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Seeker (body-type)

2007-09-06T03:31:08Z

141.225.193.216: /* Alternate terms */

{{Template:Disambig2|the group of Decepticon jets|the Mini-Con|Seeker (Energon)}}
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[[Image:Seekers.png|thumb|300px|Well, they keep the toy-repainting fans off the streets, at least.]]

The term '''Seeker''' refers to [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who all share the same body style. That is, the Decepticons in [[Generation 1]] that looked like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] but in different colors or with minor variations in wing and head shapes, and also the Decepticons in later franchises such as ''[[Armada]]'' where similar "families" of jets appear.

The word "Seeker" hovered a long time in a strange grey area between official and fan-coined terms. It seems to have originated in ''extremely'' obscure official or semi-official writing, but somehow became widely used among fans. In 2002 the term appeared in dialogue from the first issue of [[War Within|''The War Within'']] from [[Dreamwave]], making it "official" after years of controversy. It has subsequently appeared in many other places such as on toy packaging, books, and in other stories.

==Generation 1 Seekers==
'''Japanese name:''' ''Jetron''

In Generation 1, there were six Seekers given names and characterization: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. The last three are usualy designated as [[Conehead]] Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation that leaves the jet nosecone pointing up. The animation models for the Conehead Seekers were designed by [[Floro Dery]], whereas the season one Seekers were done primarily by an unknown designer in Japan.

[[Image:MTMTEGenerics-OilField.jpg|thumb|left|Aw, not "When Continents Collide" again...]]

In the Generation 1 cartoon, there were large numbers of [[Generic|generic]], unnamed Seekers in addition to the named characters.They came in a wide variety of colors, and seem to have formed the bulk of the Decepticon forces on Cybertron, as well as among Megatron's initial troops on Earth. They gradually became less common, perhaps as a result of casualties, or the cartoon's production team getting more careful, or likely just plain having more "actual" Decepticons to work with as the line expanded. (Extra-Reflector units and alternate color cassettes were also used along with these Seekers, early on, to fill out the comparatively thin Decepticon ranks.) [[Image:Sunstorm_Cartoon.jpg|thumb|200px|One for all, and all for one.]]

There is a seventh official Seeker who has been retroactively inserted into Generation 1: [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a yellow-orange Seeker who started his existence as an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] toy, inspired by one of the nameless generic Seekers from the first episode of the ''Transformers'' cartoon. (He was only available with an [[Autobot]] toy also based on a [[Load Hauler|first-episode cameo]].)

Unnamed Seekers appear in the following episodes:

*[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]] - In the "return to Iacon" scene on Cybertron 5 to 7 Seekers appear (wide shots depict a group of 5, but the close-ups give us 7 distinct color schemes.) The first three are (as far as colors are concerned) Skywarp, Starscream (with a deeper voice), and Thundercracker. Most visable behind them are a lavender Seeker with a flamethrower pack, a Blue-but-distinct-from-Thundercracker Seeker who holds his arm gun like a rifle, and the yellow/orange Seeker who would become Sunstorm. A second almost-Thundercracker lurks in the background in one shot. [[Image:Seekers2.jpg|thumb|200px|You talking to me? Or him? Or the other one?]]

*More Than Meets the Eye, Parts 2 & 3 - At least 6 different Seekers of various shades and decos of blue and at least or 4 of various shades and decos of lavender (two with Black tailfins as jets, two with white). Also a blue varient (seen in the picture above) missing his wings and shoulder vents appears in part 3.

*[[Divide and Conquer]] - Avert your eyes: One deep blue, one eye-burning bright green, and one garishly bright yellow. This trio is often referred to by fans as "the [[Rainmakers]]" because they started an [[acid rain]] shower to irritate a group of Autobots.

*[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]] - Two blue variants, and one really nice looking pine-green Seeker appears.

*Five Faces of Darkness - One all grey Seeker, one with [[Onslaught]]'s coloration, and one with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. Also the interesting Conehead variant. All pictured above.

*[[Dark Awakening]] - One Season 1 style Seeker with Dirge's colors appears next to the actual Dirge.

*Puffy stickers - A sheet of TF puffy stickers featured a rare generic with a Starscream based colorsheme. He is pictured above as well.

==Unicron Trilogy Seekers==
In ''Armada'', the [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]/[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]/[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] trio returned in an alternate incarnation, although they were never officially designated as "Seekers" in this [[continuity family]]. All three even used the same toy mold, though Skywarp was heavily [[retool]]ed from the others (including getting an entirely new-mold [[Mini-Con]] partner). While new Decepticon-allied jet characters named [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] came out in ''Armada'', they each had their own unique molds. However, whereas Ramjet was simply the [[Mini-Con]] partner of [[Tidal Wave]], Thrust was a [[bulk]] who even had a VTOL engine in jet mode and a conehead and vertically-oriented wings in robot mode. Although Thrust's original toy was green, redecos looked a bit more like his G1 incarnation.

Though only Starscream appeared in the follow-up franchise, ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', several Seekers appeared in the final portion of the Unicron Trilogy, ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' Starscream came back in a form heavily inspired by the [[War Within]] Starscream design (itself based on the "tetrajet" (see below)), and Thundercracker got a completely different body. A Skywarp was also released as a redeco of Thundercracker.

Further, the ''[[Legends of Cybertron]]'' Starscream toy, a tiny, simplified version of his main toy, was redecoed three more times: Skywarp as a giveaway at ComicCon 2005, [[Ramjet (LOC)|Ramjet]] as a giveaway at [[BotCon 2005]], and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]] as part of the last wave of the LOC line at retail.

==Alternate terms==
The most obvious alternate name for these Transformers is '''Decepticon Planes'''. While usually clear enough from context, this term has the weakness that there are many Decepticon jets who are not "Seekers". (Despite this, ''Decepticon Planes'' is the official -- first used in the 1984 Transformers catalog -- class name for those Decepticons originally produced as Seekers.)

[[Image:Tetrajet_seekers.jpg|thumb|right|For every Saturn 5 rocket, there is a Flying Pyramid of Doom.]]

The same Transformers are also sometimes referred to as '''tetrajets'''. This makes reference to their Cybertronian forms as seen in the cartoon episode "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye]]" and a handful of other episodes set on Cybertron. In these forms, their vehiclular modes are shaped somewhat like tetrahedra, or "triangular pyramids" (that is, a pyramid with a triangular base).

For a time, the term '''Skyraider''' saw increasing popularity. It comes from European ''[[Generation 2]]'' marketing. When Starscream and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] were released in this line, their packaging referred to them as Skyraiders. The UK ''Generation 2'' comic also featured some character profiles (much like the old [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] comics), and those profiles for Starscream and Ramjet used the word as well. It is a relatively small leap to extend usage to all similarly-built Decepticons. The push to use "Skyraider" was largely founded on the idea of using an official term instead of one that was, seemingly, coined and used only by fans. When [[Simon Furman]] made use of "Seeker" in ''The War Within'', however, this primary motivation was lost.

A final, joking alternate name is '''non-blunderscrounge'''. Used infrequently and only for the sake of silliness, this term originated in a post to [[alt.toys.transformers]] by the fan, Sky Shadow. In a discussion of the term "seeker", Shy Shadow suggested that all Decepticon jets who do ''not'' share the body design of Starscream be called "blunderscrounges", making Starscream himself a "non-blunderscrounge".

==History of term "Seeker"==
Although the most well-known name for these Decepticons, the wide use of the term "Seeker" is still somewhat mysterious.

[[Image:Seekers ad text.jpg|frame|left|300px|From the 1984 JCPenney wishbook. [[:Image:Seekers ad.jpg|See the full page here.]]]]

The only known, documented use of the term is from the 1984 JCPenney holiday catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook"). On the page which shows the Christmas season's available TFs, the following entry is found: ''"Decepticon Silver Plane. Airplane with sensational F-15 styling scours the countryside searching for Autobots. When they're found, the Seekers set out to destroy them. Transforms to an exciting robot with hi-tech weapons and Decepticon logo."'' A photo of Starscream and Thundercracker is displayed.

It has been rumored, but not demonstrated, that the term "Seeker" was used in some other early promotional materials. If so, then the term must have been handed down by [[Hasbro]] at some point. It hardly seems possible that the term could have been invented by a lowly copy writer at JCPenney who also just happened to decide to capitalize it. Still, though, if this catalog is the only primary source in which the term appears, it seems strange that it could have inspired the entire fandom to use the term. "Seeker" was in wide use among internet Transfans even in the early 1990s, when the fandom was just getting off its feet. Did somebody in the days of the Transformers email list have a memory of the word from when they saw this catalog at age 10 and start the trend? It is probably impossible to know at this point.

==Apocryphal origins==
It is sometimes claimed that "Seeker" is derived from a line of dialogue in the first episode of the G1 cartoon, in which these jets are referred to as "hunter-seekers". This line does not exist.

The term "hunter-seekers" is used in issue 17 of the US comic, "[[The Smelting Pool!]]". However, the Decepticons it is applied to are shown only in their flight modes, which look nothing like the "Seekers" we are familiar with. In fact, the Conehead Seekers make their first appearance in this same issue, and their Cybertronian flight modes appear very similar to their [[Earth]] jet forms (if not completely identical), and completely ''different'' from the craft which are referred to as hunter-seekers. The only real connection between the hunter-seekers we were shown and the "Seekers" is that there's more than one of them and they fly.

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Seeker (body-type)

2007-09-06T03:22:59Z

141.225.193.216: /* Generation 1 Seekers */

{{Template:Disambig2|the group of Decepticon jets|the Mini-Con|Seeker (Energon)}}
{{featured}}

[[Image:Seekers.png|thumb|300px|Well, they keep the toy-repainting fans off the streets, at least.]]

The term '''Seeker''' refers to [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who all share the same body style. That is, the Decepticons in [[Generation 1]] that looked like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] but in different colors or with minor variations in wing and head shapes, and also the Decepticons in later franchises such as ''[[Armada]]'' where similar "families" of jets appear.

The word "Seeker" hovered a long time in a strange grey area between official and fan-coined terms. It seems to have originated in ''extremely'' obscure official or semi-official writing, but somehow became widely used among fans. In 2002 the term appeared in dialogue from the first issue of [[War Within|''The War Within'']] from [[Dreamwave]], making it "official" after years of controversy. It has subsequently appeared in many other places such as on toy packaging, books, and in other stories.

==Generation 1 Seekers==
'''Japanese name:''' ''Jetron''

In Generation 1, there were six Seekers given names and characterization: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. The last three are usualy designated as [[Conehead]] Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation that leaves the jet nosecone pointing up. The animation models for the Conehead Seekers were designed by [[Floro Dery]], whereas the season one Seekers were done primarily by an unknown designer in Japan.

[[Image:MTMTEGenerics-OilField.jpg|thumb|left|Aw, not "When Continents Collide" again...]]

In the Generation 1 cartoon, there were large numbers of [[Generic|generic]], unnamed Seekers in addition to the named characters.They came in a wide variety of colors, and seem to have formed the bulk of the Decepticon forces on Cybertron, as well as among Megatron's initial troops on Earth. They gradually became less common, perhaps as a result of casualties, or the cartoon's production team getting more careful, or likely just plain having more "actual" Decepticons to work with as the line expanded. (Extra-Reflector units and alternate color cassettes were also used along with these Seekers, early on, to fill out the comparatively thin Decepticon ranks.) [[Image:Sunstorm_Cartoon.jpg|thumb|200px|One for all, and all for one.]]

There is a seventh official Seeker who has been retroactively inserted into Generation 1: [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a yellow-orange Seeker who started his existence as an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] toy, inspired by one of the nameless generic Seekers from the first episode of the ''Transformers'' cartoon. (He was only available with an [[Autobot]] toy also based on a [[Load Hauler|first-episode cameo]].)

Unnamed Seekers appear in the following episodes:

*[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]] - In the "return to Iacon" scene on Cybertron 5 to 7 Seekers appear (wide shots depict a group of 5, but the close-ups give us 7 distinct color schemes.) The first three are (as far as colors are concerned) Skywarp, Starscream (with a deeper voice), and Thundercracker. Most visable behind them are a lavender Seeker with a flamethrower pack, a Blue-but-distinct-from-Thundercracker Seeker who holds his arm gun like a rifle, and the yellow/orange Seeker who would become Sunstorm. A second almost-Thundercracker lurks in the background in one shot. [[Image:Seekers2.jpg|thumb|200px|You talking to me? Or him? Or the other one?]]

*More Than Meets the Eye, Parts 2 & 3 - At least 6 different Seekers of various shades and decos of blue and at least or 4 of various shades and decos of lavender (two with Black tailfins as jets, two with white). Also a blue varient (seen in the picture above) missing his wings and shoulder vents appears in part 3.

*[[Divide and Conquer]] - Avert your eyes: One deep blue, one eye-burning bright green, and one garishly bright yellow. This trio is often referred to by fans as "the [[Rainmakers]]" because they started an [[acid rain]] shower to irritate a group of Autobots.

*[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]] - Two blue variants, and one really nice looking pine-green Seeker appears.

*Five Faces of Darkness - One all grey Seeker, one with [[Onslaught]]'s coloration, and one with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. Also the interesting Conehead variant. All pictured above.

*[[Dark Awakening]] - One Season 1 style Seeker with Dirge's colors appears next to the actual Dirge.

*Puffy stickers - A sheet of TF puffy stickers featured a rare generic with a Starscream based colorsheme. He is pictured above as well.

==Unicron Trilogy Seekers==
In ''Armada'', the [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]/[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]/[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] trio returned in an alternate incarnation, although they were never officially designated as "Seekers" in this [[continuity family]]. All three even used the same toy mold, though Skywarp was heavily [[retool]]ed from the others (including getting an entirely new-mold [[Mini-Con]] partner). While new Decepticon-allied jet characters named [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] came out in ''Armada'', they each had their own unique molds. However, whereas Ramjet was simply the [[Mini-Con]] partner of [[Tidal Wave]], Thrust was a [[bulk]] who even had a VTOL engine in jet mode and a conehead and vertically-oriented wings in robot mode. Although Thrust's original toy was green, redecos looked a bit more like his G1 incarnation.

Though only Starscream appeared in the follow-up franchise, ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', several Seekers appeared in the final portion of the Unicron Trilogy, ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' Starscream came back in a form heavily inspired by the [[War Within]] Starscream design (itself based on the "tetrajet" (see below)), and Thundercracker got a completely different body. A Skywarp was also released as a redeco of Thundercracker.

Further, the ''[[Legends of Cybertron]]'' Starscream toy, a tiny, simplified version of his main toy, was redecoed three more times: Skywarp as a giveaway at ComicCon 2005, [[Ramjet (LOC)|Ramjet]] as a giveaway at [[BotCon 2005]], and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]] as part of the last wave of the LOC line at retail.

==Alternate terms==
The most obvious alternate name for these Transformers is '''Decepticon jets'''. While usually clear enough from context, this term has the weakness that there are many Decepticon jets who are not "Seekers".

[[Image:Tetrajet_seekers.jpg|thumb|right|For every Saturn 5 rocket, there is a Flying Pyramid of Doom.]]

The same Transformers are also sometimes referred to as '''tetrajets'''. This makes reference to their Cybertronian forms as seen in the cartoon episode "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|More Than Meets the Eye]]" and a handful of other episodes set on Cybertron. In these forms, their vehiclular modes are shaped somewhat like tetrahedra, or "triangular pyramids" (that is, a pyramid with a triangular base).

For a time, the term '''Skyraider''' saw increasing popularity. It comes from European ''[[Generation 2]]'' marketing. When Starscream and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] were released in this line, their packaging referred to them as Skyraiders. The UK ''Generation 2'' comic also featured some character profiles (much like the old [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] comics), and those profiles for Starscream and Ramjet used the word as well. It is a relatively small leap to extend usage to all similarly-built Decepticons. The push to use "Skyraider" was largely founded on the idea of using an official term instead of one that was, seemingly, coined and used only by fans. When [[Simon Furman]] made use of "Seeker" in ''The War Within'', however, this primary motivation was lost.

A final, joking alternate name is '''non-blunderscrounge'''. Used infrequently and only for the sake of silliness, this term originated in a post to [[alt.toys.transformers]] by the fan, Sky Shadow. In a discussion of the term "seeker", Shy Shadow suggested that all Decepticon jets who do ''not'' share the body design of Starscream be called "blunderscrounges", making Starscream himself a "non-blunderscrounge".

==History of term "Seeker"==
Although the most well-known name for these Decepticons, the wide use of the term "Seeker" is still somewhat mysterious.

[[Image:Seekers ad text.jpg|frame|left|300px|From the 1984 JCPenney wishbook. [[:Image:Seekers ad.jpg|See the full page here.]]]]

The only known, documented use of the term is from the 1984 JCPenney holiday catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook"). On the page which shows the Christmas season's available TFs, the following entry is found: ''"Decepticon Silver Plane. Airplane with sensational F-15 styling scours the countryside searching for Autobots. When they're found, the Seekers set out to destroy them. Transforms to an exciting robot with hi-tech weapons and Decepticon logo."'' A photo of Starscream and Thundercracker is displayed.

It has been rumored, but not demonstrated, that the term "Seeker" was used in some other early promotional materials. If so, then the term must have been handed down by [[Hasbro]] at some point. It hardly seems possible that the term could have been invented by a lowly copy writer at JCPenney who also just happened to decide to capitalize it. Still, though, if this catalog is the only primary source in which the term appears, it seems strange that it could have inspired the entire fandom to use the term. "Seeker" was in wide use among internet Transfans even in the early 1990s, when the fandom was just getting off its feet. Did somebody in the days of the Transformers email list have a memory of the word from when they saw this catalog at age 10 and start the trend? It is probably impossible to know at this point.

==Apocryphal origins==
It is sometimes claimed that "Seeker" is derived from a line of dialogue in the first episode of the G1 cartoon, in which these jets are referred to as "hunter-seekers". This line does not exist.

The term "hunter-seekers" is used in issue 17 of the US comic, "[[The Smelting Pool!]]". However, the Decepticons it is applied to are shown only in their flight modes, which look nothing like the "Seekers" we are familiar with. In fact, the Conehead Seekers make their first appearance in this same issue, and their Cybertronian flight modes appear very similar to their [[Earth]] jet forms (if not completely identical), and completely ''different'' from the craft which are referred to as hunter-seekers. The only real connection between the hunter-seekers we were shown and the "Seekers" is that there's more than one of them and they fly.

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When Continents Collide

2007-09-06T03:14:13Z

141.225.193.216: /* Detailed synopsis */

[[Image:|right|300px|thumb|]]

Megatron tries to drain oil out of the [[Earth]] several times using several ridiculous methods.

==Detailed synopsis==

Megatron and Soundwave pilot a gigantic hovering fuel transport they had stolen from the [[human]]s over a link on the Alaskan Pipeline. Having bribed a human worker with the promise of a new Jeep, their plan is to discreetly siphon off oil gradually, but Megatron gets immediately impatient. After the nameless Decepticon goons attach the cables, Megatron starts sucking up oil at a ridiculous rate. When the human gets angry, Megatron blasts him... with a stun-ray. Pansy. Little does Megatron know that the human's new Jeep is actually the [[Autobot]] Hound in disguise, who transmits the information back to Prowl at the Autobot base.

==Stats==
As part of the "[[See & Read]]" series, this story came in two different formats, both times as the second story in a set alongside "[[Satellite of Doom]]".

Both stories were told in picture-book form, coming with an audio cassette with the story narrations and acting on it. This version also came packaged with the yellow version of [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]... who didn't appear in the stories.

An "animated" VHS version was also available, using chroma-key to cheesily animate the static pictures, with the storybook text superimposed on the bottom of the screen.

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (6)
*[[Hound]] (3)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (2)
*Unnamed [[Seeker]]s (4)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

|}

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

* The two Decepticon thugs have [[Seeker]] bodies, but are completely uncolored. They're solid white like the snow around them.

===Continuity errors===

* The cover depicts Prime and Megatron shooting it out at an oil pumping station. When in fact Optimus ''never leaves the base'' in the story. Wow.

===Transformers references===

*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is one of several "episodes" to have been given the [[MSTF]] treatment at the official Transformers conventions... specifically, at [[OTFCC 2003]].

* The humans have a colossal hovering supertanker transport... the right size for Transformers to comfortably pilot. ''Alllllllllllllll''righty.

* This dude is willing to sell out the Earth... for a ''Jeep''? And how did Hound get in on this anyway?

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Omega Supreme (G1)

2007-09-06T02:42:38Z

141.225.193.216: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{disambig3|Omega Supreme}}

:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.

[[Image:MTMTEOmegaSupreme.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Favorite Punctuation Mark: Colon]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the [[Scale|largest Autobots there is]]. He isn't much for words, preferring his massive frame and equally massive weapons to do the talking for him. Omega is the last line of the defense for the Autobots, a titanic guardian robot capable of instilling fear and panic into the [[sparks]] of [[Decepticons]] that dare face him in the field of battle.

Except [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Kill that little guy, it just makes him angry.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), ? (Japan)
Omega was one of the many Autobots who just showed up during the second season. Unlike most, however, he was actually given an origin.

[[Image:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|Et tu, Robo-Smasher?]]

Omega Supreme is the last surviving member of the legendary [[Guardian Robots]], the massive neutral defenders of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. While he was defending the [[Crystal City]], he befriended the [[Constructicon]]s, the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[Robo-Smasher]] and converted into Decepticons. The now-evil Constructicons convinced Omega to leave his post to help defend another city, and promised to look after the city in his stead. When he left, they demolished the Crystal City to Omega Supreme's horror. He captured them and tried to change the builders back into Autobots, but the process was irreversible and the treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush by the Smasher. The Robo-Smasher attacked Omega, but it was destroyed before it could convert him. Omega later recounts, "I lived, but, changed. Since then, I feel only hate for the Constructicons." It is thus possible that Omega's cold, emotionless demeanor -- quite different than he behaved before the destruction of the Crystal City -- is a direct result of the Robo-Smasher's work. However, it may also be that he has merely retreated into himself and become withdrawn because of the pain of betrayal and guilt.

Some time after these events transpired, the Constructicons left Cybertron in a starship for unknown reasons. Omega Supreme pursued them, "for millions of years, across the galaxies", until they finally arrived on Earth and were reunited with Megatron. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

In 1985, the Autobots used Omega Supreme to follow the Decepticons back to Cybertron when they intended to use [[Vector Sigma]] to create a new group of Decepticon warriors. After failing to stop the Decepticons create the [[Stunticon]]s, the Autobots created a new team of their own to counter the new threat, the [[Aerialbot]]s. As Omega Supreme escaped Cybertron, he was hit by weapons fire from the [[Centurion Droid]]s, and once he safely disembarked his passengers on Earth, he catastrophically exploded. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] connected Omega Supreme's mind to the ''[[Ark]]'s'' life support unit while they set about putting the giant back together. The arrogant Aerialbots, unimpressed with both the Autobots and the humans they protected, refused to help their comrades in defeating the Decepticons until their group leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] showed them how Sparkplug was able to disregard his fatigue and continue repairing Omega Supreme simply because of his concern for a friend's well being. Soon afterwards, the Aerialbots were facing defeat as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at the hands of the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], when the newly-repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared and helped them defeat combiner and send the Decepticons packing. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Omega rarely spoke, and then it was usually just two or three words. This is by choice, however, as he can speak normally if prompted.

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Omega_comics.jpg|thumb|right|I... AM DARKWING DUCK!]]

Omega Supreme was built by the Autobots on [[Earth]] in order to guard the [[Ark]] while they were away. As luck would have it, the Autobots soon found a reason to leave their base en masse to chase the Decepticons, an act which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] took advantage of by ordering [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to attack the Ark. Unfortunately, they didn't get the memo about the Autobots' new defense system, and Omega Supreme easily destroyed all of them except Laserbeak, who managed to escape with a wounded Megatron back to the Decepticons.

Starscream's death ultimately proved to be only temporary, and after he gained the power of the [[Underbase]], Omega Supreme was amongst the casualties.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were sent out to go find them. They ultimately ended up burried under Antarctica on Earth. Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme was initially successful, Sunstorm managed to obscure his vison. When Omega Supreme retracted his visor in order to see, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him offline. He soon recovered, but Sunstorm had escaped.

===IDW comics continuity===

[[Image:OmegaSupreme_SpotlightPrime.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Refueling: required. Return: later.]]

Omega Supreme is largely a non-participant in the galactic cold-war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Predating the notion of factions and having survived two [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], he remains in seclusion in a specially shielded artificial asteroid within the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]. Though nominally allied with the Autobots, he remains outside of the conflict for fear of escalating it due to the firepower he commands. Instead, he exists as a resource to Primes in times of doubt.

Omega Supreme is one of the few living Transformers to remember the first [[Ark]]. Believing that the Transformer race should exercise a slow inner growth through intellectual contemplation, he frequently clashed with the expansionist [[Nova Prime]], who felt Cybertron's destiny lay in the conquest of other worlds. After the Ark's departure and Nova Prime's disappearance, Omega Supreme discovered a horrific creation of theirs: [[Monstructor]]. He sealed the gestalt in a dimensionally-displaced prison to prevent it from devastating Cybertron and escalating the burgeoning conflict. Centuries later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] came to him for advice. While the two were talking Monstructor - somehow freed from captivity - attacked. Omega Supreme told Optimus Prime the truth about himself, Nova Prime, and Monstructor. Though Optimus Prime succeeded in defeating the gestalt, he condemned Omega Supreme for attempting to play god by simply locking them away. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Omega Supreme''' (1985)

[[Image:G1OmegaSupreme_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Fragility: unappreciated.]]

:Omega Supreme is composed of a large rocket base with a motorised tank patrolling the perimeter along some tracks. The tank forms his torso, the rocket forms his arms, and the tracks and base forming his legs and wings. He can walk slowly in robot mode. This motor is highly susceptible to failure.

:Omega Supreme was one of several toys licensed from manufacturers other than [[Takara]]. As a consequence, Omega Supreme was never released in Japan under the Transformers brand.

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*'''Omega Spreem''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)

:As an Action Master Elite, Omega Spreem is one of the few figures in the line that can actually transform to some extent.

===Merchandise===
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)
[[Image:Ark_Globe.jpg|left|thumb|Appearance: cameo. Residuals: minimal.]]

:Omega Supreme appears as part of the snow globe's base.

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==Trivia==
*Originally, Omega Supreme was going to be named [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], due to Hasbro wanting to use the name on something.

*Omega Supreme's name could be translated as "Last of the Best"; given his role as the "last line of defense", this is appropriate.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm Omega Supreme at TFU.info]

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Rock and Roll-Out!

2007-09-06T02:40:40Z

141.225.193.216: /* Items of note */

[[Image:MarvelUS-14.jpg|thumb|250px|right|BRUUUUUCE!!!!!]]

'''The Autobots must thwart the Decepticons' attempts to steal sound energy from a rock concert.'''

=Marvel US issue #14=
''(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #53-54, IDW Transformers: Generations #3)''

'''Script:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Don Perlin]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Al Gordon]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Janice Chiang]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Michael Carlin]]<br>

*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[G.B. Blackrock]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
*''Originally published:'' March, 1986

==Synopsis==

As Jetfire is made a full member of the Autobots, Optimus Prime activates five Autobot warriors whose minds had been encoded on crystals for four million years. While holding Grapple back for a special project, he sends the other four with Bumblebee to acclimate them to their new homeworld, but the Autobots stumble across Shockwave's plan to steal sonic energy from a rock concert. Disobeying Prime's orders, Bumblebee leads the new recruits into battle and they save the concert.

==Errors==
*If Ratchet is having so much trouble fixing the existing warriors, how come Wheeljack can build new bodies from scratch for the new Autobots so easily?

*The lead singer is alternatively called "Brick Springhorn" and "Brick Springstern."

==Items of note==
*''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:'' Although Jetfire has been featured since US issue #10, this is the first time he is seen as an Autobot with sentience.
*The special project Optimus commissions Grapple to work on is none other than [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the Autobot defense platform. He is introduced (in front of a full audience, no less) in US issue #19.
*This issue was reprinted as issue 3 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]] series.

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Rock and Roll-Out!

2007-09-06T02:40:10Z

141.225.193.216: /* Items of note */

[[Image:MarvelUS-14.jpg|thumb|250px|right|BRUUUUUCE!!!!!]]

'''The Autobots must thwart the Decepticons' attempts to steal sound energy from a rock concert.'''

=Marvel US issue #14=
''(Story also appears in: Marvel UK issues #53-54, IDW Transformers: Generations #3)''

'''Script:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Don Perlin]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Al Gordon]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Janice Chiang]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Michael Carlin]]<br>

*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[G.B. Blackrock]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
*''Originally published:'' March, 1986

==Synopsis==

As Jetfire is made a full member of the Autobots, Optimus Prime activates five Autobot warriors whose minds had been encoded on crystals for four million years. While holding Grapple back for a special project, he sends the other four with Bumblebee to acclimate them to their new homeworld, but the Autobots stumble across Shockwave's plan to steal sonic energy from a rock concert. Disobeying Prime's orders, Bumblebee leads the new recruits into battle and they save the concert.

==Errors==
*If Ratchet is having so much trouble fixing the existing warriors, how come Wheeljack can build new bodies from scratch for the new Autobots so easily?

*The lead singer is alternatively called "Brick Springhorn" and "Brick Springstern."

==Items of note==
*''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:'' Although Jetfire has been featured since US issue #10, this is the first time he is seen as an Autobot with sentience.
*The special project Optimus commissions Grapple to work on is none other than Omega Supreme, the Autobot defense platform. He is introduced (in front of a full audience, no less) in US issue #19.
*This issue was reprinted as issue 3 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]] series.

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Jhiaxus (G2)

2007-09-06T02:31:57Z

141.225.193.216: /* Trivia */

:''Jhiaxus is an "evolved-[[Decepticon]]" character from the [[Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Jhiaxusg2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Seeker]] on steroids.]]

'''Jhiaxus''' is no ordinary Decepticon. He and his faction left Cybertron eons ago and formed a [[Cybertronian|Cybertronian empire]] of cyberformed planets. He views the original Autobots and Decepticons as evolutionary throwbacks, simple animals, insults to his race's memory which must be wiped out. But his ice-cold demeanor of control and amoral objectivity is merely a facade. It is only a mask, a face he wears to forget the mad tyrant he once was. He has been repressing this side of himself, burying it, for millennia. Unfortunately, recent encounters with Autobots and Decepticons have been testing his resolve...

Jhiaxus is not one for improvisation. He has been denying his impulses for so long, it has weakened his ability to think on his feet in many situations. Once Jhiaxus has set a course of action, it is tough for him to diverge from his strategy.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''Generation 2''====

====''Universe'' profile====
[[Image:Jhiaxustfu.jpg|right|thumb|"The only thing I fear is... myself."]]

[[Unicron]] abducted Jhiaxus's [[Spark]] and stripped him of his rank and power. Though he once again wears the brand of an ordinary Decepticon, he still nurses a hatred towards Autobot and Decepticon alike. They are all, of course, unevolved, inferior throw-backs. This bias forces him to work alone.

===IDW comics continuity===
Jhiaxus was [[Nova Prime]]'s chief theoretical strategist and pioneer of [[gestalt]] technology. It is implied that he left with his leader aboard the original [[Ark (G1)|Ark spacecraft]] and subsequently was lost in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. He created the first combiner robot, [[Monstructor]], in an attempt to engineer the ultimate Transformer. Unfortunately, the combination process drove its members insane. They proved too volatile to remain free, and were eventually imprisoned by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] after Jhiaxus's departure. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
* '''Jhiaxus''' (Deluxe, 2003)

: Jhiaxus is a [[redeco]] of the deluxe-sized [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] toy in orange and white. His jet-mode cockpit has a spring-loaded extension, giving him a bird-like head in this form that is articulated at the neck to "search" for targets. Both jet and robot modes feature spring-loaded "energy blast" missiles. He also has an alternate robot mode, which folds his legs into a "flight cone" and reveals jet thrusters.

: This mold was also used for [[Sonic Attack Jet]], [[Storm Jet (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Storm Jet]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|''Universe'' Skywarp]].

==Trivia==
* Jhiaxus's name is a pun on "gee, axe us", a phrase which expressed writer [[Simon Furman]]'s dread of the [[Generation 2 (comic)|G2 comic]]'s cancellation by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]].

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Jhiaxus/jhiaxus.htm Jhiaxus at TFU.info.]

*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/jhiaxus.htm Jhiaxus at the Obscure Transformers Website.]

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