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Hook (G1)

2009-05-26T23:33:47Z

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{{disambig3|Hook}}
:''Hook is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Hook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom!"]]
The snob of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], '''Hook''' considers himself an artist. He looks upon the rest of the Decepticons almost as peasants, beneath him to a degree. Though full of himself, Hook is a master craftsman, having truly earned his insufferable ego. His high standards that he holds himself and others to means he takes extra care to ensure even the most simple of jobs is completed to the nth degree of perfection. Although [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] acknowledges Hook's incredible skill, he gets impatient with the time it takes Hook to finish his work. Hook cannot understand the frustration at the delays this causes, he just sees it as doing the job right.

Hook condescends to join his fellow Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. It is only fitting that he should form the head and shoulders.

:''Portuguese name (Portugal comic):'' '''Anzol'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comic):'' '''Gancho'''
:''Japanese name'': '''Gren''' (グレン, ''gu-re-n'')<ref>Hook's Japanese name is written グレン, ''gu-re-n''. This appears to be a "Rhinoxization" of the word "crane", which is rendered クレーン, ''ku-ree-n'' in katakana. This type of thing is [[Dauros|not uncommon]] in Japan.</ref>
:''Hungarian name'': '''Horog'''
:''Italian name'': '''Rostro'''
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Toubib'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:HookG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I am the very model of a modern major general.]]
Hook, who was evil, helped build Megatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robo-Smasher]] to make Hook, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Hook, who, with his fellow [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], would attempt to deal with [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], only to be thwarted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] would then reveal the Constructicons' ability to combine by forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was blasted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] into lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel DisassemblingPrime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Did you drop this? There are laws against littering."]]
Hook and the other Constructicons would later appear in [[New York City]], bringing down, then re-erecting the [[Empire State Building]] as a Cybertronian fortress. In the time between, he dismantled Optimus Prime, so it was a busy day for him. {{storylink|City of Steel}} He later helped build the [[Transfixatron]]. Before a second Constructicon device could be used to destroy the powerless Autobots that the Transfixatron had stuck in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], they were rescued, and Hook and the other Constructicons were defeated by their own Transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[Image:TheCore HookfixesJazz.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons then built a giant drill to tap into [[Earth]]'s core, although Hook had to reprimand [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] for almost messing it up. During the mission, however, the Constructicons got [[dominator disc]]s snuck onto them by a group of Autobots, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] blasting one onto Hook with his shoulder cannon. When the Constructicons next formed Devastator, the Autobots activated the discs, taking control of the combiner and forcing him to defeat the other Decepticons. They then took Devastator back to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], where Hook separated from him to help repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] while simultaneously bragging about his skill. Eventually, Megatron nullified the dominator discs' effects, bringing the Constructicons back into Decepticon control just in time to stop their own out-of-control drill from destroying the planet. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:Microbots HookMegatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Hook, led by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] that they wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[solar tower]]. Megatron was not at all happy to hear about this, but the Constructicons explained that it was just a ruse, and that they would turn the tower over to him when it was complete. They did, but the structure was subsequently ruined in a battle between Devastator and an attacking force of Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders}} A few Constructicons, including Hook, came with Megatron as he searched for their [[Nemesis (G1)|crashed spaceship]] in the jungles of South America. When they found it, Hook let Megatron borrow his [[cyberforceps]] so that he could cut loose the ship's powersource, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Hook was subsequently ordered to install the Heart inside Megatron himself, which he did flawlessly. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Hook and the other Constructicons later participated in an all-out battle against the Autobot forces, but in the aftermath everyone but [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] lay damaged on the ground. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} They were back in tip-top shape soon enough, which was good since all the other Decepticons were suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion. Hook and the others took care of a shipment of cybertonium sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but failed to stop the Dinobots from using the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Hook and the Constructicons later went into space to mine an asteroid. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who had a vendetta against them, followed them and very nearly defeated Devastator. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} After [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] incapacitated Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the former promised to share leadership with the Constructicons if they helped build him a "zone defense"—a gigantic labyrinth outside his the football arena the [[Triple Changer]] had taken to be headquarters. Everyone but Scrapper ended up getting lost in their own maze, but eventually found their way back to Blitzwing and demanded their share of the bargain. When Blitzwing refused, they merged into Devastator and attacked him, but soon enough Megatron returned and defeated both of them. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] went against Megatron with his [[Combaticon]]s, the Constructicons were called in against them, but Devastator was defeated quite utterly by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM uncharismatic bore.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"Uncharismatic bore! That's right, I went there!"]]
Present at the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Hook helped to breach the Autobot defenses as part of Devastator, who withstood an Autobot attack. After a second attack by the Dinobots, Hook was not seen again until the confrontation on Astrotrain over who should lead the Decepticons after Megatron's defeat. He believed that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an uncharismatic bore and that nobody would follow him. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] did not take kindly to his comments. Hook and the other Constructicons made it back to Cybertron to be present at Starscream's becoming the new [[Decepticon leader]]. After a fanfare and the death of Starscream at the hands (or cannon) of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Hook and his fellow surviving Decepticons joined in the hunt for the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

However, Galvatron was vanquished and the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron. Hook and Constructicons were forced to take refuge on [[Chaar]] alongside most other Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Eventually, the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in change for attacking a group of Autobots on [[Goo]], and the starved Decepticons happily agreed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned and allied himself with the Quintessons, Hook and the Constructicons were tasked with building [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Image:BurdenHardestBear Constructicons water.JPG|right|200px|thumb|]]
The Constructicons proceeded to build a giant engine capable of moving an asteroid, but the asteroid was destroyed and instead they fell onto the planet of [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} During the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], Hook and the Constructicons tried to kill [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but failed. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}} They were briefly seen helping the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] attack [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of [[Japan]] {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}, followed by the Decepticon attack on Cybertron aiming to infiltrate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hook is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Hook and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online—construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Hook and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Hook and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky]]. Their attack was called off to regroup when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] discovered Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head. {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}''

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] retaking of Decepticon command, Hook and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around their headquarters located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came back in time to 1986, he summarily dispatched Megatron and forced the Constructicons to help him in constructing a massive energy cannon which would be useful to him in the future. Despite working on his project, Hook and the others showed no other loyalty to Galvatron, and remained out of the fighting until the future Decepticons returned to their own time. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}''

During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, an attack was ordered on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Hook and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{note|These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See [[Earthforce]] for details.}}
With Soundwave in command, Hook joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Hook served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''When the Decepticons were forced into a suicidal assault on [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]] by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in 2008, Hook was among the many Decepticons seen in combat with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''

====Generation 2====
Hook was seen onboard the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Timelines'' Classics comics====
Both Hook and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] were curiously absent from the Constructicons, with the enigmatic [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[Keepers Trilogy]] novels are in italics.}}
Nine million years ago, Hook and the Constructicons were helping Megatron in his plot to turn Cybertron into a mobile juggernaut, raging throughout the universe. He defended the engine controls alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] against Grimlock's commandoes, but eventually gave up and scattered before the big boom. {{storylink|The War Within}} Sometime later, he and the Constructicons were the first to break the [[Crisis Intervention Accords]] during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in their Devastator form, and doing battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. The resulting conflict devastated a large portion of Cybertron's biggest manufacturing area. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point after the initial launch of the ''Nemesis'', Hook and the Constructicons wound up on Earth during the 1980's and began working with Megatron and his faction of Decepticons on that planet. Unfortunately, they were eventually captured and detained during [[Operation: Liberation]] in 1998, when the united human and Autobot forces brought them down. Earth's triumph turned to tragedy in 1999, however, as the initial flight of the [[Ark II]] back to Cybertron exploded in mid-air, apparently destroying all the Transformers on board. When the Decepticons reawoke in 2002, Hook was part of the initial assault on [[San Francisco]] along with the rest of the Constructicons as Devastator. Despite their victory over the counterpart combiner, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Constructicons were eventually brought low by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}

''Soon revived by Starscream's good graces, Hook and the Constructicons loyally served under the former Decepticon lieutenant commander after Megatron disappeared off the face of the Earth. The "spin the bottle" leadership of the Constructicons apparently fell to Hook in these days, and he and his team began operating out of [[Las Vegas]], where Starscream had set up a base of operations called "New Centurion", after his home city-state on Cybertron. In defending New Centurion, Hook coordinated his dutiful minions Scrapper and Mixmaster against the invading forces of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his Autobot comrades. The lofty Constructicon attempted to direct the battle from the air, but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] managed to knock Hook out of the sky, physically grappling with him and pulling the surgeon down to the ground below. Then Grimlock stepped on his head. It hurt. A lot. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Hook and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Hook and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular robot mode, leaving him unable to split back into Hook and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in [[stasis lock]], drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Hook and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their Roswell facility for study. {{storylink|Generation One issue 0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and the very cheesed-off Constructicons, including Hook, descended upon their previous captor, [[Dr. Mindbender]].

Their surroundings were soon under attack by Autobot and [[G.I. Joe]] forces, requiring Hook and the other Constructicons to combine into Devastator. Ultimately, Devastator was brutally defeated after Devastator fatally wounded [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], sending the Autobot's friends into a berserker rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers}}

===IDW comics continuity===
After the [[Senate]] cut back significantly on the need for sentient workers in the realm of manual labor, Hook and the Constructicons found themselves out of work. They found new employment, however, in the underground gladiator tournaments of [[Kaon]]. Instead of personally participating in the death sports, the Constructicons maintained the arena itself, creating a new stadium at random locations just hours before each match began, using nothing more than the raw materials at hand. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

As Megatron's plans moved from [[gladiatorial combat]] to [[Great War (G1)|insurrection]], Hook and the Constructicons turned their talents from arena building to weapon modifications. When the [[Seeker]]s joined Megatron, Hook modified them to possess [[Null-ray|onboard weaponry]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

Hook and his pals were eventually called to Earth and had fun stomping on [[New York City]]. After mysteriously failing to recognise Frenzy, whom he'd met yonks ago, Hook joined the other Constructicons in forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and attacking the city's tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}} The primary task of the Constructicons, however, was to build an unknown structure in New York (cannibalising the local buildings to do so). Hook made the supreme sacrifice here of actually ''being'' in that filthy cramped hovel. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Hook toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"That's Captain Hook to you."]]
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1985/1986)
*''Team ID number:'' '''4'''
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''33'''
*''Accessories:''

*'''Constructicon''' (Constructicon, 1992)
*''Accessories:''

: This European exclusive version of Hook was yellow, but with the darker purple from the original toy instead of the lighter ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' shade, and came with no Devastator parts. It also lacked the peg used to connect with Bonecrusher. This toy was not officially named, as he came on a card shared by the other Constructicons.

===Generation 2===
*'''Hook''' (Constructicon, 1993)
*''Team ID number:''
*''Accessories:''

==Trivia==
*[[Hasbro]] apparently lost the [[trademark]] to the name "Hook" some time ago, as it has not been used since 1993 despite several [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]]-[[Constructicon Devastator (Ultra)|homage]] [[Constructicon (G1)|teams]] appearing after that point. "[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]]" has become the new default crane-bot name.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Hook/hook.htm Hook at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hook Hook's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Rise of the Constructicons

2009-05-21T10:48:40Z

195.195.128.84: /* Real-world references */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFA Rise Constructicons online.JPG
|caption=
|ep=22
|title="Rise of the Constructicons"
|airdate=[[May 17]], 2008
|written by=[[Stan Berkowitz]]
|directed by= [[Ben Jones]] [[Irineo Maramba]] [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]
|animation studio=[[The Answer Studio]]
}}

'''Bulkhead befriends a pair of construction vehicles brought to life by AllSpark energy. But the Decepticons have their scanners set on the duo for their latest construction project.'''

:''German title:'' "'''Bulkheads neue Freunde'''" ("Bulkhead's New Friends")

==Synopsis==
The Autobots once again must aid in the restoration of the increasingly disaster-prone city of [[Detroit]]. There is an odd amount of balking, considering they're a [[space bridge]] repair crew, but Optimus Prime reminds them that a fair amount of the destruction is indeed their fault. These musings are cut short by Bumblebee spotting the ''other'' party to Detroit's deterioration, the Decepticons. Blitzwing and Lugnut are scurrying by in a most undignified manner, carrying construction supplies for Megatron. A combined effort by Bumblebee and Ratchet manages to knock the two Decepticons skidplate-over-processing unit, but they still manage to flee with a much smaller portion of the supplies. The Autobots are prevented from giving chase by the cracking of a bridge support, which they then repair. At the end of the day, the Autobots are ready to head home. Bulkhead tells Optimus Prime he'll catch up, to mask the fact that he's accidentally adhered his feet to the ground with cement.

[[Image:RiseoftheConstructicons-Gen2HomageVehicleModes.jpg|left|175px|thumb|Whoa! Some fanboys is sleepin' easy tonight.]]

Meanwhile, across town, two construction vehicles are seen with [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] fragments embedded in them. The two fragments activate, and the machines gain sentience. After a brief debate over naming, they discover their new ability to turn into giant robots. This does not faze them in the slightest, and soon they chase off after a highly attractive sports car.

Thanks to the use of expired fixative, Bulkhead's attempts at mixing more cement prove explosive, knocking him out and nearly getting him skewered by iron girders. Thankfully, the newly minted Constructobots spot this and save his skidplate. They then help the lumbering Autobot to do the job ''right'' (making sure he doesn't leave the fixative lying around, either) and then take him off to a tanker for an oil break. Though Bulkhead is quite pleased with the oil he is served, he soon voices misgivings as to whether they ought to be doing this. Asked by the Constructobots whether he's going to act like a little yellow compact, he remembers his friends back at the base and invites his new acquaintances back to meet them.

[[Image:Rise Constructicons Sari no pigtails.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Relax, Sari, they'll have grown back by next week's episode.]]

At the base, the Autobots are not impressed with the crass pair. Loudly carousing to the point that even Ratchet thinks they're a bit rude, they soon wake up Sari. Wondering what all the commotion is, the poor girl gets her pigtails amputated by a game of smashed-oil-barrel frisbee. This is the last straw for Optimus Prime, who kicks the two paisanos out on their keisters.

The next day, Blitzwing and Lugnut are once again hauling heavy construction materials, this time Laurel and Hardy style up a steep hill. Blitzwing's footing slips, and he is nearly offlined by the heavy trailer that sends him careening towards a wall. Bracing for an impact that never comes, he is startled to find Mixmaster and Scrapper have saved him. Immediately, he asks them who and ''what'' they are. At first, the jovial pair answer that they are Autobots, but as this is met with some static, they quickly amend it to ''Constructobots''. Blitzwing sees an opportunity in the pair's brawn, and as police sirens approach, he convinces them to help haul the load. Lugnut objects, worried about Megatron's reaction. Blitzwing reassures him, ''sotto voce'', that they will offline the two goombahs immediately after the work is done. Lugnut is all for this plan, and once the goods are delivered, he charges up the [[Punch of Kill Everything|Punch Of Kill Everything]] while Blitzwing distracts the pair. However, Megatron arrives and gives Lugnut an awful case of ''punchus interruptus''.

[[Image:TFA Rise Constructicons punch interruption.JPG|left|200px|thumb|]]

Megatron invites the Constructobots into the Decepticon inner sanctum, which they would find to be quite commodious if they knew the meaning of the word. Once there, they express how cute [[Isaac Sumdac|Megatron's pet]] is, and the interstellar warlord shows them the schematics he stole from the Autobots' ship for the building of a space bridge. His hunch turns out to be correct when he finds that the Constructobots display an intuitive knack for grasping construction projects, and they tell him that the supplies he's been gathering will be insufficient to the task. Megatron grins as they reveal to him that they know exactly what is needed and where to get it.

The following morning, Bulkhead goes looking for his wayward friends. He finds them, pursued by [[Sumdac Systems]] [[Police drone|police robots]] after a daring heist of construction supplies. Stepping in and generally making a mess of the pursuers, he asks Mixmaster and Scrapper what they're up to. After being told that they stole these materials, he becomes irate because he thought they were so helpful before. They tell him they still are, they're just helping ''other'' bots. Becoming suspicious, Bulkhead presses them further and finds out they're working for Blitzwing and Lugnut. The large Autobot tries to convince them that the Decepticons are bad news, but is less than effective. The Constructobots think the Decepticons are just regular fellas and that Megatron is a laugh riot. Bulkhead grows still angrier, saying that Megatron is the worst of the bunch and was only tricking them. This finally clicks in their heads, and they drop what they're doing—on Bulkhead—and tear off down the road to take up their grievances with Megatron. Covered in girders, Bulkhead is unable to pursue.

[[Image:Rise Constructicons Megatron what.jpg|right|175px|thumb|I'm not a heartless mass murderer. I give all my victims their choice of execution method.]]

Upon discovering the Constructobots pounding on the steel door of the mine, Megatron is a bit less genial in tolerating their antics. Picking them up by their collars, he slams them against the mountainside and demands to know what they're doing. They explain that they want a piece of him because Bulkhead told them that Decepticons are the scum of the universe and that he'd tricked them. Megatron softens his demeanor and tells a tragic tale of Autobot oppression and the Decepticons being driven from their homeworld by these cruel tyrants. The Constructobots only understand about every third word of what he says, so he submits it would be a little easier to understand over a barrel of oil. Once inside, Mixmaster and Scrapper are quite impressed by the potency of the oil they're offered, which Megatron reveals to be his "special blend". Suitably placated, they listen to his pitch in which he stresses that as Constructobots, they can spend their lives fixing highway bridges, but as Constructi''cons'', they can build ''space bridges'' and be the heroes of millions of Cybertronians.

[[Image:RiseoftheConstructicons-Megatron'sprivateblend.jpg|left|175px|thumb|So tell me, fellas, Orlando Bloom or Johnny Depp?]]

Back at the auto assembly plant, Bulkhead is relaying his latest encounter with the Constructobots to his fellow Autobots. This doesn't go over well, so he attempts to convince Optimus Prime that his friends were actually ''angry'' at the Decepticons and that there's nothing to worry about, as afterwards they can lead the Autobots to the Decepticon base. Ratchet, however, worries that they'll do the exact opposite. Right on cue, Scrapper and Mixmaster arrive. Bulkhead is initially hopeful, as they are still his friends. The two bots agree with him, but business is business, and Megatron has better oil. Thus they say that they won't fight anyone, so long as they can pick up the fragments of the AllSpark and be on their way. Optimus Prime objects, and the Constructicons announce that they're sick and tired of the little dipstick and knock him over. A fight ensues, in which the industrial chassis of the Constructicons prove fairly impervious to most of what the Autobots can dish out. Bumblebee is taken hostage and ransomed for the AllSpark fragments. Optimus attempts to stall, but Bulkhead hands them over. As all the Autobots look on in disbelief, he encourages his old friends to have "one for the road." They partake in the offered oil and depart.

[[Image:TFA Rise Constructicons explosion.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Mixmaster and Scrapper after the "All-Night All-You-Can-Eat Jalapeño Buffet."]]

The Autobots give chase, berating Bulkhead for trusting them. The large Autobot, however, states simply that the Constructicons aren't going ''anywhere''. His plan is revealed as Mixmaster and Scrapper start to slow down, emitting smoke and having increasing trouble running. Soon, there is an explosion, and the AllSpark fragments' container lands at Bulkhead's feet. He had tainted the oil with the expired chemicals from his earlier botched repair job. Bulkhead confronts his former friends, but the blast has scrambled their memory. Confused and frightened, they haul tail out of there. The not-so-gentle giant is disappointed, but Optimus reminds him that even if they've lost their memories, they still have a choice not to serve Megatron.
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==Featured characters==
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*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)

|c2=
*[[Lugnut]] (6)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (7)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (10)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (12)

|c4=
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (8)
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (9)
*[[Security Bot]] ()

}}

==Quotes==
''[Scrapper bangs his shovel into Mixmaster]'' 
'''Mixmaster''': Hey, watch where you're pointing that thing, shovel-head! 
'''Scrapper''': Who you calling "shovel-head", cement-breath?! 
'''Mixmaster''': My name ain't "cement-breath", okay? It's...it's...uh... 
'''Scrapper''': Your little name tag says "Mixmaster". 
'''Mixmaster''': Nah, that's too long. Just call me "Mix". 
'''Scrapper''': All right, you got it, Mix. And you can call me... 
''[Sees a sign that says "SCRAP"] ''
'''Scrapper''': ...Scrap. 
'''Mixmaster''': All right, that's too short. How 'bout "Scrapper"? 
'''Scrapper''': I like it. 
:—The Constructicons come to life and name themselves. They had an easier time than [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]].

"Hey, those don't grow back overnight!"
:—'''Sari''' loses her pigtails. Of course, they're back by next episode.

'''Mixmaster''': You okay, bro? 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': DO I LOOK OKAY?! 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Or do these wing struts make me look fat? 
:—Blitzwing focuses on the important stuff.

''[Lugnut prepares to use his punch]'' 
'''Megatron''': Wait! 
''[Lugnut falls back into mine, where his punch backfires]]'' 
'''Lugnut''':...I'm okay. 
:—Lugnut's life sucks, sometimes, you know?

'''Mixmaster''': "You tricked us! You Decepticons are the scum o' the universe!" 
'''Megatron''': "...Whaaat? Who told you that?" 
'''Scrapper''': "Our friend Bulkhead." 
'''Megatron''': "And you believed him?" 
'''Mixmaster''': "Well, sure, he's our friend." 
'''Megatron''': "And did your friend tell you how his Autobot kind have oppressed us? Driven us from our rightful home? Oh, they may come across as complete imbeciles, but Autobots are cunning, ruthless, unforgiving." 
'''Mixmaster''': "Okay, like, this is too confusin' for me." 
'''Megatron''': "Then why don't I explain everything over a few barrels of oil?" 
'''Mixmaster''' and '''Scrapper''': ''[faces light up]'' "Oil?!"
:—Seduction of the stupid.

"The Autobots' oil tastes like ''water'' next to this stuff!" 
"It's my private blend."
:—'''Mixmaster''' discovers that '''Megatron''''s an oil connoisseur.

'''Bulkhead''': But...I thought we were friends. 
'''Mixmaster''': We are friends, Bulky, that's why we ain't gonna hurt you, okay? Long as you hand over whatever bits you got of the...th-...what did he call it again? 
'''Scrapper''': Uh, SparkAll? AllSpark, AllSpark. 
'''Optimus''': Over my offline body! 
'''Mixmaster''': Aghh—you know what? I have had ''enough'' of this dipstick-in-the-mud! 
''[Mixmaster shoves Prime back]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': Hey! He's ''our'' dipstick! 
'''Ratchet''': And nobody pushes him around! 
:—The Autobots defend the honor of their [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]...and fail miserably.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical errors===
[[Image:Bumblebeeanimatedconsigil.JPG|right|180px|thumb|[[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Who's bad?]]]]
* When Ratchet tells Bumblebee to "vamoose" (around 1:30), Bumblebee has a red Decepticon insignia. [[Goldbug (Shattered Glass)|Goldbug]] in disguise?
* When Bulkhead frees his foot from the cement, his jaw appears out of alignment, then realigns itself.
* When Bulkhead is jumping at the idea of Mix and Scrapper meeting the Autobots, Scrapper's left arm clips through his body, then the forearm briefly vanishes before his arm reappears in the correct place.
* As Megatron explains the Autobots' "cunning" to Mixmaster and Scrapper, the white outline around his insignia is not complete (either that or it's part of a shadow).
* After the Constructicons flee, the road Bulkhead smashed up is in perfect condition.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron corrupting the Constructicons may also be a nod to the Generation 1 series, in which he did the same thing in "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]". Except, instead of using the [[Robo-Smasher]], this time he gets them [[Microbots|robo-smashed]]...

* The two surveyors on top of the bridge are decked out in blue jeans, white shirts, tan jackets and yellow [[Hard hat|hard hats]] and boots, just like a disproportionate amount of humans from the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].

* A construction crane which appears in a few scenes early in the episode is colored in the traditional Constructicon green-and-purple ([[Hook (G1)|Maybe a Constructicon in disquise?]]). Purple and green excavation vehicles were previously seen in "[[Nature Calls]]", and yet the ''Animated'' Constructicons themselves are yellow and grey, which ''might'' be an homage to the ''Generation 2'' Constructicon toys.

*Scrapper and Mixmaster hit on a little red sports car. [[Side Burn (RID)|Sound familiar?]]

*Blitzwing's complaining about hauling heavy loads recalls [[Long Haul (G1)|another Constructicon member]].

*Constructicons cheating an Autobot has happened [[The Master Builders|once before]].

===Real-world references===
* The Constructicons often hit on cars (which could be the equivalent for them to female 'bots...[[Tracks (G1)|or something]]), just like real cartoon construction workers with passing women.
* The Constructicons beep as they back up.
* The whole plot seems to be pretty thoroughly cribbed from every after-school special on the dangers of peer pressure ever...except with giant robots, attempted murder, extortion, and a plot to overthrow one interstellar empire and reestablish another.
* While the "working-class" Constructicons drink their oil straight from the can, the "upper-class" Megatron drinks his oil out of "[[wikipedia:Goblet|goblets]]".
* Mixmaster and Scrapper have a very loose resemblance to [[wikipedia:Luigi|''Luigi'']] (respectively), mostly in build. Their vaguely Italian-American accents are more native New Yorker than the plumbers' immigrant accents, though.

===Trivia===
* It was revealed at [[BotCon 2008]] that much of Scrapper and Mixmaster's dialogue was actually ad-libbed by their respective actors [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Jeff Glen Bennett]].
* This episode first aired in Dubai, around two weeks before its English-language broadcast premiere in Canada.

* It seems that in the Animated-verse, yellow eyes represent the neutral position. Good to know there is a Switzerland equivalent on Cybertron.

* The Constructicons first start off as Constructobots, a portmanteau of "construction" and "Autobot", but later Megatron gives them a new name, formed from "construction" and "Decepticon" instead.

* Even assuming the Constructicons don't drink anything off-screen, they still consume what looks like half their weight in oil over the course of the episode. Where does it go?

* On second thought, [[Humanization|don't think about it]].

* Bumblebee receives a [[Stock footage|detailed transformation sequence]] for his stingers...which becomes extremely anticlimactic when his attacks just bounce off Lugnut seconds later. Likewise, Prowl commences his attack against Scrapper with a sequence showing him deploying his throwing stars, but he has better success hand-to-hand, after the stars ricochet harmlessly.

* Assuming oil prices didn't somehow decrease by the twenty-second century, the "snack" the Constructicons took was worth several hundred dollars. Shouldn't the world be out of oil by then, anyway? Then again, Mixmaster mentions "synthetic junk", which implies a way of creating artificial oil may have been invented.

==External links==
*[http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/dlink/index.html?episodeID=8a25c3921fc6a295011fc99d2acc015b "Rise of the Constructicons" streaming video at Cartoon Network] (link functional until 3/03/10)

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Lugnut Supreme

2009-05-17T17:08:18Z

195.195.128.84:

{{spoiler|Endgame, Part I|23 May}}
{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Transformer based on [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]|the Glorious Decepticon|Lugnut}}

:''Lugnut Supreme is a Decepticon from the ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' [[continuity family]].

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-LugnutsSupreme.jpg|thumb|350px|And now, Optimus Prime, in the memory of the Great War... for the Glory of the Decepticons... for the Cybertron that is rightfully ours, and Megatron's to rule!... I unleash the storm of vengeance! Farewell!]]
Based on [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], constructed from the ruins of the [[Nemesis (Animated)|Decepticon flagship]] and stolen [[protoform]]s, and with heads in the image of the [[Lugnut|one who activated them]], the '''Lugnuts Supreme''' were built for only one reason: to serve the Glorious Megatron in eradicating the Autobots from the face of the galaxy!

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Ensconced on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Megatron set [[Lugnut]] to work at removing materials from the old Decepticon ship for the construction, with [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] periodically joining him in-between attempts at retrieving Omega Supreme's [[activation code]]s from [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] procured a new body from the protoforms stolen-to-order years before by [[Lockdown]], Megatron destroyed all the other [[Starscream clone]] shells to save the protoforms for his own plans—which he revealed to Starscream by pointing out the half-constructed shells of three Omega Supreme clones outside.

Once the shells were complete, Megatron had Lugnut and Starscream place a protoform in each structure to physically complete them, and ordered Shockwave to get the codes from Arcee. As he prepared to force them from Arcee's cranium, Starscream knocked Megatron away in an attempt to get the codes for himself, only to be knocked away by Lugnut protecting his master in turn, who was the one to receive the actual codes. Megatron then claimed he had planned this—for him to activate the clones would cause their personalities to be based on his own, [[Scourge (RID)|possibly leading them to betray him]], while his "most loyal lieutenant" never would.

The activation codes Shockwave had got from Arcee were incomplete, however—missing a crucial security buffer. As a result, the Lugnuts Supreme didn't fly off at Megatron's command, and Lugnut himself had to be wired into Omega Supreme to control them directly. They set off for Earth as such, Megatron aboard the lead, with the aim of offlining the Earth Autobots once and for all... {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Starships]]

Endgame, Part I

2009-05-16T17:58:55Z

195.195.128.84: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' episode|the ''Beast Machines'' episode|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

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|image=
|caption=
|ep=41
|title="Endgame, Part I"
|airdate=[[May 16]], 2009
|written by=
|directed by=
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}}

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Cadet Sentinel]] (flashback)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (flashback)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm Prime]]
*[[Lugnut]]
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut Supreme]]×3 [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1817871938]
*[[Female Starscream]]

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]

|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
* The initial design of Optimus' jetpack resembles the booster pack from [[Jetfire (G1)|the original Jetfire]] (and thus, the FAST Packs from ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'').
* The redesign of the jetpack resembles [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28Armada%29_toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's super mode].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Endgame, Part I

2009-05-16T17:57:56Z

195.195.128.84: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' episode|the ''Beast Machines'' episode|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=
|caption=
|ep=41
|title="Endgame, Part I"
|airdate=[[May 16]], 2009
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=
}}

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Cadet Sentinel]] (flashback)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (flashback)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm Prime]]
*[[Lugnut]]
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut Supreme]]×3 [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1817871938]
*[[Female Starscream]]

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]

|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
* The initial design of Optimus' jetpack resembles the booster pack from [[Jetfire (G1)|the original Jetfire]] (and thus, the FAST Packs from ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'').
* The redesign of the jetpack resembles [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28Armada%29_toys#Cybertron |''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's super mode]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Endgame, Part I

2009-05-16T17:56:58Z

195.195.128.84: /* Transformers references */

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' episode|the ''Beast Machines'' episode|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral}}

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=
|caption=
|ep=41
|title="Endgame, Part I"
|airdate=[[May 16]], 2009
|written by=
|directed by=
|animation studio=
}}

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (1)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Cadet Sentinel]] (flashback)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (flashback)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]

|c2=
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm Prime]]
*[[Lugnut]]
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut Supreme]]×3 [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1817871938]
*[[Female Starscream]]

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac]]

|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]]
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===
* The initial design of Optimus' jetpack resembles the booster pack from [[Jetfire (G1)|the original Jetfire]] (and thus, the FAST Packs from ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'').
* The redesign of the jetpack resembles [[
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28Armada%29_toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's super mode]].

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

[[Category:Animated episodes]]