to Earth in order to destroy the planet and gather its plasma energy. In a final battle at the South Pole, Fortress is super-charged with the combined energy of the entire Autobot army, and is finally able to defeat Scorponok and foil his plans.<br /> <br /> ==Cast==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> '''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''<br /> *[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] ([[Ikuya Sawaki]])<br /> *[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] ([[Hideyuki Hori]])<br /> *[[Brainstorm]] ([[Ryōichi Tanaka]])<br /> *[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] ([[Masato Hirano]])<br /> *[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] ([[Michitaka Kobayashi]])<br /> '''[[Targetmaster]]s'''<br /> *[[Pointblank]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])<br /> *[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])<br /> *[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])<br /> '''[[Trainbot]]s'''<br /> *[[Raiden]] ([[Keiichi Noda]])<br /> **[[Shōki]] ([[Keiichi Noda]])<br /> **[[Getsuei]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])<br /> **[[Kaen]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])<br /> **[[Seizan]] (?)<br /> **[[Suiken]] ([[Kazumi Tanaka]])<br /> **[[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])<br /> '''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''<br /> *[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])<br /> *[[Fastlane]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])<br /> '''[[Monsterbot]]s'''<br /> *[[Doublecross]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])<br /> *[[Grotusque]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])<br /> *[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] ([[Michitaka Kobayashi]])<br /> '''Others'''<br /> *[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Yōko Kawanami]])<br /> *[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])<br /> *[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] ([[Osamu Saka]])<br /> *[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] ([[Osamu Saka]])<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Tesshō Genda]])<br /> *[[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])<br /> *[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] ([[Hiroya Ishimaru]])<br /> *[[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])<br /> *[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])<br /> *[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Kazue Komiya]])<br /> |c2=<br /> '''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]'''<br /> *[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] ([[Banjō Ginga]])<br /> *[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] ([[Naoki Tatsuta]])<br /> *[[Skullcruncher]] ([[Kōji Totani]])<br /> *[[Weirdwolf]] ([[Katsuji Mori]])<br /> '''[[Horrorcon]]s'''<br /> *[[Apeface]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])<br /> *[[Snapdragon]] ([[Kazuo Oka]])<br /> '''[[Targetmaster]]s'''<br /> *[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] ([[Ken Yamaguchi]])<br /> *[[Misfire]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])<br /> *[[Triggerhappy]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])<br /> '''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''<br /> *[[Pounce]] ([[Masashi Ebara]])<br /> *[[Wingspan]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])<br /> '''[[Duocon]]s'''<br /> *[[Battletrap]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])<br /> *[[Flywheels]] ([[Tomiko Suzuki]])<br /> '''Others'''<br /> *[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ([[Seizō Katō]])<br /> *[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] ([[Tomomichi Nishimura]])<br /> *[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ([[Masaharu Satō]])<br /> *[[Sixshot]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])<br /> *[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] ([[Issei Masamune]])<br /> *[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] ([[Masato Hirano]])<br /> |c3=<br /> *[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[Tomiko Suzuki]])<br /> *[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] ([[Masashi Ebara]])<br /> *[[Carly|Carly Witwicky]] ([[Kazue Komiya]])<br /> |nonumbering=true<br /> |}}<br /> Combiner teams and [[Triple Changers]] from [[The Transformers]] or characters that are only in a few episodes are not listed apart from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]<br /> <br /> ==Episodes==<br /> {{see|List of The Headmasters episodes}}<br /> <br /> {{collist|3|<br /> #[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]] <br /> #[[The Mystery of Planet Master]]<br /> #[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]<br /> #[[The Great Cassette Operation]]<br /> #[[Rebellion on Planet Beast]]<br /> #[[Approach of the Demon Meteorite]]<br /> #[[The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery]]<br /> #[[Terror! The Six Shadows]]<br /> #[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1]]<br /> #[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]<br /> #[[The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok]]<br /> #[[The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts]]<br /> #[[Head On!! Fortress Maximus]]<br /> #[[Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger]]<br /> #[[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears]]<br /> #[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]<br /> #[[SOS from Planet Sandra]]<br /> #[[Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!]]<br /> #[[Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!]]<br /> #[[Battle for Defense of the False Planet]]<br /> #[[Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!]]<br /> #[[Head Formation of Friendship]]<br /> #[[Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship]]<br /> #[[Ultra Magnus Dies!!]]<br /> #[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]<br /> #[[I Risk My Life for Earth]]<br /> #[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)]]<br /> #[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)]]<br /> #[[The Master Sword Is in Danger!!]]<br /> #[[The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide]]<br /> #[[Operation: Destroy the Decepticons]]<br /> #[[My Friend Sixshot!]]<br /> #[[Duel on the Asteroid]]<br /> #[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)]]<br /> #[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]<br /> #[[Heroic Legend: Optimus Prime VS Megatron!!]]<br /> #[[Heroic Legend: 2010 Wars]]<br /> #[[Heroic Legend: Head On, Master Warriors!]]<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> ==Home video releases==<br /> {{see|Omni Productions}}<br /> [[Image:MadmanHeadmasters.jpg|thumb|150px|Australian DVD release]]<br /> ===Japan===<br /> {{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}<br /> *''Transformers: The Headmasters'' — DVD Box (2002)<br /> <br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> {{main|Metrodome}}<br /> *The Takara Collection Vol 1 — ''Transformers: Headmasters'' (2005)<br /> *''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (2007)<br /> <br /> ===Australia===<br /> {{main|Madman Entertainment}}<br /> *''The Transformers: Headmasters'' (2007)<br /> *''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (2009)<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC_%E3%82%B6%E2%98%86%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA ''Transformers: The Headmasters'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Headmasters (cartoon), The}}<br /> [[Category:Headmasters franchise| Headmasters (cartoon)]]<br /> [[Category:Television series]]</div>

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