Chromia (ROTF)

2012-06-25T22:15:58Z

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:''Chromia is an Autobot from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTFChromiaCardArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|GIVE US A KISS]]
'''Chromia''' is a tough bot, optics always scanning for the next fight. Naturally that means she and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] agree on a lot of things. This combined with the countless battles they fought together in made for a friendship that has lasted centuries. When the conflict on [[Earth]] escalated, both seasoned warriors were pleased to be working together again.

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==Fiction==
===IDW live-action film prequel comics===
[[Image:Foundation_3_Chromia.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]
During the dark period of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s history when the [[AllSpark]] was lost and the planet drifted through the cosmos without a sun to orbit, Chromia and her sister [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] lived in [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]]. Once both the previous problems were rectified and Cybertron entered a new era of freedom, their older sister [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] was able to be reunited with them. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} The three sisters were present when [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] announced that Cybertron would be under the dual rule of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Science Division]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s [[Defense Force]]. Chromia chose to join the Defense Force, where she befriended [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and aided in taking out "[[malcontent]]s" who were opposed to the new order. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} [[Defiance issue 3|Many years later]], she and Ironhide witnessed Optimus and his team escape an assassination attempt by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. She followed Optimus to an excavation site and helped him foil an attempt on Sentinel, Elita and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]'s lives.

During the war, Chromia, Ironhide and Arcee led an assault on [[Simfur Temple]], so Elita could use the AllSpark to activate a "[[pillar|torch]]" created by Sentinel that would end the war. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Megatron knocked Chromia aside, and Ironhide carried her off the battlefield when Sentinel's [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]] was destroyed. With the [[Decepticon]]s weakened after the initial attack, Chromia soon returned with Arcee on Wheeljack's [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] and stole the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[Image:RisingStorm 2 Chromia Dies.jpg|right|thumb|250px| Shockwave.....or Michael Bay?]]

Around the year [[1908]], many years after the war broke out, Chromia and Elita-One were part of an Autobot team sent to steal [[energon]] from the Decepticons. Instead they were ambushed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his troops, and Chromia was killed in action. Her corpse was taken by the immoral Decepticon scientist [[Flatline]], who considered it perfect for use in his experiments. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}}

Flatline took Chromia's body (along with the corpse of her sister Elita, who had died later on) to his lab at an outpost on an unknown planet to use in his attempts to create a new breed of tripartate soldier, three bodies fuelled by a single [[spark]]. After several failures, whether by coincidence or design, Flatline was presented by [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] with a new test subject: Elita and Chromia's sister, Arcee. Through the use of Arcee's spark, implanted in a new body, Flatline reignited the life-forces of Elita and Chromia in new shells, albeit not as they had truly had been before: now, they were at one with their sister, a singular entity at the spark, each feeling the sensations and emotions of the other, yet retaining some degree of autonomy and memory of their own identity. "One as three, and three as one". Grappling with their new forms, the sisters broke free, liberating Flatline's other victims, the twins [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], in the process. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}} {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen6-whereishe.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]

A short time later, the sisters, the Twins, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] and [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] arrived on Earth on the [[Wrecker|Wreckers']] ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}{{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 3}} in response to a summons beamed into space by Optimus Prime. Joining the allied Autobot-human strikeforce [[NEST]], the new recruits received some training, and were soon called upon to put it into use: the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had been sighted in [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Grey DeLisle]] (English), [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese), [[Martina Treger]] (German), [[Chiara Colizzi]] (Italian), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Brazil)
:''Holographic rider:'' [[Erin Naas]]
{{note|Internal to the film itself, both Chromia and Elita-1 are simply treated as components of Arcee. We list her exploits here for completeness.}}
[[Image:Chromia_in_ROTF.JPG|thumb|300px|]]
Chromia and her sisters were held in reserve as NEST entered Shanghai to deal with Demolishor, only being called into action when the presence of a second Decepticon, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], was detected. Together with the twins, the sisters pursued the sneaky speedster through the streets of Shanghai, smashing through buildings and everything else in their way, but they were ultimately unable to do little damage, so Sideswipe was brought up to bat, and proceeded to make short work of Sideways.

When [[The Fallen]] issued an ultimatum to Earth, the US government decided that the Autobots would be shipped back to Diego Garcia, but NEST disobeyed the orders, instead shipping Elita and the others to [[Egypt]] on the advice of [[Sam Witwicky]], who had the means to resurrect the recently-deceased Optimus Prime. During the climactic battle between NEST and The Fallen's Decepticons, the sisters arrived with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to help escort Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] through the warzone, but both of Chromia's sisters soon fell to Decepticon firepower as the conflict heated up. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{note|Chromia is the only Arcee component seen functional at last appearance in the film, but Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman would claim that ''all'' of them were killed <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/274058-dvd-blu-ray-commentary-4.html#post4226117 DVD/Blu-Ray Commentary - Page 4 - TFW2005 - The 2005 Boards]</ref> at the behest of director Michael Bay.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1608508/story.jhtml Michael Bay Reveals 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Death]</ref> As we're about to see, IDW Publishing would proceed to stick a big middle finger up to that idea and continued to present all three components as still living.}}
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===Transformers (2010) toy bios===
Arcee and her sisters Chromia and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] had hunted [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] in the past, but he always got away. After begging [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the three of them got another shot at bringing him down. {{storylink|#SneakAttack|Sideways Sneak Attack}}

===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
When NEST discovered that Starscream was selling Transformer weaponry to humans, a sting operation was staged in which [[Theodore Galloway]] would pose as a buyer to lure the Decepticons in. When [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]], [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] took the bait, Chromia and her sisters joined the twins and the human forces of NEST in tackling them. The sisters did not take kindly to Skystalker's incredulity about the Autobots "sending their women" to do their fighting for them, and killed him with practised ease. The battle aggravated the wounds Arcee had taken in Egypt the previous year. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

After Sam Witwicky contacted Optimus Prime as Philadelphia was being attacked by Decepticons, Optimus decided that the sisters should be left out of the fight due to Arcee's wounds. Arcee wanted to go despite Chromia's attempt to let her stay behind while her two sisters went. In the end, Optimus decided to allow her to go with Chromia and Elita-1. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

She and her sisters went to New York thinking they would get information on Starscream selling his weapons to humans, but instead they found Astrotrain and a monster. And they also found out that Shockwave was on earth, so they tried to inform Optimus, but Soundwave jammed their communication and sent his minions after the girls. Arcee and Chromia told Elita-1 to find Optimus. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

As Ravage was attacking her. Arcee began to feel the pain of her wounds (and Chromia began to feel them too), later Elita-1 died and Arcee and Chromia felt her death. Despite Arcee's attempts to stop her, Chromia activated some bombs they brought with them (which possibly killed Soundwave's minions). Arcee and Chromia survived the explosion. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4}}
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==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Chromia.jpg|thumb|300px|''But have you seen her juggling act?'']]
*'''Chromia''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, figure stand/cycle cannons

:Chromia converts from a [[wikipedia:Suzuki B-King|Suzuki B-King]] to... a unicycle. Her vehicle mode weapon can attach as a display stand for either mode, ironically making a unicyclebot one of the most stable robot-modes. In robot mode, there is a spring-loaded missile between the tailpipes on Chromia's left hand in addition to the aforementioned non-firing blaster-stand. There is also a piece on the bottom of the vehicle mode (or back of the robot mode) that folds out, but there is no indication in the instructions as to what this piece is for. It appears to be part of an unmentioned combiner gimmick for the Arcee triplets, as it locks together with a similar piece on Arcee, with room for a third robot to connect.

:While the instructions depict the motorcycle seat remaining flat so that it ends up covering the bottom wheel, the robot mode more closely resembles the movie design if the seat is folded in and locked into a slot on the motorcycle's bottom, as shown on the back of the packaging. The packaging photo also shows Chromia's front wheel resting behind the robot's shoulders, while the instructions leave it above her head. Furthermore, while it is not mentioned either in the instructions or shown on the box, the stand can be attached backwards and rotated with the guns facing up so that it acts as a prop for the toy, allowing the wheel to actually touch the ground, and letting the toy look from the front like it is unsupported. In addition, the stand can also be attached to right arm as an inordinately large handgun by sliding the two pegs inside the gun into two slots on the inside of the arm.

:The stand has sculpted tank treads on the bottom, most likely to make it look that she's still mobile while using it.

:Though the instructions do not explain it, the back of the blister card mentions she has a [[Mech Alive]] gimmick in her left arm. While it isn't quite the "spinning gears" the card refers to, swinging her left forearm towards and away from her body makes a blue piston slide back and forth inside the large gun. An aborted light-piping gimmick that uses ''clear'' plastic instead of the more usual blue is also present, however it is rendered useless by opaque paint applications to her optics.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Arcee (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Arcee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Chromia/chromia.htm More information on Chromia at TFU.info]''

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====Human Alliance====
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[[Image:Humanalliancechromiatoy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|But, but I look different!]]
*'''[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] / Chromia / [[Seymour Simmons]]''' (Human Alliance, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-31'''

: Coming with [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Seymour Simmons]], ''[[Human Alliance]]'' Chromia is a robot that transforms into a motorcycle, with a surprisingly complex transformation to boot. As with the other Human Alliance vehicles, Simmons can ride her in her vehicle mode.

: She has a kickstand in bike mode, though it's too short to hold her completely upright. She suffers from balance issues in robot mode as well, since her robot-mode stand ends up placed more towards her left side instead of at the center, meaning she tends to fall to her right side often.

: She also comes packaged incompletely transformed, with her (difficult to open) right hand left untransformed as the motorbike's seat. Good luck getting ''that'' out.

: Despite the coloring and name, this toy actually uses [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]'s design rather than Chromia's.

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===Transformers (2010)===
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[[Image:TF2010toy sideways sneak attack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Sideways Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack)

:This [[Target]] exclusive multi-pack was to contain redecos of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends class Arcee mold as Chromia and Elita-1, plus an Arcee who may or may not be different from the single ''ROTF'' release. The set furthermore includes a redeco of Deluxe class [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], whose painted battle damage evokes the scene in the film where he's been cut in half. Ouchies.

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==Merchandise==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:Chromia_and_megs_robot_heroes.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Got the wrong body and the right color.... or visa versa]]

*'''Chromia vs Megatron''' (2009)
:Part of the third wave of ''Robot Heroes'' two-packs for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Chromia comes packaged versus [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]. Her robot mode design is actually [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]]'s, since Hasbro can't tell their bike chicks apart.
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==Notes==
[[Image:ROTF blue Arcee concept.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A face only Ironhide could love.]]
*Whether or not Chromia is a unique individual or just an extension of Arcee is a matter of [[Arcee (Movie)#Notes|debate]].
*The three bike girls were originally going to combine into a larger robot-form, but this was cut from the final movie. At Botcon 2009, Hasbro reported that the toys are still capable of this combination, but that it will not be mentioned in the instructions for the figures.
*The Arcee toy that comes with [[Human Alliance]] [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] has Chromia's robot design but transforms into Arcee's bike mode, while the Chromia toy that comes with Human Alliance [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] has Arcee's robot mode but transforms into Chromia's bike mode.
*Meanwhile, Chromia's ''Robot Heroes'' figure is actually Elita-1's design. Man, what is going on, peeps?
*In pre-production artwork, the non-pink components of the proposed combined Arcee were variously shown to be [http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=1 gold], [[:Image:ROTFConceptArceeCombinerDVD.jpg|green or silver]]. Which portions of these monstrosities may have originally been Chromia is anyone's guess, but the inclusion of a blue bike amongst the group was apparently decided upon by the time the [[:Image:ROTFAnimaticBikerGroups.jpg|film's animatics]] were created.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chromia''' (クロミア ''Kuromia'')

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