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Rung (G1)

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:''Rung is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDW Rung.jpg|thumb|250px|"Tell me again about your mother."]]

'''Rung''' is a psy-ops specialist for the [[Autobot]] army. His reports are added to the [[Autopedia]] entries for each Autobot. He transforms into a communications maintenance vehicle with a long ladder-like repair arm. As part of his duties, he performs the mental assessments of potential [[Wrecker]]s-to-be.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Image:Rung Ongoing 22.jpg|thumb|left|"Hey, I didn't order that!"]]
While hanging out at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Macadam's Old Oil House]], Rung spilled a cadet's drink. After refusing to clean up the spill, the poor bot was tossed across the bar, right onto [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] table. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

Rung did a psychological evaluation of Impactor before his trial for [[Squadron X|unlawful executions]]. He ended up being physically assaulted and threatened with extreme violence if he tried 'putting ideas' in Impactor's head, but managed to calm the situation down. In the end, Rung was left questioning whether Autobot High Command shared the blame for Impactor's crimes for turning a blind eye to the robot's growing psychopathy. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Impactor's Autopedia entry}}

Rung later performed a pre-mission psych-screening on new Wreckers [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] to estimate if they were suited to be put on the [[Garrus-9]] case. Rung was unimpressed by Rotorstorm's unrelenting bragging and joking, and found himself cutting through the charade when he mentioned [[Simanzi Massacre|Simanzi]]. Taking note of his dual personality, Rung declared him cleared for mission. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's Autopedia entry}} With Pyro, he diagnosed the robot as an extreme sufferer of [[Primus apotheosis]] and noted with sadness that the robot was suppressing his own engaging personality for a copy of another's. He cleared Pyro with reservations, noting that apotheosis sufferers were known for sacrificing themselves. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Pyro's Autopedia entry}} With Guzzle, he cleared the 'bot as having personality flaws but no real psychological flaws, though he was unnerved by his disturbing habit of playing with his gun's safety. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Guzzle's Autopedia entry}}

When screening Ironfist, he was impressed by his enthusiasm and knowledge, but not so much by his actual combat experience and mentality. Rung advised against Ironfist's participation, but retracted his negative conclusion when he received 'unsolicited advice' from [[Prowl (G1)|an undisclosed party]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's Autopedia entry}}

Rung treated the shell-shocked Autobot [[Flattop (Autobot)|Flattop]]. He discovered Flattop was a survivor of the [[Babu Yar]] atrocity, but that was not his immediate problem. What pushed him over the edge this time was an encounter with the [[Shimmer]]. Rung tried to give rational explanations for the appearance of Shimmer, but Flattop died right there in his office. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[Kup (G1)|Kup]], one of Rung's oldest friends, asked him to examine [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] after a [[zero point]] affliction had left him in a coma. Believing that certain emotional triggers could cause Springer's subconscious to force his [[spark]] across the zero point, Rung asked [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] to read ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs to him in hopes that the memories would have some effect. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Rung was among the survivors of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s attack on [[Kimia Facility]]. He and the others drifted in a cramped escape pod for some time until they were rescued by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of the [[D-Void]]'s defeat, Rung joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s crew on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Before he could get on the ship, his arm was detached by a wildly flying [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{Storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} After getting his arm repaired in [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s care, Rung was choked by an irrational and unresponsive [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. The psychiatrist managed to get him to release his grip when he reminded Whirl that he would go back to prison, forever, if he didn't stay in line. When [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] joined the crew, Rung informed him of their quest. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Rung later had a close call with a Sparkeater, but was saved by Skids. Rodimus used the two to lure the Sparkeater so he could defeat it. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], having previously been one of Rung's longest-standing patients, returned to therapy shortly after the launch of the ''Lost Light''. Rung was concerned that all the progress they had made on Red Alert's rampant paranoia over the years was coming undone. Red Alert informed Rung that he was hearing noises coming from a crack in the floor of the Sparkeater's chamber. He gave him a recording of the noise which Rung vaguely recognized as a voice, albeit tremendously slowed-down. When they sped the sound up, the words "kill...me" could be identified. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

{{spoiler|Interiors| July 27}}
Rung held a session with the newly-returned [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], whose mental state had been called into question after he had suffered torture and humiliation at the hands of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] for three years. Rung urged him to open up and explore his trauma, to no avail. Maximus later snapped and went on a rampage across the ''Lost Light'', gunning down Autobots that reminded him of Overlord. Rung was in the middle of a session with [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] when Max broke in and took them both hostage. Rung was bound to his chair and Whirl was overpowered and pinned to the ground. Rung tried to reason with Maximus, while simultaneously recording and broadcasting what was happening in his office through the microphone in his thumb. When Maximus noticed it, he tore Rung's thumb off.

As the situation dragged on, Rung continued to try and break through to Maximus. Max kept dodging the issue, pinning the reason for his actions on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s delay in sending help to [[Garrus-9]], instead of acknowledging that Overlord was at the root of his psychosis. Maximus then confronted Whirl, who told Maximus about his life. Rung expressed wonder at this, as there were details that Whirl told Maximus that he's never told Rung. Whirl replied that Rung had never threatened any of his friends, to Rung's visible surprise. When a holo-image of Overlord torturing him was projected into the room by [[Rewind]], Maximus froze up and crumbled to his knees. Rung tenderly comforted him and the hostage situation appeared to be at an end. Unfortunately, a shot from [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] meant to disable Fortress Maximus instead hit Rung in the head, killing him instantly. A memorial service was later held for Rung, which Rodimus presided over. {{storylink|Interiors}}

==Notes==
* A psychoanalyst named Rung was referenced in the unofficial Transformers novel ''Eugenesis'', written by [[James Roberts]].
* The name "Rung" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Carl Jung|Carl Jung]], founder of analytical psychology, and one of the mandala artists. The mention of "Rungian analysis" in "[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It]]" could support this.
* Or maybe it's because he transforms into a communications tower maintenance vehicle with a long ladder arm.
* Incidentally, the above reference to "Rungian analysis" came from [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] on his way to the original Ark. This means Rung was an established psychotherapist as far back as six million years ago, in the times of [[Nova Prime]], making him one of the few ''identified'' survivors of that era.

==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/rung-colour-guide-253698917 Rung concept art at Alex Milne's deviantART]
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=rung#/d471m8d Another Rung concept art featuring his alternate mode]

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

License plate

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A '''license plate''', officially a '''vehicle registration plate''', also called a '''number plate''' or a '''vanity plate''' when personalized, is a metal plate attached to an [[Earth]] vehicle, usually a car, a truck or a motorcycle, that contains a unique registration ID with an official authority within the country the vehicle is operating in. It typically consists of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Some countries require license plates for the front and rear bumper of a car, while others (such as the USA) only require a rear license plate. In real life, the options of personalization differ a lot from country to country.

Since a lot of [[Transformer]]s use Earth vehicles as their [[alternate mode]]s, they often also sport a license plate as part of their disguise. Sometimes the license plates reveal the [[character]]'s name, sometimes they contain a coded message, and sometimes they are just random numbers and letters.

==Toys==
===[[Generation 1 (European toyline)|''Generation 1'']] (Europe)===
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench/Colossus]] sports a weird license plate that reads "'''TEXAS 1953 NUE 480'''" in four rows. It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.

===[[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'' / ''Binaltech'']]===
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] has "'''S30WRT'''" for the ''Alternators'' version and the "#8" [[variant]] of the ''Binaltech'' version and "'''S40WRT'''" for the "#7" variant of the ''Binaltech'' version. Both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2003 Rallye Monte Carlo.
*Likewise, the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] Smokescreen GT comes with the license plates "'''OT53 SRT'''" for the "#1" variant and "'''CT53 SRT'''" for the "#2" variant. Again, both were the authentic license plates used by the real-life Subaru Impreza WRC cars during the 2004 Corona Rally Mexico.
*Both ''Alternators'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and ''Binaltech'' Lambor have a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of the character's US name with an Autobot [[insignia|logo]] in the middle, "'''SIDE [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWP'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]] and ''Binaltech'' Streak both have two license plates, with the front one only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and the rear one sporting an abbreviated form of the character's then US name with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SLV [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*Both versions of [[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Hound]] only sported a license plate with an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the front bumper.
*Both versions of [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End]] feature a rear license plate sporting his name with a Decepticon logo in the middle, "'''DEAD [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] END'''".
*''Alternators'' [[trademark|Autobot]] [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]] and both the yellow and blue variants of ''Binaltech'' Tracks simply sport an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on the rear license plate.
*All versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Meister]], including the ''Binaltech''-only red version (aka "[[Zoom-Zoom]]"), feature a rear license plate that contains an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] MEISTER'''".
*Similar to his [[mold]]-mate Hound, both versions of [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]] only feature a front license plate sporting a lone Decepticon symbol, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Both versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] GRIMLOCK'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] has the first difference with his ''Binaltech'' counterpart, what with them being different characters and all. He features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WNDCGR'''".
*Meanwhile, his ''Binaltech'' counterpart [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]] has the same layout for the license plate, but sports an abbreviated form of ''his'' name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] OVRDRV'''", instead.
*''Alternators'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]] and ''Binaltech'' Ravage both feature a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated version of the Japanese toy's (and Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toy's) name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] RVG'''". Early [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still sported an abbreviated form of the Hasbro name for the toy, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] BTLRVG'''", which implies an intentional change.
*''Alternators'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|Shockblast]] features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of the character's ''Generation 1'' toy's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] SHKWAV'''". The ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Laserwave, replaces that with an abbreviated form of its Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] LWAVE'''".
*Both versions of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators|Wheeljack]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] WHLJCK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Windcharger, [[Decepticharge]], features a rear license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] DCHRG'''".
*Decepticharge's unreleased ''Binaltech'' counterpart, [[Blackarachnia_(BW)#Binaltech|Blackwidow]], featured a license plate sporting a Decepticon logo followed by the second half of her name, "'''[[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] WIDOW'''", in promotional photos.
*The ''Alternators''-only retool of Tracks, [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SWERVE'''".
*All versions of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Prowl]], including the ''Binaltech''-only blue civilian variant, feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the character's name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] PROWL'''".
*Both versions of [[Skids (G1)#Alternators|Skids]] feature a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SKIDS'''".
*''Alternators'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", as does the ''Binaltech Asterisk'' version. In fact, the license plate is one of the two elements of the two versions' decos that are identical, the other being the [[paint operation|paint mask]] for the head. An earlier test shot of ''Alternators'' Sunstreaker sported an abbreviated form of the name in a different font, with an Autobot logo in the middle, "'''SUN [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] STRK'''".
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Swindle, [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]], was the first to feature a state-specific rear license plate, in his case his name, "'''ROLLBAR'''", registered in Colorado. Like Hound, he also features a front license plate sporting nothing but an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*The equally ''Alternators''-only redeco of Silverstreak, [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]], followed suit, with a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''RICO-CHET'''", registered in the Garden State of New Jersey. Like Silverstreak and Rollbar, he also features a front license plate with a lone Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]].
*''Alternators'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by the second half of his name, "'''PRIME'''", styled after a California plate but replacing the state name with his home planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the same font.
*''Alternators'' [[Mirage (G1)#Alternators|Mirage]] features a rear license plate sporting his name, "'''MIRAGE'''", registered in the Great Lakes state of Michigan. His [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] clear ''Binaltech'' counterpart, "Rijie Electro-Disruptor Mode", simply has an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] RIJIE'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The ''Alternators''-only redeco of Prowl, [[Camshaft (G1)#Alternators|Camshaft]], features a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''CAM SHFT'''", registered in the Ocean State of Rhode Island (also Hasbro's home state). Since the toy's deco was originally conceived with the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak in mind, early samples sported an abbreviated form of ''that'' name, "'''BLU STRK'''", instead.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con 2006 exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], has a rear license plate sporting the first half of his name, "'''NEMESIS'''", registered in California with a date of July 2006, referring to the place and date of the toy's release. The Wonder Festival 2007 Winter exclusive ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Black Convoy, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''BLACK-CONVOY'''", with no state-specific plate.
*The [[Walmart]] exclusive, ''Alternators''-only mold [[Rumble (G1)#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]] features a rear license plate sporting his name without a trademark-induced prefix, "'''RUMBLE'''", registered in the Aloha State of Hawaii.
*The second toy of Ravage (the Jaguar XK), equally ''Alternators''-only, but only Walmart exclusive in the USA (it was available at mass retail in various European countries), features a rear license plate that sports his name "'''RAVAGE'''". Since Jaguar is a British manufacturer, it's the only license plate registered in the European Union, with a "GB" country identifier for Great Britain.
*The Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2007 exclusive retool of Mirage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Alternators|Rodimus]], features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''TOO HOT'''", registered in the Golden State of California with a date of July, referring to the place and date of the toy's release.
*The final four ''Binaltech''-only redecos simply feature license plates with white text on a black backdop, like vehicles on display at a car show. The redeco of Streak, "Bluestreak", has front and rear plates with the car's model, "'''IMPREZA'''", the redecos of Meister (with parts taken from his retool, Laserwave), "Argent Meister", and the redeco of Decepticharge, [[Arcee (G1)#Binaltech|Arcee]], both also have rear plates with the car's models, "'''RX-8'''" and "'''S2000'''", respectively, and Optimus Prime's ''Binaltech'' counterpart, Convoy, has a rear plate with the manufacturer's name, "'''DODGE'''". All names are matched to the official manufacturers' logos and fonts.

====''Binaltech Asterisk''====
*The ''Asterisk''-only retool of Streak, [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]], again has a front plate only sporting an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], and a rear late sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]]ALERT'''".
*As mentioned above, [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his full name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] SUNSTREAKER'''", just like his ''Alternators'' counterpart.
*[[Blaster (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] bRBL'''", with the lowercase first "b" and the uppercase second "B" being a reference to the vehicle's Japanese name, the Toyota bB.

===''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''===
*[[Lugnutz]]'s plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Hightail (Cybertron)|Hightail]] has a Cincinnati [[Ohio]] plate, "'''B-CAT 1'''". Combined with its coloration, it refers to the [[Wikipedia:University of Cincinnati|University of Cincinnati's]] Bearcats, included as a tip of the hat by (and/or for) [[Hasbro]] Transformers staff who used to work at Hasbro's now-closed Ohio offices.

===''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] CONVOY'''".
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by his Japanese name, "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] HOT RODIMUS'''".
*The 1:24 scale toy of [[Autorooper]] features identical front and rear license plates sporting a Japanese kanji and a number, "'''子・・04'''". The kanji stands for "rat", one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, identifying the Autrooper unit's platoon, whereas the number identifies the individual Autorooper unit. The license plate is registered to the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s Tokyo precinct, as a shown by the kanji "東京" for Tokyo and the abbreviation "EDC".

===''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''===
*[[BotCon 2010]] "[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]: Redux" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown's]] license plate reads "'''BCFW94'''", a reference to the very first [[BotCon 1994|BotCon]] held in Fort Wayne in 1994, where the original BotCon [[exclusive]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown toy had been available.
*BotCon 2010 Custom Class exclusive "Generation 2: Redux" [[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines|Sideswipe's]] license plate reads, or at least is ''supposed'' to read, "'''G2SWIPE'''".
*[[BotCon 2012]] [[Sir Soundwave|Sir Soundwave's]] license plate reads '''SND WAV'''.

===''[[Movie (toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007 toyline)===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)#toys|Bumblebee's]] toys alternatively sport two different license plates: The more prevalent one is "'''4NZZ454'''", based on the CG robot model of the "Concept Camaro" body used for the movie. It can be found on the Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" toy's robot mode stomach (in contrast to the license plate the movie used for this body), which has a blank license plate on the vehicle mode's rear end, on Ultimate Bumblebee in both modes, and on the non-transforming Unleashed, [[Robot Replicas]], [[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] and Tiger's Beatmix Bumblebee figures' robot mode stomachs. Ultimate Bumblebee and the Robot Replica, Unleashed and Beatmix toys also sport a California registration, while the Deluxe and Cyber Stompin' toys simply have a red line evocative of the "California" logo.
*The Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" toy, meanwhile, adds an extra "Z", making it "'''4NZZZ454'''" for the robot mode's chest, again with a red line evocative of the "California" logo, while the vehicle mode's rear end again features a blank plate. This plate is also used for the battle damaged [[redeco]] from the [[Target]] [[exclusive]] "Bumblebee: Evolution of a Hero" two-pack, the Screen Battles "Capture of Bumblebee" redeco, the Target exclusive [[AllSpark Power|"AllSpark-enhanced"]] redeco and the [[Premium Series]] redeco/[[retool]]. The Premium version also adds the same license plate to the vehicle mode's rear end.
*The "Classic Camaro" [[Cyber Slammers]] toy does something else entirely, with a rear license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BUMBL-B'''", with a line evocative of a "California" logo above it... except both the letters and the line are blue. In robot mode, the license plate on his stomach is blank.
*Meanwhile, the [[Legends Class]] toys including the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] redeco, the Cliffjumper redeco and the "Stealth Bumblebee" redeco/retool of the "Concept Camaro" Deluxe [[mold|sculpt]], the "Concept Camaro" Cyber Slammers toy, the [[Fast Action Battlers]] toys and the legless Bumblebee figure available as part of the Screen Battles "Final Stand" set with a minor redeco of Deluxe Class [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] all sport blank license plates in both modes.
*Most of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] toy sport blank license plates. The only exceptions are the "Recon Barricade" redeco of the Deluxe Class toy, which features a rear license plate sporting the name "'''[[Joe Kyde#SAGE2764|SAGE2764]]'''", referring to the screenname of a member of a Chinese toy newsgroup pertaining to Recon Barricade's deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], and the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe, whose license plate sports an abbreviation of his Decepticon allegiance, "'''DCPTCN'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] sports a license plate that reads "'''TF 7407'''", registered in Massachusetts. The number refers to the premiere date of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], which actually opened in US theaters on July '''3''', 2007. The Japanese-only "Black Arcee" redeco keeps the plate.
*The officially unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] Scout Class figure [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] sports a license plate that reads "'''MR 37'''", registered in Kentucky. "MR-37" was the Japanese ID number of the ''Machine Robo'' version of the [[Tonka]] [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBot]] [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/NightRanger/nightranger.htm Night Ranger], whose color scheme Backtrack [[homage]]s. The Kentucky registration makes the color scheme a double homage, to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats University of Kentucky Wildcats].
*All other toys with vehicular modes sport blank license plates, despite often having the space for them specifically sculpted.

===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' ===
*''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] features a rear license plate sporting the phrase "'''WE R 84'''", spelled out "We are 84", referring to the launch of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] in [[1984]]. The same plate is also used for his ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart. Early Hasbro [[prototype]]s used for [[stock photography|stock photos]] and comparison photos in Japanese magazines sported an incorrect "'''WE R 82'''" license plate, which was thankfully caught in [[quality control]] in time for the final release. (It's also possible that the "82" version might have been a reference to the year the ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor of Sunstreaker, the "first transforming car-to-robot toy" according to Hasbro, was released.)
*Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]], features a rear license plate sporting the second half of his name, "'''SWIPE'''". His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, Lambor, replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''LAMBOR'''".
*''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)#Universe|Ironhide]] features a rear license plate sporting the state name "'''OREGON'''", referring to the state where [[Mount St. Hilary]], the mountain the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had crashed into, was located according to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart boringly replaces that with a blank plate.
*Ironhide's ''Universe'' redeco, [[Ratchet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Ratchet]], features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''H3L PU2'''", or "Help us", referring to the cover of [[The Pri¢e of Life!|issue 70]] of the Marvel US comic. Again, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet simply replaces that with a blank plate.
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe|Hot Shot]] features a rear plate sporting the message "'''JA AM'''", declaring the character's well-known love for the substance known as [[JaAm]]. His ''Henkei! Henkei!'' counterpart, [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]], replaces that with his Japanese name, "'''HOT ROD'''".
*''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] features a rear plate sporting his Japanese name, "'''ALERT'''".

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Revenge of the Fallen|Bumblebee]]'s Deluxe Class "preview" toy, a [[retool]] of the ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class "Concept Camaro" Bumblebee toy, keeps that version's movie-inaccurate license plate "'''4NZZZ454'''" on the robot mode chest, but omits the red line evocative of a California registration this time. The vehicle mode's rear license plate is blank. The same plate is also used by [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee, in both modes, both times with a red line evocative of a California registration.
*The ''Movie'' Ultimate Bumblebee retool, "Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged", keeps the original version's movie-accurate plate, "'''4NZZ454'''" with one less "Z", in both modes, both times registered in California, like on the original.
*All other Bumblebee toys (Legends Class, the Deluxe redeco Alliance Bumblebee, the elaborate Deluxe retool Cannon Bumblebee, its retool Battlefield Bumblebee, the [[Gravity Bot]]s and the [[Fast Action Battlers]]) have blank license plates.
*Human Alliance [[Barricade (Movie)#Human Alliance|Barricade]] features a rear license plate sporting the message "'''2PN-SLV'''", referring to the infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings that are part of his police car deco.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Autobot Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting his name minus the [[trademark]]-induced prefix, "'''SKIDS'''", on his Deluxe Class, Gravity Bots and Human Alliance toys.
*His brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] features a rear license plate sporting his vehicle mode's name, "'''TRAX'''", on his Gravity Bots toy and the initial shipment of his Deluxe Class toy. [[Variant|Later shipments]] of the Deluxe, including the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release, replace it with his name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as do the Deluxe's redeco, Tuner Mudflap, and the Human Alliance toy.
*All other toys have blank license plates, despite often having them specifically sculpted.
*[[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] features a rear license plate sporting an Autobot logo followed by an abbreviated form of his name including elements of [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] NGTB34T'''".
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown's]] rear license plate is [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*[[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe's]] license plate reads "'''P1-P35'''", a reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], the character he homages but couldn't be named after for [[trademark]] reasons.

===''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''===
*As a rather unusual [[homage]], ''Generations'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] keeps the character's Japanese name from the ''Henkei'' version on his rear license plate, but adds the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] toy's [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]], making it "'''05 ALERT'''".

===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] / ''[[Transformers United|United]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Tuner Skids]] features a rear license plate sporting the slogan "'''IH8CONS'''", or "I hate Cons" (as in "Decepticons").
*Deluxe Class [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]] features a license plate that sports her name written in [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet]], "'''3L 174'''".
*Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] sports an Autobot logo, [[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]], on his license plate.
*Scout Class [[Oil Pan]]'s license plate is a lone Decepticon logo, [[Image:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]].
*Battle Ops [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Bumblebee]] sports the movie-accurate license plate "'''4NZZ454'''" in both modes, both times without so much as a red line evocative of a California registration. Deluxe Class Battle Blades Bumblebee, meanwhile, sports blank license plates in both modes.
*''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] features a rear license plate sporting the code "'''MR51409'''". The exact meaning has not been officially confirmed, the most prevalent theory suggests it might refer to the birth date of [[Bill Rawley]]'s daughter. Surprisingly enough, his ''United'' counterpart, "[[Trademark|Autobot]] Perceptor", keeps the plate.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
*Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] features ''sculpted'' (!) license plates sporting the combination "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in both modes, but not painted, thus keeping it in the same plastic colors as the surrounding areas (yellow in vehicle mode, gray on the robot mode's stomach). This is in fact the plate used on the car props for all three movies, which is different from the plate used on the CG robot model's stomach in the first two films (though ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' finally uses it for both modes).
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Bumblebee]] similarly has sculpted "'''900 STRA'''" plates in both robot and car modes, but this time, it's also painted.
*The large ''[[Stealth Force]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Stealth Force 2|Bumblebee toy]] also features a sculpted license plate, but this time it's "'''2010 STRA'''" and is painted silver.
*The redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance 3|Bumblebee]] features license plates that sport an Autobot logo followed by his nickname, "[[Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|15px]] '''BEE'''", in both modes.
*[[Human Alliance]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]]'s license plate is '''"SUPERIOR"''', in reference to ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s line "Soundwave superior, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] inferior" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*The [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]/San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCCUltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] packaging [[variant]] came with an exclusive sticker sheet that includes the three optional license plates "'''PRIME'''", "'''SDCC2011'''" and "'''4KH4213'''" for his trailer.

==Fiction==
===''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''===
[[Image:BumblebeelovesNY.jpg|thumb|300px|right|One of the earliest instances of non-Hasbro advertising in Transformers fiction.]]
*In "[[City of Steel]]", [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports a front license plate that reads "'''I❤NY'''", referencing the decades-old "I Love New York" advertising campaign for [[New York City]].
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===''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''===
*A car driven by [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] has the plates "'''EV-1255'''" in "[[Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!]]".

===[[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics]]===
*A random car in the final panel of [[Extermination|issue 8]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' vol. 3 ongoing comic]] sports a license plate with the coded message "'''TR8R1'''", which has been interpreted as "traitor 1", implying that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] all-too-easy defeat at the hands of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] might in fact be a ruse, and Bumper might in fact be a traitor (possibly under the control of one of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s). Sadly, what with the whole [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] bankruptcy thing, this will probably never be resolved.

===[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW ''Generation 1'' comic]]===
*Most plates in [[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]] are blank, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s is "'''5IDW510'''", as seen in issues [[Infiltration issue 2|2]] and [[Infiltration issue 4|4]]. The "IDW" part obviously refers to the [[IDW Publishing|publisher]], while the number "510" might refer to the month and year of [[Infiltration issue 0|issue 0's]] release, October 2005.
*In ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]'', [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat's]] license plate reads "'''M1N-3RV4'''", an obvious reference to his ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (Masterforce)|mold-mate]].
*In [[...For All Mankind|issue 1]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing title]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] features a license plate sporting an abbreviated form of his name, "'''BRKDOWN'''".
*In [[Enemies of the System|issue 5]] of the ongoing, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s license plate reads "'''STACK04'''" in reference to [[Robert Stack]], his first voice actor.
*[[International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|Issue 8]] of the ongoing features [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] with the license plate "'''D-64'''", his original toy's [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]].

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''===
*Autobots sport their toys' [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] as their license plates. E.G. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s is "'''C-001'''". This even extends to the [[Autobot Brothers]]' plates changing to their super redeco toys' ID numbers when they power up, with, for instance, [[X-Brawn]]'s changing from "'''C-002'''" to "'''C-024'''".
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]]'s many red sports cars feature the license plates "'''J38-57'''" and "'''J68-85'''" ("[[An Explosive Situation]]"), "'''J38-57'''" ("[[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]"), "'''J68-85'''" ("[[Attack from Outer Space]]"), "'''51-16'''" (an SUV in "[[A Test of Metal]]"), "'''G·5-25'''" ("[[Power to Burn!]]"), "'''J·3-30'''" ("[[Maximus Emerges]]") and "'''H68-85'''" ("[[The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle]]").
*In "An Explosive Situation", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacks a truck with the license place "'''G39-20'''".
*The sports car [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] eyes up in "[[Tow-Line Goes Haywire]]" has the plate "'''M:ZZ 1021'''".
*And another one he eyes up in "[[The Fish Test]]" sports the number "'''M-Z 8831'''".

===''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007 film)===
[[Image:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|100px|right|The crossover you never expected to see!]]
*As long as he transforms into a 1976 Camaro, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", both on his vehicle mode's rear end and on his stomach in robot mode.
*Once he has upgraded into a modern Camaro, he alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" registered in California in robot mode.
*In vehicle mode, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] sports the license plate "'''664 NLZO'''" in vehicle mode, without a state-specific registration. It can be briefly seen during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. In robot mode, he sports the license plate "'''1-4027E'''", registered in Oklahoma, instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] sports the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" on his robot mode chest. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' season 5 episode "[http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Prince The Little Prince]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton.
*An SUV thrown through the air during [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] rampage in [[Mission City]] sports an "'''[[Energon|ENERGON]]'''" license plate as an easter egg.

====Set photos====
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movie sported the license plate "'''5LKZ213'''" on his stomach on the Hoover Dam set.
*The [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] GMC Topkick car prop also sported the license plate "'''4PCI382'''" seen on his robot chest in the movie, registered in California in January.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''6Q49935'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles.

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===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film===
*Like in the first film, Bumblebee alternates between "'''900 STRA'''" in vehicle mode and "'''4NZZ454'''" in robot mode.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] sport a ca. 1970-1980 California license plate, "'''KDM 814'''". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0" (but as a modern California plate), was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various exhibits from 2009 up until at least 2011.
*As a Chevrolet Beat, Skids sports a license plate with his name, "'''SKIDS'''". Oddly enough, the real Chevrolet Beat he scans at the beginning of the movie already has the same plate, despite his and Mudflap's arguing over who gets to transform into which car. Even ''more'' oddly, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "'''BEAT'''", when they are going to New York City to meet with [[Seymour Simmons|Robo-Warrior]].
*Mudflap, meanwhile, sports a license plate with his own name, "'''MUDFLAP'''", as a Chevrolet Trax. As with Skids, the car he scans already has the same plate.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways']] license plate in the film reads "'''269 FPJT'''". It can be briefly seen twice; however, the only time it's seen in its entirety, just before [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] splices Sideways in half, the letters and numbers are mirrored, implying that the shot was mirrored in editing.
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] still sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite no longer sporting a license plate in vehicle mode.
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Sideswipe and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] sport ''no'' license plates at all.<ref name="rotfpromo">[http://scifimafia.com/2009/05/five-new-official-promo-pics-from-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' promo pics at Scifi Mania].</ref>

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' comics===
[[Image:ROTFComicSidewaysAudiR8.jpg|thumb|100px|I'll just swipe the car from the official manufacturer's website. "Audi" is a Chinese brand anyways, right?]]
*In [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]] of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic adaptation, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] sports a German license plate on his vehicle mode's front, registered in the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "'''HH BA 740'''" is taken straight from commercials and other promotional materials for the Audi R8.

===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' film===
*Finally achieving consistency, Bumblebee now sports the license plate "'''900 STRA'''" in both modes.
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", on his robot mode chest despite not sporting an actual license plate in vehicle mode (see below).
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]] sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "'''CT 41401'''", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/terry_usa/4807352490/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia] with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with ''silver'' text on a ''black'' background, ''silver'' bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve ''black'' stars on the left and a black circle on the right.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch's]] Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German/European Union license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that license plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>

====Set photos====
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 car prop sported the license plate "'''9999963'''", with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (1)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The Ironhide GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
*The "[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]" Mercedes-Benz E550 car prop sported a German/European Union license plate, "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago1"/> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
*The [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG car prop sported another German/European Union license plate, "'''M JS8509'''", also registered in Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago3">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturesun/archives/date-taken/2010/07/17/ ''Dark of the Moon'' Chicago set] at Flickr.</ref> (Again, there should be a space between "JS" and "8509", and another license plate on the front if it were to be genuinely German.)

===[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'']] cartoon===
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s license plate in "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]" is "'''GQR·775'''". He and the other Autobots use license plates registered in Nevada.
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s license plate in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is "'''JOFY 892'''", and does not have a state-specific registration.
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]'s license plate in "Deus ex Machina" is "'''DGOT 441'''". Like Knock Out, his license plate is not registered to any state.
*[[Fast Willy]]'s car in "[[Speed Metal]]" has the Nevada license plate "'''SOZ·995'''".
*[[Vince]]'s car in "Speed Metal" displays the Nevada license plate "'''281·DIL'''".
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s license plate in "Speed Metal" and "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]" is "'''936·SOH'''".
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]'s license plate in "[[Crisscross]]" is "'''396571'''".
*[[June Darby]]'s car in "Crisscross" uses the Nevada license plate "'''RPI·437'''".
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s license plate in "[[Metal Attraction]]" is "'''821·BOF'''".
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s license plate in "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "'''449·EPQ'''".
*[[William Fowler]]'s car in "[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]" shares June Darby's license plate, "'''RPI·437'''", due to model reuse.
*[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] borrows Optimus Prime's model and, by extension, his license plate, "'''GQR·775'''", in "Nemesis Prime".

==Video games==
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] sports a license plate with the first half "'''5BBM2'''", mirrored on the other side, in [[Activision Blizzard|Activision's]] ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games. The plate is registered in California in January, but due to its symmetrical nature, the state name and month are also mirrored on the other side. Despite this, he sports the movie-accurate plate '''900 STRA''' in vehicle mode in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game.
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==Other==
*''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] sports the "'''I❤NY'''" front license plate from "[[City of Steel]]" on the "Data File" card that came with the ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]].
*The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] that was on display at the London Film and Comic Con in September 2007 sported its film license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", registered in California.
*The [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] Pontiac Solstice prop vehicle from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''664 NLZO'''" without a state-specific registration, when it was on display at GM Riverwalk in June 2007.
*The [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] Hummer H2 vehicle prop from the 2007 movie sported its film license plate, "'''6Q49935'''" with a "CA Exempt" registration reserved for Californian government and emergency vehicles, when it was on display at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung in Frankfurt, Germany in September 2007.
*The Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' sported its film license plate, "'''900 STRA'''" without a state-specific registration, at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. The prop vehicle used for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' sported the same plate at the 2011 New York International Auto Show and [[BotCon 2011]].
*The life-sized Bumblebee robot prop used for the movies sported the license plate "'''BUMBLBE'''", registered in California with a July date, on his robot stomach when it was on display at the film's premiere at Westwood Village, Los Angeles, in June 2007, and later that year at the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center in October.
*The following year, the prop sported the license plate '''FXPERTS''', registered in California, when it was on display at CES 2008 in January, and later that year when it was on display at the Holloman Air Force Base in September, when the ''Revenge'' crew was shooting there. "Fxperts" is the name of the special effects company that built the prop.
*The most current plate used for the prop, '''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was first used at in February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show, then in March at the Las Vegas Strip, in November of that year at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (using a "May" date for this occasion, oddly enough, while all the other uses were month-less), and again in March 2011 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2011 at the New York International Auto Show and in June 2011 at the German premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' in Berlin. This plate is a minor variation of the one used by [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', "KDM 814" (also registered in California).

==Notes==
* The planned Cadillac XLR [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy that never made it past the planning stage was intended to sport an [[Oregon]] license plate.
* The [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] 1976 Camaro prop vehicle's license plate, "'''489 PCE'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.screenused.com/ ScreenUsed.com] in January 2008.
* Ironhide's license plate from the first movie, "'''4PCI382'''", was auctioned off via [http://www.yourprops.com/ YourProps.com].
* Despite being used again for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the Bumblebee Camaro prop vehicle's license plate from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', "'''900 STRA'''", was auctioned off by [http://www.icollector.com/ iCollector.com] in October 2009.
* At the same time, iCollector also auctioned off license plate props used for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their Chevrolet Beat and Trax bodies, respectively. In fact, there were two plates for both, "'''SKIDS'''" and "'''BEAT'''" for Skids and "'''MUDFLAP'''" and "'''TRAX'''" for Mudflap. Even though iCollector claimed the two sets were used for their robot and vehicle modes, respectively, this was directly refuted by screencaps included with the auction that depicted the two car props sporting their robot names on their plates. As stated above, the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly in the movie, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene (although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene).

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Vehicle registration plate|License plate on Wikipedia]]

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Mainframe (G1)

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:''Mainframe is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Mainframe%28G1%29 MTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Code Monkey like Fritos. Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew. Code Monkey very simple man with big warm fuzzy secret heart: Code Monkey like you.]]
'''Mainframe''' is a dork. A computer dork, to be precise. (Both in that he is a computer that is a dork, and a dork about computers.) He'd rather tackle complex mathematical problems than join the [[Great War (G1)|inconvenient galactic conflict]] with the [[Decepticon]]s. Despite his distaste for combat, he won't shirk his duties when called upon. If anything, he hopes that if he simply ''must'' fight, that he'll have the chance to use his considerable brainpower to end things quickly.

Alas, his [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Push-Button]], would rather convert to a piston rifle and blow stuff up than be stuck debugging Mainframe's programs. Naturally, the two don't especially get along.

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==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Mainframe was one of the survivors of the [[Kimia Facility]] massacre. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis}}

When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' departed for unknown space to search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Mainframe was part of the bridge crew. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was present among the assembled Autobots after their tumble through quantum space as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] addressed the troops. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On}}

===''Classics''===

Mainframe was overlooking the [[Ironworks]] with [[Rad]] when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] attacked the base with his squad of Decepticons. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} He argued with [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] while rebuilding [[Ironworks|Ironworks]]. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Mainframe.jpg|right|150px|thumb|It figures a computer dork would want a BFG.]]
* '''Mainframe''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': "Vibro Pulverizer" rifle, Push-Button partner

: As an [[Action Master]], Mainframe is a non-transforming action figure of a robot with an indeterminate alternate mode, but chances are he turns into one of those huge computers you see in those movies from the 70s and 80s, you know, the ones the size of refrigerators with the reel-to-reel magnetic tape. He is compatible with any Action Master vehicle or weapon. He was part of the second assortment of basic carded figures, and came with his [[Action Master partner|partner]]-robot [[Push-Button]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Mainframe/mainframe.htm More information on Mainframe at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Mainframe is inexplicably on the cover of the 1990 [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS release of the "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" mini-series... a cartoon produced about four years before Mainframe's toy was released.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Ordinateur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Cronos'''

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Outback (G1)

2012-07-07T14:29:52Z

180.190.4.72: /* Classics */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot Outback|the member of G.I. Joe|Outback (G.I. Joe)}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot that is sometimes "Fallback"|the 2010 Transformers line Autobot|Fallback}}
:''Outback is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is also known as '''Fallback'''.''

[[Image:G1 Outback MarvelUniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Alligatorcon]] Dundee.]]
No by-the-book soldier is '''Outback'''; for him, the rules of war are the rules of Rafferty. If the beaten track winds, it's a fair bet he'll go straight. He's more comfortable out in the never never anyway, up grades as steep as 50 degrees, or kicking up willie willies at 110 mph. His insubordination gains him little respect from his mates, and often he finds no partner on his missions but Pat Malone and his trusty rooftop tank-jigger, loaded with armor-piercing shells.

Way in the back blocks of Outback's mind, however, there lurks a dark certainty. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and by these rules, he is sure, Outback's bound to be a write off. The army's run by Wallies and the war's a no-hoper, but he's not totally clapped-out yet, so he'll give it a fair go. It's not the best attitude, but he'll share it with anyone without reserve. Outback calls a spade a bloody spade.

Let a mission go down the gurgler, though, and Outback's the one who'll sort it. He may be largely a mediocrity; he may be an insubordinate grizzle, but his courage is beyond reproach. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and so far they've served him well.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Dan Gilvezan]], [[Gregg Berger]] (English); [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Davide Lepore]] (Italian), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

{{quote|Now you wanna talk, and make it snappy. 'Cause my buddy here is trigger-happy.|Blaster, threatening Dirge and Ramjet with Outback's Explosive Drunken Australian Rage|''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]''}}

[[Image:FFOD Part1 Outback.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He's bloody agro about his pozzy for the footy match.]]
After an attack on the [[Galactic Olympics]], Outback and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] were charged with tracking down any Decepticons on Earth, whom the Autobots believed were responsible for the assault. With reason to believe some 'Cons were hiding out at a [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] air field, the duo still had to deal with a needle in a haystack (or rather, a jet in an airport). In order to get results, Outback bluffed his way through the inspection with a "[[Decepticon detector]]", pointing it at random things and hoping for a response. He got one. Astonishingly, the two jets with giant Decepticon insignias on them were actually Decepticons(!), [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who tried to run for it in fear of Outback's respectable scanning abilities. Outback caught them with a <s>nuclear bomb</s> smoke bomb, though, and he and Blaster managed to interrogate the Coneheads and get the location of the Decepticons' new base on [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Shortly thereafter, Outback was among a cadre of Autobots who failed to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] from an attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He didn't even get a chance to open a can of Foster's. Bugger. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[Image:QuintessonJournal Outback Steeljaw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oy, lookit the size o' that lion!]]
Later, Outback was teamed with Blaster again aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] radioed in that a mysterious [[Quintesson]] signal was broadcasting from a nearby planet. Investigating, the Autobots discovered a lost Quintesson recorded journal, containing secret information about how the Quintessons had purposely escalated a war between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], two feuding worlds for which [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] was attempting to negotiate a peace summit. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] also arrived looking for the journal, and soon the Autobots, Decepticons and Quintessons began a game of "hot potato", bouncing possession of the journal back and forth between each party over and over. Outback and the others eventually claimed the journal and brought it to the peace summit, ending the war at least temporarily. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:Manga3_Outback_Kickback.jpg|left|120px|thumb|That's not a punch. '''This is''' a punch.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked Kyushu, Outback and the rest of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], as well as [[Kenji]], arrived to investigate. Outback and friends were briefly trapped inside craters by land mines but escaped once they united into some kind of crazy human pyramid. Using their combined attack, the 4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster, they drove the Insecticons away and saved Kyushu. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

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===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:OutbacktransformsHarderTheyDie.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Strewth, I'm a [[wikipedia:Pie_floater|pie floater]]!]]
''Surprised by a [[Well-armed Decepticon bully|lone Decepticon killer]], Outback was saved from death by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had accidentally returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} He later tried to save Optimus Prime from being executed as a spy by the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] due to a rumor spread by Megatron.''

''When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] refused to believe him, Outback helped Optimus Prime to escape. The two went on the run together, pursued by the Wreckers and a squad of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] Droids. Outback was later seriously wounded in battle with the Guardian Droids and Optimus Prime was forced to carry him to safety. {{storylink|Under Fire!}}''

[[Image:OutbackDistantThunder.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I said to meself, "Outback, old son, find yourself a nice, comfortable spot and lay down and die."]]
''Hiding in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] of Cybertron, hoping that Outback would recover, Optimus Prime told him the story of what happened when he was displaced to the [[limbo]] dimension when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time.''

''Outback ultimately survived when Prime's tale was overheard by Ultra Magnus and [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], convincing them of his identity. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} At no point did Outback have the opportunity to throw a couple of shrimps on the barbie.''

[[Image:OutbackBattlechargerMirageClubCon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Crikey!]]
Outback next appeared on the Moon, watching a battle for Autobot supremacy between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], when he and the other Autobots were suddenly attacked by the Decepticons and their [[Club Con|island spaceship]]. He wanted to know what was going on! {{storylink|Totaled!}} Later, he partook in a training session with Blaster, alongside [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

''Along with fellow [[Autobot Military Academy]] cadet [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], Outback later went after [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to [[Underworld|Cybertron's underground]]. They arrived in time to see Tailgate battle with the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]], but Outback didn't intervene, sure of the fact that Tailgate could handle the Muties himself. And he was riggerty right. {{storylink|Underworld!}}''

===Classics===
''Outback was seen helping to rebuild [[Ironworks|Ironworks]]. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:Powerglideoutbackwarwithin.jpg|right|100px|thumb|]]
[[Image:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Because when they strike, it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body, so it's WHACK!]]
Outback was operational during the early days of the war. He was one of the many Transformers at work at the [[Central Spaceport]] to prepare for the Autobot evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

Outback was among the group of new recruits who failed to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

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===Descent into Evil===
[[Image:Fallback-DIE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|She's a feisty sheila!]]
Outback, having at this point renamed himself Fallback to complement his revived sense of optimism, led an Autobot strike force consisting of [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] to the planet [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Their target was the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility constructed there by the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. The first batch of [[Virulent Clone]]s had already been completed, and the team found itself under attack before they ever reached the lab. Fallback and his team destroyed a number of clones, but, when Deathsaurus himself joined the fight, they were overwhelmed and captured. The arrival of their teammates [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] on the planet ultimately resulted in Deathsaurus's defeat and the rescue of Fallback's team. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

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===IDW Generation 1 comics===
{{quote|He's a good kid, that Outback. Always willing to give a hand... good 'ole Outback.|[[Kup (G1)|Kup]], on the long-dead Outback|"[[Spotlight: Kup]]"}}

Millions of years ago, before the outbreak of the war, Outback learned that the famous racer [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] had gotten in league with the increasingly dangerous criminal [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He decided to take action and assassinate Drag Strip on his way to a race, but was interrupted and disarmed by the security guard [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who had never heard of Megatron and was only doing his job. As Outback was taken into custody, he told Ironhide that it was thanks to blind, apathetic 'bots like him that a civil war was imminent. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Outback.jpg|left|200px|thumb|A bit daggy, but a little amber fluid and she'll be apples!]]
During the war, Outback and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] crash-landed on an unknown planet covered with radioactive crystals. When they attempted to use parts of their ship to create a transmitter, the radiation overloaded the generator, and Outback was killed in the explosion. Kup, however, was eventually driven insane by the radiation and not only talked to Outback's charred remains as though he were alive but used his severed arm as a club.

[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was able to hack into the deceased Autobot's holo-emitter to try and send Kup a message that the Autobots were coming to rescue him, but the delusional Kup saw this as a ghost making threats upon his life. Outback's remains were further crushed by an errant swipe from one of the rescue party, sending Kup into another homicidal rage.

What they did with what was left of Outback is unknown. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

After Ironhide mysteriously woke up alone on an abandoned Cybertron, he had a strange vision or hallucination featuring Outback. With half his body still missing, Outback delivered some cryptic comments about [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being angry at Ironhide for letting the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] get away, and that nobody recognized him anymore. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Outback gained a job as [[Magnum]]'s administrative assistant, though he preferred the freedom of the outdoors and would explore the wilderness sectors of Cybertron whenever he could. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 38|Outback's profile}} He answered the door of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]] when Magnum brought a team to stock up on weapons, though he refused to let them in until Magnum gave the correct code. He, [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] and [[Moonracer]] joined the team as they set out to attack [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s base. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}}

Shortly after encountering [[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]], the team was attacked by Deathsaurus's troops and forced to fight for their lives. Outback, Moonracer and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] gathered around Ricochet's fallen body, though it took a few moments for Outback to realize that the Autobot had perished from his injuries. They had little time to mourn, as they were promptly attacked by [[Lyzack]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} A week after the battle, he was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The battle was won, but cost the Autobots some of their members. Soon later, when the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Outback joined his comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1toy outback.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Outback''' (Autobot Mini Vehicle, 1986, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-59'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:Outback is a khaki and brown [[retool]] of the 1984 [[Mini Vehicle]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], transforming into a (somewhat altered) Toyota Land Cruiser. His head, arms, and chest have been changed, plus he has been equipped with a vehicle-mode gun.

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

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[[Image:G1 Outback Encore toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Throw some more shrimp on the barbie?]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Encore number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:In 2008, Outback was reissued in the [[Transformers Encore]] line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. This version has a few extra [[Paint operation|paint application]]s, most notably a new blue visor.

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===Timelines===
[[Image:TL-toy Fallback.jpg|300px|thumb|I see you've played knifey-axey before!]]
* '''Descent Into Evil''' (multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Crane boom/rifle, spare tire halves, Autobot-style energon star

: Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s Descent into Evil set (along with [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]), Fallback (renamed due to [[trademark]] reasons<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/fallback Fallback toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>) is a brown and tan [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]], transforming into a jeep of made-up model. His clear-blue spare tire and crane/cannon can be assembled to form an [[Energon weapon|energon battle-axe]], plus he comes with a clear-blue [[energon chip]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Movie (toyline)|movie-universe]] [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCFallback/fallback.htm More information on Fallback at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[Image:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|250px|Outback went overboard on the Aborigine facepaint.]]
* In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Outback is shown with a solid red face. Upon release, he had a solid silver face (then for his Encore release many years later, he had a silver face with a blue visor).
* The character [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' was written and designed to be a pre-[[Earth]] version of Outback. However, Fastback is killed during the events of the comic, contradicting how Outback died during the war in the previously established ''Spotlight: Kup'', necessiting a quick name change that turned Fastback into a nobody.
* Roche wanted to use a "name" character as a victim in ''Spotlight: Kup'', knowing it has more impact when they die than when a [[generic]] buys it. Why Outback? He doesn't know!<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>
* Oddly, so far as we can tell, Outback has never actually been to Australia.
* Or [[Nebulos]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Outback''' (アウトバック ''Autobakku'')
*''French:'' '''Bled''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mucsai''' ("Hillbilly")
*''Russian:'' '''Dikar'''' (Дикарь, "Savage")
*''Italian:'' '''Raid''''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
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[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Outback (G1)

2012-07-07T14:29:28Z

180.190.4.72: /* Marvel Generation 1 comics */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot Outback|the member of G.I. Joe|Outback (G.I. Joe)}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot that is sometimes "Fallback"|the 2010 Transformers line Autobot|Fallback}}
:''Outback is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is also known as '''Fallback'''.''

[[Image:G1 Outback MarvelUniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Alligatorcon]] Dundee.]]
No by-the-book soldier is '''Outback'''; for him, the rules of war are the rules of Rafferty. If the beaten track winds, it's a fair bet he'll go straight. He's more comfortable out in the never never anyway, up grades as steep as 50 degrees, or kicking up willie willies at 110 mph. His insubordination gains him little respect from his mates, and often he finds no partner on his missions but Pat Malone and his trusty rooftop tank-jigger, loaded with armor-piercing shells.

Way in the back blocks of Outback's mind, however, there lurks a dark certainty. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and by these rules, he is sure, Outback's bound to be a write off. The army's run by Wallies and the war's a no-hoper, but he's not totally clapped-out yet, so he'll give it a fair go. It's not the best attitude, but he'll share it with anyone without reserve. Outback calls a spade a bloody spade.

Let a mission go down the gurgler, though, and Outback's the one who'll sort it. He may be largely a mediocrity; he may be an insubordinate grizzle, but his courage is beyond reproach. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and so far they've served him well.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Dan Gilvezan]], [[Gregg Berger]] (English); [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese), [[Davide Lepore]] (Italian), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

{{quote|Now you wanna talk, and make it snappy. 'Cause my buddy here is trigger-happy.|Blaster, threatening Dirge and Ramjet with Outback's Explosive Drunken Australian Rage|''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]''}}

[[Image:FFOD Part1 Outback.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He's bloody agro about his pozzy for the footy match.]]
After an attack on the [[Galactic Olympics]], Outback and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] were charged with tracking down any Decepticons on Earth, whom the Autobots believed were responsible for the assault. With reason to believe some 'Cons were hiding out at a [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] air field, the duo still had to deal with a needle in a haystack (or rather, a jet in an airport). In order to get results, Outback bluffed his way through the inspection with a "[[Decepticon detector]]", pointing it at random things and hoping for a response. He got one. Astonishingly, the two jets with giant Decepticon insignias on them were actually Decepticons(!), [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who tried to run for it in fear of Outback's respectable scanning abilities. Outback caught them with a <s>nuclear bomb</s> smoke bomb, though, and he and Blaster managed to interrogate the Coneheads and get the location of the Decepticons' new base on [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Shortly thereafter, Outback was among a cadre of Autobots who failed to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] from an attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He didn't even get a chance to open a can of Foster's. Bugger. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[Image:QuintessonJournal Outback Steeljaw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oy, lookit the size o' that lion!]]
Later, Outback was teamed with Blaster again aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] radioed in that a mysterious [[Quintesson]] signal was broadcasting from a nearby planet. Investigating, the Autobots discovered a lost Quintesson recorded journal, containing secret information about how the Quintessons had purposely escalated a war between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], two feuding worlds for which [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] was attempting to negotiate a peace summit. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] also arrived looking for the journal, and soon the Autobots, Decepticons and Quintessons began a game of "hot potato", bouncing possession of the journal back and forth between each party over and over. Outback and the others eventually claimed the journal and brought it to the peace summit, ending the war at least temporarily. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[Image:Manga3_Outback_Kickback.jpg|left|120px|thumb|That's not a punch. '''This is''' a punch.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked Kyushu, Outback and the rest of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], as well as [[Kenji]], arrived to investigate. Outback and friends were briefly trapped inside craters by land mines but escaped once they united into some kind of crazy human pyramid. Using their combined attack, the 4-Wheel-Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster, they drove the Insecticons away and saved Kyushu. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

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===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:OutbacktransformsHarderTheyDie.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Strewth, I'm a [[wikipedia:Pie_floater|pie floater]]!]]
''Surprised by a [[Well-armed Decepticon bully|lone Decepticon killer]], Outback was saved from death by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had accidentally returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} He later tried to save Optimus Prime from being executed as a spy by the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] due to a rumor spread by Megatron.''

''When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] refused to believe him, Outback helped Optimus Prime to escape. The two went on the run together, pursued by the Wreckers and a squad of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] Droids. Outback was later seriously wounded in battle with the Guardian Droids and Optimus Prime was forced to carry him to safety. {{storylink|Under Fire!}}''

[[Image:OutbackDistantThunder.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I said to meself, "Outback, old son, find yourself a nice, comfortable spot and lay down and die."]]
''Hiding in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] of Cybertron, hoping that Outback would recover, Optimus Prime told him the story of what happened when he was displaced to the [[limbo]] dimension when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time.''

''Outback ultimately survived when Prime's tale was overheard by Ultra Magnus and [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], convincing them of his identity. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} At no point did Outback have the opportunity to throw a couple of shrimps on the barbie.''

[[Image:OutbackBattlechargerMirageClubCon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Crikey!]]
Outback next appeared on the Moon, watching a battle for Autobot supremacy between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], when he and the other Autobots were suddenly attacked by the Decepticons and their [[Club Con|island spaceship]]. He wanted to know what was going on! {{storylink|Totaled!}} Later, he partook in a training session with Blaster, alongside [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

''Along with fellow [[Autobot Military Academy]] cadet [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], Outback later went after [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to [[Underworld|Cybertron's underground]]. They arrived in time to see Tailgate battle with the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]], but Outback didn't intervene, sure of the fact that Tailgate could handle the Muties himself. And he was riggerty right. {{storylink|Underworld!}}''

==Classics==
''Outback was seen helping to rebuild [[Ironworks|Ironworks]]. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:Powerglideoutbackwarwithin.jpg|right|100px|thumb|]]
[[Image:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Because when they strike, it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body, so it's WHACK!]]
Outback was operational during the early days of the war. He was one of the many Transformers at work at the [[Central Spaceport]] to prepare for the Autobot evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

Outback was among the group of new recruits who failed to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

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===Descent into Evil===
[[Image:Fallback-DIE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|She's a feisty sheila!]]
Outback, having at this point renamed himself Fallback to complement his revived sense of optimism, led an Autobot strike force consisting of [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] to the planet [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Their target was the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility constructed there by the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. The first batch of [[Virulent Clone]]s had already been completed, and the team found itself under attack before they ever reached the lab. Fallback and his team destroyed a number of clones, but, when Deathsaurus himself joined the fight, they were overwhelmed and captured. The arrival of their teammates [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] on the planet ultimately resulted in Deathsaurus's defeat and the rescue of Fallback's team. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

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===IDW Generation 1 comics===
{{quote|He's a good kid, that Outback. Always willing to give a hand... good 'ole Outback.|[[Kup (G1)|Kup]], on the long-dead Outback|"[[Spotlight: Kup]]"}}

Millions of years ago, before the outbreak of the war, Outback learned that the famous racer [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] had gotten in league with the increasingly dangerous criminal [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He decided to take action and assassinate Drag Strip on his way to a race, but was interrupted and disarmed by the security guard [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who had never heard of Megatron and was only doing his job. As Outback was taken into custody, he told Ironhide that it was thanks to blind, apathetic 'bots like him that a civil war was imminent. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[Image:SpotlightKup Outback.jpg|left|200px|thumb|A bit daggy, but a little amber fluid and she'll be apples!]]
During the war, Outback and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] crash-landed on an unknown planet covered with radioactive crystals. When they attempted to use parts of their ship to create a transmitter, the radiation overloaded the generator, and Outback was killed in the explosion. Kup, however, was eventually driven insane by the radiation and not only talked to Outback's charred remains as though he were alive but used his severed arm as a club.

[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was able to hack into the deceased Autobot's holo-emitter to try and send Kup a message that the Autobots were coming to rescue him, but the delusional Kup saw this as a ghost making threats upon his life. Outback's remains were further crushed by an errant swipe from one of the rescue party, sending Kup into another homicidal rage.

What they did with what was left of Outback is unknown. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

After Ironhide mysteriously woke up alone on an abandoned Cybertron, he had a strange vision or hallucination featuring Outback. With half his body still missing, Outback delivered some cryptic comments about [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being angry at Ironhide for letting the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] get away, and that nobody recognized him anymore. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Outback gained a job as [[Magnum]]'s administrative assistant, though he preferred the freedom of the outdoors and would explore the wilderness sectors of Cybertron whenever he could. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 38|Outback's profile}} He answered the door of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]] when Magnum brought a team to stock up on weapons, though he refused to let them in until Magnum gave the correct code. He, [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] and [[Moonracer]] joined the team as they set out to attack [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s base. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}}

Shortly after encountering [[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]], the team was attacked by Deathsaurus's troops and forced to fight for their lives. Outback, Moonracer and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] gathered around Ricochet's fallen body, though it took a few moments for Outback to realize that the Autobot had perished from his injuries. They had little time to mourn, as they were promptly attacked by [[Lyzack]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} A week after the battle, he was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The battle was won, but cost the Autobots some of their members. Soon later, when the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Outback joined his comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1toy outback.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Outback''' (Autobot Mini Vehicle, 1986, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-59'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:Outback is a khaki and brown [[retool]] of the 1984 [[Mini Vehicle]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], transforming into a (somewhat altered) Toyota Land Cruiser. His head, arms, and chest have been changed, plus he has been equipped with a vehicle-mode gun.

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

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[[Image:G1 Outback Encore toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Throw some more shrimp on the barbie?]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Encore number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:In 2008, Outback was reissued in the [[Transformers Encore]] line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. This version has a few extra [[Paint operation|paint application]]s, most notably a new blue visor.

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===Timelines===
[[Image:TL-toy Fallback.jpg|300px|thumb|I see you've played knifey-axey before!]]
* '''Descent Into Evil''' (multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Crane boom/rifle, spare tire halves, Autobot-style energon star

: Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s Descent into Evil set (along with [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]), Fallback (renamed due to [[trademark]] reasons<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/fallback Fallback toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>) is a brown and tan [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]], transforming into a jeep of made-up model. His clear-blue spare tire and crane/cannon can be assembled to form an [[Energon weapon|energon battle-axe]], plus he comes with a clear-blue [[energon chip]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Movie (toyline)|movie-universe]] [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCFallback/fallback.htm More information on Fallback at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[Image:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|250px|Outback went overboard on the Aborigine facepaint.]]
* In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Outback is shown with a solid red face. Upon release, he had a solid silver face (then for his Encore release many years later, he had a silver face with a blue visor).
* The character [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' was written and designed to be a pre-[[Earth]] version of Outback. However, Fastback is killed during the events of the comic, contradicting how Outback died during the war in the previously established ''Spotlight: Kup'', necessiting a quick name change that turned Fastback into a nobody.
* Roche wanted to use a "name" character as a victim in ''Spotlight: Kup'', knowing it has more impact when they die than when a [[generic]] buys it. Why Outback? He doesn't know!<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>
* Oddly, so far as we can tell, Outback has never actually been to Australia.
* Or [[Nebulos]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Outback''' (アウトバック ''Autobakku'')
*''French:'' '''Bled''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mucsai''' ("Hillbilly")
*''Russian:'' '''Dikar'''' (Дикарь, "Savage")
*''Italian:'' '''Raid''''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Rollout (G1)

2012-07-07T14:26:51Z

180.190.4.72: /* Fiction */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Rollout}}
:''Rollout is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:RolloutG1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bomb. James Bomb.]]

Spies generally come in one of two flavors: suave and sophisticated, moving through high-class circles with grace and ease, or quiet and unobtrusive, fading into the background unnoticed and doing their work in utter secrecy.

'''Rollout''' is a different flavor altogether: loud, brash, impulsive, violent and overall leaving one wondering just how in the hell he actually gets any of his objectives accomplished. His behavior is better-suited to front-line brawlers and heavy artillery units, especially his penchant for finding bigger, louder, and more devastating weaponry to try out. Send him to steal a file and he's likely to detonate the entire building it was stored in. When he's off-duty, he's constantly letting everyone know that he's seriously on some high-stakes top-secret mission that he totally can't give you any details about, but believe him, it's big important stuff! But somehow... the job he was sent to do gets done, to the bafflement of just about everyone who's ever met him.

He probably would have been fine metal shavings centuries ago, or at least severely demoted, if it weren't for the efforts of his "partner" [[Glitch]]. Few realize that the tiny bot they consider a remote-controlled battle drone is actually working fervently behind the scenes (typically scenes of carnage and destruction that Rollout is smack in the middle of), stealing data, eliminating problems and—most importantly—covering up for Rollout's many, many mistakes.

Of course, Rollout keeps getting the credit for all this. Whether he's even cognizant of Glitch's role in their job is unknown, as is how Glitch himself feels about the arrangement.

==Fiction==
[[Image:RolloutSunstreaker.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Say, Sunstreaker? You ever get to do anything? Ever?" "Uh... not really..." "Wow, me neither! Wanna be bus buddies?"]]
[[Image:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Great work, genius. What kind of moron says 'Then we will fight in the shade!' when threatened with nuclear weapons?!"]]

===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
Rollout was one of the survivors in the aftermath of the war with [[Unicron]]. He was sitting in on a panel convened by the joint leaders of the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, but added nothing to their dialogue. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

===Classics===
Rollout was seen arguing with [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] while rebuilding [[Ironworks|Ironworks]]. Later, he fought the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] , but was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Rollout was stationed on the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary as a member of their crisis response units. During the sudden and brutal Decepticon attack on the facility, he supported the injured [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of the [[D-Void]]'s attack, Rollout joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rollout out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He crashed on a nearby planet where he was retrieved by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Rollout&Glitch.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Am I carrying any weapons? ... Uh, no, officer, why would you ask me that?"]]
*'''Rollout''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' Glitch partner, "Photon gun"

: As part of the first wave of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, Rollout is a non-transforming action figure, though he may have transformed into a bulldozer or excavator, as evidenced by the earth-moving shovel that forms his chest. He came with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Glitch]], and is compatible with any other Action Master partner, weapon or vehicle.

: Though several Action Masters have this problem, Rollout is particularly notorious for having his paint simply flake off in huge chunks. As all of his yellow and brown coloration is paint, this can lead to some very naked-looking Rollouts.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rollout/rollout.htm More information on Rollout at tfu.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclope'''

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Spies]]

Rollout (G1)

2012-07-07T14:26:03Z

180.190.4.72: /* Classics */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Rollout}}
:''Rollout is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:RolloutG1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bomb. James Bomb.]]

Spies generally come in one of two flavors: suave and sophisticated, moving through high-class circles with grace and ease, or quiet and unobtrusive, fading into the background unnoticed and doing their work in utter secrecy.

'''Rollout''' is a different flavor altogether: loud, brash, impulsive, violent and overall leaving one wondering just how in the hell he actually gets any of his objectives accomplished. His behavior is better-suited to front-line brawlers and heavy artillery units, especially his penchant for finding bigger, louder, and more devastating weaponry to try out. Send him to steal a file and he's likely to detonate the entire building it was stored in. When he's off-duty, he's constantly letting everyone know that he's seriously on some high-stakes top-secret mission that he totally can't give you any details about, but believe him, it's big important stuff! But somehow... the job he was sent to do gets done, to the bafflement of just about everyone who's ever met him.

He probably would have been fine metal shavings centuries ago, or at least severely demoted, if it weren't for the efforts of his "partner" [[Glitch]]. Few realize that the tiny bot they consider a remote-controlled battle drone is actually working fervently behind the scenes (typically scenes of carnage and destruction that Rollout is smack in the middle of), stealing data, eliminating problems and—most importantly—covering up for Rollout's many, many mistakes.

Of course, Rollout keeps getting the credit for all this. Whether he's even cognizant of Glitch's role in their job is unknown, as is how Glitch himself feels about the arrangement.

==Fiction==
[[Image:RolloutSunstreaker.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Say, Sunstreaker? You ever get to do anything? Ever?" "Uh... not really..." "Wow, me neither! Wanna be bus buddies?"]]
[[Image:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Great work, genius. What kind of moron says 'Then we will fight in the shade!' when threatened with nuclear weapons?!"]]

===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
Rollout was one of the survivors in the aftermath of the war with [[Unicron]]. He was sitting in on a panel convened by the joint leaders of the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, but added nothing to their dialogue. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

===Classics===
Rollout was seen arguing with [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] while rebuilding [[Ironworks|Ironworks]]. Later, he fought the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] , but was captured and turned into one.

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Rollout was stationed on the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary as a member of their crisis response units. During the sudden and brutal Decepticon attack on the facility, he supported the injured [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of the [[D-Void]]'s attack, Rollout joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rollout out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He crashed on a nearby planet where he was retrieved by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Rollout&Glitch.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Am I carrying any weapons? ... Uh, no, officer, why would you ask me that?"]]
*'''Rollout''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' Glitch partner, "Photon gun"

: As part of the first wave of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, Rollout is a non-transforming action figure, though he may have transformed into a bulldozer or excavator, as evidenced by the earth-moving shovel that forms his chest. He came with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Glitch]], and is compatible with any other Action Master partner, weapon or vehicle.

: Though several Action Masters have this problem, Rollout is particularly notorious for having his paint simply flake off in huge chunks. As all of his yellow and brown coloration is paint, this can lead to some very naked-looking Rollouts.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rollout/rollout.htm More information on Rollout at tfu.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclope'''

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Spies]]

Rollout (G1)

2012-07-07T14:24:14Z

180.190.4.72: /* Fiction */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Rollout}}
:''Rollout is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:RolloutG1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bomb. James Bomb.]]

Spies generally come in one of two flavors: suave and sophisticated, moving through high-class circles with grace and ease, or quiet and unobtrusive, fading into the background unnoticed and doing their work in utter secrecy.

'''Rollout''' is a different flavor altogether: loud, brash, impulsive, violent and overall leaving one wondering just how in the hell he actually gets any of his objectives accomplished. His behavior is better-suited to front-line brawlers and heavy artillery units, especially his penchant for finding bigger, louder, and more devastating weaponry to try out. Send him to steal a file and he's likely to detonate the entire building it was stored in. When he's off-duty, he's constantly letting everyone know that he's seriously on some high-stakes top-secret mission that he totally can't give you any details about, but believe him, it's big important stuff! But somehow... the job he was sent to do gets done, to the bafflement of just about everyone who's ever met him.

He probably would have been fine metal shavings centuries ago, or at least severely demoted, if it weren't for the efforts of his "partner" [[Glitch]]. Few realize that the tiny bot they consider a remote-controlled battle drone is actually working fervently behind the scenes (typically scenes of carnage and destruction that Rollout is smack in the middle of), stealing data, eliminating problems and—most importantly—covering up for Rollout's many, many mistakes.

Of course, Rollout keeps getting the credit for all this. Whether he's even cognizant of Glitch's role in their job is unknown, as is how Glitch himself feels about the arrangement.

==Fiction==
[[Image:RolloutSunstreaker.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Say, Sunstreaker? You ever get to do anything? Ever?" "Uh... not really..." "Wow, me neither! Wanna be bus buddies?"]]
[[Image:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Great work, genius. What kind of moron says 'Then we will fight in the shade!' when threatened with nuclear weapons?!"]]

===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
Rollout was one of the survivors in the aftermath of the war with [[Unicron]]. He was sitting in on a panel convened by the joint leaders of the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, but added nothing to their dialogue. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

===Classics===
Rollout was seen arguing with [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] while rebuilding [[Ironworks|Ironworks]]. Later, he fought the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] , but was captured and turned into a [[Scrap Iron (SG)|drone]].

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Rollout was stationed on the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary as a member of their crisis response units. During the sudden and brutal Decepticon attack on the facility, he supported the injured [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of the [[D-Void]]'s attack, Rollout joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rollout out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He crashed on a nearby planet where he was retrieved by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Rollout&Glitch.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Am I carrying any weapons? ... Uh, no, officer, why would you ask me that?"]]
*'''Rollout''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' Glitch partner, "Photon gun"

: As part of the first wave of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, Rollout is a non-transforming action figure, though he may have transformed into a bulldozer or excavator, as evidenced by the earth-moving shovel that forms his chest. He came with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Glitch]], and is compatible with any other Action Master partner, weapon or vehicle.

: Though several Action Masters have this problem, Rollout is particularly notorious for having his paint simply flake off in huge chunks. As all of his yellow and brown coloration is paint, this can lead to some very naked-looking Rollouts.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rollout/rollout.htm More information on Rollout at tfu.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclope'''

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Spies]]

Ultra Magnus (SG)

2012-07-06T10:48:46Z

180.190.4.72: /* Timelines */

{{factions|sgAutobot}}
{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus}}
:''Ultra Magnus is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Invasion-TerminusBlade.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ever since it was a young dimension, the [[Classicverse]] has been hated by skeletons.]]

'''Ultra Magnus''' long ago grew weary of the tedium of war. He's killed so many and destroyed so much that it's started to all run together in his mind, reduced to a fine paste of boredom. It's been especially hard since he lost the trust of his friend [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]. Existence just seems so pointless without him at his side. Oh, Magnus has tried to make things interesting again, but each bigger and more elaborate coup only led him to a revolt against his bigger brother, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], and failure. For this he lost his face and his freedom, and he was locked away in the prisons of [[Paradron]].

But soon, Ultra Magnus hopes to return and pull off the ultimate thrill. He's destroyed lives and property, certainly, but has he ever destroyed a universe? That would be grand, wouldn't it? Maybe it would even make him feel like he did at the start of the war, when everything was fresh and new. And when that moment comes, he hopes so fervently that his dear Treadshot will be there, with a final, oh-so-brief understanding that his once-friend was wrong to leave him.

==Fiction==
===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Image:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|There's no panel borders! This isn't a battle in a box at all!]]
At one point, Ultra Magnus led an attempted coup against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], with [[Hound (SG)|Hound]] and [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] as his only ''known'' supporters, though Hound was reportedly a link between Magnus and [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|SG Hound's magazine profile}} However, during the battle between Optimus and Ultra Magnus, the former cheated. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}} When the coup failed, Prime had Magnus exiled to Paradron as punishment. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|SG Cyclonus' magazine profile}}

While trapped with [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] in the maze leading to the [[Omega Terminus]] chamber, [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] referred to [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as a "traitorous lunatic". Sideswipe countered by saying that Blurr was one to talk, and asked how Ultra Magnus was doing. Blurr said Magnus was doing "better than [[Drench (SG)|Drench]]", at least. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

[[Image:Invasion-Magnusportal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|By destroying a Marvel universe, SG Magnus will finally prove [[RIBFIR]].]]

With the help of [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]], Ultra Magnus was sprung from prison on Paradron, along with [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]] and his [[Junkion (SG)|Junkions]]. After augmenting his body to match Optimus Prime's recent upgrade, gathering an army, and acquiring the legendary [[Terminus Blade]], Magnus had the means to both humiliate his brother and make his mark on the multiverse. Before jumping through a portal into another universe via Wheeljack's [[Stellar Spanner]], Magnus boasted of his imminent victory before his brother via video feed. This would prove to be Magnus's only mistake, as Optimus Prime forwarded Ultra Magnus's whereabouts to his obsessive nemesis, Treadshot.

Ultra Magnus and his army appeared in the sky over the [[Ironworks]] base on [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]'s [[Earth]]. After most of the heroic Autobot opposition outside were corrupted and integrated into Magnus's army as Junkions, Ultra Magnus led them inside Ironworks, where he made quick work of a second wave. Complete victory was interrupted only by the arrival of Treadshot's heroic Decepticons through a portal. Though initially aggravated, Magnus quickly became elated when he saw Treadshot had come for him. However, Magnus's primary objective remained, so he used the Terminus Blade to send himself and his officers elsewhere.

[[Image:Invasion-whatistha.jpg|left|thumb|250px|You two shall pay dearly for ruining my special day.]]

Below, Wheeljack had erected machinery that would direct the [[Rarified Energon]] that Ironworks guarded to the surface, where it would interact with a space bridge projector that, with the introduction of the Terminus Blade, would open up a rift in space time which would help Magnus destroy... a lot. As Magnus battled Treadshot above ground, the machinery below was guarded by force field. [[Sir Soundwave]] and [[Octopunch (SG)|Octopunch]] managed to expand the perimeter of the force field to be large enough to protect the entire Earth, which they thought would save the day. However, Ultra Magnus had been thinking bigger, as he had planned to destroy the entire universe. Ultimately, Earth was protected as it was brought into orbit over his own universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as the entire rest of the Earth's universe was catastrophically destroyed by the chain reaction of Rarified Energon.

Content in his largely unimpeded victory, Magnus and his army fled, while Treadshot threatened lovingly graphic revenge.
{{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

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==Toys==
===Universe===
[[Image:Universe2003toy-UltraMagnusBIAB.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey, remember me? Well, I'm me.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus with Over-Run vs. Treadshot with Nightbeat''' (Battle in a Box, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the Super-Con (aka Deluxe) version of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Ultra Magnus transforms into a long-nosed tractor-trailer cab of made-up model. Attaching a Mini-Con to the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his back activates a double-fisted "punching" gimmick. His smokestacks can be removed from his forearms, but don't really ''do'' anything if you do so, so why bother?

: Magnus was available only in a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" set with his Mini-Con partner Over-Run, and the Decepticon-allied pairing of [[Treadshot (Universe 2003)|Treadshot]] and ''his'' Mini-Con partner [[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]]. The set was available only at "[[market six]]" stores like Kohl's, at the same time as the [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]/[[Ransack (Universe 2003)|Ransack]] set.

: This mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. This toy may be [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''SG'' Magnus or he may be the same dude. Read below.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/BIABUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-BC2012UltraMagnus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He puts the "foe" in FoeYay.]]
*'''Invasion''' ([[BotCon 2012]] box set)
**''Accessories:'' Terminus Blade

:Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]], featuring what appears to be the mold's second head, seen previously only in the instructions. Ultra Magnus is in the colors of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy (who was later redecoed into ''Generation 1'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ultra Magnus]]), with a translucent skull-like face and blue eyes. Like Prime, Magnus has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows, which is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. He comes with a sword he can wield with both hands, and the sword forms the hitch of the truck in vehicle mode.

:Ultra Magnus was released in a box set with [[Sir Soundwave#Timelines|Soundwave]], [[Tracks (SG)|Tracks]], [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)#Timelines|Gigatron]], and [[Metalhawk#Timelines|Metalhawk]]. The original version of the mold was also redecoed into [[Optimus Prime (SG)#InvasionSGPrime|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime]] and [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Scourge]].

:He has a rubsign.
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==Notes==
[[Image:UltraMagnusSG-FromTheEditorsDesk.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Okay, but where's the translucent skull?]]
* In [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22]], a "[[Mini Mayhem!]]"-style comic featuring a version of ''Shattered'' Magnus appeared in "From the Editor's Desk..." along with [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and [[Eric Siebenaler]]. Though it's an official appearance of Magnus, it's probably not in-continuity. The inclusion of SG Ultra Magnus (with Powered Convoy colors) in this comic was in repayment of a favor from the author to [[user:Poweredconvoy|Randy Para]], who is often known online as "Powered Convoy".
* Ultra Magnus used to look like [[Ultra Magnus (Universe Two-Pack)|"Battle in a Box" Ultra Magnus]]. When the "Invasion" comic's creative team was asked if they were actually the same guy versus being a [[repurposing]], the simultaneous answer was "Sure," "Yes," and "No." Somebody's a spoilsport.

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