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Red Alert (G1)

2006-06-02T14:00:04Z

152.163.101.5:

{{disambig3|Red Alert}}

''Red Alert is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

'''Red Alert''' is paranoid. Not a bad trait in a security officer if kept in check by reason, logic, and common sense. Red Alert is... not always so good at that side of things. The other Autobots appreciate his good intentions and eye for detail, but his ratio of false alarms to real emergencies is not always the greatest, and it makes them less likely to take him seriously when a threat is real. [[Inferno (G1)| Inferno]] does his best to keep his good buddy Red out of trouble.

''Japanese name:'' '''Alert'''

=Fiction=
===Animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Michael Chain]] (US), ? (Japan)

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
====Generation 2====
[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] planned a raid on [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]' ship [[Twilight]] against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s orders. Unfortunately, Jhiaxus was expecting this move and had Grimlock's troops surrounded. Against type, Red Alert attacked Jhiaxus anyhow, and Red Alert was blown to pieces. Red Alert's death hinted to Grimlock that this may have been a bad idea.

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===

=Toys=
===Generation 1===
* Red Alert
* Red Alert (Toys "R" Us reissue)
* Collector's Edition Series 2001 set A Alert & [[Sideswipe (G1)|Lambor]]
* New Year Lambor & Alert
* Alert (Smallest Transformers)

===Binaltech Asterisk===
* Alert

=External links=
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm Red Alert on TFU.info]

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Seeker (body-type)

2006-03-28T18:38:26Z

152.163.101.5:

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

[[Image:Seekers.png|thumb|300px|Seekers all share the same basic body style.]]

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" is 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 technically "official". It has subsequently appeared here and there in other official materials (including the ''[[Armada]]'' storybook, "[[The Awakening]]"), although its frequency of use is still rather low.

==G1 Seekers==
In G1, there were six Seekers given names and characterization: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercraker (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.

In the G1 cartoon, there were large numbers of "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 as a result of the cartoon's production team getting more careful, or just plain having more "actual" Decepticons to work with as the line expanded.

There is a seventh official Seeker who has been retroactively inserted into G1: [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], an orange Seeker who started his existence as an [[E-Hobby]] exclusive toy, inspired by one of the nameless generic Seekers from the cartoon.

==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".

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]]" 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 G2 comic also featured some character profiles (much like the old [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] comics), and those profiles for SS and RJ 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"==
Also 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|right|From the 1984 JC Penny's wishbook. [[:Image:Seekers ad.jpg|See the full page here.]]]]The only known, documented use of the term is from the 1984 JC Penny's holiday catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook"). On the page which shows the Christmas season's availble 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 Penny's who also just happend 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)

2006-03-28T12:53:53Z

152.163.101.5:

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

[[Image:Seekers.png|thumb|300px|Seekers all share the same basic body style]]

The term '''Seeker''' refers to the [[Generation 1]] [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who all shared the same body-style. That is, the Decepticons that looked very much like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] but in different colors or with minor variations in wing and head shapes. In the G1 cartoon, there were large numbers of "generic", unnamed Seekers in addition to the six named characters. The officially named G1 Seekers are: Starscream, [[Skywarp]], [[Thundercraker]], [[Sunstorm]], [[Thrust]], [[Dirge]], [[Ramjet]]. The last three are usualy designated as [[Conehead]] Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation leaves the jet nosecone point up.

The term can also be applied in later franchises, such as ''[[Armada]]'', where "families" of jets appear with some of the same names.

The word "Seeker" is 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 technically "official". It has subsequently appeared here and there in other official materials (including the ''[[Armada]]'' storybook, "[[The Awakening]]"), although its frequency of use is still rather low.

==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".

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]]" 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 G2 comic also featured some character profiles (much like the old [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] comics), and those profiles for SS and RJ 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"==
Also 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|right|From the 1984 JC Penny's wishbook. [[:Image:Seekers ad.jpg|See the full page here.]]]]The only known, documented use of the term is from the 1984 JC Penny's holiday catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook"). On the page which shows the Christmas season's availble 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 Penny's who also just happend 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)

2006-03-28T12:08:12Z

152.163.101.5:

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

[[Image:Seekers.png|thumb|300px|Seekers all share the same basic body style]]

The term '''Seeker''' refers to the [[Generation 1]] [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who all shared the same body-style. That is, the Decepticons that looked very much like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] but in different colors or with minor variations in wing and head shapes. In the G1 cartoon, there were large numbers of "generic", unnamed Seekers in addition to the seven named characters. The officially named G1 Seekers are: Starscream, [[Skywarp]], [[Thundercraker]], [[Sunstorm]], [[Thrust]], [[Dirge]], [[Ramjet]]. The last three are usualy designated as [[Conehead]] Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation leaves the jet nosecone point up.

The term can also be applied in later franchises, such as ''[[Armada]]'', where "families" of jets appear with some of the same names.

The word "Seeker" is 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 technically "official". It has subsequently appeared here and there in other official materials (including the ''[[Armada]]'' storybook, "[[The Awakening]]"), although its frequency of use is still rather low.

==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".

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]]" 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 G2 comic also featured some character profiles (much like the old [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] comics), and those profiles for SS and RJ 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"==
Also 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|right|From the 1984 JC Penny's wishbook. [[:Image:Seekers ad.jpg|See the full page here.]]]]The only known, documented use of the term is from the 1984 JC Penny's holiday catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook"). On the page which shows the Christmas season's availble 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 Penny's who also just happend 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)

2006-03-28T12:06:19Z

152.163.101.5:

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

[[Image:Seekers.png|thumb|300px|Seekers all share the same basic body style]]

The term '''Seeker''' refers to the [[Generation 1]] [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who all shared the same body-style. That is, the Decepticons that looked very much like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] but in different colors or with minor variations in wing and head shapes. In the G1 cartoon, there were large numbers of "generic", unnamed Seekers in addition to the seven named characters. The officially named G1 Seekers are: [[Starscream]], [[Skywarp]], [[Thundercraker]], [[Sunstorm]], [[Thrust]], [[Dirge]], [[Ramjet]]. The last three are usualy designated as [[Conehead]] Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation leaves the jet nosecone point up.

The term can also be applied in later franchises, such as ''[[Armada]]'', where "families" of jets appear with some of the same names.

The word "Seeker" is 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 technically "official". It has subsequently appeared here and there in other official materials (including the ''[[Armada]]'' storybook, "[[The Awakening]]"), although its frequency of use is still rather low.

==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".

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]]" 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 G2 comic also featured some character profiles (much like the old [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|''Transformers Universe'']] comics), and those profiles for SS and RJ 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"==
Also 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|right|From the 1984 JC Penny's wishbook. [[:Image:Seekers ad.jpg|See the full page here.]]]]The only known, documented use of the term is from the 1984 JC Penny's holiday catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook"). On the page which shows the Christmas season's availble 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 Penny's who also just happend 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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