Wheeljack (Prime)

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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]
'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the [[Wrecker]]s, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. He's no scientist, but he's certainly inventive when it comes to combat. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie'''). But not for too long. He's got places to be.

{{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|"[[Con Job]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Horan]] (English), [[Alessandro Rigotti]] (Italian)

Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]. He took part in an unnamed battle were he and bulk were sourned by cons and low on Energon. However Wheeljack through a grenade into a smelter and it blew up there by causing the other cons to be destroyed. Bulkhead left the Wreakers early on in the war to join team Prime but Wheeljack stayed the Wreckers. Wheeljack also took part in the Battle of [[Darkmount]] Pass. In this battle he took out a bunch of Cons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in the ''[[Star Hammer]]''.

[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackface.jpg|left|thumb|200px|This is his head's "make the fans happy" mode.]]
Eventually he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Star Hammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.

[[Image:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]

An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.

Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... {{storylink|Con Job}}

When Miko was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)
:''Accessories:'' Swords
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*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)
:''Accessories:'' Dual swords
: Wheeljack transforms into a race car heavily based on the Lancia Stratos, similiar to his [[Wheeljack (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], he also comes with two swords that can be stored on his back when he's not using them or attach to the front panel of his car mode.
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==Notes==
* Wheeljack is said to have not taken an [[alternate mode]], but he's clearly got four tires with hubcaps. It's safe to say that when he does get an Earth mode, it'll be a white racing car with green and red stripes, like [[Wheeljack (G1)|somebody we know]].
** The Hub's comedic "Making ''Transformers: Prime''" video shows concept art of Wheeljack's alternate mode behind [[Jeff Kline]] in his introduction. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3iKDbKQwKI&feature=related]
*At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned in-series.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

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