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For some reason, this come up as a red x on my screen, and so does the kre-o Devastator pictue, the old Soundwave main picture (since it was reuploaded) and the Sixturbo boxart. Can you reupload them? ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 15:18, 23 May 2012 (EDT))
:What browser do you use? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:25, 23 May 2012 (EDT)
::Windows. ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 15:27, 23 May 2012 (EDT))
:::That's not a browser, that's an operating system. Are you running Internet Explorer, Netscape, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera? And if so, which version? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:36, 23 May 2012 (EDT)
::::Interet Exploer, Windows Internet Explorer ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 15:40, 23 May 2012 (EDT))
:::::Which version? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:41, 23 May 2012 (EDT)
::::::How do you tell? ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 15:45, 23 May 2012 (EDT))

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Talk:Micro-continuity

2012-05-22T19:31:01Z

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Hi there! This is my first whole article that I've originated/initiated. It's far from finished and I'd really appreciate any contributions others wish to make, so go nuts. I'm not precious about it, but if you think any of it is blatant tosh, please discuss it here first before unilaterally deleting it.
Hope people like it!
Thanks, [[User: PacifistPrime|PacifistPrime]]

:The word "fiction" shouldn't be capitalized. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 15:13, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Some general comments: The article name should be "Micro-continuity", singular, without capitalizing all the words. I like the term for use on things like storybooks and such, but it doesn't feel right to me to apply it to something like the BW tech specs universe. It's true that only a tiny amount of fiction for it exists, but it seems to me that it's a wide open universe with untold possibilities, and the word "micro" doesn't really fit. As compared to, say, a coloring book, which feels to me very limited and exists only as a weird, minor offshoot of major continuities. I think that "implied continuity" might be better served as its own thing, possibly with its own article. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 18:58, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll try to get to that punctuation stuff soon; also please feel free do do it yourself it you're so inclined. As to changing the article title to the singular; it seems to me that it's an intrinsically plural subject, like "Autobot''s''" (a discussion I've seen elsewhere here), but if them's simply the rules, I don't have a strong enough opinion to argue the toss. However, I don't technically know ''how'' to change the title once it's been created, so if you can either explain to me how or, again, do it yourself, please feel free to.
:As to the question of whether micro-continuities and implied continuities should be separate articles... I dunno. I'm not sure if implied continuities warrant a whole separate article, but I'm certainly not adverse to creating one. As to the question of whether "micro" is an improper descriptor for the "wide open universe" of tech specs (as you put it)... well, I certainly don't mean "micro" in any pejorative sense, but I think it's a matter of opinion if an implied universe is a quantatively "larger" than one portrayed in limited fictions as defined in the article. At any rate, I mostly used the umbrella term "micro"-continuity to distinguish them from the major continuities that are featured in major fictons that are well known and have a lot of extant material as opposed to limited depictions or implied ones. But like I say, I'm not fussed. Anyone else think the article should be split into two? Thanks, [[User: PacifistPrime|PacifistPrime]]

::: I think they work fine as one article. "Micro-continuity" as it's used here seemes to mean "A continuity for which we only have a very tiny fragment of official fiction" which makes perfect sense. The distinction Steve is making between tiny continuities that don't have much story potential and those that do seems really subjective to me. I would argue that any coloring book universe is just as wide open as BW(G1), in that they're both continuities of which we really know less than nothing, ie. Micro-continuities. Good article, nice idea. --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 13:27, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

:::: Thanks man, I appreciate that! [[User: PacifistPrime|PacifistPrime]]

== Novelization ==

Should we mentioned the novelization (such as [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|''ROTF'' novel]]) is some sort of the micro-continuity? --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 09:45, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
:We'd probably also have to toss in IDW's comic-related materials as well for both films at that. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 10:19, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
:No. It is supposed to be in continuity. I wouldn't confuse loose continuity with a micro-continuity. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:43, 6 July 2009 (EDT)

== RID ==

Does the Robots in Disguise cartoon take place in a micro-continuity? I mean, the history of that universe is unknown, and may never be explored. The only glimpse of that universe we get is those 39 episodes of the show and one comic book. I don't even think you get to see what Cybertron is like. All you so see is what it looks like and that's it.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.166.80|71.255.166.80]] 14:23, 31 March 2012 (EDT)
:"Micro-continuity" is an arbitrary term meant for fiction that is not well-known and minor. A cartoon series does not qualify. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:35, 31 March 2012 (EDT)

== find your fate. ==

How do we catergorize the Find your Fate books? They have many versions of themselves in one universe. ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 15:31, 22 May 2012 (EDT))

Talk:Main Page

2012-05-20T00:39:27Z

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THE FUNNY STAYS.
-The Management

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Please use this talk page for discussion about the [[Main Page]].

To discuss site-wide policies, please visit [[Transformers Wiki Talk:Community Portal|the Community Portal talk page]].

==Archives==
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== Alternation suggestion ==

Should we get rid of "Alternation" 'cuz it's been there for two years. --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 19:36, 8 March 2011 (EST)
:Well, [[Alternation]] has only been there for two months, but I think once we get some translations for this ''United'' story that's coming out through eHobby, we could replace it with those. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 19:56, 8 March 2011 (EST)

So why haven't we done it yet? --[[User:Kaon Prisoner|Kaon Prisoner]] 16:34, 9 March 2011 (EST)

== Logo Characters ==

I've been thinking that the characters who sit behind our logo on the main page are a little boring in my opinion. Now, I know this site is not aboutopinions, but why not put some dofferent characters up there? Secifically, high pofile figures such as G1 O.P. and megatron rather than The Fallen and the colorful guy from that BotCon. Maybe change ROTF Starscream into G1 Starscream but the former is pretty well known I guess. So what I'm trying to say is: why not replace some of the lesser known characters with better known ones? --[[User:Megatron Prime|Megatron Prime]] 18:07, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
: Thank you for your input. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:12, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
:Ask yourself, is it reasonable to turn the tfwiki into a G1 hagiography? If anything, the front page should convey tfwiki's mentality straight up, and that is that no shit is too minor and that ''Transformers'' is respected as a brand that knows how to adapt and keep going. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:08, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
::Plus the logo already has an Optimus Prime, a Megatron, a Bumblebee, a Starscream, and a Soundwave in the rotation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:21, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
:::My best understanding is characters who are presently relevant (ie upcoming or just-released fiction) are put in the rotation. Prime characters and BotCon 2011 characters, basically. (hey, on that topic, shouldn't Motormaster, Wildrider and Cheetor be added to the rotation?) --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:42, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
Thank you for putting it into perspective. It was not my intention to convey that we should turn tfwiki into a
G1 hagiography or whatever. So is that to say that the next inductee into the Hall of Fame will be on the rotation?
--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 09:19, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
: We generally don't add anyone into the logo unless we get new full-body promotional art of them. That's why everyone is recent. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:47, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
:: Case in point: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:TFWIKInet-SentinelPrimeDOTM.jpg --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:38, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

The rest of the Prime characters should go on IMHO

== Hall of Fame ==

The Hall of Fame section directly under the logo seems to me a bit outdated. How about noting Waspinator's victory now? - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 22:00, 17 June 2011 (EDT)
:It's kinda more for site-relevant news. Normally it woulda been swapped out for another Hasbro Q&A, but there hasn't been one for some time. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:29, 17 June 2011 (EDT)
::Ah. Understood. - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 19:50, 18 June 2011 (EDT)

== Crisscross ==

You guys should change the latest episode of Prime from [[Operation: Breakdown]] to [[Crisscross]]

== Dark of the Moon App ==

Please make a page for the Dark of the moon app for iDevices. I think people would like it!

[[Special:Contributions/24.11.137.121|24.11.137.121]] 18:52, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Loading errors ==

I always have problems with the site. It shows the error page constently. Please help me!

[[Special:Contributions/24.11.137.121|24.11.137.121]] 19:06, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Social Networking icons ==

I added [[Ravage (SG)]] to the social networking icons. The HTML code to overlay the text int he dead space to the left of him uses absolute positioning (a tch hacky) but browsershots.org shows it works in every major browser (as well as dozens I've never heard of.) Sooo... I'm leaving it. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 18:33, 26 August 2011 (EDT)

== TLAP Day ==

I just wanted to note how awesome this wiki looked today. Hurrah! - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 00:09, 20 September 2011 (EDT)

...Now it's stuck on TLAP Day... possibly forever... [[Special:Contributions/69.19.14.26|69.19.14.26]] 16:33, 21 September 2011 (EDT)

::I doubt it will lart forever, matey.--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 18:09, 21 September 2011 (EDT)

Ye be right! We bein' back to normal, mateys! [[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.100|66.82.9.100]] 14:09, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

English (US) translation

You're right! We're back to normal, guys! [[Special:Contributions/66.82.9.100|66.82.9.100]] 14:09, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

== Facebook link ==

It no longer seems to work. Did the Facebook get deleted or something? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:23, 5 October 2011 (EDT)
:It works fine for me. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 00:43, 6 October 2011 (EDT)
::Hmmm, maybe it's because I don't have a Facebook account then. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 00:52, 6 October 2011 (EDT)

== Exiles ==
Shouldn't Exiles go on the "current releases" info-thing? [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] 20:09, 7 October 2011 (EDT)
:Yes, it should. I'm not sure where though. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 06:23, 8 October 2011 (EDT)
::Under United? That last area in that module ''was'' intended as sort of a miscellaneous catch-all for any new releases that don't fit the other categories. Alternatively, maybe under Prime? Isn't it in the same Aligned continuity? --[[Special:Contributions/67.252.49.31|67.252.49.31]] 10:20, 8 October 2011 (EDT)

== Tfwiki.info? ==

The link's pretty useless. Have you ever overlooked that problem? --[[Special:Contributions/66.82.162.19|66.82.162.19]] 15:56, 20 October 2011 (EDT)

::I concur with this. Is there another reason why that link is still up there? (Sorry if I'm overlooking something) --[[User:AutoUIMagnus299|AutoUIMagnus299]] 03:33, 20 November 2011 (EST)

== gathering ==

The page for Beast Wars The Gathering has been deleated. Why is that? ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.18.164|184.56.18.164]] 20:13, 4 November 2011 (EDT))
:It's still there at [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Derik just got the link wrong when he got his bot to change all the links after it moved. I already brought it up on his talk page. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:24, 4 November 2011 (EDT)

== Logo Change ==

I think it wouldn't hurt if you changed the wiki logo in the top left corner from its current ''Animated'' look into a more ''Prime''-esque logo. {{unsigned|68.147.45.66}}
: I agree! Given that Aligned/Prime is the main continuity it would be fitting. I'd happily knock something up, but graphics is not my forte. - [[User:Yuppie|Yuppie]] 19:12, 2 December 2011 (EST)
I rather like the white/blue/red look we have now. Why? Because you can tell from a glance that we sure ain't that damn terrible Wikia site. Redoing this site in a Prime theme would necessitate a lot of darks and blacks, and that would get rid of that distinction. We've branded. I'd like to hem close to the brand we've established. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:34, 2 December 2011 (EST)
:[[Image:User_Yuppie_Test_TFWiki_Prime_Logo.jpg|right]]I agree the overall theme is great and instantly you know where you are, I wouldn't want the whole page to be changed, I just thought that it would be nice if the main logo was updated, even if it was just the 'TransFormers Wiki' part, i.e. leave the Autobot symbol. The Prime word logo would fit, and like with the current Animated one change the 'Prime' wording to 'WIKI', I've had a go on Paintbrush, apologies for quality, {{unsigned|Yuppie}}
::Our current logo also has "TFWIKI.NET" on it, but I'm hard pressed to see how to fit that in the Prime logo without it looking bad. Also I feel compelled to mention that the logo's restricted in size due to placement, and shrinking that logo down to fit makes the word "WIKI" nearly unreadable anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 17:11, 3 December 2011 (EST)
:::What if we replaced the Prime-logo "Transformers" with "TFWIKI" (single line) and the light-slash-through-it "Wiki" with ".Net"? Use the fonts to actually depict our name. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 23:06, 3 December 2011 (EST)
::I didn't know this was a Transformers WtKt. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 10:18, 8 December 2011 (EST)
Speaking of logo changing, i wanna know how u do that. Im having problems with my title in my own wiki & i need to know how to change it--[[User:Jazzerprime|Jazzerprime]] 2:45, December 19, 2011
:If it's on Wikia, they have a different way of doing it to how we do it here, so you'd be better off asking on their community central wiki. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:05, 19 December 2011 (EST)
::Thank u [[User:Jazzerprime|Jazzerprime]] 5:04, 19 December 2011

I'm not sure what it's called, but on the left hand side of the browser tab there is a little image of a G2 Autobot symbol. Before BotCon 2010 and its Generation 21: Redux that was a normal Autobot symbol. Is there any way to change it back to the original symbol? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:11, 1 May 2012 (EDT)
:No, our "favicon" was always a G2 Autobot symbol, since the beginning of time. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:27, 1 May 2012 (EDT)
::Huh. That's weird. I distinctly remember it being the other one. Oh well. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:49, 1 May 2012 (EDT)
:::It was the original Autobot symbol on Wikia. When we moved to our own hosting, we changed it to the G2 one. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:11, 1 May 2012 (EDT)

== Fall of Cybertron in Nav Bar? ==

I'm thinking we should add Fall of Cybertron to the Nav Bar once all the pages relating to the games have been cleaned up from their current state (streamlined is the word, as there are too many useless pages to navigate relating to the FOC "franchise"). Also, maybe add some FOC characters to the cycling picture on the main page too. Dark of the Moon came out months ago, and sure the toyline is still going, but it's about to be replaced by the "Movie Trilogy" line. I say replace DOTM with FOC, or leave it and add FOC on a new slot. --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 22:47, 19 December 2011 (EST)
: We can add FOC dudes to the cycling logo image once we have clean versions of them. As of now, we don't, probably because it's not coming out for another year. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:53, 19 December 2011 (EST)
:: I understand, but what of the Nav Bar? How many slots are allowed, or is it unlimited? I started wondering since I noticed WFC's slot got changed to Rescue Bots. And while that's well and good, perhaps FOC can have a slot, as we are getting more and more information each day it seems. --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 22:57, 19 December 2011 (EST)
:::Potentially we can have as many as we like, with the caveat of course that stuff underneath gets moved down further. Would be cool maybe to change the skin to have collapsing sections like Wikipedia's Vector skin does. I'm all for adding a Fall of Cybertron link once the Fall of Cybertron pages are streamlined. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:36, 21 December 2011 (EST)

== italics vs. quotation marks ==

I know I'm probably being a pain in the butt, but why every title in the "current releases" navbar is in quotation marks - except "Dark of the Moon" and "Switching Gears"? I'd change it, but since it's the main page, I'd rather ask first. Also, Happy New Year, guys. - [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 11:30, 31 December 2011 (EST)
:Here is {{SITENAME SHORT}}'s [[Help:Style guide#Titles|style guide on the subject]]. It doesn't list novels like Switching Gears, but I think they should be italicized. - [[User:Starfield|Starﬁeld]] 12:40, 31 December 2011 (EST)
::Thanks. I could've thought of checking guides... Anyway, I think we could add the books/novels sub-clause to the guide. - [[User:Silver|Silvery]] 11:08, 1 January 2012 (EST)

== Transformers Day ==

Though it may not be worth mentioning, a lot of Transformers shows and movies aired to day. First, Rescue Bots on the Hub at 11:30 am est. Then Revenge of the Fallen at 6:00 pm est on FX. Then season 2 of Prime and The Transformers: The Movie on the Hub.

My point is that so much Transformers was on today, it should be called Transformers Day. Was there any other day like this ever before with Transformers media?[[Special:Contributions/71.162.103.239|71.162.103.239]] 23:20, 18 February 2012 (EST)
:The Hub called today "Transformers Mega Saturday", but I think the FX airing of ROTF was a happy coincidence. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 23:30, 18 February 2012 (EST)
::There have been times when on FX, Revenge of the Fallen is on, and on TNT, the first movie is on, at the same time.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.103.239|71.162.103.239]] 23:47, 18 February 2012 (EST)
::: In fact, it's happen twice.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.103.239|71.162.103.239]] 23:49, 18 February 2012 (EST)
::::Different networks do different things. The live action movies are popular films to air on TV. Such coincidental happenings are not uncommon. FX just happened to air ROTF on this day. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 00:08, 19 February 2012 (EST)

== Fall of Cybertron Release Date ==
I thought the official release date for Fall of Cybertron was August 28? So why does it say August 31 in the schedule? -- [[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 18:00, 7 April 2012 (EDT)

== Google+ ==
Until [[User:Derik|Derik]] puts the G+ link in the picture, I'm going to put the link in the sentence above it. -- [[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 21:56, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
:People use Google+? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:12, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
::Haha, very funny. -- [[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 22:37, 30 April 2012 (EDT)

== Main page disambiguation ==

There is a line at the top of the main page to disambiguate, but this wiki is not called Teltran any longer, so that line is no longer needed on this page. [[User:JohnnyMrNinja|JohnnyMrNinja]] 18:52, 19 May 2012 (EDT)
:What? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:07, 19 May 2012 (EDT)
::''TFWiki.net: the Transformers Wiki is the unofficial Transformers knowledge database of 16,131 pages that anyone can edit or add to! For the semi-sentient computer that can't tell the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, see Teletraan I.''
::This line is now unneeded, because the name of the wiki is no longer Teletran. [[User:JohnnyMrNinja|JohnnyMrNinja]] 20:21, 19 May 2012 (EDT)
:::I think he thinks that we were refering to wikia days. Were talking about the computer from the cartoon. ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 20:39, 19 May 2012 (EDT))

Jazz (G1)/toys

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{{suite}}

{{Picsneeded|toys that don't yet have images}}
'''[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]''' has appeared as many toys. All of them cool.

==Generation 1==
* '''Jazz''' (Autobot Car, 1984/1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''06'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Photon rifle]], missile launcher, 3 missiles
[[Image:G1 Jazz toy.jpg|right|400px|thumb|At least he doesn't like music as much as Blaster.]]
:Originally a pre-''Transformers'' ''Diaclone'' Porsche 935 Turbo, Jazz was part of the original assortment of Autobots released in 1984. He transforms into a Martini Racing Porsche 935 Turbo, though like other Autobots who sported similar "sponsor" decals, Jazz's stickers deliberately misspell his sponsor as "Martinii". In robot mode, he is armed with a silver [[photon rifle]] and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded rocket launcher that can fire three silver missiles.

:Like all his 1984 brethren, Jazz gained a heat-activated [[rubsign]] in 1985, added to the right-hand side of his hood. That same year, Jazz was also made available as a mail-away [[exclusive]] from Cookie Crisp cereal; this edition of the figure featured modified [[sticker]]s on its car doors that omitted the "Martinii" words, and entirely lacked the "Martinii Porsche" decals for the windshield and rear spoiler.

:Jazz was later reissued by [[Hasbro]] as part of the European and Australian ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' sub-line in 1990 and the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' line in 2003, and by [[TakaraTomy|Takara/TakaraTomy]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Collection]]'' (2002) and ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' (2008) lines. See entries below for more details.

:This mold was also used to make (the originally Japanese-exclusive) [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]], later renamed Ricochet for Hasbro's reissue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Pretender}}
[[Image:Pretender Jazz toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|In a just world, Jazz's Pretender shell would look like Richard Roundtree.]]
* '''Jazz''' ([[Classic Pretender]], 1989)
**''Accessories:'' 2-piece [[Pretender]] shell, helmet, rifle, laser

: The first new toy since the original, Classic Pretender Jazz is a highly simplified version of his original toy, still transforming into a Porsche 935 Turbo. He is armed with a black gun (named only a "laser" in his instructions, but given the dramatic identifier of a "semi-automatic ion pulse gun" in his [[Tech Spec]]s), which can mount on his roof in vehicle mode.

:Jazz's two-piece Pretender shell resembles a human in a blue and white armored space suit with a removable helmet. The shell is armed with a large black rifle (a "photon rifle", to be precise, according to his Tech Specs), and when Jazz is stored inside, it can also hold the smaller robot's laser, thanks to the weapon's multi-width peg.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Classic Pretender Jazz at TFU.info]''

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* '''Jazz''' (Legend, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' Laser

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at American [[Kmart]] stores, the [[Legends (G1)|Legends]] version of Jazz is simply the inner robot of the Classic Pretender toy without the shell or its accessories, leaving him only a small handgun.... however, it happens to be ''[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Bumblebee's]]'' gun. (Legends Bumblebee has Pretender Jazz's gun.)

{{-}}{{anchor|HeroSet}}
[[Image:G1toy japanese legends giftset.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hero Set''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' Laser

: In Japan, Legends Jazz was only available in a boxed "Hero Set" with the Legends versions of Bumblebee, [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Starscream]]. Jazz was identical to the Hasbro release.

: In Italy, [[GiG]] released their own version of the Hero Set, named "Set Commandos", instead of the Classic Pretender versions of the toys. Here, Jazz was named "Folgore", originally the Italian name of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. The "Set Commandos" toys were identical to the Japanese "Hero Set" versions.

{{-}}{{anchor|ActionMaster}}
[[Image:Actionmaster Jazz.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now he can shred the streets on his board.]]
* '''Jazz w/ Turbo Board''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Italian Name:'' '''Bionic'''
**''Accessories:'' "Electromagnetizer Gun", Turbo Board

: [[Action Master]] Jazz's sculpt was based upon his cartoon model, but with some of the toy details added in. As with most Action Master figures, he cannot transform, but his [[Turbo Board]] partner can transform from a skateboard into a large blaster weapon. Jazz was part of the first wave of individual Action Master figures.

: There are reportedly several minor variations of this figure, all regarding the color of his headlights. Some have them unpainted, while others are light blue or greenish-blue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Action Master Jazz at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
[[Image:G1toy classic heroes jazz.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Classic Jazz''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' Photon rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles
:Jazz was reissued in Europe and Australia in 1990 as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version was identical to the original toy, with the exception of the missing "Martinii" logos on the door decals, like on the Cookie Crisp version. Unlike the Cookie Crisp version, however, this version did include the "Martinii Porsche" decals for the windshield and the rear spoiler.
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==Generation 2==
[[Image:G2 Jazz.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Jazz''' (Autobot Car, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Rifle", missile launcher, 2 missiles

:''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Jazz is a slight [[retool]] and (literal) [[repaint]] of the original toy. The chrome feet have been narrowed, omitting two tabs. His face (apparently degraded from [[mold]] usage) now has a strange unintentional smirk. His roof has been retooled with a small hole to accommodate his new bright green, spring-loaded missile launcher. All of his "Martinii" stickers have been replaced with various new stickers depicting his name and the number "1" laid over a rainbow-colored musical note.

:This mold became the basis for future reissues of Jazz, complete with his smirk.

: The missile launcher was not created for the ''Generation 2'' line, but came from the [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline. The same launcher was used in the ''Generation 2'' re-releases of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Generation 2 Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:LaserCycleJazz.jpg|thumb|300px|He's ready to [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/tech-specs/Generation-2-Tech-Specs/1995-Transformers-Tech-Specs/Jazz__1995_.jpg.html smash Decepticons like he jams on his guitar!] Uh, assuming he has an Autobot guitar somewhere. They [[Rock Bot|didn't actually make those]].]]
*'''Jazz''' (Laser Cycle, 1995)

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Laser Cycle]] [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] was planned as Jazz, but like many other planned late-1995 ''Generation 2'' redecos, ultimately never saw release. Interestingly, many of these — including Jazz and fellow Laser Cycle redeco [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] — ''were'' solicited in various store catalogues, such as the Sears Wish Book. Some packaged samples of this toy do exist, but there are estimated to be less than a dozen in existence. Jazz would have transformed from a white, yellow and green Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle, with an LED-lit arm-mounted buzzsaw that formed part of his rear wheel assembly in cycle mode.

: This mold was later [[Retool|retooled]] to make ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and ''[[Robot Masters]]'' Road Rocket.

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==Transformers Collection==
[[Image:G1toy_tfc_jazz.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Meister''' (Transformers Collection, [[July 20]] 2002)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Photon rifle]]", missile launcher, 3 missiles

: Jazz was the first entry in Takara's ''[[Transformers Collection]]'' series of reissues, featuring collectable "book-box" packaging. The figure uses the retooled version of the Jazz mold used in ''Generation 2'', with narrower feet, though the peg-hole in his roof has been removed. Continued degradation of the mold in the intervening years lead to further problems with the toy: in addition to the overall looseness of its joints, the toy's face is further deteriorated from the ''Generation 2'' use of the mold, now displaying a gape-mouthed smirk (see inset in picture), and its roof and rear windows no longer align perfectly.

: In addition to these unfortunate, unintentional changes from the original, some intentional changes were made to the figure's stickers. The original toy's "Martinii" sponsor decals on his hood and door are modified to instead display his Japanese name, "Meister", while the "Martinii Porsche" decal across the top of his windshield now reads "Agent Meister".

: A second production run of this figure replaced the original toolings for the weapons with the modified versions that came with Hasbro's ''Commemorative Series'' reissue (see [[#Commemorative Series|below]]).

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[[Image:Ehobby Meister.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bling bling~!!!]]
* '''Meister Gold Version''' (e-Hobby exclusive, 2002)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon Rifle", missile launcher, 3 missiles

: An [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]], this version of Jazz is almost entirely constructed of vacuum-metalized gold plastic. Fingerprints and chipping, ahoy! It uses the degraded mold of the ''Transformers Collection'' figure, and was only available in a set with the "Anime Version" redeco of [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]. Both figures came in the generic red Autobot packaging shared by nearly all eHobby figures.

: Though this redeco resembles Jazz's [[electrum]]-covered appearance in the episode "[[The Golden Lagoon]]", this appears to be an unintentional coincidence; it is actually a recreation of an old ''[[Diaclone]]'' campaign prize.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Meister Gold Version at TFU.info]''
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==Commemorative Series==
* '''Autobot Jazz''' (Commemorative Series III, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' "[[Photon rifle]]", missile launcher, 3 missiles

: Hasbro's own reissue of the 1984 Jazz as part of the ''[[Commemorative Series]]'', now named "Autobot Jazz" for [[trademark]] reasons, is based on Takara's ''Transformers Collection'' version, retaining the ugly smirk and the "Agent Meister" stickers. The alignment problem with the roof and the rear windows has been fixed.

: The weapons have been heavily [[retool|retooled]] [[for safety reasons]]: The chrome finish is missing, the missiles have been elongated and can only be inserted one way, the nub on the back of the launcher has also been elongated, the launcher barrel can come off the mount, and the trigger has been altered as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/AutobotJazz/jazz.htm More information on Commemorative Series Jazz at TFU.info]''

==Universe (2003)==
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Spy Changer, 2004-2005)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:[[Spy Changer]] Jazz is a redeco of ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Spy Changer Side Burn]]. He transforms into a 1:64-scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Dodge Viper]] with Jazz's classic white Martini Racing colour scheme and livery. Like all [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] molds, he features high-speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly. His small gun is stored between his legs, acting as a tailpipe in vehicle mode.

:This toy was originally exclusively available at [[KB Toys]] stores in 2004, in generic ''Transformers'' packaging with no additional sub-line header. The same toy was later re-released in ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' packaging in 2005, now available from discount chains such as Dollar General and Family Dollar.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyJazz/jazz.htm More information on Universe Jazz at TFU.info]''
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==Smallest Transforming Transformers==
[[Image:WSTF Meister.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tiny Jazz]]

* '''Meister''' (2004)

:''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Jazz is a tiny replica of the original Jazz toy. His wheels do not roll, and he has a simplified transformation scheme with considerably more restricted articulation.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestJazz/jazz.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Jazz at TFU.info]''

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==Alternators/Binaltech==
[[Image:Alternators Meister.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Zoom zoom zoom!
Ya! zoomzoomzoom.]]
*'''Meister''' Mazda RX-8 (Alternator, 2004/2006)
**''Alternators ID number:'' '''7'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster

:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Meister transforms into a highly accurate 1:24 scale white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Mazda RX-8]]. He features an opening hood with engine, opening "suicide" doors and trunk with a realistic interior. In robot mode, he is sculpted to resemble both the original G1 Jazz toy and the G1 cartoon model. He is armed with a rifle that transforms from his muffler.

: Other than being partially constructed of [[die-cast]] metal, the ''Binaltech'' version of this mold differs from the ''Alternators'' version by paint covering all the car body parts and having a magnet assembly for the shoulders joining the front wheel axle (instead of a plastic insertion point). Furthermore, the ''Binaltech'' version's steering wheel is placed on the right side of the dashboard, whereas it's located on the left side on the ''Alternators'' version.

: This toy was redecoed into the simulatenously available "Velocity Red Mica Edition" (see below), and later retooled into a Mazdaspeed RX-8 as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockblast/Laserwave]], the [[Autorooper]] and later as Argent Meister.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltMeister/meister.htm More information on Alternators Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BTtoy velocity red meister.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Meister Velocity Red Mica Edition''' (Binaltech, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster

: Simultaneous with his standard release, ''Binaltech'' Meister was also available in a red variant in its own unique packaging. The two figures shipped in cases together in an equal ratio. All of the regular version's white parts, both plastic and metal, are replaced with red, while the panels on the upper hips that are painted teal on the "white" version are painted silver.

: Velocity Red Meister was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the separate character [[Zoom-Zoom]] by the official ''Binaltech'' fiction.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Zoom-Zoom/zoom-zoom.htm More information on Velocity Red Meister/Zoom-Zoom at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BinaltechMayukoIwasaMeister.jpg|thumb|300px|More embarrassing: the color scheme, or the fact model Iwasa was 17 at the time she designed it?]]
*'''MEISTER feat. MAZDA RX-8 ~'''MAYUKO IWASA''' Edition~''' (Binaltech, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-08'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster

:A one-of-a-kind pastel blue, pink, yellow and indigo redeco of the Binaltech Meister toy, ~MAYUKO IWASA Edition~ Meister was designed and autographed by Japanese "[[wikipedia:gravure idol|gravure idol]]" [[Mayuko Iwasa]]. Yahoo!Japan Auctions listed the figure at auction starting [[September 19]]th 2004, with the auction ending [[September 26]][http://web.archive.org/web/20040926033130/http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k7991073]. However, they relisted the figure on [[October 8]]th 2004 (seemingly due to an issue arising between the original buyer and the charity, going by its [http://rating5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/show/rating?userID=npo_actas_charity&u=npo_actas_charity&filter=&extra=&role=&apg=2 feedback rating]), and it finally finished at auction [[October 15]], 2004.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041012014838/http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k8718622] The winner of the auction also received a signed photograph of Iwasa.

:All proceeds of the sale went to the Asian Children Orphaned by Traffic Accidents Support Association (ACTAS). [http://web.archive.org/web/20060626205644/www.binalternators.de/meister_english.html] In contrast to the placard in its public appearance at the "Binaltech BT-08 Meister / Mazda RX-8 Launch Event", the auction gave the designation of the toy as the "Original Coloring Transformer Binaltech BT-08 Meister feat. Mazda RX-8" (オリジナルカラーリングトランスフォーマー　バイナルテック　ＢＴ－０８　マイスターｆｅａｔ．マツダ　ＲＸ－８).

:To date, ~MAYUKO IWASA Edition~ Meister has never been seen in robot mode.

::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/event/0409coredo.htm More images of ~MAYUKO IWASA~ Edition Meister at Autobase Aichi]''
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[[Image:Binaltech_ArgentMeister.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Argent Meister''' (Binaltech, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-20'''
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster

: This version of Meister utilizes the "Mazdaspeed Version II" retooled RX-8 body introduced with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockblast/Laserwave]], but using the original Meister head and a traditional left arm. It is touted as a "Movie Version", somewhat resembling the look of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], due to its silver paint job. The name is a pun on his Japanese function, "Agent Meister", and the Latin-derived word "argent" for "silver".

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==Encore==
* '''Meister''' (Encore, Japan 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''08'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Photon rifle]]", missile launcher, 3 missiles

: Another Takara reissue of the original 1984/1985 Jazz/Meister toy, following the success of the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 Movie]].

: For the most part, the tooling is identical to the second production run of the 2002 ''Transformers Collection'' release, with the modified weapon from Hasbro's ''Commemorative Series'' release. The face uses the fixed mouth originally made for the ''Transformers Collection''/''Commemorative Series'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper/Ricochet]] reissue from 2004. The feet are still the narrowed ''Generation 2'' version.

: Other changes unique to this version include the replacement of many stickers (such as the Autobot [[insignia]] on the hood/chest and the "Meister" decals on the doors) with tampographed versions, retooled shoulder mounted flame thrower aligned 90 degree from the axis but unlike the previous iterations, is quite difficult to maintain mounted, and a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] painted blue visor.

==Universe (2008)==
{{anchor|uni2008}}[[Image:Universe2008 LegendsG1Jazz.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Slightly less tiny Jazz.]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Legends Class, 2008)

:Legends class ''Universe'' Jazz, like the Legends class ''Universe'' [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], emulates Jazz's original toy rather than a modern vehicle re-imagination. Due to the budgetry limitation of Legends class toys, he features an altered transformation sequence and a limited number of [[paint operation]]s, which leave several car windows unpainted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsUniJazz/jazz.htm More information on Universe 2008 Jazz at TFU.info]''
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==Transformers (2010)==
[[Image:TF2010_deluxe_SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|300px|A Solstice with the 1984 robot mode and the 1989 rifle? Just gimme a skateboard and some nunchucks and I am the OMEGA JAZZ!]]
*'''Special Ops Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2010/2011)
**''Accessories:'' "Blaster," two speakers

: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Deluxe class toys, Special Ops Jazz transforms from robot into a "street rally" white sports car that looks like Jazz's original Porsche front-end wearing [[Jazz (Movie)|Pontiac Solstice]] headlights for a hat. Jazz has deployable speakers in both robot and vehicle mode, <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> and his rifle is an update of his [[Classic Pretender]] weapon. The speakers can also combine with his rifle via clips to form a super rifle, or they can be used on any other clip-compatible ''Transformers'' toy. As part of the first wave of the "[[Reveal the Shield]]" promotion, he sports a [[Rub Sign]].

: This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]] and ''[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]], and the mold's alternate head was used to make [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]. It was also retooled to make ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Reveal the Shield Jazz at TFU.info]''

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==United==
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*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-12'''
**''Accessories:'' "Handgun", two speakers

:A redeco of Special Ops Jazz, ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' Jazz has brighter white paint, darker blue paint, darker red paint, a painted grill, painted feet, painted shins, painted stomach, rear windows and taillights, and silver rims. It also has an Autobot logo on the hood and no rubsign. Unlike the earlier variants of Special Ops Jazz, ''United'' Jazz's forearms are molded in white plastic. The toy's packaging names his combined speaker-gun a "sonic cannon mode".
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Jazz''' (Stamp Bot, 1984)

:Made by HG Toys, Stamp Bot Jazz is a small, non-poseable figurine of Jazz based on his toy with a rubber stamp on the base, and a cap with a felt "floor" that was soaked in ink. The stamp made an image of Jazz's sports car mode.

===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[Image:TFCaramel jazz.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Meister''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Jazz was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.

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===Decoy===
{{anchor|Decoy}}[[Image:Jazz decoy.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Jazz was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Jazz was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Jazz was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Jazz''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''13'''
:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, Jazz was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Decoy Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:HOC_Jazz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
*'''Meister''' (Super Collection Figure. 2002)

:''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' Meister is a PVC figurine based on the cartoon rendition of Jazz. He was released as a regular coloured figure in Act 8 of the SCF line in August 2002,

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Heroes of Cybertron, 2003)

:The Hasbro version of the SCF Meister figure in the ''[[Super Collection Figure|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' was cast in blue plastic which was then almost completely painted, leaving the eyes and the back of the head unpainted to take advantage of a [[light-piping]] gimmick. Jazz was released in Wave 4 of the line, and came with the left leg needed to build [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===

[[Image:Bottlecap_jazz.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

*'''Meister''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Jazz "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[Image:HardHero Jazz bust.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Shares the same fate as his movie counterpart.]]
*'''Jazz''' (2004)

:Jazz is number 12 in [[Hard Hero]]'s series of cold-cast porcelain ''Transformers'' busts, measuring six inches in height and sculpted holding his photon rifle in his right hand. Jazz was limited to 2500 pieces worldwide, with an additional 100 being specially signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]].

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium RM Jazz.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Won't you take me to Funkytown?]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Muffler-blaster, Autobot display stand

:Titanium Jazz is a small, 3" non-transformable die-cast metal figurine based upon his ''Alternators'' design, but with a little bit of his "traditional" deco thrown into the mix. He has articulation in his waist, shoulders and head.

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===Attacktix===
[[Image:Jazz-atx.jpg|200px|thumb|#1 Super Guy!]]
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Booster, <strike>2007</strike>)

:Jazz was one of many Generation 1 characters slated to appear in ''[[Attacktix]]''. A presumed wave-3 Booster, this piece was ultimately never released, but was shown at the ''Star Wars Celebration IV'' convention.

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesjazzthundercracker.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Do the Hustle!]]
*'''Autobot Jazz and Thundercracker''' (2007)

:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Jazz is an adorable, [[super deformed]] figurine of Jazz, with limited articulation in his arms, but no head movement. He came packaged with [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]].

:This figurine was [[Redeco|redecoed]] into [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]].

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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:Jazz statue.jpg|right|200px|thumb|One cold cast cat.]]
* '''Jazz''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

: Jazz was released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. The bust features both his photon rifle and shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, which are attached magnetically and are optional for display.

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===Mighty Muggs===
[[Image:MightyMuggs_Jazz.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
*'''Jazz''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Photon rifle, doors

: Part of the third wave of [[Mighty Muggs]], Jazz is a [[super deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure with articulated arms and head. He is made largely using the standard Mighty Muggs body mold, with the exception of the head, which uses the same "horn" mold as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. Jazz comes with a super-deformed photon rifle and a pair of car doors that attach to his back.

: Jazz and his wavemate [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] were initially reported to be canceled, but were eventually released as exclusives at Diamond Distributors and [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.

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==Notes==
[[Image:PorscheMiniSubaru.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
* The first toy planned for the [[Alternators]] line was Jazz as a Porsche 986. A prototype was made, but Porsche refused to grant Hasbro and Takara the license, stating that "Transformers are not worthy [of] carrying the Porsche trademark. They are war machines, and the toyline in no way represents the lifestyle and ideas which Porsche represents."<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24622 Former Porsche employee Addl recounting an informal inquiry with Porsche's licensing department at TF Archive]</ref> As a consequence, the toy ultimately never went into production. Photos of the prototype were depicted in the Japanese book ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'', and Hasbro later also displayed the prototype during the [[BotCon 2007]] Hasbro Tour.
* The [[Alternators]] Mazda RX-8 (which ultimately ended up as Meister) was originally intended to be named "[[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]", according to various early store listings and a premature reply from Hasbro's customer service. This would also fit with the early idea of making the Alternators toys "direct updates" of their characters' G1 predecessors. A prototype was leaked to the public in early 2004 sporting the same basic colors as the later Alternators "Autobot Camshaft" toy (the Acura RSX), although it's uncertain whether the prototype colors for the RX-8 were supposed to be indicative of the proposed colors for Camshaft (since the Acura redeco was originally intended as a G1 Bluestreak [[homage]] before being renamed into "Autobot Camshaft"). The reason why the RX-8 Alternator was ultimately not named "Camshaft" was apparently because the real-life Mazda RX-8 car doesn't ''have'' a camshaft. The irony is staggering, as Camshaft's original toy was an RX-7, which ALSO lacks a camshaft.
* There have been at least two different reasons stated why the Hasbro toy was named "Meister" rather than "Autobot Jazz": For once, Hasbro was still hoping that Porsche would have a change of mind and grant them the license after all, as Chevrolet had done; also, Aaron Archer has been quoted stating that he thought a third toy named "Autobot someone" following "[[Hound (G1)|Autobot Hound]]" and "[[Tracks (G1)|Autobot Tracks]]" would have been somewhat "redundant".
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==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:E-Hobby]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kmart exclusives]]
[[Category:MyClone]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Spy Changers]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
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Blaster (G1)

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:''Blaster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:SDCCBlasterBoxArt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"What it is, big mama? My mama ain't raise no dummies, I dug her rap!"]]
'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]''' loves all Earth music, especially good, hard, LOUD rock 'n' roll. He can be found at the forefront of any situation in which he's involved, be it getting down and truly hopping to town, or kicking butt and taking names—both of which he does well, and both of which have led him into conflict with authority at times. Blaster marches to his own beat, whether it's a pounding bassline or pounding Decepticon skulls, and he's not shy when it comes to sharing his feelings about either! He maintains a shared enmity with his Decepticon counterpart [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], with whom he shares his powers over all forms of sound, and is often backed up by a team of his own [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s to match Soundwave's mini-minions on the battlefield.

{{note|Blaster's personality varied significantly across different media; see entries below for details.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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[[Image:AutoBop blaster speakers.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Beware my tweeters of doom!!]]
Blaster was a fun-loving, hip and happening robot. Loud and energetic, he was quick to immerse himself in Earth culture, and was happy to share his choice of rockin' tunes with anyone, whether they really wanted to hear them or not—a trait that got him in trouble as often as it saved him and his Autobot allies. Developing a rivalry with his Decepticon opposite number Soundwave Blaster gained a cassette army of his own so he could fight Soundwave on equal footing, and he and little buddies were instrumental in ensuring reinforcements arrived in time to save [[Autobot City]] when it was besieged in 2005. Following this, Blaster was assigned command of the city, where his jive-talking jingles and jams saw the Autobots through crises like the attack of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Blaster's duties also took him to a variety of battlefields that were stranger than many other Transformers would experience, including millions of years into the past, into another dimension ruled by magic, and—a particular favorite of his—the musical planet of [[Eurythma]].

In some timelines which spin off from this one, Blaster joined the [[Interplanetary Personnel Exchange Program]] under the new name '''Broadblast''' (ブロードブラスト ''Burōdoburasuto''), and after perishing in a one-on-one battle with Soundwave, was reconstructed by the super-science of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] as '''Twincast''' (ツインキャスト ''Tsuinkyasuto'').
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel Generation 1 comics====
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[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg|right|250px|thumb|More than likely, he'll kill you. Yeah, you. You know who you are.]]
Blaster was a rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner who hated Decepticons with a passion, whose reputation as one of the best fighters the [[Autobot]]s had was blemished by his vocal problems with authority figures. Part of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|Autobot resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he often disagreed with his superior's orders, especially after his friend [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] failed to make a rendezvous with him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], and Blaster wanted to hunt for him. Although his fellow freedom fighters rallied behind him at first, the discovery that Scrounge had been taken to the Decepticon stronghold in [[Polyhex]] changed their minds, and Blaster went in alone. Captured by the forces of [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], Blaster was sentenced to the [[smelting pool]], where he discovered the half-melted Scrounge, who clung to life long enough to pass on to Blaster the data he had obtained, so that this death would not be in vain. Blaster was then saved from the pit by his comrades, and he claimed revenge for Scrounge by ripping out the pipes that fed the pool and blasting their Decepticon pursuers with molten slag.

[[Image:MarvelUS18 blaster cyb altmode.jpg|left|thumb|225px|And you thought the 1980s cellphones were huge.]]
Scrounge's information brought new hope to the Autobot resistance, as it revealed that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] were still alive and well after four million years, fighting on a planet called Earth. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} The Decepticons set about building a [[space bridge]] to this planet, and Blaster spied on the tests in his alternate mode, gathering the information they need to launch an attack. Blaster personally battled Straxus on the bridge, tricking the Decepticon leader into damaging the portal before kicking him through it and apparently destroying him. Blaster and the rest of his Autobot allies were trapped on the Earth side of the bridge as it faded out. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

Blaster and his men were attacked by the government anti-robot task force [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and its super-powered agent [[Circuit Breaker]] almost immediately upon arrival, and were captured and disassembled, their heads mounted on the wall of RAAT headquarters. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} To deal with the threat of the [[Battlecharger]]s, Blaster and the Autobots agreed to allow Circuit Breaker to jury-rig their bodies together into a giant exo-suit she would use to take the two Decepticons down, in exchange for their being rebuilt and released. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[Image:FallenAngel blaster sonics galvatron.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Yeah, that's real good, Blaster, you keep doing that.]]

''Blaster's team followed their fellow RAAT captive [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] him back to the Ark, but along the way, their guide vanished, displaced to [[Limbo]] by the appearance of the future Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Unwisely deciding to engage the Decepticon, Blaster tried hitting him with a blast of sonics, which sundered Galvatron's tenuous hold on sanity and only made him even more dangerous. Fortunately, the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] saved him, and he decided to try the tactic again while Galvatron was distracted. It ''almost'' worked this time, but Galvatron hurled a discarded sword in Blaster's direction, and he was only rescued from impalement by [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. Blaster was soon knocked unconscious, and didn't witness Galvatron being driven off by the present-day Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''Blaster's team continued on their way to the Ark, and arrived just as the Autobots were preparing to hold a funeral for Optimus Prime. Blaster quietly questioned their decision to bury Prime rather than fire his body into space, but it proved a moot point when the Autobot leader turned out to not actually be dead, returning in the midst of the ceremony.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:JoeandTF4 blaster omega and the rest.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Turn down that blasted music! THIS I COMMAND!!!]]

When Optimus Prime died for real soon after, Blaster got on the comm to pass the grim news on to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], ordering him to break off his present engagement with the anti-terrorist team [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and return to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} After watching as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] tried and failed to rebuild the Autobot leader, Blaster attended Prime's funeral, where his body was sent into space on a funeral bier. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Blaster gave a speech to mark Prime's passing, {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} then returned to the Ark with the Auotbots, only to be attacked attacked by the ship's own defense systems, co-opted by the human criminal, the [[Mechanic (G1)|Mechanic]]. Perceptor had to stop Blaster from damaging the ship until the situation could be brought under control. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} No sooner had ''that'' been dealt with than Blaster detected a fleet of human aircraft heading for the Ark, which the Autobots proceeded to intercept on the assumption of hostile intent. After a brief battle, the human revealed themselves to agents of [[Cobra]], who requested the Autobots' help in stopping the Decepticons from destroying the planet using [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} Suspecting the highly-advanced Alpha could potentially be a sentient technological lifeform, Blaster opposed destroying it outright, and remained at the Ark to co-ordinate a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe/Cobra attack on the Decepticons to free Alpha from their control. The Joes and Cobra surreptitiously had Alpha destroyed to remove its threat, infuriating Blaster and leading him to wonder if ''any'' humans could be trusted. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[Image:MarvelUS28 blaster cops.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]

Turning to the matter of finding a new leader of the Autobots, Blaster and several other high-ranking Autobots were in the process of a holding a vote when the massive Decepticon battle station Trypticon attacked, and Blaster was shot down when he attempted to rush the giant. Dinobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] proceeded to secure victory over Trypticon, convincing Blaster and the other Autobots to appoint him the Autobots' new commander. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} Unfortunately, Grimlock soon gave Blaster cause to regret his decision with increasingly hostile leadership methods and a callous disregard for human safety. Paired with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], whose more naturally upbeat personality provided the Boy Wonder to his Batman, Blaster was charged with locating the Mechanic, but disobeyed orders and entered into alliance with some local human law enforcement to prevent the officers from being killed by the advanced Cybertronian weapons the criminal had stolen from the Ark. Playing the fool, Detective [[Greco]] carried Blaster into the Mechanic's hideout in tape-deck mode, where the Autobot used his electro scrambler to disable all the villain's weapons. Alas, the Mechanic escaped, and, realizing that Grimlock would not tolerate the news of their failure and their human alliances, Blaster and Goldbug elected to go AWOL. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}}

[[Image:MarvelUS30 blaster and goldbug.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"MY PARTNERS ARE DEEEEAD!"]]

Rather than lay low, Blaster and Goldbug decided to take their fight to the Decepticons, and quickly tracked down the Autobots' human ally [[G.B. Blackrock]] in hope that he could provide them with both fuel and some hot tips on current 'Con activity. Following Blackrock's info, the two Autobots found the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s, but Blaster took on all three of the villains at once, he discovered they were ravaged with [[Scraplet]]s, which soon infected him as well. Goldbug withdrew to seek a cure, but Blaster believed he had left him to die and swore vengeance against the little 'bot. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} Hooking up with the [[Throttlebot]]s and human scientist [[Charlie Fong]], Goldbug discovered that water could destroy the Scraplets, and surprised Blaster by returning to save him. Blaster refused to allow himself to be cured if it meant that the Decepticons would live as well, but when the Scraplets merged into a giant, Goldbug had no choice, and sprayed them all. A cured but furious Blaster smashed the water tank over the Scraplet-monster, killing it, then calmed down enough to apologize to Goldbug for doubting him. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

[[Image:MarvelUS32 blaster arrested.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Check it out, Blaster, we all got Nerf guns for Christmas!]]

''Taking some time out of their life on the road to watch human television, Blaster, Goldbug and the Throttlebots happened upon a news report about the discovery of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron, entombed in lava within the volcano, [[Mount Verona]]. Discovering that Soundwave and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were going to blow up the mountain to destroy them both, Blaster used his sonic powers to block Soundwave's detonation signal, preventing the bombs the Combaticons placed from going off.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}} Once they had evaded the pursuing Combaticons, Blaster and company found themselves in a scuffle with RAAT in [[California]], and hid out in [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve Ludwig]]'s used car lot. Unfortunately, their battle made the evening news and finally alerted Grimlock to their AWOL status, prompting him to brand them traitors and send the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to hunt them down. The car lot quickly turned into a three-way battleground between the Combaticons, Protectobots and RAAT, and despite Blaster's help in the battle, the Protectobots surrounded and apprehended him at the fight's end. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

[[Image:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"BLASTER, BE OUR LEADER, PLEAAAASE???"]]

Trapped in tape deck mode by a [[mode lock]], Blaster was helpless to aid the Protectobots when the Combaticons returned, but with the aid of four [[Spacehikers|human children]], he was freed and took [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] down by collapsing a pylon on him. Realizing that Blaster was far nobler than Grimlock, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] allowed him to go free, and Blaster rewarded the children for their help by taking them on a trip into space aboard the mode-locked [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} Unfortunately, they were accosted in mid-flight by the now-airborne Ark, but the humans tossed Blaster out an airlock so he could avoid capture by Grimlock's forces. While Grimlock was occupied trying to stop [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from interfering in his attempted execution of the kids, Blaster rode a telecommunications satellite back to the Ark, where he his fellow Autobots, all sick of Grimlock's leadership, begged him to take over as leader. However, he was forced to surrender to his former commander in order to secure the kids' safety. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

[[Image:MarvelUS41 blaster vs grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]

Imprisoned by Grimlock, Blaster was strapped to a [[variable voltage harness]] for some time as punishment for his desertion and disobedience. When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and his Autobots arrived and Grimlock challenged him to a duel, Goldbug talked Blaster into taking the injured Fortress Maximus's place to get even with Grimlock once and for all. They proceeded to battle on the surface of Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]], but their duel was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and Blaster pointed out that their feud had put all Autobots in danger. Grimlock agreed to call their duel a draw and declared a truce with Blaster as they fended off the Decepticons side by side. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

With Optimus Prime's subsequent return both to life and to command of the Autobots, the faction's in-fighting issues ceased and more important matters could be dealt with—namely, rescuing their human ally [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] from the Decepticons' baffling new [[Club Con|desert island resort]]. [[Image:MarvelUS50 blaster dies.jpg|left|275px|thumb]] Tasked with investigating, Blaster was loaded into a capsule in tape deck mode and dropped from the orbiting Ark into the Witwicky family garden, where he asked Buster's girlfriend [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]] to sneak him into "Club Con". The pair were able to steal a pair of captive Autobot cassettes—[[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]]—from the Decepticons, but this aroused the ire of the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and Blaster, unable to battle them effectively due to the human holidaymakers occupying the island, was forced to ditch the tapes in the ocean to break off the fight. Although forced to withdraw without Buster, Blaster and Jessie ''had'' learned something important: the tapes held data on a mysterious Cybertronian object heading for Earth. {{storylink|Club Con!}} ''The eruption of the "Time Wars" briefly tabled this mystery, but Blaster had no real role in that conflict, as he, Optimus Prime, and several other Autobots were temporarily displaced into Limbo to make room for a team of Autobots arriving from the future.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} [[Image:Marvel77-Blaster.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He used to be badass, now he's just a poor man's Perceptor...]] Soon after, the approaching object was revealed to be the Cybertronian database known as the [[Underbase]], the power of which was stolen by Starscream. Blaster joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in co-ordinating a battalion of Autobots and Decepticons in defense of [[New York City]] against Starscream's worldwide rampage, and was the last to fall, shot dead atop the Brooklyn Bridge, like all those who attempted to stand against the cosmically-powered villain. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Blaster's body was put into storage on the Ark, defying all of Ratchet's attempts to repair it, to the extent that the medic started to have nightmares about him and various other deactivated Autobots reviving as [[zombie]]s to kill him for his failures. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} A few years later, Grimlock succeeded where Ratchet had failed by using the miracle fuel [[Nucleon]] to revive the damaged Autobots, with Blaster being one of the first back on his feet. Arriving on Cybertron in the nick of time aboard the ''Ark'', Blaster took part in and survived the battle with [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} In the aftermath, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had Blaster run a check on the strange seismic activity Cybertron was suffering from, with disastrous results: It turned out Cybertron was tearing itself apart without the binding life-force of [[Primus]] to sustain it. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

[[Image:EndOfTheRoad-finalfive.jpg|left|thumb|Guess how many of these guys had Action Master toys on the shelves when this came out.]]
The Decepticons fled Cybertron, leaving the Autobots to die with their homeworld, but thanks to Grimlock planning ahead, the Autobots managed to follow them to the planet [[Klo]], only to be caught in an ambush upon arrival. Blaster took a blast in the shoulder from [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] during the fight, but was one of the few who managed to survive the attack, and there was still more than enough fight left in him to join Grimlock and the other survivors in charging the Decepticon position. He was last seen shooting the head off of [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. [[Krunk|Uh oh.]] {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

In an alternate version of 2006, Blaster went with a group of Autobots to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate strange happenings there. When they arrived they discovered a chaotic scene where aliens from many worlds, including the Decepticons, had arrived and were all engaged in a deadly battle with one another. Blaster detected a signal he suspected was putting all the combatants under hypnosis. He and Ultra Magnus came up with a plan where [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] would fly Blaster into the air where Blaster would then broadcast soothing music. The plan succeeded in calming the combatants. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

{{note|In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:SpacePirates blaster strung up.jpg|right|thumb|Help! He's touching my special area!]]
In the future of 2008, Blaster was present at Autobot City when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident Attack Craft|Trident]] ships attacked. He attempted to transform Autobot City himself, but was stopped cold by General [[Ghyrik]]. He was deactivated in the battle that followed and his body strung up on the outer parapets as a warning to any Autobots who came to liberate the city. Although Blaster was inactive, his cassettes were not, and this fact gave [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] an edge when they began battling their way through the Quintesson occupants. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

Blaster was seen briefly in 2009 at the start of the Time Wars, but did not end up joining Rodimus Prime on his mission into the past (see above). {{storylink|Time Wars}} After Galvatron was destroyed back in 1989 and the time line rebooted itself, Blaster was still among the Autobots stationed at Autobot City. He responded to [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s emergency signal when the Autobots crash landed on Earth after a crazed Rodimus Prime turned against them, and helped drive the evil possessing presence out of their leader. {{storylink|White Fire}}
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=====Another Time & Place=====
[[Image:Another Time Place Fangry.jpg|thumb|left|That's his hand on the left!]]
Blaster was part of the rescue unit who infiltrated [[Hydrus Four]] to defeat the Decepticons and rescue the Dinobots. He personally helped disarm and defeat [[Fangry]]. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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====Classics====
[[Image:Invasion-Radcontrolroom.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Blaster's happy? This can't be the Marvelverse.]]
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Decades later in [[2012]], Blaster was stationed with several other Autobots in [[Canada]] within the ''[[Ark II]]''. He was present one day when [[Rad]] reported from the [[Ironworks]] base in [[Oregon]] about a foiled attack by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]] and his Decepticons. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[Image:WarAgainstDestructions blaster plays.jpg|left|thumb|That's right kids, this is what 3D used to look like.]]
When Hot Rod and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] returned from [[Tau-Ursa]] with a strange recording, Blaster was able to play it. The recording revealed the existence of the [[Destructon]]s, [[Logicon]]s, and the location of [[Metascan Alpha]], the Logicons' storehouse of [[Energon]]. At Optimus Prime's command, Blaster contacted Ultra Magnus at Metroplex on Earth to pass the information along. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
[[Image:AgeofWrath2 AutobotResistance.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Steeljaw was in the bathroom.]]
Around 6.5 million years ago, Blaster was one of the high-ranking Autobots who helped Ultra Magnus reunify their fractured faction at the end of the [[Dark Ages]], suggesting that he may have been in charge of one of the various splinter groups that formed during those troubled times. Over the next half-a-million years, the reunited Autobots worked to usher in a new Golden Age, and were finally poised to sign a peace treaty with the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s until the long-missing Megatron returned to Cybertron, launching an attack in the middle of the treaty ceremony with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} With this new army, Megatron ushered in an [[Age of Internment]], capturing nearly the entire Autobot army and putting them to work as slaves, extracting the very core of Cybertron itself. Blaster managed to evade capture, however, and together with Perceptor, assembled a small rebel cell hiding out in the subterranean chambers of [[Iacon Command]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Seeking to capture one of Megatron's drones in order to learn more about Megatron's new [[Cloning|clone technology]], Blaster oversaw his unit on the mission from a distance, using his abilities to jam any emergency transmissions while [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and several other Autobots engaged the drone in battle long enough to attach an inhibitor claw, immobilizing it. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

{{note|Dreamwave's subsequent backruptcy ended ''The Age of Wrath'' half-way through. Unreleased issues would have seen Blaster and his team use an ancient map of Cybertron's depths to infiltrate Megatron's slave camp, only for them to be discovered by Megatron himself. Blaster battled Megatron one-on-one, managing to use his sonic powers to briefly gain the upper hand, before losing a leg to the Decepticon leader. The sudden return of Grimlock, believed to have died during Megatron's first attack, gave the wounded Blaster the chance he needed to free the Autobot prisoners by deactivating their [[inhibitor claw]]s. Perceptor, meanwhile, used the data gleaned from studying the captured drone to deactivate the neural network linking the entire squadron, ending the Age of Internment.}}

Blaster remained on Cybertron when the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' left four million years ago, and eventually entered stasis along with the rest of the planet when it finally ran out of energy during the [[Great Shutdown]]. The planet was reawakened by Shockwave in roughly the Earth year 1000 BC, and the Autobots and Decepticons put aside their differences to begin rebuilding their world. [[Image:PassiveAggression Blaster lovesEarth.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]] Suspecting that Shockwave had more sinister motives, Blaster was one of the first Autobots to join an underground resistance movement against him, using his communications skills to discover a subliminal code being pumped through the public address screens around the planet that was aggravating the violent tendencies of the entire population. Despite his feelings for Shockwave, Blaster still developed a strong taste for information from the Earth culture Shockwave was introducing to Cybertron, and even modified his alternate mode into a Earthen boom box. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

In the year 2003, when Shockwave's forces brought Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark back to Cybertron to be tried as war criminals, double agents inside the United Cybertronian force delivered Prime and his crew to Blaster and the others at their headquarters in the [[Wastelands]]. With the help of Cybertron's greatest hero, the resistance movement began an open insurrection against Shockwave's loyal Decepticon forces and the [[Guardian robot]]s under his control. Shockwave's regime fell, and the Autobots resumed command of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[Image:DividedFront1 bots found.jpg|right|thumb|Comfortable?]]
In the year 1985, Blaster and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] hastily took off for [[Earth]] in an starship poorly-suited for interstellar travel. Upon arrival, they unsurprisingly crashed, landing in the forests of [[Oregon]] near [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Their deactivated bodies were found by the forces of [[Cobra]] and bundled up to be airlifted out, but a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team led by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] soon intervened. [[Blowtorch]] knocked the chopper carrying their bodies out of the air with this flamethrower, and [[Barbecue]] extinguished the flames before the two Autobots could be consumed by the blaze. Blaster and Perceptor's bodies were then taken back to G.I. Joe headquarters. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}
{{note|Dreamwave's bankruptcy meant this story was never finished.}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:HeartsofSteel blaster.jpg|left|thumb|No, no, don't get up.]]
Blaster and his fellow Autobots fought the Decepticons on Earth in the distant past until an incoming ice age threatened to deactivate all the Transformers. Both sides went into hiding underground until the danger had passed, remaining in stasis until the mid-19th century. When they woke up, the war against the Decepticons started anew, though Blaster was not seen getting involved. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Heart of Steel #1}}
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===IDW Generation 1 comics===

[[Image:SpotlightBlaster the voice.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]

Before the war, Blaster was a reporter for the [[Iaconian Newsfeed Service]], and reported live from the [[Nova Plaza]] after an assassination attempt on [[Nominus Prime]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} After the outbreak of the war, Blaster joined the Autobots, and initially served as a soldier who was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy four million years ago. {{storylink|The Iron Age}} Eventually, however, he returned to his broadcasting roots and became a patriotic radio personality, broadcasting propaganda across the galaxy to rally the Autobot forces as they struggled on the war's many battlefronts. Known as "The Voice" for his widespread positive influence, Blaster became the target of a Decepticon assassination attempt, time to prevent him from making an important broadcast on the eve of a major Autobot offensive. Although the assassin failed, Blaster's wounded body was ejected into space, and he was believed dead by his faction.

[[Image:SpotlightBlaster altmode.jpg|left|thumb|Blaster used to transform into a kaboombox.|150px]]

Some time later, Blaster was found by a passing [[Yar|trawler]] and delivered home, where it was revealed that he had to have been attacked by an Autobot. In an effort to flush the traitor out, Blaster went back on the air. The attempt worked, and his would-be killer was revealed: [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], forced into the act by a mind-controlling [[cerebro-shell]] implanted by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] at the direction of Soundwave. However, he was able to resist when Blaster used his greatest weapon: his voice. As a damaged Beachcomber was brought in for repairs, Blaster swore he'd find Soundwave and that the last thing he'd ever hear would be... the Voice. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

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In the year that followed the defeat of [[Nova Prime]], Blaster was among the Autobots captured by the Decepticon [[Turmoil]], but was soon rescued by a team led by Kup. All the other prisoners were members of the [[Wrecker]]s, suggesting Blaster may have joined the team at some point. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} Blaster remained with Kup's team, and was serving as the communications officer for his ship, the ''[[Trion]]'', when a simultaneous galaxy-wide uprising was staged by the Decepticons. Distress signals came pouring in, but all went silent in short order, save for one from Hot Rod, so the crew of the ''Trion'' went to save the turbo-revvin' young punk from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. The day was saved by Perceptor, although Blaster disapproved of the scientist's transformation into a warrior, saying he had "defiled himself". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

Blaster and the others harried the Decepticon fleet until they were baited into an ambush above Cybertron. There, the ship was shot down and forced to crash-land on the assumed uninhabitable world. Banding together to survive, they eventually encountered Optimus Prime's unit, only to find him incapacitated, the Matrix having been seized by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} Blaster mingled with the other Autobots for a while, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} before warning Kup about an incoming [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]] attack that forced them to relocate. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} With morale still dwindling, Blaster attempted to put his famous voice to work by trying to break up a fight between Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] by injecting some reason, but was interrupted by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] telling them they all deserved to die. [[Image:AHM9 blaster breaks up argument.jpg|left|thumb]] {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} The Autobots were eventually saved when [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] decimated the swarm and carried them all to Earth, where they attacked Megatron and his troops. Blaster was ordered to block the Decepticons' communications, allowing the arrival of Omega Supreme to take them completely by surprise. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He survived the great battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Blaster remained on Earth with the other Autobots for the next three years, as they regathered their forces. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] radioed in to Blaster when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] got himself nabbed by [[Skywatch]], an event which led to the death of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and the resignation of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Autobot leadership was split between Bumblebee and Hot Rod, and Blaster stayed with Bumblebee's group, which went on to form an alliance with [[Gordon Horiuchi]] of Skywatch. Blaster was among the Autobots who captured [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and other Decepticons for their new allies. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} Unfortunately, Horiuchi betrayed the Autobots and forced them to hunt one of their own kind, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Bumblebee managed to get free from Horiuchi's control, and so Blaster and the others stayed behind to cover for him as he sought a solution for their problems. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} They pretended to be making plans to hunt down Hot Rod while Bumblebee recovered the control tech Skywatch was using to keep them in line. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} Bumblebee was successful, and Blaster was later present when Bumblebee unveiled his new, more powerful form, to better serve as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Wings of Wax}}

Blaster was one of the Autobots who joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}
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===Bee in the City 2: Electric Boogaloo===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Buster Jones]]

{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Bee in the City 2: Electric Boogaloo}}

==Games==
===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[Image:Gluawakening blaster.jpg|right|thumb]]
{{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===

* '''Blaster''' (Autobot, 1985/1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''38'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Electro-scrambler|Electro-scrambler gun]]
[[Image:G1 Blaster toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Still think you're so superior, Soundwave?"]]
: Rather huge by the typical standards of Generation 1 Transformers, Blaster transforms into a miniature [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes|"ghetto blaster" boombox]]. He features spring-loaded buttons: when pressed, his "start" button stays in the depressed position until his "stop" button is pressed, while pressing the "eject" button pops open his tape door, which can store a single [[Mini-Cassette]] Transformer. Due to what was presumably a common internal misassembly issue, many original Blasters had doors which would not open when the eject button is pressed, nor would the other buttons work. Blaster has rather limited useful articulation, located in his neck and shoulders.

: Blaster began life as the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Radi-Casse Robo" ("radio-cassette", you see), which was actually a functional AM radio. Though this feature was gutted from Blaster when he was released as part of the ''Transformers'' toyline, the original toy's power switch (on his right leg), earphone jack (on the back of his left leg) and tuning dial (on his chest) still remain, now as a moulded, non-moving detail. Even the toy's electro-scrambler gun is designed to serve as storage for the set of earphones which came with the toy, with the plug inserting into the stock, the cord winding around it, and the earphones themselves tucking into the hole in the gun's main body. It was not the toy itself which was the radio; rather, the radio was a small "micro-cassette" which plugged into the toy's internal wiring when inserted into its chest, allowing it to play through the speakers in its legs in either mode. As the electronic equipment in the chest meant that the figure could not hold normal ''Micro Change'' cassettes there, it featured a compartment on its back which could hold a single tape instead. This compartment could still be found on some early releases of Blaster, though it was a often mistaken by fans as a vestigial battery compartment, which was actually originally located in the toy's right leg.

: Blaster was reissued by Takara in 2006 as part of ''[[#TFC|The Transformers Collection]]'' and then by Hasbro in 2010 during ''[[#Hasbroreissue|Universe]]'' (see below)
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on Blaster at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1toy_twincast.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Twincast''' (Autobot, 1987)
**''ID number:'' '''C-116'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Electro-Scrambler Gun

: For this Japanese-exclusive release, the first Blaster toy was [[redeco]]ed into a rather cacophonous new blue, yellow and red color scheme. Like his contemporary redeco Soundblaster, his chest door was [[Retool|retooled]] in order to accommodate two cassettes at once, and changed from colorless clear plastic to translucent red as part of a gimmick with his pack-in partner, Steeljaw. This version of Steeljaw sports a new decal depicting [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], which reveals the Decepticon's weak spot when placed behind Twincast's red door, working in the same manner as a [[Tech Spec]]s decoder.

: Twincast was reissued as an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] in 2006 (see below)
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Twincast/twincast.htm More information on Twincast at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ActionMasterBlaster toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Which gun is better?]]
*'''Blaster w/ Flight Pack''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' "Flight Pack" backpack, "tractor beam electron gun"

: A non-transforming action figure, [[Action Master]] Blaster (not to be confused with the "Action Master Blasters" price-point) is compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory. His design is based largely on his cartoon model, with elements from the toy added (like his visor). He came with the "[[Flight Pack]]" accessory, which converts from a winged jetpack to a massive "electro-scrambler" cannon.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on Action Master Blaster at TFU.info]''

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===Binaltech Asterisk===
[[Image:Bta broadblast.jpg|right|300px|thumb|They see me rollin', they hatin'.]]
*'''Broadblast meets Lumina''' (Binaltech, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BTA03'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, Lumina Hoshi with stand, driving arms and driving legs

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], Broadblast transforms into a 1:24 scale [[wikipedia:Scion_xB|Toyota bB, aka the Scion xB]]. He has working doors, hood, and trunk, plus his engine becomes a non-firing weapon. He also comes with an extra decal sheet, which includes signs for "TBN" which ''possibly'' stands for "Transformers Broadcast Network" or some such; there is Japanese text on the labels as well, but it's really tiny and hard to make out.

: He came with a PVC-plastic figurine of the [[human]] newsgirl [[Lumina Hoshi]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Broadblast/broadblast.htm More information on Binaltech Asterisk Blaster at TFU.info]''
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===The Transformers Collection===

[[Image:G1toy TFC blaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Broadcast''' (reissue, 2006)
**''ID number:'' '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' Steeljaw, Electro-scrambler gun, cassette case

:Blaster's first reissue was the final instalment in Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of re-released Generation 1 toys. He features no notable changes from his original release, save for the fact that he comes packaged with Steeljaw, where his original release had gone without any pack-in partners.
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===Collector's Edition===
[[Image:G1toy twincast reissue.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Twincast''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''C-116'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]], Electro-scrambler gun, cassette case

:Twincast's first reissue was available exclusively through online retailer e-HOBBY, designed, as most e-HOBBY exclusives were at the time, to accompany the mass-release of the standard reissue of the original Blaster. Though Twincast was unusual in that he was a pre-existing character, where the previous few years' worth of e-HOBBY exclusive redecos had been new characters, he did come packaged with a new partner: a redeco of the Eject/Rewind mold named [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]. At the time, rather than feature unique packaging, all e-HOBBY exclusives came in a generic box in Autobot red or Decepticon purple; oddly, Twincast came in a Decepticon box, but since Flip Sides was characterized as a Decepticon sleeper agent, it just about made sense.
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Blasteruniversetoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Preparations for the military strike, dubbed Operation Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Storm, are already underway.]]
*'''Autobot Blaster with Blockrock Mini-Con!''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Series:'' Classics Series
**''Accessories:'' Tri-barrel "particle feedback blaster"/bomb, double-barrel "harmonic wave cannon"/bomb, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key

: Blaster is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], transforming into a Cybertronic stealth bomber vaguely like an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-117A Nighthawk prototype]], the [[Wikipedia:Have_Blue|Have Blue]]. He comes with three hexagonal prism "bombs"; one converts into his partner [[Blockrock]], the other two unfold into non-firing blaster weapons. Any one of these "bombs" can be stored in his robot-mode chest, which opens by plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into him; Blaster comes translucent black, gunmetal-bordered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style Autobot key, in contrast to the [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] key that came with Soundwave. The other two bombs store in indents on the underside of his wings.

: His packaging art shows him with only half of his chest-door as clear-blue, emulating the original toy design's tape-window, but the final product (and stock photography) show the blue all the way across. However, his visor ''does'' have red paint to simulate the "goggle visor" look of the [[#Generation 1|original toy]] and Marvel comics model.

: This mold was also used to make ''Galaxy Force'' [[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Soundblaster]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBlaster/blaster.htm More information on Classics Blaster at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Universe2008_SDCC_G1Blaster.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Autobot Blaster''' (2010)
**''Series:'' G1 Series
**''Accessories:'' Electro-Scrambler Gun
:This San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]] reissue of Blaster comes with [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] and [[Eject]]. Released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008) toyline]], the packaging also has a special foil-detailed outer slip case. Blaster is technically a slight [[redeco]], having metal-flake beige legs instead of metallic-swirl silver.

:This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010, and was later released on the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and then also sold at FanExpo Canada 2010.
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===Device Label===
[[Image:Device_Label_Broadcast.jpg|thumb|right|300px|What, not a real notebook?! You are the REAL ''Decept''icon!!]]
*'''Broad Blast''' ([[July 24|7/24]]/2010)
**''Accessories:'' USB cable

:''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' Broad Blast transforms into a working USB hub (designed to look like the Toshiba Qosmio laptop computer). The USB functionality works in both robot and laptop modes. Generation 1 Mini-Cassettes can fit into the false tape-deck in his chest in robot mode, but cannot be stored while Broad Blast is in laptop mode due to his head being inside his chest in this form. The Generation 1 Blaster toy's Electro-Scrambler Gun can also fit into Broad Blast's [[5mm post|compatible fist holes]].

:Originally scheduled for release in late [[2009]], Broad Blast was delayed until July 2010. According to a report from getnews.jp at the Tokyo Toy Show 2010, the delay was due to the discovery of a connection cut-off problem after the toy/USB hub is transformed into robot mode. TakaraTomy redesigned the entire lower body to fix this problem. <ref>[http://getnews.jp/archives/68064 Get News.jp report on Device Label Broadblast]</ref>
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===Encore===
[[Image:Encoretoy-Twincast.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Twincast''' (2012)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''22'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Nightstalker]], [[Stripes]], [[electro-scrambler]], two mini-cassette cases

:Twincast was available again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues. For this release of Twincast, the techno detailing of his door is smoothed over for cartoon accuracy. Also to add to cartoon accuracy, his face is colored in a metallic yellow with metallic light blue eyes instead of silver with gold eyes. All of the original Twincast's stickers have been replaced with tampographed detailing for this release, including a large Autobot symbol on his chest (where the techno detail was present on previous releases). Twincast also features a darker blue from the previous releases as well as a different shade of yellow for his tape deck door.

:Twincast came with Nightstalker and Stripes.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:TFgum blaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Broadcast''' (model kit, 1986)
**''Accessories:'' Electro-scrambler gun

:A snap-together model kit of Blaster was released by [[Kabaya]] as part of their ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line of candy toys. Released in the third wave of the line and sculpted from red, grey and black plastic with a few stickers for detail, Blaster is broadly identical to his larger figure, right down to the moulded-in left-over details from his ''MicroChange'' release like his power switch and dials . There is one major difference: his chest does not open, so he can't store any of the tapes from Kabaya's smaller ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line the way the ''Transformers Gum'' Soundwave can.

::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/g1-kabaya-cybertrons-441/broadcast-gum-3398/ More information on Transformers Gum Broadcast at TFW2005.com]''
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===Decoy===
[[Image:Decoy_blaster.jpg|right|thumb|]]{{anchor|TakaraDecoy}}
* '''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Blaster was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Blaster was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines.
:Blaster was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, in a variety of colours through "gachapon" capsule machines, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets distributed by [[Seven]].

{{anchor|HasbroDecoy}}
*'''Blaster''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': '''29'''
:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on Decoy Blaster at TFU.info]''
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===Attacktix===
[[Image:Blaster-atx.jpg|thumb|Have some NON-EXISTENCE, courtesy of FLAGGING SALES!]]
*'''Blaster''' (Booster, <strike>2007</strike>)

: Blaster was likely to have been one of several ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Booster pieces, using a powerful spring-loaded "blaster" missile launcher attack. Though displayed as part of the ''Attacktix'' display at the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' "Celebration IV" convention, he —and all the other pieces revealed at the show— were ultimately never released.

{{canceledattacktix}}

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesblasterthrust.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Waiting futilely for Robot Heroes Scrounge.]]
*'''Blaster and Thrust''' (2008)

:Part of the third wave of ''Universe'' ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', "Generation 1 Series" Blaster comes packaged with [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. He has the standard shoulders-and-neck articulation. His headsculpt is more toy-based than cartoon-based, featuring his "goggles" (even though his eyes kind of pop out from them).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHBlaster/blaster.htm More information on Robot Heroes Blaster at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
*Blaster had the preliminary names of '''Pulse'''<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/index.php?full=1&set_albumName=BotCon_2010_Sat_Panels&id=DSC05237&option=com_gallery&Itemid=4&include=view_photo.php Bob Budiansky's notes at BotCon 2010]</ref> and '''Blastbox'''.<ref>[[Production bible]] of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]</ref>
* Despite the fact that Blaster's finalized [[character model]]—used in the Generation 1 cartoon, the UK Marvel comics and ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]''—gives him a set of individual eyes, the Marvel issues drawn by [[Don Perlin]] and [[José Delbo]] base Blaster's head design on his toy, with a goggled visor. When the UK artists jumped to the American book late in its run, they continued to draw Blaster from his finalized model. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] rationalized this discrepancy early on in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of [[Hunters|UK issue #118]] by explaining that Blaster's visor is retractable, and used to shield his especially delicate optical sensors from sunlight. Less explainable was [[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]'s color choice for the comic version of Blaster: a red forehead and yellow face, a combination never used on a toy or in the cartoon.
** [[IDW Publishing]] tried for a hybridized look, giving Blaster an odd-looking "nose-guard" that was promptly discarded from his design after his introductory [[Spotlight: Blaster|''Spotlight'' issue]].
[[Image:TFUK300 letterspage.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
* In an odd quirk of design, Blaster's character model breaks the row of buttons on his abdomen up into three buttons in robot mode, but four in alternate mode. It's a product of the way his toy is made: it's got three separate button-chunks, like his robot mode model, but the centre chunk is two buttons sculpted together, so he's actually ''got'' four, like his alternate mode model. This was most evident in the cartoon; in the comic, as you can see from some of the pictures above, they'd often basically draw as many as they felt like.
* Blaster hosted the Marvel UK comic's letters page for the final 33 issues (from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue #300]] to [[End of the Road! (US)|issue #332]]), to tie in with his Action Master toy. Here, the letters page was dubbed "Darn 'n' Blast", replacing [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind's]] "Dread Tidings", despite Dreadwind's holing himself up in the Marvel offices. The Decepticon finally left after a visit by three Christmas spirits, [[Ghost of the present|one of whom]] took on the appearance of Blaster.{{storylink|Dreadwind's Xmas!}} Blaster complained that Dreadwind had decorated the office in all purple and orange with a solitary picture of a dog with sad eyes. His characterization in the letters page is more in line with his fun-loving, hip and happening self from the cartoon than the rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner seen in the comics. He arrived on the letters page in advance of his resurrection in the comics itself, which did not occur until [[On the Edge of Extinction!|issue #321]]. He was explicitly identified as being a non-transformer Action Master, though his partner Flight Pack did not appear.
* According to Blaster himself on the UK letters page, he has two [[Relatives|siblings]]: [[Toaster]] and [[Karmen]]. And then there's [[Bluster]], his retroactively-created and less-seen brother.
* Since the release of ''Universe'' Blaster, there seems to be an attempt on the part of tech spec writers to balance Marvel's dark and brooding portrayal of Blaster with the rock 'n' roll loving version from the original US cartoon. The ''Universe'' write-up has Blaster organizing resistance cells with Perceptor (with NO mention of his musical interests), recalling the storyline in US comic #17-18. The 2010 San Diego Comic Convention release of the figure not only mentions Blaster's love of music ("Any music, from Cybertronian magna marches to down and dirty D.C. hardcore"), it references "his hatred of the Decepticons", because "the war they started killed the music scene (and most of the musicians) on Cybertron"—combining Blaster's varying personalities from these two continuities into one.
** This also means Blaster is a fan of Bad Brains and Minor Threat. That rules '''so hard.'''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Broadcast''' (ブロードキャスト ''Burōdokyasuto'')
*''English:'' '''Billy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub), '''Blaster''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub Twincast)
*''French:'' '''Tempo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Össztűz''' ("All-fire")
*''Italian:'' '''Radiorobot''', '''Audiobot''' (''The Headmasters'', Blaster), '''Digital''' (Twincast)
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rajada''' (Portugal comic, "Gust"), '''Dinamitador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Spanish:'' '''Bill''' (America, ''The Headmasters''), '''Plato''' (America, ''The Headmasters''), '''Platon''' (Twincast)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Binaltech Asterisk characters]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Communications specialists]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:E-Hobby]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
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A Flash Forward, Part 2

2012-05-08T21:08:50Z

184.56.31.108: /* Featured characters */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[A Flash Forward (story arc)|A Flash Forward]]
|prev=A Flash Forward
|next=A Flash Forward, Part 3
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Wings Universe]]''
|prev2=
|title="A Flash Forward, Part 2"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|published in=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #44]]
|writers=[[Jesse Wittenrich]] & [[Pete Sinclair]]
|pencils=[[Matt Frank]]
|inks=Matt Frank
|colors=[[Thomas Deer]]
|letters=Jesse Wittenrich
|managing editor=Pete Sinclair
|continuity=[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]
}}

''' '''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Turbofire]] (1)
*[[Gobots]] (4)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (6)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (7)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (8)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
*[[Aquafend]] (10)
*[[Firecracker]] (11)
*[[Electro]] (12)
*[[Windbreaker]] (13)
*[[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] (14)
*[[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] (15)
*[[Rapido]] (16)
*[[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] (17)
*[[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] (18)
*[[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]] (30)

|c2=
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (19)
*[[Clench (G1)|Clench]] (20)
*[[Flamefeather]] (21)
*[[Sparkstalker]] (22)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (23)
*[[Cindersaur]] (24)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (26)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (27)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (28)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Rumamuck]] (29)

|c3=
*[[Dirk Manus]] (5)

|c4=
*[[Bosch]] (2)
*[[Alana]] (3)
*[[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] (23)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

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[[Category:Generation 2 issues]]
[[Category:Wings Universe issues]]

"Weird Al" Yankovic

2012-05-05T00:24:58Z

184.56.31.108:

[[Image:WeirdAl.jpg|right|230px|thumb|Okay, sure... how did you get this number?]]
'''"Weird Al" Yankovic''' (born '''Alfred Matthew Yankovic''' on [[October 23]], [[1959]]) is a god among men.

A multi-Grammy-winning musician for over twenty years, "Weird Al" is famous for his parodies of popular songs, as well as "style parodies" that emulate specific acts' musical styles.

Al has also directed music videos for various other musicians, including Ben Folds Five and Hanson. He has produced and starred in numerous specials on MTV and VH1, a cult-hit movie ''UHF'', and his own one-season Saturday morning TV show. He also has a long list of cartoon voice acting cameos (particularly for [[Cartoon Network]]), appearing on such shows as ''[[Jeff Glen Bennett|Johnny Bravo]]'', ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'', ''Robot Chicken'', ''Adventure Time with Finn and Jake''... and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.

==Fiction==
[[Sam Witwicky]] thought when [[Seymour Simmons]] was attempting to iterrogate Russians, that he wanted Daniel Craig, but got "Weird Al" Yankovic instead. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)}}
=="Roles"==
===Generation 1 (musician)===
* "[[Dare to Be Stupid]]" — ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' soundtrack

===Transformers Animated (voice)===
* [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]
* [[Sumdac Systems]] technician ("[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]")

===Convention guest===
* [[BotCon 2009]]

==Notes==
* [http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html In an interview], [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] revealed that during Weird Al's recording session for ''Animated'', regular voice actor [[Tom Kenny]] wasn't scheduled to show up, but came anyway just so he could introduce his son to Weird Al. ''Dawwwwww.''

* In an [http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0399 "Ask Al"] interview, Weird Al revealed at long last the riveting story behind how "Dare to be Stupid" wound up in the ''Transformers the Movie'' soundtrack.
**''Thomas Stanford of Buffalo, NY asks: I'm a huge Transformers fan. I always found it interesting how "Dare to be Stupid" ended up in the middle of it. How did you manage that?''
**'''Weird Al: The Transformers soundtrack came out on Scotti Bros., so oddly enough, there were a bunch of Scotti Bros. artists on there. I think I probably got a phone call saying, "Hey, we're gonna use one of your songs in this movie, if that's okay with you," and I probably said, "Sure, why not - hey, how did you get this number?"'''

*Fascinating.

==External links==
*[http://www.weirdal.com/home.htm The Official "Weird Al" web site]

*[http://twitter.com/alyankovic Al on Twitter]

*[http://weirdal.wikia.com/ The Weird Al Wiki]

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)

2012-05-05T00:20:37Z

184.56.31.108: /* Real-world references */

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|title=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''
|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]
|date=[[May 24]], [[2011]]
|screenplay=[[Ehren Kruger]]
|writer=[[Peter David]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|pagecount=400
|price=$7.99
|ISBN=ISBN 0345529162 ISBN 9780345529169
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'''Only a handful know the truth behind Apollo 11... a secret the Decepticons seek to expose.'''

==Synopsis==
As the war waged on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] witnessed a ship called the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]], carrying supplies that could turn the tides in favour of the Autobots, shot and left to drift in space by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. It soon crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]] in the 1960s. On July 20th 1969, the Apollo 11 discovered the crashed alien ship on the moon.

In the present day, three years after the incident with [[The Fallen]], the [[Autobot]]s have now become fully-sanctioned members of the U.S. military and battle various human threats across the globe. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] investigate a nuclear facility in the Middle East encountering humans with stolen Cybertronian tech. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] oversee the destruction of the decommissioned NEST facility in [[Diego Garcia]]. With their mission complete in the Middle East, Optimus commands the Autobots to head to [[Washington, D.C.]], while he, Ratchet and [[William Lennox|Colonel Lennox]] leave for [[Pripyat]], [[Ukraine]], following a lead on a recently uncovered object that seems Cybertronian in origin.

In Washington D.C. a restless [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], is now is living with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], a secretary working for [[Dylan Gould]], a CEO of a major investment company and a car enthusiast. Sam is prying for a new job but having saved the world twice, Sam doesn't want a job that he knows won't make a difference in life and complains how the government never bothered to give him a proper job. The pair also lives with decommissioned Autobots; [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], whose services were turned down by the Autobots. After his parents arrive, Sam spends a day attending job interviews, but fails until his last one with [[Bruce Brazos]].

Arriving in the uninhabitable city of Pripyat, Optimus Prime, Ratchet and Lennox investigate a dig site where construction workers (who wear special suits) have uncovered a mysterious object. Suddenly, they are attacked by a huge Decepticon known as the [[Driller]] which is piloted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The Decepticons attempt to retrieve the object. Some of the construction workers are killed as Optimus orders Ratchet and the humans to retreat, while he battles the Decepticons. The Decepticons escape, leaving behind the object. An incredulous Optimus Prime recovers the object and realizes that it is a fuel rod from the Ark, the long-thought lost Autobot ship.

In [[Africa]], a weakened [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Starscream and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] learn of the discovery of the fuel rod by the Autobots. Soundwave deploys [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to silence their human allies. At their base in Washington D.C., U.S Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] reveals to the Autobots that the space race in 1969 was in response to the Ark crashing on the moon. An angered Optimus demands a mission to the moon with the Autobots on it. Optimus Prime and Ratchet take an Atlas X rocket to the the Moon and discover and retrieve [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]; Optimus Prime's mentor and predecessor. They also recover five [[pillar]]s, and return to the Earth, unaware of three Decepticon stowaways named the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] ([[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Hatchet]] and [[Crowbar]]).

Later, at his new job, Sam encounters a co-worker who recognizes him from the television broadcasts. The co-worker tries to reveal to Sam a Decepticon plot, revealing that he has been forced to work with the Decepticons to cover up something before being killed by Laserbeak, who attacks Sam. After being injured by Sam, Laserbeak retreats and reports back to Soundwave. Sam then heads to NEST operations in Washington D.C. where he is introduced to Director Mearing. Optimus revives Sentinel Prime using the Matrix of Leadership. Having retrieved five other pillars, Sentinel reveals that the pillars allow the user to open space bridges and teleport them anywhere. However, he reveals that a hundred of them have gone missing. Director Mearing then forces Sam away.

Elsewhere, the three stowaway Decepticons adopt Earth vehicle forms and inform Megatron that they are ready to strike.

Later, Sam, puzzled why Decepticons have been enlisting the help of humans, meets with [[Seymour Simmons]], who has now become a millionaire after writing books about his experiences with Sector Seven. He also has a butler and assistant named [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]. As Simmons and Dutch help Sam research the Moon problem, Carly arrives and gets into an argument with Sam. After breaking up with Sam, Carly angrily leaves for a party hosted by Dylan.

Following a lead, Sam and co arrive at Atlantic City, where they meet up with a former [[Dimitri|Russian cosmonaut]] living in the states. After a brief scuffle which Brains defuses, the cosmonaut reveals that the Soviet Union were the first to send cameras onto the moon. Footage revealed over a hundred pillars lying over the surface of the Moon, however only five was recovered. Sam deduces that the Decepticons must have recovered the other pillars. However, he is puzzled as to why the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime unharmed. He believes that Sentinel Prime maybe the only one who knows how to use the pillars. He realizes that the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime, so that the Autobots could recover him as Optimus is the only one who could revive him.

Realizing that it was a set-up, Sam warns Director Mearing about Sentinel Prime. The Autobots (Mirage, Bumblebee, Sideswipe), Sam and co escort Sentinel Prime back to NEST operations. Along the way, the group is attacked by the Dreads. In the ensuing battle, Simmons is severely injured by a Dread, while Sentinel Prime escapes back to base.

When Captain Lennox and Ironhide return to base Sentinel Prime betrays the Autobots, murdering Ironhide and the Twins. He reveals that he always was the key before battling and gravely injuring Optimus, and joining forces with Megatron. Sentinel Prime never believed that the Autobots would have won the war so he forced himself into an alliance with Megatron to end it. Starscream's attack on the Ark was a ruse, and Sentinel was actually on his way to meet Megatron.

Now with their plan set in motion, Megatron opens a space bridge and transports a multitude of Decepticons hidden on the moon to Earth, before going into hiding for the time being. Sentinel Prime speaks to the humans, revealing that he is the true leader of the Autobots, and his plans to mine Earth's resources to rebuild Cybertron. He also demands the exile of the former rebel Autobots (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Mirage and Wheeljack) in order to avoid any conflict. If this agreement is not met, Sentinel Prime reveals he will destroy all human life with a battalion of Transformers. The [[United Nations]] takes a vote and decides not to agree to exile the Autobots.

In Gould Estate, Sam arrives and makes up with Carly. Suddenly they are attacked by Laserbeak and Soundwave, disguised as Carly's car. Dylan reveals that he is in league with the Decepticons. He reveals that he and his family have been working with the Decepticons all along, noting that his father helped the U.S. government cover up the moon crash landing. In exchange for Carly's life, Dylan forces Sam to spy on the Autobots and inform the Decepticons about the Autobots plans for retribution. He also forcibly gives Sam a small Decepticon to monitor and record the Autobots plans.

Sam returns to his apartment, only to be whisked away by FBI to meet with Director Mearing and [[Robert Epps]], who reveal that the United States government has overridden the UN and exiled the Autobots, who are to leave Earth on the [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]], a ship built by the [[Wrecker]]s. Sam asks Optimus if they are planning anything, subtly tipping the Autobot leader off. Optimus simply announces there is no plan, and the Autobots soon depart aboard the Xantium, only for the ship to be destroyed by Starscream. Sam's watch spy detaches from him, its job done, and Gould drops Sam a phone call to gloat. Sam convinces Epps to help him find Dylan and rescue Carly. Dutch traces the last call Sam got, pinpointing Gould's location to [[Chicago]], so Sam, Epps and a few mercenaries in league with Epps head there.

Planning to open the space bridge in the centre of Chicago, Megatron orders the Decepticons to lay waste to the city. Having secured the city of Chicago and following a meeting between Sentinel Prime and Megatron who are starting to have obvious friction, Dylan reveals to Carly that Sentinel plans to use Earth's human population as slave labor but because humans will be unable to survive going through the space bridge, Sentinel intends to bring Earth and Cybertron together using the space bridge. Though this will destroy the Earth, the surviving human population will be used to rebuild Cybertron by mining the Earth's resources.

As Sam and Epps reach the city, they're saved from a Decepticon fighter by the returned Autobots, who'd escaped the destruction of the Xantium by hiding in a booster rocket. Bumblebee and Sam take the downed fighter to rescue Carly. Sam enters Dylan's penthouse, only to be hurled out of the building by Laserbeak. He's caught by Bumblebee who is piloting a fighter, and as they successfully rescue Carly, Laserbeak gets his head blown off.

Dylan informs Megatron about the Autobots' survival; however Sentinel Prime reveals that he anticipated this move on Optimus's part. While the Autobots travel the city, a chasm in the ground opens up, sending Wheeljack into the Chicago River, where he faces a horde of Decepticons and goes down fighting. As the Autobots prepare for battle, Shockwave arrives with the Driller. Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Ratchet, Mirage battle him only to quickly realize that they are powerless against Shockwave. Carly reveals to Sam that if they can destroy the control pillar opening the space bridge, the whole space bridge will collapse, having learned this of off Dylan. However, Epps reveals that they only have one shot left with the launcher and radios for backup.

Eventually, the Autobots are overpowered by the Decepticon forces and captured. Starscream kills Mirage, with Soundwave using his severed head as a puppet to mock the Autobots, just as he prepares to kill Bumblebee he is knocked aside by a Wheelie piloted Decepticon flagship who massacre a horde of Decepticons. The Autobots manage to escape, and Bumblebee kills Soundwave. Starscream is also killed by Sam to avenge Mirage. The group attempts to blow the control pillar from afar but that plan fails, and the building that they are in is tipped over by the Driller. Sentinel Prime also betrays Megatron and knocks him off the building, having no intention to work for him.

Optimus arrives and massacres a horde of Decepticons, including the Driller, before battling and killing Shockwave. He then uses Shockwave's laser blaster to destroy the control pillar. The main piece of the pillar falls in front of Sam who attempts to retrieve it only to be confronted by Dylan. A fight ensues, in which Dylan is killed by the piece of the control pillar as it disintegrates him. The military also arrive.

Megatron is goaded by Carly into joining the fight to destroy Sentinel Prime and he and Optimus join forces to battle Sentinel. While Megatron distracts Sentinel, Optimus gets hold of Sentinel's rust cannon, and destroys Sentinel with his own weapon. Following the battle, Megatron and Optimus Prime make peace to end the war. Megatron and the remaining Decepticon forces return to Cybertron. Sam and Carly have rekindled their romance, and Bumblebee produces a gasket ring and forces Sam into unwittingly proposing as the two share a kiss.

Optimus Prime and the surviving Autobots remain on Earth; their new home.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (16)
*[[Brains]] (19)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (20)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (24)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (26)
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (27)
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (28)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (29)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (39)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (40)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (41)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (59)
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (60)
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (61)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Driller]] (34)
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (35)
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (36)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (43)
*[[Igor]] (44)
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]] (45)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (46)
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (51)
*[[Crowbar]] (52)
*[[Hatchet]] (53)
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*[[Aaron Brooks]] (3)
*[[Ralph Simmons]] (4)
*[[Kelly (DOTM)|Kelly]] (5)
*[[Newman]] (6)
*[[Carla Spencer]] (7)
*[[James E. Webb]] (8)
*[[Moore]] (9)
*[[Robert McNamara]] (10)
*[[John F. Kennedy]] (11)
*[[Neil Armstrong]] (12)
*[[Bruce McCandless II]] (13)
*The three [[Johnson]]s (14)
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] (15)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (17)
*[[Carly Spencer]] (18)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (21)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (22)
*[[Sulimani|Lieutenant Sulimani]] (23)
*[[Faraj|Lieutenant Faraj]] (25)
*[[William Lennox]] (30)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] (31)
*[[Willis]] (32)
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*[[Yuri (guide)|Yuri]] (33)
*[[Bruce Brazos]] (37)
*[[Dylan Gould]] (38)
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (42)
*[[Madeline Singer]] (47)
*[[Julia Singer]] (48)
*[[Bob Singer]] (49)
*[[Jerry Wang]] (50)
*[[Seymour Simmons|Seymour Simmons]] (54)
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] (55)
*[[Dimitri]] (56)
*[[Morshower]] (57)
*[[Pinkett]] (58)
*[[Robert Epps|Robert Epps]] (62)
*[[O'Toole]] (63)
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] (64)
*[[Tiny]] (65)
*[[Stackhouse]] (66)
*[[Rakishi]] (67)
*[[Ames (DOTM)|Ames]] (68)
*[[Baby Face|Zimmerman]] (69)
*[[Perkins (DOTM)|Perkins]] (70)
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==Quotes==
"Could you tell Armstrong to say it again, correctly?"
:—A pedantic NASA '''PR flack'''

"It's so frickin' complicated. I'm still trying to figure it out. The chickens they eat. The monkeys they don't. The cows they eat. The bears they don't. Fish, yes; whales, no. Cats, no, rabbits, yes. Pigs sometimes, and the dog... unfortunately he's safe. There's no rhyme or reason to it."
:—'''Wheelie''' on human eating habits.

==Errors==
*Though a big deal is made of how much trouble Carla Spencer went to to get hold of Webb so that Brooks can pass on the news about the UFO, Webb somehow hears about it from a Doctor Moore instead.
*At the bottom of page 369, "from" is spelled with two 'o's.

==Notes==

===Transformers references===
*Simmons hasn't updated [[GiantEffingRobots.com]] since June 2009.
*Mirage is particularly noted as preferring hiding to fighting.

===Real-world references===
*Sam's initial impressions of Carly include that she has stepped out of a [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|Victoria's Secret catalogue]].
*A vase Sam accidentally smashes was a gift from Winston Churchill.
*Wheelie complains about the TiVo having recorded ''South Park'' and something involving a Kardashian, and then starts making up Star Trek/Transformers crossover fanfiction.
*Sam thinks Gould's car collection would made Jay Leno feel inadequate.
*Wang attempts to get Sam's attention by friending him on Facebook.
*Sam recalls seeing ''[[Wikipedia:All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]''.
*Bumblebee's reaction to meeting Carly is to play Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful".
*Sentinel's description of the space bridge makes Sam think "Beam me up, Scotty", a catchphrase associated with ''Star Trek''.
*Simmons is scheduled to have dinner with Hugo Chavez and Larry King.
*At the bar with Simmons, Sam reflects that he needed Daniel Craig but got [["Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Bumblebee uses a clip of Robert Preston from ''[[Wikipedia:The Music Man (1962 film)|The Music Man]]'' to warn Sam the Decepticons are attacking on the motorway. Other clips he uses in this sequence include "Houston, we have a problem" from ''[[Wikipedia:Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', Hall and Oates's ''Maneater'', and the Police's ''Every Breath You Take''.
*Sam draws a connection between Sentinel Prime and the [[Arthur C. Clarke]] book ''The Sentinel'' and wonders if Clarke knew something.
*Soundwave threatening Carly reminds Sam of a scene from the movie ''Goldfinger''
*The FBI agents who meet Sam outside his apartment remind him of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
*The Autobots walking towards the ''Xantium'' remind Sam of ''[[Wikipedia:The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]''. Sam watches too many movies.
* Brains claims to have a brain the size of a planet, a common claim made by Marvin the paranoid android in ''[[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''.
*Dylan has read ''[[Wikipedia:The Power of Now|The Power of Now]]''.
*The attack on Chicago reminds Carly of ''[[Wikipedia:The War of the Worlds|The War of the Worlds]]''.
*Dylan's relationship with the Decepticons reminds Carly of a line from ''[[Wikipedia:The West Wing|The West Wing]]''.
*The Galileo Building reminds Sam of the building from ''[[Wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]'' and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
*Wheeljack handing out gadgets reminds Sam of Q from the James Bond movies.
*Leadfoot yells "Drillers! Why did it have to be Drillers!", a callback to Indiana Jones.
*Wingsuits make Zimmerman feel like [[Batman]]. According to Perkins, they make him look like Rocky the flying squirrel.
*As the building falls over, Sam resolves never to watch ''[[Wikipedia:Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' again.
*When wondering how to destroy the control pillar, Sam considers taking it to Mount Doom and tossing it into the lava, a reference to the end of the last ''[[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'' book.

===Differences with the movie===
* Skids and Mudflap appear, though only in the sequences where the Autobots return to NEST, and Sentinel's betrayal scene.
* Ironhide goes in a mission in Chechnya to stop some rebels.
* The majority of Sam's interviews are skipped, as well as most of the more colorful parts of Accuretta.
* Lennox only takes one NEST technician to Chernobyl instead of a whole team.
* Laserbeak transforms to a small robot dog instead of a human-sized pink Bumblebee replica.
* Optimus and Ratchet travel to the Moon in a human-built rocket rather than the ''Xantium''.
* Sam escapes Laserbeak at Accuretta by locking the Decepticon in a server room.
* Sam and Simmons only encounter one ex-cosmonaut.
* Brains helps out at the bar by speaking Russian to the cosmonauts.
* Dutch kills Crankcase by running over him with a car (don't ask how that works).
* Optimus is meeting with the President when Sentinel reveals his true colors.
* Rather than just smashing into the vault containing the Pillars, Sentinel threatens to take Mearing hostage and start killing humans until she opens the vault.
* Wheeljack falls in the river after Driller's attack and then gets torn apart by underwater Decepticons.
* Starscream kills Mirage while helping out the humans getting out of the skyscraper.
* Not only does Soundwave make a "puppet show" out of Mirage's wreckage, but he also blows off Leadfoot's left leg (seems he has a fetish for red-coloured Autobots).
* Megatron isn't killed by Optimus Prime. Instead, he asks for a truce and Optimus reluctantly accepts it.
* While the movie was quite ambiguous about it, Brains and Wheelie are shown to have survived the crash of the Decepticon mother ship in this version.

===Trivia===
* As opposed to other characters who were referred to by their car model (Ex. Bumblebee the Camaro, Ironhide the GMC Topkick, etc.), Mirage was referred to as a "Red Sports car" instead of a Ferrari.
* At one point, Roadbuster was referred to as the blue Wrecker instead of green.

==International printings==

==External links==
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/book/212408/transformers--dark-of-the-moon-by-peter-david#excerpt Random House page]

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Cybertronix

2012-05-04T19:55:13Z

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:''Cybertronix is a language from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Other voices text.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz, it's the most remarkable word I've ever seen.]]

'''Cybertronix''' is the modern written and spoken [[Cybertronian languages|language]] of the [[Transformer|Transformers]] during the [[Beast Era]]<ref>Although the name was never given canonically until "[[The Razor's Edge]]", Cybertronix was the name [[Larry DiTillio]] and/or [[Bob Forward]] gave to the language used by their characters in ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', as first stated in a post to [[alt.toys.transformers]] on January 1, 1997 [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/0c30e7a9c7c7becb?dmode=source&output=gplain]. This post indicates that Cybertronix is the name of the spoken language as well as the written, and that both the Maximals and Predacons speak it. The Razor's Edge specifically referred to as the "modern written language," indicating that it is likely that there were other Cybertronian languages, with other names, at some point in the past. [[Withered Hope]] canonizes its status as a spoken language as well.</ref>. Whether this is the same language spoken on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the Great War is unknown, though displays on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and exterior markings on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' use it.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[Image:First Cybertronix.jpg|left|180px|thumb|The first example of Maximal and Predacon text in Beast Wars, both from within the first four minutes of the show.]]

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|right|180px|thumb|R.M.S Titanic (Cue "My Heart Will Go On").]]

Cybertronix text featured in nearly every episode of Beast Wars, beginning with the [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|series premiere]] and continuing through the [[Nemesis Part 2|series finale]]. The most common usage was to show up on a computer screen. Typically, large quantities of text scrolling by would be gibberish, often the alphabet in sequence. Small amounts of text usually could be translated to a word or phrase appropriate to the scene. For example, in the very first instance of Cybertronix in the series, as the shields of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' fail the text reads 'major fade'. Sometimes the text could be translated to humorous effect. The text on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', to the right, reads 'Red Dwarf', the name of [[:wikipedia:Red Dwarf|a popular British science fiction comedy]].

[[Image:Cybertronix Various Examples.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]
In addition to featuring prominently on computer screens, the text also showed up in a variety of other situations. "[[Equal Measures]]" features multiple interesting examples: upper left, a keyboard; upper right, a poster; lower left, a POV shot; lower right, a trash bin.Because humans never speak in ''Beast Wars'' or ''Beast Machines'', it's very possible we're hearing Cybertronix, not Earth language.

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===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
[[Image:Megatron's screen in Fires of the Past %28backwards%29.jpg|right|180px|thumb|If you can read this seek help. No, seriously, that's what this says.]]

Cybertronix text continued to be used in Beast Machines, though not as frequently as in Beast Wars. POV shots sometimes featured Maximal text for Maximals or Predacon script for Vehicons. Occasionally computer screens would feature Cybertronix. One particularly good example of this is "[[Fires of the Past]]", featuring several screens with much legible text. Despite being operated by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], both Maximal and Predacon characters were present.

[[Image:Megatron hack's Black Arachnia.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]

When [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Rattrap]] discover their missing shuttle, she attempts to download its memory banks in a VR experience surrounded by Maximal letters and numbers. Unfortunately, Megatron uses this opportunity to hack her memory banks. {{storylink|Fires of the Past|Fires of the Past}}

[[Image:Megatron floating head avatar.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Mr. Anderson, welcome back. We've missed you.]]

While in the [[Grand Mal|big floating head]], Megatron took to addressing people as a [[hologram]] composed of distorted Predacon symbols. The symbols took the form of a big floating head.

[[Image:Primal oracle access sparkwar 2.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Shut that word-hole!]]

When Megatron tricks [[Optimus Primal]] into granting him full access to the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], Primal appears in a virtual band containing Maximal characters. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}}

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===Fun Publications ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
The computers on the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' label displayed planets in Cybertronix. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge|The Razor's Edge}}

===Fun Publications ''TransTech'' continuity===
The [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] is labeled in Cybertronix. [[Airazor (BW)| Airazor]] is also specifically referenced as speaking the language. {{storylink|Withered Hope|Withered Hope}}

===Shattered Glass===
[[Goryu (SG)|Goryu]] has Cybertronix on his leg that translates to D-322. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Shokaract]]'s computer screen displays information about the Maximals in Cybertronix. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending issue 3}}

===Transformers Animated===
The [[BotCon 2011]] [[exclusive]] [[Sideswipe (Animated)#Toys|''Animated'' Sideswipe]] toy has "SS" printed on his doors in Maximal Cybertronix. The second "S" has been flipped horizontally, both letters sharing the same dot, to make it a more visually appealing design.

==Character keys==
===Letters===
The character sets used to represent Cybertronix in the Beast Era cartoons are simple English language character substitutions, cracked by [[Jim Sorenson]] in the late [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/77395bc6a16258d7/b5bae9cb3dd23c81?lnk=gst&q=maximal+font#b5bae9cb3dd23c81 90s]. The Maximal and Predacon alphabets are significantly different from one another. Maximal characters are a fairly regular collection of straight lines, circles and semi-circles and dots. Predacon characters are jagged, curved, irregular and often feature serifs. Fonts are available containing the translation [http://www.tfrid.com/Fonts.html], and many scenes of both ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' contain humorous (and occasionally filthy) messages for the dedicated fan. Only uppercase Predacon letters were used in the show, though Sorenson created lowercase letters as font-filler. [[The Ascending issue 3]] featured these lowercase letters, canonizing them.<ref>
[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2009/02/fun-with-cybertronix.html Disciples of Boltax blog post]</ref>

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[[Image:Maximal Language.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Maximal Characters]]
[[Image:Predacon Language.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Predacon Characters]]
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===Numbers===
Maximals and Predacons each have distinct numbering systems. Both seem to be inspired by a modified version of the Roman system. Rather than use their letter 'I' or vertical marks, both systems use 1, 2 and 3 vertically stacked horizontal bars to represent the numbers 1, 2, and 3.

[[Image:Predacon 49.jpg|left|180px|thumb|XL1X is 49 in Predacon numerals. (50-10)+(10-1)]]

From here, Predacon is a straight port of the Roman system, with a horizontal bar before the Predacon character for V or X to represent 4 or 9. Thus, 49, XLIX in Roman, would be represented as follows to the left.
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[[Image:Maximal 196.jpg|right|180px|thumb|C,10,C,6 is 196 in Maximal Numerals. (100)+(100-10)+(5)+(1)]]

The Maximal system is more abstracted, tending to be more vertical than the Roman (or Predacon) system. The number 5 is represented by a semicircle. Rather than place a horizontal bar to the left of this to represent the number 4, a left-justified dot is placed below the character. 6 though 8 are placed by adding 1 to 3 horizontal bars below the semicircle. 10 is represented by a circle, with 9 represented by a left-justified dot below the circle. The numbers 11 through 18 are even more interesting. They are represented by combining the character 10 with squashed versions of characters 1 through 8. This results in some overlap. Only when we hit 19 does the system move to a horizontal orientation, with 20 represented by two horizontally consecutive circles, and 19 represented by a left dot below the character for 20. 21 through 30 are created by adding a circle to the right of the numbers for 11 - 20. At this point the system reverts to a more traditional port of the Roman system, with the characters L, C, D and M representing 50, 100, 500 and 1000, and lower denominations placed to the left (as opposed to below) to indicate lower numbers. Thus, 196 (CXCVI) would be written as seen to the right.

==Reference==
<references/>

==Files==
* [[:Image:Maximal Text.ttf| Maximal Writing True Type Font]]
* [[:Image:Predacon Script.ttf| Predacon Writing True Type Font]]

==See also==
* [[Cybertronian languages]]

==External links==
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CypherLanguage "Cypher languages" as an element of fiction]

[[Category:Beast Machines]]
[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Bunny rabbit

2012-05-04T19:41:14Z

184.56.31.108:

{{featured}}
{{noname-nickname}}
[[Image:FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Cyclonus is offended by his ears.]]

The '''bunny rabbit''' pretty much minds his own business, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to look out for [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
The bunny watched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] prepare their attack on the Autobots. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[Image:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Just one bite? Pretty please?]]
The Autobots were vacationing in a forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the Decepticons were cutting down trees to build a factory. Prime was preoccupied with feeding the bunny, but made sure the Decepticons had to be stopped. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

[[Rabbit Kid]] is an anthropomorphic bunny from the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]].

===Beast Wars II===
[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] turn into a yellow bunny, though it's a bit humanoid.

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
On a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]], many bunnies ran from a murderous animal gang led by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. On another planet, the bunnies were evolved by [[Tasmania Kid]] into [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}
[[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] is one of those bunnies.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[Image:PatLeebunny01.jpg|thumb|100px|The killer rabbit!]]

The bunny rabbit was startled by the encroaching flow of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s organic-eating goo and made an attempt to flee to safety. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and the sudden cancellation of all ''Transformers'' titles, we may never know whether the bunny escaped the goo or not.}}

{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tried to fix up a meal for [[Sari Sumdac]], one of the items they haphazardly assumed she'd be able to eat was a live bunny rabbit. As she politely declined, the bunny rabbit hopped away. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===Revenge of the Fallen novels===
Cui is known as "the rabbit of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]]." {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW Transformers live-action movie comics===
[[Image:tf-ratchet-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|This may actually be the left turn at Albuquerque.]]
In the desert near [[Nevada]], two F-22s were escorting a C-17. This disturbed a colony of bunny rabbits which noticed the F-22s and promptly bounced away in fear. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

As [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] investigated a distress call coming from a desert cave, the bunny rabbit ran startled from an omninous rumbling. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image: DOTM Carly with lucky bunny.jpg|thumb|200xp|Ow, watch the ears, Eddie!]]
[[Carly Spencer]] bought a [[Lucky bunny|stuffed rabbit]] for her boyfriend, [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[Image:FightForEnergonRabbitHunt.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ah hates that rabbit.]]
When Decepticons set up Cybertronian mining equipment in his territory, the bunny rabbit took a look around to see what was going on. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] must have thought he was getting too close, because he tried to cannon blast him. The bunny rabbit got away, but a nearby cactus wasn't so lucky. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] then berated Cyclonus for wasting energy on "primitive carbon-based life forms".

Nobody bothered the bunny rabbit after that, and he was able to watch an epic battle between giant robots. When it was all over, all the robots left, leaving a giant flaming wreckage behind. The bunny rabbit wasn't sorry to see them go. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' comic===
The bunny rabbit (or hare, let's not split hairs, badum tish) saw a [[space bridge]] open and drop [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Cliffjumper wondered if they were one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee noted the presence of an adorable organic creature disproved that. Later, the space bridge deposited a rather dazed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who picked the bunny up, noting [[human]]s had become smaller since he was last on [[Earth]], and dropped it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===Rescue Heroes Go-Bots manga===
[[Image: Max Service bunny rabbit trouble.jpg|thumb|200px|Not to be confused with the [[Freelance Police Legion|freelance police officer, Max]].]]
When an [[Earthquake (event)|earthquake]] had struck the forest the bunny lived in, it got separated him from the rest of the forest. However, [[Max]] and [[Billy (Go-Bots|Billy]] had heard his cries and formed a bridge with some tree trunks. The bunny hopped along over and thanked Max for his help {{storylink|Max's Service}}

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Bunny rabbit

2012-05-02T19:49:53Z

184.56.31.108: /* Beast Wars II manga */

{{featured}}
{{noname-nickname}}
[[Image:FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Cyclonus is offended by his ears.]]

The '''bunny rabbit''' pretty much minds his own business, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to look out for [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
The bunny watched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] prepare their attack on the Autobots. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[Image:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Just one bite? Pretty please?]]
The Autobots were vacationing in a forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the Decepticons were cutting down trees to build a factory. Prime was preoccupied with feeding the bunny, but made sure the Decepticons had to be stopped. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

[[Rabbit Kid]] is an anthropomorphic bunny from the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]].

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
On a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]], many bunnies ran from a murderous animal gang led by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. On another planet, the bunnies were evolved by [[Tasmania Kid]] into [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}
[[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] is one of those bunnies.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[Image:PatLeebunny01.jpg|thumb|100px|The killer rabbit!]]

The bunny rabbit was startled by the encroaching flow of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s organic-eating goo and made an attempt to flee to safety. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and the sudden cancellation of all ''Transformers'' titles, we may never know whether the bunny escaped the goo or not.}}

{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tried to fix up a meal for [[Sari Sumdac]], one of the items they haphazardly assumed she'd be able to eat was a live bunny rabbit. As she politely declined, the bunny rabbit hopped away. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===Revenge of the Fallen novels===
Cui is known as "the rabbit of the [[Andes]]." {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW Transformers live-action movie comics===
[[Image:tf-ratchet-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|This may actually be the left turn at Albuquerque.]]
In the desert near [[Nevada]], two F-22s were escorting a C-17. This disturbed a colony of bunny rabbits which noticed the F-22s and promptly bounced away in fear. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

As [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] investigated a distress call coming from a desert cave, the bunny rabbit ran startled from an omninous rumbling. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image: DOTM Carly with lucky bunny.jpg|thumb|200xp|Ow, watch the ears, Eddie!]]
[[Carly Spencer]] bought a [[Lucky bunny|stuffed rabbit]] for her boyfriend, [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[Image:FightForEnergonRabbitHunt.jpg|thumb|200px|Ah hates that rabbit.]]
When Decepticons set up Cybertronian mining equipment in his territory, the bunny rabbit took a look around to see what was going on. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] must have thought he was getting too close, because he tried to cannon blast him. The bunny rabbit got away, but a nearby cactus wasn't so lucky. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] then berated Cyclonus for wasting energy on "primitive carbon-based life forms".

Nobody bothered the bunny rabbit after that, and he was able to watch an epic battle between giant robots. When it was all over, all the robots left, leaving a giant flaming wreckage behind. The bunny rabbit wasn't sorry to see them go. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' comic===
The bunny rabbit (or hare, let's not split hairs, badum tish) saw a [[space bridge]] open and drop [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Cliffjumper wondered if they were one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee noted the presence of an adorable organic creature disproved that. Later, the space bridge deposited a rather dazed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who picked the bunny up, noting [[human]]s had become smaller since he was last on [[Earth]], and dropped it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===Rescue Heroes Go-Bots manga===
[[Image: Max Service bunny rabbit trouble.jpg|thumb|200px|Not to be confused with the [[Freelance Police Legion|freelance police officer, Max]].]]
When an [[Earthquake (event)|earthquake]] had struck the forest the bunny lived in, it got separated him from the rest of the forest. However, [[Max]] and [[Billy (Go-Bots|Billy]] had heard his cries and formed a bridge with some tree trunks. The bunny hopped along over and thanked Max for his help {{storylink|Max's Service}}

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Bunny rabbit

2012-05-02T19:49:24Z

184.56.31.108: /* Beast Wars II manga */

{{featured}}
{{noname-nickname}}
[[Image:FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Cyclonus is offended by his ears.]]

The '''bunny rabbit''' pretty much minds his own business, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to look out for [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
The bunny watched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] prepare their attack on the Autobots. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[Image:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Just one bite? Pretty please?]]
The Autobots were vacationing in a forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the Decepticons were cutting down trees to build a factory. Prime was preoccupied with feeding the bunny, but made sure the Decepticons had to be stopped. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

[[Rabbit Kid]] is an anthropomorphic bunny from the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]].

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
On a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]], many bunnies ran from a murderous animal gang led by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. On another planet, the bunnies were evolved by [[Tasmania Kid]] into [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}
[[Stampy|BWN|Stampy]] is one of those bunnies.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[Image:PatLeebunny01.jpg|thumb|100px|The killer rabbit!]]

The bunny rabbit was startled by the encroaching flow of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s organic-eating goo and made an attempt to flee to safety. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and the sudden cancellation of all ''Transformers'' titles, we may never know whether the bunny escaped the goo or not.}}

{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tried to fix up a meal for [[Sari Sumdac]], one of the items they haphazardly assumed she'd be able to eat was a live bunny rabbit. As she politely declined, the bunny rabbit hopped away. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===Revenge of the Fallen novels===
Cui is known as "the rabbit of the [[Andes]]." {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW Transformers live-action movie comics===
[[Image:tf-ratchet-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|This may actually be the left turn at Albuquerque.]]
In the desert near [[Nevada]], two F-22s were escorting a C-17. This disturbed a colony of bunny rabbits which noticed the F-22s and promptly bounced away in fear. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

As [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] investigated a distress call coming from a desert cave, the bunny rabbit ran startled from an omninous rumbling. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image: DOTM Carly with lucky bunny.jpg|thumb|200xp|Ow, watch the ears, Eddie!]]
[[Carly Spencer]] bought a [[Lucky bunny|stuffed rabbit]] for her boyfriend, [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[Image:FightForEnergonRabbitHunt.jpg|thumb|200px|Ah hates that rabbit.]]
When Decepticons set up Cybertronian mining equipment in his territory, the bunny rabbit took a look around to see what was going on. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] must have thought he was getting too close, because he tried to cannon blast him. The bunny rabbit got away, but a nearby cactus wasn't so lucky. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] then berated Cyclonus for wasting energy on "primitive carbon-based life forms".

Nobody bothered the bunny rabbit after that, and he was able to watch an epic battle between giant robots. When it was all over, all the robots left, leaving a giant flaming wreckage behind. The bunny rabbit wasn't sorry to see them go. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' comic===
The bunny rabbit (or hare, let's not split hairs, badum tish) saw a [[space bridge]] open and drop [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Cliffjumper wondered if they were one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee noted the presence of an adorable organic creature disproved that. Later, the space bridge deposited a rather dazed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who picked the bunny up, noting [[human]]s had become smaller since he was last on [[Earth]], and dropped it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===Rescue Heroes Go-Bots manga===
[[Image: Max Service bunny rabbit trouble.jpg|thumb|200px|Not to be confused with the [[Freelance Police Legion|freelance police officer, Max]].]]
When an [[Earthquake (event)|earthquake]] had struck the forest the bunny lived in, it got separated him from the rest of the forest. However, [[Max]] and [[Billy (Go-Bots|Billy]] had heard his cries and formed a bridge with some tree trunks. The bunny hopped along over and thanked Max for his help {{storylink|Max's Service}}

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Bunny rabbit

2012-05-02T19:48:41Z

184.56.31.108: /* Japanese cartoon continuity */

{{featured}}
{{noname-nickname}}
[[Image:FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Cyclonus is offended by his ears.]]

The '''bunny rabbit''' pretty much minds his own business, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to look out for [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
The bunny watched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] prepare their attack on the Autobots. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[Image:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Just one bite? Pretty please?]]
The Autobots were vacationing in a forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the Decepticons were cutting down trees to build a factory. Prime was preoccupied with feeding the bunny, but made sure the Decepticons had to be stopped. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

[[Rabbit Kid]] is an anthropomorphic bunny from the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]].

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
On a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]], many bunnies ran from a murderous animal gang led by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. On another planet, the bunnies were evolved by [[Tasmania Kid]] into [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}
[[Stampy]] is one of those bunnies.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[Image:PatLeebunny01.jpg|thumb|100px|The killer rabbit!]]

The bunny rabbit was startled by the encroaching flow of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s organic-eating goo and made an attempt to flee to safety. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and the sudden cancellation of all ''Transformers'' titles, we may never know whether the bunny escaped the goo or not.}}

{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tried to fix up a meal for [[Sari Sumdac]], one of the items they haphazardly assumed she'd be able to eat was a live bunny rabbit. As she politely declined, the bunny rabbit hopped away. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===Revenge of the Fallen novels===
Cui is known as "the rabbit of the [[Andes]]." {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW Transformers live-action movie comics===
[[Image:tf-ratchet-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|This may actually be the left turn at Albuquerque.]]
In the desert near [[Nevada]], two F-22s were escorting a C-17. This disturbed a colony of bunny rabbits which noticed the F-22s and promptly bounced away in fear. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

As [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] investigated a distress call coming from a desert cave, the bunny rabbit ran startled from an omninous rumbling. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image: DOTM Carly with lucky bunny.jpg|thumb|200xp|Ow, watch the ears, Eddie!]]
[[Carly Spencer]] bought a [[Lucky bunny|stuffed rabbit]] for her boyfriend, [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[Image:FightForEnergonRabbitHunt.jpg|thumb|200px|Ah hates that rabbit.]]
When Decepticons set up Cybertronian mining equipment in his territory, the bunny rabbit took a look around to see what was going on. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] must have thought he was getting too close, because he tried to cannon blast him. The bunny rabbit got away, but a nearby cactus wasn't so lucky. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] then berated Cyclonus for wasting energy on "primitive carbon-based life forms".

Nobody bothered the bunny rabbit after that, and he was able to watch an epic battle between giant robots. When it was all over, all the robots left, leaving a giant flaming wreckage behind. The bunny rabbit wasn't sorry to see them go. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' comic===
The bunny rabbit (or hare, let's not split hairs, badum tish) saw a [[space bridge]] open and drop [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Cliffjumper wondered if they were one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee noted the presence of an adorable organic creature disproved that. Later, the space bridge deposited a rather dazed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who picked the bunny up, noting [[human]]s had become smaller since he was last on [[Earth]], and dropped it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===Rescue Heroes Go-Bots manga===
[[Image: Max Service bunny rabbit trouble.jpg|thumb|200px|Not to be confused with the [[Freelance Police Legion|freelance police officer, Max]].]]
When an [[Earthquake (event)|earthquake]] had struck the forest the bunny lived in, it got separated him from the rest of the forest. However, [[Max]] and [[Billy (Go-Bots|Billy]] had heard his cries and formed a bridge with some tree trunks. The bunny hopped along over and thanked Max for his help {{storylink|Max's Service}}

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Bunny rabbit

2012-05-02T19:46:22Z

184.56.31.108: /* Japanese cartoon continuity */

{{featured}}
{{noname-nickname}}
[[Image:FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Cyclonus is offended by his ears.]]

The '''bunny rabbit''' pretty much minds his own business, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to look out for [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
The bunny watched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] prepare their attack on the Autobots. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[Image:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Just one bite? Pretty please?]]
The Autobots were vacationing in a forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the Decepticons were cutting down trees to build a factory. Prime was preoccupied with feeding the bunny, but made sure the Decepticons had to be stopped. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

[[Rabbit Kid]] is an anthropomorphic bunny from the planet [[Beast]].

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
On a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]], many bunnies ran from a murderous animal gang led by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. On another planet, the bunnies were evolved by [[Tasmania Kid]] into [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}
[[Stampy]] is one of those bunnies.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[Image:PatLeebunny01.jpg|thumb|100px|The killer rabbit!]]

The bunny rabbit was startled by the encroaching flow of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s organic-eating goo and made an attempt to flee to safety. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and the sudden cancellation of all ''Transformers'' titles, we may never know whether the bunny escaped the goo or not.}}

{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tried to fix up a meal for [[Sari Sumdac]], one of the items they haphazardly assumed she'd be able to eat was a live bunny rabbit. As she politely declined, the bunny rabbit hopped away. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===Revenge of the Fallen novels===
Cui is known as "the rabbit of the [[Andes]]." {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW Transformers live-action movie comics===
[[Image:tf-ratchet-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|This may actually be the left turn at Albuquerque.]]
In the desert near [[Nevada]], two F-22s were escorting a C-17. This disturbed a colony of bunny rabbits which noticed the F-22s and promptly bounced away in fear. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

As [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] investigated a distress call coming from a desert cave, the bunny rabbit ran startled from an omninous rumbling. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image: DOTM Carly with lucky bunny.jpg|thumb|200xp|Ow, watch the ears, Eddie!]]
[[Carly Spencer]] bought a [[Lucky bunny|stuffed rabbit]] for her boyfriend, [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[Image:FightForEnergonRabbitHunt.jpg|thumb|200px|Ah hates that rabbit.]]
When Decepticons set up Cybertronian mining equipment in his territory, the bunny rabbit took a look around to see what was going on. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] must have thought he was getting too close, because he tried to cannon blast him. The bunny rabbit got away, but a nearby cactus wasn't so lucky. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] then berated Cyclonus for wasting energy on "primitive carbon-based life forms".

Nobody bothered the bunny rabbit after that, and he was able to watch an epic battle between giant robots. When it was all over, all the robots left, leaving a giant flaming wreckage behind. The bunny rabbit wasn't sorry to see them go. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' comic===
The bunny rabbit (or hare, let's not split hairs, badum tish) saw a [[space bridge]] open and drop [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Cliffjumper wondered if they were one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee noted the presence of an adorable organic creature disproved that. Later, the space bridge deposited a rather dazed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who picked the bunny up, noting [[human]]s had become smaller since he was last on [[Earth]], and dropped it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===Rescue Heroes Go-Bots manga===
[[Image: Max Service bunny rabbit trouble.jpg|thumb|200px|Not to be confused with the [[Freelance Police Legion|freelance police officer, Max]].]]
When an [[Earthquake (event)|earthquake]] had struck the forest the bunny lived in, it got separated him from the rest of the forest. However, [[Max]] and [[Billy (Go-Bots|Billy]] had heard his cries and formed a bridge with some tree trunks. The bunny hopped along over and thanked Max for his help {{storylink|Max's Service}}

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Bunny rabbit

2012-05-02T19:45:35Z

184.56.31.108: /* Dark of the Moon */

{{featured}}
{{noname-nickname}}
[[Image:FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Cyclonus is offended by his ears.]]

The '''bunny rabbit''' pretty much minds his own business, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to look out for [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
The bunny watched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] prepare their attack on the Autobots. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[Image:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Just one bite? Pretty please?]]
The Autobots were vacationing in a forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the Decepticons were cutting down trees to build a factory. Prime was preoccupied with feeding the bunny, but made sure the Decepticons had to be stopped. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

[[Rabbit Kid]] is an anthropomorphic bunny from the planet [[Beast]]

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
On a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]], many bunnies ran from a murderous animal gang led by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. On another planet, the bunnies were evolved by [[Tasmania Kid]] into [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}
[[Stampy]] is one of those bunnies.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[Image:PatLeebunny01.jpg|thumb|100px|The killer rabbit!]]

The bunny rabbit was startled by the encroaching flow of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s organic-eating goo and made an attempt to flee to safety. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and the sudden cancellation of all ''Transformers'' titles, we may never know whether the bunny escaped the goo or not.}}

{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tried to fix up a meal for [[Sari Sumdac]], one of the items they haphazardly assumed she'd be able to eat was a live bunny rabbit. As she politely declined, the bunny rabbit hopped away. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===Revenge of the Fallen novels===
Cui is known as "the rabbit of the [[Andes]]." {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW Transformers live-action movie comics===
[[Image:tf-ratchet-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|This may actually be the left turn at Albuquerque.]]
In the desert near [[Nevada]], two F-22s were escorting a C-17. This disturbed a colony of bunny rabbits which noticed the F-22s and promptly bounced away in fear. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

As [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] investigated a distress call coming from a desert cave, the bunny rabbit ran startled from an omninous rumbling. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image: DOTM Carly with lucky bunny.jpg|thumb|200xp|Ow, watch the ears, Eddie!]]
[[Carly Spencer]] bought a [[Lucky bunny|stuffed rabbit]] for her boyfriend, [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[Image:FightForEnergonRabbitHunt.jpg|thumb|200px|Ah hates that rabbit.]]
When Decepticons set up Cybertronian mining equipment in his territory, the bunny rabbit took a look around to see what was going on. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] must have thought he was getting too close, because he tried to cannon blast him. The bunny rabbit got away, but a nearby cactus wasn't so lucky. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] then berated Cyclonus for wasting energy on "primitive carbon-based life forms".

Nobody bothered the bunny rabbit after that, and he was able to watch an epic battle between giant robots. When it was all over, all the robots left, leaving a giant flaming wreckage behind. The bunny rabbit wasn't sorry to see them go. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' comic===
The bunny rabbit (or hare, let's not split hairs, badum tish) saw a [[space bridge]] open and drop [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Cliffjumper wondered if they were one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee noted the presence of an adorable organic creature disproved that. Later, the space bridge deposited a rather dazed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who picked the bunny up, noting [[human]]s had become smaller since he was last on [[Earth]], and dropped it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===Rescue Heroes Go-Bots manga===
[[Image: Max Service bunny rabbit trouble.jpg|thumb|200px|Not to be confused with the [[Freelance Police Legion|freelance police officer, Max]].]]
When an [[Earthquake (event)|earthquake]] had struck the forest the bunny lived in, it got separated him from the rest of the forest. However, [[Max]] and [[Billy (Go-Bots|Billy]] had heard his cries and formed a bridge with some tree trunks. The bunny hopped along over and thanked Max for his help {{storylink|Max's Service}}

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Bunny rabbit

2012-05-02T19:45:12Z

184.56.31.108:

{{featured}}
{{noname-nickname}}
[[Image:FightForEnergonBunnyRabbit.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Cyclonus is offended by his ears.]]

The '''bunny rabbit''' pretty much minds his own business, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have to look out for [[Decepticon]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
The bunny watched the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] prepare their attack on the Autobots. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[Image:Forestrescuemission-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Just one bite? Pretty please?]]
The Autobots were vacationing in a forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that the Decepticons were cutting down trees to build a factory. Prime was preoccupied with feeding the bunny, but made sure the Decepticons had to be stopped. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{-}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

[[Rabbit Kid]] is an anthropomorphic bunny from the planet [[Beast]]

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
On a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]], many bunnies ran from a murderous animal gang led by a ''[[Magmatron|Giganotosaurus]]''. On another planet, the bunnies were evolved by [[Tasmania Kid]] into [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}
[[Stampy]] is one of those bunnies.

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comic===
[[Image:PatLeebunny01.jpg|thumb|100px|The killer rabbit!]]

The bunny rabbit was startled by the encroaching flow of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s organic-eating goo and made an attempt to flee to safety. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

{{note|Due to the bankruptcy of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] and the sudden cancellation of all ''Transformers'' titles, we may never know whether the bunny escaped the goo or not.}}

{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
When [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] tried to fix up a meal for [[Sari Sumdac]], one of the items they haphazardly assumed she'd be able to eat was a live bunny rabbit. As she politely declined, the bunny rabbit hopped away. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===Revenge of the Fallen novels===
Cui is known as "the rabbit of the [[Andes]]." {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW Transformers live-action movie comics===
[[Image:tf-ratchet-bunny.jpg|left|thumb|100px|This may actually be the left turn at Albuquerque.]]
In the desert near [[Nevada]], two F-22s were escorting a C-17. This disturbed a colony of bunny rabbits which noticed the F-22s and promptly bounced away in fear. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

As [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] investigated a distress call coming from a desert cave, the bunny rabbit ran startled from an omninous rumbling. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}
{{-}}

===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image: DOTM Carly with lucky bunny.jpg|thumb|200xp|Ow, watch the ears, Eddie!]]
[[Carly Spencer]] bought a [[Lucky bunny|stuffed rabbit]] for her boyfriend, [[Sam Witwicky]]. {storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)}}
===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[Image:FightForEnergonRabbitHunt.jpg|thumb|200px|Ah hates that rabbit.]]
When Decepticons set up Cybertronian mining equipment in his territory, the bunny rabbit took a look around to see what was going on. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] must have thought he was getting too close, because he tried to cannon blast him. The bunny rabbit got away, but a nearby cactus wasn't so lucky. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] then berated Cyclonus for wasting energy on "primitive carbon-based life forms".

Nobody bothered the bunny rabbit after that, and he was able to watch an epic battle between giant robots. When it was all over, all the robots left, leaving a giant flaming wreckage behind. The bunny rabbit wasn't sorry to see them go. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
{{-}}

===''Prime'' comic===
The bunny rabbit (or hare, let's not split hairs, badum tish) saw a [[space bridge]] open and drop [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. Cliffjumper wondered if they were one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee noted the presence of an adorable organic creature disproved that. Later, the space bridge deposited a rather dazed [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who picked the bunny up, noting [[human]]s had become smaller since he was last on [[Earth]], and dropped it. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Prime}}

===Rescue Heroes Go-Bots manga===
[[Image: Max Service bunny rabbit trouble.jpg|thumb|200px|Not to be confused with the [[Freelance Police Legion|freelance police officer, Max]].]]
When an [[Earthquake (event)|earthquake]] had struck the forest the bunny lived in, it got separated him from the rest of the forest. However, [[Max]] and [[Billy (Go-Bots|Billy]] had heard his cries and formed a bridge with some tree trunks. The bunny hopped along over and thanked Max for his help {{storylink|Max's Service}}

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Talk:GENOM

2012-04-18T19:35:15Z

184.56.31.108: New page: Why did we stop making the buisnesses from the pages that this came from? (~~~~)

Why did we stop making the buisnesses from the pages that this came from? ([[Special:Contributions/184.56.31.108|184.56.31.108]] 15:35, 18 April 2012 (EDT))

Chain of Command (BW)

2012-04-16T21:47:58Z

184.56.31.108: Have you even seen Star Trek?

{{episode
|series=BWtoon
|ep=5
|image=Coc getshorty.jpg
|caption=An armed society is a polite society.
|title="Chain of Command"
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|airdate=[[September 24]], 1996
|written by=[[Jesse Winfield]]
|directed by=[[Andrew Doucette]]
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]
|packaged with=[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Cheetus]]
}}
'''After Optimus Primal is abducted by an alien probe, the remaining Maximals must decide on a new leader.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Chain of Command Standing stones glow.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No wonder Stonehenge is popular.]]
The [[Maximal]]s detect an [[energon crystal]] under the [[wikipedia:cairn|cairn]] in the [[Standing Stones]]. [[Rattrap]] thinks it reeks of 'bait' and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] notes that the [[energon]] on [[Earth|this planet]] isn't natural, as it does not conform to the planet's geology. The [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] attack, putting an end to the discussion. During the battle, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] purposely fires directly on the buried energon crystal, causing it to destabilize. His prize now useless, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] orders a retreat while the Maximals head for cover as it builds to overload. But instead of a debilitating [[energon wave]], it sends a signal to the stars, depleting the crystal's energy. With the Predacons gone and the energon reduced to dust, the bewildered Maximals return to base.

[[Image:Chain of Command Dinobot probe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You are getting sleepy...]]
Later, an [[Vok probe|alien probe]] emerges from [[Transwarp|transwarp space]] and enters the atmosphere. The Predacons initially mistake it for a [[stasis pod]], but Rhinox immediately recognizes it as something else. Both sides head to intercept it at the Standing Stones. Optimus and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] confront Megatron and [[Waspinator]], but when they transform and begin to battle, the probe puts out an energy burst that renders them unconscious and causes Primal to vanish into thin air.

A disoriented Dinobot awakens in the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s [[CR chamber]] and, seeing three angry Maximals standing over him, momentarily mistakes it for a [[Maximal Torture Chamber]]. The probe, as it turned out, somehow dumped Dinobot, Megatron and Waspinator outside of their respective bases. Believing Primal to be destroyed, Dinobot attempts to take command of the Maximals. Rhinox heads off a fight between Dinobot and Rattrap by insisting on a secret ballot, the traditional Maximal method for resolving such problems.

After the vote results in stalemate, with two votes for each contender, Dinobot giddily rebukes the shortcomings of their peaceful solution. He declares that he will break the tie by force and prepares to attack Rattrap. Before the fight can begin, they are contacted by Optimus Primal, who is ''not'' dead. Primal's body has been digitally stored, but his consciousness remains active within the probe. Optimus puts Rattrap in charge. Dinobot glares at him.

[[Image:Chain of Command Rhinox device.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"How's it going?" "Good, good". "...you just welded your hand to it didn't you?" "Yes, yes I did".]]
Megatron, also believing Primal dead, sends [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and Waspinator to the Standing Stones while the other Predacons attack the Axalon. Dinobot fights Megatron one-on-one, ignoring Rattrap's order to disengage and reset the Axalon's failing [[shield circuitry]]. Rattrap scrambles and is able to restore the shields at the last moment. The Predacons retreat when Dinobot beats Megatron back, and Dinobot apologizes to Rattrap for not following his orders, affirming himself "dishonored". Dinobot's uncharacteristic deference and respect makes Rattrap uncomfortable, and he brushes it off.

[[Image:Chain of Command Maximals probe.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Maximals prepare to fight [[Trukk not munky|G1 fanatics]].]]
The Maximals head to the Standing Stones with a device Rhinox has built to attempt to extract Optimus from the probe. The Predacons attack them at the Stones, Rhinox unloading his frustrations on Waspinator when his device malfunctions, blasting him to bits with his chaingun. Waspinator shorts out and comes in contact with one of the stones which activates, revealing the entire Standing Stones site is a single device. The probe opens in response, and Primal materializes. The Predacons retreat before his considerable firepower, but the probe dematerializes before the Maximals can decide what to do with it.

Optimus commends Rattrap on his performance as commander, though Rattrap is more than happy to hand the title back. The Maximals are left wondering what the probe's purpose was, and Rhinox ominously observes the [[Vok|aliens]] have learned they have the ability to reason... and of their destructive capabilities.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s
|c1=
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (1)
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (2)
* [[Rattrap]] (3)
* [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (4)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s
|c2=
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (6)
* [[Waspinator]] (7)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (8)
* [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (9)
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (10)

|c4=
* [[Vok probe]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Hey power down! You're on our side now, remember?" 
"And Maximals don't have torture chambers! Though, you know... I could get behind that idea."
:—'''Cheetor''' and '''Rattrap''' to Dinobot

"Wait, stand by here! Who died and made you Prime, scaleface?"
:—'''Rattrap''' trying to show Dinobot who's boss.

"Megatron back! Megatron back! Scorponok alone with Tarantulas and Terrorsaur. Very ''bad!''"
:—'''Scorponok''' loses coherence under pressure.

"I know just how the weakling Maximals will response to Optimus's death. Confusion! Bickering! Recriminations! The perfect opportunity for a surprise attack."
:—'''Megatron''' deals with loss like a true villain.

"Ha ha, great system, your 'democracy.' No mechanism to break a tie!"
:—'''Dinobot''', who's actually a socialist, believe it or not.

"Make a device to extract physical molecular structure from an alien probe? Man, I've gotta be a miracle worker!"
:—'''Rhinox''', channeling Scottie

"You were selfless in putting that shield back online. I ought to have followed your command I... am dishonored." 
"Ehh.... next time."
:—'''Dinobot''' and an uncomfortable '''Rattrap'''

"But why would they want to know? And more importantly, who are they? Friends, enemies, or... something ''more''?"
:—'''Dinobot''', on the mysterious aliens

==Notes==
* The initial fight by the [[Standing Stones]] features shadow, a rare luxury in early ''Beast Wars'' episodes.
* Optimus Primal is reading late at night below the ''Axalon'' when the probe comes down, a rare quiet character moment.
* Megatron initially mistakes the alien probe for a Maximal stasis pod. Later episodes will show that a falling stasis pod is a big deal for both sides, as it gives them a chance to add a new member to their respective army.
* The Maximals are not entirely convinced Dinobot didn't off Primal himself for the job, as he attempted to 3 episodes prior.
* During the battle at the Maximal base, Megatron tries to gain the upper hand by ramming his face into Dinobot's airborne foot. Megatron clearly fails at this attempt and takes note to dodge easily evadable flying kicks in the future.
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] exhibits his "babbling" personality in this episode as, apparently, being left alone with the scheming Terrorsaur and Tarantulas while Megatron is undergoing major repairs makes him ''extremely'' nervous. Given Tarantulas's dietary habits, this might be understandable...
* This episode features the debut of Rhinox's "Chaingun of Doom" (occasionally called the "Chaingun of Command" after this episode) and possibly the start of Waspinator getting utterly butchered in almost every episode.
* It is fairly certain that Rhinox is the one who voted for Rattrap and Cheetor is the one who voted for Dinobot. Rhinox was clearly unpleasantly surprised by the second vote for Dinobot, and when Optimus tells them that Rattrap is in charge, Cheetor is seen visibly annoyed in the background while Rhinox pats Rattrap happily on the back.

===Animation and technical errors===
* If that's a solar eclipse in the opening shot, how come there's light coming from below the horizon?
* During the initial fight, as Waspinator and Terrorsaur swoop up towards Optimus, Terrorsaur's upper body distorts for a fraction of a second before the shot changes.
* Towards the end of the episode, Scorponok's missiles have a Predacon instead of a Maximal insignia.
* When Dinobot executes his flying kick, his foot actually passes through Megatron's head.

===Transformers references===
* The episode opens with the [[Planet Buster|second moon]] eclipsing the sun. The moon's unnatural nature will again be mentioned in "[[The Trigger, Part 1]]", and it plays a critical role in the season finale.
* The ongoing [[Vok]] storyline put in its first appearance since "[[Beast Wars (Part 2)]]", it will feature again in "[[The Trigger, Part 1]]". The Vok will not be named until the series is almost over.

===Real-world references===
* Rattrap makes a mention to "B-movies", a uniquely [[human]] concept.
* The "Standing Stones" resemble many European stone circles, of which [[wikipedia:Stonehenge|Stonehenge]] is the most famous. Most evidence points to Beast Wars not being set in Europe, however.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La Disparition'''" ("The Disappearance")

:*''Title:'' "'''Disparition'''" ("Disappearance")

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Il passaggio del comando'''" ("The Passage of the Command")

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kieta Convoy'''" (消えたコンボイ, "Convoy Disappeared")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 29|29 October]] [[1997]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cadeia de Comando'''" ("Chain of Command")

'''Spanish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cadena de Mando'''" (America, "Chain of Command")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1996 — ''Beast Wars'' — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Video]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1996 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — Une Adventure Cybernetique (Alliance Video) — French audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Disappeared ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (Alliance Video) — Available in English or French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 1 ([[Universal]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Maximal Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season (Rhinomation) 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes — Where the Beasties Began! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)

[[Category:Beast Wars episodes]]
[[category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
[[Category:Pack-in material]]

Grill (episode)

2012-04-15T01:08:49Z

184.56.31.108: Opps, sorry

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 35
|prev=Nemesis Prime (episode)
|next=Armada (episode)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Grill"
|airdate=[[April 14]], [[2012]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Agent Fowler has some explaining to do under the threat of military tribunal and Team Prime's termination.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon}}

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

}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
* Being a clip show, this episode shows bits from virtually every episode of the series up to this point.
* We finally get an explanation for why Fowler can fly a jet without a flight suit. At some point Ratchet modified the air pressure regulators in the jet.
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Grill (episode)

2012-04-15T01:07:00Z

184.56.31.108: Undo revision 707613 by Megabob452 (Talk)

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 35
|prev=Nemesis Prime (episode)
|next=Armada (episode)
|image=
|caption=
|title="Grill"
|airdate=[[April 14]], [[2012]]
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Agent Fowler has some explaining to do under the threat of military tribunal and Team Prime's termination.'''

==Synopsis==
{{comingsoon}}

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

}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
===Real-world references===
===Trivia===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Primal Prime

2012-04-14T00:18:12Z

184.56.31.108: /* Beast Machines */

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:''Primal Prime is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Wrecker Primal Prime.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Non-Optimus-Prime-toy-into-Optimus-Prime" repaint #765.]]
'''Primal Prime''' is, essentially, the Living [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Born from the [[Vok]]'s fusion of their [[Datasphere|knowledge]], detritus left aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and life-giving energies from the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Primal Prime possesses great power and understanding. He is literally an army of one, able to assume multiple [[alternate mode]]s, all of which are armed, deadly, and mobile. He is a conglomeration of [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], assembled into a single, mighty force for good.

However, though he has the presence and conviction of a Prime, he is still technically a newborn. What memories he has are but faint shadows of those long departed. Though he can converse with the departed spark of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], leads Cybertron's finest, and is looked up to by even [[Hot Rod (G1)|former Autobot leaders]], he worries that he is too detached, too gullible, to lead his troops sufficiently. These crushing doubts are seemingly his only weakness.

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[Image:Primal Prime Birth.JPG|left|300px|thumb|Hope Quickstrike didn't leave a... present in there.]]
After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], sensing the approach of a new enemy, the [[Vok]] reanimated [[Tigerhawk]]'s binary spark and used it to create [[Transmetal]] [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. Traveling to Earth themselves, the Vok used the [[Master Blaster|Optimal Optimus control suit]], the [[Transmetal driver]], and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] hidden within [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to create their new emissary: Primal Prime. This new hero's spark, wisdom, and power would all be donated by the Matrix itself. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} Primal Prime met the newly recreated Tigatron and Airazor, warning them [[Universe (2003 comic)|darkness would be coming]] and that he would be responsible for it. Nevertheless, the Maximals still decided to follow Primal Prime and went in search of more comrades to help their cause.

Primal Prime carried the Matrix of Leadership into battle with [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (whose apparent Vok-caused death had all been a ruse allowing him to steal their power) and his minions. In a tragically decisive battle, Tarantulas tore open Primal Prime’s chest and removed the Matrix, gloating about the beginning of the "End of Days". Airazor bemoaned the fact that, by separating the Matrix from Optimus Prime and containing it within Primal Prime, the Vok had dissolved "the primal forces that bound it to a leader-born", making it vulnerable to Tarantulas's goals. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[Image:Primal Prime Vok.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I'm gonna Vok you UP.]]
The shock of the Matrix's forcible removal sent Primal Prime into a sort of limbo, with the Maximals assuming his synapse network had been burned out. While in limbo, Primal Prime communed with the Vok, who divulged their origins as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] and said they were "of the source, of the core, forever committed to the safeguard of The Plan." The Vok then went on to merge with Primal Prime using him as a vessel, a pure font of energy to rival the Matrix itself. The newly Vok-empowered Primal Prime emerged behind Tigatron and prepared to go into battle. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|Due to [[3H Productions|3H]]'s loss of the Transformers license, future installments of the story were canceled, so the events between this point and the beginning of "Wreckers" (see below) were unknown for many years. Artist [[Dan Khanna]] posted a quick summary of the (largely unscripted) end to "Primeval Dawn" in the Allspark message board.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=40029&view=findpost&p=801367 Allspark forum post by Dan Khanna], December 3, 2007</ref> The Vok-powered Primal Prime was to ultimately defeat Tarantulas in battle, and along with [[Waspinator]], [[Packrat]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Ramulus]], [[Fractyl]], and [[Tigatron]], he would travel to ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''-era [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a "stable [[transwarp]] portal".}}

After arriving on Cybertron through a transwarp portal from [[Earth]]'s past, Primal Prime and his entourage of Beast Wars rejects were suddenly under attack from [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]]. The [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] commander [[Apelinq]] intervened, inoculating Primal Prime and his team from [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s virus, moments before Apelinq was attacked by [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]] and the two vanished into that same transwarp portal. By the time Apelinq had found his way back, Primal Prime had taken command of the remaining Wreckers (which after Megatron's takeover, was seemingly composed of just [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]). Primal Prime seemed natural in the role, so Apelinq took a backseat.

[[Image:Primalprimedeparture.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Smush smush smush.]]
Later in the [[Battle for the Spark|Battle for the Sparks]], the Wreckers rescued [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] from attacking Vehicons. After Apelinq and Optimus Primal caught up on their [[Point Omega|forgotten history together]], Primal and Nightscream accompanied the Wreckers on their visit to the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], where other small groups had also been summoned. Unbeknownst to Primal Prime, the Oracle was actually a tool of the [[Quintesson]]s, but despite this deception, [[Vector Sigma]] was able to break through the Oracle shell program and give Primal Prime a genuine order.

Primal Prime and his Wreckers were to travel off-planet. After Rodimus sought out [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and while being joined by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]], the Wreckers fought their way through an army of Vehicons to secure an [[Autobot]] shuttle. Succeeding, they left Cybertron for their mysterious destination. {{storylink|Departure}}

Shortly after liftoff, the Wreckers detected a stowaway on board. [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], a former bounty hunter and [[Imperial Peace Marshal]], had started tearing up the place and bullying everyone who crossed his path. Primal Prime, Apelinq, and Rodimus managed to settle him down, but Devcon still begrudged the Wreckers for harboring Predacons and former Decepticons amongst their ranks.

Suddenly, their shuttle was sabotaged from within, and to Primal Prime's horror, Packrat detonated the back half of the ship, removing the Wreckers in the front half of the shuttle from risk, but killing Sonar, Spittor, and the [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]]. Primal Prime had separated Packrat and prepared their injured for repairs when he received a call inside his mind from [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], warning him of a traitor amongst their ranks.

Upon landing on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], Primal Prime formed a scout team composed of Ramulus, Apelinq, himself, and their new medic-bot [[CatSCAN]]. In the woods, they found themselves surrounded by the natives, and after a misunderstanding, they were introduced to the natives' Transformer guardians, [[Glyph (G1)|Glyph]] and [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]]. The pair had been stranded on Archa Nine for several hundred years and now watched over the [[Akalouthan|Akalouthans]] and the mysterious artifact they worshiped, the [[Divine Light]]. Suspecting the object was what the Oracle had sent them after, Primal Prime retired to Glyph's library, allowing the event Alpha Trion had warned him of to come to pass. Wishing to steal the Divine Light, Cyclonus damaged Rotorbolt, killed Packrat, and was about to escape Archa Nine with the object when Primal Prime and the others returned to find him. After mocking them for their inability to function as a team, thus allowing him to steal the artifact easily, Cyclonus left. Primal Prime hung his head in shame, knowing he'd failed. {{storylink|Betrayal|Betrayal}}

In the aftermath of their betrayal on Archa Nine, Primal Prime retreated into himself and the Matrix. Ultimately, Primal Prime decided that the Oracle chose him for a purpose, and that he should have faith in himself and in his team, no matter what had transpired. Gathering the Wreckers, he told them to prepare to leave Archa Nine immediately, for he had been given a new destination during his communion with Primus. However, Apelinq's skepticism continued to nurture, and the others had growing doubts of their own.

[[Image:Primalprimerollout.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's just like G1, but with giant monkey fists.]]
They traveled to an icy planet ten systems away, and Primal Prime ordered Apelinq, Rodimus, Arcee, and Ramulus to follow him quickly outside, while Apelinq protested their hastiness. Apelinq's worries were, for the moment, unwarranted, as the sole inhabitant of the planet seemed to be the excommunicated Quintesson [[Al-Badur]]. Though the Wreckers eyed him uneasily, he was willing to tell them the history of the Quintessons' attempts to use Vector Sigma to enslave the Transformers race. When Al-Badur revealed that the Oracle itself was a Quintesson creation devised to control Vector Sigma, Primal Prime was taken aback. Had they been led astray this whole time?

However, for Apelinq, the pieces now fit together, and he recounted how the real Vector Sigma had broken through the Oracle shell program, giving them a real mission. Primal Prime was reassured during the brief moment before the Sharkticons attacked. Though the Sharkticons were armed with strange (yet somehow familiar) technology, they were eventually overtaken by the Wreckers. With Al-Badur, the Wreckers left once again, but this time for Cybertron. {{storylink|Disclosure|Disclosure}}

{{note|In the unpublished script to ''[[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1|The Wreckers'' #4]], while en route to Cybertron, Apelinq was able to identify the Sharkticons' technology as belonging to the outlaw [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. After decoding a message within the technology alerting the Wreckers to a Quintesson plot to retake Cybertron, Primal Prime pressed on even more urgently. Cryotek desired to use the Divine Light to harvest the power of Primus itself! Though his warriors' weariness in putting faith in Primal Prime had come to a crest, he was able to extinguish his own doubts, and (with Ramulus' help) inspire the Wreckers to act.}}

During the Wreckers' transit to Cybertron, Alpha Trion once again contacted Primal Prime through his Spark. Primal Prime was fraught with confusion, worried that if the Oracle were truly a Quintesson creation, if that meant Optimus Primal and his [[Technorganic|technorganics]] were a horrible misstep. Alpha Trion reassured him. Primus works in mysterious ways. However, before Alpha Trion could finish the warning he intended to deliver, Primal Prime's contact with him was interrupted, and Primal Prime awoke. After arriving in orbit above the newly reformatted Cybertron and finding a full-scale Quintesson invasion, Primal Prime ordered his troops to concentrate only on Cryotek, the real threat. Taking Apelinq, Ramulus, [[Tigatron]], and Al-Badur with him, Primal Prime leapt from the still-airborne shuttle into the battle below.

But their subterranean attack on the Predacon gangster, grown to intimidating size and power by the Divine Light, was costly. Primal Prime had sacrificed himself, taking a fatal hit that was intended for Apelinq. With two of the Wreckers' most powerful disposed of, leaving only Devcon, [[Tigatron]], Ramulus, and the Quintesson, all hope seemed lost.

Suddenly, a glowing titan formed before them, from the combined bodies of Apelinq and Primal Prime into a single powerful entity: [[Sentinel Maximus]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

A year later, Primal Prime was one of several Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] suggested by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] for [[Optimus Primal]] to recruit into his [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. Optimus Primal decided to pluck [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] back from death instead. {{storylink|Homecoming (issue)|Homecoming}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:Primalprimetoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Primal Prime saves his gorilla mode for very special occasions to which you are not invited.]]
*'''Primal Prime''' (Super, 2000)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, 4 missiles

: Primal Prime, a red and blue [[retool]] of [[Optimus Primal|Optimal Optimus]], was available in limited quantities of 10,000. Like Optimal Optimus, Primal Prime featured electronics and four transformations—robot, [[Popular beast alternate modes|ape]], jet, and armored transport. When a back section of the cannon module was pulled, its eyes and shoulder-mounted missile launchers lit up and the launchers fired. It came with four missiles, two of which stored on its legs. Its forearms featured blast-away armor plates that could also be pegged to its upper arms. The red and blue colors are designed to make him look more like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

:The mold previously fired its nipple cannons and lit up lights in its head simultaneously. Primal Prime was retooled to have separate triggers for the lights and missiles, so as to avoid kids (or adults) shooting themselves in the face. There are other minor molding differences, such as explanatory arrows on the inside of his shoulders (indicating which holes are peg-holes instead of screw-holes).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/PrimalPrime/primalprime.htm More information on Primal Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Primalprimetitanium.jpg|right|150px|thumb|An unreleased toy of a 3H Wrecker? How could this happen???]]
*'''Primal Prime''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, unreleased)
: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Primal Prime was to (naturally) be a redeco of the [[Optimus Primal|Optimal Optimus]] toy. Unfortunately the line was canceled and there are no plans to release any new figures, including Primal Prime. Primal Prime was listed as a co-sell on Titanium Grimlock's packaging, but never saw a release of its own.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Primalprimetheborrower.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I got yer pose!]]
* Primal Prime really takes the whole "amalgamated Matrix bearers" thing to heart. In "[[Departure]]" he borrows iconic poses from both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (his "main event" leap in "[[End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!]]") and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (his dramatic pointing in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''). He may be conspiring with [[Ramulus]], however, who helps set up the first homage by paraphrasing [[Thunderpunch]]'s line.

* The apocalypse that Primal Prime foresees in "[[Primeval Dawn Part 2]]" is the [[Universe war|Universe conflict]]. He says it will be his fault, and that's technically true. The [[Wrecker|Wreckers]]' failure to stop [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] from obtaining the [[Divine Light]] results in Primus's powers being online long enough to attract the attention of [[Unicron]].

* So if Primal Prime was eligible for consideration to pull into the ''Universe'' war, does that mean that Primus was totally willing to let some universe's Cryotek use the Divine Light to subjugate his essence in that timestream? Or was Primus just, y'know, gambling that Primal Prime wouldn't eventually die and could be sent back to where he was stolen from? Primus works in mysterious, potentially short-sighted ways.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=528&size=0&start=0 Primal Prime toy image gallery at Seibertron.com]

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Megatron (Armada)/toys

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'''[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power is your doom! As are his many, many toys.

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Megatron with Leader-1''' (Ultra, 2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 main cannon missile, 2 missile launcher missiles
[[Image:Armada Megatron toy.jpg|right|400px|thumb|G2 Megatron gets pimped.]]
: ''Armada'' Megatron transforms into a green and purple Cybertronic tank. His turret is able to rotate freely and pivot the main cannon up and down (which can also fire a pressure-launched missile with the accompaniment of an electronic "explosion" sound effect). One of the most-[[Mini-Con]] play pattern-intensive toys in the ''Armada'' line, Megatron has many gimmicks and features designed to exploit Mini-Con collectability. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the Powerlinx Mini-Con port in the L-shaped trench, then pulling back down the length of the trench and locking it in will flip up a double missile launcher on the opposite side of the turret, with two spring-loaded missiles ready to fire. The launcher flips up over a small black switch which, when pressed, activates a "launching" sound-effect; the idea is that when you press the buttons to fire the missiles, the whole launcher will move down a millimeter or two, and trip the switch. Depending on the alignment of the gears in your Megatron, though, the launcher is just as likely to hit the switch right away when it flips into place. Plugging a Mini-Con into the turret hatch Powerlinx port, then twisting it left or right will activate a sound clip of machine gun fire. All three of these sound effects are accompanied by a flashing red LED which illuminates the Decepticon sigil panel on the front of the turret.

: Megatron came with his personal Mini-Con, [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. His right-side forward hull protrusion has a flip-out "launch pad" for Mini-Cons, with a sliding Powerlinx port. The left-side forward hull has three spring-loaded, flip-out panels that have Powerlinx ports that reveal themselves at the push of a button. The rear right-side hull has a flip-out ramp for Mini-Cons, and a slide-out capture claw to ensnare them, while the rear left-side hull has a holding compartment for Mini-Cons, although most are too large to fit inside.

:In robot mode, Megatron has decent articulation in his arms, but has exceptionally limited articulation in his legs owing to stability concerns when his various gimmicks are used. Plugging a Mini-Con onto his left forearm Powerlinx port and sliding it forward will reveal a small knife in his spring-loaded left hand, though this gimmick can be activated without a Mini-Con. The entire turret assembly can be rotated around to face forward, then all his weapons can then be pivoted to face forward as well for his '''Full Blast Mode'''. The turret can then be rotated by turning a small crank attached to the right-hand side of Megatron's waist, and as it spins, Megatron will cry '''"[[Decepticons, attack|Decepticons, Attack!]]"''', and all three of his sound effects (explosion, launching and machine gun) will play in succession.

:Megatron can also combine with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto his arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack. While the North American instructions only referred to this as Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode''', this form was called '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan.

: The American version had a metallic purple face, whereas [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s Japanese release had a plain silver face and more detailed Decepticon symbols.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Armada Galvatron toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The exact opposite of Captain Planet.]]
*'''Galvatron with Clench''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-08'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 main cannon missile, 2 missile launcher missiles

: Galvatron is a predominantly purple and white redeco of the previous Giga-Con class Megatron toy, covered in black 'battle damage' scorch mark decos and a paint wash on this torso and tank treads. Functionally the only difference is that the sound clip activated by rotating his turret now says '''"The Power is mine!"''' (a line spoken by Megatron in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Desperate]]", though [[David Kaye]]'s voice was not sampled for the toy).

: The Takara release has slight paint-shade difference from the [[Hasbro]] version and a metallic gray face instead of flat black, plus fictionally, he comes with a powered-up version of Leader-1 rather than the separate character [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Black Micron Megatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You are a lucky bastard if you own this.]]
*'''Black Megatron''' (Ultra Lucky Draw figure, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 1 main cannon missile, 2 missile launcher missiles

: This special redeco of Megatron was given away as a [[Lucky Draw figure|prize]] in a contest held in the June 2003 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Limited to 100 units, this Megatron was, as his name suggests, primarily black with dark olive and purple shades, and bright yellow and green highlights.
::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+megatron/1082/black+megatron.html More information on Black Megatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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===Built to Rule===
[[Image:Armada BTR MegatronCyclonus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Keep on truckin'.]]
*'''Megatron with Leader-1 and Cyclonus with Crumplezone''' (Built to Rule, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: Part of the largest ''Transformers'' series ''[[Built to Rule]]'' set, Megatron can be assembled into a battle tank, a robot, or whatever your imagination can do with the blocks provided. Megatron is armed with a dual missile launcher based upon the Mini-Con activated version on the regular Ultra class toy. He came with a block-version of his Mini-Con partner Leader-1, as well as Cyclonus with [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] model.

:He has realllllly long legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Built to Rule'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===Energon===

[[Image:Energontoy_megatron.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Minty fresh mouthwash laser cannons!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Super, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

:''Energon'' Megatron transforms into a off-white gray and blue Cybertronic jet, with a [[Hyper Mode]] activated by pulling on the translucent segments of his wings, unfolding their various panels to reveal more weapons. In robot mode, Megatron greatly resembles [[Galvatron (G1)|Generation 1 Galvatron]], with a pair of large pivoting shoulder cannons.

:Megatron's primary weapon is a large tank, based on his ''Armada'' body, featuring a spring-loaded missile launcher and an out-of-place machine gun sound effect. The tank attaches to Megatron in either of his modes as a cannon, either mounting on his back in jet mode, or clipping to his arm in robot mode. Inserting and then removing the rear of the tank into the scabbard on Megatron's back draws out the sword blade stored there, and the tank can then attach to his arm to allow the Decepticon leader to wield the weapon. The sword's connection point is spring-loaded, so that when the blade is struck against something, it activates a sword-clashing sound effect and a red LED that illuminates the translucent blade.

: In the United States, this figure was initially only available at [[Walmart]] stores, and saw a wider release shortly after. It was later redecoed to create ''Energon'' Galvatron (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Energon-Ultra-Megatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Few megalomaniacs can pull off the "tank as fashion accessory" look.]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Ultra, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-07'''
** ''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

:Rather than release the Super-class ''Energon'' Megatron figure, Takara opted to instead produced a small, Ultra-class version of the character. The figure is a down-sized version of the larger toy, with all the same features, new electronic sounds in the tank, and lighter, more cartoon-accurate colour scheme. Initially exclusive to Japan, the figure was later made available in Hasbro markets in a two-pack (see below).

: This mold was also used to make ''Super Link'' Black Galvatron and Galvatron General (see below), and [[Megatron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''
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*'''Black Galvatron''' (Ultra Lucky Draw figure, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-07'''
** ''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: This redeco of the Ultra-class Megatron/Galvatron figure was offered through both a ''TV Magazine'' prize draw, and live drawings held in Tobu Department Stores. Limited to 50 pieces, it sported a striking new black and red color scheme, with orange translucent parts, and came in the standard toy's packaging, with a sticker denoting it as the redeco. Some units have been found without the sticker; unconfirmed reports suggest that these were the versions given away at Tobu stores.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+galvatron/1090/black+galvatron.html More information on Black Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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[[Image:Energon Galvatron toy1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This repaint brought a tear to the eye of somebody. Specifically the user who uploaded this image. Shaddap.]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Super, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: As part of the "Powerlinx Battles" line refresh, Hasbro's Super class Megatron was extensively redecoed to resemble [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as much as possible. His predominant color is (naturally) purple, with black plastic and extensive use of metallic silver and metallic red paint for detailing. All translucent plastic was replaced with orange.

: This version of Galvatron was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]" on [[April 28]], 2004.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Galvatron General''' (Ultra, 2005)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-20'''
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile, Energy Blade, [[Energon star]]
: As with the original version of Megatron, Takara did not release the Super-class Galvatron figure, instead redecoing their Ultra-size figure as "Galvatron General", or "Galvatron G". Like the earlier Takara figure, the toy features a more cartoon-accurate, if somewhat more garish, color scheme, with a more pinkish shade of purple, yellow translucent parts instead of orange, and a pale blue crown instead of the Hasbro's toy's black. It also includes a purple version of the "Energy Blade" [[Energon weapon]] that was originally packaged [[Cruellock]], consisting of a small gun and sword which combine to form a larger blade, and a purple Decepticon Energon star.
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[[Image:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime vs. Megatron''' (Exclusive multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Takara's Ultra-sized version of Megatron was released in Hasbro markets in this two pack, along with another previously Takara-exclusive figure, the Deluxe version of ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]. A Toys"R"US exclusive, this two-pack was the only way of obtaining the two toys outside of Japan without importing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Megatron at TFU.info]''
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*'''Megatron''' (Multi-pack, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
:A grey, black and green redeco of the Super ''Energon'' Megatron mold was planned to be released in a set with ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] as a Target exclusive, but was ultimately canceled. Artwork for the toy was produced by [[Dan Khanna]] and revealed online by the artist.
 
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===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cybertrontoy_megatron.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Megatron's Unicron cosplay did not turn out well.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2005)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GD-01'''
** ''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", [[Cyber Key]]

:''Cybertron'' Megatron is a [[Triple Changer]], transforming into a grey, purple, orange and green Cybertronic race car and jet. His car mode resembles a dragster, with large rolling wheels and a comparatively small cockpit, which becomes an unconvincing jet when the two halves of the car's front are separated and rotated to the sides. His instructions for vehicle mode omit the final step of folding his calf-guards back behind his aft, leaving them awkwardly hanging out at his sides. Megatron comes with a Cyber Key of unique design (stamped with the [[Cyber Key Codes|code]] "lh7d"), which fits into a slot above his cockpit canopy to activate a "powering up" noise and a pair of spring-loaded, pop up engines. The engines are on either side in a double-barrelled spring-loaded missile launcher, which makes firing noises and flashes with red LEDs when its missiles are launched are pressed.

:In robot mode, Megatron's design is partially based upon ''Armada'' Unicron's design, with very similar shoulders and arms, though the retention of Unicron's trademark orange leads to a rather chaotic color scheme (how appropriate). In contrast to the previous two major ''Unicron Trilogy'' toys Megatron has had, ''Cybertron'' Megatron features excellent articulation, though his top-heavy design puts some strain on the ratcheting joints in his ankles. He features two weapons in this mode, each released by insert a Cyber Key into the vehicle halves that now sit behind his shoulders: the right opens open to reveal a removable, rotating gatling gun weapon made up of his left front car wheel (called the "Death Machine Gun" in Japan), while the left pops loose and unfolds to become his "Unicron power claws", a bladed melee weapon that pegs onto his forearm (called the "Death Claw" in Japan). He sports particularly effective [[light-piping]] in his eyes.

:Megatron can combine with [[Nemesis Breaker]] for '''Dark Claw Mode''', though his balance in this form is tenuous at best. In a presumable coincidence, the connection sockets are a match for those used by his old ''Armada'' combination partner Tidal Wave, so you can attach his arms to this Megatron too.

: The Japanese version of this figure uses lavender on the rubbery parts instead of violet, a paler, more metallic shade of green for all the non-molded green parts and strangely, an unpainted nose. Unusually for Takara, these differences made it ''less'' show accurate than Hasbro's version, which was released a few months later.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Cybertron Legends Megatron.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Hasbro version on the left, Takara's "EZ Collection" release on the right.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

:"[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]" Megatron is a simplified version of the Leader class toy. He can only transform into his car mode and has rather limited articulation, sculpt and paint detail.

:The figure was released in Japan along with Legends Optimus Prime and Starscream, under the "EZ Collection" banner, in the same packaging as the Hasbro release but with a small card insert featuring the Japanese logo and nomenclature, similar to a [[USA Edition]]. As with all the EZ Collection figures, this release features a substantially greater number of [[paint operation]]s that increase Megatron's resemblance to his larger figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Cybertrontoy ez clear megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)

: A Japanese exclusive multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Megatron, Optimus Prime and Starscream recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Megatron's case, his grey was replaced with smoky translucent plastic. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'', the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]

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[[Image:Cybertrontoy galvatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BATMAN!]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Leader, 2005)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GD-14'''
** ''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", Cyber Key

: ''Cybertron'' Galvatron is a silver, red and black redeco of Leader class ''Cybertron'' Megatron, with a color scheme based upon [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]. He retains all the features and accessories of the original figure, including the ability to combine with Nemesis Breaker, which is actively called out on his packaging this time (albeit with a picture of the original Megatron toy). In contrast to most Transformers toys, most of Galvatron's silver parts are actually coated with metallic paint instead of being left as bare silver plastic; Japanese hobby magazine articles noted that the ''Galaxy Force'' release of the figure used paint similar to the hard-wearing kind found on cell phones, and while it is unknown for certain if Hasbro's figure used the same type, it seems quite likely.

: Takara's "Master Galvatron" release of the figure replaced Hasbro's metallic gold details with yellow, and packaged the figure in a unique monochrome purplish-blue version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:GalaxyForce EZ MasterGalvatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|SHOW-ACCURATE]]
*'''Master Galvatron''' (Dengeki Hobby EZ Collection exclusive, 2005)

: EZ Collection Master Galvatron is a redeco of the earlier Legends/EZ Collection Megatron figure, continuing the Japanese trend of intricate paint jobs on these smaller toys. He was available exclusively with the September 2005 issue of ''[[Dengeki Hobby]]'' magazine, and came in a small box designed to replicate the look of the standard ''Galaxy Force'' packaging—but in full color, unlike Takara's release of the larger Galvatron figure, with a picture of the toy instead of an actual packaging window.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act380/ More information on EZ Collection Galvatron at TFKenkon.com]''

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*'''Gold Master Galvatron''' (TV Magazine exclusive, 2005)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, Death Machine Gun, Death Claw, Force Chip
:Available as a contest prize in the December 2005 issue of ''TV Magazine'', this redeco of the Megatron/Galvatron Leader mold renders the Decepticon entirely golden with a mixture of golden plastic and golden [[chrome]] parts. Limited to only fifteen pieces, he came in a plain white version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' window box packaging.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+master+galvatron/1100/gold+master+galvatron.html More information on Gold Master Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
{{-}}[[Image:Cybertron Legends Galvatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|NOT SHOW-ACCURATE]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

: While TakaraTomy were the first to release a Legends-size Galvatron, Hasbro trumped their limited-release magazine exclusive with a mass release of their version of the figure in the main ''Cybertron'' toyline in the third wave of Legends figures. Released several months after the Japanese version, Hasbro's Galvatron unsurprisingly features paint operations that are both fewer in quantity and lesser in intricacy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCGalvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Legends Galvatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Cybertron Deluxe BeastMegatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This looks familiar... Yesss...]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key

: A green redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]], this unusual iteration of Megatron transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] in the pseudo-[[technorganic]]-looking style of the other [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] toys. His deco appears to have been inspired by that of [[Predacon (Armada)|Armada Predacon]], itself a redeco/retool of another ''Beast Wars'' Megatron mold. His tail hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that is revealed when a Cyber Key is inserted into the slot.

: While this mold was first released earlier in 2006 as part of the ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' line and is obviously meant to be ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, it was developed to fit in with ''Cybertron's'' Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" the ''Beast Wars'' Anniversary release didn't pan out (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

: This mold was also used to make the [[BotCon 2010]] exclusive [[Cindersaur]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Jungle Planet Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron, Soundwave, Jetfire & Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron multi-pack, 2007)

:This four pack of Legend-class Megatron, Optimus Prime, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.
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===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I have achieved [[continuity]] travel!"]]
*'''Generations Legends''' (Target exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A Target exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Optimus Prime]], Legends of Cybertron Megatron and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Megatron]]. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

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==Merchandise==

===Fast food promotions===

[[Image:Armadatoy mcdonalds megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 2002)
**''Accessories:'' Turret

: [[McDonald's]] Megatron is a heavily simplified and brightly colored version of the Ultra toy, and requires his turret to be removed during transformation. He could combine with the other McDonald's ''Armada'' Decepticons in vehicle mode, to form a massive... thing, ostensibly called "[[Mighty Vehicle]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/McMegatron/megatron.htm More information on McDonald's Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Energontoy mcdonalds megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 2004-2005)
**''Accessories:'' Energon cube, remote control

: Megatron is a simple toy based on his ''Energon'' appearance, lacking in any articulation other than that related to his transformation. He came with a green [[energon cube]] (bizarrely called a "missile"), which fits inside his body and lights up with a green LED when triggered by the toy's toy's infra-red remote control, itself shaped like Megatron's tank. Unreleased in the United States, Megatron and his fellow Happy Meal toys initially appeared in (at least) the Netherlands in September 2004, before making their way to the [[United Kingdom]] in February 2005, to [[New Zealand]] in March, and to [[Australia]] in November.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/McMegatron/megatron.htm More information on McDonald's Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:BurgerKing cybertron megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (Burger King kids meal toy, 2005)

:Available in kids meals from [[Burger King]], this Megatron is very simplified version of the Leader toy that could only transform into the jet mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/BKMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Burger King Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:SCF armada megatrons.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:A three-inch tall non-transforming PVC figurine of Megatron was released in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''-specific ninth wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. The figure came in both full colour and metallic silver "pewter" variants, available at an equal ratio one each in every case of twelve blindpacked figures.

*'''Megatron (Cybertron Mode)''' (2002)
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:A rare [[chase figure]] of Megatron in his Cybertronian body, as seen in the first [[First Encounter|two]] [[Metamorphosis|episodes]] of the ''Armada'' cartoon, was also available in the ninth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave. It could only be found in one out of every ten cases, taking the place of the full-color version of the regular Megatron figure in that assortment.
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===Mega Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:MegaSCF_armada_megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''09'''
**''Accessories:'' Barrel Mini-Con, Turret
:A five-inch tall, non-transforming highly-articulated PVC figure of Megatron was the ninth entry in Takara's ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' series. He came with noticeably fewer accessories than the Generation 1 characters who populated the front end of the ''Mega SCF'' line, opting for size over variance in his extra pieces: his turret is removable and fully equipped with with pivoting guns, so that it can be pegged onto the front of his abdomen to replicate his "Full Blast Mode". He also comes with a non-transforming figurine of Leader-1, or "Barrel", as he's known in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/MegaSCFMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Mega SCF Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===Q-Robo Collection===
[[Image:Qrobo armada megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:Megatron was one of only two ''Armada''-theme figures in the otherwise Generation 1-centric ''[[Q-Robo Collection]]'' line of [[super deformed]] PVC figurines, the other being ''Armada'' Optimus Prime. Like all the figures in the series, Megatron featured articulation in the neck and shoulders, and was also available in a translucent colored plastic: as a Decepticon, Megatron came in translucent purple. All ''Q-Robo'' figures were sold in sets of two, one full-color figure and one translucent one, blindpacked in a plastic capsule.

::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Big Transformers===
[[Image:BigTransformers megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
**''Accessories:'' Barrel Mini-Con, turret
:A non-transforming PVC figurine of Megatron was released by Japanese confectionery company [[Kabaya]] in the first wave ''[[Big Transformers]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. Highly detailed by lacking in paint applications, the toy's turret can be removed and reattached to create Megatron's Full Blast Mode, and he comes with an unpainted figurine of vehicle-mode Leader-1 with pivoting guns who can attach to various Mini-Con hardpoints on Megatron's body. The figure came with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

*'''Burning Megatron''' (2003)
**''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]
:Megatron was depicted in his combined form with Tidal Wave in the second wave of ''Big Transformers'', wielding a removable Star Saber accessory that can be held by the other figures in the wave. Again, he came with Ramune candy.
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===Mini Car Collection===
[[Image:Majorette kabaya diecast megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|Um, okay?]]
*'''Megatron''' (die-cast vehicle, 2003)
:French die-cast model producers [[Majorette]] teamed with Kabaya to produce the ''[[Transformers Mini Car Collection]]'', a line of ''Armada''-themed die-cast vehicles, all of which were redecos of pre-existing Majorette toys. Very randomly, Megatron was a redeco of Majorette toy #263—a wheel loader, now decorated in purple and green and bearing a Decepticon insignia, the ''Micron Legend'' logo, and an image of the Decepticon leader on its roof. The toy came with a pack of gum.
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===Transformers Figure===
[[Image:Omron armada megatron figures.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:A non-transforming PVC figurine of Megatron was released by [[Omron Entertainment]] as part of their simply-named ''[[Transformers Figure]]'' line of gaming arcades prizes, standing around 5" tall. Despite there being a nationwide commercial for the figures, their distribution was poor, and not many arcades actually wound up carrying them.
::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/part6/act127/ More information on Omron PVC figures from TFKenkon.com]

===Transformers Die Cast Figure===
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:In addition to their range of PVCs, Omron also released a small line of solid [[die-cast]] metal figures. A silver version of Megatron was part of this ''[[Transformers Die Cast Figure|Die Cast Figure]]'' line, clocking in at about 3.5" tall, but weighing in at a hefty thirteen ounces.
::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/transformers-pvc-300/megatron-micron-legend-omron-diecast-5959/ More information on die-cast Omron Megatron at TFW2005.com]

===Mascot Keychain===

*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:Omron also released a series of ''Armada''-themed PVC figurines as the ''[[Mascot Keychain]]'' line, including Megatron. The Decepticon leader stands a little shorter than his ''Super Collection Figure'' cousin at about 2.5" tall.

===Transformers Strap===
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:Omron's keychains were not limited to soft plastic, with die-cast versions of the same characters from the ''Mascot Keychain'' line being made available in their ''[[Transformers Strap]]'' range. By all appearances, this Megatron is pretty much identical to the ''Die Cast Figure'' version of the character, just a little smaller—about 2.5" in height—and with the addition of a keychain with a wrist-strap.
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===Battle for Cybertron Game===
[[Image:BattleforCybertron megatron piece.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Transformers: Armada - Battle for Cybertron Game''' (2003)
:A small figurine of Megatron was among the eight Transformers character playing pieces included with the [[Milton Bradley]] ''[[Battle for Cybertron Game|Battle for Cybertron]]'' board game.
::*''[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6841/transformers-armada-battle-for-cybertron More information on Battle for Cybertron at BoardGameGeek.com]''
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===Bubble Twist===
[[Image:BubbleTwist megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:A small solid-color PVC figurine of Megatron was among the [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] toys available with [[Bubble Twist]] bubble gum, produced by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Cap Candy]] and only available at Toys"R"Us. Like all figures in the series, Megatron was available in red, blue, purple, grey and black.
::*''[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=2059 More information on Bubble Twist at TFormers.com]''
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===DX Transformers===
[[Image:DXTF energon galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Galvatron''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''3'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right wings
:This simplified version of ''Energon'' Megatron was released by Kabaya as part of their small ''[[DX Transformers]]'' line of candy toys. In a rarity for [[Unicron Trilogy]] Kabaya products, this version of Megatron can actually transform, though this is partially accomplished by removing his wings and swapping them over. He came with a stick of chewing gum.
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===Hyper Galaxy===
[[Image:HyperGalaxy megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Master Megatron''' (2005)
:An articulated, non-transforming figure of ''Cybertron'' Megatron was released by Kabaya as part of their small ''[[Hyper Galaxy]]'' line of candy toys. The figure came with a stick of gum.
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===Chupa Chups===
[[Image:Chupachups megatron.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2006)
:This opening clamshell case of ''Cybertron'' Megatron's head contains a Chupa Chups lollipop inside, and has a clasp attached to it can be hooked to your belt or backpack.

*'''Tranformers Cybertron Mini Spin Pop Candy''' (2006)

:This ''Cybertron'' spin pop consists of a generic handle with a Megatron sticker, topped with a figurine of Megatron through which the included lollipop slots. When the handle is squeezed, a manual gear mechanism spins both the figure and lollipop—no batteries necessary! The handle was also redecoed in red for an Optimus Prime spin pop, with a figure of the Autobot leader on top.
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===Gummy Candy===
[[Image:CybertronMegatron gummy candy.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Transformers Gummy Candy''' (2006)

:Megatron was one of three Transformers characters immortalized in [[Gummy Candy]] form by the [[Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company]], along with Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 Bumblebee]]. Released during the time when ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' had just replaced ''Cybertron'' on the toy shelves, Megatron's candy is an odd "in-between" design, depicting him in his ''Cybertron'' body, but in the grey, purple and green colours of Generation 1 Megatron's ''Classics'' toy! The candies were all sold individually in blister bubbles.
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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Titanium-toy RMCybertronMegatron.JPG|thumb|right|200px|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, display stand

:Based on his ''Cybertron'' incarnation, ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Megatron is a three-inch tall non-transformable figure with limited articulation. He came with a Decepticon insignia display stand and his tire-gun.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitCybMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Titanium Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===Attacktix===
[[Image:Attacktix cybertron megatron.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF16
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Leader
|special=Transform - 8/26 (31%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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: This version of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Megatron is based on his ''Cybertron'' robot form. Despite being called an "Energy Blast" (''Attacktix'' terminology was all created based on ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''), his missile is actually designed to resemble the tire section of his gatling gun. The angled missile works best by positioning it to oppose the angle of the stance of the figure you're aiming at.

: Megatron is designed to work with his Vehicle Mode figure, bringing a Vehicle Mode Megatron into play from your back-ups. He has four points of articulation (head, waist and shoulders), which he can use to form a defensive tripod by angling his gun arm down behind him.

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[[Image:Attacktix cybertron megatron vehicle.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron (Vehicle)''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF17
|faction=Decepticon
|class=leader
|special=Transform - 20/26 (77%) success ratio
|cost=30
|speed=8
|attacktype=Shooter (Small missile)
}}
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: Megatron's Vehicle mode is based on his jet form rather than his car form. In this form he has a ridiculously huge cannon (it's almost the size of the jet) which can swivel at its base - the only point of articulation on the figure.

: Megatron's speed is unusually high for a shooter, and his very reliable power makes him an effective support figure. Because of the wording of his power he can bring into play any figure named ''Megatron'', including the [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Megatron]] figure, from your backups.
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[[Image:Attacktix cybertron megatron multipack.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Intergalactic Showdown, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=SVT06
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Leader
|special=Sacrifice - 12/26 (46%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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: Basically the same deco as the TF16 robot mode figure, this guy has a gold base and a new power. This version was available only in the Star Wars vs. Transformers ''Intergalactic Showdown'' pack.

: SVTO6 Megatron can be summoned into play using his vehicle mode figure, getting the 40 point figure into play for only 30 points. His ''Sacrifice'' special power allows him to return to play, replacing one of the other Decepticon figures on the field. How very Megatron.

:It should be noted that gold based figures have an additional restriction — you can only have one gold based figure per team.

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[[Image:Attacktix_CybertronGalvatron.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Booster, <strike>2008</strike>)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF18
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Leader
|special=??
|cost=40
|speed=??
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
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: This item was originally intended to be in a wave-1 carry-case/battlefield, but that item was canceled based on low sales of the ''Star Wars'' equivalent. It was to be a redeco of the Megatron piece with a new, smaller missile.

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==Notes==
[[Image:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Killing you. To death.]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Micron Legend Year Book 2003|Micron Legend Yearbook 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.

*Also in the ''Micron Legend Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is an [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.

* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained.

* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.

[[Image:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Mmm... Slanty posing.]]
* The original Hasbro stock photography featured a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), with Megatron's feet being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.

* ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's tech spec ratings for strength, endurance, and firepower are "unknown." His Cyber Key Code content states he reduced an entire Gigantion city to crystalline dust.

* Additionally, ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's package motto is "[[The Transformers: The Movie|I will crush you with my bare hands!]]", a line used by both the original Megatron and Galvatron in the 1986 animated film.

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Dinobot (BW)

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of Shakespearean phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]], both which are his preferred means of battle, though he has been known to use ranged weapons such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[Bio|bios]] of the first wave of Beast Wars toys, predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====Dreamwave comics continuity====
[[Image:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}

{{note|This two-page story is contradicted by many other versions of the story—specifically Megatron's spontaneous renaming of himself—possibly placing it in a version of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] that occurs only in Dreamwave's Generation 1 continuity. Of course, Dreamwave chose that time to [[Pat Lee|fold]] before this could be explained.}}

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====Theft of the Golden Disk====
[[Image:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]
After meeting with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

====Dawn of Future's Past====
Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

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====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese),[[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)

[[Image:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[Image:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]

He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[Image:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]

However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created a instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[Image:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]

Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[Image:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]

Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[Image:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]

Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[Image:Dinobot mirror.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]

After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in beast mode to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[Image:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]

Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[Image:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]

When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[Image:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]

Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Allspark|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[Image:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]

His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[Image:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]

As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[Image:Dinbot funeral.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]

When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a [[wikipedia:Missing man formation|Missing man formation]]. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[Image:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]

Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that it the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}
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====The Razor's Edge====
After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

===Transformers: Dinobots packaging blurb===
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]].

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
{{note|This fiction takes place shortly after the events of ''[[Possession]]''.}}

Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Raise the Curtain for Beast Wars Metals!!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
[[Image:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Rod (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Rod (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Rod perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Rod declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Rod returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Rod's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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==Games==
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
[[Image:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
{{note|This game takes place in an alternate version of the first season of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]] cartoon.}}
{{Note|Dinobot is a playable character in the Maximal mode of this game for normal gameplay.}}

Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

All of the Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot warred against both the Predacons and the evil extra-dimensional aliens dubbed the [[Skriix]].
{{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)}}
{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. As such, each character's page only lists said character's actions when they fill the role of antagonist during gameplay. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the pages of the [[Megatron (BW)|several]] [[Scorponok (BW)|Predacons]] [[Tarantulas (BW)|included]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|as]] [[Inferno (BW)|opponents]] in this game, as well as the game's main antagonists, the [[Skriix]], wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal. To view the plot as a whole view the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)]] page.}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BeastWars Dinobot 1996 toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wasn't he in ''Jurassic Park''? (Hasbro version pictured)]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, [[1996]]/[[1997]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-4'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|"Cyber-slash" tail weapon]]

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' product, Dinobot transforms into what his bio claims is a "vicious [[Popular beast alternate modes|velociraptor]]". His tail detaches and separates to form a gear-powered, spinning blade weapon, while the central "tail bone" separates to be used as a sword. The entire assembly can store in robot mode by flipping down the tail-mount and pegging the blade's base to the peg on his lower back. Like all early Deluxe-and-up ''Beast Wars'' toys, he has a "mutant mask", halves of a dino-skull that flip up to cover his more robotic head.

:The original Dinobots shipped on cards with "rocky"-shaped bubbles. Later (and more numerous) assortments moved to a smooth, rounded bubble, leading the first packaging type to become sought-after collectibles on the secondary market.

[[Image:BW-toy DinobotTakara97.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Let's hide the legs in beast mode by making them bright translucent orange! (Takara version pictured)]]
:Takara's version of the toy was identical to the [[Hasbro]] version. In January 1997, Takara [[redeco]]ed many of the ''Beast Wars'' toys and re-released them in slightly more show-like tones; Dinobot's pink was changed to tan, his orange robot eyes became red, his flat blue face became metallic blue, his orange dinosaur eyes became white, and his helmet was painted in metallic gold.

: In 1998, [[TV Magazine]] offered a gold chrome Dinobot as a prize. One individual gold Dinobot was awarded, and one other Dinobot as part of a set of other gold Beast Wars toys. <ref>http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/10280/Revealed+-+Gold+BW+images+and+info.html</ref>

:This toy and the Fox Kids redeco, as well as some other versions of this mold, had the robot mode's biceps on the wrong arms, with the skin-like texture inside and the weight-reducing cavities on the outside. Later molds, such as the 10th Anniversary release, had this error corrected.

: This mold was used to make... lots of guys. Other than countless redecos as himself, this mold was also used for ''Beast Wars'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]] and ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Grimlock (Dinobots)|Grimlock]], and was [[Retool|retooled]] extensively to make ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]], [[Dinotron]], and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:VS4-DinobotTarantuas.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I prefer to package my toys the old-fashioned way... BRUTALLY!!!]]

*'''Brutal Showdown: Dinobot VS Tarans''' (VS pack, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-4'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|"Cyber-slash" tail weapon]]

:In Japan, Dinobot was available both as an individual and in a two-pack with "[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarans]]". Both toys in this set were identical to their individual releases.

:Currently, it is unknown if the latter "more show-like" redeco of Dinobot was ever released in a VS set.

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[[Image:Mcdinobot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Transforms from ''Velociraptor'' to wolfman.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Happy Meal Transmetal, [[1998]])
**''McNumber'':

: Part of the second McDonald's ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion, [[Transmetal]] Dinobot transforms into a robotic ''Velociraptor''. To tie in with the chrome plastic [[gimmick]] of the retail Transmetal toys, parts of his beast mode are cast in glittery metallic plastic. Like the other McDonald's toys from this assortment, he shares nothing in common with his previous body other than [[alternate mode]] choice. This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]] to represent an [[Dinobot (Transmetal)|initial prototype]] of Dinobot's evil clone, [[Dinobot II]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Transmetal Dinobot at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:FK-Dinobot-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Eww...perhaps using the power sander to buff his scales wasn't a good idea.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Fox Kids Deluxe, [[1999]])
**''Accessories:'' sword, "Cyber-slash" tail weapon

:Part of the first wave of "Fox Kids" redecoes (so called because of the callout on the package to the Fox Kids programming block where the cartoon had recently moved), this version of Dinobot is more dark brown than the original, with red stripes instead of the original's brown, with a red robot-mode face and green eyes. This toy uses the [[Retool|retooled]] mold with the shoulder ratchets and the (unused) "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" space that were created for ''Beast Wars'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]].

:Hasbro solicitations named this toy "Live Wire Dinobot", but the name never made it to final packaging.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/FKDinobot/fkdinobot.htm More information on Fox Kids Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
[[Image:BW10Dinobot toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He disagrees with everything that T-Rex says, but you know they're best friends.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Tenth Anniversary Deluxe, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' "Energo-drill" sword, spinning blade tail weapon, Transmutate left arm

: This release is yet another redeco of the original Dinobot toy. Though the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary| Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line's aim was "[[show-accuracy]]", the resulting Dinobot toy confused some fans, with its dark brown base color, odd placement of blue, and, mostly, the metallic green on his bone-like decorations. Like the other ''10th Anniversary'' toys, he has a faction symbol tampoed on his body; in Dinobot's case, there's a Maximal logo on the left side of his robot chest. Like FoxKids! Dinobot, this toy has the Energon Chip indent and shoulder ratchets that were added for ''Beast Wars'' Grimlock.

: ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Dinobot came with the left arm to the "build-a-bot" figure [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]], plus a DVD containing the obvious Dinobot-themed episode, "[[Code of Hero]]".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[Image:Botcon2006Dinobot toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Can you dig it?]]
*'''Dawn of Future's Past''' (Multi-pack Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Golden Disk Key

:Part of the five-toy [[BotCon 2006]] [[exclusive]] boxed set (along with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal/toys|Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), "Darksyde Dinobot" is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] mold, itself a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]]. Dinobot uses almost all of Longrack's new-mold parts save for the head; Hoist's was a dead ringer for Dinobot in the first place. He transforms into a Cybertronic excavator. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] or [[Cyber Key|Golden Disk Key]] into his shoulder assembly unlocks a shovel-punch attack activated by pressing on the plunger mechanism above the key port. Like Longrack, he does ''not'' come with a [[Mini-Con]] partner (dammit). The color scheme is partially based on his ''10th Anniversary'' toy.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ransack (Universe 2003)|Ransack]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/BCDinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Timelines Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
[[Image:Japanese10thDinobot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|At last, I CAN TALK!]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-05'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, spinning tail weapon

:Celebrating Japan's 10th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' (one year later than the West), the [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]] version of Dinobot is yet another (and final?) redeco of the venerable tooling, including the shoulder ratcheting added to the previous Hasbro versions. While definitely more [[Show-accuracy|accurate to the CGI model]] than the Hasbro [[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|10th Anniversary]] version from the previous year, most of its color-scheme decisions favor the robot mode, such as bronze/gold shoulder joints. The result of this is a less consistently colored beast mode than the Hasbro version. It is the first (and only) version of the mold to place deco on the "mutant mask" halves.

:Though there are some colors dropped between the transition from CGI model to toy, Telemocha Dinobot does currently hold the prize for the sheer number of paint applications used on this mold, and by a large margin. Perhaps most significant to many fans, however, is that this version of Dinobot has a mouth, if only in the form of a paint operation.

:This release of Dinobot came with a DVD containing the ''Beast Wars'' episode... "New Weapons of Terror!", the Japanese dub of "[[The Probe]]" and not "Code of Hero".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Telemocha Dinobot at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Dinobotuniversedeluxe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Just in time for the original mold to be practically cheese by now.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, [[2009]])
**''Accessories:'' Tail/missile launcher, missile/sword

:Dinobot transforms into a brown and amber ''Jurassic Park''-style ''Velociraptor'' with a robot mode styled heavily after the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI model, including a face with a nose and mouth. To this end, his transformation has been altered accordingly for more human-like proportions, with his robot legs now becoming the raptor legs and the arms hiding mostly inside the torso. He also sports a fully show accurate robot head with can turn as usual, but can also look up at a 45 degree angle. On his chest is a panel that can swap between Maximal and Predacon faction symbols and a blank third panel (for the beast mode head). His [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] double opposable thumbs can be swapped out for "proper" fists, and his tail still detaches. It becomes a weapon that splits similarly to the original's, but now no longer rotates but fires a missile shaped like his sword from the cartoon, which can actually be held as a sword by either the regular fist or claw hands. The tail can also clip onto his back for storage.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Predacon/TFUDinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Universe Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei_Dinobot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Then I'll be brief! Oh, happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rust and let me die."]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-16'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail/missile launcher, missile/sword

:The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' release of Dinobot is in more traditional colors than the Hasbro version, decoed in brown with several tan stripes, plus blue and golden detailing. Clear red plastic replaces clear orange found on the ''Universe'' version. Like all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' releases he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, particularly his missile/sword.
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===Device Label===
[[Image:DeviceLabel-Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sorry, you've been replaced.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Device Label, 2009)
:Dinobot would have transformed from a working USB laser mouse into a brown and gold mechanoid raptor, but an early BigBadToyStore solicitation for him was almost immediately supplanted by a solicitation for [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], once better information was had.
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==Merchandise==
[[Image:BWmerch-KabayaDinobotkit.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hope you like putting stickers over molded detail!]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers 200 piece puzzle''' (puzzle, 1996)
:A [[Beast Wars Transformers Jigsaw Puzzle|200-piece puzzle]] from [[Milton Bradley]] featured art of Dinobot and [[Razorbeast]] fighting [[Waspinator]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. It was very chrome-foil-y! [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00081.html]

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy model kit, 1997)
:Part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]] model kits (which included Cheetor, Rattrap, and Terrorsaur), Dinobot is a peg-together model kit. The parts come on pink and yellow sprues, plus there are stickers, instructions for assembly, and a stick of terrible gum. Transformation involves removing the tail, robot legs, and robot arms, and pegging them elsewhere as needed.

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy, 1997)
[[Image:BWmerch-KabayaDinobotfigurine.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Eat it, other [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] nominees! But don't eat the candy.]]
:A tiny plastic Dinobot figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 6 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Cheetor, Rattrap, Megatron, Optimus Primal, and Rhinox. They were also available in smokey translucent plastic? [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-01805.html] As always, terrible candy is included.

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy, 1997)
:A tiny superdeformed Dinobot was also available from Kabaya. It's way too adorable. [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00714.html]
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===Card games===
[[Image:Dinobotmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Dinobot was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Beast Wars Mini-Busts===
[[Image:BWDinobot minibust.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Legs are for the weak.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (?)
:In 2006, [[First 4 Figures]] announced a seven-inch tall mini-bust of Dinobot, featuring his upper torso mounted upon a Maximal pedestal. He was sculpted by Ryan Bailey and was to be limited to 1,996 pieces. He is based upon his animated appearance, mounted on a silver pedestal adorned with the Maximal sigil.
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==Notes==
===Toy related===
[[Image:BWRConcept04.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
[[Image:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An abandoned deco?]]
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary| Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[Image:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*An actual (i.e. non-McDonald's affiliated) Transmetal Dinobot apparently made it to concept art stages, but not much further. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his robot-mode arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
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===Television related===
*Dinobot and Airazor never talk to each other in the cartoon.
[[Image:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[Image:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:Image:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]! Waspinator's subsequent entry, and victory, in the 2011 vote was a direct result of Dinobot's success.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǔng-lúng''' (Taiwan, 恐龍, "Dinosaur"), '''Múo Lúng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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Deathsaurus (G1)

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

[[Image:Deathsaurus1.jpg|right|325px|thumb|Spell it right or you're kickbanned, buster.]]

'''Deathsaurus''' began terrorizing the galaxy long before ascending to the position of Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]]. For thousands of years, this savage and cruel dictator has spread terror throughout the universe, and has now set his sights upon the Earth as a source of energy to power his terrifying superweapon, the [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. And if [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] should get in his way, so much the better: Deathsaurus bears the Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] a bitter grudge, and relishes any opportunity to destroy him that presents itself.

Deathsaurus is a [[Breastforce]] warrior, partnered with two transforming chestplates that become the [[Breast Animal]]s [[Tigerbreast]] and [[Eaglebreast]]. He wields a deadly spiked flail, and the [[Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon]], which erodes the living metallic cells of super-robot lifeforms. The bladed wings of his creature mode absorb sunlight, converting it into dark energy, and he can then launch these energized blades at his opponents in an attack known as his "Death Wing". Despite all of these terrifying powers, however, Deathsaurus is a surprisingly "hands off" leader, who is perfectly happy to allow his subordinates to formulate their own plans and schemes to gather energy for him—but if they should fail, he'll always be there to berate and brutalize them. Even when the plans are his own, Deathsaurus is content to watch and command from a distance, rather than dirty his own hands—but he'll rarely waste a chance to engage Star Saber on the battlefield, and if that occurs, woe betide anyone who gets in Deathsaurus's way.

Curiously, Deathsaurus permits himself one distinctive, unusual foible: although he despises most humans, he has a surprising soft spot for children.

{{quote|I will not forgive this, Star Saber! I swear! I swear I will crush you with my bare hands! I swear, you worm! With my bare hands!|Deathsaurus tells you all you'll ever need to know about him|"[[Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Clips of Deathsaurus were seen when [[Shūta Gō |Shūta]] and [[Grand Maximus]] were talking about the new [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink |Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Takeshi Aono]] (Japanese), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, Omni Productions dub)

[[Image:Deathsaurus_fortress.jpg|left|thumb|225px|By the power of Grayskull!]]

500,000 years ago, striving to become the Decepticons' new Emperor of Destruction, Deathsaurus created a gigantic battle fortress capable of destroying planets, but an attack by the young Autobot commander Star Saber saw the fortress de-powered and trapped in a gravity cell at the heart of the region of space known as [[Dark Nebula]]. This began the enmity between Star Saber and Deathsaurus, and as both combatants rose through the ranks of their respective armies, Deathsaurus vowed to eventually liberate his fortress and use it to destroy Star Saber. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

Some years prior to 2025, after the conclusion of the [[Masterforce War]] on Earth, Deathsaurus succeeded [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] as Decepticon leader and achieved his dream of becoming Emperor of Destruction. {{storylink|#Toys|Deszaras's ''Victory'' toy bio}} Under his command, the Decepticons began seeking a planet that they could call their own and invaded worlds all across the galaxy. To counteract Deathsaurus's campaign of terror, the Autobots—now with Star Saber serving as their Supreme Commander—and many other sentient races formed the [[Galactic Peace Alliance]], and struck back at the Decepticons with their [[Galactic Defense Force]]. As time passed and this conflict continued, Deathsaurus began focusing his attacks on "Sector One" of the galaxy, containing the planet Earth, until 2025, when the severity and frequency of the attacks forced Star Saber to take command of the Defense Force unit in that area himself. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

[[Image:Deathsaurus starsaber moonbattle.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Parry on regardless.]]

When Deathsaurus's [[Dinoforce]] attacked the [[Lunar Base (Victory)|Lunar Base]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Star Saber raced to aid his fellow [[Brainmaster]]s in battle there, only to find his way barred by Deathsaurus. Hoping to distract Star Saber long enough for the Dinoforce to finish their job, Deathsaurus engaged his old foe in battle, but Star Saber broke off the fight as quickly as he could and headed on toward the moon with Deathsaurus hot on his heels. After Star Saber defeated the Dinoforce, Deathsaurus caught up to him and unleashed his Breast Animals upon the Autobot in both beast and weapon forms. Star Saber eventually won out, defeating both the creatures and besting Deathsaurus in a swordfight, forcing the Decepticon leader to summon up his craft, the ''[[Thunder Arrow]],'' and flee aboard it. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

[[Image:Deathsaurus_throne.jpg|left|thumb|225px|THRONE'D!]]

Recognizing the Earth as a rich source of energy that he could use to power up his Planet-Destroying Fortress, Deathsaurus centered most of his subsequent attacks on the planet, summoning the Breastforce to aid in the campaign. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} Deathsaurus was entirely aware of the fact that the Breastforce's leader [[Leozack]] had designs on leadership of the Decepticons for himself, {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} but he was amused enough by it to let him slide by, allowing Leozack to believe that he was oblivious to his schemes. Residing on the Thunder Arrow as it hopscotched around the planet and solar system, Deathsaurus was content to watch as his troops staged numerous attacks on Earth. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}}

[[Image:Deathsaurus_beastmode.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Not to be confused with the Adult Swim show.]]

Deathsaurus finally decided to join his troops on a mission when the Decepticon began draining electrical energy from an American subway system. While the Breastforce snuck through the subway tunnels, Deathsaurus himself targeted the power distribution center, where he was confronted by Star Saber. The true cunning of Deathsaurus's scheme was revealed when he let loose his Breast Animals, and Star Saber proved no match for the creatures in the small confines of the underground complex. Unfortunately for Deathsaurus, he had overlooked the fact that with both Breast Animals deployed, his own chest was left unprotected, leaving it open to an attack from Star Saber's Saber Blade. Wounded, Deathsaurus recalled his Breast Animals and fled, but not without successfully taking the energy he had managed to steal beforehand. {{storylink|Big City - Underground Terror}}

When the Breastforce were joined by [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]], the newcomer also adopted designs on the Decepticon throne. {{storylink|The New Warrior - Hellbat}} Deathsaurus was even less concerned with Hellbat's ambitions than he was with Leozack's, though, since the two would-be traitors were always too busy fighting with each other to pose a serious threat to him. In their constant games of one-upmanship, Leozack and Hellbat crafted numerous failed schemes of their own, eventually forcing Deathsaurus to step in and give his minions a mission of his own devising. Deathsaurus had the Decepticons hide in the asteroid belt and capture human shuttlecraft in order to use drain their energy and use them to create an energy alloy. Star Saber soon got wise to the villains' evildoings and arrived to put a stop to them, but again, Deathsaurus successfully escaped with his amassed energy. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[Image:Starsaber living metal destroying cannon.jpg|left|thumb|Say hello to my little friend...]]

While the Breastforce were busy on planet [[Micro]], Deathsaurus and the Dinoforce took the Thunder Arrow into the Dark Nebula, where Deathsaurus emptied his stockpile of energy into his inactive fortress. The giant structure briefly flared back to life, but soon shut down once more; Deathsaurus was unfazed, having only sought to confirm whether or not the fortress could even be reactivated. On the trip back to Earth, the Decepticons crossed paths with Star Saber and the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], and Deathsaurus engaged Star Saber in battle with his Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon. Although Deathsaurus was actually able to pull the trigger on what would have been a fatal blast, he discovered that he had expended too much of his energy supply reactivating his fortress, and his weapons systems shut down before he could end Star Saber's life, necessitating his tactical withdrawal. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

[[Image:Deathsaurus vs leozack.jpg|right|thumb|Tell me, what was the color of Napoleon's White horse?]]

Deathsaurus next clashed with Star Saber in Antarctica, only stepping onto the battlefield after the Breastforce, combined as [[Liokaiser]], had severely weakened Star Saber. Deathsaurus took over the fight, intent on being the one to deliver the final blow, but Star Saber was able to turn the battle around, and forced Deathsaurus into retreat. {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} In a later battle atop the Thunder Arrow, deep in the desert, Star Saber again humbled Deathsaurus, this time with the aid of [[Greatshot]], but the fight left both the Supreme Commander and [[Blacker]] badly wounded. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} Capitalizing on the Autobots' reduced manpower, Deathsaurus stepped up the Decepticons' attacks across the planet, and removed another annoyance by finally calling Leozack out on his treachery. Easily besting the traitorous Breastforcer in combat, Deathsaurus forced him to swear total loyalty to him, or face death. Leozack made the logical choice, and then, combined with his fellow Breastforcers as Liokaiser, joined with his leader in staging an ambush for Star Saber in a subterranean cave in Asia. Disguising himself as a Terracotta Army-esque statue, Deathsaurus was able to get the drop on Star Saber when Liokaiser lured him into the cave, and again unleashed the Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon on his enemy. Once more, Deathsaurus stood poised to kill Star Saber with the weapon, until the last-minute arrival of [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]], who took the fatal shot. Liokaiser had to persuade the incensed Deathsaurus to retreat as more Autobots arrived, {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} but the Decepticon leader soon clashed with Star Saber once more in a later battle at a solar power station. Deathsaurus emerged victorious in that fight when Star Saber was forced to flee upon receiving news of Ginrai's deteriorating condition. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Ginrai's life was saved, however, when he was rebuilt into the powerful new warror, [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

Next, Deathsaurus began bombarding the Earth with missiles from an orbital weapons platform, as a means of staying the Autobots' hands while his forces gathered energy across the planet. Star Saber and Victory Leo were able to thwart his plan by combining into the mighty Victory Saber; Deathsaurus's missile launch system had been programmed based on Star Saber's speed, but with the added power of Victory Leo, the Autobot hero was able to outrace the missiles, destroy the launcher and defeat Deathsaurus in an outer space battle. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

[[Image:Victory37 finalblow.jpg|left|thumb|Who says robots don't bleed?]]

Following an attempt to destroy the Autobots with the metal-eating [[Doriya]] insects, {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}} Deathsaurus was informed by Hellbat that he had discovered the location of the sunken continent of [[Atlantis]], which could provide the raw energy to reactivate his fortress. Deathsaurus risked all or nothing to obtain Atlantis's energy, using up the Thunder Arrow's entire energy stockpile to raise the continent, but the plan proved a success, as the Autobots were too busy dealing with the devastating tidal waves caused by the rise of Atlantis to stop him from absconding with enough energy to bring his fortress back online. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} Having no further use for the bumbling Dinoforce, Deathsaurus abandoned them on Earth and headed back to the Dark Nebula with the Breastforce, where he successfully re-energized his fortress and began moving it towards Earth. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

[[Image:Victory37_deadsaurus.jpg|right|thumb|With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg!]]

Intent on learning from the failures of all past Decepticon leaders, Deathsaurus chose not to conquer Earth, but to utterly destroy the planet, eradicting from Decepticon history the humiliating stain of defeat the planet represented. As the fortress rained destruction down upon Earth with meteor bombs, even Victory Saber could not stand up to its power. Soon, however, a resentful Dinoforce supplied information on the fortress's weak spot to Star Saber's adopted human son, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]], who then used his own [[Illumina II|personal mech]] to enter the fortress and strike at this vulnerability. As he did so, Deathsaurus and Star Saber engaged in a vicious final battle, during which Deathsaurus lost an eye, and was eventually stopped when Star Saber broke his sword off in the villain's chest. Gushing fuel and fluid, Deathsaurus vowed to have the last laugh as he set the crippled fortress on a collision course with Earth and blew himself out an airlock, vowing to return again and again. But, as his body drifted off into space, no sign of life was visible from the conquered emperor. Victory Saber was able to subsequently destroy the fortress before it collided with Earth, but Deathsaurus was not heard from again. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}
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====''Zone'' catalog====
[[Image:DarkEmperorDeathsaurusZone01.jpg|right|thumb|150px|]]

Through means unknown, Deathsaurus was resurrected as the "[[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]]" and once again lead the Decepticons in an attack on the Autobots. This time, it was a full-on assault on planet [[Zone (planet)|Zone]] in an attempt to seize the Micro Zone's [[Energon Z]]. The [[Micromaster]]s repeled his attack and sent Deathsaurus into retreat. What became of him afterward is unknown. {{storylink|Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

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===''Victory'' comic===
[[Image:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|225px|"Come back here and help me put some sense in this image!"]]
Deathsaurus and Star Saber's rivalry began 500,000 years ago when they were both children, and according to Star Saber, "argued all the time". {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}} In his "adult" years, Deathsaurus took [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] as his wife, and in order to keep both her and the families of his fellow Decepticons safe aboard his "Space Stronghold", Deathsaurus began attacking Earth, in order to obtain the planet's energy and use it to keep the stronghold fully powered-up. {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

During one of his early attacks on Earth, Deathsaurus took pity on an infant human named [[Solon Kitakaze (Victory)|Solon Kitakaze]], whose parents had died in the assault. Deathsaurus "adopted" Solon and turned him into a cyborg, raising him as his own son, just as Star Saber did with the human child Jean Minakaze. As Star Saber and Deathsaurus had been rivals in their youth, so too would Solon and Jean become rivals when, in 2025, Deathsaurus's campaign against Earth intensified.

Deathsaurus and Star Saber's first major battle in this campaign was a brief one, with Deathsaurus being felled by a single swipe of Star Saber's Saber Blade, {{storylink|Magnificent! Our Friend, Star Saber!}} but the Emperor of Destruction had a better showing in their next clash, during which he absorbed enough energy from a forest fire to best Star Saber, Road Caesar and Landcross all together. Deathsaurus's unusual compassion for children proved to be his downfall in this battle when he was distracted by the sight of Solon, gripping Jean in a hold that threatened the boy's life. While Deathsaurus's attention was occupied with striking Solon as punishment, Star Saber blindsided and defeated him with a Super Saber Meteor Spin. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Star Saber}}

Deathsaurus later sent Solon to study in school on Earth, in order to learn more about humans, thereby making it easier to conquer them. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}} While Solon was on Earth, he and Jean were approached by former Autobot human allies [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]], {{storylink|Warrior of Love, Star Saber!}} and with Jean, they formed the "Autobot Boy Team" known as the [[Victories]]. Seeking to counter this group with a team of his own, Deathsaurus had [[Yokuryū]] capture Jean and bring him to the ''Thunder Arrow'', where he attempted to bribe the boy into joining the Decepticons' group with toys, Famicom, candy and cash. When an enraged Star Saber soon came tearing into the ''Thunder Arrow'', Deathsaurus crossed swords with the Autobot leader, but was then distracted by Jean distracting who exploited the Decepticon's bizarre fear of caterpillars by dangling one in his face. The cowering Deathsaurus was promptly bested in dramatically explosive fashion by Star Saber's "Planetary Impulse Sword" technique, and realised with hindsight that Solon was the only kid he needed. {{storylink|Watch Out, Jean! Hurry, Star Saber!}} Deathsaurus was apparently left so badly injured by this clash that he couldn't participate in the next battle, given that he was only seen lying in bed, coughing, with Solon resting a giant ice-pack on his head. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}}

[[Image:Kingsaurus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The mighty King Zaras. Mighty.]]

Rested and healthy again, Deathsaururs joined with [[Dinoking]] and Liokaiser in going up against Star Saber together, and perhaps not entirely surprisingly, the badly outnumbered Autobot was defeated by the three Decepticons. Before they could deliver the killing stroke, however, Star Saber was saved by the sudden arrival of Victory Leo, with whom he combined to form Victory Saber. The merged pair defeated the trio of Decepticons in one blast of their "Flash Victory" attack. {{storylink|The Strongest Partners, the Combination of Victory!}} Deathsaurus immediately sought out away to combat Star Saber's new power, and developed a Transformer-sized mech for Solon named "King Solon," with which he could combine to form "King Zaras". In this new form, Deathsaurus battled Victory Saber on the planet [[Guard]], with neither combatant getting the upper hand in over three hours of fighting. When [[Patty Minakaze]]'s mentioned the word "mother", however, something of Solon's past was stirred in the boy's mind, and he was distracted long enough for Victory Saber to destroy the King Solon mech components with his Victory. The burning Solon tumbled to the ground, where Patty tended his wounds despite his protestations. Perhaps wary of Solon's confused emotional state, Deathsaurus reminded him that while he was a human child, he was a Decepticon's son by fate. {{storylink|Mighty! Victory Saber}}

[[Image:Starsaber deathsaurus truce.jpg|left|225px|thumb|"So, we both agree that the childhood friendship thingie made no sense at all?" "Yes! Oh, what a glorious day!"]]

As it turned out, Deathsaurus was right to be wary—in the midst of a later battle with Star Saber and Road Caesar, Solon turned against Deathsaurus and sided with the Victories, opening fire on his "father" and declaring that he would fight to protect the Earth, instead of destroy it. Now with Solon on their side, the Victories were able to channel their power into the Autobots, and the Decepticons were sent fleeing by the "Five Stars of Victory" attack. {{storylink|Shine! The Five Stars of Victory}} Deathsaurus led the Decepticons back to the Space Stronghold and began bombarding the Earth with meteor bombs, prompting the Autobots to attack it. Deathsaurus left the Breastforce to man the fortress while he engaged Star Saber in a final battle in the void of space, but had not reckoned with the treachery of Leozack, who fired on his emperor with the fortress's main cannon. To save himself, Deathsaurus was forced to return fire on the fortress, and Star Saber followed suite, smashing into the fortress's control chamber and taking Leozack down. As Leozack begged the Autobots not to destroy the fortress, the wounded Deathsaurus arrived and revealed to the Autobots the presence of the Decepticons' families aboard the vessel. Realizing that the Decepticons' had only done what they had in the name of their families' safety, Star Saber decided that it was time for the two leaders to follow the example set by their sons and lay down their arms. Deathsaurus and Star Saber shook hands, and the war came to an end, bringing peace to everyone—the truest victory of all! {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===
[[Image:PDType Deathsaurus blackball.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Out of ammo, the Autobots started throwing things at Deathsaurus, including a [[Blackball]]! Gloating, Deathsaurus began to plan his conquest of the galaxy, only to become so annoyed at the rocks bouncing off his head that in frustration he threw the Blackball at the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##4 "Good Job! Deathsaurus!!"|Good Job! Deathsaurus!!}} Right when Star Saber was ready to finish him, Deathsaurus brought in Liokaiser. The two Decepticons were soon hunting for their enemy as he frantically tried to contact Victory Leo. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##5 "Don't Lose! Star Saber!!"|Don't Lose! Star Saber!!}}

Deathsaurus and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were pounced on by Victory Leo until Megatron was able to distract the lion with a huge ball of yarn, allowing the Decepticons to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 "Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!"|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}} After a lengthy mid-air battle with Star Saber, Deathsaurus fell from the sky and ended up with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] chewing on his head. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##8 "Me Strongest! Me Grimlock!"|Me Strongest! Me Grimlock!}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Deathsaurus_dreamwave.jpg|left|thumb|125px|Polish Me!]]
Deathsaurus was an [[Destron (G1)|ancient Transformer]] from Cybertron's lost past. While searching for clues about the planet's history, Megatron stumbled across a hidden chamber beneath the planet's surface containing two massive statues of Deathsaurus and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], holding a [[Golden Disk (ancient)|golden disk]] between them. This chamber apparently told of a vast Cybertronian Empire that ended prior to recorded history. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===Descent into Evil===
[[Image:Deathsaurustimelines.jpg|right|thumb|Deathsaurus orchestrates the rise of a New Decepticon Empire, or NAMBLA.]]

Using a clone lab on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]], Deathsaurus wished to revive the fading [[Decepticon Empire]] with a vast [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] army. After the first batch of [[Virulent Clone|clones]] was completed, his operation was interrupted by a team of [[Autobot]] commandos under the command of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Deathsaurus overpowered and captured the first wave himself, and soon faced Ironhide one-on-one, while [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] attempted to rescue the fallen Autobots. Due to the assistance of Tripredacus Agent [[Flamewar]], these two were defeated and captured as well.

They woke up bound inside Deathsaurus's clone lab. The Emperor of Destruction appeared on a television screen, declaring that his use for the lab was completed and was prepared to detonate it remotely with the Autobots inside. Unfortunately for Deathsaurus, the Autobot espionage agent [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] not only freed the Autobots before the explosion occurred, but also seeded the remaining clones with a virus, leaving Deathsaurus with nothing to show for his work. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

Years later, towards the end of the Great War, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] worked under Deathsaurus as a supply manager. When the final defeat of the Decepticons at last came, Cryotek led his fellow Predacon workers in a rebellion against Deathsaurus, and used the materials he stole from his depot to begin his own criminal empire. {{storylink|Transformers Collectors' Club|Cryotek's "Theft of the Golden Disk" profile}}

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===''Wings Universe''===
Deathsaurus's origins are unknown, but he quickly rose within the ranks of the Decepticons after the uprisings began. He established himself as one of the fourteen leading [[Decepticon Warlord|Warlord]]s in the Decepticon cause and gathered a small inner circle of followers including [[Lyzack]], [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]] and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]]. Deathsaurus preferred to lead from his throne room, directing others to carry out his strategies from a distance. He accumulated a great deal of ill-gotten wealth from his forces' assaults on high-ranking generals and aristocrats in the Autobot hierarchy, while carrying on his own experiments into the areas of [[Triple Changer|multiple alternate modes]] and [[Combiner|combination technology]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 34|Deathsaurus's Wings of Honor profile}}

Following a raid against the Autobot general [[Traachon]], Deathsaurus sat in his throne room enjoying the fruit of his labors, and the finest oil reserves from the good general's private stash. He updated himself on [[Rage]]'s final fate at [[Median]] thanks to his deep cover source, [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]. Reviewing the details of the conflict with the [[Elite Guard]], a plan began to form in his diabolical processor regarding the reported victors, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

[[Image:TheComingStorm4-LordDeathsaurus.jpg|left|thumb|400px|He wasn't quite sure whether he was hiring [[Leozack]] or [[Lyzack]] to serve him drinks.]]

Seeing the possibility of swaying the Combaticons to his cause, Deathsaurus had [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and his men captured and brought to his headquarters. In his throne room Deathsaurus wove a complicated web of deceit, half-truths, and temptations to bring the Elite Guardsmen under his control. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] were easy, as their respective greed and love of fine oil was easy to satisfy. To earn their trust, Deathsaurus offered to fix up the Combaticons' armor due to the "mistaken" injuries they suffered at the hands of his soldiers, and he also offered to upgrade them in the process. The lonely [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] was quick to jump at the idea of having both land and space modes, letting him remain active and useful on the ground. [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s anger could not be easily cooled, so Deathsaurus merely redirected it, suggesting the Combaticons could not fight properly without the Elite Guard backing them up. After that comment, Brawl was more than willing to fight the Elite Guard to prove he was tougher.

Onslaught was the most difficult to manipulate, and so Deathsaurus appealed to his pride, intimating that Onslaught's strategic skill had waned since his days at the top of [[Omnihelix Academy]]. Instead, Deathsaurus posited that Onslaught could reach his full potential once freed from the shackles of the Elite Guard. By defeating the Guard, the Combaticons could prove they were better than Autobot and Decepticon alike, and become a new symbol of power on post-war Cybertron. Unwilling to appear weak, and lured by the notion of personal power and recognition, Onslaught relented. At this point, the Combaticons were all suitably mollified, ready to follow Deathsaurus's commands while still believing it was ''their'' decision to do so. Deathsaurus sealed the deal with his newly completed combiner technology blueprints, and left Onslaught to plan his attack. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 4}}

As the Combaticons prepared for an attack against their former allies, Deathsaurus turned his attention to other matters. Although he had a seat on the Decepticon War Council, Deathsaurus rarely if ever chose to attend the meetings. Instead, he sent his spokesman, Falcon in his place. With the Council in disarray after the capture of [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and the merger of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and [[Photon]]s with Megatron's forces, Deathsaurus decided it was time to act. He sent the unwitting Falcon to the council meeting with a bomb and detonated it, killing his faithful lieutenant and five of the remaining Warlords. With one well-timed explosion, Deathsaurus ensured that only he and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] remained as Decepticon Warlords and rivals for power. Deathsaurus then turned to continue planning with Falcon's replacement, his newly appointed lieutenant and head of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Skyraider-Seeker Brigade]].

His name was [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

[[Image:BattleLines3-makeyoupay.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Dude, just use a [[Robo-Smasher]] and spare yourself the effort.]]

Starscream was happy to report to Deathsaurus that the Combaticons, in their new combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], had successfully vanquished the Elite Guard, and that the turncoats were on their way back to Deathsaurus' lair. Despite their victory, Starscream chafed at his commander's plan to welcome them into the Decepticons proper. Starscream feared that the Combaticons were not true Decepticons, but instead using their new allegiance to further their own quest for power. Deathsaurus countered that was what made them the perfect Decepticons, and reminded his new lieutenant that ambition is what separates the Decepticons from the stagnation and complacency of the Autobots. Starscream acquiesced and was ordered by Deathsaurus to help Lyzack prepare the medical bay for the arriving Combaticons. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}

Deathsaurus observed as the Combaticons were repaired, and ordered Constructicons to concentrate on repairing them to the point that they could form Bruticus at Deathsaurus's will. After Bruticus proved to wild to control and was shut down, Starscream admired Deathsaurus's forethought in adding an override to the Combiner. He also warned the Warlord of an Elite Guard squad approaching their base. Deathsaurus ordered Starscream to call the troops to arms. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} He himself took part in the fight, exchanging blows with [[Magnum]] and informing the Autobot that he had done nothing to the Combaticons' minds other than convince them they would be better served by the Decepticon cause. Outraged, Magnum renewed his attack on the self-proclaimed emperor. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}

[[Image:BattleLines5-istillfunction.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Did I do... good?" "Look, stop stealing other guys' lines!"]]

The Warlord pointed out mockingly that Magnum's backup appeared to be falling flat, at which point the Autobot blasted him in the chest. Magnum took a battering from Lyzack, and Deathsaurus picked himself up to find Magnum and [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] right where he could finish them off. Unfortunately that was when [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] jumped on him, demanding a [[zap-pony]] ride, and then shot him in his already damaged chest. Deathsaurus ordered a retreat, however the greatest indignity was still to come, as when he got home, he found his throne had been claimed by Megatron. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

Deathsaurus was chained and led into the gladiatorial arena to face Megatron in a ritual contest to decide leadership of the Decepticons. Deathsaurus bitterly observed that if Megatron wanted this to be a fair fight, he would allow him to first repair the injuries that were dealt by Magnum and Sprocket--but Megatron laughed off the notion that he could ever want a fair fight. Megatron defeated Deathsaurus in melee combat, clawed his face off, then blasted him with his fusion cannon at point-blank range for good measure--emerging as the unquestioned leader of the Decepticons. As the troops rallied around their new leader, Lyzack approached her fallen emperor and found that, despite his tremendous damage, he still functioned. The humbled Deathsaurus said he had no choice but to go into exile, and Lyzack agreed to accompany him. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

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==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Deathsaurus_g1toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Aaawrk! Deathy shouldn't be!"]]
* '''Deszaras''' (Large Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-336'''
**''Accessories'': Tail/shield, rifle, Tigerbreast & Eaglebreast "Breast Animals"
:Deszaras transforms into a blue and grey dragon-like monster styled after traditional Japanese "kaijū"--though he also looks somewhat like a giant mutant space chicken, and in fact the animators would play up the bird-like features significantly more than the reptilian aspects in the actual cartoon. Unusual for late Generation 1 toys, he has [[die-cast]]-metal feet in beast mode.

:Deszaras comes packaged with his Breast Animal partners, Tigerbreast and Eaglebreast, which transform from creatures into hand-held weapons for Deszaras, and a pair of breastplates which lock into a spring-loaded socket on the toy's body to form elaborate torso armor for the Deszaras's robot mode. Eaglebreast is inserted first, then Tigerbreast fits on top, concealing it; the figures can also be attached while Deszaras is in beast mode, which leaves them on his creature-mode's back. Deszaras comes with armament in addition to his Breast Animals, including a light blue laser rifle—which, despite what the boxart and cartoon would have you believe, does not have a removable flail—that can be wielded by both an ordinary handle, and a second peg on its butt that allows it to be brandished like a staff or blade of some kind, and his "Death Tailer" shield, which mounts on either of his biceps, and transforms into his beast mode tail.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Deathsaurus/deathsaurus.htm More information on Deszaras at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[Image:Deathsaurusbotcontoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If you squint, he could still be [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]].]]
* '''Descent into Evil''' (multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 2 launchers, 2 Energon blade missiles

: Part of the [[BotCon 2005]] "Descent into Evil" boxset, Deathsaurus is a blue and black [[retool]] of ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron/Galvatron]]. He comes with a pair of swords that can launch their blade-missiles through a pressure-launch mechanism, as well as combine at their bottom ends to form a large double-blade weapon. The blade-missiles are rounded off [[for safety reasons]] like the other [[Hasbro]] uses of the mold. His head is a new sculpt based on Deathsaurus's appearance in the ''Victory'' anime (though Deathsaurus's face seems to be copied from Megatron's).

:Deathsaurus's mold was originally a ten-changer, though the "gargoyle"/bat mode was neutered for this release due to the dropping of the bat snout piece, required to give his new head enough space inside his chest cavity for other modes. He still retains the other nine modes (robot, dragster, jet, [[Popular beast alternate modes|two-headed dragon]], hand, mammoth, hydrofoil, one-headed dragon, and winged griffin). His instructions, however, assign him the six modes of the original RID Megatron, ''including'' the gargoyle and omitting the boat, griffin, mammoth and flying dragon. His tail-piece was removed for in-box storage, but easily popped back on since it's on a ball-and-socket joint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/BCDeathsaurus/deathsaurus.htm More information on BotCon Deathsaurus at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum deszaras.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
* '''Deszaras''' (1989)
** ''Accessories:'' Tail/shield, rifle

:Part of the twelfth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series of [[candy toy]]s, this Deathsaurus figure is a snap-together model kit cast in blue, red and grey plastic. Although lacking in any paint applications, the figure feature stickers for detail, and retains most of the accessories and features of the actual Deathsaurus toy, though not his Breast Animal partners. It comes with a stick of something that might be gum.
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[[Image:KabayaGumDeathsaurus.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
* '''Deszaras''' (2012)
** ''Accessories:'' Tail/shield, rifle, Tigerbreast, Eaglebreast

:Part of the fifth wave of the "modern" revival of the Transformers Gum series, Deathsaurus once again makes an appearance as a snap-together transforming model kit with stickered detail. It is an entirely new mold featuring much better color-matching with the full-scale toy. Uniquely, this version also incorporates his transformable Breast Animal partners - though they are actually sold separately, with Tigerbreast packed in with [[War for Cybertron]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and Eaglebreast included with [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]].
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===Parody Deformed===
[[Image:Deathsaurus pd model.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
* '''Deszaras''' (1990)

:A small, blue, white and red, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Deszaras was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of candy toys. The fourth figure in the series, he came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Good Job! Deszaras!!", and more of that alleged "gum".
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===Super Figure Collection===
[[Image:Deathsaurus scfs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Take it all off!]]
* '''Deszaras''' (2002)
:A PVC figurine of Deathsaurus was released in the seventh Victory-centric "act" of Takara's ''[[Super Collection Figure]].'' Deathsaururs was available in both standard full-color version and metallic silver "pewter" versions; the pewter version came packaged with the wings of Victory Saber, one of several extra pieces packed with the various figures from the wave which could combine with the act's Star Saber figure to turn it into Victory Saber. The wings were available in both standard full color (at a rate of eight out of every ten cases) and rare pewter (only two in every ten).

* '''Deszaras with Eaglebreast''' (2002)
:Also available in the seventh wave was a rare "chase" version of the Deathsaurus PVC, available at a rate of one in every ten cases, featuring the character with his inner Breast Animal partner, Eaglebreast, on display, rather than the normal version's Tigerbreast.
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===Timelines===
[[Image:Deathsauruspin.jpg|thumb|75px|Deathstickus]]

* '''Deathsaurus pin''' (2005)

: The first 100 BotCon 2005 Primus-package preregistrants received an exclusive Deathsaurus pin as part of their registration package.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robot Heroes Victory Saber Dessaras.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Victory Saber''' / '''Dessaras''' (unreleased)

:A surprise entry in the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' series, this [[super deformed]] figurine of Deathsaurus also sports a name variant that hearkens back to his original Japanese moniker, only missing the spelling by one letter. Originally discovered amongst [[Wal-Mart]] store computer listings in mid-2008, he would have come packaged with an equally-adorable Victory Saber, but alas, the two-pack failed to materialize before the ''Robot Heroes'' line was canceled.
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==Notes==
[[Image:DeathsaurusAndRedGeist.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Definitely not toy-accurate, but definitely awesome.]]

* Deathsaurus's name is the source of a long-lasting argument. The phonetic Japanese reading of the name is: "De-su-za-ra-su". This is represented in English on his toy packaging and tech specs as "Deszaras." English-speaking fans would long debate the "proper" [[romanization]] of the name, interpreting it as Deszaras, Deathzaras, Deathsaurus, Death Czarus, Def Zarce, Deaths 'Я' Us, Debt Source, Darth Sass, Death's Arse and god knows what else. "Deathsaurus" had a tendency to be the most popular and well-known (on account of it actually ''meaning'' something), which led to it being used on the character's first official Western toy, making it his official American name. However, it is unlikely that this was supposed to be the actual name for the character—were his name intended to be read as "saurus", then it would be rendered as "sa-u-ru-su" or "za-u-ru-su" in Japanese (as had already been done with [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaurer]] and [[Saur]]), rather than "za-ra-su". As such, it appears that his name was genuinely intended to be the nonsense word, "Deszaras" (which resembles the pattern for naming of [[Wikipedia:Kaiju|Kaiju]] monsters, discussed below) and the character appears with this name on the [[Metrodome]] and [[Madman Entertainment]] DVD boxsets of the ''Victory'' cartoon. Hasbro appeared to be trying to steer things back in that direction with the cancelled [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figure, named "Dessaras". Only one letter out, there, guys!

* While often called a dragon or occasionally a griffin, and hilariously, a "bigbird" on his original Japanese [[bio]] card, Deathsaurus is most likely styled after traditional Japanese "kaiju", such as [[Godzilla]] or Rodan. Hence, the Kaiju-esque name, "Deszaras".

* The original Deathsaurus mold was redecoed into the non-living "Red Geist" (レッドガイスト ''Reddo Gaisuto'') mech for [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave of Legend Da Garn]]'' toyline, which lacked the Eaglebreast partner. Although the character design in the television show for the line was significantly modified from that of Deathsaurus (see image at right), including replacing Tigerbreast's tiger mode with a jet mode, the Red Geist toy itself was not retooled. [http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/2008/08/post_6871.html More on Red Geist at a Japanese toy photoblog.]
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Deszaras''' (デスザラス ''Desuzarasu'')
*''Arabic:'' '''Deathsandar''' (دثساندر ''Dithsāndar'')
*''English:'' '''Deathsanras''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Smertonosets''' (Смертоносец)
*''Spanish:'' '''Zan Rás''' (America)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Smertelnyi Sanraz''' (Смертельний Санраз)

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Deathsaurus/deathsaurus.htm Deathsaurus on TFU.info]

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Cheetor (BW)/toys

2012-04-13T23:43:03Z

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[[Image:CheetorBWtoys.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A sea of yellow and spots.]]
Being the yellow [[kid-appeal character]] of the [[Beast Era]], '''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' gets a lot of toys!

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
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[[Image:BWtoy-Cheetorgreeneyes.jpg|right|300px|thumb|From robot... to brick.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: Cheetor transforms into an organic, big cat-like creature somewhat resembling a [[Popular beast alternate modes|cheetah]]. As such, he is yellow and covered in spots. In robot mode, he is armed with a rifle made out of his hindquarters and tail, along with a second "gut gun" formed out of his stomach. The gut-gun has a [[Water-squirting gimmick]]. As with most early ''Beast Wars'' toys, he features a "[[mutant head]]" that replaces his face.

: There are several variations of this toy. The initial "rocky bubble" version of the toy features blue cheetah eyes and was incredibly hard to find [[Cheetor (BW)|due to delayed shipping]]. The "smooth bubble" release later in the year gave him red cheetah eyes. He was released again in 1997 (what with being a popular show character) in ''Beast Wars'''s second year, this time with bright green cheetah eyes, and the gold robot eyes of the previous two versions were changed to green.

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released two different Cheetor toys; one that was the same as the original, red-eyed version, and a [[running change]] [[:Image:BW toy - Running change Cheetor.jpg|version]] that not only has various color tweaks to make him slightly more show-colored (including dark green cheetah eyes, a gold head crest instead of blue, and red robot eyes), but also has a slight [[Retool|mold tweak]] to keep the beast head pointed forward in robot mode, which has been retained on all versions thereafter, excepting [[Hasbro]]'s initial release of [[Tigatron]].

: This mold was later [[redeco]]ed for a "[[#DxFK|Fox Kids]]" version, as well as [[#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|both the Hasbro and Takara 10th anniversary versions]] of the character.

: This mold was also used to make [[Shadow Panther]]/[[Ravage (G1)/toys|Tripredacus Agent]] and [[Tigatron]]. It was slated to be used for ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nightprowler]], but that toy set was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:VS3-CheetorWaspinator.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Is it possible to win a battle of the losers?]]
*'''Showdown of the Quickest: Cheetus VS Waspeeter''' (VS pack, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: In Japan, Cheetor was available both separately and in a VS pack with [[Waspinator]]. Both toys are identical to their original releases.

:Currently, it is unknown if the latter "show-like" version of the two toys were ever released in the VS set.

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*'''Cheetus''' golden version (Deluxe, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: A one-of-a-kind, all-gold version of Cheetor was awarded in Japan for a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' contest. Presumably, his softer joint-plastic and water bladder were unchromed gold, while everything else was blindingly gold-chromed.

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[[Image:BWtoy-CheetorTM.jpg|right|300px|thumb|NOT a Power Rangers zord.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Transmetal Deluxe, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-42'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: As with most first-wave [[Transmetals]] toys, Cheetor's beast mode is entirely robotic, but his robot mode has organic elements in its design. In beast mode, two rocket boosters can be flipped out (and extended, which the cartoon failed to show) of the sides of the cat torso to create a "flight mode", plus his tail rotates 180 to provide a "stabilizer" fin. In robot mode, his removable tail becomes a spiked whip, but he has no ranged weaponry, though you can put his two-fingered hands together to simulate the "gun" he used on the show. The toy suffers from a design flaw where the breast plate's hinges that holds both arms up in beast-mode suffers from a lot of stress, and, over time, can't hold up the cheetah head properly anymore.

: The Takara ''[[Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' release of the Transmetal Cheetor toy features five changes from the Hasbro version. The more immediately noticeable is that the "CHEETOR" [[tampograph]] on his beast mode was changed to "CYBERTRON" and the Maximal [[faction symbol]]. The other changes make Takara's version closer to Cheetor's show appearance than the Hasbro version. The Takara Cheetor has green robot-mode eyes (Hasbro's version has light blue), the robot mode chest has a full coat of yellow paint (Hasbro's version fades to the gray plastic at the outer edges), the cheetah teeth are painted (Hasbro's are unpainted), and the gray plastic is less brown than Hasbro's.

: This mold was retooled into [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Metals Jaguar]] and [[BotCon 2001]]'s [[Tigatron]], and slightly retooled to make ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]]. It was also used as the model for the non-toy character [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Transmetal Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Hurricane Showdown: Metals Cheetus VS Metals Waspeeter''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-42'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: Once again Cheetor was packaged in a VS pack with [[Waspinator]], this time in their "Metals" forms. Again, both toys are identical to the individual releases.

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[[Image:BeastWars Transmetal2 Cheetor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A body only Primal could love.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Transmetal 2 Deluxe, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-49'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, tail-flail

: Transmetal 2 Cheetor is the first major departure from the usual Cheetor styling, but maintains the standard "stand up cat"-style transformation, for which the robot mode is essentially the beast mode standing on its hind legs. Transmetal 2 Cheetor transforms into a saber-toothed tiger-type big cat with a large rocket engine grafted into his back. In robot mode, this rocket engine becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher.

: As with all Transmetal 2 toys, he features a [[spark]] crystal, a small, clear-colored ball with a vacuum-metalized faction logo inside. Cheetor's spark is placed on his left hind leg.

: This mold was later redecoed into [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Tripredacus Agent]]. (Notice the pattern yet?)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/TM2Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BW-toy CheetorFK.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Fox Kids Deluxe, 1999)
**''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: In 1999, a redeco of the [[#Dx1|original Cheetor toy]] was released, with "[[Fox Kids]]" branding on the packaging to advertise the show's move from syndication to a network. Aside from changing the black spots on his fur to a strange maroon color, at first glance, FK Cheetor seems identical to his original counterpart. However, a closer look shows that both the blue and the gold robot parts were all replaced with a metallic blue trim.

: Product listings gave this toy the name "Jungle Strike Cheetor", but that name never made it to packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/FKCheetor/fkcheetor.htm More information on Fox Kids Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BW-toy CheetorTMFK.jpg|right|thumb|300px|First guy to say I look like [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] gets a whip in the nuts.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Fox Kids Transmetal Deluxe, 1999)
**''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: Shortly afterwards, [[#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]] received a "Fox Kids" redeco, released along with a redeco of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Transmetal Tarantulas]]. This red-and-dark-green version of Cheetor proved to be hard to come by, as this assortment did not ship for very long at all. Shipping lists listed the toy as "Mech-Tech Cheetor", but that name never made it to the packaging.

: In Japan, this toy was released as a [[JafCon]] convention [[exclusive]], along with the "Fox Kids" versions of [[Airazor (BW)|Transmetal Airazor]] and [[Rattrap|Transmetal Rattrap]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/FKTMCheetor/fktmcheetor.htm More information on Fox Kids Transmetal Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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===Beast Machines===
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[[Image:BMtoy-CheetorMega.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You will never stand this thing up. Never.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Mega, 2000/2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-whip

: Part of the first assortment of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Megas, Cheetor transforms into a super-lean [[technorganic]] cheetah. In keeping with the early ''Beast Machines'' design trend of "articulated features", turning the beast-mode head causes its jaw to open and close. His left foreleg has a gear-spring horizontal "swiping" action activated by pushing a section of the above shoulder-armor towards his body.

: In robot mode, his head has the same feature; turning it left or right opens and closes his Muppet-like jaw. The "swiping"-action arm—now on his right side—is still available in this mode and can be used to swing his tail-whip around. Because of Cheetor's unusual body proportions and very small feet, he has issues standing up properly in this mode, especially with his legs positioned in the proper cat-like digitigrade style.

: In 2005, the Mega Cheetor toy was re-released as part of the Japanese Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' line. It does not appear that any significant changes were made to it. Reportedly, this item had a run of only 4000 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Beast Machines Cheetor (Mega) at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BMtoy-CheetorMcD.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Worst cheetah mode ever? Dude, he walks on his knees.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (McDonald's Happy Meal, 2000)
**''McNumber:'' ?

: This tiny, softer-plastic representation of Cheetor is great for the yung'uns. As one of ''ten'' toys in the [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|McDonald's]] ''Beast Machines'' Happy Meal promotion, it features an incredibly simplistic transformation with no removable parts. Why does he have that sideways articulation at the knees? Why are the fins on the back of his legs oversized, making his cheetah mode look even more ridiculous than it has to? These are the questions that burn in our nightmares.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Beast Machines Cheetor (McDonald's) at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BM Supreme Cheetor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So near, yet so far!]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Supreme, 2000)
**''Accessories:'' Tail-sword, 2 missiles

: One of the largest ''Transformers'' toys, nearly as tall as [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] in robot mode, Supreme Cheetor was heavily hyped as an "ultimate" toy. Aside from having the most [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] sculpting of any ''Beast Machines'' Cheetor toy, he features electronic lights and sounds in both modes, articulated jaws on both his beast and robot-mode heads, and raising "hackles" on his beast mode back. Each arm contains a [[gimmick]] as well. His left arm has a geared up-and-down "slashing" movement, with extending fingers (yes, fingers) that can spring out of his hand. His right arm contains a spring-loaded twin missile launcher that fires two missiles out of his palm when the arm is pulled back at the elbow. Even with his wide and rubber-padded feet, like [[#BMMega|Mega Cheetor]] he has balance issues in robot mode thanks to his top-heavy construction and oddly jointed legs. His teeth-clenched grin in robot mode is also somewhat off-putting.

: This toy was an ultimately inauspicious start for the Supreme price point. It [[Shelfwarmer|shelfwarmed]] pretty badly and ended up in blowout sales at online retailers discounted more than 75% off its original price tag.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/SupCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Beast Machines Cheetor (Supreme) at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BM-toy CheetorNightSlash.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is totally backwards. The black repaint is supposed to come AFTER the yellow one.]]
*'''Night Slash Cheetor''' (Deluxe, 2001)

: Part of the first wave of the [[Subline imprint|rebranded]] "Battle for the Spark" ''Beast Machines'' Deluxes, "Night Slash" Cheetor is a much more angular and mechanical-looking version of the character, with a more show-like face sculpt. Each bicep holds a spring-loaded sword attached by a brace that flips into his waiting hands when released. He has a Spark Crystal mounted on his upper back between his shoulders, and just behind that, a pair of thrusters on his back as well. His interior chest has a red and silver column that spins within a reflective silver dish when his Spark Crystal is pressed, meant to show the power of his Spark. However, this does not work terribly well given the opacity of the transparent plastic that normally covers it.

: This mold was used to make [[CatSCAN]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Maximal/NightSlashCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Night Slash Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:PfCCheetas.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Optimus, I don't wanna be mint in sealed box!"]]
*'''Perfect Choice Cheetus''' (Mega, 2005)

: The [[#BMMega|original Mega Cheetor toy]] was [[redeco]]ed in black and silver as a special ''Beast Wars Returns'' promotional contest prize. By ordering the cartoon series through the digital cable provider, you were automatically entered in a drawing for the toy, along with several other smaller merchandise prizes. All of the gimmicks from the first version are retained in this one.<ref>http://megatronofcybertron.homestead.com/japanesebeastwarsreturns.html</ref>

:It is currently unknown how many "Perfect Choice Cheetus" prizes were awarded.

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*'''Cheetor''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Container in Disguise

: Cheetor was available as one of three figures in a Jollibee promotion. The toy is a greatly simplified version of his ''Beast Machines'' Mega toy.

===Transtech===
[[Image:TTCheetorToy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's an evolution revolution!]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe?)

:A new (seemingly Deluxe scale) version of Cheetor was designed for ''[[Transtech]]'', the proposed follow-up to ''Beast Machines'', which would have turned into a Cybertronic F-1 race car with a cheetah motif. It made it at least as far as a resin hardcopy, seemingly with near-final engineering. Aside from featuring a launching, spring-loaded front bumper, it is uncertain what gimmicks it may have had. The toy was ultimately scrapped alongside the rest of the ''Transtech'' line.

:An earlier version of the ''Transtech'' Cheetor design was the basis for the [[Transcendent Technomorph]] version of [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]].
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===Universe (2003)===
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[[Image:TFU03-toy Cheetor.jpg|right|250px|thumb|My love for primal is like the sun and the moon, knowing they can never touch...]]
*'''Night Slash Cheetor''' (Deluxe, 2005)

: A redeco of the [[#BMNSC|''Beast Machines'' Night Slash Cheetor toy]], the ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Autobot]] version gives Cheets a predominantly orangey-yellow coloration again, but this time with a lot of dark red and some super-dark blue accents. All of his gimmicks from the previous version are retained.

: This toy was one of the last toys in the original ''Universe'' toyline sold at normal wide-release retail.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/NSCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Universe Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
[[Image:BW10Cheetor toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Guess what, I'm gonna have blue arms from now on.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: In 2006, Hasbro redecoed the [[#Dx1|original Cheetor toy]] for their ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' reissue line. He was cast in a different shade of yellow, and unlike most of the other toys in the line, he was actually ''further'' off-model than his original toy, the biggest difference being that the newer toy lacks the gold paint on its forearms and feet found on the show model. His right beast mode shoulder was [[tampograph]]ed with a Maximal sigil. He came packed with build-a-figure [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]]'s torso and a DVD disc containing the episode "[[Equal Measures]]".

:At this point the mold for the gut gun had degraded somewhat, and a new mold had to be made.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
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[[Image:Timelinestoy-CheetorDoFP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Leopard print is in!]]
*'''Dawn of Future's Past''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine-blaster, left & right side-pipes, Maximal "Golden Disk Key"

: "Axalon Cheetor" is a redeco of ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]], transforming into a low-ridin' Cybertronian race car with a large Maximal sigil on his hood and a cheetah-pattern deco for his upholstery. Stylin'! Inserting a "[[Cyber Planet Key|Golden Disk Key]]" into the slot on his back pops up a pair of gun barrels, which can be held in robot mode as his pre-beast Quasar gun. His head is also [[Retool|retooled]] from the original body to represent his ''Beast Wars'' head more closely, making his face even more show-accurate than the original toy's.

: He was available only as part of the [[BotCon 2006]] "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" box-set, with "Axalon" versions of [[Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Rattrap]], and "[[Darksyde]]" [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

: This toy—with the retooled head—was used to make "[[Tigatron|Unit 2]]". The original version was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]] and [[Movie (toyline)|movie-verse]] [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]]. It was also the basis for many many non-toy [[Maximal Command Security Force]] members.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/BCCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Axalon Cheetor at TFU.info]''

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===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
[[Image:BWTelemocha Cheetor.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Now THAT'S gorgeous!]]
* '''Cheetus''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-gun, water-shooting gun

: In 2007, Takara did the 10th Anniversary thing for the ''[[Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'' line, except much more show-accurate than Hasbro, with a high number of [[Paint operation|paint applications]] in order to be show-accurate.

: This release came with a DVD of "Convoy Disappeared", the Japanese dub of "[[Chain of Command]]" which was an episode that didn't feature Cheetor in any sort of meaningful way, despite episodes that do being easy to come by.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Telemocha Cheetor at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumSeries-CheetorBM.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Do you remember a time when Cheetor was technorganic? Pepperidge Farm® remembers.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 scimitars

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cheetor is based heavily on the [[#TSTrivia|design of Cheetor seen in the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon]], albeit with some differences, notably much thicker limbs, making him far more stable in robot mode. His twin scimitars can peg onto his hips for storage and are made of softer, rubbery plastic. His [[die-cast]] metal is limited to his shoulders, torso, and thighs.

: Care must be taken when transforming Cheetor into beast mode. His robot head ''must'' be pushed back into his beast mode's neck until it ''clicks''. Failure to do so will cause his robot mode head to get stuck inside the chest after the cheetah mode's neck is pushed into it, and may require disassembling the torso to get it out again.

: This figure is the first (and, to date, only) transforming toy commemorating the ''Beast Machines'' story, designs, and faction symbols. According to ''Titanium Series'' concept designer [[Don Figueroa]], making ''Titanium'' Cheetor use the BM body was his idea. It seems he was told simply to make "Cheetor", but his [[Hasbro]] supervisors never specified ''which'' Cheetor to make. [[Aaron Archer]] corroborated this, saying Hasbro had not meant to produce a Beast Machines figure: they had simply put Cheetor's name on a list, and the toy ended up being, as Archer put it, "the wrong one."

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Maximal/TitCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Titanium Series Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe2008toy-Cheetor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He went through five bodies... and then back to this.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Tail-whip, throwing blades

: First available in the fourth wave of ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Deluxes, this version of Cheetor is based on the original ''Beast Wars'' Cheetor, transforming into an organic cheetah that's much closer in proportions to the real animal than any previous attempt, with a robot face sculpt based much more on the CGI show model. Alas, the compromise is that he has a far ''less'' [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] robot mode due to a markedly different [[Transformation (toys)|transformation scheme]] that involves his entire beast-chest ending up as a huge hunchback in robot mode. When a lever is pulled on his beast mode back, the cheetah head's jaw opens and the cheetah's eyes change colors from green to red, a bizarre [[homage]] to the differing eye-colors the [[#Beast_Wars|original Cheetor toy]] went through in its many releases. His tail becomes a whip-weapon, plus he comes with a pair of triple-bladed throwing stars that store in compartments on his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Universe Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Cheetorhenkeitoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Chromed, but not Transmetal.]]
*'''Cybertron Cheetus''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-12'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-whip, throwing blades

: ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Cheetor replaces some of his yellow plastic—including his arms, and stomach among other parts—with gold plastic. He has more elaborate and varied paint applications, including painting the insides of his beast mode kibble for a greater contrast. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he has vacuum-metalized plastic parts, specifically his entire head and the bodies of his throwing blades.
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===Device Label===
[[Image:DeviceLabeltoy-Cheetusdesktop.jpg|thumb|200px|Cheetus wears [[wikipedia:It%27s_always_sunny_in_philadelphia|Kitten Mittens]].]]
*'''Device Cheetus''' ([[May 29|5/29]]/2010)

:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Device Label]]'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Tigatron]], Cheetus transforms from a working USB 2 gigabyte thumb drive into a yellow mechanoid cheetah.

:Stored on the USB drive is an installable program called "Transformers Desktop Defender." When the Cheetor device is plugged in, a Cheetor avatar appears on the screen, transforming from thumb drive to cheetah mode as the program is activated. The program's setup allows you to rename your cheetah to anything you desire, alter the avatar's movement speed and his personality, decide whether he eats your desktop icons, and view his function, mission, and [[tech spec]] numbers. Whether he appears as Cheetor, Ravage, or Tigatron can be selected as well.

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==Merchandise==
*'''Beast Wars Transformers 200 piece puzzle''' (puzzle, 1996)
: A [[Beast Wars Transformers Jigsaw Puzzle|200-piece puzzle]] from [[Milton Bradley]] featured art of Cheetor fighting Megatron and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]. It was very chrome-foil-y! [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00080.html]

*'''Beast Wars Transformers sweatshirt''' (1996)
: A sweatshirt depicting a jovial Cheetor, in robot mode, crouching behind some rocks and firing his gut-gun. His beast mode's head is drawn behind him, the Beast Wars logo layered over the explosion that is leaving his gun's barrel, and the name "CHEETOR" is spelled out at the bottom of the image.

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* '''Beast Wars magnet set''' (1997)

: The original cast of ten from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was rendered in adorable [[super-deformed]] style for a set of magnets. Awwwww.

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[[Image:Cheetormutatingcard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Wait, so the cheetah mode is ''slower''?]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Cheetor was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].

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[[Image:3DBattleCard-Cheetor.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Probably more involved than the actual toy's transformation.]]
*'''Cheetor''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)

: A 31-point character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Cheetor "transforms" into a Transmetal 2 cheetah. He uses the same parts layout as [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] and [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]].

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===Kabaya candy toys===
*'''Cheetus''' (candy toy, 1997)

: A tiny plastic Cheetor figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 4 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Dinobot, Rattrap, Megatron, Optimus Primal, and Rhinox. As always, terrible candy is included.

*'''Cheetus''' (candy toy kit, 1997)

: Part of a set of four [[Kabaya]] [[Candy toy|candy toys]], this version of Cheetor, based on [[#Dx1|the original toy]], is an unpainted and unassembled plastic kit that transforms (and partially re-assembles) from cheetah to robot mode, though much smaller (and cheaper) than the original toy. It is cast entirely in pale yellow and grayish-tan plastics, as are the other three toys in the set: [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Rattrap]], and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. [http://soundwave810.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html]

*'''Cheetus''' (candy toy, 1997)
: A tiny superdeformed Cheetor was also available from Kabaya. [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00713.html]
[[Image:BWmerch-CheetorTMKabaya.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
*'''Cheetus''' (snap-together model with candy, 1999)
:Kabaya released a set of models based on ''Metals'' characters, of which Cheetor was one. He came with candy! He also came in translucent plastic, if you wanted it.

*'''Cheetus''' (figurine with candy, 1999)
:A tiny statuette of ''Metals'' Cheetor on a rectangular stand was available with candy, alongside other ''Metals'' characters. [http://www.dvandom.com/tv99.html]

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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroescheetorblackarachnia.jpg|right|300px|thumb|...Nimbus?]]
* '''Cheetor''' / '''Blackarachnia''' (2-pack, 2008)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Cheetor is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions. He is depicted in a running pose and is articulated at the shoulders and neck. He has a Maximal [[faction symbol]] on his butt.

: He was only available in a two-pack with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Tigatron]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Maximal/Cheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Robot Heroes Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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* '''Cheetor''' / '''Tankor'''

[[Image:RobotHeroes Cheetor VS Tankor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Proudly wearing his faction symbol on his knee.]]
: Cheetor is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' and is designated as from the "Beast Machines Series," along with his packmate [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. His sculpt and color scheme is derived solely from his television show appearance. Cheetor has articulation at the neck and shoulders, though his left arm's large sword inhibits movement.

:Rather than using the ''Beast Machines'' Maximal and Vehicon symbols, the embossed faction logos on the top of the Cheetor/Tankor packaging are the pre-existing ''Beast Wars'' Maximal and Predacon symbols found on ''Beast Wars''-themed ''Universe'' Robot Heroes packs.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/RHBMCheetor/cheetor.htm More information on Robot Heroes Beast Machines Cheetor at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
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[[Image:Cheetor-preliminarytoy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The original guns, featuring realistically painted cheetah guts. Hooray!]]
[[Image:BWRConcept01.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Cheetor's control art. Yes, that IS Cheetor, not Shadow Panther. Yes, it's not a cheetah.]]
* The first Cheetor toy was originally intended to be part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' Deluxes released, but experienced a delayed initial release, coming several weeks afterward. This was likely due to a change made to his "tail gun", which on the toy is much different from the version glimpsed in catalogues, commercials, and toy packaging cross-sells. The prototype gun is held via a handle on the top side of the tail rather than underneath the haunches and has a small blue gun barrel that flips out. Why this change was made and whether it was the actual cause of the delay are currently unknown.

* Cheetor's design art seems to indicate he wasn't originally designed to be a cheetah...or was at least designed to be generically big-cat-like enough to be other types of feline.

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:''Apelinq is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. When he received a new body, he became known as '''Hyperlinq'''.''

[[Image:Apelinqbm.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Code Monkey get up, get coffee. Code Monkey go to job. Code Monkey have boring meeting with boring manager Rob.]]

A participant in the close of the Autobot/Decepticon wars, '''Apelinq''' turned to scientific research, particularly computer xenoscience, in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s new peacetime economy. But in due time, he was called by the Maximal government to lead the resurrection of Cybertron's legendary strike team, the [[Wrecker]]s. Known for his genius battlefield tactics, Apelinq is a bot of ideas who would rather outwit his opponents than destroy them with brute force. His years in research have jaded him against more spiritual thinking. He doesn't trust mysticism. Apelinq tends to micromanage, to his detriment, and, thanks to his solid confidence in his own abilities, he can get in over his head.

Apelinq's scientific endeavors have armed him well. He carries two impact maces of his own design. He is most famous for his [[Transfer Interlink]], an invention that can download digital objects into reality. The limitations of this technology are not yet known, though he uses this ability to achieve his favorite mode of transportation—through the skies on his "virtual digiboard". <ref>Profile written from information provided both by Apelinq's original bio (see external links) and the full-page profile published in the back of [[Disclosure|Wreckers #2]].</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Reaching the Omega Point''===
As the [[Maximal Elder]]s were silenced and chaos erupted across [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Apelinq grew increasingly worried. Marshals were disappearing left and right and entire sections of populace began to go missing. After the source of the trouble was identified as [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], returning from the Beast Wars, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and the other Wreckers, sans Apelinq, were sent to put him down. Only Rodimus returned alive, his unique [[Matrix Templar]] physiology curiously immune to Megatron's virus.

Apelinq used Rodimus's physiology as a starting point for the creation of a countervirus, but suddenly, a new ship arrived through a low-altitude transwarp anomaly on Cybertron. While Rodimus and Apelinq investigated, finding the crew to be [[Primal Prime]] and other surviving troops, the group was rushed by the [[Vehicon general]] [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]]. Apelinq and Mirage were thrown through the anomaly, landing on a strange organic planet. Apelinq disposed of Mirage, but was separated from the countervirus and his transfer interlink.

Apelinq found himself a captive observer of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. He kept a distance for a long duration, until he bore witness to a battle between [[Shokaract]] and the [[Covenant]]. He could stand by idle no longer, and Apelinq joined their battle. {{storylink|Apelinq's War Journals}}

[[Image:Visitations.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Yeah, uh, real shadowy.]]

Unfortunately, the countervirus had been found by [[Packrat]] and [[Onyx Primal]] before Apelinq could get to it. During their fight with [[Fractyl]], [[Vice Grip]], and [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], Apelinq was able to grab the device without them noticing anything more than a "shadowy figure". They blamed [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Visitations}}

[[Image:Apelinqterminus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hi, don't mind me, I'm just this year's exclusive toy being shoehorned into this story...]]

Apelinq, having viewed the Beast Wars from afar for a time, could not stand idle any longer. [[Shokaract]] had traveled from the future to ensure his place in history, and the [[Unicron]]-powered tyrant was battling [[Optimus Primal]]'s troops and the legendary [[Covenant]]. Though Apelinq had found the antidote to Megatron's [[transformation virus]] he had lost here, after a number of the Covenant were cut down by Shokaract, Apelinq transformed into his vehicle mode and attacked.

Apelinq survived the first few waves of attacks, despite their high number of casualties, and regrouped with Optimus Primal, [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]] and the others. For a moment, they thought they had been betrayed by one of their own, the heroic Predacon [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]], but this was just a ruse. Sandstorm was secretly [[Scorpius]], one of the Covenant. But when Sandstorm died as well, Optimus Primal was inspired by his sacrifice, and asked Apelinq to fight alongside them. Together, along with the summoned might of [[J'nwan]], they were able to defeat Shokaract, remove Unicron's essence from prehistoric Earth, and rewrite the future. As time began to grow unstable around them, Apelinq grabbed Windrazor and managed to return to the Cybertron from which he originated.

However, once Apelinq arrived home, Windrazor had disappeared. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''===
[[Image:Apelinqseemsfamiliar.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Dammit, Primal, look, I'm your [[redeco]], okay?"]]
After [[Primal Prime]] and [[Ramulus]] saved [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] from some [[Tank Drone]]s, Apelinq appeared and introduced himself to Optimus. Since the timeline in which they had battled Shokaract in Earth's past had been erased, Apelinq filled Optimus in on their time together. But he and the others were off to a meeting with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], and Primal and Nightscream decided to tag along.

Several groups, including Primal Prime and Apelinq's Wreckers converged on the Oracle's chamber, and a series of cryptic messages were given to each group. The Oracle admitted that the Wreckers could probably stop the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] themselves, but before it could give the Wreckers their mission, Optimus Primal interrupted. Apelinq quietly disapproved when the Oracle subsequently wiped Primal's mind of the events from the day. The Oracle flickered, a strange voice spoke, and a set of coordinates were beamed into Primal Prime's head. Their task lay before them, and Prime ordered Apelinq to prepare their Autobot shuttle for launch.

[[Image:Apelink Transfer Interlink.jpg|right|250px|thumb|CHOOM]]

But just as they arrived within the shuttle's launch bay, the Wreckers were ambushed by hordes of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s drones. Thankfully, Apelinq had some backup, and he summoned [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Shouting the [[Wrecker]]s' battle cry, Apelinq entered the fray. Together they cut their way through the Vehicon army, and the shuttle lifted off, escaping Cybertron for parts unknown. {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}

But their shuttle had a stowaway. The bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had attacked some of their crew, and in the process [[Fractyl]] was seriously damaged. Apelinq, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and Ramulus rushed the injured Fractyl to the repair bay. Frustrated with the antiquated Autobot technology, Apelinq used his [[Transfer Interlink]] to create [[CatSCAN]], merging the ship's medical diagnostic program with design schematics from an old acquaintance. The new medic was able to save Fractyl, but Apelinq was unable to dissolve CatSCAN as he normally would with his creations.

The Wreckers received a homing beacon and followed it to the surface of a planet. Apelinq, Primal Prime, CatSCAN, and Ramulus began to survey the planet when CatSCAN got in some trouble with the locals and was attacked by [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]]. Apelinq jumped in to assist, but [[Glyph (G1)|Glyph]] entered the scene to sort things out. Glyph and Tap-Out were the only survivors of a survey mission sent centuries ago by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. They were looked after by the native [[Akalouthan]]s while studying their culture.

Curiously, these natives were expecting the Wreckers. According to prophecies, protectors would arrive to guard the [[Divine Light]], the power source which the Akalouthans worshiped. Apelinq's analysis found the Divine Light to be a sort of battery, but with unusual properties. Having suspected that there was a traitor among them for a while, the Wreckers were surprised to find their comrade Rotorbolt nearly off-line. Apelinq, Ramulus, and Devcon rushed to the Divine Light's chamber in time to witness Cyclonus make off with the treasure. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[Image:Apelinqangsts.jpg|left|250px|thumb|That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight, losing my religion.]]

In the aftermath of their betrayal on Archa Nine, Primal Prime retreated into himself and the Matrix. Apelinq's skepticism surrounding their divine mission continued to nurture, and the others had growing doubts of their own.

They traveled to an icy planet ten systems away, and Primal Prime ordered Apelinq, Rodimus, Arcee, and Ramulus to follow him quickly outside, while Apelinq protested their hastiness. Apelinq's worries were, for the moment, unwarranted, as the sole inhabitant of the planet seemed to be the excommunicated Quintesson [[Al-Badur]]. Though the Wreckers eyed him uneasily, he was willing to tell them the history of the Quintessons' attempts to use Vector Sigma to enslave the Transformers race. When Al-Badur revealed that the Oracle itself was a Quintesson creation devised to control Vector Sigma, Primal Prime was taken aback. Had they been led astray this whole time?

However, for Apelinq, the pieces now fit together, and he recounted how the real Vector Sigma had broken through the Oracle shell program, giving them a real mission. Primal Prime was reassured during the brief moment before the Sharkticons attacked. Though the Sharkticons were armed with strange (yet somehow familiar) technology, they were eventually overtaken by the Wreckers. With Al-Badur, the Wreckers left once again, but this time for Cybertron. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

{{note|In the unpublished script to ''[[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1|The Wreckers'' #4]], while en route to Cybertron, Apelinq was able to identify the Sharkticons' technology as belonging to the outlaw [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. Apelinq was geeking out. Cryotek was a former acquaintance of Apelinq's at the [[High Council]]'s [[Research Cooperative]], and someone Apelinq begrudgingly admired—though for his results, not his illegal methods. A message was encoded within the weapon which betrayed the Quintessons' plot to retake Cybertron. Apelinq and the others headed their shuttle there quickly.}}

[[Image:Hyperlinqart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I'm a bot of many names.]]

After arriving in orbit above the newly reformatted Cybertron and finding a full-scale Quintesson invasion, Primal Prime ordered his troops to concentrate only on Cryotek, the real threat. Taking Apelinq, Ramulus, [[Tigatron]], and Al-Badur with him, Primal Prime leapt from the still-airborne shuttle into the battle below.

But their subterranean attack on the Predacon gangster, grown to intimidating size and power by the Divine Light, was costly. Primal Prime had sacrificed himself, taking a fatal hit that was intended for Apelinq, but rather than saving Apelinq, Prime's act fused them together grotesquely. With two of the Wreckers' most powerful disposed of, leaving only Devcon, [[Tigatron]], Ramulus, and the Quintesson, all hope seemed lost.

Suddenly, a glowing titan formed before them, from the combined bodies of Apelinq and Primal Prime into a single powerful entity: [[Sentinel Maximus]], with Apelinq, now named '''Hyperlinq''', forming the head of Primus's champion. During the battle with Cryotek, Hyperlinq was once forced to disengage from Sentinel Maximus when they were frozen still by Cryotek's ice powers. He transformed into robot mode and was able to break Maximus free of the ice with a few laser blasts. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

{{note|For further information, see [[Sentinel Maximus]].}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:Apelinqtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm totally different from Optimus Primal. I have some green!]]
*'''Apelinq''' (Mega, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Hand-cannon/thruster, 2 club-missiles

:Apelinq is a [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Wars'' Mega [[Transmetal]] version of [[Optimus Primal]], transforming into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|gorilla]]. He also has a third "transport" mode, where his robot legs unfold into a "virtual digiboard" for his gorilla form to ride. The thruster for the board becomes a handheld spring-loaded missile launcher, which uses Apelinq's twin maces for ammunition.

:Apelinq was available as an [[exclusive]] toy to [[BotCon 2000]]. He and [[Shokaract]] were limited to 1200 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Apelinq/apelinq.htm More information on Apelinq at TFU.info]''

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===Universe===
[[Image:Hyperlinqtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Don't mind the new packaging, my name is Hyperlinq, for serious!]]
*'''Sentinel Maximus with Ape-Linq Mini-Con''' (Ultra, 2004)

:A [[Retool|retooling]] of the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Mini-Con]] [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]], Ape-Linq transforms into an armored personnel carrier capable of towing the larger "armored transport" mode of [[Sentinel Maximus]]. He also has a hand-held gun mode, plus forms the head and central torso of the combined Sentinel Maximus robot mode. His head was completely retooled to resemble a fully-mechanical version of the original Apelinq toy's noggin, plus the larger Sentinel Maximus robot head was given wholly-new tooling as well. Naturally, he was only available with Sentinel Maximus.

:The set was a planned exclusive to [[OTFCC 2004]], but was not produced in time for the show. After the convention license was revoked from [[3H Productions|3H]]'s ownership, [[Hasbro]] eventually mailed out the paid-for Sentinel Maximuses in new packaging.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Knock Out (Energon)|Knock Out]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Ape-Linq/ape-linq.htm More information on Ape-Linq at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[Image:Apelinqdigiboard.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Hey, that should be your legs!]]
* Even though Apelinq's toy forms his hoverboard out of parts of Apelinq's robot feet, the hoverboard is treated in fiction as a digital object downloaded into reality from Apelinq's [[Transfer Interlink]].

* Both Apelinq and his creator, [[Glen Hallit]], are former engineers. Apelinq is super smart and is an excellent fighter, he can download any digital object into reality, and his lowest [[Tech Spec]] stat is 8. Later, he sort of [[Sentinel Maximus|gets the Matrix]]. Hmm.

* The original planned name for the ''Universe'' incarnation of Apelinq was '''Hyperlinq''', which was printed on the proposed boxes shown at OTFCC 2004. However, when Hasbro created new packaging for the toy, they went with the name "'''Ape-Linq'''", as did Sentinel Maximus's profile in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Collector's Club magazine]]. However, he is called the intended name, Hyperlinq, in "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]".

*On the ''[[Alternators]]'' character [[Decepticharge]], there is a pseudo-advertisement for "Hyperlinq Racing".

* Apelinq/Ape-Linq/Hyperlinq/whatever is one of only a few characters to receive multiple BotCon exclusive toys, sharing the distinction with [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Double Punch]], [[Tigatron]], and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron/Galvatron]]. He is the only one of the five who does not share his name with any mainline toy.

* Glen Hallit strongly implied at [[BotCon 2000]] that Apelinq was known as "Uplinq" prior to taking his gorilla altmode.

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/characters/apelinq.html Apelinq's profile at BotCon.com]
* [http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/journals/index.html Apelinq's War Journals]

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Bodyblock (TF 2010)

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:''Bodyblock was to have been [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 Transformers line]].''

[[Image:TF2010UnreleasedBodyblock.jpg|thumb|350px|Somehow I look more like [[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]] than [[Mindset (TF 2010)|Mindset]] does!]]

'''Bodyblock''' would have been an [[Autobot]].

==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Bodyblock''' (Scout, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon

:Bodyblock is a teal and white redeco of [[Breacher]]. Bodyblock transforms into a Land Systems OMC [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratel_IFV Ratel IFV] that can load onto Voyager Class [[Sea Spray]] or [[Deep Dive]]. His cannon uses the [[C joint]] system, so it can be clipped onto multiple places on his robot mode, as well as on other figures with appropriate mounting points. His arm-panels also utilize 3mm clips, therefore they can be equipped with assorted C joint accessories.

:As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], Bodyblock would have sported a [[rubsign]] instead of a regular faction [[insignia]]. The back of his card still identifies his faction, however.

:Bodyblock was intended to be released as part of the fifth Scout Class wave of the 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line together with [[Rumble (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Demolition Rumble]] and [[Downshift (TF 2010)|Downshift]], but fell victim to the line's discontinuation by all major US retailers in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. Unlike the previous wave, which was released in other markets and eventually showed up at US discount stores, the Bodyblock/Rumble/Downshift wave remains unreleased.

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