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Prowl (TM2)

2008-01-11T22:21:40Z

193.200.150.23: Undo revision 135977 by Derik (talk) Ichikawa = minor references, cancelled out timeline. Yee = OMG BINALTECH WAS TRUE AND NOW THIS IS PROWL!

{{disambig3|Prowl}}

:''Prowl is a [[retcon|complete continuity headache]] thanks to [[Ben Yee|some idiot]], appearing in [[Binaltech|numerous]] [[Beast Era|convoluted]] portions of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDW Prowl.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Give a hoot! Read a book!]]

'''Prowl''' is not a verbose Maximal, preferring instead to listen. He gathers information, analyzes it, and instantly suggests an appropriate course of action. His logical mind is without match among his Maximal brethren, who rank him among their best military strategists. Prowl feels that he fulfilled that same role in a previous life.

==Origins and complications==

Due to the fact that ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986) was not released in Japan until 1990, the production staff of the assorted Japanese-exclusive series were not entirely aware of the fact that several characters died during the film. As a result, these deceased characters continued to appear in subsequent Japanese series—[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] in ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]''. Prowl was an especially erroneous instance, because he had been ''specifically'' name-checked as being among the deceased in the Japanese dub of "[[Dark Awakening]]", and yet... here he was.

The story accompanying ''[[Binaltech]]'' (2003-2005) introduced the [[Genetronic Translink]] System, a mechanism which allowed Transformers to simultaneously operate multiple bodies. This served as a possible explanation for the survival of many of these characters, but it did not explain how Prowl could still be around, since he had specifically been stated to be dead. Enter "Prowl 2", an identical clone (sort of) with Prowl's memories that seemingly [[retcon]]ned the appearances in ''The Headmasters'' into being "Prowl 2", rather than Prowl.

This continuity patch-job failed to stick, however—at the conclusion of the ''Binaltech'' storyline, its events were branched off into a parallel dimension, leaving the appearances of Prowl in ''The Headmasters'' as an anomaly once more.

The anomaly continued in early 2008, when IDW's ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' profiled the [[Transmetal 2]] [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Warrior]] Prowl. Originally released in 1998, this Prowl's [[bio]] noted that he believed himself "to have been a great military strategist in a former life," a reference to the original Prowl. As the ''Sourcebook'' had already chosen to represent the [[Magnaboss]] component ''also'' known as Prowl as an upgraded version of the original character, TM2 Prowl—here given the moniker of "Prowl II"—was established to be an upgraded version of the semi-clone from ''Binaltech''.

This is not an ideal situation, however. The IDW ''Beast Wars'' storyline occurs simultaneously with the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, and the events of the branched-off ''Binaltech'' timeline do not line up with the ''Beast Wars'' show (specifically, in the Generation 1-era of the ''Beast Wars'' universe, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] is known to have killed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but in the ''Binaltech'' timeline, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] never even ''becomes'' Galvatron). This is perhaps best left overlooked, lest we all wind up cross-eyed.

==Fiction==

===Japanese animated continuity===

====''Binaltech''====

Offered a glimpse of the fast-approaching future by the time-travelling [[Decepticon]] [[Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was witness to the death of Prowl and various other Autobots in the year 2005. In an attempt to alter the course of these events, he began [[Project Bodyshop]], developing new Binaltech bodies for his comrades that they would be able to control via the [[GT System]]. A body was developed to be used a secondary unit by Prowl, and designated "Prowl 2."

When Prowl came under attack from Decepticons on a mission in the vicinity of Saturn, Wheeljack made a desperate attempt to preserve Prowl's life by attempting a long-range transfer of his spark into his new body via [[sub-space]]. Unfortunately, the process malfunctioned and Prowl's spark was lost. The body, however, had already been programmed with Prowl's [[datatrax]], and [[Chip Chase]], recalling [[Roll For It|the time years before]] when he had taken control of Prowl's body, and volunteered to have his own mind transferred into the shell, bringing it to true life as the new Prowl.

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[Image:Prowlwubsmagnus headmasters.jpg|thumb|G-G-Ghost Prowl!]]
Prowl was stationed at [[Autobot City]] on Earth in 2011 when he and many other troops were summoned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to help repel a [[Decepticon]] invasion. On the way to the [[space bridge]], the Autobots were attacked by a Decepticon attack force led by [[Sixshot]], but the arrival of the [[Trainbot]]s allowed them to break away and continue their progress. The Decepticons pursued them, and Prowl joined with [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in lending [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] supporting fire until the Decepticon offensive broke. Prowl commented that they had showed their foes, and the team headed on to Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, Prowl attended a briefing at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where Ultra Magnus assigned several Autobot units to run interference with the Decepticons for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], as the young Autobot searched for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prowl accompanied Ultra Magnus's unit, but did not appear again. {{storylink|A Dream Is Born, Double Prime}}

===Beast Wars===

Prowl II appears to have undergone [[recycling]], losing all specific memories of his prior existence. He remains convinced that he was a great military strategist in a previous life.

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic continuity====
Prowl was one of the [[protoforms]] left behind by the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in chronal phase by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code.

Accompanied by [[Night Glider]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and [[Air Hammer]], Prowl sped to meet up with Razorbeast. These fliers and a phalanx of other Maximals finally reached Razorbeast's team just in time to fight off an army of Predacons. In the battle that ensued, Prowl battled [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]].

Prowl air-lifted [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] (who cloaked them both) in an effort to put a chronal displacement device on [[Shokaract]]. However, when Snarl jumped off, Prowl was visible once again and was blasted out of the sky. Fortunately his sacrifice was not in vain. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1999)
[[Image:Prowl tm2 fktoy.jpg|thumb|His wings will drive you nuts.]]
: Prowl is a [[Transmetal|Transmetal 2]] bio-mechanical Hunter Owl with a flip-around-reveal [[spark crystal]] in his owl-skull. In beast mode, he has a spring-gear-activated spinning-wing attack gimmick. Oddly, the ''advertised'' robot mode for this figure has limited range of motion, since its wings would prevent its arms from moving forward. However, box art suggests folding the wings over the shoulders, rather than sticking out sideways from the chest.

: His toy was released in two color schemes. The first one is white, turquoise, and red. The second is black, blue, and red, and was done as a "[[running change]]" variation under the same individual [[DCPI number]] rather than as a completely new release.

===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Prowl 2''' (Spychanger, 2002)
[[Image:Prowl2 rid toy.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Prowl 2: Electric Boogaloo.]]

: Prowl 2 is a [[Spychanger]] released in a 2-pack with [[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]]. He features a white-blue-yellow color scheme, a gun which stows between his legs in vehicle mode, and a ''ginormous'' Autobot symbol.

:Prowl 2 subsequently received a solo carded release with commemorative [[Tiny Tins|Tiny Tin]].

:Neither toy included a tech-spec, and consequently, just exactly ''who'' this figure represents can be debated. The Binaltech storyline refers to Prowl's Binaltech body as "Prowl 2" as a callback to this figure, but since {{m-}} in Japanese continuity {{m-}} ''RID''/''Car Robots'' is part of the Generation 1 animated continuity, it might be argued that this figure might represent either [[Prowl (RID)|RID Prowl]] ''or'' Prowl II, here, although any specifics would be pure speculation.

{{-}}

===Binaltech===
* '''Prowl''' (Binaltech, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-15 '''
[[Image:BinaltechProwl.jpg|thumb|right|170px|[[Chip Chase]] cosplaying.]]

: For his standard Japanese Binaltech release, Prowl recieved a vehicle mode deco based on a real Japanese police car (the Hasbro [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s deco being based more on the original Generation 1 toy), a different spoiler mold, different rims, right-side steering, a Japanese police cherry blossom emblem instead of an Acura logo, and gray plastic instead of stony-blue. He was also labeled as a "Honda Integra Type-R", the model's make in Japan.

{{-}}

*'''Prowl Vivid Blue Pearl Edition''' (Binaltech, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-15 '''
[[Image:Binaltech Blue Prowl toy.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Prowl can argue with Grimlock til he's blue in the body.]]

Like Jazz, Prowl got two different Binaltech decos released in equal numbers. The second version, known as Vivid Blue Pearl Prowl, is a civilian version with no police lights, a mostly blue interior, a Honda logo (instead of the cherry blossom emblem) on the grill, and a solid blue car-shell. His robot-mode parts remained mostly the same color, however.

This mold (the Japanese blue Prowl variant, combined with parts from American police Prowl) was used to make Alternators Camshaft.

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Prowl/prowl.htm Prowl at TFU.info]

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Prowl (TM2)

2008-01-11T20:21:37Z

193.200.150.23:

{{disambig3|Prowl}}

:''Prowl is a [[retcon|complete continuity headache]] thanks to [[Ben Yee|some idiot]], appearing in [[Binaltech|numerous]] [[Beast Era|convulted]] portions of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDW Prowl.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Give a hoot! Read a book!]]

'''Prowl''' is not a verbose Maximal, preferring instead to listen. He gathers information, analyzes it, and instantly suggests an appropriate course of action. His logical mind is without match among his Maximal brethren, who rank him among their best military strategists. Prowl feels that he fulfilled that same role in a previous life.

{{note|Prowl's toy bio suggests that he has some connection to [[Prowl (G1)|Generation 1 Prowl]], believing himself to have been him in a previous life. Later fictions indicate he is in fact a clone, sorta, kinda... not really.}}

==Origin==

''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986) was not released in Japan until 1990, leaving Japanese animators unaware that many characters died during the movie. As a result, these deceased characters continued to appear in subsequent Japanese series.

The story of the ''[[Binaltech]]'' collectors line (2003-2005) included a [[Genetronic Translink]] system which allowed Transformers to simultaneously operate multiple bodies—a possible explanation for the survival of many of these characters.

[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had been specifically indicated as dead in the episode "[[Dark Awakening]]"<ref>Prowl's death mentioned by name in "Dark Awakening" from [http://tfarchive.com/creative/showentry.php?s=522 Ten popular but incorrect rumors about Japanese Transformers] (#3).</ref> (1986) prior to his appearances in ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' (1987), complicating things. Enter [[Prowl II]], an identical clone (sort of) with Prowl's memories intended to [[retcon|retroactively]] make these appearances Prowl II rather than Prowl.

In early 2008, the ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' explained that the [[Transmetal 2]] [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Warrior]] Prowl (1998), who believed he may have been the original Prowl in a previous life, was in fact the semi-clone from ''Binaltech''.

==Fiction==

===Japanese animated continuity===

====''Binaltech''====

Offered a glimpse of the fast-approaching future by the time-travelling [[Decepticon]] [[Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was witness to the death of Prowl and various other Autobots in the year 2005. In an attempt to alter the course of these events, he began [[Project Bodyshop]], developing new Binaltech bodies for his comrades that they would be able to control via the [[GT System]]. A body was developed to be used a secondary unit by Prowl, and designated "Prowl 2."

When Prowl came under attack from Decepticons on a mission in the vicinity of Saturn, Wheeljack made a desperate attempt to preserve Prowl's life by attempting a long-range transfer of his spark into his new body via [[sub-space]]. Unfortunately, the process malfunctioned and Prowl's spark was lost. The body, however, had already been programmed with Prowl's [[datatrax]], and [[Chip Chase]], recalling [[Roll For It|the time years before]] when he had taken control of Prowl's body, and volunteered to have his own mind transferred into the shell, bringing it to true life as the new Prowl.

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[Image:Prowlwubsmagnus headmasters.jpg|thumb|G-G-Ghost Prowl!]]
Prowl takes part in the defending [[Autobot City]] from [[Sixshot]]'s attack. He and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] are supporting [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] when the the Decepticon offensive breaks. Prowl notes they were lucky.{{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later Prowl attends a briefing at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] where Ultra Magnus assigns several units of Autobots to run interference with Decepticons for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] as he retrieves the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Prowl accompanies Ultra Magnus's unit.{{storylink|A Dream Is Born, Double Prime}}

{{note|Prowl's appearance in ''The Headmasters'' were, obviously, intended to be the original [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], but since Prowl died in the movie, they are an anomaly. ''Binaltech''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s creation of a second Prowl would seems [[retcon]] this into an appearance by Prowl II. Confusingly, the events of ''Binaltech'' (including Prowl II's creation) branched away from Japanese cartoon continuity prior to his Headmasters appearances, yet that Prowl II nonetheless exists in [[Beast Era|the future]].}}

===Before Beast Wars===
''Prowl II appears to have undergone [[recycling]], losing all specific memories of his prior existence. He remains convinced that he was a great military strategist in a previous life.<ref>"Believes himself to have been a great military strategist in a former life." from TM2 Prowl's (1998) tech-spec.</ref>

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic continuity===
Prowl was one of the [[protoforms]] left behind by the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in chronal phase by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code.

Accompanied by [[Night Glider]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and [[Air Hammer]], Prowl sped to meet up with Razorbeast. These fliers and a phalanx of other Maximals finally reached Razorbeast's team just in time to fight off an army of Predacons. In the battle that ensued, Prowl battled [[Sky Shadow (BW)|Sky Shadow]].

Prowl air-lifted [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] (who cloaked them both) in an effort to put a chronal displacement device on [[Shokaract]]. However, when Snarl jumped off, Prowl was visible once again and was blasted out of the sky. Fortunately his sacrifice was not in vain. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1999)
[[Image:Prowl tm2 fktoy.jpg|thumb|His wings will drive you nuts.]]
: Prowl is a [[Transmetal|Transmetal 2]] bio-mechanical Hunter Owl with a flip-around-reveal [[spark crystal]] in his owl-skull. In beast mode, he has a spring-gear-activated spinning-wing attack gimmick. Oddly, the ''advertised'' robot mode for this figure has limited range of motion, since its wings would prevent its arms from moving forward. However, box art suggests folding the wings over the shoulders, rather than sticking out sideways from the chest.

: His toy was released in two color schemes. The first one is white, turquoise, and red. The second is black, blue, and red, and was done as a "[[running change]]" variation under the same individual [[DCPI number]] rather than as a completely new release.

===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Prowl 2''' (Spychanger, 2002)
[[Image:Prowl2 rid toy.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Prowl 2: Revenge of the Spychanger.]]

: Prowl 2 is a [[Spychanger]] released in a 2-pack with [[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]]. He features a white-blue-yellow color scheme, a gun which stows between his legs in vehicle mode, and a ''ginormous'' Autobot symbol.

:Prowl 2 subsequently received a solo carded release with commemorative [[Tiny Tins|Tiny Tin]].

:Neither toy included a tech-spec, and consequently, just exactly ''who'' this figure represents can be debated. The Binaltech storyline refers to Prowl's Binaltech body as "Prowl 2" as a callback to this figure, but since {{m-}} in Japanese continuity {{m-}} ''RID''/''Car Robots'' is part of the Generation 1 animated continuity, it might be argued that this figure might represent either [[Prowl (RID)|RID Prowl]] ''or'' Prowl II, here, although any specifics would be pure speculation.

{{-}}

===Binaltech===
* '''Prowl''' (Binaltech, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-15 '''
[[Image:BinaltechProwl.jpg|thumb|right|170px|[[Chip Chase]] cosplaying.]]

: For his standard Japanese Binaltech release, Prowl recieved a vehicle mode deco based on a real Japanese police car (the Hasbro [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s deco being based more on the original Generation 1 toy), a different spoiler mold, different rims, right-side steering, a Japanese police cherry blossom emblem instead of an Acura logo, and gray plastic instead of stony-blue. He was also labeled as a "Honda Integra Type-R", the model's make in Japan.

{{-}}

*'''Prowl Vivid Blue Pearl Edition''' (Binaltech, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-15 '''
[[Image:Binaltech Blue Prowl toy.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Prowl can argue with Grimlock til he's blue in the body.]]

Like Jazz, Prowl got two different Binaltech decos released in equal numbers. The second version, known as Vivid Blue Pearl Prowl, is a civilian version with no police lights, a mostly blue interior, a Honda logo (instead of the cherry blossom emblem) on the grill, and a solid blue car-shell. His robot-mode parts remained mostly the same color, however.

This mold (the Japanese blue Prowl variant, combined with parts from American police Prowl) was used to make Alternators Camshaft.

{{-}}

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Prowl/prowl.htm Prowl at TFU.info]

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Ravage (G1)

2007-09-11T01:45:45Z

193.200.150.23: /* Fiction */ Moved Kids Book and Toon to make it read better.

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Energon Terrorcon|Battle Ravage (Energon)}}

:''Ravage was a [[Decepticon]] then a [[Predacon]], and then a [[Decepticon]] again in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Beast Era]] and then [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family|continuity families]]. It's all very confusing.''

[[Image:Ravageboxart.jpg|right|thumb|350px|This is [[Ravage#Trivia|every comic book panel]] Ravage has ever been in. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]

No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage'''. One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To serve Megatron, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Jaguar'''<br>
:''Italian name:'' '''Jena'''<br>
:''Swedish name:'' '''Hunden'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Dühöngő'''
:''Spanish name:'' '''Destructor'''

==Fiction==
According to the UK book [[Dinobot War]], Ravage's cassette tape mode is disguised as the soundtrack to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical) Cats].''

===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''

[[Image:Ravage_uk258.png|left|thumb|100px|The smirking Ravage was a chatty catty in the Marvel comics.]]

''Ravage was loyal bodyguard for the Overlords, the Autobots that once ruled all of Cybertron, for Generations. He witnessed as their planet-wide rule crumbled into a loose collection of feuding city-states.''

''During the Vos-Tarn war, Ravage, his partner [[Nightstalker]], Megatron and Optimus Prime.''

''While escorting the last Overlord, an enfeebled mechanoid who required constant re-energization to survive, out of the city of Tarn during the Vos-Tarn war, they were pinned down. Though the Overlord was near death, Ravage refused to give the Overlord any of his energy, instead allying himself with Megatron, whom he believed would be the future ruler of Cybertron.''

''As for Nightstalker, he blew himself up in order to take out the forces that pinned them down, proving just how gullibly loyal Autobots could be. Ironic how Ravage would make that same sacrifice for ''his'' leader millions of years later.''

{{-}}

===Dreamwave Comics Continuity===
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the new Autobot Supreme Commander Optimus Prime. Ravage got savaged.
Millions of years later, Ravage was a member of a team of Transformers controlled by [[Lazarus]] and sent to destroy an oil refinery. Ravage, always loyal to Soundwave, seemed to switch to [[Shockwave]]'s side when they traveled to Cybertron. Unfortunately for him, he tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of energy blast.

===IDW comics continuity===
Ravage can talk. Seriously. He was last seen chained in the [[Machination]] headquarters alongside Laserbeak. And he hasn't seen Megatron or Soundwave in twenty years. He's not in a good mood.

===Kids Stuff Read-Along book===
Ravage immediately recognized what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time," when Transformers were not much more advanced in science than humans are now.

This suggests that Ravage is among the oldest of the Decepticons (even Megatron only feigned familiarity with this form of technology), or that he's a serious student of ancient energy generation techniques.

===Animated continuity===
Voice Actor: [[Frank Welker]] (US) [[Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese speech)
[[Image:Ravageg1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Ravage reveals his slef (sic) to humans. [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en]]]

One of the original team of Decepticons that accompanied [[Megatron]] on the attack of the ''[[Ark]]'' spacecraft, Ravage was reformatted by [[Teletraan-1]] as an audiocassette to better blend in for operations based on Earth. Ravage served loyally as a Decepticon spy. He was one of the first Transformers to have been encountered by a human, as workers investigating a destroyed power station fell afoul of Ravage who pounced upon them and frightened them away. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1|MTMTE1}}

Shortly thereafter, Ravage accompanied Soundwave on an infiltration mission to gather data from Teletraan 1. Though Soundwave was discovered, Ravage was captured in an energy net and held captive. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2|MTMTE2}} The Decepticon spy figured into a disinformation plot hatched by the Autobots, who purposely leaked the presence of a rocket fuel depository in the outlying desert. In truth, there was no rocket base -- Autobot [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] projected a holographic illusion in the hopes of luring the Decepticons into a trap. The Autobots allowed Ravage to escape and report back to Megatron, who easily saw through the ruse. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3|MTMTE3}}

====''Binaltech''====
At some point in time after [[1985]], but before [[2005]], Ravage was captured by the [[EDC]] and kept as a prisoner. He was then kept Status Locked in Cassete-mode inserted his future/past self's Tapedeck, in order to provide his body with a [[Spark|"Life Essence Nucleus"]], as part of the [[I.I.I|I.I.I's]] "X-9 Revival Plan". The present's Ravage remains unaware of his time-tossed doppleganger.

===Beast Era===

====Toy Bio====
*'''Shadow Panther'''
:He looks like a Maximal, but he is really a Predacon. His thirst for the hunt can only be satiated by attacking many Maximals. Keep an eye on the darkness, for that is where Shadow Panther lives.

*''' ''Metals'' Jaguar'''
:The process of becoming a Predacon has cost Ravage some of his early Decepticon memories. His ability to become invisible is called Reflect Shade. His orders are to rid the planet [[Earth#Beast Wars|Energois]] of Transformers.

*'''Tripredacus Agent'''
:This lone assassin may look like a Maximal, but his irradiated spark is that of a Predacon. He was saved (and presumably rebuilt into a Transmetal 2) by the Vok. He can hide his energy signature, thanks to his unusual spark. In his history as a Predacon, he has adopted many names to better suit his covert line of work. His weapon is a low-radiation proton bomb launcher. As he loves the dark, the light is his weakness.

====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
Although he only shows up on a computer screen in the comic(thus not making an actual appearance), he is mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the Tripredacus Council.

====''Beast Wars''====
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Lee Tockar]] (US), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japan)
[[Image:BWRavage_introduction.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"I vill ask you only vuhnce more... vhere are moose and skvirrel?"]]

Ravage is one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of the beast warriors. (Whether this translated to "kill them all" in the minds of the Tripedacus Council is unclear, but that was apparently Ravage's intent.) Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[Transwarp Cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{Storylink|The Agenda, Part 1}}

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the Beast warriors live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction|leader of the Decepticons]]. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cuts out before it is finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his old commander, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. {{Storylink|The Agenda, Part 2}}

His latest treachery was short lived. During the assault on the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]], [[Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and caused an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the fire headed toward him, he raised a fist, and shouted "Decepticons forever!" to whoever heard or cared. {{Storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}}
His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the Axalon by one of Tarantulas' [[Arachnoid|spider-drone]]s. {{Storylink|Optimal Situation}}{{-}}

====''Beast Wars Metals'' manga====

''(Note: although it picks up after the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is '''not''' in-continuity with the television series.)''

In the ''Beast Wars Metals'' manga, Metals Jaguar was portrayed as G1 Jaguar's homicidal son, with Jaguar taking the design of the Happy Meal Panther toy.

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
[[Image:Ravage Teansmetal2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|On the left, Ravage's "robot mode" as seen in The Gathering. On the right, his actual robot mode as seen in Primeval Dawn. On the far right where we can't see him, Ravage beating the crap out of the designers, telling them to make up their slagging minds]]

Magmatron recovered Ravage's heavily-damaged torso, which still contained his spark. He then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], and Ravage was reborn. In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Gathering}}

(''Despite being a continuity that borrows heavily from other G1 continuities, where it is suggested that Ravage is completely loyal to Megatron, before attempting to revive Ravage, Magmatron suggests that Ravage's most important loyalty is to Ravage himself. This could simply be Magmatron's opinion, however, and is not necessarily indicative of Ravage's true loyalties.''

''Ravage never uses his robot mode in this story. Instead, he stands up on his hind legs in beast mode.'')

====''Primeval Dawn'' comics====
An undead [[Vok]]-infested [[Tarantulas]] revived Ravage into another body to help boost his forces. The remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Universe (comic)|Primeval Dawn}}

===''Binaltech''===
The Government-run [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] (or Triple-I) unearthed a mysterious black box during an archaeological dig. After years of probing, the container, dubbed "Schrödinger's Box" by the group's scientists, was revealed to be the flight recorder of the Predacon Ravage's stealth ship, containing a copy of the feline's personality and memory engrams, deposited into his vessel before his final blaze of glory {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 2}}. When the scientists found a way to communicate with this personality, it offered them its knowledge of future events in exchange for a new body. Triple-I agreed, and used a fake Binaltech project (filled under the pretense of "technological synthesis tests"), to provide their part of the bargain. However, to truly bring the new Ravage to life, Triple-I stole the present-day Ravage - who had been captured by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and stasis-locked into his cassette mode - and implanted him into the new Ravage, thereby 'fusing' the old and new Ravages into one.

This new Ravage, however, had no intention of fulfilling his end of the bargain and, after eliminating his benefactors and learning to his shock that history did not change in his faction's favor, decided to rectify his mistake. First on his agenda was his former commander, Megatron; stealing an Autobot shuttle, he located and repaired the [[Kronosphere]] and - during a decisive battle between Megatron's and Optimus Prime's forces that would have normally ended with the Autobots being forced off of Cybertron and into their moon bases - turned the weapon on his own faction, trapping Megatron and his crew in a space-time rift. This alteration in the timeline served two purposes: first, it would give the Autobots the chance to retake Cybertron, which would then lead to them having to face off against the oncoming [[Unicron]] alone, severely weakening them in the process. The second, and more important, purpose was to keep Megatron alive and in good mental health (relatively speaking), thus preventing him from becoming the insane [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and allowing him to lead the Decepticons to victory over the battle-weary Autobots. Ravage also [[Transmuter|Transmuted]] [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] into a new Binaltech body of his own, so he could lead the remaining Decepticons in Megatron's absence, and secretly derailed many of the Autobots' supply missions, further weakening them for their battle with the Chaos Bringer.

Unfortunately for him, the Autobot named [[Overdrive]] became aware of Ravage's meddling in history, thanks to his acute sensitivity of the timestream, and - with the help of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] - captured the wayward Decepticon and forced a confession out of him. Ravage, however, was not without a trump card, revealing that his alterations may prevent the deaths of many of the Autobots destined to die in the normal timeline (which, as a distinction between the two, was dubbed 'Prime Time' by Wheeljack, Ravage's altered timeline being called 'Ravage Time'), though in the grand scheme of things, only Optimus could not be considered expendable, as he contained the one thing that could bring down Unicron (the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]). By the time of his capture, however, Unicron had already been sighted on a collision course with Cybertron and, despite the temptation of preventing future deaths among his ranks, Optimus decided Ravage's plans to be too dangerous to allow to come to fruition. To that end, he ropes [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] into helping him fly to Unicron in a preemptive strike against the monstrous threat, while the other Autobots (left in the command of [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]), were to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder", which involved sending a copy of Wheeljack's memories of what Ravage confessed to them, back in time to a point prior to the Decepticon panther's meddling, via the energies located on [[Dinobot Island]]. If "Operation: Distant Thunder" worked as planned, Ravage's plans would be foiled, and any tremors in the timeline he caused would be smoothed over by "Project Body Shop" (aka, the Binaltech project). However, just as Skids gives the signal to transmit the memory engrams, the Autobot base is rocked by an entire fleet of Decepticons. The Autobots just barely manage to hold off the fleet, ensuring that "Operation: Distant Thunder" proves to be a success (though a [[Nemesis Prime|black Optimus Prime]] ends up separating the Binaltech timeline from the original, as supposedly the Binaltech-bodied Transformers have a higher purpose in the grand scheme of things). Whatever happened to Ravage is not known.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ravage / Rumble''' (Cassette, 1984/1998/1986/1987)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''19''', '''D-59''', '''D-104'''
[[Image:G1Ravage_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Behold... the world's skinniest jaguar.]]

: The first Ravage toy transforms from a robotic jaguar (or whatever) into a microcassette. In cassette mode, he can fit into the tape compartments fo the [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster]] toys. For his [[Hasbro]] release, he was sold on a card along with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in 1984-1986, and as an individual with an extra clear-plastic tape-case by [[Takara]] from 1985-1987.

: This mold was later used to make [[Glit]] and [[Howlback]].

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*'''Soundblaster''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''18'''

[[Image:G1Jaguar(reissue).jpg|right|thumb|A light breeze is enough to defeat him.]]

: The [[Transformers Collection]] [[reissue]] of Soundblaster (the rebuilt form of Soundwave from the Japanese [[Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters series]]) came with bonus "Cassettrons" Jaguar (Ravage) and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Both came with their own extra tape-cases, and small stickers depicting the 'weak points' of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortess Maximus]].

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*'''Soundwave''' (Decepticon, 2007)

: Hasbro's reissue of Soundwave is a [[redeco]] of the Transformers Collection Soundblaster, coming with the double-tape door and both Ravage and Laserbeak as pack-ins.

===Beast Wars===
* '''Shadow Panther''' (Deluxe, 1996)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-7'''

[[Image:ShadowPanther_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Fuzzy kitty!]]

: This toy is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] toy in black, silver, and yellow, transforming into a generic big feline. His tail/flanks separate to form a non-firing blaster, while his underbelly forms a water-shooting "gut gun" that can be used in either mode.

: Much later, this toy was offered through Hasbro's online collector service under the name "'''Tripredacus Agent'''", with an online bio indicating he was the same character as Ravage (then called "Tripredacus Agent" due to [[trademark]] isuues).

: This mold was also used to make [[Tigatron]], and was planned to be used for the cancelled ''[[Universe]]'' toy [[Nightprowler]].

* '''Jaguar''' (Deluxe 1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''X-9'''
[[Image:JaguarX9_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Metal kitty!]]

: ''Beast Wars Metals'' Jaguar is a heavy [[retool]]ing of [[Transmetal]] Cheetor, just as Ravage's robot mode CG model in the show is an altered Transmetal Cheetor. He transforms into a robotic big cat, with flip-out thrusters for a third "flight" mode (not, as in the episode, into a cassette tape that plays wicked 1980's style electric guitar, for obvious reasons). His forearms each have a spring-loaded flip out pistol stub, which can be extended with add-on barrels that clip to his rear legs in beast mode. his tail also can detach to forma whip-weapon, but he doesn't hold it very well.

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* '''Tripredacus Agent''' (Deluxe, 2001)
[[Image:TripredacusAgent_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Mutant kitty!]]

: This Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] is a redeco of --wait, can you guess?-- Transmetal 2 Cheetor, in black, silver, and gold, transforming into a monstrous techno-organic (but not [[technorganic]]) big cat. He has a spring-loaded missile launcher on his cat-mode back that can be removed and used as a hand-held weapon, plus his tail detaches to forma hand-held flail. His left forearm has a flip-up blaster-shield (of dubious usefulness), while flipping up a panel on his right-rear leg reveals his [[spark crystal]].

===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
* '''Soundwave''' (2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF 05'''
[[Image:STFRavage.jpg|left|thumb|So tiny... So CUTE!]]

: The ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' version of Soundwave comes with a ''teeeeeny'' version of Ravage, which does actually transform into a microcassette that fits in the tape-case door. Smallest Ravage may very well be the actual smallest functioning ''Transformers'' toy made.

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===Alternators===
* '''Battle Ravage''' (2004)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''11'''
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-11'''
[[Image:AlternatorsRavage(Corvette).jpg|right|thumb|He brakes for Meow Mix and nothing else.]]

: A retooling of ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Tracks]], "Battle" Ravage transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed replica of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible, with opening doors, hood, trunk, plus a "realistic" driver/passenger compartment. Each robot-mode forearm contains slide-out (non-firing) double blasters.

: This mold was also used to make ''Alternators'' [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]].

*'''Ravage''' (Alternator, 2007)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''26'''
[[Image:Alternatorsravagejaguar.jpg|left|thumb|Pimp My Kitty.]]

: The second version of ''Alternators'' Ravage transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed Jaguar XK (appropriately enough), with all the normal bells and whistles inherent in the line (opening doors, seats, etc). This is a toy of many "firsts". Not only is it the first ''Alternators'' character with two distinctly-different toys, it's one of the first two Decepticon Alternators with an original mold (alongside [[Rumble]]). ''And'', it's the first ''Alternators'' character to have a non-humanoid "robot" mode, as its non-car form is now a quadrupedal big cat.

: After shipments appeared in various European markets, Ravage and Rumble's releases in the US were questionable for a while. However, it appears they were shuffled to be Wal-Mart [[exclusive]]s, set in an endcap display alongside the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] exclusive gift-set in March/April of 2007... in some stores. In others, they were crammed in the normal aisle with everything else. Assuming it even showed up at all.

: On this note, Ravage has a Great Britain license plate, regardless of which country the toy was purchased in.

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===Titanium Series===
*'''Soundblaster''' (6" Titaniums, 2007)

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==Merchandise==
*'''Ravage Decoy'''
: ''Decoy ID number:'' '''49'''

: Coming packaged at random on carded ''Transformers'' toys during 1986, this is a soft-rubber version of Ravage in his jaguar mode. He --like all Decepticon [[Decoy]]s-- was available in both purple and red, with the red version being considerably rarer. These are not erasers!

[[Image:Ravage robotheroes.jpg|thumb|Wavage!]]
*'''Robot Heroes Ravage'''

: Released in 2007 as a [[Robot Heroes]] vs. pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage is ''adowable''!
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==Trivia==
* Ravage's original packaging art is by far the most-copied depiction of any Transformer. It was, of course, adapted for his ''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel Comics)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ravage], but was also used (twice) in 1985's "back-of-the-box" battle scene [http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=7&image=33], was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks, and the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel Comics. In "[[Time Wars, Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art multiple times across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for Howlback's card-art. Yikes.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ravage Ravage Transformers Universe profile]
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm Ravage at TFU.info]
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en "Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution," a fanfic by TigerMegatron]

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Talk:Second-in-command

2007-09-07T22:38:06Z

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==What the hell is this?==
Just wonderin'. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 21:31, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Those whose rank are Sub-Commander usually are Second-in-Command. While people who are Second-in-Command are not necessarily in "Sub-Commander" rank. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 09:10, 7 September 2007

=Temporary File=
==Autobot Sub-Commanders==
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]<ref name=TUG>[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]<ref name=TUG/>
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]<ref>Marvel US Continuity</ref>
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]]

==Decepticon Sub-Commanders==
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]<ref name=TUG/>
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]

==Predacon Sub-Commanders==
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]<ref>Before he left Predacons</ref>
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]
*[[Megastorm]]<ref>Styled "Duke of Destruction" </ref>

*, , Triceradon, ...maybe? [TBA]
Rattrap

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire (Micron Legend)]]
[[Jetfire (Armada)|Skyfire (Superlink)]]
[[Jetfire (Armada)|Dreadlock]]
Getaway
Blacker
Grandus
SkyGarry
Apache
Longrack (BWN)

Hydra
Leozack
Gelshark
Guiledart
Thrust (Micron Legend)
Starscream (Galaxy Force)

==Ugh==
This page -- as of the time I am making this comment -- is terrible. I think it may even be worse than [[Sub-Commander]], simply because there is more junk on it. I disagree with the assertion that Grimlock is second in command "Mainly in every continuity except for G1 Cartoon Series". The references are not nearly specific enough. "Rhinox - He has the ability for leadership" doesn't belong. A simple list format is not going to cut it in more complex cases. Cheetor, for example, was second-in-command during BM, which is actually given a specific citation, but he obviously was ''not'' highly-ranked in BW. Cases like that need to be explained right there in the body of the list. Also the English stinks, and the article should be moved to [[Second-in-command]]. I know it would be more productive to fix things myself rather than just complain, but there is so much wrong here that I don't have tha patience for it. All that said, I support the idea of this catchall page existing in place of the other articles. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:05, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

==Alternate Suggestions==
I understand the need (common shared functions have to be covered somewhere), but wouldn't [i]alot[/i] of the problems with pages like this and others like it be solved by just listing the functions(US, Foreign, whatever) in the opening paragraph of every character. Or would that be too much work? Was there a reason functions shunned from in the first place?<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Talk:Character model

2007-08-29T02:22:20Z

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Re: Hot Rod in G1 and Wreckers, what's the dividing line between "two different character models" and "same character drawn by different artists 18 years apart"? He just looks like the G1 character drawn in Khanna's style, to me. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 02:04, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

:The stickers man, the stickers... Also Dan drew Hot Rod On-model in the Pax Cybertronia flashback, and gave him leg kibble he's never had before in the Beast Era. [[User:193.200.150.23|193.200.150.23]] 02:22, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Uh, yeah, I think this is a little beyond the actual issue of a "character model"... which is typically a series of drawings done so that the animation-monkeys earning five cents a day in Korea or wherever draw the same thing each cel and details hopefully stay consistent. Not "THIS IS HOW THE CHARACTER WILL LOOK IN EVERY INCARNATION". This is a generally badly-worded article. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:18, 29 August 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Crystalocution

2007-08-25T23:03:46Z

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An ancient martial in which opponents are destroyed via striking their metal fracture points. Among it's known practitioners are [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]], [[Arcee]], and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]].

==Trivia==
It is likely that Crystalocution is a nod to "Hokuto Shinken", the martial art used by the protagonist of the popular '80s anime Fist of The North Star wherein opponents are dispatched by striking their pressure points. They then tend to explode in a rather bloody fashion.

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Crystalocution

2007-08-25T23:02:30Z

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An ancient martial in which opponents are destroyed via striking their metal fracture points. Among it's known practitioners are [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]], [[Arcee]], and [[RollBar (RID)|Rollbar]].

==Trivia==
It is likely that Crystalocution is a nod to "Hokuto Shinken", the martial art used by the protagonist of the popular '80s anime Fist of The North Star wherein opponents are dispatched by striking their pressure points. They then tend to explode in a rather bloody fashion.

[[Category: Generation 1]]
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Rollbar (RID)

2007-08-25T22:54:12Z

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{{disambig3|Rollbar}}

:''Rollbar is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RollbarRID.jpg|thumb|250px|"Jellybeans and cherries on eggs? That's just crazy talk!"]]

'''Rollbar''' is a member of the [[Commando]]s, the team that combines into [[Ruination]]. Though just as dedicated to fighting [[Autobot]]s as the rest of his team, he's more restrained, especially in comparison to his fellow land-based Decepticon, [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], though this is not hard. He's a practitioner of both [[Crystalocution]], and [[Metallikato]], as well as jujitsu and other forms of Earthen Martial Arts. He - curiously - enjoys sauna baths, and rainy days.

Also, he sounds vaguely Southern.

:''Japanese name'': '''Greejeeber'''

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Lindsay]] (US), ??? (Japan)

Rollbar was one of several Autobot [[protoform]]s who was converted into a Decepticon by the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]]. When choosing his alternate mode, [[Dark Scream]] selected an army jeep, musing at how its cannon would "make mincemeat out of the Autobots."

Rollbar served as a member of the Commandos for most of the Predacon cmapaign on [[Earth]], sometimes providing more sensible advice than his team-mates, and was a proponent of the idea to sabotage the [[space bridge|Global Space Bridge]] computer.

When the Decepticons betrayed [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]], Rollbar was, naturally, among them, and thus, suffered a reprogramming when their plan failed. When the Decepticons and Predacons were all defeated, Rollbar was taken to an asteroid prison with the rest of the villains.

===Universe===

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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Rollbar''' (Basic, 2000, 2001)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-006'''

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] toy, Rollbar transforms into an FMC XR311 combat support vehicle. He has a pair of non-firing weapons that form a gun turret for his vehicle mode. As the toy uses the [[Scramble City]] style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination]].

: He was first released as part of the [[Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000. In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series. There are quite a few differences between the two versions. The Takara Rollbar uses dark green plastic, black windshield paint, has a white star with the letters "GV" on the hood, and an "Anti-Cybertron" symbol. The Hasbro version uses a lighter, more camo-green plastic, has a tan spray-wash on the hood rather than lettering, a silver windshield, and the Decepticon sigil.

: This mold was also used to make [[Leyland]].

*'''Valdigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''

: In Japan, Rollbar/Greejeeber was also made available as part of a compete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane]], [[Movor]], and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2003)

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

===Universe===
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2004)

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Wal-Mart exclusive set (why?), this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Wal-Mart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which lead to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

==Trivia==
* Rollbar does not actually ''have'' a rollbar.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Rollbar/rollbar.htm Rollbar at TFU.info]

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Ro-Tor (RID)

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{{disambig3|Ro-Tor}}

:''Ro-Tor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

Sneering from his place in the sky, '''Ro-Tor''' bot literally and figuratively looks down on everyone else. Smarmy and arrogant, he enjoys sniping the largely ground-based [[Autobot]]s with both words and plasma fire, almoast as much as he enjoys taking a nice, hot, open air bath with a good view. He forms half of the Decepticon [[Commando]]s air force, though he'd probably say he's the only ''good'' part of it. He

:''Japanese name'': '''Hepter'''

==Fiction==
===Robots in Disguise Cartoon===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Neil Kaplan]] (US)

===Universe===

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Ro-Tor''' (Basic, 2000, 2001)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-009'''

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[Vortex]] toy, Ro-Tor transforms into a helicopter that is ambiguously a Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Super Seasprite. He has a pair of large non-firing cannons that clip onto the back end of his copter mode, plus a pistol that becomes a nose-mounted gun. As the toy uses the [[Scramble City]] style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination]].

: He was first released as part of the [[Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000. In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series. There are quite a few differences between the two versions. The Takara Hepter uses metallic blue plastic with a bright white "underbelly" paint spray, plus has the "Anti-Cybertron" mark. The Hasbro version uses a darker matte blue plastic, drops the white, adds red arrow-marks to the sides of the copter mode, plus uses the Decepticon sigil.

: This mold was also used to make [[Target Hawk]].

*'''Valdigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''

: In Japan, ro-Tor/Hepter was also made available as part of a compete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane]], [[Movor]], and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2003)

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

===Universe===
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2004)

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Wal-Mart exclusive set, this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Wal-Mart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which lead to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

==Trivia==
* Ro-Tor has the most He-Manny name in Transformersdom.

* Hasbro stock photography of Ro-Tor shows red paint applications on his rotor bldes that are not on the final product.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ro-Tor/ro-tor.htm Ro-Tor at TFU.info]

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[[category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Ro-Tor (RID)

2007-08-25T22:47:14Z

193.200.150.23:

{{disambig3|Ro-Tor}}

:''Ro-Tor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

Sneering from his place in the sky, '''Ro-Tor''' bot literally and figuratively looks down on everyone else. Smarmy and arrogant, he enjoys sniping the largely ground-based [[Autobot]]s with both words and plasma fire, almoast as much as he enjoys taking a nice, hot, open air bath with a good view. He forms half of the Decepticon [[Commando]]s air force, though he'd probably say he's the only ''good'' part of it. He

:''Japanese name'': '''Hepter'''

==Fiction==
===Robots in Disguise Cartoon===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Neil Kaplan]] (US)

===Universe===

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Ro-Tor''' (Basic, 2000, 2001)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-009'''

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[Vortex]] toy, Ro-Tor transforms into a helicopter that is ambiguously a Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Super Seasprite. He has a pair of large non-firing cannons that clip onto the back end of his copter mode, plus a pistol that becomes a nose-mounted gun. As the toy uses the [[Scramble City]] style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination]].

: He was first released as part of the [[Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000. In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series. There are quite a few differences between the two versions. The Takara Hepter uses metallic blue plastic with a bright white "underbelly" paint spray, plus has the "Anti-Cybertron" mark. The Hasbro version uses a darker matte blue plastic, drops the white, adds red arrow-marks to the sides of the copter mode, plus uses the Decepticon sigil.

: This mold was also used to make [[Target Hawk]].

*'''Valdigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''

: In Japan, ro-Tor/Hepter was also made available as part of a compete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane]], [[Movor]], and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2003)

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

===Universe===
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2004)

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Wal-Mart exclusive set, this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Wal-Mart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which lead to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

==Trivia==
* Ro-Tor has the most He-Manny name in Transformersdom.

* Hasbro stock photography of Ro-Tor shows red paint applications on his rotor bldes that are not on the final product.

*Hepter, Ro-Tor's Japanese counterpart, enjoys open air baths with nice views.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ro-Tor/ro-tor.htm Ro-Tor at TFU.info]

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[[category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Ro-Tor (RID)

2007-08-25T22:45:20Z

193.200.150.23: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Ro-Tor}}

:''Ro-Tor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

Sneering from his place in the sky, '''Ro-Tor''' bot literally and figuratively looks down on everyone else. Smarmy and arrogant, he enjoys sniping the largely ground-based [[Autobot]]s with both words and plasma fire. He forms half of the Decepticon [[Commando]]s air force, though he'd probably say he's the only ''good'' part of it.

:''Japanese name'': '''Hepter'''

==Fiction==
===Robots in Disguise Cartoon===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Neil Kaplan]] (US)

===Universe===

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Ro-Tor''' (Basic, 2000, 2001)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-009'''

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[Vortex]] toy, Ro-Tor transforms into a helicopter that is ambiguously a Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Super Seasprite. He has a pair of large non-firing cannons that clip onto the back end of his copter mode, plus a pistol that becomes a nose-mounted gun. As the toy uses the [[Scramble City]] style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination]].

: He was first released as part of the [[Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000. In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series. There are quite a few differences between the two versions. The Takara Hepter uses metallic blue plastic with a bright white "underbelly" paint spray, plus has the "Anti-Cybertron" mark. The Hasbro version uses a darker matte blue plastic, drops the white, adds red arrow-marks to the sides of the copter mode, plus uses the Decepticon sigil.

: This mold was also used to make [[Target Hawk]].

*'''Valdigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''

: In Japan, ro-Tor/Hepter was also made available as part of a compete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane]], [[Movor]], and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2003)

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

===Universe===
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2004)

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Wal-Mart exclusive set, this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Wal-Mart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which lead to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

==Trivia==
* Ro-Tor has the most He-Manny name in Transformersdom.

* Hasbro stock photography of Ro-Tor shows red paint applications on his rotor bldes that are not on the final product.

*Hepter, Ro-Tor's Japanese counterpart, enjoys open air baths with nice views.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ro-Tor/ro-tor.htm Ro-Tor at TFU.info]

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[[category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Ro-Tor (RID)

2007-08-25T22:43:44Z

193.200.150.23: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Ro-Tor}}

:''Ro-Tor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

Sneering from his place in the sky, '''Ro-Tor''' bot literally and figuratively looks down on everyone else. Smarmy and arrogant, he enjoys sniping the largely ground-based [[Autobot]]s with both words and plasma fire. He forms half of the Decepticon [[Commando]]s air force, though he'd probably say he's the only ''good'' part of it.

:''Japanese name'': '''Hepter'''

==Fiction==
===Robots in Disguise Cartoon===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Neil Kaplan]] (US)

===Universe===

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
*'''Ro-Tor''' (Basic, 2000, 2001)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-009'''

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Generation 1]] [[Vortex]] toy, Ro-Tor transforms into a helicopter that is ambiguously a Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Super Seasprite. He has a pair of large non-firing cannons that clip onto the back end of his copter mode, plus a pistol that becomes a nose-mounted gun. As the toy uses the [[Scramble City]] style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination]].

: He was first released as part of the [[Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000. In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series. There are quite a few differences between the two versions. The Takara Hepter uses metallic blue plastic with a bright white "underbelly" paint spray, plus has the "Anti-Cybertron" mark. The Hasbro version uses a darker matte blue plastic, drops the white, adds red arrow-marks to the sides of the copter mode, plus uses the Decepticon sigil.

: This mold was also used to make [[Target Hawk]].

*'''Valdigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''D-011'''

: In Japan, ro-Tor/Hepter was also made available as part of a compete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane]], [[Movor]], and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2003)

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] gift set, oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

===Universe===
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2004)

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Wal-Mart exclusive set, this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the ''[[Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Wal-Mart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which lead to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

==Trivia==
* Ro-Tor has the most He-Manny name in Transformersdom.

* Hasbro stock photography of Ro-Tor shows red paint applications on his rotor bldes that are not on the final product.

*Heptor, Ro-Tor's Japanese counterpart, enjoys open air baths with nice views.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ro-Tor/ro-tor.htm Ro-Tor at TFU.info]

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[[category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise characters]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Talk:Emperor of Destruction

2007-08-11T19:32:15Z

193.200.150.23: /* Starscream */

==Overlord==

Deathsaurus' Japanese profile reads: "Succeeded Overlord as the fifth Destron Leader." So would that imply that Overlord was an Emperor of Destruction, if only for a short time? --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 18:37, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

==BW Megatron==

Got a question. Was Megatron (BW) ever referred to as an Emperor of Destruction, perhaps in his Japanese tech spec or something? I only have a few episodes on tape in Japanese and none of them make a reference to Emperor of Destruction. I know that wouldn't gel with Galvatron being the Emperor at the same time, but Megatron was a rebel so it's possible he just self-titled himself. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 04:11, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

BW Megatron could have earned the title later, such as when he was in control of all of Cyberton in Beast Machines. - Ithekro

I haven't managed to see much of Beast Wars Returns, I'll have to see if I can find some packaging pics or something, but that's a good possibility. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 04:42, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

:Here's a list I just put together, Speng. These all come from the Japanese tech specs.

:G1 Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:G1 Galvatron: Fortress Staff Officer (or Fortress Officer; compare Ultra Magnus's "City Commander").

::Super Hybrid Model Galvatron says he's a "New Emperor of Destruction" --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 15:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

:G1 Megazarak: Emperor of Fear.
:Blood: Destruction Commander (or Commander of Destruction; compare Metalhawk's "Space Commander").
:Overlord: Ambassador of Destruction.
:Black Zarak: Emperor of Darkness.
:Deathsaurus: Emperor of Destruction.
:Metrotitan: Destron Commander.

:G2 Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.

:BW Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:Megalligator: Amazon Soldier.
:Megastorm: Duke of Destruction.
:BW Galvatron: New Emperor Of Destruction (the "new" seems to be part of his actual title, although whether if it means he took over from Megatron or not I dunno).
:Gigastorm: Grand Duke of Destruction.
:Magmatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:Metals Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:Metals Dragon Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.

:Gigatron: Dark God of Destruction.
:Devil Gigatron: Ultimate God of Destruction.

:Armada Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:Armada Galvatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:Armada Unicron: Emperor of Stars.

:Energon Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:Energon Megazarak: Destruction Commander (or Commander of Destruction).
:Energon Galvatron: Emperor of Destruction.

:Cybertron Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.

:Beast Megatron: Emperor of Destruction.
:Rebirth Megatron: Dark Emperor of Destruction.

:Unfortunately, I don't have Cyb Galvatron's function, as the Japanese TS archive hasn't updated since before the end of Galaxy Force. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 00:10, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

::Sorry to bump this, but which versions are the last two (Beast & Rebirth Megatron)? Are they RM and Beast Wars Reborn? Also, do either of the Beast Wars Returns Megatrons have titles? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 18:42, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

==Starscream==
Shouldn't Starscream be included among the Emperors of Destruction? I mean, while I haven't seen the Transformers movie, I know that most of his reign was the length of his own coronation, but he is counted among the Decepticon leaders. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 15:23, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

:I think it's fair to say that in the context of the Japanese fiction that is Likely what he was crowning himself, but with out an explicit statement it's probably too speculative to be included in the wiki.--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 15:39, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

*It's been a while, but I can break out my copy of the Movie in Japanese and fastforward to the cornonation scene. Maybe he says something like "As the new Emperor of the Destruction, I-" I doubt it, but I'll check it out. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 19:48, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
==Gnashteeth==
"Gnashteeth (ナッシュティース) is the God of Destruction of the Destrons" Is that a title?<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

List of female Transformers

2007-08-11T19:24:32Z

193.200.150.23: /* Autobots */

Following is a thorough list of [[Female Transformers|female Transformers]] characters. Many of these characters were Japan-exclusive, featured only in fiction, or exist as limited-run exclusive toys. Female characters who had multiple toys are listed only once.
[[Image:G1femmes.jpg|right|300px|thumb| "I be concubinin'."]]

==Pre-Generation 1==
*[[Beta]]
*[[Libras]]
*[[Virgol]]
*''Possibly [[Cancix]]''
*''Possibly [[Sagittarii]]''

==Generation 1 / Generation 2==
===Autobots===
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]
*[[Firestar]]
*[[Karmen]]
*[[Moonracer]]
*[[Nancy]]
*[[Paradron Medic]]
*[[Vibes]]

====Japanese G1====
*[[Clipper]]
*[[Minerva]]
*[[Discharge]]
*[[Rosanna]]
*[[Angela]]
*[[Windy]]
*[[Windrazor (Mini-Con)|Windrazor]]

====e-Hobby Exlusive====
*[[Flip Sides]]
*[[Road Rage]]

====G1 GoBots====
*[[Path Finder]]
*[[Small Foot]]

===Decepticons===
*[[Clio]]
*[[Esmeryl]]
*[[Howlback]]
*[[Lyzack]]
*[[Nightracer]]

==Beast Era==
===Maximals===
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]
*[[Botanica]]
*[[Rahge]]
*[[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]]
*[[Stampy (BW)#Stampy's Mother|Stampy's Mom]]

===Predacons/Vehicons===
*[[Antagony]]
*[[Blackarachnia]]
*[[Scylla]]
*[[Strika]]

===Unaligned===
*[[Transmutate]]

==Universe / Timelines==
===Autobots===
*[[Crystal Widow]]
*[[Flareup]]
*[[Glyph]]
*[[Roulette]]
===Maximals===
*[[Crossblades (Timelines)|Crossblades]]
*[[Stiletto]]
===Decepticons===
*[[Flamewar]]
*[[Shadow Striker]]

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Mini-Cons===
*[[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Combusta]]
*[[Falcia]]
*[[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]
*[[Road Rebel]]
*[[Spiral]]
*[[Sunburn]]
*[[Sureshock]]
*[[Twirl]]
*[[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]
*[[Mudbath]]
*[[Breakage]]
*[[Kickflip]]
*[[Heavy Metal]]

===Autobots===
*[[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]]
*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]]
*[[Autobot nurse]]s
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift's]] Lifebond Partner
*[[Motorcycle refugee]]
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]
*Two [[Velocitron band|Velocitronian Band members]]

===Decepticons===
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]

== Transformers 2007 Movie ==

===Autobot===
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]

[[Category:Female Transformers| ]]
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Tidal Wave (Armada)

2007-08-10T19:17:02Z

193.200.150.23: /* ''Armada'' */

{{disambig2|the colossal Decepticon warship from Armada|the teeny jetski/jetpack from Classics|Tidal Wave (Classics)}}
{{disambig3|Mirage}}

:''Tidal Wave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]]. He took the name '''Mirage''' after he took a new body.''

[[Image:TidalWave-PS2scale.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oh son of a...]]

'''Tidal Wave''' is a powerhouse, one of the largest Decepticons under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] command. His power is backed up by a brain that doesn't exactly run at optimal speeds; he's not so much stupid as he is single-minded and easily frustrated. In battle he is merciless, an unyielding engine of destruction.

He is unquestionably loyal to Megatron and his ideals, and will quickly sign up with anyone that promises power to the Decepticon cause.

Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]]

:''Japanese ''Armada'' name'': '''Shockwave'''<br>
:''Japanese ''Energon'' name'': '''Shock Fleet''' (Mirage body)

==Fiction==
===Animated Continuity===
====''Armada''====
'''Voice actor''' [[Doug Parker]] (US), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japan)

[[Image:ArmTVTidalWave.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Crumbs, chief.]]

Tidal Wave was originally brought to [[Earth]] by the [[Decepticon]] strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in an attempt to bolster the Decepticon forces so that they could obtain the [[Requiem Blaster]]. Thrust claimed Tidal Wave was a general that led Decepticon forces to a victory, an unsubstantiated claim that seems rather out of place considering Tidal Wave's... lack of grace. This was exemplified when [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] capsized the huge warship and sent it to the bottom of the deep. However, Tidal Wave quickly recovered and transformed into his massively powerful robot mode, quickly sending the Autobots scrambling for cover. {{Storylink|Awakening}}

Pounding the Autobots with firepower, Thrust called out to Tidal Wave to initiate his party piece. Tidal Wave transformed and split into three component vehicle sections (which also somehow shrank in size), headed for Megatron and Powerlinked with him, forming a combination known as ''Burning Megatron''. Megatron declared that "The Power is Mine!" before setting off in pursuit of Jet Optimus. Tidal Wave gave Megatron flight capability and an overwealming amount of firepower, which kept Jet Optimus at bay long enough for Megatron to slice the connection point between Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] with the Star Saber. {{Storylink|Desperate}}

After Starscream cracked and attacked Megatron, Tidal Wave was sent after him to Earth when the rogue Decepticon jet escaped their moon base with the Star Saber in his possession. The Autobots initially assumed both Decepticons were part of a combined attack, but eventually came to Starscream's assistance against Tidal Wave when the Decepticon shot him down. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] nailed Tidal Wave in the eye with his axle cannon, but the powerful Tidal Wave recovered quickly and caused problems for Jet Optimus. This prompted Starscream to toss the Star Saber to the Autobot leader, which he used to slice off one of Tidal Wave's chest guns and forced the Decepticon to retreat. {{Storylink|Regeneration}}

Tidal Wave was present at the meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons during the [[Unicron Battles]] in which the two sides formed a temporary truce, notably shaking hands with Jetfire. {{Storylink|Alliance}}
{{-}}

====''Energon''====
'''Voice actor''' [[Doug Parker]] (US) [[Jin Yamanoi]] Japan

After the end of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave loyally followed [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]'s last request - that the Decepticons remain at peace with the Autobots. During the ten year period that followed, Tidal Wave somewhere along the line changed not only his color palette but his occupation - instead of being a warrior, he was now a guardian of the [[energon]] mines in the Sol system's asteroid belt.

Tidal Wave's post was one of the first targets of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] hordes. After being attacked and abducted, he was brought to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s base of operations, where they convinced him to side with them by promising to revive Megatron. Although he clearly disliked Scorponok, Tidal Wave carried out orders in attacking other energon reserves run by the Autobots until Megatron returned. Following this, he continued raiding Autobot bases, only under Megatron's orders.

Tidal Wave would later show disdain for the madman [[Decepticon]] recruit [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]]. During a battle on Cybertron, an [[energon tower]] collapsed on top of Tidal Wave due to a shot from Shockblast. Megatron called for a retreat and hauled Tidal Wave's damaged body back into space, where the giant Decepticon was reformatted into "Mirage".

Mirage traded his gigantic, hulking body for a smaller, sleeker, and speedier form. He also apparently gained an upgrade in intelligence, although he also started to buddy up with [[Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] to form a comedy relief trio. He continued to serve Megatron throughout the war for [[energon]], even gaining what appeared to be a romantic infatuation with him.

When Galvatron flung himself into the energon sun to destroy [[Unicron]]'s spark, Mirage loyally followed after him and seemingly ended his life.

:''('''Note''': Throughout the ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' cartoons, Tidal Wave/Mirage had the habit of repeating his name as a sort of battle cry. This, unsurprisingly, did not help deter his reputation as an idiot.)''

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
====''Armada''====

Tidal Wave was little seen in the ''Armada'' comic from Dreamwave, appearing only in a panel or two in the final story.

====''Energon''====
In ''Energon'', Tidal Wave was recruited by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], joining the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. While he went on several raids and missions with the Terrorcons, it became clear to him that he wasn't the most respected of the team. [[Alpha Quintesson]], however, saw something in him, and reformatted him into Mirage, noting as he did so that Scorponok had fallen out of [[Unicron]]'s favor.

===Playstation 2 Video Game===
[[Image:TidalWave-PS2movie.png|thumb|right|200px|How's the weather down there?]]

Tidal Wave, in his combined battleship mode, was stationed as a relay and refuel point off a small chain of islands in the Mid-Atlantic. The [[Autobot]]s made their way inside him to take out the [[Decepticlone]] platoons inside and destroy him, but discovered that Tidal Wave wasn't merely a transport. They escaped just in time to avoid being crushed as Tidal Wave transformed into his titanic robot mode.

Tidal Wave walked around the island chain in the deep waters, unloading volleys of missiles, lasers, and the occasional [[Jet Sniper]] on the tiny-by-comparison Autobots. Despite his impressive size, firepower, and nigh-impenetrable armor, the Autobots managed to do enough damage to Tidal Wave's one weak point -his face- to cause a chain reaction that caused multiple explosions inside him, sending him falling face-first to the ocean floor.

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==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Ultra-Con, 2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-06'''

[[Image:Armada_Tidal_Wave_toy.jpg|right|thumb|"TCS Tiger's Claw, Transform!"]]

: Tidal Wave is a robot that is made up of three different aquatic vehicles; an aircraft carrier, a double-bowed battleship, and a troop-landing craft. All three can combine to form a single gigantic warship, which from there can transform to robot mode ''without'' having to separate. Each smaller craft has its own gimmick; the carrier has a working storage elevator for Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]], the battleship has Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated swiveling cannons (also usable in robot mode), and the landing craft opens up to reveal seats for Mini-Cons to sit on.

[[Image:Micron_Shockwave_toy.jpg|left|thumb|165px|Alleged Decepticon Military Genius.]]

: Tidal Wave can also combine with Megatron (and the Galvatron redeco), with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto Megatron's arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack.

: The [[Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] versions are considerably different. Takara's "Shockwave" replaces all the green plastic with purple, darker grays, and several of the paint colors are altered. These changes were made to align the toy more closely to the cartoon's appearance, hough they're not completely accurate.

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===Energon===
*'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Ultra, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-04'''

[[Image:Energon_Tidal_Wave_toy.jpg|thumb|185px|Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave...]]

:Tidal Wave's ''Armada'' toy was [[redeco]]ed for the early part of ''Energon'', with "energy" patterns resembling stylized lightning bolts painted across it. Several portions of his body were cast in transparent green plastic, suggesting that his body was now infused with Decepticon-energy [[energon]].

:Tidal Wave retains his ability to combine with ''Armada'' Megatron/Galvatron, as well as ''Universe'' [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]].

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*'''Mirage''' (Mega, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-15'''

[[Image:Energon_Mirage_toy.jpg|thumb|left|155px|He went from a boat to a ferry.]]

:Later, Tidal Wave was released under the name Mirage as a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Mode". The initial releases of Mirage were one-per-case, and part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to a glut of early product on the shelves. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including Toys 'R' Us and Wal-Mart, relieving much of the demand for the item.

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Dreadwing (Energon)|Dreadwing]].

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==External Links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm Tidal Wave at TFU.info]

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Galvatron II

2007-08-09T21:50:07Z

193.200.150.23: /* Japanese THS mini-comics */

{{disambig3|Galvatron}}

:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] from an alternate [[Generation 1]] future.''

[[Image:Galvatronii.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Well, it's heavy.]]

'''Galvatron''' was [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] reborn in the fires of [[Unicron]]. In an alternate timeline, Unicron consumed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and Galvatron was given [[Earth]] to rule. It is the year 2009, and only a handful of Autobots remain -- even their leader, [[Rodimus Prime]], has fallen. What chance, then, do the rest of us have?

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
Galvatron originally controlled the Americas in an alternate 2009 where Unicron had been victorious in his [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|attack on Cybertron]]. He knew that the other countries of [[Earth]] were planning a nuclear strike against the force-field with which he barricaded the continents. He thought that his shield could withstand, and absorb, the energy of the attack. This Galvatron was quite mad in his home time - he lethally punished his close lieutenant [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and continued to 'kill' a long-dead Rodimus Prime whose remains he'd strung up on what was left of the World Trade Center.

Before he could make good his plans for nuclear energy, though, he was snatched through time to 1991 by [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]], who were working for a Unicron who 'may or may not become' the one who created him. This Unicron tried to use him as a soldier in his own attack on Cybertron, but Galvatron quickly turned against him. He assisted [[Emirate Xaaron]] in his attempts to awaken [[Primus]]; Unicron sent Hook, Line and Sinker to eliminate Galvatron, but he easily destroyed the trio.

After Unicron's destruction, a group of Decepticons hijacked the [[Ark]], and Galvatron stowed away on board. He then fought against and subsequently allied with this era's Megatron, teaming up with him to destroy [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] before the Ark crashed on Earth. Now driven completely mad, he wreaked havoc until he was defeated by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He hasn't been seen since Maximus threw him into a frozen lake.

===Japanese THS mini-comics===
Galvatron II menaced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (in his [[Laser Rod]] body) with his personal [[Warworld]].

Magnus put up a rather poor fight and Galvatron II succeeded at defeating and nearly killing him. Before he could finish his foe off, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (upgraded with new missile launchers and a heat-absorbing "[[Black Body]]" coating) intervened, destroying Galvatron's arm cannon. Although weaponless, Galvatron took the blow in stride and continued to mock Optimus Prime, who was ''not amused''.

:''('''Note''': This story seems to take place in the same loose continuity as the Japanese ''[[Generation 2]]'' pack-in mini-comics. Both were written and drawn by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].)''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:GalvatronManga1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Galvatron is a different character from Megatron... in America and the UK.]]

*'''Galvatron II''' (Decepticon, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-66'''

: The Galvatron II toy was sold through [[e-Hobby]]. It is the original gray version of the Galvatron toy, but with additional stickers for details only seen in an pre-movie advertisement, a retooled face, as well as one exclusive voice clip.

: Galvatron II also comes with the [[Creation Matrix]], a green [[redeco]] of "Anime" Galvatron's [[Matrix of Leadership]].

==Trivia==
* Compared to the first Galvatron, this guy was a bit underwhelming. His predecessor was shot by just about every Transformer you can name, buried under a volcano, soundly beaten by Unicron on more than one occasion, then lost half of his head before finally being destroyed by a rift in space and time. Makes you wonder how this guy beat Rodimus Prime in his own time, but meets his end thanks to a frozen lake.

* That's not blusher he's wearing in the picture at the top. It's '''the fires of evil burning within his soul'''.

==External links==
*[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?&port=33301&req=PRODUCT&code=tfce_35 Galvatron II at e-Hobby]

*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/834/37/ Hybrid Style Blackbody Convoy manga]

[[Category: Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
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Ultra Magnus (G1)

2007-08-09T21:47:22Z

193.200.150.23: /* E-Hobby */

{{disambig3|Ultra Magnus}}

:''Ultra Magnus is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Ultramagnusg1.jpg|250px|right|thumb|He can't deal with you right now!]]

'''Ultra Magnus''' feels he is a soldier and nothing more. He very much prefers taking orders to giving them, and even avoids opportunities for higher responsibility. But when he is forced into those opportunities, he betrays his real talent for the job. He's strong, resolute, dependable, selfless, and courageous. Sadly, Ultra Magnus is the only Autobot who doesn't realize this.

Believing he is nothing but a soldier, Ultra Magnus is perfectly willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good if need be. He knows he's more powerful than the average Autobot, and will throw himself at larger threats accordingly. There is a special enmity between him and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] for this reason, for Galvatron may be the most deadly foe of all. (Also, Galvatron, given his mental state, probably doesn't approve of people he's had blown up getting back up afterward. This can be seen as a sore point for Magnus, too.)

He is possibly [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s brother.

:''Italian name'': '''Convoy'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ultramag'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===

====Manga====

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga (Japan-only)=====

''(The "Fight! Super Robot Life Transformer" manga takes place before the events of Transformers the Movie and around the events of Scramble City)''

Ultra Magnus first appeared to deliver Optimus Prime his trailer, containing a special cannon upgrade, the "Scramble Power Buster". They engage the Decepticons in battle and Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime team-up to defeat the villains with their "Convoy Magnus Double Cross Kick".

Ultra Magnus also came up with the idea for the global underground transportation system, the [[Autobot Road]].

''(The manga specifically notes that Optimus Prime looks upon Ultra Magnus as his "Kid Brother". Although the manga is a suppliment to the TV series, this family-dynamic between the two characters was never used in the cartoon.)''

=====The Transformer=====

=====Transformer: Big War=====

====''Scramble City'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japan)

''(Note: Scramble City takes place before the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|Transformers the Movie]].)''

Ultra Magnus first came to Earth around the year 1986 to head-up the [[Scramble City]] (AKA [[Autobot City]]) project. Under his supervision, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was built. Unfortunately, Metroplex was discovered by the spy [[Ratbat]] under Ultra Magnus' watch, who leaked the location back to Megatron.

====''Binaltech'' (Japan-only)====

While Optimus Prime was fighting the Decepticon on Cybertron, he charged [[Ultra Magnus]] to protect the earth and to lead the construction of the new Autobot city. When the crisis annouced by Ravage arrived, he went with Ultra Magnus on a last chance mission to stop Unicron, while sending [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] into the past to restore the timeline so that recent events instigated by Ravage would not happen.

====''Transformers The Movie''====
Voice actors: [[Robert Stack]] → [[Jack Angel]] (US); [[Show Hayami]] (Japan)

By 2005, Ultra Magnus was the full-fledged City Commander for [[Autobot City]]. Autobot City was under his authority when Megatron and the Decepticons waged their full-scale attack. Ultra Magnus ordered [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to transform it to battle-mode, but it only held the Decepticons off for so long. In the fight, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was mortally wounded and passed the [[Matrix]] of Leadership on to Ultra Magnus, making Magnus the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots.

Autobot City was quickly attacked a second time by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the upgraded version of [[Megatron (G1)| Megatron]]. Ultra Magnus lured him away on his shuttle, but was eventually shot-down onto the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]]. Galvatron tracked him there and Ultra Magnus managed to draw him away from the other Autobots to face the enemy alone. Magnus attempted to open the Matrix, but the Matrix would not open, and Ultra Magnus was blown to pieces. Galvatron took the Matrix, intending to use it to destroy [[Unicron]].

After the Autobots befriended the [[Junkion]]s, they used their expertise to rebuild Ultra Magnus. Magnus joined the other Autobots in the battle with Unicron on [[Cybertron]] and helped drive the last of the Decepticons from their home planet. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====

When [[Rodimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Galvatron]] in 2005 led to the catastrophic destruction of [[Tokyo]], the new Autobot leader was consumed by guilt. He passed on the [[Matrix]] to Ultra Magnus in order to revert to [[Hot Rod]] and return to [[Earth]].
====''Season 3/2010''====

In 2006 (or 2010, if you're Japanese), Ultra Magnus ceased his role as a City Commander and became head-adviser to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots and chosen one of the Matrix. At various times he was [[The Killing Jar|sucked into a black hole]], [[Only Human|turned into a synthetic human]] and [[Surprise Party|had a birthday party]].

When the [[Hate Plague]] possessed all of Earth and Cybertron, Ultra Magnus singled Rodimus Prime out of all the other Autobots and focused all his rage on him, vowing to track him wherever he went. Ultra Magnus was eventually cured of the Hate Plague when Optimus Prime came back from the dead (again). {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime}}

====''Rebirth'' (America-only)====

Some time later, Ultra Magnus helped defend Autobot City from a massive Decepticon assault, which was actually a diversion for the theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Subsequent to the battle and discovery of the theft, Magnus accompanied Optimus Prime on a shuttle to Cybertron. After Prime got the answers he needed from [[Vector Sigma]], he decided to go to [[Nebulos]] and left Ultra Magnus in charge of Cybertron. {{Storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Ultra Magnus' tenure didn't go very well, as the selfsame massive Decepticon assault force was attacking the planet. Nonetheless, he and the [[Protectobot]]s struck at Galvatron, and may well have done him in if [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s reinforcements hadn't arrived. Magnus then ignominiously had his [[power pack]] torn out and slowly began to die from lack of energon. Still, he was able to relay Galvatron's crazed scheme to Optimus Prime and the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s before blacking out.

When Ultra Magnus next awoke, the Golden Age of Cybertron had come anew, and the Decepticons were seemingly defeated once and for all. {{Storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Headmasters'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (Japan)

Ultra Magnus continued his work as Commander of Autobot City on Earth and was instrumental in several victories over the Decepticons. Because of this, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] singled him out for assasination. Ultra Magnus and Sixshot engaged in a one-on-one duel outside Autobot City, and Ultra Magnus was completely wrecked by Sixshot's six transformations. He was finally done in by Sixshot's mysterious 7th transformation, "Wingwolf". After his death, Ultra Magnus was placed in a coffin and buried on Earth, the planet he loved so dearly.

====Generation 2 manga (Japan-only)====
=====E-Hobby=====

After his death at the hands of Sixshot, Ultra Magnus was aloud entry into the Matrix of Leadership, as he was it’s bearer for a brief time. But Ultra Magnus’ spark still was still restless, he knew he didn’t belong. Using the Cosmic Awareness that accompanies joining the Matrix to spy on the mortal relm, Ultra Magnus learned, by chance of Galvatron II and his massive [[Warworld|Mobile Battle Fortress]] putting the Galaxy at Risk. Determend to set things right, Magnus contacted Optimus Prime via their shared link to the Matrix, and resurrected himself in a similar body using Prime’s [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]. Ultra Magnus immediately set out to counter Galvatron II’s invasion and started raising forces of his own. On at least one occasion Ultra Magnus was so thoroughly trounced by Galvatron and his endless puns that he required saving by Optimus Prime in his new [[Black Body]].

In this new form Ultra Magnus is able to switch between various body types (including his original) at will, similar to Optimus Prime, thanks to his contact with the Reconfigeration Matrix. In addition, he is able to tap into his [[Laser Core]] to power his blaster and sword.

===Ladybird books continuity===
Ultra Magnus came from Cybertron to take over leadership of the Autobots after Optimus Prime disappeared. He is opposed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as Decpticon leader and this is presented as a prolonged status quo rather than the rather brief version of this scenario presented in the animated continuity. Furthermore [[Spike Witwicky]] appears to still be a teenager at this point, making a setting date of 2005 unlikely.
Ultra Magnus functioning as Prime's successor for some time rather than being immediately replaced by [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] is presented in this and other [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] based on the action figure line rather than the film.

===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
:''('''Note''': Ultra Magnus appeared only in the Marvel UK books.)''

The remaining Autobot elders spent years designing Ultra Magnus, a leader to lift the resistance out of a deep darkness. He was finally given life in or shortly before 1986<ref>Ultra Magnus profile in Marvel UK #83</ref> for Operation Volcano. His role was to act as the crucial back-up needed for the [[Wreckers]] to successfully destroy their Decepticon targets and then escape in one piece. A serious complication arose when the Matrix Flame, the sacred and eternal blaze linked directly to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself, suddenly extinguished. Fearing that something catastrophic had occurred on Earth to the Matrix and its bearer, Optimus Prime, Emirate Xaaron made the decision to send Ultra Magnus to that planet to investigate, even though Operation Volcano was unstoppably set to begin in ten cycles. Magnus travelled to Earth by way of [[Space Bridge]], and found the Ark's crew engaged in a deadly conflict with three new, yet unspeakably powerful, Decepticon warriors just as their leaders Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] vanished before their optic sensors. Initially concerned only with his investigation of Prime's sudden disappearance, Ultra Magnus ignored the plight of his fellow Autobots until he learned the two situations were linked; [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his lieutenants were time-travelers from 2006, having employed a mass-substitution mechanism that sent the three Autobots into limbo in order to accommodate their presence at this point in the timeline. This connection was revealed to him by three Autobots from 2006, who had traveled back in time themselves in order to stop Galvatron. They had a plan; they had the means; all they needed was for Ultra Magnus to keep him busy for, oh...an hour or two.

Easier said than done.

Magnus's battle with Galvatron carried them out of the isolated wilderness and onto a human freeway system. It ended when Ultra Magnus threw a tanker truck full of fuel into the path of Galvatron's particle cannon. Galvatron walked away from the blast -- Magnus didn't. Still, the future Autobots succeeded in tricking Galvatron into returning to the future with his plan incomplete, and the timeline more-or-less preserved. Unfortunately, Magnus was out of time: Operation Volcano proceeded without him, with disastrous results. Only one Decepticon was taken out, and the Wreckers' leader Impactor was killed protecting Xaaron. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}

Ultra Magnus would not meet his counterpart, Optimus Prime, until Prime was inadvertently transported back to Cybertron in battle with Megatron. Hooking up with [[Straxus|Lord Straxus]] at [[Polyhex]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] quickly disseminated false information about a new Decepticon madeover to look exactly like Optimus Prime, planning to infiltrate the Autobot forces. Having temporarily assumed control of the Wreckers until their new leader, [[Springer]], was ready for command, Ultra Magnus led them in hunting down the "imposter". This Prime's behavior led Magnus to be suspicious of his information and, after summoning Emirate Xaaron, confirmed his suspicions and welcomed the true Optimus Prime back to Cybertron. Prime wasted no time leading Magnus and the others on a series of successful raids and strike missions against Decepticon-controlled territory. When Optimus decided to return home to Earth, however, Ultra Magnus was caught up in the space bridge's energy discharge as well, arriving on Earth but some considerable distance away from where Prime materialized. Having been frustrated ever since Impactor's death, Magnus welcomed the "vacation" this trip to Earth would provide him, as he took his time trying to track down the Ark's location.

For months, Ultra Magnus enjoyed a peaceful life in the American forests and wilderness, alone with his thoughts. A sudden seismic disturbance brought him back to reality, though, and into contact with three human females whose vehicle had been overturned by the tremor. One in particular, Cindy, took quite a liking to Magnus. As they travelled together to explore a nearby volcano and its connection to the tremors, Magnus was forced back into combat thanks to the arrival of his old sparring partner, the future Decepticon known as Galvatron. Galvatron had constructed a magma siphon atop the volcano's peak, and planned to convert the raw power of a volcanic eruption into enough energy to transform him into a god. Ultra Magnus teamed up with several Autobots from the future, who were trying to bring Galvatron back with them to face justice. Once again, Magnus was used as a "distraction" (read: living punching bag) while the future Autobots set up their plan to override Galvatron's time-jump mechanism and send them all back where they came from. Despite Ultra Magnus successfully getting the slag beat out of him, the override proved unsuccessful, sending only the Autobots back to 2007 and leaving Magnus virtually alone to deal with the fighting-mad Galvatron. Barely managing to rally his courage, Ultra Magnus threw himself into combat with Galvatron one more time, keeping him busy until the volcano exploded, destroying the power siphon and encasing both warriors in molten lava.

Several months later, Ultra Magnus was dug out of the volcano by the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]]. They had been sent to Earth by Springer to monitor the volcano in case Galvatron ever got free. When Galvatron DID free himself several days earlier, though, they found themselves hopelessly outmatched, and hoped Magnus would have better luck. Sadly, the severe beatings Galvatron had routinely handed out to Ultra Magnus, combined with the final excrutiating submergence in molten lava, had nearly unhinged the Autobot's mind, leaving him with a pathological fear of his tormentor. Confronted with Galvatron, Magnus would probably have gone fetal if that pose had any meaning for his people. As the Sparklers heroically tried to stand up to Galvatron anyway, Ultra Magnus saw his rescuers in grave danger and finally managed to push his fear aside and reclaim enough confidence to batter the Decepticon into a temporary retreat. {{Storylink|Salvage!}}

Having renewed his fighting spirit, Ultra Magnus arranged to return to Cybertron with his companions in order to report on Galvatron's activities and hopefully gather the Wreckers for a counter-offensive. Instead, they found the Autobot base in Kalis full of battle signs, and the entire surrounding city-state a virtual "ghost-town". After confronting a legion of robot zombies, the Autobots eventually learned that a crazed scientist named [[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]] was trying to re-engineer the entire planet as a giant spacecraft, setting off an unstable fusion reactor beneath the planet's surface as a power source. With the help of the Wreckers and the Decepticons [[Flywheels]] and [[Trypticon]], Ultra Magnus and his team managed to put an end to Flame's maniacal scheme.

Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers then began preparations to return to Earth and confront the threat of Galvatron, finally, once and for all, and then...*poof*. The Wreckers went to Earth alone, and Ultra Magnus was never seen nor heard from again.

===Blackthorne Transformers In 3-D continuity===

===PD Type mini-comics===

At one point, the [[Blackball]] was left in the safekeeping of Ultra Magnus. Galvatron, catching Magnus by surprise, managed to blow him up with a powerful energy blast from his fusion cannon. Recovering the Blackball, Galvatron began to gloat about his victory. That's when Magnus' body hurled his head at Galvatron like a bowling ball, causing the [[Emperor of Destruction]] to fall over like a set of pins and drop the Blackball. That's ''using your head'', Magnus! *sigh*

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:Magnuslongshot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then Takara saw this and were all like, "Oh, crap, that's right, we can do redecos, can't we?"]]

After Prime's and Megatron disappeared during the first space bridge incident {{storylink|The Dark Ages, Part 1}}, Ultra Magnus retreated from prominence in the Autobot army. However he was eventually able to overcome his own fear and take a role of leadership. Together with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], he was on the verge of ending the war when Megatron arrived and enslaved the plane with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. Magnus was put to work in a slave mines. {{storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Years later, Ultra Magnus and Shockwave worked together to replenish their armies in the [[Little Iacon]] incident. Many of the [[Micromasters]] created resented Ultra Magnus for bringing him into their war. {{storylink|Micromasters (comic)}}

After [[Great Shutdown]], [[Ultra Magnus]] was reactivated and took the role of security officer under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] rule, even if he was dissatisfied working under a leader who clearly held his own agenda. After many, many delays, Ultra Magnus confronted Shockwave about the mastermind's plans - but Magnus was silenced by gun fire. He survived by discarding his armor. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

After Shockwave had been removed from power, Ultra Magnus was content to oversee operations on Cybertron while Prime spent ten issues getting repaired.

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===IDW comics continuity===
{{spoiler}}
Ultra Magnus' concept has been tweaked somewhat to fit within Simon Furman's Cold War-influenced G1 reboot continuity; although still a soldier, Magnus' role is similar to that of an Interpol officer. Specifically, he is an agent of the Tyrest Accord. Although never detailed, this Accord seems to be part of a greater Code of Interplanetary Conflict, some form of treaty between Autobots, Decepticons and other alien races. As an enforcer of the Accord, Magnus hunts down any Transformers, Autobots or Decepticons alike, who illegally sell or distribute Cybertronian technology, handing them over to their superiors for prosecution.

One such violation saw Magnus pursue [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to the planet Zull. After arresting the Combaticon, Magnus reluctantly released Swindle in exchange for the current whereabouts of an even greater offender: [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus has a personal grudge against Scorponok, who is the Autobot's polar opposite; while Magnus sets great stock in rules, Scorponik flouts them. Magnus follows Swindle's lead to the planet [[Nebulos]], but although he disrupts Scorponok's operations, the Decepticon is able to escape.

Later on, Magnus arrests Swindle for yet anohter violation, and once again, Swindle offers a deal, leaving Magnus to wonder whether he'll start breaking the rules just to finally catch Scorponok...

==Notes==

*It has been speculated by some fans that, in animated continuity, Ultra Magnus may have been created from Orion Pax's friend [[Dion]], the same way and at the same time Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] were rebuilt by [[Alpha Trion]].
:''For further elaboration, see [[Dion#Who_is_Dion.3F|Who is Dion?]].''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (1986, 2000, 2002)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-69'''
[[Image:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Honkimus Prime.]]

: Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the [[Diaclone]] Powered Convoy toy, which itself was a redecoed Battle Convoy (pre-TF [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) with a new trailer that combined with the cab robot to form a super robot. Whereas the original Japanese use was an upgrade to Convoy, Hasbro released him as a separate character and both the comic and the cartoon ignored the cab robot in favor of the super robot.

:Ultra Magnus transforms into a white Freightliner COE with a blue and red car-carrier trailer. He comes with a rifle that has two pegs that will fit into either the fist of the cab robot or fist of the super robot, and he also comes with two missile launchers that can plug into either the front of the trailer or the shoulders of the super robot. Additional accessories include the cab robot's fists, the super robot's fists, the super robot head, the super robot chestplate, and two crotchplates/trailer hitches.

:The original American toy was released in at least two versions -- one with rubber tires and paint on both heads, and a second with plastic tires and no paint on either head.

:Ultra Magnus was first reissued in Japan in 2000 with little to no changes. Two years later, Ultra Magnus was reissued as a Toys "R" Us exlusive in the United States in the first wave of the [[Commemorative Series]]; the American reissue's missiles were elongated to pass modern safety laws. Both reissues had rubber tires and the facial paint.

*'''Ultra Magnus Movie Preview version''' (2001)
: In the early stages of the development of the 1986 animated movie, several promotional clips for the movie were produced, including one depicting Ultra Magnus in the original Diaclone Powered Convoy color scheme. The Movie Preview toy was released in 2001 based on that brief (and premature) appearance, featuring a blue colored cab.

*'''Ultra Magnus Matrix Glow version''' (2001)
: With a yellow cab and a clear yellow trailer, Matrix Glow Ultra Magnus or Shining Magnus is intended to recall the moment in the animated movie, just before Optimus Prime dies, when the Matrix is passed to Ultra Magnus and he is bathed in its Matrixey yellow light. It was also released in 2001.

: This version is sometimes referred to by fans as "Urine Magnus", or slightly less-polite variations of the same.

===Generation 2===
* '''Laser Ultra Magnus''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' ''' TRF-13-S'''

[[Image:G2_LaserUltraMagnus_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Probably the only Magnus repaint of Prime we'll ever get who isn't just white.]]

: An [[e-Hobby]] exclusive, ''Generation 2'' Laser Ultra Magnus is a redeco of Laser Optimus Prime, transforming into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX extended-hood truck pulling a blue and white tanker trailer. He was packaged in the reissue Laser Optimus Prime's box, along with Prime's instructions, bio card and sticker sheet. Yes, the stickers that have "Optimus Prime" written on them.

:In robot mode the bottom of the truck became his familiar windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy (and the original Ultra Magnus's cab). His main gimmick was light up LED headlights, and a [[lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that would illuminate his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they were used in that hand. All three LEDs were activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, it can fire an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (this turret can also be mounted in Laser Magnus' hand) and a 'disc launcher', that fired several white plastic discs. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in vehicle mode.

:This release uses the toolings that were modified for the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] toy, and thus has smooth discs and a less pointy sword.

===Masterpiece===
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-2'''

[[Image:Masterpiece_UltraMagnus_toy.jpg|left|thumb|He looks like this in ONE comic. ONE.]]

: ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus is a white redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy (Optimus Prime) with all the same accessories, though some have been redecoed. Additionally, his box can be refolded into his classic trailer configuration, but doesn't hold up since it's, well, cardboard. He retains the Matrix, which he can indeed open. Damnit, open.

: As a Takara product, ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus was never released in the US, but was eventually released by Hasbro Australia in 2005 for their market as a Target-exclusive, retaining his Japanese packaging, with simple stickers stating a recommended age of 8+, as well as presenting Hasbro Australia's details and explaining what the product was.

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===Classics===
*'''Ultra Magnus vs Skywarp: Battle For Autobot City''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
[[Image:ClassicsUltraMagnus_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Arctic Camo Prime!]]

: A [[redeco]] of the Voyager class Optimus Prime, this release is part of the Target [[exclusive]] ''Battle for Autobot City'' set with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The final production toy has several major paint paint application differences compared to the toy depicted on the packaging, including the loss of all light blue paint (including his faceplate and crest, both replaced with silver, darker blue on his thighs. Also his red eyes are replaced with the light piping color (blue). Additionally, it seems the smokestacks/double-barreled gun was originally going to be cast or painted white instead of the final's black.

: Like Optimus Prime, the toy's gimmicks are in his weapons - his smokestacks fold together to become a double-barreled gun, and his aero fairing splits and unfolds to become a large shotgun-like blaster. The two weapons also combine into a double-barreled shoulder cannon.

===Titanium Series===
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
[[Image:TitaniumHero_UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|Oh, that's right, this Ultra Magnus guy had a trailer or something, didn't he?]]

: ''Titanium Cybertron Heroes'' Ultra Magnus is an all-new sculpt constructed mostly of die-cast metal. For the first time, Ultra Magnus's cab and trailer are one piece, rather than a [[partsformer]] like the ''Generation 1'' toy version. He transforms very similarly to the original toy, but the aformentioned truck cab now folds down into his back rather than detaching and reconnecting, with his head fliping out of the back of the cab.

: Ultra Magnus is armed with a white laser rifle and two shoulder-mounted non-firing rocket launchers. Unfortunately due to the robot mode-oriented design of this figure, as well as size limitations, the rear ramp is now part of his legs as detail and cannot fold down, nor is there access for vehicles to be transported, in any case.

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*'''Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)

: A [[redeco]] of the 6-inch War Within Optimus Prime. In white!

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===Revoltech===

* '''Ultra Magnus''' (2007)
Ultra Magnus is, unsurprisingly, a redeco of a simultaneously-released Optimus Prime/Convoy figure. A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulate action figure, [[Revoltech]] Ultra Magnus uses the Revoltech "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Prime.

Magnus comes with a Matrix and photon rifle accessories, as well as a few alternate hands. A unique extra "hand" is a single moulded piece of Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime's hands clasped together diagonally, so that when attached to both the Prime and Magnus' respective wrists one can create a scene of the two Autobot leaders shakin' like homeys. Additionally, although Magnus comes preassembled with the standard black revolver joints that Prime has, his packaging includes a sheet of replacement white joints one can use to customise Magnus with less obrtusive matching white joints (although not enough joints of the right style are included to swap out all black joints to optimal effect).

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==Merchandise==
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Super Collection Figure, 2002)

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Heroes of Cybertron, 2003)

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Super Collection figure, 2003)

: "Movie preview" redeco of the Ultra Magnus PVC, based on the original toy's Diaclone colour scheme as seen in early trailers for the 1986 movie.

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Hard Hero bust, 2004)

[[Image:Ultramagnushardhero.jpg|right|thumb|100px|UHN!]]

: The cold-cast porcelain bust of Ultra Magnus was the 13th in [[Hard Hero]]'s series of Transformers busts. It was designed from line art by [[Dan Khanna]].

*'''Ultra Magnus and Megatron''' (Robot Heroes PVC, 2007)

: This is a small, non-transforming SD figurine with limited articulation from the "Robot Heroes" line, in a two pack with G1 Megatron. He may be the sassiest bitch on Cybertron.

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==Trivia==

[[Image:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|left|150px|thumb| "Do you guys think my hair would look better in blue?"]]

*In early trailers for Transformers the Movie, Ultra Magnus can be seen in alternate animated sequences in his toy's original Diaclone color scheme.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ultra_Magnus Ultra Magnus' Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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{{disambig3|Ultra Magnus}}

:''Ultra Magnus is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Ultramagnusg1.jpg|250px|right|thumb|He can't deal with you right now!]]

'''Ultra Magnus''' feels he is a soldier and nothing more. He very much prefers taking orders to giving them, and even avoids opportunities for higher responsibility. But when he is forced into those opportunities, he betrays his real talent for the job. He's strong, resolute, dependable, selfless, and courageous. Sadly, Ultra Magnus is the only Autobot who doesn't realize this.

Believing he is nothing but a soldier, Ultra Magnus is perfectly willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good if need be. He knows he's more powerful than the average Autobot, and will throw himself at larger threats accordingly. There is a special enmity between him and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] for this reason, for Galvatron may be the most deadly foe of all. (Also, Galvatron, given his mental state, probably doesn't approve of people he's had blown up getting back up afterward. This can be seen as a sore point for Magnus, too.)

He is possibly [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s brother.

:''Italian name'': '''Convoy'''<br>
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Ultramag'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===

====Manga====

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga (Japan-only)=====

''(The "Fight! Super Robot Life Transformer" manga takes place before the events of Transformers the Movie and around the events of Scramble City)''

Ultra Magnus first appeared to deliver Optimus Prime his trailer, containing a special cannon upgrade, the "Scramble Power Buster". They engage the Decepticons in battle and Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime team-up to defeat the villains with their "Convoy Magnus Double Cross Kick".

Ultra Magnus also came up with the idea for the global underground transportation system, the [[Autobot Road]].

''(The manga specifically notes that Optimus Prime looks upon Ultra Magnus as his "Kid Brother". Although the manga is a suppliment to the TV series, this family-dynamic between the two characters was never used in the cartoon.)''

=====The Transformer=====

=====Transformer: Big War=====

====''Scramble City'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japan)

''(Note: Scramble City takes place before the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|Transformers the Movie]].)''

Ultra Magnus first came to Earth around the year 1986 to head-up the [[Scramble City]] (AKA [[Autobot City]]) project. Under his supervision, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was built. Unfortunately, Metroplex was discovered by the spy [[Ratbat]] under Ultra Magnus' watch, who leaked the location back to Megatron.

====''Binaltech'' (Japan-only)====

While Optimus Prime was fighting the Decepticon on Cybertron, he charged [[Ultra Magnus]] to protect the earth and to lead the construction of the new Autobot city. When the crisis annouced by Ravage arrived, he went with Ultra Magnus on a last chance mission to stop Unicron, while sending [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] into the past to restore the timeline so that recent events instigated by Ravage would not happen.

====''Transformers The Movie''====
Voice actors: [[Robert Stack]] → [[Jack Angel]] (US); [[Show Hayami]] (Japan)

By 2005, Ultra Magnus was the full-fledged City Commander for [[Autobot City]]. Autobot City was under his authority when Megatron and the Decepticons waged their full-scale attack. Ultra Magnus ordered [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to transform it to battle-mode, but it only held the Decepticons off for so long. In the fight, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was mortally wounded and passed the [[Matrix]] of Leadership on to Ultra Magnus, making Magnus the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots.

Autobot City was quickly attacked a second time by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the upgraded version of [[Megatron (G1)| Megatron]]. Ultra Magnus lured him away on his shuttle, but was eventually shot-down onto the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]]. Galvatron tracked him there and Ultra Magnus managed to draw him away from the other Autobots to face the enemy alone. Magnus attempted to open the Matrix, but the Matrix would not open, and Ultra Magnus was blown to pieces. Galvatron took the Matrix, intending to use it to destroy [[Unicron]].

After the Autobots befriended the [[Junkion]]s, they used their expertise to rebuild Ultra Magnus. Magnus joined the other Autobots in the battle with Unicron on [[Cybertron]] and helped drive the last of the Decepticons from their home planet. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====

When [[Rodimus Prime]]'s defeat of [[Galvatron]] in 2005 led to the catastrophic destruction of [[Tokyo]], the new Autobot leader was consumed by guilt. He passed on the [[Matrix]] to Ultra Magnus in order to revert to [[Hot Rod]] and return to [[Earth]].
====''Season 3/2010''====

In 2006 (or 2010, if you're Japanese), Ultra Magnus ceased his role as a City Commander and became head-adviser to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots and chosen one of the Matrix. At various times he was [[The Killing Jar|sucked into a black hole]], [[Only Human|turned into a synthetic human]] and [[Surprise Party|had a birthday party]].

When the [[Hate Plague]] possessed all of Earth and Cybertron, Ultra Magnus singled Rodimus Prime out of all the other Autobots and focused all his rage on him, vowing to track him wherever he went. Ultra Magnus was eventually cured of the Hate Plague when Optimus Prime came back from the dead (again). {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime}}

====''Rebirth'' (America-only)====

Some time later, Ultra Magnus helped defend Autobot City from a massive Decepticon assault, which was actually a diversion for the theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Subsequent to the battle and discovery of the theft, Magnus accompanied Optimus Prime on a shuttle to Cybertron. After Prime got the answers he needed from [[Vector Sigma]], he decided to go to [[Nebulos]] and left Ultra Magnus in charge of Cybertron. {{Storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Ultra Magnus' tenure didn't go very well, as the selfsame massive Decepticon assault force was attacking the planet. Nonetheless, he and the [[Protectobot]]s struck at Galvatron, and may well have done him in if [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s reinforcements hadn't arrived. Magnus then ignominiously had his [[power pack]] torn out and slowly began to die from lack of energon. Still, he was able to relay Galvatron's crazed scheme to Optimus Prime and the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s before blacking out.

When Ultra Magnus next awoke, the Golden Age of Cybertron had come anew, and the Decepticons were seemingly defeated once and for all. {{Storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Headmasters'' (Japan-only)====
Voice actor: [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (Japan)

Ultra Magnus continued his work as Commander of Autobot City on Earth and was instrumental in several victories over the Decepticons. Because of this, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] singled him out for assasination. Ultra Magnus and Sixshot engaged in a one-on-one duel outside Autobot City, and Ultra Magnus was completely wrecked by Sixshot's six transformations. He was finally done in by Sixshot's mysterious 7th transformation, "Wingwolf". After his death, Ultra Magnus was placed in a coffin and buried on Earth, the planet he loved so dearly.

====Generation 2 manga (Japan-only)====
=====E-Hobby=====

After his death at the hands of Sixshot, Ultra Magnus was aloud entry into the Matrix of Leadership, as he was it’s bearer for a brief time. But Ultra Magnus’ spark still was still restless, he knew he didn’t belong. Using the Cosmic Awareness that accompanies joining the Matrix to spy on the mortal relm, Ultra Magnus learned, by chance of Galvatron II and his massive [[Warworld|Mobile Battle Fortress]] putting the Galaxy at Risk. Determend to set things right, Magnus contacted Optimus Prime via their shared link to the Matrix, and resurrected himself in a similar body using Prime’s [[Reconfigeration Matrix]]. Ultra Magnus immediately set out to counter Galvatron II’s invasion and started raising forces of his own. On at least one occasion Ultra Magnus was so thoroughly trounced by Galvatron and his endless puns that he required saving by Optimus Prime in his new [[Black Body]].

In this new form Ultra Magnus is able to switch between various body types (including his original) at will, similar to Optimus Prime, thanks to his contact with the Reconfigeration Matrix. In addition, he is able to tap into his [[Laser Core]] to power his blaster and sword.

===Ladybird books continuity===
Ultra Magnus came from Cybertron to take over leadership of the Autobots after Optimus Prime disappeared. He is opposed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as Decpticon leader and this is presented as a prolonged status quo rather than the rather brief version of this scenario presented in the animated continuity. Furthermore [[Spike Witwicky]] appears to still be a teenager at this point, making a setting date of 2005 unlikely.
Ultra Magnus functioning as Prime's successor for some time rather than being immediately replaced by [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] is presented in this and other [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] based on the action figure line rather than the film.

===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
:''('''Note''': Ultra Magnus appeared only in the Marvel UK books.)''

The remaining Autobot elders spent years designing Ultra Magnus, a leader to lift the resistance out of a deep darkness. He was finally given life in or shortly before 1986<ref>Ultra Magnus profile in Marvel UK #83</ref> for Operation Volcano. His role was to act as the crucial back-up needed for the [[Wreckers]] to successfully destroy their Decepticon targets and then escape in one piece. A serious complication arose when the Matrix Flame, the sacred and eternal blaze linked directly to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself, suddenly extinguished. Fearing that something catastrophic had occurred on Earth to the Matrix and its bearer, Optimus Prime, Emirate Xaaron made the decision to send Ultra Magnus to that planet to investigate, even though Operation Volcano was unstoppably set to begin in ten cycles. Magnus travelled to Earth by way of [[Space Bridge]], and found the Ark's crew engaged in a deadly conflict with three new, yet unspeakably powerful, Decepticon warriors just as their leaders Optimus Prime, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] vanished before their optic sensors. Initially concerned only with his investigation of Prime's sudden disappearance, Ultra Magnus ignored the plight of his fellow Autobots until he learned the two situations were linked; [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his lieutenants were time-travelers from 2006, having employed a mass-substitution mechanism that sent the three Autobots into limbo in order to accommodate their presence at this point in the timeline. This connection was revealed to him by three Autobots from 2006, who had traveled back in time themselves in order to stop Galvatron. They had a plan; they had the means; all they needed was for Ultra Magnus to keep him busy for, oh...an hour or two.

Easier said than done.

Magnus's battle with Galvatron carried them out of the isolated wilderness and onto a human freeway system. It ended when Ultra Magnus threw a tanker truck full of fuel into the path of Galvatron's particle cannon. Galvatron walked away from the blast -- Magnus didn't. Still, the future Autobots succeeded in tricking Galvatron into returning to the future with his plan incomplete, and the timeline more-or-less preserved. Unfortunately, Magnus was out of time: Operation Volcano proceeded without him, with disastrous results. Only one Decepticon was taken out, and the Wreckers' leader Impactor was killed protecting Xaaron. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}

Ultra Magnus would not meet his counterpart, Optimus Prime, until Prime was inadvertently transported back to Cybertron in battle with Megatron. Hooking up with [[Straxus|Lord Straxus]] at [[Polyhex]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] quickly disseminated false information about a new Decepticon madeover to look exactly like Optimus Prime, planning to infiltrate the Autobot forces. Having temporarily assumed control of the Wreckers until their new leader, [[Springer]], was ready for command, Ultra Magnus led them in hunting down the "imposter". This Prime's behavior led Magnus to be suspicious of his information and, after summoning Emirate Xaaron, confirmed his suspicions and welcomed the true Optimus Prime back to Cybertron. Prime wasted no time leading Magnus and the others on a series of successful raids and strike missions against Decepticon-controlled territory. When Optimus decided to return home to Earth, however, Ultra Magnus was caught up in the space bridge's energy discharge as well, arriving on Earth but some considerable distance away from where Prime materialized. Having been frustrated ever since Impactor's death, Magnus welcomed the "vacation" this trip to Earth would provide him, as he took his time trying to track down the Ark's location.

For months, Ultra Magnus enjoyed a peaceful life in the American forests and wilderness, alone with his thoughts. A sudden seismic disturbance brought him back to reality, though, and into contact with three human females whose vehicle had been overturned by the tremor. One in particular, Cindy, took quite a liking to Magnus. As they travelled together to explore a nearby volcano and its connection to the tremors, Magnus was forced back into combat thanks to the arrival of his old sparring partner, the future Decepticon known as Galvatron. Galvatron had constructed a magma siphon atop the volcano's peak, and planned to convert the raw power of a volcanic eruption into enough energy to transform him into a god. Ultra Magnus teamed up with several Autobots from the future, who were trying to bring Galvatron back with them to face justice. Once again, Magnus was used as a "distraction" (read: living punching bag) while the future Autobots set up their plan to override Galvatron's time-jump mechanism and send them all back where they came from. Despite Ultra Magnus successfully getting the slag beat out of him, the override proved unsuccessful, sending only the Autobots back to 2007 and leaving Magnus virtually alone to deal with the fighting-mad Galvatron. Barely managing to rally his courage, Ultra Magnus threw himself into combat with Galvatron one more time, keeping him busy until the volcano exploded, destroying the power siphon and encasing both warriors in molten lava.

Several months later, Ultra Magnus was dug out of the volcano by the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]]. They had been sent to Earth by Springer to monitor the volcano in case Galvatron ever got free. When Galvatron DID free himself several days earlier, though, they found themselves hopelessly outmatched, and hoped Magnus would have better luck. Sadly, the severe beatings Galvatron had routinely handed out to Ultra Magnus, combined with the final excrutiating submergence in molten lava, had nearly unhinged the Autobot's mind, leaving him with a pathological fear of his tormentor. Confronted with Galvatron, Magnus would probably have gone fetal if that pose had any meaning for his people. As the Sparklers heroically tried to stand up to Galvatron anyway, Ultra Magnus saw his rescuers in grave danger and finally managed to push his fear aside and reclaim enough confidence to batter the Decepticon into a temporary retreat. {{Storylink|Salvage!}}

Having renewed his fighting spirit, Ultra Magnus arranged to return to Cybertron with his companions in order to report on Galvatron's activities and hopefully gather the Wreckers for a counter-offensive. Instead, they found the Autobot base in Kalis full of battle signs, and the entire surrounding city-state a virtual "ghost-town". After confronting a legion of robot zombies, the Autobots eventually learned that a crazed scientist named [[Flame (UK comic)|Flame]] was trying to re-engineer the entire planet as a giant spacecraft, setting off an unstable fusion reactor beneath the planet's surface as a power source. With the help of the Wreckers and the Decepticons [[Flywheels]] and [[Trypticon]], Ultra Magnus and his team managed to put an end to Flame's maniacal scheme.

Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers then began preparations to return to Earth and confront the threat of Galvatron, finally, once and for all, and then...*poof*. The Wreckers went to Earth alone, and Ultra Magnus was never seen nor heard from again.

===Blackthorne Transformers In 3-D continuity===

===PD Type mini-comics===

At one point, the [[Blackball]] was left in the safekeeping of Ultra Magnus. Galvatron, catching Magnus by surprise, managed to blow him up with a powerful energy blast from his fusion cannon. Recovering the Blackball, Galvatron began to gloat about his victory. That's when Magnus' body hurled his head at Galvatron like a bowling ball, causing the [[Emperor of Destruction]] to fall over like a set of pins and drop the Blackball. That's ''using your head'', Magnus! *sigh*

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

[[Image:Magnuslongshot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|And then Takara saw this and were all like, "Oh, crap, that's right, we can do redecos, can't we?"]]

After Prime's and Megatron disappeared during the first space bridge incident {{storylink|The Dark Ages, Part 1}}, Ultra Magnus retreated from prominence in the Autobot army. However he was eventually able to overcome his own fear and take a role of leadership. Together with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], he was on the verge of ending the war when Megatron arrived and enslaved the plane with the [[Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. Magnus was put to work in a slave mines. {{storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

Years later, Ultra Magnus and Shockwave worked together to replenish their armies in the [[Little Iacon]] incident. Many of the [[Micromasters]] created resented Ultra Magnus for bringing him into their war. {{storylink|Micromasters (comic)}}

After [[Great Shutdown]], [[Ultra Magnus]] was reactivated and took the role of security officer under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] rule, even if he was dissatisfied working under a leader who clearly held his own agenda. After many, many delays, Ultra Magnus confronted Shockwave about the mastermind's plans - but Magnus was silenced by gun fire. He survived by discarding his armor. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

After Shockwave had been removed from power, Ultra Magnus was content to oversee operations on Cybertron while Prime spent ten issues getting repaired.

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===IDW comics continuity===
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Ultra Magnus' concept has been tweaked somewhat to fit within Simon Furman's Cold War-influenced G1 reboot continuity; although still a soldier, Magnus' role is similar to that of an Interpol officer. Specifically, he is an agent of the Tyrest Accord. Although never detailed, this Accord seems to be part of a greater Code of Interplanetary Conflict, some form of treaty between Autobots, Decepticons and other alien races. As an enforcer of the Accord, Magnus hunts down any Transformers, Autobots or Decepticons alike, who illegally sell or distribute Cybertronian technology, handing them over to their superiors for prosecution.

One such violation saw Magnus pursue [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to the planet Zull. After arresting the Combaticon, Magnus reluctantly released Swindle in exchange for the current whereabouts of an even greater offender: [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus has a personal grudge against Scorponok, who is the Autobot's polar opposite; while Magnus sets great stock in rules, Scorponik flouts them. Magnus follows Swindle's lead to the planet [[Nebulos]], but although he disrupts Scorponok's operations, the Decepticon is able to escape.

Later on, Magnus arrests Swindle for yet anohter violation, and once again, Swindle offers a deal, leaving Magnus to wonder whether he'll start breaking the rules just to finally catch Scorponok...

==Notes==

*It has been speculated by some fans that, in animated continuity, Ultra Magnus may have been created from Orion Pax's friend [[Dion]], the same way and at the same time Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] were rebuilt by [[Alpha Trion]].
:''For further elaboration, see [[Dion#Who_is_Dion.3F|Who is Dion?]].''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (1986, 2000, 2002)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-69'''
[[Image:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Honkimus Prime.]]

: Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the [[Diaclone]] Powered Convoy toy, which itself was a redecoed Battle Convoy (pre-TF [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) with a new trailer that combined with the cab robot to form a super robot. Whereas the original Japanese use was an upgrade to Convoy, Hasbro released him as a separate character and both the comic and the cartoon ignored the cab robot in favor of the super robot.

:Ultra Magnus transforms into a white Freightliner COE with a blue and red car-carrier trailer. He comes with a rifle that has two pegs that will fit into either the fist of the cab robot or fist of the super robot, and he also comes with two missile launchers that can plug into either the front of the trailer or the shoulders of the super robot. Additional accessories include the cab robot's fists, the super robot's fists, the super robot head, the super robot chestplate, and two crotchplates/trailer hitches.

:The original American toy was released in at least two versions -- one with rubber tires and paint on both heads, and a second with plastic tires and no paint on either head.

:Ultra Magnus was first reissued in Japan in 2000 with little to no changes. Two years later, Ultra Magnus was reissued as a Toys "R" Us exlusive in the United States in the first wave of the [[Commemorative Series]]; the American reissue's missiles were elongated to pass modern safety laws. Both reissues had rubber tires and the facial paint.

*'''Ultra Magnus Movie Preview version''' (2001)
: In the early stages of the development of the 1986 animated movie, several promotional clips for the movie were produced, including one depicting Ultra Magnus in the original Diaclone Powered Convoy color scheme. The Movie Preview toy was released in 2001 based on that brief (and premature) appearance, featuring a blue colored cab.

*'''Ultra Magnus Matrix Glow version''' (2001)
: With a yellow cab and a clear yellow trailer, Matrix Glow Ultra Magnus or Shining Magnus is intended to recall the moment in the animated movie, just before Optimus Prime dies, when the Matrix is passed to Ultra Magnus and he is bathed in its Matrixey yellow light. It was also released in 2001.

: This version is sometimes referred to by fans as "Urine Magnus", or slightly less-polite variations of the same.

===Generation 2===
* '''Laser Ultra Magnus''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' ''' TRF-13-S'''

[[Image:G2_LaserUltraMagnus_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Probably the only Magnus repaint of Prime we'll ever get who isn't just white.]]

: An [[e-Hobby]] exclusive, ''Generation 2'' Laser Ultra Magnus is a redeco of Laser Optimus Prime, transforming into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX extended-hood truck pulling a blue and white tanker trailer. He was packaged in the reissue Laser Optimus Prime's box, along with Prime's instructions, bio card and sticker sheet. Yes, the stickers that have "Optimus Prime" written on them.

:In robot mode the bottom of the truck became his familiar windowed chest based upon the original Optimus Prime toy (and the original Ultra Magnus's cab). His main gimmick was light up LED headlights, and a [[lightpipe]] in the bottom of his right fist, illuminated by an LED in his right forearm, that would illuminate his clear sword or his double-barreled rifle if they were used in that hand. All three LEDs were activated simultaneously by pressing the sunroof-like depression on the roof of the truck.

:The trailer unfolds to form a battle station bristling with many firing weapons. Primarily, it can fire an air-powered missile launcher, a ripple rocket launcher with 5 missiles that can be launched individually (this turret can also be mounted in Laser Magnus' hand) and a 'disc launcher', that fired several white plastic discs. This disc launcher is the only weapon that can be used in vehicle mode.

:This release uses the toolings that were modified for the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] toy, and thus has smooth discs and a less pointy sword.

===Masterpiece===
* '''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-2'''

[[Image:Masterpiece_UltraMagnus_toy.jpg|left|thumb|He looks like this in ONE comic. ONE.]]

: ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus is a white redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy (Optimus Prime) with all the same accessories, though some have been redecoed. Additionally, his box can be refolded into his classic trailer configuration, but doesn't hold up since it's, well, cardboard. He retains the Matrix, which he can indeed open. Damnit, open.

: As a Takara product, ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus was never released in the US, but was eventually released by Hasbro Australia in 2005 for their market as a Target-exclusive, retaining his Japanese packaging, with simple stickers stating a recommended age of 8+, as well as presenting Hasbro Australia's details and explaining what the product was.

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===Classics===
*'''Ultra Magnus vs Skywarp: Battle For Autobot City''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
[[Image:ClassicsUltraMagnus_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Arctic Camo Prime!]]

: A [[redeco]] of the Voyager class Optimus Prime, this release is part of the Target [[exclusive]] ''Battle for Autobot City'' set with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The final production toy has several major paint paint application differences compared to the toy depicted on the packaging, including the loss of all light blue paint (including his faceplate and crest, both replaced with silver, darker blue on his thighs. Also his red eyes are replaced with the light piping color (blue). Additionally, it seems the smokestacks/double-barreled gun was originally going to be cast or painted white instead of the final's black.

: Like Optimus Prime, the toy's gimmicks are in his weapons - his smokestacks fold together to become a double-barreled gun, and his aero fairing splits and unfolds to become a large shotgun-like blaster. The two weapons also combine into a double-barreled shoulder cannon.

===Titanium Series===
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
[[Image:TitaniumHero_UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|Oh, that's right, this Ultra Magnus guy had a trailer or something, didn't he?]]

: ''Titanium Cybertron Heroes'' Ultra Magnus is an all-new sculpt constructed mostly of die-cast metal. For the first time, Ultra Magnus's cab and trailer are one piece, rather than a [[partsformer]] like the ''Generation 1'' toy version. He transforms very similarly to the original toy, but the aformentioned truck cab now folds down into his back rather than detaching and reconnecting, with his head fliping out of the back of the cab.

: Ultra Magnus is armed with a white laser rifle and two shoulder-mounted non-firing rocket launchers. Unfortunately due to the robot mode-oriented design of this figure, as well as size limitations, the rear ramp is now part of his legs as detail and cannot fold down, nor is there access for vehicles to be transported, in any case.

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*'''Ultra Magnus''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)

: A [[redeco]] of the 6-inch War Within Optimus Prime. In white!

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===Revoltech===

* '''Ultra Magnus''' (2007)
Ultra Magnus is, unsurprisingly, a redeco of a simultaneously-released Optimus Prime/Convoy figure. A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulate action figure, [[Revoltech]] Ultra Magnus uses the Revoltech "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Prime.

Magnus comes with a Matrix and photon rifle accessories, as well as a few alternate hands. A unique extra "hand" is a single moulded piece of Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime's hands clasped together diagonally, so that when attached to both the Prime and Magnus' respective wrists one can create a scene of the two Autobot leaders shakin' like homeys. Additionally, although Magnus comes preassembled with the standard black revolver joints that Prime has, his packaging includes a sheet of replacement white joints one can use to customise Magnus with less obrtusive matching white joints (although not enough joints of the right style are included to swap out all black joints to optimal effect).

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==Merchandise==
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Super Collection Figure, 2002)

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Heroes of Cybertron, 2003)

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Super Collection figure, 2003)

: "Movie preview" redeco of the Ultra Magnus PVC, based on the original toy's Diaclone colour scheme as seen in early trailers for the 1986 movie.

*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Hard Hero bust, 2004)

[[Image:Ultramagnushardhero.jpg|right|thumb|100px|UHN!]]

: The cold-cast porcelain bust of Ultra Magnus was the 13th in [[Hard Hero]]'s series of Transformers busts. It was designed from line art by [[Dan Khanna]].

*'''Ultra Magnus and Megatron''' (Robot Heroes PVC, 2007)

: This is a small, non-transforming SD figurine with limited articulation from the "Robot Heroes" line, in a two pack with G1 Megatron. He may be the sassiest bitch on Cybertron.

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==Trivia==

[[Image:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|left|150px|thumb| "Do you guys think my hair would look better in blue?"]]

*In early trailers for Transformers the Movie, Ultra Magnus can be seen in alternate animated sequences in his toy's original Diaclone color scheme.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ultra_Magnus Ultra Magnus' Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Optimus Prime (G1)

2007-08-09T21:01:06Z

193.200.150.23: /* E-Hobby */

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:''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobots]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. Before he became Optimus Prime, he was named alternatively '''Orion Pax''' or '''Optronix''' in certain continuities.''

[[Image:Optimusg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm that guy everyone remembers. No, not the tape guy, the ''other'' guy.]]
{{quote|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.|Optimus Prime}}

'''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring [[Supreme Commander|commander]] of the Autobot forces. Originally a mere civilian, he was chosen by the Matrix to [[Prime (rank)|lead]], the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the Transformers' conflict to Earth. The complete opposite of his mortal enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], every casualty, human or Cybertronian, weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers, and he never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader, and that is what he gives them. It was that leadership which turned the tide of the [[Great War]].

On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his [[Scale|size]], and what he lacks in raw firepower he easily compensates with guts. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness... though it's also the source of his strength!

Prime (usually) carries within him the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Convoy'''<br>
:''Italian name:'' '''Commander'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér
:''Czech Name:'' '''Optimus Primus'''
:''Brazilian Name - cartoon:'' '''Líder Optimus'''
:''Brazilian Name - comics:'' '''Supremus Absolutus'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
:''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''
[[Image:Optimusprimeg1preearthmarvel2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Optimus Prime's Cybertronic truck mode, along with a Cybertronic Grumman X-29 , a Cybertronic Earth motorcycle, and a Cybertronic Porsche 962.]]

''Before the [[Great War]] broke out on Cybertron, the robot who would be Optimus Prime (his name before becoming the Prime Autobot remains unknown) was a Transformer of note, displaying his skills in the Infraformers Sharp-shooting Competition.'' Subsequently, when the war began, Prime quickly made a name for himself as a combat leader. On a mission with the [[Triggerbot (G1)|Triggerbots]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from claiming the [[Underbase]], Prime was forced to jettison the massive databank into space to prevent anyone acquiring its power, but with this action, proved his wisdom and skill to the [[Autobot Council of Elders]]. ''The outbreak of the Great War saw Autobot territories falling under Decepticon dominion, one City-State at a time. The last City-State to be taken was the Autobot capital of [[Iacon]]. As Decepticons besieged Iacon, the Council of Elders prepared to surrender. Councillor [[Xaaron]] suggested that High Councillor [[Traachon]] step down and allow a military officer to assume Autobot leadership. Traachon then used his powers of veto and effectively elected himself out of office, allowing Optimus Prime to assume supreme command of the Autobots, becoming the first soldier to ever hold the mantle of Autobot leadership.''
[[Image:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Optimus Prime's first fictional appearance.]]

Four million years ago, Cybertron - shaken from its orbit and drifting through space - came under threat when it floated into the path of a massive asteroid swarm that could potentially devastate the planet. Prime led a group of his most powerful Autobot warriors on the Autobot starship, the Ark, on a mission to destroy the asteroids, and although successful, in the aftermath of this mission the Ark was attacked by Decepticons, hoping to overcome their weakened foes. Intent on keeping the secrets of the Ark's computer, [[Auntie]], from the Decepticons, Prime set the craft on a suicide course, crashing it into the prehistoric planet Earth.

In 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption reactivated Auntie, which in turn brought the Transformers back on-line. Prime led the Autobots in their opening battles to prevent the Decepticons from plundering Earth's resources, but following their initial victory, the Autobots were all deactivated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Prime was decapitated by Shockwave, and had the energy of the Creation Matrix leeched from his mind to give life to Shockwave's creations, the [[Constructicon]]s (although Shockwave was unaware that the Matrix was not merely a program in Prime's mind, but a physical object in his chest). Before Shockwave could give life to his next Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Prime transferred the Matrix energy into the mind of [[Buster Witwicky]], who used the energy to turn Jetfire on Shockwave, allowing Prime to reclaim his body and retake leadership of the Autobots, giving Jetfire true life as a reward.

[[Image:NOOOOO.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Real dignified, Prime.]]
''Optimus Prime began to consider whether he was too important to the Autobots, and if they could carry on should he fall. To alleve his doubts, he and a reluctant [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] plotted to fake Prime's death to teach the Autobots how to fend for themselves. While Prime was setting up an imposter version of himself to leave behind destroyed for the Autobots to find, Megatron sent the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack Prime. In an ironic twist, would the Autobots stumble across a genuine dead Prime?''

After a period of effective leadership, Prime engaged Megatron in a [[video game]] duel for possession of a super fuel. Prime was victorious, but Megatron implemented a cheat code, allowing him to re-enter the game. Prime was able to defeat him yet again, but in doing so, he also destroyed several of the game sprites, and refused to accept his victory, as he had performed an action that compromised his beliefs about the preservation of life, which he would never have done, had the duel been real. In accordance with the rules of the game, Prime's body exploded and he died. Autobot surgeon [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s subsequent efforts to restore him were unsuccessful, and his body was launched into space. The funeral barge eventually crashed on giant moon where it lay for untold time. At one stage, an alien ship crashed near the barge. The dying alien reached out toward the Matrix, with the Matrix choosing to revive the being as Death Bringer. Much later, the Matrix would revive a small predatory animal which would prove instrumental to the conclusion of the Matrix Quest.

Prime's personality had been copied onto a [[floppy disk]] by the technician running the game, [[Ethan Zachary]], who employed him in various video game scenarios he developed. Prime's damaged mind led him to belive that he himself was a video game character, and in an attempt to bring him back to life, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Joyride]], [[Slapdash]], and [[Getaway]] took the disk to the planet [[Nebulos]], where a new body was constructed for Prime. They built a new body for Optimus Prime, and even upgraded it with the ability to combine with the trailer to form a larger robot. In an effort to keep Transformers off their planet, however, the Nebulans had poisoned their fuel, and the sensation of dying convinced Prime that he was truly alive, and not a game character. To save his life, the Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]] [[binary-bonding|bonded]] with him, creating '''[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime'''.

Powermaster Prime and his Autobots later battled [[Deathbringer]]. ''Optimus Prime immediately sensed Matrix energies emanating from Death Bringer, and realised that the undead reaper was a creation of the Matrix. Although Death Bringer proved to be invulnerable, Optimus Prime was finally able to defeat it by convincing it to self-destruct in concordance with its primary function. The battle with Death Bringer alerted Optimus Prime to the fact that his old body was still out there somewhere in space, and more importantly, that the Matrix that it carried was also with it. With a war to win, the location of the Matrix was not a high priority.''

With the subsequent threat of [[Unicron]] looming, priorites quickly changed and Prime began a quest to locate his old body and the physical Matrix object within it. When the Matrix was successfully reacquired, Prime sacrificed his life one more time to destroy Unicron by plunging the Matrix into his maw. However, the Powermaster process had been working to fully bond Prime and Hi-Q, and with Prime now destroyed, the process completed itself in Hi-Q's body, and the two minds and souls became one. Hi-Q's biomechanical body was stripped down and reconstructed by the [[Last Autobot]], creating a brand new Optimus Prime.

===="Another Time and Place" text story ([[retcon]]ned)====

====Generation 2====
[[image:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Apparently going G2 makes you blockier.]]

Prime was plagued by visions of the [[Swarm]] - a destructive by-product of Transformer reproduction - entering into an alliance with Megatron against it and the forces of the second-generation [[Cybertronian]]s led by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Prime's body was destroyed yet again when he confronted the Swarm, but upon releasing the energy of the Matrix into it, purifying it, Prime was reborn by the repentant creature. At the end of the battle, Prime’s dream of reuniting the two races of Transformers into a single force for good seemed to be a possibility when the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s fought side by side against a common foe.

===Animated continuity===

====Generation 1 cartoon====

:''Voice actors:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan), [[Francis Lax]] (France)<br>

[[Image:Orionpax.jpg|left|thumb|Dock worker Orion Pax and his girlfriend Ariel. What she does at the docks? Well......]]

Optimus Prime began his life as a robot named '''Orion Pax''', a simple dock worker during the Golden Age of Cybertron nine million years ago, with a girlfriend named [[Ariel]], and a best friend named [[Dion]]. At the time, a new breed of robot had recently appeared on the planet - ones with new robot-mode flight powers that made Orion idolize them. Unfortunately for Orion, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of these robots, approached him with inquiries about using one of the dock warehouses, Orion fell for the deception and he and Ariel were fatally wounded when Megatron and his forces then attacked in order to claim the energy stored there. Searching for someone to help them, the time-displaced [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] took Orion and Ariel to the ancient Autobot [[Alpha Trion]], who used them as the first subjects for the new reconstruction process he had developed - rebuilding the frail Autobot frames into battle-hardy configurations. With this reconstruction, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the first of the Autobot warriors, who took the mantle of leadership as the civil war against Megatron and Decepticons erupted, while Ariel was rebuilt into [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], the commander of the Autobot resistance on Cybertron.

[[Image:Optimusmtmtep1.jpg|thumb|right|Turn INTO the skid.]]

As leader of the Autobots, Prime headed up the Autobots' mission to search out new worlds with new sources of energy to revitalise the depleted Cybertron. However, shortly after its launch, the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' craft]] was attacked by the [[Nemesis|Decepticon space cruiser]] and boarded by Megatron and the Decepticons. In the ensuing struggle, the g-forces of a nearby planet pulled both crafts down, and the Autobots' ship crashed into a volcano, thrusting all the occupants of the ship into emergency stasis. Four million years later, in the Earth year 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I]] back to life, and it reactivated the Decepticons, programming them with new Earth-based disguise modes. As a petty parting gesture, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fired upon the Autobot ship, creating a landslide that knocked Prime into the path of the computer's restoration beam, restoring him to life, and beginning the war anew on Earth.

[[Image:Optimal_dunk.JPG|left|thumb|151px|Prime proving Red Bots Can Jump.]]Prime was perpetually at the forefront of the action throughout the early years of the war on Earth, usually confronting Megatron, and, in some rare instances, being forced to team up with him for the greater good (or the lesser evil). He has suffered his fair share of battlefield scrapes, almost meeting his end when his vital [[cosmotron]] component was critically damaged by the Decepticon jets and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and suffering a severe - though unfair - defeat when Megatron challenged him to one-on-one comabt while imbued with the different powers of all the Decepticons.

Generally, Prime acting in a commanding role as part of larger battles and event, but played prominent and solo roles in a few, also. In 1985, Megatron created a perfect duplicate of him, leaving the Autobots unable to differentiate between the two until the clone disregarded the safety of their human companion, [[Spike Witwicky]], exposing the deception. {{storylink|Prime Problem}} Later in the same year, Prime's fame and prowess led him to become the target of the demented big-game hunter, [[Lord Chumley]], who sought his head to go along with his other rare trophies. Entering the hunter's estate alone, Prime defeated all the traps and beasts lying in wait and brought Chumley to justice. {{storylink|Prime Target}} The same year also saw Elita One captured by the Decepticons on Cybertron and used to lure Prime there alone; although knowing it was a trap, he ventured in solo and was defeated by the Decepticons and nearly destroyed, until Elita's stasis-field powers froze time long enough for them to escape. Prime was forced to seek out Alpha Trion to save the wounded Elita's life, and in the process, rediscovered his forgotten connection to his creator. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} His memorial was also built 20 years before his death. Prime was often depicted in the animation as being [[Scale|much larger than he would be in reality]] when in robot mode.

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga (Japan-only)====

During an energy raid on [[Tokyo]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots met up with a young Japanese boy named [[Kenji]], whose inventive mind helped them to defeat [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As a token of thanks, Optimus Prime granted Kenji a special communicatiosn helmet and made him an official Autobot ally.

While showing Kenji around the Autobots' new Tokyo base, Optimus Prime lamented that he wished his "kid brother" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] would hurry up and arrive with his trailer upgrade. As he pondered the where-abouts of his sibling, the Decepticons attacked Yokohama. The Autobots hurried to the scene only to encounter an over-powered Megatron in his newest form: the [[Super Megatron Gun]]. The Autobots' defeat seemed assured until Magnus arrived with Prime's trailer upgrade, the [[Scramble Power Buster]]. The Scramble Power Buster trumped the might of the Super Megatron Gun, leaving Prime and Magnus to vanquish the Decepticon forces with their combined attack: the Double Cross Kick (basically, them jump-kicking the Decepticons in the spine at the same time).

====''Scramble City'' (Japan-only)====

After the location of the top-secret [[Autobot City]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was discovered by [[Ratbat]], Megatron unleashed a horde of Decepticon [[combiner]]s to attack the mammoth Autobot before it could be activated. Optimus Prime lead a counter-offensive of Autobot combiners to the front lines. Things looked grim, as the Decepticon combiners thrashed the Autobots. As a last resort, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] activated Metroplex, who arrived in time to fight off the Decepticons. However, Megatron unleashed his trump card, the Decepticon City: [[Trypticon]].

====''Robot Masters'' (Japan-only)====
:''Voice actor: ? (Japan)''

Selecting a time when the original Megatron was known to have gone missing, [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] traveled back in time via the [[Blasty Zone]] to sieze Decepticon leadership and gather precious [[solitarium]]. Beast Megatron's forces were strong, though Optimus Prime managed to fend off the villains when several time-displaced Autobots and Maximals ([[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Victory Leo]], [[Leo Prime]] and [[Optimus Primal]]) came to his aid.

Beast Megatron would not relent, and eventually discovered a massive deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]]. The Decepticons razed the city in search of the element until Prime and his forces arrived to save the day, this time aided by the enigmatic Autobot [[Reverse Convoy]]. Things were going smoothly until Reverse Convoy revealed himself to actually be the ''real'' Megatron in disguise. Now going by the name Rebirth Megatron, Prime's nemesis teamed with Beast Megatron to conquer their mutual foes. Prime managed to defeat the duo by combining his power with Leo Prime's and Optimus Primal's.

====''Binaltech'' (Japan-only)====
While Optimus Prime was fighting the Decepticon on Cybertron, he charged [[Ultra Magnus]] to protect the earth and to lead the construction of the new Autobot city. When the crisis annouced by Ravage arrived, he went with Ultra Magnus on a last chance mission to stop Unicron, while sending [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] into the past to restore the timeline so that recent events instigated by Ravage would not happen.

====''Transformers The Movie''====

[[Image:Optimusg1passingthematrix.jpg|thumb|left|Oh, hey, I have this in me now, by the way.]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, the [[Decepticon]]s succeeded in seizing control of all of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], forcing the Autobots to operate from their new city on Earth, and from two bases on Cybertron's moons. In the Earth year 2005 C.E., Prime was stationed on [[Moonbase One]], and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike on Cybertron. The Decepticons, however, got wind of the plan and attacked the shuttle, killing its occupants. Their scheme was to use the shuttle to stage a surprise attack on Autobot City; an attack which almost suceeded if not for a distress call which summoned Prime and support troops to Earth.

Optimus Prime foresaw that his final battle with his arch-nemesis was looming, deciding that the Decepticons must be stopped, no matter the cost. Bravely, he plowed through the remaining Decepticon ranks, punishing them for every Autobot they felled overnight, before confronting Megatron. In the ensuing battle with Megatron, Optimus Prime sustained fatal injuries, but not before turning the tide of battle and forcing the Decepticon to flee. Despite the efforts of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Optimus Prime died. The [[Matrix of Leadership]], and with it leadership of the Autobots, fell into the hands of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and subsequently to [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Movie}}

====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====
''Note: [[Kiss Players]] is set in 2006 and 2007, in the first part of the 4-year gap between Transformers the Movie and Season 3 created by the latter being entitled ''Transformers 2010'' in Japan.
=====Radio play=====
[[Image:Illust.jpg|left|thumb|150px|See? Melissa's just bein' nice.]]

In the year 1985, as Optimus Prime prepared to face his enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] atop the [[Sherman Dam]], [[Fortress Maximus|Brave Maximus]] Fortress materialized nearby with an unusual crew on board. Undetected by the Autobot leader, a pop singer sextet of humans and Transformers had arrived from more than 20 years in the future, brought there by the mysterious [[Sparkbot]]s. When the [[Kiss Player]] [[Marissa Faireborn]] kissed the unsuspecting Prime, a fragment of the [[Allspark]] emerged from his chest. With their prize secured, the time travelers returned to the far future of 2007.

Years later, Prime would save the life of a young Marissa, leading to the human girl's lifelong [[wikipedia:Elektra_complex|crush]] on the mechanoid. After the Autobot leader was killed in the battle of Autobot City, Marissa rescued Optimus Prime's carcass from the clutches of the [[Earth Defense Command]] and he was resurrected in Japan in the form of a Dodge Ram SR-10. In addition to his ion blaster, he carries a weapon that he originally named the High Frequency Blade: a sword that Prime created from Marissa's beloved surfboard. Marissa hated the name, however, and renamed it the "Surf Blade". Naturally, Prime agreed to this, because really, what're you gonna do? Women, am I right, fellas?

[[Image:Marissa_convoy_stack.jpg|right|thumb|150px|She prefers the Japanese version's [[For safety reasons|''longer stacks''.]]]] Now Prime and Marissa spend their days hiding from the E.D.C. and their nights hanging out at the beach. He longs for the day when he can see her bathing in the sun, rather than the moonlight, although he thinks all that ice cream she's eating is making her a little fat.

One night while Marissa was surfing, she had a squid latch onto her. Then a [[Legion]] that had infused itself with both an octopus and shipwreck attacked her. With tentacles. Prime fought it off and saved Marissa, but the E.D.C. [[Autrooper]]s were soon dispatched to the scene, and the two had to beat a hasty retreat.

Marissa enjoys washing Prime, especially his... um... stick shift and the rim of his gas tank. Which makes Prime shudder and moan.

Eww.

''('''Note''': This is all actually part of the official fiction. Really.)''
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=====Manga=====

Following his death in America, Optimus Prime's body was covertly flown to Japan by the E.D.C. Soon thereafter, as the organization transported the robotic corpse by truck, the convoy was ambushed by a group of young female resistance commandos. Believing that they had secured Prime's body, the commandos were taken by surprise and slaughtered by the [[Ne squad]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Ringo]] and her [[Autrooper]] partner, who burst out of the torso of the false Prime.

Marissa Faireborn, the remaining member of the squad, discovered that the true body was being transported within Prime's nearby cargo trailer. Slicing the trailer open, she was too late to prevent an E.D.C. Autrooper from partially fusing with Prime. Reflecting on her childhood memories of playing with the kindly Autobot leader, Marissa lovingly kissed his faceplate. In an explosion of energy that destroyed the trailer, the two fused and Prime was converted into his new, living body.

''('''Note''': The fake Prime corpse was represented in art by the Masterpiece Convoy toy with an E.D.C. logo attached over its Autobot symbol. The real Optimus Prime was illustrated as the original toy.)''

====''Season 3/2010''====

[[Image:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|right|thumb|WHERE IS SARAH CONNOR.]]
Prime's body was entombed in a massive deep-space mausoleum with the many other fallen Autobots, but his corpse was desecrated by the [[Quintessons]] in 2006(2010 if you go by Japan's fiction), when they reanimated it as part of an attempt to destroy the Autobots by using Prime to lure their space fleet into a trap. However, the Matrix was able to purify Prime of the Quintesson influence, and he got the other Autobots clear while he piloted his flagship into the Quintessons' detonator, triggering the explosion of a nearby sun.

Prime was believed to have been destroyed in the explosion, but in reality, before the flagship impacted with the detonator, his body was recovered from the craft by two human scientists, [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Dr. Gregory Swafford]]. However, as their ship departed, it was coated in solar spores released by the explosion of the sun. Jessica's father, [[Dr. Mark Morgan]], loathed the Autobots, and his hatred only grew when an attempt by the Decepticons to steal a heat-resistant alloy he had developed resulted in Jessica being paralyzed. Swafford and Morgan reconstructed Optimus Prime's body in an attempt to use it as a delivery system for the spores, which induced hatred and madness, in order to destroy the Transformers.

However, when they could not reanimate him, they used his body as a lure instead, bringing the Autobots to their lab, where they were infected. As this "[[Hate Plague]]" proceeded to spread across the galaxy, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] retrieved a Quintesson, who fully restored Optimus Prime to life. Coating himself in Morgan's heat-resistant alloy, Prime reclaimed the Matrix from Rodimus and unleashed its concentrated wisdom to destroy the Hate Plague.

''('''Note''': There is a considerable continuity error concerning zombie Optimus. At the end of "[[Dark Awakening]]", Optimus is in pretty rough shape (as the screen shot shows), missing an arm, part of his face, a sizable portion of his shoulder, covered with cosmetic damage, etc. He is also apparently fully conscious as he flies the ship into the Quintesson trap as it is being ripped apart by laser fire. However, when he is discovered in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime Part 1]]", he's both whole and shining new, and apparently comatose. There is no hint whatsoever of the battle that took place only minutes previous, no Quintesson laser-fire piercing Prime's pristine ship. Plus, the sun in question is about to go nova naturally rather than by Quintesson design, which is why Morgan and Swafford were there in the first place.)''

====''Rebirth'' (America-only)====

In 2007, Prime began to suffer visions following the release of the Matrix's energy, which foretold a great transformation for Cybertron. Events began with the Decepticons' theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which forced Prime to consult Alpha Trion within [[Vector Sigma]], learning that the mega-computer had orchestrated events in order to restore Cybertron's Golden Age. When the Plasma Energy Chamber was opened and threatened to drive Earth's Sun supernova, [[Spike Witwicky]] and the other organic [[Nebulan]]s who had become involved in the conflict as a result of these events were able to drain off the excess solar energy and revitalize Cybertron.

====''Headmasters'' (Japan-only)====

''(The Headmasters anime ignores the events of the 3-part "The Rebirth" story arc and picks up a year after "The Return of Optimus Prime", in 2011.)''

One year after Prime's resurrection, the Autobots had entered into an even closer relationship with Earth and began the colonization of other worlds, the first of which was the planet Athenia, where Optimus Prime was stationed. It soon became apparent, however, that when Prime had released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, the consequences were more far-reaching than he had anticipated - without the energy of the Matrix to act as a balancing factor, [[Vector Sigma]] had become destabilized, and the Decepticons suddenly returned to exploit this, assaulting Cybertron in order to seize control of the mega-computer. Prime took a squad of troops to aid in the battle on the planet, and when the arrival of the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s tipped the battle in their favor, Prime broke off from the main attack and headed down into the depths of the planet, planning on stabilizing Vector Sigma at any cost.

Guided through the dangers of the planet's catacombs by the spirit of Alpha Trion while the other Autobots searched for the Matrix on Earth, Prime eventually arrived at the computer, only to find his way barred by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod then arrived with the Matrix, with which Alpha Trion merged, re-energizing it and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime; for the first time, the two Primes fought side-by-side and defeated Galvatron.

Before Rodimus could implement the Matrix to stabilize Vector Sigma, however, Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to perform the task, merging with the computer and restoring its balance to save the planet.

====''Battlestars: Return of Convoy'' (Japan-only)====
[[Image:StarConvoyBoxArt1.jpg|right|100px|thumb|"Some aliens are alright; Star Convoy, E.T. ...but usually they just turn out to be some kind of big lizard!"]]

In a sinister plot to destroy the Autobots, [[Dark Nova]] had Optimus Prime's [[spark|sparkless]] body revived as the evil [[False Convoy]]. False Convoy battled the Autobots but was defeated. Using the power of the [[Zodiac|the Zodiac]], Optimus Prime was brought back online and upgraded into '''Star Convoy'''. He was then reunited with [[Hot Rod (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Hot Rod]], who became his [[Micromaster]] partner.

With the likes of [[Sky Garry]], [[Grandus]] and [[Sixliner]], Star Convoy did battle with the Decepticons and Dark Nova's hoard of [[Great Galaman]] drone warriors. Getting nowhere fast, Dark Nova then resurrected [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (last seen buried in ice) as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] to counter Star Convoy. This didn't work all that well, and after defeating Super Megatron, his foe was resurrected again by Dark Nova as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Ultra Megatron]]. After disposing of him yet again, Dark Nova merged with Ultra Megatron into [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]].

Star Giant proved to be virtually indestructible from the outside until Star Convoy got the bright idea of giving the villain indigestion. Holding Star Giant's massive mouth open, he ordered Sky Garry and [[Grandus]] to move in. After all 3 were swallowed, they began taking Star Giant down from the inside while simulataneously fighting off his various defensive systems. As soon as the trio escaped from Star Giant's interior, the monster exploded, leaving only his head slightly intact. As it happens, Megatron was housed inside Star Giant's noggin and survived the attack.

====Generation 2 manga (Japan-only)====
[[Image:BattleConvoy.jpg|thumb|left|125px|I hope the bastards fixed my weak stomach problem.]]

After the end of [[Battlestars]], Optimus Prime down-graded back to his original body. Megatron eventually recovered from the Star Giant incident and supposedly turned over a new leaf. Megatron joined with Prime to form the [[Cybertron Alliance]], and things were good for a little while, as Megatron's attempts at peace were genuinely sincere. The alliance ushered in what would be called the Second Generation of the Transformers. However, after human soldiers killed one of his dearest comrades, Megatron adopted a new body and started the war anew.

[[Image:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|thumb|right|SHALOM!]]
To counter Megatron, Optimus Prime upgraded his body into a new Missle Trailer mode. Rallying a new wave of Autobot warriors, Optimus dilligently repelled Megatron and the Decepticons. Megatron eventually wore Optimus down in battle, though, blowing him away with a barrage of devastating attacks. Megatron finally succeeded in delivering a fatal blow to Optimus, shooting him at point blank with his cannon. Prime would have been done for, except that the [[spark|sparks]] of the previous Autobot Supreme Commanders within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] activated the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to forge him a new body. Optimus Prime became '''Battle Convoy''' and easily trumped Megatron's power. After a lengthy and costly war, Battle Convoy managed to drive the Decepticon forces to retreat into deep space. Prime was last seen wounded, being aided off the battlefield by his fellow Autobots.
=====E-Hobby=====
Presumingly using his [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to revert to his original body, Optimus Prime came into possession of two powerful Solar-powered missile launchers created by the Decepticons. The energy consumption of these missiles is so large that it was necessary for Prime to be given a Sunlight-absorbing [[Wikipedia:Black body|Black body]] coating in order for them to operate at full power. It was in this form that Prime rescued Laser Rod Ultra Magnus from [[Galvatron II]].

=====Generation 2: "The Earth is in Danger!"=====

''(Note: this manga special is '''not''' in continuity with the Japanese G2 story pages and minicomics.)''
[[Image: G2Hero.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Good. Good. Just keep looking that way. Yeah.]]
In the year 199X, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.

Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper-hand in battle.

However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resiliance, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return.

Optimus Prime adressed Junpei, asking if the boy was injured. Junpei revealed he was alright but presented concern about the Decepticons returning to Earth. Optimus Prime swore that the Autobots would remain on Earth until the threat of the Decepticons was finished and asked for Junpei's help in making that future a reality.

===Beast Era===

====''Beast Wars''====
[[Image:G1Prime_BWMegs.jpg|right|thumb|You have to get up preeeeetty early in the timestream to beat Optimus Prime!]]
The Beast Wars raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried Ark. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], following his namesakes instructions in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Prime, who was still lying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}} However, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] "Optimal Optimus" form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Sometime after the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in the 1980s, the original Megatron gained access to one of Earth's ''Voyager'' spacecraft and inscribed a message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disk]] on board. In the event that he lost the War, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use [[transwarp]] technology to travel to Prehistoric Earth, locate the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and change history by killing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 2}}

====''Beast Machines''====

An enormous statue of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk]]s, could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon]] forces. Later, Megatron beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal]]. Primal mistook the hologram for the real thing and shared with it the code for the [[Oracle]]. Megatron quickly revealed his ruse. Primal explained to his Maximals that he knew the image was fake, but he needed the location of the missing [[spark]]s from Megatron's mind.

====''Universe: Primeval Dawn''====
[[Image:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|right|190px|thumb|Oh, I also have ''this'' in me now, too.]]
The Vok took the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime, used it to create [[Primal Prime]], then gave the Matrix to their new creation.

''('''Note''': In the Beast Wars cartoon, Prime's spark was shown to be contained in a Matrix-like vessel. In [[Universe (comic)|Primeval Dawn]], that vessel was shown to be merely a container for his spark, and the actual Matrix was hidden underneath.)''

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
'''Voice actor: Unknown'''

[[Image:KidsPrime1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|And the fluffy kitten played with that yarn, all gosh darn night.]]

Optimus Prime is a "metallic nemesis." Megatron said so.

In "[[The Great Car Rally]]", a 2-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize. The Decepticons wanted it badly, but so did the Autobots. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a hollowed-out car, but ended up losing to [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Optimus Prime celebrated the Minibot's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' (Orion to his friends<ref>The [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels set in Dreamwave continuity</ref>), a data archivist. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the council of elders and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process, and almost arranged for the Autobot evacuation of Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices, until a battle with Megatron beneath the planet's surface, accompanied by visions from the Matrix, stirred him on to fight for the safety of his homeworld. Some time into his role as leader, Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron, but returned some time later, having spent a period of time on [[Quintessa]].

[[Image:Optronix_optimus.jpg|thumb|right|What? OPTRONIX is evolving!]]

Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed "[[Ark_II|Ark II]]," but the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers. However, a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the Transformers that fell back to Earth, while the U.S. military located Prime's body. Before his departure, Prime had entrusted a small portion of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky]], who was forced by the product chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use it to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades, and then faced off against Megatron in [[San Francisco]].

Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them - and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, but Prime soon fell in with a rebel Autobot group that had discovered Shockwave had a greater agenda. Rallying Autobots across Cybertron to the cause, Prime faced Shockwave in battle but was defeated and had the Matrix ripped from him and used to activate Vector Sigma. Before Shockwave could make full use of the mega-computer's data, however, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and bested him. The injuries Prime took in this conflicted necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis.

=== IDW comics continuity ===
[[Image:IDWBeforeEarth_Prime.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I'll... ''I'll what, I'll what?!'']]

Optimus Prime commands the Autobot armed forces spread across the galaxy from the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]. He was directly involved in the cataclysm (roughly 700 years ago) that reduced Cybertron to a dead husk, fighting alongside Megatron in a futile attempt to stop [[Thunderwing_(G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage.

[[Image:IDWOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Freedom is the right of all sentient and heavily armed beings.]]

In the present, after the Autobot science vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' sends a distress signal from above [[Thunderhead Pass]], he ordered the [[Wreckers]] to withdraw from [[Varas_Centralus|Varas Centralus]] and meet him on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 2}} Thunderwing had been restored by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his followers, and though the Wreckers made short work of them, the real fight would be met with Thunderwing. After the Wreckers, Predacons and Centurion drones were unable to destroy the monster, Prime took to the field, firing massive amounts of energy at Thunderwing, forcing it to exhaust its last reserves of Ultra Energon and, ultimately, its life. {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 4}}
[[Image:IDWPrime_Earth.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Don't crush the cameraman!]]
Information uncovered in Bludgeon's files about the mysterious new form of Energon prompted Prime to divert his spacecraft to Earth and call [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] in to assist him.{{storylink|Spotlight Nightbeat}}. Shortly after arrival - having undergone alteration so that he can disguise himself as an Earth truck {{Storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}} - he slowly began to realize how unusual the situation Prowl's unit had found itself in was. Not only had the Decepticons broken their own infiltration protocols over what Starscream had dubbed Ore-13, but after attempting to recover what appeared to be Sunstreaker's remains{{Storylink|Escalation, Issue 2}}, it was also evident that some of the planet's native sentients - humans - posed a threat possibly equal to that of their old enemies.

Optimus Prime, now fully filled in on Earth's happenings, decided that they needed reinforcements. He called [[Nightbeat]], [[Hot Rod]], and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to come when they could. When Prowl pointed out that Megatron, in his new gun-based Earth mode, was in Alaska, Prime ordered them into action.

[[Blitzwing]] almost got the drop on Prime, but Roller was right behind him, and executed him with one single shot. Megatron returned to his full-size robot mode and disagreed with the quality of Prime's tea and crumpets. At last, the two rivals were going to go at it.

The fight, at first, went well, with Prime blowing Megatron's fusion blaster clean off. Megatron, however, tireless thanks to Ore-13, prevailed, almost beating Prime into stasis lock.{{storylink|Escalation, Issue 5}}

However Prime transfered his consciousness between his remaining components, preserving him while his humanoid form regenerated. Prime returned to his body in time to save his forces from the relentless Megatron, dealing enough damage to the decepticon leader to drain his power reserves, just as he did against Thunderwing. The victory was narrow however, leaving Optimus with the daunting task of fending off an increasing enemy force without his last ace in the hole. {{storylink|Excalation, Issue 6}}

==Toys==
See [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys]].

==Trivia==
*According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project.

[[image:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|125px|right|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]

*Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of tupperware reads:

:''Dear Convoy''
:''Warm it before you eat''
:''Mom''

:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.

* The first wave of Dreamwave posters in 2001 identified Optimus Prime as [http://www.comicden.com/merch/posters.htm Captimus Primus], which is tantalizingly close to making some sort of sense.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime on TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Optimus_Prime Optimus Prime's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
* [http://www.toybin.org/search.php?q=1984+Autobot+Optimus+Prime ToyBin Optimus Prime Toy gallery]

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Galvatron II

2007-08-09T20:49:35Z

193.200.150.23:

{{disambig3|Galvatron}}

:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] from an alternate [[Generation 1]] future.''

[[Image:Galvatronii.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Well, it's heavy.]]

'''Galvatron''' was [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] reborn in the fires of [[Unicron]]. In an alternate timeline, Unicron consumed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and Galvatron was given [[Earth]] to rule. It is the year 2009, and only a handful of Autobots remain -- even their leader, [[Rodimus Prime]], has fallen. What chance, then, do the rest of us have?

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
Galvatron originally controlled the Americas in an alternate 2009 where Unicron had been victorious in his [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|attack on Cybertron]]. He knew that the other countries of [[Earth]] were planning a nuclear strike against the force-field with which he barricaded the continents. He thought that his shield could withstand, and absorb, the energy of the attack. This Galvatron was quite mad in his home time - he lethally punished his close lieutenant [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and continued to 'kill' a long-dead Rodimus Prime whose remains he'd strung up on what was left of the World Trade Center.

Before he could make good his plans for nuclear energy, though, he was snatched through time to 1991 by [[Hook, Line, and Sinker]], who were working for a Unicron who 'may or may not become' the one who created him. This Unicron tried to use him as a soldier in his own attack on Cybertron, but Galvatron quickly turned against him. He assisted [[Emirate Xaaron]] in his attempts to awaken [[Primus]]; Unicron sent Hook, Line and Sinker to eliminate Galvatron, but he easily destroyed the trio.

After Unicron's destruction, a group of Decepticons hijacked the [[Ark]], and Galvatron stowed away on board. He then fought against and subsequently allied with this era's Megatron, teaming up with him to destroy [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] before the Ark crashed on Earth. Now driven completely mad, he wreaked havoc until he was defeated by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He hasn't been seen since Maximus threw him into a frozen lake.

===Japanese THS mini-comics===
Galvatron II menaced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (in his [[Laser Rod]] body) with his personal [[Warworld]].

Magnus put up a rather poor fight and Galvatron II succeeded at defeating and nearly killing him. Before he could finish his foe off, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (upgraded with new missile launchers and a heat-absorbing "[Wikipedia:Black body|Black Body]]" coating) intervened, destroying Galvatron's arm cannon. Although weaponless, Galvatron took the blow in stride and continued to mock Optimus Prime, who was ''not amused''.

:''('''Note''': This story seems to take place in the same loose continuity as the Japanese ''[[Generation 2]]'' pack-in mini-comics. Both were written and drawn by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].)''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:GalvatronManga1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Galvatron is a different character from Megatron... in America and the UK.]]

*'''Galvatron II''' (Decepticon, 2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-66'''

: The Galvatron II toy was sold through [[e-Hobby]]. It is the original gray version of the Galvatron toy, but with additional stickers for details only seen in an pre-movie advertisement, a retooled face, as well as one exclusive voice clip.

: Galvatron II also comes with the [[Creation Matrix]], a green [[redeco]] of "Anime" Galvatron's [[Matrix of Leadership]].

==Trivia==
* Compared to the first Galvatron, this guy was a bit underwhelming. His predecessor was shot by just about every Transformer you can name, buried under a volcano, soundly beaten by Unicron on more than one occasion, then lost half of his head before finally being destroyed by a rift in space and time. Makes you wonder how this guy beat Rodimus Prime in his own time, but meets his end thanks to a frozen lake.

* That's not blusher he's wearing in the picture at the top. It's '''the fires of evil burning within his soul'''.

==External links==
*[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?&port=33301&req=PRODUCT&code=tfce_35 Galvatron II at e-Hobby]

*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/834/37/ Hybrid Style Blackbody Convoy manga]

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Optimus Prime (G1)

2007-08-09T20:47:50Z

193.200.150.23: /* Generation 2 manga (Japan-only) */

{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobots]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. Before he became Optimus Prime, he was named alternatively '''Orion Pax''' or '''Optronix''' in certain continuities.''

[[Image:Optimusg1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm that guy everyone remembers. No, not the tape guy, the ''other'' guy.]]
{{quote|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.|Optimus Prime}}

'''Optimus Prime''' is the awe-inspiring [[Supreme Commander|commander]] of the Autobot forces. Originally a mere civilian, he was chosen by the Matrix to [[Prime (rank)|lead]], the first in a number of heavy burdens he has been forced to bear. Another is his bringing of the Transformers' conflict to Earth. The complete opposite of his mortal enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], every casualty, human or Cybertronian, weighs heavily on his [[spark]]. He does not show this side to his soldiers, and he never succumbs to despair. The Autobots need a decisive, charismatic leader, and that is what he gives them. It was that leadership which turned the tide of the [[Great War]].

On the battlefield, there are few who rival Optimus Prime's prowess. He is easily the strongest of any Autobot his [[Scale|size]], and what he lacks in raw firepower he easily compensates with guts. His compassion for other sentient beings is his only real weakness... though it's also the source of his strength!

Prime (usually) carries within him the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Convoy'''<br>
:''Italian name:'' '''Commander'''
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér
:''Czech Name:'' '''Optimus Primus'''
:''Brazilian Name - cartoon:'' '''Líder Optimus'''
:''Brazilian Name - comics:'' '''Supremus Absolutus'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
:''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''
[[Image:Optimusprimeg1preearthmarvel2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Optimus Prime's Cybertronic truck mode, along with a Cybertronic Grumman X-29 , a Cybertronic Earth motorcycle, and a Cybertronic Porsche 962.]]

''Before the [[Great War]] broke out on Cybertron, the robot who would be Optimus Prime (his name before becoming the Prime Autobot remains unknown) was a Transformer of note, displaying his skills in the Infraformers Sharp-shooting Competition.'' Subsequently, when the war began, Prime quickly made a name for himself as a combat leader. On a mission with the [[Triggerbot (G1)|Triggerbots]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from claiming the [[Underbase]], Prime was forced to jettison the massive databank into space to prevent anyone acquiring its power, but with this action, proved his wisdom and skill to the [[Autobot Council of Elders]]. ''The outbreak of the Great War saw Autobot territories falling under Decepticon dominion, one City-State at a time. The last City-State to be taken was the Autobot capital of [[Iacon]]. As Decepticons besieged Iacon, the Council of Elders prepared to surrender. Councillor [[Xaaron]] suggested that High Councillor [[Traachon]] step down and allow a military officer to assume Autobot leadership. Traachon then used his powers of veto and effectively elected himself out of office, allowing Optimus Prime to assume supreme command of the Autobots, becoming the first soldier to ever hold the mantle of Autobot leadership.''
[[Image:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Optimus Prime's first fictional appearance.]]

Four million years ago, Cybertron - shaken from its orbit and drifting through space - came under threat when it floated into the path of a massive asteroid swarm that could potentially devastate the planet. Prime led a group of his most powerful Autobot warriors on the Autobot starship, the Ark, on a mission to destroy the asteroids, and although successful, in the aftermath of this mission the Ark was attacked by Decepticons, hoping to overcome their weakened foes. Intent on keeping the secrets of the Ark's computer, [[Auntie]], from the Decepticons, Prime set the craft on a suicide course, crashing it into the prehistoric planet Earth.

In 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption reactivated Auntie, which in turn brought the Transformers back on-line. Prime led the Autobots in their opening battles to prevent the Decepticons from plundering Earth's resources, but following their initial victory, the Autobots were all deactivated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Prime was decapitated by Shockwave, and had the energy of the Creation Matrix leeched from his mind to give life to Shockwave's creations, the [[Constructicon]]s (although Shockwave was unaware that the Matrix was not merely a program in Prime's mind, but a physical object in his chest). Before Shockwave could give life to his next Decepticon, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Prime transferred the Matrix energy into the mind of [[Buster Witwicky]], who used the energy to turn Jetfire on Shockwave, allowing Prime to reclaim his body and retake leadership of the Autobots, giving Jetfire true life as a reward.

[[Image:NOOOOO.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Real dignified, Prime.]]
''Optimus Prime began to consider whether he was too important to the Autobots, and if they could carry on should he fall. To alleve his doubts, he and a reluctant [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] plotted to fake Prime's death to teach the Autobots how to fend for themselves. While Prime was setting up an imposter version of himself to leave behind destroyed for the Autobots to find, Megatron sent the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to attack Prime. In an ironic twist, would the Autobots stumble across a genuine dead Prime?''

After a period of effective leadership, Prime engaged Megatron in a [[video game]] duel for possession of a super fuel. Prime was victorious, but Megatron implemented a cheat code, allowing him to re-enter the game. Prime was able to defeat him yet again, but in doing so, he also destroyed several of the game sprites, and refused to accept his victory, as he had performed an action that compromised his beliefs about the preservation of life, which he would never have done, had the duel been real. In accordance with the rules of the game, Prime's body exploded and he died. Autobot surgeon [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s subsequent efforts to restore him were unsuccessful, and his body was launched into space. The funeral barge eventually crashed on giant moon where it lay for untold time. At one stage, an alien ship crashed near the barge. The dying alien reached out toward the Matrix, with the Matrix choosing to revive the being as Death Bringer. Much later, the Matrix would revive a small predatory animal which would prove instrumental to the conclusion of the Matrix Quest.

Prime's personality had been copied onto a [[floppy disk]] by the technician running the game, [[Ethan Zachary]], who employed him in various video game scenarios he developed. Prime's damaged mind led him to belive that he himself was a video game character, and in an attempt to bring him back to life, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], [[Joyride]], [[Slapdash]], and [[Getaway]] took the disk to the planet [[Nebulos]], where a new body was constructed for Prime. They built a new body for Optimus Prime, and even upgraded it with the ability to combine with the trailer to form a larger robot. In an effort to keep Transformers off their planet, however, the Nebulans had poisoned their fuel, and the sensation of dying convinced Prime that he was truly alive, and not a game character. To save his life, the Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]] [[binary-bonding|bonded]] with him, creating '''[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime'''.

Powermaster Prime and his Autobots later battled [[Deathbringer]]. ''Optimus Prime immediately sensed Matrix energies emanating from Death Bringer, and realised that the undead reaper was a creation of the Matrix. Although Death Bringer proved to be invulnerable, Optimus Prime was finally able to defeat it by convincing it to self-destruct in concordance with its primary function. The battle with Death Bringer alerted Optimus Prime to the fact that his old body was still out there somewhere in space, and more importantly, that the Matrix that it carried was also with it. With a war to win, the location of the Matrix was not a high priority.''

With the subsequent threat of [[Unicron]] looming, priorites quickly changed and Prime began a quest to locate his old body and the physical Matrix object within it. When the Matrix was successfully reacquired, Prime sacrificed his life one more time to destroy Unicron by plunging the Matrix into his maw. However, the Powermaster process had been working to fully bond Prime and Hi-Q, and with Prime now destroyed, the process completed itself in Hi-Q's body, and the two minds and souls became one. Hi-Q's biomechanical body was stripped down and reconstructed by the [[Last Autobot]], creating a brand new Optimus Prime.

===="Another Time and Place" text story ([[retcon]]ned)====

====Generation 2====
[[image:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Apparently going G2 makes you blockier.]]

Prime was plagued by visions of the [[Swarm]] - a destructive by-product of Transformer reproduction - entering into an alliance with Megatron against it and the forces of the second-generation [[Cybertronian]]s led by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Prime's body was destroyed yet again when he confronted the Swarm, but upon releasing the energy of the Matrix into it, purifying it, Prime was reborn by the repentant creature. At the end of the battle, Prime’s dream of reuniting the two races of Transformers into a single force for good seemed to be a possibility when the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s fought side by side against a common foe.

===Animated continuity===

====Generation 1 cartoon====

:''Voice actors:'' [[Peter Cullen]] (US), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japan), [[Francis Lax]] (France)<br>

[[Image:Orionpax.jpg|left|thumb|Dock worker Orion Pax and his girlfriend Ariel. What she does at the docks? Well......]]

Optimus Prime began his life as a robot named '''Orion Pax''', a simple dock worker during the Golden Age of Cybertron nine million years ago, with a girlfriend named [[Ariel]], and a best friend named [[Dion]]. At the time, a new breed of robot had recently appeared on the planet - ones with new robot-mode flight powers that made Orion idolize them. Unfortunately for Orion, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of these robots, approached him with inquiries about using one of the dock warehouses, Orion fell for the deception and he and Ariel were fatally wounded when Megatron and his forces then attacked in order to claim the energy stored there. Searching for someone to help them, the time-displaced [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] took Orion and Ariel to the ancient Autobot [[Alpha Trion]], who used them as the first subjects for the new reconstruction process he had developed - rebuilding the frail Autobot frames into battle-hardy configurations. With this reconstruction, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the first of the Autobot warriors, who took the mantle of leadership as the civil war against Megatron and Decepticons erupted, while Ariel was rebuilt into [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], the commander of the Autobot resistance on Cybertron.

[[Image:Optimusmtmtep1.jpg|thumb|right|Turn INTO the skid.]]

As leader of the Autobots, Prime headed up the Autobots' mission to search out new worlds with new sources of energy to revitalise the depleted Cybertron. However, shortly after its launch, the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' craft]] was attacked by the [[Nemesis|Decepticon space cruiser]] and boarded by Megatron and the Decepticons. In the ensuing struggle, the g-forces of a nearby planet pulled both crafts down, and the Autobots' ship crashed into a volcano, thrusting all the occupants of the ship into emergency stasis. Four million years later, in the Earth year 1984 C.E., a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I]] back to life, and it reactivated the Decepticons, programming them with new Earth-based disguise modes. As a petty parting gesture, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fired upon the Autobot ship, creating a landslide that knocked Prime into the path of the computer's restoration beam, restoring him to life, and beginning the war anew on Earth.

[[Image:Optimal_dunk.JPG|left|thumb|151px|Prime proving Red Bots Can Jump.]]Prime was perpetually at the forefront of the action throughout the early years of the war on Earth, usually confronting Megatron, and, in some rare instances, being forced to team up with him for the greater good (or the lesser evil). He has suffered his fair share of battlefield scrapes, almost meeting his end when his vital [[cosmotron]] component was critically damaged by the Decepticon jets and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and suffering a severe - though unfair - defeat when Megatron challenged him to one-on-one comabt while imbued with the different powers of all the Decepticons.

Generally, Prime acting in a commanding role as part of larger battles and event, but played prominent and solo roles in a few, also. In 1985, Megatron created a perfect duplicate of him, leaving the Autobots unable to differentiate between the two until the clone disregarded the safety of their human companion, [[Spike Witwicky]], exposing the deception. {{storylink|Prime Problem}} Later in the same year, Prime's fame and prowess led him to become the target of the demented big-game hunter, [[Lord Chumley]], who sought his head to go along with his other rare trophies. Entering the hunter's estate alone, Prime defeated all the traps and beasts lying in wait and brought Chumley to justice. {{storylink|Prime Target}} The same year also saw Elita One captured by the Decepticons on Cybertron and used to lure Prime there alone; although knowing it was a trap, he ventured in solo and was defeated by the Decepticons and nearly destroyed, until Elita's stasis-field powers froze time long enough for them to escape. Prime was forced to seek out Alpha Trion to save the wounded Elita's life, and in the process, rediscovered his forgotten connection to his creator. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} His memorial was also built 20 years before his death. Prime was often depicted in the animation as being [[Scale|much larger than he would be in reality]] when in robot mode.

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer'' manga (Japan-only)====

During an energy raid on [[Tokyo]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots met up with a young Japanese boy named [[Kenji]], whose inventive mind helped them to defeat [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As a token of thanks, Optimus Prime granted Kenji a special communicatiosn helmet and made him an official Autobot ally.

While showing Kenji around the Autobots' new Tokyo base, Optimus Prime lamented that he wished his "kid brother" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] would hurry up and arrive with his trailer upgrade. As he pondered the where-abouts of his sibling, the Decepticons attacked Yokohama. The Autobots hurried to the scene only to encounter an over-powered Megatron in his newest form: the [[Super Megatron Gun]]. The Autobots' defeat seemed assured until Magnus arrived with Prime's trailer upgrade, the [[Scramble Power Buster]]. The Scramble Power Buster trumped the might of the Super Megatron Gun, leaving Prime and Magnus to vanquish the Decepticon forces with their combined attack: the Double Cross Kick (basically, them jump-kicking the Decepticons in the spine at the same time).

====''Scramble City'' (Japan-only)====

After the location of the top-secret [[Autobot City]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was discovered by [[Ratbat]], Megatron unleashed a horde of Decepticon [[combiner]]s to attack the mammoth Autobot before it could be activated. Optimus Prime lead a counter-offensive of Autobot combiners to the front lines. Things looked grim, as the Decepticon combiners thrashed the Autobots. As a last resort, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] activated Metroplex, who arrived in time to fight off the Decepticons. However, Megatron unleashed his trump card, the Decepticon City: [[Trypticon]].

====''Robot Masters'' (Japan-only)====
:''Voice actor: ? (Japan)''

Selecting a time when the original Megatron was known to have gone missing, [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] traveled back in time via the [[Blasty Zone]] to sieze Decepticon leadership and gather precious [[solitarium]]. Beast Megatron's forces were strong, though Optimus Prime managed to fend off the villains when several time-displaced Autobots and Maximals ([[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Victory Leo]], [[Leo Prime]] and [[Optimus Primal]]) came to his aid.

Beast Megatron would not relent, and eventually discovered a massive deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]]. The Decepticons razed the city in search of the element until Prime and his forces arrived to save the day, this time aided by the enigmatic Autobot [[Reverse Convoy]]. Things were going smoothly until Reverse Convoy revealed himself to actually be the ''real'' Megatron in disguise. Now going by the name Rebirth Megatron, Prime's nemesis teamed with Beast Megatron to conquer their mutual foes. Prime managed to defeat the duo by combining his power with Leo Prime's and Optimus Primal's.

====''Binaltech'' (Japan-only)====
While Optimus Prime was fighting the Decepticon on Cybertron, he charged [[Ultra Magnus]] to protect the earth and to lead the construction of the new Autobot city. When the crisis annouced by Ravage arrived, he went with Ultra Magnus on a last chance mission to stop Unicron, while sending [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] into the past to restore the timeline so that recent events instigated by Ravage would not happen.

====''Transformers The Movie''====

[[Image:Optimusg1passingthematrix.jpg|thumb|left|Oh, hey, I have this in me now, by the way.]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, the [[Decepticon]]s succeeded in seizing control of all of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], forcing the Autobots to operate from their new city on Earth, and from two bases on Cybertron's moons. In the Earth year 2005 C.E., Prime was stationed on [[Moonbase One]], and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike on Cybertron. The Decepticons, however, got wind of the plan and attacked the shuttle, killing its occupants. Their scheme was to use the shuttle to stage a surprise attack on Autobot City; an attack which almost suceeded if not for a distress call which summoned Prime and support troops to Earth.

Optimus Prime foresaw that his final battle with his arch-nemesis was looming, deciding that the Decepticons must be stopped, no matter the cost. Bravely, he plowed through the remaining Decepticon ranks, punishing them for every Autobot they felled overnight, before confronting Megatron. In the ensuing battle with Megatron, Optimus Prime sustained fatal injuries, but not before turning the tide of battle and forcing the Decepticon to flee. Despite the efforts of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Optimus Prime died. The [[Matrix of Leadership]], and with it leadership of the Autobots, fell into the hands of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and subsequently to [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Movie}}

====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====
''Note: [[Kiss Players]] is set in 2006 and 2007, in the first part of the 4-year gap between Transformers the Movie and Season 3 created by the latter being entitled ''Transformers 2010'' in Japan.
=====Radio play=====
[[Image:Illust.jpg|left|thumb|150px|See? Melissa's just bein' nice.]]

In the year 1985, as Optimus Prime prepared to face his enemy [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] atop the [[Sherman Dam]], [[Fortress Maximus|Brave Maximus]] Fortress materialized nearby with an unusual crew on board. Undetected by the Autobot leader, a pop singer sextet of humans and Transformers had arrived from more than 20 years in the future, brought there by the mysterious [[Sparkbot]]s. When the [[Kiss Player]] [[Marissa Faireborn]] kissed the unsuspecting Prime, a fragment of the [[Allspark]] emerged from his chest. With their prize secured, the time travelers returned to the far future of 2007.

Years later, Prime would save the life of a young Marissa, leading to the human girl's lifelong [[wikipedia:Elektra_complex|crush]] on the mechanoid. After the Autobot leader was killed in the battle of Autobot City, Marissa rescued Optimus Prime's carcass from the clutches of the [[Earth Defense Command]] and he was resurrected in Japan in the form of a Dodge Ram SR-10. In addition to his ion blaster, he carries a weapon that he originally named the High Frequency Blade: a sword that Prime created from Marissa's beloved surfboard. Marissa hated the name, however, and renamed it the "Surf Blade". Naturally, Prime agreed to this, because really, what're you gonna do? Women, am I right, fellas?

[[Image:Marissa_convoy_stack.jpg|right|thumb|150px|She prefers the Japanese version's [[For safety reasons|''longer stacks''.]]]] Now Prime and Marissa spend their days hiding from the E.D.C. and their nights hanging out at the beach. He longs for the day when he can see her bathing in the sun, rather than the moonlight, although he thinks all that ice cream she's eating is making her a little fat.

One night while Marissa was surfing, she had a squid latch onto her. Then a [[Legion]] that had infused itself with both an octopus and shipwreck attacked her. With tentacles. Prime fought it off and saved Marissa, but the E.D.C. [[Autrooper]]s were soon dispatched to the scene, and the two had to beat a hasty retreat.

Marissa enjoys washing Prime, especially his... um... stick shift and the rim of his gas tank. Which makes Prime shudder and moan.

Eww.

''('''Note''': This is all actually part of the official fiction. Really.)''
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=====Manga=====

Following his death in America, Optimus Prime's body was covertly flown to Japan by the E.D.C. Soon thereafter, as the organization transported the robotic corpse by truck, the convoy was ambushed by a group of young female resistance commandos. Believing that they had secured Prime's body, the commandos were taken by surprise and slaughtered by the [[Ne squad]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Ringo]] and her [[Autrooper]] partner, who burst out of the torso of the false Prime.

Marissa Faireborn, the remaining member of the squad, discovered that the true body was being transported within Prime's nearby cargo trailer. Slicing the trailer open, she was too late to prevent an E.D.C. Autrooper from partially fusing with Prime. Reflecting on her childhood memories of playing with the kindly Autobot leader, Marissa lovingly kissed his faceplate. In an explosion of energy that destroyed the trailer, the two fused and Prime was converted into his new, living body.

''('''Note''': The fake Prime corpse was represented in art by the Masterpiece Convoy toy with an E.D.C. logo attached over its Autobot symbol. The real Optimus Prime was illustrated as the original toy.)''

====''Season 3/2010''====

[[Image:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|right|thumb|WHERE IS SARAH CONNOR.]]
Prime's body was entombed in a massive deep-space mausoleum with the many other fallen Autobots, but his corpse was desecrated by the [[Quintessons]] in 2006(2010 if you go by Japan's fiction), when they reanimated it as part of an attempt to destroy the Autobots by using Prime to lure their space fleet into a trap. However, the Matrix was able to purify Prime of the Quintesson influence, and he got the other Autobots clear while he piloted his flagship into the Quintessons' detonator, triggering the explosion of a nearby sun.

Prime was believed to have been destroyed in the explosion, but in reality, before the flagship impacted with the detonator, his body was recovered from the craft by two human scientists, [[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Dr. Gregory Swafford]]. However, as their ship departed, it was coated in solar spores released by the explosion of the sun. Jessica's father, [[Dr. Mark Morgan]], loathed the Autobots, and his hatred only grew when an attempt by the Decepticons to steal a heat-resistant alloy he had developed resulted in Jessica being paralyzed. Swafford and Morgan reconstructed Optimus Prime's body in an attempt to use it as a delivery system for the spores, which induced hatred and madness, in order to destroy the Transformers.

However, when they could not reanimate him, they used his body as a lure instead, bringing the Autobots to their lab, where they were infected. As this "[[Hate Plague]]" proceeded to spread across the galaxy, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] retrieved a Quintesson, who fully restored Optimus Prime to life. Coating himself in Morgan's heat-resistant alloy, Prime reclaimed the Matrix from Rodimus and unleashed its concentrated wisdom to destroy the Hate Plague.

''('''Note''': There is a considerable continuity error concerning zombie Optimus. At the end of "[[Dark Awakening]]", Optimus is in pretty rough shape (as the screen shot shows), missing an arm, part of his face, a sizable portion of his shoulder, covered with cosmetic damage, etc. He is also apparently fully conscious as he flies the ship into the Quintesson trap as it is being ripped apart by laser fire. However, when he is discovered in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime Part 1]]", he's both whole and shining new, and apparently comatose. There is no hint whatsoever of the battle that took place only minutes previous, no Quintesson laser-fire piercing Prime's pristine ship. Plus, the sun in question is about to go nova naturally rather than by Quintesson design, which is why Morgan and Swafford were there in the first place.)''

====''Rebirth'' (America-only)====

In 2007, Prime began to suffer visions following the release of the Matrix's energy, which foretold a great transformation for Cybertron. Events began with the Decepticons' theft of the key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which forced Prime to consult Alpha Trion within [[Vector Sigma]], learning that the mega-computer had orchestrated events in order to restore Cybertron's Golden Age. When the Plasma Energy Chamber was opened and threatened to drive Earth's Sun supernova, [[Spike Witwicky]] and the other organic [[Nebulan]]s who had become involved in the conflict as a result of these events were able to drain off the excess solar energy and revitalize Cybertron.

====''Headmasters'' (Japan-only)====

''(The Headmasters anime ignores the events of the 3-part "The Rebirth" story arc and picks up a year after "The Return of Optimus Prime", in 2011.)''

One year after Prime's resurrection, the Autobots had entered into an even closer relationship with Earth and began the colonization of other worlds, the first of which was the planet Athenia, where Optimus Prime was stationed. It soon became apparent, however, that when Prime had released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, the consequences were more far-reaching than he had anticipated - without the energy of the Matrix to act as a balancing factor, [[Vector Sigma]] had become destabilized, and the Decepticons suddenly returned to exploit this, assaulting Cybertron in order to seize control of the mega-computer. Prime took a squad of troops to aid in the battle on the planet, and when the arrival of the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s tipped the battle in their favor, Prime broke off from the main attack and headed down into the depths of the planet, planning on stabilizing Vector Sigma at any cost.

Guided through the dangers of the planet's catacombs by the spirit of Alpha Trion while the other Autobots searched for the Matrix on Earth, Prime eventually arrived at the computer, only to find his way barred by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Hot Rod then arrived with the Matrix, with which Alpha Trion merged, re-energizing it and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime; for the first time, the two Primes fought side-by-side and defeated Galvatron.

Before Rodimus could implement the Matrix to stabilize Vector Sigma, however, Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to perform the task, merging with the computer and restoring its balance to save the planet.

====''Battlestars: Return of Convoy'' (Japan-only)====
[[Image:StarConvoyBoxArt1.jpg|right|100px|thumb|"Some aliens are alright; Star Convoy, E.T. ...but usually they just turn out to be some kind of big lizard!"]]

In a sinister plot to destroy the Autobots, [[Dark Nova]] had Optimus Prime's [[spark|sparkless]] body revived as the evil [[False Convoy]]. False Convoy battled the Autobots but was defeated. Using the power of the [[Zodiac|the Zodiac]], Optimus Prime was brought back online and upgraded into '''Star Convoy'''. He was then reunited with [[Hot Rod (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Hot Rod]], who became his [[Micromaster]] partner.

With the likes of [[Sky Garry]], [[Grandus]] and [[Sixliner]], Star Convoy did battle with the Decepticons and Dark Nova's hoard of [[Great Galaman]] drone warriors. Getting nowhere fast, Dark Nova then resurrected [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (last seen buried in ice) as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]] to counter Star Convoy. This didn't work all that well, and after defeating Super Megatron, his foe was resurrected again by Dark Nova as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Ultra Megatron]]. After disposing of him yet again, Dark Nova merged with Ultra Megatron into [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]].

Star Giant proved to be virtually indestructible from the outside until Star Convoy got the bright idea of giving the villain indigestion. Holding Star Giant's massive mouth open, he ordered Sky Garry and [[Grandus]] to move in. After all 3 were swallowed, they began taking Star Giant down from the inside while simulataneously fighting off his various defensive systems. As soon as the trio escaped from Star Giant's interior, the monster exploded, leaving only his head slightly intact. As it happens, Megatron was housed inside Star Giant's noggin and survived the attack.

====Generation 2 manga (Japan-only)====
[[Image:BattleConvoy.jpg|thumb|left|125px|I hope the bastards fixed my weak stomach problem.]]

After the end of [[Battlestars]], Optimus Prime down-graded back to his original body. Megatron eventually recovered from the Star Giant incident and supposedly turned over a new leaf. Megatron joined with Prime to form the [[Cybertron Alliance]], and things were good for a little while, as Megatron's attempts at peace were genuinely sincere. The alliance ushered in what would be called the Second Generation of the Transformers. However, after human soldiers killed one of his dearest comrades, Megatron adopted a new body and started the war anew.

[[Image:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|thumb|right|SHALOM!]]
To counter Megatron, Optimus Prime upgraded his body into a new Missle Trailer mode. Rallying a new wave of Autobot warriors, Optimus dilligently repelled Megatron and the Decepticons. Megatron eventually wore Optimus down in battle, though, blowing him away with a barrage of devastating attacks. Megatron finally succeeded in delivering a fatal blow to Optimus, shooting him at point blank with his cannon. Prime would have been done for, except that the [[spark|sparks]] of the previous Autobot Supreme Commanders within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] activated the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to forge him a new body. Optimus Prime became '''Battle Convoy''' and easily trumped Megatron's power. After a lengthy and costly war, Battle Convoy managed to drive the Decepticon forces to retreat into deep space. Prime was last seen wounded, being aided off the battlefield by his fellow Autobots.
=====E-Hobby=====

=====Generation 2: "The Earth is in Danger!"=====

''(Note: this manga special is '''not''' in continuity with the Japanese G2 story pages and minicomics.)''
[[Image: G2Hero.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Good. Good. Just keep looking that way. Yeah.]]
In the year 199X, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet]]s to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.

Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper-hand in battle.

However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resiliance, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return.

Optimus Prime adressed Junpei, asking if the boy was injured. Junpei revealed he was alright but presented concern about the Decepticons returning to Earth. Optimus Prime swore that the Autobots would remain on Earth until the threat of the Decepticons was finished and asked for Junpei's help in making that future a reality.

===Beast Era===

====''Beast Wars''====
[[Image:G1Prime_BWMegs.jpg|right|thumb|You have to get up preeeeetty early in the timestream to beat Optimus Prime!]]
The Beast Wars raged on prehistoric Earth, eventually leading to the discovery of the buried Ark. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], following his namesakes instructions in a desperate gambit, decided to attempt to change history by killing Prime, who was still lying in the Ark in [[stasis lock]]. Megatron hoped that this would result in the Decepticons winning the Great War and eventually [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] control of Cybertron. Megatron unleashed a full-power weapon blast at Optimus Prime's face, near-fatally injuring him. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 3}} However, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] proceeded to take Prime's spark into his body to protect it from surgical trauma while his injuries were repaired. The subsequent power increase caused by Prime's spark's connection to the Matrix mutated Primal into a large, [[Transmetal]] "Optimal Optimus" form. Then, with the repairs complete, Prime's spark was restored, and he briefly activated before sinking back into normal stasis. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Sometime after the Autobots and Decepticons awoke in the 1980s, the original Megatron gained access to one of Earth's ''Voyager'' spacecraft and inscribed a message on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|disk]] on board. In the event that he lost the War, Megatron left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use [[transwarp]] technology to travel to Prehistoric Earth, locate the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and change history by killing Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda, Part 2}}

====''Beast Machines''====

An enormous statue of Optimus Prime, bearing two [[Golden Disk]]s, could be seen on Cybertron in front of the Hall of Archives. The statue was subsequently blown to pieces by the [[Vehicon]] forces. Later, Megatron beamed a hologram of Optimus Prime down to the ruins of [[Iacon]] to confront [[Optimus Primal]]. Primal mistook the hologram for the real thing and shared with it the code for the [[Oracle]]. Megatron quickly revealed his ruse. Primal explained to his Maximals that he knew the image was fake, but he needed the location of the missing [[spark]]s from Megatron's mind.

====''Universe: Primeval Dawn''====
[[Image:Sparkholderprimevaldawn.jpg|right|190px|thumb|Oh, I also have ''this'' in me now, too.]]
The Vok took the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime, used it to create [[Primal Prime]], then gave the Matrix to their new creation.

''('''Note''': In the Beast Wars cartoon, Prime's spark was shown to be contained in a Matrix-like vessel. In [[Universe (comic)|Primeval Dawn]], that vessel was shown to be merely a container for his spark, and the actual Matrix was hidden underneath.)''

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
'''Voice actor: Unknown'''

[[Image:KidsPrime1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|And the fluffy kitten played with that yarn, all gosh darn night.]]

Optimus Prime is a "metallic nemesis." Megatron said so.

In "[[The Great Car Rally]]", a 2-part race was being held with a massive supply of oil and gasoline as the prize. The Decepticons wanted it badly, but so did the Autobots. Megatron entered the race by hiding himself inside a hollowed-out car, but ended up losing to [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Optimus Prime celebrated the Minibot's victory with a gargantuan smile as all the Decepticons starved to death.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Optimus Prime started life as '''Optronix''' (Orion to his friends<ref>The [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels set in Dreamwave continuity</ref>), a data archivist. After taking note of a battle in which the Autobot leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had been defeated by Megatron, he was summoned to the council of elders and informed that the Matrix had chosen him to be the next leader of the Autobots. He received the Matrix of Leadership shortly thereafter, gaining a powerful new body in the process, and almost arranged for the Autobot evacuation of Cybertron, intending to leave the Decepticons to their own devices, until a battle with Megatron beneath the planet's surface, accompanied by visions from the Matrix, stirred him on to fight for the safety of his homeworld. Some time into his role as leader, Prime disappeared in a [[space bridge]] explosion along with Megatron, but returned some time later, having spent a period of time on [[Quintessa]].

[[Image:Optronix_optimus.jpg|thumb|right|What? OPTRONIX is evolving!]]

Following the awakening of the Transformers on Earth, the Autobots allied with humankind and eventually defeated the Decepticons at the turn of the century. They planned to return to Cybertron aboard the newly constructed "[[Ark_II|Ark II]]," but the ship was destroyed as part of a military conspiracy to take control of the Transformers. However, a terrorist organization run by the enigmatic [[Lazarus]] was able to seize control of several of the Transformers that fell back to Earth, while the U.S. military located Prime's body. Before his departure, Prime had entrusted a small portion of the Matrix to [[Spike Witwicky]], who was forced by the product chief, General [[Robert Hallo]], to use it to reactivate Prime. Functional again, Prime used the Matrix to reactivate more of his fallen comrades, and then faced off against Megatron in [[San Francisco]].

Following this, Prime began to experience subconscious urgings, leading both the Autobots and the Decepticons to the Arctic Circle, where Shockwave arrived to greet them - and arrest them as war criminals. Shockwave had succeeded in ending the war on Cybertron, but Prime soon fell in with a rebel Autobot group that had discovered Shockwave had a greater agenda. Rallying Autobots across Cybertron to the cause, Prime faced Shockwave in battle but was defeated and had the Matrix ripped from him and used to activate Vector Sigma. Before Shockwave could make full use of the mega-computer's data, however, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and bested him. The injuries Prime took in this conflicted necessitated a prolonged restoration period in stasis.

=== IDW comics continuity ===
[[Image:IDWBeforeEarth_Prime.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I'll... ''I'll what, I'll what?!'']]

Optimus Prime commands the Autobot armed forces spread across the galaxy from the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]. He was directly involved in the cataclysm (roughly 700 years ago) that reduced Cybertron to a dead husk, fighting alongside Megatron in a futile attempt to stop [[Thunderwing_(G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage.

[[Image:IDWOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Freedom is the right of all sentient and heavily armed beings.]]

In the present, after the Autobot science vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' sends a distress signal from above [[Thunderhead Pass]], he ordered the [[Wreckers]] to withdraw from [[Varas_Centralus|Varas Centralus]] and meet him on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Stormbringer, Part 2}} Thunderwing had been restored by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his followers, and though the Wreckers made short work of them, the real fight would be met with Thunderwing. After the Wreckers, Predacons and Centurion drones were unable to destroy the monster, Prime took to the field, firing massive amounts of energy at Thunderwing, forcing it to exhaust its last reserves of Ultra Energon and, ultimately, its life. {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 4}}
[[Image:IDWPrime_Earth.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Don't crush the cameraman!]]
Information uncovered in Bludgeon's files about the mysterious new form of Energon prompted Prime to divert his spacecraft to Earth and call [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] in to assist him.{{storylink|Spotlight Nightbeat}}. Shortly after arrival - having undergone alteration so that he can disguise himself as an Earth truck {{Storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}} - he slowly began to realize how unusual the situation Prowl's unit had found itself in was. Not only had the Decepticons broken their own infiltration protocols over what Starscream had dubbed Ore-13, but after attempting to recover what appeared to be Sunstreaker's remains{{Storylink|Escalation, Issue 2}}, it was also evident that some of the planet's native sentients - humans - posed a threat possibly equal to that of their old enemies.

Optimus Prime, now fully filled in on Earth's happenings, decided that they needed reinforcements. He called [[Nightbeat]], [[Hot Rod]], and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to come when they could. When Prowl pointed out that Megatron, in his new gun-based Earth mode, was in Alaska, Prime ordered them into action.

[[Blitzwing]] almost got the drop on Prime, but Roller was right behind him, and executed him with one single shot. Megatron returned to his full-size robot mode and disagreed with the quality of Prime's tea and crumpets. At last, the two rivals were going to go at it.

The fight, at first, went well, with Prime blowing Megatron's fusion blaster clean off. Megatron, however, tireless thanks to Ore-13, prevailed, almost beating Prime into stasis lock.{{storylink|Escalation, Issue 5}}

However Prime transfered his consciousness between his remaining components, preserving him while his humanoid form regenerated. Prime returned to his body in time to save his forces from the relentless Megatron, dealing enough damage to the decepticon leader to drain his power reserves, just as he did against Thunderwing. The victory was narrow however, leaving Optimus with the daunting task of fending off an increasing enemy force without his last ace in the hole. {{storylink|Excalation, Issue 6}}

==Toys==
See [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys]].

==Trivia==
*According to [[Bob Budiansky]], longtime comics writer [[Denny O'Neil]] named Optimus Prime prior to Budiansky being brought on to the ''Transformers'' project.

[[image:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|125px|right|thumb|Prime's mom knows how to write in cursive.]]

*Aside from occasionally having Alpha Trion as a father figure, Optimus Prime may have a mother! In an advertisement for [[Pepsi Convoy]] that shows him in a refrigerator (along with [[Destron Pizza]]), a note attached to a nearby piece of tupperware reads:

:''Dear Convoy''
:''Warm it before you eat''
:''Mom''

:Although the ad itself is for Pepsi Convoy, he is a separate character, and it can be assumed that the note was left for Convoy/Optimus Prime himself.

* The first wave of Dreamwave posters in 2001 identified Optimus Prime as [http://www.comicden.com/merch/posters.htm Captimus Primus], which is tantalizingly close to making some sort of sense.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime on TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Optimus_Prime Optimus Prime's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
* [http://www.toybin.org/search.php?q=1984+Autobot+Optimus+Prime ToyBin Optimus Prime Toy gallery]

== Footnotes ==
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Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

2007-06-10T21:51:24Z

193.200.150.23: /* Continuity errors */

[[Image:4soldiers.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Warriors! Come out to PLAY-AY-YEEEEE!!!!!]]

{{episodenav|headmasters|1|next=The Mystery of Planet Master}}

In the year 2011, the [[Decepticon]]s are back, and they've got added power in the form of the newest addition to the Transformers' war - [[Headmaster]]s!

*'''English/Malay dub name:''' ''The Four Soldiers from the Sky''
*'''R2 DVD name:''' ''Four Warriors from Outer Space''

==Detailed synopsis==

On [[Cybertron]] in the year 2011, the [[space bridge]] suddenly reactivates, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] leads a force of Decepticons - including mysterious new recruits [[Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe]] - in an attack against the unsuspecting [[Autobot]]s. Caught unawares, the Autobots contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots in their secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]], and Prime leads troops to aid in the battle on Cybertron. [[Hound]] theorises that the loss of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s energy has destabilised [[Vector Sigma]] and [[Spike]] deduces that the Decepticons have targeted the compuer, intending to take control it, and through it, the planet.

Meanwhile, on Earth, the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s command have received orders to join the conflict on Cybertron, but their way to the space bridge is barred by a Decepticon contingent led by [[Sixshot]], and he and Magnus square off. At the same time, [[Wheelie]] and [[Daniel]] are pursued by [[Trypticon]] and manage to escape by tricking him into falling down a ravine. The arrival of the [[Trainbot]]s tips things in the Autobots' favor, and they break off the fight to head for [[Autobot City]]; the pursuing Decepticons are dispatched by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and the troops are carried through the space bridge aboard the Trainbots, while Wheelie and Daniel stowed away.

As the battle escalates and conditions worsen on Cybertron, Kup is reminded of the early days of the war when many Autobots fled the planet to escape the conflict. As if on cue, a mysterious light appears in the sky, approaching Cybertron - a light that [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] soon realises is not a star, but a star''ship''! As the Decepticons approach their goal, demolishing the Autobots that stand in their way thanks to Mindwipe's sleep-inducing hypnosis power, this ship appears in the skies over Cybertron, and four new warriors soar out to bar their advance - [[Chromedome]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow]]!

==Stats==

'''Original airdate:''' 3rd July 1987

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Jazz]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (3)
*[[Sunstreaker]] (4)
*[[Tracks]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (8)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (9)
*[[Blaster]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (18)
*[[Springer]] (19)
*[[Kup]] (20)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod]] (21)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (23)
*[[Hot Spot]] (24)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (25)
*[[Wreck-Gar]] (27)
*[[Blades]] (31)
*[[Defensor]] (33)
*[[Blurr]] (47)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (48)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (49)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (50)
*[[Afterburner]] (51)
*[[Scattershot]] (52)
*[[Nosecone]] (53)
*[[Lightspeed]] (54)
*[[Strafe]] (55)
*[[Hound]] (56)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (57)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (58)
*[[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] (59)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (60)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (61)
*[[Wheelie]] (67)
*[[Shouki]] (69)
*[[Seizan]] (70)
*[[Getsuei]] (71)
*[[Suiken]] (72)
*[[Kaen]] (73)
*[[Yukikaze]] (74)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (81)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (82)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (83)
*[[Fortress Maximus|Spaceship Maximus]] (84)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (85)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (93)
*[[Searchlight]] (94)
*[[Chase]] (95)
*[[Freeway]] (96)
*[[Wide Load (G1)|Wide Load]] (97)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] (98)
*[[Slag]] (99)
*[[Chromedome]] (100)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (101)
*[[Brainstorm]] (102)
*[[Highbrow]] (103)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (17)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (22)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (28)
*[[Vortex]] (29)
*[[Blast Off]] (30)
*[[Devastator]] (32)
*[[Weirdwolf]] (34)
*[[Mindwipe]] (35)
*[[Skullcruncher]] (36)
*[[Blot]] (37)
*[[Rippersnapper]] (38)
*[[Sinnertwin]] (39)
*[[Cutthroat]] (40)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (41)
*[[Onslaught]] (42)
*[[Tantrum]] (43)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (44)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (45)
*[[Octane]] (62)
*[[Wildrider]] (63)
*[[Blitzwing]] (64)
*[[Sixshot]] (65)
*[[Trypticon]] (68)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (75)
*[[Mixmaster]] (76)
*[[Scrapper]] (77)
*[[Bonecrusher]] (78)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (79)
*[[Hook]] (80)
*[[Abominus]] (86)
*[[Drag Strip]] (87)
*[[Breakdown]] (88)
*[[Dead End]] (89)
*[[Motormaster]] (90)
*[[Headstrong]] (91)
*[[Divebomb]] (92)
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Spike Witwicky]] (46)
*[[Carly]] (47)
*[[Daniel Witwicky]] (66)
|}

Holy ''crap.''

==Other notes==

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

*When the Decepticons emerge from the space bridge at the start of the episode, [[Hun-Gurrr]] is missing from the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is missing from the [[Combaticon]]s and both Divebomb and Headstrong are missing from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The two Predacons reappear later on, but the others don't, and Rippersnapper actually gives out orders to the team.
*Similarly, when the [[Technobot]]s appear, Strafe is missing, but when the angle switches, Scattershot has disappeared, and Strafe is in his place (just as ''Lightspeed'' issues orders to the team!).

===Continuity errors===

*Although he does not speak, Prowl appears quite prominently in a few scenes, despite his death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', which nobody in Japan saw at the time.
*Blitzwing is shown with the Decepticons, but he was banished from their ranks in ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]''. This previously ocurred in ''[[The Ultimate Weapon]]'', and it will not the last time that this occurs in ''The Headmasters''.

===Transformers references===

*This episode occurs a year after the ''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]'' (which takes place in 2010 in Japanese continuity, compared to America's 2006), taking the place of ''[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]'' for this continuity.
*Athenia previously appeared in ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]'', but it has been seriously re-worked since then.
*The energy of the Matrix was released in ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2''.
*The concept of Autobots fleeing Cybertron to escape the war was established in ''[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]'', and revisisted in ''[[Fight or Flee]]''.
*Up to this point, the space bridge has been the province of the Decepticons alone, but this episode establishes that the Autobots have now created their own network, linking Autobot City on Earth to Cybertron and Athenia.

===Miscellanious trivia===

*This episode has been released on DVD quite a few times in the United Kingdom. The "Star TV dub" version was included on [[Maverick]]'s release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' to promote the company's upcoming release of it, and five further episodes of the series on a sigle disc (all in StarTV dub format). This version of the episode was also included on [[Metrodome]]'s Season 2, Part 2 DVD box set. Metrodome then included an original Japanese language version with subtitles on ''The Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed'', as promotion for their dual-language boxset release of the entire series. This version of the episode is missing the opening montage.

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Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

2007-06-10T21:50:17Z

193.200.150.23: /* Continuity errors */

[[Image:4soldiers.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Warriors! Come out to PLAY-AY-YEEEEE!!!!!]]

{{episodenav|headmasters|1|next=The Mystery of Planet Master}}

In the year 2011, the [[Decepticon]]s are back, and they've got added power in the form of the newest addition to the Transformers' war - [[Headmaster]]s!

*'''English/Malay dub name:''' ''The Four Soldiers from the Sky''
*'''R2 DVD name:''' ''Four Warriors from Outer Space''

==Detailed synopsis==

On [[Cybertron]] in the year 2011, the [[space bridge]] suddenly reactivates, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] leads a force of Decepticons - including mysterious new recruits [[Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher]] and [[Mindwipe]] - in an attack against the unsuspecting [[Autobot]]s. Caught unawares, the Autobots contact [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots in their secondary headquarters on the planet [[Athenia]], and Prime leads troops to aid in the battle on Cybertron. [[Hound]] theorises that the loss of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s energy has destabilised [[Vector Sigma]] and [[Spike]] deduces that the Decepticons have targeted the compuer, intending to take control it, and through it, the planet.

Meanwhile, on Earth, the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s command have received orders to join the conflict on Cybertron, but their way to the space bridge is barred by a Decepticon contingent led by [[Sixshot]], and he and Magnus square off. At the same time, [[Wheelie]] and [[Daniel]] are pursued by [[Trypticon]] and manage to escape by tricking him into falling down a ravine. The arrival of the [[Trainbot]]s tips things in the Autobots' favor, and they break off the fight to head for [[Autobot City]]; the pursuing Decepticons are dispatched by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and the troops are carried through the space bridge aboard the Trainbots, while Wheelie and Daniel stowed away.

As the battle escalates and conditions worsen on Cybertron, Kup is reminded of the early days of the war when many Autobots fled the planet to escape the conflict. As if on cue, a mysterious light appears in the sky, approaching Cybertron - a light that [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] soon realises is not a star, but a star''ship''! As the Decepticons approach their goal, demolishing the Autobots that stand in their way thanks to Mindwipe's sleep-inducing hypnosis power, this ship appears in the skies over Cybertron, and four new warriors soar out to bar their advance - [[Chromedome]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow]]!

==Stats==

'''Original airdate:''' 3rd July 1987

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Jazz]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (3)
*[[Sunstreaker]] (4)
*[[Tracks]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (7)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (8)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (9)
*[[Blaster]] (10)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (18)
*[[Springer]] (19)
*[[Kup]] (20)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod]] (21)
*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (23)
*[[Hot Spot]] (24)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (25)
*[[Wreck-Gar]] (27)
*[[Blades]] (31)
*[[Defensor]] (33)
*[[Blurr]] (47)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (48)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (49)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (50)
*[[Afterburner]] (51)
*[[Scattershot]] (52)
*[[Nosecone]] (53)
*[[Lightspeed]] (54)
*[[Strafe]] (55)
*[[Hound]] (56)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (57)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (58)
*[[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] (59)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (60)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (61)
*[[Wheelie]] (67)
*[[Shouki]] (69)
*[[Seizan]] (70)
*[[Getsuei]] (71)
*[[Suiken]] (72)
*[[Kaen]] (73)
*[[Yukikaze]] (74)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (81)
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (82)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (83)
*[[Fortress Maximus|Spaceship Maximus]] (84)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (85)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (93)
*[[Searchlight]] (94)
*[[Chase]] (95)
*[[Freeway]] (96)
*[[Wide Load (G1)|Wide Load]] (97)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] (98)
*[[Slag]] (99)
*[[Chromedome]] (100)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (101)
*[[Brainstorm]] (102)
*[[Highbrow]] (103)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (11)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (12)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (14)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (16)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (17)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (22)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (28)
*[[Vortex]] (29)
*[[Blast Off]] (30)
*[[Devastator]] (32)
*[[Weirdwolf]] (34)
*[[Mindwipe]] (35)
*[[Skullcruncher]] (36)
*[[Blot]] (37)
*[[Rippersnapper]] (38)
*[[Sinnertwin]] (39)
*[[Cutthroat]] (40)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (41)
*[[Onslaught]] (42)
*[[Tantrum]] (43)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (44)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (45)
*[[Octane]] (62)
*[[Wildrider]] (63)
*[[Blitzwing]] (64)
*[[Sixshot]] (65)
*[[Trypticon]] (68)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (75)
*[[Mixmaster]] (76)
*[[Scrapper]] (77)
*[[Bonecrusher]] (78)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (79)
*[[Hook]] (80)
*[[Abominus]] (86)
*[[Drag Strip]] (87)
*[[Breakdown]] (88)
*[[Dead End]] (89)
*[[Motormaster]] (90)
*[[Headstrong]] (91)
*[[Divebomb]] (92)
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Spike Witwicky]] (46)
*[[Carly]] (47)
*[[Daniel Witwicky]] (66)
|}

Holy ''crap.''

==Other notes==

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

*When the Decepticons emerge from the space bridge at the start of the episode, [[Hun-Gurrr]] is missing from the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] is missing from the [[Combaticon]]s and both Divebomb and Headstrong are missing from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. The two Predacons reappear later on, but the others don't, and Rippersnapper actually gives out orders to the team.
*Similarly, when the [[Technobot]]s appear, Strafe is missing, but when the angle switches, Scattershot has disappeared, and Strafe is in his place (just as ''Lightspeed'' issues orders to the team!).

===Continuity errors===

*Although he does not speak, Prowl appears quite prominently in a few scenes, despite his death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]], which nobody in Japan saw at the time.
*Blitzwing is shown with the Decepticons, but he was banished from their ranks in ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]''. This previously ocurred in ''[[The Ultimate Weapon]]'', and it will not the last time that this occurs in ''The Headmasters''.

===Transformers references===

*This episode occurs a year after the ''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]'' (which takes place in 2010 in Japanese continuity, compared to America's 2006), taking the place of ''[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]'' for this continuity.
*Athenia previously appeared in ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]'', but it has been seriously re-worked since then.
*The energy of the Matrix was released in ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2''.
*The concept of Autobots fleeing Cybertron to escape the war was established in ''[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]'', and revisisted in ''[[Fight or Flee]]''.
*Up to this point, the space bridge has been the province of the Decepticons alone, but this episode establishes that the Autobots have now created their own network, linking Autobot City on Earth to Cybertron and Athenia.

===Miscellanious trivia===

*This episode has been released on DVD quite a few times in the United Kingdom. The "Star TV dub" version was included on [[Maverick]]'s release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' to promote the company's upcoming release of it, and five further episodes of the series on a sigle disc (all in StarTV dub format). This version of the episode was also included on [[Metrodome]]'s Season 2, Part 2 DVD box set. Metrodome then included an original Japanese language version with subtitles on ''The Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed'', as promotion for their dual-language boxset release of the entire series. This version of the episode is missing the opening montage.

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Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

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With the missing [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] recovered, the race it on to return to [[Cybertron]] and secure the [[Autobot]]s' control of the planet.

*'''English/Malay dub name:''' ''The Birth of a New Leader''

==Detailed synopsis==

While [[Hot Rod]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster]]s search for the Matrix in the final possible location, the [[Decepticon]]s mobilize to stop them. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] co-ordinates the Autobot response, with the [[Protectobot]]s intercepting the [[Combaticon]]s and the [[Technobots]] holding off the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Hot Rod successfully locates the Matrix - which has still not regained its full power - but as he attempts to depart the battlefield with it, his way is barred by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticon Headmasters. The Autobot Headmasters come to his rescue, and the quintet head for Cybertron aboard the [[Trainbot]]s.

On Cybertron, Vector Sigma's destabilization continues, with the planet on the verge of self-destruction. [[Fortress Maximus|Fortress]] enters Cybertron's catacombs, following [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] trail and using his telepathic powers to communicate with [[Alpha Trion]]'s ghost, in order to guide Prime through the tunnels. Threats as varied as [[energy leech]]es and monstrous rodents stand in Prime's way, but eventually, he makes it to Vector Sigma's chamber - only to discover [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] have made it there ahead of him! Fortress, Galvatron, Hot Rod and the Headmasters all soon arrive in quick succession, and to turn the tide of battle, Alpha Trion merges with the Matrix in Hot Rod's hands, re-energizing it and once again transforming Hot Rod into [[Rodimus Prime]]. The two Primes team up to defeat the Decepticons, but just as Rodimus is about to recharge Optimus Prime with the Matrix, Vector Sigma flares dangerously, and Prime leaps into action the only way he can - by fusing his own essence with the computer, bringing it back under control at the cost of his own life. With Cybertron back under Autobot control, the Decepticons flee, and Rodimus is left as Autobot commander once again.

==Stats==

'''Original airdate:''' 17th July 1987

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Hot Rod|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Highbrow]] (2)
*[[Chromedome]] (3)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (4)
*[[Brainstorm]] (5)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (13)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (14)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (15)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (16)
*[[Jazz]] (17)
*[[Hot Spot]] (18)
*[[Blades]] (19)
*[[First Aid]] (20)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (21)
*[[Streetwise]] (22)
*[[Nosecone]] (23)
*[[Afterburner]] (24)
*[[Lightspeed]] (25)
*[[Scattershot]] (26)
*[[Strafe]] (27)
*[[Tracks]] (28)
*[[Defensor]] (35)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (36)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (37)
*[[Kup]] (38)
*[[Wheelie]] (39)
*[[Fortress Maximus|Fortress]] (40)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (41)
*[[Alpha Trion]] (42)
*[[Computron]] (48)
*[[Yukikaze]] (49)
*[[Shouki]] (50)
*[[Getsuei]] (51)
*[[Suiken]] (52)
*[[Seizan]] (53)
*[[Kaen]] (54)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (6)
*[[Weirdwolf]] (7)
*[[Skullcruncher]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (9)
*[[Mindwipe]] (10)
*[[Sixshot]] (11)
*[[Ratbat]] (12)
*[[Onslaught]] (29)
*[[Vortex]] (30)
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (31)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (32)
*[[Blast Off]] (33)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (34)
*[[Sinnertwin]] (43)
*[[Cutthroat]] (44)
*[[Rippersnapper]] (45)
*[[Blot]] (46)
*[[Abominus]] (47)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (55)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Daniel Witwicky]] (56)
|}

==Other notes==

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

*Prowl appears again in this episode. He's still supposed to be dead, but nobody knew this at the time in Japan, as they haven't gotten the movie yet. For a while it looked like the Binaltech story would rectify this, but then it was spun off into it's own reality, so who knows?
*As Galvatron and the Decepticon Headmasters arrive to stop Hot Rod, Skullcruncher is colored like Weirdwolf, and Weirdwolf is colored like Sinnertwin.

===Continuity errors===

*Okay, so, it takes Optimus Prime (who has ''made the trip before'') basically one-and-a-half episodes to traverse the tunnels and get to Vector Sigma's chamber, and yet Cyclonus and Scourge, who were on Earth earlier in ''this episode'', were able to ''beat him there''? And Galvatron and Rodimus, who only ''just'' left Earth a little while ago, make it to the chamber in what seems like only ''minutes''? What?

===Transformers references===

*The energy leeches in this episode are pretty much identical to the (slightly larger) creatures that appeared and did the same thing in ''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]''.
*One of the most bizarre threats that Prime comes up against on his journey through Cybertron is a pack of giant, purple rats with large rows of spines. Perhaps leftover [[Trans-Organic]]s?
*This episode foreshadows the telepathic powers possessed by the Headmasters, which will be expanded upon a little bit in a few episodes time.

===Miscellanious trivia===

*Literally speaking, this episode is titled ''The Birth of Double Convoy'', Convoy being the Japanese equivalent of the "[[Prime]]" suffix.
*This episode is a study in how ''weird'' the Matrix is in Japan. With the wisdom of the ages having been drained to counteract the [[Hate Plague]] in ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2,'' the Autobots have decided to recharge the Matrix by... hooking it up to a power station. And then, it's actually recharged by... Alpha Trion's ghost spinning around and going inside it. Um. Okay.
*While relaying information in cassette mode, Ratbat plays not a recording, but a summary of events in a unique voice, in the same manner that [[Ravage]] did in ''[[More Than Meets The Eye, Part 3]]''. Later in the series, however, he and the other Decepticon cassette animals suddenly start talking in their robot modes.

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