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Gladiatorial combat

2009-05-11T23:35:47Z

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[[Image:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Kano. Liu Kang. Raiden. Johnny Cage. Scorpion. Sub-Zero. Sonya. MORTAL KOMBAT!]]
One of the less reputable aspects of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] was the fact that '''gladiatorial combat''' was one of the most popular [[Cybertronian sport| sports]]. Though many of these games were officially illegal, they often thrived, with [[Transformer|Transformers]] battling each other to the death. Many government officials knew of this, but they often turned a blind eye to the bloodsport.

They should have paid better attention, for within these arenas, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] first arose... and found many similarly-minded individuals.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
[[Image:State games 1.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Say it! Say Rumble is red!]]
The Gladiatorial Games of Cybertron were ancient athletic contests meant to demonstrate the combatants' skill and ability. Gladiators usually wore battle masks, and fought with shields and hand-to-hand [[Energon weapon|energon weapons]].

During the reign of the final [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] of Cybertron, the planet was experiencing much political strife. Overpopulation had led to a fuel shortage. The larger cities of Cybertron had become sovereign city-states, and the Overlords had become little more than figureheads. In an attempt to garner some good will between city-states, the last of the Overlords had revived the games, starting an inter-city competition. The attempt backfired and it seemed to excite rivalries, especially between [[Iacon]] and [[Tarn]].

During the last games of this era, a Tarn gladiator named [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] brutalized his Iacon opponent [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], threatening to kill him. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] entered the arena to put a stop to this. Despite an axe to the chest, Prime managed to get Megatron to stop with his photon pistol. This altercation caused the Overlord to postpone the awards ceremony for this games.

At the same time, saboteurs from [[Vos]] were using the games as cover for an operation to destroy Tarn's main power plant and frame Iacon for the deed. They were caught by a technician from Tarn who recognized them as members of the Vos gladiatorial team. The power plant was still destroyed, bringing Vos and Tarn to war. {{storylink|State Games}}

The games did not surface for another 4 million years. The Decepticons revived the gladiatorial combat in an alliance with the alien known as [[Zabra]]. {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Millions of years in the past, when Cybertron was still a [[Quintesson]]-ruled factory world, the planet's robot slaves were often forced to battle each other in gladiatorial combat for the amusement of their masters. Some of the robots forced to compete in these sadistic games grew tired of it, and attempted to fight back against their masters. Although this initial revolt failed, it would plant the seeds of rebellion that would eventually prove successful, and [[U-Haul Robot|one of the participants]] would go on to hold the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
There were several gladiatorial combats staged in city-states far from [[Iacon]], such as in [[Kaon]]. For some, such as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], it was a good outlet for anger and aggression. Megatron was a participant of these games. As his victories mounted, he realized that they were a simple conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to keep the masses distracted. Megatron began using the matches to find similarly-minded Transformers. For over half a million years, Megatron used the games to recruit the [[Decepticon]] army, bribing [[Emirate Xeon]] to remain quiet. Finally, however, they struck. {{storylink|The War Within|The War Within}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After their prison riot and escape, Megatron, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] escaped to Kaon, where they joined [[Clench (G2)|Clench]]'s illegal gladiatorial circuit. Megatron's star began to rise, attracting the attention of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Senator Ratbat]]. In Megatron's first victory (against [[Cy-Kill]]), the crowd chanted "[['Til all are one]]". They like saying that when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|people]] [[Unicron|die]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin issue 2}} As Megatron's power grew, he used the games to recruit his army of Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

===Animated cartoon continuity===
[[Lugnut]] was a gladiator before he joined the Decepticons. His title was "the Kaon Krusher".

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Slipstream (Animated)

2009-05-04T16:45:45Z

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:''The Female Starscream is a <s>nagging harpy</s> [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.

[[Image:Femalescream-ABTC.jpg|thumb|300px|"You're not one of those boring masculinists, are you?"]]

The [[Starscream clone]] that raises the most questions, the purple and pale teal '''Female Starscream''' possesses considerable strategic thinking, a biting sense of humor, and a short temper. Like all of the clones, she represents an aspect of the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream's]] personality... though which aspect that is, he's better off not asking (or so she says).

Practically everything she ever says to the original Starscream is an insult of some form. Really makes you wonder about Starscream, doesn't it?

{{bigquote|''Any'' leader has to be an improvement over you!|The Female offers an opinion on her template|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tara Strong]] (English), [[Silvia Mißbach]] (German)

[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|"I hope you get ''pregnant'', you cheap little tarts..." <br>("Er, ''him'' get pregnant?")]]

When the clones were brought online, Starscream was confronted with various personality issues. The Female revealed that each one represented an aspect of his personality: [[Thundercracker (Animated)|megalomania]], [[Skywarp (Animated)|cowardice]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|bootlicking]], and [[Liar Starscream|deception]]. When Starscream asked where she came from, Female Starscream informed him that he was better off not knowing. Once they were ready to depart, Egomaniac pushed Starscream aside, and the original realized that he really ''was'' a pain in the gearshaft. Female Starscream bitingly noted that he'd finally "arrived at the party", then childishly claimed that she wasn't starting anything. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

The Female proved to be a capable fighter, managing to get a pair of stasis cuffs on the massive [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. After the original Starscream was decapitated by [[Isaac Sumdac]] piloting a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit, she promptly declared that she was better off being led by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] joined the battle, she and the other Decepticons were blasted away, her fate uncertain. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}
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==Trivia==
[[Image:Femalescream-full.jpg|thumb|150px|"Try Blue! It's the new red!"]]

* Where the female clone got her colors from was hotly debated by the fandom, with the most frequent guess being ''[[Generation 2]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. However, when contacted about it, [[Derrick Wyatt]] revealed that her color scheme was actually "loosely inspired" by the Japanese [[Godmaster]] [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. Unexpected! Still, half of Overlord ''was'' [[Mega|technically female]]...
* While the Transformers [[fandom]] has long mused upon the possibility of female "Seekers" (and produced countless [[Wikipedia:Mary Sue|self-insertion characters]] that are variants on the theme), this is the first canonical female character to share a body template with Starscream. This is either great or horrible, depending on your perspective.
* This may well be the "female ''without'' a tragic past" hinted at by the production team at [[BotCon 2008]], although maybe they meant [[Slo-Mo]]. Although it's debatable how tragic she would consider being Starscream's clone is.
* The Female clone could also be some sort of reference to the unusually large (and occasionally somewhat disturbing) number of female fans that the various [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] characters have attracted over the years.
* When asked which aspect of Starscream's personality she represents, Derrick Wyatt responded with "I try not to think about that one!"<ref>http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html</ref>
* Her name (if she has one) is still unrevealed, but we know it isn't Suzan, Dirge, Nightbird, Laserbeak, or Laserwave.<ref>'''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4966/20/ Derrick Wyatt's Panel at TFCon 2009]'''</ref>

==References==
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[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category: Clones]]
[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]