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Code of Hero

2008-05-15T06:02:21Z

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'''Dinobot makes the ultimate sacrifice to save those who are still to come.

[[Image:CodeofHero_titlepic.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The rest is silence...]]

{{episodenav |BW |season=2 |9 |prev=Bad Spark |next=Transmutate (episode)}}

==Detailed synopsis==
In a wild valley, a group of primitive hominids forage for food. A gargantuan snake attacks two of their number, and the protohumans are helpless to stop it...

At the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', a haunted Dinobot meditates on his sword... and holds its blade ominously over his chest. But after a long moment of tension and hesitation, he casts it aside.

On the bridge, Rhinox announces that he's been calculating the path of the [[Transwarp Wave]] from the [[Planet Buster]]'s destruction -- it's travelling through time at an accelerated rate, and will reach [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the "present". Optimus fears Megatron has made similar calculations, and the group realizes they need to increase their defenses.

Dinobot, still somber, runs into Rattrap, who rips him a new one over his turning the Disk over to Megatron. Dinobot is left to reflect that his actions cannot be undone... but may yet be "mitigated". He arms himself and heads off into the wastes.

Megatron and Rampage are out for a stroll, when Cheetor observes them. They drive him off with some damage, but Cheetor calls in the sighting to Dinobot, who promises to follow up.

At [[Tarantulas' lair|his lair]], Tarantulas has captured a tasty antelope for his dinner. But as he creeps up to the struggling beast, Dinobot bursts out of the ground, holding him at gunpoint and demanding to know what information is on the Golden Disk. Tarantulas doesn't know -- there are no more copies remaining, and Megatron is keeping the Disk on his person at all times. Dinobot uses Tarantulas as his unwilling ride.

Megatron and Rampage have arrived at a particular mountain near the protohuman valley. Rampage sneers that the Maximals will come from Cybertron and that he anticipates Megatron's imminent demise. Megatron admits that's very likely, unless he changes reality. He pulls out the disk and explains that it contains images recorded in the future, including one of the same mountain. Megatron has Rampage destroy the mountain, and the image on the disk changes to suit the altered reality. Dinobot observes all this with dawning dread: Megatron has the power to change the future.

The Predacon leader intends to change the outcome of the [[Great War]] in the [[Decepticon]]s' favor... by destroying the protohumans and depriving the [[Autobot]]s of an important ally race. The rest of the Predacons arrive, and begin a full assalt on the valley. While Dinobot's back is turned, Tarantulas blasts him; Dinobot reciprocates by squashing him under a rock. Dinobot contacts Optimus, who orders him to maintain position, but Dinobot knows there is no time to wait. He moves in to attack the entire Predacon force single-handed.

Dinobot is able to take out the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, but he loses his weapons in the process, suffers considerable damage, and drains most of his energy supply, rendering his [[optic laser]]s unusable. Soon, it's just Megatron and Dinobot, who reveals a human captive. On his last bit of [[Energon]], Dinobot plunges a rock into a stick, creating a makeshift hammer. He knocks the disk out Megatron's hand and then destroys it with his optic lasers, expending his last bit of energy. Megatron flees as the [[Maximal]]s arrive, but it is too late for Dinobot. As he lays dying, Dinobot solidifies his friendship with Rattrap, and asks Optimus to tell the whole truth about him, the good and the bad, and allow him to be judged accordingly. With that, Dinobot's [[spark]] leaves his [[structure]], and he dies. The next morning, the Maximals hold a funeral for Dinobot. The fliers soar through the air in a salute, as Rattrap and Rhinox dissolve Dinobot's remains.

At the valley, a curious protohuman finds Dinobot's hammer. He soon figures out how to use it to help gather food... and to fend off predators like the giant snake. Dinobot's actions have not only saved the protohumans, but also helped them take a step toward evolving into [[human]]ity.

==Quotes==
'''Rhinox: ''' "Remember that transwarp explosion?"<br>
''[Primal gives him a serious look]''<br>
'''Rhinox:''' "Okay, stupid question..."
:—The rhino has a once-in-a-lifetime lapse in intelligence.

"Destroy this valley and everything in it! The human race shall never have existed!"
:—'''Megatron''', announcing the impending genocide of the proto-humans

"The question that once haunted my being has been answered. The future is not fixed, and my choices are my own. And yet, how ironic...for I now find that I have no choice at all! I am a warrior...let the battle be joined."
:—'''Dinobot''', realizing his destiny

"One lonely turncoat, battling on against impossible odds." ''(Wiping fake tear)'' "I'm almost touched.... Fortunately, such moments pass quickly. Quickstrike, scrap him!"
:—'''Megatron''', observing '''Dinobot'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s fight to save the valley single-handedly

"What's a warrior without weapons, eh?"<br>
"A warrior ''still!''"
:—'''Quickstrike''' goading '''Dinobot''' into a fight

"Hmm, my ears are burning! Yesss! Why, Dinobot, what a delightful surprise! Let's see, where are we now? I have the Golden Disk, I have the power to change the future, and the only obstacle in my path to ''unimaginable'' glory...is yourself. Exhausted. Damaged beyond recovery. ''Defeated''."<br>
"Not just yet!"<br>
"Ah-ah-ah!" ''(Megatron reveals a proto-human bound in energon bindings.)'' "One more step, and it's raining bits of early anthropoid, yesss." ''(He sees Dinobot hesitate.)'' "Oh dear, how positively ''Maximal'' of you. You were weakened before you started, Dinobot. Weakened by ''compassion''."
:—'''Megatron''' confronting the severely damaged '''Dinobot'''.

'''Megatron:''' "Oh-ho-ho-ho, really, Dinobot, a ''stick''—against a ''Transmetal''? I think ''not''."<br>
'''Computer:''' "Final Warning: Power failing. Jeopardy extreme. Repeat: Extreme."<br>
'''Megatron:''' "Please. Face it, Dinobot. You're old technology. ''Obsolete''. What could ''you'' possibly do?"<br>
'''Dinobot:''' "Improvise."
:—'''Dinobot'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s down but not out yet.

"Well fought, my friend. You saved the valley. You saved the lives of those who live here...and of those who are still to come."
:—'''Optimus Primal'''

"Like I said, you're just a blasted, slag-spouting saurian, but...it's nice to know where you stand."<br>
"Upwind of you, for preference, vermin."
:—'''Rattrap''' and '''Dinobot''' sharing one last banter.

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest...is silence..."<br>
:—'''Dinobot''''s last words

"He lived a warrior...and died a hero. Let his spark join the Matrix, the greatest of Cybertron."
:—'''Optimus Primal's''' eulogy to '''Dinobot'''

==Stats==
'''Written by:''' [[Ian Weir]]<br>
'''Original airdate:''' March 9, 1998 (Special Cartoon Network Preview); April 25, 1998 (Regular Syndication)

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Maximals]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Predacons]]
! style="background:#FFEEB8" | Others
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (1)
* [[Optimus Primal]] (2)
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (3)
* [[Rattrap]] (4)
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (5)
* [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (13)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
* [[Tarantulas]] (6)
* [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] (8)
* [[Waspinator]] (9)
* [[Blackarachnia]] (10)
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (11)
* [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] (12)

| style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top" |

|}

==Notes==
===Technical/animation glitches===
* As Quickstrike approaches Dinobot, his left shin is backwards.
* At Dinobot's funeral, Rattrap is in his pre-Transmetal body.
* When Megatron is flying over the proto-human valley, his legs are missing and his body has very little detail.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron orders the destruction of the prehumans to prevent the development of mankind. Humans assisted the Autobots to win the Great War. Notable humans include [[Spike Witwicky]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], [[Daniel Witwicky]], and [[Chip Chase]].

===Real-world references===
* As the Predacons jump into the valley to destroy the hominids, Rampage crushes a butterfly. This evokes the famous Ray Bradbury short story "[[Wikipedia:A_Sound_of_Thunder|A Sound of Thunder]]", in which a time traveler in the past steps on a butterfly, thus dramatically altering the future of humanity. It is also reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Butterfly Effect|Butterfly Effect]], a principle of chaos theory which holds that a small change (a flap of a butterfly's wings, killing a few dozen hominids) can eventually lead to vast changes (changes in storm systems a world away, the dominion of Predacons over Maximals). Of course, the writers may have merely intended Rampage's act to symbolize how killing the hominids would be no more difficult for the Predacons than crushing a butterfly . . .
* Dinobot's final words, "The rest is silence", are taken directly from Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* ''Beast Wars'' co-story editor [[Bob Forward]] drew storyboards for this episode. Not only is it the only ''Beast Wars'' episode to be directed by the series' writers, but it's also the only episode to be done up in storyboards, traditionally, rather than being directed on-the-fly. Bob Forward worked in person with the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] animators for this episode.
* The original storyboards were auctioned for charity at a [[BotCon]].
* According to Bob Forward, Megatron's transformation sequence had to be reconstructed to be able to show his transformation from underneath for one shot. Previously, the animation only "worked" when seen from eye-level or above.
* This episode marks the very last appearance of [[Rhinox]] in beast mode.
* During the recording of this episode, [[Scott McNeil]] was attempting to deliver Dinobot's last words, but was continually interrupted by the recording crew's laughter. He is reputed to have said while still in character, "Do you mind?!! I'm trying to die here!!!"

==External links==
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Hoist (G1)

2008-05-06T20:13:37Z

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{{Template:Disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot Hoist|the Unicron Trilogy Autobot Hoist|Smokescreen (Armada)}}

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

[[Image:G1Hoist_MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If you get shot, I'll patch you up and give you a lithium lollipop!]]

If [[Ratchet]] is the Autobot's chief surgeon, then '''Hoist''' is their family doctor. Everyone reports to Hoist for routine check-ups and maintenance, no exceptions! A jovial, friendly robot, the up-beat Hoist enjoys his job and it shows. He speaks with a cultured British-sounding accent and can usually be found playing "Dr. Watson" to his friend [[Grapple]]'s troubled artist in his off-hours.

:''Preliminary name'': '''Winch'''

:''Italian name'': '''Buffalo'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Csörlő'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Treuil'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
: ''Voice actor:'' [[Michael Chain]] (US), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japan)

[[Image:Hoist_goes_hollywood1.jpg|left|thumb|160px|There were script problems from day one.]]

During a spot of gosh and bother with some frightfully rambunctious [[Decepticons|ruffians]], Hoist and [[Warpath]] were transported backwards in time to medieval England, and they hadn't the foggiest idea of how to return home, or how to take a brief respite for their exhausted energy supplies. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

[[Image:MakeHoistHuffer.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Oh [[Primus]], not traffic jam again, I'm in hurry for the audition!.]]

He also drove the lorry [[Huffer]] once. And he was jolly-well crossed at the ghastly traffic jam.<small>The scene made him seem to be able to shrink into the size of a human. </small>{{storylink|Make Tracks}}

Following previous misadventures, Hoist and some of his fellow Autobots chums were cast in a dubiously-written and [[Director|directed]] [[Attack_of_the_Alien_Robots|motion picture]]. Our boy was repeatedly referred to as "Moist". Certainly not fit for viewing by Her Majesty. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Hoist was also part of the Autobots that created the [[Aerialbots]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Front and center! Finally, Hoist is the favorite one!]]
Hoist was one of a group of Autobots who allowed their brainwave patterns to be encoded on crystals and stored aboard the Ark in case more warriors were needed. Despite the fact that the Ark ''did'' come under attack during that mission, these warriors were not taken out of storage until after the Ark crash-landed on Earth and spent four million years collecting dust before reawakening in 1984. However, once the Autobots got their act together, Hoist and his crystal-stored friends were reactivated and sent with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] on a training mission. {{Storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Later, Hoist was sent to Alaska to track the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. While sneaking up on their base, he fell into an old snow-covered mineshaft, and became wedged in place, requiring rescue. But when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] came to his aid, he was shot in the head, and Hoist had to wrangle his brain-damaged teammate to safety while being hunted by the Constructicons.'' {{Storylink|The Mission}}

When an [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]," Hoist was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Hoist, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====

''Hoist was stationed at the Ark in 2003. He was present to hear [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s vision of a new, transforming [[Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Peace}}''

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
Nine million years ago, Hoist was allied with the Autobot cause when [[Optronix]] first rose to become Optimus Prime. He was briefly seen helping make the preparations to abandon Cybertron, in response to the new Prime's orders. {{storylink|The War Within}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], Hoist was one of several Autobots [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] "helped" into a position of power as the Autobot High Council. Ostensibly, Shockwave was to rule beside the Council as the Unified Cybertronian government. In fact, however, Shockwave arranged for the council to be composed of Autobots whom he could easily manipulate, and so slowly amassed the majority of true political power for himself, leaving Hoist and his comrades as little more than figureheads. When Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark returned to Cybertron and helped lead the various Autobot resistance cells in outright insurrection, Hoist and the rest of the High Council finally got the wake-up call, and took to the streets alongside their fellow Autobots, overthrowing Shockwave entirely. {{storylink|Revelation}}

There were several victims of the revolution, however, including Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Hoist personally attended to their recuperation cycles. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Later, he accompanied [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and the Ark's crew back to Earth, where they set up camp and prepared for the construction of Autobot City. He was last seen going over [[Hound]]'s holographic blueprints with Grapple. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Hoist was all-but left out of Dreamwave's story. Although the War and Peace TPB confirmed that he was intended to be a member of the High Council, Hoist was apparently juuuuust off-panel throughout that entire series, making only a one-panel cameo in a flashback from issue #6. He did not actually make a modern appearance in the timeline until "Black Sunshine".}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Hoist''' (Autobot, 1985/2001/2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''46'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, left & right "Radar Panels", "Full Spectrum Multi-Sensor", 2 "Twin Blasters", 2 missiles

[[Image:G1_Hoist_toy.jpg|left|thumb|"Oh, I say old chaps, anyone in need of a lift?"]]

: A [[retool]] of 1984's [[Trailbreaker]] featuring a new head and an orange towing apparatus to replace Trailbreaker's canopy, Hoist transforms into a green Toyota Hi-Lux pickup. The truck has blue tinted windows and black and yellow caution decals running the length of the body side. In robot mode Hoist is mostly green with chrome legs and orange trim. The toy comes equipped with two plug in fists, but Hoist is usually depicted with one hand and one weapon. The spring-launchers in his forearms were severely neutered for all US releases of the toy.

: In Mexico, Hoist retained the original Trailbreaker head, but cast in green plastic. Weird.

: Hoist was re-issued in Japan in 2001 as part of some damn one-day convention deal. He was later re-re-issued in 2003 by [[Hasbro]] as part of the Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] [[Commemorative Series]].

{{-}}
===Machine Wars===
* '''Hoist''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Grill/rifle

[[Image:MachineWars_Hoist_toy.jpg|right|thumb|155px|"Really now, chaps. Black, this is simply too much."]]

: A mold originally designed for --but never released in-- ''[[Generation 2]]'', ''[[Machine Wars]]'' Hoist is a [[redeco]] of ''Machine Wars'' [[Hubcap (MW)|Hubcap]], transforming into a Kenworth W900 wrecker truck. He is a "flipchanger", meaning most of his transformation sequence is completed after activating one lever (in his case, his towing hook). His rifle is made up of his front grill and bumper.

: Oddly, Hoist's colours appear to be based upon [[Trailbreaker]]'s original toy.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]] and ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Wrecker Hook]].

{{-}}
===Universe===
* '''Hoist''' (Spy Changer, 2003)

: ''[[Universe]]'' Hoist is a redeco of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Spychanger]] version of [[X-Brawn]], transforming into a Mercedes-Benz ML320 SUV. He features through-axle wheels to allow for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces.

: Originally a Kay-Bee stores exclusive, the first release of this toy (and the others in the assortment) did not have any sub-line designation at all, but later releases for other chains, most notably "budget" chains like Family Dollar, marked them as ''Universe'' product.

*'''Hoist''' (Spy Changer, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Rifle

: This version of Hoist is identical to the last Kay-Bee [[exclusive]] redeco of ''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)| Robots In Disguise]]'' [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], transforming into a translucent blue Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. He was available only on an individual card from discount chains like The Dollar Store.

{{-}}
==Trivia==
* Like all of the other 1984~1985 Autobot "cars", the first Hoist toy was originally from the Japanese ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline as a piloted mecha. The "4WD Hi-Lux Wrecker-type" came in two different color schemes: red with black kneecaps and yellow wrecker-rig, or in blue with red kneecaps and yellow rig, which was available in a two-pack with the ''Diaclone'' toy that would become [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]]. Yes, the green-and-orange coloration was made up specifically for ''Transformers''.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Hoist/hoist.htm Hoist at TFU.info]

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Universal greeting

2008-05-05T07:31:57Z

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[[Image:UniversalGreeting2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Eh, close-enough]]

The '''universal greeting''' in the [[Generation 1]] universe, introduced in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', is commonly transliterated as ''Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong''.

It is used as a means to express good will toward alien beings when a language barrier is present. However, it does not always work that way. The [[Allicon]]s on [[Quintessa]] initially reacted well to the greeting, but when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup]] ran out of [[energon]] goodies, the Allicons began chanting it as they attacked the Autobots. However, the [[Junkion|Junkions]] on [[Junkion (planet)|the Planet of Junk]] took it rather well even without treats and threw a party, indicating that the Universal Greeting can be roughly translated into "We come in peace", "Take me to your leader", "Care to dance?", or whatever seems appropriate.

Strangely, humans had never heard of it before. Stranger yet, the rest of the galaxy is populated by robots.

{{note|Japanese materials [[Romanization|Romanized]] the universal greeting as "Berwip crawna-wi pinibon". Given the sketchy nature of most Japanese-born Romanizations, make of that what you will.}}

==Universal greeting dance==
In the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' continuity, there also exists a '''universal greeting dance''', used to convince even the most implacable enemies of one's sincerity (presumably by convincing them that one is willing to humiliate oneself so thoroughly that one could not possibly harbor ill will).

==Hand signals==
The [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Transformers: Animated'']] episode "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" not only re-established the existence of the Universal Greeting, but also added hand signals. The variants of these for five-digit species were demonstrated kindly by [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]], who interpreted [[Lugnut]] raising his fist to deliver one of his famous punches as an invitation to perform the Universal Greeting, and reciprocated accordingly.

'''Stage 1:'''
Raise the left hand, palm outward to the person being addressed. Keep the thumb tucked to the side of the palm, pointing upward. Clench the index and pinky fingers as if making a fist and extend the middle and ring fingers vertically. The gesture should be made at the same time as speaking the "graaaaagnah" part of the verbal Universal Greeting.

'''Stage 2:'''
Extend the index, ring and pinky fingers. Curl the middle finger and thumb towards the palm of the hand so that they touch at right-angles, with the side of the thumb's tip pressed against the nail of the middle finger. This should be done in time with the verbalization "wheep".

'''Stage 3:'''
Clench the index, middle and ring fingers. Extend the thumb and pinky fingers so that the gesture resembles a horizontally-flipped 'L'. Shake the hand sideways twice, in time to the syllables of "ni ni"

'''Stage 4:'''
As the final "bong" is spoken, open your hand out so that all digits are extended and slightly splayed, as if to make a hand-print in clay. Pause momentarily and then press the thus-opened hand against that of the person you are addressing, who themselves should have a likewise open palm.

''On '''NO ACCOUNT''' should the final part of the hand signals be performed if you are addressing the Decepticon [[Lugnut]] when his fist has transformed into a pressure-sensitive weapons trigger. Actually, it's probably best if you don't perform the Universal Greeting in any way before Lugnut, as any salutation short of "All hail Megatron" would be likely to incur his wrath.''

==External links==
[http://transfans.net/comics_guide_detail.php?id=114&page=6 Marvel UK #102's letters page, defining the Universal Greeting.]

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Ratchet (Animated)

2008-05-01T22:36:06Z

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{{disambig3|Ratchet}}
:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AniRatchetPromoModel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Rassa-frassa [[Bumblebee (Animated)|KIDS with their loud music]] and their [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|rocket-powered axes]]...]]

'''Ratchet''' is the oldest Autobot on [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s team. He's also [[second-in-command]]. Though sporting a bit of paunch, he's a true veteran. Having served as a [[medibot]] millions of years ago in the Great War, he's the only one of the group to have seen real combat before. Old wounds, both physical and mental, have made him bitter, mostly in regards to heroism. A leader figure for his comrades, he's got a bit of a military drill sergeant aura to him. He also likes bashing [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] on the head when 'Bee's being a smart-ass.

His special power is based on magnetism; he can move metal-based objects and create shields. He enjoys grumbling about almost everything, being sarcastic, and having war flashbacks, just like any old man.

He's not [[Kup]]. Or [[Rhinox]]. Honestly.

{{quote|Young bots—can't live with 'em, can't melt 'em down for spare parts.|Ratchet, grumbling and moaning|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Horst Lampe]] (German)

[[Image:Ratchetanimatedthrill.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Before the gut.]]
Ratchet suffered constant flashbacks of a mission during the war in which he was sent by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] to recover Autobot intelligence officer [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], who was carrying important security codes in her memory. Shortly after finding her, the pair were captured by the [[Decepticon]]-affiliated bounty hunter [[Lockdown]]. The hunter made a habit of collecting the powers of defeated enemies as trophies and did so with Ratchet's medical [[EMP]] device. Before he could attach it, Arcee was able to pass the device to Ratchet and begged him to use it on herself to wipe the codes and preserve their safety. In the ensuing skirmish with Lockdown, the device accidentally produced a wider blast, erasing Arcee's entire memory.

In the present, Lockdown captured Optimus Prime and intended to hand him over to the vengeful remaining Decepticons for the bounty offered against him. The Autobots attempted a rescue, with Ratchet initially absent due to haunting flashbacks over his last encounter with the bounty hunter. He was forced to intervene after Lockdown eliminated [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. Ratchet was able to free his commanding officer and retrieve his EMP device, using it to send Lockdown's ship crashing back to Earth. After reinstalling Prime's stolen gadgets, the veteran finally opened up to the younger soldier. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hey! I'm still using that!]]After receiving a report on increased Decepticon activity from [[Teletran 1]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] ordered Ratchet to forcibly remove the [[Sari Sumdac's key|Allspark key]] from [[Sari Sumdac|Sari's]] possession, as it was no longer safe in the hands of a [[human|dumb stubby]]. Ratchet was hesitant to take the object from the girl, but followed his superior's orders with a gruff, professional "Yessir." After Sari fled the base in tears, Optimus then told Ratchet to get the key to the [[Ark (Animated)|Ark]] under [[Lake Erie]] in order to protect the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, the medibot was intercepted by Decepticons [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut]], who demanded that he hand over the key. He stoically refused, challenging them to take it from his "cold, offline servo." Calm Blitzwing complied by blasting Ratchet and the surrounding scenery with an ice beam. He switched to Crazy Blitzwing, made a smart remark, and wrenched the key (and the arm holding it) from Ratchet.

Despite this handicap, the mechanic was able to break free from his icy prison, report the key's theft to Optimus, single-handedly bring the Ark online (pun intended), and still participate later in the [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|final battle]] against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and his forces. If nothing else, Ratchet sure is determined. That or senile. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}
{{charstubfiction}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:Ratchetanimatedeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Gut doesn't fold down as well as it used to...]]
This toy is fairly accurate to the show model, right down to the chopped-off head-crest horn and the dents in the chin. It also features a veritable arsenal of fixit tools for Ratchet to hold, so you can experience the glee of having the old coot savagely beat someone with a servo-wrench. Most notably, the "war wound" on his arm is actually a socket into which one may peg the EMP generator included with the deluxe Lockdown toy.
{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Activators, 2008)
[[Image:Ratchetanimatedactivators.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hey, he fixed his crest!]]
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* He's not Kup. Or Rhinox.

* The "war wound" on his left arm (seen in his main picture, above) was briefly gone after "The Thrill of the Hunt", apparently representing the replacement of his arm-mounted EMP generator. However, it has since returned in several instances. The "real world" reason is probably the animators sticking to the original animation model. Within story context, he could be leaving off the EMP generator so he continues to remember (on behalf of [[Arcee (Animated)|those who can't]]) how he originally lost it.

* The Autobot medical officer was originally conceived as a female robot named Red Alert.[http://tformers.com/transformers-interview-transformers-animated/8992/news.html] The reason for the rather drastic change is unrevealed although it may have something to do with his [[Ratchet (Movie)|slightly more vigorous relative]] as was the case with that [[Bumblebee (Movie)|yellow]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)|speedster]].

*As shown in "The Thrill of the Hunt", if you piss him off he ''will [[Judy Witwicky|beat the crap outta you]]'' like some [[Rhinox (BW)|other old bots can]].

* He's not Kup!!! And he isn't Rhinox either!!!

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Animated characters]]
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Ratchet (Animated)

2008-05-01T22:35:07Z

194.80.32.10:

{{disambig3|Ratchet}}
:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AniRatchetPromoModel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Rassa-frassa [[Bumblebee (Animated)|KIDS with their loud music]] and their [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|rocket-powered axes]]...]]

'''Ratchet''' is the oldest Autobot on [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s team. He's also [[second-in-command]]. Though sporting a bit of paunch, he's a true veteran. Having served as a [[medibot]] millions of years ago in the Great War, he's the only one of the group to have seen real combat before. Old wounds, both physical and mental, have made him bitter, mostly in regards to heroism. A leader figure for his comrades, he's got a bit of a military drill sergeant aura to him. He also likes bashing [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] on the head when 'Bee's being a smart-ass.

His special power is based on magnetism; he can move metal-based objects and create shields. He enjoys grumbling about almost everything, being sarcastic, and having war flashbacks, just like any old man.

He's not [[Kup]]. Or [[Rhinox]] Honestly.

{{quote|Young bots—can't live with 'em, can't melt 'em down for spare parts.|Ratchet, grumbling and moaning|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Horst Lampe]] (German)

[[Image:Ratchetanimatedthrill.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Before the gut.]]
Ratchet suffered constant flashbacks of a mission during the war in which he was sent by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] to recover Autobot intelligence officer [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], who was carrying important security codes in her memory. Shortly after finding her, the pair were captured by the [[Decepticon]]-affiliated bounty hunter [[Lockdown]]. The hunter made a habit of collecting the powers of defeated enemies as trophies and did so with Ratchet's medical [[EMP]] device. Before he could attach it, Arcee was able to pass the device to Ratchet and begged him to use it on herself to wipe the codes and preserve their safety. In the ensuing skirmish with Lockdown, the device accidentally produced a wider blast, erasing Arcee's entire memory.

In the present, Lockdown captured Optimus Prime and intended to hand him over to the vengeful remaining Decepticons for the bounty offered against him. The Autobots attempted a rescue, with Ratchet initially absent due to haunting flashbacks over his last encounter with the bounty hunter. He was forced to intervene after Lockdown eliminated [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. Ratchet was able to free his commanding officer and retrieve his EMP device, using it to send Lockdown's ship crashing back to Earth. After reinstalling Prime's stolen gadgets, the veteran finally opened up to the younger soldier. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hey! I'm still using that!]]After receiving a report on increased Decepticon activity from [[Teletran 1]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] ordered Ratchet to forcibly remove the [[Sari Sumdac's key|Allspark key]] from [[Sari Sumdac|Sari's]] possession, as it was no longer safe in the hands of a [[human|dumb stubby]]. Ratchet was hesitant to take the object from the girl, but followed his superior's orders with a gruff, professional "Yessir." After Sari fled the base in tears, Optimus then told Ratchet to get the key to the [[Ark (Animated)|Ark]] under [[Lake Erie]] in order to protect the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, the medibot was intercepted by Decepticons [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut]], who demanded that he hand over the key. He stoically refused, challenging them to take it from his "cold, offline servo." Calm Blitzwing complied by blasting Ratchet and the surrounding scenery with an ice beam. He switched to Crazy Blitzwing, made a smart remark, and wrenched the key (and the arm holding it) from Ratchet.

Despite this handicap, the mechanic was able to break free from his icy prison, report the key's theft to Optimus, single-handedly bring the Ark online (pun intended), and still participate later in the [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|final battle]] against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and his forces. If nothing else, Ratchet sure is determined. That or senile. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}
{{charstubfiction}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:Ratchetanimatedeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Gut doesn't fold down as well as it used to...]]
This toy is fairly accurate to the show model, right down to the chopped-off head-crest horn and the dents in the chin. It also features a veritable arsenal of fixit tools for Ratchet to hold, so you can experience the glee of having the old coot savagely beat someone with a servo-wrench. Most notably, the "war wound" on his arm is actually a socket into which one may peg the EMP generator included with the deluxe Lockdown toy.
{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Activators, 2008)
[[Image:Ratchetanimatedactivators.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hey, he fixed his crest!]]
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* He's not Kup. Or Rhinox.

* The "war wound" on his left arm (seen in his main picture, above) was briefly gone after "The Thrill of the Hunt", apparently representing the replacement of his arm-mounted EMP generator. However, it has since returned in several instances. The "real world" reason is probably the animators sticking to the original animation model. Within story context, he could be leaving off the EMP generator so he continues to remember (on behalf of [[Arcee (Animated)|those who can't]]) how he originally lost it.

* The Autobot medical officer was originally conceived as a female robot named Red Alert.[http://tformers.com/transformers-interview-transformers-animated/8992/news.html] The reason for the rather drastic change is unrevealed although it may have something to do with his [[Ratchet (Movie)|slightly more vigorous relative]] as was the case with that [[Bumblebee (Movie)|yellow]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)|speedster]].

*As shown in "The Thrill of the Hunt", if you piss him off he ''will [[Judy Witwicky|beat the crap outta you]]'' like some [[Rhinox (BW)|other old bots can]].

* He's not Kup!!! And he isn't Rhinox either!!!

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Medics]]<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>

Mission Accomplished

2008-04-27T21:37:19Z

194.80.32.10:

{{episodenav|animated|19|season=2|prev=The Return of the Headmaster|next=Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Image:Offlinescream.JPG|right|thumb|300px|I've fallen, and I can't get up.]]

'''Convinced there are no Decepticons left on Earth, the Elite Guard prepares to take Optimus Prime and his crew back to Cybertron, unaware of the increasing Decepticon activity taking place under their very noses.'''

==Summary==
The Autobot Ironhide sends a message to the Earth Autobots, revealing he is under attack from Decepticons, and has already lost one [[space bridge]]. He requests back up but the transmission is cut off. Ultra Magnus explains this is but one of many reports of rising Decepticon activity. Jazz thinks it is due to the rumours of Megatron's survival, and Sentinel can't resist an opportunity to make a snide comment about the source of those rumours; Optimus Prime. Magnus decides that all Earth bound Autobots will make preparations to leave the planet, and when Optimus protests due to the presence of Decepticons on Earth, Ultra Magnus brushes him off. When Optimus tries to make his case, Sentinel butts in with another tirade about putting Prime up for an inquiry, with Optimus seeing it as merely another word for court martial. Ultra Magnus tries to make his position clear; that in the long run, everyone is better off believing Megatron is dead, rather then cause panic among the Autobots and strengthen the resolve of the Decepticons by putting forward the idea of the Decepticon leader surviving, and the All Spark being destroyed. An outraged Prime is forced into compliance.

Back at the factory, Sari is heartbroken by the idea of her friends being forced to leave Earth. The situation is made worse when Sentinel shows up, and with his usual grace and tact, tells Sari to belt up, and officially inducts Optimus' team in the war effort. In the middle of insulting the "repair grunts", he makes a gesture of sorts to Optimus; do as Ultra Magnus says, admit he's been lying and Sentinel will use his connections to get Optimus' military career back on track, as thanks for the recent Headmaster incident. When Optimus tells him what to do with his offer, Sentinel places him under formal arrest.

[[Image:Tooyoungtodie.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Go to your happy place, Screamer.]]
On a garbage scow moving along the river, Starscream suddenly reactivates. Disorientated, he panics when he realises not only can he not pick up any Decepticon energy signatures, he can't even pick up his own! After a moment of shock, he recovers and gets his bearings, he's alive and still on Earth. Furious at Megatron's attempt on his life, he transforms and blasts off into the sky.

At the Decepticon base, Blitwing and Lugnut successfully test out Professor Sumdac's new Decepticon signal dampener. Mildly impressed, Megatron quickly moves on, demanding the creation of a subspace communicator so he can contact his forces in space so he can call off the skirmishes until he can build his own space bridge. When Sumdac comments that Earth technology is too primitive, he smugly informs him that they will simply steal the required tech from the Elite Guard's ship. Meanwhile, the Autobots are trying to figure out what to do with Sari, and take her to the most together human they know; Captain Fanzone, although they do point out a lot of the humans they know are criminally insane. While they handle that, Optimus is on the Elite Guard's ship, with Sentinel still trying to convince him to play ball. While they argue, Lugnut and Blitzwing tunnel under the ship's shield, and steal a tachyon generator. As they make their escape, they fail to notice Starscream tailing them back to base.

[[Image:Swordscream.JPG|Left|thumb|200px|And so begins the greatest TF montage of all time.]]
As Lugnut presents his prize to Megatron, Starscream makes his presence known. What follows is a quick but decisive victory for Megatron who simply slashes Starscream, before blasting him point blank. Lugnut checks to see if Starscream is still online, and finding no spark, helps Blitzing toss his corpse into the river. After floating downstream, Starscream suddenly reactivates. He realises he lacks a spark, and discovers he is being kept alive by a fragment of the AllSpark buried in his head, effectively making him an immortal. Delighted, he declares the end of the Megatron's era. As Megatron sends his message out to the Decepticons, Starscream attacks!...and is promptly killed again. After a couple more fruitless attempts, he starts to wonder if he needs a new strategy. His fragment allows him to locate a second shard, and a plan begins to formulate...

At the Elite Guard ship, Magnus presses Optimus Prime to cooperate, when Jazz reveals that he's discovered s sudden surge in AllSpark energy. Concluding that it's another shard, Magnus and Jazz go to retrieve it, while Sentinel is to remain and watch Optimus. As Sentinel moans, Optimus realizes that they had only found AllSpark shards before due to [[Sari Sumdac's key|Sari's key]]. Doing a thermal scan, he discovers Starscream. Optimus tries to warn Ultra Magnus, but Sentinel threatens to put him in [[stasis cuffs]] if he tries to leave. Optimus is able to take Sentinel down and place him in the cuffs, then [[roll out|rolls out]]. Meanwhile, the Autobots are watching Sari "interview" Captain Fanzone, who is not very fond of children. Optimus contacts the Autobots and tells them to meet him en route to the train.

As Starscream gloats about his plan to draw Megatron out and kill him in a massive explosion, Ultra Magnus and Jazz arrive, as do Megatron and Blitzwing. Megatron realizes that it's a trap by Starscream, while Magnus and Jazz have trouble getting the shard out. An energy surge throws the Elite Guard off the train. Ahead of the tracks, Optimus orders Prowl to sever the passenger cars from main car, while Bumblebee takes Sari to use the to remove the shard. They succeed, but the train still nearly crashes, only stopped because Ratchet uses his magnets to stop them, while Bulkhead grabs the rear of the train, grounded by Optimus Prime. As Starscream fumes about the lost opportunity, Megatron appears, ready to beat him senseless.

On the ground, Ultra Magnus reprimands Optimus Prime, while Sentinel Prime arrives and accuses him of assault. Optimus defends his position, both Elite Guardsmen point out that there is no evidence of Decepticons{{m-}}only for Starscream to crash into the ground mere meters away. Quickly coming back online, Starscream knocks Magnus unconcious, taking the shard with him. The Autobots attempts to take down Starscream fail, until Optimus comes up with a plan. Having Sentinel draw his attention, Optimus uses the stasis-cuffs on Starscream, who is taken to the Elite Guard ship.

Ultra Magnus admits that Optimus Prime was right about there being Decepticons on Earth, and though Sentinel Prime brings up the assault and insubordination charges, Magnus says that Optimus was still right. Magnus decides that Optimus Prime's crew will remain on Earth to locate the remaining AllSpark shards and capture the Decepticons, while the Elite Guard returns to Cybertron for Magnus to conduct the war effort. Sari is overjoyed that the Autobots are staying, but promises Captain Fanzone that they can still hang out.

Meanwhile, Megatron tells his minions to inform their double-agent that the Decepticons have repledged their allegience to Megatron, and that their attacks will draw Autobot forces away from Cybertron. Once the space bridge technology is fully developed, they will return to Cybertron, and conquer the planet from with...

==Stats==

*'''Written by:'''
*'''Directed by:'''
*'''Original airdate:''' April 26, 2008

===Featured characters===


(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (1)
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (15)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Lugnut|Lugnut]] (13)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (14)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (16)

|}

==Quotes==
"You dare strike ME, Megatron? After all my loyal stellar cycles of- wh- wu- wait, where is everybody?"
:{{m-}}On coming back from the dead, '''Starscream''''s speech-making tendencies outweigh his observational skills.

"Is that the best you could do, Starscream? And to think you actually believed you could take over as leader of the Decepticons. You couldn't lead a parade."
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' gives Starscream [[The Transformers: The Movie|a hint]].

"Fellow Decepticons, take heed. Your leader, Megatron, still lives! Though we remain dispersed throughout the far reaches of the galaxy, exiled from our true home, we are all still Decepticons, united by a common purpose. The time has come for us to put aside our differences, and act as one under my undisputed leadership. Only then can we cast off the shackles of Autobot oppression. Working together, we can raise up our glorious Empire once more, and crush all who stand in our way!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' has a good speechwriter.

"When are you going to get it through your thick processor? There are no Decepticons on this planet! So keep your audio unit shut or I'll do it for you." ''[brandishes stasis cuffs]''<br />
"I'd like to see you try you worthless crankshaft!"<br />
"THAT'S IT!" ''[ten seconds later]'' "You put me in stasis lock?!"
:{{m-}}'''Sentinel Prime''', owned by '''Optimus Prime''', yet again.

"ARGH! This day couldn't possibly get any worse!"<br/>
[Megatron and Blitzwing appear]<br/>
"I stand corrected."
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''', enjoying his luck to the fullest.

"STARSCREAM!"<br>
"Sorry, you must have me confused with some other harrier jet"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream'''. I don't think he bought it, Screamer.

"WHAT IS THAT THING?!"<br />
"Oh, that's right, you've never seen one up close. It's called... a Decepticon."
:{{m-}}Starscream freaks '''Sentinel Prime''' out, as '''Optimus Prime''' finally gets the proof he needs.

"Yeesh, Optimus, think you could have drawn that one out any longer?"<br>
"You're welcome, Sentinel."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Optimus Prime''', same old song and dance.

==Other notes==
*This episode was first broadcast in Canada on April 26, one week before its United States premiere, and during the American premiere of the episode [[The Return of the Headmaster|The Return of the Headmaster]].

===Continuity errors===
*On the previous episodes the Autobots were seen cleaning up the place where they battled Megatron, thus one of them would have to have thrown Starscream corpse into the trash. Kinda cold hearted there.
*Megatron and the other Decepticons don't seem to wonder why it is that Starscream keeps coming back, despite the fact that they note that his spark compartment is empty.
*Megatron shattered Starscream's yellow cockpit the first time he "kills" him, leaving his empty spark chamber visible. When Starscream pulls a Captain Jack, it is still missing. After he sees his reflection in the water, it suddenly reapppears.

===Transformers references===
*Much like [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] is now immortal, only this time they actually explain why.

===Real-world references===
* [[Wikipedia:Mission Accomplished|The title. Nuff said]]
* Starscream refers to his disguise as a [[Wikipedia:Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier Jet]]. Which he is not.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*Along with [[Transformer|machines]], it seems [[Captain Fanzone]] doesn't like kids.
*Starscream gets beaten up by Megatron (and thrown into a river) five times in a ''single episode''. Must be a new record.
* Double agent...[[Sideways|Hmm...]]
*Ultra Magnus got defeated by Starscream after only one shot, while Megatron shrugs them off and repeatedly defeats Starscream...It's to hope that Magnus never has to face Megatron.

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Mission Accomplished

2008-04-27T21:35:22Z

194.80.32.10:

{{episodenav|animated|19|season=2|prev=The Return of the Headmaster|next=Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

[[Image:Offlinescream.JPG|right|thumb|300px|I've fallen, and I can't get up.]]

'''Convinced there are no Decepticons left on Earth, the Elite Guard prepares to take Optimus Prime and his crew back to Cybertron, unaware of the increasing Decepticon activity taking place under their very noses.'''

==Summary==
The Autobot Ironhide sends a message to the Earth Autobots, revealing he is under attack from Decepticons, and has already lost one [[space bridge]]. He requests back up but the transmission is cut off. Ultra Magnus explains this is but one of many reports of rising Decepticon activity. Jazz thinks it is due to the rumours of Megatron's survival, and Sentinel can't resist an opportunity to make a snide comment about the source of those rumours; Optimus Prime. Magnus decides that all Earth bound Autobots will make preparations to leave the planet, and when Optimus protests due to the presence of Decepticons on Earth, Ultra Magnus brushes him off. When Optimus tries to make his case, Sentinel butts in with another tirade about putting Prime up for an inquiry, with Optimus seeing it as merely another word for court martial. Ultra Magnus tries to make his position clear; that in the long run, everyone is better off believing Megatron is dead, rather then cause panic among the Autobots and strengthen the resolve of the Decepticons by putting forward the idea of the Decepticon leader surviving, and the All Spark being destroyed. An outraged Prime is forced into compliance.

Back at the factory, Sari is heartbroken by the idea of her friends being forced to leave Earth. The situation is made worse when Sentinel shows up, and with his usual grace and tact, tells Sari to belt up, and officially inducts Optimus' team in the war effort. In the middle of insulting the "repair grunts", he makes a gesture of sorts to Optimus; do as Ultra Magnus says, admit he's been lying and Sentinel will use his connections to get Optimus' military career back on track, as thanks for the recent Headmaster incident. When Optimus tells him what to do with his offer, Sentinel places him under formal arrest.

[[Image:Tooyoungtodie.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Go to your happy place, Screamer.]]
On a garbage scow moving along the river, Starscream suddenly reactivates. Disorientated, he panics when he realises not only can he not pick up any Decepticon energy signatures, he can't even pick up his own! After a moment of shock, he recovers and gets his bearings, he's alive and still on Earth. Furious at Megatron's attempt on his life, he transforms and blasts off into the sky.

At the Decepticon base, Blitwing and Lugnut successfully test out Professor Sumdac's new Decepticon signal dampener. Mildly impressed, Megatron quickly moves on, demanding the creation of a subspace communicator so he can contact his forces in space so he can call off the skirmishes until he can build his own space bridge. When Sumdac comments that Earth technology is too primitive, he smugly informs him that they will simply steal the required tech from the Elite Guard's ship. Meanwhile, the Autobots are trying to figure out what to do with Sari, and take her to the most together human they know; Captain Fanzone, although they do point out a lot of the humans they know are criminally insane. While they handle that, Optimus is on the Elite Guard's ship, with Sentinel still trying to convince him to play ball. While they argue, Lugnut and Blitzwing tunnel under the ship's shield, and steal a tachyon generator. As they make their escape, they fail to notice Starscream tailing them back to base.

[[Image:Swordscream.JPG|Left|thumb|200px|And so begins the greatest TF montage of all time.]]
As Lugnut presents his prize to Megatron, Starscream makes his presence known. What follows is a quick but decisive victory for Megatron who simply slashes Starscream, before blasting him point blank. Lugnut checks to see if Starscream is still online, and finding no spark, helps Blitzing toss his corpse into the river. After floating downstream, Starscream suddenly reactivates. He realises he lacks a spark, and discovers he is being kept alive by a fragment of the AllSpark buried in his head, effectively making him an immortal. Delighted, he declares the end of the Megatron's era. As Megatron sends his message out to the Decepticons, Starscream attacks!...and is promptly killed again. After a couple more fruitless attempts, he starts to wonder if he needs a new strategy. His fragment allows him to locate a second shard, and a plan begins to formulate...

At the Elite Guard ship, Magnus presses Optimus Prime to cooperate, when Jazz reveals that he's discovered s sudden surge in AllSpark energy. Concluding that it's another shard, Magnus and Jazz go to retrieve it, while Sentinel is to remain and watch Optimus. As Sentinel moans, Optimus realizes that they had only found AllSpark shards before due to [[Sari Sumdac's key|Sari's key]]. Doing a thermal scan, he discovers Starscream. Optimus tries to warn Ultra Magnus, but Sentinel threatens to put him in [[stasis cuffs]] if he tries to leave. Optimus is able to take Sentinel down and place him in the cuffs, then [[roll out|rolls out]]. Meanwhile, the Autobots are watching Sari "interview" Captain Fanzone, who is not very fond of children. Optimus contacts the Autobots and tells them to meet him en route to the train.

As Starscream gloats about his plan to draw Megatron out and kill him in a massive explosion, Ultra Magnus and Jazz arrive, as do Megatron and Blitzwing. Megatron realizes that it's a trap by Starscream, while Magnus and Jazz have trouble getting the shard out. An energy surge throws the Elite Guard off the train. Ahead of the tracks, Optimus orders Prowl to sever the passenger cars from main car, while Bumblebee takes Sari to use the to remove the shard. They succeed, but the train still nearly crashes, only stopped because Ratchet uses his magnets to stop them, while Bulkhead grabs the rear of the train, grounded by Optimus Prime. As Starscream fumes about the lost opportunity, Megatron appears, ready to beat him senseless.

On the ground, Ultra Magnus reprimands Optimus Prime, while Sentinel Prime arrives and accuses him of assault. Optimus defends his position, both Elite Guardsmen point out that there is no evidence of Decepticons{{m-}}only for Starscream to crash into the ground mere meters away. Quickly coming back online, Starscream knocks Magnus unconcious, taking the shard with him. The Autobots attempts to take down Starscream fail, until Optimus comes up with a plan. Having Sentinel draw his attention, Optimus uses the stasis-cuffs on Starscream, who is taken to the Elite Guard ship.

Ultra Magnus admits that Optimus Prime was right about there being Decepticons on Earth, and though Sentinel Prime brings up the assault and insubordination charges, Magnus says that Optimus was still right. Magnus decides that Optimus Prime's crew will remain on Earth to locate the remaining AllSpark shards and capture the Decepticons, while the Elite Guard returns to Cybertron for Magnus to conduct the war effort. Sari is overjoyed that the Autobots are staying, but promises Captain Fanzone that they can still hang out.

Meanwhile, Megatron tells his minions to inform their double-agent that the Decepticons have repledged their allegience to Megatron, and that their attacks will draw Autobot forces away from Cybertron. Once the space bridge technology is fully developed, they will return to Cybertron, and conquer the planet from with...

==Stats==

*'''Written by:'''
*'''Directed by:'''
*'''Original airdate:''' April 26, 2008

===Featured characters===


(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (8)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] (1)
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (15)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Lugnut|Lugnut]] (13)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (14)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (16)

|}

==Quotes==
"You dare strike ME, Megatron? After all my loyal stellar cycles of- wh- wu- wait, where is everybody?"
:{{m-}}On coming back from the dead, '''Starscream''''s speech-making tendencies outweigh his observational skills.

"Is that the best you could do, Starscream? And to think you actually believed you could take over as leader of the Decepticons. You couldn't lead a parade."
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' gives Starscream [[The Transformers: The Movie|a hint]].

"Fellow Decepticons, take heed. Your leader, Megatron, still lives! Though we remain dispersed throughout the far reaches of the galaxy, exiled from our true home, we are all still Decepticons, united by a common purpose. The time has come for us to put aside our differences, and act as one under my undisputed leadership. Only then can we cast off the shackles of Autobot oppression. Working together, we can raise up our glorious Empire once more, and crush all who stand in our way!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' has a good speechwriter.

"When are you going to get it through your thick processor? There are no Decepticons on this planet! So keep your audio unit shut or I'll do it for you." ''[brandishes stasis cuffs]''<br />
"I'd like to see you try you worthless crankshaft!"<br />
"THAT'S IT!" ''[ten seconds later]'' "You put me in stasis lock?!"
:{{m-}}'''Sentinel Prime''', owned again.

"ARGH! This day couldn't possibly get any worse!"
[Megatron and Blitzwing appear]
"I stand corrected"
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''', enjoying his luck to the fullest.

"STARSCREAM!"<br>
"Sorry, you must have me confused with some other harrier jet"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream'''. I don't think he bought it, Screamer.

"WHAT IS THAT THING?!"<br />
"Oh, that's right, you've never seen one up close. It's called... a Decepticon."
:{{m-}}Starscream freaks '''Sentinel Prime''' out, as '''Optimus Prime''' finally gets the proof he needs.

"Yeesh, Optimus, think you could have drawn that one out any longer?"<br>
"You're welcome, Sentinel."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Sentinel Prime''' and '''Optimus Prime''', same old song and dance.

==Other notes==
*This episode was first broadcast in Canada on April 26, one week before its United States premiere, and during the American premiere of the episode [[The Return of the Headmaster|The Return of the Headmaster]].

===Continuity errors===
*On the previous episodes the Autobots were seen cleaning up the place where they battled Megatron, thus one of them would have to have thrown Starscream corpse into the trash. Kinda cold hearted there.
*Megatron and the other Decepticons don't seem to wonder why it is that Starscream keeps coming back, despite the fact that they note that his spark compartment is empty.
*Megatron shattered Starscream's yellow cockpit the first time he "kills" him, leaving his empty spark chamber visible. When Starscream pulls a Captain Jack, it is still missing. After he sees his reflection in the water, it suddenly reapppears.

===Transformers references===
*Much like [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] is now immortal, only this time they actually explain why.

===Real-world references===
* [[Wikipedia:Mission Accomplished|The title. Nuff said]]
* Starscream refers to his disguise as a [[Wikipedia:Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier Jet]]. Which he is not.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*Along with [[Transformer|machines]], it seems [[Captain Fanzone]] doesn't like kids.
*Starscream gets beaten up by Megatron (and thrown into a river) five times in a ''single episode''. Must be a new record.
* Double agent...[[Sideways|Hmm...]]
*Ultra Magnus got defeated by Starscream after only one shot, while Megatron shrugs them off and repeatedly defeats Starscream...It's to hope that Magnus never has to face Megatron.

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Talk:Astrotrain (G1)

2008-03-15T07:51:33Z

194.80.32.10: /* Puttin' the Train in Astrotrain */

Another thing I'm missing, or just a typo? That the Quintessons have a planet called 'Astrotrain'? - [[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 08:24, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
: Sorry, I guess that's an old April Fools joke that got left. You see, there was this comic book series from Dreamwave called Micromasters, and the art was bad. Incomprehensible. So confusing this art was, that in a later letters page, they had to clarify that "That thing in the sky is not the Planet Quintessa, it is Astrotrain." So, uh, disambiguification link ahoy. Because it's hilarious. To me.
: Feel free to dispose of it now, if you wish. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:10, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
:: I think it's funny and should be kept... since once Astrotrain's entry is filled out, there should CERTAINLY be a note about Micromasters. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:38, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

HA! "Choo Choo Rocket." I approve. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 22:00, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

==Blitzwing and Astrotrain's fiction section orderings==
I think SFH moved the Marvel Comics section up front because I often move that section up front because issue 1 published before the animated series debuted. However, I need to make it more obvious (by which I mean, put it in writing, instead of just being something I do...) that this is only so cut-and-dry for the 1984 characters. The real rule I have in mind is to list first the continuity in which the characters debuted. For example, 1986 movie characters would have the movie listed first, rather than their Marvel Comics appearances, as the movie was the genesis of these folks. And, in the case of the Triple Changers, I'm fairly certain they would have shown up in the cartoon before they showed up in the comics. (For example, in the cartoon, two of the three are pre-movie characters, but in the comics they don't arrive until Megatron and Prime are long dead.) This means, of course, that for the vast majority of G1, which continuity to list first is not so terribly obvious. Use your best judgment. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 04:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:Oh. My mistake. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 04:56, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::No probs. It wasn't exactly spelled out anywhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 05:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

For what it's worth--

:Astrotrain
:First Cartoon Appearance
:Megatron's Master Plan pt2/Original Air Date: 10.15.1985
:First Marvel US Appearance
:Crater Critters/June, 1987

:Blitzwing
:First Cartoon Appearance
:Dinobot Island pt1/Original Air Date: 09.25.1985
:First Marvel US Appearance
:Crater Critters/June, 1987

And their Target: 2006 appearances would have been somewhere between September-October of 1986, so... yeah. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 05:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Puttin' the Train in Astrotrain ==

In his IDW appearances, has he used his train altmode yet? (I'm waiting for the trade to pick up Devastation.) [[User:JW|JW]] 15:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:He's a train in Devastation. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:36, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::Gratzi beaucoup. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:39, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::I added full details of Astrotrain's locomotive mode to the IDW section of this page, after digging through archives for an hour to find an exact matching class of locomotive, and someone saw fit to delete it. My edit read: ''Astrotrain's Space-Shuttle mode remains unchanged from its original G1 appearance, but his third mode has been upgraded to a diesel-electric six-axle locomotive resembling a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U28C General Electric U28C model], along with custom features like red and purple headlights and a all-purple paint-job. It also has a Big F**king Gun mounted on the engine cowling. That's badass.''<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:Astrotrain (G1)

2008-03-15T07:44:14Z

194.80.32.10: /* Puttin' the Train in Astrotrain */

Another thing I'm missing, or just a typo? That the Quintessons have a planet called 'Astrotrain'? - [[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 08:24, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
: Sorry, I guess that's an old April Fools joke that got left. You see, there was this comic book series from Dreamwave called Micromasters, and the art was bad. Incomprehensible. So confusing this art was, that in a later letters page, they had to clarify that "That thing in the sky is not the Planet Quintessa, it is Astrotrain." So, uh, disambiguification link ahoy. Because it's hilarious. To me.
: Feel free to dispose of it now, if you wish. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:10, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
:: I think it's funny and should be kept... since once Astrotrain's entry is filled out, there should CERTAINLY be a note about Micromasters. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:38, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

HA! "Choo Choo Rocket." I approve. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 22:00, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

==Blitzwing and Astrotrain's fiction section orderings==
I think SFH moved the Marvel Comics section up front because I often move that section up front because issue 1 published before the animated series debuted. However, I need to make it more obvious (by which I mean, put it in writing, instead of just being something I do...) that this is only so cut-and-dry for the 1984 characters. The real rule I have in mind is to list first the continuity in which the characters debuted. For example, 1986 movie characters would have the movie listed first, rather than their Marvel Comics appearances, as the movie was the genesis of these folks. And, in the case of the Triple Changers, I'm fairly certain they would have shown up in the cartoon before they showed up in the comics. (For example, in the cartoon, two of the three are pre-movie characters, but in the comics they don't arrive until Megatron and Prime are long dead.) This means, of course, that for the vast majority of G1, which continuity to list first is not so terribly obvious. Use your best judgment. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 04:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:Oh. My mistake. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 04:56, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::No probs. It wasn't exactly spelled out anywhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 05:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

For what it's worth--

:Astrotrain
:First Cartoon Appearance
:Megatron's Master Plan pt2/Original Air Date: 10.15.1985
:First Marvel US Appearance
:Crater Critters/June, 1987

:Blitzwing
:First Cartoon Appearance
:Dinobot Island pt1/Original Air Date: 09.25.1985
:First Marvel US Appearance
:Crater Critters/June, 1987

And their Target: 2006 appearances would have been somewhere between September-October of 1986, so... yeah. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 05:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Puttin' the Train in Astrotrain ==

In his IDW appearances, has he used his train altmode yet? (I'm waiting for the trade to pick up Devastation.) [[User:JW|JW]] 15:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:He's a train in Devastation. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:36, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
::Gratzi beaucoup. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:39, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
:::I added full details of Astrotrain's locomotive mode to the IDW section of this page, after digging through archives for an hour to find an exact matching class of locomotive, and someone saw fit to delete it.<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>

Brawl (Movie)

2008-03-14T23:20:55Z

194.80.32.10: /* Trivia */

{{disambig2|the Brawl from the 2007 movie|the Combaticon Tank|Brawl (G1)}}

:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes referred to as '''Devastator'''.''

[[Image:Brawl-cyber-slammer-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Maybe he was ''talking'' to Devastator earlier and got confused.]]

To say '''Brawl''' is a warrior is like calling [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] a hunk of metal. Brawl does not just enjoy fighting, he is consumed by it. Tearing Autobots apart is embedded into his very core, and every fiber-optic cable of his being is obsessed with wild, unyielding combat. The only thing he enjoys, or even cares about, is the fury of battle. And he ''loves'' a good explosion. Particularly if it's one he created, and if it was an [[Autobot]] that is exploding.

{{quote|These things just don't die.|[[William Lennox]] on Brawl's durability|[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]}}

:''Alternate name:'' '''Devastator'''
:''Other working names'': '''Demolisher'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Huligán''' / '''Pusztító'''

== Fiction ==
===Titan Magazines===

[[Image:Movie_Devastator_TitanIssue2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, I got two names - wanna make something of it?!]]

Brawl (here named "Devastator") was known as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] "pet weapon of mass destruction". He follows a single guiding principle - "keep it ''stupid''... simple!"

Megatron threw him at the Autobots so he could reach the [[AllSpark]], and had armed him with a foldspace warhead. When the Autobots pointed out that at this range, the warhead would take him out as well, he replied "Eh. So?" and fired anyway. He loves a good explosion ''that much''. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2}}

Devastator ended up warped to an uninhabited world covered with cities, and out of sheer boredom went around smashing a lot of it before he realized he should try getting off the planet. The mysterious Flame, a power source that drove the planet's inhabitants to murder, tried to influence his mind towards rampaging until his fuel ran out; as he got nearer to it, it created apparitions of the other Decepticons that taunted him for his stupidity and attacked him. This failed to influence him as it would require Devastator to have introspection and care about being stupid - instead, he simply carried on to the Flame and left the planet, showing no interest in anything beyond doing his job. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4}}

A mere half-hour after Megatron's death and before his body was dumped in the sea, Devastator was resurrected by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] as a mindless zombie, a soulless monster that would only destroy. It's what he would've wanted. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7}}

===''Transformers'' Movie Prequel (Target)===
[[Image:Movie_Brawl_protoform.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Spacebrawls]]

While [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] forces assaulted the Autobots at [[Tyger Pax]], Brawl bashed his way past faltering Autobot defenders, bringing news that Megatron knew where the All Spark was. When Starscream excitedly declared that he must go to the cube, Brawl questioned his loyalty, prompting [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] to threaten the latter with violence lest he not take the group to Megatron. After witnessing Megatron leave Cybertron to chase after the escaping All Spark, the Decepticons followed.

Crash-landing on [[Earth]] many years later, the Decepticons were detected by a nearby [[United States Military|US air base]], which sent an armoured personnel carrier to investigate. Brawl took the words right out of Bonecrusher's mouth, remaking that at last there was something to kill. Wreckage assumed the form of the carrier vehicle, destroyed it, then led Starscream's unit to the base. Brawl trans-scanned a nearby human tank and joined the others in leveling the base. {{Storylink|Transformers Movie Prequel (Target) Volume 2}}

{{note|In the panel where the Decepticons react to the arrival of the armoured personnel carrier, it is likely that Bonecrusher's speech bubble regarding the military base was actually meant for Wreckage (as the latter was the one who tracked the base location), and that Brawl was incorrectly given Bonecrusher's own speech bubble about killing things.}}

{{-}}
===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel===

Brawl was oddly absent from events surrounding the ''[[Ghost 1]]'' discovery. Whether he was aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' and otherwise indisposed or joined up with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] at a later date is unknown.

===Transformers The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor'': [[David Sobolov]]
====Autobot campaign====
[[Image:Brawl 2007game wolverine.jpg|thumb|left|200px|
{| width="100%"
|''*snikt*
| style="text-align:right;padding-right:2em;"|''*snikt*
|}]]

Brawl arrived in [[Mission City]] shortly after [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] took down [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and a pair of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]] single-handedly. The Autobot's victory was short-lived... and so was the Autobot, as Brawl punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his [[spark]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived just in time to witness the killing, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy Brawl.

====Decepticon campaign====
[[Image:Brawlmovie tank activision.jpg|thumb|right|I have many, many guns; I can call myself whatever I want! From now on, you will all refer to me by the name...Betty.]]
Brawl, [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and Starscream were hiding out in a human military installation in the desert when they received word that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] had discovered the location of the [[AllSpark]]. When the three Decepticons mobilized, the two ground-based machines were assaulted by tanks designed to fire holding beams of electrical energy, forcing Starscream to back-and-forth babysit the two Decepticons as they tried to escape.

Brawl later stood by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's ]] side in Washington D.C. after they had retrieved the AllSpark from the destroyed Autobots and had decimated pretty much everything in their path.

{{note|Brawl was not a playable character in the console versions of the game.}}

===Transformers: Autobots===
Brawl appears at the Hoover Dam after successfully defusing several bombs intended to free Megatron. As Optimus Prime attempts to rendezvous with the other Autobots, Brawl blocks his only path — a hidden Air Force hangar tunneled into the canyon. He fights with his claw and multitude of guns, and when he's taken enough damage, he will transform into tank mode, being aided by oblivious Sector 7 tanks. Here he becomes nearly invincible, with his only weakness being the tanks fighting alongside him.

===Transformers: Decepticons===

Brawl first appears in Qatar, where, under the command of [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|a Create-A-Bot]], he is commanded to prevent a convoy from entering a nearby village (recognizable by moviegoers as the town where Lennox fought [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]) to prevent the humans from getting an upper hand over the [[N.B.E.]]s. At the Hoover Dam, he is sent to capture a human tank, which he retrieves intact so as to interrogate the occupant human. Once the interrogation is done, the tank doesn't stay intact long, as he can be seen merrily destroying it while Create-A-Bot converses with [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. Later, he faces off against [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in a 1-on-1 street brawl involving an apparent grudge over a past encounter.

{{note|It should be noted that Brawl and Megatron are the only Decepticons to survive this game.}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
[[Image:Decepticons highway.JPG|thumb|left|Bra{{m-}}um, I mean, Devastator does not care if this is suspicious. He will shoot anyone who objects.]]

Brawl (also named "Devastator" here) was lying in wait at a military depot when Starscream contacted the Decepticon infiltration team, informing them that the All Spark had been found and they were to move out. Devastator acknowledged that he was in transit and [[roll out|rolled out]] of the depot. He met up with [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and hit the highway, though Devastator separated from the group before Barricade and Bonecrusher got on the freeway and met up with Autobot/human convoy.

Arriving at [[Mission City]] in the aftermath of Starscream's opening attack on the Autobots and their [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|allies]], Devastator fired shells from his main gun, narrowly missing several targets before running over vehicles abandoned by human bystanders. As the American soldiers fanned out in search of cover, the Autobots charged Devastator. He focused his attacks on [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who was forced to somersault over his shells. This distraction allowed the Autobot Jazz to jump on top of Devastator and point his cannon away from the humans. Devastator managed to transform and throw the smaller Autobot off him, but not before Jazz destroyed his left side rocket launcher pod.

[[Image:Brawl Mission City.JPG|right|thumb|Devastat{{m-}}um, I mean, Brawl says, "Surrender or perish!"]]

Damaged, but not down, Devastator fired two rockets from his remaining launcher, missing the heavily armed Autobot as he somersaulted over the missiles. Ironhide and Jazz managed to fire several shots at Devastator, disorienting him. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] followed up by using his buzzsaw to slice off Devastator's left arm. The humans then fired a volley of sabot rounds while Ratchet supported with suppressive fire, knocking Devastator to the ground. The only thing that saved him was the Autobots and humans' retreat at the arrival of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Eventually, Ironhide and Ratchet disengaged from the battle as they left to protect [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]], who was escaping with the All Spark, while Jazz took on Megatron. Now with fewer targets to deal with, Devastator sprayed heavy [[machine gun]] fire at the remaining humans, whose leader remarked that the battle was not going well.

[[Image:Movie_Brawl_dies.jpg|thumb|left|Ah, I'll just read the bullet with my name on it. THAT should settle the argument!]]

Devastator continued to pin down the soldiers until the damaged Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] suddenly attacked while on the back of of a tow truck driven by Ladiesman217's [[Mikaela Banes|female companion]]. Devastator tried to return fire, only for his machine gun, his last ranged weapon, to be destroyed by Bumblebee's [[plasma cannon]]. With the Autobot's return to battle being the deciding factor, the human soldiers rallied and fired more sabots, piercing Devastator's armor until a final shot from Bumblebee struck Devastator's spark and killed him. Devastator died as he lived: destroying things, for his chassis crashed into the building the human soliders had taken refuge in.

Devastator's body was dumped into the deepest part of the ocean along with his fellow Decepticons, in the hopes the intense pressure and cold will destroy whatever remained.{{Storylink|Transformers (2007)}}

===Deep Desert Brawl toy bio===

In the final battle Brawl was not killed, but saturated with power from the AllSpark and freed from the influence of Megatron. He disappeared into the rugged land around the Hoover Dam. Making his way over the course of months to the most troubled spot on Earth (presumably the Middle East), he adapted his vehicle mode to the new environment, went to ground and waited. Brawl now gains up energy from the blazing sun, and emerges only to satisfy his hunger for destruction by attacking and annihilating human convoys and armored columns. To those living in the region, he has become a myth, but to those few who survive his attacks he is an all too real monster.

{{note|Like many of the toys set post-movie it is unknown if this will affect the sequels, but it is rather unlikely.}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-03'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_Brawl_toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Don't let them know about my arm problem or they won't buy me]]

: Deluxe-class Brawl transforms into a heavily modified fictional tank based upon an [[wikipedia:M1_Abrams|M1A1 Abrams]], fitted with angular reflective armor, a mine plow and external spare fuel canisters. Mounted upon the turret is a smaller sub-turret housing two anti-aircraft cannons and rocket launchers. The spring-loaded main cannon fires a translucent red projectile.

: In robot mode, Brawl faithfully replicates his movie design, with the only major divergence being that his main gun does not split into smaller guns (although the guns ARE on the back half of the cannon, which is situated on a slider and can be spun around. Additionally, it's been discovered that the front barrel of the main gun is detachable. Thus it is possible to shorten the barrel somewhat to appear more movie-accurate). He is reasonably articulated, with ball and swivel joints in his arms and legs. Thanks to [[Automorph]]ing, pushing down on the front of his tank during transformation raises the front of the treads and his head up into position for his robot mode, and vice versa for the tank mode. He is armed with his spring-loaded main gun on his right arm and a flip-out blade on his left.

: There is a design flaw in the way Brawl's arms attach to his torso - the rhombic peg and socket system used does not provide a tight enough fit, and thus the arms have a tendency to detach at the shoulder when moved. There have also been quite a few reports of the teeny-tiny automorph gears - molded out of fragile translucent plastic - cracking and breaking into piece, leaving the automorph non-functional.

*'''Deluxe three-pack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: This CostCo [[exclusive]] three-pack contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] toys. It also comes with a nifty poster depicting all three toys in a standoff scene. Not so nifty is that the box accidently places Brawl and Bonecrusher's bios underneath each other.

*'''Deluxe three-pack''' (Multi-pack, UK 2007)

: This three-pack, which was available at general retail in the United Kingdom, contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Protoform Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] toys.

*'''Double Missile Decepticon Brawl''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles

[[Image:Movie_FAB_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Do not taunt Happy Fun Brawl]]

: "Double Missile Brawl" is a simplified version of Brawl. Designed for younger children, his transformation is designed with speedy conversion in mind, with relatively few steps compared to the Deluxe class Brawl. Additionally, in an effort to keep the design sturdy for play and safety, he has relatively low articulation for a figure of his size, while the design style of the figure is more rounded and 'friendly'. Still, he manages to retain a remarkable resemblance to Brawl's design. Two pressure-launched missiles are fired from his two missile pods.

*'''Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: A Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] special pack of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Ultimate Bumblebee]] with Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] as bonus figures. None of the three toys is changed from their respective original releases.

*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_CyberSlammers_Brawl.jpg|thumb|"Daddy, Whats my name?" "Well, son, your mom and I never decided between Brawl, Devastator, Demolishor..."]]

: [[Cyber Slammers]] Brawl is an amazingly cute tank that transforms into an amazingly cute sentient machine of mass destruction. "Slam" his robot mode down into tank mode and he rolls along, slowly transforming back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Brawl manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Leader Class, 2007)

: The larger, more heavily armed version of Brawl, this figure is more accurate to the character's CGI model, but with a somewhat inaccurate transformation. It features Brawl's smaller, four-gun turret on his right arm, plus the gatling gun and claw combination on his left arm. The only major diversion in his design is the main turret now resting near his right hip, a la ''[[Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. It features more articulation and weapons than the Deluxe-class figure, as is to be expected.

: While having no firing missiles, it does feature a number of [[Automorph]] gimmicks. First, pressing the button on the front of the tank causes his head and chest pieces to move into position. A scoop/claw has been added to the front of the tank, probably to make the lever to push his head back down stand out less. Second, pressing the headlights on either side of the front end causes the paneling to swing back into place. Finally, Brawl has automorph weapons on each of his forearms - his right arm has a quadruple-barrelled cannon that extended as you slide a switch formward, while his left features a swing-out claw, deployed by pulling back the arm's cannon.

: Other features include lights and sounds, activated by pushing back on the main cannon or turning the upper turret. The turret sounds can also be activated by pressing the two small buttons on the top of the turret, on either side of the machine gun. A pair of blades can also swing down from the legs. Although taken from Brawl's concept art, they aren't implemented particularly well; the art shows them jutting forward at a 45-degree angle from the legs, but nothing on the toy impedes the blades from swinging straight down to the ground, right into his feet. They're completely undocumented anywhere on the box or instructions, probably out of embarrassment.

: Due to the shape of his feet and the weight of the parts on his back, Brawl is not very stable whilst standing on smooth surfaces. A way to rectify this is to transform his feet only partially, folding out the toes and heels but leaving the other parts alone in their block-like configuration.

: Possibly due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]] or just the desire on the part of the designers to not see fragile parts break, the main cannon and anti-aircraft guns on Brawl's turrets detach from their mounting points rather easily.

*'''Rescue Ratchet vs. Decepticon Brawl''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

:Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' line refresh alongside a repainted [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] in his Rescue Ratchet colours, this Legends class two-pack contains Brawl who transforms into a tiny tank and features limited articulation.

[[Image:Movie_Leader_DeepDesert_Brawl_toy.jpg|thumb|right|Does this mean he'll change his name again? Maybe [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]!]]

*'''Deep Desert Brawl''' (Leader Class, 2008)

: An extensive [[redeco]] of Leader Class Brawl in desert colours, as part of the ''AllSpark Power'' refresh of the movie toyline. His vehicle mode comes with battle damage carbon scoring as well as Autobot "kill" markings. His clear plastic parts are cast in bright translucent blue, along with the bright blue paint seen on his robot mode, a color accent he has in common with the rest of the ''AllSpark Power'' toys.

*'''Desert Blast Brawl''' (Fast Action Battler, 2008)

: A [[redeco]] of Fast Action Battlers Brawl in desert colors. All of the previous gimmicks are retained.
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===Merchandise===
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' ( 3-inch Robot Masters, 2007)

[[Image:Movie_TitaniumRM_Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Why do I not look this cool?!!]]

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Brawl is a die-cast metal and plastic figurine, with an accurate sculpt based on the CG model (or the concept designs) owing to the fact he doesn't need to transform. Being a figurine, he only has articulation in his shoulders and waist. Brawl comes with a Movie-style Decepticon symbol display stand.

*'''Brawl''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card number'': '''17'''

: Brawl is a 41-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into his tank mode, or a sort of representation of his robot mode. Oddly enough, he does not actually have his movie-model head; rather, he uses a recolored version of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s noggin slapped on the Brawl body.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and [[Blitzwing (Energon Wars)|Blitzwing]] cards.

*'''Protoform Jazz vs. Decepticon Brawl''' (Robot Heroes 2-pack, 2007)

: Part of the second wave of Movie-assortment ''[[Robot Heroes]]'', This adorable, [[super-deformed]] soft-plastic PVC of Brawl came in a two-pack with "[[Protoform]]" Jazz. He has swivel joints at the neck and shoulders.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie_Brawl_Devastatorsubtitle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Maybe his combat subroutines are interfering with his memory.]]

* During the movie, Brawl identifies himself as "Devastator" in a subtitle, an early working name for the character. When queried at the Australian press conference, director [[Michael Bay]] said he had always preferred the name "Devastator".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=1360922&postcount=122 Australian fan griffin-of-oz reporting from the Australian press conference, citing director Michael Bay stating that "to him it is Devastator and always meant to be".]</ref> Writer [[Roberto Orci]] confirmed that he and his co-writer Alex Kurtzman considered this an "error", which they had pointed out in the editing room twice.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=368555&postcount=4479 Roberto Orci confirming the name "Devastator" as an "error" at the official movie boards.]</ref> In addition, at [[Botcon]] 2007 Hasbro representatives stated they consider "Devastator" a "continuity glitch", and as far as they are concerned, the character's name is "Brawl". Despite rumors to the contrary, he is ''not credited'' in the film under either name.

[[Image:Brawlmovie concept.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Six men came to kill me one time, and the best of them carried this. It's a Callahan fullbore autolock, customized trigger and double cartridge thourough-gage. It's my very favorite gun. I call it Vera.]]

* According to Picture Vehicle Coordinator [[Steve Mann]], the filming prop of Brawl was a redress of a tank prop made for another movie. <ref>[http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=190&itemid=11213 Picture Vehicle Coordinator Steve Mann confirming Brawl/Devastator to be a redressed tank prop from another movie.]</ref> Specifically, it was the 'stealth tank' seen in the film ''XXX: State of the Union''.

* The name 'Brawl' was previously a working name for the character now called [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade.]]

* A wallpaper on Hasbro's Transformers web site labels Brawl as "Demolisher", one of several working names for this character.

*Jazz' move of racing-transforming-boarding Brawl is not completely unlike the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' where [[Kup]] does the same thing with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. The DVD's special features confirm this was the inspiration.

* Brawl is the most heavily armed Transformer in the movie, followed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. Unfortunately for him, he has no chance to unleash his full armament, as many of his weapons are broken before he can use them. For example, Jazz kicks off the four-tube missile launcher on his left shoulder, and Ratchet slices off his left arm at the elbow, blades and all.

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==Footnotes==
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Astrotrain (G1)

2008-03-09T05:27:58Z

194.80.32.10: /* Cartoon continuity */

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:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Astrotraing1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The original Choo Choo Rocket!]]

'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.
{{quote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Uno'''
:''Chinese name:'' '''Da Huo-che''' ("Great Train")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|thumb|left|200px|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]

Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear.

Equally unclear is the logic (if any) behind his choice of alternate modes. While his capacity as a space shuttle offers logical advantages to the Decepticons, and famously saw him put to use as the unofficial Decepti-taxi, the selection of an obsolete, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D62_steam_locomotive Japanese steam locomotive] built to a different gauge of tracks than those available in America (setting his wheels over a foot narrower than the local rails) hardly fits under the criteria of 'disguise'.

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky|two]] [[Carly|humans]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{Storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[Image:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|right|I've got a bad feeling about this...]]

Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the people of [[Titan]] into believing that he was one of their Sky Gods, so that they would mine energy crystals for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[Energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{Storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an advanced heat ray weapon from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a [[Cosmic Rust]] spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'lightning bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{Storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

He also transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replaced the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s formed Devastator inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine. Astrotrain was then the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new Decepticon leader. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} For some reason, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the reformatted version of Megatron, decided not to off Astrotrain as well.

Later, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew Galvatron was Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|FFOD, Part 1}} He was also briefly possessed by Starscream's [[spark|ghost]] in order for the deceased Decepticon to sneak past Cybertron's security. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform: The Transformers'' manga====

Astrotrain photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City]], with the aid of [[Reflector]]'s camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus]]' warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At Megatron's demand, he called a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on Emirate [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}''

[[Image:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|thumb|175px|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]

Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by [[Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster]] was also infected, and his friends managed to re-discover the [[water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{Storylink|The Cure!}}

Having gathered the cargo and hypnotically secured the aid of a useful human, [[G.B. Blackrock]], the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, which soon fell under the command of their former superior on Cybertron, Ratbat. The Triple Changers were eventually destroyed battling Starscream in the [[Underbase Saga]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

====Generation 2====
Astrotrain shows up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the armies of [[Jhiaxus]], just before they're pretty much slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====Classics====
{{coming soon|fanclub}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Astrotrain_warwithin.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]

When Megatron needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of Iacon and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege. {{Storylink|The War Within}} Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]]s. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Aerospace Extermination Squad]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. The Decepticons managed to establish an Age of Internment until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{Storylink|Destined for Nothing}} When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron]]ian technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (Autobot)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Shockwave was eventually defeated and his control of Cybertron lost, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants until the return of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{Storylink|Lost and Found}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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Astrotrain was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Under the command of Starscream, he oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], {{Storylink|Infiltration issue 5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{Storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{Storylink|Escalation issue 1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{Storylink|Escalation issue 4}} and later retreated.

The wire in his forehead nearly exploded when Megatron ordered [[Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested, but Megatron told him to shut up. Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 1}}

Astrotrain's Space-Shuttle mode remains unchanged from its original G1 appearance, but his third mode has been upgraded to a diesel-electric six-axle locomotive resembling a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U28C General Electric U28C model], along with custom features like red and purple headlights and a all-purple paint-job. It also has a Big F**king Gun mounted on the engine cowling. That's badass.

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|thumb|left|100px|That's '''''Mister''''' The Astrotrain.]]

Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, the Decepticons built (or modified) Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to New York City. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Astrotrain never speaks or transforms out of train mode during the story, but the cover of issue 4 appears to depict him in robot mode, and he clearly has some airplane components, so he is apparently a triple-changing Transformer in this continuity as in most. He is tough enough to ram through an Army blockade undamaged, but ends up driving off a cliff, and apparently falling to his destruction, despite having wings. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}} His train mode is a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front, and batwings along the side.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Astrotrain''' (1985, 1986, 2004, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-48''', '''TFC-11'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

[[Image:G1Astrotrain_toy.jpg|thumb|right|And then I transform into a train and a rocket and a Transformer again...]]

: Astrotrain was one of the two Triple Changer toys released in 1985. He transforms into both a purple steam locomotive and a gray space shuttle. Like [[Perceptor (G1)|several]] [[Thrust (G1)|other]] [[Bluestreak|characters]] from ''Generation 1'', the pre-production toy shown in [[Hasbro]] catalogs and stock photography does not match the final product.

: In Japan, the 1985 release of Astrotrain had a color scheme based upon the real-life versions of the vehicles he transformed into, with a white space shuttle and a black steam locomotive. In 1986, Takara released Astrotrain in his US toy colors.

: In 2004, Takara reissued Astrotrain his original Japanese white color scheme, but with the "NASA" stickers changed to "ASTR", and with white paint on the shuttle side of the die-cast front. In 2005, Hasbro released this version of Astrotrain on the Hasbro Toy Shop.

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* '''Astrotrain Proto Color Version''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-48'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

: Often referred to as "Anime Astrotrain" by collectors, this version was decorated in colors used on the original 1986 toy's packaging as well as the ''Generation 1'' animation model. He was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]].

===Classics===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe, 2006, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

[[Image:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|...and a rocket and a train and a Transformer and man it's hard work!]]

: ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Astrotrain, like much of the ''Classics'' line, is an extensive update of the original Astrotrain designed based heavily upon their cartoon appearances and using modern toy engineering techniques. He still transforms into a NASA space shuttle, though there are two rather obvious locomotive front halves on the sides of the rear hull, and instead of a steam engine, his secondary vehicle mode is a bullet train locomotive. His robot mode is based heavily upon his ''Generation 1'' cartoon animation model design, and is armed with a large purple laser rifle similar to the original toy's rifle. However, purple highlights aside, his deco's color scheme is predominantly based on the original Takara toy.

[[Image:Henkei_Astrotrain_toy.jpg|thumb|right|]]

: As with all ''Classics'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: Classic Astrotrain will be released in Japan as part of the ''[[Classics (2006)#Henkei! Henkei! Transformers|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. The colour scheme is similar to his original color scheme in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon. Unlike the Hasbro ''Classics'' release, instead of a rubsign, he has two Decepticon sigils tampographed onto his wings. All ''Henkei'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, and Astrotrain is no exception, with his entire engine array metallized purple.

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==Trivia==
* Not only did early catalogs show the infamous prototype/show-colors Astrotrain, but some also showed different moldings. Slightly different feet and different headsculpt, but most impressively, apparent intent that Astrotrain's arms were to extend on a slide joint and be more in proportion to his body. He also had [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s weapons. However, the prototype actually didn't trainsform yet.<ref>[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Animeastro Original Astrotrain prototype at TF-1.com]</ref>
*Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}
*While Astrotrain does not appear in the ''[[Stormbringer]]'' comic series (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm Astrotrain at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Astrotrain Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Animeastro e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

==Footnotes==
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[[Category: Decepticons]]
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[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category: Headmasters characters]]
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Astrotrain (G1)

2008-03-09T05:26:57Z

194.80.32.10: /* Cartoon continuity */

{{disambig3|Astrotrain}}

:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Astrotraing1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The original Choo Choo Rocket!]]

'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.
{{quote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Uno'''
:''Chinese name:'' '''Da Huo-che''' ("Great Train")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|thumb|left|200px|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]

Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear.

Equally unclear is the logic (if any) behind his choice of alternate modes. While his capacity as a space shuttle offers logical advantages to the Decepticons, and famously saw him put to use as the unofficial Decepti-taxi, the selection of an obsolete, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D62_steam_locomotive Japanese steam locomotive]] built to a different gauge of tracks than those available in America (setting his wheels over a foot narrower than the local rails) hardly fits under the criteria of 'disguise'.

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky|two]] [[Carly|humans]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{Storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[Image:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|right|I've got a bad feeling about this...]]

Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the people of [[Titan]] into believing that he was one of their Sky Gods, so that they would mine energy crystals for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[Energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{Storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an advanced heat ray weapon from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a [[Cosmic Rust]] spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'lightning bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{Storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

He also transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replaced the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s formed Devastator inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine. Astrotrain was then the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new Decepticon leader. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} For some reason, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the reformatted version of Megatron, decided not to off Astrotrain as well.

Later, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew Galvatron was Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|FFOD, Part 1}} He was also briefly possessed by Starscream's [[spark|ghost]] in order for the deceased Decepticon to sneak past Cybertron's security. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform: The Transformers'' manga====

Astrotrain photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City]], with the aid of [[Reflector]]'s camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus]]' warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At Megatron's demand, he called a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on Emirate [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}''

[[Image:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|thumb|175px|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]

Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by [[Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster]] was also infected, and his friends managed to re-discover the [[water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{Storylink|The Cure!}}

Having gathered the cargo and hypnotically secured the aid of a useful human, [[G.B. Blackrock]], the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, which soon fell under the command of their former superior on Cybertron, Ratbat. The Triple Changers were eventually destroyed battling Starscream in the [[Underbase Saga]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

====Generation 2====
Astrotrain shows up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the armies of [[Jhiaxus]], just before they're pretty much slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====Classics====
{{coming soon|fanclub}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Astrotrain_warwithin.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]

When Megatron needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of Iacon and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege. {{Storylink|The War Within}} Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]]s. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Aerospace Extermination Squad]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. The Decepticons managed to establish an Age of Internment until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{Storylink|Destined for Nothing}} When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron]]ian technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (Autobot)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Shockwave was eventually defeated and his control of Cybertron lost, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants until the return of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{Storylink|Lost and Found}}

===IDW comics continuity===
{{ongoing}}
Astrotrain was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Under the command of Starscream, he oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], {{Storylink|Infiltration issue 5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{Storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{Storylink|Escalation issue 1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{Storylink|Escalation issue 4}} and later retreated.

The wire in his forehead nearly exploded when Megatron ordered [[Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested, but Megatron told him to shut up. Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 1}}

Astrotrain's Space-Shuttle mode remains unchanged from its original G1 appearance, but his third mode has been upgraded to a diesel-electric six-axle locomotive resembling a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U28C General Electric U28C model], along with custom features like red and purple headlights and a all-purple paint-job. It also has a Big F**king Gun mounted on the engine cowling. That's badass.

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|thumb|left|100px|That's '''''Mister''''' The Astrotrain.]]

Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, the Decepticons built (or modified) Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to New York City. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Astrotrain never speaks or transforms out of train mode during the story, but the cover of issue 4 appears to depict him in robot mode, and he clearly has some airplane components, so he is apparently a triple-changing Transformer in this continuity as in most. He is tough enough to ram through an Army blockade undamaged, but ends up driving off a cliff, and apparently falling to his destruction, despite having wings. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}} His train mode is a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front, and batwings along the side.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Astrotrain''' (1985, 1986, 2004, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-48''', '''TFC-11'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

[[Image:G1Astrotrain_toy.jpg|thumb|right|And then I transform into a train and a rocket and a Transformer again...]]

: Astrotrain was one of the two Triple Changer toys released in 1985. He transforms into both a purple steam locomotive and a gray space shuttle. Like [[Perceptor (G1)|several]] [[Thrust (G1)|other]] [[Bluestreak|characters]] from ''Generation 1'', the pre-production toy shown in [[Hasbro]] catalogs and stock photography does not match the final product.

: In Japan, the 1985 release of Astrotrain had a color scheme based upon the real-life versions of the vehicles he transformed into, with a white space shuttle and a black steam locomotive. In 1986, Takara released Astrotrain in his US toy colors.

: In 2004, Takara reissued Astrotrain his original Japanese white color scheme, but with the "NASA" stickers changed to "ASTR", and with white paint on the shuttle side of the die-cast front. In 2005, Hasbro released this version of Astrotrain on the Hasbro Toy Shop.

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* '''Astrotrain Proto Color Version''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-48'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

: Often referred to as "Anime Astrotrain" by collectors, this version was decorated in colors used on the original 1986 toy's packaging as well as the ''Generation 1'' animation model. He was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]].

===Classics===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe, 2006, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

[[Image:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|...and a rocket and a train and a Transformer and man it's hard work!]]

: ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Astrotrain, like much of the ''Classics'' line, is an extensive update of the original Astrotrain designed based heavily upon their cartoon appearances and using modern toy engineering techniques. He still transforms into a NASA space shuttle, though there are two rather obvious locomotive front halves on the sides of the rear hull, and instead of a steam engine, his secondary vehicle mode is a bullet train locomotive. His robot mode is based heavily upon his ''Generation 1'' cartoon animation model design, and is armed with a large purple laser rifle similar to the original toy's rifle. However, purple highlights aside, his deco's color scheme is predominantly based on the original Takara toy.

[[Image:Henkei_Astrotrain_toy.jpg|thumb|right|]]

: As with all ''Classics'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: Classic Astrotrain will be released in Japan as part of the ''[[Classics (2006)#Henkei! Henkei! Transformers|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. The colour scheme is similar to his original color scheme in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon. Unlike the Hasbro ''Classics'' release, instead of a rubsign, he has two Decepticon sigils tampographed onto his wings. All ''Henkei'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, and Astrotrain is no exception, with his entire engine array metallized purple.

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==Trivia==
* Not only did early catalogs show the infamous prototype/show-colors Astrotrain, but some also showed different moldings. Slightly different feet and different headsculpt, but most impressively, apparent intent that Astrotrain's arms were to extend on a slide joint and be more in proportion to his body. He also had [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s weapons. However, the prototype actually didn't trainsform yet.<ref>[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Animeastro Original Astrotrain prototype at TF-1.com]</ref>
*Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}
*While Astrotrain does not appear in the ''[[Stormbringer]]'' comic series (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm Astrotrain at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Astrotrain Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Animeastro e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

==Footnotes==
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Kenneth Onishi

2008-03-09T05:18:16Z

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:''Doctor Kenneth Onishi is a [[human]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Doctor Kenneth Onishi''' is [[Koji Onishi|Koji]]'s dad. He's an archaeologist, who also happens to be the world's leading expert in the use of energy. He also seems to have a romantic passion for steam locomotives. Talk about diversification.

:'''Japanese name:''' ''Daichi Onishi''

==Fiction==
===Robots in Disguise cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kirk Thornton]] (English), ? (Japanese)
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==Trivia==
* Similarly to fellow ''Robots in Disguise'' character [[Kelly]], Doctor Onishi's first name is never given in the animated series, and comes from Fox Kids' episode summaries, made available after the fact on [[Maximum Entertainment]]'s Region 2 DVD release of the series.

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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T04:04:08Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

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===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings amidships allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive. Given that a similar energy crisis shortly affected the Ark as well, it would seem that both ships were weakened by the lack of energy on Cybertron. Ergo, the Nemesis functioned best when well-fueled, otherwise her size and power requirements could make the ship a liability.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided a excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]].

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T04:01:12Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings amidships allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive. Given that a similar energy crisis shortly affected the Ark as well, it would seem that both ships were weakened by the lack of energy on Cybertron. Ergo, the Nemesis functioned best when well-fueled, otherwise her size and power requirements could make the ship a liability.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided a excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]].

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T03:59:04Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings forward and aft allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive. Given that a similar energy crisis shortly affected the Ark as well, it would seem that both ships were weakened by the lack of energy on Cybertron. Ergo, the Nemesis functioned best when well-fueled, otherwise her size and power requirements could make the ship a liability.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided a excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]].

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T03:56:52Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings forward and aft allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive. Given that a similar energy crisis shortly affected the Ark as well, it would seem that both ships were weakened by the lack of energy on Cybertron. Ergo, the Nemesis functioned best when well-fueled, otherwise its' size and power requirements could make the ship a liability.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided a excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]].

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T03:52:48Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings forward and aft allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided a excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]].

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

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[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T03:51:00Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings forward and aft allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark]].

Tactically the ship had two main weaknesses. During the flight from Cybertron a heavy meteor shower required so much power to maintain the shields that ''Nemesis'' was forced to fly in the Ark's wake in order to survive.

The second weakness was placing all the main tactical, command and fire-control systems in the prominent dorsal conning tower. Though the location provided a excellent viewpoint for piloting the ship and directing combat (and was presumably well armored and shielded), it also made for a compelling target, as happened in the final act of the Beast Wars when [[Rhinox]] piloted an [[Autobot Shuttle]] straight into the conning tower in a kamikaze run, taking out the bridge and crippling the ship, which flew rudderless until crashing in [[South America]].

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T03:43:27Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

The ship also featured systems to enable the forced boarding of enemy ships. A pair of magnetic couplings forward and aft allowed for the Nemesis to forcibly establish a magnetic junction between herself and the unfortunate target, and a boarding chute could be released from within the hull to allow crew-members to cross the gap between ships. The tip of the chute could also be heated to cut through hull plating at least as thick as that used on the [[Ark]].

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Nemesis (G1)

2008-03-09T03:39:03Z

194.80.32.10: /* Tactical systems */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

:''The ''Nemesis'' is a space ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NemesisDreamwave1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy."]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a legendary [[Decepticon]] warship, famous for being the Decepticon ship which ambushed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.

{{note|The ''Nemesis'' is never named in the original animated series nor in the Marvel comics, and was not named until ''[[Beast Wars]]''.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
''(Note: Events from the UK Marvel Comics are identified with italics.)''

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his crew of Decepticons used the ''Nemesis'' to chase [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of Autobots out into deep space. Eventually, the Decepticons boarded the Ark, the Autobots' ship, and left the ''Nemesis'' orbiting Earth. The Ark then crashed into Earth with all the Transformers onboard, deactivating them and leaving the ''Nemesis'' in orbit with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to watch it.

''The ''Nemesis'' remained undisturbed, hidden from Earthling view with superior cloaking technology. In 2006, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time to the year 1986 in order to build a large laser cannon to destroy [[Unicron]]. Upon completing the cannon, Galvatron tested its effectiveness on the orbiting ''Nemesis'', destroying the ship with a single blast.''

During the Decepticon Civil War, Shockwave's base was the ''Nemesis'', which he had parked at the bottom of the ocean 4 million years ago when he fought the Dinobots.

{{note|The ship's identity and part of its backstory was revealed in the letters page, which directly conflicts the earlier UK story. Simon Furman wrote both stories.}}

===Generation 1 animated continuity===

[[Image:Nemesis astroids.jpg|thumb|200px|left|When the Decepticons play a game of ''[[wikipedia:Asteroids (arcade game)|Asteroids]]'', it's quite literal.]]
The ''Nemesis'' was the ship used by the Decepticons to pursue the [[Autobot]]s. All the Decepticons left the ship to board the Ark and both ships ended-up crashing on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[Image:NemesisMicrobots1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Eh, it's not so big]]
In 1985, archaeologists eventually discovered the ruins of the ''Nemesis'' in South America. Once [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] relayed the news to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Decepticons deployed immediately. Upon arriving, Megatron removed the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power-source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]] and had [[Hook]] then install it in him. Imbued with near-limitless power, Megatron then attempted to destroy the Autobots, and almost succeeded, until the Heart of Cybertron was removed from his body and destroyed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Brawn]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BWNemesisPt1_rises.jpg|thumb|left|200px|And in four million years, it's [[Decepticon space cruiser|sister ship]] crashes into the ocean, coming full circle.]]

The ''Nemesis'' was the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]], and the most powerful warship ever built.

[[Image:BWNemesisPt1 Nemesisname.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Megatron (G1)|Megs]] wanted his victims to know who it was that blew them up.]]

According to myth, it was responsible for shooting down the Ark. It was revealed that [[Tarantulas]] had discovered the wreckage of the ''Nemesis'' deep under water, and had been refurbishing it for unknown purposes. Following Tarantulas' death, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] discovered the rebuilt ship and commandeered it as a last ditch attempt to rewrite history and destroy the Ark. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Using the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s awesome power, Megatron managed to kill [[Tigerhawk (BW)|Tigerhawk]] as well as [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] by accident. In the final battle, the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s controls were severely damaged by [[Rhinox]] and [[Optimus Primal]]. Out of control, the ship crashed a second time at an unseen location far over the horizon line.{{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====Tactical systems====
[[Image:Nemesis missiles.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] liked to write messages on the missiles.]]

{{quote|I will say this for my namesake; he liked his artillery big, and plentiful|Beast Wars Megatron on ''Nemesis's'' armaments|"[[Nemesis, Part 2]]"}}

Even for the flagship of the Decepticon space fleet, one might have considered the armament on the ''Nemesis'' to be overkill. In addition to the standard energy weapons used by the Decepticons, the vessel carried a massive amount of [[missile]]s, which could be fired slowly in a swarm of rocket propelled death. A [[tractor beam]] could pull anything beneath it up to be sliced and grounded up by rotating blades and drills. The blades were incredibly sharp, being able to slice through solid rock.
[[Image:Nemesis fusion cannon.JPG|thumb|right|125px|"A second fusion cannon is unworkable, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]." "Silence, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]!"]]
Given that Megatron himself would have be the ship's normal commander, it shoould not be surprising that the primary weapon on the ''Nemesis'' was a [[fusion cannon]]. The fusion cannon was powered by its own reactor, apparently separate from the main [[Energon]] supply. The reactor needed to be at one hundred percent capacity to fire a blast, and would require a powerup time between blasts.

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

After returning to Earth following Shockwave's defeat on Cybertron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] used the ''Nemesis'' as his base of operations. It is unknown if the warship had previously been used for this purpose by the Decepticons or if Starscream rediscovered it after returning to Earth.

The technical specifications for the ''Nemesis'' were:
*Estimated length: 2.5 miles
*Wingspan: 1.75 miles
*Height: 1.25 miles

==Trivia==

*[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]]'s vehicle mode was originally designed to resemble the ''Nemesis'', and his early working name was "Decepticon Nemesis".

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category: Beast Wars]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Victory (G1)

2008-03-09T03:34:42Z

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{{picsneeded}}
{{disambig2|the unnamed [[Decepticon]] starship built on Earth|the Decepticon flagship that attacked the Ark|Nemesis (G1)}}

:''The Decepticon space cruiser is a ship in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''
[[Image:Decepticonspacecruiser.jpg|thumb|200px|The sky is the limit...more literally than Megatron had expected.]]

Originally intended to take the [[Decepticon]]s back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the '''Decepticon space cruiser''' served as their base of operations on [[Earth]]. The space cruiser carried many weapons, and its hull was able to withstand the crushing water pressure of an ocean...which is exactly where it ended up.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
After coming back online and leaving the [[Autobot]]'s [[Ark (G1)|vessel]], the Decepticons quickly made efforts to plunder Earth's resources and return to Cybertron. Using the same design as [[Nemesis (G1)|their original vessel]], the Decepticons began acquiring materials to build a new ship and go home. After several days of amassing [[Energon cube]]s, fighting the Autobots, and destroying a few buildings for raw materials (or sport, depending on who did the destruction), the Decepticons were ready to leave. The Autobots made one last desparate assault on the Decepticon camp, but only managed to stall their delay. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] made the bold decision to chase after them using [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s jet pack, but the weapons on the space cruiser shot him down. However, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] managed to sneak aboard, and took advantage of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s latest coup attempt against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to destroy several pieces of equipment. Mirage managed to escape, and the space cruiser crashed into the ocean. The Autobots believed the Decepticons were destroyed, but they managed to survive the crash. {{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3|MTMTE3}}

After several months on the ocean floor, the Decepticons built several nearby buildings, as well as the docking tower<ref>Identified as the docking tower in [[Masquerade]]</ref>, a ship to surface "elevator" which allowed the Decepticons to leave their [[Decepticon underwater base|base]] without having to get all wet and risk getting rusty, establishing it as their primary [[Decepticon headquarters|base]] on Earth. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}}

The vessel's fate after the Decepticons conquered Cybertron and abandoned Earth is unknown.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]
[[Category: Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category: Nameless things]]
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Nemesis (Animated)

2008-03-09T03:30:16Z

194.80.32.10: /* Animated */

{{disambig3|Nemesis}}

[[Image:TFA TFandRollout Decepticonship.jpg|thumb|right|No... ''THIS'' [[Nemesis Part 1|is the most powerful Decepticon warship in Transformer history]].]]
The '''Nemesis''' is the [[Decepticon]] ship, originally under the command of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. According to Optimus Prime, the markings on the ship depict it is a command ship.

==Fiction==
===Animated===
The ''Nemesis'' was a Decepticon warship under the control of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. It showed up on the outskirts of [[Autobot]]-controlled space almost immediately after the legendary [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]] was discovered by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[space bridge]] repair-bots. It attacked Prime's ship, the [[Ark (Animated)|''Ark'']], in an attempt to capture the All Spark. Megatron went out to attack the ''Ark'' and seize the All Spark personally, unaware his lieutenant, [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], had planted a bomb on him. When the bomb detonated, the Ark went out of control, plunging toward another space bridge portal. The All Spark opened the space bridge and caused a shock wave after the ''Ark'' went through, [[Slag (slang)|slagging]] the ''Nemesis'' and [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] inside, while the other Decepticons escaped. For the next fifty solar cycles, Starscream piloted the remains the ship, searching for the All Spark to show the Decepticons he deserved to be their new leader. When its systems detected an All Spark-like energy signature from a remote star system, he went to investigate. En route, he monitored television transmissions that depicted Prime and his Autobots as the new superheroes of Detroit. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

{{spoiler|Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found}}

Its current location is on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] where it's in a pretty dire condition. Starscream must have parked/crashed it there and left for Earth. It was later discovered by Blitzwing and Lugnut when they were hunting down the Autobots. {{storylink|Lost and Found (Animated episode)}}

==Notes==
* The design of this ''Nemesis'' is a strong homage to [[Nemesis (G1)|the G1 vessel of the same name]].

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Shaoshao Li

2008-03-09T02:53:25Z

194.80.32.10: /* Kiss Players Position */

:''Shaoshao Li is a [[human]] character in the [[Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.

[[Image:Shaoshao-main.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dear Japan, Please Stop. Love, America.]]

'''Shaoshao Li''' (李蛸燒'', Lǐ Shāo-Shāo'') is an athletic Chinese kung-fu girl who hates bugs and ghosts and enjoys hot steamed buns. She is completely obsessed with [[Marissa Faireborn]].

As a Kiss Player, she is partnered with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]], but doesn't like to kiss him after he's been fishing because of the smell. She also wishes he'd take her fishing with him once in a while. She speaks with a Chinese accent, which makes sense since her parents are from [[China]]. Her ethnic background is also the reason she has worn a collar secured with a padlock that reads "Fortune" since childhood and cannot remove it. This makes less sense.

Apparently, she's a decent singer as well.

:''('''Note''': "Shāoshāo" is written as "''蛸焼''", meaning "octopus dumplings". On the toy packaging, her name is rendered in English as "Syaosyao".)''

==Fiction==
===Kiss Players===
:''Voice actress:'' [[Yui Kano]]

Shaoshao's parents ran a Chinese restaurant in New York. It was there that she met [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the two became good friends. Later, apparently deeply jealous and resentful of Marissa's romantic attachment to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], she joined the anti-Transformers [[Earth Defense Command]] in Japan. Seen as a rising star in the organization, she was not pleased when she was assigned to the Kiss Player team and partnered with the [[Autrooper]] designated "Ne-04" (the 4th unit of [[Ne squad]]) under the command of [[Amaou]].

Shao quickly became known as one of the E.D.C.'s most skilled Kiss Players, able to power up her Autrooper partner to levels far beyond those of her teammates. The other squad members respected her abilities greatly, and at least one, [[Ringo]], may have developed a crush on her.

On one mission, Shao was sent to investigate a Transformers-related subway explosion. Following the incident, while still merged with her Autrooper partner, she happened upon a [[Legion]] member menacing a frightened young woman. She was able to briefly repel the attack before her Kiss Player time limit was reached and she was ejected from the Autrooper, unconscious and naked apart from her signature padlocked collar.

Badly damaged by the Legion's tube-shaped projectile tongue, the Autrooper turned to the young woman, [[Atari Hitotonari]], and demanded that she kiss it or die, guilt-tripping her with the possibility of what would happen if she failed to act. Atari did indeed kiss the Autrooper, merging with it and swiftly beheading the Legion. The E.D.C. determined that Atari was an even more powerful Kiss Player than Shaoshao and promptly recruited her.

[[Image:LiShaoShao2.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I thought I told you to STOP!]]

Shao apparently remained with the E.D.C. long enough to meet the new recruit and make a lasting impression on her. At some point soon thereafter, however, she suddenly awoke to find herself suspended in a tube in the basement of E.D.C. headquarters. She was bound with straps, naked apart from her collar and squad armband, and her stomach had been scrawled with "Ne-04" and the number "2045", which had also been written on the severed Legion head that hung over her head. Noticing that nearby tubes held similar heads and the partially-eaten bodies of Kiss Players from other squads, she panicked as the Legion head above her woke up and began to drool with hunger.

Suddenly, [[Hot Rod]] came crashing through the roof like a comet, just in the time to rescue her! In their escape, all that Shao was able to find to wear was a China dress. Fortunately, Hot Rod later stole Marissa's underwear for her during a battle with Optimus Prime.

Hot Rod and Shaoshao roamed Japan as fugitives. Together, they battled Legion, the E.D.C. and Optimus Prime, while taking time out for fishing and martial arts practice. Although she despaired of Hot Rod's lack of discipline and his obsession with [[kiss|kissing]] her, Shao privately admitted to greatly enjoying the sensation induced by kissing her robot partner. However, she maintained that she was only using his power until she could get Marissa back from Prime.

{{-}}
===Kiss Players Position===

[[Image:XiaoMaid.jpg|right|thumb|SOMEBODY'S under arrest, meow.]]In the wake of the final battle, Shao-Shao, Atari and Marissa formed a singing idol group called "Kiss Players" with the cassette Transformers [[Glit]], [[Sundor]] and [[Rosanna]]. As they performed at the [[Fortress Maximus|Brave Maximus]] Fortress stop of their world tour, the [[Sparkbot]]s [[Stardust]], [[Angela]] and [[Zangetsu]] appeared and instructed the three humans to kiss them. Complying, they were teleported to [[Sherman Dam]] in the year 1985, just in time to witness a historic battle.

The Kiss Players continued to bounce through time and space, extracting fragments of the [[Allspark]] from famous Autobot leaders along the way. They briefly adventured on the planet [[Quintessa]], where the power of [[wikipedia:Moe (slang)|Moe]] transformed Shao into a kitty-eared maid. She was not entirely thrilled, unlike 20-something Japanese shut-ins. Gotta' love the ears guys.

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Kiss Players===
* '''Hot Rodimus X Syaosyao''' (Kiss Players, 2006)

: The only "toy" of Shaoshao is a small 1:24-scale PVC figurine of her in her Chinese red dress. She is permanently in a seated position, munching on a meat-filled steamed bun. She also comes with a bamboo steamer "accessory". She came with her Autobot partner "Hot Rodimus", and ''can'' actually sit inside his driver's compartment or perch on his shoulder, but not much else.

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[[Category: Earth Defense Command|Li Shaoshao]]
[[Category: Humans|Li Shaoshao]]
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Hitoshizuku AmaÅ

2008-03-09T02:51:43Z

194.80.32.10:

:''Hitoshizuku Amaō is a [[human]] character in the [[Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Amao-cutout.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Meet the boo- er, boss.]]

Commander '''Hitoshizuku Amaō''' (天桜一雫'', Amaō Hitoshizuku'') is an officer in the [[Earth Defense Command]]. She is in charge of at least the Tokyo-based [[Ne squad|Ne]] [[Autrooper]] squad, and possibly all 12 of the known Kiss Player teams.

Apart from her glasses and double-pierced ears, Commander Amaō dresses in the style of the Japanese [[wikipedia:Heian period|Heian era]], complete with a traditional bamboo-handled parasol, cleavage-baring kimono, and "princess cut" hairstyle. Unlike pretty much any other female in [[Kiss Players]], she appears to be over the age of 20.

She behaves maternally toward her young Kiss Player charges, but is not above shouting wildly from the sidelines during a battle.

Amaō drives a police-style Mazda RX-8 that is visually identical to an Autrooper in its vehicle mode. Whether her transport is indeed an Autrooper, and whether it is one of the established 48 or an additional unit, is unknown, as is whether Amaō has any Kiss Player abilities herself. It's also unknown how she manages to drive in those sandals.

==Fiction==
===Kiss Players===
:''Voice actress:'' [[Michiyo Yanagisawa]]

In 2005, [[Rodimus Prime]] carelessly threw [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] out of [[Unicron]] into outer space and into Tokyo. Galvatron's falling body happened to take out Amaō's daughter who was innocently studying in school at the time...as well as a large portion of Tokyo, Japan. This incident turned Hitoshizuku Amaō from a mild-mannered scientist into the anti-Transformer E.D.C. Commander.

Following a [[Transformers]]-related subway attack in Tokyo, Commander Amaō arrived on the scene and was greeted by two panic-stricken E.D.C. Kiss Players. As one tearfully informed her that a [[Legion]] had escaped the scene and that [[Shaoshao Li]]'s fusion time had nearly expired, Amaō comforted her, pressing the girl's face to her ample bosom and assuring her that the E.D.C. couldn't afford to lose any more valuable Kiss Players.

[[Image:amaou.jpg|left|thumb|250px|She did NOT need to see that, girlfriend.]]

Shortly thereafter, as the aggressive Legion confronted [[Atari Hitotonari]] and an unconscious Shao, Amaō pulled up in her car and observed the encounter from nearby, noting with excitement that the two powerful Kiss Players had been drawn together, just as she had thought they might be. Evidently, the young Atari had been under observation by the E.D.C. for some time as a potential Kiss Player operative.

Although she shouted out advice, encouraging Atari to kiss the Ne 04 Autrooper, neither Amaō nor the unseen squad member who arrived at the battle with her seemed inclined to lend any actual assistance.

When Atari did indeed kiss and merge with the Autrooper, Amaō rejoiced that she had been correct about the girl's power. Her celebration was rudely cut short a few moments later when the Legion's severed head and lolling tongue landed with a splash of goo only a couple of meters away.

==Trivia==
* ''Amaō'' means "Heavenly Cherry Blossoms" in Japanese. ''Hitoshizuku'' means "a drop (of liquid)".

* Though no "toy" of Amaō was ever made, the "Autrooper x Atari" packaging does feature a 1:24-scale-sized cutout standee of her on one of the top box-flaps (pictured at the top of this article). This is the only ''Kiss Players'' human "figure" with the ability to stand up.

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[[Category:Earth Defense Command|Amao Hitoshizuku]]
[[Category:Humans|Amao Hitoshizuku]]
[[Category:Kiss Players characters|Amao Hitoshizuku]]
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Shaoshao Li

2008-03-09T02:49:13Z

194.80.32.10:

:''Shaoshao Li is a [[human]] character in the [[Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.

[[Image:Shaoshao-main.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dear Japan, Please Stop. Love, America...and the UK...and Canada...and the rest of the world]]

'''Shaoshao Li''' (李蛸燒'', Lǐ Shāo-Shāo'') is an athletic Chinese kung-fu girl who hates bugs and ghosts and enjoys hot steamed buns. She is completely obsessed with [[Marissa Faireborn]].

As a Kiss Player, she is partnered with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]], but doesn't like to kiss him after he's been fishing because of the smell. She also wishes he'd take her fishing with him once in a while. She speaks with a Chinese accent, which makes sense since her parents are from [[China]]. Her ethnic background is also the reason she has worn a collar secured with a padlock that reads "Fortune" since childhood and cannot remove it. This makes less sense.

Apparently, she's a decent singer as well.

:''('''Note''': "Shāoshāo" is written as "''蛸焼''", meaning "octopus dumplings". On the toy packaging, her name is rendered in English as "Syaosyao".)''

==Fiction==
===Kiss Players===
:''Voice actress:'' [[Yui Kano]]

Shaoshao's parents ran a Chinese restaurant in New York. It was there that she met [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the two became good friends. Later, apparently deeply jealous and resentful of Marissa's romantic attachment to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], she joined the anti-Transformers [[Earth Defense Command]] in Japan. Seen as a rising star in the organization, she was not pleased when she was assigned to the Kiss Player team and partnered with the [[Autrooper]] designated "Ne-04" (the 4th unit of [[Ne squad]]) under the command of [[Amaou]].

Shao quickly became known as one of the E.D.C.'s most skilled Kiss Players, able to power up her Autrooper partner to levels far beyond those of her teammates. The other squad members respected her abilities greatly, and at least one, [[Ringo]], may have developed a crush on her.

On one mission, Shao was sent to investigate a Transformers-related subway explosion. Following the incident, while still merged with her Autrooper partner, she happened upon a [[Legion]] member menacing a frightened young woman. She was able to briefly repel the attack before her Kiss Player time limit was reached and she was ejected from the Autrooper, unconscious and naked apart from her signature padlocked collar.

Badly damaged by the Legion's tube-shaped projectile tongue, the Autrooper turned to the young woman, [[Atari Hitotonari]], and demanded that she kiss it or die, guilt-tripping her with the possibility of what would happen if she failed to act. Atari did indeed kiss the Autrooper, merging with it and swiftly beheading the Legion. The E.D.C. determined that Atari was an even more powerful Kiss Player than Shaoshao and promptly recruited her.

[[Image:LiShaoShao2.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I thought I told you to STOP!]]

Shao apparently remained with the E.D.C. long enough to meet the new recruit and make a lasting impression on her. At some point soon thereafter, however, she suddenly awoke to find herself suspended in a tube in the basement of E.D.C. headquarters. She was bound with straps, naked apart from her collar and squad armband, and her stomach had been scrawled with "Ne-04" and the number "2045", which had also been written on the severed Legion head that hung over her head. Noticing that nearby tubes held similar heads and the partially-eaten bodies of Kiss Players from other squads, she panicked as the Legion head above her woke up and began to drool with hunger.

Suddenly, [[Hot Rod]] came crashing through the roof like a comet, just in the time to rescue her! In their escape, all that Shao was able to find to wear was a China dress. Fortunately, Hot Rod later stole Marissa's underwear for her during a battle with Optimus Prime.

Hot Rod and Shaoshao roamed Japan as fugitives. Together, they battled Legion, the E.D.C. and Optimus Prime, while taking time out for fishing and martial arts practice. Although she despaired of Hot Rod's lack of discipline and his obsession with [[kiss|kissing]] her, Shao privately admitted to greatly enjoying the sensation induced by kissing her robot partner. However, she maintained that she was only using his power until she could get Marissa back from Prime.

{{-}}
===Kiss Players Position===

[[Image:XiaoMaid.jpg|right|thumb|SOMEBODY'S under arrest, meow.]]In the wake of the final battle, Shao-Shao, Atari and Marissa formed a singing idol group called "Kiss Players" with the cassette Transformers [[Glit]], [[Sundor]] and [[Rosanna]]. As they performed at the [[Fortress Maximus|Brave Maximus]] Fortress stop of their world tour, the [[Sparkbot]]s [[Stardust]], [[Angela]] and [[Zangetsu]] appeared and instructed the three humans to kiss them. Complying, they were teleported to [[Sherman Dam]] in the year 1985, just in time to witness a historic battle.

The Kiss Players continued to bounce through time and space, extracting fragments of the [[Allspark]] from famous Autobot leaders along the way. They briefly adventured on the planet [[Quintessa]], where the power of [[wikipedia:Moe (slang)|Moe]] transformed Shao into a kitty-eared maid. She was not entirely thrilled.

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Kiss Players===
* '''Hot Rodimus X Syaosyao''' (Kiss Players, 2006)

: The only "toy" of Shaoshao is a small 1:24-scale PVC figurine of her in her Chinese red dress. She is permanently in a seated position, munching on a meat-filled steamed bun. She also comes with a bamboo steamer "accessory". She came with her Autobot partner "Hot Rodimus", and ''can'' actually sit inside his driver's compartment or perch on his shoulder, but not much else.

{{charstub}}
[[Category: Earth Defense Command|Li Shaoshao]]
[[Category: Humans|Li Shaoshao]]
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Ringo Chikuma

2008-03-09T02:47:34Z

194.80.32.10:

:''Ringo Chikuma is a [[human]] character in the [[Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Ringo.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Don't let the cuteness deceive you, she bites, bites hard. Ever she hungers for the taste of human blood, and the love that can only be found in socks...oh wait, that's [[Kayu]].]]

'''Ringo Chikuma''' (千曲鈴檎'', Chikuma Ringo'') is a Kiss Player for the [[Earth Defense Command]]. She is partnered with the Ne-01 [[Autrooper]] and is a member of the [[Ne squad]] under Commander [[Amaou]]. Calling herself "Princess Ringo," she appears to be both quite young and quite emotionally disturbed. She's as annoying as [[Wheelie]] and as psychotic as [[Rampage]]. The scariest thing however is that she's ''tame'' compared to the rest of the Kiss Players franchise. You have been warned.

==Fiction==
===Kiss Players===
Ringo was a member of [[Shao-Shao Li]]'s Kiss Player squad, and may have developed a crush on the skilled fighter. When [[Atari Hitotonari]] was recruited by the E.D.C., Ringo entered the naked and sleeping girl's room through the window (with the aid of her Autrooper) and introduced herself, telling Atari to call her "Princess Ringo".

[[Image:Ringo2.jpg|left|thumb|She also shoots. This is probably the wrongest thing on this wiki.]]

To the surprised girl's discomfort, Ringo told her that she had heard Atari was an even more powerful Kiss Player than Shao and wondered aloud what she tasted like. To satisfy her curiosity, she stuck her tongue in Atari's mouth and then bit her hard.

Wiping her mouth dry, she cheerfully welcomed the bleeding and terrified Atari to the E.D.C.

This would not be Ringo's only act of whim-driven cruelty towards her newest teammate. She has gone on to force-feed Atari flowers and pour honey over her. Their (now former) fellow squad member [[Kayu]] appeared to be either unwilling or unable to interfere in these attacks, evidently because she had previously been subjected to the same treatment.

Ringo played a key role in a trap laid for [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa Faireborn's]] all-female resistance commando squad. When the commandos attacked the E.D.C. caravan that was transporting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] dead body, Ringo's Autrooper suddenly burst from the fake Prime-corpse's torso and the fused Kiss Player gleefully mowed down the resistance team in a hail of automatic gunfire.

When the missing Kayu's Autrooper went wild in E.D.C. headquarters, the fused Ringo ruthlessly shot it down over Atari's protests. Atari's mind went blank, and when she regained her senses, her Autrooper's hands were stained with blood. It is possible that Ringo has been killed or seriously injured.

==Trivia==
*In Japanese, Ringo's name means "[[wikipedia:Apple Records|Apple]]". So no, she is not named after the drummer for the Beatles. Whether she has blisters on her fingers remains to be established.
*According to colored artwork on [[Yūki Ōshima]]'s website, Ringo's hair is pink.

[[Category: Earth Defense Command|Chikuma Ringo]]
[[Category: Humans|Chikuma Ringo]]
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Kayu Michikusa

2008-03-09T02:42:48Z

194.80.32.10:

:''Kayu Michikusa is a [[human]] character from the [[Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KayuKP.jpg|right|thumb|250px|She has '''no soul''' - you can see it in her eyes. Her dead, lifeless, sock-loving eyes. Oh god. The eyes! THE EYES! Run, run lest she kills us all! Oh wait...that's [[Ringo]]]]

'''Kayu Michikusa''' (三千種粥'', Michikusa Kayu'') is a Kiss Player for the [[Earth Defense Command]]. She is partnered with the Ne-02 [[Autrooper]] and is a former member of [[Ne squad]] under Commander [[Amaou]]. She speaks with a distinctive quaver and has short, spiky black hair and scary eyes. She appears to be obsessed with socks.

Kayu is most likely deceased. Poor girl. A candle will be lit in her memory in the Teletraan-1 foyer later, followed by Keger Night in the bar.

==Fiction==
===Kiss Players===
In the battle for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] body, Kayu was the only [[Kiss Player]] in the vicinity who was not incapacitated by [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa Faireborn's]] clothes-slicing knife skills. Fused with her Autrooper partner, she was able to briefly stun the resistance commando with a [[Kremzeek]] bullet in the back.

[[Image:Kayu2.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Don't you hate mornings like this?]]

When Marissa cut open Prime's trailer to reveal his corpse, however, Kayu's Autrooper went wild. Ejecting the naked, goop-covered and extremely surprised Kiss Player, it rushed to the fallen [[Autobot]] commander and initiated a [[ParasiTech]] fusion. What became of the Autrooper when Prime's half-fused body was reformatted immediately thereafter is unknown, though it probably became part of the new body and was replaced on the team by a different unit.

Kayu acted kindly toward the newly-recruited [[Atari Hitotonari]], but appeared either unwilling or unable to interfere with Ringo's acts of cruel whimsy. This led Atari to shun her new friend, and when she finally worked up the courage to speak to Kayu again, she was informed that the girl had been transferred to a different squad. Atari later learned that Kayu had endured the same treatment from Ringo that Atari was now receiving.

Soon thereafter, an alarm in E.D.C. headquarters signaled an attack by a crazed Autrooper - Kayu's own Ne-02 unit, which appeared to be fused with the missing Kiss Player. Atari tried to call out to her friend, but Ringo and her Autrooper shot down the rogue mechanoid.

Kayu's exact fate is unknown, although [[Shao-Shao Li|Shao-Shao Li's]] previous experience indicates that the E.D.C. does not have a very pleasant retirement plan.

{{-}}
==Trivia==
* In Japanese, Kayu's name means "porridge".

{{-}}

[[Category:Earth Defense Command|Michikusa Kayu]]
[[Category:Humans|Michikusa Kayu]]
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Legion (KP)

2008-03-09T02:39:01Z

194.80.32.10:

:''The Legion are [[Transformers]] from the [[Kiss Players]] series.''

[[Image:LegionRape1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yummy yummy yummy I've got love in my tummy and it tastes like loving you!]]

His name is '''Legion''', a new species of [[Transformers]] created when the [[Unicron]]-enhanced cells of the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] were spread throughout [[Earth|Earth's]] atmosphere in the year 2005. Fusing with various creatures and vehicles, wearing the face of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and sporting a trouser-snake for a tounge, the vicious Legion army has converged on the city of [[Tokyo]], the site of Galvatron's catastrophic impact.

They appear to have fluid-filled organic components and enjoy the taste of sweet, sweet [[Kiss Player]] flesh. They're kind of horrible.

==Fiction==
===Kiss Player===
Following a presumably Legion-related subway attack in Japan, a lone Legion member came upon a bleakly despairing [[Atari Hitotonari]] and offered to end her suffering by killing her. Cornering the panicked girl, it was about to make good on its offer when the Ne-04 [[Autrooper]] interfered. When the Autrooper disgorged the unconscious Kiss Player [[Shao-Shao Li]], Atari merged with it and quickly beheaded the Legion, seemingly terminating it. Behold, the girl did something useful, surely Armageddon is nigh!

Shao later awoke to find herself a prisoner in one of several tubes containing very alive and hungry Legion heads in the basement of [[Earth Defense Command]] headquarters. It appears that the E.D.C. has been conducting human experimentation on captured Legion units for an unknown purpose. This experimentation seemed to consist solely of feeding ''their own staff'' to the hungerin' Legion. Must have been in the really fine print on the contract.

Another Legion that attacked [[Marissa Faireborn]] at sea was described by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as a [[ParasiTech]] fusion between an octopus and a shipwreck. As ParasiTech fusions are also used by the Autroopers of the [[Earth Defense Command]], it may be that there is a connection between the two. A Dark connection. A SINISTER connection. But what could it be? (reads up one paragraph) Oh.

[[Image:Ypsilanti tower.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Legion's tongue and the Ypsilanti water tower...coincidence, or EDC conspiracy?]]

Less than six months after joining the E.D.C., Atari ate an omelette (which she had prepared) that contained a miniaturized Legion. The surprisingly communicative and wacky intestinal invader was engaged and defeated by Atari's shrunken Autrooper and dissolved in the girl's digestive acids. There was, astoundingly, nothing psychosexual about the encounter beyond this. Of course the Autrooper then had to spoil it all by having Atari shove her finger down her throat to puke him out.

A group of 23 Legions attacked the recently reconstructed Tokyo Bay Bridge, but were defeated by the combined efforts of [[Hot Rod]] and Shao-Shao, though not before repeatedly attempting to molest Shao with their tentacles. WHAT IS IT JAPAN!? DOES THIS TURN YOU ON!? WHY!? WHY!? WHY MAKE US SUFFER!?

Recently, a black-haired girl with black clothes and a pained appearance has been observed in Legion company. Though her body heat did not show up on Hot Rod's thermograph, it is possible that she is the first identified Kiss Player for the Legion army.

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* The first Legion seen in the ''Kiss Players'' manga is based on the ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]/[[Decepticharge]] mold, with a [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]-esque head and odd triplicate headlights. This appears to be a common, though not universal, body type for the group.

* The Legions are possibly inspired by the Biblical demon of the same name.

* Let's just be honest: the Legion's prehensile tongues are ''explicity'' phallic. There, it's been said. We got it off our chest, and now we can go back to our normal lives pretending the Legion never existed and that we never read this page. The dreams will haunt us though, for years, oh yes...(shudders)...so cold...

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Kiss Players characters]]
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T02:00:27Z

194.80.32.10: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

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==Synopsis==
[[Image:SwoopSari.JPG|right|thumb|200px|I will make you one of my children of the night.]]
Concerned for [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s safety as possessor of the [[Sari Sumdac's key|All Spark Key]], and knowing they can't be around every minute to protect her, the Autobots decide to give her self-defense lessons. She doesn't do so well, but undaunted, she continues to practice alone in her room that night. She then goes to bed, but a shadow passing by her window makes her curious enough to get up again. She opens the window and is confronted by the Dinobot [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], perched on her balcony like a [[Furmanism|giant predatory bird]]. Shortly afterward, her father stops by to deliver a bedtime snack and is shocked to find her missing. He then gasps like a girl. Hi-lar-ious. End Sarcasm.

He immediately contacts the police and the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone to [[Roll out|roll out]] immediately. Come morning, the police search Sari's room and question [[Isaac Sumdac|Doctor Sumdac]]. [[Captain Fanzone]] coordinates operations from the lobby of [[Sumdac Tower]], checking security video footage and struggling with the operation of his mobile phone. The Autobots arrive, and he asks if anything unusual happened yesterday. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] mentions her self-defense lessons, to which Fanzone raises some objection, noting that hanging around Autobots might just be, oh, dangerous for a little girl. Just then, Prime spots Swoop on the security footage replay. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] doesn't think it's possible, but Prime notes they never did find out what happened to the escaped Dinobots. Behind him, Bulkhead and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] hold a quiet conversation about whether to tell Prime about their role in the Dinobots' escape, but decide to investigate the Dinobots' island themselves first. Fanzone overhears and decides to follow this new lead on his own.

That night, Prowl and Bulkhead take a cargo ship out to the Dinobots' island, with Fanzone pursuing them in one of the police department mini-subs that had been (somewhat morbidly) searching Detroit's waterways for Sari. Unfortunately, Fanzone is unable to differentiate between 'down periscope' and 'open hatch', leading to the sub sinking with a gurgled 'This is why I hate machines'. By daylight the Autobots arrive on the island and start exploring. Suddenly, Prowl spots tracks, indicating someone besides the Dinobots is on the island. As they arrive at the edge of the central crater, Bulkhead expresses second thoughts about setting the Dinobots free. What if someone were to find them there? Prowl deactivates his holographic generator and notes that currently won't be an issue, as the Dinobots appear to be gone.

From within his new headquarters, [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] observes the two visitors and sends the Dinobots, who are waiting behind him, to deal with the pair.

Back outside in the valley, an outraged Bulkhead growls that they should have melted down the Dinobots as Dr. Sumdac wanted, but Prowl insists the Dinobots are more than just machines, that they are truly alive and so had to be saved. Bulkhead counters by asking who's going to save Sari. The two then leave to explore the island further, with Fanzone (having washed up on the shore) pursuing close behind—well, as close behind as possible after dealing with various mishaps.

In Meltdown's control room, [[Colossus Rhodes]] offers to pound the Autobots to scrap, but Meltdown stays him. Sari figures they're both as good as arrested and taunts them until Rhodes bulks up and scares her into silence.

Outside, Bulkhead and Prowl discover Captain Fanzone sinking in quicksand and haul him out. Prowl asks why he's following them, but Fanzone counters by asking what they're doing on an abandoned island research facility in the middle of Lake Erie, and they fall silent.

Still watching the proceedings, Meltdown decides it's time to greet his guests personally and leaves Rhodes to guard Sari. Rhodes taunts Sari for a change, but Sari just asks to go to the toilet - 'I'm a little girl, it's what I do'.

On the surface, Fanzone continues to question Bulkhead about the situation, wondering if there's something he's not being told. Bulkhead abruptly points out the Dinobots behind Fanzone as the possible missing piece of info. Prowl offers to deal with the Dinobots, as they trust him, but they attack. Prowl is confused, but Bulkhead figures it's pretty straightforward: The Dinobots kidnapped Sari and now want to destroy them. He also lets slip that he and Prowl helped the Dinobots escape. During the skirmish, Prowl notes acid burns on Swoop's leg plating and deduces that someone with the ability to burn the Dinobots is forcing them to act this way. The Autobots and Fanzone manage to make a run for it, only to find themselves in a dead-end canyon. When Meltdown confronts them, Prowl finally puts it all together, realizing that the villain is behind the Dinobots capturing Sari and attacking them. Meltdown gleefully monologues about finding an island with its own security system just when he needed a place for private experiments, and how Sari will now be his latest subject. An enraged Bulkhead charges, but Meltdown's acid blasts a painful hole in the Autobot's chest.

Prowl and Fanzone run to help him, but Meltdown touches a remote-control button and sends the pair plummeting through a trap door down into a steel-lined holding pen. There, he pits them against two of his less successful experiments in creating transforming humans, people capable of taking on any shape at will. Both test subjects however (including Meltdown's lawyer) mutated into [[Pretenders|ungodly abominations]]. He notes that the failures were a result of using adult test subjects, whereas a still-growing human should prove much more promising. And what better choice than the daughter of his arch-rival, Isaac Sumdac? He then leaves to administer his formula to Sari while his two mutants take care of Prowl and Fanzone.

Elsewhere in the base, Sari tricks Cyrus Rhodes into checking out the rest room toilet, then uses her key to flood water on him, shorting out the electrode/pistons that let him bulk up. When he turns to attack her, she trips him, then locks him in the bathroom and takes off. Somehow, she finds the controls to turn off the laser barrier keeping Prowl and Fanzone trapped in the holding pit. Freed just in time, they take off and quickly locate Sari. Informed of Bulkhead's predicament, she guides them out the way she was brought in. As they start down the hall, Fanzone spots a rack of spare protective suits for Meltdown and grabs one.

[[image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|right|thumb|200px|"Your death will be swift."]]
Prowl gets the two humans past a closing steel door and outside, where Sari quickly uses her key to heal Bulkhead. Before they can celebrate, Meltdown shows up with the Dinobots. Sari launches into a flying kick which totally misses Meltdown, but serves as the distraction needed for Prowl to score a hit. Before a stunned Meltdown can recover, Fanzone tackles him and wraps him up in a spare acid-resistant-pimp-suit he grabbed from Meltdown's stores. Meltdown orders the Dinobots to attack, but Prowl points that that Meltdown has no power over them any more. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] declares that it's time to hurt Meltdown, and the Dinobots [[transformation|transform]] into robot mode...which naturally surprises the others. Prowl offers the panicking Meltdown a choice: going to prison or being left to the Dinobots' (lack of) mercies. Just then, Colossus Rhodes (whose electronics apparently dried out) and the two mutants burst out of the entrance into the underground facility, only to draw the Dinobots' attention to themselves. The mighty mechanical trio ignite their weapons and quickly trounce the three mutants - from a distance the audience witnesses a large explosion bloom on the island's flank, like a beautiful flower...

That evening, Fanzone and the Autobots take Sari and the captive Meltdown and Rhodes back to Detroit. Fanzone calls Dr. Sumdac to give him the good news, and Bulkhead and Prowl wonder if they should admit about the Dinobots to Prime. Fanzone assures Prowl that as long as the Dinobots stay on the island and out of Detroit, he doesn't have a problem with them. Prowl thanks him for all his help, and the two acknowledge they make a decent team, despite their different physical compositions. Watching Sari try out another kick on Bulkhead, Fanzone expresses continuing doubts about teaching ninja moves to eight-year-olds. Prowl agrees, noting Sari can apparently take care of herself in her own unique fashion.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==

"This is why I hate machines!"<br>
"No need to be such a technophobe, Captain."<br>
"A technophobe is someone who ''fears'' technology. ''(Smashes cell phone)'' Does '''''this''' look like'' '''FEAR TO YOU?!'''"<br>
"Um...my mistake."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' straightens out '''Prowl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s perceptions of him.

'''Fanzone:''' You're teaching an eight-year-old ''nerve blows''?<br>
'''Ratchet:''' You want her to pick it up in the street?<br>
'''Prowl:''' This is part of every protoform's elemental programming.<br>
'''Fanzone:''' Say what?<br>
'''Bulkhead:''' Yeah, it's not like we're having her fight Decepticons.<br>
'''Prowl:''' Yet.
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' and the Autobots debate the finer points of child education.

"Wait a minute—roll that back."<br>
"Sure thing, dollface."
:—The '''Reception Bot''' gets sassy with '''Optimus'''.

"Help!"<br>
"That sounded like Captain Fanzone."<br>
"Y-Yeah, hey, I—I do a really good impression of myself '''screaming for help!'''"
:—Even in mortal danger, '''Captain Fanzone''' zings '''Prowl'''.

"Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform-shoes, booga-looga-looga-loose! Professor Isaac Sumdac!"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets down with his bad self while monologuing.

"Dibs on Lefty—I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''' actually hates something besides machines.

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots...Dinobots hurt Meltdown."
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast, Melty.

'''Fanzone''': "What the...?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa...!"<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* How the heck do Prowl and Bulkhead speak quietly enough to avoid Ratchet and Prime overhearing, yet loudly enough for Fanzone to hear them?
* Apparently, there's nothing wrong with cutting a cargo ship free of its moorings and sailing it out into the middle of Lake Erie without permission. (Prowl and Bulkhead must have convinced either the ship's captain or its computerized pilot system to make an unscheduled trip.)
* Why does Meltdown bother to send the Dinobots, then go to handle his guests himself several minutes later? Sure, it works out, but was it planned that way?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode in which Snarl and Swoop transform. They still haven't spoken, however.
* This is also the first episode in which Fanzone refers to any of the Autobots by name, suggesting he's getting used to them being more than machines.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from "[[Blast from the Past]]".
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* Fanzone's dialog suggests that a volcanic island in the middle of Lake Erie is not as preposterous as it might seem, as the island was formerly a research facility of some shape or form. Odds are that Isaac owns it and simply doesn't know it.
* A lawyer being turned into a shark creature? Surely there was no deeper meaning here...
* Do we really want to know what that key slot was doing on the controls for a toilet?
* The two mutants are conspicuously absent in the final scene (Fanzone notes "got 'em both," indicating only two prisoners), so it appears they were either destroyed or left imprisoned on the island, subject to the Dinobots' whims, which seems harsh given the two were (presumably) innocent victims of Meltdown's experiments. If they're somehow held on ship, not mentioning or showing them seems to be quite an oversight.
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T01:57:32Z

194.80.32.10: /* Quotes */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

{{picsneeded}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:SwoopSari.JPG|right|thumb|200px|I will make you one of my children of the night.]]
Concerned for [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s safety as possessor of the [[Sari Sumdac's key|All Spark Key]], and knowing they can't be around every minute to protect her, the Autobots decide to give her self-defense lessons. She doesn't do so well, but undaunted, she continues to practice alone in her room that night. She then goes to bed, but a shadow passing by her window makes her curious enough to get up again. She opens the window and is confronted by the Dinobot [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], perched on her balcony like a [[Furmanism|giant predatory bird]]. Shortly afterward, her father stops by to deliver a bedtime snack and is shocked to find her missing. He then gasps like a girl. Hi-lar-ious. End Sarcasm.

He immediately contacts the police and the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone to [[Roll out|roll out]] immediately. Come morning, the police search Sari's room and question [[Isaac Sumdac|Doctor Sumdac]]. [[Captain Fanzone]] coordinates operations from the lobby of [[Sumdac Tower]], checking security video footage and struggling with the operation of his mobile phone. The Autobots arrive, and he asks if anything unusual happened yesterday. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] mentions her self-defense lessons, to which Fanzone raises some objection, noting that hanging around Autobots might just be, oh, dangerous for a little girl. Just then, Prime spots Swoop on the security footage replay. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] doesn't think it's possible, but Prime notes they never did find out what happened to the escaped Dinobots. Behind him, Bulkhead and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] hold a quiet conversation about whether to tell Prime about their role in the Dinobots' escape, but decide to investigate the Dinobots' island themselves first. Fanzone overhears and decides to follow this new lead on his own.

That night, Prowl and Bulkhead take a cargo ship out to the Dinobots' island, with Fanzone pursuing them in one of the police department mini-subs that had been (somewhat morbidly) searching Detroit's waterways for Sari. Unfortunately, Fanzone is unable to differentiate between 'down periscope' and 'open hatch', leading to the sub sinking with a gurgled 'This is why I hate machines'. By daylight the Autobots arrive on the island and start exploring. Suddenly, Prowl spots tracks, indicating someone besides the Dinobots is on the island. As they arrive at the edge of the central crater, Bulkhead expresses second thoughts about setting the Dinobots free. What if someone were to find them there? Prowl deactivates his holographic generator and notes that currently won't be an issue, as the Dinobots appear to be gone.

From within his new headquarters, [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] observes the two visitors and sends the Dinobots, who are waiting behind him, to deal with the pair.

Back outside in the valley, an outraged Bulkhead growls that they should have melted down the Dinobots as Dr. Sumdac wanted, but Prowl insists the Dinobots are more than just machines, that they are truly alive and so had to be saved. Bulkhead counters by asking who's going to save Sari. The two then leave to explore the island further, with Fanzone (having washed up on the shore) pursuing close behind—well, as close behind as possible after dealing with various mishaps.

In Meltdown's control room, [[Colossus Rhodes]] offers to pound the Autobots to scrap, but Meltdown stays him. Sari figures they're both as good as arrested and taunts them until Rhodes bulks up and scares her into silence.

Outside, Bulkhead and Prowl discover Captain Fanzone sinking in quicksand and haul him out. Prowl asks why he's following them, but Fanzone counters by asking what they're doing on an abandoned island research facility in the middle of Lake Erie, and they fall silent.

Still watching the proceedings, Meltdown decides it's time to greet his guests personally and leaves Rhodes to guard Sari. Rhodes taunts Sari for a change, but Sari just asks to go to the toilet - 'I'm a little girl, it's what I do'.

On the surface, Fanzone continues to question Bulkhead about the situation, wondering if there's something he's not being told. Bulkhead abruptly points out the Dinobots behind Fanzone as the possible missing piece of info. Prowl offers to deal with the Dinobots, as they trust him, but they attack. Prowl is confused, but Bulkhead figures it's pretty straightforward: The Dinobots kidnapped Sari and now want to destroy them. He also lets slip that he and Prowl helped the Dinobots escape. During the skirmish, Prowl notes acid burns on Swoop's leg plating and deduces that someone with the ability to burn the Dinobots is forcing them to act this way. The Autobots and Fanzone manage to make a run for it, only to find themselves in a dead-end canyon. When Meltdown confronts them, Prowl finally puts it all together, realizing that the villain is behind the Dinobots capturing Sari and attacking them. Meltdown gleefully monologues about finding an island with its own security system just when he needed a place for private experiments, and how Sari will now be his latest subject. An enraged Bulkhead charges, but Meltdown's acid blasts a painful hole in the Autobot's chest.

Prowl and Fanzone run to help him, but Meltdown touches a remote-control button and sends the pair plummeting through a trap door down into a steel-lined holding pen. There, he pits them against two of his less successful experiments in creating transforming humans, people capable of taking on any shape at will. Both test subjects however (including Meltdown's lawyer) mutated into [[Pretenders|ungodly abominations]]. He notes that the failures were a result of using adult test subjects, whereas a still-growing human should prove much more promising. And what better choice than the daughter of his arch-rival, Isaac Sumdac? He then leaves to administer his formula to Sari while his two mutants take care of Prowl and Fanzone.

Elsewhere in the base, Sari tricks Cyrus Rhodes into checking out the rest room toilet, then uses her key to flood water on him, shorting out the electrode/pistons that let him bulk up. When he turns to attack her, she trips him, then locks him in the bathroom and takes off. Somehow, she finds the controls to turn off the laser barrier keeping Prowl and Fanzone trapped in the holding pit. Freed just in time, they take off and quickly locate Sari. Informed of Bulkhead's predicament, she guides them out the way she was brought in. As they start down the hall, Fanzone spots a rack of spare protective suits for Meltdown and grabs one.

[[image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|right|thumb|200px|"Your death will be swift."]]
Prowl gets the two humans past a closing steel door and outside, where Sari quickly uses her key to heal Bulkhead. Before they can celebrate, Meltdown shows up with the Dinobots. Sari launches into a flying kick which totally misses Meltdown, but serves as the distraction needed for Prowl to score a hit. Before a stunned Meltdown can recover, Fanzone tackles him and wraps him up in a spare acid-resistant-pimp-suit he grabbed from Meltdown's stores. Meltdown orders the Dinobots to attack, but Prowl points that that Meltdown has no power over them any more. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] declares that it's time to hurt Meltdown, and the Dinobots [[transformation|transform]] into robot mode...which naturally surprises the others. Prowl offers the panicking Meltdown a choice: going to prison or being left to the Dinobots' (lack of) mercies. Just then, Colossus Rhodes (whose electronics apparently dried out) and the two mutants burst out of the entrance into the underground facility, only to draw the Dinobots' attention to themselves. The mighty mechanical trio ignite their weapons and quickly trounce the three mutants - from a distance the audience witnesses a large explosion bloom on the island's flank, like a beautiful flower...

That evening, Fanzone and the Autobots take Sari and the captive Meltdown and Rhodes back to Detroit. Fanzone calls Dr. Sumdac to give him the good news, and Bulkhead and Prowl wonder if they should admit about the Dinobots to Prime. Fanzone assures Prowl that as long as the Dinobots stay on the island and out of Detroit, he doesn't have a problem with them. Prowl thanks him for all his help, and the two acknowledge they make a decent team, despite their different physical compositions. Watching Sari try out another kick on Bulkhead, Fanzone expresses continuing doubts about teaching ninja moves to eight-year-olds. Prowl agrees, noting Sari can apparently take care of herself in her own unique fashion.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==

"This is why I hate machines!"<br>
"No need to be such a technophobe, Captain."<br>
"A technophobe is someone who ''fears'' technology. ''(Smashes cell phone)'' Does '''''this''' look like'' '''FEAR TO YOU?!'''"<br>
"Um...my mistake."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' straightens out '''Prowl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s perceptions of him.

'''Fanzone:''' You're teaching an eight-year-old ''nerve blows''?<br>
'''Ratchet:''' You want her to pick it up in the street?<br>
'''Prowl:''' This is part of every protoform's elemental programming.<br>
'''Fanzone:''' Say what?<br>
'''Bulkhead:''' Yeah, it's not like we're having her fight Decepticons.<br>
'''Prowl:''' Yet.
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' and the Autobots debate the finer points of child education.

"Wait a minute—roll that back."<br>
"Sure thing, dollface."
:—The '''Reception Bot''' gets sassy with '''Optimus'''.

"Help!"<br>
"That sounded like Captain Fanzone."<br>
"Y-Yeah, hey, I—I do a really good impression of myself '''screaming for help!'''"
:—Even in mortal danger, '''Captain Fanzone''' zings '''Prowl'''.

"Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform-shoes, booga-looga-looga-loose! Professor Isaac Sumdac!"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets down with his bad self while monologuing.

"Dibs on Lefty—I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''' actually hates something besides machines.

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots...Dinobots hurt Meltdown."
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast, Melty.

'''Fanzone''': "What the...?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa...!"<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* How the heck do Prowl and Bulkhead speak quietly enough to avoid Ratchet and Prime overhearing, yet loudly enough for Fanzone to hear them?
* Apparently, there's nothing wrong with cutting a cargo ship free of its moorings and sailing it out into the middle of Lake Erie without permission. (Prowl and Bulkhead must have convinced either the ship's captain or its computerized pilot system to make an unscheduled trip.)
* Why does Meltdown bother to send the Dinobots, then go to handle his guests himself several minutes later? Sure, it works out, but was it planned that way?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode in which Snarl and Swoop transform. They still haven't spoken, however.
* This is also the first episode in which Fanzone refers to any of the Autobots by name, suggesting he's getting used to them being more than machines.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from "[[Blast from the Past]]".
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* Fanzone's dialog reveals that the island was not pristinely natural anyway, but an abandoned research facility of some sort.
* A lawyer being turned into a shark creature? Surely there was no deeper meaning here...
* Do we really want to know what that key slot was doing on the controls for a toilet?
* The two mutants are conspicuously absent in the final scene (Fanzone notes "got 'em both," indicating only two prisoners), so it appears they were either destroyed or left imprisoned on the island, subject to the Dinobots' whims, which seems harsh given the two were (presumably) innocent victims of Meltdown's experiments. If they're somehow held on ship, not mentioning or showing them seems to be quite an oversight.
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Meltdown (Animated)

2008-03-09T01:56:47Z

194.80.32.10:

{{disambig3|Meltdown}}
:''Prometheus Black is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Prometh_anim.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The goggles...]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-21644.png|right|thumb|200px|...they do nothing!]]

'''Prometheus Black''' is an entrepreneur and business rival of [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Whereas Sumdac focuses on robotics, Black's expertise is in the area of biotechnology. However, his constant loss of business to [[Sumdac Systems]] has left Black bitter toward machines, including the [[Transformer|sentient kind]]. An accident in testing a new corrosive designed to melt [[Autobot]] armor left him with the ability to melt anything he touches...and left a few screws loose, as he became the supervillain '''Meltdown'''.

He employs shrimp/giant and altogether biochemical freak [[Colossus Rhodes]].

He also looks good in a pimp suit, which is the best superpower ever.

{{quote|Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform-shoes, booga-looga-looga-loose! Professor Isaac Sumdac!|Meltdown vents some spleen regarding [[Isaac Sumdac]] and then gets [[Dancitron|his funk on]]|"[[Survival of the Fittest]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Peter Stormare]] (English), ? (Japanese)

Prometheus Black's biotechnology business was highly successful because it played off the citizens of Detroit's fear of <strike>illegal immigrants</strike> robots stealing their jobs. Much of his money was made on makeovers of some of the city's less physically gifted individuals, but he finally staged a promotion aimed at getting himself a contract with the city's police force. Pitting the seemingly frail old man Colossus Rhodes against [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], he hoped to win the support of [[Captain Fanzone]]. Unfortunately, Rhodes's rampage in the parking lot convinced Fanzone to recommend canceling all of Black's contracts with the city, leaving Black financially ruined. His venture capital backers, represented by [[Porter C. Powell]], pulled out.
[[Image:Meltdownaproch.jpg|thumbnail|left|But trust me about the sunscreen]]
Discovering a corrosive from Bumblebee's systems, Black attempted to make an acid which would melt Autobot body armor. However, a lab accident caused the acid to bond with Black (instead of horribly scarring him and causing [[Wikipedia:Two-Face|a split personality]]). Now calling himself Meltdown, he decided to take his revenge on Sumdac. Meltdown broke into [[Sumdac Tower]] and nearly killed the "nerd". However, Bumblebee managed to save Sumdac, and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] imprisoned Meltdown in a [[force field]]. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}
{{-}}
{{spoiler|Survival of the Fittest}}
Meltdown and Colossus discovered the Dinobots' island, and using his ability to corrode strong alloys, he forced the Dinobots into servitude. His new goal was the creation of "human transformers". However, his early experiments (one involving his lawyer) were failures, and he decide to try again, this time with a child. He sent Swoop to kidnap Sari, but Prowl, Bulkhead and Captain Fanzone's interference not only put a stop to his plan but freed the Dinobots...whose first decision was to try and rend Meltdown limb from limb. Prowl gave him a choice: Dinobots or prison. Surprise, surprise, he chose prison. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Prometheus}}
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Meltdown (Animated)

2008-03-09T01:56:11Z

194.80.32.10:

{{disambig3|Meltdown}}
:''Prometheus Black is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Prometh_anim.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The goggles...]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-21644.png|right|thumb|200px|...they do nothing!]]

'''Prometheus Black''' is an entrepreneur and business rival of [[Isaac Sumdac]]. Whereas Sumdac focuses on robotics, Black's expertise is in the area of biotechnology. However, his constant loss of business to [[Sumdac Systems]] has left Black bitter toward machines, including the [[Transformer|sentient kind]]. An accident in testing a new corrosive designed to melt [[Autobot]] armor left him with the ability to melt anything he touches...and left a few screws loose, as he became the supervillain '''Meltdown'''.

He employs shrimp/giant and altogether biochemical freak [[Colossus Rhodes]].

He also looks good in a pimp suit, which is the best superpower ever.

{{quote|Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform-shoes, booga-looga-looga-loose..Professor Isaac Sumdac!|Meltdown vents some spleen regarding [[Isaac Sumdac]] and then gets [[Dancitron|his funk on]]|"[[Survival of the Fittest]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Transformers Animated cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Peter Stormare]] (English), ? (Japanese)

Prometheus Black's biotechnology business was highly successful because it played off the citizens of Detroit's fear of <strike>illegal immigrants</strike> robots stealing their jobs. Much of his money was made on makeovers of some of the city's less physically gifted individuals, but he finally staged a promotion aimed at getting himself a contract with the city's police force. Pitting the seemingly frail old man Colossus Rhodes against [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], he hoped to win the support of [[Captain Fanzone]]. Unfortunately, Rhodes's rampage in the parking lot convinced Fanzone to recommend canceling all of Black's contracts with the city, leaving Black financially ruined. His venture capital backers, represented by [[Porter C. Powell]], pulled out.
[[Image:Meltdownaproch.jpg|thumbnail|left|But trust me about the sunscreen]]
Discovering a corrosive from Bumblebee's systems, Black attempted to make an acid which would melt Autobot body armor. However, a lab accident caused the acid to bond with Black (instead of horribly scarring him and causing [[Wikipedia:Two-Face|a split personality]]). Now calling himself Meltdown, he decided to take his revenge on Sumdac. Meltdown broke into [[Sumdac Tower]] and nearly killed the "nerd". However, Bumblebee managed to save Sumdac, and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] imprisoned Meltdown in a [[force field]]. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}
{{-}}
{{spoiler|Survival of the Fittest}}
Meltdown and Colossus discovered the Dinobots' island, and using his ability to corrode strong alloys, he forced the Dinobots into servitude. His new goal was the creation of "human transformers". However, his early experiments (one involving his lawyer) were failures, and he decide to try again, this time with a child. He sent Swoop to kidnap Sari, but Prowl, Bulkhead and Captain Fanzone's interference not only put a stop to his plan but freed the Dinobots...whose first decision was to try and rend Meltdown limb from limb. Prowl gave him a choice: Dinobots or prison. Surprise, surprise, he chose prison. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Prometheus}}
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Optimus Prime (Animated)

2008-03-09T01:25:07Z

194.80.32.10:

{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:OptimusPrimeAnimated.JPG|right|thumb|300px|"Freedom... [[Megatron (BW)|Yeesss]]..."]]

'''Optimus Prime''' (also known as '''Dollface''' to the reception-desk bot' at [[Sumdac Tower]]) is a relatively naive and idealistic young leader, prone to long-winded "inspirational" speeches, who leads a small and inexperienced Autobot [[space bridge]] maintenance team under the supervision of [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Despite his humble "Bot Next Door" persona, he performs his job with a dedicated seriousness. He transforms into a fire engine and wields a kick-ass, rocket-powered, extendable battle axe, as well as wrist-mounted grappler cables.

[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] sneers at Optimus's lowly repair job. More than anything, Prime wishes to be a hero. He's got the speeches, he's got the moves...but what is he missing?
Maybe [[Stan Bush|The Touch]]?

{{Quote|So, this is what it feels like to be a hero...|Optimus upon his death|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated'' cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English)

[[Image:Alongcameaspiderthreefriends.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Whoa-oh! Surprise hug from Mr. Freaky-Big!"]]
On a mission, Optimus and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita 1]] accompanied [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to a forbidden organic planet in search of a lost [[Decepticon]] ship rumored to be rich in [[Energon]]. After finding the planet to be infested with giant spiders, the trio finally decided to leave, but their retreat was not easy. Though Optimus and Elita found the Decepticon ship and its coveted [[energon cube]]s, they were forced to escape when spiders surrounded them. However, Elita was left behind, presumed destroyed in an energon explosion. Sentinel Prime was furious and blamed Optimus for her death. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

Some time after this dark moment, Prime either abandoned or flunked the [[Autobot Academy]] and eventually found himself leading a small space bridge repair crew a thousand stellar cycles later. Prime and his crew came across the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]] while repairing a [[Space Bridge]] and brought the artifact aboard their ship. During transport, they were discovered by the [[Decepticons]], and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] came after them. He proved too strong to take head on (in spite of [[Starscream (Animated)|his subordinate]] planting a bomb on his chassis), but when the Autobot ship neared [[Earth]], Prime knocked Megatron overboard. The Autobots stayed in stasis for the next 50 years until they were accidentally awakened by an apparent intruder. Optimus and the Autobots took on Earth vehicles as alternate modes in an attempt to assimilate with what they believed to be the local dominant culture. Prime and his team were able to dispatch a bio-mechanical insectoid that was attacking Detroit. They were hailed as heroes for it.

[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Sorry, Prime, this is just another one of those things you were never meant to know...]]
Over the next several weeks, the Autobots got to learn human culture and and customs, doing their best to prevent disasters and save lives. Eventually, Starscream came for the All Spark, and Optimus found that the schemer could pack quite a punch. The Autobot officer was still able to keep Starscream from getting the artifact, though at the cost of his life. However, he was quickly revived by [[Sari Sumdac]] and her All Spark-influenced key. Later, the Autobots helped rebuild parts of Detroit that were destroyed in their battle with Starscream. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

Unfortunately for Optimus, he had gained a reputation outside of Earth's atmosphere—not as a hero, but as the slayer of Megatron. The Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] placed a large bounty on his head, and pretty soon, [[Lockdown]] came to collect. He captured Prime and stole his axe and grapplers. Fortunately, Ratchet saved him, finally getting the old bot to open up more. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

During the Autobots' first [[Halloween]] on Earth, the Decepticon [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] showed up and kidnapped Sari. When Optimus Prime tried to fight her, she dodged all his moves, as she had trained with him. Prime was shocked to learn that Blackarachnia was his old Autobot Academy classmate Elita-1, who hadn't died but been mutated while fighting off the giant arachnids those many years ago. Blackarachnia tried to use Sari's All Spark key to remove the organic aspects from her biology, but the key began to drain the life from everything organic around and nearly killed Blackarachnia herself. Prime removed the key, saving Blackarachnia and the organics. Still calling her Elita, Prime tried to convince her to return to the Autobots so they could try and help her. She repaid that kindness by injecting him with venom and telling him that she would never trust him again. Prime was left to reflect on the friend he'd failed not once, but twice. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Deluxe_CybertronPrime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''"I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay. I sleep all night and I work all day."'']]

:Based on his pre-Earth Cybertronian look, the first version of ''Animated'' Optimus Prime transforms into a half-track Cybertronic truck loosely based on the Mitsubishi Fuso Hybrid concept truck. As a half-track, instead of rear wheels, he has molded, caterpillar-linked tracks with smaller wheels inside for rolling along smooth surfaces. Prime's axe weapon is stored by partially folding the axe at the grey hinge near the handle peg, then placing the handle peg in a hole on the back of the cab (actually his two fists' holes, thus helping them holding in position) with the blade facing down and a grey peg facing up, acting as a "fifth wheel" (known as a trailer hitch among fans), should one find a suitable trailer to attach onto it.

:He has a superb range of articulation, as is the standard with ''Animated'' toys, due to the extensive use of ball joints and universal hinge joints. As stated above, the hitch assembly becomes his axe, which can be wielded with one blade (for the rocket-boosted look) or have the single blade split to form a double-bladed axe. The truck roof is mounted on his left arm as a shield or can be separated in two and be attached to the axe to become giant energon blades.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Deluxe class figure multi-pack, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Deluxe_BattleBegins_Prime_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|HEEEEERE'S PRIMEY!!!]]

: The Deluxe-class Earth Mode Optimus Prime has a very similar engineering design to to the Deluxe-class Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime figure. The vehicle mode inexplicably features big-rig style smokestacks, a detail absent from the animation model. He has a battle-damaged deco and comes with a Deluxe-class Cybertron Mode Megatron figure as well as a DVD featuring the first episode of ''Transformers Animated''.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Activators, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Activators_EarthPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|DOMO-ARIGATO MISTER ROBOTO!]]

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Voyager_EarthOptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hey, whatever happened to that [[mouthplate]]?]]

:Based on his Earth look, a futuristic fire truck. His rear portion transforms into a giant extinguisher,which can really squirt water, and wings, which transform into a giant, opened-up energon axe. The toy features a mouthplate which can slide up to cover his face, or retract down below.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

*'''Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime''' (Supreme, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_RolloutCommand_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fanny-pack Prime.]]

:This toy will feature sound clips from the TV show. Rolling the toy forward in vehicle mode causes the torso to spin, slowly unfolding it into robot mode.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

==Trivia==
*Optimus was killed off after only [[Transform and Roll Out!|three episodes]] ''and'' revived 1 minute and 15 seconds later. That's gotta [[Optimus Prime (G1)|be]] [[Optimus Primal|a]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|new]] [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|record]].
*The placement of Optimus' Cybertronian vehicle mode front wheels is similar in location to those on [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave comics continuity|Optronix]].
*The twin cylinder shaped protrusions connected to Optimus' small antennae are inspired by the head design of the movie rendition of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], as opposed to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|traditional]] single cylinder.

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Optimus Prime (Animated)

2008-03-09T01:24:03Z

194.80.32.10:

{{Template:Disambig3|Optimus Prime}}

:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:OptimusPrimeAnimated.JPG|right|thumb|300px|"Freedom... [[Megatron (BW)|Yeesss]]..."]]

'''Optimus Prime''' (also known as '''Dollface''' to the reception-desk bot' at [[Sumdac Tower]])is a relatively naive and idealistic young leader, prone to long-winded "inspirational" speeches, who leads a small and inexperienced Autobot [[space bridge]] maintenance team under the supervision of [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Despite his humble "Bot Next Door" persona, he performs his job with a dedicated seriousness. He transforms into a fire engine and wields a kick-ass, rocket-powered, extendable battle axe, as well as wrist-mounted grappler cables.

[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] sneers at Optimus's lowly repair job. More than anything, Prime wishes to be a hero. He's got the speeches, he's got the moves...but what is he missing?
Maybe [[Stan Bush|The Touch]]?

{{Quote|So, this is what it feels like to be a hero...|Optimus upon his death|"[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Animated'' cartoon===
{{ongoing}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English)

[[Image:Alongcameaspiderthreefriends.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Whoa-oh! Surprise hug from Mr. Freaky-Big!"]]
On a mission, Optimus and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita 1]] accompanied [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to a forbidden organic planet in search of a lost [[Decepticon]] ship rumored to be rich in [[Energon]]. After finding the planet to be infested with giant spiders, the trio finally decided to leave, but their retreat was not easy. Though Optimus and Elita found the Decepticon ship and its coveted [[energon cube]]s, they were forced to escape when spiders surrounded them. However, Elita was left behind, presumed destroyed in an energon explosion. Sentinel Prime was furious and blamed Optimus for her death. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

Some time after this dark moment, Prime either abandoned or flunked the [[Autobot Academy]] and eventually found himself leading a small space bridge repair crew a thousand stellar cycles later. Prime and his crew came across the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]] while repairing a [[Space Bridge]] and brought the artifact aboard their ship. During transport, they were discovered by the [[Decepticons]], and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] came after them. He proved too strong to take head on (in spite of [[Starscream (Animated)|his subordinate]] planting a bomb on his chassis), but when the Autobot ship neared [[Earth]], Prime knocked Megatron overboard. The Autobots stayed in stasis for the next 50 years until they were accidentally awakened by an apparent intruder. Optimus and the Autobots took on Earth vehicles as alternate modes in an attempt to assimilate with what they believed to be the local dominant culture. Prime and his team were able to dispatch a bio-mechanical insectoid that was attacking Detroit. They were hailed as heroes for it.

[[Image:Sariprime.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Sorry, Prime, this is just another one of those things you were never meant to know...]]
Over the next several weeks, the Autobots got to learn human culture and and customs, doing their best to prevent disasters and save lives. Eventually, Starscream came for the All Spark, and Optimus found that the schemer could pack quite a punch. The Autobot officer was still able to keep Starscream from getting the artifact, though at the cost of his life. However, he was quickly revived by [[Sari Sumdac]] and her All Spark-influenced key. Later, the Autobots helped rebuild parts of Detroit that were destroyed in their battle with Starscream. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

Unfortunately for Optimus, he had gained a reputation outside of Earth's atmosphere—not as a hero, but as the slayer of Megatron. The Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] placed a large bounty on his head, and pretty soon, [[Lockdown]] came to collect. He captured Prime and stole his axe and grapplers. Fortunately, Ratchet saved him, finally getting the old bot to open up more. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

During the Autobots' first [[Halloween]] on Earth, the Decepticon [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] showed up and kidnapped Sari. When Optimus Prime tried to fight her, she dodged all his moves, as she had trained with him. Prime was shocked to learn that Blackarachnia was his old Autobot Academy classmate Elita-1, who hadn't died but been mutated while fighting off the giant arachnids those many years ago. Blackarachnia tried to use Sari's All Spark key to remove the organic aspects from her biology, but the key began to drain the life from everything organic around and nearly killed Blackarachnia herself. Prime removed the key, saving Blackarachnia and the organics. Still calling her Elita, Prime tried to convince her to return to the Autobots so they could try and help her. She repaid that kindness by injecting him with venom and telling him that she would never trust him again. Prime was left to reflect on the friend he'd failed not once, but twice. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
*'''Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Deluxe_CybertronPrime_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''"I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay. I sleep all night and I work all day."'']]

:Based on his pre-Earth Cybertronian look, the first version of ''Animated'' Optimus Prime transforms into a half-track Cybertronic truck loosely based on the Mitsubishi Fuso Hybrid concept truck. As a half-track, instead of rear wheels, he has molded, caterpillar-linked tracks with smaller wheels inside for rolling along smooth surfaces. Prime's axe weapon is stored by partially folding the axe at the grey hinge near the handle peg, then placing the handle peg in a hole on the back of the cab (actually his two fists' holes, thus helping them holding in position) with the blade facing down and a grey peg facing up, acting as a "fifth wheel" (known as a trailer hitch among fans), should one find a suitable trailer to attach onto it.

:He has a superb range of articulation, as is the standard with ''Animated'' toys, due to the extensive use of ball joints and universal hinge joints. As stated above, the hitch assembly becomes his axe, which can be wielded with one blade (for the rocket-boosted look) or have the single blade split to form a double-bladed axe. The truck roof is mounted on his left arm as a shield or can be separated in two and be attached to the axe to become giant energon blades.

{{comingsoontoy}}

*'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Battle Begins''' (Deluxe class figure multi-pack, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Deluxe_BattleBegins_Prime_toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|HEEEEERE'S PRIMEY!!!]]

: The Deluxe-class Earth Mode Optimus Prime has a very similar engineering design to to the Deluxe-class Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime figure. The vehicle mode inexplicably features big-rig style smokestacks, a detail absent from the animation model. He has a battle-damaged deco and comes with a Deluxe-class Cybertron Mode Megatron figure as well as a DVD featuring the first episode of ''Transformers Animated''.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Activators, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Activators_EarthPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|DOMO-ARIGATO MISTER ROBOTO!]]

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_Voyager_EarthOptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hey, whatever happened to that [[mouthplate]]?]]

:Based on his Earth look, a futuristic fire truck. His rear portion transforms into a giant extinguisher,which can really squirt water, and wings, which transform into a giant, opened-up energon axe. The toy features a mouthplate which can slide up to cover his face, or retract down below.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

*'''Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime''' (Supreme, 2008)
[[Image:TFAnimated_RolloutCommand_OptimusPrime_toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fanny-pack Prime.]]

:This toy will feature sound clips from the TV show. Rolling the toy forward in vehicle mode causes the torso to spin, slowly unfolding it into robot mode.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

==Trivia==
*Optimus was killed off after only [[Transform and Roll Out!|three episodes]] ''and'' revived 1 minute and 15 seconds later. That's gotta [[Optimus Prime (G1)|be]] [[Optimus Primal|a]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|new]] [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|record]].
*The placement of Optimus' Cybertronian vehicle mode front wheels is similar in location to those on [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave comics continuity|Optronix]].
*The twin cylinder shaped protrusions connected to Optimus' small antennae are inspired by the head design of the movie rendition of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], as opposed to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|traditional]] single cylinder.

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[[Category: Autobots]]
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T01:21:54Z

194.80.32.10: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

{{picsneeded}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:SwoopSari.JPG|right|thumb|200px|I will make you one of my children of the night.]]
Concerned for [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s safety as possessor of the [[Sari Sumdac's key|All Spark Key]], and knowing they can't be around every minute to protect her, the Autobots decide to give her self-defense lessons. She doesn't do so well, but undaunted, she continues to practice alone in her room that night. She then goes to bed, but a shadow passing by her window makes her curious enough to get up again. She opens the window and is confronted by the Dinobot [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], perched on her balcony like a [[Furmanism|giant predatory bird]]. Shortly afterward, her father stops by to deliver a bedtime snack and is shocked to find her missing. He then gasps like a girl. Hi-lar-ious. End Sarcasm.

He immediately contacts the police and the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone to [[Roll out|roll out]] immediately. Come morning, the police search Sari's room and question [[Isaac Sumdac|Doctor Sumdac]]. [[Captain Fanzone]] coordinates operations from the lobby of [[Sumdac Tower]], checking security video footage and struggling with the operation of his mobile phone. The Autobots arrive, and he asks if anything unusual happened yesterday. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] mentions her self-defense lessons, to which Fanzone raises some objection, noting that hanging around Autobots might just be, oh, dangerous for a little girl. Just then, Prime spots Swoop on the security footage replay. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] doesn't think it's possible, but Prime notes they never did find out what happened to the escaped Dinobots. Behind him, Bulkhead and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] hold a quiet conversation about whether to tell Prime about their role in the Dinobots' escape, but decide to investigate the Dinobots' island themselves first. Fanzone overhears and decides to follow this new lead on his own.

That night, Prowl and Bulkhead take a cargo ship out to the Dinobots' island, with Fanzone pursuing them in one of the police department mini-subs that had been (somewhat morbidly) searching Detroit's waterways for Sari. Unfortunately, Fanzone is unable to differentiate between 'down periscope' and 'open hatch', leading to the sub sinking with a gurgled 'This is why I hate machines'. By daylight the Autobots arrive on the island and start exploring. Suddenly, Prowl spots tracks, indicating someone besides the Dinobots is on the island. As they arrive at the edge of the central crater, Bulkhead expresses second thoughts about setting the Dinobots free. What if someone were to find them there? Prowl deactivates his holographic generator and notes that currently won't be an issue, as the Dinobots appear to be gone.

From within his new headquarters, [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] observes the two visitors and sends the Dinobots, who are waiting behind him, to deal with the pair.

Back outside in the valley, an outraged Bulkhead growls that they should have melted down the Dinobots as Dr. Sumdac wanted, but Prowl insists the Dinobots are more than just machines, that they are truly alive and so had to be saved. Bulkhead counters by asking who's going to save Sari. The two then leave to explore the island further, with Fanzone (having washed up on the shore) pursuing close behind—well, as close behind as possible after dealing with various mishaps.

In Meltdown's control room, [[Colossus Rhodes]] offers to pound the Autobots to scrap, but Meltdown stays him. Sari figures they're both as good as arrested and taunts them until Rhodes bulks up and scares her into silence.

Outside, Bulkhead and Prowl discover Captain Fanzone sinking in quicksand and haul him out. Prowl asks why he's following them, but Fanzone counters by asking what they're doing on an abandoned island research facility in the middle of Lake Erie, and they fall silent.

Still watching the proceedings, Meltdown decides it's time to greet his guests personally and leaves Rhodes to guard Sari. Rhodes taunts Sari for a change, but Sari just asks to go to the toilet - 'I'm a little girl, it's what I do'.

On the surface, Fanzone continues to question Bulkhead about the situation, wondering if there's something he's not being told. Bulkhead abruptly points out the Dinobots behind Fanzone as the possible missing piece of info. Prowl offers to deal with the Dinobots, as they trust him, but they attack. Prowl is confused, but Bulkhead figures it's pretty straightforward: The Dinobots kidnapped Sari and now want to destroy them. He also lets slip that he and Prowl helped the Dinobots escape. During the skirmish, Prowl notes acid burns on Swoop's leg plating and deduces that someone with the ability to burn the Dinobots is forcing them to act this way. The Autobots and Fanzone manage to make a run for it, only to find themselves in a dead-end canyon. When Meltdown confronts them, Prowl finally puts it all together, realizing that the villain is behind the Dinobots capturing Sari and attacking them. Meltdown gleefully monologues about finding an island with its own security system just when he needed a place for private experiments, and how Sari will now be his latest subject. An enraged Bulkhead charges, but Meltdown's acid blasts a painful hole in the Autobot's chest.

Prowl and Fanzone run to help him, but Meltdown touches a remote-control button and sends the pair plummeting through a trap door down into a steel-lined holding pen. There, he pits them against two of his less successful experiments in creating transforming humans, people capable of taking on any shape at will. Both test subjects however (including Meltdown's lawyer) mutated into [[Pretenders|ungodly abominations]]. He notes that the failures were a result of using adult test subjects, whereas a still-growing human should prove much more promising. And what better choice than the daughter of his arch-rival, Isaac Sumdac? He then leaves to administer his formula to Sari while his two mutants take care of Prowl and Fanzone.

Elsewhere in the base, Sari tricks Cyrus Rhodes into checking out the rest room toilet, then uses her key to flood water on him, shorting out the electrode/pistons that let him bulk up. When he turns to attack her, she trips him, then locks him in the bathroom and takes off. Somehow, she finds the controls to turn off the laser barrier keeping Prowl and Fanzone trapped in the holding pit. Freed just in time, they take off and quickly locate Sari. Informed of Bulkhead's predicament, she guides them out the way she was brought in. As they start down the hall, Fanzone spots a rack of spare protective suits for Meltdown and grabs one.

[[image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|right|thumb|200px|"Your death will be swift."]]
Prowl gets the two humans past a closing steel door and outside, where Sari quickly uses her key to heal Bulkhead. Before they can celebrate, Meltdown shows up with the Dinobots. Sari launches into a flying kick which totally misses Meltdown, but serves as the distraction needed for Prowl to score a hit. Before a stunned Meltdown can recover, Fanzone tackles him and wraps him up in a spare acid-resistant-pimp-suit he grabbed from Meltdown's stores. Meltdown orders the Dinobots to attack, but Prowl points that that Meltdown has no power over them any more. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] declares that it's time to hurt Meltdown, and the Dinobots [[transformation|transform]] into robot mode...which naturally surprises the others. Prowl offers the panicking Meltdown a choice: going to prison or being left to the Dinobots' (lack of) mercies. Just then, Colossus Rhodes (whose electronics apparently dried out) and the two mutants burst out of the entrance into the underground facility, only to draw the Dinobots' attention to themselves. The mighty mechanical trio ignite their weapons and quickly trounce the three mutants - from a distance the audience witnesses a large explosion bloom on the island's flank, like a beautiful flower...

That evening, Fanzone and the Autobots take Sari and the captive Meltdown and Rhodes back to Detroit. Fanzone calls Dr. Sumdac to give him the good news, and Bulkhead and Prowl wonder if they should admit about the Dinobots to Prime. Fanzone assures Prowl that as long as the Dinobots stay on the island and out of Detroit, he doesn't have a problem with them. Prowl thanks him for all his help, and the two acknowledge they make a decent team, despite their different physical compositions. Watching Sari try out another kick on Bulkhead, Fanzone expresses continuing doubts about teaching ninja moves to eight-year-olds. Prowl agrees, noting Sari can apparently take care of herself in her own unique fashion.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==

"This is why I hate machines!"<br>
"No need to be such a technophobe, Captain."<br>
"A technophobe is someone who ''fears'' technology. ''(Smashes cell phone)'' Does '''''this''' look like'' '''FEAR TO YOU?!'''"<br>
"Um...my mistake."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' straightens out '''Prowl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s perceptions of him.

'''Fanzone:''' You're teaching an eight-year-old ''nerve blows''?<br>
'''Ratchet:''' You want her to pick it up in the street?<br>
'''Prowl:''' This is part of every protoform's elemental programming.<br>
'''Fanzone:''' Say what?<br>
'''Bulkhead:''' Yeah, it's not like we're having her fight Decepticons.<br>
'''Prowl:''' Yet.
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' and the Autobots debate the finer points of child education.

"Wait a minute—roll that back."<br>
"Sure thing, dollface."
:—The '''Reception Bot''' gets sassy with '''Optimus'''.

"Help!"<br>
"That sounded like Captain Fanzone."<br>
"Y-Yeah, hey, I—I do a really good impression of myself '''screaming for help!'''"
:—Even in mortal danger, '''Captain Fanzone''' zings '''Prowl'''.

"Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform shoes—booga-looga-looga-looz—Professor Isaac Sumdac?"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets down with his bad self while monologuing.

"Dibs on Lefty—I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''' actually hates something besides machines.

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots...Dinobots hurt Meltdown."
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast, Melty.

'''Fanzone''': "What the...?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa...!"<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* How the heck do Prowl and Bulkhead speak quietly enough to avoid Ratchet and Prime overhearing, yet loudly enough for Fanzone to hear them?
* Apparently, there's nothing wrong with cutting a cargo ship free of its moorings and sailing it out into the middle of Lake Erie without permission. (Prowl and Bulkhead must have convinced either the ship's captain or its computerized pilot system to make an unscheduled trip.)
* Why does Meltdown bother to send the Dinobots, then go to handle his guests himself several minutes later? Sure, it works out, but was it planned that way?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode in which Snarl and Swoop transform. They still haven't spoken, however.
* This is also the first episode in which Fanzone refers to any of the Autobots by name, suggesting he's getting used to them being more than machines.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from "[[Blast from the Past]]".
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* Fanzone's dialog reveals that the island was not pristinely natural anyway, but an abandoned research facility of some sort.
* A lawyer being turned into a shark creature? Surely there was no deeper meaning here...
* Do we really want to know what that key slot was doing on the controls for a toilet?
* The two mutants are conspicuously absent in the final scene (Fanzone notes "got 'em both," indicating only two prisoners), so it appears they were either destroyed or left imprisoned on the island, subject to the Dinobots' whims, which seems harsh given the two were (presumably) innocent victims of Meltdown's experiments. If they're somehow held on ship, not mentioning or showing them seems to be quite an oversight.
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T01:19:05Z

194.80.32.10: /* Synopsis */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

{{picsneeded}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:SwoopSari.JPG|right|thumb|200px|I will make you one of my children of the night.]]
Concerned for [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s safety as possessor of the [[Sari Sumdac's key|All Spark Key]], and knowing they can't be around every minute to protect her, the Autobots decide to give her self-defense lessons. She doesn't do so well, but undaunted, she continues to practice alone in her room that night. She then goes to bed, but a shadow passing by her window makes her curious enough to get up again. She opens the window and is confronted by the Dinobot [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], perched on her balcony like a [[Furmanism|giant predatory bird]]. Shortly afterward, her father stops by to deliver a bedtime snack and is shocked to find her missing. He then gasps like a girl. Hi-lar-ious. End Sarcasm.

He immediately contacts the police and the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone to [[Roll out|roll out]] immediately. Come morning, the police search Sari's room and question [[Isaac Sumdac|Doctor Sumdac]]. [[Captain Fanzone]] coordinates operations from the lobby of [[Sumdac Tower]], checking security video footage and struggling with the operation of his mobile phone. The Autobots arrive, and he asks if anything unusual happened yesterday. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] mentions her self-defense lessons, to which Fanzone raises some objection, noting that hanging around Autobots might just be, oh, dangerous for a little girl. Just then, Prime spots Swoop on the security footage replay. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] doesn't think it's possible, but Prime notes they never did find out what happened to the escaped Dinobots. Behind him, Bulkhead and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] hold a quiet conversation about whether to tell Prime about their role in the Dinobots' escape, but decide to investigate the Dinobots' island themselves first. Fanzone overhears and decides to follow this new lead on his own.

That night, Prowl and Bulkhead take a cargo ship out to the Dinobots' island, with Fanzone pursuing them in one of the police department mini-subs that had been (somewhat morbidly) searching Detroit's waterways for Sari. Unfortunately, Fanzone is unable to differentiate between 'down periscope' and 'open hatch', leading to the sub sinking with a gurgled 'This is why I hate machines'. By daylight the Autobots arrive on the island and start exploring. Suddenly, Prowl spots tracks, indicating someone besides the Dinobots is on the island. As they arrive at the edge of the central crater, Bulkhead expresses second thoughts about setting the Dinobots free. What if someone were to find them there? Prowl deactivates his holographic generator and notes that currently won't be an issue, as the Dinobots appear to be gone.

From within his new headquarters, [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] observes the two visitors and sends the Dinobots, who are waiting behind him, to deal with the pair.

Back outside in the valley, an outraged Bulkhead growls that they should have melted down the Dinobots as Dr. Sumdac wanted, but Prowl insists the Dinobots are more than just machines, that they are truly alive and so had to be saved. Bulkhead counters by asking who's going to save Sari. The two then leave to explore the island further, with Fanzone (having washed up on the shore) pursuing close behind—well, as close behind as possible after dealing with various mishaps.

In Meltdown's control room, [[Colossus Rhodes]] offers to pound the Autobots to scrap, but Meltdown stays him. Sari figures they're both as good as arrested and taunts them until Rhodes bulks up and scares her into silence.

Outside, Bulkhead and Prowl discover Captain Fanzone sinking in quicksand and haul him out. Prowl asks why he's following them, but Fanzone counters by asking what they're doing on an abandoned island research facility in the middle of Lake Erie, and they fall silent.

Still watching the proceedings, Meltdown decides it's time to greet his guests personally and leaves Rhodes to guard Sari. Rhodes taunts Sari for a change, but Sari just asks to go to the toilet - 'I'm a little girl, it's what I do'.

On the surface, Fanzone continues to question Bulkhead about the situation, wondering if there's something he's not being told. Bulkhead abruptly points out the Dinobots behind Fanzone as the possible missing piece of info. Prowl offers to deal with the Dinobots, as they trust him, but they attack. Prowl is confused, but Bulkhead figures it's pretty straightforward: The Dinobots kidnapped Sari and now want to destroy them. He also lets slip that he and Prowl helped the Dinobots escape. During the skirmish, Prowl notes acid burns on Swoop's leg plating and deduces that someone with the ability to burn the Dinobots is forcing them to act this way. The Autobots and Fanzone manage to make a run for it, only to find themselves in a dead-end canyon. When Meltdown confronts them, Prowl finally puts it all together, realizing that the villain is behind the Dinobots capturing Sari and attacking them. Meltdown gleefully monologues about finding an island with its own security system just when he needed a place for private experiments, and how Sari will now be his latest subject. An enraged Bulkhead charges, but Meltdown's acid blasts a painful hole in the Autobot's chest.

Prowl and Fanzone run to help him, but Meltdown touches a remote-control button and sends the pair plummeting through a trap door down into a steel-lined holding pen. There, he pits them against two of his less successful experiments in creating transforming humans, people capable of taking on any shape at will. Both test subjects however (including Meltdown's lawyer) mutated into [[Pretenders|ungodly abominations]]. He notes that the failures were a result of using adult test subjects, whereas a still-growing human should prove much more promising. And what better choice than the daughter of his arch-rival, Isaac Sumdac? He then leaves to administer his formula to Sari while his two mutants take care of Prowl and Fanzone.

Elsewhere in the base, Sari tricks Cyrus Rhodes into checking out the rest room toilet, then uses her key to flood water on him, shorting out the electrode/pistons that let him bulk up. When he turns to attack her, she trips him, then locks him in the bathroom and takes off. Somehow, she finds the controls to turn off the laser barrier keeping Prowl and Fanzone trapped in the holding pit. Freed just in time, they take off and quickly locate Sari. Informed of Bulkhead's predicament, she guides them out the way she was brought in. As they start down the hall, Fanzone spots a rack of spare protective suits for Meltdown and grabs one.

[[image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|right|thumb|200px|"Your death will be swift."]]
Prowl gets the two humans past a closing steel door and outside, where Sari quickly uses her key to heal Bulkhead. Before they can celebrate, Meltdown shows up with the Dinobots. Sari launches into a flying kick which totally misses Meltdown, but serves as the distraction needed for Prowl to score a hit. Before a stunned Meltdown can recover, Fanzone tackles him and wraps him up in a spare acid-resistant-pimp-suit he grabbed from Meltdown's stores. Meltdown orders the Dinobots to attack, but Prowl points that that Meltdown has no power over them any more. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] declares that it's time to hurt Meltdown, and the Dinobots [[transformation|transform]] into robot mode...which naturally surprises the others. Prowl offers the panicking Meltdown a choice: going to prison or being left to the Dinobots' (lack of) mercies. Just then, Colossus Rhodes (whose electronics apparently dried out) and the two mutants burst out of the entrance into the underground facility, only to draw the Dinobots' attention to themselves. The mighty mechanical trio ignite their weapons and quickly trounce the three mutants - from a distance the audience witnesses a large explosion bloom on the island's flank, like a beautiful flower...

That evening, Fanzone and the Autobots take Sari and the captive Meltdown and Rhodes back to Detroit. Fanzone calls Dr. Sumdac to give him the good news, and Bulkhead and Prowl wonder if they should admit about the Dinobots to Prime. Fanzone assures Prowl that as long as the Dinobots stay on the island and out of Detroit, he doesn't have a problem with them. Prowl thanks him for all his help, and the two acknowledge they make a decent team, despite their different physical compositions. Watching Sari try out another kick on Bulkhead, Fanzone expresses continuing doubts about teaching ninja moves to eight-year-olds. Prowl agrees, noting Sari can apparently take care of herself in her own unique fashion.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==

"This is why I hate machines!"<br>
"No need to be such a technophobe, Captain."<br>
"A technophobe is someone who ''fears'' technology. ''(Smashes cell phone)'' Does '''''this''' look like'' '''FEAR TO YOU?!'''"<br>
"Um...my mistake."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' straightens out '''Prowl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s perceptions of him.

'''Fanzone:''' You're teaching an eight-year-old ''nerve blows''?<br>
'''Ratchet:''' You want her to pick it up in the street?<br>
'''Prowl:''' This is part of every protoform's elemental programming.<br>
'''Fanzone:''' Say what?<br>
'''Bulkhead:''' Yeah, it's not like we're having her fight Decepticons.<br>
'''Prowl:''' Yet.
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' and the Autobots debate the finer points of child education.

"Wait a minute—roll that back."<br>
"Sure thing, dollface."
:—The '''Reception Bot''' gets sassy with '''Optimus'''.

"Help!"<br>
"That sounded like Captain Fanzone."<br>
"Y-Yeah, hey, I—I do a really good impression of myself '''screaming for help!'''"
:—Even in mortal danger, '''Captain Fanzone''' zings '''Prowl'''.

"Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform shoes—booga-looga-looga-looz—Professor Isaac Sumdac?"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets down with his bad self while monologuing.

"Dibs on Lefty—I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''' actually hates something besides machines.

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots...Dinobots hurt Meltdown."
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast, Melty.

'''Fanzone''': "What the...?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa...!"<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* How the heck do Prowl and Bulkhead speak quietly enough to avoid Ratchet and Prime overhearing, yet loudly enough for Fanzone to hear them?
* Apparently, there's nothing wrong with cutting a cargo ship free of its moorings and sailing it out into the middle of Lake Erie without permission. (Prowl and Bulkhead must have convinced either the ship's captain or its computerized pilot system to make an unscheduled trip.)
* Why does Meltdown bother to send the Dinobots, then go to handle his guests himself several minutes later? Sure, it works out, but was it planned that way?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode in which Snarl and Swoop transform. They still haven't spoken, however.
* This is also the first episode in which Fanzone refers to any of the Autobots by name, suggesting he's getting used to them being more than machines.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from "[[Blast from the Past]]".
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* Fanzone's dialog reveals that the island was not pristinely natural anyway, but an abandoned research facility of some sort.
* A lawyer being turned into a shark creature? Surely there was no deeper meaning here...
* Do we really want to know what that key slot was doing on the controls for a toilet?
* The two mutants are conspicuously absent in the final scene (Fanzone notes "got 'em both," indicating only two prisoners), so it appears they were either destroyed or left imprisoned on the island, subject to the Dinobots' whims. If they're somehow held on ship, not mentioning or showing them seems to be quite an oversight.
{{epstub}}
[[Category:Animated episodes]]<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>

Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T01:17:45Z

194.80.32.10:

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

{{picsneeded}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:SwoopSari.JPG|right|thumb|200px|I will make you one of my children of the night.]]
Concerned for [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s safety as possessor of the [[Sari Sumdac's key|All Spark Key]], and knowing they can't be around every minute to protect her, the Autobots decide to give her self-defense lessons. She doesn't do so well, but undaunted, she continues to practice alone in her room that night. She then goes to bed, but a shadow passing by her window makes her curious enough to get up again. She opens the window and is confronted by the Dinobot [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], perched on her balcony like a [[Furmanism|giant predatory bird]]. Shortly afterward, her father stops by to deliver a bedtime snack and is shocked to find her missing. He then gasps like a girl. Hi-lar-ious. End Sarcasm.

He immediately contacts the police and the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone to [[Roll out|roll out]] immediately. Come morning, the police search Sari's room and question [[Isaac Sumdac|Doctor Sumdac]]. [[Captain Fanzone]] coordinates operations from the lobby of [[Sumdac Tower]], checking security video footage and struggling with the operation of his mobile phone. The Autobots arrive, and he asks if anything unusual happened yesterday. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] mentions her self-defense lessons, to which Fanzone raises some objection, noting that hanging around Autobots might just be, oh, dangerous for a little girl. Just then, Prime spots Swoop on the security footage replay. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] doesn't think it's possible, but Prime notes they never did find out what happened to the escaped Dinobots. Behind him, Bulkhead and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] hold a quiet conversation about whether to tell Prime about their role in the Dinobots' escape, but decide to investigate the Dinobots' island themselves first. Fanzone overhears and decides to follow this new lead on his own.

That night, Prowl and Bulkhead take a cargo ship out to the Dinobots' island, with Fanzone pursuing them in one of the police department mini-subs that had been (somewhat morbidly) searching Detroit's waterways for Sari. Unfortunately, Fanzone is unable to differentiate between 'down periscope' and 'open hatch', leading to the sub sinking with a gurgled 'This is why I hate machines'. By daylight the Autobots arrive on the island and start exploring. Suddenly, Prowl spots tracks, indicating someone besides the Dinobots is on the island. As they arrive at the edge of the central crater, Bulkhead expresses second thoughts about setting the Dinobots free. What if someone were to find them there? Prowl deactivates his holographic generator and notes that currently won't be an issue, as the Dinobots appear to be gone.

From within his new headquarters, [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] observes the two visitors and sends the Dinobots, who are waiting behind him, to deal with the pair.

Back outside in the valley, an outraged Bulkhead growls that they should have melted down the Dinobots as Dr. Sumdac wanted, but Prowl insists the Dinobots are more than just machines, that they are truly alive and so had to be saved. Bulkhead counters by asking who's going to save Sari. The two then leave to explore the island further, with Fanzone (having washed up on the shore) pursuing close behind—well, as close behind as possible after dealing with various mishaps.

In Meltdown's control room, [[Colossus Rhodes]] offers to pound the Autobots to scrap, but Meltdown stays him. Sari figures they're both as good as arrested and taunts them until Rhodes bulks up and scares her into silence.

Outside, Bulkhead and Prowl discover Captain Fanzone sinking in quicksand and haul him out. Prowl asks why he's following them, but Fanzone counters by asking what they're doing on an abandoned island research facility in the middle of Lake Erie, and they fall silent.

Still watching the proceedings, Meltdown decides it's time to greet his guests personally and leaves Rhodes to guard Sari. Rhodes taunts Sari for a change, but Sari just asks to go to the toilet - 'I'm a little girl, it's what I do'.

On the surface, Fanzone continues to question Bulkhead about the situation, wondering if there's something he's not being told. Bulkhead abruptly points out the Dinobots behind Fanzone as the possible missing piece of info. Prowl offers to deal with the Dinobots, as they trust him, but they attack. Prowl is confused, but Bulkhead figures it's pretty straightforward: The Dinobots kidnapped Sari and now want to destroy them. He also lets slip that he and Prowl helped the Dinobots escape. During the skirmish, Prowl notes acid burns on Swoop's leg plating and deduces that someone with the ability to burn the Dinobots is forcing them to act this way. The Autobots and Fanzone manage to make a run for it, only to find themselves in a dead-end canyon. When Meltdown confronts them, Prowl finally puts it all together, realizing that the villain is behind the Dinobots capturing Sari and attacking them. Meltdown gleefully monologues about finding an island with its own security system just when he needed a place for private experiments, and how Sari will now be his latest subject. An enraged Bulkhead charges, but Meltdown's acid blasts a painful hole in the Autobot's chest.

Prowl and Fanzone run to help him, but Meltdown touches a remote-control button and sends the pair plummeting through a trap door down into a steel-lined holding pen. There, he pits them against two of his less successful experiments in creating transforming humans, people capable of taking on any shape at will. Both test subjects however (including Meltdown's lawyer) mutated into [[Pretenders|ungodly abominations]]. He notes that the failures were a result of using adult test subjects, whereas a still-growing human should prove much more promising. And what better choice than the daughter of his arch-rival, Isaac Sumdac? He then leaves to administer his formula to Sari while his two mutants take care of Prowl and Fanzone.

Elsewhere in the base, Sari tricks Cyrus Rhodes into checking out the rest room toilet, then uses her key to flood water on him, shorting out the electrode/pistons that let him bulk up. When he turns to attack her, she trips him, then locks him in the bathroom and takes off. Somehow, she finds the controls to turn off the laser barrier keeping Prowl and Fanzone trapped in the holding pit. Freed just in time, they take off and quickly locate Sari. Informed of Bulkhead's predicament, she guides them out the way she was brought in. As they start down the hall, Fanzone spots a rack of spare protective suits for Meltdown and grabs one.

[[image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|right|thumb|200px|"Your death will be swift."]]
Prowl gets the two humans past a closing steel door and outside, where Sari quickly uses her key to heal Bulkhead. Before they can celebrate, Meltdown shows up with the Dinobots. Sari launches into a flying kick which totally misses Meltdown, but serves as the distraction needed for Prowl to score a hit. Before a stunned Meltdown can recover, Fanzone tackles him and wraps him up in a spare acid-resistant-pimp-suit he grabbed from Meltdown's stores. Meltdown orders the Dinobots to attack, but Prowl points that that Meltdown has no power over them any more. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] declares that it's time to hurt Meltdown, and the Dinobots [[transformation|transform]] into robot mode...which naturally surprises the others. Prowl offers the panicking Meltdown a choice: going to prison or being left to the Dinobots' (lack of) mercies. Just then, Colossus Rhodes (whose electronics apparently dried out) and the two mutants burst out of the entrance into the underground facility, only to draw the Dinobots' attention to themselves. The mighty mechanical trio ignite their weapons and quickly trounce the three mutants as from a distance the audience witnesses a larger explosion bloom on the island's flank, like a beautiful flower...

That evening, Fanzone and the Autobots take Sari and the captive Meltdown and Rhodes back to Detroit. Fanzone calls Dr. Sumdac to give him the good news, and Bulkhead and Prowl wonder if they should admit about the Dinobots to Prime. Fanzone assures Prowl that as long as the Dinobots stay on the island and out of Detroit, he doesn't have a problem with them. Prowl thanks him for all his help, and the two acknowledge they make a decent team, despite their different physical compositions. Watching Sari try out another kick on Bulkhead, Fanzone expresses continuing doubts about teaching ninja moves to eight-year-olds. Prowl agrees, noting Sari can apparently take care of herself in her own unique fashion.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==

"This is why I hate machines!"<br>
"No need to be such a technophobe, Captain."<br>
"A technophobe is someone who ''fears'' technology. ''(Smashes cell phone)'' Does '''''this''' look like'' '''FEAR TO YOU?!'''"<br>
"Um...my mistake."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' straightens out '''Prowl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s perceptions of him.

'''Fanzone:''' You're teaching an eight-year-old ''nerve blows''?<br>
'''Ratchet:''' You want her to pick it up in the street?<br>
'''Prowl:''' This is part of every protoform's elemental programming.<br>
'''Fanzone:''' Say what?<br>
'''Bulkhead:''' Yeah, it's not like we're having her fight Decepticons.<br>
'''Prowl:''' Yet.
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' and the Autobots debate the finer points of child education.

"Wait a minute—roll that back."<br>
"Sure thing, dollface."
:—The '''Reception Bot''' gets sassy with '''Optimus'''.

"Help!"<br>
"That sounded like Captain Fanzone."<br>
"Y-Yeah, hey, I—I do a really good impression of myself '''screaming for help!'''"
:—Even in mortal danger, '''Captain Fanzone''' zings '''Prowl'''.

"Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform shoes—booga-looga-looga-looz—Professor Isaac Sumdac?"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets down with his bad self while monologuing.

"Dibs on Lefty—I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''' actually hates something besides machines.

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots...Dinobots hurt Meltdown."
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast, Melty.

'''Fanzone''': "What the...?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa...!"<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* How the heck do Prowl and Bulkhead speak quietly enough to avoid Ratchet and Prime overhearing, yet loudly enough for Fanzone to hear them?
* Apparently, there's nothing wrong with cutting a cargo ship free of its moorings and sailing it out into the middle of Lake Erie without permission. (Prowl and Bulkhead must have convinced either the ship's captain or its computerized pilot system to make an unscheduled trip.)
* Why does Meltdown bother to send the Dinobots, then go to handle his guests himself several minutes later? Sure, it works out, but was it planned that way?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode in which Snarl and Swoop transform. They still haven't spoken, however.
* This is also the first episode in which Fanzone refers to any of the Autobots by name, suggesting he's getting used to them being more than machines.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from "[[Blast from the Past]]".
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* Fanzone's dialog reveals that the island was not pristinely natural anyway, but an abandoned research facility of some sort.
* A lawyer being turned into a shark creature? Surely there was no deeper meaning here...
* Do we really want to know what that key slot was doing on the controls for a toilet?
* The two mutants are conspicuously absent in the final scene (Fanzone notes "got 'em both," indicating only two prisoners), so it appears they were either destroyed or left imprisoned on the island, subject to the Dinobots' whims. If they're somehow held on ship, not mentioning or showing them seems to be quite an oversight.
{{epstub}}
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T01:16:02Z

194.80.32.10: /* Synopsis */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

{{picsneeded}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:SwoopSari.JPG|right|thumb|200px|I will make you one of my children of the night.]]
Concerned for [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s safety as possessor of the [[Sari Sumdac's key|All Spark Key]], and knowing they can't be around every minute to protect her, the Autobots decide to give her self-defense lessons. She doesn't do so well, but undaunted, she continues to practice alone in her room that night. She then goes to bed, but a shadow passing by her window makes her curious enough to get up again. She opens the window and is confronted by the Dinobot [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]], perched on her balcony like a [[Furmanism|giant predatory bird]]. Shortly afterward, her father stops by to deliver a bedtime snack and is shocked to find her missing. He then gasps like a girl. Hi-lar-ious. End Sarcasm.

He immediately contacts the police and the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone to [[Roll out|roll out]] immediately. Come morning, the police search Sari's room and question [[Isaac Sumdac|Doctor Sumdac]]. [[Captain Fanzone]] coordinates operations from the lobby of [[Sumdac Tower]], checking security video footage and struggling with the operation of his mobile phone. The Autobots arrive, and he asks if anything unusual happened yesterday. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] mentions her self-defense lessons, to which Fanzone raises some objection, noting that hanging around Autobots might just be, oh, dangerous for a little girl. Just then, Prime spots Swoop on the security footage replay. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] doesn't think it's possible, but Prime notes they never did find out what happened to the escaped Dinobots. Behind him, Bulkhead and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] hold a quiet conversation about whether to tell Prime about their role in the Dinobots' escape, but decide to investigate the Dinobots' island themselves first. Fanzone overhears and decides to follow this new lead on his own.

That night, Prowl and Bulkhead take a cargo ship out to the Dinobots' island, with Fanzone pursuing them in one of the police department mini-subs that had been (somewhat morbidly) searching Detroit's waterways for Sari. Unfortunately, Fanzone is unable to differentiate between 'down periscope' and 'open hatch', leading to the sub sinking with a gurgled 'This is why I hate machines'. By daylight the Autobots arrive on the island and start exploring. Suddenly, Prowl spots tracks, indicating someone besides the Dinobots is on the island. As they arrive at the edge of the central crater, Bulkhead expresses second thoughts about setting the Dinobots free. What if someone were to find them there? Prowl deactivates his holographic generator and notes that currently won't be an issue, as the Dinobots appear to be gone.

From within his new headquarters, [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] observes the two visitors and sends the Dinobots, who are waiting behind him, to deal with the pair.

Back outside in the valley, an outraged Bulkhead growls that they should have melted down the Dinobots as Dr. Sumdac wanted, but Prowl insists the Dinobots are more than just machines, that they are truly alive and so had to be saved. Bulkhead counters by asking who's going to save Sari. The two then leave to explore the island further, with Fanzone (having washed up on the shore) pursuing close behind—well, as close behind as possible after dealing with various mishaps.

In Meltdown's control room, [[Colossus Rhodes]] offers to pound the Autobots to scrap, but Meltdown stays him. Sari figures they're both as good as arrested and taunts them until Rhodes bulks up and scares her into silence.

Outside, Bulkhead and Prowl discover Captain Fanzone sinking in quicksand and haul him out. Prowl asks why he's following them, but Fanzone counters by asking what they're doing on an abandoned island research facility in the middle of Lake Erie, and they fall silent.

Still watching the proceedings, Meltdown decides it's time to greet his guests personally and leaves Rhodes to guard Sari. Rhodes taunts Sari for a change, but Sari just asks to go to the toilet - 'I'm a little girl, it's what I do'.

On the surface, Fanzone continues to question Bulkhead about the situation, wondering if there's something he's not being told. Bulkhead abruptly points out the Dinobots behind Fanzone as the possible missing piece of info. Prowl offers to deal with the Dinobots, as they trust him, but they attack. Prowl is confused, but Bulkhead figures it's pretty straightforward: The Dinobots kidnapped Sari and now want to destroy them. He also lets slip that he and Prowl helped the Dinobots escape. During the skirmish, Prowl notes acid burns on Swoop's leg plating and deduces that someone with the ability to burn the Dinobots is forcing them to act this way. The Autobots and Fanzone manage to make a run for it, only to find themselves in a dead-end canyon. When Meltdown confronts them, Prowl finally puts it all together, realizing that the villain is behind the Dinobots capturing Sari and attacking them. Meltdown gleefully monologues about finding an island with its own security system just when he needed a place for private experiments, and how Sari will now be his latest subject. An enraged Bulkhead charges, but Meltdown's acid blasts a painful hole in the Autobot's chest.

Prowl and Fanzone run to help him, but Meltdown touches a remote-control button and sends the pair plummeting through a trap door down into a steel-lined holding pen. There, he pits them against two of his less successful experiments in creating transforming humans, people capable of taking on any shape at will. Both test subjects however (including Meltdown's lawyer) mutated into [Pretenders|ungodly abominations]]. He notes that the failures were a result of using adult test subjects, whereas a still-growing human should prove much more promising. And what better choice than the daughter of his arch-rival, Isaac Sumdac? He then leaves to administer his formula to Sari while his two mutants take care of Prowl and Fanzone.

Elsewhere in the base, Sari tricks Cyrus Rhodes into checking out the rest room toilet, then uses her key to flood water on him, shorting out the electrode/pistons that let him bulk up. When he turns to attack her, she trips him, then locks him in the bathroom and takes off. Somehow, she finds the controls to turn off the laser barrier keeping Prowl and Fanzone trapped in the holding pit. Freed just in time, they take off and quickly locate Sari. Informed of Bulkhead's predicament, she guides them out the way she was brought in. As they start down the hall, Fanzone spots a rack of spare protective suits for Meltdown and grabs one.

[[image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|right|thumb|200px|"Your death will be swift."]]
Prowl gets the two humans past a closing steel door and outside, where Sari quickly uses her key to heal Bulkhead. Before they can celebrate, Meltdown shows up with the Dinobots. Sari launches into a flying kick which totally misses Meltdown, but serves as the distraction needed for Prowl to score a hit. Before a stunned Meltdown can recover, Fanzone tackles him and wraps him up in a spare acid-resistant-pimp-suit he grabbed from Meltdown's stores. Meltdown orders the Dinobots to attack, but Prowl points that that Meltdown has no power over them any more. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] declares that it's time to hurt Meltdown, and the Dinobots [[transformation|transform]] into robot mode...which naturally surprises the others. Prowl offers the panicking Meltdown a choice: going to prison or being left to the Dinobots' (lack of) mercies. Just then, Colossus Rhodes (whose electronics apparently dried out) and the two mutants burst out of the entrance into the underground facility, only to draw the Dinobots' attention to themselves. The mighty mechanical trio ignite their weapons and quickly trounce the three mutants as from a distance the audience witnesses a larger explosion bloom on the island's flank, like a beautiful flower...

That evening, Fanzone and the Autobots take Sari and the captive Meltdown and Rhodes back to Detroit. Fanzone calls Dr. Sumdac to give him the good news, and Bulkhead and Prowl wonder if they should admit about the Dinobots to Prime. Fanzone assures Prowl that as long as the Dinobots stay on the island and out of Detroit, he doesn't have a problem with them. Prowl thanks him for all his help, and the two acknowledge they make a decent team, despite their different physical compositions. Watching Sari try out another kick on Bulkhead, Fanzone expresses continuing doubts about teaching ninja moves to eight-year-olds. Prowl agrees, noting Sari can apparently take care of herself in her own unique fashion.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==

"This is why I hate machines!"<br>
"No need to be such a technophobe, Captain."<br>
"A technophobe is someone who ''fears'' technology. ''(Smashes cell phone)'' Does '''''this''' look like'' '''FEAR TO YOU?!'''"<br>
"Um...my mistake."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' straightens out '''Prowl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s perceptions of him.

'''Fanzone:''' You're teaching an eight-year-old ''nerve blows''?<br>
'''Ratchet:''' You want her to pick it up in the street?<br>
'''Prowl:''' This is part of every protoform's elemental programming.<br>
'''Fanzone:''' Say what?<br>
'''Bulkhead:''' Yeah, it's not like we're having her fight Decepticons.<br>
'''Prowl:''' Yet.
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' and the Autobots debate the finer points of child education.

"Wait a minute—roll that back."<br>
"Sure thing, dollface."
:—The '''Reception Bot''' gets sassy with '''Optimus'''.

"Help!"<br>
"That sounded like Captain Fanzone."<br>
"Y-Yeah, hey, I—I do a really good impression of myself '''screaming for help!'''"
:—Even in mortal danger, '''Captain Fanzone''' zings '''Prowl'''.

"Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform shoes—booga-looga-looga-looz—Professor Isaac Sumdac?"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets down with his bad self while monologuing.

"Dibs on Lefty—I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''' actually hates something besides machines.

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots...Dinobots hurt Meltdown."
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast, Melty.

'''Fanzone''': "What the...?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa...!"<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* How the heck do Prowl and Bulkhead speak quietly enough to avoid Ratchet and Prime overhearing, yet loudly enough for Fanzone to hear them?
* Apparently, there's nothing wrong with cutting a cargo ship free of its moorings and sailing it out into the middle of Lake Erie without permission. (Prowl and Bulkhead must have convinced either the ship's captain or its computerized pilot system to make an unscheduled trip.)
* Why does Meltdown bother to send the Dinobots, then go to handle his guests himself several minutes later? Sure, it works out, but was it planned that way?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode in which Snarl and Swoop transform. They still haven't spoken, however.
* This is also the first episode in which Fanzone refers to any of the Autobots by name, suggesting he's getting used to them being more than machines.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from "[[Blast from the Past]]".
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* Fanzone's dialog reveals that the island was not pristinely natural anyway, but an abandoned research facility of some sort.
* A lawyer being turned into a shark creature? Surely there was no deeper meaning here...
* Do we really want to know what that key slot was doing on the controls for a toilet?
* The two mutants are conspicuously absent in the final scene (Fanzone notes "got 'em both," indicating only two prisoners), so it appears they were either destroyed or left imprisoned on the island, subject to the Dinobots' whims. If they're somehow held on ship, not mentioning or showing them seems to be quite an oversight.
{{epstub}}
[[Category:Animated episodes]]<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>

Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T01:05:04Z

194.80.32.10:

Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T01:03:31Z

194.80.32.10: /* Synopsis */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

{{picsneeded}}
==Synopsis==
[[Image:SwoopSari.JPG|right|thumb|200px|I will make you one of my children of the night.]]
Concerned for [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]'s safety as possessor of the [[Sari Sumdac's key|All Spark Key]], and knowing they can't be around every minute to protect her, the Autobots decide to give her self-defense lessons. She doesn't do so well, but undaunted, she continues to practice alone in her room that night. She then goes to bed, but a shadow passing by her window makes her curious enough to get up again. She opens the window and is confronted by the Dinobot [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]. Shortly afterward, her father stops by to deliver a bedtime snack and is shocked to find her missing. He immediately contacts the police and the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] orders everyone to [[Roll out|roll out]] immediately.

Early the next morning, as the police search Sari's room and question [[Isaac Sumdac|Doctor Sumdac]], [[Captain Fanzone]] coordinates from the lobby of the Sumdac Tower, checking security video footage. The Autobots arrive, and he asks if anything unusual happened yesterday. [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] mentions her self-defense lessons, to which Fanzone raises some objection, noting that hanging around Autobots might just be, oh, dangerous for a little girl. Just then, Prime spots Swoop on the security footage replay. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] doesn't think it's possible, but Prime notes they never did find out what happened to the escaped Dinobots. Behind him, Bulkhead and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] hold a quiet conversation about whether to tell Prime about their role in the Dinobots' escape, but decide to investigate the Dinobots' island themselves first. Fanzone overhears and decides to follow this new lead on his own.

That night, Prowl and Bulkhead take a cargo ship out to the Dinobots' island, with Fanzone pursuing them in a mini-sub. The Autobots arrive shortly and start exploring. Suddenly, Prowl spots tracks, indicating someone besides the Dinobots is on the island. As they arrive at the edge of the crater surrounding the central valley, Bulkhead expresses second thoughts about setting the Dinobots free. What if someone were to find them there? Prowl deactivates his holographic generator and notes that currently won't be an issue, as the Dinobots appear to be gone.

From within his new headquarters, [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]] observes the two visitors and sends the Dinobots, who are waiting behind him, to deal with the pair.

Back outside in the valley, an outraged Bulkhead growls that they should have melted down the Dinobots as Dr. Sumdac wanted, but Prowl insists the Dinobots are more than just machines, that they are truly alive and so had to be saved. Bulkhead counters by asking who's going to save Sari. The two then leave to explore the island further, with Fanzone pursuing close behind—well, as close behind as possible after dealing with various mishaps.

In Meltdown's control room, [[Colossus Rhodes]] offers to pound the Autobots to scrap, but Meltdown stays him. Sari figures they're both as good as arrested and taunts them until Rhodes bulks up and scares her into silence.

Outside, Bulkhead and Prowl discover Captain Fanzone sinking in quicksand and haul him out. Prowl asks why he's following them, but Fanzone counters by asking what they're doing on an abandoned island research facility in the middle of Lake Erie, and they fall silent.

Still watching the proceedings, Meltdown decides it's time to greet his guests personally and leaves Rhodes to guard Sari. Rhodes taunts Sari for a change, but Sari just asks to go to the toilet.

On the surface, Fanzone continues to question Bulkhead about the situation, wondering if there's something he's not being told. Bulkhead abruptly points out the Dinobots behind Fanzone as the possible missing piece of info. Prowl offers to deal with the Dinobots, as they trust him, but they attack. Prowl is confused, but Bulkhead figures it's pretty straightforward: The Dinobots kidnapped Sari and now want to destroy them. He also lets slip that he and Prowl helped the Dinobots escape. During the skirmish, Prowl notes acid burns on Swoop's leg plating and deduces that someone with the ability to burn the Dinobots is forcing them to act this way. The Autobots and Fanzone manage to make a run for it, only to find themselves in a dead-end canyon. When Meltdown confronts them, Prowl finally puts it all together, realizing that the villain is behind the Dinobots capturing Sari and attacking them. Meltdown gleefully monologues about finding an island with its own security system just when he needed a place for private experiments, and how Sari will now be his latest subject. An enraged Bulkhead charges, but Meltdown's acid blasts a painful hole in the Autobot's chest.

Prowl and Fanzone run to help him, but Meltdown touches a remote-control button and sends the pair plummeting through a trap door down into a steel-lined holding pen. There, he pits them against two of his less successful experiments in creating transforming humans, people capable of taking on any shape at will. He notes that the failures were a result of using adult test subjects, whereas a still-growing human should prove much more promising. And what better choice than the daughter of his arch-rival, Isaac Sumdac? He then leaves to administer his formula to Sari while his two mutants take care of Prowl and Fanzone.

Elsewhere in the base, Sari tricks Cyrus Rhodes into checking out the rest room toilet, then uses her key to flood water on him, shorting out the electrode/pistons that let him bulk up. When he turns to attack her, she trips him, then locks him in the bathroom and takes off. Somehow, she finds the controls to turn off the laser barrier keeping Prowl and Fanzone trapped in the holding pit. Freed just in time, they take off and quickly locate Sari. Informed of Bulkhead's predicament, she guides them out the way she was brought in. As they start down the hall, Fanzone spots a rack of spare protective suits for Meltdown and grabs one.

[[image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|right|thumb|200px|"Your death will be swift."]]
Prowl gets the two humans past a closing steel door and outside, where Sari quickly uses her key to heal Bulkhead. Before they can celebrate, Meltdown shows up with the Dinobots. Sari launches into a flying kick which totally misses Meltdown, but serves as the distraction needed for Prowl to score a hit. Before a stunned Meltdown can recover, Fanzone tackles him and wraps him up in the spare protective suit he grabbed. Meltdown orders the Dinobots to attack, but Prowl points that that Meltdown has no power over them any more. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] declares that it's time to hurt Meltdown, and the Dinobots [[transformation|transform]] into robot mode...which naturally surprises the others. Prowl offers the panicking Meltdown a choice: going to prison or being left to the Dinobots' (lack of) mercies. Just then, Colossus Rhodes (whose electronics apparently dried out) and the two mutants burst out of the entrance into the underground facility, only to draw the Dinobots' attention to themselves. The mighty mechanical trio ignite their weapons and quickly trounce the three mutants.

That evening, Fanzone and the Autobots take Sari and the captive Meltdown and Rhodes back to Detroit. Fanzone calls Dr. Sumdac to give him the good news, and Bulkhead and Prowl wonder if they should admit about the Dinobots to Prime. Fanzone assures Prowl that as long as the Dinobots stay on the island and out of Detroit, he doesn't have a problem with them. Prowl thanks him for all his help, and the two acknowledge they make a decent team, despite their different physical compositions. Watching Sari try out another kick on Bulkhead, Fanzone expresses continuing doubts about teaching ninja moves to eight-year-olds. Prowl agrees, noting Sari can apparently take care of herself in her own unique fashion.

At the Autobots' base Sari is being trained martial arts by Prowl. Regardless of the effort she's making however it's difficult to judge her progress when all she has for targets are giant metal robots. Bulkhead obligingly mimics extreme pain however to prevent her becoming disheartened. Prime and Prowl note that the training is necessary because as Guardian of the [[Allspark Key]] Sari needs to be able to defend herself when the Autobot's aren't around to protect her.

Back at [[Sumdac Tower]] Sari completes a practice routine while mentally taking down the Decepticon war-machine, before tucking into bed. A shadow outside rouses her however and she finds Dinobot Swoop perched on her balcony, [[Furmanism|'like some huge, predatory bird']]. Isaac enters the room with milk and cookies for his daughter, only to find the room empty and the balcony trashed. He then gasps like a little girl. It's ''hil-ar-ious'' *end sarcasm*

The Autobots arrive at the tower to find Captain Fanzone heading up an investigation and struggling with his cell-phone. Fanzone questions the bots' on Sari's movements and is shocked to learn that Prowl has been teaching her combat techniques, before ranting that allowing an eight-year old to hang around with them is inherently dangerous. Prime notices something in a security feed and asks the secretary-bot to replay the tape. She graciously complies with 'doll-face' and a brief image of Swoop appears. While Prime and Ratchet express shock that the Dinobots are still functional, Prowl and Bulkhead decide to make a surreptitious trip to [[Dinobot Island]] to confirm if hunt for Sari. A suspicious Fanzone overhears and decides to follow.

At dawn the two bots 'borrow' a cargo ship and set sail into Lake Erie. Fanzone attemtps to follow in a Police Department Minisub but unfortunately can't tell the difference between 'down periscope' and 'open the airlock'.

''"THIS IS WHY I HATE --GLUG-GLUG-GLUG--"''

On the island Bulkhead and Prowl search for the Dinobots but can't trace them. Underground in an abandoned research facility, Prometheus Black (aka [[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]) watches on and dispatches his 'watchdogs' to welcome the guests.

While Prowl tries to calm down Bulkhead, who's now apoplectic with rage against the Dinobots and concern for Sari, Fanzone (who washed up on the shore) attempts to tail them, eventually ending up in quicksand which the bots are forced to rescue him from. Meltdown decides to apply the personal touch to greeting the visitors and leaves his prisoner, a petulant Sari in the tender care of his faithful lackey and dogsbody, Cyrus 'Colossus' Rhodes. After a failed attempt to stare each other down, Sari demands a bathroom break - 'I have to go potty...I'm a little girl, it's what I do!'

Fanzone's attempts to get answers out of the Autobots are cut short when the Dinobots manifest and attack despite Prowl's peaceful attempts to speak with them. After a brief battle Meltdown makes his presence known and Prowl realizes that Meltdown has been using his acid touch to coerce the Dinobots into obedience. The effectiveness of this is quickly demonstrated when Meltdown fires a stream of acid into Blackout, tearing him a new actuator in his chest and nearly sending him offline while Prowl and Fanzone fall through a trick floor into a lazer-shielded holding pen.

Meltdown explains supervillain-style that the Autobots have inspired him to create a 'transforming human', a shapeshifter. His previous experiments however (on his lawyer and an unnamed test subject) have resulted in [[Pretenders|freakish abominations unto all that is right, true, and godly]]. Meltdown believes that testing the process on a child will result in success - kidnapping Sari was for the double-whammy of not only finding a test candidate but delivering a grievous blow against his hated rival into the bargain. Leaving to begin his findish act of child abuse, Meltdown releases his freakish creations into the pen.

Sari meanwhile, resourceful child that she is, defeats Colossus with the aid of the Allspark Key during her 'potty-break', using it to regurgitate toilet water into his face. Gross, but effective, as it also shorts out his bio-enhancer supplements. She quickly frees Prowl and Fanzone from the pen where they'd been fighting a loosing battle, teasing Prowl that she'll not always be there to protect him. Rushing to the surface they are able to save Bulkhead with the key's power, just as Meltdown appears like a disgusting herald-jerk of doom (someone give this guy the application address for the [[Reapers]], he's a perfect candidate), Dinobots in tow.

While Sari distracts Meltdown with a flying-kick, Prowl and Fanzone double-team him and wrap him up in a spare acid-proof-pimp-suit Fanzone swiped from Meltdown's stores. Now unable to threaten the Dinobots, Meltdown begs for prison as the three titans transform to robot mode (to everyone's surprise) and march on him, weapons flaming. At that moment however Rhodes and the two mutants enter the fight, stopping short when they spot the three Dinobots looming above them, ready to deliver Meltdown's gang into a world of hurt.

From a distance, we see a rather large explosion bloom on the island's flank, like a beautiful flower. The audience may now leave the fallout shelter.

As the sun goes down the heroes of the day return to Detroit on board the ship, sans the Dinobots, who are again left in teach. While Sari practices a few more moves Fanzone reports the capture of Meltdown and Rhodes, and Prowl and Bulkhead debate whether to tell Prime about the Dinobots. Fanzone (having lost his phone overboard) adds that he's got no issues with the Dinobots as long as they're on their island and not in his city. As Prowl and Fanzone exchange thanks they observe Sari delivey another flying kick to Bulkhead, who again mimicks pain and accidentally cannonballs into the cargo-hold. Fanzone again questions training Sari in combat and Prown, surprisingly, agrees. Based on her performance on the island, the ninja-bot is convinced she's capable of defending herself.

On this peaceful sunset, the episode fades out.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==

"This is why I hate machines!"<br>
"No need to be such a technophobe, Captain."<br>
"A technophobe is someone who ''fears'' technology. ''(Smashes cell phone)'' Does '''''this''' look like'' '''FEAR TO YOU?!'''"<br>
"Um...my mistake."
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' straightens out '''Prowl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s perceptions of him.

'''Fanzone:''' You're teaching an eight-year-old ''nerve blows''?<br>
'''Ratchet:''' You want her to pick it up in the street?<br>
'''Prowl:''' This is part of every protoform's elemental programming.<br>
'''Fanzone:''' Say what?<br>
'''Bulkhead:''' Yeah, it's not like we're having her fight Decepticons.<br>
'''Prowl:''' Yet.
:—'''Captain Fanzone''' and the Autobots debate the finer points of child education.

"Wait a minute—roll that back."<br>
"Sure thing, dollface."
:—The '''Reception Bot''' gets sassy with '''Optimus'''.

"Help!"<br>
"That sounded like Captain Fanzone."<br>
"Y-Yeah, hey, I—I do a really good impression of myself '''screaming for help!'''"
:—Even in mortal danger, '''Captain Fanzone''' zings '''Prowl'''.

"Who better than the daughter of my arch-rival, the bane of my existence, the simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform shoes—booga-looga-looga-looz—Professor Isaac Sumdac?"
:—'''Meltdown''' gets down with his bad self while monologuing.

"Dibs on Lefty—I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''' actually hates something besides machines.

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots...Dinobots hurt Meltdown."
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast, Melty.

'''Fanzone''': "What the...?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa...!"<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* How the heck do Prowl and Bulkhead speak quietly enough to avoid Ratchet and Prime overhearing, yet loudly enough for Fanzone to hear them?
* Apparently, there's nothing wrong with cutting a cargo ship free of its moorings and sailing it out into the middle of Lake Erie without permission. (Prowl and Bulkhead must have convinced either the ship's captain or its computerized pilot system to make an unscheduled trip.)
* Why does Meltdown bother to send the Dinobots, then go to handle his guests himself several minutes later? Sure, it works out, but was it planned that way?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]].

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode in which Snarl and Swoop transform. They still haven't spoken, however.
* This is also the first episode in which Fanzone refers to any of the Autobots by name, suggesting he's getting used to them being more than machines.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from "[[Blast from the Past]]".
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* Fanzone's dialog reveals that the island was not pristinely natural anyway, but an abandoned research facility of some sort.
* A lawyer being turned into a shark creature? Surely there was no deeper meaning here...
* Do we really want to know what that key slot was doing on the controls for a toilet?
* The two mutants are conspicuously absent in the final scene (Fanzone notes "got 'em both," indicating only two prisoners), so it appears they were either destroyed or left imprisoned on the island, subject to the Dinobots' whims. If they're somehow held on ship, not mentioning or showing them seems to be quite an oversight.
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T00:11:49Z

194.80.32.10: /* Quotes */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
{{inprogress}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

==Synopsis==

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==
"Dibs on lefty, I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''', naming something else he hates when he and Prowl are about to fight Black's mutant freaks.

'''Fanzone''': "What the?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa..."<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots, Dinobots hurt Meltdown"<br>
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast Melty.

"My arch-rival. The bane of my existence! The simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform shoes! Booga-looga-looga-loo!"<br>
:{{m-}}'''Meltdown's''' tirade against Isaac Sumdac also reveals that the disco-suit isn't just for show.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
*

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]]. In fact, Meltdown's plan shows some similarity to the Pretender concept.

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode where Snarl and Swoop transform.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from Blast From The Past
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* It's amazing that while Fanzone can overhear Prowl and Bulkhead's whispered conversation from ground-level with a phone pressed up to one ear, it completely slips by the other Autobots who are standing standing right next to the two co-conspirators.
* The fate of Meltdown's mutated test subjects is not addressed in the episode. They are not present on the boat back to Detroit so are presumably still on the island and subject to the 'tender mercies' of the Dinobots. Given that they were innocents (well, semi-innocent given one was a lawyer), this seems overtly harsh. Another possibility is that unlike Rhodes and Meltdown they could not be 'neutralized' and were sealed in the ship's hold for the return voyage. Or, Grimlock is currently picking his teeth with their shinbones. Whatever.
{{epstub}}
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T00:11:05Z

194.80.32.10: /* Quotes */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
{{inprogress}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

==Synopsis==

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==
"Dibs on lefty, I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''', naming something else he hates when he and Prowl are about to fight Black's mutant freaks.

'''Fanzone''': "What the?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa..."<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots, Dinobots hurt Meltdown"<br>
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast Melty.

"My arch-rival. The bane of my existence! The simpering fool who is unworthy to lick the mud off the heels of my platform shoes! Booga-looga-looga-loo!"<br>
:{{m-}}Meltdown's rantings about Isaac also reveal that the disco-suit isn't just for show.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
*

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]]. In fact, Meltdown's plan shows some similarity to the Pretender concept.

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode where Snarl and Swoop transform.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from Blast From The Past
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* It's amazing that while Fanzone can overhear Prowl and Bulkhead's whispered conversation from ground-level with a phone pressed up to one ear, it completely slips by the other Autobots who are standing standing right next to the two co-conspirators.
* The fate of Meltdown's mutated test subjects is not addressed in the episode. They are not present on the boat back to Detroit so are presumably still on the island and subject to the 'tender mercies' of the Dinobots. Given that they were innocents (well, semi-innocent given one was a lawyer), this seems overtly harsh. Another possibility is that unlike Rhodes and Meltdown they could not be 'neutralized' and were sealed in the ship's hold for the return voyage.
{{epstub}}
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Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-09T00:02:31Z

194.80.32.10: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
{{inprogress}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

==Synopsis==

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==
"Dibs on lefty, I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''', naming something else he hates when he and Prowl are about to fight Black's mutant freaks.

'''Fanzone''': "What the?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa..."<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots, Dinobots hurt Meltdown"
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast Melty.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
*

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]]. In fact, Meltdown's plan shows some similarity to the Pretender concept.

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode where Snarl and Swoop transform.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from Blast From The Past
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
* It's amazing that while Fanzone can overhear Prowl and Bulkhead's whispered conversation from ground-level with a phone pressed up to one ear, it completely slips by the other Autobots who are standing standing right next to the two co-conspirators.
* The fate of Meltdown's mutated test subjects is not addressed in the episode. They are not present on the boat back to Detroit so are presumably still on the island and subject to the 'tender mercies' of the Dinobots. Given that they were innocents (well, semi-innocent given one was a lawyer), this seems overtly harsh. Another possibility is that unlike Rhodes and Meltdown they could not be 'neutralized' and were sealed in the ship's hold for the return voyage.
{{epstub}}
[[Category:Animated episodes]]<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>

Survival of the Fittest

2008-03-08T23:50:38Z

194.80.32.10: /* Miscellaneous trivia */

{{episodenav|animated|12|season=1|prev=Lost and Found (Animated episode)|next=Headmaster (episode)}}
{{inprogress}}
'''Sari is kidnapped and the evidence points to the Dinobots. So Prowl and Bulkhead head to a mysterious island to investigate—with a highly suspicious Captain Fanzone on their tail.'''

==Synopsis==

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Steven Granat]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Makoto Fuchigami]]
*'''Original airdate:''' March 8, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Captain Fanzone]]
*[[Prometheus Black|Meltdown]]
*[[Colossus Rhodes]]
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
|}

==Quotes==
"Dibs on lefty, I hate lawyers."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Captain Fanzone''', naming something else he hates when he and Prowl are about to fight Black's mutant freaks.

'''Fanzone''': "What the?!"<br>
'''Sari''': "Whoa..."<br>
'''Bulkhead''': "Uh, they couldn't do that before. Right?"<br>
:{{m-}}The gang learns that the Dinobots are [[Transformer|more than meets the eye]].

"Meltdown not hurt Dinobots, Dinobots hurt Meltdown"
:{{m-}}'''Grimlock'''. Run far, run fast Melty.

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
*

===Transformers references===
[[Image:Meltdownexperiments.jpg|right|thumb|200px|They've got the power to surprise.]]
* Meltdown's genetically engineered minions (previous failed attempts at producing "human transformers") bear a striking resemblance to the ''[[Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]]s [[Bomb-Burst]]/[[Blood]] and [[Submarauder]]/[[Gilmer]]. In fact, Meltdown's plan shows some similarity to the Pretender concept.

===Real-world references===
*

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This is the first episode where Snarl and Swoop transform.
* Bumblebee appears in this episode, but doesn't speak.
* Part of Grimlock's transformation is recycled animation from Blast From The Past
* Captain Fanzone's phone seems remarkably outdated compared to the mobile phone his subordinate is shown using; it's the size of a brick, has a permanently extended antenna and amazingly features a rotary-dial to ring in the numbers...and even then Fanzone can't figure out how to use it. The man was clearly born a century after his time and presumably would be more comfortable around gramophones and steam locomotives.
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Astroforce

2008-03-08T21:43:59Z

194.80.32.10:

:''The Astroforce are a group of drones in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Astroforce.JPG|thumb|right|Astroforce Assemble!]]

The '''Astroforce''' were a group of drones created by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] out of [[human]] trains. They managed to move forward without aid, but unfortunately were unable to grasp the concept of "Brakes" and "Stop!" and "That's a water main!". This was probably because Astrotrain modified them with parts out of a human Railroad Dispatch system (essentially a glorified LED display), which the Triple-changer believed to be 'the latest in computer controls'. Sure Astro, sure.

The Astroforce was presumably disbanded when all the members were washed away when they hit the aforementioned water main.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[Image:Smartone.gif|thumb|left|And to think, this guy was the smart one.]]

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Chumley

2008-03-08T21:20:10Z

194.80.32.10:

:''Lord Chumley is a [[human]] character in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lord_chumley.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lord Chumley: British freak]]

'''Lord Chumley''' is a vengeful big-game hunter who uses advanced (and extremely ''goofy'') technology to stalk and bag the most dangerous and exotic creatures on the planet. He is tended to by the elderly [[Dinsmoore]].

{{quote|Drat! Outsmarted by a lorry! I am disgraced!|Lord Chumley demonstrates correct use of the Queens' English|"[[Prime Target]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Peter Renaday]] (US)

[[Image:Lord_chumley_trophyroom.jpg|350px|thumb||left|Lord Chumley's huge-ass trophy room, with experimental (tiny) jet at right. Sure beats collecting stamps!]]

Lord Chumley shot down an experimental Russian jet piloted by [[Oktober Guard One]], sparking an international incident when the USSR blamed [[United States of America|America]] for the theft. Both nations placed their armed forces on full alert, and a special session of the UN Security Council was called to discuss the escalating tensions.

Chumley, however, had his eye on a far greater prize: the head of the ultimate prey, the Autobot [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

[[Image:Lord chumley plaque.jpg|thumb|right|Doesn't [[Palisades]] make this?]]

Chumley kidnapped several of Prime's teammates using wildly implausible traps, and then invited Prime to come rescue them from some very easily escapable torments. Prime responded, traversing a "carefully researched" booby-trapped mock-up of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].... Who knew Cybertron had [[Hojoni]]?

The [[Decepticon]]s, having caught wind of Chumley's successful capture of multiple Autobots, sent the [[Triple Changer]]s [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to negotiate with Chumley. However, the two ended up falling for some of the traps Prime didn't. Infuriated, Chumley chained up the Decepticons to deal with them later while he continued his attempts to capture Prime.

Prime was soon entrapped by Chumley's "greatest creation," a giant robotic black widow spider, but not for long. When Prime reached Chumley's castle and started chasing Chumley, the hunter freed his Decepticon prisoners to fight for him; instead, they tried to squish Chumley. The two were denied revenge by the appearance of the now-free Autobots and flew away, leaving Chumley to the Autobots' mercies.

Prime returned the stolen jet to the USSR, with Chumley tied to its nose like a (irony alert!) hunting trophy. The crisis came to an end. {{storylink|Prime Target}}

===Binaltech===
In 2005, Lord Chumley was a member of the [[Concurrence]], an organization dedicated to ridding [[Earth]] of all Transformers. They allied with the Decepticons to disrupt the human-Autobot alliance and aided in the theft of some Autobot bodyframes.

{{-}}
==Trivia==
* "Chumley" is how the name "Cholmondeley" (of Old English origin) is pronounced.

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Ark (G1)

2008-03-08T21:14:28Z

194.80.32.10: /* Beast Wars continuity */

{{disambig3|Ark}}
[[Image:Ark-Toon.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hurry up and get on, will ya? The flood's starting.]]

The '''''Ark''''' is the name given to the Autobot spaceship that, in many universes, originally carried the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] armies to [[Earth]].

The ''Ark'' is a [[Vanguard (ship class)|''Vanguard'']]-class Deep Space Interceptor.
It has 5 Decks and houses a full crew complement of 300 Transformers (although it can be flown by only a handful if necessary). Its environment is fully automated and self-sufficient. For engines, it features 4 Hyperfuel Intake Accelerators.

It is armed with 16 particle-combustion cannons (port), 16 laser emitters (starboard), a primary starfield missile launcher, and an Overshock sonic battery.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===

[[Image:ArkComic1.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Ark'' as it first appeared in the Marvel comics...]]

{{note|The comic version of the ship tends to have a more squared-off look to it and is frequently (though not always) shown as being a metallic silver. It has a main computer designated [[Auntie]].}}

In the comic, the ''Ark'' was referred to as "the last of the Great Arks," suggesting that, as in the cartoon, there had been previous ''Vanguard''-class ships. It is also referred to as the most powerful starship in Cybertron's history, and control of it was considered a huge tactical advantage.

It was launched to clear a path for the wandering planet [[Cybertron]] through an asteroid field. When this was done and her reserves depleted, the Decepticons attacked and boarded her. Hoping to end the threat of Megatron forever, Optimus Prime '''purposely''' crashed the ship into the passing planet Earth. The ''Ark'' crashed into [[Mount St. Hilary]], a volcano located a small distance outside of what would one day become [[Portland|Portland, Oregon]].

After the crash, some of the ''Ark'''s systems still functioned, and when they detected the Decepticon [[Shockwave]] making planetfall, the ship revived five of her Autobot crew and rebuilt them into the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. Upon the disappearance of these warriors in their attempt to destroy Shockwave, the ''Ark'' shut itself down.

[[Image:ArkComic2.jpg|thumb|300px|right| ...and as it came to be fairly consistently portrayed as the comics progressed.]]

Four million years later, Mount St. Hilary erupted, jarring the ship back to life. It revived and, unable to distinguish Autobot from Decepticon or to detect organic life (Clearly it had suffered additional malfunctions since creating the Dinobots), it revived both sides to transform into the machines it perceived as the planet's dominant lifeforms.

{{note|At no point in the comics does it explain why it rebuilt the Dinobots based on the dominant organic life, and yet it could only assimilate mechanical life in 1984.}}

The ''Ark'' became the Autobots' main base of operations on Earth until, during [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock's]] first term as Autobot leader, he had the ship repaired and returned to space. The ''Ark'' hung around near Earth for a time, until it was abandoned in orbit when Primus teleported all nearby Transformers back to Cybertron to face [[Unicron]]. It was recovered by the Dinobots and flown to Cybertron to engage Unicron. Grimlock, being the master of tactics that he is, physically rammed Unicron with the powerfully armed starship, which was then abandoned and crashed on Cybertron. It was recovered this time by Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who repaired it and took it to Earth to conquer that planet with it. This plan was foiled by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Megatron and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] crashing the party. Their battle caused the ship to crash to Earth again, this time into the Canadian wilderness.

The ''Ark'''s original crew in the comics included all of the 1984 Autobots, the Dinobots, ''[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (in the UK),'' the recorded mental engrams of most of the other 1985 Autobot cars, and [[Toaster (G1)|Toaster]].

===Generation 2 comics===
The ''Ark'' was recovered and repaired by Megatron, who attempted to take it back to Cybertron and conquer ''that'' planet with it. This was foiled by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Spike Witwicky]], who sacrificed their lives to cause an anti-matter explosion that finally destroyed the great ship.

===Classics comics===

{{note|The Classics comics pick up after the Marvel comics series but ignore the events of the UK books and Generation 2.}}

Megatron takes command of the ''Ark'', but apparently keeps it (with Ratchet on ice) as his new HQ on Earth.

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{note|The Autobot ship in the Generation 1 cartoon is never actually named. Fans have generally called it the ''Ark'', however, borrowing the name from its comics counterpart. In appearance, the ship tends to have a more rounded, ovoid look to it and is a golden yellow color. It has a main computer designated [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]].}}

[[Image:ArkCartoon1.jpg|thumb|250px|left| The ''Ark'''s launch. An unseen bumper sticker reads: "[[Primus]] is my copilot".]]

Other ''Vanguard''-class ships, pretty much identical to the ''Ark'', are seen taking refugees from Cybertron on a history tape.{{Storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} It is suspected that the settlers of known Autobot colonies such as [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] were among these.

[[Image:CrashedArk1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Doooo Dooooooo DOOTDOOTDOOT DOOOOOO!]]

The ''Ark'' was launched under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to search for fuel, but ran afoul of two colliding asteroids. Then the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon ship]] attacked, and the Decepticons under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] boarded it. Out of control, the ''Ark'' crashed to Earth, smashing into a volcano in what would eventually become a desert. The exact location is unknown, but closely resembled the American southwest. There it rested until a volcanic eruption four million years later reactivated it and its inhabitants.{{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

The ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew consisted of all the 1984 Autobots. A vehicle resembling [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s alt-mode and called [[Hauler]] is also seen shortly after the Autobots revived on Earth and may represent another crew member.

{{note|In the second issue of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer]]'' [[manga]], the Autobot Headquarters is said to be located in Arizona. The manga acted as a supplement to the television series. Whether this pertains to the English version of the show is debatable.}}

==== Autobot Headquarters ====

[[Image:Ladybreakeandfatjazzr.jpg|left|thumb|250px|They're working hard to remove all the rocks that aren't part of the background matte.]]

After coming back online, the Decepticons immediately departed. However, the Autobots remained in their crashed ship, which served as their base of operations: '''Autobot Headquarters'''.

The ship was severely damaged by the crash and its subsequent entombment; massive rocks were visible inside the ship (whether they penetrated the hull on impact or were formed there later is unclear), and broken and damaged consoles are frequently seen in the background. The ship never flew again. The Autobots seemed to be preparing to re-launch it after the crash of the [[Decepticon space cruiser]], but months later, both the Autobots and the ship remained on Earth.

Over time, the Autobots modified and expanded their base. An elevator provided passage to upper levels within the volcano, and a retractable door sealed off the volcano's crater. Early on, a small module serving as Ratchet's medical center sat near the main entrance, but was later removed. Explorations by Sideswipe and Brawn revealed a system of caves beyond the ship's walls. The caves revealed a treasure trove of dinosaur bones, which became the inspiration for [[Dinobots (G1)|the Dinobots]]. The base's nerve center was the supercomputer Teletraan I.

The base's geographic location proved a liability on at least two occasions, when Decepticon-induced calamities caused the volcano to become active again. During the first of these eruptions, several Autobots were blasted out of the cone and into the troposphere, requiring [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to come to their rescue. Ironhide managed to bring the eruption to a halt by shooting down some rocks. No, really. The system of caves beneath the base also allowed the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to enter the base from below, in an attempt to destroy Teletraan I. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] was known to use the volcano's crater as an entry/exit point when on spying missions.

Autobot Headquarters remained in use in 2005, though it appears to have been supplanted by [[Autobot City]] as the Autobots' primary operations center. By 2006, the base had been equipped with a large number of retractable cannons built into the mountainside. They were not enough to save it from destruction at the hands of the giant Decepticon [[Trypticon]], however. A [[Mini Vehicle|squad of Autobots]] led by [[Warpath]] made a stand against the oncoming citybot, but were brushed aside. Warpath ordered Teletraan I to activate the automated defenses, but the barrage of cannonfire gave Trypticon only momentary pause. He smashed the guns, then blasted the entire mountain to rubble.

{{note|The distinction between the ship and the headquarters is unclear. The presence of damaged equipment in the base (presumably, damaged when the ship crashed) implies that the ''Ark'' and Autobot Headquarters are one and the same. However, the Autobots are consistently shown driving more-or-less directly out of their headquarters through a ground-level passage '''below''' the ship. Further, the ''Ark'' rests at a high angle from the horizontal, while the inside of Autobot Headquarters is shown with everything upright and normal. While artificial gravity (which the Transformers definitely have) could explain the latter, another explanation might be that Autobot Headquarters is actually a series of remodeled caves within the volcano, adjacent to the ship.}}

===''Beast Wars'' continuity===

{{note|The ''Ark'' as it appeared in ''Beast Wars'' was based upon the general appearance of the ''Ark'' from the ''Generation 1'' cartoon, but with some design influences from the ''U.S.S. Defiant'' from science fiction series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''.}}

[[Image:Arkbw.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Wait a minute...that's not engine exhaust! The ''Ark'' is on fire!]]

According to [[Optimus Primal]], the ''Ark'' was built using "[[die-cast]]" construction, a lost art by the Beast Wars era.

According to [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], the ''Ark'' was launched under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], carrying a group of the Autobot's "finest heroes". One of the two copies of the ''[[Covenant of Primus]]'' was carried aboard. During the voyage, the ''Ark'' came under attack by the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the flagship of the [[Decepticon fleet]]. Decepticon Leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] led a boarding party which attacked the ''Ark'' crew. However, both ships were damaged and fell into the gravity well of the nearby planet Earth. The ''Ark'' crashed into a semi-active volcano, and the Transformers aboard were sent into emergency stasis lock.

Though [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had ostensibly come to prehistoric Earth to look for a massive cache of [[energon]] to fuel his war against the [[Maximal Imperium]], he was in reality following instructions recorded by the original Megatron on the [[Golden Disk]] from the Voyager space probe. Once on Earth, he apparently found the crash site of the ''Ark'', but buried the entrance to the interior of the volcano. At that point, he had deemed the plan to destroy the deactivated Autobots aboard her and change the outcome of the [[Great War]] as a last-chance gamble should he ever be backed into a corner with little hope of escape. Such a situation came to pass while he was a prisoner aboard [[Ravage]]'s [[Transwarp Cruiser]], and he convinced the former Decepticon to free him by revealing his plan. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

[[Image:Ark_BWAgenda1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"She may have flaws, but she has teeth."]]

After failing to destroy the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]]'', he traveled to the crash site, where he forced [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] to deactivate the security systems of Teletraan I and allow him access to the ''Ark'''s bridge. Observing that he was walking in the hallowed halls of the past as somebody who was soon to change the very course of history, he flew to the prone form of Optimus Prime and unleashed a torrent of pent-up rage over what he felt was Maximal injustice toward the conquered Predacons. He then fired at Optimus Prime's head, which created a time storm. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Fortunately, the Maximals fixed everything. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Megatron would later reenter the ''Ark'' with a new mission: take the [[spark]] of Megatron and merge it with his own. However, [[Tarantulas]] betrayed him and set the ''Ark'' to self-destruct. Fortunately, Blackarachnia was able to deactivate the overload. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

After securing the ''Nemesis'', Megatron attempted to destroy the ''Ark'' (along with all the Decepticons inside, which might have destroyed him as well). The Maximals tried to bring the ''Ark'' online and use it to fight against the ''Nemesis'', but the engines had been idle for too long. However, using a [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|shuttle]] housed in the ''Ark'', [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was able to damage the ''Nemesis'' and capture Megatron. After sufficient modifications, the shuttle was later used to transport the Maximals home, while the ''Ark'' and its sleeping passengers remained in the volcano to begin the Great War eventually. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{-}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics continuity===

[[Image:Ark_BWGathering.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Tough little ship." ''"Little?"'']]

[[Razorbeast]] and his small, temporally displaced group traveled to the Maximal encampment in the volcano in order to obtain tools to repair the transwarp signal booster which they hoped to find in the wreckage of Ravage's transwarp cruiser. Not willing to risk taking something that might be noticed missing from the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shell, they instead took what they need from the ''Ark''. {{Storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}

{{-}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

There is some question as to the ''Ark'''s appearance in the Dreamwave continuity, as it is never shown in totality in an actual comic story. Pictures are seen in the final issue of their [[More Than Meets The Eye]] guide, and there it is drawn to look mostly like the cartoon model (though oddly missing the rear "spoiler"). However, the [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|DK ''Transformers Ultimate Guide'']], whose main focus was Dreamwave continuity, gives a cutaway diagram of the ''Ark'' drawn in the Marvel Comics style instead, only colored yellow-gold as in the cartoon.

The Ark was destroyed in 2004 while [[Ratchet]] and [[Brawn]] countered a Decepticon attack headed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

===IDW comics continuity===

[[Image:SpotlightGalvatron_Ark1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Continuing the tradition of horrible things happening to every ship named the Ark]]

6.2 million [[meta-cycle]]s ago, the first legendary vessel to be designated as the ''Ark'' was launched from Cybertron. Its stated mission was to plot a safe passage from the [[Cybertronian Quadrant]] of the galaxy through the [[Benzuli Expanse]], though its true mission was conquest. Twenty-thousand [[astro-cycle]]s out, it disappeared with all hands lost. Over the eras following its loss, rumor, myth and legend sprang up around the ship, obscuring the few existing facts surrounding its fate.

{{note|This ''Ark'' appears in the flashbacks to look a bit like a merging of the older cartoon and Marvel Comics designs.}}

Known passengers on this first Ark include:
*[[Nova Prime]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
*[[Jhiaxus]]

On his reappearance, Galvatron reveals that the ship disappeared after he intentionally piloted it directly into the anomaly within the Benzuli Expanse, which turned out to be a gateway to a region known as the [[Dead Universe]].

In the present day, the fate of the first ''Ark'' was one of the "big three" mysteries that [[Nightbeat]] liked to dig into in his free time. He eventually got a lead on possible remains of the ship, but it turned out to be a trap specifically set to draw him in. On [[Gorlam Prime]] he found wreckage of the correct type and age to come from the ship, and far beneath the surface, he discovered a vast interdimensional portal. Before he could dig into the mystery even more, he was overtaken by a strange group of Transformers who captured him and messed with his head, eventually erasing his memory of being there at all.

In the modern era, the Autobots utilized numerous ships designated "''Ark''", each distinguished by a number following the title. Among them were the ''[[Ark-17]]'', ''[[Ark-19]]'', ''[[Ark-27]]'', and ''[[Ark-32]]''.

== Toys ==
===Titanium series===
* '''Autobot Shuttle Ark''' (3-inch Robot Masters)
[[Image:Arktitanium.jpg|left|thumb|Look closely. R2-D2 apparently got lost before he auditioned for the voice of [[Roller]].]]

:The first ever tangible representation of the ''Ark'' was a die-cast Titanium figurine at the 3-inch scale. The very forward section was based on the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s appearance in the original cartoon, but attached to it is an approximation of the back 2/3s of another space ship, the "Electronic Star Bird" created and sold by Milton Bradley in 1978. [http://www.bugeyedmonster.com/toys/starbird/] Odder yet, the technical information on the back refers to the Marvel Comics ''Ark'''s destruction at the hands of Fortress Maximus, and that ''Ark'', as seen above, does not resemble either the cartoon ''Ark'' or this toy at all.

[[Image:Arktitaniumfront.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Tiny, isn't she?]]

The very forward portion of the Titanium is removable, allowing for a more accurate toy. (Ironically, the most iconic portion of the ''Ark'', the rear engines which were often seen protruding from its rocky resting point on Earth, are not present due to placement of the attachment point.)

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* An Autobot shuttle featured in Marvel UK's "[[Space Pirates!]]" story used the animated series' design for the ''Ark''.

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Astroforce

2008-03-08T21:05:22Z

194.80.32.10:

:''The Astroforce are a group of drones in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Astroforce.JPG|thumb|right|Astroforce Assemble!]]

The '''Astroforce''' were a group of drones created by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] out of [[human]] trains. They managed to move forward without aid, but unfortunately were unable to grasp the concept of "Brakes" and "Stop!" and "That's a water main!". This was probably because Astrotrain modified them with parts out of a human Railroad Dispatch system (essentially a glorified LED display), which the Triple-changer believed to be 'state of the art computers'. Sure Astro, sure.

The Astroforce was presumably disbanded when all the members were washed away when they hit the aforementioned water main.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[Image:Smartone.gif|thumb|left|And to think, this guy was the smart one.]]

[[Category:Drones]]
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Astrotrain (G1)

2008-03-08T20:59:45Z

194.80.32.10: /* IDW comics continuity */

{{disambig3|Astrotrain}}

:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Astrotraing1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The original Choo Choo Rocket!]]

'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.
{{quote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Uno'''
:''Chinese name:'' '''Da Huo-che''' ("Great Train")
:''Hungarian name:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|thumb|left|200px|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]

Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear.

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky|two]] [[Carly|humans]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{Storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[Image:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|right|I've got a bad feeling about this...]]

Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the people of [[Titan]] into believing that he was one of their Sky Gods, so that they would mine energy crystals for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[Energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{Storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an advanced heat ray weapon from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a [[Cosmic Rust]] spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'lightning bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{Storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

He also transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replaced the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s formed Devastator inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine. Astrotrain was then the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new Decepticon leader. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} For some reason, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the reformatted version of Megatron, decided not to off Astrotrain as well.

Later, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew Galvatron was Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|FFOD, Part 1}} He was also briefly possessed by Starscream's [[spark|ghost]] in order for the deceased Decepticon to sneak past Cybertron's security. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform: The Transformers'' manga====

Astrotrain photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City]], with the aid of [[Reflector]]'s camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus]]' warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At Megatron's demand, he called a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on Emirate [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out. {{Storylink|Target 2006}}''

[[Image:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|thumb|175px|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]

Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by [[Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster]] was also infected, and his friends managed to re-discover the [[water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{Storylink|The Cure!}}

Having gathered the cargo and hypnotically secured the aid of a useful human, [[G.B. Blackrock]], the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, which soon fell under the command of their former superior on Cybertron, Ratbat. The Triple Changers were eventually destroyed battling Starscream in the [[Underbase Saga]]. {{Storylink|Dark Star!}}

====Generation 2====
Astrotrain shows up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the armies of [[Jhiaxus]], just before they're pretty much slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====Classics====
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Astrotrain_warwithin.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]

When Megatron needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of Iacon and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege. {{Storylink|The War Within}} Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]]s. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Aerospace Extermination Squad]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. The Decepticons managed to establish an Age of Internment until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. {{Storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{Storylink|Destined for Nothing}} When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron]]ian technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (Autobot)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Shockwave was eventually defeated and his control of Cybertron lost, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants until the return of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{Storylink|Lost and Found}}

===IDW comics continuity===
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Astrotrain was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Under the command of Starscream, he oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], {{Storylink|Infiltration issue 5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{Storylink|Infiltration issue 6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{Storylink|Escalation issue 1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{Storylink|Escalation issue 4}} and later retreated.

The wire in his forehead nearly exploded when Megatron ordered [[Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested, but Megatron told him to shut up. Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 1}}

Astrotrain's Space-Shuttle mode remains unchanged from its original G1 appearance, but his third mode has been upgraded to a diesel-electric six-axle locomotive resembling a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U28C General Electric U28C model], along with custom features like red and purple headlights and a all-purple paint-job. It also has a Big F**king Gun mounted on the engine cowling. That's badass.

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|thumb|left|100px|That's '''''Mister''''' The Astrotrain.]]

Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, the Decepticons built (or modified) Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to New York City. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Astrotrain never speaks or transforms out of train mode during the story, but the cover of issue 4 appears to depict him in robot mode, and he clearly has some airplane components, so he is apparently a triple-changing Transformer in this continuity as in most. He is tough enough to ram through an Army blockade undamaged, but ends up driving off a cliff, and apparently falling to his destruction, despite having wings. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}} His train mode is a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front, and batwings along the side.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Astrotrain''' (1985, 1986, 2004, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-48''', '''TFC-11'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

[[Image:G1Astrotrain_toy.jpg|thumb|right|And then I transform into a train and a rocket and a Transformer again...]]

: Astrotrain was one of the two Triple Changer toys released in 1985. He transforms into both a purple steam locomotive and a gray space shuttle. Like [[Perceptor (G1)|several]] [[Thrust (G1)|other]] [[Bluestreak|characters]] from ''Generation 1'', the pre-production toy shown in [[Hasbro]] catalogs and stock photography does not match the final product.

: In Japan, the 1985 release of Astrotrain had a color scheme based upon the real-life versions of the vehicles he transformed into, with a white space shuttle and a black steam locomotive. In 1986, Takara released Astrotrain in his US toy colors.

: In 2004, Takara reissued Astrotrain his original Japanese white color scheme, but with the "NASA" stickers changed to "ASTR", and with white paint on the shuttle side of the die-cast front. In 2005, Hasbro released this version of Astrotrain on the Hasbro Toy Shop.

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* '''Astrotrain Proto Color Version''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-48'''
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

: Often referred to as "Anime Astrotrain" by collectors, this version was decorated in colors used on the original 1986 toy's packaging as well as the ''Generation 1'' animation model. He was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]].

===Classics===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe, 2006, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

[[Image:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|...and a rocket and a train and a Transformer and man it's hard work!]]

: ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Astrotrain, like much of the ''Classics'' line, is an extensive update of the original Astrotrain designed based heavily upon their cartoon appearances and using modern toy engineering techniques. He still transforms into a NASA space shuttle, though there are two rather obvious locomotive front halves on the sides of the rear hull, and instead of a steam engine, his secondary vehicle mode is a bullet train locomotive. His robot mode is based heavily upon his ''Generation 1'' cartoon animation model design, and is armed with a large purple laser rifle similar to the original toy's rifle. However, purple highlights aside, his deco's color scheme is predominantly based on the original Takara toy.

[[Image:Henkei_Astrotrain_toy.jpg|thumb|right|]]

: As with all ''Classics'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: Classic Astrotrain will be released in Japan as part of the ''[[Classics (2006)#Henkei! Henkei! Transformers|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. The colour scheme is similar to his original color scheme in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon. Unlike the Hasbro ''Classics'' release, instead of a rubsign, he has two Decepticon sigils tampographed onto his wings. All ''Henkei'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metalizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, and Astrotrain is no exception, with his entire engine array metallized purple.

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==Trivia==
* Not only did early catalogs show the infamous prototype/show-colors Astrotrain, but some also showed different moldings. Slightly different feet and different headsculpt, but most impressively, apparent intent that Astrotrain's arms were to extend on a slide joint and be more in proportion to his body. He also had [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s weapons. However, the prototype actually didn't trainsform yet.<ref>[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Animeastro Original Astrotrain prototype at TF-1.com]</ref>
*Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}
*While Astrotrain does not appear in the ''[[Stormbringer]]'' comic series (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm Astrotrain at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Astrotrain Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Animeastro e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

==Footnotes==
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