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Lori JimÃ©nez

2011-08-04T19:26:31Z

166.137.139.163: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Lori is a [[Human]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lori.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A [[T-AI|cranky]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|female]] annoyed by her [[Side Burn (RID)|immature]] [[Rad White|male]] [[Carlos Lopez|companions]]. I discern a trend.]]
'''Lori''' is an adolescent female [[human]] who assists the [[Autobots]] during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. Raised in the city, her family recently moved to rural [[Colorado]], a place she hates. While she certainly outshines her friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in the social arena, she is not perfect, and more often than not, she can be reduced to immature shouting matches with Coby. She has a very intense... rivalry with Coby.

During the battle to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Unicron Singularity]], Lori befriended [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (Override being "Big Sister" and Lori "Little Sister") and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leaders of [[Velocitron]] and the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]. She also quickly developed a deep and abiding hatred of the female [[Decepticon]] "floozy" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

Lori is a particular influence on the powerful Scourge; a constant and disquieting reminder to the dictator of his onetime desire to protect the weak that lay at the root of his quest for power... and that strength is more than merely physical.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Sarah Edmondson]] (English), [[Chiara Zanni]] (English, "[[Retreat]]", "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]" and "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]" only), [[Rika Morinaga]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_lori_vs_coby.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Fighting]]

Lori was not happy when her [[Ernesto|father]] moved her entire family from the big city to the sleepy rural town of [[Rockville]], [[Colorado]]. Having grown up in the city, Lori was used to its hustle and bustle and found she couldn't stand boring country life, so she took out her frustrations on local boy [[Coby Hansen]], developing quite an antagonistic relationship with him.

One ordinary, boring day, Lori was trying to complain to a friend of hers back in the city over the phone, when the roar of the Hansens' dirtbikes denied her even that little bitter luxury. She promptly stomped over to the picnicking grounds where most of the town was enjoying themselves to chastise Coby, but Coby's brother [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] temporarily defused the argument by offering Lori a cup of orange soda. Suitably calmed, Lori went walking with the two boys, but it wasn't long before she and Coby started arguing again about the most petty of things: ice-cream flavors. They were stunned into silence, however, when the heavens lit up, and a large object came falling to the ground nearby. Investigating, the shocked kids discovered the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_cleaning_landmine.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Landmine having a wash]]

While Coby and Bud made arrangements to haul the damaged robot from his impact crater, Lori quickly ran home to change clothes so that she could help clean and repair him. As the kids worked, Landmine explained that he and his fellow Autobots had come to [[Earth]] to escape the threat of a [[Unicron Singularity|colossal black hole]] that was threatening their home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots' enemies, the [[Decepticon]]s had followed them, and one of their number, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], soon appeared to attack Landmine and the kids. Fortunately, his attack drew the attention of the other Autobots, who saw Thundercracker off and introduced themselves to the kids. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] squeaked in shock when he saw the symbol on the shirt Lori had borrowed from her brother; what Lori had thought was merely an image from an album cover, [[Vector Prime]] explained, was in fact the symbol of the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, whose power was needed to stop the black hole. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[Image:Cyb ep3 you go less.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lori explaining to the Autobots]]

The Autobots' first order of business on Earth was setting up a secret headquarters, and Lori presented them with a plot of land that he father had originally intended for a housing development, until the market went bad. During the blasting that preceding construction, Vector Prime discovered that Lori and the boys were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots, which would make them invaluable in the search. Lori subsequently designed their base when [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]'s layout proved far too cold for her tastes, and helped apply its [[stealth beam coating]] just in time to protect it against detection by Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Haven}} The next order of business was helping the civilian Autobot refugees integrate themselves into human society; in addition to teaching the Autobots traffic laws, Lori was responsible for choosing [[Signal Lancer]]'s unconventional lamp-post alternate mode, and got a ribbing from Coby for the decision. {{storylink|Hidden}} With these essentials taken care of, the Autobots returned to the mystery of Lori's shirt, and began searching the planet for more example of the strange symbol, which was known as the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]". Lori and the boys accompanied the Autobots to [[Mexico]] in pursuit of a lead, and were protected from a Decepticon attack by Landmine, who had come to consider Earth just as important as Cybertron, thanks to his friendship with the kids. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep8_sad_story.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lori and Six Speed]]

With the location of the first Cyber Planet Key determined to be the planet [[Velocitron]], Lori and the boys were left with little to do on Earth, save worrying. {{storylink|Space}} {{storylink|Rush}} After going to a horror movie, the three kids suggested that Jolt would be able to join them next time by passing himself off as a cosplaying fanboy. That night, while staring at the stars with her father, Lori tried to tactfully broach the subject of the Autobots, but was prevented by the sudden appearance of the Atlantis Pattern in the sky. She informed the Autobots of the strange phenomenon, but when they investigated, it turned out to be just a Decepticon trick. {{storylink|Speed}} Bored over their lack of recent activity, the kids decided to take the Mini-Cons to their homes for a "play date" of sorts. Lori took [[Six-Speed]] to her house, where the Mini-Con got emotional reading "The Little Match Girl". That night, the kids and Mini-Cons helped the Autobots save the town when an earthquake threatened to cause the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] to collapse. {{storylink|Collapse}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep9_searching_for_atlantis.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lori showing Vector the symbol of Atlantis]]

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock once again, Lori went with Coby, Bud, the Mini-Cons and Vector Prime to follow a lead on a tropical island, where Lori contentedly sunned herself while the boys frolicked in the surf. When the search turned up nothing, they moved on to the next location in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], where a brief battle with the Decepticons erupted over what turned out to be nothing more than a duplicate of the Lock. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} A solid lead was finally uncovered when the civilian Autobots were brought in to help search, {{storylink|Search}} and Lori went with the Autobots to the [[Bermuda Triangle]] to investigate the Atlantis Pattern found there. At the bottom of the ocean, they discovered the ancient Cybertronian starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', and in order to keep it out of the Decepticons' hands, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} With the ''Atlantis'' safely hidden in the shadow of the moon, Lori joined the others in searching through its labyrinthine corridors, and eventually discovered the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ship. {{storylink|Ship}}

[[Image:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lori with [[Lucy Suzuki]]]]

With Coby helping [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] on Velocitron, {{storylink|Race}} Lori and Bud were assigned a special mission by Vector Prime: searching out and examining strange archaeological artifacts that appeared to be of Cybertronian origin. Lori was thrilled when their search for one of these objects took them back to the city, but there was no time to take in the sights, as their quest took them to a university. Evading a security guard, the pair encountered ditzy scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]], and managed to fool her into thinking they were doing research for a school paper. The object the kids were searching for, it turned out, was in Suzuki's own collection of strange artifacts, which the doctor herself believed to be of alien origin. After examining it and learning all they could, Lori and Bud quickly departed and head off in pursuit of the next object on Vector Prime's list. {{storylink|Race}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep19_hotspring.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Unfortunately, the girls were shocked to find that Coby was under the impression that it was a nude, co-ed hot spring.]]

Lori spent much of the time that followed watched transmissions from Velocitron, as Hot Shot raced for possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} When he successfully won the key, Lori watched as it was added to the Omega Lock, causing the release of an energy wave that pointed the way to something hidden in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|Champion}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling to the Arctic to search, but along the way, realized they would be needing some heavy winter clothes. Grudgingly permitting the boys to use her emergency credit card to buy some parkas, Lori had them stop at a store, only to find that it wouldn't take credit. As luck and grand cosmic coincidence would have it, Lucy Suzuki was also in the store, picking up supplies for a government scientific survey she was helping to conduct. She bought the kids the parkas they required, and was convinced to let them accompany her on her survey as "assistants". Lori came to trust Lucy, and ignoring Coby's warnings, ultimately told her all about the Autobots. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[Image:Cyb ep21 scourge meets lori.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Oh my god, it's adorable! Can I keep it?"]]

While this aspect of the trip went over well, the Autobots failed to uncover the object of their search, and returned to base, where Lori petitioned [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to allow her to go to [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] agreed to take Lori with her, beginning a strong friendship between the pair. {{storylink|Honor}} With Coby's dirtbike helmet for a good luck charm, Lori proved her bravery on Jungle Planet by stepping forward to challenge the "might makes right" credo of the planet's ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Subsequently defeated in battle by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Scourge relinquished ownership of the Cyber Planet Key, and departed to ruminate on Lori's words. {{storylink|Primal}} When the Decepticons attacked soon after, attempting to steal the key, Lori tried to convince Scourge to help the Autobots, but he only heeded her pleas when the battle endangered his temple. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep25_lori_cries.jpg|left|thumb|200px|T_T]]

The addition of the second Cyber Planet Key to the Omega Lock once again pointed the way to something in the Arctic, which was at last discovered to be a subterranean chamber holding an army of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Trap}} Freed by the rebel Decepticon [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], these ancient warriors swarmed the globe in search of the third Cyber Planet Key, and Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons attempted to help the Autobots in battle as best they could. However, no sooner had they departed the Autobots' base than they were accosted by [[Colonel Franklin]] and taken into custody along with their parents. {{storylink|Invasion}} Franklin attempted to pry information on the Transformers from the kids, but they played dumb, while Lucy Suzuki freed the Mini-Cons, then joined them in rescuing the kids and escaping. They returned to the Autobots' base, where Optimus Prime informed them that the Autobots were going to leave Earth with the third key in order to draw the Decepticons away. Lori sadly accepted this decision, but before the Autobots could leave, Starscream attacked. Unable to defeat Prime in battle, Starscream opened fire on Lori and the other humans, forcing Prime to throw himself in the path of the blast, and allowing Starscream to escape with the Omega Lock and all the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep27_lori_tells_off_redalert.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Exquisite dead guy 
Outside my highrise apartment 
Exquisite dead guy 
Hanging from a skyhook
]]

Both the Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons proceeded to go after Starscream to regain the key, but during a battle at [[Niagara Falls]], Hot Shot, Scattorshot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] were grievously wounded. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Colonel Franklin (who turned out to be on the Autobots' side) had the injured Autobots brought to a military base for repairs, and Lori, Coby and Bud all pitched in. Red Alert was resigned to his inevitable demise, but Lori refused to take any of his guff, and accusing him to giving up in the face of a challenge. Galvanized by Lori's words, the three Autobots tapped into the power of the Omega Lock, and were reformatted into powerful new bodies as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}} Lori, Coby and Bud then returned to the Autobots' base, and both helped co-ordinate their attack on Starscream's island base, {{storylink|Assault}} and charted a space bridge course back to Cybertron for the Cybertron Defense Team. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After Optimus Prime finally defeated Starscream {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} and apparently destroyed Megatron, Lori, Coby and Bud were all brought to Cybertron, where the power of the Lock and Keys was used to transform the planet into the body of Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

[[Image:Cyb ep34 communicator.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

When Megatron reappeared in a mysterious ghostly form, the side-switching [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] exploited the distraction to capture the Mini-Cons, intending to pry the location of [[Gigantion]], home of the final Cyber Planet Key, from Jolt's memory. {{storylink|Balance}} Lori and the boys leapt through Sideways's warp field as he teleported away, finding themselves back in the ruined hulk of the ''Atlantis'', which Starscream and Sideways were using as a hideout. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Braving the dangers of the ship's maintenance shafts, the kids were able to get one over on Sideways and free their Mini-Cons friends {{storylink|Memory}} and then made contact with the other Autobots to arrange a rescue. Unfortunately, while Lori, Coby and Six-Speed made it out, Bud's escape pod did not make it out of range before the ''Atlantis'' warped off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[Image:Cyb ep36 parents dont believe.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

With Bud in danger, Lori and Coby realized that it was finally time to tell their parents about the Transformers. Unsurprisingly, however, the parents didn't believe a word of their story, until the Autobots themselves descended out of the sky and proved the truth of the children's words. With Prime's promise to protect the children, the parents allowed Lori and Coby to go into space with the Autobots, and Lori's mother did her part by providing a bag of food and a change of clothes. {{storylink|Family}} After helping to make preparations, {{storylink|Titans}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling through the rift in time and space that led to the parallel universe where Gigantion rested. {{storylink|Warp}} Once on the so-called "Giant Planet," Lori and Coby instigated the Autobots' first meeting with the towering locals, albeit by running into the middle of a construction site and having to be saved from a falling i-beam by the planet leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Giant}} Lori and Coby almost met their end at the hands of Megatron, who had been powered up by the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key into Galvatron, but were saved at the last minute by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fury}}

[[Image:LoriPissed.jpg|left|thumb|Coby sure is a lucky man.]]

After rescuing Bud from the ''Atlantis'', {{storylink|City}} the Autobots split into four teams to explore below the planet's surface for the Gigantion key; Lori was partnered with Override and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. In the middle of their search, the trio were ambushed by Scourge and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], and Lori immediately started railing against Scourge for continuing to hang around with the Decepticons after everything she had tried to teach him. When Thunderblast then butted into the argument, Lori went over the edge, and challenged the Decepticon to fight. With Wing Saber's help, Lori lured Thunderblast into a trap at a nearby harbor, and crushed her under a number of cranes. Override and Scourge had begun battling in Lori's absence, but when the girl returned, she was inadvertently nearly crushed by debris knocked loose by Scourge. Ashamed, Scourge made a "tactical withdrawal", and Lori kicked the wall in anger, only to wind up accidentally hitting a hidden button that activated a holographic replay of Gigantion's history, including its war with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ambush}}

[[Image:Cyb ep44 secret passage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbot and Costello Meet the Autobots]]

After meeting up with Optimus Prime's team and relaying what she had learned, {{storylink|Challenge}} Lori accidentally found ''another'' hidden button when she leant on a wall, opening up a secret passage that sent Bud and the Mini-Cons tumbling into a hidden Mini-Con city. While enjoying himself in this little city, Bud ran into Scourge, and managed to do what Lori could not by finally convincing him that fighting was not always the way. Lori then watched as the enlightened Scourge allowed himself to be defeated in battle by the Autobots, and hoped that someday, he could join their ranks himself. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

Although the Autobots were able to obtain the Gigantion key, {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} it was subsequently stolen by Galvatron, and the Autobots were left trapped on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} Vector Prime resolved to use his powers over time to reopen the space-time tunnel that would allow the Autobots to return to their home universe, but it was revealed that the exertion would kill him. Bud could not properly comprehend this, so Lori tearfully explained that they would not be able to see him again, but that he would always be watching over them. This explanation seemed enough for Bud, and everyone then watched with heavy hearts as Vector Prime sacrificed himself to give them the chance they needed. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_lori_gives_orders.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

Back in their universe, the Autobots returned to Cybertron and assembled for the ultimate battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons accompanied the five planet leaders into the heart of the black hole, and watched as the heroes took Galvatron down. Defeated, Galvatron hurled the Omega Lock and Keys at the core of the black hole, but Lori and the others were able to help the planet leaders track their trajectories, allowing them to reclaim them. With all five divine objects back in Autobot hands, Primus's power was finally restored, and he sealed the black hole, then transformed back into Cybertron. {{storylink|End}}

After briefly returning to Earth for a reunion with the parents, Lori, Bud and Coby were brought to the new Cybertron, which now incorporated aspects of all the four colony worlds. Lori could tell that Optimus Prime was still worried by Galvatron's continued threat, and before long, his concerns proved genuine: just as the Autobots were moving Jungle Planet back to its rightful place in space, Galvatron attacked. He and Optimus battled on Cybertron's moon, while Lori and the boys helped all the other Transformers repair the damage Galvatron had done to the planetary engines being used to move Jungle Planet, safely returning Jungle Planet home. They then headed to the moon, and watched as Optimus finally destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

[[Image:Cyb ep51 aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

In the wake of Galvatron's destruction, a peace conference between the five worlds was called, and it was decided that a new space bridge program would be initiated to colonize more planets in the depths of space. Many preparations for the voyage then had to be made, which included the appointing of a new leader for Jungle Planet, if Scourge was to go on the mission. Lori cheered for her friend as he took on all comers to decide who would take his place, but ultimately, no-one could beat him, so he stayed on as leader and designated Leobreaker to go in his place.

[[Image:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Everyone smile and say...OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT BEHIND YOU?!]]

A little later, on Earth, Lori was with Coby when he resolved to build a spaceship and join the Autobots in the stars, and she hoped aloud that there would be room for two aboard. Realizing what she had said, Lori immediately tried to backpedal, but with this admission, a long-blooming relationship finally began between the two young people. The following day, Lori and all the Autobots' other human allies gathered to watch as their alien friends departed for the stars, and new adventures.

In the years that followed, Lori and Coby's relationship continued, and they eventually became engaged. Coby accomplished his dream of building a spaceship, and Lori her dream of joining him in space, and while in space together, they watched a television broadcast of Bud winning an Oscar. Eventually, the young lovers were married, in a ceremony attended by their families, their Mini-Con friends, and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Beginning}}
{{-}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Early in the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, when Vector Prime was returned to Earth following his battle on Cybertron with [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] showed an image of the venerable Autobot examining some ruins bearing the Atlantis Pattern with Lori, Bud, and Coby. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Several months later after their adventures ended, Lori, Bud and Coby traveled to Cybertron with Optimus Prime and his crew. There, they met up with several Autobots who had been dealing with other problems, such as the revival of [[Unicron]], and Lori shook hands with [[Anti-Blaze]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===''Galaxy Force'' comic===

[[image:GalaxyForceMangaStupidLori01.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Japan: Always no less than 30 years behind in women's lib.]]

Driving cross-country on an unsupervised roadtrip with Coby and Bud, Lori showed signs of anger when Coby's car broke down and gently kicked the vehicle in the tire. Coby responded by yelling at her, as he felt she was "hurting" his car. Lori sighed and reminded Coby that "there's no such thing as Transformers" and that his car most certainly ''wasn't'' one. As the argument progressed, an ''actual'' Transformer ([[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]) just happened to fall out of the sky and crash into a smoking crater in the nearby forest.

As Coby made an effort to "heal" the injured robot, he cast Lori in the role of his "nurse". Unfortunately for Lori, she was a girl, so she didn't understand manly words like "wrench" (as a matter of fact, she was so unfamiliar with Coby's sophisticated technical jargon that it all sounded like incomprehensible gibberish to her ears). Bud helped her out, though.

Landmine was eventually repaired when [[Vector Prime]] showed up, but Lori and her friends soon came under fire when Megatron showed up, too. Luckily, Optimus Prime wasn't far behind and punched the Hell out of Megatron until he retreated. Along with her friends, Lori thanked Prime for his bravery.{{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.7}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Early galaxy force flyer 1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
* According to TV Aichi's ''Galaxy Force'' webpage, Lori is 13 years old at the start of the cartoon series.
* Early ''Galaxy Force'' promotional materials depicted a Lori with short, blonde hair. Her outfit was similar to the final Lori, only without the vest.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lori''' (ローリ ''Rōri'')

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Cybertron humans]]

Lori JimÃ©nez

2011-08-04T19:17:41Z

166.137.139.163: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Lori is a [[Human]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lori.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A [[T-AI|cranky]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|female]] annoyed by her [[Side Burn (RID)|immature]] [[Rad White|male]] [[Carlos Lopez|companions]]. I discern a trend.]]
'''Lori''' is an adolescent female [[human]] who assists the [[Autobots]] during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. Raised in the city, her family recently moved to rural [[Colorado]], a place she hates. While she certainly outshines her friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in the social arena, she is not perfect, and more often than not, she can be reduced to immature shouting matches with Coby. She has a very intense... rivalry with Coby.

During the battle to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Unicron Singularity]], Lori befriended [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (Override being "Big Sister" and Lori "Little Sister") and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leaders of [[Velocitron]] and the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]. She also quickly developed a deep and abiding hatred of the female [[Decepticon]] "floozy" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

Lori is a particular influence on the powerful Scourge; a constant and disquieting reminder to the dictator of his onetime desire to protect the weak that lay at the root of his quest for power... and that strength is more than merely physical.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Sarah Edmondson]] (English), [[Chiara Zanni]] (English, "[[Retreat]]", "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]" and "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]" only), [[Rika Morinaga]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_lori_vs_coby.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Coby and Lori shouting]]

Lori was not happy when her [[Ernesto|father]] moved her entire family from the big city to the sleepy rural town of [[Rockville]], [[Colorado]]. Having grown up in the city, Lori was used to its hustle and bustle and found she couldn't stand boring country life, so she took out her frustrations on local boy [[Coby Hansen]], developing quite an antagonistic relationship with him.

One ordinary, boring day, Lori was trying to complain to a friend of hers back in the city over the phone, when the roar of the Hansens' dirtbikes denied her even that little bitter luxury. She promptly stomped over to the picnicking grounds where most of the town was enjoying themselves to chastise Coby, but Coby's brother [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] temporarily defused the argument by offering Lori a cup of orange soda. Suitably calmed, Lori went walking with the two boys, but it wasn't long before she and Coby started arguing again about the most petty of things: ice-cream flavors. They were stunned into silence, however, when the heavens lit up, and a large object came falling to the ground nearby. Investigating, the shocked kids discovered the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_cleaning_landmine.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lori with a short sleeved shirt and a mini red skirt]]

While Coby and Bud made arrangements to haul the damaged robot from his impact crater, Lori quickly ran home to change clothes so that she could help clean and repair him. As the kids worked, Landmine explained that he and his fellow Autobots had come to [[Earth]] to escape the threat of a [[Unicron Singularity|colossal black hole]] that was threatening their home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots' enemies, the [[Decepticon]]s had followed them, and one of their number, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], soon appeared to attack Landmine and the kids. Fortunately, his attack drew the attention of the other Autobots, who saw Thundercracker off and introduced themselves to the kids. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] squeaked in shock when he saw the symbol on the shirt Lori had borrowed from her brother; what Lori had thought was merely an image from an album cover, [[Vector Prime]] explained, was in fact the symbol of the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, whose power was needed to stop the black hole. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[Image:Cyb ep3 you go less.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lori explaining to the [[Autobots]]]]

The Autobots' first order of business on Earth was setting up a secret headquarters, and Lori presented them with a plot of land that he father had originally intended for a housing development, until the market went bad. During the blasting that preceding construction, Vector Prime discovered that Lori and the boys were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots, which would make them invaluable in the search. Lori subsequently designed their base when [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]'s layout proved far too cold for her tastes, and helped apply its [[stealth beam coating]] just in time to protect it against detection by Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Haven}} The next order of business was helping the civilian Autobot refugees integrate themselves into human society; in addition to teaching the Autobots traffic laws, Lori was responsible for choosing [[Signal Lancer]]'s unconventional lamp-post alternate mode, and got a ribbing from Coby for the decision. {{storylink|Hidden}} With these essentials taken care of, the Autobots returned to the mystery of Lori's shirt, and began searching the planet for more example of the strange symbol, which was known as the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]". Lori and the boys accompanied the Autobots to [[Mexico]] in pursuit of a lead, and were protected from a Decepticon attack by Landmine, who had come to consider Earth just as important as Cybertron, thanks to his friendship with the kids. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep8_sad_story.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lori and Six Speed]]

With the location of the first Cyber Planet Key determined to be the planet [[Velocitron]], Lori and the boys were left with little to do on Earth, save worrying. {{storylink|Space}} {{storylink|Rush}} After going to a horror movie, the three kids suggested that Jolt would be able to join them next time by passing himself off as a cosplaying fanboy. That night, while staring at the stars with her father, Lori tried to tactfully broach the subject of the Autobots, but was prevented by the sudden appearance of the Atlantis Pattern in the sky. She informed the Autobots of the strange phenomenon, but when they investigated, it turned out to be just a Decepticon trick. {{storylink|Speed}} Bored over their lack of recent activity, the kids decided to take the Mini-Cons to their homes for a "play date" of sorts. Lori took [[Six-Speed]] to her house, where the Mini-Con got emotional reading "The Little Match Girl". That night, the kids and Mini-Cons helped the Autobots save the town when an earthquake threatened to cause the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] to collapse. {{storylink|Collapse}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep9_searching_for_atlantis.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Searching]]

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock once again, Lori went with Coby, Bud, the Mini-Cons and Vector Prime to follow a lead on a tropical island, where Lori contentedly sunned herself while the boys frolicked in the surf. When the search turned up nothing, they moved on to the next location in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], where a brief battle with the Decepticons erupted over what turned out to be nothing more than a duplicate of the Lock. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} A solid lead was finally uncovered when the civilian Autobots were brought in to help search, {{storylink|Search}} and Lori went with the Autobots to the [[Bermuda Triangle]] to investigate the Atlantis Pattern found there. At the bottom of the ocean, they discovered the ancient Cybertronian starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', and in order to keep it out of the Decepticons' hands, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} With the ''Atlantis'' safely hidden in the shadow of the moon, Lori joined the others in searching through its labyrinthine corridors, and eventually discovered the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ship. {{storylink|Ship}}

[[Image:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"I'm sorry, children, but I've sold you to this scientist for experimentation."]]

With Coby helping [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] on Velocitron, {{storylink|Race}} Lori and Bud were assigned a special mission by Vector Prime: searching out and examining strange archaeological artifacts that appeared to be of Cybertronian origin. Lori was thrilled when their search for one of these objects took them back to the city, but there was no time to take in the sights, as their quest took them to a university. Evading a security guard, the pair encountered ditzy scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]], and managed to fool her into thinking they were doing research for a school paper. The object the kids were searching for, it turned out, was in Suzuki's own collection of strange artifacts, which the doctor herself believed to be of alien origin. After examining it and learning all they could, Lori and Bud quickly departed and head off in pursuit of the next object on Vector Prime's list. {{storylink|Race}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep19_hotspring.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Unfortunately, the girls were shocked to find that Coby was under the impression that it was a nude, co-ed hot spring.]]

Lori spent much of the time that followed watched transmissions from Velocitron, as Hot Shot raced for possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} When he successfully won the key, Lori watched as it was added to the Omega Lock, causing the release of an energy wave that pointed the way to something hidden in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|Champion}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling to the Arctic to search, but along the way, realized they would be needing some heavy winter clothes. Grudgingly permitting the boys to use her emergency credit card to buy some parkas, Lori had them stop at a store, only to find that it wouldn't take credit. As luck and grand cosmic coincidence would have it, Lucy Suzuki was also in the store, picking up supplies for a government scientific survey she was helping to conduct. She bought the kids the parkas they required, and was convinced to let them accompany her on her survey as "assistants". Lori came to trust Lucy, and ignoring Coby's warnings, ultimately told her all about the Autobots. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[Image:Cyb ep21 scourge meets lori.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Oh my god, it's adorable! Can I keep it?"]]

While this aspect of the trip went over well, the Autobots failed to uncover the object of their search, and returned to base, where Lori petitioned [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to allow her to go to [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] agreed to take Lori with her, beginning a strong friendship between the pair. {{storylink|Honor}} With Coby's dirtbike helmet for a good luck charm, Lori proved her bravery on Jungle Planet by stepping forward to challenge the "might makes right" credo of the planet's ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Subsequently defeated in battle by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Scourge relinquished ownership of the Cyber Planet Key, and departed to ruminate on Lori's words. {{storylink|Primal}} When the Decepticons attacked soon after, attempting to steal the key, Lori tried to convince Scourge to help the Autobots, but he only heeded her pleas when the battle endangered his temple. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep25_lori_cries.jpg|left|thumb|200px|T_T]]

The addition of the second Cyber Planet Key to the Omega Lock once again pointed the way to something in the Arctic, which was at last discovered to be a subterranean chamber holding an army of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Trap}} Freed by the rebel Decepticon [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], these ancient warriors swarmed the globe in search of the third Cyber Planet Key, and Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons attempted to help the Autobots in battle as best they could. However, no sooner had they departed the Autobots' base than they were accosted by [[Colonel Franklin]] and taken into custody along with their parents. {{storylink|Invasion}} Franklin attempted to pry information on the Transformers from the kids, but they played dumb, while Lucy Suzuki freed the Mini-Cons, then joined them in rescuing the kids and escaping. They returned to the Autobots' base, where Optimus Prime informed them that the Autobots were going to leave Earth with the third key in order to draw the Decepticons away. Lori sadly accepted this decision, but before the Autobots could leave, Starscream attacked. Unable to defeat Prime in battle, Starscream opened fire on Lori and the other humans, forcing Prime to throw himself in the path of the blast, and allowing Starscream to escape with the Omega Lock and all the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep27_lori_tells_off_redalert.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Exquisite dead guy 
Outside my highrise apartment 
Exquisite dead guy 
Hanging from a skyhook
]]

Both the Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons proceeded to go after Starscream to regain the key, but during a battle at [[Niagara Falls]], Hot Shot, Scattorshot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] were grievously wounded. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Colonel Franklin (who turned out to be on the Autobots' side) had the injured Autobots brought to a military base for repairs, and Lori, Coby and Bud all pitched in. Red Alert was resigned to his inevitable demise, but Lori refused to take any of his guff, and accusing him to giving up in the face of a challenge. Galvanized by Lori's words, the three Autobots tapped into the power of the Omega Lock, and were reformatted into powerful new bodies as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}} Lori, Coby and Bud then returned to the Autobots' base, and both helped co-ordinate their attack on Starscream's island base, {{storylink|Assault}} and charted a space bridge course back to Cybertron for the Cybertron Defense Team. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After Optimus Prime finally defeated Starscream {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} and apparently destroyed Megatron, Lori, Coby and Bud were all brought to Cybertron, where the power of the Lock and Keys was used to transform the planet into the body of Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

[[Image:Cyb ep34 communicator.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

When Megatron reappeared in a mysterious ghostly form, the side-switching [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] exploited the distraction to capture the Mini-Cons, intending to pry the location of [[Gigantion]], home of the final Cyber Planet Key, from Jolt's memory. {{storylink|Balance}} Lori and the boys leapt through Sideways's warp field as he teleported away, finding themselves back in the ruined hulk of the ''Atlantis'', which Starscream and Sideways were using as a hideout. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Braving the dangers of the ship's maintenance shafts, the kids were able to get one over on Sideways and free their Mini-Cons friends {{storylink|Memory}} and then made contact with the other Autobots to arrange a rescue. Unfortunately, while Lori, Coby and Six-Speed made it out, Bud's escape pod did not make it out of range before the ''Atlantis'' warped off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[Image:Cyb ep36 parents dont believe.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

With Bud in danger, Lori and Coby realized that it was finally time to tell their parents about the Transformers. Unsurprisingly, however, the parents didn't believe a word of their story, until the Autobots themselves descended out of the sky and proved the truth of the children's words. With Prime's promise to protect the children, the parents allowed Lori and Coby to go into space with the Autobots, and Lori's mother did her part by providing a bag of food and a change of clothes. {{storylink|Family}} After helping to make preparations, {{storylink|Titans}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling through the rift in time and space that led to the parallel universe where Gigantion rested. {{storylink|Warp}} Once on the so-called "Giant Planet," Lori and Coby instigated the Autobots' first meeting with the towering locals, albeit by running into the middle of a construction site and having to be saved from a falling i-beam by the planet leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Giant}} Lori and Coby almost met their end at the hands of Megatron, who had been powered up by the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key into Galvatron, but were saved at the last minute by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fury}}

[[Image:LoriPissed.jpg|left|thumb|Coby sure is a lucky man.]]

After rescuing Bud from the ''Atlantis'', {{storylink|City}} the Autobots split into four teams to explore below the planet's surface for the Gigantion key; Lori was partnered with Override and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. In the middle of their search, the trio were ambushed by Scourge and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], and Lori immediately started railing against Scourge for continuing to hang around with the Decepticons after everything she had tried to teach him. When Thunderblast then butted into the argument, Lori went over the edge, and challenged the Decepticon to fight. With Wing Saber's help, Lori lured Thunderblast into a trap at a nearby harbor, and crushed her under a number of cranes. Override and Scourge had begun battling in Lori's absence, but when the girl returned, she was inadvertently nearly crushed by debris knocked loose by Scourge. Ashamed, Scourge made a "tactical withdrawal", and Lori kicked the wall in anger, only to wind up accidentally hitting a hidden button that activated a holographic replay of Gigantion's history, including its war with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ambush}}

[[Image:Cyb ep44 secret passage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbot and Costello Meet the Autobots]]

After meeting up with Optimus Prime's team and relaying what she had learned, {{storylink|Challenge}} Lori accidentally found ''another'' hidden button when she leant on a wall, opening up a secret passage that sent Bud and the Mini-Cons tumbling into a hidden Mini-Con city. While enjoying himself in this little city, Bud ran into Scourge, and managed to do what Lori could not by finally convincing him that fighting was not always the way. Lori then watched as the enlightened Scourge allowed himself to be defeated in battle by the Autobots, and hoped that someday, he could join their ranks himself. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

Although the Autobots were able to obtain the Gigantion key, {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} it was subsequently stolen by Galvatron, and the Autobots were left trapped on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} Vector Prime resolved to use his powers over time to reopen the space-time tunnel that would allow the Autobots to return to their home universe, but it was revealed that the exertion would kill him. Bud could not properly comprehend this, so Lori tearfully explained that they would not be able to see him again, but that he would always be watching over them. This explanation seemed enough for Bud, and everyone then watched with heavy hearts as Vector Prime sacrificed himself to give them the chance they needed. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_lori_gives_orders.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

Back in their universe, the Autobots returned to Cybertron and assembled for the ultimate battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons accompanied the five planet leaders into the heart of the black hole, and watched as the heroes took Galvatron down. Defeated, Galvatron hurled the Omega Lock and Keys at the core of the black hole, but Lori and the others were able to help the planet leaders track their trajectories, allowing them to reclaim them. With all five divine objects back in Autobot hands, Primus's power was finally restored, and he sealed the black hole, then transformed back into Cybertron. {{storylink|End}}

After briefly returning to Earth for a reunion with the parents, Lori, Bud and Coby were brought to the new Cybertron, which now incorporated aspects of all the four colony worlds. Lori could tell that Optimus Prime was still worried by Galvatron's continued threat, and before long, his concerns proved genuine: just as the Autobots were moving Jungle Planet back to its rightful place in space, Galvatron attacked. He and Optimus battled on Cybertron's moon, while Lori and the boys helped all the other Transformers repair the damage Galvatron had done to the planetary engines being used to move Jungle Planet, safely returning Jungle Planet home. They then headed to the moon, and watched as Optimus finally destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

[[Image:Cyb ep51 aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

In the wake of Galvatron's destruction, a peace conference between the five worlds was called, and it was decided that a new space bridge program would be initiated to colonize more planets in the depths of space. Many preparations for the voyage then had to be made, which included the appointing of a new leader for Jungle Planet, if Scourge was to go on the mission. Lori cheered for her friend as he took on all comers to decide who would take his place, but ultimately, no-one could beat him, so he stayed on as leader and designated Leobreaker to go in his place.

[[Image:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Everyone smile and say...OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT BEHIND YOU?!]]

A little later, on Earth, Lori was with Coby when he resolved to build a spaceship and join the Autobots in the stars, and she hoped aloud that there would be room for two aboard. Realizing what she had said, Lori immediately tried to backpedal, but with this admission, a long-blooming relationship finally began between the two young people. The following day, Lori and all the Autobots' other human allies gathered to watch as their alien friends departed for the stars, and new adventures.

In the years that followed, Lori and Coby's relationship continued, and they eventually became engaged. Coby accomplished his dream of building a spaceship, and Lori her dream of joining him in space, and while in space together, they watched a television broadcast of Bud winning an Oscar. Eventually, the young lovers were married, in a ceremony attended by their families, their Mini-Con friends, and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Beginning}}
{{-}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Early in the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, when Vector Prime was returned to Earth following his battle on Cybertron with [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] showed an image of the venerable Autobot examining some ruins bearing the Atlantis Pattern with Lori, Bud, and Coby. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Several months later after their adventures ended, Lori, Bud and Coby traveled to Cybertron with Optimus Prime and his crew. There, they met up with several Autobots who had been dealing with other problems, such as the revival of [[Unicron]], and Lori shook hands with [[Anti-Blaze]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===''Galaxy Force'' comic===

[[image:GalaxyForceMangaStupidLori01.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Japan: Always no less than 30 years behind in women's lib.]]

Driving cross-country on an unsupervised roadtrip with Coby and Bud, Lori showed signs of anger when Coby's car broke down and gently kicked the vehicle in the tire. Coby responded by yelling at her, as he felt she was "hurting" his car. Lori sighed and reminded Coby that "there's no such thing as Transformers" and that his car most certainly ''wasn't'' one. As the argument progressed, an ''actual'' Transformer ([[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]) just happened to fall out of the sky and crash into a smoking crater in the nearby forest.

As Coby made an effort to "heal" the injured robot, he cast Lori in the role of his "nurse". Unfortunately for Lori, she was a girl, so she didn't understand manly words like "wrench" (as a matter of fact, she was so unfamiliar with Coby's sophisticated technical jargon that it all sounded like incomprehensible gibberish to her ears). Bud helped her out, though.

Landmine was eventually repaired when [[Vector Prime]] showed up, but Lori and her friends soon came under fire when Megatron showed up, too. Luckily, Optimus Prime wasn't far behind and punched the Hell out of Megatron until he retreated. Along with her friends, Lori thanked Prime for his bravery.{{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.7}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Early galaxy force flyer 1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
* According to TV Aichi's ''Galaxy Force'' webpage, Lori is 13 years old at the start of the cartoon series.
* Early ''Galaxy Force'' promotional materials depicted a Lori with short, blonde hair. Her outfit was similar to the final Lori, only without the vest.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lori''' (ローリ ''Rōri'')

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Cybertron humans]]

Lori JimÃ©nez

2011-08-04T19:14:27Z

166.137.139.163: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Lori is a [[Human]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lori.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A [[T-AI|cranky]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|female]] annoyed by her [[Side Burn (RID)|immature]] [[Rad White|male]] [[Carlos Lopez|companions]]. I discern a trend.]]
'''Lori''' is an adolescent female [[human]] who assists the [[Autobots]] during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. Raised in the city, her family recently moved to rural [[Colorado]], a place she hates. While she certainly outshines her friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in the social arena, she is not perfect, and more often than not, she can be reduced to immature shouting matches with Coby. She has a very intense... rivalry with Coby.

During the battle to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Unicron Singularity]], Lori befriended [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (Override being "Big Sister" and Lori "Little Sister") and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leaders of [[Velocitron]] and the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]. She also quickly developed a deep and abiding hatred of the female [[Decepticon]] "floozy" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

Lori is a particular influence on the powerful Scourge; a constant and disquieting reminder to the dictator of his onetime desire to protect the weak that lay at the root of his quest for power... and that strength is more than merely physical.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Sarah Edmondson]] (English), [[Chiara Zanni]] (English, "[[Retreat]]", "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]" and "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]" only), [[Rika Morinaga]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_lori_vs_coby.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Coby and Lori shouting]]

Lori was not happy when her [[Ernesto|father]] moved her entire family from the big city to the sleepy rural town of [[Rockville]], [[Colorado]]. Having grown up in the city, Lori was used to its hustle and bustle and found she couldn't stand boring country life, so she took out her frustrations on local boy [[Coby Hansen]], developing quite an antagonistic relationship with him.

One ordinary, boring day, Lori was trying to complain to a friend of hers back in the city over the phone, when the roar of the Hansens' dirtbikes denied her even that little bitter luxury. She promptly stomped over to the picnicking grounds where most of the town was enjoying themselves to chastise Coby, but Coby's brother [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] temporarily defused the argument by offering Lori a cup of orange soda. Suitably calmed, Lori went walking with the two boys, but it wasn't long before she and Coby started arguing again about the most petty of things: ice-cream flavors. They were stunned into silence, however, when the heavens lit up, and a large object came falling to the ground nearby. Investigating, the shocked kids discovered the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_cleaning_landmine.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lori with a short sleeved shirt and a mini red skirt]]

While Coby and Bud made arrangements to haul the damaged robot from his impact crater, Lori quickly ran home to change clothes so that she could help clean and repair him. As the kids worked, Landmine explained that he and his fellow Autobots had come to [[Earth]] to escape the threat of a [[Unicron Singularity|colossal black hole]] that was threatening their home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots' enemies, the [[Decepticon]]s had followed them, and one of their number, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], soon appeared to attack Landmine and the kids. Fortunately, his attack drew the attention of the other Autobots, who saw Thundercracker off and introduced themselves to the kids. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] squeaked in shock when he saw the symbol on the shirt Lori had borrowed from her brother; what Lori had thought was merely an image from an album cover, [[Vector Prime]] explained, was in fact the symbol of the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, whose power was needed to stop the black hole. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[Image:Cyb ep3 you go less.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lori and Six Speed]]

The Autobots' first order of business on Earth was setting up a secret headquarters, and Lori presented them with a plot of land that he father had originally intended for a housing development, until the market went bad. During the blasting that preceding construction, Vector Prime discovered that Lori and the boys were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots, which would make them invaluable in the search. Lori subsequently designed their base when [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]'s layout proved far too cold for her tastes, and helped apply its [[stealth beam coating]] just in time to protect it against detection by Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Haven}} The next order of business was helping the civilian Autobot refugees integrate themselves into human society; in addition to teaching the Autobots traffic laws, Lori was responsible for choosing [[Signal Lancer]]'s unconventional lamp-post alternate mode, and got a ribbing from Coby for the decision. {{storylink|Hidden}} With these essentials taken care of, the Autobots returned to the mystery of Lori's shirt, and began searching the planet for more example of the strange symbol, which was known as the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]". Lori and the boys accompanied the Autobots to [[Mexico]] in pursuit of a lead, and were protected from a Decepticon attack by Landmine, who had come to consider Earth just as important as Cybertron, thanks to his friendship with the kids. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep8_sad_story.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Dammit, what does Bella '''see''' in Edward?"]]

With the location of the first Cyber Planet Key determined to be the planet [[Velocitron]], Lori and the boys were left with little to do on Earth, save worrying. {{storylink|Space}} {{storylink|Rush}} After going to a horror movie, the three kids suggested that Jolt would be able to join them next time by passing himself off as a cosplaying fanboy. That night, while staring at the stars with her father, Lori tried to tactfully broach the subject of the Autobots, but was prevented by the sudden appearance of the Atlantis Pattern in the sky. She informed the Autobots of the strange phenomenon, but when they investigated, it turned out to be just a Decepticon trick. {{storylink|Speed}} Bored over their lack of recent activity, the kids decided to take the Mini-Cons to their homes for a "play date" of sorts. Lori took [[Six-Speed]] to her house, where the Mini-Con got emotional reading "The Little Match Girl". That night, the kids and Mini-Cons helped the Autobots save the town when an earthquake threatened to cause the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] to collapse. {{storylink|Collapse}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep9_searching_for_atlantis.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"Have you heard the Good News?"]]

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock once again, Lori went with Coby, Bud, the Mini-Cons and Vector Prime to follow a lead on a tropical island, where Lori contentedly sunned herself while the boys frolicked in the surf. When the search turned up nothing, they moved on to the next location in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], where a brief battle with the Decepticons erupted over what turned out to be nothing more than a duplicate of the Lock. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} A solid lead was finally uncovered when the civilian Autobots were brought in to help search, {{storylink|Search}} and Lori went with the Autobots to the [[Bermuda Triangle]] to investigate the Atlantis Pattern found there. At the bottom of the ocean, they discovered the ancient Cybertronian starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', and in order to keep it out of the Decepticons' hands, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} With the ''Atlantis'' safely hidden in the shadow of the moon, Lori joined the others in searching through its labyrinthine corridors, and eventually discovered the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ship. {{storylink|Ship}}

[[Image:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"I'm sorry, children, but I've sold you to this scientist for experimentation."]]

With Coby helping [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] on Velocitron, {{storylink|Race}} Lori and Bud were assigned a special mission by Vector Prime: searching out and examining strange archaeological artifacts that appeared to be of Cybertronian origin. Lori was thrilled when their search for one of these objects took them back to the city, but there was no time to take in the sights, as their quest took them to a university. Evading a security guard, the pair encountered ditzy scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]], and managed to fool her into thinking they were doing research for a school paper. The object the kids were searching for, it turned out, was in Suzuki's own collection of strange artifacts, which the doctor herself believed to be of alien origin. After examining it and learning all they could, Lori and Bud quickly departed and head off in pursuit of the next object on Vector Prime's list. {{storylink|Race}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep19_hotspring.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Unfortunately, the girls were shocked to find that Coby was under the impression that it was a nude, co-ed hot spring.]]

Lori spent much of the time that followed watched transmissions from Velocitron, as Hot Shot raced for possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} When he successfully won the key, Lori watched as it was added to the Omega Lock, causing the release of an energy wave that pointed the way to something hidden in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|Champion}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling to the Arctic to search, but along the way, realized they would be needing some heavy winter clothes. Grudgingly permitting the boys to use her emergency credit card to buy some parkas, Lori had them stop at a store, only to find that it wouldn't take credit. As luck and grand cosmic coincidence would have it, Lucy Suzuki was also in the store, picking up supplies for a government scientific survey she was helping to conduct. She bought the kids the parkas they required, and was convinced to let them accompany her on her survey as "assistants". Lori came to trust Lucy, and ignoring Coby's warnings, ultimately told her all about the Autobots. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[Image:Cyb ep21 scourge meets lori.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Oh my god, it's adorable! Can I keep it?"]]

While this aspect of the trip went over well, the Autobots failed to uncover the object of their search, and returned to base, where Lori petitioned [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to allow her to go to [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] agreed to take Lori with her, beginning a strong friendship between the pair. {{storylink|Honor}} With Coby's dirtbike helmet for a good luck charm, Lori proved her bravery on Jungle Planet by stepping forward to challenge the "might makes right" credo of the planet's ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Subsequently defeated in battle by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Scourge relinquished ownership of the Cyber Planet Key, and departed to ruminate on Lori's words. {{storylink|Primal}} When the Decepticons attacked soon after, attempting to steal the key, Lori tried to convince Scourge to help the Autobots, but he only heeded her pleas when the battle endangered his temple. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep25_lori_cries.jpg|left|thumb|200px|T_T]]

The addition of the second Cyber Planet Key to the Omega Lock once again pointed the way to something in the Arctic, which was at last discovered to be a subterranean chamber holding an army of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Trap}} Freed by the rebel Decepticon [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], these ancient warriors swarmed the globe in search of the third Cyber Planet Key, and Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons attempted to help the Autobots in battle as best they could. However, no sooner had they departed the Autobots' base than they were accosted by [[Colonel Franklin]] and taken into custody along with their parents. {{storylink|Invasion}} Franklin attempted to pry information on the Transformers from the kids, but they played dumb, while Lucy Suzuki freed the Mini-Cons, then joined them in rescuing the kids and escaping. They returned to the Autobots' base, where Optimus Prime informed them that the Autobots were going to leave Earth with the third key in order to draw the Decepticons away. Lori sadly accepted this decision, but before the Autobots could leave, Starscream attacked. Unable to defeat Prime in battle, Starscream opened fire on Lori and the other humans, forcing Prime to throw himself in the path of the blast, and allowing Starscream to escape with the Omega Lock and all the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep27_lori_tells_off_redalert.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Exquisite dead guy 
Outside my highrise apartment 
Exquisite dead guy 
Hanging from a skyhook
]]

Both the Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons proceeded to go after Starscream to regain the key, but during a battle at [[Niagara Falls]], Hot Shot, Scattorshot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] were grievously wounded. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Colonel Franklin (who turned out to be on the Autobots' side) had the injured Autobots brought to a military base for repairs, and Lori, Coby and Bud all pitched in. Red Alert was resigned to his inevitable demise, but Lori refused to take any of his guff, and accusing him to giving up in the face of a challenge. Galvanized by Lori's words, the three Autobots tapped into the power of the Omega Lock, and were reformatted into powerful new bodies as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}} Lori, Coby and Bud then returned to the Autobots' base, and both helped co-ordinate their attack on Starscream's island base, {{storylink|Assault}} and charted a space bridge course back to Cybertron for the Cybertron Defense Team. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After Optimus Prime finally defeated Starscream {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} and apparently destroyed Megatron, Lori, Coby and Bud were all brought to Cybertron, where the power of the Lock and Keys was used to transform the planet into the body of Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

[[Image:Cyb ep34 communicator.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

When Megatron reappeared in a mysterious ghostly form, the side-switching [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] exploited the distraction to capture the Mini-Cons, intending to pry the location of [[Gigantion]], home of the final Cyber Planet Key, from Jolt's memory. {{storylink|Balance}} Lori and the boys leapt through Sideways's warp field as he teleported away, finding themselves back in the ruined hulk of the ''Atlantis'', which Starscream and Sideways were using as a hideout. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Braving the dangers of the ship's maintenance shafts, the kids were able to get one over on Sideways and free their Mini-Cons friends {{storylink|Memory}} and then made contact with the other Autobots to arrange a rescue. Unfortunately, while Lori, Coby and Six-Speed made it out, Bud's escape pod did not make it out of range before the ''Atlantis'' warped off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

[[Image:Cyb ep36 parents dont believe.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

With Bud in danger, Lori and Coby realized that it was finally time to tell their parents about the Transformers. Unsurprisingly, however, the parents didn't believe a word of their story, until the Autobots themselves descended out of the sky and proved the truth of the children's words. With Prime's promise to protect the children, the parents allowed Lori and Coby to go into space with the Autobots, and Lori's mother did her part by providing a bag of food and a change of clothes. {{storylink|Family}} After helping to make preparations, {{storylink|Titans}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling through the rift in time and space that led to the parallel universe where Gigantion rested. {{storylink|Warp}} Once on the so-called "Giant Planet," Lori and Coby instigated the Autobots' first meeting with the towering locals, albeit by running into the middle of a construction site and having to be saved from a falling i-beam by the planet leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Giant}} Lori and Coby almost met their end at the hands of Megatron, who had been powered up by the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key into Galvatron, but were saved at the last minute by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fury}}

[[Image:LoriPissed.jpg|left|thumb|Coby sure is a lucky man.]]

After rescuing Bud from the ''Atlantis'', {{storylink|City}} the Autobots split into four teams to explore below the planet's surface for the Gigantion key; Lori was partnered with Override and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. In the middle of their search, the trio were ambushed by Scourge and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], and Lori immediately started railing against Scourge for continuing to hang around with the Decepticons after everything she had tried to teach him. When Thunderblast then butted into the argument, Lori went over the edge, and challenged the Decepticon to fight. With Wing Saber's help, Lori lured Thunderblast into a trap at a nearby harbor, and crushed her under a number of cranes. Override and Scourge had begun battling in Lori's absence, but when the girl returned, she was inadvertently nearly crushed by debris knocked loose by Scourge. Ashamed, Scourge made a "tactical withdrawal", and Lori kicked the wall in anger, only to wind up accidentally hitting a hidden button that activated a holographic replay of Gigantion's history, including its war with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ambush}}

[[Image:Cyb ep44 secret passage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbot and Costello Meet the Autobots]]

After meeting up with Optimus Prime's team and relaying what she had learned, {{storylink|Challenge}} Lori accidentally found ''another'' hidden button when she leant on a wall, opening up a secret passage that sent Bud and the Mini-Cons tumbling into a hidden Mini-Con city. While enjoying himself in this little city, Bud ran into Scourge, and managed to do what Lori could not by finally convincing him that fighting was not always the way. Lori then watched as the enlightened Scourge allowed himself to be defeated in battle by the Autobots, and hoped that someday, he could join their ranks himself. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

Although the Autobots were able to obtain the Gigantion key, {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} it was subsequently stolen by Galvatron, and the Autobots were left trapped on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} Vector Prime resolved to use his powers over time to reopen the space-time tunnel that would allow the Autobots to return to their home universe, but it was revealed that the exertion would kill him. Bud could not properly comprehend this, so Lori tearfully explained that they would not be able to see him again, but that he would always be watching over them. This explanation seemed enough for Bud, and everyone then watched with heavy hearts as Vector Prime sacrificed himself to give them the chance they needed. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep49_lori_gives_orders.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

Back in their universe, the Autobots returned to Cybertron and assembled for the ultimate battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons accompanied the five planet leaders into the heart of the black hole, and watched as the heroes took Galvatron down. Defeated, Galvatron hurled the Omega Lock and Keys at the core of the black hole, but Lori and the others were able to help the planet leaders track their trajectories, allowing them to reclaim them. With all five divine objects back in Autobot hands, Primus's power was finally restored, and he sealed the black hole, then transformed back into Cybertron. {{storylink|End}}

After briefly returning to Earth for a reunion with the parents, Lori, Bud and Coby were brought to the new Cybertron, which now incorporated aspects of all the four colony worlds. Lori could tell that Optimus Prime was still worried by Galvatron's continued threat, and before long, his concerns proved genuine: just as the Autobots were moving Jungle Planet back to its rightful place in space, Galvatron attacked. He and Optimus battled on Cybertron's moon, while Lori and the boys helped all the other Transformers repair the damage Galvatron had done to the planetary engines being used to move Jungle Planet, safely returning Jungle Planet home. They then headed to the moon, and watched as Optimus finally destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

[[Image:Cyb ep51 aaawwww.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]

In the wake of Galvatron's destruction, a peace conference between the five worlds was called, and it was decided that a new space bridge program would be initiated to colonize more planets in the depths of space. Many preparations for the voyage then had to be made, which included the appointing of a new leader for Jungle Planet, if Scourge was to go on the mission. Lori cheered for her friend as he took on all comers to decide who would take his place, but ultimately, no-one could beat him, so he stayed on as leader and designated Leobreaker to go in his place.

[[Image:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Everyone smile and say...OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT BEHIND YOU?!]]

A little later, on Earth, Lori was with Coby when he resolved to build a spaceship and join the Autobots in the stars, and she hoped aloud that there would be room for two aboard. Realizing what she had said, Lori immediately tried to backpedal, but with this admission, a long-blooming relationship finally began between the two young people. The following day, Lori and all the Autobots' other human allies gathered to watch as their alien friends departed for the stars, and new adventures.

In the years that followed, Lori and Coby's relationship continued, and they eventually became engaged. Coby accomplished his dream of building a spaceship, and Lori her dream of joining him in space, and while in space together, they watched a television broadcast of Bud winning an Oscar. Eventually, the young lovers were married, in a ceremony attended by their families, their Mini-Con friends, and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Beginning}}
{{-}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Early in the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, when Vector Prime was returned to Earth following his battle on Cybertron with [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] showed an image of the venerable Autobot examining some ruins bearing the Atlantis Pattern with Lori, Bud, and Coby. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Several months later after their adventures ended, Lori, Bud and Coby traveled to Cybertron with Optimus Prime and his crew. There, they met up with several Autobots who had been dealing with other problems, such as the revival of [[Unicron]], and Lori shook hands with [[Anti-Blaze]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===''Galaxy Force'' comic===

[[image:GalaxyForceMangaStupidLori01.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Japan: Always no less than 30 years behind in women's lib.]]

Driving cross-country on an unsupervised roadtrip with Coby and Bud, Lori showed signs of anger when Coby's car broke down and gently kicked the vehicle in the tire. Coby responded by yelling at her, as he felt she was "hurting" his car. Lori sighed and reminded Coby that "there's no such thing as Transformers" and that his car most certainly ''wasn't'' one. As the argument progressed, an ''actual'' Transformer ([[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]) just happened to fall out of the sky and crash into a smoking crater in the nearby forest.

As Coby made an effort to "heal" the injured robot, he cast Lori in the role of his "nurse". Unfortunately for Lori, she was a girl, so she didn't understand manly words like "wrench" (as a matter of fact, she was so unfamiliar with Coby's sophisticated technical jargon that it all sounded like incomprehensible gibberish to her ears). Bud helped her out, though.

Landmine was eventually repaired when [[Vector Prime]] showed up, but Lori and her friends soon came under fire when Megatron showed up, too. Luckily, Optimus Prime wasn't far behind and punched the Hell out of Megatron until he retreated. Along with her friends, Lori thanked Prime for his bravery.{{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.7}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Early galaxy force flyer 1.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
* According to TV Aichi's ''Galaxy Force'' webpage, Lori is 13 years old at the start of the cartoon series.
* Early ''Galaxy Force'' promotional materials depicted a Lori with short, blonde hair. Her outfit was similar to the final Lori, only without the vest.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lori''' (ローリ ''Rōri'')

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Cybertron humans]]

Lori JimÃ©nez

2011-08-04T19:13:08Z

166.137.139.163: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Lori is a [[Human]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lori.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A [[T-AI|cranky]] [[Alexis Thi Dang|female]] annoyed by her [[Side Burn (RID)|immature]] [[Rad White|male]] [[Carlos Lopez|companions]]. I discern a trend.]]
'''Lori''' is an adolescent female [[human]] who assists the [[Autobots]] during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. Raised in the city, her family recently moved to rural [[Colorado]], a place she hates. While she certainly outshines her friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] in the social arena, she is not perfect, and more often than not, she can be reduced to immature shouting matches with Coby. She has a very intense... rivalry with Coby.

During the battle to save [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Unicron Singularity]], Lori befriended [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (Override being "Big Sister" and Lori "Little Sister") and [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leaders of [[Velocitron]] and the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]]. She also quickly developed a deep and abiding hatred of the female [[Decepticon]] "floozy" [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].

Lori is a particular influence on the powerful Scourge; a constant and disquieting reminder to the dictator of his onetime desire to protect the weak that lay at the root of his quest for power... and that strength is more than merely physical.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Sarah Edmondson]] (English), [[Chiara Zanni]] (English, "[[Retreat]]", "[[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]" and "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]" only), [[Rika Morinaga]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_lori_vs_coby.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Coby and Lori shouting]]

Lori was not happy when her [[Ernesto|father]] moved her entire family from the big city to the sleepy rural town of [[Rockville]], [[Colorado]]. Having grown up in the city, Lori was used to its hustle and bustle and found she couldn't stand boring country life, so she took out her frustrations on local boy [[Coby Hansen]], developing quite an antagonistic relationship with him.

One ordinary, boring day, Lori was trying to complain to a friend of hers back in the city over the phone, when the roar of the Hansens' dirtbikes denied her even that little bitter luxury. She promptly stomped over to the picnicking grounds where most of the town was enjoying themselves to chastise Coby, but Coby's brother [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] temporarily defused the argument by offering Lori a cup of orange soda. Suitably calmed, Lori went walking with the two boys, but it wasn't long before she and Coby started arguing again about the most petty of things: ice-cream flavors. They were stunned into silence, however, when the heavens lit up, and a large object came falling to the ground nearby. Investigating, the shocked kids discovered the body of the [[Autobot]] [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep1_cleaning_landmine.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lori with a short sleeved shirt and a mini red skirt]]

While Coby and Bud made arrangements to haul the damaged robot from his impact crater, Lori quickly ran home to change clothes so that she could help clean and repair him. As the kids worked, Landmine explained that he and his fellow Autobots had come to [[Earth]] to escape the threat of a [[Unicron Singularity|colossal black hole]] that was threatening their home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots' enemies, the [[Decepticon]]s had followed them, and one of their number, [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], soon appeared to attack Landmine and the kids. Fortunately, his attack drew the attention of the other Autobots, who saw Thundercracker off and introduced themselves to the kids. The [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] squeaked in shock when he saw the symbol on the shirt Lori had borrowed from her brother; what Lori had thought was merely an image from an album cover, [[Vector Prime]] explained, was in fact the symbol of the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, whose power was needed to stop the black hole. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[Image:Cyb ep3 you go less.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Lori and Six Speed]

The Autobots' first order of business on Earth was setting up a secret headquarters, and Lori presented them with a plot of land that he father had originally intended for a housing development, until the market went bad. During the blasting that preceding construction, Vector Prime discovered that Lori and the boys were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots, which would make them invaluable in the search. Lori subsequently designed their base when [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]]'s layout proved far too cold for her tastes, and helped apply its [[stealth beam coating]] just in time to protect it against detection by Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Haven}} The next order of business was helping the civilian Autobot refugees integrate themselves into human society; in addition to teaching the Autobots traffic laws, Lori was responsible for choosing [[Signal Lancer]]'s unconventional lamp-post alternate mode, and got a ribbing from Coby for the decision. {{storylink|Hidden}} With these essentials taken care of, the Autobots returned to the mystery of Lori's shirt, and began searching the planet for more example of the strange symbol, which was known as the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]". Lori and the boys accompanied the Autobots to [[Mexico]] in pursuit of a lead, and were protected from a Decepticon attack by Landmine, who had come to consider Earth just as important as Cybertron, thanks to his friendship with the kids. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep8_sad_story.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Dammit, what does Bella '''see''' in Edward?"]]

With the location of the first Cyber Planet Key determined to be the planet [[Velocitron]], Lori and the boys were left with little to do on Earth, save worrying. {{storylink|Space}} {{storylink|Rush}} After going to a horror movie, the three kids suggested that Jolt would be able to join them next time by passing himself off as a cosplaying fanboy. That night, while staring at the stars with her father, Lori tried to tactfully broach the subject of the Autobots, but was prevented by the sudden appearance of the Atlantis Pattern in the sky. She informed the Autobots of the strange phenomenon, but when they investigated, it turned out to be just a Decepticon trick. {{storylink|Speed}} Bored over their lack of recent activity, the kids decided to take the Mini-Cons to their homes for a "play date" of sorts. Lori took [[Six-Speed]] to her house, where the Mini-Con got emotional reading "The Little Match Girl". That night, the kids and Mini-Cons helped the Autobots save the town when an earthquake threatened to cause the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] to collapse. {{storylink|Collapse}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep9_searching_for_atlantis.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"Have you heard the Good News?"]]

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock once again, Lori went with Coby, Bud, the Mini-Cons and Vector Prime to follow a lead on a tropical island, where Lori contentedly sunned herself while the boys frolicked in the surf. When the search turned up nothing, they moved on to the next location in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], where a brief battle with the Decepticons erupted over what turned out to be nothing more than a duplicate of the Lock. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}} A solid lead was finally uncovered when the civilian Autobots were brought in to help search, {{storylink|Search}} and Lori went with the Autobots to the [[Bermuda Triangle]] to investigate the Atlantis Pattern found there. At the bottom of the ocean, they discovered the ancient Cybertronian starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', and in order to keep it out of the Decepticons' hands, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} With the ''Atlantis'' safely hidden in the shadow of the moon, Lori joined the others in searching through its labyrinthine corridors, and eventually discovered the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ship. {{storylink|Ship}}

[[Image:Cyb ep14 kids meet suzuki.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"I'm sorry, children, but I've sold you to this scientist for experimentation."]]

With Coby helping [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] on Velocitron, {{storylink|Race}} Lori and Bud were assigned a special mission by Vector Prime: searching out and examining strange archaeological artifacts that appeared to be of Cybertronian origin. Lori was thrilled when their search for one of these objects took them back to the city, but there was no time to take in the sights, as their quest took them to a university. Evading a security guard, the pair encountered ditzy scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]], and managed to fool her into thinking they were doing research for a school paper. The object the kids were searching for, it turned out, was in Suzuki's own collection of strange artifacts, which the doctor herself believed to be of alien origin. After examining it and learning all they could, Lori and Bud quickly departed and head off in pursuit of the next object on Vector Prime's list. {{storylink|Race}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep19_hotspring.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Unfortunately, the girls were shocked to find that Coby was under the impression that it was a nude, co-ed hot spring.]]

Lori spent much of the time that followed watched transmissions from Velocitron, as Hot Shot raced for possession of the world's Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} {{storylink|Savage (episode)|Savage}} When he successfully won the key, Lori watched as it was added to the Omega Lock, causing the release of an energy wave that pointed the way to something hidden in the Arctic Circle. {{storylink|Champion}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling to the Arctic to search, but along the way, realized they would be needing some heavy winter clothes. Grudgingly permitting the boys to use her emergency credit card to buy some parkas, Lori had them stop at a store, only to find that it wouldn't take credit. As luck and grand cosmic coincidence would have it, Lucy Suzuki was also in the store, picking up supplies for a government scientific survey she was helping to conduct. She bought the kids the parkas they required, and was convinced to let them accompany her on her survey as "assistants". Lori came to trust Lucy, and ignoring Coby's warnings, ultimately told her all about the Autobots. {{storylink|Ice}}

[[Image:Cyb ep21 scourge meets lori.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Oh my god, it's adorable! Can I keep it?"]]

While this aspect of the trip went over well, the Autobots failed to uncover the object of their search, and returned to base, where Lori petitioned [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to allow her to go to [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], home of the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] agreed to take Lori with her, beginning a strong friendship between the pair. {{storylink|Honor}} With Coby's dirtbike helmet for a good luck charm, Lori proved her bravery on Jungle Planet by stepping forward to challenge the "might makes right" credo of the planet's ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Subsequently defeated in battle by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Scourge relinquished ownership of the Cyber Planet Key, and departed to ruminate on Lori's words. {{storylink|Primal}} When the Decepticons attacked soon after, attempting to steal the key, Lori tried to convince Scourge to help the Autobots, but he only heeded her pleas when the battle endangered his temple. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep25_lori_cries.jpg|left|thumb|200px|T_T]]

The addition of the second Cyber Planet Key to the Omega Lock once again pointed the way to something in the Arctic, which was at last discovered to be a subterranean chamber holding an army of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Trap}} Freed by the rebel Decepticon [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], these ancient warriors swarmed the globe in search of the third Cyber Planet Key, and Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons attempted to help the Autobots in battle as best they could. However, no sooner had they departed the Autobots' base than they were accosted by [[Colonel Franklin]] and taken into custody along with their parents. {{storylink|Invasion}} Franklin attempted to pry information on the Transformers from the kids, but they played dumb, while Lucy Suzuki freed the Mini-Cons, then joined them in rescuing the kids and escaping. They returned to the Autobots' base, where Optimus Prime informed them that the Autobots were going to leave Earth with the third key in order to draw the Decepticons away. Lori sadly accepted this decision, but before the Autobots could leave, Starscream attacked. Unable to defeat Prime in battle, Starscream opened fire on Lori and the other humans, forcing Prime to throw himself in the path of the blast, and allowing Starscream to escape with the Omega Lock and all the Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

[[Image:Cyb_ep27_lori_tells_off_redalert.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Exquisite dead guy 
Outside my highrise apartment 
Exquisite dead guy 
Hanging from a skyhook
]]

Both the Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons proceeded to go after Starscream to regain the key, but during a battle at [[Niagara Falls]], Hot Shot, Scattorshot and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] were grievously wounded. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Colonel Franklin (who turned out to be on the Autobots' side) had the injured Autobots brought to a military base for repairs, and Lori, Coby and Bud all pitched in. Red Alert was resigned to his inevitable demise, but Lori refused to take any of his guff, and accusing him to giving up in the face of a challenge. Galvanized by Lori's words, the three Autobots tapped into the power of the Omega Lock, and were reformatted into powerful new bodies as the [[Cybertron Defense Team]]. {{storylink|Critical}} Lori, Coby and Bud then returned to the Autobots' base, and both helped co-ordinate their attack on Starscream's island base, {{storylink|Assault}} and charted a space bridge course back to Cybertron for the Cybertron Defense Team. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After Optimus Prime finally defeated Starscream {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} and apparently destroyed Megatron, Lori, Coby and Bud were all brought to Cybertron, where the power of the Lock and Keys was used to transform the planet into the body of Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

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When Megatron reappeared in a mysterious ghostly form, the side-switching [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] exploited the distraction to capture the Mini-Cons, intending to pry the location of [[Gigantion]], home of the final Cyber Planet Key, from Jolt's memory. {{storylink|Balance}} Lori and the boys leapt through Sideways's warp field as he teleported away, finding themselves back in the ruined hulk of the ''Atlantis'', which Starscream and Sideways were using as a hideout. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Braving the dangers of the ship's maintenance shafts, the kids were able to get one over on Sideways and free their Mini-Cons friends {{storylink|Memory}} and then made contact with the other Autobots to arrange a rescue. Unfortunately, while Lori, Coby and Six-Speed made it out, Bud's escape pod did not make it out of range before the ''Atlantis'' warped off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

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With Bud in danger, Lori and Coby realized that it was finally time to tell their parents about the Transformers. Unsurprisingly, however, the parents didn't believe a word of their story, until the Autobots themselves descended out of the sky and proved the truth of the children's words. With Prime's promise to protect the children, the parents allowed Lori and Coby to go into space with the Autobots, and Lori's mother did her part by providing a bag of food and a change of clothes. {{storylink|Family}} After helping to make preparations, {{storylink|Titans}} Lori joined the Autobots in traveling through the rift in time and space that led to the parallel universe where Gigantion rested. {{storylink|Warp}} Once on the so-called "Giant Planet," Lori and Coby instigated the Autobots' first meeting with the towering locals, albeit by running into the middle of a construction site and having to be saved from a falling i-beam by the planet leader, [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Giant}} Lori and Coby almost met their end at the hands of Megatron, who had been powered up by the Gigantion Cyber Planet Key into Galvatron, but were saved at the last minute by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fury}}

[[Image:LoriPissed.jpg|left|thumb|Coby sure is a lucky man.]]

After rescuing Bud from the ''Atlantis'', {{storylink|City}} the Autobots split into four teams to explore below the planet's surface for the Gigantion key; Lori was partnered with Override and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. In the middle of their search, the trio were ambushed by Scourge and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], and Lori immediately started railing against Scourge for continuing to hang around with the Decepticons after everything she had tried to teach him. When Thunderblast then butted into the argument, Lori went over the edge, and challenged the Decepticon to fight. With Wing Saber's help, Lori lured Thunderblast into a trap at a nearby harbor, and crushed her under a number of cranes. Override and Scourge had begun battling in Lori's absence, but when the girl returned, she was inadvertently nearly crushed by debris knocked loose by Scourge. Ashamed, Scourge made a "tactical withdrawal", and Lori kicked the wall in anger, only to wind up accidentally hitting a hidden button that activated a holographic replay of Gigantion's history, including its war with [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]. {{storylink|Ambush}}

[[Image:Cyb ep44 secret passage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbot and Costello Meet the Autobots]]

After meeting up with Optimus Prime's team and relaying what she had learned, {{storylink|Challenge}} Lori accidentally found ''another'' hidden button when she leant on a wall, opening up a secret passage that sent Bud and the Mini-Cons tumbling into a hidden Mini-Con city. While enjoying himself in this little city, Bud ran into Scourge, and managed to do what Lori could not by finally convincing him that fighting was not always the way. Lori then watched as the enlightened Scourge allowed himself to be defeated in battle by the Autobots, and hoped that someday, he could join their ranks himself. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

Although the Autobots were able to obtain the Gigantion key, {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} it was subsequently stolen by Galvatron, and the Autobots were left trapped on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}} Vector Prime resolved to use his powers over time to reopen the space-time tunnel that would allow the Autobots to return to their home universe, but it was revealed that the exertion would kill him. Bud could not properly comprehend this, so Lori tearfully explained that they would not be able to see him again, but that he would always be watching over them. This explanation seemed enough for Bud, and everyone then watched with heavy hearts as Vector Prime sacrificed himself to give them the chance they needed. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

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Back in their universe, the Autobots returned to Cybertron and assembled for the ultimate battle with Galvatron. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} Lori, Coby, Bud and the Mini-Cons accompanied the five planet leaders into the heart of the black hole, and watched as the heroes took Galvatron down. Defeated, Galvatron hurled the Omega Lock and Keys at the core of the black hole, but Lori and the others were able to help the planet leaders track their trajectories, allowing them to reclaim them. With all five divine objects back in Autobot hands, Primus's power was finally restored, and he sealed the black hole, then transformed back into Cybertron. {{storylink|End}}

After briefly returning to Earth for a reunion with the parents, Lori, Bud and Coby were brought to the new Cybertron, which now incorporated aspects of all the four colony worlds. Lori could tell that Optimus Prime was still worried by Galvatron's continued threat, and before long, his concerns proved genuine: just as the Autobots were moving Jungle Planet back to its rightful place in space, Galvatron attacked. He and Optimus battled on Cybertron's moon, while Lori and the boys helped all the other Transformers repair the damage Galvatron had done to the planetary engines being used to move Jungle Planet, safely returning Jungle Planet home. They then headed to the moon, and watched as Optimus finally destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

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In the wake of Galvatron's destruction, a peace conference between the five worlds was called, and it was decided that a new space bridge program would be initiated to colonize more planets in the depths of space. Many preparations for the voyage then had to be made, which included the appointing of a new leader for Jungle Planet, if Scourge was to go on the mission. Lori cheered for her friend as he took on all comers to decide who would take his place, but ultimately, no-one could beat him, so he stayed on as leader and designated Leobreaker to go in his place.

[[Image:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Everyone smile and say...OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT BEHIND YOU?!]]

A little later, on Earth, Lori was with Coby when he resolved to build a spaceship and join the Autobots in the stars, and she hoped aloud that there would be room for two aboard. Realizing what she had said, Lori immediately tried to backpedal, but with this admission, a long-blooming relationship finally began between the two young people. The following day, Lori and all the Autobots' other human allies gathered to watch as their alien friends departed for the stars, and new adventures.

In the years that followed, Lori and Coby's relationship continued, and they eventually became engaged. Coby accomplished his dream of building a spaceship, and Lori her dream of joining him in space, and while in space together, they watched a television broadcast of Bud winning an Oscar. Eventually, the young lovers were married, in a ceremony attended by their families, their Mini-Con friends, and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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====''Cybertron'' comic====
Early in the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, when Vector Prime was returned to Earth following his battle on Cybertron with [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] showed an image of the venerable Autobot examining some ruins bearing the Atlantis Pattern with Lori, Bud, and Coby. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Several months later after their adventures ended, Lori, Bud and Coby traveled to Cybertron with Optimus Prime and his crew. There, they met up with several Autobots who had been dealing with other problems, such as the revival of [[Unicron]], and Lori shook hands with [[Anti-Blaze]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===''Galaxy Force'' comic===

[[image:GalaxyForceMangaStupidLori01.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Japan: Always no less than 30 years behind in women's lib.]]

Driving cross-country on an unsupervised roadtrip with Coby and Bud, Lori showed signs of anger when Coby's car broke down and gently kicked the vehicle in the tire. Coby responded by yelling at her, as he felt she was "hurting" his car. Lori sighed and reminded Coby that "there's no such thing as Transformers" and that his car most certainly ''wasn't'' one. As the argument progressed, an ''actual'' Transformer ([[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]) just happened to fall out of the sky and crash into a smoking crater in the nearby forest.

As Coby made an effort to "heal" the injured robot, he cast Lori in the role of his "nurse". Unfortunately for Lori, she was a girl, so she didn't understand manly words like "wrench" (as a matter of fact, she was so unfamiliar with Coby's sophisticated technical jargon that it all sounded like incomprehensible gibberish to her ears). Bud helped her out, though.

Landmine was eventually repaired when [[Vector Prime]] showed up, but Lori and her friends soon came under fire when Megatron showed up, too. Luckily, Optimus Prime wasn't far behind and punched the Hell out of Megatron until he retreated. Along with her friends, Lori thanked Prime for his bravery.{{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Intense Race Planet! Velocitron}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|The Temple of Hell! Overhaul}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.7}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}

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==Notes==
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* According to TV Aichi's ''Galaxy Force'' webpage, Lori is 13 years old at the start of the cartoon series.
* Early ''Galaxy Force'' promotional materials depicted a Lori with short, blonde hair. Her outfit was similar to the final Lori, only without the vest.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lori''' (ローリ ''Rōri'')

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Decepticon

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{{disambig2|the Transformers faction|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|The Decepticons}}
[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|right|236px|thumb|Get this tattooed on you and all you'll need is a black trenchcoat and a long ponytail. Then people will love you.]]

{{quote|'''''Decepticon''' (di-sep-ti-con) A member of a subversive sect or society. From the noun — 'decepticon'; one who deceives.|the [[New Cybertronic Dictograph]]}}

The '''Decepticons''' are one of the primary factions in the ''[[Transformer]]s'' mythos. They are typically concerned with such things as conquering [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], defeating the [[Autobot]]s, amassing large quantities of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]], developing powerful weaponry, and beating people up. Not necessarily in that order.

Unlike the Autobots, whose leader is a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] bearing a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], the Decepticons are led by the [[Decepticon leader|most powerful]] of their ranks. This tends to cause some conflict, given how generally ''every'' Decepticon thinks that they're the most powerful. Also, the Decepticons are not exactly the most compassionate beings in the universe, but not all fight for greed. More than a few have a sense of honor, while others believe that Cybertron would be better protected by [[Decepticon Empire|aggressive expansion]]. Ultimately, the Decepticons desire to protect their homeworld, even if it is at the expense of others. [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Usually]].

{{quote|The Decepticons are a malevolent race of robot warriors, brutal and merciless. The Decepticons are led by a single undeviating goal: total domination of the universe.|[[Narrator]]|[[Secret Files of Teletraan II]]}}

==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics===
[[Image:Thelaststand-prepare.jpg|left|350px|thumb|MAKE OUT YOUR WILLS! NOTIFY YOUR NEXT OF KIN!]]
The Decepticons emerged from the gladiatorial [[State Games]], which caused [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s rise to public prominence - in the aftermath of the destructive Vos-Tarn War, Megatron was able to use his fame and charisma to unite both the survivors and the planet's malcontents into a new army. His plan was to turn Cybertron into a mobile cosmic dreadnought and conquer the galaxy. The Decepticons developed new technology to allow them to transform into attack vehicles and weaponry, launching a devastating attack that killed billions and shook the planet from its orbit before [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] turned the tide.

Megatron, Shockwave and others were lost on Earth for four million years; as Optimus was too, the Autobots swiftly lost ground to Decepticon leaders [[Trannis]] and [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. Cybertron was devastated and conquered, causing the cream of the Decepticons to leave the burnt-out planet to form a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] out in the stars, while Straxus threw all those he considered weak into the [[Smelting pool]]. The Empire would go on to slaughter and Cyberform planet after planet, their actions unknown on Cybertron.

Eventually the Earth-bound Decepticons would awaken in 1984, sparking off a new front in the war. After the presumed suicide of Megatron, an escalation in fighting would see Decepticon leadership fragment and change hands rapidly, with frequent clashes, plots and counter-plots between the primary leadership, namely [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], until most of them were killed in the [[Underbase]] conflict, leaving Scorponok the only surviving commander. A brief truce with the Autobots was held when [[Unicron]] attacked in 1991, but Scorponok was killed in the following conflict. Immediately after this, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] came to power. Charismatic and driven, Bludgeon turned the beaten Decepticons into a new army; after a defeat on [[Klo]], they regrouped and reorganised. ([[Another Time and Place|In one reality, they were immediately massacred afterward.]])

====Earthforce====
In the side-continuity of [[Earthforce]], while Unicron continued on to Cybertron, Megatron and Shockwave continued a Decepticon civil war on Earth with a small handful of troops - wasting most of their time trying to take each other out. Eventually Soundwave and Starscream overthrew them, uniting both factions into a stronger Decepticon force. The two former leaders attempted to regain their position but never appeared to succeed.

====Generation 2====
Bludgeon invaded Earth with the intention of capturing the Matrix and making a new generation of Decepticons, but Megatron returned, killed Bludgeon in one-on-one combat, and stole this plan. However, the threat of the Cybertronian Empire forced an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons again.

====Classics====

===Cartoon===
====Season 1 & 2====
[[Image:Masterplan2 earth germ.jpg|thumb|"Excuse me, do you have seating for 3?"]]
In the various continuities descending from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], the Decepticons and the [[Autobot]]s are the two great powers in the Transformer population. The factions, however, are not a complete set — there are Transformers who are unaffiliated / neutral, or even members of smaller or splinter factions.

The Transformers were originally a race created by the Quintessons as service robots, with the Autobots as consumer service robots and the Decepticons as military bots. Lead by Alpha Trion, they eventually managed to drive out the Quintesson masters. It was not long before both factions came to blows though.

Eventually, in the near future, the Decepticons managed to take control of all of Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to operate on Cybertron's two moons, but [[Autobot City]] on [[Earth]] was viewed as the greater threat. The Decepticons overtook a supply shuttle and launched an [[Battle of Autobot City|attack]], with disastrous consequences for the Autobots. The battle saw one of the Decepticons' long held dreams achieved in the death of Optimus Prime, but Megatron was damaged, and left to rot in deep space, along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and the [[Insecticon]]s (or clones of them). [[Unicron]] reformatted him into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the others into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s, and Galvatron attempted to enslave Unicron with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but couldn't open it. When Unicron attacked Cybertron, most of the Decepticon forces on the planet were wiped out while the core Decepticons simply evacuated, allowing the Autobots to retake control of the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

====Season 3 & 4====
{{quote|Once the Decepticons held the quadrant through terror, now we scrap like [[Slaarg]]s over a few [[energon cube]]s.|[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]|[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]}}

Times would turn harsh for the Decepticons who were forced to abandon their homeworld of Cybertron and were exiled to the burnt out planet of [[Chaar]]. There they would face constant energy shortages and engage in constant inter-fighting, as well as suffer from a lack of leadership. From this chaos came [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep]]s, who hatched a plan of finding Galvatron who would lead the Decepticons once more.

Eventually, the Autobots, led by a resurrected Optimus Prime, managed to finally defeat the Decepticons.

===Dreamwave===
[[Image:DeceptLitho.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"My Liege, when did you get that sw—" "CAN'T HEAR YOU, FANWANKING"]]
The Decepticons arose out of the [[Gladiatorial combat|underground fights]] that Megatron once partook in. After discovering certain secrets about Cybertron's origin, including massive [[planetary engine]]s, Megatron began using the games to recruit combatants. For nearly half a million years, they grew in numbers and trained, until they rebelled against the [[Council of Ancients]] and took [[Kaon]] by force.

While the war raged on, the Constructicons repaired the engines and introduced a mecha-forming process, but what they really needed was a power source. Megatron became convinced that he could find one powerful enough within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which was in the possession of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. However, when Megatron finally killed the Prime, he discovered that it was not within him. Soon after, Optronix became Optimus Prime, and Megatron initiated a plan: an assassination team under Communications Officer [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] would elimate the Prime and claim the Matrix, while Military Operations Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] would lay siege to Iacon, preventing the Autobots from coming to Prime's rescue.

However, Megatron made two mistakes: he informed Air Commander [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of his intentions, and he underestimated Optimus Prime. The Prime managed to erase some of Megatron's memories of what he discovered, while Starscream activated the mechaforming process using energy from the planetary engines. The engines were destroyed before the process was complete, ruining both. {{storylink|The War Within}}

After Megatron disappeared with Optimus Prime in a space bridge test, Shockwave became Decepticon leader, though Starscream and High Auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] broke off with their own splinter factions shortly afterwards. The Decepticons allied with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s Autobots and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] (an Autobot splinter group), to stop the machinations of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Several thousand years later, Shockwave was prepared to sign a peace treaty with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who had become Autobot leader, the LSC, and Ratbat's [[Ultracon]]. However, Megatron returned with the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], an army of [[Quintesson]] created [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] drones, whose abilities allowed the Decepticons to fully conquer Cybertron and enslave the Autobots. The Decepticons' control over Cybertron was ended when Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron and the Air Warriors were defeated. {{storylink|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

When Megatron disappeared along with the ''Nemesis'' crew, Shockwave again emerged as Decepticon leader, this time as head of a triumvirate including Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. With [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] becoming scarce, Shockwave agreed to work with Ultra Magnus and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in the creation of the [[Micromaster]]s, Transformers who were downsized for better fuel efficiency. Shockwave suffered a rebellion when [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] overthrew him, using Shockwave's severed head as a tool. {{storylink|Transformers: Micromasters}} However, all Transformers on Cybertron entered [[stasis lock]] when the [[Great Shutdown]] occurred.

Around 1,000 B.C.E., Shockwave was reactivated by Scourge, and then defeated the Unicronian Transformer. Studying Scourge and discovering some of the secrets Megatron had learned, Shockwave made peace with the Autobots, installing himself as Head of State with an [[Autobot High Council]] as a legislature, while Ultra Magnus became his senior security officer. However, the High Councillors were unsuited for peace time government, and gradually gave Shockwave more and more power... which is exactly what he had planned.

On Earth, the ''Nemesis'' crew was reawakened in 1984. Cut off from Cybertron, the Decepticons concluded that they had no other choice but to conquer the planet. Megatron soon learned that others had come looking for them, including [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. The Decepticons captured Jetfire and the Dinobots except Grimlock, and used the hostage situation to force Grimlock to serve the Decepticons. Additionally, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] located Earth and served under Megatron. In 1998, the Autobots allied with humanity to defeat the Decepticons. They were to be returned to Cybertron in the ''[[Ark II]]'', but Shockwave, through a human intermediary, sabotaged the ''Ark II'', causing the ship to crash and send the Transformers aboard into stasis lock.

Renegade members of the [[United States military]] managed to capture the Decepticons and a number of Autobots, intending to use them as instruments of war, but [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] later stole them and set himself up as an arms dealer. Unfortunately, Megatron overwhelmed the programming that kept him a prisoner, and freed the other Decepticons. Megatron then intended to unleash a technovirus on Earth, but the Autobots defeated him. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

A year later, Shockwave arrived to tie up loose ends, quickly capturing Megatron and the ''Nemesis'' crew. Starscream ejected Megatron out of the ship carrying them to Cybertron, leaving him to die in space. The ''Nemesis'' crew were granted amnesty, but Starscream quickly recruited them into going back to Earth to conquer the planet, taking the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] with them. Shockwave was finally overthrown when Optimus Prime united the Autobot resistance groups, but he escaped with a small number of troops. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

Meanwhile, Megatron was rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], who repaired his memory loss. Using some recovered Air Warriors, Megatron located the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who were used to take control of Shockwave's small army. On Earth, Starscream's failures during [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]'s rampage were reason enough to convince the ''Nemesis'' crew to mutiny against Starscream in Megatron's favor. With two combiner teams, an army of Seekers, Soundwave's cassettes, and knowledge of Earth's connection to Cybertron, Megatron prepared to lead the Decepticons on the conquests of Earth and Cybertron {{storylink|Generation One (Dreamwave comic)|G1 ongoing}}...

{{note|...At which point Dreamwave went bankrupt. Damn.}}

===IDW===
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The Decepticons were formed out of the uprising in Kaon that Megatron spearheaded: the end result of a corrupt Autobot Senate and a vicious underground bloodsport. Kaon fell quickly {{storylink|Megatron Origin}} and the Decepticons soon began spreading across the planet, recruiting new people and carrying out terrorist strikes in advance of their main assaults. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} The war they started proved ''too'' destructive for Cybertron to handle though, and the Decepticons had to abandon it after the disastrous [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] incident. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

The Decepticons are spread across known space, following a strict [[Infiltration protocol]] to conquer worlds. Disguising themselves, the infiltration unit gathers intelligence and seeds [[Facsimile construct|facsimiles]] in key strategic places; Phase Two is to use their facsimiles to inflame global tensions and watch the locals to devastate themselves. By Phase Five, their base is in [[Infiltration protocol|Siege Mode]] and Phase 6 has open war on a burnt-out world. {{storylink|Infiltration}} {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Escalation}} In extreme circumstances, when they ''really'' want a world destroyed, they'll send in [[Sixshot]].

The Decepticon army is highly specialised: there's infiltration units for, er, infiltration; a [[Decepticon Secret Service]] handling spying and tech acquisitions {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}; penal colonies like [[Styx]]; and Tactical Assault Units like the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] who carry out direct action.

This all got thrown out of the window in the early 21st Century, however, when it appeared the Decepticons had won. Whoops, they hadn't. Earth is lost, Megatron is down, and Starscream currently holds control through a charade of wielding the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron}}

===Aftermath===
Both sides signed the [[Pax Cybertronia]], which eventually led to peace, but left the Decepticons in a second class position.

==Beast Era==
In ''Beast Wars'' continuity, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were the descendants of the Decepticons and fought with the same aggression and ideas of conquest. They faced the [[Maximal]]s in the same way their ancestors had fought the [[Autobot]]s.

==Robots in Disguise==
In the [[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], the Decepticons were a brand new faction that came into being during the events of the story. Because there were so few Decepticons (only six or seven), and because they were a subset of the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] antagonists, they can almost be viewed as a [[subgroup]] rather than a proper faction. The RiD Decepticons were created on Earth when [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s forces captured a set of [[stasis pod]]s from an ancient Transformer spaceship that had been found on [[Earth]], leading to the birth of the [[Commando]]s and [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. The toy version of [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]] was also labeled as a Decepticon, although this "change" in the character's faction was only mentioned once in the cartoon series.

In the Japanese version of RiD, ''Car Robots'', the Decepticons were known as Combatrons. This is the same name by which the [[Combaticon (G1)|G1 Combaticons]] were called in Japan.

For the [[Hasbro]] toy line, several other non-show Decepticons were added to the ranks to help fill out the line. It is unknown how most of these actually fit into the story, though one of them, [[Axer]], is actually a dimension-hopper who arrived from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] universe.

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Animated continuity===
====Armada====
The ''exact'' origins of the Decepticon faction are a bit muddled. It is widely assumed, though never directly confirmed, that the movement was founded by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Also, the enslavement of the power-enhancing [[Mini-Con]]s is considered to be the impetus to the Decepticons' rise to a massive multi-planet-spanning army, though at what point in the war this occurred is unclear; it's possible the Mini-Cons' arrival was what gave Megatron the opportunity to rise to power, or that they arrived after the war had already begun.

Either way, the Mini-Cons fueled the war machine for centuries, and the war with the [[Autobot]]s soon spread from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to other worlds. The self-imposed exile of the Mini-Cons to an unknown destination was seen as a major setback for the Decepticons (and something of a pyrrhic victory for the Autobots), but despite this, the war continued, as both sides had amassed a large enough power base to continue on without the little buggers.

The Autobots and Decepticons seemed to fight to a stalemate, neither able to gain a distinct advantage over the other. When a signal reached Cybertron centuries later that the Mini-Cons had landed on [[Earth]], it seemed neither side was capable of sending a full force to retrieve them, despite the power they contained. Though the Decepticon force sent to Earth was small in numbers, it was far from insignificant; Megatron himself led the squad, backed by some of his most trusted warriors.

When Megatron returned to Cybertron, the overwhelming majority of the Mini-Cons were in the protective custody of the Autobots, but Megatron was unfazed; he had assembled the Mini-Cons required to make the three legendary weapons: the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] and [[Requiem Blaster]]. Bolstered by this new power and the apparent death of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Megatron attempted to take Cybertron once and for all.

But Megatron's (now calling himself Galvatron) return to Cybertron was the beginning of the end of the Decepticon army. When [[Unicron]] revealed himself as a threat to both armies, fueled by the negative psychic energies from centuries of death and destruction, the two sides eventually joined together to beat back the planet-eater. Despite the truce, Galvatron and Prime engaged in a brutal duel on the surface of the weakened Unicron after the three legendary weapons had been removed from his core. Realizing their battle was keeping Unicron active, Galvatron sacrificed himself, and both Unicron and Galvatron disappeared into nothingness.

====Energon====
[[Image:Energon Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|127px|thumb|Now available with added purple!]]
Galvatron's final orders to his troops still stood: work ''with'' the Autobots. The Decepticons maintained a degree of autonomy, still wearing the faction sigil and often taking military/defensive positions in the growing number of [[energon (fuel)|energon]]-mining colonies, but they were ultimately answerable to Optimus Prime and the Autobots. There were, of course, dissenters, most of whom were captured and imprisoned. For a decade, Autobot and Decepticon worked side-by-side in a somewhat stable truce.

Both sides found themselves the target of attacks from Unicron again; hordes of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]], sent by [[Alpha Quintesson]] to steal energon ore with which to revive the now-shattered husk of Unicron. What the alien did not count on was that Galvatron's [[spark]] had survived within the remains, and was siphoning energon from Unicron's body. Soon the Decepticon leader revived himself in a new form,(calling himself Megatron again) drove off Alpha Quintesson, and along with an elite cadre of soldiers and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of mindless Terrorcon drones, began his ''new'' plans for conquest.

When news of Megatron's return reached Cybertron, hundreds of Decepticons rose up and rebelled, eager to get back to conquering. But having been joined to Unicron for so long apparently had given Megatron a taste of godhood; he had no more interest in amassing a galaxy-spanning army of troops. Countless Decepticons died in the resulting battles, with Megatron more than willing to sacrifice them without a thought to attain ultimate power for himself. As "[[the Powerlinx Battles]]" -as they came to be called- came to their climax, Megatron (calling himself Galvatron ''again'') found that his actions and thoughts were being influenced and controlled by the dark spark of Unicron. Unwilling to let Unicron stand in his way, Galvatron ultimately sacrificed himself (again) and seemingly destroyed Unicron's spark by plunging himself into a newly-formed energon sun created by [[Primus]].

====Cybertron====
What little remained of the once-mighty Decepticon army after [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] loss was at best a loose association of criminals, thugs, and lunatics, with no real political or military power to speak of. For a decade, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was once again at peace, with the population overwhelmingly [[Autobot]] or neutral. The Transformers had withdrawn from [[Earth]] and its other colonies to focus on revitalizing their homeworld after the devastation of the Powerlinx Battles. However, two great catastrophes shattered this peace; the energon sun collapsed in on itself, forming the powerful black hole known as the [[Unicron Singularity]], which threatened to devour Cybertron and, if left unchecked, the entire universe... and the return yet once again of Megatron, who had absorbed much of what remained of Unicron's power.

Megatron's goal of attaining godhood was now at hand. By obtaining the legendary [[Omega Lock]] and the four [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, Megatron intended to accelerate the growth of the black hole, consuming the universe in a vast sea of nothingness that only he would survive, then use his powers to re-create the universe in his image.

To this end, he had no need of an army. He gathered a small group of allies and lackeys to seek the items he needed, but they were nothing more than pawns to him, to be used and discarded at a whim.

The Decepticons briefly regained their status as a mass army of individuals when [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who had long suffered at Megatron's hands since the beginning of the Decepticons, made his own bid for ultimate power with the help of the [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] agent [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Having sealed Megatron and his troops in a trap, Starscream freed hundreds of criminal Transformers who had been locked up on [[Earth]] for millennia, and formed his own globe-spanning army. The Decepticon "Monsters" were tasked with finding the Omega Lock and Earth's Cyber Planet Key, which they eventually brought to their leader. However, numerous Decepticons were killed in the battles with the Autobots, and it soon became apparent that Starscream, like Megatron before him, didn't care. Most of these criminals soon abandoned Starscream and went into hiding.

As for Megatron, he too had deserters among his own considerably-small ranks. Most notably, the powerful [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], leader of the [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]] and the colossal [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] from [[Gigantion]], both of whom eventually joined forces with their former enemies the Autobots.

This was not seen as a concern for Megatron, however, as by this time Starscream and his allies were seemingly destroyed on Gigantion, and Megatron (now calling himself "Galvatron" again) had the Omega Lock and all four Keys. What few Decepticons remained loyal to him were too stupid to see what Galvatron had planned, and made perfect distractions as he set his final plan in motion. If they weren't strong enough to survive the coming cataclysm, then so be it.

[[Image:NewDecepticonArmy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The yutz, the ditz, the klutz, and the putz.]]
Ultimately, Galvatron's plan failed, and the Unicron Singularity was sealed. His remaining Decepticons quickly left him, realizing what was likely to have happened to them, and eventually joined the Autobots. After Galvatron's seemingly-final defeat and death in a one-on-one duel with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] moon, the Decepticons, not knowing when to quit, rose again, albeit in a rather pathetic fashion. Having cobbled together a rather rickety rocket, [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] shanghaied the reluctant [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], who was ''really'' keen on being on the winning side for once, and flew off to parts unknown as the "[[New Decepticon Army]]".

They made it to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] before the rocket crash-landed.

Meanwhile, the Autobot [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] reported form a deep-space recon mission that he thought he had picked up traces of Starscream, seemingly backed up by Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and the former Decepticon [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] raced off to join Wing Saber and investigate...
======Members======
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
*[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]]
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]]
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]

===Comics continuity===
====Armada====
Founded by Megatron, the exact number of the original Decepticons is unknown. Using the Mini-Cons as weapons, they were able to conquer Cybertron and force the Autobots underground. Eventually they were beaten due to the arrival of Unicron: his heralds slaughtered the entire Decepticon base on Cybertron, and the Chaos-Bringer's arrival forced them to join forces with the Autobots. With Megatron shot dead during the Unicron battle, the peace held for a period of years.

==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies continuity==
[[Image:Defiance3_wearenowDECEPTICONS.jpg|thumb|300px|LATER: Megatron realizes he blew his entire budget on the giant rotating wall symbol.]]

The Decepticons are the Transformers who sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Lord High Protector Megatron]] and attempted to seize the [[AllSpark]]. Their numbers ranged from the [[Starscream (Movie)|treacherous]], the [[Blackout (Movie)|fanatical]], the [[Brawl (Movie)|violent]], and the [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|treacherous fanatically violent]] to the [[Frenzy (Movie)|spastic]].

The origins of these Decepticons began when a being known as [[The Fallen]] turned on his [[Dynasty of Primes|brother Primes]] in an attempt to seize power at the cost of [[human|humanity's]] existence. One account has it that the Fallen gathered a small army of [[Constructicon (ROTF)|construction drones]] to assist him and named them Decepticons. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}} Either way, he would become known as the ''first'' Decepticon and would go on to become the [[Yoda]] to Megatron's [[Luke Skywalker|Luke]] {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}, tempting the latent aggressive edge in the Protector. Filled with dreams of power and paranoia of losing that power, Megatron reformed the Cybertron defense force into a massive engine of war, ready to wipe out entire alien species who would dare challenge them. When science leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] opposition became known, Megatron branded them traitors and declared his followers to be the Decepticons. Soon after, The Fallen commanded Megatron to build the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', a ship that would carry his sarcophagus and Decepticon soldiers in their search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] left on Earth. Megatron was commanded to remain on Cybertron, so [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] commanded the expedition. Most of the Decepticons left Cybertron, leaving Megatron with a reduced, but still potent, army. {{Storylink|Defiance}}

War devastated Cybertron. While the Decepticons were heavily reliant on drone units to bolster their forces and were forced to automate many of their outposts, the risk was still too high that they might claim the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}} and Optimus Prime made the desperate decision to launch the AllSpark into deep space. Megatron obsessively followed after it, and disappeared. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] took over leadership, and began a search for Megatron and the AllSpark. After a while, Starscream began to focus more on the AllSpark, hoping Megatron would remain lost, something the other Decepticons began to suspect. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

In 2003, Starscream's retrieval team made their way to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], destroyed the [[Beagle 2 Rover]] and making their way to Earth. In 2007, the Decepticons began to make their presence known, with [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] destroying [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], searching for information on Megatron and the AllSpark. A few days later, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] hacked [[Air Force One]]'s computers. Although he was unable to find out the truth about [[Sector Seven]], he avoided detection and managed to get a clue in [[Sam Witwicky]], whose ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]] had discovered Megatron a century earlier. His glasses had been marked with coordinates to the AllSpark's location, so [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and Frenzy attempted to confront the boy. Although they were defeated by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], Frenzy hid in Mikaela's purse, and accompanied them to [[Hoover Dam]], where Megatron and the AllSpark were hidden. As Starscream ordered the Decepticons to mobilize, Frenzy shut down the temperature controls while Starscream destroyed the external generators. Megatron was freed, but Bumblebee took the Cube with a group of survivors from Blackout's attack to Mission City, meeting with Optimus Prime's Autobots along the way. In the Battle of Mission City, Megatron and most of the Decepticons were killed and the AllSpark believed destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}

Starscream, however, survived, and stole Frenzy's remains to access whatever information the humans had on the AllSpark to build [[Replica AllSpark|his own AllSpark]]. Returning to Cybertron, Starscream proclaimed himself [[Decepticon leader]] and began building the replica. One month later, the replica was ready, but it didn't work properly and [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] made a coup attempt. Starscream barely survived and made his way back to Mars, questioning his purpose, when he received word that the Autobots would be helping the humans destroy Megatron's remains. Hoping to destroy Prime, Megatron, and the traitor [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] all at once, Starscream returned to Earth. Although he managed to destroy Wreckage, Prime had already left with Megatron's body. Just as he defeated Bumblebee, Starscream received word from Soundwave, who had brought the ''Nemesis'' to Earth's solar system. After meeting up with Soundwave, Starscream explained the situation, and returned to the ''Nemesis'' to awaken the remaining Decepticons and oversee the spawning of more [[hatchling]]s while Soundwave lead a scout team to Earth. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream}} {{storylink|Alliance (comic)|Alliance}}

[[Image:ROTF Fallen message.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Fallen performs what may be the greatest [[Rick Astley|Rick roll]] in history.]]
Over the next two years, the Decepticons searched for the [[Tomb of the Primes]], which housed the Matrix needed to activate the solar harvester. In 2009, Soundwave discovered Megatron's resting place in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] and the presence of an AllSpark shard on [[Diego Garcia]]. Dispatching [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s, the Decepticons managed to restore Megatron's [[Spark]] and bring him back to life. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Megatron learned from the Fallen that the AllSpark's knowledge was within Sam Witwicky's mind, who had destroyed the Cube when he killed Megatron. Further commanded to kill Optimus Prime, Megatron captured the boy. Although he escaped, Megatron managed to kill Optimus. Megatron then decided that a show of force was needed to compel the humans to turn Sam over to them. The Fallen lead Decepticon protoforms to Earth and then broadcast a message demanding the humans turn over Sam. Sam was eventually found in [[Egypt]], where the harvester was hidden. Although the Fallen managed to reclaim the Matrix, it had been used to resurrect Optimus, who in turn killed the Fallen. Megatron and Starscream were forced to retreat and form a new plan. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

[[Image:Titan23_decepticonsmassing.JPG|250px|right|thumb|Company photo day.]]
The Decepticons are, in general, less human in appearance than the Autobots in the movie, resembling carnivorous mammals, birds, insects or the Decepticon insignia itself (possibly to frighten the [[Human|insects]]). What is also most noticeable about the Decepticons in the movie franchise is that they've actually been designed to resemble the insignia of their faction, most notably Megatron, Blackout, Barricade, and the Fallen; the insignia is in fact based on the Fallen's ugly mug. {{storylink|Defiance}}

{{note|In a departure from previous Transformers incarnations, Japan used the name "Decepticons" for this franchise, rather than "Destrons"<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/movie/decepticons.html Movie Decepticons toy listing on Takaratomy.com]</ref>.}}

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==Animated==
Around 1 billion years ago, the [[Destron (Animated)|Destrons]] emerged as a new faction on the Protectobot governed Cybertron. Led by [[Devron (Animated)|Devron]], the [[Third Cybertronian War]] was fought between the Destrons and the Protectobots (who were led by the new leader [[Nova Magnus]]). ''The Destrons emerged victorious, though many Cybertronian records were forever lost due to the [[Great Purge]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

The Decepticons came to prominence as a sub-faction of the Destrons around 70 million years ago. They advocated the use of the AllSpark to bring Cybertron itself to life, that it might serve as a cosmic juggernaut that would allow the Transformers to return to the era of expansion and colonization of other worlds they had enjoyed nearly 700 million years beforehand. When the Decepticon leader [[Megazarak (Animated)|Megazarak]] was ousted by charismatic rhetorician named [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], tensions finally exploded, and the Autobots and Decepticons went to [[Great War (Animated)|war]] for possession of the AllSpark.

After something in the vicinity of six million years of civil war, things reached a crisis point when the Decepticons began a strategic bombing campaign on Cybertron, demanding the AllSpark be turned over in exchange for a cessation of hostilities. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Rather than give in to Megatron's demands, the Autobots instead sought to put the AllSpark beyond any Cybertronian's reach, launching it randomly through a [[space bridge]] to some distant corner of the galaxy, where it was hoped it would never be found. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

4 million stellar cycles ago, the Autobots and Decepticons battled each other in what is now known as The Great War. The Autobots pulled a victory only due to their exclusive access to [[space bridge]]s and their decision to send the [[AllSpark]] into deep space. Defeated, the Decepticons dispersed, and, according to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]], the only sight of them would be an occasional scout ship. In fact, they had been missing for so long, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] believed a Decepticon presence was a thing of the past. This was quickly reassessed upon encountering [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron's]] crew. In his final battle against Optimus, Megatron was taken back to Cybertron, along with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], for imprisonment. The rest are still at large, except Starscream, who died when his AllSpark fragment was removed.

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{{note|As with the movie Decepticons, the Animated Decepticons are not called Destrons in Japan.}}

==Shattered Glass==
[[Image:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|right|180px|thumb|Decepticons wage their battles to destroy...]]
The Decepticons are a resistance group, intended to overthrow Autobot tyranny and their dastardly leader, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]. Led by the heroic [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], the 'Cons want to liberate Cybertron and preserve freedom and life across the galaxy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|no matter the cost]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass}}
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==Prime==
{{bigquote|Sometimes deception is necessary, when those who listen to the truth should not, and will only understand once they have been lied to and forced to see their own lies.|[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]].}}

[[Image:DeusExMachina-fourcons.jpg|thumb|300px]]
The Decepticons originated from those in the [[caste system|lower castes]] of Cybertronian society in the [[Badlands]]. Megatron, a gladiator who seized control of all the gladiatorial pits and assumed the name of The Fallen, began preaching to the dispossessed on the Grid. He allowed them to bomb Cybertron and throw their society into chaos, for he rightly believed if he denied any connection to their extremist behavior, it would elevate him in the eyes of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Even the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] for him. When the Council questioned Megatron about the movement's name, he denied he had heard of it, though he also accepted it for reasons outlined above.

When Halogen appointed Orion the new Prime, Megatron declared his Decepticons would continue to fight for freedom. During the war they conquered eighty-five percent of the planet, as well as occupying [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, before poisoning the [[core]] itself with [[Dark Energon]]. When the Autobots left aboard the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Trypticon transformed into the ''Nemesis'' and followed them with Megatron, Starscream, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] into unknown space, while [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] took control of the Cybertronian Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

Eons later, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] were based on [[Earth]], with a mass-produced [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] army. During a three year lull, Starscream was ordered to build a [[space bridge]] and to mine more Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}} Megatron returned, but not with the army Starscream had hoped for. Instead he tried to raise an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] [[zombie]]s to eradicate humanity, but failed and perished in a space bridge implosion, leaving Starscream in command once more. {{storylink|Darkness Rising}} It emerged he survived, and he was retrieved and placed in sickbay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Meanwhile, Starscream and Soundwave waited for opportunities to pounce on [[Team Prime]] with their Vehicons. {{storylink|Con Job}} {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[Image:Movie Decepticon Screencleaner.jpg|right|105px|thumb|Transforms your dirty screen to a clean one and — well, actually just the first thing.]]
*'''Decepticon''' (2008)
:Released by Tomy Yujin on January,<ref>[http://www.gachausa.com/products/transformers.asp Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref> this dangler is a [[Insignia|faction logo]]-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Decepticon insignia printed on the other side.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Destron''' (デストロン ''Desutoron''), '''Combatron''' (''Car Robots'', コンバットロン ''Konbatoron''), '''Decepticon''' (ディセプティコン ''Diseputikon'')
*''Danish'': '''Bedragerne''' (Marvel comic, "Betrayers"), '''Bedraonerne''' (''The Transformers'' cartoon)
*''French:'' '''Decepticans''' (France ''The Transformers'' cartoon)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Álcák''' (Marvel comic, "Disguises"), '''Decepticonok''' (toy commercial, second ''The Movie'' dub), '''Varangyok''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Toads"), '''Robotikák''' (''Energon'', ''Cybertron'', "Roboticas")
*''Italian:'' '''Distructors'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ba Tian Hu''' (霸天虎, "Tigers that Forcibly Occupy the Sky")
*''Polish:'' '''Deceptikony''', '''Decepcjokony''' (first ''The Movie'' dub, "Deceptiocons"), '''Dezorientaci''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Decépticos''' (Portugal comic), '''Malignus''' (Brazil comic)
*''Serbian:'' '''Deseptikoni'''
*''Swedish:'' '''Bedragare''' (Marvel comic, "Betrayers")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Obmanoidy''' (Обманойди, "Decepticons")

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Family

2011-08-04T18:51:24Z

166.137.139.163: /* Featured characters */

{{episode
|series=Cybertron
|ep=36
|series2=Galaxy Force
|ep2=37
|title="Family"
|japanese=そして、旅立ちの時
|romaji=Soshite, Tabidachi no Toki
|translation=And So, It Is Time to Go on a Journey
|image=Cyb_ep36_autobots_revealed.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Aichi]], [[we've|We've]], [[Tōkyū Agency]]
|writer=[[Kazuhisa Sakaguchi]]
|director=[[Naotaka Hayashi]]
|animation studio=[[GONZO]]
|airdate=[[September 17]], [[2005]] (Japanese) [[September 8]], [[2006]] (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''As the Autobots make preparations to travel to Gigantion, Coby and Lori confront their parents with the truth.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Image:Cyb_ep36_tim_on_phone.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

While [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] scours the depths of space for the missing starship ''[[Atlantis]]'' and its passengers—[[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]]—[[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Lori]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] discuss the situation. The concern is that the ''Atlantis'' will head for [[Gigantion]], but it will not be able to cross the dimensions safely to get there. Vector Prime and Red Alert assure the humans that Bud will be fine: Humans and [[Mini-Con]]s share flexible, slightly erratic mental processes that allow them to travel through dimensions with no ill effects. It is the rigid, logical minds of the Transformers that are the problem, and Red Alert is hard at work developing a "vaccine" program derived from the stabilizing elements of Vector Prime's [[Rhisling|sword]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] that will allow them to cross over as well, once they track the ''Atlantis'' down.

A little later, Coby and Lori return to [[Earth]], where the image of the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] still fills the sky, visible through the [[space bridge]] previously opened by the [[Omega Lock]]. Coby telephones his brother [[Tim Hansen|Tim]] for some advice, telling him that Bud is missing, and Tim agrees to tell their parents that Bud is staying with him.

[[Image:Cyb_ep36_landmine_forgives.jpg|right|thumb|220px]]

Meanwhile, the other [[Autobot]]s have split their forces in two: The majority of the faction are working on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to clear out the remaining [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]s infesting the planet, while [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and the ancient Autobots from Earth return to that world. Landmine is on the way to check up on Coby and Lori when he is summoned by [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]], who has discovered [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] pounding his head (well, cab) against a tree in a forest. Still tortured over his recent selfish actions, Mudflap has no idea what to make of himself or his place in the world, and attacks Landmine when he approaches him. Landmine refuses to fight back, and when he tells Mudflap he just wants his friend back, the troubled Transformer collapses to his knees in tears, apologizing for everything he has done. Landmine tells Mudflap that the most important thing is to forgive himself, and he and a group of civilian Autobots welcome Mudflap back into their ranks.

[[Image:Cyb_ep36_parents_dont_believe.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

At the Hansens' house, Lori comes up with numerous ideas for lies they can tell their parents to cover where they're going, from winning a round-the-world trip to studying abroad to running away to get married! That last idea elicits an odd look from [[Six-Speed]] and a quick back-pedal from Lori, but Coby is not really listening; he has decided that the best course of action is to tell their parents the truth. Lori agrees, but realizes that it is unlikely that their parents will believe them, so he gives [[Lucy Suzuki]] a call to help back them up. Lucy, in turn, calls [[Colonel Franklin]], who receives her message just after conferring with the [[President of the United States|President]], who has learned the truth about Transformers and agrees to help keep their existence secret.

As night falls, Lori and Coby present their assembled parents with the whole story. Unsurprisingly, the four adults are utterly incredulous, despite their children's insistence. Landmine watches from nearby as the two kids plead with Six-Speed to transform to robot mode as proof, but Optimus Prime's long-standing order for them to keep their presence on Earth a secret forbids either of the two Autobots from doing so. The parents are reaching the end of their patience, forcing Coby to tell them that Bud has been kidnapped and that Tim has lied to help him, at which point Colonel Franklin and Lucy Suzuki arrive. Lori is happy to see what she thinks is some support arriving, but in actuality, they have come to stop the kids from blowing the secret. Everything soon becomes a moot point, however, as the house begins to shake...and Optimus Prime and Vector Prime come soaring down out of the sky in vehicle mode!

[[Image:Cyb ep36 autobots request.jpg|right|thumb|220px|So is it cool with you guys if we take your kids on a mission into deep space to fight giant alien robots hellbent on destroying everything?]]

The two Autobots transform to robot mode, with Landmine and Six-Speed following their lead, leaving the stunned parents struggling to comprehend what they are seeing. The Autobots ask the shocked adults' permission to let the children go with them to Gigantion, telling them of all the help the kids have given them in the past. [[Robert Hansen|Robert]] and [[Ernesto]] request that they be allowed to go too, to keep their children safe, but Vector Prime informs them of the requirement of a flexible mind—a mind able to accept new realities at face value. Ernesto claims that the parents have open minds, but Robert silences him with the grave realization that in truth, they do not; their children came to them and told them the absolute truth, and they could not accept it. With the two Primes' promise on [[Primus]] and their own [[spark]]s that they will keep the children safe, the parents regretfully allow Coby and Lori to go with them.

The next morning, the kids and Autobots assemble to depart for Cybertron. Coby gives Colonel Franklin his communicator so they can stay in touch with Earth, and Lori's mother adds her own contribution to the trip: a bag of food for the kids. The kids' parents wish them well, telling them that they are proud of them, and the children then depart via the [[space bridge]]. Colonel Franklin delivers a stirring speech as the parents realize that their children have grown up.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (1)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (3)
*[[Six-Speed]] (4)
*[[Vector Prime]] (7)
*[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] (9)
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (12)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (13)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (14)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (15)
*[[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] (16)
*[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] (17)
*Sports car Autobots (18, 20, 23)
*[[Motorcycle refugee]] (19) and twin (22)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (21)

|c3=
*[[Lori]] (5)
*[[Coby Hansen]] (6)
*[[Tim Hansen]] (8)
*[[Colonel Franklin]] (24)
*[[Ernesto]] (25)
*Lori's mother (26)
*[[Robert Hansen]] (27)
*Mrs. Hansen (28)
*[[Lucy Suzuki]] (29)

|c4=
*[[Primus]] (2)
*[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]]
|c5=
*Dump Truck Autobots
}}

==Quotes==

"It's funny. I look at them and I start to wonder... was I ever that young? Was I ever that eager? Was I ever that full of hope? Was I that fearless?" 
"I know what you mean. I think, if there's anything at all in life that I truly may be proud of...it would be my three sons."
:—'''Colonel Franklin''' and '''Robert Hansen'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Galaxy Force''===
*''Galaxy Force'' includes a "previously on" segment summarizing the events of "[[Escape (episode)|Escape]]".
*In some early episodes of ''Galaxy Force'', it was indicated that Coby did not have a great relationship with the other members of his family. ''Cybertron'' chose to excise that aspect, and probably with good cause, since it has been completely ignored at this point for something to the tune of thirty full episodes. It is very briefly touched upon again for the last time in this ''Galaxy Force'' episode, when Coby is surprised to find that Tim is willing to cover for him by saying Bud is staying with him, leading Coby to make his impassioned speech about family to his parents. But, as ''Cybertron'' proves, the speech works perfectly well without it, so.... yeah.
*''Cybertron'' has Coby and Lori argue their points a little further with their parents than in ''Galaxy Force'', explaining about the two factions of Transformers and referring back to Starscream's invasion of Earth, two things which are not discussed in ''Galaxy Force''. They also mention the [[Omega Frequency]].
*Landmine doesn't even seem remotely regretful about his inability to transform in front of the parents in ''Galaxy Force''!
*''Cybertron'' doesn't mention that the bag Lori's mother gives the kids contains a change of clothes in addition to food. Not a particularly notable change under normal circumstance, except it explains where the new oufits that the kids will start wearing from the next episode through to the end of the series come from.
*In ''Galaxy Force'', Colonel Franklin's closing speech is about humanity moving further into the stars, comparing the kids' journey to Man's first steps on the Moon, and Robert Hansen remarks that they will witness the galaxy being saved. In ''Cybertron'', the speech (quoted above) is reworked to be about the strength and passion of the children themselves.

===Continuity errors===

* When Coby brings up the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s that blanketed the skies, his dad dismisses them as "airplanes". Except, erm, [[:Image:Cyb_ep24_invasion.jpg|most of them were in robot mode]]. And they were openly called a possible alien invasion (with the US government publicly considering them hostile) and noted to be "robotic creatures" in [[Invasion|the episode]] they did this.
* He also seems a bit unconcerned that last ''he'' saw, Coby had escaped from military custody in a helicopter while yelling "I gotta save the world!".

===Transformers references===

*The similarity between the minds of human children and Mini-Cons was first hinted at back in "[[Balance]]".
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] refers to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] as "Big Bot", the nickname [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used to refer to [[Optimus Primal]] in ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.
*The President previously appeared briefly in "[[Collapse]]".
*Coby and Lori refer back to the events of "[[Invasion]]", "[[Retreat]]" and "[[Critical]]" when trying to explain things to their parents.
*Primes Optimus and Vector refer to the events of "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]", "[[Haven]]", "[[Champion]]" and "[[Primal]]" when telling the parents of their children's exploits.

===Real-world references===
*Coby's father mistakenly refers to Lucy Suzuki as "Miss Honda", confusing [[Wikipedia: Maruti Suzuki|her name]] for that of another [[Wikipedia:Honda|automobile company]].

===Trivia===
[[Image:LongrackC-Earth.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The tall guy's always in the back row in family photos.]]
*Mentioned in passing on a news report is scientist [[Mohammed Wong]]. The joke here is that "Mohammed" is the world's most common first name, and "Wong" is the most common last name, and yet there are virtually no people named "Mohammed Wong".
*A new face (as it were) is seen among the civilian Autobots this episode: an excavator based on the ''Cybertron'' [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] toy. It's not clear if this is ''the'' Longrack, however, as an identical crane will be seen on Gigantion later in the series, but seeing as the Longrack toy came with a Cybertron-styled [[Cyber Key]], odds are good that this is him.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 10 ([[Victor Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])

[[Category:Cybertron episodes]]

Dispatches

2011-08-03T10:20:44Z

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|next=The Arrival issue 2
|title="Dispatches"
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|caption=I'm having so much gosh-darn fun I can't stand it!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 13]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=August 2008
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'''A million stellar cycles of peace is threatened when the Transformers and the AllSpark arrive on Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
Ultra Magnus informs the [[Cybertronian Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] of the current situation as regards to Optimus Prime's crew, the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]], the [[Decepticon]]s, and their subsequent disappearance. He confirms that there are search and rescue crews at work, but as yet they have found nothing.

On [[Earth]], Optimus is in stasis, dreaming of his battle with Megatron, where he was the only thing standing between the Decepticon overlord and ultimate power.

On the colony [[New Kaon]], Blitzwing hosts Megatron's funeral, having erected a monument to his leader, and vows vengeance... and [[facial hair|mustaches]]. Meanwhile, at the [[Autobot Memorial Plaza]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Sentinel Prime is forced to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Optimus' crew. Afterward, Longarm Prime pushes that they continue the search, but Sentinel thinks it's best to leave things buried. Meanwhile, a furious Lugnut refuses to accept Megatron's death, destroys Blitzwing's monument and the two begin to fight.

On Earth, Isaac Sumdac discovers Megatron's head, and over the next 50 years, progresses from simple attempts at reverse engineering to the establishment of [[Sumdac Systems]].

The [[Autobot]]s awaken, and meet Sari, establishing themselves as [[Detroit]]'s new heroes.

On the Decepticon warship, Starscream is reviewing footage of the Autobots at work, when an intruder alert goes off. Blackarachnia arrives, and during a scuffle offers to team up. Starscream declines and Blackarachnia makes her escape, placing a tracer on him. The distraction causes Starscream to miss a proximity warning, and he promptly crashes into the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].

Sometime later, Starscream attacks, and during the battle, the AllSpark is briefly opened. The resulting energy burst is detected by both the Autobots and the Decepticons, and the two groups make tracks for Earth.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] (3)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (13)
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (14)
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (15)
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (16)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (20)
* [[Vector Prime]] (21)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (7)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (8)
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (17)
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (18)
* [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (22)
|c3=
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (9)
* [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (11)
* [[Sari Sumdac]] (12)
* [[Augustus Edsel|Mayor Edsel]] (19)
|c4=
* [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Icy Blitzwing''': "It is with heavy sparks that we who proudly display the Decepticon symbol must learn to accept the inevitable conclusion, however unpleasant... Our leader has fallen. Megatron is no more. Rest assured, he will not be forgotten." 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': But first we will '''CRUSH''' the miserable Autobot scum responsible for destroying him! 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Oooh! And then we'll paint mustaches on their faceplates! Mustaches are funny! Hahahahahaha! 
:—No funeral is <s>safe</s> sane when '''Blitzwing''' is around.

==Notes==
* Blackarachnia's face plate is seen for the first time, the only other time it is featured is in [[The Arrival issue 4|issue #4]].
* This issue's story was given the title "Dispatches" in the trade paperback collection of ''The Arrival''.
* The plot is a retelling of "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", but from different perspectives and with many additional details.
* At Megatron's funeral, there are a large number of unnamed [[Generic]] Decepticons.
===Errors===
* Both Sentinel and Longarm bear the wrong symbol, with Longarm wearing the Elite Guard emblem, and Sentinel possessing the standard [[Insignia|Autobrand]].
* Sentinel Prime refers to ''his'' generation knowing war and hiding the All Spark. While it's possible ([[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] turned out to be around during the war), he has never before or since been shown to be that old. Of course, knowing Sentinel, he could just be trying to inflate his credentials.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Sari, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Sparkplug, [[Tutor Bot]], and a lot of [[Pat Lee|balloons]]; art by [[Alex Milne]] & colors by [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover B:''' The Autobots half of the RI cover; this art was reused for the TPB cover.
* '''Incentive Cover RI:''' Front to back cover of the Autobots and Sari vs the Decepticons and the [[Angry Archer]]; art by [[Marcelo Matere]].
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Image:Arrival1 coverA.jpg|2 Kool 4 Skool!
Image:Arrival1 coverB.jpg|Um, who are we battling?
Image:Arrival1 coverRI.jpg|Oh yeah, the Decepticons! Get 'em!!!
</gallery>

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Wheeljack (G1)

2011-08-02T22:31:00Z

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

[[Image:Wheeljackg1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see! Yeah, we can wait for Ratchet...]]
'''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. He's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a ''complete'' nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to [[flight|flying]], which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

{{bigquote|It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!|Wheeljack on his track record|"[[Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:TheTransformers-Wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|150px|They thought I was crazy, absolutely mad.]]
Wheeljack was one of the select Autobots chosen by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to travel aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and ended up in stasis lock for four million years at the base of [[Mount St. Hilary]] with the rest of the crew. Once the volcano exploded and the Transformers reactivated, Wheeljack was rebuilt to transform into a race car. As the Autobots counted their ranks, he apologized to [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] for being "the guy you've had to patch up most." {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later, he observed as their human friend [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] suffered a heart attack, requiring Ratchet to drive him and his son to the hospital. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} After a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots were defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who took over the Ark and hung the bodies of Wheeljack and his defeated peers from the ceiling. {{storylink|The New Order}}

''Ratchet was able to reclaim the Ark and began to reactivate the fallen warriors. Wheeljack was the second Autobot after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to be brought back on-line, so that he could aid Ratchet with his technical skills. He saved the Autobots from total destruction by remote-controlling Optimus Prime's deactivated body and using it to intervene in [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s attempted execution of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], who had been booby-trapped with a nuclear bomb.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-disintegratedcircuits02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don't worry! As long as you hit the wire with the connecting hook at precisely eighty-eight miles per hour, the instant the lightning strikes the tower... everything will be fine!]]

Wheeljack accompanied [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] on a mission to secure a fuel supply for the Autobots. He stayed in the background while Jazz forged an alliance with the human [[G.B. Blackrock]]. But when Starscream and Frenzy showed up at the unveiling of Blackrock's new anti-robot cannon, Wheeljack couldn't just sit around. He transformed and blasted Frenzy with magnetic powder, which buried the Decepticon in an avalanche of ferrous materials. Wheeljack was saved from an attack by Starscream when [[Circuit Breaker]] brought the Decepticon crashing to the ground. The save was unintentional, however; when Wheeljack thanked the human for her help, she turned her fury on him, blasting him into unconsciousness. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

To help boost the Autobots' fallen forces, Wheeljack installed the minds of [[Grapple]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] into bodies that were created by the Ark. The minds were [[Mind bank|stored on the Ark]] for such an occasion. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Wheeljack was among the Autobots who witnessed the debut of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and he participated in the subsequent attack on the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base|coal strip mine base]]. Once Bumblebee had extracted combiner technology data from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Wheeljack and the others retreated. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Wheeljack was later an early casualty of a disastrous attack on [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] led by acting Autobot Commander [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], though he was not seriously damaged.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

To give the Autobots some air (and [[combiner]]) power, Wheeljack designed the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], though all but [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s minds were incomplete and they almost killed a human. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Wheeljack later had to erase their minds and unfortunately, by this time, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had implanted a [[cerebro-shell]] in Optimus that, while not controlling him, allowed the Decepticons to tap into the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} It was not directly referenced, but it is assumed that he helped build the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] as well (which allowed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to create the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]).

''Later, he aided Optimus Prime in a plan to temporarily fake his own death, in order to teach the Earth-bound Autobots to learn to cope without him. Wheeljack was the only Autobot Prime told of his plan, probably since Prime needed him to build a [[facsimile construct]] in his likeness to be destroyed. When Megatron did destroy the facsimile, even Wheeljack mistakenly believed Prime had been killed.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-mechanicaldifficulties.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Throw open the switches on the sonic oscillator, and step up the reactor power THREE—MORE—TRIANGLES!]]

After Optimus Prime died, the Autobots chose Grimlock as their new leader. Like Prime before him, Grimlock relied heavily on Wheeljack's skills. Wheeljack tracked down the missing [[power booster rod]], {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} and supervised the construction of the [[Geothermal Generator]]. By the time the device was complete, Wheeljack was beginning to have serious doubts about Grimlock's leadership, noting to himself that their leader wasn't the brightest bulb in the box. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} By the time the Ark was repaired and ready for launching, Wheeljack was wondering if he shouldn't be helping Blaster out, rather than assisting Grimlock's efforts to capture him. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

These doubts soon grew into a covert rebellion, as he called in his old friend [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help deal with the situation. Wheeljack acted as the Ark's pilot, once it was spaceborne. He enabled the craft to overtake and capture the Decepticon [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], who was under Blaster's control. When Blast-Off's passengers turned out to be nothing more than four human children, he advised the other Autobots that they could probably lower their weapons.

[[Image:Wheeljack-spacehikers02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain. I hope you've enjoyed your stay so far.]]

Wheeljack did his best to make the four humans welcome and comfortable, fitting them with customized space suits, but soon ran up against Grimlock's monomaniacal quest to bring Blaster to "justice". When Grimlock ordered the humans cast into space in hopes of drawing out Blaster, Wheeljack had Skylynx save them. Though the humans were safe, Grimlock captured Blaster anyway, and Wheeljack's attempt at subversion ultimately failed. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Wheeljack was among the dozens of Autobots who gathered on the moon to watch Blaster and Grimlock battle for Autobot leadership, and subsequently came under Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Although it wasn't depicted, he was assumed destroyed by the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]; like most of his compatriots, he was not seen in action until the battle with Unicron. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-stilllife.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Alive.... ALIVE... ''IT'S ALIIIIIIVE!!!'']]

Grimlock eventually revived him with [[Nucleon]], along with the rest of the Autobots' deactivated roster. Wheeljack questioned Grimlock on the wisdom of ramming Unicron with the Ark and of charging into battle so soon after being reactivated, but Grimlock just told him to be quiet and fight, before shoving him out the airlock. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Wheeljack was with a handful of Transformers who found Optimus Prime's dessicated remains. He theorized that the Matrix energy unleashed by Unicron's destruction was somehow, just barely, keeping him alive. He mourned Prime's death alongside Prowl, Kup and others. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-endoftheroad.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mein Führer! ''I can walk!!'']]

Wheeljack had a short altercation with Quake, which was symptomatic of the growing unrest between the two factions. He subsequently discovered the betrayal of the Decepticons, who had sabotaged the Autobot spacecraft before leaving the dying Cybertron. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Grimlock saved the day again though, providing some stolen Decepticon cruisers. However, when they followed the Decepticons to [[Klo]], the Autobots were ambushed and nearly wiped out. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was about to dismember the crippled Wheeljack when he was saved by the timely arrival of the reborn Optimus Prime and the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{-}}
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''Wheeljack survived the battle of [[Autobot City]] in this timeline, but was later strung up by [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] there in 2008, anyway. He wasn't seen after that, though [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] survived the same treatment, so Wheeljack may have survived.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

{{--}}
=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''When [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] infiltrated the Ark to brainwash some new troops, Wheeljack was one of the deactivated Autobots he attempted to control. Wheeljack and the others turned the tables on Galvatron, subjecting him to his own [[mind bug]] technology.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}} ''Back in action, Wheeljack felt somewhat out of place among the various [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]] and [[Powermaster|Powermasters]] wandering around the Ark now. On a scouting mission, he and Prowl grumbled to one another about how they just wanted some good ol' fashioned Decepticons to beat up on. Obligingly, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] and [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] showed up right then to stop the Autobots from finding out about their evil plans. Thrilled about fighting bad guys who weren't "MicroHeadTargetmasters with a Pretender shell", Wheeljack and Prowl tracked down the Constructicons' leader, Megatron, nearby, and learned of his plans to destroy Earth's atmosphere with a [[Global warming satellite|rocket]].'' {{storylink|Starting Over!}} ''While Wheeljack distracted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], Prowl leapt aboard the rocket and knocked it off course, saving the planet.'' {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

''Fresh from their adventure with old, familiar enemies, Wheeljack and Prowl both joined the new Earthforce team Optimus Prime set up under Grimlock's command. Operating out of a shuttle in the Canadian wilderness, the Autobots began constructing a larger Earthbase on site. Although the location of their base was unknown, the construction-in-progress was open to attack, and so a 24-hour guard watch was arranged. One dark and stormy night, Wheeljack was trying to keep warm on guard duty using a thermo-heating unit from the ship, but it overheated and started smoking on him. He knocked over a table and lamp while trying to shut off the device and attracted the attention of a polar bear, which ended up chasing him back towards the shuttle. To top it all off, he was jumped from behind by [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], who had seen all the mess and mistaken Wheeljack for [[Fantasy Predacon|an attacking Decepticon]]. It was not Wheeljack's best night ever.'' {{storylink|Mystery!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-thelivingnightlights.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bah. Warm, fuzzy nice-nice! What good is science if nobody gets hurt!?]]

''When a new thought-activated set of nightlights called [[Sleepfast]] was released to human buyers, Wheeljack got suspicious and tested the little items. He found not only the presence of Cybertronian technology in the devices, but also evidence that the thought-sensitive nightlights would eventually turn on their owners, allowing them to manipulate the humans' minds as well as read them. Wheeljack took [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] to investigate the Sleepfast warehouse, and they ran into the mastermind behind the scheme, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. The Autobots used the thought-activation effect of the Sleepfasts to will all several hundred nightlights on at once, temporarily blinding Mindwipe.'' {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-housethatwheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Zhose are ze largest trousers in ze vorld!"]]

''Finally, Autobot Earthbase was completed, and Wheeljack called the entire team outside to witness his defense grid in action. Prowl was dubious at the lack of obvious protection, and so Wheeljack handed him the activation remote. Once Prowl hit the button, Wheeljack tossed a rock towards the base, where it was instantly obliterated by the retractable laser cannons. When Prowl expressed concern that someone could knock the defense system offline, Wheeljack assured him that once the defense system was activated, it could only be deactivated from a console inside the base. Prowl paused for a minute, took a head count, then turned hesitantly to Wheeljack and asked, "So who's inside with the console NOW...?" ''

''The response? "Oh..."''

''While Prowl and the other Autobots braved the defenses in order to reach the console and turn off the security system, Grimlock grabbed Wheeljack by the ankle and shook him out upside-down over the snow for good measure.'' {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

[[Image:Wheeljack-makintracks.jpg|thumb|left|300px|From the tempest's fury, the spark ignites—to sire new life! Transmet—wait, we're getting a bit too meta here, aren't we.]]

''When Optimus Prime returned to Earth for an inspection of the new operation, he also brought back [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s body for Wheeljack to reactivate in his Bodyshop. Grimlock was hardly impressed with the idea of bringing the vain and complaining Tracks back to life, and he tried to derail the process. Despite his efforts, though, Wheeljack not only revived Tracks, but Optimus Prime decreed that Tracks would remain with Earthforce instead of going back on the Ark with him.'' {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} ''Later, Wheeljack diagnosed Snarl with [[Corrodia Gravis]], prompting the Autobots to seek out the only compatible Transformer who could give him a systems boost: Starscream.'' {{storylink|Assassins}}

''Wheeljack was last seen during the Autobot chase of [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], who had kidnapped their ally, [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]]. He abandoned the chase to check on Prowl after Motormaster ran him off the highway.'' {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

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====''Generation 2''====
While investigating an apparent planet-wide genocide on [[J'asik]], Wheeljack joined [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on a science team in attempting to find out just what had destroyed all life on the planet so utterly. Their findings were so surprising, the team double-checked 50 times before confirming the results: A Cybertronian biological by-product had somehow achieved quasi-sentience and motivation, and was prowling the galaxy as the entity known as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. The full impact of their discovery was cut short, however, by the arriving armada of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the accidental harbingers of the Swarm. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} The battle with Jhiaxus kept the Transformers occupied long enough for the Swarm to find them on Earth. Presenting a united front, the Autobots and Decepticons desperately attempted to drive back the creature. Wheeljack cooked up a method of dramatically augmenting [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s sonic powers, but while the Decepticon was consumed by the excess power pumping through his system, it seemed to do little good against the Swarm. Wheeljack's fate is unknown. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Katsumi Suzuki]] (Japanese, "[[Attack of the Autobots]]" and "[[Day of the Machines]]" only), [[Alberto Bognanni]] (Italian, second dub), [[Albert Augier]] (French), [[Isidro Olace]] (Latin American)

[[Image:Cybertronwheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|Boxy but safe.]]

Four million years ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was sent on a mission with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to search for any available energy that could be found on the drained planet. The pair located some energy [[conductor]]s, and Wheeljack transformed into his boxy vehicle mode so that Bumblebee could load them up, even though he didn't believe they would last a [[Units of time|quartrex]]. On the return trip to [[Great Dome|Iacon]], the pair were attacked by a team of [[Decepticon]]s, but Wheeljack was able to break through their barricade of fire using his bumper-mounted cutting blades and then eluded their pursuers by heading underground. Despite their successful return with the conductors, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to expand the search for energy to other planets. Wheeljack was among the Autobots selected to embark on this mission, but in mid-flight, the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] was attacked by the Decepticons and crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], entombing all aboard in stasis.

[[Image:Mtmte2_fiftyninepointninetynine.jpg|right|thumb|220px|With this, I shall give my creature life!]]

When the Transformers were reactivated by a volcanic eruption in 1984, Wheeljack was reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] with the alternate mode of a Lancia Stratos Turbo custom racing car. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Soon after their awakening, Wheeljack was part of the battle unit organized by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to defend a [[human]] oil rig against an attack by the Decepticons, and used a fire-extinguishing mechanism installed in his forearm to douse the inferno that resulted from the conflict. Wheeljack next helped attempt to stop the Decepticon plot to overload [[Sherman Dam]], and then journeyed with the other Autobots in pursuing their foes to [[Burma]]. There, he gave Bumblebee and the Autobots' new human ally [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] a bomb that would collapse the mine the Decepticons were current raiding, trapping the villainous robots for good. Alas, Wheeljack overestimated his skills, as the Decepticons were able to escape the collapsed mountain with ease. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Wheeljack later participated in the battle to stop the Decepticons from escaping Eaabb. aboard their [[Victory (G1)|new space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:Divideandconquer wheeljack cosmotron.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Ah, you know what it's like, Ironhide, there's always a few extra bits at the bottom of the box.]]

Some months later, when an [[antimatter]]-powered [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)#Autobot Headquarters|Autobot Headquarters]], Wheeljack had just the invention to save the day: a remote control unit that would put Teletraan I in control of a Decepticons' body. Through the bravery of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Chip Chase]], the unit was planted on [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and the Autobots used him to foil the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

Wheeljack's mechanical expertise was put to the ultimate test when Optimus Prime was critically wounded by a Decepticon attack. With [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s help, Wheeljack struggled to keep his leader alive, discovering that his vital [[cosmitron]] component had been damaged and needed replacing. A team of Autobots were dispatched through the Decepticons' [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, where they located [[Wheeljack's workshop|Wheeljack's old laboratory]] and recovered a replacement cosmitron to save Prime's life. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[Image:SOSDinobots_buildingSludge.jpg|right|thumb|220px|What's he ''building'' in there? We've got a right to know.]]

Upon discovery of [[dinosaur]] bones in caverns within the Ark's volcano, Wheeljack and Ratchet were inspired to construct robotic version of dinosaurs, resulting in the creation of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Upon activation, the behemoths promptly ran out of control and badly damaged Autobot Headquarters, until Wheeljack brought them under control with his [[magnetic inducer]]. Optimus Prime deemed the Dinobots too dangerous to continue functioning and commanded that the project be abandoned, but Wheeljack secretly persisted, developing memory components that would increase the Dinobots' intelligence. This bout of insubordination proved fortunate when almost all of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]], prompting Wheeljack to activate the upgraded Dinobots and take them into battle to save the day. Wheeljack was willing to accept any punishment Prime would hand down for his disobedience, but Prime accepted his judgement had been hasty, and allowed the Dinobots to remain among the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Learning of Decepticon activity in [[Peru]], Optimus Prime had Wheeljack and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] head for the [[Arctic|Arctic Circle]] to unearth the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], so he could carry the Autobot forces to South America. Once the Decepticons' plan to use the [[Crystal of Power]] as a weapon had been stopped, Wheeljack invented a device to cap the geyser of energy that had resulted from the crystal's destruction. Spike was a little concerned over whether or not the device would function, but it went off without a hitch, even surprising Wheeljack himself a little. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[Image:Wotd wheeljack meteorite.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Surprisingly, the ominously glowing turd had little scientific value.]]

Wheeljack had his work cut out for him when the Autobots faced two simultaneous threats: a [[Meteorini Chipperoni|mysterious meteorite]] crashed on Earth, and when the Dinobots were left to guard it, they were tricked by Megatron into allying with the Decepticons. Analyzing a fragment of the meteorite, Wheeljack discovered it was wildly unstable and poised to explode at any moment. Working with Ratchet, Spike and Chip Chase, Wheeljack developed two new Dinobots, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and sent them in to defeat their forebears. The meteorite exploded harmlessly, and the Dinobots, convinced of their mistake, returned to the Autobot side. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When the Decepticons attacked a solar power plant on the coast of [[India]], Wheeljack outfitted the Autobots with hydrofoils so they could approach the plant from over the water. The attack was discovered to be a distraction when Wheeljack received a report from Autobot Headquarters that the Decepticons had struck there and kidnapped Sparkplug. Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that raided [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] and recovered Sparkplug, but he and Spike soon realized that there was something wrong. Sparkplug had, in fact, been made a mind-controlled Decepticon slave thanks to a [[hypno-chip]], as part of a plan to transport Cybertron itself into Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}}

[[Image:Tud3_wheeljack_little_present.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Green Lantern's light!]]

The villains soon accomplish their terrifying goal, and the Autobots found themselves battling the natural disasters that the presence of the planet caused. Wheeljack called upon the Dinobots to aid them in their struggle, though first he had to convince them that it was worth their while to help. Seeking information about the Decepticons' hypno-chips, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who travelled to the orbiting Cybertron, though no sooner had they arrived on the planet than the smaller members of their party (Spike, Bumblebee and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]), fell through a trap door. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Wheeljack and the others were unable to follow directly due to their size, but soon tracked their friends down to the Decepticons' headquarters and rescued them from an attack. The team took cover in Wheeljack's old lab, where Wheeljack analyzed a computer disk containing information on the hypno-chips that Bumblebee had stolen and developed a device to negate the chips' effect. The Autobots' test-drove the device on Sparkplug, and when it proved successful, they quickly returned to Earth and Wheeljack used it to liberate all of Megatron's slaves. Finally, the world was saved when the Autobots blew up Megatron's stockpile of [[energon cube]]s, blasting Cybertorn out of orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Wheeljack then helped repair the damage caused to Earth, directing the Dinobots as they performed some heavy lifting. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot unit dispatched to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of robot insects, where they faced the threat of the Decepticons' newest allies, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Wheeljack aided Skyfire by fixing his malfunctioning transform mechanism, and unsteadily taking to the air to back him up in an Insecticon dogfight. When Spike deduced that the Autobots' rubber tyres would protect them from the Insecticons' lightning attacks, Wheeljack rode atop [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and Sideswipe to help send the critters packing. To reward Spike for his bravery, Wheeljack offered to make a him a "true Autobot" by designing a motorcycle transformation for him, but Spike decided he'd better wait until he was at least old enough to drive. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:Shockblastcannon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I'm okay.]]

The sudden appearance of Megatron in the airspace of Autobot Headquarters was cause enough for Wheeljack to try testing his new [[shock blast cannon]], but the weapon simply blew up in his hands. As luck would have it, Megatron had not arrived to fight, but to challenge Optimus Prime to a one-on-one duel in accordance with Cybertron law. Wheeljack spoke out in favour of Prime accepting the challenge, as it would end the Transformers' war, but none of the Autobots expected the eventual result of the fight: Optimus lost! Wheeljack could not understand how Megatron had claimed victory, but Teletraan I soon provided the answer-Megatron had taken on the powers of all the other Decepticons, breaking the rules of the fight and invalidating its outcome. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

When Spike was badly injured by Megatron and needed life-saving surgery, Wheeljack developed cybernetic attachments that allowed Spike's mind to be transferred into "[[Autobot X]]", a makeshift body constructed from spare Autobot parts by Sparkplug. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} A little later, Wheeljack disagreed with Ratchet over which wire needed to be pulled to deactivate the Decepticons' [[Solar Needle]] device, but Optimus Prime put an end to the argument by yanking both of them. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[Image:Immobilizer_wheeljack_immobilized.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack: Master of the ancient art of Notmoveoo.]]

Wheeljack was among the Autobots who travelled to [[New York City]] to defend it against an attempted Decepticon takeover. The sight of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] climbing the [[Empire State Building]] reminded Wheeljack of ''[[King Kong]]'', and he took a leaf out of the movie's book by sending remote-controlled helicopters against the [[combiner]]. Devastator easily swatted the craft out of the air, and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] consoled Wheeljack with the fact that Devastator had probably seen the movie too. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

The first tests of Wheeljack's newest invention, the paralytic "[[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer]]", did not go very well: first, the device's [[polarizer]] was damaged by an over-enthusiastic [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and once it was replaced, Spike accidentally stepped on the Immobilizer's remote, immobilizing Wheeljack himself! Luckily the effects of the device proved temporary, and Wheeljack soon returned to normal. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} His next invention, an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] developed to restore the other Autobots when they were frozen in their vehicle modes by the Decepticons' new [[Transfixatron]], proved much more successful. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:Atlantisarise wheeljack and nergill.jpg|left|thumb|220px|From that day on, Dr. Wheel Jack was cursed to transform into a monster during moments of stress.]]

When Wheeljack was captured by the Decepticons' new sea-dwelling [[Sub-Atlantica]]n allies, their treacherous king, [[Nergill]], studied his systems and developed [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] that could disable Transformers based on them. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was blasted with the ray, he tried to use energy from Wheeljack's systems to restore himself, but was caught in the act and stopped by Bumblebee and Spike. The duo proceeded to repair Wheeljack, who then called in the Dinobots to sent the Sub-Atlanticans packing. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

After helping to free [[Quantum Laboratories]] from the control of [[TORQ III]], {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Wheeljack attended the unveiling of the human-made ninja-robot, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. Wheeljack did not have a high opinion of the comparatively primitive robot, but once the Decepticons stole and reprogrammed it to serve them, Nightbird made Wheeljack eat crow by outsmarting all the new security systems he had installed in Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} Later, Wheeljack was among the Autobots fooled by Megatron's [[Optimus Prime clone|clone of Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

To stop the Decepticons from drilling into the Earth's core and destroying the planet, Wheeljack invented [[dominator disc]]s that the Autobots planted on the individual [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], placing their combined form of Devastator under Wheeljack's control. The Decepticons were able to disrupt the disks, but this resulted in Devastator running amok, forcing the Decepticons to hand their device over to Wheeljack so he could combine it with his disks to restore Devatator to normal. {{storylink|The Core}} Soon after, Wheeljack and Ratchet had to work fast to develop an antidote that would negate the destructive energy of the [[Nova Power Core]], which had been consumed by the Insecticons and was threatening to cause them to explode.{{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:Autoberserk_good_job_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack's the dude.]]

Having spent some time trying to teach the Dinobots finesse, Wheeljack held a demonstration of his creations' newest abilities for the other Autobots, but unsurprisingly, it all went wrong. Optimus Prime decided that the Dinobots should train elsewhere, and they were sent to the recently-discovered "[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]". {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Unfortunately, the Decepticons followed the Dinobots to the time-lost island and began draining its energy, causing time warps all across the Earth that Wheeljack worked with Chip and Teletraan I to track. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Wheeljack approved of [[Grapple]]'s [[Solar Power Tower]], but sadly, Optimus Prime didn't. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} Prime ''did'' approve of Wheeljack's own next invention, the [[Negavator]], but so did the Decepticons, who made a few attempts at stealing it that ultimately required it to be destroyed. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Later, when a [[Heart of Cybertron]]-empowered Megatron badly injured many of the Autobots, Optimus Prime had Ratchet repair Wheeljack first, so the scientist could build a forcefield to hold Megatron off. {{storylink|Microbots}}

When the Decepticons framed the Autobots for energy thefts, they covered for their own past villainy by claiming Wheeljack had invented a device that drove them to evil. The deception fooled the people of Earth, and the Autobots were exiled from the planet, {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} but they soon returned to clear their names. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[Image:Dotd1_sparkplug_repairs_wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|220px|He took mah jerb!]]

Instructed by Optimus Prime to dispatch an Autobot team to deal with a Decepticon incursion at an airfield, Wheeljack again had to convince the Dinobots to lend a hand. Soon after, Wheeljack and the other Autobots began to malfunction as a result of [[cybertonium]] degradation, necessitating that Spike and [[Carly]] travel to Cybertron to get more. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Wheeljack supplied them with a [[photon light]] and a two-way thumb radio and set them on course for his old laboratory. Despite some Decepticon trouble along the way, the two humans eventually succeeded in their mission with the help of the Dinobots, and Wheeljack and the Autobots were restored. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Wheeljack was among the Autobots who stood by as reports on the search for the stolen [[Voltronic Galaxer]] came in, {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}, then later temporarily received the power of an invulnerable [[electrum]] coating {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon}}. Shortly thereafter, he had to help Sparkplug, Ratchet and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair and restore a fleet of cars turned into war machines by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Make Tracks}} but was powerless to do anything when a space bridge accident hurled Optimus Prime and a small group of other Autobots and Decepticons to a world of alien giants. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} Later still, when [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] was injured attempting to protect heiress [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], Wheeljack and Ratchet recovered and repared him. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[Image:Wardawn wheeljack fixes kronosphere.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack, the colour of gold, is gold. That's why it's called gold. What you have created, if it has a name, is some...green.]]

When Wheeljack's lab on Cybertron was raided by the Decepticons, a mysterious piece of old technology he had kept stored there was carried back to Earth by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who wound up crashing in a movie lot. The Decepticon fought hard to recover footage the movie studio took of Dirge and the device, but it turned out the joke was on them: after the battle was done, Wheeljack revealed that whatever the machine was supposed to be, it had never worked anyway! {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that traveled to Cybertron to stop Megatron from using the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] to bring his new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life, but they failed. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} To combat the Stunticons, Wheeljack helped [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuild some aircraft into the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} Only a few weeks later, Wheeljack had to returned to Cybertron to repair the damaged [[Kronosphere]] time machine and rescue the Aerialbots when the Decepticons attempted to trap them in the past. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

[[Image:Teurox wheeljack vs motormaster.jpg|left|thumb|220px]]

Learning that racing driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] would be test-driving a car made from a new experimental alloy in the upcoming [[Europa 2000]] race, Optimus Prime sent a contingent of Autobots, including Wheeljack, to participate in the race and protect Augie from any possible Decepticon interference. Wheeljack was thoroughly enjoying himself until the Stunticons joined the race, and he was crushed under [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s wheels in [[Turkey]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] plague threatened the Autobots, Wheeljack proposed using the [[matter duplicator]] to create more of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s anti-corrosive [[corrostop]]. Two problems faced the scientific duo, however: the matter duplicator didn't work, and they were out of corrostop! Working tirelessly (and with a few swift kicks to the machine for good measure), the pair got the matter duplicator functioning, and the Autobots recovered some corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] to duplicate and save themselves. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[Image:Masquerade_wheeljack_stolen_tech.jpg|right|thumb|220px|So, you ''want'' me to make it blow up this time?]]

During the Stunticons' latest rampage, Wheeljack used Teletraan I to pinpoint the location of the five Decepticons, and the Autobots quickly rounded them up. Examining the components the Stunticons had stolen, Wheeljack speculated that Megatron was making yet another super-weapon. A team of five Autobots disguised themselves as the Stunticons, and delivered a substitute ruby modified by Wheeljack to Megatron, which caused the new laser cannon it was installed within to explode. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

For his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Wheeljack helped defend Autobot Headquarters against an attack from the Decepticons' [[orbit disruptor cannon]], using his gyro-inhibitor to prematurely detonate missiles launched by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[Image:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Inventor, uh...reinvent thyself.]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons turned away from Earth and focused on entirely conquering Cybertron. The Autobots were forced off the planet, and constructed [[Autobot City]] on Earth to serve as their new home. Wheeljack ultimately met his end defending this city in the year 2005, when the Decepticons launched [[Battle of Autobot City|an overwhelming attack on it]]. His body was seen lying alongside a missile launcher as [[Arcee (G1)| Arcee]] laid [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s equally-lifeless shell alongside him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
===Cybertron cartoon===
[[Richard Newman]]: (English) [[Feroz Serco Derino]] (Spanish) [[Gerard Servo Foss]] (German) [[Kiyu Juyhua]] (Japanese)
Wheeljack prepared their galactic Battle against [[Menasor]] at the Giant Planet Native when [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] kicks Menasor in a stomach.

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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, aside from one notable alteration: Wheeljack does not die during ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The character reappears in several pieces of media that take place after the events of the movie, in important capacities that can't merely be written off as animation errors. This was not an issue to Japanese audiences originally, as the movie was not released in Japan until a few years later, after the most significant of these extra appearances (in the ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon), but it created something of a retroactive error that would later be addressed in passing in ''[[Alternators|Binaltech]]'' fiction. Read on for details!}}

=====e-Hobby pack-in comic=====
[[Image:Ehobbymanga_wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb]]

During a Decepticon assault on Autobot Headquarters, Wheeljack co-ordinated the Autobot counterattack from inside the base, instructing Brawn to back up Hound. When the other Decepticons were defeated, Brawn and Hound ran to back up Optimus Prime, who was battling Megatron and had just landed a powerful blow on the Decepticon leader. Wheeljack scanned Megatron's damage, and discovered that his internal balancer had gone offline...but he could never have predicted that this would result in Megatron's systems releasing a sudden [[quantum surge|surge of quantum energy]] that restored and super-charged him! {{storylink|Decepticon Leader Megatron Black Ver.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:Srlf manga1 wheeljack trailbreaker sideswipe prime.jpg|left|thumb|300px|We have streaky anime lines!]]

When the Decepticons began turning their attention towards [[Japan]] in the late 1980s, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who traveled to [[Tokyo]] to defend it against an attack by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Decepticon jets]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Following the advice of a local boy that they befriended named [[Kenji]], the Autobots were able to take out the Decepticons by using a broken section of freeway as a ramp to gain height on their enemies; Wheeljack landed a good hit on [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in the process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

In response to the increasing number of Decepticon attacks on Japan, the Autobots set up a secondary headquarters in the country. Wheeljack was among the Autobots later seen staffing the base and welcoming Kenji on his first visit there. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
Along with his fellow Autobots who could turn into sport and race cars, Wheeljack participated in a race across the desert. Little did he know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and ambushed the Autobots inside a narrow gorge. Wheeljack and the other race car Transformers were unable to retaliate because their vehicle modes could not brave the rough, desert terrain. Luckily for them, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] arrived in his rugged Jeep mode and smashed Soundwave's chest window. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Wheeljack was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] when the Decepticons began terrorizing the world with their [[Omega Whip]]. To make matters worse, the Stunticons began a fierce rampage, and Wheeljack was among the Autobots who advised against the Aerialbots battling them alone. Optimus Prime disagreed, and off they went. Soon after, Wheeljack joined in an attack on the Decepticons' headquarters, but was clobbered by a Decepticon jet. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''The Stargate Battles''=====
[[Image:Stargatebattles wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Wheeljack watches C-X's brutal rampage and considers both the moral and philosophical ramifications of giving it a bigger gun.]]

In the 1990s, continued interaction between the Autobots and the government of the United States led to the development of an interstellar teleportation system known as the "[[Trigger]]". Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Jazz and Hound in a press conference to announce the Trigger to the world, and even wrote the stirring speech that Prime delivered to the masses. Ignoring Jazz as he tried to keep them quiet during the broadcast, Wheeljack and Ratchet both agreed that the gun-like design of the Trigger reminded them entirely too much of Megatron. {{storylink|First Contact}}

A few months later, Wheeljack, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and Bumblebee observed as Optimus Prime helped human scientist [[Adle|Professor Adle]] test his new [[C-X]] battle drone. Wheeljack offered some technical advice on how to increase the drone's attack speed, but that only meant more trouble when C-X started to run amok thanks to Decepticon interference. Wheeljack and his comrades tried to aid Prime, but he and Bluestreak were flattened by a single kick from the huge drone. Prime proved his might by defeating C-X single-handedly, and Wheeljack helped hold up his battered leader as he limped from the battlefield. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
[[Image:BTWheeljack art.jpg|left|250px|thumb|HEAVY METAL RULES!!!]]
When the Dinobots were turned savage by a Unleasher attack in the year 2005, the Autobots had to take them off-line. Wheeljack headed to Earth to arrange the transplantation of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]'s mind into a new body created from the "Binaltech" technology that had recently been developed in conjunction between the Autobots and the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} On his return journey to the Autobots' moonbase, however, his shuttle was hijacked by time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who had begun a plan to alter the course of history. {{storylink|Changing Lanes}} Wheeljack was shown a brief glimpse of the near future by Ravage, and bore witness to his own death, and those of many of his comrades, in the upcoming Battle of Autobot City. Wheeljack managed to escape, while Ravage himself promptly returned to Cybertron and exhumed the [[Kronosphere]], using it to tip the balance of the decisive battle occurring at that time. Whereas the outcome would have originally favored the Decepticons, leading to their total conquest of Cybertron, Ravage ensured an ''Autobot'' victory, altering history and leaving the heroes to face the looming threat of [[Unicron]] alone.

Aware that history had been altered, Wheeljack was faced with a dilemma: Should he stop Ravage's plan and restore the timestream, even though it would mean the death of many Autobots, including himself? His salvation, he hoped, lay in the [[Genetronic Translink System]], a device that allowed a singular [[spark]] to control many duplicate bodies simultaneously—if history could be set to rights and his "death" were to come to pass, he could still live on in another body using the GT System. Dubbing his original body the "Alpha Unit," he constructed the "Beta Unit" based on Grimlock's Ford Mustang body, as well as the mysterious third "Omega Unit," whose capabilities were kept a closely guarded secret. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}

The subsequent arrival of Unicron prompted the Autobots to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder," which saw [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] use the chronal warp on Dinobot Island to send Wheeljack's memory data back in time, in hopes of alerting the Autobots in the past and preventing alteration to the timestream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour}} The plan didn't go as expected, and reality started to go into a severe state of whack, until a mysterious [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|black Optimus Prime]] appeared and sealed the time portals that had been created. Operation: Distant Thunder had succeeded in preventing the mainline timestream's alteration, but the Binaltech timeline, first destined to be replaced and erased, had been saved by the newcomer and was now its own distinct, divergent universe. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

{{Note|At this point, the original timeline was retroactively restored and the events of the ''Story of Binaltech'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to the next section to continue reading about the original timeline. Exactly how many of the preceding events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown, but presumably, the data sent back in time by Wheeljack must have included information on his own approaching death and the GT System, which would explain how he was able to survive and live on to appear in subsequent pieces of fiction.}}

In this new universe, Wheeljack and the Binaltech warriors began facing new threats as the Binaltech project was declassified, and derivative technlogy began showing up around the globe. The Autobots battled the human criminal organization called the [[Concurrence]] and the Binaltech Decepticon named [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who had created a living [[electrum]] giant. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}} Soon, Wheeljack helped bring an end to the Binaltech wars by unleashing his Omega Unit. The BT-14 Omega Unit functioned by connecting the laser-core of Wheeljack's spark to the power network of the entire globe, linking him to the living datastream of information running the planet. Through this link, Wheeljack tracked down all the splinter projects misusing Binaltech data, allowing Prowl and [[Earth Defense Command]] to seek them out and terminate the research programs. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[Image:JHeadmasters01VariousGuys.jpg|thumb|200px|He's that grey blob on the right. ]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons in battle with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Wheeljack was present for a confrontation with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{note|Wheeljack's flashback battle on Earth depicts Optimus Prime's death in a scene that doesn't match up to his ''actual'' death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This was a continuity patch-job by the ''Headmasters'' production staff, as the movie hadn't been released in Japan yet.}}

=====''Victory'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japanese)
[[Image:WheeljackVictory1.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Um, that was my brother Jackwheel .]]

In the year 2025, Wheeljack, Perceptor and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] were summoned to Earth by the new Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] to save the life of the fallen [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]]. Despite their best efforts, there was nothing they could do to save Ginrai's body, but it ''would'' be possible to transplant all his internal systems into a new body. As he would no longer truly be the same being, Ginrai turned down their offer, but then Wheeljack accidentally blurted out that there was a pre-existing design that they could use, piquing Ginrai's curiosity. The design was a combination power-up created by Star Saber, and Ginrai insisted on being reborn in this new body. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor, Wheeljack and Minerva brought Ginrai's life functions to an end, and resurrected him in his new body as [[Victory Leo]]. As Victory Leo cut his teeth in battle, Wheeljack and Perceptor put their technical skills to use tending to Star Saber's own wounds. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} and then installed a combination circuit in Star Saber's body. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}} This circuit allowed him to combine with Victory Leo to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}
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=====''Generation 2'' story pages=====
[[Image:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|right|thumb|Umm... would you believe it was my identical cousin?]]
Wheeljack, along with Perceptor and Jetfire, discovered [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new properties]] of the Matrix which allowed Optimus Prime to revive himself as "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Battle Convoy]]" after a crushing defeat by Megatron. {{storylink|G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}

=====eHobby ''Generation 2'' storyline=====
To combat the Decepticons' increasingly aggressive energy raids, Wheeljack and [[Ga'mede]] worked together to examine Optimus Prime's new "blackbody" form, and duplicated it to create twenty-one new battle droids cast in the Autobot leader's image. These [[Eldedroid]]s were placed under the remote control of [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and sent out onto the battlefield. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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[[Image:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Box!]]

Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than robot mode. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took his group to [[Kaon]] to look for Optimus Prime, who had gone seeking Megatron. While there, they discovered [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]] that were providing power to a mechaforming process that was destroying Iacon. Arriving, Prime instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way (it blowed up real good). Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. The group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within}}

When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew. In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his neutron detonator shell. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|Wheeljack's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}} ''At an unconfirmed point in time, he was also responsible for temporarily transferring the consciousness of Spike Witwicky into a Cybertronian body, though the full story remains untold. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

[[Image:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]

Wheeljack participated in the assault on [[Lazarus]]'s Canadian headquarters. When [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]]'s attempt to bomb the Autobots and the Decepticons out of existence instead caused a violent expansion of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left in deep stasis lock as a result. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Several months later, Ratchet had successfully restored Wheeljack to operating status. He was one of the first Autobots Optimus Prime met back up with after escaping the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' world and [[Las Vegas]]. While on patrol of the area, Wheeljack passed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] travelling up the road towards the Autobots' location. He buzzed the Decepticon's position, and was surprised when Soundwave asked for a parlay. He claimed Megatron wanted a favor from Prime. Bemused, Wheeljack reported back to Optimus about the bizarre encounter, only to have his amusement turn to astonishment when Optimus Prime actually responded to Megatron's "summons". The two old enemies forged an alliance against the Keepers, and united their forces for battle in Las Vegas. During the fight, Wheeljack used his solid-fuel rockets to fly with the Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the skies, acting as air support for the others. He returned to Prime's side in the final battle, when the Autobot leader used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to divert the Keepers and the power of a nuclear explosion into another dimension.'' {{storylink|Annihilation}}

Later, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] came to arrest the Autobots as war criminals, Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Like most of the rest of that group of Autobots, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] some time later and dumped into a nearby swamp. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} He was dredged out by an [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] task force and repaired, in time to rejoin the other Autobots when they started construction of [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on Earth millions of years ago, Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sealed off from the other passengers, saving them from [[Cobra]] when they found the craft in 2003 and reprogrammed the dormant robots for their own needs. Cobra's break-in activated [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletran-One]], who in turn brought back Wheeljack and Bumblebee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTF3_Wheeljack_rams_twins.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
Disguising themselves as cars, the two Autobots worked for months to find and rescue the other Autobots from Cobra. After noting several attacks on energy plants, Wheeljack figured that the humans were gathering ingredients for [[Energon (fuel)|energon]], and had an idea on where their next attack would take place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} During Cobra's subsequent assault on the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots intervened directly, with Wheeljack ramming the brainwashed duo of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (and apologizing). He then confronted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but the reprogrammed Decepticon fled as soon as Cobra had stolen what they came for. Having revealed themselves to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] during the battle, Wheeljack and Bumblebee offered an alliance with the humans, who in return showed the Autobots a mysterious image of Soundwave they had found. Wheeljack recognized the text in the picture as [[Cybertronian languages|Cybertronian]], and that it contained directions to [[Cobra Island]] as well as instructions on how to free the Transformers. It took him only a few seconds to hack into Cobra's computers and undo their primitive human reprogramming. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Wheeljack and Bumblebee then boarded a plane to participate in G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, but the humans' higher-ups disagreed, planning to nuke the island and send the two Autobots to [[Area 51]] to be disassembled and studied instead. [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] regretfully incapacitated the robots with a magnetic pulse, but Wheeljack stayed conscious enough to overhear their plans and warn Duke that a nuclear impact on Cobra's energon stockpile would cause a chain reaction and send half the planet into a nuclear winter. With this revelation, Duke broke orders and went with the original strategy, taking Wheeljack and Bumblebee with him to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTF6_Wheeljack_threatens_Mindbender.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I've got the computer virus at last!]]
Upon arriving at the island, Wheeljack witnessed Megatron using the [[SPS Satellite]] to create more energon, and was enraged when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. After helping take down the giant, Wheeljack patched through a message to all Autobots that the United States had decided to nuke Cobra Island despite having their own troops located there. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Wheeljack quickly improvised a plan to avoid a nuclear holocaust; using the SPS Satellite's solar-powered energy beams to shoot down the nuclear warheads before they arrived. After menacing [[Doctor Mindbender]] into overriding the satellite controls, Wheeljack helped G.I. Joe fight off a bunch of Cobra troops led by [[Storm Shadow]]. The plan was ultimately a success, and with the Decepticons defeated in the process, the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Wheeljack was zapped by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] and transported into a random point in Earth's timeline. He was never seen again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Wheeljack was among the Autobots that lay buried on the [[Fera Islands]], only to be awoken in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to battle [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. Along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and several Joes, he rescued several chained Cobra slaves that had fallen into the ocean. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later reported that both Wheeljack and Hound had been killed in battle, but he was apparently mistaken, as the scientist was still around when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed. Upon examining the giant, Wheeljack noticed that it was some kind of hybrid of human and Cybertronian technology, and most likely wasn't really "alive". When the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to kill Bruticus, Wheeljack and all other Transformers present were deactivated as well. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When a badly-damaged Starscream turned up on the Autobots' doorstep, Wheeljack argued strongly for allowing himself and Ratchet to take a look at the Decepticon's logic circuits, and possibly see if there was any way to make him a little less hostile. Prime eventually agreed, and when an amnesiac Starscream awoke and acted quite benign, Wheeljack seemed vindicated. Starscream even chose staying with the Autobots over returning to the Decepticons, however when his memories returned, he immediately fled back to his old comrades. Though Wheeljack was disappointed, Prime said it proved that the Decepticons were not beyond changing their ways. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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In the time preceding the war, Wheeljack was a mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of [[Kaon]] Security Service officers [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

After the war broke out, Wheeljack served as a mentor for a young Autobot named [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], who would go on to become an expert in weapons engineering. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[Image:Escalation2 JazzWheeljack party.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Hollywood]]'s latest spin on the buddy cop drama, Jazz & the 'Jack.]]
In 2006, Wheeljack was part of a detachment of Autobots that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, attempting to foil a Decepticon insurgency. In his role as technical scientist and gadgeteer for the Autobot detachment, he built a device that could interface the [[SM-40]] palmtop computer with the systems aboard the Autobots' ''[[Ark-19]]'' spacecraft. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} Wheeljack, like his fellow Autobots, would come to watch the showdown between [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Aboard the Ark, Wheeljack briefed Optimus Prime and the Autobots about suspected Decepticon activity in the country of [[Latveria]]. The Decepticons had set up an array structure that was emitting an aggression wave. The wave was causing higher than normal level of violence amongst nearby [[Avengers|costumed humans]] and was bringing the nations of Latveria and [[Symkaria]] to the brink of war. Optimus ordered 'Jack to guard the Ark while the rest of them [[roll out|rolled out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} After the Autobots completed their mission and returned, Wheeljack noted that the [[Quinjet|Avengers' jet]] looked like it may have been a Cybertronian design. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

Later, after [[Escalation issue 1|the incident outside Lebanon, Illinois]], he and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] were sent to investigate a [[Springfield]] police impound lot which supposedly held [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s remains. Unfortunately, members of the [[Machination]] had already arrived with the same purpose in mind, and attacked the bots wielding advanced weaponry eerily similar to their own. Wheeljack escaped mostly unharmed, probably because Jazz took a direct hit from a mortar meant for him. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} Wheeljack would get his first taste of real damage in [[Brasnya]] facing down [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} and eventually the drained form of Megatron. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

Wheeljack was assigned to work with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in rescuing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], but yet again the Machination decided to interfere—this time in a confrontation with their army of experimental [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Cloning|clones]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} Wheeljack's constant tinkering paid off when he was able to escape the Headmasters using a [[gyro-inhibitor shell]]. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} The Headmasters eventually caught up with them, however, and incapacitated Wheeljack by knocking a pile of junk cars on him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] arrived to retrieve Hot Rod and the others, blowing up a Headmaster that was attacking Hot Rod. Hot Rod refused to leave Earth though, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery to the end. Hardhead reluctantly let him go and took Wheeljack and Ironhide back with him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:AHM4BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Bumblejerk.]]
A year later, Wheeljack had returned to Earth and joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces. After getting lured into a Decepticon trap and defeated, they were all dumped on the abandoned Cybertron to be finished off by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} When Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sent to try and find energon, the pair discovered their Earth modes couldn't handle the terrain. Wheeljack came up with an idea for a polymer to solve the problem, but Bumblebee (rather rudely) pointed out he lacked ''any'' equipment. A moment later, Wheeljack spotted someone following them. In a desperate but sure-to-work attempt to call in back-up, Wheeljack signaled their base with a pulse that would last only 1/100th of a second. Confident help was on the way, he cautioned Bumblebee against going after the stranger on their own, but the young bot, lacking faith in Wheeljack's rather brilliant idea, ignored him. The scientist was proven right, however, when Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] arrived! {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} It turned out their follower was Hot Rod, who told Wheeljack and the others that he was part of an Autobot team that had recently crash-landed on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] worked together to repair [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who had been heavily injured by the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were organizing a defense line against the Insecticon swarm, Wheeljack removed a cannon from the other team's [[Trion|crashed spaceship]] and modified it to be used as a mounted turret. However, since the cannon wasn't meant to be used like that, he warned [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] that its power relay would probably burn out after only a few shots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} After hitching a ride back to Earth on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Wheeljack and the others battled Megatron's forces in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

Three years after the defeat of the Decepticons, Wheeljack and the other Autobots remained on Earth, just in case the Decepticons returned. [[Skywatch]] had figured out a way to lock Transformers in vehicle mode stasis for capture, but Wheeljack devised a way to counter the inhibitors. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} When Optimus Prime surrendered to the Skywatch following the death of Ironhide, the Autobots agreed to vote on a new leader, with Wheeljack in charge of tallying the votes. He eventually revealed that the winner was Bumblebee. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Shortly afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived on Earth to investigate Optimus Prime's surrender, and Wheeljack and the others lined up to listen to him. {{storylink|A Rude Awakening}}

While Bumblebee was elected as the new Autobot leader, the little Autobot's moping over their current problems was perceived by Wheeljack to be a weakness, and thus he had little respect for Bumblebee as his leader. After being reprimanded by Ratchet, Wheeljack came across a message from rogue Skywatch Colonel [[Gordon Horiuchi]], who claimed that he wished to work with the Autobots to capture Decepticons. Without consulting Bumblebee, he initiated contact with the colonel, and when Bumblebee and Ratchet found out, he bluntly told his "commander" that if he doesn't do ''something'', more Autobots would leave their group. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}
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Following the Autobots' second, successful alliance with Skywatch, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] crashed a ship full of [[zombie]]s in [[Las Vegas]]. A team of Autobots and Skywatch units went in, and Wheeljack put up a force dome around the area to contain the outbreak. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1}} He later reported that it was running low on energy, though it all turned out alright in the end. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2}}

Later, Wheeljack was among the troops picked for the mission to fight the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]]. He was responsible for mounting giant guns on the other Autobots' vehicle modes, as they were forced to fight in disguise. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}} Despite some unexpected trouble in the form of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], the Autobots were victorious, and Wheeljack listened to a short speech by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"}}

After returning to America, Wheeljack repaired [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who rather rudely commented that he'd rather have Ratchet. Wheeljack replied that Ratchet was busy tending to the wounded who ''weren't'' Decepticons. He later had a chat with Prowl about how unwise it had been to have both their mechanics on the same away team. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: The Demolished Man}} Alongside the rest of the Autobots, Wheeljack watched in surprise as Hot Rod (now known as Rodimus) returned from space, bringing news that Cybertron was now habitable once again. All of them volunteered to return to their home planet and liberate it from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s army. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix}}

{{spoiler|Chaos Theory Part 1|August 3}}
As they traveled on board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, all the Autobots were curious what would happen to the captured Megatron, and Wheeljack lost 50 [[Shanix]] betting with Ratchet that they could listen in on Optimus Prime's private chat with the prisoner. He was also offered a job at [[Kimia Facility]] by [[Xaaron]], but it's unknown if he accepted. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheeljack was among the Autobots gathered around [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when Prime decided it would be a good idea to not transform anymore. {{storylink|Commercial|Action Master commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Wheeljack could come to Optimus Prime's aid by repairing his flat tires. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Alex Easley]]

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==Toys and merchandise==
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==Notes==
* Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], and thus the first one to appear in any animated story.

* According to the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, Wheeljack is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to "respect your elders".

* Storyboards for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' show Smokescreen lying dead next to Windcharger instead of Wheeljack. Older versions of the movie script in fact feature Wheeljack alive and well after the Battle of Autobot City. He and several other Autobots take part in a plotline that involved saving Earth from Unicron's siphoning hose that was draining the Earth's energy and would ultimately destroy it.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''French:'' '''Invento''' (Canada), '''Cric''' (Canada Action Master, "Jack")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kerék''' ("Wheel"), '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steering-wheel Jack")
*''Italian:'' '''Saetta''' ("Bolt")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Auto-Roda''' (Portuguese comic, "Auto-Motor"), '''Motriz''' (Brazilian comic, "Wheel")
*''Russian:'' '''Gónshhik''' (Го́нщик, "Racer")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wheeljack Wheeljack's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)

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The '''''Cybertron''''' cartoon series was produced by [[GONZO]] and ran in the United States in the years 2005-2006, serving as the third and final part of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]" begun by its predecessors, ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''. The series premiered in the United States in July 2005.

The story centers on a [[Unicron Singularity|giant black hole]] that threatens to devour [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and other worlds. Only the power of the [[Omega Lock|Omega Lock]] can stop it; [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and a small(?) team of [[Autobot]]s travel to various worlds in search of the lock and the four [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] needed to activate it. [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], even more obsessed with power and godhood, attempts to seize the lock and the keys to boost his own personal power.

The series' Japanese counterpart ''Galaxy Force'' was confirmed by [[We've]] Inc. in an October 2004 press release to be a continuation from the ''Energon'' series, but it was soon clear that this was not the case.<ref>[http://www.fantofan.jp/newsarchive2004.htm 22 October 2004 and 10 November 2004, Fantofan.jp]</ref> '' Galaxy Force'' afterwards was presented as a continuity reboot, willfully ignoring Hasbro's intent for the series. The ''Cybertron'' dub and toyline were consistently presented as a sequel to ''Armada'' and ''Energon'', and eventually, later Japanese materials eventually retconned ''Galaxy Force'' back into being the continuation it was conceived as. [[Japanese themes|Songs]] include opening "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]" and ending "[[Itsumo]]", and opening "[[Ignition!|IGNITION!]]" with ending "[[Growing Up!!]]" in the latter half of the run.

:''Preceded by: [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''

{{bigquote|Our worlds are in danger! To save them and the galaxy we ''must'' find the four Cyber Planet Keys before the Decepticons can use them for evil. ''It'' is our ''mission.'' Hot Shot! Jetfire! Vector Prime! Landmine! Scattorshot! Optimus Prime! Transform and roll out!|Optimus Prime|''Cybertron'' opening credits}}

==Storyline==
When the destruction of [[Unicron]] results in the formation of a massive black hole, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is threatened, and its population is evacuated to [[Earth]], taking the forms of local vehicles and machinery to hide from humanity. As this occurs, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s elite team of [[Autobot]] warriors are approached by the ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]], who has emerged from his resting place outside of time to inform them of the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, ancient artifacts of power which can stop the black hole and save the universe. Lost due to an accident during an attempt to create a cross-universal [[space bridge]] network, the Cyber Planet Keys now reside on four worlds somewhere in the universe—unfortunately, Vector Prime's map showing their location is stolen by [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and both forces relocate to Earth as the race to find them begins.

On Earth, the Autobots befriend three human children named [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]], who aid them in locating the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the Cyber Planet Keys' power. With new "Cyber Key Powers" awakened in them, the Transformers battle on many fronts, searching for the Lock on Earth while [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] head for [[Velocitron]], the "Speed Planet", resting place of the first key. As Hot Shot competes in the planet's grand racing championship to win the key from planet leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], the Lock is located on Earth in the bulk of the crashed Transformer spaceship the ''[[Atlantis]]''. Soon after, Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] heads for the next world, [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], where the power of its Cyber Planet Key reformats him into Leobreaker. Megatron ingratiates himself with Jungle Planet ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], while at the same time, his scheming lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] teams up with the mysterious [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], working towards his own goals.

Ultimately, the Autobots succeed in acquiring the Keys of both Velocitron and Jungle Planet, at which point the existence of Earth's own Cyber Planet Key is revealed. Starscream makes his power play and overthrows Megatron, stealing the Omega Lock and all three keys from the Autobots and using them to grow in size and power. Their forces bolstered by the ancient Autobots from Earth and the arrival of [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], who combines with Optimus Prime, the Autobots fight their way through a vengeful Megatron and defeat Starscream - but the battle is not without casualties, as Hot Shot, Red Alert and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] are gravely wounded and rebuilt into the even more powerful [[Cybertron Defense Team]].

Returning to Cybertron, the Autobots use the Omega Lock and Cyber Planet Keys, which awaken the spirit of their deity and creator, [[Primus]] and transform Cybertron itself into the god's body. After a battle in which Starscream taps the power of Primus and grows to planetary size—only to be defeated by Primus himself—the location of the fourth and final key is determined as [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet. Bested by Gigantion's leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], Megatron taps into the power of Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key to become Galvatron. Sideways, now joined by the equally mysterious [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], reveals himself to be an inhabitant of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], a world destroyed by the Gigantions, upon whom he and Soundwave seek revenge. Galvatron blasts them and Starscream into another dimension and finally acquires the Lock and Keys for himself, intending to use their power to accelerate the universal degeneration caused by the black hole and remake the cosmos in his own image. Vector Prime sacrifices his life to get the Autobots back to Cybertron, and the five planet leaders confront Galvatron within the black hole and defeat him. With all the Cyber Planet Keys now in his possession, Primus uses their power to finally seal the black hole, ending its threat.

As the planet's various civilizations attempt to return to life as normal, Galvatron attacks the Autobots for one final time. Without any troops to call his own, Galvatron engages Optimus Prime in a one-on-one duel, and is finally destroyed for good. With this final victory, Optimus Prime begins a new space bridge initiative, and the Transformers set sail for the four corners of the universe, and new adventures.

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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'''Cybertron Native'''

* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Garry Chalk]])
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] ([[Kirby Morrow]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] ([[Brian Drummond]])
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] ([[Paul Dobson]])
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul/Leobreaker]] (Paul Dobson/[[Dave Ward]])
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] ([[Brian Dobson]])
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] ([[Richard Ian Cox]])

'''Speed Planet Native'''

* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] ([[Lisa Ann Beley]])
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (Brian Dobson)

'''Jungle Planet Native'''

* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (Scott McNeil)

'''Earth Native'''

* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] ([[Ty Olsson]])
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] ([[Michael Daingerfield]])

'''Giant Planet Native'''

* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] ([[Ron Halder]])
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (Michael Daingerfield)

'''Others'''

* [[Vector Prime]] ([[Richard Newman]])
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] ([[Sam Vincent]])

'''[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]'''

* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]]

* [[Recon Mini-Con Team]]
** [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] ([[Brian Drummond]])
** [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]]
** [[Six-Speed]]

|c2=
'''Cybertron Native'''

* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron/Galvatron]] ([[David Kaye]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] ([[Mark Oliver]])

'''Speed Planet Native'''

* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] ([[Mark Acheson]])
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] ([[Louis Chirillo]])
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] ([[Michael Donovan]])

'''Jungle Planet Native'''

* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] ([[Trevor Devall]])
* [[Undermine]] (Mark Oliver)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] ([[Terry Klassen]])

'''Earth Native'''

* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] ([[Maryke Hendrikse]])
* [[Lugnutz]] (?)

'''Giant Planet Native'''

* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] ([[Sam Vincent]])

'''Planet X Native'''
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] ([[Ted Cole]])
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] ([[Robert O. Smith]])
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]]
* [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]
* [[Laserbeak drone]]

'''Other'''

* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] ([[Dale Wilson]])
* [[Nemesis Breaker]]

|c3=
'''Regulars'''

* [[Coby Hansen]] ([[Sam Vincent]])
* [[Bud Hansen]] ([[Ryan Hirakida]])
* [[Lori]] ([[Sarah Edmondson]])
* [[Lucy Suzuki|Dr. Lucy Suzuki]] ([[Tabitha St. Germain]])
* [[Colonel Franklin|Colonel Mike Franklin]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Tim Hansen]] ([[Terry Klassen]])

|c4=
* [[Primus]] ([[Michael Donovan]])
* [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal drones]]
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* [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Jim Varney]])
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ([[Richard Newman]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire Drones]]
* [[Lugnutz|Lugnutz Drones]]
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}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Cybertron episodes}}

{{collist|4|
# [[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]
# [[Haven|Haven]]
# [[Hidden|Hidden]]
# [[Landmine (episode)|Landmine]]
# [[Space|Space]]
# [[Rush|Rush]]
# [[Speed|Speed]]
# [[Collapse|Collapse]]
# [[Time (episode)|Time]]
# [[Search|Search]]
# [[Deep|Deep]]
# [[Ship|Ship]]
# [[Hero (episode)|Hero]]
# [[Race|Race]]
# [[Detour (episode)|Detour]]
# [[Savage (episode)|Savage]]
# [[Sand|Sand]]
# [[Champion|Champion]]
# [[Ice|Ice]]
# [[Honor|Honor]]
# [[Primal|Primal]]
# [[Trust (Cybertron)|Trust]]
# [[Trap|Trap]]
# [[Invasion|Invasion]]
# [[Retreat|Retreat]]
# [[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]
# [[Critical|Critical]]
# [[Assault|Assault]]
# [[Starscream (episode)|Starscream]]
# [[United (episode)|United]]
# [[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]
# [[Balance|Balance]]
# [[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]
# [[Memory|Memory]]
# [[Escape (episode)|Escape]]
# [[Family|Family]]
# [[Titans|Titans]]
# [[Warp|Warp]]
# [[Giant|Giant]]
# [[Fury|Fury]]
# [[City|City]]
# [[Ambush|Ambush]]
# [[Challenge|Challenge]]
# [[Scourge (episode)|Scourge]]
# [[Optimus (episode)|Optimus]]
# [[Showdown (episode)|Showdown]]
# [[Guardian (episode)|Guardian]]
# [[Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming]]
# [[End|End]]
# [[Unfinished|Unfinished]]
# [[Beginning|Beginning]]
# [[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]] ("Lost" episode)
}}

==Differences with ''Galaxy Force''==
[[Image:GalaxyForcevsCybertron.jpg|thumb|150px|right|It rarely got this extreme.]]In contrast to ''Armada'' and ''Energon'', the dubs of which had stuck quite closely to their original Japanese counterparts (unrelenting plethora of errors notwithstanding), ''Cybertron'' went to much greater lengths to localize ''Galaxy Force''. English scripts for the series were written by [[David McDermott]], [[Marc Handler]], [[Seth Walther]], [[Stephanie Sheh]] and [[James W. Bates]] (but the series does not include episode writer credits, so precisely who wrote which episodes is left unknown).

On the most basic level, dialogue was frequently re-written, sticking to the ''intent'' of the original but adding many more colorful turns of phrase, flavor and character, doing away with much of the formality and unflappability with which the Autobots handled every situation (a common trait of the Autobots in Japanese ''Transformers'' cartoons). ''Cybertron'' would also ''add'' more dialogue to scenes that were silent in ''Galaxy Force''; in particular, the show's extensive use of [[stock footage]] was livened up with new dialogue from characters as they transformed. Paraphrased dialogue from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was common. The show's soundtrack mostly remained unaltered; the only new music was a new theme tune recorded by [[Paul Oakenfold]], which was often used during transformation stock footage (but not with 100% consistency) and would sometimes be extended to replace the background music of the scenes that immediately followed said transformations. In other, more sparing instances, music would be replaced with ''different'' pieces from the original soundtrack; usually, this involved replacing melodramatic or "evil" music with more exciting tracks to ramp up action sequences.

A few aspects of the plot of the series were consistently modified or excised by the ''Cybertron'' dub, while some were created whole cloth. For instance, one of most notable changes of the series was the transformation of the male Nitro Convoy into the ''female'' Override, at the request of Cartoon Network. Other examples include the removal of suggestions in early ''Galaxy Force'' episodes that Coby had an unsteady relationship with his family, and the notion that Cybertron was consumed by the black hole in the first episode (since the characters were able to return to the planet later in the series without ill effect). In terms of newly-created ideas, ''Cybertron'' justified the continued presence of the Autobots' human allies Coby, Bud and Lori after their usefulness had realistically ended by crafting the concept of the [[Omega Frequency]], the signal of the [[Omega Lock]] which only they could hear, making them necessary in the search for the Lock and Keys. This particular example is indicative of ''Cybertron'''s efforts to make as much technical and logical sense as it could, where ''Galaxy Force'' was content to hand-wave many things off with [[Burning justice|Burning Justice]]. Innumerable times in the course of the cartoon, characters glow with energy that comes from nowhere; while ''Galaxy Force'' does not address this strangeness, treating it as a normal thing for Transformers to do, ''Cybertron'' regularly inserts explanations, or at least has the characters react in an amazed fashion to this unusual thing that is happening to them.

Outside of these major overarcing examples, there are sometimes other changes both major and minor made to the content of individual episodes for numerous reasons. TFWIKI.Net notes such changes on the individual episode articles.

==Praise and criticism==
With the bad taste of ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' still lingering in the mouths of the fandom, ''Cybertron'' had a long way to go to make itself seem like an appealing prospect. On the English side of things, it generally succeeded: the show's dub is ''much'' more polished, lacking the myriad errors that had plagued the previous shows and bringing many distinct voices and accents into the mix, along with numerous pop-culture and ''Transformers'' references. Since the scripts had comprehensible context and some actual ''work'' put into them, the voice actors were likewise able to turn in stronger performances than they had in prior years. This effort was not appreciated by all viewers, unfortunately; those who had previously viewed subtitled ''Galaxy Force'' episodes online objected to the English dub taking greater liberties and occasionally altering aspects of the series, and were not shy about letting people know it.<ref>[http://www.shortpacked.com/blog/comic/book-3-is-totally-gay/05-iacon-one-sketches/screwball/ The result of people watching the subbed version first.]</ref>

Like ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' before it, ''Cybertron'' was animated using shaded [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] for the Transformers characters, and cel animation for most everything else. Though [[GONZO]]'s ''Cybertron'' work was more advanced than that of [[Actas Inc.]] and [[Studio A-CAT]]'s work in ''Energon'', the CGI still suffers from most of the problems of its predecessor, including a restricted range of motion, a tendency for the Transformers to stand around like statues, and crude walk cycles. Few facial expressions exist beyond "mouth open" and "mouth closed" (though to the animators' credit, there is an occasional smirk, smile, growl, etc. And Optimus Prime at one point manages to look furious ''with his mouthplate up''.) The shading techniques used on the Transformer characters also means they look very strange alongside their traditionally-animated human cohorts.

There is a sense that ''Cybertron'' actively attempts to avoid the main problem that plagued ''Energon''—that is to say, running out of plot. Consequently, while the basic plot of ''Cybertron'' is far more focused and coherent than that of ''Energon'', its first half is quite ponderous and drawn out, ''especially'' in the case of the [[Velocitron]] story arc, in which ''thirteen solid episodes'' are taken up by race after generic race, doing ''very'' little to advance the plot. Conversely, then, in the final quarter of the series, the stories of [[Gigantion]] and [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] seem ''very'' truncated, as if the drawn-out first half left no room to see these plots through to their fullest extent.

In addition, ''Cybertron'' delights in the use of [[Stock footage|stock transformation sequences]], using them to pad out episodes like the cinematic equivalent of Styrofoam packing peanuts. What's worse, even the ''battle scenes'' frequently recycle the same "two characters charging at each other, their fists colliding in mid-air" stock footage.

==Continuity==
As noted above, the Japanese version (''Galaxy Force'') originally treated the story as a stand-alone, unconnected to any previous story. The American version draws connections to the ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' cartoons, but various incongruities still exist:

* In general, nobody really seems to remember the events of ''Energon''. The Autobots act as though they've never been to [[Earth]] before and have no familiarity with its culture, despite having spent ten years there in places like [[Ocean City]].
* The Autobots are utterly dependent on the three human kids to help them blend into human society, when they previously had numerous human allies including Dr. Jones and his family, Rad, Alexis & Carlos, and the innumerable human inhabitants of Ocean City and the other Cybertron settlements on Earth.
* Likewise, despite the Autobots' presence being fairly common knowledge in ''Energon'', it is considered urgent to hide the Autobots from Earth's population in ''Cybertron''.
* The Energon cities themselves are never seen or mentioned.
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] both have distinctively different voices than in the previous cartoons. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] has essentially the same voice, but with a newly added accent. Also, Red Alert seems to have a bit more emotion and acts less mechanical as he did in Armada.
* Formerly prominent characters like [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]], and Kicker have vanished without a word; new characters [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] appear out of nowhere; and Red Alert returns after being absent for all of ''Energon''.
* Returning characters are ''all'' in brand-new bodies with no explanation.
* When he first combines with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], Optimus Prime declares that he's never heard of two Autobots combining into one before. This is a rather odd statement, considering that such combinations were commonplace during ''Energon'', and Optimus himself had been combining with other Autobots since ''Armada''; given later events, it's possible he was referring to the specific manner in which they combined, though this is at best an awkward rationalization.
* Nobody seems surprised that Megatron and Starscream are alive and well again.
* The grand black hole is explained as a by-product of "Unicron's destruction". In ''Energon'', that event happened in [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's alternate universe]], a fact that's not mentioned in the show. Likewise, Cybertron was last seen in that same alternate universe. It's not much of a stretch to assume the Autobots moved it back where it came from, but in that case, why is it so close to the black hole?
* The collapse of the Energon sun would mean that everything the Autobots fought for during ''Energon'' was in vain, and Alpha Q's worlds would die again, left in darkness without a sun and consumed by the black hole. Nobody seems to notice this little setback. To the contrary, Red Alert's report mentions an uninhabited planet that's ''not'' one of Alpha Q's planets as the black hole's first victim.
* Some returning character's personalities, like Wing Saber and Sideways, are different from their portrayals in other series.

Within the show, most of these problems were never directly addressed; the cartoon simply went about telling its story without much regard to previous events. Indeed, vanishing characters and new bodies had previously occurred in the changeover between ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' with equally little attention, though the second show at least established the existence of a ten-year fictional gap between them, making it ''somewhat'' less intrusive (such a gap also exists between ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'', but it was never noted in dialogue in the series).

However, external material has addressed some of the problems. The [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|''Cybertron'' comic]] storyline "[[Balancing Act (issue)|Balancing Act]]", for example, [[Vector Prime|Vector Prime]] claims that the Autobots are suffering memory problems, caused by temporal disturbances from the [[Unicron Singularity|Unicron Singularity]]. Jetfire's new accent was explained on the Hasbro web site as a result of time spent on the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].

===Energon comic===
Some fans believe that the cartoon follows the unfinished [[Energon (comic)|''Energon'' comic book series]] from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]. Unsubstantiated rumors to this effect have swirled since the cartoon's debut, though the only "evidence" comes from media outside the cartoon:

* The [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|''Cybertron'' comic]] storyline "[[Balancing Act (issue)|Balancing Act]]", written by Hasbro copywriter [[Forest Lee|Forest Lee]], is set the same universe as the ''Cybertron'' cartoon series. But the story references events from the ''Energon'' comic, such as the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Con]] [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] hooking himself into the Planetary Database — a plot point begun by the [[Energon (comic)|''Energon'' comic]], which would have been carried through if the book hadn't been canceled.

* The bio of the ''Cybertron'' toy [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]] references his death at the hands of Megatron, as happened in the ''Energon'' comic but not the cartoon. However, this was overwritten when "Balancing Act" depicted Dark Scorponok as being pulled into the cartoon timeline from ''another'' universe.

The idea doesn't solve any problems; most of the contradictions between the ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'' cartoons also exist between the ''Energon'' comic and the ''Cybertron'' cartoon. The cartoon contains no references to any events of the ''Energon'' comic.

The entire notion of a network television cartoon following up on a comparatively obscure, unfinished comic book seems counter-intuitive; furthermore, Hasbro material has presented many explanations for contradictions between the two cartoons. Why bother explaining why ''Cybertron'' Jetfire sounds different if he's not the same guy seen in ''Energon''? Why have Vector Prime explain the differences between the two cartoons if they're not in the same continuity? It would have been simpler to retract the statement that Cybertron was a sequel series.

==Home video releases==
===Galaxy Force===
{{main|Victor Entertainment}}
The ''Galaxy Force'' version of ''Cybertron'' was released on DVD by Victor Entertainment in [[Japan]] while the series was still on air. Several of the DVDs were packaged with exclusive [[redeco]]s of toys, such as a ''Masterforce'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]]-themed [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Chromia]] and a ''Generation 1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]-themed [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Exillion]].
[[Image:Tf galaxy force vol 01.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 01 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 02 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 03 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 04 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 05 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 06 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 07 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 09 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 10 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 11 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 12 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 (2006)
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===Cybertron===
{{main|Paramount Pictures}}
[[Image:Cybertron Ultimate Collection DVD.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
Paramount Home Entertainment released a single ''Cybertron'' disc in 2005 as a follow-up to their four separate ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' releases. They then took some time off to concentrate on the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] before finally releasing a complete box set in 2008.
*''Transformers: Cybertron'' — A New Beginning (2005)
*''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection (2008)

====Other====
Sometime in 2007, a complete DVD boxset of the ''Cybertron'' series was released in Malaysia which, despite initial appearances, was apparently ''not'' a bootleg, given that it was region-encoded (Region 3, to be precise). The set featured two English audio tracks (2.0 and 5.1) and was fully subtitled with an accurate transcription of the English dialogue. All told, this was more than the eventual American release managed. The set also moved "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]", from its ill-sitting placement as episode 52 back to being the second episode on the set.
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==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[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%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9 ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]

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The '''''Cybertron''''' cartoon series was produced by [[GONZO]] and ran in the United States in the years 2005-2006, serving as the third and final part of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]" begun by its predecessors, ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''. The series premiered in the United States in July 2005.

The story centers on a [[Unicron Singularity|giant black hole]] that threatens to devour [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and other worlds. Only the power of the [[Omega Lock|Omega Lock]] can stop it; [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and a small(?) team of [[Autobot]]s travel to various worlds in search of the lock and the four [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]] needed to activate it. [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], even more obsessed with power and godhood, attempts to seize the lock and the keys to boost his own personal power.

The series' Japanese counterpart ''Galaxy Force'' was confirmed by [[We've]] Inc. in an October 2004 press release to be a continuation from the ''Energon'' series, but it was soon clear that this was not the case.<ref>[http://www.fantofan.jp/newsarchive2004.htm 22 October 2004 and 10 November 2004, Fantofan.jp]</ref> '' Galaxy Force'' afterwards was presented as a continuity reboot, willfully ignoring Hasbro's intent for the series. The ''Cybertron'' dub and toyline were consistently presented as a sequel to ''Armada'' and ''Energon'', and eventually, later Japanese materials eventually retconned ''Galaxy Force'' back into being the continuation it was conceived as. [[Japanese themes|Songs]] include opening "[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]" and ending "[[Itsumo]]", and opening "[[Ignition!|IGNITION!]]" with ending "[[Growing Up!!]]" in the latter half of the run.

:''Preceded by: [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''

{{bigquote|Our worlds are in danger! To save them and the galaxy we ''must'' find the four Cyber Planet Keys before the Decepticons can use them for evil. ''It'' is our ''mission.'' Hot Shot! Jetfire! Vector Prime! Landmine! Scattorshot! Optimus Prime! Transform and roll out!|Optimus Prime|''Cybertron'' opening credits}}

==Storyline==
When the destruction of [[Unicron]] results in the formation of a massive black hole, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is threatened, and its population is evacuated to [[Earth]], taking the forms of local vehicles and machinery to hide from humanity. As this occurs, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s elite team of [[Autobot]] warriors are approached by the ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]], who has emerged from his resting place outside of time to inform them of the legendary [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, ancient artifacts of power which can stop the black hole and save the universe. Lost due to an accident during an attempt to create a cross-universal [[space bridge]] network, the Cyber Planet Keys now reside on four worlds somewhere in the universe—unfortunately, Vector Prime's map showing their location is stolen by [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], and both forces relocate to Earth as the race to find them begins.

On Earth, the Autobots befriend three human children named [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Lori]], who aid them in locating the [[Omega Lock]], the control device for the Cyber Planet Keys' power. With new "Cyber Key Powers" awakened in them, the Transformers battle on many fronts, searching for the Lock on Earth while [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] head for [[Velocitron]], the "Speed Planet", resting place of the first key. As Hot Shot competes in the planet's grand racing championship to win the key from planet leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], the Lock is located on Earth in the bulk of the crashed Transformer spaceship the ''[[Atlantis]]''. Soon after, Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] heads for the next world, [[Jungle Planet (Cybertron)|Jungle Planet]], where the power of its Cyber Planet Key reformats him into Leobreaker. Megatron ingratiates himself with Jungle Planet ruler [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], while at the same time, his scheming lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] teams up with the mysterious [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], working towards his own goals.

Ultimately, the Autobots succeed in acquiring the Keys of both Velocitron and Jungle Planet, at which point the existence of Earth's own Cyber Planet Key is revealed. Starscream makes his power play and overthrows Megatron, stealing the Omega Lock and all three keys from the Autobots and using them to grow in size and power. Their forces bolstered by the ancient Autobots from Earth and the arrival of [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], who combines with Optimus Prime, the Autobots fight their way through a vengeful Megatron and defeat Starscream - but the battle is not without casualties, as Hot Shot, Red Alert and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] are gravely wounded and rebuilt into the even more powerful [[Cybertron Defense Team]].

Returning to Cybertron, the Autobots use the Omega Lock and Cyber Planet Keys, which awaken the spirit of their deity and creator, [[Primus]] and transform Cybertron itself into the god's body. After a battle in which Starscream taps the power of Primus and grows to planetary size—only to be defeated by Primus himself—the location of the fourth and final key is determined as [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet. Bested by Gigantion's leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], Megatron taps into the power of Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key to become Galvatron. Sideways, now joined by the equally mysterious [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], reveals himself to be an inhabitant of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], a world destroyed by the Gigantions, upon whom he and Soundwave seek revenge. Galvatron blasts them and Starscream into another dimension and finally acquires the Lock and Keys for himself, intending to use their power to accelerate the universal degeneration caused by the black hole and remake the cosmos in his own image. Vector Prime sacrifices his life to get the Autobots back to Cybertron, and the five planet leaders confront Galvatron within the black hole and defeat him. With all the Cyber Planet Keys now in his possession, Primus uses their power to finally seal the black hole, ending its threat.

As the planet's various civilizations attempt to return to life as normal, Galvatron attacks the Autobots for one final time. Without any troops to call his own, Galvatron engages Optimus Prime in a one-on-one duel, and is finally destroyed for good. With this final victory, Optimus Prime begins a new space bridge initiative, and the Transformers set sail for the four corners of the universe, and new adventures.

==Characters==
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'''Cybertron Native'''

* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Garry Chalk]])
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] ([[Kirby Morrow]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] ([[Brian Drummond]])
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] ([[Paul Dobson]])
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul/Leobreaker]] (Paul Dobson/[[Dave Ward]])
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] ([[Brian Dobson]])
* [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] ([[Richard Ian Cox]])

'''Speed Planet Native'''

* [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] ([[Lisa Ann Beley]])
* [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (Brian Dobson)

'''Jungle Planet Native'''

* [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]] (Scott McNeil)

'''Earth Native'''

* [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] ([[Ty Olsson]])
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] ([[Michael Daingerfield]])

'''Giant Planet Native'''

* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] ([[Ron Halder]])
* [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] (Michael Daingerfield)

'''Others'''

* [[Vector Prime]] ([[Richard Newman]])
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] ([[Sam Vincent]])

'''[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]'''

* [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]]
* [[Recon Mini-Con Team]]
** [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] ([[Brian Drummond]])
** [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]]
** [[Six-Speed]]

|c2=
'''Cybertron Native'''

* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron/Galvatron]] ([[David Kaye]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] ([[Mark Oliver]])

'''Speed Planet Native'''

* [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] ([[Mark Acheson]])
* [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] ([[Louis Chirillo]])
* [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] ([[Michael Donovan]])

'''Jungle Planet Native'''

* [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] ([[Trevor Devall]])
* [[Undermine]] (Mark Oliver)
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] ([[Terry Klassen]])

'''Earth Native'''

* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] ([[Maryke Hendrikse]])
* [[Lugnutz]] (?)

'''Giant Planet Native'''

* [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] ([[Sam Vincent]])

'''Planet X Native'''
* [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] ([[Ted Cole]])
* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] ([[Robert O. Smith]])
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]]
* [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]
* [[Laserbeak drone]]

'''Other'''

* [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] ([[Dale Wilson]])
* [[Nemesis Breaker]]

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'''Regulars'''
* [[Coby Hansen]] ([[Sam Vincent]])
* [[Bud Hansen]] ([[Ryan Hirakida]])
* [[Lori]] ([[Sarah Edmondson]])
* [[Lucy Suzuki|Dr. Lucy Suzuki]] ([[Tabitha St. Germain]])
* [[Colonel Franklin|Colonel Mike Franklin]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Tim Hansen]] ([[Terry Klassen]])

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* [[Primus]] ([[Michael Donovan]])
* [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal drones]]
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* [[Lugnutz|Lugnutz Drones]]
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}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Cybertron episodes}}

{{collist|4|
# [[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]
# [[Haven|Haven]]
# [[Hidden|Hidden]]
# [[Landmine (episode)|Landmine]]
# [[Space|Space]]
# [[Rush|Rush]]
# [[Speed|Speed]]
# [[Collapse|Collapse]]
# [[Time (episode)|Time]]
# [[Search|Search]]
# [[Deep|Deep]]
# [[Ship|Ship]]
# [[Hero (episode)|Hero]]
# [[Race|Race]]
# [[Detour (episode)|Detour]]
# [[Savage (episode)|Savage]]
# [[Sand|Sand]]
# [[Champion|Champion]]
# [[Ice|Ice]]
# [[Honor|Honor]]
# [[Primal|Primal]]
# [[Trust (Cybertron)|Trust]]
# [[Trap|Trap]]
# [[Invasion|Invasion]]
# [[Retreat|Retreat]]
# [[Revelation (episode)|Revelation]]
# [[Critical|Critical]]
# [[Assault|Assault]]
# [[Starscream (episode)|Starscream]]
# [[United (episode)|United]]
# [[Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron]]
# [[Balance|Balance]]
# [[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]
# [[Memory|Memory]]
# [[Escape (episode)|Escape]]
# [[Family|Family]]
# [[Titans|Titans]]
# [[Warp|Warp]]
# [[Giant|Giant]]
# [[Fury|Fury]]
# [[City|City]]
# [[Ambush|Ambush]]
# [[Challenge|Challenge]]
# [[Scourge (episode)|Scourge]]
# [[Optimus (episode)|Optimus]]
# [[Showdown (episode)|Showdown]]
# [[Guardian (episode)|Guardian]]
# [[Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming]]
# [[End|End]]
# [[Unfinished|Unfinished]]
# [[Beginning|Beginning]]
# [[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]] ("Lost" episode)
}}

==Differences with ''Galaxy Force''==
[[Image:GalaxyForcevsCybertron.jpg|thumb|150px|right|It rarely got this extreme.]]In contrast to ''Armada'' and ''Energon'', the dubs of which had stuck quite closely to their original Japanese counterparts (unrelenting plethora of errors notwithstanding), ''Cybertron'' went to much greater lengths to localize ''Galaxy Force''. English scripts for the series were written by [[David McDermott]], [[Marc Handler]], [[Seth Walther]], [[Stephanie Sheh]] and [[James W. Bates]] (but the series does not include episode writer credits, so precisely who wrote which episodes is left unknown).

On the most basic level, dialogue was frequently re-written, sticking to the ''intent'' of the original but adding many more colorful turns of phrase, flavor and character, doing away with much of the formality and unflappability with which the Autobots handled every situation (a common trait of the Autobots in Japanese ''Transformers'' cartoons). ''Cybertron'' would also ''add'' more dialogue to scenes that were silent in ''Galaxy Force''; in particular, the show's extensive use of [[stock footage]] was livened up with new dialogue from characters as they transformed. Paraphrased dialogue from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was common. The show's soundtrack mostly remained unaltered; the only new music was a new theme tune recorded by [[Paul Oakenfold]], which was often used during transformation stock footage (but not with 100% consistency) and would sometimes be extended to replace the background music of the scenes that immediately followed said transformations. In other, more sparing instances, music would be replaced with ''different'' pieces from the original soundtrack; usually, this involved replacing melodramatic or "evil" music with more exciting tracks to ramp up action sequences.

A few aspects of the plot of the series were consistently modified or excised by the ''Cybertron'' dub, while some were created whole cloth. For instance, one of most notable changes of the series was the transformation of the male Nitro Convoy into the ''female'' Override, at the request of Cartoon Network. Other examples include the removal of suggestions in early ''Galaxy Force'' episodes that Coby had an unsteady relationship with his family, and the notion that Cybertron was consumed by the black hole in the first episode (since the characters were able to return to the planet later in the series without ill effect). In terms of newly-created ideas, ''Cybertron'' justified the continued presence of the Autobots' human allies Coby, Bud and Lori after their usefulness had realistically ended by crafting the concept of the [[Omega Frequency]], the signal of the [[Omega Lock]] which only they could hear, making them necessary in the search for the Lock and Keys. This particular example is indicative of ''Cybertron'''s efforts to make as much technical and logical sense as it could, where ''Galaxy Force'' was content to hand-wave many things off with [[Burning justice|Burning Justice]]. Innumerable times in the course of the cartoon, characters glow with energy that comes from nowhere; while ''Galaxy Force'' does not address this strangeness, treating it as a normal thing for Transformers to do, ''Cybertron'' regularly inserts explanations, or at least has the characters react in an amazed fashion to this unusual thing that is happening to them.

Outside of these major overarcing examples, there are sometimes other changes both major and minor made to the content of individual episodes for numerous reasons. TFWIKI.Net notes such changes on the individual episode articles.

==Praise and criticism==
With the bad taste of ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' still lingering in the mouths of the fandom, ''Cybertron'' had a long way to go to make itself seem like an appealing prospect. On the English side of things, it generally succeeded: the show's dub is ''much'' more polished, lacking the myriad errors that had plagued the previous shows and bringing many distinct voices and accents into the mix, along with numerous pop-culture and ''Transformers'' references. Since the scripts had comprehensible context and some actual ''work'' put into them, the voice actors were likewise able to turn in stronger performances than they had in prior years. This effort was not appreciated by all viewers, unfortunately; those who had previously viewed subtitled ''Galaxy Force'' episodes online objected to the English dub taking greater liberties and occasionally altering aspects of the series, and were not shy about letting people know it.<ref>[http://www.shortpacked.com/blog/comic/book-3-is-totally-gay/05-iacon-one-sketches/screwball/ The result of people watching the subbed version first.]</ref>

Like ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' before it, ''Cybertron'' was animated using shaded [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] for the Transformers characters, and cel animation for most everything else. Though [[GONZO]]'s ''Cybertron'' work was more advanced than that of [[Actas Inc.]] and [[Studio A-CAT]]'s work in ''Energon'', the CGI still suffers from most of the problems of its predecessor, including a restricted range of motion, a tendency for the Transformers to stand around like statues, and crude walk cycles. Few facial expressions exist beyond "mouth open" and "mouth closed" (though to the animators' credit, there is an occasional smirk, smile, growl, etc. And Optimus Prime at one point manages to look furious ''with his mouthplate up''.) The shading techniques used on the Transformer characters also means they look very strange alongside their traditionally-animated human cohorts.

There is a sense that ''Cybertron'' actively attempts to avoid the main problem that plagued ''Energon''—that is to say, running out of plot. Consequently, while the basic plot of ''Cybertron'' is far more focused and coherent than that of ''Energon'', its first half is quite ponderous and drawn out, ''especially'' in the case of the [[Velocitron]] story arc, in which ''thirteen solid episodes'' are taken up by race after generic race, doing ''very'' little to advance the plot. Conversely, then, in the final quarter of the series, the stories of [[Gigantion]] and [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] seem ''very'' truncated, as if the drawn-out first half left no room to see these plots through to their fullest extent.

In addition, ''Cybertron'' delights in the use of [[Stock footage|stock transformation sequences]], using them to pad out episodes like the cinematic equivalent of Styrofoam packing peanuts. What's worse, even the ''battle scenes'' frequently recycle the same "two characters charging at each other, their fists colliding in mid-air" stock footage.

==Continuity==
As noted above, the Japanese version (''Galaxy Force'') originally treated the story as a stand-alone, unconnected to any previous story. The American version draws connections to the ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' cartoons, but various incongruities still exist:

* In general, nobody really seems to remember the events of ''Energon''. The Autobots act as though they've never been to [[Earth]] before and have no familiarity with its culture, despite having spent ten years there in places like [[Ocean City]].
* The Autobots are utterly dependent on the three human kids to help them blend into human society, when they previously had numerous human allies including Dr. Jones and his family, Rad, Alexis & Carlos, and the innumerable human inhabitants of Ocean City and the other Cybertron settlements on Earth.
* Likewise, despite the Autobots' presence being fairly common knowledge in ''Energon'', it is considered urgent to hide the Autobots from Earth's population in ''Cybertron''.
* The Energon cities themselves are never seen or mentioned.
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] both have distinctively different voices than in the previous cartoons. [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] has essentially the same voice, but with a newly added accent. Also, Red Alert seems to have a bit more emotion and acts less mechanical as he did in Armada.
* Formerly prominent characters like [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]], and Kicker have vanished without a word; new characters [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] appear out of nowhere; and Red Alert returns after being absent for all of ''Energon''.
* Returning characters are ''all'' in brand-new bodies with no explanation.
* When he first combines with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], Optimus Prime declares that he's never heard of two Autobots combining into one before. This is a rather odd statement, considering that such combinations were commonplace during ''Energon'', and Optimus himself had been combining with other Autobots since ''Armada''; given later events, it's possible he was referring to the specific manner in which they combined, though this is at best an awkward rationalization.
* Nobody seems surprised that Megatron and Starscream are alive and well again.
* The grand black hole is explained as a by-product of "Unicron's destruction". In ''Energon'', that event happened in [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's alternate universe]], a fact that's not mentioned in the show. Likewise, Cybertron was last seen in that same alternate universe. It's not much of a stretch to assume the Autobots moved it back where it came from, but in that case, why is it so close to the black hole?
* The collapse of the Energon sun would mean that everything the Autobots fought for during ''Energon'' was in vain, and Alpha Q's worlds would die again, left in darkness without a sun and consumed by the black hole. Nobody seems to notice this little setback. To the contrary, Red Alert's report mentions an uninhabited planet that's ''not'' one of Alpha Q's planets as the black hole's first victim.
* Some returning character's personalities, like Wing Saber and Sideways, are different from their portrayals in other series.

Within the show, most of these problems were never directly addressed; the cartoon simply went about telling its story without much regard to previous events. Indeed, vanishing characters and new bodies had previously occurred in the changeover between ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' with equally little attention, though the second show at least established the existence of a ten-year fictional gap between them, making it ''somewhat'' less intrusive (such a gap also exists between ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'', but it was never noted in dialogue in the series).

However, external material has addressed some of the problems. The [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|''Cybertron'' comic]] storyline "[[Balancing Act (issue)|Balancing Act]]", for example, [[Vector Prime|Vector Prime]] claims that the Autobots are suffering memory problems, caused by temporal disturbances from the [[Unicron Singularity|Unicron Singularity]]. Jetfire's new accent was explained on the Hasbro web site as a result of time spent on the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].

===Energon comic===
Some fans believe that the cartoon follows the unfinished [[Energon (comic)|''Energon'' comic book series]] from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]. Unsubstantiated rumors to this effect have swirled since the cartoon's debut, though the only "evidence" comes from media outside the cartoon:

* The [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|''Cybertron'' comic]] storyline "[[Balancing Act (issue)|Balancing Act]]", written by Hasbro copywriter [[Forest Lee|Forest Lee]], is set the same universe as the ''Cybertron'' cartoon series. But the story references events from the ''Energon'' comic, such as the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Con]] [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] hooking himself into the Planetary Database — a plot point begun by the [[Energon (comic)|''Energon'' comic]], which would have been carried through if the book hadn't been canceled.

* The bio of the ''Cybertron'' toy [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]] references his death at the hands of Megatron, as happened in the ''Energon'' comic but not the cartoon. However, this was overwritten when "Balancing Act" depicted Dark Scorponok as being pulled into the cartoon timeline from ''another'' universe.

The idea doesn't solve any problems; most of the contradictions between the ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'' cartoons also exist between the ''Energon'' comic and the ''Cybertron'' cartoon. The cartoon contains no references to any events of the ''Energon'' comic.

The entire notion of a network television cartoon following up on a comparatively obscure, unfinished comic book seems counter-intuitive; furthermore, Hasbro material has presented many explanations for contradictions between the two cartoons. Why bother explaining why ''Cybertron'' Jetfire sounds different if he's not the same guy seen in ''Energon''? Why have Vector Prime explain the differences between the two cartoons if they're not in the same continuity? It would have been simpler to retract the statement that Cybertron was a sequel series.

==Home video releases==
===Galaxy Force===
{{main|Victor Entertainment}}
The ''Galaxy Force'' version of ''Cybertron'' was released on DVD by Victor Entertainment in [[Japan]] while the series was still on air. Several of the DVDs were packaged with exclusive [[redeco]]s of toys, such as a ''Masterforce'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]]-themed [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Chromia]] and a ''Generation 1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]-themed [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Exillion]].
[[Image:Tf galaxy force vol 01.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 01 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 02 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 03 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 04 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 05 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 06 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 07 (2005)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 08 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 09 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 10 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 11 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 12 (2006)
*''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' — Vol. 13 (2006)
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===Cybertron===
{{main|Paramount Pictures}}
[[Image:Cybertron Ultimate Collection DVD.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
Paramount Home Entertainment released a single ''Cybertron'' disc in 2005 as a follow-up to their four separate ''[[Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' releases. They then took some time off to concentrate on the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]] before finally releasing a complete box set in 2008.
*''Transformers: Cybertron'' — A New Beginning (2005)
*''Transformers: Cybertron'' — The Ultimate Collection (2008)

====Other====
Sometime in 2007, a complete DVD boxset of the ''Cybertron'' series was released in Malaysia which, despite initial appearances, was apparently ''not'' a bootleg, given that it was region-encoded (Region 3, to be precise). The set featured two English audio tracks (2.0 and 5.1) and was fully subtitled with an accurate transcription of the English dialogue. All told, this was more than the eventual American release managed. The set also moved "[[Inferno (episode)|Inferno]]", from its ill-sitting placement as episode 52 back to being the second episode on the set.
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==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[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%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9 ''Transformers: Galaxy Force'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]

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