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Generation 1 reissues

2012-04-01T10:17:44Z

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Many of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] Transformers toys have been reissued several times.

* ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' - A [[Hasbro]] European-market line of old-toy re-releases from 1990 and 1991.

* ''[[Collector's Edition]]'' - A 2001 [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] line-up of reissues made available as store and convention [[exclusive]]s, mostly sold as sets, later supplemented with redecos of the ''Transformers Collection'' line (below).

* ''[[Transformers Collection]]'' - The 2003-2006 Takara series of "bookbox"-style reissues.
** This is also the line mainly associated with [[redeco]]s of reissued toys made available through the Takara-affiliated [[e-HOBBY]] online store as part of the "Collector's Edition" line, though e-HOBBY have also carried redecos of toys from other lines, reissues and otherwise.

* ''[[Commemorative Series]]'' - The 2002-2005 [[Hasbro]] US-market, originally [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] series of reissued toys that was similar to the Transformers Collection releases. Some tail-end releases were made available through other venues after Toys"R"Us had decided to discontinue the line.

* ''[[Encore|Transformers Encore]]'' - The 2007-2009 [[TakaraTomy]] series of classic-style reissues. Includes some figures never before re-released (and some never been released by Takara ''at all''), such as [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

* A few assorted toys have also been reissued by Hasbro as store or convention exclusives as part of their [[Classics (2006)|2006-2007 ''Classics'']] and [[Universe (2008 toyline)|2008-2009 ''Universe'']] lines.

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Cancer (G1)

2012-04-01T09:29:02Z

173.60.45.233: /* Super-God Masterforce cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Cancer}}
:''Cancer is a [[human]] [[Decepticon]] from the [[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cancer_superdragonfist.jpg|right|thumb|350px|If I keep looking like a girl, maybe they'll put me in ''[[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]''!]]

'''Cancer''' (キャンサー ''Kyansā'') isn't a bad kid—he's just been dealt a bad hand. An orphan raised at a martial arts dojo in his home country of [[China]], Cancer was bullied by the other pupils, but was determined to become as strong as he could in order to put the dojo on the map. Unfortunately, that's when the [[Decepticon]]s came along, and Cancer saw joining them as an opportunity to achieve this goal. Alas, Cancer got a little lost in the opportunities he was offered to run wild and be the "tough guy" for the first time, and with the husband-and-wife team of [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] leading the villains, he has found a sense of family in the Decepticons that he had never enjoyed before. But Cancer doesn't really want to ''hurt'' anyone, and the evil of the Decepticons is steadily growing less and less palatable for this troubled youth...

As a Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]] warrior, Cancer is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], which takes the form of a bipedal crab monster. He is heir to the powerful martial arts technique known as [[Chōryūken]] ("Super Dragon Fist", which involves… ''kicking'' the opponent), a skill that greatly impresses his doting surrogate mother, Mega. He considers his fellow Headmaster Juniors [[Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn]] genuine friends, and is partnered up with the diminutive [[Browning]], who calls him "boss" and follows his every command.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Akari Hibino]] (Japanese), [[Davide Garbolino]] (Italian)
[[Image:Cancer_and_sensei.jpg|left|thumb|Cancer would later hit his head and forget that he was a Saiyan sent to conquer Earth.]]
Orphaned as an infant, Cancer was taken in by the [[Cancer's sensei|sensei]] of the [[Chōryūken dojo]] and raised as his own son. Although embittered thanks to being bullied by the other students at the dojo simply for being an orphan, Cancer adored his sensei and trained hard in the martial arts, intending to become an expert and raise the dojo's profile. When the [[Decepticon]]s resurfaced on [[Earth]] after years of inactivity, Cancer saw the powerful robots as a means to his ends, and joined up with them. Although Cancer would not discover it until months later, his sensei believed that Cancer left because he had turned his back on his teachings and fell ill, ultimately dying of sadness. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Image:Cancer_armor.jpg|right|thumb|One size fits all.]]

Cancer joined up with the Decepticons alongside maladjusted American biker gang leader Wilder and Mexican street thug Bullhorn, and was bonded to a Transtector stolen from an [[Autobot]] transport ship. Cancer and his fellow ne'er-do-wells were sequestered in the undersea Decepticon headquarters until [[Blood]] finally announced it was time for them to reveal themselves to the world. Alongside some [[Lobclaw]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]], Cancer and the Juniors began causing chaos in a city, soon drawing the attention of the [[Autobot|Autobots]], including their own three recently created Headmaster Juniors. The Autobot Juniors were under orders to stay out of the fight and focus on rescue operations, but Cancer and his compatriots made it tough to follow the order as they pushed and shoved [[Shūta Gō]] around while he tried to rescue a baby from a burning building. Thankfully, [[Metalhawk]] arrived to see them off, and the day was saved. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

[[Image:Cancer_and_mega.jpg|left|thumb|Mother knows best.]]

Cancer accompanied Wilder when he sought revenge against the [[Cool Guys]], the biker gang that had crossed [[Jack Boys|his]] in the past, {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} and when he tried to force his old friend [[Chris]] to join back up with him. On the latter mission, Cancer showed his dirty side by placing a knife to [[Mary|Chris's sister]]'s throat, but Chris took him out of the picture by crashing a motorcycle into him. {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}}

Cancer and the Juniors took something of a back seat following the arrival of the powerful [[Godmaster]]s Giga, Mega, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} although Mega took an immediate liking to Cancer, and had [[Gilmer]] serve as a punching bag to allow Cancer to demonstrate his Chōryūken for her. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}} When the hunt for the next Godmaster began, the three boys put their ears to the ground to search for clues. They wound up unearthing a series of rumors that led to the next Godmaster, named [[Ginrai]], but he sided with the Autobots. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

[[Image:Cancer_captured.jpg|right|thumb|Ropes, a bed, and two men. In Japan, this means bad news.]]

When Ginrai travelled to Japan to visit the other Autobots, Cancer, Wilder and Bullhorn ambushed him en route to the Autobot base, but Ginrai thrashed all three of them soundly. Cancer was taken captive and brought back to the Autobot base for interrogation, but he refused to say anything, even as the kindly [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] tended his wounds and offered him a drink. Suspecting foul play, Cancer shattered the glass with a kick, cutting Minerva's hand, but even then, the girl would not allow Shūta and [[Cab]] to hurt Cancer. When an enraged Ginrai burst into the room and seized Cancer, intending to force whatever information he could from him, Minerva forced him to back down and offered Cancer a drink once more, which the young Decepticon this time gratefully accepted. His resistance worn down, Cancer related to the Autobots the origin of Godmasters as it had been told to him by Giga, and the Autobots agreed to release him. Escorted out of the Autobot base while blindfolded, Cancer was handed over to Hydra and Buster, but they immediately found a homing beacon the Autobots had planted on Cancer's shirt, and attacked the heroes in retribution. Buster seized Minerva and placed his blaster to her head, but Cancer snatched her away to safety, begging the Decepticons not to kill anyone. Startled by this turn of events, Hydra was defeated by Ginrai and ordered a retreat, with Cancer shouting back to Minerva as he ran that his kindness was merely payback for the drink. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}}

[[Image:Cancer_aimgun.jpg|left|thumb|260px|You'd think doing this would accomplish something.]]

Desiring a rematch with Ginrai, Cancer and the Juniors combed Japan for him, eventually spotting him in the background of a news report from [[Nagano]]. After losing the resultant battle, {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} the trio drowned their sorrows in a bar, where Cancer flipped on the television to an entertainment program, only to discover that Ginrai was making an appearance on the show! Although Bullhorn was ready for another go-around with the Autobot Godmaster, Cancer and Wilder were less than enthused at the notion, and told him to leave the matter to Buster and Hydra. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

Later, on an island off the coast of America, Cancer and the Juniors showed off their surfing skills to a group of young boys, and then offered to show them something "even cooler"—their Masterforce powers! They proceeded to kidnap the children as part of a plan by the [[Pretender]]s to draw out Ginrai. When the Autobots attacked, Minerva attempted to appeal to Cancer, only to have Bullhorn strike her down. The trio fled when the Pretenders pulled out of the battle, leaving [[King Poseidon]] to battle Ginrai. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Cancer_beastmode.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's good to know where Cancer's crotch stands in the war.]]

During the search for the remaining Godmasters, Cancer joined the Decepticons on a mission into the Rocky Mountains which concluded with the Autobots' recruiting the next Godmaster, [[Ranger]]. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} The continuing quest next led Cancer and the Juniors to France to investigate a story about a retired race car driver whose vehicle miraculously survived every crash it was in. The trio headed for the small village of Dagneux, where they confronted the racer, [[Germain]], but even Cancer's martial arts skills couldn't stand up to Germain, who strong-armed all three of them out of his bar. The Juniors returned in their Transtectors to tear through the town, but were defeated when their suspicions were proven correct: Germain's car had been a Transtector, but he had passed it on to his protégé, [[Road King]], who became the next Autobot Godmaster and aided his new teammates in seeing the Decepticon Juniors off. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}}

[[Image:Cancer_protectsminerva.jpg|left|thumb|See?]]

As time went by, the kindness Minerva had shown Cancer weighed on the boy's mind, and Wilder and Bullhorn's continuous teasing did not help the matter. Noticing that Cancer was depressed, Mega called him to her quarters, where she gave him a present: A small gun Transformer named Browning, with whom Cancer quickly made friends. His spirits bolstered by this kindness, Cancer resolved to prove to Wilder and Bullhorn (and perhaps, to himself) that Minerva meant nothing to him by leading them in an attack on a city in hopes of drawing them out. Unfortunately for the three youths, their attack was responded to by the violent [[Sixknight]], who would have killed them all had Browning not teamed up with Minerva to stop him. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}} Even after this catastrophic affair, however, Bullhorn and Wilder were happy to keep up the ribbing when the Juniors were tasked with burning food storehouses in the heartland of America, mocking Cancer for thinking that they were destroying ''all'' the food in the country. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

[[Image:Cancer_and_browning.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Some guys have angels and devils on their shoulders telling them what to do. Cancer has a gun on his.]]

Cancer, Bullhorn and Wilder were not particularly enthusiastic about renewing the search for the final Godmaster, but the quest came to a sudden end when the Godmaster in question, [[Clouder]], actually sought the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Using his power to transform into two robot modes, Clouder infiltrated the Autobot base as a spy and acquired classified information, which he handed off to Bullhorn and the Juniors to give to Mega and Giga. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Cancer and the Juniors participated in the ensuing Decepticon attack on the Autobot base, which concluded with its destruction. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Cancer_and_chang.jpg|left|thumb|240px|Their reunion was marred when they went back to Cancer's house and played with Browning. Chang later died from a gunshot wound.]]

When the powerful Decepticon [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] joined the Decepticons on Earth, Cancer and the other Juniors headed into space in preparation for the activation of the evil [[Death Para-Machine]]. As Cancer pointed out to Wilder when he nearly floated away, they couldn't actually participate in the battle with the Autobots that resulted, as they didn't have boosters to help them fly in space. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} Although the Autobots were able to destroy the Death-Para Machine, Cancer had now seen the full extent of Devil Z's evil, and grew even more concerned with his plan to wipe out humanity. Discovering from Wilder that his home town happened to be next on BlackZarak's hit list, the horrified Cancer immediately headed there, running through the streets in his Transtector and shouting for the populous to take refuge in the mountains. Rather than listen to his warnings, however, the crowd simply ran at the sight of him. Amongst the fleeing people, Cancer spotted [[Chang]], an old friend from his days at the dojo, and he disembarked his Transtector to greet him. After Chang calmed down and recognized his friend, the pair had a happy reunion, but the mood darkened when Cancer suggested that they go to their old sensei for help in the evacuation. Chang was forced to reveal that their sensei had died six months prior, but the distraught Cancer could not even grieve for long before he was attacked by two of the dojo's pupils, who blamed him for everything. Browning flattened the thugs, at which point Road King appeared, having overhead Cancer's story. He attempted to empathize with the boy, but the angry Cancer responded by opening fire on him with Browning and escaping. Not long thereafter, BlackZarak arrived in the city and began his attack, and when Cancer's pleas fell on deaf ears, he realized there was truly nothing he could do. About to depart, Cancer's attention was caught by cries from Chang, who had become trapped in a burning building while looking for Cancer. Cancer lifted his friend to safety, but was then inadvertently struck in the back by a stray blast from BlackZarak, and buried beneath a hail of rubble. Browning ran off to find the Autobots who were battling BlackZarak, and at his request, the Autobot Juniors unearthed Cancer while Ginrai battled and defeated BlackZarak. When the battle was over, the Autobots allowed Cancer to leave peacefully, on the basis that he had genuinely tried to save lives, proving that, unlike the other Decepticons, he truly had a heart. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Image:Cancersbetrayal.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Well, consider yourself rescued, I have to go.]]

Later, when Clouder resurfaced on the side of the Autobots and was captured alongside Shūta, his announcement that he was betrayed by [[Turtler]] and left to die in the conflagration of the destroyed Autobot base only served to amplify Cancer's doubts about the Decepticons cause. Finally, when Ginrai arrived at the Decepticon base to rescue Shūta and Clouder, Cancer finally snapped and opened fire on [[King Poseidon]], blowing its arm off and freeing Shūta from his clutches. As the Seacons lunged at the traitorous Cancer, Bullhorn opened fire on the drones and destroyed them, urging Cancer to get away to safety, and he escaped the base with Browning the Autobots. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} Cancer proceeded to join up with the Autobots and offer them enough inside information to allow them to perform an all-out attack on the Decepticon base. The battle which ensued came to an end when Devil Z and BlackZarak fused together and collapsed the base, sending the Autobots, along with the Bullhorn and Wilder, tumbling into an undersea chasm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Masterforce_turncoats.jpg|left|thumb|230px|We need Thunderzord power now!]]

Faced with the truth of Devil Z's betrayal, Bullhorn and Wilder turned their backs on the Decepticons, but had no interest in joining the Autobots and fighting "for good", and left Cancer behind. During a later battle, however, when things were looking bad for Cancer and the Autobot Juniors, Bullhorn and Wilder unexpectedly returned to help the one person that they still considered their friend win the day. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Now reunited, the three Juniors, along with Clouder, accompanied the Autobots to the Grand Canyon on a mission to stop the composite Devil Z/BlackZarak entity. During the battle, however, all four of them were struck with a blast of the villain's [[Devil Power]], and were shocked to find their [[Master-Brace]]s had disappeared from their wrists. Devil Z had, in fact, separated them from their Transtectors and brought the robot bodies to life as true super-robot lifeforms, all four of which rejoined the Decepticon side. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Left unable to join in the final battle with the Decepticons on the Matterhorn directly, Cancer and the other three boys helped to rescue civilians and huddled in an underground shelter when Devil Z unleashed his destructive Devil Thunder across Europe. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} When the Devil Thunder bombardment was halted (thanks to Ginrai engaging BlackZarak in battle), Clouder supplied the group with an armored buggy that would allow them to join in the fight. The boys arrived too late to do anything, cresting the mountain just after God Ginrai destroyed Devil Z, at which point all the other Godmasters and Headmaster Juniors were also separated from their Transtectors. Cancer's living Transtector departed Earth with all the other Deception Transtectors, and was pursued by the Autobots' Transtectors to carry on the Transformers' war in space. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Battle in the g nebula.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
Cancer's living Transtector was among the Decepticons under the command of Overlord, often battling the Autobots led by God Ginrai in [[G Nebula 89]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
{{-}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Cancer_manga.jpg|left|thumb|I stepped in something!]]

Cancer and the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors made their debut when Blood lured the Autobot Juniors into a trap to test the power of their Jinchōkon. Bursting up from beneath the ground, the evil trio quickly overpowered their Autobot counterparts, but when Cancer was distracted by some endangered civilians, the heroes were able to exploit the distraction to defeat their foes. {{storylink|Destined Confrontation: The Children of Good and Evil}}

Cancer and his partners did not take an active hand in any of the Decepticon plans which immediately followed, but eventually took to the front lines again when their leaders, Giga and Mega, unveiled their Transtectors for an attack on [[Tokyo]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} The trio were quite happy to watch when the Decepticons captured Shūta and Cab and Blood tortured them in an attempt to force them to join the Decepticons, but Cancer took particular offence when Shūta claimed that the Decepticons weren't a family at all, as they were the only family he had. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} Cancer and the Juniors later joined [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in attacking various spots on Earth from the top of [[Mount Everest]] with the [[A.O. Laser]], although it was thanks to an insulting comment from Cancer that their fickle new ally Doubleclouder turned on them and foiled their plan. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} Later still, Cancer and the Juniors accompanied Overlord and BlackZarak in attacking another Earth city, only to be stopped by the Autobot super-weapon, the [[VX Bomb]]. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}}

[[Image:MFcancer bzarak.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Yeah, that will stop him.]]

When Cancer sneaked out the Decepticon base and went to a city for the New Year celebrations, Cancer disobeyed him and ran away with Browning. Unfortunately, his New Year holidays coincided with an attack by BlackZarak upon the city, and when the Autobots arrived to engage him, the massive Decepticon seized Cancer to use as a bargaining chip. As BlackZarak pummelled the helpless Autobots, Overlord appeared in the skies above and brutally attacked BlackZarak, outraged at his treatment of Cancer. With BlackZarak weakened, the Autobots were able to defeat him, and Cancer returned to the Decepticon base to discover that the reason he had not been allowed to return home was because the Decepticons had wanted to celebrate with him, and had even made decorations. Cancer was disappointed in himself for not trusting his family, but Mega forgave him, and Browning noted that running away never solves anything. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

In the final battle, Devil Z turned against his Decepticon minions, and they united with the Autobots against him. Cancer joined with all the other Transformers in combining his energy into the "Perfect Transform Attack," destroying Devil Z once and for all. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between the humans and their Transtectors was severed, and the Transtectors themselves were truly brought to life. Giga and Mega were revealed to have also been sustained by Devil Z's energies, and his death brought about their own passing, to which Cancer reacted tearfully. Cancer's Transtector subsequently departed for space along with all the others. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1toy-Squeezeplay.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's one bad case of crabs.]]
* '''Cancer''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-303'''
**''Accessories:'' Transtector, "Aqua Blaster", "Tail Sword"
:Cancer's Transtector transforms into a monstrous bipedal crab-creature, though it just sort of looks like a monster wearing a crab as a hat. The Cancer Headmaster figure fits in a cockpit in the Transtector's stomach (hinged, most unfortunately, at the crotch). The creature's tail disconnects and becomes a weapon for robot mode that sure as heck ''looks'' like a double-barrelled gun, but which is referred to as a sword in Cancer's [[tech spec]]s.

:Like all Headmaster toys, Cancer's robot mode features a spring-loaded mini-[[tech spec]] meter in its chest, which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence (although he and the other Decepticon Junior molds are unique in that their meters are not covered by flip-down panels). The meter is activated when Cancer (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into the neck socket; as a small Headmaster, all three readings are on a single tumbler, so any head plugged in will result in the same stats. Cancer has his robot-mode face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel that covers the face featured on larger Headmasters.

:Cancer was sold concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets without changes as [[Squeezeplay]].
::*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm More information on Cancer/Squeezeplay at TFU.info]

==Notes==
*According to his supplementary [[bio]] card, Cancer is 11 years old.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Squeezeplay''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub), '''Plague''' (Shout! Factory sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Kid''' (America)

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[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
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Dai Atlas (G1)

2012-03-30T09:28:05Z

173.60.45.233: /* Alternity */

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{{disambig2|the Zone Autobot|the Animated cyber-ninja|Dai Atlas (Animated)}}
:''Dai Atlas is an [[Autobot]] [[Powered Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:DaiAtlas1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|An atlas helps you find stuff, Dai Atlas shoots you in the face.]]
'''Dai Atlas''' (ダイアトラス ''Dai Atorasu'') succeeded [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] as [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobot forces. A skilled swordsman, his prowess with a blade is considered almost equal to that of his predecessor. Dai Atlas has sworn to defeat the forces of the new [[Decepticon]] [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violen Jiger]], and protect the [[Zodiac]] at all costs.

Dai Atlas is a [[Powered Master]] who can combine with his partners. When combined with [[Sonic Bomber]], they become [[Sky Powered]]. When combined with [[Roadfire]], they become [[Land Powered]]. And finally, when combined with Sonic Bomber and Roadfire, the three form the massive [[Big Powered]].

His son [[Speeder]] accompanies him in battle as his [[Micromaster]] partner.

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yūsaku Yara]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Zone daiatlas03.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nothin' I love more than a lens flare.]]

Dai Atlas, along with his fellow Powered Masters, created the technological planet [[Micro|Zone]] which eventually developed the super energy source, [[Energon Z]]. After the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked and destroyed the planet [[Feminia]], and the [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] was lost in the explosion, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber left to search for their leader.

The pair eventually found the injured Autobot and returned him to Zone for repairs. On Zone they received word that they were needed elsewhere, so they left for [[Earth]], to counter an attack from the Demon Generals.

[[Image:Zone daiatlas01.jpg|200px|thumb|Isn't flying too close to the sun more Dai Icarus's thing?]]
Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived just in the nick of time (because... y'know, heroes always do), saving the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s from the all-powerful Decepticons. Dai Atlas then raced [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to the underground location of the [[Zodiac]], an energy source capable of creating an entire universe.

Devastator beat Dai Atlas to the punch thanks to the intervention of [[King Poseidon]], who caught the Autobot leader with a chain weapon. Devastator handed the Zodiac to Poseidon and took the chain from him, intending to kill Atlas. But Dai Atlas drove forwards using the treads in his feet and then transformed into his drill form and smashed through into a wall, killing Devastator in a flood of hot lava.

[[Image:Zone daiatlas02.jpg|left|200px|thumb|This drill tank mode can effortlessly drive through solid rock. Wait... what?]]
Free now, he chased King Poseidon to the surface, where he wrestled the Zodiac away from him. However, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] got pissed off and unleashed his [[Energon Z Beam]], which Sonic Bomber threw himself in front of to protect Dai Atlas, nearly getting himself killed by the attack. Taking a risk, Dai Atlas unleashed the power of the Zodiac, and both he and Sonic Bomber (now healed from Trypticon's attack) transformed into their base modes and blasted Trypticon and King Poseidon into oblivion.

[[Predaking]] saw this and decided it was time to get the hell out of there. Dai Atlas pursued, riding on Sonic Bomber. He merged his wings into his Z sword and sliced Predaking neatly in half.

[[Image:Zone daiatlas04.jpg|200px|thumb|Told you so.]]
After returning to Zone with the Zodiac, Victory Saber inaugurated Dai Atlas as the new Autobot Supreme Commander. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
{{-}}

===''Zone'' comic and story pages===
Following the upgrade of planet [[Micro]] into the Autobot Zone, rumors abounded that not [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]], but a ''new'' [[Supreme Commander]] would be in command. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

Later, [[Violen Jiger]] ordered his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] on a campaign to conquer planets and create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the Autobot Zone. The Decepticons attacked planet [[Feminia]] and destroyed it completely, with Victory Saber lost in the destruction. However, Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber]], the [[Powered Master]] space explorers, had arrived in time to rescue the badly wounded Autobot Supreme Commander. The Decepticons then shifted their focus to [[Earth]], where they hoped to obtain a powerful energy source called the [[Zodiac]]. Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber intercepted them on Earth, defeated them, and regained the Zodiac. Impressed with Dai Atlas' courage and power, and too injured to lead any longer, Victory Saber inaugurated Dai Atlas as the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

Dai Atlas helped to complete the Zone Operation, leaving Victory Saber relieved he had passed the role of Supreme Commander on to him. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}} Dai Atlas's mere presence enhanced the Autobots' morale by a tremendous degree and they enforced the peace of the galaxy with an even greater resolve. Soon after, Evil Spirit General [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] attacked the Earth and took [[Landshaker]] and [[Sky Hyper]] hostage. Driven by the need to rescue their comrades, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber defeated BlackZarak and rescued their friends. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}}

Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber then focused their attention on Super-God General [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and Saurian General [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], whom they vowed to defeat in under eight seconds. Dai Atlas took on Overlord, the strongest of the Generals, and defeated him with his "Galactic Dash" attack. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}}

Violen Jiger then created [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] as a rival for Dai Atlas and unleashed him on the Lunar Zone Base on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Dai Atlas heard the SOS and rushed to aid Sonic Bomber in battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 8}} Dai Atlas arrived and combined with Sonic Bomber into [[Sky Powered]], but they were quickly frozen solid by Metrotitan's Freeze Beam Gun. All hope seemed lost until [[Roadfire]] appeared and took Metrotitan out. Freed, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber happily welcomed Roadfire into the club. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

Violen Jiger at last came out of the shadows and attacked the Earth in person. Dai Atlas and the other Powered Masters attempted to stop him with their "Triple Powered Attack" but failed. Violen Jiger escaped back to the [[Tenth Planet]] with the Zodiac and a [[Galaxy Rocket]] full of hostages. Dai Atlas and the Powered Masters then combined into [[Big Powered]] and gave chase. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

Arriving at the Tenth Planet, Violen Jiger split into his three forms, Vion, Lenja and Igern, and attacked. Dai Atlas destroyed Vion with his Powered Cutters while Sonic Bomber and Roadfire took out the other two. However, the battle was not over. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 11}} Violen Jiger returned as a horrible phoenix-thing and attacked. Upgraded with the power of the Zodiac, the Powered Masters combined into Big Powered yet again, but this time their strength was enhanced thirty-fold. They flew through Violen Jiger and destroyed him with the "Powered Rainbow Attack". The Zodiac then reformed the desolate Tenth Planet into a lush utopia where [[human]]s and robots could live in harmony. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 12}}

===''The Battlestars''===
To counter the threat of [[Dark Nova]], Dai Atlas charged the [[Battlestars]] with the task of resurrecting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Giving the [[Zodiac]] to their leader, [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]], Dai Atlas inaugurated the youthful Autobot as temporary Supreme Commander, at least until Optimus Prime was brought back online. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 1}}

===Dreamwave comic continuity===
[[Image:DaiAtlas cameo.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Dai Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Randroid.]]
Dai Atlas was an [[Cybertron (G1 faction)|ancient Transformer]] from Cybertron's lost past. While searching for clues about Cybertron's history, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] stumbled across a hidden chamber beneath the planet's surface containing two massive statues of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and Dai Atlas, holding a [[Golden Disk (ancient)|golden disk]] between them. This chamber apparently told of a vast Cybertronian Empire that ended prior to recorded history. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===IDW comic continuity===

As the war raged across Cybertron, Dai Atlas and many other Cybertronians were horrified by the actions of both Autobots and Decepticons. They formed the [[Circle of Light]], the self-proclaimed guardians of Cybertron's pre-war culture, and dismissed the idea of factions. Dai Atlas and his allies fled their homeworld, moving further and further away as the war spread before Cybertron. Eventually, they formed a new [[Crystal City]] deep underground on a barren world, a utopian society hidden from all other Transformers. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} In Old Cybertronian his name was Dei Atlas and meant 'God Map', which reflected his desire to find the legendary Knights of Cybertron, a group of Cybertronians who supposedly made Cybertron perfect and then left to spread enlightenment and peace to the rest of the universe. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Dai Atlas's utopia was threatened by its first serpent when an idealistic swordsman named [[Wing (G1)|Wing]] broke their laws and brought a Decepticon into their midst after an encounter with Slavers on the planet surface. Although Dai Atlas and [[Axe (G1)|Axe]] condemned Wing for this mistake, he insisted [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] would not be trouble. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

This proved to be false weeks later when Drift stormed into the meeting chambers and announced he had made a deal with the Slavers to sell them out for his own freedom. But, um...he didn't mean it! He hoped to stall long enough to arm the Knights of the Circle with knowledge in advance of the Slaver's attack, and catch them off-guard. Dai Atlas was furious at Drift for forcing them into a position where they'd have to fight to protect their peace, the very thing they had long criticized the Autobots for doing. When other Knights seemed prepared to listen to Drift, he refused to allow them access to the weapons vault, willing to do anything he could to ensure the Crystal City remained secret and at peace. Dai Atlas ultimately relented, but refused to have any part in the battle. As the oldest of the Knights, he had seen his share of warfare, and dreaded seeing it again. {{storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}}

Safe inside Crystal City, Dai Atlas wrestled with his decision as he watched his friends and comrades battle from afar. The death of Wing at the hands of the lead Slaver was too much for him to bear, and it rekindled his fighting spirit. Dai Atlas raised Crystal City from beneath the sands and led the full compliment of Cybertronians into battle against their foes. The tide of battle turned quickly with these reinforcements, and the citizens of Crystal City soon stood triumphant. Dai Atlas declared that the Circle of Light would no longer hide in secret, and that the Knights would go forth and allow their message to be heard. He named Drift the latest of the Knights and passed on Wing's great sword to him. {{storylink|Drift issue 4|Drift #4}}

Dai Atlas's certain belief in the Knights of Cybertron was one of the reasons Drift used to try and convince others to join him and Rodimus on a quest to find them. Optimus and Prowl remained unconvinced, with Optimus describing Dai Atlas and his Circle of Light as a cult. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}}

==Toys==
===Zone===
[[Image:Zone daiatlas toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Three of these things belong together...]]
*'''Dai Atlas''' (1990)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''C-348'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, drill, runners/skids, gun platform, dual cannon, 2 wings (left & right), tail fin, 2 large ramps (left and right) 2 ramps, 2 radar dishes, pipe

: Dai Atlas is a quad-changer with four distinct (well, that might be stretching it a bit) modes. Robot mode, drill-tank, 'jet' and base mode. He contains a battery-powered motor as a gimmick which could rotate the treads on his legs, allowing him to move under his own power in vehicle and robot mode and spins his drill. In base mode his tank treads become moving walkways, and his gun platform can spin.

:He includes a cockpit for Micromasters, which can also become a gunnery station. The gun platform and the two large ramps can be combined to form a shield, while his wings can be combined together to form his Z-sword. In base mode, Dai Atlas can connect to other Micromaster bases, as well as his buddies Sonic Bomber and Roadfire, using Micromaster connector ramps.

:In robot mode, Dai Atlas's articulation is limited to mobility in the arms.

:Dai Atlas also came with the Micromaster partner Speeder.

: Dai Atlas was only released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/DaiAtlas/daiatlas.htm More information on Dai Atlas at TFU.info]''

[[Image:ZoneToy bigpowered giftset.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Big Powered''' (Multi-figure giftset, 1990)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''C-353'''

:Dai Atlas was also released in a giftset with Sonic Bomber and Roadfire.
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===Alternity===
*'''Dai Atras {{sic}} [Aurora Flare Blue Pearl]''' (2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''A-01D'''

:''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Dai Atlas is a redeco of ''Alternity'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]]. Dai Atlas transforms into a 1:32 scale Nissan GT-R, featuring die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. This complex figure stands at 6.5" tall, and is armed with a pair of blasters on each arm.

:The mold suffers from a [[Design flaw|minor design oversight]], wherein the rear Nissan badge collides with his left leg strut when the left foot is hinged over and pegged into a clear plastic socket during transformation, with the results being that the connection is slightly crooked, isn't very secure, and sometimes pops off, and that the crooked pegging often causes the socket to crack.

:The mold was used for [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy Super Black]] and ''Alternity'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus]].

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==Merchandise==
====Super Figure Collection Act 8====
[[Image:Transformers SCF Act 8 Dai Atlus.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Dai Atlas? That sounds like the name of a Welsh geography teacher.]]
*'''Dai Atlas''' (Super Collection Figure, 2002)

: A soft-plastic PVC of Dai Atlas was made in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]] line. It was available in both full-color and pewter-finish versions, one of each per case of twelve.
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====Mega Action Series====
[[Image:SunriseMegaAction_Dai_Atlas.jpg|150px|thumb|I'm a [[Toei]] character but line up with [[Wikipedia:Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] [[Brave|characters]].]]
*'''Dai Atlas''' ([[Wikipedia:Wonder Festival|Wonder Festival 2007 Summer]] exclusive, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Reflec Shield, Magna Shot, Z Powered Cutter, hand (clench)*2, hand (spread)*2, hand (for holding weapons)*2
:This toy is a highly posable figure from the [[wikipedia:Sunrise_(company)|Sunrise]] Mega Action Series of mecha action figures, made by [[CM's Corporation]]. With articulation and scaling on par with a [[Revoltech]] figure, this set included several alternate hands as well as the character's signature gun and shield accessories.
:However, the series is notorious for its fragile joints.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Zone daiatlas05.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Baby got back.]]
*''Dai'' (大) is a Japanese word meaning "great" or "big", and can refer to physical size, rank or prestige. Similarly, [[Wikipedia:Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]] was a giant in Greek mythology so big that he literally held the sky on his shoulders.

* [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]]'s [[instructions]] show that Dai Atlas can use his motor gimmick in vehicle mode to tow Grandus.

*Oddly enough, in the industry pitch reel included as a special feature (under 'ads') on the Madman Victory DVD set, all of Dai Atlas's action features are demonstrated using the Micromaster Freewheeler, and not Speeder. Sonic Bomber, on the other hand, is demonstrated using Sonic.

*During the [[title sequence]] for the ''Zone'' OVA there is a strange mini-montage of shots of Dai Atlas (all of the cartoon screencaps of his robot mode on this page are from that montage) including... a random shot of him from behind.

[[Image:BraveGoryuModel.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Ronald McDonaldpants.]]
* The Dai Atlas toy was [[redeco]]ed in Takara's ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Express Might Gaine]]'' toyline as "Gōryū" (轟龍), which served as the second mech of the series's anti-hero, Joe Raibaru. The [[character model]] was altered in various ways, such as straightened wings in robot mode and a creepier face, but the toy itself had no remolding—although the Gōryū toy did lack Dai Atlas's shield handle, for some strange reason. In a seeming nod to the toy's ''Transformers'' origins by the ''Brave'' staff, the robot was originally dubbed "Atlas" by its creator on the show, but Joe chose to rename it to his liking. Dai Atlas's design was also used for the "Atlas Mk.II" drones from the same series, which were never made as toys.

* ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[King Atlas]] was created as an [[homage]] to Dai Atlas. The character's lack of any form of bio meant that for years, there existed the possibility he ''was'' Dai Atlas (thanks to ''Universe's'' multi-dimensional story). Eventually though, King Atlas was established as his own separate character from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] in "[[Force of Habit]]".

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Ginrai (human)

2012-03-30T07:58:37Z

173.60.45.233: /* Super-God Masterforce cartoon */

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:''Ginrai is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ginrai comb1.gif|right|320px|thumb|"Hair this perfect doesn't just happen!"]]
Being a soldier is not the life for '''Ginrai''' (ジンライ ''Jinrai''). Command structures, fixed routines, forced formality, following orders, knowing your place and toeing the line are his complete antithesis—so it was really the worst luck in the world for him to be born [[Japan|Japanese]]. A [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] native, Ginrai found the atmosphere of his home country unbearably stifling, and left for the [[United States of America|United States]] at the young age of seventeen to "find himself". The very definition of a free spirit and a lone wolf, he took a job as a long-haul truck driver for [[Union Transportation]] which offered him the freedom and solitude of the open road. Despite his desire for isolation and self-exploration, however, he is hugely popular amongst his "brothers" in the trucker fraternity, as his easygoing personality allows him to get along with people like a house on fire.

Ginrai's life was turned upside down when he discovered that he was an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] and became bonded to a [[transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Now wearing the visage of the legendary Autobot commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Ginrai has found his entire worldview changed by the evil of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], a force he painfully realizes is too great for him to overlook. It would not, Ginrai figures, be a good thing for the Decepticons to rule the world. After all, he lives there.

Ginrai's signature attack technique is the "Atomic Fire Guts", which sees him condense his [[Chōkon Power]] into his gun and release it as a blast of roiling flame. Ginrai can combine with his own trailer to become '''Super Ginrai''', upgrading his attack into the more-powerful "Special Fire Guts", and then again with the drone [[Godbomber]] to become '''God Ginrai'''. As God Ginrai, his Fire Guts attack is powered up once more, becoming the ultimate single-strike final attack known as the "God Fire Guts", which transforms Ginrai's entire body into a blazing fireball.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)

The events that would bring Ginrai into contact with the Transformers began an indeterminate number of years ago, when the super-energy alien being and self-styled "Decepticon god" [[Devil Z]] stole several [[transtector]]s, including one intended to be used by the legendary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], from an area of space known as the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Already filled with the [[Chōkon Power|Tenchōkon]] of the nebula, the transtectors were then scattered across the Earth by Devil Z, that they might absorb the planet's [[Chōkon Power|Chichōkon]]. Devil Z planned to have human beings bond to the transtectors, adding their inherent [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] to the equation, thereby creating a new super-robotic lifeform: [[Godmaster]]s. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

[[Image:Ginraiarmor.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It rides up the crotch.]]
Through undivulged circumstances, the transtector intended for Prime assumed the form of a red tractor trailer cab and came to rest in a small [[Esso]] garage in [[California]]. The unwitting [[rent-a-car seller]] rented the cab to several truckers, but always found it returned early with complaints of unusual, even supernatural, incidents.

Ginrai was born in Nagano, Japan at an unknown time. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} But Ginrai always felt out of place at his home so he traveled to America at age 17 and became a truck driver to find himself. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

Two years after coming to America, Ginrai happened to be transporting an ill dolphin from [[Baney Aquarium]] to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]], which was run, unbeknownst to him, by the Autobot [[Pretender]] [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]]. Destiny stepped in when Ginrai's truck broke down on the way, and he pulled in at this very garage, where the owner rented him the transtector to complete his delivery. In the glove box of the cab, he discovered a pair of [[Master-Brace|Master-Braces]] and slipped them on his wrists, only to discover that he was unable to remove them. When Diver laid eyes upon the bracelets, he recognized the basic design of them and insisted that Ginrai take him back to the garage where he had found the truck. On the way, however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmaster brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], who forced the truck off a cliff. Accidentally touching the bracelets as he attempted to escape the crushed cab, Ginrai was infused with the Masterforce, and a suit of armor materialized around him, healing both himself and the transtector as they combined and transformed. Now a Godmaster himself, Ginrai saw the shocked Decepticons off. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

[[Image:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You think my front looks great, wait until you see my back!]]
Ginrai was at first unsure of what to make of his new powers and was not entirely keen on joining the Autobots, as the notion of operating as part of a command structure and being tied down to a specific place ran directly counter to his desire for freedom in his life. Although he promised to aid them when necessary "for the sake of the world"—a mantra for which he admitted he had a weakness—he soon bore witness to the true evil of the Decepticons when Hydra and Buster killed several of his fellow truckers while searching for him. In spite of this, Ginrai was still not entirely willing to join the Autobots, but fate would continue to pushing him into doing so. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

Ginrai soon suffered a prophetic dream, after which he discovered three more pairs of Master-Braces in his transtector, indicating the presence of more Godmasters on Earth. When Ginrai brought the bracelets to Japan for study at [[Autobot Base]], {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} events began to escalate as his transtector activated on its own, transporting Ginrai to his birthplace of Nagano, or more specifically, a construction site at the base of Mount Yatsugatake there. Blasting for a tunnel through the mountain had been blocked by a mysterious object, which proved to be a trailer for Ginrai's truck, which burst from the tunnel during another battle with Buster and Hydra. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} Later still, the two brothers lured Ginrai into a public battle so that they might blame the conflict on him and turn public opinion against the Autobots. The plan failed, but a friend of Ginrai's offered the suggestion that his becoming a Godmaster was the will of God Himself. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[Image:Superginrai 1stapp.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Super Ginrai!]]
Not long thereafter, in a battle with [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai discovered that his cab and trailer were capable of performing a "Double On", merging together to create the super-robot "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}} Additionally, after appearing on television in hopes of locating the remaining three Godmasters, to whom he would give the Master-Braces, Ginrai successfully located [[Lightfoot]], {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and [[Road King]] and recruited them to the Autobot side. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} During this time, Ginrai was also challenged to a duel by the wandering [[Six Changer]], [[Sixknight]], who had been manipulated into doing so by the Decepticons. Sixknight lost the fight and was shocked to discover that he had been bested by a human being, {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} but was affected so deeply by Ginrai's explanation for how this could be so that he wound up siding with the Autobots. After this string of successes the Autobot leader [[Metalhawk]] stepped down as commander and requested that Ginrai take his place. After some deliberation and much hassling from the other Autobot Pretenders, who wouldn't let him say no, Ginrai accepted. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Ginrai defeated.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Though badly wounded, I must go home for the show!"]]
When [[Grand Maximus]] arrived on Earth to inform Ginrai's Autobots of the impending arrival of the Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], he provided them with the schematics necessary to create the drone [[Godbomber]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Metalhawk and the Pretenders raced to finish the construction of Godbomber, but as the so-called "Bomber Project" neared completion, Ginrai was lured into the desert by a disguised Buster and Hydra (under the auspices of performing some stunt driving for a movie) and was attacked and beaten within an inch of his life by the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following a failed attack on the Bomber Project facility, {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} the barely healed Ginrai insisted upon taking the fight to the Decepticons, combining with the completed Godbomber to form "God Ginrai". {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} In his new form, Ginrai confronted Overlord and BlackZarak on the moon, where he fully embraced his role as protector of Earth and defeated the Decepticons with the aid of Grand Maximus. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Godginrai onmoon.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ginrai, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say yes!]]
Upon returning to Earth, Ginrai was lured into a trap in the Middle East by Overlord, during which Godbomber revealed a hidden power by transforming into a robot mode. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} Godbomber's robot mode also helped save the day when Ginrai and Lightfoot were entombed in a cave when attempting to stop the eruption of an underwater volcano, {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} leading the Decepticons to target him for destruction. Luring Ginrai to the heartland of America, the villains ambushed and badly wounded the Autobot leader, leaving him unable to use his Chōkon Power to animate Godbomber. Luckily, the day was saved when the Headmaster Juniors discovered they were able to take control of Godbomber together. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

When it seemed as though the Autobots had finally been joined by the final Godmaster, a young man named [[Clouder]], Ginrai welcomed him into their ranks with open arms. Metalhawk, however, proved to be less trusting, and soon exposed Clouder as a Decepticon spy. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop the plan the Decepticons had put in motion; while Ginrai and the Godmasters were occupied battling Buster and Hydra in a nearby city, the Autobot base was crippled by Clouder's sabotage and attacked by the rest of the Decepticons en masse. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Ginrai was unable to prevent the destruction of the base, but was approached by Clouder in the aftermath. Clouder had been left to die in the base by the other Decepticons, and now wanted to work with the Autobots, which Ginrai permitted. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Godginrai vs blackzarak.jpg|right|180px|thumb|She can't take anymore, Cap'n!]]
After failing to contact Grand Maximus, Ginrai headed out into space to search for him and found him trapped inside a powerful [[black hole]]. Ginrai too fell victim to the singularity's pull, but he and Grand Maximus were able to combine their energies to destroy it from within and escape. The black hole had, in fact, been created by BlackZarak, who had been able to travel to Earth and join the Decepticons there during Ginrai's imprisonment. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With BlackZarak now bolstering their forces, the Decepticons' campaign grew ever more aggressive, with Ginrai only just managed to save the planet from the villains' unholy [[Death Para-Machine]]. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[Image:Godfireguts.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Itching, burning sensation?]]
When [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] was captured by the Decepticons, Ginrai was forced to come to the villains' base alone and unarmed in exchange for his safety. Things looked bad for the heroes until the self-doubting Decepticon [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] finally switched sides and saved the day. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} With Cancer's aid, Ginrai was able to lead the Autobots in an all-out attack on the Decepticon base, during which Devil Z fused with BlackZarak, creating an even more powerful composite foe. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Go go, Transformo Rangers!]]
After conclusive final battles with Hydra and Buster {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} and Overlord, {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Ginrai confronted the fused Devil Z/BlackZarak entity atop the Matterhorn. Ginrai saved Overlord from danger after Devil Z turned on him. He was about to destroy both Ginrai and Overlord but Sixknight came to his rescue. He told Ginrai to assemble the Autobots while he battled BlackZarak. After much urging to stay with him Ginrai went to get the other Godmasters. However this would be the last time he would speak to Sixknight as Devil Z unleashed a big bolt of Devil Power on the Autobot Six Changer and destroyed him. Angered by this Ginrai decided to fit BlackZarak alone. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As their battle raged down the mountain, Ginrai succeeded in decapitating the villain, but BlackZarak simply assumed a new, serpentine alternate mode and kept on fighting. The Headmaster Juniors boarded Ginrai's chest cockpit and joined their energies with him, allowing him to destroy BlackZarak's body with his God Fire Guts attack, exposing Devil Z. As the alien raged impotently, Ginrai and the Juniors united every last drop of their Chōkon Power into the almighty Final Fire Guts attack, which destroyed Devil Z once and for all.

With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector departed for space to pursue the surviving Decepticons and rejoin the greater war. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Godginrai vs deathsaurus.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Vultures wait until you're dead. Deathy, not so much.]]
The Ginrai transtector—now having taken its human partner's name as its own, becoming known as Ginrai itself—joined with the Autobot forces in space, where he became good friends with [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] and his adopted human son, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]]. Before long, Star Saber was appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots, while Ginrai became commander of the Defense Force for Space Sector Two. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} Operating out of a base in the G Nebula, Ginrai's time was occupied battling the Decepticon forces under Overlord's control, so much so that Star Saber occasionally had to respond to emergencies in Sector Two, such as a [[Breastforce]] attack on planet [[Micro]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

[[Image:Deadginrai.jpg|right|180px|thumb|''Not'' Optimus death #435.]]
Feeling guilty over taking up Star Saber's time in such a manner, Ginrai was quick to come to his aid when the newly reunited Breastforce [[combiner]] [[Liokaiser]] proved too much for Star Saber to handle, {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} and also later when Star Saber was lured into a trap on Earth by Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Confronting Deathsaurus in battle, Ginrai was struck by a blast from the villain's Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon and fatally damaged. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} Despite the best medical efforts of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], Ginrai's body was left useless and immobile. Due to a slip by Perceptor, however, he learned of the existence of a reconstruction process conceived by Star Saber that would allow him to become a power-up for the Autobot leader. Star Saber refused to allow him to submit to the process, revolted at the notion of using his close friend's body in such a way, but Ginrai insisted. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor and Wheeljack brought his life functions to an end, then restored him to Star Saber's specifications as [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}
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====''Kiss Players''====
Operating under the direction of the [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] travelled forward in time from 2007 to witness Ginrai's first battle with Overlord in the desert. Thinking he was Optimus Prime, she kissed him to obtain a fragment of what she believed was the [[Allspark]] that had bonded to him (although in actuality, it was a fragment of [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois|lifeforce]]). Discovering he was a human man, she was somewhat horrified to find that she had kissed someone ''other'' than Optimus Prime, and begged her Sparkbot companion [[Angela]] not to tell anyone. {{storylink|Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #43}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Ginrai manga.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Dude, get out of the way, that truck's coming right at you!]]
When Ginrai, the first Autobot Godmaster, was discovered in America by Diver, it was immediately arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet with the rest of the Autobots. As Metalhawk and the Headmaster Juniors awaited his arrival at [[Harumi Wharf]], however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmasters, Hydra and Buster. The Autobots were unable to match the Decepticons' power, but salvation soon came in the form of a red tractor trailer: Ginrai had arrived, and saw the villains off with a blast of Chōkon Power. In the aftermath of the battle, Metalhawk commented on Ginrai's similarity to Optimus Prime and wondered if he could be his reincarnation. Ginrai dismissed the notion, explaining that he had chosen to do this not because he was fated to, but specifically because he had only one life, and wanted to use it in service of the forces of good. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

[[Image:Superginrai manga.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If he gets a [[black repaint]], I'm outta here.]]
As leader of the Autobots, Ginrai led the heroes in investigating a mysterious Decepticon plan, only for the team to come under attack from what appeared to be a large army of legendary Decepticons, led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Attacked by [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai was severely outmatched until the other Autobot Godmasters, Lightfoot, Ranger and Road King arrived with a trailer for his transtector. Combining with the trailer, Ginrai became Super Ginrai and defeated King Poseidon, revealing that the legendary Decepticons were nothing more than holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

After traveling to planet [[Athenia]] and being appointed the new [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} Ginrai received a power-up in the form of a transforming drone named Godbomber. When the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction Overlord then attacked Tokyo, the newly-formed "God Ginrai" attacked him and lured him into space, where the powerful Decepticon warrior BlackZarak was in process of battling other Autobots there. Ginrai was able to turn the two villains' powers against themselves, and they badly wounded each other and fled. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|An older man hugging several youngsters…uh huh.]]
After a mission to rescue Shūta and [[Cab]] from the Decepticons with the help of Grand Maximus, {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} a mission to [[Mount Everest]] saw Ginrai struck down by the newest Decepticon Godmaster, [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]. Left temporarily blind by the Decpticons' new [[A.O. Laser]], Ginrai was helpless, but luckily for him, an insulting remark from Cancer prompted the fickle Doubleclouder to switch sides to the Autobots and help him defeat the villains' plans. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

After several further battles, events culminated in Devil Z taking over BlackZarak's body and turning against the other Decepticons, attempting to drain Overlord and Ginrai's Jinchōkon Power to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Saved by the Autobot Pretenders, Ginrai and Overlord led their respective factions in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transformer Attack" and destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector informed Overlord that they would finish their fight out in space, and the Transformers departed the planet, leaving Ginrai and the other Autobot humans to return to their lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

===Transformers PD Type===
During a battle with Overlord, Ginrai announced he was going to launch a Chōkon Power attack. As he raised his gun in the air to gather Tenchōkon energy, he was suddenly hit by a bolt of lightning. Standing blacked by the shock, he wondered what the probability of that happening was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##7 "Fight! Super Ginrai!"|Fight! Super Ginrai!}}

During a battle, God Ginrai announced he was going to perform the "biggest final attack in the Universe", much to the consternation of the Decepticons. His Chōkon Fire Guts attack sent them all flying, and, as they writhed on the ground, Ginrai asked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to refrain from pointing out that it was just a normal punch, or it might not work so well. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Superginrai toy generations.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wait, the Japanese toy has shortened smoke stacks?!]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-307'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:A remolded version of the American [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime figure]], Ginrai is a red, blue and grey tractor trailer, only able to transform into robot mode when the small Ginrai human figure is put into engine mode and snapped into place in the truck's grill, unlocking the clasp that holds the legs in place. When the cab is in robot mode, the trailer can become a battle station. Either robot or station can be armed with any of the toy's weapons, including two black "Superconductor Rifles", and two grey double-barrelled "Particle Beam Cannons", (referred to as "Cannon Craft" in "[[The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops]]"), which can be piloted by any small Godmaster figures. Cab and trailer can be merged into "Super Ginrai", whose head is a separate piece, and can go on to combine with the separately sold Godbomber to become God Ginrai.

:Differences between Ginrai and Powermaster Optimus Prime include retractable super-robot fists, a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue plastic windows, shortened smokestacks, a more metallic grey plastic, chrome on the Godmaster Ginrai engine, and silver paint rather than stickers for the small robot's upper legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:GodGinrai toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I can almost touch my toes! (not really)]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Super Ginrai was also sold in a gift set with Godbomber, who can interact with Ginrai in several ways. Trailer-mode Godbomber can hook up either directly to Ginrai's cab or to the back of Ginrai's own trailer and be towed along behind him, while any of Ginrai's weapons can plug into the holes in Godbomber's wings and chassis. Most prominently, of course, Godbomber diseassembles into various component parts that combine with Super Ginrai to form God Ginrai. Godbomber's legs become boots known as "God Legs", to which Ginrai's Particle Beam Cannons attach; his chest and wings form the "God Wing" backpack; his arms clip over the top of Ginrai's own as the "God Punch"; and his back becomes a chromed chestplate called the "God Breast", into the top of which the spring-loaded, missile-firing "God Cannon" plugs. The toy also features a secondary, lesser combination referred to as the "God Breaster", which involves attaching the God Breast to Super Ginrai, and plugging Godbomber's wings into his arms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Reissue ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (reissue, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:The God Ginrai gift set was reissued in Japan in 2002 with the notable modification of blue eyes for the small Ginrai robot and a slightly different shade of red paint on the cab. However, it was notoriously over-produced, and online retailers were still selling it even years later, at greatly reduced prices.

:The reissue was redecoed into the exclusive "Fire Guts God Ginrai" figure (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on reissue God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Firegutsginrai toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Remember kids, always use the proper sunscreen.]]
*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (e-Hobby exclusive, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310E'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Released to coincide with the 2002 reissue of the God Ginrai giftset, this redeco casts the Autobot leader in reds and oranges, representing Ginrai using his "God Fire Guts" attack from the animated series. Fire Guts God Ginrai featured his own unique packaging, with recolored [[package art]], and was limited to 1600 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/FireGutsGodGinrai/fggodginrai.htm More information on Fire Guts God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Ginrai junior toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 1'''
**''Accessories:'' Blue gun, robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine

:Like the other figures in the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' line, this version of the basic Ginrai cab robot is a simplified version of its larger counterpart. And when we say simplified, we ''mean'' simplified—the figure features no Godmaster engine gimmick, and its head is simply pulled off and set aside for transformation. The figure comes packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of Super Ginrai.

*'''Shirei Kichi''' (司令基地 "Command Base") (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 2'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 red guns, Trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head

:This ''Transform Jr'' figure is a simplified version of Ginrai's trailer, which can transform to base mode, hitch up to the separately sold cab robot and combine with it to form Super Ginrai. The toy includes a cardboard mock-up of Ginrai in torso mode to complete the super robot's look in-package.

*'''God Ginrai''' (giftset, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Blue gun, small robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine, 2 red guns, trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head, "God Breast" chestpiece, 2 "God Punch" arms

:This giftset includes both the ''Jr'' "Ginrai" and "Shirei Kichi" figures and all the accessories which came with them plus the attachments necessary to transform Super Ginrai into God Ginrai. Due to the nature of his construction, though, God Ginrai's fist-holes are blocked off, leaving him unable to hold the weapons which came with his components. Furthermore, as his attachments consist only of two arms and a chestpiece (no boots, no backpack), they cannot combine into Godbomber. The set also includes some sort of plastic "shield" with a cardboard insert depicting the Autobot [[insignia]], which appears to be a pocket or belt clip, or something. We really don't know.
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==Merchandise==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Ginrai masterbrace toy.jpg|right|thumb|Jinchōkon bling]]
*'''Godmaster-Braces—Ginrai''' (1988)

:Ginrai's Master-Braces came alive with this role-play set, including two golden-chromed bracelets with handcuff-style hinges, and a small clip-on "communicator" pin.

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===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Tfcaramel_ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|Surprisingly, this ''isn't'' the caramel.]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)

:A pair of small non-transforming [[Decoy]]-style rubber figurines of Ginrai were released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, depicting Ginrai in both super robot and truck mode. Around half the size of the more familiar Decoys, the two figures were bundled together, attached to a rubber sprue, and came in either blue, red or yellow.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum_ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:Part of the ninth wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' candy toy series, this Ginrai figure is a snap-together model kit cast in blue, red and grey plastic. Although lacking in any paint applications, the figure feature stickers for detail, and retains most of the accessories and features of the actual Ginrai toy. Due to its small size, however, while the Ginrai engine is removable, it cannot transform to human form, nor can the kit combine with ''Transformers Gum'' Godbomber to form a ''Gum'' version of God Ginrai.
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===Parody Deformed===
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1990)

[[Image:Ginrai pd models.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Gundam? Never heard of it.]]
:A small two-tone, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Super Ginrai was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[Candy toy|candy toys]]. The seventh figure in the series, he was available in red, blue or yellow, and came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Fight! Super Ginrai!", and something that could charitably be described as "chocolate".

*'''God Ginrai''' (1990)

:A similar model kit of God Ginrai followed in the next wave of the "Parody Deformed" series, this time packaged with something accused of being "gum". As the thirteenth figure of the line, God Ginrai came with the "Transformer PD Type" comic, "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!".

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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:Ginrai scfs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Insert Super Saiyan joke here.]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (2000)

:This PVC figure was available in the first act of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "Super Collection Figure" series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions. In 2002, it was released as "Powermaster Optimus Prime in Apex Armor" in the first wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure God Ginrai at TFU.info]''

*'''Super Ginrai''' (2000)

:The second "Super Collection Figure" of Ginrai was available in the second act of the series series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''

*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (2001)

:The original God Ginrai PVC was re-released in solid metallic golden four the fourth act of the "Super Collection Figure" series, available only as a rare chase figure. The "Fire Guts" concept was apparently the inspiration for the "Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack" figure that was released in the second wave of the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, although that figure was cast entirely in translucent yellow-orange plastic, rather than solid golden.

*'''Ginrai''' (2001)

:The fourth and final Ginrai PVC rendered the character in his basic robot form. The PVC, which was released in the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric act of the series, was available in both full-color and metallic silver "petwer" versions. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ginrai came packaged with the head and torso of the wave's BlackZarak "Build-A-Figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Ginrai/ginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Ginrai at TFU.info]''

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===Gutto Kuru Figure Collection===
*'''Ginrai''' (2012)

:A posable figure of Ginrai in his Godmaster armor will be made by [[CM's Corporation]] as part of their [[Gutto Kuru Figure Collection]] series.

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==Notes==
*The human Ginrai's appearance is designed after screen actor [[Wikipedia:Yujiro Ishihara|Yūjirō Ishihara]].
*According to his [[Tech Spec]]s, there is a generator within Ginrai's transtector named the "[[Ultra Matrix]]", which contains far more energy than the [[Sun]]. No actual fiction ever featured this device, though it was mentioned in magazines such as ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''.
*Ginrai's supplementary [[bio]] card states that he is 20 years old. It also implies that he is an American of Japanese descent instead of a native of Japan.
*''Super-God Masterforce'' head writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] stated that God Ginrai (ゴッドジンライ) was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), better known in the west as [[Godzilla]].
*According to the episode "[[The Earth Family of Good and Evil]]", Ginrai is good at surfing and skateboarding.
*The relationship between Ginrai and Optimus Prime is a bit... sketchy, to say the least. Precisely why Ginrai's transtector looks so much like Optimus Prime is not detailed in the series itself, with the explanation only being delivered in "[[Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!]]". Here, it is stated that the transtector was created for Optimus Prime, but stolen by Devil Z... only for this to be seemingly contradicted seconds later, when it is said that the transtector's trailer was to be used by a hero from planet Master. One might presume that this just means the trailer alone wasn't intended for use by Prime, or perhaps that the plan was not to use the transtector to ''resurrect'' Prime, but to create a ''new'' Optimus Prime. It's all terribly odd. Whatever the original ill-defined intention may have been, years later, the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] clarified things by outright stating the transtector was created as part of a plan to resurrect Prime after his [[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime|most recent death]]. In the manga, Metalhawk makes mention that Ginrai looks like the legendary Cybertron warrior, Convoy. However, nothing is actually mentioned about a relationship with the two other than cosmetic similarities.
*The reissue God Ginrai giftset was the basis for the [[Commemorative Series]] "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor" release, which was notable for referring to the Powermaster figure as "Ginrai", rather than by the traditional name of Prime's Powermaster partner, [[Hi-Q]]. [[Dreamwave Productions]]' "[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]" profile series sidestepped any mind-bending continuity conundrums by just presenting Ginrai as a different name for Hi-Q.
*When Hasbro wanted to create an ''[[Alternators]]'' Dodge Ram toy, Takara reportedly demanded that it be made into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the figure sell, only for the ''Binaltech'' release of the toy to wind up being solicited not as Prime, but as Ginrai. Ultimately, ''[[Binaltech]]'' Ginrai was cancelled, and the figure was later released as Prime in the ''Alternators'' and ''Kiss Players'' lines, but not before [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] produced character and story information to go along with it. This storyline, made available in 2007's unofficial publication, ''The Transformers Binaltech Stories: Profiles and Technical Specifications'', would have seen Ginrai travel back in time from the far future and possess a Binaltech body intended for [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] in order to repair the damage caused to the timeline by [[Operation: Distant Thunder]], thereby preserving his own future. Unlike the unreleased story for his fellow ''Binaltech'' cancellation victim, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], which can be fit into the published ''Binaltech'' continuity, Ginrai's intended story was modified into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]]'s fiction and therefore is not compatible with the official ''Binaltech'' continuity.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Optimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Prajm'')

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Ginrai (human)

2012-03-30T07:56:33Z

173.60.45.233: /* Super-God Masterforce cartoon */

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:''Ginrai is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ginrai comb1.gif|right|320px|thumb|"Hair this perfect doesn't just happen!"]]
Being a soldier is not the life for '''Ginrai''' (ジンライ ''Jinrai''). Command structures, fixed routines, forced formality, following orders, knowing your place and toeing the line are his complete antithesis—so it was really the worst luck in the world for him to be born [[Japan|Japanese]]. A [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] native, Ginrai found the atmosphere of his home country unbearably stifling, and left for the [[United States of America|United States]] at the young age of seventeen to "find himself". The very definition of a free spirit and a lone wolf, he took a job as a long-haul truck driver for [[Union Transportation]] which offered him the freedom and solitude of the open road. Despite his desire for isolation and self-exploration, however, he is hugely popular amongst his "brothers" in the trucker fraternity, as his easygoing personality allows him to get along with people like a house on fire.

Ginrai's life was turned upside down when he discovered that he was an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] and became bonded to a [[transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Now wearing the visage of the legendary Autobot commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Ginrai has found his entire worldview changed by the evil of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], a force he painfully realizes is too great for him to overlook. It would not, Ginrai figures, be a good thing for the Decepticons to rule the world. After all, he lives there.

Ginrai's signature attack technique is the "Atomic Fire Guts", which sees him condense his [[Chōkon Power]] into his gun and release it as a blast of roiling flame. Ginrai can combine with his own trailer to become '''Super Ginrai''', upgrading his attack into the more-powerful "Special Fire Guts", and then again with the drone [[Godbomber]] to become '''God Ginrai'''. As God Ginrai, his Fire Guts attack is powered up once more, becoming the ultimate single-strike final attack known as the "God Fire Guts", which transforms Ginrai's entire body into a blazing fireball.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)

The events that would bring Ginrai into contact with the Transformers began an indeterminate number of years ago, when the super-energy alien being and self-styled "Decepticon god" [[Devil Z]] stole several [[transtector]]s, including one intended to be used by the legendary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], from an area of space known as the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Already filled with the [[Chōkon Power|Tenchōkon]] of the nebula, the transtectors were then scattered across the Earth by Devil Z, that they might absorb the planet's [[Chōkon Power|Chichōkon]]. Devil Z planned to have human beings bond to the transtectors, adding their inherent [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] to the equation, thereby creating a new super-robotic lifeform: [[Godmaster]]s. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

[[Image:Ginraiarmor.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It rides up the crotch.]]
Through undivulged circumstances, the transtector intended for Prime assumed the form of a red tractor trailer cab and came to rest in a small [[Esso]] garage in [[California]]. The unwitting [[rent-a-car seller]] rented the cab to several truckers, but always found it returned early with complaints of unusual, even supernatural, incidents.

Ginrai was born in Nagano, Japan at an unknown time. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} But Ginrai always felt out of place at his home so he traveled to America at age 17 and became a truck driver to find himself. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

Two years after coming to America, Ginrai happened to be transporting an ill dolphin from [[Baney Aquarium]] to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]], which was run, unbeknownst to him, by the Autobot [[Pretender]] [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]]. Destiny stepped in when Ginrai's truck broke down on the way, and he pulled in at this very garage, where the owner rented him the transtector to complete his delivery. In the glove box of the cab, he discovered a pair of [[Master-Brace|Master-Braces]] and slipped them on his wrists, only to discover that he was unable to remove them. When Diver laid eyes upon the bracelets, he recognized the basic design of them and insisted that Ginrai take him back to the garage where he had found the truck. On the way, however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmaster brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], who forced the truck off a cliff. Accidentally touching the bracelets as he attempted to escape the crushed cab, Ginrai was infused with the Masterforce, and a suit of armor materialized around him, healing both himself and the transtector as they combined and transformed. Now a Godmaster himself, Ginrai saw the shocked Decepticons off. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

[[Image:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You think my front looks great, wait until you see my back!]]
Ginrai was at first unsure of what to make of his new powers and was not entirely keen on joining the Autobots, as the notion of operating as part of a command structure and being tied down to a specific place ran directly counter to his desire for freedom in his life. Although he promised to aid them when necessary "for the sake of the world"—a mantra for which he admitted he had a weakness—he soon bore witness to the true evil of the Decepticons when Hydra and Buster killed several of his fellow truckers while searching for him. In spite of this, Ginrai was still not entirely willing to join the Autobots, but fate would continue to pushing him into doing so. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

Ginrai soon suffered a prophetic dream, after which he discovered three more pairs of Master-Braces in his transtector, indicating the presence of more Godmasters on Earth. When Ginrai brought the bracelets to Japan for study at [[Autobot Base]], {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} events began to escalate as his transtector activated on its own, transporting Ginrai to his birthplace of Nagano, or more specifically, a construction site at the base of Mount Yatsugatake there. Blasting for a tunnel through the mountain had been blocked by a mysterious object, which proved to be a trailer for Ginrai's truck, which burst from the tunnel during another battle with Buster and Hydra. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} Later still, the two brothers lured Ginrai into a public battle so that they might blame the conflict on him and turn public opinion against the Autobots. The plan failed, but a friend of Ginrai's offered the suggestion that his becoming a Godmaster was the will of God Himself. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[Image:Superginrai 1stapp.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Super Ginrai!]]
Not long thereafter, in a battle with [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai discovered that his cab and trailer were capable of performing a "Double On", merging together to create the super-robot "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}} Additionally, after appearing on television in hopes of locating the remaining three Godmasters, to whom he would give the Master-Braces, Ginrai successfully located [[Lightfoot]], {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and [[Road King]] and recruited them to the Autobot side. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} During this time, Ginrai was also challenged to a duel by the wandering [[Six Changer]], [[Sixknight]], who had been manipulated into doing so by the Decepticons. Sixknight lost the fight and was shocked to discover that he had been bested by a human being, {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} but was affected so deeply by Ginrai's explanation for how this could be so that he wound up siding with the Autobots. After this string of successes the Autobot leader [[Metalhawk]] stepped down as commander and requested that Ginrai take his place. After some deliberation and much hassling from the other Autobot Pretenders, who wouldn't let him say no, Ginrai accepted. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Ginrai defeated.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Though badly wounded, I must go home for the show!"]]
When [[Grand Maximus]] arrived on Earth to inform Ginrai's Autobots of the impending arrival of the Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], he provided them with the schematics necessary to create the drone [[Godbomber]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Metalhawk and the Pretenders raced to finish the construction of Godbomber, but as the so-called "Bomber Project" neared completion, Ginrai was lured into the desert by a disguised Buster and Hydra (under the auspices of performing some stunt driving for a movie) and was attacked and beaten within an inch of his life by the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following a failed attack on the Bomber Project facility, {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} the barely healed Ginrai insisted upon taking the fight to the Decepticons, combining with the completed Godbomber to form "God Ginrai". {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} In his new form, Ginrai confronted Overlord and BlackZarak on the moon, where he fully embraced his role as protector of Earth and defeated the Decepticons with the aid of Grand Maximus. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Godginrai onmoon.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ginrai, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say yes!]]
Upon returning to Earth, Ginrai was lured into a trap in the Middle East by Overlord, during which Godbomber revealed a hidden power by transforming into a robot mode. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} Godbomber's robot mode also helped save the day when Ginrai and Lightfoot were entombed in a cave when attempting to stop the eruption of an underwater volcano, {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} leading the Decepticons to target him for destruction. Luring Ginrai to the heartland of America, the villains ambushed and badly wounded the Autobot leader, leaving him unable to use his Chōkon Power to animate Godbomber. Luckily, the day was saved when the Headmaster Juniors discovered they were able to take control of Godbomber together. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

When it seemed as though the Autobots had finally been joined by the final Godmaster, a young man named [[Clouder]], Ginrai welcomed him into their ranks with open arms. Metalhawk, however, proved to be less trusting, and soon exposed Clouder as a Decepticon spy. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop the plan the Decepticons had put in motion; while Ginrai and the Godmasters were occupied battling Buster and Hydra in a nearby city, the Autobot base was crippled by Clouder's sabotage and attacked by the rest of the Decepticons en masse. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Ginrai was unable to prevent the destruction of the base, but was approached by Clouder in the aftermath. Clouder had been left to die in the base by the other Decepticons, and now wanted to work with the Autobots, which Ginrai permitted. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Godginrai vs blackzarak.jpg|right|180px|thumb|She can't take anymore, Cap'n!]]
After failing to contact Grand Maximus, Ginrai headed out into space to search for him and found him trapped inside a powerful [[black hole]]. Ginrai too fell victim to the singularity's pull, but he and Grand Maximus were able to combine their energies to destroy it from within and escape. The black hole had, in fact, been created by BlackZarak, who had been able to travel to Earth and join the Decepticons there during Ginrai's imprisonment. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With BlackZarak now bolstering their forces, the Decepticons' campaign grew ever more aggressive, with Ginrai only just managed to save the planet from the villains' unholy [[Death Para-Machine]]. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[Image:Godfireguts.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Itching, burning sensation?]]
When [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] was captured by the Decepticons, Ginrai was forced to come to the villains' base alone and unarmed in exchange for his safety. Things looked bad for the heroes until the self-doubting Decepticon [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] finally switched sides and saved the day. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} With Cancer's aid, Ginrai was able to lead the Autobots in an all-out attack on the Decepticon base, during which Devil Z fused with BlackZarak, creating an even more powerful composite foe. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Go go, Transformo Rangers!]]
After conclusive final battles with Hydra and Buster {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} and Overlord, {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Ginrai confronted the fused Devil Z/BlackZarak entity atop the Matterhorn. Ginrai saved Overlord from danger after Devil Z turned on him. He was about to destroy both Ginrai and Overlord but Sixknight came to his rescue. He told Ginrai to assemble the Autobots while he battled BlackZarak. After much urging to stay with him Ginrai went to get the other Godmasters. However this would be the last time he would speak to Sixknight as Devil Z unleashed a big bolt of Devil Power on the Autobot Six Changer and destroyed him. Angered by this Ginrai decided to fit BlackZarak alone. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As their battle raged down the mountain, Ginrai succeeded in decapitating the villain, but BlackZarak simply assumed a new, serpentine alternate mode and kept on fighting. The Headmaster Juniors boarded Ginrai's chest cockpit and joined their energies with him, allowing him to destroy BlackZarak's body with his God Fire Guts attack, exposing Devil Z. As the alien raged impotently, Ginrai and the Juniors united every last drop of their Chōkon Powe into the almighty Final Fire Guts attack, which destroyed Devil Z once and for all.

With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector departed for space to pursue the surviving Decepticons and rejoin the greater war. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Godginrai vs deathsaurus.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Vultures wait until you're dead. Deathy, not so much.]]
The Ginrai transtector—now having taken its human partner's name as its own, becoming known as Ginrai itself—joined with the Autobot forces in space, where he became good friends with [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] and his adopted human son, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]]. Before long, Star Saber was appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots, while Ginrai became commander of the Defense Force for Space Sector Two. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} Operating out of a base in the G Nebula, Ginrai's time was occupied battling the Decepticon forces under Overlord's control, so much so that Star Saber occasionally had to respond to emergencies in Sector Two, such as a [[Breastforce]] attack on planet [[Micro]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

[[Image:Deadginrai.jpg|right|180px|thumb|''Not'' Optimus death #435.]]
Feeling guilty over taking up Star Saber's time in such a manner, Ginrai was quick to come to his aid when the newly reunited Breastforce [[combiner]] [[Liokaiser]] proved too much for Star Saber to handle, {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} and also later when Star Saber was lured into a trap on Earth by Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Confronting Deathsaurus in battle, Ginrai was struck by a blast from the villain's Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon and fatally damaged. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} Despite the best medical efforts of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], Ginrai's body was left useless and immobile. Due to a slip by Perceptor, however, he learned of the existence of a reconstruction process conceived by Star Saber that would allow him to become a power-up for the Autobot leader. Star Saber refused to allow him to submit to the process, revolted at the notion of using his close friend's body in such a way, but Ginrai insisted. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor and Wheeljack brought his life functions to an end, then restored him to Star Saber's specifications as [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}
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====''Kiss Players''====
Operating under the direction of the [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] travelled forward in time from 2007 to witness Ginrai's first battle with Overlord in the desert. Thinking he was Optimus Prime, she kissed him to obtain a fragment of what she believed was the [[Allspark]] that had bonded to him (although in actuality, it was a fragment of [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois|lifeforce]]). Discovering he was a human man, she was somewhat horrified to find that she had kissed someone ''other'' than Optimus Prime, and begged her Sparkbot companion [[Angela]] not to tell anyone. {{storylink|Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #43}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Ginrai manga.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Dude, get out of the way, that truck's coming right at you!]]
When Ginrai, the first Autobot Godmaster, was discovered in America by Diver, it was immediately arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet with the rest of the Autobots. As Metalhawk and the Headmaster Juniors awaited his arrival at [[Harumi Wharf]], however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmasters, Hydra and Buster. The Autobots were unable to match the Decepticons' power, but salvation soon came in the form of a red tractor trailer: Ginrai had arrived, and saw the villains off with a blast of Chōkon Power. In the aftermath of the battle, Metalhawk commented on Ginrai's similarity to Optimus Prime and wondered if he could be his reincarnation. Ginrai dismissed the notion, explaining that he had chosen to do this not because he was fated to, but specifically because he had only one life, and wanted to use it in service of the forces of good. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

[[Image:Superginrai manga.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If he gets a [[black repaint]], I'm outta here.]]
As leader of the Autobots, Ginrai led the heroes in investigating a mysterious Decepticon plan, only for the team to come under attack from what appeared to be a large army of legendary Decepticons, led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Attacked by [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai was severely outmatched until the other Autobot Godmasters, Lightfoot, Ranger and Road King arrived with a trailer for his transtector. Combining with the trailer, Ginrai became Super Ginrai and defeated King Poseidon, revealing that the legendary Decepticons were nothing more than holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

After traveling to planet [[Athenia]] and being appointed the new [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} Ginrai received a power-up in the form of a transforming drone named Godbomber. When the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction Overlord then attacked Tokyo, the newly-formed "God Ginrai" attacked him and lured him into space, where the powerful Decepticon warrior BlackZarak was in process of battling other Autobots there. Ginrai was able to turn the two villains' powers against themselves, and they badly wounded each other and fled. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|An older man hugging several youngsters…uh huh.]]
After a mission to rescue Shūta and [[Cab]] from the Decepticons with the help of Grand Maximus, {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} a mission to [[Mount Everest]] saw Ginrai struck down by the newest Decepticon Godmaster, [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]. Left temporarily blind by the Decpticons' new [[A.O. Laser]], Ginrai was helpless, but luckily for him, an insulting remark from Cancer prompted the fickle Doubleclouder to switch sides to the Autobots and help him defeat the villains' plans. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

After several further battles, events culminated in Devil Z taking over BlackZarak's body and turning against the other Decepticons, attempting to drain Overlord and Ginrai's Jinchōkon Power to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Saved by the Autobot Pretenders, Ginrai and Overlord led their respective factions in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transformer Attack" and destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector informed Overlord that they would finish their fight out in space, and the Transformers departed the planet, leaving Ginrai and the other Autobot humans to return to their lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

===Transformers PD Type===
During a battle with Overlord, Ginrai announced he was going to launch a Chōkon Power attack. As he raised his gun in the air to gather Tenchōkon energy, he was suddenly hit by a bolt of lightning. Standing blacked by the shock, he wondered what the probability of that happening was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##7 "Fight! Super Ginrai!"|Fight! Super Ginrai!}}

During a battle, God Ginrai announced he was going to perform the "biggest final attack in the Universe", much to the consternation of the Decepticons. His Chōkon Fire Guts attack sent them all flying, and, as they writhed on the ground, Ginrai asked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to refrain from pointing out that it was just a normal punch, or it might not work so well. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Superginrai toy generations.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wait, the Japanese toy has shortened smoke stacks?!]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-307'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:A remolded version of the American [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime figure]], Ginrai is a red, blue and grey tractor trailer, only able to transform into robot mode when the small Ginrai human figure is put into engine mode and snapped into place in the truck's grill, unlocking the clasp that holds the legs in place. When the cab is in robot mode, the trailer can become a battle station. Either robot or station can be armed with any of the toy's weapons, including two black "Superconductor Rifles", and two grey double-barrelled "Particle Beam Cannons", (referred to as "Cannon Craft" in "[[The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops]]"), which can be piloted by any small Godmaster figures. Cab and trailer can be merged into "Super Ginrai", whose head is a separate piece, and can go on to combine with the separately sold Godbomber to become God Ginrai.

:Differences between Ginrai and Powermaster Optimus Prime include retractable super-robot fists, a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue plastic windows, shortened smokestacks, a more metallic grey plastic, chrome on the Godmaster Ginrai engine, and silver paint rather than stickers for the small robot's upper legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:GodGinrai toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I can almost touch my toes! (not really)]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Super Ginrai was also sold in a gift set with Godbomber, who can interact with Ginrai in several ways. Trailer-mode Godbomber can hook up either directly to Ginrai's cab or to the back of Ginrai's own trailer and be towed along behind him, while any of Ginrai's weapons can plug into the holes in Godbomber's wings and chassis. Most prominently, of course, Godbomber diseassembles into various component parts that combine with Super Ginrai to form God Ginrai. Godbomber's legs become boots known as "God Legs", to which Ginrai's Particle Beam Cannons attach; his chest and wings form the "God Wing" backpack; his arms clip over the top of Ginrai's own as the "God Punch"; and his back becomes a chromed chestplate called the "God Breast", into the top of which the spring-loaded, missile-firing "God Cannon" plugs. The toy also features a secondary, lesser combination referred to as the "God Breaster", which involves attaching the God Breast to Super Ginrai, and plugging Godbomber's wings into his arms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Reissue ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (reissue, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:The God Ginrai gift set was reissued in Japan in 2002 with the notable modification of blue eyes for the small Ginrai robot and a slightly different shade of red paint on the cab. However, it was notoriously over-produced, and online retailers were still selling it even years later, at greatly reduced prices.

:The reissue was redecoed into the exclusive "Fire Guts God Ginrai" figure (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on reissue God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Firegutsginrai toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Remember kids, always use the proper sunscreen.]]
*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (e-Hobby exclusive, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310E'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Released to coincide with the 2002 reissue of the God Ginrai giftset, this redeco casts the Autobot leader in reds and oranges, representing Ginrai using his "God Fire Guts" attack from the animated series. Fire Guts God Ginrai featured his own unique packaging, with recolored [[package art]], and was limited to 1600 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/FireGutsGodGinrai/fggodginrai.htm More information on Fire Guts God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Ginrai junior toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 1'''
**''Accessories:'' Blue gun, robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine

:Like the other figures in the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' line, this version of the basic Ginrai cab robot is a simplified version of its larger counterpart. And when we say simplified, we ''mean'' simplified—the figure features no Godmaster engine gimmick, and its head is simply pulled off and set aside for transformation. The figure comes packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of Super Ginrai.

*'''Shirei Kichi''' (司令基地 "Command Base") (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 2'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 red guns, Trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head

:This ''Transform Jr'' figure is a simplified version of Ginrai's trailer, which can transform to base mode, hitch up to the separately sold cab robot and combine with it to form Super Ginrai. The toy includes a cardboard mock-up of Ginrai in torso mode to complete the super robot's look in-package.

*'''God Ginrai''' (giftset, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Blue gun, small robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine, 2 red guns, trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head, "God Breast" chestpiece, 2 "God Punch" arms

:This giftset includes both the ''Jr'' "Ginrai" and "Shirei Kichi" figures and all the accessories which came with them plus the attachments necessary to transform Super Ginrai into God Ginrai. Due to the nature of his construction, though, God Ginrai's fist-holes are blocked off, leaving him unable to hold the weapons which came with his components. Furthermore, as his attachments consist only of two arms and a chestpiece (no boots, no backpack), they cannot combine into Godbomber. The set also includes some sort of plastic "shield" with a cardboard insert depicting the Autobot [[insignia]], which appears to be a pocket or belt clip, or something. We really don't know.
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==Merchandise==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Ginrai masterbrace toy.jpg|right|thumb|Jinchōkon bling]]
*'''Godmaster-Braces—Ginrai''' (1988)

:Ginrai's Master-Braces came alive with this role-play set, including two golden-chromed bracelets with handcuff-style hinges, and a small clip-on "communicator" pin.

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===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Tfcaramel_ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|Surprisingly, this ''isn't'' the caramel.]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)

:A pair of small non-transforming [[Decoy]]-style rubber figurines of Ginrai were released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, depicting Ginrai in both super robot and truck mode. Around half the size of the more familiar Decoys, the two figures were bundled together, attached to a rubber sprue, and came in either blue, red or yellow.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum_ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:Part of the ninth wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' candy toy series, this Ginrai figure is a snap-together model kit cast in blue, red and grey plastic. Although lacking in any paint applications, the figure feature stickers for detail, and retains most of the accessories and features of the actual Ginrai toy. Due to its small size, however, while the Ginrai engine is removable, it cannot transform to human form, nor can the kit combine with ''Transformers Gum'' Godbomber to form a ''Gum'' version of God Ginrai.
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===Parody Deformed===
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1990)

[[Image:Ginrai pd models.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Gundam? Never heard of it.]]
:A small two-tone, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Super Ginrai was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[Candy toy|candy toys]]. The seventh figure in the series, he was available in red, blue or yellow, and came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Fight! Super Ginrai!", and something that could charitably be described as "chocolate".

*'''God Ginrai''' (1990)

:A similar model kit of God Ginrai followed in the next wave of the "Parody Deformed" series, this time packaged with something accused of being "gum". As the thirteenth figure of the line, God Ginrai came with the "Transformer PD Type" comic, "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!".

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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:Ginrai scfs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Insert Super Saiyan joke here.]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (2000)

:This PVC figure was available in the first act of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "Super Collection Figure" series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions. In 2002, it was released as "Powermaster Optimus Prime in Apex Armor" in the first wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure God Ginrai at TFU.info]''

*'''Super Ginrai''' (2000)

:The second "Super Collection Figure" of Ginrai was available in the second act of the series series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''

*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (2001)

:The original God Ginrai PVC was re-released in solid metallic golden four the fourth act of the "Super Collection Figure" series, available only as a rare chase figure. The "Fire Guts" concept was apparently the inspiration for the "Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack" figure that was released in the second wave of the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, although that figure was cast entirely in translucent yellow-orange plastic, rather than solid golden.

*'''Ginrai''' (2001)

:The fourth and final Ginrai PVC rendered the character in his basic robot form. The PVC, which was released in the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric act of the series, was available in both full-color and metallic silver "petwer" versions. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ginrai came packaged with the head and torso of the wave's BlackZarak "Build-A-Figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Ginrai/ginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Ginrai at TFU.info]''

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===Gutto Kuru Figure Collection===
*'''Ginrai''' (2012)

:A posable figure of Ginrai in his Godmaster armor will be made by [[CM's Corporation]] as part of their [[Gutto Kuru Figure Collection]] series.

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==Notes==
*The human Ginrai's appearance is designed after screen actor [[Wikipedia:Yujiro Ishihara|Yūjirō Ishihara]].
*According to his [[Tech Spec]]s, there is a generator within Ginrai's transtector named the "[[Ultra Matrix]]", which contains far more energy than the [[Sun]]. No actual fiction ever featured this device, though it was mentioned in magazines such as ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''.
*Ginrai's supplementary [[bio]] card states that he is 20 years old. It also implies that he is an American of Japanese descent instead of a native of Japan.
*''Super-God Masterforce'' head writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] stated that God Ginrai (ゴッドジンライ) was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), better known in the west as [[Godzilla]].
*According to the episode "[[The Earth Family of Good and Evil]]", Ginrai is good at surfing and skateboarding.
*The relationship between Ginrai and Optimus Prime is a bit... sketchy, to say the least. Precisely why Ginrai's transtector looks so much like Optimus Prime is not detailed in the series itself, with the explanation only being delivered in "[[Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!]]". Here, it is stated that the transtector was created for Optimus Prime, but stolen by Devil Z... only for this to be seemingly contradicted seconds later, when it is said that the transtector's trailer was to be used by a hero from planet Master. One might presume that this just means the trailer alone wasn't intended for use by Prime, or perhaps that the plan was not to use the transtector to ''resurrect'' Prime, but to create a ''new'' Optimus Prime. It's all terribly odd. Whatever the original ill-defined intention may have been, years later, the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] clarified things by outright stating the transtector was created as part of a plan to resurrect Prime after his [[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime|most recent death]]. In the manga, Metalhawk makes mention that Ginrai looks like the legendary Cybertron warrior, Convoy. However, nothing is actually mentioned about a relationship with the two other than cosmetic similarities.
*The reissue God Ginrai giftset was the basis for the [[Commemorative Series]] "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor" release, which was notable for referring to the Powermaster figure as "Ginrai", rather than by the traditional name of Prime's Powermaster partner, [[Hi-Q]]. [[Dreamwave Productions]]' "[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]" profile series sidestepped any mind-bending continuity conundrums by just presenting Ginrai as a different name for Hi-Q.
*When Hasbro wanted to create an ''[[Alternators]]'' Dodge Ram toy, Takara reportedly demanded that it be made into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the figure sell, only for the ''Binaltech'' release of the toy to wind up being solicited not as Prime, but as Ginrai. Ultimately, ''[[Binaltech]]'' Ginrai was cancelled, and the figure was later released as Prime in the ''Alternators'' and ''Kiss Players'' lines, but not before [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] produced character and story information to go along with it. This storyline, made available in 2007's unofficial publication, ''The Transformers Binaltech Stories: Profiles and Technical Specifications'', would have seen Ginrai travel back in time from the far future and possess a Binaltech body intended for [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] in order to repair the damage caused to the timeline by [[Operation: Distant Thunder]], thereby preserving his own future. Unlike the unreleased story for his fellow ''Binaltech'' cancellation victim, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], which can be fit into the published ''Binaltech'' continuity, Ginrai's intended story was modified into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]]'s fiction and therefore is not compatible with the official ''Binaltech'' continuity.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Optimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Prajm'')

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Apeface

2012-03-24T09:38:56Z

173.60.45.233: /* Generation 1 */

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:''Apeface is a [[Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Apeface boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I will not hesitate to beat you to death with my own arm.]]
'''Apeface''' is a strong presence in any situation. He's loud, rude, obnoxious, and intimidating to everyone he meets. He dominates those around him with his attitude and fearsome countenance. There's some debate among his fellow Decepticons about how much of his behavior is an act, a gruesomely effective psychological tactic to control others and force them to fold under his demands. Others just think he was built that way. Whatever's going on inside Apeface's cerebral-circuitry, he's not saying. The only one he really gets along with is [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]].

As a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], he is [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Spasma]]. Sucks to be Spasma.

{{quote|Yuck! Noble Autobots make me wanna puke!|Apeface is ever-eloquent|"[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Dick Gautier]] (English), [[Masaki Aizawa]] (Japanese), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''The Rebirth, Part 1''), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''The Rebirth, Part 2'')

[[Image:Rebirth1 Apeface jumps Wide Load.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I'm gonna bearhug this guy to death!]]
Apeface appeared to be the leader of the "animals" under [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s command. Or at least their spokesperson. Not that it matters, since when Apeface balked at a command to rip off his own head, Cyclonus <s>pimp-slapped</s> shot him and said "You will do as I say, or you will die!" Not way up there in the Decepticon hierarchy, Apeface is.

[[Image:G1 cartoon Apeface Cyclonus.JPG|right|150px|thumb|I would normally say dull surprise, but this really isn't surprising.]]
Accompanying the Decepticons to [[Nebulos]], Apeface was binary bonded to Spasma, who warned him not to get out of line. "We'll see who's boss," was Apeface's reply. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Yūji Mikimoto]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Horrorcons first app.jpg|thumb|]]

Apeface and Snapdragon were loyal followers of Scorponok on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Before the Headmasters of Evil abandoned Master to join the Decepticons, the duo were captured and banished into the depths of space by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his allies for their crimes. Sometime later, they were found and contacted by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who brought them into the Decepticon ranks. Apeface and Snapdragon accompanied "[[Sixshot|Galvatron]]" to [[Shangri-La Island]] for the peace talks with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Fighting broke out after the Autobots traveling with Spike learned Galvatron was a fake, and the Decepticons were planning to attack other energy storages in the universe. Despite his fierce chest-pounding, Apeface was defeated by the Autobot Headmasters. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[Image:Horrorcons Daros.jpg|thumb|left|]]

Apeface and Snapdragon joined Galvatron on his trek throughout the universe for more energy, and quickly became his favorite warriors. When they invaded the beehive world of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], Galvatron took Sixshot and the Horrorcons with him, and just told the other Headmasters to keep a light on for them. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} They were also active on the [[Twin Star]] planets, searching in vain for more energy on Sperity when the Autobot Headmasters arrived. Apeface managed to get in a little brawling, though, so the trip wasn't a total waste. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} On [[Daros]], Apeface and Snapdragon were Galvatron's guests as he met with the corrupt governor, and later joined Sixshot in a fight with the Headmasters. They were doing okay until [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and friends pulled out a 50 foot gun. It...didn't go well after that. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} On the [[Pirate Planet]], the Horrorcons helped the [[Clone (subgroup)|Decepticon Clones]] recover the skull key from [[Fastlane]] and [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]. Apeface was also involved in Galvatron's efforts to use the key and raid the pirates' pyramid. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

[[Image:Horrorcons Doublecross.jpg|thumb|]]

As the Decepticons returned to Earth, Apeface and Snapdragon began working for Sixshot on Earth. They were assembled alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]]. The duo fought the [[Monsterbot]] named [[Doublecross]], although he was almost too busy arguing with himself to notice. They later traveled to Autobot City and picked a fight with [[Raiden]], preventing him from entering the battle between Sixshot and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] that led to the Autobot City Commander's death. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Sixshot continued to employ Apeface and Snapdragon's services on Earth, as the Decepticons unleashed five simultaneous attacks on Autobot outposts on the planet. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[Image:Horrorcons are bad guards.jpg|thumb|left|]]

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Apeface was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. After the Autobots arrived on Master, Apeface and Snapdragon were triple-teamed by the new [[Targetmaster]]s. Perhaps not considering the Horrorcons worthy of exerting their new powers, [[Pointblank]] and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in vehicle mode, and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} When the Decepticons kidnapped [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the Horrorcons stood guard outside the [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]] base. In vehicle mode, Chromedome and Danny zoomed right past them and up the ramp into the headquarters. Considering the rescue mission continued unmolested from then on, apparently Apeface and Snapdragon decided it was just a sudden wind that knocked them on their skidplates. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Later, while Scorponok was finishing the final touches on his [[Zarak Shield]], Apeface and Snapdragon went with Sixshot on a diversionary patrol to keep the Autobots busy. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} They also battled the Autobots on the asteroid [[Pallas]] while MegaZarak was undergoing repairs. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

[[Image:Horrorcons Trio Formation.jpg|thumb|]]

Apeface and Snapdragon returned to Earth with Scorponok for his final scheme to annihilate the planet using towers made of [[crysmagnetal]]. As the Decepticons finished preparations for their fourth tower in Egypt, Apeface received a communication from Soundblaster, who had spotted the Battleship Maximus approaching them from the Alps. Weirdwolf's trio was the first to intercept the battleship and engage the enemy, but Apeface and Snapdragon were quick to follow. Unfortunately, [[Weirdwolf]] was leading his men in [[Trio Formation|a rather bizarre and unstable totem pole maneuver]], which only got worse after the Horrorcons hopped on top of [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. At that point, Fortress simply hit the gas, causing the "tower of power" to topple over the side. Apeface was also present at the final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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====''The Headmasters'' comic====
Apeface and Snapdragon searched for a weapon of unbelievable power known as the [[Charge Arrow]]. Equipped to fire only a single shot, the Charge Arrow was still highly coveted due to its ability to harness countless amounts of energy. They located it at the [[Tower of Omega]] on a distant planet, but were opposed by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Chromedome tried to wield the Charge Arrow against the Horrorcons, but to their delight he failed to make it work properly. Filled with a sense of triumph, Apeface and Snapdragon mercilessly beat the Autobot Headmaster before advanced on Daniel. Seeing his friend in trouble, Chromedome summoned the [[Burning Justice]] necessary to wield the Charge Arrow, and used it to blast Apeface between the eyes. The backwash of energy consumed the two Horrorcons, and they fell to a burning crash off the side of the tower. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 5|The Headmasters #5}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
{{Storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}
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===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
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On Cybertron, Apeface was among Scorponok's crew of Decepticons. When their Autobot foes left for the planet [[Nebulos]], {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} the Decepticons followed when [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] sent out a subspace call to the Autobots' enemies. Once they arrived, they met with the [[Nebulan]]s, who were beneath their notice. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} ''{{Storylink|Doomsday for Nebulos}}'' ''Apeface joined his leader in his demand to the Nebulans for them to turn over the Autobots' heads. When the Autobots unleashed their new creations, the Headmasters, Scorponok was forced to call his troops to retreat. {{storylink|Stylor's Story}}'' Apeface and his pal Snapdragon had fun terrorizing the natives in the city of [[Splendora]], until they were easily dispatched by two Autobot Headmasters. Though Scorponok berated the two for their failure, this latest defeat proved enough for him to reconsider the merits of the Headmaster process. Soon, Apeface was one of six Decepticons who underwent binary-bonding with the organic Nebulans to become a Headmaster. He became bonded to [[Spasma]]. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Apeface and the others continued to terrorize Nebulos. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} ''When the Autobot Headmasters attempted to rescue the Autobot Targetmasters from the Decepticons, the Decepticon Headmasters faced off against them, but were all defeated. {{Storylink|Worlds Apart!}} Apeface later joined Scorponok and watched his faux duel with Fortress Maximus, which was a diversion so that the Decepticons could acquire a fuel convertor. {{Storylink|The Final Conflict}}'' The Decepticons soon left for Earth, pursuing Fortress Maximus's Autobots yet again. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} The Decepticons met the Autobots on Earth and were defeated in battle. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

''Apeface and Snapdragon were utilized by Scorponok in a trap for [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. Apeface ended up severely damaged and Scorponok's head was stolen by the Autobot. {{storylink|All in the Minds!}}''

[[Image:Apeface smackdown.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He'll beat you with the oily end.]]

Scorponok's crew later entered conflict with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s crew over the potential ownership of the [[Underbase]]. During the battle, Apeface learned a valuable truth about himself: while he isn't ''quite'' willing to rip off his own arm and beat someone to death with it, he's also not one to ignore an opportunity when it presents itself. [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] learned that the hard way. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Apeface later attacked the Autobots who joined the battle; the Horrorcons went off to attack [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], only to be shot off by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star}}

Apeface stood in a Decepticon audience demanding an explanation for Scorponok accepting [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] back into the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Primal Scream}} When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s surrendered to Scorponok on Earth, Apeface was quite amused, considering it a regular comedy show. Until Kup punched him in the face. That shut him up. {{storylink|Surrender!}} Apeface was teleported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with countless other Transformers, where he somehow found a tasty [[banana]] to keep himself occupied while [[Xaaron|some stupid Autobot]] yammered on about [[Unicron|dark gods]] and [[Primus|creators]] and stuff. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the aforementioned dark god showed up at Cybertron a short while later, Apeface wasn't so amused. Like countless others, he fled in a panic. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} After the apocalyptic battle, Apeface's ruined form was seen among the dead. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

===''The Transformers in 3-D''===
[[Image:ApefaceGrunk01.jpg|right|150px|thumb|GRUNK!]]

Ape Face {{sic}} was one of the last few Decepticons remaining behind on [[Tau-Ursa]] when the Autobots arrived. He was investigating a crashed spaceship when he found a voice recording. Deducing that if the tape spoke it must be important, he resolved to take it to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].

At this moment he was attacked by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] who were intent on keeping him from escaping with the information. The triple changer loudly declared his intention to smash them (with a mighty cry of "GRUUUNK!"), and after knocking them to the ground similarly announced he was transforming into jet mode. He was too slow however, and Blurr seized his arm, prising the tape from his hand before escaping. This made him mad. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Ladybird Generation 1 books===
{{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

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===''TransTech''===
Apeface was one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus]]. He was enjoying a nice banana. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:''

====Autobot story====
While searching for the [[Gem of Mystery|Jewel of Mystery]] in the [[Lazalt Ruins]], the Autobots were ambushed by Apeface. Stating that while the Autobots were clever to have gotten so far, he was going to give them a welcoming party they would not forget. Apeface then jumped down from a stone wall, landed in front of the Autobots, and transformed from gorilla mode to robot mode. The Headmaster told the Autobots to come closer, promising to be nice. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] told him that the Autobots had no time for play, a fight broke out. When it was over, Optimus could see that Apeface had been clearly defeated and stated that it was enough. Apeface could see that he was in a bad situation and decided to flee, Apeface transformed to jet form and flew off. He had a rematch against the Autobots before they reached [[ELTA]], taking them on after [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. He lost again.

====Decepticon story====

{{Note|Apeface was available as a playable character in the Decepticon campaign during the second playthrough.}}

{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Apeface toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Not a bad toy for a guy whose Spanish name is "Wimpus".]]
*'''Apeface with Spasma''' (Headmaster Horrorcon, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-99'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, shield, Spasma Headmaster partner

:Apeface turns into both a cybertronic jet and a robotic gorilla. Unlike [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], Apeface's fighter jet mode only looks vaguely like an Earth jet, with his robot limbs hanging off the back of the vehicle in an obvious fashion. His Headmaster partner, Spasma, can ride inside the jet's cockpit. He can mount guns on either side of his vehicle mode, but for some reason only comes with one gun while Snapdragon came with two.

:As Apeface is a triple changer, Spasma similarly has triple functions, forming both the robot mode face and the gorilla mode face. This beast mode has a relatively wide range of articulation for a ''Generation 1'' beast, but has some minor problems with balance, which limits poses. Apeface's gorilla mode can be placed on all fours, but that results in his head staring at the ground.

:In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Apeface has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Spasma (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Apeface is very back-heavy due to most of the fighter jet mode ending up on his back. The jet's vertical stabilisers detach to form a shield that can be held in Apeface's hands or attached to his shoulder.
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==Notes==
* One of the many confusing glitches in ''[[The Rebirth]]'' is the fact that, while Krunk and Spasma were clearly designed to transform into both the robot and animal heads of their partners, the Horrorcons retained their beast mode heads even when their Nebulan partners were separated from them.
* In the Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' series, Spasma does not exist as a separate entity from Apeface; like all Headmasters, the large robot is just a lifeless [[Transtector]] body controlled entirely by the head unit. However, Apeface's head unit is ''still'' called "Spasma" when separated from the larger robot body, even though it's the same guy!
*Apeface was the only character to use the word "puke" in the entirety of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon. That's got to be some kind of feat, right?
*In the Latin dub, he calls himself "El gorila invencible" (the invincible gorilla).
*Apeface's creature mode was based on [[King Kong]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Apeface''' (エイプフェイス ''Eipufeisu''), '''Spasma''' (スパズマ ''Supazuma'', see above)
*''French:'' '''Gorillo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Majompofa''' ("Ape Jaw")
*''Italian:'' '''Tagor'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yúan Mìen''' (Taiwan, 猿面, "Ape Face"), '''Yuanhou''' (China, 猿猴, "Ape")
*''Spanish:'' '''Wimpus''' (America)

==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Apeface/apeface.htm Apeface at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Apeface Apeface's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Mindwipe (G1)

2012-03-24T09:31:15Z

173.60.45.233: /* Generation 1 */

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{{disambig3|Mindwipe}}

:''Mindwipe is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. Blah!''

[[Image:G1Mindwipe boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"You're feeling very sleepy..."]]
No one knows the dead quite as well as the Decepticon hypnotist, '''Mindwipe'''. A mysterious and mystical one, Mindwipe claims to have the powers to commune with [[Transformer]]s who have long since left this plane of existence. From Black Sabbaths to seances to super-conductive antennae, Mindwipe knows of many methods to reach those who now rest in peace.

Well... not really. He desperately ''wants'' to speak with the departed [[spark]]s of dead Decepticons, but all his labors to create antennae and receivers for the departed have had... "limited" success. In reality, all he's picking up are radio broadcasts of old [[Earth]] sitcoms, which he's actually become quite fond of. Still, some day, Mindwipe hopes to finally bridge the gap between the realm of the living and the [[Allspark|realm of the dead]]. Despite those shortcomings, Mindwipe is a formidable opponent, able to hypnotize and control both organic and mechanical lifeforms just by making eye contact, and with an eerie and potent precognitive "sixth sense". But sometimes he forgets this and, when the odds look stacked against him, Mindwipe's more than happy to turn tail and get while the getting's good. His loyalty lasts exactly as long as his bravery.

He is [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to the [[Nebulan]] [[Vorath]], a scientist. Yes, a scientist. They disagree on pretty much everything.

{{bigquote|The powers of darkness are a more powerful weapon than all the toys your science can muster.|Mindwipe, talking all spooky to [[Vorath]]|"[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:LoveandSteel-Mindwipe.jpg|left|thumb|150px|This is the only way Mindwipe can score a date.]]

Mindwipe was one of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s soldiers on Cybertron. After [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s unit abandoned Cybertron, Scorponok received word they had come to the planet called [[Nebulos]], and brought a strike team to that world in order to exact revenge. After kidnapping the Nebulans who called them to this world, Scorponok gave them to Mindwipe to use for his experiments. Mindwipe removed [[Monzo]] from his cage and placed him in front of a machine that enclosed the Nebulan in a [[polymer alloy]] bubble. After a shot from [[Skullcruncher]]'s anti-gravity gun, Monzo went floating up through an opening in the roof, but the bubble popped, prompting Mindwipe to catch Monzo so as to not waste a "good laboratory animal".

But before further experiments could be performed, Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]], one of their Nebulan prisoners, suggested that the Decepticons [[binary bonding|binary bond]] with them to become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], so that they could match the power of the Autobots who had recently gone under this process themselves. When the Decepticons next met the Autobots in battle, Mindwipe was now bonded with Vorath, and the two sides were evenly matched. To tip the odds, Mindwipe hypnotized members of the [[Council of Peers]] and Zarak's daughter, [[Llyra]], into getting enclosed in the same polymer bubbles that Monzo had previously. After the Autobots saved the Nebulans, Mindwipe and the other Headmaster Decepticons shot the Autobots in the backs. Lord Zarak presented himself, Mindwipe, and the others are Nebulos's true heroes. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

[[Image:WorldsApart-Mindwipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Surprise, Mindwipe hypnotizes a lot.]]

The Decepticon Headmasters struck next at the [[Mercury Gardens of Melanossus]], where they faced the [[Monsterbot]]s. Once the Nebulan partners combined with their Decepticon bodies, the Monsterbots were overwhelmed and forced to retreat. Vorath detached from Mindwipe again when the [[Nebulan News Network|media]] arrived, while Zarak explained that even though the Gardens were destroyed in the process, this was a victory for Nebulos. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point during their stay on Nebulos, the Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters fought each other. Mindwipe hypnotized [[Brainstorm]], causing him to crash into [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. When Mindwipe found the defeated bodies of his peers, however, Mindwipe staged a panicked retreat. {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}''

However, Zarak didn't believe his own lies and ultimately led Mindwipe and the other Decepticons offworld to follow the Autobots to Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[Image:TrialbyFire-Mindwipe.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Well, that's randomly toyetic.]]

Mindwipe detected the signal that the Autobots were drawn to on Earth, and found that it originated from an [[Ark (G1)|abandoned Autobot headquarters]] inside a [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] cavern. But Fortress Maximus's Autobots weren't far, and the Decepticons fought them once again. Mindwipe and the others were stampeded out of the volcano when Fortress Maximus picked up a new Headmaster partner, the Earth human [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

While his scientifically inclined partner Vorath helped Scorponok create [[Pretender]] technology, Mindwipe watched silently in bat mode, probably muttering to himself about how magic is totally better. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

''Scorponok put Mindwipe's hypnotic powers to use setting a trap for [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], by having him mesmerize some humans who then led the Autobot Headmaster into a deep wood. The trap sprung, Highbrow attempted to flee, but Mindwipe pursued and used his powers to give him a severe case of amnesia. Scorponok tried to convince the brainwashed Highbrow that he was really a Decepticon, but Highbrow remained ill at ease, so the Decepticons tried to defuse the tense atmosphere by transforming their heads into Nebulan mode. Unfortunately, it was at this point that they discovered Mindwipe's fatal mistake: He had neglected to also blank the mind of Highbrow's partner, [[Gort]]. Gort knocked out Vorath, taking Mindwipe out of the fight, and then recombined with Highbrow, restoring his memory. He proceeded to rip Scorponok's head from his shoulders, the mental shock knocking the Decepticon leader offline. {{storylink|All in the Minds!}} Not long thereafter, amidst a time storm that threatened to end all reality, Mindwipe helped hunt down Highbrow in order to reclaim Scorponok's stolen head. Once Mindwipe retrieved the head and restored it to Scorponok's shoulders, the rest of his team was shunted to [[Limbo]] and replaced by a group of Decepticons from 2009 led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. After some misunderstandings were ironed out, Mindwipe and the two other Decepticons not limboed away formed a temporary alliance with the Autobots, the future Autobots, and the future Decepticons against the time-traveling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. But the alliance was short-lived; when the future [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] accidentally shot Scorponok, Mindwipe joined his fellow present-day Decepticons in tearing Ultra Magnus apart. They retreated with Scorponok's wounded body just before Galvatron was thrown into the time storm, sating it and saving the universe. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

[[Image:Beachcomberdarkstar.jpg|right|thumb|150px|And then I conveniently disappear for that whole Underbase massacre.]]

Inevitably, Scorponok's band of Earthbound Decepticons met with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s band of Earthbound Decepticons, and a group including Mindwipe was given a really boring tour by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of Ratbat's [[Club Con|island headquarters]]. When the tour's star attraction, the kidnapped [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], unwittingly let slip that Ratbat was searching for a powerful artifact called the [[Underbase]], Scorponok was enraged. Scorponok took Mindwipe and the others to confront Ratbat for hording such information, and a civil war broke out between the two Decepticon camps. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Soon the Autobots as well were drawn to the island base, and the Decepticons put aside their differences to fight the surprised Autobots. Mindwipe was quick to maul the hapless [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In the wake of the [[Underbase Saga]], Scorponok took command of the remnants of the Decepticon army and established a headquarters under a garbage dump in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], across the river from [[New York City]]. He had Mindwipe engineer an energy conversion machine to convert power into [[Energon]], and all he needed was for a cable to be laid across the river, connected to an [[electrostator]] placed at the top of the [[Empire State Building]]. Unfortunately, [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] failed at this and seemingly perished. {{storylink|King Con!}}

The Decepticons scrambled once again when the [[Micromaster]] [[Air Strike Patrol]] summoned them to [[MacDill Air Force Base]] after the wayward new recruits, facing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the entire Autobot army, were seemingly over their heads. Though both Optimus Prime and Scorponok privately suspected someone had arranged for this altercation, a fight broke out regardless. Mindwipe got punched in the batface by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], while the Air Strike Patrol made their quiet retreat. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} Mindwipe recuperated and joined Scorponok in advancing on the Autobots, just as Optimus Prime, strangely, called all his troops other than himself to return to the Ark. Scorponok was suspicious, and Mindwipe suggested that some powerful weapon was hidden inside the Autobots' [[All-Terrain Turbo-Transport|shuttlecraft]]. Mindwipe and the others rushed Optimus Prime as he tried to stop Scorponok from firing on the shuttlecraft, but Prime, who was quickly becoming frustrated with the day's events, was able to overpower all of them. As Optimus pleaded to Scorponok to stop fighting and determine the mastermind who was pulling their strings, they were interrupted by a huge hint: Starscream had arrived, reborn as a Pretender. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} Curiouser still, Mindwipe was shocked as Starscream claimed he had been sent by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], also believed to be dead! As Starscream's Pretender shell trounced Optimus Prime, Scorponok half-heartedly ordered Mindwipe and [[Weirdwolf]] to help him. Mindwipe learned the hard way that his hypnotic power had no effect on the new Starscream, just before Starscream suddenly reverted to his classic cowardly self and begged for mercy. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

[[Image:PrimalScream-Mindwipe.jpg|left|thumb|150px|And though you can't see the bottom, believe me it's a long way down.]]

Scorponok reluctantly allowed Starscream back into their ranks, a decision that began to turn his troops against him. Mindwipe was one of the most vocal members of this retaliation, and pointed to the hole Starscream had put in his chest. He reminded Scorponok that Starscream was a chronic traitor, but Scorponok rebuked him, noting that Starscream was a powerful warrior needed to bolster their ranks, and was better kept close so they could monitor his actions. {{storylink|Primal Scream}} But when Starscream went missing, Mindwipe and [[Triggerhappy]] decided they'd had enough and left Scorponok's command. Ironically enough, they ran into Starscream himself and joined his small band of Decepticons against Scorponok. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} Mindwipe and Triggerhappy returned with Starscream, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to Shockwave's underwater headquarters, where they learned that their forces also included the [[Battlecharger]]s. With only seven on their team, Mindwipe was not impressed and expressed doubts, but when Starscream told him that they'd either fight for them or be executed, he quickly changed his mind.

[[Image:OutofTime-hypnotism.jpg|right|thumb|300px|How much more hypnotism can we cram into this page?]]

Immediately, the seven flew to Scorponok's base and fired into it from the air, collapsing it on an Autobot/Decepticon alliance that had been forming. {{storylink|Surrender!}} Once again, Mindwipe was the designated worrier. Though the collapsed base showed no signs of life, if Scorponok had survived, he said their best bet was to get while the getting was good. Triggerhappy agreed, and Starscream silently pitied their cowardice. Unfortunately for Starscream, Mindwipe was right, and Scorponok burst out of the ground to deal with them. Shockwave ordered Mindwipe and the others to rush Scorponok, an idea that was not popular with Mindwipe, and for good reason. Scorponok shrugged off their attacks. Mindwipe and Starscream subsequently concerned themselves with Scorponok's troops while Scorponok battled his equal, Shockwave. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

Mindwipe put his magic powers to good use and hypnotized Field Commander Soundwave with the intention of controlling the troops through him. It was a good plan! And [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] agreed! At gunpoint, Mindwipe told Soundwave to tell all the other Decepticons to lay down their arms in service of the Autobot/Decepticon alliance against [[Unicron]] — just in time for every Transformer on Earth to be warped to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by their creator, [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Mindwipe watched with the other warped Transformers as Primus explained to them the history between himself and Unicron, and that the Transformers' destiny was to defeat him. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[Image:EdgeofExtinction-Mindwipedies.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He doesn't look ''that'' bad, he's — oh, he's ''not'' in bat mode? Oh. Oh.]]

Once the massive planet-sized Unicron arrived, Mindwipe and the other Transformers froze in terror. After watching [[Brainstorm]] get eaten by the Chaos Bringer, Mindwipe regained enough of his faculties to be able to run away. The Transformers did eventually come around and face their destined adversary, but it did not end well for Mindwipe. As Unicron tore an avatar of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to pieces, the resulting shockwave sent what was left of Mindwipe's body flying. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

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=====Earthforce=====
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After having been thrown out of the Decepticon army for trying to hypnotize Scorponok into making him leader, Mindwipe devised a master scheme of his own. He manufactured thousands of thought-sensitive [[Sleepfast]]™ night lights, selling them to humans on the novelty that they actually turned on or off just by thinking at them. Little did the humans know, however, that repetitive use of the night lights had a subliminal mind-control effect. Over time, Mindwipe would have gained an army of human slaves! Luckily for Humanity, the Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] came to investigate, and they confronted Mindwipe in his storage facility. He was beaten by his own night lights when the Autobots suddenly thought "Lights on!" in a darkened room, turning on thousands of Sleepfasts™ at once and temporarily blinding the Decepticon.

Mindwipe was, to coin a phrase, bat-sh*t nuts. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}

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====Generation 2====
[[Image:NewDawn-Mindwipe.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Mindwipe: All magic, no balls.]]
Mindwipe was still a part of the Decepticons after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] took back control of the army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. He was involved in the disastrous first encounter between Megatron's troops and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. After Megatron was literally knocked out of orbit by Jhiaxus and plummeted to the planet below, Mindwipe joined [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Weirdwolf]] in looking for their fallen leader. He was in the midst of voicing the selfish but sensible idea of abandoning Megatron to his fate and gettin' the slag outta there when Drag Strip found their commander. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Stephen Keener]] (English), [[Eiji Itō]] (Japanese), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''The Rebirth, Part 2'')

[[Image:Mindwipe in altmode.jpg|right|thumb|220px|I'd do anything this picture told me to.]]
After an all-too-brief period of peace following the resurrection of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Mindwipe was one of the many Decepticons who attacked [[Autobot City]] in 2007, creating a huge distraction to cover for [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]'s theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. During the battle, Mindwipe used his hypnotic powers to seize control of [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]'s mind, forcing him to back away, over the edge of a nearby cliff and into the lake below. The Autobots were able to steal back the key, but not before it was used to briefly open the Plasma Energy Chamber, releasing a bolt of energy that hurled a group of Autobots, and the key, across the galaxy to the planet Nebulos. Mindwipe was among the Decepticons sent to Nebulos in pursuit of the key, and he participated in the first battle on the planet. When the Decepticons were forced to retreat, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] instructed them to gather the fallen Autobots so they could torture them for information on the key's location, but Mindwipe went one better, seizing the not-fallen-at-all [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and dragging him off. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[Image:Rebirth2_mindwipe_hive_machines.jpg|left|thumb|220px|And we wonder why he hates science.]]

In order to rescue their allies, the Autobots became [[binary bonding|binary bonded]] to a group of Nebulan rebels as powerful "Headmasters". Defeated in battle by this new breed of Autobot, Mindwipe and the Decepticons were sent fleeing into the Nebulan wilderness, where they were then accosted by the mentally-controlled machines of Nebulos's evil ruling council, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. The Decepticons were brought to the Hive's underground city, where their ruler, Lord Zarak, proposed that they join to become Headmasters as well. Naturally, the Decepticons were not responsive, until Zarak forced them to agree by attacking them with more of their machine servants. Mindwipe's head was subsequently removed and re-engineered to become an exo-suit for the Hive scientist Vorath, but the partnership had immediate teething troubles when Vorath bemoaned that fact that someone of his rank had been paired with a "mangy night-scavenger". Warning him that his mystic powers could trump anything science had to offer, Mindwipe mesmerized Vorath and forced him to combine with him.

[[Image:Rebirth2_mindwipe_and_vorath.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Sure, make fun of Vorath's tiny guns, but, unlike magic, at least they're real.]]

The newly-empowered Decepticons proceeded to attack the Autobots, and in the midst of the fighting, Mindwipe used his extra-sensory powers to deduce that the Autobot Brainstorm was carrying the Plasma Energy Chamber key. Mindwipe tried asking forcefully, but when that did work, he just let Vorath shoot the Autobot so they could steal the key from his fallen body. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

With the key recovered, the Decepticons and their new Hive allies all returned to Cybertron to help [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] overcome the Autobots on the planet. Mindwipe personally took down [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in the fight, with a little help from [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Apeface]]. Galvatron then used the key to open the chamber with the intention of destroy Cybertron and Earth; although his plan was foiled, as Mindwipe and the Decepticons were escaping aboard [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], a stray tendril of plasma energy sent them hurtling off into the depths of space. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

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===Japanese cartoon continuity===
{{note|In Japan, Mindwipe is a small robot who transforms into a head and controls a larger, lifeless [[transtector]] body. The ''Headmasters'' toyline referred to the small robot as "Vorath", with "Wipe" (the character's Japanese name) being the name of the combined small robot/transtector form, though this distinction of nomenclature is very rarely made in fiction.}}
====''The Great Transformer War''====
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In the closing days of 2010, while significant Transformer battles were being waged on Earth and across space, Mindwipe and the other Decepticon Headmasters were running from their Autobot counterparts on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The Decepticons appeared to flee by leaping into a chasm, but moments later, they burst up through the ground to catch their pursuers unaware. Unfortunately for the villains, the Autobots were able to sneak away under cover of the dust cloud their emergence created, leaving [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Skullcruncher]] to mistakenly beat up Mindwipe. The Decepticons soon realized their error, but the Autobots then crashed into them in vehicle mode, ending the fight. At that point, the Decepticon ninja [[Sixshot]] arrived and instructed them to follow him back to [[Chaar]]. The Decepticons fled into space, but the Autobot Headmasters quickly gave chase aboard the battleship Maximus, heading for Cybertron rejoin the larger Transformer war. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Naoki Tatsuta]] (Japanese)

[[Image:MindwipeHeadmastersAnime1.jpg|right|thumb|225px|"Blah! Try my new chocolatey cereal! Blah!"]]

Four million years ago, Mindwipe was among a group of [[Cyberdroid|diminutive Cybertronians]] who departed Cybertron under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], seeking to escape the eternal war that had consumed the planet. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Alas, engine trouble caused their craft to crash land on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], an inhospitable world whose murderous environments and wildly changeable atmospheric conditions threatened the lives of the Cybertronians. Fighting against the odds, the Cybertronians made several technological quantum leaps to survive on Master, including the creation of larger, lifeless Transformer bodies called [[transtector]]s. Mindwipe and many of his comrades underwent rigorous physical and mental training to master the art of [[transformation]], learning to transform into heads that connected to the transtectors and placed them under their control. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Mindwipe was one of ten warriors who became one of these "Headmasters", but he and several other warriors soon began to chafe under Fortress's leadership, and ultimately rebelled against him, siding with a traitor named [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Via the Decepticon ninja [[Sixshot]], Scorponok soon forged an alliance with the Decepticon leader, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

{{note|The events of the ''Great Transformer War'' manga occur at this point.}}
[[Image:Hmep1 mindwipe magic spell.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Kōmori amamori oritatande WIPE!"]]
In the year 2011, Mindwipe and his fellow Headmasters [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Skullcruncher]] joined Galvatron's Decepticons in a massive attack on Cybertron, seeking to seize control of the destabilized [[Vector Sigma]] and establish a Decepticon hold over the planet through the computer. Mindwipe's hypnotic powers proved instrumental in the battle, as he put [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to sleep, but Galvatron was less than impressed, since he also accidentally knocked out Skullcruncher with the technique. Undeterred, Mindwipe put his powers into play again a short time later, taking out Grimlock (again!), [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s, and leaving the entrance to the computer base wide open. Before the villains could enter, however, Fortress's Autobot Headmasters arrived on Cybertron to stop them. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} In ensuing battle, Mindwipe tried using his powers on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm]], but the Decepticons were soon forced to retreat when faced with the power of Fortress's Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Soon after, Mindwipe accompanied Galvatron to Earth to help interfere in the Autobots' search for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], which could restore balance to Vector Sigma. The villains caught up to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] just as he located the Matrix, and Mindwipe tried using his hypnotism to stop him, only to be beaten down by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. Hot Rod and the Autobot Headmasters quickly pulled out, heading for Cybertron with the Matrix, and Mindwipe and the Decepticons gave chase, leading to a showdown in Vector Sigma's chamber. When Hot Rod used the Matrix to become Rodimus Prime again, he and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] proceeded to double-team Galvatron, and Mindwipe and his fellow Decepticons fled rather than face the combined might of the two Primes. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[Image:Hmep4_mindwipe_vs_throttlebots.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Bring him...[[Furmanism|''DOWN TO EARTH!'']]]]

Mindwipe and his fellow Headmasters accompanied the Decepticons' newest weapon, the [[Madmachine]], when it was unleashed upon Cybertron, and used his hypnosis to make [[Wide Load]] and [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] fight each other. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] helped his team-mates over come the effect, and he and Rollbar tried to haul Mindwipe out of the sky. The Decepticon Headmasters retreated when the Madmachine was destroyed by the Autobot Headmasters. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} After helping the Decepticons enslave planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Mindwipe again clashed with the Throttlebots, this time on Earth, as the Decepticons kept the Autobots busy there while their newest evil creation, [[Metamorphose]], headed towards Athenia. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

[[Image:Hmep7_mindwipe_cross_head_on.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Why talk funny I do now?]]

Under the orders of Scorponok, Mindwipe and the Decepticon Headmasters attacked an Autobot energy outpost on Earth and killed all those stationed there. Before slaying [[Autobot operator|the last one]], Mindwipe hypnotised him into sending a message to Rodimus Prime, summoning him and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] there with news of a new energy discovery. The two Autobots discovered the deception immediately upon arrival, but it was too late: Mindwipe and his partners in crime had already departed to the planet [[Praum]], where they watched as Scorponok sprang a trap on the Autobot Headmasters. The Autobots overcame the trap by switching heads to boost their power, so the Decepticons tried doing the same (with Mindwipe taking over Weirdwolf's transtector), but they still got thrashed. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} After this defeat, Mindwipe and his chums decided to sit out the next mission, and played cards instead. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[Image:Hmep10_mindwipe_and_bomb.jpg|right|thumb|225px|I did it! I programmed a VCR!]]

When Vector Sigma developed a powerful new alloy named [[cybertonuron]], Mindwipe was among the Decepticons who invaded the planet seeking to take possession of it for Galvatron. Scorponok, however, disliked the idea of seeing the alloy in Galvatron's hands, and so resolved instead to destroy Cybertron, and the cybertonuron with it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Mindwipe was given the unenviable task of transporting a clutch of bombs into Cybertron's depths, but even with the Autobot Headmaster nipping at his heels, he succeeded in his task, setting up the explosives in Vector Sigma's chamber and activating their timers. He taunted Chromedome with the fact that the bombs could not be deactivated, then transformed to bat mode and made himself scarce with all due speed. The Transformers all abandoned Cybertron with minutes to spare, save for Galvatron, who attempted to remove the bombs, and was caught at ground-zero of the planet-shattering explosion. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[Image:Hmep12_mindwipe_and_pipiro.jpg|left|thumb|225px|For the last time, you little brat, Stop peeing on my roses!]]

With Galvatron apparently destroyed, Scorponok seized command of the Decepticons, and as his first order of business, had Mindwipe, Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} As part of Scorponok's plan to keep the Autobots' attentions focused on Earth, Mindwipe and his fellow Headmasters accompanied the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] in menacing [[Pan|a small Peruvian village]]. To defeat the Autobots, Mindwipe threatened the life of a local boy named [[Pipiro]], but was thwarted by the heroic actions of his sister [[Alyssa]]'s pet donkey [[Dodo]]. Embarrassing. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} A little later, still distracting the Autobots from Scorponok's bigger scheme with attacks on Earth, Mindwipe joined in a Decepticon attack on [[San Francisco]] with [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Scorponok's plans came to a head when he plotted to destroy [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], and sent the Decepticon Headmasters to the planet to place a series of [[plasma energy]] bombs beneath its crust. After doing so, the villainous trio engaged the Autobot Headmasters on Mars's surface, and fooled the heroes with an elaborate trick: during the fight, Hardhead managed to get Mindwipe to "accidentally" hypnotize Skullcruncher, so that he would reveal the location of the bombs. Following Skullcruncher's co-ordinates, the Autobots were actually caught in a pre-prepared trap, and when Fortress arrived to save them, Mindwipe and his fellows got particularly crafty, blasting him with a plasma energy bomb in mid-transformation! {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Mindwipe and the Decepticons then withdrew to the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], where Scorponok unveiled his secret project: a giant transtector of his own! The Headmasters boarded Scorponok's giant new body and returned with him to Mars, putting the finishing touches to the bombing set-up while he battled Fortress. Mindwipe and his pals completed their task quickly, and withdrew with Scorponok as Mars was destroyed. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[Image:Hmep17 mindwipe nards.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Ooooh, right in the belfry!]]

Mindwipe subsequently attended the coronation of Scorponok on Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]], but during the event, Galvatron abruptly returned, alive and well, and retook leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Soon after, when Galvatron had him try to interfere with an Autobot energy run to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], Mindwipe got kicked around by the Autobots pretty badly. Literally. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

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The appearance of two unknown robots in the vicinity of Chaar set off alarm bells for Mindwipe and the Decepticon Headmasters, and they immediately attacked the newcomers. Mindwipe tried hypnotizing the one with a dragon alternate mode, but was promptly swatted out of the sky by its tail, at which point Galvatron arrived to inform them that these were actually their old allies from Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Mindwipe, Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher subsequently went to Earth with the two new arrivals to serve as bodyguards for Galvatron while he negotiated a potential peace with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. When the negotiation was discovered to be a Decepticon ruse to cover their preparations for an interplanetary energy raid, a fight broke out, and Mindwipe got smacked around by [[Kaen]]. The Decepticons were able to escape and join up with their fellows to carry out the planned raid, destroying the [[space bridge]] to delay the Autobots' pursuit. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

The Decepticons' started their energy gathering by attacking the planets [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} and [[Twin Star]] for energy, but Mindwipe didn't really have much to get up to, and entertained himself on the journey between planets by watching asteroids fly by. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} When the Decepticons set down on the planet [[Daros]], however, Mindwipe and the Headmasters were given a special task by Scorponok: hunt down the [[Beastformer]] [[Tekna]], who had helped build his transtector and who was currently imprisoned in a penal colony on the planet, and kill him. Mindwipe and his foul fellows took pleasure in massacring every inmate in the prison, but Tekna managed to escape their wrath long enough to give the Autobots information on the secret weak spot of Scorponok's transtector. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[Image:Hmep22 mindwipe shoots.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]

On the Decepticons' next target planet, [[Paradise]], Mindwipe was able to get the drop on Highbrow and tried to subdue him with his hypnotic powers. Highbrow fought off the effect long enough to take to the air, so Mindwipe simply shot him down and allowed Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher to beat him into submission. When Highbrow's fellow Autobots came to rescue him, Skullcruncher seized Brainstorm so Mindwipe could punch him, but of course, Brainstorm ducked, and Mindwipe wound up clocking Skullcrunching instead. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} Mindwipe then participated in the battle on [[Pirate Planet]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

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Upon returning to Earth, Mindwipe and the Decepticon Headmasters were assigned a secret mission by Scorponok, sneaking into an Autobot outpost in their small robot mode and planting explosives that wiped out the base personnel. With the base now in their clutches, the trio planet one of a series of explosives beneath it. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} They then helped Scorponok plant another explosive in Alaska, though their activities were briefly interrupted by a wide-ranging battle between Galvatron and the Autobot Headmasters that concluded with the Decepticon leader's destruction. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} This allowed Scorponok to take control of the Decepticons once again, and he dispatched Mindwipe and the Headmasters to plant the final explosive on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]]. When detonated, this string of explosives would trigger every volcano on the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]] and tear the Earth apart. Luckily, before the bombs could be triggered, Chromedome deduced the location of Scorponok's weak spot, and Fortress Maximus exploited it to critically damage the Decepticon leader. Scorponok withdrew, and Mindwipe and all the other Decepticons fled Earth with him. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

[[Image:Hmep24_mindwipe_bat_mode.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]

Mindwipe and the Decepticons withdrew with Scorponok to their old home of planet Master, where they terrorized the locals until the Autobots arrived to stop them. Mindwipe tried hitting Highbrow with his hypnotic waves again, but Brainstorm stepped in to take him down. The Decepticons sought revenge by capturing Chromedome's friend [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]], planting a bomb in him, and having Mindwipe hypnotize him into walking into the heart of the Autobot camp. Chromedome was able to break Mindwipe's control over his friend, but alas, it did not save Jack's life. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

Mindwipe, Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher observed as Scorponok processed [[G-Metal]] from ore found beneath Master's surface, which he would use to forge a weapon to counter Fortress's [[Master Sword]]. The three Headmasters then captured [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and ransomed for information on the Master Sword, allowing Scorponok to counter its powers. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

[[Image:Hmep31_mindwipe_goofs.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Upff...hot dog burp."]]

With this data in their hands, the Decepticons briefly withdrew from Master to throw the Autobots off their tail, hiding in a field of space debris where Mindwipe and Weirdwolf teased Skullcruncher for confusing the space rocks with aliens. Their trail suitably cold, they then returned to Master and headed underground so Scorponok could build his "[[Zarak Shield]]". {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} A mighty battle against the Decepticons followed, with the Autobots backed up by the young warriors of Master, during which Mindwipe took a shot at hypnotizing Chromedome, only to once again accidentally put Skullcruncher to sleep. Luckily, Mindwipe's mistake did not adversely affect the fight, and with the battle won, the Decepticons quickly departed Master, heading back to Earth. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} On the way, they were separated from [[Sixshot]] {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} and when they set down on the asteroid [[Pallas]] for repairs, Mindwipe opined that they wouldn't be seeing the ninja again. No sooner had he voiced this opinion, of course, than Sixshot returned. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

[[Image:Hmep35_trio_formation.jpg|right|thumb|The Brementown Mutations]]

Once back on Earth, Scorponok immediately had the Decepticons begin setting up "Death Towers" at strategic points around the globe, forged from the [[crysmagnetal]] of the lost continent of [[Lemuria (G1)|Lemuria]]. Attempting to defend the tower set up in Egypt, Mindwipe, Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher unveiled their newest technique: the "Trio Formation", an odd move that involved them stacking on top of each other like a totem pole. The mode was not exactly a success, as Apeface and Snapdragon thought to get in on the action and wound up toppling it over. The Headmasters' tomfoolery notwithstanding, the Egyptian Death Tower was successfully raised, creating an energy-channelling circuit of towers around the Earth that threatened to rip the planet apart. To stop the Decepticons' plan, the Autobots faced their whole army down in a massive final battle at the North Pole, during which Mindwipe turned his hypnotic powers on Chromedome and Hardhead, but was stopped by [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] and his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|cassettes]]. The conflict came to a close when the Autobots all channeled their energy into Fortress Maximus, enabling him to destroy Scorponok's transtector and the circuit, saving the planet and forcing Mindwipe and all the other Decepticons to flee Earth for good. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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====''The Headmasters'' comic====
[[Image:Hmmanga chromedome snatches bomb.jpg|left|thumb|300px|That's some real nice work, there, Mindwipe.]]

Shortly after their failure to seize control of Vector Sigma, Galvatron led Mindwipe and the Decepticon Headmasters in a rather direct plan to destroy Battleship Maximus: They would lure it into space, and then Mindwipe would, uh, just throw a bomb inside. Unsurprisingly, this plan met with failure when the speedy Chromedome was able to snatch the bomb right out of Mindwipe's hands before he even had the chance to hurl it. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

Mindwipe and the Decepticons later made a return to planet Beast, where they were able to capture Highbrow and Brainstorm. Mindwipe and his partners wanted to take the two Autobots' transtectors for themselves, but their evil scheme was foiled by the Beastformers' human ally [[Kane]], who threw rocks at them and got them to chase him, thereby giving the Autobots time to escape. During his flight, Kane tripped, and Mindwipe swooped into finish him off, but the Decepticon was abruptly blasted out of the sky by Hardhead. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

[[Image:Hmmanga mindwipe bombs highbrow.jpg|right|thumb|225px]]

After attacking an Alaskan power plant, Mindwipe, Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher were prepared for the arrival of the Autobot Headmasters. Catching their heroic foes unawares, the three villains were able to stop them from combining with their transtectors, leaving them seemingly helpless before the vicious animal modes of the trio's own bestial transtectors. Mindwipe and his allies proceeded to hunt the Headmasters through the Alaskan wilderness, until they were tricked into making a pounce that allowed the Autobots to leap over them and rejoin with their transtectors. Mindwipe and company could only watch and hug each other for support as the four Autobots blasted the everlovin' bejeezus out of the Decepticons' unmanned transtectors. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 2|The Headmasters #2}}

In addition to all their other faults, Mindwipe and the Decepticon Headmasters proved themselves to be a bunch of Scrooges when they attacked a Christmas party the Autobots were attending at a Japanese childrens' hospital. Mindwipe viciously blasted Highbrow as the Autobot was attempting to protect a crippled boy named [[Masato]], and while he did injure Highbrow, his evil deed did have a good side-effect: Masato was so consumed with emotion at the sight of Highbrow's wounding, he found the strength of will to walk again! This didn't mean anything to Mindwipe, who came zeroing back in to finish the fleshie off, but Chromedome quickly leapt into action and shot Mindwipe down. The three Decepticons were then sent packing, hurled off into the snow-flecked night by the united power of the Autobot Headmasters' "Hell's Great Wheel" technique. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
Several years after the Decepticons' departure from Earth, Mindwipe appeared on Athenia with the other Decepticon Headmasters, working with the new Decepticon [[Godmaster]]s to disrupt the coronation of [[Ginrai]] as [[Supreme Commander]] at the behest of their new secret ruler, [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:WarWithin_Confrontation_Mindwipe_Streetwise.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Turns out Mindwipe doesn't actually have any hypnotic powers. First Aid's pacifism had finally gotten on Streetwise's nerves.]]

During the [[Dark Ages]], when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were believed to have been killed in a [[space bridge]] test, Mindwipe was part of the [[Chaos Trinity]] that attempted to use [[dark science]] to manipulate events in their favor. When the mysterious, frighteningly-powerful being known as [[The Fallen]] arrived and offered them dark powers in exchange for their services, they agreed. {{storylink|Fragmentation}} The three managed to initiate a serious surge in factional engagements, in an attempt to isolate the [[Angles of Dissolution]] that the Fallen needed. During their attempt to secure [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Mindwipe managed to put the [[Autobot]] scientist into a trance, while [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Bugly]] put [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] out of commission. When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], another target, surprised them, Mindwipe was confident he could do the same to Grimlock.

He got thrown into a wall for his troubles. The Fallen had to pull their [[exhaust port]]s out of the fire. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

When they went to secure [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], Mindwipe turned several of the Protectobots against their teammates. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} However, Shockwave tracked the Chaos Trinity down, bringing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] as well. Mindwipe believed that it was time to retreat, but found that Bludgeon had already fled. Mindwipe was then [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] by Shockwave. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

===IDW comics continuity===

Mindwipe appeared among the Decepticons imprisoned on Cybertron after the war with [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}}

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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Jon Umaki]]

====Autobot story====
Mindwipe ambushed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew at the [[Mount Jaad]] wind power plant. He appeared in his alternate mode and taunted them about going through so much trouble to reach their destination. He then transformed to robot mode, expressed annoyance at the Autobots' constant meddling in the Decepticons' activities, and threatened them with imminent death now that he was there to deal with them. Optimus Prime brushed off this attempt at intimidation, telling Mindwipe to get out of his way. This resulted in a battle between Mindwipe and Optimus Prime's entire team, which resulted in a sound thrashing for Mindwipe. Thoroughly beaten, Mindwipe reverted to bat form and fled. Much later, Mindwipe fought the Autobots again in the Atalstan gem mine. Despite fighting with the home field advantage (a dark cave), Mindwipe still lost.

====Decepticon story====
{{Note|Mindwipe was available as a playable character in the Decepticon campaign during the second playthrough.}}

{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1mindwipe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Went to the same hypnotism class as [[Blood]] and [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]].]]
*'''Mindwipe with Vorath''' (Headmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-87'''
**''Accessories'': "Vorath" Headmaster trainer, "Viper Pistol"

: Mindwipe transforms into a robotic bat. In this mode, Vorath fits into his chest compartment. The tail gets in the way and prevents the bat from standing in an upright position, unless one swings the tail to the front (as seen in the picture), which, while hilarious looking, isn't the correct orientation. One solution is to unscrew the toy and flip the tail over so it angles upwards. Doing this doubly benefits the beast mode in that the tail now acts as a sort of third leg for stability.

:In robot mode, Vorath forms his head; attaching him activates a tumbler mechanism that displays an abbreviated set of [[Tech Spec]]s behind the robot-mode chest panel. Mindwipe and Vorath are both cross-compatible with any other Generation 1 Headmaster body/head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Mindwipe/mindwipe.htm More information on Mindwipe at TFU.info]
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Caramel_mindwipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Wipe''' (1987)
:A soft-rubber figurine of a wingless Mindwipe was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of "[[candy toy]]s" in yellow, red or blue. Like all the figures from the ''Headmasters'' assortment, the figure was permanently attached to a flat base that had a rubber stamp of Mindwipe's face and name on its underside.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Kabaya_mindwipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|What is a Transformer?! A miserable little pile of secrets!]]
*'''Wipe''' (1987)
**''Accessories'': Headmaster unit, "Viper Pistol"

:Released in the sixth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, this simplified incarnation of Mindwipe is a snap-together model kit constructed of black, red and cream plastic. Standing at about four inches tall, Mindwipe features no paint applications, but has some stickers for decoration. He retains most of the features of his larger toy, including his transforming Headmaster unit, opening cockpit, and Tech Spec meter. As a ''Transformers Gum'' kit, he came with a plank of rock-hard sugar-wood.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1621/Kabaya/Vorath.html More information on Transformers Gum Wipe at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:G1MindwipeOriginalHead.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I loved it. It was much better than ''Cats''. I'm going to see it again and again.]]
* In the television [[commercial]] for [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' limited series, the Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters are shown having different head designs than the ones their Nebulan partners would later turn into. These designs were seemingly never used in any other piece of ''Transformers'' media. The [[Character model|models]] for most of them, however, turned up in the excellent ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook... ''except'' for Mindwipe's. Damn it.

* Throughout Mindwipe's [[Bob Budiansky]]-penned appearances, he was [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s indispensable and loyal right-hand man. Once [[Simon Furman]] took the reigns, Mindwipe became a rambling coward who'd run if the wind blew the wrong way.

*The most distinguishing elements of Mindwipe's silhouette are the bat-mode wings arcing out from his back, but on Mindwipe's toy, they actually wind up upside-down in robot mode, and folded back. As upside-down wings would look fairly rubbish when spread out, his [[package art]] and American [[character model]] fudge the details on them just enough to make them seem as if they fan out in both directions from the middle of his back. His Japanese character model, however, just renders the wings right-side up, as in bat mode, fanning out over his shoulders. To accomplish this little real-world toy impossibility, his in-show transformation has his wings detach from his body, then reconnect, staying right-side up all the way through.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wipe''' (ワイプ ''Waipu''), '''Vorath''' (ボラス ''Borasu'', see above)
*''French:'' '''Amnésiak''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Agymosó'''
*''Italian:'' '''Pipistrello'''
*''Russian:'' '''Durman''' (Дурман, "Drug" )
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Obduriy''' (Обдурій, "Deceiver" ) (ICTV)

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

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Skullcruncher (G1)

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:''Skullcruncher is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Skullcruncher boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Hn0yM00Fo Interior crocodile alligator...] ]]
'''Skullcruncher''' is both slow on his feet and slow witted. He has a nasty habit of grinding his teeth before attacking his foes, making a noise so loud and obnoxious it tips the [[Autobot|enemy]] off to his whereabouts instantly. Because of this personality defect, few Decepticons wish to be partnered with him.

What Skullcruncher '''does''' do efficiently is eat. While he thinks they taste rather yucky, Skullcruncher will gleefully scarf down as many Autobots as he can during battle, often ceasing to fight until he's finished chewing his meal. He wouldn't want to choke or anything.

Skullcruncher is [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to the [[Nebulan]] [[Grax]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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Skullcruncher was one of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s soldiers on Cybertron. He was first seen eagerly driving a group of Autobot prisoners towards the [[smelting pool]]. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and his band of interlopers jumped them, however, and the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} After Maximus's unit abandoned Cybertron, Scorponok received word they had come to the planet called [[Nebulos]], and brought a strike team to that world in order to exact revenge. Skullcruncher joined his leader in assaulting the planet's capitol, [[Koraja]], and demonstrated a little-seen [[Fire-breath|fire-breathing]] ability as the Decepticons tried to penetrate the city's walls. Later he transformed to robot mode and issued the Decepticon rallying cry.

{{bigquote|Let's stomp these creatures til we're knee-deep in pink slime!}}

[[Image:Skullcruncher-LoveandSteel.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Crocodile Punter.]]

The Decepticons' forward momentum was halted, however, by the arrival of the new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Fortress Maximus and several of his crew members had [[Binary bond|binary bonded]] with their Nebulan allies, creating two-in-one warriors. The increased skill and accuracy gained from this combination sent Skullcruncher and the other Decepticons fleeing into the night. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} In the remote [[Plains of Thok]], Scorponok's Decepticons made camp at the industrial complex whose [[hyper-galactic tranceiver]] had first alerted them to the Autobots' presence. Forced to admit the value of the Headmaster process, Scorponok allowed himself, Skullcruncher, and several other Decepticons to undergo the process, binary bonding with Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]—political rival of Fortress Maximus's Nebulan partner—and his entourage. Skullcruncher was binary bonded with [[Grax]], the industrialist who owned the communications complex, and had modified it to accommodate the hyper-galactic transmitter. Joining with such a refined businessman did little to boost Skullcruncher's fighting style at first, as Fortress Maximus still managed to fight off both him and [[Weirdwolf]] at once, and then used Skullcruncher as a club to knock Scorponok around. Only by threatening civilian hostages were Scorponok and his men able to get the drop on the Autobots. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} ''Skullcruncher and the Decepticon Headmasters had another brief battle with their counterparts {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}} but, ''as the war continued to escalate on Nebulos, both sides decided to quit the planet and moved on to planet Earth after receiving a distress signal. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[Image:Weirdwolftrialbyfire.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Grrr! Begin your sentences with animal sounds so they know that you're bestial!]]

Once they arrived on Earth, the Decepticons raced the Autobots to [[Mount St. Hilary]], former landing site of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and location of the distress signal. The two Headmaster teams did battle in the volcano caverns. Skullcruncher was heard mocking Weirdwolf's bizarre Yoda-esque speech pattern during the fight, but to be fair he also demonstrated an odd quirk of "grrr"ing before each sentence. Do alligators growl? {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

''After the Autobot named [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] got the drop on Scorponok and stole his head, leaving the Decepticon leader incapacitated, Skullcruncher and his comrades hunted down Highbrow until he reached an Autobot shuttle parked in nearby canyons. They recovered the stunned Lord Zarak and reconnected him with Scorponok, restoring their leader. Moments after they did so, however, Skullcruncher and five of his teammates were shunted into [[Limbo]] thanks to the time-traveling arrival of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from 2009. They remained out of action until the war with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ended, and the time storm was abated. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''

[[Image:Predacons-ColdWar.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Decepticons that transform into animals? This is ridiculous!]]

When Scorponok's army made first contact with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the other Decepticons active on Earth, Skullcruncher and the Headmasters went with their leader as his entourage. A breakdown in negotiations led to combat, as Skullcruncher and the group began fighting with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and later Ratbat's entire base. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The Decepticons stopped their civil war and teamed up with the Autobots when it was discovered that Starscream had orchestrated the whole affair to distract from his pursuit of the legendary Transformers knowledge database, the [[Underbase]]. In the wake of this event, Scorponok assumed command of all Decepticons and, with Skullcruncher's help, placed a new headquarters, including an Energon convertor, under a swamp near [[New York City]]. {{storylink|King Con!}} Sometime later, Skullcruncher responded with a team of Decepticons to MacDill Airforce Base when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] got into trouble with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} The whole event was orchestrated from afar by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to eliminate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his rivals in the Decepticons. Skullcruncher didn't know any of this, but that didn't keep him from getting beaten up a lot, first by Optimus Prime {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} and later by a reconstructed version of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

Skullcruncher was brought to Cybertron by Primus, along with all of the other Earth-bound Autobots, and stood in the far back as Primus spoke to the Transformers through Emirate [[Xaaron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void}} Once [[Unicron]] attacked, he was seen running in panic with many other Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Later, he was on the planet [[Klo]] when Optimus Prime first arrived with the [[Last Autobot]] to rescue the besieged Autobot forces. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Chris Latta]] (English, casting only)

[[Image:SkullcruncherAmericancartooncontinuity.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Skullcruncher was one of the many new Decepticons from around the universe gathered by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to go after the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in 2007. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} He later accompanied [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to the planet Nebulos. His honored leaders then volunteered him to have his head ripped off and stuffed with [[Grax|organic material]]. Remarkably, this somehow ''increased'' his combat skills. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] came to life, he quickly told Skullcruncher to attack [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], as she was carrying the Plasma Energy Key. Once the key was retrieved, Skullcruncher and his fellow Decepticons boarded Scorponok and left Nebulos for Cybertron. When [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] returned to Cybertron, Skullcruncher joined in on the attack, but was forced to pull back when the Autobot spaceship turned into a [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|battle station]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
{{note|In Japan, Skullcruncher—or '''Skull''', as he is known there—is a small robot who transforms into a head and controls a larger, lifeless [[transtector]] body. The ''Headmasters'' toyline referred to the small robot as '''Grax''', with "Skull" being the name of the combined small robot/transtector form, but this distinction of nomenclature is made in fiction only ''very'' rarely, with the character usually being referred to as "Skull" regardless of what form he takes.}}
====''The Great Transformer War''====
[[Image:Greattfwar_mindwipe_beaten_up.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
In the closing days of 2010, while significant Transformer battles were being waged on Earth and across space, Skullcruncher and the other Decepticon Headmasters were running from their Autobot counterparts on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The Decepticons appeared to flee by leaping into a chasm, but moments later, they burst up through the ground to catch their pursuers unaware. Unfortunately for the villains, the Autobots were able to sneak away under cover of the dust cloud their emergence created, leaving Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher to mistakenly beat up Mindwipe. The Decepticons soon realized their error, but the Autobots then crashed into them in vehicle mode, ending the fight. At that point, the Decepticon ninja [[Sixshot]] arrived and instructed them to follow him back to [[Chaar]]. The Decepticons fled into space, but the Autobot Headmasters quickly gave chase aboard the battleship Maximus, heading for Cybertron rejoin the larger Transformer war. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}
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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)

Four million years ago, Skullcruncher was among a group of [[Cyberdroid|diminutive Cybertronians]] who departed Cybertron under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], seeking to escape the eternal war that had consumed the planet. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Alas, engine trouble caused their craft to crash land on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], an inhospitable world whose murderous environments and wildly changeable atmospheric conditions threatened the lives of the Cybertronians. Fighting against the odds, the Cybertronians made several technological quantum leaps to survive on Master, including the creation of larger, lifeless Transformer bodies called [[transtector]]s. Skullcruncher and many of his comrades underwent rigorous physical and mental training to master the art of [[transformation]], learning to transform into heads that connected to the transtectors and placed them under their control. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Skullcruncher was one of ten warriors who became one of these "Headmasters", but he and several other warriors soon began to chafe under Fortress's leadership, and ultimately rebelled against him, siding with a traitor named [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Via the Decepticon ninja [[Sixshot]], Scorponok soon forged an alliance with the Decepticon leader, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

{{note|The events of the ''Great Transformer War'' manga occur at this point.}}

In the year 2011, Skullcruncher and his fellow Headmasters [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] joined Galvatron's Decepticons in a massive attack on Cybertron, seeking to seize control of the destabilized [[Vector Sigma]] and establish a Decepticon hold over the planet through the computer. Unfortunately for Skullcruncher, he failed to impress Galvatron on this first foray when he made the first demonstration of his vulnerability to Mindwipe's hypnotic powers, and fell asleep in the middle of the battle. A kick from his new leader woke him up so he could participate in an attack on the Autobots' computer base, but before the villains could enter the facility, Fortress's Autobot Headmasters arrived on Cybertron to stop them. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} In ensuing battle, Skullcruncher battled [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], but was forced to retreat alongside the others when Fortress brought the firepower of his battleship, the ''Maximus'', to bear. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Soon after, Skullcruncher journeyed with Galvatron to Earth to help interfere in the Autobots' search for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], which could restore balance to Vector Sigma. The villains caught up to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] just as he located the Matrix, but [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] stepped in to keep them busy while Hot Rod escaped to Cybertron. Skullcruncher and company pursued, leading to a showdown in Vector Sigma's chamber, where Hot Rod used the Matrix to become Rodimus Prime again. Skullcruncher and the Decepticons wisely fled, rather than face the combined might of both Rodimus and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

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====''The Headmasters'' comic====
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====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
Several years after the Decepticons' departure from Earth, Skullcruncher appeared on Athenia with the other Decepticon Headmasters, working with the new Decepticon [[Godmaster]]s to disrupt the coronation of [[Ginrai]] as [[Supreme Commander]] at the behest of their new secret ruler, [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer2 NebulosDecepticons1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Skullcruncher, shortly before departing for Burning Man]]
Skullcruncher was part of the [[Nebulos]] infiltration unit, working for [[Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] when [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] attacked the planet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Skullcruncher was less than enthused with the idea of attacking the giant Pretender, but Darkwing insisted they make a showing of protecting their investment in order to avoid Megatron's wrath. Skullcruncher rolled out with [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Roadgrabber]], but was apparently destroyed by an energy blast from Thunderwing. Darkwing and Dreadwind fled Nebulos shortly thereafter. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor:''

While the Autobots were searching the Lazalt Ruins, they found Skullcruncher guarding a large stone door. Asking aloud what took them so long, he transformed from crocodile mode to robot mode and announced that he was gonna chomp them up. Optimus was unimpressed, and Skullcruncher lost the ensuing fight against the Autobots. Skullcruncher fled in beast mode, vowing the Autobots wouldn't get the key necessary to open the door. Optimus Prime was surprised they'd need a key, but an inspection of the door proved it true. Suspecting that Skullcruncher might have the key in question, Optimus sent the Autobots after him. Spotting his pursuers, Skullcruncher transformed back to robot mode and answered Prime's demand for the key by sending a horde of enemies after them. Fighting their way through, the Autobots gave the Headmaster another pounding. Deciding he'd had enough, Skullcruncher returned once more to crocodile mode and retreated, leaving the key behind him. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Skullcruncher''' (Headmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-85'''
**''Accessories:'' Grax Headmaster unit, [[Demolecularization gun]] and sword/tail

: Skullcruncher transforms into a green and pink robotic crocodile, at least according to his packaging; his head implies he's actually an alligator. Skullcruncher includes one of the most bizarre alt-mode cockpits among the Headmasters for his partner Grax, a small molded seat at the back of his alt-mode mouth below the large canopy that serves as this mode's eyes, his entire upper jaw serving as the hatch to access it. The sword/tail's shape actually makes it look more like a short club.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Skullcruncher/skullcruncher.htm More information on Skullcruncher at TFU.info]''

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Caramel_skullcruncher.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Skull''' (1987)

:A soft-rubber figurine of Skullcruncher was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of "[[candy toy]]s" in yellow, red or blue. Like all the figures from the ''Headmasters'' assortment, the figure was permanently attached to a flat base that had a rubber stamp of Skullcruncher's face and name on its underside.
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==Notes==
[[Image:G1SkullcruncherOriginalHead.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]
* In the television [[commercial]] for [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' limited series, the Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters are shown having different head designs than the ones their Nebulan partners would later turn into. These designs were seemingly never used in any other piece of ''Transformers'' media. The [[Character model|models]] for most of them, however, turned up in the excellent ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skull''' (スカル ''Sukaru''), '''Grax''' (グラックス ''Gurakkusu'', see above)
*''French:'' '''Broyeur''' (Canada, "Shredder")
*''Italian:'' '''Spaccaossa''' ("Bonecrusher")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kū-lǒu''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 骷髏, "Skull"), '''E Long''' (China, 鳄龙, "Alligator-saur")

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Skullcruncher Skullcruncher's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.aftermidnightstudios.com/3D/Skully.html Gallery of the unreleased ''Robot Heroes'' Skullcruncher]

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Metroplex (G1)

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:''Metroplex is an [[Autobot]] [[city-bot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. In city mode, he is also known as '''Scramble City'''.''

[[Image:Metroplex-UK.jpg|right|325px|thumb|We built this city on rock and roll!]]
'''Metroplex'''’s poor, slow, and infrequent efforts to support his brave comrades and forward the Autobot cause are never enough. Sure, he's the Autobots' ultimate weapon, their greatest and final defense. Yes, he's a gigantic, towering warrior, capable of channeling awesome energies. Strong beyond belief, versatile, clever, brave and self-sacrificing, Metroplex is willing to give everything he has to the Autobot cause and defend it to his last [[Astrosecond|astroseconds]] of life. Despite all this he’s wracked to the core of his being with the belief that he could and should be doing more. It’s a self-deprecating attitude that stuns many of his fellow Autobots, most of whom take immeasurable comfort in his very existence and the knowledge that regardless of what evil comes, Metroplex is out there to back them up.

This great modesty about his power and achievements together with a boundless patience necessitated by his size and alternate mode are apparent to anyone who pierces his normally less than talkative demeanor, and in the optics of many, these traits only raise his already high standing.

Metroplex’s might is equaled only by the gargantuan [[Decepticon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], his long-standing nemesis. He has three "normal"-sized components: [[Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]] and [[Scamper]], to help patrol and defend his territory. The extent of that territory is sometimes unclear; sometimes Metroplex is an independent Autobot base, and other times he's part of (or all of) [[Autobot City]].

{{bigquote|Metroplex is my kind of town!|[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on Metroplex|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Héctor Vieyra]] (Latin American), [[Manfred Schmidt]] (German, Most of Season 3), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5''), [[Franz Rudnick]] (German, ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1''), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Ghost in the Machine'' & ''The Ultimate Weapon'')

[[Image:FFOD5 Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|left|220px|thumb|No Tommy, snap out of it!]]

By the year 2005, Metroplex had been installed as a sub-section of the larger [[Autobot City]], now the main base of operations for the Autobots on [[Earth]]. During the [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticons' attack on the city]], the [[Transformation cog|transforming cog]] which allowed Metroplex to transform to robot mode was destroyed, preventing him from participating in the battle, although he was manually converted to battle station mode by the Autobots inhabiting him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the defeat of [[Unicron]] and the Autobots' reclamation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] built a new transforming cog for Metroplex, and entrusted its delivery to [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} While they were busy suffering numerous setbacks (including nearly getting killed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and being stranded on Jupiter's moon [[Io]]), the immobile Metroplex was attacked by the Decepticons' new mobile battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who had been created expressly to serve as Metroplex's opposite number. Metroplex was again manually transformed to battle station mode by his inhabitants in hopes of mounting some form of a defence, but things were not looking hopeful. At the height of the battle, Blurr and Wheelie was safely brought to Earth by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and quickly handed the transforming cog off to [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to install. Pipes carried out the task with all due haste, and Metroplex promptly transformed to robot mode, thrashed Trypticon, and hurled him into the ocean. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[Image:ThiefNight Metroplex Kremlin.JPG|right|220px|thumb|"Why won't you accept our love?"]]

Although the Autobots figured this to be the end of Trypticon, in actuality, the saurian city survived and started stealing national monuments to pay off [[Octane]]'s debt to [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]]. When [[dinosaur transform static]] was found at the crime scene, Metroplex and his subordinates questioned all the Autobots with dinosaur electrons in their circuits, but when Trypticon was finally revealed to be the culrpit, Metroplex battled him in Russia over the Kremlin. Unfortunately, Metroplex was then left holding the building, and the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] blamed the Autobots for the thefts and expelled them from the country. Fakkadi, however, summoned the Autobots to his country of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] to help oust the Decepticons that had taken over, and Metroplex delivered another sound defeat to Trypticon, tossing him into the ocean yet again and returning the stolen buildings to their rightful place. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

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

As part of his deal with Unicron to ensure their mutual resurrection, the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was charged with stealing Metroplex's eyes in order to restore Unicron's sight. Possessing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Starscream invaded Metroplex and started removing the giant's optics, only to wind up breaking the first one when he was caught off-guard by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Just as he was successfully removing the second eye, Metroplex detected the presence of intruders within his brain vault and awoke. Scourge came crashing out of Metroplex just as he transformed to robot mode, and beat a hasty retreat as the giant discovered that he was blind and went into a maddened rage, firing upon all the Transformers in the vicinity. Metroplex landed a shot on [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] before his rampage was cut short by the detonation of a [[photon charge]] Scourge had placed in his head, and he fell unconscious, transforming back into city mode. After the villains' plan was foiled, new eyes were constructed for Metroplex. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[Image:Ultimateweapon metroplex hefts trypticon.jpg|right|220px|thumb]]

After coming under attack from a [[Eurythma|Eurythman]] sonic weapon, {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}, transforming cog troubles returned to plague Metroplex when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] stole the component right out from under [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s nose. With Metroplex trapped in city mode, the Autobots retaliated by stealing Trypticon's cog and using it as a replacement; the Decepticons proceeded to use Metroplex's cog in place of Trypticon's, but the incompatibility of the cogs in each of the giant robots led to an unsteady battle with both combatants partially transforming back and forth constantly. First Aid proceeded to enter Metroplex's body during the fight and aligned the cog properly, allowing Metroplex to fully transform and, yet ''again'', fling Trypticon into a body of water. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the [[Hate Plague]] swept the universe, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] realized the danger that an infected Metroplex would pose, and reluctantly decided to deactivate him. Metroplex understood and agreed with his decision—it was not made clear if this action was temporary, or if it would permanently send Metroplex off-line. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except instead of taking place over 2005/6, the events of season 3, in which Metroplex appears, are moved back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts many new stories into the gaps in the cartoon timeline, several of which focus on Metroplex and the story of how he was created, which went unexplained in the American cartoon.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[Image:FSRLTF6 Trypticon vs Metroplex hologram.jpg|left|thumb]]
Metroplex was constructed in the late 1980s as part of the Autobots' "Scramble City" initiative to develop a powerful battle station. During the early stages of the project, however, when the Autobots were conducting an outdoor test of the unfinished city's transformation to mobile fortress mode, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] were able to monitor the process. The information they acquired allowed Megatron to decipher whether or not Metroplex would be able to stand up to Trypticon. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Trypticon was ultimately completed before Metroplex, and was successfully activated on a small island. The Autobots went into action to save the island and stop the giant, but without a city-bot of their own, they had to resort to some cunning: Perceptor magnified a [[hologram]] of Metroplex projected by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], creating a huge image of the giant Autobot that Trypticon charged at and passed through, crashing into the ocean below. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[Image:Metroplexstanding.jpg|right|200px|thumb|As a sensitive new-age guy, Metroplex was one of the few Autobots who did not have issues with the size of his gun.]]
To complete the Scramble City project, the Autobots moved their operation to a secret underground cavern, but the Decepticons' [[Mini-Cassette|spy cassettes]] located the subterranean base, and an all-out Decepticon attack was initiated. [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] outnumbered, but the heroic combiner was able to hold the line long enough until Metroplex's construction was finally completed.

Emerging fom his underground birthplace, Metroplex transformed from city to battle station mode and took off for the battleground. Crushing all in his path, the titanic Autobot transformed to robot mode and took out the Decepticon combiners with one colossal blast. However, as the Autobots celebrated their victory, the ocean nearby parted and Trypticon emerged for his first battle with Metroplex. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

{{note|This battle, uh, never happened, because the second part of ''Scramble City'' never got made.}}
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=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
[[Image:Fullthrottle_metroplex_arrives.jpg|left|thumb|Able to leap with tall buildings in a single bound...]]
Crafting a new diabolical scheme, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] began to threaten humanity with his latest weapon: the [[Omega Whip]]. After [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], [[Toru]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] located the Decepticon base and disabled the super weapon, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered up reinforcements: ''every single Autobot''. Carrying the entire army in his mobile battle station mode, Metoplex, er, ''hovered'' onto the scene and transformed to robot mode. Accepting defeat, Megatron and the Decepticons scurried off as fast as they could. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
[[Image:Manga_metroplex.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Metroplex struggles against the inexorable pull of the dreaded "page fold".]]
On a bright and sunny day in the year 2010, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] invited a group of [[human]] families to come take a tour of Metroplex. They were all very impressed and everything was going great... until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked. Preoccupied with keeping everyone inside him from dying, Metroplex was left to take all of Trypticon's attacks on the chin, including his Dual Plasma Cannons and Dino-Head Attack. With [[Scamper]] quickly taken out by [[Full-Tilt]], it looked as though Metroplex would be felled by a blast from the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt tank]].

Luckily, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] deployed [[Six-Gun]] just in time. Six-Gun took out Full-Tilt and then proceeded to turn the Brunt tank around on Trypticon, blasting the Decepticon with his own drone. The blast destroyed Trypticon's Head Controls, forcing [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to call a retreat. With the day won, Metroplex returned to City mode. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
After rescuing the alien scientist Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] from the clutches of the Decepticons, the Autobots brought him to Metroplex for safe-keeping. There, he agreed to help upgrade the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] so they could counter the upgrades he was forced to install in the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Little did any of them know, Metroplex had been infiltrated by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who observed the entire upgrading process in secret. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

In 2011, as part of his massive assault to retake [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] unleashed Trypticon on Metroplex, the battle thoroughly occupying the [[Earth]] forces of the Autobots, keeping them from coming to Cybertron's defense. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)

[[Image:Hm4 metroplex vs madmachine.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Mwa ha ha ha ha! The power of [[Dark Energon]]!]]

In 2011, one year after the curing of the Hate Plague, the Decepticons launched a major offensive to take control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To prevent Autobot reinforcements reaching the planet, a large garrison of Decepticon troops were deployed to keep the Autobots on Earth occupied. As the battle moved to the vicinity of Autobot City, Metroplex flew into action and aided his comrades by blasting the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] out of the sky. He then transformed into battle station mode and transported the [[Trainbot]]s back to the city itself, where they took the [[space bridge]] to aid their allies on Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle to control Cybertron continued to rage, Metroplex was among the Autobots deployed to help search Earth for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Observing Trypticon making his way towards an oil field, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ordered Metroplex into action. The two city-bots engaged in another round of their endless dance, but Metroplex soon discovered that he had been lured into a trap when the Decepticons' newest invention, the [[Madmachine]], burrowed its way out of the sand nearby. An electromagnetic blast from the Madmachine sent Metroplex's systems into chaos, and he was forced to retreat. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Soon after, Metroplex joined the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] in traveling to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[New York City|New York]] to investigate attacks by a mysterious blackmailer. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

A little later, the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] launched from Metroplex to back up a contingent of Autobots on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], but found their way barred by Trypticon. Metroplex immediately went into action against his perennial foe and kicked him into a mountainside, but then he had to deal with [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[Image:Hm24_metroplex_must_watch.jpg|right|thumb|220px|"If only I could reach Ultra Magnus... then I could beat you over the head with him!"]]

When the Autobots and Decepticons left Earth to go on an interplanetary energy quest, Metroplex (logically enough) did not go with them, and so disappeared off the radar for a while. When they returned to Earth, Sixshot launched an attack on Autobot City, leading to a violent battle between him and Ultra Magnus. Metroplex attempted to aid his commander, but was kept busy by Trypticon, and so, Ultra Magnus died by Sixshot's hand. After the Autobot Headmasters disposed of Sixshot, funeral arrangements were made for Magnus, and Metroplex requested that rather than launch his body into space, the Autobots should bury Ultra Magnus on Earth to symbolize the great love he had for the planet. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Decepticon attacks only intensified in the wake of Magnus's death, and Metroplex, seeking revenge for the death of his commander, insisted that he be allowed to join in the fight. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and the Autobot Headmasters encouraged him to remain at Autobot City, pointing out that his databanks contained all their collected information and that he was too valuable to lose, but reports began pouring in from different Autobot installations that only seemed to prove how necessary Metroplex entering the fray was. Fortress explained that all available Autobots had come to help, and Metroplex grudgingly agreed to stand down, with one condition: when Sixshot showed his face, he would be Metroplex's to deal with. This time came quite soon, as Metroplex accompanied the Autobot Headmasters to [[Alaska]] and engaged Sixshot in an aerial battle while the Headmasters dealt with Galvatron. When the young warriors destroyed the Decepticon leader with the power of their [[Head Formation]], Sixshot retreated, depriving Metroplex of his revenge. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[Image:Hm26_metroplex_vs_sixshot.jpg|left|thumb|220px|"So yer a giant city-bot! Big Whoop! Wanna fight about it?"]]

It wasn't long before Metroplex got another shot at Sixshot when he and Trypticon attacked Autobot City again. Metroplex dealt with Trypticon quickly and focused his fury on Sixshot, but the revenge-hungry Autobot was mistaken in his belief that Trypticon had been defeated. As the saurian titan leapt at Metroplex from behind, Spike Witwicky moved into the open to shout a warning to the giant Autobot, and was hit by a stray laser blast. Seconds later, the Trainbots arrived to help Metroplex overpower Trypticon and send him packing, but Spike had been grievously wounded by the blast and had to be taken to [[Athenia]] for medical attention. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

When the Headmasters departed Earth to follow the Decepticons to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Metroplex was left in command of the Autobots on Earth. Some time later, just as the Headmasters were returning to Earth, Decepticons began springing up all over Earth, and Metroplex contacted the approaching Headmasters to let them know of the sudden change in the situation. He greeted them when they arrived on the planet, updated them, and was commended for the good job he had done in their absence. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Metroplex continued to help gather data on the Decepticons' activities on Earth, which involved raising mysterious "[[crysmagnetal|Death Towers]]" at strategic points around the globe, helping out where he could. After supervising the transportation of humans injured in a Decepticon attack, Metroplex sped to [[Egypt]] to aid Fortress Maximus after he was wounded battling [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Finally, Metroplex participated in the colossal climactic battle between the entire Autobot and Decepticon armies at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], which culminated in the Decepticons' defeat, and the withdrawal of all Transformers from Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Spacepirates metroplex emerges.jpg|right|thumb|The prospect of free stickers brings Metroplex to life, and the [[Quintesson]]s are none too happy about it.]]
====Marvel UK future timelines====
Metroplex is the largest Autobot on record at just under 700 feet in height. Entirely too large to wander Earth freely, Metroplex accepted without complaint the role he was assigned: that of the "living core" of Autobot City. Built into the very fabric of the city upon its creation in 2003, Metroplex lay dormant beneath its surface, endowing it with the ability to transform from city mode into a heavily-armed battle station.

In 2008, when the [[Quintesson]]s invaded and took control of Autobot City as a part of a complex, multi-pronged plan to take over Cybertron, only a few Autobots were able to avoid capture. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], temporarily reverted back to Hot Rod, was one of the lucky few, and managed to activate Metroplex. The towering Autobot tore his way out from beneath the city and, already in a bad mood over being so rudely awakened, immediately began smashing and blasting the Quintessons that started attacking him. The fight was distinctly one-sided, and before long, Metroplex had successfully driven the invading aliens off. Alas, as Autobot City was largely gutted when Metroplex emerged, it was something of a pyrrhic victory for the Autobots. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Routeofallevil_metroplex_hologram.jpg|left|thumb|150px|"The lost city of gold! I must not let [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] know about this!"]]

After deposing [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and leaving the planet in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus's]] command, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and a large number of Autobots returned to Earth to begin construction on a vast complex known as [[Autobot City]]. [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was seen projecting a hologram of Metroplex during construction, presumably as a blueprint. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightMetroplex CoverRI.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"They look like ants from up here Bill" "They are ants, Michael! They are ants!"]]

Metroplex was charged with protecting an unidentified object of great value on the planet [[Salvvatan VIII]]. He remained hidden in plain sight in alternate mode, posing as merely another section of a sprawling mechanical complex on the planet's surface. His proximity to [[Orvus Base]], the Autobot research facility orbiting [[Salvvatan VI]], seems to be too convenient to be a coincidence, but any direct connection between Orvus Base and Metroplex or whatever he was guarding was unknown.

Metroplex's cover was compromised when Orvus Base was attacked by the devastatingly powerful Decepticon known as [[Sixshot]]. Nearly the entire crew was wiped out, except for six [[Throttlebot]]s who escaped to Salvvatan VIII, with Sixshot hot on their heels. Their running battle at the complex led the combatants to Metroplex's hiding spot, and a sharp turn sent [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and Sixshot through Metroplex's outermost wall. His defensive perimeter breached, Metroplex transformed to robot mode, taking the opportunity to squash Sixshot under his boot in the process. With his position compromised, Metroplex's first priority was immediate relocation of himself and, presumably, the object he protected. He directed the Throttlebots to where they could find an escape shuttle and medical supplies before transforming into a space-faring mode and rocketing out into the cosmos. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

Metroplex returned to Cybertron, where he served as a base of operations for the ancient Autobot [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] while he began his endeavours to restore the damaged planet to habitability. Despite his prodigious strength and size, Metroplex was of little use in battle against the [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun Cybertron (the swarm was simply too great in size, and would eat their way inside his systems before he could destroy them all), so instead, Alpha Trion resurrected the deceased [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to carry out the task. Once Ironhide had reduced the swarm's numbers to a mere two hundred, Alpha Trion had Metroplex transform to robot mode and crush the remaining Insecticons beneath his massive palms. Subsequently, Alpha Trion and Metroplex left Cybertron for parts unknown, off to put into motion the next move in the great, enigmatic game Alpha Trion was playing. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}
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==Games==
===Transformers G1: Awakening===
{{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Metroplex toy.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Yeah, I saw ''Big'' and I went against it.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986/2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''
**''Accessories:'' Scamper, Scamper's arms/cannons (x2), Scamper's small laser pistol, Slammer, Slammer's turret, Sixgun's body/tower, Sixgun's chestplate/tower top 2 red cannons/Sixgun's legs, 2 black cannons/Sixgun's arms, Sixgun's laser pistol, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles

: Metroplex transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city" mainly for use with the smaller ''Generation 1'' toys. This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for four vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all moulded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metroplex came with [[Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]], and [[Scamper]]; the first two formed various parts of Metroplex's alternate modes. Metroplex's kneecaps also connect in various places in slots on his legs, both in mobile mode, and in city mode on the opposite side (near the knee joint).

:Metroplex was apparently designed as part of the aborted [[Diaclone]] line, ''Jizai Gattai'' ("Free Combination"), given the high degree of interactivity he has with other toys confirmed as part of it—namely, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Each of the smaller "limb" robot from these four groups (and those that came after using their basic design, like the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]) can plug into ports in Metroplex's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of the four leaders—[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]—can connect to him in city mode. While the former feature was included in the Hasbro instructions, the latter was omitted. The peg-size of Metroplex's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create.

: As a third-year piece, Metroplex was one of several items to undergo "materials changing". Initial versions of Metroplex used rubber tires, and the fronts of his upper legs were fully-chromed silver. After a time, though, the tires were replaced with single-piece hard-plastic tires, and his legs changed to white plastic with a silver factory-applied sticker at the top. However, the plastic tire version also possessed a waist reinforced with two screw points instead of one, in an effort to prevent Metroplex literally snapping in half as so many of the original versions did due to a weak spot on the waist.

: Metroplex suffers from a large number of weak and breakable points. Apart from the aforementioned waist, the launcher inside his chest, the peg on his back, his extendable shoulder antenna, Scamper's shoulder hinges and Scamper's arm pegs are all very fragile and break or fail in various ways.

: This mold was also used to make [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], with some retooling for ramps compatible with the various Micromaster/Micro Transformer bases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Metroplex/metroplex.htm More information on Metroplex at TFU.info]

===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Metroplex junior.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Metroflex''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''
**''Accessories:'' Black gun

:The ''[[Transform Jr]]'' version of Metroplex shrinks and simplifies the original toy, omitting his city mode, all of his partners, his antennae, and his entire armament save for one black rifle. Toy be ''plaaaaain''.
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===Encore===
*'''Metroflex''' (2008)
**''Encore number:'' '''12'''

:In September 2008, Metroplex was reissued in Japan in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Encore]] line. This version features a minor retool to allow Slammer's gun turret to become the top of a building in city mode. The Encore version also has the chrome upper legs and rubber wheels of the initial releases.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum_metroplex.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Metroflex''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' 2 red cannons, 2 black cannons, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, 2 shoulder antennae, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps

:A snap-together model kit of Metroplex was available as part of the fifth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' [[candy toy]] series. A much-shrunken version of the original Metroplex toy, the kit can only transform into battle station mode, and does not come with any of Metroplex's partners, but does retain some of the features of the larger figure, such as the opening garage door and flip-down missile rack. Moulded from black, red and grey plastic, Metroplex has stickers for detail rather than paint operations, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Transformers Ramune===
[[Image:Metroplex_keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Metroflex''' (1986)

: While no figure of Metroplex was released by Hasbro as part of their [[1987]] [[Decoy]] promotion, a soft rubber figure crafted in his image was released as part of the second series of wave of figures released by [[Kabaya]] exclusively in [[Japan]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' line. Like the other figures in this series, Metroplex was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in red, blue and yellow colors. Unusually, the figure was based more upon preproduction artwork for the Metroplex toy than on the character's finalized appearance, lacking the distinctive shoulder and "ear" antennae that give Metroplex his unique silhouette and instead sporting an over-the-shoulder double-barreled cannon.

===Forms Robo===
* '''Metroflex''' (1987)

: Metroplex was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger "Decoy"-style figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this wave, Metroplex was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow versions.
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===Soft Robo===
[[Image:Metroplex_soft_robo.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
* '''Metroflex''' (1987)

:This large, vinyl figurine of Metroplex was packaged with an Autobot [[insignia]] badge.

* '''Water Gun Set''' (1987)

:The large vinyl figure of Metroplex was also available in a "VS" figurine set, along with a Decepticon insignia badge, a water pistol and two randomly-packed peach-colored Autobot [[Decoy]]s. The text below VS states that it is "Exciting".
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===Collegeville Costumes===
[[Image:Metroplex halloween costume.jpg|right|thumb|Eeeeeiiigh!]]
* '''Metroplex Halloween costume''' (1986)

:Given the small number of ''Transformers'' costumes produced by [[Collegeville Costumes]], it was perhaps an odd choice to base one on a comparatively lesser-known character like Metroplex. Nonetheless, this two-piece costume adhered to the crappy time-worn tradition of consisting of a sculpted thin plastic mask held over the wearer's face with elastic, and a smock with a picture of Metroplex and his name on it.
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[[Image:Metroplex_mask.jpg|right|thumb|GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]
* '''Metroplex mask''' (1986)

: Collegeville evidently liked Metroplex, as they also immortalized him in their line of ''Transformers'' masks. Made from flat styrofoam, the mask featured a hinge that allowed the wearer to lift it up and down, transforming from kid to robot in the blink of an eye!

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===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Metroflex''' (2001)
[[Image:HOC Metroplex.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]

: Metroplex was the "Build-A-Figure" in fourth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line of non-transformable PVC figurines. Available in eight out of every ten cases, Metroplex was divided into six parts, each one packaged mostly with one of the silver metallic "pewter" versions of the other six figurines in the line. His head and guns came with Ultra Magnus, his body with Arcee and Daniel, his left arm with Optimus Prime, his right arm with Megatron, his left leg with [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and his right leg with Rodimus Prime. Metroplex's parts were available in two versions, at an equal ratio: full-color and clear plastic, making two versions of the figure to collect.

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Metroplex''' (2003)

:''Super Collection Figure'' Metroplex was later made available as part of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, again packaged as a "Build-A-Figure" for the line's fifth wave. As the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' figures did not feature variants and were not blindpacked, it was a lot easier to assemble a Metroplex figure; the head and guns came with Optimus Prime, his body with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], his left arm with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his right arm with Megatron and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], his left leg with Starscream and his right leg with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]].

:Like all of the initial releases of the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, Metroplex's parts were cast in a transparent plastic with the colour based upon their faction (blue in Metroplex's case). He was almost completely painted, leaving his eyes and the back of his head unpainted for a [[light-piping]] effect.
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===MyClone===
[[Image:Myclone metroplex.jpg|right|100px|thumb]]
*'''Metroplex''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF015'''
**''Accessories:'' White display stand
:Released in the third wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this adorable little Metroplex comes with a hexagonal white display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
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==Notes==
[[Image:G1_Autobot_City.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Of course, if you look closely, he's sort of magically floating ''above'' the city, but hey, points for trying!]]
[[Image:Metroplex_character_models.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Metroplex is on the right, and his grandpa is on the left.]]
*Metroplex's relationship to [[Autobot City]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon series]] is ill-defined at best. He is not actually mentioned by name in the movie, while ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'' uses the terms "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" interchangeably, suggesting they are the same thing. The confusion seems to originate with the design history behind Autobot City: designer [[Floro Dery]] has described how he created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html his own concept for the city], but was then instructed to redesign it, adding elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly [[Slammer]]). The series would very rarely show Metroplex and Autobot City onscreen at the same time, using only one or the other as the episode demanded; the closest it would usually come to unifying the two would be to show the occasional leftover orange building remaining at Metroplex's feet when he transforms to robot mode. The episode "[[Thief in the Night]]" offered the best answer to the conundrum, by clearly presenting Metroplex to be a smaller sub-section of the city (see right).
*''Scramble City'' features a different [[character model]] for Metroplex compared to the one used for his appearances in the Generation 1 cartoon. The ''Scramble City'' model is more [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]], featuring individual eyes, more robo-wrinkles and "stubble."
*"Fortress Maximus" was likely a considered name for Metroplex. The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 Movie]] even refers to [[Autobot City]] as "Fortress Maximus" in a caption.
*The Japanese book [[Transformers Generations]] contains concept art for an unmade [[Action Master]] version of Metroplex.
*In ''[[Transformers The Game]]'', the video game tie-in for the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 movie]], a [[Tranquility Mall|suburban mall]] was called the Metroplex Mall as an homage to the character.
*Unusually for the G1 cartoon, Metroplex retains his red optics. This is in contrast to the cartoon's typical practice of colouring Autobot optics blue and Decepticon optics red.
* No instructions show this, but in a bizarre case of convergent engineering, Grandus in transport mode can combine with Metroplex in transport mode via the pegs on the former's shoulders, and the fist holes on the latter. Jizai Gattai indeed.
* The tower formed with Slammer boasts a peak that is ''very'' similar to the Scramble City connection pieces sported by all smaller limb pieces, but is too large to be used in the same manner.
* In issue 8 of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]] comic, there is a statue of what looks like Metroplex carrying Cybertron on his shoulders.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Metroflex''' (メトロフレックス ''Metorofurekkusu'')
*''English:'' '''Philip''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Métroplex''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dà Dū-hùei''' (Taiwan, 大都會, "Grand Metropolis"), '''Mǒng Dà Shùai''' (China, 猛大帅, "Fierce Grand Marshal")

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

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Hot Rod (G1)/toys

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'''[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]''' is a bot of many toys!

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1toy_hot_rod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is totally what cars will look like in the far-flung future of 2005.]]
* '''Hot Rod''' (Autobot Car, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-78'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

: Hot Rod transforms into a red, orange and yellow futuristic race car. He is armed with two "Photon Laser" weapons, each with their own distinct sculpt, which fit in both his fists; only one gun can be equipped in vehicle mode, in the port in his engine block. Upon his original release, Hot Rod had unpainted [[die-cast]] metal feet, while later editions of the figure used black plastic.

: Hot Rod was one of the first toys designed specifically for the ''Transformers'' toyline, as opposed to being an imported pre-existing toy. In further contrast to the common design process for ''Transformers'' toys, he (like most of the cast of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'') was created for animation first, and had his toy created based on [[Floro Dery]]'s designs (though said animation designs would be further modified after the toy was completed). Before final production, Hot Rod was originally cast in a [[:Image:Pinkrod.jpg|pinker plastic]] to match the color of his animation model (as seen in catalogs at the time, and the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] [[commercial]]), but oddly, he was changed to a less [[Show-accuracy|animation-accurate]] red before release. This change evidently came too late to modify the factory-applied [[sticker]]s the toy bears: the small decals on either side of Hot Rod's vehicle mode feature a pink background that would have matched the toy's original color scheme. In another, even more baffling change, an extra plastic tab was added to Hot Rod's legs before final production to keep them from fully extending and revealing his sculpted knee detail.

:Hot Rod has been retooled, reissued and redecoed several times down the years; this article strives to list each distinct edition of the figure under its own heading.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm More information on Hot Rod at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1 RodimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|As you're enjoying your retirement in 2006, tour the country in ''this!'']]
* '''Rodimus Prime''' (Autobot Hero, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-77'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/[[Mobile Defense Bay]], Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left & right)

: Rodimus Prime was designed in much the same way as Hot Rod, albeit with much less articulation. Rodimus transforms from a robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]] into a futuristic truck. The toy comes with a "Photon eliminator" rifle and two blast shields to attach to either side of his battle platform's cannon. (The yellow spoiler was also to be removed and replaced during transformation.) Like Hot Rod, there are materials variations; initial releases have metal toes and rubber tires, while latter shipments replaced both with black plastic.

: This mold was later redecoed as a lucky draw prize [[Primus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/RodimusPrime/rodimusprime.htm More information on Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]

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[[Image:G1 TMHotRod toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|In 2007, hood-cannons will become a standard feature.]]
* '''Hot Rod''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**Accessories: Firebolt Targetmaster partner

: Hot Rod was re-released with his new [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster]] partner [[Firebolt]] a year after the original release. The toy was [[Retool|retooled]] to have larger pegholes in his fists and his engine block so the Targetmaster gun would fit. As the original large stickers applied to Hot Rod's thighs were frequently scraped away by the friction of moving his legs up and down during transformation, the Targetmaster version sported smaller decals that avoided this problem. Unlike the original figure, Targetmaster Hot Rod only ever featured black plastic feet.

: Not originally released in Japan, the Targetmaster version of Hot Rod was later reissued by Takara as part of their ''[[Transformers Collection]]'' series in 2004 (see below). 

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm More information on Targetmaster Hot Rod at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1toy_takara_2001_hotrod_reissue.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Hot Rodimus''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-78'''
**Accessories: 2 Photon Lasers

:The original Hot Rod toy was reissued by Takara in later December 2000, as part of a small line of reissues that celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the ''Transformers'' toyline in Japan. The figure was retro-retooled from the Targetmaster version of the toy to fill the enlarged holes back in so that they could once again snugly accommodate his Photon Lasers. This version of the figure also reinstates the die-cast metal feet of its earliest release, and finally recolors the stickers on either side of the vehicle mode so that they now feature an accurate red background to match to the rest of the figure. The toy's packaging featured a metallic golden sticker advertising the anniversary.

:This version of the Hot Rod mold was also used to create the simulatenously-available exclusives "Crystal Rodimus" (see below) and the evil clone, [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]].

::[http://www.mykooltoyz.com/hotrodimus.html More information on reissue Hot Rodimus at MyKoolToyz.com]
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[[Image:G1toy crystal rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Crystal Rodimus''' (Autobot Car, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-78C'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

: "Crystal Rodimus" uses the reissue Hot Rod mold, but cast almost entirely in translucent plastics. Limited to 1500 pieces and packaged in a monochrome blue version of Hot Rod's normal packaging, Crystal Rodimus was only available at Tokyo Toy Festival, with the joint purchase of the evil clone [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/HotRodClear/botthumb.jpg More information on Crystal Rodimus at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:G1toy_takara_rodimus_prime_reissue.jpg|300px|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-77'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left & right)

:The original Rodimus Prime toy was reissued by Takara in mid-December 2001. It featured no notable changes from the original Generation 1 release of the figure, but it did reinstate the rubber tires and metal feet that were phased out of the original toy's production run.

::*''[http://www.mykooltoyz.com/rodimusconvoy.html More information on reissue Rodimus Convoy at MyKoolToyz.com]

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[[Image:2010 sons of cybertron rodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Sons of Cybertron''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

:Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s Welcome to ''Transformers 2010'' campaign, this redeco of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus is cast in translucent plastic and features the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release's paint applications. He is packed with a similarly translucent Deluxe class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]] from the ''Classics'' "Ultimate Battle" pack and [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] Special Edition.

:This ''Classics''/''Henkei''-based Sons of Cybertron set is a counterpart to TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' Sons of Cybertron set, which also features translucent versions of Deluxe (''Animated'') [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]].

:The ''Classics''/''Henkei'' Sons of Cybertron set was intended for the Japanese Chara Hobby 2010 festival, but was also initially offered as a raffle prize at the Cybertron Philippines, Toy Kingdom and SM Makati and [[Hasbro]]-partnered Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event that launched the ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] and [[Power Core Combiners]] toylines in the Philippines.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/sons-of-cybertron-crystal-classics-optimus-prime-and-rodimus-set-images-169977/ TFW2005.com reports on the Philippines Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event. June 18, 2010]</ref>, and was available for purchase at the [[Cybertron Con 2010]] [[Shanghai]] convention as well as various online toy retailers.

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===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Tfjr rodimus prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-77'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon eliminator, cardboard trailer

:''[[Transform Jr]]'' Rodimus Prime is a downsized version of the standard toy, far less simplified than most figures in the ''Jr'' line (on account of how simple the regular toy is in the first place). Made of only red and yellow plastic, he is armed with his Photon Eliminator, and comes with a non-transforming version of his trailer made partially out of cardboard. He also came packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

::*''[http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/tftcollejr-03.htm More information on Transform Jr Rodimus Convoy at Butto's Transformers Collection.]
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===Return of Convoy===
[[Image:Hotrodmicromaster.jpg|right|300px|thumb|2011: The year the Shriners will take over the automotive industry.]]
* '''Star Convoy w/ Hot Rodimus''' (Autobot, 1991/2005)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-372'''

: Available only with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Star Convoy]], Hot Rod's [[Micromaster]] form is a simplified version of his original toy, transforming into the same futuristic race car. Like all Micromasters, he features a notch in the base of his feet that allows him to peg inside Star Convoy's chest and stand on his base mode's rotating turret.

:In 2005, Star Convoy was re-released with several deco changes; in Hot Rod's case, his stickers were replaced with [[paint application]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/HotRodimus/hotrodimus.htm More information on Return of Convoy Hot Rodimus at TFU.info]''
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===Choro-Q===
[[Image:Choro Q Rodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The average car of 2022 will have expanded to fit the average American driver.]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy TV Version''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''Q/05'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator rifle

: Transforming super deformed version of Rodimus Convoy containing a pull back motor. He came with a small version of his Photon Eliminator rifle that can be held in his hand or attached to the top of the truck when in [[Choro-Q]] (vehicle) mode.

*'''Rodimus Convoy Metallic Version''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID number:''' '''Q/06'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator rifle

: This metallic version featured metallic flake paint for the body and gold paint for the wings on Rodimus's back. Otherwise, the toy is the same.

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===Commemorative Series===

[[Image:Commemorative_series_rodimus_toys.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Rodimus Major''' (2002)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

:Hasbro's first and, to date, only reissue of the Hot Rod toy used the re-modified mold from Takara's 2001 edition, with smaller peg-holes for his Photon Lasers, and die-cast metal feet. As part of the first wave of "[[Commemorative Series]]" figures, Hot Rod had to undergo a name change due to Hasbro's inability to trademark his old name, but the "Major" suffix failed to stick and was only ever used on this edition of the toy.
:This version of the mold removes the pins in his arms and instead the arms stay in via very small pegs. This is likely due to the part being prone to breakage. Subsequent uses of this mold also shared this retool.

*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left & right)

:Part of the seventh wave of the Commemorative Series, Hasbro's reissue of Rodimus Prime was identical to Takara's 2001 reissue of the figure, featuring metal feet and rubber tires, and no other notable changes from the original figure. The toy did, however, feature an [[misassembly|assembly error]] that saw a portion of the chest being assembled backwards.

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===The Transformers Collection===

[[Image:Tfc_hot_rod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers, Firebolt Targetmaster partner

:The most recent reissue of Hot Rod followed the trend begun by earlier reissues of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], and offered the most "complete" version of the toy available by including all the accessories that had come with the different releases of the figure through the years. His peg holes were modified for the third time, enlarged once again to accommodate Firebolt, and his Photon Lasers' pegs were similarly widened to fit comfortably in the newly-sized ports. Additionally, this version of Hot Rod replaced the factory-applied stickers on his chest and sides with [[tampograph]]s, completely redesigning the flame design on the latter decals. His chest decoration was modified to resemble the cartoon coloration more accurately. It is quite surprising though that the set still retained the original Hot Rodimus decal sheet, especially the non corrected longer thigh decals (which tended to get scrapped when transformed into vehicle mode).

:This set included a [[Tech Spec]] card that retroactively gave the Targetmaster version of Hot Rod the Japanese ID number "C-110", as the toy had never been released in Japan before this point.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/TMhotrod_template.html More information on Transformers Collection Targetmaster Hot Rod at TF-1.com]
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===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[Image:Wstf_hot_rod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2004/2006)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

:Initially intended for release in the cancelled third wave of Takara's ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' line of diminutive ''Transformers'' figures, Hot Rod eventually saw the light of day as the 1-in-24 [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] "chase" figure in wave "2.5" of the series, which was already of comparatively limited availability. He came with tiny versions of his original Photon Lasers (which were attached to a plastic sprue and had to be removed by the buyer), and was [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] like all ''Smallest Transforming'' figures.

:Hot Rod was later made available again as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in 2006, in a unique monochrome red box, available only with purchase of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/smallest-transformers/hot-rod/1704/ More information on Smallest Transforming Hot Rodimus at Seibertron.com]''

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===Classics (2006)===
[[Image:Rodimusclassics.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And in 2026, the future predicted in 1978 will finally come to pass. Perfect for a road trip to Sanctuary!]]
*'''Rodimus''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

: ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus is a sleeker, more streamlined version of the original, now transforming into a heavily-altered [http://www.supercarnet.jp/File/File-Japan/File-Dome.htm Dome Zero]. His rear-mounted thruster engine becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode, launching a spring-loaded missile, or can remain attached to his back to become some kind of jet pack. His left arm also hides a flip-out "comm unit" that is clearly supposed to be the buzzsaw he used for a brief period in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the Movie]]. As with all ''Classics'' toys, Rodimus has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: In a twist of delicious buttery fandom irony, ''Classics'' Rodimus has elements that were introduced in [[Rodimus (Energon)|''Energon'' Rodimus]], making him a somewhat backwards-[[homage]]. His face also appears to take visual cues from how he was drawn by [[Derek Yaniger]] in the [[Generation 2 (Marvel comic)|''Generation 2'' comic book]].

: This mold was used to make the evil "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Side Burn (Timelines)|Side Burn]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Classic Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumHeroRodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Winnebago... ''of the '''future'''!!!'']]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator rifle

: ''Titanium Cybertron Heroes'' Rodimus Prime is a mostly die-cast metal transforming toy based loosely upon the original ''Generation 1'' Rodimus Prime toy. He features much greater articulation and bulkier body proportions.

: Unlike the original toy which separated into a robot and a battle station, the entire vehicle mode of the 6-inch ''Titanium'' version transforms into the robot mode. As with ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus, ''Titanium'' Rodimus Prime takes some visual cues from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' version of the character in addition to the original toy and the animation model... ''and'' the actual ''Classics'' Rodimus toy, such as the engine-block dickie.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''Titanium'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitRodimusPrime/rodimus.htm More information on Titanium Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Kiss Players===
[[Image:KPHotRodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The fishing rod turns into arm blasters. The girl eats dumplings.]]
*'''Hot Rodimus X SyaoSyao''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/tonfa weapons, fishing rod/Exhaust Eliminator, ShaoShao Li figurine with steamer

: ''[[Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' Hot Rodimus is a retool and redeco of the ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] toy, transforming into a red Ford GT. His engine becomes a pair of pistols that double as tonfa weapons, and his fishing rod can be taken apart and reassembled to create a triple-barreled arm-mounted blaster reminiscent of the original Hot Rod's exhaust pipe weapons. His new head sculpt includes a retractable visor patterned after the one used in the movie.

:The toy also included a PVC figurine of the character's "Kiss Player" partner [[Shaoshao Li]] and a bamboo dumpling steamer, as well as a CD including episodes 11-20 of the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] and the exclusive 10-minute audio adventure, "A Big Catch Tonight?!".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AltRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Kiss Players Hot Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Alternators===
[[Image:Alternators Rodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He wants to go fishing too...]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/tonfa weapons

: ''[[Alternators]]'' Rodimus Prime is an exclusive figure, released at the San Diego Comic-Con and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] in July 2007. It is a repaint of Kiss Players Hot Rodimus, which itself is a retool of Alternators [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. The figure uses the same head mold introduced in the Kiss Players figure, retaining the original's visor gimmick. The deco has been altered by changing the side striping from white to yellow, while the stripes over the hood, roof and trunk have been eliminated altogether, replaced by a Hot Rod-style flame graphic on the hood and front guards. Most of the Kiss Player deco remains in robot mode, including the yellow hands and flame graphics on the forearms; however, the license plates (located at the knees in robot mode) have been changed to read "TOO HOT".

:Rodimus Prime's weapons are the dual pistols/tonfa seen with both Mirage and Hot Rodimus, however his Kiss Player counterpart's fishing rod/eliminator and dumpling steamer weapons were not included in the Alternators release. They left [[Shaoshao Li|the girl]] out too.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AltRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Alternators Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei HotRodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"They dipped my headlights in chrome. Now I don't drive at night."]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

: In 2008, ''Classics'' Rodimus was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. Now called Hot Rodimus, he features several significant deco differences, such as a large orange and yellow flame tampograph on his hood to better resemble the ''Generation 1'' cartoon model's appearance. The other flame tampographs have also been redesigned, his forehead crest is a more subtle colour to distance itself from the ''Energon'' Rodimus homage Hasbro introduced. The only other addition in terms of deco is orange paint on the cuffs of his lower arms. Curiously eschewing the slavish accuracy to the original cartoon's animation models that shaped the colorations of most other ''Henkei! Henkei!'' figures, Hot Rodimus is ''not'' rendered in Hot Rod's classic magenta cartoon color scheme, featuring instead a shade of red that is even darker than that used by the ''Classics'' version, as well as a lighter shade of orange. The clear violet on the ''Classics'' version, is clear blue on the Hot Rodimus. All ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, his headlights are painted chrome gold paint, while his entire spoiler is vacuum-metallized gold.

: A re-release of the figure in the Fall of 2011 featured a significantly lighter shade of red roof than the original version.

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===Universe (2008)===
{{anchor|2008legend}}[[Image:Hotrodlegendsuniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's a Hot Rod without a hot rod.]]
*'''Rodimus''' (Legends Class, 2008)
: Legends Class Rodimus transforms into a generic sports car with a giant rice-tastic spoiler. This toy's design was the basis for Hot Rod's look in the [[Wings of Honor]] comic book.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] and ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Rodimus (DOTM)|Rodimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFURodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Universe Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Universe2008toy-ChallengeatCybertronRodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|HasTak: pretending Hot Rod was red and not magenta in the movie since 1986.]]
*'''Challenge at Cybertron''' (Deluxe Class figure 3-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile
: A redeco of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus was released in the "[[Challenge at Cybertron]]" multi-pack along with redecoes of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. This version of Rodimus, like the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' figure, is intended to be accurate to the cartoon's colors, though it attempts the idea much differently.

: So far the set has only been released in Southeast Asian markets by Hasbro Malaysia, and there are currently no details about a release elsewhere.
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===Masterpiece===
{{anchor|masterpiece}}[[Image:Takara Masterpiece Rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|400px|You hated him when you were ten, and now you'll pay $200 to own him.]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-9'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/[[Mobile Defense Bay]], Photon Eliminator/Photon Lasers Alpha & Beta, [[Matrix of Leadership]], buzzsaw, welding torch

:The central feature of TakaraTomy's ''[[Masterpiece]]'' incarnation of good ol' Roddy is its ability to transform from Hot Rod to Rodimus Prime in both robot and vehicle modes. Extensions in the figure's hips give Rodimus some slight extra height over Hot Rod, while a spring-loaded pop-out second face, revealed when the figure's helmet is tilted back, gives him his older, lined features; this face is somewhat narrower than Hot Rod's, combining with a slight elevation of the back-mounted spoiler to further create the illusion of a larger figure. Contrary to expectations, creating Rodimus Prime's vehicle mode does not simply involve slotting Hot Rod's car mode into the larger trailer section; in fact, Hot Rod fits into the trailer ''backwards'', and an entirely new vehicle-front—featuring Rodimus's shorter hood and smaller canopy and lacking an exposed engine block—fips out from beneath the trailer and wraps around his rear end. Both vehicles feature opening canopies, though only Hot Rod has any sculpted interior detail of note. As with most Masterpiece figures, the toy attempts to reproduce Hot Rod's cartoon appearance as faithfully as possible; consequently, this is the first toy to actually render Hot Rod in his cartoon-accurate magenta coloration. Of course, there was no way to make the figure switch to burgundy for Rodimus mode, but in compensation, the trailer is shaded in this darker hue.

:As with his original toy, Rodimus Prime's trailer opens up into the Mobile Defense Bay, now through a spring-loaded transformation activated by pressing a button on the trailer's roof. Furthering his armament, the figure comes with Hot Rod's two twin Photon Lasers, which can combine and extend through a spring-loaded [[Automorph Technology|automorph-style]] process into Rodimus Prime's larger Photon Eliminator. The guns can store within his trailer, and mount on any one of six different ports in Defense Bay mode for additional firepower. Like the original Hot Rod toy, a single Photon Laser can mount in the vehicle mode's engine block. ''The Transformers: The Movie'' is the source of inspiration for the rest of his additional gadgets and features, including a built-in version of the retractable visor from the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene, (dropped over the figure's eyes by rotating the circular "ears" on its helmet), the buzzsaw he used in battle on [[Quintessa]], and the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. Both saw and torch store inside his trailer while not in use, and attach to universal clips which rotate out of his forearms. Lastly, and naturally, he also comes with a Matrix of Leadership accessory which stores within his chest, much smaller than the one included with ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime, to the extent that Rodimus cannot even hold it by its handles. He can, however, grip Prime's Matrix in his hands.

:Unfortunately, ''Masterpiece'' Rodimus has suffered from numerous quality control issues, which vary from figure to figure. Commonly reported problems include fragile leg panels which break off with ease, the inability of the figure to hold its guns due to shallow peg-holes which conflict with the bending angle of his hands, the springs within the figure's ankles becoming unwound, and the spoiler/backpack assembly refusing to clip into place. Mostly infamously, the slot on the trailer into which the spoiler slips is ''extremely'' narrow as a consequence of its interior being painted; as a result, paint is invariably scraped off the inside and leaves disfiguring marks on the spoiler when the figure is transformed to Rodimus Prime vehicle mode. A second production run, done shortly after Hasbro's release of the figure in a different deco ([[#HasbroMasterpiece|see below]]), amended these issues and also featured some slight changes in paint colors, although the forked chest tab not quite locking properly still seems to be an issue. Some of the second production run retain the original elbows from the first production run while the others feature the retooled elbows from the Hasbro version. The second release also features the retooled crotch plate from the Hasbro release.

:In addition to the Hasbro version, this figure was also redecoed into [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus Convoy]].
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We didn't feel like taking a picture of the same toy just with a rubsign, so here's the box.]]
*'''Battle in Space''' (Deluxe figure 2-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

:This release of the ''Classics'' Rodimus is a modified version from the Asia market-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" 3-pack, replacing Rodimus' Autobot sigil with a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. The only other change from the "Challenge at Cybertron" version is the contrast between the chest flame and the orange backdrop is greater, making the flame deco stand out more. The set also comes with a similarly modified ''Universe'' Cyclonus (with [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]]) from the "Challenge at Cybertron" set, the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] accessory from the 2002 [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special Convoy]] reissue of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and "[[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus]]", a new comic book created specifically for this set by [[IDW Publishing]].
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[[Image:TF2010toy masterpiece rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|They labeled me as "Rodimus Prime" but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|I don't have the trailer]]?]]
*'''Masterpiece Rodimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator/Photon Lasers Alpha & Beta, small [[Matrix of Leadership]], large Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch, [[Firebolt|Offshoot]]

:The Hasbro version of ''Masterpiece'' Rodimus Prime is a Toys"R"Us exclusive. Redecoed from the Takara version to appear more like the original toy, this version omits the trailer preventing him from transforming into Rodimus Prime's futuristic truck mode. He does however include [[Firebolt|Offshoot]], a Targetmaster figure, as well as all the other accessories from the Takara release.

:Every plastic color is changed and many painted details are added, changed, and downright omitted from the TakaraTomy version in an effort to make him appear more toy accurate. The light gray plastic is a more metallic darker gray, the magenta is now maroon, the orange is a darker shade, and the clear blue window is a darker blue. Other changes include the hip joints and rear end, which are now black instead of magenta, the boots, which are now maroon instead of gray, and the feet, which are now black (to mimic the plastic toe variation rather than the metal toe variation from the original figure). His accessories have also changed in plastic color, with his welding tool now being maroon instead of gray, his buzz saw being smoky transparent blue instead of smoky colorless transparent plastic, and the Photon Lasers being cast in a different color. Notable paint omissions include the arm cuffs, collar, brake-lights, headlights, and the rear exhaust. His head also lacks the cartoon specific coloration, instead leaving it mostly unpainted like the original figure. Paint operation differences include the fins of the spoiler being a more subdued glossy yellow and the flame detail on his chest being a new pattern (different from the TakaraTomy version). His paint additions include the waist, which is entirely painted over rather than letting some of the transparency show through, and the center portion of the spoiler, which is now painted over yellow instead of unpainted orange plastic. His Autobot symbol is a different size and without any additional outline color, and his Photon Lasers feature some additional painted details as well. Additional details mimicking the original toy's stickers are now also present on the shins and he includes an optional sticker sheet featuring stickers similar to the original arm stickers of the Hot Rod toy, with stickers of both the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] [[insignia]]s as well. Another difference is the rims, which are un[[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], showing the gray plastic underneath. In fact, the only things remaining the same are the chrome exhaust and the color of the rubber tires.

:This version of Rodimus features the same Matrix of Leadership included with the TakaraTomy version (minus the silver and gold chrome, replaced with unpainted gray and gold painted sections), but also an additional new mold matrix similar to the one included with the original Masterpiece Optimus.

:The Hasbro version of Rodimus featured retooled elbow joints, that when separated make it difficult for him to hold a pose with his arms. The crotch plate was retooled on its underside to help prevent it from hitting the ground while in car mode.
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===United===
[[Image:Unitedtoy-RodimuseHobby.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The blue makes him look edible, but the green stops you.]]
*'''Autobot Set''' (3-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

: Dubbed "Hot Rod Blue Clear Version", this [[redeco]] of the oft-used ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus mold is cast in transparent blue plastics, emulating the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' where Hot Rod catches the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to keep it from hitting the floor after a dying [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] dropped it. Of interest is the fact that all plastic parts are translucent, even the usually "softer"/unpaintable/never-clear nylon parts - a trend not seen on any other "clear" toys produced before.

: This version was only available in an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] 3-pack with a [[Kup (G1)#UnitedDamage|battle-damaged Kup]] and [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]] of 2010 and closed on [[January 11]] of 2011, and shipped in April.

: This figure was available with a Hot Rod pin and [[Macrocosmic Seekers]] booklet directly from e-Hobby, he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.
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*'''Rodimus Prime''' (Deluxe, January 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-23'''
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

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==Merchandise==
===Generation 1===
* '''Decipher the Decepticons Sweepstakes prize''' (1986)
:5 motorized Hot Rod go-carts were advertised as the grand prizes for the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] promotional contest. Sadly, no images of these rarities have surfaced on the Internet to date. If you know where we can find one ''we will give you a baby.'' A '''real''' baby.

===Transformers Choco===
[[Image:Tfchoco_rodimuses.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (1986)

:Released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' [[candy toy]]s, this version of Hot Rod is a small, transformable model kit, cast in solid red plastic. As with all the ''Transformers Choco'' figures, he came with "Chocolate Dots", small candies similar to M&Ms.

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:''Transformers Choco'' Rodimus Prime was also a small, solid-red transforming model kit packaged with Chocolate Dots. Its trailer, however, was a solid removable piece, which did not open into a battle station like the larger figure.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum rodimus convoy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[To sell toys|Hasbro: "Yes, a new color scheme for another repaint!"]]]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, left and right blast shields

:Rodimus Prime also had a presence in Kabaya's line of larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kits. Released as part of the line's fifth wave, Rodimus is molded in red, silver and black plastic, lacking in paint applications but featuring stickers for detail. Like many other ''Transformers Gum'' model kits, Rodimus is very much a downsized version of the regular toy, featuring all its accessories, features and articulation. As the name suggests, rather than chocolate, Rodimus came with a stick of gum.
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[[Image:TFGum2011_hotrod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2011)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:Released in the fourth wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2011, this transforming model kit of Hot Rod is made from red, orange and black plastic, and decorated with quite a few stickers to add his familiar details. Taking its cues from [[#masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Rodimus Convoy]], the figure features an alternate Rodimus Prime head (well, a head with an alternate ''sticker''), and can combine with his fully-transformable Mobile Defense Bay to form Rodimus's vehicle mode. The Defense Bay is assembled by collecting several additional parts available with the three different kits in the wave; its base comes with [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], its sides and Rodimus's Photon Eliminator come with Hot Rod himself, and its central turret comes with [[Victory Leo]]. The vehicle mode replicates the approach used by the ''Masterpiece'' figure, with Hot Rod slotting into the trailer backwards, and an alternate piece featuring Rodimus's shorter hood flips up from underneath the trailer and clips over the car's rear end.
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===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[Image:Caramel rodimus.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:A small glow-in-the-dark rubber figurine of Rodimus—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—was released as part of Kabaya's ''Transformers 2010''-themed assortment of ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' candy toys. Rodimus came with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, yellow, blue and green.
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===Transformers Ramune===
[[Image:Rodimus_keshigomu.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:Another ''keshigomu'' of Rodimums Rodimus Prime was available in the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' line by [[Kabaya]], scaled to be reminiscent of the earlier line of figures that had been imported by [[Hasbro]] as [[Decoy]]s. Like the other figures in this series, Rodimus came with fizzy "Ramune" candy, and was available in red, blue and yellow.

===Forms Robo===
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1987)

:Rodimus was also part of the small Japanese-exclusive ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger "Decoy"-style figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this wave, Rodimus was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Tfjr_rodimus_vinyl_figure.jpg|right|thumb]]

* '''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:Includes a diecast small figure of Metroplex

*'''Rodimus Convoy vs Galvatron''' (multi-pack, 1986)

:An unarticulated vinyl figurine of Rodimus Prime was sold in a two-pack with a similar figure of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].

*'''Cybertron Leader Set''' (multi-pack, 1987)

:The Rodimus Prime figurine was also later made available in a two-pack with the [[Transform Jr]] [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] figure. The set also came with a small die-cast metal figurine of [[Metrolex (G1)|Metroplex]].
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===Talkformers===
[[Image:Talkformers_rodimus.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''T-01'''
:This vinyl figurine of Rodimus Prime was one of two entries in the ''[[Talkformers]]'' line. Featuring only two points of articulation in the shoulders, it spoke four pullstring-activated Japanese phrases, spoken by Rodimus's Japanese voice actor, [[Hiroya Ishimaru]].
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===MC Axis===
[[Image:Hybrid_model_rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (Super Hybrid Model, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''H-01'''

:Rodimus Prime was one of three non-transforming ''[[Super Hybrid Model]]'' vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company [[MC Axis]]. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the head and neck, Rodimus and his fellows ([[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.

:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Rodimus and the other ''Super Hybrid Model'' figures was canceled. While Galvatron was eventually released as an exclusive at [[BotCon Japan 1997]], Rodimus and Arcee have never been officially released, though they do occasionally pop up on the secondary market, commanding prices in excess of $600.
 
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[[Image:Mcaxis_hot_rod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (model kit, 1996)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch, alternate head, alternate hands-holding-Matrix

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by MC Axis and came with a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|comic strip]] starring Hot Rod. It included several interchangeable parts based on Hot Rod's antics in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', including an alternate head featuring the telescopic visor from the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene, the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the buzzsaw from his battles on [[Quintessa]], and two versions of the Matrix of Leadership—one standard, fairly useless one, since his clenched fists are unable to hold it, and one sculpted with a pair of alternate hands holding its handles, allowing Roddy to hoist it aloft.

:The kit is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

:* ''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
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===Parody Deformed===
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator
[[Image:Pdtype_rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
:A small white and red, non-transforming super deformed model kit of Rodimus Prime was available as part of Kabaya's "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of candy toys. The first figure of the third wave (the eleventh figure overall), he came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Take A Stand!! Rodimus Convoy", and more gum.

*'''Rodimus Convoy's Photon Eliminator''' (1990)

: The first toy released in the fifth and final wave of the ''Parody Deformed'' line (and the twenty-first toy overall), this model kit replica of Rodimus's Photon Eliminator comes with a number of small plastic BBs, which it can shoot via a spring-loaded firing mechanism. It came with a "PD Type" comic centering on it, and yet more gum.
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===Super Collection Figure===
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
[[Image:HOC-figure Rodimus.JPG|right|300px|thumb|]]
: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Rodimus Prime was available in the second wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the "act", it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2002)

:A rare [[chase figure]] of Rodimus Prime was also available in the second ''SCF'' act, molded in translucent colored plastic and holding the Matrix of Leadership in both hands, in the process of opening it.

*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2003)

:The Matrix-bearing Rodimus chase figure was re-released as a standard figure for the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, this time as both a standard, solid-color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, both available at one each per standard case of twelve. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter figure came with the right leg of the wave's collectable [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2003)

:Hot Rod made his ''Super Collection Figure'' debut in the sixth wave of the series, sporting the telescopic visor he employed during on [[Lookout Mountain]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Hot Rod was available in both full-color and pewter versions, but the color figure sported the burgundy paint job of Rodimus Prime, rather than Hot Rod's lighter magenta. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter Hot Rod came with the torso of the wave's [[Grand Maximus]] collectable figure.

===Heroes of Cybertron===

*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2003)

:When Hasbro released the ''Super Collection Figure'' line as ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', the original Rodimus Prime figure was released as part of the fourth wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character's eyes, accomplished by casting the figure in translucent blue plastic and then painting over it. Rather than come blindpacked like the ''SCF'' figure, Rodimus came on a blister card with a profile card included.
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===Mega Super Collection Figure===
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2002) [[Image:MegaSCFRodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''Mega SCF-04'''
** ''Accessories:'' Left and right open hands, left and right fists, head w/ visor, Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch
:A five-inch tall, non-transforming highly-articulated PVC figure of Hot Rod was the fourth entry in Takara's ''Mega Super Collection Figure''. Based closely on Hot Rod's cartoon character model (albeit sporting the character's red and orange toy color scheme, rather than the cartoon's magenta), Hot Rod came with numerous interchangeable accessories. In addition to the Matrix of Leadership and two sets of hands—two clenched fists and two open palms—he includes several gadgets seen in ''The Transformers: The Movie'': the buzzsaw used in battle on [[Quintessa]], the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and an alternate head featuring an open-mouthed expression and the telescopic visor he used on Lookout Mountain.

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''Mega SCF-06'''
** ''Accessories:'' Left and right open hands, left and right fists, pointing left hand, right hand w/ Photon Eliminator, Matrix of Leadership

:Rodimus Prime also made an appearance in the ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' line, standing a little taller than Hot Rod. He too features his red and orange toy-based coloration, instead of the burgundy shade featured in the cartoon. He shares both the Matrix and two sets of hands with Hot Rod, but rather than Hot Rod's other tools, comes instead with a third set of hands, one pointing, and one clutching his Photon Eliminator rifle.

===MyClone===
[[Image:Myclone rodimus.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF007'''
**''Accessories:'' Orange display stand

:Released in the second wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this adorable widdle Wodimus Pwime comes with a hexagonal orange display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
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===Hard Hero===
[[Image:HardHero HotRod bust.JPG|right|thumb|]]
* '''Hotrod''' (2003)

:Number 7 in [[Hard Hero]]'s main ''Transformers'' series, "Hotrod" is a six inches tall cold-cast porcelain bust. The bust was limited to 4000 pieces, with an additional 100 being specially signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]], and is a vanishingly rare example of a piece of Hot Rod merchandise that actually colors the character in his original magenta hue.

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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===

[[Image:Bottlecap_rodimus.JPG|right|thumb|]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Rodimus "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.

::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Bottlecap Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumRM Rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|"Three-inch Rod" is its own joke.]]
*'''Rodimus''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Firebolt gun, Autobot insignia display base

: ''Titanium'' Rodimus is a 3 inch tall, non-transforming, die-cast metal figurine. He has limited articulation, localized in his head, shoulders and waist. His gun (which looks an ''awful'' lot like Firebolt) is also removable. Excitement! Like all the figures in the line, he came packaged with a clear plastic display base, sculpted in the shape of, and decorated with, his faction's insignia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Titanium Robot Heroes Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Metalverse Collection===
[[Image:Hot Rod mv.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm a little bit expensive.]]

*'''Hot Rodimus''' (Metalverse Collection MVC-01, 2007)

:Large, rather expensive PVC statue with a sculpted base released by [http://www4.big.or.jp/~cyclone/DAIKI/index.html Daiki Industry]. Designed by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] and sculpted by Yuho Koike, it was originally conceived as a clock-statue (the clock would have gone in the nameplate/sigil section of the base) and proposed as a [[BotCon]] exclusive by Mr. Koike and [[Fumihiko Akiyama]].

::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/2faa2eeb4000724f/48a6e4867e425257?lnk=st&q=#48a6e4867e425257 More details on Metalverse Collection Hot Rodimus at alt.toys.transformers]
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===Art Asylum===
[[Image:AAUnicron statue.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
* '''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

: This [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]] statue of Hot Rod and [[Unicron]] stands 8 ½” tall and was limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie was released). Hot Rod stands in the center of the piece, holding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] aloft, as Unicron looms behind him. Despite this scene being based on the movie, Hot Rod is colored red like his toy instead of magenta.
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[[Image:Diamond_rodimus_bust.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Prime head bust''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:After the Unicron diorama, Rodimus got a statue all to himself with this Art Asylum mini-bust. It was roughly five inches tall and limited to 1500 pieces.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:G1 RobotHeroes RodimusVsInsecticon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Light our cutest hour.]]
*'''Rodimus Vs Insecticon''' (2007)

:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Rodimus is a two inch tall figure sculpted in [[super deformed]] style with articulation at the shoulders. Sporting the color scheme of, and details based on the stickers of, the original Generation 1 Hot Rod toy, he came in a two-pack with "[[Shrapnel (G1)|Insecticon]]".

:Rodimus was also one of the ''Robot Heroes'' figures released in single-packed, blindpacked form in other countries such as Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Notably, for this release, the character card included with the figure actually used his original name, Hot Rod!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Robot Heroes Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Revoltech===
[[Image:Revoltech Rodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Bang Bang... I shot you down, Bang Bang..."]]
* '''Hot Rodimus''' (2008)
** ''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''047'''
** ''Accessories:'' Photon laser 1, Photon laser 2, 4 x hands (left & right gun holding hands, right pointing hand and thumbs-up right hand)

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Hot Rod action figure, ''[[Revoltech]]'' Hot Rodimus uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. It comes with his twin handguns, an extra head with deployed visor and a more neutral expression, a posing stand, and four extra hands (two hands for holding the guns, a pointing right hand, and a thumbs-up left hand).<ref>[http://bakaneko.way-nifty.com/revoltech/2008/01/post_909a.html Photos of the set contents at Revoltech's official blog site.]</ref><ref>[http://www.amiami.com/shop/?vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=TOY-RBT-0149&template=review.html Large images of the figure and its accessories at the online store Amiami.]</ref>

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3dbattlecardgame_hotrod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (2007)

: A 28-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Hot Rod "transforms" into a red sports car that vaguely resembles a Ford GT 40. He uses the same parts layout as [[Movie (toyline)|Movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], along with fellow "Energon Wars" addition ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]].
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==Notes==
[[Image:Pinkrod.jpg|right|thumb|200px|I was pink once.]]

* Miscommunication between Hasbro and Takara that neglected to mention the fact that Rodimus Prime was supposed to be the new Autobot leader and the upgrade of Hot Rod led to Takara creating the original [[prototype]] for the G1 Hot Rod toy in three times the final size, about as tall as ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. When Hasbro corrected Takara about those details, Takara's designers were disappointed because they had to make Rodimus Prime's toy larger than Hot Rod's.<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/creative/showentry.php?s=522 Information provided by Fumihiko Akiyama, incorporated in essay about "Ten popular but incorrect rumors about Japanese Transformers" at TF Archive]</ref>

* In an odd intra-Hasbro design move, Hot Rod's larger original handgun was remolded slightly and reused as the nosecone cannon on the [[Cobra]] [http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/88/stellarstiletto/ Stellar Stiletto] in 1988. Hey, Hot Rod was occupied with [[Firebolt]] at the time anyway, right?

[[Image:TFGRodimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]
* '''New Rodimus''' was the tentative name for an unused Rodimus Prime design revealed in the Japanese book ''[[Transformers Generations]]''. Unlike his predecessors, he would have transformed into a fire engine. According to the caption in the book, New Rodimus would have come out after [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity#The_Battlestars_story_pages_and_comic|Star Convoy]], and his transformation would involve splitting at the waist.

:The idea for New Rodimus's transformation was eventually used by the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' toy '''[http://youtu.be/xGFHTcC5tlo Duke Fire]''', which is also a fire engine that splits at the waist in order to transform. Unlike New Rodimus, however, Duke Fire is also composed of an ambulance that becomes his arms.

:Some have speculated that New Rodimus was intended to become power-up parts to Star Convoy similar to how [[Godbomber]] and [[Victory Leo]] upgrade [[Ginrai]] and [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], respectively. This is supported by several pieces of evidence:
:: ''Generation 1'' Transformers made by Takara generally do not split apart as part of their transformation, and when they do, it is usually for the purpose of combining with another robot.
:: Duke Fire, who inherited New Rodimus's transformation, combines with '''[http://youtu.be/9-Pfo3MZmMI J-Decker]''', a robot similar in general shape to Star Convoy, to form a larger robot called '''[http://youtu.be/SxHv-AZ8qe0 Fire J-Decker]'''.
:: Fire J-Decker's chest piece (formed from Duke Fire's chest) successfully clips onto Star Convoy's chest (albeit not as securely as on J-Decker's chest).

[[Image:HyperHobbyRodimusTestshot.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

* An image of a black Rodimus Prime toy appeared in [[Hyper Hobby]] magazine #38 in 2002. For years, it was thought that this was an unreleased [[Lucky Draw figure]] (which an [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/7581/Unreleased+Lucky+Draw+Black+Rodimus+Convoy.html unscrupulous Ebay seller] reinforced by repeatedly calling it that in his auctions). However, it was eventually found — [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=0f1c270a0acb3a279d03b91ac06faeeb&showtopic=62831&view=findpost&p=1347844 seven years later] — when a Japanese speaker read the text of the magazine, that it was nothing more than a test shot that was intended to tease the release of the normal-colored reissue.

* For a short time, Takara contemplated releasing a Hot Rodimus (Hot Rod) remold of the ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] toy as the next ''Binaltech'' release after [[Ginrai]], but that plan became obsolete when Takara decided to cancel the Binaltech line as a mass retail line altogether. Instead, Hot Rodimus also ended up as part of the [[Kiss Players (toyline)|''Kiss Players'' line]], after "Ginrai" had previously become Kiss Players [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]].

* One of the first concepts for ''Classics'' Rodimus was based around the [[wikipedia:Pagani_Zonda|Pagani Zonda]] super car, before the [[Wikipedia:Dome Zero|Dome Zero]] design was decided upon.

* [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's.

* Aside from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[Homage|homaged]] twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion (Cybertron)|Excellion]].

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Arcee (G1)

2012-01-02T11:37:42Z

173.60.45.233: /* Titanium Series */

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{{disambig3|Arcee}}
:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:ArceeG1-2010storypage.jpg|right|300px|thumb|These aren't high heels, they just forgot to finish building my feet.]]

Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Arcee is a merciless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils the [[Decepticon]]s are capable of. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to be the level-headed one. (Some believe Arcee has a [[Transformer romance|romantic]] attraction to either of those two, but that depends on who and when you ask.)

If concern for her friends is her strength, it's regrettably also her weakness. If anything would happen to, say, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], she might just completely lose it. And she may be quick, but she's not very strong.

She's also [[Rattrap]]'s "[[Relatives|great-aunt]]".

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actress:'' [[Susan Blu]] (English), [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese, ''The Movie''), [[Yōko Kawanami]] (Japanese, ''Transformers 2010''), [[Atsuko Yuya]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth''), [[Carmen Sheila]] (Portuguese), [[Christine Stichler]] (German, ''The Movie TV Dub''), [[Irene Oberrauch]] (German, Season 3 & 4)
[[Image:Springerarceecmonwoman.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"I bet you Hot Rod is the Chosen One." "What? He's cute, but ''please''." "Okay, if I'm right, you have to date me instead." "You're on!"]]

During the assault on [[Autobot City]] Arcee was instrumental in helping [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] transform the fortress to repel the [[Decepticon]] invaders, buying precious time for reinforcements and likely saving many lives. She was among the few Autobots to survive [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s savage blitz on the city and to form the small army sent to engage the planet eater, [[Unicron]], who was threatening [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the time. Although she was nearly left behind when Unicron's minion [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] attacked, she, along with Autobot leader [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and his small attack force managed to hold their own against the villain long enough to befriend the citizens of the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], reunite with their lost Autobot comrades, and fight their way into the depths of Unicron where [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was finally able to open the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and kill the giant foe.

[[Image:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|right|200px|thumb|She, uh, meant to flood the tunnel.]]

Throughout the entire affair, one of Arcee's top priorities was the protection and care of young [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], a human friend of Hot Rod who had wound up on the adventure with her. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

After the Matrix chose Hot Rod to become the new leader of the Autobots, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], Arcee remained as one of his closest soldiers. She helped fight a surprise attack on the first [[Galactic Olympics]]. When Ultra Magnus, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] were discovered missing, she and Springer took off after the perceived kidnapper. Although they were successful in capturing their quarry, the [[Skuxxoid]], and taking his ship, he deceived them about the identity of his employer. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} This still turned out to be beneficial as they arrived in time to save Rodimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from being pummeled by a mob of Decepticons. When Rodimus learned that the [[Quintesson]]s were the real ones behind the kidnapping, she partook in the rescue mission on [[Quintessa]], saving Magnus, Kup and Spike seconds before the planet was detonated. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

She, along with the others, was sent by the explosion to the planet of [[Goo 8739B]] where they were stranded until the Junkions were called in to salvage them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Although she was only briefly seen in the aftermath, it was assumed she returned to Cybertron with the others, and fought when Galvatron waged a full scale assault on the planet. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Arcee was among the small group of Autobots that managed to stop a Quintesson plot to use the resurrected body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] as a sort of sleeper agent to lure the rest of the Autobots into a trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}} She was also seen among the other Autobots cheering when Unicron's plan to connect himself to Cybertron failed. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[Image:ArceeDepth.jpg|left|thumb|250px|With this, she won't ''need'' to be a sharpshooter!]]
Later she accompanied a squad sent after Galvatron and his troops who had broken into a secret chamber on Cybertron. This too would turn out to be a Quintesson trap. This time, the Decepticons were fooled into releasing the Quintessons’ dangerous experiments, the [[Trans-Organic]]s, and their most powerful member The [[Dweller]], a giant energy leech that turned all Transformers into energy vampires. After trying to fight off both Galvatron and the Dweller in the dark tunnels, only she and Ultra Magnus were able to escape and warn Rodimus Prime and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in time to stop the Dweller and turn the other Transformers back to normal. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}
[[Image:OnlyHumanlineup.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The color scheme isn't flattering on a jumpsuit, either.]]

She, along with Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Springer became the targets of crime lord [[Victor Drath]] after busting one too many of his operations. With the help of [[Cobra Commander| Old Snake]], the four Autobots were captured. Their minds were transferred from their bodies into the forms of [[synthoid]] humans. They managed to escape disposal by Drath’s men, and Arcee eventually made it back to Autobot City in an attempt to warn their comrades that their former bodies were going to be used to blow up the city. Being an unrecognizable human, no one believed her, and she was locked in a detention cell instead. Luckily when Ultra Magnus and Springer managed to foil Drath's plan all four Autobots were subsequently returned to their rightful bodies. {{storylink|Only Human}}

[[Image:HeadmasterDanielRebirth1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Daniel has two mommies.]]
The almost maternal connection between Daniel and Arcee was a powerful one, which was only strengthened some time later when Galvatron tried his most ambitious plan. Using the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|Key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Galvatron tried to release its destructive power. Arcee, along with Hot Rod, Kup, and a large Autobot crew, managed to snatch the key away and escaped to the far off planet of [[Nebulos]]. There, they became embroiled in the Nebulons' struggle for freedom against their own oppressors, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. In an effort to combat both the Hive and the Decepticons that had tracked them down, the Autobots and the Nebulons agreed to become partners and developed the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[Targetmaster]] processes. Having been critically injured trying to save her from [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], Arcee chose Daniel to partner with as he now needed an [[exosuit]] to survive and was her ”dearest friend”. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[Binary bonding|Binary bonded]], the two proved quite effective in combat as did all the Autobots and, later, Decepticons who became Headmasters and Targetmasters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Trying to escape with the key, Arcee and Daniel were captured by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and held prisoner until Spike and [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] were able to break them out of the Decepticon City just before it was blown out into the deep reaches of space by a blast of energy from the Plasma Energy Chamber. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as detailed above, except the events of season 3 are pushed back to 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the timeline.}}

=====MC Axis comic=====
[[Image:Arcee-modelkit.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"My hair! He shot my hair! Son of a bitch..."]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], following a devastating battle, [[Firestar]] and [[Moonracer]] observed their enemies retreating and presumed that things would be quiet for a while. Suddenly, they were attacked from behind by a massive [[Decepticon]]. Arcee immediately saved them by killing the villain with a single shot. Arcee reminded the two Female Autobots that war is especially tough on females. They then pondered whether danger is tripled when three beautiful women are involved. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Arcee}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
In the divergent [[universal stream]] of Primax 903.0 Beta, splintered off from the mainstream timeline when the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] altered history, Arcee was selected to participate in the [[Timaeus Project]], an Autobot experiment to breach super-dimensional space being carried out on the urging of the mysterious [[Optimus Primal|Protector]], a disembodied spark from the future. Arcee's consciousness was transferred into a [[Binaltech]] body, and after saying goodbye to the Protector, she began her objective: driving in around an accelerator track while a chip in her cerebro-circuitry helped focus her thoughts towards breaching "superspace". Just as she succeeded in opening a rift into higher-dimensional space, however, a Decepticon attack led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] struck Autobot City. Fearing for the safety of the Protector and the future he represented, Arcee recklessly attempted to go to his rescue, leaping off the track without taking the proper slowdown procedures. Arcee's body was crushed by undissipated kinetic energy, but in her unconscious state, the Protector's spark contacted her, and told her that he was unimportant: it was the Timaeus Project and its researchers who had to be saved. 38 seconds later, Arcee awoke, her spark having been automatically transferred to a spare S-2000 Binaltech unit, and she fulfilled the Protector's wishes, saving the project's human workforce and the [[Alternium|strange object]] that had passed through the rift she had opened. Alas, this allowed Shockwave's agents to capture the Proctor's spark, and bring it to Decepticon leader [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 3}}

When Nemesis Prime resurfaced in Australia, the Autobots confronted him. As Ultra Magnus and the others assaulted the Decepticons directly, Arcee managed to free the Protector from the villains' clutches. The liberated Protector then merged with Optimus Prime, giving him the strength to defeat his evil counterpart. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms'' comic=====
[[Image:Arcee2010MangaBoogie01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|She's supposed to be ''running''. Seriously.]]

After receiving an SOS signal, Arcee and the Autobots responded to aid the humans. Their rescue efforts were interrupted by Galvatron and the Decepticons, but Rodimus Prime managed to defeat their enemies, and the Autobots flew the refugees to safety. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

On another occasion, Arcee and her friends were confronted with five copies of the lost Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. They eventually uncovered Galvatron directing the "[[Megatron Corps]]", and destroyed his drones. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 2|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2}}

Arcee was also present when Ultra Magnus gave a tour of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to a group of human children. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

She was present on the planet [[Feminia]] during the Decepticon invasion of the world, as well. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yōko Kawanami]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Hmep3_arcee_cries.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Blurr cares not for your pain, woman!]]
In 2011, Arcee was stationed at the Autobots' secondary command post on the planet [[Athenia]] when Cybertron's mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] began to destabilize, threatening the planet and opening it up to an attack by Decepticons and their new "Headmaster" warriors. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} She remained there with Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] to hold down the fort while the other Autobots joined the battle on Cybertron, and watched from afar as an object that they believed to be a star also headed for the planet. The "star" was in actuality the colossal spaceship the Maximus, carrying the Autobot Headmasters from their homeworld of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], and with their added strength, the Autobot forces were able to rout the Decepticons. While Optimus Prime headed into Cybertron's depths to try and stabilize the computer, Arcee helped welcome the Autobot Headmasters to Athenia, and again remained on the planet with Kup and Blurr while most of the other Autobots began searching for the missing Matrix of Leadership on Earth, required to bring Vector Sigma under control. Arcee wept when news of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s death during the quest reached Athenia. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Lack of any further news put Blurr on edge, and Arcee was trying to get him calm down before he drove her nuts when Autobot Headmaster commander [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] announced that he was going to Cybertron to try to help Optimus Prime. Arcee and the others went with him, helping to monitor Vector Sigma while he followed Prime into Cybertron's catacombs. Ultimately, the Matrix was recovered and used to stabilize Vector Sigma, but not before Optimus Prime perished once more, leaving Hot Rod—now Rodimus Prime again—as leader. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[Image:Headmasters threestooges.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]

Arcee, Kup and Blurr counselled Rodimus Prime on how to deal with the Decepticons' newest weapon, the [[Madmachine]]; Arcee put both Blurr and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] in their place for underestimating the threat. She then watched as Fortress used the technology of Master to resurrect Blaster as Twincast. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} A little later, Arcee relayed a report from Fortress about the Decepticon conquest of planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] to Rodimus. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Later still, she helped track the trajectory of the Decepticons' newest space-borne weapon, the meteorite [[Metamorphose]], and assured Daniel that Fortress's battleship would be able to deal with it before it posed any thread to Athenia. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Receiving a distress call from the planet [[Praum]], Arcee conferred with Kup and Blurr on what to do, since Rodimus himself was on Earth checking up on a report of a new energy discovery. While the Autobot Headmasters went to investigate Praum, Rodimus radioed in that the energy report was a fake, prompting Arcee to re-examine the report and discover it had been given by hypnotised victim of the Decepticon Headmaster [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. Realising the energy report was a distraction, Rodimus headed for Praum and saved the Autobot Headmasters from the ambush waiting for them there. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Chromedome started to develop a crush on Arcee, and the other Headmasters made fun of him by comparing Arcee's looks to the [[Statue of Liberty]]'s. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[Image:Hm11 arcee handsonhips.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Yeah, you'll be seeing this a lot if you get married, and it'll always be while you're trying to watch football.]]

When the Decepticons launched another major attack on Cybertron in order to seize control of the new alloy [[cybertonuron]] that Vector Sigma had created, Arcee rushed to the planet to join the battle, though she and Kup were held up by having to stop and pull Blurr out of a chair he'd gotten stuck in. The trio watched as Rodimus and Galvatron battled. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Unfortunately, the Autobots did not reckon with Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who used [[plasma energy]] bombs to destroy Cybertron, rather than allow Galvatron to obtain the cybertonuron. Rodimus Prime decided to leave leadership to Fortress while he departed to search space for a new homeworld for the Transformers, and Kup and Blurr volunteered to go along with him; Arcee expressed her desire to join them, but Rodimus instructed her to stay behind to look after Daniel and Wheelie. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[Image:Hm11 chromedome arcee dance.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]

Arcee was downcast by these turns of events, but tried to encourage Wheelie and Daniel to keep their spirits up. They all attended a party to commemorate the completion of the joint Autobot-human project, the [[Sol 1]] satellite, at which Arcee slow-danced with Chromedome, surprised at his skill. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Arcee later helped to monitor the mysterious Decepticon-controlled planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]] {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} and alerted Fortress to the appearance on Athenia of [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

When Fortress departed Athenia to join a battle on Mars, Carly worried for the safety on Daniel, and Arcee assured her he would be fine. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} During the fight on Mars, Fortress was hit by a blast of energy by the Decepticons that drained all his power, and Arcee desperately tried to raise him on the communications channel. She analyzed the energy that had struck him, identifying it as plasma energy, and realized that the Decepticons planned to destroy Mars in order to generate more of it. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} Unbelievably, the villains succeeded in the goal, and Arcee joined with Spike and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in scanning the planetary debris to assess the damage the planet's destruction had caused to the solar system. After they reported their findings to Fortress, a strange new phenomenon appeared on Athenia: Daniel and Wheelie saw a UFO! Arcee filled Fortress in on the mystery sighting, and travelled with the Autobot Headmasters to watch as Daniel tried communicating with the strange visitor via music. Chromedome was particularly honored to drive alongside Arcee, and got a thrill out of seeing her transform. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[Image:Hm18_arcee_memo.jpg|right|thumb|225px|"So, yeah, this is basically all I do now."]]

Arcee was the first to speak out in favour of offering aid to the energy-depleted planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], and gathered information on the Autobots' energon stockpiles in order to verify the energy could be spared. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} Soon after, Arcee used [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] to send a request from Spike to Galvatron about the unlikely possibility of the two factions uniting in a new energy research programme... and received a surprised response in the positive! Unfortunately, the negotiations proved to be a Decepticon distraction, granting the rest of the villains time to depart on an interplanetary energy-plundering quest. Once the Autobots discovered they had been duped, they set off in pursuit of their foes across space; Arcee accompanied them, helping to look after Daniel and Wheelie on the trip. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[Image:Hm19_nurse_arcee.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Hey you look a lot like..." "Riderman? Yeah, I get that a lot."]]

The Autobots discovered that the Decepticons' first target was the planet [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] when they found a damaged ship and an injured soldier from the planet floating in space. Arcee did her best to save the soldier's life with the Maximus's medical equipment, but his wounds were to severe. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} Next, the Decepticons went after the planet [[Twin Star|Sperity]]; Fortress instructed [[Brainstorm]] to take Arcee, Daniel and Wheelie to Sperity's barren twin [[Twin Star|Toruin]] where they could be safe until the fighting was over. However, the quartet discovered that most of Sperity's population had evacuated to a subterranean city on Toruin, and Arcee was forced to volunteer herself as a "hostage", remaining on Toruin as a show of good faith while Brainstorm went to pass this important information on to the Autobots on Sperity. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

Arcee's image was programmed into one of Daniel's video games as a hapless damsel who had to be saved from sprites of the Decepticon Headmasters. Fortunately, she didn't take any offense at this, and happily watched Daniel play the game, complimenting him on his marksmanship. Soon after, the Autobots saved the injured [[Beastformer]] [[Tekna]] from the planet Darhos, and Arcee monitored his vitals as Chromedome tried and failed to save his life. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} Arcee then joined the Autobots in traveling to planet [[Paradise]], {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and [[Pirate Planet]], but just really stood around on the Maximus and didn't do much. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} She carried on doing nothing after the Autobots returned to Athenia {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} and even took the time to advocate that ''others'' do nothing as well, such as when she had Spike refrain from contacting Fortress in the face of a diversionary Decepticon attack. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} She spent most of the time that immediately followed sitting at a monitor, either sending communications or overseeing Fortress's telekinetic surgery on an injured Spike. She finally got off her butt to tell a benched Chromedome that Fortress was in trouble in a battle on Earth, but fortunately, Chromedome had just deduced the location of Scorponok's weak spot and left Arcee in charge on Athenia while he headed off to pass the info on. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

[[Image:Hm27 ambassador arcee.jpg|right|thumb|"Weren't you a little taller the last time we met?" "Shut up."]]

Fortress's victory over Scorponok forced the Decepticons off of Earth, leaving the Autobots to begin clean-up operations and restore the damage done to the planet. Arcee was appointed Spike's aide in his meeting with the [[United Nations]], working to help co-ordinate the relief effort; their first endeavour was the destruction of the Decepticons' abandoned Earth headquarters. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} Despite these new duties, however, Arcee still joined with the other Autobots in travelling to the planet Master when word reached them that Scorponok had withdrawn there and was causing chaos. She put her medical knowledge to work again treating the wounds of Chromedome's old friend [[Jack (Headmasters)|Jack]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} She proceeded to do absolutely nothing for the entirety of the remainder of the Autobots' time on the planet, but she sure did a good job of sitting silently in a chair. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

Arcee's massively importantly contribution to the Autobots' return flight to Earth was reminding Daniel and Wheelie to wear their seatbelts. Soon after touching down on the planet, Arcee received a report that an airliner carrying Spike and Carly had crashed in the Andes, prompting Daniel and the Headmasters to head to the rescue. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} She then ''finally'' stepped back on to the battlefield for the first time in ages when she joined all the other Autobots in a climactic final battle with the Decepticons at the North Pole. She united her energies with her team-mates, funnelling them through the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]], super-charging Fortress Maximus and giving him the strength to destroy Scorponok's [[transtector]]. This victory finally led the Decepticons to flee Earth for good, and Arcee stood stoically by Fortress and the other Headmasters as they bid Spike, Carly and Daniel goodbye, before heading into space to carry on the fight. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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===Marvel UK comics future timelines===
[[Image:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|300px|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future 1995 as a good-will attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to make a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay]] who immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

[[Image:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pidgeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Arcee and Hot Rod became quite friendly, but with his ascension to Prime status in 2006, they began to drift apart. She was stationed at [[Autobot City]] on Earth and got bored by her duties. The [[Quintesson]]s attacked in 2008, stringing out the city's population to the wall and using a wounded Arcee as bait to attract Rodimus; when he tried to use the Matrix to heal her, they stole it and he reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, she assisted him in awakening [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and devastating the Quintesson fleet. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In 2009, Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the planet's core. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill and returned to Autobot City to face the greater threat: a timestorm that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As Galvatron had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[Image:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]

Arcee, Rodimus and several other Autobots traveled back in time to 1989 in order to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] explained that they were actually travelers from the future. Even more unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined Kup and Ultra Magnus in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle, and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Their resistance movement was quickly crushed, and the Autobots were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron]] possessed Rodimus, Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in 2010—an event she witnessed—her ruthless attitude appears to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

{{note|Her only appearances in the Marvel U.S. comics were in their [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]] adaptation ("[[The Planet-Eater!]]", "[[Judgment Day!]]", and "[[The Final Battle!]]"), and a profile in issue #4 of their [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]]. All stuff out-of-continuity with the US storyline.}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[Image:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Beast Era===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}

{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}

[[Image:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. The death of Daniel took a serious toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider, and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She strongly believed that she had premonitions of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid herself away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[Image:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[Stellar cycle|stellar cycles]] later, when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known as simply Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army in order to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[Image:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-Badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-Badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-Badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Reformatting]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and was descending in a ball of fire and smoke. Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glance awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-Badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek, and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired chamber, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-Badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his next action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But death isn't an ending, she realized. It was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew of. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She was a member of Hot Rod's underground rebellion team on Cybertron, battling the forces of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Both Hot Rod and Springer appeared to be in love with her, though she seemed rather uninterested in both of them. In reality, Arcee was a sleeper agent for the [[Quintesson]]s.

{{note|Due to [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s bankruptcy, this story was never concluded.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:TheArtofWar1 girltalk.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
In order to oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction to. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots". {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before much could be done about him, the group was attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived, and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warpgate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening, but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTFArtofwar5_Arceecrys.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]
After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Some time later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
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[[Image:Spotlight Arcee traumatic flashback.jpg|right|220px|thumb|]]
Arcee was an early test subject of the mad genius [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], after he decided to introduce gender into the Transformers just to see the results. Her fundamental [[CNA]] was altered, giving her a "maddening maelstrom of contradictory sensory input" and causing all other Transformers to sense a fundamental difference about her and inadvertently use feminine pronouns around her, something that she loathes. (It also gave her fangs and permanent lipstick for some unknown reason.)

[[Image:IDW Arcee mad.jpg|left|180px|thumb|The writers of the Headmasters cartoon now fear for their lives...]]
She didn't meet Jhiaxus' standards and was dumped. Dangerously unstable and driven by an implacable homing instinct towards her creator's experiments, Arcee cut a mech-fluid swath of carnage across several planets in her obsession with destroying everything Jhiaxus created. She was eventually taken down by [[Tyrest Accord]] enforcer [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and incarcerated on the Autobot penitentiary on [[Garrus-9]].

Her [[spark]] was kept separate from her body within the penitentiary, as were those of all prisoners. In this limbo, she found a kind of peace. Unfortunately, when the Decepticons attacked to seize the new inmate [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (another Jhiaxus experiment), warden [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] freed her as a last resort to stop the attack. She was able to carve her way through the invaders, but not before they left with their target. She headed off to intercept them, with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] convincing Maximus to allow this. Arcee apparently knows of the [[Expansion]] and Jhiaxus's part in it, and refers to herself as the "servo-wrench in the works". {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Later, on the [[Decepticon Battle Platform Zuska]], Arcee tortured a Decepticon until he agreed to tell her where [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] had taken the [[Combiner|gestalts]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} She tracked them down, only to find the [[Dead Universe]] Transformers had activated Monstructor and taken him to places unknown, decimating the Decepticons in the process. She agreed to assist the wounded Banzaitron in getting to the Monstructor-Six, reasoning it would lead to Jhiaxus... {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Image:SpotlightSideswipe Jhiaxus deathbecomeshim.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Those were the best days of our lives.]]
As Arcee assisted Banzaitron and his team in trying to recapture Monstructor, [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] arrived through a space bridge portal with the means to go to where Jhiaxus was. Slicing off his arm and murdering her way through [[Micromaster]]s, she finally cornered him and was surprised to find he wouldn't die—thanks to coming from the [[Dead Universe]], he was effectively immortal. Which meant she could kill him over and over. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Arcee spent several years gleefully murdering Jhiaxus, but her revenge was cut short one day when the nearby portal to the Dead Universe suddenly began to lure all life on Gorlam Prime into it. She was hypnotically drawn towards it, but [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] held her back until the allure of the portal went away. Though the two Autobots were safe, the entire population of the planet had mysteriously vanished into the portal, and they decided to investigate. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2}} A while later, they detected [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his minions in the vicinity and attacked them. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 1}}

Though Arcee easily defeated Jhiaxus, brought back to life by Galvatron's [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], she was overpowered by Galvatron himself and his Dead Universe powers. Hardhead urged her to return to the Autobot army and warn them of Galvatron's return, and despite Cyclonus and Scourge following her and blowing her into an abyss, she survived and got away. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2}}

Arcee later came to the rescue for an Autobot escape pod full of survivors from [[Kimia Facility]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}} After rescuing the survivors, she and Hardhead explained five times to them all about the Dead Universe, Heart of Darkness, D-Void and Galvatrons plan and what they had to do to save the universe. They made it to Cybertron by the time Galvatron infected [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness, which caused a storm to break out, so Arcee suggested on landing the ship in a nearby tunnel and told anyone who would like to bail out to do it now. Fortunately they conveniently crashed right on top of Galvatron himself. She and Hardhead continued to shoot Galvatron who somehow survived the crash. They were defeated. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Lenne Hardt]]

In 2010, the Decepticon military commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] acquired a source of infinite power called [[Zel Quartz]]. It drove him to madness, and he destroyed Cybertron while threatening to lay waste to the rest of the galaxy. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots desperately coordinated with the [[Quintesson]]s to use a timeslip device and travel back in time, preventing Shockwave from ever getting his hand on Zel Quartz. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the remaining Decepticons learned of the mission, and intercepted the Autobots on the way through the timeslip.

Crashing in 2003 on [[Zel Samine]], where the quartz originated, Arcee awoke with Kup and Rodimus Prime. Separated from the rest of their team, they sent out an SOS and were met by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the present day Autobots. After explaining the situation, Arcee and her allies joined up with Optimus to search for the Zel Quartz before the Decepticons could find it.

Wheeljack searched the planet for any records or power signatures that might be Zel Quartz. After three false leads, they finally located Zel Quartz at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. After fighting through numerous Decepticon lieutenants, and facing the might of Megatron and Galvatron united, Arcee and the Autobots secured the Zel Quartz and ultimately disposed of it so that it could do no further harm. With the rock no longer a threat, the Autobots of 2010 vanished and returned to their home timeline. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1ArceeProto.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Orange? Where'd that come from?]]
[[Image:Concept-HeadmasterArcee.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Pinkdome.]]
*'''Arcee'''
: Despite that she was a major character in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the movie]], no transforming toy of Arcee was made during the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]'s run. Images of a hand-sculpted [[prototype]] based on Arcee's original character design ([[#Notes|see below]]) have appeared in several Japanese publications, but it appears the toy never progressed beyond that stage.

: The Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' book shows a piece of concept artwork of the Headmaster [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] car in pink and white labeled "Arcee", a proposal for a redeco of the toy as Headmaster Arcee from "[[The Rebirth]]". (Presumably, then, this was a Hasbro-initiated idea.) The idea does not appear to have gone any farther.

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[[Image:Botconarceetoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE! Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!]]
*'''Arcee''' (Mega, 2001)
: The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a [[redeco]] and minor [[Retool|retooling]] of the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], transforming into a malformed mish-mash of machine and organic parts in the form of a large spider. The spider-mode fangs become a grappling weapon for her robot mode which extend on a [[Retractable string gimmick|retractable string]]. She has a special [[spark crystal]] that changes her [[Insignia|faction symbol]] from [[Autobot]] to [[Maximal]] when rotated. The robot mode also features a spring-powered waist-swivel for "power kick" action. Arcee lacks the [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] toy's additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.

: Arcee was available only as an [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2001]], and along with [[Tigatron]] was the first time since the inception of [[3H Productions|3H]] that they were allowed to use pre-existing characters for convention exclusives. Arcee is also the first convention toy to feature retooling. Preorders received their Arcees with a bonus; the box contained a light-sensitive sound chip featuring voice actress [[Susan Blu]]'s voice saying "Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!". These chips are VERY light-sensitive. Many won't shut up to this day.

:Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Arcee/arcee.htm More information on Generation 1 Arcee at TFU.info]''

===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Arceetitanium.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Seems like a mercy killing, really.]]
*'''Arcee'''
: A 6" transforming Arcee toy was designed and displayed at [[BotCon]] 2007, but the [[Titanium Series]] was canceled before its tooling could be completed.

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===Binaltech===
[[Image:Binaltech arcee toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Well, it's progress.]]
*'''Arcee''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun

:Arcee is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]/[[Overdrive]]), using Honda's "Pearl White" for the car bodywork. The figure transforms into a "street performance" Honda S2000. Her hardtop roof can be removed for an open-top vehicle mode and used as a shield in robot mode. The engine and driveshaft may be removed and used as a long-barreled rifle (as the toy is Japanese issue and not subject to the same issues that removed the long barrel from the [[Hasbro]] versions of the mold).

: In spite of fan speculation, no retooling has been applied to the mold to enhance character resemblance or make her look less butch.

: A redeco of this toy as [[Paradron Medic]] was originally planned to be released simultaneously (but was canceled), a fate that also befell a redeco meant to be Arcee's occasional mold-mate [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Binaltech|Blackarachnia]]. The robot mode was used as the base model for the non-toy car-form [[Legion]].

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==Merchandise==
===MC Axis===
[[Image:Hybrid_model_arcee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Arcee''' (Super Hybrid Model, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''H-03'''

:Arcee was one of three non-transforming ''[[Super Hybrid Model]]'' vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company [[MC Axis]]. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the head and neck, Arcee and her fellows (Rodimus Prime and Galvatron) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.

:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Arcee and the other ''Super Hybrid Model'' figures was canceled. While Galvatron was eventually released as an exclusive at [[BotCon Japan 1997]], Arcee and Rodimus have never been officially released, though they do occasionally pop up on the secondary market, commanding prices in excess of $600.
 
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[[Image:Mcaxis_arcee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Arcee''' (1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by [[MC Axis]] and was also the first official product of Arcee that got a retail release. Included among its paperwork is a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|comic strip]] starring Arcee. It is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1492/Axis-Model+Kit/Arcee.html Gallery of an assembled and painted Arcee at Transformers @ The Moon]
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:Hoc_arcee_and_daniel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arcee should maybe reconsider something that big transforming into her head.]]
* '''Arcee''' (2000)
: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Arcee was available in the first wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. In a nice spot of attention to detail, she is holding the unremarkable small grey pistol she wielded in the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[The Dweller in the Depths]]". Like all the figures in the "act", it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:Arcee was redecoed to create the chase figure for the eighth wave of the series, the [[Paradron Medic]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Arcee at TFU.info]''

* '''Arcee and Daniel''' (2001)
:The Arcee figurine was re-released as part of the fourth wave of the ''Super Collection Figure'' series, now packaged with a figure of Daniel Witwicky in his exo-suit. The pair were available in both full color and metallic "pewter" versions; in eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of the set came with the body of the line's collectable [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

===Heroes of Cybertron===
* '''Arcee''' (2002)
:When Hasbro released the ''Super Collection Figure'' line as ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', the Arcee figure was released as part of the first wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character's eyes, accomplished by casting the figure in translucent blue plastic and then painting over it. Rather than come blindpacked like the ''SCF'' figure, Arcee came on a blister card with a profile card included. The mold would later be redecoed in this fashion into the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Paradron Medic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCArcee/arcee.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Arcee at TFU.info]''
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===MyClone===
[[Image:Myclone_arcee.jpg|right|thumb]]
* '''Arcee''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF005'''
**''Accessories:'' White display base

:Released in the first wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this [[super deformed]] Arcee comes with a hexagonal white display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other ''MyClone'' figures. Her modular design allows her parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure, to hilariously hermaphroditic effect.
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===Palisades statues===
[[Image:Palisades_arcee.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Arcee''' (2004)

:Inspired by a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] pin-up lithograph/poster by [[Rob Armstrong]],<ref>[http://www.dreadforce.com/creators.html The creators list for Jaran Studios' ''Dread Force'' includes this information in Rob's profile.]</ref> (itself based on Arcee's Studio OX character model, complete with obnoxious shoulder-armor rig) this statue features looks-right-at-only-one-angle perspective and a face so flat you'd swear she'd flown into a window. Standing around 6" tall, Arcee was limited to 2000 pieces worldwide.

:The Arcee statue was later repainted into that old standby, the [[Paradron Medic]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesrumblearcee.jpg|right|300px|thumb|She's actually running after Robot Heroes Cheetor. (Or her [[Rattrap|nephew)]]]]
* '''Arcee vs. Rumble''' (2008)

:Part of the second wave of [[Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Arcee is packaged with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series." She is sculpted as running across a patch of mechanical flooring, and she has articulation at the head and shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHArcee/arcee.htm More information on Robot Heroes Arcee at TFU.info]''

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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:Arcee statue.jpg|right|thumb|Not pictured: Springer and Weirdwolf.]]
* '''Arcee''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Arcee was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. She is featured packing two of the style of pistol she is commonly seen with and looking off to one side. As is the case in certain [[Continuity|continuities]], she is listed as a member of [[Elita One]]'s [[Female Autobots|resistance group]]. Arcee's tech specs give her the following classifications: STR 5.5, INT 8, SPD 8, END 5, RNK 6, CRG 9, FBL 6, SKL 10.

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==Notes==
[[Image:G1ArceeModelComp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Extreme Makeover: Arcee Edition.]]
* Arcee had two different [[Character model|character models]] in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the basis for her original unproduced toy (seen above), which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and for parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]". Her final model, meanwhile, was used for her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances.

* When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!

* Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any Transformers character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome in ''The Headmasters'', and Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity. And then there is the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it, for their own sanity. But damn she got around.

* Arcee's finalized character model was used to make a lot of the background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".

* The extras in "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]" reveal a few alternative color schemes [[Alex Milne]] and [[Simon Furman]] tried to get approved for IDW's version of Arcee, one blue, two red. [[Hasbro]] nixed all three, insisting on Arcee's usual coloration. Apparent reasons given were that "they didn't want her to be like the other female bots[,] so they wanted the pink look" and that "they wanted her different from <nowiki> </nowiki>[[Elita One]] <nowiki></nowiki>".<ref>[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/arcee-cover-colors-70762649 Alex Milne's comments on IDW Arcee's colors at deviantART]</ref> If there's actually any plans on Hasbro's part to start promoting female characters other than Arcee so that these arguments make sense, as of 2011, that'd still be news.

* Around 1999, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released a special version of the Replica (reissue) [[Microman]] Lady Command figure as part of a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] for "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land" book in white and gold chrome named Arcee. The regular versions of the Lady Command figure all had names starting with "A" (Ann, Alice, Annie and Ai<ref>[http://microforever.com/replicam18X.htm Replica Microman Series; Reissued Lady Command M181 Ann, M182 Alice, M183 Annie & M184 Ai (11/1999) at Microman Forever]</ref>), so Arcee makes sense by that logic - but whether this is an incarnation of "our" G1 character is currently not known. Only 5 Lady Command Arcee figures were released.<ref>[http://microforever.com/sflandprize.htm Replica Microman Series; Kodashan Takara SF Land Book Prize - Microman Lady Command Arcee (?/00) at Microman Forever]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi''', '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арки ''Arki'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

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

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Transformers Encore

2011-12-18T01:43:16Z

173.60.45.233: /* List of Transformers Encore figures */

'''''Transformers Encore''''' is a series of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]s from [[TakaraTomy]] which began in 2007. The toys are packaged similarly to their Generation 1-styled boxes; the toys themselves are very close to the original releases, though there may be visible differences in plastic color tones or the substitution of extra paint applications for stickers. Nineteen packages have been released so far.

==List of ''Transformers Encore'' figures==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!#!!Figure!!Release date

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation_1|Convoy]]
|EpisodeNumber=1
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]
|EpisodeNumber=2
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-Hobby]] Black Megatron, not to be confused with the earlier e-Hobby version of Black Megatron.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] (with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Condor]])
|EpisodeNumber=3
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]
|EpisodeNumber=4
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]]
|EpisodeNumber=5
|OriginalAirDate=December 2007
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-Hobby]] released a New Year Special [[Exclusive]]: "Black Protect Ironhide", which was available in April 2008. The text on e-Hobby's page for the toy indicates the black coloration is meant to homage Ironhide's original [[Diaclone]] version, but between the release of Emergency Green Ratchet and a hint in Ironhide's new bio, it's easy to see this is also an homage to the new [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie Ironhide]]. The packaging will be the same as the regular TF Encore Ironhide's. See the article on Ironhide for additional info.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
|EpisodeNumber=6
|OriginalAirDate=December 2007
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: A "Ratchet Emergency Green" [[redeco]] which [[homage]]s [[Ratchet (Movie)|Movie Ratchet]] is a Japanese mail-away exclusive available with a purchase of the book ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''. After the book release on December 4, 2007, purchasers could mail in a ticket from the book and purchase either one (5200yen) or two (10,000 yen) of the item. Ratchet Emergency Green was distributed in April 2008.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]
|EpisodeNumber=7
|OriginalAirDate=February 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister]]
|EpisodeNumber=8
|OriginalAirDate=March 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]
|EpisodeNumber=9
|OriginalAirDate=June 2008
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-Hobby]] released a redeco of Omega Supreme in blue and white as a "GADEP" unit, otherwise known as a [[Guardian robot]].
}}

{{Episode list
|Title= [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumble]] & [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] (Bumble, [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)|Wave]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]])
|EpisodeNumber=10
|OriginalAirDate=July 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
|EpisodeNumber=11
|OriginalAirDate=August 2008
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-Hobby]] re-released [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] as an [[exclusive]] in February, 2009. It also includes a special comic featuring the character.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]
|EpisodeNumber=12
|OriginalAirDate=September 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
|EpisodeNumber=13
|OriginalAirDate=December 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
|EpisodeNumber=14
|OriginalAirDate=December 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation ([[Eject]], [[Rewind]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Jaguar]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]])
|EpisodeNumber=15
|OriginalAirDate=March 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] ([[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vorter]])
|EpisodeNumber=16
|OriginalAirDate=July 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation Vol.2 ([[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]])
|EpisodeNumber=17
|OriginalAirDate=July 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
|EpisodeNumber=18
|OriginalAirDate=October 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation Vol.3 ([[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Condor]])
|EpisodeNumber=19
|OriginalAirDate=November 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ([[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Hook (G1)|Gren]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]])
|EpisodeNumber=20
|OriginalAirDate=November 2011
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (with [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] and [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]])
|EpisodeNumber=21
|OriginalAirDate=February 2012
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (with [[Nightstalker]] and [[Stripes]])
|EpisodeNumber=22
|OriginalAirDate=February 2012
}}

|}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Encore}}
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[[Category:Japanese toylines]]

Strafe (G1)

2011-12-11T11:25:46Z

173.60.45.233: /* IDW comics continuity */

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{{disambig3|Strafe}}
:''Strafe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Strafe MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What happens when you cross-breed Starscream and Shockwave. Logical and psychopathic.]]
'''Strafe''' is a really nice guy, one of the kindest, gentlest mechanoids you could ever hope to meet, and he's a crack shot with his heat-ray rifle, too. It's said that Strafe can burn a hole in a screw head (size not specified) from two miles away. Too bad he can't tighten up the loose screws in his own cranial module, though. He's got a case of nerves that could very well cause [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] to fear for his job security, and when startled he tends to SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL IT DEAD DEAD DEAD without stopping to aim or analyze the threat, and doesn't quit until he's shot down or runs out of heat-ray charges. Sometimes, though, all is quiet... too quiet... and he doesn't like that, either. SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL...

He can combine with the other [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to form [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], and seems to make a rather calm limb. Sometimes he's a [[Targetmaster]], in which case his partner is [[Rocketbot]].

{{bigquote|I mean, we got us some fast action! Hard action! Action hard and fast! Action to get the old pumps pumpin'! Action to — HUH? — YAHOOOO!|Strafe, always excitable|"[[Money Is Everything]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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Strafe was part of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s group of Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} When Fortress Maximus decided to leave the war and head to [[Nebulos]], Strafe and the other Technobots agreed to follow him on his quest for peace, which would have done the high-strung fellow a world of good. Alas, the Decepticons followed the Autobots to Nebulos and brought the war with them. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} In the Nebulan resort city of [[Splendora]], Strafe and the Technobots fought [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] as the combined [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Though Abominus (and its component [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated, Splendora lay in ruins. The Autobots and Decepticons ultimately left Nebulos for [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Strafe fell bravely (and rather instantly) in the defense of [[Buenos Aires]] against the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2008, Strafe and several Autobots under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] responded to a mysterious call for help on Cybertron. Astonishingly, the call came from the Decepticons. Even more astonishing, it was genuine. Strafe and the Autobots joined forces with their Decepticon counterparts in driving a marauding crew of [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] off the planet. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

''After [[Time Wars]] rebooted future history, Strafe was next seen stationed at [[Autobot City]] in 2009. When the Autobot shuttle from Cybertron crashed down instead of landing safely, Strafe flew out to help alongside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} What they found was Autobot commander [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], aglow with evil and possessed by the living malice of [[Unicron]] that had infected the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] a year earlier. Strafe was apparently killed in the resulting conflict before Rodimus regained control of his actions. {{storylink|White Fire}}''

''In another future, the last Decepticon was destroyed by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in 2510. However, the Autobots soon came to blows over a misunderstanding, and war broke out again almost as soon as it ended. Strafe and the Technobots formed a new faction under Ultra Magnus against the Wreckers. {{storylink|Peace}}''

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Bulin]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)

Strafe was created,like the other Technobots, by the temporarily super-intelligent [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} Less than a week later, he and the other Technobots were sent to Earth to learn how to interact with [[Human|humans]], where they encountered the unscrupulous trader [[Dirk Manus]] and his business partners, the [[Quintessons]]. {{storylink|Money Is Everything}}

Along with the other Technobots, Strafe attempted to drive away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] away from [[Mark Morgan|Dr. Morgan]]'s lab, but was unsuccessful in preventing them from retrieving a heat-resistant alloy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Strafe was at Autobot City with his fellow Technobots and the [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], talking about what a glorious day it was, and about how every day had been a glorious one ever since they ended the threat of the Decepticons once and for all, and the days would continue to be glorious as long as... okay, you know what's coming. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{note|For the purposes of this continuity, ignore the last paragraph.}}

In 2011, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] staged a major attack on Cybertron. Strafe and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Strafe and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, Galvatron confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[Space Bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorphose]], a metal-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were its first victims. Strafe and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Strafe and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Strafe and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Strafe and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Strafe and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Strafe's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with energon supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

The Technobots accompanied Fortress on his quest to prevent the Decepticons from stealing energy elsewhere in the galaxy. During this extended mission, Strafe and his teammates formed Computron to battle [[Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

After returning to Earth, Strafe and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop [[Sixshot]]'s assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Strafe and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Strafe and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and Raiden obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Strafe participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Gentei! Gentei!''====
When Grimlock created the Technobots, he didn't build them from scratch: In actuality, he reconstructed a number of dead bodies he found within Unicron's head, former victims of the planet-eater. In the midst of a battle with the Decepticons, Strafe took the full brunt of an attack from the villains, triggering the inexplicable transformation of his body back into its original form, a body whose design Unicron had evidently mimicked when he created [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. This baffling reconfiguration merely invigorated Strafe, who gained hugely increased flight speed and a new [[Targetmaster]] partner, [[Rocketbot]]. {{storylink|#genteitoy|Strafe's ''Gentei! Gentei!'' toy bio}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer1 Jetfire Strafe.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Oooh... Strafe feels much damage coming on."]]
Strafe and the other Technobots crew the Autobot vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'', under the command of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. Strafe was nervous about landing on the burnt out surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but accompanied Jetfire, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] on a reconnaissance mission. Just as they were about to leave, they were captured by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s group of Decepticon. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Strafe survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by the mad cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

S-Strafe had a n-noticeable s-stutter.

Sometime later, in the aftermath of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]'s attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the Technobots and the crew of the ''[[Ark-27]]'' arrived to take the [[Pretender Monster|combiners]] into custody. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} They brought them to the [[Garrus-9]] facility, where they tried to reform the Decepticons and rid them of their "group consciousness". Before the Technobots could make much progress, the Monstructor components were stolen during a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

As the threat of the [[Expansion]] came to light, Strafe and the Technobots used Bludgeon's [[Pretender]] technology to make shells to protect Autobots from the hazards of the [[Dead Universe]].{{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Using the ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', they then saved the crew of the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]'' and gave them the shells. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Strafe toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Only a Technobot could get this much firepower from a pair of Cheetos.]]
*'''Strafe''' (Technobot, 1987)
**''Team ID number:'' '''TK3'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-87'''
**''Accessories:'' "Heat Ray Rifle", 2 "Light-Pulse Blasters"

: Strafe transforms into a Cybertronic "rocket plane" (according to his instructions) with twin front-mounted "light-pulse blasters". These cannons can also be used as hand-held weapons in robot mode, making him the only Technobot that can use his vehicle-mode weapons in that manner. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form the limb to any similar-construction super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left arm of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]].

: Later individual releases of all five Technobots were [[Retool|retooled]] to remove their [[rubsign]] indents. There is also a packaging variant for all four small Technobots, which included a random bonus Autobot [[Decoy|"Decoy" mini-figurine]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Strafe at TFU.info]''


*'''Computron''' (Multi-pack, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-91'''
**''Accessories:'' "Heat Ray Rifle", 2 "Light-Pulse Blasters"

: All five Technobots were also made available in a complete gift set in multiple markets. The gift set versions are identical to their individual releases.

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Strafe-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now with white cheddar flavored Cheetos!]]
*'''Strafe''' (Cyberjet, 1995)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Strafe was given an altmode much more closely conforming to traditional aircraft designs. As a [[redeco]] of the [[Decepticon]] [[Cyberjet]] [[Space Case (G2)|Space Case]], he is a forward swept wing fighter resembling the [[Wikipedia:X-29|X-29]] and [[Wikipedia:Su-47|Su-47 Berkut]] experimental aircraft. His right arm has a launcher that fires pressure-launch missiles. These missiles store on the undersides of his wings in vehicle mode.

: This toy was released with no deco changes (but with an extra decal sheet) in Japan as the former-Decepticon-turned-Autobot [[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]]. This mold was also used for the 2004 ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of Space Case and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[X-Gunner]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Cyberjet Strafe at TFU.info]''

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===Gentei! Gentei!===
{{anchor|genteitoy}}
[[Image:Gentei-strafe-g1-toy.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Wikipedia:The Man with the Golden Gun|The Robot with the Golden Gun]]]]
*'''Strafe''' (Deluxe, 2009)

: A redeco of the [[Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] [[Cyclonus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus toy]], replacing the purple with white, the three shades of gray with red, orange, white, and black, and clear red with colorless clear plastic. Strafe transforms into a Cybertronic starfighter. He comes with a partner figure named [[Rocketbot]] who transforms into a blaster that can be mounted on the vehicle mode's back or plugged into Strafe's wrist sockets to emulate the ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' style of [[Targetmaster]] connection.

: Strafe is an [[exclusive]] for members of the [[Transformers Basecamp]] web site in Japan, which is itself exclusive to those who own a ''Transformers''-themed Visa credit card. The ordering period for Strafe ran from [[March 2|March 2nd]] through [[April 30|April 30th]] in [[2009]]. Though his cardback and bubble placard are new, he comes with Cyclonus's [[instructions]] and comic/catalog.

: This mold was also used to make "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] and a cartoon-accurate version of ''Universe'' Cyclonus from the Southeast Asian-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Strafe/strafe.htm More information on Gentei Strafe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/classic/gentei_strafe.html More images of Gentei Strafe at Autobase Aichi]''

{{note|"Gentei!" is Japanese for "Exclusive!", and a pun on the normal "[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei!]]" line name.}}

==Notes==
* In some printings of ''Stormbringer'', Strafe's stutter occasionally pops up in Scattershot's lines. (Maybe it's contagious?)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Strafe''' (ストレイフ ''Sutoreifu'')
*''French:'' '''Mitraille''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Rocketbot'''
*''Russian:'' '''Shtraf''' (Штраф, "Fine")

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

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Crispin Freeman

2011-12-08T07:43:41Z

173.60.45.233:

[[Image:CrispinFreeman.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Follow Freeman]]
'''Crispin Freeman''' (born [[February 9]], [[1972]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois) is an American voice actor and mythlogy scholar. He can be recognized as the voice of Holland Novak in ''Eureka seveN'', [[Iron Man]] in ''[[Marvel]] Ultimate Alliance 2'', [[Superman]] in ''Justice League Heroes'', Alucard in ''Hellsing'', Jeremiah Gottwald in ''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'', Itachi Uchiha in ''Naruto'', Kyon in ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Red Arrow in ''Young Justice'', Electro on ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Balmung and Sakaki in the ''.hack'' franchise (which he starred in with [[Jamieson Price]]) and Togusa in various ''Ghost in the Shell'' projects (starring opposite [[Richard Epcar]]) among many, many other roles.

==Roles==
===War for Cybertron===
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293342/ Crispin Freeman] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1074 Crispin Freeman at Anime News Network]
*[http://www.crispinfreeman.com/ His official website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Crispin}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Silverbolt (G1)

2011-06-16T06:16:30Z

173.60.45.233: /* Beast Wars */

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{{disambig3|Silverbolt}}
:''Silverbolt is an [[Autobot]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] and a [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Silverbolt magnificent six.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''It's not the car or the bus or the train, it's the plane'' ''When we hit top speed, it's always the same'' ''Sweating red hot but chilled to the bone'' ''Side to side, bouncing round the ozone'' ''Tranquilise me! Hypnotise me!'' ''Techno-fear has paralysed me'' ''All around me, people grinning'' ''Laughing while my head is spinning'' ''Shaking like a leaf from my head to my feet'' ''Strapped to a seat at 20,000 feet'']]
'''Silverbolt's''' character is defined by his extreme [[Wikipedia:acrophobia|fear of heights]] and by his refusal to bow to it. He constantly struggles to project the image of a brave, determined soldier to hide his fear from others. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] named him leader of the Aerialbots in the hopes that worrying about them would give him something else to focus on besides his own phobia. This has proven true and, not surprisingly, the mature, responsible Silverbolt makes an excellent commander.

He can combine with his fellow Aerialbots to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]].

{{quote|"Our mission is accomplished. Further risk would be foolish."
"How come they made you Aerialbot leader, Silverbolt? You've got no sense of adventure."
"Exactly."|'''Silverbolt''' and '''[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'''|"[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Charlie Adler|Charles Adler]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese), [[Jean Claudio]] (French), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

[[Image:G1Silverbolt Key1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"So long, cruel world!" Actual episode quote. Seriously.]]
Silverbolt was constructed out of a low-flying cargo transport vessel, which was modified to resemble an Earthen Concorde. He was later given life by [[Vector Sigma]], along with the other [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], then returned to [[Earth]] with the Autobots via [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. It was soon discovered that Silverbolt had a crippling weakness: an intense fear of heights, due to his low-altitude origins. Conversely, he was the only Aerialbot who wasn't a complete jerk. Because of this, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] made him commander of the Aerialbots, reasoning that it would give him something to worry about other than his acrophobia. He proved worthy of this role when he persuaded his mutinous team mates to help the Autobots protect humanity, by showing them how [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] was able to disregard his fatigue at will due to his concern for Omega Supreme's well-being, something robots cannot do.

[[Image:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Has anyone seen my [[Humanization#Lips|lip balm]]?"]]
As the combined forces of the Autobots and Aerialbots sent the Decepticons into retreat, Silverbolt bravely went after [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and destroyed the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], despite his great fear of heights. As he fell, he was saved at the last moment by [[Slingshot]], who was impressed by his courage. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Silverbolt led his Aerialbots to the Middle East to discover why aircraft had been mysteriously disappearing from the area. As they flew over a canyon, Silverbolt detected a call from help down below, only to discover it was a Decepticon trick. The Decepticons retreated when Optimus Prime showed up, and Silverbolt pitched in to rescue Slingshot, who had been buried by [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. Later on, Silverbolt and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] fought the Decepticons and their drones. When the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Silverbolt (after expressing disdain for [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]'s late arrival) ordered his team to become [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. After a bit of combiner-on-combiner action, the Aerialbots separated and ignited the oil that had spilled all around the Decepticons, scattering them. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[Image:WarDawn-SilverboltAndOP.jpg|thumb|left|210px|"In the future, you'll be a great Autobot leader." "Sweet!" "And I'm the key to your success." "GET OUT."]]

When the Seekers captured half of the Earth's leaders, Silverbolt seemed to be the only one concerned, and he valiantly rescued the humans when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] dropped them. Back at the base, Ratchet and Silverbolt couldn't believe the other Aerialbots' admiration of the Decepticons, but that was cut short when strange energy readings were detected on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Boarding Omega Supreme, Silverbolt went with the other Autobots to check it out, but when they arrived, the other Aerialbots were more interested in tagging along with Starscream. Rushing in to help his teammates, Silverbolt was placed with the others into the [[Kronosphere]], where they were sent to Cybertron's past, before the Great War. There, he met a worker named Orion Pax, and Silverbolt was again frustrated by his fascination with Decepticons. When Orion Pax was injured by Megatron, Silverbolt and his team brought him to Alpha Trion, and at Silverbolt's insistence, the damaged Orion was rebuilt into Optimus Prime. Following that, the Aerialbots destroyed the Decepticons' fuel, and Wheeljack managed to repair the Kronosphere and return them to their time. Upon their return, Silverbolt ordered the Aerialbots to combine into Superion and take down a [[guardian robot]] Megatron had sicced on the Autobots. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

The Aerialbots were tasked with applying [[corrostop]] to the [[Statue of Liberty]], but Perceptor was captured by Stunticons, leaving it up to the Aerialbots to locate him. They followed the Stunticons' [[Blitzwing (G1)|escape vehicle]], but Dirge and Ramjet scared Silverbolt's squad off by using their [[Lightning Bug]]. When Megatron offered to let Perceptor free at Fox Creek Canyon, Silverbolt was among the many Autobots to come with Prime to rescue their comrade. Later, Silverbolt commanded the formation of Superion, and in this combined form the Aerialbots defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After the death of Megatron and the retaking of Cybertron, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots became part of the Autobot Fleet. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Spike were kidnapped to [[Quintessa]], the rescue party alerted the Aerialbots to swoop by for covering fire and pick-up. By 2006, Silverbolt was showing far more confidence as a leader, and effectively coordinated the entire rescue operation. Briefly, he even [[scale|grew so large]] that all the Autobots trapped on Quintessa's surface were able to board him. Whattaguy. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the Quintessons destroyed their own planet to get at the Autobots, the resulting blast wave destroyed the Aerialbots' ship, sending Silverbolt and the rest hurtling through space. They eventually impacted on [[Goo #8739B]]. That planetoid was so sticky, Silverbolt couldn't even blast free of its surface in jet mode. They were eventually rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

{{Note|In the episode "[[Dark Awakening]]", several jets in the Autobot Fleet resembling the Aerialbots' alt modes were destroyed by the Quintessons. Repeatedly. Since the Aerialbots unquestionably survived the attack, it would seem their character models were merely used to build up the size of the fleet, and the casualty figures.}}

[[Image:ForeverLongTime Air Raid Silverbolt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Why are you the leader, Silverbolt? I've got a nicer paint job." "Yes, but... a Concorde is bigger."]]
As a leader, Silverbolt was something of a killjoy to his fellow Aerialbots, encouraging moderation and self-control over daredevil flying and adventuring. During a battle against the Quintessons, Air Raid was eager to chase after the Quintessons and give them what-for, but Silverbolt insisted they stick with the mission and secure the asteroid base the Quintessons had been operating from instead. When Air Raid gave him some backtalk that basically amounted to "Pussyyyyy!", Silverbolt shrugged it off and reminded his comrades that THIS was why Prime put him in charge. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Once, Air Raid led the Decepticon duo of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] into an asteroid field where Silverbolt and his fellow Aerialbots were waiting to spring an ambush. The Aerialbots messed the Decepticons up pretty badly, especially after they transformed into Superion. Eventually, Silverbolt and the others chased the Decepticons through a strange warp in space. This proceeded to have no consequences for [[Sandstorm (G1)|anyone]] [[Paradron|whatsoever]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were spending a relaxing day watching home movies on [[Teletraan II]] when things suddenly get serious, as the Autobots' computer off-handedly informed them [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was never destroyed in his last battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Sure enough, Silverbolt and Skydive were later present at the former site of Fort Knox, investigating Trypticon's handiwork on behalf of the [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|King of Kings]] of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. When they tracked Trypticon to his new staging grounds, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots launched from [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], but the Decepticon presence in Carbombya was more than they had anticipated. The Aerialbots made a hasty retreat when confronted with overwhelming firepower, but soon returned with reinforcements and drove the Decepticons from Carbombya. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

During a battle in space, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots may or may not have been present. Superion, at least, was surely there on the planet [[Eurythma]]... sometimes. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Silverbolt was ''definitely'' stationed at Autobot City, though, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and Starscream stole Metroplex's eyes. The massive Autobot was nearly driven mad with pain when the Decepticons set off a bomb in his brain, and Skydive, Silverbolt and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] had to keep him contained so that his thrashing didn't destroy anything irreplacable. Like Portland. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[Image:BigBroadcast Silverbolt jet mode.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No one tell him that space is really really high up.]]
After [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] took some hostile fire over the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Rodimus Prime dispatched Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to investigate. They were caught in a crossfire between the brain-addled Junkions and the Quintessons, who were responsible for messing with the Junkions' air waves, and their minds. Even after becoming Superion, the Aerialbots took heavy fire and had to be brought back to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

Normally, Silverbolt is the pinnicle of self-restraint and professionalism. One day, though, he congratulated [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] on strategically getting himself set on fire by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and then personally flew down the monster's throat, throwing out laser bolts and imaginative taunts all the way down his gullet. Someone slipped a little too much caffeine into Silverbolt's oil that day. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

During the Decepticon invasion of Japan, the Aerialbots fought against [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when he tried to derail a bullet train full of passengers. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Sometime thereafter, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were recruited by Rodimus Prime to rescue the body of Optimus Prime from [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]. Unfortunately, this only meant they were among the first Autobots exposed to the [[Hate Plague|hate plague]]. Despite the madness induced by the red dust, the Aerialbots were apparently still willing to form Superion. Superion ran amok, causing serious property damage, infecting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taking several other Autobots out of action. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

When the Decepticons invaded Cybertron searching for the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], the Aerialbots tried to stop them. Unfortunately, they didn't reckon with [[Sixshot]]. Silverbolt's team was taken down in a matter of seconds, with him being personally eliminated by Cyclonus, wielding Sixshot in gun mode. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Silverbolt somehow survived Sixshot's direct hit, and was finally defeated [[The Rebirth, Part 3|two episodes later]] by [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] then took his [[power pack]] to use as fuel for the giant rocket engine they were constructing for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] confronted Menasor at a baseball stadium, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots arrived as back-up. They formed Superion to engage Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] was injured, Superion targeted the Decepticon combiners' legs, shaking them loose and giving the smaller Protectobots a chance to link up with the Decepticon gestalts and override control of their bodies. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}} After the Autobots discovered a utopia island paradise, it was besieged by Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who wanted to build an impregnable fortress. [[Kenji]] radioed for help, and Optimus Prime sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to the rescue. As Superion, they fought off [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using their smarts to outthink the evil warriors. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

====''Scramble City'' cartoon====
Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were dispatched from the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to aid Optimus Prime in battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their aerial firepower frankly overwhelmed the marauding Decepticons, and sent them home with their transistors between their struts. On his second attempt, Megatron sent the Stunticons, who were considerably more successful in engaging the Autobots. Damaged in jet modes, Silverbolt the Aerialbots chose instead to merge and form Superion. As Superion, they possessed scramble combining abilities, but so did the Stunticons when they formed Menasor. The Aerialbots were in the midst of reconfiguring their limb formation when Fireflight, being...well, a daydreaming idiot, mixed up whether he was supposed to be the right leg or the left. His indecision gave Menasor time to shoot him down, and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assumed the place of Superion's right leg instead, corrupting his programming. Silverbolt and the others were trapped as Superion, literally fighting themselves, until Fireflight retook his place as Superion's limb. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

====''The Great Transformer War'' comic====
In 2010, Galvatron kidnapped [[Dalton|Doctor Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to utilize his skills and improve the Decepticons' combiner technology. Silverbolt and the Aerialbots joined the Protectobots in assaulting Trypticon, in hopes of rescuing the hostage scientist. Silverbolt and his team formed Superion for a first strike, but the Decepticon combiners countered with their deployment modes, launching the Stunticon and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] troops with enough force to tear Superion apart. The Protectobots stood guard over [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] as he performed battlefield triage on the Aerialbots in his repair bay mode, bringing them back online. Silverbolt then transformed into launcher mode and unleashed the Aerialbots in their own scramble attack, blinding Menasor and Bruticus long enough for the Autobots to escape safely with Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were stationed at Autobot City on Earth in 2011. When Galvatron attacked Cybertron via the old [[space bridge]] network, the Aerialbots were summoned to Cybertron as reinforcements. They soon arrived with the [[Trainbot]]s and quickly joined the battle. Silverbolt and his team formed Superion and battled [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and Devastator. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the combined Aerialbots fought alongside [[Raiden]] and Defensor against the Decepticon combiners, and were nearly crushed when Bruticus collapsed a building on their position. They were bailed out by the arrival of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. When Hot Rod began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots returned to the humans' planet to assist him. They confronted the Stunticons in the desert, pitting Superion against Menasor yet again. The battle was so fierce, it eventually carried them to the Arctic, where Hot Rod was searching. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Silverbolt and his flying comrades joined the [[Triple Changer]]s in distracting the Decepticons long enough for [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] to sneak inside Trypticon and gather data on the [[Madmachine]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Sometime later, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were on a research vessel that passed near a [[Metamorpho|strange meteorite]]. The meteorite had been altered by Galvatron to produce gravity-warping waves whenever it detected metal, and so it send the Aerialbots and their ship twisting through space. Although the Decepticons tried to intervene, the Autobots eventually recovered Silverbolt and his injured colleagues. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Following a lengthy repair cycle, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were ready for action when Galvatron and the Decepticons laid siege to Cybertron one last time. Transporting to Cybertron from Earth, they raced into battle (on foot, for some reason). Silverbolt and the team got the drop on the Stunticons when they merged into Superion, smashing and scattering the 'Cons before they could form Menasor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued, the Aerialbots battled Abominus as Superion and later separated to trade blaster fire with the Stunticons. The warring only came to an end once [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s bombs blew up [[Vector Sigma]] and annihilated the planet.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Silverbolt was stationed at Autobot City when a volcano erupted in [[Peru]], threatening a nearby town. Ultra Magnus sent out the Protectobots and [[Trainbot]]s, but they ran into trouble with the Headmasters and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. Silverbolt pleaded with Ultra Magnus to send his men in as reinforcements, but Magnus was worried about leaving the base unguarded by sending out too many of his troops. As Ultra Magnus wracked his brain trying to deal with the problem, the Autobot Headmasters had time to ''fly from [[Athenia]]''. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

When a giant carnivorous plant attacked San Francisco, Ultra Magnus dispatched Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to combat it. Although they made frequent bombing runs on the organism, the Aerialbots were unable to stop it. Only the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his powerful giant [[Transtector]] brought an end to the creature's rampage. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Superion upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When one of Scorponok's Death Towers emerged in Washington D.C., Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were dispatched to investigate it. As part of Superion, Silverbolt participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Silverbolt aerialbots over america.jpg|right|150px|thumb|<div align="center">'''THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!''']]</div>
The Aerialbots were created when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] filmed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combining sequence, ''following a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-sent vision by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] of new [[Special Teams]]''. Using the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime gave the Aerialbots life. The leader, Silverbolt's alternate mode is that of a human transport airplane. After being given life and during testing, Prime ordered them to stop the Decepticon assault on the [[Hoover Dam]].

The fight went well, but [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] used his super-sonic ability to bring out a Transformer's deepest fear; it warped Silverbolt's fear of heights (ironic for an Aerialbot) and forced him to land. The Aerialbots prevailed in the fight, however, and as the Decepticons fled, Silverbolt combined them all to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], trying to stop the drill from absorbing all of the Hoover Dam's electricity.

Superion's reflex was to strike out and kill [[Ricky Vasquez|the human]] who held [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in his gun form, but Silverbolt mentally stepped in and prevented him from doing so. He forced the Aerialbots to disassemble. The human fired Megatron's gun at the drill, winning the day for the Autobots. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[Image:Aerialbots minds wiped marvel 22.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Wheeljack, did you unquestioningly kill the Aerialbots, as per my orders?" "Yep—sure thing, Prime!"]]
Nonetheless, Silverbolt's mind was wiped along with his fellow Aerialbots shortly afterwards, due to Optimus Prime's dissatisfaction with the mission. Silverbolt would appear in other later battles with his teammates, usually getting blown out of the sky, if not to pieces.

Later, when [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] was transporting the human [[Donny Finkleberg]] home, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were sent to do battle with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Both combiners fused, creating [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and Superion. [[Circuit Breaker|Josie Beller]], known as Circuit Breaker, fired upon Superion, however, crippling him heavily and leaving Menasor the victor. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[Image:Silverbolt perchance to dream.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"This must be a flashback... I'm in monochrome!"]]
''They would battle Menasor again at a Blackrock plant, and this time the fusion worked so well everyone found out the others' weaknesses and neuroses. Horrified at his fear of heights being found out, Silverbolt drove Superion into a vicious, brutal fury.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}} ''Following this, Silverbolt and the other Aerialbots would come under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command to investigate enemy activity in Charlston. They would combine into Superion for the fourth and final time—their collective neuroses and loathing of each others' weaknesses made it impossible for Superion to focus on more than one thing at a time.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}} ''Silverbolt would later work to get over his fear.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

With Optimus dead, Silverbolt was one of the high-ranking Autobots gathered by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to decide their new leader. Silverbolt voted for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]—nice one... {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} He later got killed by the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star (issue)|Dark Star}}

[[Image:Grimlockwasthatwise.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] and [[Action Master|Action Masters]] right this way.]]
During the [[Unicron]] War, Grimlock revived Silverbolt along with other fallen Autobots to help in the battle against the Dark God, and when the Decepticons tried to strand the Autobots on a ruined Cybertron, Silverbolt was one of the pilots for Grimlock's reserve ships. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

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=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Silverbolt sunstreaker perchance to dream.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Hey, who's the joker that left this cyber-bug in my CR chamber?"]]
''Kept in inactive rest after his destruction at the hands of Starscream, Silverbolt was revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] when the future Decepticon infiltrated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and attempted to reprogram several Autobots into working for him, using their darker impulses as a focus. Galvatron succeeded in reactivating Silverbolt and several others, but failed to command their loyalty, and they turned his own [[mind bug]] technology against him.'' {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}} ''When Optimus Prime took the Ark out into space shortly thereafter, leaving [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in charge of Autobot activity on Earth, Silverbolt joined the new Earthforce in opposing the remaining Decepticon factions, led by Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].'' {{storylink|Break-Away!}} ''Perhaps at Silverbolt's request, the other Aerialbots were also revived in short order, and joined Earthforce as well. When Wheeljack's new defense grid for the Earthbase went awry, Silverbolt assembled the Aerialbots to fly air support for Prowl as he attempted to re-enter the base and shut down the system from the inside.'' {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

''Sometime later, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were operating as Superion when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] zapped them with a [[cerebro-shell]], causing the super-robot to rampage through the countryside. A human named [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] eventually managed to climb inside and remove the shell from Superion's cerebral circuitry.'' {{storylink|Inside Story!}}

''Sent on a mission to [[Stanix]] with five other Autobots, he was captured by [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who had tortured his comrades millions of years ago. Silverbolt got them to face their fear and move past it, saving their lives.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

=====''Another Time and Place''=====
Silverbolt was part of the Autobot force who travelled to [[Hydrus Four]] to rescue the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Along with his fellow Aerialbots, [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], he performed a bombing run on the Decepticon-held medcenter where they were trying to revive Megatron. {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
After the defeat of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his Decepticons on [[Klo]], the Autobots split into smaller combat units throughout the universe. Once Optimus Prime and Grimlock learned of the threat posed by the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]], though, the Autobot forces reconsolidated under their command. Slingshot and the other Aerialbots were first seen after the Autobots had retreated to an asteroid sanctuary for retraining. They were, um, outsmarted by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

Later, when Grimlock decided to countermand Prime's orders and come to his aid against the Decepticons on Earth, Silverbolt was part of the rescue team he assembled. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} He was also involved in the two major offensives against the Cybertronians, on Ethos and at Autobase Earth. {{storylink|Escalation!}} {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Silverbolt and his fellow Aerialbots became one of the first Autobot "[[Special Teams]]" several million years ago, adopting the process used to create [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in order to become Superion. The unchecked destructive power of these super-robots was eventually recognized by the Autobot and Decepticon factions, however. By the time of the [[Dark Ages]], the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] had been ratified, strictly forbidding Special Teams from operating together on any given faction, in order to prevent these titans from tearing the planet apart. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[Image:DWPrimeDirective6_Autobots_wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Although they were apparently not part of the Ark's original crew, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots somehow arrived on Earth and were part of Optimus Prime's unit in the 1980s. The war on the human homeworld raged until 1998 when the Decepticons were finally defeated, and in the following year, the ''[[Ark II]]'' was constructed to take the Transformers home. However, the ship was sabotaged by the rogue engineer-turned arms dealer Adam Rook, known as [[Lazarus]], and General [[Robert Hallo]], who planned on reprogramming the Transformers into the service of the United States military. The Aerialbots were some of the few Transformers who were not recovered by Lazarus for his reprogramming venture, now aimed at hiring out the Transformers to the highest bidder. Instead, they lay immobile in the Arctic waters until reactivated as Superion in 2002 by Optimus Prime, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots in their Superion form, battled the Decepticons in the Northwest Territories of [[Canada]] {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} and again in [[San Francisco]]. During the latter conflict, Superion was broken down into his individual components while battling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} When Megatron failed to convince Optimus Prime to join his cause, Silverbolt and his team were freed and eventually reunified in order to intercept a nuclear missile (launched by General Hallo) headed for the California coastline. Superion, and by extension the Aerialbots, were destroyed in stopping the missile. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

Their remains were collected secretly by [[Earth Defense Command]] and held in Area 51. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0|Generation One #0}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
Four million years ago, Silverbolt attended a victory celebration on Cybertron after the Autobots stopped a Decepticon energon convoy from reaching its destination. He was seen chatting with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] at the party. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[Image:SpotlightBlaster Silverbolt.jpg|left|150px|thumb|His bedside manner could use some work...]]
In the modern era, with Optimus Prime leading the Autobots in the field, Silverbolt became Operation Commander on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]; [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was one of his senior officers. He was involved in trying to find the attempted assassin of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], deducing the assailant had to be an Autobot. To catch the would-be killer, Silverbolt and Blaster concocted a plan where the Autobot morale-booster set himself as bait. Silverbolt and his men waited as backup while Blaster dealt with the assassin (who turned out to be a mind-controlled [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]), but he nearly stormed into the room when he saw that "the Voice" was not armed with a weapon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Several years later, Silverbolt was mentioned as being on Earth by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

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===IDW Beast Wars comics===
[[Image:Maximalimperium.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Though his aerial insecurities are now mostly a thing of the past, he still mutters a short prayer or mantra as he takes flight. Though taking to the air might bring about some queasiness in him still, Silverbolt believes that courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to overcome it. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

Silverbolt was a member of the Maximal counterpart to the [[Tripredacus Council]], the [[Maximal Imperium]], alongside former Autobot teammates [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Silverbolt toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Oh God, I'm in the middle of a white cloud!" *faints*]]
*'''Silverbolt''' (Aerialbot, 1986/1991)
**''Team ID number:'' '''A1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-50'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Electrostatic discharger rifle|Electrostatic Discharger Rifle]]", "Blast Shield" chest plate, Superion's head, 2 fists (left & right), 2 foot stands (left & right), ramp and "Blast Deflector" waist plate

:Silverbolt transforms into a Concord SST jet liner, and also has a third launcher/base mode for use with the other Aerialbots. A particular weakness of Silverbolt's design is the way both his legs are connected to his hips by a long pin going through several very small (and weak) plastic hinges that are put under stress as the immediate joint underneath this assembly is a swivel used during transformation. His [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release has a spring powered launcher mechanism for the "base" mode that was removed from his [[Hasbro]] releases, leaving only a piece that flopped around uselessly on his chest. He was available both alone and in a gift set with his teammates.

: In Japan, the entire Aerialbot team were offered (as individual purchases) as mail-order items in US packaging during ''[[Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''. Silverbolt cost 2000 yen and three [[Robot Point|robot points]] and did not include the base mode launcher.

: The Aerialbots were later sold as part of the [[Classics (Europe)|European Classics]] toyline in 1991, still without the "base" mode launcher on Silverbolt.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Silverbolt at TFU.info]''

*'''Superion''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-55'''

: Silverbolt was also available with the other Aerialbots as part of a Superion giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases for the same markets (i.e., the Takara version of Silverbolt included the you-know-what).

===Generation 2===
*'''Silverbolt''' (1994)
**''Team ID number:'' '''A5'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Missile launchers, 2 missiles, chest plate, Superion's head, 2 fists (left & right), 2 feet (left & right), ramp and waist plate

:For the [[Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], Silverbolt's toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] in blue and red, and his wings were [[Retool|retooled]] to hold a new pair of spring-loaded missile launchers (reused from the ''Generation 2'' versions of [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]). No base mode launcher here, either...
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Generation 2 Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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{{picsneeded|Generation 2 toy pics that aren't ganked from TFU.info.}}

===Beast Wars===
[[Image:Silverbolt-bw-magnaboss-toy2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|House the people living on the street. Shoe the children with no shoes on their feet.]]
*'''Magnaboss''' (Ultra, 1997)

: Silverbolt transforms from an eagle into a robot, with portions of his wings turning into a pair of swords. Each wing also contains a spring-loaded missile launcher. He is able to combine with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], his package buddies, forming part of the torso and helmet to the giant robot [[Magnaboss]].

: This mold was used to make ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]].

:The Magnaboss toy included no information about its 3 components beyond their names. The character was finally established by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] to be Generation 1 Silverbolt a decade after its release in 2007.

: Silverbolt is rumoured to be a sufferer of the dreaded [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Thankfully he is not one of the more common cases and most Silverbolts have survived many years of playwear. Unlike, say, [[Slingshot]] .
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Beast Wars Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
{{picsneeded|Japanese version}}
====Classic Series====
[[Image:Universe2008 Silverbolt toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Will the new [[size class]] solve his long-running [[scale]] problems? Only time will tell...]]
*'''Silverbolt''' (Ultra Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' "Electron Bolt Rifle", "Electron Bolt"

: Part of the second wave of [[Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] Ultra-class toys, Silverbolt transforms into a (fictional) FB-129 supersonic fighter-bomber. As an Ultra-scale toy, he comes with various light and sound [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] (exactly the same ones as Universe [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]), including a machine gun type sound when one presses the big red button on the fuselage, and different classic transformation sound effects depending on whether he is being transformed from vehicle mode or vice versa. His spring-loaded missile-launching blaster features a B-2 Stealth bomber as a decorative shape. His '''BOLT-25''' markings reference both his name and the twenty-fifth (silver) anniversary of the Transformers brand.

:The Japanese ''Transformers USA'' version of this toy for the [[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' line]] features much brighter white plastic, replacing most of his grey plastic with the same white for a better match with his cartoon model. Also, the red on his chest is now a matching shade of red rather than the two tones seen on the ''Universe'' version.

: This mold was also used to make [[Darkwing|Darkwind]] and [[Skyjack|Skyfall]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Universe Silverbolt (Ultra) at TFU.info]''

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*'''Special Team Leaders''' (Legends Class multi-pack, 2008)

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] toy, Silverbolt transforms into a Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet. He is only available in a Target-[[exclusive]] gift set along with Legends-class versions of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattorshot]], [[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grrr]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]].

: This mold was also used to make Legends-class ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and 2008's ''Universe'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFULegendsSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Universe Silverbolt (Legends) at TFU.info]''

====G1 Series====
[[Image:Universe2008 Silverbolt combiner.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)

:Available only as a component of ''Universe'' Superion, this version of Silverbolt is a white and black redeco of ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]], transforming into a futuristic supersonic jet similar to an SR-71 Blackbird. As a toy derived from the ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]"s, he can attach any ''Energon'' combiner limbs to the Powerlinx ports located on his arms and legs, though nominally he combines with his fellow Aerialbots to become Superion.

: Like the Storm Jet version of the sculpt, Silverbolt features several instances of [[misassembly]]: Namely, his inside legs are swapped so that the knee joint faces the wrong way. Furthermore, his shoulders are also misassembled, since there is a molded chevron...in his armpit.

:The Superion five-pack, despite being initially intended as a ''Universe'' [[Target]] [[exclusive]], was only released in ''Universe'' packaging on some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American Target stores (and Zellers stores in Canada) received an unchanged version of the toy in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging, still named [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]], with all the individual components, including [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]], retaining their names as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Universe Silverbolt (Multi-pack) at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:G1silverboltchestonoff.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sometimes Silverbolt just wants to naked it up.]]
* Silverbolt's [[character model]] is based on the toy with Superion's chest plate attached. Even Silverbolt's [[package art]] includes the Superion chest plate, though his robot mode is without it on the back-of-the-box art and in his own instructions. Attaching Superion's chest plate results in limited elbow positioning, so it would appear he was not designed to use it in this mode, though [[Sixshot|it wouldn't be out of the question]]. Either someone along the way made a mistake or realized that he looked really terrible without it.

:* Because the Superion chest plate was used with Silverbolt's robot mode so prevalently, his ''Universe'' toy incorporates details from it.

* Due to the size of his original toy's alternate mode, in that form he should be one of the biggest Transformers around (approximately 164 feet, 5 inches tall!). This means he's one of the most [[Scale|out-of-scale]] Generation 1 characters, both as a toy and in all of his depictions in fiction.

[[Image:SilverboltPrimeVisualworks.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is the most hardcore Silverbolt has ever been.]]
* Apparently Silverbolt sometimes lets Prime ride on his back while dropping bombs on Decepticons from above. Bet you didn't know Concords could even CARRY bomb-loads!

* Oddly, the ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' depicts him with the eagle head for his robot mode head. It also reveals that Silverbolt had lost most of his fear of heights by the time he gained this form.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Silverbolt''' (シルバーボルト ''Shirubāboruto'')
*''French:'' '''Éclairo''' (Canada, "Lightningo")
*''Italian:'' '''Radiant'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yin Jian''' (China, 銀劍, "Silver Sword"), '''Yín Shǎn-dìan''' (Taiwan, 銀閃電, "Silver Bolt")
*''Russian:'' '''Arbalet''' (Арбалет, "Arbalest")

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

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