Autobot shuttle

2008-05-11T16:27:44Z

195.137.96.83: /* The Transformers: The Movie */

:''The Autobot shuttle is a [[starships|starship]] in multiple [[continuity family|continuity families]].''

[[Image:Autobot shuttle parked.jpg|thumb|250px|It's basically a funeral barge.]]

The Autobot shuttle is a multi-stage transport use by the Autobots around the 2005 era. Though they have a tendency to explode if you look at them wrong, the Autobot shuttles enjoy a good reputation due to their excellent safety rating. You can crash them, shoot them, set them on fire, blow them up, but the passengers will almost ''always'' walk away uninjured.

The Autobot shuttle can take off horizontally with the aid of retractable thrusters on its belly<ref>Thrusters seen in TF:TM.</ref> that lift the ship on a ground-effect cushion before it can get up enough speed to generate lift. The shuttl uses anti-gravity pads<ref>Anti-gravity pads mentioned in Marvel UK #149</ref> for landings. It can also be launched vertically with the aid of a gantry.

Autobot Shuttles are considered antiques by the [[Beast Era]].

The [[E.D.C.]] has also been known to use this type of shuttle.

''In the Marvel comics, the [[Ark]] slowly morphed into something resembling the Autobot shuttle- and the Autobot shuttles looked like the Ark. *sigh*.

==Shuttle Sections==
[[Image:Auto midsec.JPG|thumb|right|Ultra Magnus' shuttle detaching from its main section]]
The shuttle has a modular design. Adding modules on to the front section expands the shuttle's range and abilities. The addition of a small lifepod means it's possible to detonate 1/2, 3/4 or 4/4 of the ship and still survive.
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===Rear section===
The rear section of the Autobot shuttle contains the Main Stellar Drive for interstellar travel as well as the main propellant engines.

The 'conning tower' of the rear section contains a secondary navigation center.<ref>The shuttle was piloted from the conning tower in [[The Legacy of Unicron!|Marvel UK #149]].</ref>

The rear section also houses a cargo hold.

===Middle section===
[[Image:Autobot shuttle middle.jpg|thumb|Shuttle jettisoning rearmost section.]]
The middle section of the Autobot shuttle houses a set of backup engines partially protected by blast-away armor when connected to the stellar drive. When separated, fold-out ailerons provide a measure of atmospheric maneuverability.

The middle section houses some crew quarters, and a medical repair bay equipped with life support machines<ref>Life Support Machines mentioned in Marvel UK #149</ref> to repair simple problems, and a [[Lifeline Cybernetic Diagnostic Module]]<ref>Lifeline module seen in Wreckers #2</ref> to work in tandem with a medical technician on more complicated problems. The repair bay is versatile enough to perform anything from a simple tune-up to a complete retrofit procedure.
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===Forward section===
[[Image:Autobot shuttle front.JPG|thumb]]
An '''Autobot Transport Gunship'''<ref>The front module was explicitly named in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 10]].</ref> forms the foremost module of the shuttle.

This section's function is to keep the occupants alive in a tight situation, it excels at short-range space combat, but is not designed for traveling interstellar distances.

[[Image:ATG guns.JPG|thumb|left|Out pops a surprise!]]
The Gunship is armed with three cannons on the lower surface, and the 'wings' on either size can house a variety of armaments, such as pop-out guns<ref>The pop-out guns were used in in [[The Legacy of Unicron!]]</ref> or ''sonic warheads''<ref>Sonic warheads were used in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 10]]</ref>.
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===Lifepod===
[[Image:Autobot shuttle lifepod.jpg|thumb]]
The '''Lifepod''' module is capable of carrying several transformers a short distance, keeping them alive in time for rescue or putting down on a nearby planet. It lacks a communications system, which is pretty darn weird.

Though airtight, this lifepod has no life support system, leaving humans with just the air trapped inside it to breathe. ''Presumably this defect has been addressed in the E.D.C. version of the Autobot shuttle.

The Lifepod can hold six normal-sized Transformers... if they're friendly.

==Shuttles in Fiction==
Despite the large ''number'' of shuttles in Transformers fiction, none of them have ever been given a name, and it's likely that all shuttles are nameless.

===Madman Transformers comic===
* The shuttles were used in the Autobot evacuation of Cybertron in the year 2001. {{Storylink|Madman Transformers Comic}}

===The Transformers: The Movie===

* The shuttle highjacked on its way to [[Autobot City]]. ''Orange with light-gray accents.''
* The shuttle commanded by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] whose main section was destroyed by [[Galvatron's ship]]. ''Orange with dark red accents. This is presumably the same shuttle [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] brought to Autobot city.''.
* The shuttle with [[Kup]], [[Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] that crashed on [[Quintessa]]. ''Orange with dark gray-blue accents.

===Season 3===
[[Image:Shuttle human.JPG|thumb|130px|I bet you get sick of those colors ''real'' quick in the [[E.D.C.]]]]
* A human shuttle was used to make a kamikaze-run on Cybertron's central power facility in [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]] before a full-scale planetary invasion. ''This shuttle was painted in the [[E.D.C.]]'s signature white-and-blue colors.
* The shuttle [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] used in [[Dark Awakening]]. ''Orange with white and light-gray accents''.
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===Others===
* Two separate shuttles were used to travel to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] in [[The Legacy of Unicron!|Legacy of Unicron!]] ''Orange with white and blue accents.''[[Image:Shuttle strange blue.jpg|thumb|130px|It's ''almost'' like [[Guido Guidi]] tried to draw a shuttle from memory, except he's better than that.]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] used a strange variant of the Autobot shuttle in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 10]]. It has many features typical of the Autobot shuttle, but also many features found on the [[Ark]], such as gunnery turrets, and may represent a major design variant. ''Blue with red and gold accents.''
* An Autobot Transport Gunship was used to travel to the moon in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 10]], and was later destroyed by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] [[Solar Scalpel]]. ''Orange with no accents.''
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