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Shockwave (Movie)

2011-05-04T19:09:52Z

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most bewildering foe: the faceless!]]

'''Shockwave''' was left to watch [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] long ago, arriving on Earth to hunt for the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] shortly after Megatron. A peerless scientist with deadly efficiency and a cold devotion to logic, he is one of the very few who could rival Megatron. After spending decades under Chernobyl, Shockwave is ready and willing to destroy the Autobots with his arm-mounted AstroMag Cannon.

{{bigquote|Logic brings all things to order.}}

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==Fiction==
===IDW live-action film prequel comics===
[[Image:Foundation1-Shockwavedoesntlikeit.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"'''Your star burns!''' I require frozen treats."]]
Eons after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were vanquished, Cybertron fell into dark times. The AllSpark had been buried somewhere within Cybertron and been dismissed as a legend, and the planet itself lacked a star to orbit. As energy became more and more scarce, Cybertronians segregated into tribes. Shockwave chose to rally behind [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. However, he faced opposition from the non-believer [[Thetacon]]s, and Shockwave joined [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and several others in repelling their attacks. Ultimately, Sentinel Prime won the day, as he and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] were successful in locating the lost AllSpark and harnessing a new sun to orbit. This, however, did not please Shockwave. Now that the war was over, he was dissatisfied, and he no longer knew his purpose. This shocked his old friend, Megatron, and Shockwave explained that it was the journey he enjoyed, not the destination. Plus, well, that new sun was kind of bright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1}}

Later, Megatron detailed to Shockwave how he had eavesdropped on a conversation between Sentinel and Optimus, where Sentinel had tried to pass on leadership to Optimus, who refused, unable to accept he was also a Prime. They encountered a monster that was attacking a group of [[Hatchling]]s and their protector [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Shockwave was amazed by the creature and called it "magnificent". After besting it, he joined the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]] that Sentinel placed under Megatron's command, rooting out dissident Transformers. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2}}

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{{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

Many years later, after war had broken out between the Autobots and Decepticons, Shockwave and Starscream exchanged worried glances over the crumbling sanity of their lord, Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1}} {{charstubfiction}}
{{Storylink|Foundation issue 3}}

[[Image:RisingStorm 2 Chromia Dies.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
Some time later, after the Autobots sent the All Spark into space, Megatron left Shockwave in charge of the Decepticons still on Cybertron as he went in search of his prize. During a battle with a team of Autobots, Shockwave heard the scream of the AllSpark when it was found by [[Sector 7]]. Leaving [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] in charge of the Decepticons on Cybertron, Shockwave set out in an impossibly fast ship, swearing not to return without the AllSpark. He crashed in Tunguska, [[Siberia]] in [[1908]].<ref>''Rising Storm'' issue 2 reveals that Shockwave caused the mysterious real-life [[wikipedia:Tunguska_event|Tunguska event.]]</ref> He remained buried there in [[stasis lock]], healing until [[Soviet Union|Soviet Russia]] found him ten years later. Using stolen research from the U.S., who had found Megatron the same way, the Russians reverse-engineered his technology to invent nuclear power plants. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}} {{storylink|Frozen}}

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===Titan Magazines===
While Starscream doesn't like or trust Shockwave, he respects his intelligence and, if he had to choose, would give the nod to Shockwave being his successor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Image:Shockwave-ROTFnewspaper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Quick, add him to the character list!]]
At some point during 2009, Shockwave was caught on film and the event was written up for a newspaper article. A newspaper page with the headline "Mysterious Robot Spotted" was discarded in [[Egypt]], where it was sucked up by a rampaging [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}
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===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===
[[Image:RisingStorm_Shockwave_and_astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]
The Russian facility holding Shockwave was seemingly abandoned for reasons unknown, and in 2011, the reawakened Megatron managed to track him down and free him. Shockwave was brought to Megatron's "base" in [[Namibia]], where he was eager to get back to killing Autobots as soon as possible. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}}

Shockwave and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] made their presence known on Earth near [[Dalian]], [[China]], where they quickly disposed of the Autobots [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and stole material for a mysterious construction project.

Shockwave began following the exploits of Earth's stranded Transformers from afar, and derided its war's combatants as idiots after watching a skirmish in [[California]]. After contacting Astrotrain for an update on their project, he tracked [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]'s radiation trail back to Starscream's current base of operations, in a junkyard on the outskirts of [[Mexico City]]. Blasting his way through the Decepticons unwise enough to try defending Starscream, Shockwave informed the treacherous air commander that Megatron had "requested his services." Before the conversation could go any further, Astrotrain radioed Shockwave with some bad news: the "[[Brains|brain unit]]" scrap drone that held the control software for the machine he was constructing had escaped. Shockwave charged Starscream and his followers with recovering the drone. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1}}

{{spoiler|Rising Storm issue 3}}

[[Image:Risingstorm_3_shockwave_on_NEST.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shock blast!]]

Shockwave contacted an angry Starscream who thought he was promised the Autobots would be occupied. Shockwave countered that they were occupied, but, you know, with Starscream, leaving Shockwave free to leave a message for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] at the [[NEST]] Headquarters in [[Diego Garcia]]. After killing [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], and other Autobots who stood in his way, Shockwave confronted the trembling humans left to fend for themselves. When Shockwave asked who was in command, [[Theodore Galloway]] told him that he was. Shockwave killed Galloway and the other humans save one, and he asked his question one more time. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}}

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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{comingsoon|unreleased|when=July 1, 2011}}
{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]

[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave.jpg|left|250px|thumb|1% assorted Shockwave parts, 99% weapons.]]
Under the orders of Starscream, Shockwave attacked [[Tranquility]] in an effort to interfere with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s attempt to rescue [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] from [[Sector Seven]]. Prime actually had a grip on the helicopter net that held Bumblebee, but the force of Shockwave's entry mode's impact knocked him off, allowing Sector Seven to get away.

[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave turrent.jpg|200px|thumb|Death Cannon OF LOGIC!]]
Landing in downtown, the [[Triple Changer|triple-changing]] Shockwave adopted a helicopter and an artillery emplacement as his alternate modes, promptly transforming into the latter and lobbing explosives around the city. Prime, forced to cut off his rescue, charged in and pounded Shockwave until the goliath transformed and retreated to another position. Prime doggedly kept at Shockwave, following him every time he retreated, eventually defeating the Decepticon and saving Tranquility. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

Later, when the Autobots returned to Cybertron, Shockwave appeared on the planet alongside (and presumably leading) an army of Decepticon drones. Optimus quickly defeated the drones and once more defeated Shockwave.

{{note|Shockwave is not a playable character in the game, appearing only as a boss character during the Autobot campaign. He also appears (but does not transform) as one of the enemies battled in the Autobot campaign's bonus level set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but what this implies about Shocky is debatable at best, given the level's questionable in-game continuity.}}
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===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]

[[Image:Shockwave movie psp.jpg|left|170px|thumb|He makes up for his loss of weapons by being the most awesome character in the game.]]

The massive Shockwave might ''look'' like he's purely about muscle and firepower, but he's actually remarkably shrewd and cunning. Coveting the position of Decepticon leader for himself, Shockwave has been working to oust Megatron for years. As you might imagine, he and Starscream don't get along very well.

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth in search of their lost leader, Megatron, Shockwave adopted a tank as his alternate mode. Shockwave was supposed to join [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] in his attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], but instead busied himself surrepticiously searching for leads to the location of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]]. After receiving a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who informed him that the Autobots were on Earth and had discovered their own leads to the location of Megatron, Shockwave had [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] airlift him to Qatar, where he helped Blackout take care of the last few military units opposing him. He relayed Frenzy's message to Blackout, then departed for the Arctic with Thundercracker, intending to investigate the site where Megatron's body was discovered.

In the Arctic, Shockwave and Thundercracker faced resistance from an Autobot unit in the area, but fought their way through them to discover that Megatron's body had been moved by [[Sector Seven]]. The trip was not a wasted one, however: after scanning a computer terminal in the cavern, Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones with him to Earth to help in the search for the All Spark. These drones were presently lying dormant all over the Earth, and Shockwave schemed to reactivate them so that they could serve him as his personal army. The signal required to reanimated the drones had to be broadcast from a great height, so Shockwave and Thundercracker quickly made their way to a rocket launch site, where Shockwave
programmed the code into a rocket that subsequently beamed the signal down over the Earth from space. Drones sprang to life all over the planet, and began attacking the Autobots. Shockwave's control of his
self-made army was short lived, however, as Autobots [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] successfully transmitted a virus that shut the drones down. Simultaneously, Shockwave received another message from Frenzy that the he had discovered the location of Megatron, and that the Decepticon leader was about to reawaken.

After the Autobots defeated Megatron and most of the other Decepticons in battle in [[Center City]], Shockwave retreated back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as did Starscream. Back on their homeworld, Shockwave and Starscream faced off for leadership of the Decepticons, with Starscream ultimately claiming victory. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

{{note|In contrast to the console version of the game, Shockwave ''is'' a playable character on the PSP.}}

===Autobot Stronghold===

Shockwave was used as the basis for an army of [[drone]] units, who were part of the constant attacks on the Autobot's [[LG]] Stronghold. For some reason, these drones had ''two'' Sparks. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Dark of the Moon: The Game'' (console)===
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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
*'''Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' ?
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] cannon

:Shockwave transforms into a purple Cybertronian tank. He has a large MechTech cannon on his right arm, a tube connecting it to his backpack, and a blade on his left arm.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
* [[Transformers The Game (console)|''Transformers: The Game'']] Shockwave was designed by artist [[Ken Christiansen]].
*The "Attack Copter", "Recon Chopper" and "Stealth Chopper" [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-]][[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|A-Bot]] vehicle modes from the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS video games]] transform into robot modes bearing some resemblance to Shockwave. The Attack Chopper is the only one that can be customized to appear purple, though.
*The photo on the newspaper article in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is a photo of [[:Image:Shockwaveministatue.jpg|Palisades's statue]] of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]], with something photoshopped in the foreground.
*Shockwave will be the main villain of ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. According to the very earliest promotional materials, Shockwave rules over Cybertron while the Autobots and the Decepticons duke it out on Earth. <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-3-Push-Pops-Readers-Digest/dp/0794423094/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287431242&sr=1-7 Product summary of Transformers 3 Push-Pops on Amazon.]</ref> Director Michael Bay later commented that Shockwave was a "little bit more vicious" than Megatron.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV]</ref> Given that live-action Megatron is aggressive, but sane. It could be possible that some of Shockwave's traits are based on his Energon counterpart [[Shockblast].
*Shockwave does not have the same form in IDW's ''[[Rising Storm]]'' and ''[[Foundation]]'' that he does in ''Dark of the Moon'' despite both being Cybertronian forms. His form in the comics is less skeletal in robot mode than his appearance in the film and he also transforms into a Cybertronian jet, much like [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s original body, whereas he will apparently transform into some form of Cybertronian tank in the film (following the leader maybe?). [[John Barber]] commented on his Twitter account that he isn't sure why his appearance is different to that of the film, but that an explanation will be given in issue 4 of ''Rising Storm''. <ref>http://twitter.com/#!/TheJohnBarber/status/60710221739339776</ref>
*It has been said that Shockwave's original voice actor [[Corey Burton]] has rejected voicing him for ''Dark of the Moon'', so the inspiration for his Shockwave voice David Warner is being considered.

==External links==
*''Transformers: The Game'' Shockwave [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-01.html concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-02.html vehicle mode renderings], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-03.html robot mode and head concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-04.html final robot mode rendering] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-05.html transformation animation guide] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.gamespot.com/video/932116/6172356/transformers-the-game-interview-1 ''Transformers: The Game'' video interview with Daniel Suarez, featuring Shockwave footage]
* [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/characters/shockwave Shockwave's entry at Transformers.Com's Cybertronian Database]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Second-in-command

2011-02-17T19:11:15Z

192.206.245.200: /* Decepticon seconds-in-command */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is...well, second to the commander's. A Transformer who is second-in-command is not necessarily ranked '''Sub-Commander''', while a Transformer ranked Sub-Commander is usually the second-in-command. The rank generally varies between factions. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is usually overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a very tough decision. Pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him. Pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[scrap]].

== Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I...want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command......" Prowl:"What?! NOOO!!!"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Binaltech]] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref>
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (ROC)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (ROC)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Demolishor (Armada)]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)]]
*[[Starcream (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BWN)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron ]] before he joined the Maximals.
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Antagony]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to [[Megatron (BW)]]
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]

Second-in-command

2011-02-17T19:10:37Z

192.206.245.200: /* Decepticon seconds-in-command */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is...well, second to the commander's. A Transformer who is second-in-command is not necessarily ranked '''Sub-Commander''', while a Transformer ranked Sub-Commander is usually the second-in-command. The rank generally varies between factions. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is usually overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a very tough decision. Pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him. Pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[scrap]].

== Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I...want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command......" Prowl:"What?! NOOO!!!"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Binaltech]] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref>
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (ROC)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (ROC)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Demolishor (Armada)]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)]]
*[[Starcream (Armada)]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BWN)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron ]] before he joined the Maximals.
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Antagony]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to [[Megatron (BW)]]
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]

Second-in-command

2011-02-17T19:10:08Z

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Thrust (Armada)

2011-02-17T19:06:42Z

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{{factions|decepticon|unicron}}
{{picsneeded|Powerlinx toy}}
{{disambig3|Thrust}}
:''Thrust is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Thrust-AR-DVD.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now a regular on "[[Tom Kenny|Spongebob Squarepants]]"]]
'''Thrust''' is one of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s higher-ranking Decepticon soldiers (and a total wack job later on). His occasional [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], plus sometimes he commands the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]].

:''Russian name:'' '''Колун''' (Koloon, "Axe")

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Colin Murdoch]] (English), [[Kōji Yusa]] (Japanese), [[Márcio Seixas]] (Portuguese), [[Kai Taschner]] (German)

Thrust was a renowned tactician who orchestrated Decepticon victories on the planets [[Vector]], [[Orga]], and [[Duke (planet)|Duke]]. {{storylink|Linkup}}

He later joined [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] on [[Earth]] in an attempt to improve his soldiers' relations. He picked his own Mini-Con partner, [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], from among the other Mini-Cons the Decepticons had locked up in the closet. Thrust then concocted a brilliant plan to eliminate [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] by luring the Autobots into a gully with a fake Mini-Con signal. While the Decepticons kept the trapped Autobots under constant fire, Megatron then singled out Optimus, separating him from his men and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]. This would have been the end of Optimus if [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], Optimus's second-in-command, hadn't arrived and thrown off Thrust's plans. {{storylink|Tactician}} Thrust then devised a new plan both to steal the Skyboom Shield and to destroy Jetfire in revenge for his interference. Thrust lured Jetfire to an area above the ocean where he, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]], and the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] attacked the Autobot. Though they'd underestimated Jetfire's reluctance to attack Mini-Cons, Thrust's force soon proved to be overwhelming for the Autobot vice-commander. When the other Autobots appeared on a nearby island to assist Jetfire, Megatron led a small attack intent on stealing the Skyboom Shield. But once again, victory was stolen from Thrust by the unforeseen: Optimus warped to Jetfire's location and Powerlinxed with him, allowing him to defeat the Decepticons. Thrust, however, was amused by the new change and said that the war had gotten more interesting. {{storylink|Linkup}}

Thrust later told Megatron there was a reason why his plans hadn't worked, besides the unexpected turn of events from the Autobots: The Autobots were inferior to the Decepticons in all aspects except for their ability to work as a team. Megatron took this as a slight against his ability to lead and nearly sliced Thrust apart with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. Thrust explained that the reason the Decepticons hadn't been working together so well was because there was a lack of unity—all the while looking pointedly at [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. Sideways then determined that Thrust was a danger to his plan, so he convinced [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] that Thrust was going to overthrow Megatron and had him attack the tactician. However, Thrust had anticipated such an attempt, and he had Starscream tail Sideways when the mystery 'bot made his report to whomever his leader truly was. Megatron then allowed Thrust to take on Sideways himself. Thrust would have destroyed Sideways if the troublemaker hadn't transformed into a swarm of nanites and flown away. {{storylink|Detection}} Thrust later participated in a battle with the Autobots over a Mini-Con panel found on a beach. During the fight, an enormous Decepticon battleship called [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] landed in the ocean nearby. After a moment of pointing out Tidal Wave's capabilities, Thrust ordered Tidal Wave to open fire on the Autobots. Tidal Wave kept the Autobots under constant pressure until [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] dove down underneath Tidal Wave and attacked his underbelly. Tidal Wave sank, much to Thrust's consternation. But his confidence was restored when Tidal Wave emerged from the water in robot mode and began to attack the Autobots again. {{storylink|Awakening}} Tidal Wave swiftly changed the tide of battle for the Decepticons. Even Jet Optimus proved no match for him. Of course, Thrust did reserve the final blow to Optimus for Megatron and had Tidal Wave combine with the Decepticon leader. During the midair battle, Megatron successfully separated Optimus from Jetfire and left him to plummet to the ocean below. However, the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] appeared and combined to form the [[Requiem Blaster]]. Thrust immediately moved to take the powerful weapon, but Optimus kicked him away and used the Blaster to slow his descent and land safely. With the Requiem Blaster in Optimus's hands, Megatron ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Desperate}} Realizing that the Requiem Blaster was the key to the Decepticons' victory, Thrust began using satellites to keep an eye on the Autobots for a chance to steal it. He soon noticed the human kids on a bus with the Space Mini-Con Team. He watched the kids head to an abandoned barn away from the Autobots. Thrust then warped to the farm and attempted to steal the Mini-Cons. However, the kids had set several primitive, but oddly effective, booby traps to detain the Decepticon. Thrust eventually lost his temper and started smashing the barn they were hiding in. But then Optimus Prime appeared and fought Thrust off using his Super Mode. Thrust had no choice but to retreat, swearing that this wasn't over. {{storylink|Runaway}} Thrust spotted Hot Shot on his way to fight [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] and decided to follow. When Hot Shot was wandering around in the inferno looking for [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]], Thrust divebombed him and started pelting him with laser blasts. Wheeljack was furious that Thrust interfered with his revenge and shot the Decepticon jet out of the skies. When Wheeljack came to join the rest of the Decepticons, an injured Thrust protested against it on the grounds that Wheeljack was crazy. Megatron dismissed Thrust's protests and welcomed Wheeljack to the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Past II}}

Thrust conceived another plan that would end with the Requiem Blaster in Megatron's hands, which entailed giving the Star Saber to Starscream. The Decepticons lured the Autobots out into a jungle. There, Starscream started attacking them in the hopes that the Autobots would have to use the Requiem Blaster to fight back. However, none of the Autobots seemed to be using the Requiem Blaster. As Thrust was flying over the battlefield to investigate, Sideways sent him a series of images of the Autobot base and the Space Team Mini-Cons. While Thrust dismissed this a hallucination, he realized that the Mini-Cons that formed the Requiem Blaster were at the Autobot base. He informed Megatron and the Decepticons warped away, leaving Starscream behind. At the Autobot base, Megatron stole the Space Team Mini-Cons from [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and then used the Requiem Blaster to blast a hole through Smokescreen. However, Smokescreen was steadfast in his resolve to protect the Mini-Cons and limped towards Megatron. Intimidated by his refusal to die, Thrust suggested that the Decepticons leave since they had what they came for, to which Megatron agreed. The Decepticons warped back to their base, leaving Smokescren to grab empty air. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} At the base, Thrust was enjoying the praise Megatron was giving him for the success for his plan when Starscream stomped in. Bitter and angry for being left behind, Starscream threw Thrust into the wall and hit him with the hilt of the Star Saber. Starscream would have probably done more if Megatron hadn't ordered him to stand down and get himself repaired. Later, Megatron and Thrust were talking about Starscream's shortcomings as a warrior and his usefulness as a scapegoat. Thrust praised Megatron's ability to be so cold to his own soldiers and joined in his laugh. However, the entire conversation was overheard by Starscream. Infuriated at being considered worthless, Starscream attacked Megatron and Thrust before flying to Earth to join the Autobots, taking the Star Saber with him. {{storylink|Regeneration}} Starscream later returned and he brought the Autobots through the warpgate. When the invasion force entered the throne room, Megatron fired the Requiem Blaster at Starscream, but the rebuilt Smokescreen pushed him out of the way and blocked the blast with the Skyboom Shield, creating a large burst of light. While everyone was blinded by the light, Thrust offered to act as a decoy to cover Megatron's retreat, which Megatron agreed to. However, the Autobots eventually rescued the Decepticons' Mini-Cons and warped back to their base. {{storylink|Rescue}}

Angered by Starscream's betrayal and the loss of the Mini-Cons, Megatron took out his frustration on the lunar landscape. The other Decepticons were so interested in watching that Thrust had to remind them that without the Mini-Cons, they had to build the spaceship themselves. The Decepticons went off to work, obviously not caring much for Thrust. Thrust started to get rather irritated at the lack of respect he was getting. But then he heard a creepy laugh and ran out to the scrapyard to see what was causing it. Then Sideways appeared and told him that the Requiem Blaster's power is a mere fraction compared to the power it has with the Star Saber and the Skyboom Shield. Recalling [[Linkup|previous]] [[Regeneration|examples]], Thrust realize that the three Mini-Con weapons did have a greater power when they were together. He questioned whether the three weapons could combine, but Sideways had already disappeared. Nevertheless, Thrust was left with the inspiration to obtain the sword and shield to combine them with the gun. Thrust presented his information to Megatron, who was also intrigued. When a new Mini-Con was detected on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Thrust sent Tidal Wave to 'greet' Jetfire and Starscream, who were the only two on the Autobot team who were capable of reaching Mars. Some time later, Tidal Wave reported that he'd found both of them and they had the Star Saber, the Skyboom Shield, and the new Mini-Con. Megatron immediately warped over there with Thrust close behind him. Thrust got there just in time to see the three Mini-Con weapons react to each other and unleash a huge burst of golden energy. The explosion scattered the Decepticons and allowed the Autobots to escape, but it confirmed that the three weapons were far more powerful when used together. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Hated by all the other Decepticons due to his superior attitude, Thrust began to shrink into himself and got more desperate to prove his power. After forming an alliance, Thrust and Sideways discussed how to get all three Mini-Con weapons into the Decepticons' hands. Thrust conceived a plan to ensure this and presented to Megatron, who approved. Thrust sent a message to Starscream on the Autobots' communication frequency. Starscream went outside to investigate and Thrust approached him. Starscream angrily slashed at Thrust with his sword while Thrust dodged and turned invisible intermetidly. He told Starscream that he too was fed up with Megatron's rule and suggested that Megatron would be easier to bring down if he were back on the Decepticons' side. Megatron would surely welcome Starscream back if Starscream brought the Skyboom Shield with him. He left Starscream to ponder these thoughts. Later, the Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobot base. Thrust and Starscream met above the clouds where Thrust insisted that Starscream join up with him so they could defeat Megatron. Starscream lashed out at Thrust with the Star Saber, but was unable to make himself destroy the tactician. Realizing his time with the kids was making him softer, Starscream was able to be persuaded by Thrust to steal the Skyboom Shield and warp away with him back to the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Crack}}

As Thrust predicted, Megatron welcomed Starscream back with open arms when he presented him with the Star Saber and the Skyboom Shield. However, Starscream was still distrustful of Thrust and dragged him out to the scrapyard to learn what was really going on. Thrust gladly told Starscream about the Decepticons' project to build a weapon that would harness the power created when the three Mini-Con weapons were brought together. Starscream was still sore about being manipulated, but Thrust claimed that it was so that Starscream could be leader of the Decepticons and he had to hide it from the others so they wouldn't be suspicious. However, if Starscream didn't believe this, Thrust was willing to subject himself to any fate Starscream wished. Placated, the Seeker walked off, sparing Thrust. Sideways then congratulated Thrust on his act, Thrust saying that he learned from the best. Then Thrust told Megatron about his idea to build a large cannon called the [[Hydra Cannon]] that would be powered by the Mini-Con Weapons. The Hydra Cannon would be attached to the Decepticons' ship which would both make up the front half of the ship and name the ship. Deciding to test the cannon first, Thrust found a comet that was passing through the solar system and targeted it. He was not disappointed when the tremendous blast from the Hydra Cannon obliterated the comet. Thrust giddily suggested that they head back to Cybertron and conquer it. Megatron agreed, but he want to blast one last thing before they left: the Autobots' base along with the rest of the Earth. {{storylink|Threaten}} While Thrust prepared the Hydra Cannon for another shot, Megatron decided to pass the time by giving Thrust the new nickname 'Squidhead', which all the Decepticons found hilarious except Thrust. Megatron explained that he and the men were just giddy to return home. However, Thrust secretly retaliated by calling Megatron 'Flathead' under his breath and giggling about it. His actions prompted Megatron to call him a freak. When Starscream was chosen to fire the Hydra Cannon, the Seeker had doubts about destroying the Earth and Thrust tried to persuade him to do it or Megatron would cut him down. Starscream's moral debate was called off when Optimus and Jetfire attacked the starship while it was getting ready to fire. While the other Decepticons battled the two Autobots, Megatron gave Thrust the order to fire the Hydra Cannon. However, Optimus Prime stood in the path of the beam and blocked it from hitting Earth. Thrust watched as Optimus [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|disintegrated into a thousand pieces]] and then had the ship retreat on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Crisis}}

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Eventually, Thrust joined [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] with the lure of ultimate power, and managed to steal the three [[Mini-Con]] weapons that were the keys to reactivating [[Unicron]]'s body. Thrust met his demise when he demanded Unicron attack his former master, Galvatron, only to have Unicron act totally unaware of Thrust's presence. Thrust fell into a seam on Unicron's surface which began to tighten and close as Unicron moved, and was crushed to death as Galvatron walked away.

===Dreamwave comic continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
Thrust was a somewhat cowboy-like entity that served the Decepticons loyally. He was devoted to Megatron, and followed his orders faithfully. Thrust first appeared via [[transwarp]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], carrying rocket boosters so the Decepticons could fly to the moon and capture the Mini-Cons stationed there. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}} He stayed at the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]], where he failed to help Starscream deal with two Autobot intruders. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10}}

Later, Thrust was sent to northern [[Alaska]] to back up [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], who was there to retrieve a fallen Mini-Con escape pod. First Thrust took a torch-blast to the face from [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]], who was there to save his allies. Then he was knocked around by Cyclonus, who was feeling the effects of a triple-[[Powerlinx]] with the entire [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]], which began to burn out his circuits and drive him mad with pain. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} When he finally came to, between Cyclonus' breakdown, the arrival of the Autobots, and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] using an orbiting [[Solar Scalpel]] to melt the ice that buried the escape pod, Thrust decided maybe he'd better get the heck outta Dodge. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13}}

Later, Thrust followed [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to a building lot in [[San Francisco]], to investigate a weird [[transwarp]] disturbance. He got there just in time to get shot down by [[Galvatron (G1)|a herald of Unicron]], who was seeking the refugee [[Mini-Con]] [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

When Megatron left to attack the Autobot base on Earth, Thrust was left behind to guard their [[Silver Ridge]] headquarters. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} He quickly had the crap kicked out of him by the ''other'' heralds of [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} Not a fatal beating, though, as he was repaired in time to journey back to Cybertron and face the planet-eater. {{storylink|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
After the destruction of Unicron and the apparent death of Megatron, Thrust became a security officer in the new peacetime. When Starscream mocked the "rebel" Decepticons under Tidal Wave, his former comrade attempted to state his case that there were other Decepticons willing to fight, until Starscream pointed out that Thrust was happy with his "little sheriff's badge" and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] never gave the rebellion a second thought. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} Later, Thrust joined [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot's]] unit and defended [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] from the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] clones when they attacked Earth. When the revenant [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] appeared and decimated the Terrorcons, Thrust tried to rejoin his former leader, but Megatron completely ignored him, warping to his next destination. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comics===
Thrust was among the Decepticons who assaulted Mini-Con villages on Cybertron as the war broke out, and he personally captured [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] and [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]. He also participated in an attack on the Autobots' main headquarters alongside Starscream and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:ArmadaThrust toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Heeheehee... flathead.... boy, I can really dish it out!"]]
*'''Thrust with Inferno''' (Super-Con/Deluxe, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-05'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Thrust transforms into a dark green [[wikipedia:F-35_Lightning_II|F-35 Lightning II]] fighter jet. In jet mode, he has two pressure-launch missile launchers, and a space to store his Mini-Con partner Inferno in his (Inferno's) truck mode. Aside from his robot mode, he also has an "assault" robot mode, which turns his torso around 180 degrees and extends his winged backpack; attaching a Mini-Con to the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his chest and pushing it up and down causes the backpack to move as a spinning blade.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Thrust/thrust.htm More information on Thrust at TFU.info]''

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*'''Thrust and Thunder with Air Military Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: In Japan, Thrust was available both as an individual (well, with Inferno) and in a larger boxed set that also included the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]. There are no notable difference between the Japanese and US releases.

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*'''Powerlinx Thrust with Powerlinx Inferno''' (Super-Con/Deluxe brown/blue version, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the later-series "Powerlinx" line of [[Redeco|redecos]], Powerlinx Thrust got a new color scheme that was a "reversal" of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] "[[conehead]]" [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], primarily light brown with dark blue and black accents.

: The packaging for this release, however, showed him in a color scheme more like his [[Thrust (G1)|G1 namesake]], burgundy with black (and some bone-white accents). His coloration was changed to the brown-and-blue too late to change the packaging photography.

: The change was made due to Takara choosing a mostly red color scheme for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (Demolishor's name in Japan was Ironhide and the color scheme was based on the [[Ironhide (G1)|G1 version of said character]]). Originally Hasbro had different plans for their redeco of Demolishor. But as a result, they changed their plans for Demolishor to match the animation, which was already based on Takara's products. Hasbro then thought there would be too much red on the shelves at the time, so Powerlinx Thrust's coloration was modified, as the figure would not appear on the cartoon. There are some similar colors used between the two versions of the toy, likely due to the quick change in scheme.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/PXThrust/thrust.htm More information on Powerlinx Thrust at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The thrust of Spawn.]]
*'''Powerlinx Thrust with Powerlinx Inferno''' (Super-Con/Deluxe 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

:Although Hasbro at one point expressed interest in releasing a [[running change]] [[variant]] of Powerlinx Thrust that reflected the originally intended color scheme<ref>http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=CFE6708B-D56F-E112-46B6865D4470EE87 Hasbro website Q&A for February 6, 2004]</ref>, they never went through with it, at least not on the North American market. However, ''[[Takara]]'' released red Powerlinx Thrust as a "[[USA Edition]]" in Japan, exclusively available at the Toy's Dream Project members store Toycard, in Hasbro packaging (Takara had previously also released a "USA Edition" version of Powerlinx Thrust in Hasbro's colors, this time exclusively available at Laox stores).

: Curiously enough, Hasbro actually ''did'' produce a small run of red Powerlinx Thrust, but never released it on the North American market. Instead, the toy, in European packaging, popped up in Israel in mid-2004, later followed by sightings in Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The toy was even found in Australia, but only in stores that also occasionally sell toys imported from other countries, and again in European packaging. Furthermore, some of the European countries saw the toy being sold at instant discount prices, which suggests it was old Hasbro warehouse stock which had never seen a shelf release that was now being cleared out.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/PXThrust/thrust.htm More information on USA Edition Thrust at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* Thrust's demeanor and speech in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] [[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|''Armada'' comics]] are very reminiscent of ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], to the point of him even using the phrase "What in tarnation?" in one issue. Amusingly, [[Colin Murdoch]] voiced both characters in each respective cartoon series. It is unknown if this was an intentional move on writer [[Simon Furman]]'s part or simply a coincidence.

* Like the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], the ''Armada'' incarnation is portrayed as a braggart. In fact, just before his untimely demise, the angry Galvatron tells Thrust that "You always did like the sound of your own voice."

*Thrust is frequently called derogatory nicknames by his fellow Decepticons, including the notable 'Squidhead' coined by Megatron.

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Second-in-command

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The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is...well, second to the commander's. A Transformer who is second-in-command is not necessarily ranked '''Sub-Commander''', while a Transformer ranked Sub-Commander is usually the second-in-command. The rank generally varies between factions. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is usually overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a very tough decision. Pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him. Pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[scrap]].

== Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I...want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command......" Prowl:"What?! NOOO!!!"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Binaltech]] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref>
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (ROC)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (ROC)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Demolishor (Armada)]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BWN)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron ]] before he joined the Maximals.
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Antagony]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to [[Megatron (BW)]]
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]

Second-in-command

2011-02-17T19:05:19Z

192.206.245.200: /* Decepticon seconds-in-command */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is...well, second to the commander's. A Transformer who is second-in-command is not necessarily ranked '''Sub-Commander''', while a Transformer ranked Sub-Commander is usually the second-in-command. The rank generally varies between factions. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is usually overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a very tough decision. Pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him. Pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[scrap]].

== Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I...want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command......" Prowl:"What?! NOOO!!!"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Binaltech]] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref>
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (ROC)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (ROC)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Demolisher]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BWN)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron ]] before he joined the Maximals.
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Antagony]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to [[Megatron (BW)]]
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]

Second-in-command

2011-02-17T19:04:58Z

192.206.245.200: /* Decepticon seconds-in-command */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is...well, second to the commander's. A Transformer who is second-in-command is not necessarily ranked '''Sub-Commander''', while a Transformer ranked Sub-Commander is usually the second-in-command. The rank generally varies between factions. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is usually overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a very tough decision. Pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him. Pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[scrap]].

== Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I...want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command......" Prowl:"What?! NOOO!!!"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Binaltech]] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref>
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (ROC)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (ROC)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Demolisher (Armada)]]
*[[Thrust]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BWN)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron ]] before he joined the Maximals.
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Antagony]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to [[Megatron (BW)]]
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]

Second-in-command

2011-02-17T19:04:49Z

192.206.245.200: /* Decepticon seconds-in-command */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is...well, second to the commander's. A Transformer who is second-in-command is not necessarily ranked '''Sub-Commander''', while a Transformer ranked Sub-Commander is usually the second-in-command. The rank generally varies between factions. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is usually overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a very tough decision. Pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him. Pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[scrap]].

== Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I...want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command......" Prowl:"What?! NOOO!!!"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Binaltech]] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref>
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (ROC)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (ROC)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Demolisher (Armada)]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BWN)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron ]] before he joined the Maximals.
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Antagony]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to [[Megatron (BW)]]
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]

Second-in-command

2011-02-17T19:00:10Z

192.206.245.200: /* Autobot seconds-in-command */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is...well, second to the commander's. A Transformer who is second-in-command is not necessarily ranked '''Sub-Commander''', while a Transformer ranked Sub-Commander is usually the second-in-command. The rank generally varies between factions. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is usually overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a very tough decision. Pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him. Pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[scrap]].

== Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|150px|"I...want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command......" Prowl:"What?! NOOO!!!"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Binaltech]] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref>
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot]] <ref>Japanese bio</ref>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (ROC)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (ROC)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BWN)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron ]] before he joined the Maximals.
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Antagony]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to [[Megatron (BW)]]
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into Silverbolt.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]