Doubleheader

2011-01-25T05:18:40Z

141.225.194.61: /* Generation 1 */

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:''Doubleheader is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Doubleheader MTMTE1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Two heads are better than one...I think.]]
Some warriors, even the most seasoned veterans, have been known to collapse under pressure. '''Doubleheader''', however, has developed a unique solution to that particular dilemma: divvy up the duties with a second noggin. His right head sees, smells and overall analyzes his surroundings, while his left head listens, speaks and makes all the decisions. By dividing his workload between two separate heads, Doubleheader always remains cool and collected in the tightest situations.

He also likes to burn things.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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Doubleheader was stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], working out of [[Autobase]] under [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron's]] command. He oversaw the repairs to the trans-dimensional portal which had been damaged when the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] ambushed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee's]] Pretenders at their headquarters. {{storylink|Primal Scream (issue)|Primal Scream}}

''Later, Doubleheader was working with [[Pincher]] and [[Longtooth]] in a raid on a Decepticon prison camp. They were recalled back to Autobase, where Xaaron explained their latest mission—a search for the long-lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}}''

Doubleheader accompanied Pincher and Longtooth on the [[Matrix Quest (Marvel)|Matrix Quest]], which took them to a harbor on [[Gottlieb]]. Hearing about the supposedly miraculous resurrection of the last of a race of whale-like creatures known as the [[Klud]], Doubleheader (and Doubleheader) believed it could be a sign of the Matrix's life-giving properties at work. During the search, however, the Klud crippled Longtooth, which drove him into a killing-frenzy to find the beast and exact his evenge on it. Pincher and Doubleheader chased after their deranged comrade, but were intercepted by a new group of Mayhems, who were trying to get to the Matrix before them. Doubleheader held off the Decepticon flyers—[[Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]—while Pincher attempted to reason with Longtooth. After determining the Matrix itself was long gone, the Mayhems pulled out, and Longtooth ultimately left the Klud alive. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In an alternate future 2009, Doubleheader was one of the Autobots withdrawing from Cybertron to [[Earth]]. During the journey, he and Pincher uncovered murder and sabotage in Engine Room Two. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} The Autobots eventually crashed to Earth and uncovered [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] himself as the saboteur, possessed by the evil of [[Unicron]]. Doubleheader and [[Hosehead]] fired on their crazed leader, but couldn't penetrate the evil aura surrounding him. They only ended up drawing his attention and were shot down themselves. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Doubleheader''' (Pretender, 1989)

: Doubleheader's inner robot transforms into a Cybertronic twin-cockpit jet which looks very similar to the [[Ultra Plane]]. When folded up into his Pretender shell, the red wing-section of the jet forms a jetpack for the shell. Even though he has two heads on his shell, the helmets for said heads are a single piece.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Doubleheader/doubleheader.htm More information on Doubleheader at TFU.info]''

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Ultra Plane

2011-01-25T05:17:15Z

141.225.194.61: /* Notes */

:''Ultra Plane is a piece of technology from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:DesertionoftheDinobots1 Ultra Plane.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
The '''Ultra Plane''' is an aerial drone which can be remotely controlled. Developed by [[Professor Greene]], it's hoped that the plane may help the humans aid the [[Autobot]]s in their endless war against the [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
Professor Greene demonstrated the Ultra Plane to a group of Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself said the plane was very impressive. Apparently the Decepticons thought so too, as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] surreptitiously drop a bomb on the prototype, destroying it. Fortunately the Decepticon's stealth mission was completely blown by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. While the Autobots went to inspect the wreckage, the Decepticons headed for the nearby laboratory and located the Ultra Plane blue prints in a massive safe. Megatron prepared to blast his way in, but was interrupted by the arrival of the Autobots, who used a few tricks to make the Decepticons retreat. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

==Notes==
* Though the blueprints remained intact, the Ultra Plane was never seen again, suggesting that Professor Greene gave up on the idea.
* It may be by sheer coincidence, but the Ultra Plane bears a striking resemblance to the vehicle mode of Autobot [[Pretender]] [[Doubleheader]].

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