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2009-10-19T00:11:55Z

173.71.84.186:

==Teleportation?==
I don't recall him teleporting anywhere in the cartoon, nor is it referenced in the summary, so where does that note come from exactly? Is it just someone jumping to conclusion from some continuity error?--[[User:MCRG Again|MCRG Again]] 19:28, 18 October 2009 (EDT)
:No, he does. It's in Past Part 1, I think.

All Hail Megatron issue 16

2009-10-15T03:19:16Z

173.71.84.186:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #16
|prev=All Hail Megatron issue 15
|next=
|image=AHM16ri.jpg
|caption=Finally out of the ''AHM'' hole!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 14]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October, 2009
|written by=[[Mike Costa]] "The Man of Steel" [[Zander Cannon]] "Hidden"
|art by=[[Guido Guidi]] "The Man of Steel" [[Chee Yang Ong]] "Hidden"
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]] "The Man of Steel" [[Moose Baumann]] "Hidden"
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|''All Hail Megatron'']]
}}
'''Finally the last of ''All Hail Megatron''. Huzzah!'''

=="The Man of Steel"==
'''Spike is now a hero who gets a unique opportunity.'''

===Synopsis===
Spike lies in a hospital, cared for by a number of nurses who seemingly forgot some part of their clothing...
He is visited by three officials, who have an offer for him, but first want to know how he got into the miserable state he is in.
Spike tells them that after the main [[Decepticon]] force war driven off, he became part of a team whose mission was to find any remaining robots, hidden and / or (partially) incapacitated and deactivate them. After a while, they stumbled across Ravage, who very nearly ended his life, but Spike finally made it, though badly hurt.

The visitors reveal that [[Skywatch]] shall become an international organization with the purpose of protecting earth from alien (read: [[Transformer]]) danger, and they want Spike to be the head of its strike force. He agrees, but is none to happy when he thereafter gets to know that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] is overall chief of Skywatch.

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (7)*
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (8)*
|c3=
* [[Frank Shin]] (1)
* unnamed colonel (2)
* [[Peter Dille]] (3)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
* unnamed nurses (5)
* unnamed sergeant and other military (6)*
}}
{{note|*in flashback}}

===Quotes===
"Major Witwicky. A pleasure to meet you."
:"Yeah, hi guys. It's gonna be a few weeks before I can do autographs. Sorry."
—Peter Dille and Spike, who's getting a wee bit full of himself.

===Errors===
* Where did Thrust come from?

===Items of note===
* The colonel seems to imply that the former head of Skywatch was not American.

=="Hidden"==
'''Bumblebee puts himself in danger to be a hero.'''

===Synopsis===
{{issuestub}}

===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (11)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (12)
|c3=
* unnamed sergeant (2)
* [[Lopez]] (3)
* [[Klonowski]] (4)
* unnamed military (5)
* Karen's husband (6)
* Karen, and the rest of her family (7)
}}

===Quotes===
* TBD

===Errors===
* The Autobots have their [[GEEWUN]] designs, rather than their typical IDW designs.

===Items of note===
* Ratchet has a [[Ratchet (Movie)|movie-inspired]] logo on his arm.
* The story is followed by [[Decepticomments]] with [[Denton J. Tipton|DoubleDenton]].
* Also included is an [[IDWords]] section featuring the upcoming ongoing series in an interview with [[Mike Costa]] and [[Don Figueroa]].

==Covers (4)==
{{picsneeded|cover A and Comic Con}}
* '''Cover A:''' Spike vs. Ravage, art by [[Guido Guidi]] and colors by [[Josh Burcham]].
* '''Cover B:''' Bumblebee hangs with his VW Beetle homies, art by [[Chee Yang Ong]] and colors by [[Moose Baumann]].
* '''Cover RI:''' Bumblebee looks through a hole; art and colors by [[Trevor Hutchison]].
* '''Long Beach Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] at the beach in an homage to the movie ???; art and colors by [[E. J. Su]].
<gallery>
Image:AHM16a.jpg
Image:AHM16b.jpg
Image:AHM16ri.jpg
Image:AHM16longbeach.jpg
</gallery>

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 issues]]

Starscream's New Body

2009-10-11T19:00:40Z

173.71.84.186: /* Notes */ spelling error

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Henkei! Henkei! (pack-in comic)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' (''Transformers Generations 2009'' series)
|title="Starscream's New Body"
|japanese=スタースクリームの新しいボディ
|romaji=Starscream no Atarashii Body
|prev=Starscream's Ambition
|image=Skids_and_screech.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Million Publishing]]
|date=[[August 18]], 2009
|published in=''[[Transformers Generations 2009|Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3]]''
|story=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Guido Guidi]]
}}

'''Starscream demonstrates his ghostly powers and two new Autobots enter the picture.'''

==Synopsis==
As [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's ghost]] faces down [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] he reveals his origin and the depths of his scheme. He isn't [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in mini-comics|the Starscream Megatron knows]], but actually the Starscream from [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity|another dimension]] who was killed by the [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] of that dimension. He has traveled to this universe in order to possess this Starscream, thereby allowing him to live again. Oh, and dethrone Megatron, but that's sort of a given.

[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] attempt to seize Starscream's ghost, only for Onslaught to become possessed. Starscream then uses Onslaught's body to dispatch with Astrotrain and attack Megatron.

Outside [[Decepticon]] HQ, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] asks [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] just why their risking their necks to save Megatron from Starscream. Mirage informs him that if Starscream defeats Megatron, they'll be next in line. Suddenly, a dimensional gateway to Starscream's home universe opens up, allowing Autobot Quantum Operatives [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]] to leap through. They intend to [[Susan Hoffman#Related characters|"bust"]] the Starscream's "ghost".

To gain the advantage, Mirage projects Starscream's worst fear before his very eyes: Galvatron. Horrified, Starscream's ghost evacuates Onslaught's body and flies screaming back to his home dimension through the gateway. Skids remarks with amusement that ''they'' managed to spook a ghost, while Screech is relieved that Starscream has been forced back to "his old haunts".

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (5)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (6)
* [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]] (7)
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (8)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's ghost]] (2)
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (3)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (4)
* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (illusion) (9)
}}

==Notes==

*The identity of the spectral Starscream floating around the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' universe is at last revealed. This is the ghost of the Starscream from the Generation 1 cartoon universe, who first appeared as a spook in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" and has popped up just about everywhere since then.

*Starscream was, of course, killed by Galvatron in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

*This comic is a bit of an anomaly so far as Japanese Transformers fiction goes. Million Publishing hired two famed ''Western'' Transformers talents, Simon Furman and Guido Guidi, as opposed to dipping into their homegrown pool of Japanese talent. An oddity, considering this comic was created strictly for the Japanese market with no intention of reaching Western shores.

*Also of bizarre note, this comic was published in both Japanese ''and'' English language formats within this volume of ''Generations 2009''.

==External link==
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6157/20/ "Starscream's New Body" at the Allspark]

[[Category: Henkei! Henkei! pack-in issues]]

Galvatron Terror

2009-10-11T18:53:37Z

173.71.84.186: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=48
|prev=Formidable
|next=Destructive Power
|title=Galvatron Terror
|japanese=恐ろしや! 巨大ガルバトロン
|romaji=Osoroshi ya! Kyodai Galvatron
|translation=Terrifying! Giant Galvatron
|image=E48 titlecard.jpg
|caption=Galvatron TERROR. Fire BAAAD.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[December 3|3 December]] 2004 (Japanese) [[March 4]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Six Shot and Galvatron both want the Super Energon... who will succeed?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] bashes [[Six Shot]] into a wall and holds his sword to his throat for his insubordination. Six Shot's promises to be loyal manage to save him. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] points out that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] becomes more powerful when he combines with the other [[Autobot]]s.

In a passageway below ground, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] chastises [[Sally Jones|Sally]] for recklessly squeezing her way into a damaged side passage, with much butt-wiggling and almost-upskirt and ''yeesh''.

In the control room, Six Shot tries to relax with a good comic book about [[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|catgirls]]... but it's hard to read with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snowcat]] glowering at him from inches away. He suggests that, since not much is going on, their time might be better used getting some [[Super Energon]] for themselves, since Galvatron will inevitably use more of it to help him defeat the powered-up Optimus, and Starscream will get a dose too, moving him even further up the ladder and leaving them behind. The three goons transform and leave; Six Shot sets to work and quickly traps the three in a corridor. He sets off for the Super Energon himself, leaving the control room empty... as a watching Sally notes.

Starscream blasts his way to where the goons are trapped, having come to see why the corridors were blocked. He's not happy to realize that they've left Six Shot alone in the control room.

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and their crew of [[Omnicon]]s arrive at the [[Primus]] chamber. [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Jones]] greets his son warmly, only to be totally ignored. [[Rad White|Rad]] informs him that Primus is visibly weaker since powering up Optimus. Suddenly, Sally's voice rings out; she informs the others of the empty control room and that Galvatron is heading for the control room. The group splits up, some heading to stop Galvatron, the rest going to the control center.

Starscream arrives in the control room, prompting Sally to hide. Meanwhile, Six Shot descends toward the Super Energon chamber, with Galvatron not far behind. Six Shot ambushes him when he arrives; Galvatron sics Scorponok on the traitor.

Ironhide, Kicker and the Omnicons are climbing down the elevator shaft, when an impact knocks them loose and sends them falling the rest of the way. After seeing the battling [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, Kicker and the Omnicons head after Galvatron, but are delayed by a swarm of Terrorcons. Six Shot's battle with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] likewise delays him, and Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

Remember the Unicron orb? It's still there.

Galvatron laughs as he bathes in the Super Energon, feeling its power.

Remember the painting on the [[Super Energon Temple]] ceiling? It's still there.

Starscream and the goons are fighting the Autobots who have managed to make it to the base and can't get into the control chamber, which Sally has sealed off. Starscream suspects the humans are responsible for their troubles. Sally also opens the space gate, and Rodimus and the others arrive over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

The planet quakes, signaling to a frustrated Six Shot that Galvatron has reached the Super Energon. Galvatron emerges from the pool, empowered. Starscream senses him powering up, and heads to the surface; the goons follow.

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rad, you lucky...]]
Sally's control panel explodes, but salvation comes—sort of—in the form of stuck-in-the-sliding-doors Dr. Jones. Sally promptly ignores her oblivious father to run into the arms of Rad. The Autobots arrive, and order the humans to evacuate to safety on [[Ocean Planet]].

The planet quakes as a gigantic Galvatron emerges, and Six Shot is the first to feel his new might. Despite his pleadings, Galvatron obliterates him, grinding him under his heel. A wounded Scorponok limps back to his master.

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and some Omnicons head for Ocean Planet with Sally and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda]]. Rad notes that Sally sure is growing up fast... a sentiment that earns him a sharp warning from Dr. Jones.

Galvatron is huge and powerful, and his troops exult. A broken Six Shot tells Scorponok that he's finally free of Galvatron's tyranny, but Scorponok points out the price he paid.

Optimus, Omega and the others head back to Cybertron, while [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] frets over what they'll find there.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=
|c3=
|c4=
}}

==Quotes==

==Other Notes==
===Lost in Translation===
* It starts right away ''again'', as Starscream randomly states that Optimus becomes more powerful when combining with the other Autobots—as if anybody hadn't figured that out 40 episodes earlier. In ''Super Link'', he notes a similarity between Optimus's recent [[Formidable|super-sized power-up]] and that of the [[Insecticon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]] not long before that.
* Immediately thereafter, the dub omits Six Shot vowing not to give up the [[Super Energon]] to Galvatron.
* The dub has Ironhide observing that the Terrorcons are now fighting each other... when it's actually Scorponok and Six Shot fighting. In ''Super Link'', he just wonders if they're actually on the same side.
* The green energon gas overlay is missing from the dub's animation as Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

===Pain Count===
* "Uh?": 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is hand drawn while she, Kicker, Ironhide, and the Omnicons watch Scorponok battle Sixshot.
* Galvatron's face also gets the cel animation upgrade as he bathes in the Super Energon.
* [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] actually gets a rare robot-mode appearance; he's briefly seen wrestling with Landmine.
* Six Shot doesn't seem terribly upset about being killed; he just kind of goes "Gah" as Galvatron steps on him.

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Galvatron Terror

2009-10-11T18:52:47Z

173.71.84.186: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Superlink
|ep=48
|prev=Formidable
|next=Destructive Power
|title=Galvatron Terror
|japanese=恐ろしや! 巨大ガルバトロン
|romaji=Osoroshi ya! Kyodai Galvatron
|translation=Terrifying! Giant Galvatron
|image=E48 titlecard.jpg
|caption=Galvatron TERROR. Fire BAAAD.
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Kei'ichirō Kawaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[December 3|3 December]] 2004 (Japanese) [[March 4]], 2005 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Six Shot and Galvatron both want the Super Energon... who will succeed?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] bashes [[Six Shot]] into a wall and holds his sword to his throat for his insubordination. Six Shot's promises to be loyal manage to save him. [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] points out that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] becomes more powerful when he combines with the other [[Autobot]]s.

In a passageway below ground, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] chastises [[Sally Jones|Sally]] for recklessly squeezing her way into a damaged side passage, with much butt-wiggling and almost-upskirt and ''yeesh''.

In the control room, Six Shot tries to relax with a good comic book about [[Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B|catgirls]]... but it's hard to read with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snowcat]] glowering at him from inches away. He suggests that, since not much is going on, their time might be better used getting some [[Super Energon]] for themselves, since Galvatron will inevitably use more of it to help him defeat the powered-up Optimus, and Starscream will get a dose too, moving him even further up the ladder and leaving them behind. The three goons transform and leave; Six Shot sets to work and quickly traps the three in a corridor. He sets off for the Super Energon himself, leaving the control room empty... as a watching Sally notes.

Starscream blasts his way to where the goons are trapped, having come to see why the corridors were blocked. He's not happy to realize that they've left Six Shot alone in the control room.

[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and their crew of [[Omnicon]]s arrive at the [[Primus]] chamber. [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Dr. Jones]] greets his son warmly, only to be totally ignored. [[Rad White|Rad]] informs him that Primus is visibly weaker since powering up Optimus. Suddenly, Sally's voice rings out; she informs the others of the empty control room and that Galvatron is heading for the control room. The group splits up, some heading to stop Galvatron, the rest going to the control center.

Starscream arrives in the control room, prompting Sally to hide. Meanwhile, Six Shot descends toward the Super Energon chamber, with Galvatron not far behind. Six Shot ambushes him when he arrives; Galvatron sics Scorponok on the traitor.

Ironhide, Kicker and the Omnicons are climbing down the elevator shaft, when an impact knocks them loose and sends them falling the rest of the way. After seeing the battling [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s, Kicker and the Omnicons head after Galvatron, but are delayed by a swarm of Terrorcons. Six Shot's battle with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] likewise delays him, and Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

Remember the Unicron orb? It's still there.

Galvatron laughs as he bathes in the Super Energon, feeling its power.

Remember the painting on the [[Super Energon Temple]] ceiling? It's still there.

Starscream and the goons are fighting the Autobots who have managed to make it to the base and can't get into the control chamber, which Sally has sealed off. Starscream suspects the humans are responsible for their troubles. Sally also opens the space gate, and Rodimus and the others arrive over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

The planet quakes, signaling to a frustrated Six Shot that Galvatron has reached the Super Energon. Galvatron emerges from the pool, empowered. Starscream senses him powering up, and heads to the surface; the goons follow.

[[Image:Sally hugs Rad.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rad, you lucky...]]
Sally's control panel explodes, but salvation comes—sort of—in the form of stuck-in-the-sliding-doors Dr. Jones. Sally promptly ignores her oblivious father to run into the arms of Rad. The Autobots arrive, and order the humans to evacuate to safety on [[Ocean Planet]].

The planet quakes as a gigantic Galvatron emerges, and Six Shot is the first to feel his new might. Despite his pleadings, Galvatron obliterates him, grinding him under his heel. A wounded Scorponok limps back to his master.

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and some Omnicons head for Ocean Planet with Sally and [[Miranda Jones|Miranda]]. Rad notes that Sally sure is growing up fast... a sentiment that earns him a sharp warning from Dr. Jones.

Galvatron is huge and powerful, and his troops exult. A broken Six Shot tells Scorponok that he's finally free of Galvatron's tyranny, but Scorponok points out the price he paid.

Optimus, Omega and the others head back to Cybertron, while [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] frets over what they'll find there.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c2=
|c3=
|c4=
}}

==Quotes==

==Other Notes==
===Lost in Translation===
* It starts right away ''again'', as Starscream randomly states that Optimus becomes more powerful when combining with the other Autobots—as if anybody hadn't figured that out 40 episodes earlier. In ''Super Link'', he notes a similarity between Optimus's recent [[Formidable|super-sized power-up]] and that of the [[Insecticon (Energon)|Terrorcon drones]] not long before that.
* Immediately thereafter, the dub omits Six Shot vowing not to give up the [[Super Energon]] to Galvatron.
* The dub has Ironhide observing that the Terrorcons are now fighting each other... when it's actually Scorponok and Six Shot fighting. In ''Super Link'', he just wonders if they're actually on the same side.
* The green energon gas overlay is missing from the dub's animation as Galvatron enters the Super Energon chamber.

===Pain Count===
* "Uh?": 2

===Animation and/or technical glitches===
*

===Continuity errors===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* Arcee is hand drawn while she, Kicker, Ironhide, and the Omnicons watch Scorponok battle Sixshot.
* Galvatron's face also gets the cel animation upgrade as he bathes in the Super Energon.
* [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] actually gets a rare robot-mode appearance; he's briefly seen wrestling with Landmine.
* Six Shot doesn't seem terribly upset about being killed; he just kind of goes "Gah" as Galvatron steps on him.

[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Transformer clothing

2009-10-11T00:59:14Z

173.71.84.186: /* Capes */

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For more images, please visit the '''[[Transformer clothing/Gallery|Gallery]]'''.</div>
One way that non-Transformer species seem to have influenced [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture is the relatively rare occurrence of [[Transformer]]s wearing clothing.

==Capes==
[[Image:BlasterG2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Optimus and Megatron: Slaves to Fashion]]
From time to time, some high-ranked Cybertronians tend to wear capes. Presumably, they are a symbol of office, as only generals, commanders, and other such leaders have been seen sporting them. Exactly what material these capes are made from is unknown, but one presumes that Earth-style fabrics are likely extremely rare on Cybertron (which could make the capes even ''more'' special, considering).

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] wore capes while serving as the leaders of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. Prime's was purple (the Decepticon color), while Megatron's was red (the Autobot color). Whether this was a symbol of high office or just a desire to look pretty is unknown.

* [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]] wore a cape, large shoulder pads, and a crown at his coronation as Decepticon leader. The crown alone survived [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s blast, only to be crushed under his feet.

* The [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] mostly wore capes (except [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who wore a Batman-like cowl) in the ''Zone'' story pages.

* The members of the [[Maximal High Council]] wear capes, too.

* [[Scavenger (Armada)|''Armada'' Scavenger]] wore a large, body-obscuring cloak when he first arrived on [[Earth]].

*[[Tidal Wave]], or at least a computer simulation's version of him, wore a cloak to conceal his identity before a battle.{{storylink|Distribution}}

*[[Great Convoy]] ''is'' a cape. [[:Image:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg|Seriously]].

==Trenchcoats==
[[Image:Micromastercoats s.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You better accept the terms, or...]]
Quite a few characters have been depicted wearing trenchcoats, mostly when involved in detective work or similarly secretive activity.

* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Generation 1 Nightbeat]] is often seen [[:Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg|wearing a trenchcoat and fedora]], due to their connection with detective fiction. He pulls it off pretty well, actually.
* The [[Air Strike Patrol|Micromaster Air Strike Patrol]] wore trenchcoats and fedoras while trying to pass as human professional wrestlers. Interestingly enough, these coats somehow obscured large physical protrusions on their bodies (jet intakes, wings, etc.). {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

== Ponchos ==
[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|200px|right|thumb|¿Como estas?]]
* The [[Jointron]] brothers have been shown wearing ponchos and sombreros, as well as using mariachi-style guitars and maracas. This is both hilarious ''and'' racist.

*[[Lockdown (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' Lockdown]] wore a "Space Poncho" when he showed up on the remains of the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' in reference to the Man With No Name from the spaghetti western ''A Fistful of Dollars''. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

{{-}}

==Pretenders==
[[Image:Nomates.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No, really, thanks. I got to go now.]]
* Most of the [[Pretender]] toys have clothing molded onto their Pretender shells. Naturally, it's only pretend clothing, being part of the Transformers' shells (which themselves might be considered a form of clothing).
* In the TV commercial for the Pretenders, the human Pretenders can take off and reveal the muscle of the outer shells.
* In ''[[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', human Pretenders wear clothes in their everyday lives as normal humans.
* [[Cloudburst]] also wears normal clothing in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics continuity]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}

{{-}}

==Headwear==
[[Image:MegatronOrigin2 Megs hair.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This didn't happen. This didn't happen. This didn't happen.]]

[[Image:Timelines-rattrap.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A cap-like helmet]]

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wore a [[crown]] during his coronation in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

* [[Cohrada]] wears his father's hat in [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|''Beast Wars Neo'' manga]].

* In the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] wore a removable face-mask that resembled the face of his original toy. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6}} He was later shown to have integrated a similar mask into his head proper. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was also shown to wear a removable face-mask that resembled his toy's face. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

* During the [[War Within: The Dark Ages|Dark Ages]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sported a face-mask resembling his original toy, which was later upgraded into a fully removable helmet that he wore along with detachable armor. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} He would also wear a helmet (based on that of his Classics toy) during the events of ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]''.

* In "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", [[Rattrap]] is seen wearing a removable cap-like helmet.

* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] wore a beret while indulging in his artistic tendencies. He was probably trying to be like human artists though.

* Back in the [[Megatron Origin|dim and distant past]] on Cybertron, it was revealed that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s "bucket-head" is in fact a helmet, presumably a hangover from his mining days. After his [[Cy-Kill (G1)|first kill]] in the [[Gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]] at the [[Forge]], Megatron removed his helmet to reveal a crest of hair-like panels underneath, while the crowd cheered him on. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

* Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] was seen (in a cameo) at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]'s [[:Image:Bumper-funeral.jpg|funeral]] having removed his head/helmet as a mark of respect, along with his unnamed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|albino twin]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

{{--}}

==??????==
[[Image:LiveActionJazz-Skywarp01.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Robot dancing!?]]
Sometimes, people on [[Earth]] wear clothing to look like [[Ramjet (G1)|various Transformers]]. Sometimes this is hot, sometimes this is sad.

{{-}}

==Others==
[[Image:Windcharger flash.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Hey, cover up! There are children watching!]]

[[Image:GrimlockManga.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock say it fun to learn! (Because knowledge is power!)]]

* In an early plan to trap the Decepticons, the Autobots had to run around in lab coats. It was very silly. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

* [[Brawn (G1)|Generation 1 Brawn]] made a seemingly metaphorical reference to footwear called [[proton boots]].

* The magic of [[Christmas]] once made Optimus Prime [[:Image:Christmasprime.jpg|dress up]] in a festive outfit. Obviously, the big guy is a little too open to suggestion. The same holds true for [[:Image:Biggrim christmas.jpg|Grimlock]], it seems.

* [[Grimlock (G1)|Generation 1 Grimlock]] is a king of fashion, at times wearing [[:Image:Biggrim me king.jpg|a crown]], [[:Image:Biggrim.jpg|a bandana]], an [[:Image:Madman Paradise Grimlock drinks.JPG|apron]], a [[:Image:Muk91_robocapers_megrimlockmoviestar.jpg |top hat and cane]] and... err...

* In Japan, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] once dressed in garb modeled after the hooded outfits worn by the Ku Klux Klan. While Westerners would find this to be in very, ''very'' poor taste, the Japanese have been known to be somewhat ignorant about the negative cultural impact the Klan represent. Villains with outfits modeled after the Klan have appeared in many Japanese children's shows, including the [[Wikipedia:Tetsujin 28-go|Japanese version of ''Gigantor'']]. From their perspective, the Klan outfits just "look cool". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7}}

* The [[Convoy Council]] wear robes. They have their reasons, and they do not concern you.

* The [[structure|exostructures]] of the members of [[Council of Ancients]] resemble robes. They also have their reasons.

* [[Scavenger (Armada)|''Armada'' Scavenger]] wore a cloak for his first few appearances for little reason other than the animators probably thought it looked cool.

* In his Unicron-created dream world, ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] wore a crimson sash around his shoulders. He was apparently the ruler of all Cybertron in his dream, so it was probably ceremonial.

* The [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] have disguised themselves as humans using large, heavy jackets, coats, baseball caps, hats, sunglasses, and other items of clothing to try to blend in with other people in robot mode.

[[Image:Heinrad timecop.jpg|right|100px|thumb|And yet, somehow not as ludicrous as the other Time Cop.]]

* [[Heinrad]] wears his [[Ruler of Time and Space]] agent's uniform. {{Storylink|Return to Zero}}

* [[Six-Speed]]'s curiosity about human clothing led him to examine the closets of his [[human]] friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]]. However, his attempt to dress like a human basically amounted to putting random articles of clothing on his limbs, looking more ridiculous than clothing-wearing Transformers normally do. Which is kinda amazing.

* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee]] wore a robe before his wrestling match with [[Colossus Rhodes]], likely more to keep with human tradition than actual need. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] wore a full set of clothes that completely concealed his robot-ness. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
* SCF '''Starscream''' (2002)

:This highly articulated, non-transforming version of Starscream, part of the Japan-exclusive Super Collection Figures series, comes with removable shoulder pads and cloak. He also has a choice of normal head or a head with a crown.

*''Cybertron'' '''Starscream''' (Supreme, 2005)

: Supreme Starscream, a colossally upscaled version of the ''Cybertron'' line's Voyager-class Starscream toy, comes with a Decepticon "Crown of Leadership" obviously based on the one worn by the original Starscream in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]].

*''Star Wars Transformers'' '''[[Darth Vader]]/[[Death Star]]''' (2007)

:The sole Supreme-class figure of the ''Star Wars Transformers'' toyline, this gigantic Darth Vader mech includes an actual cloth cape that can attach to the back of the figure in robot mode in order to more closely resemble Vader in the ''Star Wars'' movies.

{{-}}

*''Masterpiece'' '''Grimlock''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-8'''

: ''[[Masterpiece]]'' Grimlock comes with an intelligence transfer helmet accessory, based upon the device Grimlock used to transfer his super-intelligence into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]". He also comes with an apron and serving tray, to simulate the time he served drinks to alien diplomats in "[[Madman's Paradise]]". He was originally going to come with a crown commonly featured in the [[Grimlock (G1)| Marvel Comics]] as well, but that accessory was omitted.

==Merchandise==
* '''Starscream''' (2002)

: Originally a chase figure in Japan, this remold of the regular figure includes a cape, newly molded limbs, and a head with the crown as seen in the movie.

* '''Coronation Starscream''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Coronation Starscream was an exclusive to on-line retailer Action Figure Xpress. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It features Starscream decked out in the royal crown, cape, and big honkin' shoulder pads he wore (albeit briefly) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
{{-}}

==See Also==
*[[Christmas]] - Some Transformers will dress up for the holiday.
*[[Humanization]]

==External link==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/oddities/oddities_clothes.htm "Transformers that aren't nude" at Obscure Transformers]

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Transformer clothing

2009-10-11T00:58:36Z

173.71.84.186: /* Capes */

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One way that non-Transformer species seem to have influenced [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture is the relatively rare occurrence of [[Transformer]]s wearing clothing.

==Capes==
[[Image:BlasterG2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Optimus and Megatron: Slaves to Fashion]]
From time to time, some high-ranked Cybertronians tend to wear capes. Presumably, they are a symbol of office, as only generals, commanders, and other such leaders have been seen sporting them. Exactly what material these capes are made from is unknown, but one presumes that Earth-style fabrics are likely extremely rare on Cybertron (which could make the capes even ''more'' special, considering).

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]] wore capes while serving as the leaders of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. Prime's was purple (the Decepticon color), while Megatron's was red (the Autobot color). Whether this was a symbol of high office or just a desire to look pretty is unknown.

* [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]] wore a cape, large shoulder pads, and a crown at his coronation as Decepticon leader. The crown alone survived [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s blast, only to be crushed under his feet.

* The [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] mostly wore capes (except [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who wore a Batman-like cowl) in the ''Zone'' story pages.

* The members of the [[Maximal High Council]] wear capes, too.

* [[Scavenger (Armada)|''Armada'' Scavenger]] wore a large, body-obscuring cloak when he first arrived on [[Earth]].

*[[Tidal Wave]], or at least a computer simulation's version of him, wears a cloak to conceal his identity before a battle.{{storylink|Distribution}}

*[[Great Convoy]] ''is'' a cape. [[:Image:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg|Seriously]].

==Trenchcoats==
[[Image:Micromastercoats s.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You better accept the terms, or...]]
Quite a few characters have been depicted wearing trenchcoats, mostly when involved in detective work or similarly secretive activity.

* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Generation 1 Nightbeat]] is often seen [[:Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg|wearing a trenchcoat and fedora]], due to their connection with detective fiction. He pulls it off pretty well, actually.
* The [[Air Strike Patrol|Micromaster Air Strike Patrol]] wore trenchcoats and fedoras while trying to pass as human professional wrestlers. Interestingly enough, these coats somehow obscured large physical protrusions on their bodies (jet intakes, wings, etc.). {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

== Ponchos ==
[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|200px|right|thumb|¿Como estas?]]
* The [[Jointron]] brothers have been shown wearing ponchos and sombreros, as well as using mariachi-style guitars and maracas. This is both hilarious ''and'' racist.

*[[Lockdown (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' Lockdown]] wore a "Space Poncho" when he showed up on the remains of the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' in reference to the Man With No Name from the spaghetti western ''A Fistful of Dollars''. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

{{-}}

==Pretenders==
[[Image:Nomates.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No, really, thanks. I got to go now.]]
* Most of the [[Pretender]] toys have clothing molded onto their Pretender shells. Naturally, it's only pretend clothing, being part of the Transformers' shells (which themselves might be considered a form of clothing).
* In the TV commercial for the Pretenders, the human Pretenders can take off and reveal the muscle of the outer shells.
* In ''[[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', human Pretenders wear clothes in their everyday lives as normal humans.
* [[Cloudburst]] also wears normal clothing in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics continuity]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}

{{-}}

==Headwear==
[[Image:MegatronOrigin2 Megs hair.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This didn't happen. This didn't happen. This didn't happen.]]

[[Image:Timelines-rattrap.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A cap-like helmet]]

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wore a [[crown]] during his coronation in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

* [[Cohrada]] wears his father's hat in [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|''Beast Wars Neo'' manga]].

* In the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] wore a removable face-mask that resembled the face of his original toy. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6}} He was later shown to have integrated a similar mask into his head proper. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was also shown to wear a removable face-mask that resembled his toy's face. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

* During the [[War Within: The Dark Ages|Dark Ages]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sported a face-mask resembling his original toy, which was later upgraded into a fully removable helmet that he wore along with detachable armor. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} He would also wear a helmet (based on that of his Classics toy) during the events of ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]''.

* In "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", [[Rattrap]] is seen wearing a removable cap-like helmet.

* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] wore a beret while indulging in his artistic tendencies. He was probably trying to be like human artists though.

* Back in the [[Megatron Origin|dim and distant past]] on Cybertron, it was revealed that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s "bucket-head" is in fact a helmet, presumably a hangover from his mining days. After his [[Cy-Kill (G1)|first kill]] in the [[Gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]] at the [[Forge]], Megatron removed his helmet to reveal a crest of hair-like panels underneath, while the crowd cheered him on. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

* Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] was seen (in a cameo) at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]'s [[:Image:Bumper-funeral.jpg|funeral]] having removed his head/helmet as a mark of respect, along with his unnamed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|albino twin]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

{{--}}

==??????==
[[Image:LiveActionJazz-Skywarp01.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Robot dancing!?]]
Sometimes, people on [[Earth]] wear clothing to look like [[Ramjet (G1)|various Transformers]]. Sometimes this is hot, sometimes this is sad.

{{-}}

==Others==
[[Image:Windcharger flash.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Hey, cover up! There are children watching!]]

[[Image:GrimlockManga.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock say it fun to learn! (Because knowledge is power!)]]

* In an early plan to trap the Decepticons, the Autobots had to run around in lab coats. It was very silly. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

* [[Brawn (G1)|Generation 1 Brawn]] made a seemingly metaphorical reference to footwear called [[proton boots]].

* The magic of [[Christmas]] once made Optimus Prime [[:Image:Christmasprime.jpg|dress up]] in a festive outfit. Obviously, the big guy is a little too open to suggestion. The same holds true for [[:Image:Biggrim christmas.jpg|Grimlock]], it seems.

* [[Grimlock (G1)|Generation 1 Grimlock]] is a king of fashion, at times wearing [[:Image:Biggrim me king.jpg|a crown]], [[:Image:Biggrim.jpg|a bandana]], an [[:Image:Madman Paradise Grimlock drinks.JPG|apron]], a [[:Image:Muk91_robocapers_megrimlockmoviestar.jpg |top hat and cane]] and... err...

* In Japan, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] once dressed in garb modeled after the hooded outfits worn by the Ku Klux Klan. While Westerners would find this to be in very, ''very'' poor taste, the Japanese have been known to be somewhat ignorant about the negative cultural impact the Klan represent. Villains with outfits modeled after the Klan have appeared in many Japanese children's shows, including the [[Wikipedia:Tetsujin 28-go|Japanese version of ''Gigantor'']]. From their perspective, the Klan outfits just "look cool". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7}}

* The [[Convoy Council]] wear robes. They have their reasons, and they do not concern you.

* The [[structure|exostructures]] of the members of [[Council of Ancients]] resemble robes. They also have their reasons.

* [[Scavenger (Armada)|''Armada'' Scavenger]] wore a cloak for his first few appearances for little reason other than the animators probably thought it looked cool.

* In his Unicron-created dream world, ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] wore a crimson sash around his shoulders. He was apparently the ruler of all Cybertron in his dream, so it was probably ceremonial.

* The [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] have disguised themselves as humans using large, heavy jackets, coats, baseball caps, hats, sunglasses, and other items of clothing to try to blend in with other people in robot mode.

[[Image:Heinrad timecop.jpg|right|100px|thumb|And yet, somehow not as ludicrous as the other Time Cop.]]

* [[Heinrad]] wears his [[Ruler of Time and Space]] agent's uniform. {{Storylink|Return to Zero}}

* [[Six-Speed]]'s curiosity about human clothing led him to examine the closets of his [[human]] friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]]. However, his attempt to dress like a human basically amounted to putting random articles of clothing on his limbs, looking more ridiculous than clothing-wearing Transformers normally do. Which is kinda amazing.

* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee]] wore a robe before his wrestling match with [[Colossus Rhodes]], likely more to keep with human tradition than actual need. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] wore a full set of clothes that completely concealed his robot-ness. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
* SCF '''Starscream''' (2002)

:This highly articulated, non-transforming version of Starscream, part of the Japan-exclusive Super Collection Figures series, comes with removable shoulder pads and cloak. He also has a choice of normal head or a head with a crown.

*''Cybertron'' '''Starscream''' (Supreme, 2005)

: Supreme Starscream, a colossally upscaled version of the ''Cybertron'' line's Voyager-class Starscream toy, comes with a Decepticon "Crown of Leadership" obviously based on the one worn by the original Starscream in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]].

*''Star Wars Transformers'' '''[[Darth Vader]]/[[Death Star]]''' (2007)

:The sole Supreme-class figure of the ''Star Wars Transformers'' toyline, this gigantic Darth Vader mech includes an actual cloth cape that can attach to the back of the figure in robot mode in order to more closely resemble Vader in the ''Star Wars'' movies.

{{-}}

*''Masterpiece'' '''Grimlock''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-8'''

: ''[[Masterpiece]]'' Grimlock comes with an intelligence transfer helmet accessory, based upon the device Grimlock used to transfer his super-intelligence into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]". He also comes with an apron and serving tray, to simulate the time he served drinks to alien diplomats in "[[Madman's Paradise]]". He was originally going to come with a crown commonly featured in the [[Grimlock (G1)| Marvel Comics]] as well, but that accessory was omitted.

==Merchandise==
* '''Starscream''' (2002)

: Originally a chase figure in Japan, this remold of the regular figure includes a cape, newly molded limbs, and a head with the crown as seen in the movie.

* '''Coronation Starscream''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Coronation Starscream was an exclusive to on-line retailer Action Figure Xpress. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It features Starscream decked out in the royal crown, cape, and big honkin' shoulder pads he wore (albeit briefly) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
{{-}}

==See Also==
*[[Christmas]] - Some Transformers will dress up for the holiday.
*[[Humanization]]

==External link==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/oddities/oddities_clothes.htm "Transformers that aren't nude" at Obscure Transformers]

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Autobot

2009-10-11T00:32:27Z

173.71.84.186: /* Cybertron */

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{{disambig2|the faction|Generation 2 watch-Autobot|Autobot (G2)}}
[[Image:Autobot symbol.png|right|250px|thumb|If you don't recognize this symbol, what the heck are you doing here?]]

{{quote|[['Til all are one]].|Autobot rally cry|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

The '''Autobots''' are one of the primary factions in the [[Transformer]]s mythos. They usually find themselves defending both their own race and other species against the [[Decepticon]]s and upholding justice and freedom throughout the galaxy.

They are considered "the good guys" in most, but not in [[Shattered Glass|all]] Transformers stories.

A generally heroic, honorable group, they tend to be dedicated to peace, and feel a need to protect other races from the Decepticons. As a result, they are usually Transformers who change into non-combat oriented alternate modes such as domestic vehicles, cars, trucks, or rescue vehicles. This is not ''always'' the case, however, as their ranks certainly contain ne'er-do-wells, malcontents, and unsavory types, and the necessities of war have led many to adopt more combat-oriented alternate forms. While the Autobots have usually found themselves outnumbered by the Decepticons, the Autobots have always had home-field advantage, having not only the humans' military support, but also having more places on Earth to fall back on, while the Decepticons are entirely unwelcome on Earth.

Key concepts that repeat throughout most continuities are the use of the name [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] (or a variation thereof) to denote Autobot leadership, and the existence of an artifact of great life-giving power, usually referred to as a "[[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]", traditionally held by their leader.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Cybertron''' (サイバトロン ''Saibatoron'')
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Autobotok'''
:''Italian name:'' '''Autorobot'''
:''Polish name:'' '''Autoboty'''
:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Autobóticos'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Optimus'''

==Generation 1 / Beast Era==
===Marvel comics continuity===
====Generation 1 comics====
[[Image:Primag2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The birth of Prima, the first Autobot. Just before Primus went around handing out cigars.]]
In the beginning [[Primus]] created the Transformers, a race of living robots that could change their bodies into the likeness of weapons, vehicles, and machinery, and all Transformers were Autobots, and he saw that they were good. The Autobot symbol (or [[Autobrand]] as it is sometimes called) was based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]], the sleeping guardian Primus left for the day when his plans came to fruition.

At first Autobot numbers were small (a mere [[Thirteen original Transformers|13]] began things), but through [[Reproduction|budding]] they expanded their race to fill the planet. When the correct level of population was reached, a mechanism triggered and memory of the process was wiped from the Transformers minds. At some point in these early days Unicron was able to reach through the mental link he shared with Primus and sow the seeds of corruption in a few Autobots, though this dark cult of Unicron would not bear fruit for a long time.

Eons passed in relative peace. Autobot society formed its own traditions, institutions, city-states and politics. From a human perspective this society resembled that of ancient Rome. [[Senators]] and [[Emirates]] governed wisely or corruptly, priests worshipped Primus and passed his holy Matrix to the chosen bearer (the lineage: [[Prima]] to [[Prime Nova]], Prime Nova to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]), gladiatorial games were held for sport and entertainment, and above it all the [[Overlord (rank)|Overlords]] ruled.

It was only with the advent of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] at the end of the [[Golden Age]], coinciding with the death of the last hereditary Overlord, and the subsequent rise of the Decepticons, that the words "Autobot" and "Transformer" ceased being necessary synonyms and the population was divided by war.

[[Image:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Optimus Prime appears to turn the tide.]]
In the early days of the war the Autobots were overwhelmed by the Decepticon war machine. They fell back again and again and for a while it looked like the war would be quickly lost... and then a young warrior rose from their ranks and rallied the troops to fight back. He made his reputation by denying Megatron access to the [[Underbase]], soon rose to command the Autobots' elite air corps, and then, at last, was granted full command of all Autobot armies. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had turned the tide, and under his leadership the Autobots fought back until Megatron's war machine was stalled out and stalemated.

The war ground on until Autobot scientists detected that their planet's path was going to pass through a deadly asteroid belt. Putting the planet-wide conflict aside for the moment they turned their attention to planetary salvation and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was built.

[[Image:Autobotline.gif|left|400px|thumb|And now, shadow puppet theatre.]]
Optimus and a crew of his best soldiers took the Ark into space and cleared a path for the planet through the asteroid field. Unfortunately with their power depleted from that Herculean task they were then ambushed by Megatron and his Decepticons. The crews of both ships were lost to history.

Without Megatron or Prime the pace of the war slowed considerably. Still, fighting continued and both sides dug in for a long bitter struggle. In Prime’s absence [[Emirate Xaaron]] led the Autobot forces in their struggle to retake their homeworld.

[[Image:Autobots-disintegratedcircuits1.jpg|thumb|right|250px| ]]

The next four million years passed quickly (as it is wont to do) and without any major alteration (only a general degradation) of the situation. Finally news came to Cybertron: Optimus Prime and his forces lived! Yet this news came at a steep price, as it meant a new front had opened in the war. Optimus Prime and his forces fought the Decepticons on the distant world of Earth, while Xaaron, his [[Wrecker]]s, and others carried on the war for Cybertron.

Despite Prime's dedication to protecting Earth, Autobot/Human relations were not good. Humanity viewed all Transformers as threats and attacked any they discovered regardless of faction. Industrialist [[G.B. Blackrock]] tried to inform the public that there were two factions, with the Autobots being the benign faction, but the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]], the government agency tasked with countering the Transformers, was either unable or unwilling to distinguish between factions.

Not long after his survival was discovered, tragedy struck and Optimus Prime was killed on Earth. The Dinobot commander [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took on the leadership of Prime's soldiers, though he favored the abandonment of Earth and a renewed focus on Cybertron.

At roughly the same time, the great Autobot warrior [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] reached an important decision. He was tired of the war and if he could not end it he would leave it behind. Gathering a large following of likeminded warriors he left Cybertron for the world of Nebulos in hopes of a new and peaceful life. This was not to be. Decepticons followed Maximus and opened a third front to the war. In the end both factions abandoned Nebulos and Maximus led them to Earth to unite with the forces under Optimus Prime.

[[Image:LastAutobot.jpg|left|150px|thumb|From Prima to Last Autobot, we come full circle. You may close your notebooks.]]
However, when they arrived they discovered Prime dead and Grimlock less than welcoming. Grimlock and Maximus attempted to establish a single Autobot leader with trial by combat, but were interrupted by a devastating Decepticon attack. The upside of it all was that they ended up putting their differences aside and Optimus Prime was soon reborn to take up leadership of the Earth-based forces once again.

Not long after, a dimensional transporter accident led to the rediscovery and accidental disturbance of Primus deep in the center of Cybertron. The Autobots learned that their ancient myths about Primus were the truth, and Unicron was now coming for them. Since the Creation Matrix had been lost and corrupted, Optimus Prime offered the Autobots' unconditional surrender to the Decepticons in the hopes that this would lead the two factions to stand together against the coming threat. It did, and the Matrix was retrieved and purified in time to stop Unicron. Both Optimus Prime and Emirate Xaaron were killed in the battle, and Grimlock ascended to Autobot leadership again, this time over all Autobots.

The alliance with the Decepticons would be short lived. Cybertron appeared to be destroying itself and the Decepticons betrayed the Autobots, leaving them to die with their world. Grimlock’s leadership led to the Autobots escaping that trap, and walking right into a different one. Oops. Thankfully, the awakening of the Last Autobot saved Cybertron and led to the rebirth of Optimus Prime, who reclaimed Autobot leadership and beat the Decepticons once and for all.

''(From this point both the Marvel Generation 2 and the Fun Publication's Classics comics continue the story in separate and mutually exclusive directions.)''

====Generation 2 comic====
The war finally over, most of the Autobots retired to the revived and prosperous Cybertron. It wasn't to last. Grimlock led a crew of Autobots not ready to take a vacation and put their feet up to try and track down any remaining Decepticon trouble. They found more than they could imagine as they discovered a vast and militant Empire constructed across the stars by Decepticons who left Cybertron long ago.

At the same time, Megatron reared his head again on Earth and soon the surviving Decepticons from the end of the war joined him, intent on restarting the war on Earth. It was not long before Decepticons and Autobots were teamed up against the forces of the Cybertronian Empire. Though this new conflict never touched the revived Cybertron, Earth was devastated by it. The Bot/Con alliance won, but how long this new alliance would last and what [[Liege Maximo|new threats]] awaited remained a question.

===FP Timelines Classics comic===
''(Continuing from the end of the Marvel Generation 1 series.)''

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===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Image:Aubotot gladiator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A Quint slave robot who would later become Autobot leader and bearer of the Matrix: [[U-Haul Robot]] lived in the era before cool names were invented.]]
The Autobots originated as non-living machines, specifically the [[Quintesson]]s' domestic slave robot line. The Autobot symbol was in fact the original Quintesson slave brand. They generally have blue glowing optics. ''(Though the series did not always abide by it, there was some attempt to establish the fact that Autobots could not fly unaided in robot mode while the Decepticons generally could).''

Having achieved sentience and emotion against their creator's expectations, they rebelled and together with the Quintessons' military hardware (the future Decepticons) achieved freedom and kicked their masters to the curb. ''(Of note: no Decepticons are seen in the bits of the rebellion we are witness to, but it is presumed they took part nonetheless.)''

For a time peace reigned. But the military hardware grew restless and eventually declared war on their peace-loving brothers and sisters. During this dark time many ships of Autobot refugees left Cybertron to try to form peaceful colonies elsewhere in the universe.

Eventually the millitary robots were defeated when the Autobots invented the art of [[transforming]]. A new peace settled over Cybertron and what became known as the [[Golden Age]] began. This age was characterized by peace, prosperity, and an abundance of energy such that the metal of the whole planet literally glowed golden with its power. [[Guardian robot]]s patrolled the planet and helped keep the peace.

But eventually the Decepticons acquired the art of transforming as well. Megatron was born and under his leadership they rose up against the Autobots once more. U-Haul Robot was killed by Megatron and passed the Matrix of Leadership to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] who held it safe until a young robot named Orion Pax was injured in one of Megatron's raids and rebuilt by Trion into the first of a new breed of Autobots specifically designed to combat the Decepticons. Thus Optimus Prime was born and under his leadership the Decepticons were stalemated.

The war raged on and eventually drained the entire planet of its once-rich sources of energy, leaving it a damaged, burnt-out gray husk of its former self. With no other choice the Autobots constructed the Ark, designed to fly Optimus Prime and his comrades to other planets in the search for new sources of energy.

The Ark launch bay was attacked just prior to lift-off and the [[Female Autobots]] under the command of [[Elita One]] vanished in the explosions. They were presumed destroyed by both sides, but actually survived to continue underground operations against Shockwave's regime on Cybertron.

[[Image:CosmicRust-BigGroup.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Incompetent fools! There's only like seven Decepticons and fifty of us!"]]
Ambushed by the Decepticons, the Ark crashed into a nearby planet, named [[Earth]]. Crashing into a volcano, the impact rendered all the passengers, including members of both factions, into [[stasis lock]]. They were brought back online when the volcano erupted, and immediately resumed combat, this time on Earth.

The Autobots dedicated themselves to protecting Earth and its inhabitants from Megatron's forces. Their relationship with Earth's human governments and population were generally positive and mutually beneficial.

By 2005, the Decepticons had driven the Autobots from Cybertron, and they were now forced to operate out of two bases on Cybertron's moons with a reserve force at [[Autobot City]] on Earth. The Decepticons hijacked a supply shuttle, [[Battle of Autobot City|laying siege to Autobot City]]. The battle saw the deaths of many Autobots, including Optimus Prime, who in turn passed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. However, [[Unicron]] arrived and devoured the two moons. Megatron, who had been reformatted into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], stole the Matrix from Magnus, intending to use it against Unicron. Galvatron could not open the Matrix, and Unicron proceeded to attack Cybertron, decimating the Decepticon forces on the planet. However, the young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] managed to take the Matrix from Galvatron, causing him to become Rodimus Prime. He opened the Matrix, causing Unicron's body to self destruct. Leaderless, the Decepticons fled the planet, and the Autobots reclaimed Cybertron.

The Autobots remained in control of Cybertron for the next few years, slowly working to revitalize their homeworld. They fairly easily fought off feints by the Quintessons and the remaining Decepticon forces. Eventually Optimus Prime was revived and resumed Autobot leadership. It wasn't until Galvatron launched an all out attack on Cybertron's [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] that the balance again threatened to tip the Decepticons' way. Thankfully it turned out all had been arranged by [[Vector Sigma]] to set in motion the repowering of Cybertron. The Decepticons were defeated, and Cybertron glowed golden with energy reborn at last.

''('''Note:''' in Japan, during [[Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]], the Cybertrons who transformed into automobiles were referred to as a subgroup of the faction called "Autobots".)''

===Beast Wars cartoon===
{{main|Maximal}}

The Autobots won the Great War, and their descendants the [[Maximal]]s succeeded them. It's unclear what happened to the Autobots, though followup series provided more clues.

===Beast Machines cartoon===
[[Image:ProwlMaybe BM.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Where's your Pax Cybertronia now?]]
When [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] subdued Cybertron's population with his [[Transformation lock virus|virus]], he extracted their sparks and used their bodies as raw materials for building [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. [[Optimus Primal]] and his team discovered a junkyard/factory with acres of these corpses, one of which very clearly bore the Autobot symbol (and an uncanny resemblance to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]). {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}} Also, among the [[Vehicon general]]s were the revived Great War veterans [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who may have been Autobots themselves. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike}}

===3H comics===
Many of the great Autobot and Decepticon heroes (such as Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Soundwave, and Megatron) retired to a strange quasi-reality called [[J'nwan]]. Almost all who tried to reach J'nwan and seek their aid succumbed to madness, and the ancient heroes did not appreciate being disturbed by any survivors. However, the great figures did eventually decide to fight once more at [[Omega Point]], an event which erased much of the timeline they had come from. It's unclear whether or not J'nwan or the events regarding it remained intact.

===IDW Beast Wars comics===
The three components of the combiner [[Magnaboss]] are the Autobots [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. They vanished after the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, but it is said they will return in a time of great need. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

===DW Generation 1 comic===
[[Image:AutoLitho.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Come on you bots! Do you want to live forever?!?]]
The Autobots arose as the group who sided with Sentinel Prime and the [[Council of Ancients]] and opposed Megatron's desire for the conquest of Cybertron, but their inexperience with warfare led to a serious tactical disadvantage. Sentinel Prime led the war effort for half a million years, until Megatron killed him in combat, hoping to secure the Matrix from him. Sentinel's successor, Optimus Prime, originally decided to evacuate Cybertron, fearing that, even if the Autobots won, Cybertron would be a wasteland. However, a subsequent encounter between Optimus Prime and Megatron, where he learned of the planetary engines the Decepticon leader hoped to power with the Matrix, convinced Prime to remain on Cybertron. {{storylink|The War Within}}

Later, Optimus Prime and Megatron disappeared in a space bridge explosion. Without strong leadership, both sides degenerated into factions. The [[Wrecker]]s and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] broke off from the main Autobot army, which was led by Prowl {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}. After [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] took control of the Autobots, he reunified the factions, and manage to negotiate a cease-fire with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] Decepticons and Ratbat's [[Ultracon]]s. However, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's]] [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] made a last ditch assault, and Megatron suddenly returned leading the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], an army of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] drones created by the Quintessons. Megatron managed to conquer Cybertron, forcing most of the Autobots into slavery and the escapees into hiding. The period of Autobot enslavement ended when Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron and the Air Warriors were destroyed. ''We don't know how.'' {{storylink|War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Four million years before humans arose, Cybertron was threatened by a massive asteroid. The Autobots developed the ''Ark'' to destroy the asteroid. They were successful, but Megatron attacked with the ''Nemesis''. Both ships crashed on Earth, with both crews aboard the ''Ark''. On Cybertron, Ultra Magnus and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] worked to keep the Autobots from splitting up again. With energon growing scarce, Magnus agreed to work with Shockwave to create the [[Micromaster]]s, downsized Transformers intended for better fuel efficiency. Magnus also launched [[Operation: Containment]], a twofold program intended to prevent the Decepticons from threatening other planets and locating the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Micromasters}} However, with the [[Great Shutdown]], all Transformers entered a period of enforced [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave was the first to be reactivated, and made peace with the Autobots, installing himself as Head of State with an Autobot High Council as a legislature.

On Earth, the Autobots on the ''Ark'' awoke in 1984. Cut off from Cybertron, and seeing that a sentient species had evolved around them, the Autobots resolved to defend Earth from the Decepticons. Over the next fifteen years, the Autobots were largely successful at preventing a Decepticon conquest, while also befriending the [[Witwicky]] family. Eventually, the Autobots allied with the humans and defeated the Decepticons, capturing them. However, rogue elements of the United States Military, apparently being manipulated by Shockwave, sabotaged the ''[[Ark II]]'', capturing several Autobots and most of the Decepticons, until the chief scientist, [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], went rogue and set himself up as an arms dealer. [[Robert Hallo]], the original mastermind of the conspiracy, used [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to reactivate Optimus Prime, who revived the Autobots and stopped a reactivated Megatron. {{storylink|Prime Directive}} A year later, Shockwave came to tie up loose ends and acquire the Matrix from Prime. A rebel Autobot cell managed to rescue Prime, who united the other resistance groups, and Shockwave was overthrown, bringing Cybertron under Autobot control. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===IDW Generation 1 comic===
{{ongoing}}
In somewhat of a twist from other continuities, the early Autobots in [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] universe were less noble than their counterparts from the others. Millions of years ago, the Autobots were a police force appointed by the [[senate]]. The senate grew corrupt and their Autobot enforcers were seen as little more than thugs. During the closure of an [[Energon (fuel)|energon]]-mining facility, an outspoken miner was beaten to death by an Autobot guard. This sparked a riot, causing the Autobot unit to take even more lives. Some of the surviving miners escaped the captors and went underground and joined the [[gladiatorial combat]] games. Megatron rose as the leader of the games and gathered followers to oppose the hated Autobots, who were led by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Megatron's [[Decepticon]]s eventually defeated Prime and took over the city of [[Kaon]] and started the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin}}

Sentinel was succeeded by an unknown Autobot named Zeta Prime, who was protected from a Deception assassination attempt with Blurr's help, but was eventually killed by Megatron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} The Autobots were then led by Optimus Prime and formed into small units to counter the Decepticon units infiltrating various planets. The two sides joined forces to combat [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and the ensuing battle rendered Cybertron uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

==Robots in Disguise==
Here, the Autobots are the main race on Cybertron, and their enemies are the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]]. The Autobots fought in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], presumably against the Predacons. [[Vector Sigma]], the [[Allspark]], chooses which Autobot is to be granted the Matrix and thus the position of commander-in-chief.

The Autobots were already on [[Earth]] when the Predacons arrived, having taken the form of Earth vehicles to work as camouflage and established a [[Space Bridge|Global Space Bridge network]] and a central base monitoring the entire planet.

In their disguises, the Autobots integrated themselves into human society; [[Team Bullet Train]] worked as actual trains, [[X-Brawn]] was owned as a car by [[Kelly]], and Optimus Prime was working for a fire department. This continued after they went public; both [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], for example, were shown enforcing human laws in an apparently official capacity, suggesting the Autobots had official ties to human authorities.

It's known Optimus fought the Predacons on other worlds, presumably using the same tactics as on Earth.

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Comic continuity===
====Armada====
Originally, the Autobots were not a faction, but the name of a peacekeeping organization; under the command of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], they defended [[Cyber City]]. Their headquarters was adorned with the motto "Truth - Justice - Freedom". They were unable to stop the [[Mini-Con]]-powered Decepticons from taking Cyber City, and for a million years they were reduced to a rebel organization desperately trying & failing to protect Cybertron. The reactivation of the Mini-Cons on Earth gave the Autobots an opportunity to gain Mini-Con power of their own, but eventually the Decepticons were beaten not by them, but due to the attack of [[Unicron]].

===Cartoon continuity===
====Armada====
Throughout the Unicron Trilogy, the Autobots switched motives after each major conflict. At first, they were attempting to liberate smaller robots, called [[Mini-Con]]s, from the tyrannical control of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who saw them as tools to be used and disposed of when no longer needed. The Autobots followed the Mini-Cons' ship to Earth, where they crashed and eventually continued their battle against the Decepticons (some two million years later. Geez, Megs can hold a grudge).

These two sides would unite to fight the Chaos Bringer, [[Unicron]], when he threatened to devour Cybertron. With Megatron sacrificing himself to save the rest of the Universe, Unicron shut down and was destroyed. The remaining Transformers united as the Autobots, following Megatron's order to assist them in rebuilding Cybertron.

====Energon====
Megatron's final orders to his troops still stood: work with the Autobots. The Decepticons maintained a degree of autonomy, still wearing the faction sigil and often taking military/defensive positions in the growing number of energon-mining colonies, but they were ultimately answerable to Optimus Prime and the Autobots. There were, of course, dissenters, most of whom were captured and imprisoned. For a decade, Autobot and Decepticon worked side-by-side in a somewhat stable truce.

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

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

====Cybertron====
Another ten years after Energon, the energon sun created by Primus was gone, collapsed into the [[Unicron Singularity]], a giant black hole threatening to devour all of existence. In death, Unicron's power to destroy his only opposition - Primus - was greater than ever. The Autobots searched for a method of destroying the Black Hole and found a single answer; the Omega Lock, a powerful artifact linked to the Spark of Primus. With it, the Universe could be saved... or destroyed. Seeing an opportunity to rebuild existence in his own image, Megatron sought out the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys.

As the two sides battled for the Keys, the Autobots would eventually find all four and use them to revive Primus, but in doing so caused a massive earthquake that began shattering the planet around them.

Or so they thought.

Primus was emerging from Cybertron, awakened from the body he sculpted into a world for his creation. When informed of Unicron's destruction, he was infuriated to find that the universe was out of balance because of a severe lack of evil. Starscream attacked Primus' weakened form, due to the smaller robot stealing a piece of his spark and becoming an even equally huge monster, but was quickly dispatched by his creator. Defeated, Starscream flew off, leaving the Autobots to seal the Black Hole. Once this was accomplished, Galvatron attempted an escape from his fire dimension, but by combining Vector Prime's sword with the Omega Lock, the portal was sealed, and the Autobots returned home in peace.

The remaining Decepticons joined the Autobots, save for four who left Earth to start the New Decepticon Army. Their ship made it to Mars before crashing.

==Live-action film series==
The Autobots are the Transformers who rallied around [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to prevent [[Megatron (Movie)|Protector Megatron]] from claiming the [[All Spark]]. They were formed mostly from the [[Science Division]], the [[Security Force]], and what few members of the [[Defense Force]] rejected Megatron's violent ambitions. Although they fought valiantly, the Decepticons were more warlike, and they began to gain ground. In a move to prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the All Spark, Prime sent it hurtling into deep space. Megatron followed, and disappeared. The Autobots then scattered among the universe, searching for the All Spark. {{storylink|Defiance}}

In the movie it is [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] who provides the name "Autobot", claiming it is an abbreviation after Optimus' line, "We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron". Seeing as how Decepticons also fit this description, this may imply that "Autobot" is the species name for the Transformers.

In the novelization of the first film, when Optimus states that they are "independently cognitive mechanical entities from a very distant world [...] You could also think of us as autonomous robotic organisms" (p.169, Chapter 8), Mikaela murmurs "Autonomous robots--Autobots" ('''Auto'''nomous Ro'''bots''') (p.169, Chapter 8). Later, after Optimus has the glasses, and has analyzed them, he thinks of what would be an "appropriate indigenous designation for bots of this kind?" (p.221 Chapter 11), Optimus says "Autobots--roll out!". This means that, in the novelization, they didn't call themselves Autobots.

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

==Animated==
The Autobots in the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated continuity]] won the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] with the Decepticons because of three things: the Autobot-exclusive [[space bridge]] technology, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Project Omega]], and by sending the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] into space to keep the Decepticons from getting it. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} Since then [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has known peace under the rule of the [[Autobot High Council]], headed by a [[Magnus]], in this case [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus heads the military portion of the planet's defense force, the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]], which is based at [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]] ([[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] is in charge of the civilian guards, which may include the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]). [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] is a subordinate rank answerable to the Magnus, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]], [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm]] have been promoted to this rank. A lower officer is known as a [[Minor (rank)|Minor]]. The High Council, [[Cybertron Intelligence]] and the [[Ministry of Science]] are based at the [[Metroplex]].

==Shattered Glass==
[[Image:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|right|177px|thumb|... the evil forces of the Autobots.]]
{{quote|'Til all are gone.|[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]|[[Shattered Glass]]}}

In this universe, the Autobots are the evildoers, bent on conquering and destroying everything in their path, starting with Earth. On Cybertron, they are the dominant faction, ruled by the Prime, specifically [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]. Ranks are in constant flux due to their backstabbing nature. [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] may very well usurp rule one day. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[Image:Movie Autobot Screencleaner.jpg|right|106px|thumb|This was originally the top bit of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion's]] pimp cane.]]
*'''Autobot''' (2008)
:Released by [[TakaraTomy|Tomy Yujin]] in January 2008<ref>[http://www.gachausa.com/products/transformers.asp Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref>, this dangler is a [[Insignia|faction logo]]-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Autobot insignia printed on the other side.
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===Kinnerton===
[[Image:Kinnerton Transformers Tin.jpg|right|200px|thumb|For holding all your Autobot-symbol-shaped cookies.]]
*'''Transformers Tin''' (2008)
: Confectionery and... stationary company [[Kinnerton]] produced ''Movie''-style Autobot sigil-shaped tins. It is currently unknown what these tins were used for. These tins and other Kinnerton products were available in [[Australia]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Armada]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron]]
[[Category:Energon]]
[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Generation 2]]
[[Category:Machine Wars]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise]]
[[Category:Universe (2003)]]

Talk:God

2009-10-04T01:45:00Z

173.71.84.186: /* Japan */

How should we treat Epps' question in ROTF? - "You gotta wonder. If God made Man in his image, who made him?" This seems similar to Sam's "What would Jesus do?" question in the first film, so should God get his own page too? Not to mention that God was also mentioned in Masterforce episode 14, where Ginrai's friend Sam mentions that Ginrai's powers must've come from God. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 09:58, 3 October 2009 (EDT)

:First of all, i think we need to quote him. Secound, we need to state that what we think what god is is not the same thing thransformers think it is.(even in difrent religions we don't believe in the same god)--[[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] 10:06, 3 October 2009 (EDT)
::Quote who? Ginrai's friend Sam? Here's the dialogue -
::Ginrai: "Sam, I'm sorry. Because of me, you-"
::Sam: "Stop it. I know you all too well. God had to have been the one who gave you the ability to change into that form."
::Ginrai: "God...?" (''"Kami-sama...?"'')
::Sam: "He's telling you that you have to protect everyone. I knew as soon as you told me about your mysterious ability." --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 10:19, 3 October 2009 (EDT)

Something like this maybe?

::{{disambig2|the maker of Mankind|used as an adjective|God}}
::''God is a [[god]] in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family|continuity families]].''
::
::'''God''' is the creator of [[human|mankind]]. He may have, directly or indirectly, given [[Ginrai]] the ability to [[Transformation|transform]].
::
:::''Japanese name:'' '''Kami-sama''' (神様)

Just throwing it out there. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 11:20, 3 October 2009 (EDT)

:I'm pretty okay with that. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 12:06, 3 October 2009 (EDT)
::Should we remove the Transformer gods from this article and put them in a "See also" section then? Or make a separate article for Transformer gods? -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 12:16, 3 October 2009 (EDT)

==Alleged?==
What is with the designation of Unicron, Primus and the Chronarchitect as "alleged" gods? There's really nothing alleged about it, is there? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 19:57, 3 October 2009 (EDT)

== Japan ==

Stupid question: Is "god" as Japan uses it all over the place a translation from English or are they using the English word "god"? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 21:24, 3 October 2009 (EDT)
:They're using the English word.

Talk:God

2009-10-04T01:44:29Z

173.71.84.186: /* Japan */

Talk:Beginning

2009-09-29T21:19:54Z

173.71.84.186:

wow thats short. [[User:ShinkisRule|ShinkisRule]] 19:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
:If you feel it's missing detail, expand it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 19:36, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
===Oh yes!===

Finished on the day the episode premiered! That is some seriously unintentional full-circle kinda shit right there, kids. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:49, 29 September 2009 (EDT)

Excellent work.

Transformers Animated timeline

2009-09-26T16:19:29Z

173.71.84.186: /* "Many millions of years" ago */

This timeline covers the '''history of the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''''' [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|cartoon continuity]], including the mini-comic "[[The Arrival]]", which is set firmly during the first season of the cartoon. The dates given are relative to the 22nd Century.<ref>The packaging blurb on the "[[Transform and Roll Out]]" DVD refers to the movie taking place in the 22nd Century. Additionally, in "[[Blast from the Past]]", [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] mentions that his updates to [[Dino Drive]]'s animatronic dinosaurs will "bring Dino Drive into the 22nd Century".</ref> Stellar cycles are the Cybertronian equivalent of Earth years, and judging by how freely the terms are interchanged, they seem to be of at least roughly equal length. However, as the timeframes for some events are given in only vague terms, the exact ordering of portions of the timeline is only a "best guess".

:{{note|Events that are presented only in "The Arrival" are in italics. As with a few of the episodes, the comic's stories can often be placed at any point within the first season of the cartoon with little or no impact on the overall continuity, so their placing in this timeline is largely arbitrary.}}

=="10 billion years" ago==
*Before time began, there was the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]].
*The [[Transformer]] race is "born". {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}<ref>In "[[Blast from the Past]]", [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] stated that "we've been around for 10 billion years". It is not made explicit, but from the context, it seems as if he was referring to the Transformer race as a whole.</ref>
*One of the Transformers uses a huge lightning-powered hammer to forge a container for the AllSpark.<ref>'''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4966/20/ Derrick Wyatt's Panel at TFCon 2009]''' ''Q'': "What exactly is the significance of the Magnus Hammer?" / ''A'': "It was the hammer that was used to forge the AllSpark container."</ref> This hammer then becomes a [[Magnus Hammer|status symbol]] to be wielded by each [[Magnus]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

=="Many millions of years" ago==
*The Transformers split into two factions over custody of the AllSpark. The [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] ensues. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*In a bid to keep it out of [[Decepticon]] hands, the [[Autobot]]s throw the AllSpark through a [[space bridge]] to "some far-flung corner of the galaxy where no-one would ever find it". {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

*''A young [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] meets [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] on the battlefield at [[Hydrax Plateau]], infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], and they make an antidote together. Oil Slick double-crosses Ratchet and leaves him for dead, but Ratchet manages to keep hold of the antidote he just made, and takes it to be analyzed at the [[Ministry of Science]]. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|'Bots of Science}}''<ref>"[[The Arrival issue 3|'Bots of Science]]" takes place at "the height of the Autobot/Decepticon Great War(s)", which indicates that it's at a time when Megatron is leading the 'Cons, before he left them in search of the AllSpark.</ref>

=="4 million stellar cycles" ago==
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] begins his search for the missing [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] begins attempting to destroy Megatron and usurp his position as leader of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

*The bounty hunter [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] is hired by Megatron to abduct [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], who holds the activation codes for [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Project: Omega]] within her processor. He finds her on the battlefield together with field tech [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], and captures them both. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}
*Lockdown takes Ratchet's EMP generator as a trophy, but Ratchet fights him for it, causing it to overload. Ratchet and Arcee manage to escape amidst the chaos, but Arcee's memory banks are wiped by the overloading EMP generator and she is left unaware of her own identity or status. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

*Ratchet takes Arcee back to the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]] where he is forced to perform open-processor surgery on her to try and retrieve the codes. He unwittingly triggers a failsafe in which the codes are transmitted directly from her processor to his. [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] is then activated, with Ratchet himself replacing Arcee as his designated "mentor-bot". {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*The Autobots believe the damage done to Arcee's circuitry to be "completely irreversible", and she is left lying offline in a hospital bed in [[Cybertron Central Infirmary]]. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

=="2 million stellar cycles" ago==
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] sacrifices his [[spark]] to win the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] and is put into [[Teletran-1|modified stasis]] thereafter. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

==Over "a million stellar cycles" ago==
*A delinquent [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attempts to avoid fighting in the Great War, but is caught by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. He is taken to see [[Yoketron|Master Yoketron]] who accepts him as a student of the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] in the hopes of teaching him discipline through [[Circuit-Su]]. In the final stage of his training, Prowl is sent on an [[optics quest]] to "find his [[spark]]". {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], himself a former student of the Cyber-Ninja Corps, leads an attack on Yoketron's dojo in order to steal the [[protoform]]s being protected within for Megatron. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
*Having made no progress on his optics quest, Prowl returns to Yoketron for guidance only to find him lying mortally wounded. After an unsuccessful attempt to save his master's life, Prowl leaves [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the intention to finish his optics quest and thereby complete his training. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<ref>Between them, [[Jazz (Animated)|]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] say that nobody has seen [[Yoketron]] for a million stellar cycles in "[[Five Servos of Doom]]". Prowl also says that he had been on his [[optics quest]] for a million stellar cycles by the time he met the Autobot repair crew in "[[Endgame, Part I]]".</ref>

*The [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] finally ends with the [[Decepticon]]s defeated. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} ''{{storylink|Dispatches}}''<ref>There are three references to the war ending "Centuries ago" in "[[Transform and Roll Out]], Part 1" (two spoken by Ratchet and one by Optimus Prime), whereas in "[[Dispatches]]", Sentinel Prime claims that "this peace has lasted over a million stellar cycles". Seeing as a million years = ten thousand centuries, the two statements are not nessecarily contradictory.</ref>

=="A few thousand stellar cycles" ago==
*''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] last performs drill sergeant duty. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}}''
:{{note|This seems to conflict with other events in the timeline. Possibly Sentinel was exaggerating how long it had been in order to cover for his mistake. It's not like [[Jetfire (Animated)|the]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|twins]] would know any better.}}

=="A thousand stellar cycles" ago==
*''A young cadet named [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] scores higher on his combat simulator test than any [[Autobot]] in the history of the [[Autobot Academy|Academy]]. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 5|Survival Skills}}''
*Optimus and his fellow Academy bots, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] and Elita-1, explore an alien planet in search of a crashed Decepticon ship and its store of energon. After a battle with indigenous giant spiders, the guys escape, but Elita is left behind where she unwillingly absorbs the spiders' organic element and metamorphoses into [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. Optimus returns to the scene after things have died down a bit, but detects no [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian [[energy siganture]]. Blackarachnia doesn't reveal herself either, leading him to assume she is dead. The Decepticons later drop by, and she joins their ranks. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}<ref>In "[[Along Came a Spider]]", [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] says that she waited "for a thousand stellar cycles" to purge her organic half.</ref>
*Optimus and Sentinel are brought before [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] on charges of trespassing on an organic planet, thus breaking Cybertronian law and causing the apparent demise of Elita-1. Sentinel blames Optimus for everything and, as the senior cadet, Optimus accepts full responsibility. As a result, he is expelled from the Academy and made ineligible for service in the Elite Guard. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}
*Sentinel, on the other hand, is promoted to the rank of [[Minor (rank)|Minor]] and becomes the drill sergeant of the [[Autobot boot camp]], where he gives the recruits their names and punishes them with lots of [[Transform-up]]s. Jerk. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] and [[Wasp]] enrol in the Autobot boot camp together with a bot who calls himself [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*Bumblebee catches a traitor in his midst whom he mistakenly identifies as Wasp. Longarm manipulates the evidence to support this mistake and the little green bot is arrested as a spy, vowing revenge upon his yellow counterpart. Bumblebee, however, opts to take responsibility for Bulkhead injuring Sentinel Minor, and so doesn't reap any rewards for his detective work. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
*After graduating from boot camp, Bulkhead becomes Cybertron's top space bridge expert by getting a higher score on his aptitude test than any Cybertronian scientist, and he and Bumblebee join Ratchet as the crew of a space bridge repair ship. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*Ultra Magnus pulls some strings for Optimus, giving him the position of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and command of his own space bridge repair ship, complete with a three-bot crew. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

*Sentinel Minor joins the Elite Guard and is promoted again, this time to the rank of Prime.
*Longarm goes on to graduate from the Autobot Academy and become a member of [[Cybertron Intelligence]].
*[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]], the head of Cybertron Intelligence, mysteriously disappears. Longarm assumes the position he vacated and is promoted to Longarm Prime.

==50 years ago==
*While maintaining a [[space bridge]] on a remote asteroid, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] discover [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] meditating in a cave, still trying to complete the [[optics quest]] he started a million stellar cycles ago. When they accidentally destroy his ship, Prowl agrees to help the bots with their work in exchange for a ride home. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

*The crew stumble upon the lost [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] when it suddenly arrives through the space bridge they're maintaining. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*The ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' quickly arrives on the scene, and the [[Autobot]]s attempt to protect the AllSpark by taking it aboard [[Teletran-1|their ship]] and getting the hell out of Dodge. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] attacks the Autobot ship personally, but is his plans are sabotaged with the detonation of a bomb planted on his person by [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. The explosion is so great as to not only massively damage Megatron, but also both the 'Bot and 'Con ships. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*The AllSpark guides the damaged Autobot ship, including Megatron, through the nearest space bridge, which then promptly explodes. The Decepticons scatter, leaving Starscream alone with the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*The Autobot ship is warped to the vicinity of [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]] and enters the planet's atmosphere during which time it is separated from Megatron. The Autobots opt to go into stasis to brace for impact, and their ship comes to rest at the bottom of [[Lake Eerie]]. Megatron meanwhile lands in pieces in a field near [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s family farm. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} ''{{storylink|Dispatches}}''

*''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut]] make their way back to the Decepticon refugee colony [[New Kaon]], where Blitzwing announces that "Megatron is no more", but Lugnut refuses to believe it. At the same time, Sentinel Prime is at the [[Autobot Memorial Plaza]] in [[Iacon|Iacon City]] giving a markedly tepid eulogy for Optimus and his crew. Jerk. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''
*Unaware of Starscream's involvement, Blitzwing hires [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to track down and capture Optimus Prime so that he may be held accountable for destroying Megatron. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}} ''{{storylink|The Arrival issue 4|A Few Loose Strands}}''

*Sumdac spends the next fifty years reverse-engineering the parts of Megatron that he salvaged and builds his own robotics company from the knowledge he obtains, eventually moving into [[Sumdac Tower]]. He decides to decorate his office with the Decepticon leader's giant severed head, and also uses his hand as a chair. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}} ''{{storylink|Dispatches}}''

*At some point, Sumdac stumbles upon a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian [[protoform]]. It samples his DNA and thus becomes a Cybertronian-human hybrid. He adopts the protoform, names it [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]], and raises it as a normal human girl.

==Present day (22nd Century)==
===Season one===
*The [[Autobot]] repair crew awaken from stasis and fast become local heroes by saving the citizens of [[Detroit]] from various dangers. They meet [[Sari Sumdac]], who meets the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]], which turns her security key into [[AllSpark Key|an ultra-powerful MacGuffin]]. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Sari introduces the Autobots to their new home, an abandoned warehouse that her father acquired as part of a business deal and "doesn't even know he owns". {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Having tracked the AllSpark to within the solar system, the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' picks up some transmitted news broadcasts showing the Autobots in Detroit, and follows their point of origin. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} ''{{storylink|Dispatches}}''
*''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] catches up with the ''Nemesis'', boards it, and manages to plant a tracking device on [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] before he kicks her out again. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''
*The ''Nemesis'' crash-lands on the Moon. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} ''{{storylink|Dispatches}}''
*Starscream travels the final stretch to Earth and causes a whole heap of mayhem whilst loudly announcing the part he played in Megatron's downfall. The 'Screamer is sent packing by a burst of AllSpark energy, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] manages to [[the many deaths of Optimus Prime|get himself killed]] in the process. The Key comes to the rescue and brings Prime back to life by channeling another burst of the AllSpark's power. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

*''Blackarachnia arrives on the Moon and, sensing the AllSpark nearby, takes a look around the crashed ''Nemesis''. [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] shows up soon after and the pair of them come to blows, during which the bounty hunter loses consciousness. He awakens to find the techno-organic nowhere in sight and makes his way to Earth, unaware that she is stowing away aboard [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]]. {{storylink|Dispatches}} {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4|A Few Loose Strands}}''

*''Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Decepticon]]s and the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] also pick up a signal from the AllSpark, and begin preparations to leave for Earth. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''

*The Autobots first encounter the [[Angry Archer]] when his plan to steal money from an armoured security van is thwarted by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] develops a fascination with organic life. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Nature Calls}}
*Thanks to Sari and her key, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] awakens to find himself little more than a disembodied head imprisoned in [[Sumdac Tower]]. He patches himself into Sumdac's computer system, and through archived news footage he quickly learns of Starscream's betrayal and the close proximity of the AllSpark. He uses his position to control machinery all over the city. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

*Prometheus Black experiments with bio-technologically enhanced humans, presenting the idea to [[Carmine Fanzone|Police Captain Fanzone]] as a possible alternative to Sumdac's robots, but his test-subject [[Colossus Rhodes]] goes berserk and has to be taken down by the Autobots. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}
*Black's benefactor [[Porter C. Powell]] cuts his funding, and he trashes his lab in a fit of anger. The various acids and chemicals spilled turn him into [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]], and he vows to take revenge upon Sumdac and the Autobots. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

*Megatron reveals to Prof. Sumdac that he has regained consciousness, and under the assumption that he is an Autobot, Sumdac tells him where he is and how he got there. Sumdac agrees to help rebuild Megatron, and the 'Con makes him promise not to tell the "other" Autobots about him until they have finished. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}
*Megatron advises Sumdac on how to upgrade the animatronic dinosaurs from the [[Dino Drive]] theme park. Sari's key accidentally turns these dinosaurs into [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}
*After they go on a rampage, the general consensus is that the Dinobots should be slagged. Instead, Prowl and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] secretly exile them to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|a remote island]] where they figure out how to transform. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}} {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

*''[[Powell Motorworks]] unveil the [[Bulkhead (vehicle)|Bulkhead]], much to the resentment of the ''real'' Bulkhead, who disguises himself and kidnaps Powell. He secretly films Powell admitting that his vehicles are "nothing but gas-guzzling death traps". The Bulkhead is swiftly pulled off of the market. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4|The Insincerest Form of Flattery}}''

*Lockdown and Blackarachnia arrive on Earth, where the bounty hunter succeeds in capturing Optimus Prime, and contacts [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}
*Lockdown manages to defeat all Autobots who come after him, except [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], who calls upon previous experience to defeat him. Ratchet rescues Prime and reclaims the EMP generator that was taken from him 4 million years ago. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

*''Back on [[New Kaon]], [[Lugnut]] is not happy about Blitzwing dealing with a bounty hunter, and the two come to blows. [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] is on-hand to sell them bigger and bigger weapons to use on each other. They eventually learn that the arms dealer has been manipulating them, and team up again to kick his skidplate before leving for Earth. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 5|Everything Must Go}}''

*[[Nanosec]] is contracted by Megatron to steal some [[Destronium]], but his going-really-fast gimmick quickly destabilises the chemical. [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] uses a pair of new prototype rocket boosters given to him by Sari to carry it into Earth's upper atmosphere, where it detonates safely. Nanosec suffers rapid premature aging and is left to rot in prison. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

*''[[Stilleto (Animated)|Stilleto]] is also hired by Megatron to steal a laser scalpel and an experimental metal alloy, which she uses to make a lovely pair of shoes with very sharp heels. She decides to test out her pointy shoes by using them to destroy [[Ambassador Bridge]], but the Autobots stop her. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stilleto}}''

*Sari teaches the Autobots about the fine human tradition of Halloween. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] kidnaps Sari. Optimus comes to the rescue, and learns of Blackarachnia's true identity. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

*''The Angry Archer is back and looking for a new set of wheels. During an attempt to steal a car from [[Motor City Motors]] he is caught by Bumblebee, Prowl and the supernatural vigilante [[The Wraith]]. The 'Bots innocently uncover the secret that The Wraith is merely an ordinary human using holograms to appear spooky, and as a result he loses the respect of people and criminals alike. He then flips out and tries to use those same holograms to frame Bumblebee for causing a riot, but is stopped by the Autobots and sent to a mental institution. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2|Attention Surplus Disorder}}''

*''Starscream awakens in a forest to find himself in [[stasis lock]] and unable to move. [[Professor Princess]] turns up and he asks her to help him by pressing his manual reset switch. She instead responds by attacking and humiliating him, but that works equally well and he is soon up and on his way. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2|Whatever Happened to Whatisname?}}''

*Professor Princess attacks Bulkhead and Sari outside a toy shop in town. Bulky decapitates her pet unicorn Powdered Sugar. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}
*Megatron "helps" Sumdac create a present for Sari: a musical robot named [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]. After a few upgrades from Sari's key, Soundwave eventually gains sentience and begins a brief robot revolt against the humans, which is thwarted by the Autobots. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

*Blitzwing and [[Lugnut]] arrive on Earth's moon, having tracked the AllSpark's signature. They see the crashed ''Nemesis'', and reason that Megatron must be somewhere near, so travel the final stretch to Earth. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}
*Megatron sees all. He contacts Lugnut and has he and Blitzwing go after the AllSpark. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}
*To avoid putting more humans in danger, the Autobots plan to use Sari's key to bring [[Teletran-1|their ship]] back online and take the AllSpark away from Earth. Ratchet starts by reactivating some of the ship's defences and using them to defeat the two Decepticons, explaining that "even with the key, it'll take a while for the ship to become fully operational". {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}
*Starscream appears and offers to help Lugnut and Blitzwing, and all he asks in return is their undying allegiance. Sounds fair. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

*Meltdown, having taken refuge on Dinobot Island, uses his acid to manipulate the Dinobots. They kidnap Sari for him, whom he intends to use as his test-subject in a new experiment to make human Transformers. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}
*Prowl, Bulkhead and Captain Fanzone manage to save Sari and regain the trust of the Dinobots. Meltdown and Colossus Rhodes are taken into police custody. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

*A newly hired Sumdac employee, Henry Masterson, is fired for building [[Headmaster unit|technology for warfare use]], not to mention endangering citizens with a demonstration of said technology. A bitter Masterson vows to take revenge in the guise of the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}
*Masterson steals Bulkhead's body and wreaks all sorts of havoc, culminating in a threat to "frag the entire state of Michigan" by blowing up the solar power plant. The Autobots defeat him, reclaim Bulkhead's body, and stop the power plant from exploding, but Masterson escapes with the Headmaster unit. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

*Sari, Prowl and Bulkhead go camping in the mountains on the outskirts of Detroit, and as luck would have it a monster made of [[space barnacles]] with a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian energy signature shows up. It takes control of both of the Autobots, but the spud-faced nipper manages to kill it and rescue her friends. {{storylink|Nature Calls}}
*Sari's father traces the Cybertronian energy signature and finds what was at the heart of the barnacle monster; another part of Megatron. {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

*Prof. Sumdac uncovers the rest of Megatron's body nearby, and gets to work on restoring the Decepticon leader to his former glory, still under the assumption that he is an Autobot. Megatron contacts Lugnut again and orders him to steal the AllSpark Key. Having only just finished repairing themselves after their scrap with the 'Bot ship, he and Blitzwing go for it, while Starscream opts instead to track down the source of the transmission. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}
*Prowl reveals the whereabouts of the Dinobots to Prime, who flips out and confiscates the AllSpark Key from Sari. She runs away, followed by Bumblebee, but is kidnapped by Blackarachnia (again). The two establish a rapport over similar feelings towards Optimus and Sari agrees to lead Blackarachnia to the AllSpark. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}
*Ratchet is told to take the Key back to the Autobot ship while Prime goes off with Bulkhead and Prowl to try and recruit the Dinobots to their cause. Blitzwing and Lugnut ambush Ratchet, stealing the Key along with his right hand. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}
*Starscream finds Megatron in his weakened state in Sumdac Tower. Bumblebee sees Starscream and thinks he may have abducted Sari. He calls for backup before charging in to attack, but succeeds only in distracting Starscream long enough for Megatron to use the building's defence system against them both. Blitzwing and Lugnut turn up and Prof. Sumdac learns of Megatron's true nature. They use the AllSpark Key on Megatron's head, which in turn restores and upgrades his body. Prime, Prowl and Bulkhead show up just in time to see a new, powerful Megatron... rising! {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

*The Autobots fight Megatron, lose, and retreat. Megatron uses the Key to kill Starscream before following it like a homing signal to find the AllSpark, with Blitzwing and Lugnut in tow. Sumdac confesses his sins to the Autobots, and helps repair them as penance. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}*Sari leads Blackarachnia to a frozen-over [[Lake Eerie]], and keeps her distracted until Ratchet and the ship take off through the ice. Sari then escapes Blackarachnia's grip and is taken onboard the ship. Ratchet manages to get the ship to Sumdac Tower to pick up the other Autobots and Sari's father before the Decepticons attack. The 'Bots are shot down and crash on Dinobot Island, where they duke it out with the 'Cons. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}
*Prof. Sumdac tells Sari he has something important to tell her, but she doesn't listen and instead runs off to try and get her Key back. She asks the AllSpark for help, and it gives her a clue as to why it "chose" her, but she doesn't get it. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}
*Megatron breaches the Autobots' defence line and succeeds in merging the AllSpark with his own [[spark]], but gets an electrical bitch-slap from Prof. Sumdac at the last moment and drops the AllSpark Key. Sari picks it up and gives it to Optimus, who uses it to overload the AllSpark. Megatron explodes and the AllSpark is dispersed across Detroit, but he survives. On top of that, he somehow managed to kidnap his former captor Prof. Sumdac amidst all the chaos. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

===Season two===
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] washes up on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] and takes refuge in [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]]'s old laboratory. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

*The rest of the [[Decepticon]]s set up camp inside an abandoned mine shaft, wherein their [[energy signature]]s are masked by the surrounding coal deposits. [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] commences his new plan to use schematics he stole from the [[Autobot]]s to create a [[space bridge]] of his own, with [[Isaac Sumdac|Prof. Sumdac]] reluctantly assisting to fill in the blanks. Sumdac is also drafted into creating [[signal dampener]]s for the 'Cons to mask their energy signatures even when outside of the base. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*The [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] ''finally'' arrive on [[Earth]] expecting to take the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] away with them. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] fills them in on recent events, but because they detect no Decepticon energy sigantures, they are sceptical to believe him without proof. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}
*[[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] is placed in charge of [[Sumdac Systems]] in her father's absence. The chairman of the board, [[Porter C. Powell]], resents this, so he does a little research on the kid. He discovers that not only is she not in Prof. Sumdac's will, but also that there is no legal record of her existence whatsoever. Using this knowledge, Powell is elected CEO of the company and kicks Sari out of her home in [[Sumdac Tower]]. She goes to live with the Autobots instead. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}
*The 'Bots and 'Cons both learn that the AllSpark still exists when its fragments are found to be the cause of various robot malfunctions. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

*Powell's first act as CEO of Sumdac Systems is to re-hire [[Headmaster (Animated)|Henry Masterson]], who promptly sets an ambush for the Autobots and steals [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]'s body. Optimus helps restore the jerk to normal, and is actually thanked for doing so, but Masterson avoids being arrested thanks to Powell. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] receives reports of Decepticon uprisings from "all along the rim of the galaxy". Still having no proof that Megatron is on Earth, the Elite Guard plan to leave the planet taking Optimus' team with them. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] is brought back online by an AllSpark fragment embedded in his forehead, which keeps him alive as he fails several times to eliminate Megatron. The 'Screamer eventually resorts to setting a trap using another AllSpark fragment as bait, which draws the attention of the Autobots. The Elite Guard arrest the 'Con and take him with them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and since he is living proof of Decepticons on Earth, Optimus and his team are given permission to stay behind to keep the remaining AllSpark fragments out of their enemies' hands. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

*A new (hilarious) robot is born out of the union between an AllSpark fragment and a garbage truck. He causes several mishaps, including innocently assiting in the [[Angry Archer]]'s latest exploits, who gives him then name [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]. Wreck-Gar (sort of) learns the error of his ways, though, and saves [[Detroit]] from the threat of over-consumptive [[nanobot|microbots]]. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

*The Elite Guardsman [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] is posted on Earth undercover to keep tabs on the 'Bots and 'Cons, but falls under the control of [[Master Disaster]] and is forced to take part in the illegal street races he hosts. Bumblebee sees the mysterious self-driving blue car on TV and thinks that it may be a Decepticon. He and Sari free Blurr from the manipulation of Master Disaster, who gets arrested for hosting the illegal races. The blue car drives off into the sunset, its identity still a mystery. {{storylink|Velocity}}

*Two new oil-guzzling bots are created by AllSpark fragments embedded within construction vehicles, and they name themselves [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mix]]. They initially befriend Bulkhead, but after causing a whole heap of trouble for him and the Autobots, they defect to the 'Con team, where they are immediately put to work on Megatron's space bridge project and fitted with their own signal dampeners. They return to the Autobots' warehouse to steal the AllSpark, where Bulkhead feeds them poisoned oil that scrambles their memory circuits, and they wander off somewhere. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

*Starscream escapes captivity and makes his way back to the crashed ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'', wherein he uses Megatron's cache of stolen protoforms to create several [[Starscream clone|clones]] of himself. Megatron puts a price on the head of the Decepticon traitor, which is picked up by none other than [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] goes a bit loopy and teams up with the bounty hunter, from whom he receives some serious modifications in the form of a samurai-styled armour upgrade. Together, Prowl and Lockdown aprehend the [[Clone number 2716057|first]] [[Clone number 3370318|two]] 'Screamer clones to have been given life, which are revealed to have been rigged to explode shortly after capture. Prowl sacrifices the flying parts of his new armour to send them skyward so they can detonate at a safe distance above the city, and Lockdown escapes amongst the hubbub. Prowl renounces his new mods when they cause him to endanger the organic lifeforms he reveres so much. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

*[[Slo-Mo]] recruits the Angry Archer, [[Nanosec]], and [[Professor Princess]] (with a newly re-capitated Powdered Sugar) to form the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]], supported by the intergalactic arms dealer [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]. The Decepticon instructs the Society to steal various items and build a time-freezing weapon for him before double-cossing them. Pissed off, they team up with [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and thwart his plans to sell the weapon to Megatron. The weapon is ultimately used against Swindle himself, leaving him stuck in vehicle mode, completely immobile, and with a flat tyre. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

*An unhinged [[Wasp]] escapes his captivity and swears revenge upon Bumblebot for causing his wrongful imprisonment many moons ago. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and Bumblebee intercept a transmission between Megatron and the real Decepticon spy and go out to search for the Earthbound 'Cons. They soon give up and instead report the message to [[Shockwave (Animated)|the head of Autobot Intelligence]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

*Blackarachnia finds Meltdown's research notes and has the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s spring him from prison so that he may attempt to cure her of her "organic contamination". After seeing [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] and co. on the security camera footage, Optimus, Prowl and Bumblebee make their way to Dinobot Island where all three are captured by Spider-Lady. She injects two of the Autobots with her deadly venom, and promises to give Prime the antidote only if he goes with Grimlock to retrieve Meltdown's [[genetic modifier]] from the renamed Powell Tower. With modifier in hand, Meltdown plans to double-cross Blackarachnia, but is almost killed when the gadget zaps him during a fight with Optimus. Blackarachnia makes a clean getaway, but leaves Prime the anitidote needed to save his friends anyway. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

*The amnestic [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicon]]s show up on a local news broadcast. The Autobots, and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], head out to look for them, but succeed only in keeping each other busy. Meanwhile, Scrapper and Mix follow a leaking Bumblebee's oil trail straight to the Autobots' warehouse base, where Sari is the only one there to stop them. She uses the AllSpark Key together with Prowl's training doohickey until they run away screaming. Blitzwing picks them up and takes them back to Megatron, who makes them into full-fledged Decepticons. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home}} {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

*Megatron abducts Bulkhead and uses the [[Headmaster unit]] to threaten him into helping the Constructicons complete his space bridge. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*Blurr shows up again and finally reveals his identity after Bumblebee blows his cover. He informs the Autobots of Megatron's space bridge project, and Prof. Sumdac's involvement therein, before leading Optimus, Prowl, and Bumblebee to the Decepticon base where they are ambushed by Blitzwing and Lugnut, who are quickly incapacitated by the speedy blue bot. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*Starscream donates some pieces of his AllSpark fragment to give life to [[Skywarp (Animated)|another]] [[Thundercracker (Animated)|bunch]] [[Sunstorm (Animated)|of]] [[Ramjet (Animated)|his]] [[Slipstream (Animated)|clones]] and leads them in an attack on the Decepticon base. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

*During the big fight, the Autobots are incapacitated, Blurr, Skywarp and Thundercracker are sent through the space bridge, and Prof. Sumdac decapitates Starscream with the Headmaster unit. The remaining clones pledge their allegience to Megatron, and Longarm Prime reveals himself to the 'Bots as the Decepticon spy Shockwave. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
*Ratchet and Sari, using the AllSpark fragments retrieved so far, revive the their ship's [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|true identity]], and attack the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
*Megatron overloads the space bridge by plugging Starscream's AllSpark-fragment-powered head into it, and they are both dragged into the warp field. Omega Supreme sacrifices himself for the sake of the Autobots (again) by pulling the space bridge apart as he passes through it. The three of them materialise , and the 'Cons quickly take control of Omega's offline body. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*Sari discovers that she is more than meets the eye. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

===Season three===
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] infects [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] during a fight between their respective teams over [[space bridge 687030]]. He gets better.<ref>'''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4966/20/ Derrick Wyatt's Panel at TFCon 2009]''' ''Q:'' "So what's the official status of Rodimus?" / ''A:'' "He's recovering, getting the rust off."</ref> {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s head materialise in a remote corner of the universe and are soon aprehended by [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. He transforms back into [[Teletran-1|his vehicle mode]] and uses his personal [[transwarp drive]] to transport the [[Decepticon]]s to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for a fair trial. Unfortunately, the amount of effort needed puts Omega into "sleep mode" and the 'Cons take him under their control by plugging the 'Screamer directly into his circuits. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*[[Headmaster (Animated)|Henry Masterson]] finds and takes control of the [[Headmaster unit]] attached to Starscream's body and causes a bunch of trouble. However, he brings about his own undoing when he tries to transform, which detaches the Headmaster unit and sends the 'Screamer's body flying into [[Lake Eerie]]. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] escapes [[Thundercracker (Animated)|the]] [[Skywarp (Animated)|clones]] and quickly makes his way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He discovers Longarm Prime's [[Shockwave (Animated)|true identity]], and is slagged as a result. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*[[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] learns of her origins as a Cybertronian [[protoform]] and uses the [[AllSpark Key]] to upgrade herself, which drains it of its power and sends her temporarily berserk. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*The Decepticon-controlled Omega Supreme warps to Earth looking to slag some [[Autobot]]s, but the 'Bots are able to randomise his transwarp jumps, sending him and his passengers warping around space randomly. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

*[[Isaac Sumdac|Prof. Sumdac]] disables the [[signal dampener]]s he was previously forced to create for the Decepticons, and he and Bulkhead start to rebuild Megatron's space bridge inside [[Sumdac Tower]] with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicon]]s' help. An accidental merging of the Headmaster unit, an [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] fragment and a forklift truck creates [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], who leads [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] in a host of oil-thefts around [[Detroit]] until the Autobots intercept them at [[Fossil Fuels]] refinery. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

*Still on the lam as an alleged Decepticon spy, [[Wasp]] arrives on Earth, closely followed by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], and the the [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jet]] [[Jetstorm (Animated)|twins]]. The crazy little green dude switches places with Bumblebot in an attempt to have him imprisoned in his stead, but the Autobots reveal the deception, and clear Wasp's name while they're at it. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}
*The [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] finally learn the identity of the true spy, but before [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] can be arrested he attacks and critically injures Ultra Magnus and makes off with the [[Magnus Hammer]]. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

*Sentinel Prime secretly contracts [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] to catch the Decepticons on Earth for him. [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (still stasis-locked in vehicle mode), [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], and [[Sunstorm (Animated)|the sycophantic Starscream clone]] quickly find themselves in the [[Steelhaven (Animated)|Steelhaven]]'s brig, soon joined by [[Lugnut]]. A suspicious Prowl uncovers the truth by following Sentinel as he goes to collect the bounty hunter's latest acquisition, [[Ramjet (Animated)|the liar clone]], where the ninja-bot learns of Lockdown's involvement in [[Yoketron]]'s death. The two fight it out, and Prowl reclaims his samurai armour together with his former master's helmet, but Lockdown ultimately escapes. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

*Wasp is picked up by [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and taken to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] uses transwarp technology to turn him into Waspinator, planning to later remove [[technorganic|techno-organic]] element. Sentinel, Optimus, Bumblebee and the jet twins closely follow, and the jerk learns the fate of Elita-1. After a brief tussle, both of the techno-organic bots are warped to a mysterious place teeming with organic wildlife. Optimus convinces Sentinel to return to Cybertron and take his place as acting [[Magnus]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

*Using patents he acquired as CEO of Sumdac Systems, Porter C. Powell mass-produces the [[Sound Wave]] toy just in time for [[Christmas]]. The original [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] also resurfaces, and abducts the Autobots as they are all taking a [[humanization#Sleep|stasis nap]]. He takes them to his secret lair, conveniently located directly below their own warehouse base, where he hooks them up to a virtual reality machine, makes them dream that their minds have been transferred into human bodies, and attempts to reprogramme them into Decepticons. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

*Whilst he keeps the 'Bots incapacitated, Soundwave also leads an army of his tiny lookalikes in hypnotising the humans of Detroit. Unfortunately for him this doesn't include Sari, who recruits [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] to her cause. The [[Substitute Autobot]]s go after Soundwave, and they manage to free the ''real'' Autobots from his control. Prime eventually slags the Decepticon with [[Laserbeak (Animated)|his own weapon]], but a small part of him survives and escapes thanks to the birdbot. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

*En route to Cybertron, the Steelhaven passes through an electrical storm, which pulls Swindle out of his stasis lock. He quickly frees and re-arms his fellow Decepticons, and they hijack the Elite Guard's flagship. Back on Earth, the Autobots finish building the space bridge atop Sumdac Tower, and thanks to Sari's newly found expertise, they connect it to Swindle's personal transwarp field. Optimus uses this connection to board the Steelhaven, and he and Jazz set a trap and re-capture the rogue 'Cons, except for Swindle, who escapes with a pile of loot, and Lugnut, who is left floating in space until he is picked up by Megatron in Omega Supreme. The Steelhaven then flies all the way back to Earth to drop off Prime before finally making it back to Cybertron, where Sentinel officially adopts the position of Magnus. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

*Megatron manages to stop Omega Supreme from warping randomly, transform him back to robot mode, and take him into orbit around Cybertron. Meanwhile, Ratchet uses the space bridge to locate Omega Supreme when he and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] are accidentally transwapred to the mechanical planet, where they encounter Shockwave and unwittingly lead him to where [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] is being kept. The Decepticon spy makes off with the robot dame and boards Omega Supreme, who promptly transwarps away. Ratchet takes posession of the [[Magnus Hammer]] and he and Fanzone warp back to Earth, followed by Jazz. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

*The Decepticons station Omega Supreme on the Earth's moon, where Shockwave manages to bring Arcee back online and Megatron uses her activation code together with Starscream's cloning lab to create the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s. The Autobots track Omega's energy signature, and Ratchet, Sari and Prof. Sumdac create a jetpack upgrade to help Optimus fight the Decepticon leader. Meanwhile, Prowl strives to finally complete his cyber-ninja training and discovers his ability to pull AllSpark fragments together using processor-over-matter. {{Storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

*Megatron leads the Lugnut Supremes to Earth and orders them to attack Sumdac Tower. Optimus uses his new upgrade together with the Magnus Hammer to fight Megatron, while Prowl and Jazz use processor-over-matter together to pull together AllSPark fragments, including the one that was keeping Starscream alive. Meanwhile, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Sari warp to the Moon where they restore Arcee's personality and re-awaken Omega Supreme, reverting the Supremes personalities to their default as Starscream clones. Prowl sacrifices his spark by merging with the newly rebuilt AllSpark, destroying the giant clones and greatly damaging Megatron. The Autobots take the remaining Decepticons prisoner aboard Omega Supreme, and take them back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

*[['Til all are one]].

==See also==
*[[Units of time]]

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Chronologies]]

Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)

2009-09-08T19:39:30Z

173.71.84.186: /* Destrons */

{{nav-bwneo}}

The Japan-exclusive '''''Beast Wars Neo''''' toy-line would see many new molds, splitting the Cybertrons as largely mammals and the Destrons as dinosaurs. Several figures would be remolded or redecorated from the [[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars Toy Line]], most notably the [[Fuzors]] which didn't see characterization in the [[Beast Wars]] television show.

==Cybertrons==
:Referred to as 'Cybertrons'...

*'''[[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- giraffe

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-29''

*'''[[Cohrada]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- spitting cobra

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-30''

*'''[[Stampy]]''' (Basic, 1999)- rabbit

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-31''

*'''[[Break]]''' (Basic, 1999)- penguin

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-32''

*'''[[Rockbuster]]''' (Basic, 1999)- crab

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-33''

*'''[[Randy (BWN)|Randy]]''' (Basic, 1999)- warthog

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-34''

*'''[[Big Convoy]]''' (Ultra, 1999)- Wooly Mammoth

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-35''

*'''[[Mach Kick]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- horse

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-36''

*'''[[Sharp Edge]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- sawshark

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-37''

*'''[[Bump]]''' (Basic, 1999)- Giant armadillo

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-35''

*'''[[Survive]]''' (Mega, 1999)- black bear

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-36''

*'''[[Heinrad]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Tanuki''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-3''
: Also known as 'Heinlad',

==Destrons==
:Referred to as 'Destrons'...

*'''[[Guiledart]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Triceratops''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-29''

*'''[[Saberback]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Stegosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-30''

*'''[[Sling]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Dimetrodon''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-31''

*'''[[Dead End (BWN)|Dead End]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Ammonite''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-32'''

*'''[[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Pteranodon ingens''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-33'''

*'''[[Crazybolt]]''' (Basic, 1999)- frilled lizard

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-34'''
:Also known as 'Greatbolt'...

*'''[[Magmatron]]''' (Ultra, 1999)- ''Giganotosaurus'', ''Elasmosaurus'', ''Quetzalcoatlus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-35'''

*'''[[Archadis]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Archaeopteryx''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-36'''

*'''[[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Pachycephalosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-37'''

*'''[[Bazooka]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Ankylosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-38'''

*'''[[Killerpunch]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Styracosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-39'''

==Blentron==
*'''[[Rartorata]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-6'''

*'''[[Elephorca]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-7'''

*'''[[Drancron]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-8'''

*'''[[Unicron]]''' (Unreleased)

:An ultra-sized resin prototype of this toy has surfaced at various conventions. It featured grabber claws and an immense amount of 'organic' detail in the design. The toy did not see release, however, with Takara citing lagging interest in the 'Beast Wars' series of anime and toys.

*'''[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]]''' (Unreleased)

:An orange and gray redecoration of the Beast Wars II figure was planned as Galvatron's final upgrade with [[Unicron]]'s essence for [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]], but was never released. (The character, in this form, did appear in the show, however.)

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo]]
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]

Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)

2009-09-08T19:39:20Z

173.71.84.186: /* Cybertrons */

{{nav-bwneo}}

The Japan-exclusive '''''Beast Wars Neo''''' toy-line would see many new molds, splitting the Cybertrons as largely mammals and the Destrons as dinosaurs. Several figures would be remolded or redecorated from the [[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars Toy Line]], most notably the [[Fuzors]] which didn't see characterization in the [[Beast Wars]] television show.

==Cybertrons==
:Referred to as 'Cybertrons'...

*'''[[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- giraffe

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-29''

*'''[[Cohrada]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- spitting cobra

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-30''

*'''[[Stampy]]''' (Basic, 1999)- rabbit

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-31''

*'''[[Break]]''' (Basic, 1999)- penguin

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-32''

*'''[[Rockbuster]]''' (Basic, 1999)- crab

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-33''

*'''[[Randy (BWN)|Randy]]''' (Basic, 1999)- warthog

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-34''

*'''[[Big Convoy]]''' (Ultra, 1999)- Wooly Mammoth

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-35''

*'''[[Mach Kick]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- horse

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-36''

*'''[[Sharp Edge]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- sawshark

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-37''

*'''[[Bump]]''' (Basic, 1999)- Giant armadillo

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-35''

*'''[[Survive]]''' (Mega, 1999)- black bear

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-36''

*'''[[Heinrad]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Tanuki''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''S-3''
: Also known as 'Heinlad',

==Destrons==
:Referred to as 'Destorons'...

*'''[[Guiledart]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Triceratops''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-29''

*'''[[Saberback]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Stegosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-30''

*'''[[Sling]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Dimetrodon''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-31''

*'''[[Dead End (BWN)|Dead End]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Ammonite''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-32'''

*'''[[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Pteranodon ingens''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-33'''

*'''[[Crazybolt]]''' (Basic, 1999)- frilled lizard

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-34'''
:Also known as 'Greatbolt'...

*'''[[Magmatron]]''' (Ultra, 1999)- ''Giganotosaurus'', ''Elasmosaurus'', ''Quetzalcoatlus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-35'''

*'''[[Archadis]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Archaeopteryx''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-36'''

*'''[[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Pachycephalosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-37'''

*'''[[Bazooka]]''' (Basic, 1999)- ''Ankylosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-38'''

*'''[[Killerpunch]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)- ''Styracosaurus''

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-39'''

==Blentron==
*'''[[Rartorata]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-6'''

*'''[[Elephorca]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-7'''

*'''[[Drancron]]''' (Deluxe, 1999)

: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-8'''

*'''[[Unicron]]''' (Unreleased)

:An ultra-sized resin prototype of this toy has surfaced at various conventions. It featured grabber claws and an immense amount of 'organic' detail in the design. The toy did not see release, however, with Takara citing lagging interest in the 'Beast Wars' series of anime and toys.

*'''[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]]''' (Unreleased)

:An orange and gray redecoration of the Beast Wars II figure was planned as Galvatron's final upgrade with [[Unicron]]'s essence for [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]], but was never released. (The character, in this form, did appear in the show, however.)

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo]]
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]

Combiner

2009-09-08T00:09:59Z

173.71.84.186: /* Live-action film series */

[[Image:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The most devastating case of tea-bagging ever.]]
A '''combiner''' is a group of Transformers that assemble and combine their bodies into a single machine, or that composite machine itself. Most combiners form a larger Super Robot with its own unique personality (a character in its own right), but other varieties of combiner exist, forming vehicles, weapons, or other items. Combiners tend to be considerably larger and more powerful than the average Transformer, equivalent to strategic-grade weapons.

There are a number of combiner-related terms that can be easy to mix up, partially because some of them are used interchangeably. Additionally, most of them have no formal definition and thus may be used differently by different fans. Consequently, most of the discussion which follows should not be taken as the word of [[Primus]], but as a rough description of common usage.

==Terms for combiners==
[[Image:Combiner logo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Worst...logo...ever.]]
'''Combiner''': As above, a member of a group of Transformers who assemble into a composite form. Also refers to that composite form itself. This is the most general term for all combining Transformers. "Combiner" is the most common term for combining Transformers that has been used by Hasbro in an official capacity, starting with the ''[[Micromaster]] Combiners'' from 1990 (with the exception of the more limited "special teams" and a recent official use of the term "gestalt"), having even appeared with its own logo on ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toy packaging.

[[Image:DevastatorDissectionDreamwave.jpg|right|250px|thumb|What, no Terror Claws? No Cranium Regulation Unit? What kind of lame dissection is this?!]]
'''Gestalt''': Fan-terminology for a certain class of combiners—generally used only for "big robot" combiners with emergent personalities. The term is nebulously defined, such that some fans would consider a two-member combiner such as [[Squawkbox]] a gestalt, but other fans would not. This is probably the fandom's second most frequently-used term for combining Transformers. Its use in Transfandom is derived from the principle of [[wikipedia:gestalt_psychology|gestalt psychology]], which is sometimes simplified to mean "greater/different than the sum of its parts," though a few fans consider this term pretentious and obtuse. The term remained firmly in realm of [[fanon]] for years, although it did appear in some ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' design sketches implying that Hasbro designers used the term occasionally, until in 2007 "gestalt" [[Canonizing|made its first official appearance]], in the bio of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] toy, once more in 2007's "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]" referring to [[Monstructor]], and again in 2009 in the "[[First (and Second) in Flight]]" comic where [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] describes [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire's]] & [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm's]] combination into [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] as a sort of "gestalt powerlink".

'''Scramble City combiner''': A specific type of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] giant gestalt that follows the five-member design featured in the Japanese "[[Scramble City]]" [[OVA]]. The team leader is larger than the other members and forms the main body of the combiner, while the others are smaller and form the limbs. The limbs are interchangeable, although there is always a generally-accepted “normal” formation. Further, the limbs are interchangeable from one Scramble City combiner to another, making for a large number of bizarre combinations. (See [[Abomenaticus]], [[Autobot Super Scramble]], [[Comperian]], [[Decepticon Super Scramble]], and [[Scramble 7]].) Limbs are also able to attach to and augment Metroplex & Metrotitan (see “Trivia” below). Note that this term is purely descriptive rather than being a proper name.

'''Special Team''': A synonym for Scramble City combiner. When the Scramble City toys were marketed in Europe they were referred to as Special Teams, and the term even appeared in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK comic book]] series. The term was used in some marketing materials in the US, such as packing lists for the toy [[Case assortment|case assortments]], but never appeared in US fiction until the [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|''Ultimate Guide'']] was published in 2004.

'''Super Robot''': A robot which is formed through the combination of two or more Transformers. Powered-up robot modes composed of only one Transformer who combines with some of their own accessories are often also referred to as Super Robots, such as [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] or the incarnations of Prime from ''Robots in Disguise'' and all three ''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'' series. It is probably safe to informally refer to any such mode as a Super Robot (thus including, say, G1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and ''Energon'' [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]). Note that this means Super Robots are not always combiners and do not have to have their own personality. Rather, Super Robot and combiner are two different categories of Transformer which ''sometimes'' overlap. A one-robot Super Robot may also be referred to as that robot's [[Super Mode]].

'''Fusilateral quintrocombiner''': Coined by [[Simon Furman]] in [[Swarm (issue)|issue 9]] of the [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'' comic]] to refer to the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. It presumably is meant to refer to all the Scramble City teams except possibly the Seacons, as their combined forms consist of six robots (not five, so they could possibly be fusilateral hexocombiners I guess...). It may also apply to the Predacons, but it doesn't matter because nobody uses this term anyway.

'''Amalgam model''': Yet another obscure term for combiners first used by Simon Furman via [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in the "[[Devastation Derby!]]" story in the UK comic books.

==Types of combiner==
As mentioned above, most combiners form a super robot. However, there are many other types of combining in the Transformers multiverse.

In the ''Energon'' franchise, most of the Autobot characters were able to combine with each other in pairs much like ''[[Victory (franchise)|Victory]]'''s [[Multiforce]]. These combined forms can probably be considered Super Robots. The combined form was simply controlled by whichever Autobot was "on top". Make whatever jokes you will.

''Generation 1'' contains many examples of combined [[Alternate mode|alternate modes]], including [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], [[Big Powered]], the [[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack|Battlestar]], and the [[Targetmaster|Double Targetmasters]].

The [[Micromaster Combiner|Micromaster Combiners]] are made up of Transformers whose altmodes combine into vehicles, with one partner being the front and another the rear. The combined forms do not have specific names. Thanks to the generic peg-and-socket connection method used, any two Micromaster combiners can be linked (though some such as the dump truck/space shuttle combo may attract comment). These altmode combiners should not be confused with the Micromaster "Sixcombiners", six-robot teams who combine to form a Super Robot.

The [[Unicron Trilogy]]'s [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]] brought to the fiction combined weapon modes, like the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] & [[Dark Saber]] swords, [[Requiem Blaster]] cannon, and [[Skyboom Shield]].

==Not combiners==
Not all cases of multiple things attaching to each other are combiners. As mentioned above, many Super Robots—which are formed through a conglomeration of parts—are not combiners. [[Landmine (Energon)|''Energon'' Landmine]], for example.

A similar case can be found in [[multi-component Transformer|Transformers who have two or more "components" which combine into a single entity]]. [[Sky Lynx (G1)|G1 Sky Lynx]] has lynx and dino-bird components, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|G1 Omega Supreme]] has tank, base, and rocket components, and [[Magmatron]] has three dinosaur components. However, all of these components are considered to be "part of" the overall Transformer, even through they can act independently. The [[Duocon]]s are another case of this sort. All of these examples are ''not'' combiners because there is only ''one'' Transformer involved in each of them, regardless of how many bodies that Transformer may simultaneously operate. Such robots are occasionally referred to as "Reverse Combiners" within the fandom.

(Confusing things further are the comics which treated Sky Lynx and the Duocons as triple changers, able to transform between the combined mode and the ones for individual components without any parts separating off.)

Sometimes a smaller Transformer will attach to and enhance a larger Transformer in some way. This is the case when Mini-Cons powerlink with bulks, as well as with [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] partners like [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Powermaster]]s/[[Godmaster]]s, [[Kiss Player]]s and [[Breastforce]] members. Although these examples do include more than one Transformer (or a Transformer and a fleshling), they are not considered "combiners". The simplest justification for this is that, in these cases, the "combined" form is almost exactly the same in appearance as the non-combined form.

And sometimes [[Beast (G1)|things just combine for no real reason at all. Just deal with it. We hate it, oh God yes, but there it is. We're sorry.]]

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel comics continuity====
The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were designed and built by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as the first combiner team. They were given life through [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] energy stored in [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s head. The Constructicons had considerable difficulty coordinating together as Devastator in their first mission. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

Seeing the potential in combiner technology, the Autobots decided to learn how to utilize it themselves. They staged an attack on a Decepticon coal mining base which drew out the Constructions. When they combined, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] was there recording their transformation pattern. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} They used this information to construct the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s. Unfortunately, they were forced to go on their first mission with only [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt's]] personality programming completed, leaving the rest of the team, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], rather indifferent towards [[human]] casualties. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} After their first mission proved a failure, Optimus Prime had [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] wipe their memory, and started reprogramming them with the Creation Matrix. However, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had gotten a lift to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] on Silverbolt's plane mode, had injected Optimus Prime with a [[cerebro-shell]] with which [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was able to steal energy from the Creation Matrix and bring his newly-built combiner team, the [[Stunticon]]s to life. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} There was soon a bit of a combiner arms race as each side made new teams to press the advantage.

====Cartoon continuity====
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====Dreamwave comics continuity====
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====IDW comics continuity====
[[Monstructor]] was the first combiner and was designed through experimentation by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Unfortunately, in this first prototype, the merging process led to insanity. The team was captured by the Autobots {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and placed into the custody of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] while [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] studied them with the goal of rehabilitating them. The technology stymied Jetfire, who estimated it would take a lot more study before progress could be made. He didn't get the chance, however, since the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] were soon captured by the [[Decepticon Secret Service]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} Monstructor was then captured by unidentified minions of [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} and used to guard the [[Nega-Core]] on Rotan. He was engaged in combat by the Decepticon Secret Service and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] while the Autobots sneaked around him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

One year later, the Decepticons have the combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] as part of their army. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}}

===Robots in Disguise===
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===Armada===
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===Energon===
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===Live-action film series===
Experimental combiner technology was developed by the Decepticons for combat advantage and then used on the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s who are able to form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Comfort was not on the top of the list of priorities and, as a result, the process is brutally painful to the Transformers involved. The mental and physical torture involved leaves Devastator only interested in causing destruction.<ref>Devastator's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref>

[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] hopes to undergo the "combination retrofit" process.<ref>Knock Out's toy bio.</ref>

{{note|No details are given regarding this "combination retrofit" technology, but it is a possible factor in [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]'s ice cream truck mode and the combined mode of [toy continuity] [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], and [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]].}}

==Combiner list==
{{note|Due to the many uses of redecoes as new characters and convenience for reading, each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/retools on the same line.}}
'''Combiners with two members'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Jet Optimus]]
*[[Mega-Dinobot]]
*[[Decibel]]
*[[Legout]]
*[[Slamdance]]
*[[Squawkbox]]
*[[Dreadwing (G1)]] / [[Darkwings]]
*[[Wingwaver]]
*[[Dashtacker]]
*[[Machtackle]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)]] / [[Formation Scream]] / [[Dreadwing (RID)]] / [[Gigant Sniper]]
*[[Powered Master|Powered Masters]]
*[[Sky Powered]]
*[[Land Powered]]
*[[Big Powered]] ''(actually consists of 3 members)''
*[[Safeguard (Animated)]]
*[[Skids (ROTF)]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)]] in ice cream truck mode

'''Combiners formed by main bodies with power-up partners'''
*[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]]
*[[Omega Prime]]
*The combined form of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber]]
*[[Optimus Supreme (Energon)]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)]] and [[Jetfire (ROTF)]]
{{note|Optimus Prime and Jetfire are not combiner in the fiction {{m-}} Optimus simply uses Jetfire's corpse as parts to enhance his strength and firepower.}}

'''Combiners with three or more members (non-Scramble City type)'''
*[[Devastator (G1)]]
*[[Devastator (ROTF)]]
*[[Predaking]]
*[[Raiden]]
*[[Monstructor]] / [[Dinoking]]
*[[Road Caesar]]
*[[Liokaiser]]
*[[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]]
*[[Magnaboss]] / [[Magnaboss II]]
*[[MegaWing Galvatron]]
*[[Dark MegaWing Galvatron]]
*[[Prime Processing Unit]] {{storylink|Collect and Save}}
*[[Tripredacus]] / [[Tripledacus]]
*[[Rail Racer (RID)]]
*[[Landfill (RID)]] / [[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)]]
*Unnamed [[Minibot combiner]] {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8}}
*[[Beast (G1)|Beast]] {{storylink|The Beast Within|The Beast Within}}
*[[Insectrain]] {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}
*[[Reedman]]
*The combined form of [[Arcee (Movie)]], [[Chromia (ROTF)]], and [[Elita-1 (ROTF)]] (toy-only)

'''Scramble City-type combiners'''
*[[Bruticus (G1)]] / [[Battle Gaia]] / [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]
*[[Defensor (G1)]] / [[Guard City]]
*[[Menasor (G1)]]
*[[Superion (G1)]]
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]]
*[[Piranacon]]<ref name="seacon">With extra "limb" robot used as weapon.</ref> / [[King Poseidon]]<ref name="seacon" /> / [[God Neptune]]

'''Official mix-n-match Scramble City combiners'''
* [[Abomenaticus]]
* [[Autobot Super Scramble]]
* [[Comperian]]
* [[Decepticon Super Scramble]]
* [[Scramble 7]]

'''Micromaster-type combiners'''
*[[Micromaster Combiner]] Squads
**[[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]] and [[Heave]]
**[[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]]
**[[Blast Master]] and [[Phaser]]
**[[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]] and [[Power Punch (G1)|Power Punch]]
**[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]] / [[Retro]] and [[Surge]]
**[[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]]
**[[Full-Barrel]] and [[Overflow]]
**[[Grit (G1)|Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]]
**[[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]] and [[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]]
**[[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]] and [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] / [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]]
**[[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]]
**[[Oiler]] and [[Slide]]
**[[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]]
**[[Roadburner]] and [[Wheel Blaze]]
*[[Sixliner]] / [[Sixtrain]]<ref>Sixtrain was redecoed and retooled from Sixliner.</ref> / [[Rail Racer (Universe)]]<ref>Universe Rail Racer uses the same deco as Takara's 2003 redecoed "reissue" of Sixtrain.</ref>
*[[Sixbuilder]] / [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] / [[Constructicon Devastator (Micromaster)]]
*[[Sixturbo]] / [[Defensor (Universe)]]
*[[Sixwing|Sixwing / Berserker Sixwing / Destron Sixwing]] / [[Superion (Universe)]]

'''Mini-Con combiners'''
*[[Perceptor (Armada)#Armada_3|Perceptor]] (Armada) / [[Perceptor (Universe)]]
*[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon_3|Perceptor]] (Energon) / [[Heavy Metal (Energon)|Heavy Metal]] / [[Windcharger (Energon)]] / [[Perceptor (Armada)#Cybertron|Perceptor]] (Cybertron)
*[[Mirror]] / [[Nightcreeper]]
*[[Requiem Blaster]]
*[[Skyboom (Armada)]]
*[[Star Saber (Armada)]] / [[Vorpal Saber]] / [[Energon Saber]] / [[Blizzard Saber]]

'''Maximus-type combiners'''
*[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] / [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus Maximus (G1)]] (Universe) / [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)]]
*[[Constructicon Maximus]] / [[Devastator (G1)|Constructicon Devastator (Classics)]]
*[[Superion Maximus]] / [[Superion (G1)]] (Universe) / [[Superion (ROTF)]]
*[[Nexus Maximus]]

==Unused concepts==
Combiners were a very popular idea during the Generation 1 toyline and as such there are loads of scrapped combiner designs that never got past the drawing board. Among them were:
*A Scramble City style dinosaur combiner. The body is a T-Rex, while the limbs are a Pteradactyl (right arm), Ankylosaurus (left leg), Dimetrodon (left arm), and Styracosaurus (right leg)<ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p22</ref>

*A decidedly goofy organic insect combiner composed of a stag beetle (right leg), another beetle (left leg), grasshopper (left arm), fly (right arm), and a cockroach body.<ref name="p99">[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p99</ref>

*A cybernetic beast combiner that did not form a robot, but rather a large cybernetic monster. It is formed from a cyber bat, mole, stag beetle, and a couple of fish things.<ref name="p99" />

*A fifteen (!) vehicle Micromaster combiner where the only attached parts not contained by the component robots were the large robot fists. This combiner consists of three uniformly colored teams (in a similar fashion to the vehicular Voltron of the same time period):
**Air team (blue)- two jets, two helicopters, a space shuttle.
**Construction team (green)- a hauler, a bulldozer, a steam shovel, a tank (don't ask), a missile carrier (don't ask).
**Street team (red)- two cars, a motorcycle, a formula racer, a jeep.<ref name="p108">[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p108</ref>
[[Image:ClassicVehicombiner.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Either the smallest steamboat ever, or the largest car in existence.]]
*Another, simpler dinosaur combiner composed of a Pteradactyl, a not-really-a-Stegosaurus, and a T-Rex with a very large head. The three combine into a dinosaur thing similar to [[Magmatron]]'s combined dino mode. It shares many visual characteristics with Tomy's relatively simple robot designs.<ref name="p108" />
*A five vehicle combiner (evidently not Scramble City in nature) composed of a steam engine (right arm), steam boat (torso), car (right leg), truck (left leg), and plane (left arm).

==Trivia==
*[[Devastator (G1)|G1 Devastator]] and [[Raiden]] are the only combiners from [[Diaclone]] toylines.
*[[Scramble City]]-type combiners were initially designed to be a sub-line of [[Diaclone]] called... what else... Scramble City. This goes along with their ability to interact with and attach to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] & [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the designs of which were also originally intended for the Diaclone line.
*Six of the seven released G1 Scramble City-type combiners were apparently released in themed pairs, themes usually further reinforced by their team members' tech spec bios to some extent.
**Aerialbots (air vehicles) and Stunticons (ground vehicles)
**Protectobots (rescue vehicles) and Combaticons (offensive vehicles... and a space shuttle)
**Technobots (futuristic vehicles) and Terrorcons (fantastical beasts)
**The Seacons are the odd men out, but the above mentioned unreleased dinosaur Scramble City combiner may have been an intended adversary.
*In [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic continuity [[Squawkbox]] exists before Combiner technology has become available to either faction. This means that either Squawkbox is the core being and he's later split into [[Squawktalk]] and [[Beastbox]] or um... someone at IDW screwed up.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Combiners| ]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]

The Final Battle (BWII)

2009-08-30T23:31:17Z

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{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=25
|image=
|caption=
|title="The Final Battle"
|japanese=最後の戦い
|romaji=Saigo no Tatakai
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|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Production Reed|Ashi Production]]
|airdate=[[September 16|16 September]] 1998
|written by=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]]
|director=[[Tomio Yamauchi]]
|animation studio=[[Production Reed|Ashi Production]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
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''' '''

==Summary==
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==Featured characters==
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|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=

|c4=
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==Notes==
===Technical or animation errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===

==External links==

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The Final Battle (BWN)

2009-08-30T01:35:34Z

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{{disambig3|The Final Battle}}

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=34
|image=
|caption=
|title="The Final Battle"
|japanese=最後の戦い
|romaji=Saigo no Tatakai
|production code=BWN-34
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Production Reed|Ashi Production]]
|airdate=[[September 22|22 September]] 1999
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Tomio Yamauchi]]
|animation studio=[[Production Reed|Ashi Production]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
''' '''

==Synopsis==
==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: ?'''
:'''Predacons: ?'''

==Featured characters==
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|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=

|c4=
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==Notes==
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===Transformers references===

===Trivia===

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Talk:Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2009-08-19T21:39:21Z

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Just because the person adding the entry feels the show was "suffering" for American viewers does not make it fact. That entry will be deleted and should be, as it's entirely and only a matter of opinion and doesn't relate to the Energon storyline or toyline. -Bodycount

"Many fans found Energon an improvement over Armada in story and writing" at first, but the later part is debatible X-BoB58

==Wait...==

Why did "Maintenance script" delete everything on the page? The previous edit seemed like it restored the page from the virus crash, and then Maintenance script just erases it all. Was that a mistake? [[User:Fiction Alchemist|C.V. Reynolds]] 06:52, 20 March 2009 (EDT)

==Episode list==

I've pasted in the episode lists from the templates that were here before we started working on the wiki. However, I'm not sure on what basis the list is split into two seasons. I've left it split for now, but, does anybody have a justification for this split?

--[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:16, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Why is there no entry or potential entry for "Distribution", aka "Special Dream Match" aka "The writers took a day off"?--Squidhead

----

Just wondering if these pages are going to get general Series Summaries/Overviews at some point? Fact is for a variety of reasons I havn't watched a TF toon regularly since the middle of Armada so I'd really love detailed summaries of Energon and Cybertron (and the end of Arm. to make it up here.

Well, yes, eventually. I think the problem is, though, MOST of us were utterly lost or disinterested with the Energon cartoon, so, well, even summarising is going to be tricky. Persoanlly, I can't even remember which epsiode is which... at least with Armada and cybertron there are "guides" available (Micron Legend Yearbook and the CN site)... Energon? eeg. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:50, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
:Add to that that there are quite a few episodes where it literally seemed like nothing happened. Such was the pacing of Energon.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 04:31, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Hey we know that there are no DVDs nor Videos of Transformers Energon so lets all watch it on Youtube. Its smarter, cost free and its faster to know things.([[User:Anti-Spammer|Anti-Spammer]] 20:48, 31 October 2007 (UTC))

==Negatives==
Man, I have a list a mile wide of things that were wrong about the show in general. I've been resisting adding a sentence about how all vehicle modes were immune to gravity-- nay, all physics, allowing even Hot Shot to float through the air at his whim, negating any reason for differing vehicle modes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:33, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:It's incredibly tempting to say "toss it in there". I mean, as it stands, the article makes it sound like the dub was the only thing wrong with the show, which is, not to put to fine a point on it, a phenomenal pile of steaming bullshit. Hell, the pacing apparently didn't even appeal to JAPAN, what with ''Galaxy Force'' at first pretending the previous shows didn't exist. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:39, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
::Yeah, I just watched a later ep on YouTube ("Improsoned Inferno" [''sic!'']). Snowcat and Demolishor just transform and drive off into the air. Everyone's animated ''exactly'' like their toy. I counted six instances of characters going "Uh?" or some variant thereof. Alpha-Q doesn't move his mouths at all when speaking. A red sun casts ordinary yellow-sun light. Dramatic battles begin and then suddenly cut away. It goes on and on! -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 22:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Hey, remember when I said I was going to [[Talk: Cybertron City (episode)|do Energon episode summaries]]? Yeah, I'm totally not now. It's certainly more ''watchable'' in Japanese - I'm generally not left staring at the screen going "What the fuck was that?", and I'm appreciating moments of character interaction now that they ''make sense'' - but 31 episodes in, I'm totally deprived of any desire to write about it. Well, I might do the undubbed episode, which I'm about to come up to... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 23:33, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

*pant* *huff* I think... my hate reserviors... have been emptied... it will take time before they refill... - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 00:33, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

== Reference sources ==

Okay, I usually don't' do this, but since Paramount as as much as said- "Man, Energon is so bad we're gonna skip it and just put out Cybertron on DVD...", here's a couple of the sources good for quick reference.

[http://www.veoh.com/search.html?type=v&searchId=38148982242797083&search=transformers+energon ~2/3 of Energon is on Veoh for streaming] 
[http://tvnihon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=166 Most of Super Link (subbed) is ready for direct download]

Buy the DVD's people. I do even though the gather dust on my shelf while I watch the much-more-convenient encodes. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

==Featured Characters Classifications==
Question regarding featured characters: What are opinions on how Terrorcons and Mini-Cons should be handled?
* For instance, Scorponok, while briefly conscipted into the Decepticon forces, was pretty explicitely not a Decepticon, neither at the beginning of the series, nor after Megatron tied him up and sent him into the energon grid as bait. Therefore, I've had him listed as a Terrorcon (or, "Other") at the beginning, a Decepticon after Megatron beat him and branded him, and then as a Terrorcon again after pretty clearly defecting.
* The Mini-Cons, while working for the Autobots, are still a separate faction.--[[User:Shellspark|Shellspark]] 17:59, 26 March 2009 (EDT)

==Do Energon fans exist?==

Surely there must be some, statistically. There are THOUSANDS of Transfans: some must have enough tolerance for bad dubbing, poor animation, and incoherent scripting to find some kinda jewels beneath.

So should the article be made more balanced to reflect their concerns? If they exist? I say so only because at the moment the entire thing is a merciless leap at the series' jugular...
:There've been a dozen Transformers series. One of them has to be the worst. That's Energon.
:Sometimes there's debate about which series is the worst-- TF has quite a few stinker or unpopular incarnations after all. The thing is... there ''isn't'' debate about it anymore. Energon settled the issue, just like [[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] settled the "raping my childhood" debate by ''actually'' raping your childhood. Energon is the worst Transformers series by such a wide and universal margin... there's no point in pretending it's otherwise.
:It's the worst cartoon I've ever seen on TV. Not the worst Transformers cartoon-- the worst ''cartoon''. Of '''anything'''. Even amid a sea of crap, Energon would sink near the bottom.
:There are people who think history has been unkind to Adolph Hitler. "You should be more evenhanded," they say, "or at least stop spreading rumors that one of his testicles was bitten off by a goat when he was a child."
:You can say the constant negative tone is making the article less informative-- I might ''agree'' with you-- but the fact remains that Adolph Hitler became a vegitarian because he couldn't chew meat without thinking of that goat's teeth crunching down on his left nut, masticating it, grinding it up into a fine Austrian paste... then swallowing.
:Maybe that'll teach him not to try to have sex with a goat. (By which I mean-- that will, and ''has'' taught Hasbro not to co-produce with Japan. I don't think they will ever attempt it again.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 04:26, 4 May 2009 (EDT)

I've actually seen a number of Youtube commenters proclaiming Energon their favorite so there's...that. I personally like the first half, at least.