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Kelly (RID)

2011-11-13T03:34:00Z

166.205.139.125:

{{disambig3|Kelly}}
:''Kelly is a very unfortunate [[human]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KellyRID2.jpg|right|238px|thumb|Do you have any idea how much doing that Anime Waterfall Tear thing hurts your eyes?]]
Poor '''Kelly''', she was most likely born on a Friday the 13th underneath both a ladder and an open umbrella inside a house and possibly within close proximity of numerous black cats. To put it lightly, her luck ''sucks''. On the bright side, Kelly appears to be fabulously wealthy (or at least has great insurance policies). So while her many sports cars typically wind up destroyed during Transformer battles (into which she inadvertently steps ''all the time'', no matter where on the globe she travels in order to get away from "the talking cars"), she can just buy a new one.

Kelly is also quite boy-crazy, always on the lookout for a good man. However, thanks to her bad luck, the only man to ever show any interest in her is [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], who, unbeknownst to her, is actually macking on the red sports cars she drives.

''Poor, rich Kelly.''

{{bigquote|It's not happening, it's not happening, it's not happening, I'm going to sleep...|Kelly, after watching flying [[Prowl (RID)|police cars]] and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|fire trucks]], along with a swimming [[X-Brawn|SUV]]|"[[The Hunt for Black Pyramid]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Philece Sampler]] (English), [[Chieko Higuchi]] (Japanese), [[Diana Pérez]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:KellyRID1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|WAAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOOEYYY!!!]]
Kelly's first encounter with those strange, talking cars from another planet happened when her new sports utility vehicle ([[X-Brawn]] to his friends), came to life in response to a call from [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. Not wanting to lug her into battle, X-Brawn apologized in advance and then launched her violently through his sunroof. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

Her second talking car encounter introduced her to Side Burn, whose advances on her red sports car she misinterpreted as an interest in her. Shortly after this, she took delivery of another red sports car at the docks. Unbeknownst to her, the car contained a bomb planted by terrorists which was coveted by the Predacons, and the car was destroyed when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] retrieved said device. She was saved from injury by [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}

Other modes of transport proved to be just as much of a problem: [[Team Bullet Train|bullet trains]] in [[Metro City]] had a habit of abandoning their carriages, {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} and her boating trip was spoiled by police cars and fire engines falling from the sky. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}}

It wasn't long before Kelly was seeking therapy for her constant visions of talking cars and giant robotic animals, and her doctor suggested a quiet, restful walk in some ruins. The tranquility of the ruins was soon ruined by the arrival of Side Burn and a pair of guided missiles. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

Perhaps out of desperation she turned to driving X-Brawn again, only to have him once again ditch her for a mission (At least that time it wasn't through the roof). {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}} Other encounters with various talking cars led her to attempt a holiday in Europe, where [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] turned her new hat into roadkill. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

[[Image:Towline Goes Haywire Kellyxbrawn.jpg|right|200px|thumb|And believe it or not, this is actually a good day.]]

Perhaps assuming that her previous problems were just bad luck, Kelly went for a calming trip in the forest in X-Brawn, only for him to be randomly towed away by a [[Tow-Line (RID)|talking tow truck]]. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

Another holiday, this time in [[China]], was also ruined by Side Burn. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} Kelly's next attempted vacation took her to America, where her hike in the American wildness was interrupted by the arrival of Optimus Prime and the [[Autobot Brothers]], and a subsequent earthquake as the Predacons uncovered an Autobot spaceship. However it wasn't a total loss, as she was rescued by some cute soldiers and taken back to their army base.

[[Image:The Decepticons Kelly.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This is almost her default expression]]

Of course, her luck didn't last, as the base was soon attacked by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and his Predacons, who had obtained six [[Protoform]]s and were looking for [[alternate mode]]s for them to scan. Attempting to flee in a truck full of rocket fuel (Kelly was a trained truck driver), she almost drove the rig into a crater but was saved by Optimus Prime, shortly before all three of them were scanned to create the Decepticon [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]'s form. Scourge's bio-signature was, as a result, partially human. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} This would later allow him to pass himself off as human enough to briefly control [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Returning to civilisation, Kelly tried her luck at a casino, only to be interrupted by a power cut caused by the destruction of [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} She went on to a Caribbean resort on [[Montrose Island]], and enjoyed the hot pools. So much so she stayed in them when the volcano's increased activity heated them up to an abnormally high temperature, almost broiling her. {{storylink|Volcano}}

Perhaps deciding that vacations were more stressful than relaxing, Kelly returned to Metro City where she found being chased by Side Burn was becoming a regular feature of her day. Even the malls weren't safe after she was almost run down by [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], who'd been deposited there by a malfunctioning space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[Image:Sky-Byte Saves the Day Kelly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Praying to God to make it all stop.]]

Her trip to the opening of the [[CGA Tower]] similarly ended in disaster when it was unexpectedly attacked by Predacons. Fortunately the tower was saved when the Predacons helped the Autobots stabilise it, and everyone inside was able to cheer on Sky-Byte. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

Kelly's problems continued, although at one point it looked promisingly like all the talking cars were being hauled away on a [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|car carrier]]. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Then the talking cars started inexplicably changing colours. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}} And there was the encounter with the giant singing shark in the subway. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[Image:Peril from the Past Kelly.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Her life really is a cartoon.]]

She opted to take another holiday, this time in the remote [[Sahara|Sahara desert]]. Her drive through the desert in a red jeep was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Then an attempted camel ride resulted in her becoming lost in the desert. Fortunately she was picked up by X-Brawn, who dropped her off at the nearest oasis. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Returning to Metro City once again, Kelly found even reading a book while sitting on a park bench was dangerous, as Scourge and [[Mega-Octane]] showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} A ride in a pedal-powered swan boat on the lake was similarly interrupted when a massive battle between the two opposing forces of giant robots broke out nearby, and Kelly was forced to swim for her life. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

When last seen, Kelly was, once again, being pursued in her red sports car by Side Burn. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:DWArmada8_Kelly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jane! Stop this crazy thing!]]
* Like all the girls in the ''[[Alternators|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line, the character of [[Junko Shiragami]] was inspired by an existing female human from a past ''Transformers'' series. Kelly was her inspiration, if you couldn't guess. Since ''Asterisk'' is a Japanese toyline, and Takara has stated that ''Car Robots'' (''Robots in Disguise'''s Japanese name) belongs to the Generation 1 continuity now, they might ''conceivably'' be the same character, but no concrete ties exist.

* Kelly's name was never once spoken during the series. Rather, it was only ever made known through a casting sheet released online at the time of the show's premiere. However, in the Italian dubbing, in one episode when she believes she had successfully escaped from Side Burn, she says to herself:"Congratulations Kelly, you did it!"

* Kelly made a cross-continuity [[Easter egg]] cameo in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 8|issue #8]] of the [[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|''Armada'' comic]]. She was nearly mowed down by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] when they responded (against their will) to a [[Mini-Con]] recall signal.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Junko''' (ジュンコ)

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise humans]]

Kelly (RID)

2011-11-13T03:29:50Z

166.205.139.125:

{{disambig3|Kelly}}
:''Kelly is a very unfortunate [[human]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KellyRID2.jpg|right|238px|thumb|Do you have any idea how much doing that Anime Waterfall Tear thing hurts your eyes?]]
Poor '''Kelly''',she was most likely born on a Friday the 13th underneath both a ladder and an open umbrella inside a house and possibly within close proximity of numerous black cats. To put it lightly, her luck ''sucks''. On the bright side, Kelly appears to be fabulously wealthy (or at least has great insurance policies). So while her many sports cars typically wind up destroyed during Transformer battles (into which she inadvertently steps ''all the time'', no matter where on the globe she travels in order to get away from "the talking cars"), she can just buy a new one.

Kelly is also quite boy-crazy, always on the lookout for a good man. However, thanks to her bad luck, the only man to ever show any interest in her is [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], who, unbeknownst to her, is actually macking on the red sports cars she drives.

''Poor, rich Kelly.''

{{bigquote|It's not happening, it's not happening, it's not happening, I'm going to sleep...|Kelly, after watching flying [[Prowl (RID)|police cars]] and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|fire trucks]], along with a swimming [[X-Brawn|SUV]]|"[[The Hunt for Black Pyramid]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Philece Sampler]] (English), [[Chieko Higuchi]] (Japanese), [[Diana Pérez]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:KellyRID1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|WAAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOOEYYY!!!]]
Kelly's first encounter with those strange, talking cars from another planet happened when her new sports utility vehicle ([[X-Brawn]] to his friends), came to life in response to a call from [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. Not wanting to lug her into battle, X-Brawn apologized in advance and then launched her violently through his sunroof. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

Her second talking car encounter introduced her to Side Burn, whose advances on her red sports car she misinterpreted as an interest in her. Shortly after this, she took delivery of another red sports car at the docks. Unbeknownst to her, the car contained a bomb planted by terrorists which was coveted by the Predacons, and the car was destroyed when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] retrieved said device. She was saved from injury by [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}

Other modes of transport proved to be just as much of a problem: [[Team Bullet Train|bullet trains]] in [[Metro City]] had a habit of abandoning their carriages, {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} and her boating trip was spoiled by police cars and fire engines falling from the sky. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}}

It wasn't long before Kelly was seeking therapy for her constant visions of talking cars and giant robotic animals, and her doctor suggested a quiet, restful walk in some ruins. The tranquility of the ruins was soon ruined by the arrival of Side Burn and a pair of guided missiles. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

Perhaps out of desperation she turned to driving X-Brawn again, only to have him once again ditch her for a mission (At least that time it wasn't through the roof). {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}} Other encounters with various talking cars led her to attempt a holiday in Europe, where [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] turned her new hat into roadkill. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

[[Image:Towline Goes Haywire Kellyxbrawn.jpg|right|200px|thumb|And believe it or not, this is actually a good day.]]

Perhaps assuming that her previous problems were just bad luck, Kelly went for a calming trip in the forest in X-Brawn, only for him to be randomly towed away by a [[Tow-Line (RID)|talking tow truck]]. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

Another holiday, this time in [[China]], was also ruined by Side Burn. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} Kelly's next attempted vacation took her to America, where her hike in the American wildness was interrupted by the arrival of Optimus Prime and the [[Autobot Brothers]], and a subsequent earthquake as the Predacons uncovered an Autobot spaceship. However it wasn't a total loss, as she was rescued by some cute soldiers and taken back to their army base.

[[Image:The Decepticons Kelly.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This is almost her default expression]]

Of course, her luck didn't last, as the base was soon attacked by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and his Predacons, who had obtained six [[Protoform]]s and were looking for [[alternate mode]]s for them to scan. Attempting to flee in a truck full of rocket fuel (Kelly was a trained truck driver), she almost drove the rig into a crater but was saved by Optimus Prime, shortly before all three of them were scanned to create the Decepticon [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]'s form. Scourge's bio-signature was, as a result, partially human. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} This would later allow him to pass himself off as human enough to briefly control [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Returning to civilisation, Kelly tried her luck at a casino, only to be interrupted by a power cut caused by the destruction of [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} She went on to a Caribbean resort on [[Montrose Island]], and enjoyed the hot pools. So much so she stayed in them when the volcano's increased activity heated them up to an abnormally high temperature, almost broiling her. {{storylink|Volcano}}

Perhaps deciding that vacations were more stressful than relaxing, Kelly returned to Metro City where she found being chased by Side Burn was becoming a regular feature of her day. Even the malls weren't safe after she was almost run down by [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], who'd been deposited there by a malfunctioning space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[Image:Sky-Byte Saves the Day Kelly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Praying to God to make it all stop.]]

Her trip to the opening of the [[CGA Tower]] similarly ended in disaster when it was unexpectedly attacked by Predacons. Fortunately the tower was saved when the Predacons helped the Autobots stabilise it, and everyone inside was able to cheer on Sky-Byte. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

Kelly's problems continued, although at one point it looked promisingly like all the talking cars were being hauled away on a [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|car carrier]]. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Then the talking cars started inexplicably changing colours. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}} And there was the encounter with the giant singing shark in the subway. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[Image:Peril from the Past Kelly.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Her life really is a cartoon.]]

She opted to take another holiday, this time in the remote [[Sahara|Sahara desert]]. Her drive through the desert in a red jeep was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Then an attempted camel ride resulted in her becoming lost in the desert. Fortunately she was picked up by X-Brawn, who dropped her off at the nearest oasis. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Returning to Metro City once again, Kelly found even reading a book while sitting on a park bench was dangerous, as Scourge and [[Mega-Octane]] showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} A ride in a pedal-powered swan boat on the lake was similarly interrupted when a massive battle between the two opposing forces of giant robots broke out nearby, and Kelly was forced to swim for her life. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

When last seen, Kelly was, once again, being pursued in her red sports car by Side Burn. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:DWArmada8_Kelly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jane! Stop this crazy thing!]]
* Like all the girls in the ''[[Alternators|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line, the character of [[Junko Shiragami]] was inspired by an existing female human from a past ''Transformers'' series. Kelly was her inspiration, if you couldn't guess. Since ''Asterisk'' is a Japanese toyline, and Takara has stated that ''Car Robots'' (''Robots in Disguise'''s Japanese name) belongs to the Generation 1 continuity now, they might ''conceivably'' be the same character, but no concrete ties exist.

* Kelly's name was never once spoken during the series. Rather, it was only ever made known through a casting sheet released online at the time of the show's premiere. However, in the Italian dubbing, in one episode when she believes she had successfully escaped from Side Burn, she says to herself:"Congratulations Kelly, you did it!"

* Kelly made a cross-continuity [[Easter egg]] cameo in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 8|issue #8]] of the [[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|''Armada'' comic]]. She was nearly mowed down by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] when they responded (against their will) to a [[Mini-Con]] recall signal.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Junko''' (ジュンコ)

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise humans]]

Kelly (RID)

2011-11-13T03:29:09Z

166.205.139.125:

{{disambig3|Kelly}}
:''Kelly is a very unfortunate [[human]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KellyRID2.jpg|right|238px|thumb|Do you have any idea how much doing that Anime Waterfall Tear thing hurts your eyes?]]
Poor'''Kelly''',she was most likely born on a Friday the 13th underneath both a ladder and an open umbrella inside a house and possibly within close proximity of numerous black cats. To put it lightly, her luck ''sucks''. On the bright side, Kelly appears to be fabulously wealthy (or at least has great insurance policies). So while her many sports cars typically wind up destroyed during Transformer battles (into which she inadvertently steps ''all the time'', no matter where on the globe she travels in order to get away from "the talking cars"), she can just buy a new one.

Kelly is also quite boy-crazy, always on the lookout for a good man. However, thanks to her bad luck, the only man to ever show any interest in her is [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], who, unbeknownst to her, is actually macking on the red sports cars she drives.

''Poor, rich Kelly.''

{{bigquote|It's not happening, it's not happening, it's not happening, I'm going to sleep...|Kelly, after watching flying [[Prowl (RID)|police cars]] and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|fire trucks]], along with a swimming [[X-Brawn|SUV]]|"[[The Hunt for Black Pyramid]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Philece Sampler]] (English), [[Chieko Higuchi]] (Japanese), [[Diana Pérez]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:KellyRID1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|WAAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOOEYYY!!!]]
Kelly's first encounter with those strange, talking cars from another planet happened when her new sports utility vehicle ([[X-Brawn]] to his friends), came to life in response to a call from [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. Not wanting to lug her into battle, X-Brawn apologized in advance and then launched her violently through his sunroof. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

Her second talking car encounter introduced her to Side Burn, whose advances on her red sports car she misinterpreted as an interest in her. Shortly after this, she took delivery of another red sports car at the docks. Unbeknownst to her, the car contained a bomb planted by terrorists which was coveted by the Predacons, and the car was destroyed when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] retrieved said device. She was saved from injury by [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}

Other modes of transport proved to be just as much of a problem: [[Team Bullet Train|bullet trains]] in [[Metro City]] had a habit of abandoning their carriages, {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} and her boating trip was spoiled by police cars and fire engines falling from the sky. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}}

It wasn't long before Kelly was seeking therapy for her constant visions of talking cars and giant robotic animals, and her doctor suggested a quiet, restful walk in some ruins. The tranquility of the ruins was soon ruined by the arrival of Side Burn and a pair of guided missiles. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

Perhaps out of desperation she turned to driving X-Brawn again, only to have him once again ditch her for a mission (At least that time it wasn't through the roof). {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}} Other encounters with various talking cars led her to attempt a holiday in Europe, where [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] turned her new hat into roadkill. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

[[Image:Towline Goes Haywire Kellyxbrawn.jpg|right|200px|thumb|And believe it or not, this is actually a good day.]]

Perhaps assuming that her previous problems were just bad luck, Kelly went for a calming trip in the forest in X-Brawn, only for him to be randomly towed away by a [[Tow-Line (RID)|talking tow truck]]. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

Another holiday, this time in [[China]], was also ruined by Side Burn. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}} Kelly's next attempted vacation took her to America, where her hike in the American wildness was interrupted by the arrival of Optimus Prime and the [[Autobot Brothers]], and a subsequent earthquake as the Predacons uncovered an Autobot spaceship. However it wasn't a total loss, as she was rescued by some cute soldiers and taken back to their army base.

[[Image:The Decepticons Kelly.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This is almost her default expression]]

Of course, her luck didn't last, as the base was soon attacked by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and his Predacons, who had obtained six [[Protoform]]s and were looking for [[alternate mode]]s for them to scan. Attempting to flee in a truck full of rocket fuel (Kelly was a trained truck driver), she almost drove the rig into a crater but was saved by Optimus Prime, shortly before all three of them were scanned to create the Decepticon [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]'s form. Scourge's bio-signature was, as a result, partially human. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} This would later allow him to pass himself off as human enough to briefly control [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Returning to civilisation, Kelly tried her luck at a casino, only to be interrupted by a power cut caused by the destruction of [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} She went on to a Caribbean resort on [[Montrose Island]], and enjoyed the hot pools. So much so she stayed in them when the volcano's increased activity heated them up to an abnormally high temperature, almost broiling her. {{storylink|Volcano}}

Perhaps deciding that vacations were more stressful than relaxing, Kelly returned to Metro City where she found being chased by Side Burn was becoming a regular feature of her day. Even the malls weren't safe after she was almost run down by [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], who'd been deposited there by a malfunctioning space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[Image:Sky-Byte Saves the Day Kelly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Praying to God to make it all stop.]]

Her trip to the opening of the [[CGA Tower]] similarly ended in disaster when it was unexpectedly attacked by Predacons. Fortunately the tower was saved when the Predacons helped the Autobots stabilise it, and everyone inside was able to cheer on Sky-Byte. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

Kelly's problems continued, although at one point it looked promisingly like all the talking cars were being hauled away on a [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|car carrier]]. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Then the talking cars started inexplicably changing colours. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}} And there was the encounter with the giant singing shark in the subway. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[Image:Peril from the Past Kelly.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Her life really is a cartoon.]]

She opted to take another holiday, this time in the remote [[Sahara|Sahara desert]]. Her drive through the desert in a red jeep was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Then an attempted camel ride resulted in her becoming lost in the desert. Fortunately she was picked up by X-Brawn, who dropped her off at the nearest oasis. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Returning to Metro City once again, Kelly found even reading a book while sitting on a park bench was dangerous, as Scourge and [[Mega-Octane]] showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} A ride in a pedal-powered swan boat on the lake was similarly interrupted when a massive battle between the two opposing forces of giant robots broke out nearby, and Kelly was forced to swim for her life. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

When last seen, Kelly was, once again, being pursued in her red sports car by Side Burn. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:DWArmada8_Kelly.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jane! Stop this crazy thing!]]
* Like all the girls in the ''[[Alternators|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line, the character of [[Junko Shiragami]] was inspired by an existing female human from a past ''Transformers'' series. Kelly was her inspiration, if you couldn't guess. Since ''Asterisk'' is a Japanese toyline, and Takara has stated that ''Car Robots'' (''Robots in Disguise'''s Japanese name) belongs to the Generation 1 continuity now, they might ''conceivably'' be the same character, but no concrete ties exist.

* Kelly's name was never once spoken during the series. Rather, it was only ever made known through a casting sheet released online at the time of the show's premiere. However, in the Italian dubbing, in one episode when she believes she had successfully escaped from Side Burn, she says to herself:"Congratulations Kelly, you did it!"

* Kelly made a cross-continuity [[Easter egg]] cameo in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 8|issue #8]] of the [[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|''Armada'' comic]]. She was nearly mowed down by the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] when they responded (against their will) to a [[Mini-Con]] recall signal.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Junko''' (ジュンコ)

[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise humans]]

Japan

2011-11-13T03:21:30Z

166.205.139.125:

[[Image:AttackFromOuterSpace_Japan.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Romanization| The source]] [[Alternity (franchise)| of a lot]] [[Kiss Players (franchise)| of confusion.]]]]
'''Japan''' is one of [[Earth]]'s nation-states. Despite being wealthy and populous, it does not qualify as one of the planet's superpowers, in large part because its Constitution has severely curtailed the scope of its military since its defeat by the [[United States of America]] in [[World War II]]. Its capital is [[Tokyo]]. In some continuities it is a member state of the [[Earth Defense Command]]. This may greatly increase Japan's geopolitical clout, but it's hard to tell because the fiction is consistently very vague about how the EDC works.

It is famous for its [[Nightbird (G1)|ninjas]], [[Drift (G1)|samurai]], young women and [[Hojoni|big, green, fire-snortin' lizards]].

In Japanese, the country is '''Nippon''' or '''Nihon''' (日本, "The Sun's Origin").

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
In 1985, famous Japanese scientist [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] built a [[Nightbird (G1)|female ninja robot]] [[Scale|approximately]] the size of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] "to benefit mankind". She didn't. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Later that year, Japan was menaced by [[Kremzeek]], a Decepticon-created electrical creature who severely damaged the electronics manufacturing industry there. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[Image:BurdenHardesttoBear_MountFuji.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Some time in 2006 (2010 in the Japanese continuity), the Decepticons mounted a series of nonsensical attacks on Japan. [[Predaking]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] attacked [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan, upsetting local fishermen, while [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] attempted to ram a bullet train, and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] fought [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] outside a dojo. Despite the able Autobot defense, the extensive damage caused the furious [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] to turn into a racial stereotype.

After questioning his fitness for leadership (and managing to lose the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] in a surprise attack), [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] learned from the dojo sensei the lesson that he who deserts his obligations is already defeated. Later, a Matrix-mutated [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] attacked a major Japanese city. Giant robots just can't stay away from the place. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
{{-}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Some time between 1986 and 2002, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|came from America]] to Japan on a longer-term basis, where they befriended an Elementary School boy named [[Kenji]]. Kenji was helpful enough to alert the Autobots about several of the numerous [[Decepticon]] attacks on Tokyo around this time, as Japan apparently became the focus of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s raids.

====''Binaltech''====
When [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] released the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] against the Autobots in 2003, Japanese automobile companies enthusiastically participated in the EDC's plan to produce [[human]]-manufactured bodies to replace the deteriorating ones of the Autobots who were infected.

====''Kiss Players''====
When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] was ejected from [[Unicron]] in 2005, he impacted Earth, specifically Tokyo. The EDC's mission became ejecting all Transformers from Earth. Tokyo was quickly rebuilt, and in 2006 had a force of 48 [[Autorooper]]s to defend it. Unbeknownst to the population at large, the EDC was [[Shaoshao Li|''feeding children to Galvatron's spawn'']]. {{storylink|Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
In 2011, the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]] were created and lived in Japan, disguised as different models of locomotive indigenous to the country.

====''Super God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Japanese citizen [[Ginrai]] left his home in Nagano in his densely-populated homeland to become a trucker on the open highways of America. Meanwhile, the [[Pretender]] [[Metalhawk|Hawk]] lived in Japan, where he was friends with Dr. Gō and his young son [[Shūta Gō]]. With the rise of a Decepticon cult made up mostly of Pretenders and humans, Ginrai found himself caught up with the Autobots and returned to Japan to stop the cult's attacks. The three children who work for the Autobots also attended a school there.

====''Victory'' comic====
A year after the Godmaster conflict (whenever ''that'' was), [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] enrolled his adopted human son [[Jean Minakaze]] in a school in Japan. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
''See [[Tokyo]]''

===3H comics===
Some time around 2020 ([[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] seems to be a graduate student on break from University), Japan was menaced by an entire ''battalion'' of female ninja robots approximately the size of Optimus Prime. This time Dr. Fujiyama didn't even bother '''trying''' to explain why he had them built. Japan was saved when Daniel heroically detonated a high-powered suicide bomb, obliterating the entire group of robots. {{storylink|Departure}}

===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity===
''See [[Tokyo]]''

===G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers===
It got trashed by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon Part 2}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The Autobots infiltrated Japanese society in preparation of [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] invasion, disguising themselves and working as [[Team Bullet Train|bullet trains]], [[Prowl (RID)|police cars]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|fire engines]] and [[Tow-Line (RID)|tow trucks]]. (In some instances, they appear to have official standing in these roles.) Their base was placed in Japan's [[Metro City]], which conveniently was also the location of the buried [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. The Transformers battle often in Japan, which must piss off the locals something fierce; poor guys can't even [[Secret Weapon: D-5|look at steam trains in peace]].

World-famous scientist [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Kenneth Onishi]], his son [[Koji Onishi]] and permanently damned [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] are residents of Japan and became key players in the Transformers' war on Earth.

Japan's famous haiku poetry left a deep mark on [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}}

Japan also has [[CGA Tower|the tallest tower in the world]]. Until it fell over. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

===Dreamwave ''Energon'' comics===
''See sunny [[Tokyo]] one more time.''

===Live-action movie continuity===
[[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] believed a [[Transformer|giant super-advanced transforming robot]] like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] could only be Japanese. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

====IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics====
[[Image:Alliance3_Overcast.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This looks like a job for [[Wikipedia:Ultraman|Ultraman]]!]]
The Decepticon [[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] made planetfall somewhere in Japan and quickly scanned a new [[alternate mode]] at a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base. Then he blew up the base, leaving no survivors. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

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====''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel====
Doctor [[Kaminari Ishihara]], a member of [[NEST]], was Japanese and a former agent of Japan's [[wikipedia:Naicho|Naikaku Jōhō Chōsashitsu (Naichō)]] intelligence agency. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

Japan had bombed Pearl Harbour [sic] during [[World War II]] and would be engaged in warfare against American forces. A time-lost merchant ship assumed [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was a ''Japanese plane''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.15|Making Waves}}

====Transformers Annual 2011====
[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] lured the Autobots to [[Tokyo]] as a diversion while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] made another attempt to snatch Sam Witwicky. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===Transformers: Prime===
[[Miko Nakadai]] originally hails from Japan.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Portuguese:'' '''Japão'''

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Japan|Japan at Wikipedia]]

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