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Stasis lock

2012-09-02T16:16:42Z

175.136.63.44: /* Prime continuity */

'''Stasis lock''' is a critical state of being for Transformers. Stasis lock is a sort of coma that allows a Transformer to stay alive, running at the lowest level of power, despite massive energy loss or traumatic damage. It is comparable to the sleep mode of the computer on which you are currently reading this. Stasis lock can come about in a few different ways.

The first way is from a shock of massive damage. When the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on [[Earth]] all of the occupants on board were [[Retcon|retconned]] into emergency stasis lock. At various times during the Beast Wars combatants had to be returned to their respective bases due to going into stasis lock after being badly damaged.

The second way seems to be a more gradual process and can come about from damage and energy depletion over a longer period of time. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] was told by his internal computer to go into stasis lock or risk losing his [[spark]]. This method is a conscious decision, and the Transformer can choose to override stasis lock, unlike the first way which seems to be an unconscious action by the Transformer's on-board computer.

{{note|The concept of stasis lock was first introduced in the Beast Wars television series. Stasis lock was retconned into being a Generation 1 term and has since been applied to nearly all subsequent versions of the Transformers story.}}

===IDW Generation One comic continuity===
{{ongoing}}
{{spoiler|Rules of Disengagement| August 25}}
[[Grimlock (G1)| Grimlock]] was held into stasis-lock in a pod. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}
==Live-action film continuity==
===Vector Sigma data tracks===
[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] went into stasis lock while frozen in the [[Arctic]].<ref>Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was discovered on Earth's moon in a similar state, but was revived through the Matrix. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Animated continuity==
In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', "stasis lock" is used in a different sense—through the use of [[stasis cuffs]], a Transformer can be prevented from moving or using any special powers they possess without being rendered unconscious or incapable of speech. [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], when placed in this condition by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], was the first character to refer to this as "stasis lock". {{storylink|Mission Accomplished|Mission Accomplished}}

==Prime continuity==
In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers Prime]]'', [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] is heavily injured after a [[space bridge]] explosion {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}, and is put in stasis aboard the ''Nemesis'' after [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] locate him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

In certain situations, {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}, stasis is used as a form of anesthesia, complete with slurred speech going under and coming out of it.

Jazz found [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] in a stasis lock and grabbed his memory core. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy]]

Sludge (FOC)

2012-09-02T15:55:42Z

175.136.63.44: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */

{{disambig3|Sludge}}
{{faction|autobot|lightningstrike}}

:''Sludge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge robot mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sludge as he appears in ''Fall of Cybertron'']]

The hapless '''Sludge''' is a member of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], serving under the command of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge dinomode.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sludge]]

Sludge and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their posts defending the Ark to look into some mysterious energy readings. He helped steal an Autobot drop ship and together the team traveled to the [[Sea of Rust]]. Unfortunately the energy readings related to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave's]] recent activities near the [[Energon Lake|energon lake]], particularly his efforts on the space bridge and the creation of the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. The Lightning Strike Coalition battled the Insecticons, but while the others were captured for Shockwave's continued experiments, Sludge was seemingly killed. His body was found by [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], partially dismembered and grafted to the wall of an Insecticon hive. Jazz stated that he was in deep stasis. Jazz removed Sludge's [[memory core]] while attempting to find out what had happened in the tunnels. Jazz later flooded the tunnels with a highly toxic fluid, quite possibly destroying Sludge's body in the process.

After escaping from captivity, the newly christened [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] found a hologramatic datacore which projected the body Shockwave had originally planed to give Sludge.{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Sludge is the only member of the Lightning Strike Coalition to appear in ''Fall of Cybertron'' in his original, pre-Dinobot body.
* It is currently unknown if Sludge is alive or not.

[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]

Sludge (FOC)

2012-09-02T15:54:02Z

175.136.63.44:

{{disambig3|Sludge}}
{{faction|autobot|lightningstrike}}

:''Sludge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge robot mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sludge as he appears in ''Fall of Cybertron'']]

The hapless '''Sludge''' is a member of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], serving under the command of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge dinomode.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sludge's "Dinobot" beast mode.]]

Sludge and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their posts defending the Ark to look into some mysterious energy readings. He helped steal an Autobot drop ship and together the team traveled to the [[Sea of Rust]]. Unfortunately the energy readings related to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave's]] recent activities near the [[Energon Lake|energon lake]], particularly his efforts on the space bridge and the creation of the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. The Lightning Strike Coalition battled the Insecticons, but while the others were captured for Shockwave's continued experiments, Sludge was seemingly killed. His body was found by [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], partially dismembered and grafted to the wall of an Insecticon hive. Jazz stated that he was in deep stasis. Jazz removed Sludge's [[memory core]] while attempting to find out what had happened in the tunnels. Jazz later flooded the tunnels with a highly toxic fluid, quite possibly destroying Sludge's body in the process.

After escaping from captivity, the newly christened [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] found a hologramatic datacore which projected the body Shockwave had originally planed to give Sludge.{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Sludge is the only member of the Lightning Strike Coalition to appear in ''Fall of Cybertron'' in his original, pre-Dinobot body.
* It is currently unknown if Sludge is alive or not.

[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]

Sludge (FOC)

2012-09-02T15:53:35Z

175.136.63.44: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */

{{disambig3|Sludge}}
{{faction|autobot|lightningstrike}}

:''Sludge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge robot mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

The hapless '''Sludge''' is a member of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], serving under the command of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge dinomode.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sludge's "Dinobot" beast mode.]]

Sludge and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their posts defending the Ark to look into some mysterious energy readings. He helped steal an Autobot drop ship and together the team traveled to the [[Sea of Rust]]. Unfortunately the energy readings related to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave's]] recent activities near the [[Energon Lake|energon lake]], particularly his efforts on the space bridge and the creation of the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. The Lightning Strike Coalition battled the Insecticons, but while the others were captured for Shockwave's continued experiments, Sludge was seemingly killed. His body was found by [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], partially dismembered and grafted to the wall of an Insecticon hive. Jazz stated that he was in deep stasis. Jazz removed Sludge's [[memory core]] while attempting to find out what had happened in the tunnels. Jazz later flooded the tunnels with a highly toxic fluid, quite possibly destroying Sludge's body in the process.

After escaping from captivity, the newly christened [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] found a hologramatic datacore which projected the body Shockwave had originally planed to give Sludge.{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Sludge is the only member of the Lightning Strike Coalition to appear in ''Fall of Cybertron'' in his original, pre-Dinobot body.
* It is currently unknown if Sludge is alive or not.

[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]

Sludge (FOC)

2012-09-02T15:52:31Z

175.136.63.44: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Sludge}}
{{faction|autobot|lightningstrike}}

:''Sludge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge robot mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

The hapless '''Sludge''' is a member of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], serving under the command of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge dinomode.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]

Sludge and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their posts defending the Ark to look into some mysterious energy readings. He helped steal an Autobot drop ship and together the team traveled to the [[Sea of Rust]]. Unfortunately the energy readings related to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave's]] recent activities near the [[Energon Lake|energon lake]], particularly his efforts on the space bridge and the creation of the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. The Lightning Strike Coalition battled the Insecticons, but while the others were captured for Shockwave's continued experiments, Sludge was seemingly killed. His body was found by [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], partially dismembered and grafted to the wall of an Insecticon hive. Jazz stated that he was in deep stasis. Jazz removed Sludge's [[memory core]] while attempting to find out what had happened in the tunnels. Jazz later flooded the tunnels with a highly toxic fluid, quite possibly destroying Sludge's body in the process.

After escaping from captivity, the newly christened [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] found a hologramatic datacore which projected the body Shockwave had originally planed to give Sludge.{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Sludge is the only member of the Lightning Strike Coalition to appear in ''Fall of Cybertron'' in his original, pre-Dinobot body.
* It is currently unknown if Sludge is alive or not.

[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]

Sludge (FOC)

2012-09-02T15:42:58Z

175.136.63.44: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Sludge}}
{{faction|autobot|lightningstrike}}

:''Sludge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge robot mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

The hapless '''Sludge''' is a member of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], serving under the command of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge dinomode.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]

Sludge and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their posts defending the Ark to look into some mysterious energy readings. He helped steal an Autobot drop ship and together the team traveled to the [[Sea of Rust]]. Unfortunately the energy readings related to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave's]] recent activities near the [[Energon Lake|energon lake]], particularly his efforts on the space bridge and the creation of the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. The Lightning Strike Coalition battled the Insecticons, but while the others were captured for Shockwave's continued experiments, Sludge was seemingly killed. His body was found by [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], partially dismembered and grafted to the wall of an Insecticon hive. Jazz stated that he was in deep stasis. Jazz removed Sludge's [[memory core]] while attempting to find out what had happened in the tunnels. Jazz later flooded the tunnels with a highly toxic fluid, quite possibly destroying Sludge's body in the process.

After escaping from captivity, the newly christened [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] found a hologramatic datacore which projected the body Shockwave had originally planed to give Sludge.{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Sludge is the only member of the Lightning Strike Coalition to appear in ''Fall of Cybertron'' in his original, pre-Dinobot body.
* It is currently unknown if Sludge is alive or not.
*Although he is not a Dinobot in the Fall of Cybertron game, his artwork shows him as one like his [[Sludge (G1)| Generation 1 counterpart]].

[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]

Sludge (FOC)

2012-09-02T05:24:33Z

175.136.63.44: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Sludge}}
{{faction|autobot|lightningstrike}}

:''Sludge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge robot mode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

The hapless '''Sludge''' is a member of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], serving under the command of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Image:FallOfCybertron Sludge dinomode.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]

Sludge and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their posts defending the Ark to look into some mysterious energy readings. He helped steal an Autobot drop ship and together the team traveled to the [[Sea of Rust]]. Unfortunately the energy readings related to [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave's]] recent activities near the [[Energon Lake|energon lake]], particularly his efforts on the space bridge and the creation of the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. The Lightning Strike Coalition battled the Insecticons, but while the others were captured for Shockwave's continued experiments, Sludge was seemingly killed. His body was found by [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], partially dismembered and grafted to the wall of an Insecticon hive. Jazz removed Sludge's [[memory core]] while attempting to find out what had happened in the tunnels. Jazz later flooded the tunnels with a highly toxic fluid, presumably destroying Sludge's body in the process.

After escaping from captivity, the newly christened [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] found a hologramatic datacore which projected the body Shockwave had originally planed to give Sludge.{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Sludge is the only member of the Lightning Strike Coalition to appear in ''Fall of Cybertron'' in his original, pre-Dinobot body.
* It is currently unknown if Sludge is alive or not.
* He is the only Dinobot to not be playable as he is excluded from the upcoming Dinobot DLC pack.

[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]

Barricade (WFC)

2012-09-01T08:04:47Z

175.136.63.44: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Barricade}}
:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Barricade-MMO-promo-robot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|His crotch is [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]'s face.]]
'''Barricade''' speeds around the battlefield, annoying [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] alike with his mouthing off. He particularly likes taunting opponents until they start chasing him, and then leading them through hazardous areas that they don't have a chance of surviving, while he will escape without a scratch. Even [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] has taken to tolerating his rebellious streak, perhaps due to his effectiveness, but possibly also because his scolding of the other Decepticons sometimes works in Megatron's favor.

{{quote|Huh. And we're fresh out of star cruisers to tunnel our way.|Barricade, criticizing Megatron's tactics and not getting dead for it|[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Barricade ran the day-to-day events of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial ring]]/revolutionary movement/emerging army. When [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] came to [[Kaon]] for his first face-to-face meeting with Megatron, Barricade and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] "greeted" him at the entrance to their headquarters. Throughout Orion's tour of the headquarters, Barricade followed and got lippy with the archivist, but was rather curtly cut off by Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English)

[[Image:WFCBarricade.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Stop stealing [[:Image:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|poses]], Barricade!]]
During the early days of the war against the Autobots, Barricade was part of the bridge crew of a Decepticon Star Cruiser under the command of their leader, [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], serving alongside [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]. Megatron planned to steal the last remaining supply of [[Dark Energon]] from an orbiting relay station guarded by the neutral Sky Commander [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. After gaining entry into the station (by ramming the ship into the station; talk about a barricade), Barricade accompanied Megatron and Brawl into the station...so that Megatron could use the corrupted, highly dangerous energy source to 'save' Cybertron. Yeah, it wasn't a very good plan. While fighting through the station, and hordes of Starscream's soldiers, Barricade expressed doubts that Dark Energon was everything Megatron believed it to be, and also that the station was ''totally'' old and decrepit, noting in particular the large number of cubic crates. Strange he never noticed that fourth wall... Anyway, Megatron said he had plans to [[Trypticon (Prime)|upgrade]] the station. Barricade further asked him what made him so certain he could control the Dark Energon, to which Megatron explained that only the strong could control such a power, and he was the strongest. Okay, so the invasion of Normandy, this really was not.

Megatron was getting annoyed by this point, and told Barricade not to question him again. Barricade obeyed, and despite his skepticism, helped Megatron secure the supply of Dark Energon. It would seem his skepticism about the Dark Energon was silenced when Megatron infused him with its power. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{Note|Barricade is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Stadium 6 in Arena Mode.}}
[[Image:WFCDS Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|100px]]
Barricade often sparred with other Decepticons in Kaon Stadium. When Soundwave discovered the location of Trypticon Space Station, Barricade was part of the crew of Megatron's ship during the attack. He was very concerned when the station defenses reduced the ship's shields to 15%, and told Megatron it was a big risk to take over a legend. Despite Barricade's worries, they took the station and obtained Dark Energon. Following tests, Barricade asked Soundwave what happened to the failed test subjects, but Soundwave's reply didn't reassure him. He reluctantly submitted to an infusion of Dark Energon at Soundwave's hands.

Starscream discovered the existence of the Energon Bridge, which they could use to repower Trypticon station, but they would need all of the Dark Energon they had left to reach and reactivate it. Barricade was skeptical that they should risk everything on Starscream's word, but went along with the plan anyway. They reactivated the Energon Bridge, but the Autobots severed the link to the core, and secured it with the Omega Key. As the Decepticons attempted to track the Key down, Barricade expressed doubt that anyone would follow Starscream, but the Air Commander was convinced his time would come.

They found the key, but to Barricade's alarm, it merely activated Omega Supreme, who kicked all of the Decepticons out of Iacon. Barricade was convinced they should retreat, but at Megatron's urging, the Decepticons moved forward and managed to defeat the giant. They subsequently infused the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===

After [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] detected an Autobot incursion into the datacore where information was being held on [[Dark Energon]], [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] dispatched him and Barricade to intercept the Autobot thieves. Barricade sent the Autobots running right into a collison with Soundwave...and Megatron's fusion cannon.

Later on, Barricade was tasked with the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by Megatron, but soon fell behind the faster-moving [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]]. Despite having to break through the city's defenses on his own, Barricade soon entered Iacon and began weakening the city's structural supports for the Seekers' air strikes. He was confronted by [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] during his demolition, but broke off during the fight to accompany [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] to the council chambers. Starscream's brilliant plan was hindered, however, by the fact that the council had already been evacuated before he and Barricade arrived. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
{{comingsoon}}

==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Barricade is listed as having lived in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]!
* Barricade's ''War for Cybertron'' game design is based on his [[Barricade (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] while borrowing some design cues from the [[Barricade (Movie)|live-action film version]]. In ''Exodus'', he's described as essentially being the film version, having a black and white colour scheme and ruby-red optics. His ''Universe'' design is purple but has film design cues again such as the placement of the wheels on his arms and police lights.
* In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures]]'', [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] make fun of his inability to fly by stating he likes to hold his arms out to the side and say "''VROOM!''" when he is by himself.
*Barricade is the only male transformer from the War for Cybertron game to not return to the [[Fall of Cybertron]] game. Not even his chassis was present in multiplayer.

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