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Vortex (FOC)

2012-10-25T14:10:33Z

194.81.42.140: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Vortex}}
:''Vortex is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[image:FOC_Vortex.jpg|thumb|left/right|300px|Oh, Ashley. Oh, Rhett. I don't know nothin bout birthin' no baby. ]]

'''Vortex''' isn't much of a fighter. Instead, what Autobots fear is being caught in his magnetic grapples. Once they are in his clutches, Vortex will execute a series of terrifying maneuvers that leave his victims scared oilless, shortly before dropping them to the planet surface, shellshocked, to their deaths. Along with the other [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s, he can form [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Dave Boat]]

[[Image:FOC-Vortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's ready to find Danny Phantom in the Sea of Rust.]]
When the [[Autobot]]s came into possession of a large amount of [[energon]], [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] tasked the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] with diverting the transport by destroying a bridge. Vortex and [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] were sent to clear a short cut to allow [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to take a drop ship through. Blast Off went through first, drawing out Autobot mines for Vortex to destroy. Once they got through the ruins, the Autobots closed some huge shutters, so Blast Off went ahead, leaving Vortex behind to fight all the Autobots by himself. Vortex eventually reached the bridge and helped out Brawl when it turned out the shielding on the bridge supports was too much for his artillery mode to handle. After the pair took out the side supports, Brawl blasted a hole in the center support so Vortex could head in and destroy it with a [[detpak]]. Once [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] brought the transport to a halt, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and smashed through the rest of its defenses. Unfortunately the damage they did resulted in the transport crashing. Starscream was not very pleased at all and had them all arrested.

Vortex and the other Combaticons were later freed once Megatron was resurrected and retook his leadership. They were aboard the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''Ark'' and Vortex took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] before floating free of the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Vortex.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Only [[Thor]] would get a faceplam after seeing this guy.]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: This [[San Diego Comic-Con 2012]] [[exclusive]] pack contains all five Combaticons in game-accurate colors.

: This toy was "redecoed" into its own mass-release deco, below, as well as into a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-styled [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. It was later [[retool]]ed into [[Whirl (Generations)|Whirl]].
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{{anchor|Retail}}
[[Image:Generationstoy-RetailVortex.jpg|thumb|300px|Is [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Stormcloud (Energon)|cloud—a cloud of ionized particles]]]]
*'''Vortex''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#006'''
**'''PART 3 OF 5!'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

:Vortex transforms from a red Cybertronic attack helicopter into a robot. He can also combine with his fellow Combaticon warriors to form any limb of Bruticus, though his default position is as the left arm. In arm mode, his hand features a thumb which can fold over to either side of the palm so that it can be used as either a left or right arm. His two swords can plug into either side of his copter mode, be wielded as either swords or rifles in robot mode, or combine with the weapons of the other Combaticons to form the Sonic Cannon.
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==Notes==
* Vortex's body parts are available to [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters in ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, identified as Vanguard-type components. Because of his unique vehicle mode, there are no Vanguard-type wings. However, wings from other characters can be used by equipping the desired wings on one chest, then switching over to the Vanguard chest. They are only visible on the tail of the helicopter, however.
* Although Vortex's alt-mode normally appears as a helicopter (fitting the trend of [[Vortex (disambiguation)|other Vortexes]] in the multiverse), he reconfigures himself into a jet-like form when his boost is used. Unfortunately it appears that the toy is not capable of replicating this "boost mode".
*Oddly enough, Vortex is the only Combaticon to NOT have a G1-inspired colour scheme.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vortex''' (ボルテックス ''Borutēkuzu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vihr''' (Вихрь, "Whirlwind")

[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]

Vortex (FOC)

2012-10-25T14:09:04Z

194.81.42.140: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Vortex}}
:''Vortex is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[image:FOC_Vortex.jpg|thumb|left/right|300px|Oh, Ashley. Oh, Rhett. I don't know nothin bout birthin' no baby. ]]

'''Vortex''' isn't much of a fighter. Instead, what Autobots fear is being caught in his magnetic grapples. Once they are in his clutches, Vortex will execute a series of terrifying maneuvers that leave his victims scared oilless, shortly before dropping them to the planet surface, shellshocked, to their deaths. Along with the other [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s, he can form [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus]].

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Dave Boat]]

[[Image:FOC-Vortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's ready to find Danny Phantom in the Sea of Rust.]]
When the [[Autobot]]s came into possession of a large amount of [[energon]], [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] tasked the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] with diverting the transport by destroying a bridge. Vortex and [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] were sent to clear a short cut to allow [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to take a drop ship through. Blast Off went through first, drawing out Autobot mines for Vortex to destroy. Once they got through the ruins, the Autobots closed some huge shutters, so Blast Off went ahead, leaving Vortex behind to fight all the Autobots by himself. Vortex eventually reached the bridge and helped out Brawl when it turned out the shielding on the bridge supports was too much for his artillery mode to handle. After the pair took out the side supports, Brawl blasted a hole in the center support so Vortex could head in and destroy it with a [[detpak]]. Once [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] brought the transport to a halt, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and smashed through the rest of its defenses. Unfortunately the damage they did resulted in the transport crashing. Starscream was not very pleased at all and had them all arrested.

Vortex and the other Combaticons were later freed once Megatron was resurrected and retook his leadership. They were aboard the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''Ark'' and Vortex took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] before floating free of the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Vortex.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Only [[Thor]] would get a faceplam after seeing this guy.]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: This [[San Diego Comic-Con 2012]] [[exclusive]] pack contains all five Combaticons in game-accurate colors.

: This toy was "redecoed" into its own mass-release deco, below, as well as into a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-styled [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. It was later [[retool]]ed into [[Whirl (Generations)|Whirl]].
{{-}}

{{anchor|Retail}}
[[Image:Generationstoy-RetailVortex.jpg|thumb|300px|Is [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Stormcloud (Energon)|cloud—a cloud of ionized particles]]]]
*'''Vortex''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#006'''
**'''PART 3 OF 5!'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

:Vortex transforms from a red Cybertronic attack helicopter into a robot. He can also combine with his fellow Combaticon warriors to form any limb of Bruticus, though his default position is as the left arm. In arm mode, his hand features a thumb which can fold over to either side of the palm so that it can be used as either a left or right arm. His two swords can plug into either side of his copter mode, be wielded as either swords or rifles in robot mode, or combine with the weapons of the other Combaticons to form the Sonic Cannon.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Vortex's body parts are available to [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters in ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, identified as Vanguard-type components. Because of his unique vehicle mode, there are no Vanguard-type wings. However, wings from other characters can be used by equipping the desired wings on one chest, then switching over to the Vanguard chest. They are only visible on the tail of the helicopter, however.
* Although Vortex's alt-mode normally appears as a helicopter (fitting the trend of [[Vortex (disambiguation)|other Vortexes]] in the multiverse), he reconfigures himself into a jet-like form when his boost is used. Unfortunately it appears that the toy is not capable of replicating this "boost mode".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vortex''' (ボルテックス ''Borutēkuzu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vihr''' (Вихрь, "Whirlwind")

[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]

Path Blaster

2012-09-20T10:39:47Z

194.81.42.140: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the weapon from ''Fall of Cybertron''|the experimental Decepticon cannon|Pathblaster}}
[[Image:FOC Path Blaster.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The '''Path Blaster''' is a semi-automatic weapon that fires dense packets of molten metal with a good deal of accuracy. There are a number of common modifications to the basic model, perhaps none so remarkable as the so-called "Gambler" upgrade, which inserts an explosive synthetic [[Destronium]] round randomly into every magazine.

==Games==
===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] used a Path Blaster as his primary weapon during the final days of the evacuation from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The weapons were also commonly carried by [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrators]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generations-toy_FOCSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|It's huge, but it ''probably'' won't explode and kill him. Probably.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2012?)

: A retool of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], ''Generations'' [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] includes an inordinately large new-mold Path Blaster weapon.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
*The rifle has the following base in-game stats:
**Damage: 8
**Range: 5
**Accuracy: 6
**Rate of Fire: 6
** Max Load: 50
** Per Mag: 10

*The "Gambler" upgrade is one of many many references in ''Fall of Cybertron'', in this case to the episode "[[The Gambler]]".
*At [[BotCon 2012]], developer [[High Moon Studios]] stated that "Optimus Prime's weapon" was designed to look like an earlier version of the rifles he wields in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' series.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron weapons]]

Good Intentions

2012-09-18T14:50:01Z

194.81.42.140: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|The Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' #1
|prev=
|next=Secrets (FOC)
|caption=
|image=FOCissue1.jpg
|title="Good Intentions"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 15]], [[2012]]
|coverdate=August 2012
|story by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Dheeraj Verma]]
|colors by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[Aligned continuity family]]
|chronology=[[Aligned timeline|Great War]]
}}
'''An introduction to Grimlock's way of doing things.'''

==Synopsis==
At the defensive perimeter around Autobot City, several [[Guardian (FOC)|Guardians]] attack alongside [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (body-type)#Aligned continuity|Seekers]] and [[Wall Crawler|Wall Crawlers]], trying to hold the line without wasting the dwindling [[Autobot]] [[energon]] reserves. Suddenly, however, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] joins the battle, and proceeds to carve its way through the enemy forces with no concern for energy conservation. Its leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] wants answers: why do the Decepticons fight as if energon supply is no concern, and what happened to the [[Swoop (WFC)|soldier]] he sent to investigate that question?

At High Command in Iacon, the Coalition's offensive draws the attention of [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and the Autobot leader demands that they fall back and stop wasting energon. Although Grimlock initially refuses, he is persuaded to follow orders by his teammates, and they break off their assault.

Later, back at Iacon, Optimus admonishes Grimlock for his actions, but the warrior retorts that the Autobot leader's strategy consists of sitting and waiting for the Decepticons to win. The Coalition leader hands Prime the recordings from their earlier battle, and then storms off into the base. Whilst Optimus and Jazz lament the Autobots' situation, and restate that the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is their best hope, Perceptor goes to Grimlock with an incoming transmission, for his eyes only. The broadcast is from Swoop, who has found where the Decepticons are getting energon, but is cut off before he can elaborate. Angered, Grimlock immediately declares that the Lightning Strike Coalition is setting out to find its missing member.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] (4)
*[[Slug]] (5)
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] (6)
*[[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] (9)
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Guardian (FOC)|Guardian]] (1)
*[[Wall Crawler]] (2)
}}

==Notes==
* Grimlock's security code designation is "LSC85", a reference to the Lightning Strike Coalition and the year the Dinobots debuted.

===Errors===
* The Lightning Strike Coalition appear in bodies nearly identical to their Dinobot forms (though featuring more vehicular parts), despite this story taking place directly before the events of the game (in which Sludge is seen to have a very different, pre-dinosaur mode).

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron issues]]